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The San Francisco call., 1899-03-07

bers of the Peoples party. conspred to
control the action of the convention and
the handling of all moneys contributed by
the nominees of the party in order to
leather their own nests. 1t practically
charges them with selling nOminatiO to
the highest bidder and with falsifying the
ofnclaI report of the expenditures during
the campaign as filed with the Registrar
OF Eelections as required by law. The
complaint states:
That TO further effect the common purnose
design and intent Of such conspiracv sa ia
conspirators. acting as said committee on can
oloates conducted negotiations with different
dspirants Tor nominations of said party by
sald convention, instead OF investigating them
as they had been directed TO do, and repre-
sented to such aspfrants that if certain siIms
OF money satisfactory to said conspiratOrs
would be paid into said campaign fund or
70 SAID consprators. that they would procure
the nominations Of the persons making such
payments as the nominees of said party for
the respective Offices. and to said aspirants
lor ofnce did falsely and frauduently pretend
Ihat It the purpose of said committee on can
uIudtes was 70 conduct such negotiations and
70 secure the payment, or promise of payment
OF tunds to said conspirators as a condition
Preceoent to their being nominated in each
respective case.
The receipts and disbursements during
tne campaign, according to the statement
hled with the Registrar by the auditing
committee, shows a total of S19S7 passed
through its hands. 1t is alleged by the
PIaIntlHS that much larger sum was
coIlected which has not been accounted
Tor, and that the manner of accounting
Tor the above sum is far from satisfac-
tory: Kline is alleged to have received
S652 20; Gillespie, $50; Pye, $129; Meakin,
SIOO; Huppert, $50. and a man by the
name of Wasch S15 This money was
In its official statement the committee di-
Vtded its expenditures as follows:
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-10-21
MEXIC0'S RICHEST MAN

warn his son never to part with the
lucas Bride" the name of the mine. 4
If I were younger he often says, ST
would take enough gold out Of that mine
to buy the world" With all their great
wealth they are rather strange people, or,
at least, they would be considered that
way by the modern title-hunting million
aire set Of our country
IN one OF the periodical commissions in
Mexico which forced DON Smidio into ex-
lie he married a Texas girl, and it APP
pears that even all the comforts and lux
eur1es that attend the possession of IL
limitable wealth have never been able en-
tirely to crush her love for the land Of
her birth and the people whom she loved
SO well long ago. Texans have always
received aIwarm welcome at the home Of
the Smtdfos in Mexico. They have a
son and a daughter, both of marriage
able age but they have never made an
effort to bring them in contact with rich
people. The young man has recently be-
come engaged to the daughter of a poor
cattle owner in Texas and the whole
family warmly approves of the match,
though they are well aware Of the fact
that the young girl never in all her life
wore anything costlier than calico dress.
1t is rumored that Sonora Inez, good
looking girl Is rather well pleased with
the attentions of young American va
quero, who has recently been promoted
from the hurricane deck of a mustang to
"a seat In the office Of lie grande ha-
ciendo." ''We have money enough" says
the old gentlemen, ''and it is my desire
for my children to make matches based
upon love and affection
When asked by tax collector for an
estimate of his wealth, the old don re-
piled: God alone can answer that uues-
tinn.''
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-10-21
BEFORE The RAILROAD CAME
MEMoRIEs OF sTEAa1BoATING,
ssA1nn Overheard Docs Not sto; the
Race to BE the First
/. DOnt Up.

One Sunday evening, about the 18th 18th. day
Of October, 1864, thei writer, then a boy
of u years, left Chicago on the first regu-
lar passenger train that ever left that
now great railway center. for the A1issis-
stppf river, nd then it did not reacn the
"Father of Waters" going only as far as
Galena. The road had been formally
opened the day before we left, and it
was then known as the sGalena, Chicago
s. Union railroad, new forming part Of
the Northwestern tem. We left Chi
cago at O'clock IN the evening and
reached Galena at the same time the next
morning. After staying in Galena till
about 2. 20 clock In the afternoon we board
ed the steamer Enterprise and reached
the Mississippi about dusk.
The steamers name was Enterprise, and
it proved that it required both enterprise
and courage to take passage on her. She
puffed and seemed to labor hard, and GER
,alnly made great deal Of noise, hut it
took up till the next Saturday eTening
at dark before we arrived at Saltwater,
or six days and nights from Chicago to
saltwater. The last tiT.le went over the
same route it took less than thirteen
hours. s,4l s
The only way we then had Of comm'lni-
eating with the outside world was by
boat in the summer and stage. TO Galena
in the winter and thence Ivy rail East.
At the time named the cities Of st. Paul.
Minneapolis and Saltwater combined
were not as large AZ Fargo; is to-day:
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-10-21

