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The morning call., 1892-12-19
FEAST OF THE CANDLES.
The Joyous Festival Observed by
Hebrew Congregations Yesterday.

Hebrew Congregations Yesterday.
The Congregation Beth Israel had its
large new temple Oh Geary street. near Oc-
tavIs, packed TO the doors last night, the
occasion being the celebration of the lovely
Jewish feast known as Chanukah.
This festival, which lasts seven days, is
one uf joy, and is thought to be one of the
prettiestin The Jewish calendar. 1t is looktd
forward to by Hebrews with the greatest
expectations. and its celebration always
brings cut the full extent of the congrega-
ti0as.
Tie festival is also known as the Feast
Of the Candles" and is observed in almost
ali the congregations.
Although the temple of the Beth Israel
congregation Is a very large one, Ii was un-
able TO seat the great number that were
anxious 10 gain admission. In consequence
there was not standing room when Rabbi
Levy began the services. The church was
finely decorated for the occasion, the chan
Gel being decked with profusion of flowers.
&The exercises were very long, and con-
sisted OF a number of musical selections and
the rendition OF several dramatic pieces by
the little girls and boys of the Sunday
school One of them was piece called
young America" which was repIete with
telling points, admirably brought out by
the children.
There were also several very pretty tab
leanx, the chief aud most interesting one
being representation of the twelve
months of the year. presided over by the
Queen Of the Seasons. Each month was
represented by boy or GIRL appropriately
attired to express the season. The months
best represented were those of winter,
spring and autumn. The costumes used
were very elegant and expensive, and the
effect was dazzling and pretty.
The B'nai Birth Religious School held a
Chanukah festival yesterday morning.
About 80 children were present. The
lights were lit and Attorney f. Lande de-
livercd very interesting address, telling
the little ones of the deeds of the Macca.
gorical meaning. He succeeded in riveting
their attention and was literally applauded
The children afterward sang the old-time
Chanukah hymn. snd the exercises closed
with prayer by one of the little tots. They
were dismissed with a box Of candy each.
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Death of Ex-Judqe RYAN.

James II. Ryan, aged Al years. died az
o'clock yesterday morning at the resi-
dence of his father. ITO Larkin street, Of
torpidity of the liver. He was taken sick
about three weeks ago aud steadily failed.
Notwithstanding the efforts of his physi-
clans, until at last he succumbed.
Judge Ryan was we'll known in this COM
munity, having lived here since his boy
hood. Il was graduate from 81. Icuati1s
College, and embraced the legal profession.
having bis Office in the Montgomery block.
where he has been for the past twelve
years. lie was elected a Justice Of the
Peace IN 1880 and served one term
lie leaves his father, two younger twin
brothers and a host of friends to mourn his
loss
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HERR MOST CoWHIDED.
A Female Anarchist Did Not Like His
Opinion of Bergman.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-Emma Goldman. a
friend Of Bergman, the anarchist who shot
Il. c. Frick, cowhided Joban Most tonight
as be was about to begin a lecture to Ger
man and Hebrew anarchist groups In Odd
Fellows Hall.
1t is said that Most attacked Miss Gold
man in his paper. The quarrel is of long
standing and has assumed increased bitter
ness since the shooting of Frick, which
Most discOntenaDeed. The women, together
with wing Of the anarchist organization,
hold BergmaIn as hero and split has
followed. The affair caused considerable
excitement tonight and will likely develop
further trouble.
The morning call., 1892-12-19

Let every enfeebled woman
know it There's a medicine
that'll cure her, and the proofs
positive
Here's the proof = if it
doesn't do you good within
reasonable time, report the
fact to its makers and get
your money back without
a word-but you won't do it |
The remedy is DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription and it
has proved itself the right
remedy in nearly every case
of female weakness.
1t is not a miracle. 1t won't
cure everything but it has
done more to build-up tired,
enfeebled and broken down
women than any other medi-
cine known.
Where's the woman who's
not ready for it? All that
we've to do is to get the
news to her. The medicine
will do the rest.
Wanted Women. First
to know it. Second to use
1t. Third to be cured by it.
The one comes of the other.
The seat Of sick headache
is not in the brain. Regulate
the stomach and you cure it.
DR.. Pierce's Pellets are the
little regulators.
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THE HOBART STUD.
Eighty-Four California Horses For
Sale at New York

