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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
Sues to Recover on Notes.

SAN JOSE, Aug. 4.-The First National
Bank of this city to-day began a suit
against E. A. and ]. o. Hayes to collect
,675 on three promissory notes made in
August, 1897, and secured by stock In a
Wisconsin iron mine. The same bank also
sued NJ. H. Chynoweth and the two
Hayeses for S4917 due on another note
This was dated June 49, 1899 An attach
due on the burning of the Hayes-C hyno-
We&A haaaestN as E&eavnbo mDs 6cna1e,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
Port Harford's Breakwater.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4-Captain A.
Polhamus. contractor on the Government
work on the breakwater at Port Hartford
left San Pedro harbor to-day with the
barges and necessary equipment for be-
ginning the work at that place. The con-
tractors on the Government work at San
Pedro dumped S2411a tons of rock during
July, against 1851 in June. The San Pedro
work is progressing very favorably.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
ANTITRUST MOVE.
TREY L. Ford Endorses the Proposed
Conference.

AUSTIN, Aug. 4.-Attorney General r
S. Smith to-day received letter from
Attorney General TREY L. Ford of Cali
fornia stating that he heartily commends
the proposed antitrust conference of Gov
ernors and Attorneys General to be held
in St. Louis September 20. and that he
will make an effort to attend the same
Attorney General d. r. N. Blackburn of
Oregon writes: THE question is undoubt-
eddy one of vital Importance and merits
calm and judicial consideration. 1t will
afford me great pleasure to be present if
DoSSih1e -
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
FIRE DESTROYS HOTEL.
Loss Includes Nearly Two Thousand
Dollars in Currency and Checks.

UKIAH, Aug. 4.-The Blue Lakes
Hotel was destroyed by fire this morn
ing. 1t was owned by Carl Meyers and
leased by John Wilson. The loss is APP
proxmated at $4,000, including $500 in
currency and checks. The fire was due
to a defective chimney. There were but
few guests at the hotel
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
JARRED BY A TEMBLOR.
Central California Feels the Seismic
Disturbance

SALINAS, Aug. A sharp shock of
earthquake was felt here at about 1890
preceded by q distinct rumbling and
tasted four seconds, travelling from east
to west The weather is extremely sultry
and another temblor is expected.
SANTA CRUZ, Aug. A slight shock
Of earthquake was felt here at 12:45
o'clock to-day.
SAN JOSE, Aug. 4.-There was a dis
tinct shock of earthquake here at 12:43
D. m. to-day. No damage was done.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
AUTOMOBILE FACTORY
TO BE BUILT IN NAPA
Capitalists Organizing to Put in a Plant
for the Making Of HorSeless
Carriages

NAPA automobile factory. f. n WIN
assurance already OF slVFo
investigate ana report
probability will be started within few weeks
w w Thompson the
takea least$1 each n
Call correspondent to-day
within
electric currenth a
is to be VIC vehicles
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
Justice for Harlan.

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 4.-Charles Har-
lan who was recently found guilty of
an assault on a young girl named Reta
Martin, was this afternoon sentenced to
forty years Imprisonment In the peni-
seNSiAEY
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
PAUL WANDER VISS
is NOW BANKRUPT
Has Spent Over Eighteen Million
Dollars Since Attaining His
Maioritv

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. M Paul
Van der Viss, the younger son of the mill
ionaire whose Villa Valrose in Nice Is
well known. has just become bankrupt.
On his majority he So succeeded to the he enor-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
Hanover Not in Prison.

COVELO, Aug. 4.-Frank Hanover, &C
cused of bribery in the Littleffeld case, is
not. as was reported in previous dis
patches, in prison, nor is he unable to give
bonds. In justice to Hanover it should be
said that the confidence of the officers
here was such that he was not imprisoned,
he having simply declined to file bond.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
Minino and Eight-Hour Law.

SALT LAKE, Aug. 4.-James T. Ham
roond. Secretary of State, was before the
sIIb-committee OF the Industrial Com
mission to-day. His examination was in
relation to the mining industry and the
operation of the eight-hour law.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
FORTY BIG SEA LIONS
LASS0ED BY VAQUER0S
Captain MuIett and His Men Catch a
Herd for European Museums.

Aug. r.
the
tom
soed the
Grated shipment
to catch the seals
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
Death of James Darcy.

