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The herald., 1896-08-13
GRAND SILVER RALLY
sixth Ward Silver Circuit Club Holds Grand
Mass Meeting


one OF the largest as well as the most
enthusiastic meetings held SO far by the
sixth Ward Silver club was held last even
ing at the corner of Washington street and
Cehtral avenue, in Dalton's hall. Over
wv people who believe that the United
states Is big enough to run her own ffaire
WITHOUT the aid of any other nation on
eartn assembled at an early hour to listen
10 the expounding of the doctrine which is
10 save the country from the rocks unon
which Mr.. Mckinley and his partner MARI
Hanna would like to steer the ship of state.
George w, Knox was the first sneaker
litical machine which has been rinniRng iRo
the affairs OF the country for the nas3f
twenty-five years, until no decent ma trjntic
American citizen could honestly sTnnort
the principles of this machine laid down +,
the st. Louis platform, the enthusiasm and ID
approval of the entire audience was sunh
as to leave no doubt but what thew ali
thought so too.. ' oi
Mr., Burke was the next speaker, and as
he pictured the scenes of the great COR
vention at Chicago he seemed to touch tho
responsive chord In the hearts of his hear
ers, and they cheered him until hoarse.
Judge Utley was the next speaker. and
he was greeted with round of cheers after
which he said that If the United States
adopted the 1e to standard there would
be, no cheap silver in the world. 1t would
is what It would coin out. And If silver
in the United States was worth $129, no.
body In any other country would sell sill
yer for less than s. 20 less the cost OF trans
portatIon to the United States.
He sa!d that all the rest Of the world
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Cure For Scandal.

Here is cure for a terrible disorder of
the mouth, commonly called "scandal:"
"Take of good nature an ounce, of a
herb, called by the Indians mind your
business an ounce; mix these with a lit
tie charity for others and two OF three
sprigs Of keep your tongue between your
teeth Application: The symptoms are a
violent itching of the tongue and roof of
the mouth, which invariably takes place
while you are in company of u species of
animals called gossips. When you feel a
fit of it coming on, take spoonful of the
mixture, hold it in your mouth, which you
will keep closely shut till you get home,
and you will find complete cure Should
you apprehend relapse keep small bot
tleful about you, and on the slightest
symptoms repeat the dose. ''-Philadelphia
Times
The herald., 1896-08-13
MYSTERIOUS MOVEMENTS
Did onrratt, the Accused Bank Robber, Sail
From Long Beach?

AS sequel to the story of the sensational
arrest of ]. E. Garratt, the Ensenada bank
robber. the following story has been learned
OF the suspicious movements of two men.
supposed to have been Garratt and his ac
complice, at Long Beach several weeks
ago. The schooner yacht Dawn was char
tered by two men at $14 per day to take
them cruising. they did not say where.
After they had put out Of port they told
the Skipper to head SOUTH but he refused
70 60 anywhere unless he was told their
destination. Finally the men told him
they wanted to go 70 Ensenada where they
were to buy a rich mine. The captain re-
fused to go unless he went into San Diego
and got clearance papers, which the pas.
sengers objected to. PN'
They told the skipper that in San Diego
there were parties who knew what they
were after. and If they got wind of their
going to Ensenada would strike out and
head them off, securing the mine them
selves. The captain could not see it that
way, however, and was firm in his resov g
not to go on without the proper PAPERS
he put into. San Diego and landed his pas
sengers,. refusing to have anything mora
70 do with. the scheme and sailed back to
Long Beach. In the light of recent events
1t sSems more than probable that Garratt
and his accomplice were the charterers OF
the boat. and finally got to Ensenada on
another craft only to meet capture as has
already been detailed
The herald., 1896-08-13
WHERE WERE TIE SICK oNEsf
a Conductors Ruse to Make Pnssenges
s,scD SOCnLIy.

