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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-06
An Accident to Edwin Booth.

LAKEWOOD, N. j., Oct 5.--Edwin Booth,
the actor, who Is stopping at the Laurel
House here, met with q serious fall this
morning. and in consequence is confined to
his bed. While In his room he became
dazed, and before his daughter could reach
him lie had fallen to the floor, striking his
head on the stone hearth. Mr.. Booth has
been In poor health for some time.
NEW YORK. Oct. 3. "A telephone message
from Lakewood. N. j., says the report of an
accident to Edwin Booth 10 without foun.
dation.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-06
READY FOR THE RAID.
Citizens of CoffeyviIle Prepared to Meet
the Robbers.

the Robbers.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 5.-Daniel Wells of
the firm of Wells Bros. of Coffeyvlle is in
the city to-day. He received a dispatch
from his brother, r. L. Wells, telling of the
raid. For some time. he said, the citizens
had thought the Dalt0ns intended raiding
the town. and they had been quietly pre-
pairing for them, and the result was that the
gang fared badly today.
He also said that City Marshal Connolly
was about 10 take the position of principal
of the high school. George Cubine, killed
by the Daltons, was boot and shoe mer-
chant of Coffeyyile and one Of the solid
business men OF the city. c. NJ. COngdon,
head of the banking firm of c. NJ. Congdon &
Co., lived in Oswego in the adjoining county
of Labette, where he has been conducting
bank for a number of years. The firm
owns banks in several towns in this section.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-06
RAINING IN THE SOUTH.
Raisin-Growers Got ught Ont in the Fir
Storm of the Season

Raisin-Growers Got ught Ont in the First
Storm Of the Season.
REDLANDs, Oct 5.-The first rain OF the
season began to fall here tonight at about
dusk and indications now point to hard
rain. The raisins are stacked up and but
few, if any. are cured.
RIVERSIDE. Oct. 5.-The first rain of the
season fell this morning. Although it caught
a large number of grapes picked in the vine
Yards the damage to the raiSin crop amounts
to nothing. Present indications are that
rain may fall again soon
SANTA BARBARA, Oct. 5.-The first rain
of the season began falling Tonight aud
was accompanied by thunder and lightning.
A heavy rain would do more damage than
good at this season,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-06
INDIAN VOTERS.
The Dakota Trib-s initiated Into the
Mystery of Politics.

Mystery of Politics.
SIssEToN AGENCY, S. d., Oct. 5-The
Indian voters on this reservation 10 the
number Of about 400 were initiated into the
politics OF their native land yesterday,
a council being held, at which they
considered their future course in the
field of politics. Rev. Charles Crawford,
Senator Pettigrew. Major Pickler and a
number of chiefs spoke. The council was
really called by the Republican County
Committee. 1t is surprising to see how apt
the Indians are proving An examination
of their affairs develops the fact that
schemes are on foot that would do credit to
the most experienced nolitician.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-06
FIVE HUNDRED TONS.

The Largest Vessel Ever Launched in the Ship
yards at Benicia.
BENIcIA, Oct 5.-The largest vessel ever
built at Turner's shipyards was success
fully launched to-day at l O'Clock. Her
deck line is l65 feet, beam 80 feet inches
and 16 feet depth of hold. She has a tom
mage Of 500 tons. She was built for Mat
thew Turner and others of San Francisco,
and her rig will be that of a brigantiue.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-06

"Beauty tcithott grace
Is q hook without bait" That's what
the French think. Whether it be true
or not, there are many American women
who do not even possess the hook-beau-
ty and attractiveness are denied them.
Why Because they're languid, cross
and irritable. They know not what
It is to be without pain or discomfort
half the time. !
That's it; suffer in silence misun-
derstood-when there's a remedy-Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription-at hand
that isn't an experiment. but which Is
sold, by druggists, under the guarantees
that If you are disappointed in any
way with it, you get your money back
by applying to its makers.
A signal service to weak womenkind
is the finding of lost health-the build
ing up of rundown system. Moth
ing does it so surely as the "Favorite
Prescription None like it !
For overworked, debilitated women,
teachers, milliners, seamstresses, "shop-
girls,n nursing mothers-one and all are
cured by 1t.
apps by cod sp T.GE.R
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-06
NOT A VERY BAD MAN.

James Fisher Wanted Blood. but Was Finally
Content With Warrant.
GILRoY, Oct. flames Fisher last night
abused j. j. Lee at the residence of the
formers father. finally striking him with
MS list. Lee grabbed Fisher. entreating
MIN not to create a row. Then Fisher
threw him off, hurled teacup at him and
grabbed at knife, swearing he meant to
XIII both men. Lee then pulled a pistol,
shooting twice without effect, and Fisher
went away and swore out a warrant for
Lees arrest. The case will be heard by
Justice Wiley on Monday. Lee being out on
$500 BAIL
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-06
The Fatal Weak ess.