SAN JOSE, Aug flames Darcy, an
ex-policeman of this city and a veteran
of the Civil War, died at the O'Conner
Sanitarium to-day of consumption He
was 50 years of age, a native of ireland
and unmarried.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
THIS is TO CERTIFY

This Is III zen LIT
That for twenty years 1 was afflicted
with catarrh of the head; and also
was suffering from graduated sore
eyes; my throat and bronchial TUBES
and lungs were also affected, caus-
ing affection of the stomach, which re-
caused by the catarrhal secretiOns drop
ping down from my head into the throat
and passing into the stomach. In fact;
l was afflicted from the crown of my head
down. l had tried almost all catarrhaI
remedies without being cured, and as the
disease was SO SERIOUSLY , A AZ
LUNGS, I BECAME ALARMED, for 1
knew the disease would soon IERM6N-
ATE IN CONFIRMED CONSUMPTION
1 had the measles. thirty. odd years ago,
and my eyes have been affected since that
time. My ears also became aHected,
caused by the catarrh, so that was sc qt NE
statement of my case that my ailments
were quite complicated, and l have had
as many complications OF ailments rs, as any
one man could we'll endure. In this pain
full and distressing condition l placed my
self under the treatment of DR.. Aborn,
and 1 am most happy to state that DR..
Aborn has displayed a mastery hand over
Me INSTANTANEOUS RELIEF.
stomach. and my eyes have also improved
as by magic under his treatment IN five
days time. He has also improved my
hearing. l now return to my home at
Heppner, Morrow County, Oregon, where
am County Judge. 1 am a pioneer set
tier of Umatilla and Morrow counties,
having located in Umatilla County in 1859
and l am well known throughout Eastern
Oregon. From the speedy relief ! have
received from the skillful and scientific
treatment at the hands of DR.. Aborn L
can cheerfulIy and conseientiously recon-
mend all similarly afflicted to apply TO
DR.. Aborn with the utmost confidence
that he understands the SUCCESSFUL
TREATMENT OF THESE OBSTINATE
AND CHRONIC COMPLAINTS. Very
truly, WIN. MITCHELL,
County Judge. Morrow County, Oregon.
Residence, Heppner, Oregon.
Thirty years of DR.. Aborns successful
practice have been devoted to the treat
ment of diseases of the eye, ear, catarrh
of the head. asthma and all affections of
the lungs, heart. liver, kidneys and diges-
tive organs. Sufferers from these com
plants would do we'll to call upon him
for free consultation. DR.. Aborn's office
hours are from $3.50 a. m. to\12 m. and
to p. m. His treatment revitalizes the
system and builds up the impaired con-
StitutiOn.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
MISCELLANEOUS.
WONDERFUL
CURE OF HON.
WIN. MITCHELL
Suffered for Twenty Years
With Catarrh, Stomach.
Sore Eyes and Lung
Troubles.
Was Instantly Relieved by DR..
Aborn, the Specialist, at
554 Suffer Street.
WELL KNOWN JUDGE OF OREGON
He Testifies in Strong Language to
The Efficiency o Ills Treatment
by DR.. AbOrn.
WELL KNOWN JUDGE OF OREGON

DR.. Aborn's excellent work as special
list in the treatment of obstinate and
chronic diseases of the stomach, lungs,
eye and ear, and all catarrhal and bron-
chial affections is evidenced by the &C
testimonial by Hon. William
ty, Oregon, and residing at Heppner IN
the county named. DR. Aborn is the spe-
cialist in diseases of the eye, ear, throat
and lungs:
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18

tract greedy uitlanders. and they lost
no time in publishing decree forbid
ding prospecting and declaring that
heavy punishment would be inflicted
upon any one, be he Beer or stranger.
who violated the ordinance.
The decree was revoked later, how
ever, and great excitement was caused
by the finding of number OF large
nuggets, some weighing as much as
fourteen pounds, in the bed OF river.
4 good deal OF gold was obtained in
odd spots. but 1t was not until 1890
that the reef OF the Witeatersrand was
discovered. since that date about
$500 100000 has been taken out of this
wonderful ore body, and il is said that
Si.000,000. 900 more Is In sight. It Ia
expected that the production for 1899
will not fall short OF 1880 600 ounces
worth 800. O00, 000-almost eauaIlng
the entire worlds yield of the precious
metal ts11S,s50.00W for 1890. II Is OBJ
Vious that, In case OF war between
England and the Transvaal. the mOs,
important source of the worlds sun
ply of gold will be cut of for a time.
and, IL the Beers destroy the mines.
for an indefinite period.
Another project which the Beers are
said to have In mind Is the blowing
up of the principal buildings In Pre-
toria and johannesburg in case the
British troops enter those prosperous
towns. 1t is hard to see what mill
tary purpose could be served by such
measure, but. OF course, there would
be no difficulty in carrying ii out. The
buildings could be mined in advance
and destroyed all Of them in the same
second of time, by touching a button
connected with system OF wires.
We are discussing wholly novel
uses of explosives for war purposes
and in this connection It is appropri
ate to speak of the fact that one of the
Items of information said to have been
communicated in the famous 'bor-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18
INDIAN HEAD IN STONE.
kem.rsAhi. riaa at Hs@gast ss.slsa s@
Allegheny River.

