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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-01-04

The comic papers are right some
times. A New York man had to sum
mon the police to help him discharge
the cook the other day.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-01-04

The thief who stole an elegantly
chased silver goblet worth $50 and
sold 1t for fifty cents ought to take a
course in art.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-01-04

Two western train robbers compell-
ed even the car porters to disgorge
Now the latter will understand how
the rest Of us feel.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-01-04
UTAH,

Diaz, It is believed, could manage
his Office now with both hands tied be.
hind him.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-01-04

You notice that your uncle Russell
Sage is not in the list of these who
have money coming from Mrs. Chad.
wick.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-01-04

Aug. Belmont has lost a $1,000 poo
die pog. Next thing, Harry Lehr will
be losing his mind.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-01-04

Queen Alexandra confesses to being
60 years old. That's what she gets
Tor having such big grandchildren.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-01-04

A Chicago girl has just died Of tight
facing. That was one sinner who died
happy anyway.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-01-04

The atmosphere of New York is said
20 be "dreadfully foul" Moral atmos-
phere, Of course
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-01-04

A New York fruit raiser has evolved
Q coreless apple. 1t will never become
as popular as the plum.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-01
RATS AND FLEAS CARRY
- DREADED "BLACK DEATH
Instances I'm History Showing How
They Have Tran smitted the

The origin and nature of the black
death, which devastated Europe during
the middle ages. has never been clear.
1t seems certain that the infection was
brought by the ships of certain traders
escaping from the Crimea. where they
had been attacked by the Tartars at a
town on the river Dom During the at
tack the Tartars were stricken with svio-
lent plague, which caused great loss OF
life among them. In the hope of giving
The curse to the people OF the besieged
town, they threw bodies of their dead
into the town. Their hopes were fulfilled
and the defenders were also attacked by
ships and sailed TO various European
ports, Constantinopie. Venice and Genoa,
leaving the black death everywhere be-
hind them. This black death had cer-
tain striking; features in common with
the Bombay plague Of India A careful
search In the records Of Indian history
has shown that there had been an out
break of plague In India just previous to
the time of the Tartar siege and the in
PRODUCTION of the black death into Eu-
rope. These Tartars might very easily
have taken the disease from the people
of India II that. is the true story of the
train of events, then the black death of
the middle ages was the modern plague.
a disease which we know to be caused
by certain specific bacillus
Efforts have been made to learn the
means by which this disease is carried.
and what causes lead to an outbreak
Certain facts bearing on these points
have lately come to light and may lead
to a correct knowledge OF the means OF
plague transmission. Rats have the dis
ease and rat feas have been examined
and found to contain quantities of the
plague bacilii. Ordinarily the rat heas-
are not found on man. During epidemies
of plague, however. these rat tieas are
found in notable quantities on human
beings, and there Is no evident reason
why they might not inoculate man by
their bites. Doubtless these things have
something to do with the spread OF
plague. although enough is not yet known
to allow the whole chain of events to be
made out.-Collier's
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-01
RICH MAN HAS UNIQUE
PLAN TO TEACH GRACE
Has Walls OF His Rooms Covered With
Mirrors Instead OF
Pfefrrex

A rich man has the walls OF, his house
covered with mirrors instead of pictures.
In every room he can see himself in pro-
file, from the rear, from the left. from
the right-in twenty different ways He
claims that these mirrors promote grace
He asserts he has these mirrors on his
children.s account
. Mirrors, according to this mans view,
do not promote vanity. They promote
self-study, and, in consequence. self-im-
provement.
If a young girl is round shouldered she
IS hardly aware Of her defect in the ordi-
nary course of life. but if she, lived in a
house lined with mirrors she would see all
the time the ugly. slovenly curve OF her
back, and. mortified and grieved. she
would at once set to work with suitable
exercises to become straight
All sorts of ugly habits-ugly ways Of
sitting, of standing, of smiling, Of gestur-
ing-are pictured in true and unfiatter-
ing way by mirrors The average man or
woman. perceiving these uglinesses, would
setsto work to remove them, The trouble
IS. according to the rich man. that the
average person does not perceive bis sew
eral ug9.nesses and no one is frank enough
to point them out to him.
This innovator. opposing holly the con-
tention that mirrors foster vanity, looks
at himself at home nearly all the time,
and continually he urges his children to
look at themselves, to study themselves
and to strive daily to improve in grace
Chicago Chronicle
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-01
CAR SYSTEMS
ARE FOR SALE
Chicago Traction Companies
Make an Offer That the
City Probably VIII Accept
no TINE is WASTED
Municipal Ownership of
the Street Railway Lines
Soon to Be Achieved

