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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-20
DAVE DENIES
THAT OAKLAND
IS S|DETRACKED'
Board of Trade Not
Rightly Informed.
A VALLEY ROAD TERMINAL
NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
BIG BAY CITIES.
Oakland Merchants Have All the Ad-
vantages Formerly Enjoyed by
the Business Men of San
Francisco.
A VALLEY ROAD TERMINAL
NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
BIG BAY CITIES.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
90S broadway Nov 10

9OS Broadway, Nov. 49,
A statement was published this morn
ing concerning the alleged sidetracking Of
Oakland by the directors of the Valley
Railroad, which ex-Mayor John l.. Davie
says is without foundation.
The statement is credited to ex-Council-
man Towle, who is reported as saying at
meeting of the Board of Trade, that the
directors of the Valley road are all in
business in San Francisco and have not
approved of any move that would divert
business to Oakland from San Francisco,
This is not correct statement" said
John L. Davie, to-day. For the first
time in the commercial history Of Califor-
MIA the Valley Railroad has placed Oak
land on the map as a terminal for freight.
1t has precisely the same freights to Oak
land as San Francisco and has done a
great deal for the Oakland merchants
Within four blocks Of where Mr.. Towle
does business is the headquarters of the
Davie Transportation Company, which is
the accredited agent of the Valley Rail
road. Our line brings across the bay
every pound of freight shipped to Oak
landers by the Valley road at the same
rates as are charged by the Southern Pa
cific for landing in San Francisco.
1.-The Board of Trade has been wrongly
informed of the status of the Valley road
and on our list OF patrons we nave many
of the leading merchants of Oakland. A
month ago the opposition freight ferry
put on an extra boat and two steamers
are now constantly employed Transporting
freight between San Francisco and Oa,k-
land and great portion of 1T comes over
the Valley road to San Francisco by way
of Stockton. The Panama Railroad Com
pany, which ships largely to San Francis
CO, has, since the Valley road commenced
to make Oakland a terminal, made TINS
city a terminal with the same freight
charges as to San Francisco. am sur
prised that all the merchants of Oakland
were not informed as to these conditions.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-20
Superior Court for alleged illegal voting
on election day. Bail was fixed at $1,000.
CONDUCTOR ASSAULTS A BOY.
Throws Switch Iron at Lad,
Injuring Him Severely on
the Head
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
9O8 Broadway, Nov. IS.
The assault on James Baker. the young
son of the captain of the Piedmont, by
John J. Conway, a conductor of the Hay
wards electric line, has created much at
tention from the fact that it is the first
time streetcar man in this city has seri-
ously injured lad with a switch iron. AS
told in this mornings Call, young Blaker
has caused the arrest of Conway for as
sault with deadly weapon, and the case
will be tried next week in Judge Law
rence's court. The affair occurred on
East Fourteenth street, near twenty
fourth avenue.
Conway has not been long in the employ
Of the road, and Director A. l.. stone
said this afternoon that he had not vet
heard of the incident, and was SURPRISED
when told the company had arranged for
Conways bond
"Our carmen have a great deal of
trouble with these boys" said Mr.. Stone.
"They persist in jumping on and on the
cars, to the annoyance of passengers II
is not surprising the carmen occasionally
lose their tempers, especially as the boys
frequently jeer and use offensive ian.
guage. However, no carman has right
to throw a switch iron at a boy after he
is off the car. 1t is a most unpleasant IN,
cident, but know nothing Of the details.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-20
SAILS USED ON A RAILROAD.

