The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 9, 1898, Page 8

8 ENGLAND'S ACTIVITY 1N | THE SOUDAN ‘mmense Supplies Are | Forwarded tothe | Front. | Triumph in Africa May Offset the Blunders, | in India. | So Ministers Desire to Meet Par- liament With Khartoum in Their Hands. ANGLO - EGYPTIAN FORCE. It Consists of 18,000 Egyptians, Thirty Battalions of British Troops and Nile Gunboats. | Spectal Dispatch to The Call. LONDON, Jan. 8.—The official state- ment that the mili tactics in Egypt | are purely defensive is not credited. The greatest activity is manifested in &ll quarters. Immense supplies of am- munition and food are being forward- ed to the front, and it is whispered in military circles that the ministers de- sire to meet Parliament with Khar- | toum in their hands, so that a triumph in Africa may offset the blunders in India. Even with the liveliest efforts, however, the time Intervening will hardly suffice for a coup in the Soudan. The Anglo- ptian force consists of 18,000 Egyptia thirty battalions of British troops and the Nile gunboats, all commanded by Sir Herbert Kitche- nor. The latter refuses to allow the war correspondents to go beyond the head of the railwa A letter has been received from a British officer serving in the Soudan, ! e July the Dervishes he adds that the women and who are homeless and starv- umber 5000 souls. Statist expresses the opinion that the fact that a resolution has been in- troduced in Congress to pay the inter- est on the United States debt either in gold or silver indi that there is little chance of any reform of the cur- rency by the present Congress, “in epite of Secretary Gage's confidence”; and regrets that under the cir- cumstances it is cbliged to continue cautioning Britishers against investing in America until the currency question is settled. The Statist further says: | “Under ordinary circumstances we should like much of our gavings invest- ed in the United.States, where a ma- Jority of the citizens are of our kin and whom we desire to see prosperous.” The Statist admits that the present prosperity in the United States would | warrant large investments, “but for the silver nightmare, which is ever threat- ening,” concluding: “The present prices are so tempting that it is much to be regretted that there is no definite prospect that Congress will take effect- | ive steps to allay the fears.” The Parnellites will introduce their customary amnesty amendment to the Queen’s speech at the opening of Par- liament. The Gazette of Wednesday notified the public of the naturalization of Pro- fessor Hubert Herkomer, R. A., and Alma Tadema, R. A. Incidentally it says that Herkomer's nationality is un- known. | The case of Mrs. Florence Maybrick will perhaps be reopened shortly in an- other form. Important evidence in fa- | vor of Mrs. Edith May Carew has been | discovered and an influentially signed | petition to the Queen asking for her | retrial in England is preparing. | The Swedes seem inclined to take ad- | vantage of Russian preoccupation in| the far east to reopen hostilities with | Norway. When the relations between | the two countries were strained in 1896 | it became evident that Russia was in- clined to aid Norway, in exchange for | the cession of Finmark, including the | port of Hammerfest. The appointment of ex-King Milan | as commander-in-chief of the Servian | army has caused a sensation. In well- informed circles the opinion is ex- pressed that the appointment was ne- Cessary, as the Servian army, which | has great admiration for the former King, is assuming an independent at- titude. The Government balieves that | Milan will be able to calm the disaf- | fection, but the course of affairs in Servia indicates that King Alexander may ere long retire in favor of his father. It is said King Alexander has an unconquerable aversion to wedlock, | but on the other hand it is stated that ex-King Milan will soon marry again. A music-hall singer, who sold letters | addressed to her by the King of Ser- | via, has been expelled from Budapest | ‘m the request of the Servian Minis- er. The refusal of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. Chamberlain, to | submit to arbitration the differences between the Government of the Trans- vaal and her Majesty’s Government was deplored in some of the morning papers as being untimely on account of the pending Presidential election in the Transvaal. This afternoon the pa- | pers print an apparently inspired ex- planation, saving that the refusal is a