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The San Francisco call., 1897-12-12
Guilty of Sending Out Anonymous and
Defamatory Circulars to lnjure It's
Successful Rival.

H. h. Sherwood, president of the Alaska
Trade Committee, was seen at his resi-
dence Friday evening and informed that
the guilty persons had been detected. Mr..
Sherwood was delighted. He said: 81
am sincerely glad that the perpetrators of
the fraud have been discovered. 1t will
be especially gratifying to all the men,
bers of the Alaskan Trade Committee. We
were as anxious as THE CALL could be to
ascertain the source from which the cir
GUAR emanated. Yes, many merchants,
in fact every business man who
received copy fancied at first
glance that our committee was re-
sponsible for the document. For
the reason that the originators of the
fraud sought to misle epresent and
misuse the committee OF merchants
l am glad that the authors OF the anony-
nous circular have been detected. Oh
course, we regretted the attack on THE
CALL but our chief concern was TO ascer-
tain the names of the persons who soug mt
to cloak themselves in the guIse of the
committee to attack and misrepresent
THE CALL. When the merchants assem-
bled at the Mills building to organize the
y
thing bearing the sembIance of mud
throwing. We resolved to refrain from
attacks on other cities. We decided that
no firm, institution or corporation should
be advertised with the prestige of the
committee. We invited the confidence of
the community in our efforts to obtain
for San Francisco a full share of the
Alaskan trade.
"The sending of that bogus circular was
the first attempt, and the only attempt
know of, to mlsrepresent our association
OF merchants and surely we are glad thai
the parties concerned i'll the fraud have
been found out. Speaking for myself !
can say that l sincerely nope that punish
mem OF the guilty persons will swiftly
70 low the exposure"
Following IS the report of one of the
principal detective agencies in this city,
which was EN- ployed bv The CALL to as
certain who was the author of the Hbelous
circular:
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-12
IGNORED THE FLAGMAN.
An Electric Car in Collision
With a Heavy
Truck.
Fred Kamalade, the Driver. Re-
ceived Severe Cuts and
Bruises.

Car 8 of the San Francisco and San
Mateo electric railway crashed into a
truck driven by Fred C. Kamalade, yester-
day morning at 8 O'Clock. at Harrison
and Third streets. From all inform alton
given by passengers and others, the acci-
dent was due entirely to the negligence of
the truck-drlver.
On Harrison street, between Second and
Third, the grade is very steep, and on this
account the car companies have stationed
fiagman at the intersection of Harrison
and Third, to prevent teams or Third
street cars from attempting to cross there
While the HarTison-street car Is on the in
cline, but often the truckmen pay no at
tentiOn to the fiagmaD, and have driven
the teams almost over the old man, to
cross the track before the car should come.
He claims that drivers have struck him
with their whips when he was in the dis
charge of his duty, and that many narrow
escapes have taken place while the car was
slipping down the steep grade.
hamalade, driving a truck which be-
longs to McNab & Smith, after pied TO
cross the track, ignoring Fiagman Bohl-
ken's signal to stop. At the time the car
was slipping down the grade and had
nearly reached Third street. Being wet
nav tAC LGI4o WS1C Silppc4yy anu IL WAS
difficult even to keep the car from run
ming away, and as it was the motorman
had partially lost control OF it. When
Kamalade saw the danger he whipped up
IN an attempt 10 get out OF the way, but
as 1t was impossible to control the car IL
crashed into the truck, breaking off the
rear wheel and swinging the truck around
nearly forty feet throwing the driver on
his head on the cob bles.
The car continued on down Harrison to
Rich street without leaving the track, but
nearly every window was broken, besides
receiving damage tc the front portion, A
lady passenger and a boy named Thomas
Healey escaped uniniured, as did the
motOrman and conductor, who stayed
with the car.
When Kalnalade was picked up it was
seen that he had sustained deep cash in
the throat and severe cut over the right
eye. HIS injuries were dressed by DR..
Morris in nearby drugstore, where the
Injured man was carried.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-12
GHOULS TN GRAVEYARDS
Petty Thefts Constantly An
nov the Owners of
Cemetery Plats.
Vases and Plants Stolen From the
Resting-Places of the Dead to the
Grief of the Living.