The South Carolina and Georgia Rail-
road is the oldest one in the United
States. and, excepting a few short
lines built in England in the early POS,
the oldest in the world. The South
Carolina company was organized May
q, 1928, and during 1929 six miles of the
road were constructed At the start
horse power only was used Then a.
premium of $500 was offered to the in
Ventor of the endless chain process,
which was calculated TO move passen-
ger cars at the rate of twelve miles an
hour. In 1929 and 1880 sails were sub
stituted for the horse power. This ex-
pertinent proved highly satisfactory, as
1t carried, when the wind was right
thirteen passenger and three tons of
iron at the rate of ten miles an hour
This means of loo emotion, however
came to an abrupt end one day. when
the wind suddenly changed and took
the sail, mast, sailors and all over
board in a gale which drove the cars at
fifteen miles an hour
In March, 1890, co--tract was award
ed to the West Point foundry of New
York to construct an engine guaranteed
to make ten miles an hour and haul
three times its weight. 1t was a four
wheel concern, all the wheels being
drivers. These wheels had iron hubs,
with wooden spokes and felloes.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-20
GAVE AWAY HIS SCOOP.

Joseph Hatton in his Cigarette Pa
pers, rolled in the latest NeWcaslle
lEnglandl Chronicle. praises the wo aIRe Of
lea in the Spanish war Then he reVerts
to Bull Run Russell, and proceeds: Dr.
Sir William Howard Russell is still very
much alive and deeply interested in the
new young men of the press and their
methods. Caught in the mood. he tells
lures of his manhood in the same pleas
ant and graphic strain that has made MIN
known not only as the prince of specials
but the cheeriest of raconteurs. one OF
his earliest experiences of rapid tran
sit was on the occasion of the irish
State trials and the finding of the verdict
the Judge had left the court, the news
paper correspondents had gone away for
refreshments, Russell was sitting outside
the court wondering whether he should
go to bed-they had waited long time for
the jury to return-when his boy suddenly
rushed up to him. Jury just coming
in he said
They had brought in a verdict of guilty
Russell flew from the court, drove to the
train, got to Kingstown, hailed the
steamer that had been chartered by his
paper, the Times. got up steam off he
went with the tremendous satisfaction
Of seeing the steamer, of the Morning
Herald lying peacefully in the harbor),
arrived at Holyhead, special to London
excited. reached the Times office at last.
Morning Herald man left hopeessly be-
hind; the Times the only paper the next
day to have the news that would precede
Russells description to follow the next
day. Got out of his cab at Printing
House Square; man In his shirt sleeves
whom he took to be a printer came up to
him. so glad to see you safe over he
said with a gush of sincerity; $50 they've
found him guilty." Yes, guilty, my
friend said Russell. The Times came
out the next day with the all-absorbing
fact-mGuilty." So did the Morning, Her
aid. The gentleman in the shirt sleeves
was a member of the editorial staff of the
Morning Herald
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-20
NO HOPE FOR
THE CREW Of
THE ATALANTA
Only Three Seamen
Survive.
LOST NUMBER TWENTY-THREE
MEN TELL OF THE
WRECK.
The Vessel Pitched Into the Breakers
Before Those Aboard We're
Aware of Their
Danger.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

