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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-06-21
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81. 6. 9un &c Gp,'s @09entIi9e lteberz
iiat iiber bic @ef9dftslage fagt;
gs 1T cine Der 6%Gufigen Sonberbarfeiten bes
8ei9dfts, buB Der Cine 1mftanb, Der ieBt
Die Yreiie iteigen ma9t, oft gerube bas 1T,
mas bic 3utunft betp0ltt. go fteigen Die
preiie in @iien unO 8ei3en, neil 8nappbeit
in bie1en beiben 8ran6en befiir9tet pirp,
a6er bic &napp6eit, nenn ie LANCE am
bauernb unb tpirtGi4 tpdre, tpiirbe Brospe=
ritdt fart beeintrd9tigen. Sn 8ei5en I9eint
bieie &nappbeit ni4t pirtlt9 Dorbanben unb
in @iien ni9t bauernb gu fetn, unb in3pi=
f9en fa6ren unDere Observation-Disclosures
fort, ~einfluBrei9 unb mG4tig gu iein. @s
min biel Tagen in Monatsmdrften bdB Qlbsz
fu6ren BON Sob feline 8~eunru6igung ber=
uria9t BADEN, neil biefe Nusfubren als
bloBe 8or9ungen ousldnbif9er 8antiers
anerfannt tperben, bd Der Maiberi6t iiber
arNsldnoif4en 9anOef Nusfubren 5eigt, bic
um 100000 gr0Ber 1tnb dls @infubren,
troB elmer Qbna6me bon SO Gents in benz
Nusfu6rpreife BON Wei8en unb elmer grpben
3undbme in @infubren. Sn Elf Monaten
bat Der lteberfduB bon Waarendusfnbren
495,000,OOO betragen, uno bic 8antiers
f6GBen, baB fir 260,OOO,OO0 an 8ert6z
papieren BON europa 5uriidgef9idt tporben
iino, NIT 10 ~penigen in fiir3li9en Mondten,
baB Der nod ein5ul0ienbe 8etrag tpabrz
f9einli9 tlein iit.
Die 8nappbeit in gifen 1T That
fG9li9 borbunben, trob Der grOBten
prOOuttion, bic jemuIs in bief fem pber
einem anoeren 2anbe bugepeien 1T,
nGmli9 256,O62 Sonnen tpD9entli9 am
1, Sum-, 9egen 25O,O95 am 1. Wtoi.
Wolentpdqren BADEN cine feline greisIteiz
9srurg in GGab WorTteO unb Snbigoblues
auf3upeiien, BEL ~aGgeneiner ~itarfer Na9z
frage uno 3iemli4 grOBea 8orauS6eteQunz
gen fir Die Sabriter,
Nber 6GnbGer 6aben nit Der S6atfa9e gu
re9nen. baB @onIumenten, tpel4s an tpOblz
feile Sorten getp0bnt fin0, jsoe Steigerung
f9pierig MAIDEN unb Sabrifen tallfen an
I6einenb febr penig in MGrften, bic fart
auf cine Steigerung in WoQe reAnen. Ser
fdufe, 5umeit 5pii6en @dnolern. haben in
8tpei No9en 16,247,7 700 pfun6 betrugen,
einT9GsBGi9 13,587,3OO pTunb einbeimiz
f9er 8oGe, poraus ober, Biz Die Spefulas
tion gum StiGtanO tomn1t, nt9ts fir ben
Gpnfum gu i9lieBen 1T, cuA 1T ni9t5 ii6er
Die 8orrdt6e betannt, Die t9dtId4liA bon
Sabrifen ge6alten tper6en.
8uumpolentpaaren fino burd CUTE Nd9z
fruge o6ne Stetgerung in preiie bolauf
oufre3t er6alten tpDrOen. Der @auntpplz
lenmurtt bat ft9 ni4t gednbert, inoem 3neiz
feln betreffs Der tommen0s1 @rnte ourh Die
@epiBbeit GROCER %bOrbdnbener 8orrGt6e
@inbaIt getbon nirb unD Die BPM Financial
@9rpnicle befiir6tete N6nabme in Der nit
8aumpo1e bepfGan3ten 8oOenfLd4e binbert
ben 9lau6en an bic BON Der Re9ierung gez
ma9ten S9dbung elmer 9r0Bevsn Gebuftion
in 8obenflG3e BON etpu 8 Pro5ent.
Die 3abl Der 8anterotte in ben Ser.
Staaten fat Iebte @o9e 1876 betragen ge>
gen 233 i'm Iebten Sabre, unb Is in Ga
naba gegen 20 in 1898.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-06-21
A1ta unrrrr4t aH1iinnrlla1tnrrn.
philipptten

