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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-12-24
r.. A. Hennen.

THE LEADING FURNITURE HOUSE.
Nothing nicer or more appropriate
for a Christmas present than a hand
.Sa some piece Of furniture or a
HY full seu--semelning that will
~ always be useful and always a
W reminder of the giver We
RI have every thing and will make
~ special price from row until
after the holidays. Some beau
tiful Chairs, Cabinets, Desks, Lounges
and thousand other articles. Come
and see them and we will please you.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-12-24

Their NeclSwear Is better made than
Others, their Gloves are better for the
price than others. New Corsets, new
Handkerchiefs, new Velvets, new
Colors, better quality for the price.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-12-24

Come and see our goods and get
prices.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-12-24

Ii you are looking for bargains in
holiday goods don't forget A. w.
Jones.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-12-24
G. w. John a. Co.

ices always the lowest. Their
4 Shoes wear you better than
others, their Rubber Shoes
n wear you better than others,
4 their Hosiery wear better
7 than others, their Underwear
wear better than others,
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-12-24

CANDY and NUTS. We will

!, 1000 pounds of Candy and
Nuts for the Holidays at
our usual low prices which
will be lower than any
other store in town, con-
sidering t h Q quality.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-12-24
CHRISTMAS OBSERVANCE.
Day will be Spent Quietly by
the Observers.

Church Services will be Characteristic
of the Day-Special Music at most
Of them-Many of the Sunday Schools
will Entertain the Children in some
Way or Other-Many Family Re-
unions will be Held.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07
HOT TIMES FOR PENSION ATTORNEYS

1NLESS all indications fail, one of the velest fights in Washington this winter will be made O over the alleged pension scandals" with pension attorneys in the middle of the scrimmage catching kicks and licks from both sides. H. Clay Evans, Commissioner of Pensions, desires the pas sage of law the effect that in future no fee shall be paid to any attorney claim agent for any claim filed for pensions and as he is reputed to be good hard fighter the chances are he will either get such law or know the reason why.
 In recent statement the subject MT. Evans says "The ordinary pension attorney is worse than the most pestferous varmnt' that ever invaded a hen roost." It should be remembered that MT. Evans is resident of Tennessee and in that State the word "varmnt" is not libelous. At most the pestiferous creature referred to in the simie could be only coon, possum skunk and as the phrase is expressly applied not to extraordinary attorneys, but only to the ordinary ones there can be nothing in the epthet which a jury would con sider derogatory to the reputation of the person accused
 Passing from phrases to facts, the Commissioner asserts that under the present law the Government virtually pays bounty of $75 to the pension attor- ney for every pensioner who be induced to file claim that can be proven up and admitted Under this system there have gone into the business up. ward of 5oyooo pension attorneys and according to Mir. Evans they practically so many drum | mers-solictng agents-that do nothing but hunt | up claims and claimants for the Pension Bureau" l The country will be glad to have this issue probed and thoroughly investigated by Republi- can administration The work of reforming abuses in the system if abuses exist should be entrusted to the party that framed the pension laws and is known to be loyal to the brave who saved the Union at the peril of their lives. The pension roll was de- signed to be roll of honor and should be kept so Henry Clay Evans is one of the men who fought
 for the nation during the and after its close went South to maintain the of reconstruction and liberty against Bourbon hate and intolerance
 He has shown himself to be faithful and coura- geous man in many posts of duty, and if he has
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07
COLLECTED IN
 THE CORRIDORS

W. H. Mckenzie. the Fresno banker, is at the Lick.
 George F. Goodman, the Napa banker, is at the Palace.
 J. Norton, business man of San Jose, is at the Baldwin.
 F. c. Lusk, a Chicago lawyer, is stay ing at the Palace
 J. D. Riddle. a banker of Hanford, has gone to the Grand.
 J. M. Williams, a mining man of New man, is at the Lick.
 A. l.. Nichols, an attorney of Chico, Is guest at the Grand.
 c. w. Miller. Chicago capitalist, is a guest at the Baldwin.
 H. c. Evans, a business man of Louis vile, is at the Palace.
 A. J. Pillsbury, newspaper man of Tulare, is at the Grand.
 E. NJ. Carlus, mining man of Grants Pass, Or, Is at the Russ.
 B. Benjiman. a business man of Ta- coma, is at the Occidental
 L. s. Gray, a Fresno raisin packer, has registered at the Occidental.
 E. s. de Galyer. a mining man of Los Angeles, has arrived at the Palace.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07
IGNORANCE OF AMERICA.

