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The herald., 1897-10-09
NOT VERY WISE
Mrs. Soloinon's Many Marriages
Cause Serious Trouble

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. s.-Annie
Solomon, otherwise known as Mrs. Lin
denbaum, Mrs Shawl and Mrs. Crosby
had an unpleasant quarter of an hour
in Judge Coffey's court today while con-
testing an application by the officers of
the local Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Children, for letters of guar
dianship for two of her children.
1t wassnown that in 1885 the woman de-
serted her first husband, Nathan Lin
derbaum and accompanied one Aaron
Shawl to Seattle, by whom she had two
children. Three years later, Linden
baum obtained a divorce from her. She
continued to live with Shawl until July
last when she eloped with Fred l.. Cros
by to whom she was married at Stockton
by justice of the peace.
Her marital affairs would probably
have been unheard of had she not sued
Shawl for 5000. which she claimed to be
due for services rendered. This morn
Ing, she found herself upon the horns of
dilemma. for when questioned as to her
relations with Shawl, for the purpose of
showing that she was not proper person
TO nave the custody of the two children
she was confronted with the choice Of
TWO evils. If she swore that she had mar
rleo shawl, she would not only lose her
suit for the 5000 alleged to be due for SER
wees, but would also be endangering
ner liberty by admitting that she had
co"iiiitted b1gamy. On the other hand
~ uenJlng such marriage, she would
The herald., 1897-10-09
Thrown From His Horse

PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct. S.-Dr. Scott
Helm was thrown from his horse this
evening, sustaining a fracture of the
skull from which death ensued within
a few hours. The accident occurred at
the Maricopa and Phoenix depot, where
DR.. Helm was watching the start of an
Elks' excursion to Tucson. Deceased
was a native of Kentucky, 35 years o,d,
son of Judge Helm of Englewood, ILL.,, a
graduate of Rush medical college Of
Chicago and has practiced in Arizona
for about twelve years. He has been
recognized as one of the territory's slead-
ing practitioners. He was prominent
in the National guard, in the position of
surgeon general, and was active in So
cial circles and in several secret orders.
He leaves a widow.
The herald., 1897-10-09
CHAIRMAN j. X. JONES
WILL NOT TAKE PART IN CITY
CAMPAIGNS
But He Believes Firmly in the Chi
cago Platform-Results Of
the Newspaper Polls

NEW YORK, Oct S.-A dispatch to
the World from Washington says: SEN
ator James K. Jones, chairman of the
National Democratic Committee, says
he will take no part in the municipal
contest in Greater New York.
Senator Jones disclaims any respon-
sibility for the action of Secretary
Walsh in indorsing the candidacy Of
Henry George, merely remarking that.
as an individual, Walsh had a perfect
right to take whatever action he can
sidered proper.
Chairman Jones said he took the gen.
eral ground that "the Chicago platform
was binding upon every Democrat, and
that nothing any State or municipal con-
vention might do could add to or take
away from that platform; it could
neither be strengthened nor weakened.
"I believe" said the Senator, "as firm
ly in bimetallism and the Chicago plat
form as did the day that platform was
adopted, and the battle of 1900 is to be
fought on the same lines"
A GOOD MAJORITY
NEW YORK, Oct. S.-Of the twenty
National Democratic Committeeman
who have expressed themselves. thir-
teen held that Henry George is the
regular Democratic" candidate for
Mayor, and seven favor Tammany.
NEWSPAPER POLLS
NEW YORK, Oct. s.-The Journals
poll Of votes of Greater New York pref
erences for Mayor includes 123,700 bal
llots, divided as follows:
Henry George, Jeffersonian Democrat,
has 4O,123; Van Wyck, Tammany, &c.
1853; Seth Low, Citizens Union, 1856;
Tracy, Republican, 1922.
The Worlds poll includes 100,4s4 bal
lots, divided as follows:
Van Wyck, 33,069; Seth Low, 24,526:
Henry George, Ellis; Gen. Tracy, 1928;
Gleason, independent, 5492.
NEW YORK, Oct. S-The most SEN
sational event Of the Gay in the mu-
nicipal campaign was the action taken
tonight by the Henry George campaig
committee.
The Citizens Union county ticket in
New York, the Mclaughlin Democratic
county ticket in Kings county, the Null
len Democratic ticket in Richmond and
the Madden Democratic county ticket in
Queens county, all are to be indorsed.
The Georgites started in tonight with a
city ticket of tipair own and by II o'clock
Charles Frederick A6nms, president of
the council, was the only man chosen.
What the effect will be is hard to fore
cast, but tonight it looks as If it would
6iemoralize Mr.. Georges forces.
The United Democracy, which first
nominated George, declared tonight that
it was done with the George movement.
Secretary Slower, of the Democratic al
lance, was equally outspoken and said
his organization would knife George If
the ticket was forced on it. The Popu-
lists seemed to take the same view.
Efforts are still being made to COM
bine the Low and Tracy forces The
prospects for a compromise do not seem
to be improving.
The herald., 1897-10-09
FOUND DEAD
A Deserted Wife Considers Life Not
Worth Living

