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The San Francisco call., 1899-07-09
WORK OF ART
That Was Too Natural to Please
High-Toned Saloonist.

The trials of an artist are many and
sore, but one encountered recently by
young New Yorker who earns a scanty
living with his pencil and brush has its
ludicrous side also. Though his heart is
true to art for arts sake" the eXigen-
cies of rent clothes and food make neceS-
sary an occasional resort to trick paint
ing, at which he is clever: and a liquor
dealer who was about to open new and
extensively decorated saloon gave him an
order for something that will put the
size, etc, were left wholly to the artist;
price not to exceed SIS; acceptance subject
to approval.
The artist cudgeled his brains for a
deal box, about twelve inches long and
six inches wide, spread his canvas on the
inside of the bottom of it and painted
thereon about half pint of broken pea
nuts. He executed the work so well that
when the box. which had no cover. was
set on a table or bar and tilted back
against the wall temptation for a man
fond of peanuts to reach into the box for
one was almost irresistible, and the artist
tried the trick upon some of his own
friends with success before taking it TO
the liquor dealer.
He asked $50 for it, and felt that the
money was as good as in his pocket, but
to his intense disgust the man of spirits
for his reason would give no satisfactory
explanation. A friend of the artist, who
had the confidence of the rumseller, un-
dertook to find out.
"They were too natural altogether
said the art patron, land some of my
customers who do not care for peanuts,
seeing the box standing at the end of my
bar might go away undeceived and think
| was selling peanuts That would never
do Now. if it had been some rare trOp-
ical fruit, or even burned almonds. that
might do, but peanuts, never: not in this
high-toned place-they are too cheap
New York Tribune
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-09
CHARGED
WITH POLYGAMY
WorrdDt for Arrest Of tbe President
Of the Salt Lake Stake Of
the Mormon Church.

SALT 8-A issued this afternoon
President
him with unaW1u CO
affidavit is follows:
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he
OF
compile a o
wen a
incu S.
president of the
of of
First Presidency Joseph F. Smith,
j Wnder AQula Nebecker
in
behalf OF
fathers
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borhood of $4,000 people, the majority Of
them being negroes, who were dependent
on public charity for sustenance.
The suffering of the waterbound refu-
gees has been very great. The Governor
figures that the loss of life has been COM
paratively small. not exceeding fifty per
sons The heaviest farming losses will
fan upon the. owners of the big PIIanta-
tiOnS in the bottoms, who have lost all their
crops and much of their personal property
and are not being protected in the distri-
button Of charity, which is being eA-
pended only among the poor.
Up to tonight Governor Sayers has re-
cetved $4,000 in money contributions from
this State and from the East. In addi-
ton thereto he has sent out several car
loads of groceries which have been Go
mated by different cities of the State
The situation is being well handled now.
everything having got down to
tematic precision, and the Governor stat "a
tonight that by tomorrow every hungry
mouth in Texas would be looked after.
The waters are fast subsidng. and Gov
ernOr Savers is confident that he will be
able TO care for the poor of the State for
at least a week. after which time they
can secure employment in the food
wrecked valley
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FISHING IN SNOW.

