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HELD RESPONSIBLE.
The Company Blamed for the
. Lake Labish Disaster.
Report of the Oregon Beard ot Railroad.
Commissioners.
No Satisfactory Evidence to Support the
Theory That a Rail Had Been Re
moved—A Faulty Birdge.
SpccUl to The Mobsin-o Call
Salem, Xov. 21.— evening the Ore
can Board of Railway Commissioners sub
mitted a report of its findings in the matter
of the train disaster at Lake Labish, Marion
County, Oregon, on November 12th. Tho
' report says it was found that two reasons
were assigned for the disaster, to wit, first,
that a rail had been removed from the track
by some perscn or persons unknown, which
..was said to be the primary cause of the
; -wreck ; second, that tbe structure had fallen
- on account of the ace and weakness of Its
parts. After hearing the testimony of nu
merous witnesses and making a personal in
spection of the wreck, the board finds that
there is no satisfactory evidence In support
of the- proposition that a rail had been re
... moved, and that the following facts are cs
•-.talilished by preponderance of evidence:
'.; : First, that Train 16, consisting of eight cars,
ran into the trestle at Lake Labish at the
rate of speed of twenty miles per hour; sec
. ond, that the air-brakes were firmly and
.suddenly applied, which caused the struc
ture to give way at a point about 200 feet
south of the north end of the bridge, pre
cipitating the engine and three cars into the
marsh, a distance of 16 feet, and throwing
down tL _ entire structure from where the
.' break occurred to the north end, causing the
.'death' of KuginiorJ.hu McFadden, his fire
man, F. G. Xeal, and an unknown man and
■ seriously injuring other train men and a
'large number of passengers; third, that the
structure was faulty in the following par
' ticulars:
■'.. The bents, considering the nature of the
. ground, it being boggy and soongy, were too
far apart, the ties were too widely spaced,
the guard-rails were in a state of decay and
but few were properly fastened, and so frail
■ as to afford no safeguard; that much of the
timbers In the bents, and especially the caps
and sills, were more or less decayed ; that
the bents were not securely sway-braced;
that some of the piles supporting the bents
were unsound, anil that many of the stringer
bolts had been allowed to become loosened.
' For these reasons the structure was found
not to have been sufficiently strong to sus
tain the weight of moving trains under such
■ conditions as are likely to i resent them
selves en any railroad and at any time.
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FRl'lT-OUOWERS,
lie Fourteenth Session Just Concluded Satis
factorily.
Santa Cruz, Nov. 21.— At the State
Fruit-growers' Convention this morning a
committee of five was appointed to confer
" : with a similar committee from the Florida
: . Fruit Union In reference to an alliance or
co-operation between the two organizations
for mutual advantage. A speclalcommittee
reported in favor of some action by fruit
. growers of the Stale to protect Eastern deal
.-?_ and consumers against fraud and impo
sition by unprincipled parties selling infe
rior fruit under California labels. Gray on
"The Grape" was read by W. 11. Galbraith
lei this county, and a dissertation on "Small
.Fruits" by Mrs. L. U. AlcCann occupied the
remainder of the session. The thanks of
the convention, by a rising vote, were ten
dered to airs. JlcCaun.
_ The . fourteenth session of the State
Fruit-growers' Convention adjourned sine
die at 5 o'clock this afternoon after
one of the best-attended and most
successful conventions ever held in the
Slate. Frofessor E. W. Hilgard occupied
the greater part of the afternoon in a discus
sion en "Orchard Fertilizers," followed by
the consideration of "Olive Culture." Reso
lutions were adopted highly complimenting
the local display of a i pies and grapes
shown. During the session of the conven
tion a resolution was also adopted favoring
more stringent legislation with regard to in-
' ' sect pests. It was voted to hold the next
' convention in November, 1891, at Marys
. ville, the exact dale to be fixed by the State
Board of Horticulture. The passage of the
customary resolutions of thanks to the citi
zens and officers concluded the work of the
session.
STRANGE HO3IICIDE.
.: A Man Killed by a Blow With a Corkscrew
in a Waiter's Hands.
Bakeb City (Oregon), Nov. 21.— F. G.
' "Winnineham was struck on the head Just
: above the left eye with a corkscrew by £.
K. McCarthy, a waiter in the Lyceum
Theater, on Wednesday night, and died to
-. day from the effects of the blow. An au
topsy revealed a hole over an inch in cir
cumference in the skull. Deceased walked
•round in a conscious coudltion until last
night, when he was found in a stupor and
was lodged in jail, as he was supposed to be
drunk, he not knowing himself that he was
' seriously hurt. A Coroner's jury this even
ing charged McCarthy with homicide,*and
he is now in jail and will be held to answer
2 for. murder. The deceased was SO years of
•" at" and leaves five children.
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A Sinele Bail and Siddlt-Car Railroad.
Salem (Oregon), Nov. 21.— Articles of in
•' corporation were to-day filed with the Secre
tary of State by the Single Rail and Saddle
car' Kailroad Company. Capital stock
" 5600.000. The object of the company is to
constiuct, equip and operate railroads in
. the United states for general traffic and
passenger transportation, known as the
kindle Kail and Saddle-car system. The
principal office is at Union, Umatilla
County, Oregon. The system of railways
■ ■to be built by the new company is that in
. vented recently by J. li. Mabana. The
models will be put to test in a few days.