CHICAGO, Oct. S.-Ir clump of
woods on Euclid avenue, between, Sew
enty-thrd and Seventy fourth streets,
two boys today found the body of a
woman, evidently a suicide. lying half
hidden among the weeds and tall grass.
Clutched i1 her hand was telegram a c.
dressed to Mrs. d. P. O'Connell Mari
haitian Beach hotel, Chicago, sent from
small town in Tennessee, Sept 25, and
which read as follows:
"Will leave for Cuba tonight. DAN"
Two bottles, one abeled laudanum and
the other paregoric, both empty, were
found in the grass beside her.
Mrs. O'ConJell and her husbanGl were
attendants at a bath house at Windsor
park during the summer. About Sept,
Is O'Connell left the hotel, and, after
drawing all their savings, amounting to
about 5000, from the bank, disappeared.
The lady cashier at the bath department
disappeared simultaneously. She was
next heard of ir Nashville, ard from t be
telegram found in the dead woman's
hand the couple are now supposed to
be in Cuba
The herald., 1897-10-09
The Irate Female

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. S.-Mrs. Isa-
bella M. Williams the wife of an ex-
employe of the customs house, who
threw a handful Of cayanne pepper in
her husbands face several months ago,
has been found guilty of simple assault.
She was charged with having made an
assault with intent to do great bodily
harm, but he jury found her guilty of
the lesser offense. She will be sentenced
omorrow The parties were separated
ard the pepper was thrown because Will
liams had made a remark which his
wife construed as an insult to her
mother,
The herald., 1897-10-09
NAUGHTY ELSIE
Says She Stole, but That She Couldn't
Help It

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. S-Elsie de
We're, the actress, otherwise known as
Mrs. Coyne, who yesterday stole bon
net from the Emporium, appeared be-
fore Judge Low today and her case was
postponed until next Friday. Mrs. New
ton of 1920 Bush street identified Miss de
We're as the young person who paid an
unlimited call at her house Thursday
morning and, she believes, stole purse
containing 81. The young woman ad-
mitted she was at Mrs. Newton's $ house
but denied having taken the purse or
money Mrs. Newton would not prose-
cute, as she only wanted the ST.
The police know nothing of Miss de
We're, and are inclined to credit the
kleptomaniac theory. She will be tried
next Friday and her defense will be that
she is a confirmed kleptomaniac.
The herald., 1897-10-09
A Contested Codicil

SAN JOSE, Cal, Oct. S.-Charles Slad.
ky has filed contest to the codcil Of
the will of his deceased father, Jos. Slad-
ky. In the body of the will Charles, Jo-
seph and Mary, the three children of the
testator, were named as executors, bur
in the codci the name of Charles was
omitted. The will disposes of property
at Mountain View valued at $100,0 900.
The contestant claims that the codicil
was not the deed Of his father ard also
alleges that the testator was Of unsound
mind. The plaintiff was given specia.
letters of administration today.
The herald., 1897-10-09
A Demented Wanderer

SAN JOSE, Oct s.-Samuel Martin,
aged about g. found on the streets in a
demented condition, IS believed to have
wandered away from his home in Du-
luth Mimi, where he says his son-in-
law, Paul Foster, is a grain broker. Mar
tin says he has been pilot. His state
ments have been made in fragmentary
form and he does not know how or why
he came hither. When taken in charge
by the authorities. Martin had SIS in his
possession. On his breast are tattooed
the letters IF. b." which he says repre-
sent "Fenian Brotherhood, explaining
that he Joined that order in 1866.
The herald., 1897-10-09
A Slender Clue

MILTON, Cal. Oct. SIN the course Of
his investigation of the recent stage rob-
berry on the road between Milton and
Angels Camp, Deputy Sheriff OXendine
concluded today that the paddock on
Wells Fargo's box, which was rifled at
the time of the hold-up, had been forced
open with a cold chisel. This discovery
the officers say has given them an impor-
tant clue to the identity of the highway
men, the search for whom is till being
vigorously made.
The herald., 1897-10-09
MUST SERVE TIME
The Appeal Did Not Pay in Benefits
Case

