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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-16
THE FARRAGUT IS
NOT SPEEDY ENOUGH
REPORTED REJECTION OF THE
CRACK ToRPEDo-B BOAT.
She Fell Fraction Under Her he-
quired Run of Thirty Knots
Per Hour.

The news was received yesterday
through a Washington press dispatch
that the torpedo boat Farragut hao peeh
rejected by the Navy Department. no
official report of her recent trial speed Oh
the bay shows that she fell the fractloh
of knot below the thirty knots requlreu'
The vessel at all of her trials really hi i
the required speed, but under conollI Io.
that lowered that rate. Her last run u Z -
day developed a maximum speed OF 8! t-IO
knots with a minimum rate for an hour
of BIZ knots. The lowest number Oh pro-
peller revolutions required to go 81 hllolS
was 4O7 per minute, and on her run snS
speeded her engines AL revolutions win
a minimum OF all 4rto1 hos
1t is possible that last fridays tTlaL mas
not been accepted by the Navy D coIIs;no
ment as the official speed run, SO cdu9i'd 3
the boat to be rejected on the report o.
former speed trials. Irving M. ocotSS
stated last night that he had nor ne Ieai -
from Washington, hence was uii she "a e.
give any information regarding INC
port of the Farraguts failure. how
II was learned from other sources, no"
ever that The vessel is structurely %eak
from faulty plans, her hull frame pe ea,.
roo light for the enormous nacniile5ty
nIant That is to drive her so knots an nou ii
II is reported that the contractors h9 80
asked that the vessel be accepted on I rao
fused. The Government VIII pc askeu ~, ~
accord the destroyer another trlal, t 9
builders belieVeing that she is goou III
fine required developed horsepower anu
speed. It is believed that another urlaA
will he given her by the department.
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in which he takes part without the
slightest disturbance to his conscience.
He saw immortality only in the efforts
Of any one to secure money from him.
That seemed to have been the only
offense he understood and he bordered
on hysteria when he discovered that a
man to whom he had already given
$1,000 demanded $1400 more. In Mr.
Sherman's code of ethics, as revealed
in his remarkable letters, 1t was a
stroke of shrewd business policy and
highly commendable to corrupt the At
torney General of this State, to buy
the silence Of newspapers and to bride
City Councils. It is probable that in
the history of great events on this
coast, in affairs that involved millions
of dollars and the regulations of prom
inent men, there is no parallelgto these
letters. While Sherman discussed his
own corrupt methods he found time to
dream of fabulous wealth in new ven>
lures, and he suggested to Dick Nc
Donald the absurd project of floating
five million of dollars of bonds on the
London market.
THE C0NSPIRAT0RS ESTABLISH a FOR
.MIDABLE LOBBY IN SACRAMENTO.
At one stage of the conspiracy the
| Mep opal4s wanted to secure the diyi-.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-16

The letters of Moses H. Sherman re-
veal more, perhaps, of the terrible MS
tory of the Mcdonald banks than any
other epistles ever written. In the doc
uments published this morning the
arch-conspirator congratulates his con-
federates that two of the morning
newspapers of this city, the Chronicle
and the Examiner, had been bribed and
need not be feared by the wreckers in
any way. This information MIR. Sher-
man sent his associates to assure them
that in their .manipulations they need
have no fear of unfavorable comment
in these newspapers. Sherman also
declared that Attorney General Hart
was in the camp of the conspirators
and was absolutely at their disposal for
anything they might demand. When
the letter referring to Hart was writ
ten Sherman, A. F. Johns, D. M. Tom
bin and others who. surrounded the
McDonaIds were in Sacramento to
lobby through the Legislature bill for
the division of Fresno County.
The lobby thus established at the
State Capitol was a corrupt one. Hart,
as already indicated, was giving what
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-16
THE WRECKERS ROASTED THAT THEY
WERE SOLID WITH ATTORNEY GEN
ERAT, HART

