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The San Francisco call., 1898-01-11
STOPPED BY 4
 HICHWAYMA Exciting Adventure on a Lonely Road in the
 Night.
A FPactiOuS Team Prevents the RObber Making a Very
 Good Haul.
The Intended Victims A. c. and C. w. ClOugh, Who Were Driving
 to Salinas.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SALINAS, Jan. 10.-A. G. Clough, Public Administrator of Merced County, and C. W. Clough, editor of the Evening Democrat of this city, re- port d bold attempt at highway rob bery as having taken place last even ing on the road from Watsonville to this city. The two gentlemen were driving to this city when a highway man stopped them. San Miguel Can yon was the place chosen for the hold up, just about mile the other side of Prunedale. The narrow part of the road near a steep hill through this canyon proved to be the most appro- priate spot for the robber to execute his crime. A long scantling was placed across the road and about two feet from the ground. The highwayman was dressed in sacks and was at one end of the scantling. and being clothed in such material could not be distin- guiShed ten feet away.
 The team was ascending a hill in the canyon. It was quite dark, the moon not having arisen at that hour and the shade of the trees of the canyon made the road still more gloomy. Just at the beginning of the narrow part of the road the team shied to one side The driver, thinking the cause nothing Ol importance, put only the desire of spirited horses to cut up. gave the ami mals sharp cut with his whip. Both animals gave jump in the air and cleared piece of timber that he could easily see was placed across their path just about where it would strike a horses knees. The carriage came to q stop and man appeared at the side of the rig and demanded money.
 C. w. Clough, who handled the reins did not lose presence of mind. but or the first lunge of his team struck them with the whip again and again but they could not pass the timber A. G. Clough got out of the other side of the carriage, and while Edito, Clough was arguing with the highway. man he succeeded in getting the tim. Der loose. As soon as this was done the team, thoroughly frightened bv th, incessant whipping, lunged forward and A. G. ClOugh just had time tC catch the vehicle. Three shots wer. fired, but none took effect. and if dir not tend to stop the two gentlemen Both men were unarmed and had con. siderable money upon their persons It is supposed the highwayman mus have knnyCn thic
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-11
HIDDEN SECRET
 COMES TO LIGHT
The Late Joseph T. Middleton of San Jose Left
 Daughter.
After Many Years She Is Heard From in Scotland and Claims Half
 the Estate.

Special Dispatch to The Call.
 SAN JOSE, Jan. 10-Some interesting hidden history in the family life of Joseph T. Middleton has come to light since his death and will soon be aired in court. This was brought out by a petition filed by Attorney Scheller in the estate proceedings to-day for the purpose of determining the heirship of Mrs. Isabel Martin of Dundee, Scot land, who has advanced an almost in disputable claim to being a daughter
 Middleton died a couple of months ago, leaving an estate worth S16. 600. At that time it was not known there was a foreign heir, but since then an inter esting story has come out. Middleton was twice married. His first wife died in Scotland. and thirty-fi years ago he came to the United States Ieav- ing behind him a girl child the issue of his first marriage. Thirty years ago he married the woman who sur wives him. In this time he accumu- lated about s16,000 worth of property. There were no children by the second marriage, and as Middleton never told his wife that he had been married be- fore she believed herself to be the sole heir until Mrs. Isabel Martin pro- claimed herself child of Middleton and claimed half of his estate
 The matter will be settled on Janu- ary 21. for if Mrs. Martin can estab- fish her relationship to Middleton a con- test will be useless.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-11
WLL SURELY INVOLVE
 4 MIX-UP WITH SPA/N

