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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-16

- AAAs&bs
" papers that had been prepared
ere lost. Thus the matter was drop
go, although by this time hundreds
Decatur people had come to believe
maj an innocent man was in prison
~, Three months ago Harry NJ.
wheeler. reporter on Decatur pa
Ut decided that as no one else seem
likely to do anything for Faunce
would. He did this simply because
= believed Faunee was innocent
., aunce had never been anything 70
an an He barely knew raunce before
latter was sent to the penitentiary
MT Wheeler got some OF the papers
~ letters that had been prepared
s aen the first steps to getting a par.
a. Were taken in 1894. He traced
sSsh the stories that persons had seen
m Aeohe besides Faunce commit the
s,. s'uer' He wrote letters, interviewed
ssvlneys. got afIidavits, prepared ths
,,spheation for pardon, got up Pc
auoh and put the case before the board
pardons. This all took great deal
M. VIC time and his money. but he spent
freely, all without help from any
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-16

James Anderson, prominent Iaem-
Der of the Cigarmakers' Union, return
ed to Chicago last week, after q two
weeks visit to New Bedford, Mass. He
tells a remarkable story Of the methods
in vogue in that eastern city, which.
he says, justified the cotton operatives
in going out on strike. The strikers
are not fighting for high wages from
the corporations that are running be-
hind" he said, 'but they are struggling
for an average of Sc and 81 per week
for doing the hardest kind Of work and
they demand 1t of corporations that
divided from to 16 per cent dividend
at the first of the present year. They
are also striking against the MOST ty-
rannical act that an employer can COM
NIT. Each week before the strike every
one Of these strikers was fined so heav-
lily for violating some petty rule or
permitting a drop of oil to fall upon
the cloth he manufactured that his
wages were cut from rs to rs peg cent.
From what / saw and heard while in
New Bedford / can truthfully say /
would prefer breaking stones in the
street all day than to working two
hours in one of those mills. The most
brutal overseers in the South during
slavery days came from puritanical
New England. These brutal overseers
did not all go south nor has their
species died out, for back of tine ty-
ranny and oppression practiced in tile
,exIo vx,sll ~
brutal of all overseers. If they were
not brutal they would be discharged.
II they show the least sentiment or
perform kindly act to some poor IN
fortunate employee and it is discovered
by the manufacturer (the fellow who
attends banquets and who is so lord
spoken in defense of maintaining ma
tional honor-the wretch discharge
follows. talked with dozens of strik-
ers, many of whom know well, upon
the question of fines. The women and
children are the worst sufferers. They
are more easily trodden upon, and they
make good. submissive victims. The
manufacturer practices his systematic
cheating upon them and meets with lit.
tie opposition. John Dingley is an ex,
pert weaver. We were boys together
| and every word he tells me now he.
| lieve. He worked nine days in one
OF the New Bedford mills, and ON pay
day was told that he not only had nc
wages coming to him, but that he owed
| the corporation $3.50. Another frieat
/ of mine named Samuel Mcneil wa.
compelled to quit work because o
| sickness. He had worked two days
When he was we'll enough to ask To-
his wages he was told he owed the mil
so cents. He had neglected to tell tn,
overseer the cause of his Illness ant
how long he expected to be sick-aI
| oversight which caused him to be heav
lily fined. II drop of oil is found up
4 on a piece of cloth only half price /
paid the operator. Any flaw in tn
cloth which the overseer can find o
imagine is marked against the opera
tive, and he receives only half pa
for what he has done. Then, by tn
time the other fines are paid, the work
man has nothing coming to him. TIL
life of New England cotton operatiy
is not one to envy. They are deter
mined. however, to make change an
will fight desperately to win their grea
struggle. Chicago Federationist.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-16
Charles cushman.

Considerable disappointment is ex-
messed throughout the cities of the
western league at the failure of Presi-
dent Johnson to appoint Cushman on
his STAFF of umpires. Mr.. Johnson Of
fers as an excuse the fact that he
(Cushman) had made application for
an appointment on the national league
stag. which is true, but Mr.. Johnson
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-16
- serious Matter.