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. SC. r. Ben.
nett. ex-secretary of the Society for the
Prevention of Vice, will have to serve
out his sentence in San Quentin for as
sault to murder Geo. Gray. whose daugh-
ter Bennett was accused of Annoying
On September 8, 1894, Gray saw Bennett {
on the Oakland local train and fired four
shots at him, none of which took effect.
Eennett retreated, but when bystanders
mad taken the revolver from Gray Ben
nett fired at him, doing no damage.
"A jury acquitted Gray, but Bennett
VINO was charged with assault to COM
NIT murder. was four,d guilty of assault
with deadly weapon. On appeal to the
supreme court the judgment was re-
versad upon tschnicalty, and the sec
ond trial resulted in verdict of assault
to commit murder. An appeal was taxi
en-, but the supreme court has affirmed
the Judgment of the lower court.
The herald., 1897-10-09
BRANDED SEALS
Bragg Makes Statements Which Re.
quire Confederation

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. SIT is now
asserted by friends of Captain Bragg
and Hunter Wallace of the sealing
schooner Vera, that both these menhaye
stated positively that they killed on the
coast of Japan three Of the seals brand
ed by President David Starr Jordan Of
Stanford university at the Pribyloff isl
ands.
DR.. Jordan contended that the BerinE
sea herds never go into Japanese waters.
When questioned by representatives Of
the United States in Dutch Harbor,
Bragg and Wallace denied the state
ment Of the seal killing off Japan, which
they had previously made. They are
now quoted as reiterating the truth Of
their original statement admitting the
killing.
The herald., 1897-10-09
Congrerationalists

SANTA CRUZ, Cal. Oct. s.-The Con-
gregatio1al association closed its an
ual session today. Rev. c. G. Adams
and Judge Haven were elected delegates
to the national triennial convention Of
Congregational churches, to be held next
July in Portland, and Rev. c. r. Brown
and Mr.. Addison altermtes.
The herald., 1897-10-09
Damaged the Schooner

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. S.-While the
steamship China was at anchor off
Meiggs' wharf today she was run down
by the schooner Five Brothers. The
schooner missed stays ia coming about
and crashed into the big ocean liner
The latter was not damaged, but the
sailing vessel lost her bowsprit ard head
gear. She was towed to the Mission mud
fats for repairs.
The herald., 1897-10-09
A Hotel Burned

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Oct. S.-Tbe
Union hotel at Gait was totally de-
stroye6, by fire yesterday afternoon. The
property was owned by William Beck
man of Lodi, and leased to II. Busch
beck. The building was insured for
$4,000 and the furniture for $780, AS an
attempt was made to burn the building
last week, the opinion in Gait is that
yesterdays fire was of incendiary origin.
The herald., 1897-10-09
Guilty of Manslaughter

MODESTO, Cal, Oct. SC. F. Doyle,
who shot and killed Frank Gonzales at
Oakdale on the morning of the Fourth of
July, as a result of jealousy, was this
evening found guilty by jury of man
slaughter.
The herald., 1897-10-09

brand her children with illegitimacy.
After hestating for some time, she final
ly chose the latter course, and Judge Cof-
fey thereuponq continued the matter
for further hearing until Monday next.
in order to admit of thorough investi-
cation into the woman's record.
The herald., 1897-10-09
A Bolivian Minister

WASHINGTON, Oct. s.-The Presi-
dent today appointed George H. Bridge
man of New York Minister to Bolivia
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-11-19
The Spelling Match.

Ten little children standing in a line,
fully" then there were nine.
Nine puzzled faces, fearful of their fate,
Nobility, silly" then there were eight,
Eight pairs of blue eyes, bright as stars
of heaven,
"B-u-s-s-y, busy" then there were
seven.
Seven grave heads, shaking in an awful
fix,
'L-a-i-d-y, lady," her there were six.
Six eager darlings, determined each to
strive,
"D-u-t-i-e, duty" then there were five.
Five hearts so anxious, beating more
and more,
"s-c-o-l-l-a-r, Scholar" Their there were
four.
Four mouths like rosebuds on a red
rose three,
"M-e-r-y, merry" then there were but
three.
Three pairs of pink ears listening keen
and true,
"O-n-l-e-y, only" hen there were two.
Two sturdy laddies, ready both to run,
'T-u-r-k-y, turkey" then there was
but n
One head Of yellow hair, bright in the
Hero, hero" the spelling match was
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-11-19
THE r
Lille kanitz, a Successful Assistant
in Her Fathers Shop.

