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The San Francisco call., 1898-01-29
GEORGE cR0CKER'S PLANS
 FOB 4 NEW RESIDENCE.
WW Erect Magnificent Mansion on the Property Recently Purchased or
 Fifth Avenue, New York

NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-George Crocker. the California millionaire, who last Sep tember purchased the northeast corner of Fifth avenue and Sixty-fourth street, yesterday filed plans with the Depart ment of Public Buildings for a mansion which he intends to erect on the site. It will be five stories in height and 30:Sx1O0 feet in size. Architects Bright & Bacon estimate the cost at s100, 900. MT. Crock CTS new house will take the place of the old Knickerbocker residence, erected a quarter of a century ago by the late Henry Knicker booker, the Wall-street operator. MT. Knickerbocker purchased the corner and adjoining property in 1868 when the boom in property incident to the laying out of Central Park was on.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-29
H0EORED BY STANFORD SENIORS. s. ". Charles Of Pdio AHo Elected Presi-
 dent Of fife Class.

PALO ALTO, Jan. 2s.-The seniors elected officers to-day. The fight for president, between S. w. Charles. C. M. Mannon and l.. B. Spencer. was a close one It was not until the second ballot (when Spencer withdrew that the choice fell to Charles.
 The senior presidency for the second semester is the most valued class office in college. The duties of the president are to lead the promenade, make the speeches. lay the class plate and get his class out of debt.
 S. w Charles is a resident of Palo Alto. He is an alternate on the intercollegiate debating team. His major is law. He belongs to the Phi Delta Phi law frater- nifty.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-29
WAR AMONG HIGHBfNDERS
 THREATENED AT SACRAMENTO.
Fighting Men ArHving From San Francisco and MarysUHe and Guns Being In-
 ported for he Fray.

SACRAMENTO. Jan. 2S-War may break out between the Suey. On Tongs and the Fong Duck Tongs, the highbind- CT gangs, at any moment. About week ago a Fong Duck man who deserted and joined the Suey Ons was murdered. Since then Suey On fighting men have been ar irving in this city from San Francisco and Marysville, and have taken to adja- cent ranches. The Suey On headquarters is closed.
 Several incoming Chinese were arrested and their revolvers confiscated. Thurs day evening large consignment of re- volvers WAS received by the Suey On boss on steamer, and the police believe the gang merely await a signal to enter the city and wage war with the Fong Ducks.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-29
RAISE THE
 ENGINEERS
 FIGURES
Continued from First Page.