Afterward, while talking with a friend
upon this subject, he said: without
Boosting, believe myself to be the rich
est man In the world, and 1 think it Is
not difficult to demonstrate that fact. I
have made a close survey Of my gold
mine called the Inca's Bride and find
a little more than 5000 feet Of the. face
Of the ledge In sight. have run shaft
into the mountain, followed the ledge for
1000 feet. The ore averages about 81, 900
to the foot Closing my eyes to the hid
thickness of the lode, which measures
ten feet all along the line have got
no less than 100000 blocks of quartz
worth no less than LOCO apiece. 80 Won
see that J am worth about i've billions
Sru trlHe over IN mflnons, which Is In
vested In ranches, cattle and horses. .
This is not at all the dream Of a boasting
visionary for it is well-known fact
that the Inca's Bride is one of the richest
ana most extensive gold -bearing lodes in
Mexico, and 1t is highly probable that the
shrewd old financier is correct In the con-
clus1on that he has reached as to the
wealth of the wonderful mine.
He says that if he lives to complete all
OF MS plans and succeeds in transferring
the bulk of his property across the Rio
Gr rf he will add at least $1,000. COO 900
f.37g
lie does not know his exact age, but he
remembers that his parents were Ger
mans and that he was left an orphan
about the time that Iturbide assembled the
throne of Mexico. He was old enough to
carry musket at that time, though he
does not think he was more than fifteen
Years old. He does not look to be very
old man, but he is positive that he has
lived more than ninety years. He loved
war, and he never missed an opportunity
during his long career to get into the
thick OF every revolutions that swept over
the country. He had grown somewhat
tired of the ceaselesss turmoil about the
time the French invaded the country and,
being large land and mine owner. ne be-
gan to feel the recess1ty OF "a strong gov
ernn1ent. This feeling led him TO SUPPORT
Maximilian. and he fought for the unfor-
tunate emperor until he got trapped ii
the trenches of Queretaro.
During the existence Of the empire Don
Juan gained a victory over q detachment
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-10-21
WHERE WE GET OUR CHALK,
Most of 1t Comes From the Bank. {
the Thames. ENGLAND

. :
Most of 1t Comes From the Banks OF
the Thames, England
Washington Star: One of the most i'm.
portant OF the few British products at
present largely used in this country is
chalk, said a wholesale dealer in the ar
ticle to a representative of the Star. .'It
comes from the banks Of the River
Thames, and between liz, 900 and $50, O0O
barrels OF the material are consumed in;
the United States annually. In its crude
form remarkable flint fossils are some
times found, usually the remains OF fish,
The process OF manufacture from the
natural state to that OF q form when it
can be utilized for commercial purposes
Is simple. When received at the English
mill the chalk Is put into great machines
and ground in water. It Is then f1oated
of into watts of clear water, where all the
impurities and foreign substances are pre-
cipitated. the water being afterWard
drawn of by a series Of f1ltering opera
tons, and the soft residuum dried by
steam heat ana exposure to the air. The
substance is then reduced to powder of
different degrees OF hneness by grinding
In burr mill and betting, when 1t is
ready to be packed in barrels and shipped
for use.
In America the largest consumers OF
chalk are the rubber goods manufactur-
ers. Rubber in it's crude state being
sticky, unmanageable and available only
for very simple purposes, becomes vul-;
chaik while It is hot, thus rendering il
suitable for the various uses to which It
is put. "a large quantity of chalk is also
employed in the preparation Of paint and
putty, being termed whiting when in this
form 81
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-10-21
AN ENGLISH MUSIC HALL.
Max BeerbOhnn and His Friend From
Paris Take Their Pleasure Badly.

