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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-30

There is a new kind of doctor: he
writes his patients anonymous letters,
and abuses them, saying they should
be ashamed of pretending to be sick
when they are not, and that the White
Caps are talking of whipping them for
needlessly disturbing and annoying
their friends. 1t may be a good idea.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-30

We desire to thank Col. Cooper, own
er of the circus, for giving a street pa
rade without elephants. Elephants are
the nastiest, ugliest looking things on
earth: an elephant always reminds US
of mud hole dried up, and they al
WAYS scare the horses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-30

You can tell how much a woman
trusts her husband by the fact thai
when he takes her to vaudeville show
with him she doesn't think he is in any
danger,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-30

Some women go off and have a big
cry, who should go of and hunt a big
club, and use at
Some people get up surprise parties
because it is the only way an which
they can get invited.
A widow doesn't feel entirely bereft
so long as she has enough money in
the bank to buy a cow
The contest among the women at
present seems to be as to which shall
wear the largest plaids in her skirts.
Most married women have an exag-
gerated notion of the ease with which
their husbands ought to make money.
If two men engage in a. controversy.
and ask you to settle it, don't do 1t:
one of them is bound to jaw you, in
stead of the other man.
Unless a man is worth 5000 he is
not far enough away from the day
when he went barefoot for his folks to
enjoy hearing him boast of it.
A man who runs stands on the Fourth
of July for the sale of pies and lemon
ade, threatens to leave Atchison be-
cause it is slow, and has only one
Fourth Of July celebration a year.
If a doctor should advise a woman to
put anything on the small of her back
as heavy and warm as a hustle, what
tender sympathy she would receive
from her friends for being compelled
to wear it!
The women are permitting their dress
skirts to cape in the back again From
this circumstance we discover that the
bustles women wear are made Of fine
wire, and not of old newspapers, as
some unobserving men suppose.
We desire to thank Col. Cooper. own
er of the circus, for giving street pa
rade without elephants. Elephants are
the nastiest, ugliest looking things on
earth: an elephant always reminds US
of a mud hole dried up, and they al
ways scare the horses.
There is a new kind of doctor: he
writes his patients anonymous letters,
and abuses them, saying they should
be ashamed of pretending to be sick
when they are not, and that the White
Caps are talking of whipping them for
needlessly disturbing and annoying
their friends. 1t may be a good idea.
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
LFrom the New York Press.l
Woman without religion is as natural
as cat without fur.
After the first three or four times a
man falls in love in the regular way
he takes liver pills.
A woman doesn't begin to love a man
until she begins to be afraid she isn't
enough afraid of him.
The trouble with marriage is it's a
mockery if you don't have ideals, and If
you do, you smash them all
You can tell how much a woman
trusts her husband by the fact that
when he takes her to a vaudeville show
with him she doesn't think he Is in any
danger
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23
SHANGHRIED AND
RESCUED IN TIME
CHARLIE WAN, A CHINESE, rs
DRAGGED TO MAIL DOCK.
Placed on Board a Schooner Bound for
Alaska, but the Police Were
Notified and Took
Him Off.

Charlie Wan, a Chinese living at 61S
Jackson street was shanghaied Friday
night and forcibly dragged by two white
men and Chinese to the Mail Dock and
placed on board the schooner B. j. Che
ney, bound for Alaska.
Corporal Cockerill learned of the case
and reported it yesterday morning to
Captain Spillane, who, accompanied by
Policemen Tyrrell and Esola, went at
once to the Mail Dock and took Charlie
Wan off the vessel.
Charlie told the captain that about
three months ago Jue Yick asked him to
sign a paper, which he said was a con-
tract for Yick to go to Alaska, and If
Charlie signed it Yick could get an ad-
vance of S74 on his wages. Charlie on
that representation signed the paper. He
heard nothing further of the matter, and
was surprised when two white men rep
resenung themselves as police officers ap-
preached him on Jackson street and
grabbed hold of him. Cue Chung, Chi
nese, was with the two men.
They told him that he had signed a con-
tract to go to the Alaska fisheries, and
as the vessel was about to sail he would
have to go with them. He demonstrated
with them. but they dragged him along
until they reached the Mail Dock and
put him aboard the vessel.
Charlie did not know where Jue Yick
could be found. and was unable to give a
description of the two white men, as It
was dark at the time and he was un-
able to get a good look at them. He has
been working for Louis Bloch, 70I Front
street, for some time. The police are
searching for the kidnapers.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23
WHO OWNS THE HoRsEsP
A Witness for the Defense in the
Foster Case Gives Strong Testi-
mony the Other Way.