a Conductors Ruse to Make Passenger
Sleep Sorntlly.
A certain officer high in authority In
the ranks Of the Fourth battalion tells a
very good story On himself in relation to
an experience which actually befell him
while travelling some time ago on the
Queen and Crescent road. His business
called him to Alabama, and arriving at
his destination he found it necessary to go
into the interior in order to attend the
matters requiring his attention. He re-
turned to the station very late, and it was
fully II o'clock before the train bound for
this city pulled in.
Tired out he boarded the Mann sleep
ing car and was told by the porter that
there were no bcrths Knowing tho CON
ductor, he aroused that individual, but
was met by the Same reply to his demands.
But must have one, =" said the mill
tary man. ~ am tired out and have got
to bunk somewhere. See what you can
do, old man, there's good fellow
''Wcll, replied the conductor, "I'll tell
you what l can do In section there is
a gentleman ard his wife who are serious
ly i'll, but the left upper berth is empty.
Now, if you will slip into the berth with
out making any noise and get out before
they awake, why, you may have the
chance, but whatever you do don't make a
noisc.'
The military man jumped at the chance,
ard leaving his shoes in the passage got
into the berth successfully and went to
sleep. He awoke and saw the light peep
ing between the curtains and was aston
ished to hear q chatter Of girlish voices.
Peeping from his berth he was still more
estonished tc find the section occupied by
trio of young damscls, who, unconscious
of the presence of u horrid man, were max
ing hurried toilet.
Being II bashful man, he had his head
under u pillow, when he was Mortified to
hear the porter knock at the door and pass
in his shoes
You have D,adc q mistake" said one
OF the girls. "Thcrc is no man in here"
"Yas, derc is, miss" the factotum an
swered. "Hc's in tho top BERTH
There was silence for moment, then
a chorus Of horrifiod shrieks and STAN.
pede on the part of the young ladies for the
toilet room in tho other end of the car.
Selling the opportunity, he slipped from
the section and made his escape-New
Orleans Times Democrat.
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A HORSE STORY.
Tho Narrative as Told by a Truthful Old
Nlan of Eighty.

HAs%h VI EABhLys
"This is not a fish story" the story tel.
Ter remarked. "It's horse story, with
schooner attached. l heard it coming in
on train from Connecticut, and, as the
man that told it was at least so years old
and had no reason for telling anything ex.
cept the truth at that time of life, sup.
pose it is true. We happened to be seated
together, and after talking about one thing
and another something induced him to
ask, Did you ever hear of horses almost
had heard anything like that, and 1 replied
accordingly.
When I was n young man. he con-
tinued, "a schooner came to the town
where I lived for load of horses that had
been picked up for the city. The skipper
rugged up a lot of stalls on deck, and at
high tide the horses were driven on board,
1t was late in the afternoon before the last
one was barred in, and being about feed
ing TING, the crew opened bundle of hay
and fed the horses first ON one side and
then on the other. Then the strangest
thing happened The horses were hungry,
and they were not long in sticking their
heads. into the feed. Those that had been
fed first began to eat first, of course.
In few minutes the schooner began
to roll from side to side, and the crew ran
about like wild men. They didn't know
what to do and the horses kept ON eating.
1t was this way, you see-every time tho
horses on one side Of the vessel held their
heads down for hay the horses on the 9TH
er side as it happened, held their heads up
while maunching, and vice versa. The
center of gravity changed every time
horse moved, and as the horses were eating
quickly the upward and downward mo-
tions affected the vessel so much that we
thought she would capsize. Queer, wasn't
it, What did they dor was obliged to
ask L don't know the old gentleman
replied. L had to leave then, but heard
they thought Of taking away the feed. ~
New York Times.
The herald., 1896-08-13
POLICE COURT MATTERS
Ruction Rsisers Tricd-Heavy Sentences for
Old Offenders

