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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-12-18

Fifty-six per cent. Of those dying from
heart disease are over sixty years old.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-12-18

Catarrh cured at home. Three preparations
IN ono package. Ask your dealer for DR..
Hartleys Great Remedy" Be sure you get it.
Ats. Stanley & Brown Drug Co., BALTIC. Md.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-12-18

Plso' s Curefor Consumption is an infalliblo
medicine for coughs and colds.-N. W.
SAMUEL, Ocean Grove, n. j., Feb. II, l9OO.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-12-18

Mrs Wiusiow's Soothing Syrup for children
tsetbine, soften the gums, reduces inhamna-
tion, allays pain cures wind collie. 25c. bottle
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-12-18
Locomotive Headllnht ExpIodes.

LNVS''NF'F@ ''0r8F'' J''H T'ONNS'
A queer accident happened at Spring,
field, Mass. The headlight of a loco,
motive exploded and Il started stub,
bora hlazs
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-12-18

OF all newspapers in the world sixty
eight in every 100 are printed in the Eng
lish language.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-12-18

There are nearly 27O different religions
in the United Kingdom.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-12-18

The Japanese carry $98,ooo.ooo oil life
insurance, $I63OOo,ooo OF fire, and
sos 900 900 OF marine insurance.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-12-18

ANY ore can dye with PUTNAM FADE
LESS DYES; no experience required.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-12-18

Albinos are found among all races OF
mankind and among animals and plants.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-12-18

Senegal exports annually about 100,
600 tons OF peanuts.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-12-18
|CEpSlCUh VaSELlAE

(PUr UpIN ooLLAPSIBLE TUBEs)
substitute forand superior to mustard or
any other plaster, and will not blister the
most delicate skin. The pain allaying and
icnrativeQualitieso of this artic Gle &rewonder-
ful. 1t will stop tho to0thache at once, and
relieve headache and sciatica. We recon-
mand IL as tho hest and safest external
counter-irrita ntkn owu, also asan external
remedy for pains in the chest and stomac h
and alirheuinat tic. neuralgia and goutycon
plants. A trial will prove what we claim
forit, and It will be found to be inyalua6le
n the household Many people say Itisthc
best OF all Of your preparations" Priceis
I lets. at all druggists or other dealers, or 10y
sending thisamount tousin postage stamps
we wilisend you tube by mail. No article
should he accepted by the puhlicuniess the
same carries orr label, as otherWiS rs not
4 II State Street, NEW YORK CITY.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-12-18
Alrift.

In Worcester there are 703 women who
rake needles and 1914 female nailmakcrs.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-12-18
.urcefui Woman

DMgs in the monosyllable.
Wcll" said the first speaker, with a
smile-she was a woman with sense
of humor-"the fact is, don't have
to. l have way OF making myself
out younger than l am, il wish to,
without telling q fib at all"
Really" inquired the other, curl
ously; ''in what Way?'
Il put the burden OF the fib all upon
the questioner. You see, when one OF
my dear women friends-it is always
women who are curious on this point
asks mshow old l am, say, oh, I'm
a year or two older than you. you
know, my dcar-at least year older:
fLet ME see, now, how old are you?
And then she always knocks more off
my age than should ever have the
nerve to do myself
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-09
EIGHT LIFE TERMERS
LEAVE PRISON TO-DAY

Fourteen inmates of the State prison at
morning Eight of the men who were
San Quentin who were pardoned by Gov
ernor Gage will be free men tomorrow
granted full pardons were Iife-termers in
the penal institution. Jerry Mccarthy, a
life-termer from Del Norte, who has been
in San Quentin since 1873 is among the
pardoned. Jerry has been dungeon tender
for twenty-four years. Among the other
life-termers pardoned are Nelson G.
Pierce, sentenced from San Francisco for
the murder of A. l.. Mott at present in
sane, and Wang Chuey, sentenced in 1895
from Los Angeles for murder; Jose Mira
Alviso and Francisco Alviso brothers,
sentenced from Monterey In 1879 for mur-
der, and Charles Seastow, for murder
committed in Sacramento.
Among those not life termers and
granted full pardons are Adam Yorke,
doing 25 years for murder committed in
Fresno; George Wilson, doing u years for
burglary in Los Angeles; Francis NJ
Ryan, doing Is years for felony COM
mitted in San Luis Obispo; Pat Savage,
doing 25 years for murder committed in
Los Angeles in 1898. Those commuted
were A. F. Williams, doing 10 years for
manslaughter, reduced to years, from
December -; Charles w. Hawes doing
so years for murder, reduced to IS years
and months, from June l, 1892, and
William Williams, doing 50 years for
murder, reduced to 26 years. from 1887
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-09
Messages Plain Words
Cause Lawmakers
Surprise.

