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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07
Burnt Cork of Commerce.

There Is a small factory on the Bow
cry where burnt cork used by minstrel
companies and blackfaced artists Of
the present day is manufactured. The
business was started IN 1877 by Ed
Mills, an old minstrel. When he died
his widow took charge. About seven
years ago she retired, selling out to a
German who used to be a watchnan
in one of the Bowery variety theaters
The business is still run in her name.
"The decline Of minstrelsy,' said the
factory proprietor to the Sun reporter.
has injured this industry a great deal.
but 1 am still able to make fair profits.
There is only one other firm, some
where out West, that manufactures the
stuff, and the competition does not do
me much harm and I am able to get
along. OF course, the business is not
what it used to be, but with the advent
of modern theaters and the introduce
ton of incandescent lights it might be
worse.
I'm former years most of the min
strels used to burn old corks over the
gas and use them. But the introduce
ton of electricity has done away with
that Minstrels now prefer the pre-
pared cork, because 1t is handler and
cheaper. The stuff sells for so cents a
pound, and this quantity is sufficient
to last for months. The cost of manu-
facture is small and II had enough
customers 1 would be able to earn plen-
ty Of money. New York Sun
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07
DAKOTA GIVEN
Her FIRST DIP
Screams From Whistles and
Cheers From Thousands Greet
Launching of New Vessel
CHRISTENED WITH WINE
Governor Chamberlain and
Many Other Notable Citizens
Are Present at the Ceremony

GROTON, Conn, Feb. 6.-The steam
ship Dakota, for the Great Northern
Steamship Company, was successfully
launched to-day from the yards of the
Eastern Shipbuilding Company amid a
din Of salutes from whistles of vessels.
factories and locomotives and cheers
OF fully 5000 spectators. Miss Mary
Fleming of Glendale. n. D.. was spon-
sor, and as the great craft began to
slip away from the christening stand
she broke bottle Of champagne on the
prov, saying, II christen thee Pakota." !"
In the christening stand were Gov
ernor Abram Chamberlain, President J..
J. Hill Of the Great Northern Steamship
Company and members OF the Boards
of Trade of Minneapolis and st. Louis,
with ladies. The christening was with
wine, contrary to the desire Of many
women Of the Dakotas that water be
used
The Dakota, like her sister ship the
Minnesota, which was launched at the
Eastern Shipbuilding Company's yards
in April, 1903, is of the largest type OF
cargo and passenger vessels built In the
United States. The dimensions are:
Length $50 feet over all, 73 feet inches
breadth, Sc feet nodded depth. So feet
draught and gross tonnage $4,000 tons.
Triple expansion engines OF II, 900 horse
power driving twin screws are expected
to develop an average speed Of fourteen
knots an hour.
The contracts for the Dakota and the
Minnesota were awarded early in 1900
to the Eastern Shipbuilding Company,
the contract price for each vessel being
81, SOC, 900. In June Of that year work
was commenced on permanent ways.
The keeIs were laid IN September. The
vessels were designed by William A.
Fairburn, the marine architect of the
shipbuilding company, embracing the
ideas Of James J. Hill, president OF the
Great Northern Railway Company. 1t
is estimated that the Minnesota will
be ready for her sea trial trip next
July and the Dakota in September.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07
Value of Learning to Knit.

Fifty years ago every woman and
girl was taught to knit as part Of her
education. Now, however, compara-
lively few are taking to knitting
needles with any seriousness or inten-
ton. Young women should become ex-
pert knitters not because they cannot
buy things as cheaply as they can
produce them, but with view Of that
far-off day which is certain to come in
time-the day of old age. To the
brightest girl there may fifty years
hence arrive the day Of deafness,
when the voices Of music shall be
brought low. or the day Of blindness.
when the fair world shall be dim and
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07
ATURDERERS FIND
REFUGE IN SWAMP
Mississippi Negro and Wife Kill Of
fcers' BIoodhounds and Prepare
for Fight to Death.

