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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-08-06
Judas IsCariOt.

The following is an Grafton delivered
by Miss ImOgene Madden at the closing
exercises of the College of Idaho:
"Behold the Son of man is betrayed
into the hands of sinners" These are
the words Of our Lord as with calm
demeanor he beholds the armed rabble,
the blood thirsty crowd, his enemies.
Betrayed into the hands of sinners, "
but who is the traitor? Watch a
moment andsee moving from the midst
of that vast throng comes a disciple of
Jesus Christ. one Judas Iscariot, en-
bracing his master with glad greeting.
Judas Iscariot, betrayest thou the
Son of Man with a kiss ?" All! can we
not picture the weight of reproach, the
keen scrutiny in these words of master
to discipleP But the treason is com.
mitted, the traitor is rewarded and the
innocent victim of malevolence is
brought before the tribunal of the
High Priest.
There is no need to portray the trial
scene, the whole civilized world has
read and reread the story of the crime
that pressed the name of Judas Iscar
lot upon the pages of sacred history,
Ais name has been held up before
every succeeding generation as SYM
Dol of damnable character, charac-
ter of treachery and weakness, but ex.
aiming bis motive what do we find it
to be9 "FoF thirty pieces Ut silver be-
11TrSHyyed he the Son of Man" False to
this friend, aGad false to the cause for
his own selfish gain.
lscariOt whose andying fame as the
embodiment of treachery has come
down to us from the beginning of the
Christian era was traitor, committed
heinous crime and suffered according.
ly, He gained the reproach and dis.
respect of mankind through posterity,
he lost his own life, but not so with his
successor, There has been but one
Jesus Christ to betray, and in the deep
est literal sense but one Judas Iscariqt
TO betray him, but the spirit of this
man has pervaded every generation Of
humanity through every shade of color
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-08-06

Buffalo, N. Y. Gents:-From nv
personal knowledge. gained in observ.
ing the effect of your Shiloh's Cure n
cases of advanced Consumption,1 am
prepared to say it is the most remark.
able Remedy that has ever been brought
to my attention. 1t has certainlv
saved many from Consumption. Sold
by H. D. Blatchley.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-08-06

the goth century dawn upon our nation
nation Of purity and honor, and NAV
the spirit Of Judas Iscariot have sunl
forever into oblivion.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-08-06
!; ''' #'' Reliable Merchandise.
Our New, Fresh and Clean Stock of
SEASONABLE GOODS-A--

Bought close, selected with good judgment quality
and in good regards style You will find the Attractive
Popular, and Low Priced Stock of the Season.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-02-24
Champagne Imports in 1897.

Custom-house statistics show that 72 TIE cases
of @. II. Mumms Extra Dry were imported
being az, 293 cases more than any other brand
As now imported 1t Is dry and remarkably fine >
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-02-24
LOCAL ODD FELLOWS.
Twenty Lodges to Be Represented
at a District Meeting To-
Morrow Night.

Tomorrow evening there will be dis
trict meeting of Odd Fellows of San Fran
cisco in Odd Fellows Hall in which about
twenty of the local lodges will take part.
The meeting is for the purpose of ex-
planning to the citizens what Odd Fell
lowship is and what it is doing.
The following programme has been ar
ranged for the occasion: Musical selec-
ter Drew; selection by the Knickerbocker
Ouartette; address on odd Fellowship
and It's Practical Results by Judge w.
w. Morrow. p. G. NJ, of the United
States Circuit Court; soprano solo, Mrs.
Alvina H. Wilson; "a Few Remarks for
Boys and Girls" by Professor Knowlton;
vocal selections by the Philomel Quar-
tette; as Odd Fellowship Promoter of
Civilization" an address by I. ]. Tru-
man, P. g., and a bass solo by John G.
Reid.
Grand Master Drew will be the presi-
dent of the evening and among many
prominent members of the order who will
occupy the platform will be Past Grand
Masters J. w. Warboys, Charles N. Fox,
R. II. Lloyd, William Henry Barnes,
Davis Louderback, and J. H. Simpson,
Grand Secretary George T. Shaw, Grand
Treasurer M. Greenebaum, M M. Estee.
past grand representative; Grand Herald
NJ P. Forbes. c. w. Moulthrop, Judge J.
M. Trout, c. A. Sumner, f. w Van Rey-
negom, George w. Lamont, George A
knight, Grove l.. Johnson, Charles /.
Taylor, John McLaren and John D. Siebe
The meeting will be under the auspices
of the executive committee, consisting of
Louis Kragen, George Walcom, j. J. Ap-
olegate, T. r. Jarvis and H. H Dobbin.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-02-24
WILL CLOSE
HIS WINDOWS
DR.. Smith Threatens to
Erect a Fence $50
Feet High.
Says Tenants Of the Stewart
House Throw Rubbish
in His Yard.
Henry Schnaitt, the Acting Landlord
of the House, Files an
Injunction.

