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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-19
The Letter From the Dead.

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Worth Reading=
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 5 cents a copy. Subscription $l.5O a year. Business office 479 Mont. gomery street.
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tonight with a very strange look on his face, and I asked him if he was in any trouble. He assured me he was not worried, and I thought perhaps he had another Respondent fit on him. as he has been suffering so much late ly in that way. He did not eat any supper, nor did he read the evening paper, as was his habit. He sat brood ing for some time. and then asked me for one of his own photographs, as he had promised to give one to repre-
 sentative of The Call. He put the pie ture in his pocket and then told me he was going to Chinatown to get a story he was going to write for pa per. He then kissed me good night and told me not to wait up for him, as he was likely to be late. I thought he was short in his accounts, as he had been so terribly worried lately about something, and I could not 1t him to confde in me. He has been playing the races lately and gambling generally in the pool rooms, but has always been unlucky. I had no thought that he
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would ever teke his. own life"

would ever take his own life
 Miss Lizzie Livernash had thought her brothers fits of despondency were caused from the fact that he was short in his accounts. and last Monday she called upon Wharf1nger Deasy to ask him if her brother had been guilty of misappropriation, offering to make good any sum he might be short. When seen last night, Miss Livernash said:
 My brother has been very despond- ent for two or three months, and had a suspicion that he was short in his accounts. Last Monday went to MT. Deasy and asked him if my brother was short in his accounts. He assured me everything was in order. and I felt somewhat relieved. I knew he had been playing the races and gambling in the bedrooms, and that he was al- ways unlucky. He must have taken the money hoping to win and 80 pay 1t back. could easily have raised the
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to the. sum of 5000, as he never had control of any such amount.
HIS ACTIONS
 SEEMED STRANGE

A pitiful scene occurred in the little parlor of the dead mans residence when the news of his death was broken to his wife last night That bad news Of some kind was not unexpected was easily seen by the troubled faces of his wife and sister. Miss Lizzie Livernash. when they were seen by a Call reporter. The first words uttered by Mrs. Liver nash were: Is my husband in prison!' and the sister echoed her words. As soon as the two afflicted women had somewhat recovered from the shock of the news they told all they knew of the circumstances which drove the desper- ate man to take his own life.
 !, 4zs. AyeSpaah says; He came tn
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bits, giving the other six bits back to Livernash. He was to write the story and leave it at saloon at Kearny and Merchant. and did so. There I was to get and deliver 1t.
 T had no idea Livernash was going to kill himself. AS we walked around he was perfectly natural. He lent his last dollar and even ordered a beer he couldn't pay for. I tried to get him home. but he wanted to stop every where"
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dren, while he had only wife. But he would spend money recklessly. He played poker out at South Park and Vine, and always lost. He would bluff. I never knew him to quit winner. He would bet on races, or anything else, and was unlucky. Besides this he drank too much. It was hard for him to get past a saloon"
 There is another little tragedy close ly related to the taking off of Liver nash Out at the house of the widow
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Iroquois Election.

At a meeting of the Iroquois Club last night the following delegates were elected to the State League of Iroquois Clubs, which is to be held in this city on the 22d of February: H. L. Benfield, G. H. Ca- baniss, Bart Burke, w. J. Bryan, l.. F. Byington, B. J. Forster, D. J. Gordan, Charles Holcomb, Peter Kelly, Joseph Leggett, James D.. Phelan, Dr. E. Thiele and E. Thiele. The following IS the pro- gramme:
 Postmaster, Governor James H. Budd; Washington Hon. Frank T. Shea: California Hon. William P. Stradley; Democracy" Hon. Robert Ferral; San Francisco" Mayor James D. Phelan; "Ir- oquois, Professor James H. Simmons; United States Hon. J. H. Seawell.
 Coughs and colds cured, Lows Hore- hound Cough SYrup: 1Oc. AT Sansome ste
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ECLIPSE EXPEDITION A SUCCESS Director Schaeberle Confirms It and
 Writes a Letter of Thanks.


