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The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17
Discovery of a "Joker"
That Will Delay Its
Ratification.
Peculiar Clause That Means
the Abandonment of Much
Territory.
Senators Detect the Bait In inn q
to Prevent Some Interesting
mplicat!ons.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. April 16.-Mr.
Cleveland sent 10 the Senate on January
80 the Alaskan boundary convention ar
ranged between Pauncefote. British Min
lister, and Olney, which still remains un-
disposed of. At the opening of the present
session Senator Davis, chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Relations, ex-
planned the treaty at length and urged its
speedy ratifcstion, stating that by its
terms the country would gain large ed-
dition Of valuable territory. Stewart OBJ
lected to the consideration of the treaty
at that time. Davis has not since called
1T up and apparently for good reasons.
1t is now discovered that the third clause
in the agreement. by which we were said
to gain about fourteen square miles of
territory through the ioerality of the
British Government, contained 8 blow
fatal to our interests. Certain Senators,
who have been investigating, feel assured
that the wording of the third clause of
the first article providing that notwith.
standing the summit of Mount st. Elias
is within the Canadian bounds the Cana
dian Government is willing to divide it
with the United States is really bait to
entice the United States into a complete
abandonment OF our "ten-marine- league"
claim throughout tue thirty mile strip"
between the one hundred and forty first
meridian. west longitude, and head of
Portland Canal.
In other words the Canadians propose
to put the United States OH record as
dividing with them the summit OF a
mountain that lies within our thirty
mile strip. Using this point of false
departure as precedent of our own max
ing the Can nadians would insist upon ap-
plying the rule all the way down the coast
Of the islands and maintain it to the
mouth of Portland Canal. The appli-
cation of the rule would cost the Un ted
States practically all of the territory in
that region worth having and which this
Government claims.
The summit of Mount st. Elias lies
wholly within the intersection of our ''ten
marine leagues line within the one
hundred and forty-tirst meridian. Fol-
lowing the official acknowled ment
OF that fact it may be found in
the Canadian "sessionar' papers and the
joint report of the com missioners appoint
ed under article l of the conyen ton
between the United States of America and
.he United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland for the delim itation OF the bound
airy line between the United States and
the Dominion of Canada, dividing Alaska
from British Columbia. The report shows
that the summit of Mount ST. Elias is in,
by best determination, latitude 60.17 35 10
! and longitude 140 55 47.32, being 2S.s30
nautical miles from the line of the coast
west of Yakutat Bay and 2.41 statute
miles east of the one hundred and
forty first meridian. The report Is signed
by w. w. DuffieId, United States Comm
sioner, and w. F. King. her Majesty s
| Commissioner.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17
DEAD WOMEN IN a BUGGY.
Murdered From Ambush by a Jealous
Husband While Driving With
Gallant Soldier Rov.

