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The record-union., 1897-07-19
BACCALAUREAT SUNDAY.
DR.. McCish breaches the Sermon
to the Chautauqua Assembly.

PACIFIC GROVE, July 1S.-This was
Baccalaureate Sunday in the Chatau-
qua Assembly. The sermon was preached
by Rev. Dr. Ely McClish. He said that
Chautauqua work was SO closely allied
to home no more fitting subject could
be found than Home Building" for the
Bacealaureate address. Home being the
greatest power in the world, the foun-
dation of church and State, whose in
huence ruled both, was the most potent
factor in establishing Christ-like man
hood.
There was formal Chautauaua vesper
service at > p. m, Rev. III. n. Beaver
leading. Rev. G. w. Comma, Pittsburg,
Pa. spoke on Spiritual Living
At the night service a sermon to grad
yates was preached by Rev. H n. Hoyt
of Sacramento.
The record-union., 1897-07-19
General Valasques Dead.

NEW YORK, July 1S.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Valparaiso says:
General Jose Velasquez, the most
brilliant officer in the old Chilean army,
and who did distinguished service
throughout the Pacific war, died in this
city yesterday of lung trouble.
The record-union., 1897-07-19
Must Return to Work.

MARTINS FERRY (O), July IS
The miners at Dillonvale were notified
yesterday that they must return to
work tomorrow or men will be EN-
ployed. Two hundred carloads of
Western Virginia coal passed through
here to-day. The Wheeling and Lake
Erie road has orders for 1900 car
loads
The record-union., 1897-07-19
Register of Copyright.

WASHINGTON, July 1S.-Thorwald
Solberg of Boston has been appointed
Register of Copyrights, and will take
charge of the department on Tuesday.
Mr.. Solberg was born in Wisconsin
in 1852, and for thirteen years was en-
ployed in the Congressional Library.
The record-union., 1897-07-19
Will Accept Hawaii's Proposal.

YOKOHAMA, July 1y.-The Official
press states that it is probable that
the japanese Government will agree to
the proposal of Hawaii and submit the
dispute between those two countries to
arbitration.
The record-union., 1897-07-19
Daily Sells His Horses.

SALT LAKE, July 1S.-A special to
the Herald from Anaconda, Mont,
says: Marcus DAILY has sold to W. S.
Randall for $4,000 the race horses Sal
walton, Ostler Joe. st. Aaigncn and New
Moon.
The record-union., 1897-07-19
secretarv Sherman Better.

WASHINGTON, July 1S.-Secretary
John Sherman, who is suffering from
slight stomach arrangement, is report
ed better tonight. He expects to go to
the State Department in a day or two
The record-union., 1897-07-19
New Indian Loan.

CALCUTTA, July 1S.-The issue OF
a new 315 per cent. loan of 3oo lakhs OF
rupees has been announced
The record-union., 1897-07-19
THE SULTAN sNUBBED.

hand, the people Of the town favoring
the admission of tourists on all days
The record-union., 1897-07-19
ELLEN PECK
AT HER OLD TRICKS,
EIuded the Notice of the New York
Police Six Years.
Now She Is Wanted for SWindIing Residents
Of Brooklyn.

Represents Herself to Be the Wild
ow of Danish Admiral and
Said Her Millions Were Placed
in the Keeping of the United
States Government and This In
Large Sums.
The record-union., 1897-07-19

1t costs one dollar an acre to, irrigate
in Egypt.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-05

evidence and made a confession, in
which he implicated Sutton. He stated
that Sutton had employed him and a
negro to kill the cid man; that they Sc
GREETED themselves on each side of the
field where the old negro was at work
and shot him through the head. Wat
son made his attack on Hinton. lie pro-
cured the skull of the murdered man
and produced it in court, and showed
to the satisfaction of the jury that Hin
tons story could not be true, The jury
returned a verdict Of mot guilty"
Following this was the case of the
State VS.. Elroy Watson, a negro woman
charged with arson in the Superior
court of McDuffie county. The jury
brought in verdict Of not guilty
The third case was the State VS..
Frank Borum. charged with murder III
the Superior court of McDufiie county.
Watson appeared for the defendant.
The killing was acknowledged. but the
theory of the defense was that it was
justihable. The defense proved that the
man killed had left the room of Bor-
um's wife only a few seconds before
the homicide. The verdict was mot
guilty"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-05

