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The morning call., 1893-09-20
LIKE A CANARD.
How Free Advertising
Was Obtained.
The Story of the Lake Merritt
Treasure-HOuse Has Little to
Sustain Ii.

II begins to look as if the medium who
has been connected with the mystery of
the supposed treasure-house on the shores
of Lake Merritt had received more free
advertising in the columns of the press
than full-page display ad" would have
amounted to. The end would seem to have
been accom- plshed too. for there was al
most procession of people filing up the
stairway leading TO the Henry House in
Oakland yesterday afternoon.
The announcement that Hobart, the
principal in the excavatiDg at the old brick
kiln. is engaged to the woman who is on
familiar terms with the spirit world has
nothing wh atever TO do with the story of the
hidden gold. Hobart admitted yesterday
that they were engaged before he went out
to Adams Point, and said that the search
for the buried fortune had nothing to 90
with his conquest.
If this be the case it gives still more
more color TO the theory that the whole
affair was scheme to boom the trance
business.
1t has not vet been explained how an
old pipe, bearing the date of $780, became
mixed uD with brick and tiles made in
1851 and 1852, while the weird story about
the negro brothers who searched for the
lost treasure and just before they found it
Quarreied about the division of the spoils
loses something of its force when it is
stated that the bones found more nearly
resemble those of cow.
The story from one end TO the other is
very gaCZy.
Hobart, however, maintains his story
Stoutly and denies thai he had any knowl-
edge of the location of the ancient tile
factory until he uncovered the furnace aud
in fact he claims to have been very much
surprised when his fnancee's predictions
were verified.
He said yesterday that he had found six
coins, a Spanish doubloon, a fve-dolar
gold piece. three Mexican silver dollars
and a silver half dollar. He says the
coins were rusted and corroded when he
found them. but he has since cleaned
them with nitric acid.
AbOnt the gold bars" he still refuses
to talk. and while be gives several reasons
why he should not admit it If he did find
them he has nothing 10 say when asked
TIE reason for his silence if no bars were
found.
lie gives as one reason that he thinks
there are more" there. and be does not
wish to be disturbed if he ever decides TO
search for them.
The morning call., 1893-09-20
INSANITY COMMISSIONERS.
1t Is Accused of Violating the Law
in Certain Cases.

Complaint has recently been made to the
District Attorney that the Commissioners
on Insanity have been conducting their
business contrary to law in that persons
have been frequently examined and COM
mitted 10 asyums without being first ar
rested on a warrant.
Section 221O of the Political Code reads
as follows:
Whenever II appears by AFFIDAVIT 10 the satis-
faction OF magistrate of the county that any
person within the county is so f. diSOrdered in
his mlnd as 10 endanger health, person or prop
erty, he must issue and deliver 10 some peace
Oincer Tor service warrant directing that such
person De arrested and taken before any Judge
ol any court OF record within the county for ex-
animation.
The complaint is made that this law is
being continually violated, and that per-
sons are taken before the Commissioners
without any warrants ever having been
issued. Many of these subjects come from
the Home Of the IDebriaies and the Aims
house. As doctors get SIS for each case ex-
amined 1T will be seen how large the door
is for one SO DISPOSED to have persons
taken from public institutions and after
examination DISCHARGED. 1t would be u
case OF So in each case very easily made.
When a warrant is issued an affidavit must
The morning call., 1893-09-20
NUMEROUS APPOINTMENTS.
The Board of Regents Fill Vacant
ProfeSSorShipS.