VICKSBURG, Miss, Feb. 6.-Driven
to bay in a dense swamp, near Green
wood, Luther Holbert and his wife,
wanted at Doddsville for the murder
of James Eastland, are prepared to sell
their lives dearly. The negroes to-day
killed four Of the States bloodhounds
that had tracked them into the swamp.
Several hundred men from four coun-
ties are guarding every exit from the
swamp. Unless the couple attempt to
break through the Gordon tonight. the
posse plans to beat the woods thor
oughly in the morning. Holbert's wife
is dressed in male attire and both she
and her husband are heavily armed
Two negroes were killed by posse
near Belzonia, Yazoo county, to-day.
One of them, thought to be Holbert,
showed fight when called upon to halt
and both were shot to death.
The present scene Of action is in Le-
fore county, the chase having led
across three counties.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07
MRS. OELRICHS ROBBED
OF A GOLD HANDBAG
Box Holding Possessions Valued
at n Million Dollars.

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-Scores Of de-
tectives are trying to locate a solid
gold handbag belonging to Mrs Her
mann Oelrichs, which is worth several
thousand dollars, and which contains
the keys to her safe deposit box in a
well-known trust company, where ars
stored jewels and securities valued at
more than a million dollars.
Mrs. Oelrichs gave a dinner to hfty
friends and then took all OF her guests
to Pembroke Jones ball at Sherrys.
Arriving home late, Mrs. OelrichS had
no occasion to ascertain II everything
was safe and it was not until late the
next day that she discovered her loss
Of the gold bag Fearing that the
thief in possession OF her keys might
reach her safe deposit box and steal
all Of her securities there, Mrs. Oel-
richs Immediately notified the Lin
coin Safe Deposit Company. where her
valuables are kept, and every day
since then detectives have been on
guard before the little box In order to
arrest any person who might attempt
to open II.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07
Impressed the Gallery Gods.

Actors frequently received unexpect-
ed proof OF the realism Of their art
This story. which is reported from a
Chicago theater, is Ike the story Of
the artist who painted a FIRE so vivid
y that his servant threw water on It
Hamlet was the play. In the gal
lery two small newsboys were watch
ing with breathless interest. The last
act was drawing 70 a close. The duel
almost dragged the boys from their
chairs.
Before their eyes the Queen was
poisoned, Lsertes killed, the King
killed, Hamlet killed On the final
tragedy the-curtain started down. The
audience was spellbound.
IN the gallery sounded q clatter and
crash as one Of the boys bolted for the
door.
Come on. JIMMY" he shouted back
70 his pal" Hustle up Dey'u be
extras out on dis"
To him the acting had been at least
as real as news.-Youth's Companion.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07
j. p. MORGAN PURCHASES
BURCHARD COLLECTION
Norman French Romances Will Be
Added to Library of New York
Millionaire.

NEW YORK. Feb. 6.-J. P. Nor
gan has purchased the Louis Sayre
Burchard collection of Norman
French Romances. for which several
universities and colleges Of America
have been negotiating. The price paid
has not been made public.
The library. which will be added to
Morgan's private collection in his
Madison-avenue home, was gathered
by a student Of the chivalry of the
fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth
centuries and contains more rare H.
Illuminated manuscripts and block
printed books than any other colleo-
ton in this country, with possibly one
exception.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07
CASH HOLDINGS
ARE REDUCED
New York Associated Banks
Statement Shows Heavy In
crease in the Weeks Loans
ESTIMATES GO AWR1
Figures Based Upon Traceable
Movements Of Coin Prove
to Be Far Wide Of the Mark

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-The Financier
this week says: The prominent feature
Of the official statement of the New
York Associated Banks last week were
increases to new high records in loans
and in deposits and an important re-
duction in cash holdings, resulting in
a decrease in the surplus reserve.
The loan expansion of $4,29s, 700 was,
as has been the case in previous weeks,
due chiefly to corporation and stock
exchange loaning. though it would ap-
pear that the former was quite mid
crate.
The increase in the loan item last
week made the expansion since Janu-
ary $50. .2sO, 300, to ss9s. 800, or within
S1,149, 200 Of the billion dollar mark.
The increase of 1922, 200 in deposits
makes the new high record Of $,027,-
156, 500, and the gain since January
has been s24o, ,e97, 500.
The cash showed a net reduction of
81, ,4S3, 100, legal tenders falling off 81
s52, 500 and specie increasing s4sS, 400,
whereas the estimates. which were
based upon the traceable movements Of
money during the week, indicated
gain in cash Of s2.264.2 200. The discrep-
ancy between the estimated gain and
the loss as recorded by the bank state
ment was probably due to unreported
withdrawals from the banks and also
to the bringing over into last week the
four days average of the s2,S00,O00 pay
ment in the previous week of the Cen
tral Pacific note.
The increase of $685., 700 in deposits
caused an augmentation of $SO2,175 in
the required reserve, which sum added
to the net loss of cash made a decrease
of s3266,275 in the surplus reserve to
s21, ,S42,775. Calculated upon the basis of
deposits, less those of $S6.9SS, 300 of pub
lie funds, the surplus is s31,O66,1O0
It is noteworthy that whereas recent
statements have shown good proof
last weeks returns failed to prove by
81. .S97 100, the increase in deposits being
greater by this amount than the sum
of the gain in loans less the net loss of
cash. The deposits were in excess of
loans last week by SIS. .So5,7 700, against
s29. .S91. 700 in the previous week.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07
DENVER WILL SOON
VOTE ON NEW CHARTER
Proposed Organic Law Provides Coun-
Gil Of Two Branches and Four
Year Tenure,

