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Notice,

Notice is hereby given that the use of in
any manner of certain paper purporting
to be a promisory note, dated at Hagers-
town, Nd, Aug. 1896, claimed to be sign
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note was not delivered and is invalid
THOS. A. MARTIN,
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Sheriff

3 l hereby announce myself as eandi-
date for the office of Sheriff of Berkeley
County, SUBJECT to the decision of the Re-
publican County Convention.
JAMES III. SMITH.
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For Clerk of County Court.

hereby announce myself as a candi-
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Subject to the action of the Republican
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We are authorized to announce MR..
WILLIAM NJ. BROWN as a candidate for the
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hereby announce myself as candi-
date for Sheriff of Berkeley County, sub
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Nominating Convention.
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We are authorized to announce S. FL.
MARTIN as a candidate for The position of
Clerk of the Circuit Court, subject to the
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Notice.
COMMISSIONER Is OFFICE.
Martinsburg, W. Va, July Is, 1898.

COMMISSIONER Is OFFICE, !
Martinsburg, W. Va, July Is, 1898. I
In re
G. W Wisner, &c.
vS.
Emily Wisner, Admir-, &c.
IN CHANCERY.
To all tchon II may concern
You and each of you are hereby mott
fed that pursuant to a decree of the
Circuit Court of Berkeley county. West
Virginia, made in the above entitled
cause on the 9Th day Of May, 1896, di-
Tecting the undersigned Commissioner
to report the debts against the estate of
JacobW isner decd, with their amounts
and priorities, have fixed upon the
10th day of August, 1896.
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whatsoever may be requisite for the
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For want of space our Hedgesville
letter was crowded out this week.
1t will appear in our next.
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IT is OUR new SPRING sT9cW.

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The San Francisco call., 1896-08-17

spondence from the Chief of Police OF st.
Louis, who had located Kline on Puget
sound some three months ago.
Kline had been working at the shingle-
mill OF Wade g. Metcalf, and but few
months ago was arailroad brakeman on the
Everett and Monte Cristo Railroad, and
was also engaged in switching in the
Northern Pacific yard at Tacoma.
After placing him inside OF the cage OF
the city lookup Marshal Getchell remained
in his Office in the city building until q
few minutes after o'clock, when he went
out to get supper for his prisoner. He
was gone about an hour, and on his return
unlocked the outside door and called out,
Hello. George; here's something to eat. y
Receiving no response he glanced
through the bars, but could see no one.
He took his KEY to unlock the cage door
when he was thunderstruck to find that
the Yale paddock was gone and the bird
had flown.
As the lock is protected from the inside
by large steel plate it is plain that an
outside confederate must have helped
Kline to escape. The window OF the
jailer's room had been raised and the lock
deity picked
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-17
DE1MAs MAKES 4 RECORD.
The Garden Ctty Cycier Covers The San
Jose Five- Nile Course tn 1887.

The Garden Ctty CycIer Covers The San
Jose Five-Mtle Course tn 1887.
SAN JOSE, CAL, Aug. 16.-Tony Del
mas, a member of the Garden City Cyclers.
to-day lowered the record over the East
San Jose five-mile course to 1897 This
beats the former course record of 1902.
held by John Wing of the Olympic Club,
San Francisco, 25 seconds. Delmas was
paced by four tandems. If the pacing had
been little better the time would have
been cut to II 80.
The riders of the tandems were Al Baker
and J. D. Lawrence, Roy Johnson and
Edgar Johnson, Gail Hardenbr and
julius Smith and Irving Ryder and R. R.
Shearnan. The first tandem slowed up
little too soon at the end of its pace and
Delmas was compelled to go around it,
and the third team rode couple of miles
on fiat tire.
The ive-mile handicap road race of the
Garden City Cyclers was held over the
same course previous to Delmas' ride
against time. The handicapping was good
and the race was hotly contested from
start to finish. Both events were wit
messed by large nun ber of spectators.
R. w. Bridgman. with handicap OF
1:30. won the race in 14:20. r. R. john
son Q:45) was second, and r. R. Shear
man (:35) third. Tony Delmas secured
the time prize, riding from scratch in
3:34.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-17
ARIZONA JUDGE AssAILED.

