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The San Francisco call., 1897-11-05
TROUBLES ENDED
With A BULLET
William j. Lehigh Kills
Himself at Portland,
Oregon.
Was Secretary and Manager of
the Merchants Exchange
Association.
Deliberate Suicide That Causes a
Sensatlon-Letters to His Wife
and o hers.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL

PORTLAND, Or, Nov. 4-W1lliam J.
Lehigh, secretary and manager of the
Merchants Exchange Association, 233
Stark street, shot himself through the
mead a few minutes after l o'clock this
afternoon and died within two hours. 1t
was a case of deliberate suicide, prom pied
by financial troubles
The suicide created marked sensation
among the business men with whom he
daily associated at the exchange, and the
cause is not clear now. Its deliberateness
was remarkable.
When he left home this morning he gave
his wife many fond caresses, returned TO
her from the sidewalk for last EN- brace
came to his Office worked hard at the
books until nearly noon. went to a barber
shop and asked for quick shave, stopped
at gunstore and bought a revolver, and
returned to the exchange rooms, where he
wrote three letters. One was to James A.
de France, clerk in his employ, another
to his sister-in- law, Mrs. Martha Dalton
and the third to his wife, which was left on
the desk addressed in care of Mr.. de
France, with instructions to deliver the
same at 4 O'Clock. The letter to Mrs. Dal.
ton was only few brief lines saying:
Go up to Elias this afternoon as she will re-
ceive sad news.
The letter to Mrs. Lehigh from her hus.
band was OF most endearing nature and
.old of the financial troubles that beset
him and his intention OF killing hImse If
Mrs. Lehigh is the only daughter of George
E. Cole, former Governor of Idaho The
letter to Mr.. de France was as follows:
PORTLAND, November 4. 1897.
James AleT de FTQncS-IOu are nv q or
manager OF the Merchants Exchange Associa-
ton, vice W. J. Lehigh, resigned You are
authorized to sign all checks drafts as man
ager of the.Merchants' Exchange and collect
all dues in cash or checks. Yours respectfully
ID. F. LEHIGH President.
Per w. ]. LEHIGH Attorney in fact
D. F. Lehigh, president OF the associa.
ton, is SUPERINTENDENT of the Pacific
elephone Company Bureau of Informa-
ton, San Francisco, It is understood
that the suicide has speculated largely on
the San Francisco Stock Exchange and
that he lost heavily. Whether the money
OF others besides his own was involved is
not known.
William J. Lshigh came here from Ne.
vada twenty-five years ago as Western
Union operator. He was one of five
brothers who had positive genius with the
Morse key. ]. II. Thatcher, former man.
ager of the Western Union telegram
Company in Portland. says of him: ~
think he was the best operator in the
world No living man was better re.
ceiyer than he."
Sixteen years ago he with his relatives
bought the controlling interest il the Mer
chants Exchange Association, and since
that time be has had the active manage
ment,
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-05
R0MARcE AND SUICIDE.
Edith Huffman, the Cause of Harry
Phillips SeH-Murder, Also Takes
Her Own Life.

= INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 4-Last May
leading social circles of this city were
startled by the suicide of Harry Phillips,
a member of one of the prominent fami-
HES, because of the refusal of Edith Huff
man TO marry him. Since that time the
Aeirl has brooded greatly over the affair.
becoming more ana more melancholy till
.':to-ni hr,when she put an end 20 her trou-
.:bles by taking poison.
=: Ii has been discovered from letters left
by the girl that a brother OF the young
man who had k;iled himself in May had
= become infatuated with Miss Huffman.
On hearing OF her death he became vio-
lentiy insane, threatening self-destruc-
tion, and has been placed under sur
:veillhnce to prevent the carrying of the
threat into execution and adding third
to the list OF victims OF the unfortunate
affait.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-05
YELLOW FEVER
IS NOT CHECKED
Situation Not Improved
at New Orleans by
the Cold.
An Increased Number OF
Fatalities and Seven Deaths
Reported.
However, the Quarantine Is Being
Raised In Many Sou hern Sec
tions by Health Officials.
a
SPECIAL Dispatch to THE CALL.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 4-The yellow
fever situation has not improved any since
Yesterday. and the unfavorab BILE turn oil
affairs, following in the wake of the cold
wave and the light frost is very disap.
pointing to DR.. Olliphant, president Of
the Board of Health. He rsiterates, how.
ever, that the effects of the cold snap will
become apparent in a few days. The
record shows that the mum Der of fatalitie.
Is greater than that of yesterday, and
there is no let up in the new cases, there
being forty cases and seven deaths.
Deaths: John Vaughn, Henry NeiIss.
heimer, Master Scalkai, Youda Stein.
Lucy Honore, Valentine Ziegler and
Raven Kennedy.
DR.. Olliphant issued an order tonight
raising the quarantine against all points
but passengers coming to New Orleans
from Mobile, Montgomery and coast points
will be required to have health certificate,
from their local health officers SHOWING
that Tor ten days there has been no yelIoW "
fever in the house in which they have re-.
sided. The fumigation OF all baggage will
be continued.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, Nov. 4.-The
Governor issued proclamation to-dav
raising the State yellow fever quarantine
SO lar as 1t applies to all points north of
Montgomery. The Mayor OF Birming ham
to-day raise the quarantine against all
points, there having been several he ayy
frosts there. In Montgomery there were
two new cases to-day and one death
H. II. McElroy. At Mobile there were
eleven new cases and one death-Oscar
Huggin. At Selma there was a heavy
frost this morning.
MEMPHIS TENN Nov p,fr,
Snow died mere to-day from yellow fever.
There were three new cases.
JACKSON, MISS, Nov. 4.-No deaths
from yellow fever were reported in Mis-
sissippi. New cases were reported as fol-
lows: Biloxi 6. Bay st. Louis 6, Scranton 2.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-05
stanford B'omen q. isdt,ors

PALO ALTO. Nov. 4-The women oi
the Stanford University decided at meet
ing to-day to accept the offer OF Editor
Schwartz of the Daily PaIo Alto and edit
an issne of the college paper. The follow
ing committee has the matter in hand
Miss Marion Adams, Miss II. NJ. Mac
Gillivray, Miss Frances Tucker, Miss
Katherine Chandler and Miss Grace
Dinkelspie.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-05
To Cure a Cold in One Dav

Tske Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Drug
gists refund the money if it fails to cure, ESQ.,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-02-27
MORE MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS,

EDITOR JoURNAL-The JOURNAL Of
last week did good service for the pub
| lie in publishing the Council proceed
ings so that their acts may be fully
known. That is in full accord with the
Jeffersonian policy which the Council
haye publicly stated shall be the rule
OF their action.
When the people become informed
concerning material acts OF public busi-
ness which concerns them, and its
adoption is submitted TO their vote in
determination of its merits, that cou-
stitutes the true policy of representa- =
ton in public affairs.
In view OF the extra time and cost
that will fall on the JOURNAL to pub
lish liberal digest of the Council pro-
ceedings there should be just and
proper compensation made by the
Council for that service.
In the Council report on fiuance,
touching the matters OF economy in
expense, the payment OF village indebt
edness and the reduction of oue-thlrd
in the amount of taxes, levied on the
village tax payers for the last year,
the Council have made grand show
ing for which they are entitled to the
highest credit. Its comparative state
ment of financial results in the pust,
with those OF the last year, is clear,
concise, and will convince any fair
minded citizen of its merits and truth-
fulness.
Mr.. N. L. Hanson, who was char
man of the financial committee, is
credited with the writing of this report
and as a caption to it he has quoted an
automatic principle from Jefferson, apd
acting on his teachings, he has Illus
tlated his works and his writing, to
which l would earnestly invite the
attention, and consid crate thought and
action of my fellow citizen, without
regard to party or partisan spoils.
1t reads as followe:
| No ground of support for tie texecutive)
KNOWLEDGE OF ITS PROCEEDINGS BY THE PEOPLE.
| President Jefferson
The comparative statement was pub
lisLed in prior issue Ed.
n. Fl. CALLARD.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-02-27

