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The San Francisco call., 1899-11-08
WAS ADAM A NEGRO?

T N the first of a series of articles upon
anthropological data which Professor
/ Arthur Thompson is writing for
i knowledge he discusses the original
color of mankind and weighs some
evidence bearing upon the question
whether the earliest races were black or
white.
At the same time he mentions Alfred
Russell Wallaces idea that primitive man
was a Mongol. This would infer that our
original color was yellow, and when We
consider the civilization Of remote times
which existed among the Chinese, that
the people of Europe sprang from Asiatic
stock, and that the identity of the earliest
cave-dwellers in this country and in
France with the Eskimos (also Mongols)
has been demonstrated, this view does not
seem so very unlikely. Professor Thomp-
i've, but goes into none of these outside
details, confining himself to a study of
skin, hair and their pigments.
Sorby, he says, isolated three pigments,
using hair as the most convenient subject
for experiment. In light-colored hair a
brOwn-red and yellow pigment occurs, to
which in black hair black coloring mat
ter is added, and 1t is remarkable fact
that there may be in a negros wool as
much red pigment as in the European va
riety sometimes alluded to as carrots"
Again, when a piece of white skin is
grated (as is often done in modern sur
gery) upon black man, it becomes black,
while black upon a white man loses its
pigment. This, Professor Thompson
thinks, supports the theory that man has
developed a white skin from a black,
rather than the other alternative.
other interesting points are brought for
ward. For instance, there is always a
certain amount of pigment in the skin of
even fair people, that is, of the red and
yellow kinds found in the hair, but not
enough to prevent the blood in the vessels
which do not come nearer the surface
than the true skin showing through the
bronzing through exposure to the sun is
due to an increased blood supply and a
corresponding development, freckles and
pigmented spots, similar in structure to
the general skins of darker races, while
dark complexioned people among us have,
in addition to the ordinary pigments, a
trace of the black color of the negro, more
not however enough to destroy the radi-
cal fairness of our skin. though in excep-
tional situations (Such as In the arm pitS)
its presence may be very evident.
AS to the use of a black skin, Darwin
hinted it might have been developed in
correlation with the immunity from mala-
rial diseases which darkies enjoy, as it is
true white sufferers acquire a darker
complexion.
In support of the idea that the ancestors
of negroes and white men more nearly re-
sembled the latter in color a point not
mentioned by Professor Thompson might
be brought forward, and that is that pick
sninnies at their birth are not black in
color, but of dirty gray. If original
was spotted, we should expect to find in
the negro infant the black color, as we
find In the young cub the traces of spots
London Mail.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-08
INA NOTE He
SAID He LEFT
HER FOR KEEPS
Zoe G. Radcliffe Will
Get q Divorce.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
q08 Broadway Nov Z

SUS Broadway, NOV. (.
The divorce suit of Mrs. Zoe G. Rad
ciffe against Frank c. Radcliffe, who is
employed in the Southern Pacific Com
pany's land department at a salary of
about $500 per anuum, was up before
Judge Greene to-day, and the fair plain
tiff related her troubles.
She recalled that one day about two
years ago messenger brought her note
from her husband stating that he had
left her for keeps and asking her Ito
kindly have his effects sent to him" AT
that time the Radcliffes were residing
with Mrs Marguerite Williams on Van
Ness avenue, San Francisco, and accord
ing to Mrs Radcliffe she and her huS-
band had been at outs for some time,
though on the night before the husband
deserted there had been no dispute. our
troubles were caused because l did not
think that Mr.. Radcliffe was contributing
sufficient TO the support of myself and two
daughters" said Mrs. Radcliffe on the
witness stand. Il had to work hard to
help support US. For five years l had a
situation in the Surveyor Generals office
and also wrote stories for the newspapers,
and at present l have no income. After
my husband left me l moved to Oakland
and from there to Alameda"
The two daughters, aged II and 13
years. have been in a convent, and Rad
about $25 toward their support. Mrs. Rad
cllhe did not seem OYerZealOuS to have
/ the custody of the girls, as she claimed
she could not support them, and her at
! tOrney, J. c. Bates, when Judge Greene
suggested that he might act as their
guardian, begged TO be excused from such
1t was finally proposed that the mother
superior of the convent be appointed
guardian, provided there be no objections,
and TO settle this point the matter went
that Radcliffe will be required to con-
tribute $40 monthly for their support
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-08
DEPUTY CITY
CLERK FLETTER
WANTS HIS PAY
Is Granted a Writ of
MandamuS.
Oakland ONCE San Francisco Call,