While the burglar and the footpad ply
their avocations in the streets of the city,
there are numerous petty thieves who
pursue their calling in the cities of the
dead. To most persons the cemeteries are
looked upon as hallowed ground, but to
the petty sneak no place is haIIowed. OF
late their depredatious have become more
bold than ever and though the employees
of all the cemeteries have been cautioned
to keep lookout for them no arrests have
followed.
To these ghouls nothing is sacred .
Vases are taken from graves, the s'akes
tn at support plants are dragged out, and
in many cases the plants themselves, if
considered choice, are torn out by tie
roots.
In speaking of the matter the other day
weIl-GnOwn lady remarked: This petty
pilfering from the graves is, L believe,
carried on in every cemetery in the
city. Our old burlaI-plat is in Laurel
Hill Cemetery, but l also have a plat in
the Masonic and my sister one in the Odd
Fellows. And In all three of these ceme-
terles we have been subjected to the same
annoyance.
For many years we kept roses and car
nations planted on the plats. but we were
kept constantly renewing them. Ii par
ticularly choice plant were set out it wa
either cut 10 pieces by persons uesirou, of
obtaining slips, or else was dug up by the
roots IN It's entirety. | have known plants
to disappear entirely within week from
he time they were planted. So great has
the evil become tuat We have been forced
10 stop planting Towering shruos and have
turned all three plats into miniature
lawns.
Vases for bouquets disappear in the
-ame way, and even when broken ones
ana broken pitchers and tum blers are
used for vases they are carried off. The
only things that are safe are old fruit
cans, and 1t looks almost disres pc ctful TO
the dead to use them, but what else can
one do? Even old irulI cans are not always
safe. This Is one reason | think why plats
In the graveyards are often allowed to 90
to rack and ruin. People get tired of pay
ing money for the care of graves W he n
they see all their endeavors come to
naught OF course the attendants in the
ceme teries do all they can to prevent the
dissertations, but they cannot be every
where at the same time. If they were,
however, to make an occasional example
OF those they do catch at this neiarious
work 1t might have deterrent effect upon
others. But too often the ones caught are
themselves owners of plats, and plead that
they are only getting even for the theft
OF their own belongings"
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-12
Too Cowardly to Use It's Own Col
umns 1t Sent Its SlanderOuS
Attacks by Mail.

Of the Examiner, and the piles OF The
CALL were stacked near the desk of the
business manager. The dispatch from
Seattle was cut from each copy and the
clippings we're placed in envelopes con-
tanning the following circular:
Headquarters
San Francisco Nero h ants Committee )
Ktondike Quitting.
SAN FRANCISCO, December, 1897.
Messrs -. GentIemeu: The Commit
tee engaged in an effort to secure the
bulk of the KIondike outfitting for San
Francisco begs leave to call V our atten-
tion to the inclosed clipping from the
Morning CaIl'' of November 81, 1897:
A San Francisco newspaper ignores
San Francisco and purch as es its supplies
for the Arctic in Seattle.
BY Order of the Committee.
The CALL took immediate steps TO un.
earth the contem ptibIe scoundrel who had
issued the libelous circular, and sent in
quiries to the Postoffice officials regarding
the ''San Francisco Committee on Klon-
dixie Quitting" and to the Alaskan Trade
Committee notifying that organization OF
the fact that its name was being para
phrased by some cowardly besmircher of
regulations for the purpose OF deceiving
the merchants OF the city.
The Alaskan Trade Committee at once
issued the following circular for the de-
lection of the scoundrel:
FRAUD! FRAUDi FRAUD!
Reward of Five Hundred Dollars Of
fered for Its Detection.
The Alaskan Trade Committee, beIiev-
ing that anonymous circuI n s~nt to
merchants in this city, in which "The
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-12

unanimous vote.
The idea advanced at the quarterly
meeting held in March last, not to charge
an entrance fee for me bership of 81, pro-
voked a good deal of discussion, but, on
motion of P. J. Healy, seconded by George
Cumming, the proposition was finally
dropped.
Trustees for the election to be held in
February were nominated as follows: G.
w. Moore P ]. Healy, Charles Meuss-
dorffer, G. L. Bresse. J. P. Fraser, Alfred
Cridge, Oscar Lewis, George r. Preson,
Henry Root, E. ?. Heald. George h. Wal
lace, Joseph Leggett, Charles r. Steiger.
George w. Turner.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-12