month old and that President Kru- ger gives it out now as a campaign document to assist in his re-election, describing it as a reassertfon of Mr. Chamberlain’s suzerainty views. g ———— RECLAMATION QF ARAID LANDS. Commissioner Herrmann Has Preparad an Adverse Report on the House Bill, WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—Commissioner Herrmann of the General Land Office has prepared an adverse report on the House | bill providing for the granting to the re- spective States of all arid lands within thelr areas, upon condition that the land shall be reclaimed for agricultural pur- pose by the States. The report sets forth that under the Carey act of 1884 Con- gress made grants to the States wherein arid lands are situated, not exceeding /000,000 to each, and up to this time but few of the States have availed themselves to any extent of the benefits of the law. Those States which have taken limited freas are: Wyoming, 99.097 acres: Mon- iens, 10.632 acres; Idaho, 58,000; Utah, 221,- 43, and Washnigton, 85,454 s.cres. In place of the bill proposed, the com- missfoner expresses the opinfon that the Carey law be so amended as to extend a fnore satisfactory guarantee to capital as inducement to invest in the reclamation of arid lands under the Jaw. but he dis Lpproves of the effort to enla‘gs the quan- lity of lands which are now acquired b the States. ity g Advances mede on furniture and planos, with or withonut removal.J. Noonan, 1017-1023 Mission. | | ed by the present Reichstag, WILLIAM'S NAVAL PLAN [MPROVING There Are Now Better Chances for the Bill. Support for the Measure Secured in the Reichstag. Prospects of a Split Which Will i Insure the Emperor His Big Navy B R R R e R R e R R R R R R o R R S S e e e e o DIPLOMATS EXPECT STRIFE Predict a Conflict and England in the Race to Between France Khartoum. | | N | Spectal Dispatch to The Call. | BERLIN, Jan. 8. —The Reichstag will reassemble on Tuesday and the budget committee will forthwith begin its de- | liberations. The chances of the naval bill are materially improved. The Con- servatives, with the exception of the Agrarian wing, the National Liberals | and a fraction of the Radicals, now generally favor the measure, while a | split among the Centrists is now in| process of formation. The Prussian members, under the leadership of Herr | Leiber, are inclined to vote for the bill, | with certain amendments. On the other hand, the South Germans, espec- | fally the Bavarians, are unalterably op- | posed to it. If the split is effected, Emperor Wil- liam will have his big navy, and the Centrists, the more powerful opposition to the Government, and against whose wishes ‘no measure could hitherto be passed in the Reichstag, will cease to be a unit, and a new party grouping is necessitated which will materially af- fect the quinquennial elections in the spring, for the new attitude of the Center will influence the higher Catho- | lic clergy, especlally Archbishop Stablewski and Prince Bishop Xopp. | Yielding to the wishes of the Vatican, | they are largely responsible for the series of important demonstrations pre- paring in favor of the naval increase. The first will take place in Berlin on January 13, when 250 heads of leading German Industrial and manufacturing | establishments and banks will convene. | If the Emperor and the Government are willing to accept certain amend- ments, notably in regard to the septen- nate feature, the measure can be pass- though close there will probably be a very vote. From a gentleman of the immediate entourage of the Emperor a corre- spondent learns that both Emperor ‘William and Prince Henry's sensa- tional speeches at Kiel were wholly extemporaneous. Prince Henry was taken wholly by surprise, and, beilng quite unused to public speaking, deliv- | ered his remarks in a manner which he would not himseif have approved if they had been submitted to him prev- iously in writ 1g. No control, how- ever, being possible, owing to the cir- cumstances, the speech went forth to the world, to his and to his majesty’s chagrin. In this connection the same author- ity contradicts the often published statement that every word the Em- peror utters in public is carefully writ- ten and approved. On the contrary, it appears, his majesty seldom prepares | his remarks, and they are mostly im- | promptu and delivered on the inspira- tion of the moment. This is true in| regard to all the Emperor’'s sensational and officlally quoted speeches. The following has been culled from books in