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The San Francisco call., 1897-01-24

%HE armor-plate frauds of the year
XIX 1894 resulted IN nothing save the
eykSS fine OF $144, 484 "a to the Carnegie
Company. The officers who were respon-
sible, through neglect of duty, for
the imposition on the Government were
not even reprimanded, and the defective
plates are still on the ships. a few
months ago defective ship-plates were dis
covered to have been received at The New
port News yard for the battle-ships III
course OF construction there, and as a re-
suit the Navy Department has determined
TO make an example of some one. -Four
naval officers located at the several steel
works of Carnegie, whence the de-
fective plates have been received, are more
or less responsible for this irreguiarity,
and. in addition, it has also been asserted
that the steel board in Washington has
failed in exercising due precautions.
Hence the necessity of Furnishing some
body, and the unfortunate victim is En-
sign Noah T. Coleman, who has failed to
make prompt replies 20 inquiries f1om the
department regarding this steel business,
on the plea that be has been too busy at
tending to inspection of material, and
could not find time to attend to CORE
spondence. II should be noted in this
connection that Ensign Coleman is the
officer lowest in rank on this inspection
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The SubaItePn Made Scapegoat
And How the Wife Of Rdmra Faragut Was the Means OF Re-
storing a Young Man to Duty in the Navy

late misadventure in the Canandaigua
was, of course, familiar to Mrs Farragut
and Mrs. Pennock, and when four weeks
later a letter came from the Secretary of
the Navy to Master Edes informing him
that his sentence had been remitted and
that he was restored to duty, it was gen.
orally surmised that his courtesy to the
ladies' at very critical time had resulted
beneficlally to himself
Nearly all of the officers mentioned in
the above incidents are dead. Captain
Strong was retired as rear-admjral in
1876, serving a brief command of the
South Atlantic squadron, and died in
1882 B. l.. Edes was killed by the acci-
dental explosion of torpedo at Newport,
R. l., August 90, 1881; De Long perished
in the Jeanette expedition July /, 1882;
Dickman resigned from the navy Decem-
Der 81, 1871; Heyerman died last year,
and only Converse and Leary remain, the
latter the distinguished commanding
officer of the ram Katahdin.
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THE FRIEND IN NEED.

