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tongue seeking to induce a tradesman to
purchase the stolen articles.
Oharhe Shultz, l want to see YOU" ex-
CANNED the barber, recovering from his
surprise.
Don't know you," replied the deaf
mute. My name is not Shultz. What do
you want of me?'
my arrest and laid hold of the articles
In the prisoners possession. The boy
s"ore that he had never been in Coifax,
and Claimed that he had a twin brother
who was a deaf-mute; but Shultz was
taken to Colfax, where a magistrate
charged him with grand larceny.
- our Honor" said the late af-mute,
III you'll ii produce any ybody who will swear
shat these tools and things are worth over
$50 I'll plead guilty to grand larceny
AS result of the boys keenness he was
allowed to plead guilty to petty larceny.
The other day in the County Jail at Col
fax Shultz informed your correspondent
that he had played the "deaf-mute" game
In dozen cities.
81 have won at cards." he said, 'simply
by proiting by the talk carried on by
smart persons behind me who were cram
ing their necks to give my hand away to
players bent on doing me up.
The dummy business came very near
winding up my career, though, in a Mon
tana mining camp" continued Shultz, as
he assumed comfortable position in his
bunk. 'The miners pitied me, l suppose,
and helped me good deal, too. l worked
around one camp for some time at odd
jobs, and / gambled there with fellows
who cracked bad jokes at my expense,
but | won games by keeping ears open,
mouth shut and eyes staring In one direc-
ton. The least unwary movement of the
eye would give me away. l profited so
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16
CARPENTERS IN DEBATE,
An Interesting Mass-Meeting for
the Benefit of the
Craft.
Several Suggestions as to How the
Laboring Mans Condition Can
Be Improved.

Two weeks ago the District Council OF
Carpenters and Joiners called a mass
meeting of carpenters, union and non
union men, for last evening. The meeting
was held last evening, according to the call
at III Turk street, but there was not the
number present that was expected. How
ever, what was lacking in numb bers was
made up by enthusiasm.
]. E. McVicker, president of the District
Council, called the meeting to order and
was selected as the chairman. He stated
that the purpose of the gathering was to
discuss matters of benefit to the trades
unions. He introduced the carpenters
district organizer, L. L. Malsburv, who in
speaking of the gathering not being up to
expectations said:
We have membership sufficient to fill the
floor and the gallery-over 1900 mem bers.
When called the first mass-meeting last April
we had even less than we have tonight. After
that mass-meeting about six men were mi
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This law has been violated until it is a dead
letter on our lawbo
P. H. Mccarthy, the president of Car
penters' Union No. %, stated that he be-
lleved that there would have been larger
attendance if the members of the craft had
been properly notified. He said that while
capitalists are all right, they have no right
to pursue the course they are at present,
for they are dragging the lives out of the
bodies of thousands OF worklngmen.
Henry Scnadt of No. 4S3 made neat ad
dress upon the aims and objects of trades
unionism.
District Organizer Malsbury stated that
there will be another mass meeting within
a week or two that will call out all of the
craft, as several live topics will be on the
carpet for discussion.
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How a Sixteen Year. Old Bow
Deceived a Community for
Six Months.
CREATED A DECIDED SENSATION
Suspected of Fraud in a Montana
Mining Camp the "Deaf.Mute" Is
Tested by Neck.Stretching.

oOLFAX, WASH. Feb. 13.-This town
has experienced a decided sensation
within the past fortnight. and the young
bIoods and poker sharps hereabout are
now commissioning one another on their
common falllngs and follies. The story In
the premises is novel and rich. Six
months ago a deaf-mute swung from a
brakebeam OF an Oregon Short Line
freight train into Colfax. He was about
10 years OF age and not bad looking; and
when he confronted citizen with tablet
and pencil and scratched down the tale
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16
THE STOCK MARKET.

The general plane OF values at the close of the
week was rather lower than at the close of the
preceding week, but the depreciation during the
six days was Insignificant. Indeed, there is moth
ing at the moment to affect the market one way or
he other, and until the mines show some develop
ment there is not much likelihood OF a market.
The Crown Point, Julia and Lady Washington
assessments fall delinquent in board tomorrow.
The Alta, Justice and Union Consolidated asses S.
ments will be delinquent in Office tomorrow.
The California Mining Company OF Nevada
County has levied an assessment OF cents per
share, delinquent March II.
The annual meeting OF the Standard Con- takes
place tomorrow.
A telegram from Superintendent Lyman of the
Con- Cal * Va. stated that the output of the mine
for the past week had been 1875 tons, assay S3S 90
per ton.
Aetna Consolidated Quicksilver Mining Com
pany has declared dividend OF 10c per share,
payable March 2.
Following Are the Highest Prices Durin z
ha Weak
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BOARD SALES.

