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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-05

, looking parcels or rolls to the number of
thousands, all of nearly the same size-that
Is to say, about thirty inches in length by ten
in thickness.
highest pitch by this sight, and we were wild
to know what on earth these mysterious
looking bundles could contain for that the
contents must be of great value we could
not a moment doubt.
The Manila man drew one from the pile
nearest by, and we proceeded to examine it
at once. The outside wrapper was of a
coarse species of cloth. coated with a sort of
gum that resembled shellac evidently for the
| purpose of excluding air and moisture.
Danao took out his knife and cut slit
| lengthwise of the bundle. which he then be
gan to unroll, finding the cloth to be wound
! tightly, in many folds, about something that
was quite firm and solid
Presently this Enclosure slipped from the
last fold and fell to the ground | eagerly
picked it up and held it to the blazing torch.
| 1t was dead cat, in state of entire preser-
walton, perfectly embalmedl
Great Caesar" | CALCULATED. "Do all these
bundles contain dead cats? A magnificent
tomb for such creatures a veritable catacomb,
truly!'
We slashed open half dozen bundles in
succession and found each one to contain a
fine specimen of poor pussy, well preserved.
| We spent the rest of the afternoon in that
vicinity and slept in the catacomb during the
next day.
We were up at daylight, and went down
to the beach in hopes of finding some crabs
or shell fish to eat, for we were desperately
hungry.
AS we emerged from behind the ledge of
rocks in which was the catacomb and came
in sight of the long stretch of beach to the
westward, we were dumfounded' at what we
beheld for there lying at anchor, not half
a mile distant. was a staunch brig, with the
English ensign flying at the masthead, and
half way between Che ship and the shore,
pulling toward the beach, was yawl con-
tanning a half-dozen sailors and several big
water casks.
With cry of joy, we started for the little
cove at the top of our speed, rushing waist
deep into the water, and welcoming our de-
liverers in manner that would have done
credit to a couple of lunatics just out of a
madhouse
The brig was the Swansea, of Cardiff,
blown out of her course by the late gale
and short of water, and, coming in sight OF
land. had run in to replenish her empty casks,
There were springs near by and the casks
were soon filled and more sent for. When
we got on board and told our tale we were
welcomed with true sailor-like hospitality:
and the skipper, weather-beaten old salt
named Bramp6eld, declared he would lie at
anchor twenty-four hours in hopes the re-
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mainder Of our crew might turn up.
They'd do as much for me, he said,
with a thump of his big fist on the side OK
the deck house. ''and l can do no less Tor
them"
Our story of the finding Of the catacomb in,
terested Captain Brampheld amazingly, and
that afternoon he insisted going ashore
with us to see the place.
The old skipper, in our company, made q
thorough investigation of the grotto, and it
was plain to be seen that he was much ex-
cited making Danao rip open nigh two-score
of the parcels selected here, there and every
where.
''if l ever saw the likel The old Egyptians
were very fond of cat, you know. lads In
deed, they worshiped cats, and it was sac
riege to kill cat; and so they used to en-
balm 'em, and no doubt this catacomb Is the
grand burial place of the cats in all this part
Of the land It used to be part Of an
cent Egypt, and that's how all these cats
came to be slowed away. ~ here and it's for
us tG %aks %oney out out q them added Da
mao his black eyes getting bigger and black
er each moment. 81 don't understand"
1--WE carried cargo of gimcracks out to Bonn
bay, and are returning in ballast to get
should sell to fertilizer company at Malaga,
I'm Spain,' explained the captain, NOW, instead
of going to Mocha and paying ten dollars ton
for old bones, I'm just going to contscate this
here lot OF efnDalHleu catS, the Olu Orig Iuli
and carry 'em to Spain and sell 'em to that
same fertilizer company. They're twice as val
liable for phosphate as the old bones are"
The old skipper was as good as his word.
and for the next week we were busy as so
many beavers, transferring the contents of !
the old catacombs to the capacious hold of the
brig.
There were enough cats to fill the brig
well up and few hundreds to spare.
1t was rather difficult matter to get the
big stone image on board, for 1t was very
heavy; but the skipper vowed it must 90,
for he intended to present it as a curiosity to
the public library in his native town of Bris
tol. But whether he carried out his design
OF not, | am not prepared to say
During our nine days stay on the coast we
concluded that they had all been LOST
heard nothing of our comrades and sadly
The missing boat was, however picked no
at sea by passing vessel, as we learned long
afterwards, so that seven lives in all were
lost.
We had fair run through the Red Sea.
the Suez Canal and across the Mediterranean
to Malaga, where, true enough, Captain
Bramp6eld entered the cargo as s3phosphates.0
and sold it at a good price, from which
Danao and | realized over $500 apiece. and.
in addition, the old skipper gave us free
passage in the brig to London
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Copyright by James ElyersOn.