CHICAGO, May 31--A definite PROPOSE
ton on the part of the Caicago traction
companies to sell the car systems in this
city has been made to Mayor Dunno. and.
If reports are correct, the offer viii in
all probability be accepted
This development came to-day while the
Mayor and his advisers were In eonsulta-
ton with James Dalrymple. the Glasgow
tramway manager IL is believed nego-
tiations between the city and the COM
panies viii come to speedy issue. The
proposition made embraces the following:
The immediate turning over Of the two
traction systems to the city, or lease OF
their operation under city supervision
The rehabilitation of both systems by
their present owners, the city ultimately
paying for whatever outlay is necessary
in order to establish a 1rst-class and up
to-date service.
Election to boards of directors of both
systems of representatives and experts
for the city, who shall work In harmony
with the general managers OF the trae-
ton companies in the task Of rebuilding
the lines.
The temporary passing over Of the So
called ninety ine-year rights and the
awaiting of a final determination of the
status of those rights before estimating
or attempting TO establish a value for the
intangible property of the systems.
An appraisement of present values OF
the systems
Acceptances Of Mueller law certificates
in payment for the properties.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-01
QUIET POKER GAME
ENDS IN A LAWSUIT
Payment Of a Note Given by
Player Is Protested and
Suit Follows.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

4 SACRAMENTO, May 31--Daniel Meyer.
a wealthy San Francisco banker, is plain
tiff In a remarkable trial begun in the
Superior Court to-day. Some months ago
o. A. Lovdal, well-to-do hop dealer, en-
gagged in a poker game with a sporting
man named F. v. Allen Luck went
against Lovdal and he not only lost his
ready money but found it necessary TO
draw a note in Aliens favor for 5000.
When the note came due Lovdal protested
it's payment. Allen signed over the note
and 1t eventually fell into the hands of
Banker Meyer of San Francisco. sem
sation was sprung in the case to-day
when Lovdal filed an affidavit alleging
that he was drugged INTO signing the
note. AS two other well-known Sacra-
mentans. who have not yet come for
ward in the case. were also participants
in the famous poker game. much interest
attaches to Lovdal's allegations One
juror was excused to-day on the claim
of counsel that he was Socialist and
had written articles to the newspapers
denouncing- bankers as a class
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-01
The Alnmeda,n Cargo.

The steamer Alameda sailed on Saturday for
Honolulu with a general merchandise cargo,
valued at Sl69. 0Ss and including the following:
a bbls four 5I7s gals wine, 293 gals Al cs
whisky 10 cs liquors, 3S4 gals spirits 1877
bbls beer, c. alcohol, 30 cs champaene I2e
gals cs gin, cs mineral water, 1235 plKs
fresh. fruits. 1879 lbs garlic. eS pkgs fresh
Vegetables. 1885 lbs butter 4029 lbs 80
cs cheese, oS cs eggs. 1925 pkgs potatoes
6oso6e lbs rice. 1880 lbs malt. 1401 lbs sugar
b50o lbs salt. 1858 lbs cs tea, 1870 lbs / cs
cof1ee. 1771 lbs chocolate, 1861 lbs nuts
1913 C. canned goods 90 bbls haif-bbls sal
nlon 1892 lbs 20 dressed poultry, logo lbs
fresh meat, go lbs cs fresh fish, 1918 lbs
lard. 2G46 lbs glucose, 3677 lbs candy 454 pigs
groceries and provisions, - 338 lbs dried nsh,
90 6 bbis baking powder. 1850 lbs IS bxs
bread. 33s7 lbs dried fruit. 2065 lbs ralsins,
27s5 lbs - bxs paste, 1e,440 lbs Goldfish. 2. 364
lbs 4s cs millstuffs. eoee lbs beans. % cts
wheat, go lbs middlings 1000 lbs assorted
feedstu1s. 1105 lbs bran, 10 bbls pitch IL pkgs
arms and ammunition, IS pkgs bicycle goods, 3
acid, pkgs agricultural inpiements IFS
cs boots and shoes. % cs hats and raps 230
pkgs dry goods. Up coils rope. % bdl6 81
pcs pipe. 10 rolls leather 20 cs electrical goods
20 b1s candles. IS bids brooTns. 50 bales bags
% cs cigars and cigarettes. 13.7Ts lbs tobacco.
I'D coils rope. 2SS pcs 10 bdis steel, 254 pcs IS
bdls iron. "a bales paper bRgE, cs duck l64
drugs. 20 pigs lead 81 pkgs machinery 90
bxs soap 20 pkss rubber goods 100 pkzs
paints $50 pkgs paper. s94 gals 81 cs oils Is
cs matches. 3, go lbs sulphur. 13 bales Irvine.
~ pkes wagon material.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-01
AvERSE
TO DEALING WrTE Us

