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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-05-14
THE MIRROR is issued every Thursday at thu
THE MIRROR is weekly paper published

THE MIRROR is weekly paper published
In the Minnesota State Prison. 1t was founded
in 1887 by the prisoners and is edited and man
aged by them. Its objects are to be home
newspaper; to encourage moral and intellectual
improvement among the prisoners; to acquaint
the public with the true STATUS ofthe prisoner;
todisseminate pathological information and to aid
in dispelling that prejudice which has ever been
the bar sinister to fallen mans self-redemptiOn.
The paper is entirely dependent on the public for
its financial support. If at any time there should
accrue a surplus of funds, the money would be
expended in the interests of the prison library.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-05-14

IF THE Methodist conference intends
to transact the business for which it
assembled, it may as we'll admit the
women at once. There will be no peace
till then for when a woman wills she
will
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-05-14
y LITERARY NOTES. \

A remarkable theosOphical story is
printed in the San Francisco A1gOn0ut
of May 18th. 1t is called 1.-The Unseen
Foe and it is from the pen of Everard
Jack Appleton, who has contributed
several highly imaginative tales to the
Argonuut. In "The Unseen Foe" he
tells of a man who has learned to "pro-
ject' his astral body and compels it to
do various services for him; but in the
end the astral rebels, and a terrific
sword combat between the man and
his other self ensues.
A good deal of valuable space in the
May number Of the Northacest Mogo-
zine is devoted to the subject of "Mon-
tana for immigration and Capital,
fully eleven pages being filled with the
addresses delivered before the recent
state mining and immigration con.
ventiOn in Helena. Profusely illus
trated, carefully revised and attract
lively presented, this matter will not
fail to receive wide perusal and to &C.
complish excellent results. The story,
GA Rocky Mountain Romance is
characteristic of western mining life
and abounds in dramatic situations,
while the regular features of the mag
azine present their usual melange of
western life, humor, enterprise and
progress. The Northwest Magazine
may almost be termed monthly cy-
clopadia of northwestern events.
"The treaty making power is given
to the president, in connection with
the senate, by the constitution" writes
ex-President Harrison in his "This
Country of Ours article in May La
dies Home Journal. "The initiative
the negotiations with foreign govern
ments leading up to an agreement, and
the framing of the articles of the
treaty-is with the executive. The
senate has no part in the matter until
the president communicates the treaty
to it and asks its concurrence. 1t may
then, however. either concur or reject,
or concur with amendments. When
the executive has agreed with any for
eign power upon a treaty, and it has
been duly signed by the plenipotenti-
aries for their respective governments,
it is sent to the senate for its concur
renee, and is considered there in secret
session. Whatever may be said as to
the wisdom or necessity of secret ses-
sions for other purposes it is mani
testify necessary that the terms OF
treaties, and the discussion of them,
should in many cases be kept in the
confidence of those charged with con-
Guiding them, until they are concluded.
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while to defend the standards of any
profession. What they need is treat
ment for too much spleen. Christian
Register,
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There are more muscles in the tail
of rat than in human hand.
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All birds that live on seeds are fur
nished with strong gizzards.
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Wild birds do not sing more than
eight or ten weeks in the year.
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Should THE MIRROR fail to reach subscriber
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Greenland was so called because in
summer it's hills were covered with
beautiful green moss.
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The highest mountain in Europe is.
Mount Blanc, 1872 feet.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-05-14

A Turkish turban of the largest size
contains from ten to twenty yards of
the finest and sOftest muslin.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-05-14

A flea's mouth is placed exactly be-
tween it's fore legs.
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Edited and Published by the Inmates
Of the Minnesota State Prison.
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TO be perfectly proportional it is
claimed that man should weigh
twenty-eight pounds to every foot of
his hQinhf
The record-union., 1896-04-04
THE LABOR UNION STRIKE.
Gives Promise of Being the Largest
san Francisco Has Witnessed.