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 5.-MortOn, Hayes and
Burkhart. three colored BARRIERS, charged
with assault to murder Robert HellmaD in
July last, while. as the latter alleges. they
were robbing his henroost, were tonight
held to answer before the Superior Court
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-06
EsrnlErT,s loNrEssIoN.
The Dying Bandit Acknowledges His
Former Crimes,


KANSAS CITY, Oct. "a special from
CoffeyviIle, Kans,, says Emmett Dalton be-
fore he died made q partial statement.
stating that his gang is the same that robbed
the Pacific express-car on the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas Railroad at Adair station,
in Indian Territory, last July, and number
of other daring rObberies.
Superintendent Frey of the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas Railroad, with a special
car in which there were thirty or forty
trusty citizens with Winchester rifles and
shotguns, left Parsons for Coffeyville upon
the receipt of the news TO assist in running
the dssperadoes down. They found, on
their arrival, however, that there was little
for them 10 do
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-06
1ha First Snnwstnrm

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 5-The first snow
of the season fell here this afternoon.
Similar adyices are received from several
points In the interior OF the State.
KINGSTON, n. Y, Oct. 3. 5.--Northern New
York experienced light snow this morn
ing.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-06
A Rank Clsrk Dies Of Hyirophobia.

NEW YORK. Oct 5.-William Lincoln. the
former paying teller of one OF the largest
national banks in this city. died last night
OF hydrophODia at his residences ia Norris
lana The doctors agree that 1t was gen.
uine case Of rabies.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-06
A DANGEROUS FIND.
Sacramento Police Smuggling With Twelve
Sacks Of Giant Powder.

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 5.-This afternoon two
men were seen acting suspiciously under the
footbrdge leading over China Basin. near
the railroad shops, and the police were noti-
fed. They investigated at once and found
twelve big sacks of giant powder hidden
there. a watch was set on the place, but
up to late hour tonight tie men had not
appeared to take the explosive away. What
use was intended to make of il no body
knows.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-06
s.;u Hoyd,no tbs Eslevon

VICTORIA, B. c.. Oct 5-The schooner
Halcyon still lies in ESquimalt with 4 Gus
toms officer on board. Collector Milne has
not yet decided what action he will take in
her case.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-06
THE SCENE OF TIE FIGHT.
A Small Town in the Southeastern Part
of Kansas.

COffeyvIlle is a post village of Montgom-
cry County, in the southeastern part Of
Kansas. and about ten miles from the In
dian Territory. II is in Parker Township.
en- the Verdigris River. and is the south
terminus OF the Leayenworth, Lawrence
and Gulf Railroad, al miles south of Law
renee. and about seventy-siX miles south
west of Fort Scott. II has two hanks, three
or four churches, two hotels, two flourmills
and an elevator Coal is found in Tie yicin-
ity, and the population of the town is
ahout 700
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-06
CHINESE FISHERMEN MUST GO.

The San Diego Hunting Club Is After ths
Sealps Of Them.
SAN DIEGO, Oct. st is announced thar
the San Diego Hunting and Fishing Clab
will offer a standing reward to those who ap-
prehend Illegal seiners or hunters who 60
to Jail by reason of their inability to pay
fine and thus cause the captors to lose the
reward of half the fiue. This is to stimulate
the pursuit of Chinese seiners. Two mOrs
gangs are now lying low since the first ar
rests were made last week
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-06

publican joint Senatorial convention for tn,
counties of Contra Costa and Marin mes
here this afternoon and nominated James
Rankin Of Martinez for Senator.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-06
A TRUST In TYPE.

AL tn. Founaries in the Country Have Conc
I1tc 1t.
NEW YORK, Oct. "a company has been
incorporated under the laws Of New jersey
to be called the American Type Foundry
Company. It's object is to control all the
type foundries in the country. The capital
will be $4,000. 900. Nearly all the foundries
in the country are in the company. includ-
ing those in San Francisco.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-06
EMMETT NOT DEAD.

The Coroner MIsIeads the Public Through
Fears of Lynching.
COFFEYVILLE. Oct 5.-It has been aseer-
tanned at a late hour tonight that Emmett
Dalton is not dead. He is slowly dying in a
room in the hotel here and his death is ex-
peeted at any moment The indignation of
the people against the robbers is 50 intense
that the citizens wanted to lynch the dying
bandit this evening. To prevent this the
Coroner gave ont the statement that he vas
already dead. Up 10 y o'clock tonight
Allie Ogee had not been captured.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-06
POLITICS ON THE COAST.