philtppitet.
Sreitag fritz I'm IS l16r 9riffen Die
Silipinos, na9oem tie, um bic 8erbinbung
5u unterbre9en, bel benz fieben M1eilen fiio=
li9 gelegenen Mpalit bic @iienbabni9ienen
dufgeri1en unb Die Selegrapbenbrdbte burd}z
f9nitten 6atten, General Wtac Nrt6ur's 2i@
MEN Bel San Sernanbp an. Sic er6ielten
einen u%reripartet iparmen gmpfang uno
tpurben nit einem 8erlut BON rs Sobten,
80 @efangenen unb bielen 0ertp1nbeten 5rsz
riidgef9lagen.
Die Silipinos, beren 3a6G ettpd 5000
hetragen baben mo9te, riidten in aler StiGle
aus ben 9f9ungeln nDrblt9 BON Der @tabt
bpr unb tbetlten fi6 bann in Der augen>
19einGi9en Nb1i9t, bic Mmerifaner gu urnz
3ingeln.
0ie 8orpoiten bes SDtpu=3egiments ent=
bedten ben Seinb unb 5ogen ii9 in hire 2iz
MEN 5lpriid, no bic gan5e 0ibiiipn ben Seinb
in elmer gebedten Stelalng erpartete. Ous
Soma Gegiment unb bas &anfas 3egiment
erbielten ben erten 4npruu Der Wngreifer.
Die Qmerifaner parteten, Bis Der sSeinb alf
800 Oarbs berangetommen mar, bann pfefz
ferten Tie los. Die Silipinos ertpiberten bas
Seuer trGftig, riidten aber ni9t ipeiter Dor.
Scum gingen bic Mmerifaner gum Mnqriff
iiber unb %itiir3ten fib duf lire Mngreifer.
Die 2eBteren mabten iebo6 f9nen &e6rt
unb Imbten ibr Sell in Der Sh16t.
unIer 8er1uif mar bier5ebn 8ertpunbete
unD bic Me6r5abl babon mar nur leibt berz
tpunbet.
On benz Sample tpdren betbeiligt General
Sunton's Brigade (8anfos, Montana), unb
General Sales Brigade az. &egiment urb
ba8 Soipuz Regiment).
Mguinalbo ion ben @n9riff periDnGi@ qez
leitet BADEN unb es nurben felt mebreren
Sagen 8orbereitungen getrpffen, 1m Srupz
pen BON @anbalaba unb 9aguipan, bic aaf
Der @iien6a6n bef0rbert tpurben, 6erbei3uz
bolen.
2dngs Der Sront bes aanIasz& egiments
ipurben 80 tObte Silipinos 9e5d6lt.
DIS Montag Morgen Elm Battalion bes 4.
Snfanterie= 3egiments SINUS, no General
Wbeaton oas &ommanoo fi6rt, berlteB, um
in Der Gi9tung BON Peres bas Marinas gu
recDgnosciren, tpobin man annaGm, baB Die
metiten bon Yaranaqre rnb 86cur entfomz
meren 5iliptnps 9eflpben ieien, ipurbe es
plDbli9 i'm HIden BON @ingeborenen, Die
man fir befreunbete ge6alten bate, onqez
griffen. Dies fiibrte gu einem hibioen, me6z
rere Stunoen 6auernben 8efe9t, in pelz
dem flint Nmeritaner ftelen uno etpa flint
~unb5pan3ig beripunoet purben. Der Ser
luft Der 5ilipinos mar bebeutenb.
9ds Battalion bate feline Wiunition balD
berf9ofen, 1ooaB @eneral W9eaton UNI 6al6
bret l1br Na9mittags nit Ieinem Stabe, benz
2. Battalion, 8tpei 8ergfanonsn unb einem
Selogef4iib aufbra1, um bic onge9riffenen
5ruppen gu berfdrfen, On tiner @traBe
tpurbe arf 9enera( 8beatot 9eI6oien unD
ct entging NIT tnapper 9lptb Der @efa6r.
Spdter tpurOe bas 3. 8ataiIpn an Die
5ront 9ef9idt unb itelte IiG an Der Qas
Minas StraBe auf. BON bsioen Seiten
tpuroe bibig %9eferaert unb bic 4rtiQerie 9riff
tii9tig elm.
I'm 4 l1br tpurbe Der 6einb i'm @e6DIa qez
Iteat, als er i'm 8egriff mar, 3uriid5uqe5en.
Gin in aiinitiger SteIung aufgeFabrenes
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-06-21

