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FEARS FOR THE SAFETY
OF THE SHIP MACDUFF

ASTORIA. Or. Aug. 5.-Local shipping
men are beginning to fear for the safety
of the British ship MacDuff Hope for
the vessel has not been given up, but as
the weeks roll by and no news comes of
her grave fears arise. 1t is possible that
she has been delayed by calms or head
winds, but she is now seventy days over
due and many believe she has been lost.
The MacDuff sailed from Calcutta for
Astoria on February with a cargo of
grain bags She may have encountered
typhoons in the Bay of Bengal or it may
be that she has been driven southwark
or delayed by Gains. She left Calcutta
during the typhoon season, and it is much
more likely that storms, and not Gains,
were encountered. The passage from
Calcutta out to the open ocean is one
which is always attended by danger ow-
ing to the many islands in the vicinity,
and experienced navigators frequently
meet mishaps. An ordinary passage from
Calcutta to Astoria requires about 100
days. The MacDuff is out 179 days and 20
per cent reinsurance has been offered on
her.
The ship is small. registering 1885 tons.
and carries about twenty-five men all
told. She is in command of Captain
Huelin. In consequence of her long pas
sage and the growing probability of ner
loss the price of grain bags has gone up.
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BADGER CREEK GOLD.

BOISE. Idaho, Aug 5.-While reports
from the Badger Creek gold district vary
quite as much as usual in such cases. the
information coming in strongly tends to
confirm the belief that a very important
section has been opened. The original
Badger Creek discovery, the Copper
Queen claim, has been developed su1ti-
GENTLY to show there is ten feet Of ore
at the least. Many high assays have been
average value at from SIS to $50 a ton
Information reached town this evening
of the discovery of a large ledge on Bad
Copper Queen. man who saw some of
the groupings pronounced them very fine
The Copper Queen appears to be on the
hanging wall of great quartZite ledge
in granite. The quartzite is probably 200
feet thick and indications of mineraliza-
ton are found at many points on 1t.
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COMBAT
WITH 4 RObBER
Rancher Waylaid and
Despoiled.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

