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The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16
FOURTH STREET
BRIDGE A TAX
ON SHIPPING
ShipoWners and Lum-
Der Men Indignant.
A BRIDGE-TENDER'S BONANZA
THAT IS WHAT OPENING THE
DRAW PROVES TO BE.
The Boarding Masters Finally Raise
Sailors Wages-The Overdue
Fleet-Baettke and the
Sloop Mabelle.
A BRIDGE-TENDER'S BONANZA
THAT IS WHAT OPENING THE
DRAW PROVES TO BE.

A howl OF indignation is going UP from
shipowners and lumber men over the
p conduct Of affairs at the Fourth street
drawbridEe The city pays the keepers
for looking after the draw from sunrise
10 sunset. but between the hours of sun
set and sunrise the bridge tenders are
governed by no law save their own con-
science and ii is needless 10 say that
that is very elastic affair. In fact, the
Fourth street bridge is veritable klon-
dixie for the bridge tender and the ship
owners and lumber merchants are the
field now being worked.
A few Of the firms who have to pay toll
10 the men who handle the bridge at
night are the San Francisco Lumber
CCrnpany Union Lumber Company, Al
bion' Lumber Company. Pacific Pine Lum-
her Company. J. S. Kimball Company
rrrucl5se Lumber Company and the VIII
sor Pros Company. The kimbaH Com
pany assert that it costs them on an aV-
arage 500 q month to nave the draw
bridge opened at night so that their YES
sells can pass in and out. me others
will pay similar amounts for like ac-
conmodatiOn so il is a safe estimate to
place the earnings of the bridge tenders
exclusive of the salary paid them by the
citv at $1,000 a month. No wonder that
every ward politician in the city is lay
ing his strings 10 secure the job from the
Slipervisors for Il favorite
.!T7he whole matter has come TO be a
crving evil said J. II. Bullock Of the
KfmbaH Company yesterday 1t costs
o1Ir firm alone 800 q month. and for that
S11no I could keep the bridge attended TO
eT,ery night in the week, year in and year
0l1t The bridge tender used 70 nave
fsed rate of 81 for opening the brldge
after dark, but now they often exact %
and occasionally 81 80, and sometimes
even more than that. On tne night OF
March u the captain OF the Noyo hau 70 70
INV "a and tonight Qast night we nave
agreed TO pay 81 80 to have the prldge
o6ened. so that the Aloha can pass
s.The bridge tenders have US at Lhelr
mercy our vessels have to get up Ch3n-
neI Street to the lumber yards IN rSltjI oTagI
n discharge If they don't get through
the draw during. the night tney ;',,, lose ee a 4
whole day. which makes the sum oI Of - -
for opening the way seem lnsIs IlIllcerlt IT, (,
hut 5000 = year very often EePI~eseIl.S ~
more than the net earnings OF q steamer @ @ :
When the sum exceeds % the tehdeIs , %
sert that they have TO employ aLo.len .ls
man TO help them and we nave t9 e. pay p1g
the piper We are not the only sulLeIeiS .
by any means, and / should say LlIae d "a q
low estimate would place the s4a eaaLiles ann na
of these men for night work al SIo'VV'
FOR a long time we simply Ralo nc nc
money and looked pleasant Ihen we
demanded a receipt for every GEM IN e,tH,e
pafd out and at first they refused 70 glgs
US one, saying it was simply matter u
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and the schooner Helen n. Kimball 1o3
days from Eureka for Panama Quite
number of vessels that left the Hawaiian
Islands after the Dominion reached port
long ago and it is feared that the ship
was caught in squah and, being IN pal
last probably turned turtle. The only
hope for the Helen n. Kimball is that she
has reached Panama and the agent has
failed to notify the owners OF her arrival:
The schooner Albert Meyer is SO days out
from Seattle for Kahului. but when the
steamer China gets in tomorrow she may
bring news of the schooner's s arrival
The boarding masters have formed
themselves into a close corporation and In
the future deepwater ships will have to
pay $50 month for sailors. For a long
time the ruling wage has been $40 a
month, but since the law limiting a man
advance to one months pay went into
effect the boarding masters cannot make
both ends meet. 1t is not so many years
ago since $50 was the money received for
each sailor. Of this sum, $50 was the
two months advance and $50 was the
bone" or blood money paid by the
captain of the ship for each man. From
$50 the wages gradually dwindled to so
and now the advance has been cut in
half, so in desperation the boarding mas
ters have decided to make an effort to
The idea came from New York. The
boarding masters of Gotham decided that
$40 would not pay expenses, so when the
for San Francisco they asked the captain
for the $40 advance and $40 man blood
money. The captain and owners refused
point blank to pay the blood money" so
wages were at once advanced TO $50
month. The John r. Kelly lay in stream
a long time without crew, but finally
the owners gave in, a crew at $50 a month
was shipped and the vessel is now on her
way to this port.
When the news of the victory reached
San Francisco the boarding masters held
a conference and notified Shipping Mas
ter Charles Mccarthy that in the future
| $50 a man would be the rate for deep
