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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-24
EDWARD BELLAMY's health is very poor.
Is CENTSAYEAR
How's this ??

How's this?
We have made up our minds to add 10000
new names to our list within the next few
months In order to do this we have cut the
price of the AGITAToR (foreign edition. square
in half if sent in clubs of d. We intend to
make the AcIrAToR one of the best papers in
the nation. Get up club right now! Any
body will give quarter for paper like the
AGITATOR.
Thirteen weeks for 10 cents.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-24
KANSAS GREAT MEN.

Kansas is entitled to place the busts of two
of her great men in Statuary Hail. at Wash
ingtou. The Topeka Capital is conducting a
voting contest to ascertain who are the choice
Of the people. The AcITAToR votes for John
Brown and John P. St. John.
Well say more about it next week
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-24

WE notice that a number of Popuist papers
are continuing their unkindly criticism of
Senator PETER. We greatly regret this exhibit
ton of petty and foolish animosity and spirit of
fault finding The writers of these screeds
know full we'll that Mr.. PETER is an honest, con-
scientious man, and, ere long, they will learn
that he is on the right track. Indeed, he has
said nothing that need offend any reasonable
person. However, the gentleman with
lengthy hirsute appendage is abuudantly
able to take care of himself, as the readers of
the Advocate know
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-24

THE dispatches state that the mileis, grain
dealers and certain big bankers have formed an
organization to lower the price of wheat, and
keep it down.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-24

If court can make thing criminal which
was before entirely lawful, simply by forbiddng
people to do it or ''enjoining'' them not to do
it, of what use are legislatures and other law
making bodies? Government by court injunc-
ton is among the most odious forms of tyranny.
We are getting more and more of it every year
in this country, and Jeferson's warning Of the
danger to be apprehended from our federal
courts is to be abundantly justified. With their
life tenure and freedom from all responsibility
to the people, their judges would be more than
human if they did not magnify their office and
enlarge their powers. What we need IN this
country is not law-making by judges or law
making by select few, but law making by the
people thelnselves.-Star and Kansan
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-24

SINCE yellow fever has stopped southern
traffic, the railroads running east from Chicago
have advanced freight rates.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-09-24
HERE'S true American girl. Miss Grac

HERE'S a true Amer1can g1rI MISS Grace
Thompson, daughter of Judge Thomson, of
St. Louis, is travelling in Europe. She is a
very pretty and intelligent girl, and the Prince
cf Wales desired to become acquainted with
her. but she had too much self-respect to allow
an introduction to the royal libertine and
debauchee, and left the city where she was So
5ouruins in order to avoid meeting him.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-21
NEW TO-DAY,
FREE TO EVERY MAN.
THE METHOD OF A GREAT TREATMENT
FOR WEAKNESS OF MEN.
WHICH CURED HIM AFTER EVERY
THING ELSE FAILED.

Painful diseases are bad enough, but when
man is slowly wasting away with nervous
weakness the mental forebodings are ten
times worse than the most severe pain There
is no let up to the mental suffering day or
night. Sleep is almost i'm possible, and under
such strain men are scarcely responsible for
what they do. For years the writer rolled and
tossed on the troubled sea of sexual weakness
until 1t was question whether he had not
better take dose OF poison and thus end all
his throubles- But providential inspiration
came to his aid in the shape of a com bina ton
OF medicines that not only completely restored
the general health, but enlarged his weak
emacfated parts to natural size and vigor and
he now declares that any man who will take
the trouble TO send his name and address NAV
have the method OF this wonderful treatment
free. Now, when say free mean absolutely
without cost, because l want every weakened
man TO get the benefit of my experience.
am not philanthropist, nor do l pose as
an enthusiast, but there are thousands of men
suffering the mental tortures of weakened
manhood who would be cured at onca could
they but get such a remedy as the one that
cured me. Do not try to study out how l can
afford to pay the few postage-stamps necessary
to mail the information but send for il ana
learn that there are q few things on earth
that, although they cost nothing to get, are
worth fortune to some men and mean q life
time OF happiness to most OF US. Write to
Thomas Slater, box 1888, Kalamazoo, Mich.
and the information will be mailed in a plain
sealed envelope
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-21
The Late Mrs. Sergeant-Major Brown.

