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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-24
HELPLESS BABE
EXPOSED TO THE
WIND AND RAIN
Brutal Act Of a Mys-
terious Stran ger.

"You ought to be lynched for keeping
that poor babe on the streets night like
this" shouted Charlie Stuart at a we'll
dressed stranger who stood at the juno
ton of Market, Powell and Eddy streets
last night with a three months old baby
in his arms. He had been standing there
since o'clock, and 1t was midnight when
Stuart, who is a prominent travelling man,
accosted him 81 am waiting for my
wife" meekly replied the stranger, but
the nervous twitching at the corners of
his mouth and the cold look he gave the
baby when he uttered the few words gave
the lie to his statement The little SUI
ferer was blue with cold and wet to the
skin, for the pitiless rain drops had been
beating down on it's uncovered face since
9 o'clock The child's soulful sobs at
tracted the attention of everybody who
passed, but the heartless wretch who held
it in his arms paid little heed to its walls.
The people coming from the theaters saw
the mysterious man with the crying babe
in his arms. and not few OF them think
ing he was a beggar, slipped him change
which he eagerly crammed into MS
pockets.
Stuart, who had noticed the stranger
walking up and down Eddy street for an
hour or more became enraged and or
dered him off the street under the pen
atty of being arrested.
A crowd quickly gathered, and were II
not for the fact that the brute had the
baby in his arms he would have been
soundly thrashed. He made his escape or
the Powell-street car Stuart also board
ed the car and rode as far as Ellis street
where he called policeman: Stuart in:
formed the policeman that the man mac
kept the babe exposed in the RAIN Tor SIX
hours and then left the car. The police
man accompanied the stranger several
blocks but did not get his name or place
him under arrest.
Stuart will visit police Headquarters to.
day and swear out a John Doe" warrant
for the mans arrest
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-24
MISSION z. NJ. G. A. CONCERT.
Proceeds of a Successful Event Will
Liquidate { Heavy Debt.

A grand concert under the auspices Of
the Ladies Auxiliary of the Mission
Young Mems Christian Association was
given al Metropolitan Temple last even
ing. There was a large attendance, and
the programme was highly enjoyable. The
proceeds of the affair will be used for the
purpose of liquidating a debt of the Mis-
sion Y. NJ. c. A The members of vari-
Gus societies and churches attending the
concert were known by badges of different
colors as follows:
Bethany Congregational, yellow and
white; Calvary Presbyterian, blue and
white; Central NJ. E., red; Emmanuel
Baptist. brown and white; First NJ. E,
pink; First Presbyterian, red and white;
Grace NJ. E., purple; Howard NJ. E..
green; Mission Y. NJ. C. A, blue and red
Ladies Auxiliary, white; Westminster
Presbyterian, green and white; Simpson
M. E., light blue; Third Congregational
pink and white Trinity Presbyterian,
purple and white; United Presbyterian,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-24
]. ]. O,Brien Officials.

Through an error in copying document
placed for record in the office of the
County Clerk, The Call of Saturday last
contained an incorrect list of the stock
holders of J. ]. OBrlen & Co., incor-
porated. The present stockholders of the
corporation are: Mrs. j. j. O'Brien, widow
of the late ]. ]. O'Brien; Gerald l. O'Brien
and Joseph j. O'Brien, sons of the late
j. j. O'Brien; Thomas r. Bannerman
Thomas P Crowley, James A. Haran and
William Swanton. The stock of the cor
poration is held exclusively by the per
sons named, and the officers are: Thomas
O'Brien, vice president, and Gerald /
O'Brien, secretary
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-24
Flannery-Welch Nuptials.

SAN JOSE. May 23.-Daniel j. FIannerv
and Miss May WEIGH, both popular young
people of this city, were married at ST
Charles church, Santa Clara, this morn
ing. Only the immediate relatives of tha
parties We're present. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Father r. e. Kenna
assisted by Father A. Raggio. The bride
is the daughter of Mrs. Catherine Welch
She is a graduate of Notre Dame Con-
vent of this city, and a charming younp
lady with a large circle of friends. Mr.
Flannery has been Deputy United States
past seven years. Mr. and Mrs. FlannerV
left on a short wedding trip to San Fran,
CISCO after which they will make their
home here
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-24
sunnvside Republicans.