SYRACUSE n. Y, April 16.-Early
this morning the proprietors of one of the
livery stables in Sacketts Harbor were
Mortified when one of their horses came
trotting up to the door of the stable draw
ing buggy containing the bodies of two
deai women. There was no driver the
horse having made its way alone to the
stable.
The buggy had been hired the night be-
fore by George Allen, soldier stationed
at Madison Barracks. There was nothing
about the vehicle to tell what had become
Of him.
An examination of the two bodies
showed that the women had been mur-
dered. They had been shot and stabbed,
and the bodies were badly mangled with
a knife. They were identified as Mrs
William Crouch and Miss Mary DAILY.
As soon as possible q search was made
TO ascertain the story of the crime. A
party started out III the direction from
which the horse had come. 1t had gone
but short distance when Allen was met
staggering along the road toward town.
He had been badly hurt, was dripping
with water and seemed to be in dazed
condition. He was taken to the barracks.
where he was sufficiently restored to be
able TO make a statement.
According 10 the story told by Allen the
murder was committed by the husband OF
Mrs. Crouch. He had long been insaneIy
Jealous of her and had made her life so
miserable that she had finally brought
suit for divorce. This had made Crouch
extremely angry, and he had, according
to Allen, threatened to make her regret
her action.
While they were driving along the
Waterloo road last night near Sacketts
Harbor Crouch suddenly arose from the
side of the road, where he had evidently
been waiting, and opened fire on the party
In the buggy. Allen knew little of what
had occurred, as he was struck and be-
came senseless, but the two women must
have been killed at that time Crouch
evidently thinking Allen dead threw him
into nearby stream, where the cold
water revived him. He crawled out of the
water and succeeded in making his way to
town. 1t is believed that he will die.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17
NOT GREATER THAN THE LAW
Citizens of indianapolis Sbow the Street
car Companies That They Must
Accep g. Cent Fares.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, April 16-There
has been intense excitement all day over
the action of the street-railroad company
in defying the law for 3-cent fares. This
morning the citizens banded together for
the protection OF passengers and defied
the company's employees to eject them.
Early this morning companies of ten or
twenty citizens stood at the street corners
and boarded the cars for the express pur-
pose OF seeing that the company accept
the legal fare. When the conductors
asked one for Scent fare and upon re-
fusal to pay tried to eject him he found
ten or a dozen determined men ready to
assist the passenger. In one case man
was kicked i'll The stomach by the motor
man and riot was averted only by turn
ing On the current and taking the car
away from the excited crowd. Many con-
ductors, seeing that the citizens were de.
termined, accepted the legal fare. The
many contentious of the morning pro-
duced so much feeling that Mayor Tag
CERT called upon President Mason of the
company, and he agreed that cents be
accepted as fare till the case pending in
the courts is decided. To- might the Grand
Jury returned indictments against Presi-
dent Mason and Superintendent Elliott
for violating the law. Other indictments
will be returned against them.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

pores are closed and clogged, and i'm
purities which might pass off in
perspiration are forced back into the
blood. Besides this, winters hearty
food, fats and sweets, contribute more
impurities.
This briefly explains the existence of
Spring Humors-those unsightly erup-
tons, painful bois, annoying pimples
and other affections, which make abso-
lutely necessary the use of Hoods Sar-
saparilla at this season.
But with some people impurities in the
blood cause very different symptoms.
The kidneys, liver and bowels are over
matched in their efforts to relieve the
clogged system. Dizzy headaches, bill
ious attacks, failure of appetite, coated
tongue, lame back, indigestion or that
tired feeling are some of the results.
From the same cause may also come
scrofula, neuralgia, sciatica or rheuma-
tism.
All these troubles and more may properly
be called "Spring Humors," and just as
there is one cause cure is found in just
one remedy, and that is Hoods Sarsa-
pariIla, the great Spring Medicine.
After the grip, diphtheria, scarlet fever and
other prostrating and blood poisoning
diseases Hoods Sarsaparilla is of in
estimable value. 1t purifies, vitalizes
and enriches the blood, creates an appe-
tite, tones the stomach and builds up
the whole system.
For your Spring Medioine-to prevent or
cure Spring Humors and build up your
health, take
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

man, Bolivar, Sunflower and Washington
counties in Mississipni

man, Bolivar, Sunfower and Washington
counties in Mississippi
1t is suggested that ten days. supply of
rations be sent at the earliest practicable
moment to supply 1000 destitute persons
and 100 head of stock in Quitman County,
in which thirteen townships are inun-
dated; also 5000 destitute persons and 500
head of stock in Coah oma County, where
twelve townships are flooded; for 5000
destitute and 800 stock in Bolivar County,
where nine townships are inundated. On
the Arkansas side it is reported that there
ale 5000 destitute and 400 livestock in Phil
lips and Monroe counties requiring assist
ance. Thirty to forty DAYS is the esti-
mated period of time before the laborers
can go to work in the inundated area, but
as this period will vary with the locality
the inspector recommends that no sup.
plies be sent for longer period than ten
days
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17
VALUABLE LIQUoH SEIZED.

