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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-09
OVER A THOUSAND DESCENDANTS.
A Canadian Indian Who Died Last
Week Had Thirty-Six Children.
From the New York Time

rum the NEW AOlh lines.
Rutland, VT, Jan. 3.-A half-breed IN
dian who comes across the Canadian bor-
der with snowshoes, moccasins, and
baskets to sell may be seen almost any
day about the streets of Saranac Lake.
He occasionally makes excursions TO this
city. His name is Macomber, his father
having been Frenchman. The tribe to
which he belongs has a reservation twelve
miles square. The tribe is descended from
the Five Nations. The reservation is
known as Caughnawaga.
Macomber's grandfather died last week,
aged 103 and leaving considerable wealth.
He had been married three times, the first
two wives being dead. His first wife bore
him six children, the second fifteen, and
the third the same number
His grandchildren, grandchildren
and great t-grandchildren number
over a thousand OF the thirty-siX chill
dren, twenty-eight are living, as are most
of the grandchildren, great-grand children,
and the eat-grandchildren.
The tribe claims a portion of Vermont
territory known as the Missisquoi Valley.
Chief and great men of the tribes of the
Five Nations have appeared before every
session of the legislature for upward of
half a century demanding remuneration.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-09

engaged to Lucy lie Bel for two years,
ne was still unwed. He took her 10
dances. and was very attentive, but no.
evening as he and Lucy were walking
home. arm in arm, after an entertain
ment, a young wag cried Let CO. Let
co. said Tom. freeing himself from
Lucy's arm, much TO her disgust. As soon
as they attempted to .shackle arms again
the cry was repeated, and the joke was
Kept up for half mile. what Lucy said
TO Tom or what Tom said 10 Lucy when
they were safe in her home nobody but
Tom and Lucy knows They must have
arrived at some unders landing. for inside
of a month Miss lie Bel became Mrs. st.
Peters.
In the middle of last Augustus drought
Paul Noyo of Orvington hired Joe and
Alex. Soucci TO help clean out a well.
Paul was down below filling the bucket
While his men hauled II up. George Wis
We'll, neighbOr, came along when they
mad a pail at the top. Spill t." cried
Wiswell. and with both yelling spill it,"
they dumped twenty quarts Of water and
mud over the head of their employer
Ben DOane was foreman Of Lang's brick
yard in the summer of 1895. and had a crew
OF Frenchmen at work for him. Along
toward fan he discharged BIN lie Chart
" for drunkenness and general incOmpe-
tence, and told him to get out Of town.
Ihat evening as Doane was going home
lie Charity with a gang of followers met
him in field near the brickyard and pro-
ceeded to roll down the dandelions with
MS carcass. lie Charity was decorating
man yelled, Look out" The words were
repeated by all the F'renchmen.
at5 NOW oS, run ., said Doan,e, and run they
tread he ordered, and two of them strip
ped on and began to shovel the wet clay.
AFTER this a horse was attached to the
sweep, and the crew went to striking
brick and racing to see who could do the
most work. While they were busy Doane
round his way to a doctors office and
had court plaster cast made of his fea-
lures. In addition. to the above, scores Of
other and similar cases come to light ev-
cry year, some of which are humorous
others are pathetic and many are simply
coarse jokes that are neither funny nor
original. DR. Albert Letiecq of Bangor is
a French-Canadian, but not a iumper.
When asked to give an opinion regarding
the jumping habit DR.. Letiecq said:
The medical books give me no light
on the subject, and have studied them
ALL The jumper is a native OF the region
east of Montreal, and he may be a
Frenchman, a New Brunswick Orange
man, or a Nova Scotia Scotchman The
habit seems to run in families. and Is no
doubt some obscure disease Of the mind
that has not yet been studied or defined.
II Is allied to epilepsy. though not nearly
so dangerous 1t may be that the ancCs-
trail French settlers were so bitterly per-
Jumped at every sound until the practice
was transmitted to the offspring Then
these intermarrying with the immigrant
from the British Isles have produced the
jumpers of to-day. My observation Of the
habit conVinces me that il is increasing
every year, and | fear 1t may result in a
race OF maniacs."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-09
The Fiat Money Heresy.
Josenh Dana Miller in Donahoe's


