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The herald., 1898-03-03
DECLARED NOT GUILTY
Charles Cline Acquitted of a Felony
Charge by Justice Morrison

Charles Cline, who was arrested several
days ago on charge of trying to commit
grand larceny was given a preliminary
examination in Justice Morrison's court
yesterday afternoon and was discharged
from custody. His arrest was caused by
one Hopgood, who seems to have a pen
chant for getting robbed, having on sew
eral occasions reported to the police that
some person had relieved him of valuables
Hopgood had been drinking and went into
the rear room of Main street saloon to
sleep. While there he claimed that he was
awakened by some persons searching him
and awoke to find Cline bending over him.
Cline proved by other witnesses that the
whole trouble between them was the re-
suit of dispute over some trivial matter
and that he had not searched Hopgood. He
also established good character by the
evidence of half dozen witnesses
The herald., 1898-03-03
WILL MAKE A FIGHT
Willie Dorsey Does Not Want to Go to
Whittier

Willie Dorsey the boy who was arrested
several days ago on a charge of petty
larceny and prior conviction intends to
fight against being sent to Whittier. He
was before Justice Owens yesterday, and
when asked to plead demanded a iurv
trial, after entering a plea of not guilty
He is accused of entering Searight's :
grocery on East First street and emptying
a number of bottles of sauce, catsup and
other condiments to secure the bottles in
which the stuff was packed. He is also
said to have emptied twenty five-gallon
cans of coal oil in order to secure the cans
which he could have sold with ease. The
case was continued until tomorrow.
The herald., 1898-03-03
Anrelenns Remembered

The Los Angeles Sunday Heraid-a pa
per of immense proportions and nice get
un-January 18th has an account of a pu-
pills recitation of the Willard Musical
school-which The Herald mentions highly.
Mrs. Willard Is daughter of Mrs E. II.
Davie, and formerly lived IN Fargo; old
timers will remember the family and the
ladies', who were among the leaders of So
ciety in the olden days. Mrs. Hattie Hoag,
sister of Mrs. Willard, well known here, Is
also at Los Angeles running a fruit farm
and said to be on the high road to pros
perity.-Fargo Forum.
The herald., 1898-03-03
Court Notes

The United States grand jury will con-
vene today.
The case of the United States versus Ar
thur Spencer, against whom there are
three indictments for falsely impersonat-
ing United States officer, that of Chinese
inspector, came up in the district court
The testimony was all taken before the
jury. partially tried and continued until
today.
The herald., 1898-03-03

appointed to confer with the members OF
the latter organizations: Mayor Snyder.
Thomas Kelley, James A. Craig, John L..
Slaughter, John s. Mailman, G. j. Grif-
fifth, b. w. Bartels, James Lacey, M. l..
Wicks, A. c. Summers, w. A. Stratton,
o. A. Ivers, Charles F. Stimson, George
A. Smith.
The approximate cost OF the proposed
boulevard from Douglass street to the city
limits will be about SIS 900. Beyond that
point the citizens propose to carry 1t on to
Santa Monica. A volunteer offer OF teams
has been received that will amount to
some three or four months work.
The herald., 1898-03-03
A Guardians Suit

Il. Z. McGregor, guardian of the estates
of Marie and Pierre Clos, yesterday sued
NJ. Randisi and others to recover $500 and
interest since December II, 1896, at the rate
or l512 per cent per annum. 1t is alleged
that M. and G. Randisi gave a note for
800 to Mrs. Catherine Escallier, the mother
of M. and p. Clos. After number of en-
dorsements it came into the hands of Nc
Gregor as guardian of the minors, who de-
manded its payment. and was refused
The herald., 1898-03-03
Accused of Chicken Stealing

Mrs. Hedvig Brose was arrested yester-
day on the complaint of her next door
neighbor, John Lenox of Santa Fe avenue.
who accuses her of having stolen three
chickens, valued at 81, from him on Feb
ruary 2Sd. Justice Young released the
woman on her own recognizance and set
the trial for Wednesday afternoon.
The herald., 1898-03-03
OUT AND INJURED
The Lament Of an Indemnity Company
Because of Klarquist's Conduct

