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The San Francisco call., 1898-01-25

wasn't I told of it? Why was he kept in jail here and given over to the tor ment of reporters?" MT. Hogan has an unflattering opinion of reporters And not allowed to have a lawyer"
 Yes" said Clarks mild voice, 1T sent for MT. Hogan, but he says he didn't know of it''
 Whom did you tell?" asked MT. Hogan.
 That man." Clark pointed to Jailer Kennedy. Wall Kennedy tried to speak, but it was the Sheriff's voice that held the floor.
 Clark" said the Sheriff, don't you remember saying to me that you didn't want any lawyer till you had seen your friends?"
 Clark made a feeble, deprecating gesture.
 Didn't you tell me that?" asked the Sheriff. land didn't say that I would send for any one you wanted?"
 "Yes." admitted Clark, slowly, you said that
 He is weak-contemptibly weak-this fratricide. Any strong will can over ride his. And Mrs. Clark, phlegmatic, emotionless, must speak more and more convincingly if she would have the world believe that this degenerate, this weakling, this man nearly @ dozen years younger than she, was the one serpent that corrupted the home of William Clark. There were two ser pents there. More is the pity for Will liam Clark, himself lacking in stamina, but stolid, patient, trusting in the fu- ture and bearing the unbearable that their mothers disgrace should not be visited upon her children.
 George Clark will be taken to St. Helena for arraignment on Thursday unless his lawyer objects, which, judg- ing from what he said this afternoon, he is very likely to do. The preliminary examination will follow immediately. MT. Hogan says with confidence that the court will refuse to accept Clark s confession as evidence; but MT. Hogan needs all his confidence-he has a hard road ahead of him.
 And, the greatest paradox of all in this paradoxical case is that Hhe most insurmountable of barriers to MT. Hogan's bringing this Clark case to a successful issue will not be the en- ormity of his clients crime, nor even the fact of his confession. It is Clark who stands between himself and lib- erty-unsophisticate stupid. easily in fuenced, murderous George Clark, without enough brains to balance the cocoanut--just enough to keep him within the lines of what we have agreed to call sanity, but with not a | thimbleful to spare.
 MIRIAM MICHELSON.
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have him. But people said he was in- fatuated with me-
 O. Helen of St. Helena, unlovely, thick-skinned grandmother Helen! But she didn't say it with a smirk. It was an unfortunate fact, her tone told you, but it was fact.
 l held some newspapers in my hand as we talked. Mrs. Clark hadn't seen the account of the murderer's confess sion. She asked if I would leave the paper, and I handed it to her. One of the brood of yellow-haired girls had followed us into the room, whither had gone that this woman's children might not hear their mothers disgrace discussed.
 Give it to me, ma," said the girl, stretching out a hand.
 And ma, without a moments hesita- tion, passed the story of her shame to her daughter, who reads eagerly, while a younger sister reads over her shoul- der.
 Mrs. Clark is conscious of a sense of guilt; or, at least, she says she is.
 T was as black as-as sin.'' she says, composedly. But the Lord was mer- ciful to me. You know how wonder fully cured I was? No. Well, all the doctors said I had cancer of the stomach, an the Lord cured me by faith. An since then I've been a changed woman. My husband knew this. He says: I know you're trying to live right And George says: Vine, I wish you'd pray for me. I've got so much confidence in your prayers An I says: George. do pray for you, every night an morning.
 He said to me once after the strych- nine poisoning: Now, Vine, if any trouble comes of 1t you mustn't tell about my love for you An I said: George Clark. do you think l could go before God with lie? I'll tell every word of It. !"
 And how do you account for his act?"
 Jus back-slid," said Mrs. Clark, composedly. That's all."
 And she, who was not "back-slid." has an easy consciousness of sin, past sin. forgiven sin, which isn't hard for such natures to bear.
 Oh, the whole story is unspeakably vile. There is nothing, not one trace of sweet humanity to redeem its squalid bestiality. It is horrible to think of the crowd of children of all ages and both sexes, this mother, moral imbecfle, has brought into the world. It is hor- rible to think of the dead man, dis honored coward. It is horrible to think of the murderer. Even Mrs. Clark real izes the extent of his degradation.
 'I told him that the worst of men wouldn't do what he threatened-ruin me and then expose me"
 And the climax of the revolting tale Is reached when each of these atro- cious sinners, with an insinuating fin- ger pointing at the other. tries to place the blame of his own foul crime on the others shoulders.
 MIRIAM MICHELSON.
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BETRAYED BY
 HER LETTERS
Why Charles c. Percival Is Suing His Wife for a
 Divorce.
The Accused Woman Prefers Sinai- lar Charges and Also Seeks a
 Legal Separation.
snecinl nisnntch to rhe Can.

