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The San Francisco call., 1899-07-31
ACCIDENTAL DEATHS.
Startling Results From Innocent
Abuse of Familiar Things.

A strange case of accidental death is
recorded by the London Evening Stand
ard. man went to bed excessively
drunk and was found dead in the morn
ing. The natural conclusion was. of
course, that he had died from alcoholic
poisoning, but the doctor who made the
post-mortem was not satisfied with this
He examined the body and found over the
region of the heart tiny hole like a pin
prick On investiga ting to find a cause
mattress an old rusty needle. The man
had gone to bed very drunk, and his con-
dition had prevented him from feeling the
prick of the needle, which penetrated his
heart and caused death.
Another accident equally remarkable
was caused by a snake of a harmless
species. A man was out shooting when he
saw a snake, and in order to stop it get
ting away he placed the butt of the rifle
on it's neck and thus pinned it to the
ground. Naturally the snake objected
and in its struggles to free itself coiled
around the gunstock one of the coils
striking the hammer, which was down on
the cap at the time, so forcibly that the
rifle was discharged. The contents en-
tered the mans chest and he was killed
on the spot.
a third case of accidental death is that
of a man inhaling tooth powder He
chanced to hiccough just as he was pac-
ing a brush full of dry powder in his
mouth The dust got into his windpipe
and formed species of paste which
caused his death by suffocation in very
short time.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-31
OREGON BOYS WELCOMED
Special Serv. ces at Calvary
Church Last Evening for
the WebfOot Braves.

The boys of the Oregon regiment were
welcomed at the Central Presbyterian
Church, corner of Geary and Powell
streets, last night The pastor, Rev. Or.
II. Hemphill, delivered a brief address in
which he stated that his belief was that
the soldiers came back better Christians
than they were when they left their
homes to fight the battles of their coun-
try Chaplain J. Gilbert of the Second
Oregon Regiment followed with a retro
spective talk on the morale of the Oregon
boys during their stay IN Manila.
Some of them went wrong in the
Christian virtues he said. "but l found
from investigation that as a rank and file
they were true to the same moral princi-
pies which guided them when they were
at their own fifesides. l found that thev
did not drink much. that they gamblc1
very little. and that they came back, as
Or. Hemphill said, better men than when
they went away
A large congregation was present and
many uniformed Oregon boys were scat
tered among those who listened to the
eloquent address of the chaplain.
The choir. consisting of A. III. Lawrence.
w. G. Campbell and Misses Susie Hurt
Mark and Caroline Boyle. rendered a
special programme of sacred songs and
patriotic choruses under the direction Of
Professor j. Burness, the organist.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-31
Destroyed Chimney Without Tear
ing It Down.

Here is novel and economical
method of destroying a large brick
smokestack. The stack was 266 feet in
height and 21 feet in diameter, and its
removal was accomplished in the fol-
lowing manner: The brick was removed
from one side at height of about three
feet above the ground, and the opening
thus formed filled with built-up wooden
blocks, between which were packed tar,
saWdust and paraffin. This material
was then set on fire, and caused the
chimney to crack and fall within
space that had been previously marked
on the ground. Not only was the cost
much less than if the brick had been
torn down. but there was also recovered
much material in good condition FOR
fntlIra nsa-
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-31
Killed and Mortally Wounded.
SPLENDID RECORD
OF NEBRASKAN5 IN
BATTLE IN LUZON

HE First Nebraska Volunteers ar
rived in San Francisco May 10, 1898,
the vanguard of the Eastern troops
which were to form part of the army
for the invasion of the Philippines Dur
ing their four weeks stay in camp here
they won general commendation by their
gentlemanly behavior and soldierly bear
ing. They sailed on the transport China
with the second military expedition on
June - and arrived off Mania July II.
On disembarkng at Parauaque they
We're made part of General Greenes ad-
vance, with which they continued. cheer
fully performing every duty falling 10
them, until the capture of Manila
The first American blood shed on Phil
ippine soil was drawn by a Spanish bull
let on July 30 from Private William
Stirling. Company X of this regiment.
They opened the fight with the insurgents
on the night Of February 4 last and bore
the brunt of the fierce attacks made by
the Filipinos for fourteen consecutive
hours, not giving back an inch
For the next ninetynine days they were
in continual active service, marching
picketing and fighting being only relieved
nando and the suspension of the pursuit
of General Luna's army, when there was
less than 300 men out of the whole reEi-
ment fit for duty. They took part in
every engagement incident to Mac
Arthur's mOvenents-tWelve in all without
counting Skirmishes-With a total loss of
over 60 killed and 223 wounded among
Colonel Stotsenberg, with six of his line
officers.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-31
RECOGNIZED
The Badge, and the Horse Limped to
It's Owner for Relief.