Sunnyside citizens met last night at the
residence of Gustave Schnee, sc Joost ave
nue., and organized the Sunnyside Repub-
Iican Club with the following officers: W.
A. Merrills, president; A. H. Hansen, vice
president; Gustave Schnee, secretary; }.
brown. treasurer. The object of the club
is to elect the forthcoming convention
delegates, who will be. opposed to. the
tyranny of bosses and boss politics.
After passing a resolution indorsing the
action of The Call in suggesting the
Dewey monument movement the club ad-
iollrned
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-24
Winners the Great nterub Relay Race Around the Bay Sunday
May IA, 1899. Time, Hours, 46 Minutes, "a 81 Seconds


cerise and white; Y NJ. C. A, Mason and
Ellis. green and gold.
The following programme was rendered:
Part Overture. Sans Souci." orchestra,
Charles NJ. Wiggin, director recitation, Miss
Jean Baldwin; violin solo, Armand Solomon;
song, "O'Don Fatale.'' Mrs. Don Pardee Riggs.
Part 2-Organ solo, grand offertoire in G. W.
H. Holt Philomel Quartet, Miss MilIy Flynn,
Mrs. Eta Blanchard, Mrs Hert Mark. Mrs.
Emile Parent Annie Laurie" Dudley Buck:
song. The Monk and the Maid from The
Serenade," Homer Henley; Norma Fantasia. -
orchestra.
Part 3-song. Sing, Sweet Bird" Mrs Mark;
recitation, Miss Jean Baldwin; song, "A Song
of THANKSGIVING DR.. Gilbert F. Graham:
War March of the Priests from "Athalie, -
orchestra
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-24
Chilean Army to Be Reduced.

Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted, 1899, by James Cor
don Bennett.
VALPARAISO, Chile, May 23-The
War Ministry has decided to reduce the
army to 5000 men. The copper output has
been small for lack of miners. The Min
lister of Paraguay in Chile and Peru re-
turned to-day from the latter country.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-24
Bow Smugglers Caught.

Edward Miller and Albert Martin, each
about 16 years old, were arrested by GUS
toms inspectors yesterday on a charge of
smuggling while coming ashore from the
Gaelic They had concealed 10 smuggled
cigars between them in their stockings
Martin was caught two weeks ago at
tempting to smuggle articles ashore
from steamers and was let go with a rep
rimand. He will be prosecuted this time
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-24
fractured His Skull.

A. L. Hancock of the steamer Portland
slipped and fell at the corner of Spear
and Bryant streets last night He was
picked up UNCONSCIOUS and taken to the
found that his skull was fractured. He
will probably recover.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-24
PHOTO BY BOYE HABEHTCHT.

wife and my darling two girls, and not being
able to share with them is the only regret l
have in leaving this world c. HINSBERG.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-24
Modern En- cheering.

Theophilus Tucker of Oakland will
speak this evening at the Temple, III
Turk street. His subject will be 'Tri-
umphs of Modern Engineering"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-24
Calaveras Pioneer Gone.

ANGELS CAMP, May 23-W. K Wa
terman died here last night at the age of
So. He was one of ihe earliest settlers
in Caaveras County.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-27
And Then the Aeronaut Cut Loose and
Dropped Into a Graveyard.