the court marshal’s office: | The Emperor in 1897 visited ninety | places, traveling about 34,700 kilome- ters. He went eight times to Kiel, showing his anxiety regarding naval matters, besides going to the harbors of Stettin, Dantzic, Bremen, Hamburg, Altona, Elbing, Cuxhaven, Heligoland and Brunsbuettel. His Majesty spent fifty-seven days in hunting, killing 354 large and small head of game. He spent nine days in his trip to St. Pe- tersburg, ten in his trip to Hungary and twenty-six on his northern trip. In addition to visiting the flood districts of Silesia, his Majesty attended five un- veilings, six dedications of churches and seven other public ceremonies out- side of Berlin. The diplomats of Berlin expect seri- ous trouble between France and Great Britain as the outcome of the race to Khartoum. They say that if France arrives there first there is bound to be war, as Great Britain could not sub- mit to it, as Lower Egypt is valueless without this key of inner Africa. It is learned from a member of the ex-Chancellor’s household that Prince Bismarck was much shocked and an- noyed by the recent reports of his death. Hitherto the Prince has smiled at such canards and has made sar- castic comments. But when his son, Count William Bismarck, told him last Saturday of the reports then cur- rent, saying, “Father, they have again reported you dead in Berlin,” the aged statesman's face clouded and he did not reply. At the Conservative National election at Dresden on February 2 the plan for the spring elections will be decided upon. The Kreuz Zeitung, reproducing al- leged abusive articles from the Ameri- can papers, remarks: “It is not wise to handle these overbearing Yankees too softly.” Continuing the paper calls on the Covernment to fight the United States tariff “‘tooth for tooth,” and to prohibit the importation of American meats and cereals. The United States Embassador, An- drew D. White, will give receptions to the court and high officials on January 10 and 11. About 1700 guests are ex- pected. The court has specially or- dered that all the gentlemen and ladies presented at court attend the first re- ception of the United States Embassa- dor. The diplomatic reception will be largely attended. Princess Frederick Leopold of Prussia received Mrs. White in audience to-day. The University of Munich has con- ferred the degree of Ph.D. upon the Princess Theresa, daughter of Prince “auitpold, the regent of Bavaria. She ¢ the first lady upon whom this de- ree has been conferred. The Princess s the author of a scientific book of travel in Brazil. The Incendiary fires have been re- sumed in the Moabit quarter of Berlin. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 1898. WON d BRIDE BY HYPNOTIC POWER IN TWO HOURS. Now James Carraway, Once a Poor Printer of d@tlanta, Is the Envy of @ll His Fellows. NEW YORK, Jan. 8.—A Herald marriage to her created a sensation weeks ago, giving exhibitions of his reader. the city. of two hours they became engaged. vannah. married. his parents for the first time. why we should not marry at once. and we did not desire to wait. She soon.” Mrs. Carraway is an only child. with being worth $3,000,000. “My wife is strongly opposed to “No, indeed. notism or mind reading. all. belief among Carraway's associates ACKSON DAY CELEBRATED Leading Democrats At- tend a Banquet at Chicago. Again the Boy Orator of Ne- braska Talks About Free Silver. Argues That Prosperity Has Not Been Restored by Opening Mills In- stead of Mints. Special Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, Jan. 8.—A host of Demo- crats, quite a number of them from Iowa, Indiana and Wisconsin, cele- brated Jackson day by a banquet at the Tremont House this evening. W. J. Bryan was the principal guest. He arrived from Lincoln this morning, be- ing met at the depot by National Com- mitteeman Gahan and others selected | to welcome him. For an hour or so prior to the feast, Mr. Bryan held a reception in the hotel parlors and shook hands with a large number of callers. Nearly 500 were seated at the banquet. Mayor Harrison presided and acted as toastmaster. Mr. Bryan was received with cheers when introduced. He again went over his free-silver argument and concluded as follows: Twelve months have elapsed since we celebrated this day a year ago, and every month has borne witness to the failure of Republican policies to bring relief to the eople. Just after the passage of the ingley bill our opponents were boister- ous in their announcement that prosper- ity had