1CS OWueI 1O1 hcilCA.
lone reads so many stories about ami
Gus for a doubter to express his disbellef
in almost any gathering of men at the
present day" remarked a well-known
Western physician to star writer i,.b;r re,
my own observation a number or years
ago when | was studying medicine that
convinced me that the members of the
horse family should at least be credlted
with the possession of very considerable
amount of reasoning power. 1t was the
custom for the students at the medical IN
stitution at which pursued my studies
to wear small badge upon their coats TO
distinguish them from others at the col
lege. A horse belonging TO the establish
ment was used a great deal about the
medical department, and the animal
seemed to haves special preference for
the embryo doctors. Well, one day while
q number of us were gathered in a little
circle upon a lawn in the rear of the col
leSe the animal in question, when USED 10
be turned loose to nip the grass in the To-
cality, came toward the group limping
very badly. He came to stop dozen
or more feet away from the crowd, and,
carefully. surveying the lot of us. finally
made up his mind what he wanted to do.
and without any hesitation limped direct
lY to my side, Whlnnied, stuck MS nose
against my body and held up his left fore
nail imbedded in the frog of his hoof. This
had evidently caused the lameness, and
soon. realized the interesting fact that the
animal desired me to attend to his foot.
extracted the nail with some difficulty
and the horse whinnied with relief and
walked away. Being curious to know why
the beast had picked me out to attend to
his wound. l glanced at my fellow stu
dents and found the solution to the prob
lem. Not one of the group had his medi-
cal badge upon his coat but myself. The
horse had therefore plainly recognized the
insignia and acted accordingly. Wash
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-31
SEEKS TO PUT
An END TO HER
MENTAL WORRY
Mrs. A. G.. Dunn De-
termined to Die.
MAKES TWO FUTILEATTEMPTS
PREVENTED FROM DROWNING,
SHE TRIES TO CUT AN ARTERY
Unfortunate Woman Is the Wife of a
Fresno Physician, Who Is Suing
for a Divorce-Believed
to Be Insane.
MAKES TWO FUTILE ATTEMPTS
FROM DROWNING,
SHE TRIES TO CUT AN ARTERY

Mrs A c. Dunn, well-dressed. mid
dle-aged woman, attempted to commit
suicide by jumping into the bay at the
foot of Fourth street last night. She was
seen by a young man, who grabbed her
plunge Her rescuer induced her to ac-
plunge Her rescure induced her to ac
company him along Fourth street until
he met a policeman, to whom he told the
story of the woman's attempt to destroy
herself. The officer questioned her, and,
as she seemed determined to drown her
sorrows in the waters of the bay, he
took her to police HEADQUARTERS.
himself that Mrs. Dunn had been drink
ing, ordered her locked up and a charge
of drunkenness placed against her
The woman is. the wife of DR.. Dunn, a
well-known resident of Fresno. Some
time ago the physician commenced a suit
for diyorGe rec alleging l1dttemperapee t on the
the suit Mrs Dunn had been sent to a
private sanitarium on Second street in
this city. Shoruy after o'clock last
evening she escaped from the sanitarlum
and started out to drown her troubles and
herself at one and the same time.
street she removed her outer garments
and was about to throw herself into the
bay when she was discovered and turned
A short time after being placed in a cell
in the City Prison the unfortunate woman
pleaded with trusty to give her hat
pilI, dS Slle WdHttu " sever oil artery
in her wrist" Failing to get the pin she
sunk her teeth into her wrist in vain
attempt to accomplish her purpose. One
of her cellmates, seeing the blood gushing
from her wrist summoned Corporal
Hickey, who quickly found the unfortu
nate woman still engaged in trying to
sever the main artery of her wrist with
her teeth. After considerable. trouble she
was removed from the cell and sent to the
Receiving Hospital, where a watch was
placed over her.
1t is believed that the woman is ment-
o1II,
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-31
HENRY SMITH.

Spelling, Dave Carroll. James Campbell,
S. Berendst, Garrett Spelling, James
Brown, Charles Ash and Smith, was out
for a days fishing in the launch Pride
The tide was running strong and the
water was somewhat rough The boat
lay about seventy-five yards off Blunt
Point and the party was quietly fishing.
when Carroll, who happened to be facing
Smith, the latter being seated near the
rail, was Mortified to see him throw up
his hands and pitch forward over the
boats side.
Those in the boat made every effort to
save the unfortunate man. who struggled
fully minute in their sight before finally
going under for the last time Smith was
probably attacked by dizziness, to which
he was subject when on the water, hav-
ing on previous occasion fallen off a
wharf: No trace of the body has yet
been found.
The deceased, who leaves a widow re-
sided at 80 F'reelon street. was an indus
trous, hard-working man. with wide
circle Of friends. In the fraternal order
to which he belonged, the Knights of
Honor. Harry, Smith was very. popular,
being one of the leading members of An
chor Lodge No. 1866.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-31
QUEER TREES.
From Japan, and Other Curious Flo
raj and Arboreal Plants.