Copyright by James Elyerson.
(AI HAVE been shipwrecked three times
III in my life, the first disaster hap
- pening to me when | was an active
l&RSgI young fellow of nineteen. 1t was a
bad accident, that cost a number OF
men their lives, and the insurance companies
large sum of money but, all the same, it
ended in putting more cash into my own
pocket than L could have earned at seaman
wages in several years.
We had a fair run. and nothing happened
until We passed the Island of Socotra and
were well in the Gulf of Alden, when we
were thrown into a state of great alarm by
the discovery that the ship had sprung a
leak during the night, and was filling rapidly.
=, we started the pumps at once, but found
That we could not gain on the leak even by
Keeping them going continuously
This was very discouraging, and after six
hours OF hard work the men began to get dis
heartened, and. finding six feet of water in
the. hold, they went to the captain in a body
and begged him to abandon the ship, as she
event.
AT first the master refused to entertain the
proposition at all, but on finding that the wa
ter was rapidly rising in the hold, and that
the ship was actually already in sinking
and We, made all haste to get the boats
launched, which was no difficult Job since
the sea. fortunately, was as smooth as the
proverbial mill pond.
In twenty minutes we were alone in the
two boats, and our ship was at the bottom of
the gulf VI
We knew our exact situation. and that xve
were not over one hundred miles from Alden
So We stood to the southwark our leo.of.
mutton sail drawing well and giving ms Ave
OF six knots per hour. We calculated that ve
might reach the coast by the next morning
Toward night the weather grew olondS
and cold drizzhng rain set in, that made K
disagreeabe enough but, worse than ali Il
grew misty, SO that presently we lost SIGHT of
the other boat entirely.
We made ourselves as snug as possihle
until two o'clock, when he heard the roar NJ
breakers ahead and at once stood off nra-
ferring to await for daylight before attemnt.
ing to land.
But tremendous current was setting in
shore. and in spite of all we could do. with
both sail and oars, we were soon carried
among ledge of reefs where the water seetb-
ed and boiled like cauldron
No boat could live in such surf. and in a
few minutes she had her port side stove in
on the rocks and we were all thrown into the
sea.
OF course il was now every one for him
self. and ! struck out boldly toward the
shore which | knew could not BE very far
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-31
Notice Of Special Legislr-
tom
ton

To whom il may concen:-
Notice Is .hsrsby given hal thirty das'
Il IA the 36glI day u Jnlie 1913 application
will Ex male to the General Assembly -
tile State Of Georgia now convened. for the
massage Of an act entitled as follows, to-
Wit IAN act 10 amend an act entitled, An
act 10 establish new charter for the town
Of Ieescurg in the county OF Lee, State OF
Georgia TO grant certain privileges to said
town to repeal all acts in conflict to define
he limits Of same, TO provide for The elect.
ion IL offices. to p'esc ibe their duties,
rights. powers, and for other purposes.
approved December aTst 1893. and The ac's
amendatory thereof, so as 10 empower the
Mayor and Council Of the City Of Lees
burg 10 levy Ane collect an advalorem not
10 exceed one per cent, " stirling from
line three Of section XVI Of said act the
words Zone half on, occurring between
the words exceed and one Der cent ana
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-31
Proclamation.