The Builders Indemnity company. incor-
porated, has sued ]. B. KlarQuist for $5ss9o
On December 81, J. ". Morrison contracted
to build for Sam McCallum a three-story
brick building on lot 8, block 13, Ord's sur
vey, for s19,6 600, and /. b. Newton and r.
Mercer went upon Morrison's bond, the
plaintiff securing these names at his re-
quest and agreeing to indemnify them In
case Morrison failed to carry out his con-
tract,
]. p. Klarquist became sub-contractor
to Morrison for the sum of $4775 and the
Builders Indemnity company again pro-
cured the bondsmen for this sub-contractor
with similar agreement to Morrisons.
Klarquist did not fulfill his contract as
agreed and the corporation had to pay
S5SS.90 for labor and material to protect the
building against mechanics liens. Now it
wants back the money SO advanced.
The herald., 1898-03-03
Sunset Boulevard

The executive committee of the North
western Improvement association met on
Tuesday evening last at their hall, 1894
Temple street, President Bartels in the
slider the best means OF furthering the pro-
ject Of improving Sunset boulevard. as
proposed by the Cahuenga Improvement
association. The following delegates were
The herald., 1898-03-03
He Took the Keelev Cure

Harry Galbraith. man 25 years DID,
was committed to Highlands yesterday by
Judge Clark. Galbraith has been a hard
drinker for years and finally took the
Kelley cure. Whether it was that or the
whisky which made him insane is not sure,
but he had enough cranky ideas in his
head to justify the lunacy commissioners
in recommending his detention in the
Southern California state hospitaL
The herald., 1898-03-03
Wanted for Drunkenness

John Russell arrested by Officer McKeag
on a charge of drunkenness, had at the
time of his arrest load of clans, and
after he had sobered sufficiently to take
care Of himself. he was released on prom
ising to present himself in court as soon as
the clans were sold. Ho failed to appear
and warrant for his arrest was issued.
The herald., 1898-03-03
Again Charged With Burglary

Frank Harris, Ed Welch and Joe Buch-
anan, the first two of whom were recently
held to answer for one burglary, were ar
raigned yesterday on a charge of burg
lariously entering the residence of DR.. l..
w. Wells of West First street and stealing
goods to the value Of several hundred dol
lars. They pleaded not guilty, and the
case was set for trial on Friday at p. IA.
The herald., 1898-03-03

pelling Mr.. Brown. who Is 4 shoemaker, to
support the children out Of his earnings.
The case Is hotly contested and all the
children, except the baby. are witnesses
In 1t. 1t was not concluded at the time OF
nd
The herald., 1898-03-03

Hawley, King & Co., cor. Fifth st. ant
Broadway, agents genuine Columbus Bug
gy company buggies and Victor bicycles.
The herald., 1898-03-03
JoTTINGS
Our Homo Brew

Maier & Zobelein's lager. fresh from their
brewery. on draught in all the principal
saloons; delivered promptly in bottles or
kegs. Office and brewery, 440 Also street:
telephone 81.
The herald., 1898-03-03

Largest variety Concord business wagons
and top delivery wagons. Hawley. King
& Co.
The herald., 1898-03-03

Sufferers form coughs. sore throats,
ETC., should be constantly supplied with
Browns Bronchial Troches." Avoid imi-
tations.
The herald., 1898-03-03

Everything on wheels. Hawley. King 6
Co., corner Fifth street and Broadway.
The herald., 1898-03-03
DEATHS

Agents Victor. Keating, World and March
bicycles. Hawley. King & Co.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-20
BUSINESS AND POLITICS,
Business Men Awaking to the Inn
portance of the Issues of the
Present Cornpaign.

