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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-18
PUT THE SCREWS ON.
How Southern Merchants Are
Helping the Administration.
They Will Give No More Credit Until
the Sherman Law Is
Repealed. T.
Special to THE MORNING oA11

WASHINGTON, Aug. E,-The committee
appointed by the anti-Slver conference to
canvass the House on. the Wilson repeal
bill hald another meeting to- day, at which
reports were received of the progress of
the poll. Harter of Ohio said after. the
meeting had adjourned that the present
count indicated majority of at least
twenty-five for repeal. The amendment
. "nlch Is most feared by the anti-silver
men Is one providing for free coinage al
the ratio of twenty to one. The danger to
De aDprehended at this point is the fact
that at least thirty Republicans wilI;yote
Tor tree.coinage at the above ratio. The
canvass that Is being made Is entirely
non-partissn, both Democrats and Repub-
licans being asked to give assurances OF
their position. The New York delegation.
thirty-four In number. viii vote solidly for
repeal. while of Pennsylvania's thirty only
two are free silver men.
The free-silver men we're disagreeaoly
surpri ed to-day by the attitude OF Repre-
sentative Cooper of Florida. who. Instead
OF making free-silver speech, as had
been expected came out boldly in favor
of the Wilson repeal bill. Their disap-'
p0intment. was increased when they
learned that Mr.. Cooper's colleague. Mr..
Malloy. will also support the repeal BILL.
Both the gentlemen represent agricultural
districts, and their conversion from Tree
silver to their present attitude is one OF
the first results of the campaign made by
business men in the large cities of the
Soutb. who have notified their country
customers that they can no longer extend
crsdis as heretofOre unless the purchase
clause in the Sherman act is repealed.
Among the CaliforDians who will speak
are Loud, Mcguire and Caminetti.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-18
KILLED AN AGED COUPLE.
Foul Murder and Robbery Com
iniffted at a farmhouse.

:. CHEROKEE, Iowa, Aug. 17.-Mr. and
Mrs. Martin Shultz, an aged couple living
alone ON farm in Tilden Township,
Ch erokee County. were foully murdered
last evening. They had concealed about
the house nearly $1,000. and of this sum the
murderers secured $3.50. which was con-
cealed in pQcket-boGk. Five hundred
and fifty dollars in a Bible and some $500
in a baking-po WIDER can were found by the
criminals. The crime was not discovered
until late this morning and no :cIew was
obtained as to the: perpetrators. though
they must be parties well: acquainted with
the house and the couple. Phe Coroner's
inquest was held this afternoon, but moth
ing important was developed.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-18
MUTlLATED CHILDREN.
Here Is Case Where the Old Country
Should Adopt Lynch Law.

VIENNA, Aug. IA number o' nen
have been arrested in Bi>kuD;iz Croatia,
for mutilating Young children. The men
for wears b.vs made trade of criDpling
cbildren and then sending them TO beg or
sailing ,han IN others for the same pur-
nosa .Tbs children were stolen or misled
ri,h nro,n;sss to visit house kept by the
c.na - tba outskirts of the town. When
,ba noIice forced their way into the house
rss,srday they found two girls of II and
"a years with their legs broken. Another
girl Of about the same age was bound on
bed with her right arm broken and both
ewes gouged out, and two childrenshorri-
bly, mutilated were found on cots In tho
cellar.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-18