CaIP' was accused of wor r<ing against
tho interests of San Francisco is de-
signed to fnjure the committee and inn
pede its legitimate work Of developing
the Alaskan trade, hereby offers re-
ward of Five Hundred Dollars for the
arrest and conviction of the person or
persons who perpe trated the fraud.
II. FL. SHERWOOD,
Chairman Alaskan Trade Committee.
GEORGE LIEBES,
Chairman Publicity and Promotion.
In response to an inquiry sent to the
Posoffi,e inspectors THE CALL received
the following letter:
POSTOFFICE DEPAKTM ENT,
Office of POsto fiji ce Inspectors,
San Francisco Division,
San Francisco, Cal Dec. 2, 1897.
W. s. Leake, Manager "The CALL"
San Francisco, CaI.-Dear Sir: ] have
your favor of the 9th inst referring to
me a copy of circular letter purport-
ing to have been issued by tho San
Francisco Merchants Committee on
Klondike Quitting, and the same has
been given careful consid ration.
The sending oisuch cOmmuni cation
through the United States mail in a
scaled envelope is not n violation of the
postal laws. The courts have decided d
that sealed letters are only rendered
non-maiIable when their contents are
manifestly obscene in character. The
language of the circular. If written or
printed on u postal-card, or on en-
veIope or outside cover wrapper,
would render it nom -mailabIe and the
person causing it to be deposited in the
mails would be liable to penalty of
Ave years imprisonment in tho peni-
tentfary at hard labor. (see act OF june
IS, 1888, as amended September 20,
1889
For your information L will state that
no such concern as the San Francis C %
Mcrchants' Committee on kIondike Out
fitting is known at tho Postofficr, nor
could mail addressed be delivered
except through the general delivery on
call. Very respectfully,
ROBERT r. MUNRO,
Inspector in Charge.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-12
MECHANICS INSTITUTE.

Action OF the Trustees Indorsed-Profits
of the Last Fair.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
mem bers of the Mechanics Institute was
held last evening. At this meeting it was
officially announced that the profits of the
last Mechanics Fair amounted to S5O22 73
President Ernest A Denicke stated tina 4
the trustees had taken up the matter of
the Golden Jubilee Mining Fair. a. s.
Halladie made speech eulogizing the
undertaking and spoke of the many ad-
vantages that would accrue from it. The
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-12
Tried to End Her TroubIes-

Hester McV icker a domestic. was found un-
soon sci Gus in house at 1925 Post street. last
night, where she is employed. She was taken
to the Receiving Hospital, where DR.. Fitzglb-
bon, who attended her, expressed The opinion
that She had taken laudanum. The woman
is the divorced wife OF Alexander McVicker.
a grocer, at q Ninth street
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-12
A FOUL CRIME BROUGHT
HOME TO THE EXAMINER

dress any wrong and should such q
course be pursued THE CALL will guar
antee that its owner will not hide away in
distant city to escape punishment nor
will any of its employees attempt to shirk
their responsibility for this publication.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-12
Another Chance for Gut I,nn

Gut Lun, Chinese woman ordered deported
by United States Judge in Arizona, was yes
terdey remanded to the custody of the United
States Marshal of Arizona to be taken 10 that
place for new trial.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-12

CURE your cold with Lows horehound
cough syrup, price 10c, ALI Sansome st. 4
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-12

YOUNG, OLD OR nIDDLE-AGED TEN
premature decay should send for my book of 100
pager, which explains all the Mailed
free securely sealed in pain wrapper. Address
DIR. LOEB, 3 - n. 18th St, Phila., Pa
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-12
NEW To-DAY-DRY GOODS.
HOLIDAY
GOODS!

Our importations of NEW Goods for
the HOLIDAY TRADE have all been re-
CeiVed and We are now prepared to show
an elegant assortment of SEASONABLE
NOVELTIES at very low prices.
SILK And SATIN EIDERDOWN COMFORTERS. ...........
........................ $500 to $25.OO each
SILK AND SATIN EDERDONN PILLOWS $3.50 to $500 each
LADIES' FANCY SILK SKIRTS. $500 to $500 each
LADIES' FANCY LAWN APRONS. ..... 25c to $500 each
LADIES' AND CENTS SILK UNDERWEAR (shirts and draWes)
$39O to S9.OO each
LADIES' AND CENTS SELK UMBRELLAS. $500 to 5000 each
LADIES' SILK HOSE. .............. $l75 to $3.50 pair
CENTS SILK IlITIALED HANDKERCHEFS. 25e to $OO each
LADIES' And CENTS EURE LINEN MITIiLED HANDK KERCFEB
.......................16 165c to SOC each
LADIES' FEATHER COLLARETTES And BOAS. ....
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $500 to $500 each
We invite patrons to inspect the
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-12

