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The herald., 1898-01-08
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TO THE TELEGRAPH NEWS

Secretary Sherman expresses the
opinion that America is not greatly in
need of Chinese seaport.
Mare Island foremen warned by
Secretary Long that they must be
civil to the men working under them.
Red Cross officers ask aid for the
two hundred thousand people in dan
ger of death from starvation in Cuba.
Theodore Durrant, hanged at San
Quentin for the murder of Blanche La
mont, dies making protestation of his
innocence.
Hannaites IN Ohio call convention
and the opposition calls caucus to
keep the respective forces in line; a
long deadlock is expected.
Auditor Castle discovers nine pos
sible ways in which postmasters may
rob the government; it is safe to as
sumo that each method has been
worked to the limit.
Senator Allen introduces a free
coinage resolution in the senate and
speaks in support of the measure; the
house continues to debate civil service
and will keep at it next week.
A party of Klondikers reach Seat
tie after record breaking trip of ex-
actly month; some bullion Is brought
down and much more promised in the
spring; all agree that there is no dan
ger of starvation at Dawson; Skaguay
is already a good-sized town and
growing rapidly.
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MARE ISLAND BOSSES
MUST NOT SWEAR AT THE MEN
UNDER THEM
Secretary Long Gives Warning That
Insulting and Humiliating Lam
guage Is Cause For Discharge

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Secretary
Long today sent the following letter to
the commandant of the navy yard at
Mare Island, CAL: referring to the
investigation made by Lieutenant J. J..
Knapp, U. s. NJ, in obedience to the de-
partment's orders on November 10, 1877,
while the report of Lieutenant Knapp
shows that no change Is necessary
among the foremen, the department Is
not at all satisfied that Foreman La
borer w. I. Sargent, in the department
of yards and docks, and Master Joiner
Robert Hood, Master Painter C. T. Gill
lard and Laborer in Charge John Shean
In the department of construction and
repair, have not been in the habit of
using very improper language to the
veterans and other employees under
them, and the department infers that
they are In the habit of using language
which Is properly subject to criticism.
In their language and bearing toward
the veterans and other employees the de-
partment expects them to avoid often
siveness. 1t should be borne in mind
that foremen can be firm and get tho
best work out Of their men without tha
use OF insulting and humiliating Ian
guagc.
persons 10 whom power and au-
thority are given over subordinates
should conduct themselves In manner
and speech In such a way as to gain the
respect of those whose work they direct
want you to call the above named mon
before you and read this letter to them
and tell them that further offense Of This
kind will be considered a reason for dis
cipline.
"Ths department has confidence in the
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growing rapidly.