returned. The Republicans were given full swing. They framed just such a law as their hearts desired and their brains devised, and what is the result? Read the daily papers and you will find the items of news arranged under two heads—the formation of trusts and the reduction of wages. few days ago I icked up & copy of the St. Louls Globe- )emocrat and found under the innocent and unpretentious headlines, ‘““Weavers and Spinners,” seven notices of wage re- ductions from four of the six New Eng- land States—one of them from Lewis- ton, Me., the home of Mr. Dingley, the father of the Dingley bill. Is this the result which they promised would follow the opening of the mills in- stead of the mints? If our enemies boast that they have buried bimetallism, we point to these wage reductions as the weeping willows which have sprung up about its temporary tomb. Why is not some court asked to enjoin the employers from uniting together to reduce wages? Can combinations among employers be innocent if co-operation among miners is @ crime? In most of the factories can be found transparencies and banners promising good times. The mill owners would Frobubly dispute the right of a court of equity to interfere and plead as a_defense that the operatives adequate remedy in the ballot. Since the last celebration of Jackson day thouands of political prodigals have returned to the old home and thousands more are growing weary of the husks. There 1s no humiliation in the acknowl- edgment of error. To a portion of our people the money question was a new question in 18%, and as we demanded af- firmative action the timid and only half convinced arrayed themselves against us. Since the election there has been time for further study, and events in rapid suc- cession have been vindicating the position taken by the bimetallic forces in the last campaign. The Republicans, too, Intoxi- cn.tes‘ by success, have been disclosing schemes which were carefully concealed ave an during the contest. We may, therefore, exp‘e‘c continuous accessions to our ranks. Bryan then urged the necessity of extending and perfecting the work of the Democratic clubs, closing with the words: “I will, therefore, bid you be of good cheer. TUnless all political omens fail the twentieth century will open with the money of the constitu- tion restored and the motto ‘Equal rights to all and special privileges to none,’ the controlling principle in all the departments of the Government. Then will our people sing a new song of a namgn ?deer;‘xedfl." . Jan. 8.—Hon. Geor; Fred ‘Williams of Boston was one of fl‘ie prin- cipal _speakers at the annual meeting of the Jacksonian Club at Wier's Hall in this city to-night. Governor Alva Adams James Carraway, of this city, untll a few months ago a poor printer, and now known to theater-goers of the South as “Professor” Carra- way, the “White Mahatma,” arrived in this city to-day with a bride, who s Intreduced as Mrs. Carraway, formerly Tilly Meyer, daughter of Charles Meyer, a New York millionaire. ments engaged In the Hotel Aragon served to intensify the envy of his former associates at his marvelous fortune. The nuptials were celebrated ten days ago at St. Augustine, Fla. The announcement was not made, however, until the couple reached this city. Carraway was filling an engagement in St. Augustine about three He was stopping at the Alcazar, the best hotel then open In He was introduced to Miss Meyer, and after an acquaintance After filling an engagement in that city, he filled one in Charleston and hurried back to St. Augustine, where he and Miss The bridal couple remained in St. Augustine for several days and then came to Atlanta, where the young husband introduced his bride to “I suppose our marriage was a little sudden,” said Carraway to- night, “but we were in love with each other, and there was no reason My wife Interposed no objections, of her health and was alone, but was expecting her parents to join her L. I, at his country residence, though he has been at his home in New York until a recent attack of illness. is a member of the Ringler Brewery concern. owns a great deal of real estate outside of New York and is credited I do not know yet just what I shall do about it.” ‘When asked if his bride had become Interested in his work, he sald, I do not even know whether or not she belleves in hyp- I have never asked her about the matter at ‘We simply fell in love with each other at first sight.” Mrs. Carraway is 24 years of age and a blonde, and there is a strong B R R R e S R made