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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16

sor of other jewels that are priceless. A womanly woman knows this and would sac rihce all the diamonds of all the nations for the clinging, confding touch of baby hands. Thousands of women lead childless, love less lives because of ill-health. They do not understand the duties that they owe to them selves. They neglect the most delicate and important parts of woman's organism. They suffer untold agonies from weakness and dis ease of the organs that make motherhood possible, and never know the thrilling touch of baby fingers. They imagine their cases hopeless.
 In this they are mistaken. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is sure, safe, swift cure for all weakness and disease of the or gans distinctly feminine. It acts directly and only on these organs. It prepares a woman for motherhood. It allays all dis comfort during the expectant period. 1t insures the baby's health and makes its coming easy and almost painless. More than %, 900 women have testified in writing to its value. All good druggists sell it.
 Mrs. Rebecca Gardner, of Grafton, York Go, Va, writes: 1T was so sick with dyspepsia that could not eat anything for over four months. had to starve myself, nothing would stay on my stomach. tried almost everything that people would tell me about, and nothing did me any good. weighed only So pounds. took two bot ties of the Golden Medical Discovery and, thank God and your medicine, am well as ever was, and now weigh I75 pounds. I have bottle of your Favorite Prescription now, and that is wonde ~fu medicine for female weakness. Praise God thae he created such man as you"
 Business is business. No time for head aches. Constipation causes them. Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure them by cur ing the cause. One little Pellet" is gentle laxative, and two mild cathartic.
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FATHER MEYERS
 DEATH MOURNED
All Los Angeles Grieves Over the Passing of the
 Priest.
Was Ever Ready to Extend a Help ing Hand to Those in Need
 of Assistance.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

Special Dispatch to The Call.
 LOS ANGELES, Feb. 15-The funeral services over the body of Very Rev. A. J. Meyer commenced at o'clock this morning, and the bell of the church tolled just at noon as the funeral procession filed out of the church. The aisles of the edifice were crowded, and several hundred people were unable to find even standing room.
 Father Harnett of East Los Angeles preached the funeral sermon. He spoke of Father Meyer as a model for his hear CTS to follow, saying that in him they be- held the life of another Savior. They in marked degree. When Father Meyer came to Los Angeles he was not un- known; the Holy Father had offered him the bishopric of Galveston, but he had refused the mftre offered by the Pope to take charge of the boys in St. Vincent s College.
 The many Protestants present testified to his friendship with those outside the church. He was never called to care for the sick that he did not respond He was a man, plain, honest. kind and open handed.
 Herr Joseph Rubo sang Mozart's Domino Jesu Christi, which was a fa- vorite song of the father. Herr Rubo also sang with the choir the Sanctus and Romany played on his violin, Nearer My God to Thee
 The Bishop felt impelled to add a short address to what Father Harnett had said He spoke of the death of Father Meyer as a common loss to all the peo- pie of Los Angeles. The Bishop then performed the final absolutions for the dead.
 As the casket was carried out of the church 1t was viewed by hundreds who had been unable to get into the church. atiyes of religious societies from all over the State, and hundreds of the parish toners and friends of the late priest The interment took place at Calvary Gene tery on Boyle Heights.
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SEATTLE, Feb. 15.-Intense interest is felt here in the reported burning of the steamship Clara Nevada, which is several days overdue from Skaguay It is difficult to glean any definite infor- nation, and the coming Of the steam shin Queen is anxiously awaited. She is due from the north and is expected to bring some news of the missing yes sel.
 There Is no way at present of ascer- taining just who were the southbouno messengers on the Clara Nevada. Their number is supposed to be about forty, b,1t their. names can be obtained only at the place where they took passage, and it Is very doubtful if anything like complete list could be obtained there. There seems to be no doubt that a steamship was burned and those on hoard lost, and the continued absence of the Clara Nevada tends to confirm tba belief that she is the missing ves- sel.
 T. L. Cockrill, A. Baskey and F. 5. Duff. who went to Alaska on the last trip of the Clara Nevada. arrived to- dav on the steamship Kingston rom Victoria. having reached there this morning on the Islander. These men eau and talked with the man who brought the wreck story from Seward City to Juneau, and in their opinion there is no doubt as to the truth or the reported loss of the Clara Nevada. All three men talked freely to The Call correspondent, and said that, from their experience on board the Clara Ne vada. the report of the explosion Of her hoIlers did not surprise them in the least.
 They said that the engineer was constantly at work making repairs on the boilers from the time the steam ship left Puget Sound until she reached Skaguay. At Juneau the steamship was detained over night in order to make further repairs.
 One of the men, F. s. Duff, left the vessel at Juneau because, as he said, he did not consider her safe.
 M. Mcguire, who has an interest in the Nevada, had his attention called to the foregoing statement tonight ana admitted that repairs had been made on the boilers on the way north, ac- cording to a letter the engineer wrote to him from Juneau, but he says these repairs were of no consequence and the damage was not such as to in any way endanger the vessel.
 H. N. Rinker, who has been at Ju- neau for several weeks, says that the Clara Nevada's laundry was left there with instructions to have 1t ready on the 9th of this month. She did not re- turn and when the story of a burning steamer being sighted above Juneau reached that port three days later, it was at once concluded that it could be
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16
VIOLATING THE
 ANTITRUST LAW
Bill Introduced in the Ohio Legislature to Regulate the
 Associated Press.
The Organization May Be Compelled to Serve All Newspapers
 That Apply.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

