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The age-herald., 1897-12-01
 KAISER W|LHELM'S PLEDGE Before God and Man He Prom
 ises to Keep OPENED THE REICHSTAG In Person in the White Hall of the Castle Fer the First Time Since the Year, 1894
 His Pet Hobby

Berlin, Nov. S0.---Tlhe last session of the present reichstag was opened in the white hall of Ehe castle at noon today.
 Emperor William opsned the session in person for the first time since 1894. His majesty read the speech from the throne The nIavy occupied the principal place in the speech.
 The speech from the throne concludes: All indications justify ehe expscta tion that. with Gods help, we may in the future, as in the past, look forward to the peaceful development of Europs ani the German fatherland''
 After reading his speech, the emperor added:
 Two years ago from th.s platform swore before you upon the consecrated collars of my first regfmnt of guards to preserve the empire as took it from my grandfa ther and to protect and safe guard ts honor abroad. You have all thus become parties to my oath, and pray in the name of the empire and in the presence of you. the Almighty God, that He will assist you in your work and hslp me to protect in eihe future, as in the past the interests of the empire abroad, which have not valued too high to give my only brother in pledge for it'
 At i.lBs conclusion of the ceremony the members repaired 10 the rsfchstag, where Baron von Bulow, as president of the house at the last g ssion. opened the sit- ting. After welcoming the members the prssideDs appointed temporary secrs- taries.
 The roll call showed fiat 174 members of the reichs.ag wen present. at the opening of the sitting. The election for members Of the presidential bursau will take place tomorrow.
 The United States aniba ssador. Andrew White. and United Suaess Consul-General Goldschmidt atten5ei the opening of the reichstag.
 The speech from the throne was unaa- vorably critic-s1d. as rule, by those who have up to the present been able to weigh t.
The age-herald., 1897-12-01
PLEASE, JUDGE, HAVE MERCY
Pitiful Appeal of a Wife For Her
 Guilty Husband. II SAVED HIM TWO YEARS H. G. Moore, Embedding Auditor of Nebraska, Given a Severe Sentence Pathetic
 Scene i0 the Court Room.

Lincoln Nelb. Nov. 30.-H c. Moore found guilty yesterday of the embezzle- ment of $13,000 of sats funds. was today sentenced to eight years in the peniten- t.aGy. The senltaice was a surpr,s= and "a crushing blow to the prisoner, who ha d expected but nominal punishment, and the scene in kh= court room was as af- fecting as it was dramatic Moore, with his wife standing by his side, pleaded with the court for mercy, making long and somewhat rambling statement. At is conclusion lhe sank in his cLair and s5bbed bitterly, his wife trying vainly to comfort him. Judge Cornish, yisibly af- fected, spoke slowly of the crime commit ted and the entire absence of extenuat- ing circums tanees. He said he believed no lsss than ten years in the penitentiary would satisfy outraged justice. As he paused, Mrs. Moore threw her arms about her husbands neck and shouted: "Oh, please. judge, have mercy on him, have mercyr' Judge Cornish then said:
 "On account of your devctsd wife and your loving children. I will reduce the sentence by two years. Therefore. the sentence of the court is that you shall be confined in the p.nitentiary for the term of eight years at hard labor. pay the cost of the prosecution and be finsd in the sum of $46, ,S10.1s"
 Moore's atsorny will appeal to the su- preme court.
 Moore was twice elected state audi tor, and his family moved in exclusive society.
The age-herald., 1897-12-01
IS II 4 RUSE
 OR IS II GENUINE2 Vessels of the Navy to Crulse
 Southern Waters FOR BENEFICIAL RESULTS But OStenSibly to Protect American Citi.
 zenS in Other Ports. MARBL= SAD TO CRUISE SOUTH WiIE $ .e HerHeadquarters at Port an eS Prince, Hayti, | ks la, 2 ~ KEEP A KEEN EYE ON GERMANY During the Settlement of the Difference Existing There-The Wilmington Will Go To
 Guadalupe and Be Followed
 by a Training Ship.
WiIE s ,e HerHeadquarters at Port an s.S Prince, HaTi,
KEEP A KEEN EYE ON GERMANY