q :. ( / - Z
Max BeerboI,n, and His Friend From
Paris Take Their Pleasure Badly.
Saturday Review: The Empire! But
yes" said my friend. Il have often heard
to speak of it.
Heard OF it?'' cried, laughing at the
narrowness which Is CHARACTERISTIC OF
Heard Of 1t? should rather think you
had!"
:.By example, yes! And I have great
envy of to see it. It ought to be an at
fair we'll amusing. well gay"
Scarcely amusing, perhaps. But very
great, very solid, very gratifying
could we not accompany US there this
EVENING"
smiled interrogation.
us 1t not that It finds itself in Ia Place
Leicester? Is that then so far from
here ~
Presently we descended at the
portal of that great establishment which
in London-that Nirvana where gilded
youth and painted beauty meet, to the
strains Of music and the twinkling OF
Terpsichore, in a glare of electric light.
had not wanted to, come to It for my
own sake. But had thought that q visit
might perhaps explain to my friend the
point which had been trying to impress
on him; that obvious gayety IS not pos
sible In London. So ! had consented to
show him the place. We bought two
seats. AS we passed, on our way to
them. into the far-famed promenade,
asked my friend to walk slowly, and to
observe carefully. the thronGa- demeannr.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-10-21

Of the enemy at Sab1nas. and for his con-
snicuous 5eal1antry in this action <Mavi-
milan created him duke of Sabinas. He
laughingly says that he did not play the
duke long and that he was glad that his
friends soon forgot that he had ever
owned the title. He has been commits
stoned a general by a dozen different gov
ernments in Mexico. and now he is gladly
willing to forget all these marks Of dis
tinction to become a plain citizen of the
United States. Fortunately he had quar-
relied with Santa Ana about the time
that the old tyrant invaded Texas. and he.
headed movement on the Rio GrandeStos
oppose the ambitious schemes of the old
butcher of the Alamo, which assisted ma
terially the Texans. He was elected a
senator while Santa Ana was a prisoner
in Texas and he favored deDos1ng Santa
Ana and granting Independence to the
Lone Star republic. He has hunted up
lis record in this matter, honing that 1t
will at least be something that his de-
scendants will be proud Of when they.
grow up in Texas.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-10-21
THEIR POWER AND INFLUENCE IN
THE ISLANDS.

How They Kept the Natives In Ig-
n0rnnce and Subsection md
Amassed Enormous Riches-Fili-
pinos Taught to Look Upon These
Priests the Highest Authority
md Credited Them With Super
natural POwers-The Orders Five
In Number.
There are few places In the civilized
world where the Roman Catholic priests
play a more important part than in the
Philippine islands. For years the natives
have been taught to look upon them as
the highest authority, and in mlly in
stances they have been credited with sup
ernatural powers. Oologan Ozaota, the
son Of q rich Manila merchant, says the
New York Tribune, told some stories
about the priests in Manila In the days
before the American occupation which
were as surprising as they were interest
ing. He said:
THE number of requirements demanded
Of parish priest in the Philippines is
very great If he does not possess all
of them the public interests suffer. Usual
ly he does not, and we do suffer. For ex-
ample, a priest must be an architect, be-
cause it is he who must draw UP all plans
for the erection Of churches; an engineer,
for he is expected to make and mend all
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-10-21
81.

+
woulu. IN ali pr0papli1ues nave
IN the death of any one attempting the
rescue. sss
Among the steamboat men were many
queer characters, and the most noted OF
ALL Capt. Smith Harris, is recalled with
affection by all who remember him Tt
was one of his ttfads''. that he must COM
mand the largest and fastest boat on the
upper Mississippi, and he did. His boat.
the Grey Eagle, was the first one to
carry the news of the flashing of the
electric current under the Atlantic ocean
and that messages of congratulations had
passed between Victoria and President
Buchanan, and this is the way he did 1t:
The Grey Eagle and the Key City left
La Crosse-the then nearest railway sand
telegraph point at the same time, each
striving to give the news first. Both boats
were fairly well loaded down with freight.
but not a pound was unloaded on the way
UP. was standing on the landing at
Prescott, Wis, when the Grey Eagle
touched her nose. to the. landing and ran
off her passengers and exchanged mail
bags. By the time that was done the
Key City was ready to land. Capt. Harris
stood in the stern Of his boat as she
backed away from the landing and as
soon as he saw that she was clear of the
Key City he rushed forward and stopping
threw over a pine board that had been
conceaied ana Tat lie had hung TO the
upper railing by holes bored through and
tied with rope. On the board he had
painted in black letters the announcement
that the president and the queen had ex-
changed messages over the cable. To SAY
that It created a sensation is to put it
mildly. because the Great Eastern had
accomplished what then considered
the impossb le, and in fact it Is recalled
that the first cable was practically USE
m unit Of
war. We were during that dark period
without cable connections with Europe so
itsis no wonder that the old pioneers re-
garded the laying Of a cable across the
ocean in the fifties as one Of the things
that could not be done. u. A. Johnson.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-10-21
IN THE DEMOCRATIC STABLE.