TELEPHONE GRANT ia.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-12

We invite our patrons to inspect the
above goods at their earliest opportunity.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-25

fixes the original nationality of the fam
Ey and it's successive changes in the in
termedlary nationalities through which it
has passed. We know that a certain
name in English is derived from the Nor
man, the Dane or the Spanish We find
another to be of the ancient Britons and
retained in Welsh; or that 1t is Gaelic and
came from Ireland or Brittany. Some of
the families are very proud Of their names.
Their age and history gives the family
prestige. They pride themselves on the
evidence that they are of a distinguished
race or lineage.
Now there comes into our wonderful
conglomeration of names from all sources
the names of Indians. Many of the In
dians, on becoming amalgamated with our
civilization, change their names by inter
probation, while other retain the original
Indian as near as may be. These names
will go down with the family as a mark
of their origin and may in time become as
famous as some of the proudest of our an
cestrai cognomens.
Among those who retain their Indian
names we find these, with the tribe nam
ed to which they belong: Jesse Kenjock-
ey, Seneca; 1t. Wasequam, Oneida; Louis
Chutincut, Mission; Samuel Pontiac, Chip
pewa; Perry Tsamauwa, Pueblo; John
Kawi, Pueblo; V. Naltailsh, Apache;
Clarence Mawsaw. Pima; Juan Epchose
[AICAiittubLtdp Oueluds IeendDlkeZen,
Apache Frank Cayou, OMAHA Henry De-
cora, Winnebago and William Kernosh
Caddo.
Some of those who have adopted Eng
lish derivations of Indian originals are as
follows: Capt. Whitethunder a Sioux;
Corpl Redwater, Cheyenne; Lieut.. Black
bear, Cheyenne; Jack Buckheart, Shaw
nee; William Littlehawk, Sioux; Sergt
Blackcloud, Chippewa; Joseph American
Horse Sioux; John Bearrobe, Cheyenne;
Henry Redkettle Sioux Frank Whiteeyes,
Sioux; John Yelloweyes. Cheyenne; Sam
uel Lonebear, Sioux; Walter Bigfire, Win
nebago.
These names in either form will serve
through all time to fix their origin, which
ever form is used The English form
looks queer to us, but why more so than
Westford, Bushman, Blackstone Deerlove,
Rlttenhouse and a thousand others with
which we are familiar? They will soon
be as familiar as the others They mark
nevertheless, distinct addition to our
new American-English family, to which
SO many unfamiliar names from every
land and race have been added It will
take centuries, perhaps, to make them
household sounds like the names that
came over with the fathers, so common
In history once quite as strange and
foreign to English ears as these of ours.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-25
TALKS ON THE BIBLE.
Opening of the Course of Lectures
at the Colored CoIleEe.

The lectures at the Georgia State In
dustrial College were successfully inau-
gurated by Rev. A. M. Williams lecture
on THE Bible as the Word of God" The
Bible, Mr.. Williams said. is not only one
book, but sixty-six books-a library. He
gave its position as literature. comparing
it's poetry, history and biography with
that of other writer's. But" he said, I'VE
are not to look upon 1t merely as of the
very best literature. 1t is a holy book
written by inspiration from God. 1t is
the word of God" He discussed the prob
ability of God giving to mankind a reve-
lation of his will. 1t is necessary, he said,
that to mankind, possessed of reasoning
powers. there should be given some guide
as to the will Of God, in order that man
may do Gods will, and hence there was
given a guide. Man has a conscience, but
in many cases this conscience is not a
true guide.
Believing it probable that God
did reveal his will to man.
do the characteristics OF the
Bible satisfy the probable demands of such
a revelation? Mr.. Williams asked. II
would answer this, yes" he said. Every
Indication is that its teachings are reveal
ed from God" He spoke of Its ancient ORR
gin and preservation; its consolation TO all
races and conditions of men. 1t is a moral
and spiritual guide and fills every demand
of every sinner. other moral guides have
been written by different men but do not
satisfy the demand as the Bible does. Its
originality, continuance, its holiness and
beauty demand that it must have had a
higher source than man.
Its theme also shows that IL does not
come from man" Though II contains 66
different books written by different men
during a time of 1000 years, vet the theme
Is continuous. The Old Testament tells of
the Messiah to come. and the New Tesla
ment of the works and walks of that Mes
siah after he came.
The next lecture will be given next Fri
day at $3.50 o clock on the subject, THE
Bible as q Guide in Practical Morals" by
Rev. w. c. Schaeffer, d. d.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-25
THE MORNING NEWS. SUNDAY APRIL 25 1897.

