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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-10
sEMI-scIENTFIc.

Fresh meat easily absorbs nicotine
from, tobacco smoke and soon becomes
tainted.
The officers of q leading London hos
initial believe that the general increase
of cancer Is due to excess In meat eat
ing.
More than Q. 900 species Of plants are
cultivated, and most or these nave
been broken up into varied forms by
the hand of man.
The matchmaker, Lobner, OF Berlin,
has perfected a mechanism capable or
measuring and recording the thou
sandth part of second.
The relative humidity of Denver 10
80 per cent. less than that of the At
lantic coast. Atmospheric pressure In
three pounds less than at the sea level.
DIR. Parker, an eminent English ply
stefan. advises sufferers from neural
gia not to drink tea, but to partake
freely Of coffee. into which the juice
of lemon has been squeezed.
The electrotypist OF the British
museum has produced such admirable
facsimiles OF ancient coins that ex-
perts have been puzzled by them. As
precaution against unintentional
fraud, however, the counterfeits are
in future to bear the initials, "B. NJ"
An eminent physician of st. Louis
says that no person should be permit
ted to drink tea or coffee until he or
she has attained the age Of IS years.
In the young those beverages unduly
excite the nervous SYSTEM and have an
injurious effect upon the digestive orr
gans.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-10
Angio-German AIIiance.

London. Sept. .. - A report was cur
rent here Friday that treaty alli-
ance between Grea. britain and Ger
many, on the lines OF the speech OF Mr..
Chamberlain. the secretary OF state
tor the colonies. was actually com.
pleted Thursday. This probably Is an
application of the gossip relative TO
the daily visits Of Coun. Won Hatzfeldt-
Weidenburg, the German ambassador,
10 the British foreign Office during The
past fortnight. which have been at
.ributed 10 desire on the part OF
Germany and Great Britain TO formu-
late n common policy in regard to Rus
sia End China.
IL Is said that ms n qnid pro quo for
Germany's support in Egypt Great
Britain will recognize Germany's
claims TO utilize Syria as an outlet for
her surplus population.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-10
The Gold Rs.rrye.

Washington, Sept. .. = The gold re-
serve in the United States treasury
reached the highest point in its his
tory Friday, with a total reserve OF
s2l9,320, 372. The highest previous
amount was $2ls,Ooo,O 900. which was
recorded In March. 1888. The reserve
was established in 1870 with $ii6,oo0.-
600. IL first reached $500, 00o.0o0 In De-
tober, 1897, when the figures were
S., o0o, 900 above that mark. The lowest
point reached was s44,000.o00 in Jan
uary, 1895. In June, 1897. there was
$40 100000 and one year later the
amount WINS SiC7 900 900.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-10

Judgment and sentence as safer way
out of the imbroglio than a retrial in
volvlng all sorts of awkward reyela-
tions. Whether or not this be true,
there is much speculation as to how
President Faure induced Gen. Zurlin-
den to accept the war portfolio after
twice refusing il.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-10
Receiver Appointed.

New York. Sep.. 3. - Justice Cohen,
OF the supreme court. has appointed
Louis I. Colding receiver for the Co
dey company, publishers OF Godey's
Magazine. in sult brought by the
Martin Cantlnc company. a creditor
for s2.292. The bond OF the receiver Is
fixed Mt 100000.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-10

Madrid, Sept. Sit is currently re-
ported that the Spanish ministers At
Fridays cabinet meeting definitely Sc
lected the three following peace com
missioners:
Gen. Rafael Cerero Saenz, general
OF engineers.
Senior Eugcnio Montero Rios.
Senior Villaurutia, under secretary OF
state for foreign affairs.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-10

Camp Wikolr. Montauk Point. L. L.,
Sept. 3. - Maj. Gen. Wheeler. In a
lengthy statement 10 the press. de-
clares that the president and war de-
partment are not responsible for sick
ness and deaths In the army.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-10
EnHEfGN-

War between France and Germany
as result 81 exposures TO be made IN
the Dreyfus case and war between
Great Britain and Russia over compIi-
cations In the far east are confidently
predicted by well posted politicians in
Europe.
Az Santiago de Cuba two shocks OF
earthquake shook ever house In town
with unusual force.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-10
Would Take Army and navy.