Georgia: ~ ilpke suEiEh- Coz
Of aid stale. where. 0ascal infysmzs-
io. has B--nlstrsxe1 4 tins D-pzr.m-na
tisa- % Ice 9ib ezY x 4sne g9os y sse
G1uns Or ssr. i.ssay Es0-a Is. tsss ]
shnt and killed i,i. ~ile. BelIzh BroSn-
and Nheseas Un tllz 4sh day "A June 1905
in 'le cDanry Aforesaid. Shade Wright. j.
lcOlored| cOmmated sander uFon lse per
SOD Of one Blrns, and esczdsd and are
now ingftiye from justice. aave rhOaght
propez therefOrs, 70 Issue THIS, my Pro-
clamzsiOa, hereby oaering a reward q
One hundred dollars, each for the appge-
henson and delivery Of said Hilary BsOwHI
ana Shade Wright Jr., with evidence suf-
6cieut 20 cnvict, TO the SherIG II Lee
County, said State. And | d.. moreover
charge and require al officers in this stars
CiyH and Military. TO be vigiIan1 in en-
dezvOring t. appgehend the said Henry
Brown and Shade Wright Jr. in OddsT that
be may Be broaglt 20 t-izl fOF the OEense
which he standschaEged.
Given under my hand ana seal Of the
State, this the a7ih day o: June IoOs.
Hoke Smith, Governor
By the Governor.
Philip Cook.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-31
Georgia. Lee County.
By the Governor.
Philip Cook.

To The superior Court Of Said Coan'y.-
TIE petition Of {. A. Rhodes, J. D.
Beachamp, K. P. Salter, /. E. Booker.
X p. Goodman. John Exam. R, J. kichaId-
son, r. S. Williams, B. F. Beachamp,
]. 6. Bsits, J. L. bats. c. G. Goneke, ga
Booker. 3. l. Mckinney. $, D. Williams
and L. D. Hays, respectfully shOweth the
following facts
Ist. That they Tor themselves, their asso-
ciatee and successors. desire to be incoTpo-
rated for and during the period Of t~enly
eats, with the right Of reAewell Al Tue
xpirAtion u init time, under the aame q
lie FARMERS UNION GIN AND
aAREHOUTE COMPANY.
III Tue Principal flee u .aid corporation
all be IN the town or city of smilhville
a the stlEe and county AFORESAID, hui pc
utionersd e;irethe right to establish bsanca
Ufic,s within t0i. state .; elsewhere, when
eyer tne holders Of a majority Of the Stock
may 50 determine.
Hd. The oljec. u said corporation is ps-
cunlaGy gain TO Itself ana it, sharehOlds'ss.,
Ath The capital stock 81 said corpOSation
shall be Two Thousand Five Hundred
Is2, 500. DOLLARS, with right TO increas-
the same 10 any amGnOant not exce4 ding
Twenty-Five Thousand (S2s, OOO] Dollars
to be done by majority vOie Of the
sock holders Said capital stock 10 be de
vidsd into shares Of twenty-five S25 Doll
arc, each, no stakeholder % Le InuiV'dnal-
y liable b. .ond Tie apmUunE OF his
unpaid subscription thereto.
slh. The particular business they purpose
10 carry on is 10 own and operate pubiic
gln, also 10 run general Warehouse busi-
ess, and 70 buy and seiI cotton and uC
a getIeTal cotton commission bus.ness, alsp
10 run gvne,sl mercantile and sup
business, also 10 manufacture tertiIlze.
cotton seed oil and cotton seed products,
10 own equip anu OpeEare factories for these
putpUScos u Shh ttnb &04 sS6GA@SASSe S1h
DO all things necessary and iucrdsnt 10
these oLlecls.
otli Petitioners desire the right 10 sue am
a sued, 10 plead and be implicated to have
I'D use a common seal, " nlake aIl nrceS-
Try by laws aud regulations, and to do
i Their things that may be necessary for
il. suece siul carrying Oh Of said business
ilu.iue the right 10 buy, hOld md ssh
IA estate a"d personal property suitable
the to the purposes OF the corporation,
M TO execute notes and bonus as evidence
indebtedness incurred or which may be
..curred' IN the Conduct of fine affairs Of
&c corporation and TO secure the sAmeb,
mortgage, security deed, or other form OIL
lien, unGer existing laws.
WHE; EfORE, petitioners pay to be III
corporalc,l under the name aud style aior
said with the powers, privileges aud I'M
inumties herein set fo'th aud a. Ae nov
Or may hereafter b allOn~n corporation
d similar charter rnaer the laws Of Gcor
ia,
Shlpp & Sheppard.
l'euLIuaeEs Attorneys.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-31
FlIed n one Iuly I,th LooS.

