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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

We had occasion some time ago to commend the Examiner for its newly acquired practice of publish ing afdavts certifying the truth of any story in its columns which could be verified in that way The commendaton well intended, but 1t has led the Examiner into in the affidavit line, for that paper is now engaged day after day in getting ai- davits certifying the accuracy of news published n The Call on the previous day Thus it followed The Calls publication of the statement of Young Mitchell concerning the price asked for the issue of permits for prize fights with affidavit from Mitchell, and yesterday it followed up The Calls story of the fesson and of Frank Belew with afidavits and certificates from host of officials of Solano County This work is entirely unnecessary and uncaled for When the Examiner takes from The Call it should simply state the fact and then the people will know that the news Is accurate.
 The people who know the least about the war scare over European aggression the Chinese coast are probably the Chinese themselves and it is likely they are also the people who care least That wonderful yellow has failed to absorb every conquer ing that 1t in war, and the attempt of any European nation to build dominion there would be about futile as attempt to erect tower on quagmire.
 One of the pleasing features of the situation of the controversy the equipment of the cars with safety devices is the prospect that shall now get the lenders without the poodle gang in the Board of Supervisors getting that long desired $500 apiece This is where economy is sweet to the public as pleasure that would have cost money enough to burn a wet dog
 In default of getting the of the of Frank Belew until the day after it was published in The Call the Examiner yesterday made great display oi certificates to the effect that 1t had long ago guessed he was guilty. This morning it will probably assert that the guessing was enterprise and claim it scoop.
 The Oakland bridegroom who two hours after his marriage told his bride Now 1 have you where want you and will do what I please with you clearly mstook the situation, he will find out wher she gets the divorce she has applied for and gives hn the la ha while enjoying her alimony.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

Get a home; 5000 cash and $40 per month for a few years will buy the prettiest house in the prettiest suburb of San Francisco. Call on R. E. McGill. IS Post st.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
Q o o o O O o o O o 0 JUDGE LOW 0 o INDUCES c
 o IN REP ARTEE. Q

V after thoroughly sizing him up. said: "As you cannot deny your condition when the officer arrested you last night. possibly you can give some explanation of how you came that way"
 Well, your honor" answered the pris- oner. 1t was like this: You see. I went out to the track in the afternoon. and. as things were coming my way, made pretty good stake. When I got back in town thought, as I had been getting the worst of it for long time. would force my luck a bit while the ball was rolling toward me- So started down the line. playing whisky straight, the police to show and the prison for place. It was a hot combination. but it won, as you can see this morning"
 The judge was staggered for moment. but quickly recovering himself he turned to the clerk and said Tt looks to me as if the principal blame should rest with the handy capper who started this fellow carrying so much weight, so you had bet ter scratch him for running foul and tell him never to come back on this track"
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

vOTERS-Enquirer, City. Based upon figures obtained during the census of 1890 and others obtained since, the lat ter estimates, it is estimated that sev enty-six per cent of the voters in the United States are native born, and twenty-four per cent are naturalized cit izens.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

Outlet icecream sO5 Larkin. Tel East 1oS.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

A very seedy specimen of the racing fraternity appeared before Judge Low yes terday charged with drunken
 The indno
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

son in the person of Father Dye,l who is professor of philosophy and English liz erature in the Roman Catholic school at Durango.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

Cal. glace fruit 5Oc perIb at Townsend's.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

E.. Black, painter, 12o Eddy st.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

Various of the powers finding that the rule of honor among thieves accepted by the thief who has the biggest club.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

WILL YOU WALK WITH ME THE DAYg
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

A short time
 ago there arrived from one oS the large Eastern cities an expeed- ingly tall gentle man, who rsgis- tered at the Pal
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

o o 0 o 0 o o o o o O WHY O oCLERK O'BRlEN o Q IS SAD. o o o o o O O O o O O o o
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HEN scheme for plundering the public has X been once well devised and put into the form of job which has the attractive appearance
The Topeka state journal., 1898-02-11
NOTICE TO BURGLARS.
Wakefield Man Puts the Combination
on Safe Door