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Farmer.' Alliance.
• San Jose, Nov. 21.— Farmers' Alli
ance spent the morning in a discussion of
~ tbe constitution and by-laws, section by
'• section, and did not complete this work. A
: pinpusiti-in to fix on San Francisco as a per
. juament place of meeting was voted down.
. A -•-;_• 11 whether the organization shall
•-- be made in incorporated cities and whether
wage-workers not directly interested in
farming shall be admitted, will be up for
. discussion this afternoon. The proceedings
are secret and the constitution will not be
accessible torepoits until finally adopted.
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Lack of Boiling Stock.
Tortlakd (Oregon), Nov. 21. — Many
. complaints continue to come from Eastern
Oregon and Washington about a shortage of
cars to move this season's wheat crop. The
railroads claim they have a sufficient num
ber of freight-cars, but say they are short
of lolling stock with which to move the cars.
It is said that many of the farmers are in
straitened circumstances on account of
Di.t being able to dispose of their crop. The
warehouses and elevators along the railroad
lines are all full, and wheat-buyers are mak
ing very few purchases.
Two Ken Killed.
•Bedding, Nov. 21. — Two half-breeds,
Gratiot and McDaniels, either by accident or
' in a quarrel, were shot to-day at G'enterville,
six miles from here. Gratiot was found
dead and Mi-Daniels mortally wounded. A
gun was found near. Both were young men.
Some lour years ago, while scuffling over
the possession of a gun, Gratiot killed a man
named Cady. The doctor and Coroner have
been sent for.
BURIED IN PRISON.
An Accused Hardrrrr Remain. Twenty
two Year* In a Kentucky Jail.
That is a story stranger than fiction which
has come to 'light in the old jail of this
county. Buried in its stout walls for twenty
two years lias lived in a veritable tomb
John Blyen.. lie came into the jail a robust
young man ; now he is past the half century
mark, and \ his gray hair tells how the years
have borne upon him. •, -
One August night in 18T.8 some one broke
.into the house of James Foster, back in the
hills, and : th« entire family of four persons
were chopped to death with an ax, which,
smeared with blood, was found on the floor.
A few days later Blyen was arrested for
the crime, and, the court opening in two or
three days, he was arraigned for trial. Most
of the witnesses against the defendant were
negroes, and on the plea that the State law
did not permit blacks to testify against
whites, the defense bad the case removed to
the United States court, which was about
to sit. At its session Blyen was convicted
and sentenced to hang on January 22, 1869.
At this point the State's attorney inter
fered and appealed the ease to the United
States Supreme Court. Three years passed
before that body acted on the matter and
ordered a new trial in the State court.
In the meantime a new Prosecuting At
torney and a new Judge had been elected,
and the case was postponed time and again.
By and by it was dropped altogether.
Then it was forgotten and for years has
been as though It were not. It was not
long until the townspeople forgot Blyeu's
existence. Until within twenty-four hours
there were young men and women who had i
never heard Blyen's story. His family lias
about disappeared. It Is doubtful if two
living witnesses can be found. - It is said
that even the present Judge did not know of
the case, though it was no fault of his.
It has been determined to try Blyen at the
next term of court He has spent so many
years in prison that lie thinks of no other
borne and has lost all interest in outside
affairs, He has seen two mobs attack the
jail, and, gaining entrance, lynch three
persons. lie has seen half a dozen men go
out to death on the scaffold, or a life sentence
in the penitentiary.
Now, after twenty-two years in a County
Jail, a resurrected man as it were, be is to
face a Judge aud plead to the charge of
murder, it is doubtful if he can be con
victed, and many believe that he should go
free.— Vancebur'g (Ky.) special to Pittsburg
Dispatch.
SIGNS OF TUB TIMES.
Joseph Cook Tallin Before a l.arco
Audience.
The "Religious Signs of the Times" was
the subject of an address delivered by
Joseph Cook, the distinguished lecturer of
Boston, at the First Baptist Church last
night. Long before the lecture was begun
seats were at a premium and many chairs
had to be placed in the aisles to accommo
date the audience.
"It is no more wonder that we should
live again," began Mr. Cook, "than that we
should live at all; no more marvelous that
we should be born into another life than
that we were born Into this. II a man
thinks that death ends all, the natural pre
sumption is that he is only half educated.
" The fact that we are woven from some
thing not of matter shows that you can not
tear up the web without the will of the
weaver. The most prominent physiologists
say there is nothing to show that death ends
all. There can be a soul without a body.
I believe that nine-tenths of the modern
spiritualists are a fraud, and as for the
other tenth there is nothing in it, and if
there is Satan is in it."
The lecturer observed in the course of his
remarks also that though the subject had
been debated for _.'oOO years science could do
nothing in tbe direction of showing that
death ends nil, and that there is not some
thing In our bodies that is not matter. If
man were an animal be was at leant a re
ligious animal.
"Death," he maintained, "is the dissolv
ing of the soul out of the physical body, and
nut disembodiment of all. As to tl.e dis
embodiment of the soul, I say it is time to
ask what are the conditions under which
peace is to be obtained." On the subject of
heaven and hell he said, "You are wonder
fully made and can be fearfully unmade."
