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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-06
HOW Ard TALKS
ON WATER PLAN
Chairman of Bond Committee
Delivers an Address Before
the Oakland Board of Trade
DEFENDS EMINENT EXPERT
Declares That Opponents of
Project Should Show Some
thing Better or Quit Fight
Oakland ONCE Sam Francisco Call

Oakland ONCE San Francisco Call,
Ills Broadway, Feb. 3.
John L. Howard, chairman of the
special committee of the City Council.
read a paper tonight, by request.
before the Oakland Board Of Trade in
explanation of the business features
of the report recently submitted to the
City Council by the committee on the
subject of municipal water supply
Councilman Howard. after briefly re-
citing conditions that led to the organ
ization Of the special committee and
defending the course of Desmond Fitz-
gerald of Boston, one of the committee,
read at length from the experts re-
port. reviewed the Bay Cities Water
Company offer and reiterated the
statements that the Contra Costa
Water COmpany's tender of lease and
sale was inspired by. the special COM
mittee, and not by President William
]. Dingee of the water company. Con-
corning the plan of arbitration on the
value of the water company's plant,
Councilman Howard vigorously de-
Tended it. He said:
The committee anticipated and discussed
every question that has far been raised
concerning the methods to be employed in car
rylng out its recommendations 1t well knew
that the signature Of the president OF the cor
poration did not bind the corporation and that
IL constitutes only a moral obligation; that
when the city has chosen its expert and is
ready to enter into the agreement, which will
be legally prepared to set forth the Questions
10 be submitted TO arbitration the corpora
tion will be called upon to take such official
action will make the contract legally bind
ing upon the company.
After such contract is made the actual en-
gagement OF the experts will take place, and
if, during the progress of the arbitration.
either side has just and valid reason to fear
unfair treatment the agreement TO arbitrate
may be revoked at any time prior to the final
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-06

$50 club was entertained last evening by
Mr. and Mrs Willard Williamson.
Those present We're: Mr. and Mrs Lee Cole
Burnham- Mr. and Mrs Willard Williamson
Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Watson. Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Gift Mr and Mrs Seth Mann and Mr.
and Mrs. Robert s. Moore
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-17

Rural Tits Haunt the United States Mint zcih Weghy Spec
Of Brass for Which They Haze Pad Dearly.

OF the finest brass have been brought to the
mint lately that were so heavily coated with the
real metal that it was not possible TO tell the
difference with the acid alone. the brick having
to be cut in two before the swindle could be
exposed to the satisfaction of all This coating
OF brick of brass with Il thick layer OF pure
gold is one Of the latest tricks OF the swindlins
fraternity 1t has the great advantage over
the old trick that If the victim has read of the
swindie and calls in L wise friend. who brings
the acid to bear the brick. the rascality is
not readily exposed The method of boring into
the brick to show it is real gold all through IS
not new. SIeisht OF hand usually enables the
operator 70 produce real gold borinss for the
inspection OF the intended victim. But rev
device. the mint experts say. has been brought
into use lately III the shape of drill that takes
up the brass from the bogus brick secIetcs 1t
somewhere in the barrel OF the tool and then
disSorSes into the victims ready palm q mass
OF gold that has been secreted there prior TO the
inspection Of the brick.
All these. however. insignificant tricks
compared with the gigantic scheme that the
mint authorities say the modern gold brick
swindler has cCaCocted to make the timeworn
trick successful The gold brick men now oper-
ate In gangs. with brick of genuine gold as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-17