san Francisco Has Witnessed.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 3.-The big
labor union strike, in which all the
building trades in this city are involved,
is now fairly on.
The first blow was struck this after
noon at the Parrot building. The
Grievance Committee and the business
agents of the Building Trades Council
met the contractors and superintendent
of the structure this afternoon and en-
Geavored to have the job unionized. The
attempt was failure, SO far as two of
the contractors were concerned, al
though the superintendent and man
ager of the emporium desired a settle
ment.
Several of the other contractors stat
| ed that they would not stand in the
way of the unions, but would withdraw
| their men without prejudice. The bus
| mess agents of the council decided to
| call a strike on the building, and when
| the workmen were leaving the building
at ) O'Clock notice to strike was served
upon all. The council in the evening in
| dorsed the strike, and promised to
strike every unfair job in the city, one
at a time.
4 remarkable feature is that the
trades unions are gathering strength
in numbers on the eve of a strike that
promises to become general and last
indefinitely. From present indications
this strike will be one of the largest
this city has ever witnessed.
The record-union., 1896-04-04

people. to jump to the conclusion that
it is the duty of the United States to
step in and right every wrong that is
brought to public notice. He denied it.
It was not the duty OF the United States
to be the Don Quixote of the earth.
Even if the duty were conceded, the
country did not have the ability to per-
form that part.
There We're no facts here, he said,
sufficient to justify the House in adopt
ing these resolutions. He was free to
say that the Administration had not
received facts which justified the Presi-
dent and his advisers in recognizing a
state of belligerency in Cuba. That
helligerent rights had not been granted
to the Cubans was, in his opinion, am
PIE proof that the President had no
ground upon which to act.
Boutelle closed his speech by quoting
from the documents and writings of
General Grant, Secretary Hamilton
Fish and George Washington to sus-
tain his contention that to grant bel
ligerent rights to the Cuban insurgents
or to interfere with Spain to secure the
independence of the island at this time
would be unwise and unfounded action.
Boutelle spoke nearly an hour and a
half, and held the attention of the
House throughout, and was generously
applauded at the close.
Skinner Pop) of North Carolina was
the last speaker of the afternoon, elo-
auently pleading for bringing Cuba un-
der the stars and stripes.
At $40 p. m. the House took a recess
until s p. M, the evening session to be
devoted to consideration of pensions.
The record-union., 1896-04-04

A full ticket will be put in the field and
delegates to the national convention to
be held at Pittsburg May 9th will be
elected. California is entitled to twen-
ty-six delegates to the national conven-
ton, on the basis of twice as many del
egates as Congressman, one delegate
for every 1000 votes cast for Bidwell
and Garfield and four delegates at
large.
The party estimates it's strength to be
the same as when it polled 10000 votes
for General Bidwell for President in
1892, and when it cast 10000 for French
for Governor in 1894.
1t is expected that there will be fight
at the convention on the monetary
question.
The record-union., 1896-04-04
JAMES CALLENDINE.
Charged With Completely in Several
Robberies in sacramento.


MARYSVILLE, April 3.-Sheriff
Johnson and Deputy Fisher of Sacra-
mento County arrived here to-day with
a warrant for the arrest of James Cal
lendine, who is wanted for alleged
completely. in a series of robberies in
Sacramento recently. Callendine is liv-
ing on a ranch near this city.
1t is learned here that before Sheriff
Johnson left the Capital detectives ar
rested a man named Baker, who works
in Sacramento. Ee is accused of being
a confederate of Callendine, and was
apprehended while at work.
The hold-ups charged against the
pair number half a dozen, the sums re-
ceived ranging from few cents to
S125. The highwaymen attacked street
cars at all hours of the night in the
suburbs of the city, and were careless
in the use of their revolvers on refract-
ory conductors or passengers.
1t is learned that Callendine and
Baker have been under suspicion for
some time, but not until last Sunday
did the officers secure evidence suffl-
cient to warrant their arrest. On that
day two vagrants were arrested for
engaging in a street car fracas, and
one, while in the City Jail, told story
duplicating Callendine and Baker IN
the robberieS.
Callendine has had a checkered
career. Several months ago he shot
and killed Jack Harris, who detected
him in company with Mrs. Harris on
the street He was acquitted OF the
murder charge mainly through the tes-
timony of the woman he made widow,
who swore that the shooting was in
self-defense. Two weeks ago Callen-
dine and Mrs. Harris were married in
this city, and since then they have
lived on a. ranch a few miles distant.
The record-union., 1896-04-04
JOHN MARTIN DEAD.
The Shot Fired at the Hands of His
Wife Proves Fatal.