An exhibition of Japanese floral and
arboreal plants is being held at the
American Art Galleries To repro-
duce a Japanese garden plants ana
decorations have been brought over
and some are very rare specimens,
many of them being the Oldest in exis-
tence.
Geisha girls, who came over with the
plants, pour tea in the garden, the en-
trance of which is like an old gateway,
decorated with old stone ornaments.
The trees are nearly all dwarfed, this
being done by clipping the roots. In
the collection are number of ever
greens, ranging in age from 20 to 200
years. and most of them are trained to
the shape of Fusiyama, the Japanese
sacred mountain. One evergreen is re-
puted to be HOO years old, and the only
one of the kind in the world; 1t is only
10 feet high and weighs about a ton.
One of the beautiful specimens is the
chi-sho, or red maple; 1t is quite un-
like any maple in this country having
fine. small leaves, and being of a deli
cate peaChblow tint. 1t is nine feet
high.
One of the remarkable specimens is
a piece of mountain sponge about two
feet square, out of which there are
growing ten dwarf trees of different
varieties, such as pine, cedar. ever
green and juniper, some of them only
a few lncheS hlgn. "A curious ana rare
specimen is the densif1ora pine. The
japanese, in the training of this tree,
have shown their usual love for re-
versing the natural order of things:
the roots are nearly all exposed and
growing in the air. while the tree. in
stead of being supported by the roots.
really supports the roots. The idea is
to see just how little root will keep the
tree alive. with the hope that in time,
by great cultivation. this tree may
flourish with barely a rOot.-New York
Evening Post.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-31
G @ @ @ G Q Q @ Q @ 100000
GIANT POPLAR
Dies in Maryland at the Age of 1900
Years

The oldest and largest tree in Talbot
County is dead 1t has been dying for
twenty-five years or more. The tree is
mammoth tulip poplar in a field of Poplar
Hill farm, near the public road leading
from Easton to Trappe, about mile and
a half from Easton. The farm has been
named for the tree for at least 200 years,
and is the property of Mrs. Edmund Law
part of the original Platter grant made in
early colonial times Scientific men who
have from time to time visited this tree
have said that 1t would take at least
1000 years for this species of poplar to
grow to such a size in this locality. 1t
stands alone, a picturesque feature of the
landscape, in an open field, and can be
seen for miles from all roads and from
of the tree is in the magnitude and height
of it's trunk. Approximately it is $50 feet
high and 20 feet in diameter. The head is
comparatively small, and the first limb
is 200 feet from the ground, and it carries
its diameter symmetrically all the way up.
From its top, al night for many venture
some and agile climbers have ascended
1t, the light in Sharps Island lighthouse
behind it cannot be seen from the nearby
public road. The lightning has not spared
it. 1t is scanned and gashed and split by
the many bolts which have struck It, and
which have also knocked huge limbs from
its top. Tradition says that 200 years ago
which is as far back as tradition claims
to have known the tree-it is named in
land deeds 156 years ago-it had lightning
of failure. Three years ago it was struck
four times in one summer This fierce
attack undoubtedly hastened it's end.
Well, the giant is dead. The old poplar
of Poplar Hill probably saw the beginning
of the tenth century and died just be-
fore the beginning of the twentieth. 1t
was the Mount Shasta of the Talbot land
scape.-Easton (Md) special Baltimore
Sun
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-31
OFFICER HILL ARRESTED.
Overzealous Watchman Fires a Ran
dom Shot at Crowd of Revelers

Special officer Hill. who is stationed at
Davis and Market streets, fired a shot
into a crowd last night which is likely to
cause him some trouble The incident
occurred on Davis street about hau-past
10 o'clock.
A hilarious party of merrymakers,
about sixteen in all, had just left Lu-
chetti's restaurant on Davis street, where
they had spent a decidedly pleasant even
ing. One of the young men, in pure ex-
uberance of spirits. picked up, broken
chandse and carried it a out half a
block.
Hill who is one of -1orse's men, COM
manGed him in a very decisive manner to
take i back The man refused, scuff1e
ensued, and at its close Hill deliberately
fired into the crowd Fortunately the
no one was Injured. Ponceman Stevens
promptly took The man into custody
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-31
THOSE WHOSE BLOOD
FLOWED FOR THE FLAG