Big head lines on first pages of daily
papers announce the birth OF the first
member of the second edition of Ex-
President Harrisons family. For fear
go many newspaper reports may cause
some people TO think there is something
extraordinary about the affair, it may
be we'll To say that it is only eight and
three-fourth pounds OF female humanity,
which will probably cry the same, spit
up sour milk Just the same, suck its
thumbs and stick toes in j,s mouth
just the same as the dear little cherub
that may be born in the cottage home
OF the humblest parents, and like the
little street arab, 1t came into and
will depart from the world in much the
same manner Us all who have come and
gone before.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-02-27
]. b. SMITu-

This is great country, with all sorts
of climates. At Memphis, Tenn, one
morning recently, the thermometer
registered so degrees in the shade. BY
noon the mercury had climbed to 90,
and by two o'clock in the afternoon to
1O4. Several boys were arrested for
swimming in Wolf river. Several cases
of sunstroke were reported. The Mem
phis Commercial Appeal, which sup
plies this surprising information, sup
plcments it as follows: "There is no i'm
mediate prospect of cooler weather, and
to add to our vexations the flies and
mosquitoes were never worse, and the
turkey gnats are simply horrible. But
for the outdoor concerts, the river eX'
cursions and the open cars life would
hardly be worth living. The signal SER
vice Office is authority for the statement
that no such weather has ever beer
seen in Memphis. Oh, for breath OF
fresh air!"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-02-27

1t may be that young Crawford, who
gave the information which lead to the
arrest of Davis, the North Baltimore
rObber, may have done the authorities
good service, but he proved himself a
greater rascal than his brother, and in
whose betrayal he is guilty of greater
crime than that with which "Davis" is
charged. If one is hung for the crime OF
which he is accused, the other should
swing with him for what he may dc
when he gets a chance.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-02-27

sit will be all right now" or very
soon at least. In another columns will
be found call for union meeting Ol
''reform forces to correct abuses so pre-
yslent in county politics." The call is
signed by representative of the Popu.
list, National and Prohibition parties,
which is sufficient to indicate the true
inwardness of their desire for reform.
Politically neither of those parties ever
did or eyer will, accomplish any rea
good.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-02-27

A singular incident occurred in the
Christian church at Georgetown, Ky,
a few days ago. Just after the com,
imunion service a strange woman arose
in the audience and, in a tone OF deep
solemnity, said: 81 am stranger to
you, but not to the Christian denom-
'ination, having been a member of that
church for years" Pointing to the
wine on the table, she continued: 1.-THE
wine you have there is not the emblem
of the blood of Christ, but is an instru-
ment of the devil and the saloon. l have
drunkard's graves whose first taste OF
wine was in the church You ought to
use the juice of raisins."
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-02-27

Maine has been long noted for the
thorough work it has attempted in pro-
hibition, and now it purposes to add
cigarettes to the forbidden articles, a
bill before the legislature making the
otfense Of manufacturing or selling
them or Offering them for sale punish
able by u fine of $50 or Imprisonment
for co days. Maine seems to be trying to
win the banner for praiseworthy re-
formatory work.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-02-27

The Pure Food Exhibit, now in
progress at East Toledo, is the work of
East Toledo people and is entirely inde-
Pendent of the west side, about the first
similar enterprise even undertaken by
the East siders Independently, and its
success is not only evidence that the
people of the East side know how to
manage their own affairs but that they
made wise selection by securing Prof.
Saddler, one of the most competent
chemist in the State. as its manager.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-02-27

1t is reported that New Haven, Conn.,,
is soon to have a society of those whose
ancestors came from Great Britain and
were entitled to display coat armor,
according to the records of the Her
AIDS college in London. This is but
another evidence of the Anglomania of
Americans. When a plain American
gets pretty well off he begins to chin
up his family tree, and if he hasn't got
one he plants one to his liking.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-02-27

