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Iron County register., 1899-05-25
SILVER SPRAY.

The money that was good enough
for father" is good enough for me.
The term ''goldite" is but synonym
for ''usurer,'' money shark" and the
like.
Gold and trusts, or bimetallism and
each man his own master. Which shall
it be?
The greed for gold has made the po-
litical economist of the single standard
stripe.
Independence from Britain was hard
ly worth the gaining if the people now
are to consent to become the dependents
on combinations of wealth at home.
There is little doubt now that the gold
standard is the chief fostering agent of
our giant trusts. Under the trust
regime men will lose all manly indie
pendence doing but the bidding of their
masters. The man will become mere
automaton, little part in the great
machine that is to grind out dollars for
the fortunate few
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to her attendant, and passed on her way
until she stood beside the undecorated
grave.
Fremont rubbed his eyes and stared.
The lady motioned to the negro to
Law his fragrant burden down.
Merrill FASTENED up the path. He
was near enough to hear the well-re-
membered voice say: You may go,
Uncle Sorney; I'll arrange the flowers
myself
The servant shuffled away down the
path he had come, while his mistress
knelt to place the blossoms.
Merrill Fremont paused, hat in hand.
Erraa believed him dead and forgave
biro. How would it be when she found
him alive? lie stood in dumb uncer-
taintv. She was his only love, and to
| lose her again would be more terrible
than not to have found her. Dead, she
surely loved him; her action proved 1t.
Would he not better go away in the
certainty of that love than, by staying,
perhaps revive the old bitterness which
his return to her unharmed. while all
her beloved family lay dead, might re-
call?
He was about to retreat. IL was too
late, the lady turned and saw him. he
stood awkwardly before her. She
looked at him in puzzled inquiry.
Suddenly he cried out: "Erma."
! She moved b:.ck pace in surprise at
| being so addressed by an apparent
stranger.
Once his tongue loosened Merrill
gave her no chance of escape. In quick,
| incoherent words he poured forth the
mistaken report of his death, his love,
his sorrow for her grief and at last an
earnest plea that she would prove more
| kind than in the past.
As she listened q delicate flush crept
into the lady's pale, sweet face. The
shadow that rested in the deep, blue
eyes lifted. She looked searchingly at
the man before her. Could this really
be her young lover, returned in the
guise of this impetuous elderly man?
She had never thought of him save as
the soldier boy who had gone away at
her bidding. At last she seemed to un-
derstand. For moment the corners of
the lovely mouth forgot to droop.
By the light of memory the man and
woman grew young again.
When his torrent of words ceased she
stood silent for some momentss and
Iron County register., 1899-05-25
COMMEMORATION DAY.
A Day to Pay Tribute to Those who
Yielded Up Their Lives for
Their Flag and Country.

Memorial day, with all it's beautiful
significance, has come to have an abid-
/ ing place among our holidays. It is
well for us to honor and to render our
tribute of gratitude and thanksgiving
to those who gave their lives for the
maintenance of the grandest system of
national institutions that any people
ever enjoyed. Our nation stands fore
most among the few great political
powers whose warriors have always eX-
hibited the noblest patriotism.
Our independence rests on the mar
tyred bodies of our forefathers. And
the costly price of our national unity
and liberty lies buried beneath the sod,
where many a widow and orphan has
wept, and where with each returning q
year, in this month of May, we render
our floral tribute to their memory and
to American patriotism. Our national
institutions, though conceived in the
minds of our noble fathers, were
brought forth, nurtured and handed
to us by our brave men, who left their
homes and loved ones, and faced shot
and shell, bayonet and saber, for their
country.
American grandeur consists not in
perishing sculptures and massive ma
sonry, the achievements of captive
slaves. Her monuments have not been
erected in commemoration of warlike
valor or martial conquests, but in honor
of those who counted not their lives
precious when their country and its in
stitutions were in peril, but freely shed
their blood and laid down their lives
that they might live as the priceless in
heritance of those who came after
them. How eloquently they speak to
us to-day as we twine our floral gifts
about them, and over the lowly grass
strew the fragrant flowers of spring!
Memorial day is what its name i'm
plies-a day of commemoration. In
the graves on whose mounds shall be
planted flags and scattered flowers
sleep the remains of men whose deeds
of courage and daring are worthy OF
being perpetuated. All honor to the
heroic dead!-Christian Work.
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They died for country. Meath tie somber