Special Dispatch to The Call.
 COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 15-The Asso- ciated Press is looked upon by Attorney General Monnett and great many mem bers Of the General Assembly as a trust. which is doing business in violation of the Sherman antitrust law. A bill was in- troduced in the Senate to-day by MT. Dodge which seeks to compel the asso- citation to furnish it's news service to all Ohio papers which are now denied it. The measure provides that all Ohio news papers be entitled to service upon pay ment of proper tolls, and that those which are denied it shall have recourse to civil action for damages.
 The measure was prepared by Attorney General Monnett, who gives it as his opinion that a refusal of this Association to afford all newspapers equal privileges makes it trust in plain violation of the Sherman antitrust law. There are large numbers of Ohio papers which are not receiving service, and, while it is not known they would avail themselves of it, an effort is to be made to secure the passage of this bill, so that they can do so if they desire service. Many members of the Assembly, in interviews with The Call correspondent. gave 1t as their opin- ion that the Associated Press comes clearly within the definition of what con stitutes a trust and express themselves as in favor of the passage of the Dodge bill.
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TRIED TO
 SHUT OUT
 PULLMAN For Some Time the South CarOlinan w aited. Finally Recognized, the Senator Spoke Against
 Annexation. The Hawaiian Islands Not of Strategic Importance to
 This Country. TELLING POINT SCORED. In Case of War Japan Gould Take Coal for Vessels Over in
 Tenders.
TELLING POINT SCORED.
In Case of War Japan Gould Take Coal for Vessels Over in
 Tenders.
Special Dispatch to The Call. s
Call Office, Riggs House.

Call Office, Riggs House,
 Washington, Feb. 15.
 The executive session of the Senate to-day was enlivened by a vigorous ef- fort of Senator Tillman of South Caro- lima to secure recognition to make point against the contention that the Hawaiian Islands were of strategic importance to the United States. Sem ator Gallinger occupied the chair, and other Senators were seeking to make reports upon nominations, several com- ing in after Tillman had risen. His voice was drowned by theirs, and it began to look as if the Senate might adjourn without his being heard. Ap- parently realizing the situation the South Carolina Senator took his posi- tion in the middle aisle, directly in front of the chair, and demanded to be heard.
 T have stood here on my feet while eight or ten men have been recog- nized," said Senator Tillman, and want to know if l am to be heard"
 If the Senator would speak little louder" said Senator Hoar, facetiously, "he might be-"
 At this point Senator Gallinger, who occupied the chair, rapped for order. He then explained that the failure to recognize Tillman was due entirely to an inadvertence and to the fact that his attention had been directed in an- other way. To this Tillman replied that this explanation was entirely satisfac- tory, and he then proceeded to make his point, which was that the strategic importance of the Hawaiian Islands was overrated. He argued that in case of war between Japan and the United States Japan could bring coal for her warships over in tenders and thus rem der herself entirely independent of the iClo rn6c
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Arrezzo Wins Over Hurdles.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 15.-Weather clear and track fast May Hampstead which ran like a stake mare, and Ar rezzo, which has taken to the jumps. were the winning favorites.
 Six furlongs, Takonassee won, Simon w second, David third. Time, 1:15.
 Four furlongs, May Hampstead won. May Beach second, Sir Florian third. Time :4S1a.
 Selling. one and an eighth miles, Cherry Leaf won, Lakeview Palace second, His Brother third Time, 1:5512.
 One and an eighth miles over four hur- dies. Arrezzo won, Uncle Jim second, Shanty Kelly third. Time 2Os1a.
 Selling, SIX furlongs, Cavaletta won.
 one 1Sna. mile. Gil Ray won. Dudley E sec ond. Flop third. Time, 1:43.
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Confirmed by the Senate.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 16.-The Senate to-day confirmed these nominations:
 To be Receiver of Public Moneys-J. H. Bauman of Holbrook, Ariz, at Tucson, AriZ.
 To be Register of the Land Office-J. w. Johnson at Lincoln, Nebr. G. W. Stewart at Visalia, Cal, and A. H. Boles at Perry, Okla.
 To be Attorney-R. E. Morrison, Terri tory of Arizona.
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NATIONAL BANK FOR JUNEAU. Financial Venture of Santa Barbara Capitalists in Alaska.

