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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-18
Fools Gold.

keciy's secret is reported TO have died
with him. Like murder IL Is a poor secret
that viii not out. keely's secret was not
OF that kind. IL IL one which Il number
or different people at n number OF differ
emf periods have very fully possessed.
Some were hanged. others deifled 1t was
pot luck. But times have changed. In
growing old the world Is becoming better
bred. Il Is ceasing to see things that are
not intended for ii. II has LEFT its scaf-
fokls ana affairs behind. keely deserved
neither. IN days when speech was more
Tnlnctiuous he would have been called n
thaumatu-ge. T'haumaturgy Is at once
simple AMI complex. II consists in making
a stranger feel at home ana then IN tax
ing that home away. There are quite a
number Of books about II. OF these the
best hear hig names. They are signed by
Archilaus by Albertus Magnus by Ray
rfcrri Lulle. by Nostrada,nus and by Pa
racelSus. They are not embarrassing
either. They deal with the sciences known
as occuIt They tel Of the aikehes;, which
Is the philosophers stone. and how with
f. metals cannot be transmitted but how
Yocketbooks may. Thauma;urxy was
founded by HeTmss II had two great
exponents. simon. surnamezl the magician.
and \ poilonius of Tyara Simon il said
70 have pat those who liked tt-and some
who did rot-asoat in the air. Apolionias
was familiar Win al lang 83geS With that
az bird and beast with that @, silence.
for silence is a language too. L was IN the
iatter that Kee!y converse3 So subtle
Vas Il that nobody understood. He elased
comprehension. There was his secret II
IL the great secret @: all Il Is the secret
ot not having any and yet in appearing
20 which constitutes the PHILOSOPHERS
sto0e,-EsIgar Saltus II Golfers Weekly.
Jungle Food and Jungle Noison.
Tnoss who have Travelled much through
the damp yuns.es II India. such a. the Te-
raj. cannot have helpe3 noticing the large
amount % fuugoid growth. both terrestrial
and epipnyt1csl, t9at presents itself r1uch
~ ws3ca IS eilbja. ou: requires Al intimate
$50 uA!H t-srce WIKI botany 70 determine be-
tween the poisonous and uni0loicaL What
were not loug ago considered sefz2s-saVage
faces OF the northeastern frontier are the
beS; gs.dss the untT5tlases however can
employ 10 distinguish the two classes: 50
cloSa - TIE rese-s Alarce that = would ~
unsafe for the ignorant Traveller % crust
- r - o~f uiAa31ea discrimination. and ~
Sae services % human Eonlsd are rot
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-18

While stopping fn very old country
house in Ireland lately, writes cor
respondent, / unearthed IA quantity OF
quaint playbills OF past generation, OF
which the following Is r. specimen;
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-18

Bret Harte has written another Truth
full James" poem. II was prepared for the
New York Independent, where /: appeared
last week and IL entitled:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-16
MRS. IDA L. FLOOD
GRANTED A DIVORCE
SPEEDY TERMINATION OF A
SUIT FILED THURSDAY.
Plaintiffs Charges of Cruelty Well
Founded-Division of Property
Rights Arranged.

The marital troubles that have long ex-
listed between DR.. Philip H Flood and his
wife, Ida L. Flood, terminated yesterday
Thursday afternoon Mrs. Flood filed suit
against her husband for divorce setting
forth many specific acts of cruelty, upon
which the action was based. The case
came up before Judge Trout yesterday
morning, and in less than twentyfour
hours from the filing of the suit de-
cree had been granted.
DR.. Flood did not make answer to his
wife's charges. A written appearance.
handed to the court by George D. Shad-
burne, was deemed sufficient. Flood did
not intend to contest the case, and Mr..
Shadburne, who represented the defend
ant, stated that he had no evidence to in
troduce, but simply wished to be appraised
of the nature of the evidence to be in
troduced by the plaintiff in substantial
ton of her allegations. Mr.. Shadburne
was not disappointed Mrs. Flood was
her unhappy life as the wife of DR..
Flood; how he had abused her and driven
her from his home in fear.
Mrs Mary Ennes and Mrs.-I- Frat
finger were also placed upon the stand
on behalf of the plaintiff The witnesses
corroborated the statements of, Mrs.
Flood, and when their testimoy had been
introduced the case was submitted. Judge
Trout Immediately entered a decree
granting Mrs. Flood a divorce from her
husband on the ground of extreme
cruelty.
The division Of the property of the liti-
giants was arranged amicably. A short
time ago DIR. Flood conveyed certain val
liable real estate to Mrs. Flood. and this
the court verified. Property of greater
value, however, will be conveyed, but just
where it is situated will not be known I'M
til a stipulation has been placed on file.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-16
COST OF REPRODUCTION.
Expert Curtis Still Testifying in the
Big Railroad Case.