Mr.. Burke, United States Consul at
ST. Thomas. Ontario, Canada, reports
that Colombian importers are seeking
to establish closer, trade relations with
Canada to the detriment of American
interests. He says: The Department
of Agriculture at Ottawa is in receipt
Of A letter from q gentleman residing
In large commercial center in Co
lombia. in which he says that the peo-
ple there are anxious TO establish trade
relations with Canada, and that of late
the writer has been asked several
times for the names Of Canadian firms
who could supply commodities and
manufactures in competition with the
United states. Among other things.
Colombia purchases -four, Kerosene.
sewing machines. canned goods. soda
biscuits and furniture In the United
states. The gentleman adds that at
present there is great opportunity
to get this trade. If Canadian exporters
90 desire. 1t is further intimAted that
there Is q feeling In Colombia against
trading with the United States
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-01
EXCURSION BOATS
MEET IN COLLISION
Mishap Said to Be Due to
Carelessness of One of
the Captains.
Special Dispatch to The Cali

sion boats, the Charles r. Spencer and
the Dalles City. collided in the Will
lamette River near Portland early this
morning, and by the force Of the blow
the Dalles City. was driven over so far
that the water came up into her engine
room and the men below feared she was
capsizing. She was crippled, but no. one
was injured.
Captain Spencer, owner OF the spencer,
was at the wheel His attempts to pass
the other boat were frustrated by the
Da1les City jockeying across the chan
mel Forty-three passengers on the
Dalles City have presented a resolution
to the United States inspectors declaring
the conduct OF Captain Spencer was in
human. -s--s+
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-01

John G. johnson, the distinguished Phil
adelphia lawyer. Is perhaps the leading
connoisseur of paintings, antiques andscu-
rios. A New York dealer brought recent
ly to Philadelphia for Mr. Johnson's in
vase and the dealer hoped that 1t was
very rare and ancient. Mr.. johnson stud
led it in silence. 1T is, sir" said the
dealer "a fine antique, eh? Remarkably
old and good don't you think, sir?" Rub
bing the lenses of his glasses with his
handkerchief, Mr.. Johnson answered
gravely: 1.-The painting of the vase bears
every evidence OF being ancient, which is
all the more interesting from the fact that
the vase itself is undeniably modern
Chicago Chronicle.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-01

SANTA CRUZ, May 31.-The County
Christian Endeavorers in session at So
ouel have elected the following officers
for the coming year: President, Robert
Orr. Christian church. Watsenyille; vice
president, &C. s. Price, Congregational
church, Sequel: corresponding secre-
'tary, Miss Lulu Blohm. Presbyterian
church, Watsonville; recording secre-
tary, William L. Miller, Presbyterian
church, Watsonville: treasurer Charles
S.. Springer, Christian church. Santa
Cruz The next convention will be held
in jacksonville.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-01
COFFEE SEASON
COMES To END
Steamer Peru Brings Dealers
in Stimulating Berries
From Southern Coast Ports
=
NO. LONGER INSURABLE
Ships Glenburn and Alcinous
Taken From Overdue List
at Merchants Exchange

The Pacific Mail Steamship. Com
panyas steamer Peru arrived in port
yesterday morning % days Is hours
ana z5 minutes from Aneon. and 6 days
II hours and l6 minutes from San Bias.
She brought II cabin passengers. Is
IN the steerage; 2l67 tons OF cargo. ?
boxes OF treasure and 16 packages of
United States mail Captain G. s. Mac
kinnon reports a pleasant passage all
the way up.
The unusually large number OF cab
In passengers is accounted for by the
reason that the harvesting season for
coffee is all over in the plantations in
the Central American countries. Among
the passengers were Louis Hirsch of
Castle Bros. who is returning with his
family. Rafael Castillo and his family
OF fourteen were also on board, COM
ing 10 make tour OF California
The Peru brought II ,222 bags Of cof-
fee. sos punches Of bananas and lot
OF general merchandise.
Mrs. A Blstt, Storage passenger.
according 20 her statement is a much
abused woman. She says she married
J. Blatt ia New York and that he had
two daughters, Eta and SaIlie. by a
previous marriage. She SAYS she had
some money aid jeweiry of her own
when she started on the trip to this
coast. but before she had arrived here
BIatt had got possession of il all with
the exception of IS. Mrs. Blatt says
that yesterday lie told her that as soon
as they arrived at San Francisco he in
tended TO leave her and let her support
herself This she claims he attempted
10 do as soon as the steamer landed
here.
Later. however, all parties interested
in the case drove up to the Winchester
Hotel together, where they were going
10 adjust their differences
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-01