A late president of one of our col
leges once said: "The habit of stand
ing idle, waiting for dead means shoes,
kills the life in many rich mans son.
It is paralysis of body and mind. l
can pick out nearly every boy in this
college whose idea of life is to spend the
money which somebody else has earned
His looks, his acts, his talk, are infected
with dry-rot." This was harsh ex-
preston; but it represented useless
lives, that lacked theyitality and health
full moral vigor that make men worthy
of the highest respect, and useful mem
lbers of society.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-02-27

No one who has the best interests OF
the country and the Republican party
at heart, can fail to feel other than
test (so far as the appointment is con-
cerned) has been settled by the announce
ment of what Gov. Bushnell intends
doing when the proper time comes, and
to know further that his intention Of
appointing chairman Hanna, is ap-
provd by the friends of the Governor,
Presldent-elect and Senator Foraker.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-02-27

The death sentence to be imposed on
murderers in Ohio now reads: ITO
cause current of electricity, Of suffi-
eient intensity to cause death, to pass
through your body, and to continue
such application until you shall be
dead" Electricity may be ''hot stuff
but it would certainly make fellow
feel mighty chilly while the above
message was being read to him.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-02-27

A good joke on DIR. Lyman Abbott,
OF Brooklyn, comes from the Wabash
college in Indiana. The winner of a
recent oratorical contest has been
found to have plagiarized one of DIR. Alb
bott's sermons. But he won on the de-
livery, the able judges having marked
him down on composition and thought
He is to be expelled, but the judges are
beyond the reach of discipline.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-02-27

The first boat to open the season of
navigation was the d. g.. @. Companys
steamer Estate of Michigan" which left
Detroit Monday morning for Cleveland.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-02-27

The Ohio legislature is to consider a
bill forbidding the promiscuous dis
tribution by patent medicine venders of
pamphlets and bills describing the
symptoms of disease. There are cases
on record of well persons who have wor-
ried themselves into decline over fan.
cied symptoms suggested by such lit
erature,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-02-27

Bowling Green Is now preparing to
do that which should have been done
many years ago-making plans for q
system OF sewerage That city needs
nothing so badly as sewerage.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-02-27

The Maumee Advance has entered
upon its second "grand round of pleas
ure" of dispensing news to the dear
people OF our neighhoring village,
Maumee. 1t is hoped that the paper
may continue until it is regular "old
rounder."
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-02-27

Among the contributions for the poor
recently received in an Ohio town were
two pair of skates, one pie. and 23 in,
visible hairpins, all from the same kind,
hearted individual.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-02-27

When you get "out" with your
neighbor, your church or your party,
you are usually "out" with yourself
and everybody else, and no doubt feel
about as disagreeable as your old
friends think you are.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-02-27

In the death of Hon. Chas. Scribner,
Toledo loses prominent citizen and
tho bar one of its most brilliant mem
bers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-02-27

Fourteen balloonists were either
killed or badly injured during 1896.
Two of these unfortunates were wom-
en- and both were killed. And yet
some people keep on thinking that is
the only way to rise in the world.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-02-27

Those epicures who are Respondent
over the probable early extinction of
the lobster should cheer up. The
"crawdad" crop of Missouri and Illinois
promises to be inexhaustible.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-02-27

The next teachers examination will
be held March 18TH. The examination
under the Boxwell Law will be held
April Sd and May lst.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-02-27

Next Monday will be the first day OF
the usual six weeks OF March with It's
blow, buster and sleet.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-02-27
Reforlners Attention.
n. H. CALLARD.

We the undersigned chairmen of our
respective parties, having been in
structed by an informal meeting of citi-
zens interested in Reform Work, do
hereby call union meet ng of the
reform forces of Wood County, Ohio,
and do cordially invite all who are in
terestei in political reform to meet with
us in the assembly room OF the Court
House on Friday, March II, 1897, at 8
o'clock a. N. The object OF this meet-
ing Is to choose platform OF principles
on which all are substantially agreed,
in order, if possible to unite the Reform
elements of the County, to the end that
we may the sooner be able TO correct
the abuses now so prevalent in our
County politics.
]. B. SMITH,
Chairman PopulisL Party.
Il. KIRK,
Chairman Prohibition Party.
A. j. BANDEEN,
Chairman National Party.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-02-27