the o) ng speech, aff 3 Williams 'p:.ln hftrvdneod. gt special from Atlanta, Ga., says: 4 The announcement of his in Atlanta, and expensive apart- powers as a hypnotist and mind He left the next afternoon for Sa- Meyer were had gone to Florida for the benefit Her father is now at Huntington, He is a large property owner and In addition to this he my continuing on stage work, and that she has been hypnotized. DR R R R e R S R R R e S T R L T Y LIVES LOST [N A COAL MINE Explosion of Gas Causes the Death of Sev- eral Men. Had the Disaster Occurred Later the Fatalities Would Have Been Greater. Some of the Delvers Who Were Working at the Time Managed to Escape. Special Dispatch to The Call. PITTSBURG, Kan., Jan. 8.—Several lives are supposed to have been lost by an explosion, probably of dust or gas, at 6:40 o'clock this evening in shaft 5 of the Mount Carmel Coal Company's mine, six and a half miles south of here, near Chicopee. The explosion occurred at shot-firing time, when, so far as known, but seven or eight men were in the shaft, five of these being shot-firers and the others drivers. Had the accident occurred a half hour later the forty men of the night shift would have been caught. The explosion, which was accom- panied by a loud report, wrecked the blacksmith shop and other buildings at the surface and started a fire in the timbering. However, the pumps were started and the fire extinguished. Twenty minutes after the explosion two men—Booth Boyd and Jesse Sher- rard—escaped from the smoking shaft by climbing up the frame work. They could give no account of the explosion. They were in the mule stables, they said, when the explosion occurred, and climbed out as soon as they could reach the shaft. The men who remained in the mine and were believed to be dead were: Joe Setar, Jim Simmonman, John Bossin, Anton Weimberger, Anton Gorwitz and Casper Bartolio, p The explosion caused the greatest excitement in the little town of Chico- pee, as it was feared at first that all the men of the night shift were caught in the mine. The loss to the company will be heavy. The mine employs 200 men on the day shift. At midnight the rescue party had reached four of the -entombed men. None of them had been seriously in- jured, and the starting of the fans soon after the explosion had prevented suffocation. Bossin and Weimberger had not been reached at midnight. The explosion was heard and felt in this city, over six miles away. AN ADVERTISING SWINDLER CAUGHT AT BAKERSFIELD Forges a Number of Checks About Town, and Attempts to Leave on a Train for the North. BAKERSFIELD, Jan. 8.—A young man signing himself Charles A. Owens on the hotel register arrived in town this morning and visited the local pa- pers and entered into a contract with them to advertise the mercantile busi- ness of “Bi Harman & Co.” and “A. H. Bush & Co.,” alleged firms of Los Angeles. He was very smooth and suave in his manner. Early this evening It was discovered that he had forged a number of checks around town for small amounts and then disappeared. An hour later he was caught trying to leave on the early train for the north. He was locked up. He is about 30 years of age, tall and dark-complexioned. He signed his name to one of the ad con- tracts as “F. A. Caton.” San Francisco Firm's Designs Accepted. SONORA, Jan. 8—The Supervisors to- day accepted the design of William Mooser & Son ¢f San Francisco for the new $40,000 Court-house. The plans call for a two- story and basement bull surmounted by a tower in the Mexican style of archi- the handsomest and most original b tecture and will undoubtedly l;me ol:‘ongl cost, In WARRANTS TRACED T0 BRALY"S BANK More Crooked Work in the Los Angeles Schools. Teachers and Employes Answer Questions in Behalf of Webb. Claim for Some Trees Pur- chased Found in the Same Old Place. FIGHT GROWING BITTER. Local Newspapers Rush to the De- fense of Men Whose Conduct 1s Criticized. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8.