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The San Francisco call., 1897-08-26
Daughters of Liberty.

Oakland Council No. OF the Daughters OF
Liberty, at its last held meeting in Loring
Hall Oaklan d. received five applications for
mem ership. During the evening there was
a presentation OF very handsome badge to
Mrs. Alice Hamilton, The past councillor, in
re cognition of the services she rendered the
ouncil while The was IN The chair. The Jewel,
EN- blematic of the order, consists of Iigure
of Old glory and Justice blindfold d, with
scales in hand, pendant from bar pin, on
which appears I'D. OF L." the presentation
was made by ex-Councilor Mrs. Birdie Price,
whose remarks were eloquent. On the 2Stn
of September this council will celebrate Its
second anniversary. and it is expected tina,
there will be large attendance OIL mem bers
OF the order from the councils on this side OF
the bay, as well as from those on the other
side of the bay.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-26
GODS TO BUY THE ROPE.
They Are Determined to Have a II land
in the Coming Big Rush.

They Are Determined to Have Hand
in the Coming Big Rush.
BERKELEY, CAL, Aug. 25 The CO.
eds of the freshman class at the State
University are TO purchase the rope with
which the male element Of the class ex-
poets to bind the hands and feet OF the
sophomores in their annual rush next
Monday evening. The young women
thought they should have some part in
the great scrap" of the year, and being
unable to enter into it actively decided
that they would purchase the rope and
handouts 10 be used by the freshes. A
committee is going about collecting funds
for the purpose.
Will Oppose Removal.
BERKELEY, CAL, Aug. pa strong
tide of opposition has arisen at the West
End against the removal of the town hall
from its present site to East Berkeley. A
large proportion of the business men OF
West Berkeley consider the scheme detri-
ID rental to their interests, both from per-
sonal and from commercial standpoint.
The Progressive Club has taken the ini-
tiative in the matter of opposition.
The sum of $500 has already been sc.
cured through private contributions to
nay for the removal OF the hall. j. l..
Barker has the matter OF securing funds
in hand and will! offer the amount men
meeting.
Boatmen to Meet.
BERKELEY, CAL, Aug 25.-The an
nual meeting OF the University OF Cali
fornia Boating Association will be held
on Saturday afternoon, Septe n ber 4, at
the clubhouse, in Sessions basin, Oakland
estuary.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-26
LoyaI Rebekah Party.

So popular is Loyal Rebekah Lodge of the
l. O. o. F. becoming that the members are
continually besieged with requests for open
meetings. consequently they yield to the de-
mand and furnish entertainment for those
who are clamoring for such. Possibly the
eau for such demand is beyond the fact that
10y al knows how TO get up in eresting socials,
and it is more than ijkely that The charming
personnel of the lodge-that is of the gentler
seX-is the magnetic influence that attracts.
The assertion recently made in this d part
ment, that there more young and hand
some ladies in this lodge in proportion to the
membership than in any other lodge OF the
order in this City, has not been dispu ted, aud
of this the membership feels exceedingly
proud.
Last Monday night Loyal gave an apron and
necktie party Weicome Hall, in Odd Eel
lows building whicn was preceded by short
programme, the numbers being: Amusing
stories by William Henry Barnes, Z. G. NJ. !;
recitation, "Zeke Weeks OXen," Miss Annette
Dunning; vocal solo, ''Flossie, Ny Queen"
Miss Hazel Fleming; either solo, Professor B.
Warteld; guitar duet, Horace and f. A.
Hodges and vocal solo, 1.-The Heart Bowed
Down. by Robert Burns, accompanied by Mrs.
Burns on the piano and +. w. Warren on the
flute. So well pleased were the auditors that
each participant was forced to give an encore
Then followed the distribution OF aprons and
necklies aid dancing by the couples, whose
Ties and aprons matched. The affair was un-
der the management OF Mrs. +. w. Warren
(cnairman), Miss Lillian B. Mcfarland. Mrs.
81. Souders, Mrs. Florence Walcom, c. w.
Smith, Alexander Jacobs and S. F. Higgins.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-26
AFTERNOON.