Chris Nelson scraped the fringe off a
cloud 5000 feet above Anaconda yester-
uay, dropped in a parachute and con-
cluded his performance in the cemetery.
Balloonists usually wind up in the
cemetery as result of their elevating
habits. They, or what is left of them
usually go there as the chief figure in a
funeral Mr.. Nelson, however, went in
pair of tights and came away alive.
mat is where he beat other ballOoniSts
1t was shortly after o'clock yester-
day afternoon when the ascent was
made from the lot opposite the Mar
garet theater. Professor Flint's trained
hypnotic subject and sleeper, Claude
Anderson, circulated In the crowd prior
to the ascent, gathering in a hat nick
els, dimes and quarters for the benefit
of the balloonist.
The big, dusty looking bag had SWELL
ed up until 1T had filled out all it's folds
and was graceful, rounded thing of
life, swaying in the breeze and Juggling
at the guy ropes. The crowd was driven
back a few PAGES, Nelson secured him
self to his trapeze, there was a cry,
Let 60" a huge puff of smoke curled
out from under the bag and then it shot
upward, Nelson twisting and turning
on his bar as he travelled
AT low altitude the balloon was
struck by a breeze and blown to the
south. Then it began to ascend straight
UP, passing breezes twisting the balloon
into fantastic shapes, but not material
ly changing its course. When Nelson
was to be distinguished only family
and the balloon was beginning to send
forth smoke, Nelson cut loose.
Before the parachute took the air and
spread out he dropped for several hun
dred feet. Finally the umbrella like
canvas was stretched and the speed
was lessened The parachute finally
settled in the trees in the cemetery.
The balloon, which had turned over and
collapsed, fell a few seconds later a
little west of the spot.
The fall was not a. good one said
Nelson afterward. Il landed in the
trees badly and scraped six or eight
inches of skin off my back as l did so.
The ascent was about 5000 feet above
the surface of the ground. There We're
a number of opposing currents of air,
but none of them affected me material
ly going up. The balloon had reached
it's height and was perfectly stationary
when l cut loose. The parachute be-
haved in an unusual manner, being
long in taking the air. so the drop was
a severe one"
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The French Court Martial.

NTHE French court martial is pc
culiar. sui geners. 1t is a relic
of the French revolution of the
last century. 1t is organized with seven
members, with a colonel for president
when the accused is a captain. Two
members must be of the same rank
as the accused. The president who in
the Dreyfus case is Colonel Jousaust,
has absolute authority over the pros
ceedings, he may entertain evidence or
reject it according to his own sweet
will. He is restrained only by code of
procedure, which, however he may in
terpret pretty much as he pleases. After
the examination of the witnesses has
been completed the counsel on both
sides sum up, and finally, the prisoner
may. if he wishes, enjoy the privilege
Of saying the last word. The judges
then retire to secret place and remain
together until a majority has agreed
upon a verdict. A unanimous verdict
is not necessary. If five of the seven
judges vote for conviction, the prisoner
is found guilty. If four vote against
There is a third possible verdict called
''absolution," which means that the
prisoner has been found innocent of the
charges preferred against him, but is
possibly guilty of something else. In
that case the government commissioner
makes a petition for another trial on
the new charges. In fact the prose-
cution may make such a petition after
verdict of full acquittal if he consd-
ers that the trial has brought out facts
to warrant such a procedure. Should
Dreyfus be acquitted at the present
time, it is barely possible that MERCER
and his associates may carry their
malignity to the extent of preferring
fresh charges and demanding a new
trial
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-27
ANACONDA NEWS
WHY IT WAS LOST.
Taxpayer Argues Against Special School
Tax Proposition.
Anaconda, Mont. Aug. o. lS9

