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The San Francisco call., 1901-10-22
ROUNDLY SCORE
SHIPS OFFICERS
inspectors Suspend the
Steamer GarOnne's
Master.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SEATTLE, Oct. 21.-Captain John AL
win, master of the steamship Garonne,
has had his license suspended for ninety
days, and Duncan Cree, her chief en-
gineer, suffers the revocation of his
papers, for bringing the vessel, which
sailed on September 20 for Nome, back
to this port, on the ground that it was
unsafe, owing to 'leaky boilers and poor
COAL" to proceed on the voyage. The
Board OF Inspectors decision, in part,
follows:
To the great surprise of all board, it
seems, all of the engineers, headed by the
chief, concluded they could not perform the
passage to Cape Nome, giving as their reason
''Leaky boilers and poor coal'' and then they
had "a letter written and handed to the cap
tain. The captain, being young with
quest and decided without further controversy
to return to his home port for repairs to the
boilers and to get better coal.
Here was a ship we'll on her passage to her
port OF destination; and at Dutch Har Dor
plenty PIE & of ad coal could be had If the 5000 tons
make steam But the simple-mnded man at
the head of the engineer departm mt dis
a few of the tubes were leaking. which he
his reason for not proceeding the
voyage. When the ship wf~ headed TOR home
port there was no trouble alb ut keeping up
steam, as the los shows a speed OF nine and
a half and ten knots her run up the straits
ship was in good condi ion to rerfo m her
voyage, and If Mr. Cree, the chief. had been
in his right mind he never would have in
f1uenced his assistants to cooperate with him
in signing the letter named within.
This is almost q of inSIlbordination on
board of a ship at If the captain had
used his authority master Of the ship and
the engineers had refused to obey all would
have been held liable to revocation Of the r
papers, but it seems by the evidence they
sir1ed the letter just at the simple request of
their chief. without any consideration OF the
consequences, which, to say the least, was a
cowardly act and ought to be condemned by all
good men who go to sea.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-22
ASKS THE COURT
To PROTECT HER
Wife Of Lawyer Shaw
Charges Him With
Cruelty.
He Alleger, in Reply, That She
Urged Him to Commit
Suicide.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2L-"Let it all
20" saws Theodore S. Shaw, young law
YER in his last will and testament, speak
ing of life. love and happiness, also Of
what he would like to say, for life is all
a long, strange dream" he adds.
This will forms one of the queer eXhib-
its in the case of the people VS.. Theodore
S Shaw, now being tried before Justice
James in the Township Court by Deputy
District Attorney Willis. The complain
ing witness is Mary A. Shaw, wife of the
defendant, who charges her husband with
cruelty and with having choked her when
he was drunk. On the other hand, Law
Yer Shaw, who is conducting his own
case, greatly to his wifes admiration, as
serts that sne tried to induce him to COM
nit suicide and says he drew up this will
under the influence of her persuasion.
Mrs. Shaw reDuGiateS the charge that
she tried to get her husband to commit
suicide, but asserts, on the contrary, that
he threatened TO do so without persuasion.
She adds that the Will was drawn UP by
her husband when he had threatened to
Kill himself and she points to the loving
terms he uses in mentioning her in the
will. She also denies that she has a vio-
lent temper and again cites the will as a
proof The will in part is as follows:
Believing that I am approaching death, with
the certainty Of death and the uncertainty of
life l viii, dev So and e .u-ath all my lands.
mineral claims. oil claims and in-eT st, Of
every kind ana nature to my beloved wife, be
ISNlDS ttat S1s VIII care Tor, love an
tect the two little girls l leave behind. There
are many things 1 would like TO say. b I let
it all go. Let leave this mu1dane sphere
with the hope of some Iutue Ii e. where 1
may meet the loved ones. 1 must beli " il
the eternal. the inevitab e, the close o. all
Life to me has been Cn4 lcng and s-Tang
dream, with occasional glimpses and L.i,-s Il
a far-of happy land that l Rave hope Of see
ing. Let il all gC-there a few dI cams
and ambitions OF earlier life that 1 would like
10 carry out, but oCr span Of life is short.
will. devise ard bequeath my library to my
two little girls, my sweet little glrls-NUi
and Alma. II there are any charges the
library pay them off cut Of the insurance
money.
Bury me in the ocean, commit my body to
the deep or to the mountain tops Ny fre &
spirit viii live. and 1 will ola mothel
somewhere in the blessed land.
THEO. S. SHAW.
Then follows four or five codicils all
dated the same day, in which he calls his
wife lone of the purest, sweetest. fairest
flowers of old Scotland" He appoints his
wife executriX and names as special coun-
sci a friend, of whom he says that he
"is not only a good lawyer, but he is an
honest, square, decent man.
Mrs. Shaw wants her husband placed
under bonds to keep the peace for six
months.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-22
BREAKS THE HOT
WEATHER RECORD
Warmest October Day
San Diego Has Ever
known.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN DIEGO Oct. 21.-The temperature
to-day reached 95 degrees by II O'clock
the highest here since May %, 1896, when
9S degrees was recorded. This is the first
time the temperature has touched 90 since
October, 1899, when SO degrees was regis
tered. 1t is also the highest temperature
ever recorded in October at this Weather
Bureau station. The wind is from the
desert and is hot and dry. A hot wave
is predicted for tomorrow and Wednes-
day. Fortunately there are no crops
which can be harmed by the extreme
heat. People coming in from the desert
report the heat almost unbearable.
mento Valley is experiencing unprece-
dentedly hot weather for this season of
the year. The mercury to-day reached "a
degrees, and the indications are for con-
tinued warm weather So far as reports
have been received from the farming dis
tricts adjacent to this city, no harm is
being done by the continued warm spell,
which if anything, is proving an advan-
people generally are hoping for rain
storm to clarity the atmosphere and i'm
prove health conditions.
BAKERSFIELD, Oct. 21-For the past
week the weather in this city and vfcin-
ity has been unsettled during the morn
ings and evenings, with light, uncertain
winds during the afternoons. The tenn
perature to-day was S5 degrees Monday
and Wednesday of last week were warm
while on Thursday the heat was notice
able. This morning was cool, as was this
evening, the mercury reaching the highest
point at 2:3O o'clock this afternoon. The
prediction for tomorrow is cloudy wealth
er and light winds.
FRESNO, Oct. 21-This county is hav-
ing a spell of very pleasant weather To-
day, the hottest Of the past week, the
maximum temperature has been Sc de-
grees. Everything is favorable for the
drying of the raiSinS.
Los ANGELES, Oct. 21.-At noon to-
day the thermometer by which Mr.
Franklin gauges his weather report reg
istered 81 degrees. This temperature was
maintained for several hours
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-22
Islander INQUIRY Closes.