Old offenders
Justice Morrison yesterday heard the
case of Tom T. Thomas. negro horse
breaker, who was accused by Charles Nine
hardt-"Dutch Charlie'-of having COM
mitted the crime of battery upon him some
three weeks ago. Thomas had preliminary
examination on charge of assault with a
deadly weapon, but was acquitted and dis
charged, the battery complaint then being
sworn out.
The trouble between Thomas and Nine
hardt arose over a bill of 81 which the
former accused the latter of owing him,
but which Minehardt refused to pay. Dur
ing. the fight which ensued Dutch Charlie
mad his clothes nearly torn off his back
put VIII now have some degree of salts
faction, as Thomas was found guilty and
morning at $3.50.
by deputy constable while fighting in a
North Main street saloon, had trial on a
charge of disturbing the peace and both
were CONVICTED, Bond was fined $40 or ten
DAYS, but Riordan, as an cid offender and
the aggressor in the trouble, got 10 days
in Jail.
posure OF his person while drunk Tuesday
night on Los Angeles street, got a fine of
500 or fifty days, on the chaingang.
An Charlie. lottery ticket seller. plead
ed guilty and was fined $40. which was paid
a negro named Tom Williams paid q fine
Of Of $2o on conviction Of having sold liquor
OF Fifth and Spring streets
The charge against A. Lambert, alleged
&c, have skipped out without paying his
Dill at a Hill street lodging house, went over
until today fon hearing.
Mr.. and Mrs. N p. Calender. arrested on
a warrant alleging them to have kept
vicious dog. were discharged by Justice
Owens, and the complaint dismissed upon
the payment of S. costs. it being shown that
the dog had been killed.
Trial of d. A. Warner for violating the
hre ordinance by erecting a frame building
IN fire district No. ], was continued to be
reset.
There was a big batch of drunks. some
of them old chronic cases. before Justice
Owens. and he laid the fines on heavily.
several, getting from ten to thirty days to
think the matter over and sober off on.
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DECLINE OF A FlNANClER,
Owned Over a Million Once-Now Is Con-
tent With Pipe and Newspaper,


There is quaint old cellar in New street
in which as interesting q collection of old
fogies as one could find anywhere gather
to chat over old days in Wall street with
jim Mccormick, crstwhile favorite broker
of Jay Gould, and now dealer in "old
masters" and modern French paintings
The most regular attendant at these meet
ings is Benjamin, who is as familiar an
object at Jin's as the big Jacques on the
corner itself. benjamin is u pathetic,
broken down looking old fellow, and few
who hear him chatting over old happen
ings in the street, and who wonder, as
they listen, whence his intricate knowledge
can have come, know the real identity Of
the old man.
Twenty years ago the individual who
now occupies so humble IL place in the
thoughts of few brokers was an impor-
tant parsonage. Benjamin was in those
days James p. Benjamin, u prosperous
Wall street financier, credited with the
possession of considerable more than the
coveted million and a trusted lieutenant
of old Commodore Vanderbilt. He had o
beautiful home, u wife and family and
was known as daring operator and u man
"behind the scenes in finance" 1t is the
old story, that of his metamorphosis to his
present condition-thc old story of a pain
fully acquired fortune vanished in day
in one of the periodical panics which are
responsible for so many sudden changes
from opulcnco to poverty.
Benjamin has taken his downfall philo-
sophioally and seems now to live almost
entirely in the past. Many tale he tells
of the days Of the giants Of finance, of
Vanderbilt, Gould ard Jim Fisk. He par
ticipated in the historical incident in which
the old commodore brought Jay Gould to
terms, on the occasion Of the latter's at
tempt to food the market with illegal
freshly issued stock while Vanderbilt was
attempting to corner the market. Benja-
min was the go between; he acted for the
commodore and often tells how he tracked
Gould from his Office to Delmonico's and
thence home and at last brought him to
terms. Benjamin's admiration for the
original Vanderbilt is unbounded. "The
smartest man this country has ever pro-
duced," " he declares him to have been, and
when Others talk Of Gould he is fcrvent in
his comparison Of Vanderbilt to tie 9TH
er's disadvantage.
There are few things in this life on the
street Benjamin has not dabbled in for
speculative purposes His earliest venture
was in grain, and in two years he amassetl
a comfortable fortune in this alone At
one time he was said to be worth con-
siderably over So, coo, COO, and now-well,
he has his newspaper and his tobacco and
a place to sleep, and he is content.
His case is only one out of many A
few Of those who embark on the sea of
speculation reach port safely, but most of
them are like Benjamin. They experience
fair weather for awhile and then founder
in storm. Now York Press.
The herald., 1896-08-13
TRIED BY A JURY
The Battery Case of Young VS.. Reynolds
Heard Yesterday

