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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-24
A Futile Effort to Time
Lock His Malignant
Tongue.
A Great Corporations Pleading at
the Feet Of a Deliberate.
BlaCkmailer.

The Gail has reproduced and COM
mented on the secret contract between
the Examiner and the Southern Pa
cific Company in which Hearst through
his representative agreed not to be
malicious, malignant nor to misrepre-
sent the interests of that corporation
for a certain time. Mr.. Hearst, con-
fronted with the indisputable evidence
of his turpitude, shrieks forgery and
makes a personal attack on Mr.. W. H.
Mills. In justice to the latter gentle
man The Call acquits him of any con-
nectiOn with the exposure Of this black
mailing scheme of the Examiner. No
one connected with The Call consulted
Mr.. Mills about the matter. nor did he
in any way contribute to the astonish-
ing exposure which has stung Mr..
Hearst into a red-mouthed challenge
to Mr.. Mills to sue him for libel and to
do a lot of other things which Mr.. Mills
has no interest In doing, as he has had
no connection with anything that has
appeared in The Call.
AS we'll might the Examiner make
mouths at the King of the Belgians and
challenge him to sue it, in a matter
with which he has had no connection
nor relation. The facts we have pub
lished are these, and before we finish
we will point out to Mr.. Hearst very
easy and simple way in which he can
disprove them, without waiting for a
suit by Mr.. Mills or anybody else for an
opportunity to prove that he is not a
blackmailing scoundrel.
In June, 1892, a secret agreement was
Toada and entered into nv and hatuaen
the Examiner and the Southern Pa
cific Company. This agreement, which
was the basis of the open contract for
advertising, contains these stipulations:
The company lis to enjoy immunity
from hostility in the columns of the Ex-
aminer and) is not to be the victim of
malicious attack of criticism or of mis-
representation; that the Examiner will
not seek to create hostile sentiment in
5the minds Of this community against the
Southern Pacific Company, or any of the
interests it represents, and that while not
stipulating as against all criticism. it
agrees that criticism shall not proceed
from any motive of malice or malignity
and that such criticism as may be found
necessary to keep and maintain the con-
fdence of the public, to the extent that
any public sentiment may have been
created from other sources is to be avoid
ed as much as possible
June Is, 1892, the representative of the
Examiner agreed to all of the above
except the part inclosed in brackets.
To learn whether that part was not in
cluded in the agreement, the directors
were asked by Mr. Mills If it accorded
with their understanding. Mr.. Mills
saying in writing that it was his un-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-24

derstanding and Crocker and Towne in
writing declared that it was theirs.
After the company by those repre-
sentatives had refused to recede and
excise the part in brackets, on June 20.
1892, the open contract was made, by
which the Southern Pacific Company
agreed to pay the Examiner 100000 in
thirty monthly installments for adver-
tising in it's Columbian Fair edition,
and that open contract contained this
clause:
And all in accordance with an agree
ment entered into between the Ex-
aminer management and c. F. Crocker,
A. n. Towne and William H. Mills, on
behalf of the Southern Pacific Com
pany"
That clause obviously did not mean
the contract in which it appeared, for
A. N. Towne was not a party thereto,
but prior and perfected agreement to
which Towne was a party and which
was precedent to the contract and a
condition upon which the contract was
made.
The Examiners Columbian Fair edi-
ton was not issued until June 4, 1893,
but the payments on the blackmail
agreement began September l, 1892,
nine months before the advertising ap-
peared, and $4,000 had been paid by
April 25, 1898, and on June 8, $4,000 more
was paid, making practically a pay
ment of $4,000 before the advertising
had circulation.
On July "a, 1893, w. R. Hearst
hypothecated this open contract to the
First National Bank of San Francisco
affixing his own signature to the as
signment, but first obtaining the in
dorsement of Colonel c. F. Crocker on
the back of the contract that the same
was valid and would be paid when
due, according to the terms thereof"
Now, when Hearst assigned this con-
tract to the bank putting his assign
ment and signature on it's back along
side Of Crocker's certificate to it, what
were the legal facts? Crocker certified
that the contract was valid and would
be paid when due according to the
terms thereof" If there was no agree
ment behind the contract Hearst had
performed his part, for the Examiner
had completed md delivered the adver-
tising called for, and had thereby com
pleted his undertaking openly written
in the contract. But Crockers indorse-
ment implied legally that Hearst sun
dertaking was not completed; that "ac-
cording to the terms thereof he had
something to do besides the advertis-
ing which had been completed and de-
livered. He may have been watching
crocodiles on the Nile. or listening to
the bulbul in Cashmere when his agents
were selling him to bondage to the
Southern Pacific but when he person
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90 o o 600 o. 0O00009
aminer would accord to the railroad
company fair treatment In it's columns.
Mr.. Herrin then Informed you that it
was my opinion as well as that of the
other directors of the Southern Pa
cific Company. that the Examiner had
not, especially during the strike given
the company fair treatment. To this
you replied that you believed that the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-24
HEARSTS SECRET AGREEMENT WITH THE
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY
MADE IN 1892.