YAQUINA, Or, Nov. 19-Captain
Clark, with his crew of surfmen. re
turned to Yaquina life-saving station
this morning. He brought with him the
three survivors of the ATLANTA wreck.
They are:
FRANCIS MCMAHON, a native of
Belfast, Ireland, aged IS.
JOHN WEBER, Tarrytown, n. Y.
GEORGE FRAZER, Philadelphia, Pa.
The lost are
Greenock, Scotland.
=. HUNTER, first mate, of Green
ock, Scotland.
H. c. HUSTON, second mate, of
Greenock, Scotland.
DAVID STEWARD of Liverpool.
ALECK BECK.
w. E. GROCER.
NJ. o. PILKINGTON.
JOE CASSA.
=. WILLIAMSON.
T. LEWIS.
MICHAEL GALLAGHER.
DAVID GREEN.
S. A. JACOBSON of Stockholm.
PEDRO GREGORY.
JOHN MARKS.
JOHN SMITH, seaman.
=. HAMILTON, sailmaker.
The unknown are two cooks, a car
penter sailmaker, second mate and one
sailor.
The body Of Jacobson was recovered
and buried Yesterday.
Frazer and Mcmahon are so bruised
and shaken up that they will carry
evidence of their recent experiences
when they get home. The survivors
intend to remain at the station until
they can hear from the Vice Consul at
Tacoma, with whom they registered.
The most astonishing of the facts de-
veloped in interviewing Frazer and his
companions is that six of the crew Of
the ATLANTA were forced into watery
graves by boarding-h house keepers in
Tacoma. Sailor Frazer is the most
laxative of the survivors, Mcmahon
and Weber usually indorsing his ex-
preSsions. He says that when the Alta
lanta struck the breakers all hands
were called on deck. First mate Hunt
er, who was officer of the deck at the
time of the accident, spread the alarm
with the call, Get above, men, for your
lives Don't wait to dress"
Captain Mcbride sprang through the
hatch exclaiminr
Put the wheel hard up. Square the
tragic yard. My God, Hunter, where
are you bringing us?"
The next moment the vessel struck
The waves lifted her three times so that
she settled heavily on something. The
last jar parted her just forward of the
main n as though she had been cut
in two with knife. AT no time dur
ing the accident were the carpenter. the
steward and the sailmaker's mate seen.
The survivors think they never got on
deck
George Frazer plunged overheard
when the vessel first struck, preferring
to take his chances by swimming to be-
ing carried over by the lettering miz-
zenmast. He succeeded in catching
hold of the main hatch and held on
for few minutes, when he was shout
ed to that the port lifeboat was near
him. Frazer swan to it after a desper-
ate struggle, and succeeded in climbing
into 1t, his shipmates in the rigging
giving him three cheers After helping
Mcmahon and Weber into the boat
they soon drifted on shore. Frazer in
telling the story of the wreck said:
AS soon as / reached the poop I
was swept of my feet. but grasped q
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-20

The mummy rooms at the British Mus
cum, says the London Mail, have been
completed, and are now open to the pub
lie. These sleeping beauties Of the an
cient past have been Systematically laid
out in a manner becoming their age and
pie have been assigned to their places ac-
cording to their chronological or eccelsias-
teal order and no fairer show or better
the recently augmented company in
these rooms.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-20
oppose Korean Restrictions.

YOKOHAMA, Nov. ia dispatch from
Seoul, capital of Korea, says the Amert-
can. British and Japanese Ministers there
have protested against the action of the
foreigners are to be stopped from trading
in the interior.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-20
REPORTED LOSS
OF A BIG SHIP
The Villa de Coblence, With Six
Hundred Passengers, Said to
Have Fouudered.

The Central News at Brussels tele-
graphs that rumor is current in Ant
werp that the North German Lloyd
steamship Vile de Coblence, with 800 pas
sengers on board, has foundered at sea.
He is unable to obtain either confirma-
ton or denial of the report
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-20

Woman may be the weaker vessel. but
she manages to make as many knots on
the matrimony sea as the other one.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-20
Alleged Illegal Voting.

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 1s.-John WEIGH,
aged % was to-day held to answer In the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-20

7 HOTEL.
Mrs r Kemberg. S USE
p w Duncan, N Y
F ] Francis, N Y
/ b F Gibbs, Stockton
] ] Carroll&w, S Jose
w G Wolf. Fort Baker
F J Doolan, N Y
f B Leach. Ind
w ID Davis, Halfmoon
l. Meyer, Ohio
L r Prince, Boston
c f Arnold, S Jose
A ] Dougherty, Mo
! Miss A Neathey, Mo
HOTEL.
/ T Smith. Livermore
] II Millzner, Tucson
w H Cushing, Kingmn
DIR A w Shields, Utah
w A Veith. Fresno
q A Williams, Chicago
Mrs ] Reems, Colma
j F Condor. Nevada
T Shootell, N Y
~ McGonigle, Ventura
Mrs Smith. Montana
Mrs Harrison, Boston
c E Lindsay. Sta Cruz
Mrs w Green, Colusa
J D McElroy & W, Colo
Miss v Hopkins, Mo
Miss ] Hopkins, Mo
y NJ Hardy, N Y
o / Cheney, Mare Isld
w A Moore, Benicia
p f Ferguson, Berkly
o Woodward & w. NY
S II Rice & w, Ukiah
Miss r Primm. Berkly
j A Brent. MINI
c w Williams, Sn Jose
H L Roberts. Cal
II II Yerington, Cal
H b Gee. Cal
Mrs Sanger. Cal
lpr A A Finch, Astoria
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-20