riled N office July L3th 1903.
ZINES Alo.Ran, LlerS Sup. Court
Lee County, Ga,
Clerks Office, Superior Q urt Lee Count.
Georgia. Julu 3 1873.
|. James Morgan, Clerk Of said cOuit. d
% herhdy certify that the fore gcirs Is a
tue and correct copy Of the original ar iii
,;alion fo~ charter u 1.-THE FARMERS
UNION GIN AND WAREHOUSE CON-
PANY", inst as the same aIpeals Of 6le
n this Office.
Niluess my Official signature date above
written,
Seal.l James Morgan,
Clerk Of Lee superior conr
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-31
Report Of ID. - Hall
1reaqror OF Lee County.

To.he cOanty Commissioners d Lee
Cou'ay.
1907. too7
Nay ~ 10 bal. On hand per rrpo1
'Sees- comndttes' e6q6T.oo
NAY oah. To dividend Leesburg
d1Sp<nsaFy, 1910 90
June sth iowa d Arrneua roxd
WORK. Ioh &
OCT Sth 5 b-Smsth, road Eaxss 2OoO-oO
Oct zSfh sss.smi'h, :" fz4z.6s
Ocf SIN /" LessbuEg Dlspsn,aryon
stock. ronooo
oa ,th . VIC. Msrun zzm
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-31

zTsa srO@ I'D isss., i8E s15
-SsA FTA4g zz
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-31

OsscaIen0Ns AysT e el1Ola AOvA0
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-31

MessrS MOFesand &'Yeonan have
purchased = fine 500, 90 Spanish
Jack and are stand;RS him fOr
SIS, 90 at the StAble.
Millions VI dollan are .pnt
West yeaFl' for mules, why not
save this expressed
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-09
Stoically Hears Refusal of the
Supreme Court to Take
Case From DoOling
With Mandamus and PrOhibi-
ton Last Technicality Is
Brushed Aside
Acf1's lnterminable Challenges
Deplete Panel With No
Jurors Chosen
Five Talesmen State Belief in
Former Boss Guilt and
Are Excused