and spawned old-timer to greet him by
his first name.
Among those who received a hearty
welcome and a firm grasp of the hand
was Captain w. J. Paterson of Oakland,
one of the sturdy "Old Guard of veter-
ans Of the company formerly commanded
by the Governor.
The Pardee family will remain in Sac
ramento until after the inaugural ball
Monday night. Then the children, who
are in a high state of excitement over
the approaching festivities, will return to
Oakland and reside for the present with
their aunt.
AT the close of the session to-day the
Senate adjourned until Saturday morn
ing. but the exodus of members by the
first train means that there will be no
quorum then and another adjournment
will have to be taken until Tuesday. The
Assemblymen, however, were not in such
haste TO get home and decided to meet
tomorrow morning. though there is
nothing doing" that anybody knows of,
except, perhaps, the troublesome patron
age revolt.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-09
TAKE BABY GIRL
FROM CHINATOWN
Pretty Child Said to Be
White Rescued From
Mongolians.

Detective George Mcmahon and Frank
]. Kane, secretary of the Pacific Humane
Society rescued a little girl. aged five
years, from a Chinese actor and actress
at the Chinese Theater on Washington
street last night.
The child is very pretty and 1t is a ques-
ton whether she is half Chinese or pure
Caucasian. One story is that she is the
daughter Of a notorious woman and a Chi
nese merchant. both of New York Citv
Another is that she is the offspring OF
white parents and that she was sold into
Chinese slavery by them for 500.
There will be a battle in court for her
possession. which may bring out some
sensational facts.
The little girl was taken from New York
to Portland by a Chinese actress named
Ngan You, who Joined an actor named
Ho Gin in the latter city. About sf,
months ago they came to San Francisco.
bringing the child with them. and accent
ed an engagement at the Washington
street theater.
For time they kept the little one CON-
cealed, but latterly allowed it 10 nlav
about the stage of the theater- n was
found there by Mcmahon and Kane
The child is now in charge of the ma
tron at the City Prison and will be kent
there until Kane's petition TO be appoInt-
ed her guardian comes up before Juds,a
Coffey on the 18th inst
Ho Gin followed the officers to the
prison, declaring the child was his own
and that it was an outrage to take her
away from him.
Kane claims ne can prove positively that
the DaDy Is OF American parentage.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-09
CHICAGO AND ALTON
FIREMEN WILL STRIKE
Decide by Referendum Vote to Quit
Work to Enforce Demand for
More Paw.

CHICAGO, Jan. s.-The locomotive fire
men employed by the Chicago and Alton
Railroad have decided by referendum
vote to go on strike to enforce the de-
mands presented to the officials of the
road December l for an increase of 1917
per cent in wages. The vote will be
counted tomorrow at Bloomington, ILL.,
Word was received from Bloomington to-
night that the vote would be almost unan-
imous for strike.
John ]. Hanahan. grand master of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Firemen
went 10 Bloomington tonight, and, il is
said, will issue the strike order as soon
as the vote is counted unless the railroad
officials agree to the demands of the men,
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-09
GIRLS
WILL TAKE A CHANCE
Blind Opportunity to Get Married
Appeals to the Women
of Indiana

KOKOMO, Ind. Jan. S.-Forty-eight
Kokomo and Howard County girls are
making preparations to start to Rugby,
North Dakota, to become wives Of men
they have never seen. Several weeks ago
j. r. Walters, formerly of this place. now
a resident of North Dakota, wrote a let
ter to paper here stating that there
We're 800 bachelors near Rugby wanting
wives. AS result Walters received near
ly one hundred letters from young women
of this place offering to go there and
marry their share of lonely bachelors.
The names of the women were given
the North Dakota men, and a cores
pondence was opened, forty-eight young
women being willing to take chances on
securing good husbands
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-09
Routine M e a S ure S
Drag Wearily> in
Assembly.
All interest Centers
in Formation of
Committees.