Anaconda, Mont. Aug. %. 1899.
Editor Standard-Dear Sir.-I see by the
Standard that you are at a loss to I'M
derstand why the result of the special
election should give a majority for the
negative on so important a question as
the education of our children and the pay
ment for the same. There are several
reasons, some of which are:
The people are aware that our schools
are not we'll superintendent and the peo-
pie feel that their money is not well
spent. The schools of Anaconda are
as nearly farce as it is possible to imag
inc, There are teachers employed in the
schools who seem to care no more for
the pupils advancement than does some
woodChopper in the mountains. They are
not incompetent in some respects, either.
After the school board met some time
ago and hired the teachers for the en-
suing school year it was proposed. in
certain part of Anaconda, TO get up
remOnstrance against employing a certain
teacher, who is an old teacher in Ana
conda, and the remark was passed: "Oh,
she is a friend to Mr.. -, who is a men,
Der of the board of education. 1t would
be useless to try to remove her," But it
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was suggested that Mr.. Stapleton is all
10 blame. There is no doubt that some
one Is to blame for the way our schools
are conducted
superintendent who Is wide-awake
can see when things are wrong and
much more might be accomplished by
such person than Is done in our schools
The teachers should be given to under
stand that they are employed to teach
ana not to plan holidays to the exclusion
OF their duties, and not to go to their
rooms during school hours day after day
with a novel to read and neglect their
duties. The writer can substantiate the
assertion and give the necessary facts to
prove the case and invites contradic-
ton.
predict larger majority in the mega
tive Sept. than you had at the first
election. Something must be done to re-
store confidence to the people that the
10000 is to be well spent before they
will cheerfully vote it. The writer hopes
some interested person will reply through
the Standard to the charges made. as the
writer is personally interested in having
good schools in Anaconda.
can point you to pupils whom the par
ents had to compel to go to school be-
cause their teacher would loiter all day
at school and hear no classes day after
day, just to get in her time to draw her
is that weeks will be spent in rehearsing
some simple performance for a Friday
holiday that neither educates the pupils
nor entertains their parents
Why will parents pay tuition to a sum-
mer school if they are not interested in
their childrens welfare? Would it be nee
essary If our schools were well conducted
during the school months? No, 1t would
not: that is certain
1t is not the cost in this case that gave
a negative vote. 1t is because the people
realize that our schools are a farce. The
recesses during the school months are
Observation-Disclosures Christmas, New
Year, Washington's birthday, Arbor day,
and l suppose we soon will have a Dewey
day, and dear knows what day will be
sprung next!
We sincerely hope Education day will
soon be on the programme and everything
that makes the schools of Anaconda a
farce be eliminated if it takes the super
intendent and the friends of the board of
education
No objection would be made to an
occasional holiday if several days did
not go with them. While the scholars are
out several days on holidays their minds
are not on their studies and they are
great losers. as it takes several days to
get the machinery in motion again.
Mr.. Editor. these are some of the rea-
sons for the negative vote at the special
election. Give us good schools in Ana
conda and We will vote the necessary
FUNDS to pay for them. Yours very re-
specially,
CITIZEN AND TAXPAYER.
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SUNDAY. AUGUST q, 1899.
TWENTY PAGES.
Sustain Him -!