Following were the sales in the San Francisco
Stock Board yesterday:
REGULAR MORNING SESSION COMMENCING q: 30
800 Andes. 1850 CC&V...2.O510 100 Occidtl. g;
200 I6 800 Point. l710O ..... 81
100 Belcher. 25 200 & d c. ....412 200 JacKt. az
100 B d b.. .7Sl2uO Justice. III
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Potrero Democratic Club.

Democratic Clup No. 1 OF the Thirty-third
Assembly District met Friday evening in Man
nerbund Hall, Twenty-fourth street and Po-
trero avenue. James B. Hughes presided.
Organizing of branch clubs in the Potrero and
South San Francisco was discussed and the
chair appointed Charles Dugan, George Butler
and James B. Hughes as committee to organ
ize the Potrero, and Henry Birbe, Patrick Har-
rington and George r. Code for South San
Francisco. The canvassing committee was in
structed 10 meet once week for considera ton
of applications for membership. constitu-
tion and bylaws were adopted.
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Culbreth's Arrest.

Roberth E. Culbreth says that his arrest was
nothing more nor less than piece of spite work
Mr.. Cuibreth holds receipt for the Argus of
February as evidence that he could not have
nrocured the papers unlawfully. He promises
to have his accuser arrested for perjury when
the case comes up next week.
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DR.. Martyn on Methods.

Dr. Carlos Martyr has been engaged to lee
ture at the various Chautauqua assemblies of
the State the coming summer. He will also be
employed by the Women IS Christian Temper
ance Union at its School OF Methods at Pacific
Grove.
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Fire in a Dwelling.

An alarm of fire was turned in through box
l95 last evening at o'clock for small blaze,
caused by sparks on the roof of dwelling
house upied by A. Henning at 62S Lombard
street The building damaged to the ex-
tent of about $40.
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PER SONAL MENTION.