Private Gaylord A. Blakeley, Company
April Captain Martin Herpolsheimer'
April ri 3gEQU1NQUA-First L4eutenant
W. X. Moore Company Fl; Second Ley
tenant a. s. Wadsworth. Company b;
s. iiT4iS Private VI Lee stoner. Company b; Pri
vate Edwin Q. Peterson, Company ID;
Private James Richards. Company d:
Private Charles Schwartz, COMPANY
d: Private John White. Company +; Mu-
sician Walter G. Tingley. Company +;
Private II. w. Livatel, Company +; Fri
vate Guy Minor. Company F; Private Ed
win F. Gregg. Company /; Private James
keenan, Company /; Private Daniel VIII
kins. Company ]; Sergeant Clyde Osbury,
Company /: Corporal = Dallash. Company
|; Corporal Henderson, Company i;
Corporal Harry Brookover, Company
Private r. L. Smith, Company X; Prl-
Yate William H. Larue, Company IA:
Private Fred Gibbs, Company X; Private
Otto Hemp. Company K; Private Eli Sis
Wen, Company X; Private Orson E
Humphrey, Company NJ; Sergeant Hor-
ace 4I Kennedy, Company N; Corporal y.
April 2-QUINGUA TO CALUMPIT-
Second Lieutenant ". G. Lungan. Com
pany c; Artffcer John Roller, Company
F. Private NJ. Q. Legg. Company l.; Pri-
Vate George Wagick. Company L.
pOral Charles Brewster. Company c; Pri-
vate David Gillespie Company e: Private
Lucius PangbOrn, Company 7: Private
Willard Garter. Company l.; Private
tranCiS Mason, Company L; Private Her
EeE Majors. Company l..
May AAPALIT TO SAN TOMAS-Prf-
yate H. T. Dunning. Company f; Private
Madsden. Company /; Private w. l. John-
son Company X; Private Grant Cljnl,
Company K; Private Willard B. Mason,
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-31

= - n the night of September 26
- II Mthe members of Ivy Chapter
the o3 9r3s5 %s,.5 Of f9s nP. n1s5sTa nSdia
= A. Steele is the matron and
"a DR.. Gassaway is the patron. will
:, give a grand entertainment in
u Golden Gate Hall, and on that oc-
Z Casion Will present to each Of the
= past patrons of the chapter mag
- nifcent jewel of his rank in the
- order The Jewels, which are being
t. made from a design by r. Bujan-
= noff. are said to be the most hand
= some that have ever been made for
- officers of that rank. The picture
- herewith presented shows the ex-
= act size of the jewel, which is, In
g the language of the ritual, "the
q emblem of the past patron is the
- square and compass within the
y star" The star itself is suspended
= by two chains from a crown and
= scepter. and the five points of the
- star are each in one of the colOrs
of the order. enameled red. blue,
- yellow. white and green, while a
> small diamond takes the place of
= the rivet in the compass. Those
n who are to receive these jewels are
: John Hatfield Gray. Frank Moxon,
- George William Henry Patterson,
, John F. McMurray. Harry Ascroft,
. Cyrus Clinton Dow, EllwoOd Perry
- Morey and Charles Lewis Patton.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-31
MEETS DEATH
BY DROWNING
NEAR T|BURON
Henry Smith Falls Out
Of a Launch.
FATALITY ON A FISHING TRIP
ANOTHER SUNDAY CATASTRo-
PIE ON THE BAY.
The Victim Is an Employe Of the
Overland Freight Transfer Com
pany and a Member of the
knights of Honor.
ANOTHER SUNDAY CATASTRO-
PIE ON THE BAY.

Henry Smith a teamster in the employ
of the Overland Freight Transfer Com
pany, fell out of a launch and was
drowned off Blunt Point. Angel Island
about 1890 yesterday morning, while en-
joying an outing with party of friends.
The party, which consisted of George
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-31
Notice to Election officers.

quests all citizens who have been an
pointed election officers for the primary
election to call at his Office in the CIty
Hall without delay for the purpose of
taking the necessary oath of office and
to receive instructions and a copy of the
election laws that they may thoroughlV
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-31
Knife Duels in snain-

Knife duels are very FREQUENT among
the lower classes of the cities in South
ern Spain When two are about TO
fight they blow whistles to attract spec
tators Their left legs are tied together
at the knees. and then at signal they
begin attacking each other with long
knives. In a duel recently witnessed
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-31
Deserted by Her Husband.