At meeting Of the Board of Regents of
the State University held yesterday after
noon President kellogg made the follow
ing nominations, which were confirmed
by the board:
l.. T. Hengstler, instructor in mathe-
matics, at a salary of 500 month.
5. G. Holmes. assistant in biology, at
salary of $500 per annum.
A G.. Van GOrder. assistant in the physi-
cal laboratory.
+. w. Kelly was appointed student
assistant IN mechanics at salary of $50
per annum. and w. o. Smith, armorer, in
place of Ii. NJ. Jones.
President Kellogg stated that it was
necessary to appoint an instructor in Eng
lish. After some deliDera;ion the board
referred the appointment to the COM
mittee on internal administration The
choice of an assistant professor in Latin
to replace Professor Hunt, who died re-
Gently, was referred to the president.
Ii. Nj. Willis was appointed clerk of the
recorder, and Elliot Jones apprentice in
the printing-otfice.
The following nominations at the San
Francisco Polytechnic were approved as re-
commended: w. Z. Hopkins, Md, prc.
fessor of langology and larngoOgy; w. A.
Martin, NJ D., professor of arngology aud
phthalmOiogy; Il. +. Wagner. MD.
professor of rhinology and larvngology.
A letter from Professor Hilgard was
read, recommending c. c. Royce as patron
OF the Forestry station at Chico, and H.W i.
Kruckeberg OF Los Angeles as patron of
The Santa Monica station. Both these
nominations were unanimously confirmed.
Regent q. w. Anderson made a III otion
that the State University combine with
the Stanford University and the Coun ty
Superintendent of Schools to prepare a
aA, tfnp al nxh e.
winter Fair.
President Kellogg wss appointed to re-
port on the matter at the November
meeting.
The question OF appropriating 5000 to
the establishment of a restaurant for stu
dents was referred 20 the finance co NJ
mittee.
A letter was read from Herr Professor
DR.. Ii. T.. Weinek, director of the IMPERIAL
Observatory at Prague, thanking the
regents OF the University of California for
comforting upon him the honorary degree
of doctor.
The morning call., 1893-09-20

BERTELING's inventions for hitting the eye
have not yet been equaled. 427 Kearny ST..
The morning call., 1893-09-20
FEED THE WHOLE GANG.
Three CrippIes Do the Begging for
a Dozen Tramps.


A gang of twelve tramps, all young men
and none of them having the appearance
of toughness, arrived yesterday from up
the valley and began working the city.
Three of them are cripples, two having
lost leg and third an arm. The latter
has large red scar on the side of his
face.
The able bodied nine usually pick some
sunny place and keep we'll together while
the cripples start In different directions on
begging expeditions. As soon as they
have collected enough money for drinks
all round the entire gang break for free
lunch place, spend the funds in the treas
ury, and then the cIipples make a fresh
start. They worked four blocks on Mar
ket street yesterday afternoon and did A
good business.
When they are in the country the able
bodied fellows forage and support the
crlpples' Inis gang has been operating in
the state for nearly year, but this is their
first visit TO the metropolis
The morning call., 1893-09-20
The FIimfIammer Sentenced.

Frank Langworthy, the fimfammer.
was sentenced by Judge Low yesterday to
pay fine of $50 or be imprisoned for $50
days In the County Jail. The case against
him was for swindling Mrs. Schafer. who
keeps a cigar-stand on the corner of Clay
and Montgomery streets. out Of S5. There
are still two charges of attempting to work
the game. but they will likely be with
drawn.
The morning call., 1893-09-20
Kinard's Objectionable custom.

DR.. G. S. Backman, dentist, 6 Eddy
street, appeared in Police Court yester-
day and swore out warrant for the arrest
of e. Z. kiDard, manager of o collecting
agency, on the charge of embezzlsment.
Backman gave Kinard a bill for S15 to col
leet from a man named Reid. who paid
him the money. Kinard, however, refused
10 part with il.
The morning call., 1893-09-20

be sworn to before magistrate, which be-
comes a serious matter if falsely sworn to.
The District Attorney will investigate
the matter and see that the law is here
altar an forcad
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04

One of the chief sports # the cowboys
is snatching Il sombrero from the ground
on a horse running at full speed. This
is done by many. They have become ex.
perts in the use of a G-shooter (r%evolver},
and IL cowboy on the plains is seldom
seen without one Or more, often two,
bucisled to his waist. 1t becomes a
weapon ofensive and defensive. Some
times a roped bull becomes SO furious
that the cowboy is compelled to shoot
him. Usually the cattle on the plains
are not dangerous. They will seldom
attack a man on horseback unless they
have been roped. If a man was on foot.
a herd would run owe him trying to tind
ont what he was. A COW or bull is DAN
gerous when roped. 1t is not much of a
trick to throw a lasso and catch a COW,
but the skill, courage and strength comes
after the COW has been lassoed.-Cor.
Richmond Dispatch.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04

