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with incredulity upon such statement.
Respondents testify that after Valdez
had received the last blow upon the
head, he staggered distance of thirty
feet before he fell. Setting aside TIE
paralysis Of the body, the injury to the
brain and the fractures to the skull,
firmly believe that the sheer momentum
OF that blow was sufficient to have driv-
en- him to the earth.
In response to the question why they
did not 60 TO the asst lance of the man
after he had been overcome the respond
ents testify that they waited to see what
bis wife would do, and when she got
there she called back to her little daugh-
ter in clear and distinct English to bring
her the gun and she would shoot them
like dogs.
The wife speaks English indistinctly
and only with difficulty; but she speaks
the German natively and altogether in
her family. | understand il to be a
law of mind that when person speaks
foreign language with difficulty and a
native language with ease, in moments
of excitement of anger they forget their
foreign or acquired language and make
use only of their native tongue.
However this may be, we are able to
infer what the woman actually did say
by the response she received from the
the little girl. Did she go to the hous Q
and get the gun in question DID she
bring the deadly weapon with which 10
destroy the lives of these respondents ?
No; she brought pillow upon which to
rest the head of her dying father. And
while she was thus employed; while the
victim of this sad affray lay wounded,
bleeding. unconscious, paralyzed in the
snow, attended only by his wife, with
out team or ability or means to carry
him back to his home, these respondents.
in violation of the common dictates OF
humanity, turned their backs upon This
scene and started for Bennington.
And now l am asked to bel eve that
one OF these respondents acted innocent
ly, the Their in self defense. It cannot
be, and l shall order Roberts to furnish
bail with surety in the sum of eight
thousand, and Bent in the sum of five
thousand dollars for their appearance
before the next term of the County
Court.
Bent gave the bonds. l. E. Gibson be-
ing his surety, and Roberts unable to
get bail is cOmmi ted to await the action
of the Grand Jury
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BORN.

PRATT.-In Bennington, Jan "a, to DR.. an
Mrs. Fred S. Pratt a daughter.
FILLMORE-In Ramona, Cal, to Mr. AMI
Mrs Willard Fillmore, a son. Weight, liz lbs.
PERCY.-At State Line, to Charles and Clara
L. Percy a laughter.
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Vermont has developed new uinining
capacity. A large vein of manganese
ore has been opened at South Walling-
ford. 1t assays about fifty per cent, Of
manganese. Ores of this character are
divided into two classes. Ores contain
ing over forty-and one quarter per cent.
Of metallic manganese are classed as
manganese ores, while those containing
less than forty-four and one-quarter per
cent. are known as manganiferous ores.
The first Is worth about $40 per ton, are
mostly used in chemical and manufac-
turing works, while the manganiferous
ores are employed in steel making. The
production of manganese ores in the
United States for 1887 was as follows, in
long tons;
georgia VIVA
ARKANSAS ...'.......'..'..'..... o,O0l
Other states. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IA
Manganiferous ores are more widely
distributed,
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DIED.

WARNER-In West Arlington, Jan q, Miss
Nellie Warner, aged Is years and months.
HARWOOD.-In Bennington Center, Jan q,
Miss Mary Harwood, aged IS years.
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Sick Headache

"For the past two years l have been
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THE COURTS OPINION.