Wakefield, Kan, Feb. 11-Some time
ago s E. Richards store was entered
by burglars, his safe blown open and
ransacked, all things of value being
taken, and the safe, worth $500, ruined.
Mr.. Richards has a new safe now, but
he doesn't keep his money in it, On
the front of this safe is the following
notice:
Notice to BurgIars-Gents: Please
do not spoil this safe with a sledge-
hammer, or dynamite, but open it in a
gentlemanly manner by working the
combination as follows: Set the tum-
blers all in motion by turning'the dial
to the left about six times stopping on
number 80; reverse and pass number
twice and stop on it the third time;
reverse and again pass number so, then
turn to the right until the dial comes
to halt and the safe will open, saving
you much time and labor and the nee
essity of making unnecessary noise by
pounding or blasting, and disturbing
the whole neighborhood.
"P. S.-The key to the cash drawer is
in the drawer"
The Topeka state journal., 1898-02-11
YOUNG GA1ENA ELECTRICIAN
Is Creating a Reputation as a 'sWiz-
ardn in St. Louis

Galena, Feb. 11.-Rector Land, who
recently left this city for ST. Louis, is
achieving fame as an electrician. He
is but IA years old. He has perfected
several inventions involving the use of
batteries and other electrical appli-
ances, and but recently completed an
underground trolley system which he
believes will enable the street railway
companies to bury their overhead pow
er wires.
From early childhood he showed a
disposition to meddle with mechanical
devices and electrical appliances. While
other children ran about and played he
retired to the cellar and toyed with his
batteries. With his spending money he
bought wire, acids and other appli-
ances. On more than one occasion has
he been known to pawn his clothes in
order to get sufficient money to buy
articles necessary to some scheme he
had on hand
It is the hope of the youth that he
may be able to display his models at
the Electrical exposition, which is to
be held this spring in New York
The Topeka state journal., 1898-02-11
ATE 81 OYSTERS.
And it Was Not Much of an Even
ing for Oysters, Either.

ct can eat a half gallon Of oysters,
solid oysters without any juice on
Them said Capt. H. E. Wentworth to
B. G. Walker, who keeps a restaurant
s'I will agree to furnish the oysters
for you to eat. If you eat them they
cost you nothing but if you do not eat
them all at one sitting you must pay
me five cents apiece said Walker.
Capt. Wentworth agreed and Walker
got a. half gallon of large bulk oys-
ters, pressed firmly in the half gallon
measure without a drop of juice on
them. Capt Wentworth without more
ado seated himself at the lunch cOun-
ter, placed his feet firmly on the rounds
of the stool and said he was ready.
Walker placed the oysters in front of
him, Have any crackers or water?"
asked Walker.
Nothing but pepper sauce" said the
captain.
The captain poised the first oyster
daintily on the prongs of his fork, eyed
it a moment and it was down. 1t was
but a few moments until SO more had
followed the first one on it's downward
course. Then the captain stopped
Walker thought he had won and was
about to ask if the other q were too
many for the captain when the man
who was racing between Limitation and
the 81 oysters asked if the next p could
be warmed a little. They were warmed
and then the captain had his second
breath and the oysters went down in
pairs instead of Singly as they had be-
fore. When the S7th oyster had reached
its destination the captain cOOlly wiped
his mouth on a paper napkin, rose from
the stool, shrugged his shoulders,
picked out a nice smooth toOthpick, just
for appearances and StrOlled leisurely
out of the restaurant. He went home,
read the evening paper and went to bed
and slept the sleep of the just. The
next morning he awOke without hav-
ing dreamed of his grandmother or
anybody else's grandmother, and ate a
hearty breakfast
The Topeka state journal., 1898-02-11
GERMAN REINFORCEMENTS.
Emperor williams Chinese Army
Now Numbers 4,2OO Men.

Vancouver, B. C., Feb. 10.-Orienta1
advices brought by the Empress of Chi
na, state that with the arrival of rein
forcements to the German squadron at
Kiao Chou, the German force will num-
Der about 4,200 men, There is some
disturbance at Chez Foo.
Some disbanded sOldiders from Kiao
Chou have begun plundering in the sur
rounding country.
At Port Arthur things are beginning
to assume their normal state. The port
was for some time almost deserted, as
the inhabitants feared a repetition of
the massacre that occurred during the
war with Japan
The KOkumin Shimbun states that,
according to a private letter received
from Seoul, a rumor is being circulated
to the effect that preparations are be-
ing made at Vladivostock for sending
a force of 5000 men to the peninsula
under pretext of body guards for the
Korean emperor.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-02-11
MCPHERSON JAIL BREAK.
Two Prisoners File Through the Bars
and Escape.