The Shot Fired at the Hands of His
Wife Proves Fatal.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 3.-John F.
Martin, the Deputy County Clerk who
was shot by his wife on Monday morn
ing, died to-day. His condition had
showed considerable Improvement up
to a few hours before his death.
AS soon as it became known at the
prison that Martin was dead his wife,
who is still in bed at the matron's room
at the City Prison, was booked on a
charge of murder There is grave
doubt whether she will live to stand
trial for the crime. She is subject to
attacks of heart disease, and yesterday
she suffered from one of these and lay
all day in a state of almost complete
collapse. She grew slightly better
toward night, although paying little
attention to her surroundings. When
she was told early this morning that her
husband was dead and that she would
have toanswer to charge Of murder, she
had fresh attack and has been delirious
ever since. There were grave fears to-
day that she would not survive the pres
ent attack.
The record-union., 1896-04-04
TWO SWINDLERS ARRESTED.
Defrauded an EX-PoStmaSter at Car
son of Eleven Hundred Dollars.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 3.-Charles
vandevere and Professor Eugene,
two San Francisco clairvoyants. were
arrested tonight on complaint of
George H. Bell, ex-Postmaster of Car
son City, New, who charges them with
having defrauded him to the extent of
S1,100 Bells books were recently ex-
ported by United States Postoffice In
spector Thrall, who discovered a short
age of $50, which was Immediately
made good by Halls bondsmen.
When questioned as to what he had
done with his money Bell told a peculiar
story of deception and sullibility About
six months ago he and a postal clerk
named Albert Jacqua became converted
to spiritualism, and began holding pri-
vate seances in the Postoffice. At one
of these sittings Jacqua claimed to have
received a message for Bell from the
spirit world telling him not to invest his
savings, $1,000 in ALL as he contem-
plated, as something better was in
View.
While Mr.. Rodman, Bells predeces-
sor, was on his deathbed he promised
to communicate with Bell, if possible
hereafter. Bell became satisfied that
tHe message was from ROdman, and
consulted with Vandevere, whose adj
vertisement he saw in a San Francisco
paper.
Vandevere confirmed the message re-
ceived by Jacqua, but claimed that evil
spirits intervened, and that Eugenes
services We're necessary to overcome
them. The two swindlers obtained $500
from Bell with which to clear the spir-
1tual chutes, and then gave him a mes
sage from Rodman informing him that
he was sole heir to a $4,000, 900 estate
IN Scotland, left by one James Bell, who
died in the year 100. H. NJ Hodson. a
supposed Chicago attorney, was en-
gagged to push the claim, Bell subscrib-
Ing his remaining $500, together with
Sl,2OO supposedly advanced by Vande-
we're and Eugene, to meet the expense
of his trip to England. Bell was await
The record-union., 1896-04-04
FRED GIBSON'S ESTATE.
A Nice Point of Law Which the Courts
VIII Have to Decide.

VIII Have to Decide.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 3.-The
question as to whether dying man
can disregard his wife's community
interest in the estate and give it all
away to relatives is nice point of
law which will be discussed shortly
in the highest courts.
The particular case at issue which
will cause Judges TO ponder, arises
from another which was handed down
to-day by Police Court Judge Low. j.
A. Gibson was the defendant. He was
accused of taking S22, 500 in money,
bonds and other valuabies from the
possession of Mrs. Charles Frederick
Gibson, his sister-in-law, the COM
planning witness.
Judge Low dismissed the case, owing
to the fact that the defendant showed
he was guiltiess of any criminal in
tent.
Mrs. Gibson has, through her at
torneys, secured special letters of ad-
ministration on her husbands estate,
and has filed bonds in the sum of
$4,000
Judge Coffey has issued citations for
+. A Gibson and Mrs. Emma York,
requiring them to be in court next
Tuesday morning to answer questions
pertinent to the case at issue.
The record-union., 1896-04-04
BOOTH STANDS FIRM.
Says He VIII Never Return to the Old
Organization.

Organization.
BUFFALO, April 3-"No matter
what happens, and no matter what
pressure is brought to bear, I shall
never return to the old organization"
said Ballington Booth this afternoon.
Concerning the new organization,
General Booth said that it is to be
thoroughly American throughout. It's
plan of organization is very similar to
that of the United States army. The
officers viii have similar titles, and
the terms used are to be the same. The
work to be done is on the same lines
as that done by the Salvation Army.
eve have no desire to thwart the
old organization in any way. We shall
labor among three classes of people
whose conditions have of late lain
heavily on our hearts. There are first
the boatmen who are employed on the
great rivers of this country. Then the
many intelligent people in the prisons
who have got themselves there by
some deed committed in q moment Of
passion. Among these there is a large
number of well-educated people whose
prisons we mean to penetrate, in order
to save their souls, and then lastly we
intend to work among the laboring
men"
Speaking of gaining recruits from
the Salvation Army, he said: "Of
course, 1 cannot tell now many will
come to US from the old organization.
We do not urge them to come, for we
do not want them unless they come of
their own accord
The record-union., 1896-04-04
VANDERBILT AND DEPEW.
The Railroad Magnates Sightseeing
About Vallejo.

