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any rupture no matter how old or severe a
case it may be- It would be good news II he
only assured his patients Of comfort but when
he positively and absolutely guarantees that his
system Will cure surely this is enough to in
stiH enthusiasm into the hope OF the most de-
spairing sufferer.
The doctor has written a book on r7Ipture that
explains every detail OF his method and this
book he viii mall free TO everyone who writes
for II. DR.. Rice Is too modest 10 permit the
publication Of his portrait. but one OF his cured
patients, Mr. H. G. Brown Of EIkton Or a
me olQ gentleman, consented to allow his mic
lure 70 accompany his statement regarding the
marvellous cure which DR.. Rice caused in his
case. Ia lis
Mr. Brown says: Il am very happy TO ac-
knowledge that DR.. Rice's method Completely
cured me OF dangerous rupture. / have since
cone an KINDS OF hard work on a farm and
nave been as strong and capable as IN my
younger Gays before being ruptured If all rup-
tuted people would Try this method I am GER
tam they would be cured as Dr. Rice has a
systsIn mat IS simple. cheap, cornfortab BILE
he6Iing and satisfactory TO such q deeree that
from the very first day man becomes won
aderiully relieved and satisfied cannot in
dorse the plan too strongly Il cured me and
mas cured many others who were encouraged
by my success -
Dc not be backward about writing for Dr.
Rice. Tree book II will interest YOU deeply
and telis IN very convincing manner Just why
ne cures rupture Write to-day Address Dr.
w. 3. S.es, 4sR Main street, Adams, N. X
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STAYS A FELLOW
ASYLUM PATIENT
Tragedy in the Stockton
State Hospital.
THOMAS STRONG TAKES LIFE
BERNARD McDERMOTT THE
MANAGES VICTIM.
THOMAS STRONG TAKES LIFE
strangled With Pair of Suspenders
While the Back of an Attend
ant Is Turned for
Moment.

STOCKTON, March 21.-Bernard Nc
Dernott died at the Stockton State
Hospital last night at 1:30 o'clock from
the effects of an assault made on him
Sunday afternoon by another patient,
Thomas Strong.
McDermott and Strong were both in
mates of a ward on the second floor
of the south wing of the mems depart
ment The ward is in charge of Attend
ants Mcintosh and Mcintyre. Only
Mcintosh was in the ward at the time
of the assault as it was Mcintyre S
afternoon off While Mcintosh was at
one end of the right angle he could not
see what was occurring in the other
wing. At about LAS o'clock he saw
McDermott sitting in a sort of stupor
on a bench near a grated window, as
had been his custom of late. The at
tendant then went to the other end OF
the ward.
On his return, five minutes later, he
saw Strong standing by McDermOtt
and the latter had his head drawn back
his suspenders and had made a slipknot
and this he had thrown over McDer-
motifs head, drawing it taut and caus-
ing strangulation. McDermott lay in a
stupor from the time of the assault till
his death last night.
McDermott was admitted on April s.
1891, from San Francisco, although his
home was in this city. His father
Bernard McDermott, lives in this city
and a sister is now in San Francisco.
Strong was admitted to the asylum
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buildings throughout the United States.
Oakland was among the number and the
site asked for must be $50 by $50 feet Tor
a corner lot and $50 by 210 for an inside
lot. The bids are to be published IN the
daily papers six times and are TO appear
every Tuesday and Saturday after March
26. The dimensions for the Seattle site
are Is4 by $50 for corner lot and ls4 by
go for an outside lot.
day as follows:
authenticated L. Bancroft, Walnut
Creek. parcel carrier for bicycles; Louis Blatz'
Ia MIRANDA fruit press re ShZ1gs . aoparatus
George 2. Day, san francisco. feed water
heater and purifier; John H. Hendy, san Fran
CISCO anti-frictional attachment Tor water OF
other gates; Thomas W. Hill, Los Angeles,
horizontal steamer boiler; John ]. Mccormick
San Francisco, elevator; Charles 3 Williams
oregon-Frank Davis and o. P. Cornelius,
Turner, toilet paper case; William II; GORDON
Portland, inter box; Robert JonsTud' SAM
cable grip; Reuben H Pigg, Mccoy single
Washfngton-Ezra Campbell and c. B Wood
mowers; George H Gilman. W. B. Norton and
J. H Brown. Tacoma. brake adjusting
mechanism
Pensions for Californians-Origina
Luther NJ. Robbins, Los. Angeles. IS;
Charles D. Church, Oakland, IS; MaqlsoIn
Traylor, Sutherland, IS; Enoch A Wood
San Francisco, Sc. Mexican war survivors
Increase: william Beach Stuart. Grass
Valley. IS to S12.
Washington-Ori BethewelI Hen
dryx. White Salmon, s.; FRANCISCO paugh-
erty, Barry, IS; Samuel l. Mills ithaca
o5lr1esgconwOriginal: James E. Trump.
Yoncalla, Sc. Reissue: Leander Aer' pa
Navy Department officials say tbs, &C.
ceptance Of Campbell & Pettus pld OF
s74 400 for the construction of barracks ana
boiler works for the naval training STATION
at Goat Island will leave $25 500. when VIII
be expended in erecting officers quarters dad s
there Congress appropriated 100000 Tor
this training station. The plans are no"
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STRIVING TO CORRAL
ALL OF CUPiD'S TRADE
Fight Between San Rafaels Recorder
and Justice Grows More
Bitter

