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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-03

USES OF BORAX.

}orax has become almost as indispensable an article III
every household as salt and pepper. Nothing VIII SO
successfully soften hard water as Borax. Use it III the L
proportion of a large handful to ten gallons Of water. The
texture of the finest linen or cotton will not be injured by
it, Use. Stains upon tablecloths and napkins can be read
lily washed out if Borax is put i'll the water. A little DO
rx water boiled in the coffee pot twice a week Tor fifteen
minutes sueetens and puriies. it. To cleanse window glass
simply use warm water and Borax; no soap, Wipe dry :
and poHsl with crumpled newspapers, For the shampoo
use one teaspoonful to two quarts of warm water. 1t acts
directly on the scalp, keeping it in a healthy condition.
As dentifrice and mouth wash Borax is uneNcelled. 1t
clcanses the mouth, hardens the gums and relieves cankers.
In using it for the teeth, make a powder OF one ounce each
OF powdered Borax and pulvarized Casteel soap and two,
ounces of precipitated chalk. Bags made of cheesecoth,
about eight inches square, filled with oatmeal, some pow.
dcred Borax and a little Orris Root and used it the bath
are delightfully."- refreshing. A box of powdered Borax is
Indispensable at the toilet table and as a disinfectant, and
will prove a valuable aid in procuring cleanliness at the
kitchen sink. and if it were more frequently used, a great
amount Of waste might be prevented in the larder.
For further information about the valuable drug, in.
quire Of c
CROCKETT, The Druggist
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-02
COMPTROLLER EcKELS Talks.
Gives HIS Views on the Financial Pre- biem
Before the Committee on Banking
and CurreHcy

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 1.-The
exchange of views between Com ptroller
Eckels and the Banking and Currency
Com mittee was continued to-day. Mr..
Eckels expressed the opinion that the
only way TO solve the financial problem
would be to secure a proper banking bill
In reply to question regarding bank
issues he said that if holders OF notes
knew that banks were able to pay in gold
they would prefer paper to coin. Busi-
ness people also preferred paper to metal
lie money. Proportionate to the amount
of business done the amount of gold was
prac tically nothing. AS the system of
CT earin g-houses was developed the ex-
change of gold in the settlement of diff
culties was still further reduced. He said
that Great Britain had nearer reached
perfection regarding credit facilities than
any other country. America came next,
with Germany and France third and
fourth.
Mr.. Newlands of the committee assumed
that We would require $3.50 900, 600 in gold
to establish the system proposed, and
asked Mr.. Eckels where he would get the
requisite amount.
Mr.. Eckels replied that we would get it
from England, France, Germany, or some
other country that had gold to sell. We
could always find countries which had
gold ready 10 exchange for products they
needed The percentage of gold held by
Great Britain against its credits was the
smalles. in the world. The surrender of
gold by country a rule was purely
voluntary. The trouble here was that the
gold was taken from the treasury instead
of in the usual way in the course of trade.
A declaration by the Comptroller that
he believed the single gold standard essen
tial to the prosperity of a great nation
nearly precipitated silver discussion, but
the settlement OF a question of order as to
who was entitled to the floor occupied the
remainder of the session, and at $40 the
committee adjourned to meet again to.
morrow morning, when the Comptroller
will be asked to discuss the several bills
before the committee proposing general
changes in the banking system.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-02
FiREMEN'S WAGES IN Peril.
The Brotherhood Therefore Opposed to
Legislation Looking 10 the Reduction
of FreiQhts end Fares.