The cross-examnation of Expert Cur
tbs in the case of the Southern Pacific
Company against the Board of Railroad
Commissioners, before Commissioner in
Chancery Heacock, was resumed yester-
day in the apartments of Mr.. Hayne in
the Parrot building. Most of the inquiry
was with reference to the rails on the
main and side tracks of all the roads of
the system in this State. Expert Curtis
testified that there are still seventy miles
of the original iron rails in use on the
main line and the remainder are steel.
f1fty-four pounds to the yard. The rails
on the sidings had been used on the main
lines, and where steel is used it Is lighter
than that of the main tracks. He said
that the steel rails in this city cost $32
per ton and the cost of reproduction on
the main tracks and seconds runs up to
1851 tons per mile, and that the sidings
amount to 1888 tons per mile. The for
mer cost 1922 So and the latter $771 IS per
mile.
He also testified that the engineering,
amounted to 5000 IS per mile. or $4,000 900
for the whole road Mr.. Curtis was
questioned in regard to the general and
legal expenses Of the reproduction. The
purpose of this line of inquiry is to as
certain the expense of reproduction of
the tracks of the company in this State.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-16
WOMEN TIRED OF LIFE.
Mrs. Catherine Hoff and Dora
Heaney Attempt Suicide by
Different Routes.

Two women, one married and the other
single. were taken to the Receiving Hospi-
tai Yesterday for treatment, after having
attempted to end their existence, owing to
despondency Both will recover.
Mrs. Catherine Hof went to 920 Central
avenue Thursday to do some work. Yes
terday morning she was discovered I'M
conscious in bed with the gas turned on.
At the hospital the usual remedies were
applied and she was soon pronounced out
of danger She said her husband, Robert
aoff. a carpenter, had left her In April
last. and was now In Tulare County. She
had been forced to work for living. ana
becoming respondent thought it better to
die She has child in Mount st. Joseph
Orphan Asylum, and, in the care Of
friends, a daughter, 8 years Of age, by a
former husband.
Dora Heaney is only II years old, but
Yesterday afternoon she sought to end her
life by swallowing a dose of strychnine.
She had been living with a friend. Mrs.
Hanson, at Brennan Place. The only
reason she would give for her foolish act
was that some one called her bad name,
which made her respondent She was en-
ployed at the Pacific Metal Works. but
lost her job Her father and mother are
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-16

come from the dear ones who have gone.
1t was a noticeable fact that after the
vessels had started the City of Puebla
way. She did not breast the point of Tel
egraph Hill until the Peru was a half
mile farther out. but then 1T was seen
that she was slipping through the water
when the transports reached the Golden
Gate the Puebla had closed up nearly half
the gap that separated her from the Peru.
80 close were the vessels together at this
poI5l Irat there is no doubt but that the
soldiers on one vessel could easily distin-
gulsh friends on the other steamer
me majority of those who witnessed
the departure of the vessels sought the
water 'front.', and next to the Pacific Mail
oock the greatest crowd was upon Meiggs
Wnarr. Many hundreds of people congre
gated there and in the vicinity and when
me shlps hove in sight they did all in
tt heir power to let those aboard know
that they were sorry to have them go
Many of those on Meiggs wharf shouted
messages to the boys in blue. all forgetful
mat thelr voices were lost in the noise of
tne WHISTLES and the booming guns. In
Vulnerable good wishes for success and
a safe return followed in the wake of
those two vessels as they sailed so brave
~ out OF friendly harbor and one old
woman VINO stood among the crowd upon
the shore breathed PRAYER so loud for
the return of her. only son that those
about her heard It, and as If in respect
ror her sacrifice and sorrow drew apart
that she might be alone with her thoughts
that were too sacred for intrusion. All
that she asked. and she did no more 1han
hundreds of others. was that God would
pc with her boy and bless him and that
If It was his will she prayed that he
might be SCARED to return in safety and
heaIth 10 gladden. her declining years
Thus the fourth expedition sailed away
into history and the distant Orient.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-16
HoRsEsHoERs WILL MEET.
Officers Of Mechanics Athletic
Union Preparing Tor the Forth
coming Tournament.

