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The morning call., 1894-12-01
FILLMORE DID 1T.
Ordered Mails Held at
Dunsmuir.
STRIKERS SCORE A POINT.
Proof of the Existence of a
Railroad Blacklist.
DID JOHNNIE SHERBURN LIE?
Mr.. Monteith Tries to PiIlory the
Prosecutions Prize Witness as
an Habitual Falsifier.
I'D JOHNNIE sHERBURN LIE?

Ever since the trial of the strikers COM
menced in tho United States District
Court their attorney has insisted that the
railroad company delayed the mails in
order that the Government would he
forced TO aid in crushing its rebellious
workingmen, and yesterday he produced
evidence that in one instance at least mails
that could have been sent to this CITY were
purposely delayed by the orders of the
company.
The witness on the stand was Division
Superintendent Agler of the Southern
Pacific. He testified that a south-bound
mail train from Portland was tied up at
Dunsmuir on June % aud did not move
until July Is. This train, he said, was
tied up by strikers and he was notified by
the president of the American Railway
Union at Dunsmuir that it would not be
permitted to proceed.
There was mailcar in that train, was
there not?" Attorney Monteith asked.
es, there was"
Aud day or two after it was
tied up local train came down to this
CITY ?"
Yes, SIR
Why did you not hitch the mailcar on
10 the local train ?''
Il had orders not to send the mail
down except by the regular train"
Who gave you these orders? pa
superintendent Fillmore"
The answer delighted Mr.. Monteith, and
he proceeded to gather information con
corning the company's blacklist from the
witness. Ager denied that the COMPANY
was laborlng to prevent the men who
struck against it from obtaining employ
ment, but Mr.. MOnteith pinned him down
and TruDg from him an admission that
nj h.
strikers. and without these cards they a n
not obtain work on the road.
Johnnie SherburD, the boy whose testi-
mony fastened a rope around Wordsn's
neck, was recalled for crOss-examina ton.
Johnnie" said Mr.. Montelth in sonth-
ing tones, "Were you not expelled from
schoOl?"
Mr.. Knight objected vigorously and Spe
cal Attorney Foote interposed his vocal
demurrer.
Il propose to show" said the strikers
school fer lying"
'Yon know as we'll as you know any,
thing" Counsel Foole exclaimed, shat
such question is improper"
Ills Honor sustained the objection and
little Johnnie ana the counsel for the pros
ecution looked happier.
Mr.. Monteith asked Sherburn where
Mr.. knights headquarters were during the
strike, and Mr.. Knight arose and said that
he would spare the witness the trouble of
answering tie question. Il slept three or
four days in the Southern Pacific depot at
Sacramento" he said. The reply pleased
Mon eth. for be is anxious TO convince the
Jury that Mr. Knights relations with the
southern Pacific during the strike were
Altogether too friendly.
The trial Of the case will be resumed on
Monday morning, when MIR. Monteith will
ask the court TO summon Southern Pacific
officials as Witnesses
The morning call., 1894-12-01
TOO MUCH TOBACCO.
The Toxic Effect of the Weed Among
the Lower Classes.

The toxic effects of tobacco among the
lower classes 10 England are, comparatively
not infreouent. The form which the poisoning
takes Is that known TO ophthalmc sur
geons as tobacco amblyopia." The men
come TO the hospitals complaining of loss
OF sight. Commonly they are found to
be bootmakers, or those TO whom the oppor-
tunity occurs OF smoking while they are at
work In most cases there is serious failure
OF vision. Associated with this is the loss of
perception for the colors red and green which
Is confined TO the central part of the retina.
The diagnosis. however. having been made
the treatment is easy enough.
Practically this resolves itself into the en-
pbatic prohibition OF all smoking. IL is always
best 10 give the patients instructions to burn
their pipes. AS long as an old "trusty
teipleee or anywhere within sight and
reach. the temptation becomes almost irress-
tlble TO disobey orders, and In the xury OF re-
newing valued companionship to forget tile
strict ipjunctons against INDUCING in the habit
which had been laid down. Almost invariably In
these cases oyerlndulgence is found TO consist 10
say, when the surgeon asks the patient sHow
much do you smoke Pr it is seldom that any
other answer is given than that of "about half
an ounce of shay in day" The constancy OF
this Ieply is really remarkable.
Tobacco ambIyopia" Is almost unknown
ID connection with any other form OF To-
In addition TO the amblyopia The patients
are distinctly affected with tobacco ire
mors"; their hands are shaky, they are
more or less nervous, and they complain of
loss OF appetite. Their compilations, more
over, are In that condition which may be
described as muddy" and there is a char
acteristic expression OF listlessness In their
eyes. But what are the results of the treat
ment? In most cases the surgeon NAV
speak hopefully OF the recovery OF vision;
provided that the patient absolutely ceases
to smoke. and certain treatment be applied,
some Improvement will begin to take place in
The course OF fortnight. Always very gradu-
ally, but generally speaking, surely, the i'm
provement progresses, until at the end of Two
weeks the lost sight is nearly regained.-Hugh
Percy Dunn in The Nineteenth Century,
The morning call., 1894-12-01
CAPITAL MUST COME DOWN.
Opinion of Labor on Union Pacific
REORGANIZATION