VALLEJO, April 3.-Chauncey M.
Depew and Cornelius Vanderbilt ar
rived at Vallejo Junction about 11:3O
a. m. to-day by special train, and were
met there by the steamer Amador,
which took them up as far as Mare
Island No landing was made at the
naval station, but the Amador steamed
clear. up past the island and all the his
toric ships in the harbor, and returned
to South Vallejo. There the special
train was in waiting, and the party
boarded it and journeyed through the
Napa Valley, returning in time to
catch the down train for San Francisco.
The record-union., 1896-04-04
Wasserman, Davis s CO.
FIGHT IN A CHURCH.
A Riot Averted by the Timely Appear
ance of Police.

DECATUR QIl), April 3-Rev. Mr..
Hall. pastor of the Christian Church,
has been in trouble with the church
board for some time. They gave hlm
notice to leave the church on April ID
He appealed from that decision, and the
majority of his congregation sustained
him. Tonight a meeting OF the MEM
bers of the church was called to ask Tor
the resignation of the board. Elder T.
McNabb, who opposed Mr.. Hall, was
speaking, when w. w. Day, another
aged man, a supporter of the minister
assaulted him. Friends of both par
ties tried to get to them to assist the
gentlemen, and a riot seemed imminent
| The police were called in by the pastor
and restored order. The old board was
expelled and new members elected. Ihe
pastor remains with the church.
The record-union., 1896-04-04
BRADLEY OUT FOR PRESIDENT.
Announces His Candidacy With Flam-
ing Posters.


LOUISVILLE (Ky), April 3.-Large
posters appeared in all parts of the city
to-day announcing Bradley's candidacy
for the Presidency. 1t is said posters
are also being put up at points in the
State where the Mckinley sentiment
predominates. The Mckinley man
ayers are sending out circulars to the
effect that Bradley is in the combine
with Platt and Quay.
Bradley's organ, the Commercial, y
says Bradley is in the race for Presi-
dent, and not to fight Mckinley. 1t is
said to-day that if the Mckinley men
carry the Louisville district Bradley
will have a contesting delegation from
the A. P. A. and negro forces. He is
said to have made a formidable A. p
A. alliance.
The record-union., 1896-04-04
DR.. Henry M. Fisk Dead.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 4.-Dr.
Henry NJ. Fisk died at his residence at
/ o'clock this morning. He was one
of the oldest and best-known citizens
of the State. He was a member of
the State Board of Health, and also a
State Senator. He was y years of age,
and leaves a widow and three grown
children.
The record-union., 1896-04-04
KID GLOVES,
81 a pair.

A new lot of Kid Gloves just received
These were purchased with the view OF
giving our customers the best 81 glove
ever offered by any retail house on the
Pacific Coast. Every pair is made from
select skins. They have two large clasps
instead of buttons and come in a beau
tiful assortment of Shades for Easter
wear. They all have the new broad
black stitched backs, and can be had
in the following colors: Cream, white,
canary, pearl, English reds, modes,
tans, browns and black. Sizes. from o12
to IA.
The record-union., 1896-04-04
water Los Angeles People Drink.

