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The herald., 1897-10-19
A GROSS FRAUD
Perpetrated by Removing Tags From
Jute Bags

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 1s.-The act
ion of the state prison directors in evad-
ing the British anti-convict goods law
by removing the idexltif1cation marks of
prison-made jute bags has aroused the
ire of the chamber Of commerce, and
steps, decided and forcible, it is said,
will be taken to prevent continua tor
of what by some is proclaimed to be a
gross fraud
The bags manufactured at the prison
had been markec by a blue patch to show
from where they had come. The pro-
hibtions of the bags by England be-
came a grave question to California
gra.C, shippers, but the difficulty that
,ctCfronted them was easily overcome
by THE suggestion of Warden Hale,
which was TO omit the usual mark.
That this practice had been adopted
was the information received by the
chamber of commerce and it was de-
termined to suppress it If possible. At
a meeting of the chamber today letter,
prepared by Captain Merry. will be sent
to the prison directors, protesting
against the deception practiced andask-
ig.g that it be stopped.
The herald., 1897-10-19
POSTAL STATISTICS
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JUST
CLOSED
The Excess of Expenditures Over Re,
ceipts Steadily Growing Larger.
Recommendations Made

WASHINGTON, Oct 1s.-The annua!
report of Third Assistant Postmaster
General Merritt for the fiscal year JUS
closed was made public tonight. Fol-
lowing is an abstract. The postal reve-
nue. for the year and the total actual ex-
penditures were as follows:
Ordinary postal revenue. s1,69S, ,2S1;
receipts from ordinary money order busi-
ness, 1861, ,1S1; revenue from all sources
$S2, 1862. Expenditures: Actual
amount OF the expenditures for the pos
tai service for the year ending June 30,
1897, which includes all payments made
on account Of the year up to three
mon this after its close, $93, ,7s1,27S; ex-
penditures onaccount Of previous years.
1895 1854; total, $94,077,24 excess Of ex-
penditures over receipts $11,411,77s.
The outstanding liabilities at the close
of the years business and the cost of
transporting the mails over the subsi-
dized Pacific railroads, the latter item
amounting to $1,575,S SO6, are not included
in this financial statement The total
deficiency for 1896 was $S,127, ,0sS; total
deficiency for 1897, $11, ALL Through
bad debts the postoff1ce department los
last year $17,799. The estimates Of ap-
propriations for tho service of the third
assistants Office for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1899, aggregated $1,2sS,
900. The total number of postal cards
issued was 523, sos, ,250.-
The weight of second ciass-mattel
sent in the mails during the year, not in
cluding free matter within county OF
of publication, was 310,65S, ,155 pounds;
postage collected thereon, SO, ,104, ,5S1. Es-
timating that Is per cent OF all second
class mail is sent free Of postage within
counties of publication, the total weight
of the second-class matter mailed is es-
timated at over $1s2, 74O tons.
The arrangement made by Postmas-
ter General Bissell in 1894 for the manu-
facture Of postage stamps by the bureau
of engraving and printing will expire on
June 30 1898. Concerning this, General
Merritt says he has concluded that the
postoffice department ought to have
complete control over the manu-
facture and issue of its stamps He
says the postoffice department should
have its own engraving and printing es-
tablishment for making its stamps and
its own vaults for their safe keeping
and that these stamps should be issued
by it's own agents direct to postmasters
and through it's exclusive machinery.
Recomme enda ton is made for the dis
continuance of newspaper and period
ical stamps.
A significant recommendation is one
urging that prepayment in full of ali
mail matter be required hereafter. The
report says that the department has for
years past been suffering a heavy loss of
revenues from the failure of postmas-
ters to rate UP and collect postage on
first-class matter not fully prepaid
The herald., 1897-10-19
INDEX
TO THE TELEGRAPH NEWS