Georgia district. he sold his law library
and intended not 10 again resume his
practice. subsequently he Joined the
Populist movement and in his attempt
to be reelected to Congress, not as a
Democrat. but as Populist, he failed.
and the periodical contests that fol-
lowed have attracted national attention.
1t was only a few months ago when,
realizing that all efforts to go to Con-
gress were again were futile, he again
swung his attorney" sign to the
breezes. and in the little town of
Thomson. where he has lived and la
bored. resumed the practice Of his pro-
fessior.
The eleven counties of the Tenth dis
tricts are Populist with the exception
of the two that have been able to roll
no Democratic majorities enough to
offset the aggregate Populist majorities
of the remaining nine Mr.. Watson is
a power among his constituency in
whatever role he may appear, and it
has been frequently charged that he
acc1mpIishes his remarkable successes
before the juries in C1cse eleven coun-
ties within which his practice is al
most wholly confined. by his ability to
select Populist jurors, biased by their
information for the counsel. \ re-
view of the recent cases in which Wat
son has been employed and the verdicts
rendered in each certainly discloses a
surprising record.
Watson's practice is devoted almost
entirely to defending in capital crimes,
and recent developments show that it is
almost impossible to convict in his sec
ton of the State if Watson IS employed
for the defense. His jurors are not al
WAYS Populists. but a strong sprinklng
Of that element is found in every jury
box if it is in the Tenth Georgia district,
and If Watson has a voice in the pro-
ceedines.
DEFENDING AND Acquiring.
One of the most important cases IL
which Watson has appeared is that OF
the State VS.. James L. Sutton, in the
Surerior court of Wilkes county. SUIT
ton. a Populist and VIGOROUSLY bad
man. was indicted for the murder OF an
Old Democratic negro. Watson appear
ed for the defense and Congressman
Howard. Of the Eighth Georgia district
prosecuted. The negro had been assas-
sirated while working in the field.
The States case rested principally on
the evidence Of one Hinton, who was
charged. with Sutton, with the commits
sion Of the crime. Hinton turned States
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-05
T11 WlT}0N'S LATEST WORK;
An EXCUSE F0R P0PULISM.

ture of things must be the time Of in
fancy and weakness.
That we enjoy any liberties which
are worth the name is due not alone
to the Mirabeaus, the Rousseauns, the
Hampdens, the Sydneys, the Washing
tons, the Henrys, and the Franklins;
not alone to the Luthers, the Wesleys,
the CGlyins and the Knoxes; not alone
10 those whose names are amber-held
in the poetry, the history, the songs of
the world; but to the heroic efforts, the
unstinted self-sacrifice, the splendid de-
votion of the earlier martyrs, who
dreamed Of the blessings we enjoy and
died rather than be silent
Mr.. Watson sees in the first wars of
independent thought a balm for the
cause he esDOuses.
The uniqueness Of this undertaking
is. moreover, characteristic Of the man,
whose ambitions are not confined to any
one calling.
He has dabbled in journalism polit-
zeal economy and history; as a politi-
clan he ranks easily at the head of his
party in the nation; as jury lawyer
his successes at the bar, especially dur
ing the past few months, have been
uhcnOmcnal. and have stirred a cyclone
of gossip that has swept through every
section and hamlet of Georgia. And it
is this question that is agitating the
Populist minds of Georgia at this time
more than anything in politics.
BACK TO HIS PROFESSION.
When Watson. as a Democrat, was
elected to Congress from the Tenth
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-05
VOORHEES, AND THE BLIND WOMAN