renewal OF the gold brick swindle Is causing
n wall OF woe to echo through the rural dis
tricts It would be thought that the great pub
Lefty given to this variety Of sWiRdle would
have made it impossible for any TO be vic.
tmZcd. But the CleyeEncss Of rascality is gen
orally able TO rise superior to all obstacles. and
once again the gold brick game nourishes. the
swindIers having rcsortcd 10 n plan of campaign
calculated 10 deceive the very elect To get the
facts for an up-to-date gold brick swind!e story
II Is only necessary 20 corner empioyc OF one
OF the United States minis and ask him 20
peat some or the tales told by the Euileess
countrymen who walk IN with brass brick
and the usual request that ii be turned into
bright. shinin gold pieces. and the equivalent
IN money turned over TO the bcwhiskered caller
In many cases Il is necessary for the expert
only to weight the brick In order TO be con-
WINGED Of its worthlcssrcss. for a brick OF gold
and 4 brick OF brass Of the same size easily
distinguished by balancing them in the hand
the gold being very much heavier than the
brass. But so clever have the swindlers become
that they are able TO give to the bogus bricks
even the proper weight. get near to II that
ii is necessary for the men at the mint to weigh
II carefully In the scales before being assured
that there is something wrong Cold bricks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-17

their chief stock In trade. The genuine brick
figures prominently in every operation. but.
needless to say. stays always in the possession
hours In the course Of each operation. AS .
modern gold brick campaign may extend over q
month before n single victim is landed" the
genuine gold brick can be IN actual in one
part Of the country while the operations are IN
the initial stage in another.
With a cunning that is worthy OF the modern
rascal. the gold brick man nowadays takes II
for granted that the intended victim knows all
about gold brick svvindles. If he has never read
the papers and is ignorant of this clever trick
to pass off a brick of brass for one OF gold. he
is told exactly what il is The gold brick swim
dleT intends TO settle down on his victims trail
and knows that sooner or later some one better
Informed will tell the guileless one that he
would co well 20 look out for the ancient trick
Such a warning is powerless when the victim
has been told OF the swindle beforehand by the
man who inten.ls 10 sell the gold brick. In fact.
the warning only helps the swindler. for surely
very pitfau he is digging for him.
Having thus gained the guiIeIess ones con-
Gdence. the sw!rdler proceeds with the game.
He tells any plausible tale that occurs 20 him
to account fer bis presence in the vicinity. Per-
haps he is from TIE KlOndike. looking for rela-
tives who last heard OF in that neighbour
hood. Anything will do TO serve as an excuse
for camping in the neighbOrhood The genuine
Coutin kourt NH
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-17

not so particular about the boundaries OF old
border TO play with their neighbors while the
mother Is of In the fishing and securing
nourishment for her pup She does not carry
a big supply Of food stored away beneath her
skin as does the old Turk Every day or two
she returns TO her young, and as he does not
vecognize her cry she listens FOR his in the
roup where he IS playing. Hearing it she
makes her way to him and rescues him from his
ylayfelIows In the pod"
By and by the little fellows have learned to
stvigate for themselves, and then away goes
ne mother on her annual pilgrimage to the
mysterious Southern sea. travelling faster than
most steamships. sleeping In the cradle OF the
when weary, and steering clear OF the seal
ers, who have been forbidden 10 land the
islands and slaughter them there. Always
beautiful. she never appeals to the pelag!c
jack. With spear and gun he hunts her, unable
TO secure more than one out OF the ten he Stays
The bulls. ernaciated from their long fast. also
leave the colony the rocks and make their
way out OF Behring Sea in quest OF food. Prob
ably they will not return until the next year. No
sealer touches them Their skins STACEY"
and torn from much fighting and unmarked
able.
The bulls and their numerous wives were not
the only seals which went to the PribyloT
Lalands. There the -hoIluschickies." or
Ns.nf1 prsA. 1919 u,fh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-17

Continued q n.urteonth page
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
OF GUARD
WILL SEE MANEUVERS
Thirty-three Will Ride to Manassas and
There Observe Movements Of
Opposing Armies.

