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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-05
CIGARETTES CANNOT BE
BOUGHT In OAKLAND
TOBACCO AND RICE PAPER NO
DETRIMENT TO MORALS.
A Puzzle That Is Causing Many to
Wonder What Purpose Is
Served by the New
Law.
oakland Office San Francisco Call,


90s Broadway, Oct 4.
The law prohibiting the sale of cigar
cites is in force and Oakland is now set
ting the same example to the state that
Alameda has held up for several months.
For four days it has been impossible to
purchase cigarettes in this city, but there
are as many of the seductive little things
being puffed away as heretofore ana deal
ers are wondering what inspired MI. heh-
neberry's ordinance.
The new law makes it a misdemeanor to
buy cigarettes to smoke them in public
places, or to give them away but 1T says
nothing whatever about the sale of cigar
cite papers or the sale of cigarette to-
bacco Consequently everybody is becom-
ing expert at rolling the cigarettes, at the
same time wondering why it is more sin
full to smoke home made cigarette than
one purchased at a store.
However, the cigar dealers have no de-
sire to disobey the new law, for careful
canvass Of the leading cigar merchants in
the center of the city failed to produce
one who would sell a package of cigar
cites This is something unusual. but no
one has yet been able to see wherein NOR
ality has been served by the Henneberry
ordinance.
The Prohibition county convention paid
Mr. Henneberry high compliment for his
efforts to abolish the deadly cigarette, and
Mr.. Henneberry had some such indorse-
ment in view when he framed the ordin-
anCe.
Ieve that they see a way of getting
around the law. Some time ago it was
declared that the nickel-in-the- ma
chimes were legal and not gambling de-
vices If the person who put the nickel
in the slot received cigar that was fairly
worth 5 cents. Now 1t is argued that If
the machine pays its debts TO the specu-
lator in packages of cigarettes the laws
spirit is not violated while cigarettes are
disposed of. This question will sooner or
later have to be decided In the police
courts
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-05
FEARS HIS WIFE HAS
COMMITTED SUICIDE
Mrs. Reisenweber of Temescal in a
Huff Left Her Husband and
Cannot Be Found.

OAKLAND, Oct 4.-Charles Reisenwe-
Der of Temescal has lost his wife, and up
to midnight the police had found no trace
of her. He believes she has committed
suicide.
II was out in the yard this morning
when 1 heard our boy crying" said Mr..
Reisenweber to Captain Wilson. 81 went
in and told my wife that she ought not
to strike the boy. as he is very sensitive
She became very angry, and finally struck
me in the face. l lost my temper for a
moment and slapped her. Then she tried
to get the bottle of carbolic acid, and
had a hard struggle to prevent her from
drinking it. Next she locked herself in a
room, and I had to break the door in
and held her until she promised not to do
away with herself.
After this she changed her clothes and
put on her hat. She kissed our boy good
by and told him he would never see his
mother again. / knew that it would be
useless for me to try to stop her, as she
would have scratched and bitten me and
would have raised big disturbance.
When she gets very angry she seems to
become insane. She has gone off before in
this way, but what frightened me this
time was her kissing the boy and saying
that he would not see her again.
"I have had trouble with my wife be-
fore when she has had spells of
anger On one occasion she tried to
get my razor to cut her throat, and at
another time she tried to get my revolver.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-05
CENTRAL BAPTIST CONFERENCE
Eighteenth Annual Session Opened
in Oakland Yesterday.

OAKLAND, Oct. 4.--The eighteenth an
nual conference of the Central Baptist
Association opened in the Tenth avenue
Baptist Church this afternoon, with about
100 ministers from all parts of the State
Stockton presided B. c. Wright of the
First Baptist Church. San Francisco, act
ed as secretary, and g. w. Fraser of
mon was delivered by.Rev. D. J. Pierce
DID,, of Berkeley followed by the read
ing of church letters. At $50 the dele
gates were given warm dinner furnished
BY the ladies of the church.
A young peoples session was held this
evening. at which Rev. Robert Whitaker
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-05
WON S15,0O0j
HIS TROUBLES
THEN BEGAN
Peculiar Features of a
Divorce Suit.
A LOTTERY TICKET DISPUTE
AFTER FIVE YEARS MRS. NJ.
FARRELL OBTAINS A DECREE.
The Aged Husband Failed to Provide
and Was Cruel, but the Son
Came to Their Resue and
Suffered.
A LOTTERY TICKET DISPUTE
AFTER FIVE YEARS MRS. M.
FARRELL OBTAINS A DECREE.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
q.