The boarding house joker has at last
met with a setback. He has peer crushed
by the landlady, and it came about in
this way.
He was the only man at the table full
of lovely girls, and like all only men he
was spoiled. So when the belle of the
table remarked that she was very FOND OF
pepper and then sifted half the contents
OF the pepper box over her food he sprans
an old gag OF her:
ut won't hurt you. This pepper is half
peas"
What is that you say:" asked the
landlady from the next table. Speak a
little louder, won't YOU"
He reiterated his remark.
THAT isn't true," retorted the land
lady holly. Il do not use adulterated
goods on my table"
My dear madam" said the bland
joker, there are always a lot of p's in
pepper"
There vas an impressive pause: then
the landlady said in "A crushing tone:
"Oh. yes: Just as you always furnish
part of the dessert"
Il don't understand"
'.The chestnuts."-Detroit Free Press.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04
The Influence Of Light,

The boy who Is put off with the tallow
dip in the mountain cabin or the wee
taper in the city tenement will in all
probability seek the store in the canyon
or the saloon in tire city for their bright
ness, because there is that within him
which leads him straight to a brilliant
Light, wherever it is placed. a strange
pedestrian on a dark night viii instinct
lively bend his course to any light which
he may see, and you may be sure the
devil always has his lantern out.-Mar-
garet Lemon in Godey's.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04

ci;.i .4tor. @. I1.U.g - IIruw o.. tn
the whole ll.crnnl machinery refuses 20
do It's ordinary work. The stomach, the
intestines. the liver and other orelus
which produce the digestive juices al
most entirely cease their regular task Of
rendering the food taken into the mouth
TT for absorption into the system at large.
Sometimes habitual overeating will
produce this result, or . person who
has been constantly active may continue
to eat his usual amount of food after ex-
changing occupation for some more
sedentary ne. In either ease the result
Is the same-the overwhelmed organs
become partially paralyzed. the undi-
gested food acts as an irritant, and head
ache and general disorder in the digestive
trac: prevail.
A person who has no symptoms OF
stomach disorder, or who has been
taught ly his physician to avoid indis-
cretioEs which formerly resulted in
trouble, and who still has regularly re-
current attacks of sick headache. must
look to some other than these. the most
common. cause of such attacks. Youths
COMPANION,
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04

As 4 city election approaches. tho
question always arises who can vote?
The law governing municipal elections
is found in section 3ls. corporation act.
and is as follows: AT such election all
the voters qualified by the general cleo
ton laws of the state and who have re-
sided within the limits of the city or
town for three months and within the
limits Of the ward for ten days proceed
ing the election shall be qualified cleo.
tors" The constitution requires a resi-
dence of n year in the state to entitle
a man to VOTE.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04

WI are pleased TO note that Mr.. Absa-
lon +. Bray has been remembered. The
remembrance ome i'm the shape of "a
gold headed cane presented TO the dis
tinguishcd legislator by the inhabitants
OF Beaverhead. Gallatin. Missoula and
Silver Bow counties. these communities
being indebted to Mr.. Bray for holding
h combine together while locating the
normal school, agricultural college. uni.
yersity and school of mines. 1t is pleas
ing to note that such distinguished ser
vice has not passed unnoticea. but We
don't 'savvy" why Mr.. fray's side part
neI, Mr.. Matthews. was not remembered
also. Mr.. Bray having been prominently
mentioned (by the Valley County News,
as the next U. S. senator from this state.
will be strictly in il with his gold headed
cane. He is a rising man. is Mr.. Bray.
and the only thing hat will ever impede
his progress is thequantity of matches
that he drops.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04
ADAflng Gunner.