One of the most important letters, IL
Illustrating Sherman's dishonesty and
ex-Attorney General Harris collision
with the bank robbers, was written ear
ly in 1893, while the Legislature was
in session. In this letter Sherman
writes to Dick that Hart is all y. *.
now and will remain in office for two
years more. There is tone or judi
liant qualification in the letter, and the
writer also tells Dick that he has so
managed 1t that one of the most tnf1u-
entail newspapers of Southern Califor-
mia may be used by him when and how
he wishes. The letter is as follows:
Thursday, a, m.
NV Dear Friend: l was thinking OF
YOU this a. M, and thought L would
lust say a word There is one or the
strong newspapers OF Sout1ern Cah-
fornia about to change hands Il am
so managing it that 1T will fall into
s1tch hani,s as we can depend on in
oaoa Won want 1t. Every day / am
thinlsinp and planning about many
things IT was a grand thing. when we
nI1Iled down that Chicago tight and
rot those people In They are strong
and keep sending money TO pay debts
with and to help. Otherwise we would
have been in the soup long ago. Dr.
Iennfneson came over from Riverside.
never liked Jenningson, in fact al
most hate him, still must say he is
faithful and ever true to you. As for
nvseIf I don't want to get mixed UP
unless you wish me to more than
necessary in these matters / saw
letter from Sacramento to a friend OF
mine here In which H. expressed him.
self as very grateful to you for letting
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SHERMAN'S WILD DREAM OF MILLIONS

sherman's next letter describes a
scheme of the Los Angeles manipulation
to float four or five million dollars
worth of bonds in London. r. III. Nc
Donald Jr., D. S. Dorm and Sherman
were to discuss the matter and If they
found it feasible the issue was to be
made. The electric railway to cancel
IFS per cent bonds. The project as a
matter of course was chimerical. Ex-
cerpts from the letter are as follows:
L. A., Tuesday evening.
NV Dear Friend: Have just had a
talk with Boat about Jayhawker.'
He SAYS he does not think. the San
Francisco papers dare publish his
stuff when so many rich San Fran
cisco people are interested. l really
think that we can make that matter
Of issuing four or five millions of four
per cent or perhaps five per cent thirty
wear gold bonds go 0. K, and | am
going to San Francisco to talk with
r. n about it, / am to meet In San
francisco certain Englishmen whom
Bryson and other rich people here
know all about and who / believe can
surely place enough of these bonds to
give us a million and half in cash,
and IL the holders of the three million
present issue of bonds will take half
In cash and half in new bonds then L
believe it will certainly go. X. II. Jr.,
d. S. and myself will investigate the
matter thoroughly and he will inform
you what we decide. / think you had
better not say anything about the
Rpoye to any one at present, but wait
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-16
THE LOS ANGELES MANIPULAT0R BEGS
HIS MASTER FOR MERCY.

A few days after the foregoing letter
was written Sherman was on his knees
in abject .supplication for favor. His
master was angry with him and Sher-
man begged and pleaded in sickenine
sycophancy for a return to the good
graces of the young banker. Excerpts
from the letter are as follows:
Wednesday evening.
My Dear Friend: Your two kind let
tiers just received. l thank you very
much for them. Some one here told
me that you all wanted to do me up.
l know that this is not true. | know
you love me and that you fully realize
how hard l am trying. 1t has been very
hard work, but if we can get D. to do
this guaranteeing and If we can get
you a wad of coin it brings praise
to you and to all. Your not answer
ing my telegram makes me very I'M
happy and makes me fear that you
blame me. / know if l could see you
and talk with you. you would say |
was right. If l am not right and If
| have advised you wrong, L am very
sorry, and that is all any gentleman
can say, but when you think 1t all
over I think you will agree with me
and praise me, especially If 100000 or
more in coin shall come in. Be pa
tent little while longer. 1 do not
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-16
ADVERTISEMENTS
HEART DISEASE.
SOME FACTS REGARDING THE RAPID
INCREASE OF HEART TROUBLES.
Do Not Be Alarmed. But Look for the
Cause.

