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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-12-31

the Cuban rebels with those of the
American revolution, readers of our
own history will recall that our fore
fathers did a great deal of desultory
fighting; that they avoided many an
engagement in the open; that they re-
sorted never to brigandage, but so far
as was possible to all other warlike
means to annoy and surprise the Brit
ish, and that many of the American
successes were helped on by small
bands of patriots in their adroitness in
assaulting and retreating.
Had there been trains to wreck in
those days, and the wrecking would
doubtless they would have wrecked
trains bearing soldiers or supplies of the
enemy, and have interrupted such
transportation when they could have
done So They certainly made sorties
in the dark, and burned British ships,
and by more than one trick entrapped
British officers and small commands.
If they had known of dynamite
doubtless they would have used it for
the destruction OF works, houses and
even against the troops of the enemy
SO far as the laws of civilized warfare
would have permitted.
From all that the public has been
able to gather there have been no more
unfair advantages taken by the Cuban
rebels than by the Spanish troops, nor
have we had any accounts laying at
rocities and outrages at the door of the
rebels, such as is charged the Spanish
commanders have been guilty Of re-
Dea tedlY
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1t is entirely unlikely that there is
any truth in the story that Russia has
made a secret compact with Turkey by
which the former is to support the lat
ter in her Armenian policy, and furnish
her money to carry out her scheme of
butchery. In the first place Russia has
not the money to advance, but is, in
fact. hard put to make ends meet at
home. In the next place Russia has
nothing to gain by aiding the Turk, and
any such compact as is limited al is OPP
posed to the traditional policy of the
Russian empire.
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DIVIDEND NOTICE.
San Francisco Savings Union,
$50 CALIFORNIA STREET, CORNER WEBB.

FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDING
with the 31st of December, 1895, divi-
dend has been declared at the rate per
annum of four and thrty-two one-hun-
dredths a 32-1O0) per cent. on term de-
posts, and three and six-tenths g 6-10)
per cent on ordinary deposits, free of
taxes payable on and after THURSDAY,
the I'd of January, 1896.
LOWELL WHITE, Cashier.
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The Oakland Times" commenting
upon the liability of ministers to the as
saults of blackmailers, especially when
the latter are women, says that ii is
well known that Rev. Charles Hall, the
distinguished clergyman of New York,
makes it a rule to receive no woman
alone in his study, not even in his own
house, except she is perfectly we'll
known, and beyond any possibility of
being involved in a scandal, and that
this is a precaution he and many other
minister have found to be necessary.
The occasion for these remarks is the
involvement of a San Francisco cler-
gyman in Scandal charged by a
woman now under arrest, and to whom
the preacher admits having paid $780,
but he says that he did so in order to
fasten the crime Of extortion upon her
The promise Of that case is for the en-
tire innocence Of the man and the I'M
questioned guilt of the blackmailer. But
the case is pending, and judgment in it
can be awaited before further comment
upon 1t Is INDUCED in. The fact we wish
to emphasize is, that there is a strong
disposition, due largely to the conduct
of the sensational press, to accept every
charge made as true. and especially
when the charge is by woman against q
man, and involves his moral purity. But
sensible people know. or ought to know,
that nothing is easier than to lay
such a charge at a mans door with a
woman as the prosecutor, and nothing
is more difficult, usually. than to dis
prove such a charge SO preferred. If
clergymen in New York and elsewhere.
as wise precaution, refuse to meet a
woman alone whom they do not well
know, they do no more than to our
knowledge is done by many business men
in great cities. There are any number of
men whose office rules forbid the recep-
ton of woman in the private business
office unattended The reason for the
rule is a good one, and has been estab-
lished to be wise in the light of some
bitter experiences. The safe way to do
on the part of everyone when the black
mailer puts in an appearance is to call
in an officer and give the party into GUS
tody. Under such practice the in
nocent rarely, If ever, suffer.
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Eastern Business Omces.
IS Tribune Building, New York
500 1.-THE Rookery," Chicago.
S. c. Beckwith, sole agent foreign adver-
Using
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The old story of Prometheus is parable,
an allegory. Prometheus was on terms of
intimacy with the gods. From them he
stole FIRE, and gave it to men. For this sin
he was bound to the rocks of Mount eau
casus, and vultures were set upon him.
They only ate his liver. This grew again
as fast as it was pecked away. Are his suf-
ferings to be imagined? Yes, and realized.
Take modern Interpretation of the par
able. There is no cooking without fire. In
cooking and eating the mischief lies. The
stomach is overtasked, the bowels become
clogged, they cannot dispose of the food
that is given them The impurities back
UP on the liver. Then come the vultures.
The suferings from an outside, visible
hurt, are mere pin scratch to the torrents
of diseased liver.
But, moderns are ahead of the ancients.
There is a sequel to the old story DR..
Pierce is the author. His Golden Med
ica1 Discovery" is more than equal to the
vultures, of dyspepsia ard its kindred dis
eases. Every atom Of the = Discovery" is
an active agent against disease. 1t flies
like a ferret, wherever it is sent. 1t is as
sure as the needle of the compass. There
is no more need of suffering from dyspepsia
than there is of hanging ones self.
Mr.. W. ROGERS, of SOY G,atyon 81, Louisville,
Ky has this to say for himself and the Golden
Medical Discovery: " was a dyspeptic had
not had a comfortable night in six years. have
taken three bottles of DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery. am now fifty years old. feel
thirty years younger" Yours truly.
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Reading over morning coffee yester-
day the telegraphed account of the ter
rible tragedy in Kentucky in which
mob of supposed good citizens" burned
to death a woman and her paramour in
the dwelling of the former, and in the
presence of her child, one naturally
asks himself if indeed we are living in
the blaze of the civilization of the nine
teenth century and under the broad
protection of the laws? Is it any Won
der that Europeans, hearing of these
lynchings and acts of savagery, enter
tain for us opinions that are anything
but complimentary? But there is a mo-
dicum of consolation in the fact that
while the unspeakable Turk butchers
Armenians by the tens Of thousands,
outrages the wives of the victims, de-
fants of unhappy Christians on bayonet
points, these same Europeans have the
power to put a stop to the fearful
scenes but do not move a finger to pre-
vent them. AS between the shames OF
the two sides of the water then, we on
this shore with the disgrace of our lynch
ings, and the recurrence now and then
of such tragedies as that of Kentucky
the other day, have, after all, less with
which to reproach ourselves than have
the people of the older civilization who
sit idly by and watch the Turk slit the
threats Of Armenians and spatter the
brains of their infants upon the curb
stones of the cities of Asia Minor.
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New York City is after the National
Democratic Convention and one news
paper has subscribed $4,000 as
starter. To date there is announced no
competitor. Here now is another
chance for San Francisco.
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Just as a reminder, not by way of
suggestion at all, it is now gently
limited to chronic swear-offs that this is
the last day of the year, and that to-
morrow is their first opportunity-since
the Ia Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-13
THE TREASURY PURCHASE
Why the Terms of the Contract Are Not
Published
The MOrgan-BelmOnt Syndicate Said
to Have an Option on Future
Issues.