Fan. aSle, VA n Old Time F1rt scene" Cappa
synopsis: Introd uction, ConvsTsAtion at the
Engine-house, he A arm, The TO the
fire, Falling Walls, Il II Is SAFE, the Return,
Duet tor rom bones MIR. and Mrs Tobin
Melodies from 'Olvettei ..................A udrau
Melody Of Popular Songs. ............ Witmark
Including the "Fireman's Dream
Solo for cornet B. Rogers
Polish Dance. ............ ............ .Scharwenk q
Sketch, 1.-The Old Time Coach. Grove
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-26
Masons Bury an Orphan Girl.

OAKLAND, CAL. Aug. 25.-The local
loage of Masons inferred the remains Of
Miss Carrie A. Thomas this afternoon.
She died Monday, from paralysis, at her
home on Summit avenue, Piedmont. She
was an orphan, Is years of age, and was
the daughter of 9 Mason belonging TO
the knight Tenn plars, who died in Vicks-
burg, Miss, twelve years ago. His lodge
Will bear the expenses OF to-day's inter-
ment, having telegraphed to that effect to
the local Iodge
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-26

SAN LEANDRO AND HAYWARDS LOCAL.
foot of Market Street.)
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
People Talked About.

Miss Lansing Rowan, who achieved
notoriety by challenging J. J. Corbett
to a boxing bout, will soon become the
wife of Maurice Devritz, the operate
baritone, who is now in New York
Michael McGrath, the manager Of
the Wall street bureau of the Associ-
ated Press. died at his home in Brook
Ign of Bright's disease, aged forty eight
years.
Rev. N. J. Stroh of Mount Norris.
ILL.,, is dead. Father Stroh, as he was
commonly called, was the oldest Lu-
theran minister in the United States.
He was widely known all over his Sec
ton.
Lieut.. Col. John W. Newell died at
his home in Brunswick, N. j., after a
long illness. He was paymaster Of tho
army of the Potomac during the war.
Col. Newell was born in Franklin, o.,
in 1920.
Oliver Allen, an eccentric bachelor,
who died near Clinton, Mich. at the
age of seventy-nine, bequeathed his en-
tire estate, worth $4,000, to the Meth
odist church, one-half to 60 to the
board of superannuated ministers, and
the rest to the board of ministerial ed
ucatiOn.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
THE NEWS RESUME.
DIGEST OF THE NEWS FROM AL
PARTS OF THE WORLD.
i Comprehensive Review Of the
Important Happening. of the
Past Week Culled From the Tel
egraph Reports-The Notable
Events at Home and Abroad That
Have Attracted Attention.
The Nations Capital.


The president has signed the act re-
Gently passed relative to dramatic and
musical copyrights.
Secretary Herbert of the navy de-
partment has decided to increase the
present naval corps Of inspectors of
steel used in the construction of naval
vessels Of the United States by the APP
pointment of a number of expert civil
ianS.
Senatod Hale presented to the senate
a memorandum on the method of
recognition of foreign governments and
foreign states by the government of the
United States from 1870 to 1897"
which Notwithstanding the document
makes no such claim, is unquestionably
intended to bear upon the question Of
the recognition Of Cuba.
Scott Wike. assistant secretary Of
the treasury, has returned to Washing
ton after ten days absence in Florida.
Mr.. Wike says that outside Of num-
Der Of the leading cigar manufacturers
in Tampa the sentiment throughout
Florida, both among Americans and
native Cubans, Is almost entirely with
the insurgents. and that on this ac-
count the government officials find 1t
extremely difficult to make much head
way in their efforts to suppress tilibus-
tering expeditions.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
DEADLY PLAGUE
BUSINESS IN BOMBAY PARALYzEp
BY THE CONTRACTION.
Citizens Flee From Plnwue-s,rick.,
neutrality-suspicious. Dread the Con-
taglon and Refuse to Attend
Plague Cases-COrpscn Unburi.u
Because No One Will Touch Them

Bombay, Jan. 16.-Ovcr half the pn,,,
ulation Of this city, estimated 10 he
about 100000. has fed from the
plague, and the erstwhile crowded
streets, docks and bazaars are no,
recognizable. Many Of the native doc.
tors, graduates of the colleges, have
fled, and those remaining refuse to al
tend plague cases, or when they do
attend to them will not touch the sui
ferers, dreadirg contagion.
1t is estimated that 100000 persons
are encamped at Andheri, from
whence they will soon be forced to
migrate. owing to the lack of water
and sanitation, threatening to breed
cholera. The cemeteries are already
filled to overlooking and the wind is
spreading the contagion.
A large number Of plague corpscs at
the Tower Of Silence. the parscr
burying place, have not been eaten by
the vultures inhabiting it. Corpses
have been found in the street.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21