three times he did not remain to exceed ten minutes in any instance; that the un- dersigned had his report typewriter and handed the same to City Engineer Dock weller on July 20, 1S97 and that the sum total of the real present value of the waterworks system, according to his timate. was $1.063690.
 That on July 21, 1897, City Engineer Dockweiler acknowledged to the under signed that on the night previous he was visited at his residence on South Hill street by MT. Mulholland, the superin- tendent of the Los Angeles Water Works, and by the latter's request read to him the report and the different items of the estimated value as prepared by the un- dersigned; that he received from said Mul- holland number of suggestions in refer ence to certain items in the estimate which ought to be raised in their valua- ton; that on the following day, July g, 1897, City Engineer Dockweiler went with the undersigned over the ftemized esti- mate and insisted upon raising the figures therein; that the sum total of such in- crease amounted to S186,O00 over and above the true estimate previously made by the undersigned; that City Engineer Dockweiler brought forth no good reason for such increase of figures, neither based upon his knowledge Of the plant nor of the current prices for which like material ana ldDOT cOulQ De bought Tn open mar ket at that time.
 That the amount of such sums to be added to the true estimate were the fol- lowing items: One hundred thousand dol lars added increase for the pipes (no req son given by him for this increase), S20,- 600 added to the Bellevue reservoir (rea- son given for increase was the strategic location of such reservoir).
 That the following are some of the in creased valuations:
 Forty-four iron pipe from $40 251 to s51. = 749; increase $12, ,22S
 East Side Springs, from s4625 to SIS, ,e25; increase $14,0O0.
 Lot and building on Marchessault street, from s19,650 to $31 GOO; increase s11,- $50.
 Brick-lined tunnel, from ss4 900 to s7O,- 900; increase s6000. Mulholland himself stated to the undersigned in March. 1897. that this work originally cost $63 900.
 That various other items raised in- creased the sum total, as above stated to about s1S6,000 That in addition to these figures. an additional 15 per cent of the sum total, equaling S1S7 .453, was to be added for so-called contingencies, engi- neers fees, etc, although the estimates included already the sum of s1S,1S for such incidentals; and that the sum total of such increase would have amounted to SS73455 over and above the true esti- mated value of the plant.
 That the undersigned at that time strenuously objected to such increase ot the valuation.
 That the following day City Engi- neer Dockweiler and ex-City Engineer Eaton visited the undersigned at his of flee in the California Bank building, and
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-29
Jefres and Codddrd Sign.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2S.-Jim Jeffries of this city and Joe Goddard of Australia have signed articles of agreement for a fifteen-round glove contest to be held here on February IS, at Hazards Pavil- ion, under the auspices of the Los Ange- les Athletic Club. The men have posted with the club forfeit of s200 each to in sure their appearance on the day men, toned. The club will receive 30 per cent of the gate receipts, and the balance will be divided between the contestants, 65 per cent going to the winner. John Brink will probably be selected to act as ref cree.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-29
First to the Wire.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 2S.-Weather cloudy, track slow.
 Seven and one-half furlongs, selling Sedan won, Royal Choice second, Bonn pardon third. Time, 1:41.
 Seven and one-half Undergraduates won, Volutante second, Dinsmore third. Time, 1:413.
 Six furlongs, selling:-Pat Morrissey won, Fred Barr second, Everest third. Time, 1:1712.
 Handicap, one mile and twenty yards Forbush won, Milwaukee second, Siva third. Time, 1:4S.
 One mile, selling-Rockwood won. Dor othy second, AreZzo third. Time, 1:471z.
 Six furlongs, selling-Brighton won, Un- cas second, Shuttlecock third. Time,
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-29
Not tbe Ukiah Stage Robber.

SANTA CRUZ, Jan. 2S.-Frank Bar rington, the man arrested yesterday or suspicion of being one of the Ukiah stage robbers, has established what seems to be complete alibi. Yesterday Barring ton said he could prove by B. Freelson of Alexander Valley that he was work ing for him in a winery on the Milli- gan place at the time of the robbery To-day Freelson came down with the winery books. which show that Harring- ton was there at the time the stage was held up. Harrington will be kept until tomorrow, when the Ukiah officers will be here.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-29
HOW. ELWO0D EVANS DEAD.

TACOMA, Wash, Jan. 2S-Hon. Elwood Evans, the oldest practicing lawyer in the State, dropped dead from heart dis ease on the street at noon to-day. He was 70 years of age and came to Puget Sound from Philadelphia in 1851 as Deputy Collector of Customs. In 1862 he was Secretary of the Territory, and during 1S65-66 was acting Governor during the ab- sence of Governor Pickering and Cole.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-29
Q take Hoods Sapsaparilla,
 America's Greatest Medicine.

It is economy to buy Hoods Sarsa- parilla because 1t is a highly concen- trated extract prepared by thoroughly educated, expert and experienced pharmacists. and Is the best, cleanest, purest pharmaceutical preparation known.
 It is economy to insist upon having Hoods Sarsaparilla, because there Is no substitute for Hoods.
 It Is economy to take Hoods Sarsa- parilla, the best blood medicine, for any complaint traceable to the condi- tion of your blood. Hoods Sarsapa- rilla is the greatest blood medicine or the age because it has effected the greatest cures known in the century. Every disease originating in impure blood, and not absolutely beyond the
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-29
Hn6-FHrtation siU Beaten.

RICHMOND, Jan. 2S.-The feature in the General Assembly to-day was the de- feat of the anti-flirtation bill.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-12-16
Two Pointed Questions An
SWored.

