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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-07

tract for the improvement of South Sausa-
Ito to Buchanan e. Co. This work, which
consists OF the grading and matchmaking
of the roads in that section, IS to be done
under the ten years bond system. The
road when completed will connect with
she Governments boulevard around Lime
Point.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-07

F"""'N TO Hdr" a Ffrsf- Cldss SWe1ter
PHOENIX, ARR, May 6.-The estab-
iishment of smelter of the first class in
the Southwest now appears near prob.
ability. The Chambe of Commerce of
Phoenix is at work on a proposition sub
mitted by Charles E. Majors, represent
ing capitalists of Rochester, N. Y,
whereby the donation of 200 acres of land
cow intent to the Santa Fe and Southern
Pacific railways will. secure the building
OF smelling plant at an expenditure of
S250,OOO. There is no doubt the land will
be readily secured.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-07
san Knfod Itr,p.en.s P,o,,o

SAN RAFAEL, CAL, May 6.-The San
Rafael Fire Department is preparing to
hold tournament and picnic on the 4th
of July. At meeting held last night the
following committee on arrangements
was chosen: Chief Johansen, First Az
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-07
For Burstarising kaeter Statiom.

VISALIA, CAL, May 6.-To-day Frank
Harp was arrested at Exeter, eleven miles
east of this city, on a charge of burglary
at the Southern Pacific Railroad station
on Tuesday night. That night burglar
broke into the station office through q
window, but failed to secure anything
valuable. Miss Peters, the agent, was
the only person in the building, and she
had retired to her room in the upper story
for the night. She feared to disturb the
burglar below. Harp has a family ut
Exeter. He is in the County Jail await
ing examination.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-07

SamsnIifo IotUn Improvements.
SAUSALITO, CAL. May 6-The Board
of Town Trustees has awarded the con-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-07

Local Foresters are making arrange.
ments for tho funeral. Court Gold en-
West No. 20 will turn ont in body.
Junior Court Pride OF the Golden West
has also been ordered 10 turn out by Chief
Ranger Sol Peiser No. 2. The remains OF
he deceased secretary will be inferred In
Mountain View cemetery, Oakland. Al
present it is the intention 10 hold the
funeral Sunday.
20 succeed Bremen as grand secretary.
Among them are William Deane, Lewis
Thorn OF Los Angeles, ]. J. Cordy and Sol
Peiser No l.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-24

Cycling has caused a decrease in the
number Of cabs i'll Berlin.
Madrid has IL club composed entirely of
children, none of whom is over s wears
old.
In Bremen drivers of vehicles and
horscmen are prohibited to use the street
cycle paths.
Cycling is greatly ON the increase in
Genoa. according to the British consul in
that city.
The Cyclists Touring Club has recent
~ aided Rudyard Kipling's name to its
list of membership.
The sultan of Lahore. it is stated, DOS
scsses a bicycle of pure gold, set with
precious stones.
In the great pilgrimage recently made
in Hungary to the shrine of Maria-Tadax
there were over fifty cyclists.
1t has been stated that policemen in
Prescott walk about in plain clothes with
hooked sticks to stop cyclists.
A Scotchman has constructed a bicycle
which can be taken apart. and folded
within the space occupied by three in
brellas.
A Philadelphia firm proposes having
something unique at the great exhibition
in Paris in 1900. namely, a bicycle made
In solid gold about s or 0 feet high, with
. handle-bar studded with diamonds.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-24
v GAINS
Uncnsy Feeling in Louisiana, Missis-
sippi and Alabama.