VICTORIA, 3. c., Oct. 21.-The Islander
inquiry closed to-day and the finding Of
the court will be given on Wednesday
morning Captain LIE Blanc, pilot of the
lost steamer, advanced the opinion the
witness stand to-day that some of the
bulkhead doors must have been open, and
denied all the stories Of drunkenness on
the part of himself and the late Captain
Foote. Two firemen told of the closing of
the stokeroom bulkhead door after the
steamer struck and other evidence was
given that all the doors were shut.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-22
Christmas Is Coming

And our new line of leather goods for the
fall and holiday trade is here, consisting
of walrus, sealion, buffalo, hippopotamus,
Texas steer, seal and alligator skins, such
as pocket and bill books. letter, card and
cigar cases, lap tablets, chatelaine bags
suitcases, travelling bags and travelling
rolls, cameras, memorandum books, ETC.
We will letter everything free of charge
the same as last year, Call now or any
on you whenever you are ready to see
this line of goods. Sanborn, Vail & Co.,
TAI Market street,
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-22
Body That of a Child.
Pierpont Morgan in Spokane.

SPOKANE, Oct. 21-J. Pierpont Nor
gan. President 8fellen of the Northern Pa
cific. Bishop DOane and other distin-
guished visitors spent the morning view
ing Spokane and started East at IL o'clock
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-22
Kills Large Mountain LYNX.

SAN JOSE, Oct. H.-The largest lynx
killed in this county in years was shot
in the mountains back Of Evergreen yes
terday by Oliver Hainer of this city. 1t
measured 81 inches from tip to tip, stand
ing fully IS inches in height and weighing
more than so pounds. Hainer came upon
the animal in a copse Of brush and shot
it as it was about to attack him.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-22
Mrs. Mary Rothermel.

PETALUMA, Oct. 21-Mrs. Mary Roth
ermel, mother of Mrs ]. H. Bailey of
Petaluma, Mrs. Mackie of Alameda and
P. Rothermel of San Francisco, died here
to-day at the age of SO years. On Satur-
day she would have celebrated her nine
tieth birthday and preparations had been
made for a family reunion. Deceased
was long a resident of California.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-22
Very Fast RattIeshin.