Schmitt and Smith are "at it" This
is the most concise and at the same
time the most true characterization
deduction that can possibly be made
in summing up the grievances which
constitute the existing feud between
Henry Schmitt, the proprietor of the
Stewart House, on Ellis street, and his
neighbor. DR.. Smith, who occupies the
adjoining house.
DR.. Smith claims that Schmitt's ten
ants have been in the custom OF throw
ing paper. rubbish and other objection
able matter out of the windows of their
apartments into his yard, and Incl
dentally all over his property. In con-
sideration of this fact Smith claims the
right to erect a fence between his
property and Schmitt's, which, when
built, will extend to the height of 100
feet or more in the air, shutting out
the windows, roof, and, in fact, every
trace and vestige of even the remoteSt
sight of Schmitt's Objectionable hos
telry, and will as a result rob his ten
ants of sun, air, and, in fact, all the
requisites of perfect health.
Schmitt claims that Smith lies. His
accusation that his tenants were in the
habit of throwing Objectionable rubbish
in Smiths back yard he claims is un-
true. He admits, however, that stray
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-02-24
ATTEMPT AT BLACKMAIL.
"A Coroner's Jury Witness Tries to
Extort Money From a Promi-
nent DrupCist

An outrageous attempt at blackmail
came to light yesterday morning during
the inquest on the body of Theodore Scho-
pard the Angel Island soldier-musician.
Schopard bought 90 cents worth of cya-
hide of potassium in joys drugstore, on
the corner Of California and Kearny
streets.
H. Lazare, druggist, told the jury that
he was In joys place when the soldier
came in. The witness was not an employee
Of Mr.. Joy, but was waiting for that gen.
tleman. The deceased said that he was
about to develop some plates of photo
graphs taken by order of his superior Of
f1cers and that he was out of cyanide of
potassium, necessary for that purpose,
and had been unable to get it because
of the fact that the wholesale drug houses
were closed on account of the day being
Washngton's birthday. The man showed
no signs of intoXication and Mr.. Lazare
readily believed his story and gave him a
packet of the poison. The witness wrote
the name of the stuff on the packet and
placed "sticker" upon 1t containing the
name of the store. Then he put on a
rubber stamp printing the deaths head
and cross bones and the word Poison"
This, the witness alleged, had been torn
off by the suicide when he opened the
package before taking the deadly drug.
Druggist Joy took the stand and related
the details of an attempt to blackmail
him. Last Tuesday evening William
Welsh, the man who was with the suicide
when the drug was purchased. went to
the drugstore with a man wearing a
black mustache as his most conspicuous
ornament. Welsh stayed outside and the
man informed Mr.. Joy that he would be
placed in a position of some inconven-
fence, expense and trouble if the fact that
he had sold the poison without the pre-
scription of physician should be certified
under oath. Mr.. JOY replied that if he
wanted advice he would know where to
seek it otherwise than from strangers.
The man then declared that he was
brother-in-law Of Schopard and that if
Joy would give Welsh. say SO, Welsh
would. not appear to testify at the in
quest. Mr.. Joy remarked that his visitor
might go to heaven or elsewhere If he
chose and the interview terminated.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-02-24
SUICIDE IS
THE DEFENSE
The Plans in the Fiqel Case
Are Now Plainly
Outlined.
Owing to the Sudden Illness OF Judge
Cook the Case Was EARLY
Adjourned.