PEORIA, ILL, Feb. IF. P Sargent
grand master of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen, has returned from the
conference at Little Rock, Ark, and
makes the following official statement:
ION January 25 at union meeting held
in the city of Little Rock, Ark, under the
auspices of the Brotherhood of Engineers,
Order of Railway Conductors, Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen, Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen and Order Of Rail-
road Telegraphers, business of a National
interest was considered.
"Aiter full discussion of the Philips
commission bill, the Erdman arbitration
bill and the contempt bill, now pending
before Congress, they were unanimously
indorsed, and w. F. Hynes, representative
in Washington of the five great railroad
brotherhoods, was wired to present the
sentiments OF this representative BODY of
railway men in the Southwest to the Sem
ators ana Representatives there assem-
bled.
The proposed bill bafore the Leeisla-
lures of the several States tending toward
reductlon OF passenger and freight rates
was considered movement that would
i'm pair the revenue of the railroad com pa
nies and would inevitably result in a re-
duction of the wages o.: railway employees
and 1t was unanimously agreed that the
above-named organizations, through their
lem bership in the several States where
these bills are pending, should uss their
united efforts to prevent the passage of
any measure that would tend to cnrtail
the earnings or the railway companies,
thereby endangering the present scale OF
wages paid to employees, and to appeal to
the friends of labor, members of the State
Legislature, to vote against such meas
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-02

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The San Francisco call., 1897-02-02

Judiciary had so manifestly reached
conclusion to hold the case up that the
President to-day withdrew the name of
McHugh and sent.in that of William II.
Munger.
OMAHA, NEBR., Feb. 1.-William H.
Munger of Fremont, Nebr., who was to-
day nominated by the President 20 be
United States District Judge of the
Nebraska District, was born in Bergen,
Genessee County, New York, October IL,
1925. He lived in his native county until
January. 1865. He was educated in the
schools OF his native town and at Brock
port. In January 1886, he went to Cleve-
land, Ohio, and read law with Judge Bar
Der OF that city. he was admitted to the
bar in 1868. and a month later removed TO
this State. He settled in Fremont in
October of that year and has been engaged
in the practice of law at that place since
the winter of that year. He was mem
Der and an active participant of the con-
s'itutional convention of Nebraska in
1873. In 1878 he was in partnership with
Hon. James NJ. Woolworth of this city,
taking full charge of Woolworth's busi-
ness during Woolworth's absence in
Europe. Munger married Miss Jennie
Cowles at Fremont March 80, 1871. His
wife is a native OF Connecticut and
daughter of Samuel Fowler, one of
Nebraska's pioneer freighters.
Mr.. Munger is prominent in Masonic
circles He has been a successful attor-
ney and has host of friends throughout
the State. In the last political campaign
he was active as a gold Democrat. The
appointment was we'll received among
the legal fraternity in this city.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-02
WOOTTON LIVES,
SAY THESE MEN
Defense of Forger Sanders
Begins in Fresno's
Court.
Witnesses Claim They Saw tie
Alleged Victim After His n
Disappearance.
Evidence Intr cduced to Prove the
Previous Good Character of
the Accused.

FRESNO, CAL, Feb. 1.-Atto
Frank H. Short made the opening
statement for the defense this morning
in the trial of w. a. Sanders, who is
alleged 10 have forged the name of Will
liam Wootton to a $1400 draft. The
prosecution had announced the close of
its case after placing a few witnesses on
the stand.
Mr.. Shorts statement was brief. He
said that he expected. to prove that
Wootron had been seen after his disap-
pearance from his ranch on February l,
1894. Two witnesses had met him in San
Francisco. The attorney also expected to
show that the grounds were insufficient to
assume that the signatures TO the draft
and the deeds were forgeries.
The defense then placed several wit
resses on the stand. They had known
Professor Sanders for many years and
attested to his good reputation before he
became involved in the Wootton mystery.
The testimony of A. l.. Stetson at the last
trial was read to the jury.
Mr.. Stetson committed suicide in San
Francisco a few months ago. He was
under the impression when he testified
that he had seen Wootton in San Fran
ClSCO III HeUEudIy d1t6E Ills dll0Heu QlSap-
pearance.
Charles H. Chambers was called to the
stand and said he believed he had seen
Wootton in San Francisco after February
l. n. w. Moodey, at present County Tax
Collector and formerly Postmaster in
this city, testified as an expert ON hand
writing.
He did not believe that the signatures to
the draft and the deeds were fergeries. He
was not very positive, however, and had
not given the papers close study.
The testimony of Frank House, Post
master at Fernando, small place twenty
miles this side of Los Angeles, which he
gave at the last trial. was read to the jury
A few days after the 1st of February, 1894
he had been handed letter to mail by
trainman passing through the place.
This was the missive received by
Rohloff, the employe at Wootton's ranch.
purporting to have been signed by Woot-
ton. The prosecution claims that Sanders
went southwark to mail the letter in order
to allay the anxiety of Rohloff regarding
the wherea bouts of his EN- ployer.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-02
CONFEDERATE RELIEF BILL
Grants Ternts at Lees Surrend er
Claimed to Be UHTutflfed.