1CdE
DENVER, Feb. 6.-The second
charter convention held since the adop-
ton of the constitutional amendment
giving Denver home rule to-day COM
pleted the preparation Of charter
which will be submitted to the vot-
ers March %.
A Council OF two branches. as un-
der the old charter, Is provided for.
The Mayor and other elective execu-
tive officers are to hold office four
years. Members OF the city boards
are to be appointed by the Mayor and
are subject to removal at his pleasure.
An election commission Is created
which will have power to purge the
present registration lists Of the thou
sands Of names said to be fictitious or
to have been illegally retained on the
books. The charter limits all fran
chises granted to twenty years and
reserves to the people the right to
regulate rates for service.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07
IURY'S VERDICT
FREES BUTLER
Finds the Millionaire St. Louis
Politician Not Guilty of
the Bribing of Officials
FRIENDS ARE OVERLOOKED
Acquitted Man Sheds Tears
When Receiving the Con-
gratulations of His Son

FULTON, Mo, Feb. 6.-The jury in
the case of Colonel Ed Butler, the mil
nonaire st. Louis politician, on trial
here on a charge of bribing nineteen
members of the House of Delegates
of st. Louis, to-day returned verdict
Of not guilty.
When the verdict was rendered a
dozen of Colonel Buffers friends gave
a wild shout and dashed out into the
street to spread the news. Butler
stepped quickly forward and shook
hands with Foreman Rosser. Then
he walked down the line of jurors,
shaking hands with each.
When he had finished shaking hands
with the jury Colonel Butler turned
to his son. Eddie. the big blacksmith.
There were tears in the old mans eyes
and the young man, unable to speak,
grabbed his father and kissed him
Circuit Attorney Folk. who was in
the courtroom, appeared dumfounded.
IT thought the State had a good
case" he said. Beyond that I have
nothing to say at this time"
About eighteen ballots were taken,
according to Foreman Rosser, and at
the start the Jury stood ten for acquit-
tai and two for conviction.
"Ons Of those voting to convict
changed after the, first ballot" said
Rosser. The other man held out
stubbornly until e:45 o'clock this
morning. when he finally came into
line. The Jurors did not want to con-
Hct the defendant on the testimony of
boodlers and perjurers, whose state
ments were fatty contradicted by men
Of good character"
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07
HOW TWO BEAUTIFUL WOMEN ESCAPED
DREAD CATARRH BY USE OF PE-RU-NA
Catarrh Robs Women of Health and Beauty.
Pe-ru-na Makes Women Healthy and Beautiful.

Miss Amanda johnson. Fairchnd. Wis writes:
Il write to tell you how Peruna benefited For
number Of years had pain my around my eyes,
and thought it because my eyes treatment
went to ocust and had glasses fitted my eyes
them for time relief
In fact felt than before to the conclu
sion that the trouble not with but with
head and that 1T must be catarrh. AS many Of my
friends had used Peruna with benefit for this trouble
thought would try IT. not sorry that did so for
short time began to improve and in four weeks
eyes were in splendid condition. general health
much improved and all catarrh Of head
glad get rid of this trouble glad
dorse such a good medicine Peruna.'-Miss Amanda
johnson.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07

darkenIng to twilight or night. To the
gayest OF US all may come in the far
off time Of the future a period OF great
loneliness, for friend after friend de-
parts"
When one cannot see well OF hear
well, when acouaintances are few and
hours drag. there is great satisfaction
in being able to employ the fingers. A
good knitter uses hers with the swift
ness Of an automaton. She sits in the
freight and knits. an embodiment OF
content.-Washingto Star.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07
fastened itself in some part Of the sys-

fastened itself in some part Of the sys-
TEN.
Peruna acts quickly and benehcially on
the infiamed mucous membranes lining
the different organs Of the body. Thus IL
will cure catarrh wherever located
II you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use Of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman. giving a
full statement OF your case and he Will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman. President OF The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. o.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07