Unusual care is being taken by the Of
fcials here and the members of the ways
and means committee of the House to pre-
vent the publication of the bond contract
recently entered into with the Mcrgan-Bel-
mcnt syndicate of New York. This reti-
cence, it is understood, Is insisted upon by
the syndicate. 1t is learned, however, from
other and entirely trustworthy sources
that one stipulation in the contract is that
in case the government desires to issue
any more bonds between now and October
1, 1895, the Morgan-Belmont syndicate
shall have the preference right of pur-
chase, all other conditions being equal.
This. part Of tie agreement was insisted
upon by Messrs. Morgan and Belmont, WHO
argued that it might take several months
to place the s62, 600 Just negotiated for,
ment to go into the market as competitor
of theirs until they had had a reasonable
time in which to sell that part Of the is
sue which they might desire to dispose of.
1t was argued further that as the Morgan
syndicate had lost considerably on the
last issue, as the market now stood, all
proper consideration should be shown Mr..
Morgan's associates at this time. 1t was
accordingly agreed that October !, 1888,
should be the date fixed upon for the re-
lease of this obligation.
Nothing in the contract prevents the
government from Issuing bonds at any
date the only condition being that In case
another issue is decided upon before Oc-
tober l the syndicate shall have prefer
ence right of purchase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-13
SEVERE ON MANOGUE
Report of the Special Agents of the
Treasury Department.
Said to Crfticise His MethOds-A Reply
Filed at the Department
Today.

