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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-04

DON'T let your child strangle with whoopirg
cough, when bottle Of Ayers Cherry Pectoral
can be had for a dollar
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-04
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PARAGRAPHS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Lady Henry Somerset and Mrs. Ormiston
Chant are preparing to found school in Eng
land for the instruction of women in pu plie
speaking.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-04

The Canadians are asking of their Gov
eminent more protection for their indus
tries and will probably get it. A low tariff
suits them no better than the tasco tariff
suits u.s.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-04

On all issues involving protection to our
industries, the expansion of our com.
merce, the appointment of Secretary OF
Mines and the defeat of the funding bill
all Californians can work together. Let
us keep them to the front, therefore, and
work to win.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-04

: Cleveland's message will probably be
long enough to reach almost every subject
of public interest. but the chances are it
will not touch single one of them in the
right spot.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-04

While our Board of Health is still wrest-
ling with impure milk that in New York
has got along lar enough TO begin fight
against adrlterated beer, and it is making
the froth fly
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-04

Weyler's decision not to strike crush
ing blow at the Cubans will give him an
opportunity to reconsider the matter at
New Years and swear off from the scheme
altogether.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-04
ONE TO LOVE HIM.
Dark the skies above me-

Dark the skies above me-
Never CLEAN OF light;
Yet, with one to love me,
Sorrow signs, 'Good nightH
Fortune has not found me-
Fame was swift 10 fly;
Yet, loves arms are round me,
Sorrow says, "Good-by ~
Heed no sky above you
Fear no fall of night;
These sweet words, 81 love your
Fill the world with light!
FRANK l. STANTOl
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-04

Cleveland might at least recognize TIT
belligerency of Cuba and compel the
Spaniards to conduct the war agains
them in accordance with the principles O.
humanity and civilization.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-04

The great-great-grandchildr of Sir Walter
Scott are, seven in number, and four of them
are boys. The eldest, Walter Joseph, is now
in his twenty-frst year.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-04
BEST peanut taffy in the world. Townsend s. {.

BEST glasses 15c, Sundays, 740 Market (Kast
shoestorel; week days IS 4th ST., next bakery
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-04

According to the Hartford Courant Yale
has never won in any athletic contest when
President Dwight was out Of the country,
and it points sadly to the fact that he was
away over in Europe when Yale met
Princeton this year.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-04

1t is reported that an effort is now being
made to induce Cleveland to place the
small postotfices of the entire country
under the classified service rules, so as to
enable the incumbents to hold on, but it
is doubtful If even Grover has gall enough
for that.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-04

There is once more a good deal of talk in
Washington about enlarging the White
House, and really something ought to be
done in the matter, if for no other reason
than that of giving the people of the Ma
tiouaI capital chance to talk of some
thing else.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-04

Before the war broke out in Cuba our
exports 10 the island amounted to more
than $17,oOO,oO0 but during the current
year it is estimated they will not exceed
Sc, OO0, 600. So it appears the war is costing
us something as well as the combatants.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-04

MINT Observation-Disclosures, City. The en-
ployes of the San Francisco branch mint have
been placed within the civil service rules
since the 9th of last May, but as yet none of
them have undergone civil service examine
ton.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-04

GAS BALLooN-C n. s., City. The balloons
sent up from the chutes are not gas balloons
but hot air ones. No license or permit is re-
quired to send up such.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-04

Congress will be called on to discuss
again the old subject of the tax on alcohol
used in the arts. 1t is perennial chest
nut and every session dozen or more
orators have whack at it without sue
ceeding in opening it or even getting the
burr off.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-04

THE Cry HALL. W., City. The corner
stone of the City Hall was laid on the 22d of
February, 1872. The City Hall Commissioners
at that time were Z. H. Cannavan, Joseph G..
Eastland and Charles Z. McLane, all since de-
ceased, and the Mayor of the City was William
A1vord, at present president OF the Bank OF
California
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-04

The CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-04

scHooLs-D. P. NJ. g., Fruitvale, Alameda
County, CAL. German is not taught at the
POLYTECHNIC High School, but bookkeeping,
shorthand and typewriting are, and all the
branches named are taught at the CcgsweH
School. Applicants must have attained GER
tain standing before being admitted. BY adj
dressing the principal OF each school you can
obtain circular that will give all the infor-
marion desired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-11
3S1 WE'RE DROWNED.
The Lost Ship Saller Took Down
Nearly 400 Persons.