sos Broadway, Oct. 4
Superior Judge Greene this afternoon
granted Margaret Farrell divorce from
John Farrell on the grounds of cruelty
and failure to provide. The parties are
past so years of age, and the suit was
brought originally five years ago, within
which time the aged plaintiff has changed
her attorneys something like a dozen
times.
The suit was a peculiar one, for in her
endeavor to have certain alleged commun-
ity property divided, plaintiff made her
stepson, John Joseph Farrell, a joint de-
PENDANT.
Eight years ago John Joseph Farrell
helped his father pegging shoes in a lit
tie cobbler's sho- on Eighth street, near
Washington. One night on his way home
he purchased a lottery ticket which won
$4,000. Just prior thereto his father had
married the plaintiff, who is his second
wife. She lived unhappily in a nice lit
tie cottage at 81 Twenty-seventh street.
There was $500 mortgage on this place,
and when John Joseph suddenly became
possessed OF the small fortune he came
to the rescue of his parents like a good
Christian son and had the mortgage as
signed to him. Subsequently he was COM
PEELED to forecloSe in order to clear the
title, and, there being no bidders, he lad
the property in himself The stepmother
was soon thereafter ousted.
Mrs. Farrell claimed that the lottery
ticket was purchased Jointly by her hus-
fore entitled to her share in the divi-
sion.
At the trial to-day Judge Greene held
that there had been absolutely no proof
to show that the elder Farrell had a
cent or any interest in the property. He
granted the divorce, and, by way of re-
minding the defendant husband that ne
had been married at one time to plaintiff,
the alimony was fixed at SO per month.
Il was happy before l won that SIS ,0vJ,
said young Farrell to-day. but ! had that
mortgage assigned to me, and devil a bit
O. rest I've had ever since. I paid the
mortgage, paid for. sewer and street i'm
provements and all, and my. stepmother
has been trying to get half of 1t ever
since 1 got 1t. I'm blasted If I don't get
rid of that property just as quick as 1
can, for it's a hoodoo to me-"
During the trial w Mcguire testified
that he heard John Farrell had struck his
sister, the plaintiff, but" said he, ''if
she was single I would interfere. But
since she's married I can't say that II in
terfere If some one would knock her
down I don't think I've the right to in
terfere with married folks affairs"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-05
Berkeley News Notes.

BERKELEY. Oct. 4.--The finance. com
mittee of the Board of Regents of the
University of California will hold meet
ing tomorrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
in the Mark Hopkins Institute OF Art,
San Francisco.
The Ladies Social Club OF, Berkeley will
give a dance next Friday evening, Octo-
Der T. in Castle Hall, corner of Berkeley
way and Shattuck avenue. The dance
will be given for the purpose of forming
an order Of the Rathbone Sisters.
The freshman class of the University
of California will hold a reception in
Stiles Hall next Friday afternoon at
3:45 o'clock.
The ladies of the Berkeley branch Of
the Red Cross Society will meet in the
parlors of the First Congregational
Church, on Dana street. to-day for the
purpose of making bandages and other
necessaries in preparation for the sol
diers who are to go on the next Manila
expedition. The church will be open
tomorrow from morning till evening for
the same kind of work. The president
of the local branch requests all members
who can conveniently do SO to lend their
assistance.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-05

low her temper to get away with her, but
when she has these spells she hardly
knows what she is about. She may come
home all right when she coolS off,
The missing woman is described as be-
ing q years of age, about five feet two
inches tall. She has light brown hair and
was dressed in a dark skirt and plaid
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-05
Horses DESTROYED by Fire.