 Through the generosity of the late Charles F. Crocker, the eclipse expedi- t,on to India of number of local scientists was made possible, and word was received short time ago that they were successful in their undertaking. The following letter from the Lick Observatory confirms the interesting news:
 "''To the Relatives of the Late Hon. Charles F. Crocker-Gentlemen and La dies: It gives me great pleasure to in- form you that the Lick Observatory eclipse expedition to India made possi- ble through the noble generosity of the late Hon. Charles F. Crocker, is com plete success, according to cablegram received from Professor Campbell.
 ''Inseparably connected with the his- tory of the Lick Observatory and as- tronomical science of the nineteenth century will be the name of that gener- ous benefactor, already SO we'll known in the scientific world. whom we mourn for to-day. Sincerely yours.
 U. M Schaeberle,
 Acting Director" For a time it looked as If the pro- 1ected trip would have to be abandoned as the necessary funds were unavail- able. It was then that Colonel Crocker who was an enthusiast in astronomy was appealed to, and he came to the rescue Shortly after the expedition started, Colonel Crocker died.
 The Probate Court, after a proper showing of the existing agreement be- tween the railroad magnate and the scientists. ordered the money paid.
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WROTE AND SOLD THE STORY OF
 HIS OWN DEATH

The man who had resolved to die dreaded to approach the chosen spot of death.
 He went into the saloon at 825 Mis- sion: I stayed at the door. A minute later I heard the shot, and the proprie- tor, rushing out, asked me if that was my friend. I went in and found him. In a second or two he was dead. 'LivernaSh was getting $1O0 month That would be a fortune to me, yet I have a wife and three chill
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confrmation of Sale of cresta Ranch

The Cresta Rancho of 120 acres in San Mateo County, which has been sold by Public Administrator Freese to J. C.. Caglieri, subject to the order of the Probate Court, will come up before Judge Slack on Wednesday next at 10 o'clock for confirmation.
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Will Eulogize Rabbi Diskin.
 At the Congregation Beth Menachim Streisand, on Minna street, between Fourth and Fifth streets, on Sunday at 2
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o'clock, Rabbi E. Berman will deliver a eulogy on the death of the late Rabbi Diskin, the principal authority on Jewish law, who died recently at Jerusalem.
The Redwood gazette., 1898-09-01
A CRITICAL ::TIME
During the Battle
Of Santiago.
SICK OR WELL, A RUSH NIGHT
AND DAY.
The Packers at the Battle of Sdntl.
ago de Cuba We're all Heroes.
Their Heroic Efforts In Getting
Ammunition and Rations to the
Front Saved the Day.

P. E. Butler, of pack-train No. 8,
writing from Santiago de Cuba, on
July 23d, says: "We all had diarrhOea
in more or less violent form, and when
we landed we had no time to see a
doctor, for it was a case of rush and
rush night and day to keep the troops
supplied with ammunition and rations,
but thanks to Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy, we
were able to keep at work and keep
our health; in fact, [ sincerely believe
that at one critical time this medicine
was the indirect saviour of our army,
for if the packers had been unable to
work there would have been no way of
getting supplies to the front. There
were no roads that a wagon train could
use. My comrade and myself had the
good fortune to lay in supply of this
medicine for our pack train before we
left Tampa, and know in four cases
it absolutely saved life."
The above letter was written to the
manufacturers Of this medicine, the
Cham berlain Medicine Co., Des Moines,
Iowa. For sale at Hitchcock's drug
store. 3-4t
The Redwood gazette., 1898-09-01
First publication Aug. 25 last publication
Oct. 6, 1898.
MOrtuaue Sale.