In light of all the circumstances, re-
spondent Roberts must be held upon his
own testimony, but as either murder in
the second degree or manslaughter may
he proven under the same indictment OF
complaint and as the State comedies that
the maximum degree of this crime is
murder in the second degree, and as that,
like manslaughter, is bailaDle Offense, /
will fix the bail according as the facts
shows that the offrnse is aggravated or
excusable and not pass upon the ques-
tion Of whether it is murder in the sec
ond degree or manslaughter.
In the case of respondent Bent, there
are such variety of opinions in regard
10 his guilt or innocence that justice to
myself demands that give some of the
Re a ons that have impeled me to my
convictions, The prosecution has at
tempted to show by the testimony of the
boy, August Valdez that while his faith
er was engaged in the discharged of his
lawful employment, he was assaulted by
one of these respondents, retreated dis
lance of thirty feet in the direction of
his home and there while retreating, re-
ceived blow upon the head from each
of these respondents simultaneously,
from the effects of which he immediate
ly fell TO the ground and never arose.
The respondents on the other hand
testify that while they were about their
lawful business respondent Roberts was
assaulted by the man Valdez with an
axe. that Roberts beat him off with a
stick, that Valdez again attempted to
assault him and was again driven back
by another blow, that a third time he
rushed upon him and received blow
from Roberts, from the effects of which |
be staggered distance Of thirty feet |
and fell.
They testify that the quarrel was
originally one between Bent and Wal
der, that the ARRAY between r lberts and |
Valdez lasted about three minutes and
Turing that time Bent stood a distance
IF about six feet from Waller and Rob
srs, that he did not aid, assist or partici-
pate in any way, and that he did not
move during the whole affray.
We are not to believe that a man is
'alsifying upon the witness stand until
Iome conflc'-irreconcilable conflict
II evidence forces that belief upon our
minds; buC il we find such conflict then
We must determine whom we will be.
ieve and whom we will not.
In determining this question we are to
Ne governed by the interest of the wit
lesses, their relation TO the case, the
Of the story, and especially
" the circumstances Of the ARRAY
I is legal maxim that linen may lie
nut circumstances cannot"
The first salient point in the testimony
4 the respondents is that part of the
estimony that would tend to show that
n the ARRAY which continued they say
bout three minutes-probably not more
han half that time-during which Rob
rts was attacked by an enraged man
With an axe and stood in danger of great
oddly harm, respondent Bent stood but
ew feet away and did not attempt to
issuade Valdez from his purpose, or
Ompel him to desist nor come to the
escue OF Roberts; but stood during the
Whole atfray without moving a step,
pparently but an Indifferent spectator.
his is out Of nature; aud | can but look !
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Wednesday evening of last week,
Social Hall was uncomfortably crowded
BY an audience assembled to witness the
performance, by our Young Peoples
Society" of the sensational drama, The
Stolen Will" The chief characters we're
sustainpd "a follows.
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tons OF The people, etc., was graphically
delineated. This would make an enter
tanning lecture for the public.
In answer to some of the MANY oues.
tons asked concerning the new school
law, Superintendent Palmer makes the
following answers "O Under the new
law the Office of town superintendent of
schools is continued until the first day
of July next, (2) Hence you have pow
er to grant certificates to teachers until
that day. (3) The statistics relating to
the schools will be taken at the end of
the winter term, as in the past, and you
will receive blanks tor that purpose.
(4) The school statistics for the spring
term will be taken at its close. (5)
You VIII receive a new register for that
ERIN; (6) IL is advisable TO have school
meeting In March, TO UOte money 10 pay
for The spring school, although the Off
GERS are not TO be elected until the last
Thursday in june"
A LIBRARY is being organized for the
benefit of THE SOdality of the Sacred
Heart of Jesus" at the French Church.
Father Provost has bought nice book
case from j. Ed. Walbridge & Co, to
contain the books of the library and as
q beginning of something larger later on.
This Sodality was organized two years
ago, under the direction of Father Pre-
vost, and numbers about $50 members,
who pledge themselves to abstain from
intemPerance and blasphemy. It is ex-
pected that choice collection of good
books will soon be on hand, and that
the Sodality will have the good fortune
of access to sound and healthy lit
erature. The Sodality has elected for
directors Rev. Father Provost, presi-
dent Edward Lafranchise, vice presi-
dent Joseph Longtain, secretary
Joseph Pellerin, assistant secretary
Joseph Gallipo. Councillors Leon
Lamarre and Il. Pellerin. For the la
dies Eliza Thebarge. president AIDE
line Lapoint, treasurer Mary Galiro.
as tant treasurer. Councillors
Amanda Nolan and Eliza McCarty. The
term of Office is for one year.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-11
AppoINrmENrs CoNrrRMED.