There was NOT a ra1nouu nc rtr1u
west side Of the Mississippi from Its
source to its mouth. It took longer and
York than it now costs to 10 to most any
part in Europe. There had not been 9
pound Of -four ground and shipped out
of what is now the great flour producing
States OF Minnesota, North and South
Dakota. Provisions Of all kinds had e
Sc shipped In by boat before the rivers
troze up. Game of all kinds was plenti-
lul, and that assisted very materially III
dding over the long winters.
The old pioneers were very sociable and
al were on a level. No one seemed to
feel that he was any better than any one
lse. The long winters were passed In all
Kinds OF amusements, such as balls and
1ances and visiting from one place to
another, and returning visits received. st.
Paul boasted the crack orchestra, under
:.he leadership Of q colored inan, whose
aame has escaped me, and Saltwater, not
to be outcome, organized one with q Mr..
Partridge as director. The Saltwater cr-
-hestra was composed OF white men,
while the st. Paul organization was COM
posed of colored men,
One of the greatest events each year
was the first boat The arrival Of the
-of q celebration, the firing Of cannons-
n you had any, If not an anvil was
brought into requisition. can recall the
spring OF 1857 as being very late. Lake
Peptn did not open SO as to permit boats
20 pass through till the evening OF May
|. and the boats did not reach st. Paul
till the morning Of May 2, and such q
empt from wharf dues, in addition to- the
5Dfestage of the first boat. = On the morn
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-10-21

When Man Bear at Home
Washington Post: How much do q vo.,
want he asked his wife at the breakfast Ia
Die last Monday. MAKE 1t a light one. for
couldn't get hand last night and dropped S12
IN antein1." -
Gambler she Missed ITO think that
thouh be mated to gambler" -
got into those fellows for SIS last night,
ie remarked at the breakfast table yesterday
Town to the beach over Sunday"
s'When are you going to keep your promise
md teach me poker 0ear?" she asked him
weetly. coming arou1s to his side Of the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-10-21

or Literature.
Rivalry is still kept up in England be-
tween men of science and men of litera-
ture, and an advocate OF one side or the
other is sure to appear now and then.
eager to prove either that science only or
that literature only should be much
studied In this day and generation. And
sometimes professor who fancies TIA.
he has interests on both sides viii come
forward and attempt to hold the balance
evenly between the two sides. But to do
this successfully It takes man who is
engaged In the higher politics, one who is
literary man and also a statesman, and
one Of the best examples of the kind is
A. ]. Balfeur, a leading member Of the
present British government He is a
literary politician and student of sell
ence, and Is therefore just the one to
stand between the contending lines OF
educators. He did stand last week
when he delivered an address before the
Legs school (Wesleyan Methodist) at
Cambridge. His mental habit as a, work
Ing politician prevented him from going
In, ali for the one side or all for the other,
as there was no call upon him for a
definite opinion as to whether literature
q science should have the preferences.
- - - -
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-10-21
Cricketine ana SOLDERING.

Netional Commercial Advertiser: Rrssia's
placing six-millon order for batteries while
her own pet disarmament conference is going
IN recalls the significant anecdote that came
from China some time ago of how France was
busy with her Notifications. and Germany was
busy with her Notifications, and Russia was
busy with her Notifications, while ENGLAND
was busily laying out cricket grounds. There
was supposed to be q deep significance in
this Unfortunately for the deep Significance,
it has been the experience among the Anglo
saxons that in peace times cricket produces
about as good materials for soldiers as show
cling Notifications When the time comes that
England needs Qualifications she will send some
Of her cricket players to take them ready
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-10-21
Telltale Bumps.

do you think, professor, that bumps on
mans head are indications Of his charac-
terri ~ s.ss
Lustige Blaetter: do you think, professor,
that bumps on q mans head are Indications Of
his Character
'.well. no! They are rather indications Of
his wifes character
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-10-21
what ne Dad.