The Luetgert trial concluded and
the case given to the jury.
Postal statistics for the fiscal year
just closed; the regular deficit grows
considerably larger.
Pedlar Palmer defeats Dave Sulli-
van of Boston for the bantam-weight
championship Of the world.
Party lines almost lost sight Of in
the Greater New York campaign, and
every faction expresses confidence OF
success.
The State Miners association is in
session at San Francisco, and i'm
portant results are expected to be ac-
complished.
Texas hopes to escape yellow fever
by insisting that persons exposed in
Louisiana shall come straight through
to California.
Choctaw and Cherokee Indians pre-
pairing to emigrate to Mexico in prefer
ence to surrendering their tribal form
Of government.
The destruction Of Windsor, N. S.,
even more complete than first report
ed, the whole population suffering
from lack of food and clothing.
The steamer Bertha down from St.
Michaels with tales of the richness of
Minook creek mines; hard luck stories
Of men who failed to get through.
General Blanco expects to compass
the pacifcation Of Cuba by bribery
Of insurgent leaders; the business ele-
ment Of the island considering the ad-
visibility Of asking annexation to the
United States.
Secretary Alger dnds new reason
for delay in acting on the San Pedro
harbor matter, claiming that no
money has been appropriated BY CON
gress. Senator White makes some
timely remarks concerning the matter
The herald., 1897-10-19
MONROE DOCTRINE
Not at All Pleasing to Brother
Bismarck

BERLIN, Oct. 1S.-The Neuste Mach
richten OF Leipsic publishes a-repcrt OF
a conversation which Prince Bismarck
Is said to have had with recent visitor,
during the course of which the ex-chan-
cellor is quoted as saying that the Mon
roe doctrine is uncommon insolence to-
ward the rest of the world, and does vio-
lence to the other American and Eu-
ropean states with American interests. :"
1t would be analogous, the prince is
said to have added, IL Russia and France
combined to disallow frontier changes
in Europe, or the prepondering powers in
Asia, Russia ard Great Britain arrogat-
ed the right not to change the present
status without their consent.
Continuing, Prince Bismarck is report
ed to have remarked: Their great
wealth, due to the soil of America, has
led the American legislators to over-es-
innate their own rights and under-esti
mate the rights of the other American
and European states"
The herald., 1897-10-19
A Cheap Freight Movement

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1S.-The move
ment towards a local transportation COM
pany which shall carry San Francisco
freight northward and southwark at re-
duced rates is broadening. An erroneous
report got abroad that the movement was
confined to hardware merchants. On the
contrary, the opposition includes all classes
of goods. The committee of merchants
which has the formation of the company
in charge held an informal meeting today
to complete the preliminary arrangements.
The chief subjects considered were the
chartering of vessels and the forming of
plans for thorough canvass of the city.
No permanent officers have yet been
chosen.
The herald., 1897-10-19
Miners Rights

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1S-The United
States circuit court Of appeals today de-
cided the case of the Carson City Gold and
Silver Mining company, plaintiff in error.
against the North Star Mining company
defendants in error, involving the ques-
ton of whether an owner of mining prop
erty formed by the consolida alton of several
mining locations had the right to follow the
ledge or vein under the surface of another
mining property, when none of the owners
of the separate location would have such
right. While not deciding this abstract
question, the appellate court affirmed the
decision Of the trial court. which specifi-
cally gave the North Star Mining company
the right to follow the ledge outcropping
on its property, under the surface of the
mining property of the Carson City Gold
and Silver Mining company.
The herald., 1897-10-19

I. Bergin, one-eighth to Prof. George
Davidson and the remaining one-fourth
to be held in trust by these four gentle
men for the benefit of two relatives OF
the deceased, who are not heirs.
The complaint alleges that Miss San
ford was not Of sound and bequeathing
mind. and that the disposition Of her
estate was due to undue influence. The
heirs who will claim a share Of the es-
tate are the plaintiff, John Edward San
ford. Marion Elizabeth Robinson and
Asa M. Stanford, all nephews and nieces.
The herald., 1897-10-19
More Delay in the Harb0r
Matter
WASNO APPROPRIATION
At Least That Is What the
Secretary Claims
HE IS WRONG, AS USUAL
THE HERALD MAN CALLS AT THE
WAR DEPARTMENT
An Interview With Senator White
Explaining the Law and the
Facts in the Matter