Without a tremor TO indicate
the despair which the message
must have brought him, Abraham
Ruef yesterday received the news
that the supreme court had dashed
his last hope of preventing trial
by denying his application for
writs OF nandamus and pronIoi-
ton to prevent Judge Maurice t.
Dooling from presiding at his trial
in the Parkside case. The word
was whispered TO him while he
sat with his attorneys IN Judge
Doolings court, but so much OF
stole has Ruef become that he
gave not the slightest outward
sign OF disappointment He
merely smiled at the time. but his deep
interest was manifest moment later
when he turned to ask for more par
ticularz.
This order, which means that Rust
must fight mis- battle before jury IN
stead of on the field OF legal techni-
calities, which has served him 30 well
in the past, was fled in Los Angeles.
where the supreme court Is sitting at
present The decision followed a con-
sideration Of the case By the justices
of the court Tuesday afternoon and a
brief conference again yesterday morn
opinion The merits OF Ruers contsn-
ton were discussed briefly and the or
der OF the court followed
TRIAL GOES TEDIOUsLY
There was no cessation yesterday ia
the effort of the prosecution TO secure
the impeachment OF jury 10 try Ruet.
and the action of the supreme court
was not mentioned in Judge DooIins's
court after the message announcing IL
had been received yesterday afternoon
The trial is progressing, but It is
progressing with a tediousness that
points to weeks of delay before jury
finally can be secured and the actual
taking Of testimony begin
Heney yesterday dubbed the pro-
ceedings in Judge Dooling's court an
endurance contest. and all that has oc-
Cured to date makes his description an
apt one. When the court adjourned
last night II talesmen had been
examined in all and not single juror
was in the box accepted subject to
peremptory challenge. Frank ]. Mur-
ply OF Ruefs counsel described ths
prospect fairly when asked his opinion
of how long 1t would take to get
jury
It's merely q question OF naths-
metics." he said. Figure out the per-
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-09
State and u. S. Courts
Clash Over Records
Surveyor Enioined Against Re.
moving Books for Use i'm
Hyde-Bens0n Trial

Confronted on one hand by a subpoena
ordering him TO appear in washington
with the records in the Hyde Benson
lard fraud case. and facing. on the
ether hand. an injunction forbidding
him to remove the documents from
California. ". 8. Kingsbury. state sur
veyor general. found himself yesterday
afternoon in peculiar dilemma. lust
as he had prepared to leave Sacra-
mento for the national capital with the
records Of the land ofice he was served
by telegraph with notice OF the in
junction granted in San Francisco by
Judge Seawell. The restraining order
was secured by Attorney c. Fl. Fairall,
who assisted in the defense of the local
Attorney J. c. Campbell. who is de-
Tending John Benson in Washington.
IL Kingsbury goes TO Washington he
exposes himself 10 punishment for vio-
lating the terms of the injunction. II
he fails to go he is liable to punish
ment for ignoring the subpoena from
Washington. In his uncertainty Kings
bury, who was about to start for Wash
ington, applied To Assistant Attorney
General Power. who advised him to re-
turn to San Francisco until the matter
could be settled. Power believes that
the United States supreme court will
come to Kingsbury's rescue
The California records are necessary
to the conviction of Hyde and Benson.
An application had been made to Judge
Shields of Sacramento to prevent
Kingsbury from taking the records to
Washington, but the request was de-
MED Then it was that c. H FairslI.
acting ostensibIy for Miss Virginia L.
Roberts. appealed to Judge SeawelI
Miss Roberts is an empIoye Of Benson
and sought the Injunction on the
ground that she desired to examine the
records.
Fairall appeared mindful Of the
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-09

Get your name ON the register
before April Is If you want TO
take part in the May primary
election and help break Herrin's
grip on California.
April Is is the last day of reg
istration for the May primary
the presidential primary. April
Is Is also the last day of regis
tration for the San Francisco
bond election TO be held May IL.
The registration office in the
city hsiI is open evenings this
week from 7sSe TO $3.50 O'Clock.
The registered voter who moves
outsof his precinct between now
and election day loses bIs prim-
airy vote.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-09
lmpertinent Question No. 46
What Is a Telephone?

Tor the most original wittest answer to this ques
ton and the briefer the better-Ihe Call will pay
FIVE DOLLARS. For the next FIVE answers
The Call will pay ONE DOLLAR each. Prize
winning answers will be printed next Wednesday
and checks mailed to the winners at once. Make
your answer short and address it to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS,
THE CALL.
Winning hat II. n Higher Upg~
pnzet 70 John cochr Howard
The creased of criminals
Lorna Berkeley
a dress
prize to W. box Oakland
o thefor bv
hrst aand
Not high o be esentu
1pize to Mrs P. Hckey.F
Just dstinction-no a difference.
Cappxt city,.
The behind
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-09
prospect of immediate adjudication.