The announcement that days of
grace" have been abolished in one more
state, suggests that in old English law
the phrase had a meaning different
from the present we'll understood sig
nificance of the words as used in bust
ness. Law or custom allows three days
beyond the fixed day of payment for
paying note or bill Of exchange. The
term, days of grace" as used in old
English law, signified the period Of
three days allowed by the court for the
appearance and answer Of person
summoned, beyond the day mentioned
in the writ. This old use thus point
ed to mercy rather than to mere bust
ness accommodation or convenience. In
these days of trusts and shylocks there
Is neither mercy nor business-just
plain tagging and no more.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21

DR.. Charles Sweet, the bone-setter,
died at his home in Lebanon, Conn.,,
last week. He is said to have oper-
ated in more than 100000 cases OF
bone-setting. His family for three gen.
erations have been renowned for bone
setting abilities, although no member
has had more than a common school
education, and none of them ever
studied anatomy. DR.. Sweet was in
Wisconsin about twenty years ago and
many people will remember his mar
velous success in fixing dislocated
joints.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21

Once and not very long ago, the pub
lie letterwriters of Paris made COM
Portable livings by inditing epistles,
sentimental or businesslike, as the case
might require, for people to whom the
mysteries of the spellingbook had never
been explained. Compulsory education
has ruined the craft, and the few repre-
sentatives of it that survive only avoid
starvation by getting occasionally the
task of correcting the grammar and
heightening the eloquence of some
Socialistic Deputy whose ability to
write is not backed up by the possess
sion of very much to write about.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21

The word trocha is of such frequent
occurrence in dispatches and news from
Havana that it seems likely in time to
become incorporated into the English
speech. An explanation having been
asked of the term, which is pronounced
trotsha, with the accent on the first
syllable, it may be stated that original
ly it denotes footpath, pathway, or
sometimes a short cut. During the
present Cuban unpleasantness it's sig
nificance has been applied to fortified
high road.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
Accidental HappcnfnRs

A disastrous fire occurred at Vera
Cruz, Mex. destroying factories and
business blocks to the value Of 5000, 900.
A violent wind storm in Louisiana
caused the death of four children at
Moorings Port. Several persons WIRE
seriously injured.
Willie, Maud, Hall and an infant,
sons and daughters of Jesse Goodman,
were killed outright in a train wreck
at Westinghouse, La.
A freight train on the Missouri Pa
cifc was derailed on bridge at New
Haven, a station sixty-seven miles west
of st. Louis, and thrown into the river.
Three trainmen were killed.
William Langthorne, boy of
Adrian, Mich, while loading a gun to
shoot sparrows, SCATTERING the right leg
of Edna Swift aged 16. The leg was
amputated. but the girl died from shock
and loss Of blood.
Mrs. Clara Freeman of Denmark,
Iowa, aged IS, who was at Quincy, ILL.,,
on visit, attended service at Elm
Street Baptist chuch. When the clos
ing hymn was being sung Mrs. Free
man, who sang with the congregation,
fell back in her seat dead. Heart fail
ure aggravated by religious excitement
caused death.
Five miners, Martin Royan and Joe
Cox, white; Tom Curry, William Bish-
op and Simon Pity, colored, were in
stantly killed in 4 mine explosion at
Anderson, I. T. The explosion is sup
posed to have been caused by the fire
boss unscrewing his safety lamp, which
ignited the gas. No damage was done
to the property.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
Crimes and Criminals.