water ships. Mccarthy had crew for
the VIM. II. Smith. loaded for New York,
half shipped, and he asked permission to
complete her crew at the old rate This
concession was made, and now the fight
is to center over the James Drummond
/ This vessel is almost ready to sail for
London and Captain Skewes says he will
not pay $50 a month. The boarding mas
/ ters say he will or he will have his ship
tied up, and there the matter stands for
/ settlement. Should the captain of the
/ Drummond be forced to pay $50 1t will
| only be a question of a few days when
/ every deepwater vessel in port will be
paying that rate.
Captain Kustel is no longer master of
/ the ship Hawaiian Isles. He had q mis-
understanding with the owners and his
/ resignation was accepted
The trouble between the American bark
! Ceylon and British ship Talus will not
| go into the courts, but will be settled by
1 arbitration. On February 26 both vessels
/ were ma liking port when the wind fell
| light. The Talus anchored and few
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accommoda ton on their part and We were
paying for a favor; furthermore, that
there was no law TO compel the opening
OF the draw after sunset and they, the
bridge tenders. were putting themselves
out of the way to oblige US. We in
sisted upon getting a receipt, however
and now We have quite a stack of them
Here is one We got on the 18th inst. 1t
reads: March z. 1899. Received So from
the captain of the NOyo for opening the
bridge on the night of the 18th at II
o o'clock-G. Welsh
you see we are being cinched right
along and the sooner the Supervisors
make a change the better it will be for
the shipping OF the port,
The bridge-keeper got TO my collar 70
the tune of So said Captain o. Erickson
OF the steamer Albion. AT II a. m. | was
ready TO go 10 sea and asked that the
draw might be opened. The tender re-
that the tide was out and II would dam
age the concrete pillars TO open the draw
He therefore refused to open the araw
and | had TO pay s. for the accommooa-
ton
combined in this matter and intend TO
have this tax upon shipping done away
with or know the reason why.
Now that the rain has come and tine
State is saved the shipowners and
merchants who congregated on change
Yesterday gave considerable of their time
to discussing the overdue fleet The out
look for the British ship Dominion is con
sidered bad, while the chances Tor the
Alcides and Carnarvon Bay are held 10
be about even. The Helen N Kimball is
not looked upon as good risk by in
surance men and the owners of the Albert
Meyer are anxiously looking for news by
the next island steamer.
The Alcides is now out 15o days from
San Francisco for London with the most
valuable cargo that left this port in a
sailing vessel last year. 1t was insured
for over a quarter of a million dollars
and that fact has a good deal TO do with
the amount now being paid for reinsur-
The Carnarvon Bay left Tacoma for
Queenstown a month before the Alcides
left San Francisco and is now out 1877
DAYS Her cargo consisted of 70.356 centals
of wheat valued at 81 900. Strange to
say. although one vessel left a month af-
ter the other, both were spoken in almost
the same latitude and longitude last No
vember On November p the CarnarVon
Bay was in latitude Sc south. longitude l3l
west while on November 26 the AlcideS
was in latitude p south. longitude III
west On the Carnarvon Bay the under
writers are paying 20 per cent reinsurance,
while on the Alcides they are paying 40
per cent. In connection with these two
overdues it Is well to note that the Brit
ish ship Clan Macpherson, which left Sc
attic on October 1, or thirteen days before
the Alcides and sixteen days after the
Carnarvon Bay. only reached the Tyne
England on the 18th inst--159 days out
From this it would seem as If there was
still hope for the vessels named.
The British ship Dominion is now out
/ 81 days from Honolulu for Puget Sound,
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speaker, 'fs like the flight of a rocket, step by
step, until at the climax ii explodes with a
shower OF dazzling brilliancy. lighting up the
entire process through which it crossed Oh.
the precision, the accuracy the vivacfty, the
sprightliness of Bible language. Alert keen
edged. irresistible. resonant, lightning sped.
thunderbolted, omniDotent. l tell you it is
not the language and the thought of men but
the language and the thought and the meta
phors of God. The Scriptures were also proven
divine from sUblimity of their doctrines
In conclusion Father MacCorry an
swered some objections brought by inf
deity against the Scriptures. showing
that in spite of every barrier the religion
of the Scriptures has come up through
the centuries, gathering force as it ad-
vanced each gigantic stride living land
mark for the worlds veal
The following selections concluded the
exercises:
Violin solo, "Cavatina.'' op. S5 CRanD,
Eugene E. Schmitz: tenor solo. 30 Salu-
tariS' (GiorZa), c. Goetting: Tantum Ergo
(Rossf. choir; final. Praise Ye the Fa-
ther" (Gounod), chorus
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16
Funeral of Seth F. Daniels.