The immunity hostility
the Examiner is
criticism of misrepresentation;
hostile sentiment of
community against the Southern Pacific
represents stipuatng against
nalgnty, that
lie, public sentiment been
avoided
qutefu
tconfor
Satisfactory
49, F.
H
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-24

This agrees with my
understanding quite fully.
Certainly nothing less
would be satisfactory.
CHARLES F. CROCKER.
June 1S.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-24

WILLIAM R. HEARSTS CONTRACT. :
ITS APPROVAL AND ASSIGNMENT :
OF THE ILL=GOTTEN GAINS. :
This Is the Contract Entered Into Between Hearst and The Southern
Pacific Company in Accordance With the Secret Agreement
SAN FRANCISCO, June


M SO,
Sir We hereby the Grand Special Worlds Fair edition
hundred and columns for which the Southern Pacific Company
Q in
of the mbian
And is
nandr
for the Southr Company
CHARLES CROCKER,
San Francisco
Colonel CTOT Approves the Contract Accordance With the Secret Agreement
and
rderwh whend
F.. President
San
Hearts Assignment Of Doodle Accordance With the Secret Agreement
uly2
value
Frst
D Sal
Witness l. WR
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Continued on Sixth Page.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-24

COLONEL CROCKER: The
above is my understand
ing. How does it conform
to your understanding?
w. H. MILLS.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-19
LATTER DAY sam rs.
Sem Annual Session Of the Church
Closed In This City Last Evening.

The semi-annual session of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints was closed in this city last even
ing. by services in Pilgrim Hall. Two
days had been spent In an earnest dis
cussion of plans for the propagation OF
the Mormon faith throughout New
England and the three Canadian prov
inces, which comprise this conference
twenty-five elders were in attendance
The following appointments were an
nounced last night:
New Brunswick, William Cameron
New Brunswick. William Cameron. II
A. Keelcr; Halifax county, j. A. Mayer
J. w. Hudson: York county, Me-, 5. 5
Hooker, G. .. Weist; north half Essex
Mass. Enoch Cornea, James Campkin
south half Essex. Mass, and Lynn ;
Knight. Charles Westoyer: Everett and
surrounding territory, w. w. Graham
w. n. Johnson; Worcester. George q
Murdoch, A. j. Wagstaff; Fall River
q. q. Crockett, w. l.. McAllister; John
ston and North Providence. p. G. Cor
nea. Don c. Spofford; Providence. A
r. Burton. j. u. Stewart, Il. $. Greer
and George w. Esplins
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-19
NEW PRINCIPAL.
Mr., Jones Succeeds Mr.. Griffin at
Ev.ning High School.
Need OF a Fourth c oking School-Result
Of III: School Enrolment.