BOBBED AT A FIRE.
Tbe Work of a Pickpocket Discovered
by the l'ollre.
Officers Murray and Wren last night ar
rested Nathaniel G. Smith on a charge of
grand larceny. It is alleged that while L.
Kaccuillat, the Brannan-street box manu
facturer, was witnessing the fire at the
Waugenheim Building, Smith picked his
pockets and secured a gold watch ami chain,
a purse containing Sl5O in cash and an ac
count-book containing several checks. The
property, less Sl'__s of the cash, was recov
ered in the safe of a water-front lodging-
house.
Hacouillat Identified Smith as the man
who was standing near him at lie fire.
U. B. GRAND JI'KY,
Its Discharge Ordered After Presenting
Two Indictment*.
Yesterday afternoon twenty members of
the United States Grand Jury went into
session in the Appraisers' Building. Frior
to assembling in its chambers, the jury re
ported in Judge Hoffman's court, and in
the absence of Foreman Emory, chose John
H. Gilmore to fill his place pro tern. After
a two hours' session the jury returned two
indictments, which completed its work, and
it was discharged by the Court. One of tho
indictments was placed on the secret docket
and the other was against T. A. Bishop,
deck-hand of the Walla Walla, for at
tempted smuggling of prepared opium.
The Best Baking Powder.
The Official Government Reports :
The United States Government, after elaborate tests, reports the
Royal Baking Powder to be of greater leavening strength than any
other. (Bulletin 13, Ag. Dep. , p. 599-J
The Canadian Official Tests, recently made, show the Royal
Baking Powder highest of all in leavening strength. (Bulletin 10,
p. i6 y Inland Rev. Dep.)
In practical use, therefore, the Royal Baking Powder goes further,
makes purer and more perfect food, than any other.
Comparative Strength:
As shown from actual tests by U. S. Government Chemist, Prof
Iward G. Love :
vamp » Cubic Incite* -
I.AME. . . Leavening Gas per o*.
Royal (Absolutely pure) . .-..-. . 127.4
Rumford's (Phosphate), when fresh . : .123.5
Rumford's (Phosphate), old .... 33.7
Hanford's None Such (when fresh) . . 131.6
Hanford's None Such (not fresh) ..- . 84.35
Charm (Alum Powder) . ... . 116.9
Cleveland's (when fresh) .... .110.8
Sea Foam 107.9
Czar. , .-> 10 6.8
Dr. Price's 102.6
Lewis's (Condensed) . , . ..... 98*3
Congress (Yeast) ........ 97.5
eari'^gn»wlj| . . . . . ..,. . .yrrr' .93.3
C. E. Andrews & Co's (contains alum) 78.17
Hecker's .. . ...... .93.5
Gillet's. 84^
Government Chemists Certify:
"The Royal Baking Powder is composed of pure and wholesome ingredients.
It does not contain either alum or phosphates, or other injurious substances
• > Edward G. ; Love, Ph. D."
rr "The Royal Baking Powder is undoubtedly the purest and most reliable
baking powder offered to the public. t Henry A. Morr, M. D., Ph. D."
"The Royal Baking Powder is purest in quality and highest in strength of
any baking powder of^wJueh I have knowledge, Wm. McMurtrje, Ph. D."
THE MORNING CALL, SAN FRANCISCO. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 22. 1890-EIGHT PAGES;
PEACE OR REVENGE.
Developments in the Chinese
Swindling Case.
Ths Workmen Desperet* and Threatening,
long Yoong's Mistress Has the Honey.
- Meeting at the Comn'ate.
A small crowd of excited Chinese were in
the old City Hall corridors yesterday morn
ing discussing some feasible method of re
venge on Tung Yoong & Co., late of 732
Sacramento street, and also the legal aspect
of the caso with a view to getting some
share of the remaining money and stock of
the absconding firm.
Tong Yoong and his partner disappeared
to China, it is believed, with at least $40,000
a week ago, leaving a great many un
fortunate coolies in the lurch for a season's
wages. The firm was interested in the
Alaskan canneries, and when intrusted
with money to pay - the Chinese canners,
each of whom should have received about
8200, decamped to the Orient. The dis
tracted workmen were rendered desperate on
healing how they hod been swindled, and a
few nights ago raided the store in a body.
It Is feared that unless immediate action for
their relief be taken there will bo much
trouble in the Chinese quarters.
Yesterday some of the half-starving and
penniless "toilers became aware of the fact
that Tong Yoong & Co.'s manager is hiding
in this city. He is supposed to know how
matters stood with the firm, having kept
the books and managed a good deal of the
business, and it is persistently maintained
by the duped canners that he is In some
way connected with tlie swindle. So they
had a delegation at the old City Hall seek
ing to gel a warrant for the manager's ar
rest on a charge of conspiracy.
A WOMAN IN THE CASE.
It seems their case was not stated plainly
enough to induce the officials to issue the
desired warrant, and the men reluctantly
went in search of an interpreter and an at
torney.