Senator Dan Voorhees,. who died in
Washington City the other day. was the
most improvidcnt and prodigRl man ever
saw" said II. L. Allen. Of Terra Haute.
He regarded money just as a child does
mere thing to use for the qualification
OF a passing fancy Though his income
was large for fifty years, yet if be had not
had the most faithful friends, who watch
ed him in the use of money as parents do
a child playing with fire, don't believe he
ever would have had cash enough IN his
pockets or in bank TO pay for a new suit
OF clothes when it became necessary to
buy one.
Several years ago was delegated to ac-
company him on one of his famous cam
paign tours Of Indiana. Somebody always
had to so along with him TO see that he
didn't throw all his money away at the
first stopping place. l got on very well
with him until We reached Newcastle.
When we got 20 the hotel I counted his
money. He had a $50 bill, s. bill and So
in silver. blind woman with two chill
dren was singing for aims in front Of the
hotel. There was 4 wonderful pathos in
her voice, that stirred the great heart Of
Voorhees, to its depths. Cur room was on
tho first floor, and she stationed herself
squarely in front OF our window. Before
she had finished her first song Voorhees,
raised the window and dropped his 50 in
silver in the outstretched hand Of one Of
her children. l had to so to the postohice
for our mail. Ny absence wrecked us
financially. I was gone about ten min
utes. When I got back to the room Voor-
hees was in tears and his money was all
gone. He had given both the s. and the
so bill TO the woman. and she was singing
for more-though, Of course. she didn't
know how much he had given her.
Il dared not take it from her, though
we were strapped. except for a few dollars
I had.
ALLEN the Senator said to me, wip-
ing the tears away. God robbed that wo-
man of her eyesisht. nut he gave her the
sweetest and tenderest voice that ever
thrilled me-.
when I asked him what he was going
to do for money. his only reply was:
"'Oh, tut! st. Louis Republic.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-05

This exceptionally well written
story will be commenced in next
Sundays edition, May 9th, and
will run for the succeeding two
months. The interest is we'll sus-
tanned, the plot unique and well
worked out, and the characters
such as will attract and hold atten-
ton and interest.
Start this great story next Sun
pay.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-05
a WEST VIRGINIA GIRL
Turns Up in Indiana Disguised as Young
Man

indianapolis dispatch to Chicago Times.
Herald.
Several weeks ago a neatly dressed
young man, apparently eighteen years
OF age, applied to Farmer Jacobs, of
Crawford county, for work, and was
employed to drive wagon. He avoid
ed the young men, went to church and
Sunday school regularly and soon came
to be regarded as a devout Christian.
The youths delicate hands and feat
ures aroused suspicion, and to-day up
on being arrested the ALLEGED youth con-
fessed that she is girl, seventeen years
OF age, and that her home is in Quinni-
mont, w. Va.
She left her home, she says, because
her brothers insisted upon her marriage
to man she did not love. She gave
her name as Emma Ward, and when
dressed in proper garb proves to be a
very attractive young woman.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-05

It cannot be disputed that Hon. Thos.
F. Watson is a powerful jury lawyer.
He is an orator; he is a thinker and
a tireless worker.
Politically, Mr.. Watson is resting on
his laurels. Barring discussion of the
rev tariff bill now running in his own
notification. he is doing no political
writing. It is said that he will never
again permit his party, if his influence
can prevent it, to combine or pool
issnes in any way. He is a straight
middle-of-the-road Populist, and will
lead the fight along that line when the
convention season again rolls around.
For the present, however, the ex-vice
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-05

presidential candidate of the Populist
party is writing histories and acQuit-
ting murderers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-03-11
PAID-UP STOCK.