Mcphee's lame ankle bothers him a
little every once in a while. 1t Is
not rheumatic and 1t isn't permanent"
said Bill. Il go week at time, and
do lot of walking, and never have
pain to remind me that my ankle
was ever injured. Then may msAs a
run or twist and the pain will al
most make me cry out. "-Cincinnati
Post.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-16

mother in my dreams
The best friend of them all.
OF those dim and fleeing years long past,
When ! was but boy;
As I'd climb upon my mothers knee,
In ecstasy Of joy.
She would Irvine her arms around my
neck,
And kiss me-that was all
I can vouch that there is no love like
A mothers after all.
In fancy I saw the old schoolhouse,
That rested on the hill,
And the orchard and the ripping brook
The vision haunts me still.
] could hear the cattle lowing, and
The nightingale's sweet call
feel certain that there's no home like
The old home after all.
As lay there idly thinking Of
The days my heart was light;
When nestled in my mothers arms.
BY the hreside each night,
A phantom lowered over me-
] heard q sweet voice call
Twas the angelic voice of mother.
The best friend after all.
There is no smile like mothers smile
Can beam upon a son;
Better put your faith in her because
You can't find any one
To help you along lifes toilsorae read
When she's beyond recall
And when all the world forsakes ytu.
She's the best friend after all.
VIII J. Peckham in Chicago Federation
iat
Rawlin. wyo.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-16

customer--'I bought a plaster OF you
three weeks ago TO help me get RID OF
the lumbago." ;.
Drug clerk--"Yes, remember II.
Didn't 1t do the work.
9,,atomer--"oh. yes; but | want
.oms,hlng now that will help me to
ret rid OF the plaster.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-16
Jimmy RoGERs.

ers. Jimmy is one of the striking
proofs OF the very palpable fact that
ball players are divided into classes
like horses or prize fighters. AS ball
player, Jimmy is a fast selling platter.
but not speedy enough to rank as n
major league stake horse"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-16

The Gorge brothers OF Winchester,
KY, are the biggest men in the coun-
ty. William is 6 feet inches an4
weighs S02 pounds. and Thomas Is .
feet Az inches and weighs 275 pounds.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-16
a can.

A call for the first regular annual
united labor and labor reform conven-
tion," to be held in st. Louis on Mon
day, May Q, 1898, has been issued by
the following committee by virtue of
authority conferred on it by the united
labor convention held In Chicago last
September:
NJ. p. Carrick, United Labor League
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-16
BASE BALL GOSSIP.
CURRENT NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF THE GAME.
Batting streaks or Possible Solution
of Puzzle Of Long Standing Man
ager selee Gives His opinion--Curre
GOSSIP.


A N Z base ball
cranks often won
der what Is the
cause OF batting
streaks. For in
stance, a pitcher
has been holding a
team Of heayy-hit-
ting oppo n 9 nts
down to two hits
and no runs for six
innings, but sud-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-16

HE other night, as
] was lying
Half sleeping In
my bed,
Strange thoughts
and idle fancies
seem'd
To fly into my
head.
! dreamt Of boy
hoods rapturous
scenes
And playmates-
one and all
I could see nv
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-16
REyIyES OLD MURDER.
.xooRTER SEEKS TO FREE A
LIFE PRISONER.

,.s msasy Arrested for killing Cora
wsssea sias fsss. Ago cemaaanlsy
= wueh Exsis.a Over sh. New Turn
a An.srs-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-16
LABOR AND INDUSTRY
SOME INTERESTING ITEMS TO
UNION WoRKMEN.

The Best Friend After All - james
Anderson Makes Report ON the
New England strike-Persseutor of
Women and Children.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-16

DE MAuzy. son Of
a n e KS b erin OF
Macon county. MI
nols. Is locked up
In the county Jail
al Decatur on the
charge of having
murdered Mat Me-
ktnfsy on tn e
Night 81 July 3.
Is So. ED hraim
Faunes 10 In the
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-16
Secret Of Batting

Jesse Burkett. of the Cleveland team,
who has twice led the major league in
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-18
Postal Contracts.