A remarkable curiosity .aA IN i.
sathsd By .orkmsa at the approach
OF the Ninth street bridge on IN. on.
posits side OF the Allegheny river. near
Bouquet station. says tn. Plttsbar.
Leader. IL il the buat OF aa Indian
ehiefttau made OF burned red elAy ana
about thres-fourths life slxr whsn
hrst discovered by James Sell an
Italian workman. he thought Il waa
pstrtfsd human body. ~ natural are
the features portrayed. II WIS found
under about fifteen feet 81 earth an
TIE side Of the hill where the dirt il
being taken ont to HIl out the az.
proach Of the bridge abutmsnt. me
formation Of the sarth and sIate an.
der which u had laid showed that AZ
one time there had been u slide Of ths
earth and stone from the stesp hltt.
side. That th,s had been many v.,rs
ago. however. Is evidenced by a lsr..
elm tree fully two and a hatt fee, 1,
diameter standing near by. Ths i'm.
age may have rested on a grave Of
"o'u uuflfa AZ the top Of the hill
which is the highest along the river
or It may have been Inferred wbers I,
was discovered. In appearance =,
seems as II mold from a death nnsk
so perfect are the outlines. The ears
eyes aud mouth are perfect but IN.
nose was fractured BY tho workman.
mattock in excaYating. Besides Tho
Dust the remnants of a portion of Tho
TWO arms and hands were found b,,,
these were carried on by two snrtnv.
dale boys. There was no trace of ~.
body What the clay image was u.sa
Tor Is only conjecture. 1t NAV haya
been an idol for religious worsb,n -
1t may have decorated grave tn
material of which 1t Is made r. he'd
and hinty. being mixture o, red c,as
anu burnt stone, Over the head ,ar.
TALLY broken of. is sort Of shield ar
helmet The bottom of the bust n a.,
anu solid and there are no marks or
Indications Of It's origin. "
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18
SPANISH Washers
me SIGN OF THAT NATIONS
DECAY. v
They staaa o. the streets In vast
Nunsers and With ar.nsA ERs"assvy
Approach Uschapsrssed Ws@ea -
g,,n wsrss rkAn Lonsioa hsasAssA

Madrid streets are by no means al
together delectable. Some are broad
and we'll kept, but others are narrow.
dirty and malodorous. Worst OF Ill,
10 my own thinking. is the Madrid
stare, which. hardly less offensive than
the Paris stare, is more universal. says
Madrid correspondent of the New
York Times IL Is amusing To sec how
fsarieasly maiden OF Is sallies forth
alone. while many Madrid spinsters
OF so would no, go block unattended.
But why do you mind7" said high
bred Madrid lady to me, With a pug
kled look. Men have their own heads
full OF these Stiffness and they suppose
women are as foolish as themselves.
They are much more careful with for
-igners than with us Another lady.
who. under stress of family rnissor-
tune. was taking few boardsrs. told
lsh gentlemen beesus. Of her daush-
ters. Foreign gentlemen. the Germans
English and Americans whom ! have
had here. she said. are very strange
about that. but II Is much nicer They
treat the girls as friends, and show the
same respect the last day as the nrst,
or SpanisTds that couldn't be expected
Our young men are ali for losemakinS
and such nonsense, AID my daughters
have no father nos brothers to protect
them
THAT very fact ought 10 be their
perfect protection with gentlemen. |
said. on SpaHiai IL are gentlemen.
she loyalty fastened To declare, They
are the most gallant gentlemen in the
world. The trouble IL. they are a BIZ.
lie too gallant Madrid il better than
the cities OF AudalusiA and purse than
the cities OF northern Spain ia It's
treatment OF women young span.
ish girl cannot walk alone. however
Sadateiy. in Seville. without a running
IRE " Solicitations Oh. the pretty
lace What cheeks Of roaSas"
Blessed be thy mother" Give me
little SMILE" And even In Madrid
Spanish girls Of my acquaintance have
broken their fans across The faces of
men Who have tried TO snatch slas
in passing
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18
! TIE Beers AND TIE GOLD MINES