OMAHA, Nov. 3O.-George w. Vrooman,
chairman Of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers aud the Union Pacific
grievance committee. to-day announced the
position of the order on the new reorgani-
cation plan proposed by the receivers, as
follows: Capital will be found arrayed
against the scheme as outlined by Receiver
Anderson and his eOnferees. for the reason
that the holders of the bonds will not
agree to accept less than the face value OF
these bonds. Herein is The question. In
diVidual perty-holders are compelled
TO sell their property at present prices, not
what it would be in prosperous times.
Depreciation must be met by individuals,
but capital refuses to accept the changed
condition of things and there the difficulty
of final settlement rests. The laborin p
man is confronted with these changes and
capital must come TO the same inevitable
realization"
The morning call., 1894-12-01
Napoleon's Haudwritino.

In the November Century there is printed.
among the Illustrations in the new Life OF
Napoleon" a singular fac-simile of a page
from one OF Napoleon's schoolboy copy books.
which closes with a reference to ST. Helena
calling it "little isle" The handwriting is
very bad. and. indeed, Napolron's penmanship
was scarcely improved In later years. In this
connection the following story is told in the
same number:
In the early days OF the empire a man OF
very modest aspect presented himself before
tn Emperor.
"Who are your" asked Napoleon.
"Sire, had the honor at Brienne for fifteen
months 10 give writing lessons TO your Mai
esty."
peror, with yivacity. II congratulate you on
your success"
But, nevertheless. he conferred a pension
upon his old master.
The morning call., 1894-12-01
Water as a Disinfectant.

II is fact that appears TO be not generally
known. perhaps because il may not be gener-
ally credited, that pure, fresh, cold water Is
one of the most valuable OF disinfeetants, mas
much as it Is powerful absorbent Every sick
room should have large vessel Of clear water.
frequently renewed, placed near the bed, or
even beneath IL. This not only absOrbs much
or the hurtful vapor. but by its evaporation IL
softens and tempers the atmosphere, doing
away with the dryness which is so trying and
depressing to an invalid, or even 10 persons In
shown. by actual experiment, that troubled
sleep ana threatened insomnia are corrected by
so simple thing as the placing Of an open bowl
OF water near the sufferers bed.-London Tele-
graph.
The morning call., 1894-12-01
Mems Furnishings!

At 10 Cents.
MEMS. LADIES AND BOYS ALL
SILK WINDSOR SCARFS, in solid
opera shades. figures, plaids. etc., reg
ular price 25c, will be sold at Toe each.
At 10 Cents.
IT'S dozen MEMS FULL FINISHED Me.
DUN HEAVY COTTON SOCKS, in
new tan shades, with double Epliced
heels and toes, worth 50 dozen, will
be offered at 10c pair.
At so Cents.
95 dozen MEMS HEAVY UNDYED
MIXED WOOL UNDERSHIRTS and
DRAWERS, fancy silk finished, good
value for 85c. will be offered at SOC each.
The morning call., 1894-12-01
AMERICAN MEAT.
After All, the German Market Is
Not Desirable.

WASHINGTON Nov. 3O-Secretary Nor
ton is In receipt of a communication from
John Mats Jr.. Special Agent of the De-
partment Of Agriculture 10 Germany, re-
ferring to possibilities of extending the
markets in that country for American
meats. Mr.. Mats writes under the date
of November Is as follows: Last year
German farmers and stock breeders were
compelled to sell their cattle irrespective
of price and condition. II was then pre-
dicted that this year Germany would be
short on beef cattle, resulting in a rapid
advance in the prices of meat, which
The morning call., 1894-12-01
FREAKS OF LIGHTNING.g II
An Umbrella i'm the Hands of Two
Little Girls Is Shattered.

