davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Morris tribune., 1905-05-20
CURIOUS OATHS.
Odd Ways OF Swearing to the Truth
of Ones Statements.

Odd Ways OF Swearing to the Truth
of Ones Statements.
When Chinaman swears to tell the
truth he kneels down, and china
saucer is given to him. The following
oath is then administered: You shall
tell the truth and the whole truth. The
saucer is cracked, and if you do not
tell the truth your soul will be cracked
like the saucer when he breaks the
saucer. Other symbolic variations of
the Chinese oath are the extinguishing
Of a candle or cutting off Of a cocks
head, the light of the candle represent
ing the witness soul and the fate of
the cock symbolizing the fate of a
perjurer.
In certain parts of India tigers and
lizards skins take the place Of the
Bible of Christian countries, and the
penalty of breaking the oath is that
in one case the witness will become
the prey Of a tiger and in the other
that his body will be covered with
scales like a lizard
In Norwegian courts Of law the pre-
lude to the oath proper is a long
homily on the sanctity of the oath and
the terrible consequences of not keep
ing it. When the witness is duly
crushed by the sense of his fearful re-
sponsibility the oath is administered
while he holds aloft his thumb and
fore and middle fingers as an emblem
of the trinity.
In an Italian court the witness, with
his right hand resting on an open
Bible, declares, II will swear to tell the
truth, the whole truth and nothing but
the truth" The Mohammedan takes
the oath with his forehead reverently
resting Oh the open Koran. He takes
his Bible in his hand and, stopping
low, as if in the presence of a higher
power, slowly bows his head until it
touches the book which to him is in
spired.
In certain parts of Spain the witness
when taking an oath crosses the thumb
of one hand over the forefnger Of the
other and, kissing this symbolic, if
primitive, cross, says, 'By this cross
swear to tell the truth"
Morris tribune., 1905-05-20
WILLS OF LUNATICS.

The Queer BeQuests That Are Made
by Insane Persons.
One of the manias which are evil
denced by the insane is desire to
make a will Of course these docu-
ments are waste paper as far as their
legality is concerned, but the attend
ants and doctors treat these documents
with the greatest respect in order to
humor the demented creatures.
Some of these wills would be anus
ing if it We're not for the sad condition
Of mind of which they are the outcome.
One man confined in an asylum left all
his money to the mikado Of Japan on
condition that this dignitary should Wis
it the grave of the teStator once each
year and plant chrysanthemums upon
it. The remainder of the estate was to
be handed over to an imaginary charity
called the Brotherly Love and Bounty
society.
Another lunatic in Partisan asylum
left will devising the whole of his es-
tate to the possessors of Roman noses
residing in and near Paris. The rea-
son for this was that he had rather
handsome nose Of this shape and was
constantly admiring it. A similar be-
quest was that of a patient who left his
property to an attendant because he
possessed one of the ugliest nasal or
gans the testator had ever seen.
One man. who was afflicted with the
mania that he was sane, but confined
in the asylum unjustly, devised a will
leaving his money to the commission
ers of lunacy to enable them to engage
a large staff of men for the purpose of
visiting asylums and ascertaining il
any were confined in them without re;,-
son.-New York Times.
Morris tribune., 1905-05-20
DENMARK.
Copenhagen.