Bridges, necessarily. are the most 'ut
nerable points In line OF railway eola'
munieation. and IL Is a simple matter
to render them impossible by the nss
of a few pounds OF high explosive. II
is something OF an art TO know JUS
where TO put the dynamite, and army
engineers are especially instructed II
1t.
The question of destroying bridge
Is often delicate one In military oper
erations. You remember perhaps, the
story told about the famous Gen. Blu
cher. when he had il in mind To blow
up the magnificent structure spanning
the river al Jena. A dinner organized
by the duke OF Wellington dissuaded
him from this project. i must and
will blow ii up growled old Vorwarts
over his bisque soup. 1 shall have to
5lev IL up he said as he finished his
rasodt. BUT when he got 10 his cot
fee and his third glass Of champagne.
he eonyulsively seized the dukes hand
and cried. 'Mein Gott, Never was such
a dinner before. Ntll not blow up
the bridge OF Jena. Rene Baehe.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18

Baltimore Special New Yofk vriB-
une: A bFf1e's death by asphy. a,iaJ
two days after marriage. ana the I'D.
dental des Of her husband ON a
steamship at sea. two days later are
the tragic -equels Of a wedding nm ter
H. AdolDh Pohlmann. an eIsefrirf.n
on the North German LLOYD sfaa-s-
Wiliehad, was married to ye.,ro
woman OF this city. The second MON.
ing after his marriage Pohlmauu r5--
early, baGe mis- bride farewell H,J
Joined his steamer, which sailed th,.
day for Fremen. The wife. af.sr III
started, returned 70 he'd. That va m.
last seen If her alive. She vas r,1gd
dead, sumo Gated by gas. Il is alana=sI
that In turning OF the gas aftgr nor
husbands departure the sleeve es hsr
night dress ,ouensd several biis ~
nrle-a-pfae ranging on the gaa rg
lures, moving them over the stagess-
and opening it again. Two dave ta;er
according IT, letters received to-day hoe
husband fell down a hatrhwav ~ tba
steamer in heavy storm and wss
Killed. He was buried at sea.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18

It is reported from Portland, Ore,
that packers of salmon on the coast
are declining to accept further orders,
and a majority of them will not be able
to fill contracts already taken; some,
it is declared, will fall short from Is
to IS per cent. The pack of salmon
on the Columbia river so far this sea-
son is about 1856 900 cases, the smallest
pack on the river in twenty years.
last year at the same date the num-
Der OF cases packed was slightly in ex-
cess OF 265,000. On the Frazer river
the total pack to date is not, accord
ing to conservative estimates, more
than $4,000 cases. against 245 900 cases
last year. On the Puget sound the
packers may be successful In reaching
the output Of last year. Last years
pack aggregated $50, 900 cases. 1t is
estimated that the pack at Rivers in
let will be from % to 80 per cent less
than last season. The Skeena river
pack will, however, be above the aver
age. The estimated pack for 1893 on
all points on the coast, including Alas
ka, is, in round numbers. 1000. 600
cases
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18

dnreau' had reference to the points at
"sicn preparations had been made nv
~ French authorities for blowing I'M
French railways in case Of an invasion
the Germans, In order that tho lat
Ter might not be able to make uae OF
those lines of travel Systematic pre-
cautions Of this kind are rather new in
military engineering, but they may be
desirable where countries preserving
an armed peace are such close neigh
bors. Railroads, however, may be
ruined at fairly rapid rate without
establishing 'emplacements' for mines
In advance. To destroy a rail reauIres
from ten to twelve ounces OF dynamite
or guncotton, and two or three miles
OF track per hour may be effectually
wiped out by detail of eight men.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18
LoaGFEllow.s wAysiog I'M


Rich In the historical ssd listtaT
associations accumulated dafiak ~
centuries OF existence. ssrs TIE Lisss
Home Journal tes sepssmhsf. -
waysIds Inn. built BY David hsss
SIN stands remote among he so'efs
hills In South Sudbury. Aassatass'ss'
The Landlord of i.onEssllo.s faaAh
tales was the dIsninsd squire ia
Howe. Justice of the psaee aHa 50
committeeman rhu lived saeze4s
and died at the inn In issa--sst AZ :
his line to keep the famous aos'ssi
beside Squire Hove, the CAY
real characters in the Tales sha -
ever actually at the Inn we're ta'ssa
W. Parsons. the poet: Lug =
the sieiiian. and Professor ias.'
Trsadwsi Of Harvard. the 'hsess =. !,
all three of whom vcte In ne ~ !
spending the summer month, = -.
OF the other characters. the a
was Ole Bull. the Student vas h. :.
Ware Wales. and the Spanish lp =,
Israel Edrehi. Near the roon u =
I.ougfeIlos stayed IL the oali' :.
wish the dais ct one end 'of a -.
dlers. but the polished aoof 20 w. |.
feels the pressure OF dainty W ,, !
high hssIed slippers gliding osa va. = !
the strains of contra-danee' eoe''s gun. i
mlnuet. although the merry - n,
summer visitors and thr jinshas IT,,
of winter aieighing parties - ,us
still break the quiet Of the aneieh'
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18