OAKLAND, Oct. Am early blaze this
morning in the barn on the premises of
William Walsh. Seventeenth street, near
Peralta, resulted in $1,000 damages. Two
horses, two wagons and large quantity
of hay were destroyed. The place was in
s11red for S7n0
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-05
Gage to Speak to Students.

the Republican, nominee for Governor. is
to be a visitor at the University of Cali
fornia tomorrow afternoon. He will
come to Berkeley as the guest of the Gage
Club, recently formed among the college
students, and will be their guest for the
afternoon. The Gage men will take their
buildings. He will address a mass meet
ing of the students in Stiles Hall at 3:45
o'clock. President A. NJ. Magee of the
Gage Club has appointed a special COM
1nittee of students to meet the distin-
guished visitor at the train and to escort
him over the university during the after
Noon
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-05
BAY AND RIVER STEAMERS.
TAKE TIE BOAT TO SAN JOSE.

EVERY DAY AND SUNDAY. TOO. at 10 a. m.
Steamer ALVISO. Clay street Wharf. Fare 75c.
Delightful Bay Trip. A miles and return.
On Sundays. Excursion. 81
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-05

delivered an address on Gospel Wagon
Work" The chief address of the even
ing was by Rev. E. A. Woods on why
Four GosDels?"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-05
OCEAN TRAVEL.
Pacific Coast Steamship Co.

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and q n Ry.. at Tacoma to N. p. Ry., at
Vancouver to c. P. Ry ~.
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fourth td day tReG Gny at Port Har
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C-abo MazatIan Altata, La Paz, santa Rosala
and c,uayrnas Mex. 10 a. m, 18th OF every
month. .,., oh+.i, foIdar
THE company reserves the right TO change
r,ithout nrcvious notice steamers, sailing dates
and hor,rs of sailing
rICKET OFFICE 4 New Montgomery
street Er46n All PERKINS & CO.. Gen. Agts,
10 Market St, San Francisco
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-05

SACRAMENIO, July SUth, 1893.
WHEREAS, The Legislature Of the State of
California. at it's thirty-second session begin
ming the fourth day of January A. D. 1887,
tWo-thirds of all the members elected to each
of the two houses of said Legislature voting
in favor thereof, proposed the following de-
scribed amendments to the Constitution Of the
State of California, to-wit:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-05
Company G in Bad Luck.
Cohen Charged With Felony.

ALAMEDA, Oct. A. H. Cohen, the
well known attorney, has been charged
with a felony by Ivy L. Borden, Superin-
tendent of the Artesian Water Works.
The charge is, that Cohen committed an
assault upon the person of Borden by
means and force calculated to produce
great bodily injury. The charge grows
when Cohen drove into Borden's cart, up
setting it. throwing Borden out and
hrea king his leg
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-23
BUSH AFTER THEM.
Will Test His Authority with Refer
ence To COrpOratlOus

Will Test His Authority With Refer
ence TO Corporations.
Topeka, Kan, March 19.-Assistant
Attorney General Smelling has COM
menced proceedings in mandamus in
the Supreme Court, to compel the
Broadway Manufacturing Company of
Leavenworth to make report to Secre-
tary of State Bush of its annual re-
ceipts and expenditures. which it has
refused to do.e
Mr.. Bush will now test his authority.
Under the law he could bring criminal
proceedings IN the district court to col
lect the penalty of 500 provided in
cases where corporations refuse to re-
port, but the matter would propably
drag through the lower courts and he
prefers to take it to the supreme court
at once and have it decided. If the
supreme court holds that the secretary
of state can compel corporations to
file complete reports, it will be of the
greatest Importance to Secretary BusL
In his effort to secure reports from al
corporations of profit in Kansas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-23
THAT GOLD
STANDARD.
How 1t Benefits the Farmer and
Laborer.
A Pool That Beats Any Thing In the
Way Of - Competition Killer That
Ever Was Formed