The greater part of yesterday was con-
sumed before Justice Owens in the police
court with the trial of the battery case
on the afternoon of July 30 smashed IN Il,
B. Young, an architect, in a row at tht,
corner of Third and Spring streets Some
tine was spent IN the morning in getting
jury to hear the case and little testi.
mony went in before afternoon
The trouble occurred over some building
blocks in process of erection at the point
named. Young first tackeled REYNOLDS;
and struck him several times, when the
down, proceeded to do him up in approved
style No serious damage was done on
either side. The jury retired at o'clock
and at returned with a verdict finding
Reynolds guilty as charged.
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FATALLY CRUSHED
James S. McGivray, the Contractor, Killed
by Falling Derrick

by Falling Derrick
James S. McGilvray of Denver, one Of
the best known builders in the west. and a
politician of note in his own home. was
almost instantly killed by the fall of a
derrick at Sansome and Halleck streets,
San Francisco, shortly before o'clock Mon
day afternoon. The accident occurred on
the Sterns property, where the old Amer
lean Exchange hotel formerly stood and
where five-story building is being erect
ed for Levi Strauss & Co. Adam Beck of
tne nrm oI Miller q Beck, general con-
capped death. John F. johnson, stone
mason, was knocked into the basement and
tty paaly bruised While a. McKeown, stone
setter. barely escaped by springing to the
sidewalk, a distance of ten feet.
me accident occurred at time when the
was Jn OF dpeSpie and scores Of
death. He did not see the impending dam
ger, TOR his back was turned and he was
undertaken. The cracking of heavy'tim-
bers. which warned his associates meant
nothing to him, for he was used to such
noises and had full faith in the soundness
of warming reached him the falling timbers
dashed him into eternity.
The cause of the accident can only be
seurmised, for as yet no close examination
has been made of the broken derrick. The
derrick was about five years old and had
been used in the construction of the Par
rott building in San Francisco, and more
recently on the Wilcox building in this
city. 1t was apparently strong and in the
pest or condition, and earlier in the day had
been used in lifting ten-ton stones.
The dead contractor was one of the best
known builders in the country For years
ne was associated with his brother John
ID. McGilvray of San Francisco under the
firm name of ]. D. McGilvray & Co. The
firm has constructed some of the finest
work on the Parrott and Hobart bar ir budi1es dioes
in San Francisco, and has some big con-
tracts still on hand. In Denver, the prin-
government building Masonic temple. Me
Fee block and many other notable build
ings., Recently the deceased member of
the firm personally superintended the con-
struction of the Wilcox buildings in this
city.
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besides America was now usi-g $70. .0)0. .0D0
worth or silver more than it produced
every year. This is q matter of statistics
Or course they must buy that much from
America annually. How then could Amer
ica be flooded with foreign silver?.
II Is matter of history that the largest
bullion producing country I'm the world fixes
the ratio of the metals and the rest of the
world has to acquiesce
lie said that there are now 5000 900 900
worth of silver produced in the world an
nually or this America produces $780,
Gon,cGO and the rest of the world $40, 000. 900.
or the $40. .000eO0 England produces $Si2, ,0oo
worth. And yet she presumes to govern
the wcrld in the matter of the ratio which
shall exist. There is nothing to prevent
the United States. which produces 500 900. =
Wo OF silver annually. from fixing the ratio
between the metals and maintaining 1t ex.
cept the ignorance. or dishonesty, or cow
ardice Of the American congress.
He also made other very strong points
In favor of silver and closed by saying
IF anybody has got any silver which they
want to bring into our country and have
coined into American money, for Gods
sake let them bring it,
The club meets at the pavilion located
In Washington gardens, corner of Washing
ton and Main streets, two weeks from last
night. at which time Judge Utey and Mr.
Murphy will address them.
There was also a rousing silver meeting
out on Pico Heights when a number of en-
thusiastic speeches were made.
The herald., 1896-08-13
London Street Shows.

Queer methods are occasionally adopted
In London to raise money for the hospitals
The Lancet says that on II recent Sunday
in a certain part of London there was a
street procession organized in aid of q hos
pital. In addition to the usual bands and
banners of friendly societies which accom-
pany these professions, there were trades
mems carts, decorated with flowers and
vegetables, tho name of the owner Of the
vehicle being, of course, conspicuously Wis
ible. But the principal attraction" was
a man on what was supposed to be sick
bed and attended by two nurses, one of
whom was qualified nurse and the other
q person masquerading in nurses Co.'S
tune
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AT THE HOTELS
NADEAU