DEFAULT HAVING BEEN MADE IN
- the payment of the sum OF fourteen
hundred thirty-One and 69-1OO (a1,431.69)
dollars which is claimed to be due, and is
tain mortgage duly executed and delivered
by James H. Redford and Matte Redford
his is, wife to D;sL keyss' bearing sa1 date the
power of sale therein contained, duly re-
corded in the Office of the register of deeds
and tor the coqnty mt Ct Redwood and State
1898. at O'Clock a. m, in book 18 of Mortg
ages, on page 331.
That said mortgage and the note" secured
thereby contained a provision that if de-
fault should be made in the payment of the
sum of money secured thereby. or the inter
est. or any part thereof. it should be lawful
for the said mOrtgagee to sell the premises
therein granted at public auction. and out
of the moneys arising from such sale, retain
Il e principal sum and interest then due on
and fifty dollars as attorneys fees
And whereas. default having been made in
the payment of the sum of S31.44 interest
due on said mortgage on November 18th.
1894: SS1. A interest due on said mortgage
November 18th, 1895: S81.44 interest due on
said mortgage November 18th. 1896: and
&81. "A interest due on said mortgage No.
vember 18th. 1897: which defaults have
continued up to the date of this notice. and
the said mortgagors having failed to pay
the taxes on said premises for the years
1898. 1894, 1895, 1896 and 1897, amounting
to the sum of s74.95, making the total
amount due upon said note and mortgage
the sum of fourteen hundred thirty y-one and
69-lOO (81.431.69) dollars
That the said mortgage is now the owner
and holder of said mortgage and the debt
secured thereby, and that no action or
proceeding at law. or otherwise, has been
instituted to recover the debt secured by
said mortgage.
Now therefore. notice is hereby given that
by virtue of the power of sale contained in
the said mortgage, and pursuant to the
statute in such case made and provided, the
said mortgage will be foreclosed by sale of
the premises described in and conveyed by
said mortgage, viz:
North half (nN) of the northeast quarter
(neN of section thirty-twO {32), in township
No one hundred and ten 11O), north of
range No thirtv-four (34), west. in Redwood
county. Minnesota. and containing eighty
acres of land, more or less, with the heredita-
ments and appurtenanceS. which sale will
be made by the sheriff of said Redwood
county. at the front door of the court house
in the city of Redwood Falls, in said county
of Redwood and State of Minnesota on the
18th day of October, 1898. at II O'Clock in
the forenoon of said day, at public venduee
to the highest bidder. for cash. to pay, said
debt and interest and said taxes, and fifty
by said mortgage in case of foreclosure, and
the disbursements allowed by law. Subject
to redemption at any time within one year
from the date of said sale as provided by law.
D. L. KEYES,
Mortgage.
GEO. T. OLSEN
Attorney for Mortgage,
Springfield, Minnesota.
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First publication July 81. last publication
September l. 1898.
Notice of Foreclosure Sale.

WHEREAS DEFAULT HAS BEEN
w made in the conditions of a certain
mortgage duly executed and delivered by
wife, as mortgagors, to G. H. Ross, s as mort n
gagee. bearing date the 22d day of Novem-
Der, A. D. 1885. and with a power of sale
o % the
county of Redwood, and State of Minnesota,
on the 23d day of November, A. D. 1895, at
nine O'Clock a. m. in book II of Mortgages,
on page 563:
And whereas. there is now claimed to be
due. and there is due upon said mortgage the
sum of $3.50. 20, and no action or proceeding
at law or otherwise having been instituted to
recover the debt secured by said mortgage,
or any part thereof.
Now therefore, notice is hereby given that
by virtue of the power of sale contained in
said mortgage, and pursuant to the statute
in such case made and provided, the said
mortgage will be foreclosed by sale of the
mortgage, viz: The south half of the north
east quarter of section No. four ~ OF town
ship No one hundred nine (1O9) OF range
more or less. according to government
survey thereof. in the county of Redwood
and State of Minnesota, with the heredita-
be made by the sheriff of Redwood county
at the front door of the court house, In the
City of Redwood Falls;in said county and
ber, A. D. 1898, at 10 o clock i. m. OF that
day, at public .vendue; to lho66lghest bidder
for cash, to pay said debt ana the taxes, If
fees. as stipulated by and ia said mortgage
in case of foreclosure thereof and the dis
bursements allowed by law. subject to re-
the date Of sale. as % provided BY I law.
c. H. ROSS,
FRANK L. RANDALL. Mortgage.
Attorney for Mortgage,
Room 2O4 Choate block.
Winona, Minnesota.
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RECORD At CAMP WlKOFF,
Fifteen Deaths In Tweuty-four Hours in
the Big Camp.