There are indications that the President
will act upon the case of Collector Ma
ncgue of Georgetown in few days. Mr..
Manogue was at the Treasury Department
yesterday with his counsel. Mr.. Henry E.
Davis. They were shown a copy of the
report Of the special agents who recently
investigated the affairs of the Georgetown
custom house. and were given permission
to file a reply thereto. The answer was
filed with Secretary Carlisle today. The
report of the special agents is very
severe On Mr.. Manogue's administra-
tion of the custom house, and it is
pretty we'll settled that he will not be al
lowed to remain in office much longer, un-
cisms that have been made against his
business methods. All the papers in the
case will be at cnce referred to the
President for final action. Mr.. Manogue
has only been in office about a year,
and the possibility of his retirement will
undoubtedly create much surprise. The
office pays $1,000 year.
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THE NEW ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.
Mr.. Bisscll Pleased With It's Operation
in His Department..

In MS department.
Reports are beginning to come to Con-
gress upon the operations in the depart
ments of the laws passed at the instance
of the Dockery commission. Postmaster
General Bissell has submitted a report for
the Post Office Department, in which he
says:
1.-The changes recommended, which were
carried out by departmental regulation and
by the act of January q, 1894. were more
nearly related to the office of the auditor
for the Post Office Department than to this
department proper. but 1 take pleasure in
testifying to the value Of the changes so
far as this department is concerned, and
the increased facility afforded the auditor
benefits this department by bringing about
a more expeditions settlement of postmas-
terS' accounts and resulting in closer
check being kept upon them.
"In connection with the operations Of the
act of January "a, 1894. changing the rate
of money orders and aboishing the postal
note. / submit herewith the report Of the
superintendent of the money order system,
which shows that the decrease of rates
charged for money orders has increased
the business, and that the amount of de-
crease in fees received for the quarter end
ing September 80, 1854, has been more than
counterbalanced by the amount saved in
the reduction of the rate of commissions to
postmasters; and it is further shown that
the abolition of the postal note has resulted
in the use in it's stead of money orders,
which afford greater protection to the peo-
pie using them. The new form of money
order is being handled successfully in the
auditors office: no friction whatever has
followed it's introduction. The coupon
feature cannot be fully tested until the old
vouchers are checked and the work brought
up to the current date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-13
EXTRA SESSION TALK,
A Belief That Mr.. Cleveland Wants to
Fix Responsibility on Congress.

A Belief That Mr.. Cleveland Wants to
Fix Responsibility on Congress.
A member of the House who is a friend
of Mr.. Cleveland. in conversation with
Star reporter today, gave some reasons for
believing, in spite Of conditions which have
led to contrary conclusion among mem
bers generally, that the President will call
a special session of the Fifty-fourth Con-
gress He did not pretend to have any di-
rect information from Mr.. Cleveland on the
subject, but was still very firmly of the
opinion that an extra session would be
called. The reasons given for this con
clusion were that Mr.. Cleveland wanted to
fix indelibly upon Congress the response
bility for the failure of financial legislati ton.
and, consequently, for the issue of bonds
BY his MESA ges, and especially by the las
one, relating to the $62,000,O0O bond issue
he has fixed the responsibility on this Con-
greSs.
This does not, however involve the next
Congress, and If he proceeds during the
long recess to issue bonds periodically with
out having first given the Fiftyfourth Con
gress an opportunity of relieving him of
the necessity, he cannot claim that he did
out of the difficulty. 1t can be said that if
he had called a special session the republi
can Congress might have furnished the re-
quired relief. To avoid this possible criti-
cism, and with the purpose of fixing re-
sponsibility at the outset on the Fifty
fourth Congress as 1t is now fixed on the
Fifty-third, Mr.. Cleveland will, it is said
call an extra session, though he does not
anticipate action. In fact upon this theory
of his motives the expectation that the re-
publican. Congress will not act will be the
chief reason for his calling the session.
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BRIGHTER PROMISE.
Weather Indications and the Present
Conditions.