daily, With only the companionship of
her white-haired husband and er one
son, Jeff Riddle, she lives quietly and OBJ
scurely from day to day.
She was born over fifty years ago there
in the southern partof Oregon, among the
dismal lava beds. Her father was chief of
the Modocs, man of exec optional bravery
tall, strong and well built. They say
that he was handsome and fleet of foot;
that the women loved and the men feared
him, and that this daughter, wnom he
called Wi-ne-ma, was like him. However
that may be, it is true that when Wine ma
had reached the age OF Is, Frank Riddle. a
young man who had left his Kentucky
home in search Of gold, fell deeply in love
with her, and they were married.
Wi-ne-ma had always had strong lik-
ing for the white settlers. which was not
shared by her father nor the others of her
tribe. Her marriage strengthened her re-
gard for her husbands people: she spared
no pains to keep peace and prevent blood
shed, and this, mark you, was not an easy
thing 10 do.
The Indians hated the white men. Their
sense OF wrong was keenly developed. A
treacherous race themselves, they feared
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France, carrying Admiral Farragut's wife
and Mrs. Pennock, wife of the captain OF
the Franklin, over to Calais, where they
were to take the train for Paris.
Two officers, whose names have escaped
the writer's memory, but one OF whom
was surgeon, were charged TO look after
the safety and comforts of the ladies, ana
the trip across the channel was uneve 1T
full. Arriving in the French port the
ladies were escorted to a hotel pending
the departure of the train, and the doctor
and his friend went uptown on an explor-
ing expedition, with tie result that bot h
OF them were unable-or forgot-to keep
their appointment, and as a consequence
Mrs. Farragut and Mrs. Pennoek, after q
long, anxious waiting, left the hotel and
came down to the depot.
There were no escorts in sight, nor was
their baggage on hand, and but for the
opportune appearance of Master Edes the
ladies would have been put 10 great in
convenience, The young man saw the
opportunity of his lie and, working as he
had never done before, got the baggage
from the hotel, secured tickets (including
one for himself) and escorted the ladies
to the!r destination in Paris. Mr.. Edes'
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Dickman, July a. 1856, but the court ex-
onerated the navigator, as he proved to
the satisfaction of the court that he mad
complied with the navy regulations IN IN
forming the captain OF the changed course,
after which his responsibility ceased.
Admiral Farragut was furious, scored the
court severely and buntly minated that
some one must be held responsible for the
stranding of the ship. In consequence
Master B. L. Edes was hauled up before
the court and in short order was tried,
convicted and sentenced to two years sus-
pension.
1t was not until March IL, 1869, that
Captain Strong was court martialed at the
New York Navy-yard, charged with suf-
fering a vessel of the navy, through his
negligence, to be stranded; with having
neglected to keep a night order-book from
April to May 30 1868, and neglecting to
heave the lead while the ship was ap-
preaching land. TIE court was unable, it
appears, to prove any OF the charges and
he was consequently acquitted.
In the person OF Master Edes, however,
it was apparently quite in conformity to
the regulations that an example had been
made although his inexperience in the
first place should have excluded him from
even the acting position of navigator.
Master B. Edes Long, or B. Long Edes,
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very simple. Its purpose is to employ
every man who has an opportunity to pro-
duce anything by finding market for the
product-to find some other man who
wants the product and who has some
thing TO Iexchange for it. 1t is by this
means that the use of money is dispensed
with.
It's worked in this way. A shoemaker,
for instance, wants a barrel OF flour. he
gets TO work and makes a whole lot OF
shoes OF the value Of the thing he wants,
takes them to the exchange and receives
the flour. If he wants something that is
not in the exchange-for instance, if he
wants new set of teeth-he is gwen a
check or checks of the value Of
the product he leaves there, and
goes away to some dentist who
belongs to the exchange and who therefore
will accept the. checks for his work. The
dentist is not required TO take the shoes
in exchange for his work-the checks will
be accepted at the exchange for anything
there in stock. Nor is the dentist even
limited to this. These checks are ac-
cepted by score or more of other busi-
ness houses in almost every line of trade,
so wideiy has the movement spread.
So that Labor Exchange checks are COM
ing into general circulation and serving
not merely as a substitute, but in some
respects as an improvement upon money.
They are an improvement to the extent
that they serve all the purposes in iacili-
tating exchange without being subject to
taxation.
That question has been raised at Wash
ington-the institution has reached such
proportions as to have forced attention "a
Washington-and the Attorney General
declared that inasmuch as the checks were
not redeemable in legal tender they could
not be taxed.
No, tnat is Just the difference. Every
check of the Labor Exchange found in
circulation represents some product OF
labor. They are redeemable in labor or
the product of labor and nothing else.
That is the whole scheme.
The leaders in the Labor Exchange
movement are fond of telling a story that
illustrates their theory or plan as well as
anything can. The people of the island
of Guernsey felt the need of big market
place. They did not have the capital to
put up the necessary building, and it was
proposed in their Council to issue bonds,
send a commission to Paris to sell them
and with the capital so raised do the thing
they desired. The Governor OF Guernsey,
however, was long-headed fellow and
something of a newfangled imam cier him
self. He said:
IF YOU wish to build market for the
French people that is the very thing 10 do.
If you wish to build a market for your
selves it is very foolish thing"
"But how are we to build the market?'
said the Councillors. 1--WE have no
money"
"You have plenty of men to do the
work, have your"
'Oh, yes; there are many laborers who
need employment. they said.
you have the timber necessary and
the stone and other materials on the
island?"
''Oh, yes; plenty of it,"
"Then why not go to work and build
it? You have all that is necessary. Why
go in debt to the French people for what
you yourselves have? See, if you borrow
the money to put up this building you
will have to do all the work just the same
and when it is finished you will not own
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-24
The Pope's Dominant raft.

My friend, Paul Bourget, defines the
American as "a man who invariably uses
the newest method" This Is also the
dominant trait in The character OF Leo
XIII. Within the measure permitted
him by heavy chain of traditions, he
does not hesitate to grasp the most
modern weap pons in defense of his ancient
faith; and this deliberate boldness ex-
plains his penchant for the American
character. But irf those very innovations 5
which most alarm his timid advisers, he
is conscious of being far less an innovator
than restorer of forgotten traditions. He
relies upon the examples set by the great
Popes of the middle ages, who. in their
day, came down to the marketpace,
stirred the crowds, and led the people on
to new horizons.-Vicomte E. Melchior de
Vogile, in the Forum.
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as he transposed his name IN 1862, entered
the naval academy in Septem Der, 1861, at
the age of a years and months, and
graduated in October, 1865. He had. there
fore, only about three years sea expert
ence at the age of 81, when selected to
navigate large ship like the Canandaigua,
while Dickman, who took charge, had
nearly six years and the captain was
credited with twenty-five years sea
service. However, the court took no cog
nizance of these details, but promptly
found him gullty-as they generally do
when the accused, in addition to low rank.
lacks political influence the sentence
would probably have been carried into
effect to lis full extent but tor the sequel.
Master Edes, on sentence being ap-
proved was no longer an officer OF the
ship and proceeded in it to England in
order to join some naval vessel bound for
the United States. Arriving in England
the entire squadron, including the flag
ship Franklin, had a general good time,
enjoying with Farragut the hospitality of
British statesmen and others who did
honor to the American admiral. During
the close Of 1868 the CanandaIgua, then at
Gravesend, was ordered to proceed to
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-24
Doing Big Business Without Money
The Cooperative Labor Exchange Claims to Have SoI7
Money Problem by Dismissing Money Entirely