because of its resemblance to that Ia
vorite product of the Boer housewife q
Kitchen. Biologists call It a 'conglom-
crate which signifies that It Is a hard
ened mixture Of sand and pc
They say that the reef was once a u i
beach, millions of years ago, and the
sand of the beach contained minute
speeks of gold, brought dow4 rom the
land by streams. Today, solldiaed into
rock, 1t still holds the precious metal,
though the ore Is of such low grade
that all the deposits Of the Rand would
not be worth cent IL 1t were not for
the cyanide process, which makes It
possible to extract the yellow stuff IT
cost of only So per ton Of cor ON
crate handled. But the available sum
ply OF banket is unlimited; 1t Is Of an
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18
By Blowing Up the Pumping Works
Kruger Gould Cut Off the Supply

even richness throughout, no matter
from what part OF the reef ii is taken,
and every ton may be counted on TO
give up $l4 worth of gold. About TO-
oo0,o tons were crushed In 1898.
There Is much gold In various parts
OF the Transvaal, but 1t has never pos
sessed any interest for the Beers. On
the contrary. they were inclined To re-
gard the finding of II as misfortune.
and not without reason, as subsequent
events have demonstrated Inclined to
peaceful agricultural existence, they
established their little republic in the
Transvaal because they thought that
nobody else wanted the country. and so
they would be let alone. When, in 1854.
the first discovery of the yellow metal
was made, they viewed the matter
with alarm. expecting that il would at
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18
MUST MARRY
Before They Can Attend th. unlrrrSiti,.
~tsh the Men In Russia.

"fah ths men In kussis-
II girl in Russia wishes TO study
at any OF the universities In that
country etiquette does not allow her
to do so until she Ia married. 40 she
goes through the civil ceremony Of
marriage with man student. xhofn
very probably she has never seen be
fore, and this marriage Is quite Legal.
though perhaps they mag never speak
TO each other again. On the other
hant. II they like strh other and wish
1t. they are married for life: n they
don't the marriage Is dissolved when
their university course il finished and
they are free to marry some one else
Tbs celebrated mathematician. SOMA
koyalerski, whose autobiography At.
tracted considerable notice a few years
ago. went through IN. marriage eFre.
mony with student whom she thar
sas for the drsl uIae. and who after.
ward became her husband. Tho edu.
cation OF women ia Russia -5andg 5e,-
Ter taan In most hurlpeaH .nurtrier..
owing TO the persistent ef7 .-,y ~ ~
Russian wgmeu ttemssE ~ fl
they had managed to ga our un.sa-s.
ity colleges for womes With t.B4g atu.
dents; one medical sfadsmy. with 5nt
students, and np.rlrous lnterf~r fg1tf
schools. Thsre s:e 700 women dat l-s
in Russia Of tlom nearly Cae-h1ff ara
employed in he civil service eh.say
by The Gems yos.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18

The family is the foundation of the
state, and in studying the equities of
public burden bearing, governments
have not lost sight of the bachelors
The addition of % per cent to their as
-sessed valuation by the grand duehy OF
'Hesse is initiated in effect, 1t seems, by
the tax law in Kansas, citizen there
who supports only himself being rated
at the common valuation and 5000
more. The bachelors liberty Is made
part OF his taxable property. Such an
ordinance may not always encourage
matrimony," as the Hesse law con-
templates. but the legislators probably
meant to tax bachelors, not 80 much
for a privilege as for stunning a privi-
lege.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-11-18

fork 'P'nnJ special baltimore Gun.
by request of Mayor Geise the drug.
gists have stopped the sale of on,,,n,
""a morphine except upon the pre-
seFiptioh Of reputable physicians !.
consequence the large number of mao.
PIE IN this place who have been' net, ,o
quantities Of morphine, mostly he ,a'
lection, are in state Of consterna,,an
and many have sought solent,o' 800. ..''','
s a. treatment Other victims Of tho
uLu 1 nave sent to other places for a
s mnne some are using headache now,
a o,a as a sub5titute. One York phvsi.
eian Is treating sixteen mornh,no
cases. 'Vi pune