SAN RAFAEL, March 21-By offciat-
ing at another marriage ceremony City
Recorder Gardner has not only widened
the breach between himself and Justice
George Rodden. but has caused so much
strife among officials generally that it is
probable that the affair will reach the
courts. Few persons care anything
about the matter so far as the disagree
ment between the two principals is con-
cerned, but many believe that the codes
do not authorize Recorder to unite low
ing hearts, and that consequently such
marriages are Illegal.
Albert Boynton Chase, living at 202
East Ninth street, Oakland applied to
Cupid Graham to-day for q license to
wed Beatrice Josephine Perkins of Ills
West street, Oakland. The boy was only
70 years old and the girl H. but the writ
ten consent of their parents was pre-
scented, and a license was accordingly is
sued in due form. The. youthful couple
were referred to Justice Rodden, but
failed to find him in his office. Recorder
Gardeners eagle eye was upon them, how
ever and he came forward with an offer
to tie the nuptial knot. His services were
accepted and the two were made one
provided Gardner is entitled to oficiate.
AS it stands now, there is merely another
couple who, pending a judicial decision,
do not really know whether they are
united or not.
was furious and declared that this thing
might as well end now as at any other
time" He would wait until the munich
pal election was over, in April. and If
Gardner were reelected would bring the
matter into court.
Gardner takes the matter philosophi-
cally and says supreme court , a ice SION
emonies. He announces his intention to
continue in business at the same old
stand until he is legally restrained AS
for Rodden, his opponent declares, he
may be a learned man, but his ipse
dixit doesn't go in this case.
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acres of oil land, a production of 200
barrels of oil a day and a quantity of
expensive machinery.
Mr.. Monnett asked counsel If they
objected to producing officers of the
Pipe Line Company TO testify, and Mr..
Kline replied that he had nothing to
say on that subject. The Attorney
General, he said, had power to compel
the attendance of witnesses. Mr.. Mon
nett said he knew he could get the
witnesses, but as he could not compel
them to testify in this State he had
not appealed to the courts. With that
statement Mr., Monnett declared the
proceedings closed for the time being.
He will leave for Ohio to-day.
When the original complaint was
served on the defendant company their
interrogatories were attached to It.
The company entered a demurrer to
the interro gatories. If the court should
decide that the questions must be an
swered. no further hearing will be
necessary. Should the courts sustain
the demurrer, the officers of the COM
pany will be summoned TO testify in
order that their refusal may show in
the minutes.
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of years trainman. running between
Napa and Suisun.
The incidents which led to Longan's ar
rest were as follows: He was employed
as conductor on the railroad and as such
elected from his train a native soldier
i MnS do cI,rrd pass nor MONEY fi a Inc
the fort, and on the arrival of the train
Longan was placed under arrest by the
natives and thrown in Jail.
There was great indignation among the
Americans in Honduras, and a demand
was made on the authorities for Longan' 9
release, which was denied. Thereupon q
cablegram was sent TO the authorities at
Washington, and the United States gun
boat Machias was ordered to sail imme-
diately for HOnduran waters. AS this
information reached the natives before
the arrival Of the gunboat, Longan was
released from custody.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-22
COUNCIL OF UNITED
AMERICAN MECHANICS
State Gathering of the Junior Order
Entertained in the Garden
Citv