London, Dec IA special dispa tch
from Berlin says that the German
Lloyd steamer Salier was wrecked on
the night Dec z, four miles north of Vii
langeria, Spain, and two and a half
miles from land.
The dispatch further states that she
must have broken up almost immedi-
ately,, as parts of the steamer have al
ready washed ashore
She had on board 210 passengers,
mostly steerage, and a crew of s. men.
All on board were drowned
"a dispatch from Lloyd's agent at
Corunna says that S81 lives were lost
by the wreck of the Salier
The Salier was commanded by Capt.
Wempe when she was lost. The steafa-
er had a general cargo. The disaster
occurred during a dense fog and heavy
Wea ther. The Salier had a fearful pas
sage from Bremen to COrunna- Tive of
her boats were swept overheard by the
heavy seas which beat over her and
she sustained other damages from the
same cause The steamer struck cur
ing the night of Monday last on ledge
of rocks about two and a half miles off
Cape CassObedO near Villa Garcia where
she was to ship another lot of steerage
passengers bound for Buenos Ayres- a
large amount OF Wreckage is reported to
have washed ashore.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-11
IMPORTANT X. P. DECISION.
Society Has to Pay Insurance Even if
Suicide Causes Death.

Milwaukee, Dec. lin the superior
court Judge Austin rendered a decision
in favor of the plaintiff in the case of
Bertha. Ruggaber against the supreme
lodge Knights of Pythias of the world
This case was made the test in the
settlement of nearly 100 600 similar
cases pending in all parts of the United
States from Maine to Mexico and ora
the Pacific slope, and the amount i'm
volved is estimated to be upward of
S10O 600, divided UP in sums Of 500 to
S., 600 In the present case the suit
was brought to recover $1,000 insur-
ance upon the life of the plaintiff $
husband, who committed suicide la No
vember, 1893, while laboring under am
attack of insanity.
Payment of the claim was resisted
on the ground that by the terms of q
bylaw adopted by the board of control
of the endowment rank of the Knights
of Pythias it was provided that IF a
member commits suicide. whether he
be sane or insane, or the act be vol
untary or involuntary, ne shall forfeit
all his rights under his certificate or
membership
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-11
DALEY DISMISSED.
He Win Not be Punished for Walking
Aeross Capitol SQUARE.

The case against John A DALEY the
Santa F'e civil engineer charged with
trespassing on the state house grounds
was dismissed in police court yester-
day afternoon
Il believe we have no ordinance COW
ering the case and no jurisdiction in
the matter" said Judge Ferry.
lit is very doubtful if a state warrant
VIII be sworn out at all unless Mr..
Daley attempts TO walk across the
grounds again
III warrant is to be sworn out on
the old charge lit can't be discovered
AIr. Dawes, who is believed to be at
torney general and whose business it
is as membe at least to know wheth-
er or not the executive council has
made any orders in the matter when
approached by reporters, swings his
arms and shouts that he knows moth
ing at all about it.
Mr.. NaylOr, superintendent of the
grounds says he has orders from the
council to arrest all persons who try
to cross the grounds and he will do it.
Mr.. Daley win not attempt to cross
the grounds again.
He sent this cOmmunica tiOn to The
State Journal today. 1t is written in
the third person but his name was
signed to it.
AT this time it might be we'll to call
attention to some things that have be
come somewhat obscured in the agita-
tiOn of the necessity and desira bility of
additional walks through the capitol
grounds Let 1T be known that the
communication which appeared in The
State Journal was not sent to the gov
ernOr, to the executive committee, nor
did it mention either 1t was a concise
and precise statement concerning facts,
made with q view to bringing the mat
ter of additional walks up in such
way that public attention might be
aroused i'm the matter
The writer of the article above re-
ferred to has not been guilty Of any
abuse off the grounds in any way eth
err by walking upon the grass or other
wise. nor does ne think lit right nor
desirable to do SO nor to have it done,
and it is one Of his personal habits to
refrain from cutting across corners of
street parks even when the same are
unprotected by fences
The mere question of distance is not
the only matter involved. although it
is not an altogether insignificant thing
1t is question of delightful pleasure
that can be had by walking between
the beautiful plats OF grass upon eth
er hand and under the few trees that
are still accessible in preference to be-
ing compelled at all times to walk
around by the glaring sidewalks
II urther, reasonable compliance with
what seems to many the desires and
wishes of a very large number in this
community, viii secure the co-opera-
ton and not the antagOnism of the
general public"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-11
WILKERSON'S
WOES.
One of the Biggest Damage
Suits Brought Against
The Former Chief of Police
Now On Trial.
IN lis THE ETZEL SUIT
For the Injury of Women by H.
e. Gaines and Others
In the Raid on Little Russia,
Some Time Ago.