They died for country. Meath tie sombeE
sod
They lie in silence, heroes all.
Where the soft winds murmur ana the
grasses nod;
They died for country at their country's q
cali.
Deck with flowers that sacred mound.
Ir solemn gratitude. On haIowed GROUND
We stand, where brave men sleep saintec
throng.
your fearful tribute and your solemn song
Shall prove the fervor of a nations woe,
The glory of the sacrifice they made
And as your chant arises, soft and low,
Upon the grave Gods gentle sunliSnt
.aF plays,
AS If in blessing on the resting place
Of those who perished in the darksome
days.
Edward S. Van Zile, in Once Week
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slim, girlish figure clad in clinpine
white. Her cheeks were flushed and
her mouth tremulous, but the chin was
firmly set. All through the war he had
carried in his heart the memory of her
as she stood in the sunshine, framed Ry
the stately pillars of the gallery; while
he, with despair in his heart, but a
dogged determination in his eyes
turned, when half way down the broad
avenue of live oaks, and, lifting his
union cap, murmured: God keep my
southern sweetheart"
How often he recalled her words. He
could almost hear them now: go. You
are traitor. never want to see your
face again."
The old man shook his head sorrow
fully. No, shewould never forgive him,
not even now, after all these years.
Well, he would go back north on the
morrow, so what matter?
He and the Ralston boys had been
college students together. He would
pay visit to their last resting place.
He opened the gate and slowly made his
way among the tiower-covered mounds
When he reached the Ralston lot he
looked about him sorrowfully He felt
sadly desolate. He alone was left of
all those merry, laughing fellows.
Presently his eye wandered to a grave
somewhat apart from the rest. The
scarcity of its flowers drew his attten-
ton to it. He wandered idly toward
it, thinking: Some poor, friendless
chap"
He started and then dropped upon his
knees in his eagerness to read the
simple inscription on the headstone. It
ran:
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We fall into ranks and we answer
10 our names on the roll call: ''Herer
But each year are our numbers fewer,
And still as the years go by
There are fewer and fewer to honor
The graves where our comrades lie
Yet the blue May skies bend above us.
The flowers our full hands bear
In wreath and in cross and in cluster,
Their same fresh spring beauty wear
Ilme brings to them never such changes
AS faH on each comrades head
Ere he lays down his burden and hastens
To join the ranks of the dead
The tender and cIinging green grasses
Have decked all the soldiers graves,
And the flag we fought for as guidon
In its starry gemmed glory waves
They have given their life for it's honor
And therefore we come to-day
To bring them, in tender remembrance,
The laurel, the palm and the bay.
One by one shall our ranks be lessened,
One by one will our comrades pass
AS they join the great silent army
In its bivouac meath the grass.
Til a last shall we all be lying
In a dreamless and calm repose,
Beneath the summers sweet sunshine
Or the shroud of the winters SHOWS.
But the tears of Nature above us,
In showers or in falling dew,
And the songs of the birds around us
Shall come with their tribute true
In the heart of the great earth mother
Kept SO close to her tender breast,
Till the last great reveille wakes US
We shall lie in our quiet rest.
But until the last summons calls US
We will march, at the bugle's note,
To the lowly mounds where our banners
In solemn remembrance float.
There we pause for a moment in sorrow,
As each year, when this day draws nigh
We come with our hands full of flowers
To the graves where our comrades lie.
Mary N. Robinson, in Good Housekeep ping
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THE INDICATED ALGER.
The Roast Beef Secretary Is Sntis-
fed with the Work of the
Court of Inquiry.