Jennie Hurley OF Is Second street and Jessie
Boyd OF So First street, two little girls who
were caught In the storm on Glenwood avenue,
had peculiar experience with the lightning
that frightened them out CT year or two of
growth and gave them an experience that they
will remember as long as they live. They had
left their homes early in the evening" Jennie
going 10 the State Industrial School to see her
father, who is employed as Waterman there,
and Jessie going along for company.
The storm came up while they were on their
The morning call., 1894-12-01
GOLD IN DEMAND.
Needed to Move the Coffee Crop of
Hayti.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-The Bureau of
Amer can Republics has official informa.
ton that by a recent decree of the Su-
prsme Court of the state of Panama the
ordinance Of July .. 1884. imposing an ad
valorem duty of 10 per cent on goods en-
tered at the ports of Colon and Panama
has been declared unconstitutional.
The bureau is also informed chat The
premium Oh American gold in Hayti at
the present time is 20 per cent. This high
rate of exchange is attributed 70 the fact
that an unusually large coffee crop is Just
now BEN put on the market and large
sums of money are needed to move it.
The morning call., 1894-12-01
CANADA REsENTs 1T.

The Proposition to Build Statue
to Montgomery.
NEW YORK. Nov. 30.-A special dis
patch from Montreal to the Evening Post
says: The Quebec press is loud in con-
demning the proposal to erect monument
to the memory of General Montgomery in
Quebec.
The Chronicle says: Let Montgomery's
memory alone. he came here as an in
vader and got just what we hope to give
every invader. When Americans come
here as friends they will get the warm
honest welcome which Canada always
gives to visitors. especially to Brother
Jonathan"
Other journals ex press similar view.
The morning call., 1894-12-01
You Can't Eat wrought Iron Nails

You Can't Eat Wrought Iron Nails,
OF course, and expect 20 digest them. but you can
eat ordinary food that is wholesome and digest it
too after your stomach. If enfeebled, has been
strengthened by course of Hostetters Stomach
Bitters. Your kidneys, liver and bowels will be
rendered active and vigorous by the great tonic,
and your system fortified against malaria ana
rheumatism. Csc it. also. If you are nervous and
sleepless.
The morning call., 1894-12-01

climacterc is really a much more serious time
for man than for woman. After 56 the female
mortality gains on that of the male. but is al
ways slightly below it. Woman has not only
less mortality, but greater longevity than
man. There is, also, a plurality OF female
birthS.-Scientifc American.
The morning call., 1894-12-01

AS previously mentioned Ia this column
an allowance must be made in making
CONF parsons for the great reduction of
lumber and other building materials
within the last year or so. Labor, too. is
not quite so expensive as formerly. and
competition has helped to reduce profits on
buildings-all of which com biued tend to
reduce the total figures of 1894 and 1893.
Preparations are being made TO grade
the sand hills lying along d street in
Richmond and directly north of the fair
grounds. From appearances the grading
operations will cover large tract of valu-
able property west of Seventh avenue. LII
other parts of Richmond whole blocks are
being leVeled ont and the grade land is
fast filling I'D with cottages and comfort
able two-story homes
Out along the beach from the Cliff House
to the old ocean sweeping changes are in
contemplation, and. indeed, have been
started already. The cliffs overhanging
the roadway under Sutro Heights are
passing away with powder blasts, that a
wide drive, capable of accommodating the
increased travel. may be constructed.
May elect Sutro cOtemplates great i'm
proVement in the Cliff House, which ia
only too badly needed. The Park Com
missioners are grading the boulevard and
reclalming the land between it and the
ocean, and with trees to break the mo-
notonous beach Southside will be in a fair
way TO demand attention from its proprie-
tors. This is a time when the SOuthsid
Improvement Club should be doing some
thing toward identifying the beach boun-
diaries.
There is work, too. for the Richmond
Club between Golden Gate Park and the
Cliff, where land might be doubled in
value by the expenditure of little money
in clearing off the beach and laying good
roadways Whereabouts.
Blasting the rocky billsides over Ash
bury Heights disturbs that select neigh Dor
hood daily, but it will shortly be over, and
then large tract will be ready for the
market. The handsome residences that
have sprung up on Ashbury Heights will
as soon as this work is completed,
The morning call., 1894-12-01
REALTY IMPROVES.
The Market Is Gradually
Assuming Tone.
Extensive Improvements in Rich
mond and Along the Ocean Beach.
Building Statistics.