Charges Filed against TERRITORIAL Asso-
ciate Justice Bethune.
TUCSON, ARIz., Aug. 16.-Another po-
htical squabble is on the tapis. War has
been declared against Judge Bethune OF
this district and Associate Justice OF the
Supreme Court of this Territory.
The fight is managed by w. K. Meade,
United States Marshal, aided by seven
members of the bar. The ground alleged
is that his state OF health incapacitates
Bethune for duty. and pubic business is
neglected and suffering.
Bethuhe has been supplied with copy
OF the complaint and has demanded that
an examiner from the Department OF JUS
tiee be sent here at once to examine into
the facts.
The record shows that Bethune has,
during the last two years, disposed OF three
times as many cases as did his pred deceSsor
IN the two previous years.
A majority of the mem bers of the bar of
this district strongly support Bethune. 1t
seems to be the general sentiment that If
he is removed his successor should be
appointed from outside the Territory, to
insure Immunity from petty quarrels OF
local politicians
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contesting teams-C. Miller and +. w.
Holbrook. E. Ulbricht and ". M. Al
bridge, w. ii. Hutton and w. ]. Hutton.
Miller and Hoibrook won. Time, Z:I.
In the one-mile post event were SIX riu- il
ers-W. II. Hutton, w A. Taylor. Charles
Miller. II. E. McCrea, E. Ulbricht, J; W.
Cowan. It was won BY Ulbricht. Time'
2:34. 80
The last event, one-mlie nandtoap' was
won nv /. T.. Standefer Time, 2:23.
The last heat of the swimming contest
in front of the North Beach Bathhouse'
for the championship of Southern Cali
fornia, was contested to-day before an I'M
mense audience. Leo Carrillo won. Ii
was one of the prettiest races ever wit
messed, Carrillo and Hart being evenly
matched, but Carrillo, VINO swan with a
clean, overland stroke of remarkable
eyenness. led from the start. Hart was
second and w. Rapp was third. 1t is ex-
pected that Carrillo and Hart will be
matched for hundred yards dash.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-17
The San Josean Breaks Twenty.
Four Out of Twenty-Five
Bluerocks.
MONTEREY IN SECOND PLACE
Clever Exhibition of Rifle.Shocting by
Captain Bartlett of Los
Angeles.

MONTERY, CAL, Aug 16.-The annual
shoot for the cham pionship of San Jose,
Watsonvhle, Salinas and Monterey took
place to-day at the Del Monte Shooting
Park. The meet was under the auspices
of the Monterey Wing Club. San Jose
was represented by twenty-five men from
the Garden City Cyclers' Gun Club. Wat
sonville was represented by the Cascade
Rod and Gun Club, and the Salinas City
Gun Club appeared for Salinas. The
championship honors fell to San Jose.
The meet opened with a sweepstakes
shoot between the Monterey and Salinas
teams, The first match Salinas won, but
in the second Monterey took the prize.
The San Jose and Watsonville teams ar
rived at Monterey on an excursion train
at II 80 and proceeded at once to the
shooting park, where an old-fashioned
Spanish barbecue had been prepared for
the visiting teams. At o'clock the cap
tains of the several clubs selected the men
to represent them. Umpire Thomas Allen
called time and the clay pigeons COM
menced to fly from the five traps.
The Watsonvilies were the first to take
their places. They did excellent, work,
prising, considering that it had good
start. Salinas was the next club to shoot,
and it made poor score. The Garden
City Cyclers' Gun Club was last, but piled
the score so high as to discourage all other
contestants. Anderson. especially, did
good work, with DR.. Barker a close sec
ond.
The total average score was: San Jose,
first, 1S5 birds; Monterey, second, 1855;
Salinas, third, 15S and Watsonvllle last,
with 129.
The best individual score was made by
Anderson of San Jose who shot twenty
four out of a possible twenty-five birds.
Varien aud Work, both of the Monterey
club, were tied for second place, with
twenty-one each. This will be shot off to-
morrow.
The men representing the respective
clubs were:
San Jose-Hall Flint, Hobson, Schillings,
Lipsett, Kendall, Barker, Holman, Anderson,
Monterey = Ingram, Gunzendorfer, Olsen,
Work, Hare, Morgan, Carr, Day, Varien, Few.
Salinas-Chappell, White, Jeffrey, Thomp-
son, Hazen, Hauser, ,Chappell, Ferrera, Mcguire,
Brazelton.
Watsonville -Pfuist Smith. Brandon. Tut
tie, Weiner, Summertield, Rodriguez, Sheehy,
Werner.
After the regular shoot Captain Bartlett
of iLos Angeles gave fine exhibition of
fancy shooting. He used repeating VIM
chester and was very quick. His main
feat was throwing up six clay pigeons into
the air and breaking them before they
touched the ground. Large crowds of
Monterey and Del Monte people attended
the shoot and barbecue.
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drew the large crowd. The game as origi.
naIly arranged to be played would have
been a great farce, as a keg of beer was tn
be placed on gthird base and only those
reaching the third bag were to be entitled
to a drink. When 1T was decided to pIav
for the benefit of the Native Sons fund
the PLAYERS dropped the farcical side of the
affair and played in earnest. The editorial
and composing-rooms and job Offices of
both newspapers we're represented on the
team. The public were surprised at the
cIeverness of some of the stick-yieI ders
and while there were some rank nlavs
made by the teams the list of errors wac
not nearly SO large as was expected.
Lynch of the Mail team knocked ONT q
home run and several two-base hits vera
made. The independent men had three
professional players in their team and the
Mails one, each side hiring a professional
catcher; but the tirst-named team had
Walters of the Stockton team and Gamble
who used to play professional ball in the
Northwest, in their Offices and so had the
best of the game. The Mails proved to he
the best at the bat, but their hits were not
punched and they did poor work in the
field. In the third inning the Indepen-
dents piled up nine runs, which won them
the game Black and Pace and Pace and
Newell alternated as the battery for the
Mails and Harlin and White were the bat
tery for the Independents. Gamble and
Walters also pitched for the last-named
team.
The runs by innings were:
Maild. aiPenuen's....Y S-25S S-SS
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Deserters Released From Prison
to Save Expense of Their
Maintenance.
GENERAL FoRsYTHs ORDERS
Transfers of Horses and Mules From
One Point to Another Must
Cost Nothing.