My battery participated in the battle
Of Pea Ridge on March 6, 2 and 8, 1862.
Thomas Davis. a private, acting as No. 4
ct one OF the guns, leaped upon his gun,
and stretching himself out at full length
amid a perfect storm Of shell and strap-
mel and musket balls shouted to the
enemy, who were in line Of battle 4 short
distance away, Send one of your men
over. and / will fight him single banded
and settle this picnic" He remained
there shouting till the battery was or.
dered to fail back for ammunition. Davis
never received a soratch.-L. j. White
in New York Press.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04

THosE farmers who are troubled with
wild oats or other grasses in their grain
fields can get rid of the same by not
sowing any grain for a year. and as
early ia the season as the foul grasses
come up turn the land with a plow.
Later on in the season il will be neces
sary to pillow again for the same reason,
and probably in the fall it will be well
to use a disc harrow. In most cases one
blowing and the use Of the disc harrow
later on as the oats and weeds appear
will suffice. BY using the harrow one
cuts up the roots so thai life Of the veg
citation is completely destroyed. while
turning the soil over several times is
also an advantage. Husbandman.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04
Tuesday, April /, 1898.
1T SHOULD BE DONE.

The Billings Gazette comes To us this
week with a very pertinent and valuable
suggestion. which we are convinced was
born to the writer of the memory of Ger
tain red letter days in his experience in
Miles City when long legged gum boots
and ii plentiful supply of both the water
of life and the water of com
bined to make life worth living. even
Though every minute counted for two.
Since his exile in Billings no such joyous
occasion has Illuminated the alkaline
pathway of his perfunctory existence.
and it is therefore with all the anguish
of a lost soul that he pens the following
tribute to Miles City.s ability 10 rise
equal to any occasion:
1t seems To us that it is always with Il
strain of sadness that the breakup of
Tongue river is referee TO by Miles
City people. and its failure to flood the
town. Twelve years ago Miles City was
atioat from the spring ffeshets: in 81 the
water got up a little way and vas
helped on in every pos sible way that the
gang knew of: in 81 there was a slight
dampness on lower Main street. New
Orleans has its Mardi-G ras. Baltimore
its Oriole and Miles City its Flood day.
The celebrations ar similar. with per
haps less gaudy ar ay and more whiskey
straight in Miles City. To relieve flu
ture anxleties We suggest that the Miles
City common council set apart "a day as
a movable feast and legal holiday in
Miles City. to be- known as Irrigation
Day" its annual recurrence to be gov
erned by the displacement of Tongue
river ice.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04

1t is related that a Watervjlle woman,
Mrs. j. NJ. Cook, once had a very re-
markable vision. In her dreams she met
a man with IA peculiar physiognomy, who
said to her, Your turn next" and then
disappeared. The next morning she re-
membered the mans face perfectly, but
could not recall under what circnm-
stances she met him. Again she dreamed
the same thing. For weeks and months
after she would occasionally have the
same dream without the slightest varia-
ton. She began Il be seriously troubled
over the occurrence and at length de-
cided to leave town.
She had been in Philadelphia a few
days when she had occasion to go INFO
one of the large buildings. Upon the
second floor she noticed that there wa
an elevator and decided to wait for it
Just at that moment it came down. and
as it went by the second story landing a
voice within said Your turn next
This startled Mrs. Cook, but she
thought it merely accidental that these
We're the precise words of her dream and
resolved to repress her fears. The ele-
vator came mp ard stopped. She almost
tainted when she saw that he was the
perfect image of the man of her dream.
Her terror ran better be imagined tl,al
described. She recovered herself quick
ly. and ordering the elevator to stop at
the next landing she got ont. The ele-
vator went on. hut a short distance from
the third story something gave way and
the elevator crashed to the basement,
killing the man instantly. Lewiston
Journal.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04

THE people of Spokane are discussing
the new state question. which embraces
b division of Washington and the an
%nexation of the panhandle Of Idaho To
the eastern portion. This of course in
wolves as well the discussion of what
would be done with the rest of Idaho
and brings in also the old query of
whether it would not result in a benefit
to all concerned If Nevada could be di-
vided into several parts and these he
given to the surrounding states. Spo-
kane seems to favor a division of Wash
ington.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04

Attacks Of sick headache cOnld often
be avoided if she cause Of them were
known. IN mary instances the aus is
O disordered condition Of the stomach.
In such cases there is often q regular re-
currence nf the attacks. the person III the
meantime feeling perfectly free from tEe
complaint.
Here it viii OFF, be found that by
some error of aiet the patient il grl1u-
ally accommodating IN his system some
noxious substances, which it takes q spe-
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04
Cause, but No Effect.