Thirty-three National Guard officers
viii leave Washington at $3.50 next Sat
urday and ride to Manassas, where they
Will witness the army maneuvers.
According to the schedule. the officers
viii reach West Falls Church Satur-
day night. and will spend the night in
bivouac at that place. They expect to
reach Gainesville not later than noon on
Sunday, September T. Those not MAX
ing the trip on horseback have been
notified that they must arrange for the
transportation Of their horses TO and
from the field.
First Lieut.. Edwin II. Neumeyer will
be camp qUartermaster and commissary.
while Lieut.. Col Lloyd NJ. Brett will
be in command during the absence Of
the commanding general.
In the party Of observers viii be Gen.
George II. Harries, Lieut. Col Lloyd NJ
Brett Major r L. Averill, First Lieut.
S. H Epps. First Lieut.. r, p. Hayes.
First Lieut.. A. 2. Bennett, First Lieut..
Leroy W. Heron. Major G. H Ourand
Second Lieut. c. c. H Davis, Second
Lieut.. T. r. CuTran, First Lieut.. J. w.
Oehmann. Capt J. II. Bean, Second
Lieut.. J. y. COffmann. Second Lieut.. j.
son. Capt. g L. Smell, Capt. Thacker v
Walker. Second Lieut.. c. J. Fox. Second
Lieut.. w. B. Sullivan, Major r. d.
Simms. First Lieut. l. H. Patterson,
Major George Henderson. Capt. Wayne
Smith. Capt George l. TAFT First
man. Col. Nj. Emmett Urell, and Capt
&. Fred Cook.
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
HUMAN TORCH" ALMOST
INGINERATED IN HIDAIR
Performer, All Ablaze, Hung Suspended
on Wire Eighty Feet Above
Spectators.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Aug. a.-H. J.
Crossi6ey. who is advertised as the 'Hu-
man Torch" for exhibitions at a local
summer resort, played the part in real
ity last night
When hundreds Of persons were gath
cred to see him slide by a trolley gripped
In his teeth over an inclined wire dis
lance Of $50 Fset, his clothing saturated
with kerosene and IN flames. the trolley
suddenly caught eighty feet above the
crowd
The flames. which the sliding motion
is supposed to draw away from his body,
blazed over his face, arms, and head.
Crosskey's hair was singed off and his
groans could be heard below as he des-
perately gTipped the wire 10 keep from
falling.
Not until the kerOsense had burned out
was Crosskey sescued His clothing,
made Of asbestos to resist the heat. had
protected his body. which was neverthe-
less SCARED. H is in the hospital in a
serious condition.
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
HOT CONTEST PENDING
FOR SPANISH WAR VETS
Election Of Officers Likely to Develop
Two Candidates and Ozark Horse"
for Commander.

The election OF officers. which will be
held Thursday night, is now the sub
ject of intense interest to che Spanish
War Veterans.
As yet but two candidates are IN the
field TO succeed Commander Fred s
Hodgson- They are DR.. s. Clifford Cox,
OF Lawton Camp. and Capt. c. Leburn
ShOrey. of Astor Camp.
There Is, however, much talk Of a
dark horse" which. should one appear
will probably he found in Miles Camp.
which claims the Office properly belongs
to IT.
Department Adjutant L. y. Dolph viii
not be candidate for reelection. and
as a result there are said to be several
candidates anxious TO succeed him
At the opening OF the eucampment.
v hich takes place tonight several re-
ports will be read. the principal one
being that Df the commander. Tho cleo
ton. as stated above will he held on
Thursday evening
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
Mr.. DAVIS SON
CRITICALLY Ill
Suffering From an Attack
of Typhoid Fever.
GOES HOME IN PRIVATE CAR
Stricken in New York While on Visit
to Home of His Mother
in-Law.
GOES HOME IN PRIVATE CAR

