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The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
Unknown Miscreants Blow
Up Crowded Street Cars
in the City of Houston
PASSENGERS ARE HURT
Citizens Are Greatly Excited
and Vigilance Committees
Are Now Being Formed
Special Dispatch to The Call.

HOUSTON, Texas, July Three
street cars have been blown up with
dynamite during the past twenty-four
hours and the riding public is terror
stricken. The depredations are charged
to street car strikers, who have waged
a bitter but unsuccessful warfare
against the company. Two OF the cars
were blown from the tracks last night
and badly wrecked. The last explo-
sion was at noon to-day and took place
near the business center. car was
blown from the rails. the running-gea
shattered and five passengers injured,
three seriously. l.. ]. Barnes had a
foot blown off.
A whisky bottle containing the ex-
plosive was used to-day. Filled with
dynamite it was laid on a car rail.
There have been threats made that
every car will be blown up. A reward
of $4,000 was offered to-day for the
arrest of the perpetrators. The citl-
zens are greatly exercised and vig1-
lance committees are being formed. All
cars are operating with armed guards.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
BETTER CONSERVATION
OF MEDICINAL PLANTS
At Present Rate of Gathering Pr1nci-
pal Plants VIII Be Extinct
in Ten Years.

The rapid destruction of the forests
of the United States, especially in the
Eastern portions, with the consequent
interference with the water supply,
change in climate, etc, has for some
years been a matter of serious con-
Germ to the thoughtful citizen. A re-
cent article by DIR. Henry Kraemer
emphasizes an aspect of this question
that is of particular interest to the
medical profession. This writer states
that if the present rate of gathering
of native herbs and drugs continues
for ten years it is probable that our
principal medicinal plants will be well
nigh exterminated unless measures
be taken either to conserve or cultivate
them. Inquiries indicate that some of
our well known plants are already
nearly exterminated. Among these are
spigelia, serpentaria, senega and cyp-
ripedium. The possibility of improv-
ing plants by selection and cultivation,
as has been done with coca and Gin
chona, is an incentive to their study,
but of greater importance is a knowl-
edge of the peculiar requirements of
each in order that they may be cul-
tivated if this should be necessary to
insure their perpetuity. The follow
ing classification is given: Cultivated
medicinal plants in the United States,
100; wild indigenous or neutraliZed,
17S; foreign plants that might be Gull
tivated, Sc; foreign plants uncertain
as to cultivation, rs. This shows that
approximately three-fourths of all
medicinal plants are growing wild or
in cultivation in this country and that
of the remaining one-fourth probably
one-half could be grown here. The
article in question is very pertinent
and timely and should be brought to
the attention of not only physicians.
but also nurserymen and the laity.
who primarily must take the matter
in hand.-American Medicine.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
VARIOUS MATERIALS USED
FOR JAPANESE PAPERS
treated With Oils Stuff Becomes
Translucent and Waterproof and
Yet Remains Light.

From the bark of trees and shrubs
the Japanese make scores Of papers,
which are far ahead of ours. The walls
or the Japanese houses are wooden
frames covered with thin paper, which
Keeps out the wind, but lets in the
light, and when one compares these
paper walled doll houses with the
gloomy bamboo cabins of the inhab-
itants of the island or Java or the
small windowed huts of our forefathers
one realizes that, without glass and in
rainy climate, these ingenious people
have solved in a remarkable way the
problem of lighting their dwellings and,
at least in measure, of keeping out
the cold.
Their oiled papers are astonishingly
cheap and durable. AS a cover for his
lead of tea when rainstorm overtakes
him the japanese farmer spreads over
IL tough, pliable cover of oiled paper,
which is almost as impervious as tar
paulin and as light as gossamer. He
has doubtless carried this cover for
years, neatly packed away somewhere
about his cart. The "rikisha" coolies
in the large cities wear rain mantles
of this oiled paper, which cost less than
lS cents and last for year or more
with constant use.
An oiled tissue paper, which is as
tough as writing paper, can be had at
the stationers for wrapping up delicate
articles. Grain and meal sacks are al
most always made of bark paper in
Japan, for it is not easily penetrated
by weevils and other insects. But per-
| haps the most remarkable of all the
papers which find common use in the
japanese household are the leather pa
pefs of which the tobacco pouches and
pipe cases are made. They are almost
as tough as French kid. so translucent
that one can nearly see through them,
and as pliable and soft as calfskin. The
material of which they are made is as
thick as cardboard, but as flexible as
ldd.-Geograp phic Magazine.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
She Learned the Lesson.