Tong Yoong's mistress, who is implicated
in bis money affairs, was left behind in
Chinatown when he absconded. She had
advanced him money upon which ho kept
up the business lor a brief period. But later
be gave her some large amounts. Promi
nent Chinese officials are of the opinion that
she has a large share of the 5-111,000 alluded
to. In explaining their belief for this they
say that 'long Yoong could not carry away
so much coin, aud the balance was conse
quently left with this woman, who had been
Young's confidante in business affairs.
She, too, is now living In the Chinese
quarter, hiding, of course, from the infuri
ated worku'i-n, who are left without a nickel
by Yoong's uerfidy. She is known by many
ot the men's sympathizers and if her where
abouts can be discovered there will, iv all
probability, be bloadnhed. The officials fear
that she may be kidnaped and lorced, with
threats of murder, to disgorge what money
she has, or to make a confession regarding
tlie two absconding merchants.
The six Chinese companies have the whole
matter under consideration, aud will look
alter the interests ot the men in the courts
as well as in the companies' tribunal.
MEETING IN THE CONSULATE.
A meeting of representatives of each com
pany was lipid yesterday at the Chinese
Consulate, on Stockton street, near bacra
mento. The purpo.-e of this session was to
make some auiicablo arrangement of the
difficulty, provide for the men and prosecute
the absconders. Consul-General Tso Keng
presided. A prolonged discussion of the
serious question was held and the conclusion
arrived at was to help the men according to
the judgment of the companies, aud alter
ward continue the settlement. The meeting
was a preliminary affair, but it has assured
the workmen food and clothing for the
winter months and employment as soon as
possible.
At future meetings in connection with the
matter steps wilt be taken to straighten out
the firm's account and bring the culprits to
justice.
A cablegram will be sent to lions-Kong
from the Chinese Consulate here instruct
ing the officials In that city to arrest Tong
Yoong and his absconding partner on. the
steamer when the vessel will have entered
the harbor. In case the absconders go so
far they will be summarily dealt with, and
whatever money they have will be taken
from them and sent back to this city. The
dispatch will go to England, thence to
China.
" Yoong is a very tricky fellow," said the
Secretary of the company to The Call re
porter yesterday, "and he may escape the
authorities In '■ China. ... He may > leave the -
steamer at Yokahama and take .a - small
steamer to some part of China. ': But lie
will not stop In China, as he would certainly
be caught and punished." _^
Colonel Bee interested himself in - the
trouble, and visited the old City Hall about
it and other Chinese business in the after
noon. '■
LOST IN THE ARCTIC.
A Boat's Crew Drowned While
Chasing a Whale.
The whaling bark Alice Knowles, Captain
Lapham, , arrived in port last evening, 26
days from Fox Islands, bringing 200 barrels
of oil and 5000 pounds of hone for J. W. &
K. Wing.
- Captain Lapham reported on arrival that
on October lUth he spoke the whaling bark
Ocean in the Arctic. She had caught two
whales and her captain reported that while
chasing a whale one of his boats had been
stove and the crew drowned. The names of
the men were not given.
BILLY CRANE'S PERIL.
Dig Narrow .Escape From a Frightful
Death Id the Baraga Mine.
William Crane, who is at present playing
" The Senator" at tho Star Theater, relates
the following stirring story: "In the year
1876 I was a nienibt* of the li. M. Ilooley
Company, who were playing in the Far West,
and coming East from California we per
formed at Virginia, the great mining center
of Nevada, for three or four weeks.
"One day, in company with James
O'Neill and M. A. Kenned}', who are at
present starring in this city, a gladiator and
wrestler named Emilo liegnier and myself,
being in search of diversion, decided to go
down the Savage Mine under the guidance
of a prominent citizen of Virginia City.
" The Savage mine was about ICOOfeet In
depth, and the five of us entered the cage to
begin the long descent into the bowels of
the earth. As the car traveled slowly, tun
nels were to be seen slanting off in every
direction from the shaft.
"We perceived many tunnels running al
most sheer down, along which cars convey
ing silver ore and gold ore to the surface
passed incessantly, 'through the dense dark
ness of the tunnels lights glinted and
sparkled, and dim shadowy forms flitted,
appearing, disappearing and reappearing like
the ghosts and spirits of a vision. When we
had descended lo a depth of about 1300 feet,
the cage suddenly stopped and we got off at
one of the .'levels,' because wo had learned
that there was a cage further down which
blocked the passage. My companions had
taken a peep from the level down one of the
most steep and dangerous of these tunnels,
whose ramifications extended everywhere,
and now I stepped forward to see what was
to be seen. Tlie 'level' intersected the tun
nel, which ran down at an angle of at least
70°. I 'craned' my nock over the track,
aud was intently watching the operations
of the miners below, when a car called
the giraffe coming noiselessly along gave
me v stunning blow on the back of the
head, which destroyed my equilibrium, and
I was falling down that awful tunnel. God
in heaven!" Here Sir. Crane struck a dra
matic attitude. " I thought of my wife and
of my family; I thought of all the evil deeds
1 had ever done. I thought of my bruised
and mangled body shattered into fragments
long ere it reached the bottom of that awful
pit, which seemed to stretch down to the
month of hell. Just when I had given up
all hope hands reached over and seized me
with a grip of Hercules, aud in another mo
ment I was thrown into tho air by a wrest
ler's trick and dashed violently among the
rocks on the ' level.'
|J" When I awoke to the sweetness and
light of a glorious day I lound that it was
the strong arm and iron nerve of the pro
fessional wiestler that had rescued me from
the brink of destruction as I was tottering
to the fall. Emile Pegnier heard my cry,
grasped the situation and my shoulder at
one and the tame instant, and with an
adroit wrestling trick had thrown m« over
his head. I was so far gone that had any
other member of the party caught me we
would certainly both have gone over to
gether and been dashed to pieces."— Y.