—It was a day of almost continuous swearing at the rooms of the Board of Education to- day, and the greater portion of it was done by lady teachers. They were in- stigated and abetted in their course by the secretary of the board, H. G. John- son. More than four hundred teachers and employes of the School Department swore to and filed their affidavits with the secretary. These depositions are to be put in evidence Monday as part of the defense of Walter L. Webb, who is being investigated by the Board of Education on a charge of having re- ceived bribes from teachers and em- ployes. of a similar charge before the Superior Court. Some rather sensational and unexpected matters were embodied in these documents. The affidavits con- sisted of a series of nine interrogatories prepared by the defense. They were sent to each teacher and employe of the department with the request that | they be filled out, sworn to before the secretary and filed to-day. When the office of the secretary was closed to- day there yet remained about one hun- dred affidavits to be filed.n Most of these are expected to be in by Monday evening. Those who fail to make affi- davit will be called to the witness- stand before the board to give their testimony orally. Nothing new has developed in the line of bribe-taking or negotiations with bribery in view, but interrogatory No. 8 brought forth one sensational bit of evidence, much that was interesting and some that was amusing under the circumstances. This question is as fol- lows: “Have you ever had any business re- lations or transactions of any kind or character whatsoever with any mem- ber of the board?"” Some told of being treated by Dr. Matthis for their health, some had gone | to C. C. Davis for legal advice, others had purchased stationery or had cards engraved at Webb's; a few had pur- chased pianos of Bartlett, some as far back as 1887, or 10 cent or 25 cent ar- ticles of the same director; some had boarded at Mr. Poor's; a plumber had | worked at the house of McInerney, but had been paid by the School Director | from his own private purse, and a car- | penter had been employed by MclIner- ney privately. Mrs. Emma Thurston, the principal of the Custer Street School, contributes some testimony that will probably give Director Braly and his newspaper de- fenders at least a bad quarter of an hour. This was her reply to interrogatory No. 8: “Cashed my November warrant at Mr. Braly's bank.” The warrants of the teachers engaged in the primary and grammar schools are paid out of the county school fund and are then kept on file at the County Auditor’s office. A careful search of the paid warrants for November failed to discover that of Mrs. Thurston, but it resulted in turning up that of George E. Roedipg for $13 40, which had been assigned to the Southern California Savings Bank, of which Braly is presi- dent. The assignment of the claim is without date, but the warrant was is- sued and paid on November 6, 1897. Although assigned to the Southern California Savings Bank, the warrant bears the indorsement on its back of H. G. Bundrema, son-in-law of Mr. Bra]y.‘ In this transaction Braly involved him- | self in a criminal act that is described | and made punishable by the laws of the State as a felony, and his bank in an act that makes it liable to lose its | He has already been acquitted | franchise. The same Infractions of thel law have been committed by Braly and his bank as they had committed in the matter of the warrant of Miss M. E.| | O’Brien. | | A further investigation of this mat- | ter showed that Mr. Roeding is v.he’ manager of the Fancher Creek Nur- | sery of Fresno, and that he had soid | to the school department on the unau- thorized order of J. H. Braly umbrella trees for planting about the schools of the Fifth Ward, which is represented in the board by Mr. Braly. This claim caused a bitter fight in the School | Board, but was finally allowed, as a | matter of justice to Roeding. Braly; then bought the Rceding claim. Mrs. | Thurston’s unpaid warrant was found in the hands of the auditor. It has not yet been claimed by the Southern Cal- | ifornia Savings Bank. Braly is the member of the Board of | Education whom the Times says has been by The Call stigmatized in a most uncomplimentary manner, whose bus- iness has been by The Call referred | to after a fashion that “may be libel- ous” and “against whom no charges | have been found.” In view of the | manner in which the Times has come to Braly's defense the question that is now being asked in Los Angeles is, “How much have J. H. Braly and his | anoymous backers paid for the serv.| ices of their Los Angeles organ?” SHOT AND KILLED THE | GIRL WHO THREW VITRIOL. Swift Vengeance Dealt by a Paris Clerk to a Nemesis Who Had Followed Him for a Year. PARIS, Jan. 8.