Special Dispatch to The Call.
 BOSTON, Jan. 24.-Charles G. Percival, official League of American Wheelmen handicapper for New England and we'll known bicycle man, was the center of all eyes at Judge Blodgett's divorce court this morning. So was Mrs. Clover Per cival his wife, for it was the continuation of their domestic troubles and each was seeking a dissolution of the 'tie that binds"
 Percival asks for a decree on statu- tory grounds, naming A. Nelson of Springfield and E. w. Sargent of Man chester, N. H., as correspondents. Both the latter are well-known racing men,
 Mrs. Percival files a counter libel, al- Ieging abusive treatment and marital un- falthfulness, but names no correspondent. The testimony was interesting. Perctval testified to receiving several anonymous to the conduct of his wife. He claimed to have taken scraps of letters from an ash barrel at the house which, when put together and read. were very incriminat- ing. Three letters, alleged to have come from Nelson, all beginning "Dear Violet" were exhibited. Others were put in evil dence as having been sent to Mrs. Per cival by Sargent. Two others with the same signature began My Own Darling in witness said was Mrs. PercivaPs, was offered. It was: "I loved you then, 1 love you yet.
 On cross-examination Mir. Percival de- nied that he had been guilty of being un- faithful to his marriage vows at various times and places.
 Medical testimony was submitted by pr. c. s. Whitemore and deposition of T. E. Ahern was offered. The latter re- ferred to visits by the gentlemen named in the libel to Mrs. Percival. The case is still on trial.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-25
FOURTEEN PRISONERS FACE
 DEATH BY McIKERATI0N
Fire m NdrysUie's Jail Discovered Just in Time to Save Many
 IiVas

EVANSVILLE, Jan. 24.-Fourteen pris- oners confined in the Yuba County Jail underwent an unenviable experience this evening between 6 and o'clock. During the absence of the jailer and sheriffs deputies, who had gone to their evening meal, the men were mortified to find that the bedding In an untenanted cell had taken fire, the smoldering mattresses and comforters producing asuffocating smoke. voices for help. For an hour they were in this predicament before any attention was paid them.
 Finally an alarm of fire was turned in by citizens attracted to them and this brought the jailer and firemen to the res cue. The prisoners were locked in indi- vidual cells and unable to reach the apartment where the fire started. In an other half hour the prisoners would have been incinerated.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-25
CAPTAIN CARTER'S
 COURT. MARTIAL
Famous Letter From Cooper to Gillette Given in
 Evidence.
Says the Accused Yielded to Tenpta- ton of Contractors to Further
 His Own Ambition.
special plspatch to fhe call.