fattery. trusted that in the meantime and
before the people were wiser we should have
covered up the graves of the department ana
the pubic would have seen but monument
OF tie future and not q reminder OF the past.
The department is suffering. In efficiency
OF scholarship we have made but little prog
ress in the last two years, and we shall make
less in years TO come, unless the board takes
some decided step. Towns half the size of
ours are making greater strides; they have
superior schools; thev excel US because their
system is more complete. And yet this is
Berkeleyl the seat of learning. and the town
OF all others which the people OF the State
should look up to.
trust the board will soon devise some
means to arrange the course OF study, so as to
provide for hali-year promotions. 1t is well
unders TODD that there are some pupils in all
the grades capable OF more rapid progress
than others; and then there are those
who may be almost ready at the end of
the year for promotion to another grade,
but who are possibly lacking in par
tial studies, who cannot be advanced to a
higher grade because of this deficiency, but
whom half Years. work would qualify. 1t
seems hardly just 10 either of the classes of
students that the bright cannot be deseryingly
pushed and that the slower ones should be
held back for wear. Some method, in my
opinion, is advisable and ought soon to be put
in operation. by which these obstacles can be
overcome and the grades benefited.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-21
THE KNIGHTS RECEIVE.

Golden Gate Hall tho Scene of Pleas
ant Evenings Entertainment.
There was q reception given by the drill
corps of California Commandery No. l.,
knights TEN plar. last Monday evening. in
Golden Gate Hall.
There was an excellent programme rem
dered during the early part of the evening,
the feature of which was the duet by the
Hurlbut brothers. Both are exceptionally
fine cornet players and their numb was
app!auded to the echo, The programme
was as follows:
''Blue Bells of Scotland" "Knickerbocker and
Colonial Quarteis; cornet duet, Huribut
brothers; Legends" Colonial Quartet; tenor
solo, d. NJ. Lawrence; delinea ions, "BaroD's
Last Banquet" Cyrus Brownie Newton; con-
lrato solo. 'Nymphs and Fairies," Miss Ivy
Gardner; selected airs, Knlcker booker Quar-
tet; dearest Maiden, Dance With Me-" Co.
lonia ard Knickerbocker Quarteis.
Co onia Quartz - Miss Florence Doane.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-21
BURIED BOURBON.
Freshmen Succeed in Their Annual
ObseQuies

Freshmen Succeed in Their Annual
Obsequies.
BERKELEY, CAL, April 2O.-Within
the gaze of throng OF over 5000 specta-
tors the freshmen at the State University
celebrated the burial of Bourbon and
Nimto tonight, m arking one of the most
brilliant events of the kind ever held in
Berkeley. 1t was not. however, until they
had fought their way through the small
army of sophomores, who were scattered
over the route of travel and who offered
a powerful resls ance to the oncomin q foe
AT 8 So'clock the procession of freshmen
started from North Berkeley, accompany.
ing the coffin in which were deposited q
copy OF Minto's Manual and Algebra.
They passed through the streets sur
rounding with hollow square the huge
truck on which were the coffin and the
speakers of the evening. A continual
stream Of fireworks was set off along the
route of travel.
They first tried to gain entrance to the
campus by the lower southern gate. but
the sophs had barred the way with a
water wagon. The procession then head
ed for the other entrance farther east.
Upon arriving I ere they caught the
sophs in the ac. of cutting down and
burning the bridge across Straw berry
Creek.
The '99 men were soon overpowered and
the bridge was passed. Having reached
the campus, half their battle was won.
Though one by one the guards about
the wagon we're picked off and bound
hand and foot, enough we're LETT to carry
out the ceremony OF burning the coffin
Amid most deafening tumult and a
shower of rotten eggs the cremation took
place, and the freshmen gave their war
dance about the ashes of the coffin. A. J.
Cloud was Pontiiex Maximus, Charlie.
Dorety and Roy Young were Laudators,
George Brehm Damnator, Jesse Menden-
hall Imprecator and Henry Robinson and
Z. Garrison, MHledictors.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-21
THE CRIME WILL
co UHPUN|S HE'D
Anna Johnson's Dying
Words Ruled Out as
Evidence.
DR.. Sharpe, the Sister and Lover
of the Dead Girl Are
Released.
The Jury DID Not Like to Say "No,
Guilty." but They Had No
Alternative.

