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The San Francisco call., 1898-08-25
Solution of a Mystery That Has Long Puzzled the
 Local Detectives.
COunterfeiter'S Outfit Discovered by Mere Accident Near
 San Rafael.

buggy. Driving hurriedly back to Mrs. Obitzs house he learned that the man who had been living in the canyon had applied at her house for room about three months ago. He had secured the room, but had spent little of his time there, being seen every day to drive up the rough mountain road leading to the ravine in a cart drawn by bay horse. He was described as man of medium height, evidently a native of Germany, with f1orid face, high cheek bones and a sandy mustache, shot with gray hairs. He was last seen going up the mountain road the day before yes terday.
 Trainor returned to the Sheriff's of fee and was lucky enough to discover a portrait among the effects of the counterfeiter, which was identified by Mrs Obitz and others as that of the man himself. Trainor at once recog- nized it as a man whom he had arrest ed about five weeks ago for vagrancy, but who was not committed by the Justice owing to the fact that he was able to show plenty of money. He had refused to give his name to the ar resting officer, but to Mrs. Obitz. at the time of asking for room, he had given the name of Henry Schultz, which is believed Al be fictitious.
 After Consulting with Constable Louis Hughes Trainor notified United
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the ground under a large oak tree and various cooking utensils were scattered about, while a set of buggy harness hung on tree near by. Close to the tree under which was the rogue's bed a culvert opened from the vineyard above In this culvert had been hidden a complete counterfeiters outfit.
 Packed into a dry goods box were seventeen molds for coins of various denominations, from a dollar to dime. The twenty, ten and five dollar gold coins were also represented. Acids. a bucket of charcoal and ali electroplat- ing outfit were found buried at the base of the large oak. All the molds were made of cement. In addition 10 sundry n+ber articles the box also contained a volume entitled the "Techno- Chemical Receipt Book" In the book certain passages relating to the making or molds with cement and to electroplat- ing were marked in lead pencil.
 Trainor secured the outfit and brought 1t to the Sheriff's office in
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gus coin was dumped into the coffefs of the poolroOm brokers. The playing of this money was kept up so steadily that the fact was reported to Chief Lees and several detectives were sent over to investigate the matter. Their work came to naught. however, for the clever operator learned that detectives were on his trail and thereafter dis posed of his money in San Francisco.
 Yesterday little Harry Obitz. son Of Mrs Jacob Obitz, proprietress of the Linden roadhouse on Petaluma avenue, went hunting on San Rafael Hill. In a ravine on the northern side of the hill, about one-half mile from town, he found a part Cf mold for half dol lars and took 1t home to his mother. Acting on her advice he took the piece of mold to Constable w. J. Trainor, who had the boy lead him to the spot where it was found. A discovery was there made that filled him with amaZement.
 On the side of the mountain is a vineyard and at it's lower end is a small gulch. In this ravine, secure from ob servation, the counterfeiter had his headquarters. His bed was spread on
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-25
SENATOR FRYE
 HAS ACCEPTED Third Member of Peace
 Commission. JUSTICE WHITE SPOKEN OF TRACY NO LONGER UNDER CON-
 SIDERATION. Aguinaldo Cables That He Is Satis- fled With American Occupation and That Filip!nos Are
 Disbanding.
TRACY NO LONGER UNDER CON-
 SIDERATION.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-The Wash ington correspondent of the Herald telegraphs: Senator William P. Frye, whose appointment as the third mem Der of the peace commission was fore shadowed in the Herald this morning. has accepted and will meet Secretary Day and Senator Davis in this city to- morrow to confer upon the work Of the commission.
 I was told by a member of the Cao- inet tonight that these were the only three members of the commission yet selected The same authority stated that Justice White of the Supreme Court was still a strong probability. My informant said that former Secre- tary Tracy was no longer considered in connection with the commission. Inere are reasons for believing that MT Tracy was rendered the position, put declined to serve.
 President Mckinley expects to off ciaIly announces the names of all f1ve commissioners on Friday next, when formal instructions will be given To them. These will be read and acted upon at a Cabinet meeting. The m structions to be given them are no" being prepared at the State Depart menf and will be informally discussed by Secretary Day and senators DaVls and Frye when they meet at the State Department tomorrow.
 Senator Davis arrived in the city to- day and had long conference win the President and subsequently "ith Secretary Day. When ! saw nm 10, day he was in a happy frame of mind and quite willing to discuss any ques- tion except that relating to the Philip, nines Territorial expanstonists will have every reason to be pleased with the appointment of Senators Davis and Frye, as they are both known to xr,or 11v the war.
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friends here that no one questions the accuracy of the interview.
 The statement that the War Depart ment garbled Miles dispatches so as to put him In a bad light before the pub lie Is emphatically denied. It IS not de- nied, however, that many of his dis patches have not as yet been made public. A complete record of all the dispatches sent to and received from General Miles has been kept, and when made public. I am told, will show so many inconsistencies in the various recommendations by General Miles that considerable difficulty will be experi- enced In determining what his line of policy has been in many cases. This is said to be particularly thus In re- gard to the recommendations he made about affairs in Santiago.
 In anticipation of Congressional in- vestigation of the conduct of the war, instructions have already been given to have all the correspondence put In shape for transmission to Congress when called for Indeed. 1t is said Sec retary Alger contemplates appointing boards of investigation of all subjects which promise to be matters of Con- gressional attack, In order that he may be prepared to make a good defense when the searchlight Is turned on.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-25
rYPorHETAE or AMERICA.