work Is the first attempt to share the prod
acts, hitherto underlined, of the ocean
by ruling To be applied to goods which
have escaped every other law except. that
of the first comet If this attempt
succeeds il will undoubtedly be fol-
lowed by numerous limitations until the
entire planet on the waters. as en- the
continents, shall have become the object
of Jealous division. Then. perhaps, the
conception Of property will change among
men,"
The Times. in an editorial says that it
that of Blaine which Is justified by the
Bering Sea award. 1t admits that
America got the advantage on the prac-
tical question of the method:of hunting
seals. and says 1t. seems hard that one
system of slaughter should be supervised
while the other:s not.
: Sir John Thompson, Canadian Minister
of Justice and a member of'the arbtratiQn
sailed to-day with Tupper. He
said the award of the tribunal onght to
fairly satisfy Canada: 1t was inevitable,
he said. that any regulations should tend
to restrict pelagic sealing. because the
Governments had net given the arbtrators
the right to regulate the killing of seals on
land within territorial waters.
E: "The regulations prepared few weeks
ago. said Sir john. :"would literally have
abolished pelagie, sealing in accordance
with American. contention. The practical
reasons which Lord. Hannen and I ad-
vanced, however, Indnced a modification;
and this so dissatisfied the American arbi-
traitors that they refused to vote in the
matter" ~. ..:.::.. e..
PARIS. Aug. 1T.-The. Temps. on the
award of the Bering Sea tribunal. says It
gives the advantage to England on legal
grounds. while according satisfaction to
the United States. -
=. TIE Journal des Debats.says The result
affords the singular spectacle Of. both the
interested powers being satisfied =.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-18
CONGRESSMAN CHAPMAN
Death of the WeIl-Known Micb;oan
Statesman.

DETROIT Aug III. Logan Chipman.
congressman In this district, died this
morning.
ne oe' eased was born in Detroit. June
.. 1880, and was educated in the schools of
that city ana at the University of aIichI-
gan. In 1854 he was admitted IN the har
and soon after participated in making the
treaty with the Ottawas and Chinnawas
Among the positions of trust he held wsrs
assistant clerk of the Michigan Honss NJ
representatives, member OF .hs Legisls-
tnre, attorney OF the Police Board of De-
trolt and Judge OF the Superior Court. In
1866 lie ran for Congress on the Democratic
ticket and was defeated. but he was eIscted
to the Fifty-fr Congress and rs-eectel to
the Fiity-secoDd Congress,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-18
ON THE OTHER. FOOT:
The Company Has Cause for Action
Against Uncle Sam.

Herman Liebes returned two DAYS ago.
from three years. sojourn in. Europe.
When seen by CALL reporter last even
ing he stated that he was not now a di-
rector of the North American Commercial
Company, and knew little of its present
arrangements. except that he had recently
been required to pay an assessment on bis
stock, -- ~:
'The men associated in the company are
ID. o. Mills. Lloyd Tevis. j. B. Haggin
and myself" said Mr.. Liebes When
we were awarded thesealing contract three
years ago there were fourteen competing
companies, our bid being much the high
est Our contract with the Government
permitted US to take 100000 seals a year.
We paid $4,000 rental for ST.: Paul and
St. George islands, bonus of 81 62ks on
each seal and~a Government tax of 50 on.
each skin. =
Before we began operations in 1890 the
Treasury Department notified US that our
catch must be restricted to 10000. When
we had killed 2l,500 seals we were stopped
and ordered to kill no more that season.
During 1891 and 1892 the modus viyendi
was in operation aud the company was
permitted to kill only 1900 seals in each Of
these two years. After considerable par
ley with Secretary Foster, then at the head
of the Treasury Department. an arrange
ment was made by which the company
should pay a pro rata for the seals we
killed. The charges OF 81 62h bonus and
50 tax of course remained unchanged. but
the SIS, 900 rental for 100 600 seals was re-
duced to a pro rata of q, 500 seals and 1900
in the respective years. LIZ.
''As the matter was all settled up can't
sec how Secretary Carlisle can step in: at
this late date, revoke the arrangement
made by his predecessor and exact $4,000
for each of the three yeaIs.:I don't think
this would be fair or just, apart from its
legality. II we agree 10 give S55.O00 for
100000 seals and are only allowed to take
1900, we should not be expected TO pay the
full amount. This decision of Secretary
Carlisle would have us pay about S150,000
in addition to the sums already paid. for
the rent Of the past three years. The
company has been under enormous ex-
pense in connection with the contract
We have had 10 maintain schools, churches
and physicians on ST. Paul and st. George
islands. furnish the Aleuts living there
with fuel and provisions and take all care
Of them. As a matter of fact i think the
company has good ground for an action
for damages against the Government for
breach of contract"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-18
COMMERCIAL SECESSION.
The Governor of Missouri Is Asked
TO Take the Lead.