Postmaster Montague was notified yes terday by the Postmaster General at Washington that the following contracts had been let for carrying the mails in California. The list will be of interest to persons living in the districts affected by the new contracts:
 Pacific Coast Steamship Company to carry the mails between San Francisco and Eureka, distance Of 232 miles, and back once a week, or as much more fre- quently as the boats may run. The con- tract price is $6000 for the year. The mails will leave San Francisco every Wednesday, and the trip to Eureka will occupy twenty-seven hours. The mail will leave Eureka every Saturday and will arrive in San Francisco in twenty seven hours.
 San Francisco to Sacramento, 105.8 miles, by way of Collinsville, Rio Vista, Isleton, Ryde, Walnut Grove, Trask, Courtland and Clarksburg. Round trips to be made six times per week by steamer leaving this city daily, except Sunday, between D. m. and p. m., and arriving at Sacra- mento between 4 a. m. and l0. a. m. leaving Sacramento daily, except Sunday, between 10 a. m. and D. m., and arriv- ing at San Francisco between IF a. m and a. m.
 Charles E. Dugan BetEeen y. ,,ss San Era Fran, week, from March to October 31, and about three times per month the rest of the year Contract Price, s15 per round trip The price was $10 last year.
 F. s. Smith, Washington s32S per an- mum between Station D of this city and the Presidio, 4.6S miles, thirteen times per week. leaving Station D daily, except Sunday at 8:30 a. m. and D. m., and ar irving at the Presidio daily, except Sun- day, at 9:3O a. m. and p. m; arriving at Station D at 10:30 a. m. and ?. m. Leav-- ing Station D on Sunday at 1 p. m. and arriving at the Presidio at 2 p. m; leav,- ing the Presidio Sunday at p. m. and arriving at Station D at p. m.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-18
FAMILY TROUBLES OF (. E. JOHNSON Accuses His Wife's Relatives of Conspiring Against
 Him. A Suit for S25, ,OOO Filed Against R. K. and J. J. Malcolm and
 M. M. Struve.

The troubles of Charles Freeman John son, his wife and wife's family seem to be daily on the increase and growing more and more complicated. About a month ago he filed a suit for divorce from his wife on the grounds of cruelty, alleging that she was partially demented and had made unkind remarks regarding him. In the answer she filed a crosS-complaint, in which MT. Johnson was accused of doing many things which would not look well in print Yesterday, through his attorneys, Messrs. Beatty & Sanderson, he brought suit for s25 900 against Robert K. and James J. Malcolm and M. M. Struve for colms are Mrs. Johnson's brothers, and Struve is her brother-in-law. Johnson claims that while his wife was suffering from puerpal dementia her relatives dur ing his absence visited the Johnson house on Sutter street and induced Mrs. John son to accompany them to Struve's ranch near Watsonville. He was not permitted to see her while she was there, and he claims that they influenced her to bring suit for divorce with alimony against him, in order that he might be compelled to support the whole Malcolm and Struve families. They also refused to allow him to see either of the two children.
 He says that his wife has for some time been partially demented and that her relatives suggested that she bring the charges of cruelty against him. It is said that Mrs. Johnson and the children are now at the residence of R. K. Mall cOlm in this city
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-18
HER LOVE
 FOUND A
 NEW WAY How Mrs. Viola B. Scott Drew Relief From Missouri. She Wanted a Divorce, and by Woman's Wit
 Secured More. Discovered That Her Husband Had Been Technically
Discovered That Her Husband Had Been Technically
 Welded Before.
HER MARRIAGE ANNULLED
So Once More, as Lovely Widow, She May Essay Hynen's
 PcrilS.