World. -
Escaped Conviction.
There was not sufficient evidence to con
vict G. H. White, alias Harvey, and W. P.
Carrol), alias Carter, accused of attempt to
commit grand larceny, when the case was
heard before Judge Joaehimsen. A. F. Bray
claimed the young men attempted to swindle
him out of $1000 in a fraudulent sale, but he
had them arrested instead of giving them his
money. They were dismissed.
J. J. __.. Gobhea'e Will.
The will of Jules J. £. Gobbee, who died
in this city on the 10th in st., has been filed
for probate. The estate is valued at £21,000.
he widow, Emma Gobbee, ii sole legatee
and executrix.
DEATH IN AN ELEVATOR
Alexander Hexter Decapitated at
His Market-Street Store. .
Alexander Hester, the senior member of
the firm of Hexter Bros.,' clothing manufac
turers at 432 and 434 Market street, was iu
stantly killed recently by being caught be
tween the elevator and the second floor ceil
ing, his head being almost severed from his
body. ,
According to the Philadelphia Times, the
elevator is a large one and is in the front
part of the store. It is generally used for
the purpose of a freight elevator, and is
capable of standing a great strait.. Around
the car There has been placed as a safeguard
a wire screen, to which there is a door at
tached, opening on the side facing the center
of the store.
It was customary for any of the employes
who wished to go up or down to run the ele
vator. There was no regular attendant.
Mr. Ilexter had been busily engaged for
some time on the second floor, giving direc
tions to Ids employes, and while talking to
them he walked toward the elevator.
Taking the rope in his hand he stood there
for a moment giving further instructions.
lie started the elevator, and still bent upon
nis business leaned over the wire fence to
speak to Abraham Gucgcnheim, an em
ploye, who was standing in the center of the
room looking up at him. The elevator had
by this time arrived at the top of the second
floor. It was nothing unusual for conversa
tions to be held from the elevator while in
motion.
Tho employes were laughing and talking
while busy at work on the floor which the
elevator had just left.
Suddenly Mr. Hexter was seen to start
back. His head had touched the ceiling.
He struggled to withdraw his head, but it
was too late. The men heard a piercing
cry, then a scraping, dull sound. The ele
vator creaked as it pressed upward, and the
awe-stricken witnesses saw the life-blood of
their employer, who a few moments before
had been among them, running in streams
down the shaft, staining the ceiling above
their heads and forming small pools at their
feet.
In a moment a dozen men sprang toward
the engine-room, two of them crying:
"For God's sake stop tlie elevator; Mr.
Hexter is hurt!"
It was quickly stopped, and willing men,
with white, drawn faces and trembling
hands, sprang forward to assist their em
ployer. ' -
The sight was horrible. The body lay
back in the car in a pool of blood. The
cage, ropes and the elevator shaft were
covered with blood as it spurted from the
neck of the dead man. His hand still
giasped the rope; the nerves were yet quiv
ering.
Tenderly the body was lifted, the head
having to be held separately from the body,
its only attachment being a shred of skin
on the back of the neck. The face was
crushed almost to a pulp.
Elks' Carnival.
- The carnival of the Elks, which will take
place at the Mechanics' Pavilion, Thanks
giving eve, Wednesday, November 26th,
promises to be grand in the extreme. The
allegorical floats, the divertlsement, the cos
tumes, tbe whole pageant, in fact, has been
the subject of long study, and will be well
worth the price of admission even to those
who do not purpose taking part in the fun
upon the floor. The carnival pageant will
be as follows: Arch Marshal of Pleasure,
band, Olympian Sailors, Executive Com
mittee, Grand Lodge officers, officers of
Golden Gate Lodge No. 6, members of the
lodge. Keceplion Committee, floor managers
and assistants, Floor Committee, Guatd of
Honor (twenty-four ladles armed cap-a-pie
as knights of old, in suits of steel), Rex—
Carnival King, Fun and Frolic, Napoleon at
St. Helena, the French Commune, Country
Magician, Pennsylvania Quakers, Washing
ton at Valley Forge, Cinderella, "Before the
Galea at Anglers," "Stanley in Africa,"
Royal Horse Marines, "We Have Been
There Before Many a Time." "Razzle Daz
zle" and many others. Previous to the
grand march there will be a theatrical per
formance of ten acts by members of the
profession who have kindly volunteered,
under the supervision of Mark Thall, J. J.
Gottlob. C. W. Nevln and L. A. Morgen
stern, and an Amazonian march with cal
cium effects by a party of ladles directed by
Professor Martinetti. Professors Aglntun
and Kidgeley, the world-renowned skaters,
will give a mile exhibition as a test of
speed. -
Twenty-four Precincts.