Nothing is more curious than the persist
ence of the fiat money heresy. In the light
of financial history, the theory of hat
money falls like house of cards. Its
advocates have before their eyes the crazy
record of continental currency, when a
barber in Philadelphia plaStered his walls
with bills when Samuel Adams paid 1900
fnr a suit of clothes, when flour sold for
and debts could not be collected and when
it took ten paper dollars to make a cent
And this currency had this eXcuse-it
arose out of the extgencies of a time
when almost any resort must be had to
gel paper that would buy something. But
the arguments advanced then were the
arguments urged to-day for cheap mon
ev' such as, for example, the plea that it
scolrld not be taken out of the country"
Pv the phrase cheap money I assume
is meant a currency of greater abund-
ance and therefore more easily obtaina-
BILE and therefore cheaper This ratio
cination is, of course. imperfect since
while fiat money would be money of
greater abundance it would not therefore
h anv more easily obtainabie, and instead
of being cheaper, in the end, would be
dearer in its greater cost to labor and in
the inevitable disasters it would entail.
II was member of the continental con-
press who asked why the people should
be taxed when a printing press could turn
out money ad libitum. Is IL necessary to
say that every proposition we hear to-day
for a cheap or cheaper currency is plea
for increase of money through the print
ing press or. what Is the same thing, the
stamping machine Of the, United States
mints2
the Rhode Island Bank, the French AS
signat and in our own time, the expert
ment of the Argentine Republic, are chap
ters eloquent as contributions to the his
tory of monetary decisions Analogous
10 these are the thousand and one PROPOSE
tions for issues Of currency based on land
or farm products.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-09
A city THAT Grew in n nav.

President Z. B. Andrews in the Century.
At noon on the day Of the opening Of
Oklahoma, Guthrie was only town site;
at nightfall it was a city of 10000 and had
taken steps toward forming a municipal
government. Oklahoma City grew less
rapidly, but perhaps more solidly BY
June business blocks and residences had
risen there, the wonder of all residents
on so short notice the promised land had
gotten ready for the pilgrims no milk or
honey-nOte even water, though yellow
brackish fluid by that name was peddled
on the streets. Sandwiches were hawked
for % cents each, and in the restaurants
a plate of pork and beans sold for 70 cents.
In a day or two the vast majority OF the
rushers left in disgust at the dust heat
and hardships, many of them being on
the point of Starving. Yet by December
the territory was estimated to hold 10000
people, who boosted IL schools, 9 churches,
3 daily and 5 weekly newspapers. Guthrie
had 5000 and Oklahoma City 5000 souls,
both towns being governed by voluntary
acquiescence in the ordinances Under
acts of congress prOclamations from time
to time opened other tracts, when in each
case similar scenes were enacted. The
Sioux reservation in South Dakota was un-
locked on Feb TO- 1890. From the towns
of Chamberlain and Pierre troops of
boomers galloped and ran. to locate claims.
Carts and wagons loaded with building
materials were hurried forward. In one
case a house on wheels was dragged
across river on the ice.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-09
DUMPING FRENCHMEN."
FOUND N NUMBERS IN DOWN EAST
LUMBER CAMPS.

A Curious Spell Cast over Vigorous
Men by Sudden NOise-Once
Jumped They Are Victims for
Life-HOw Some Men Act When
Under the Influence
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-09

For some years past a weekly con-
cert has been given in the city temple hall,
London, during / and O'Clock, in order
to give those engaged in work in the
neighborhood an Opportunity of listening
TO good music. Recently the concert took
place in the temple itself.
Another Antarctic expedition will be
shortly fitted out under the command OF
Lieut.. A. de Gerlache, of Brussels. who
will be accompanied by several well-knoWn
Belgian savants. The Belgian Geographic
cal Society has taken up the matter warm
Lieut.. Gerlache's expedition. the total
sum stil required being about $4,000
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-09
UNCLE SAM, COMPRESSOR.
,VrAsY CONSEQUENCES UNBURDEN-
ED AT THE TREASURY.

letters of Penitents Who Have De-.
frauded the Government of Reeve
me and Wish to Make Restitution.
confession of "A 4-Cent Sin From
. Youne offender.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-22

n smart Broadway, New
1 \ York. druggist has
this sign hanging outside
his store, it marks the
new era of drug selling.
Is it any wonder that he
has to enlarge his quar-
tiers, that his clerks are
busy, and that his store is
one of the most popular
along the leading thor
oughfare2
You can afford to trade
with a druggist that has
such a motto as that.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-22