ELKINS. W. Va. Aug 31.-John T.
Davis. son of Henry G. Davis. the
Democratic Vice Presidential nominee.
arrived here yesterday in his father
private car
He is suffering from severe attack
of typhoid fever. He was taken III
about one week ago while visiting his
mother-in-law. Mrs. Armstecd. IN New
York
As he grew steadily worse IT was de-
cided TO move him to his mountain
home at EllCns. The former Senator
private car was sent to Now York TO
bring the sufferer his wife and physi-
clans to Elkins. When the train rolled
into the station Mr.. Davis met the party.
He was much affected His son was
carried 20 an ambulance and conveyed
to the Davis Memorial Hospital.
The son IS the pride Of tie former
Senator's life He has been in entire
charge of all his fathers business. out
side OF the railroad interests The
formt~ Senator fears typhoid fever. His
wife nd daughter died from TIE disease
in the fall OF 1902
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
BRINGS SUIT TO PREVENT
SALE OF BUILDING LOTS

Charles w. Richardson has begun
proceedings in equity against Thomas q.
Hensey. Melville =. Hcnsey. Mary b.
Dodge, and Lyman y. Landen TO rc-
strain the defendants from alternating or
incumbering any OF the lots. title 30
which are I'm their names, Included I'm
Melville Hensey's subdivision on West
minister Street, and lots, I'm square 1852.
embracing lots PSI 70 260. inclusive The
defendants are also asked 10 make n dis
covecy Of facts known 10 them concern
Ing the organization Of a syndicate
formed TO purchase the land I'm pucs-
ton. Mason y Richardson and g II.
Mcrillat are named as counsel for ihc
complainant
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
Labor War Impending
In City of Chicago
Employers Association Said to Be Intending
10 Break Down UniOnism-Hostilities Will
Begin Probably at Pullman.

through similar fears. and the same is
true in other large manufacturing es-
adjustments.
. The completion Of the great under
ground freigh. transfer system Will. 10
Is predicted. prove the most powerful
weapon against the unions through
weakening tae hitherto fnvuluera bic
Transfers UniOn-the bulkark OF
trades uniOnisil in chicago.
Employers to Lead.
The Chicago Employers Association
is to lead the fight. Secretary Fred
erlck w. Job, Of the association. frankly
admitted yesterday that he regarded the
collapse OF tie stoc3lyards strike az
certainty. and thought that it would
fall on local organized labor as a telling
blow and change Chicago's labor status
through future developments.
The national executive board of the
butcher worknsen, AZ meeting this
morning, voted .Sot % cell Off the stock
yards strike; insreS1 the struggle IS TO
be continued ssrftii The strikers are "ac-
corded an hOn0rablc adjustment, &C
cording 20 a statement issued by Presi-
dent Dohnely after the meeting. He
said that a general mass meeting would
be held by ths striking unions today az
. p. N. at Wadta Hail. near the stock
yards Plane Of action viii be dis
cdssed at this meeting.
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
MINISTER OF REVENUE
STARTS ANTITRUST WAR
Canada Takes Action Against American
and Empire Tobacco Companies
in Exclusive Contracts

OTTAWA, Ontario. AHg. 51.-The min
lister OF inland revenue is notifying the
American Tobacco Company and the
Empire Tobacco Company that If they
have not abandoned their exclusive cOn-
tracts with tt.eir customers their licenses
viii be Cancelled
The parliament passed an act giving
the minister power TO cancel the license
OF any ccmpany that engaged in a mo-
nopoly and Disseminated against It's
customers
the Empire Tobacco Company had eX-
elusive contracts by which dealers who
took all their goods from them got per
cent commission. and those who did not
only got 2 per cent
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
WILL COIN TWO MILLION
HALF-D0LLAR PIECES

Half dollars or ffty-centavo pieces are
so popular in the Philippines as currency
that Colonel Edwards. chief OF the Blu
reau Of Insular Affairs. has been re
quested by the Philippine government
to have 1900, COO Of them struck on in
the United States mint.
The hfty-centavo pieces are TO take the
place OF the Spanish pesos. which are
being gathered together by this Gov
eminent 10 be recoined. One million
dollars worth OF this Filipino money will
he reCoined here. and Fhe request today
indicates that t.ie territorial government
gives the preference 10 the half-dollars
instead OF the fun dollars.
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
NEW MERGENTHALERS
FOR PRINTING OFFICE