Business men are becoming aware that
unless they bestir themselves and once
more take up the distasteful duties of po-
litical partisanship they are likely, as the
result of the coming fall elections, to see
sweeping away of present elements
tending to unprecedented national pros
perlty, and with a revival of discredited
economic theories to behold the country
once more entered on an era of calamity
breeding Populistic agitation.
Much as the average business man dis
likes the mixing of politics with his bust
ness and wants to be in d position of
more or less critical independence with
respect to each of the old parties, yet so
long as the Democratic machines of ii
majority of the states remain committed
to the doctrines of social disorder. tinan-
clal dlShOnOr, and every theory capable of
running business and setting the country
back 100 years, the business man,
through every instinct of self-preserva-
ton, knows it to be his duty to become
an active and aggressive partisan Of the
Republican party. One of the best eff
fects of the war has been its elimination
of class feeling and sectiOnalism, and
there seems little doubt but that among
the people at large the greater patriotism
stirred up by the successes of the war
leaves little if any room for such NOR
bid, parasitic disease as the silver heresy.
ct the fact also remains that principles
of eXpediency prevent an immediate
change of heart among the leading Demo
cratic managers, who doubtless naturally
fear that consistent gold men will control
the party if it becomes decided to quit
the war on the business interests of the
country.
If by any possibility the results of the
fall election should seem to favor the sill
yer cause, there can be no doubt but that
what now seems a "lost" cause will be-
come Il cause again lively enough to
plague the business community, stop en-
terprise and investment, throw labor out
of employment, and again bring on hard
times to the American people, even if it
does not succeed in eleyating Mr.. Bryan
to the presidency.
Probably the most encouraging feature
of the week from the business standpoint
was the overwhelming overthrow of the
silver element in the Connecticut Demo
cratic convention. All such sound sense
victories will assist business, and if final
results in November show that an over
whelming ma jority of the American peo-
pie is sick and tired eff the silver cause.
then nothing can prevent III unparalleled
era of good times, fraught with innumer-
able chances for the making of money in
legitimate ways and the gain of the high
est respect for the United States by every
progressive nation of the earth.-Chicago
Tribune
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-20
Persisting in Folly.

One after another the Democratic state
conventions in the West continue to re-
affirm their belief in the Chicago platform
and its free-silver plank and their adj
miration of Bryan as national leader
The Republicans are delighted at this folly
of their opponents and want nothing bet
ter than a chance to make the campaign
of 1900 on the old issue of 1896. They
know that the silver question cannot pos
sibly be as dangerous and as alive as it
was in the last presidential campaign. and
that it will be easily defeated in another
fight. The general Improvement in bust
ness and the better prices for farm prod
ucts have cured many Of its old adherents
of their decisions concerning money. The
following is the plank of the Ohio Dem
ocrats adopted on August "a:
I'VE particularly endorse the financial
plank of the Chicago platform declaring
for the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer and gold at the ratio of 16 to / indie
pendent of any and all other nations. We
are proud of the patriotic conduct in peace
and war of that great leader, William J.
Bryan. and we favor his renominati ton for
President in 190O.''-Sound Money.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-20

sionists. The only power capable Of
maintaining sound money in this coun-
try, and of completely crushing the fat
ISIS, is that of the Republican party, and
all who favor honest finance must vote
for that party and its candidates.
While the fusion candidates are saying
but little of the silver question in this
campaign and are endeayoring TO lead
the public away from it and all other ma
tional issues, there~are abundant evil
dences that they are still welded to Dry
anism, and that if by their evasive trick
cry they can attain any kind of success
in the coming elections they will use all
the power, prestige and influence it gives
them to strengthen the silver factions for
another disturbing and harasSing cam
paign on the financial issue two years
from now.
The matter is one that concerns the
largest business interests of the nation.
Upon the stability of our monetary sys-
tenn and the firmness of our credit as a
nation depends our commercial and indus
trial prosperity. The silver agitations of
the past seriously injured almost every
form Of business in the United States.
All sections felt the evil effects of the
uncertainty caused in financial circles.
and hardly any class of citizens escaped
without suffering either a direct or an in
direct loss from them.
The complete defeat of the Bryanite
fusion is, therefore, almost as important
now as 1t was two years ago. and Mr.
bynum is right in advising his collea CUES
OF the cold Democracy that the only
way by which that can be accomplished
is for all sound-money men to vote the
RepuDllcan ticket this fall.--San Francis
co Call
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-20
THE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN.
The Only Danger to Over-Confidence
of Voters.