An eccentric Biddeford (Me.) man ha.
iyad on an apple day for month
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-20

sailed away toward the east on Jan. ~ Of the
present year, bound for New South Wales, with
q miscellaneous cargo. to return with n load OF
wool. Around the cape and out into tho Indian
Ocean all vent well until March IL. This day
he described as the " dark day" for tho gale
ing around the bark, Every rag of canvas was
blown from the rigging and under bare poles the
bark was driven before the wind. A heavy sea
broke over the bulwarks and dolugod the cabin.
The officers almost gave themselves up for lost
but at last the storm abatcd and they sailed on
without further trouble until they arrived at
Newcastle. Now South Wales, where his last lot
ter. Just received. was written on April o. Al the
time the letter was written the ship was about
ready TO sail for Panama. He seemed to bo
homeslck. and said that II the vessel ran up to
San Francisco. as he had been informed she
would. he was going TO endcavor TO secure his
release, so that he could return home overland.
He has grown TO be n stout young man now,
although he Is only in his fifteenth year, Is Q Feet
o inches high and weighs 1i5 pounds. His ID
certainly a remarkable record for an Atlanta
schoolboy and has hardly been equalled among
Georgia cracker boys. ,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-20
Caution to MIiddIe-AEsd Bicyeiist..

Amy form OF exercise or sport which makes
serious demands on the attention. on quickness
OF eye and hand, and on endurance, ought not DO
taken up by people who have reached middle
life and are engaged In sedentary occupation,
only with great circuinspection. The lesson
has been learned by Alpine climbers through
many, bitter experiences. II is pretty generally
held by them that most OF the fatal accidents
In mountain climbing occur through the failure
al, the critical moment OF some man who has
taken to mountaineering too late in life, and
who Is, perhaps, also out of condition. An old
dog cannot be taught tricks, according TO the
provcrb; and though II is diSagreeable to have
TO realize that we have passed the age when we
can, excel IN n new pastime requiring special
skill 10 avoid accident. and youthful Adaptable
~ and elasticity TO avoid oyerstrain, it II tho
part u wisdom to accept tho inevitable. There
II no reason why middle-aged men. and even
those who have passed middle age. should not
take TO cycling; hut II should be with IA frank
recognition OF the limitations which age i'm.
Pose, Great speed, long distances, and hill
siin'GinS pat a strain upon tho constitution. and
system which are aging faster, perhaps, than
the rest-the heart. ~ may be, or the vessels OF
The brain. 50, also, in regard to riding a hicy-
Gle IN crowded thoroughfares, The strain on tho
a~rtenlion Is considerable and tho risk not
small, II a man has lost the quiclness OF youth.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-20
Sections of = Kentucky Pedigree
From the GlaS0ots Times

Bob Jolly OF Cave City has a handsaw pnr-
chased in 1896 in Virginia. 1t was bought N
mat year by the, grandfather OF the otter
who are no spring chickens At this writing them
selves MI; otter, the grandfather. shortly after
moved 70 heptucky and brought the saw vii.
three years. The rear wheels OF the wagon IN
whlch AR. otter made his trip to Kentucky rom
virginia are still to be seen on the place OF Mr..
Caleb Freeman In the Cave City country. These
are about 100 years old.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-20
The Deacon Played the Wrong Card.
Ftom the Ph,ladslpAta R.cOrd.

The passengers on a Chester trolley car wcrc
very much amused yesterday by a convrr-t'h u
petween two colored men, one OF whom Was
deacon in a downtown church. He inir1ag.r.
the subject of a new fence around u gravcy,r',
ana asked his companion, who had more WORT
lnvllnations, for q contribution for that pun
His reply was: What yo' want a fence 'r,r.t
dat graveyard TO Live pussons doan' wan NO.
sct IN, and m Gog-gone sure do dead ones an
a-gwihc 10 try an Kit out. | amt got no inuHfy
ION graveyard fences" And the argument VA