Special to The Herald.
WASHINGTON D. c., Oct. 1s.-secre-
tary Alger now takes the position tina,
congress has appropriated no money for
the San Pedro harbor, and that there
fore it is useless for him to advertise for
bids. when congress appropriates
money for this work shall execute the
law" he said today.
Your correspondent learned Of the sec.
retary's new wrinkle this morning and
made haste to call upon the head Of the
war department. Mr.. Alger was in, and
was willing to talk about the harbor.
Coming down to business at oce: "Mr.
Secretary, is it true you hold that con-
gress has actually appropriated no
money for the construction OF a harbor
at San Pedro?"
Eyes, tha. is the position I take. l
hold, further, that the provisions Of the
act cannot be carried out until the money
is appropriated. Have you read the
law?"
The correspondent had read the law
but his memory had failed him as to 1t.
exact provisions.
well, will show you what the law
says" and. the secretary called in Chief
of Engineers Wilson, who read the fol-
lowing extract from the act of congress
Whenever said board shall have set
tied the location and made report to the
secretary of war of the same. with said
plans specifications and estimates, then
the secretary of war may make con-
tracts for the completion of the i'm
provements Of the harbor so selected
by the board, according to the project
reported by them, at cost not to ex-
coed in the aggregate $2sOo. 900, and $780,
900 is hereby appropriated, so much
thereof as may be necessary to be used
for the expenses of said board and pay
ment of the civil engineers for their SER
vices, the amount to be determined by
the secretary Of war.
There" said the secretary. "you can
see that the act makes no provision for
the constructions Of the harbor. 1t simp-
ly provides for harbor to cost not to
exceed 50, 800 900, but it only appropriates
$50 900, which is to be used for the ex-
penses of the harbor board ard the
payment of the civil engineers for their
services.
"I can. authorize the work, but there
is rot dollar TO pay for it. 1 can ad =
vertise for bids, but the contractor who
does the work cannot get his money un-
til an appropria ton is made
80 far as the bios are concerned, it
is probable that the department will,
have the plans and specifications ready
by the middle Of next month; but l
don't see how any contractor is going
to begin work before he has assurances
that he will be paid"
After Chief of Engineers Wilson had
left the room the secretary re-read the
clause quoted In the foregoing and then
delivered himself of the sentence already
quoted. when. congress appropriates
money for the work shall execute the
The herald., 1897-10-19
Will Not Resign

LONDON, Oct. 1s.-The Daily Telegraph
this morning gives an unqualified denial,
on authority, to the rumor put in circula-
tion by the Daily Chronicle that Lord Sails
bury contemplated retirement from the
premiership and the foreign office 1t says:
Lord Salisbury is stronger and feeling
better than for many years, while Lady
Salisbury has almost completely recov-
cred" 81
The herald., 1897-10-19
woRDEN's DEATH
The Famous Commander of the First
Ironclad

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S-Admiral
John l.. WorGen, retired, died here to-
day. He commanded the Monitor DUR
ing the engagement with the Merrimac
in Hampton. Roads. He retired in 1886
with the full rank and pay of an AG-
cniral, the only instance Of the kind.
Pneumonia was the immediate cause
of Worl,an's death. He was eighty
years of age and up TO last Saturday was
in very good. health.
Admiral WorG1en was one of the few
remaining heroes Of that old regime
which made the United States navy SO
glorious in, its achievements. For near
The herald., 1897-10-19

ly two thirds of a century he was a
naval officer, having been appointed q
midshipmar, from Fishkill, Duchess
county, N. Y, January TO- 1884.
Admiral Worden rendered valuable
services throughout the war, but the
crownirg achievement Of his career was
in Hampton Roads, March 9, 1852. when
he commanded the famous Monitor in
her duel with the Confederate ram
Merrimac. He twice received vote of
thanks from congress.
The herald., 1897-10-19
An Ancient Suicide

PETALUMA, Cal, Oct. 1s.-While out
shooting three quail-hunters discovered
the withered remains of a man hanging
by piece of baling rope from the limb of
an oak tree In Chileno valley. The re-
mains were identified as those of Victor
Fajioli, a mason, who disappeared year
ago. He had been drinking, and probably
in fit of despondency hanged himself.
On the trunk Of the tree he had carved
his initials and rude cross and the date,
1896. The body had evidently remained
hanging for twelve months
The herald., 1897-10-19
NEEDS NO GUARANTEE
THE FALLACY OF SECRETARY
ALGER'S POSITION
Under the Continuing Contract Sys
tenn the Money Will Always
Be Available

Senator White. upon being shown the
foregoing dispatch, said:
while Secretary Alger is undoubtedly
opposed to the construction OF the har-
Dor at San Pedro. he is a man of more
than common ability. and 1 do not be-
lieve he 10 the author Of the folly attrib-
uted to him In the dispatch No one has
ever saddthat $4,000, 900 was appropriated ID
The herald., 1897-10-19
Dead of Paralysis