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LIGHT AND LOVE DIED TOGETHER.
A I.rrriirff Molh'-r Hint Watched for Her
Son Who Was Dead.
"The Western and Atlantic train left the
track last night at Melvors, and Richard
McClain, fireman, was killed."
That was the message, almost brutal in
its brevity, that was flashed over the wires
from Atlanta to the Times last Friday
night. He was only a fireman, of small
consequence to this matter of fact world,
with its rush and bustle, and so a three
line paragraph in the morning papers was
his obituary.
But back of this hare notice of McClain's
death is one of the most pathetic stories in
the history of railroad accidents in Georgia.
The dead mill had a mother and family
who lived in the valley of the famous
Cluckamiuga, and about them centers the
pathos of the story. But let Engineer
Adanison, who stood weeping over the body
of his friend, tell it:
" He was a good boy," he said, "one of
the best-hearted men in the world ; and ho
loved his family so! Every night when ho
would run by his home his mother would
put out a light to let him know that all was
well, and he would answer with a light.
Last night she may have watched all night,
for he didn't pass, and no doubt she was
troubled with the thought that something
was wrong."
And something was wrong:
While the faithful mother, with her lamp
ef love aflame, was straining her eyes
through the darkness of the night to catch
a gleam of the flashing headlight that an
nounced "All's well" with her sou, that son
was stark in death.
The eyes that had watched for the light i_fc
the window that told of the safety of mother
and kindred were glazed by death. No more
would ihey strain through the dusk of the
valley for the red ray which conveyed to
him a message of love from home.
Kichard was dead by the track !
The loving mother, what of her?
Through the dark watches she waited at
the window, in her hand the beacon that as
sured Richard of the well being of the jew
els of his heart.
But the rush and roar of the engine and
the flashing of the headlight through the
s wait reaches of the valley never came.
The minutes ticked slowly by.
"Richard is late to-night," thought the
loving woman, "but I'll wait awhile longer.
It is almost like a visit from him to catch a
glimpse of the headlight."
ho she waited till her eyes grew heavy
with sleep.
And Richard was dead by the track I
Finally she said:
"I'll leave the lamp in the window and
lie down awhile. I can hear the roar of the
engine in time to wave the light."
Slumber came unconsciously to the loving
but tired eyes. When she awoke the sun
was shooting his silver arrows through the
chinks of the room. The faithful heart
turned toward the window. The lamp was
extinguished. The mother sat up with great
eyes staring at tne darkened lamp. A
shadow of woe came darkling over her,
chilling the warm love currents of her heart.
For Kichard was dead by the track !
. Light and love had died together.—Bruns
wick Times.
SHE GUT EVES.
■ lull* 111
A Witness Who Knew Too Much About
the Bigg Family.
" Now, madam," said the attorney for the
defendant to a little wiry, black-eyed, fidgety
woman who had been summoned as a wit
ness in a breach-of-the-peace case, " you
will please give in your testimony in as few
words as possible. You know the defend
ant?"
"Know who?"
" The detendant— Mr. Joshua Bagg?"
" Josh Bagg? I guess I do know him, and
I knowed his daddy afore him, and 1 don't
know nothing to the credit of either ol 'cut,
and I don't think "
" We don't want to know what you think,
madam. Please say 'yes' or 'no' to my
..question." -
"What question?"
" Do you know Mr. Joshua Bagg ?"
"Don't 1 know 'in, though? Well, 1 should
smile 1 You ask Josh Bagg if be knows me.
Ask him if he knows anything 'bout tryin'
to cheat a pore widow like me out of a two
year-old steer. Ask him if "
" Madam. I "
"Ask him whose land be got his cordwood
off of last spring and why he hauled it in the
night Ask his wife, Betsey Bagg, if she
knows anything about slippiu' into a neigh
bor's paster lot and milking three cows on
the sly. Ask " .-■■•-''
"See here, madam — -"
"Ask John Bagg about that uncle of his
that died in the , enitentiary out West. Ask
him about leltin' bis pore old mother die in
tho pore-house. Ask Betsey Bagg about
putting a big brick into a lot of butter she
sold last fall *'
"Madam, I tell yon- — "
"See if Josh Bagg knows anything about
feeding leu head of cattle all the salt they
would eat and then letting them swill down
all the water they could hold just 'fore he
drir them into town aud sold 'em. See
what he's got to say to that
"That has nothing to do with the case. I
want you to " '
"Then there was old Azrael Bagg, own
uncle to Josh, got rid out of his native town
> on a rail 'tween two days, and Betsey Bagg's
own brother got ketcbed in a neighbor's
hen house at midnight. Ask Josh "
- "Madam, what do you know about this
case?"
"I don't know the first livin' thing 'bout
it, but I'll bet Josh Bagg Is guilty, whatever
;it is. The fact is, I've owed . them Baggses
. a grudge for the last fifteen year, and I got
myself called up as a witness on purpose to
git even with 'em, and I feel I've done It.
Good-bye."— Detroit Free-Press.
The first Vermont marble quarry was
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testimony lo the quality of the marble.
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BIIKX.
Sweeney- in this city, November 12, 1890. to tbe
- wife of J. F. Sweeney, a sou.