time. several days ago, Durrant gave
evidences of a collapse, but he man
aged to pull his nerves together once
more, and proudly declined all offers of
stimulants to enable him to make a
bold showing on the scaffold.
The criminal was apparently proud
Of his race, and vowed that he would
die like a Durrant."
Durrant's most urgent request of
Warden Hale was that no autopsy be
held on his body. The prisoners medi-
cal training seemed to have imbued him
with a horror of the surgical treatment
Of corpses. and he vowed that no knife
should ever touch his flesh. He also
requested that the rope with which he
was hanged be burned. His wishes were
observed by the warden.
1t was a sad day, not only for Dur
rant, but for eight other murderers who
are confined in San Quentin, and whose
fate depended upon the success Of the
fight made by Durrant's attorneys.
They were all prepared to follow the
same tactics for delay, but now that the
courts have shown that it is possible to
hang murderer in California they have
given up hope.
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mother of Theodore Durrant spent the
night in a little inn outside the prison
walls, while their son made a desper-
ate effort to so calm his nerves that he
might spend in sleep the most Of his few
remaining hours. Hoping against hope,
demanding miracles from the slight diff
ference in time between Washington and
California, expecting some phenomenal
action on the part of the justices Of the
Supreme Court of the United States
when they should take their seats at
noon on the day fixed for the execution
happy trio spent the night, alternately
climbing the heights Of sanguine an
ticipation and then plunging in the deep
est abysses of despair.
With the consciousness that 1t would.
indeed, be the unexpected happening,
which would again clog the wheels Of
retributive justice, the prison officials
also anxiously awaited the click of the
wire from Washington. Every other
avenue of escape and delay finally and
effectually closed, all awaited with
nervous anticipation the final appeal Of
Attorney Boardman, of counsel for Dur
rant, before the United States justices
for writ Of prohibition or of habeas
corpus.
The prisoners every breath was fol-
lowed by six watchful eyes, never for a
moment withdrawn. The vigilance of
the death watch has increased with the
passing Of every day and hour. Always
fearful of an attempt at suicide, in the
case of a condemned prisoner, they have
been trebly cautious in their espionage
since Durrant was committed to their
keeping. His training in a medical COL
lege where his favorite study was an
atomy, had so qualified him for facility
in Observation-Disclosures that his prison
guardians were apprehensive Of his
slightest move.
Durrant's guards had a precise and
absolute knowledge Of how he might
commit suicide. The most Innocent
looking pencil was not allowed to get
near his face lest with his knowledge
of anatomy he might jab it through his
eye into his brain. The guards were
ready for poisoned leaves, for every
fCoptfn,od ~, n re rsxxo
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ability and integrity of Naval Con-
structor William J. Baxter. U. S. NJ, and
Civil Engineer r. c. Holiday, U. S. NJ,
and so far as it has been informed has
no criticism to make concerning the
manner in which they have enforced the
labor regulations and conducted their
work, but it desires you to impress upon
their minds that it is their duty as re-
sponsible heads of departments to de-
mand that foremen and other men in
charge should at all times in their Of
f1cial relations be civil in manner and
speech toward their subordinates.
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pale, his eyes were red, but his voice was
firm, and he stood as solid as a rock
while he proclaimed his innocence and
professed forgiveness to those who, he
said, had bounded him to death.
There was not a hitch or accident to
mar the plans of Warden Hale in carry
ing out the sentence of the law. The
moose was adjusted, the trap was
sprung. the stout rope held, and Dur
rants dead body dangled at the end.
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Not by Reason of Disease
Nor Old Age
DEATH ON THE GIBBET
The Suitable Wages of His
Crimes
THE LONG LEGAL STRUGGLE
ENDS IN INFLICTIoN OF JUST
PENALTY
The Criminal "Died Game" Making
Protestation of Innocence Which
All the World Knows to
Have Been False
ENDS IN INFLICTIoN OF JUST
PENALTY


Associated Press Special Wire
SAN QUENTIN, Jan. 7.-When Will
liam Henry Theodore Durrant died on
the gallows this morning for the mur-
der of Blanche Lamont, he gave such an
exhibition Of GOODNESS and nerve as has
seldom been seen under similar circum-
stances. Hopeful almost to the very last
minute that something or some one
would intervene to save him, he walked
to the scaffold this morning and made
his little speech protesting his innc-
cence as calmly and with as distinct
enunciation as II he had been addressing
an assemblage Of friends upon some or
dinary topic of the day. His face was
The herald., 1898-01-08

flashed across the continent that the
supreme court had declined to interfere,
the warden ordered the program Of the
day to be carried out. AT 1924 O'Clock
Durrant accompanied by Father Lagan.
appeared at the door of the execution
room. He was followed by his father.
friend, Warden Hale and the guards.
The father and his friend walked around
the gallows to the front while Durra,,t
and his keepers climbed to the gallows
platform. Instantly on arriving at the
gallOWs his legs and arms were min
The herald., 1898-01-08

r SAN FRANCISCO 7-(Special Herald) William
+ Henry Theodore
= and half his admonition
= warning and today,
nothing but spectacle vehement
The the clustering about
Blanche Lamont studied
guilty With malignant emphasis he charged that his
2 the people California
+ the with dramatic ton then
+ giveness of his enemies in forgiving tone.
2 There ofweakness clear
his enunciation distinct though
his feet pulpit platform instead
+ warden of San Quentin weak
simunt during the shuddering preceding
Hangman with thirteen record
forcing his the strang point held
himself in perfect check the end scaod
was long for such occasion After little
and dfted into repeions declaration O.
the prisoner ceased the
drawn the became
lifting Of the hangman's and William Dur
rants soul went up to tell whether his declaration
oY
) r-trH
sS.S + +
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W. H. T. DURRANT