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALI
90S Broadway, April 20. I
Annie Johnson was murdered and no
one Will have to answer for the crime
The charges against DR.. Sharpe, JACK
Howard the motorman and Huldah John
son were all stricken from the calendar
to-day because of a technicality in the
dying statement of the murdered girl.
When Anna johnson believed she was
going to die she consented to make an
ante-mortem statement. It was attested
before Notary Public Keeney, and when
the dying girl signed it she made the fol-
lowing remark: "If I die return this to
the authorizes. but if live return it to
lne'
The prosecution at the last session of
court had reached that portion of its case
with the introduction OF the girls dying
| statement.
Attorney Francoeur for the defense ar
gued against its admission on the ground
that the expression Of the girl when she
signed it made 1t clear that she did not
make it at time when she had no idea
of recovering. As the statute requires
that the deponent under such circum-
stances must have given up all hope of
iAie INC attoIney ouJeCtcu 10 lts duullSSlOn
in evidence.
The case was taken under advisement
and to-day Judge Ogden addressed the
jury as follows: The defendant Howard,
Is charged with murder. To convict a
man of this charge the evidence of guilt
must be conclusive. In this case il ap-
pears from the state ment of the District
Attorney that there is no such legal evil
dence and 1t remains for US to discharge
the prisoner, and 1T Is, therefore, your
duty to return and it is the advice of the
| court that you do return verdict of not
guilty"
Captain II. Thoelken arose and stated
that unless they were ordered to bring in
such verdict they would not agree on
that point, for some of the Jurors had
made up their minds that such a verdict
was not justified. "No other verdict will
be accepted by the court" said Judge Og-
den, land if another one is brought in 1t
will be set aside" The jury retired ana
deliberated for fifteen minutes before they
| could agree to accept the courts instruc-
ton.
The case against DR.. Sharpe was called
before Judge Hall and also dismissed.
Huldah Johnson, Jack Howard and DR..
Sharpe walked from the courtroom smil-
ing and after congratulating each other
walked away free.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-21

hrst soprano; Miss Ivy Gardner, second So
Rrano' MISS Mary Main first alto; Miss Clara
Hyman, second alto.
khlckerbocker Quartet - d. NJ. Lawrence,
nrst tenor; o. n. Ell OFT, second tenor; D. B.
Nrhne' nrst bass; Il. A. Larsen, second bass.
The programme. however, did not end
the festivities of the evening for at it's
close The floor was cleared for dancing,
ana the lubiant knights led their fair
ladies through a dancing programme as
long as its musical and literary prede-
cessor.
The following were. in charge:
Executive committee-Sir r. p HurIbUrT.
captain; Sir o. F. Westphal, Sir Charles Bliss
Sir L. a. Larsen, Sir ]. P. Fraser, Sir Sanford
Plummer.
Rec ption commirtee-Sir o. F. Westphal.
Sir Z. X. Chapman, Sir John r. Clark, Sir c.
W Taber, Sir R. H. Morrow, Sir Charles Bliss,
Sir A. r. Morrow, Sir n. Ascroft.
entertainment committee-Sir L. A Larsen
Sir \. A. Batkln, SIR w. R lost Sir W. H. F.
Titus, lieutenant; Sir John Tomsingsen, Sir C.
w. lredale, Sir l. C. Crooks.
Floor committee-Sir Sanford Plummer Sir
J. A. Christie, lieutenant; Sir George H. New
man. Sir H L. Day.
Music committee-Sir G.. w. Bennett Sir R.
b. Ream: Sir P. P. Bail. Sir James McCrosson.
Refreshments committee-Sir ]. P Fraser
Sir c. s. Ewing, Sir o. j. Huested, Sir B. G.
horn, Sir George H. Dyer.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-21

larly simple, but w.thaI tenderly impress
slve. The casket was placed in front of
the platform and all around it were floral
tribu from her many comrades and
friends.
The officers who took part in the SER
vices were: Ensign Sprague, Staff Captain
Mrs. Merriweather, Captain LYON, Nj Major
and Mrs. Mcintyre and the cadets.
10 -ulIy appreciate the beauty OF the
scene ii is almost necessary to understand
the religious principles that the army
teaches. The confidence of their illusions
TO a better land and the freedom with
wnich they speak of subjects which ortho-
doX Chrisuan> are accustomed TO handle
deiicately would from The mouths of
peope less sincere be almost character
lzed as Ievity. Such suggestion, how
ever. would be woetully out of place at an
army funeral.
Near the coffin stood Sergeant-Majo jor
Brown, the husband OF the deceased, and
IN his arms was the little 13-mon ths-old
child whose mother was in the coffin. A
young son sat on q chair near by, and
seemed as unable to realize the solem atty
OF the occasion as the infant. which, at The
time while its bereaVed father was speak
ing OF the example set by his vile, reached
out It's tiny hands and uttered a simple
word, at the same time seeming surprised
that II met with no response.
Captain Lyon and Miss Alice Sturtevant,
who had been intimate acquaintances OF
the deceased, told OF her iifework and the
consistency to her principles, both at
home and when in the hall.
There were few songs by bers of
the army. and Major Mcintyre brought
the ceremonies TO q close with few we'll
chosen remarks.
Lieutenant Roberts, Captain Van DYKE
and Cadet Macklin acted as pail bearers.
and after the benediction fully 1000 peo.
pie passed around the coffin and took
their last look at the comrade who for
many years has presided at the piano in
the hall.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-21
MYSTERY OF AN EGG,
Peculiar Lettering That Is Either q
Miracle or Hoax.