Washington, Nov. 30-In the opinion of the administration the time is now ripe for a renewal of the practics of having the Unated States navy represented in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the Carribean ssa-
 For several years past save an occal sional cruiser sent with all haste on her way 10 or from the South Atlantic sta- tion, not a vessel has gone beyond the south waters of Florida, for the reason that the presence of United States war vessels in the neighborhood of the Span5 tsh Antilles might have served to crate an erroneous impression as to the atti- tude of the United States toward the CuS ban insurgents and have tendsd to conn plicate the relations between the United States and Spain at al time when it was desirable that no outsid= influence should be brough into play. |
 Now, how 1T, with the Improvement in condition a Cuba and the continuedp. existence ef cd relatl5ns between the two gcvernrnents The naval department is about to let some smaller vessels of the navy go into West Indian waters duidng the present winter season. The MarbIshead, now at Annapolis, will start southward as soon as she has concluded her work in connection with the trial of the torpedo beat Winslow. She will go to Nassau to look into the condition of United States citizens who are working on that island. Nothing has been heard from that plac5 officially for some time, and it is deemed proper to inquire into allegations of abuses in the treatment of workingmen there. While engaged in this insp- ction the Marblehead will make her headquarters at Port au Prince on the west coast of Hayti, and will be charged with the protection of American interests generally in that sec- ton of the West Indies.
 This statement. which comes from the state department, is taken as indications that her commander will see that our interests do not suffer if Germany is forced to punish Hayti for her treatment of Herr Leuders.
 The Wilmington Is also to he sent southward, but will be docked and over- hauled first. Then she will go to Gua- dalupe. and after a stay there will go to the South Atlantic station
 The training ship Is scheduled for a trip into the gulf during the winter with a number of naval apprentices aboard.
The age-herald., 1897-12-01
ROYAL SOCIETY BANQuETIERs
Regaled With Pretty Compliments from U. s.
 Ambassador Hay.

London. Nov 30.-The anniversary dim ner of the Royal society was given this evening. Baron Joseph Lister presiding. United States Ambassador Hay and sev- eral other members of the diplomatic corps were included in the company. Others present were Lord Kelvin, Sir William MacCormack. president of the Royal College of Surgeons; Rt. Hon. Charles T. Ritchle, president of the board of trade; Rt Hon. Sir John Lubbock N. P. for London university: Laurence AImz-Tad=ma, the painter; Baron Davey, of Fernhurst: the Duke of Devonshlre. and most of ghe leading British scientists.
 Ambas sador Hay in presenting tho principal toast. The Royal Socisty."s d: Tn bod.es of men Ike this on both sidss of the Atlantic, exists one of the strongest bond of union among ueoples politically divided They are united in ths common love and pursuit of universal truth and by devotion to he best inter ests of mankind and the kindrsd passion for light and progress. In your pursuits everything unitfs and nothing divides. The results of science are all gain and no loss.
 -.Ilae triumph of war has brought tears and anguish to both sides; the success of diplomacy and trade are often at tended by the discOmfiture of one of the parties. but the whole world Is brighten ed ard made more loveable by the achievements of a Faraday CT a Morse and the genius of a Lister dlminishes beycDd compH alton the whole vast sum of human suffering.
 sEvery dlzcosery. every Invention on either sIde of the ocean. The product of the searching and the seh-denyfng scholars of our face. Kelvin. Edisons Ggaham-Beli, Bsssemer. Darwin, Marsh or Hu-ley, Is at once thrown into the common stock of the worlds intellectual riches. profiting everyone and in5urinG no one. .-1s ., I-<
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fastened his eyes on the judge and was evidently impressed with the solemn.ty of the occasion.
 The judge explained the law govern ing evidence and defined the difference between murder and manslaughter. The charge Co the jury occupied thirty five minutes in it's delivery.
 The july r5ltired from the court room at 2:25 o'clock and recess was ordered until 4 o'clock.
 The Jury Decides
 At 5:30 o'clock Judge Maddox entered the court room and rapped for order. The judge directed the jurors to be brought in. At 5:35 Martin Thorn was -EIought dn by Sheriff Doh1 The prison CT did not show any signs of nervous ness as the jurors filed into the box and answered to their names As soon as this formality was over the clerk of the court addressed the jurors and said: 'fGentlsmn of the jury, have you agreed upon a verdict?''
 "Yes, we have" answered Foreman Thomas Morse.
 Thorn faced thie jurors sto.calfy but it was easily seen That he was controlling hirnsef with great difficulty. His law yers were evidently more p-rturbsd than Thorn. When the jurors stood up the clerk of the count addressed th-m again and said:
 Guilty Preferred
 'fHow say you gentlemen, is the pr.s- oner guil,y or not guilty?"
 There was a painful silence, and the jurors looked at each other, evidently wondering who would answer Finally Foreman Morse spolos in a jolt.ng, nerv- ous way and said:
 We find the prisoner. Martin Tho. n, guilty of the charge as preferred"
 Then the clerk read the verdict from the paper handed to him by Lihe fore man. Lawyer Howe asked That the jury b4 boiled. As the name of each man was called out he was asked::
 '1s that your v.rdiot?''
 He answered ,"Yes, sir"
 Denied Motion For New Trial
 Thorn all the time was looking steadily ~~~~--~>~---------->-->-->-
The age-herald., 1897-12-01
FORMER NEWSPAPER MAN
Succeeds the Late Gen. 0rdwsysas Brigadier
 General of Miliiis.'