Recent statistics show that under Is
years there are more boys than girls, but
men, and from the ages of 80 to 100 the
proportion Is two in favor of the women.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-20
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
NEW wEsrERN HoTEI,


P r Brown, San Diego
J Shelly, Calistoga
C White, Fresno
J Baxter, San Jose
w II Armstrong, Pete
L Bailey, Chicago
p c Mayford. N Y
w w Watkins. Fresno
w Saylor. Los Ang
J NJ West & W, Can
c A Ingram, B C
PALACE
H F Barrett, N Y
c NJ Fickert, Stanford
V d Black. Salinas
E L Foutch & W, Mo
E w Pullman & w. N
f w Pullman x w, N Y
J w Curtis, N Y
II D Dillenberg, Md
H FL Bancroft, Mass
w A Ballard. Pa
DR. II l. Pace&w. Tulare
J A Chanslor. L Ang
BALDWIN
M GornIgle. Ventura
Mrs Dayton & d, S =
Mrs Dayton&d, S Diego
II Kusel, Chgo
E Berry, Boston
L Sweetser, Wabash
Mrs M p Stein. Stocktn
M p Stein, Stockton
Mrs NJ Jacobs, Tacoma
w II Cook, Fort Point
F NJ Campbell, Gay
Coney Co
T Hanion, Gas Coney
] r Love, San Jose
GRAND
II Pennington. Sacto
B f Hartley, Auburn
G w Hall, Maybert
c NJ Cannon e. w. Utah
S c Blake, Sacto
n T Biddle. San Jose
c M Beckwith, Sacto
c II Willis. Gin
T E Heating, Pleastn
A de Leo de Laguna,
Oakland
T H O'Donnell, Oakld
s F Rose, U S N
e Miller. Cal
E B Jellison, Hornbrk
II F Galen & W. Mont
II Frankfurth, Wis
A Kraeft, Wis
I L Hogue, Fresno
] Windmiller. Sn Carls
r A Boole. Sawyer
A B Long, Fresno
c 3 Shaver. Fresno
II B Martin, San Jose
l. r Poundstone, Cal
II G Mulvin, Sacto
z II Gerber. Sn Mateo
] Mcdonald. Menlo
NJ Dalton. MEMO
G r Hoppfn. Yolo
J Hunemaun & W, Cal
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-20

Advances made furniture and pianos. with
or without removal. J. Noopan. 10l7-lo23 Mission.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-04-25

a more enthusiastic or larger concourse
of people than he did last Wednesday in
San Francisco at the departure of the
regulars for the front.
Mr.. II. D. Meyer, the genial manager
of Hon. Sam Eldodt's mercantile estab-
lishment in San Juan, gave his friends
in this city a genuine surprise last even
ing, when he brought a charming lady
whom he introduced as Mrs. Meyer. Mr..
Meyer was married in Mound City, H.,
on Wednesday, April 20, to Miss Tillie
Hallenberg, and at once started on the
return trip to New Mexico. Mr.. and
Mrs. Meyer left over the D. & r. T.. for
their home in San Juan. The NEW
MEXICAN joins in congratulations.
Miss L. Hunter, of Huntsville, Mass;
Misses A. and E. Hochhalter,- of New
York City; Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Tryon,
of Windsor, Conn; Mr.. and Mrs. q.
Cary, of Hartford, Conn; DR.. s. b.
Grimes, of Baltimore, Md; Joseph A.
Knight, of Worcester; Misses G. A. and
E. M. Van Antwerp and Mrs. VIM. M.
Van Antwerp, of Albany, N. Y, COM
prised the members of the Raymond
Whitcomb excursion, in charge of Geo.
F. Simonds, which spent Sunday in the
city. They were registered at the Pal
ace. The party was well pleased with
it's visit here,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-04-25