—A girl named Decousset waylaid a clerk named Verdier to-day, threw vitriol in his face and stabbed him in_the back. Verdier shot her with a revolver as she was running away. He | then knelt on her head and shot her | three times, killing her. He was arrested and taken to the nearest hospital, where he was found to be terribly burned. Ver- dier said the woman had followed him for & year, attempting to kill him. UNREQUITED LOVE - AND A REVOLVER Tragic End of a Romance at | | the Town of Valley | Ford. | | Jilted byHis Sweetheart, a Prosperous | Young Swiss Fatally Shoots Himself. { Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SAN RAFAEL, Jan. 8—From the lit- tle town of Valley Ford on the bound- | ary line between Marin and Sonoma | Counties comes a story of attempted | suicide and behind it the tale of an un- | | requited love of great interest. This morning, according to the mea- ger accounts that have found their way to San Rafael, James Sardelott!, an | honest, hard-working Swiss, made a | desperate attempt to blow his brains out with a revolver near the great! creamery where he had employment. | He was found by, a ranch hand lying in a pool of his own blood, unconscious and with the crimson fluid oozing from a wound in his right temple. Helping hands soon arrived, and | shortly after Sardelotti recovered con- | sciousness and gazed about him in sur- prise. When he recovered sufficlently to tell of his deed he said that he had a pistol in his hand and had stumbled and that as he fell the pistol was dis- charged and the bullet had struck him. After that he remembered nothing. To- day the man is lying at the point of | death and the doctors hold out no | hopes of recovery. { The story told by the wounded man | is not believed, for it is said that he has | been despondent over a love affair. Sar- | delotti holds notes and other securities | for a large sum, in the thousands, ac- cording to some of those who were in- timate with him at Valley Ford. His | wealth is given as at least $10,000, the earnings of a lifetime, and with this sum he wished to buy a home and wed a sweetheart he left years ago in Swit- zerland. Only recently have the dreams of his youth been within his reach and he wrote in endearing terms to the maiden | who had grown to womanhood and be- sought her to journey across the waters | and become his wife. There came no reply to his entreaties and he walted day after day, week after week, and | still the mail brought no letter to cheer | him. Again and again he wrote, and | as the months rolled by and no answer | arrived, Sardelotti grew despondent, | and to-day he sought to end his exist- ence. Dr. Bruce of Bloomafield was sent for and treated the wounded man. At a late hour the information was given out that Sardelotti could not recover, for the wound was in a vital spot and the end might come at any time. gl FRESNO TRUSTEES IN A QUANDARY. Afraid to Turn the Fire Department Over to Democratic Heelers. FRESNO, Jan. 8.—The Board of City Trustees is now hesitating about carry- ing out its original Intention of disrupt- ing the volunteer fire department and putting in an aggregation of Democratic ward strikers, who have organized them- selves into a_so-called fire department and petitioned the Trustees to recognize R e e NEW TO-DAY. DR. GUARANTEES TO CURE EVERY CASE HE ACCEPTS BY HIS NEW SYSTEM FOR THE PRICE NAMED BELOW, INCLUDING ALL MEDICINES. IF INCUR- ABLE YOU WILL BE TOLD SO. $20 00| Piles. . +...$20 00 | Kidney Diseases ......§20 00 3 o | Siin Diseases $0 00| Nenvess Debity oo 2 0 00 00 | Diabetes.... 25 00 | Syphilis .. ¢ 30 00 30 00 | Ulcers (chroi 0 00 | Varicoceie, 20 00 25 00| Bladder Diseases 20 00 | Stricture. . 30 00 20 00 | Bronchitis .. g % {l‘g‘fl!lurre & 40 00 B8 Eien of il B Loee of dasicod 11 88 30 00| Goitre or Thick Neck. %%‘6 Gleet .... ... .15 00 5 B gfi:r&"f‘fl:’sc’i-e 0 00 ':..D.l,!.e.ts‘beso‘to@zg gg No matter what your Disease or Affiiction may be. nor of how long standing. socure the opinion of these EMINENT CANADIAN! PHYSICIANS. as it COSTS YOU NOTH- G. THE NEUTRALIZING SYSTEM OF TREATMENT is a boon to suffering humanity as it does awav with the taking of poisonous mineralremedies. Besides, the reasonableness of the charges enables the poor as well as the rich wxrw:nr l.h;ilr health. Di MEN who are Nervous, Despondent, Diseased and Weak from &I'S indiscretion l"l':d excess in life readily resto; H’l‘lxfl stem. DISEASES OF WO! treated by an en- drel{im and painiess method. Those unable to call send history of case with two-cent stamp and receive opinion free. Correspondence con- fidential. Consulitation, Examination and Advice Free. Hours 10 to 12°A. M. 210 5 and 7 to 8 P.M.; Sundays, 10 to 12 A. M. 524 Taylor Strect, DR. A. SOPER’S SANITARIUM, SOPER Cor. Post, 3 SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. city fire department. further consideration, but no action w taken. The better part of public sent et is strongly against such raw poli- flcal work and the Trustees recognizg will be severely censure: &“e“ l;gedyfihemso!ves to the jobbery. They Jaid the petition over for the time be- ing, on the ground that the new compa- nies were not formed according to law. i i Headless Body Picked Up on the Coast. VICTORIA, Jan. 8.