SANTA BARBARA, Feb 15.-W. T. Summers and H. H. Eddy, who are, re- spectively, assistant cashier and book keeper of the County National Bank of this place. will leave for Juneau, Alaska, tomorrow to organize the First National Bank of Alaska. Mr. Summers is to be president and MT. Eddy cashier. The bank will be capitalized for $50 900, most of the stock being held in Santa Barbara and San Francisco.
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HILL HELD FOR THE
 MURDER OF PARVIN,
Returns to Ventura's Prison to Await Trial, Bail Having
 Been Denied Him.

VENTURA. Feb. 15.-Robert Lee Hill appeared before Justice Boiling this after noon for preliminary examination upon the charge of having murdered Theodore R. Parvin on the Los Posas last Wednes- day by striking him with scantling. The courtroom was crowded to suffoca- tion. There were many persons from in- terior sections of the county present Several witnesses testified. The Judge held the defendant without bail to an swer to the charge of having murdered Paryin
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Delegated by a Fruit Union.

MARTINEZ, Feb. 15.-Dr Carothers, John Swett and Samuel Potter have been appointed committee by the Contra Cos ta Fruit Union to attend the Free Market convention to be held in San Francisco on February 23.
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Big Run of. Salmon.

SANTA CRUZ, Feb. 15.-The salmon run is on in earnest. The bay is filled with sardines, whih Is a good indication of the presence of salmon. Every boat that went out to-day returned with salmon.
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Rural Mail Delivery.

SAN JOSE, Feb. 15.-Congressman Loud has written to Major w. $. Hawley of this city. stating that the free rural mail delivery authorized for the West Side section, will go into effect on March 1. The postoffice at Gubserville will be dis continued.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.

A woman's best wells are her babes. A healthy,
 happy child is wo- manhood's Ill o s t appropriate orna- ment. A childless woman is to be pit jed, even though
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none other than the Clara Nevada, even before the later details came tending to confirm this report.
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NEW WESTERN HOTEL,

HEARNY AND WASHINGTON STS.-RE- IN modelled and renovated. KING. WARD c co. European plan. Rooms soc to s1 5oday, s5 to sS week. sS to $30 month. Free baths: hot and cold water every room; fire grates in every room: elevator runs all night
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Baja California DAMIANA BITTERS

Is powerful rphroolsiac and specific tonic for the sexual and urinary organs of both sexes. and great remedy for diseases of the kidneys and bladder. great Restorative. Invigorator and Nervine. Sells It's own Merits; no long-winded testimonials necessary.
 NABER, ALFS & BRUNE, Agents.
 323 Market Street, s. F.-tSend for Circular.l
The age-herald., 1898-03-27
BY ONE OF THE LAMBS.