The Figel case reopened yesterday
morning before Judge Cook and jury. The
defense is still putting In it's case. Dur
ing the afternoon session Judge Cook was
taken suddenly i'll and the case was early
mt over until to-day at 10 o'clock. Carel
Johnson, ticket agent Of the Tiburon Fer
nv Company, was first called and stated
that on the night of June Theodore FL
gel had purchased monthly commute
ton ticket for San Rafael at ABOUT o:3o
o'clock. and that only two tickets were
sold after Figel had received his. Stew
ard Mopan of the Receiving Hospital was
asked If he could identify the papers he
took from the body of Isaac Hoffman and
suhseouently delivered to Detective
Crockett but he stated that he could
not.
Detective Crockett was also unable to
identify any of the papers, and Chief Lees
was called. He identified the documents
as those given to him by Detective Crock
EFT. The letters in question proved to be
those written by Mrs. Hoffman to her
uncle, scoring her husband on account OF
the settlement he had made with her
mother, Mrs Alexander.
The letters were then offered in evil
dence nv the defense, but strenuous OBJ
lection was made by the prosecution. Cen
eral Barnes gave a history of the CORE
spondence and sought to show the court
that the matter should go to the jury.
Judge Murphy contended that as the let
fers had not been written by the deceased
thew should not be admitted as evidence
The matter was taken under advisement
by the court and the letters marked for
Identification.
Sol LeWek of Marysville was called. His
Testimony was concerning the alleged
trouble existing between Isaac Hoffman
and his willie for a considerable period
prior to the death Of the merchant
fewek stated that he had overheard q
conversation in which Isaac Hoffman had
said that his wife must either leave her
mother or himself, as it was impossible
for him to live in peace with his mother
in-law in the house
There was short argument concerning
the admission of the letters which had
been taken from the body of Isaac Hoff-
man on the evening of June 1. They were
the letters which had been intercepted by
Norman and were brought forth to show
that the effect upon Hoffman's mind in
duced him to commit suicide. The letters
were admitted in evidence and read to the
jury by General Barnes for the defense
Charles Hoffman was then called to the
stand. but on account of the sickness OF
Judge Cook he was excused until this
morning at 10 o'clock, when he will be re-
called by the defense.
Judge Dunno was called for the Dur
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-02-24
RAILROAD COMPANY LOSES.
The Value of Consigned Goods Should
Be Appraised at the Place
Of DeSfina fion

The Supreme Court in banc affirmed the
judgment of Department No. as rem
dered in February, 1897, in the case OF
Gulick Brothers Of Riverside against the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company for
the loss of a shipment of orange trees
consigned to them from Florida in 1891.
AT that time the southern road was
blocked by a snow storm which neceS-
STATED the forwarding of the trees over
the northern road. En- route over this
road they were damaged and Gulick
Brothers brought action against the COM
pany for their loss. On the trial before
Judge Campbell the railroad sought to in
troduce proof of the value Of the trees in
Riverside instead of at the place of ship
ment, Florida. This the court refused and
judgment was rendered against the
company for $S963, the value of the con-
signment.
From this the company appealed and
the court Department No. y sustained
its view. rehearing was granted with
the result that the court In banc yester-
day sustained the former decision without
a dissenting opinion.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-02-24