Johnson What do you do when you
have any stomach trouble?
- I HON son Just keep stu about i.
| body I meet.-Boston Transcript
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-10-21

roads "a doctor, Tor he is the only phys1-
clan except few who are stationed at
one ar ny hospital; teacher, for the
church delegates the education Of the peo-
pie to no one not In orders; and he must
be business man, for no one thinks oI
undertaking any great matter without
consulting the priest. More than this, ne
is the adviser Of the judges, and there IS
very little Justice meted out that he does
not dictate, AS related, the priest super
yises the elections, and therefore has to
keep in touch with what you Western
people call politics. Naturally he is q
very busy man.
"When I attended service one day at
B church near my home in Manila the
priest announced from the pulpit rame,
and lelS up the watch which was to be
raf!ed for in order that all might see 1t.
There were also dresses for women 70
be ratified for, and these he also displayed.
n 1tl1out leaving the pulpit he proceeded
to organize society for women, called
the tCofraflia de San Jose, the members
OF which were to sell tickets for the RAT
i fe Beyond the prayers that incident
was the entire service for the day.
GIN some churches that have visited
en- the islands there are images having
movable limbs. Whenever the priest ad-
dressed a saint the arm Of the saints
figure would rise. used to think there
were no ccnfederates and that the spirit
maybe Of the priest was at work. j know
better. now, and yet think perhaps the
natives are no worse off because they
still believe in this manifestation Of
prtestly power.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-10-21
He Knew.

Freddie, do you know what the Bible
| says about a lie ?''-asked his mother with
tfeigned severity. 2i5a
ssYeth. ma am. lisped Freddie, ga lie IL
| an abonination unto the Lord and q very
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-10-21
0dk C1aina

0dA Chinese Coinage.
Chiness coinage in the shape Of & Eusn.
has bssn traced hack - far a. 22lo n ~ q. =
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-10-21
OLD DON JOHN SMITH ENJOYS THIS
DISTINCTION.

Across the Boundary He Is Don
Juan SIaidiO, and He Declares He
Is Worth Five Billion Dollars and
q Few Odd Million Over-"God
Alone Can Answer That Cues
tom Said Juan When Asked by.
2 Tax Collector for nm Estimate
of His Wealth.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-10-21
Does Not Declare for Either Science
mr. SI.iferatuPe.

nA1.roun r.KEs ,,IDDLE enopsD.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-06-27
MAYOR JONES is WILLING.
Announces His Readiness to Head Ind
nendanA Ticlrof In, 0l,aa

Announces His Readiness to Head Iude-
pendent Ticket In Ohio.
COLUMBUS, June 26.-In letter to a
Columbus friend, Mayor s. H. Jones of
Toledo announces himself ready to
stand as candidate Of the independent
movement for governor. He says: 81
have no inclination whatever to rush
into a movement of the kind. On the
other hand, I do not propose to shirk it
if it shall appear that the time has ar
rived to make campaign of education
over great state that would be Of more
value than ten years Of mere preaching
and teaching. am more than convinc.
ed that the day Of political parties is
passing. Parties and party machines
will find themselves out Of o job, so to
speak. They are expensive and fright
full burdens on the body polite. They
are a menace to liberty and stand direct
ly athwart the path of progress
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-06-27
ALGER WILL NOT RESIGN.

Secretary Talks Freely Regarding His
Candidacy For Senatorial Honors.
WASHINGTON, June 26.-Secretary AL
ger returned to the city last night, after
an absence Of three weeks. To callers
at his house the secretary talked freely
regarding his announced candidacy for
senatorial honors and Of the printed
statements of the probability Of his
leaving the cabinet, because Of his ALI
ance with Governor Pingree. He made
it plain to his questioners that he did
not propose to resign on this account, as
he does not consider his candidacy for
the senate any reason why he should
not continue to hold his position as a
member of the cabinet. Governor Pin
gree, the secretary added, is for Presi-
dent Mckinley first, last and all the
time