The Senate, this afternoon, confirmed
the following nominations: Robert p.
Porter, New York, Superintendent of
Census; Lewis A. Graft, Nebraska, Com
missioner of the General Land Office !;
William M. Stone, Iowa, Assistant Com
missioner of the General Land Office |;
James M. Townsend, Indiana, Recorder
of the General Land Office.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-11
Our Home Brew.

Our Home Brew.
Philadelphia Lager, fresh from the brewery,
In draught in all the principal saloons, de-
otvered promptly In bottles or kegs. Office and
Brewery, 238 Also street. Telephone OIL.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-11

Tin excciied-Elein b-ann~ondensen mil,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-11
MntrfmonfaI nureau.

The success that has crowned the
efforts of the originators of this great
scheme enables us TO assure all who de-
eire to enter into wedlock to go at once
to colton's furniture exchange, two hun.
dred and two south spring street, and
procure the necessary articles for house
keeping. The white house cuts no figure
as all are treated alike.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-11
TO THE UNFORTUNATE.
DR.. Gibbons
DIsPKNsARY.
623 Kearny Street.

Corner Of Commercial,
Ban Francisco, Cal. H.
In 1854, for
treatment OF Sexual Gnd
Seminal Diseases. zuch
q dOnorrhea,. elect.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-11
Mrs. j. Davidson

John Embry's,4l South Fort street
for good brOiled steak.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-11
Premium Potato Crops.

New YoRK, December 1O.-The grand
prize of $500 offered by the american
Agriculturalist for the best acre of pota-
toes has been awarded to Charles B. Gov.
OF Aroostook county, Maine. His crop
was 728 bushels. The second prize was
given to Alfred Rose, of Penn Yam, New
York, for crop of $50 bushels. Similar
prizes are offered for the coming year.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-11

mately have in view the general emf
grafton of negroes from the United
States to Congo. They came from that
country and should return. Here their
civilization is wasted; there it might be
developed to the building up of gov
ernment and country that shall be a
credit to them.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-11
Eatal Collision.

CRAwFeRDsvILLE, Ind, December TO-
A freight and work train, on the Van
dalia road, collided this morning. Fore
man Becker was instantly killed and
three others badly hurt, including En-
gineer Train.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-11

Highly NutritiOus-"Elgin" condensed
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-11
OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS.
A Meeting of Governors-The silcott
Steal, Etc.

a HAOcsAeA8 " WV NO wAAOObb
steal, ETC.
WASHINGTON, December 10.-An ad-
journed meeting of the Governors of the
original thirteen States, was held here
today to take some decisive action look
ing to the erection in Philadelphia of q
suitable memorial structure, commence
rative of the achievements of this nation
during the first one hundred years of its
independence and constitutional govern
ment.
A bill was adopted for presentation to
Congress.
THE sILCoTT MATTER.
The committee investigating the af-
fairs of the Office of the Ssrgeant-at- Arms
of the House this morning heard state
ment from Representative Gear, Of Iowa,
relative to the forgery of his name to one
of the drafts presented at the National
Metropolitan Bank, and subsequently,
taken up by Silcott. Ex.Representstive
Taulbee, of Kentucky, who, since his re-
tirement from Congress, has used the
Sergeant-at-Arms' Office as banking
house, endeavored to convince the COM
mittee that his money should be. re-
funded.
THE WOMEN WANT A CHANCE.
AT q special meeting of the Woman g
National Industrial League of America,
the Silcott defalcation was considered,
and resolution adopted that all dis.
bursement agents Of the Government in
Washington should be women. "Men
CAM" says the resolution, 'enjoy the ill.
gotten money abroad with ease, but no
temptation is strong enough to induce an
American woman to expatriate herself. )"
Congress Is asked to pass law giving pref.
erence to women in such appointments
hereafter.
NoRTHERN PACIFIC IRRIGATION SCHEME.
7. F. Oakes, President of the Northern
Pacific railroad, was in the city last week,
accompanied by General Solicitor Nc
Naught and General Manager Hannaford,
to discuss with the western members
OF the Senate and House a plan to be
laid before Congress at this session for
the irrigation of the arid lands of the
West. OAkes proposes that Congress
give each of the Western States
the arid lands within it's borders.
The Northern Pacific will lend its
aid to irrigation com panies to be formed
under authority of the individual States
proposition to take the irrigation problem
out of the hands of the General Govern
ment Is based on the claim that the
proposition to appropriate the millions
necessary to carry out the scheme of irri-
CATION will meet with strong opposition
in the East, and also on the claim that
Congress will take fifteen years to accom-
plish what this State legislatures might
do in hye.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-11
$50 to 86O per Acre