Topeka, Kans.. Aug. IA petition
signed by all the State officers and State
House employees was forwarded to Gov
ernor Stone of Missouri to-day. asking him
to call convention of Governors aud dele
gates from States west of tie Mississippi
River and south Of the Ohio to decide what
should be done for the relief OF the people,
fer the cultivation Of commercial relations
between them and for such other action as
may conduce to- the material welfare and
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-18
HOKE SMITHS PAPER.
But Hoke Is Not Responsible for
What 1t Saws.

WASHINGTON. August II. = Secretary
Hoke Smith to-day, referring to the fact
that the Atlanta Journal had called upon
Congress to pass free coinage bill, said
that no significance should be attached to
the editorials in that paper on account of
the fact that he still holds a block of its
stock, for the reason that he ceased to con-
troll the paper when he came into the
Cabinet. He said further that the quota
tion was misleading, and that the editorial
declares in favor of the immediate and un-
condition al repeal Of the Sherman act.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-18
FREEDOM OF THE SEAS.
Where Was the BIsis of the De-
cision of the Arbitrators.

cision of the Arbitrators.
LONDON, Aug, 1.-THE Paris corre-
epondent of the London Times quotes
passage from the speech of Baron de
Coutceiies In closing the session of the
i'eIlns oea tribunal. as follows: 1--WE
nave sought TO maintain intact the funda-
mental principle of this august right of
etne peopies-whch extends like the vault
VI t"e SKY hoeu. all nations, and berrows
from 'he iaws OIL nature itself--to protect
enc Doopio VI the earth against another.
and TO inculcates in them the nrincinlas of
mutual good will. On The requIations we
were intrusted TO elaborate we had 10 de.
eide between divergent rights and inter
ssts which il was difficult 20 conc,liate
This part of our work coasecrates a sraat
innovation. Hitherto the natIons nd
tgreed to leave outside of all specIa, legis-
ation the vast domain of the seas On,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-18
Dempsey Is All Riqht.

ST. PAUL, Aug. 17.-Jack Dempsey left
ST. Joseph's Hospital yesterday afternoon
and is stopping with his. friends. he has
entirely recovered his health.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-18

prosperity Of the commOnwealtnsi involved,
looking especially to the arrangement of
such trade relations as may render these
sections free from dependence upon the
eastern part of the Union in business
affairs.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-18

statement oI 49,.
in individual deposits of Slgz,vv0,vs.., s
loans and discounts Sl37,0OO.eo0, in specie
S21.0OO,0o0 and in undivided profits 3d.
000,00
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-18
BAD MANAGEMENT.

Plain Cause of the Wreck of the
Northern Pacific.
The real cause for the condition of bank
ruptcy into which the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company was forced this week
was not, "hard times" but bad manage
ment. Dull business for the preceding
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-22
ns,oerops Work Seeking Orchids.

The pursuit of orchids in Madagascar APP
pears from letter Of that indefatigabie
collector. NJ. Hamelin, TO be task OF no
little danger and difficulty. 1t was only
after a wear spent by the favor OF Moyan-
bassa-a king of a powerful tribe herceiy
hostile 10 foreign encroachments-ln eX-
nloripe q territory almost inaccessible 10
Europeans. that he discovered the gor-
oeous orchid now known as Eulophiella
elisabetha. 1t is parasite growing only
in a very limited region and on trees OF
slow growth. To secure the plants, which
flourish on the tops of the tallest OF these
trees. ne was Obliged 70 have the trees cut
down and carefully gather all the plants
himself Although this French botanist
had well armed men with him on whom he
could rely. be was compelled to constantly
guard against surprises by the warriors OF
neighboring tribes.
Besides this the party were compelled TO
keep a watchful eye upon the wild animals
haunting these primeyal forests. Inc most
terrible of all Is the Madagascar "proto-
crvtoferox.n whose fayorite haunts are
among the masses Of foliage where the
eulopbiella grows. This small but exceed
indy dangerous animal is described as
crouchjng in the forks of trees, hidden
among the rich tropical foliage and climb
ing plants. and there watching for it's prey.
IT. * exceedingly agile. and the moment It's
victim approaches it slides silently down
and in one bound is on the top OF 1t, PIC
ture of horrible ferocity.-London News
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-22
a CLEVER JUDGE.
How q Sister Sensitive ne ia Her Age Lost
n Case In Court.