Santa Fe has been holding public
meetings and conferences with the view
of establishing a canning factory in that
city. There is no better fruit-growing
district in the territory and the enter
prise ought to succeed.-Cerrillos Reg
lister.
A meeting of the Omaha exposition
commission has been called for next
Saturday at 10 o'clock, in Santa Fe,
when reports from all committees will
be received and final arrangements made
as to the territorial exhibit.
Juan Padilla was stabbed in the arm
last night, by Candelario Torres. Torres
was drinking and insulted Juan Padilla,
who resented by slapping Torres. The
latter retaliated by sticking a knife in
Padilla's arm. Torres was arrested by
Marshal Alarid and lodged in Jail.
An important meeting of the Horti-
cultural society will be held tonight at
the office of the water company. The
time for the annual exhibition will be
fixed and various preliminary arrange
ments made. The committee on spray
ing will also make a report. All are in
vited.
A dinner party was given at the Pal
ace hotel yesterday by Captain James,
at which the following were en-
tertained: Governor. Mrs. and Master
Miguel A. Otero, Misses Ruth and Kate
Reynolds, Miss LaRue, Miss Atkins,
DR.. Massie, Robert E. Gortner and Pro-
feSSOr s. E. Black.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-04-25
MINOR CITY TOPICS.

Large crowds are p%atronizing the
tennis court these days.
Fifteen mild cases of measles arc
reported at the Indian school.
Regular meeting If Santa Fe com
mandery No. /, K. T., tonight.
U. S. weather bureau forecast for New
Mexico: Fair tonight and Tuesday.
Yesterdays telegraphic news will be
found on the second page Of this issue.
The government Indian school base
ball team is practicing regularly for the
summer games.
The foundation of the new bailding
at the s%anitarinm is completed and brick
is being laid for the walls.
Indian dances are being given daily
IN the Palace hotel grounds for the
amusement Of the tourist guests.
Steve Arnold, who has been Ill with an
attack of pneumonia for several days
has recovered and Is able to be around
town again.
Frank Andrews, clerk in the post
office, was bitten on the hand by a ella
monster recently, and is unable to at
tend to his duties. J,
There is talk around town Of organic
ing a book beer brigade for service in
the war with Spain. They would GER
tainly be the loudest fighters in the
army.
The New MEXICAN special war artist
is out with q cartoon in this issue. In
as much as this is his first o~ffense, the
public will excuse the effort of detail In
execution. The idea, however, is . good
one, whatever II ia.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-04-25
INCREASED NEWS SERVICE.
First Efforts to Secure Same Fail-Negotia.
tions for Specials Going On,

Ann,oo,ot;nu a. 60.
npPiool""ns 'no ia'' 'i"V 'ne peopie
OF Santa Fe are deeply interested in the
progress of the war with Spain, the New
MEXICAN. several DAVIS 400. made an ~.
tamnt tn Got n m,ch 10 r9or .aIonra NJ
rendrt. In order to secmre the Increased
service n was nacassarv ~ havo
the co-oneration Of tbe a~,bnouernne
Citizen and the T,as Vauas Onfic, iTo
ARRANGEMENTS which would involve an
Additional eynense tn the NEw MExIcAN
of $40 her week. the Albunuernue Citi.
zen readilv consentod as Il l. anxinms
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-04-25
Not Been Pound.