Peculiar Lettering That Is Either a
Miracle or u Hoax.
OAKLAND, CAL, April 20.-Mrs. w. ].
Haney found an.egg in her yard few
days ago which is a mystery. In raised
letters on the she'll may be read in dis
tinct outline the following words, Good
Times in 1897. Mrs. Mckinley"
"a week or two ago." shefremarked, az
went to gatner up the eggs at dusk. As I
took a dozen or so out of nest saw
writing on one of them. On entering the
house I lighted the lamp and showed it to
my husband. At first he was inclined to
laugh atme, but on examination we we're
both startled TO find the egg as you now
see it,
The egg is of ordinary size and the let.
ters are about the size OF newspaper type,
and are OF exactly the same material as
the shell, bur are raised ABOVE the level.
All kinds of theories of miracles and prac-
tical jokes have been advanced, but the fact
remains that Mrs. Haney showed the egg
to reporter to-day bearing the peculiar
lettering and declares that she would not
part with it for hundred dollars.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-21
WILL ASK FOR LICENSE.
Nickel in -th g. Slot Machine Owners Will
Attempt to Make Them Legal
by Ordinance,

Dy ordnance
OAKLAND, CAL, April 20-The cru
sade of the police against the nickel-in-
the slot machines has used the owners OF
them to look about for chance to iegalize
their use. An attempt will be made 10
get the Council to pass an ordinance
licensing them. The business is profit
able one and they can well afford TO pay
for he privilege.
The m achines that offer cash prizes are
the ones that reap the greatest harvest.
Some offer as hi b as S. for a nickel and
often lure many a boy to spend money
not his own in the hope that he may
make something.
II shall not object to anything that can
be legally done" said Mayor Thomas to-
day. when told tnat an ordinance had been
prepared to license the use of the ma
chimes. II understand that the State law
against gambling includes the machine
that offers money and, If that is so, We
cannot license that."
Section $50 Of the Penal Code, to which
the Mayor refers in the above, says:
Every person who deals, plays or carries on /,
opens or causes to be opened, or who cOnd ucts
either as owner or employe, whether for hire
or not, any game OF farO monte, roulette, lans-
stud-horse poker, seven and a hall. twenty
one, or any banking or percentage game
played with cards, dice, any device, for
money, checks, credit, or any other represen-
tatfve OF vaiue, is punishable by fine not less
than $500 nor more than $1,000, and shall oe
imprisoned in the County Jail until such fine
and costs OF prosecution are paid, such i'm
prlsonmenI not TO exc led one year; and every
person VINO plays at or bets at or against any
OF said prohibited game or games, is guilty of
q InlsdemeaDor.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-21
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS.

that such laws 90 not go into force until
sixty days from passage. This gave the
Trustees the opportunity to make the re-
appointment and they took advantage
Of it.
The school Board
ALAMEDA, CAL, April 2O.-Dr. w. X.
Scott, the newly elected mem her of the
Board of Education, presented his creden-
tials tonight at the meeting and was ad-
mi.ted to a seat, vice E. H. BRYAN. C. H.
Brown WAS the other mem Der, elected TO
succeed himself. In expectation of a pro-
tracted session over the antlcipated dead.
lock over the chairmanship Supe1irtend-
ent OF Schools Sullivan, who is also secre-
tary of the board, had actually spread out
his blankets in corner Of the council
chamter prepared to stay the night out.
After session OF an hour and a Quarter
the board opened its doors and announced
that DR.. w. K. Scott had been elected
chairman and d. J. Sullivan secretary
and City Superintendent. Scott was q
compromise candidate.
The Library Trustees.
ALAMEDA, CAL, April 2o.-The Free
Library Trustees have elected George II.
Mastick chairman; John Lutgen, vice
chairman; Charles L. Weller, secretary
yonn w. Harbourne, librarian, and Mrs.
Marcella II. Krautb. assistant librarian.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-21
|NOORSE0 HIS ACTION,
Manager Barnes Supported in
His Demand Ml1e of Stan.
lord Athletes.
state University Students Meet ant
Draw Up Sign ficant
Reso utions.