A little girl who made frequent use
of the word guess" was one day re-
proved for it by her teacher. who said:
Don't say guess, Mary, say pre-
sume.'"
A few days later one of Mary's
friends, coming up to her, remarked:
Il think your cape is very pretty. and
my mother wants your mother to lend
her the pattern, because she is going to
make me one like it,
My mother has no pattern" was the
prompt reply, "she cut it by presume. -
New York Globe.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
Miniature Forest of oaks.

1t is quite possible for any one to
own a forest of miniature oaks, which
may be grown even without the aid of
soil. In order to rear a miniature for
est procure a shallow dish and cover
the base of it with moss an inch
thick. Then set a number of good
acorns in rows about two inches apart
and a perfect little forest of oak trees
can be raised. The moss must al
ways be kept very moist and the
acorns will begin to grow in the
spring. BY June or July they will
have raised themselves six or eight
inches high and will form a charming
sight for any lover of trees.-New
York Commercial.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
Learned Italian Orphans.

There are in Rome nine orphan asy-
lums which accommodate about 1900
children, ranging from three to six
years. Those of three or four years
must learn all the alphabet and to read
the simplest books, they must know the
Arabic numbers and to count up to 100.
besides which they must learn poetry
and prose by heart and imbibe religious
precepts. Those from four to five years
must read and write well, count un
limited thousands and do sums, besides
knowing their catechism and Bible, the
divisions of time, the parts of the body,
the senses, some geography and as
tronomy, to say nothing of many other
details too numerous to mention. Then
come those between five and six-if
they arrive at that age. They must
read and write fuently, and learn by
heart the greater part of the New and
Old Testaments, write dictation and
have some idea of geometry and Ro-
man history. At six years of age! The
brain reels at the idea. What must
the poor mites grow up to be?-Pall
Mall Gazette.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
Why Fruit Trees Fail.

The dropping of young fruit is
not due to insect pests, as it is popu-
larly supposed. More often it is be-
cause of the fact that many varieties
of fruits are not self-fertile and the
blossoms require the contact of the
pollen of other varieties before they
will mature fruit. Not getting this
pollen, many fruit trees do not bear
at all or very much. The same trees
treated by the new methods of graft
ing and planting will often bear large
fruit and plenty of it.-Country Life
in America.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
CAMERAS BARRED IN JAPAN
BY MILITARY AUTHORITIES
The Mikado's People Are Taking No
Chances, but Stop All Possible
leaks


To use a camera in the southern
island towns means its polite but i'm
mediate confiscation and a punish
ment by fine. BY great courtesy, a
display of passports and a proper de-
gree of self-reproach for having igno-
rantly disobeyed the laws you may, at
the end of twenty-four hours, secure
the return of the camera, minus the
roll of films. SO strict is the camera
regulation at fortified ports that an
English lady who took a picture of
the captain on the bridge of one of
the vessels in the harbor of Moi was
approached several hours later by
n member of the harbor police and
asked to deliver uD her camera. Pro-
tests were useless and the camera
was taken ashore. the films probably
developed. as they were never re-
turned. and the camera was sent back
the following day.
On another occasion a traveller who
opened UP a small pocket camera in
the streets of Shimonoseki was
promptly piloted to the station house,
violently protesting that he had done
no wrong and that he had not at
tempted to take any photographs OF
Notifications nor soldiers. The diminu-
tive and quiet captain of police, who
spoke English brokenly, remarked,
solemnly, 1--WE will see.' and the
tourist waited four hours while they
saw. At the expiration of this time
he returned and said, What you said
was true, bue we shall, notwithstand-
ing, be obliged to punish you with the
extreme severity of the law in this
case. You have photographed no
Notifications or soldiers, but you have
committed a crime"-and. while the
trembling culprit blanched in terror,
he finished-"and your fine will be
SO sem Gao cents) Harper Weekly.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
BuiIders' Contracts.