the real estate man." suggested William Gillette.
 I'm afraid he'd rather have money,' replied Stuart Robson.
 "Yes, they all want money" sighed Mau- rice Barrymore.
 ''Then l move we get to work suggest ed Fritz Williams.
 Let's" cried Henry Miller, Robert Hil- Hard, Wilton Lackaye and Al Lipman in chorus.
 The wise shepard, on hearing of the con- yersation, decided that it would be a good thing to put the Lambs to work and he speedily matured a plan for lifting the mortgage.
 The first essential was that the entire idea be kept perfectly secret. No Lamb should discuss it with another Lamb in
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ed iron from an old mill shed for the rest And so it went.
 The nearest saw mill firm was levied on heavily for donations, and gave liberally from its yard at the negroes own valua- tion. But still more really merchantable material was needed-"cull'' lumber being taken with innocent freedom and without question. For the additional stuff" cash or its equivalent-mill labor orders-must be paid. One Saturday afternoon the dea- cons and elders laid off to make the final and largest payment for raw material. They filed solemnly into the mill mans office and took off their hats.
 White folks, we has come to buy de lumbah foh ouah house of worship
 "All right, elder, how much do you wantf The mill isn't running this after noon because go many of the men had to help dig the church foundation, but we can start in Monday early and cut 'er right through" and visions of weeks profita- ble run fitted through the mill mans mind. He added: Have you the bill of dimensions made out?'
 "No, sah; but we is got the moneyf," this very proudly. "We thought you would figger up de pieces foh us.' Well l aint carpenter. but maybe I can fix you How much do you wish to pay?"
 Then began an exploration of patched and ragged apparel on the part of the whole delegation. The mill man thought he was going to get hundred at least from each delegate. His eyes began to bulge mild avarice illuminated his entire viSage. Up came the first brown and horny fist. IL clutched three quarters and eight mick els. Back 1t vert, and thfs time dug deep. The net result was another nickel and sev- enteen coppers. The mill man looked less avariciouS now. The remainder of the delegation had meanwhile been conducting searches on their own account. In about half an hour the mobihzcd fund lay before the sawyer. Count it, boss" and his every move was closely scanned, until the task was finished. Very soon the lawyer looked up, corptempt in every line of his face.
 And you want to get lumber enough for the church with this?" "Wcll, white folks, we kinder oh spected 1t would fin de nails, too. You keeps 'cm in yoh commissary stoh.. ,-,.
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Harry Conor, Dan Daly, Ignatio Marti- netti. Herbert Cripps, Rvs Thomas, Will liam Phillip, Charles H. Hopper, sDigby Bel, Joseph Herbert, Walter Jones, Edwin Hoff, Mark Smith and Edmund Stanley. Among the authors will be:
 Augustus Thomas, Glen McDonough, Clay NJ Green, Edward D. Kidder, Harry Paulton, D. w. Presbrey, Ali Bradley, Stanislaus Stange, Slyde Fitch, Leo Deit- richstein, Charles Klein and Walter Cra- yen
 And the artists will include E. w. Kem- ble Frederick Remington, Edward Si- monds, Joseph Metcalfe and Robert Reed. The press agents are D. W. Townsend, Charles Frohman, Ed Jack, Frank Mur- ray, Al Canby, Ben Stevens and Kirk Le Schelle.
 A black-face orchestra of twenty-five will be led by Jesse Williams. the prcmi- nent "black-face" director.
 The mortgage of $5O,00O will be wiped out in a week!
 A GAMBOLLING LAMB.
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BUILDING A CHURCH.
How the Pillar of an Arkansas Colored Con
 gregaton Managed It.