The funny mans wife was reading the
paper to him.
George" she said, listen to this, y
and she read, THE queen of Siam has the
smallest feet yet seen on any woman"
"Ah," he said, and that was all he said
She waited a minute or two-au hour
"a day-a week-a month-and still he
made NJ reference 10 a Chicago woman
and she is wondering now if anything
is the matter with him.-Detro.t Free
Press.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04
Couldn't Resist.

iiagistrate-You are charged with TAX
ing a watch which hung in a jeweler's
shop wIul!Ow.
Pr;souer-The j~cvyeier himself invited
he 10 take i, Tie had put a flckel o.
tie watch with tlese words. "A rare op-
poTtuuity Motto Per Ri5iere.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04
About Riding.

Bjackson-Did you know young Books
much had joined the Psychicai society.
Bjohnson-Never heard of him even
riding a cycle.
Bjackson-Dear, dear! You don't un-
derstand. Psychical persons ride hob
bies, not wheels Shoe and Leather Re.
pOrter.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04

should share the fate of every other nuisance it ought to be abatcd.
You cannot be too fastidious for us. The more particular you are
the. more you will appreciate the attention which we give to every
thing that contributes to a faulucss clothing outfit. Even chronic
critics cannot crticisc our stock of Clothing, Hats and Caps, Boots
and Shoes, Furnishing Goods, etc.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04
ONE OOllAR
every HOUR

h easily earned by any one Of either sex in any
triously at the employment which we furnish.
The labor Is light and pleasant, and you run no
risk whatever. We lit You out complete. SO that
you can give the business q trial without expense
to yourself. For those willing 10 do a little work.
this is the grandest Offer made. You can work
all day, or ia the evening only. If you are en-.
posal, utilize them, and add TO your income, =
our business viii not interfere at all. iou will
be amazed on the start at the rapidifv and ease
by which you arnass dollar upon dollar, day in and
day out. Even beginners are successful from the
hrat hour. ANY one can run the business - none
fail. 1oI should try nothing else until you see
for Yourself what YOU eau do at the business
which we offer. No capital risfed. Women are
grand workers: nowadays they make rs much
n men. they should try this business, rs IL Is 20
well adapted To them. Write at once and see for
yourself Address II. HALIETT & CO,
Dok $50. Portland, Me
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04
Merchant Tailoring Department.

We have received a full line of sample Cloth for Spring and
summer SUITS, trousers and Overcoats, among which are some beau
tul designs and rare novelties in the Clothing line. An early sclcc-
ton will insure you the choice of the assortment, and I suit When
you want il.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-04

Are you particular about the
matter of a perfect fit: If you
are not, you certainly ought to be.
There is only one sort of fit about
4 suit Of clothes that doesn't sit
easily they are fit for nothing. If
it cramps you in n place and
hangs too loosely in another, il
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-04-07
AN ALLIANCE TRIBUTE,
j. II. NOTE.

Alta regular meeting Of tho pinckney
alliance, No. 5s6. held April 1, 1893, the
following preamble aud resolutions were
unanimously aiop.el:
Whereas The Supreme Architect and
Ruler Of the universe, in His inscrutsble
wisdom has taken from our midst eur
esteemed brother, j. II. MOTTE, who was
faithful member Of our order and also a
member Of the Alliance Brotherhood. and We
desire to place upon record a Testimony and
memorial Of respect for our deceased bro her,
therefore, he il
Resoired, That in the death of brother
Motte there has been taken from our midst.
In the morning Of his usefuluess nm in the
strength of his manhood, good citizen, and
Pinekney Alliance has lost faithful member.
=, hesolced, That We bow with submission to
the Will Of Him who has summonsd our
brother home TO await the resurrec,ion
Resotvsd, That a copy Of these resolutions
be sent to the UNION TINES for publication,
j. A. CHAMBgas,
j. ID. GoiSG, Com.
WM. GARSsR.