STARK— In this city, November 20, 1890, to the
v. lfe of A. Stark, a son.
BTROHHEIER-In this city. November 19, 1890,
to tbe wife of Charles Strohmeler, a son.
CHAPMAN— In this city. November 20, 1830, to the
7 wife of Hugh B. B. Chapman, a daughter. ■-'
STEVENSON -In tbls city. November 21, 1890, to
. the wife or Thomas Stevenson, a son.
OSTERMAN— November 19, 1890, to tbe wife of
Monroe Osterman, twin daughters.
GHIKFIN-In tbls city, to tbe wire of T. G. Grlffln,
r- a sou. - ■-.-..--_-*.. ■•./ - - r v -._
V .UARSIt.II. ■
HALE— DREWS-In this city. November 19. 1890,
by the Rev. Dr. Case, Edward S. Hale and Carrie
8. Drews, both or Sao Frauclsco. - -"'^2fl»iasasfc_st_s
FONTANA— this city. November 20,
1890. by the Rev. Dr. Case. Andrew L. Foutaua
and Hattie M. Davis, botb or Copperopolis, Cat.
STEBBING— In this city, November 20,
1890. by tbe Rev. Dr. Matthews. William B. Stub-
bing and Ella F. Harte, botb of Sao Fr.iuclsco.
RENKEN-URCNJES-In this city, November 20.'
1890, by the Rev. J. M. Buehler, George F. Ren-
ken and Goslne K. Bruujes.
GONZALEZ— WEBTFHAL— In this city, November
| 20, 1890. by the Rev. J. M. Buehler, Dr. M. E.
_ Gonzalez and Ida Westpbal. i ilLL"i»i__U_lii_J_jynu
HEINE— MOLDEUN— In this city. November 16,*
. 1890. by the Key. .1. M. Buehler, Henry W. Heine
.. and Johanna Moldebn. r ;-.-...-. _;• ...
BALLENTINE-BROWN— In this city, November
' | 20. 1890, by the Key. John Kliby, J. Lloyd Bat-
!>- leutlne of Alameda and Lilian M. Brown. ,_-.>-
MCCARTNEY— STANBRIDUE— In ' tbls ' city,' No-
. vember 20. 1890. by the Rev. M. M. Glbsuu, 1..11..
James McCartucy and Sarah LuelU Staubrldge,
.. bum of Bra Fraaclieo, -• - r
MISCELLANEOUS.
L.i 1 D.
Bruzzo. O. D. -"-^,'r- Lack. Charles
Barbetta, Emma E. . Lantry. Mary
Castro, llultie Levi, J. sus Medina
Cooney, John L. Mclireavy, Julia
Donohne, Mnnle McCarthy, Caliatflnn
Dresner, lieonje W. Mills, Warren trench
Duifey, John O'Cain, James
Frloilel, Charles I*'. Rasmnsen, Kiirlolph A
Ilajck, trunk Sllva, Manuel C.
Haskell, Ada Somervllle, Dan _
Kuiltlnke, hilar. j Williams, John
Williams, Sarah Jane
O'CAIN— In this city, November 20, IS9O, James
O'Cain, a native of Irondale, Washington County.
Mo., age.l 37 years. [.Missouri papers please copy. J
Friends and acquaintances are respectfully
Invited to attend the funeral THIS DAY (Satur-
day), at 2 o'clock p. x.. from the undertaking
parlors of Subr & Becker, I'JiW Mission street,
near Eighth. Interment 1. V. f. V. Cemetery. **
lIASKEI-I Id this city. November I'D. 1 ■__..). Ada.
beloved wile of Alfred W. Haskell, a uativo of
San Francisco, axed as years.
&-_•_■ rieinls and acquaintances are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral THIS DAY (Satur-
day), at - o'clock r. m.. from hr r late residence,
205_iy_ Mission street. Interment I. O. O. F. Cem-
etery. -•'-'•• _
DONOHCE-In this city. November 19, 1890, Vln-
ii ie, beloved datigbtcr of '1 hoinas and Rose Ilourr-
hue, a uative of San Francisco, aged 15 years aud
5 months.
£ij~t''rl.'nas and acquaintances are respectfully
Invited to attend the funeral THIS DAY (Satur-
day), at 11 o'clock a. «.. from tho residence of
her parents. 1501 Howard street, between
Eleventh and Twe.tth. Interment Mount Calvary
Cemetery. **
DCFFEY— In this cltv, November 20, 1890, John,
beloved rather of John A., Edward J., and Lottie
Dulfry, a native of England, aged GO years aud 6
months.
»_r Friends and acquaintances are respectfully
Invited to attend the funeral THIS DAY (Satur-
day;, at 9:30 o'clock a. m.. from the parlors or
J. C. O'Connor A Co., 7ii7 Mission street, between
Third and Fourth. Interment Mount Calvary
Cemetery. **
KUKLFINKE— In this city, November 20, 1390,
Ella Catharlna. youngest and beloved (laughter of
H. August and Ella Kurlliuke, a native of San
Francisco, aged 5 mouths anil 20 days.