Big Shipment From California In tn
HandS of South Carolina O6ic.rs.
CHARLESTON, S. c., April 16.-The
State constabulary to-day captured a car
load of the hnest liquors consigned to a
wealthy citizen. here for personal use by
the win. house of w. A. Undertook & Co.
OF San Francisco, and consisting of ninety
TWO packages OF the bsst California wines
Bahr has telegraphed Attorney General
Townsend of the seizure. The goods were
consigned 10 prominent banker in this
city. There is a question as to Bahr's
right of seizure, and the case will go to
tha cOurts
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

Colonel w. K. Smedberg has been re-
corder of the Loyal Legion, Com m andery
OF California, since the order was organ.
lied in this State. He is past depart
ment commander of the Grand ARMY of
the Republic. He is regular army Off.
Ger, retired, with rank of captain and
brevet of heutenant-colonel. In the war
he gained distinction for gallantry, but in
gaining it he lost leg in the Wilderness
battle. His son. w. r. Smedberg, is
lieutenant in the Fourth United States
Cavalry at the Presidio.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17
Aew officer for the Pacific Coast.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. April 16.-waI-
ter Chance OF Ohio was appointed SUPER
vising special agent OF the Treasury to-
day by Secretary Gage. The principal
duties in recent years of the position have
been in connection with the seal fisheries
and the enforcement of the Chinese ex-
clusion law. Jerry" Crowley, well known
on the Pacific Coast. and whom Chance
succeeds, has done such good work tn at
Secretary Gage transferred him to Chicago
and put him in charge of that district.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

Another expert commission, similar to
that sent to the Bering Sea. will be ap-
pointed TO confer with two commissioners
named by England. The British CON-
missioners are Gerald Hamilton and Pro-
lessor Thompson. American experts will
oe named soon, meanwhile the efforts of
TINS Government will be devoted to secur-
ing an arrangement for another modus.
for time experts will be engaged in
making their investigations.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17
STORM ON LAKE MICHIGAN.

Fears That Many Vessels and Persons
Hare Gone Dozen.
CHICAGO. ILL, April 16.-It is feared
that several vessels were lost in terrific
storm which ragged on Lake Michigan to-
day and that many persons have gone to
the bottom. The steamer Frank Woods,
which left st. Joseph Thursday morning
for Milwaukee, has not been heard from
since Captain Britton and sixteen others
were on board. Scores of steam and sail
ing vessels were caught in the tempest,
and fears are entertained for their safety
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17
COLONEL SMED8ERG H0E0RED.
The WeH- Known Veteran Aooojntsd 4
Member of the Board of Visitors
to West POM

WASHINGTON, D. c.. April 16.-Colo-
mel w. X. Smed edberg of California was to-
day appointed on the Board of Visitors to
the West Point Academy.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17
senator Hsrns,. Mother Dead.

CHARLOTTE, N. c., April 16-Mrs.
Hanna, mother OF Senator Marx Hanns,
died this morning at Ashville from pneu-
monla, aged S4. Senator Hanna arrived
to-day, and will accompany the remains
to Cleveland. where they will be inferred.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17
TO SAVE THE FUR SEALS.

lmother Co,nnnissiom Wil Soon Be Ap-
potnted by the Presfdent.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 16.-Agents
have been selected by the President to
prepare a scheme for saving the fur seals.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

Brings man down to bedrock condl-
ton. He is really the sem blance of
man-he is man who has been dis
counted-yes, cut off from the pleasures
and enjoyments OF life. He is shv and
bashfui, nervous and irritable. Every
thing frets him, everything goes against
him. he has no confidence in hims self, and
has no confidence in others. What can
you say TO such a hollow-cheek victim
what can you do to give him the brace and
vim of vigorous manhood ?
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17
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Y EARNY AND WASHINGTON Srz-vxs
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70 ~ per week. s. 10 S3O per month: tree ns.hrsS
hot and cold water every room. tira xrasas ~
every roeai; eisyaIor Suns All nigas.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17
Hudson Medical Institute
Ellis, Market and StOektOn Sts.

BLOOD POISON-The first, secondary and
BLOOD POISONED iary form of Blood
BLOOD POISON Poison is shown in copper
BLOOD POiSON-colore1 spots. pimples, dry,
BLOOD POISON-parched, Itching skin. The
BLOOD POISON-reIiable cure for this Is the
BLOOD POISON-30-day Cure.
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The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17
Thousands of persons all
over the United States
gratefully praise Dr.. Mar
tins Pain Curer and are
never without it.