Washington, Nov. so.-rhe president today appointed Mir. George H. HaeIf4s. of this city. to be brigadier-g. .EeraT Of the milS4a of the District of Columbia. to succeed the late Gen. Or1way. former commanding officer of the District Na- tioLi7l guard
 MT. HarTies has been major in the guard for some yeaIs, and as inspector general in rife practice has taken an active rars in rife compe 5t,ons. He was a w-li-known newspaper man of this city for some years. and ta this capacity was present. at the last Sioux outbreak In Dakota and also at Homestead. He has been engaged in bussnsss pursuits for about two years, and is at pr5s=nt secre- tary of the Washington Board Of Trade.
The age-herald., 1897-12-01
TURNER, or WASHINGTON.
Says Discrimination Against Silver VII NOt G
 in the Senate.

London, Nov. 30.-Unsted States Sen ator George Turner. of Washington. who has been in London for a month. said today to the correspondeE- of the Associated Press: As a silver man can say that 10 scheme of currency which discriminates silver. as the plans favored by Secretary Gage do. can pass the senate. and would not be adopted by the senate If 1t passed the house of representatives. I feel sure there will be no currency legislation by this con- gress."
 Mir. Turner strongly favors the annex aticn of the Hawaiian islands 10 the United s'.atcs. On the question of arb1- trafion he said:
 "I have found no sentiment in Eng land in favor of the revival of the artL- traition treaty"
The age-herald., 1897-12-01
Made a Good Showing.

Chicago. Nov. 3o.-No:wstlsstanding the interruption to its traffis caused by the yelllw fever. the Ii1nois Central road has this year done the best business in the way of handing grain al New Or leans in It's history. Between September and the middle of November It hauled into New Orleans neariy 4.50oo00 more bushels of grain than 1t had haulsd 3n the preceding year and the large volume of its businkss still continues
The age-herald., 1897-12-01
Heavy Grain Export.

Philadf fphia. Nov. s0.-The exports of grain from sfds port for the past week have been very large. amounting to over 2.ooo. 600 bushels. the bulk Of which was corn and oats. The largest shipments have been made during the past two days. The amount given includes par. eel lots by regular line steamers and full cargoes.
The age-herald., 1897-12-01
Jealousy Caused a Tragedy.

Detroit, Mich, Nov. SOW. J. Buryan shot a revolver at his wife today, but only slightly wounded her. He then shct himself dead. The top of the thumb of the woman's lbght hand was shot off and the bullet grazed her head. Buryan had been drinking heavily. Jealousy was the cause for the tragedy
The age-herald., 1897-12-01
Ford Will Be Brought Back.

Liverpool. Nov. 30.-J. B. Ford, alias Fisher, who was committed for extradi- ton to tine United States on Nov. 9 on a charge of forgery, brought by the Cincinnati Coffin company. of Oncln- nati, and United States Detective WLte. of Cincinnati. who has charge of Ford. are booked to sail from here for New York tomorrow on board the White Star line steamer Teutonic.
The age-herald., 1897-12-01
Brought Good Prices.

Lexington. Ky, Nov. so.-The sale of thoroughbreds by Woodward ard Shank lin continues Good horses bring good pric.s- Hon. W. C. Whitney bought four of the highest priced horses.
The age-herald., 1897-12-01
lowed in for Repsifs.