For ch Dice agricultural lands, % miles from
Los Angeles, in Anaheim Homestead tract
Abundance of water: close to schools
churches, condensed milk factory, cts. Parcels
to suit easy terms.
STANTON & Co.,
~ s. Fort st.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-11

ness. Impotency and Lost Manhood permanent
y cared: The EN- acx % ana Sinicsed should not isil
tensively In Europe and inspected thorougk1y
the various hospitals there, obtaining . great
deal of valuable Inform alton, which he IL com
petent to fmpart to those in need OF his services
The Doctor cures where others feil. Try him.
DIR. GIBBON will mako no charge Enlesg he
effects cure. Persons at . distance CURED AT
HOME. All com nunications strictly connden-
tial. All lletteYs answered in plain envelopes
Send ten dollars for package of medicine.
Call or write. Address Or. J. r. GIBBON, Bo1
1857, San Francisco, Cal. ~ t3
Mention Los Angeles HHRALD. o7-12m
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-11

California Pharmacy, southeast corner Main
and Filth streets. Tourist supplies. Prescrip-
tions prepared at all hours. day and night
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-11
BOND sURRENDERs.

Since the inauguration of Secretary
Wlndom's policy reducing the amount of
Government deposits in the national
banks, on the I'd instant, $4,1S2 900 in
bonds have been surrendered by the
banks.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-11

Informs her friends that she has removed he
millinery parlors to No 23 West Third str set
Call and inspect her stock of this season o goods
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-11-22
Tho Nntlves of sernnit.

Tho population Of Sorapil turned out
to see us The women were Il strange
contrast to the men in appearance.
While tie latter were rs lean as whip.
ping posts and uglier than most monkeys,
the former-Gt least those under 20 or
so-wero plump, solidly built, full bos-
omed Crea,u. 5, aud there were at least
half dozen IL tho crowd before us who
might fairly be termed good looking.
But the older members Of the COM
munity, the women especially, almost
pass my powers Of description to give an
idea of their weird ugliness. K. tersely
summed them up as "bakol monkey"
but q monk s would at least have had a
covering # hair, whereas these dreadful
persons had nothing but their very
scanty clothing to conceal any part of
the leataery integument that was so
tightly shcunken over their skeleton
bodi,..aa looked so hard and dry that
you O. tsd to hear it crdckle when
they :. Their faces seemed to con-
siat Of skin drawn over a skull
wiy.r. particle Of flesh and looked
precisely as if some one had tried to
make mask out of old leather, and
failing had thrown it down in disgust
and stamped on it. Yet they seemed
neither decrepit nor idiotic. The men
carried their complement Of arms; one
old fellow had girdcl Oh the Longest
anG crooG,dcst sword there. lie icu.vd
like Death With his scytha, \ woman,
who rese.abled one OF the dried mum
mics of blacks found in North Queens
land terminated, was pounding paddy
in wooden mortar. SO / concluded that
appearances were deceptive and that
they were not nearly SO old as they
looked. Indeed, the Malayan races are
not long lived and really old people are
very scarce-such an instance as the
late Sultan of Brunei, who lived to
nearly 100, being almost unheard of,
London Field.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-11-22
The Bid Was Withdrawn.