Nv ot'sahs ..... $500. ..............l4
o n"",' s i,rh;; I,.. ....a
IerEinsol: Miss......... .............. l
Hnrkley, Miss....... 4
Near scranton, Mlss.......... 100000. j
niiuAi, Miiss; .......... .........4S
Late dispatches say there are more vol
low fever eases i'll New Orleans, and it
would he folly to deny the prevalence of IL
decidedly panicky feeling throughout Lou
%isiama, Mississippi and Alabama because
of the presence of the plague in euch of
those States. The fact inilot ne disput-
cd that the disease is gradually spreading.
There are four eases in Mobile. and The
facts seem to show the disease was intro
duceI from Il point other than the M.ssis-
sippi sound towns. C~nblcgrams IRON
Nicaragua say the plague is spreading
there, giving II new source of danger to
the coist cities. Yellow fever also exists
at Savannah. according 10 late reports.
In Mississippi the trend of affairs is
eve more gloomy. though that State has
the advantage of having been practically
turned over to the federal health officials.
Ocean Springs, where the plague first took
hold, has about forty eases nf fever.
There is one case ut Parkinson. IL little
town OH the Gulf and Ship Island Rail.
road.
The fever was traced from Ocean
Springs to Barklcy. Miss. IL settlement
of hut four houses and Il postottice. Mrs.
Saunders, who died i'll Ocean Springs, was
buried in Barklcy, and soon after the flu
neral her son. her husband and two other
people died in the town. One case en-
lists about midway between Scranton and
P%ascagoula. Miss. AT Biloxi. Miss, there
are forty-three cases of all sorts. Fiji
teen of these are declared to be yellow
fever and seven others are strongly sus.
pcteI Of so being.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-24

then resumed his march. bowling right and
left to the people. The effect upon the
crowd that saw the affair was instantl-
noeus and awakened the greatest excite
ment. The police started away with the
prisoner 10y II side street, hoping to avoid
my further disturbance. Hundreds of
mel ran after the police shouting for
vengeance upon the man. Give Inn tn
U.S. they cried. land we will hang him.
But the gcndarmcs succeeded in keep
ing their prisoner, being rc-cnfnrccd by
cavalrymen. the great crowd shouting and
running behind. The man WAS taken to
the palace and stripped. but no weapon
was found on his person. He was taken
away to the city hall. securely bound and
placed in solitary confinement.
AT night Il great mol of common pco-
pie broke into the Jail by forcing the doors
with huge timbcrs handled by 100 men.
They ovcrpowered the guards and sur
rounded them. while Il detail of men :am
down the corridor. dragged out the trcm-
bling Arroyo and lynched him. The mol
had apparently no organization, but it
WAS directed in some mysterious way.
About twenty of the lynclers We're ar.
p.ns =.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-24
FIVE MEN
Enragcd Citizens of Indiana Shoe,
and Hang Prisoners.

Enragcd Citizens of Indiana Shoot
and Hang Prisoners.
At Osgood, Ind, Il mob Of 4OO infu-
rated men Tuesday night lynchcd Lyle
Levi, Bert Andrews, Clifford Gordon,
William jenkins and Hiney Shuicr. They
were taken from the authorities. The
men had been arrested for burglary. FIRE.
| Qucnt robbcries had cnragcd the citizens
of the county and the mob was composed
of men from Milan, Sunman and other
towns.
The mob. on horseback, entered the
town an hour after midnight and called
out Jailcr Kcnan, who. upon refusing to
give III the keys. was overpowered. The
mel soon pushed their way into the cell
rooms, and in their impaticncc first fired
on the five prisoners and then dragged
them to n tree. II square from the ;ail
door. and hung them III. Andrews and
Gordon had already been wounded, lav-
ing been shot several times while attempt
ing to rob IL store at Correct Saturday
night. Shulcr was i'll Jail for attempted
burglary and Levi and Jenkins had just
been indicted by the grand jury for rob-
berry. They had failed to give bond, and
were put in Jail
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-24
WILD TIME IN PRISON.
Convict Assaults a Guard, seizes His
Revolver and Escapes,