A snow avalanche with very unusual
results is reported from Norway. 1t gave
the people of Christiania something to
talk about for a week. The unique phe-
nomenon occurred among the low noun
tains back of the capital on March 81.
There had been an extraordinary fall of
snow, and then came a big thaw, which
melted a great deal of the ice in the little
Liledal River. A very large number of
fish had their home in this stream, and
what happened to them is the unusual
feature of this avalanche
In the night large mass Of snow on
the hills on one side of the stream slipped
from the slopes and glided with great We
locity down into the river. The face of
the avalanche was about a mile in length
and for that distance it slid into the
river. not sharing the river bed with the
water but violently ejecting the stream
and the fish living in it.
The force of that concussion must have
been very great, for the water and fish
were hurled hundreds of feet. Next morn
ing the people were very much surprised
to find, high on the slopes of the hills
bordering the other side Of the valley.
a great number of fish scattered over the
snow For some days there was a most
unusual sort of fishing in progress Men,
women and children We're foundering
about in the snow gathering the fish in
baskets. and the people living along the
valley had all the fish they could eat
without batting a hook.
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FIGHTING THE OLD
BATTLES AGAIN
Veterans Gather Around
a Cam mpfire.
EXCHANGE OF "REMINISCENCES
STORIES OF THE LATE UNPLEAS-
ANTNESS "SWAPPED."
Wallace Reynolds Post and Relief
Corps Entertain the Warriors
Encamped at Santa
Cruz.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SANTA CRUZ, July 8-There was
social entertainment and reunion last
evening at Camp Wallace Reynolds under
the auspices of Wallace Reynolds Post,
Woman's Relief Corps, of Santa Cruz
The assembly tent was crowded with old
soldiers and guests, who heartily ap-
plauded every number on the programme.
Judge A. ]. Buckles. who had just ar
rived in camp. gave an address. There
was song by the Stansbury family Of
Capitola; a recitation by Miss Edith
Young of Sequel; male quartet DR.. F. w.
Bliss, E. B. Pixley Charles Fitch and A.
Williams; recitation, Two Old Tramps,'
Bessie Patton; recitation, Miss Edith
Young; music, Stansbury family; song,
America
Afterward all gathered about the large
campfire and "swarped" stories of the
war.
The veterans are so well pleased with
especially with last nights entertainments
that this morning the executive commit
tee met and adopted the following:
Whereas. The veterans their families and
generous efforts of the good people OF Santa
Cruz to make them as comfortable as possible;
lace Reynolds Relief Corps and Post last night
provided an excellent social entertainment here
in camp, thereby. laying us under additional
obligations, therefore be il
Resolved That the North Central California
Veterans Reunion Association. and all camsed
with said association, hereby offer til r heart
felt thanks and hereby assure the patriotic
citizens of Santa Cruz and especially the Santa
cruz Relief Corps ladies and Grand Army
comrades, and all who have Interested them
selves in our behalf. that we will carry home
with US a lasting remembrance of the long
established generosity and patriotism Of the
Santa Cruz people for the encampment
This noon Department Commander Dill
arrived from San Luis Obispo- He was
met by Major StarCk and a committee at
the depot and given a royal welcome IL
camp.
The interior of the assembly tent was
eaborately decorated to-day and plat
form built for the giving of the entertain
ments This evening the programme was
A. ]. Buckles of Nacaville delivered an
address.
Tomorrow the members of the camp
will attend services at the Methodist
church.
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COUNTIES
COVERED BY
THE WATER
Thousands of Texas Flood
Sufferers Yet in Danger.
of Starvation.
RELIEF BOATS SCARCE
From Many Sections of the Inun-
dated Regions Come Most
Alarming Reports.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

There has been tut little m
pronement IN the condition of the
sufferers from floods IN Texas
during the past twenty-foUr hours.
The State government IS making
the most strenuous exertons to
get food to the starving and to
rescue the perIshng, and the
National Government IS lending
all the aid possible, but there IS
a woefuI lack Of means of trans
portaton, and many of the flood
tfctimS are IN districts so remote
from centers of population that
days must elqpse before they can
be reached.
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nun falls on her knees and spends few
moments in prayer. Out in the fields 1t
is marvellous to see how well the oxen
know these chimes Directly they hear
them they stop instinctively. starting on
their way again. the instant the sisters
have no fear of death. Indeed on the
contrary, they long for it. When the
first superior of their order lay dying,
nuns, who implored her to intercede. on
her behalf in heaven that she too, might
die soon. The superior smiled and IN an
inspired voice said that in a month her
request should be granted. On the day
of the burial, just as the coffin was
closed. the nun drew near the cody,
whispered in it's ear and slipped a note
into the dead hand. imploring the super
ior not to forget her promise JUST
month from that date the nun, too,
passed away, and so the promise was full
filed
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stitions prevail in Sweden with regard to
marriage. 1t is said that if girl be fond
of cats she will not be old maid, as
we should say, but have a bright day for
her wedding. The Swedish bride some
times wears coronet or myrtle, or, when
that is not proCurable, of colOred paper
Here, as in Norway and other countries
of Northern Europe. there is too much
eating and far too much drinking at we'd
dings. In Sweden the repastS on these Oc-
casions continue for hours. When asked
to take your place at the table it is con-
sidered polite to make as stout a resist
ance as possible. During the repast a coll
lection is made for the bride and some
times also for the poor of the parish. In
Siberia there is a good custom that
bride. on coming to her husbands house,
has to give dinner prepared with her
own hands as test of the education she
has received. If she succeeds in crafty
ing her guests it is taken as a proof not
only Of the young woman's own ex-
her whole family by whom she was in
structed so usefully-CasselTs Magazine.
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WOMEN WHO NEVER SPEAK.
The Sisters of st. Bernard, in the
Shadow of the Pyrenees.