Grunts IsTnts at Lees SUrreu6 err
Claimed TO Be UHTutflfed.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Feb. IA Herald
special from Washington says: The
survivors of the Confederate army who
surrendered. with General Lee at Apo
mattox are interested in bill introd uced
in the House few days ago appropriating
5000, 200 for their relief. The bill recites
that General Grant stipulated that the
Confederates should be allowed to retain
supplies. Notwithstanding this tho bill
states that the United States despoiled
the Con ederates of about everything.
In order to make gooI the losses then
sustained the measure directs the appro-
priation of the amount named, to be dis
bursed to the several claimants when
they have given proper proof to the quar-
termaster-general of the army.
The chances Of the passage of the bill |
are small. 1t has been referred to the
Committee on Claims OF the House, which
wilt consider the matter and will proba-
bly, be unable to make report upon it t
this session.
And even if such report be made, the
bill will De productive of considerable de-
bate, which will kill it. Its author SAYS
its object is worthy one and he suggests
that Congress take care of the obligation
i'm posed upon the Government by the
terms OF its representative, General Grant,
at General Lee 8 surrender.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-02
THIRTY ONsUCCEssFUL srR1K Es.
Remarkable Record of Years Labor
TroMbles In Germany.

Remarkable record or IedT's LdooT
Troubles in Germany.
LONDON, ENG, Feb. 1.-The Standards
Berlin correspondent telegraphs that The
strike of dock labo ers and others en-
pIoyed in the shipping trade at Hamburg
has ended in the complete defeat OF the
strikers, owing to the lack of funds.
Many OF the men are now trying TO OBJ
tain work, only to find that their places
have been filled. This result of the great
strike was predicted in the dispatches of
the United Associated Presses some weeks
ago.
1t is remarkable that of all the thirty
strikes that took place in Germany in
1896 not one has been successful, although
they cost many millions of marks. In
February there was a great strike in the
ready-made clothes trade, and in March
among the textile workmen at Cottbus
and Muihous. Then followed the tilers',
shoemakers' cigar-makers' and capmak-
ers' strike in Berlin.
Next the cutters in the district of Solin-
gen went out and were followed by the
hands of the factories at Biel, the litho-
graphers at Berlin and SO on. Altogether
about a hundred thousand men were out
during the year, but they all were COM
PEELED to go back again without attaining
their object.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-02
WHIrE's sUCoEssoR CHOSEN.
Captain John SincLair, a Liberal, Sent
to The HOMSe of Conmona.

Captain John SincLair, a Liberal, Sent
to the House of Commons.
DUNDEE, SCOTLAND Feb. IA bye
election to fill the vacancy in the House
of Commons caused by the resignation of
James Martin White (Liberal) was held in
Forfarshire to-day.
The result of the polling which was an
nounc'd shows the return of Captain John
Sinclair, Ii beral, who received 5423 votes
against 1865 cast for the Hon. G. Maule
Ramsey, Unionist-a Liberal M ajority OF
45S.
At the general election Mr.. White was
given a majority of 432. He was then op-
posed by Mr.. Ramsey, the present de-
feated candidate. As compared with the
votes cast at the general election, to-day's
polling show ed an increase on the part of
both Liberals and Conservatives. The
canvass was particularly warm one and
the Liberals are congratulating them
selves on being able to retain the seat by
an increased majority.
Captain Sinclair was in Canada when he
was unanimously nominated by the For
| farshire Liberal Association, but he re-
| turned to Scotland shortly afterward and
made warm fight for election. He was
| actively supported by John Morley, for
merly Chief Secretary for Ireland.
Captain Sinclair is no novice in political
| life. he having represented Dunn barton
/ shire in the last Parliament. He served
| in the Suakin expedition in 1885 and was
| aide-de-camp to the Earl of Aberdeen
| when the lattsr was Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland. He retired from the army in
| 1887.
From 1889 until 1898 he was a mem Der of
| the London County Council. He is rad
| ical, favoring home-rule, electoral reform,
| reform of the parochial board system of
! Scotland and of the land laws and an
| eicht-hour bill for miners, etc.
The resignation of Mr.. White, which
caused the bye-election, was caused by his
| being made the defendant in an action for
breach of promise. brought against him
by Miss Ellen Grant, the daughter of a
Dundee clergyman, which action is now
pending.
| Immediately after mis- resignation in No
VEN ber last Mr.. White started for India.
| Mr.. White is mem Der of the firm of J. +.
| White & Co. OF New York.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-02