Do Not Be Alarmed. But Look for the
Cause.
Heart troubles, at least among Amer
leans. are certainly increasing ana
while this may be largely due TO the
excitement and worry OF American OuS
mess life, it is more often the result
of weak stomachs, or poor olgesLion.
Real. organic heart disease is incur.
able. but not one case in hundred OF
heart trouble is organic
The close relation between heart trout
BILE and poor digestion is because botn
organs are controlled by branches or
the same great nerves, the 0yIlpa'iielio
and PneumogaStrlc.
In another way, also the neart Is al
fected by that form or poor olgesuons
which causes gas ana fermentation
from half digested food; there is Aeel-
tho of oppression and heavtnesS In the
chest caused by pressure or the dis
tended stomach ON the heart ana lungs,
inferfering with their action; hence
arises palpitation and short breath
Poor digestion also poisons the Diooos
makes it thin and watery, WHICH HrI-
tates and weakens the heart.
rThe most sensible treatment Tor hearc
trouble is to improve the digestion ana
to insure the prompt assimilation Oh
food. ,r,,,..
90 after meals. of some safe. pleas
ont and effective digestive preparation,
like Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, which
NAV be found at most drug stores ana
which contain valuable, harmless ol-
gestive elements in a pleasant, conven-
II is safe to say that the regular, per-
sistent use of Stuart's Dyspepsia TAD
let's at mealtime will cure any form or
stomach trouble except cancer Oh the
| stomach. p,.4a ,o,5
Full sized package of the tablets sclo
bv druggists at 80 cents.
T ittIe hook on stomach troubles
mailed free. Address Stuart Co.. Mar
| shall Mich.
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=
Mr.. ]. go to Sacramento. He sald d
was a splendid rqgtler and q etf < and and
was very glad. II. is now - IN n he e'i in
YOU are solid with him. He VIII De ~, ~
for two years yet we will all d ged5
there yet. We must be patient T TIe
keep trying and all pull together. nc iS
time when the enemy can down US -
when we quarrel among ourselves co.
when the enemy gets hold OF our
crets or plans. Sincerely, M H.
The record of Sherman's connection
with the Pacific Bank and the People
Home Savings Bank will be carried up
tomorrow to a time six months aIIei
the destruction of both instltutlonsls
when the arch-conspirator DeieVeu
himself on the verge of financial rum
and personal disgrace. He trempled lea
at the shadow of the Grand jury: ne
saw his enemies organized against MINI
and alternately he stormed ana we ~
and begged his friends for Gods sake
TO come to his assistance. These let
ters will prove not uninteresting.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-16
BOOMING THE MOHAWK CANAL SCHEME
OF ARIZONA.

Sherman never tired of fiattery or de-
cention In the letter. that will follow
he deliberately misrepresents two OF
the various schemes into which he had
inveigled the McDonalds and sugar
coated his deceit with fulsome fiattery.
Monday a. m.
My Dear Friend: F: v, was, much
pleased with the way Smith had man,
aged things here. He and we all feel
that the time is near at hand when
all these things will be on top and you
can say we are free. Everything IN
Arizona is booming. +. V. was mucn
pleased there. Your Mohawk property
Yuma County, is fine property and
will bring you large money one OF
these DAYS I think of you every Gay
(Dr. J. told me of your kind words and
thoughts toward me, for which L
thank you much. Good by, NJ H.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-16
SHERMAN COMES TO THE ASSISTANCE
OF 0. 7. DYER.

A fellow feeling made Sherman kind
toward o. T. Dyer. Sherman was get
ting hundreds of thousands of dollars
out of the Pacific Bank and so was
Dyer. Dick had called Dyer all sorts
of names, but in the following letter
sherman begged the young banker to
believe that he had made a grievous
mistake:
Monday, a. m.
Ny Dear Friend: I have been think
ing of you all the morning. How are
YOU. Saw Mr.. d. and had long talk
with him. Really do believe we have
been mistaken in the man. You know
| have disliked him, If possible more
than you, but in his talk yesterday
he seemed SO grateful to you and
spoke so feelingly that l made up my
working very hard now. SO all tell me-
and it looks as if he would get out 70 .;
looked half sick the day l was there.
p Very truly, M. H. 0hE1ShlAN'
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-16