In spite of the of communication which ex- ist at present between the two hemspheres. it that Europeans are bent upon remaining in absolute ignorance of American affairs says the Illustrated American.
 Some of the mistakes made by leading and in huential journals on the other side of the in expatiating upon American problems too absurd even to be caSsed in the category of humor. In this connection 1t is interesting quote some ex- tracts from the Petit Parsien. This newspaper is published in Paris, and has daily circulation of tOVo0, copes Such a newspaper may not improperly DC taken as fair exponent of Parisian sentiment With respect to the war power of the United States States has no war power Its navy is composed of 8 few modern ships, which cannot put out to sea. and It's army or rather, what is called. is made up
 troops, without arms discipline' The Parisien de- ciares that either Japan Spain would find the task of yanquishing the presumptuous Yankee easy enough" Such ignorance statements like these clearly
 imply ls without excuse, even among the lowest class or Europeans. who travel and little or what IS going on in and them. utter nonsense this statement caps the climax: Canada
 s in indeed great country. and 1t might we'll be proud or having been the birthplace of the patriot, George Washington" Still another exhibition of paragraph: The city of Eureka Springs, of the tifu bay of the Pacific Ocean," Were 1t not for the fact that the United States is confessedly of greatest powers on the globe, such ignorance in gard to this country might well stop and think; but as this ignorance springs solely from pity
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07

somehow overlooked the agile John Doe, but he is properly pinned down in black and white at last, and if you look at next Sundays Call you'll see how very cleverly it has been done.
 Lord Kelvin, the greatest living scientist, also tells about his fa- nous vortex" theory and gives his ideas on gravitation and the abso- lute zero point. The article con- tains a number of things most in- teresting to those who are fond of natural science.
 These are only few of the many good things in the budget of next Sundays Call. If you want the best and brightest news of the day; if you want to know what is the latest" in books, society, fashions and in the theatrical and musical world,
 READ NEXT SUNDAYS CALL.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07
GOOD THINGS IN
 NEXT SUNDAYS CALL.

F you took any interest in Ii
 Hung Chang's remarkable trip
 around the world you probably \ remember that he freely visited
 every city on his direct route,
 but that when he started west from New York he took the great est pains to avoid San Francisco.
 Why?
 He was warned that he would be assassinated by a powerful society in that city, a society whose mem bers reach around the globe and who are banded together for one certain object.
 So dangerous is that organiza- ton considered by the Chinese Gov ernment that every member caught is swiftly beheaded.
 A Call representative has joined this society, and he thrillingly re- lates his weird initiation amid gruesome surroundings, and tells of the object of this remarkable organization.
 Nothing like 1t on this continent has ever been described.
 Read this dramatic story in The Call and you will learn of things
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07
THE SOUTH AND THE FAIR.