- HERE is large wholesale business
EE2 house down at 800 Davis street that
04HC has done business OF $28, 900 with
IN the last eight months, wholly without
money. Nor is it in debt for one dollar.
1t expects to go right along doing business
in exactly the same way-withoul money.
1t has grown from very small affair, To-
Gated out on Tenth street, year ago, to
It's present healthy proportions by the
same methods, and bases its future expec-
tations upon what it has accomplished. 1t
claims to have solved the Money ques-
tion" by dismissing money entirely-hav-
ing nothing to do with it.
This business concern is the Labor Ex-
change. 1t is not mere local co-opera-
tive affair. TIE Labor Exchange is a
National institution that, in spite of the
sneers and prophecies of failure that it
met at its inception and that have fol-
lowed 1t along its course. seems to have
reached point where it may demand
respectful study and consideration.
The idea upon which it is founded is
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it. More than that you will have to pay
interest on the debt. That will consume
large part of the revenues of the build
ing when finished, so it may never be paid
for. Instead of issuing Understanding
bonds. which other people will gladly ac-
cept, why not issue notes without interest
and accept them yourselves? The notes
may be made acceptable by the town for
rent in the market when it is ready for
business and in this way will redeem
themselves"
The Governors advice was taken, the
market-house was Jbuilded, the notes cir
culated at par during the process and
afterward until they all finally found their
way into the town treasury. The market
house had been built and paid for with
out the employment of money or without
the payment of one cent of interest.
This is the plan upon which the Labor
Exchange is working. 1t has met with
great difficulties, chief of which is doubt
as to the possibility of getting its scheme
on a stable footing. AS it grows this
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-24

simple issuance of their own checks. Inc
brick works are going yet in full HOOD
OF prosperity, the only change IN their
plan being substitution of the checks OF
the central exchange, which has since or
ganized. The success of this initial un-
dertaking has been repeated in nearly
everv State of the Union, and the move
ment keeps growing until, as stated by
the Boston Transcript, it bids fair to abb
sorb all other labor reforms.
A meeting is to be held this evening at
Fraternity Hall, Pythian Castle. 900
Market street, under the auspices of branch
26, at ich l. S. Clark, the State organ. ger,
will make a report of the result of his
travels for the past year through tine State
and explain the present status of the
movement in the West. The meeting
will be an open one, the public being
welcome.
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He has lived sixteen years on this mum
dane sphere, and in that time he has at
tanned the height of feet inches, and
weighs 180 pounds.
Not only that. but he keeps on growing
and gaining in weight. and every day adds
something to his gigantic stature.
This wonderful young man is a native
of San Bernardino, where he till lives,
and where he attends the public schools.
His name is Mervyn Newberg, and he
resides with his parents. who are well-to-
do citizens OF this place.
Mervyn always was very large, even as
a very young boy; but at the age of twelve
he began to gain in weight and stature so
rapidly that it was said you could almost
see him grow. Now when he passes to
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countless ages passed away again. The
earth was then devoid of human life for
long time, or until the sun taking COM
passion on the earth on account of its
loneliness, sent heavenly maiden TO re-
people it. The young goddess was called
Arizona, signifying Maiden Queen"
One day a drop of dew fell from heaven
upon Arizonia, and in due time she bore
two children son and dauchter-and
these became the father and mother of the
Zunis. and from this tribe sprang all the
races of the earth.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-24
Il MODOC HEROINE
An Indian Story That Recalls the
Ben Wright Massacr

@lN the Klamath reservation, in Ore
gon, there is living an Indian
AAS9 woman, the wife of white man
named Frank Riddle Her name is un-
familiar to the world, her history is un-
known to mapy of those VINO see her
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The Orioin Of the Zunis.