The evening high school which has
inception. under the direction of Cliff
ford III. Griffin, it's principal, who has
retired from the position, being now a
member OF the surgical staff OF the
Rhode Island Hospital, will henceforth
be under the principalship of Frederick
A. Jones, a young man who has long
been identified with the evening schools.
having been principal of the Hospital
street school. He is law student and
is i'm the Office of Van Slyck & Num-
ford.
Some other changes in the evening
high school have been made for the
coming term. and the English depart
ment will be i'm charge of Harry G.
Whipple, a young man who has been
successful as a teacher of English at
Bridgeport and at Fall River and who
Is at present an instructor In the sub
ject at Brown University. Miss Mabel
ii. Vaughn will teach elocution, Geo
T. Spicer, a graduate of Brown, Will
have charge of the classes in Latin
and civics, and Joseph III. Clark will
teach bookkeeping and penmanship.
The three cooking schools In the CITY
are so crowded that the need OF q
fourth one is very apparent, for there
are but 10 classes that can be taught
at each of the three schools each week,
one being taught each forenoon and
one each afternoon. With only these
80 classes In which to place all those
scholars who are to take cooking lessons
this fall the grammar masters had
something OF problem on their hands
last week, but after considerable figur-
ing Supt Tarbell was enabled with
their help to make up the schedule. a
large number enter the cooking CLASSES
from the Johnston annexed grammar
school.
The enrolment in the public schools
last week shows the usual increase III
attendance in all except the higf
schools, while the increase In the higf
schools has been larger than usual. A
the East Side High school there are al
ready 525 pupils. which is 100 more thar
was expected. At the Manual Training
High school there are 3S2 pupils. al
though the building was planned fo
2SS pupils. In addition the school ha'
to have two classes provided for In th'
Classical school. The English hlgi
school also is so crowded that two col
onies have to be maintained in tn
/ Classical school building.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-19
OLD STATION
AND THE new.
Quick Transfer of Business Made
by Consolidated RaiIroad--The
Work Of Demolition.

their presence is necessary TO ensure
a passport and efficient service.
WORK WILL SOON BECOMPLETED
There is still a few things TO be done
in the interior OF the station, but they
can all be completed in "a few days, ana
in the meantime there will be no inter-
ruption of the public service. Tnese
include the news stand, the parcel room
and the Western Union telegraph or
flee, all OF which are at present In tern
porary structures. In a few days the
electric-lighting plant will be put In
and the entire station, together with
the subways, will be lighted by electri-
city. gas being used for the present
Everybody who visited the new station
yesterday, and this included thousands
spoke in terms OF praise OK the puiiding
and its many conveniences.
Francis street is now clear, from Cap
itol Hill to City Hall. and everything is
ready for the city TO complete the
work for the approaches for the street
car plan, and Commissioner or Pupic
Works Smith had a large gang OF men
at work this morning.
BIG FORCE AT WORK.
There was very busy scene this
morning in and around the old depot,
and outside the new station. Contrac-
tor Hogan has a large force OF men al
ready done a great deal towards tearing
out a great deal of the interior or the
west end. All the track coverings nave
been pulled down. the steps outside tne
structure have been removed ana the
platforms are being pulled up as tne
work can be done. When all the small
err details are out OF the way Work on
the exterior walls will be begun. and
by the end of the week Mr.. Hogan ex
pects to have made big hole in the
job.
The city has also a large number OF
men working on Francis street ana the
approaches for the street cars. and u
heavy steam roller Is putting Francis
street. from the point where the biocK
paving ends to Exchange place. in con-
dition so that IL can be ploughed up
in order that it may be laid with block
paving to what will be Washington
street as soon as the street Is carried
through TO Canal street. This Will De
done as soon as the old depot Is pulled
down and the land graded.
The street car approaches are also
being graded to the same point and VIII
be laid with asphalt, and Commissioner
smith expects that this work Will be
done i'm q very short time. so that per-
sons going to and from the station VIII
have no such difficulty in walking as
exists at present. All the tracks from
the west end OF the depot to point
near Gaspee street have been taken ur
so that there is nothing TO interfere
with the work Of the city, and the place
today is veritable beehive. Large
crowds OF spectators have hung arounc
the scene of toll all day, seeming TO b'
greatly interested i'm the work.
In the meantime the Union Railroad
| Company Is pushing the work Of laying
! the tracks on Dorrance street as far al
| the old railway tracks. and everything
| will be i'm readiness 10 lay the tracks
| on the asphalt approaches as soon al
| they are completed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-19
PUs.