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-A morning pa- per says: Vice-President Thomas F. Clark of the Western Union Telegraph Company returned yesterday from Washington, where fer the last few days he has been laying before the ad- ministration facts that will surely in- volve a complication with Spain.
 MT Clark is now at the head of Western Union affairs. President Eek ert is on sick leave in the far West, and MT. Clark has taken his place Long before General Eckert went away the directors of the company had decided that they had a cause for complaint against the Spanish Government for the manner in which the authorities in Havana had interfered with the workings Of the cable between Havana and Key West
 The Western Union people have not vet come to an exact determination of the amount of damages they have sus- tained. but the figure will not fall short ot S9oOOOO, and it may reach as high as S1.000, 000
 One of Mir. Clark's purposes in going Io Washington was to insist that the Mchlnley administration make a for Hlal demand Hpon the Government at Madrid for the payment of those dam ages in full.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-11
After a Desperate Battle the Drunken Wretch
 Is Subdued.
The City Marshal of Salinas Has His Hand Badly
 Bitten.
Shocking Case of Neglect and De.- titutiOn Developed by the
 Occurrence.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SALINAS, Jan. 10-A severe wife
 beating affair has come to light. hap pening in this city last evening. The wife. it is claimed, has been left desti- tute and with two small children. The husband has been on protracted spree for some time, and yesterday afternoon
 he returned home. His wife was not
 well. anyway, and the children, it is
 said by neigh bors, were crying on ac- count of the cold. there being no fire in
 the house to warm them, and no fuel
 to build one. The wife remonStrated
 with her husband at his conduct and
 told him imploringly of his family'S
 wants. He became angry and attack
 ed her first by skipping her face. She
 attempted to defend herself by several
 means, but her husband being much
 more powerful. easily silenced her into
 submission. When she could stand the
 mistreatment no longer she screamed loudly. The woman'S cries were heard
 by man who lived near, and he inn mediately ran to the house. Taking in
 the situation quickly he bounced upon the Wife-beater. The rescuer, however,
 was no match for the husband and re-
 ceived many bad blows from the now thoroughly infuriated husband.
 As soon as the husband ceased beat ing his wife in order to attend to the
 other man she ran from the house and
 to town as fast as possible. She found . City Marshal Joyce and told him in few words the trouble. He could easily imagine the necessity of his services by
 the womans condition and he lost no time in reaching the house where the
 disturbance occurred. The marshal found things in a bad state, and he forthwith attempted to arrest the man. But the man resisted the officer very i forcibly There was another struggle, which proved to be quite a bloody af- fair The marshal was trying all the ! time to place pair of handcuffs on his man, but could not do so. The fe- low would strike the officer again and again.
 Although quite an old man Joyce was i very active, and would not give up. , The fellow seeing he could not beat the 1 officer by striking him, tried to bite | him, and succeeded in horribly lacerat- l ing the officers hand. The frenzied | man was finally taken prisoner and | lodged in jail to await trial, which will 1 be on Wednesday before Judge Brown | The only charge brought thus far against the brutal husband is assault
 and his wife is the complaining wit i ness.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-11
His Claim Argued Before the State Department
 at Washington.
Efforts to Cause the United States to Compel the
 Payment.
But the Whole Question Hindes Upon the American Citizenship
 of Dr. Herz.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-The Herald's Washington correspondent sends the following: Another chapter in the great Panama canal scandal was in- augurated to-day by efforts set on foot to have the United States compel France to indemnify Dr. Cornelius Herz to the extent of s5, 100000.
 Solicitor of the State Department Penfield heard arguments submitted in behalf of the claimant by his attor- neyS. Edward Lauterbach, A. J. Ditten- hoefer and Herbert R. Limburger of New York. The department declined some months ago to press the claim of Dr. HerZ or the ground that he was not an American citizen, but the argu- ments made by his attorneys to-day seem to show he is a citizen, and if his citizenship is proved the probabilities are that the matter will be laid before the French Government.
 pr. Herz's claim for indemnity wa based upon the arbitrary arrest he suf- fered as result of the action of the French republic, his detention, pro- longed prosecution, and alleged extor- ton, blackmail and confiscation of property.
 In support of Dr. Herz's claim to the protection of the United States, his counsel said he was brought to this country by his parents when 4 years old, was educated here, and the French Government recognized him as an American citizen. pr. Herz was in England in 1892. when the Panama canal scandal first began to attract the public attention of France. He was ur- gently appealed to by Baron de Rein ach and various members of the exist ing French Government to return to Paris for few days, in order, through his influence and ability, to help put an end to the scandals. He went to Paris, but matters did not improve, and he returned to England, where he became seriously ill.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-11
McKINLEY WILL SEND ANOTHER COMMISSION
 70 THE NATIONS,
The President Yet Sfonds Firmly for B. netaMsm and Intends to Continue
 10 Work for #.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1O.-Sentor Chandler's interview with the President this morning and subsequent decIara tion that President Mckinley stands firmly for international bimetaIlism and that he intends to send envovs to Europe again as soon as conditions change, created much commen, aft tbe capital and pleased those Senator's and Representatives who are opposed to taking up the Gage bill at a time when there is no possibility of enactine if into law.
 Senator Chandler declared that President Mckinley is earnestly in favor of the use of both metals as ;s the Senator. The statement is regarded as d rebuke by the President for the self-constituted Republican "bosses '' who have been threatening with venge- ance all Republicans who are not ready 10 vote for the retirement of gren- backs and for the Gage bill
 The President explained his position in regard to the gold reserve by say ing that when the greenbacks were used to deplete the supply of yellow metal they should themselves be treat ed as gold and only paid out in lieu of gold. He disavOwed any intention of retiring greenbacks. This statement is regarded as a declaration of war by the President on Secretary Gage.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-11
YANKEE FISHERMEN
 ARE LOST AT SEA
Two Boats and Their Crews, CoDsistiDg of Thirty-Six Men, Are Given Up
 for Dead.