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 24.-The United Typothetae of America convened its twelfth annual meeting at the Hotel Pfster to-day, with about 15O delegates In attendance A. J. Aikens, president of the Milwaukee Typothetae. and Mayor Rose welcomed the delegates, response being made by Louis A. Wy man of Boston.
 The annual report of the executive committee, which furnished matters for discussion during the convention, was read.
 President w. l.. Burdick, in his an- nual address, noted with pleasure that during the past year disturbances have been brought to a satisfactory settle ment in most cases. Employers and employees have begun to see at last that their interests are not antagoniStic; tlat one side cannot succeed by crip- bling and harassing the other" said the speaker, land that 1t Is for their mutual interest to uphold and help each other in all lawful ways. I do not wish to intimate that the millennium has arrived but surely the tendency should be in the direction of a har- mony of interests; the workman doing what he can to enable his employer to make money enough to keep out of bankruptcy and pay his weekly salary list and the proprietor to pay his hands what he can consistently afford out of the profits of his business"
 Treasurer Donnelly reported a bal ance in the treasury of $2314.
 President J. H. Bowman of the Inter- national Printing Pressmen and As sistants' Union was admitted to ad- dress the convention on a nine-hour work day, which. he said, would be demanded about September 1, and thir- ty days given the employers to meet the demand. He hoped an amicable agreement could be reached.
 A warm debate was had, but no ac- ton was taken by the convention up tc adiournment for the day.
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Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN RAFAEL, Aug. 24-For several months a clever counterfeiter of gold and silver coin has been at work food ing the marts of trade in this county and San Francisco with spurious money. During all this time detectives and secret service agents have been in dustricusly at work searching for a clew that would lead to the identity of the rogue or rOgues, without any tan gible result. To-day little San Rafael schoolboy discovered by accident clew that led the county authorities to the very spot where the bogus coin has been manufactured and placed them in pos session of the plant.
 The malefactor himself is known and tonight a United States Deputy Mar shal is in town aiding the authorities in their work of discovering his where abouts.
 For long time business men in this city have been reporting to Sheriff liar rison and Under Sheriff Cottingham that some person was placing counter felt coin In circulation. In Sausalito especially has this been true. Two months ago large quantity of the bo-
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FATAL END OF 4
 WAGES DISPUTE Ranch Hand Killed Near
 Balls Ferry.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