sheet of paper or something of that in
nocent nature might possibly have ac-
cidentally blown out of the windows,
and in it's descent singled out Smith s
yard as a desirable resting place.
The clerk of the Stewart House al
leges that when Smith saw this piece
of paper slowly and lightly making its
way from the window of the hotel, by
some magical agency 1t was trans
formed before his imagination into
ANYTHING and everything ranging from
the piece of paper that was down to
that Of a bootjack and folding-bed.
Such illusions had to be stopped, so
he claims, and to shut them out from
his view forever, Smith became con-
WINGED that only a fence of the above
described dimensions would be sur
ficient to accomplish the purpose, which
means the complete ruination of all the
rooms on the east side of the house, and
will lead to the inevitable result of
compelling the landlord to reduce the
price of rent for these rooms.
Schmitt filed an injunction in the
County Clerks office yesterday to pre-
vent Smith from carrying out his IN
tentions of running his property by the
erection of the fence, and 1t is passed
upon the law that no fence within the
city limits can be erected TO d helShl
exceeding ten feet.
The Fire Marshal was asked 10 inter
fere in the matter, and in reply to the
request visited the premises, but passed
no opinion as to whether the barrier
should be prohibited or allowed. Chief
7, ees has also been notified, and will
probably visit the scene of the battle
this afternoon.
In the meanwhile ,Schmitt and Smith
will cease to love each other, and Will
continue to act in direct violation OF
the old commandment which insists
that they shall harbor no hatred nor
resentment in their breasts toward one
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-02-24
Winners of Cups and
Stakes at the Inter-
state Meet.
Owners Of Patria and MialnnO
Divide First and Second
Prizes.
Finals OF the SapIing Stake VIII
Be Run on Sunday
Next

The big meeting of the Interstate
Coursing Club was brought to a close
yesterday. 1t was a miserable day
from a climatic point of view, yet 1000
people went out to Ingleside and they
saw some great sport as sport is in
terpreted by leashmen.
The saplings were the first per-
formers called upon. They were run
ming for the Belle Brandon cup. The
first run was between the MERGED dog,
Daisy Dean, and the local youngster,
Minerva, Daisy put it all over Mi
nerva.
Ratbone succeeded in making a mo
CO. with Sunbeam, but Sunbeam re-
sponded handsomely. and the favorite
went to his kennels
Mayfiower had little trouble in turn
ing down Mystic, and Sunburst did the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-02-24

the cup, which the last-named gentle
man politely accepted. The consensus
Of opinion regarding Deans action was
that such a proceeding, where an i'm
portant cup was at stake, was any
thing but sportsmanlike, and that Dean
had only an eye to the money that was
to be made from a sport which should
be above a monetary consideration.
In the second round Of the puppy
stake:
w. Ryan's Sprig O. the Hill beat r.
Wyman's Rush @ the Hill. 81. ]. Deans
Jack, 5ls-O. Connell Bros Log Boy beat
Royal Oak in bye, 30.
Third round-Log Boy beat Sprig O. the
Hill and Gladiator beat Master Jack in q
bye.
Dean also being the fortunate owner
of Gladiator, divided this stake with
Connell Brothers, the owners of Log
Boy, and conceded also to him the
Belle Brandon cup. Such conduct
should not be tolerated on any respect
able coursing sward.
Deans reasons for dividing the prizes
and ignoring, so to speak, the cups at
stake were his desire to run his dogs
at the new park. But he claimed that
his champions were not in condition to
run at Ingleside on Sunday. Still they
were, in Mr.. Deans opinion, good
enough to run at the new park on Sun
day. Doubtless he has a very poor
opinion of the dogs his charges will
meet ON Saturday and Sunday
The second round Of the Sapling stake
stake resulted as follows:
Thomas Halls Daisy Dean beat Lar
kew &, Rocks Minerva, Co. Dillon &
Reilly's Sunbeam beat J. o'shea's Rat
bone. IA j. Egan's Mayf1ower beat F.
Foley's Mystic, 90. Dillon & Reilly 8
Sunburst beat ]. Eagans Billy Glad
stone, Ga
Third round. saplings-Sunbeam beat
Daisy Dean, Mayflower> beat Sunburst.
The finals will be run at the Ingle-
side Park on Sunday.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-02-24
HELD FOR MURDER.
Charles E. Weathers, for Killing
Bartender Phillips, Sent Up
for Trial