SAN JOSE, March 21.-The sixth annual
session of the State Council OF the Junior
order Of United American Mechanics
opened in Druids' Hall to-day. About
forty delegates were present. The session
was called to order by Councillor NJ H
Bellinger. The other State officers pres
ent were: Vice Councillor F. A. Tibbitts,
Junior Past Councillor H. c. Schaertzer,
Secretary G. E. Terry, Treasurer C. n.
Wilson, Conductor c. T. Furey, Inside
Sentinel H. g. Squier, National Represen-
tatives D. S. Stanley, c. n. Wilson and S.
J. Theisen also were present.
The day was occupied in reading the
annual reports of various officers.
These showed the organization to be in a
healthy condition and that much progress
had been made during the past year.
Tomorrow important legislation and the
election of officers will come up.
Tonight the delegates were entertained
at a banquet by the local lodge. Some 200
were seated about the festal board. with
w r. McNary as toastmaster. The fol-
lowing toasts were responded to: Address
of welcome, H. G. Squier; Schools" L.
j. Chapman; The Press c. M Wooster;
Country" F. A. Tibbets; The Flag" DR..
George Derrick; Americans. E. Jacobs
1.-THE Fraternity" r. F. Burns.
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on Christmas day from Modesto. On
August 8. 1898, he attacked a woman
in that town. Since he has been in the
asylum he has made two other assaults
upon other inmates. About two months
ago he struck a patient with a mop
while he was in the receiving ward.
Two weeks ago he struck another pa
tient with his fists after he had been
transferred to the ward in which NC
Derrno+t was afterward strangled. Since
then Strong has had TO wear wristlets
attached to a waist strap
The fact that he killed McDermott
did not worry him in the least. He
laughed and thought it an exceedingly
The body of the deceased was turned
over to the family.
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GOLD DEMOCRATS
ARE AROUSED
Bryan's Letter Does the
Trick.
NOT WANTED IN THE FOLD
THEY MUST SEEK AN ABIDING
PLACE.
Generally Believed That the National
Democracy Will Enter the Field
Actively in Nineteen
Hundred.
NOT WANTED IN THE FOLD
THEY MUST SEEK AN ABIDING
PLACE.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

Can HeaQuarters, Wellington Hotel,
Washington, March 81.
1t is very generally believed that the
effect Of the correspondence between
Bryant and Belmont Will be to make
permanent the separation of the lead
ers OF the Palmer and Buckner Dem
ocracy from the Democratic party Of
which Bryan is the most conspicuous
figure. All the bitter feeling that exist
ed between these two elements during
the campaign of 1896 will be revived
by Bryan's latest communication to
Belmont and the iatters reply. If it
was the intention Of Belmont Whitney,
Governor Flower and a great number
of men Of that class, formerly high in
the council of the old Democratic
party, who bolted the Chicago conven-
ton and formed a new party. to go
back into the Democratic ranks and
support the regular candidate in 1900.
il is not regarded as at all probable
they will do so after this warning
g. from Bryan of the sort of reception
they might expect.
There is some difference of opinion
s among Chicago platform Democrats as
10 the wisdom of Bryan's course. but
most Of them applaud it while agree
ing Ilat Il IS not calculated 10 make
friends for the party among gold Dem
ocrats. 1t is pretty generally agreed
8 that while many of the rank and file OF
the gold Democrats will probably sup
port the candidates of the Democratic
party in 1900 the leading men OF that
element who have money and could
afford TO materially assist the party
will abandon any idea they may have
entertained Of going back.
Until the development Of this episode
Ii was we'll understood that the new
party organized by the boilers in 1896.
under the name of the National Dem
ocratic party, would not hold norni-
mating convention in 1900. but would
without OstentatiOn go out of existence.
Now the question arises whether this
purpose to quietly disband will be ad-
hered 10. It is believed that most of
the. sincere gold men of that party
but some Will be embarrassed by their
. anti-exDansion and free trade Ideas
and will have to seek asylum else
where. These hoped 10 be able 10 so
influence the regular Democratic par
" as TO convert it into a fairly COM
Portable abiding place for themselves.
but this hope is destroyed by the feel
ing disclosed in Bryan's letter.
II is, therefore, suggested that Bel
mont Whitney and number of 9TH
ers OF great influence and wealth, will
begin at once to restore the National
Democratic party" to activity and to
make preparations to hold a national
convention in 1900 such as was held at
indianapolis in 1885, and to put a tick
ct in the field.
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SHARKEY AND MCCOY
WILL FIGHT AGAIN
Matched to Meet Before the Lenox
Athletic Club Late in
Luna