REDWOOD CITY, Aug. Sc. COLL.
prosperous farmer and dairyman OF
this county, had an exciting experience
with a highway robber last night.
Coll considers himself lucky in having
escaped alive Arthur Campbell has
been arrested, and the chain of circum-
stances fixing the crime upon him
seems complete.
Coli had been in town during the
day, and late in the afternoon started
for his ranch in the Alpine district. On
the way he stopped at Cutters saloon,
a half-mile from the summit of the
mountain. Here Coll first met Camp
bell. During the evening Coli showed
considerable money, which did not es-
cape the attention of the stranger. FL
nally the latter picked up his shotgun,
which was standing against the bar.
and left. A half hour later Coll start
ed for home with his spring wagon and
two horses.
About 500 yards from the saloon
COLL met man standing in the middle
of the road. AS he approached the
man stepped aside and he passed on.
The fellow followed, and. as his tracks
in the road ended there, he must have
jumped upon the rear end Of the
wagon. This was all unknown to
Goili or he would not have been taken
by surprise as he was later The man
kept quiet until they reached the top
of the grade, but as they started to de-
scend the other side he seized Coll by
the throat and pulled him backward
from the seat. Coli yelled Justify as
he grappled with the rObber. The noise
frightened the horses and caused them
to run away down the grade. The men
were struggling all the time. The
horses had gone about 200 yards when
they turned suddenly around, throwing
both men into the road.
Here the struggle was renewed and
the men rolled down the grade into the
underbrush Coll was calling for help
all the time. His repeated cries aroused
the Eikerenkotter boys, who keep a
resort on the summit, and they went to
his assistance. The rObber heard them
coming and fled down the gulch.
The struggle must have been fierce
one, for the highWayman had one of his
shoes torn from his feet. 1t was found
by the officers at the spot this morn
ing. George Etkerenkotter notified
Sheriff Mansfield here, and he and Dep
uty Sheriff Butts left for the scene at
2 o'clock this morning. They reached
the camp opposite Cutters saloon just
at daybreak and arrested Campbell,
who had just arrived there. He was
bareheaded and minus one shoe. Moth
ing belonging to Coli was found in his
possession it being the theory of the
officers that he either Secreted his booty
or else threw it away
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YOU are great. and mash Romeo in fine
shape. When ] saw you In the balcony
wished you would always wear balconies
they are, so becoming; but when | saw
you dead l thought you were best that
way We can't all be handsome corpses.
One thing in connection with Mr..
Whittlesey's Romeo has not been noted.
He never forgets in his interview that the
Capulet servants are asleep. and many
Romeo we have seen would have walked
the dead. The orchestra is under the
stage at the Alcazar, and the management
talks of reviving the play for Miss Rob
erts' closing week.
AT the Grand Opera-house this week
William Wolf and his two colleagues cas-
lily divide the honorS with merry Boccac-
clio. The trio in the first act is funny
enough for a vaudeville sketch. The
chorus of male voices is particularly
grateful to the ear. 1t is a relief some
times not to hear sopranos reaching, with
success for a place above all the rest of
acquisition from the Tivoli. She has tai
ent, but must overcome the habit of a
STOPPING duCking carriage if she would
make the right impression on her audi
enCeS.
In the person Of Anna Held Idalene Cot
ton does her best work, and best here rep
resents the superlative degree. Her i'm
personation of tombstone Bennett is also
very good Duse and Mrs. Fiske are inter
eSting. but few of us understand them.
Those stars do not twinkle for us. Nick
Long can 90 one thing at least exceed
ingly well. and that is French dialect and
its accompanying gestures Next week
they hold out the dazzling prospectus Of
not needed to persuade people to the Or
pheum. The general even merit OF its per-
formanCes is too old story. The crowds
one sees at all the theaters seem to indi-
cate that being amused is the sole nightly
occupation of the entire community.
CHARLOTTE THOMPSON.
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Herald. Copyrighted. 1899. by James Cor
don Bennett.
PARIS, Aug. 5.-As an instance of how
the Paris Herald is read in every corner
of Europe and manually studied by every
society, an American wrote to the Herald
an amusing letter in which he stated his
daughter was abort to marry a distin-
guished Baron, who, however, strongly
objected to the Yankee twang of his flu
ture father-in-laW. A flood of replies fol-
lowed, giving remedies embellished with
humor and caustic wit peculiar to those
who have lived under the sheltering wings
of the American eagle. OF course, this
was all fun To cap the climax of this
extraordinary correspondence a French
doctor, innocent of the real spirit of the
thing and who apparently has never
heard of Mark Twain. writes in dead
earnest on the .ubject. saying: 1T is
possible to cure the American twang of
which Johnson despairs. But don't go to
hot springs, as many readers have adj
vised but study the difficulty from a sci
entifc point of view In his letter this
worthy French professor gives number
of testimonials from Americans who have
been cured, but this is mere detail, and
the writer is evidently confident that he
has found a Klondike and he will proba-
bly, add to his circulars: Americans
made to speak with a correct foreign ac
cent Best vernacular only used
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BORN.

BOHN.
ARATA-In this city, July ~, 1872 10 the WIG
of John Arata. a SON.
COWOP-In this city August 4, 1S99 to the
wife of S. L. CowoD, a son.
DOUGLAS-In this city. June %. 1899, to the
wife Of Ernest J. Douglas, daughter
DRUHE-In St Helena. Cal, August B. 1899
to the wife of Hermann A. Druhe' daugh-
GERsoN-In this city. July 81, 1899. to the wife
of s. Gerson, a daughter.
KENNEDY-In this city. May S. 1899; to the
wife of William j. Kennedy, daughter
LIVINGsTON-In this city, July 2S, 1899, to the
wife of H L. Livingston, daughter.
LUTGEN-JuIy 81. 1899. to the wife OF Z. D.
Lutgen of Berkeley, a daughter.
McADAMS-In this city, July p, 1899 TO the
wife of John ]. McAdams. twin sons
McDONALD-In this city, July 20, 1899. to the
wife of D. ]. Mcdonald. a daughter
MEDAU-In this city, July %, 1899 TO the VIE
of A p. Medau, a daughter
ROUNDs-In Alameda. Jul S 1899. TO the
Wife Of J. A. Rounds, daughter
SANDER-In this city. July %, 1899. to the
wife of c. Sander, a daughter
SCHLICHTMANN-In this city, to the wife or
J. SChlIChtmann, a daughter
WEISSICH-In this city, August l. 1899, to the
wife of ". o. Weissich, twin daughters
YOUNG-In this city, July 10, 1899, to the wife
of George Il. Young. daughter
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MARRIED.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES this city. Au-
gust s. 1899 by the Rev. ]. Fuendelng Max
Binghammer and Hanna Maria Wacker.
DALY-DEASY-In this city, August 2, 1899
by the Rev. Father Ryan Jack Daily and
Miss Deasy.
PEI TIER-ENGLAND-In this city. August 8.
1899 by the Rev J. Fuendeling, John Peltier
and Tillie England.
SAVAGE-FARRELL-In this city. August g.
1899 by the Rev DIR. Charles Edward Locke
Robert D. Savage of Halfmoon Bay and Eva
Farrell OF San Francisco
SCHULZ ROZSAS-In this city, August l.
1899 by the Rev. J. Fuendeling, Charles Au-
gust Schulz and Mrs. Annie Rozsas
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Site for stockton,s Postofice.

