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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-18
Pills for Every I11-Even for Broken Limbs.

must go now; was called up from the Marine Barracks, where they said man had fallen in fit, and I'll go up and see what I can do for him. It has never transpired whether that man in a fit re- covered before the doctor arrived or died under subsequent treatment.
 It was one of the marines who, while in sick quarters, refused to take the med icine prescribed by a navy doctor, and for this refusal was subsequently tried before a naval court and sentenced to ten days solitary confinement.
 Whatever the medicine might have been it could have been no worse than the "black draught'' and other horse reme- dies prescribed by a surgeon with the prefix of Bug to his name who was stationed at an Eastern navy yard some four years ago. Officers and men were in dread of his treatment. Besides, he had way of discouraging his patients to such degree as to almost cause relapses, and his salutation to convalescent, "Well, I didn't expect to see you again, I surely thought you would die, and you
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-18
THE WAY UP.

Another man is rising from the throng,
 Push him back! Why should he presume to wish to get along?
 Push him back When, at last you stand upon the lofty height, Work against the wretch who tolls with honest might To emerge from neither darkness into light
 Push him back Another man Is crowdng to the fore,
 Push him back You're leader, there must not be any more.
 Push him back Stand together, ye that glitter in the van, Cry him down-the bold trespasser-n you can If you fail-well, then "al hail the coming man.
 Clear the track
 -S. E. RISER, in Cleveland Leader.
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ECCENTRIC NAVAL MEDICOS.
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~ ONE professions are conducive to eccentricity; but why the medical corps in the navy should contain
 more odd characters than the other
 corps is rather strange, for it's func-
 tions are such as to keep the brain in active working order. Whatever the cause may be, it cannot be denied, that several officers in the higher grades of the medical corps have been decidedly odd, and there are yet some of them on the list.
 One notable case was that of a medical inspector retired in 1SS7 at the early age of 51. the regular age for retirement being 62. During the latter years of his service he became more eccentric by degrees and enunciated some startling theories, one of which was his firm belief that animals could talk if they wished to, and would some day be made to talk. His notions of what constituted delicacies were also somewhat startling, for he professed to enjoy rodents crisply roasted, and alleged that snakes were good eating: There was
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-18
FILING UP THE RESERVE.

The s165 900 900 mark has now been crossed in the upward movement of the gold reserve. Almost every week new score is made by this fund. The treas ury people say, and have been saying for the last five or six weeks, that the gold stock in the Government vaults is so large that it is something of an en- barrassment but the business improve ment and the public confidence in the general financial outlook send the pile steadily upward. These are some of the the Republican party in power.1Giobe, Democrat.
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A CONSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESS.

Gentlemen in the House at Washington who denied that there is any proseprity in this country. because of the gold stan dard ought to be able to explain why so many free silver organs are giving pro- fuse statistics showing the great inn provement in business and industrial ac- silver organs boast of the large number of industries which have come into ex- istence during the last year and are profitably conducted. Of course, the fact of great improvement cannot be denied without lying, and if Congressman like to wear that brand they can do so.-Min- neapOliS Journal
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pressing his willingness to extract the tooth at once. The commodore, however, preferred modern appliances, and the doc tor put the string back in his pocket and left the office.
 This same individual some time after called late one evening at the residence of one of the yard officers, and after half an hours chat on general subjects arose with the remark: Well, I suppose I
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ship and on shore his only library con- sisted of a pocket-size wade mecum on the art of healing. It was a very old book, and might account for the doctors some what antiquated methods in his practice. One day, while calling on the command ant, the latter complained of suffering from 8 bad tooth, and remarked that he would call at the dispensary next day to have the tooth pulled. The doctor quietly said that he would do 1t then and there, and when the commodore observed that there were no instruments, the doctor pulled 8 string from his vest pocket, ex-
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-18
THUNDERING SONS OF BUNcoMBE

Hon. Thomas Bracket Reed stands among the foremost tyrants." So says the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Another agi- tated contemporary cries in choking ac- cents that he has ignored and trampled on the constitution of the country" Isn't it about time for the Democratic sons of thunder and brothers of bum combe to propose to abolish this foremost tyrant and trampler? There can be no doubt that he has a habit of being fore most, and the number of heaven -stundi1iss struggled to catch his eye, must amount to hundreds. Can't he be abolished by means of a joint resolution? If not, why not try a constitutional amendment against him.-New York Sun.
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AMUSEM ENTS