The funds of the Association are loaned to
the members on first mortgage security.
The Association is purely cooperative and
all the members stand on precisely the same
footing, no matter where they may be located.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-03-11

A. ID. Naylor is making special cut
i'll prices on new tire and repairing
wagons, for thirty days. 523.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-03-11
ORIGINAL BABY TALK.

Dototeepins. ittepecious,
Toieittie brighteyesup,
Mammatay wight inhere whit,
Toveittie baregs up.
Dototeepins, dototeepins,
Dototeep myittieonS,
Detepaddles down allwarmy,
Ittiepecious ittieone.
Dereseittie tootie tickln,
Detallcoly-putebat!
Desc mamma haVetopute
Precious IneittietaU
Dotebueger inenosy,
Matebaby tnuf1ietOme,
Nevemindt, mamma detit,
Coochewoochee! outcome!
Ittieyes have donetodezzer,
Matechills up mamma tweep
Tosinko osingittieone-
; Bessit, bessit! donetoteey.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-03-11
Wanted Idea ", y $n :s$ Ssa . taIss

Protect your ideas; they may bring you wealth.
Write JOHN WEDDERBURN & CO., Patent Attor.
neys, Washington D. c., for their 81 800 prize offer
and list OF two hundred inventions wanted.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-04
AMERICANS ARE Exempt.
Foreigners hesiding in Belgium Need
hot Serve in the Civil Guard
of That Country.

BRUSSELS. Dec. 3.-The Government
has decided that Americans residing in
Belgium will hereafter be exempt from
service in the Civil Guard.
In September last, in spite of the fact
that according 10 the treaty between the
United States and Belgium neither coun-
try can call upon the citizens of another
country for military service, the Belgian
Government proposed 10 compel for
eigners TO serve in the Civil Guard, on the
theory that that BODY was not part of the
army. Thereupon tbs Americans resid-
ing in Brussels held a meeting and de-
cided TO oppose the action of the Belgian
Government, and resolutions were adopted
and forwarded to the United States Min
lister at Brussels, Mr.. Storer, asking for
the intervention OF the United States
Government in the matter. 1t is d )ubt-
less due to the efforts of the United States
that the Belgian Government Las now de-
clded that mericans residing In Belglu m
will hereafter be exempt from service in
the Civil Guard.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-04
! Death Of William Blake,
a Notable Pioneer. of
Pomona.
He Worked in the: Kentucky
Garden. of the llIustrfous
.. Daniel:Boone.
And Helped. to Find the Faith to
the Pacific With General
Fremont.
Special Dispatch to THE CALI.

