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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
LEWIS oRRIN SHARP DEAD.
Sudden Passing of One of Madera's
Foremost Citizens.

MADEIRA, Jan. 5.-Lewis Orrin Sharp
died at his home here early this morning
of heart trouble Mr.. Sharp was one of
the pioneers of this vicinity, having set
tied in MADEIRA in 1880. He was the father
of L. W. Sharp, one of the owners of the
MADEIRA Weekly Tribune. Since he took
up his residence here he has been identi-
fed with almost every public movement in
the history of the town Although a
stanch Republican, he was appointed
Postmaster in 1888 under the administra-
ton of President Cleveland, holding the
Office by reappointment throughout Harri-
sons term.
Mr.. Sharp was on the street yesterday
and, as far as he or any one else knew,
he was enjoying his usual health. He at
tended a funeral in the AFTERNOON, at
which he was one of the pallbearers.
After spending a pleasant evening with
several friends at his home ne retired at
awakened by abnormal palpitation of the
heart, and before medical assistance &c could
be summoned he died. He was 50 years
of age, and leaves a widow, three sons
and two daughters.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
JOHN |. BARDWELL, One Of the Park BenefactOrs,
Found Dead In Bed

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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
AsHE ExcoRIATEs BURNS.
Replies to Leon Dennery,s Contest Of
His Election.

r. Porter Ashe has filed his answer to
Leon Dennery's statement of his ground
of contest for the Senatorship of the
Tventy-fourth District: and for various
good reasons specifically set forth he asks
for a dismissal Of the same. In his al
legations Ashe pours some hot shot into
Dan Burns, who has the presumption to
aspire to be United States Senator, and
states that Burns, together with Nose
Gunst and Thomas Williams Jr., were
the political and social friends, patrons,
followers, partisans and supporters Of
Dennery," and that they ''aided and
abetted him" in irregularities and viola
tons Of the law.
'Ashe further states that a number of
police officers, under one Sergeant Shea,
refused TO perform their. sworn duty to
stop numerous and open violations of the
election laws, and particularly failed to
arrest the rufianly friends of Dennery
who were assaulting peacea BILE citizens
before the eyes Of said officers.
This failure to perform their official
duty on the part of said officers was
caused and brought about, a she declares,
by the influence Of DAME Burns, ex-
Police Commissioner; Moses A Gunst
present Police Commissioner of this city
and county, and Isaiah W. Lees, Chief of
Police thereof, and that these last three
named persons openly and avowedly IA
Vored befriended and advocated the cleo
ton Of Depnery.
Ashe also accuses members of the Fire
Department of croWding into the election
booth in the Eleventh Precinct OF the
Eorty-third Assembly District and there
by impeding, obstructihg and preventing
friends and supporters Of Ashe from en-
tering the booth to observe and watch the
counting of the ballots. They did this by
reason of a promise made by Dennery
that he would, If elected, introduce a bill
increasing the pay of the members of the
said department. In this precinct Ashe
sets forth that more than twenty votes
were fraudulently taken by the election
officers from him (Ashe) and counted for
Dennery.
Ashe further alleges in his answer that
ment-Sergeant John b. Martin, George
Douglass, Dan Sylvester anu Patrick Sui
livan-openly charm foned he cause of
Dennery; that they inundated and ter
rorized the voters Of said Senatorial dis
trict, thereby trying to induce said voters
TO desert the cause of Ashe and espouse
the cause Of Dennery; that Tor one month
prior to the election said J. B. Martin
while in uniform and on duty accom-
panied Dennery through the district, Wis
tied saloons and during all hours of the
day and night gave out cards bearing
Dennery's name and kept an ample sup
ply of said cards in store in said dis
trct; that Douglass, Sullivan and Sylves-
ter threatened voters who depended upon
their daily earnings for a livelihood with
arrest and future prosecutions on the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
al Dairvman's Escape.

OAKLAND, Jan. 5.-Two highwaymen
attempted to hold up Percy Lee, Clare
mont dairyman, near the corner of Six
teenth and Magnolia streets tonight.
One grabbed the bride while the other
made an attempt to reach the seat Lee
however, whipped up his horse desper-
ately and managed to Illustrate their plan
and escaped unscathed physically and
financially. Both men wore masks, and
long overcoats, and, as usual, one was a
tall fellow and the other short.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
outsider, splendidly handled by Charley
Track Items.

