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The San Francisco call., 1899-09-29

on the whitest linen just, to pass the the
time Eth. what? That's what said. The
women are more daring than the men,
even though they don't turn double SOM
ersaults over animal pyramids and rough
ride like mad to prove the posters. The
midair marvels hold the audience alb
sorbed and silent, for they are hair
breadth capers and "a breath may mar
How coquettishly one woman ffecks bit
of nothing from a sister leg as though
hanging by a single toe seventy rect
above being rescued were not absorbing
all her feicities! Clowns are so plenty
favor, and divide the honors of the plat
form with trained pigs and boxers and
jugglers and a minstrel show. But the
chariot race is the climax. The NANTES
of all the great Olympians fall upon the
shoulders of him and her as they dash
around the hippodrome, and you half eX-
pect to see Caesar in the box of honor
The real stars are the horses-they are
beauties-and the elephants. The little
fellow, in his unseemly struggle for prom
inence and peanuts gives Jumboo peck
of trouble and the audience heap or
fun.
Only the very young and rure in heart
can have entire faith in sideshow posters
who cannot outpant facts is no artist:
Fac-Simile reproduction is crude and
lacks a sense of opportunity. The man in
question has rot done himself much too
proud. and what is gaudily established
as improbability becomes almost true.
If haply the snakes are fangless, who
cares? Whoop-la! Here's to sawdust
@'-'> CHARLOTTE THOMPSON.
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{:

| The remainder of the regiment is coming
! by way Of New Orleans, and so it will be
at least a day behind that portion already
here which came by the more direct
route.
The Twenty-ninth was recruited in the
Southern States and rendezvoused al Fort
Mcpherson, near Atlanta. 1t is COM
manded by Colonel E. E. Hardin 1t has
had scme target practice, but not very
much, and the two weeks it will spend
her VIII be put in mostly at the ranges.
Word has been received that the lwen-
ty-elghth Regiment started from Fort
Meaue, Pennsylvania, on the 10Th inst.
On its way out here. 1t will arrive early
next week.
There has been no change in the small
pox situation since Wednesday. LARA
bee, the man of the South Dakota Regt-
ment, who is isolated at the general hos
pital, has developed no further symptoms
of the disease but the surgeons are un-
willing to send him out to the quarantine
hospital until there is no doubt of his
case.
Promotions have come to several mem
bers Of the Montana regiment. Second
Lieutenant James NJ. Croft has been made
a first lieutenant and battalion adjutant;
Second Lieutenant Joseph Crosby has re-
ceived a similar promotion First Lieu
tenant Samuel Hilburn has been made a
captain; Second Lieutenant Miles Ken
Sergeant Charles Wissage, Sergeant A.
w. Sweeny and Corporal King have been
made second lieutenants.
Captain George G. Bailey, assistant quar-
termaster of volunteers, has been assigned
TO duty on the transport City of Para as
quartermaster and commissary.
Acting Assistant Surgeon John H. Nit
nick has been relieved from duty on the
transport Sheridan and has been assigned
to the transport Nelson.
The following officers have been relieved
from duty with the recruits al the Pre-
sidio and have been ordered to Manila
by the transport Nelson: Second Lieuten-
ant Charles l.. Ballard, Eleventh Cavalry
Y. S. V: Second Lieutenant Arthur P.
Watts. Fouth Infantry; Second Leuten-
ant Willis P. Coleman, Ninth Infantry;
Second Lieutenant Richmond Smith,
Twelfth Infantry; Second Lieutenant Du-
pont B. Lyon, Sixteenth Infantry; Second
Lieutenant Henry NJ. Bankhead. Twen-
tieth Infantry: Second Lieutenant Eli L.
Admire Twenty-second Infantry: Second
Lieutenant Austin A. Parker. Twenty
fourth Infantry: Second Lieutenant James
n. Petty, Thirty-sixth Infantry. U. S. ";
Second Lieutenant John T. Fuller Thir-
ty-seventh Infantry. u. s. ". Second
Lieutenant Reuben V. Baskette, Thirty
seventh Infantry. U. S. V.
Captain James H. Frier Seventeenth
Infantry. has been assigned to duty with
the recruits at the Preside pending his
assignment to Manila.
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WILL MAKE NO CHANGES.