| Again there is talk of shipping Alger
out of the cabinet as an 'embarrass-
| ment'' to the administration. But it is
mere talk. The administration is not
embarrassed by Alger or anybody else.
The president did not organize two sue
cessive vindications of Alger with any
notion of shipping him out of the cab
met. He did this with intent to keep
Alger.
As for Alger himself, he is more than
satisfied with himself; he is happy.
The court OF inquiry has found in face
of practically unanimous testimony to
the contrary that Alger's beef was not
only wholesome, but delicious, and 1t
has found at the same time that Gen.
Miles did very wrong in that he did not
report that the beef was unfit to eat
long before he did so report, and with
this funnily cross-eyed vindication Al
ger is delighted.
The other day, according to WASH
ington correspondent, q letter was re-
ceived at the war department from
military officer in Alaska saying that
the command there had partaken of
some canned roast beef and found it de-
licious. Therefore he-the comTnissary
officer-sent his requisition for vast
quantity of the same sort. "Vindicated
again!" cried Alger, and with smile
of triumph he approved the requisition.
An irreverent newspaper writer has
suggested that the climate of Alaska
is different in some respects from that
of Cuba, and that pretty good re-
frigerator could be made any day in
Alaska by man with pick and shovel
by digging hole in the frozen ground.
But Alger rejoices in his fresh vindi-
cation.
BY wireless telegraphy the Chronicle
learns that Alger has received substan-
TALLY the following from Florida:
''While making an excursion last sum-
mer I sampled lot of your canned
roast beef which your soldiers had
thrown away. They have no idea of
what's good. Think never tasted any
thing so delightfully."- piquant. AS am
expecting to entertain a few hundred
friends at dinner soon, would thank
you to send me ship load of the goods
-bulging cans preferred. Yours af-
fectionately, Carrion Buzzard."
''Whoopl Vindicated some morei
Who says am going to get out of the
cabinet? Not I. I'll stay as long as
Mac does, as sure as my name is Al
ger."-Chicago Chronicle.
Iron County register., 1899-05-25

Questioning lad of II years about
his studies and school life the other
day, a friend said:
'No corporal punishment there, !
suppose, Jack?"
"No, m'm," replied the boy. "Moral
suasion. They just iaw us."-Cincin'
natl Enquirer.
Iron County register., 1899-05-25

Secretary Alger's position to-
wards the private soldier was de-
fined in his recent Detroit speech:
"Supposing they had little spoiled
beef, what of it?" Gen. Miles holds
that to feed spoiled beef to the soldier
because three times more than was
necessary had been bought was se-
rious wrong. The public judgment viii
not hesitate to decide for Miles against
hlger on that issue Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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-Reed is in accord with his M

Reed is in accord with his party
on the tariff, money and merchant ma
rine subsidy questions, and it is admit
ted that these issues will have rough
time of it in the next congress unless
Reed or a man who would be equally re-
gardless of the rights of members is in
the chair. 1t is just possible that the
rejoicing over the cars retirement
from congress was little premature.
1t would not take many mistakes of
congress next winter to wreck the re-
publican party, for it will be held TO ac-
count for the sins of omission as well as
for sins of commission.--Kansas City
Times.
Iron County register., 1899-05-25

then held out her hand as she softly
said:
we Danish our anger forever
When we laurel the graves of our dead I"
-Gilberte Holt, in Detroit Free Press.
Iron County register., 1899-05-25

his mission should be concluded, So that
he might get away from the quiet.
sleepy village. The very beauty of its
fragrant spring dress saddened him.
In a timid, hesitating way he had
made few inquiries for old friends,
but the answer was ever the same. War
had scattered most of the old families.
Those alone remained who slept in the
Iron County register., 1899-05-25

s THE shrill loud
notes of the bugle
Ring out in their
--g4 49,
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Shame Of Ingleside.

time cannot say anything in regard
to my position on this resolution. 1
have friends on both sides.
Supervisor Black-Dr. Perrault's
resolution is too far-reaching. 1 am
in favor of restricting the privileges
of the race track people, but I am not
in favor of total restriction of gam
bling on horse races.
Supervisor Kalben-I do not care
to state my position.
Supervisor Byington-I am in ia
vor of restricting gambling on the
race tracks altogether. 1t works a
great harm to the morals of our city.
I sincerely trust that this resolution
will be passed by the board, but 1
have small hopes that it will be. The
race track people have plenty of capi-
tai to back up their schemes, and I
fear that they will use it in this case.
Supervisor Attridge-I am heart
lily in favor of Supervisor Perrault's
resolution to put stop to gambling
on the race track. coincide in all
the views expressed in the resolu-
tion
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ENGLAND AND AMERICA
OPPOSE ITALY'S DEMAND