BEDDING, Aug. 24.-Early this morning w s. Spencer shot and killed John Cummings, an ex-employe. Cum mings had been working for Spencer on his ranch near Balls Ferry for seV- eral months On August a little dlr- ficulty arose between the men regard ing wages. This morning, while MT. and Mrs. Spencer were eating break fast in their dining-room, Cummings walked in and began abusing Spencer, who told him that he wanted no trouble with him and for him to leave the premises. He immediately graoDed Spencer by the throat and threw him against the table.
 Spencer recovered himself and went into the room where his wife was, leaving Cummings alone In the dining room Cummings sat down at the table, ate a few bites, then walked out of the house. again making his appear ance on the front porch and looking through the open doorway at them. lie again began his abuse, and grabbing a hatchet which was lying near by hurled it at Spencer, but missed him. Spencer reached for a shotgun which mings advanced fired at him, hitting him. Cummings did not stop, but picked up a piece of stove wood and threw it at Spencer. Spencer dodged the missile and at the same time fired another shot Cummings turned and walked away, passing through the gate and falling as he got outside.
 Spencer came to Bedding and im- mediately gave himself up and his stepson started to Anderson for as- sistance.'
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Rios, Governor of the Vizcayas Islands. and the successor of General Jaudenes in the Governor Generalship of the Philippines, saying that there has been bloody fighting between the Spaniards and insurgents, with an estimated loss to the latter of 800 men. The Spanish losses were "unimportant."
 The dispatch says that number of the insurgent chiefs were captured and shot. A sergeant of gendarmes who at
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tempted to inclte a rising against the authorities barely escaped lynching at the hands of the populace. He was turned over to the courts and shot.
 General Rios adds that he has organ, ized six battalions of natives ana Spaniards for the purpose of resisting a threatened invasion of insurgents from the island of Luzon and also a small squadron to watch the coasts and rivers of Mindanao Island and the Vizcayas The Government Is highly satisfied with the service Of General Rinc
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-25
DENTAL CONGRESS OFFICERS. The Next Convention of the Body
 Will Meet in This City.

PORTLAND, Or, Aug. 24.-The Pacific Coast Dental Congress tonight elected the following officers: President, Dr. Russell H. Cool. San Francisco; vice. president, Dr. H. B. Scott, Ellensbufg, Wash; secretary, Dr. R. w. Meeks, Oak land; treasurer, Dr. A. F. Merriam Jr., Oakland.
 general committee consisting of five mem bers the officers as named above were ap- pointed with Dr. F. c. Pague of San Fran cisco as the fifth committeeman.
 The congress adjourned to meet two years hence in San Francisco.
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HUNDRED ATTEMPT
 TO ASSASSINATE
 HUNTINGTON
Said to Have Been Shot While iD Camp oD Lake Roquet, Near
 Saratoga, N. Y.

afoa In this city attempt had at his summer residence near
 
 Late last night the received from the Associated Press: Q Our Saratoga correspondent advises us that . Q rumor has reached there to the effect that c. . z p Huntneton has been shot at his camp known 6 as Pine Knot on.Racquet Lake, Adirondacks. Q He advises that the storms Of yesterday and Q . to-day have prostrated telegraphic communlca- Q tion and that Pine Knot cannot be reached We Q are doing everything possible to verify the re- Q 0 port . , f 2S in his city Huntington nephew or = the runed had
 
 disturb I'm n to it. NEW 2-R Inquiries by Huntingons friends
 
  is Camp Pine c
 
 himself mentio
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San Rafael Hill Where the eoun
 terfeitine Outfit Was Hidden

States Marshal Baldwin of the dis covery, and this evening a deputy was sent here. A guard was placed over the mountain "den." and all the incom- ing trains were watched, but Schultz, as he called himself. did not put in an appearance. The police have been noti- fled and furnished with complete de- scription of the man, and are now busily looking for a clew that will lead to his whereabouts in San Francisco or o1carI- here
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-25
General Wilson in Control.

PONCE, Porto Rico, Aug. 24-Generai James II. Wilson has assumed control or the district of Ponce and has ordered that all saloons shall be closed for three days, with a view to quieting the existing dis orders. They will be opened subsequently, under special regulations Generai re Hean'
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-25
Portland Pioneer Merchent Dead.