"It was part OF our religion
When we took up this here fight
To lambaste that pesky monster
All the time with all our might:
And to see the way they act now
Makes an oId-time Pepper cuss,
For you scarcely ever hear 'em
Roast the
OC-
TO-
PUs."
Topeka (Kan.) Capital.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-19
Vests MInstrels at Providence
Orr, House.

Heretofore even the most ambitious
minstrel organizations have been aided
by little I'm the way of special scenery.
revolution In this respect has been
brought about by William III. Vests
Big Minstrel Jubilee. which appears at
the Providence opera house tonight,
Tuesday and "Wednesday nights. all the
elaborate scenery for which has been
expressly painted by Ernest NJ. Gros,
from whose studio has come the scenery
for many OF the most costly New York
operate and spectacular productions.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-19

Yesterday was a busy day In the po-
lice court, the number of persons fined
Tor drunkenness numbering S5.
Patrolman Norton found bicycle on
Weybosset street last evening and took
II to the Central police station where 1t
awaits an owner.
Guiseppi Sarni. charged with an as
sault on Marie Corti, pleaded not guilty
In the district court today and will be
given trial Friday.
Annie Garrahan. charged with being
= common night walker. pleaded not
guilty in the district court today and
was held for trial Friday.
The electric current by which II was
propelled ignited the woodwork of an
Elmwood car at the corner OF Orms and
Candace streets last night and engine
company IL was called to extiuguish
the blaze. which It did before much
damage was done.
In the district court this morning
Thomas Garrity OF South Providence
was arraigned upon a warrant issued at
the instance OF Celia A. Reynolds
charging him with bastardy. He plead
ed not guilty and was held for trial Fri
day, in the sum OF $500 bonds.
Daniel White, the man who had his
arm crushed. of at the works Of the
Providence Steam Engine company on
south Main street Friday last and who
u A. =. 81
In an unconscious condition from whi ]
ne did not rally. died at the Institution
named Saturday afternoon about 4:3O
o'clock. The deceased lived at. IA Bog
man street.
Rev. Augustus Nj. Lord has reported
to the police that yesterday, when he
returned to his home..34 Gushing street
after 4 vacation trip. he found bullet
hole in q window and also in the cur
tain covering the same. Upon investi-
eation ne ascertained that the bulle,
had passed upward and struck the plas.
Ter on the ceiling and then dropped tc
the floor. where he found II after a briei
search. Mr.. Lord thinks that 1t was ar
accidental shot
"Joe" Farrell. resident OF Mantor
avenue, came down town yesterda,
morning on Manton avenue electri'
while In somewhat exhilarated condi
tion. and when the car reached thu
vicinity OF Turks Head. his equilibrium
played him false. and in attempting 4
aliett he plunged head foremost int
the street. oficer Hanley went 10 hi
ASSISTANCE. but. recognising the man
condition. sent him to the Central polio
ntof1on. where ne was locked up on
chnrGe Of drunkenness.
There was a row at the corner G
Pine and Hay streets between I and
o'clock yesterday afternoon betwee
Jomes Costisan, whose home is o
south Main street and a cook In rei
1ourant. Costigan. II is alleged. Pre-
f. voko1 the trouble. and there was
z1ooh ln which he went TO the groun
rr11n ne cook on top. PatroIman chas
AIMED While the men were struggIin
- ncpnrafed them. when Costiga
@r1o( 10 rof on HE feet he could not d
- nn0 n was found that his right Ie
wn9 hroken above the ankle. co~tiga
v1o1 oonf % the Rhode Island Hospita
u&or> ehe fracture was reduced. tn
&n6k uns not arrested a. witnesses de
1I<rv6 ne ~as in no way 70 blame.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-19
N EW SLET S.

"Things amt like they was In Kansas
When we Pops was young and gay.
seems as II we're slidin' backwards
stead of pressin' on our way.
sTain't like II was when, years ago,
We enlisted for this fuss
For to meet and fight and rassle
With the
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TO-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-19
fmUsEMENrs TONIGHT.

Providence Opera House-William
III. Vests Minstrel Jubilee.
Olympic Theatre-The Rays in "A
Hot Old Time"
Westminster Theatre-Rose Sydelfs
London Bellies.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-19
THE WEATHER.