The Board Of Harbor Commissioners
met in special session yesterday after
noon to consider the proposal to change
the specifications for the construction of
the Main street ferry slip by substituting
wooden stave cylinders for steel cylin-
ders The board was inclined to ignore
the protest of the unsuccessful bidders
and order the change, as ii was shown
that bv so doing a saving of S12GO would
be made to the State, and Ex-Governor
Budd, counsel for the board who was
present. advised the Commissioners that
they had ample authority for such action.
However. in view of the fact that the
Santa Fe is anxious to have the slip COM
pleted by the first of the year, which
would be impossible If the board should
become involved in litigation over the
matter, the board decided not to make the
change. at the same time placing itself
on record as approving the recommended
ton of Chief Engineer Holmes.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-29
ST. bRENDAN'S FAIR
is IN FULL SWING
LADIES OF THE PARISH PAID
MANY COMPLIMENTS.
Father Wyman Delivers the Opening
Address and Takes Occasion to
Review the Labors of
Father Nugent.

The fair in aid of a fund to lift the
street improvement debt for st. Brendan's 8
Church was opened last night at ST. Bren-
dams Hall, Fremont and Harrison streets,
and the ladies of the parish had occasion
to feel well satisfied before the night was
over that their efforts for success were
freely appreciated. The hail. with its gay
booths its wheel of fortune and its fount-
aims of cooling drinks. was as pretty as a
picture even before the doors were opened,
and when the early crowds began to pour
in its beauty grew.
The prettiest and cleverv-x girls in the
parish We're everywhere. aiding and abet-
ting their mothers in the laudabIe assault
on the visiting pOcketbook They sold
from popcorn to kiss at the bit of blar-
ney stone that is bound to prove a star
old rock, and can be depended upon to
loosen tongues as painlessly as the ladies
of the. fair loosen purse strings.
The formal exercises attending the OPEN
ing were brief Shortly after o'clock
Father Nugent introduced Father Wyman
of old st. Marys who had been invited to
deliver the address of the evening. The
eloquent Paulist was greeted with ap-
IT seems to me" he said, after a few
gent is worthy of especial honor because
he is the only pastor of a church in this
part of the city who is the founder of his
parish.
The parishioners thought so too, and
they proceeded to testify to the sentiment
with applause. Father Wyman reviewed
the history of the parish and told how it
had grown. with a church and a parochial
residence, free of debt, and school al
most free under the nourishing hand of
the pastor. He called upon all to aid the
fair which was then declared formally
opened; and if the first night is any indi-
cation it will be great success. The Ia
dies in charge of the booths are:
St Brendans Booth-Colors. yellow and
white: Mrs. McInhin. Mrs. ?. ]. Kelly, Mrs.
Eisinghour, Mrs Godfrey, Mrs. Reid Mieg
FIaherty, Dora Greely and the Misses Mary,
Grace. Nellie and Bertha McInhill.
Choir Booth-Color. white Mrs. l.. F. Bum
stead Mrs. George Turner Mrs Harry Scott,
Mrs. Rose o. Brien, the Misses NJ. Lennon NJ.
Rock, Grace Sweeney. Mary Britt, Della Burns,
Mary Riley and Annie Oliff.
Children of Mary Booth-Color pale blue:
Miss Mary Mccarthy. Miss Prince. Miss Lo-
retta Ryder Miss Florence Kelly. Miss s. Sui
livan, Miss Genevieve Harrison and other men,
bers of the sodality.
League of the Cross Booth-Colors. blue and
white Miss Mamie Powers. Mrs. Bergevin
Mrs. Teller Mrs. Dugan. Mrs. Abramson and
Candy. Ice Cream, Soda and Cigar Booth
Mrs. Brennan, Mrs. Hart. Miss Laurhent and
Miss Brennan.
St Patrick's Booth-Mrs. Siggins Mrs. Hen
messy. Mrs Furlong. Miss McQueeny, Miss
Calvin.
Sacred Heart Booth-Mrs. Hogan, Mrs
Walsh, Mrs. Ryan Mrs. kavanaugh Mrs.
Renehan, Miss Kitty Daily. Miss Sexton. Mrs
BassaEnano. Miss Bernheim. Miss A. Kavan-
augh Mrs McSherry Miss Annie Madden, Miss
Miller Miss Burns Miss Murphy. Miss Brooks.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-29
SHWDU6T HND
PEANUTS HND
Il WHOOP-L LII !