ALL HEADQUARTERS SAC
" RAMENTO, Jan. Sit was
81 indeed a quiet day in the AS
~ sembly. The roll call showed
W a strong quorum, but the men,
bers while making a bluff at
doing days work responded most heart
lily when the motion for adjournment was
made. The morning session lasted but
half an hour and that time was taken
up in the reading of minor resolutions,
the appointment of attaches and the
changing of a few positions on the list
Of taX-eaters that had been passed dur
ing yesterdays session.
After prayer by the chaplain honors for
the floor went begging. Beyond asking
for the change of a name or two on tn :
list of appointments the members We're
silent. 1t seemed that the one endeavor
of the House was to rush things through
and ask for an adjournment until Mon
day. l Wertheimer resigned his position
as bookkeeper to the sergeant at arms
and the place, worth S. per day, was
given to Al Sewald.
The mileage bill was offered and Speaker
Fisk appointed Walker King and Lum-
ley as a committee to audit the demands
presented
The report of the Committee on Rules
was submitted to the House. No ma
terial change was made in the rules that
governed the last session outside of the
forming of a committee on universities
and one on constitutional amendments
and the dropping of the census and the
apportionment committees.
A concurrent resolution authorizing the
expenditure of a sufficient sum TO place
the Capitol in order for the inaugural ball
was adopted. Governor Pardee sent a
message to the House announcing the
appointment of A. B. Nye Of Oakland as
his private secretary On a joint resolu-
ton, the Senate concurrIng, it was or
dered that the deaths of Lawrence J.
Dwyer and ]. H. Sewell be recorded on
the minutes.
John p. Greeley, Charles Thompson, +.
w. Heatherly and ]. w. Harney were
annninted assistant clerks.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-09
-FOUR ARE KILLED
IN A COLLISION
Fast Freight Crashes
Into Passenger
Train.

ADA, Ohio, Jan. S.-Four men are dead
and fourteen. or more other persons. were
injured, one fatally, as the result of a
collision between two trains on the Penn
sylvania system son Main street in
this city at 5 clock this evening.
The dead:
THOMAS d. COOK, conductor passen-
ger train.
JOSEPH STEIN, Fort Wayne, Ind.
M. POOL, Fort Wayne, Ind
ALONZO HARLEY, Vanwert Ohio.
The injured: w. A. Freeze, Chicago: j.
]. Casey, Toledo, cannot recover; Mr.. and
Mrs Deuiselman and little daughter of
Vanwert, Ohio: Peter Tracy, conductor of
train No. 35; Curtis McElroy. Ada, Ohio;
Andrew Drummer, Fort Wayne, Ind; NJ.
Geise, Ottawa; Walter Klinger, Ada; w.
B. Blackburn, baggageman of No. 35; Guy
Kingsburg, editor of the Dunkirk Stand
ard; Benjamin Cooke, Fort Wayne; Z. j.
Burdette. Dayton. Ohio.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-09
obseryance of Arbor Dav.

BAKERSFIELD, Jan. S.-Senator s. S.
Smith, president of the San Joaquin Val
ley Commercial Association, has ad-
dressed a circular to all parlors of the
Native Daughters of the Golden West In
the valley requesting them to cooperate
in the observance of Arbor Day. The
plan is that each parlor shall take up the
work in its particular locality and raise
the necessary funds, after which a day
shall be chosen on which all will be
urged to turn out and assist in planting
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-09
Train NO. a5. xestbound. Cor Fort

Train No So, westbound, for Fort
Wayne, started out of the station, but
at the Main-street crossing was com
PEELED to stop on account of accident
to the airbrake. A flagman was sent
back to notify No. 10, a fast freight train
going in the same direction, which was
several minutes late On account of
driving snowstorm the engineer of No. 19
was unable to see the signal in time to
slacken his speed and his engine crashed
into the rear coach of No. 80 while run
ming at the rate of forty miles an hour.
No. 35 consisted of two coaches, the rear
one being a combination baggage and
passenger car, with another passenger car
in front. Both were telescoped and scarce
ly a passenger escaped injury of some
sort The engineer and fireman of No. 10
were also slightly hurt, but not enough to
prevent them from rendering immediate
assistance to those who were in distress.
The engine of No. 10 was almost demol-
ished, but the cars behind were not dam
aged in the least and none of the pas
sengers were bruised.
The company officials tonight announce
that the entire freight crew Is to blame,
without specifying an individual.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-09
TAKING CARE OF soUTHRoNs.