"Dannebrog" states that Jorgen Lar
sen has at his atelier at kristiansborG
completed the portrait medallions Of
Iver Huitfeldt and Nils Juel. which
are to be the foot pieces for the Kjoge
monument They will soon be STEPPED
in bronze and then left over to the
government Work on the monument
proper is progressing nicely under the
direction of Sculptor Nielsen. The
monument, when completed, will be an
imposing one and will occupy a con-
spicuous position in the heart of the
city
A notorious individual, who has
been conducting an employment
agency for women, viz, to secure them
occupation in foreign lands, has no.
been arrested in London. 1t has now
been proven that this man has been
Turing scores of innocent girls from
the country to London, where they
have, against their own protests, been
placed in houses of i'll repute The
man will be taken back to Copen-
hagen, where a second trial awaits
him.
Editor Paul Hertz has sold the
'SVetle Ants Avis to Editor d.
Schweitzer, who for a number Of
years has been associate editor of the
paper afore mentioned This paper
was estab ablished in 1928 and has al
ways been in possession of the Hertz
family. Mr.. Hertz will go into the
publishing business in Copenhagen in
the very near future.
Dr. Edward Brandes, formerly editor
of ''The Politiken," has written a long
and spicy article in 1.-The New
Century" Det ny Aarhundrede) in
which he severely criticises Denmark's
minister of war, 1. G.. Christensen,
Stadil, He reviews the latter's admin
istration and even engages in satlrical
personalities.
''Blaagard,' the old seminary on
Norrebro in Copenhagen, popularity
known as 'Athe red home" which has
stood empty for about a year, will
again open its doors for young men
who desire an education. Some of
Denmark's most prominent men have
received their education at "Blaagard'
''Hotel d'Augleterre'' and Hotel
''Kongen Of Denmark" may consolidate
in the near future. The former hotel
is owned by an English company and
the latter by Anders Jensen, who also
owns the summer hotel Marienlyst.
These hotels are worth more than s.
100000 crowns.
The governments postoffice receipts
for the fiscal year of 19O4-1905 were
II, ,176,500 crowns. The receipts for
the year previous were 1O,359,6OO
crowns. thus showing an increase OF
S16,9O0 crowns.
General Director Amt, Directors
Busse, Juul and Ernest-all Of Copen-
hagen, departed for Washington d. c.,
last week to attend the railway con-
gress, which is in session there now
A new bank will be started at vi
borg and will be known as '.viborg
Bank The bank starts out with a
capital Of 100000 crowns and will be
open for business June /.
MARION S. NORELIUS.
Morris tribune., 1905-05-20
Concluded from page 7.

said that he had personally ordered the
policemen to this service ana that the
conditions warranted the order. Inc
labor leaders have charged the Elm
ployers' association with a criminal
conspiracy to ruin the business or
transfer companies and have brought
she matter before the grand jury.
Hight hundred pupils Of the Hendricks
public school walked out when non
union driver delivered coal.
Excavators Begin Strike.
A strike against 80 members of the
Contractors Protective association was
ordered May ! by the Rockmen and
Excavators' union of New York, and
1900 men were called out. There are
$500 in the union. The object of the
strike is to secure new wage schedule
and recognition of the union.
The A. r. L. Fighting Socialists.
President Gompers and the executive
council of the American Federation OF
Labor have issued to the locals all over
the country an urgent warning to be
on SudrU against tHe hS" l'tDol LioNO-
ment known as the Industrial union, In
which prominent Socialists and the
Western Federation of Labor are
known to be interested. Mr. Gompers
and his lieutenants are extremely bit
ter in their denunciati0n Of this move
ment, saying that the Socialists seek to
divide the ranks of organized labor.
Eugene V. Debs has issued reply ac-
cusing the American Federation of La
Dor officers of having caused the de
feat OF the American Railway union in
it's strike eleven years ago. One of the
leaders of the new movement is Max
Hayes, who was formerly high in the
management Of the federation. Hayes
has challenged Gompers to a joint de
bate.
Morris tribune., 1905-05-20
R LIG 10 U s
The Bible Society's Year.