Madrid, Sept. Gen. Jaudenes, adj
interim governor of the Philippine
islands, replying TO the governments
request for information as to the true
situation OF affairs in the archipelago,
reports that TO assure the reestablish-
ment OF Spanish sovereignty over the
islands would require permanent
army OF 10000 men. a feet and endless
quantities Of materials. Fl.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-10


army" n
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-10

Vienna. sept. = An imperial de
cree has been issued summonina
the seichsrath 10 meet on September
70.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-09-10

hoods pills cure indigestion. biliousness
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-28
BRACELETS PROVED COSTLY.
Isaac Herold Fined $500 on Charge
of Misd emeannr En- hezzleneut.

Isaac Herold was yesterday fined $500,
with the alternative of $50. days in the
County Jail, by Judge Conlan on the
charge Of misdemeanor embezzlement.
His attorney, J. N. E. Wilson; gave notice
of appeal. and the bonds were fixed at
$1,000:
Herold was employed in June last by.
Lewis H. Scharer, pawn-broker, q Mason
street, to look after his business during
his illness. A few days later Herold ad-
vanced loan of $25 on pair o. bracelets,
and when Scharer recently returned TO
the store he objected to the loan on the
bracelets, as he considered they were not
worth more than 81. Herold explained
that the loan was made for a:friend and
the bracelets would be redeemed:
They were not redeemed, and when
Herold left .scharer's employment he re,
tanned $25 from Herold's salary, which
was to be paid to him on the bracelets
being redeemed. Herold asked for the
use Of the bracelets for few days and he
got them. A few hours later a man
called at the store and demanded the re-
turn of the bracelets, and from subse-
Quent developments Scharer believed that
It was a conspiracy to blackmail him, as
the man wanted s75 unless the bracelets
were returned. Herold did not return
them and Scharer had him arrested.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-28
CAPTAIN Jordan's Bay Party.

Last Saturday Captain Fred w. Jordan
placed his boat, the America; at the dis
posal of few invited guests. The Amer
lea and it's party left Meiggs wharf at
1890 a. m and cruised about the attrac-
tive portions Of the bay.
An elaborate luncheon was served off
Angel Island at noon. Shortly thereafter
Captain Jordan turned the Americas
nose .seaward and passed outside the
Heads.
After cruising about on the outside for
some time the boat was turned home
ward to quieter waters. The afternoon
was spent about the. bay, the America
docking at about 4:30.
The invited guests on board were: Cap
tain and Mrs. Reed. Captain Freeman,
Captain Castle, Miss F. A. Stewart. Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Marston,,: Mrs. and Miss
Langton, Mrs. II. r. Hurlbut, Mr.. and
Mrs. w F. Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Smith,
Minot Scott, Edgar Davis, Mrs. DR..
Crockett, Mr.. and Mrs. Colby, Miss
Shriner, w. Bulger, Corporal S. w. John
son, Fifty-first Iowa, u. S.. v; James and
Hent Castle, Charles Jensen, Mrs. Rodg-
ers Mrs. Becker, f. Crane, Miss Eda
Conrad Miss Ford Freeman, Mrs. and
Miss Chace, Mr. and Mrs. Galley, Mrs
Stewart and Captain. Bill Kelley.
Captain Jordan was assisted in the en-
tertainment of his guests by Mrs Jor-
dan and daughters and Ned Jordan.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-28
PARIS CHILDREN SENT AWAY.
Two Dollars, Sardines and His Bless
ing Given at Parting. .

A peculiar story of parents disregard
for his children was told yesterday by
Mrs. Prescott, assistant secretary of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children. Eugene Paris owns large and
apparently profitable vineyard in the Liv-
ermore valley, but his conduct toward his
six children was such that the society mad
TIC. step in and send them to their aunt,
who lives in Minnesota Their mother
died insane about year ago. Mrs. Pres
colt said:
For all of his wealth Paris would not
contribute cent toward sending the chill
dren to. their aunt. She sent out part Of
the money necessary. the society fur
nished the rest, and friends assisted in
getting the sleeping apartments for the
little folks. Kind. .iearted people in Oak
enough to last during the trip.
on Saturday we sent the children on
their way to the East. When twas train
time the father went to the depot and all
he gave was 81 to the eldest daughter and
added two boxes of sArdines to the lunch
This was all he would give. besides his
blessing. Of which he was very lavish :.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-28