One of the witnesses for the defense in
the case of Fred Foster, the hOrseman
charged with obtaining money by false
pretenses, surprised the attorneys for the
defendant yesterday while being exam
ined in Judge Conlans court.
Attorney Z. /. Rhodes testified that he
knew both Foster and Howard, the COM
planning witness, and he never at any
time saw any acknowledgment or bill of
sale signed by Foster that Howard had
half interest in the horses Yellow Tail and
Sam Mckee Foster had told him that
he did not own a hair in the tails of the
horses, and witness could never induce
him to show him the original bill of sale
for Yellow Tail. Foster had often re-
ferred TO Howard's kindness and gen
erosity TO him. on the night prior to
the signing of the disputed paper witness
had strongly advised Foster to settle up
the troubles between him and Howard by
giving Howard a bill of sale outright to
the two horses.
Defendants attorneys were so staggered
by Rhodes evidence that they declined to
requestiOn him, but said they would defer
it till the next calling of the case.
Garnett Ferguson, another witness for
the defense, testified that he had sold Sam
McKeeVer to Foster on January % for
S5000 which was paid in gold coin. The
case viii be continued Tuesday afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23

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rheumatism, sciatica, neuralgia, uric
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The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23
her down on Clay street wharf. The
Walker was not damaged to any great ex-

her down on Clay street wharf. The
Walker was not damaged to any great ex-
tent
The schooners Vine and Maxim were in
collision off Meiggs wharf yesterday. The
Vine was lying at anchor awaiting crew
and the Maxim was outward bound for
wharf the Maxim missed stays and The
tide carried her down on the Vine. The
latter lost her starboard rail and the
Maxim her martingale.
Captain Won Helms of the steamer Cur
acao telegraphs the Merchants Exchange
that the United States training ship Ad-
that all the boys We're well and enjoying
themselves.
The battleship Iowa will be open for in
spection to-day and the launches Amy and
William d will carry visitors from Fol
som-street wharf to her.
H. J. Bish came down from Ukiah last
Friday and yesterday morning was robbed
of S1OO at the ferries. He was expecting
some friends by the early morning train
and went down to meet them. In his fob
pocket he carried five 81, gold pieces, and
white he was in the crowd some thief used
a sharp knife and took both pocket and
twen:ies. He reported the matter to Cap
tain DupieaVy, but the police have very
little hopes Of finding either pocket or
lloney.
Captain Inman sealby leaves on his last
voyage in the Coptic in day or two. on
the return Of the vessel to San Francisco
Captain Kinder, who was here in the Bel
gic, will command her. Captain Sealby is
one of. the most popular masters in the
employ of the Occidental and Oriental
Company He has been coming here since
1893 and was formerly first officer of the
Oceanic. The chances are he will take
command of one of the new steamers now
being built for the White Star line. Chief
Steward Gliddon of the Coptic is going
back into the railroad business and his
place will be filled by Thomas Lilly.
The coast survey steamer Patterson will
leave for st. Michael on June l. Captain
Pratt goes out in command and W. A
OMalley will be executive officer
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23
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Have you ever considered what neg
lecing your kidneys means?
Have you ever realized the terrible
risk you are taking?
Do you not pass on the streets, every
day. men and women whose counten-
ances show that the final stake is up
and the die being cast?
How may you know them?
BY their pale, sallow, sunken or
bloated countenances, dull, lack-luster
eyes, puffy or dark circles under the
eyes, slow, languid movements,
blotched, pimpled unhealthy complex
ions, and general appearance of weak
ness and debility.
In addition to their outward appear
ance, how do they feel themselves?
Weak, worn out, tired, languid, rest
less, nervous, irritable and worried
easily over trifles feverish, chilly, short
of breath, dizzy, irregular heart, rheu-
matte, with pain or dull ache in the
back, neuralgia, sleepless, generally de-
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Weak and unhealthy kidneys cause
all these symptoms.
Your kidneys are the most important
organs of the body.
They work to keep you in health by
fiItering out of your, blood the poisons
and germs of disease.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great
kidney remedy, cures unhealthy kid
news. helps them to do their work, aids
them to filter and purify the blood, and
restores health to both men and women
in all cases of kidney and bladder dls-
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23
HONESTY REWARDED IN
A TANGIBLE MANNER