Preparations are being actively pressed
for the opening meeting of the Mechan-
ics' Athletic Union at Central Park on
July 81.
From present indications the new or
ganization will be ushered into existence
in an suspicious fashion. The initial con-
test will be in the form of a mammoth
horse-shoeing tournament, the first event
of it's kind to be held in America, or, for
that matter, any place In the world
Turning contests have been held before
where prizes were given for the best
horseshoe turned out in the shortest
space of time, but races wherein not only
are the shoes turned out of the solid bar
but fitted to horse as well, will be first
produced at the coming tournament AT
Central Park.
The event is already attracting great
interest among the army OF local horse
shoers, as well as among the many
knights of the anvil in several of the in
terror cities. Yesterday President Miller
received the first batch of entries, the en-
try blanks having but just been issued.
Among these were three of the most not
ed horseshoers in the city-Frank and
Thomas O'Rourke and Albert Draeger.
Frank O'Rourke is looked upon as the
most likely candidate for championship
honors, as in the opinion of the knowing
ones there is no better or quicker per
| former in the business than he.
| Thomas ORourke, the youngest man In
| the tournament, is one of the speedies'
| shoers in the city.
| Albert Draeger has already won many
| honors in competition, especially In turn
| ing out horseshoes. He won the cham
nionshfp of Germany and later at the
| Worlds Fair in Chicago was awarded the
gold medal This VAS VA followed , by "a sim sim.
nitv He has won two medals at the Me
| chanicS Fair.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-16
ATTORNEYS ACCUSED
OF SHARP PRACTICE
J. J. GUILFOYLE AND B. HAS
KELL IN BAD DOOR.
They Entered Dismissal to a Suit
in Violation Of an Order Made
by Judge Hunt.

Although the amount involved In the
litigation over a one-quarter interest in
the schooner "Christina Stenens, IN
which Dietrich Poll appears of record as
plaintiff, and r. A. Gilbridge as defend
ant, is not large enough to startle capt.
talist, the attorneys in the case appear to
have taken too great an interest.
Two of them, in consequence, Haskell
and j. j. Guilfoyle Jr., are in bad odor
in Judge Hunts department of the Supe-
rior Court and in the mind Of the court.
are guilty of sharp practice"
Attorney Andrew Thorne originally rep
resented the plaintiff Last Friday Has
kel, who represents the defendant, ap-
peared in court and stated that he had
an affidavit which he wished to file charg-
ing Thorne with dereliction of duty.
Thorne Immediately demanded that the
affidavit be filed, much to the surprise or
Haskell, and in consequence the latter be-
gan to wilt. No demand made by Thorne
was obeyed and he called upon the court
to compel Haskell to make good his
charges. Haskell still refused, and the
court exonerated Thorne and sarcastical-
ly touched Haskell up for his backdown.
Yesterday Haskell appeared in court
with the plaintiff, Poll, and Attorney Gull
foyle, and on the motion of Poll, Gull
foyle was substituted as his attorney In
Substituting the attorneys, however.
Judge Hunt remarked that 1T looked like
an effort to deprive Thorne of his fee. In
order to defeat such purpose the court
made an entry on the order stating that
no dismissal of the action should be en-
tered or filed and that all proceedings
should be stayed. Notwithstanding the
order of the court, Guilfoyle and Haskell
went to the County Clerks office and en-
tered dismissal of the action. The fact
was discovered by Ambrose Watson.
clerk of Judge Hunts court, and ne IN
ly ordered the entry of dismissal Cancelled
and the papers returned to the attorneys.
This was done, but the end is not yet.
In all probability the lawyers will be call
ed to time for the fragrant disregard to
the order of court made in their presence.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-16

