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The San Francisco call., 1898-11-15
PROTECTION PROMISED IN EXCHANGE FOR DANGEROUS SPECULATION.

Sherman not only foisted his Valley Street Railroad bonds on the Paclhc Bank, but he succeeded .-.So Tn palm ing off a large quantity upon the Peo- ples Home Savings Bank. The Me Donalds were as careful in this in- stance, however as they had been ir the case of the Pacific Bank. They exacted from Sherman a promise which Is a legal agreement that he would per sonally guarantee the principal and in terest of the Valley Street Railroad bonds to the Peoples Home Savings Bank. This guarantee may be or vita importance to the creditors of the de funct institution and may be the means of recovering some of the money thai was sent out of the bank into Sher- mans Phoenix speculation. The docu- ment is in the possession Of The Call The importance of the paper warrants it's publication in full as follows:
 This agreement. made this 2Sth day
 of May, 1890. between M. n. Saerman Tn al
 copa, Territory of Arizona, party or
 the first part, and the Peoples Home
 Savings Bank, a corporation duly in
 corporated and existing under and by
 virtue Of the laws of California and
 having its principal place or business
 in the city and county Of San Francis-
 co, State of California, party or the
 Witnesseth, That the said party of
 the first part for and In consideration
 of S1 co to him in hand paid by the
 party of. the second part, the receipt
 whereof is hereby duly acknowledged,
 and in consideration of the fact that
 the said party of the second part had
 purchased certain bonds of the Valley Street Railroad Company. Now then the said party of the first part hereby
 guarantees the payment of all the bonds of the Valley Street Railroad Company which have been purchased or which may hereafter be purchased
 by the said party of the second part, and also all of the interest that may grow due thereon, as evidence by the coupons annexed to said bonds, and / whenever any interest so due upon any
 of the said bonds is not paid. or when-
 ever any of tine principal due on any Of
 the said bonds is not paid, then the
 party of the first part will become oDll- gated to the party of the second part
 in the amount so due and the same shall be a personal debt of the party of theI first part to the said party of the second part, the intention being that the party of the first part shall guarantee the payment of the principal and interest of all bonds Of | the Valley Street Railroad Company purchased by the party of the second | part. Said bonds are all of the denom- | fnation of 5000 and dated March 1st, | 1890.
 | the first part had hereunto/ set his | hand and seal the day and year first above written.
 l M. FL. IN.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-15
ANOTHER FORTUNE TO BE SUNK IN THE
 pHGNIX WATER WORKS.

The following letter will illustrate Sherman's method of getting more money out of Dick. The schemer of Los Angeles wanted $75.00O more for the Phoenix Water Company, which proved subsequently, to be such disastrous undertaking to the Pacific Bank:
 Monday, a. m.
 My Dear Friend: I went out yester- day to meet the train from Phoenix and Mir. Fabyan. He seemed to think well of our proposition for him to buy the works at Phoenix. He did not say
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-15
SHALL WE KEEP THE
 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS /?
AN INTERESTING DEBATE AT
 THE r. M. c. A. HALL.
Senator Perkins Spoke in the Mega tive and Attorney Shortridge
 for the Affirmative.

The debate at the T. M. c. A. Hall last evening between United States Senator George c. Perkins and Attorney Samuel M. Shortridge on the question, Shall We Retain the Philippine Islands?" proved q most interesting one. The debate was fer the benefit of the Woman's Educational and Industrial Union, and Q fairly large audience was present. Judge Coffey pre- sided and introduced the speakers. MT.
 Shortridge took the affirmative side of the controversy and spoke first, while Sena-
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-15
HOW SHERMAN PLANNED HIS CAMPAIGN
 FOR THE GOLD OF THE BANKS.

When Sherman laid his plot to get into the vaults of the Pacific Bank he worked slowly, carefully and craftily 7inon Frank " Mcdonald, beginning with small demands and gross misrep- resentations in reference to the Phoe- nix Street Railroad. This railroad, as Sherman himself said, was his pet scheme. When he foisted upon Frank Y McDouald the bonds of the railroad
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-15
Another unripe Soldier.

Esther Dowd applied to Judge de Haven yesterday for writ of habeas corpus for her son. Thomas H., r years old who enlisted in the California Heavy Artillery, under Captain H. I. Choynski without the consent of his parents. The Il o'clock.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-15
Death of Florence siperly.