n D. JONES, interpreter of Chi
nese for the United States At
torney. was electrified yes
terday on receiving a telegram
from Washington informing him that
his salary had been increased from
SIS to S125 per month.
Jones honesty and the fact that he
has always refused to take a fee out
side of his salary is the reason for the
increase in his pay. 1t was asked for
by United States Circuit Judge Nor
row. United States Commissioner
Heacock, Internal Revenue Collector
Lynch, District Court Clerk Morse.
United States Marshal Shine, United
States Attorney Coombs and eX-
United States Attorney Foote
Before Mr.. Jones was appointed to
the position he now holds it was the
custom to charge Chinese 81 for each
case in which. the interpreter acted.
This helped to swell the interpreters S
salary, and though the collection of
this fee was not authorized by law
no objection was made. Whom Mr..
Jones took the office he refused to ask
for or accept a dollar outside his sal
ary. He said that he did not want
to preach Christianity on Sundays in
Chinatown with money in his pockets
extorted from his hearers.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23
ART GALLERY ANNEX TO
MARK HOPKINS INSTITUTE
MONEY FOR ENTERPRISE CON-
TRIBUTED BY MR.. SEARLES.
The Architect Estimates That the
Structure Will Cost Twenty-Six
Thousand Dollars.

No time will be lost in building the art
gallery annex Of the Mark Hopkins In
stitute 1t is now ascertained that the
sum of $26, 900 will be required to construct
the gallery according to the accepted
plans. Yesterday Horace G. Plat, repre-
senting Mr.. Searles. made a payment to
the architect and directed that the work
should go on at once.
The artists have long desired a suitable
gallery. with proper light for the display
Of their pictures. When the "long felt
want" was exhibited to Mr.. Searles, he
asked for estimates of the cost. At first
but when the architects and the artists
finished their calculations the figures of
cost were. increased. Mr.. Searles met each
advance in a generous spirit, but request
ed, just prior to his departure, that the
outlay be kept as near $4,000 as possible.
The Art Association. under the presi-
dency of Joseph d. Grant, is in pros
porous condition.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23
FULTON RESIGNS.
Will Leave Southern Pacific Employ
on May /.

j. NJ Fulton, master of transportation
and practically general manager Of the
Nevada, California and Oregon Railroad,
has sent in his resignation to the Southern
Pacific and on the 1st of May will retire
to private life in order that he may give
his whole attention to his rapidly increas-
ing private interests.
Mr.. Fulton has had the management Of
the Nevada road ever since 1t has been
a Southern Pacific property and has man
aged 1t successfully. He has always
maintained his offices at Reno. where
most of his own interests are centered
His resignation. which has been accept
ed will take effect on May l.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23
POSTUM CEREAL.
IF COFFEE DIGESTS

All is we'll About one person in three
suffers some form Of bodily all that
gradually disappears when coffee is left
off entirely.
Then what to drink is the question.
Postum Food Coffee is the nearest ap-
proach in taste identical when care
fully made), but instead of being drug
it is the highest form of nourishment,
fattening and strengthening babies,
children and adults. --.-----
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23
For the Sunday School