the white house. They put great knife
In my hand, and set me to cutting ropes
ana opening bundles, and that class of
Work-all this after l had been for over
twenty years standing up here beside the
PRESIDENTS of the United States! 1t seem
ed 10 me just as if l had been put back
into slavery again, and what Inundated
me more was that the place where l had
70 work is named after horrible prison
Tor wretched criminals up in Massachu-
SETS"
The locating of Botany Bay In the old
bay state was not necessarily an error
IN geography, since simmons audience
was from Ma ssachusetts, and 1t is his Gus
tom TO asertbe whatever is eminent or inn
portant in the world to the state of the
person whom he is at the time addressing.
summons appeared to believe that his
transfer was due to his well-known loyalty
10 president Cleveland and Col. Lamont,
and accordingly the Harrison administra-
uon ala not enjoy an especially large share
Oh ms affection. He had for many years
orhaInented his parlor with Hkenesses of
the PRESIDENTS of the United States in or
GER out Gen. Harrison's picture never
round place in the celebrated gallery.
men the election Of 1892 came on, Sim
mons was more than an interested specta-
tor' ne was among the first to conaratu-
Iate mr.. Cleveland upon his nomination,
ana to assure him that while he could not
contribute largely to the campaign funds,
ne would bear down on the lever Of prayer,
ana as the time drew nearer the harder
ne would bear down. On elction night he
was near the bulletin boards scanning the
returns, and when it seemed clear that
ne had brought to bear sufficient lever
age Tor favorable result, he went home
ana called upon his son to arise from bed
ana to come down stairs and take a letter
from dictation. His letter was addressed
TO the Hon. Grover Cleveland, New
York"
The day after Inauguration, Mr.. Don NJ.
Dickinson, who, as a member of the first
Cleveland cabinet, had become acquainted
with the colored doorkeeper, went to him
with this formal statement: Simmons, 1
have from the President of the United
States request to make of you. He asks
that you return to your old place at this
door"
Although not unexpected, Simmons was
quite overcome, and with a choked voice
repled: Mr.. Dickinson, certainly this
President must be wonderfully good man,
that the first official act of his administra-
ton should be the vindication of a black
man." Mr. Simmons lost no time in getting
TO his post, and his familiar saying as he
became acquainted with the members of
president Cleveland official family was
TINS: If there is anything that 1 can do
Tor your comfort or happiness, you must
let me know, for that's what I'm here for;
and II | make a mistake, you may be sure
that 1T will be an error of the head and
not of the heart"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-25
IN THE HGTLRO4D WORLD.
Matters of Interest to savannah and
Elsewhere.

The Order of Railway Conductors con-
vention at Los Angeles Cal, May lola,
gives promise of being largely attended.
Besides Mr.. c. l.. Bruner. trainmaster OF
the first division OF the Central railroad.
who will go as the accredited representa-
tive of the Savannah division OF the or
der, the following delegates will attend
Messrs. j. L. Branan, Central railroad;
u. Il. Ricer, Central; ]. J. Branan, Cen
trail: ]. ]. Beach, Central; James Kelly,
Georgia and Alabama; W. o. Hicks, Gem
trail; G.. NJ. Bragg. Central, and Train
master w. II. Wright of the Plant system.
Messrs. j. l.. Branan, Kelly, Hicks and
Wright will be accompanied on the trip by
their wives. A special train OF i've Pull
man sleepers. a dining and a baggage car
VIII leave Atlanta May for the accommo-
dalton OF all the members OF
the order IN this section who
win attend. The cost Of the trip will be no
more than the actual expense OF living on
board the elegant train. the railroads hav-
ing acted most literally by their conduc-
tors IN the matter. This cost Will be but
SIS each for the entire trip. lasting nearly
q month. The conductors will return 10
Atlanta, June 2. The Itinerary OF the Jour
ney viii take In some OF the most noted
and interesting places In the west, ANA a
short while viii be spent at each. The
points that VIII be visited, with the stay
a. each, are ns follows New Orleans, one
day. San Antonio six hours m paaO ten
hours Los Angeles. four days. with VS.