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The San Francisco call., 1898-01-11
FUGITIVE TOM SAWYER
 TURNS UP " IDAHO.
Ore Of the Three Ruffans Who Murdered Old Man Tuiis--Tbe Other
 Two HCnOed

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 10.-Sheriff Frank T. Johnson is in receipt of a tel egram to the effect that Tom Lawton. one of the gang that murdered old man Tulls in 1878, has been seen in Idaho, and can be arrested as soon as requisi- tion papers are received.
 Lawton is the third of the gang of Tullis murderers, of which Troy Dye. the public administrator, and Edward Anderson, both of whom were hanged for the crime, were the other two. In their confession Dye and Anderson im- plicated Lawton, but Lawton skipped. and the officers were never able to To- cate him.
 It is believed that there will be great CT difficulty in convicting Lawton, even if he is found, as the crime was com mitted nearly twenty years ago, and the evidence which could be marshaled against him at this time is very meae- pI
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-11
S NOT AFFECTED BY
 ANY ORGANIC MALADy

SACRAMENTO. Jan. 10 Drs. Hatch, Ross, Briggs. Cartwright and Sweeney held consultation this morn ing regarding the condition of Secre- tary of State Brown. The result showed that the patient was in no manner af- Iected by any organic malady. The troupe lies in the weakened condition of the stomach. and from now on a change will be made in administering hutrlment It is hoped that a perma- a- nent improvement will follow.
 The family and friends are somewhat annoyed over the report in to-day's Ex- aminer. which very much exaegerated the condition of the Secretary last night No such report was given at the home of MT. Brown. and Mrs. Brown IS at loss to know from what source the information came pr Desn the family physician, is at the bedside of the patient and late this afternoon reports indicated a slight improvement.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-11
CrOSSnal'S Specific Mixture,

With this remedy persons can cure themselves without the least exposure change of diet or change in application to business. The medicine contains nothing that is of the least injury the constitution Ask your druggist for it. Price, Sl a bottle.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-11
SPANJER AND SPIDER NELLY

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 10.-The Sacra- mento Athletic Club has matched Henry J. Spanjer, one of it's members. and Spider Kelly of San Francisco for ff- teen-round match here on the 31st Span jer is the youth who put it all over Lon Agnew here a few months ago. outclass- ing and defeating the plucky Oaklander. His club friends believe he is capable of winning from Kelly.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-11
Wrighps Indian Vegetable Pills

Are acknowledged by thousands of persons who have used them for over forty years to cure SICK HEADACHE, G1DDINESS CONSTIPA- TION, Torpid Liver, Weak Stomach Pimples and purify the blood.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-11
Death Of Samuel Irvine of Salinas.

SANTA ROSA, Jan. 10.-Samuel IT, vine. a resident of Salinas, died at Burkes Sanitarium at Mark West on Sunday. He was very we'll known in Monterey County. His remains were sent to Salinas to-day. where they will be buried.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-11
Tremendous Exodus to The Klondike

Despite the warnings of those who have been the spot. and predict suffering in the Klondike region. thousands of adventurous Americans are vending their way thitherward
 All of them should be provided with that
 medicinal safeguard. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters which warns and nourishes the svs- tenn, and prevents malaria, rheumatism. kid ney trouble, besides remedying liver complaint
 dyspepsia and constipation.
The record-union., 1898-06-08
PROPOSALS.

SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE-
ceived at the Office of the Superintendent
of Sacramento City Public Schools. Odd
Fellows Temple, Ninth and K streets
until THURSDAY, June 30. 1898. at
O'Clock p. m.
FIRST.
To furnish $50 cords (more or less) of
four-foot white oak. black oak, live oak
or second growth oak, 20 cords (more or
less) OF pine or cedar four-foot wood, to
be delivered at school buildings and piled
between stakes Price Of each given sep
arately. -
500 reams OF 12-pound letter paper.
10 reams OF H-pOund foOlscap paper.
10 reams OF 6-pound note paper.
100 note tablets, ruled.
10 M xX6 envelopes.
NJ XXX envelopes.
1000 gross pens, EaSterbrook, NO. 444;
Gillott's No. 404.
100 gross Spencerian No. pens.
3 gross quart bottles Of writing fluid.
40 dozen blackboard erasers.
500 boxes German slate pencils.
IL gross penholders.
10 gross lead pencils, rubber tipped.
900 gross chalk crayons.
100 boxes rubber bands, Nos. II. 16, 80.
IL dozen bottles Of mucilage.
tionery shall be construed to mean in
greater or less quantity than Is stated
and to be supplied at any time when
ordered during the year. Samples must
accompany each bid. Right to reject any
or all proposals reserved:
w. H. SHERBURN,
Chairman of the Furniture and Supply
Committee.
o. W. Eriswins. Secretary. jes-st
The record-union., 1898-06-08

Of Examiners refused to approve the
claim for draughting the same. and
for q time it looked AZ though the
Trustees would get no chance to carry
the question into the courts, but 40
there seemed to be q doubt as to the
constructions of the statute, 1t was at
length agreed to approve q small claim
and send it to Controller Colgan.
Accordingly a claim Of $12 90 was
sent in, but 1t got no further, and will
not until the Supreme Court shall have
decided what uses the money can be
put to. Controller Colgan yesterday
forwarded the following letter to the
Board Of Examiners:
June Z, 1893.
State Board of Examiners. Sacra-
mento-Gentlemen: You have ap-
proved and transmitted to me claim
in favor Of the Trustees of Whittier
State School payable out of the Whit
tier Reform School fund for $l2 %
for advertising notice to architects to
submit plans and specifications for new
buildings at Whittier State School.
1 am credibly informed and advised
that this is the first step in a plan
on the part of the Trustees OF said
school looking to the erection OF addi-
tional buildings at said school, the
total cost of which will approach
100000 and that it is the intent and
purpose of said Trustees to pay for
this improvement out of the moneys
paid into the State Treasury to the cred
it Of the Whittier Reform School fund.
am strongly Of the opinion that this
fund was never intended by the Leg
islature to be used for any such pur-
pose and that the language of the stat
ute does not warrant any such use
of it; that it is intended to augment
the usual appropriations made by the
Legislature 'for the maintenance of
the institution and to be used for
that purpose only l therefore decline
to draw a warrant against said fund
in payment Of said claim. Very truly,
E. P. COLGAN, Controller.
The record-union., 1898-06-08
THE LAWN PARTY.
To- Morrow's Entertainment by the
Daughters Of the King.

The lawn party for the benefit of the
poor Of Sacramento and the Red Cross
will be held on Thursday evening next
on the grounds Of Rev. c. L. Mel, at
Eleventh and F streets.
The party will be given by the
Daughters of the King, who are max
ing preparations for very enjoyable
time. The entertainment will begin
with a concert, and orchestral music
viii be played during the entire even
ing.
A feature Of the affair will be min
strel performance by the young ladies
who gave such an excellent perform
ance recently at the Metropolitan The
ater. Refreshments will be served by
the ladies Of st. Paurs Church, and
the grounds will be beautifully decora-
ted and brilliantly Illuminated. While
the entertainment will be free, there
Will be opportunity for those who feel
50 disposed to purchase small articles
at booths. the proceeds to be devoted to
helping the poor.
The record-union., 1898-06-08
HAS PICKED MEN.
Captain Lucey Quickly Got All the
Recruits Needed.