Baldwin-The Bostonians California-Black Patti Trouoadours Columbia" What Happened to Jones'. Alcazar-"Charley's Aunt" Morosce's-" shenandoah" Tivon-"Said Pasha-" Vaudeville. Olympia corner Mason and Eddy strees-Specialties' Auditorium, Mason and Ellis streets-Song Recital Cooper Medical College-Lane Lectures The Chues-Chiquita and Vaudeville. Mechanics Pavilion Fair and klondike Exposuon California Jockey Club Oakland Racerack-Races to-day Coursing-Inglesde Coursng Park tomorrow afternoon
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IS OUR sHREwDNEss ovERRATEDs

As the Americans are reputed to be the shrewdest of all people, 1t is aston-S ishing to find politicians attempting so crude confidence game as the scheme to tax them S100 900 GOO to build an ir- perial navy and defend a diseased IS- land out in the Pacific while we have nc money to fortify our own cities.-Kansas City Times.
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said of the United States if the guilt or criminal carelessness of Spain were to be demonstrated and no step taken to humble her the dust? That it
 nation of poltroons, without leaders, its patriotism myth its flag target for sneers
 This is not a jingo generation. We would have peace, but at the cost of crowning Colu bia with shame
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AUCTION SALES

By Frank Butterfeld-This day February 1s Turkish ll6 SUter street at , P M
 Buterfeld This day February lS Furnlture 729 OFarrel street, at Il o'clock
 CohnThis day February IS, Stationery Store at Larkin at Il o'clock.
 CoSaturday, February ls Horses at oaRlano Racetrack at 12 o'clock.
 Rhen Co.-Thursdav, February A, Real Estae a o'clock.
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Ibsen. the Norwegian dramatist, is an extraordinary looking man. Almost a dwarf in height, the upper part of his body is immense, compared with his lower limbs He has a. huge head, covered with bushy white hair, and his keen blue eyes glare at his interlocutor with a piercing glance.
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THE DRAWERS OF INTEREST.

HE three headed free silver manifesto summon
 ing to political fusion the Bryan Democrats Populists and free silver Republicans, as w have shown the owners of money and advo cates of the gold standard with plotting to get posses sion of all the property of the country
 We have said that this interest drawing loan fune Of the country is very largely owned by laborng pie, widows orphans and estates for whom the say ings banks and trust companies. are trustees
 A glance at financial conditions in California vii illustrate this situation The savings bank deposits in California have run as follows:
 1870 ........................$ 36555,ooo
 1880 ........... ...................- $ So4,oo3
 iooo -.....'.......... 03oo2,Oo4
 1895 January .................... I2551877o
 1895 NoVeInOer ................. I3O,S25,55O
 1896 July .................. I31o53,634 Number of depositors in San Francisco
 savings banks ......................... ,484
 otal deposItorS .....................I5 .I5o,S56
 Average deposit ...............$823 57
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Special information supplied daily to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 5l0 Mont gomery street. Telephone Main 1042.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-18

Husbands Calcined Magnesia.-Four first premium medals awarded; more agreeable to the taste and smaller dose than other magnesia. For sale only in bottles with registered trademark label'
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There will be no especial haste to shower congratu- lations upon The King of Round Valley" and his bride Neither would there be good in extend ing condolences However the marriages engineered by spirltuast acting as guide and making busi- ness ot bringing ainities together have been known to turn out disastrousy
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Spanish newspapers express regret that an Ameri- can battle-ship should have been destroyed It is natural to believe, however that their regret that there are still number of American battle-ships afioat IS even more keen
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Several people have been arrested when about to leave for the Kondke and such is the short-sight- edness ot human nature they have in any instance showed the least indication of gratitude
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There surely ought to be some way of bringing the Blythe litigation to end It is strange if there is rot in all the system of court procedure some way of arriving at a final decision. fs ei
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Pelieux expresses the opinion that France will soon be engaged in It would seem from this distance that war had already been declared against Zoa and was in full swing
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-18

Cal. glace fruit soc per ID at Townsend's.. |.
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Waller seems to have made mistake when he wen into politics and to have kept right on making then since.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-18

When Weyler planted torpedoes in the harbor of Havana he had idea of the sort of crop they would raise
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-18

THE NAvY-o. &, City. At this time there is neither admiral nor vice-admiral in the United States navy. The highest rank is rear-admiral.
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O COMMUNICATIONS recently addressed to F. \ B. Thurber of New York, president of the Ex-
 port Association of the United States by l. D. lnte itad
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-04-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

