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The herald., 1897-11-10
Quite Commonplace

"There's one thing will say for your
friend.' said Miss Cayenne. "He is very
truthful"
"How do you know that?" inquired
Willie Washington.
Because there is no excuse for his
being otherwise. He never says any
thing interesting" g."-Washington Star.
The herald., 1897-11-10
Too Much for Them

There are distressing indications that
the Republicans cannot stand prosper
ity. whether it comes in a wave or j
plain. ordinary ripple. Even Mark
Hanna says that good times has made
them careless. San Francisco Exam
iner.
The herald., 1897-11-10

That was an interesting story told In
The Herald Sunday morning regarding
the suit brought to define the status OF
the city justices courts. In contest
likely to come out best?
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WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 10. 1897.

The business office Of The Herald has
been moved from the Bradbury build
Ing on Third street to The Herald's nev
home at 13S South Broadway.
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Healthful

Mrs. Watts-The doctors say good
cry is healthful.
Mrs. Potts-I know it is. A good cry
gained me a trip to the seashore last
year and came back feeling better than
had for oh, ever so ng.-lndianapolis
Journal.
The herald., 1897-11-10

General Alger says that the happiest
would busy himself proceeding with the
construction of San Pedro harbor, he
might be much happier than he is now
The herald., 1897-11-10

The administration is to be com
mended for it's decision to send a cutter
to the rescue of the whalers caught in
the ice in Arctic waters. The humblest
American citizen is entitled to the aid
Of his government in such case.
The herald., 1897-11-10

The Southern California Pathological
association will meet at Pomona tomOr-
row and Friday. The meeting will be both
interesting and important, and there
should be large attendance of persons
concerned with fruit growing matters
The herald., 1897-11-10

1t will be comparatively easy to get to
the Yukon country next spring. If the
people who are now there could only get
out, the Klondike would cease to be a
life and death problem.
The herald., 1897-11-10

President Andrews of Brown univers-
ity spoke at Il Henry George memorial
meeting Sunday night. What will the
trustees say?
The herald., 1897-11-10

The local police force has IAN organ
lied appetite" for unhitched teams.
The herald., 1897-11-10

Those newspapers which urged the
sale of the Union Pacific to the reorgani-
zation committee at loss to the gov
ernment of s25 1000, 900, offered as a par
tial excuse for the proposed steal that
the road was run down and in very bad
physical condition. The report of the
that the physical condition of the road
continues to show marked improve
ment, both in the character of the road
bed and the condition of the equip
ments." Finally, 1.-The property from
Omaha to Grand Island, ia miles, will
compare favorably with many of the
first class eastern roads" Which is
quite different.
The herald., 1897-11-10
PRECEDENT ESTABLISHED

The police commissioners did not deny
the application for a license to conduct
a saloon in the armory building. 1t was
not necessary to take that action, be-
cause the application was withdrawn by
the man who made it.
The members of the National Guard
are naturally gratified over the outcome
of the matter and the people generally
will rejoice with them. A precedent has
been established. There shall be no sa-
looms in the armory buildings Of the Ma
tional Guard in Los Angeles.
The herald., 1897-11-10

We will have yellow plague of our
own in California If we don't look out.
A pest known as the orange worm is
said to be threatening the citrus crop
in the southern part of the state.
Whatever can be done to prevent such
a disaster should be at once essayed,
and doubtless will be. as the bitter ex-
perience of the scale bug has not yet
been forgotten by the Southern Cali
fornia orange growers.-Oakland Tri-
bune.
The foregoing is not quite correct. The
Mexican orange worm" has appeared
in some of the orange growing states OF
Old Mexico and there was danger thai
the pest might possibly be introduced
here by fruit brought from Old Mexico
A rigid quarantine was at once insti-
tuted, and no alarm is felt today by the
orange growers of Southern California
The herald., 1897-11-10
For Sale

3zA ACRES MOUNTAINOUS LAND. PLKx.
OFT ty Of wood; 20 acres level loan, rood
berry land AZ acres hilly. good farming Al
gra8ing, at Woodside, San Mafeo county.
20 acres adjoining the town OF Paio Alto; oy<
acres between the town OF Pal0 Alto and stan
ford University, santa Clara county.
Lots ]. Q g. 4, and in block No q Esstoen
addition in town Of Redwood City. AddroS
OWNER, p. Q. Box 228, Palo Alto, F7'|
The herald., 1897-09-22
LIQUOR AND MORPHINE
Supplemental by the Use Of a
Revolver