In Jacksonville. Fla, in the winter of
1913, an auction sale of the personal
estate of deceased planter, comprising
some seventy or eighty slaves and other
"chattels. was held in the public market
place. | was glad of the opportunity to
zee for myself how such things were
done On beginning the sale the auc-
tioneer announced that families would
not be separated, but would he sold in
"lots After a number of "lots" had
been duly brought to the block and
Knocked down to the highest bidder, a
bright booking boy was brought forward
and fNselup1n thestand The auctioneer
at the saue time called an old colored
man amuGS the crowd to come up and
stand ueile taa boy He did So and the
auci,oaanr then said.
"GeI.lgmeu, the old man is this boys
father he lives in the West Indies, and
is free iaa1 He wants TO buy the boy
and aEa him 10 his huuauul make him
fire. tie bids $500 which is all the
money he has.
Iue intent Of this statement was evil
IDENTITY 10 discourage any advance on
that bill and il touched a sympathetic
chord in his audience The crowd
watched the proceedings for minute
or two in silence, while the auctioneer
dwclt upon the bid Of $500, and was
calling it for the third and last time,
when, from the outskirts of the crowd,
voice bid Fifty Every eye was at
Il 81. i
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-11-22
Cnstnms in Other Climes.

1t is common in Arabia to put cheek to
cheek.
The Hindoo falls in the dust before his
superior.
The Chinaman dismounts when a great
man goes by.
y Japanese removes his sandals, cross
es his hands and cries out: Spare mew
The Burmese pretend to smell of a per-
sons face, pronounce it sweet and then
ask for "smell."
The Australian natives practice the
singular custom when meeting of stick
ing out their tongues at each other
A striking salutation of the South Sea
Islanders is to fling a jar of water over
the head of friend.
The Arabs hug and kiss each other,
making simultaneously host of inquir-
les about each others health and pros
poets.
The Turk crosses his hands upon his
breast and makes profound obeisance,
thus manifesting his regard without
coming in personal contact with its OBJ
ject.-New York Mail and Express.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-11-22

~ number Of literary people in Brook.
lyn INDUCED from time to time in anna
teur theatricals. They produced a COM
edy. One of the actors played the part
of a burglar, and had to climb up the
outside of the house in which the enter
tainment was given and enter through a
window which was at the rear of the
improvised stage. He hurried around
from the dressing rooms and valiantly
commenced to struggle up the wal, when
policeman grasped him b5 the neck,
thinking him veritable burglar He
started to explain, but the minion of the
law would have none of it. The audi
ence was wondering in the meantime
why the play did not proceed, and the
young actors and actresses ON the stage
were eagerly waiting for the burglar to
enter and give them their cue, when
they heard shrieks, yells, oaths and
threats from the garden. Rushing out,
they found the amateur burglar thrash
ing wildly around the grass, while q
brawu, liceman sat on his shoulders
hamnclls his neck into the mud.-San
Francisco Argonaut.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-11-22
A Chinaman ON walking.

Nobody ever saw a Chinaman with
muddy shoes, no matter what the
weather, unless some hoodmms had
pushed him into puddle. We take care
of our feet instinctively, and get into q
habit of walking carefully. If you
watch on a muddy crossing you will see
one American after another pick his way
over cautiously, and yet land on the
other side with mud on his toes. while a
Chinaman will walk along after them at
his usual gait, and, seemingly not MOTTO
ing his feet, stepping on the other curb
withnot particle of mud on the tops of
his shoes. But when he crossed the
street he did not walk as the American
did Had he done so he would have
been as muddy as they. They stepped
along gingerly on their toes, or, at least.
the front part of the foot, In this way
they put all the weight of their body on
the thinnest part of the shoe, from top
to bottom, and when it flattened out with
each st pthe mud touched the leather.
TIL" ::"man walked oTer with the
w,i@i 81 his body ON tie heel and in
step d Tt Shoe, and the toe barely graz
inS t.c ground The foot of the shoe
that rct his weight was firm and un-
yielding, and did not spread into the
mud. Fung Loud in St Louis Globe
Democrat