Letters containing large sums of
money have been rifled Of their con-
tents in New York and thrown into the
bay.
N. A. Neidenhoff, clerk Of the district
dead in Salt Lake City under circum.
eide.
Kate Dunn, % years old, a servant,
living at 11S East Twenty-sixth street.
New York city, was shot in the head
by Michael Minneter, a laborer. Min
meter then shot himself in the head.
The arrest of japanese, s, Kire-
gaya, on complaint Of a young Japan
csc girl at Butte, Mont, developed the
fact that several Japanese in that city
carried on a regular slave traffic in the
purchase and sale Of Japanese girls.
The United States secret service Off
GERS at Detroit, Mich, have arrested Al
Soper, the third man charged with i'm.
plication in the forgeries of notes of
the National Bank of Commerce Of
New York and the Union National
Bank Of Detroit.
James Anderson. ex-under sheriff of
Altoona county, Mich. and a well
known farmer. was shot and instantly
killed by Mrs. Robert Dobson Of
Haynes township. Anderson, it is al
legged. had slandered the woman and
she became enraged at his refusals to
retract.
A man named James McCue, "A
years old, whose home is at Johnstown,
Pa, entered the sheriff's Office ut
Akron, Ohio. and voluntarily confessed
to the murder Of Dick Spencer, who
was found with his skull crushed at
East Akron. McCue says that about
two years ago Spencer did him an In.
jury.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
AtOntann's Cnttle.

Miles City, Mont. Jan. 16. - Eight
and half million dollars is Il tidy sum
to come into the state rs the product
of one industry in a season. That is
the sum which Montana received in
1896; for her cattle business. as shown
by the report of the secretary, w. c.
Preuitt, of the state board OF stock
commits SiOnerS
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21

Khan contest from Grand Forks was
heard in the house and developed into
lively fight before the matter was
finally disposed of. Guinan moved the
adoption Of the minority report of the
election committee which favored
Khan. He said no evidence was pre-
sented in Ryan's favor. That he
(Guinan) was Democrat, but believed
in fairness and justice, that the fact
was indisputed that Khan had eight
majority. A running debate followed,
participated i'll by Hawk, Butterwick
and Cryan. Khan addressed the house
in his own behalf. He said Hawk was
asleep most of the time the evidence
was being presented to the committee.
and another member who signed the
majority report was too deaf to hear
one word of the evidence. The ma
jOrity report of the committee was
adopted--4O to 14-a party vote except
that Haskin. Rep. voted for Khan.
Sharp's usury bill reducing from II
to 10 per cent the highest amount of
interest legally chargeable, passed the
house. A joint resolution creating
board of pardons to consist OF the chief
justice. governor, attorney general
and two electors appointed by the
governor also passed the house. Bills
introduced: Powers, giving convicts
good time as follows: For first five
years of service or less two months per
year and three months per year after
five years service. Wood, to enforce
payment of taxes which become delin-
qucnt prior to 1895. Culbertson, pro-
viding for assessment and collection of
taxes upon property subject to taxation
and not assessed. Towlc, requiring
manufactures to label each package
with name, quality and amount of
article.
Very little business was done in the
senate. Committees hard at work but
few reports will be made until after
the senatorial election. Three bills
relating-to domestic corporations were
made special order Monday. Dunlap
introduced Il bill providing for assign
ment by the state OF title Of land bid
in nj tax sales.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
Civil Service Exa ms.

Washington, Jan. 16-The civil serv-
ice commission has completed its
schedule Of examinations throughout
the country for the next six months.
The first examinations of the season
are on March Z, at Wilmington, Del;
Washington, D. c.; Cincinnati. Pitts
burg and Richmond, Va; the last on
aminations are ON April 2G, at points
in almost every state.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
Chickasaw Protest.

Ardmore, Ind. r., Jan. 16.-Six hun
dred settlers. representing every sec
ton Of the Chickasaw Nation, assem-
bled in convention here and adopted
resolutions protesting against the
Choctaw treaty. negotiations by the
Dawes commission.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
Has Not Confessed.

Yokohama, Jan. 1G.-It is now stated
that Miss Mary Jacob, the governess
of the Carew family, who was recently
arrested on suspicion of being connect
ed with the death by poison of Walter
Raymond Hallowell Carew, has not
confessed. although an announcement
to that effect was made public
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
Town Vcterinaries.