Mcpherson, Feb. 11.-Last evening
Lon Perkins charged with obtaining
money under false pretense and J. c.
Harris, a burglar held for the sheriff of
Usage county, escaped from the county
Jail here by saving off two q inch steel
bars in the window of the exercise cor
ridOr of the county Jail
Sheriff Seitz thoroughly inspected the
jail Sunday and found everything all
right and at the time of the delivery he
was at Marquette. % miles from here
serving subpoenas, but was teiephOned
for and Immediately came home.
The prisoners, three in number were
given their supper at the usual time
Immediately after supper Parks, the
pOisOner who made no attempt to eS-
cape, says the other two commenced
work on the bars to liberate themselves.
He was afraid to raise an alarm for
fear of violence, he says. Soap was
used in place of oil and Parks says their
work was that of experts for SO noise
less and expeditions was the work that
the noise was not plainly heard at a
minutes was the entire time consumed
in the escape. After the rods were
sawed off they easily bent them, kicked
off the wire screen and passed out feet
foremost. Parks at once gave the
alarm to the sheriff's family but as the
night was dark and stormy little toward
their recapture was accomplished.
A buggy was seen standing in front of
the Jail about the time of the delivery
and it is believed they had an accomp-
lice as in no other way could they have
secured a saw that would have done the
work so quickly.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-02-11
BRAVE EMPoR1A WOMAN.
Prevents a Wholesale Jail Delivery
Two Prisoners Escape.

Fmporia. Feb. 11-One of the most
daring of Jail deliveries occurred here
Wednesday evening, and was only made
public yesterday
HARRY Freeman, a thief whose jail
sentence had nearly expired, and Fred
Jobe, a colored burglar, sentenced to
ten years in the penitentiary, and who
would have been taken there this morn
ing had he not escaped, were, however,
the only successful ones out of an even
dozen who made the attempt, the 9TH
ers being frustrated and returned to the
lookup by a plucky little woman, who
defied and fought them all for sake Of
duty and her husband.
At 9 o'clock at night Undersherif
Dennis O'COnner made his last rounds,
and, as usual, placed a supply of coal
in the Jail for the night. In doing this
he as usual, placed all the buckets with
coal inside of the outer door, which he
then locked before opening the inner
door. When this was opened the pris-
oners, except Freeman, who was trust
ed on account of his sentence being
nearly expired, were all ordered back to
the other side of the room. Freeman
assisted in taking in the coal.
While doing this he suddenly thrust
time exclaiming, 80, 1 have silver in
my finger" He then asked O'Conner
to look at it, but no sooner was the
sheriff's head bent over to look than
Freeman slapped his hand suddenly in
to the formers face. The hand was
filled with a powder, the exact nature
of which is not known. Whatever it
was, it at once not only blinded O'Con-
ner but also caused him excruciating
agony. He, however, attempted to Sc
cure the prisoners by slamming the
door shut, but was unable to find the
proper place to put the paddock in, ere
the prisoners, a dozen in all, pushed the
door open, grabbed him, knocked him
down, beat him, secured the keys and
had opened the outer door. Freeman had
rushed out and up stairs, and JObe was
swiftly following, when he was grabbed
by Mrs. O'COnner, who had heard her
husband call for assistance Jobe
succeeded in freeing himself from the
woman, but had his shirt torn from his
back before ne got away.
Mrs. O'Conner then turned to assist
her husband, who was still struggling
with the other prisoners. In a peremp-
tory tone, she ordered them back into
The Topeka state journal., 1898-02-11
BRYAN GOING TO BOSTON.
His Object is to Show His Confidence
in George Fred Williams.