'The Best Laid Plans" charming
comedy in two acts, by Paul L. Ford, will
be given by an excellent amateur cast on
May in the Sunday-ochool of the First
Unitarian Church
In the cast will be Miss Gertrude
Church, Miss May NJ Lowell, Miss Caro-
line S. Ayers, Miss Henrietta Stadtmuller.
John E Medan, e. Farquharson, Walter
A: Scott, Isaac o. Upham.
The proceeds of the entertainment will
go toward the Sunday-schooI fund.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23

vestigations made by him it appears that
the Spring Valley Water Company has
since 1888 been overpaid total amount
of $6110 81 for water furnished Alamo
Square and Alta Plaza. The contention of
the water company is that water supplied
other squares was charged against Alamo
Square in order to avoid confusion in the
itemizing of bills. The committee took no
members were of the opinion that the
amount of the alleged overcharge should
be deducted from the next bills presented
by the company.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23

At the last meeting OF the Norwegian
Club Fran the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year. P. o. Aune,
president, c. A. Anderson, first vice pres
ident; Charles Olsen, second vice presi-
dent: Charles SelsbaCh, treasurer; j.
Bernhoft, secretary. The club will cele-
brate the 17th of May with an entertain
ment in Union Square Hall.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23
The Jockey Club Case.

Sergeant Helm was again on the stand
yesterday morning in the case of the Pa
cific Coast Jockey Club against Chief Lees
and his subordinates. and told his story
regarding gambling that occurred at the
track during the days of the police raids
and the arrests that followed. Helm
testified that he captured a ticket from
a man he heard call the amount he want
ed to bet and in short order the man and
ticket were captured. His testimony was
all on this line, nothing new being de-
veloped. At noon the case was continued
till Monday morning
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23
Supervisors Accept Bids and Make
Recommendations

The Public Buildings Committee of the
Board of Supervisors met yesterday and
agreed to recommend the acceptance Of
the bid of David G.. Pierce, $50, for
building the new Mission police station.
The committee will also recommend that
the bids for furnishing the Hall of JUS
tice be opened by the Board of Supervi-
sors on Monday.
The Finance Committee of the Board of
Supervisors met yesterday afternoon and
passed upon q large number of demands
on the treasury. Expert Cyril Williams
reported to the committee that from in
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23
Mrs. Travers Is Vindicated.

Mrs. Laura Travers. who slapped Attor-
ney Louis c. Pistolesi's face because he
insulted her in Justice of the Peace
DUNES court and was arrested on a
charge Of battery at the instance of the
irate attorney, had her case dismissed by
Judge Graham yesterday. The Judge said
that Pistoesi had no right to grab hold
of the defendants arm, making it black
and blue, and she was justified in slapping
his face.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23

Ocean .7ater Tub Baths.
1o1 Seventh st. corner Mission. Salt water,
direct from ocean.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23
Norwegian Club's officers.

"99' Cleveland bicycles, $40 and $50; 1897
Crescents, $35. Leavitt & Bill. 3O9 Larkin.|
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23

Advances made on furniture and pianos. with
or without removal. J. Noonan lO17- 1923 Mission.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23

OF directors Of the Ship-owners' Association
80 80 ,I iot satisfactory TO the great majority OF
seL0Ts. 1t Is not satisfactory to sailors
a. all II may be satisfactory to the lands
men VINO, under different kinds of induce
ments, are prevailed upon to go to sea for
Trip or so. OF that we know nothing. The
proposed scale could not be made the basis
lot any agreement extending along the
COAST. You go on to state that whether
II could be maintained would depend large
~ uHon themselves (the sailors)." Seafaring
men nave long understood that the main
tanning OF wages depended upon refusal to
accept less, but there was hope, born of
reports circulating along the water front,
that the Ship-owners' Association might be
willing to adopt by agreement a reasonable
scale and to adhere to the same for speci-
ned time. That the sailors would agree to
any scale agreed upon was proven beyond
doubt when there effort to increase
wages during the prosperous years from 1888
TO 1879. You suggest further that your
sociation is practically shut off from any
conference because our union made such
conference contingent upon the accept
ance of the above scale Of wages from San
Francisco You are fully aware that our
communication left all other questions
open,' and that any conference limited to
''devising ways and means of aiding the
Government in the enforcement of its new
laws would be entered upon at any time
you should desire.
You further inform us that you have
deemed 1t useless to call meeting of
the Board Of Directors to consider our letter
of the 5th instant. We expected that our
communication would have been considered
Of sufficient importance to have been other
wise dealt with. We hoped that a confer
enCe might be brought about. and took such
action as we thought advisable to that end.
If we understand your communication at
all, il informs us that you, personally, think
that the ship-owners are unwilling to confer
with us.
Awaiting your further pleasure. I am. on
behalf of the Sailors Union of the Pacific,
yours truly, A. FURUSETH,
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23