Conditions.
The main part of the prophecy made by
the weather bureau yesterday came true.
The snow storm arrived, but 1t was not
followed by rain, tbecause the wind did
not shift to easterly.. The storm off the
South Atlantic coast has moved to the
coast Of Maine, and that off the North
Pacific coast has gradually filled up. The
ridge of high pressure, extending from the
west gulf to the north of Montana, has
remained nearly stationary. This ridge OF
high pressure Is a very remarkable one.
1t has remained since about the 9Th Instant.
Light snow has fallen in the Missouri, the
middle and upper Mississippi and Ohio
valleys, the lake region iand the middle
and north Atlantic states. The tempera-
ture has fallen in the south Atlantic and
east gulf states; it has risen in the lake
regions and upper Mississippi valley, and
has remained nearly stationary elsewhere.
The minimum temperature last night over
North Carolina, South Carolina Georgia,
Gulf of Mexico, except in Florida, was
lower than ever before recorded during the
second decade in February. The weather
is expected to clear in New England and
the lower lake region. and will be gener-
ally fair elsewhere south of latitude 36 and
east of the Ohio river.
Signals are displayed at Norfolk section,
Sandy Hook, Woods Holl section and Mar
ragansett section.
The INDICATIONS for the District 6 Co.
lumbia, Maryland ana Virginia are that 1t
will be fair, warmer on Thursday, with
westerly winds.
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of inquiry agreed to in the Senate late last
eek at the instance of Senators Allison,
Hill and German.
It Is learned today that Secretary Carlisle
was at the Senate end of the Capitol for
some time yesterday, and that most of the
time was consumed in consultation with
Senator German in regard to the advisable
ity of incorporating the short time loan in
the sundry civil bill. Senator German is
understood to be of opinion that provision
should be made for $1O0, 100000 Of the pro-
posed certificates.
The Sherman Substitute.
The substitute for the Jones unrestricted
coinage bill reported from the finance
committee yesterday, which Senator Sher-
man today proposed, is in most respects
copy of the bill introduced by him on the
18th ultimo. 1t is changed, however, so as
to permit the issuance of per cent gold
bonds, payable in five years, only for the
purpose of maintaining the gold reserve
and not to meet current deficiencies, as In
the original bill. The certificates of in
debtedness authorized by the original bill
are confined to the meeting of the treas
ury deficiency now existing, or which
may hereafter occur" They are to be
made payable in lawful money of the
United States, and the amount to be issued
is left to the discretion of the Secretary.
No Limitation of time is fixed upon the GER
tificateS
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THE HAWAIIAN CABLE.
The Appropriation VIII Have to Stay
or the Diplomatic ELL Fail.

The amendment appropriating 900 for
the preliminary work of establishing sub
marine cable in connection with Hawaii was
not put into the consular and diplomatic
bill fer the purpose of being taken out
again. The friends of this project, who
were able to secure it's adoption by the
Senate, feel themselves capable Of compel
ling its retention In the bill. The House
will. of course, oppose the amendment, but
in that body it will have the full republi-
can support and that of a considerable
number of democrats. Some of the demo-
Gratis will antagonize the amendment to the
extent of their ability, but the probability
is that they will have either to accept it
or else permit the consular and diplomatic
bill to fail for want of an agreement.
Members of the Senate, who probably
know what they are talking about. say that
the Senate will never consent to have this
provision taken out in conference, and that
the House will either have to agree to 1t
or else be confronted with disagreement
on the bill when the session closes. 1t is
hardly likely. they think. that the House
" ill prove as stubborn as this. 1t is believed
that by actual count 1T would be found that
majority of the members are favorably
disposed toward the cable project, and that
many who oppose 1T at the start do so
merely in Difference to the administration
and to the pleas of the economists. Men
occupying this attitude will not be apt,
they think, to prolong the fight
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HELPING DISABLED VESSELS.
The Revenue StcMmer Crawford Has
Done Good Work.


Reports received at the Treasury. Depart
ment show that the revenue steamer Craw-
ford has rendered great asss tance to
number of vessels iIa distress IN the waters
of Chesapeake Bay during the recent bliz-
zard. The steamer Richmond Of Baltimore
grounded at her wharf at Cove Point, Nd,
on account or low water. The Crawford
gave her a line and hauled her into deep
water. The schooner Kate Lawson was
caught In the storm, shorthanded, off Sandy
Point Nd, and drifted helplessly to Plum
Point. She was unable to anchor and COM
PEELED to slip her cable. She also lost her
jb. All of her crew were badly frost bit
ten and were in great distress when res
cued by the Crawford. The schooner Star
of Baltimore was caught in an ice foe off
ly when sighted by the Crawford, and as
sisted to place of safety. The schooners
Bonita and Garfield were dragging their
anchors close to lee shore off Drum
Point and would probably have been lost
with all hands, but for the timely assist
ance of the revenue cutter. Similar assist
ance was also rendered at different times
to the schooners Maryland, Almira and
Prowess, which had been caught in the
track of the storm and were drifting help
lessly in the ice. They were all toWed to
safe anchorages and their frost-bltten
crews given necessary medical aid.
The Crawford, during her cruise, assisted
thirteen vessels, valued at $134,OOo with
cargoes valued at $1,000. and involving 139
lives, all of which were saved.
A. ]. Henderson and George B. Maher of
this city were on duty on the revenue
cntter.