Boston, Feb. 11.-William J. Bryan has
decided to visit Boston, and while here
he will be the guest of his friends in the
Democratic state committee. This infor-
nation was given out today by a politi-
clan of this city who has been very close
to Mr.. Bryan ever since the notable cam
paign of 1896, and it is as good as official.
The gentlemen who was in receipt of
this advice was not prepared to give de-
tails, but he says Mr.. Bryan's visit would
take place in the early spring and that
it did not include a speaking tour of New
England. The Democratic leader will not
stop at more than three places on his way
to the New England metropolis, and it is
believed here that his main object in Wis
iting Boston will be to show his contin-
ued confidence in George Fred Williams,
who as Mr.. Bryan understands it, is be-
ing bitterly opposed by the same men who
refused to help Mr.. Bryan in the preSi-
Dental campaign. This means that Mayor
Josiah Quincy and the anti-Williams fac
ton in this city will be given a decided
snub by Mr. Bryan.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-02-11
KANSAS NEWS.
A Mad Greyhound Runs Amuck
in Crawford County.
Seven Children known to Have
Been Bitten.
WERE MILES APART.
All Taken to Pittsburg for Mad
stone Treatment.
The Dog Finally Run Down by
HOrsemen and Killed.

Pittsburg, Feb. ia strange grey
hound, wild with hydrOphobia took
run through Crawford county Wednes-
day and bit and lacerated several chill
dren. 1t was first seen at William
Herod's place and without warning
bit his 9-year-old son, Eearl Herod.
Mr.. Herod came to Pittsburg yesterday
evening to have his boy treated with
the maidstone owned by Rev. F. A.
Symmes.
When they reached here he found
that three other children, who were Bit
ten by the same dog, were already
ahead of him.
The next heard from the dog was that
a little girl, the daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Sharp, had been badly bit
ten in front of their home in Girard-
The next child bitten was the 3-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. George Dur
ham. in Girard. Earl Durham was
fearfully bitten and torn by the dog.
The lobe of the child's right ear was
torn from the head, the flesh and mus
Gle being torn away.
Jennie Jones, three miles south of Cir
ard, was also bitten on the hand.
An S-year-old boy was bitten by this
dog. This boys name was Burns. His
father resides about one mile west of
Lone Oak Mr.. Burns brought his son
to the Symmes' stone to have it ap-
piled.
Another Girard child was bitten by
the dog, whose name could not be
learned.
The last known injury done by this
dog in its wild career was its biting of
an 1S-year-old boy at Kirkwood. This
young man also called on Dr. SymmeS
early, but he found the latter not at
home and left without giving his name.
He told those awaiting for Mr.. Symmes
that he was standing near the black
smith shop at Kirkwood, when the dog
rushed upon him and bit him upon the
forearm and the upper right arm. He
fought the dog, but it clung savagely
to his arm. Several young men who saw
the savage attack of the dog borrowed
horses and followed it south. They sue
ceeded in killing the dog about a mile
and a half south of KirkWood
The foregoing cases are only those
known of last evening
The Topeka state journal., 1898-02-11
TIME CLOCKS FOR CLERKS.
They Have Been Placed in the Treas
ury Department at Washington.

Washington, Feb. 11.-An experiment
is being tried in the treasury depart
ment with time clocks to regulate the
attendance of employees, the same as
large mercantile and other establish
ments throughout the country.
These clocks have been placed in the
second and sixth auditors offices, both
of which are in separate buildings from
the treasury department. By this ar
rangement all the employees enter by
one door and each touches little but
ton upon coming into the building,shoW-
ing the time of arrival, and the same
process is gone through at O'Clock,
when the offices close for the day.
It is question with the officials of
the treasury department whether they
will turn out to be an Improvement over
the present check on the tardiness of
employees, by which the watchman takes
the names and the time of arrival and
departure at regular intervals of the
employees of the various bureaus This
system was inaugurated by Secretary
Gage and has reduced the cases OF tard1-
ness in the treasury department to a
minimum and at the same time tncreaS-
ed the efficiency of the work
The Topeka state journal., 1898-02-11
CHICAGO NEWS PROVERBS.

