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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05

posed by his son GAVIN, and was the cause
of frequent quarrels between father and
son. Between Samuel and his daughter
in-law, the claimant, the best feeling al
ways prevailed, and Samuel was espe-
cially fond of his two grandchildren.
This situation eliminated in 1875 with a
dissolution of partnership between GAVIN
and his father, GAVIN paying the father a
over to William. Shortly after this Will
liam induced Samuel to leave his SON s
house and to demand more money under
threats of a lawsuit, William claiming
in the settlement. To avoid trouble GAVIN
paid his father $4,000 more. Samuel then
came back TO the house, and on the day
the note was made William Murdoch
came to the ranch and he and Samuel had
a settlement. A balance of the amount
due Samuel from William was struck and
the note in question was made, payable TO
his daughter-in-law, for the benefit of the
two grandsons. He had It made pay.
able twenty years after date, so that it
would fall due about the time the boys be-
came of age Samuel did not want his
son GAVIN to handle any of his money.
The note was carefully preserved ana now
is exciting most intense interest through
out the whole northern part of the State.
The executors claim that several
months before his death William Murdoch
heard of the note and instituted an in
quiry as to its holder. 1t is claimed that
those around him avoided letting Mrs.
Murdoch know of his serious Illness, evil
IDENTIFY being fearful that she would call
and see him. She was not even notified
of his funeral.
The defense urged against this note is
that it is a forgery.
The plaintiff is represented by Cannon
& Freeman, attorneys of this city, and
Charles L. Donohoe of Willows, and the
defense by F. c. Lusk of Chico, RICHARD
Bayne, E. S. Pillsbury and w. H. l..
Barnes of this city, and others.
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UHRRIOON REFLECTED
WHYOR. OF CHlCHGO

tician, and the latter was arrested.
Mayor Harrison declared himself to-
night as being greatly pleased with the
result of the election, saying:
1T shows that the people of Chicago
are pleased with the administration
and 1 am glad of that, for 1 honestly
endeavored to give them the best adj
ministration 1 could. The result shows
for itself"
Mr.. Carter, the Republican candi-
date, said:
II do not take the Harrison victory
to be a rebuke to the Republican party.
Indeed 1 think that national issues
were not in the minds of the people
when they cast their ballots-simplY
the idea was uppermost that Carter H.
Harrison was alone to thank for de-
feating the attempt at long term fran
chises and that a reelection was due
to him as a reward for that act. Per
sonally, l have no regrets over the re-
suit
The suburb of Austin was annexed to
the city of Chicago as a result of the
election. This will add 1880 to the
population of Chicago.
John P. Altgeld said of the result of
the election tonight:
''One reason for the election of Mr..
Harrison was that the press supported
him almost without exception, and the
great Republican papers were on his
side. Why did the Republican papers
support Harrison? The reason is not
hard to find. They saw that Mr. Har-
rison had already betrayed the Demo-
cratic party. as he had it in his power
to do, and he will carry the betrayal a
great deal farther and thus make the
reelection of Mckinley a certainty
The Republicans look on this fight as
the first battle of 1900 and feel that the
-1o To- j..
seals the result of the next Presidential
campaign."
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05

CHICAGO, April 4.-Carter H. Har-
rison was reelected Mayor of Chicago
to-day by a total vote of 1884, against
los, 304 for Zina Carter, the Republican
candidate and 45, 401 for John P. Alt
geld, the independent Democratic can
didate. Harrison's plurality is $3.50,
In the last Mayoralty election Harrison
was elected by a vote of $4,000, against
59,342 for Sears, the regular Republican
nominee, and 1857 for Harlan, the in
dependent Republican.
The Democrats have elected their
candidates for the town offices in the
north and west towns, the Republicans
carrying the south towns, although the
final count may take this from them.
The returns at midnight, however, in
dictate that they have a safe majority.
The vote from the wards shows as far
as 1t has been counted that the Repub-
lcans have elected fourteen Aldermen
and the Democrats nine. The contest in
several of the wards is very close, and
the official count will probably be nee
essary to determine the result. The
City Council has been composed of
forty-five Democrats and twenty three
Republicans, and the Democrats will
without doubt retain a working ma
jority.
The election was entirely upon local
issues, no element of national politics
entering into the campaign. The firm
stand taken by Mayor Harrison against
the proposed fifty-year extension of the
streetcar franchises was a strong ele-
ment of his popularity and gained for
him many votes from the Republican
party, besides holding closely to him
many of the Democratic party who
might have cast their votes for the in
dependent candidate. Another fact
that drew to him many Republican
votes was the existing opposition to
the Republican machine among the
rank and file of the Republican party.
Thousands of votes were cast for Har-
rison that would have been received by
Carter, the Republican nominee, had
not the latter been backed by the ma
chine politicians. Several independent
and Republican papers supported Mr..
Harrison, among them the Times Her
aid and Post, which have been known
as Mckinley organs.
The election revealed some remark
able changes in the Republican vote,
particularly in the strong Republican
wards. where the shifting TO the Dem
Ocratic candidate was very marked. In
the Third Ward, which has always
been a Republican stronghold. and in
which the Democrats were not able to
secure a candidate this year, so sure
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05
LIQUOR MAY BE SOLD
AT MILITARY POSTS

