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The herald., 1897-06-09
THE TEMERITY OF JONES

And now Mr.. Jones has got into trou-
ble Mr.. Jones-William A. is the
rest of his name-hails from Wisconsin,
and is at present commissioner of In
dian affairs. He advertised for bids for
100000 pounds of sugar recently, and
awarded the contract to Gustave A.
jain of New York, an importer of Dutch
sugar.
There are seven bids in all. Five made
the same figure and these bids, it is said,
were all from the American sugar trust,
made through agents, and their figure
was SAL per 100 pounds. A Chicago
firm bid s4.616, and Jahn's bid was s4.25,
or 16 cents less than those submitted by
the trust
That the result created a commotion
in sugar trust circles may easily be
imagined. But Jones says: "This office
will accept no dictation from the sugar
trust or any other corporation. I pro-
pose either to conduct this office on bus
mess principles or get OUT Now, why
should Mr.. Jones consider it necessary
to make such remarks in that tone Of
voice?
Somebody will say that the fact that
the sugar trust was underbid is evidence
that there ought to be higher tariff on
sugar, and that the senate sugar sched-
ule should therefore be embodied in the
tariff bill. Perhaps that is part of the
game. But while the proposed schedule
is satisfactory to the trust, Senator AID
rich declares that the protection is no
greater than that now afforded; that the
new schedule is merely fresh juggling
with figures, so to speak. If that is true,
the poor dear sugar trust will still be at
the mercy of the foreign monster.
1t may be depended upon that the su-
gar trust was either caught mapping or
that the bid was put up job to secure
sympathy and votes for the senate su-
gar schedule. In either case it is to be
hoped that Jones will be able to hold his
job.
The herald., 1897-06-09
WE TOLD YOU so

Before the ink had yet dried on the
order appointing the monetary commits
soners, The Herald informed its readers
that this act of the administration must
rot be taken seriously, as the selection
and appointment of this commission was
only the shallow ruse of politicians
1t will be remembered that the st.
Louis platform pledged the party to
promote bimetallsm, after the silver ad-
vocates had seeded and left the hall
Of the convention. After the victory was
proclaimed the banquet was spread, and
there. conspicuous by it's alien flavor,
was this immense dish of crow-nothing
less than the solemn pledge to promote
Observation-Disclosures present at an
exclusively g'old-standard banquet. A
conference of the managers was called.
the commissioners We're appointed, BIZ
metallism was promoted and as for the
cromwell the crow was passed down
TO the voters, who were only too willing
to take it as spring chicken, if only it
should come in the latter guise, duly ac-
credited by the party. The dupes are
masticating its tissue even now. with
the prospect that there will be sufficient
of the integument to keep them chew
ing for the rest of the presidential term.
And now comes the report from Eu-
rope that the commission will fail
to accomplish anything in the direction
CT its putative object. There are two
reasons given for this opinion as re-
ported. One is that England will not
take any action in the matter and France
will take no affirmative action without
the cooperation of England. The other
reason is that the commissioners are
lacking in a very essential qualification
for the efficient prosecution of any inter
national question, since it is shown thai
of the four persons comprising the COM
mission and it's official secretary, only
one can speak or understand a word Of
the French language.
1t must be plain that without the CO.
operation of England neither France
nor any other of the nations of Europe
can afford to take affirmative action ir
The herald., 1897-06-09
Western Union Stock

NEW YORK, June S.-Formal appli-
cation has been made by the Western
Union Telegraph company for permis-
sion to list $4,000 600 additional stock.
issued against Improvements. including
IS miles of new line and a new building
n Chicago costing s1.6OO.00O. In its ap-
plication the company says that the
stock has been sold. The application
came before the stock list committee
of the exchange yesterday, and there is
reason to believe that it will be favora-
bly, acted upon. 1t will now come be
fore the governors, who meet tomorrow.
The authorized capital stock Of the
Western Union Telegraph company is
$100. .000, 900.
The herald., 1897-06-09
ANOTHER ouAcK REMEDY