"Sie," said Abdnllah as he appeared with
bis sister, Fatima, before the judge, per
haps you will remember the brave Abhas,
who died 30 years ago. He was our father.
aud left both of us his property In equal
portions, on which we have hitherto sub
sisted In common. Fatima, It Is true, has
been peevish and quarrelsome during the
last few years, but always gave way, as |
an lover OF peace. But have recently
chosen the beautiful Zoraida for my bride,
and thought OF giving her this valuable
string of pearls-the most precious keep
sake Of my fathers in my possession, for he
gave IL me on his return from journey
when | was years old. and IL has been
mine ever since. But Fatima viii have it
that the pearls are part Of our fathers leg
acy and claims half of them as her share.
She refuses to listen to my arguments and
insists upon her claim--not, indeed, for the
sake OF the pearls. Oh, no. ! see quite
plainly she wants 20 spoil my pleasure and
that Of my bride elect, for my sister does
not like the idea Of Zoraida entering the
paternal house rs mistress. Now, wise
cadi, give judgment"
The cadi bowed bis head and said:
"Fatiina, IS the case as your brother has
statedW
1T is all quite correct excepting the as
sertion that the string Of pearls belongs to
him alone. How does he mean to prove
that father gave It him2 dispute the fact
and claim my share. My reason for so do
ing is immaterial to the question at issue"
"Wen, Abdullah," said the cadi, nd
dressing the plaintiff, "haye you any living
witnesses of any handwriting to prove that
your father gave you the pearls'"
II have nothing Of the kind, was the re-
ply.
THAT Is q bad lookout" the cadi con-
tinued. II fenr there is no prospect OF an
amicable settlement by persuading your
sister to accept o sum OF money for her
share"
"No," she broke In. II want half of the
pearlsp
Every well" said the cadi reckoning TO
his clerk. IL must have report Of the case
drawn up before delivering judgment. Say,
defendant, your name is Fatima-what Is
your dgei"
Here she blushed, hesitated, tried more
than once to speak, but never uttered a
syllable.
"How old are your" the cadi repeated.
Speak"
At lust she replied in faltering tones;
II ana o."
"Really'" said the judge, with an iron
| zeal smile. ~ hereby award the whole
string of pearls to Abduliah alone. Take
them, plaintiff, and 20 your way in peacel
| Fatima is not your sister, for Abbas died 30
years MO, and she is only 2SP'-Fliegende
| Blatter
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-22
Carriers of Baciili.

Professor Ufelman infected a letter with
the bacilli and put it in the ordinary way
into a postbag. In the course OF "a hours
the letter was taken cut, and the baciih
were still living. They were also found
still living on postal cards 20 hours after
;nfection. but on coins they seem to die
with great rapidity. The reason for this
difference could not be discovered. On
wooden and linen stulfs the bacilli enjoyed
a particularly long life. The busiest and
most effective infection carrier was found
TO be the common fly.
A fly which had been infected by being
put onto a mass Of cholera Daciiil was
placed ON piece of beef. When the beef
was examined soon after, it contained an
enormous quantity of living bacteria. Pro
lessor UGelman deduces from his expert.
ments the oft taught lesson that in time OF
epidemics the most scrupulous cleanliness
Is the best safeguard. Dispatch.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-22
A Deathtrap For Flies.

"Come inside a minute" said a Fourth
avenue dealer in pianos yesterday after
noon. IL have discovered the greatest fly
trap on earth, and want to show it TO
YOU" He led the way to an instrument at
the rear Of the store, on which was news
paper. On the paper had been placed a bunch
Of sweet peas. At least thousand dead
flies were lying on the paper in the imme-
date vicinity or in the bunch OF flowers
~ threw these here by chance, he contin-
ned. land in about 10 minutes happened
10 notice that every 1y that alighted on the
flowers died in a very short time" Even as
he spoke a number of insects which had
stopped to suck the deadly sweet had top
pied over dead. They alighted with their
usual buzz, stopped momentarily' quivered
IN their legs, tapped their wings weakly
several times and then gave up the ghost.
louisville Courier-J ounal.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-22
r.s ,,o Metric System In Brazil Trade.