* OMET1MES in a jesting way but
~ often with serious purpose, the
press in this region has made
reference to Herr Bandmann's recent
crusade against imported fruit that is
infected
Every citizen who realizes the i'm
mense Importance of the work in which
Herr Bandmann has become enlisted
will judge of his undertaking in the
utmost seriousness. His effort is to
protect Montana's orchards; they are
doomed if a vigorous defense under
the authority of the state, is not made
effective
In very recent years hundreds of
thousands of dollars have been invested
an fruit culture in this state There are
fiourishing orchards in the Bitter Root
valley, in Madison county, in Flathead
and in the YELLOWSTONE region. Tests
show that in the raising of many vari-
eties of fruit Montana cannot be sur
passed.
This years session of the Legislature
took action under the terms of which
the state can protect these orchards;
unless corruption is deliberately import
ed from other states, through the
agency of tainted fruit sold in the
Montana markets, millions of money
will have found profitable investment
in the orchards of the state within five
years-the development during the past
five years has been phenomenal
Herr Bandmann is acting under full
authority of the law; he is a MEM
Der of the state board that was named
10 deal with the very evils he is now
earnestly fighting. He is loyalty sus-
fained by the state authorities. He
ought to be, as he is full-well en-
titled to be, sustained by every citi-
zen who wants to see a splendid indus
try protected from the ravages that
are proving to be utterly destructive to
orchards in almost every other section
of the United States.
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F he reads even a small fraction of
what the republican newspapers
have been saying about him
Thomas b. Reed will be tempted to
conclude that he is dead and didn't know
it and that his obituary has made the
round of the press.
Soon after his return from Europe.
the ex-speaker addressed to Governor
Powers, of Maine, a brief note an
nouncing his resignation as member of
congress and naming an early day on
which to have his retirement go into
effect. This act, of ITSELF settles good
many matters which have had three
months of newspaper discussion-Mr
Reed is out for good and all.
The newspapers have taken the Reed
resignation as the basis for extended
reviews of his long career in congress
All of it is in good temper; most of
it is a summing-up and an estimate
Of his career, as comprehensive as if
it were certain that Mr.. Reed had fin
ished his course never again to figure
in public affairs-most of these reviews
are like so many obituary sketches.
1t is interesting to see how republi-
can sentiment runs, as revealed in this
newspaper comment on the former
speaker OF course, all of the republi-
can editors laud him, but some of them
are so seriously grieved that they re-
fuse to be comforted. These latter
make up a class that includes those of
the republican editors who are not
thoroughly in the administration swim.
They had counted on Reed; they would
have been willing-indeed, they would
have been glad-if with another man
in the chair, he had been on the floor
of the house, the man to curb the Nc
kinley ambition, blockade imperial
schemes and make, right within the
confines of the house majority, an eff
fective republican majority
With Mr.. Reed lost to them, the peo-
pie in this republican faction are with
out leadership. They mourn the loss
that has befallen them-and they do
not hesitate to let the public see the
evidences of their bereavement
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~ HERE have been recent rumors
of financial stringency in Lon
don, and it is a fact that since
the beginning of June about Sl4, 900 600
in gold have been shipped from the
United States to Europe. This has been
done in defiance of exchange rates, the
explanation being that the European
banks have paid a premium for the
gold. The situation in Germany is no
Better than in England, and the great
Banks of Europe hold fully 500. OOO, 900
less gold than they did year ago.
Many Americans who claim to be
financiers are chuckling over this state
of affairs and pointing with pride to the
commanding position now occupied by
the United States in the finances of the
world. In this connection, however. it
is admitted that the United States is
an enormous debtor, and that this
country is the only available source of
supply.
The significance of this fact seems
to entirely escape many people They
fail to grasp the truth that when the
strain for gold becomes intense the
creditor nations must of necessity have
the advantage. They are in a position
to reach out and demand what the
debtor owes them, so far as it is i'm
mediately due and payable. SO long as
they are comparatively asy they will
let it stand for the sake of the inter
est, but they won't let it stand long
enough to threaten their own financial
stability.
We had an example of that in 1891
when the Bank of England, distressed
by the Barring failure, borrowed $l5,0
900 from the bank of France, and $75,.-
900, 600 or more of American securities
We're dumped upon our market in order
TO make England's position entirely Sc
cure. England and Germany are the
two great creditor nations, and al
though they may occasionally let their
stock of gold run low, they are always
in a position 10 get it when it is press
ingly needed, and it is the debtor ma
ton which has gold that must in the
end bear the burden.
Under such circumstances It should
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be obvious that for us to attempt to
maintain the gold standard in this
country increases our disadvantage: it
entails the necessity of our standing
ready to meet every foreign demand for
gold, and at the same time retain suf-
fiCient gold for our own use at home
The difference was well shown by what
occurred at the time of the Barring fail
ure. We responded to the European
demand without the slightest incon-
venience. Why? Simply because we
were adding fresh supply to our cur
rency ali the time by the coinage of
silver. But later on. when the silver
stream was damned up, the export of
a hundred millions in gold created a
stringency that filled the whole country
with distress.
1t stands to reason that if our gold
is taken away and we have nothing
else to put in its place, the pressure
must be greater than if we have some
other form of money with which to I'll
the void The query then presents its Z
If England and Germany are short Of
gold now, and we have none too much,
what is going to be the situation when
the government of India reaches out
for some hundreds of millions with
which to esablsh the gold standard in
that country? 1t is not we'll to be too
blindly optimistic with regard to the
strength of our financial position. 1t
should be borne in mind that the
y Of fp1l NV
five of the darkest years in the financial
history of our country. The gold stand
ard has not yet proven its excellence.
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active in several coast towns in eastern
Cuba, and the suspicion was that he
was raising an expedition, which he
was to accompany to San Domingo.
Actual proof of the charge of raising
troops, however, is difficult and per-
haps impossible to obtain Jiminez him.
self was so indiscreet as to boast that
he had an army of Americans which
was about to set sail for Cuba and
overthrow the present government.
This was the reason, no doubt why
General Wilson ordered his arrest at
Cienfuegos General Brooke ordered his
release on the theory that the facts
We're not sufficient to warrant holding
him.
Meanwhile, according to the latest
accounts, the San Domingo revolution
lists who are fighting for Jiminez are
making favorable progress and there is
strong likelihood that they will soon
get control of the government and pro-
claim Jiminez president. There will then
be no reason why the United States
should detain him.