passing Belle Boyd on the far turn, fairly
rolled in. Rebellion took the place just as
easily from Dare Dollar.
The game but unlucky Walter seems
to have experienced change of fortune,
for he again scored winning bracket in
the fourth event at six furlongs. Starting
with post odds of to be was away well
and oisposing of brametta by the time the
stretch was reached, and disputing every
inch of the road to the wire with Herman
ita. the second choice, finally won by
nose. Artist, the to favorite, was third.
The telephone horse. Hello, has another
jumping race to his credit. He was
played down from twos to 9 to 10 to win
The steeplechase. and leading from start to
finish passed the finishing post a couple of
lengths before Tom Clarke.
The two-year-old sprint with ten starters
developed one of the hottest tips that has
been passed around of late. Dolore, a filly
from the stable of Naglee Burk, was ham,
mered down from 6 to / to to 5, and,
passing her field before furlong had been
travelled, won ridden out from Scar
borough, Is to l shot, who seemed to
suddenly inherit much speed.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-22
rs SHE Prosecuted?
Mrs. L. X. Grimm, Wife of tho Princi-
pal OF the Eureka High School,
Charged With Grand Larceny.

Mrs. L. X. Grimm, Wife of tho Princi-
nal of the Eureka High School,
Charged With Grand Larceny.
Mrs. L. K Grimm, wife of the principal
of the Eureka High School, surrendered
herself at police headquarters yesterday
morning. She was booked at the City
Prison on the charge OF grand larceny and
was at once released on her own recog-
nizance by Judge Low.
In October, 1885, DR.. Arthur Marten OF
1lS Grant avenue swore out a warrant in
Judge Lows court for Mrs. Grimm s
arrest, alleging that she had stolen his
Office fixtures and furniture. On Monday
DIR. Marten called at police headquarters
and said he had Just learned that Mrs.
Grimm was in Eureka. He wanted a tele-
gram sent at once to the Sheriff there to
arrest her. Chief Crowley investigated the
case and decided that the circumstances
did not call for such extreme measures.
He accordingly wrote to the Sheriff, and
received a reply that Mrs. Grimm would
leave by the first steamer.
According to Mrs. Grimm, DR.. Martens
action is piece of petty persecution. In
1893 and 1894, she said, she kept lodging
house at 903 Sutter street. DR.. Marten
was one of her dodgers, and he left owing
her over $500 for rent. She procured q
lien on his office fixtures and furniture
and in April, 1894, when she gave up the
house. she wrote to him to call for his
effects and nay his bill. She received nc
reply, and the fixtures and furniture were
sold to liquidate the bill.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-22
GATHERED IN BY PEPPER,
The Mclaughlin Stake Proved a
Gift for. Pat Dunne's
Brown Horse.
SERVICE BACK IN THE RUCK
Magnet Furnished a Rare Exhibition
of Speed-Dolore Very
Hot Tip.

The second of the California Jockey
Clubs long distance events, the McLaugh-
lin stake over the cup distance, two and
one-quarter miles, with a guaranteed
value to the winner of $1,000, was decided
at the Bay District track yesterday. The
talent picked the wrong horse, for they
plunged on Service and Pat Dunne's
brown horse Pepper won easily. Although
the game shows symptoms OF approach
ing sluggishness, the attendance was
good considering the threatening state of
the weather.
The big event of the day, (which was
third on the card, called out but five start
ers. All were devoid of class, with the
exception of Pepper, but his recent per-
formances have been nothing to exult
over, and although treated very lenientlv
by the Handicapped, who gave HIM the
light impost of 100 pounds, the general
public fought shy of him. The stable
folks, however, could not let and 81 to
go by and jumped aboard.
Service was the popular choice, the books
holding him at odds varying from to to
to 10. Fred Gardner with 81 pounds up
was backed down a couple of points from
skies, and Doyle, one of the other light
weights of the party, had his price cut
from $50 to so by an intermittent play.
Little Bob, the surprise of the race, was a
25 to chance.
|, There was very little dickering around al
the post. When the flag fell Shields on
Service went out in front, followed by Fred
Gardner, and the old horse cut a wide
swath for mile and a half, when his sus-
picious forelegs began to burn and he
began falling back to the rear.
Cochran on Pepper then made his move
and going by Fred Gardner showed the
route the rest of the way, passing the
judges an easy winner in 3:59I. Two
lengths away Little Bob, who finished
gameIy, left the others and took second
place. Gardner finished in the show.
Close finishes during the day were fow.
Four out of seven favorites got to the wire
in front and ali struck rather easy game
The track was slow, preventing any fast
time.
The crowd was treated to rare exhibi-
ton of sprinting powers in the last race oi
the day, six-furlong run. Dan Honig's
| grand horse Magnet was one of the ell.
tries and ruled q 10 choice in the betting.
Pitted against him were George Miller,
Bellicoso and Sister Mary. The big chest
nut son of st. Blaise left his field as though
they were standing still, and running with
mouth wide open and ears pinned back as
though savage at being restrained, fairly
romped in the easiest OF winners In :14Z
a remarkably fine performance. George
Miller finished in the place.
Monroe Johnson's mare, Clara Johnson,
was slight favorite over the other crabs
in the opening six-furlong selling sprint,
but failed to get mark. Linville, q 4 to /
chance, led most of the way and won
easily from O'Fleeta.
With Rey del Bandidos, st. Lee and
Yankee Doodle scratched, the second race,
over mile, proved soft spot for Kamsin.
He was 4 to chance in the ring, and,
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-22