WASHINGTON, April 4-The Secretary
Of War recently requested the opinion of
the Attorney General as TO whether sec
ton u of the act passed at the last ses-
sion of Congress increasing the efficiency
az the army prohibits the continuance of
tae sale of intoxicating drinks by the
Government in the canteen sections Of
the post exchanges, which are organized
and maintained 2t the various army posts
and encampments throughout the United
states. The Attorney General in his reply
holds that the section in question does
not prohibit the continuance Of the sale
of Intoxicating drinks through the can
teen sections as heretofore organized and
listed man may be detailed for duty in
tLe cal.oen section % do the selling.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05

LOS ANGELES, April Through a le-
gal technicality found in the option agree
ment signed by Bishop & Company. to
sell their plant to the Pacific Coast Crack
er Trust, the cracker combine finds it's eff
forts to control the situation suddenly
blocked. This firm has been seeking an
opportunity to avoid selling, as the SYRIA
cuse people are ayerse to paying a big
sev iG cpn me bv Re5op eS'ITe exc1u-
1t Is said in commercial circles to-day that
Notwithstanding the combine controls the
Southern California Cracker Company's
plant. the combine and the firm holding
ont for larger bonus will not reach an
agreement.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05
HoNoLULU's GARRISON.

NEW YORK, April A Newport
News. Va, special to the Tribune says
Batteries 1 and K of the Sixth Regular
Artillery passed through the city this
morning over the Chesapeake and Ohio
on their way from Fort Monroe to San
Francisco, where they will board a trans
port on April II for Honolulu These bat
teries will be permanently stationed there
The officers of the other batteries of the
Sixth Artillery at Fort Monroe expect to
start on Saturday for San Francisco.
from which city they will sail on April
II for Manila
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05
RUSSIANS SLEW MANY
CHINESE AT TALIEN WAN

VICTORIA, B. c., April According
to mail advices brought tonight by the
steamer Empress of Japan, ninety-four
Chinese were killed and 1913 wounded by
the Russian soldiers in the recent riot at
fallen Wan, China A Russian interpre-
ter was killed by the Chinese.
The plague is still raging in Formosa
According to the latest advices eleven
deaths had occurred in Tainin and one
in Taikoku, bringing the total number of
deaths since January l up to 232.
An attempt was made to assassinate
Hoshi Toru, formerly japanese Minister
to the United States recently
The village of Malone was destroyed
by fire on March 10, hundred houses be-
ing burned and seventy lives lost
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05
BROOKS CAUSES a
PRIESTS REMOVAL

HAVANA April sanander Bishop Havana at the
OF Governor
@ parish province of Matanzas
ny the military administration in
Major General Wilson Department
Maanzas wrote headquarters
drunken worthless dirty
to
that the Bishop did he
him N ~ 49,
recommendation
suited in the removal of offending priest - ~ -
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TRIP TO
THE PACIFIC COAST

WASHINGTON to-nig
Of his intended Pacific
sua Of Michigan where he will inspect the
Of
The
of nd
Ny informant
would
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05

coming into the city all day long to take
part in the third annual bench show of
the Santa Clara Valley Poultry and Ken
mel Club, which opens at Turn Verein
Hall tomorrow morning and will con-
tinue the balance of the week There are
classes from the small, homely pug to the
magnificent st. Bernard. 1t promises to
be the best dog show ever held in the
State.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05
Robbed by Masked Men.