Seventy-four new MergenthaIer type
setting machines VIII reach this city
during the latter part of the week. and
Will Immediately be installed in the Gov
eminent Printing Office
Mr.. Palmer. the Public Printer. says
the Introduction OF the machines Will
cause no change in the regular force.
The new machines are entirely dif-
ferent from the Lanstons now in use
al the printing Office. and many en-
ploycs VIII for while find some DIFF
hculty I'm the new method Of manipula-
TOR. Mr.. Palmer declares. however
that IN the printing Office there are
enough operators familiar with both
y pes TO take care OF every machine o.
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
CHARLES CRAMP IS ILL
IN HONE OF HIS SON

CAPE MAY. y. j.. Aug. 31.-Charles
r. Crarnp. the former head Of the
Cramp Shipyards. who is IN at the sum-
mer home Of his son. Courtlandt D.
Cramp, in Stockton Row, IS much i'm
proved.
lie II suffering from acute indigestion.
contracted at a dinner in New York.
Re passed a comfortab BILE day and ex.
poets TO be about by the end Of the
week.
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
COURT GRANTS DIVORCE,
HEARING TWO WITNESSES

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug Slater
hearing only two witnesses, Superior
Judge Hebbard granted a divorce TO
Capt John F Madden. L. 8. A.. and
awarded the custody OF his little boy 10
Captain Madden's parents. Mrs. Madden
may visit the child only at long in
tcTvals.
After -wo witnesses had given sen
sati0nal testimony. the court ordered
that the plaintiff rest his case, saying
that ne vas satisfied that the charge az
ufidelIty was substantial ted The defense
had no witnesses to produce. and Judge
Hebbard at once granted the decree
The Madden case has aEitated army
circles some time Because Of alleged
conduct with Mrs. Mad
den Lieut. HechtOr RobichOn was
court-Tna rtialed and dismissed from the
service
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
TRANPS ROB MINERS
OF WAGES. FIGHT ENSUES
One Victim of a Blow Is in PottsvilIe
Hospital il Serious
Condition.

louisville. Pa. Aug. 31.-Peter
and Paul Dirego and Tony Bonell. after
receiving their wages at Phoenix Park
shaft, were held UP by a band Of tramps
In the suburbs Of Minersville. and robbed
Of their earnings, watches. and Other
valUabIes
A force Of Philadelphia and Reading
coal and iron police and a posse Of
twenty Of MinersvilIe's citizens pursued
the tramps breaking up the gang.
Two OF them, armed to the teeth. en-
trenched themselves near the Little
collicry. and exchanged shots with the
officers. Peter Dirego IS in the Potts
VILE hospital. with crushed skull. hav-
ing been badly beaten after he vas
robbed lie will likely die.
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
.PITTSBURG LANDLORDS
BEGGING FOR TENANTS

PITTSBURG. Aug 31-Hard times
slack work. and empty houses are a
combination mich has caused real
estate owners nere to reduce rents for
small dwelling houses 3 per cent dur
ing the past week
Guy p. McCandless. one of the largest
investors in this class OF dwellings.
says that not less than 1.5QQ houses
were now empty in the LawrenceviIle
district alone.
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
GIRL ESCAPES FROM HOME
TO WE'D A PUGILlST

MOUNT HOLLY. y J. Aug. 31.-ROsie
Clements. sixteen years old, who ran
way few days ago from the Immacu-
late Conception Home. in Philadelphia
was married 10 Joseph Di C'iOvanuo, by
Justice Slack. OF this place
The bridegroom is local puglilVt
known as Joseph Buck" The BRIDES
home is in HaineS9 port, :wo miles from
here.
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
MULES LOADED WITH GOLD
FALL INTO SWIFT RIVER