WASHINGTON, u. c., Aug. 16.-Un-
usual economy seems to be exercised just
now by military and naval officers. Last
week Assistant Secretary of the Navy
McAdoo remitted eleven months of the
years imprisonment which was imposed
upon Machinist Dunphy of the ram
Kathadin, dismissal to follow, on the
ground that it was too expensive to keep
him in prison that long.
General orders just issued by General
Otis, in command of the Department OF
the Columbia, seem to show that the same
policy is to be followed in the army. Two
soldiers were sentenced to dismissal fol-
lowing years imprisonment for deser-
ton. Reviewing the report of the court
martial, General Otis approves the SEN
tence, after reducing the term of imprison-
ment to six months.
Similar remission of punishment is also
made by General Forsyth, Department OF
California. Orders from the same head
quarters relating to the transfer of horses
and mules from one point to another re-
quire the transfers to be made without
cost for transportation.
The following order has been issued by
the President:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington D. C.,l
August 10, 1896.
To the present schedule of punishment for
enlisted men, established under act of Con-
gress approved semtember 27, 1890, as an
nounced in an executive order of March 20,
1895, and promulgated in General Orders No.
16, of 1895, from the headquarters of the
army, is added:
First-class privates of engineer and ordnance
corps may be reduced TO second-class privates
of those corps. respectively, in all cases where
for like offenses on the part of non-commis-
stoned officers their reduction in grade is now
authorized. GROVER CLEVELAND.
Major General Miles has promulgated
the following:
By direction of the Secretary OF War the is
sue of full dress uniforms to hospital stewards,
acting hospital stewards and privates of the
hospital corps, will be discontinued and an
equivalent allowed in money value of white
cotton duck clothing, which will be made in.
stead.
The First Infantry has been concentrated
in full force at the Presidio of San Francisco
and is now marching to Santa Cruz, where
IL Will arrive on the Goth inst. for month s
instruction in evolutlons of the regiment
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-17
SAMOA NOT A PARADISE,
Americans Advised to Stay
Away From the Distant
Islands.
Ex.Consul.General Mullen Declares
That the Berlin Treaty
l. Farce.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 16.-The
State Department has resolved to publish
the report of James Fl. Mullen, ex-Consul
General to Samoa, upon the government,
commerce, products aud people of that
country, which has hitherto been held as
confidential, and it will appear in the Au-
gust volume of Consular Reports now in
press. This report was submitted to the
department in September, 1895, when Mr..
Mullen resigned his office, and was the
expression of his views after years stay
in the country. 1t is lengthy document,
comprising nearly 100 printed pages, and
is valuable and interesting from almost
any point of view.
Mr.. Mullen explains that one reason for
making the report was the receipt by him
of large number of letters OF inquiry
from persons in the United States, who,
probably persuaded by roseate and mis-
leading reports. expressed themselves as
anxious to leave the United States with
all its opportunities and advantages to
m axe their homes in these islands, where
they fatuously suppose living could be
had without exertion and large profits
awaited the application of ordinary in
dustry or enterprise.
As matter of fact, he says, the ex-
pense of living in Samoa is two or three
times as great as in the United States. OF
the workings of the Government under
the treaty the writer says the real merits
of the situation, hazed in conflicting re-
ports, biased by divergent interest," viewed
from widely separated standpointas is not
to be clearly understood at a distance.
Mr.. Mullen reaches the conclusion that
the Berlin treaty is an utter and unre-
lleved failure, and that, without surren-
dering an iota of American prestige or
right in the islands or failing to maintain
the rights of the people, the United States
should put an end to an arrangement un-
der which farce is .perpetuated from
which no credit ensues."
The report contains abundant informa-
tion regarding Samoa and its interests,
some of the figures being rather surpris-
ing. Its entire trade in 1894 amounted to
less than $750.000; the total Government
and municipal revenue was less than
$8000 Of which thirty-two Americans.
registered at the consulate, paid but $557;
customs duties were $27, 500. The popula-
tion of the island is estimated at IS. .000
Apia, the principal town, has 826 inhabi-
tants and is without a wharf, a public
school, a fire engine or foot of sidewalk.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-17
sWEDEs HOLD A FESTIVAL.
Knights of the Golden Banner Conduct
the Celebration.