Fifteen Deaths In Tweuty.four Hours in
the Big Camp.
NEW YORK. Aug. 80. Fifteen sol.
diers died at Camp Wikof and in this
city during the day. There were two
deaths among the men suspected Of
having yellow fever and retained in
the quarantine hospital. The medical
department. has not announced that
they died Of yellow fever, because Of
the dispute among the doctors as to
what the 5S men in the hospital are
suffering from. Some doctors assert
that it is tr2e Yellow Jack. while 9th.
ers, including the experts, claim
there is not q yellow fever case in the
camp and that the men are suffering
from malaria1 fever in its worst form.
The Redwood gazette., 1898-09-01
MERRITT SENT TO PARIS
Has Orders to Report to the
Peace Commission.
MAY NOT RETURN TO MANILA
State of Affairs on tho Islands When the
Treaty Il Signed Will Determine
His Course.
MAY NOT RETURN TO MANILA

WASHINGTON. Aug. S0.-It was an.
nounced during the afternoon at the
war department. that Gen eral Merritt
was to go to Paris to give the peace
commission the benefit Of his expert
ence in the Philippines. The original
plan had been to send Admiral Dewey
to Paris for that purpose, but this was
changed upon Representations from the
admiral that he could be of greater
service at Manila than in Paris.
Whether or not General Merritt will
return to the Philippines has not yet
been determined; that will depend en-.
tirely upon the state of affairs in the
islands when the peace commission
concludes its labors. The choice of a
route is left to himself, but it is ex.
pected he will be in Paris by go days at
the latest. II
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Order for Hearing.

rTATE or MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
- Redwood, IS. In Probate Court, Special
Term, August 22d, 1888
In the matter of the estate of John J.
Berge, deceased.
Letters testamentary on the estate of said
deceased being this day granted unto A. o.
Gimmestad of said county.
1t is ordered, that all claims and demands
of all persons against said estate be pre-
sented to this court for examination and
allowance at the Probate Office, in the court
house in Redwood Falls in said county, on
Monday the 9th day of February, 1899, at
10 O'Clock a. m.
It is further ordered. that six months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to
present their clans against said estate, at
the expir alton of which time all claims not
presented to said court. or not proven to its
satisfaction, shall be forever barred, unless
for cause shown further time be allowed.
Ordered further, that notice of the time
and place of the hearing and examination of
said claims and demands shall be given by
publishing this order once in each week. for
three successive weeks. in THE REDWOOD
GAZETTE, a weekly newspaper printed and
published at Redwood Falls In said county. ).
Dated at Redwood Falls. the 22d day OF
August, A. D. 1898
BY the Court.
(sEAL1 ]. B. ROBINSON.
2-St Judge of Probate
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A CHANCEs FOR SHOW.'

Naval Militia to BE Mustered Out In Bod
les Instead Of singly.
WASHINGTON, Aug. S0.-Acting Sec
retary Allen has decided to adopt the
policy Of mastering out the naval mill.
tia in bodies, instead Of Individually as
heretofore. This will be- done in the
case of the New York men on the Yam.
kee, now at New York, and in all other
cases hereafter. Mr.. Allen believes
that the militiamen will be better
pleased to go to their homes in bodies
where they may be met by their people
and greeted publicly. The navy de-
partment is highly gratified at the
splendid service rendered by these men.
The department is not able to proceed
as fast as it would like in the matter. of
mastering out the militiamen, owing
to the necessity of retaining a sufficient
body of sailors to man the ships.
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Order to Examine Account.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
~ Redwood. IS. In Probate Court, Special
Term, August 18th, 1898.
In the matter of the estate of VIM. D.
Finn, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Mary
L. Finn, eXecutrix, of the estate of VIM. D.
Finn. deceased, representing among other
things. that she has fully administered said
estate: and praying that a time and place be
fixed for examining settling and allowing he
final account of her administration, and for
the assignment of the residue Of said estate
to the parties entitled thereto by law.
1t is ordered. that said account be exam
ined, and petition heard by this Court, on
Monday, the 18th day of September, A. D.
1898, at O'Clock p. m: at the Probate office
in Redwood Falls in said county.
And it is further ordered, tn lat notice there
OF be given to all persons interested by pub
fishing copy of this order once in each
week for three successive weeks prior to said
day of hearing. in THE REDWOOD GAZETTE, a
weekly newspaper printed and published at
Redwood Falls in said county.
Dated at Redwood Falls, the 18th day of
August, A. D. 1898.
BY the Court
[sEALl J. B. ROBINSON,
1-3t Judge of Probate.
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NOT ON GOOD TERMS.