Three rings and a platform, not count
ing the Sin betweens"-the embarrass-
ment of riches, but rivet your intelligence
on the hither ring and you will see enough
to realize that the habit of long prayer
and a well-stocked liniment chest are
fit preparation for a circus life. The lini-
ments are looked to, but the remedies do
not 'insist upon their diseases" Bruise
and break are foolish acts of unwisdom
The champion female equestrian and all
the lesser ones leap gayly on their horses
and ballasted with red or pink or white
fiuffiness ride recklessly over, under or
through any difficulty, at any angle, at
any speed-nothing interrupts their in
tentions or interferes with their profess
sional manner. The crack of the ring
masters whip or the crack of doom-it
is all one. Between their acts you will
find them seated in the big dressing
amid a bewilderment of sawdust and
spangles, doing dainty silken embroidery
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-29
To Lecture in Three Languages.

The Hellenic Mutual Benevolent Society
has a treat in store for their friends on
Friday, the 29th. Peter G. Atlas. the
celebrated Greek explorer, is going TO lee
ture for them. Mr.. Attias is travelling
around the world on foot for a wager of
So, 900 offered by the London Sporting
Club, providing Mr.. Attias completes his
task in three years.
Mr. Atlas represents the London, Cairo
and Havre Geographical societies. He
famous African expeditions in SO and 50.
The lecture tonight. for the ben
eft of the different nationalities, will be
divided into three parts, each part deltv-
cred in different language. AS Mr.. At
tias is master of twelve languages this
is not a difficult feat
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-29
MONTANA AT ORPHEUM.

1t was Montana night at the Orpheum
last evening and the audience was en-
livened by the presence of two or three
hundred of the men from the mining re-
gions. They were liberal with their ap-
plause, and the enthusiasm they showed
became contagious after while and put
vigor to the applause of the casual thea
tergoer The height of the enthusiasm
was reached when the band began a
medley of patriotic airs. There were cheers
and yells as the musicians ran the gamut
from Yankee Doodle" to Dixie" and
then at the Star Spangled Banner" every
one gave shout, and then the people
rose to their feet and stood in silence
while the grand old tune was being
played. Then the cheers started again,
nor did they cease until the programme
proceeded
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-29
CHINESE PORTUGUESE.
The Fact of Citizenship Does Not Re-
lieve Them From the Exclu-
sion Act,

Wong Lung Sing, a Chinese subject of
the kingdom of Portugal, has been
ordered deported by United States Com
missioner James Of San Jose, and has
taken an appeal 20 the Secretary of the
trict Attorney Banning argued the case
before the Commissioner on behalf Of the
Government, and quoted a case in which
ordered deported because he was of the
Chinese race. Mr.. Banning believes that
Sing will go home, Notwithstanding his
allegiance TO the Government of Portugal.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-29
Wonderful System Of
Communication.
A PUzzLING CIPHER CODE
HOW CONVICTS PLOTTED MUIR
DER BEFORE THEIR VICTIMS.
Incorrigibles Passed Notes and
Talked Freely, Notwithstanding
They Were in Solitary
Confinement.

When the full details OF the plot Of the
two convicts confined in the incorrigible
cells at San Quentin Prison, by which
they expected to murder a number OF
guards and make their escape, as told
exclusively in yesterdays Call. are known
the hideous side of the conspiracy is al
most lost sight Of N wonder at the in
genuity displayed by the prisoners in COM
municating with one another and the per-
lection of the system adopted, by which
they were able to talk of butchering a
man in his very presence without creating
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-29
Code Invented by "Sir' Harry.