9OS Broadway, Nov. Z.
The merry war between Alameda's s
Board Of City Trustees and City Clerk
Ben F. Lamborn over the appointment Of
deputy clerk and the fixing Of his sal
airy will be aired in court.
Last August City Clerk Lamborn ap-
pointed as his deputy Charles f. Fletter
son Of the late City Trustee, F. ]. Fletter,
and the latter had supposed that his SAL
ary would be no less than N5 per month.
The Trustees, however, have all along
held that Clerk Lamborns duties are not
SO ontrouS that deputy should be re-
quired and the board has accordingly re-
fused to pay Fletter any salary since his
appointment. Repeated requests have
been made that the board fix Fletters
salary at reasonable sum, and last night
the affair eliminated in the City Trus-
tees deciding that the salary be fixed at
S. per month.
To-day Deputy Clerk Fletter, through
his attorney, Charles E. Naylor, filed a
petition invoking the aid of the Superior
Court and asking that an alternative writ
of mandate issue commanding the City
Trustees, Messrs. Brick, Miller, Schultz,
Mackie and Forderer, Immediately upon
receipt Of such writ, to fix by ordinance
at a reasonable sum the compensation OF
the deputy clerk, the same to date from
August l; or that they show cause why
they have not done so; and that upon said
Later in the day Judge Hall issued the
desired writ and made the same return
able on Monday morning, November 20.
If rumors go for anything the case is to
be bitterly fought The City Trustees
maintain that they hold a private key to
the controversial situation. Clerk Lam
born, on the other hand, bases his rights
in the matter upon section 78S of an act
of the Legislature for the Incorporation
and government of municipal corpora
tions, approved March 13, 1883, and upon
the city charter, which authorizes the ap-
pointment of deputy by the Clerks Of
cities of the fifth class. Fletter'S petition
also cites section 791 of said act and char
ter, which requires the City Trustees to
fix the compensation of all officers of said
city by ordinance.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-08
A HARD FIGHT
OVER PROPOSED
STREET OPENING
Many Owners File a
Strong Protest.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.

90S Broadway, Nov Z.
Councilman Motifs scheme for opening
Washington street is to meet with strong
opposition. The matter is now before the
City Attorney, who is preparing the neces-
sary ordinance ordering the preliminary
work done. Mr.. Mott had been led to
believe that the opening of the street was
so clearly necessity that there would be
very little objection TO 1t, while the assess
ment district would be so large that the
cost would fall lightly on the property
owners.
The protest now filed with the City
Council takes the opposite stand in every
other things the protest, while denying
that there was any necessity for opening
the street at this time, declares that
city have, grown up along the present
lines, and under. the present conditions,
and should not be disturbed, nor should
the business center be disturbed.
Under the present conditions busi-
ness is held on Washington street, but
If the street were opened the conditions
would be changed and all property south
of Fourteenth street, not only on Wash
ington, but on Broadway and Clay and
adjoining streets, would be injured and
deprecated in value.
There is no congestion of traffic or
Inconvenience TO the public that would
justify such vast expenditure as would
be required by the proposed work. San
Pablo avenue and Clay street on either
side answer for all the convenience of
the public.
And while this proposed work is said
to be principally in the interest and for
the benefit of Washington street, we of
Washington street firmly state and as
sert that it Is absolutely opposed to the
best interests Of the street opposed to
it's business interest, opposed to It's
growth opposed to its prosperity and is
a positive, detriment and no advantage
any way"
The protestants are George Uhl, John
Nicoll Company, Mrs. Joseph Boyd, Ann
NJ. Snyder Salinger Bros, Mrs. NJ. K
Blake, F. w. Schultz, Kahn Bros, Mrs
Anna Reice, E. M. Brown, Abrahamson
Bros, ]. T. Moran, Vibella G.. jerks and
Harold T. Martin.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-08
OBJECTIONS ARE
INCREASING IN
WATER SCHEME
CuVeIIier Has a Big
Figh on Hand.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
QO0 Proc = Nov Nov 7