The Bible Society's Year.
The annual report of the managers
Of the Bible society, presented May y,
shows that 1881, ,O9G Bibles or parts of
Bibles had been issued and that 873,-
075 were printed in oriental languages.
Receipts were $631,1S and expenses
$61O,O1S
Mitchell Not Hereto.
The board Of bishops of the Metho
dist Episcopal church have decided
that Professor H G. Mitchell Of the
Boston university is Innocent of the
charge Of heretical teachings.
Church Labor Movements.
The third annual convention Of the
Episcopal Association For the Ad-
vancement Of the interests of Labor.
composed of many prominent clergy
men and lay members Of the Protestant
Episcopal church, has been held at Bos-
ton for the purpose of bringing togeth-
er representative employers and en-
ployees. The platform of this associa;
ton starts with the fatherhood Of God
and the brotherhood of man and insists
that labor defined as an exercise Of
body, mind and spirit in the elevating
of human life is a particular standard
Of social worth; hence it is concluded
that the opportunity to labor should be
given to all men. The association dis
tinctly seeks to affiliate with organized
labor in the hope Of bringing laboring
men into closer touch with church &C.
tfvities.
Gibbons For Church Unity.
'FUnity Of the Church. was the theme
0f last weeks sermon at the Roman
Morris tribune., 1905-05-20
s Gle n TIFIC
trance Variation Of a Star.

Strange Variation Of Star
The attention Of astronomers is again
drawn to the variable star 15442S r.
Coronae, by it's rapid increase in mag
nitude Observations taken at Har-
ward show that the star between March
and September, 1908, underwent re-
markable changes from the magnitude
Of to "a Since then, until March,
1905. the light has heen nearly constant
and of the magnitude s. During April,
however, the light has been changing
and from magnitude on April has
increased to 12.5 on May I.
Wireless Weather Report.
Wireless telegraph stations extending
In a chain from Portland, Me-, to Gal
weston, Tex, will shortly begin to re
ceive weather reports from all ships
fitted with the wireless apparatus and
forward same to the weather depart
ment at Washington. They will also
send the department daily forecast
for the use Of the ships in the neigh
bOrhOOd.
Morris tribune., 1905-05-20
COMMERCIAL
MlIk Dealers Aid Authorities.

MIX Dealers Aid Authorities.
The leading milk dealers Of New
York and Brooklyn have formed an as
sociation for improvement Of the milk
supply which is intended to cooperate
with the department Of health. They
aim to improve conditions Of shipment
as well as the quality Of the milk.
Change In Smelling Trust.
The official announcement has been
made that the stockholders Of the
American Smelling Exploration COM
pany, which is controlled by the Ameri-
can Smelling and Refining company
otherwise the smelling trust, had
the American Shelters Securities COM
pany, with a capital Of $4,000, 900, di-
vided into $17,000,000 preferred stock
at 6 per cent, $30,OOO,OO0 preferred
stock at 5 per cent and $30,O0O,OOO
common stock. The securities COM
plants on the Pacific coast
Illinois Central Cuts Fares.
The Illinois Central railroad has an
nounced the reduction of nearly 100 per
cent of passenger fares between Chica-
go and suburban points, the object be-
ing to meet the competition Of the elec-
tric trolley lines.
Pennsylvania Bonds Begging.
It turns out that the stockholders of
the Pennsylvania railroad have sub
scribed only 10 per cent of the new $780,
100000 bond ISSUE The bonds were offer
ed at par, convertible into stock at $50.
The underwriting syndicate headed by
J. P. Morgan & Co. and Kuhn, Loeb &
Go. will now be called on to finance the
remainder of the issue.
Equitable Officers Examined.
Both President Alexander and Vice
President Hyde Of the Equitable AS
Surance society have now been subject
ID to searching examination by Su-
Defintendent Hendricks Of the New
York state insurance department. All
Of the various charges Of Irregularities
were covered by the questions asked.
The examinations were conducted with
out the presence Of counsel.
Naight e. Freese Closed Up.
The Haight & Freese company, which
has been conducting pretended stock
operations on large scale in Philadel-
piaia, New York and Boston, was
thrown into the hands Of receivers by
action OF the federal courts Of Pennsyl-
vania May 8. The executive officers Of
the concern appear to be at Boston
There a private wire system was dis
covered by means Of which orders were
transmitted to an upper floor. where q
Morris tribune., 1905-05-20
IN DU RIAL
Gold In MADAGASCAR.