ELKO, New, April 4.-E. NJ. Guthridge
proprietor of the Club Saloon, who was
held up in his place of business last night
and robbed of about $500 by three masked
men, this afternoon swore out warrant
for the arrest of John Page, ]. F. Cook
and Bart Holbrook. charging them with
the robbery: they are now In the county
Jail and will have hearing tomorrow
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05
URGING A REVOLT.

LONDON. April 5.-The Constantinople
correspondent of the Times says that
Turkish pamphlets have been found scat
tered about the mosques of the city ex-
horting the faithful to overthrow the
regime of Abdul Hamid
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05
FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKED.

AUBURN, April IA freight train was
citched at Bowman Station at o'clock
this morning. In consequence no trains
passed Auburn for twelve hours No
lives were lost, but much damage was
makes four accidents between here and
ColiaX in four weeks, one resulting in
the killing of an engineer and fireman.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05

SAN JOSE, April 4.-Aristocratic ca
mines from all over the coast have been
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05
To Vote Upon a Charter.

VISALIA. April AT the coming citv
election new charter will be voted upon
and a lot of discussion is being INDUCED
ton: At present sentiment is about equal
~ divided on the proposition. The adj
Vocates OF the new charter concede their
provements possible. At present the ta>
rate is Sl065 per 800 and this is already
too high. 1t is not believed the new char.
ter will be adopted.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05

Trunks, valises, pocket-books and di
aries; best goods and best values, at San
born e. Vails.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05

n 7 EVADA CITY, April 4.-Desper-
N ado Moore is still successful in
VI Guiding pursuit. Thus far the
! lone bandit has bafled every eff
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-07-19

The people OF different countries
awe different ways Of hunting the
tiger. Traps. pitfalls, spring-guns and
nets are called into play. The Chinese
nre said to employ the mirror to lead
the animal into a trap. The tigers 8
curiosity is excited when he sees bis
image In the glass, and he Immediately
proceeds to investigate the mystery.
The Persian manner Of conducting the
hunt as this is described In Chambers
Journal is more sportsman-nke.
A spherical, strongly woven bamboo
cage with intervals Of few inches be-
tween the bars, is erected in some spot
near the haunts Of the tiger. The cage
Is firmly and securely picketed to the
ground. Inside, a man provided with
several sharp and powerful stabbins
spears, or with a keen and pointed
sword, takes his post at night. with q
dog or a goat as his companion There
he wraps himself in his blanket and
goes to sleep.
In due time the tiger makes bis ap
pearance, the man is wakened By hia
four footed companion. and after vaAn'
ly snufang and prowiing round tht
cage to find an entrance. the tiger rear
against the wallis.
The man instantly takes adva1tags
sf the bsuees unprotected position
and with Q resslute stroke Of the Rsa'
q ~ ta1td DGas him 10 dsaeA
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-07-19
Didn't Recognize Gould

Once when the late Jay Gould went
to Margaretville, n. Y, with his ply
sician and private car. he called on his
old friend, George Decker, a retired
merchant of the village, who was form
erly a clerk with Gould in RoXbury.
Every one who knows Mr.. Decker well
calls him &C." and this was what Mr..
Gould said to him:
Hello, Co. guess you know LIE
this time, don't your
A few years before Decker, while IN
New York on business one afternoon,
was suddenly confronted on BrOadway s
by a dapper. black-eyed little man, who
grasped him by the hand. exclaiming:
"How are you. Mr.. Decker? l am glad
to see you"
Mr.. Decker looked the little man over
from head to foot, and hurriedly an
swered:
"Yes, 80 am 1; but don't know you,
sir. Good day."
"But hold up." said the other. 'aren',
YOU George Decker. Of MargaretvilleY'
"Oh, yes; that's all right" responded
Decker, "but am IN too great hurry
tn be interviewed to-day. my friend
You have struck the wrong man."
"Yes, perhaps" said the little man
"m,t nv name is Jay Gould; don't you
know meT
"Jehosapbatr' exclaimed Decker. 81
took you for q confidence man"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-07-19
THEATRICAL ADJUSTMENTS.