The attention of h2rsemen is called to the
fact that entries to the following two-year-old
stakes of the Pacific Coast Jockey Club close
on Saturday next: The Ocean View Stakes, for
FLIES four furlongs, guaranteed value. $1,000:
the Malowansky Stakes, for colts and geldings.
four furlongs. guaranteed value $1,000; the An
drous Stakes, for two-year-olds, four and a
half furlongs guaranteed value $1,000; the
Olympic Stakes, handicap, four and half fur
longs, guaranteed value $1,000; the Occidental
Stakes, selling, four and half furlongs. guar
anteed value $1,000; the Corrigan Stakes i've
furlongs, guaranteed value $500; the Schneider
Stakes for colts and geldings, five furlongs,
guaranteed value $1,000
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
Only One Winning Favorite.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 5-Showery;
track heavy. Belle of Memphis was the
only winning favorite. Results:
First race, seven furlongs-Belle of Memphis
won. Danish second. David third. Time 1881
Second race, six furlongs, selling-Moroni
won, Minnie Weldon second. Henrica third.
Time 1:1624.
Third race. mile and a quarter, selling-Pos-
sum won, Babe Fields second. Lakevew Palace
third. Time, 2:15A.
Fourth race. one mile, selling-Guide Rocl,
won. Basquil second, Pinkey Potter third
Time 1:45.
Fifth race. mile and twenty yards-Oxnard
won, Dalgretti second, School Girl third. Time.
ALL
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
CHRISTMAS BOXES
DID NOT REACH MANILA
Presents for the Tenth Pennsylvania
Boys Said to Be Held in
This City.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Jan. 5.-Representa-
tive Acheson has been requested to ask
the War Department to ascertain why
Chistmas boxes sent members Of the 10th
Pennsylvania Volunteers at Manila are
still at San Francisco. The boxes were sent
from here November 1, and a telegram
from Quartermaster Long of the Pa
cific Coast stated they had been shipped
to Manila in a Government vessel on No
Vember 10. 1t has since been learned that
the boxes are in warehouses in San Fran
cisco. Relatives and friends of the SOL
diers who did not receive their Christmas
remembrances are very angry.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
St. Adams Guild Entertains.

An entertainment under the auspices of
st. Adams Guild was given at the Long
worth Hotel, $40 Geary street, last even
ing. The programme consisted Of an in
strumental duet by the Misses Daggett
and Mcdonald; vocal solo, Mr.. Kneise;
recitation. Miss McAllister; coon song,
Miss Alice Shanabrook, and Hawaiian
songs by Miss Robertson. Mrs. Roelfs,
Miss Daggett and Mr.. Campbell. The en-
tertainment was concluded with dancing.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
UNIQUE Turf Organization.

CLEVELAND, Jan. 5.-A unique turf
organization has been formed by E. A
Upton, recently manager for Marcus
DAILY in Montana and one time secretary
of the Lexington Association, and w. B..
Fasig, secretary of Charter Oak Park, at
formed, known as the Fasig-Tipton Com
pany. 1t will engage in the sale Of horses,
but It's specially will be the management
of races. 1t will take the responsibility
and entire management of races when
ever and wherever desired, whether at a.
big county fair or on the grand circuit
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
Tolstoi NAV Be Banished.

LONDON, Jan. 6.-The Berlin corre-
spondent OF the Daily News mentions
rumor from st. Petersburg that Count
Leo Tolstoi will be banished for cham
pioning the cause of the dissenters, who
are being prosecuted into wholesale emf
grafton from the Caucasian districts,
mostly for Canada, whittier one of Tolls
tots sons is going to inspect land that has
been acquired for the emigrants.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Mary Rivers Tries to End Her Life
With Sulphonal, but Will Recover.

OAKLAND, Jan. 6.-Mary Rivers, a
girl q years Of age. living with her
parents, attempted to commit suicide late
last night by taking dose of sulphonaL
The girl retired as usual at about 10
o'clock and did not appear nervous or
excited At about midnight her parents
heard groans in her room and found the
girl lying in an unconscious condition.
She was taken to the Receiving Hos
pital, where she regained consciousness.
She admitted having taken the poison
with suicidal intent, but will give no rea-
son She will recover
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
Sixth Race-six furlongs; selling; four-year-
seIections for To-DaY.