The neck was broken by the fall of over
five feet, and fifteen minutes later the
murderer's body was cut down and
placed in the coffin.
In spite Of the exciting events OF last
night, when Durrant was besieged by
newspaper reporters and talked to his
parents till 1880, he rested easily during
the night and shortly after 6 o'clock he
The herald., 1898-01-08
oBEYED ORDERS
The Maryland Democrats Elect Re-
publican Speaker

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 1.-The Re
publican members of the lower house of
the Maryland legislature, after more
than two months of deals" and prom
ises, failed to agree upon a speaker for
the house of delegates, and today twelve
of their number. assisted by forty-one
Democrats, elected Louis Schaefer of
Baltimore to the position of Presiding
officer.
The thorough organization of the
minority was thus illustrated. All
phases and factions Of Democracy are
represented in the minority, yet when
the time came there was not a waver in
their ranks-each member did as he was
directed, and cast his secret ballot for
"dyed-in- the-wool" Republican.
The herald., 1898-01-08
A Murder Mystery

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. IAN inquest
was held today In the case of John Dow,
who was found dead in his shooting gal
lery, and concerning the cause of whose
death there is much mystery. The police
that the case was one of suicide
and the coroner contended that he had been
murdered. The verdict of the coroner's
Jury was that Dow had been murdered
by party or parties unknown.
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ioned and the rope was placed upon his
neck. The hangman was about to nd
Just the black cap when Durrant an
nounced his desire to speak. PermIs-
sion was given, and the doomed mur-
derer spoke as follows:
ASSERTS HIS INNOCENCE
II desire to say that although I am an
innocent man. innocent Of every crime
The herald., 1898-01-08
Judge Scott Diving

PORT TOWNSEND. WASH. Jan. IA
telegram received here today states that
Judge j. N. Scott is dying of pneumonia
at Las Vegas, N. M. Judge Scott was re-
Gently appointed Indian claims and depre-
dation agent for the state of Washington.
He is brother-in-law Of ex-President
Harrison'st first wife. and was formerly
q resident OF Indianapolis.
The herald., 1898-01-08
HIS LAST NIGHT

Father, Mother and Son Hoping
Against Hope
SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Cal, Jan
with eyes riveted on Washington.
hsuratively speaking. the father and
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ABOUT THE SCAFFOLD

The prison officials were all enthusiasts
tic In their praise of Durrant's nerve
It had been feared by them that in spite
of his apparent bravado that the con-
demned man would break down at the
last moment and make a scene. At one
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-07-07
TRY ALIENS FoOr-EAsE.

A powder to be shaken into the shoes.
At this season your feet feel swollen, ner-
yous, and hot, and get tired easily. If you
have smarting feet or tight shoes, try
Aliens Foot Ease. It cools the feet and
makes walking easy. Cures swollen and
sweating feet, blisters and callous spots.
Relieves corns and bunions of all pain and
gives rest and comfort Ten thousand tes-
timonlals of cures. Try 1t today. Sold by
all druggists and shoe stores for 25c. Sent
by mail for Csc in stamps. Trial package
FREE. Address Allen 8. Olhsted, lie
Roy, New York.
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Patriotism Awheel.

The patriotic cycler has new way
Of showing his colors; since his poor
legs haven't the burden of his body to
bear he has decided they shall stand
for his patriotism. Therefore, he
Travis over these unoffending members
blue black stockings with tops which
riot in red and white stripes, the CEN
ter stripe being of blue, dotted with a
thriving (if not life size) row of white
stars. All of which goes to show that
patriotism, like love, will find q way.
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AS yet attempts have only been made
in Plevna to produce safes. A trial
order for few safes induced the gov
eminent to order IS safes. However.
the firm in question will be unable to
compete with Germany and England.
The annual imports amounted in 1897
to 100000 francs, Of which $4,000
francs fell to England, $1,000 to Ger
many and 10000 to Austria-Hungary.
All the Levantine countries offer good
markets for safes.
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The free edges of newspapers are
sealed to prevent resale or reading with.
out buying, by new machine which
has paste receptacle, which feeds onto
a roller mounted On levers in such a
manner that it is brought in contact
with the edge Of partially folded pa
per, after which the last fold is made
and the edges pressed together.
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Dish washing Apparatus

Dishes can be quickly washed and
rinsed by new apparatus which has
rack to hold the dishes in revolv-
ing pan, which has a perforated bot
tom to drain the water into pump
cylinder, when it is forced to the top
Of the cover and discharged against the
dishes repeatedly.
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Old. Fashioned Farming.