Des Moines, Jan. 16.-The state vet
Urinary association elected these Of
ticers: President, G. A. Johnson, Sioux
City; secretary and treasurer, J. $.
Brown, Oskaloosa; vice presidents, $.
H. Kingery, Creston, and J. III. Me
Leod, Charles City. A resolution was
passed favoring vivjsection.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21

New York City pays some of its po-
licemen $1,40O a year, some of its fire.
men $1,000, and some Of it's street.
sweepers $720. The average pay of its
school-teachers is not far from $500. It
is not to be wondered at that the ath-
letic curriculum seems more inviting to
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
PERSONA NON GRATA.
Germany and England Object to a
Celestial DIPLOMAT.

Vancouver. Il. c., Jan. 16.-Amony
the Oriental adyices brought by the
Empress OF Japan, are the following:
1t is stated at Hong Kong that pre-
vious to Germany's objection, Great
Britain had objected to receiving He
Huang ds Chinese minister 1t is also
claimed that Ii Chang. Cantonese.
one of the returned students from tho
United States, will replace Huang.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21

In spite of all there appears to have
been enough in the Calumet Electric
to give a national bank a shock of
more than ordinary severity, although
possibly it would not be right to term
it electrocution.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
The Chicken show.

Fargo, n. d.. Jan. 1G. - The North
DakotA and Northern Minnesota Ponl-
try association began a three days
show here. There are about 800 birds
on exhibition, and some fine chickens
have been sent in to compete for the
prizes offered.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
Indicted for Train wreckin~.

Birmingham, Ala, Jan. 16. - The
grand jury indicted Tom Parker and
Andy Feagin for train wrecking. The
men were recently arrested for remov-
ing rail on McComb's trestle for the
purpose of wrecking and robbing pas
senger train, to which crime Parker
confessed, duplicating Feagin and sew
eral others.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21

Strict attention to the small courte.
sizes of life will advance man faster
than waiting to ride into popularity
on some tidal wave that may never
come.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
Fortune for n Cripp1e.

Chicago, Jan. 16.-Charles Camp, Il
little crippled lad who from an invalid
chair sold papers for the last four
years, has fallen heir to $4,000. 1t
was bequeathed to him by his father.
who died eighteen months ago at Spo-
kane, Wash. The estate consists of Il
farm ana valuable improvements.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
A New York dentist has inyented

A New York dentist has invented a
new thing in teeth which, he says, will
place them within reach Of the masses.
The teeth are made of rubber, the base
or plate and the teeth being formed in
tegrally. These new artificial masti-
Gators will be sold for $3.50 and 81 a
set.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
Police Investigation.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. 16.-In the
house sensation was created by the
introduction of a resolution by Repre-
sentative James NJ. Piper of st. Louis.
calling for an investigation of the ST.
Louis police department.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
The Army IRiII

Washington, Jan. 16.-The army al-
preparation bill was reported to the
senate. The committee restored the
provision for the support of the hos
pital at Hot Springs, Ark, which the
house struck out.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21

In Lexington, KY, there is club tna
youngest member of which is SO years
old. All the others are over 80. The
club meets regularly for purposes OF
mutual improvement and social pleas
ure,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
Manufacturer. Organize.

Indianapolis, Jan. 16.-Indiana manu-
facturers to the number of $50. repre-
senting a combined capital of $25,OO0.-
600, met here and organized by electin@
officers. 1t is denied that trust is to
be formed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
Will Fight in Mexico,

Chicago, Jan. 1G-The fight between
Corbctt and Fitzsimmons is to BE-
pulled off in Mexico. This was settled
by personal message from Dan A.
Stuart to his representative, Lou NJ.
Houseman, Of this city.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21

1t is good idea to swear of some
thing at the beginning of the new year,
even if the monotony of habit is only
broken for a few days.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21

The only thing that can be compared
to good ad. in working ability is
mortgage. They both work day and
night, rain or shine.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21

To character and success, two things
contradictory as they may seem must
go-humble dependence and manly in
dependence.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21
An InfnntielGle.

Spooner. Wis, Jan. 1G.-Walter BAH
mister, who was found guilty Of the
murder OF an infant on Dec. 81, or
which he was the supposed father. has
been bound over to the circuit court.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21

The most popular form of self-denial
is to inconvenience yourself in order
to spite somebody else.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21

1t is easy enough to borrow trouble
by imagining what people ought to do
and then fretting because they do 9TH
erwise.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21

Unfortunately for the human race,
few IF us feel that our particular
sphere is worthy of our best energies.