It never rains between the first and
second cataracts of the Nile.
In China the detection of false coins
is IA skilled profession known as "shrotf-
ing and is taught in special schools.
The quorum which ratified the Unit
ed States constitution for Pennsylvania
was secured by abduction aud held be-
hind locked doors.
Whereas in 1887 the amount of tea
consumed in England did not exceed
80, 900, 600 pounds, all of which came
from China, the quantity now imported
is upward Of 230, 900, 900 pounds, or
more than ga pounds per head of popu-
lation.
English girls who are imprudent
enough to marry Cinnamon have q hard
time when they get to China. Four
married to members of the Chinese en-
bassy in London are now destitute in
Shanghai, having been thrown over by
lAeir husbands.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-04-27
Advertising Locals.


BATHS! BATHS! BATHS at The Re-
option. Ticket good for four baths 81.
Single baths so cents.
II you want a house We will give you
the choice of several good properties
and sell them cheaper than you will
ever be able to buy them again. Parties
must have money. Call at the DISPATCH
office.
Buy your fencing, pine or redwood
shingles, clear and common lumber Of
all sizes of Foulks and Powning, Verdi
or Reno. The best mountain pine and
low prices. Common lLmber on the cars
at Verdi at $40 per thousand.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-04-27
APRIL 81, 1898
PERSONAL CHATS.

Governor Dan W. Jones Of Arkansas
wants another term and frankly says SO.
Chief Engineer Edward Farmer. who
has just been retired from the navy. has
decided to make Boston his home.
Richard G. Parsons, who is still q
prominent figure In Cleveland life. re-
ceived from Salmon p. Chase the last
letter which that statesman even wrote.
Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll's old
Sunday school teacher, John F. Robert
son, has just died at Ashtabula, o.. aged
90. For "a years he lived In the house
occupied by Ingersoll's father.
The kbedive's mother was at one time
the most beautiful of the princesses OF
the east. Her lovely clear complexion.
magnificent eyes. with the shape Of her
face and the carriage Of the head, made
her a very queen Of beauty.
When Marion Crawford was in At
lanta recently, q little girl said to him
with charming frankness. II have new.
or read MI. Isaacs.' buff you'll
write your name in my album I'll
promise YOU that I'll buy the book and
help you outi"
Henry NJ. Stanley Is to make q book
Of his South African experience. He
went especially for the opening of the
Bulawayo railroad and has seen the
Transvaal, as we'll as Rhodesia, and one
chapter will be devoted to a meeting
with President Kruger.
Signor Luigi Capucci, an Italian archi-
tect, who has just returned from a long
captivity in Abyssinia, says that Meme
Notwithstanding the favorable reports
which have been circulated, that neither
he nor his subjects have the slightest de-
sire for civilization.
James Hill of st. Paul, the president
of the Great Northern railroad, is an
ardent admirer of beautiful gems. For
years he has been adding to the treas
ures of Mrs. Hills jewel box. His es-
pecial fancy is for emeralds, and IN
doubtedly the finest collection of them
in America is ow ned by his wife.
General W. G. NJ. Davis. who died
at his home in Alexandria. Va. was a
cousin of Jefferson Davis and an init
mate friend of Daniel Webster. He en-
tered the Confederate service as captain
Of cavalry and became a ~brigadier gen.
eral In the Army Of East Tennessee.
After the civil war General Davis prac-
tioed law In Richmond and in Washing
ton.
Mr.. Henry James has purchased .
house In the picturesque town Of Rye.
England. where he intends to make his
home. He has spent his summers In
Rye for some time past. One of his
neighbors Is Miss Ellen Terry, whose
house, though a mile away at Winohel-
sea, Is in plain sight from Mr.. James
gate, the road is so level and straight
between them.
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To hunters.