Domenico and c. B. Bacigalupi (owners)
with Forbes & Bruestle (contractors). architect
J. A. Porporato-All work except concrete
work. shades and gas fixtures for alterations
and additions to make two story frame build
ing on line Of Point Lobos avenue, 100 w
Of Collins street, w % by $ 125; $2792 so.
E. NJ Devote and A. Tassi (owners) with
Robert frost (contractor). architect II. Hess
All work except plumb ana ga hitting,
painting. tinting, electrical work, finished hard
ware, paror mantels gas and electric chan
deliers and shades for three-story frame
building three fats NV corner of Cough
and Union streets. w 80 by n SIG; $72OO
Leon Kaufman (owner with E. T. Letter
work for a two-story brick and frame building
on line Of Washington street, 1856 w of
Spruce.aiW 62:6 by l27:Sh: $21. .S79.
Houghton Sawyer Cowner) with Curre &
CurTie (contractors) plans by owner-An work
for alterations and additions to fifth floor Wen
ban building. G06 Sutter street; $11sO.
Benjamin NJ Gum (owner) with Thomas
Kemble (contractor. architect William II.
wincox-Alteratlon and additions to brick
Beiden streets. 81 g by -: $500 uS" anu
Robert H. wetmore towneD with W. II.
Bagge (contractor). plans by owner-All work
for two-story and basement frame residence
on lot on w line OF Clayton street, so Of
Frederick, s % by \ 100; $4,000.
schmitt & Constable (contractors). architect
additions to a two-story frame building on
lot on line of Fen street. 17s:s W Of Van
Ness avenue w 22:1l by 12o, Western
Addition 70: S3400
u. IL
Ratio lcontractors) architects p Righetti and
r. H. Kuh-All work for three-story frame
building on lot on line of Filbert street
SIG w of Stockton. % by % :6: ST5O0
Lus Cooper (owner) with Brutcher & Serna
(contractors). architect Theo W. Lenzen-I4um-
ber. carpenter work. etc. to floors and roof of
new part Of ground floor in front of present
building, floor josts and roof. framing of en-
trance hall Of main building stairs and parti-
tions, etc, for building on premises at
123 Mason street and for new building adfoin-
ing on w side Of Mason street between Eddy
and Ellis; $3.50.
Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum (owners)
with j. V. Campbell (contractor), architect
Charles J. l. Devlin-All work for a one-story
frame building and windmill tower on NV
corner of Barneveld and Gaven streets w GOO
n 80. f 6031 S 101: 5000
Anton n. Batchia (owner) with Charles ].
! u. Koenig (contractorl. architect 7. Paterson
Ross-All work for a three-story and basement
frame building (iats) line of McAlIister
street, $50 e of Lyon. L 20 by 1876, West
ern Addition 592; $7313.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
DnIlness in wall Street.

The sum of $5S,0OO was paid for the
last seat bought on the New York
Stock Exchange. A few months ago
these seats brought about $4,000 This
slump in the price of exchange seats
is eloquent of the dullness in stock
dealings. Two years ago it was so
common for 1000 900 shares to change
hands in a day that no comment was
made on It, Now if 1,000,0 900 shares of
stock should be dealt in on the New
York Exchange in a week Wall Street
would hug itself for joy. Some wire"
houses have gone out of business,
many have discontinued large num-
ber of branch offices, and many are
conducting their business at loss
Washington Star
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
THE GRASS WIDOW.
BRYsoN PAINTED HER

BRYSON PAINTED HER
In a typical moment. His por-
trait in oils is so charming, MS
color scheme so original and
harmonious that every one VIII
frame the copy we VIII give
FREE -FREE-
Next Sunday. 1t Is one OF
A STRIKING SERIES
OF portraits, scenes and fanc1eS
by the worlds greatest painters,
which, at great cost OF time,
trouble and money, the
SAN FRANCISCO CALL
Has bought for its readers.
II you fail to get a single one
OF these beautiful and novel
Brysons you will be sorry.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
UNITED UNDERTAKBRS.