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 2l.-Dr. Da-
vid r. Taggart committed suicide ct an
early hour this morning in a room of
the Lick House, occupied by DR.. A. l..
Wilson of Tulare, where he had gone to
keep his friend company.
During his temporary absence in the
bath room DR.. Wilson heard a pistol
shot. On returning to the bedroom with
DR.. G. G. Shannon of Tulare, who oc-
cupied an adjoiring room and who had
also heard the shot, they found Taggart
lying on the floor, with blood streaming
from his chest and an old rusty revolver
lying by his side. They placed him on
the bed, and he expired in less than a
minute after they had lifted him from
the floor.
DR.. Taggart was a dentist of Bakers
field. He came to this city about ten
days ago. He had been drinking heav-
lily and yesterday was suffering from the
effects Of an overdose of morphine. Dur
ing the afternoon DR.. Wilson took Tag
CARTS pistol from the latter's pocket and
kept 1t in his possession until evening,
when he found that Taggart had, as he
thought. completely recovered, and he
then returned the weapon to him.
DR.. Taggart was - years Of age and a
native of Illinois, whore his young wild
ow and baby are now visiting. He had
two brothers, Thomas Taggart oABa-
kersfield and DR.. ChaEEcs Taggart Of Los
Angeles. A farewell note to his widow
was found in his pocket.
The herald., 1897-09-22
Railroad Rates

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21.- As re-
suit of the trouble between the Oregon
Short Line railroad and the Union Pa
cific railroad, all through passenger tar
ifs from Portland and other points on
the Oregon Railway and Navigatioc-
company, in the northwest, to points
east, on or reached via the Union Pacific,
will be cancelled on Thursday. All
through car arrangements formerly in
effect via Huntington and Granger in
connection with the Union Pacific are
cancelled and a new through sleeping
car service. commencing tomorrow, will
be established between Portland and
Denver, over the Oregon Railway and
Navigation company, the Short Line
and Rio Grande route. A new feature.
has also been introduced into this route
by the Oregon Railway and Navigation
company establishing from San Fran
cisco, in connection with its steamer line
to Portland, through rates to all points
east of Oregon at the Short Line rates
quoted from San Francisco by direct
routes.
The herald., 1897-09-22

notifying shippers that freight for Gulf
points will be accepted subject to delay
only This is due to the yellow fever
quarantine which is now being rigidly
enforced on freight as we'll as passenger
trains, they being subject to the rule
alike Every indication is that the big
grain crop Of the Southwest which had
begun to move in large quantities to Gulf
ports, will be driven back to the Atlantic
ports from which 1t had been largely di-
verted, owing to the activity of the Gulf
railroads.
DOCTORS DISAGREE
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 21.-A special from
Cairo, Ills, to the Post Dispatch says
DR.. Guiteras has diagnosed two more
cases of illness as yellow fever, John
Miller at st. Mary's hospital, and M.
Stevens, on the dredge boat at East
Cairo, Ill. Physicians claim the cases
are only swamp fever and the people re-
fuse to believe that yellow fever is
here.
The herald., 1897-09-22
THE STILLS ABDUCTION
The Case Seems More Nasty Than
Dreadful


WARRENSBURG, Mo-. Sept. 21.-The
latest developments in the Stills abduc-
tion case are exceedingly sensational
Relatives Of the accused persuaded
Prosecuting Attorney N. M. Bradley to
go to Jefferson township and investi-
gate. He was taken into the woods, ten
miles from the scene of the alleged crime,
and shown a woman in company with a
gang Of young men who claimed to be
the missing Mrs Stills. When ques
toned, she admitted that she was the
wife of Andrew Stills, but said she had
left him willingly to go with Hull, Nc
Keeben and Jackson, and did not want
to return to him. Mr.. Bradley says he
satisfied himself that the story OF the
abduction and outrage Of the wife as told
by Stills is untrue, but many persons
here are not satisfied with the relations
made by friends Of the accused. Con-
stable Hudson says he found that Mrs
Stills was with her mother at White
Sulphur Springs up to II o'clock Satur
day morning. A liveryman at Lection
says positively that he took Mrs. Stills
to the home Of her mother and was paid
by a relative of the three accused young
men for doing So
The herald., 1897-09-22
Railroad Building

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. N.-The
Chronicle states another broad gauge
railroad Is soon to be built from this city
to Santa Cruz and intimates that it
may there connect with an extension OF
the Santa Fe's newly acquired Mojave
division. The surveys have been COM
pleted to Santa Cruz by the West Shore
Railroad company, successor to the Sar
Francisco, West Shore company, which
began the work in 1893 but was forced to
abandon 1t owing to financial string
ency.
The new line will start from San Fran
cisco water front, run through the Mis-
sion and Colma, just over the San
Mateo county line, there turn directly
west to Ocean, whence it will skirt the
shore at an average distance of about
half mile to its point of destination.
The herald., 1897-09-22
RHoADs' ROMANCE
The Strange Story Of Mexican War
Veteran