A l6-year-old girl in San Francisco
mas mt on a novel way Of earning her
living. She has gone into the butcher
business and is making a great success
or 1t. Her name is Lille KanitZ, and
her customers say that it is a real pleas
ure TO nave a steak or a a cut off and
served by a broWn-eyed slip of a girl in
a spotless print gown and apron instead
OF a man IN a spotted jacket and apron.
Miss Kanitz's father. Otto Kanitz,
the Log Cabin market in San
francisco. She is a full partner in the
business and her father's only assistant.
Inc father. according to the San Fran
as possible. The girl has so mastered
her trade that when her father is away
she is left in charge Of the shop. She
runs IT like a veteran, too, filing orders
from a quarter Of beef to a tid-bit for
somebody's pet dog. A girl butcher
might not be expected to be attractive
IN person and manner. This one is. She
is said to be straight and 1.-the and
active, and the arm tina yields the
cleaVer instead of a golf club or tennis
q is prettily rounded, with a sup
PIE little wrist and tapering fingers. Miss
hanltz has rosy cheeks, brown eyes and
air d dresses becomingly. She has a
gentle manner. and. while business life
mas made her alert and keen, it has not
taken away her girlish modesty and
simplicity. Her parents are industrious
Germans, who, by years of steady labor
ana frugality. have acquired consider
able property. The girl butcher and
her mother w city real estate valued
at several thousand dollars. This was
decided to them by Mr.. Kanitz. but the
possession of it has not been a check to
ene daughters ambition to earn one
Tor herself. She keeps the books of the
nrm. makes out. collects and pays all
olils, and delivers orders to customers
IN their w home. Early any morning
she Is to be seen with her horse and
street.
Miss Kanitz was graduated at one Of
n grammar schools two years ago,
ana Is a fine housekeeper. She bought
and has paid for out Of her own earn
1ngs a piano. The first payment she
made on it was 5000, which she had
saved out Of commissions allowed by
ner father as a bill collector. MI. Ka-
nltz expects to go to Dawson City next
spring, leaving his daughter to carry on
their joint business.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-11-19
Are Men Neater Than Women,

Are women heater than men was a
question recently asked by a cynical old
achelo who is a stern critic as to all
that regards a Woman's get up. This
was the reply: women are endowed
with strange vagaries, and, while ex-
tremely fastidious in many ways, are
very neglectful in others. Even the
SWEETEST society girl is not as particular
as to the freshness of her collar and
cuffs as the plain everyday man of bus
mess: to change his linen at least once
a day is a sort of religion with most
men. With women it is different: they
Will inspect their collars and cuffs after
a days hard wear and decide that thew
will do, not recognizing the fact that if
any doubt exists on the matter thew
SHOULD be consigned tt the laundry
without demur.
Again, a man is much more con-
cerned as to the state of his shoes than
a woman; even the poor clerk on q mea-
gre salary spends his nickel a day Tor a.
shine without grudging, and, if It be
imperative that the nickel be saved. he
gets up earlier in the morning and
Wlelds the blacking brush himself. The
woman Will gown herself in Worth's or
latest creation and forget to
!ook at her shoes; she is willing to con
done the loss Of one or two buttons and
the consequent baggy appearance OF her
extremities; like the peacock. she
trusts TO the g~orgeousness Of her p4u-
mage, and hopes that her skirts will
all defects"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-11-19
CURIOUS FEATURES OF LIFE
A COLLECTION OF ODD HAP
PENINGS OF THE DAY.
Boy Nursed His Wrath Till Manhood
Shark Carried the Message Five
Years--LynChed by Swallows--
Planted the Tree For Their Coffin.
From the Butte independent.

He was a Bath boy, who, when 13 or
IA years old, went to sea as cook on a
hShlng schooner. One morning he had
the misfortune to burn some mackerel
which he was frying, and the captain
was so angered at his failure of his
breakfast that he too one of the burned
fish from the platter and slung it
across the table into the boy cooks face.
n boy nursed his wrath until with
full fare the ti~sherbOat was tied to her
pier in the home dock, When he packed
his kit. went ashore. and from the
wharf made thisl little speech to the cap
tain.
"Cap'n, you've insulted and abused
when I grow up to be a man, I'll lay for
you and lick you if I'm able"
Years rolled on and the boy cook be-
came master of a ship and could thrash
almost any man of his inches and
weight. In Portland one day he was
passing by the Falmouth hotel when
he encountered, face to face, his former
Grand Banks captain and accosted him
by name. The captain, surprised, al
lowed he had not the pleasure of the
others acquaintance, but the former
Bath boy refreshed his memory with
the circumstances of that fishin trip
and added:
Il told you after you had struck me
with that fish, Cap'n, that I'd whale you
if | ever grew big enough, so look out
for yourself; I'll keep that promise right
Off"
With these preliminaries the Bath
boy sailed in," right Jn the principal
of Portland, and, sure enough,
satisfactorily to himself, redeemed his
bOyiSh threat.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-11-19
LynChed by Swallows.
Froi the Grand Rapids Herald