Keith's, the only theatre in Philadel-
phia open 81 weeks a year. is enjoying
the most prosperous summer season In
it's history.
Te entertainment lasts from noon to
10. 80 p. NJ. daily. and the acts that may
be witnessed at or p. NJ. are as en-
joyable as those presented at or
p. M. The conservative Public Ledger
says: There is no pleasanter place OF
entertainment at this time Of the year. ::
Eauable temperature. Entertainment
always Of a high character" The au-
diences that gather daily include peo-
ple from q hundred nearby cities. Wo-
men on shopping tours and business
men, spend a delightful hour at this
resort. The entertainment consists OF
16 acts, and the programme consists OF
comedies, farces, dramas. singers.
dancers, bicyclists. living pictures Ohio
graph), trained animals. etc. The scale
Of prices is: Orchestra, 50c.; balcony,
z5c.: second balcony. 15c. For the
week Of July 10th. one of the most en-
foyable entertainments ever offered in
philadelphia will be given, and many
of the residents of this town will doubt
less be among the spectators.
Many theatre parties from this place
have visited Keith's-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-07-19

Courts in Philadelphia and in Al
legheny and Schuylkill counties. Pa,
hold sessions from tea to three o'clock.
with no recess at the lunch hour.
1t is said that one pound of but
ter gives a working force equal to
that of five pounds of beef, nine pounds
of potatoes or IL pounds of milk.
-Forty-two million pounds of India
rubber We're imported in North Amer
lea last year.
An electric company of New Jer-
sey is to manufacture an automatic
hair clipper, in which the blades are
to be reciporcated by a small motor set
in the casing forming the handle OF the
clipper.
Nineteen women brave the dangers
Of wilds and forests as trappers and
guides.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-07-19

A New York jeweler has combined
patriotism with a very fine advertise.
ment by making a copy Of the Siam
and Stripes, which Is probably the
most expensive flag in the whole world
1t Is quite small. only Z inches by 4.
but is worth at least $17.5O0. 1t is en-
tirely composed Of precious stones. II
has thirteen stripes and fortyAwo
stars. The white stripes are Of small
diamonds, 800 Of which go to make
them up. The red stripes are rubies.
the same In number and size as the dia-
monds. For the blue field there are
about 300 sapphires, with fOrty-two
large diamonds for stars. This unique
flag is displayed in the jewelers. win
dow on the Broadway. and attracts o
constant crowd.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-07-19
Tho Laad OF Ducks,

There are more ducks In the Chinese
Empire. says an authority. than in all
the world outside Of 1t. They are kept
up by the Celestials on every farm. on
the private roads, on the public roads,
on the streets Of cities. and on all the
lakes, ponds, rivers. streams and
brooks In the country. Every Chinese
boat also contains a batch Of them.
There are innumerable Matching estab-
lishments all through the empire,
many of which are said to. turn out
about $4,000 young ducks every year
Sailed and smoked duck, and ducks
eggs, constitute two Of the most com
mon and important articles of diet in
China
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-07-19
,mmur,ue Prisoners A i've.

That the ancient custom Of eXecu'in;
prisoners by immuring them alive has
been continued by the Spaniards at
Manila appears evident from the fol
lowing discovery reported by Mart:u
J. Eagan, war correspondent Of the San
Francisco Chronicle. who says: An
immense cavern, the use of which Is
prOblamatical. has been discovered IN
the north wall Of old Fort st. PHILIP.
Some of the members of the heavy bat
terry detected n crink In the wall. which
is nearly twenty feet thick and twenty
five feet high, and by inserting pick
pried out one of the large stones. Capt.
Geary was sent for. and under his di-
rection a large opening was made in
the wall. 1t revealed an L-shaped
chamber with a depth of twelve feet.
a height Of fifteen feet and a greates;
width Of ten feet. On the damp ground
were found fragments of human bones
and the explorers were forced to the
horrible conclusion that some unfortu-
nate prisoners had been walled up and
left to die. In the rear wall was a
niche used for light. and there were
still traces Of the blackening due to the
flames. A meat-tin Of modern make
was the only thing besides the bones
found In the cavern. None Of the
Spanish prisoners and none Of the in
surgents could offer any explanation as
to the place. None Of them had ever
heard Of 1t, and those who were per-
mitted to enter examined 1t with un-
feigned curiosity. The suggestion that
1t was barbarOusly made the living
tomb Of some unfortunate offender
against the Spanish rule seems tenabla.
as 1t is isolated from the other dun
geOns and distant from the regula,
burial ground. There is another uncal-
ny place inside the stOckade of Fort st.
Philip. 1t Is the wall against which
condemned prisoners stood to face
their executiOners. 1t is dotted and
furrowed with hundreds of bullets. AMI
stands as an uninscribed tablet to 4
reign Of blood. VOlley after vOlley has
been sent against 1t, and countless vic
Tins fell before 1t to die in their own
blood. Near the wall stands a grou,'
Of old brass mOrtars that We're east
over a century ago, and a long row ".
old smooth rifles"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-07-19