sion,' ordered Inspector Flesh, and a po-
Iceman from the California-street station
LED the gigglfng girl away.
w hen the posse entered Sung HIS house
they We're delayed for fully three minutes
waiting for the door to open in response
to their summons, and when they were
or paper-soled slippers above. A ladder
LED 10 trap door in the ceiling and. the
door was weighted SO that Putnam, who
seemed to be a wolf for exercise, gave up
the attempt to raise it. The third story
was gained by means of a stairway No
one appeared but. young Chinese woman,
home, she said. The three locked rooms
were occupied at night by men who work
ed In factories; She had. no keys to fit.
Two OF the doors were broken open and
the rooms were found to be empty. The
third door was double locked, and when
Putnam pried it with a Ratchet he found
that 1T was barred on the inside with a
mole In the panel Of the door and Dr.
Gardner peeped in.
I've, We have them" he cried; at saw a
ChinawomanS foot in there"
Then. some one cut open a panel and
;poked his head through the opening. He
saw saw =. a G Chinaman lying on bed pretend
on the edge of another bed.
open that door. Take down that bar
or r Vel I'll you full of holes,
invaders entered the room they saw three
of the prettiest girls from the Oriental
standpoint that. have ever come to Cali
fornia.
1--WE. have no chalk jee," they said to the
interpreter, we were born here, and are
Americans"
Not one of them could speak or under
stand word of English, and they wore
the tell-tale garments of the slave, while
their hair was dressed in the fashion of
their kind.
There were twenty-three Customs In
spectors, nine members of the Chinese
Bureau, forty policemen from the Calffor-
MIA and Central police stations and the
whole of Sergeant McManus' Chinatown
squad. :,
The raid had been planned by Major
Moore, special agent of the Treasury. and
when the alleys of Chinatown had been
thoroughly combed there were twenty:six
Chinese slave girls without chalk jee in
the Presbyterian Mission Home on Sac
ramento street as the result. But many
escaped before the officers reached their
rooms, and they had left their breakfasts
of rice and pork and the long China string
bean half eaten. Their slippers, gold en-
broidered, lay on the floor and their rouge
and powder boxes were uncovered, so
great had been their haste to get away.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-28

charge of arson.
With the arrest Of these two persons
Fire Marshal Towe is satisfied that he
has the perpetrators of as stupid piece
of incendiarism as has ever been attempt
ed in this city, and he is also confident
that he has a clear case of arson against
both.
All day yesterday Marshal Towe, assis-
ed by Detectives Fitzgerald, E. J.
Thompson and Robert Graham, worked
on the case, and 1T was not until late in
the afternoon that he satisfied himself
that he could make the charge of arson
hold against the woman. Towe had in
mind the decision of the Supreme Court
in the" case of William wilkins de Win
ton, a draughtsman at the Union Iron
Works, who was arrested about three
his own dwelling. De Winton set up the
defense that a man could do as he pleased
with his own property, and the Supreme
Court took that view of the matter. Dur
ing the afternoon, however, Marshal
Towe secured sworn statements from the
Virginia avenue house had. been decided
to them and the property now stands in
their name. They made no attempt to
shield their mother, but made a plain,
straightforward statement to the Fire
Marshal.
Towe, earlier in the day, obtained a
sworn statement from Lille Mullin, who
was employed by Mrs. Shields as a SerV-
ant, and it was her statement that led to
the arrest of Beacon and the finding of
session. The girl stated that last Satur-
day night Beacon carried off a lot of Mrs.
Shields furniture and stored 1T on his
premises 156 Prospect avenue. He bought
three cans of. coal Oil and Mrs. Shields
purchased two more cans. BEACON
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-28
CONFRONTED BY
HIS DYING WIFE
MRS. SoLEDAD EsQUEDA MAKES
ANTE-MoRTEM. STATEMENT.
Her Husbands Mother and Brother
Will Also Be Arrested for Treat
ing Her With Cruelty.