Revolver and Escapes.
y sensational escape and Il quick c.il,-
ture caused much excitement ut the Ohio
pcnitcntialy Thursday night. just he
fore tie hour when the prisoners wash for
supper and the guards are shifted for the
night turn. William Clark. Il C%uyahpga
County murderer doing IL life sentence
and employed in the broomshnp. called
Guard duncan of Mount Gilca,l. %ostcnsi-
bly, tn show him a hole i'll the tlool. Dun
can leaned over and wls struck Il vicious
blow i'll the back of the neck with Il piece
of gas pipe. Bert Spriggs, II Delaware
County convict. started to assist The
guard. when Clark. advancing with Dun
cans revolver. which had fallen from his
pocket. threatened to shoot.
Clark ran to the guardrOom ut the front
gates and CAV the guards signal with the
iron handle. Capt. SaXbe. as usual, OPEN
ed the gate. AS soon as Clark passed the
gate he opened fire on the crowd of guards
and SPECTATORS. His aim was wild. In
the gGnrdroom he pulled the trigger again
and shot Benjamin l.. James, IL Della
ware County colored safeguard, in the
chin.
Clarl: was closely followed i'll his mt.
tempt to escape by William Dempsey.
jointly convicted with him of murder.
Clark ran through the guardrooln. fired
mt the guard in the reception room, and
escaped into the street.
n federal prisoner named Starter, cm-
ployel as Il ''trusty" in the prison yard.
seized IL rifle which n guard had dropped
i'll the excitement aud ran past the guard
house close on the heels of Clark. When
the fugitive reached the bank of the Scio-
to River he paused Il minute. Sartcr
quickly lcvele.l the rifle and commanded
Clark to surrender on pain of death. The
convict obeyed. his revolver being IMPLY.
and was %recapturcd by the guards. who
had recovered their presence of mind 10y
that time.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-24
HIS U
His Greed for Gain Caused Him to Los.
100000 of Church Money.

His Greed for Gain Caused Him to Lose
100000 of Church Money.
Charles NJ. Charnlcy has been known
in church circles of Chicago for thirty
years as IL gentleman of sterling charac.
ter and exemplary life. His record for
truth and honesty had led his friends to
rcposc implicit confidence in him and lie
was appointed treasurer of two or thee
of the funds of the Fourth Presbyterian
Church.
Mature in years, firm in the faith, c.al-
wart in the service Of the church, and
II of its faithful stewards, he was too
well trusted to he asked for a bond com-
mcnsuratc with the amount of money he
handled.
His last report showed $4,000 in u.s.
sets and cash on hand. Secretary Il. G.
Ray. not being satisfied with his report,
went quietly to work to investigate the
books. He found that where $4,000 in
the bank was claimed, the bank showed
only $16s. Charnley confessed that lie
had lost S5S,O00 of the church funds. but
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-24
A Desk with a History.

If the thousands who have occasions
to sit in the Presidents reception room
waiting their turns for audiences only
knew it, they might make the time
seem less m%onotonous by contemplate
Ing the chief articles of furniture. Many
Of these visitors are anxious to go to
foreign parts. The massive desk which
occupies the center of the room has
Travelled further than any of the cam
didates will. 1t has circumnavigatedi
the globe by a route which no human!
being has followed. The President sits
behind 1t and writes his message to-
Congress. He may use plain words;
about Great Britain's occasional lapses
Of comfy and of good faith. He may
lay down views upon the Monroe doc
trine which will cause British states
men to grumble. He will never write
upon that desk a declaration of war
against the other great Anglo-SaXoni
nation. If he should contemplate such;
a thing the desk would creak and rock
like a wooden ship in a grinding ice.
pack. With its m~assiveness and wealth;
OF carving the desk gives no indication
" - W. OllSIlIs SCLOOlDOYS
know that Sir John Franklin went tn
discover the north pole and never came
back. The good ship Resolute driftedi
and drifted in the Arctic ocean cur
rents, spared from destruction in some
mysterious manner, until she reached
the waters of the adventurous Ameri-
can whalers off the shores of Alaska.
She was boarded and claimed by those
who found her. When the Resolute
reached San Francisco the United,
States bought her, repaired and refttedi
her, manned her with an American.
crew and sent her to England with
international compliments. Twenty
years ago the old ship was broken up.,
From the soundest of the timbers was
made a handsome desk by direction of.
the queen. to be presented to then Pres
ident of the United States. That is the.
desk which stands in the reception,
room Mt the White House, and .vA.Y,
which hes state papers of six\
trations have been written.
the Presidents visitors know ia
York Mail and Express.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-24
TRIES TO KILL plAz.
President of Mexico IL Assaulted by
an Anarchist.

President Diaz was assaulted with
deadly intent during the ceremonies in the
City of Mexico attending the celebration
of the declaration of independence. Ig-
nacio Arroyo, IL violent anarchist, broke
through the line of soldiers that marked
the line of the procession to the Alameda
and attempted to brain the president with
n heavy cane as he was walking to thu nn-
tional palace. The blow. which lc aim
cd Mt the presidents head. fell short AMI
the would-he murderer WAS immediately
seized and handed over to the police. In
tense excitement prevailed when it lm-
came known that M attempt had been
made upon the life of President Diaz. .
President DiaZ was the coolest man of
all who witnessed the assault. He turned
around as his ussailnmt was seized. and
looked at him somewhat curiously. and
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-24
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT.
Wheat Shows an Average Condition
of $751; Per Cent.