Among the real estate agents there is
growing conviction that their business is
tending upward and the market has as
sumed a more satisfactory tone. And yet
it cannot be conceded that the slight In
prOvement is sufficient to induce owners
to stiffen prices, because the demand must
be very much better than 1t is now before
values can be materially affected. 1t is
well to know, however, that the real
estate business shows signs of the ap-
proach of prosperous times, or, rather.
that the worst is past and San Francisco
is steadily, if slowly. improving.
The savings banks are getting more ap-
plications for loans on city real estate now
than for the past two years. 1t was
stated yesterday by a prominent bank
officer that the HIbernia alone receives
nearly 100 applications for money to be
loaned on mortgage every week. Some
months ago the demand was not more
than a quarter of this number. An analy-
Sis of these applications reveals the fact
that the mortgages are not compelled 10
borrow money, but on the contrary are
seeking loans with which to improve their
property. This is at least taken as an in
dicati0n of enterprise and one that prom
iseS a great deal. 1t touches slightly on
the speculative. though lacking the essential
quality OF speculation. lnasmuch as the
land offered as security is regarded with
absolute good faith as more than enough
reason for expanding money in improving
it. From such a condition real estate men
argue that confidence is returning to peo-
pie interested in city lands.
The month Just closing is in evidence
that the building business, which OF course
influences real estate, has been well up to
the average. There were sixty-eight dis
tinct contracts filed. aggregatng 1888, 4O7.
Relatively with Novem Der months for the
past ten years this showing compares
The morning call., 1894-12-01
SPECIALS FOR TO-DAY!
Hosiery Department!
At Is Cents.

At Is Cents.
100 dozen CHILDREN'S BLACK RIB
BED COTTON HOSE, double knees,
heels and toes. guaranteed fast black,
regular value 25c. will be offered at 15c
a pair.
At 90 Cents.
70 dozen LADIES' RICHELIEU RIB
BED BLACK COTTON HOSE,
splieec heels and toes. Hermsdorf
black. regular value 81 per dozen, will
be offered at 20c pair
At 25 Cents.
100 dozen LADIES BLACK MACO COT
TON HOSE. extra high spliced heels
and toes, Hermsdorf black. regular
price Soc, will be offered at 25c pair.
The morning call., 1894-12-01

The new union station in st. Louis, said
to be The largest in the world, covers liz
acres.
The morning call., 1894-12-01
Builders Contracts.

Anton Schwellinger to Ii. Kahn, alter ations and
additions to a ones story cottage on 3 line or Day
street $50 OF Sanchez: $3.50.
The morning call., 1894-12-01
Lace NeCkWear!

LACE and CHIFFON CoLLARETTEs,
YOKES and BERTHAS. in all the
new designs at popular prices. Van
dyke Lace Collars. Princess Collars.
The morning call., 1894-12-01

According TO the statistics presented in
the Building News and Review the value
and number of building improvements for
The first eleven months of each year since
The morning call., 1894-12-01
At 25 Cents Each.

LADIES SHEER SCALLOPED EN-
BROIDEREO HANDKERCHIEFS,
with Irish Point edges. regular price
Sc per dozen.
The morning call., 1894-12-01
At Is Gents Each.

LADIES ALL-LINEN HEMSTITCHED
HANDKERCHIEFS. extra fine cloth
and small initial. worth 81 per dozen.
The morning call., 1894-12-01

7 AL 10 CGuLS EACH,
LADIES SCALLOPED EMB ROID-
| Erred SHEER LAWN HANDKER-
CHIEFS. worth So per dozen.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-03
and persons interestedp