cerned, though he admitted that his pos
sessions of STAN ps could not be bought for
$150, 900.
During his visit to this City he was the
guest OF Frank Koenig, the president OF
the Pacific Philatelic Society the local
branch of the American Philatelic Asso-
citation. Mr.. Deats was specially invited
to meet the members of the society at its
regular meeting on Tuesday evening last.
There were present as guests besides
Mr.. Deats, M. Samuels and III. G. Bartlett
and the following members OF the society
President Frank Koenlg, Secretary H. B..
Phillips; Will III. Crocker, president of
the CrocKer- w oolworth Bank; Henry J.
Crocker, w. E. 10y, w. A. Cooper, G..
w. Sellschopp, A. HI. Weber and DR.. E. s.
Clark.
After the regular business Of the meet
ing had been disposed of Henry j.
Crocker exhibited his collection OF plate
numbers of United States stamps printed
by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing,
which lacked not more than twenty plate
numbers to be complete. Even the high
value newspaper stamps were in evidence,
though the 500 copies lacked the imprint
and plate number. Many of the plate
numbers were shown attached to half
sheets of the stamps.
Then Mr.. Deats took hand at enter
tanning his hosts and made display OF
rarities such as had never before been seen
in this City. He was one of the few col
lectors of the country who was fortunate
enough to get copies of some of
the St. Louis stamps found at Louis
vile, Ky, as described in the Christmas
edition of THE CALL. And partly as the re-
suit of the purchases made of them he was
able to make up two complete plates of six
stamps each OF these extremely rare abels,
the least rare of which is worth $3.50 and
the rarest $500. His exhibit included
plates and II and two stamps of plate III.
Plates / and III consist cf three cent and
three 10 cent stamps, and plate IL of one
S cent, three 10 cent and two 20 cent
stamps. The last named plate is easily
worth Sic, 900 and the value of all the copies
of these stamps shown by Mr.. Deats is not
less than $4,000.
In addition Mr.. Deats showed no less
less than 100 copies of the New York
scent stamp, label of which most col
lectors would be glad to possess single
COPY. He also showed proofs and reprints
of the same stamps. In these were repre-
sented about $1,000.
Before the meeting adjourned flash
light photographs were taken of those
present by both DIR. Clark and Mr.. Koenig,
each OF whom had come prepared with
camera
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-22
CONTEST FOR A TROPHY,
League of the Cross Cadets Invite
Boys Brigade Officers to Their
Entertainment.

League of the Cross Cadets Invite
Boys Brigade Oficers to Their
Entertainment.
The companies of the League Of the Cross
Cadets are preparing for the contest for
the Montgomery trophy" to take place
at the Mechanics Pavilion Friday even
ing, April 10. Already the boys execute
the movements with precision and alac-
rity that is pleasing to their instructors
and they are strengthening their nerves
for the individual drill.
Colonel w. p Sullivan has charge of the
military part of the programme and is
using his best endeavors to make it q
grand success.
been invited to review the cadets, re-
sponded that he would be happy to re-
ceive the honor, and he will be the guest
OF the cadets. Captains Thorp and REILLY
and Lieutenant Miley of General Graham 8
staff will also be present and act as judges
of the competitive drill Invitations have
been sent to General Dimond and staff,
General Warfeld and staff, and the field,
staff and line officers of the First Regi-
ment, National Guards.
The officers of the Boys Brigade have
also been invited to be the guests of the
cadets. One of the most pleasing features
OF the evening will be the presentation of
set of National and regimental colors to
the cadets The colors are the gift of
Ignatian Council No. IS. Y. M. 1. The
presentation will be made by the Hon. j.
F. Sullivan on behalf of Ignatian Council.
Although the League of the Cross Cade is
have been in existence but two years, this
is the tenth american flag that will be
presented 10 them
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-22