Lieutenant Colonel Lee Slower will fol-
low some days later with the remaining
Dakota battalion. sailing on the St Paul.
The men of the two regiments are in
splendid physical condition and in fine
fettle for fight or anything else in the
way of trouble. At Camp Merritt they
are the envied of the whole camp. The
Seventh California particularly is blue.
Though they are resolved to be good SOL
diers and do no kicking. it is impossible
for the officers and men of the Seventh
to conceal their disappointment. Spleen
didly equipped, well drilled and finely set
up. thew have been compelled to sit on
their own little sand heap and watch four
expeditions sail through the Gate. They
were the second command to come into
camp, and they declare now that they
have given up every hope of getting
away. That's why there is no glad
smile in the camp of the Seventh as
Adjutant Alphonso puts it.
The Twentieth Kansas Volunteers yes
terday moved their camp to the lot va
Gated by the New Workers. Surgeon
Rafter. Of the Twentieth Kansas con-
demned his camp the other day. and Col
onel Funston requested permission to
move his camp to the. Preside. New
York got the plum, and Kansas must con-
tent itself with a change in sand heaps.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-16
THE YEARS IMMIGRANTS
Annual Report of the Commissioners
Shows Japan Heading the List.

The report of the immigration Commits
sioners for the year ending June 80 has
just been completed, and shows a re-
markable increase in the number of Japa-
nese arrived. There were S26 landed dur
ing the year-almost double that of the
year previous.
The total number of immigrants during
the wear is 2274, of whom 1854 were male
and 400 female Thirty were deported I'M
der the contract labor and pauper laws;
and two were sent back because of foul
and pestiferous disease. The immigrants
brought in a total of $214, 500.
japan heads the list, with SIG immi-
grants, bringing in $42 .167; England. 3dS,
sI4 e00. British Columbia, los, 1925: There
were but four Spaniards, and these ar
rived from South American ports, bound
for the Klondike
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-16
NEGLECTED HIS FAMILY.

Mrs Olive V. Barnard, wife of Frank
Barnard, a well-known coal dealer, whose
place of business is at 600 Battery street.
filed suit for divorce yesterday. Mrs.
Barnard alleges as a cause of complaint
that her husband has failed to provide
her with the common necessities of life.
The married lot of the couple seems to
have been a most unhappy one. Mrs.
Barnard alleges that shortly after the
marriage, which occurred on April H.
1895. her husband began to neglect her
and, not a great time later, failed to pro-
vide for her. The plaintiff is at a loss to
assign a cause for her husbands action.
Every request of hers for aid was denied,
although her husband is in receipt of $3.50
a month or more. Mrs. Barnard states
that there is no community property and
asks the court to grant her suitable ali
mOny.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-16
REGULARS SAIL
FOR THE ORIENT
Deperture OF the Peru and City
Of Puebla With Troops OF
Fourth Expedition.

r OuILt GA pSoIIlOll'
The feet of small craft out to see the
transports away was not a large one. The
river steamer Alvira was out with the
Red Cross and their friends. the Grace
Barton took large crowd Of excursion
lists. and the Mile also had crowd
aboard.
The State tug Governor Markham con-
veyed the friends of the HarbOr Commits
sioners, while the Governor Perkins had
the friends of the Board Of Health. Sew
eral gasoline launches were out and all
were gay with bunting. The best dressed
boat in the bay was the red stack tug
Joseph H. Redmond. 1t had on board
party of friends of the directors Of the
Shipowners' and Merchants Towboat
Company.
About p. m. Major General f. S. Otis,
Brigadier General II. G. Otis. Major Gen
eral Merriam and staff and a number of
Infantry officers boarded the quartermas-
ter's boat. General Mcdowell and went
out to the transports. At the Puebla
Major General Otis went aboard, after
saying good-by to his friends on the
steamer. The Mcdowell then went over
to the Peru and back TO the Puebla again
A visit was paid the major general
aboard and about 8 p. m. the transports
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-16
EIGHTH ARMY CORPS.
Plans Of Sailing Changed-The
Steamers Not Required to
Sail in Sr1Jo6ron

olC6IIlcIS lNOC required TO
Sail in Squadron.
Orders left by Major General Otis yes
terday materially change the original
plans for dispatching the fifth Philippine
expedition.
Instead Of sailing as a f1otilla on or
about the 25th, the boats will sail indie
pendently and just as soon as they can be
loaded.
The Pennsylvania, carrying the First
Montana and recruits of the First Cali
fornia, will get away on Monday. Colonel
Kessler will have his heavy equipment
loaded aboard to-day, and expects to
break camp on Sunday, possibly not until
Monday morning.
Pursuant to orders from General Miller,
he yesterday detailed Quartermaster Sea-
dorf and Lieutenant Knowlton to take
charge Of the Quartermaster's and COM
missary's departments and detailed Ser
geant Ripley and six privates to guard the
steamer.
Colonel Frost, with two battalions Of
the First South Dakota Volunteers, ex-
poets to get away on Tuesday on the Rio
de Janiero. Lieutenant Murray and Lieu
tenant Horting, quartermaster and COM
missary, will begin loading heavy stuff to-
day. Sergeant Doolittle and six privates
have been detached to guard the vessel
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-16