Florence E. Siperly died in this city at 1 30 yesterday afternoon of heart failure. The deceased was a sister of the late Mrs. C. F. Curry and had a host of friends in social and musical circles She was a daughter of Mrs. s. A. Hutchin- son and was born in Butte County twenty eight years ago.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-15
SHERMANS GUILTY SECRETS MADE HIM TREMBLE AT THREATENED
 BLACKMAIL.

As already indicated Sherman ingra- tiated himself into the con-4dence of the McDonalds through the most abject and most nauSeating sycophancy. There was no fiattery too coarse nor too cringing nor too base that he did not employ while he was trying to blind Dick McDonald's eyes and open his money bags. Sherman was one of the first who was shrewd enough to see that Dick McDonald's predominating weakness was egotism. The coarser the f1attery, the balder the compliment the better Dick liked 1t. It was one of the young bankers demands that every one of his agents and sycophants should write him a letter every day. Most of them did so and Sherman cer- tainly did not overlook so important a point in his campaign to get into the vaults of the Pacific Bank over the silly head of Dick Mcdonald. sherman very frequently neglected to date his letters.
 The only. way in which the time of their composition can be approxi- mately estimated is to see whether Sherman metaphorically is crawling at Dicks feet or showing his teeth to the young banker. If he was in the crawl ing attitude the letter was written when he wanted money. If he was showing his teeth the letter was penned after he had obtained money and wanted to get rid of Dick. The follow ing letter. in which "Jayhawker" again appears as a bitter enemy of sherman, nav be placed in the fiattery period of the correspondence:
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-15
THE PACIFIC BANK RECEIVES AN IM- PORTANT GUARANTEE FROM
 SHERMAN

The scheme of Moses H. Sherman in
 reference to this worthless Valley Street Railroad project worked far bet fer than the crafty manipulator dared to hope. Frank McDonald not only
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-15
FICTITIOUS REALITY GIVEN TO A PHANTOM RAILROAD.

Sherman never lost an opportunity to support his own untruthful assertions with the corroborative testimony of his friends and his confederates. The crafty schemer was not content with presenting his bogus Valley Railroad project himself. In order to play more completely upon the financial fancy of Frank McDonald Sherman induced w. J. Murphy, one of his close personal friends and president of the Arizona Improvement Company, to write a let ter to young McDonald booming the Valley road This letter Is timely in this place. Murphy's epistle is as fol- lows:
 PHOENIX, Ariz.. June 24.
 F.. V MeDonaIId. ceshier egst s,l Pacific 6ddc
 Bank San Franclscf ae }be Valsy streef
 Railroad bonds ,ssnv issued by sta,a that sSn,
 the Arizona Improvement Com
 pany has sold to this company it's the city of Phoenix for fifty years. This. in my Judgment, makes 1t very
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-15
Death of John critcher.

John Critcher, dlscharging inspector of the Custom House, died last Sunday after a six months sickness. The deceased en- tered the Federal service in 1885,
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-15
SHERMAN'S BAIT TO THE PACIFIC BANK.

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The San Francisco call., 1898-11-15

Monday, a. m.
 My Dear Friend: I am just writing Christv to please deposit a lot of coin with your New York correspondent. It will make me so happy 1T this goes and he deposits this money with you
 You have been so true and kind-for- give my annoying you from day to gay with so many letters-only l wanted you to know all. This nasty stun or 3.Javhawkers'' amounts to nothing as all know him. Since Colonel Otis fired him out of Times office he Is powerless. All the San , EranSisco Ss6 eEabsT Rapers oIon neI Otis and others. have figured It out that this man has blackmailed people out of (througns ssdnn nis cennectdonn 1iI on in trade is lost now that the Times has fired him. You see he, could use the Associated Press and had power then. Still I suppose he will try ana keep it up Chis persecution. until he finds that he cannot get coin out or us and then he will try some one else, tried to scare me by trying to make me think that you and MT. Johns had told things Said he had list of all owed you and etc. What he wants ourselves, eh? He has caught on to MT. Mitchell and Is trying to pump him. I do hope MT. Mitchell will be- ware of him and not talk with him. It is almost impossible to talk with him and not have him guess some thing of ones business. The way I thing. Let him do the talking. You are so much wiser and know so much better what is what than I. Still I want to tell you all..I learn in these matters and all my hopes and fears, and it is my duty to let you know: Isn't 1t? All that comes up If it is good or bad, eh? Any time you want me to stop boring you with these long let ters just tell me and will quit. Hop ing you will be SC. careful of your health and not work too hard. and please don't worry over this fellows nasty lies. Sincerely, M. H.
 P S.-Mr. Johns writes me that Jay hawker'' tried to make him and you think I had leaked things. I write MT. Johns that that is just what Jay hawker' told me of himself and of you. Funny stuff. I never leak. Everv day l try to be more careful.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-15
Dr. Sanden'S Electric Belt.