A successful %lynching took place on
the farm of Jerome Butler, south of
Marlette, Mich. the other day. In the
barn a swallows nest was seer clinging
to the side of a beam from which was
suspended an English sparrow, nung
by he neck with a hair from a horses
tail. While Franklin Butler and Oria
Albertson were sitting in the barn they
noticed a sparrow go into the swallows
nest, from which he began pitching the
young birds. Three swallows, attracted
by their cutlery. Immediately bounced
upon the intruder. After combining him
to the nest for a few minutes they threw
him out. He dropped about a foot,
there was a jerk, and Mr.. Sparrow was
hanged as nicely as though an expert
hangman a been in charge. The hair
was wound around his neck several
times, and after a few Intellectual struG-
giles he kicked his last.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-11-19
Shark Carried Message Five Years
From the PHILADELPHIA Record.

Cape May, N. j., Oct. 25.-While stroll
ing along the shores of the Delaware
Bay, near Fishing creek, five years ago,
Miss Beulah Bate and three young wo-
men companions wrote their names and
addresses on four slips Of paper, sealed
them is as many bottles, and cast them
far out into the bay. For days and
weeks they watched and waited for
tidings of the bottles, but none came,
and they had almost forgotten the in
cident.
A day or two g Miss Bate received
a long letter from the captain of an
English man-of-War, stating that while
coasting along the coast of England
one Of the seamen fell overheard and
narrowly escaped being devoured by a
huge shark. After hauling the man
aboard the sailors secured the shark,
n found in it's stomach the bottle CON
tanning Miss Bates message. Miss Bate
is now a student at the State Normal
school in Trenton, and has become quite
a heroine among the more romantic of
her classmates.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-11-19

Probably the tallest woman in Amer
lea has just died at the City of Mex
leo. Her height was 6 feet 9 inches. She
was born in the state of Sonora, and
vas in no way remarkable except for
her unusual height. For the last few
years she had been a familiar figure
on h streets of the capital of Mexico,
where she attracted a great deal of at
tention from all strangers and trav-
elers. She died at the age of 43. Her
name was Magdalena Cicute. She was
~uneducated and spoke the Spanish Ian
guage with difficulty. ~
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-11-19

1T struck him ull in the face. Half
blinded, he put spurs to his horse and
ran away. The following day the de-
mented mother was taken to a lunatic
asylum, where she remains to this day.
"Is it a wonder hat in consequence of
such oppression e, 5000 worth of glass
should nave been broken in Dublin on
the occasion of the Queens Jubilee. or
that the black flag should nave been
raised?
'It has often been said that Englaud's
difficulty is Ireland's opportunity. There
is not a true Irish man or woman in Ire
land who does not pray that the diff
Guilty will soon arrive"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-11-19
Forged a Check to Buy a Bible.
From the Cincinnati Commercial.

Several days ago one of the local
banks discovered that a check drawn
in favor of the Methodist Book Con-
Germ, which had been deposited by it
and had gone through the clearing
house in regular form, was a forged one.
AS the check, however, was only for IS,
instead of sending it back to h clear
ing bank the teller took it to the Meth
odist Book Concern and told them it
was a forgery. After looking at it care
fully in a thoughtful manner the head
of the firm said hat the man purchased
a bible with that check.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-11-19

A dispatch from Honolulu says con
tracts have been signed in New York
for $4,000 tons of Hawaiian sugar of the
crop Of 1898. Another large block Of
sugar will be taken by the new refinery
at Post Costa, Cal. This contract is
with the combination of sugar planta-
tions outside Of those controlled by
Spreckes. p
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-11-19
Planted the Tree For Their Coffin
From the Paducah XIV Registar

Mr.. and Mrs. Jarrett Haynes arrived
in the city Wednesday from Marshall
county. Mr.. Haynes and wife are over
80 of age each. They were on the
site now occupied by the thriving city Of
Paducah as early as 1929, when the
town was a wilderness. Nearly fifty
years ago the aged couple planted a
walnut in the yard, from which sprung
a tree. 1t grew to be a large tree, and
a year or two 6 was cut down and
sawed into lumber. The lumber is now
at the Haynes home, and is being saved
to make the collins of the eccentric cou-
pie when they die.