First Race-Cappy, Mocorito, sybaris.
Second Race-Wing. The Minister. Master
Lee.
Third Race-Jerry Hunt, The Fretter. The
Pride.
Fourth Race-A1iss Marion. Limewater. Ell
Estro
Fifth Race-Dunois, Lord Marmon. Sly.
Sixth Race-Dont Skip Me, Fig Leaf, Fly.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
To Command the Shamrock.

LONDON, Jan. 5.-Sir Thomas Upton
informs the Associated Press that he has
finally signed agreements with Captains
Archie Hogarth, formerly of the Islode.
and Robert Wringe, to command the
Americas cup challenger Shamrock.
Wringe succeeded Captain Sycamore in
command Of the Ailsa.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
Unknown Man Injured.

An unknown man fell from the hay loft
in Steiger's stable on Merchant street,
near East shortly after II o'clock last
night. He was picked up and taken to
the Receiving Hospital where it was
found that he had sustained a fracture
Of the skull. He will die.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
EMIR FEDIL ESCAPED.
But Five Hundred Of His Followers
Were Killed.

LONDON, Jan. 5.-Particulars regard
ing the recent battle on the Blue Nile
have been received in a dispatch from
Cairo to the Exchange Telegraph Com
pany. Colonel Lewis, it appears, when he
routed Emir Fedil, the last remaining
Dervish chief, killed 500 of his followers
and made many prisoners. The Emir,
however, succeeded in escaping.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06

This is reduction of fifteen hours over
the former schedule. 1t is understood that
the o. r. and n. will make a further re-
duction of one hour in the time between
Huntington and Portland during the next
month
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
New Fast Mail Service.

PORTLAND, Or, Jan. 5.-The new fast
mail train from the East arrived on time
at Gas o'clock tonight over the o. r. and
N making the time between New York
and Portland IS hours and 55 minutes.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
MAY UPSET THE
BOTKIN VERDICT
Man and Wife From Los Angeles
Who Can Give New Testi-
mOny as to Candy.

to-da e
his wife
AS
wife
vehicle
Dover purchased
will be remembered
purchased
a
sold
gentleman Haas
which contained If this
the doubt to whether the girls did
with the lady their Identification
kin therefore mistake therefore
to-
g
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06

Until DIR. MEYERS & co. entered
the field as specialists for all diseases
and weaknesses Of men in 1881 those
who were afflicted with these ailments
were unable TO find anything but tenn
porary relief. and In many instances
even a lull of their suffering, dangers
and embarrassments was not afforded
them
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
CjrOSSnal'S Specific Mixture

With THIS remedy percons can cure them
selves without the least exposure, change OF
diet change in application TO business. The
medicine contains nothing OF the least injury
to the constitution. Ask your druggist for it
Price 81 q bottle.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
WTighpS Indian Vegetable Pills

Are acknowledged by thousands of persons who
have used them for over forty years to cure
SICK HEADACHE, GIDDINESS, CONSTIPA-
TON, Torpid Liver. Weak Stomach. Pimples
and purify the blood.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
To-Day's Entries.

Fourth Race-Six furlongs; three ear-olds.
455 Limewater ....109l (455) Miss Marion. .1O4
(44DEl Estro.........1O4l
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06

DIR. MEY-
ERS 81 CO.
have made a
lifelong study
of these trou-
bles. Every
member of
their staff Is q
gre duate from
[ h e b e 8 {
S C h 0 o g of
medicines in
the world: all
are specialists
with natural
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ence. All con-
suit when a
difficult case
is undertaken.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06

Fifth Racee-seven furlongs; selling; -four
r-Oldc Nd I'd
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06

Azr THIRD selling purse $3.50
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-07
SAVANNAH STEAMBOAT LINES.
THEY ARE AN IMPORTANT FACTOR
IN THE INLAND TRADE.