I have found that my now famous Electric Belt is as good for women as for men. During the past three wears hundreds of women have re- gained the full vigor of healthy Womanhood by it's use.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-15
DIR. "A. IT. SANDEN, ,na u.,ksk strsat Corner Kesrry. San Francisco.

offce hours. 8 a. m. to p. m.: Sundays: 10 10 Il Branches at Los Angeles. Cal. 23a West second street; Portland. Or. 25S Washington street: Denver. Colo. ssl Sixteenth street; Dallas Tex, 2S5 Main street: Butte. 1cnt.s no North Main street.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-16

inform you, that / brought the matter
up before the deacons with the result
that they declined to grant the appli-
cation. / beg you to believe that
placed the matter before them In an
impartial manner. without attempting
in any way to influence their decision.
If you could get the Percy Street hail.
you would find 1T more central and so
more favorable for your purposes"
While the deacons refused our APP
pllcation (Which we were prepared
for, we had the satisfaction to note
the spirit Of the letter.
We then made application for the
Percy Street hall. but found that 1t
had been rented to other parties.
We had previous to this. tasted
and prayed that the way would be
opened up so that we could obtain a
hall to preach the Gospel in, and while
all looked dark and almost every
avenue seemed closed up against us.
our faith led us to believe that our
prayers would be granted There is a
large vacant building short distance
from our lodgings, originally built for
IL public house (saloom. but the cit-
zens in the Immediate neigiLhorhood
refusing their consent, which by law
is necessary before license can be
obtained to sell spurious liquors (locai
option law, as they call III. It has re-
manned vacant for some time. We
applied to the owner for permission to
use one OF the rooms and obtained
the Use OF the same at our own price,
only the building to be in his possess
sion. From religious people We were
refused permission to worship God
in their vacant buildings, but from
this man, reputed as being irreligious.
we obtained permission. We have
furnished 1t with seats table. chairs.
etc, and have advertised our meet
ing place in one of the papers here.
and while we haven't had crowded at
tendance. our expectations have been
fulfilled. Thus the work rolls along
in this section of the Lords vineyard.
Your brother in the Gospel of Jesus
Christ, S. w. ANDERSON.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-16
Hilp Conference.

Sunday morning dawned bright and
sunny on March 10. 1898. after a severe.
bleak rainstorm of the previous day.
For two weeks we had been preparing
for our conference and as the 18th be-
gan to draw near, and the great storm
did not abate, we all united in prayer
TO the Lord. that He would kindly
favor us with pleasant weather for our
feeling of prayer, ana Elder SAINT, Elder
idea. Our reward was plainly visible
on Sunday morning, when we We're
permitted to Join together in peace and
praise our heavenly Father.
Our hui Conference was held at
Kahuwa branch. aud the forenoon was
taken up by the Sabbath schools. The
little ones We're all filed with joy and
happiness in the discharge OF thei.
various parts In the program Their
little faces beamed with delight, and
many were the pleasant memories OF
my own dear Sabbath home" that
fitted through my mind. as the chill
dren commenced. and passed through
their different rendltions.
Conference commenced at 1880 am.
On account OF the long distance be-
tween some OF the branches. we We're
unable to begin precisely on time.
During the term 1 have been teach
ing the children hymns. and have man
aged TO start some quite respectable
choirs In some OF the main branches,
They having assembled together to-
day. 1 arranged them Into shape and
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-16