BOSTON, Oct. N.-Russia's latest
American-built battleship, the Retzivan,
was put through her PAGES to-day over
ten-mile measured course off the Isle
of Shoals, and under natural draught at
tanned a speed over a twenty-mile course,
according to her builders, of 1901 knots
per hour, one one-hundredth of a knot
over her contract speed. The usual tidal
correction probably will slightly increase
tbiS
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-22
LAWYER Falls From Window.

PORTLAND, Oct 21.-Edward w. Bing-
ham, a well-known lawyer, was seized
with dizziness this afternoon while lean
ing out of the window of his office in the
Union block and fell to the sidewalk
twenty feet below, sustaining probably
fatal injuries.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-22
SAN FRANCISCO HACK
DRIVERS GOOD FORTUNE
Thomas Cox Falls Heir to an Estate
Worth Three-Quarters of
a Million

SANTA CRUZ, Oct 21.-Thomas Cox,
hack driver in this city for many years,
but recently of San Francisco, has fallen
heir to s75oeoO left him by an uncle in
England. Cox has gone to England with
mis- wife and child to claim his fortune,
their fare having been sent to them. Cox
ran away from home when a boy. He is
2S wears OF age.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-22
Reduces Price of Old Prunes.

SAN JOSE, Oct H.-The Cured Fruit
Association to-day reduced the basis price
Of last seasons prunes from cents to
2%z cents. 1t is understood that the pur-
pose Of this action is to clear out the
balance of the old crop before the new
crop is put upon the market.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-22
Forest Fire Near Monterey.

MONTERREY, Oct. 21--Fire has again
sbroken out in the woods back of Monte
rey, and is burning fiercely not more than
a mile from New Monterey. Fortunately
there is no wind and the fighters are get
ting the flames under control Many be-
lieve this fire is the work of incendiaries,
though it may have originated from some
smoldering root from last weeks big fire.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-22

- ALL BUREAU, 14O6 G STREET,
4 N. W., WASHINGTON, Oct. N.-
II Russia is earnestly cooperating
~ with the United States to effect
the liberation of Miss Stone In
formation has been received by the State
Department from st. Petersburg showing
that the Russian authorities are doing
everything in their power to effect the
woman's release. Through their repre-
sentatives in Constantinople and Sofia
they have applied diplomatic pressure to
Turkey and Bulgaria, and this has had
much to do with the activity those gov
partment does not know whether Miss
stone is alive or dead, but is still cling1ng
to the theory that the bandits will hold
her until they secure the ransom demand
ed and it is urging the board Of missions
not to relax its efforts to raise the sum
required.
The Turkish Government has for It's
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-22
Rob Lodging-House Inmates.

SAN BERNARDINU, OCT. 1.-TWO
masked men entered the large apartment
house on the corner of Fourth and G
streets early to-day, They searched the
clothing of Jacob Jonas, George Seldner
and L. Levy and obtained $25. In their
hurry they overlooked some valuable jew
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-22
Stationary Engineer killed.

dez, a stationary engineer, died early to-
day from injuries received last night in
his engine-room. A blowpipe became
loose and struck Fernandez on the head,
fracturing his skull,
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-22
Ill-Treatment Causes Desertion.

PERPIGNAN, France, Oct. 21.-A num-
her Of deserters from Spanish dragoons
regiment have reported themselves to the
gendarmes here. The soldiers say they
deserted on account of incessant i'll treat
rnent They refuse to return to Spain.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-22
Daggers Used at Election.

BASTIA, Corsica, Oct. 21.-A fatal af-
fray has taken place during the munich
pal election at Lingitizzeta between DO
liticaI factions. Three men were killed
with daggers and six were fatally
wounded.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-22
Wisconsin Bank Robbed.

MADISON, Wis, Oct. 21.-The bank at
Dare station was robbed last night by
trio Of safe robbers who took money ana
notes in the vault. No trace Of them has
been found. The amount taken is net
stated.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-22
Struggles Liquor Into<Jai1.

SANTA CRUZ, Oct 21.-J. Bodie to-day
pleaded guilty to smuggling liquor into
the County Jail and was sentenced to one
year in Folsom. When the crime was
disturbing the peace. He is an ex-con-
YiCt.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-22
Crushed by a Falling Rock.