STOCKTON. Aug Especial Agent
Roberts of the Treasury Department at
Washington, who came here a few days
ago to get prices on two strips of land re-
quired for an addition to the postoffice
site, settled on the figures for the prop
erty to-day and returned to San Fran
cisco. The price for the desired strip is
about $4,000. Mr.. Roberts will recommend
closing the deal and it is believed the
erection of the postoffice will be COM
menced early next year. The appropria-
ton for the building is $150,O00 and is
available now
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togo KISEN KAISHA.

G TEAMERS WILL LEAVE WHARF. COR
~ ner First and Brannan streets. p. m. for
YOKOHAMA and fHONGKONG. calling at
Kobe (Hiogo), Nagasaki and Shanghai, and
connecting at Hongkong with steamers for
India etc No cargo received on board day
of sailing.
AMERICA MARU........... Friday. October
HONGKONG MARU....... Thursday. August II
NIPPON MARU. Tuesday, September 70
Round-trip tickets at reduced rates. For
freight and passage apply at company's office
421 Market ST. cor. First
w B. CURTIS. General Agent
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Soldier Arrested for Begging.

John ]. Reilly, a casual at the Preside.
was arrested yesterday afternoon by Po-
Iiceman D Coleman and booked at the
City Prison on charge of begging. He
accosted a newspaper man at Market and
Kearny streets and asked him for 10
cents to buy tobacco as he was suffering
untold agonies from lack of the weed
When searched at the City Prison he had
80 cents in his pocket. He vowed ven
geance AGAINST his accuser.
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To Abolish Nickel Machines.

STOCKTON, Aug. 5-The City Council
will on Monday consider an ordinance to
abolish the nickel-in-the-slot gambling
machines in Stockton. An ordinance, has
been prepared and the Councilmen have
agreed to take it up and pass it to print
at the next meeting.
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FOR D. S. HAYWARD AND VALLEJO.
Steamer "Monticello."

Steamer MONTICELLO"
MON, Tues, We'd. Thurs and Sat at s:45
a. m. s:16. $50 p m Tex. Thurs. night. FRI
days, p. NJ and $50; Sundays 1890 a. m
p. m. Landing and office Misson-street Dock
Pier No. 2. Telephone Main 1908
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HENRY j. GALLAGHER CO.,

successors Flanagan g. GaIlsgher).
FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERs.
20 Fifth St. opposite Lincoln school
Telephone South 60
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FRUITVALE ADVERTISEMENTS
FRU1TvALE REAL ESTATE.