Special Dispatch to The Call.
 SAVANNAH, Ga, Jan. 24-Colonel Barr, Judge Advocate. succeeded in getting before the Carter court-mar- tial to-day the famous letter of Engi- neer A. S. Cooper to Captain c. E. Gil- lette, in which he stated that Captain Carter was an extremely bright and even brilliant officer and had done a great deal of creditable work in this district Captain Carter, he said. is also very ambitious man. and it was his ambition, he feared, which had got him into trouble.
 He has yielded to temptation" said the latter, and has probably al lowed the contractors Cor a particular contractor) to do as he likes in ex- change for their influence and power to boost him along"
 ''The only real wrong done, so far as the Government is concerned" he said, ''is that the contractors have been paid one third or one-half more for the work than they should have received. The mischief is not serious. because the work has been well done'
 MT. Cooper also credited himself with much of the good results that had been attained. His letter was an argu- ment to dissuade Captain Gillette from having an investigation of the charges made.
 Inspector T. J. Heating testified as to some technical points about the ma terial and J. H. Grundel identified some drawings of the ietties.
 Tomorrow J. w. O. Sterley, Captain Carter's former chief clerk and also chief clerk to Captain Gillette. will go on the stand. He is said to have pri- vate memorandum of all Captain Car ter'S actions.
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"Oh, yes,' he said miserably. "I re- gret it now, but 1t seems when I look back now as if I had to just go right on: as if I couldn't stop till it was done; as if I really wasn't in my right mind when I done it.'
 I wonder how a jury will regard such a palliation of two attempts at poisoning and the most deliberately planned, if the most clumsily perpe- trated, murder.
 Then this oldest of criminals spent some time talking to me of the moving of the Clark family. He was keenly interested in knowing just what kind of house this family of his by adoption had taken. In alluding to them he would use their names, taking for granted. as child or an ignorant per- son does, that his auditor knew them as he did.
 After the attempt at poisoning your brother" I asked George Clark, had you any conversation with Mrs. Clark about it?"
 'She told me-" he said, slowly; she said to me, George, I don't believe 1t was you. don't believe you did it. !"
 It's absurd, but hadn't the heart to tell this man what Mrs. Clark had told me. How much she regretted not hay ing had him arrested.
 If you had it to do over again would you make confession?"
 ''If had 1t to do over again"-Clarlz repeats a question as a child does at school when he tries to gain time in repeating a difficult lesson-"No, I wouldn't. I was so bothered, so-so- there had been so many people here-I was so excited"
 You see the mans mind Is feeble. It doesn't take much to bewilder him. Sane? Oh, yes, he is sane, think-fully competent to tell right from wrong, but woefully lacking in gray matter, in stability, in good judgment.
 But I thought I said, your con- fession was made as a religious duty"
 That's just it." interrupted Henry Hogan, significantly, to admit whom the iron-latticed bar swung open. This man was worked upon, his reli- gious feelings were brought into play; he was harried and bothered. No won- der he confessed
 MT. Hogan will probably be Clark S attorney. and MT. Hogan's speech is as crisp and decisive as his clients is wavering and irresolute. "A man told me-" said Clark. gain ing confidence from the presence of his attorney "A reporter told me that if ] didn't confess I'd be hanged within sixty days. Then I confessed
 But how could confession benefit you?"
 1 Clark stood against the wall. one hand tugging at his mustache and the other plunged into his pocket. He was really trying to think, and for this poor wretch to try to think is indeed a task
 Wait" he said, hesitatingly. 'I cant just remember his words. He said-he said''-
 Never mind" I said. The matter was not of importance enough for one to make so mighty an effort out of it.
 And Clark tells me-" said Hogan that he sent for me days ago. Why
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-25
LOSS OF
 MANY LIVES TN A
 FIRE AT SPOKANE
Fears That Fifty or More Per- sons Have Perished in the Burning Great
 Eastern Block.

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The San Francisco call., 1898-01-25
MONEY FROM THE UNION
 PAcIFIc SALE 70 BE CALLED LN

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-Acting on the suggestion of prominent bankers of this country, the Secretary of the Treasury has decided to call into the treasury the money now on deposit in city banks which was received from the sale of the Union Pacific Railroad. The amount in- volved is about $31 000, 900. The money is to be drawn in installments of 10 per cent weekly. The first payment will be made Wednesday.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-25
John c. Nichols Dead.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2i.-John G. Mich ols, one of the best-known and oldest residents of California. died on Saturday tion of the lungs was the cause of death The deceased was S6 years of age MT Nichols came to California long before the first discovery of gold He was the first Mayor of Los Angeles to be elected after the admission of California to the Union.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-25
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 ACCUSES MRS. CLARK OF CRIME.

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The San Francisco call., 1898-01-25
Maryfand.s SenatoriaJ cootes,

ANNAPOLIS. Md, Jan. 24-The ninth ballot for United States Senator to-day resulted: McComas, 49; German, 42: until tomorrow was then taken
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-20
A CARD FROM MRS. CLEMENS.