with their new location, which is In every
way far superior to Camp Merritt. The
regimental headquarters Is located at
the end of the cable-car track, on the
north side.
The New York troops, which the John
son-Locke Company has contracted to
land in Honolulu between now and Aug
ust II. will probably go to the islands on
the steamers Centennial, Humboldt and
Tillamook. Mr.. Johnson made an attempt
to engage the Occidental and Oriental
steamship Company to take some of tho
soldiers down on the Gaelic. which Is
scheduled to sail on the 26th, and another
detachment by the Oceanic company's
steamer Mariposa, on August 10, but he
did not meet with much encouragement.
The Humboldt and Tillamook are hand
led by the Johnson-Locke Company, but
are under charter to run to st. Michael
and some arrangement will have to be
made with their owners before they can
carry troops to Honolulu. Together they
have accommodations for about 600 SOL
diers. The Centennial can carry 800 troops.
These three ships therefore can transport
the New York regiment
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-16
MORE BAD BACON.
Colonel Berry, Seventh Cali
fornia, Will Ask for a
Board Of Survey

There was mutlny Yesterday In the
ranks of the Seventh California and for
good reason. The men of Company got
up to breakfast of bread and gravy,
and none too much of that 1t was an
unstable diet for a crowd of husky men
of whom six hours hard drilling was ex
pected. so the men fatty refused to go
furnished them. After promises of full
rations and argument on the part of their
officers the men finally fell in and did
their. duty as soldiers without further
complaint.
The reason for the trouble is the VIII
famous bacon that has been issued by the
commissary department.
Colonel Berry last evening made re-
quest upon Brigadier General Otis for n
board Of survey, which will be detailed
tn-daV
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-16
LIEUTENANT COLONEL HORAT0 POTTER STACP0LE, First
New York Volunteers.

an
Horao Potter LOOKS
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of fitting comp1-
National Guard his
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in he elected
in
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composed Companies A. b.
andD
of ndeavors
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-16

prevent a spread of the two or three infec-
tious diseases that are constantly being
found in one corner or another of the
camp. Typhoid fever claimed another
victim yesterday in Private Zeb Stafford
of Company G, First Tennessee, who died
at the Marine Hospital
To preclude possibility of any spread
of diseases among soldiers or civilians,
General Miller yesterday issued the fol-
lowing rigid order. 1t excerpts no one:
General Order No g.
Pursuant to recommendation of chief sur
geon Independent Division, Eighth Army
Corps all persons, whether officers enlisted
men or citizens, not connected with the Hos
pital Corps of this command are prohibited
from entering any of the hospitals within this
command without first procuring written
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-16
MOVED TO THE PRESIDE.
New York Regiment Is Now
Located on the Plain West
Of Camp Miller.

The First Regiment of New York Volun-
teers marched in body yesterday morn
ing from Camp Merritt over to the Pres-
dio, where they are now encamped. The
afternoon was spent in erecting the tents.
and by evening the camp. which is located
west of Camp Miller. was in fair shape.
The camp work will be completed to-day.
The New Workers are very much pleased
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-16
Promotions OF Surgeons.

The resignation of DR.. Shiels, chief sur
geon of the Eighth California-he having
been made a brigade surgeon with the
Philippine expeditionary Correspondence
DR.. Frank W. Dudley to be chief surgeon,
and DR.. Charles D. McGettigan becomes
assistant surgeon. DR.. John D. Yost be-
comes the senior assistant surgeon. DR..
Dudley has, for some time, been the resi-
dent physician of the city hospital Dr.
McGetttgan for two years has had charge
of the Sisters Hospital in Sacramento.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-16
Town Talk

This week is full of special interest to
politicians and military men, the edi
torial and leading Saunterer paragraphs
bearing strongly upon those subjects.
The genial features of Lieutenant Colonel
F. E. Beck beam from the title page and
within are portraits of various prominent
individuals. M. E. Dorm in the surf at
Texas Widows fun at the seaside, are
some of the Saunterers snap shots.
Town Talks next will be a Red Cross
number.