The steamer Umstills sailed yesterday for
Victoria with an assorted merchandise cargo
consigned 70 the port OF destination and other
British Columbian ports, valued at SO 26S
and including the following: @. ls2 lbs dried
fruit Btu lbs rsisins, bbls nour, 407 pkgs
fresh fruits, lSe pkgs fresh vegetables 2l5
pkgs potatoes. ~ pkgs onions 5lS7 lbs beans
S2JO lbs millstufIs. LIS gals 100 cs whisky $50
gals wine 100 lbs chocolate. Sc cs canned
goods, 10 crts paste, 2S7 lbs ] cs cheese 10
cs salad cii. pkgs machinery, 25spkgs roofing
10 pkgs wagon material. 1865 lbs rosin, 10 cyls
gas 3 cs electrical goods, 80 cs arms and am
munition. rolls leather
The steamer also carried 66 pizgs pipe and
lifting. valued at $526, en- route TO Dawson. and
~ rolls building paper. valued a. $66, for
White Horse.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-01
LARGE WHEAT CROP
IN THE NORTHWEST
Spring Rains Prove Highly
Beneficial to the Grow
ing Grain.
Special Dispateh 10 The can.

Washington, comprising the Palouz, Wal
la Walla and Big Bend districts. report
banner crop of wheat in the Pacific
Northwest In newly opened localities
the acreage has been increased % per
cent. Older districts report an acreage
increase of from ) TO 10 per cent The
spring rains have greatly benefited the
farmers, and the soil is now being sup
piled with sufficient moisture to mature
and ripen the grain. If hot winds in July
do not injurs the crop the yield in the
Northwest, including Northern Idaho and
Northeast Oregon. will reach from $1,000
000 to 40,000.0oS bushels. Millers are snort
of grain, indicating that almost the en-
tire crop will be ground into flour in this
State
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-01

The deepest haul of net ever made in
the world was achieved by Americans off
the Tonga Islands in the South Pacific.
The trawl struck bottom 1900 feet below
the surface; that is. considerably more
than four miles down. but even at that
depth animal life was found
Those strange beings lived in water
whose temperature was constantly just
above the freezing point. and under
pressure of 5000 pounds to the square inch
To sink that net and bring 1t back again
took a whole day of steady labor.-St.
Nicholas.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-01
UNION PACIFIC ROAD MAY
INCREASE DIVIDEND RATE
Predictions Made That Payment of
Five Per Cent VIII Be Made ON
Common Stock.

NEW YORK. May 31.-With the
settlement of difficulties arising in the
Northwest practically provided for, the
next important question in Union Pa
cific matters is that of a dividend. 1t
Is said the board of directors favor an
increase in the Union Pacific dividend
rate from the present basis OF per
cent, This. however, is dependent
upon good crops and the assumption
that no specially unfavorable develop
ments will occur of character to az
feet general business
Barring these things. the stockhold-
ers of the Union Pacific can reasonably
count upon at least a 5 per cent divi-
dend on the common stock in rea-
sonably near future.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-01
GRAY BROS. DEFEND
BLASTING OPERATIONS
Board of Supervisors Will Be Asked to
Testify why Resolution Was Passed
ReYokfnR Permit.