From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
 Four months ago the deasons and ed- CTS of the Immanuel Emancipated Baptist Church of Zion, Poinsett county, Arkansas, had been planning their new edifice It was all the religious portion of the colored population talked about. Begging went on right and left. Every young buck who made a winning with the "bones'' felt obliged to contribute "foh luck" The sombre-visaged chief elder asked no ques- tions. The brown-faced belles made their offerings, too. Everything of negotiable value was cheerfuly taken-pennies, due bills, county scrip, commissary "punch- outs" shoats, sauerkraut and cast-off clothing The elders were supposed to know how to reduce all the gifts to the cash basis by barter and exchange. Labor enough was pledged to build mile of leVee, the chance of impressing it when needed being taken strictly on faith. Across the color line cash or its immediate equiva- lent was alone expected, that is, money or building material. A curious lot of per
 sonalty accumulated on the church site. Variety, rather than quantity, character iZed these donations. Ten railroad ties, a Stick of "cul' cypress piling; three or four yards of rough plank walk fshed out of the Mississippi back waert a dozen different pieces of iron pipe, all different sizes and lengths, from a burned cotton gin; a few hundred brickbats that had supported the gin boiler, one small wagon lead of rotton limestone, from an old railroad culvert; a bundle of ragged and rusty cotton ties thus the schedule ran. The deacons and elders watched the growth of the pile with honest pride. The accumulation of fairly available building lumber proceeded moro slowly, but it was characterized by gerat variety, too There were two oak and two gum sills; little oak and more yellow pino and cypress flooring material; three doors and seven windows, already glazed all of different sizes, and all; secondhand
 oak and cypress shingles in equal quanti- ties for about half the roof. and corrugat.
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ing-car accommodations, carriages, and whatever costumes may be necessary.
 In witness whereof, said parties here set their hands and seals this-day of--, 189S CLAY M. GREEN,
 Shepherd.
 JOHN DREW.
 As will be seen by the above contract, the members will start away from New York City on a unique tour. When they leave the club headquarters in cabs cer- tain Lambsare to drive the cabs. Others of the Lambs are to act as baggage smash CTS. While they start out committee of Lambs sent on ahead will act as advance agents press agents and theatrical agents. A street parade will be given every day in the towns, and all the Lambs will parade. They will attend to the handling of all baggage checks, and in fact everything in connection with the entertainment will be done by a Lamb They will sell the tickets take the tickets, seat the audi ence and clean out the theatre afterward. This trip is to be taken on no capital and with no attendant expense, as everything will be done by Lamb.
 Starting out the last of May, the tour will last a week, taking in New York, Brooklyn, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Pittsburg, and Chicago. Ow-
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The most unique club in the world will start upon the most unique journey ever taken. They will transact the most unique business in the most unique manner.
 The Lambs club, of which I am lamb, driven by our shepherd, Clay M. Green, will go upon tour the last of May to give a series of entertainments in ten large cities of the United States.
 The Lambs club is an organization conn posed of actors singers and entertainers. Several times year they indulge in gam bols." Plays or skits are written by the members and the Lambs play them. No woman has ever been in the Lambs club.
 About a year ago the club moved into It's present clubhouse, on Thirty-sixth
The age-herald., 1898-03-27
A POPULAR MISTAKE.
Regarding Remedies for Dyspepsia and In-
 digestion.

Regarding Remedies for Dyspepsia and In-
 digestion.
 The national disease of Americans is in digestion or in its chronic form. dyspepsia, and for the very reason that it is so com mon many people neglect taking proper treatment for what they consider tri1ing stomach trouble, when as a matter of fact indigestion lays the foundation for many iEcurable diseases, No person with a wig orous. healthy stomach will fall a victim to consumption. Many kidney diseases and heart troubles date their beginning from poor digestion thin nervous people are really so because their stomachs are out of gear; weary, languid, faded out women owe their condition to imperfect diges- tion.
 When nearly every person you meet is afflicted with weak digestion 1t is not sur pl sing that nearly every secret patent medicine on the market claims to be cure for dyspepsia, as well as score of other troubles, when in fact, as Dr Wethier says there is but one genuine dyspepsia cure which Is perfectly safe and reliable, and moreover, this remedy is not patent medi- cine but it is a scientific combination of pure pepsin (free from auimal matter), veg etable essences, fruit salts and bismuth It is sold by druggists under name of Stu arts Dyspepsia Tablets, No eXtraVaga nt claims are made for them, but for indiges- ton or any stomach trouble, Stuart's Dys- pepsia Tablets are far ahead of any remedy vet discovered. They act on the food eaten, no dieting is necessary, simply eat all the wholesome food you want and these tablets will digest 1t. A cure results because all the stomach needs is a rest, which Stuart s Dyspepsia Tablets give by doing the work of digestion.
 | Druggists sell these tablets at 5octs per
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street, and when they had settled down with their feet upon the chairs to rest the Lambs found that they had a S50000 mort gage facing them.
 Now, s50,OO0 mortgage to an aristocratic club-and all the Lambs are arstocrats- is g. mere nothing, and the mortgage did not seem serious. But when three months had rolled by and they found that they must pay interest to a cruel real estate owner they grew sober Three months later they grew soberer still, and they have been steadily getting more and more sub dued, until this spring there was no play