Speaker Fisk stands aces up with the
members who came from south of the
Tehachapi. In the caucus of the Repub-
lican members where the naming of a
Speaker was the one big event Fisk was
not overburdened with votes. Dunlap
gave him a hard run among the men
from the orange groves and 1t looked for
a while that the lawmakers from down
below held the whip hand. True. Fisk
held his own, but the delegation was
wavering and the least break would have
started a slide for Dunlap and changed
the complexion of the struggle. 1t was
an open secret that Fisk felt his weak
ness in that section and when the vote of
the caucus was finally given to him he
realized that the southerners could have
turned him down and beaten him for the
honored position.
When Fisk was elected the contingent
from the citrus belt felt that 1t was all
day with them so far as favors were
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-09
chafee DENIES ResponsibilitY.

NEW YORK, Jan. S.-Major- General
Adna r. Chaffee made denial to-day of
the cabled report that any act order. or
instruction of his while in the Philippines
could be construed into an authorization
of the application of the water cure for
the purpose of extorting information from
natives. General Chaffee made this state
ment when his attention was called to a
dispatch from Manila giving an account
of the court-martiaI of Major Glenn of
the Fifth Infantry.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-09
ATTACHES ARE NAMED.

The following attaches were appointed
during the afternoon session:
Assistant committee clerks-Mrs. Ida Her
bert, Miss E. Irwin, c. " Pedlar, Anna Nc
Ainsworth, NJ. l. Walker, H. H. Mcdonald.
Mrs. c. A. Wise; S4
Bridges Sc.
Sergeant at arms to Ways and Means Com
mittee-E b. Johnson, So.
Superintendent of attaches-H. A. Pierce. S5.
Assistant serSeants- alarms to committees
A Eisfsld Sam HIunSwfk rs WilIiSm Ham
Johnson Jr., L. T. Holland, Hugh Murphy, S.
Assistant bill clerks-Percy Hazelton. viii
liam Tryce, E. A Tibbetts; $4
Porters~W. H. Gallagher, J. R, Hudson. F.
S. Baker w. H. Blake, ]. d. Shay, j. C.
Crawford Walter Leitch, John Palms; s3
watchmen-J Mclaughlin & gh Fred Rauer' W.
PagesgTracy I. storer, Joseph Imsand. F.
Rodgers Willie Saunders, Harold Doherty, F.
Nedlein; 81 go
Assistant observation-disclosures Fisk S3
Assistant mail carrier-Thomas Smith; So.
Lloyd Childs, Peter Faher Jr., Elmer Hala-
han; SO.
Chambers F. NJ. Ensign. Austin Langford. E.
e. Maxwell, ]. Mccormack, w S. Hickman,
Harry Dunlap, Herbert Baker. William Slade,
Howard Raines. A. B. Freidlander; ST.
Assistant postmistresses- Agnes Kelly.
Miss Pauline Smith; 81
Assistant history clerk-Ben Peckham; ST.
Coatroom attendant-William H. Gale; S5.
Assistant courtroom attendant-H. H. Mas
sey; S4.
Elevator attendants-Thomas Rae Charles
Ashhurst 81.
Engineer Q. Nolan; 81
Assistant engineer-John Bailey, 81
Ladies' coakroom attendant-Miss L. Har-
ris; SO.
Assistant ladies' cloakroom attendants-Mrs.
c. r. johnson, Mrs. Nora Carroll: SO.
Stenographer to Democratic minority-Miss
e. r. Houghton; IS.
Clerk to Democratic mlnority-Miss Florence
Nelson; So
Clerk to Union Labor minority-Miss Jessie
Speegle 81.
: This done an adjournment was taken
until 10 a. m. tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-09
Will Press Currency Bill

WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-The House
committee on Banking and Currency to-
day asked Chairman Fowler to Dress fo,.
an opportunity to bring before tae House
for consideration the currency bill intro
duced by him in accordance with tba
views of the Republican members OF tbf.
committee The minority OF the commit
zee were given five days within which to
nrssent their report upon the bin
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-09
Santa Rosa Church Wedding.

SANTA ROSA, Jan. S-Henry d. Noon
an and Miss Sara Markham, two prom
inent young people of this city, were
welded at an early morning mass in the
Catholic church of st. Rose on B street.
Rev. j. M. Cassin officiating. The bride
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Markham pioneer residents of this city
Markham is a capitalist and is also vice
president of the California Northwestern
Railroad. The groom is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. p. H. Noonan, also wealthy
residents of this city.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-09
Burt Returns to Omaha.