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1s.-John
Krelirg, a prominent citizen of this city,
is dead as the result of a stroke of
paralysis which he sustained on Friday
evening, while apparently in the best of
health. He was one of the founders of
the Tivoli Theater with which he was
connected until three years ago. AT the
time of his death he was a member OF
the furniture house of F. W. Kreling &
Sons. He was born in Germany in 1852
and came to New York while child
For years he kept hotel in that city.
The herald., 1897-10-19
A Wine House Burned

SANTA ROSA, Oct. 1S.-Fire at Occiden-
tai this morning destroyed the wine store
house of A. c. Meeker, in which ]. T. Orr
had 10000 gallons Of wine stored, all Of
which was lost. No insurance. Four car
loads Of charcoal which was piled up near
by, belonging to an Italian, was also de-
stroyed. Strong suspicious of incendiar-
ism prevail, but no arrests have been made
Had north wind been blowing, nothing
could have saved the town
The herald., 1897-10-19
John Olive Dead

OAKLAND. Oct. 1S-John Olive. propri-
etor of the famous fish ranch, nine miles
from the city. who was kicked in the stom-
ach yesterday by vicious horse. died this
afternoon of his injuries. Olive was 80
years of age and leaves a widow and two
daughters. one of whom is Mrs. Rose Eaton
of this city. In early days Olive was IA
nous stage driver, but later turned his
attention to cattle and horse dealing and
accumulated much property.
The herald., 1897-10-19
. A Bank Broken

HOUSTON. Texas. Oct 1s-The City
bank Of Sherman failed to open its doors
this morning. and after a meeting the d.
rectors decided to make an assignment.
Cashier Hall says the bank has assets Of
three to, one Of liabilities. He says the
banks indebtedness is $4,000, and assets
$500 900.
The herald., 1897-10-19
Cholera in India

LONDON, Oct. 1s.-The Daily Mail this
morning says 1t has information from q
reliable source that cholera has attacked
battalion of the Shropshire regiment,
which is stationed at Eitapur Northwest
India. and that forty non-commissione
officers and privates have already sue
cumbed.
The herald., 1897-10-19
English Gold Coming

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1s.-The steam
ship Alameda, which is due here October
c1st. has 100000 English sovereigns, equal
to. 81, 900 in her strong box, consigned
to the Anglo-Californian and London,
Paris and American banks of this city.
This Is the third shipment of gold from
that source on as many consecutive steam
ships. aggregating nearly sS,ooo.ooO within
the last three months. l.-
The herald., 1897-10-19

vicinity Of Rice brook. At Chipmunk five
oil we'll rigs have been destroyed. They
were the property of the Seneca Oil COM
pany, and the number included that COM
panys big well struck here last week. Men
are being sent from Bradford to all parts
OF the oil field to protect oil property. 1t
is impossible to estimate the loss at this
time.
The herald., 1897-10-19
Forsst Fires Raeinr,

BRADFORD, Pa. Oct. 1s.-The forest
hres on all sides Of this city are raging
with increased vigor. 1t is estimated that
1000 acres have been burned over III the
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-18

Is my unpleasant duty to call attea-
ton to the presence Of an injurious in
sect pest, which is committing great in
jury to the fruit trees in Cambridge
and Somerville, and which has been
mistaken for the Gypsy moth by the
citizens in that locality. I have care
tuliy examined the caterpiIlars Of this
insect, sent to me by my assistants on
the Gypsy moth work, and find them to
be common European species, known
In England by the name of the Brown
tan moth (euproctis chrysorrhoea).
which is widely distributed in the old
world, and which Is very injurious to
trult and foreign trees. / have before me
copy OF the law enacted in Belgium,
many years ago, requiring the land
owners to clear this insect from the
trees and giving the best methods of
accomplishing this work Similar laws
were enacted in France and other Eu-
ropean countries at a much earlier
GATE. The insect is now in the cater
pillar state and its destructive capa-
Dilities are abundantly shown by the
defoliated pear trees along Somerville
avenue and adjacent streets. The
adult moth is white, with dense red
dish brown tuft of hair near the end of
the body, and the wings expand about
one inch and half These moths fly
chiefly in the night and lay their eggs
in July in clusters of about 200 or 800
on the under side of the leaves. In a
short time the eggs hatch and the
young caterpillars spin compact webs
at the tips of the branches. Within
these webs the caterpillars spend the
winter, emerging early in May, when
they commence to feed voraciously on
the foliage. The caterpillars are quite
hairy, dark brown, with row of white
spots along each SIDE do not know
how this insect came to this country,
but as there are nurseries and green
houses in the immediate vicinity of
the infested area, where foreign plants
have been handled to a considerable
extent, it is quite possible that the pest
may have been imported on some OF
this stock. l would advise the owners
Of infested trees to spray them with
Paris green in water in proportion Of
one pound to $50 gallons, or, what will
be more effective, with arsenate Of lead,
in the proportion of five pounds to 100.
The Massachusetts Gypsy moth COM
mittee held a meeting to consider the
best way of dealing with the enw enc
my, but not much can be done now be-
cause all the funds of the committee
were appropriated exclusively fox
fighting the gypsy moth, Possibly an
effort will be made to get special APP
preparation in order to attack the in
vaders at the earliest possible moment,
but on account of the lateness of the
session, if for no other reason, the task
of putting bill through is acknowl-
edged to be difficult.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-18