Washington, D. c., Oct 3.-President
Mckinley heard a great deal about poll
tics today. Among his visitors were Sen
ator Hanna, ex-Gov. Merriam of Mime
sofa, Senator Mason and Representative
Cannon of Illinois. Ex-Gov. Merriam
accompanied Senator Hanna. These four
men all talked politics. Senator Mason
said that he would return to Illinois at
once to enter into the campaign
Ex-GOv. Merriam said that Minnesota
will be as largely Republican as ever
+ "tEhe only trouble with the Republicans
this fall, he added, will be about get
ting out the voters, but / think this will
be overcome before the election. Voters
do not come out when they think there
is nothing at issue. We will show them,
however, that there is great deal at
issue this year and try to bring them
OUT
Senator Mason expressed confidence
that the general political situat ton in the
country was favorable to the success of
the Republican party. IF we don't hold
the next House of Representatives" he
said, sit will be because of oyer-confi-
dence and the consequent lack of activity.
The Democrats are trying to make CAPT
tai out of the few mistakes that were
made in the conduct of the war. but we
rely on the glory of the war. which out
weighs everything else, to cOunteract such
an attempt This war has demonstrated
that we Yankees can raise an army of
100000 men, but that We were not able
at once to provide all the hospital and
cOmmissary needs of the army. What
ever faults in this particular there 1aay
have been were the result of inexpericnce
and lack of facilities. The people OF this
country, l don't think, will attach blame
to the administration for this
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-20
Secretary DAYS Unicue Carer..

Secretary Days formal resjgna ton Of
the post from which he announced his
retirement six weeks ago ends j unique
career Eighteen months ago he was a
shrewd country lawyer If nearly thirty
years practice, who was known to linn
tied circle in his own profession in vari-
Gus cities who had come in contact with
him as a lawyer of great acimcB and
keen judgment. though of limited prac-
tice. Today he is recognized the. world
over as a man who has conducted the
diplomatic affairs of IL great nation at n
critical period with dignity, Judgment and
success. Much is said of diplomatic
training in international affairs, but they
require the same qualities as al other
negotiations, and native ability. integrity
and elevation of character count for more
in them than mere technical dcxter1ty.
Mr.. Day had these qualities. and his sue
cess will be gratefully remembered by
Americans as proof of oar national re-
sources equal to any developed in the
Prose.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-20

change is easily arranged. In the year
ending last month the exports of the
United States were 81, $50, 100000 and
the imports S622, 100000 The conse-
quent shifting of gold was small in COM
parison. Infinitely more rapid and easier
methods of paying debts prevail in the
commercial world. The gold standard
gives stability and unity in all the CONT
nents. 1t is back of formulas for closing
up balances, but the tendency is not to
handle or ship the gold if il can possibly
be avoided. Elementary as this state
ment seems, it is Invariably overlooked
by the advocates of fiat money.
But when it comes to the question of
getting full 100 cents 10 the dollar the
world is undoubtedly sensitive. 1t insists
upon this as a prerequisite in all paper
or other representatives of value. Be
yond all question there is gold enough to
secure the maintenance Of this standard
and the flood of talk to the contrary two
years ago was worse than wasted. Even
at that time the shyness of gold was
due to the raid against sound money, not
to scarcity of the metal. Since the
defeat of Bryan not less than S450, 000.-
600 of fresh gold has come from the
mines. The current world production of
gold is estimated at 1915, 100000 a year
The yield of gold is now equal to that
of gold and silver combined previous to
the year 1890. This year the production
of gold in the United States will go be-
yond S6G.000,O0G. Yet in a great state
like Missouri there is to be another test
of silver recommendation at the polls, and
one Of the silver arguments most fire.
quently heard is that gold is too scarce
and dear for the proper transaction of
business. The November election should
end the deception forever in this great
state.-St. Louis GlobeDemocrat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-20
Our Issues.