The following card is handed to the
Register for publication, the same hav-
ing been refused by the paper to which
it is addressed
Bridgeport, o., December IL, 1898.
To the Editor of the News.
Sir:-Your correspondent in the
Bridgeport news has done me an IN
justice and I want you to set me rlght
before the citizens of Bridgeport.
What | mean is as follows:
About two years ago a girl by the
name Of Annie May Parks, who lived
in Wildwood, w. Va, was unfortunate
enough to become the mother of a girl
baby. This baby was born out OF we'd
lock. and was born at Point Pleasant,
w. Va, in the Park Hotel, on the Isl
of April, 1897.
When the baby was three days old
the mother slipped out OF the hotel
kept by her brother and took a steam
boat for Wheeling, w. Va. When she
arrived at Wheeling the mother had no
money and was kept on the wharfDoat
all night, and as the baby was very
poorly dressed one of the men on the
wharfboat gave her an old coat TO wrap
the baby in. The mother asked the
man if he knew any one who wanted
to take a small baby to raise, and she
was directed to come to Bridgeport, o.,
which she did, and after trying to get
some one to take the baby and failing
to get any one to accept it, she went to
the police or asked where she would
find them.
Now. heard that there was woman
that had a small girl baby that she
wanted to give away, and not having
any girls myself, | went to see this
woman who was the mother OF the
child and told her if she would give me
the baby clear and clean, | would take
the same and raise her as my own.
This woman told me | could have the
baby and for me to raise her as my
own and to never let her know VINO
her mother was, and also asked. me as
a favor to call the little baby Lille
MAY Clemens, which | did, and had the
child baptized under that name. The
bearer of this will show you the record
of the child's baptism. And after |
have had this child nearly two years,
this woman, who told me that her
name was Mabel Smith, to come now
and take the child from me without
giving me any reconpense, is bad
enough, without having the story false
ly told in your paper. | never have re-
ceived one single cent for the keep of
the child.
When I took the child it was only
two weeks and two days old-and very
puny and sick at the time, and ! had
to have the child under the doctors
care at once, as DR.. Cole can testify to.
Yours,
Mrs. MARY CLEMENS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-20

Fins letter. received h (
Butler, President III WhS 4I1l1
dxiliary No. II, 81 the Red Czces h
lief, is self-explanatory::
American National I'd Cross Relief
Committee.
New York, Dec. Is. 1898.
Mrs. w. F. Butler, President Auxil-
larry No. n, Wheeling, Wa.
Dear Madame: At a meeting OF the
American National Red Cross Relief
Committee, held on the 7th inst, the
following action was adpted by unan-
imouS vote:
1.-The meeting desires to record its
deep appreciation of the magnificent
work done by the auxiliaries. The
large sums of money raised by them,
the varied and extensive fields of ac-
tivity which they covered, and the i'm
mense amount of self-sacrifcive devo-
ton shown entities them to the sin
cere and lasting gratitude, not only
of the immediate beneficiaries of their
labors, but also of the American people.
Respectfully,
JOHN p. FAURE,
Secretary"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-20

s ll1( A1toF1poG
8 Yeeterx1ny afkeruoon sherfR 81. Z.
Richards took William Eaton, convict-
ed Of arson n the summer Of 1897. and
sentenced ID September OF that year
to ten years Imprisonment to the
Moundsville penitentiary. His crime
was the firing of the building No. 1900
Main street, for the sake of obtaining
large amount of insurance he had
secured by various representations and
misrepresentation on lot of odds
and ends of little practical value,
which had been shipped here from
points down the river. The insurance
companies refused payment, caused
Eaton's arrest, he being secured in
Chicago and brought here by w. B.
Lukens, and lodged in JAIL The trial
which followed was rather a memoir
able one. and ended in the conviction
of the defendant. A stay of ninety
days was asked for and secured, and
since then the case has been carried
through various courts, the last order,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-20
LOU SWABACKER.
wbttli19 Re9ister;
c. HESS & SONS,

Useful and Elegant Christmas Gifts at Popular
Prices
COLLARS-Always the very newest for La
dies and Gentlemen.
NECkWEAR-Al the latest styles.
GLOVES-kid, MocO, Asbestol, Silk and
Wool.
MUFFLERS AND MUFFLERETTES-Si
Wool and Cotton.
HAEDkERCHlEFS- Linen and Cam
brics.
SUSPENDERS-Fancy Silks, Satin and
WOrsteds.
SHIRTS-White and COlOred.
KNIT JACKETS AND COATS-WOol and
WOrsteds.
UMBRELLAS-Silk and Mohair, with Fan
cy Handles.
UNDERWEAR AND HALF HOSE-Wool,
Cotton and Jaros' Hygienic.
A Suit of Clothes, Overcoat, Pair of TrOus-
ers or Fancy Vest to order as we have
their measures.
c. HESS & SONS,
Fashionable Tailors and Furnishers, 1921
and 1898 Market Street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-20
Reduced Rates for the HOLIDAYS.