OAKLAND, March 15.-The funeral of
the late ex-Judge Seth F. Daniels took
place this afternoon under the auspices
of University Lodge, l. o. o. F.. and not
withstanding the inclement weather. a
large number of friends gathered at Odd
Fellows Hall to testify by their presence
to the high esteem in which deceased had
been held. The services were very i'm
pressive and the floral offerings numer-
Gus and beautiful. The pallbearers were
Frederick Sinclair. Lester Burpee. Myron
Holcomb David z. Bortree, Samuel II.
Mitchell and Lin S. Church.
Read Conan Doyle's story of the
mutiny on the Flower Land, in next
Sundays Call.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16
PLUMBER THURSIE KILLED.
Crushed Death by a Barrel of
Whiting Weighing Five Hun
dred Pounds

Carl Alfred Thursie, n plumber, died
last Thursday evening at his residence,
139 Center place, from injuries received
last Saturday in a most peculiar accident.
He was working in a whiting factory at
RAT Brannan street, and just before the
accident was engaged in moving barrels
of whiting on skids. While handling a
the barrel began to roll off Thursie in
stead of jumping out of the way, seized
hold of the barrel in order to stop it. He,
however, failed to recover his balance
and the barrel rolled over him, inflicting
fatal injuries.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16
At 30 Gents

100 pieces BLACK FIGURED MO-
HAIR. 45 inches wide; marked
down from 81 to soc a yard.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16
AT 80 Gents

cases 46-INCH FINE ALL-WOOL
STORM SERGES. ali shades; will be
offered at soc a yard.
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AT $3.50

0 pieces BLACK ENGLISH DAG
ONAL, IS inches wide. splendid for
tailor suitings; marked down from
81 25 TO S1.50 a yard.
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AT 75 Gents

case FRENCH NOVELTY DRESS
GOODS, 46 inches wide, in light and
medium shades, worth S1-25 yard;
on special sale at 75c a yard
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At S1.OO

FANCY STRIPED AND CHECKED
SILK, regular value S1.25; marked
down to 81 a yard.
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AT $1.OO
AT - Cents

30 pieces BLACK DIAGONAL. 50
inches wide and in three different
twills; marked down from S1.25 and
81 to 75c a yard.
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Advances made on furniture and pianos, with
or without removal J. Noonan, 1017-1023 Mission.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-16
COlOred
Dress Goods.
AT ~ Cents
3 cases DOUBLE-FOLD HOMESPUN
DRESS GOODS. new spring shades;
will be offered at 25c yard.
AT SO Gents
cases NEW SPRING PLAIDS, Sc inches
wide, stylish patterns; will be placed
on sale at SOC yard.
AT 20 Cents
8 cases 3S-INCH FIGURED SCOTCH
DRESS GOODS, two-toned shadings,
worth SOC a yard; on special sale at
20c yard.
at z5 Gents

1 case NOVELTY BENGALINE PLAIDS,
new designs. value for 81 a yard; will
be offered at 75c a yard.
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AT S1.OO

Black FIGURED SATIN AND
GROS GRAIN SILK. regular value
S125; marked down to 81 a yard.
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GOODS.
AT 80 Cents

70 pieces BLACK FRENCH CHEW
lot, 42 inches wide, all wool;
marked down from Csc to SOC a
yard.
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fine grade
worth offered at 81 80
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At - Cents

COLORED TAFFETA SILK, finest
quality, regular value Soc; marked
down TO 75c a yard.
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AT S5 Gents
40 pieces BLACK ENGLISH DAG
ONAL. As inches wide: marked
down from 81 TO 65c yard.
AT $1.OO
25 pieces BLACK CREPON, AZ inches
wide; marked down from $50 and
N.25 to 81 a yard.
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AT 90 Cents
AT $1.25
AT $3.50


81 5wllbe !
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Brussels
effect worth so, offered 81
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-07-23

A few days ago we were told by
a saloon man that the Courier
editor has served notice that he
would give the saloon until Sept l.,
in which to stop their prostitution
of the Sabbath day This paper
called the officers attention to the
fact and was locked up in the court
room for his trouble, Brother
Stuart, you had better look out
how you tread on the corns of
court officers on the west side
they are very sensitive in some
things and we have found out they
don't take any meddling with the
dram shops
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-07-23
TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS, SUNDAY, JULY 23 1899
HE ORDERED 100000.