NEW YORK. Dee. 1S.-The Hobart stud Of
elghty-f0ur horses arrived safely from Cal
ifornia this afternoon and vas stabbed in
the American Institute builling pending
its sale on Tuesday and Wednesday. This
Is the most valuable herd of domestic ami
mails ever taken across the continent. Much
interest attaches to the coming sale.
Stamboui was among the number and was
inspected by large number Of horsemen.
He is 10 be sold next Wednesday.
John Msckay, manager Of j. B. Haggin's
Rancho del PasO horse-breeding establish
ment, is here with ffty-seven colts ard
fillies that arc to be sold December 90
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GODDARD is AMBITIOUS.
He Posts a Forfeit TO Fight Jim
Corheff

CHICAGO. Dec. 1S.-Joe Goddard, the
prize-fghter, to-day deposited with the
sporting editor OF local paper $500 forfeit
money, as evidence OF bis desire TO fight
Jim Corbett Goddard declares he will
fight for 5000 or $4,000. as Corbett desires.
In the event OF Corbett refusing TO accept
the challenge Goddard says he will claim the
championship of the world and then look
Tor tight with Charley Mitchell.
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THE TELEGRAPHER'S STRIKE.
rlany of the Employees Reinstated in
Their Positions.

OMAHA. Nebr.. Dec. 1S.-William ]. Allen,
assistant general manager Of the Rock
Island Road, talking Of the strike of the
telegraph operators, said the company was
now fully able TO transact all business.
ABOUT seventy-fve OF the strikers have been
gwen their old positions. but whether any
OF the rest would be reinstated was matter
not yet determined. A conference between
the company and its employees in the tele-
graph department will be held soon,
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EIGHT MET DEATH.
Train Hands Mangled i'm
a Wreck.
1T CAME WITHOUT WARNING.
The Caboose in Which They Were
Sleeping Crushed by Freight.
Burned Beyond Recognition.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

MINNEAPOLIS. MInn.. Dec.ns-A special
to the Tribune from Alexandria, Mimi.
says: A frightful accident occurred on the
Great Northern Railroad this morning at
Nelson Station, FIVE miles east of here, in
which eight men were killed and Eve
seriously injured. There had been collision
at Nelson yesterday and wrecking train
was there removing the debris.
About o'clock this morning the wreckng
train caDoose was left standing on the main
rack with number of cars. The eastbound
freight was due about 1 O'clock, and as it
approached the switch the enginser seeing
the track ahead occupied, reversed his
engine and called for tie brakes. But the
speed Of the train was too great, and the
engine struck the wreckng train and threw
the caboOse on top of the next car, setting
botli on fire.
There were fourteen men in the caboose
One jumped off. Eve were hurt. three were
burned beyond recognition and four were
killed. One OF the victims was totally
burned up, not sign of the remains being
found.
The names Of the killed are as follows:
Nels Dokken of Nelson, Chris Martenson of
Osakis. Ole MarteHson Of Osakis, John Eng
strands of Spruce Hill, John Akerson of
Spruce Hill. Engerstrand's nephew, name
unknown, Con Drummer Of Yankton, S. d.,
and one unknown.
The injured are: A. NJ. Breseu of st.
Paul; Thomas Welch of Boston, Mass
Patrick Harmon of Boston. Mass. David
Reed of Nelson Henry Ross, fireman on
the eastbound freight.
The men killed were employed on the
wrecking train and were asleep in the
caboose when the engine struck it. Ober-
gland, the foreman, was the only one
awake, and had barely time to call to
the men and jump. thus saving himself
The warning came too late for the others,
who were killed or badly injured. The in
jured received prompt medical attendance.
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SUNDAY OPENING.
The Chicago Courts to Pass Upon the
Question.

CHICAGO. Dec. 1a-The SuDday-opening
question will shortly be dragged into court.
An application will be made for an injunc-
tion restraining the Worlds Fair directors
from closing the gates ON Sunday and
Judge Tuley will hear the arguments on
January 3.
The application is based on the assump-
tion that the Jackson Park is public prop
erty. held by the Park Commissioners In
trust for the people, and that they have no
authority to debar the public from entrance
TO ii any day In the year.
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ELECTRoCUTIoN AT SING SING
The Murderer of a Woman to Die by
the Wire TO-Dav

SING SING, NY, Dec. 1s-Fred McGnire,
who murdered Mrs. Amelia Gregory at Mid
dleton October q, 1891. and who is to die by
electricity Tomorrow. is apparently resigned
to his fate. H. passed Sunday very quietly.
The keepers who are on the death watch
say Mcclure has plenty OF nerve and they
do not think he will break down when the
time for execution arrives. All the prepa-
Tations are complete
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CATHOLIC CHURCH FOR NEGROES.
Archbishop Ireland DeHounces Ostra-
CiSm of the CoIored Race