been drawn upon the signature OF his
wife When taxed with it she could
only say ''Ingleside." The husband
took his wife's duplicity so much to
heart that he separated from her, their
home being wrecked.
At the conclusion of the meeting of
the board each Supervisor was asked
to express his opinion of the resolution
which had been adopted. The inter
views that follow illustrate what the
Supervisors think of the evil they in
tend to suppress in San Francisco:
Supervisor Deasy-I believe on
general principles that horse racing
should be regulated. The town has
gone mad on the sport, and the time
has come when halt should be
called. Horse racing is all right, but
it should be restricted and not al
lowed to assume the proportions it
has assumed here. The time has ar
rived when a check should be put to
both it and the coursing. It is dis
graceful the way women visit the
tracks and parks and bet openly.
Supervisor Perrault-In addition
to the corrupting influences of the
race track on our social life, it is
even worse on business. It diverts
money from the proper sources and
gives nothing in return. It is time
check was placed on these bunko
steerers who have feeced the public
so long and so fearlessly.
Supervisor Heyer-Horse racing
has gone beyond all reasonable
bounds, and, in justice to the people
of this city, should be restricted.
Thieves and vagabonds come here
from the East to rob our people. It
is gettikg worse and worse each year,
and a stop must be put to it some
time.
Supervisor Byington-The resOlu-
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SUPERVISORS DEAL A DEATH
BLOW TO A GIGANTIC EVIL

These men listened to DR.. Perrault's S
arraignment of Ingleside. They heard
him tell of the destruction and death
that the gamblers of the race course
have brought to San Francisco. They
listened while DR.. Perrault told or
homes wrecked, young men led to dis
honor. suicide, prison or flight. These
worthy members of the board heard
the story of young men ruined and
women debauched and then they voted
to protect the scoundrels that have
made this city their field OF evil
Supervisor Perrault repeated the
story as The Call had already told it.
The grewsome records of the Morgue,
the registers of the State penitentiaries,
the history of recent crime In san
Francisco and the silent testimony OF
wrecked lives and homes tell the story
of Ingleside. 1t was this story that
DR.. Perrault told yesterday to his as
sociates and then begged them, IN
obedience to the duty they owe to the
people of the city, to destroy the evil
The vote upon the resolution was ten
to two The new law was started well
on its way Another vote will be neces-
sary before the resolution becomes
operative This vote will be taken al
the next weekly meeting of the board
If this vote is in the affirmative, and
there is hardly possibility that it will
be anything else, the bookmakers VIII
have to seek a new field after next
Monday or fight their way through the
courts out of Jail
The resolution was presented late in
the afternoon by Supervisor Perrault.
After it had been read by the clerk
Supervisor Phelps asked why it could
not be referred to the Health and Police
Committee of the board.
Dr. Perrault then made determined
stand that it be passed to print at once.
He scored the racing as now promoted,
saying: Il think every member of this
board knows the dire consequences and
the blighting influences that surround
the racing at Ingleside. Our young
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That Are Determined

girls and boys become dissipated and
degenerate and resort to petty larceny
to get the money with which to bet.
This evil may and sometimes does lead
them on to murder and suicide.
Homes are wrecked and the lives of
innocents are blighted by this rapidly
spreading evil. / do not believe in re-
ferring this matter to a committee. If
YOU do the only person who will appear
before that committee is Colonel Ma
yuma
Mr.. Phelps moved to amend to include
dog racing or coursing and the amend
ment was at once accepted by DR.. Per-
rault, the maker of the original motion.
Chairman Collins of the Health and
Police Committee was indignant at the
suggestion of Colonel MaZuma" ap-
pearing before his committee. II don't
know Colonel Mazuma. he said. II
suppose, however he is a gentleman
like ourselves. I want a printed copy
Of the resolution, so that we may read
1t and understand the question upon
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The Ten Supervisors