One of the biggest pools the country
has ever know has been formed in
Cleveland. All Bessemer pig iron
producers in the Cleveland, Mahoning
valley and Shenango iron districts are
bound together by the combine. The
only firm in these districts it is off .ial-
ly stated not included in the pool is
the Cleveland Rolling Mill company
of Cleveland. Samuel C. Matter, a
prominent iron man said today: "The
object of the meeting is not 10 form a
trust. The manufacturers are in con-
ference for the purpose of regulating
the output of pig iron and influencing
the prices of iron as far as possible for
the better. All Bessemer pig iron
manufacturers, out of the Pittsburg
district are members of the association,
the Cleveland Rolling Mill Company
being the only exception
Bridge manufacturers from all over
the country were in session here today
for the reported purpose of forming a
trust. The meeting was held behind
closed doors and was extremely secret.
Some months ago an attempt was
made in this city to combine the bridge
building firms of the country. AT the
time the attempt was a failure
However, a committee was organic ID
to do evangelistic work among the
bridge men. One member of the com
mittee admitted today that there is
some chance that combine of some
sort will be made at the present meet
ing.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-23
FOUND PIECES OF A TORPEDO.
A Letter From a Diver to a Member Of
Congress-

A Letter From Diver to a Member OF
Congress.
In letter from one of the divers at
Havana, now in the possession of a
member of the House of Representa-
tives and vouched for by Arthur
Buchanan, private secretary to Repre-
sentative Gardner, the startling state
ment is made that the Maine was
blown up by balloon shaped torpedo.
Mr.. Buchanan would not tell the
name of the representative who has
the letter nor the name of the diver
on the ground that it might get the
diver into trouble should it be known
that he had written such a letter.
The letter says that the Maine was
anchored over the torpedo by the
Spanish port authorities and as the
tide fell she settled and exploded the
topedo, a piece of which the diver says
he found in the bottom of the Maine.
The letter says, in conclusion, that all
the facts contained in it were testi-
fed to before the court of inquiry in
Havana.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-23
BRYAN PATRIOTISM.
Greeted by AN Audience Of Ten ThOns.
and People

Allan a, Ca, March 16.-An audi
ence of 10000 people greeted William
]. Bryan when he appeared in the
tabernacle last night. They were
thrown into frenzy of enthusiasm
when in one of the speakers c1imaxes
he referred to otnereadiness of Ameri-
cans to meet foreign foe who should
attempt to land upon our shores. He
said: "Witfiu the last two weeks we
have had an illustration of the unity
of the American people in front of a
danger, which was possible and prob
able. This danger they have met as
one man, declaring their readiness to
die in the defense of their country. 1t
so happened that the representative of
the United States at Havana wore the
confederate uniform. And yet Fitz-
hugh Lee has discharged his duty with
such courage, such prudence, such
patriotism, that you cannot find in
America, the northland, the one man
that would suggest his removal"
Great cheering followed this period.
When Mr.. Bryan arrived he was met
by an enthusiastic crowd of admirers.
On the way from Athens he was COM
PEELED to appear on the platform at
each station and, though he refused to
talk, his hand was kept busy.
Mr.. Bryan, in speaking of the situa-
ton today, reverted to the income tax
question and the action of the supreme
court in declaring it unconstitutional:
"We have right" said he, ''to hope
that future court will have the cour-
age to go back to the precedents set by
the supreme court for 100 years on this
question.
"Under this decision, in case of war,
when our revenues are cut down, al
though needed most, and the nation
drafts its citizens to go to the front to
defend her honor, she will find herself
powerless to make those who ought to
contribute do their duty, even if the
nation is imperiled.
81 fully expect to see the day when
the constitution of the United States
will expressly declare the income tax
to be constitutional and put it beyond
the power of any supreme court to
thwart measure of right and Justice" :"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-23
MEDICINE LODGE KANSAS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH %. 1898.

sham patriotism, downright dishon-
esty, and colossal impudence of this
movement would be incredible if they
were not daily Haunted in the face of
decency. Everything and every body
that money can debauch and coax,
frighten or coerce is made up to do
service for cause that is running our
country. One cannot gaze upon this
spectacle without feeling that if there
is no hell of fire and birthstone in
which to punish the men who, In the
name of the Lord, devour widows
houses and enslave the children of
toll, then the time has come when it is
the duty of the Almighty to create
one." With assurance of high per-
sonal regard, l am yours very truly,
JOHN p. ALTGELD.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-23
NUMBER "A