The Massachusetts Plowman tells of
a Southern Connecticut farmer, name
not given, whose infiexible rule has al
ways been to buy nothing that he could
raise on his farm. His cows and hens
were fed on homegrown corn, wheat
and barley. His family ate home
grown beef, pork and mutton and
bread from homegrown wheat. Even
the griddle cakes for breakfast were
from buckwheat raised at home, and
favored with home-produced honey or
maple syrup. Some Of the more mod
ern of the farmers Whereabouts laughed
at the old man, but he has stuck to his
ideas all his life, has lived comfortably,
acquired a competence and was never
worried when hard times came. The
neighbors both earned and spent more
money, but are mostly no better of
than he. Old-fashioned farming may
not appear so brilliant as the modern
plan, buying and selling everything
used or produced, but for some men at
least 1t Is safer and surer way.
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Beware Of Ointments for Oatarrh That
Contain Mercury
Az mercury will surely destroy the sense Of
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
tenn when entering It through the mucous sur
faces. Such articles should never be used ex-
cept on prescriptions from reputable physi-
clans, as the damage they win do 10 ten fold to
the good you can possibly derive from them.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured BY F. ].
Cheney 4 Co., Toledo, O., contains no mercury,
and is taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure You get
the genuine It Is taken internally, and made
in Toledo, Ohio, by r. J. Cheney Co. Testi-
monials free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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PROPOSED ALLIANCR WITH ENG,
LAND.

If the United States and England sholdd
form an alliance, the com bined strength
would be so great that there would Be little
chance for enemies to overcome rs. In . like
manner, when men and women keep up theis
bodily strength with Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, there Is little chance OF attacks from
disease The old time remedy enriches the
blood, builds up the muscles, steadies the
nerves and increases the appetite. Try It.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-07-07

Mrs. Susan A. Glenn, widow Of .
soldier and mother Of volunteer, re-
signed her position in the postofice
department. at Washington to go to the
front with her son. She is the first
woman to be appointed matron of q
regiment. H
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Let the Hens Sit.

When hen goes on the nest to hatch
a brood it Is not to her a hardship, as
some suppose, but a rest and an advan-
tage. A prominent breeder stated that
two Of his pullets became SO fat that
they "broke down behind" assuming
a duck-shape when standing, and
would sit on the ground when eating.
Finally they became broody, and, to his
surprise, after bringing off their
broods, that eak-down" appearance
was entirely gone. His experience SIM
ply confirms what has been repeatedly
affirmed; that hen can become too fat
t0,be profitable, and that the best rem
edy for such hens Is to allow them to
incubate, giving only one meal every
two days. AS the hen when on the
nest does not exert herself, there is but
little loss of vitality, and she will have
sufficient fat stored on her frame to
support her for more than a week on
one meal. The best method with fat
hens Is to sell them, as they will then
bring good prices; but If 1t is preferred
to retain them, let them hatch and
raise chicks.-Farm and Freslde.
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The peach was originally poisoned
almond. Transportation and cultiva-
ton hare not only removed Its poison
Gus qualities but turned it into the de-
licious fruit we now enjoy.
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WAGONS IMPROVED.

The new improved Stoughton wagons
stand the racket Two car loads have just
arrived. 1t pays to have the best. Write
for tree catalogue. JOHN POOLE, sole
agent, foot of Morrison street, Portland, Or.
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Clamps for bicycle Saddles.