There is scarcely a day in which
somebody does not offer a new remedy
a cure-all for the financial and indus
trial evils that oppress the people Of
this country. Most of these panaceas
have especial reference to our financial
and revenue systems in one form or
another, but there is an array Of pre-
scriptions not touching these two great
issues that form an amusing conglom-
Grafton of the vagaries of the. human
mind.
In the June Forum appears an artl-
Gle entitled THE Grievances of the
West" by ]. H. Hyslop. professor of
logic and ethics in Columbia university,
that, viewed through western specta-
cles, appears to be intended for hu-
morous article in disguise.
Prof. Hyslop brushes aside as almost
unworthy of consideration the questions
that the mass Of the people have ac-
cepted as the great economic issues OF
the day, and advises the people of the
west as cure-all for the evils that be-
set them simply "to abolish absolutely
all outdoor relief" He believes that the
greater part of charity thus bestowed
is upon fraudulent recipients, and that
the only tried and proper test Of need
is the poor house. If people are willing
are really to be classed as deserving
recipients of charity. All others are
lazy, fraudulent or without a proper
conception Of their own ability to get
along. THAT outdoor relief only in
creases the amount of poveryt," Prof.
Hyslop says, land that it's abolition will
injure no one. but rather benefit the
community is proved, not only by the
unanimous opinion of experts, but by
actual experience"
Just why the Forum article should be
headed 1.-THE Grievance of the West" is
not at all clear. Certainly the problem
of outdoor relief exists in the east as
we'll. That Prof. Hyslop's proposition is
worthy of consideration as a factor in
securing needed reforms may be ad-
mitted; but that it should be substituted
for better financial and revenue systems
as remedy for the prevailing conditions
is altogether absurd. Economy in any
form is not remedy for the evils that
now oppress the people of this country
We have all had to economize for four
years past. and the more we economize
the harder up we get. Prof. Hyslop
must have discovered his cure-all in a
dream.
The herald., 1897-06-09
INNOCENT

After trial lasting two weeks and
costing the county very pretty sum of
money, the case against "Dr" c. S.
Hastings was brought to a close yester-
now be taken for granted that the poor
girl Lillian Hattery died of peritonitis,
or septic poisoning, or heart failure, or
any other cause except that of an at
tempted abortion. 1t couldn't have been
the last named, because there was such
a variance of medical testimony in the
trial as to the condition of the spleen;
and shrewd lawyers know how to make
The herald., 1897-06-09
WEDNESDAY. JUNE 9. 1907.
SENATOR WHITE AND SUGAR

Last Sunday the San Francisco Exam
it's hysterical cavortings over a con-
demned murderer to ask on its editorial
page whether Senators White and Per-
kins are for California or the sugar trust.
The latter statesman will no doubt take
care of himself and be defended in the
Republican press, If he deems the Exam
iner's attack of sufficient Importance.
The Examiner charged that Senator
White Is "coquetting with the sugar
trust in a way that brings alarm to his
friends and anxiety to the people," 1t
alleged that the senator had talked
vaguely" of the Hawaiian reciprocity
treaty, Ignoring it's benefits to Cali
fornia. and leaning toward the conten-
tions OF the attorneys of the trust"
The Herald promptly telegraphed to
Senator White, giving him the basis of
the Examiners attack, to which the SEN
ator replied as follows:
WASHINGTON, D. c., June s.-The
Examiners charges are absurd. have
steadily opposed the sugar trust
schedule, and 1 am for Californias in
terests. The continuance of the reci-
procity treaty is urged by few estima-
BILE people, who made fortunes under
the same at the expense of this coun-
try, and is commended also by those
favoring annexation, to which latter
proposition 1 am emphatically opposed.
I think that we have enough to do at
home. When revenue is essential, 1t
would be inexcusable to exempt two
hundred and twenty-five thousand
tons of sugar. the product of pauper
labor on foreign soil, in competition
with domestic industries. Americans
have an undoubted right to invest
abroad, but should not compel those
struggling at home to contribute. I
expect to vote against the whole BILL
but I am in favor of the amendment
for reducing the exemption provided
in the treaty. I intend acting wholly
in the public interest to the best of my
ability. STEPHEN NJ. WHITE.
The herald., 1897-06-09
MANY MINERS
Will Attend the Gold Diggers' Con-
ventiou at Denver