Following were the arrivals at the
hotels yesterday:
The Templeton-Mrs. ]. Wellington,
Butte; William Read and wife, Columbia
Falls; Mrs. Phil Miller, Deer Lodge,
Mont; c. H. Corse. jr.. Ogden; E. L. Bost-
wick, s. ]. Henry, Denver.
The Walker-Jos. Vogler, #. e. Heardrlt,
William Puchard, Butte; Thomas H. REQ,
Melrose, Mont; r. H. Jones, Brigham
City; Mrs. Thomas Ehret Anaconda,
Mont; Charles II. Charlton. New Orleans
w. w. Hancock. J. Killen, Pueblo, Colo
c. E. Mack and wife. Mrs, A. NJ War
rem, Virginia City, New.
The CulIen-R. c. Lund, st. George; C.
H. Legue, Butte; o. P. Vally and wife,
Butte; R. Papinean, jr., Chicago; c. f.
Hickey. Denver; w. Grertsen, Chicago;
C. S. Young, r. S. Clark. Kansas City;
f. +. Duvall Council Bluffs; w II.
Roger, Bernard Garner, Thistle; H. L..
Dennis, Omaha.
At the Knutsord-Mr. and Mrs. s.
Nordlinger, Los Angeles. George T. Train,
:r., San Francisco; J. E. Clark, Denver:
r. NJ. Leland, San Francisco; B. ID.
Brown, Willow Creek; Miss Freeman,
Boise; Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Sloan, of New
York, and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Burden, of
Cezenovia, N. Y; 4. l.. Norton, Chicago:
D. C. Mclaughlin, Park City; MIR, and
Mrs. David Keith, Park City; L. A. g.
Johnson, Ambergate, Derby, England; J.
Z. Power, New York.
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men will attend the anei-Masonic con-
gress, which is to be opened at Trent
on September &c. Prince Charles Val
| uissi, bishop of Trent, will preside af-
! ter the congress has been formally
opened by Cardinal Agliardi, papal
nuncio to Vienna. who will read q let
ter from the pope.
Cardinal Agliardi has caused the pub
LEGATION of the letter of his holiness
in the centrist newspapers. The pope
recalls the dangers resulting from Sc
cret societies as denounced in the en-
cycique humanum genus. and declares
FREEMAsoNRY IS MORE PERM
CIOUS THAN EVER,
menacing both eruch and state. He
expresses hope that the congress will
find means to stop the progress of this
malignant enemy of society, the let
ter does not affect Herman Freema-
sonry, which is non-sectarianaand non
political, being organized for merely
social and charitable purposes.
Another advance in the discount rate
of the Reichbank is imminent, on ac-
count of the expected continuance of
gold exports to the United States and
Austria, with an increase in bourse
speculation in coal and iron shares.
heIren Bebel and Bueb, the socialist
leaders in the reichstag, have been
prevented by the French authorities
from addressing meeting of socialists
at Saint Die, and have also been pro-
hibited from addressing similar meet
ings within the borders of the Reich
STAND. II is announced that they have
decided to hold a large meeting in
Baden, near S4rasburg
The subsistence of the Bohemian town
of BoueX continues. The
SINKING OF THE TOWN
is due TO the falling in of old mines,
caused by their having been Slapped by
underground waters. Two streets with
the houses on both sides thereof, and
the railway station, have been COM
pletely wrecked.
Recent visitors to Friedrichsruhe say
that Prince Bismarck, contrary to cur
rent reports, is enjoying the best of
health. His neuralgia has entirely dis
appeared, and his voice has recovered
the strength of youth.
The Strasburg Burger Zeitung an
nounces that ex-Empress Eugene is
going to Alsace for a sojourn at the
Robertsau estate with Madame Pour
tales. The paper says it is very doubt
full that she will revisit the scenes of
the disasters to the French armies in
1870.
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personal God, realize that the law
within oneself is the only, though none
the less memorable, judge of all our acts,
and that every act-nay, more-every
thought, every desire, must have its conf
mensurate effect, good or evil-aD effect
which reacts upon the actor, or, in the
osophie parlance, every man is the sower
knowledge that every evil thought, every
evil deed directed toward our fellow men
must inevitably react on its author, is a
great deterrent of unSindneSS toward our
fellow men, as is also the thought that
all our Ill thoughts and deeds not counter
balanced with good ones will remain over
TO be worked out in a future incarnation.
Nature never leaves anything incom-
plete, and moreover her causes always
bring about effects of like nature; that is,
deeds done in the flesh" have their full
fillment N the flesh or physical plane,
and spiritual causes produce spiritual ef
fects. But these two planes are never in
nature interchanged, so that the deeds
done in the flesh should be worked out in
a spiritual plane. Individual responsible
ity extends not only through one but
many incarna tons.
Third-Having considered two motives
lettering Theosophists from doing i'll to
their fellow men, the speaker dweit upon
the one great positive force impelling the
right and brotherly relations between
men. This force has its basis in the spir
itual unity of ali life. This unity Is
traceable on the lower planes of mineral,
vegetable and animal life and on the hui
man plane it is the gradual and complete
which is the handspring of the present
growth and future complete evolution of
man into the image of his godlike proto-
type.
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DISQUALIFICATION Charged.

LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 1S.-Charges
of discrimination against the Missouri
Pacific Railroad company have been
filed by Carl Morton of Nebraska City,
son of the secretary of agriculture. The
complaint is laid before the state board
of transportation, and will be taken up
the present week. Mr.. Morton al
leges that Kansas City and st. Louis
are given a better rate on corn and
farm produce than company of which
he is president at Nebraska City, and
submits two schedules of rates, one now
in effect, and one which he asks the
state board TO enforce.
The complainant wants a proportions
ate rate adjusted with reference to
comparative distances between initial
points of shipment in Nebraska and
Kansas City and st. Louis. Any high
er rate, the complainant says, would he
unjust. The company is given until
September Is to answer.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13.-The Call
this morning states that the Southern
Pacific Railway company and the
North German Lloyd Steamship COM
pany have entered into an agreement
whereby the latter will establish a lire
of steamers to ply between Bremen and
Galveston as feeders to the Sunset
route. The Hamburg-American COM
pany will also enter into this competi-
ton with Hamburg as its European
entrepot. The fare from Bremen 10
New York is $34, and from Hamburg
to New York $3.50, The same rates
will be charged from these European
ports to Galveston. 1t will thus be seen
passengers travelling wa Galveston viii
be enabled to save the difference be-
tween the fare from New York 10 San
Francisco, and that from Galveston to
San Francisco, which at present
amounts to Sl675 Dy way OF NorIoli1,
Va, and $21.75 all rail-
Opposition to the plan of the South
ern Pacific has already developed
among the roads of the Western Pas
senger association, who claim that pas
sengers should not be billed by the
steamship further than Galveston.
The first steamer of the new line, the
Halle, will sail from Bremen for Gal
weston, direct, on September 20, and
the Crefeld is scheduled TO follow ore
month later.
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Pangnitch Paragraphs.