The Zuni Indians tell pretty story of
the origin of their race. In the beginning
there sprang up from the earth race of
men. The race increased until it spread
oyer all. the earth, and after existing for
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-24

TalIest Schoolboy on Earth.
He is the largest boy on earth, that is of
his age, of course.
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and from school with his classmates, peo-
pie who are strangers in the town turn
and stare at him in utter amazement, for
his face betrays his youthfulness.
But Mervyn is not only large physic.
ally. but mentally he is surprising. There
is not better student in the schools lie
is not only the wonder and admiration oil
his schoolmates, but continual surprise
and pleasure to his instructors Unlike
most physical wonders, his brain is of
rine quality and extremely active.
Altogether the world should hear of
this young man before long, and not
through advertisements of freak show
man either.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-11-20
Pleito antique

La succession de don Gil Gordi's acaba dc
poner sobre.el tals:e nm antigua peito de mayor
cuantfa que sostuvo, fallado en- hltimo tarmino
d su favor por ell Tribunal supreme de-de ell aflo
&c 1879, sentencia que no ha po lido haccrse
ejecutiva todayfa, por las habilidades dia'orias
de la parte contraria.
De labios de nuestra queri'o amigo don
Jose Gordils, hijo mayor del fnado don Gil,
hemos dido Ia euriosa naIrscf6n d e.e proceso.
que segan dice, han tratado de desfgnrar con
formulas ingeniosas con variados incidentes,
entorpeciendo ell cumplimiento de la sentencia.
Cuando ell seilor Gorlils nos referfa los deta.
lies del pleito, lie oian tambien vsrios persona
jes polfticos de la actual situacion, amigos in
timos suyos, los cuales manife.taron no extra.
farles ese csso nj otros parecidos, g. cesaran tan
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-11-20
~. DELICADKZ. Entire puestras ds.

~. DELICADEZ. Entire nuestras da.
mas ser de formas deloadas SO considera un
desideratum. una mujer en- buena salud,
con s6lidas carnes, color de la rosa. fuersas
bien deearrolladas, buena museulatura. atl6.
ticos micmbros, no sc le llama saludabie sino
eordinaria., En- cambio, cuando una muier
es palida, sin fverzas, de oprimdo tae, ETC..
&c dice de ella que es ede formas delicadas, +,
llasta los poetas han idealizado q la mujer debl.
Los poetas, dicho sea de paso, cuando hablan
en- verso, dicen tonterfas de 6rdsgo Lo que
hay de cicrto en- todo este es que el mundo
andaria mucho mejo 81 todas las muieres
fueran sordinaras,s en- el sentido meucionado.
Lo que mas necesitan las mujeres especial.
mente las latino americanas, es uire Ell encie.
rro es el preludio de la anemia, cast con tanta
frecuencia como Ia falta de alimentsci6n. 81
no hay ejercicio, no hay apetito 81 no hay
apetito, no hay bastante nutrici6n; 81 no hay
nutricl6n, no hay bastante saDgre y Ia falts de
de sangle es anemia. Para evitar la snemia
basta alimentarse bien hacer eiercicio al aire
l'bre. Para curar la anema hay que tomar un
buen topco reconstituyente como las Pildoras
Rosadas del DR.. Williams para personals mill.
dds; allmentarse bleny pasearse al aire libre
para que no yuelya Ia enfermedad. Con las
pfldoras sc recobra siempre ell apetito SO
curan los casos mas rebeldes de snemia. Las
Pildoras Rosadas del DR.. Williams cuestan
dlnero, no mucho, pero ouestan. Ell aire lbre
no cuesta NADIA. Para evitar la eufermedal. no
hay que haccr gastos. Para curarla no hay
gastar mucho. Bastan algunos pomos de Pfl.
doras Rosadas del Dr.. Williams.
~. FL general Weyler lego sin noyedsd
la Cornila, rodeando numerosas embarcscjo-
mes al vapor <Monserrat,. Los muelles estaban
atestados de gente. Varias comisiones fueron
d saludar al general
~. Sc nos suplica lamar la atenoi6n de Ia
lorna en- que esta escrito el siguiente suelto,
publicado por sEl Pafs,, 6rgano Official del Di..
rectorlo autonomsta: Directorio de nues.
tro partido trasmiti6 al seflor Labra un cable.
grama dandole cuenta del fracaso de Ia.
negociaciones entabladas para ell concierto do
los autonomistas con los liberales fusiouistss. &
causa de las injusti6cadas 3 absorventes preten.
stones de los muhocistas, quienes estAn tan
engreidos con su 0ecantado trim,fo, que v.
Green tener en- el bolsllo & Ssgasta, Moret al
pafs..
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-11-20
Un te|egrama de Guayani||a