tpenn fte 8affen BEL fi4 ge6abt bdtten,
pa6rf6einGi9 Elm cubunifhes 2ei4en6e<
gGngniB itattgefunben BADEN tpiirbe.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-06-21

Die Ntcura9uacanalfommiTiion bat am
Sreitdg cine Sibung u6ge6alten unb fth
bann big gum g.. Suli pertagt. @te in ben
friiberen SiBungen, bat audi in Der lebten
cine griinoli@s 8efpre9ung Der BON Der
Sommifiion gu unterne6menben Nrbeit itotts
%9efunben. AbniraI 8aIfer, 8oriiber Der
&ommifiion, purbe ernd9tigt, @omites 5u
ernennen, tpefAe bic oerl9iebenen algemeiz
men guntte Der u%tterfu4un8, betrefFs bersn
bisber cine ltebereintunft aetroffen tpprben
Arizona silver belt., 1899-10-12

Trains Nos l 1 and l2 run tally cNcep; SHn. day.
 Trains Nos II and r. make connections at BoWie with Sputhern Pacific trains la and 70 for ali points East and West, and with stage lines at Globe to Pay,pn, Upper Salt River Valley, Riverside and Tontn Basin. All south honDd trains have absnlut, right of track over all north bound trains of same or inferior class
 The Company reserves the right tu sarV from this schedule as circumstances may re- quire.
 Time IS shown, i- arriving time. gules- otherwise noted
 Employcs will destroy all time casi- ui previous dates.
 Wv. GAGI-lNp. President E. IoNEs. Superintendent.
Arizona silver belt., 1899-10-12
For Sale or Rent.

A business house, 60x20, good ioca. ton. Inquire at Pinal Brewery.
Arizona silver belt., 1899-10-12

Cyrus Noble whisky is sold from one half pints to one gallon at Cafe Royal.
Arizona silver belt., 1899-10-12

[. H. GOODMAN. G. r X r Agent. sa, Francisco ". H Dresser. Local Freight and Ticket Agent
 Bowie. Arizona.
 IF. Hunt Commercial AgeEt. n raso. Tsys
The record-union., 1899-12-15
THE ROBERTS CASE.
Several Witnesses to Go From Utah
to Washington.

WASHINGTON, Dec. IA number
OF witnesses are expected to arrive
here from Utah on Monday next to
testify against Mr.. Roberts of Utah.
namely, Mrs DR.. Luella Miles, Mr..
McDougall, Thomas J. Brandon, Raw
Brandon, DR.. Wishard and ]. r.
Letcher. They were advised by Chair
man Tayler of the House Investigate
ing Committee, that necessary travel
ing expenses would be guaranteed, and
on this understanding they will come
without the formality of subpenas.
They are expected to give evidence rel
ative to the polygamous relations Of
Mr.. Roberts from more direct and per-
sona1 knowledge than that possessed
by the witnesses heretofore heard.
The record-union., 1899-12-15
Mcdaniel Murder Trial.

PORTLAND, Dec. 14-In the Nc
Daniel case to-day Mrs. Morse, at
whose house Mcdaniel lived, testified in
behalf of the prisoner. She had heard
her son enter the house about 10
o'clock on the night of the murder after
Which she had slept soundly until about
midnight. For the remainder of the
night she had been restless, sleeping
very little, and from the fact that Nc
Daniel was in his room next morning,
she was positive he must have returned
home before midnight. The testimony
was an attempt to corroborate Nc
Daniels story that he was at home be-
fore IL p. M on the night Claire Fitch
was killed.
The record-union., 1899-12-15
1799-George Washington-1Ss9
December IA, 1899.
Great Council United States.
Improved Order of Red Men.