this worlds goods to make him Indifferent
to the financial side of any occupation or
fancy he may choose to take up, so when
he makes the announcement that he is a
farmer from New Jersey it is rather with
be assumed by the new man, who would
take the greatest pride in being considered
one of the toilers of his day.
While Mr.. Deats resorts to farmwork
when the fancy moves as one of his pre-
ventives for ennui, he also nurses an
intellectual fad in order that he may not
come to consider that life is not worth
living. Semi occasionally, as he confesses,
he publishes a paper at Pennington, de-
voted to the local history of that i'm
sion he finds stamp-collecting and all that
pertains thereto the most fascinating. salts
flying and lasting. His strongest prediIec-
ton, however, in this connection is for
philatelic literature.
He collects everything that is published
on the subject. from newspaper clipping
to the most expensive edition de luxe of a
monograph of some country's stamp. An
idea of the extent of his indulgence in this
is obtained when it is stated that his dupli-
cate phiiatelic papers number more than
200, 900 copies. These are used for making
exchanges with other collectors of phila-
telic literature. He is q subscriber to
every philatelic paper published to-day in
every part of the globe, including some
from Johannesburg, South Africa; Bonn
bay, Calcutta. Hongkong. Australia, Eu-
rope, Mexico, Canada and South America.
The work of looking after the details
of his library and the extensive cor
respordence entailed in this and the
collecting of stamps is performed by q
stenographer.
Mr.. Deats deprecates all consideration
of the financial side of philately. at least
SO far as his individual possessions are con-
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-22
REFLECTIONS ON WISE.
Moore Says the Collector With.
held Information Against
Williams.
Caused the Arrest of Wong Sam After
He Had Given Evidence Unfavor.
able to the Inspector.

Wong Sam, charged with importing
Dong Sun Yet, e Chinese girl, for immoral
purposes, was held in $500 bonds by United
States Commissioner Heacock yesterday.
The evidence was strongly against the ac-
cused. 1t was clearly shown that he had
been engaged in the highbinder business,
and was generally all-around bad China
man.
Major Moore, the special agent of the
Treasury Department, was the chief wit
ness yesterday. His evidence was more of
a reflection on the management of the
Custom-house than it was on the charac-
ter of Williams, the inspector whose life is
made burden by the many charges that
have been made against him.
His report against Williams was made
to the Treasury Department on January
Is, 1896. On January 81 he received let
ter from Secretary Carlisle 70 the effect
that the information had been turned over
to Collector Wise. Wong Sam was one of
the chief witnesses against Williams, yet
he was not arrested till February IL.
The inference drawn from this evidence
was that there was conspiracy against
Wong Sam. The court held that the
question of conspiracy did not arise in the
case. 1t was a question OF Wong Sans
guilt, and upon this issue the Judgment
was rendered.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-22
Hiram E. Deats of Flemington
N. j., a Recent Visitor to
This City.
EXHIBITED SOME OF HIS GEMS
His Collection Of Stamps Worth More
Than 5o,ooo-Plates of St.
Louis.

Among those who may be said to rank
with the princes of philately in this coun-
try is Hiram Z. Deats of Pennington, N. j.,
who was a visitor in this City for some
thing more than week, and who left on
Friday evening for Pasadena, where he
and his wife spent the winter. There is
probably not collector of stamps of any
note in any part of the world who has not
heard of Mr.. Deats and his wonderful col
lection of United States postage, revenue
and envelope stamps, his Mexican and
British North American treasures, and his
exceptional accumulation of United States
Postmaster stamps and Confederate regu-
lar and local issues.
Mr.. Deats is possessed of sufficient of
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-22
THEY STEAL ANYTHING.

An Organized Gang OF Petty Thieves
Around McAllister and Baker Streets.
Petty thieves have been infesting the
neighborhood of Fulton, Baker Lyon and
McAllster streets during the past few
weeks, and it is fortunate landlord who
finds his doormat in the morning.
1t is almost certain that the newspapers.
milk and bread left in that neighborhood
are carried away by the thieves
On Thursday last they became bolder.
and prosecuted their nefarious work at
midday. They entered the house of T. ].
Campbell at 1913 McAllister street ard
nothing handler being in sight. carried
away four batteries used in furnishing the
electric service.
The police have repeatedly been notified
of these petty and annoying thefts, but
have as yet been unable TO prevent them.