It has been prophesled that at no
very distant day it will be possible to
dissipate the thick fog by a charge of
electricity, and that the atmosphere of
smoky cities will, by the same means,
be kept clear and bright. On a small
scale, a modification of the principle
has already been applied by Pro. Oil
yer Lodge, who precipitated both
smoke and dust on the walls inside
a chimney or flue by static electricity,
and now a patent has been taken out
in Germany for an apparatus for
smoke prevention by means of wires
stretched inside fue or chimney, and
rendered incandescent by an electric
current. There is no doubt that this
extremely simple electrical method
will completely consume the blacklist
smoke possible, but it is at the present
time too costly to be commercially
profitable.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-18
A Timely Rebuke,

A lady, riding in a car on the New
ork central railway, was disturbed
IN her reading by the conversation OF
Two gentlemen, occupying the seat lust
before her One of them seemed to be
a student of some college, on his way
nome for a vacation. He used much
prolane language, greatly to the lady's
annoyance.
ohe thought she would rebuke him
ana on begging pardon for interrunt.
ing, asked the young student if he had
studied the languages.
YES madam, have mastered tbe
languages quite WE'LL" ~ 'H0
10 you read and speak Hebrewq"
Quite fiuently."
VIII yo'' y" so kind as IN do mo
small favor?" w liIe d
With great pleasure. am a. vorr
service" an at your
VIII you be so kind as to do vo,,r
swearing in Hebrew" '
The lady was not annoyed anv mora
oy the ungentlemanly language Of this
would-be gentleman. : 'AiS
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-09-18
Keeping Up Calves.

The practice of keeping calves housed
the first summer of their lives is be-
coming more and more general each
year among progressive dairymen and
beef raisers. Those who are endeavor-
ing to find profit in either of those
branches of stock raising are finding
out that protection from heat, flies, and
dried pasture is about the cheapest and
most effective plan to adopt. No doubt
one principal reason why more calves
are not housed, says Farmers Adyo-
cate, is that it would involve a certain
amount of regular labor in the shape
of chores" which so many object to in
The summer season; but unless we take
a lively, practical, and self-sacrificing
interest in cur business in these tines
we cannot hope to reach the goal Of
greater profits in our business. The
wlde-awakc and enterprising COMPETE
tors who do things because they should
be done and not draw the line at a
point where an undertaking adds TO or
takes from & little of present personal
comfort, are the ones that wear the
hopeful expression today and declare
that the times are mending. There is
no question i'll the minds Of those who
have tried both plans but that indoor
summering has great advantages over
pasturing after the third week in June.
So far as turning the calves out a few
weeks on the fresh pasture before the
heat and flies become harmful is con-
cerned, there can be no great disad-
vantage, provided the calves are not
less than six or seven weeks old and
the pasture is abundant and of good
quality. Perfect liberty at this time,
along with fresh grass or clover, skim
milk, and lick of oat chop, oil cake,
or the like, will start the youngsters in
the way to be profitable feed consum-
ers. So long as these favorable condi-
tions exist in the pasture lot there is
no advantage in making changes, but
when the time comes that cool. dark
stable and mown clover or oats aud
tares would give the calves greater
comfort, just at that time should such
conditions be administered. This is
more particularly applicable to calves
that are to become beefers, because we
want to sell for money some time in
the future every pound of gain our
feed has made and not allow any of it
to be lost after being once beneath the
skin. With dairy calves rapid develop
nent, when of muscular character.
is very important. A stunted animal
is always much less profitable than it
would have been had its growth been
continuous, because it's digestion will
be stronger and it will become a larger
better-lOoking beast, with greater ca
paCity for service.