DENVER, Col, June S.-The grea!
number Of favorable responses now re-
ceived daily assures large attendance
at the International Gold Mining Con-
vention which will meet here on July z.
Delegations have been appointed by the
Governors and various organizations
named in the call from a number of
States in all sections of the Union
Every State west of the Mississippi
river will be represented by large dele
cations, while thus far every State east
and south interested in any department
Of mining has either selected delegates
or given notice in advance Of ample
representation. Official delegates have
been appointed from two States In
Mexico and others promised. According
TO the basis of representation. which
embraces State, county and municipal
organizations and all mining, CONNER
cial and general industrial associations,
at the present rate of appointments 1t
can safely be said that delegates will be
named by thousands during the inter-
vening four weeks.
The herald., 1897-06-09
MINING LAW
Judge Boss Decides : Question Of
Hydraulics

Judge Boss Decides Question Of
Hydraulics
SAN FRANCISCO, June SIN the
United States circuit court this morning
Judge Ross rendered q decision in the
case of the United States We. North
Bloomfield Gravel Mining company
which Is Of considerable Importance IL
miners. as 1t involves a construction of
the Caminetti act regarding hydraulic
mining. The suit was brought by the
government to restrain the defendant
corporation from using the hydraulic
process and discharging refuse into the
tributaries of the San Joaquin and Sac
ramento rivers from its mines on the
Yuba river. Judge Ross held that cor
gress had absolute power to regulate
hydraulic mining and as the act involv-
ed requires that the mine owners must
file a petition with the debris commits
sion and obtain a certificate from that
body to the effect that the operation OF
the particular mine would not injure
the navigability of the river. granted an
injunction until such action shall have
been taken by the defendant.
The herald., 1897-06-09
FOUND A TACK
The Lawyers Seized It to Prevent
Punctures


SAN FRANCISCO, June S-When
the trial of the contest over the will Of
the late Jacob c. Davis was resumed
today George Guthrie. plumber, was
called upon by counsel for the contest
ants to open the much talked Of copper
box in which the ashes of the late Mrs.
Davis reposed. When the lid was re
moved and the ashes taken out the box
was examined, and a tack was discov-
cred with the receptacle, and the attor-
neys seized upon it as though it was a
very important piece of evidence. The
real purpose of having the box examined
and measured was. however, in order
that it might be demonstrated that n
document similar to the will in contro-
versy might be dropped from the sleeve
of an interested person while ostensibly
exploring the interior of the box.
In order that the ashes of Mrs. Davis
should not be disturbed it was stipulat-
ed by counsel that another box, similar
to the original, should be substituted for
the purpose and the copper urn was
thereupon resealed in the presence of the
court.
The herald., 1897-06-09

the most out Of expert testimony and
professional differences Of opinion. So
"Dr." Hastings. after having received
some very extensive. albeit rather high
priced. advertising. II at liberty to re-
sumo his practice at the old stand. where
he will treat sprained ankles and 50 forth
by the electric method. Fiat 1ustitis,
ruat coelum!
The herald., 1897-06-09
The Craven Deeds

SAN FRANCISCO, June S-The gen.
uineness of the Craven deeds was again
the keynote of the testimony in the An.
gusCraven case today. several witness
es being examined as to the blankssused
by Notary Cooney at the time the dis
puted deeds were acknowledged. The
plaintiffs scored a point when Judge
Slack admitted the original proofshes
of the blanks printed by the H. S. Crock
er company on June II, 1896, as it wa.
identical with the blank used on thv
Craven deeds. even to the 100 imperfec
tions in the type, most of which are only
croscope.
The herald., 1897-06-09
A. o. U. W. Sessions

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, June S.-The
twenty-fifth stated meeting of the su-
preme lodge of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen of the United States
and Canada, opened today with all the
supreme officers and members of stand
ing committees as we'll as about 100 del
egates present. The sessions, which are
held in the large hall of the university
building. will continue for a week or
ten days. 1t is understood that there is
an unusually large amount of legisla
tive work on hand, including final ac.
tion upon a move made by the grant
The herald., 1897-06-09
X. Of II. Insurance