Many a girl has regained her faded
beauty, many a matron has heightened
the days of her comely appearance by
using Peruna-
Peruna produces clean mucous mem
branes, the basis of facial symmetry and
a perfect complexion.
The women have not been slow to dis
cover that a course Of Peruna will do
more toward restoring youthful beauty
than all the devices known to science
While II is true that Peruna cures ca
tarrh wherever located. yet it is advisa-
BILE for every one to use Peruna as a pre-
Venttve and not wait until catarrh has
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07

Miss Flora Hauser, 1882 8. New
Jersey street. IndianapoliA Ind.
writes:
81 think I must hare been troubled
with cntorrh ever since I was very
young. aggravated each time caught a
cold. This did not prove sufficiently
serious to be obnoxious until last winter.
Then my head and nose we're so stopped
up that I felt must do something.
PerVna was recommended to me BY
friend. ] used it for four weeks. and
found to my relief that it cured me.
have not had a bit of trouble since. My
head is clear, and can safely affirm
that PerUnd cured me. Miss Flora
Rauser.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07
Hundreds of Women Cured by Pe-ru-na
OF Annoying Catarrh.

~ r. HARTMAN has probably done
more than any other physician
- toward popularizing a means of
escape from the facial deformities,
such as watery eyes, twisted nose, often
sive breath. dry cracked lips, due to the
ravaging effects of catarrh.
He has made chronic catarrh a lifelong
study. His remedy, popularity known as
Peruna, is the most famous remedy Tor
catarrh in existence.
Probably there is not man or woman.
boy or girl, within the bounds OF the
United States that has not heard OF Pc
runa- BY far the largest majority have
used Peruna-
The multitude of people that have
been cured of chronic catarrh by using
Peruna can never be known
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07
Fire Inquiry to Continue.

CHICAGO, Feb. 6.-Formal applica-
ton was made to-day by States At
torney Dineen for special Grand
Jury to investigate the Iroouois
Theater fire. 1t is planned by Dineen
to make the inquiry exhaustive and
every effort will be made to fix the
criminal responsibility for the fire. If
any exists.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07
DR.. Shops Restorative
A Month on Trial

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understand telling II plainly clearly
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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07
ROOSEVELT INDORSES
THE WORK OF RESCUE
President Expresses Kindly senti-
ments In the Interes Of Florence
Crittenton Home.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. g.
Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett addressed
the executive committee of the Ma
ttonal Council of Women to-day in the
interest Of the Florence Crittenton
homes for the rescue of young women
and read the following letter from
President Roosevelt:
My Dear Madam wish you all possible
success with your work have long felt that
there was a peculiar claim for philanthropio
work on behalf of the very people whom you
are striving to aid. In our social system they
pay so heavy penalty for wrongdoing and
the road TO reform and rehabilitation is made
difficult that I conceive no more
worthy work than that OF institutions such as
the one under your management. With all
good wishes, 1 am. sincerely yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07

Parisians smoke cigarettes made OF
the leaves Of the coffee plant. Those
who have tried them prefer them tc
tobacco cigarettes.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07
JUDGE CLANCY OVERRIDEs
THE "FAIR TRIAL. ACT
Declares the Law Passed by the
Montana Legislature to Be
Unconstitutional.

Unconstitutional.
BUTTE. Mont, Feb. 6.-In the Dis
trict Court here to-day Judge Clancy
denied a motion for a change of venue
under the law that was passed by the
last Legislature on the ground that, in
the opinion Of the court, the law is
unconstitutional. Mandamus pro-
ceedings will be begun Immediately in
the Supreme Court to compel Judge
Clancy to grant the change of venue
under the new law that was passed by
the last Legislature.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07

ed being the Queen and Crescent and
the Texas and Pacific
Judge Parlange said he would rem
der a decision Monday.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07

IT is reckoned that the household and
personal refuse of all kinds and street
sweepings of a town amount to about
half ton annually per head Of the pop
ulation, or in London $4,000 tons per
geek.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07
Get Ny Book if Sick
Don't Send a Penny

a
lust wait you what do
Let ne take the risk prove Shops
e viii gain friendship
endorsement you lest whole month
without the 81
druggist who will furnish six bot
tleso OF
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-08-17
G. r. FARRA,
Physician & Surgeon

Office up stairs back of Graham &
Wells drug store. Residence on the
corner of Madison and Seventh. Tele-
phone at residence, Io4.
All calls attended promptly.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-08-17
Business Men and Firms of Prom.
inenCe.