The Curer is free from all injurious
and poisonous properties, and is en-
tirely vegetable in its composition. 1t
tones up and strengthens the system,
puriies the blood, e1pels bad matter
from the organs of the body generally,
promotes digestion, regulates thesppe-
tite and secures healthy state OF the
system and its various functions. Taken
occasionally as preventive of disease,
1t keeps the mind cheerful and happy
by promoting healthful action of the
skin, heart, lungs, stomach. pancreas,
bowels, l,yer, kidneys. bladder, spleen,
spinal coz Minn, and the whole nervous
system. 1t is also especially always
woAAN's FRIEND, and is unequaled
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17
Spring

During the colder season i'm
pure humors accumulate in
the blood. The surface of
the bodv being chilled the
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17
"sfAszo ufu

VIII find it advantageous to learn all
about this wonderful discovery 1t won't
hurt you to inquire, why, then write for
Circulars and Testimonials.
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FOR THE PREVENTION AED CURE


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Complaints. Disease Of tho stom-
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Complaints. Kidney Complaints,
sciatics. Lumbago, Colds, Coughs,
Local and General ID ebility, Head
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sweilings, Boils, Sores, Ulcers,
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here. In a word, the great Pain
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For sale by all druggists The trade
supplied by Redington & Co., Mack
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The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

HOWARD v. sUrHERLAsD's satire and wit in
to-days Star.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-24
LETTLNG THEIR EYES OPEN.

II really begins 10 look IL the public cab
owners Of Ncw-York. having protested from
time immemorial that they would ne'er con
sent 10 lower fares. were now upon the verge OF
conserving They have talked a great deal
abont the matter Of late among themselves. and
on Sunday evening at a meeting Of their asso-
citation il was the one topic Of discussion. The
association as a body is still believed 10 be
ayerse to The proposition, but there are signs
that the opposition has begun to disintegrate.
and The men who are tired. Of doing a compara-
lively snail business while believing that they
might just as we'll be doing a vastly larger one
at rcmuneratve rates not only predict that the
majority will agree with them before long. but
threaten 10 20 il alone without waiting much
longer There Is TO be another meeting week
hence nj which enterprise will have further
hearing.
There have been many promising cheap cab
movements" IN this town since the present
generation ouigrew baby carriages. The trouble
with all Of them has been that they were noth-
ing but promising They didn't perform. The
movement didn't move This time II seems 10
be different. and there some good reasons
FOR believing that IL s. Manifest destiny il ap-
pareniy resolved not 10 be Knocked AT indeh-
niely. and means TO have cab-owners come 10
terms. Not TO terms with a selfish and hard
hearted community. but with the natural con
dtlons Of their own welfare Until within n
recent period the pavements Of New York were
in so wretched a state that II jolting of cab
over them not only wore 1t out quickly. but
caused most sensible persons to make as little
use as possible of an "a .remely uncomfortable
mode Of transit. Now The spread Of asphalt and
, ;he Introduction of rubber tires have brought
great relief 10 vehicles and occupants alike thus
effectlDg a double advantage which ought To
| promote the business, and will, if it Is shrcwdy
managed. Moreover horsefiesh Is cheaper than
New-York tribune., 1897-08-24

II once was. and It's maintenance is not "'o'e
costly.
All the natural circumstances encourage
ductlon in cab fares. but alone inc! pro"'"''
would not soon have avaed TO reform ah HI
clent habit. II is the competition ac''a' "h"
prospective. of important railroad conil'""'es
which is opening the eyes Of cabmen to tie re'''
facts of the situation. 1t Is not 4 theor! ""' =.
condition which confrOnis them. Ample c"pi'"'
and some conspicuous advantages OF Po,''""
assure a sharp competition on the phr' .. Inv
railroads for the least uncertain part Vi '"'
traffic. 1t IS competition which cannon :"
hopefully encountered with the OLD sche""'e VI
charges. but II does not necessarily fhrea'e" '"e
public cab-owners with ruin or even WIN 'o''
Like other uxlrles. riding IN CABS 'eHuS ~ W.
come a necessity by use. II j. nNo'! "n'"
Ncw-Yorkers have been taught not 10 auop' '"'o
their lives. hut to avoid. A somewhat ei'e"-
sIye experience Of the comfort and convenience
Of the habit which the railroad companies mean
to cultivate in the people Of This city VIII surely
30 of advantage 10 cabmen in general. II me!
make sagacions nse Of their opportunity.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-24