ST. LOUIS, June 8.-Supreme Dictator
Mulligan Of New York presided at the
session of the supreme lodge, knights
noon. The sessions are secret. Interes.
is centered in the new plans for assess
ment insurance, which are based on the
mortality tables of the regular life COM
panies. The loss of 10000 members
since October last, when the new plan
went into operation, has caused wide
spread discussion and comment. and the
supreme body is somewhat exercised
over the proper arrangement of its az
fairs.
The herald., 1897-06-09
Graves Robbed

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. June s.-Thc
discovery has been made by farmer
that Lick Creek Cemetery. five miles
southeast of here, has been almost
emptied recently of buried bodies. At
least 80 bodies were stolen by ghouls in
particular. The farmer saw lying near
a new grave the shroud in which the
body had been buried. Today number
Of graves were opened and in eight out
Of ten the bodies had been stolen and In
three, the coffin. clothing and all were
missing. Everyone who has a friend
buried is preparing to open the grave.
The herald., 1897-06-09
They Made Money

SAN FRANCISCO, June S.-Arthur
Gilroy, Alfred Williams, James F. and
Kate Rogers were arrested today by
Secret Service Agent Harris in this city,
on the charge of being implicated with
dentist named Stark in the counter
feiting of SIS pieces All four were ar.
raigned before Commissioner Heacocls
and remanded for examination until the
10th instant Stark, who was arrested
last week, was examined and held tn
answer.
The herald., 1897-06-09
Missed the Jubilee

The broker proudly swelled his chest
Just then he was in clover.
Said he: I'll take summer rest;
In June l will go over
And then there came financial storm,
Said he: I've made a blunder.
I'll not go over-it's too warm"
Instead, he just went-under.
New York Evening Journal.
The herald., 1897-06-09
Favors Pooling

CINCINNATI. O., June S.-Chief P.
M. Arthur Of the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers indorses the Foraker
pooling bill, which is designed to per-
NIT railroads to agree on freight rates.
Our organization said he, "favors
anything that helps the earnings Of the
railroads. We realize that IL the rail-
roads make money they can pay good
salaries, but if the reverse be the case
they must necessarily reduce salaries
The herald., 1897-06-09

lodge Of The order q Ontario to seosde
from the supreme body. This. 1t ID
claimed BY the supreme ofzicers. would
be tantamount to. open rebellion. and
strong efforts are being made to avoid
such results Action upon the matte,
wac postponed by the grand body ir
Canada until the matter could be fully
heard before the supreme body at this
time. -.
The herald., 1897-06-09
Took Prussic Acid

SAN FRANCISCO, June S.-A we'll
dressed man, about 45 years Of age. COM
mitted suicide in front of the band
stand at Golden Gate park today, swal-
lowing cyanide of potassium. A note
signed ~. c. Burton" to the effect thai
he had been without food four days and
could think of no easier way out of his
misery, was found in his pocket, but be-
yond this there was NO clue to his iden-
tity.
The herald., 1897-06-09

abolish San Quentin" is the cry of
some of the state newspapers. To abol-
sh crime would be better. but as to at
tempt to achieve the impossible is use
less, the other proposition may be con-
sidered
The herald., 1897-06-09

The Standard oil plant at Cleveland
has shut down, throwing 1000 men out
of work. BY curious paradox this will
help to fatten the dividends of the COM
pany, but that will not help the men who
are without employment
The herald., 1897-06-09
EGGS AND SUGAR AGAIN