The Heavy Business Done by Half n
Dozen Steamers During the Last
Year-The up River" Business One
of SaYnnnnh's Leading Feeders.
The Beaufort and Sea Island
Trades Rapid DeveIopment-Neyy
Steamers TO he Added During the
Coming season.
The inland steamer trade for the last
year has been a fair average with that Of
the preceding year. The Southern Trans
portatlon Company-the Gibson line OF
steamers-has done practically all the "up
river" business. This Gne consists Of three
steamers the Ethel ". S. Cook and II. G.
Day, ana although they touch at every
point on either side Of the river, and do
business both in South Carolina and Geor-
gia, the principal part of their traffic is
with Augusta. II controls the entire busi-
ness with that point. The Santee, one Of
the largest inland steamers running from
Savannah, is now being rebuilt. She will
have new frame complete and also new
boilers. II has not been decided upon which
line she VIII run when complete. She for
merly ran between Savannah and PalatlSa,
Fla. There are no steamers running be-
tween these points, and this is also the
case with Brunswick.
The Beaufort and Savannah line owned
and operated by Capt. G. u. Beach, under
the management OF Capt. II. A. Strobhar
consists Of three steamers, the Clifton,
which runs between Savannah and Beau
fort; the Doretta TO Bluffton and the Alpha
which does almost exclusively an excur-
sion business The business Of this line has
shown a decided increase, and the pros
pect for future trade are even better.
Besides carrying upward Of 5000 pas
sengers between Savannah and Beaufort
during the season, the freight traffic has
been unusually large. In the neighbor-
hood of 1900 cases Of oysters have been
delivered by them at Savannah for New
York and other Eastern markets during
the season, and upward of $750,000 worth
Of merchandise has been handled, besides
some cotton and other local products.
The railroads have affected this line Of
steamers very little and it Is still doing
practically all the local freight business
along the route. or course there are GER
tain classes Of goods which the steamers
do not handle. such as Western baled hay
and the like, which finds cheaper as wei
as more direct transportation In the rail
roads. It Is true, however, that the trade
Is gradually building up, having already
in measure broken up the Charleston
trade. Aside from their general traffic
and passenger business, the steamers are
furnishing the military posts, naval sta
tions and Hilton Head with regular sup
plies of fresh meats. There Is now a
movement on the part of some most in
terested IN these lines to ~'abish a mail
route. The success OF such an undertake
ing would doubtless prove both convenient
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-07
BUSINESS OUTLOOK BRIGHT.
BANKERS AND MERCHANTS DISCUSS
THE PROSPECTS.

The Year Closed q Very Satisfactory
One From business Standpoint
ana All the Indications Warrant
the Hope Tint the Coming Year
VIII BE Even More satisfactory.
savannah Not Dependent for Her
Prosperity Upon the Price of Cot
ton-The Good Condition of the
Naval stores and Lumber Indu8-
tries Have Greatly Benefited the
Trade of the Cfty-Merchants Look
for n Prosperous Fall and winter.
Money Plentiful and Trade Active.
Most sanguine expectations are enter
tained by Savannah bankers and business
men, relative TO the coming business sea-
son. The supply of money is ample 10
meet AL demands for business purposes at
comparatively low rate Of interest. Lum-
Der and naval stores are commanding good
prices and fair price is promised for cot
ton The building industry is unusually
active, and everything points toward a
busy season for the coming year.
Prospects are favorable" said Mr.. NJ.
B. Lane, vice president of the Citizens
Bank, ''since the last presidential election
and the ultimate and successful termina.
uon Of the Spanish American war, conf
dence has been restored throughout the
country, thereby Increasing the demand
Ior naval stores ana lumber at a decided
ADVANCE in prices. And Savannah being
Ine chief port from which these supplies
arc exported and her surrounding coun-
ny peing the main center of their produc-
,I9n' large sums of money have been placed
i'll the hands of operators and merchants
d. We.l, ard labor has thus been more ex-
tehAvely employed, all of which adds TO
ue lrade OF Savannah. Since the crisis
III VI, lack of confidence has created
il-Uilaucy on the part of capitalists TO
pace their money in circulation, adding
aH accumulation of six years to the cap
i.aI thus withheld from business opera
uoiS Now however when capital ia
seeAlnS investment, no difficulty is found
n, ~ procuring money for business purposes.
Ine prospects Of the Southern Railroad be-
([ooning connected with Savannah the
D4Idiag of the new union depot. and the
~ enlistment of the terminal of the Geor-
ga ana Alabama Railroad, shows the con-
Hdence with which Savannah has inspired
rs railroad corpora tions. Instead OF
Inks furnishing money exclusively 10
n9'I-e dealers in cotton and other products
90 vas formerly the case. they are now
~. ~ ding their business along the raii-
rIIaHs rnd'ating from Savannah, which
i-aVe5 them IN close proximity with coun-
Il o2nks and cotton factors as WELL add
a lore extensive as we'll as a very de-
loaded class of trade"
a. Crane. vice president of the
Bank In discussing the outlook
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-07-11
DIED AT SAN JUAN.
The Mystery Of Rough Rider Who
Was Glad to Die.
ais Pretty Wife Was stoIeG fre@
@Apaehe George While n Mem
her of 40 Camp ut
Chicago