Enthusiastic Cleveland and Stevenson Men
at San Rafael
SAN RAFAEL, Oct 5.-The meeting OF
the San Rafael Cleveland and Stevenson
Club In Hayes Opera-house tonight was
the largest held here since the opening Of
the campaign. Hon. Steven Z. Bowers OF
San Francisco was introduced by Chair
man L, j. Manney, and after instructing
his adherents upon the Australian ballot
system he made lengthy speech upon the
tariff issue.
MARITIME, Oct 5.-Delegates to the Re-
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-06

Count Eugene de Satines, formerly
French Embassador at Rome, died yester-
day. aged SO.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-06
Misuse of Wool Statistics.

YANKToN, S. D., Oct 5.-The Democratic
State Central Committee forwarded to the
Secretary Of State. as required by law. GER
tficates of the nominations made by the
Democratic State convention. This settles
the question Of fusion in South Dakota.
The State Is believed to be surely Repub-
lican.
Money Wanted by the PopulIsts.
New YORK, Oct. 5.-The managers Of the
PEOPLES party in New York have appealed
to the free coinage silvermen fol- 100000 to
use in the campaign.
Cleveland Goes to Buzzard's Bay.
New YORK, Oct. 5.-Cleveland left for
Buzzard's Bay this afternoon.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-06
WEAyEK WILL SPEAK.
The Peoples Party Leader Does Not
Fear the Pulaski People.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. g. - General
James B. Weaver, the Peoples party can
didate for President, has au appointment to
speak Saturday at Pulaski, where he was in
command during the war, and where il is
charged he was cruel and tyrannical. An
attempt was made to have him withdraw
his appointment, but it failed. A meeting
has been held to adopt measures to secure
him respectful hearing, but some of the
conservative citizens fear trouble. Every
effort is being made TO avoid Ii.
Misuse of Wool Statistics.
BosToN. Oct. 5.--S. N. ID. North, secre-
tary of the Natitional Association OF Wool
Manufactures. has written letter TO the
Hon. William NJ. Springer of Illinois,
charging him with the misuse of wool STA
tistics. He sent copy of the letter to the
Illinois State Journal at Springfield.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-10

Will have separate organization. At
present all lady journalists, correspond
ents, reporters, magazine contributors,
poets, book-writers and story-writers
are eligible to membership"
This Washington association is the
parent stem of a national organization,
and women's press associations in vari-
GUS cities are becoming members auxil-
larry by subscribing to the constitution
and paying ten per cent per capita an
nually into the treasury. This associa-
ton is the very first women's press club
that ever was born since the world Of
civilization began to write history.
Hence they constitute sa aristocracy,
and one of these days there will be q
nobility, among newspaper women,
with knighthood dating from the birth
of their association in 1881, and those
princely and queenly women shall be
the root of the family trees of which
future generations in the literary cos
mos will be very proud. II is the am
bition of some of the present leaders to
ultimately form league or society
which will embrace all the newspaper
women of the United States, binding
them to the promotion of the mutual
interests of women journalists by vows,
oaths and passwords.
While indorsing this association In
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-10

A writer in the Nautical Magazine
tells story of how Yankee skipper
contrived to free his ship from rats.
While he lay in port he discovered that
one Of the British ships then in the har-
Dor had among her cargo great guam
tity of cheese. He thereupon found an
excuse for hauling over TO her and moor
ing his own packet alongside. The
next step was to procure plank, smear
it well with an odoriferous preparation
of red herrings, and place it so as to
lead through one of the ports on board
the Englishman. The immediate re-
suit was wholesale emigration Of the
rats from the American ships hold to
the cheese-laden vessel Alongside.-~
Chambers Journal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-10
THE SIOUX.
An Old Indian Fighter Says They Fear
Neither Man Nor Devil.


Neither Man Nor Devil.
81 have had good many scrimmages
with Indians of various tribes, but the
widest and woolliest of the whole cop
per-colored breed are the Sioux" said
Maj. Dan Allen, one of the original
''pathfinders" of the trackless west
Most Indians are born sneaks and
towards, who do their fighting from
cover, but the Sioux fear neither God,
man nor the devil, and would fight Ma
poleon's old guard in an open field. A
bluff won't work on them worth cent,
and when they tackle you you can just
make up your mind to do some killing
or lose your scalp.
81 was out in the southwestern part
of what is now South Dakota a few
years ago with hunting party, when
we encountered lot of bucks on the
warpath. There were twenty of them,
while my party only numbered half a
dozen. But the redskins had the old
fashioned muZzle-loaders while we
were armed with Winchesters There
wasn't a rock or tree for miles, and we
had to just stand up to the rack and
take our fodder. One of the party was
mining engineer who had been
prospecting for pay rock and had with
him several pounds of dynamite and an
electric battery. He was Yankee,
one of those quick witted people that
would find a way out of perdition
though all Millions terrors guarded the
exit. He concealed the explosive in the
grass, attached his wire, and we re-
treated slowly about 400 yards and
stopped. The redskins didn't waste any
time maneuvering; they came and saw
and expected to conquer in short order
On they came, straight as the crow flies,
and we lay down in the grass with rifles
cooked. ! tell you it was an interesting
moment for us. If the battery failed to
do its duty we were gone to man
But it didn't The "blue- belly" had
dropped his hat near his Vesuvius so
that he could tell Just when to touch
the button. AS the foremost horse
reached the hat he turned on the cur
rent. There was an explosion that
made the very groand reel, and the air
for forty rods was full of horse flesh
and fragments of noble red men, sad
dies and rifles, blankets and buckskin.
'Now's our time, boys. l called, and we
ran forward and began pumping the
lead into the terrified savages as fast as
we could pull a trigger. The remnant
of the party took flight, and am known
among the Sioux to this day as the
thunder maker. The title does not be-
long to me, but it is mighty good capital
out in their country. st. Louis Globe
namocraf
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-10