Fair TIL Wednesday,; Brisk to High
Novthwest Winds.
Washington. Sept. 19.--New England
Fair till Wednesday: brisk to high
northwest winds. diminishing; cooler
tonight
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-19

James Coleman. alias John Flynn,
before Judge Sweetland today pleaded
guilty to charge OF throwing broken
glass on Manton avenue last night and
was fined 81 and costs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-19

"Then we'd git the gang together
Jist by bawlin' Speech tonight.
Now they come. but, thunderation!
Crowds are mighty awful light.
Seems as II they've all forgotten
why we started up this muss;
Seems as II they've got no feelin'
'Gainst the
OC-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-29
BREACH OF PROMISE SUIT.
Toledo Woman Sues Her Divorced
Husband Because He Will Not
Marry Her.

Toledo. o., Jan. 2S.-Something of a SEN
Sation was caused here to-day by q suit
in which Charles b. Darling, the leading
confectioner of the city, is the defendant.
1t is for alleged breach of promise. for
which Emma j. Haynes asks $1,000. She
says she was married TO Darling in 1851.
and lived with him as his wife for seven
months. At that time. she says, she was
compelled by various wrongs TO ask for =.
divorce. which was granted. After the
separation. she says. the defendant fire.
quently met and conversed with her. and
led her 10 think that the mistakes of the
past might he easily remedied. She was led
to believe that = second marriage would
take place, and, because of such belief. was
induced to resume the former relations of
husband and wife. The plaintiff says that
her efforts TO have the defendant keep his
faith have been fruitless. and that after
devotins many years 10 his comfort she
finds herself deserted.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-29
JUDGE BLAND ANSWERS.
He Attacks the Validity of the Statute
Under Which 1t Is Proposed
TO Gust Him.

Jefferson City. Mo. Jan. 2S.-fSpecial.)
Judge c. C. Bland, of the St. Louis court
of appeals. to-day filed his return to the
proceedings instituted by Attorney General
Crow, at relation of Judge r. +. Rombauer.
in the supreme court. to Gust the defendant
from office for violation of the state cor
rupt practice act.
In his return he denies each allegation
specifically and makes a general denial to
the facts alleged in the petition. He de-
murs to each allegation and to the petition
because he says that they do not state
facts sufficient for a cause of action.
He says he filed his expense affidavit with
the secretary of state on November 20. 1886,
and on November % he learned from Sec
rotary ]. II. Pratt, of the judicial commit
tee, that he had expended $40 for him. and
that on November "A he filed Il supplement-
airy statement for the s42 expense, and that
his total expense was 81. IG2. which is not in
excess of the amount allowed TO be eX-
pended by law.
For a further answer he attacks the val
idity of the law itself. declaring that sec
ton 10 of the act of 1888 is null and void,
because it is in violation of the constitution
of the state of Missouri and of The Consti-
tuition of the United States.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-29
DOLE DECLINES coURTEsIEs.
Hawaiian President Asks That Con-
Eress Not Pass a Resolution of
Welcome to Him.

Washington. Jar. 2s.-There has been talk
among members in both houses of a reso-
luton OF welcome to President Dole and an
invitation to visit them in session. as was
doEe when King kaiakaua was here. This
was generally assented to in conversation
by members on both sides as an act of per
Stnal courtesy to the president Of Il repub-
ne, But Minister Hatch, hearing oil 1t,
quietly ,signiticd 10 them that President
l'oie. whlie highly approaching every suS-
S'Sflon OF courtesy. would prefer that 1t be
omitted. When Dom Pedro. the emperor of
HihZil, was here. he made a similar sug-
sesti9n when Il similar courtesy was pro-
posed.
President Dole ever since his arrival in
inns country has SiIrunk from all displays.
FROM 'hicaG" he tclegrdphed the state de-
lartiitIlt requesting that the proposed mil
nary escort which was to meet him at
Washington be dispensed with. and in San
FRANCISCO: when General Shaftcr, COM
h!ann"r OF the military division. proposed 10
give mn a military escort from the hotel
70 inc station on mis- dep rturs tor the East.
he urgently asked thar all such form and
ceremony lie abandoned.