Directors and Embalmers-
Formerly IN Metropolitan Temple,
NOW at sec MISSION Tel South 16z
Between Fourth and Fifth. near Fifth st
finest EquiDmerta az Moderate rates.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08

Amelia Stead to Anna D. Joost lot on w cor
De Wolf and Sherman streets NV 100 by
SW $50. lots ! to 6, Sears subdivision West
End map .; $455.
Estate of Thomas Douldin (by Edward b.
Church. executor) 10 same, same: $455
Anna D. Joost to McEwen Bros, lot on W
corner of Dc Wolf and Sherman streets NV
100 by SW 1J0. Sears subdivision block 6,
NA-cat Trrd ,.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
HENRY J. GALLAGHER CO,

tbuccessors 10 Flanagan g. Gallagher.
DANIEL p. DONOVAN, Mgr
FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS
20 Fifth st. opposite Lincoln School
Telephone South so.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
other Santa rs Trains :

SUBURBAN SERVICE, STANDARD GAUGE.
Depart from San Francisco. week days at
30 4:iO, 7:45. $3.50. 9:l5. 1000. II 100 a. m.
III 40 a. m. Sausalito onlyl. 1920. LAS. 3:I5,
400. 4:S5. 5:15. $3.50. 6;25. I;l5. $500. 1920.
II Ak n IN. Sundays and legal holidays depart
a. 10. 7:45, $3.50. 9:15, 1000. IL 100. Ii 40
a M 40. / 100. las. 2:3o. 3:15. 400. 4:s5'
Sis. $50. 6:25. 7:15. S;15. 900. 1870. Ii:35
.. v-,. -,
? 20 .35 S:15, S:45 9:35. 1920. IL :O5 a n,
9o05 :25 2.5O 3:35, 4:20. sos. $40 6.I5
e-5s 1856 1O:O5 IL :25 D. m. On Sundays ana
Seesi holidays extra trains arrive at 12:45. 2:OS
For Fairfax, week days. depart at 7:45 a. m
ak n M 5:15 p. m. tex Sat). On Sunaa =.
end legal holidays at 7:45 $50 9:15 IO-oo
II 90 II 40 a m. IL: 30. 100. 1:45. 2:3o T.Is
and s:15 p. m
THROUGH TRAINS.
7.45 a m daily-Cazadero and way stst,o
o:I5 a m. Sundays only-For Point Rsva
etc.
dero etc.
5:15 p. m. daily except Saturday and Sum
day-For Point Reyes. etc
7:15 D. m. Sundays only-For Point Rev..
etc.
s;15 2. mr. sundays only-For cazadero. etc.
FERRY-Union Depot. foot OF Market st
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
Late Shipping Intelligence
DOMESTIC, PORTS
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
Thursday. July Z.
Tug Sea King, Rasmussen, IL hours from
Fort Bragg.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
BANDON-Sailed July 7-Stmr Elizabeth,
for San Francisco
SEAT'TLE-Arrived July 7-Stmr Olympia.
from Nome; stmr Cottage City. from Skagway.
ABERDEEN-Sailed July 7-Stmr Coronado,
for San Pedro.
FOREIGN PORTS.
VICTORIA-Arrived July 7-Stmr Umatlla,
hence July 5.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08

Two new bridges are to be built over
the Neva River at st. Petersburg.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08

Net amount of Risks
written during the
wear
Net amount of Risks
expired during the
year
Net amount in force
December 81, 1908.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-12

the blue ribbons to the prize winners, in ad-
diton to those offered for the race events,
decided that the honor ribbons should go
to Joseph Weisenfield of Baltimore, for the
best appearing, all-round hitch, including
horse and appointments, from the Mary
land city delegation.
To Gen. Miles, president of the assocla-
ton, was awarded the blue streamers for
his pair of bays, Happy Tie and Gold Peb-
BILE in the second class, Road Drivers and
Riders Association membership best ap-
pearing team and best appointments to a
one-man speed wagon.
In the third class, best appearing and
general appointments, single horse to one
man speed wagon, open only to members of
the association, the honors were given to
Kossuth, ertered and driven by Secretary
P. V. DeGraW. E. Quincy Smith received
the blue streamers in the fourth class for
the best appearing team and general APP
pontmentS to twO-Seat road wagon The
blue rosette in the fifth class was given to
Mr. William Oetzers bay horse Frank II.
speedy one-way hitch was won by ex-Rep-
resentative John E. Reyburn.
The brown mare. Daisy, owned by MI
j. E. Gale and driven by Mrs. T.. "A.
Arnold, won the coveted blue badge OF
honor for the best appearing turnout open
to the wife or daughter of a member of the
association. B. F. MeCaully's brown mare
Virginia Girl, for the best appearing sad
die horse, and the black horse Midnight
owned by Edward Markham. carried off
the honors IN the class open to non-mem-
bers of the association all styles of bitches
being included in the competition. A
special prize was given to J. ID. Frleden-
valid of Baltimore for his triplet team to
a one-man speed wagon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-12