BERKELEY. CAL, April 20. The
associated students at the State Uniyer-
sity have indorsed the stand taken by
Manager Barnes of the q. C. track team
with regard to the recent controversy with
Stanford concerning the distribution of
points in the annual intercollegiate field
day. They met this afternoon, and after
listening to speeches by Professor Thomas
r. Bacon, Professor George c. Edwards
Arti ur E ston and Manager Barnes, they
appointed a commi tee, cons sting OF
Magee. Whipple and Graham, 10 DRAFT
resolutions demanding the recognition of
The university's rights to arbitration in
the athletic question and indorsing The
action of the teams manager in uphold
ing this demand upon Stanford through
Professor Thomas r. Bacon, the faculty
representative.
The general sentiment at the university
seems To be tat the Stanford athletes
have placed themselves in an exceedingly
awkward position in refusing to submit
the question OF deciding whether the
points for the winners should be 5, 3. or
B. 2, l. to an i'm partial board.
at meeting to-day the question Of
sending team East next year was
brought up for discussion. IT was the
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-21
IS A CUBAN
REVOLUT|ON|ST
Handsome Senor Elisec, His
Letters, Money and
Diamonds.
Mysterious Mission OF One Who
Says the Cholera Is His
Best Friend.
His Story of Why Spain Is Certain 10
Be Defeated - Pred cts United
States Entanglement.

Senior Guilliamo Enrique Eliseo. tall.
bronzed and quite handsome man who
registered from Mexico, but who is said to
be native of Cuba, a high officer in the
ranks of the revoiutionists and to have
large landed interests in he"Pearl of the
Antilles" is at the Palace.
he arrived here on Sunday and has
since had many callers. Yesterday he
was very busy with his correspondence.
He brought to his aid the services of q
lady typewriter and ratified off letter after
letter. dispatching them to New York.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-21
A" SUGAR-COATED" POLICY

President Boone Explains Something
of His Attitude Toward the
school Departments.
BERKELEY, CAL, April 20.-President
7. r. Boone of the Berkeley Board OF
Education placed himself on rscord last
night as having adopted since his election
TO his present office sugar-coated policy
to conceal the weaknesses OF the public
schools and to arrest criticism These
startling statements were made before the
board at their regular seml-monthIy meet
ing in his annual written report. Turn
ing from his ''sugar-coated" policy, es he
described il, he severely criticized the de-
partment, referring particularly 10 the
stagnation in the system which at present
prevails. Said Mr.. Boone:
Since l became your president l have
adopted q sugar-coated policy TO conceal the
weakness of the schools and to arrest criticism
But now my sugar is exhausted and the public
is catching on 10 my little game. Whatever l
have said or written in public about the
schools has always been in the language Of
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-21
AGAIN s:; s:; (: :::;;;::: s:;; s;:;:
THE ANAPHRODISIC,

THE ANAPHRODISIC,
From PROF. DIR. RICORD of Paris is the
only remedy for restoring strength under
guarantee, and will bring back your lost
powers and stop forever the dangerous
drains on your system. They act quickly,
create a healthy digestion. pure, rich
blood, firm muscles, rugged strength.
steady nerves ana clear brain. Imported
direct from Paris. Price per box, direc-
tions inclosed, So. 50. For sale by all re.
spectacle druggists. Mail orders from any
person shall receive prompt attention.
For sale by DR.. V. Condory, AGO Quincy
Building, Chicago.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-21
An Enormous Ga haring at
the Funeral of Mrs. Ser
gaant- Major Brown.
Very Simple Services Were
Conducted by Members o.
H adQuarters Staff.
A Motherless Infant Prattled 10 the
Face in the Casket While
It's Father Spoke.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL
4ns broadway Anil %

More than thousand people crowded
into the old Peoples Theater to-day to
witness the funeral of Mrs. Sergeant
Major Brown. The Salvat onists have a
unique way OF conducting funeral, and
il never seems to be with them an occa.
sion OF sorrow. Even IN the presence of
death they seem to lose none of III at buoy
ancv of spirit which marks their lives.
Lieutenant-Colonel ]. ]. Keppel con-
Quoted the ceremonies, which were singu-
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-21
Chief Fair Denies 1t.

OAKLAND, CAL. April 2O.-Chief OF
the Fire Department Fair denies that
he has had any trouble with Stoker
Steve Towne, and his denial is supported
by eve-witnesses of the suspension of
Towne for neglect Of duiy. In fact Towne
himself asserts that he had been neglect.
ful and sought for another chance. He
saws Fair did nothing but his duly,
Ii is asserted that the ari ice was simnlv
another political plot to put Fair in bad
reDute