M-Frieud's are respectfully invited to attend
tba funeral THIS DAY (Saturday), at 2 o'clock
r. x., from the residence of her parents, 4 V.'al'rUi
avenue, near Larkin street, between Post and
Sutler. Interment I. O. O. F. Cemetery. **
MCCARTHY— In this city, November 20, 1890,
Callagan McCarthy, beloved brother of Mrs. •
Matthew Downing and Mrs. A. Sullivan, a native
. of County Wateriord. Ireland, aged 65 years. [
JBfjT Friends and acquaintances are respectfully
Invited to attend the funeral THIS DAY (Satur-
day), at 8:30 o'clock a. ii.. from the residence of
Matthew Downing. 2-1 Kuss street; thence to St.
Patrick's Church, where a solemn requiem mass
will be celebrated for the repose of his soul, com-
mencing at 9 o'clock a. m. Interment Mouut
Calvary Cemetery. ■ *
FRIEDEL- Drowned in San Francisco Bay, No-
vember 9, 18-10. Charles Fricderich. beloved hus-
band or Mary Louise Frledel, and son of Fred 11.
and Wilhelmiue Friedel and brother of Emilia
Frledel. a native of New York, a^ed 28 years, 1
month and 23 days.
*S"Friends and acquaintances are respectfully
Invited to attend the luueral TO-MOUROW (Sun-
day), at 2 o'clock _-. v.. from the undertaking
parlors or Snbr A- Becker. IMS Mission street
Interment I. O. O. F. Cemetery. ***
MILLS— In this cltv. November 17. 1890, Warren
French, beloved husband of Ceci'e Mills, and son
of the late W. li. Mills, a native of ban Francisco,
aged 27 years. -
tSf Friends and acquaintances are respectfully
Invited to attend the funeral TOMORROW (Sun-
day), at 1:30 o'clock p. m.. Irom the Masonic
Temple, corner Post and Montgomery streets.
Interment Masonic Cemetery. 3
SOMERVILLE— In this city, November 19, 1890,
Dan Somervllle. a native of lrelaua. aged 50
years. 7 mouths and 4 days.
K3|" Friends and acquaintances are respectfully
invited to attend thciur.eral TO-MORROW (Sun-
day), at '2 o'clock r. m.. from Druids' Hall, 413
Sutter street. Interment 1. O. O. F. Cemetery. **
WILLIAMS— In this city, November 21. 1890.
Sarah Jane, beloved wife of Robert Williams, a
native of Ruabou, Denblgsbire, North Wales,
aged 02 years. .
JSTFrlends and acquaintances are respectfully
Invited to attend the funeral TOMORROW (Sun-
day), at 1:30 o'clock P.M., from her late residence.
451 Ninth street. 2
LAN i RY-ln this city, November 21, 18:10. Mrs.
Mary Lantry, a native or the parish of Beiien-
tample. County Cavau, Ireland, aged 40 years, 7
months and 3 days.
tg-ltn i.rl- and acquaintances are respectfully
Invited to attend the funeral TO-MORROW (Sun-
day), at 10 o'clock a. m.. from her late residence.
3 Zoe street, between Bryant and Braunau, Inter-
ment Holy Cross Cemetery. **
BARBETTA-In till* city. November 21. 1890,
Emma E.. beloved wire of Nicholas J. Barbetta,
a native of Fetaiuraa, Cat., aged 26 years. [Feta-
luma papers please copy. I
oyFrieiids and acquaintances are respectfully
Invited to attend the funeral MONDAY, Novem-
ber 24, at 7 o'clock a. if*, from ber late residence.
6 Hopeton terrace, thence to Tlburon Ferry. In-
terment Pctaluma. '•-•*• _.
COi'NEY— In this city. November 31, John L.
Cooney, a native of San Francisco, aged 6 months.
LACK-In this city, November 21. 1890, Charles,
beloved Husband of Andrlna Lack, and father ot
Harry and Lizzie Lacs, a native of Wolverhamp-
ton, England, aged 55 years, 8 mouths and 12
days.
DRESSER-In this city, George W. Dresser, a na-
tive ot Sail Francisco, aged 5 year-, 3 months and
12 days,
SILVA— in this city, November 18, Manuel C. Sllva,
a native of Azores, aged 22 years.
WILLI AMS-In this city. November 18. John Will-
iams, a native of Tahiti, aged 35 years.
LEVI— In this city. November 19. Jesus Medina,
- beloved wife of Max Levi, a uative of Mexico,
aged 63 years.
BRUZZO— In this city. November 17, O. B. Bruzzo,
a native ot Italy, aged 62 years.
lIAJEK— In this city, November 18. Frank Hajek,
a native of Hungary, aged 36 years.
CASTRO— On San Pablo Creek, November 20. Hul-
tie, wife of Patricio Castro, a native of California,
aged 34 years and 9 months.
RASMUSEN— Drowned at sea. September 17,
Rudolph Alfred, beloved son of Rasmus and Caro-
line Rasniuscu. and brother of William, Theodore
Edwin, Howard Rasmnsen ami Mrs. T. Thompson,
a native of Sau Frauclsco, aged 14 years aud 6
months. ,riWS-K__t-__S-t»t_f--tU-tfK-Wgt
air ash COUNTY nosriTAt.
McGREAVY-In the City and County Hospital,
November 20, Julia McGreavy, a native of ire- -
land, aged 60 years.
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