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 31-A dispatch
from Mazatlan says that four pack
mules loaded with $4,000 worth Of gold
bullion from the Guadalupe de los
Reyes mines fell from the mountain
road into a swift river near that place
and were swept out to sea with their
precious burden.
The bullion was being taken to Nazat-
Ian for shipment 10 San Francisco. IT
has not been recovered
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
NEGROES WARNED
BY ALABAMA PAPER
Serves Notice to the Race:
'Nigger, Be Good"
DRIVES EDITOR FROM TOWN
Right to Earn Living, But No Social
Equality Down in Golden
Rod State
DRIVES EDITOR FROM TOWN

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Aug. 3L-Ths
Rev. G. A Buchanan. a negro. who pub
hshed a paper called Teachers Safe
guard" at West Point. Miss. advo-
eating social equality OF the races. has
been run out Of town by a committee OF
white citizens appointed BY a mass
meeting.
II IS charged that ne was fonenting
strife between the whites and the blacks.
he was told that he would be allowed
20 take his effects with MIN or dispose
OF them before leaving.
Advice 70 the Race.
The West Point Daily Thnes-Herald''
in the same connection has also pub
lshed the following editorial on its
front page with the heading in large,
black type. Niger. BE Good"
The white people Of the town have
at last become infamed. They don't
ask you 10 be good as a favor: you have
1t to do. We are going to have no more
midnight riding. d-n sight less preach
ing, no niger wenches sitting around
refusing to do honest work. and no big
acting from any niger that lives
If YOU don't do right. live right and
make an honest living you viii have 10
go You knew the white people are
Your friends when you DO right But.
you know. too. that we viii not stand
anything that smaCi1s Of social equality.
sass, or big Ike Niger. You've got 10
do right.
This means preacher. merchant. doc
tor, school teacher. farmer. laborer and
niger woman. As to the women, one
washing won't support You nor two. You
have got 10 earn "A living Niger, be
good
other Mississippi towns have warned
buchanan against coming there.
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
ST. MARY'S CHOIR
RESUMES SUNDAY WEEK

st. Mary's choir. which has been on
vacation since July, will resume on Sun
day. September II. The director. Frank
Rebstock. has engaged Erick Rath as
organist, and the quartet viii be the
same as last year. Miss Nellie Corrigan.
soprano; Miss Nellie O.Hare. contralto,
Al Fennell, tenor, and Frank Rebstock.
bass. The mass on the opening Sunday
VIII be Gounod 8, with an augmented
chorus.
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
ALAsKA-SEATTLE CABLE OPENED

SKAGUAT. Alaska. Aug 31-The
Alaska-Seattle cable was actually
opened for business yesterday after an
exchange of COnEra tula tons The new
cable makes a substantial reduction I'm
the cost of transmitting commercial
matter. but does not affect the press
The Washington times., 1904-08-31

CHICAGO. Aug. 31.-Regarding the
stocl<yards strike as approaching certain
and complete collapse. wholesale en-
ployers of labor in Chicago are said 70
contemplate taking advantage of the
situation TO wrest the city from its po-
sitlon as the stronghold of organized
labor IN America.
While the employers refuse 20 admit
IL, the closing down or great industrial
institutions. such as is said to be the
intention of the mana cement of the
Pullman Car Works. is merely an Incl
dent II is averred. in the movement. It
is estimated that 225.OO0 men employed
in great industrial plants of the country
are mOmentarily in IE-ll of being made
idle
Reductions at Pullman.
Continued reductions In the working
forces at Pullman and rumors of an i'm
pending complete shutdown have caused
great apprehension among the me-
chanics there, and their applications
for work are numerous in all depart
ments Of the labor market in Chicago.
Unrest has been caused in the indus
trial army employed in the plants Of
the international Harvester Company
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
OBLIGATED AT 1000 FUNERALS.

WATERFOWL, n. 7. Aug. 81.-The
Rev. Luther Rice, Of this city aged
eishty-three. the oldest minister in the
county IS dead. He had officlated at
over loo funerals. and had married as
many couples.