C COMMENTING upon the celebration of the
 Golden Jubilee and the coming mining ex-
 ~ position the Redlands Citrograph expresses the belief that these things will be good for San Francisco, but asks Where does South California get off"
 Answering the question according to its own mo- ton, it says: South California has one particle of direct benefit to gain through this proposed fiesta and but the merest trife in indirect benefit" Then prove the truth of this extraordinary assertion adds Days and nights have we sat in the Occ- dental the Grand, the Palace and other hotels in San Francisco and told mining men of experience of the mineral wealth of South California, not alone gold, but silver, and iron and borax, and salt and asbestos, and laninar mica, and petroleum and asphalt and many other mineral and non-rnneral substances. and have been met with contempt that we could be crazy enough or ignorant enough not to know that the mother lode'-whatever that may be-'broke off some 300 miles north of here and no precious metals ever could be found south of that well defined point. And San Fran cisco does not to-day recognize South California gold or silver producing region"
 Ii any considerable number of people in the south hold the dolorous creed propounded by the Citrograph they will proving the asser- ton that South California will have no benefit from the mining exposition by the simple neglect to seize tne Denenc1a opportunities offered In the swift ad- of the State in all lines of enterprise at the beginning of the of prosperity there will be no inclination on the part of any stop and con- dole with those who stand aside to criticize or swear Prosperity will be only for those who join the movement and keep up with the procession.
 The editor of the Ctrograph has been unfortunate if in sitting in the hotels of San Francisco he has found who would take an interest or place confidence in his stories of the bountifu mineral resources of the south Perhaps if he had made his talk in places where San Franciscans resort to dc business instead of in the loungng places of the and have adventures he would have had better luck There is many capitalist in this city who has made investments in the south and found them profitable and reports of their experience have made the weatf of that section better known here than the Citro graph thinks.
 If, however, San Francisco people are really ig norant of the extent of the richness of the southern mines 1t IS surely time for the southern people tc enlighten them. Nothing be gained by sitting down undeveloped mines and swearing at met ropolitan ignorance. The only proper course tc pursue IS for the south to send to the mining expo siton such array of exhibits as will open ou eyes to the truth and excite our minds with ad miration. If this is done there will be no furthe question to where South California is to get of She will not get off at al but catch on stay on anc share in all the benefits the new gold excitemen promises to every enterprising and rich mining dis trict on the Pacific Coast
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07

more strange than have ever been set forth in stories of meetings of nihilists, u-Klux-Klan and the like.
 Nearly a month ago an industri- ous grave digger unearthed about 50,0O0 skeletons on supposed pre- historic battlefield in the Mississippi Valley. Scientists considered this a remarkable find" from an eth- nological point of view. A Califor- mia miner has just upturned to the light some forty skeletons that from a scientific point of view com pletely eclipse everything found on that prehistoric battlefield. Read next Sundays Call and you will learn about the wonderful things that this California miner is bring ing to light in the Sierra foothills.
 Richard Roe and H. O. Hoe have always led notable lives in legal way, but their troubles, adven- lures and shortcomings are scant and barren compared with the eventful career of one John Doe. If you don't believe 1t read what Judge John Hunt has to tell of the lineage. life and quaint sayings of this historical character. In the rush of events Thucydides, Pliny, Gibbon, Macaulay and Bill Nye
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07
NEW TO-DAY.

Nature makes the cures after all.
 Now and then she gets into tight place and needs helping out.
 Things get started in the wrong direction.
 Something IS needed to check disease and start the system in the right direction toward health.
 Scott's Emulsion of Cod liver Oil with hypophos- phites can do just this.
 It strengthens the nerves, feeds famished tissues. and makes rich blood.
 soc and sI.oo; all druggists.
 SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, New York
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07
A GOLDEN NEW YEAR.

 ual who could open small bottles on that suspicious occasion was second only to the fellow who could open large ones. This year, however, a woman took a hand in the game, and not only stood for small bottles and large ones, but went the sterner sex one better and opened a gold mine. The mine opened was The Tracy mine at Angels Camp, Calaveras County, and the woman doing the opening was Mrs. Dr. Lichau, living at 42S Geary street in this city. Mrs. Lichau went to Angels Camp New Years eve, and just as the clock struck 12 she formally chris tened the mine Though the company has been organized but short time. 1t has enough machinery on the ground to go down 1000 feet. Much of the capital wa Q raised in Germany through the exertions of Mrs. Lichau. The principal officers and stockholders are: President, T. R. Zimmerman: vice-president, MT. Reed: secretary, w. J. Miller; treasurer. Rank of California;; superintendent, w. e. Drown; directors. Dr. and Mrs. Lichau. w. G. Drown and w. H. Drown.
 F. J. McWilliams, who has been G. W McNear's outside man for numher of years, has left the employ of that gen. tleman to accept very fiattering offer made him by the Siebe Shoe Company. MT. McWlllams IS one of the best-known and most popular of the younger genera ton or grain men, and will be much missed by the merchants along Califor- nia street.
 A party of railroad men consisting of A A. Mohler, general manager of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Com panys B. Campbell, the company's freight agent, h. koheler, the Oregon manager Tor the Southern Pacific, c. Markham. general passenger agent of the Southern Paclnc TOT the same territory and Carl Spuker, are in the city on business con nected with their several roads. Yester- day afternoon these gentlemen held an informal meeting in the office of J. c. Stuobs Nothing was done, however, be-
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07
A BIT OF !, SOLDlERLY 1
 WIT. !