The great wreath of ivy and red i'm
motelles was then deposited within
the tomb, as fit emblem in our be-
lief in that immortality of the soul
which rises superior to all the ills of
life, and, through the bright blessings
of hope, gives us promise of eternal
joy"
Tonight the order supplemented
their Mount Vernon ceremonies with
elaborate exercises at Convention Hall,
where patriotic music by the Marine
Band, songs and addresses formed
features of an interesting program.
Great Incohonee George Greene of
New York presided, and speeches were
made by Past Great Incohonee Charles
H. Lftchman of Massachusetts and
Great Prophet Robert T. Daniel of
Georgia.
Senator Chauncey M. Depew was the
orator of the evening, and was given a
hearty reception as he was introduced
by the presiding officer as the great
est orator of his kind DR.. Depew
spoke as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: Centuries
come and centuries go. From the limit
y.
History is a disheartening record of ex-
pertinent and failure in the culture of
liberty. But in the eighteenth century
the foundations of human rights were
laid deep, strong and perpetual, and
upon them the nineteenth has builded
with marvellous success. The wonders
of our period were made possible by
the wisdom and courage of it's prede-
cessor. The eighteenth century wit
messed the life and work Of Washington.
The nineteenth is reaping it's fruitage.
Happily for humanity the settlement
of our country was delayed until the
modern spirit had broken the chains of
madievalism and feudalism, until there
was a clear apprehension Of civil and
religious liberty.
1.-THE Puritans in England, and Luther
and Calvin on the Continent had in
augurated independence Of thought and
speech and brought into the arena of
discussion the gravest problems of life,
while trade and commerce had created
an educated middle class possessed of
the open mind which comes from con-
tact with the world. Naseby and Mars
ton Moor had rudely shattered rever-
ence of power, unless its DEGREES were
based on right, and the beheading of
Charles the First had dethronei the d.
vinity which had been the safety of
kings. Three thousand miles of ocean
and the exhausting wars of Europe had
left the colonists thus nurtured and
taught to work out, with little interfer-
ence from home, their ideas Of govern
ment for themselves and by themselves.
The Habeas Corpus, the Bill of Rights,
CONTINUED ON sixth Page,
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A PETROLEUM SPRING.
One Discovered In Northwestern
Part of San Joaquin County.


Part of San joaquin County.
STOCKTON, Dec. 14.-Report of the
discovery of a substance supposed to be
petroleum was brought to town to-day
by Deputy Sheriff Dougherty OF
Terminus.
Terminus is a river landing in the ex-
IRENE northwestern part of this county.
A high levee along the river protects
the country from overflow The oil
comes out of the ground on the inner
side of the levee and at its foot. in the
form of a spring, right at the landing.
1t oozes up pure-that it, there is no
water or earth with it-and trickles
down into the drainage ditch alongside
the levee, where it floats on top of the
water, seeping into the ditch from the
river.
The springs were discovered five
years ago, but no attention was paid to
the matter until the recent discoveries
of oil in the region of Fresno. Four
men who claim to know a good deal
about oil wells have examined the
spring, and pronounce the flow to be
petroleum.
The record-union., 1899-12-15
California Grown Hemp and Flax.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1.-THE first
product of the fiber of hemp and flax
grown in California and manufactured
for commercial use has been just turned
out by the jute mills at the San Quen
tin Penitentiary. The fiber was grown
near Gridley, in this State, from Cali
fornia seed, over 1000 pounds to the
acre being produced. The articles
manufactured at the prison include
grain bags, twines, etc, and expert
ments have demonstrated that the Cal
lfornia product equals for strength and
appearance the best manufactured from
imported fiber
The record-union., 1899-12-15
STEAMER MANICA.
Arrives in Port After a Rather
Hard Experience.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE Norman
line steamer Manica arrived to-day
from Shields, and reports having ex-
perienced a hard head south southwest
gale with heavy seas. On December
I'd, in latitude 4S.15, longitude 41.30
the tunnel shaft broke. Shortly after
the German steamer Albano, bound
from Hamburg for New York, came
along and took the disabled vessel in
tow. An hour later the hawser parted,
and the Albano proceeded on her
course.
The Manica was driven far off her
course, and several times was on the
verge of laundering. When the wea-
Their finally permitted temporary re-
pairs were made, and she steamed
1,6OO miles to port.
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four hours from Cape Blanco to Cape