Knights of the Golden Banner Conduct
the Celebration.
The Swedish autumn festival was held
yesterday at Harbor View park under the
auspices of the Knights OF the Golden
Banner. The park was open from II A. NJ.
till II P. NJ, and for twelve consecutive
hours merriment and good cheer reigned
supreme.
Yesterdays picnic was the celebration
of the third anniversary of this order. For
that reason the uniform corps gave an ex-
hibltion drill, and, indeed, acted as COM
mlttees of reception and arrangement.
Gh. u. Johnson acted as master OF cere-
monies, John Johnson was floor director,
ably assisted by o. N. Loden, Gustay An
derson and Svante Pierson, and d. Nolan
der, julius Person, Oscar Berg, Ed Ander-
son and Gunnar Kalin were masters-at-
arms. The arrangements left nothing to
be desired, and of course the result was
that everything went off as merrily as a
marriage bell
P. NJ, when Oh. e. Johnson called the
large party to order. He spoke of the
order, its objects and its aims, and then
conciuded In a happy manner. II would
ask all our people" he said, ito receive
VISITORS who are strangers to US; maze
tnen Ieei at home, so that we shall have a
pleasant time together. one and all.
Late In the afternoon the uniform corps
OF the knights entertained the spectators
with an exhibition drill, which evinced
hne training. AT the close OF the drill a
beautiful gold medal was presented to
Captain W. ]. Ireland by N. 81. Ohlsson on
behalf OF the order. Captain Ireland was
an oficer in Pennsylvania regiment in
the War of the Rebellion and it was he
who organized the knights in military
order. For his generous interest and con-
stant labor for the knights the medal was
given him as souvenir OF gratitude.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-17
DRoUGRr IS TEXAS.