prospect of immediate adjudication. A
Alameda county gave ditch company
a decision against the Spring Valley. re-
quiring the latter to pay $4,000 and to
deliver 100000 gallons of water daily
to the former. This matter is now be-
fore the supreme court on appeal. There
is also said TO be a conflict of interests
between the Spring Valley and the Bay
Cities water company in Calaveras
canyon There are matters which II
would be necessary to adjust before the
municipality could take steps lookinS ?
to the acquisition OF the property.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-09
POULTRYMEN CHARGE
S. P. DISCRIMINATES
Say Rates to WelIs-Fargo Are
Much Lower Than to
Small Shippers
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

HOLLISTER, April s.-The poultry
keepers association has secured a
promise from the railroad commission
ers that an investigation will be made
into the complaint that the Southern
shippers and Wells. Fargo & Co. in
freight rates on empty cases. The ship
pers claim they are charged cents a
case, while the express company is
charged less than cent.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-09
FAMOUS CASE DISMISSED

MILWAUKEE,. Wis. April s.-The
famous s75o.ooo Lonstorf case. which
has been on trial in the circuit court
of Milwaukee at different times for
several years was today taken from
jury and dismissed upon stipulation
by attorneys for all parties to the trial.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-09
CALLS M,kEE PARIAH

Regarding the earl OF Roslyn letters
Barbour accused Mckee of deliberately
trying to deceive the court. as Cornelia
herself had shown the letters to Hart
Mckee before her marriage to him. He
said that there was no reason for
bringing them against her now, and re-
peated the charge that Cornelias let
ters had been garbled.
Mckee did not hesitate TO initiate
his wife's handwriting when his own
financial ends were to be served said
Barbour. He will never dare to re-
turn TO the United States, for all honest
folk would shun him as a moral leper."
M. Labori. for Mckee, will reply to-
morrow. The court will hand down its
decision after April 1s.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-09
PLAN NEW BUuDTyG

The Royal insurance company ap-
piled yesterday for q permit TO erect a
nine story reinforced concrete office
building at the northwest corner of
Pine and Sansnr'1s streets. estimated to
cost ss6o,o0
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-09
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KEARNY se
THURSDAY, APRIL 9. 1908
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

1ESTERDAY-Clesr; west wind maximum
temperature. 80: minimum. 54
FORECAST FOB 1ODAY-Fair: moderately
warm in forenoon: cooler in afternoon: light
north winds, changing to fresh west. Page 10
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-09
NOTED WRITER DIES

NEW YORK, April s.-Langdon
Smith. one of the best known special
newspaper writer's in New York, died
tonight Of malignant erysipelas at his
home in Brooklyn, aged so years.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-09
BoURN GAINS CONTROL

Bourn began to buy Spring Valley in
1906, when he discovered that the stock
was going begging and that the big
plant had not been materially injured
by the disaster. Bourn was we'll sup
piled with ready money as the result
OF the sale of a large part of his gas
and electric interests to John Martin
and E. ]. de Saba. With this money
he began to take in Spring Valley He
continued TO purchase for year and a
half. until he had secured enough
shares to guarantee control to himself
and associates.
While looking into Spring Valley
matters more closely yesterday the city
authorities made discoveries which Will
complicate any negotiation that may
have been contemplated at this time.
Litigation is still pending with small
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-09
MISS MARLowE FRUSTRATED

ITHACA, n. T.. April s.-On receiving
the news in this city that she had been
named as a correspondent in the suit
for divorce brought by Mrs Clara
Louise Won Hermann against Karl
stephens Won Hermann, Miss Julia
MarIowe, the actress, was overcome
this afternoon and tonight Cancelled
her engagement in Gloria at the
Lyceum theater here.
Miss Marlowe arrived in a private
car from Canada. Her car was be-
sieged by newspapermen, but she
would not be seen and referred the
reporters to her manager, who declared
he had nothing to say in reference to
the matter