—The headless body of a man has been picked li\)p on the(w(e:: osed to be one o e (‘mulasi:}hgliao‘:l':ug?ew from the wrecked Cleveland. NEW TO-DAY. NO FAITH CURE ABOUT STUART’S DYSPEPSIA TABLETS. They Cure Stomach Troubles and Indi- gestion Anyway, Whether You Have Faith in Them or Not. All physicians agree that the ele- ment of faith has a great deal to to in the cure cf disease. Firm belief and confidence in a (an}- ily physician or the same confidence and faith in a patent medicine have produced remarkable cures in all ages. This is especially true in nervous troubles, and no flield offers so prolific a harvest for the quack and charlatan as the diseases arising from a weak or run down nervous system. Nevertheless, the most common of all diseases, indigestion and stomach trou- bles, which in turn cause nervous dis- eases, heart troubles, comsumption and loss of flesh, requires something be~ sides faith to cure. Mere faith will not digest your food for you, will not give you an appetite, will' not increase your flesh and strengthen your nerves and heart, but Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets will do these things, because they are com- posed of the elements of digestion; they contain the juices, acids and pep= tones necessary to the digestion and assimilation of all wholesome f?od. Stuart’s - Dyspepsia Tablets will di- gest food if placed in a jar or bottle in water heated to 98 degrees, and they will do it much more effectively when - | taken into the stomach after meals, whether you have faith that they will or not. They invigorate the stomach, maka pure biood and strong nerves, in the only way that nature can do it, and that is, from plenty of wholesome food well digested. It is not what we eat | but what we digest that does us good. Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets are sold by druggists at 50 cents for full-sized package. 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It cured so many men who had battled for years against the mental and physical suffering of lost manhood that the insti- tute has decided to distribute free trial packages to all who write. It is a home treatment and all men who suffer with any form of sexual weakness resultin, from youthful folly, premature loss o strength and memory, weak back, varico- cele, or emaciation of parts can now cure themselves at home. The remedy has a peculiarly grateful effect of warmth and seems tc act direct to the desired location giving strength and development just where it is needed. It cures all the ills and troubles that come from years of misuse of the natural functions and has been an absolute suc- cess in all cases. A request to the State Medical Institute, 193 First National Bank Building, Fort Wayne, Ind., stating that you desire one of "their free trial pack- ages will be complied with. The institute is desirous of reaching that great ciass of men who are unable to leave home to be treated and the free sample will en= able them to see how ea: t is to be cured of sexual weakness when the proper remedies are employed. The in- stitute makes no restrictions. Any man who _writes will be sent a free sample, carefully sealed in a plain package so that its recipient need have no fear of embarrassment or publicity. Readers are requested to write without delay. The Weekly Call It Publishis the Cream of the News or the Week and MANY ATTRACTIVE AND ORIGINAL FEATURES., ITIS THE BEST WEEKLY PAPER ON THB PACIFIC COAST The Best Telegraphic Is Accurate & up to date Service on The Coast / Not a Line of it Sensational or Faky, and Not a Line of it Dry or Uninteresting. 3 § A Champioa of Truth, A CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER ALL THE TIME. l l Bright, Clean, T sext BY MAIL, S1.50 WDUSTRIES AYEw Thoughtful. R0 o e B N YOUNG, OLD OR MIDDLE-AGED MEN Suffering from the effects of youthful errors or premature decay should send i.. my book of 100 pages, which explains all thc Searets. Mailed free securely sealed In plain wrapyer. Address DR. LOBB. 329 N. i5th st., Phila, Pa. «