In the fac-simile of Sir Harry Cooper s
cipher code given above the number of a
letter is determined by its position. The
first figure Of the number Is the one at the
left of the line which it is placed, and
the second the figure at the top of the col
umn. In this way II would be g. o would be
"a and A would be IL. BY the omission of
J the code would be puzzler to anybody
unfamiliar with the particular cipher used.
and perfect square could be formed. max
ing the key easy of comprehension. In
order to express a word in which ] would
occur the convcts would either use a syno-
nym or circumlocution. In referring TO
Guard Jones the number 25 standing alone,
was always used
q @>1e@~-~-N@ go ~>-@N@
mathematical lines. Believing that a slate
could be broken and used for a purpose
detrimental to discipline, the Warden
gave him the stub of a lead pencil and a
few sheets of paper instead. Cooper ac-
quired a small piece of pencil and some
paper on the pretense of amusing himself
by writing verse. These pencils and paper
were used in communicating with one an
other
In passing the notes from one cell to
another the convicts chose a time when
no guard was in the vicinity, and attach
ing a weight to the note to be passed. tied
a string to the bundle and swung il back
and forth until the momentum would car
ry the package in front of the next cell
The inmate would reach through the bars
and catch it. only to send 1t on to the
man for whom it was intended in the
same way. 1t is needless to add that
these men will be permitted no more pen
ellis or paper in order to repeat their per-
formance. Warden Aguirre is of humane
mind and desirous of treating the 'incor-
rigibles'' as well as he can, in view of
their fate being hard at the best, but he
says now that he knows when he "gets
too much of good thing"
The cipher code invented by Cooper is
not only simple in the extreme, but by
the expedient of dropping one letter out
Of the alphabet is made practically Greek
to the unnitiated. The key to the code
is arranged in the form of a square, max
ing 1t possible for a man to lay it before
him and in a short time to converse flu
emily with anybody familiar with the
code.
There is only one objection I have to
this conspiracy becoming public prop
erty,'' said Warden Aguirre yesterday,
land that is that when the large body of
convicts become acquainted with the de-
tails of the affair there is always a ten
dency on their part to glorify the prison.
ers in the incorrigible cell as martyrs. One
good effect of publicity, however, will be
to show those humanitarians who have
been making a howl about the incorrigible
ward on account of the misrepresenta-
tions inserted in several of the city papers
that we know here good deal more
about dealing with such hardened char
acters than anybody else possibly can
Director Wilkins asserts that If the pub
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-29
SHE THOUGHT
HER HUSBAND
LOVED ANOTHER
Suicidal Act of Mrs.
Weissgerber.
ATTEMPTS TO END HER LIFE
WRITES A FAREWELL NOTE TO
HER LITTLE SON.
Sends Bullet Into Her Breast Just
Before the Lad Reaches Home
on His Way From
School.
ATTEMPTS TO END HER LIFE
WRITES A FAREWELL NOTE TO
HER LITTLE SON.

Mrs. Matte Weissgerber aged 50 years
shot herself with suicidal intent yesterday
at her residen .e, 104 Anderson street. Ber-
nal Heights. She was removed to St
Iuke's Hospital where she is now lying
with a good chance for recovery, her only
regret being that she did not make a bet
ter job of it.
Jealousy was the motive for the suicide.
Mrs. Weissgerber is the wife of Louis
Weissgerber. a Third street bartender,
and her belief that her husband cared
more for another than herself led her to
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-29
Salmon Fishers Arrested.

The State law prohibits the taking of
salmon between September 10 and Octo-
ber Is, in order to allow these fish to go
up the rivers to the spawning grounds.
Otherwise they would not be able to get
past the fishermens nets, so numerous
would the Instructions be in the upper
bay and rivers. However. q number of
laWless fishermen are determined to fish
and some have come to grief. Two days
ago one of the latter was arrested for
having salmon in his possession, and yes
terday Deputy John Davis arrested SAL
vadore Rappo for the same offense at the
mouth of Pelican slough. He was taken
to Suisun for trial.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-29

to raise sufficient money to pay part
of the debt of the future home of the
city's neglected boys.
Mayor Phelan then delivered the ad-
dress Of the evening and spoke of the
necessity of supporting such institu-
tions as the one over which Father
Crowley presides. He look occasion to
pay a glowing tribute to the latter's
seIf-sacrifcing devotion in the cause to
which he had consecrated his best en-
ergies. He concluded by advising his
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-29

any apprehension that anything was
going wrong.
Warden Aguirre has succeeded in break
ing Sir" Harry Coopers spirit so thor
oughly that the prisoner. reticent as an
oyster prior to his acquaintance with the
straitjacket, now seems to be eager to see
for himself if a free confession is not good
for the body as well as the soul Cooper
has even shown how he and Morrell man
aged to write notes and pass them from
one cell to another, a feat by no means
the least of those performed by the in
mates of the incorrigible ward in arrang>
ing their dastardly plans.
Some time ago Convict Bullock asked
Warden Aguirre for a slate and pencil and
a work on arithmetic saying that he
desired to widen his knowledge along
ammmmmm
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-29
FORMAL OPENING OF THE FESTIVAL
IN AID OF THE YOUTHS DIRECTORY

There are sixteen booths in all, and
many costly articles have been placed
on sale. These will be ratified off in
most instances, and some will be sold
outright. Among the articles are a
fine upright piano. a stove, two flne
greyhounds and other things useful as
well as ornamental
The contest for two scholarships in
the leading business colleges has al
ready begun to attract considerable
attention These prizes are open TO
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-29
TWENTY-N
IS COMING IN
FROM ALLAN I A
Second Battalion Now
in Camp.