What is the use of making Il better
article than your competitor If you
can not get q better price for it?
Ans.-As there is no difference in
the price the public will buy only the
better. so that while our profits may
be smaller on single sale they will
he much greater in the aggregate.
How can you get the public to
know your make In the best?
II both articles are brought prom.
inently before the public both are
certain to be tried and the public
will very quickly pass judgment on
them and use only the better one.
This explains the large sale on
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The
people have been ualn9 1t for years
and have found that 1t. can ALWAYS
be depended upon. They may &C.
OCCASIONALLY take up with some
fashionable novelty put forth with
exaggerated claims, but are certain
to return to the one remedy that
they know 10 be reliable. and for
coughs, colds and Group there is
nothing equal to Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. For sale by NJ. V.
Wetze].
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-12-16
G.. w. SMITH I'm TROUsLE.
A Young Man, Of Bralnerd,
49, too Free In Issuing
. a% ,aSs Ss,. Checks. "A h. q,

Sheriff Rider today returned
from Brainerd. having In custody
Geo. W. smith, u that place, for
whom II warrant was issued ON the
complaint Of j. Mecusker. of this
city. charging him with issuing 4
check with intent to deiraud.
Smith was the campaign editor OF
the Brainerd Journal. claiming to
have pu chased that paper from h.
T.. Stivera.
During and after tho recent elec-
ton campaign MIR Smith visited
this city several times, and on hie
last visit here. shortly after election.
he asked Mr.. Mecusker to cash a
check for IS on thu Northern Pacific
bank of Brainerd. signed by Mr..
Smith. The check WAS presented for
payment and was returned by that
institution with the statement that
the signer had no funds In the bank.
Mr.. Mpcusker wrote to Smith in re-
kdTU ~ luc CueCAs OuG AcSClVSu u>'
reply and about a week later caused
the war ant to be issued.
Smith claims that he is the victim
of the spite work Of political enc.
mics, that he had an account with
the bauk and simply Overdrew.
When the check was presented for
pa. ment he was ON trip east to
secure the balance OF the money due
to Mr. Stivers on the purchase price
Of the newspaper and would have
adjusted the matter II he had been
at home.
1t ia also claimed that Peter
Vasaly got one OF Smith u checks for
a small sum.
MIR. Mecusker says he is not dis
posed to deal harshly with Smith
and 1t IL probable that II Smith pays
the checks in question and the costs
of the case he will be DISCHARGED.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-12-16
UNNATURAL CHILDREN.
Two Young Men, OF Pike Creek.
Said to Have Treated Thor
<. Parents ShamefulIy.

. Vim. DrellOck. Of the town Of Pike
Greek, was in the city Tuesday and
. related a story Of the heartlsss treat.
ment of an aged couple. neighbors OF
his, by their two young sons.
The names III the old couple are
Mr.. and Mrs Ignats Ruitz, and the
story Of their treatment at the hands
Of their children is not new one.
Both havepassed the three score and
ten mark, and their inflrmities from
old age render them incapable Of
doing the work on the farm. About
one year ago. Mr.. Drellock says, their
two SONS, Thomas and Jacob, re-
fused to further do the work Of the
farm unless the old couple decided
the land over to them. With a con-
fidence that their sons would pro-
vide for them the remainder of their
lives, ana an agreement to that
effect. the old folks decided the land
to them together with the live stock
and other personal property. The
boys fal med the land last season
harvested the crop and sold it all as
well as most of the live stock. The
proceeds, 1t is said, were spent bv
the boys in drinking and carousing,
aud their aged parents were left IN.
provided for.
1t 10 thought that az the boys did
not iulfiil their agreement it will not
be difficult to get back the land for
the old folks, but AZ the seed grain
and farm stock has been Disposed oi,
and the old couple are not supplied
with the necessary provisions to
keep them until another crop IL har-
vested their condition lie deplorable.
Some Oi their neighbours, including
Mr.. Drellock, have taken the matter
in hand, and will endeavOr to right
the wrongs Of the old couple as far
as possible, and also to see that
their unnatural children get their
just deserts.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-12-16
MasonS Elect Officers.

The annual election of officers Oi
Little Falls lodge No. 40, A. F. & A.
M. was held Tuesday evening.
The folio wing were chosen:
w. NIL D. Brown.
s. VIII. \. Rider.
j. VIII. N. Harding.
Sec. f. Lewis
Treas.-C. II. BrOw
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-12-16

"A st. Paul hoy gets a verdict OF
SIC, OtO against the street railway for
q crushed foot.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-12-16

The proprietor of the hotel that
was burned In Wadcnn last week
has been indicted.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-12-16

Eastern churches are making an
organized effort to keep Roberts. the
pO)ygamjst congressman from Utah,
from taking his seat.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-12-16

"A co-operative company Ia be-
ing organized in West Duluth to
manufacture wagons and sleds.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-12-16

-Advices from the Philippines in
dicate that Aguanildo should be
spanked.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-12-16

Counterfeit silver dollars, as
"good" as the genuine, are circulat-
ing In the neigh bOrhood of Memphis.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-12-16

&C. G. Whitney has beeD appointe'
state printer for another two years
term.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-12-16
Manner Palmer Stricken.