tai gave occasion for rather clever bon mot on the part of General WarfieId Some real militia soldiers took part in the performance and impersonated vet erans with a fierceneSS which would have put the old original of 61 to blush. The officer warriors of this gallant brigade. when not on the stage, were accustomed to deposit their hats with a boy, who would write their names on a card and attach the card to the top of the hat A young lady passing with General War field and seeing one of these pieces of pasteboard sticking amidst the feathers which surmounted bit of martial head gear, asked what it was. That" replied her witty escort, lis Colonel Z's nom de plume"
 Frank J. Carolan came up from Bur lingame yesterday and registered at the Palace.
 Colonel J. A. Hardin. the Santa Rosa capitalist and stockraiser, is a guest at the Russ.
 pr. H. w. Taggart of Stockton has been in the city visiting his old class mate, Dr. Charles V. Cross.
 c. c. Crow, the owner of Crows Land ing, is registered at the California Mr. Crow leaves tomorrow for Klondike, go- ing by way of Seattle.
 Ed W. Dunn, the advance agent of the Courted Into Court company, which was booked to open at the Columbia, is at the Baldwin. MT. Dunn arrived in the city just in time to see the fire at the theater at which his company was to appear
 District Attorneys Frank D. Ryan of l Sacramento and B. A. Harrington of Santa Clara County, and Sheriffs G. s. Mckenzie of Napa, John Burr of Los Angeles and w. c. Conway of Placer County, have come up to witness the last act in the Durrant tragedy They are at | the Grand.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07
EASEMENTS.

Baldwin-"The Henrietta" Calfornia-'At Gay Coney Is land" tomorrow night Canfornia-song and Lecture Recitals. Alcazar-'The Girl I Left Behind Me" Morosco's-"The District Fair" Tivou-"Mother Goose" Orpheum-Vaudevie. Bush-The Thalia German-H Hebrew Opera Company. The Chutes-Vaudeville. Oberon-Cosmopolitan Orchestra Ingleside Track-Races to-day. Coursing-ngleside Coursing Park tomorrow afternoon Cooper Medical College-Lane Lectures.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07
TO STUDY
 THE CHILDREN.

from sulIv,s "study of Childhood will he read also an article from the North western Monthly. Mrs Hester Harland, who is the president of the club. is acuve- ly furthering the preparations for the State meeting, in March, of the Cail1orllla la
 Home and Child Study Assoclatioh' to which the club meeting at the Occldehtdi is auxiliary The membership or thle ciu1 contains many mothers and teachers anu anu all persons, whether members or not, ale cordially invited to attend the hee'iAie"'
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07

An unknown man has been killed at Martinez by officer. His crime was that of being tramp. In the category of crimes there are worse ofenses A tramp has even been known to be such against his own desire and in spite of desperate effort The officer may have been justhable, however, for tramps do questionable things occasionally, and yet the chances are that the slayer would be sleeping more soundy O nights if he had not felt impelled to take life which seemed to him at the time to be of little value
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07

now good reason for believing that the honorable pensions bestowed by a grateful country upon de- serving veterans are being distorted to the of fraudulent claimants the sympathy and support of the people will be with him in his new contest to uphold the right and redress the wrong.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07

When Queen Victoria has meals alone she is entirely waited on by her Indian servants, with whom she is able to talk in their own language. One of these. Munsh Abdul Kareem, has been in her service ten years, and instructed her in his native language
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07