into the original organization; and Mrs
Sanford is an Iowa woman, now en-
gagged in editorial work upon one Of the
leading dailies of the Hawkeye state.
But aside from this distinction honor
and credit can be claimed by no state
for the growth of this association.
Every state in the union, even far-off
California. has furnished a portion of
the membership. The association en-
Joys the use of handsome apartment
at Wizards hotel, for which the propri-
etor charges them no rent. Some of
the more independent ladies insist upon
paying regular rental for their room,
but the proprietor says that he gave
them the room when they started in
poor and humble circumstances, and
now that they have become prosperous
he doesn't want them to go TO putting on
any airs. They are his guests, and he
is proud of them.
THE prime object of our association, :"
says Mrs. Briggs, lis to advance women
W all literary work. and to secure for
them the power of organized effort
We do not confne our membership to
the news workers only anticipate
the time, however, when the news-gath-
ering women will be strong enough to
stand alone in this city, and then they
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-10

FACTS AND FINDINGS.

In one of the great Paris hos pitfalls,
out of eighty-three patients who suf-
fered from epilepsy sixty were found to
be the children of drunken parents
THE wealthy Turks drink a great
deal of sake and rum, their excuse for
breaking Mahomet's command being
that he only prohibited the drinking of
wine
The saloon is the enemy of every
laboring man and of every industry.
1t displaces what would, in its stead,
be market for bread, for cotton and
wool and everything which man could
eat or wear, or would answer to his
physical or mental faculties.
A CELEBRATED French juggler, when
asked about training, said: Don't
drink and smoke as little as possible"
Only recently have the force-giving
qualities of oatmeal water over all
stimulants been discovered when I'M
usual exertion is needed.
JUDGE SHERMAN, of the Norfolk
Mass superior criminal court, in sem
fencing G. H. Stackpole, for burning
dwelling house, TO fifteen years impris-
onment, asked the prisoner why he set
the fire, and the reply was: Liquor,
sir; liquor, sir. God knows | never
would have set the fire but for liquor,
sir"
AT recent meeting Of the Society
OF Friends, in London, the subject of
the British opium traffic was very gem
orally discussed. Among the speakers
was missionary from central China,
Rev. Joseph $. Adams, who told the
audience about little children in his
section of country. who had been sold
for immoral purposes TO buy opium for
their de bauched fathers.
TEMPERANCE advocates will rejoice
10 learn that there are six less brewers
in the new British parliament than in
its predecessor. The fact will cause
certain very philanthropic ladies basis
for congratulation that their labors
have not been in vain. 1t will be a
great day for England when the work.
ingmen of that country give up their
drink. They will make better tenants
and will be able to pay higher rents.
This will make the rich more prosper
Gus and better able to pay high wages
Chicago Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-10
Supply of Emeralds Decreasing.

Emeralds are said to be steadily dis
appearing. In the sos and sos emer-
aids were the favorite jewel, and were
worn strung on a thread like pearls
Such string of emeralds was exhibited
in jewelers. window in Inter den
Linden, and was estimated to be worth
twelve thousand marks. Now emeralds
are no longer polished into round
form, but are polished like diamonds.
Faultless stones of deep and good
color have always been as valuable as
diamonds The reason of the scarcity
OF emeralds is the decrease in produc-
ton in the Ural mountains Emeralds
were first discovered on the right bank
OF the Tokowoier, near Katharineburg,
In 1880, and in the first years the har-
vest was rich one. Now the decrease,
both in quantity and quality, hardly
repays the labor The harvest of en-
eralds in Labachthal, in the Salzburger
Alps, has also proved disappointing, so
that emeralds are now only to be had
from Australia and from Muse, near
Santa Fe de Bogota, in Colombia, in
any appreciable quantity. The latter
spot has been noted for its emeralds
vince the sixteenth century. Queen