sion of Fresno County and the creation
of a county of MADEIRA. This division
of the county was made at the session
of the Legislature in 1893, and Dick Nc
Donald sent several of his parasites TO
Sacramento to lobby in favor OF d1Vl-
sion. It was believed that If the coun.
ty of MADEIRA was created, the town OF
MADEIRA would be made the county seat
and the Mcdonald interests there and
the John Brown colony would be great
ly enhanced in value. Among the par
asites who went to Sacramento was nj.
H. Sherman, who promised that he
would secure the cooperation or
Fourth and Townsend streets with the
scheme. This of course meant South
ern Pacific influence. Sherman's let
ter on the subject was written in this
city and is as follows:
Monday, a. m.
NV Dear Friend: / wired you yes
terday at your home, S13 Suffer street,
of nv coming up. There are some
parties in Los Angeles who are pull
ing true to Boat, and you and self, VINO
wanted certain things. L am getting
Fourth and Townsend street to help
US l think I will go to sacramento
tonight or tomorrow. Your kilograms
were splendid. I attended to every
thing Just as you told me to, promptly.
You will win too, sure. H. M. ..
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-16
Wants Her Father Arrested.

Lille Larsen, a girl Is years OF age ana
the eldest of five children, sWore 10 d
onr,n1ain+ in Judge Conlan's court yester-
dav for the arrest of her father, Chris
tian F. Larsen, a ship chandler on the
water front, on the charge Of failure to
provide The girl said that her fat n1e
vide for herself and the other children:
a iu few days ago he drove his wife out OF
the house and she has not been nac *
since The Society for the Prevention OF
SlrI1eItv TO Children has the case in hand.
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ever assistance his official position
made it possible to command. Sher-
man assured Dick Mcdonald that the
Southern Pacific Company would be
taken into the camp of the wreckers
and would exercise it's influence in their
behalf. With these tremendous sources
OF power, the Chronicle and the Exam
liner, Attorney General Hart and the
Southern. Pacific Company and a judi
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-16
An Opium Victim.

An unknown man, victim OF the NOR
mime habit. took room last Monday
evening in the Fargo House at 1O5 New
Montgomery street. At o'clock yester-
day morning he was found dead in bed.
When the corpse was examined tl19 az 1ns
made nv the hypodermic needle. Notn-
ing was found on the person OF the de-
ceased by which his identity could De
aScertained.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-16
W00DARD WAS AFTER FOURTEEN HUN
DRIED DOLLARS MORE.

In the following letter Sherman ex-
ploits another of his troubles. Wood.
ard was after him and threatened tC
ruin him if he did not give up $1400
Sherman seemed to be in great dis
tress of mind, but not distressed
enough to throw out a strong hint thai
he intended to make another demanG
upon the McDonalds for another large
sum of money. Excerpts from this let.
ter are as follows:
Thursday, A. NJ.
My Dear Friend: Referring to that
party, if 1 must meet him, the first
thing he will want is $1400 You know
he told me he would ruin me and. etc,
ETC., If / did not come down and etc.
Your father told me not to give him
another dollar. Still in all of this 1
want to do just as you think best. II
he comes in, if you think best so to do,
please talk pleasantly to him and SAY
Sherman praises him and etc. You
know l do praise his ability. He has
much. If II was only of a good kind.
In the other matters [ want to do just
what we say. You have some 600 of
Los Angeles street railway bonds. If
we could get $500 900 in cash for you,
one-half cash and also get such an
amount of money for the company to
enable us to do such things as will
enable us to cut down expenses, one
third or l hope more. If we could do
the above and not call on you for dol
lar it would make me very happy. 1t
is not sure that we can do the above.
but we can try and think we are on
a good lead, l. e., strong people. Then
regarding the Phoenix matter. We
must spend some money there A good
deal of it to improve and extend our
plant there and keep out opposition.
/ don't want to call on you for an as
sessment on stock, and so have some
plans that 1 want to talk over with
you. On run. M. Fl. s.
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Thursday,
My Dear Friend: thank you much
for your kind telegram about d. s.
We are so glad that d. 8. is all o.. K.
l cannot imagine who started such a
story. Boat told me of it and told
me (ths was just as 1 was going
home last night it was common talk
on the street. | thank you all. for
the kind words of praise you all give
me. l will try my best to be worthy
of them. L fully realize the import
ance of the situation here. No man
could try harder. If a man does his
duty, people find it out in the end. Ell?
We are judged by the success we
make, Ell? That is the way they will
judge you as the head of the Pacific
Bank and the way they will judge us,
Ell? Corporations are a success or a
failure as people have faith in the
ability and integrity of the manage
ment, Ell? And l hope you will not
blame me because my letters are SO
poor try to write you every day,
but 1 am always in a. hurry. There
are so many things to keep one on the
jump all the time. Sincerely, M. H.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-16
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Pears