Trifl.ng Misunderstsndings Intensity the
Feeling at Manila.
LONDON, Aug. 80.-A dispatch from
Manila to q news agency. via Hong
Kong. says:
The friction between the Americans
and natives requires exceptional ability
to avoid an alteration. I find that
many Of the Americans are utter ly un-
acquainted with Oriental ideas and
unable to understand the primitive
races. Most Of the Americans are de-
dcient in patience and numerous tri-
fling Misunderstanding intensity the
feeling. I believe the Americans in.
tend to be harsh. The American cen.
sor absolutely prohibits the sending Of
q single word Of the Cavite incident
The Redwood gazette., 1898-09-01
Memorial to Lord Salisbury
Urging Him to Use His
Influence.
SOME FRICTION APPARENT
Numerous misunderstanding
Between the Americans
and Natives.
Former Lack the Faculty Of
Understanding the ORR
entail Races.

LONDON, Aug. 30.-The nila cor.
respondent Of The Times says: The
leading commercial men here have
signed a memorial to Lord Salisbury
urging him to use his influence to pre-.
vent the Spaniards from regaining su.
premacy in the Philippines. The con-
duct Of the American troops is admir-.
able. The town since their occupation
has been wonderfully free from disturb.
ance.
General Greene has been ordered to
return to Washington. He will sail
with General Merritt.
The Redwood gazette., 1898-09-01
MlLES-ALGER INCIDENT.

Kansas City Star Iusists Its :Interview
Was Genuine.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 30.-The Star
prints q three.column exclusive dis.
patch from Mr.. ]. D. Whelpley, its
special war correspondent, who has
Just returned from Porto Rico, bearing
upon the Miles, Alger controversy. Mr..
Whelpley takes occasion to deny the
statement that his recently published
interview in Porto Rico with General
Miles, wherein the latter was quoted as
casting reflections upon the war de.
partment, was not genuine, and in sup.
port of the statements already made by
it, The Star prints interesting tele-
grams that passed between the war de-
partment and Generals Miles and
Shafter on the points at issue.
The Redwood gazette., 1898-09-01
FIRST CORPS GONE.

Last Regiment Leaves Chickamauga for
Knoxville.
CHICKAMAUaA PARK. Aug. 3O-The
First Pennsylvania, the last regiment
of the First army corps at this camp
left Camp Thomas during the day for
Knoxville. The two troops Of Ken.
tucky cavalry attached to the cavalry
brigade left for Lexington, where they
are to be mustered out. The Third
United States volunteer ca valry, Capt
Grigsby, received orders for each troop
to proceed to the point of mastering
into the service and there to be muster.
ed out The regiment will probably
not get away before Thursday.
The Redwood gazette., 1898-09-01
Household Goods for Sale.

Having decided to board l offer the
following household goods for sale
cheap, if taken at once:
One hard coal heater; one three
burner gasoline stove and one small
wood heater;
One hard wood three-piece bedroom
suite and one single bed;
Also, sofa, kitchen tables, willow
rocker and patent rocker, kitchen chairs
and carpets MRS. w. H. WEBSTER,
At the Fair Store.
The Redwood gazette., 1898-09-01

English Engineer aud Children Perish.
BERNE, Aug. 30.-Dr. John Hopkin.
son, an English electrical engineer.
and his son and two daughters. have
been killed while ascending the Dents
de Veisivi, in the canton Of Wallis, the
mountains Of which are among the
highest in Europe, and which are ex.
posed to furious torrents and destruct-
i've avalanches The party had gone
on their perilous trip without the as.
sistance of guide.
The Redwood gazette., 1898-09-01
DESTRUCTIVE TIMBER FIRE

Largo Area Burned Over In the Vicinity
Of Deadw0od.
DEADwooD, s. D., Aug. So.-A de-
structive timber fire, which seems to
be beyond control, is raging in Car.
Donate camp, seven miles from here
1t has been burning since Friday. A
district five miles square, heavily tim.
bered, has been burned over. The loss,
already large, is likely to be increased.
The Redwood gazette., 1898-09-01
For Sale.

My Redwood Falls residence proper
ty, located on Ramsey street, near the
western end of Railroad street, consist
ing of one story residence and nine
acres of land, for sale at bargain.
Inquire of
ISAAC JOHNSON, OR The GAZETTE
OFFICE. 3-3t,