WOODLAND, CAL, Sept. 2l.-Peter
Rhoads. Of Guinda, is dead. He was a
veteran of the wars. During the Mexi-
can war his wife received the news in
Missouri that he was dead. She moved
away ard married again. After the war
Rhoads returned and report came to
him that his wife had died in Illinois
In few years he married the second
time. In the meantime his first wife and
her second husband, John Dennis moved
to California. Dennis died and the wild
ow married Nathan Palmer. He died
In 1887. Five years ago a rumor reached
Mrs Palmer that her first husband was
living in st. Joseph, Mo. She located
him and induced him to come to Cali
fornia For forty-six years each mourn
ed the other as dead They did not re-
sumo their old relations in California,
but lived only mile apart and, were ap-
parently fond of each other.
The herald., 1897-09-22
A Precious Pug

STOCKTON. CAL. Sept. 21.-James
Ryan, the pugilist. who was knocked out
some time ago in San Fra ancisco by Billy
Elmer, was, together with Lille Ryan,
who passes as his wife, held to answer
this evening in the sum of $4,000 each to
q charge Of grand larceny. A man
named Boyle met Mrs. Ryan in a saloon
and claims to have lost 500 and gold
watch after getting drunk in her COM
pany. Another woman testified posi-
lively that she saw the woman take $oo
from the PROSTATE man. Ryan put the
watch In the care Of bartender to keep
for him.
The herald., 1897-09-22
Cleveland Cycles
BITTEN BY A MAD DOG
FEAR OF HYDRoPHoBIA CAUSES
INSANITY
lieutenant Hill Cuts His Throat and
Throws Himself From q Car
Window

WASHINGTON Sept. 21.-The oficera
on duty in the war department were
greatly shocked today at a report made
to the department by the Pullman COM
pany Of the suicide Of First Lieutenant
R. G. Hill, Twentieth infantry, who was
attached to the military information
corps of the department. The circum-
stances surrounding the case were dis
tressing. The officer made an end Of
himself while suffering from an attack of
hydrophobia, or from temporary insan-
ity brought on by fear Of the dread dis
ease. Lieutenant Hill had been on leave
for about eix weeks and yesterday
started from Buffalo on his return to
Washington. The porter on the Pullman
In which he was seated noticed that his
actions were erratic and kept him under
observation. Last night, however, he
eluded his watcher, and when the porter
went into the toilet room he found on
the floor large pool of blood and knife.
The unfortunate officer had cut his
throat and then thrown himself from
the window of the rapidly moving car.
This happened just beyond Harrisburg,
Pa. Lieutenant Whitney has been sent
from the war department to bring to
Washington the remains Of HE brother
officer, whose wife is now stopping In
Columbus, o.
About two months ago Lieutenant Hill
was bitten by a dog, supposed at the
time to be rabid, and his friends here
are confident, from complaints he had
made, that he was suffering from the
effects Of the bite when he came to his
end. It is said at the war department
that he was an officer of unusual ability.
He was appointed from Iowa, served as
Judge advocate Of the department of the
Missouri, as member of the interna-
tional railroad commission, which in
volved survey work in Central America,
and had bee id-de-camp to General
Potter.
NOT DEAD YET
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa, Sept. N.-The
announcement of Lieutenant Hills
death Is premature. He made the at
tempt to commit suicide by jumping
from the train, as narrated above, while
1t was running about forty miles an
hour. but miraculously escaped death.
About 3 o'clock Hill walked into the
Pennsylvania station at Montgomery
and inquired for physician to attend
big wound in his wrist. He was
brought to the Williamsport hospital,
where he Is now resting comfortably.
The herald., 1897-09-22
The Big Typhoon

VICTORIA, B. c., Sept 21-Passen-
gers who left Yokohama on the Empress
Of India on the 18th instant, the day
after the big typhoon. state that the
damage done was even greater than
cabled to the Associated Press. Ship
ping in Yokohama harbor was demor-
allied and much damage was done in
towns ard villages. 1t was reported
that many lives had been lost, but the
exact number sould not be ascertaineC
before the Empress left Yokohama.
The herald., 1897-09-22
That Section Twenty-Two
Won't Work
-r
GOODS COMING VIA CANADA
NEED NOT PAY TEN PER CENT
EXTRA
Steve Elkins Claims the Authoruhip
Of the Rattleheaded Clause and
Feels No Shame
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.-Attorney-
General McKenna has announced his
opinion in the matter. Of Section ~ Of
the new tariff law. He holds In effect
that goods coming directly into the
United States from foreign countries
through Canadian ports are not sub
ject to a discriminating duty Of ten per
cent: and also holds that foreign goods
shipped from countries other than Brit
ish possessions in British vessels are
not subject to 1t.
Two questions were asked the Attor-
ney-General, the first. in effect. whetheG
the discriminating duty Of ten per cent,
provided for in Section %. should be 40
sessed against an invoice of tea from
China which had arrived in Vancouver
in a British vessel and was thence ship
ped through Canada to Chicago; Sec
ond, whether q discriminating duty
should be assessed against cargo Of
manganese ore from Chill, which recent
ly arrived in a British ship at Phila-
delphia. Both questions the Attorney
General answers in the negative.
ELKINs DID TT
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. = Senator
Stephen B. Elkins Of West Virginia ac-
he is the hitherto unknown
author of section %, the mysterious par
agraph in the new tariff bill, putting
penalties upon goods carried into the
country by foreign transportation COM
panies. Senator Elkins. in speaking OF
the section, said today:
II am not ashamed Of the part have
played. I am proud Of 1t. The section
would have meant for the ocean what
the tariff does for the land. think It
was American and for that reason
pushed it.
This country is bound to be the mis-
tress Of the seas just as soon az We get
time to attend to 1t. WANTED to hurry
it along. There was no trick about
it at ALL simply worked to succeed.
OF course, was not going to tell those
opposed to the scheme all about 1t.
During President Harrison's adminis-
tration we came very near reaching this
end. Secretary Window, two days be-
fore he died, drew up resolution In
pencil with this end in view. Had he
lived, II would have been pushed. am
going to push 1t now.
IT shall be sorry II Attorney Gem
eral McKenna finds fault with the dis
eliminating clause. Should he do SO,
I think he will give Americanism and
American shipping setback of twenty
five years"
The herald., 1897-09-22
M'KINLEY DIDN'T KNOW
The Dangers to Which He Was
Exposed

CHICAGO, Sept. 21.-A special from
Washington says that a man with a
Loaded revolver was arrested in the
White House grounds after he had
sought an interview on alleged import
ant business with the President. He
was evidently crank, but his presence
in the grounds, his preparations for hos
tilities, and. above all, his actions for
the last few days, lead to the belief that
the man was much more dangerous than
the average lunatic. 1t is not known
whether the President is fully aware of
the danger 10 which he was exposed, but
the police officers are inclined to believe
that their watchfulness. prevented the
execution of a tragedy similar to that
which removed President Garfield from
the White House. The man registered
at the Hotel Raleigh on Friday as John
b. Jackson of Meriden, Conn.
The herald., 1897-09-22
Tammany Primaries

NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-Tammany hall
held primaries here tonight and elected
delegates 10 the various city, county and
district conventions. All the prominent
gold" men, who bolted the nomination
of Bryan last fall. but still hold their
membership in Tammany hall, were to-
night elected delegates to the city con-
vention, which is to choose a mayor for
Greater New York, but the way they are
mixed up with the silver men shows that
there will be no trouble in the conven-
tion. There were no contests in any
of the districts
The herald., 1897-09-22
HIGH PRICE FOR RICE
LEADS TO RIOTS IN JAPANESE
PROVINCES
The Recent Anti-Silver Action Will
Cause the Retirement Of the
Present Cabinet