Any one knowing the whereabouts of T
Jorgensen will confer favor on his Wife
by dropping a line to 969 Mission street
Mrs. Jorgensen claims her husband de-
serted her a week ago and carried Off
their little girl. The lady states that she
is sick and is in destitute cireumstancss
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-31
LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

TRANSATLANTIC IIL oIE+tNI1FtS
BREMEN-Arrived July 30-Stmr Prinz Re
gent Luitpold, from New York, Via Southamp-
ton.
SOUTHAMPTON = Sailed July 81 - Stmr
Bremen, from Bremen, for New York.
HANRE-Sailed July 30-Stmr La Bretagne,
for New York.
QUEENSTOWN-saied July 3O-Stmr Cam
pania. from Liverpool. for New York
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-31
UTAH LIGHT ARTILLERY.
Discharged Soldiers Remaining Will
Their Regiments.
Wounded.

February S-Private Isaac Russell.
July 31-NIGHT ATTACK-J j. Wink
Ter.
February 5-7-MANILA-Corp Geo.
3. Wardlaw; Private Peter Anderson:
Corporal Andrew Peterson. Company B.
March 2l-Private John p. Pinder, Com
March p 2s-M MALABON - CORPORAL
Harry /; Souther. Company B; Private
Parker Hail Company B.
April 23-QUINGUA-PrIva David J.
Davids. Company A; Private John AL
phansalp. Company A
April 25-QUINGUA TO CALUMPIT-
Corporal Marniies Jensen, Company b;
Private - Burmeier Company B; Private
John 3. Ramon, Company 3.
April 26-Rrivate Emil T. Salmer. Com
pany A.
Killed and MortaIly Wounded.
February 10 S-BATTLE OF MANII. A
Sergeant Harry Young, Company A;
Corporal ]. Young, Company A.
February 11-Private Wilhelm Goodman,
May ii SAN FERNANDO : Ford A.
Fisher, Company A.
Died Of Wounds Received in Battle.
April 26-Moritz Junsen. Company B.
Died in Hospital.
March 14-John T. Kennedy, Company
3, dVSenterV.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-31

Tortoiseshell. as it comes from the West
Indies. is coarse, dirty and lusterless. and
only the most skfllful and patient manip-
material that it eventually becomes.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-31

The losses of the Nebraska Volunteer
Infantry and the Utah Light Artillery by
battle in the Philippines are shown in the
following lists taken from the official rec
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-31

in Alicante one of the combatants re-
ceived IA wounds and the other H.
The Rival
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-31

Love may be blind. but 1t dictates a
lot of fool letters that sooner or later
get the writer's into trouble.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-31
STRANGE DEATH OF AN UNKNOWN MAN.

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Z. n he
lily 10 O'Clock Saturday night discovered Gold
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known
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-31

February S-Private Isaac Russell.
July 31-NIGHT ATTACK-J. J. Wink
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-31
FIRST NEBRASKA.
Discharged, but Remaining With the
Regiment.
killed and Mortally Wounded.

February S-Ge0rge CIOther. Compa4TH p
D: Douglass I. Bridges. Company
Emmett L. Fischer, Company r: =,
August 2-BEFORE MALATE-PrlVat'
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-09-09
RoBT. TAPIA.
Ten New and Original Songs Which
 Can be Had Free.

What will the great metropolitan papers do next? This is the question some one asks nearly every day. But there is one which leads all others. It has gained the sobriquet of America's Greatest Newspaper" by just such re- markable pieces of enterprise as the one which has just now attracted the attention of the press all over the country.
 Last week the New York Sunday World announced that it would give away an album of new and original music, consisting of ten of the up to- date class of songs of sentiment, "coOn" songs, "Cakewalks," &c. These ten songs the Sunday World proposes to distribute one each week, with every copy of the Sunday World. When it is considered that the average price of new music, written and composed by popular authors, is from 30 to 45 cents, the unparalleled enterprise of The World giving the song away with a big Sunday newspaper, for which only cents is charged, is apparent. The World requests that we publish the following announcement:
 A Music Album free. From Sept. 3 to Nov. 5, the Sunday World will issue weekly song in sheet music form, with handsome colored covers. The entire set will be mailed, postage paid, for soc. Remittances received after Sept. 3 will get the back num- bers and each new number issued. Besides the song, The World will also send its colored Art Portfolio, which is a marvel Of journalism; it's Sunday Magazine, which equals the monthly periodicals, and its Comic Weekly, which excels every comic weekly in the United States except two, and in its comic scope equals these two TO- cent publications.
 Write a postal card to the Sunday World Music Editor, Pulitzer Build Iog, N. Y for a list Of the songs.