The young girls who ran away e.v-4
home Thursday have not been found yet.
They purchased tickets for Albuquerque
but evidently took some other route for
search there failed to discover them.
The youngest girl was but IA years OF
age and wore short dresses. She has a
sister working in Albuquerque. The
older girl vas 17years of age and bought
the tickets. Inasmuch as they had no
change of clothing friends of the young
girls think they will return soon and
that the escapade is merely a mad lark OF
two children. They went away alone
and the story that they were procured
by some INSCRIPTIONS person for villain
u purposes is not credited. Any re-
port rejecting on their character is con.
sidered premature and unwarranted,
Both girls have in the past borne excel
lent regulations. Interested parties are
still searching for them.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-04-25
HEALTH CATECHISM.
To Be Committed to Memory By All Dys
~a~.s Tn-.l.l. N-.

10 BE COMMITTED to Memory BY ALI Dys-
peptics, Invalids, 0onsumptives.
What is the first cause of nine-tenths
of all disease?
Imperfect digestion Of food.
Why does imperfect digestion cause
disease of other organs?
Because blood, nerves, muscles, bone
and flesh are derived from the food we
eat and digest. Ii digestion is perfect
the blood is pure, nerves and muscles
strong, flesh firm. If the digestion is
poor, the blood is supplied from half
digested, fermenting food, irritating
every nerve and organ. The result is,
sooner or later, organic disease, because
every organ being poorly nourished the
weakest gives away first and We have
liver trouble, kidney complaints, heart
disease or consumption.
Is not dieting the usual and best treat
ment to cure indigestion?
No, because the dyspeptic has been
starved long enough; what is needed Is
abundant nourishment, not the lack of
it. The stomach and blood demand
nutriment, not bran crackers.
What is the best method of cure?
Plenty of wholesome food we'll digest
ed.
But how can a weak stomach digest
plenty of wholesome food?
By taking with the food after each
meal certain harmless remedies which
are known to digest food and thus nour-
ish the blood and rest the weak stomach.
What are these harmless remedies?
The most valuable are vegetable fer
ments, pure pepsin, Golden Seal and
fruit salts. All of these are now COM
bined in the form of pleasant tasting
tablets sold by druggists under the name
of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.
Are these tablets superior to the vari-
u liquid preparations SO called dyspep-
STA cures?
Most decidedly, because all liquid
medicines become stale with age and
lose whatever good qualities they may
have had originally, while the tablet re-
tains Its properties indefinitely. Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets can be carried in the
pocket, always at hand ready for use
when travelling or at daily occupation.
They cost but scots and should be kept
in every family. They keep the digestion
perfect and save doctors bills BY ward
ing off disease.
Are Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets adapt
ed to all forms>of dyspepsia?
Yes, because in all cases the trouble
results from indigested, fermented food.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets cause the
food to be digested before it has time to
ferment.
II you wish to know more about them
ask your druggist for a, package and try
them.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-04-25
improvements at Santa Fe Depot.

M. R. Williams, superintendent of
bridges and buildings on the Santa Fe
railway, with a force of eight men, be-
gan work on extensive improvements at
the Santa Fe depot in this city. The
tank and windmill will be taken down,
and pipes laid to connect with the Water
company's mains. Water for engines
will be obtained by the means of a stand
pipe located south of the depot. The
grounds will be piped to furnish water
for the park, cleaning cars and for use
at the round house, and the fountain
will be repaired and put in running or
der. 1t is the intention of the company
to make an attractive place of the depot
and grounds, and the work under way is
the first step in that direction.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-04-25
Judge Morrison Nails a Lie.

To the Editor of the New Mexican.
Santa Fe, April rs, 1s9s.-Sir: I have
just learned that a lying, malicious story
has been put in circulation about me
to-wit: that l have been wiring or writ
ing to some one in Washington asking
that detectives should be sent out here
to watch our people. Permit me to de-
nounce said story as a base, groundless
falsehood without the slightest SEM
blance of truth. I have not written a
line to any nj in Washington on any
subject for at least three months, and |
have written to no single soul about the
matter referred to in one way or another.
| cannot fancy why any n should cir
culate such a vile fabrication unless it
is for the purpose of injuring me in the
esteem of my neighbors. / know the
person who has been endeavoring to
circulate this lie, but l will not soil
your pages by naming him. Very re-
specially, A. L. MORRISON.