PORTLAND, Or. Aug. 24-Andrew Roberts, one of the best-known mer- chants of this city, died to-day, aged 67. He was pioneer of this city and a thirty-third degree Mason.
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too o uuo . . o ooUo q . oo . q e e oouoouUUas THE FIRST VOLUNTEERS
 ORDERED MUSTERED OUT

WASHINGTON Aug. have issued for the mastering out of the following regiments First Vermont First Maine Fysecond Iowa, Sixth Pennsylvania Fifth Maryland New Fifty all infantry; and D. Light Artillery, Cavalry Batteries Georgia Light Artillery, Indiana Light Bat
 York Pennsylvania in PortoR
 troops defn are
 Rcan cavalry and of Philadelphia city troops Troop and the Governors Troop of Pennsylvania.
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CLEVELAND, Aug. A.-The Indians played at home to-day for the first time
 in seven weeks, and small crowd saw the game. Seymour's looseness In the
 first inning gave the home team the
 game Rain stopped the game at the end
 of the sixth inning. Attendance, 60O
 Score:
 Clubs R. H. E. Cleveland .............'.'.....'....'' | Nfs Batteries-wilson 2fs and criger: Seymour and Warner Empires Connolly and Hunt.
 CHICAGO, Aug 24.-The game to-day up the better. He had the slug2ers of the
 visiting team guessing all through the game. Boston had some more hard luck in the injuring of Yaeger. A ball from Dahlen's bat took bounce and hit him in the eye. Score:
 Clubs R. H. E. Boston ........................s..... 2 chssfs9 Bsttseries.Kiobedanz and Bergen Grifath and Donohue. Umpires-o Day and Mcdonald.
 PITTSBURG, Aug. 24.-Brooklyn won
 tame and had no distinguishing feature Attendance, 400 Score: Clubs R. H. E Pittsburg ...........-..............-.-..- 3
 Batteries-Rhines and Bowerman: Yeager and Grim Umpires-Lynch and Andrews. LOUISVILLE, Aug. 24.-Rain stopped | to-day,s game in the first half of the lead Both pitchers were batted hard
 Attendance. 900. Score: Clubs R. H. E. Louisville ............................ II 4 l Philadelphia .-.....-................---..6 1 Batteries-Cunnngham and Kittridge; Dona- l hue and Mcfarland Umpires-Swartwood and 1 Warner
 I CINCINNATI, Aug. A.-Baltimore and 1 Cincinnati game postponed; rain. l ST LOUIS. Aug 4.-St. Louis won a ] slugging match from Washington to-day.
 no -4 or n IT NY n q ] knocked out of the box. Attendance, 12G5. ] Score:
 Clubs R. H. T.. | St. Louis ............................ 16 l Washington ............................ 10 6 Batteries-Taylor and Kinslow; Weyhing, Donovan and Mcclure Umpire-Emslie
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-25
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND
 IN FAVOR AT ROME
May Be Made Cardinal Owing to His Efforts for Peace During
 fhe War

NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-A cable from Rome to the Sun says: It Is believed in Catholic circles that the chances of the nomination of Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul as Cardinal at the next papal consistory have greatly increased In consequence of his services in the in- terests of peace during the Spanish American war
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-25
Lurline Salt Water Bcths.

Bush. Larkin sts.: swimming Russian. hot and cold tub baths: salt water direct from ocean.
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Advances made on furniture and pianos, with or without removal. J Noonan, 1o17-lo2a Mission.
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Collinsville Catholic Church Burned.

ANTIOCH. Aug. 24.-The Catholic church at CollinsvilIe was destroyed by fire on Sunday was destroyed by started under a wooden porch at the front of the building. and is supposed to have caught from a cigar stump thrown into the dry grass which surrounds the porch.
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A woman's strength lies in her weak ness.
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INDIANS PLAY AT HOME. First Time in Seven Weeks, but Rain
 Stops the Game.

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-06-03
Gold in India.

| Circumstances alter cases. When
Lombard street was given shock oi
terror by the entirely friendly visit OF
! the American bimetallic commission
the situation in India was alleged by
the gold clique to be exceedingly sat
/ isfactory. In fact, the London National
Review spoke cheerfully as follows:
india is leaping and bounding with
prosperity and reyeling in all the
glories of the gold standard" But in
what direction is India leaping and
! bounding at present? Perhaps there
is no better authority on this subject
| than the London Times. That jour-
nal has just made the following state
ment: 1.-The situation Tin India) is
extremely critical, and the banking and
commercial communities view with dis
trust any attempt to uphold system
based on a closure of the mints that
should be the outcome solely of con-
fidential interchange of opinion be-
tween the government OF Indian and
the Indian Office This is a marked
and specific contradiction of the boast
full words uttered by the Review. But
the Times goes still further, and con-
clndes Its editorial by saying; How
acute was that agony may be judged
from the statement that in Calcutta
loans were negotiated at as high as
IA per cent interest. while in Bombay,
according to the Times of India. even
ID per cent would not bring out an
advance upon the most solid of all Sc
curities- namely, gold bars" In con-
firmation of the statements of the Lon
don Times 1t may be noted that the
Times of India says: india ought not
to tolerate for a day longer than is ab-
solutely necessary a currency system
under which it ia possible to have
money at IL per cent here and yet i'm
possible to attract capital from eoun-
try where the rate of interest is g per
cent and under" India is evidently
suffering deplorably from the lffec.s
Of the gold standard AS is the case
In the United States, the officials claim
that the gold standard is ali right, but
the people are desperately protesting
and at no distant day their protests
may result in the opening Of the India
mints.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-06-03
NATCHITOCHEs, La. JUNE 8. 1898.