Yesterday morning The Herald pub
lished q statement regarding the use Of
eggs and sugar in California. calling at-
tention to the fact that we sent large
sums Of money annually out Of the state
for these two products.
The Express of last evening calls at
tention to errors in the statistics given.
Any intelligent reader who reads that
article will see that the amount Of sugar
was accurately stated at 5000. 900 worth
in one place. although by a typograph-
ical error in another place two ciphers
were annexed to that amount.
California produces, as stated, about
one-half the sugar consumed in the
state. 1t makes little difference whether
we send money for the other half to tine
eastern states or to Hawaii, although 1t
would be better for the country to send
1t to the east rather than to the island
republic.
AS to the eggs, the article stated that
It was currently reported" etc. Had
we been giving statistics rather than
trying to impress lesson. we should
have paid more attention to the guam
tity of eggs imported. The information
was taken from a San Francisco paper,
and upon analysis it does look little
eggstraordinary; but not much more so
than the Express reliable statistics,
which figure imported eggs at 10 cents
a dozen, when any schoolboy knows
that eggs are imported into this state
only when they are high-priced, and
that consumers pay an average of about
25 cents a dozen instead of the 10-cent
limit fixed by the Express.
But who cares what the amount is :?
So long as California sends one dollar
out of the state or to any other country
for anything we can prof1tably produc
at home, just so long will The Herald
urge our people to produce those arti.
cles and thus keep that money at home.
This is a good way to protect home in
dustry and give the people glimpse Of
the prosperity show without so much
advance agency business about it.
We now get down to the conclusion of
that article, and repeat the proposition
that California annually sends out of
the state for eggs and sugar as mucn
money as it receives for its exported
orange crop.
In making this statement we do not
propose to take into consideration the
policy a few sugar kings have been al
lowed to bring into this state free of
duty the sugar products of the Ha-
waian islands, refine the same and send
it to the eastern market or supply the
home market, making a few millions
out of the operation.
The herald., 1897-06-09

Here are So5,Sb4,U9l TO be paid to farm
ers out of the treasury. This sum has
not cost the government dollar, except
cost of collection. If the object of pro-
lection Is to protect and build up Ameri-
can industries is it not time the farmer
should have at least a part of the sur
plus which he has helped to make? To-
bacco paid to the government in 1894
100000 and has for thirty years paid
tax of about $50, 100000 annually. Now
would it not be gracious thing for the
tobacco growers to get back $4,000, 900
annually, under the operation of this
law? JOHN SHIRLEY WARD.
The herald., 1897-06-09

ing conducted by readers Of this paper
is getting warm and interesting. The
Herald proposes to occupy neutral
ground, giving both sides fair chance,
and only asking that all contributions
be made brief and to the point.
The herald., 1897-06-09

Special commissioner Calhoun has re-
turned from Cuba and had conference
with the president yesterday which is
to be resumed today. 1t is doubtful if
Mr.. Calhoun's impressions, however
convincing they may be. will have much
effect on the peace-at-a price policy
which Mr.. Mckinley has assumed.
The herald., 1897-06-09

Even in this blessed and leafy month
of June, the newspapers in st. Louis,
Chicago and other unfortunate eastern
cities are kicking because the open
street cars have been placed in service.
causing sickness, suffering and death.
Let us pity the unfortunate people of the
east while we revel in climate where
open street cars are in use all the year
'round
The herald., 1897-06-09
Paradoxical

"You don't like Windley's style of ora
tory?"
mo: the thing object to is that his
pointed remarks are so blunt. "-Phila-
delphia Ncrth Americans.
The herald., 1897-06-09

Ten carloads Of Kentucky whisky
have just been shipped to Greece. Tur-
key will probably order California
champagne.
The herald., 1897-06-09
Secretary Gage has begun to lock UP

Secretary Gage has begun to lock up
the greenbacks and treasury notes, in
accordance with his plan to force the
country into giving the national banks
greater power and circula tion. The in :
justice and unwisdom of contracting the
circulation just at the time when its ex-
pansion is most needed does not seem to
have occurred to the secretary. In any
event it would make no difference to the
goldbug secretary of the treasury
The herald., 1897-06-09

The Silver Republican conference
which was in session in Chicago yester-
day means to leave no stone unturned to
insure victory in 1900. A very explicit
and comprehensive set of resolutions
was framed by the conference, reaffirm-
ing the immediate establishment Of BIZ
metallism by the independent coinagc
of both metals at the ratio of 16 to 1, ar;i
that this issue is of paramount political
Importance. The National Silver party
will carve history in the near future de-
spite the fond assertion of the mono
metallists that the silver question Is
dead.