Mayor Hardin on Friday, gave
orders to have 600, ,OOs bricks burnt
for him right away, quick. The re-
porter learning this, looked the
Mayor up and asked him what he
was going to do with so many brick,
The Mayor said, 81 have made a
proposition to the people of Texar-
kama, that if they would lend me
a helping hand, I would put up a
800, 900 opera house for the city,
and having confidence that the
proposition will be accepted, | have
ordered the brick that may begin
work at the earliest moment. "
Here the Mayor added, you knew
brick are staple and if do not build
can easily dispose of my purchase.
The Mayor has an idea of build
ing three story opera house. He
will excavate the two lots corner
State and Clinton, building swim
ming pool in the middle, say 30 xI8O
feet; this will give promenade all
round of 20 feet. On the second
floor will be the opera house, the
entrance and floor rising eight feet
from the ground elevation. Above
the opera house, will be large
hall, which can be used for danSing
and public meetings. The Mayer
has the whole scheme figured out,
and if he is ever able to carrySOut
his project, Texarkana will have a
combination house hard to beatand
one that will be an ornament to our
city. 1t will only take fifty men,
who will contribute a hundred each
to make up the bonus that will
cause the building to spring up as
by magic. The Mayor said, to the
reporter, 81 have assurances from
several friends that they would con-
tribute to the undertaking, and I
shall hold the offer I make, for
short time, and if it is not accepted,
will erect another building or build
ings on those lots | now hold for
the opera house.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-07-23

Mr.. Porter, countryman, swore
out a warrant against Mr.. Geo.
Walker and his two sons, Messrs.
James and Noah Walker, on yester-
day, charging them with stopping
him on the public highway by ex-
hibting gun, and clubs and abus-
ing him, inviting him to get out OF
his wagon and fight, etc. The pa
pers were issued by Squire Hud-
gins. The Walkers were represent
ed by Joe E. Cook, and Porter by
A. M. Garrison. A change of ven
ue was taken before the case was
brought to trial, and will come up
next Tuesday before Justice Win
ham.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-07-23

Yesterday the Bickham house
was robbed of several pieces of sill
yer gware and susplcloned a
young man. Officer Crow served
papers on him and started to jail,
while enroute the young man self
injected cocaine in his arm and
when he reached the city jail he
tumbled over with fits, The officer
found him a physical wreck from
the use of the drng and turned
him loose He pulled for a drug
store and procuring fresh supply
of the drug jabbed his arms a
couple of times with the needle
syringe and waddled off as if in a
dream.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-07-23

At old Boston yesterday, the
county court was engaged in try
ing a case-the State of Texas
against Jim Christopher, for own
ing and exhibiting 'slot machine.
The defendent was found guilty and
a fine of $25 and ten daysin Jail was
the penalty assessed, Mr.. Christie
pher appealed the case. Other ca
ses of a similar nature were contin-
ued.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-07-23
A CHILD ENJOYS

The pleasant favor, gentle action,
and soothing effect of Syrup Of Figs
when in need of a laxative, and If
the father or mother be costive or
bilious, the most gratifying results
follow It's use, so that II Is the best
family remedy known and every
family should have a bottle Man.
ufactured by the California Fig
Syrup %,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-07-23

Mr.. Mayfeld has come and gone
What he did or said to the Pee Gee
officers is a blank to us, and we dc
not undertake to even guess. lie
will go back to Austin and file his
report, and it may be pigeon-holed
for an indefinite time, and Texarka-
ma will be beaten out of the head
quarters of the road. We learn that
should the officers be removed from
here, which they are to a certainty,
that the state will declare the char
ter forfeited, and when the recei'
vers turn it back to the bond-hold'
ers or owners, they will have to set
tie up with the state and take out
new charter, and can then name
in said charter any place in Texas
as a general Office point.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-07-23

The M. X, & 7. Ry., had a head
end collision on the Mineola branch
a few days ago in which Mr., Bird
who was out on drumming expe-
dition for Kline bakery was shaken
up and thought to be hurt inter
nally. He went to Mineral Wells to
lay up and be treated,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-07-23