Investors. spectators and home
seekers. For further information
apply to Messrs. Amber & Wat
tiers of Philomath, and Corvallis, for
theifbargain LIST.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-08-17

The professor of medicine is one
of the noblest as well as the most
important of callings and those who
adopt it must be at once learned o
sound Judgment, energetic
Continued on Page Two.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-08-17

We must lay special stress on our
hotels, as the stranger must first of
all seek accommodations. Forum
ately our city is well equipped in
this way, and we wish to state en-
phatically that the Occidental is a
we'll managed, comfortable and sue
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-24
MAIL CARRIERS PLAY
Large Crowd Attends Annual
Picnic at Fonka Bay

About thousand persons attended
the fourteenth annual outing OF the
st. Paul letter carriers at Tonka Bay.
Lake Minnetonka. yesterday. and spent
the afternoon and evening at the lake
with boating and programme of atfl-
letle sports The feature of the out
ing was game OF baseball between the
subs and carriers. the victory going
TO the subs by score of TO after
ten innings OF play. The following
were the other events and their win
ners, prizes being given the success
ful contestants:
Single boat race. Simmer. first:
A. 5. Foster. second.
Double boat raee-I. Simmer and
A b Foster, first: J. 4 GiantvaIIev
and F. H Grant, second
swimming race-D. Quick. first: ].
Smith, second.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES dash-D. Quick.
first; F. ". Murphy. second.
Fat mans race Dean. first.
Thomas Mclaughlin. second.
Three-legged RACED. f. Mufyian
and G. A Chase. first; z. Heinbach and
D. Quick, second
Running long juInp-H Kearns.
nrst; E ]. Heinbach. second
Boys running racelCharfes Pearl
man. first; Robert Kenney, second.
Ladies' 100-yard dash-Miss b. Rel
ners. first: Miss H. Stovel. second.
Young girls 100-yard dash-Miss
Lillian Brooks, first; Miss Julia Ken
ney. second.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-24
pumped THEM FULL OF
LEAD" SAYS MILLER
Three Men Are Shot for Offering In
suit to a Woman

NEW YORK, July 2S.-One man is
dead. another may die, third man has
q slight bullet wound as result OF a
row over woman in Third avenue to-
day. Herman Miller, twenty-five years
old. who is under arrest, according to
the police has confessed that he shot
the men TO avenge an insult to his
woman companion. Mary Whalen. who
is held by the police as a witness.
The dead man is John Martin. q driv-
er The names OF the wounded are
Denis Healy, a blacksmith, and Frank
O'Brien, a printer HeaIeys condition
is serious
In a statement made TO the police
after his arrest Miller said that the
woman told him that four men had in
suited her and struck her over the head
with beer can. He then went out TO
avenge her, and finding the four men
he pumped them full of lead he is
said TO have told the police.
Martin, who was shot in the abdo-
men, died soon after reaching the hos
pitaI
The fourth man. Kempsey. escaped
without injury. although his hat was
pierced by bullet
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-24
Northwest Patents

Special 10 The Globe
WASHINGTON. d. c., July 23.-The
following patents were issued this
week TO Minnesota and Dakota in
venIors. as reported by Williamson q
Merchant, patent attorneys, 925-933
Guaranty Loan building, Minneapolis.
Mimi
Francois Delranger. Langdon. N. d,
grading machine.
Julia H. Herman. CoIdspring. Mimi,
horseshoe.
S. J. Kempin, Duluth. Mimi. gar
ment
William B. McLachlan. Bemidji.
Mimi variable speed gearing
Willard F. Potter, Albert Lea, Mimi,
milk pail attachment
John s. Randall, LETTERS. Nina. draft
attachment
John scully.- Minneapolis. hreproof
thea1er
" F. St Clair. owatonna. Mimi.
cash register
Guion Thompson, Duluth, Mimi.
block system.
Robert ". Thompson, Minneapolis,
telephone attachment.
John Walsh, Northfeld, Mimi. culti-
vator cleaner.