the least effect apparently TO stay the passion
of the mob: nor was its fixed purpose OF ven
geance 10 be checked ny any thought OF mercy
or any regard for the established guarantees Oh
iustice as administered in all civilized States.
"'rhe New-York Herald has recently taken
the trouble 10 collect some statistcs showing
the number of lynchings committed In the Son'h-
ern States during the year which ended on Au-
cus, last The table IS as yet very ihcohi-
n,ate one II appears however. from the ng
uras Gathered that in the three States OF Neh-
,ucLv Alabama and Georgia there have been
mara than twenty-five lynch law executions
s,rcs August I 1896 There have also been one
or moro lvnchlngs apiece in Tennessee, VIZ
ginia and MARYLAND during the last year. whhe
=; \or,b Corolina-a State unusually free from
The abuses OF mob lava negro offender per-
,sbod NJ the hands OF self-appointed Sheriff
posse barely two weeks ago
70 what hidden motives and impulses 10 al
,ribute this sudden spread of the lynchlng mania
battles both Southern and Northern pehe'r'''on'
Tho incfticacv Of drastic and barbarous penal
lies to suppress crime is one OF the coiil'''on'
n,aces of criminal law history. Certainly the
offences whose commission has been Visiteu WIN
tho mos, savage vengeance show no sign OF
abatement, if the increased number OF lynch
lngs In 1896 and 1891 Is true measure OF 'he
more frequent commission OF these spec'ai
crimes. But whatever the causes OF the cpl
demlc It's Injurious moral effects are obvious
and deplorable. The appetite for mob law is one
that grows by what it feeds on, and any indui-
gence of ii. such as public opinion has more
than half tolerated in the South for year past
has plainly encouraged a wholesale and savage
contempt for law and order. from whose Dru-
;alzing effects it will be impossible for South
ern civilization TO recover for many years 10
New-York tribune., 1897-08-24

=, ,, .,rtrv would have ruled much higher,
Inn, for the enormous crop OF corn ana 'he MS
DosItIon of foreign countries to take from 'he
United States larger supplies or IL tnah ever
ga rho eyporis rose In the crop year recent!
.,d.d ~ I1S.s17.417 bushels meal included
a.,irst 1Ij0So. GIG bushels Of wheat flour in
cludcd.
The extraordinary crop OF corn came just III
rbe right time TO supply European needs at low
nrices For many years II has been observed
that when corn could be supplied in large qllan-
,i,,ss for less or not much more than half the
nrIce NJ wheat the foreign takngs of corn have
,epded 70 increase. Thus in the four years
1s7s-'s1. with foreign requirements large, the
sver,p. export price of corn was less than half
the prjce of wheat every year. and the ship
ments Of corn remained steady between 5000
mn and lOoO0OOO0 bushels. Again, in the
years 1s>.j.'9O the price OF corn was scarcely
more than half that OF wheat. and the exports
Increased. But last year. after July and An
ctIsf the price OF corn ruled through the whole
cro, wear below half The price OF wheat, and
the average for the first half of the crop year
was bI: ;1G cents for corn. against 10 cents
for wheat The rise In the price Of wheat has
since made the difference still wider
The increase in demand for American corn in
foreign markets opens the way for larger
busIness hereafter than has ever been done in
grain because there IS scarcely any limit 10 the
supply Of corn which can be produced here
cheaply in year Of favorable weather. If more
than 1000. .O00.Ooo bushels can be grown. as
in 1890 or 1892 or last year. there IS every rea-
son to suppose that the quantity can he ma
terlally increased without any material advance
IN the range Of cost II so. the dependence Of
foreign countries upon the United States for food
may naturally increase so that even in ordinary
years orr farmers may be called upon for some
what larger supplies. and in years when crops
abroad run short quantities much exceeding
those hitherto sent abroad may he required.
The financial independence Of this country will
be hasiened. il s obvious. II a much larger share
of It's products comes TO be required for the
food OF other nations and the Industries or
finances Of the country will become less liable
to be disturbed by business disasters or by wars
and rumOrs Of wars in Europe