SUS Broadway, NOV. l.
The scheme for obtaining q municipal
water supply has struck a big snag. The
testing Of the Roberts wells is said by
several of the COuncilmen to be too much
Of an indefinite quantity to suit them, and
some believe that Captain Roberts should
be equally interested with the city in de-
termining the value Of his land AS II
IS at present, Roberts land is worth oul
very little, but ii 1t shall be proved that II
can yield an adequate water supply II at
once becomes very valuable. President
Rowe, Councilmen Mott, Barstow and
others DO not think il a good business
proposition 10 spend $1,000 on another
man property merely to prove 10 him
how valuable II IS.
When the matter comes up before the
committee OF the whole there will be
Very lively discussion, and although many
have been hitherto restrained by pubic
sentiment and the fear of being credited
with falling down, they are now deter
mined to express their views openly and
10 demand That before any larger sum OF
money he appropriated in the initial stage
of the proceedings there shall be some
definite practical programme outlined.
1T is now stated that the Contra Costa
l.0uopoly is equally interested with the
city in knowing whether Roberts land
contains water supply or not, and 1t Is
said as authoritatiVely as any Such state
uent can be made that Captain Roberts
has already been offered $4,000 by the
water company. The city's option IS for
t..+',.IJ.
Mir Cuveluer's sincerity and earnestness
are commended by the Council, but more
practical members think differently from
The member at large. Last evening Mr.
Cuvelier referred the important matter
Of extending the option for year to Cap
tain Roberts son, who happened to be in
the lobby. and on the strength of the
sons verbal opinion that his father could
Joe depended upon to do what was right
Nir. luVellieT wanted the Council to i'm
mediaIely appropriate $4,000, and did not
seem pleased when Mr.. Mott suggested
that in q deal between the city and a citi-
zen involving 100000 it was hardly the
proper thing to beCkOu over the rail and
take a nod If the head in place Of a prop
erly aItestej bond.
Many citizens are also Of the opinion
10 the city that he has something to sell
worth 100000 and that it is not the city's
place to prove it to him. The Council did
NOT mind putting $500 into what is purely
q speculation. but now that $4,000 is asked
there is very decided opposition.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-08
FORGED A CHECK HE
STOLE IN THE MAIL

OAKLAND, Nov. John Teerig was
arrested this afternoon at Alvarado on a
charge of forgery. and 1t is likely that the
Federal authorities will place other
charges against him Teerig called at
the Alvarado postoffice a few days ago
and asked for mail addressed to John
Smith, representing himself to be tuat
person. A letter containing a check for
$500 was handed out, and he subsequently
forged the Endorsement on the back Of 1t
and attempted to pass the same on George
Relf q storekeeper. The latter became
suspicious and, communicating with John
Smith, learned that the latter had missed
the letter containing the check and that
the Endorsement was a forgery. con-
stable was Immediately notified and
Teerig was soon caught.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-08
Double-Acting Glory.

1t is deplorable that we should encoun-
ter so much difficulty in subjugating the
fault. as everybody knows, and until they
are sensible enough to see for themselves
that the expansonist can do no wrong
they must continue to be slaughtered.
Everybody who knows anything knows
that war is a glorious thing, and that a
war of conquest Is the best OF all.
AS for those American citizens who are
soon to be at the front-well. they may
enjoy the change. There are some men
who would rather shoot than work There
is strong evidence, however, that our SOL
diers at the front are disgusted with the
work.
Civilization has taught them other
things.-Life.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-08
HELD THE CONSTABLES
AT BAY WITH A CLUB

OAKLAND, Nov. Mike Egan, a San
Leandro rancher. was arrested for
cruelty TO animals to-day, but not until
after he had given Constable Cramer and
Deputy Constables Quinn and Fagora q
very lively fight. Egan was brutally
beating one Of his horses with a club, so
the officers claim, and they interfered
them az bay for a while. The three Of
ficers finally made a concerted rush upon
Egan, knocked him to the ground and
handcuffed him. in the melee Egan sus-
tafned numerous slight bruises. He was
brought 10 the County Jail.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-08
Young Cronin in Court.