PANGUITCH, Utah, Sept. 8, 1896
The Democratic county convention met
at Panguitch at 10 o'clock today.
The convention was called to order
at ten minutes past 10 am. by County
Chairman Riley G.. Clark. W. p. VIII
son of Escalante was made temporary
chairman. After the usual preliminary
work the convention adjourned until
pm.
At pm. William Cameron was
made permanent chairman; John j.
Steiner was made secretary
The committee on resolutions en-
dorsed the Chicago platform, Bryan
and Sewan, and free silver" and
placed in nomination the following
county ticket:
Representative, Joseph Houston;
County clerk, George E. Hanks; coun-
ty selectmen, Hy Gates, James Veated
and Albert d Clark; sheriff, Edmund
Allen; prosecuting attorney, Edward
Wilcox; treasurer and collector Will
lam t. Owens; recorder, Hannah ~
Crosby; assessor, William Gotham;
the state convention at Provo, John
Houston. W. P. Wilson, Riley G.. Clark,
jr., w. T. Owens and J. ]. Steiner; also
five delegates to attend the senatorial
convention to be held at Marysvale on
the 18th inst. A county central com
mittee was elected as follows. w T.
Owens, chairman; Albert D. Clark and
William Alvy, members. and George
Z. Hanks. secretary.
The Republican primaries will be
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HE SAW SNAKES.
JACOB sWANBERG
TROUBLED BY REPTILES.
Desk Sergeant Adams Didn't UNDER
stand the Situation, and the Pro-
prietOr of the jag Gave Him u
Shock.

Desk Sergeant Adams, the only Nc
Kinley man in the police department,
was scared last night, and it wasn't
fear inspired by the waves beating
against the lonely shores of obscurity
island to which his presidential choice
will be relegated after November
next. either 1t was poor, old hump
backed Jacob Swanberg and an imagin-
airy snake that struck terror into the
middle weight champion of the police
force.
jim didn't see the snake. Jim never
saw one, at least not one Of the kind
that troubled poor old Jacob But the
reptile was there all the same and
imaginary though it was it raised
merry thunder around headquarters.
Jim was repOsing in an arm chaiF
pulling away at a two-fOr-five when
sound was heard that caused him to
prick up his ears. lust as he was look
ing around to discover the cause he
saw something that made him pale.
man rushed through the door giving
vent to the most agOnizing means
human being could be the author OF
and declaring that a snake was writh-
ing in astronomical regions. The VIC
tim supplemented the assertion by rum
ming his fingers down his throat in the
apparent endeavor to grasp hold Of
the head of the terrible demon and pun
1t out.
Run for Doctor" shouted Jim, who
began to look around for a gun.
Out through the door plunged the
demonstrating intruder, still ramming
his hand down his throat until he was
almost chOked. He ambled across the
street and took up a position on the
steps leading up to st. Mark hall.
There he set up the most heinous
shrieks, startling everybody within two
blocks.
Murder Fire! Djevlod annamaF'
he shouted.
Mr.. Adams by this time had regained
his equilibrium sufficiently TO summon
a physician who responded promptly.
The snake victim was brought over 20
the station where it was discovered he
was none other than Jacob Swanberg.
Jacob was still cropping down his
throat for the imaginary serpent, his
body almost in commissions and the
perspiration by this time falling in tor
rents down his wrinkled face.
The physician administered a dose
that caused the imaginary demon to
come forth from It's hiding place and
Jacob became calm.
Swanberg is the old topper who gained
some notoriety last fall when an in
mate of the infirmary. Despite the
most careful guard he would secure
intoxicants, get on q good sized jag and
start out with an ak or knife to MUIR
der anyone that might fall across his
way. He became so demOnstrative that
the superintendent was compelled to
send him away and the county is now
providing a house and necessary food
to sustain him and his old helpmate-
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DESERET, Sept, 12.-Not since the
days when the Deseret country was a
vast range with the grass growing up
to horses belly. have the people been
promised such hope for getting out of
debt, and laying by a stake for the
future; and it's all owing to the lu-
cerne crop. Never before had such a
crop grown in this end of Willard
county, and the seed alone which will
be stacked UP in the granaries, provid-
ing Jack Frost remains out of the
country just ten days, will bring the
farmers about $4,000. even at last
years prices. Estimating the number
of inhabitants at 1000, in the three
wards of Oasis, HinckIey and Deseret,
this means a per capita of SIS for every
man, woman and child in the Deseret
country. Lucerne seed has a staple
market value, and generally commands
cash price; hence il the producer
holds his seed until the buyer ap-
proaches, he can make farming pay
well in Willard county.
When 1armer told me today that
the lucerne crop of the Deseret coun-
try would exceed in value the agricul-
tural product of Iron and Beaver coun-
ties along with the other end of Mil
lard county, l scarcely believed him,
but he had facts and figures at his
fingers ends The recent foods have
played havoc with everything that
grew above ground along the bench
lands of Millard in the east, saving not
enough to feed the people of Fillmore
and the beautiful and thrifty little
towns at the foot of the mountains.
Therefore the Deseret country is called
supremacy of the western end as a
No wonder the people of Fillmore are
up in arms against the sheep.
Can the farmer hold his crop of lu-
cerne seed until he gets the top mar
ket price? This is the question that
is now agitating The Deseret granger.
About week ago a meeting was held
in the tabernacle here and an agree
ment reached to organize a trust ON
the lines of the grange plan Of the
farmers Of the middle. west and south.
One speaker cited an instance which
occurred year ago. He sold his lu
cerne to a storekeeper for $500 and
drove it down to the station two miles
away and unloaded it. There some
body else received it who paid the
storekeeper $3.50 for the consignment.
Two or three others at the meeting told
similar stories, and the result is that
another meeting is called for next
Tuesday evening. when a code of laws
will be presented for the government
of the organization and the support of
the ecclesiastic heads of the three
wards is promised. P. c.
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IN RAILWAY CIRCLES.
THE S. V. RAILWAY.
Tour of Inspection Made by the
commissioners.