Gold In Madagascar.
France is more or less excited over
the reported discovery of an enormous
vein of gold in the French island of
Madagascar. The engineers say that
the ore is several yards thick, of great
richness and has been traced over two
miles in extent Shares Of the NADIA
gascar syndicate have risen from $3.50
to $1,000.
Canute's Boast Realized.
Modern engineering has scored anoth-
er great triumph at Hodbarrow, on the
coast of Cumberland, England, by real
izing the proud boast Of old King Ca
mute that he could by his will drive
back the sea. 1t was found five or six
years ago by the Hodbarrow Iron Min
ing company that valuable veins of ore
jutted out under the sea, and in all at
tempts to work them the water burst
through quicksands and formed an Oh
stacle Then it was decided to build a
barrier of concrete 1000 feet long and
shut out the sea from 10 acres of the
DAY. iue wall WAS LLtue Vi twenty tOI
concrete blocks, backed by an embank-
ment of clay, in some places steel piles
being driven to depth of forty-two
feet into the sea bed. When recently
the barrier was completed and the
gateway at the center adjusted the wa
ater was allowed to flow out at low tide
and then was prevented from return
ing The width of the wall at it's base
is 210 feet, at the top So feet and the
extreme height is 20 feet.
Morris tribune., 1905-05-20
THE FINE ARTS
The Schiller Centennial.

The one hundredth anniversary of
the death Of the famous German poet
Friedrich Won Schiller was celebrated
May wherever the sons Of Germany
have settled. In all the large cities Of
this country German singing societies
paraded and sang and listened to
speeches in honor of the great bard.
A Revival of "TriIby."
After lapse Of ten years the drama
tization Of Du Maurier's famous novel,
''Trilby," has been revived as a season
ending feature at the New Amsterdam
theater, New York, with Wilton Lac
keye and most of the original cast
including Virginia Harmed as Trilby.
Great and formidable among men is
the power CT laughter. No man is proof
against it's spell.-Leopardi
Morris tribune., 1905-05-20

Catholic cathe-
dral, Baltimore,
by G a r d / n a !
Gi b b o n s. He
lectured tn a t
Christ's inten-
t i o II, judging
from his words,
was to estab-
lish one corpo-
rate body OF the
church with all
of it's members
under one visi-
BILE head. By
unity, Cardinal
Gibbons said,
Morris tribune., 1905-05-20
Of last wee
Gibbons F

was meant the union in the belief Of
the same doctrine and the acknowledge
ment Of the same authority. The basis
listed in the Catholic church with it's
225,0OO,0O0 membership.
New Letter From Pope.
The latest encyclical from Pope Plus
K. has just reached the papal delegate
at Washington. 1t deals especially
with the Improvement of moral teach
ings in the schools and urged more
definite following Of the teachings Of
Christianity.
Morris tribune., 1905-05-20

boy went through the pretense Of exc
cutting purchases and sales. 1t was
shown that the "con'' exchange was
used.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-20
Exports for Hawaii.

The bark Kaiulani sailed yesterday for Hon
olulu With an assorted merchandise cargo,
valued at SCI, AS, and including the following: ::
1875 bbls -four, 1858 gals 80 cs wine, 100 ctls
wheat 4211 ctls barley, % ctls oats. 572 ctls
corn, 16,754 lbs beans 1910 lbs bran. I50 bales
hay, SO, 600 lbs salt. 14,440 lbs bread, 100, 500
lbs rice IS, ,453 lbs sugar 3049 cs canned goods,
375 pkgs picked salmon, 30,251 lbs middlings,
72O lbs chocolate. 8 baking powder, $50 lbs
dried fruit 75O lbs hops $50 bxs paste, 107
preparations, % cs olive oil. $4,000 lbs lard, 8
cs syrup, so bbls vinegar, go pkgs beer, 10 cs
gin, 210 gals 134 whisky, 5425 lbs tobacco,
II, ,004 lbs soda, 8 cs rubber goods. 30 coils
rope, 10 cs turpentine, POP pkgs paints. $50 bxs
SOAP rs rolls leather 5000 ft hardwood, 4o3
95 candles, 80 pkgs paper. 21 pkgs agricul-
tural implements, 1910 lbs solder. 5454 lbs
lead, 1900 lbs starch so cs matches, $50 live
hogs
The schooner o. NJ Kellogg sailed yesterday
for Mahukona with general merchandise car
go, valued at $10619. The following were the
principal shipments:
263 bbls flour, 81 ctls wheat. 2251 ctls barley,
21 ctls oats, 1880 lbs middlings 1871 lbs
bran, 1160 lbs beans, 73 bales hay, 1860 lbs
bread, so assorted canned goods, 25 cs
canned salmon, 10 bbls % half bbis picked
salmon 1850 lbs lard, $40 lbs Goldfish Is bxs
paste pkgs groceries and provisions, 6S cs
table preparations, II, 500 lbs rice, 750 lbs salt,
cs whisky, 500 lbs sugar, Ii crts potatoes 4
crts onions IL pkgs fresh fruits, 126 tons coal,
4S0 bbls lime, 150 coal OIL "a bdls wire, 10
gasoline, 24,acs paints, 1924 TT lumber, 2G0
bdls shingles, q pkgs agricultural implements,
bars steel 80 SKIS coke, Z coils rope. q cs
caps and fuse, ,pkgs wagon material, 10 kegs
nails, B bdls ir4n.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-20
ADMITS CHARGE
WAS NOT TRUE
Frank Kramer Has Narrow
Escape From Becoming In
mate of the Penitentiary

Frank j. Kramer is congratulating
himself on his narrow escape from be-
ing sent to the penitentiary on per-
jured testimony. His case was on
Judge Cooks calendar for trial yes
terday, Judge Gesford of Napa Coun-
ty presiding, but it was dismissed on
motion of the District Attorney on the
ground Of insufficiency of evidence.
Kramer was arrested on complaint
of Elsie Rogers, a girl eleven years Of
age, who lives at 100 Van Ness ave-
nue.. At the preliminary hearing be-
fore Police Judge Conlan the girl gave
strong testimony against Kramer and
she was corroborated by Mrs. Eupher-
ME Guthrie, who kept the lodging
house at 100 Van Ness avenue.
Since the preliminary hearing Mrs.
Guthrie has left the city. This reused
the suspicious of the police and AS
sistant District Attorney Ashe. Yes
terday morning before court opened
Ashe took the girl into the District
Attorneys Office and closely Ques-
toned her. She confessed that the
charge against Kramer had been
trumped up at the instigation of Mrs.
Guthrie, who wanted to get Kramer
and his family out of the adjoining
lodging house at 107 Van Ness avenue
so that she could rent it and run the
two houses.
When the case was called the facts
were stated to Judge Gesford, who
also questioned the girl and expressed
the opinion that she was telling the
truth. The Judge, in dismissing the
case on Ashes motion, animadverted
strongly on the action OF Mrs. Guthrie,
saying 1t was a serious thing for any
person to advise another to trump up
such charge against a man. He ex-
pressed the hope that the woman
would be caught and punished Sc
verely.
Kramer was arrested on September
Is on a complaint sworn to by the
girl, who alleged that the offense had
been committed on September 10.
Kramer was released at the time on
$4,000 bonds and vehemently protested
his innocence.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-20
Each Has a Close Call.