LOS ANGELES, April IA story has
been going the rounds for couple of
days to the effect that when one of
the reservoirs from which the city
water mains are fed was cleaned out
recently the remains of a Chinaman
and twenty-one babies were found. 1t
was claimed that this decayed matter
was what was making the water drawn
from the hydrants about town "smell
to heaven" The water company ex-
plains the ill-smelling water by saying
that 100000 gallons of water was al
lowed to accumulate and become stag
nant
The record-union., 1896-04-04
RACING AT SAN FRANCISCO
Winners of the Second Days Events
at the Ingleside Track.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 3.-Weather
fine and track fast. Five furlongs, SELL
ing, Last Chance won, Ottyana. second,
Banjo third. Time-1 :O2H.
Six furlongs, selling, Peixotto won,
Hazel D. second, Mosier third. Time
1:161a.
One mile Sir Play won, Olive second,
Montellade third. Time-1 :42l2.
One and one-sixteenth miles, selling,
st. Lee won, Tar and Tartar second,
Dungarven third. Time-1:o0'I.
Five and a half furlongs, selling, La
Mascotta won, Mobalosca second, Pat
Murphy third. Time-1 :OSA.
Six furlongs, selling, Palmocita won
Walter j. second, Tonino third. Time
1:1512.
The record-union., 1896-04-04
POISONED WIFE AND PORTER.
A Boarding-House Keeper Resorts
Murder.

CHICAGO, April 3.-James Fenton,
60 years old, porter at the boarding
house of Adolph Meyer, at 349 Elm
street, dropped dead just after eating
his supper tonight, and Meyer is locked
up on suspicion of having poisoned him.
Mrs. Meyer is also sick, and it is be-
lieved her husband has poisoned both
his wife and the old porter.
The police say that Adolph Meyer has
recently been discharged from an in
sane asylum, where his wife sent him,
James Fenton having been used as the
principal witness. Meyer, it is claimed,
has had a grudge against the two for
placing him in the asylum, and he is
now suspected of trying to get revenge
by murder.
The record-union., 1896-04-04
sudden Death of Tacoma Citizen.

TACOMA (Wash.), April 3.-Judge
George M. Sherwood, highly respected
citizen of this place, and prime mover
in the construction of the electric rail-
way from his farm on Missionary
Ridge battlefield to Chattanooga, Tenn,
died early this morning of heart disease.
The record-union., 1896-04-04
LADIES'
LAWN
WRAPPERS
At ST each.

These are unusually good wrappers
fer the price They are in the new spring
STYLE and have extra wide skirts. 1t
will hardly pay you to make them when
you see what you can buy for 81 this
year. All sizes, 81 to Al.
The record-union., 1896-04-04

ing developments when the Inspector
made his visit, and the Postmaster was
deposed from office four days ago. In
spector Thrall communicated the facts
to the San Francisco rolice, and the ar
rest of the clairvoyaRts followed.
The record-union., 1896-04-04
PETALUMA BRIEFS.
A Woman Found Unconscious in Her
Yard From Congestion of the Brain.

Yard From Congestion of the Brain.
PETALUMA, April 3.-Mrs. NJ d
Hopkins, the wife of the City Assessor
was found unconscious in her yard at
O'Clock last night from congestion OF
the brain. Three hours later she died
The first Strawberries of the season
were marketed here yesterday by F'ut-
song of Corona Station.
Mrs M. NJ. Bond widow of the late
Dr. j. L. Bond, resident of Petaluma
since the early fifties, died last night
She was native of Nashville, Tenn.
The record-union., 1896-04-04
Received.

LIVERMORE, April "a fire broke
out this afternoon in Frank Book
tailor shop on First street, starting
from the explosion of a gasoline stove,
and destroyed Days livery stable, the
Cosmopolitan Hotel and Flanagan
saloon. Sparks carried by high wind
set fire to dwelling houses several
blocks distant. and at one time II
seemed that the whole of First street
would go. The fire department did
good work, and confined the confiagra-
ton to the four buildings.
A brick chimney on the Cosmopolitan
Hotel fell, slightly injuring several
firemen. Frank Book, in whose build
ing the fire started, was badly burned
by gasoline.
The loss is estimated at $4,000, with
$500 insurance on Days stable, So, SOC
on the Cosmopolitan Hotel, owned by
Mrs. M Mack, and $500 on F'lanagan's s
saloon, owned by Louis Schaeffer of
Oakland.
The record-union., 1896-04-04
BLOUSES
FOR BOYS
At SOC each.

We never lose sight of getting the
best. Boys Blouses and Waists made
to retail at this popular price. We have
s or 10 styles for you to pick over. You
can have them in white or colored lawn,
with large sailor collars, double rufffes
down the front and large turn back
cuffs Sizes, to II years.
The record-union., 1896-04-04
New Customs House for New York

WASHINGTON, April 3-The House
Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds to-day ordered a favorable
report to be made on Representative
Quigley's bill to build a $4,O00OO0 Gus
TOM house in New York on the site of
the present building.