four hours from Cape Blanco to Cape
Disappointment.
Storm signals are displayed along the
coast of San Francisco northward, and
information signals along the southern
coast.
The following maximum wind veloci-
ties are reported: Fort Candy, 10 miles
per hour from the east; Roseburg, 26
from the east; Eureka, rs from the
southeast; Sacramento, 80 from the
south.
Northbound vessels are warned of
heavy weather from Cape Mendocino
northWard.
The record-union., 1899-12-15
Military Order of Foreign Wars.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14.-The an
nual election of California Commandery
of the Military Order of Foreign Wars
was held to-day, resulting as follows:
Commander. Major General William r.
Shafter; Vice Commander, Bradner
Wells Lee Of Los Angeles; Secretary.
Major George w. Reed; Deputy Secre-
tary, Fred Dohrmann, Jr.; Judge Ad-
vocate, Edward S. Fowler; Treasurer.
Irving F. Moneton; Registrar, Charles
5. Green of Oakland; Surgeon, DIR. Ed
ward S. Clark; Chaplain, Rev. Alfred S.
Clark of San Mateo.
The record-union., 1899-12-15
Brief News From Santa CRU.

SANTA CRUZ, Dec. 14.-George Otto,
pioneer citizen, died this morning.
Deceased was a native of Germany,
aged ~ years, and was merchant here
for many years, and County Treasurer
for two terms
Mayor Lamb this morning sent an in
vitation to the Fruit Growers Conven-
ton now in session at San Jose to hold
its next convention in Santa Cruz.
There was heavy rainfall this morn
ing.
The record-union., 1899-12-15
A Woman Commits Suicide.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14-Mrs
Ollie Williar, the divorced wife of
Harry Williar, the agent of an Eastern
paper hrm, committed suicide to-day
by lnhaling gas. The woman died after
being placed on the operating table at
the Receiving Hospital. She left a note
to her son, Harry, begging forgiveness
for her deed. 1t is supposed that de-
spondency induced her to take her own
life.
The record-union., 1899-12-15
VIII Of Clarence Greathouse.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1.-the will
OF the late Clarence Ridgley Great
house, at one time United States Consul
at Seoul, Corea, and recent advisor of
the Emperor of Corea, was filed for
probate to-day. The estate is valued
at over $4,000, and is bequeathed to
his mother
The record-union., 1899-12-15
Galapagos Islands.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 14-Respond-
ing to a resolution of inquiry, the
President to-day sent to the Senate a
statement by the Secretary of State
concerning the possible sale of the Gal
lapagos Islands. The Secretary says
in his statement that the Department
of State has no recent information as
to the proposed sale of the Galapagos
Islands by the republic of Ecuador to
Great Britain or any European Power
The record-union., 1899-12-15
Extradition Treaty with Peru.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 14.-United
States Minister Dudley at Lima, has
cabled the State Department confirm
ing the report of the ratification by
the Peruvian Congress Of the extradi-
ton treaty negotiated with the PERU
Wan Government by Mr.. Dudley. The
treaty now requires the approval OF the
United States Senate
The record-union., 1899-12-15
decorations for Golden Jubilee.

SAN JOSE, Dec. 14.-Men and women
are placing several carloads of ever
greens about town on pillar and post.
This is the beginning of the decorations
for the golden jubilee.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Storm of Considerable Severity OFF
Coast Of California and Oregon.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 1.-the fol-
lowing are the seasonal rainfalls to
date as compared with those of the
same date last season and rainfall in
last twenty-four hours:
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Last This Last
81 boa,ro Coocon Caesar

San Francisco data: Maximum tenn
perature 50, minimum 46, mean so.
A storm of considerable magnitude
has appeared off the coast of Oregon
and California The pressure has fallen
half an inch during the past twenty
The record-union., 1899-12-15

LONDON, Dec. 14.-3:45 p. ma
special dispatch from Pietermaritzburg
says Generals Butler and Clery have
entered Ladysmith, and have captured
10000 Beers.
The record-union., 1899-12-15

The Story Discredited at the War
Office at London, It Being Be-
Heved Practically Impossible
for Butler to Have Accomplish
ed the Task at Such an Early
Date-The British Losses at
Magersfontein Placed at Eight
Hundred and Thirty-Two.
The record-union., 1899-12-15

LONDON, Dec 14.-On the Stock
Exchange to-day at 2 o'clock Rand
mines suddenly jumped up FL on
rumors that General Clery had entered
Ladysmith, and that General Butler
had captured 5000 Beers.
The record-union., 1899-12-15