ST PAUL, MIMI, Dec. 1S-Archbishop
ireland dedicated this morning with great
pomp and ceremony the new church of ST.
Peter Claver for the special use of cOlored
Catho lies. The Archbishop in his discourse
denounced in strong words the social ostra-
cisn frem which colored people suffer, de-
claring il contrary to humanity, TO the
Christian religion and to the spirit of the
American republic. The Catholic Church.
he said. is opposed by its principles and
history to all discrimination because Of race
or color
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be In full accord with the policy OF the
Great Northern Company. which has in
contemplation the cheapened cost OF trans
portation across the continent in the in
terests OF cities which the line reaches. 1t
Is also expected that the adjustment will
haue due regard for the decision of the In
terstate Commerce Commission with respect
to class rates TO Spokane, and that there is
also In contemplation an equitable adjust
ment OF all other rates as between Pacific
coast points and interior cities.
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rIarquis De Mores Wounded.

PARIS, Dec. 1S.-La Presse states that the
Marquis de Mores is confined to his bed at
Brussels with severe wound in the right
shoulder, received in a duel with leading
Parisiap. The duel grew out of a violent
discussion on anii-semitism. The encoun-
ter took place several days ago, but was
kept profound secret
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FROM VIENNA TO BERLIN.
Austrian Trotting Clubs Arranging for
Races

LONDON. Dee. 1S.-The Daily Chronicles
Vienna correspondent says that prepara-
tons are making among the trotting clubs OF
Austria for a race with one-horse and two
horse vehicles between Vienna and Berlin.
Thirty Imoney prizes will be given. The
hrst prize will be $500. and several hon.
orary prizes will be distributed by the
clubs
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ROTHSCHILD WOUNDED.
Accidentally Shot i'm the Cheek While
Hunting.

PARIS, Dee. 1S. - While Alphonse de
Rothschild was hunting near Ferrierc. in
Allier to-day, his companions gun went off
accidentally and the ball cut furrow In
Rothschild's right cheek just below the eye.
The surgeon who dressed the wound says
there is no immediate danger of serious
consequences
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A FAR-SIGHTED CORPORATION.
The Great Northern to Adapt Rational
Rates

ST. PAUL, Mimi. Dec. 1s-At the con-
ference to be held here tomorrow the
Great Northern Railroad Company will
present TO the Canadian Union and North
ern Pacific companies Its revised schedule
OF rates between eastern terminals and
Butte, Helena. Spokane and Pacific coast
points. 1t being contemplated TO make the
rates effective during the early part OF
January. 1t ts rumored that the rates will
The morning call., 1892-12-19
The Barnum Estate.

Boston. Dec. 1s.-A Bridgeport special
to the Herald says: Clinton Barnnm Seely,
favorite grandson of the late p. T. Barnum,
has sued William u. Hincks and Benjamin
Fisk, the executors Of the late showman's
estate, Caroline c. Thompson. eldest daugh-
ter Of Henry Z. Bowser. and James A.
Bailey. He wants an accounting.
The morning call., 1892-12-19
The Fire Record.

An alarm from box 50 at / II o'clock yes
terday afternoon was caused by the burn
ing of a load Of hay standing at the corner
of Golden Gate avenue ana Taylor streets.
The damage was nominal. The fire is sup
posed 10 have been caused by boys.
An alarm from box 2S1, al u o'clock noon,
called out the department to extinguish
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Maxwell Has prospects.

ALBANY. n. Y. Dec 1s,-The Argus will
say tomorrow: There is reliable authority
for the statement that tie position OF As
sistant Postmaster General under the com
ing administration Will be filed by Hon.
Robert A. Maxwell of Geneses.
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small blaze in the cellar of An unoccnpied
one-story frame building on Nebraska street.
between Yolo and Army.
The property was owned by Mrs. Kate
Crist and the damage amounted to $40.
who slept in the place.
The morning call., 1892-12-19
VIII Fight a Duel.

PARIS, Dec. l8-M. Andrieux, formerly
Prefect of Police, has challenged Deputy
Arene to duel, which will be fought to-
M orrow. The cause was O bitter article
against the ex-Prefect which Arene wrote
for the Lbre Parole
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IN A BURNING MINE.
Several Men Reported to Be Impris-
0ned i'm a Blazing CoIIiery.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Dec ia serions
fire broke out last night la mine of the old
Cagaba Company at Blockton. 1t is re-
ported that several men are imprisoned in
the mine and must perish. The fire cannot
be extinguished inside of two weeks, and
the loss will reach $4,000 The fire is be.
lieyed to have been OF incendiary origin.
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English Warehouse Burned.