The different marriage laws in the various States open a way for those who wish to enter into matr1mony or to get out of 1t. It is an old story about couples going to Nevada to get mar ried. but quite a new one to the courts of California for one of the parties to avail him or her self of the laws Of Missouri to get unmarried.
 Tn Judge Belcher's court last Mon day such case came up, when Viola B. Scott begged the court to annul her marriage with George P. Scott on the ground that he had wife living Tn Missouri from whom he had never been divorced.
 The testimony showed that Scott had never been married to the woman living in Missouri, but that they had simply lived together as man and wife.
 The plaintiff and defendant 1n this action, it seems, were married year ago last January, and after living to- gether for two weeks he went to Gen. tral America as repr resentative of large firm in this ci-y. Mrs. Scott, or rather Perry, as she and her husband preferred to be called, during her hus- bands absence posed as a widow, ana as SuCn SHe IS hIlON II eit lllC Pl CoCLN time to her friends.
 She became tired of having a hus- band away off from here and for other reasons she decided to get a divorce. After diligently having the laws searched for due grounds, it was found that the laws of Missouri would give her one.
 It appeared that some time before her marriage to her husband he had been living with a woman back in Missouri as a husband, introducing her as his wife, and giving the public gen orally to understand that they had been married. In the State in which they were living a man and woman doing this are as legally married as though a ceremony had been per- formed, and if the man marry an other woman he can be prosecuted for bigamy.
 This afforded Mrs. Perry means to throw off the bonds that had be- come irksome, and she prayed the court, on the constitutional grounds that law which makes man and woman husband and wife in one State is binding in another, that her mar riage with the plaintiff be annulled.
 The affidavits of several people liv- ing in Kansas City, where the defend- ant had lived, proved that MT. Scott introduced woman as his wife. Clar- ehCe IA oi lee eIiio V. | "iiiiCi "C. two of the most important witnesses in the plaintiffs behalf.
 MT. Scott. or Perry" is still in Gen. tral America, and offered no defense. Mrs. Perry is residing at 920 Van Ness avenue. Judge Belcher ordered the marriage annulled on the ground on which the plaintiff asked it.
 Rumor has it that Mrs. Perry" Is now engaged to marry prominent lawyer in this city, but when seen Mrs. Perry would not affirm it. She said that she did not want publicity, as no one knew that she was the plaintiff in the strange divorce case Her friends, she said, thought that she was a widow.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-18
BATTLE SURCES TO OUR VERY DOORS Fighting Breaks Out in the Crowd Reading War
 Bulletins.
Somebody Terms General Merritt a Coward and Straightway Gets
 Thunped.

There was battle yesterday in this city. It was directly the outgrowth of the war with Spain. Lest history, ever prone to overlook details, fail to make record of the engagement, brief account is here appended. It Is from The Calls special commissioner, and 1t is all right, because special con- missioners are invariably selected for their probity, their love of truth and their honesty and fairness.
 Thus it happened: The wind blew so hard around the corner of Third and Market that the spectators lingering there to scan the bulletin boards got all mixed up. There were sudden col lisions, hasty apologies. A man would stand thoughtfully reading the bulle- tins on the Market-street side when a zephyr would whirl him to the Third street side. and he would have to be satisfied to read something else. Prob ably also he would come down on the foot of another spectator who did not happen just then to be hurtling through the air. In this manner ac- quaintances sprang into being and quickly ripened into familiarity.
 Two men were standing on the Third street side. One was an American and the other imported. The foreigner de- clared that General Merritt was a cow ard "The regulars" he continued, "are no better than the volunteers. Merritt wants to back out. He's sim ply a coward"
 The American did not think this proper language. and explained at some length why. He did not know who the other fellow was, and did not care. but he did not propose to hear any officer of the army abused. At this point the American began a series of rapid maneuvers, at the end of which observers noted that he had shed his coat and had signals up for the open ing of hostilities. But the crowd rushed in between them. The excited American was induced to resume his raiment. He did so, but ouly asa tactical
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-18
ruse. All the time he was edging near

ruse. All the time he was edging near CT to the foe.
 Any man who says an officer of our army is a coward has to fight" he re- marked. With this he let out his r1gnt and his left. By the time the left was withdrawn the right was on duty again. Far from having to fight, the foreigner did not have a ghost or show to fight. All he could do was to looked pained, and before the honor or the army had been sufficiently vindl- cated his face was a map of the Manila affair. A picture of it will probably be used as such by loathed contempor- ary, whose special commissioner ar rived after all the danger was over.
 There was in the crowd an elderly lady whose prejudice against fighting was so marked that she had mysteries, when she found that wornan's gentle touch did not cut much figure In bring ing the dove of peace upon the scene. Otner people were greatly ag1tated, this appearing mostly in a celerity of motlon to get somewhere else. A few trleo to stop the affair from being pulled off, as the technical expression IS, put they got n.owed down like Kansas corn field before cyclone. The eplsode demonstrated anew that the police Of this city are out of sight.
 The wounded went one way and the chap With the bruised knuckles the other. Either will be fit to fight again III d day or two, and attention is called to the Tact that for a spectacular scrap, cutting and shooting barred, there is not liner corner in San Francisco than the one utilized yesterday.
 The special commissioner, who used to be a mere reporter, declines to give the names of the combatants. Such Speclnc exposures might hurt their Ieehngs; Besides, he doesn't know the names himself
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-18
Attorneys on the Rack.