Tour of Inspection Made by the
commissioners.
General H B. Compson, member of
the state railway commission, is one of
those hospitable and genial gentlemen
in whose company it is a pleasure to
be found and it is no wonder that his
friends can be counted by the score in
every part of the state. He never does
things by halves and the invitation ex-
tended by hiLa yesterday to some of his
/ friends to accompany him over the S.
V. railroad on a tour of inspection was
accepted with that proverbial alacrity
that is characteristic of those who
never refuse a good thing when it is OIL
fered them.
The party consisted of Messrs. w. Z.
Grace, c. f. Hyde, DR.. H. E. Curry,
ALI. L. Curry, V. P. Mcdowell and l. b.
Bowen, representative of the Democrat.
The ladies of the party were Misses
Irene James and Lorena Eastabrook.
The special was in charge of Superin-
tendent Barton and Conductor Shurtliff
and left the Union depot at 1110
superintendent Barton had provided
we'll for his guests and their every
want was supplied. The run was made
with short stops at bridges and trestles
and McEwen was reached about L
o'clock. Here superintendent Barton
ordered a fine lunch prepared and TO
be ready on the return from the end
of the extension. The train proceeded
on and came to halt about one and
one-haf miles from Sumpter and re-
turned to McEWen, having been the
first passenger coach over the road be-
tween McEwen and Sumpter. The
lunch as ordered was in waiting on the
return to McEwen and was served in
the dining car, Mr.. Alf. Curry acting
as head steward. The culinary affair
was participated in with grand relish
and there was not one in the party
that had left their appetite at home.
General Compson made a very careful
inspection of the road bed and found it
in first class condition, better than on
any former trip. Since Superintendent
Barton took charge of the road many
Improvements have been made and the
bridges and trestles entire are being
Especially is the extension work
worthy Of mention. 1t is constructed
in every way on a. scientific principle
and cannot be excelled by any other
road in the country.
Trains are expected to be running to
the town of Sumpter by October l, at
which time the driving of the last spike
will be celebrated by an excursion from
Baker City and grand bali to be
given by the citizens of Sumpter.
The return of General Compson's
train to Baker City was made at 4
o'clock and the party alighted while
bestowing many compliments to Super
intendent Barton for the many courte-
sizes extended by him on the journey
Democrat, Baker City, Oregon.