in the House of Commons owing to i'll
health. Sir George has been prominent
hgure in politics for many years and his
rvtirement will be severely felt by the
Liberal party. From 1868 to 1870 he was a
u )fd OF the Admiralty and Secretary 10 he
Amlralty. In May, 1882, he was appoin ted
Chief Secretary for Ireland, and two years
later was made Chancellor of the Duchy
OF Lancashire, with a seat in the Cabinet.
He was first elected TO Parliament in 1865,
when he was returled from Tynemouth.
Though Liberal he opposed the home
rule bill in 1886 and was defeated at the
ensuing general election. Subsequently
he changed his belief regarding home rule
for Ireland and in 1887 was elected from
the district he has since represented
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-02
FOR THE CRIME I
OF REBELLION
Patriots Guzman and One
Shot by Spaniards at
Cabanas Fortress.
O.; Twenty Three Prisoners Tri.d
- at Remed os Three Are Con-
dsmned to Death.
Llnding Of an Extensive Fi.ibrStering
Expedition on the Coast ofSan-
tiago Province.

HAVANA, CUBA, Feb. There is no
public news regarding Captain General
Weyler, and if the officills at the palace
have any information regarding his move
ments they refuse to diIuIge it. In fact
his exact whereabouts Is unknown, and
for some reason it seems that secrecy
should attach to his movements.
% Juan Spotorno, prominent autono-
mist. returned to Sanctu Spirito yester-
day.
Antonio Pertori Guzman and Giuseppe
Dina were shot st sunrise this morning at
Cabanas fortress for the crime of ebellion.
Twenty-three prisoners have been tried
by cour;-martial at Remedies. Three OF
them were condemned to death, five were
released and the others were sentenced to
terms of imprisonment ranging from six
years to life.
=. a correspondent sends the details of an
engagement between General Melgulzos
command and body of rebels at La
Trinidad, near Guane, province of Pinar
del Rio. The fighting lasted two hours
and half. The Spaniards used artillery.
No mention is made of losses on either
side, though the correspondent states that
the fighting was fierce.
: KINGSTON, JAMAICA, Jan. 26.-News
has been received here of the successful
landing on Sunday last of big filibuster-
ing expedition on the coast Of Santiago
province, Cuba. The expedition disem-
barked without molestation from the
Spanish gunboats which were looking for
it, but looked in the wrong place.
: The convoy was met, however, by body
OF Spanish troops that were not looking
for it, and had skirmish. The Cuban
forces succeeded in drawing the troops
into an ambush, where much stronger
body of Cubans were lying. The result
was disastrous for the Spaniards, who lost
so heavily that they were glad 10 retreat
and allow the convoy to continue its march
into the interior.
The expedition got into the camp OF
Garcia without further trouble. The sup
plies received by this expedition will go
far toward equipping the army of Garcia
for its share in the big struggle between
Wey!er and Gomez that is coming off
soon. -.-.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-02
The TREATY as AMENDED.
arbitration as Discussed by. the Sena-
tors ia Erecuttre Session.


WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 1.-Imme-
diately after the Senate convened at noon
to-day Sherman moved an executive ses-
sion, stating that 1t would require but
snort time. When the doors were closed
he reported the general treaty of arbitra-
tion as amended Saturday by the commit
tee The first of these amendments is
made TO the first article at the clause:
But no question which affects the foreign or
domestic policy OF either of the high contract
ing parties or the regulations of either with
any other state or power, by treaty or other
wise shall be subject TO arbitration and this
treaty except by special agreement.
The second strikes out all reference
wherever..it occurs 10 the Sweden and Nor
way umpire where the tribunal fails to
agree upon such umpire.
After the report was made Sherman
asked that, inasmuch as the text of the
convention had been made public, the in
junction of secrecy be removed from the
text of the amend ments, but Senator Nor
gan objected and the request was denied.
No attempt was made to arrange a time
for the consideration of the treaty, nor
was anything said about debating it in
open st zion.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-02
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
HotO Uncle Sam Stands Finan cially at
the End of Jnnttnrn

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 1.-The
debt statement issued this afternoon shows
a net increase in the public debt, less
cash in the treasury during the month
of January of $15,O7S, ,735 %. The
interest bearing debt increased $2,12O, 9I6
The non-interest- bearing debt decreased
$140 and cash in the treasury decreased
$l2, 2,957, $50 %.
The balances of the several classes of
debt on January 81 were: Interest bearing
debt, $847, S66, 270 debt on which interest
had ceased since maturity. 81, 3S2, $50 %: /:
debt bearing no interest, 1914 623 057 IA:
total, 81, 223. $40, ,737 40.
The certificate tes and treas notes off ct
by an equal amount of cash in the treas
ury, outstanding at the end of the month
were S595 .975.573, an increase of SIS, 1866 :
000 The total cash in the treasury was
SS5S. $50, ,9l0 81.
The gold reserve was 500 600. 600: net
cash balance, $115 362.420 73.
In the month there was an increase in
gold coin and bars of ST. 1873, 139 Al, the
total at the close being $lS2, 3S7, III 93
OF silver there was an Increase of 81, 12O.-
764 81.
OF the surplus there was in National
bank repositories $l6 573, 729 IA, against
SIC, 159, l53 27 at the end of the previous
month.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-02

the Spanish officials of that place, and it
is asserted that he bas written a bitter
complaint to Secretary Olney.
According to advices several dispatches
to him from the Department of State
in reference to important matters
relating 10 the relations of Spain
and the United States reached Sagua la
Grande, where they were seized. opened
and read by the Spanish authorities. The
Spaniards kept the dispatches nearly a
week and treated Consul Barker's COM
plants with contempt.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-02
10 PHosfcUrE FoR PIRACY
Harmon Orders Proceedings against
% the Three Friends.

% the Three Friends.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. l.-Attor-
ney-General Harmon to-day Instructed
the United States District Attorney at
Jacksonville to proceed against the
stea mer Three Friends as a pirate. The
prosecution Will be against the vessel and
not against her officers and crew, in ac-
cordance with section 4297 of the Revised
Statutes.
The purpose of the eAttorney-General in
bringing the prosecution is largely 10 test
the opinion recently given by Judge
Locke OF the United States court at Jack
sonville against the Three Friends.
In discharging her officers from Gus
:ody Judge Locke held that there was no
state of war in Cuba and the Three
Friends was not therefore engaged in a
political mission.
According to the understanding at the
Department of Justice this opinion clear
ly made the Three Friends amenable to
prosecution Tor piracy, granting the state
ments appearing in The newspapers are
true, that she was armed and fired upon a
Spanish vessel, for if her mission was nom
political she. was engaged in an armed
attack on or resistance to friendly state.
The prosecution has an additional in
terest in the fact that the case will be
heard before Judge Locke. No one here,
however, believes that the yarns about
this unarmored tugboat, carrying a soli-
tary Hotchkiss gun, attacking we'll
EQUIPPED Spanish gunboat, can be sus-
tanned by the slightest fragment of proof.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-02
sUPREME COUHT DECISIONS.

State LIARS Tdrity Espress and Iele-
1rapb Companies Sustained.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 1.-The
Supreme Court to-day by bare majority
affirmed the validity of the Ohi5 law regu-
lating the taxing of express companies,
known as the Nichols law. Justice White,
for himself, and Justices Field, Harlan
and Brown dissenIed. The court so sus-
tanned the Indiana law taxing telegraph
companies, which was brought up Tor re-
view by appeal from the Judgment of abe
Indiana Stale Supreme Court. From this
decision Justices Harlan and White dis
sented.