The severity of the Bernardines of Ang-
let, Sisters of st. Bernard, most resem-
bles that of the famous Trappist monks
The nuns take VOW of perpetual silence
The nunnery is situated in the southwest
corner of France, on the borders of Spain
and under the shadow of the Pyrenees
1t was founded by the Able Cestae.
Every hour of the day is carefully
mapped out. Each time the big clock Of
the monastery chimes the hour every
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-09

4 USTIN, Tex, July S.-The situa-
II ton in the lower part of the
L i inundated district, where the full
effect of the great Brazos river
flood was felt, has improved but little
during the last twenty -four hours
Governor Sayers has been in constant
teIegraphic communication with many
of the accessible points inthe devastated
region. and all day long appeals for aid
have poured in to the Chief Executive
from the sufferers.
There is a shortage of efficient boats
to perform the rescue work promptly.
and it is feared that there has been a
loss Of life in Brazoria and Fort Bend
counties on this account.
Among the kilograms received by the
Governor to-day was one from A. f.
Masterson of Alvin, stating that the
situation in a large area of country
extending from Sandy Point, Brazoria
County. to the mouth of the BrazOs is
alarming; that there are hundreds Of
waterbound negroes without food and
shelter in the section named, and that
boats will be needed at once.
In addition to the stranded men,
women and children, who are occupy
ing perilous positions in tree tops and
other places of refuge, awaiting succor,
there are hundreds of destitute suffer
ers at Chenango, Columbia and Sandy
Point.
The limited food supplies at these
places have been exhausted and the re-
lief boats had not reached them up to
this evening. being engaged in dis
tributing supplies and relieving the ter
The Governor also received a tele
gram from J. ]. Juliffe, a prominent
man of Juliffe. Fort Bend County. stat
ing that the place is in the midst Of
sea of water and that there are many
people in the bottoms in that locality
who will meet their deaths from star
walton very soon unless boats are sent
to their rescue. The telegram concludes
by appealing to the Governor TO have
boats sent there Immediately, as there
is no lumber available of which to
make them, nor dry ground on which
to perform the work should material
be at hand. The committee which has
charge of the relief boats were notified
Immediately, and it is expected that the
refugees of that locality will be taken
in and cared for by tomorrow morn
ing.
The first estimates of losses of prop
erty and life in Fort Bend and Bra
zoria counties will be exceeded, as the
Brazos has destroyed everything in its
path in those two rich counties. The
waters cover nearly the whole of both
counties to a depth of from two feet
to seventy feet.
The picture of desolation afforded
those who are engaged in the rescuing
work is heartrending. Thousands of
homeless people are utterly helpless.
Many children are already sick from
exposure. The Velasco terminal rail
road, which traverses the valley Of the
Brazos nearly all the way from Co
lumbia to Velasco, is said to be all un-
der water and communication from We
,lasco is cut off except by boat.
Oyster Creek and the Brazos have
met at several points, and this CONVEX
gence has trapped large number of
negroes whose fate is not yet known.
Boats have been sent to their relief.
but it is feared that many of them
have already been drowned. Ad-
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FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND
DEPENDENT ON CHARITY

AUSTIN, Texas, July S.-Governor Say
ers stated tonight to an Associated Press
correspondent that. judging from all the
reports he had received officially from the
flooded districts, there had been great
loss of property, both personal and cor
porate; that hundreds of people had been
bereft Of their homes and belongings and
that at present there were in the neigh
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-09

In he proceedings of the Royal Insti-
tute of Lombardy Signor Angelo An
dres deals with the Interpretation of
death among the lower animals. The
writer starts with the conception that
living organic matter does not in itself
possess any reason for dying. and that,
on the other hand, this reason pertains
to single individuals; in other words,
that living matter remains in itself inn
mortal and that only the modaHty Of
the individual dies.
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OF SUFFERING
This Soldier Was Cured by Mausel
Bullet