contractors. and persons interested?
By the way, did not the legislative
investigation in 1891 show shortage
on statehouse contracts of $50 900?
What became of it? Then tell me
about the Sl4.576.77 of worthless
school bonds purporting to be from
Norton and Rice counties purchased by
| the republican board of school fund
commissioners, history of which is
found in the republican attorney gen.
erals report for 1876, to the governor.
Then tell me about the Comanche
county school bond fraud of 1872 and
1873. the buffalo hunt. Mr.. Mowry, the
forged tally sheets of imaginary school
held, location of imaginary school dis
trict No. I, and the 81 500 in bonds vot-
ed 10 build the school house (see House
Journal, page $50 of 1879 the mapping
out of other fraudulent school districts.
and in reply to the question, where the
fictitious bonds could be disposed Of.
the answer came: There is Just as
good market for fraudulent school
bonds in Topeka as there is for legal
bonds. There is only a difference in
price," Then tell me about the many
thousands of dollars due the state
from N. Y. Firse Insurance companies
on account of insurance written by
them i'll Kansas cities and towns hav-
ing paid fire departments. This mat
ter has been running for years, and I'M
til the records Of Insurance written are
lost, so that now it is impossible to de-
termine the exact amount due the state
from this source. This outstanding
Indebtedness is about to be compromis-
ed by the payment of large sum of
money into the state treasury, but in
the future every cent of this tax will
be collected. especially it we have a
pOpulist state superintendent of insu-
rance.
Then tell me about R. w. Blue, your
| candidate for congress man at large.
and his connection as director, with the
Citizens bank of Mound CITY, Linn
county, wherein he took out nearly S1O,-
600 of the peoples money, and the bank
holds his note for the amount. Tell
me how much said note is worth on the
dollar. Ask the president of the credl-
tors Protective Association, an organi-
cation of the creditors of said defunct
bank. Tell me about your notorious,
drunken republican judge, Botkin
whose impeachment trial by the senate
cost the state S38, 857.58. Tell me about
your republican dynamite plot at COT
| feyvllle, which almost resulted in serl-
Gus loss of life. Then explain VIII y
your republican courts say that it is al
right and legal for the Topeka Club to
run, but that all other smaller clubs
composed of poor men, and less influ
entail, shall be closed although operat
ed on exactly the same system. 1t ap
pears to me that you and your prohibi
ton friends should look into this mat
ter. Tell me about the bribery and cor.
ruption in the senatorial elections OF
1876 and 1871 as shown by the reports
of your republican investigation com
mittee, which reported February "a
1872, in which Pomeroy and Other
prominent republicans figured.
concluded next week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-03

By THE way, how many pounds of
sugar do you get for dollar in these
good demo pop times?-Cresset.
Oh! about six pounds more than we
got in good old republican days. Re-
publican papers are endeavoring to de-
ceive the people on this sugar question.
There has been no advance in sugar
since the passage of the new tariff law,
nor can there be any great increase in
price. Sugar always rises a little in
canning season, but it is actually
cheaper now tnan year ago. The
taxation of sugar by the new law i'm no
manner increases the cost of produc-
ton, but simply reduces the profits of
the trust, and the trust knows that if
1t attempts to increase the price it will
get itself into fatal trouble. But the
above from the Cresset, is about on q
par with the republican idea of misrep-
resentation, to get votes.-CoIdwate
Star.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-10-03
Sharon.

Sunday morning was the coolest of
the season so far. There was a slight
frost perceptibie on the creek bottom.
The frost was sufficient TO kill some of
the leaves on the melon vines. At the
same time on the higher ground adjac.
ent to the bottom land the thermometer
registered 80 degrees above zero, or
degrees above freezing.
The ground is getting little dry.
On Sunday night and Monday morn
ing it rained a little, but hardly sufIi-
cient to help the wheat much but is
still cloudy and we hope for good
rain before it clears up.
The early sown wheat looks very we'll
with the single exception that in some
Of the fields the grasshoppers and crlck-
cts have eaten a strip about two rods
or more wide On the outer edge of the
field. The grasshOppers are much
more hume: ous than the crickets in all
the fields l have looked at, but Mr..
Burnett who lives in the edge of Har-
per county says the crickets are en-
titled tn good share of the credit of
devOuring his wheat.
Edgar Reith began sowing last week.
He intends sowing one hundred acres
Uncle Billy Brown will also SOW one
hundred acres this month. There will
be more wheat sown this month than in
September.
There is considerable complaint that
apples drop from the trees to a great
| extent. | notice in the report of the
statistici$p OF The u. S. Department of
Agriculture for September that the
average condition of the apple crop in
the whole country is not more than
| forty per cent OF fair average con-
ditiOn. This leads me TO believe that
good apples will continue to command
! 3 high price all winter.
| 1t is reported that A. S. Huff found
a man IN his orchard stealing apples.
| Born to James b. Neal aud wife q
son. DIR. Davis in attendance.
At the u. b. church on Sunday even
| ing the subject was 1.-The life of Dav-
i'd" The questions were asked by
Brother White and the audience, all
took part ia answering. One question,
how many brothers and sisters had
David. it was to difficult for the class
and Mr.. White was compelled to ans.
wer ii himself. These bible schools at
/ the u. B. church are very interesting
and are well attended.
FIDELITY.