The September report of the slatistician
Of the department of agriculture shows
the following average conditions on Sept.
1: Corn. 1913; oats. SAG: rye, 9O.1; tobac-
co. 15.5; wheat, S5.7; barley, 1914: buck
wheat, 95.1; potatoes, G6.7. The cordi-
ton of corn, 1913, is 40 points lover
than last month, IT. points lower than
on Sept. ], 1896, and 3.3 points lower than
the September average for the last ten
years. The principal State averages gre
as follows: Ohio, 81; Michigan, IS: In
diana, 81; Illinois, 81; Iowa, 10; Missouri.
"a; Kansas, 81; Nebraska, 81; Texas, 81;
Tennessee, 81, and Kentucky. &3.
The condition Of wheat, Sj.7, is Ill
points higher than OH Sept. 1. 1896, and
40 points higher than the September av-
erage for the last ten years. There is n
marked decline in the principal spring.
wheat States as compared with last
month. The average condition of oats is
SIG. as compared with So OH Aug. I, with
"A o n Sept. l, 1896, and with SOL the Sep
tcmber average for the last ten years.
The average condition of barley, 1914,
shows a decline of 1 point durin,, the
month: but is higher by 3.3 points than on
Sept. l, 1876, and by 10 points than the
September average for the last ten years.
The average condition Of 9O.1 is 81
points higher than on Sept. 1. 1896, and
81 points above the average for the last
ten years. The condition of buckwheat,
Dol, shoWs IL slight Improvement during
the month. It is 10 points higher than
ON Sept. !, 1896, and 7.3 points higher
than the September average for the last
ten years.
The condition of tobacco has declined
80 points during the month, aud is now 6
points below the condition OH Sept. /,
1886, and 4 points below the average con-
dition for the last Ecu years. The aver
age condition of potatoes has continued to
fall, and is now only GG.T, III 11.2 points
lower than on Aug. 1, 1O.8 points lower
than on Sept. 1, 1896, and lit points be-
low the average for the last ten years.
The number Of hogs for fattening Allows
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-24
Following is a table of temperatures in
the principal cities Tuesday:
A SUICIDE.
Officials so Declare Regarding the
Michiyan Cashier.

Tho so-cal!ed Struble murder mystery
at Shepherd, Mich, seems to be de-
vcloping into a story of dcfalcation
and suicide. 1t is known almost beyond
doubt that Struble died by his wv hand.
and the cl,aritably inclined say he was
insane when de did it. One by one the
supporters of the murder theory are for
sakins that idea. The officers have been
working upon the suicide theory for about
a week. What first turned their attention
to this idea was the discovery of n mys-
FERROUS depositor, who evidently had on
tcnsivc dealings will, the Farmers nank.
On Aug. . it VAS discovered that Frank
Sutton had deposited 5000. which was
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-24
CABINET RESUMES WORK.
Mckinley and Hi. Advisers conside.
the Union Pacific Case.

Interest attached to the cabinet mccr-
ing Tuesday, the first i'll 81 number of
weeks. Every member of the cabinet, cx-
cept Secretary Long, who is out Of Wash
ington. reached the white house promptly
ut IL o'clock. The morning session was
devoted almost entirely to the consider
alton Of the Union Pacific question, pre-
sumably the advisability of taking an APP
peal from the dccrece of the United States
court mt Omaha for the sale of the prop
crty under foreclosure proceedings. The
cabinet also discussed the San Pedro
(Cal.) harbor project, and Attorney Cen
eral Mckenlss. rendered an opinion to the
effect that Secretary Algcr should pro-
coed under the law to carry out the pro-
juct of building u brcukwater and making
other improvements at San Pedro. Ike
civil service lewiston in the Wood cnse
and its effect OF the law was also infor-
mally talked over.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-24
ADMITTED HE WAS DEAD BROKE;
Honesty Was Found to BE Best Policy
with a Car Conductor.