POMONA, Dec. William Blake. the
Oldest pioneer in this region, died sud.
denly at the home of his daughter. Mrs.
Louis Phillips, at Spadra in Pomona
Valley early this morning. He was born
in New York City in 1912 and went west in
1881 as far as St. Louls. He knew Daniel
Boone, then an aged man, and he did
work in the old pioneers garden in Ken
lucky on his way to st. Louis. In ST.
Louis he joined the United States army
Fud for several years was engaged in war
4 are against the Indians in Iowa and Mn
bAesota Territories
When General Fremont started on his
hrst expedition across the plains to Cali
fornia Blake was second lieutenant and
was sent with. Fremont. He often told
with pride OF his part eipation in the first
planting of the stars and stripes on P ikes
Peak He came 10 California with Ere
mont in 1S47. For months he was al
Monterey, where he. participated as a
young soldier IN the events that cuImi.
mated in:the taxing of California from the
control OF; the Mexicans. He had mar
We ously*clear memory of the events OF
those lays. and historians writing about
California have found him 4 mine of in
formation.
Blake bore the final agreement of a
treaty of peace from Governor Pico to
General Fremont
WI hen the struggle was over and Cali
forn1a became United States territory
Lieutenant Blake went to the Preside al
San. Francisco. He was there awaItin z
: his discharge. from, service when new
came hat gold had been found at Suffer- s
saw mijl. =: Blake's discharge arrived at
that time and he Joined the first rush of
excited men to TIE new. dIggines IN Ell
dorado County. He made over 500 dav
for months and located and abandoned
claims from which tens # thousands OF
dollars worth OF gold were taken out.
Like uearly all other early miners he
Qul GOLD digging as poor as he began it.
Then he came south. For years he was a
cattle and sheep man in Monterey County
aan later came to what IS now Pomona
Valley IN Los Angeles County. He once
Owned over 100 acres where Pomona City
has since been loca ed. Land that he
gladly sold I. r 50 an acre IN 1871 Is worth
to-day oyer $500 an acre. He had re-
marERble constitution for his wears and
was vigorous until Re gently. He leaves a
fortune OF Il few thousand dollars.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-04
CONTESTS III THE HOUSE.
Congressional Districts in Which G
Struggle WI Be Made for
Seats.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The Clerk of
the House has received notices of twenty
contests 10 be made in the next House.
The list will be presented 10 the II ouse on
Monday next and Is as follows:
Second Alabama District-T. II. Clark n. D.
VS.. j. b. StalltnGs d..
Third Alabams-G. L. Conner N D. VS. H. D.
Clayton u.
Fourth Alabama-A. L. Aldrich Pop.vs. H. P
Fifth AlabAma-T. q. Goodman Pop. VS.. Will
liam bremen D.
Delaware L,t large)-G. S. Willis U. R. VS.. Try
ing Handy ID.
Third Kentucky-Godfrey Hunter r. VS. ]. L.
Rec D.
FRS. Northumberland Romano r. and
Joseph Cassatne l. VS.. Adoiph Nicer D.
Third Misssslppi-C. J. Jones r. VS. T. c.
Sixteenth New York-Ben L. Fairchild r. VS..
w. l.. Ward K
Tnirty-first New York-WilIiam E. Ryan d.
VS.. T. l. Brewster X.
First Oregon-W. L. Vanderburg Pop. vs.
Thomas n Tongue r.
Third Pennsylvania-Sam 7. Hudson D. vs.
william McCauey q. ID.
First South Carolina-G. W. Murray r. VS.
William Elliott d.
Second South Carolina-G. 7. Chatfield R.
VS. Jasper Ia bert ID.
Seventh South Carolina-J B. Johnston R.
vs. william Stokes d.
E eyenth Tennessee-John A. Patterson G. D.
VS. f. w. Cermack d.
Second Virginia-R Wise R. VS.. William A.
Young ID.
Fourth virginia-R. 7. Thorpe R. VS.. f. D..
Fiuuey d.
Fifth Virginia.. r. Brown K VS. Claude
Swanson ID.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-04
THE STREET DOOMED.
Warrants Out for Owners of
Property on st. Marys
Alley.
Judge Campbell and Chief Lees Are
at Swords Points Over the
Issue.

The crusade against the parties who are
instrumental in keeping St. Marys street
open has started in earnest. Warrants
have been issued for Charles Alias, Paul
Botin and Celestine Gimoret. Each of
the three parties have a third interest IN
the lease OF the houses at 20, %, "a, 26, 28,
20, 81, 33 and 25 st. Marys street.
Nine counts were mum bered against
Alias anu Bodin and five against CeIestine
Gimoret.
Bodin was arrested by Sergeant Cook
and posse early last evening, and later
released on bail. All the parties will be
taken ana charged with the count of let
ting houses for nlegitmate purposes as
soon as the warrants can be served.
The warrants were all gwen out by
zion, and Judge Campbell states TIA the
cases will De thoroughly Investigated, and
if case comes up wnicn should be pun
ished a convection will follow.
the charges Will be based on section 316
of tue Penal Code. Ii convictions are
made of parties who lease the houses on
st. Marys street an attempt viii undoubt-
edly be made 10 do likewise with those
who have an interest in properly on
Quincy street.
The houses are emphatically declared
by Chief Lees to be a nuisance, ana he
will strain point to accomplish the OBJ
ieet, but realizes that it took over two
yeaIs TO close Morton street, and that diff
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-04
DIED FROM sTRYOHNINB.