CHICAGO, Dec. 14.-A. NJ. Palmer, the
we'll known theatrical manager, was
stricken with heart failure at the Audi.
forum at 1870 p. M, and it was only
after number of physicians had worked
with him for over an hour that he wak
pronounced out of danger.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-12-16

The barn for the St. Cloud street
rail- way system will lie rebuilt at
Sank Rapids.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-12-16

Brainerd Dispatch: Judge w. A
Fleming left on Sunday evening for
the Arkansas Hot Springs, where he
expects to remain q month.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-12-16
COMMITTED q Death Sentence.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-The president
has accepted the recommendation Oi
General Wheeler, and committed tt
imprisonment for life the sentence Of
death imposed by courtmartial upon
Private Lindsay Of the Tenth cavalry
at Huntsville, Ala.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-12-16

The high school building at
Marshall was burned Friday.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-12-16
NOTICED THIS BEFORE.
You Probably Have, And
May Have Spoken
About 1t.

Tho reader of this newspaper, II he
takes the time and trouble to look
carefully through it's -Olu mus, will
probably find half dozen state
ments tackled on to the foo. Of read
ing notices about medicinal prepara
tiCna. Note thiH fact; each ana every
case IA far as Little Falls is con
cerDed; al far as the reader \ knOwl
edge Of tue party IL concerned, h.
might Just as we'll live in the moon
Make another note of this. The only
remedy on the market which giver
testimony at home, local proof TN
every town and city III the Un'On to
hack up it's claims Ia DOan's Kidney
Pills. They all try it but they can
not do 1t. Whv they are unable to
do it can safely be left to the reader
to draw his own CONCLUSIONS. Here
IL Little Falls proof for Little Falls
readers:
Mr.. N. Tibbitts, of Fifth st., corner
of Second Ave., $. w., says: Il in
jured my back over ten years ago
and ever q nee I have had trouble
with 1t. II was so bad at one time
that it gathered and broke In my
side. believe my condition was
bettered ny. that occurrence, out !
never knew the moment when n
twinEe or an ache might seize me- II
exerted myself, or never. knew the
moment when an attack Of severe
Fpain through my lOins and kidneys
would occur. A cold or over exer.
ton always brought on spell and
on such occasions I suffered severely
When weak and run down physically
l procured Doan's Kidney Pills at
Wetzel's Pharmacy, reasoning this
way. II they only performed hall
what they promised they might help
me. Taking them according to df.
rectiOna, much to my surprise and
more to my atifica ton, they helped
me They acted directly on the kid
neys and bladder, and at the present
time. now some moths after the
trea tment ieelstrOnger and better
Doan's Kidney Pills for aale by all
dealers. Price 80 cents. Mailed nv
FOster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
Sole agents for the q. 8.
Remember the name pOan's and
take no substitute.
The Third II. = Infantry, Of Fl
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-12-16

The Minnesota apeakership fight
! is over. and Dare is given a clear
field.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-12-16

"A Great Northern freight train
jumped the track and ran into Pelf-
can river Tuesday.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-12-16

The Third u. = Infantry, OF Fl.
Smelling. has been ordered to Manila
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-27
HOUSEHOLD INVENTORY.
For the Purpose of Simplifying Il w
4, -; nj

For the Purpose Of Simplifying Il Wo-
mans Responsibilities.
One of the latest aids toward smpll-
flying ones responsibilities is the inven-
tory of household goods, which, says
the New York Herald. is in the form Of
small phamphlet designed for the use
of housekeepers who are going to rent
their flats unfurnished. send their
goods to storage warehouses or insure
them, or for those systematic women
who demand such a list for the peace
of their souls These inventories are
very comprehensive and should be a
part of every we'll regulated household.
n page is devoted to each separate
room--parlor. library. dining room.
kitchen. bedrooms. bath room, etc. I'm
der different captions are spaces for the
number of each ARTICLE chairs, = So
fas. etc: their values. descriptions, To-
cation. Not a kitchen utensil is omit
ted: not a piece Of bric-a- brac or a
soap dish. Whoever is responsible for
the making of the lists has done the
work in a thorough manner. AT the
back of the book are some odd pages
for fuller description of the bric-a-
brac and the books. so that q detailed
description may be written and books
named by title binding. etc.
Whoever has Wrsstied with the hor-
rors of packing and unpackng or with
the absolute ignorance that assails one
after a fire as to the extent Of loss will
be gratefully conscious of the posses
sion of one of these aids to memory
and to good temper.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-27
a QUEER HABIT.