light were as nearly alike as 1t has been
possible for human ingenuity to approach
the power of nature. He threw four rays
on the canvas screen from the four lights
he was illustrating. Side by side the diff
ference could be distinctly noted. Under
the light from one the American flag was
hardly recognizable, the red stripes being
decidedly purplish, and in cloth placed in
line of the rays there was such a difference
as caused outspoken remark from the gen
tlemen who had thought that they had been
buying and selling goods under the proper
light. The experiments taught that too
much care cannot be taken in selecting the
light under which goods are chosen If they
are to be used again under different IL
luminant.
BY projecting upon the canvas a photo
graph of an arc light in operation some
conception of the speed of electricity was
given the audience. Mr.. Ryan explained
that the current was alternating and that
1t had to travel from the dynamo over the
entire circuit and back to the dynamo In Or
der to produce the light. It was doing this
last night at the rate of two hundred and
eighty times a second. 1t appeared to flick
er and tremble, but eye could detect
when 1t was extinguished, as it was every
time it made the round trip.
The use of concentric diffuses was advo-
Gated by Mr. Ryan. who showed by series
of photographs on the screen the great diff
ference in the light under these conditions
and under the old style of reflector. The
almost entire absence of shadows was noted
when the diffusers We're used. He said that
this system of diffusion of the lights of the
are lamp was the most satisfactory that
had thus far been discovered.
Mr. Ryan was enthusiastically applauded
at the close of his lecture for the great
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-12
LIGHT RAYS EXPLAINED.
Mr.. w. D'A. Ryan Talks to Cotton
Manufacturers

A lecture on Light and Illuminating En-
cheering was delivered last evening before
the American Cotton Manufacturers Asso-
citation, now holding it's eighth annual con-
vention in this city. by VIDA Ryan OF
the General Electric Company of Lynn,
Mass, in the lecture hall of the Columbian
University. A profitable evening, was spent
by the audience in listening to the informa-
ton impaired by the lecturer and In watch
ing experiments with which MT, Ryan Illus
trated his remarks.
Mr.. Ryan succeeded in convincing the cot
ton makers and the other auditors present
that many of them had been working under
false lights and that they had thought they
had white light when it was far from that
primal color He took In his hand bunch
of Jaqueminot roses and proved that they
were not red but blue and violet and even
purple: he threw over the audience hall the
beautiful white glow of diffused arc light
and then contrasted 1t with the WelsbAch
the Nernst. the incandescent and the mef-
curry arc. Mr.. Ryan demonstrated that the
arc light is the nearest approach to sun
light Of any of those shown, sand the mer-
curry arc, although beautiful system OF
artificial illuminating when not placed IN
contrast with any other, the most CHASTITY
and least effective in the display of colored
manufactured goods.
Beginning with general definition OF
light and its many possibilities Of reflection
and refraction he led the way to the DEM
Illustrations made by the stereopticon.
which proved that sunlight and the arc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-12
$11, SOC, 900 GOLD FOR EUROPE.
Record Breaking Shipment of Yellow
Metal-Financier's Prediction.

dispatch from New York says:
With gold to the amount of S9,oo0,000 en-
gagged at the assay office yesterday for
shipment to Europe, certain vessels leaving
New York today may in truth be called
treasure ships" Including gold previously
engaged the Lorraine of the French line
will carry out s9,5O0.0o0 and the Deutsch-
land s., 100000 At least, such was the un-
derstanding of treasury officials yesterday.
The gold actually engaged at the assay
office yesterday, and amounting to $1,000
600, was the largest single engagement
upon any one day in the history of the Of
flee.
The shipments of gold going forward to-
day are the largest in the history of the
country. Most of them are understood to
be in connection with the Panama canal
purchase payment. but not all are to be so
accredited.
Since the gold export movement COM
menced, on April 8. the country has ship
ped abroad about $37 100000 of the yellow
metal.
Wall street Is by no means unsettled by
these enormous exports. and, in fact the
opinion Is freely expressed by exchange
brokers that the shipments up to date are
merely the forerunners of the movement TO
follow. It was said yesterday in banking
circles that the gold exports OF the season