LONDON. Dec. 14.-The British Wal
Office has heard nothing of the re-
ported relief of Ladysmith. The Off
Gals do not credit the story, and they
believed to be practically impossible.
The record-union., 1899-12-15

LONDON, Dec. 14-A special dis
patch received here from Weenen,
Natal dated Monday, December 18th,
says that the Ladysmith garrison had
derspruit bridge.
The record-union., 1899-12-15

LONDON, Dec. IA revised list of
the total casualties to the British troops
at Magersfontein places the number at
49,
The record-union., 1899-12-15

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE War Office
this evening made the following an
nouncement: 1.-THE Sixth Division has
been modified and four battalions OF
this division will have been embarked
by Sunday The Government has also
approved of the immediate mobilization
of the Seventh Division"
The record-union., 1899-12-15

FRERE CAMP wednesday,, Dec. 10.
Firing can be heard this morning in
the direction of Colenso, and an ar
tillery duel is expected to-day.
The record-union., 1899-12-15

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Continued ON sixth Page,
The Republican., 1899-10-12

constant use of the drug. In the course
of that confession, which he did not
hesitate to make public, he said, in de-
scribing his sensations: "The first feel
ing a cocainist has is indiscribable eN-
citement to do something great; to
leave a mark. But, alas this disap-
pears as rapidly as it came, and soon
every part of the body seems to cry out
for a new syringe. The second sensa-
tion-at first, at least, no hallucina-
tion-is that his bearing is enormously
increased, so that he hears the flies
walking over the paper. Very soon
every sound begins to be a remark
about himself, mostly of nasty kind,
and he begins to carry on a solitary life.
his only companion being his beloved
syringe. Every passerby seems to talk
about him. Often and often have |
stopped persons, or ordered the police
to arrest them, thinking they were
talking about me. After relatively
short time begins the hunting of the
cocaine bug You imagine that in
your skin worms or similar things are
moving along. If you touch them with
wool Especially absorbent wooD they
run away and disappear, only to peep
cautiously out of some corner to see if
there is any danger. These worms are
projected only to the cocainist's own
person or clothing. He sees them on his
washing, in his skin, along his pen
holder, but not on other people or
things, and not on clothes brought clean
from the laundry. How is this to be ex-
planned? About the same time appear
many o-htr halucinations of the opti-
Gus, and, strange to say, self-suggest-
ed hallucinations also. Night turns to
day. You sit up in your room syring-
ing until the morning, and fall asleep in
a como. In my case this occurred to
such an extent that had to engage a
hospital warder, who came in the morn
ing to revive me with about ten syringes
of five per cent. solution, so that | was
able to drive, not walk, fearing some
one might garrote me. Other dreadful
hallucinattons had in thousands. all of
prosecuting character, and frighten-
ing the life out of me so long as the eff
fects of the drug lasted.
"You see small animals running
about your body and feel their bites.
Every object seems to become alive to
stare at you from. all corners-look re-
volvers, knives, ETC., and threaten you.
Yet, so soon as the effect of the injection
IL over you laugh at it, and produce
The Republican., 1899-10-12
CANNIBAL IN THE INK.
He Was from the South Sea Islands
and There Was Character
in His Writing.

Rather an amusing incident was con-
nected with the return to San Francisco, en-
route to Washington, of Justice w. L.
Chambers, who has been for a number of
years chief justice of Samoa. The Judge is a
well-educated and highly cultivated Ala.
baman, with that polish of that rara avis,
the Southern gentleman of the best type
In an interview published at Honolulu on
bis way up, the chief justice was so serious
ly misrepresented in his alleged statements
regarding Samoan matters that he took the
wise precaution in San Francisco of writ
ing out his views on the more ticklish mat
tiers concerning which he was interviewed.
Like most gentlemen, Judge Chambers pen
manship would never be taken as a model in
a district school. A printer on a morning
paper to whom it was given to set up was in
despair:
Look here" he said, "this is positively
the worst writing ever was up against"
But that was written by the chief jus.
tlce of Samoa, man Look how much char.
acter there is in the writing"
Chief justice of Samoa!" snorted the
compositor. THAT accounts for it. There is
character in his hand. | might have known
he was a South Sea islander | could smell
canbal in the ink!''-San Francisco News
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