There are two persons in the legal pro- fessfon who are very likely to be pro- hibited from following their chosen call ing. One has already been placed where he Is not in a position to practice law for a few years. He is J. J. Crouch of Stock ton, who was convicted of grand larceny and sentenced to serve a term of three years in San Quentin. Proceedings for his disbarment were begun yesterday in the Supreme Court The other case Is that of Edgar B. Raymond. one of the attorneys for Albert Hoff, who while the ease Of the murderer was in progress in superior Judge Cooks court tried to sell an alleged confession of his client to a morning paper for s2000. His case was brought before the Bar Association and by that organization taken before the Supreme Court for the disqualification of Haymond. The hearing of both cases was set by the Justices for June 6.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-18
Taber Loses Against Marceau.

That the art of embossing photographs is not original has been officially declared in a decision by United States District Court Judge Morrow. The decision was handed down yesterday in the case of the Taber Bas Relief Photographing Com pany vs Theodore c. Marceau. This was a suit in equity for infringement of let ters patent issued to Freeman A. Taber for improvements in methods of produc- ing embossed photographs" Judge Nor row said that neither of the patentees is the pioneer of the art of producing photo is substantially covered by United States letters patent issued to William H. Gull leband of Hoboken, N. J., dated May 31, 1884, also to Mario Russo of Rome Italy 1894; and to Savillion Van Camper of Jersey City, N. J.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-18
may be said of the collateral inheri-

may be said of the collateral inheri- tance tax fees.
 My estimate of $1OO,000 loss on li- censes is also objected to. Mayor Phe- Ian says that the loss will be $7S,506, but he onlits to include the fees paid into the special fee fund on 20,234 mer- cantile licenses, which amount to $20,- 234. and which bring the loss up to S9S,- TAO, which Is my estimate. I do not es- timate on the court Stenographers, be- cause I do not think the charter can interfere with the Superior Court in this respect any more than 1t can in terfere with the Judges. They are not municipal employees, but State officials I do not calculate on anything coming in on Sheriffs fees, because the city will be compelled to employ keeper in each attachment suit, and there Will be no profit.
 With regard to the schools, ] am certain that my figures are correct. The department Is now costing in teachers salaries 1,081, ,191 40-adding the officials paid out of the general fund, whose salaries amount to $27, 400, and the total salary account of the department is s1, JOS. .591 40 The total appropriation possible under the new charter for the current fiscal year-when the average attendance of pupils was 33,53l-Would amount to $1,0S9, 757, or less than the department salaries or the current year. This amount available for salaries for the current fiscal year at BPS per pupil would be $93S, ,S6S. There is here plain ly a deficit in salaries of $169, ,723 40. l have not considered in this estimate the salaries of Superintendents Of Con- struction and other officials who may be appointed by the School Board un- der the new charter.
 T think, after a careful revision Of the estimates originally prepared by me. in view of all the objections that have been made to them, that am hound to reaffirm their accuracy.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-18
BASEBALL IN PROSPECT.
Games That Will Be Played on the
 Various Diamonds Next Week.

The officers and managers of the Pa cif1c Coast Baseball League were in ses- sion at the Baldwin Hotel on Tuesday. Every club in the league was represented.
 The schedule, although not adopted last night, will be adopted at a meeting to be held next Monday evening. The games to be played on Saturday and Sunday are as follows: On May q at Recrea- ton Park, the Santa Cruz and San Fran cisco teams; on Sunday, May g, the Athletics at Recreation Park; the Santa Cruz team will travel to Sacramento to try the Gilt Edges; Oakland will play the Fresnos on the home ground, while San Franciscans will take a trip to San Jose in order to down the Garden City team if they can.