L. The general prosperity of the coun-
try under the Republican protection pol
icy in contrast with the hard times under
Democratic free trade. Instead of cold
smokestacks, idle machinery and starry
ing men we have in every department of
labor the hum of industry. The endless
chain is no longer draining the United
States treasury of its gold reserve and
compelling the issue of bonds to supply
the demands of an unfavorable balance
OF trade. The movement has been re-
versed, and gold from Europe is pouring
into American Golfers. During last
month alone our importation of gold ex-
ceeded our exports by $4,S66, 119. At this
rate the net increase for the year would
be about S60,000,000 The movement of
foreign trade in the first eight months of
the current year was: Imports, 1926
4l2,03S; exports, SITS, 1914 ,025, a total of
S6,2o5, 0S6,0 or at the rate of 81. SO7,-
statistical exhibit of an unprecedented
bulk of foreign trade which has come to
TINS country as the result of restoring the
hepubncan party to power. What WAS
gained by the Mckinley bill and lost by
the Wilson bill has been regained and is
no" belng enjoyed under the, Dingley tar
III OF Republican Congress and Presi-
dent
Z. The deiyerance Of Cuba from Span-
lsh rule. Spain had adopted toward the
Cubans OF today the same policy of exter-
mlnatlon THAI Z adopted toward the Gu
pans or four centuries ago, and the Dem
ocratlc administration saw this nolicy in
operation without lifting finger to stop
IT. The present administration has driven
Spain off the island by one of the most
glorious wars of all history. In a cam
palgn OF 100 days the army and navy of
the United States captured $4,000 pris-
oners, took possession of 10000 square
m4lles OF territory, and brought nearly g.
OoO,NW people under the benefcent CON
troll of our government In the accom-
pllsnment OF this stupendOus result an
army of 26S, 900 men was mobiliZed and
200 warships were brought into action.
8. Inc expansion of the area of the re-
public TO the extent of the possessions
mat have come to us as the result of
war. The Republican party will not low
er the flag nor surrender territory won
by our army and navy BY this policy
the administration of William Mckinley
opens to this republic a prospect of com
merce. riches and power such as no other
President of the last half century has af-
forded the American people.
4. The annexation of the Sandwich ISL
ands. The Cleveland administrator
threw away Hawaii. the key of the Pa
clfc, and the Mckinley administration re-
covered it, AS consequence those isl
ands are today much 4 part of the
United States as the thirteen original
states or the Louisiana purchase
8. Unwayering adherence to sound
money. The Democracy everywhere per
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-20
THE T|NPLATE INDUSTRY.
Phenomenal Growth In the United
States in Ten Years.
RESULT OF PROTECTION
We Now Supply the Home Market
and Are Beginning to Invade
Europe.

Washington, ID. c., Sept. 25--The an
nouncement that the former owners of the
largest tinplate establishment in the
world has disposed of their works at
Swansea, Wales, and are about to es-
tablish Il mandatory in the vicinity of
Pittsburg, adds interest to some figures
just compiled by the treasury bureau of
statistics regarding the tinplate produe-
tons and importations of the United
State during the past decade, and includ-
ing the fiscal year just ended.
Tinplate, as is well known, was not pro-
duced IN any considerable quantities in
the United States prior to 1891. The tar
iff act placing. duty of % per cent. per
pound on tlnplate was enacted October /,
1880, and the government statistics of tin
plate production cover the period begin
ming with July 1, 1891. The production
Ill the fiscal year ending June 30, 1892,
was 13,646,119 pounds; in the following
year, 99.S19.202 pounds; in the fiscal year
1884, 139, 223, 461 pounds; in the fiscal
year 1895, 49,. S01 ,G13 pounds; in the ifs
cal year 1896, 307 DDS. 621 pounds; in the
fiscal year 1897, 446. 9S2, O63 pounds, and
for the fiscal year 1898, is estimated by
experts at Gao, 100000 pounds, the official
figures for the year being not yet avail
able.
Meantime the decrease in importations
of tinplate has kept pace with the in
crease III domestic production. The i'm
ports of the fiscal year 1891 were 1885,
4S9,O74 pounds, being much above the
former average by reason of the desire of
importers to anticipate in importations the
tariff rates imposed by the act which
went into effect during that fiscal year.
Those of the fiscal year 1892 were 422,-
116,202 pounds; those of 1893. 62S, 425,-
902 pounds; those of 1894, 454 ,160, S26
pounds; of 1895. sos, OBS, 93S pounds; of
1896. $50, 13S.9S3 pounds; of 1897, $780,
013,6S3 pounds, and those of 1893, ILL.,
662.345 pounds.
The following table shows in separate
columns the imports and manufacture of
tinplate during the past decade: