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A. w. MACHEN TELLS
OF THAT Oil DEAL

George r. LOrenz was recalled today
in the Machen trial. He said he had
taken steps 10 sell the Crystal Refinery
Company business in 1896. and did so.
The purchaser was the Diamond oil
Company. He said the price received
wan $4,000. or this amount S12.500 was
In stock i'm an oil paraffin company.
August w Machen said ne was born
in Toledo in 1851 He now resides in
Washington. After returning from col.
lege ne went to Toledo. and in Septem-
Der. 1856. was appointed assistant post
master at Toledo, Ohio. by Lorenz. n
came TO Washington in 1893 and was
appointed superintendent of free deliv-
cry In the Postoffice Department
Tells of Oil Venture.
The witness then gave a detailed &c
count OF his connection with the oil
business near Toledo. The first well
Machen said. was sunk I'm September
1883 In the first few months the bust
ness paid a dividend Of 50 per cent on
the investment. The original invest
ment was $1,000.
MaChen said his uncle was credited
with 5000. he. however only paid
500 in cash. and the witness said he car
RED the balance, $500. for his uncle.
He was also interested in the Crystal
refinery, which was built by the Pluto
Oil Company. Machen said with the
exception of one holder the same per-
sons were interested in the Crystal re-
hnery as i'm the Pluto Oil Company. In
1881 the total assets of the Crystal re-
hnery were about S212,O 600. The plant cost
$1,000 the real estate cost over 81. 900
Machen said he was president Of the
Crystal Refinery Company.
Documents in Evidence.
statement showing the property.
real and personal. belonging to the
Crystal Refining Company. was offered
in evidence by the defense The amounts
footed UP 2l2S3LSS
Operations were begun by the CRYSTAL
Refining Company I'm the fan Of 1892
About that time, Machen said. his
uncle, on account or the great Increase
OF the enterprise. wanted to get ont Of
the Organiza ton. The witness said that
he took up his uncle's interest. At that
time Machen said. those interested IN
the refinery had no thought Of the panic
OF 1899. I'm tho fall OF 1892, he said. tine
total indebtedness Of the Crystal Refining
Company was about $4,000. This amount
was afterward reduced by Lorenz put
ting up what has been referred to as
the Tot property" in Toledo. Ohio
Got Government job.
Early in 1898. Machen said. ne had
talk with Lorenz. in reference to taking
over an interest In the business. Al
that time. Machen said ne had reason
70 believe that he would secure good
position i'm Washington. He said ne
received his appointment on May 6. 1882
At that time he was given twenty days
leave OF absence and returned TO To
ledo TO settle up his business affairs.
In June. 1893, he wrote from Washing
ton that he would accept the terms
agreed on with LOrenz, in settlement
of his interests. Soon after that he
received "A note for $4,000 from Lorenz
in payment for his interest In the
refinery.
At that time. the witness said the Ia
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bilities Of the company were about sG5,-
600.
Machen then testified relative to the
credits which appear on the S25. 600 note
The credits. he said were made by him.
All the entries of credit he said. are
correct Up to the date OF the last en-
try. December 16 1903. the total credits
aggregate sle,S24.16.
Machen then gave a detailed account
Of each Of the credits made on the SIS, .
600 note
When a footing up was made. on De-
cember IS, 1903. Machen said Lorenz
gave him new note. for S2,36S.45. Il
payment for the balance due.
Began His Duties.
Machen said that he began his duty
as superintendent Of the free delivery
system of the Postofice Department
actively in September, 1893.
At the request Of Mr.. Douglass. who
was conducting the examination.
Machen gave a concise detail OF his
-uties and how he spent his time. in
Connection with his position. AT that
ime. he said. there were Go free de-
livery postoffices. and the go post
masters were Interpreting the postal
avs for themselves. There was no
uniformity of action. He also said there
was a great difference in the time of
work of carriers.
Fostered the System.
My object" he said. after consider
ing the situation. was Capitalization
ways encouraging, never discouraging
any Improvement in connection with the
free delivery system"
Machen was then about TO say some
thing Of a GrVn fastener, when Mr.
Douglass stopped him. and said he
wanted him TO tell more of his duties
he then went on to speak sf the diff
lerent appropriations for free delivery
At first he said the reports from diff
ferent departments were long delavetr
so that for some time the heads OF the
Office were practically working in the
dark To avoid this disadvantage he
required that all reports be made week
~ and regularly. Later this order was
changed by First Assistant Postmaster
General Wynne. so that the reports
were made monthly.
Growth of Bureau.
Machen then told Of the rapid growth
or the free delivery system and also the
increase i'm the appropriations for its
support
As a result. the greater part of his
time was taken up In conference with
his superior officers and his subordi
mates.
1t was absolutely impossible. under
IN" circumstances, 70 give personal at
tention to the detail routine business
connected with my office" sad he.
A great deal of my time was also
taken up with members of Congress
Sometimes my mail was as large as
900 or 1.S00 letters a day After 1900
1 personally examined every letter of
my mail. After that time my chief
clerk simmered down the mail to which
u was necessary should give person
al attention. When / designated Miss
Liebhart / told her TO relieve me from
7'- 'aiiug or signing all letters. except
such as required my personal consider
alton. always assumed all RESPONSE
g, fC. ietIeis signed by her.
Since 1900 Miss Liebhart initiated the
bulk of the mail In connection with nv
office at least rs per cent Of it."
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Didn't Know | Had Kidney Trouble

/ had tried 50 many remedies without their
having benefited me that was about discour-
aged, but in few days after taking your won
derful Swamp Root began TO feel better
was out o. health and run down generally;
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OPERA HoUs z ALTERATIONS.

T. +. Rodgers has been authorized by
the owners Of Lannon's Opera House in
this city 10 at once begin the necessary
alterations TO that building TO make it
conform TO the fire regulations
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aoRsE DROPS DEAD.

A horse belonging 70 a negro named
Williams dropped dead at the corner Of
Princess and Columbus Streets this
morning.
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m POLICE COURT.

In the police court. Justice Harry b.
Cation. presiding. Andrew Whiting. a
negro. arrested by Policeman Knight.
charged with stealing lamps from w A
Greer. was fined SO.
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ORGAN RECITAL.

The organ recital TO be given by Prof
Waldecker. Of Washington. at St
Mary's Church. on next Thursday night
promises to surpass anything OF the kind
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AGRICULTURAL BILL
NOW BEFORE SENATORS

The Senate Committee on Agriculture
met at 2 o'clock this afternoon and took
up the Agricultural Appropriation bill.
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had no appetite was dizzy and suffered with
headache most Of the time. | did not know
shat my kidneys were the cause Of my trouble.
but somehow felt they might be- and began tax
ing swamp Root, as above stated. There IS such
4 pleasant taste TO Swamp-RoOt. and il goes
right to the spot and drives disease out OF the
system. II has cured me- and I cheerfully rec
ommend il to all sufferers Gratefully yours.
Mrs 4. l. WAIVER
&c West Linden ST.. Atlanta. Ca
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LOCAL MENTION.
There's But One American Beer

'brewed- like "Munich'-Nat Cap Brew
ing Co.'S famous "Muenchener" Order
''Muenchener, it's best. doz. Sl25
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REAL EsTATE1TRANsFERREp.

w H. Cox has bought from Luther
Carter. agent a house at the southeast
corner Of FaS tie and Cameron Streets.
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HANNA RESTS EASIER,
THE PHYSICIANS SAY
Physicians Report He Had More Com
Portable Night, and General Con-
dition Is Good.

Senator Hanna's physicians issued the
following bulletin at lis this afternoon.
The Senator had more comfortable
night last night. His temperature at
noon was l02; pulse. 81. His general
condition continues to be good
-RIXEY.
''OSLER
CARTER
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Gas Radiators. Oil Heaters.
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The San Francisco call., 1904-07-03

lington. 81 South Aurora street, Stock
ton; Timothy Phuger, .1O15 Guerrero
street, San Francisco. Flo Robinson Z
Gridley, Butte County. E. Kennedy.
7O1 1 street, SACRAMENTO; Allison Rouse,
3O4 Goshen avenue, Visalia; Frank
o'Brien, Gilroy. r. D. 25; Jane Braun,
52S Branciforte street, Vallejo; Alice ,
Kern, Nord street.. Nord; Gertrude
Driscoll, S39 Louisiana. street, Vallejo;
Ernest. SPEEDING, 41S Wayerly street,
Palo Alto: Paul Dunkhorst, 2S15 H
street, Sacramento; Margaret, Smith,
1857 Union street, San 'Francisco;, w.
Foster, Gibbs, Santa Cruz County;
Alice Putnam, z10-N street, Stockton;
Addie Jones. Gibbs Santa Cruz Coun-
ty; Esnie Morehead,. 767 Sixth avenue,
San Francisco; Janet Cobb, 2S0 North
Third street, San Jose: Nellie Schebe,
1887 Ninth avenue San Francisco;
Olivia Smith, 428 Eighth street, Santa
Rosa; Zilla Moore. Duncans Mills; Ede-
menia Comacho, box 3S, San Leandro;
Josie Hough, Walnut Creek; Pearl Van
Meter. Lafayette; George Brown, Wal
nut Creek: Milton Smith, 1899 Howard
street, San Francisco: Mamie Smith
103l Howard street, San Fran
cisco; Marcelle Merpel, 2256 Mis-
sion street, San Francisco; Eleanor
Palmer, Main street, Martinez; Burs-
ley Palmer, Main street, Martinez;
Willie Cain, 322 Alvarado street Nom
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terey; Walter Farnlacher, 2701 Sutter
street, San Franeisco; Margery Glass,
150S California street, San Francisco;
Leroy Gilbert, $50 South Ninth street,
San Jose; Dorothy Plummer, Center
vile; Ollie Mires. 3116 Fillmore street.
San Francisco: T. Tessie Sehenk, S24
Harrison street. San Francisco; Sarah
Repken, 2445 Sutter street, San Fran
cisco; Anna Schoening. 473 Sixth street,
Oakland; Marion Smith, 346 Arlington
street. San Francisco; Perrie Doran,
1897 Howard street, San Francisco;
Mollie Smith, 124 Eleventh street, San
Francisco; d. johnson. 1446 Clay street,
San Francisco; Mabel Lund, box us,
Suisun; William Roegel, SO Cumber-
land street, San Francisco; Jennie
Pearson, 1914 Tyler street. South Ber-
kelley; Mary Francis, Ross, Marin
County; Ruth Bailey. 552 Twentieth
street, Oakland; Maud Paddock. Farm
ington, Whitman County. Washington;
Irene Woods, 1890 San Pablo avenue,
Emeryville; Janet Hughes, 346 Airing
ton street, San Francisco: Bernice
Westbay, los East Magnolia street,
Stockton; Russell Pettingill. 32S Fifth
street, Eureka; III. Hood, box 26. Fruit
vale; Ella Minor, lis B street. San Ra-
fael; George Cainey,l l736 Minna street,
San Francisco: James Main, Goleta;
Violet White. 1854 Twelfth avenue,
East Oakland
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, 1904-06-24
MAILING COPIES OF
THE FAIR CATALOGUE

Messrs. John w. Ernest, N. +. Spic-
mailed a large number of copies Of
the catalogue of the premium list and
rules and regulations IF the second
exhibition of the Albany County and
ntor-Mountain Fair association. to be
held here September I, s and 8, to par
ties interested in this section of the
country, and will mail others as names
are secured. The committee asks the
help of the citizens in securing names
Of parties likely to desire a copy OF
the pamphlet.
, 1904-06-24

The ignition of a billboard on Third
street this morning, believed to have
been caused by hot cinders from the
laundry, although the engineer says
he does not believe the cinders were
responsible, emphasizes the great
need of care in bestowing hot cinders
In unsafe places. The burning of an
Insignificant billboard might have re.
suited in serious loss. The Opera
House was near by, the laundry build
ing itself, the paint shop, the Elkhorn
barn and perhaps the cathedral not
far away could not have been saved
had a fire from the billboard gained
such Roadway as seemed imminent at
n time. Many fires are caused from
cinders thrown against wooden struc,
lures II the citizens cannot exercise
too much care in the matter.
, 1904-06-24

Since Hon. B. B. Brooks received
the republican nomination for the gov
ernorship. leading democrats" in WY
oming have manifested a strange re
luctance in coming forward and as
sorting their claims on their party fol
political preference. This has been
particularly noticeable with reference
bious honor of opposing Mr.. Brooks
and it has aroused much comment, not
only in the ranks Of the "unterrified'
but among the people at large.-Chey,
enne Leader.
, 1904-06-24