OAKLAND, Nov Frank Cronin. who
was shot by officer Murray early yester-
day morning while he was trying to es-
cape from his home, 719 Henry street, be-
ing suspected as one of the robbers who
held up r. w. Beal at the power house
of the Alameda electric railway last Sat
urday night appeared in the Police Court
to-day and pleaded guilty to a charge of
disturbing the peace preferred against
him by Jose Faga. He will be sentenced
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-08
Death of Captain Gardner.

BERKELEY, Nov. captain Fred
residents OF the university town. died this
morning at his residence on Vine street,
North Berkeley. The deceased was a ma
tive Of England, aged Sc years For the
last twenty-five years his home has been
in Berkeley. and during that time he has
been connected with the Occidental and
Oriental Steamship Company.
About three years ago he retired from
the service, leaving the steamship Doric,
Of which he was chief officer. The funeral
will be held tomorrow afternoon at 80
o'clock in Odd Fellows Cemetery, San
Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-08
Missing Bows.

OAKLAND, Nov 7-WilIie Erickson
and George Wright each aged but Syears,
were reported to the police at midnight
tonight ds missing. The boys left their
homes at Twenty-fourth and Market
streets early this afternoon and were seen
later by friends, who stated that they ap-
peared in brand new attire. Mr.. Erick-
son reports that his boy has stolen about
S21 from a bureau drawer at his home, and
Mr.. Wright says his boy got away with
two Valuab BILE watches.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-08
Celebration for Veterans.

BERKELEY, Nov. 7-Lookout Noun
tain Post No. SIS, G. A. R., will celebrate
it's fourteenth anniversary next Tuesday
evening, November IA. Arrangements
have been made for a banquet, to be fol-
lowed by appropriate exercises, in Odd
Fellows Hall. The post was started
fourteen years ago with a membership Of
ten. There are now thirtyfour veterans
on its roll
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-08
Divorce Temporarily Denied

OAKLAND, Nov. Judge Ogden has
temporarily denied Mrs. Sarah Baker a
Of Seminary avenue, though she related
a tale Of cruelty in court. The parties
have grown children, and the wife has
avowed IN open court that she viii never
return to her husband because of his
many acts Of cruelty. However, final ac-
ton in the matter of a decree has been
continued for four weeks. in the hope
that compromise of their differences
might be effected.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-08
Found Dead on q scnm-

OAKLAND, Nov. 7-Kittie Scannell
aged 81 years was found dead on the old
scow Contra Costa at the foot of Alice
street this afternoon. The remains were
discovered by Charles Haggertv who
lives on the scow. The woman, accord
ing TO reports, was a heavy drinker. and
10 this her death Is attributed An in
quest viii be held.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-08
Left ALI to Two Daughters

OAKLAND, Nov. THE will of James
McGee, who died at Berkeley October "a
last, was filed for probate to-day by
Catherine McGee, who is named as
executrix, and who petitions for letters.
The instrument is dated June 2. 1888, wit
messed by James C. Martin and r. A. Red
man, and by its terms the estate, valued
at 500 900, is bequeathed to the two
daughters, the petitioner and Mary Ann
McGee, share and share alike.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-08

King, in her complaint in Intervention,
contends is due her through legacy eft
by her mother. The matter was briefly
argued and went over for further consid-
Grafton.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-08
Sold Liquor to Indians.