4. Unless you have used Pears
1. soap you probably do not know
what we mean by soap with
no free fat or alkali in it-noth-
ing but soap.
The more purely negative soap
Is, tho nearer does it approach
Perfection -, '''-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-16
HOW THE WRECKERS GUARDED THEIR
SECRETS FROM THE PUBLIC.

On February 20, 1893, Sherman wrote
a. letter in reference to run on the
Riverside Bank that almost resulted In
the closing of the bank. If it had not
been for the timely assistance or Los
Angeles bankers the Riverside institu-
ton would have gone down then and
dragged the Pacific with it. Sherman
wrote as follows to Frank V. Melon
aid:
NY Dear F. ": We had telegram
from Riverside last night that all was
quiet there and money coming IN again
rapidly You will notice that the
papers give Los Angeles the credit OF
saving the bank. This is good. We
don't want it or want our, names men
toned, but 1 tell you that we did help
in Los Angeles and everywhere. 1t
would never have done to have had
that bank go down just. at this time,
for the dispatches would have been
fnlI of how much they owed P. b.,
etc, etc, etc., sure. Truly. M. II.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-16
Boosted THAT THE EXAMINER
AND CHRONICLE WERE BR1BED
@ COCO GOO ooO 10000 o0oo ooo 1000 G
OF INTEREST TO PACIFIC AND PEOPLES HOME
SAVINGS DEP0SITORS.

Call began the first complete exposure and
the crimes and offenses which wrecked the
Pacific robbed thirteen depOstors in
Home Savings Bank it said that it
for purpose Of sensation, but
withstood the panic 1898 point
spoiled depOSitOrs partial OF their
losses.
is in possession Of proof which makes pos
depOSitOrS better themselves The
that of property
belonging the wrecked is vitated by
t is at disposal
interests in the hands
communicate with this paper.
evidence will i'm
Call makes this announcement in order
interests OF the depostors
SPECTATORS their misfortunes.
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H
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and
Fresno County County.
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until after. I have seen r. H. Jr and
D. s. and see what they have to say
on the proposition. Good night.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-16
SHERMAN BECAME PHIL0S0PHIC AND
LOOKED TOWARD THE END.

In the next letter Sherman refers to
the fact that D. S. Dorm was suspected,
but the suspicion was unfounded. Sher
man wrote as follows:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-16

In
Colonel Woodland understood that fact and was making new de-
man wanted s40O
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blame you one bit for feeling just al
you do. Pardon this poor letter but
have been busy all the time.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-01
LEGAL NOTICES.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHU-
SETTS. Worcester, IS. Probate court.
To the heirs at law, next of kin, and all
other persons interested in the estate of
George Miller, late of Dudley in said
county, deceased.
Whereas, a certain instrument purport-
ing to be the last will and testament of
said deceased has been presented to said
court for probate, by Flora l. Shippee,
who prays that letters of administration
with the will annexed may be issued to
her, or some other suitable person. the
executor named in said will having neg
lected to offer said will for probate.
You are hereby cited to appear at a pro-
bate court to be held at Worcester in said
county of Worcester, on the FIFTEENTH
day of NOVEMBER, A. d. 1898, at nine
o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, IL
any you have, why the same should not be
granted.
And said petitioner is hereby directed to
give public notice thereof by publishing
this citation once in each week. for three
successive weeks in The Worcester Daily
Spy, q newspaper published in Worcester,
the last publication to be one day at least
before said court, and by mailing, post
paid, or delivering copy of this citation
to all known persons interested in the es-
tate, seven days at least before said
court
Witness, WILLIAM Y. FORBES, ESQ.
judge of said court, this thirty-frst day of
October in the year of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and ninety-eight
GEORGE II. HARLOW Register.
Nov 1-7-14