OMAHA. Neb.. Jan. S-President Hor-
ace O. Burt Of the Union Pacific Railroad,
arrived here from New York to-day. He
sa4d the conferences with leaders Of the
striking machinists and boilermakers
would be continued in this city next
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-09
Trainmen's Demand Not Rejected.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. S.-A general request
was made by the trainmens and conduc-
tors wage increase committees that the
Western roads fix a date for a confer
ence. Grand Master p. H. Morrissey of
the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen to-
night said that. reports to the contrary
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-09
CHAIRMAN GRAY EXPLAINS

Chairman Gray said that he did not
wish Mr.. Mitchell to understand that any
thing he said indicted the organization.
Il did hope" continued the commissioner
that IL would disentangle itself entirely
from those scenes Of violence and law
lessness with which the strike was at
tended. They may have been exaggerated
as you contend. / am not passing upon
that now We have heard of isolated in
stances Of outrage which We must an
ADMIT We are not saying that the or
ganizatiOn is responsible for every act Of
violence, and we only wanted To see
whether the organization has Interested
itself in maintaining the order which YOU
have advised and whether il has dlscip
lined chose who actually were convicted
Of disorder"
Mr.. Mitchell said he did not know that
any member Of the union had been ex-
PEELED and added that until men are con-
victed Of violation of law the organiza-
tion had no right to eXpeI them and thus
prejudice their case before the trial court
Chairman Gray said that Mr. MftcheI's
point was well taken as rar as concerns
those under Indictment, but what he
wanted to know was whether any Of these
men were ever called upon who had been
notoriOusy engaged in illegal acts and
whether they were subjected to discipline
by the organization. This ended the in
Cfdeut
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-09
Bow Leads Counterfeiters.

GREAT FALLS, Mont, Jan. s.-Patrick
Groghan, aged 16. has been arrested for
passing counterfeit nickels. mostly into
slot machines. He has confessed to the
existence OF gang of counterfeiters
headed by H-year-old boy, and has d.
rected the police to a complete plant for
making bad money. Other arrests will
follow.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-09
MESSAGE A SURPRISE

So far as the legislators themselves are
concerned the Governors broad and
drastically phrased message caused much
surprise TO them, with the possible excep-
ton of the Alameda delegation, and very
few Of them have as yet any definitely
formed ideas on the legislation recon-
mended.
After the interview with Devlin and
Dunlap Governor Pardee devoted the re-
mainder of the day to a sort of Informal !
reception to old friends and new He
proved TO be most democratic and an
Droachable and permitted many frayed
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-09
SouthernerS to Fare
Well at Hands
of Fisk.

concerned and that their friendIiness for
the Stockton man would be a hard rap
against them with the neWA Speaker.
From the very outset, however, Fisk has
shown a disposition to favor the members
from the lower part of the State even
though he IS aware that they were none
too strong for him in his fight for the
chair. In the few committees that he
has already appointed men from the
south are on the list and a rule are
at the head. The feeling of the south
erners Is that they will be as we'll taken
care of in the coming committees as the
rest of the members
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-09

Notwithstanding, the demand for a 20 per
cent increase had not been rejected by
the Western roads and that the two COM
mittees are in a position to discuss the
matter of wage increase and mutually
agree upon terms
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-09
Miss Letherio Is Dead.

LONDON, Jan. 8.-Miss Letherio. an
actress who has been prominent in the
London theaters for many years, is dead.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-09

week, at which time representatives of
the strikers :rom different parts of the
system would be here The representa-
uves of the trainmen and conductors, who
have been in the city waiting for Mr..
Burt to return, expect to meet him in a
conference tomorrow
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-09
ROME Ian e-It

ROME, Jan. Sit Is announced here that
Emperor William OF Germany will reach Rome
April 20 on a visit to the Italian court The
Car of Russia will visit the court Nav II
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-09
FAVOR FREE CLASS BOOKS.

Only such organization having the
sanction of it's national head in any strike
shall be accorded the Endorsement of the
Federation. These and certain other
changes were the only ones that rendered
the constitution satisfactory TO a major
ity of the constitution committee.
At the opening of the afternoon session
the legislative committee announced thar
it was ready to finish It's report and the
regular order of business was suspended
that the report might be submitted. The
committee recommends the introduction
of bills prohibiting the sale of goods In
secondhand bottles; one dealing with the
subject of direct legislation; bill abOl-
ishing the truck" system, and a meas
are providing for free class books for
children in the public schools All Of the
recommendation were adopted.