For the Christmas and New Year
holidays, the Ohio River R. R. will sell
excursion tickets between all ticket
stations on it's line at one fare for
the round trip.
Tickets on sale Dec. 23d, oath, 25th,
30th and 31st, 1898. and January LIST,
1899. Good to return until January
3D. 1899
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-20

The Ohio River Railroad has opened
a City Ticket Office in Mcclure Hotel
Block, corner Market and Twelfth
streets Tickets on sale to all points
South. West, Southwest and Southeast
Quickest and best route to Lexington
and Louisville. Ky. and points in Vir-
ginia and the Carolinas. Call and pro-
cure information as to time, rates, etc,
before purchasing elsewhere. Only
$660 to Cincinnati.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-20

The big reduction sale is still con-
tinuing. Now is your time to buy a
pretty hat or bonnet at half price
Feathers, wings, birds, and everything
in the line of millinery. All orders
guaranteed satisfactory.
NINE. SHIDELL,
Successor to A. l.. Rice & Co., 1870
Main street, Wheeling.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-20
Water Rents Are Due,

Water rents for the six months end
ing March 81, 1899, are now ready.
If paid on or before December 81, 1898,
a discount of 10 per cent will be allow
ed. THE CITY WATER BOARD.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-20

Ladies' and Gents Pocketbooks,
Writing Cases. Collar and Cuff Boxes.
All new.
ALBERT DITTMA13. 1908 Market st.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-20

The second annual ball of the Mayer S
Band at Pythian Castle, Saturday af-
ternoon and evening, December oath
Admission % cents
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-20

Christmas Gifts. Ladies' Trimmed Hats
at our low prices are nearly gifts.
MARSDEN l., COLNTG.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-20
Holiday Excursion Rates

Via Wheeling and Lake Erie to all
points. Tickets on sale December 23d.
oath, 25th, Goth, Both and 31st, January
1st and I'd. return limit January Sd.
1899.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-20

We make Jeans Pants, or anybody's
Pants, ]. WHATSOEVER, 1868 Market
Street
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-20

We make study of Boys and Girls
Books and can safely recommend every
Juvenile Book on our shelves as good
and wholesome literature. Among the
non-copyright publications we are SELL
ing soc and 75c books for 25c, and 81 90
ones at SOC.
ISTANTON'S OLD CITY BOOK STORE.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-20

Reduction in Silver Novelties this
week.
w. ]. LUKENS. One Price Jeweler.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-20

Free Laundry-how to obtain 1t. Read
kraus Bros. advt.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-20

Ladies' Fur Collars and Scarfs very cheap
Suabacker's.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-20

Rockers, Stands, Lamps, at auction.
WHITE, HANDLEY & FOSTER.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-20

FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
Fine Wines of every description. import
ed and domestic.
Z. WELTY SEQ.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-20

Deeds Left for Record at Clerk Robsrtson'a
ONCE Yesterday.

Deed made December IA, 1898, By
Erhardt e. Schenerlein and wife. to
Maria P. Schenerlein. for lot No. is, in
block No. 8, of the Old Fair Grounds,
Consideration, $500.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-11-05

''che, che's'' on the part OF Princa.
Kung, The latter translates the EN-
peror's speech into Mandarin, N, Pop
off re-translating it into French for
the benefit Of the t'barbarianE." !" The
ministers and stats then retire back
wards in necessarily awkward man an.
ner, and return to their respective legar
tions, and the emperor once more with
draws into the most mysterious court M
circle that the world contains,
The Celestial empire has in the
course Of its lengthy history known
three capitals In different parts Of It's
extent. The first capital, which held
it's own for a space OF over a thousand
years, was the city. of Si-gnan- -fu, the
present capital of the province of Shen-
81. This was evacuated early in the
rule of the. Min dynasty in favor OF
Nankin, on the Yang-tse Kiang, which
in the then turbulent condition OF the tn!
empire was deemed safer for the ready
means of escape it offered by means OF
it's network of water communications.
NaRkin, which signifies "Court of the
South remained the residence of the
court until the fifteenth century, when
The series of risings which occurred in
the southern provinces caused another
fitting, this time to Pekin, the North