HcyOk1n8 Permit.
Gray Bros, contractors, who are ac-
cused of endangering the homes OF
people on Telegraph Hill by blasting
operations received setback yesterday
afternoon, when Police Judge Fritz de-
cided that their permit for blasting
was revoked by later resolution of
the Board of Supervisors. Thereupon
the brothers submitted testimony to
show that they had been unjust1y dis
eliminated against by the revocation of
the permit as other firms, including
Cushing & Wetmore, were blasting in
that neighbarhood without permits. It
was suggested that the shots heard by
witnesses for the prosecution were.
caused by the employees of these other
contractors. -,
g.. B. Ocheltrie. manager of the Globe
Milling Company. for whose benefit the
defendants, are carrying on the blast
ing. testified that these operations were
necessary that the company might have
the full enjoyment Of its rights, as 1t
intended erecting a stable on Chestnut
street. On Saturday members of the
Board OF Supervisors will be asked to.
testify as to why Gray Bros permit
WIS revoked.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-01

It would be an excellent thing If. for
"a considerable time to come. nothing
whatever were written about women or
the relation of the sexes to each other.
Women are continually under the MI
,croscope, and when they are not being
criticized or appraised by men. they
are being extolled or vituperated by
their own sex. This everlasting thrust
ing OF women into prominence has I'M
doubtedly brought about a great deal
OF misunderstanding between the sexes,
and a vast amount of the modern
wonan's .restlessness and discomfort
London Lady's Pictorial
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-01

Two vessels were crossed from the overdue
list - tire Merchants Exchange yesterday as
no longer iusursbie They are the British ship
Glenburn, 2ls days FROM san Francisco, for
Liverpool. quoted at 90 per cent, and the
british ship Alcfnous, io6 days from Peru ts
Antwerp. quoted at 30 per cent
The British bark Czrnmoney arrived at FIRE.
mantle YESTERDAY She was 30 days from Lon
oon 10 THAI port she was on the Reinsurance
list "a uer cent.
bhe iolioWlnE vessels are on the overdue
list and quoted for reinsurance as follows:
Aenes. 90 days from Shields 70 Valparaiso
80 psr cent: Largo BAY - days from PEN
srth 70 East London. 10 per cent; Thalassa
81 days frqm HsTHbuEg TO DeIagoa BAY per
cent. and The Marechsl de Tnrenne 90 DAYS
from New Caledonia 10 Rotterdam, Is per cent.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-01
SAN BERNARDINo GAMBLING
HOUSES ARE TO BE CLOSED
New Ordinance Is Sweeping and May
Put Stop to. Giving Prizes at
Card Parties.

SAN BERNARDINO, May 51.-At
midnight all gambling was stopped in
San Bernardino. Saloons will be closed
on Sundays and from midnight to 8
a. m. The gambling ordinance is very
sweeping and is interpreted by some
lawyers to put stop to giving prizes
at card parties.
EUREKA, May 31.-The crusade has
been started here against gambling.
and several arrests have been made.
Mayor Clark declares that all games
must stop. k sss
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-01
KANSAS NEGROES CONDEMN
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
Denounce the Measure Recently Passed
Providing for the Establishment OF
Separate High schools.

TOPEKA. Kaps.. May 31.-The Equal
Rights Society, a Kansas negro organi-
cation, at a mass-meeting here last
night. passed resolutions condemning
the Republican party for the passage.
of legislation providing for separate
high schools in Kansas City. An effort
was made to include in the resolution
censure of Governor Hoch, but this was
prevented by the more conservative
delegates Nicholas Chiles, a promin-
ent coIored politician, led the night on
Governor Hoch.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-01
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED.
Wednesday, Ma,

wednesday, May 81.
Strnr Pasadena Henricksen, IS hours from,
Ear Pedro via Santa Cruz Island
strur James Higgins, Higgins. 81 hours
from Ventura
sfmr Phoenix. odIand. Sc hours from cres-
cent City
stnr Newsboy, Lee, 3zAhours from Eureka.
ssnr Scotia. johnson. IL hours from Boweus
Landing.
stnr Fulton. Psrzer. % hours from Eureka
via Shelter Cove 20 hours.
Stmr Queen. Cousins. 57k hours from Vic
toria and Puget Sound Dortsc
Stmr Peru, Mackinnon. % days 10 hours and
- minutes from Ancon. via San Bias davs
II hours and 16 minutes.
Stmr Westport. Anfndsen. IS hours from
Neatporf.
stmr Brooklyn. Carlson. Il hours from Men
6ociuo
stmr Nome City. Hansen. S. hours from sa-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-01

The coinage Of United States money, at the
local branch mint in May amounted 70 s. 637,-
555 20. consisting OF $3.50 600 In double egaIes
$lS20 600 m eagles. 81 2T0.ooO IN half eagles
There were also 7o2, 600 Philippine silver pesos
coined IN May. 1914. the coinage consisted OF
SIS. 10. 600 IN double eagles. SEQ 0o6 in stand
ard silver dollars and COO. 0e0 Philippine silver