sl75-VERY cheap lot; 75X1GO; only blocks
from electric car line; cost owner $500.
S350-HOUSE of rooms; good well. windmill
and tank; lot 5Ox1OO all fenced great bar
gain; owner is going to Alaska; see this at
once.
and bath; barn; lot 25x100; street work and
cement sidewalk all done; only blocks from
Broadway station; a foreclosure bargain; easy
terms if desired.
$iO0o-Cottage of rooms and basement; 5
chicken houses 1 pigeon house good well and
force pump; lot 50x150; fenced and cross-fenced
$l25O-Modern cottage OF rooms and bath /
foot basement; good well, barn and chicken
house: lot 5Ox146; see this for a bargain.
S1500-Cottage of rooms and bath; mantel ;
high basement; small barn; lot S5X31o; s2OO cash.
balance same as rent
FOR SALE BY J. w. ELROD-
$550-House of roooms; well and pump; 4
blocks from local station.
$S5O0-House of 10 rooms, on Fruitvale ave I:
corner lot 141x239; some fruit; best part OF
$SO0-Building lots on Fruitvale ave; size of
lot 50x135 some nice fruit trees.
The only desirable lots now offered Tor SAFE
near the local station; streets severed ana
graded easy terms; see these lots oei 0r puS
ing elsewhere J. w. ELROD
The Home Building Co.'S office,
Near Fruitvale Station
s656-SuitabIe for chickens; large grounds;
rooms; fenced; well and pump; close to cars
and station: terms to suit. IT,,
S950-Suitable for chickens; rooms; hlsn
basement; fenced: well and pump.
Sl250-6 rooms; fine surroundings
Easy terms on all the above.
THE HOME BUILDING COMPANY,
Office one block above station, FruitVaIe
San Francisco office, room . 222 Sansone St
S17O0-NEW modern 7-room house. block from
18th St, Fruitvale; sewer, etc; large lot
S1250-New modern 4-room house and base
rnent l block from 18th St, Fruitvale; good
lot Address box 7434, Call office. Oakland.
FOR sale-About acres OF choice assortment
Of fruit trees, a cottage of rooms bath.
large pantry; fine well of water, windmill
and tank; chickens; yard. Inquire on the
premises, D. D. HAYES. Kencn ave. Elm
hurst.
BEAUTIFUL 4-room cottage hard finished {;
barn; large chicken house; 10 minutes ride
from station; 60 minutes from San Francisco;
rent 81 per month S07 Filbert St. 5. F.
LARGE. level lots. s4CO; only $25 down; street
work done: sewers, water. gas; fine school
close by: near railroad station and Oakland
electric line; half-hourly trains to city; sc
fare; glorious climate; build a home to SUIT
yourself; easy payments; no city taxes S1 n
dictate INVESTMENT CO, Fruitvale sta
A WEEK news for cents-The Weekly Call.
Is pages in wrapper for mailing. 81 per year
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mail delivery districts in the Second Con-
gressional District, made the circuit of
proposed district starting from Stockton,
which he will recommend and left to-day
for Sacramento with Congressman de
Vries. The proposed district to be LAID
out here covers TWENTY-FIVE miles.
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sAY AND RIVER sTEAMERa.
STOCKTON EXCURSIONS

THE STEAMER II. J. CORCORAN
VIII leave Washington wharf at a. m
daily returning from Stockton at D. m
daily Saturday excepted. Regular steamers
leave Washington-street wharf at p. m.
daily excepting Sunday
CALIFORNIA NAV. AND IMP. CO.
Telephone Main 3O5
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Rural Mail Delivery.

STOCKTON. Aug. Especial Agent An
min. who came out from Washington to
look into the matter of establishing rural
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BIRTHS MARRIAGES DEATHS.

Birth marriage and death notices sent by
mail will not be inserted They must be handeo
in at either of the publication Offices and be
Endorsed with the name and residence OF per
sons authorized to have the same published
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"a, 29 September s.; and every fifth day there,
e+eon1ers for Alaska and G. n. Ry.; at Ia
soma n Ry at Vq 4n to G. E p Ryf
. I r. II, %. 27. September l. and every fifth
day thereafter. c,
Cayucos. Port Hartford (San Luis Oeispo).
Gaviota' Santa Barbara. Ventura. Huenerne;
San Pedro East San Pedro dos Angelesl and
Newport, a. m. August \, s. u. 16, 20, "a.
2S, September 1. and every fourth day there
For San Diego, stopping only at at Port bar Bar
ford tSan Luis Obispo). Santa Barbara, Port
los Angeles and Redondo clos Angeles II a
m, August .. 6 10. a. IS, %. 26, 30. September
and every fourth day thereafter
For Ensenada, Magdalena Bay, San Jose gel
Csho Mazatlan, AItata, La Paz. Santa Rosalia
and Guaymas CMex.). 10 a. m. 9TH OF each
month. ... xo,a
Tba comnanv reserves the right TO change
without previous notice steamers. sailing dates
'TICKET OFFICE New Montgomery
street palace HoteD.
10 Market St. San Francisco
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DIVIDENI NOTICES.