OAKLAND, Nov. 7-At the inquest into
the death of Frank Flores, the Indian
who was stabbed last Sunday at the In
dian Rancheria, near Pleasanton, by
Frank Schneve, it developed that ten
saloon-keepers sold liquor to the Indian,
and they are to be prosecuted.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-08

Where did you get this furniture, old
MANI"
Bought it on the installment plan"
"Oh! I thought perhaps you were going
to keep it,
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-08

You used to say they were very sim
pie"
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-08
READ THE NEWS AS SOON AS
ELECTION BOARDS MADE IT

every dispatch and every picture was
greeted by cheers from some section
or other Of the gathering The crowd
was, no doubt, similar to hundreds of
other crowds gathered for the same
purpose in all parts of the country,
and although the farthest away from
the great centers of politics, the bull
letins were displayed as quickly as in
any. State between here and New
York.
The closeness of Oakland to San
Francisco caused great interest in the
contest across the bay and The Call
posted a continuous stream of bull
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-08
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tomorrow. 1t is not now believed that he
was implicated in the midnight robberies.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-06

The Petersburg 1ndex-Appeal has
just entered upon its thirty-fifth year
Strong, independent and fearless edito-
rally, our 'Cockade City, contempora-
ny has won for itself an cnvia5le posi-
ton in the journalism Of the Old Do
iminion- We congratulate the Index-AD-
peal upon the many material evidences
OF prosperity which makes it suspicious
entrance upon q new year OF enterprise
and usefulness.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-06
| AS YOU LIKE 1T. |:
ORLANDO-"As / remember. It
was upon this fashion,
YOU CAN'T LOSE A CONDUCTOR.
&oeo coooeooeoeoe . crooo-oooeoeeoooe oee

Gentle reader. did an accident ever tie
you up with 100 other passengers on q
trolley car. whose seating tand stand
ins) capacity is overestmated at 80?
| was it on the night Of the Fourth.
I had gone down to Buckroe to see
the PIN wheels and the skyrockets as an
excuse for taking in afterwards the per-
Torrance of the young lady who pi-
rouettcs first on one neither limb ana
then on the other while the orchestra
plays something soothing. and to oh
serve 4 practical demonstration of The
fnllacioEsrcSs Of the yclept laws Of
gravity in the exhibition of the female
gymnast. who is unlike 1rcst OF The Ia
dies know. in that she doesn't seem to
mind appearing in society even when
she has nothing to wear
After the show I fought for Il foothold
on the side of a trailer coach with -
other rice old gentlemen and when
gained it I had to hold it against Tie
cncroachment Of rs younger men who
contested my right to it With most COM
men1able but ineffective vigor. The
car broke down before it had gone 80
yards. one Of the wheels breaking under
the excessive weight. 1t was Il merry
crowd we had on and around board. full
Of good spirits. not referring personally
to the four jags that occupied seats IL
lIbHl III w uiCI IddltS were SliiHtlIlS, .DuL
after the lnotnrnan and conductor had
inspected the DANA sed wheel by the
light Of Il lantern some forty odd times
and had come to the same. number Of
mutual understandings in regard to the
accident-viZ.. that the breaking of ;hc
wheel had certainly rendered the car
Unfit for service for the rest Of thu
nisht--the crowd lost a good deal of its
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the excessive wait
Along about midnight the conductor
who had lost good deal Of time wrcst-
ling with small boys who had persisted
in setting off fire crackers under the
tails of his coat every time he stopped
to survey the damaged wheel. announce
ed that the trailer would have 20 be
bandoned: 50 we took to the car in
front-thut is such Of us as We're strong
in the arm and in fighting form did.
We went over the sides of that car
like Il band of Malay pirates. The con-
luctor fought feeblv. Fle quickly sue
cunrbed after being jammcd up uSainsr
the guard rail on the rear platform ana
pinned there by the combined weight
of q cnlorcd woman of $50 pounds Nv
oirlupuis and sober man from I'hoe-
bus resting upon his breastbone.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-06
Mr. ReddinpIll.

Superintendent r. f. Redding. OF the
Union Gospel Mission, is confined to his
nome with Illness and his physician will
not permit him to continue his work at
the Mission until he is better. During
his illness the gospel services will be
conducted by Mr.. Nickum
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-06
Notice.

] will not run an excursion on the c.
& O. to Richmond on Sunday. July lGlh.
as advertised; but will carry my PEG
pile over the Norfolk & Western rail
road to Richmond. The steamer City OF
Chester will leave Pier A. Sunday, July
10TH. at o'clock A. NJ. Connecting with
train at Norfolk Round trip from
Newport News 10 Petersburg or Rich
mond. $1.O0.