NADEAU
T. Pratt. T. N Mayer. S r
e H Edwards. L Pinel p Hughes, Tucson
s r. Zombro, s Bdno Mrs Shirly, s Diego
B Schloss, s + c + Smith. Boston
+ S Davis. do M Francis. AZusa
] H Sheridan, Bfieldl II S Jones. S Fl
w M Walker, Chgo Col H Gum, N Y
Mrs Walker. do hamburger s F
nj A Blanchard, N Y E II Gordon. do
III Jenkins, KernCo Mr. & Mrs Orr, city
Sanger, NY
WESTMINSTER
= Manning&w, ST M We'll, Lincoln, Neb
N H Harris, do v Neale F.
w Mcintyre Riv Mrs Soden, KC
Miss Mcintyre. do w Soden, do
D Campbell, city G A Chase, Riverside
r Knighton,' s = r L Bettner, do
] Donovan, Fore- ] c May. do
paugh-Sells circus l. Mache. Chino
w Whittier. 8 F J w Mcbride, S r
Miss Whittier: do J d Ellis, Phila
w Wier, N D M Ellis, do
NATICK
! wentworth, Pomo T H Gentry Murieto
e Bowen. Ariz w T Kearse s Mon
Mrs WHGilbert. Et' "a J E Smith. Montecito
= Ece Paula w Bodenheim, Hue
Mrs Grow, do e 9exton, Barb
Mrs. Peck: do H e Sexton. do
MISS Hardison dol F. Wilson, do
w Brockman, PeffT C Welton. Fullertn
y Baumert, Fresno C Clark. Pomona
w Wills, do w r Williams T. Poh
W Q Smith, Berkeley, r 4, Cook. do
II Philips, Denver F r Show. Norwalk
G Donovan, Fore-lJ r Pendieton. do
pauSh's circus --..ssS.rsss
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Back From His Vacation

Detective Frank Benedict is back from
his ten-day vacation bronzed and travel
worn, but reporting having had a good
time. In camping with several compan-
ions he has been up In Ventura county.
going to the Sespe and thence by pack ami
mails to Alamos away back in the noun
tains. The party bagged six deer one fall
ing to Benedict's rifle, and eleven rattle
snakes,
The herald., 1896-08-13
How Coney Island Got Its Name.

There have been many ingenious defini-
tions of tho word "coney," but the sim
plest one-that it means rabbit and
rabbits abounded there-is the definition
that seems always to have been popularity
accepted Julian Ralph in Scribner's.
The herald., 1896-08-13
A CENTURY RIDE
Miss Bessie Hortop Does the Trick In South .
ern California

efn California
Miss Bessie Hortop of Denver and H.
Is. Cromwell Of this city rode a century
In 1915. going to Pomona, thirty-six
miles, in $3.50. and back to Los Angeles
ir 4:45, facing heavy wind the full dis
tance. Then after lunch and a rest they
went to Santa Monica and back in four
hours.
Miss Hortop has ridden many centur-
les in different western states, but she
says that the roads are worse here than
any she has found yet.
She is the first lady to ride a century
IN Southern California and her ride is
All the more remarkable as she wore
long skirts and rode a drop-frame ladies
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stice Morrison grabbed

his homer. Then Justice Morrison grabbed
his telephone and rang up the police sta
ton, telling them II any more lovers showed
UP 70 send them over in a hurry, as he had
his hand in proper shape and had got the
thing Down to system feeling equal to
the task OF tying all the knots necessary
The herald., 1896-08-13
Civil Marriages Galore

Business in the marrying line was brisk
YESTERDAY with Police Justice Morrison He
united two loving couples in the afternoon
ana had barely left his courtroom when
another pair turned up. They were di-
rected to his residence on the East Side
and were duly welded in proper shape by
The herald., 1896-08-13
UndellyeSed TeleUraua

There are undelive,S telegrams at The
western Union company office, corner Firs
and spring streets, for G. P. Van Alstine
rington.
The herald., 1896-08-13

Varsity Ciri-IdcaIisra is when you con.
template matrimony
F:oiessor-I cs, and realism?
Varsity Girl-Icu get that ctterward
philadelphia Review.
The herald., 1896-08-13

John Morley said recently that as
man grew older there was no branch of
literature which seemed calculated to give
more refreshment or exhilaration as the
study Of Greek. -r -,
The herald., 1896-08-13
Idealism and Realism.

Professor-What's the difference between
idealism and rcalisnl2
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Signs of change are everywhere and
no earthly creature will work harder
therefor or be more glad thereat than
yours truly,
EDWARD L. HIITCHISON