Little Russia" is mOnOpOlizing the
attention of Judge Hazen and a jury
in the district court today. A damage
case against police officers is being
tried which is the outgrowth of the
big fight between policemen and WO-
men and men who live IN the Russian
settlement in North Topeka. The fight
occurred a year ago last August and in
the melee Mrs. Mary Etzel a young
Russian woman it is claimed was bad
~ injured Her injuries are made the
basis of the suit against John NJ Wilk-
erson who was then chief of police and
Patrolmen ]. @. owen, A. w Fowks,
Wesley Hale, John Ewing and EXPO
liceman H. Il. Gaines.
None Of the women who are witness
es in the case can speak English and
John Heisler is acting as interpreter
The trouble which resulted in this
suit occurred on one Sunday afternoon.
"A city detective named Sneed came to
the police station and Informed the
chief that beer was being sold in Lit
tie Russia" and that a large number
We're intoxicated and making a dis
turbance.
The patrol wagon with the officers,
who are now defendants in this case
was sent to the scene The men ran
when they saw the ofhcers and took
refuge in the houses. When the officers
tried to get into the houses they found
the doors barricaded
An entrance was forced but the wo-
men fought and only after a hard
struggle were they finally overcome.
The whole crowd was taken to the pO-
lice station. Several of the women
We're covered with bruises from the
rough handling they received in their
contest with the officers.
Mrs. Mary Etzel was sick for some
time after the trouble and it is claimed
that her sickness was the result of in
juries received in the fight with the Of
ficers. She asks for $4,000 damages.
H. F. Gaines, who was afterward
sent to the penitentiary for rashly
shooting a man was with the party of
officers and he is one of the defendants
in the suit. Sneed, the Informant aft
erward served a term in the county
Jail for assault
There are five other cases for dam
ages brought by the participants in
the fight but only the case of Mary
Etzel viii be tried at this term Of
court.
If judgments were secured for the
amounts asked in all the cases brought
against John NJ. Wilkerson for acts
committed while in the discharge of
duty during his term as sheriff and
chief of police he would find himself in
debt S1OO. O00
1t viii probably require two or three
days to try the present case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-11
AN AGONIzING RIDE.
Addison Woodside With Dislocated
Shoulder Hauled in Wagon to
Topeka.


Addison Woodside, telegraph opera
tor for the Santa Fe at Pauline station.
seven miles south of this city. suf-
fered a dislocation of the right shouI-
der late yesterday evening.
Mr. WOOdside had gone to the post
office with mail, and was returning to
the station when the accident occurred
In stepping on the station platform his
foot caught on q Scraper and he was
thrown with much force on his right
side on the heavy planks. Nothing
more serious than a dislocatiOn of the
shoulder joint resulted but on account
of the intense pain Woodside believed
that his shoulder had been fractured
by the fall
Pauline does not boast a physician
and WoOdside had no recourse but to
come to Topeka Train No. 6 had
passed some time before. and as there
was no eastbound train for several
hours he decided to drive to this city
The only available conveyance was a
heavy farmers wagon, but this he Sc
cured and. with a driver, started for
Topeka
The wagon was old and rickety, and
in places the road was rough, and when
he finally reached the Santa F'e hOspi-
exhausted with pain His injured
shoulder was suceptible to the slight
est jolt and jar of the wagon, and at
times the pain became so severe as to
cause him to cry out
WOodside arrived at the hospital late
in the evening and the dislOcated shOul-
der was set After remaining in the
hospital all night he returned to
Pauline this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-11
VOTING ON FRUITS.
Interesting Contest OF the State Hor-
ticulturaI Society.