AS stated in yesterdays Record
Union" Captain John F. Lucey came
up from San Francisco Monday even
ing for the purpose Of signing a num-
Der of recruits to raise his company to
its full complement Of 1O7 men before
starting for Santa Cruz.
The difficulty was not in securing re-
cruits, but in choosing from the large
number who presented themselves. and
the men selected are all robust sturdy
fellows. who look able to stand any
kind of service they may be called on
to perform.
The names of the volunteers accept
ed yesterday are: William Wadding.
M. n. Johnson. J. A. Plummer, Adolph
Notch, c. Schenk, Edward Cahill, Paul
Mcfarland. A. " Beesley, r. M. Hus-
ton. M. f. Hubbard, Alex Conseghern.
III. A. Kneelard, Charles Sanderson.
Frank Cannon, William Alter. John
Reuter-. C. H. Ratz, James Clark. j. H.
Calvin and G. L. Addison.
Captain Lucey states that many OF
his men are disgusted at being sent to
Santa Cruz, as they were fully per-
suaded that they would be sent 70
Manila The Captain Is, however, con-
fdent that the boys will see plenty OF
active service before the war Is over.
and does not believe they will be more
than two months at Santa Cruz before
being ordered to Manila.
Captain Lucey, with his newly signed
recruits. left for San Francisco at o:lU
O'Clock last evening. He says his COM
pany will leave for it's station at Santa
Cruz by or before the last of this week.
The record-union., 1898-06-08
PIRATES AT WORK.
They May Be Operating In This Town;
Look Out For Them.


They May Be Operating In This Town;
Look Out For Them.
I'VE have no porterhouse steak. but our
seit codnsh will answer your purpose -
WELL
How long would waiter who talked
like this hold his job in a restaurant? :?
Yet he would be no more impudent than
tradesman who undertakes to palm on
on q customer something totally different
from what the customer wants Certain
articles are In large demand because they
are honestly made. and are in every way
adapted to meet public needs The name
which anyone OF these articles bears Is q
guarantee Of excellence. This condition
of things has induced men who possess
every attribute of pirate, except per-
sonal courage, to initiate the labels and
trademarks Of well-known and reputable
goods But the resemblance is only skin
deep.
1t Is not to be expected that 80 merito-
rious and highly esteemed a product as
Duffy's Pure Malt Whisky should have
escaped the attention Of counterfeiters.
The purpose Of this little notice IL to
warn all who read It against imposition.
so far as externals are oncerned, the
limitations OF Duny's Pure Malt Whisky
vary In cleverness and skillful execution.
Keep q sharp lookout and do not allow
yourself to be humbugged. Unfortu-
who have no scruple in selling you fraud
ulent goods, ii they think you will neither
notice nor protest against their little
game.
The record-union., 1898-06-08
SALT FOR THE ROADS.
Said to Greatly Lessen the Cost Of
Sprinkliug.

Sprtnkl1ng.
Some time ago the State Board OF
Examiners approved of a request made
by the State Department Of Highways
to expend $50 from it's contingent fund
in experimenting with solutions to be
put in water used for street and road
sprinkling purposes, which would re-
tard evaporation and cause the moist
ure to adhere to the earth for much
longer period than the undiluted arti-
Gle, thus causing a great saving in the
matter Of street sprinkling.
About year ago Commissioner Man
son made q preliminary test Of several
solutions, at the State University
grounds, and secured gratifying re-
suits by diluting the water with a small
percentage Of bittern. Bittern is the
brine which remains in salt works after
the salt has been concreted, and can
be had in enormous quantities at any of
the several salt works in the State, at
no cost except for barrels in which to
store it.
The Department Of Highways will
shortly continue and complete the test
Of the solution, and will demonstrate
beyond doubt what effect bittern will
have on evaporation. Supplies Of the
liquid will be furnished the Superin-
tendent Of Streets in this city, and
water diluted with it will be tried side
by side with that undiluted, and the
result carefully noted.
Supplies of the fluid will also be fur
nished to Supervisor Curtis, and tests
will be made on the plain and foothill
roads in his district. Another test will
also be made in San Francisco. II the
solution will do all that is expected of
1t, the present cost for street and high
way sprinkling will be greatly reduced,
provided the salts can be secured in
sufficient quantities.