verge OF bankruptcy. This slander on
the public credit by the president of
the United States and the secretary Of
the treasury and by other high officials
Of the government and bank officers
brought on the panic of 1893, which
still continues, and which has wrecked
the fortunes Of millions of honest and
industrious people. Nothing illustrates
the wiekedness of issuing credit money
when the government has power to is
sue real money better than the use
made Of the greenbacks, and nothing
illustrates more graphically the bene-
fetal effects of Issuing real money than
the honest, steady work done by silver
and silver certificates.
We do not propose to occupy space
with the discussion Of credit money of
any kind, whether issued by the gov
eminent or by private parties, because
1t is too manifest that money redeem
able In other money is trick and de-
vice to deceive the public and induce
people to conform their business opera
tions to a volume of money which does
not exist, and which must inevitably
disappear and spread ruin everywhere.
What argument is there in favor OF
the government issuing credit when 1t
costs no more to coin real money than
it does promises to pay? Real money
will never bankrupt the government OF
swindle the community, and it is the
duty of the government to furnish that
kind of money. The duty of the gov
eminent does nor end there. 1t should
make 1t a criminal offense for any per-
son or corporation to issue any kind OF
currency to pass as money. Checks.
bills OF exchange. and other devices to
facilitate business are all that are re-
quired Ii the government does its duty
and maintains volume of money suf
ficient to keep pace with population
and business.
In this connection the distinction be-
tween bills of exchange, checks and the
like and credit money must be borne in
mind. The former are simply orders
for money in existence, and do not pre-
tend to be more than a transfer Of the
title Of that money, whereas the latter
purport to exercise a money function
In themselves, and are not the repre-
sentatives of any money in existence,
or any money which will be found in
case Of stringency.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-06-03
The Wall Street Game.

And now come the patriots of Wall
street through their congress and de-
mand that the nation shall bow to the
men who have the gold cornered and
shall demand that tariff duties be paid
part in gold That is the game these
traitors played during the dark days of
the late civil war and by the law made
a legal demand for their worthless gold
when the nation had no more use for
1t than it had for diamonds. BY this
means they can force gold to q pre-
MUM, buy bonds at discount and
make millions out of the hide and tai
low of the labor of the country that is
too ignorant to see how the game is
played. And the band continues its
music.-J. A. Wayland.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-06-03
The Koreshian Theory.

Speaking of the Koreshian theory
that this world is hollow sphere and
that we are living on the inside of 1t,
the editor OF the New Dispensation
finds occasion to remark: II do not
know whether the earth is hollow
cell or not. am willing to let the
scientists settle that among themselves
but do know positively that the pres
ent system of political economy and
some more of our systems, religious,
social and pseudo-scientifc, are hollow
sells and We are on the inside of them,
like Jonah in the whale. But the old
whale is getting pretty sick and | ex-
pect we will get out before long"
Natchitoches populist., 1898-06-03
NATCHITOCHES DIRECTORY.
CHURCH SERVICES.

Services at the Methodist church
every First and Third Sundays at II
q. m. and 1880 p. m., by the pastor,
Rev. a. Armstrong. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday night at7:3O o'clock,
BAPTIsr-M. Z. Weaver, pastor.
Regular services, Second and Fourth
Sundays at II q. m. and s p. m. Sun
day school, 10 q. M; prayer meeting,
Wednesday, 8 p. m. all invited.