Mrs. Eliza Lynds. of Peacham. VT.
has a cake Of maple sugar that was
made in 1884. The sugar Is well pre-
served yet.
Hail to Reina Mercedes! 1t Ii
strange name for a ship of the Amer1-
can Navy, but we are getting higniy
cosmopolitan in these days.
During the hearing Of a case r
,aris arising out of disputed Mil'iner's
bill 1t was stated, that the defendant
expended E5OO q year on her hats.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-07-19
IMAGES ON ITS LEAVES.
Marvellous Tree That IL One Of tn
Wonders Of Mysterious Thibct.

Marvellous Tree That IL One Of the
Wonders Of Mysterious Thibct.
OF all the wonderful sights reported
by the Jesuit missionaries, Hue and
GObet, during their explorations Of
Thibet. by far the strangest Is what
they have to say Of the Tree Of Ten
Thousand Images. They had hear.
about this wonderful tree long before
they reached the locality Of its growth,
and. as they approached the spot, their
curiosity regarding 1t increased thou
sand fold. Here is their narrative of
the result Of their examination Of the
tree:
ut will here be naturally expected
that We say something aboi: this tree
itself. Does 1t existi Have we seen 1t !
Has 1t any peculiar attributes? What
about Its marvellous leaves? Yes. this
tree does exist. At the foot of the
mountains on which the Lamasery
stands, and not far from the principa!
Buddhist temple, Is q great square in
closure, formed by brick walls. Upon
entering this we were able to examine
a. ASASoAC thC AAaA vCiouS SouC oA
the branches of which had already
manifested themselves above the wall
"Our eyes were first directed with
earnest curiosity to the leaves, and we
were filed with an absolute cOnsterna-
ton Of establishments ut finding that.
In point of fact, there were upon each
Of the leaves well-fOrmed Thibetan
characters, all Of a green color, some
darker, some lighter, than the leaf It,
self. Our first impression was a sus-
piciOn Of fraud on the part Of the
Lamas; but, aftera minute. examination
Of every detail, we could not discover
the least deception. The characters al
appeared to US portions Of the leaf it.
self. equally with Its veins and nerves; +;
the position was not the same in all i;
in one leaf they would be at the top of
the leaf: In another. in the middle; in
third, at the base, or at the side; the
younger leaves represented the charac-
ters only In a partial state of fOrma
ton
The bark Of the tree and its branch
Is. which resemble that of the plane
Alc SilSO CuNetcu viii tutSt CHiE-
acters. When you remove a piece of
the old bark. the young bark under 1t
exhibits the indistinct outlines Of char
acters In a terminating state. ard.
what is very singular. these new char
acters are not infrequently different
from those which they replace. We ex-
amined everything with the closest at
tentiOn, In order to detect some traces
Of trickery. but we could discern moth
ing Of the sort"
The missionaries. Hue and GOlet.
misht have remained I'm Thibet as long
as they wished had 1t not been for the
inferfefence Or me Chinese- alnlasses'
dor there. For some reason this lu.li-
vIdual took dislike 10 them, and ulti-
mately caused them to depart. The
Lamas were willing that they should
remain. but 1t appeared to the mission
aries that their presence might cause
disturbance, so they quickly withdrew,
taking with them some of the first facts
ever gathered In that mysterious land
San Francisco Call.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-07-19

"Gen. Grant," said Farmer Early.
peas. throwing down his weekly paper
was the greatest Of 'em an"
How can you say 1t, Hiram" ex
claimed his wife, when our boy ID
flghtin' like an In the Filypinesr'-
Philadelphia North American.