A sister who has embraced the Cos
pei recently. writes from Carbondale.
Pa, April 6, 1898:
To the Editor:
1t is about twenty years ago since 1
first heard the name Mormon" /
scarcely gave 1t a second thought at
that time, but in my recent experience,
when one of the Elders of Israel came
to my door with tract, / accepted and
read 1t, and IL seemed like u message
sent from God direct to me. AS soon
as l had chance, / went to hear the
Elder speak and thank my heavenly
Father that l did go. ! always had my
Bible, but l thought 1t too sacred n
book for sinner to read but now 1t
appears to me n new volume, and !
realize that 1t Is only by the Spirit of
God that we can understand the things
of God.
1t has been over n year since I heard
the sound of the first true Gospel note,
and l love to think Of that time and
Of the day l WAS baptized. which was
the happiest of my life. | have had
many happy days since and some
cloudy ones. have learned how ready
and willing God Is to answer prayers.
for when l was about to enter the
waters of baptism. the powers of dark
ness seemed to encompass me, and the
stream ! was ready to step into APP
peared almost like the river of death.
Still did not feel like turning back,
for ! knew | was on the road to life,
and l asked the Elder standing near
est to me to pray for me. which he
did. and there Immediately came over
me a calm feeling. felt strong
enough to be baptized for all those
around me. 1t was then and there
found out the power in prayer, and Il
is well for me that did, for 1t was not
long before the evil one with his many
willing aids put In his appearance
again, and his promptings came to me
something like this: Now don't you
say anything in favor or in defense OF
the work you have embraced. for what
little you may say will not benefit
| yourself nor anyone else" knew !
had started right, and had testimony
| of the work of God; but / soon found
| that It was as necessary to acknowl-
| edge that fact before my brethren and
| sisters and bear my testimony to
| others, as 1t was to possess that knowl-
| edge myself.
The evil one Is ever ready to temp:
| and deceive us In all ways. and has
| even tried to persuade me that / could
! attend other churches and live my re-
| llgion good enough: but / soon found
| that ] could not, and know that ''ht
| that planteth and he that watereth are
one" I believe the Elders of Israe
who are out proclahnlng the Gospel dc
not always realize the amount OF good
| they are doing.
| Your sister in the cause OF Truth,
| MRS. ANNIE E. WADEAIAN.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-16

fulness. Then each bore faithful,
testimony to the Gospel OF Christ.
Elder Wood spoke words OF encourage
ment to the Elders exhotting them to
keep pure hearts in order to Keep the
Spirit of God with them Next tho
Elders received tholr appointments as
follows: Elder Home and Opspo. at
Fogatuli and Falilinla; Elders Burn
ham and Salausa, at Salcaula. Elders
Jeppson. Roberts and wife. Wall and
David Kenison, at Tuasivi Elders
Warwick Fred EenisOn and Sa, ut
Salelavalu; Elder Hendricks was APP
pointed travelling Elder OF the island.
The spirit of unity relgns among the
Elders and Saints as never before.
The afternoon was spent with the
children. The time was occupied In
examinations. reports and the award
ing OF prizes. About fifty school chill
dren were present, parents and friends
also with us. numbering In al over
200, and thus our conference proper
ended. We were blessed to see our
Saints and friends all dispense with the
spirit of the Gospel and can see that
we have had our prayers more than
answered in that we desired success
full and spiritual feast. which was so
abundanty furnished US that we were
happier than ever before.
Sincerely yours.
EDGAR ROBERTS.
Clerk of Conference.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-16