Mlsuel Esqueda, the brute who so heat
ina abused his wife that her life is de-
palred OF, was taken before Judge Con
an yesterday morning and at the reouest
u the prosecution the case was continued
OR week. AZ
yesterday afternoon Policeman George
ec"dnoh' VINO arrested Esqueda. and
40 rieyneman, stenographer for the ro-
ace department, accompanied bv Jnter-
reter Glover, went to the civ ana 60
y Hospital with the prisoner 10 Tai,e MI
Ssquedas dying statement. Her stare.
nent Is as follows:
~ MY name is Mrs. Soledad Esqueda am
eeei married two years. 1 Recognize Tho go
tanolng at the foot OF my bed Che defendant1
Ehich accounts for my being u eick 10 me me
NY NY husband 5ia and, blackened my eyes and cut
with his dst One night lace he and bsat body S1y
ma Kept me in room locked IN for fo,, r
lays at 1Sl7 Powell street. not the same house
was taken from by the police on the 1sfb
II this month he beat me- / was tben ie ,h 1osa
lays IN this room. Three days prior r. - tbie
. come with me to my room. tn ng wanted h,r Z
"a "a not want MIN to come and he said: Yes.
III cone: LEI niad 40 o you no harm" And he
he time while he would be inside uith al
ind when he would go out. one dav he
you'd bring me milk one day water and one
After he went away, after beating me T
ore he left the room for the last time that
felt very bad and that 1 would like to have
/ priest. He told me, mo. we viii both die
n this room" This was on account of the
,eating. He told me before he left the room
hat he was going out to collect some money
hat was owed to me; money that / earned.
After I got out left there and went to the
house of some friends. I recognize Miguel
5squeda as my husband and as the man who
Deat and abused me. The above statement is
correct.
Mrs. Esqueda also made a statement
yesterday that the mother and brother of
t rec her locked up s in room without
ood or drink, and to-day Judge Conlan
md Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Ho-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-28
GIRL SLAVES
RESCUED IN
A BIG RAID
Capture of Beauties
From Omaha.
MAJOR MooREs GALLANT ACT
CHINATOWN ALLEYS coMBED
BY CUSTOMS OFFICERS.
MAJOR MO0RE'S GALLANT ACT
CHINATOWN ALLEYS COMBEI
BY CUSTOMS OFFICERS.
Twenty-six Moon-Eyed Damsels,
Worth Fifty-Two Thousand
=: Dollars, Snatched From
Chinatown Slums.

May the gods protect me from these
foreign sons of wicked womeni" was the
pious prayer of Sung Hi, the fat house
keeper of the family lodgings on the
second floor of 101S Dupont street yester-
day:
Sung HI knew that when policeman,
or those more dreaded personages the
Custom-house officers, visited the place
they always brought bad luck and jails
and fines with them. They were the birds
of evil omen, the birds of bribery,
perjury and corruption. For If they did
not NEEDLE with the sons and daughters
of Cathay there would be no bribery and
corruption and no injustice anywhere.
Here were the Chinese Bureau Inspect
or Flesh and Interpreter Gardner, one of
the prophets from the Jesus Mission, and
Revenue Agent Putnam from the land Of
the one-lunged orange suckers, In her
house looking for Chinese, girls, who, they
said, had escaped from the Omaha Fair,
and had no chalk jee lcertiffcates) to show
why they should remain in the land Of
the beef-eaterS.
She knew that DR.. Gardner understood
her when she appealed to the gods in
of punk on her threshold these many
years agone, but when woman becomes
nervous and excited she does not care
what she says or who says It.
of Sung Hi could not stop walked
into a room where stood before a mirror
a pretty. Chinese girl of Is summers,
placing flagree stick pins in her hair
She turned around with an expression
half of amusement, half Of coquetry, for
the reverend doctor is a good looking man
and scents his handkerchief with the per-
fume of the white water lily.
Where is your chalk jee?' asked the
doctor.
II have no papers," was the truthful
response of the slave girl.
This answer shocked the thrifty soul Of
Sung Hi. It meant exile to China, and
the loss of $4,000 to the owner of the
girl. Besides that she would lose a good
boarder, and money was getting scarce.
''Suey Wan, you're fool to tell the
Fwang Xvii such a story as that. Is it
true that you have no certiflcate?"
TT is, good mother
''Then 1t is too late to correct. 1t. But
tell him that you are the wife Of a mer-
chant and all. will be well, for the wives
of merchants may come here"
This conversation was in Cantonese,
and the doctor smiled. The story sug-
gested by the fat landlady would not
work, he knew, because the LACK silken
blouse worn by the slave girl had a, tur-
quoiSe zone extending across the breast
and back and shoulder, and on the tur-
uuose field were embroidered flowers
the infallible mark that distinguishes the
woman who is neither maid nor wife
''Take her t. the Presbyterian Mis-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-28
sunnyside Improvement Club.