also shown himself ready for every
emergency and has met new and vital
questions with ability and with sue
cess.
The confidence of the people in his
justice, inspired by his public career
enabled him to render personally an
inestimable service to the country by
bringing about a settlement of the
coal strike which threatened such
disastrous results at the opening of
The winter of 1902.
Our foreign policy under his admin
~iStration has not only been able. Wig
rrous n digniied. but in the high
est degree successful. The complicat-
cd questions which arose in Venezuela
were settled In such a way by Presi-
dent Roosevelt hat the Monroe doc.
trine was signally indicated and the
cause of peace and arbitration great
" advanced.
His prompt and vigorous action in
Panama. which we commend in the
highest terms. not only secured TO us
the canal route. but avoided foreign
complications which might have been
of a very serious character. He has
continued the policy of President Nc.
Kinloy in the Orient and our position
in 'h!la. signalized by our recent
commercial treaty with that empire,
mas never Deen so high.
He secured me Il by which
the NeNed and perilous question of
the Alaskan boundary was finally set
tled:
NheL'Ver crimes against humanity
nave I'eh perpetrated which have
shocked our people, his protest has
hnN., -,r1l 80 -..-
peeh hla"e ana our good of1ces """"
oeen tehlrrea' u always with due
reSafa 70 aIerhatloha opiisatlons
uhder MS we mad our
serves al peace with all the world and
, 1904-06-24
A LIVE AMERICAN OR A DEAD
BANDIT.

Whether Raisuli, the Morocco ban
dit, surrenders his American captive
without further negotiations or not
the principle has been clearly defined
by Secretary Hay hat the United
States will make no pledges to bandits
n pay no ransom for the surrender
of captives. He refuses to treat with
bandits as anything but iaw-breakers
whatever attitude the sultan of Moroc
co may himself take in this particular
case.
II the captive American should be
killed the American government would
insist on the death of Raisuli. and If
necessary it would probably send a
force of cavarly into Morocco for the
purpose of running him down.
1t would require a long chase to cap
ture Raisuli, and involve thu ~expendi-
ture of a large noun of money, but
success would put an end t. kidnap-
ping on the Morocco coast. Bandits
would be taught a needed lesson.
AhSy "ouid ludt IL they VIZ
lated the rights of Americans travelling
In Morocco, they would pay the penal
ty with their own lives, and even the
most desperate matauder would not
care to run Clat risk.
No government able to protect it's
citizens can afford to pay tribute to
criminals. Every dollar paid in that
way would become an incentive to fu-
ture exactions of a like character. 1t
would be cheaper in the end to spend
all the money necessary to run Raisuli
down and punish him in an appropriate
way than to pay tribute or make
pledges of immunity. that would in
volve recognition of his rights as a
chieftain. The expenditure of the
money necessary to carry on the wars
with the Barbary states in the early
part Of the last century, secured i'm
munity for our commerce which could
no have been secured in any other
way.-Denver Republican.
, 1904-06-24

A bunch of bucking bronchos from the
plains Of Colorado constitute an interest
ing feature of the Coloraco exhibit at the
Worlds fair, In appearance they are as
meek and gentle as the docilc little bur
ros, so faithful as beasts OF burden in the
mountains, but when saddled they are
mean enough to give a wild west show
every hour in the day. They are the
genuine mustang bronchos of the plains,
why and untamaole AS experts in
bucking, biting and kicking they excel
the meanest mule that ever prayed, and
yet so gentle in appearance are they that
they easily pass for pets.
, 1904-06-24
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedie,.
Deafness is caused by an infamed con
dition of the mucou lining of the Eu-
stachian Tube. When this tube is in.
famed you have a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, nd when it is en-
tirely closed, deafness Is the result,
and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be de.
stroyed forever; nine cases out of ten
are caused by Catarrh, which is moth
ing but an inflamNd condition of the
mucous services.
We will give one hundred dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused hy ca
tarrh) that cannot be cured b, Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY. & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, Toe.
, 1904-06-24
WANTS TO DELIVER
REPUBLICAN,

Hon. }. C. TGcds of Topeka, Kas.,
formerly probate judge there and an
old friend of Eli Crumrine and Frank
H. Eggleston OF this city, and a cam
paign speaker of more than local note.
will visit Laramie during the summer
and speak for the republican ticket.
Mr.. Crumrine speaks in high terms
of praise of Judge Woods ability as a
public speaker.
, 1904-06-24

Hugh Mclaughlin, the veteran
Brooklyn politician, is among those
who caught the craze so prevalent sew
eral years ago for collecting postage
stamps. Mr.. Mclaughlin had collect
ed 1924 900 stamps before he ceased
his endeavors in that direction.
, 1904-06-24

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