LONDON, Dec. ia block warehouse In
BOofle. near Liverpool, was burned to-day
over 5000 bales of cotton and Is. 600 sacks OF
flour were destroyed. Five iremen were in
iured. The loss Is S50O,OOO.
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BOOMERS IN TROUBLE.
Sixteen Oklahoma Settlers Charged
With Perjury.

TOPEKA. Kans.. Dec. 1S-Sixteen 'soon-
ers' were brought here from Oklahoma
this morning and turned over to the Gus
tody OF the United States Marshal. In
proving claims the "sooners" made affi-
daviis that they did not enter the Territory
before the proclamation. The charge
against them is perjury.
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Fire at Buffalo.

BUFFALO. n. Y, Dec. 1s.-The building
occupied by the Balk Manufacturing Com
paDy. wholesale manufacturers, was en-
tirely destroyed by fire tonight. The loss
is estimated at s1oo. 600. With $4,000 insur.
ance
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FORMING THE NEW COUNTY.
1t Is So Badly Needed That There Is
Trouble Already.

PERRIs, Dec. 1s.-The county division
mass-meeiing last night wac attended by
500 representatives from all the towns in
cluded in the proposed San Jaeinto County.
San Bernardino and Riverside had several
speakers present and much strong language
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was used. A resolution was adopted favor
Ing San Jacinto County. Perris and vlcTn-
ity refuse to fall into the Riverside trap
and IL they cannot get San Jacinto County
they will send a petition to the Legislature
asking to remain in San Diego County.
The morning call., 1892-12-19

NEW YORK, Dec. 18-Dr. Alfred D.
Loomis, the leading specialist in New York
City, and probably in America, on Brigh,'s
disease, was tonight summoned to Wash
ington to attend ex-Secretary Blaine.
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ALL ABOUT A WOMAN.
Two Men Wanted Her and the Case
Ended i'm Murder.

Los ANGELES, Dee. 1S.-A fatal shooting
serape occurred this morning in the Macy
block, corner OF New Main and Macy
streets, resulting In the instant killing of
Santa Fe brakeman named James A. Fra
zler. lie was shot four times by A. Z. Nc
kenZle OF Canada. Mckenzie went to the
police station and surrendered himself.
The trouble arose over a woman. and Me-
kenZie claimed that Frazier had previously
threatened to kill him.
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Carnot viii Not pes;g,

VIENNA, Dee. 1s.-PresidentC Carnot, says
dispatch from st. Petersburg. has sin
formed the Car that he Will remain at his
post under any circumstances TO save
France from internal disturbance.
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Cholera af HAMBURG

HAMBURG, Dec fS.-There have been
thirty-iive cases OK cholera in the last week
and two deaths.
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Celebrated Anatomist Dead.

LONDON. Dec. 1S.-Sir Richard Owen, one
Of the foremost specialists In comparative
anatomy, Is dead
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Earl of PortarIington Dead.

LONDON, Dec 1S.-Lionel Seymour Will
liam Dawson-Damer. fourth Earl OF Portar-
lingtOn, is dead.
The morning call., 1892-12-19

Professor Charles Sequard has been lee
turing in Philadelphia on the wlekedness OF
that city and Boston. and he pronounced
the two cities worse than Paris
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Drowned i'm a Well.

Mrs. Louisa Dresser, an old Italian
woman who lived in the Vistaeion Valley,
left her home late last night. and was found
drowned in well in the neighborhood an
hour later.
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ECLIPSE Champagne recommends Itself TO con-
noisseurs for all bsnquets and parties. Twenty
eight uedaiy awarded.
The morning call., 1892-12-19
THE DREAD DISEASE.
Smallpox Among the Zuilcene Bay
Indians.