The preliminary examination Of Charles
E. Weathers, charged with the murder
of Nathan Phillips, a bartender in the
Empire Theater, q Ellis street, on Janu-
airy q, was concluded before Judge
Campbell yesterday afternoon and he was
held to answer before the Superior Court
without bail. The defendant did not put
in any defense.
A number of witnesses testified for the
prosecution Pete Halls evidence was to
the effect that WeatherS fired a shot at
him from the sidewalk and he lodged
the bullet by getting close to the wall.
Just as he was firing the second shot at
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-02-24

him Phillips came out of the theater and
received the bullet in his brain One of
the witnesses testified that Weathers
complained of being struck by somebody
in the theater and offered him $40 to tell
him who the person was.
Weathers is a bartender and came from
Visalia in search of job. At the time of
his arrest he claimed that he had been
robbed in the place and thrown out. 1t
is said that this is not the first shooting
ARRAY in which he has cut the principal
fiRuro
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-02-24

pose of admonishing the jury, and the
case went over until to-day.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-02-24
A Laborer Killed.

William Collision, a workman in the
Risdon Iron Works, was instantly killed
yesterday morning by being caught in a
belt of the machinery. His skull was
crushed and his neck broken. An inquest
will be held.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-02-24
Hearses Exempt From Tax.

The License Committee of the Board
of Supervisors decided yesterday that
hearses and dead wagons belonging to
firms already paying licenses as under
takers shall not be subjected to any extra
tax
The age-herald., 1898-08-23
Boil the Water,

The month of September is pre-eminently the month of typhoid fever in all sections of the country-a fever that is far more destructive of life than yellow fever is in this country It is far more insidious and more to be dreaded than its more notorious well and accurately understood, and it's. ravages are therefore due to peoples care lessness No one need have typhoid fever.
 It is an water-bearing disease. The germ that causes so much distress and danger to tde human system must-absolutely must-enter by the mouth and throat. It can only enter in the drink or food. It can not be inhaled. It cannot be acquired by the touch. In ninety-nine cases out of a hundred it is in the drinking water. There is one other fact that should never be lost sight of. There is but one way to kill unhealthful germs-cook them. Boil them to death. You can not pound them or crush them or freeze them to death, but you can kill the imps of mischief and death by boiling them.
 Particularly important is it that the wa ter in this city be boiled in August and September. The city's supply is taken from small streams lined at every point by the rank vegetation of a wet season. This vegetation will decay next month and be carried into the stream. In the decay of vegetation the typhoid germ is in some way developed and multiplied. Filth of some kind is needed for that purpose, and rotting vegetation sems to serve that purpose ad- mirably.
 There is but one prudent course-boil the water, If all the water consumed by the people of this city were first boiled, this would be the one city of the land devoie ol typhoid fever. We cannot in a season change the water supply, but we can rob it of typhoid germs by putting the tea kettle on. Whatever else you neglect, do not neglect this. Boil the water. Above all else boil it from now until November.
The age-herald., 1898-08-23

of a political deal, he has shown at almost every point want of breadth and lack of mastery of details that has been dis dressing to the country and wasteful where waste should never exst-in the lives of American soldiers and heroes. The selec- tion of Camp Alger. near Washington without first ascertaining the nature of it's water supply, is alone enough to show his incapacity for the duties of his office; and today water at Chickamauga is car ried in wagons to the men encamped there But an enumeration of his acts of inca pacity would fill a book The chief blum minister who knew not war in all its de- tails and extent. His brief and not wholly satisfactory service in the army a genera tion ago was of no benefit to him. A man head of the war department. Other nations select trained men for the place. They do not assume in a time of peace that war will not come. Whatever else they may do, they do not put an old political hack in charge of the lives of the best and bravest of their people.
 The two lessons are really alike. Do not put a politician at the head of the war department or in charge of commissary or quartermaster supplies. Appoint no po- litical doctors. Nearly all the suffering and Ioss of life in this war can he traced to political surgeons, political quartermas- ters and commssaries, and a political sec retary of war.