There was no reply to the last commu-
nication and thus the matter rests. The
union yesterday. No less than eight yes
sells sailed with non-union crews and
those that are still tied up expect to get
away to-day. The vessels that sailed
were the Mary Win&elman, W. H. Di-
mond, Prussia, Occidental, Andrew
Welch, Mary Buhne, Daisy Rowe and
ready to sail, however, and the union
promises to delay their departure as much
as possible.
The story about Captain Jensen. a
union patrolman, and runner" in yes
terday's paper was not entirely correct.
The patrolman was carefully knocked out
by the runner" but Captain Jensen was
not followed nor had he anything to do
with the fracas.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23
CONTRACTS PROVIDED FOR.

If your property is mortgaged and you need
more money see II. Murphy. $50 Market
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23

Sailors Union OF the Pacifc-San Francisco.
Cal. April 49, 1899
Charles Z. NayIor Secretary Ship-owners'
Association san Francisco, CaL-Dear Sir:
Yours Of the 18th instant has been sub
mltted 70 the Sailors Union Of the Pacific.
and l am instructed to reply as follows:
The scale Of wages adopted by the Board
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-04-19
ARE OFF FOR SAMOA.

Commissioners Leave Washington After
Lunch With Secretary Hay.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-Mr. Bartlett
Trip, the United States representative
on the Samoan commission. called at
the state department and was closeted
with Secretary Hay for half an hour.
He also conferred for some time with
Third Assistant Gridler, who has been
particularly in charge Of the Samoan
negotiations, and then accompanied the
secretary to the White House. In addi-
ton to his written instructions Mr.. Trirp
was made fully acquainted with the
private views of the president and Sec.
rotary Hay, respecting the proposed
work for the commission.
Secretary Hay entertained the Sa.
moan high commission at lunch at his
residence at lao. 1t was the first time
the members of the commission had
come together and while the gathering
was quite informal and social. mainly
for the. purpose Of getting acquainted,
yet it afforded an opportunity for dis.
cussing the Samoan topic in its general
phases. The commission will be off on
it's mission at nee. The members will
make no effort to keep together on the
way to San Francisco. Mr.. Eliot, the
British member, has started. Mr.. Trim,
is anxious to have Mrs. Trip accom-.
pany him to Samoa, and this may take
him home before he reaches San Fran,
cisco. Baron S;ernberg leaves during
the afternoon. No effort to enter into
the merits of the Samoan question will
be made until Samoa is reached.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-04-19

BERLIN, April 1.-THE correspondent
here Of the Associated Press hears on
authority that the German consul at
Apia, Samoa, Herr Rose, will receive
cabled instructions, to be conveyed to
him by steamer from the nearest cable
station, to join the tripartite proclama-
ton calling upon all the inhabitants Of
Samoa to Immediately desist from all
hostilities and agitation, pending the
arrival at Apia of the joint commission
Of the powers appointed to settle the
affairs in dispute in the islands.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-04-19
Japan Will Grant Subsidies.

San FRANCISCO, April 19.-Prince
Konoye Of Japan is authority for the
statement that the parliament Of his
country has decided to grant subsidies
to the two steamship companies now
operating lines between the Orient and
this coast. This will mean that each of
the companies will at once build for the
trade between Yokohama and San Fran
cisco, and for that between Yokohama
and Seattle, three ships which will be
as large as those now in the service.