Mr.. e. w. Stuart, Agent, has re-
ceived many pieces of fine cloth in
the last few days, and he is booking
work daily He has a splendid cut
ter and filter, and guarantees all
suits to fit. Go and pick out suit
and see how cheap he can price it
to YOU.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-07-23

Circumstance Alter Cases" In
cases of dyspepsia, nervousness. ca
tarrh, rheumatism, eruptlons, etc,
the circumstances may be altered
by purifying and enriching the blood
with Hoods Sarsaparilla Try it.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-07-23

Being centrally located in Texarkana,
E, w. Stuart, agent. the maker OF fine
suits, can suit you to st." Call and see
his price OF goods. 7-IS
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-07-23

See the elegant line Of etchings
and steel engravings at Artist
Supply Co., 2l4 State Line, to be
sold this week at 25c on the 81 Of
actual value. 6'2
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-07-23

Vice president Joe Fuqua Of the
Big woods Boggy mill, let the con
tract yesterday to Mr.. l.. Ockandel
to grade three miles Of road bee
for his saw mill road, When this
is completed the road wilpenetratt
the timber six miles from the mil
and will only lack a few miles o
making junction with the Pc,
Gee.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-07-23

Hoods Pills cure biliousness, sick
headache. q
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-07-23

@T~yy-==%7
U Headquarters For \
Z Wedding Presents, s
I Birthday Presents, {
2 Graduating Presents. I
z LOUIS HEmBRON,
y The Leading Jeweler.
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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1899-05-25
Grasshoppors Appear.

State Treasurer Rice, who has Just
returned from trip to his home at st.
Anthony, reports that grasshopper
visitation is just now worrying the
people about Market Lake 1t is the
third year the insects have appeared
there in vast numbers, and the farmers
are very much alarmed. On previous
years the pests were in such numbers
that they stripped entire fields, and
this year they threaten to be as plenti-
full as ever before.
The grasshoppers seem to hatch on
certain sand beds in that vicinity and
they come out by the millions. There
are two or three patches of two or three
acres each that are literally alive with
the young insects. AS soon as hoppers
mature they will raid the surrounding
country and cause great loss. The
farmers are devising means of destroy
ing them, and there was talk of Gov
ering the infected patches with straw
and burning it. Another plan is to
plow around the patches. This holds
the insects back for time, but they
soon spread, after eating off the vege
tation of the surrounding area.-States
man.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1899-05-25

~ S>TED ye si ls,es 81 e5t
seri23oa el-saf5e5 Aighsat l.ar2sJ
price allowed for same. Here is
good chance for our delinquents in the
country TO square up.
Last Friday, May 20, the four months
old child of James and Amanda Wonsch
was buried from the Catholic church.
Father Hendrickx preached in the Ger
man language.
We now haYe full line of fresh
groceries in stock. These goods are
fresh from the factories and will be
sold at lowest prices. Also fine line
of candies just in. Call and see our
stock. Mrs. Ellen Douglas 4
DR.. FL Beckstrom, ID. d. s., is now
located in Paris permanently. Will
extract teeth absolutely without pain
by the use of ODONTUNDER, leaving
no bad effects. High grade dentistry
in all branches of the profession. Paris,
Idaho. /
new bath room outfit including two
fine zinc tubs, boiler, heater, etc, and
in day or two will be able to accom-
modate his patrons in fine shape with
baths This is an innovation long
since needed in Montpelier and Pete
ought to get rich through his pro-
/ gressiyeness.
Mr.. P. Ketcham OF Pike City, CAL,
Gays. During my brothers late sick
ness from sciatic rheumatism, Chamber
lain's Pain Balm was the only remedy
that gave him any relief" Many others
have testified to the prompt relief from
pain which this liniment affords. For
sale by Hoover's Drug Store.
Chief Clerk Arney of the state land
board disposed of land in Bear Lake
and Fremont counties, the sales in the
former amounting TO $4,000 and in the
latter to $13, 900. The price was gener
ally $40 an acre, though some tracts
brought higher figures, One sale was
at SIS 30 an acre. The total number
or acres sold In both counties Wat
about 400.
was seriously afflicted with cough
for several wears, and last fall had ;
. more severe cough than ever before
have used many remedies without re
ceiving much relief, and being recon-
Z men led to try bottle of Chamberlain
Z Cough Remedy, by friend, who, know
I ing me to De poor widow, gave it t
z me, tried it, and with the most graft
flying results. The first bottle relieves
me very much and the second bottl
: has absolutely cured me. have no
d had as good health for twenty year,
G Respectfully, Mrs. Mary A. BearC
8 CIaremore, Ark. Sold by Hoover
Drug Stose.