y Cleveland man has set about learn
ing the use of the typewriter, says
| me Cleveland Plain Dealer. Up to the
present time he has had somebody 10
DO his typewrting for him. but now
ne wants to know how to run it all
by himself. He admits that he isn't
an apt scholar. 1t comes slowly The
letters are hard to find, and the spac-
ing is so easily forgotten. But there
is one thing that amuses him. He Is
learning to spell. and learning in tha
same way he did when tow-headed
boy in the early sixties or course no
could spell when he tackled the rype-
writer. but not In the same way. Now
nc distinctly enumerates each letter.
ana does 1t. too, With the greatest care.
| II rs funny thing. but he finds himselc
speilins out the words in the newspaper
ana ms wife says he spells them in his
sleep ~ '''a
The other day the minister met
MN and asked him how he was.
N-e-r-y WE'LL" he gravely spelled
OUT. ana when the pastor looked amaz-
ed ne realized what he had done and
hastlly explained the cause of tho pe
suiiarlty And the minister professed
TO be greatly interested and wanted to
Know all about it. and the person Is
nov greatly worried for fear the pastor
will write a special paper on II for
some magazine.
When the minister finally left him l,t.
snoGk hands and said "Goodby." l.
i-o-o-d, began the speller. and Tho,
tscoi!ectcd himself and hastily addc1
he hopes in time to wear out this
regularity. and when he increases his
speed on the typewriter he no do,lh1
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-27
The une of Corn p,th.

To-day no American fighting craft is
deemed complete without its belt or
cotferdam of corn-pith cellulose. The
pitl Of the stock is cut out and ground
into coarse. mealy mass, and then
under pressure nodded iulo blocks or
briuuettes. In this form 1t is packed
Into the cells made for it against the
sides OF tile ship and about the region
Of the water line. The stuff weighs
only Il fractional part OF similar bulk
OF water. Now when an cnemy's
shot goes tearing through the outside
plating and p1erces the cenuose. il
water be admitted by the rolling of
the vessel the cellulose ut once swells
automatically aud plugs the hole in
Itself as we'll us in the plating, thus
preventing Il dangerous admission Of
water i'll the ticklish region of the
water line. A curious virtue of this
stuff is that it does not exert Il dam
aging pressure as corn would do IN.
der like circumstances. but rests con-
tent simply With plugging the hole.
or course. this material would DE scat
tered by explosive shell fire. but even
then. being tire-proofed, it will not
burn
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-27
Hxrltank Thor and Now.

The 'hardtack" which is supplied
to the ormy-some Of it. at least-is
different article from the great round
wheaton slabs which feu our armies
during the war of the rebeliion. That
supplied nowadays is maue in little
ohlong bits about the size OF an oys-
ter cracker. but square cornereti Thus
the soldier is not obliged TO imperil
his teeth as of yore in biting from
the slab" or il his teeth are poor,
to dip it in his coffee before getting
monthfui. Baked in this modern
way it is more frinble and easier to
chew. But it will lot longer serve as
platter on which it was the pride Of
the old campnigner to be able to cut
his meat with his jackknifc without
demolishing the dish. 1t is sweet and
wholesome and is put up in pound
packages OF shape convenient for the
hnyersack.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-27
A Sremento OF ROYALTY.

When Francis /. lost all save honor
on the luckless field Of ravia. he left
among other things in the hands of
the Spanlards his royal tent. of gor-
geous texture, wonderfully decorated
1t fell to the share OF the Marquis
Pescari. husband OF the poetic Victoria
Coionna, and remained in tue Colonna
family Till some years ago. when they
presented it to Alfonso NIL 1t was
sent to be restored, and has lately
come back. So Francis the First S
tent will be placed in the armory at
Madrid