gone unfulnled. Three OF the brethren
have been ordained to the Priesthood.
and others viii quickly follow. as soon
as II Is manifested to us that they are
ready TO receive It. We have "A good
Sunday school, first started with but
three members. but now numbering
twenty. For both the NJ. |. A. and Sun
day school we have sent home for liter
allure that will be suitable to aid us
in strengthening these souls in the Cos
pei of Christ
Up to within n month ago we held
meetings in the house of Brother Nash,
| who kindly permitted us the use Of one
room for that purpose. Thinking that
| a more public hall would help us reach
others who would not go to n private
house, we sought and found one suit
able for our purposes, but II was In the
| hands of the Congregationalsts of this
| city. We were referred to the gentle
man, who wanted to know what de-
nomination II was wanted for. adding:
TT isn't for the Mormons. is it2'' After
a Uniting such to be the fact he said:
81 don't think they will rent it to Nor
mons"
had with me an album of Salt Lake
| City Views, which We're shown him,
and especially pointed ont to him the
picture OF the Congregational church.
and also informed him that the Nor
| mon Tabernacle choir had sang there
upon several occasions 10y invitation OF
| its pastor. etc, etc. We had the great
| satisfaction to witness considerable
| false ideas of what Mormonism is fade
| away and the eradication of much
| error concerning our people dispelled
| from his mind-so much so that when
| we were about leaving, he said he
| would send in our application to the
| board and would acquaint us of its
result. Two days afterwards. we re-
| ceived the following:
| Messrs. Anderson and Orme:
Dear Sirs-Rcferring to your appli-
| cation for us of Sand Hin school for
| the purpose OF holding services in con-
| nection with the Church of Jesus
| Christ of Latter-day Saints" 1 beg to
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-16

buchanan, Ga, April .. 1895
10 TO- .n Mormon Elders were seen COM
wv the city OF buchanan on the
inE day OF March. They had been
ss ,bither by Elias S. Kimball, Presl-
set nf the Southern states mission
leu, had been lhboring in the South
TneSs o,,,a conference. one in Antauga
49,. and The other In Lee county.
eVr,n. mad been instructed to hold
iovs' fast upon meeting, but IA
~, met In Lee county, and there ne
ihes M friends there, they We're forced
,,s start on their long journey without
~ holding their fast, but petitionine
MI mr.. Mailer. on the way. to raise up n
t nm where they might carry out this
nannnsel. They continued on from DAY
dav until near to their county, but
..ef not having found friend who
MA keep them longer than over
WIT they then concluded to fast one
Az and walk and ask the LORD To
enise mr. a friend who would Keep them.
when within days walk OF tnelr
WHY. they found friends who were
.,ning to provide for them. They
Nnnf n most interesting time holding
spNatiprs and conversing with them on
XIV scriptures. They spent the great
", mart Of two days conversing with
.,iblster Of the Congregational church.
,ho made the time quite pleasant FOR
them. -. ,,,,,, o,,,,,,.,
,hair fast. went on their way rejoicing.
smd arrived at Buchanan as above stat
81 and proceeded at once to visit the
.,svor He being very busy did not
al; long with them, but after explains
ms. briefly their business, they asked
nermlssion to canvass the city, which
iras granted, They also visited the
ordinary or judge and asked permission
IN nreach In the court house, which
nrivilege was granted. But on account
~ n Missionary Baptist conference be-
Inc held In that city, and not wishing
m interfere with their worship. they
concluded to defer their meeting until
some future date. They proceeded to
canvass the city, and In few hours
had visited. and with one or two ex-
reptinns. left tract in every house in
mat city They also attended one ses-
sion Of the conference, and listened
very attentively to what was said.
few miles northward they found n
member OF their Church who was
baptized IS or 20 years ago. and who
was acquainted with quite number
Of the Mormon Elders, who years ago
have travelled over Georgian soil; two
Of whom are now members of the
quorum of Apostles. their names be-
Ing John W. Taylor and Matthias F.
Cowley
They also visited n spot where once
stood a church which was built by
Mormon people. and where once as
sembled fifteen of those noble patriots
who were enduring the SCOTS and
scorns OF the world for the truth
which they were teaching Here they
assembled In conference, and here We're
once spoken words of inspiration which
fell from the lips of those inspired men.
These two Elders are now at work in
this county sowing seeds of truth, and
have found and are finding many
friends who are willing to listen to the
message they bear and to give them
food and shelter, for which they feel
thankful to their Maker.
We are your brethren In the Gospel,
FRANCIS NJ. STEPHENSON.
TAYLOR NELSON.
Buchanan. HARRISON County, Georgia.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-16

You think it is because
your child is "growing too
fast " that he fails to put on
flesh. More often it is
due to a gradual and general
weakening of all the forces
of the body. The child
may have no pain, may have
a fair appetite and yet lose
flesh. Perhaps the happiest
effects of SCOTS Emulsion
are in such cases as these.
1t gives the body fat which
is easily taken up; alters
unhealthy action and sup
plies the best blood-making
food known to medical
science.