The Cotton Crop Viii Fan Short 5000
600 Bales.
DENIsON, TEX, Aug. 16.-R. M. King,
the cotton expert, and who has a CORE
spondence with the entire cotton belt, has
issued the following bulletin:
In North Texas not over a third of the area
has been visited by rains at ALL and it is safe
to say not one acre in 100 has had enough to
suffice the present needs of the plant. Not
withstanding the recent showers, we do not
hesitate to advance the opinion that the great
monster crop of 1896 that was to be, has
surely miscarried, and the crop that was sold
will be under z, 100000 bales, and before the
last of September we will probably see the bulk
of North Texas cotton ready for the market ii
not aold.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-17
ON EASTERN DIAMONDS.
stoDdino of the Clubs and Scores of the
Games Played in the National
Lendue Yesterday.
CINCINNATI, ONO, Aug. 16.-By winning

CINCINNATI, OHIO, Aug. 16.-By winning
to-day's game the Reds take the entire series
OF twelve games from st. Louis. Timely bat
ting and daring base-running won the game
for the locals. Attendance 1000. Score: Gin
cinnatis, 10, 13, 2; st. Louis, 5. 9. 8. Bat
teries-Ehret and Peitz; Kissenger and NC
Farland. Umpire-Lally.
LOUISVILLE, KY. Aug. 16.-Chicago de-
feated Louisville in prettily PLAYED game
this afternoon by the score OF to 2. ~ was
pitchers battle up to the eighth inning, when
the Colts knocked out enough runs to cl1ncn
the victory. The fine pitching OF Briggs was
villes, 2, g., /; Chicagos, 5, 8, 8. Batteries
Cunningham and Miller; Briggs and Donahue.
Umpire-Emslie.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-17
NEW YORK PAINTERS.
Threaten to Strike for Eight Hours a,
So so a Day.

Threaten to Strike for Eight Hours and
So so Day.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug. 10Th
painters threaten to strike to enforce the
payment of the union scale of wages of
So 80 a day and eight hours work, and
the strike may begin tomorrow. There
are four or five painters unions in this
city-the German painters, the operative
painters, the decorative painters and New
York progressive painters-and all are
controlled by an executive board, which
has issued the order to strike.
The German painters, of whom there
are about 200, are opposed to any strikes
at present. as they say the times are not
propitious for such action, and they have
called upon the executive board to resign.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-17
SANTA MONICA RACES.
Tourn ament of Cyclers FOLLOWED by
StUEsn3ninG Contest.

Tourn ament of Cyclers Foslosced by a
StUEmmtng Contest.
SANTA MONICA, CAL, Aug. 16.-The
Wheelmen's Racing League held its first
Sunday meet at the local track today. The
grand stand and bleachers were crowded.
The first event was third of mile
dash, with w. ]. Hutton, J. L. Standefer,
G. Schmidt, w. A. Burke, w. A. Taylor,
F. Holbrook and M. A. Casenave as start
ers. Holbrook won easily.
A one-mile dash, open, with tandem
PAGERS had five entries: w. II. Hatton,
Charles Miller, n. e. McCrea, ]. w. Cowan
and Z. Ulbrieht Hatton won. Time,
2:08H.
In the two-third- mile handicap were
ten starters, with w. A. Taylor and @.
Washburn, scratch; W. A. Burke, g..
Schm idt and T. w. Holbrook, twenty
yards; w. ]. Hatton and ]. l.. Standefer,
thirty-ive yards; Arthur Griffin and w.
A. Aldridge, forty-five yards, and NJ. A.
Casenaue, fifty yards. Holbrook Won.
Time. / :30L.
The one-mile tandem race had three
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-17
CITY and COUNTY
CREDITORS.

ITO ALL CREDITORS OF THE CITY AND
i County of san Francisco, whose legitimate
claims upon the Treasurer have not been paid.
A meeting of such creditors OF the City and
County of San Francisco will be held at the rooms
of the Board of Trade, No. 202 Market street, on
MONDAY, ugust IL, at q 80 p. N The meeting
is called for the purpose of presenting and recev-
ing suggestions OF new methods of satisfying the
demands Of the creditors of the city. The outline
OF new plan of action will be presented for their
approva. Every creditor should be present.
Claims should not be abandoned as long as there
Is a shred Of hope for their satisfaction.
The chairman will report the results Of late
proceedings taken nv his order.
]. z, LIE COUNT, Chairman.
s an Francisco, August 10, 1896.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-17
Santa clara Encampment.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Aug. 16.--Company E,
First Infantry Regiment, is encamped at
Santa Clara. The company, numbering
ffty-fve men, left San Francisco Wednes-
day last and arrived in Santa Clara yester-
day noon, after an easy journey of three
days. The officers are Captain Fitzpat-
rick, First Lieutenant Ralph and Second
Lieutenant Brown. Ihe company will re-
main in camp several days.