Wilmington. N. C.. Nov. so.-The steamer Christmas. Caps. Hammond. sa~annsh to Portland. which put into Southport last week with rudder dis abed. was towed up to the city today for repairs.
The age-herald., 1897-12-01

Washington D. C.. Nov. sO.-The fol- lowing correspondence was laid before the cabinet:
The age-herald., 1897-12-01
The Jury Charged

Mir. Youngs having concluded. Judge Maddox called on the jurymen to stand up. They compiled. and as they stood
 in their places Thorn watched them closely. As the judge began his charge Thorn's face took on a slight flush He
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The herald., 1897-06-20

his credit, but this is because he spends
his entire summers riding over the New
Hampshire roads. Among the Popuists
Senators Butler and Kyle are good
wheelers. Senator Faulkner looks like
promising member of an athletic club
when he dons his abbreviated trousers
and golf hose, with a nobby cap, but he
will not ride at night. The daylight, he
Gays, is good enough for him. Senator
Perkins Of Californiaused to ride one of
the old-fashioned high-front wheel ma
chimes but when he mounted low safe
ty the other day he mastered the art of
cycling under new conditions in less than
half an hour Senator Wetmore and Sen
ator Wolcott ride fine wheels and are
the best dressed cyclers in the senate.
Senator Lodge can ride a wheel, but
doesn't, and Senator Mcmillan has also
ceased the sport. He was riding down
the Bois d'Boulogne in Paris one day
when he had bad fall and since then
cycling has loet it's charm for him.
Washington Post
The herald., 1897-06-20
A Club for Fat Men

Under the title of Les Cents Kilos, a
club Of fat men has been established in
Paris. The weight indicated by the
name, something less than sixteen stone,
represents, of course, the minimum
qualification of membership, and cannot
be regarded as excessive. But among
the forty-five comrades in obesity al
ready enrolled, some are said to attain
the respectable figure of 450 pounds, AMI
every man who joins is expected to in
crease his bulk by all reasonable means
The rules of the association enjoin eat
ing, drinking and sleeping as much as
possible, and avoiding all work that is
not absolutely necessary. Ladies are
strictly banished from all social gather
ings. for their presence is regarded as
with the proper assimila-
tion of food and the development of adj
pose tissue. Two house dinners on a
Gargantuan scale are to be held every
year. The pride of the institution up
to now is Oliver Flomont. the heaviest
conscript in France. He weighs at pres
The herald., 1897-06-20
Uncle Peters Recipes

1. To keep your feet dry on rainy days
Stand on your head.
2. The best way to mind the baby-Do
everything he tells you to.
The safest way to gather chestnuts--
Take pair of scissors and cut them out
of the comic papers.
4. How to get soda water or candy for
nothing-Persuade somebody else to
buy it for you.
8. How to make a dollar go long
ways-Put it in an envelope addressed
to somebody in the Sandwich islands
and mail it.
g. How to go west a. no expense what
ever-Turn your back on the east and
walk straight ahead.
Z. To avoid stammering, whispering
and impudence-Don't talk.
8. To avoid swallowing watermelon
seeds and cherry stones-Eat no fruit
but bananas or apples.
g. To learn to dance in one lesson
Walk on the hot sand at the seashore at
midday in midsummer barefooted.
4. 10. The eurest method of remembering
dates-Fix them firmly in your mind and
don't forget them.
All children following these rules
which are the result of many years of
experience on Uncle Peters part, will
find that they can accomplish the spe-
cial objects for which the rules are made
without any added effort.-Harper's Ba-
zaar.
The herald., 1897-06-20
Against Aliens

A vigorous policy towards aliens is be-
ing adopted by the legislature of British
Columbia. Advices from Vancouver an
nounce that that body has decided to
send memorial to the governor-general
Of Canada urging that if Canada should
decide to join in the British treaty with
Japan, it shall be only on condition that
Canada shall reserve the power to re-
strict Japanese immigration into British
Columbia, as the japanese have ex-
cluded the whites almost entirely from
the fisheries and lumber trade. An act
has been passed forbidding the employ
ment of Chinese or Japanese in the
mines. Another piece of proposed legis-
lation provided that no persons should
be entitled to free miners licenses, en-
titling them to locate precious metal
claims, unless they were British SUBJ
jects, or file declarations to become
such. The terms OF this latter measure.
of course, shut out citizens of the United
States from the privilege, but in defer.
ence to public sentiment it has been
vetoed.-Bradstreet's
The herald., 1897-06-20
MURDER BY INCUBATION
DR.. Cyrus Edison on One Phase Of the
Knorr and Winterstein Case