The schooner John F. Miller narrowly es
CAPPED destruction Wednesday evening ir
the broken water of the Potato Patch and the
tug Alert going to the Millers assistance In
response to the schooner's signals came within
an ace OF being swamped The John F. Mil
Ter, II days from Mukilteo. with 2s0, 600 feet
OF lumber. found herself in the Potato Patch
ct 3 p. IN. on Wednesday with no wind The
st&rboard anchor was let go and with thirty
fathonls- of chain, was lost. Seas swept the
schooner, washing away the port cathead
starting the deck load and flooding the cabins
The Miller fired signals of distress which were
answered from Point Bonita The Alert hur.
lying to the Miller's assistance was rounding
Point Bonita when three big seas boarded
the tug, carrying away everything movable
from the deck, including towing hawser graf
ing and corral. washing all the coal from the
bunke-3 to the freroom and leaving four feet
of water in the freroom. Captain Downey
Saved the Alert. but would have had a hard
time doing so. he says, had there been an
ebb tide running. Meanwhile breeze sprana
up and. the John F. Miller was able to sal
clear of the dangers which threatened her and
TO make her way inside OF Fort Point.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-20
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED.

Thursday. January 10.
Stmr Enterprise. Younggren, days and 6
stmr Point Arena Miller, "a hours from
Mendocino. via Point Arena 10 hours.
Stmr Del Norte, Payne, 40 hours from Cres-
stn,r Arcata. Macgenn, 72 hours from Coos
Bay via Port Oxford Go hours.
Stmr Fulton. Panzer, AZ hours from San
stmr Despatch Weber. 90 hours from As
toria; bound south: called in for fuel.
Stmr National City, Hammer. 10 hours from
stmr Santa Rosa. Alexander Al hours from
San Diego and way ports.
s,mr Celia Hagen. 20 hours from Albion.
stmr Jeanie. Bartlett. 121 hours from Sc
Stmr Columbia, Doran. So hours from Port
land. via Astoria 45 hours
Stmr Maggie, Whitney, hours from Half
'' stmr Coos Bay Nicolson, 60 hours from
Newport and way ports.
schr Monterey, Nelson, IL hours from Mon
schr John F Miller. Johnson, IL days from
schr Jennie Griffin. Gibson. hours from
sehr Newark. Johnson. "a hours from
'thr' schr Defender. Hellingsen. 10 days from
schr Ida A, Campbell. hours from Point
rug Dauntless, Shea. II hours from Mon
terey. with schr Monterey In tow.
CLEARED
Thursday. January 49,
Fr bark Jonville. Clot Tehio. New Gale
donia; Henry.
Bark Kaiu.ani. colly. Honolulu; Williams,
Dimond & Co.
schr o kellogg Iverson Mahukona; the
Chas Nelson Company.
SAILED.
Thursday. January 49,
Stmr State of California, Thomas, San Diego.
Stmrs maggie, Whitney, Hafmoon Bay.
Stmr Vanguard Odland, Eureka.
Stmr Alcazar. Winkel. Point Arena.
Stmr Despatch. Weber. San Pedro.
Stmr James Higgins Higgins. Fort Bragg.
Stmr Brunswick, Ellefsen. Fort Bragg.
Stmr Scotia, johnson, Bowena Landing.
Stmr Pomc- Reinertson. Point Arena and
Albion River.
Br ship Lynton. James. MeIbourne. via Port
Townsend.
Bark Kaiulani, Colly, Honolulu.
Brig Lurliue Forrest Grays Harbor.
Schr volant, Skipper, Grays Harbor.
Schr Advance, Ogfdnessen. CoQuille River.
Schr o M Kellogg. Iverson. Mahukona-
SPOKEN.
Dec b--Lat Is s, long 36 w Br ship wen-
dur from Barry. for Santa Rosalia
Dec Lat 10 s, long "a W. Ital ship
Amphitrite. from Antwerp. for San Francisco.
TELEGRAPHIC.
POINT LOBOS Jan 10. 10 D m--weather
cloudy; wind west; velocity 6 miles per hour.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
POINT REYES-Passed Jan 49, $3.50 M
stmr Despatch. from Portland. Ore. for San
Passed Jan 10. D m-stmr Noyo. from
Eureka. for San Pedro.