An Improvement club designated as the
"Sunnyside and Castro street Addition
was organized on Monday evening. at
HACKS Hall, 703 Chenery street, with
the following officers: President, Eugene
Dasse; secretary Charles Bestnorm;
treasurer, M. Hack, and sergeant at
arms, M. Sparks
The cutting and grading of Chenery
street to official grade. together with
other necessary improvements in this
portion of the city, is the principal object
In view with the members of the club.
Monday night was fixed as the reg
ular meeting night
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-28
VALLEY ROAD CONTRACTS.
Dredging and Bridge Building Along
%ba Tina

At the directors meeting Of the San
Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Rail
road yesterday afternoon two contracts
were let The first contract was let to
Grant Bros of this city and calls for
the dredging of the swamp from the west
end of the marsh directly west of Stock
ton to Antioch. The estimated cost will
be about $40, 000
The, second contract was let to ]. Worth
ing of all the necessary trestles from
Visalia to Corcoran Junction, a distance
of .twenty-four miles.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-28
Mrs. Steele to Lecture.

The ladies managing the Holy Cross Fair
have been toiling increasingly in their eIprts
to raise funds which will assist in the erec-
ton of the beautiful church. The ener-
getc workers of St. Anthony's booth, under
the leadership of Miss Kate McFadden and
Miss Gertrude Frost. have arranged "a delight
full lecture; to be delivered by Mrs. Hattie b
Steele at Saratoga Hall, 814 Geary street on
Friday evening. October Z. Mrs Steele is we'll
known in this line of work and her name
vouches for the excellency of the lecture and
the beauty of the scenes to- be depicted. She
will speak 1.-THE World of To-day and give
glimpses of England, Ireland. Scotland France
Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, India
Japan and America
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-28

Disheveled and b|oated, Mrs Margaret
Shields rolled into the. Central police sta
ton shortly after o'clock last night and
announced that she wanted to give her
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-28
UMBRELLAS AND
CLOVES.

We will call attention importation Of Umbrellas
and Gloves Ladies Umbrellas in Natural Wood Pearl Dresden
and Ebony Handles Also Gents in Natural Wood with and with
silver trimmings
The fall importation OF the celebrated Reyner Gloves for
which sole agents. complete These gloves
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-28
Night.

half hour later Henry Beacon, fruit
peddler, living at 1856 Prospect avenue,
was brought in by Detective John A.
Fitzgerald and both were booked on a
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-28

London has 5000 miles of sewers, 34.-
900 miles of telegraph wires, 5000 miles
of gas pipes ant $500 miles of. water
mains :.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-28
The House of
Hidden Treasure.
A Novel. BY Maxwell Gray, author Of
1.-THE Silence of Dean Maitland"
etc. limo. Cloth, 81 so.

This novel is regarded by the author as her
most important and significant work since
THE Silence of Dean Maitland. The scene
is laid for the most part in England. and the
story opens in the Cos There is a strong and
pervading charm in this novel," says the
London Chronicle in the course of long and
enthusiastic review of the book, which is char
acterized as a picture Of "a. womans ideaT'
and free from morbid thoughts and theories.
The London Spectator says: ' The Silence of
Dean Maitland was very popular novel, and
we cannot see why The House OF Hidden
Treasure Should not rival the success OF its
forerunner,"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-28
The Gospel Writ
in Steel.

BY Arthur Paterson. limo. Paper,
80 cents; cloth, 81 90. No. 249, APP
pletons' Town and Country Library.
Mr.. Paterson's story begins with the effect of
the opening. of the civil upon village
community, and pictures the motives and acts
and other features Of preparation. A graphic
account of Bull Run follows, and later the hero
undergoes some remarkable adventures in the
course of Sherman's March to the Sea- The
book abounds in stirring experiences. and the
love story which runs throughout has an I'M
usual and piquant interest. At this time Mr..
Paterson's novel will be certain to attract ex-
ceptional attention.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-28

gan will go to the hospital to get her tx
swear to complaints for their arrest
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-28
DIR. ]. B.. MoMurdn

Has returned from his trip to the mount
aims and resumed practice. Office, Spring
Valley building.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-28
DRESS GOODS DEPT.
Arrival OF New
Goods Daily :.
The LATEST NOVELTIES FOR FALL, 1898.

On tomorrow and following days
we will exhibit the most elegant COL
lection of Paris Novelties in Colored
and Black Dress Fabrics ever shown
in this city.