NEW YORK, March 21.-Tom Sharkey's
manager announces that the sailor and
"I<1d'' Mccoy will fight at the Lenox
Athletic Club late in June.
The 20-round bout between Tom Snarkey
and Charlie Mitchell. which was to have
been decided at the Bolingbroke Club of
London on May 90, has been practically
declared off, as the club has failed to post
a forfeit.
Casper Leon and Danny Dougherty, the
Philadelphia bantam, signed articles to-
Gay to fight twenty rounds at the Green
wood Athletic Club April l at los pounds.
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action were taken he would declare the
offices of board members vacant. It was
carried out as though it had been care
fully planned. The directors say the
plans to remove Mrs. Wadleigh had long
been on foot.
Mrs Wadleigh filed long protest
against handing in her resignation, as had
ben demanded yesterday, and refused to
comply with the request of the trustees.
Resolutions were then adopted which de-
ity to maintain proper discipline and for
executive incompetency the office be de-
clared vacant. The board voted as a unit
on the dismissal Mrs. Wadleigh will
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-22
SAMPSON BELIEVES
IN ENGLISH ALLIANCE
Says the UDited States Has More
to Gain TboD England Has
From the UDion.

publishes this letter
describes Rear Admiral SIMPSONS
authorized
Admiral remarkng
said: Formerly
with which United
differences England
this feeling
winp
a
England Therefore rejoice
that IS
is o
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SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR.
Six Enactments Of the Legislature
Become Laws.

SACRAMENTO, March 21.-The Gov
ernor this morning signed the following
bills:
Assembly bill 1o15, amending section s713 of
the Political Code relating to the levy of taxes.
Senate bill g. amending the act relating to
foreign corporations. approved April !. 1873.
Senate bill $780, adding new section to the
Penal Code. to be known section 25S. relat-
ing TO libel
Senate bill 5s4 appropriating $3450 to pay the
CLAIM of the San Francisco Chronicle for pub
fishing constitutional amendments
Senate bill 654 appropriating S15o to pay the
claim Of the Downey Champion.
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THREE SMALLPOX CASES.
Victims Are in Homes Already Under
Quarantine.

LOS ANGELES. March 2L-Three cases
of smallpox or varioloid were reported at
the Health Office to-day. All are in fani-
lies where cases had previously developed
and where the houses have been under
quarantine. There are also two suspects.
both in houses where the disease had be-
fore manifested itself The three new cases
new outbreak, being nothing more than
was expected where patients are kept at
home and the family is exposed to infec-
ton.
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Dewey Day a Holiday.

HARRISBURG, Pa, March 2L-Gov-
ernor Stone sent a communication to the
House to-day announcing his approval of
the resolution designating May /, 1898, as
Dewey day ana q legal holiday.
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WHY THE MACHIAS
WENT TO HONDURAS
Former Citizen of Vallejo Had Been
Thrown Into Prison by
Natives

VALLEJO, March 2L-Edward Longan,
the young American who was arrested in
Honduras by band of native soldiers
and placed in jail, is a native of Vallejo
and very popuag. He vas foE q number
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INTERESTS THE PEOPLE
OF THE PACIFIC COAST

WASHINGTON. March 21.-The Super
vising Architect OF the Treasury to-day
sent out for publication a copy Of the call
for bids for sites for the erection Of public
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MRS. wADLEIGH REMOVED.
New Public Librarian Appointed at
Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES. March N.-Mrs. Har-
riet Wadleigh was removed to-day from
the position of librarian Of the Los An
geles Public Library. Charles Willard.
managing editor of the Express, was
elected TO fill her place. This action was
done in the face of the fact that Mayor
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
He Cures Rupture.
Amaz ng Success Of Plan Invented BY
Dr.. Rice.
No Pain Nor Operation and Perfect Home
Cure.