An up-to-date woman is frequently
away behind her age.
The cashier should be known by the
company that keeps him.
The time made by the losing horse
isn't money to the owner.
When a man talks to his wife through
a telephone what he says goes.
= -
The man who weds an old flame often
finds that she has a redhot temper.
The man who would enjoy the music
of the band must keep up with the pro-
cession.
The average girl believes that an en-
gagement ring is one continuous round
of pleasure.
The man who loves a woman as much
as she wants to be loved has no time
for outside f1irtations.
Wives are more liberal than hus-
bands. The wife who has mind of
her own is apt to give her husband
pieces of it.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-02-11
WHO rs THE DEAD MANp
Sick and Destitute Stranger From
Oklahoma Dies at Winfield.

Winfield, Feb. IA stranger whose
name is thought to be Este, died last
night a few minutes after u o'clock
at the Salvation Army's food and shell
ter, about whom there seems to cling
an air of mystery. He came to town
Monday afternoon in a wagon with a
boy who says he is the dead mans son
and who says he is 19 years old.
Just before he died Dan Dix, who
waited on him, asked him his name
and about his family, but he refused
to tell who he was or anything about
his past. He said he was known as
Oliver Estes, but that was not his cor
rect name. He said he went from Mis-
souri, to Oklahoma, tried to make a
crop and failed and then had started
back to Bates county, Missouri. He
said the wagon and team comprised all
his earthly possessions and refused to
his past
The Topeka state journal., 1898-02-11
TO FIGHT FOR WATER.
Farmers Along the Arkansas River
Unite to Fight Colorado Ditch
Companies.

Wichita, Feb. 11-Twenty of the
wealthiest farmers and business men
of Sedgwick, Sumner and Reno coun-
ties met in Wichita yesterday and
formed an organization to be known as
the Arkansas Valley Protective associa-
tion of Southern Kansas, to raise funds
and for carrying on the fight against
the Colorado Irrigation Ditch compa-
nies.
Representative SiIas Rutledge was
elected president and a call was sent
to the city councils of the cities along
the Arkansas river from Great Bend
to Arkansas City, and the county Off
GERS of Reno, Sedgwick and Cowley
counties to meet in Wichita on Satur-
day, February 10, to perfect plans for
raising $4,000 to push the suit for an in
junction against the Rocky Ford, Col,
ditch companies, and to put a test case
through the United States supreme
court. The membership of the associa-
tiOn will be about 100
The Topeka state journal., 1898-02-11
NAMING THEIR MARK.
What Several Bright CoIored Boys
Are Doing.


Rev. G. w. Guy of the colored Afetho-
dist church OF this city has four sons
to whom he is giving a special educa-
ton
One of his sons, w. z. Guy, a few
days ago delivered an address before
the Sigma Pi society, of which he is a
member from the junior class in the H.
IinOis state college at Jacksonville.
OF another son, a recent item in a
Detroit, Mich. paper, has the following
complimentary notice:
Milton w. Guy,a young colored man,
has been chosen orator of the senior
class of the Ann ArbOr high school. In
1896 Guy won the debating champion
ship. In 1895 he delivered the Emanci-
patton day address at Jackson. He is
also brilliant amateur writer and won
the prize for the best story offered by
the Breeze. Mr.. Guys father is a Meth
odist preacher in Missouri, where the
young man lived until a few years ago,
when he came north and kept books and
did similar work to pay debts and de-
fray school expenses. AS the senior
class numbers nearly 100 students,
Guys selection is considered a great
honor"
The Rev. Mr.. Guy, who has two 9TH
er sons in the Illinois college, is a broth
er of Attorney James Guy of this city
and recently came to Topeka from Mis-
souri, His father and mother were both
slaves, but they and their relatives
raised enough money to purchase their
freedom before the Emancipation.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-02-11
PUBLIC LIBRARY ROBBED.
St Louis is Compelled to Fence Out
the Vandals.

st. Louis, Feb. the pub
lie will be obliged to look at books in
the public library through wire fencing
or not look at them at all.
Within the past two years nearly /, 200
valuable books have been stolen from
the shelves in the issue department and
never recovered. 1t has been the GUS
tom in the library to exhibit the new
books on shelves outside of the issue
desk, and in such convenient display
that anyone passing in and out of the
library can inspect them There has
never been any way of detecting a thief
in the act of purloining a book, because
dozens of readers are coming and going
at all hours with books of all sorts.