NAPA, Oct. 2l-John Garibaldi, native
of Italy was crushed to death this after
noon by a falling rock at Hewing's stone
quarry,
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-22
RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES AIDING
IN THE RESCUE OF HISS STONE

State Department Does Not Know Whether the Captive Is Alive
Dead Is Still Cingng the Belief That the Bandits Will
Hold Her Until They Have Secured the Ransom Demanded
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-05-30

A famous old catch-Question for I'M
wary boys is. which is heavier.
pound Of feathers of pound of lead?"
OF course the unwary boys answer,
"a pound of lead" and then everybody
laughs, for how can a pound of one
thing be heavier than pound of some
other thing? But the people that do
the laughing are just as much in error
as the boys are. only it Is the other
way about. for p pound of feathers is,
as a matter of fact. heavier than a
pound of lead.
Here is the way to demonstrate it.
With perfectly accurate scales weigh
a pound of lead. using ordinary shot
for convenience With the same scales
weigh a pound of feathers, putting
them in muslin bag for the purpose,
and being very careful that the bag
and the feathers together weigh exact
Iy one pound.
Place the shot in one pan of bal
ance, and the bag of feathers in the
other, and they will presently come to
an exact level Thus it seems that
they weigh exactly the same. But
different state of things is shown If the
balance, with the shot and the feath
ers undisturbed. be placed on the re-
ceiver of an air-pump and covered
with the glass bell-iar. When the air
has been exhausted the feathers will
sink, and the shot will go up, thus
showing that the feathers are the
heavier.
The explanation is that no account
has been taken of the buoyant power
of the air. which bears everything
up in proportion to the things bulk.
AS the bag of feathers is of greater
bulk than the shot, it is supported by
the air to a greater extent than the
shot. and it. therefore, takes more
than pound of feathers to balance
pound of lead. In the air-pump, how
ever, there is no such support. and
the difference is at once apparent.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-05-30
Chinese Sewing Women.

In nearly all of the principal cities
of China native sewing women are to
be seen seated on low stools or per-
haps on the sidewalk, mending articles
of masculine wearing apparel. The &C
complishments of these street seam
stresses are somewhat limited. Their
efforts with the needle being confined
as a rule to running" Other branches
of ncedlework are practically I'M
known to them. AS a consequence
their efforts are better appreciated by
natives than by American or English
travellers. They are never short OF
patrons among the Chinese tradesmen
for these have come to the city to en-
gage in business and have no one to
mend a rent for them, their wives
being left at home, and they are glad
to employ street needle women. For
this class of customers the skill of
these sewing women answers every
purpose.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-05-30
Golf Gloves.

Golf gloves are hard to find-that is
iust what one would wish. The heavy
kid, with the holes in the back and in
the palm to give ventilation, protect
the hands very satisfactorily, as do
also the gloves of wash leather. But
there are some gloves made for golf
or for driving that are made of silk
mesh, looking like the crochet or net
ted work on the purses. These have
kid palms, with holes for ventilation.
They are cool, wash well, and the kid
on the palms protects the hands very
satisfactorily. They are expensive and
hard to find, but are exceedingly
smart for any one who wishes to carry
out her fancy of wearing all white.
Nothing looks better, for with piquc
skirt the ordinary white kid glove of
either glace or seude seems out OF
place, whereas these gloves look what
they were designed to look-useful,
and made for a certain purpose. The
plain white chamois or wash leather
serve the purpose when these special
golf gloves are not to be found
Harper's Bazaar.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-05-30
Sluinber street.

Oh. miles and miles Of beds in a row,
Acres Of coverets white as snow,
Pillows and pillows and sheets galore
Blankets and quilts by the hundred
score
All! these are the sights that each night
greet
The children who go to Slumber Street.
Hush-a-byes, hush-a-byes, soft and low;
Rhythmical murmura, both fast and
slow;
Ditties and hymn tunes, and ballads
rare;
Melodies gay, and with plaintive air:
Luilabies tender and soft and sweet
This is the music of Slumber Street.
Visions delightful, happy and gay,
OF wonderful toys and merry play;
Fanciful pictures of rare delight,
OF vcrdant fields and skies that are
bright
Oh! these are the dreams the children
meet
Who travel each night to Slumber
Street.
Oh. scores upon scores of weary heads
Peacefully resting in miles of beds!
Each pair of eyelids is closed up tight,
And each pair of eyes is hid from sight
Resting bodies and tired little feet
This is the business of Slumber Street
Arthur j. Burdick.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-05-30