Dr. ". s Rice Of 41sB Main street, Adams,
N Y. who has spent all his life in the study Of
abdominal rupture. has perfected system Of
treatment that permanently and perfectly cures
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Phone l.
SPOTSYLVANIA.
Items of General Interest.
Correspondence of The Free Lance

(Correspondence Of The Free Lance.
Mt. Pleasant, Aug 81, 1899.
The heated spell was suddenly broken
by a severe hail storm q few days ago
and since then we have had cloudy
weather. We learn that the hail was
very severe around Smell, Va, and
damaged the tobacco crops.
Misses Lois and Oracle Heminger
have returned home after visit Of two
weeks to friends in Alexandria and
Washington.
Miss Nora Chewning is visiting rela-
tives in Hanover county.
Mrs. S A. Boxley, of Clifton Forge, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. H.
Duerson, at Mt. Pleasant.
MIR. 0. NJ. Sacra met with a very
painful accident which resulted in cut
ting off a thumb, while engaged in
saving shingles at J. d. Burruss saw
mill. DIR. j. W. Davis rendered mecca
sary medical treatment and the patient
is said to be doing we'll
Politics are RAINING smoothly and
il is thought that a majority Of Spot
sylvania people are favorable to Martin
Our present delegate, Mr.. A. I. EN-
brew. has no opp )sition in this locality.
Snipe.
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au5.tsep9
Culpeper Suicide.

Culpeper, Va. Sept. 1.-The colored
domestic in the family of Mr.. Edward
@. Yates was Mortified this morning on
entering Mrs Yates room to find that
her mistress had committed suicide by
cutting her throat from ear to ear. The
woman ran screaming from the house
and alarmed the neighborhood.
The unfortunate woman had nearly
severed her head from her body. The
weapon used was her husbands razor.
Mrs. Yates had been in ill-health and
was very respondent. This is the only
cause that can be assigned for her rash
act, for the couple lived happily to-
Qether. Mrs. Yates was about twenty
six years old. and leaves two infant
children, the youngest about six months
old. Mr.. Yates is an engineer in the
employe of the Culpepsr Milling Com
pany. He is completely Frustrated by
his wife's rash act Funeral services
will be held from the residence today
at II O'Clock.
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sPoTsYLvANIA PRIMARIES.
Martin Gets a Majority OF the Delegates.

The Democratic primary to elect del
egates 10 the convention which meets
at SpotsylVauia Cour House on Monday
September 18th, to nominate candidate
for the Legislature, was held at the
various pecincts in the county on
Thursday and resulted as follows
CORTLAND Distriot-L ID. Harris,
Thomas A. Frazer, Nj b. Rowe, A. b.
Jones, McOalla Boulware, Julian b.
McWhirt
Chancellor District-R w. Bowling
O. j. Jennings, John Terrell, Thomas
Payne. Geo W. Perry, l.. NJ. Estis.
Livingston-E W. Smith, NJ. f.
Waite, w. S Hicks. John Il Brooks. D..
II. Biscoe. q. W. Chewning.
Berkeley-L NJ Smith, Lynn Ohewn-
ing. r. Z Waller, G.. d Blackley. RI.
Morris Vim Smith.
The delegation stands 81 for Martin
and for Tyler.
In Livingston district Mtssrs Biscoe
and Chewning were known to be Ty-
Ter men, but were elected by the Mar
tin people who had to Of the votes
cast at the meeting Capt NJ. b.
Rove. of CORTLAND. is the other Tyler
man Of the delegation. AS is well
known Hon. a. T. Embrey, Of this
city who is an avowed Martin man
will be nominated without opposition.