Wkk1 u u AOuuMSAOIe
Dead broke is not an accurate tern,.
1t is relative. A millionaire considers
himself dead broke when he finds that
ne has only a v in his pocket. Men
Of less means think they are dead broke
when they can find but a quarter or q
half in their pockets. But with the
mass of people who haven't very much,
even when at their best, dead broke
means that condition in which a man
finds himself without IL nickel in his
pockets. Pennies don't cut any ice.
Even three or four of them won't pay
Il a fare, and when Il man hasn't car
fare the walk to Cumminsville ut MIDI
night seems long-awfully long.
THAT'S what allied me the other
night" said a resident of that suburb.
II didn't have n nickel to my name
not u nick. And you bet 1T was warm.,
So l tried to work the conductor. When!
he struck me l felt in my pockets, first
one, then the other. and then looked.
dazed.
81 had n Nickel l said, but blame
me if 1 know where it is.'
1900 thin, old man, said the heart
less man in blue. You'll have to walk
II little, just for a change, as you.
haven't got it, Think of n man getting
off a joke like that.
Il walked, but not far. Tried an
other conductor with the same racket.
Didn't work. He was heartless also.
I knew I'd get home If the cars kept
coming, but the last car would be due
soon Then 1 thought of the old motto:!
Honesty is the best policy IL try
it on.
Il got on the car and held up my
head. When the man with the badge
came along l said:
Tim dead broke, old man. Let me
take n sneak home, will you? Walking
is awful hot a night like this
THAT worked like n charm. He was
the best conductor 1 ever saw. He
knew 1 vas telling The truth. The
others thought 1 was lying, and 1 was,
but not in the way they thought. All
he said was: d
CAN right, old fellow. Don't give
NE away, though 4!
Not on Your lifc,' / said. Then L
curled up and slept the sleep of the
just and the righteous. Hereafter I'm
going to tell the truth, cost what it
may.'-Cincinnati Commercial Trib-
Y ,ynn L
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-24

subsequent examinations of the accounts
show that the amount lost will probably
exceed $4,000. AS Il result of his en-
b%czz!cn.cnt sixty schools and academies,
which were supported by the funds OF the
church. will have to be closed.
After the discovery of his enormou
%defalcations he walked the streets of
Chicago a free man for nearly five weeks.
During this time he was sliadowel all
most continually b. detectives, out a few
days he escaped surveillance and has
not been seen since. 1t is thought that
he has sought suicide as Il refuge from
his crime.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-24

withdrawn on Aug. IL. No one knew
anything of such 81 man, and tho mystery
about him was dccpcncd when word was
sent by the jackson City bank that a
check for $1,000 given upon them pay
able to the Shepherd bank had been re-
ccived and dishonored, for they knew no
such man.
Local officials got hold of the check and
began to see light when it was discov-
cred to be in Cashier Struble's hand
writing
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-24
Blanket Men.

A lady, lately of Topeka, has VIZ,
ten from her new home in Ell Red, c..
to a friend:
, There is a class of men here calle,
Blanket Men, who go around the coun-
try in herds, each carrying his load or
blankets, sleeping anywhere. They bex
from house to house something to eat.
They work n few days. then sit in front
of n saloon until their money is gone.
On Sunday they go to a stream and;
wash their old clothes. 1 never thought
there was any good in the Coxey moye-:
ment till a number of these fellows left,
the State with him. They say that Cali:
fornia is the only State where they can
live in that way. We ask them some-;
times how they can forget their homes;
in the East and live like animals. "Oh.i
it's the climates" they say. '
Hundreds of these men wander from,
one part of the State to another. TheyI
beg for bread and work for whisky.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-24

Capt. Samuel McConihe. of the Four
tcenth Infantry, died at st. Lnkc's hos
pital, New York City, from Bright's dis
ease. Capt. McConihe was one of the
heroes of the civil wal and received six
brevcts for gallant and mcritorious SER
vice.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-24

Miss Cornclia Barnden Wright. laugh.
fer of Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll ID. Wright,
was married Mt M%arblehead, Mass, to
John Bruce MCPHERSON of Gettysburg,
Pa, n son of Edward Mcpherson. for
many years clerk of the Nationa! House
nf REPRESENTATIVES,.