An engineer resident In Brazii writing
homo states that foreign MANUFACTURED
goods of ali kinds are pushing us OUT OF
The market there, mainly owing to the TACT
that foreign manufacturers send out cata
locues made out in the language OF tne
country and oil weights and measures IA
the metrical system. Engineers heio,
be says, will not take the trouble 70 cou.
vert our hodge podge mixture OF weights
and measures into tb. metricai system.
They do not understand them aud nave 40
basis OF comparison with the belgian any. anu
French goods. Brazilians say TO me' W.
like your English goods very much. we
believe them to be the best and probably
the cheapest in tho long run, but We ma u
impossible to estimate from Jour msa%
ures' "~I0pdon NmU<
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-22
r,o so,sror Methods of Mature Years.

"In Broadway today" said Colonel Cal
liner TO his wife as they sat at dinner, u
met my old friend Serene Gritty Of Stork-
Vile Center, Vt. / never see Serene with
out recalling the incident that first made
him famous in Storkville Center There
was a great revival going on there and Be
reno had something to do with managing
the meetings. In less than week after
the revival began every seat was taken and
neople were standing up. Then Sereno-he
was Younger then than he is now, you
know-set out in front Of the church sign
reading. standing Room Only 1t made
a sensation in Storkyille Center
"Sereno is as enterprising as ever, but he
wouldn't think of setting out sign Ike
that now. Age may not tame us, my DEAR
bnt IL makes us more conservative IN our
methods. New York Sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-22
D,,r-or. HIVE Been Used Many Years.

Ladies will be interested as to the sub
iect of mirrors, and the first record con-
corning them dates back TO the days Oh the
venerable Moses, and they were MADE OF
brass. When the Spaniards landed IN
South America, they found mirrors OF pol
ished black stone in use among the natives.
In the fifteenth century the first glass mir
rors were made in Germany by blowpipe
and were convex. The first mandatory
OF glass mirrors for sale was established ~
Venice early In the sixteenth century IN
the reign of James men, women ana cnii-
drsn wore looking glasses publicly, the
men as brooches or ornamentsin their mats
and the women at their girdles or on then
bosoms.- Washington Star.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-22
ElnclkbIrd DAYS.

Jan. 80 and 81 and Fob. are famous at
Constantinople, Brescia and along the Dan.
nbe and the Rhine as the "blackbird days"
A curious legend says that originally all spe-
cies of grnckles (black birds) were white
and that they became black because during
one year in the middle ages the three days
mentioned above were so cold that all the
birds in Europe took refuge in the chin
news. At Brescia. Mr.. Swanson says, the
three DAYS are celebrated with feast called,
al giorni della merla," or ''the feast OF the
.ransfornation of the bird. "-Philadelphia
Press
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-22
The Very First American Coins.

The very earliest coinage that can prop
erly be said to be strictly American" was
ordered by the original Virginia company
in the year 1912. only five years after the
founding Of jamestown. These coins were
minted at Somers islands, now known as
the Bermudas For period Of more than
a quarter of century after this, however,
tobacco and beaver skins were reckoned az
lawful currency. In 1915 the assembly of
Virginia met and declared that IL had ma
turely weighed and considered how advan-
tageous quoine (coin) would be TO this
colony, and how much better it would be
than a sole dependency upon tobacco and
pelts." After this they provided for the
coinage of copper coins of the denomina-
tions Of pence, 8 pence, pence and y
pence; but this resolution was never car
ried into effect. The first coinage in Amer
lea proper was the series of coins struck"
at Boston under the order of the general
court Of Massachusetts,, passed May q, 1862,
the coins being 8, and II pence denomina-
tions. 'in forme flatt and stamped on one
side with the letters N e. and on the 9TH
er the value Of the piece. st. Louis Re
public