This is the last day of the 3Oth annual
meeting of the State Horticultural So
ciety. 1t will close this evening when
Prof. Dyche of Lawrence Will address
the meeting on Birds in Horticulture. 3"
Geo. Richardson of Leavenworth will
read a paper on "COld Storage and b
F. Smith of Lawrence will talk on Pear
Culture"
This forenoon's session was devoted
to the revision of the fruit lists. Every
year the society takes a vote on the
best kinds of different fruits that can
be raised in Kansas and those getting
the most votes are listed for the infor-
nation of the public.
The following were agreed on this
forenoon:
Pears az varieties voted on)-Sickel
IS; Keiffer, II; Bartlett, "A; Duchess, Il; ;
d De Ang. 9.
Cherries 12 kinds voted on)-Early
Richmond, q; English Morello 26; Mon
morency, "A; Ostuma, 8; Wragg. g.
Peaches (34 kinds voted on)-El berta.
II; Nixon Free. IA; SalWay, 49, SmOck
IL; Champion, 10.
Plums(17 kinds voted on)-Wild Goose
"a. Aberdance, II; Damson, 8; Burbank,
e; Miner, Z.
Apricots- Russian, 6; Early Golden,
8; MOospeck, II.
Grapes-Coneord. 80; worden. %:
Moore's Early, IS; Niagara. 8; Catawba,
5.
The vote is continuing this a ffarnoo7
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-11
GENE FIELDS DAUGHTER.
Is Royalty Welcomed at St Louis
Where She Reads Her Fathers
Poems

st. Louis, Dec. IA slender. sweet
voiced girl reading her fathers poems,
won the hearts of a large audience in
Exposition Music hall last night. The
girl was Miss Mary French Field, the
poems were the tender and apprecia-
tive child-l lyrics of the late Eugene
Field, and the occasion was the benefit
Of Anchor lodge, "A. F. and A. NJ, of
this city In addition to the interest
attached to Miss Fields own appear
ance there was also an unusually at
tractive musical programme, and a brill
liant attendance was a foregone con-
clusiOn.
Miss Field made her appearance and
was earnestly received. She read with
tender emphasis the ''BOwlegged Boy p
Some Time" and +.Jes Fore Christ
mas, three delicate poems of her faith
er's, and received great applause.
Miss Field came out again. reading
"Casey's Table d'Hote." Little Boy
Blue" and Mother and Child" from
her fathers writings.
Miss Field then concluded the read
ing with Long ago, THE Dutch Lul-
laby" and "Seein' Things at Night. "
three of her fathers most widely-pop-
ular poems.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-11
GIVEN VERDICT.
Mrs Daisy Morris Awarded $4,000
for a Telegrapher's Mistake.

A jury in the United states circuit
court gave Mrs. Daisy Morris verdict
af $500 against the Western Union
telegraph company this morning for
failure to send a message as it was de-
Evered to the agent. AS a result of
the blunder a physician failed to ar
rive and it is claimed that she was
compelled to undergo a severe surgical
operation because of the delay.
Mrs Norris is the wife of q wealthy
stOckman at HOyt who does much
shipping. A year before the message
was sent which was made the basis of
this suit Mr.. Norris had some trouble
with c. T. Pyle, the operator and agent
and gave him a severe drubbing-
1t was claimed ct the trial that Pyle
sent the telegram in a .'jumbled' form
because of malice. The boy who took
the message to the office said that Pyle
did not send it for sometime after it
was delivered to him but said:
They don't tend to business down
there at Topeka You can go home.
Z. o. Raymond. foreman of the jury.
assumed the role of questioner when
the doctors were on the stand giving
expert testimony and he drew out
some facts concerning the operation
performed on Mrs Norris that had
been forgotten by the attorneys.
S. 81 ISenhart ana j. O. Waters rep
resented Mrs Norris and Rossington.
Smith AZ Dallas the telegraph com
pany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-11
When the Chaplain Thanks the
Lord That Saloons
Have Been Abolished In the 4.
S. Capitol,
so FAR AS THE HOUSE
Can Act In the Matter Half a
Hundred Members
Make a Demonstration Which
the Speaker Suppresses.