Bicycle saddles are rigidly held in
place by new clamp which can be in
stantly released by touching a lever
under the seat, two piano-convex
wedges Icing formed of the saddle post
and piece of steel, the latter being
mounted on the lever, with its greatest
width at the Lotion, so that the greater
the pressure on the saddle-post the
tighter it grips the tubing.
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We believe that tired feeling induced
by spring fever had much better be
eliminated by vegetables than by any
nostrum. SO we spend the money for
improved garden tools and seed, and
proceed to take allopathic doses of
fresh air, sunshine and garden sass.
We laugh and grow Eat, while our
neighbor drags out q miserable exist
ence reading of all the symptoms that
mayors, ministers and Congressman
who enjoy poor health suffer from.
while examining his own condition and
gulping down copious draughts Of nau-
seous medicine. We look out for q
good supply of our spring medicine six
months or q ynar before taking, By SOW
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Robert Taylor, the postmaster Of
Scarvoa, county Down, Ireland, who
has just reached the age of ia years.
has received from Queen Victoria a
beautifully framed portrait of herself.
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A Cure for ecours.

A new remedy is suggested as cure
for scours among calves. This Is no
less than coffee-a pint to quart Of
strong coffee put in the calf's drink.
The quantity is varied according to the
age Of the calf and the severity of the
trouble. Of course, the quantity of the
milk Is reduced by the amount of cof-
fee added. In one case beneficial re-
suits were obtained by giving strong
coffee to cow. 1t Is always well,
however, to look for the cause Of
scours, which must be found and re-
moved. More can be done In this way
than in giving medicine and remedies
to keep the stock in good health. The
best remedy In all cases Is TO remove
the cause. Medicine may relieve for
the time, but the trouble will return
unless the cause Of it is removed
Denver Field and Farm.
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New York, June 28.-The auxiliary
cruiser Prairie, which has been al
Tompkinsville ooaling and taking on
ammunition and stores, has received
orders to proceed ct full speed to Key
West. She will sail tomorrow.
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My doctor said would die, but Piso's
Cure for Consumption cured me.-Amos
Kelner, Cherry Valley, Ills, Nov. q, '95.
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Bordeaux Mixture.

Bordeaux mixture is made thus: Cop
per sulphate, or blue vitriol, pounds:
quick lime, 4 pounds; water to make
fifty gallons. Use an alcohol or coal
oil barrel. Dissolve the copper In hot
water. II wanted for immediate use, or
place It In an old gunPy sack and sus-
pend 1t In the barrel, two-thirds fun of
water, until It Is all dissolved. Stake
the lime, and add water until 1t is Of
the consistency Of milk, and when cool
pour It into the copper solution, using
a sieve to remove III coarse material.
Stir this mixture and I'll the barrel
with water; It Is then ready for nse.
For plants with tender foliage, such
as young raspberry canes, only one-half
the amount Of copper and lime SHOULD
ke used
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clTQ Permanently Cured. No ITS or nervousness
ITO after first days use Of DR.. Kline's Great
bottle and treatise. DIR. b H KLINE, Ltd, go
Arch street, Philadelphia, p.
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The entire collection OF coins and
medals "a the British museam consist
" nsasly ~. 900 spocimeno.
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1t used to be the practice Of orchard
lists to purune and train young trees to
branch out six feet or more above the
ground, and induce them to grow In an
upright rather than a spreading form,
so that the branches would not prevent
blowing under and close up to the tree.
The opposite practice is TO train them
to branch out close to the ground and
make low spreading tops. Some pre-
fer the latter method. Although 1t pre-
vents blowing close UP to the tree
trunks, they say the trees do not need
1t. The shade of low-headed trees
helps to suppress the growth Of grass
and weeds, and the soil may be kept
moist enough by the application Of a
little mulch. The low-headed trees are
less exposed to winds, and a smaller
proportion of the fruit will be wind
falls. 1t Is believed that such trees
come into bearing earlier, and that
their naturally spreading habit OF
growth promotes fruitfulness. OF
course, 1t Is easier to gather fruit from
a low tree than high one. Most OF
the fruit from a tree trained with this
object in view may be reached from
the ground or from short step-ladder
Hartford Times.
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You &

And because of that need It is your duty
to take Hoods Sarsaparilla IN order th :,s
YOU NAV enjoy the guod health It viii
Five. IL YOU are troubled with any dis
ease that IS caused or promoted by impure
blood. Hoods Sarsaparilla viii cure you.
Il has 8 record of. Wonderful cures IN
euualed By any other medicine. Try 9
bottle now and realize its great toning and
afren Otheffil0 power