The curious freaks the Mauser oullet
has performed in its coursings through
the systems of fighting Americans in the
late wars have resulted in some queer
tales. The latest is the experience Of Pri-
vate II. L. Redmond, Company C, First
Colorado Volunteer Infantry, who when
be enlisted suffered so badly that the
recruiting officer came near leaving him
off the rolls. Private Redmond was wound
ed in the battle of Mariquina on March 81.
Now his wound is healed and he shutters
no more.
A Mauser bullet struck him in the face,
passed diagOnally downward through his
mouth and made its exit near the back Of
his neck. 1t was considered frigntful
wound by the surgeons, but Redmond pro
ceeded to recover even faster than pa
tients with less painful injuries Now all
that can be seen of the wound is a small
livid spot to the left of the nose and
above the upper lip Redmond chews
hard tack with the greatest zest and tells
stories he has not been able to finish in
years on account of his haIting speech.
He insists that the Mauser bullet carried
away his vocal impediment.-Mani Cor
respondent New York Sun.
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No person in Norway may spend more
than cents at one visit to a drinking
place.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-09

Advances made furniture and pianos with
II without removal J. Noonan, 1o17-1o25 Mission.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-30
The ST. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern R'Way Co.

BY GEORGE J. Gould. President
A. II CAI.EF Secretary
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THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago. March 20 (speciaD-Wheat to-day ad-
vanced 2S.d3c and the West backed us crop dam
age Judgment on an enormous scale. The character
Of the buying and the influences OF the DAY are
attested by the relative strength OF the July. which
advanced so much faster than the May II was a
crop damage market. and nothing else counted
The July at one moment was abreast Of the May
and was only isc discount ut tho close. May
opened at 7%d7Isc gold between IL. and ISsc. ana
closed AT 73i4c July closed at 7Sisc. Liverpool
was %q9sd higher surprise In view OF the break
here Tuesday Paris lower. Antwerp was I'M
changed Cables. however received no attention.
Exporters talked no demand. That made no Inn
preston either. The West bought the wheat
Local and other shorts run In Crop damage
claims were numerous as ever. and the coun-
try was doing so much buying on It's own account
the crop news had especial consideration. Sensa-
uonal news continues to come from Kansas and II
II poor claim now that does not estimate al least
% per cent damage The Northwest Is beginning
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OUTSIDE SECURITY MARhET.
STREET RAILROADS IN THIS CITY.
reported by C. l. Hudson & Co.. Nos. 80 & 80 Wal-so
BONDS
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made chiefly by the regular stockhoiders' aoo'' 90

r,,da cbiedv by the regular stockholders. ABOUT ''
ror con, NJ the whole being taken.
sTOCK EXCHANGE NOTICE-secretary %eo'so
" Ely. Of the New-York Stock Excnanse' na 'S
,ssued the following notice: In accordance WIN
Article "a Section . OF the constitution. the 'o"i
,r,,,eo IN Securities gives notice that all contracts
huver three or at three. made on Wednesuay
March % fall due on Thursday. March 30 ana al,
Contracts buyer three or at three. mace OH '"'
40 fan due on Monday. April :" ,.,.
SECURITIES LISTED.-The following secu'l''o'
have heen added TO the list S2,l96.Oo ceruncates
:, aanos,t for the Western Pacific Railroad ISL
mortgage bonds Series and Is; ~ l2ZUou "a De :
ni6c Railroad Company successor Isl MOI .sa55s
bends series and Il. $J1J6.OOO central i ashhsD
1San Ioaouin Valley branch 1st mortgage Do oo
81 703 600 Central Pacific land bondS, 81, 80,
4 ner cent gold coupon bonds. Series l. l"pt-IUIn, 0i
Tho United States Mortgage ana lrusl Raa1
and $4,000 600 additional capital STOCK OF M ',,
haitian Railway COMPANY the last-nanheu a'"''
to he added on April 3
To CLOSE TO-DAY.-The subscription DOCKS ~,
the 1882 600 St. Louis and San Francisco oen'ra,
Division first mortgage per cent gold nonos wiz
close at the office Of Redmond Kerr & co, to-udy
at 10 O'Clock. the issue being alreduy o'e''"'
scribed.
A QUARTERLY DTNIDEND.-The 'onsohua'eu
Ice Company has declared a quarterly dViuenu
of IL per cent on it's preferred stock payable April
r. The transfer books Of the preferred s'ocA
close from April until April Is
PRODUCE EXCHANGE SEATS-Three seats on
tho Produce Exchange sold at auction yester-
day TWO for 500 each and one for s2l5. The ruing
price a few weeka ago was $500
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STOCKS CLOSE LOWER.
HEAVY REALIZING SALES.
STERLING EXCHANGE sTRoNGER-BoND
MARKET FIRM.