VANCOUVER, B. c., Sept. 21.-The
steamship Empress of India arrived
this evening from the orient, bringing
the following advices:
Serious riots have occurred in Nagano
prefecture in consequence of the discon-
tent felt over the high price of rice. A
mob of 1000 persons attacked the resi-
dence of bank manager, and also that
Of the manager of rice mill, and the
police had to charge them with drawn
swords before they were dispersed. Sew
eral people were killed and wounded, and
numerous arrests were made.
Reports from all parts of Japan in
dicate that the rice crop this year will
be exceptionally good; in fact, it is pre-
dicted that 1t will exceed anything seen
during the past ten years.
A severe earthquake was felt at
Uwajima on September 4th. On the
same day a heavy rainstorm caused
floods at Takayama, and the river Miya-
gawa overfiowed its banks.
w. N. McIvor late consul-general
from the United States at Yokohama,
left for San Francisco on the Peking
on September 4th.
Several Japanese papers claim that
the daye Of the present cabinet are linn
tied. Their mistakes In the financial
policy, and also as regards Formosa,
are said to have caused their downfall.
The greatest loss of life by the typhoon
on the Japanese coast occurred at Ka-
magawa, which village was almost en-
tirely destroyed. Crops all along the
coast were ruined by the typhoon, which
was preceded by an earthquake, which
also did much damage.
Some silver mines in the Fingwa dis
trct of Ningpo are to be Immediately
opened.
The slump in silver and, the rise In
exchange has paralyzed business in
Hong Kong.
The police gambling scandal is the
sensation of the day in Hong Kong.
Detective Inspector Quincy and several
clerks In the register-general's office
have been dismissed foirbeing implicated
in the frauds.
The rebellion in the Philippine islands
still continues A royal decree has just
been issued in Manila authorizing a
new impost of. per cent ad valorem on
all national and foreign merchandise
entering the islands.
The herald., 1897-09-22
Steamers in Collision

LONDON. Sept. pa dispatc to the
Daily News from Vienna says that the
steamer lka, with crew of ten and car
rying fifty Austrian passengers, was
entering the port at Fiume on the river
Fiumara, this evening while the Bora
was blowing hard. when she collided
with the English steamer Tiria, which
was leaving. The bows of the Ika were
stove In and she sank in two minutes
Boats hastily put off and saved the cap-
tain and seven others, but most of the
passengers perished. The casualty took
place in full view of thousands who
crowded the pier.
The herald., 1897-09-22
The Preachers Protest

CHICAGO, Sept. 21.-Presbyterian
ministers of Chicago are indignant over
the fact that the work of excavating and
putting in the foundation for the new
Federal building at Clark and jackson
streets is being prosecuted on Sunday.
At the weekly meeting of the Presby-
terian Ministers Association resolutions
were passed and copies forwarded to
President Mckinley and Secretary Of the
Treasury Lyman T. Gage, expressing re-
gret that the Christian Sabbath iS being
violated by the building of the new post
office and custom house.
The herald., 1897-09-22
A Monitor Aground

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 21.-The
United States coast-defense monitor
Monterey arrived here this morning and
is now anchored ir, the stream Off Fol-
som-street wharf. While the naval au-
thorities decline to either deny or affirm
the report that she went ashore at Point
Arena yesterday, they state that she an
chored of that point in order to avoid
the danger Of proceeding In an unusual
ly heavy fog. They admit that she might
have touched bottom, but say that they
know Of nothing the matter, and that, If
damaged at all. the extent Of the injury
cannot be ascertained until she goes up
to Mare Island.
The herald., 1897-09-22
A Place for Hunter

CINCINNATI, Sept. 21.-A special to
the Commercial Tribune from Frank
fort, KY, says that before leaving here
this afternoon Senator Deboe said to the
Commercial Tribune correspondent that
he had assurance from President Me-
Kinley that DR.. Hunter would be ap-
pointed minister to Guatemala, and now
that DR.. Hunter is vlndicated his APP
pointment will be made very soon. De-
Doe and Hunter will go to Washington In
\ few days.
The herald., 1897-09-22
INDEX
OF THE TELEGRAPH NEWS

President Zelaya active in his ef-
orts to suppress revolution in Mic
aragua.
Action taken by Japan adverse to
silver promises to cause the retire.
ment Of the present cabinet.
The people rest their case in the
Luetgert murder trial, having made
a strong but not conclusive case.
European diplomats much excited
over the alleged intention Of the
United States to interfere in Cuban
affairs.
Lieutenant Hill, q. 8. A., driven
insane by fear of hydrophobia, cuts
his throat and thows himself from a
car window.
Two-thirds Of the strikers in the
anthracite coal region have returned
to work, and the rest are expected to
follow soon.
Cooper wins the $1,000 purse for
the mile bicycle run at Albany; ex-
citing sport at the Stockton fair;
eastern race results; baseball games.
Steamers sailing for skaguay con-
tinue to carry full compliments Of
miners; Secretary Alger decides that
no relief measures need be undertaken
at present.
Steve Elkins Of West Virginia
claims the authorship Of section &c Of
the new tariff bill, and Attorney
General McKenna decides that it
won't work.
Emperor William Of Germany and
Francis Joseph Of Austria cement
their concert alliance for the peace Of
Europe. An anarchist fires a bomb,
but hurts nobody.
Few new cases and no deaths are
reported from the yellow fever dis
trict; the situation is considered much
improved, especially as the type Of
fever shows no signs Of becoming
malignant.