nue. that so many men and women of
this city have travelled to dishonor and
death.
At the meeting Of the Board of Su-
pervisors yesterday afternoon a reso-
luton of vital Importance was passed
to print. Another vote of a majority
of the board viii kill the evil that has
thrived at the expense of so many
homes and lives in this city. BY their
votes yesterday the Supervisors fncor-
porated into the organic law of San
Francisco an absolute prohibition
against poolselling and bookmaking
within the limits of this city and
county.
The horsemen may, under this law,
race their horses as they please. but
they cannot legally hazard a cent on
the outcome of race. The ordinance
that was passed to print yesterday
places no restriction upon horse racing.
If the masters of Ingleside care to do
so. they may keep their gates open eV-
cry day In the year. but they will be
placed under arrest If they hazard a
dollar or permit a dollar to be wagered
on the issue of any contest in which
they are interested. More than this,
the Supervisors have officially decreed
that no one in this city may gamble on
any horse race whether held in San
Francisco OF anywhere else.
The resolution that was adopted yes
terday is sweeping in it's consequences,
but the Supervisors believe that des-
perate remedies are the only cure for
a desperate social disease. The prohibi-
tory resolution was introduced by Su-
pervisor Perrault and nine of his asso-
ciates voted with him to close the 1e-
farious business of the bookmakers IN
San Francisco Two members of the
board, HOWARD BLACK AND w.
H. PHELPS, baked at the resolution.
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which we are voting"

which we are voting.
This ended the discussion. The vote
was then on passage to print and was
adopted. Those voting in favor of the
resolution were: Supervisors Holland,
Kalben, Perrault, Lackmann, Byington,
Collins, Heyer, Deasy, Attridge and
Aigeltinger. The two voting in the
negative were Black and Phelps.
Members of the board showed their
interest in the measure which they had
adopted by expressing freely what they
know of Ingleside and its many evils.
Supervisor Holland, at the conclusion
Of the meeting, said: Il have visited
the Ingleside track twice since it was
opened The last time l was there a
girl of nineteen approached me and
said: How do you do, Mr.. HoIland!'
Il did not know her at first until she
told me her name. 1 knew her family
well and was shocked to see her there
After a few moments conversation she
left me saying, Don't tell my mother
you saw m aheren
'Wher s le left me I saw her give
money to-; tout to bet for her. That
is the way Generalization spreads from
the race track
Supervisor Aigeltinger has story of
the wrecking of home caused by the
track man and wife had $34OO in
bank and intended to build home for
themselves. The husband had reason
to look at the bankbook which was
jointly in his name and that of his wife.
To his horror he found every dollar had
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Ten Members Of the Board Deter
mined to Save the People Of
San Francisco From the
Curse Of IngleSide.

IHEREAS The practice of horse-racng formerly car
NV ried in this city and county intended and
did encourage the breeding of fast horses and such
emulation engendered Of material benefit to the
State; and
Whereas, While the is given for the
continuance OF ceeetngs appears and the results
show that the great Of these trials OF speed OF different
horses because OF the interest taken by the young and old OF
both the purchase of pools and in the making of bets
and wagers; and
Whereas Theev engendered by the hope OF gain
aceac are apparent the disruption of homes the dSSpa
of savings reckessness moral and social relations
and ultimately to crime and ruin; and
Whereas The continuance of this perncous custom for
many years pooseng otherwise gambling being permitted
on led deterioration and loss OF character
OF young men, desire participate this gambling has
led them dishonest pecuatng from their employers and
is potent debauchng young girls and women who,
but for this would be honest vuouS ard reputable mem
bers OF society and
Whereas This board the interest of morality cannot
init such debaucng practice being pursued not alone the
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OF This City From the

tion is a sweeping one, but some such
legislation is required to regulate the
sport I know of the evils that have
developed at Ingleside, and 1t IS the
duty of the board to end them.
Supervisor Aigeltinger-I am In
favor of placing such restrictions on
racing as will make it a legitimate
business proposition. If conducted
properly much of the evil could be
eliminated from the sport.
Supervisor Holland-I favor all
sports, provided they are carried on
in a proper manner. There should be
a check placed on it when it gets to
an extreme. When it degenerates
into gambling it should be stopped.
Supervisor Collins-I have not
given the resolution my undivided
attention as yet. From cursory view
of it, however, : am impressed with
its significance. Horse racing and it's
accompanying evils have certainly