The maid servants of Monette, Mo-,
known as the "Housemaids Club for
the protection of their own interests,
Whenever a member loses her place
she brings the matter up before the
club, stating her grievances. A vote is
taken. If she is sustained the whole
club set themselves to work to find
her a new position. But the vote must
be unanimous. If there is any oppo-
sition she leaves the place at her own
risk The girls take pride in keeping
up a good standard of work, but the
following rules show how fully they
look after their own interests:
81. No restriction is to be placed up
on the number of callers that girl is
allowed to entertain. She must be per-
mitted to regulate her visiting list as
the mistress regulates hers.
20. Every evening out, at the maid S
pleasure, after 7.30.
"3. No answering of the bell on
wash days where there is only one SER
want in the house.
"a. Every Sunday afternoon out.
'Wages-Not less than 1925 week,
with board and room.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-05-30

The city of Lexington, KY. has
fire dog that answers to the name of
Mice" For three years Nice has not
missed attendance at fire and he
can always be counted upon to run
yelping down the street ahead of the
Gathering engines. OF course he adds
greatly to the excitement of the occa-
sion. Nice was taken in by the fire
men several years ago when he came
begging at the engine-house door for
a morsel of food. He was tramp
dog then, but he is sleek and fat now,
for he has the best of living. When
the telephone bell rings Nice pricks
up his ears and awaits the announce
ment of the alarm tender. His ear is
SO we'll trained that he can tell by the
tenders words whether it is an alarm
or not. If it is an alarm he rushes
toward the doors and as soon as they
are opened goes yelping down the
street. The Lexington firemen would
not accept anything in trade for Nice.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-05-30
TgYZ(NSAIoH TfV@
]A:r4e:H[31AIfA{g

Satin foulard is one of the smartest
of spring fabrics.
Polka dote and hemstitching are
prominent features of the latest neck
wear.
Mercerized linens are the top-notch
of the mode for the coming shirt
waist.
Gold effects, finished with gold ferret
buttons, are salient features of the
newest waist girdles.
Blue and black Isle stockings for
spring, with three embroidered clocks,
come for wear with tan Oxfords.
All bishop sleeves for shirtwaists
have narrow bandlike cuffs, SO the
link cuff buttons may be laid away.
Chiffon, net and point d'esprit fichus
are to be more worn this summer than
last, but sailor collars and revers will
be quite passe.
Lace has only a secondary place as
a trimming this season, even the
sheerest of materials being ornament
ed with embroidery instead.
Three shaped flounces, one over
tapping the other about two inches,
and covering a space of IS inches
from the hem up, make very pretty
skirt trimming.
Embroidered mulls and batistes in
white come in a variety of dainty de-
signs for blouse waists which require
no trimming or tucking beyond little
edge for the finish of the collar and
cuffs.
1t is prophesied that straps will be
the favored shirtwaist garniture of
the season. and next the perfectly
plain design will be the vogue. Ex-
cept for the very diaphanous fancy
ones, tucks, it is said, are to be rele-
gated to second place.
The different shades of red are all
fashionable this spring, and some of
the smartest gowns that as yet have
been exhibited are of this vivid color
ing. toned down sometimes by elabo-
rate trimmings of ecru or guipure lace,
again left open with no relief.
A novelty is a waistcoat of yellow
lace. 1t is made with a very long
pointed front, builded over chameleon
velvet or satin, the color of the lace.
1t is buttoned with handsome metal
buttons, and the top edge is finished
with a binding of gold braid or Per-
sian embroidery or velvet.
Rufiies will be used in abundance on
the skirts of gowns this summer. The
newest rufled gowns have the ruffies
quite untrimmed. but they are applied
to the skirt in rows far enough apart
to show very distinctly the pretty lace
insertion that serves as a heading to
each flounce.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-05-30
Girl. Take Naturally to Carpentry.

A course of lectures on education
was :naugurated the other day in Asso-
citation hall by the committee on do
mestic economy in the Woman's Edu-
cation association. DR.. John Dewey,
professor of pedagogy in Chicago uni
versity, was the speaker. In the
course of his address he said:
1.-The introduction of domestic econ
omy in the schools is largely along the
line of future service for girls, and is
a wise innovation. In my experience
boys are no more proficient in carpen-
try work than girls, and the same may
be said of cooking in the elementary
grades, for it is a child's nature to
speculate on what's coming next, and
cooking and carpentry offer good sub
jects in that direction. Boston Her
aid