TACOMA, Dec. 18-Smallpox has broken
out among the Zuileene Bay indians, about
twenty-five miles from Port Townsend. the
disease having spread from infected logging
camps in that locality.
The Indians are citizens, and, not being
under the jurisdiction of the Indian De-
Partment, they roam about at will The
tribe is to be watched and all its members
vaccinsted by the county physician Of JEFF
ferson County.
The morning call., 1892-12-19

The cabmen OF Paris are now forbidden
TO smoke pipes while driving
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but because the dominant power is COM
mercal one " which demands peace as busi-
ness measure, and without which no revolu-
tion could exist for moment
1t is fact that hundred men OF the
ruling commercial class could overturn the
government, but it is not for the interest OF
the powerful hundred to do any such thing.
The weakness of the little kingdom, how
ever, lends color to the stories of revolu-
tion which emanate on every steamer day
from q little coterie of professional agita-
tors without a respectable following and
with no real influence. Yet this is enough
to scare capital and keep Hawaiian bonds
of all sorts below par. 1t is naturally de-
sired by people most interested that the
Government be made SO strong that IRE
sponsible incendiary talk will be lsken at
its proper value.
Wild Goats on the Crags.
The first glimpse the tourist gets of the
Hawaiian Islands is bleak and forbidding,
and therefore disappointing, as seven days
of steaming to the south and west under
bright skies and through balmy, velvety
northeast trade winds usually arouses
visions of verdure clad hills and tropic
bowers. Instead of this, however, the
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influence is happy, careless, fond Of flowers
and music, full OF sentiment and wholly uf.
touched by sordid cares If he takes q
fancy to one no favor is too great to lay on
the altar of friendship. If not, he will even
refuse to do business with the obnoxious
stranger The love Of flowers is marked
race characteristic, and the group of Kanaka
women making wreaths on the sidewalk
flower market Is one Of the picturesque
sights of Honolulu. As the women grow
old they run to o.phenomenal obesity, and no
woman is too old or to fat to bedeck herself
in wreaths and garlands on such q trivial
occasion as going to market She may be
barefooted, and her Mother Hubbard, which
is the universal dress among the lower
classes. may be torn, but she is not fully
dressed without a jaunty sailor hat having
a crown of natural flowers, rising on the
brim-
The National Food ana Drink.
The national drink Is ''sand paper gin.
and the national food is poi This is paste
slightly soured, made from the taro root
These roots are about the size of turnip,
and, on being pounded to extract the fiber,
produce a -four. starchy in character, which
is mixed with water and allowed to ferment.
1t is properly eaten with the fingers. Paste
so thick that one finger only is required to
capture a mouthful is called one-fnger poi.
Fermenting day longer it becomes thin
ner and requires two fingers to properly
handle it. 1t is then called two-fnger poi
Beyond the four finger limit it becomes un-
manageable and. requires thickening with
fresh stock. Poi is eaten with a little
salted fish as relish. It is really indis-
tinguishable from common bill sticker's
paste somewhat soured. The taste fer it has
to be cultivated, but once acquired poi is
found an ideal hot-climate diet.
The ethical condition of the natives has
undoubtedly been greatly improved by mis-
sionary effort, though the religious life is
not as great as is commonly supposed.
Superstition has firm grip on the native
mind and between this. kept alive by the
native Kahunas or witch doctors and Chris
tian teachings, the masses are atheistical In
their belief
The present ruler, Queen Liliuokalani,
who ascended the throne upon the death OF
her brother, King Kalakaua, is person of
much culture and dignity, and is very pune
tilious in matters of court etiquette. She
has a stipend as Queen of $4,000 per an
mum, to which is added the income Of the
crown lands amounting to about S5,0O0
yearly, a sum sufficient to maintain royal
state in very good style.
A Standing Army Of sixty-Four Men.
The royal castle is an imposing structure,
located in a large park. There is stand
ing army OF GA men all told. The late King
end-avored to establish navy and pro-
cured one steamer, which he reftted and
manned and sent off to annex Samoa to his
kingdom. The exploits OF the navy in this
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HIS SONG NAY FREE HIN,
A Musical Convict in Sing Sing Prison and
His Love Story.

A Musical Convict in Sing Sing Prison and
His Love Story.
Every now and then Sing Sing Prison
furnishes romance, and a case in point is
the story told about Alfred Sheridan. who
ID serving term for forgery.
He was engaged to be married in the
week he was arrested for his crime, says the
New York Times, and so devoted was his
fiancee that she expressed willingness to
marry him even behind the prison bars; but
this he would not allow.
She often goes to visit him, and as they
are both fond Of music they sing together
to the delight Of the prisoners
She has written several pretty songs and
sent them to Sheridan. He has also COM
posed several songs in his prison CELL One
Of his compositions, entitled ''Sweet Little
Mary Ann, was written by jotting down
the notes on piece of cardboard as he
whistled the air. He has sold it to New
York music publisher for $25 and 1000
copies.
With the cash and what he expects to
realize from his 1000 copies, he has en-
gagged lawyer to present his case to the
Governor for a pardon, and as prelimin-
ary his sweetheart is soliciting signers to a
petition to be presented to the Governor at
the same time.