The Second Battalion of the Twenty
ninth Infantry, with the headquarters
and band. arrived at the Preside yester-
day. There were Companies E, F, G and
H. The battalion is under command of
Lieutenant Colonel II. H. Sargent, its own
commanding officer, Major Hawthorne,
more companies, and c, arrived last
evening under command of Major Case,
but they came too late to reach the camp.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-29
Red Mems Minstrelsv.

Altahmos Tribe of the Improved Order
of Red Men gave a high class entertain
ment last night in Techau Hall. 1t was
witnessed by a large number of people,
who were entertained with a fine pro-
gramme of varied numbers.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-29

THE grand festival in aid Of the
Youths Directory was formally
opened last night in Armory Hall
on Market street, near Tenth. The
hall presented a picturesque appear
ance with the beautifully decorated
booths on either side, and a large
crowd gathered to assist in launching
the worthy project, which has for its
object the care and education of the
homeless boys of this city.
On an improvised stage, which had
been tastefully covered with American
flags, sat the members of the executive
committee, which has worked untir-
ingly to insure the success of the fair.
Thomas r. Bannerman introduced the
chairman of the general committee.
James R. Kelly, who stated that there
was a debt of s35, 600 on the new direc-
tory edifice recently built at the cor
ner of Angelica and Nineteenth
streets, and the object of the fair Is
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-29

hearers to contribute generously to
the movement and advised them not to
let the dollar limit influence them
in their charitable inclinations.
Miss Daisy Keane sang a solo,
which earned an encore, and the fair
was then declared opened by Father
Crowley.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-29

lie only appreciated how much more le-
nientIV the prisoners in the incorrigible
cells are now treated than they were
under the original plans adopted by ex-
Warden Hale and approved by the Prison
Directors the devilish character of the
inmates and their persistent attempts at
murder and disorder would never be
looked at from the sentimental side.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-04
Real Estate For Sale.

House and lot on South side West
Seventh street 60x2OO
Two. story bri,k, seven rooms all
modem improvements, on West Sew
enth street and Cleveland Avenue.
One-story frame, seven rooms on
West Seventh str ct.
One story frame, three rooms cot
tage on Howe street.
Lot ou North side West Seventh
621x252.
Lot on O'Neal Avenue 60xl30.
Lot on O'Neal Avenue 60xl25.
Three lots on South side West It'll
street 50z2C0.
II lots on Young street 50xl50.
200 acre farm on Buttermilk Road
81 miles from Hopklnsville, KY.
Terms to suit purchaser
New eight-room house and lot on
Elm street. Terms one.third cash,
balance in Que and two years.
Brick veueered house six rooms,
sskx26St corner Virginia and is SITS.
One third cash, bal ,Dce in one and
two years.
Two vacant lots, and three houses
and lots in Gracey.
Apply to
BUCHANAN & BREATRITT.
Webber Block.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-04
Symptoms OF Cholera.

Cholera frequently prevails in
summer, but many diseases are
ascribed to cholera through ig-
norance of the symptoms. The
first symptoms of the disease
are, in the majority of cases, a
yellow celebration of that part Ct
the excrement which is usually
white, quickly followed by violent
diarrheaand rise of temperature.
Other common accompanying
symptoms are droppings of the
wings, stupor, lessened appetite
and excessive thirst. Since the
disease is due to a specific germ
it can only be introduced into the
flock by fowls from infected
premises. When the symptoms
of the disease are noticed the
fowls should be separated as
much as possible and given re-
stricted quarters, where they
may be observed and where dis
infectants can be freely used.
AS soon as the peculiar diarrhea
is noticed with any of the fowls
the birds of that lot should be
changed to fresh ground and the
sick ones killed. The infected
excrement should be carefully
scraped up and burned and the
, inclosure in which it has beer
scraped should be thoroughly
disinfected with a one-half pc
. cent solution of carbolic acid
which may be applied with ar
ordinary watering pot. Burn the
dead birds. The germs of dis
ease are taken into the system
only by the mouth, and for this
reason the watering troughs ant
feeding places must be kept free
from contamination by frequen
disinfection with the solution
mentioned. Treatment of sicl
birds is of but little advantage
under any circumstances. TIL,
disease runs it's course, as rule
in one, two or three days, and /
can only be checked with grea
difficulty. The majority of sup
posed cases of cholera are reall.
due to indigestion.-Farm anc
| Fireside.