Washington. Dec. 1.-THE house yes
terday passed a bill to prohibit the sale
of liquor in the capitol. and today at
the opening of the session, Rev CoWdens
the blind chaplain, referred in his inVo-
cation to the fact:
we thank Thee. O. Lord said he,
that the house is no longer responsible
for the liquor traffic within the halls
of the national capitol Grant, we
pray Thee that the bill passed here
yesterday viii go through the regular
channels and speedily become a law.
never again to be repea ted in the histo-
~ of our nation"
The conclusion of the prayer was
greeted with unusual demonstration.
Half a hundred members applauded
vigorously, but Speaker Reed prompt
~ suppressed the outburst-
On motion of Mr.. Dingley, the floor
leader, it was agreed that when the
house adjourn today it be to meet on
Monday.
The joint resolution extending until
the close of this session the time in
which the joint commission for the in-
VestigatiOn of the subject of the rebate
of the tax on alcohol used in manufac-
lures or arts, may report, adopted
This being Friday, the house then. on
motion of Mr. McMillin Dem- Tenn).
went into committee of the whole for
the consideration of bills on the private
"a 1a0dar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-11
MORE TROUBLE THERE.
An Arrest Made at Mrs. Emma Kelly's
Place on Another Charge.

Edna Smith and VIII Lynch spent
last night in the city jail as the result
of the mans charge that the woman
had robbed him of $25.
They were taken to the station about
midnight from the home, near Tenth
and Kansas avenue, of Mrs. Emma KEEL
~. who attracted some considerable
attention a short time ago by long
trial for maintaining a. drinking place
there She was cleared of the charge
in Justice Guys court after tedious
trial on the testimony of several esti-
or two. VINO testified that they had
known Mrs. Kelly for sometime, had
eaten at her table and neighbOred with
her.
Miss Smith says she is employed as a
domestic by Mrs. Kelly.
Last evening Lynch, who lives on
the east side of the city and has hgur-
ed in several police court escapades,
called on her.
He says he had s25 in his pocket but
that he drank a good deal and when he
came to look for it it was gone.
He complained to the police and Off
Ger Price arrested both of them. Twen-
mans person The officers say both of
them We're pretty thoroughly under the
influence of liquor.
Lynch was fined So IN police court
this morning for being drunk.
Since the offense charged against the
out the Jurisdiction of the police court
and she was dismissed of the charge
Lynch refusing to swear out a state
warrant for her. Lynch'S fine was
paid by a friend and he was released
The police changed the charge against
the Smith woman to ddisorderly con-
duct and she put up SO for her appear
ance this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-11
TALMAGE NOT ENGAGEp.
Celebrated Divine Denies All NTatri-
monial Rumors.

New York. Dec. 11.-Rev r. De Witt
Talmage today denied the report that
he was TO be married to Miss Susie
Mangam OF Sing Sing. DR.. Talmage
was found at the Astor House. He fair
ly beamed with happiness when asked
If congratulations were the order of
the day
II am always glad to be congratu-
lated on anything good" he said
What is it now that I should be con-
graduated upon2'
Upon the report of your intended
marriage to Miss Mangam of Sing
Sing.
Il am sorry" said the doctor, .but
congratulations are not in order. for
the story is not true"
At the Mangam residence in Sing
Sing emphatic denial also was made
of the statement that Miss Nangam is
engaged to DR. Talmage
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-11
Is LIZZIE BORDEN TO WED
A Rumor That She is Soon to be Mar
ried to a School Teacher.

Fall River. Mass. Dec 11-For a
number of days there has been circu-
lated a rumor that Lizzie A. Borden,
who was tried and acquitted of the
murder of her father and step-mother.
Mr. and Mrs Andrew j. Borden, was
about to be married to Grin r. Gardner
of Swansea, an adjoining town Miss
Borden's friends decline to make any
statement regarding the marriage, but
a dressnaker who admits making new
clothes for Miss Borden. says that they
are not foF wedding trip and rot brid-
al in character and make up
Mr. Gardner, whose name has been
connected with Miss Borden, is 50 years
Of age and school teacher in Liverton.
He is at present erecting a new house
at Coles station in Swansea, and his
neighbOrs there are convinced he iu-
tends matrimOny.