Hunters will please not go into the
fields on the Italian ranch near Jake
Hamilton's old place, or on the Hill
ranch, to shoot, as the wild cattle break
oct and cause me much trouble and ex-
pense.
E. OLINGHoUsE.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-04-27

/ hereby notify all hunters not to
trespass upon my premises. Those
who do not heed this notice will be
prosecuted. 7. G. HERMAN.~
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-04-27
Notice. to Auntara-

E. OLINGHoUsE.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-17

The listing of $1.0250O0 additional second
mortgage 5-per-cent. bonds of the Lake
Erie & Western, making the second mort
gage bonds amount to So 625 ,0OO has resulted
in some of the New York financial papers
attacking the financial and physical condi-
ton of the property. The Wall-street Daily
News says: '"The Lake Erie & Western is
either trusting to lucky gain in revenue
or is compelled to issue bonds for Improve
ments really to repair neglect of past years.
The figures show that the company has
spent in the last six years out of operat-
ing expenses for maintenance of its roadbed
x2;O29934, an average of $3SS.154 per year,
Which equals $466 per mile. That sum is
altogether too small TO keep the roadway i'm
proper repair. An expenditure of 500 per
mile would be none too liberal for a road
situated the Lake Erie & Western. Esti-
mating on this basis the company should
have spent 81. 400 per mile more in the last
three years than was actually expended to
properly keep up its roadway repair. This
indicates that since 1892 its maintenance ex-
penses have been about $1,000 600 short of
what should have been spent according to
a conservative estimate. 1t will be noticed
however chat the total amount spent in the
meDts approximates 100000, just about
what we estimate as the shortage in
maintenance expenses on none too liberal
allowance. The conclusion would appear to
be irresistible that the claims of the COM
pany that the present low roadway charges
are possible because of very liberal expendi-
lures in past years do not hold. What the
company calls 'betterments' certainly can
not he entitled to that term They do not
represent material additions and improve
ments to its property. There is another
very important point relating to the
finances. Since 1898 the company has made
large charges to capital for new equipment.
AS a matter of fact the rolling stock now
owned Is considerably less than in that year.
The company has 612 fewer freight ears and
twelve fewer locomotives tnan In 1875 VIII
the companys officers explain this short
age?'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-17
AN INCREASE IN TONNAGE
ORDERS FOR CARS FAR IN EXCESS
OF THE AVAILABLE SUPPLY.
The Panhandle Report to the Inter-
Finances of the l.. f. a. w.

The volume of freight traffic with most
lines seems to be limited by the number of
cars that can be furnished; especially is
this true with the Vandalia. the Pennsyl-
vania. the Big -Four and the Cincinnati
Hamilton Il Dayton roads, the loaded car
movement with these lines now being at its
maximum In the week ending Oct. Is there
were received and forwarded at Indanap-
oils 2S,619 cars, 1908 being loaded, lola more
loaded cars than were handled at this point
in the week ending Oct. s. 1869 more than
in the corresponding week of 1897, 5,19S more
than in 1896, 1863 more than in 1895 and
6,lO2 more than in 1894. For so heavy a total
movement an unusually small per cent. of
the cars handled are empty This is at
fributed to tho facts-that the east and
west-bound business of the through lines is
very seldom as nearly equal in tonnage as
for some weeks past and that never before
in the history OF Indianapolis lines have
similar conditions existed. Nearly every
article listed in the freight classiications
is being handled; as result both through
and local business is pressing the roads for
cars, and were the shipments Of grain as
heavy as at the corresponding period last
year the transportation officials would be
at their wits end as TO handling the bust
ness and pacifying the shippers. Trans
portation officials are working eighteen of
the twenty-four hours in planning for the
best distribution of cars. 1t would be
waste of space TO specify any special line
OF freights as in the lead in tonnage Usual
ly in October. grain exceeds all other
classes of freight, but this is not the case
this year: as in both high and low class
freights there is a more general movement
than was ever before known in October.
The tonnage Of coal now being handled is
sat least % per cent. heavier than in Octo-
Der, 1896 or 1897, and Is to 20 per cent. more
live stock is being handled. The most
marked increase is in the shipments of fur
niture. engines, boilers, saWmills, lumber.
-four and cerealine products. and apples and
potatoes are being handled by Indianapolis
lines, shipped from greater distances than
ever before known. Freight men have
ceased to worry as to the future of traffic
so much business is there in sight and so
satisfactory is the outlook. Below is given
Is and for the corresponding weeks of 1897
and 1896.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-17

Quotations mt st. Louis, baltimore.
Cincinnati and other Places.