At the home of DIR. J. W.. and Mrs.
Neptune in Chapman, Friday night 1t
O'Clock occurred the wedding of Miss
Carrie Feptuue, neice of DR.. Neptune,
and Paytou Carter. Rev. Mcconnell
of the Methodist church performed
the ceremony. After the wedding a
fine supper was waiting for the guests.
Numerous presents were received and
congratulations were received upon
the newly married couple. Paytou
Carter is professor of history civics
and political government at the Dick
inson county High school. Mr.. aud
Mrs. Carter will reside in Chapman.
The question of the right of non
partisan caucus to nominate a ticket
is to be tested in the district court at
Junction City. Such a caucus nomin-
ated city ticket SATURDAY night and
Thomas Dever, chairman of the Re-
publican city committee, has brought
injunction proceedings, claiming that
a ticket can only be nominated by
nomination papers or by party which
cast per cent of the vote at the priv
ate election. The matter will be
heard before Judge Moore and an at
tempt will be made to keep the nom
partisan ticket off the official ballot.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-23
SPANISH ADMIT 1T.
Generally Admitted That the Maine
Was Blown up

Nener"hy AOmltteO Th0t the Maine
Was Blown mp.
When Senator Proctor returned
from Havana to Key West he was ac-
companied by Col. M. NJ. Parker, of
Washington. Col. Parker is reported
to have said to World reporter:
"The senator's trip to Cuba was
merely to satisfy himself as to the real
merits of the Cuban question. 1t has
no political significance whatever.
The famine, suffering and awful des-
titution among the reconcentrados is
almost indescribable. The alcalde of
Matanzas told me that IS, 900 persons
had died of starvation in that city dur.
ing the last year, and that $500 had
died during February.
I'VE were just about to enter a hotel
one day with our party, in which were
several ladies. A group of Spanish
officers was standing at the door. AS
we passed one of them said in Spanish:
I should like to have an order to kill
these people,
Every American in Cuba now is
watched as though he were criminal.
The Spaniards hate us and do not
hesitate to say so.
EVERYBODY IN HAVANA KNOWS 1T.
Everyone in Havana now knows
that the Maine was blown up. Span
iards no longer deny it. They do not
seem to be very sad over it, either.
In ward of the hospital at Matan-
zas there are 100 Cubans, most of
them sleeping on the floor. We spent
a half hour at the hospital and dur
ing that time three of the patients in
that ward died. Blanco's order modi-
flying Wey1er's 'reconcentrados" edict
has not gone into effect, but when it
does l do not believe that it will help
matters any. Around every town is
trocha. Any citizen who walks out
side of it is liable to be shot by
Spanish sentry. Blauco's order per-
mits them to go outside the trocha for
few hours every day, but does not re-
move the sentries, and so long as they
remain Cubans are not going to VEN
ture outside.
care we going to have war? Well,
if we don't shall be surprised"
Colonel Parker said all the Ameri-
can consuls in Cuba are doing their
best in the distribution of relief sup
plies except Censul Magyar at Glen
fuegos, who, the colonel said, denied
that there was much suffering and
who seemed to be in sympathy with
the Spaniards.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-23
For Cuts and Burns.

For slight cut, says an exchange,
there is nothing better than common
unglazed br, wn wrapping paper, such
as is used by market-men and grocers;
a piece to be bound over the wound.
A burn or scald is always painful;
but the pain can be instantly relieved
by the use OF common baking-soda
(saleratus.) Put two tablespoonful of
soda in half a cup of water. Wet a
piece of linen cloth in the solution,
and lay it on the burn. The pain will
disappear as if by magic. If the burn
is so deep that the skin has peeled off,
dredge the dry soda directly on the
part affected. Linseed oil and lime
water, half and half, is also excellent
for burns. Wet cloth with the solu-
tion and apply.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-03-23
Submarine Mines.

New York, March 19.-According to
the World submarine mines are being
placed in the channel of Sandy Hook
by the corps of engineers under the
directions of Col. H. M. Robert. The
greatest secrecy has been maintained
by the officers and men in charge OF
the work.
On Sunday afternoon the operations
of detachment of men, assisted by a
diver, were watched from the shore by
a number of sight seers.