For who deliberately sell diseased meat to the community no adequate punishment has yet been devised That morally they on the plane of the murderer there can be question, but the diff hcuty of tracing any particular homicide to them is apparent. To make them pay fine out of their ill., got money falls far short of justice. At least the fine imposed should be great that no killing butcher could possibly pay it. and in lieu of satis- lying the demand would have to spend in jail the rest of his unnatural days
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07

While the threat of one city official to pull off the nose of another naturally sent thrill of horror through the community, there is comfort in know ing that the nose is still in place. The dove of peace lost few feathers, but this seems to have been the extent of the catastrophe
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07
UNCLE sAM,s GROWING NAVY.

The present strength of the United States navy Is officially stated at 140 vessels of all kinds, including nine first class battle-ships, two armored cruisers. six double-turreted monitors, thirteen singie-turreted monitors thirteen unpro- tected cruisers and ten gunDoaIs It is gratifying to learn that the number of steel torpedo-boats has been increased to twenty .-Globe-Democrat
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07

To the unbiased observer it does not seem that putting handcutts on a schoolboy to be able with minimum of discomfort to give him beat ing is plan which ought to be allowed to be habitually followed
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07

That one member of the Salvation Army at San Bernardino turns out to be burglar IS no possible reflection upon the organization But his haste to be convcted~so to return and resume the preach ing of the gospel will hardly appeal to people of reason. Doubtless he has a mission but it seems to be that of posing the necessary terrible ex- ample
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07

When Secretary Gage has retired and Secretary Sherman has retired there will be chorus of "I told you sos" of impressive volume But if neither of them leaves the Cabinet the silence of the prophets will be worth listening to-
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07

yond discussing the affairs of the two lines and talking over matters Of mutual interest Though it is whispered that the business that brings them here Is to set tie various matters on which the two lines conflict. nothing definite can be as- certained as the gentlemen absolutely re- fuse to speak for publication. The whole party is registered at the Palace.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07
Cal glace fruit soc perlb at Townsend.s..

Special information supplied daily to business houses and public men by tha Press Clipping Bureau (Allen' s), 51O Mont. gomery st. Tel. Main 1042
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07

The public will be relieved to know that the in terviews yellow journalism is presenting coming from Durrant absolutely fictitious
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07

To commence the new year properly has long been one of the most jealously guarded of mans prerogatives; and
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07
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The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07

TWENTY-DOLLAR PIECE-Mrs. A. T., Santa Cruz, Cal. Dealers in old coins do not offer premium on a $2o piece of 1851 nor on one of 1850, but they offer such at an advance of from S5 to $1O
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07

Herr Schwa of Agam built cylindrical Although the balloon l34 feet long 4o feet high and 42 feet inches weighed only 572O pounds The trial made Berlin after venor death The officers navigation office say that proved suitability material for n balloon
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07

The San Fran
 cisco Child Study Club will resume it's weekly meet ings at the Occi- dental next Fri day afternoon at 9.90 An extract
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07

The show held at the California Theater for the advertisement of society and incl dentally for the benefit of the Ghi1I-onsn H--l
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07
AUCTION SALES.

Sullivan DoyleThs day, January7 Horses at 2slS Mi sion Il o'clock
 By Kinip Co.-Monday January 10 Horses, Va Ness and Market Il o'clock.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07

SEATTLE PAPERS-J. A., City. The daily papers published in Seattle are the Times and the Post-Intelligencer. There is also published there a commercial pa- per called the Bulletin
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07

According to college authority the recent killing of Manwel the football field will have no effect on the game. The view IS hardly correct Mir Maxwell will no longer participate in the chaste joys of the gridiron and some who saw him killed will remember the circumstance to the dampening of their enthusiasm
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07
Mrs. winsIow's Soothing syrun ,,

Has been used over fifty years by millions of mothers for their children while Teething with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays Pain, cures Wind Colic. reg uiates the Bowels and is the best remedy for Dtarrhoeas. whether arising from teething or other causes. For sale by Druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup. 25c bottle