DIVIDEND notice-Dividend No. 6 (thrty
cents per share) of the Paauhau Sugar Plan
tation Company will be payable at the office
Of the company, 327 Market St, on and after
THURSDAY. August 10, 1899 Transfer books
will close on SATURDAY. August 3, 1898. at
20 o'clock m. E. H. SHELDON. Secretary.
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OCEAN TRAVEL.
Pacific Coast Steamship Go

Steamers leave Broadway
wharf, San Francisco:
For Alaskan ports, 10 a. m,
August 4. 9. Il. 10. "a, 20. Sep
TENDER 3. change at Seattle.
For Victoria. Vancouver (B.
c., Port Townsend. Seattle,
Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes
and New Whatcom CWash.) }.
10 m. August 4. 9. IA. 10,
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Found Dead in a Creek.

SAN JOSE, Aug. 5.-The body of Joseph
Demartini. an Italian laborer, was found
in a creek near Almaden to-day. There
was no evidence of foul play. An inquest
will be held tomorrow.
o 49, @-%@-~-@ $500 %@-%@
land. aged 60 years and months CNew York
papers please copy.)
~ Friends and acquaintance are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral tomorrow
(Monday), at $50 o. clock, from her late resi-
dence. 1319B Pine street, thence to st. Mary s
Cathedral Van Ness avenue, where a re-
QUEEN high mass will be celebrated for the
repose of her soul commencing at o'clock.
Interment Holy Cross Cemetery.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Marriage licenses have been issued as follows:
Olaf Anderson and Ellen Anderson. .........3S-34
A L. Wilson and Annie T. Pendergast. 30 %
NJ. Binghammer and Hanna NJ. WacL<er. 1890
Henry z. Kelly and Violet NJ. Terrence. 24-lS
John C. Hasson and Ida J. Borges ........ 1929
Olof S. Dorff and Mary s. Carlson. .........2 1872
Samuel B. Harry and Elma Bloomquest. 23-2
Hans Rasmussen and Jennie Rutherford. :. .39-46
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ooxpAes1s GENEaALs TRANsArLANTIous

DIRECT LINE TO HAvRE-PARIs. sos.
Sailing every Saturday at 10 a m: &IITN
from Pier A. North River, foot of o~s-NSe4N
Morton St LA CHAMPAGNE. August 70; LA
BRETAGaNE august d,7b J.; Ne Ia NSo o1t \
CHAMPAGNE. Sept. 9. First-class to Havre
s65 and upward. per cent reduction on round
Trim Second cass to Havre, $45. 10 per cent re-
duction on round trip. GENERAL AGENCY
FOR UNITED STATES AND CANADA, 90
broadway Hudson buildng). New York. J. f.
FIG III & CO. Pacific Coast ) - 5 Mont
gomery ave. San Francisco.
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THE O. R, & N. co.

AMERICAN LINE.
NEW YORK. SOUTHAMPTON. LONDON. PARIS
Stopping at Cherbourg, westbound.
From New York Every Wednesday. 10 a m.
New York....August 2I New York. August IS
St Louis. August 81 ST. Louis. August 90
st. aul......August Is
RED STAR LINE.
New York and Antwerp.
From New York Every Wednesday. IL noon.
Adria ...........July 26l Kensington Aug. IS
Southwark August q Noordland Aug. g
Westernland Aug g
EMPIRE LINE.
Seattle, st. Michael. Dawson CitV.
For full information regarding freight and
passage apply to
INTERN ATIONAI NAVIGATION COMPANY,
80 Montgomery St. any of its agencies.
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VOLUNTEERS TO CURE
THE YANKEE TWANG

Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted. 1899, by James Cor
don Bennett.
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Us
REVEALED BY
SECOND SIGHT

. ONE characters there are of so
little depth that their life histories
\ may be laid bare with few wags
81 of the tongue, and some dramatic
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STORAGE.

TO-LET-A modern house Of eleven rooms and
bath with stable. in Ross Valley: minutes
valk from Ross station. Box ll3S call
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CoPARTNERsH NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given that the firm of IN
GRAM x GRAY. 1S0S DevisaderO st. was dis
solved July q. lhsJ. by agreement