Many Chicagoans remember well that
odd collection of western types and
characters, which fourished out on the
south side four years ago--~the ~
.anp''-and many of the old camps
one-time visitors have often wondered.
n an idly curious way, what became
If the camps most romantic and pa
hetic character-"Apach George"
apache George"-nobody in the
amp knew him by any other name, and
% the payroll bore his signature-was
. combination OF scout. indian and
'bullwhacker" He had served under
Crook and Miles, he had lived with
ed men. white men and Mexicans, and
le had driven stage coaches over the
| Nevada plains. He used to shoot Gig
.rettes from the mouth Of his compan-
on, or, by way Of variety, flick them
way with bullwhip % feet long.
Aside from his midwest accomplish
rents, he was gentle. lovable fellow,
sveTrbody's friend, and the most pop
1lar individual in the camp
His companion-his wife, he ever
,laimed-was singularly handson'
Young girl, whom he called Tex" ans
whom he had taken away from som
wandering Apache tribe many year
before. She was evidently America
Or very light Mexican, extremei
graceful and pretty, shy, quiet an
seemingly devoted to Apache George
The pair, dressed in buclkskin- an
sombrero, and wandering arm IN ar
about the camp, were both picturesq'
and handsome, fit for the cover-pictu
of a regulation western story.
One day an actor-not a good-loo
ing actor, either, but one of the che
. and stilted breed-wandered into t
camp and met the buckskin-clad p;
in front of a cabin After that I
actor haunted the camp and -
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-07-11
A CENT FROM EVERYBODY.
Taken Altogether II Would Mean /.
Heavy Tribute, Unhandy
TO Collect.

A tramp who lately sought nights
lodging ut Dover, KY, announced that
he was bent on collecting one penny
from eSery person on earth. He had
already got IS cents.
This fantastic idea Of humorous adj
venturer is not lacking in suggestive
ness, though it isn't necessarily sug-
gested that anybody should take up his
alleged job in dead earnest.
In the first place, when Mr. Tramp or
anybody else gets his coin-collecting
task done he will find the need of max
ing arrangements with the railroad
combine for a lot of large-xized freight
cars He viii have something like $500
tons of metal on hand which won't
transport itself.
And if he gets tired of thinking of his
precious one-cent pieces by weight he
can think of them by miles. Stood up
on edge and stretched away in long
lines, the coin would reach from New
York to Chicago and back to Buffalo.
with a whole lot to spare. There would
indeed be LISA miles of hard cash in the
narrow, continuous rolls.
/ This, it seems, should be lot of
money. So it is. Yet no Rockefeller,
Gould, Astor or Vanderbilt would have
particular cause to envy its possessor.
The sum represented would be, in
round numbers, about $15,000.oo0 since
it would consist of one cent each from
about i,5oo.000.0c0 persons
As to the time that it will take to
collect this tribute from the earth at
large, let no one think it is Job for .
week, q month or day.
If persistent person is willing to
stay at the task for GO years, working
Sundays and holidays, and can manage
to average something like S6S4.o2 per
day in collections. he viii just about
complete the work laid out by the Ken
lucky tramp.-N. Y. Evening World.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-07-11

Calcutta contains pauper asylum for
INDECENT animals. There are now about
1000 inmates, ranging from bulls to
chickens. The place is In charge OF an
experienced veterinary surgeon. with
staT of so persons.-N. Y. World