Closing prices yesterday OF the princ'pai ac'''e
securities and net changes from IuesoaS idS'
sales were as follows:
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10 Join the chorus talking late sprinc a,A A.,
ing its season three weeks late. The wea,h.. -
showed winter conditions west and northwes, IT,
forecast for tomorrow Is for higher fernpera,ur.s
and rain. The professional talent here co,,,u
skeptcal Of sensational damage. Some Of tho 49,.
crop authorities base their skepticsm on TIM 49,.
that IT is TOO early for any definitely to 49,
have been rendered conservative. however n, 49,
Western vehcmence. The big shorts arc n,.,,
we'll out. and no one Is making tight on the hs..
side. An incident OF to-day was the selling q, a ~
short interest Al ST Louis. where ex.Gove,us,
Francis has been running May deal Haars,,u
the big exporter there. has been making All.
against Francis To-day's gossip was that no "a,
tied 10000 bushels short wheat
Corn closed &c over Tuesday: May sold at 7;ua
56%c and closed Al 1890 The big buying va. :.
ST. Louis Local people. Patten and Others dd -.
selling The advance was sympa fhetc with wba,,
Receipts were li2 cars. with is for to.mor-o,.
Western offerings are light the shipping der,,.
is not nrst-rate.
Oats rallied Ease the July making the ~.
gain. May closed a, 267tc and July at 25bc r..
cold weather through Iowa and Nebraska Ia. ,,a..
ed the West buying July The Iowa season +. go,
70 be a month late Receipts were lH cars ~
40 for Thursday. The seaboard was rela,,y.,n
weak and the shipping demand slow
Flaxseed was steady May opening at n2, ,o,
pared with 81 23a. last night. 1t sold between n ;,
and 81 23iz and closed 81 23's MINNEAPOLIS h.s
IS cars. Duluth u and Chicago 70
Provisions Jagged until the grain markets ,ur,.,
so strong. then they sympa thzed slightly po-t
closed 7izalOc over Tuesday. lard 2l1G5, unaAr
There were 10000 hogs with 2s,cO FOR tomorrow
Prices we're &c lower: shipping demand slow.
On the curb puts on May wheat closed az 7I-.c.
calls. 75asc. Puts on May corn &c; calls 3ss,c.
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WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

OUTSIDE sECURITIES.-Mark Irregular and
fairly active. Standard OIL closed at 470d472
against 4721df74i5 on Tuesday. Last prices OF tho
37is. preferred ssizG9l. Amsterdam Gas ilGnss:
preferred. esGssiz; Electric Boat. 341a35s Baking
Powder seizd9o; Rubber Goods Gika224: Car
Foundry. 3ld3li1 Wagner Palace Car ls3dlss: Air
Power. san: Pressed Steel Car. s3A.as4L: pre-
ferred. sS1d@is Electric Vehicle lo0d102; Rav
State Gas. 2d2is
FRISCO SUBSCRIPTIONS. - The subscription
for the Sl.9s2ooo St Louis and San Francisco cen
trail division first mortgage per cent gold bonds
will close at the office OF Redmond. Kerr & Go to-
day al 10 o'clock The issue has already been over
subscribed
MANHATTAN NEW STOCK SUBSCRIPTIONS 20
the new issue Of SIS 100000 Manhattan stock were
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RAILROAD BONDS.-Market strong and active.
Total sales amounted in par value 10 A22I~o
against 81 is5 90 Tuesday The heaviest dealings
were in the Atchison, Central Of Georgia and St
Louis Southwestern issues Erie general lien As,
Kansas City Pittsburg and Gulf lists. Manhattan
As Norfolk and Western As. Northern Pacific prior
As ST. Louis and Iron Mountain IS. St Louis South
western DDS. Southern Railway IS. Texas and Pa
cihc 2ds Union Pacific Is. Wabash debenture rs
Western New York and Pennsylvania incomes,
Reading As New-York Chicago and ST. Louis As
Missouri Pacific consol SIS. Wisconsin central lst
receipts New-York Central Lake Shore 3i2s and
Chesapeake and Ohio Us
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THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.

GOVERNMENT BONDs--Market INN. Fina
quotations follow