Aver tarie recibimos el siguiente despacho
telegrAfco de Guayanilla
<Felicite en- mi nombre al <Autonomista
de abolengo, autor del editorial de LA CoRREs-
roNDENcIA del l6, titulado MUNOZ RIVERA.
Entire todos los admiradores partidarios
de este iEsigne hombre pdblico, nadie ha sabi-
do condensar en- menos palabras sus relevantes
cualidades reconocidos meritos Yo que he
segudo paso paso su patriotica conducta y
noble proceder, Sc, mejor que nadie, 10 mucho
que vale tan distiuguido puertorriqueho.
siempre he gozado con sus triunfos mas que
uunca cuando Sc lie hace tan merecida iustcia.
Honor quien honor merece.
E. N. MARQUEE,
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Diputaelon Provincial
E.efracto de les dcuert7os tCmdt2os
en- las ultimds seSi0nes
(Continudci6n)

SO. Sc nombro Administrator de Ia Car.
te1fa de Vieques don Ruperto de la Tore.
50. Sc acordo el trasiado de las Ohcinas
de Comunicaciones de Fajardo, otro local.
54 Nombrose Ordenanza cartero de la
Administrator de Morovis don gnaeio Grua.
55. 1dem don Manuel Dom'nguez J
Nunez para e; desempeTo de la carterfa eel ba-
1rio de la Florida, en- Bar eeloneta
Sc. Expediente sobrc subasts del servioio
de cOnducci6n de la correspondence Official y
pdblica entire Guayama y lIamacao.
Fue acuerdo publican nuevamente dicha SUI
basta.
81. Expeiiente sobre soicitud que hace
el Ayuntaniento de Clsles para que la conduc=
ci6n de Ia correspondents entire dicho pueblo
y Manatf Sc verifque en- eabslgadurs.
Sc pas6 el informe ]; la Administration
ofcial de- ramo.
IS. E1pedente sobre devoIuci6n de fsa-
"a al coEtratieta de conducci6n de correspon-
dencia entire Caeuas Humacao, por haber ter
mnado ell contrato.
So Expedieute sobre psgo de alquiler de
ia casa que ocuE las oticnas de Comunicacio-
pes de Yabucoa.
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Ia. oonnr;@oc Habi6ndome concedido
4 ldS SSIlVllldS. la Excma. Dip,Aaci6n pro.

n wv o"""''~S' Ia EXcma. Diputaclon pro
vincial I'm local en- ell editcio que ocnpa la Ea-
cuela de dbujo, Gale de la Cruz namero 20,
para fundar una clase dc dibujo piatnra, de
dicado exclusivamente & seIoritas, b sago pa'
blico para que Las que descen coucnrrf a dichas
clascs como alumnas, puedan inscrib'Se desde
el Is al 20 del corriente mes el rcg'stlo que al
efccto hallaran en- ell local de la eseus ~ en- el
que polran escribr su nombre y apell'do su
direction. Empezaran los estudios e l.0 de
Diciemhre pr6ximo y las clases seran dlar'as dc
sa 5 de la tarle. Csda dscfpula llevara TN
cusdernillo de papel espsilol, doblado en- Guar
tilas, un Iapiz de MADEIRA con gonna an corta'
olumaa. L5 cuota mensual sera de cnatro Pc
SOS. La Diputacidn provincial o'eg'rs einco
senoritas, que reciioiran gratuitanente la m'sma
enseTanza. Las seioritas que deseen obsener
una de cstas pazas, deberan presentar una
instancia frmads por su padre 0 representan'e,
la inscription, es decir, del Is al 99:-Pnerto-
Rico, Noyiembre de 1897. F. OLl.ER. 1915
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Sc acord6 que Ell Ayuntamiento del men.

Sc aoord6 que ell Ayuntamiento del men,
cionado pueblo sufrague csc gasto.
GO. Iustanca dc doha Genara Quiflones
solicitapdo el pago de alquiler de 10 casa que
ocupan la ofcinas dc Comunicaciones de Rio
Grande.
Sc rosolyi6 en- igual aentido que el ante
rior acuerLo
81. Fue nombrado Ordenanza cartero de
la Administrator de Bayamdn don Juan Martl.
50. De conformidad con el acuerdo de la
Comision Provincial Asociados dc fecha IL
de Octubre prdximo pasado, SO coucedid don
Juan Gonzalez Qui1ones ell servicio dc conduc
ci6n de la correspondence Official pdblica en-
tire Caguas lIumacao, hnico licitador