Mysterious Case of Poisoning in SUIT
- i ter-Street LOd ging- House.
he dead body OF Mamie Fulton was
found al 500 Suffer street early this morn
ing. She had taken one-eighth of grain
of strychn+ne and hau died before med
=lcaI aid could reach her.
p The girl was the daughter of Theodore
Fulton, a barkeeper OF Seventh and Mis-
sion street., and she had been living with
Charles Martin for the past seven years.
Martin was with her when the police ar
rived with the am buIance, and he was
taken incharge pending the investigation
>ot.the facts of the case.
-. .He~said he was in bed when the woman
came in and after searching his pockets
told him she had found the strychni he
and had taken it. Soon after she was
selze.1 with convulsions and sne died in a
Jew minutes
-. Martin tod Police man Douglass he got
tile poison to xiii rats, but to a CALL re-
porter he said it was 10 take his lie, but
yhv be refused to say. A card with the
follow ing written upon it was found in the
room:
ia Darling Hdmis: am now about to leave
YOU Forgive IL for anything / have done
wrong. send for my sister Carrie This is
my last night on earth. When you wake
Will be=dead..-
There was 40 signature.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-04
INJURED BY
THE BLACKLIST
Railroad Men Kept Out of
Work Suing the Cor
poratiOnS
Thirty New Actions Begun on the
s rength of Judge Clifford's
Decision.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL

Special Dispatch to THE CALL
OGDEN, Dec. 3.-FoIlowing up the
verdict in the court of JUICE Clifford
in Chicago November Is awarding
damages against the Chicago end North
western Railway to Fred r. Ketcham in
the sum of $21 600 because OF blacklist
ing which prevented his receiving en-
ployment. there was filed in the Dlstric
Court at Ogden tonight the complaint OF
John O'Hara against the Oregon Short
Line Railroad and the receivers OF the
Union Pacifc Company, claiming dam
ages 10 the amount of $50, 600.
O'Hara had been conductor and brake
man for twenty years al the time OF the
A. r. q. strike in 1894, and has been I'M
BILE 10 get steady employment since that
time. He AT one time secured work from
he Short Line, but they discharged him
aIler six weeks, saying ne was competent
bui they did not want him.
Garrett o Neil. Union Pacific superln-
tendent, when appi ed to for work and
O'Hara stated his experience and quallh-
cations. aid: "You are all right, but you
have an Y mark on you"
The plant sets forth that the de-
PENDANT railroads wllltully, mailiciousiy,
ieloniouslv and unlawfully made and ex-
changed black lists upon which was the
name of plairliff, with the intent and
purpose Of preventing him from securing
and re ianing work as brakeman or com
ductor, and thai at all times since 1884
they have done this to his damage in The
sum named.
There will be about thirty cases filed
here on the same basis.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-04
ARE cR0WDWG HUNTINGTON
TIE Union Pacific Combination De-
termined to Put Up Lively
FiQht.

NEW YORK, Dec. ga Times special
from Washington says: Huntington is
preparing to compete Tor the Kansas Pa
clfc and TO gain control of connections
from Denver to Ogden, which will give
him thu eastern out ct for the Central Pa
cihc. Negotiations are far advanced to
perfect TINS arrangem Mt, and if the
Union Pacific com bination is to obtain
control of the line from OGDEN to San
Francisco it will have to outbid the Hun
ington people.
The Union Pacific combination has de-
termined 10 crowd Huntington to I e
wall In this il has thA aid of the great
interests controlling the Northern Pacific
and Great Northern. The result OF such
a com bination would be the crowding of
the Gould interest INTO the middle south
west, and Of the Huntington people into
territory south OF San Francisco to Los
Angeles ami across the country 10 New
Orleans