ST. LOUIS. Oct 15.-Flour unchanged. Wheat
Futures easy and fractionally lower Spot
lower No. red, cash. elevator. zoe bid; track
T0671c: October, 6Shc bid and Tic asked; Deem
her 6Skc; May 677sc asked; No hard cash
64lz@65hc. Corn fractions lower for futures. Spot
December. 29$4q297sc asked; Nav 31isc. Oats
Futures irregular, with fractional changes. SPOT
lower No. 2, cash. 22iac; track. 23t2M24c; Dec en-
Der, 239tc bid; May, 24ac bid; No. 2 white 25AI
25lAc. Rye easier at 47lsn47Ac. Flaxseed nom
inally higher at SSc. Whisky. $1.2S Prime tim
othy seed, $3.50. Corn meal higher at 81. 60a165.
Bran strong; sacked. east track. 52c. Hay-Tim-
othy steady ct se.50qs 20: prairie firm at So 5OdI5
Butter firm; creamery 1sG22c; dairy 13d171sc.
Eggs steady at 13c Cotton ties and bagging un-
changed. Pork steady; standard mess jobbng,
S. Lard higher; prime steam, 81. IS: choice. $3.50.
Dry-salt meats-Boxed shoulders A.37i5 extra
short-cear s5.37ie; ribs. $3.50; shorts. $5.62E.
S5s7i6; ribs IS; shorts. s6.12Is Receipts-Flour.
3oCO brls; wheat 1877 600 bu: corn, 740c0 bu; oats.
20 COO bu Shipments-F1our. 600 brls; wheat,
1C4.CeO bu; corn, 10000 bu; oats. 1900 bu.
BALTIMORE. Oct 15-Flour hrmer; receipts.
% 026 brls exports 60. 543 brls. Wheat hrmer:
spot and month. 72izG72Ac; receipts. 3s.74i be:
exports, 2sl37 bu; Southern wheat by sample.
65M73iac; Southern wheat grade, 6S073c Corn
frmer spot and month. 35ss635,sc; steamer
1921 bu; Southern white corn. 35036c; Southern
yellow 3e636izc. Oats firm: No. Western, 2S0
2Sikc; receipts. 1880 bu Rye strong and higher;
No Western, SIC. receipts. g. 22S hu: exports,
A. s57 bu Butter steady and unchanged. Eggs
firm and unchanged Cheese steady and un-
changed.
LIVERPOOL. Oct. 15.--wheat-- Spot Arm: No
red Northern spring, IS 2i5d Corn--Spot firIn
American mixed, - 7Ad; futures arm; Oetobsr
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-17
AT NEW YORK.
Ruling Prices in Produce at tho Sea-
Oard's Commercial MetrODOIis.


NEW YORK, Oct. 15.--Flour-Receipts,
Corn meal firm: No. 3 Western. sligo. c. l. f.
Buffalo; 5513c, f. 0. b. afioat to arrive. Bar
ley malt dull; Western, 55@64c.
Wheat-Receipts, 246975 bushels exports,
561S5. Spot steady; No. red, 745sc. f. o. b..
afioat. Options opened strong on Liverpool
cables, eased off under sales for both ac-
counts, but displayed final strength a
renewal of large export demand; closed I'M
changed Ac higher; No red. May, 1880
Corn-Receipts, 1885 bushels; exports,
56lS5. Spot steady; No. 2. 37%c, f. o. b..
ahoat Options opened stronger on the
sharp Liverpool advance. but yielding later
prices: May 3sss63S7sc. closing at 3S5sc.
OatS-Receipts. 10000 bushels: exports,
1882. Spot firmer; No. 2 2Sc. Options dull
and nominal
Hops strong; state, common to choice 1896
crop, 56ISc; 81 crop, 11W13c '9S crop, 17D
Zoe Pacific coast 1896 crop, 5@Sc; '97. 11G13c;
Rice firm; fair to extra. 4@5c. Molasses.
firm.
Cotton-seed oil quiet but firm; prime crude,
lSc nominal; prime crude, I. o. b. mills. l3d
13l2c prime summer yellow. 22n221Ac; Off
glc: butter grades, 26d21c; prime winter yell
low 27N2Sc.
changed; ruled inactive and featureless,
with weak undertone following unsatisfac-
tory cables and entire absence of Specula-
tive interest with spot buyers making lower
bids: closed quiet and unchanged. Sales
II 250 bags. December. 5.50c; March. 5.75c;
August and September. &c. Spot coffee
Rio quiet; No 7, invoice. CSC jobbing, 35sc
Mid, quiet; Cordova, &d15c-
Sugar-Raw firm; fair refining. 3 11-l6G0
3s4c; centrifugal, SO test. &c; Inolasses SUI
gar, 7-16QS1sc. Refined steady; mold A.
47sc: cut loaf, 514c crushed. 5Mc, powdered,
SIC, graduated, DC; cubes, 51sc.