Knorr's method of murder is ingenious,
to say the least, but not at all unexpected
by the medical profession and by scientists
in general. We have been expecting some-
thing of this sort to happen for some time.
for those contemplating crime are usually
up to date. Besides this method Of killing
is DID, and Knorr had good precedent in
the case Of the Duke of Alva who, in one
of the wars against William Of Orange,
sent cloves impregnated with typhus or
camp fever germs to the enemy The lat
ter suspected some trick and burned the
cloves. This is a matter of history. lat
er day instance happened in the civil war.
when 1t was rumored that some copper
head had put cholera germs in the Croton
river in order to destroy a few thousand
northerners.
I have serious doubts as to any one be-
ing able to buy diphtheria or any other
germs in this city as you would buy sugar
or tea. 1t might be done, but doubt it
very much. No laboratory or scientist or
physician, knowing the unlawful uses to
which such germs would be put, would sell
or dispose Of them to anyone not we'll
known.
The Individual who would murder by
germs does not take the resistance of the
victim into consideration. If every one
were susceptible to infection of this kind
the world would be depopulated within
one month. The percentage of infection
is very small indeed.
What I have said is proved by the ex-
pertinent of Prof. Virchow, who, to dis
prove the theory of DR.. Koch anent cholera
bacilli, drank glass of water impregnated
with the germs and felt no i'll effects. The
stomach being in a healthy condition, killed
the germs before they could reach the in
testines.
Adults would rarely be affected by diph-
iberia germs, but children would, for they
are subject to the disease If I wanted
to commit murder by means of germs I
would not use diphtheria bacilli. 1 have
germ in my laboratory now which would
kill within twenty-four hours and leave no
trace. 1t is not disease germ, but a
poison germ. and is rare and only produced
for the most minute and scientific re-
searches.
No. Knorr's idea of murder by germs was
clever in theory, but decidedly poor when
put into practice. But then, as stated be-
fore, I do not think that he ever obtained
diphtheria germs at all.-Dr. Cyrus Edison
in the New York Journal.
The herald., 1897-06-20
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
BURIED TREASURE
>oOOoooooooooOoooO
An Old Adobe on Mission Road May
Contain Hidden Gold

Mystery! Visions Of Spanish goldi
Dreams Of yellow doubloons and treas
ure chests! Right here in our very
midst!
An old adobe built early in the history
of Los Angeles has lately been the OBJ
ject of unusual though secret interest.
and also equally. secret investigation.
Up to within a short time ago nightly
digging for gold had been going on with
In its walls.
The scene Of the mysterious opera
tions Is the old adobe that stands at the
head of Mission road, at its intersection
with Macy street 1t is now thorough
ly dilapidated ramshackle affair, whose
days of usefulness are well nigh over,
but time was when its now dingy walls
re-echoed with gayety and splendor,an
its low ceilings looked down on many a
dark-eyed senorita, attended by her
swarthy cavalier, treading the slnuous
mazes of the dance. Slowly crumbling
to ruin 1t is only refuge to hermit,
though a few Cinnamon have made one
end of it habitable.
About two months ago an unknown
Mexican came to Los Angeles. He made
no friends among the Spanish popula-
tion and acquainted no one with his
possible intentions or purpose here.
Proceeding without delay to the present
owners of the decaying structure, under
the pretext of wishing to use 1t as
storehouse for potatoes, he obtained
possession of the key, and then imme-
diately commenced operations. His
labors were always conducted In the
most secretive manner, digging only at
night, beginning about midnight and
oeasing invariably at daybreak. Thus
he continued for some weeks, the win
dows carefully screened, so that no light
could penetrate to the outside. So per-
feet were his precautions that none Of
the neighbors even so much as sus-
pected the work that was going on.
Scarce anyone knew even Of his exist
ence, save the immediate co-occupants
Of the house. These, singularly disin-
terested, he, disarmed of all sus-
picion by his plausible story Of pre-
pairing the place for the reception of the
potatoes, and his digging at night he ex-
planned by claiming imperative business
in town during the daytime. These
occupants were an eccentric hermit.
whose live interest in the world
had ceased, and two Cinnamon
who didn't have any. He used no ddvin-
ing rod, or any visible means Of locating
treasure. but at once selected the spot
where he dug. He continued digging
until he had shoveled out hole five feet
and a half deep. Then, suddenly aban-
doning his labors, he disappeared as
quickly and, mysteriously as he had
come. whether he succeeded in attain
ing the object of his search or not is a
matter of conjecture. He claimed to
have located treasure twice before, when
the excavations for the foundations of
two Of the largest buildings on Spring
street were begun. Shortly after he
left 1t gradually leaked out what he had
been doing, but even then to only few.
OF these two ventured to try their luck.
but beyond infiicting little more In