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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-03-03
The Church Entertainments.
Harry PrKACrER,
l,ul y Valley. New

The following was handed in Satur.
day too late for publication:
Tie receipts and disbursements O!
the entertainment; and supper. given Oh
Feb. i6, fer the benefit oi The ChuIch
.und, We're us follows:
Entertainment. S2i 10
Oyster Supper lG -
Contribute ...... ............ = 80
Total receipts. ..Si3 50
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-12

STATE COMPTROLLER Dunn was in the
city yesterday, getting an allotment of the
Australian lady bugs to let loose upon his
orange trees at the Duarte. Mr.. Dunn
has paid good deal of attention to the
practical operations of the scales little
enemy, and believes that the solution of
cur trouble lies in his voracious appetite
and extreme fondness for ecalebugs as a
regular diet. Out of his nine hundred
trees he found when he recently came
down from Sacramento, that some twenty
five Of them had become infested with
the scale. This so alarmed him that he
made up his mind to stay here as long as
his official duties should admit of his
absence, and fight the pest. He has
been spraying and scrubbing them, and
now he will call in the aid Of the lady
bug. Mr.. Dunn has beautiful and val,
liable place, and We don't wonder that
his apprehensions have been seriously
excited by the appearance of the scale in
his orchard.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-12

ANNAPOLIS, May 1.-THE trial of the
Briggs Scroeder rapid fire six-poundel
gun took place to-day at the naval ord
nance proving grounds, near here, under
Observation-Disclosures Dayton, Lieu
tenant Briggs, the inventor and the naval
attaches Of the German and japanese
Legations at Washington. The gun
fires the same ammunition as the
Hotchkiss six FOUNDER. The inventor
claims several points of superiority over
that gun. The test to-day was for
rapidity of firing, non-heating qualities
security against premature explosions,
and smoothness of machinery. The gun
was fred nineteen times in one minute,
and sixty times in four minutes and
twenty seconds, everything working
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-12

THE visit we shall receive from the
Committee OF the United States Senate
that has been for several days in ses-
sion in San Francisco, will be very
short one. The Committees investiga-
tons cover every ground OF public and
and commercial importance of any value
to this coast. They include trade rela-
tons, fisheries, railroads, public build
ings, etc. They will arrive here on the
train Tuesday, and remain
only one day. A committee of the Cham.
Der OF Commerce will take charge OF
them, and they will visit San Pedro and
inspect the harbor the first thing. When
they see the size and business mportance
of this city, and then examine the plans
for the Federal building, and see for
themselves the size it will be, they will
doubtless, realize that Congress has
made big mistake in providing public
building suited to city of thirty thou.
sand people for one that will probably
have two hundred thousand before the
structure is ten years old.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-12
LORD ssLUCK, FLOORED.
Jeff Davis, Backed by Facts, Downs
the English GeneraiissimO.

NASHVILLE, May II. The american
tomorrow will publish long letter from
Jefferson Davis, written in reply to re-
quest made by the editor for statement
on General Wolseley's article in the
North american Reviea0 for May criti-
cizing Davis's course as Presi.
dent of the Confederacy. Mr..
Davis refers to his reply to
Wolseley's article of year ago, in which
Davis exposed historical errors, etc.
Davis says in part: in the article to
which you now call my attention, the Adj
jutant- General of the British Army, Wis
count Wolseley, with increased venom,
renews his attack upon me and opens it
with the mean cover of q hypocritical
pretension Of sincerity. His AFRO
gance, heretofore exhibited, was SO
extreme as to be harmless and
merely provoked contempt. Now, hav-
ing learned that facts are need
full to sustain his allegations, he follows
by libelous statement. Where, when
or how did | ever express the opinion
that 10000 Enfield rifles would suffice
for the Confederscy? Where, when or
how did l then refuse to receive 1856 900
offered for the Confederate SER
vice? Where, when or how was
the East Indian feet ever
offered to me? What means were re-
jected by me when proposed by others
for placing the finances of the Confed-
eracy on sound basis?"
Mr.. Davis then refers to statements in
several books published on the subject of
the Confederacy and the reports of Con-
federate officials as refutation OF Wolse-
ley . statements.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-12
THE MILITARY HALTED.
An Escort "StoOd Up" By a
Body of Masked Men.
THE UNITED STATES ROBBED.
The Way They Raise the Wind
"'Way Down in Arizona"
Bold Highwaymen.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
Tucson, Ariz., May 11.-Major J. W.
Wham, Paymsster, with Clerk Gibbons,
and an escort of eleven soldiers, were on
the way, this afternoon, from, Wilcox to
pay the post of Fort Thomas, and when
in narrow gorge, few miles north OF
Cedar Springs, they were attacked by
party of ambushed men. A constant
fire was kept up for nearly half an hour,
when eight of the escort were wounded 4;
five dangerously. The robbers sue
ceeded in securing $4,000, and escaped
into the mountains. Major Wham was
uninjured, but Gibbons clothing was
tom by shot. A troop of cavalry has
been sent out from Fort Grant to watch
the mountain passes, so that the high"
waymen may not escape. The number
of the latter is not known, but is believed
to be seven or eight.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-12
a mURDEROUs PRISONER.
The Detective He Assaulted Got His
Work I'm with II is Gun.

KANSAS Cry, May 11.-Proceediugs
in the Office of Justice of the Peace
Lewis, in Kansas City, Kansas, this
afternoon were brought to sudden and
tragic end. During the trial of James
Smith and Thomas LAWN, for burglary,
Smith suddenly rose from his seat, drew
a knife upon Detective Gilley and
cut his throat, inficting gaGh
seven inches long. The wounded
officer immediately drew his revolver
and fired four shots at the fleeing pris-
oner. Policeman Malaney and Constable
Woodruff also fired two shots each, and
the criminal fell dead with five bullets in
his body. A stray shot struck Charles
Dukes, witness, inficting slight
wound in the leg. Detective Gilley is in
critical condition, and there are small
chances of his recovery. During the
confusion LAWN escaped.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-12
No Show for NliScesenatI0

LOUISVILLE, May 11.-At Winchester
yesterday, Milton Richmond, burly
negro, started to elope with Lydia Strong,
the l6-year old granddaughter of Judge
Strong. Strong, with band OF
friends, pursued. When they over
took Richmond, he fred upon them.
sending bullet through Sirong's hand.
The party returned the fire. killing Rich
mond. The girl escaped uuhurt. When
they returned home, her father. Pearl
Strong, who had been absent, had got
back. At sight of his daughter he fired
at her, and, missing his aim, tried 10
shoot himself. He only inflicted bad
flesh wound, when his pistol was TAXI n
AWAY.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-12
FaE EFFEUTs OF TnG STORM.
Row the Tempest Upset Things
Generally In the EAST.


YOUNGSTOWN, o., May 11.-During the
residence of Eben Powell, at Hazelton,
badly damaging the dwelling. The family
escaped injury. A large barn belonging
fired by lightning and destroyed. A
business house owned by Rice Bros, at
Struthers, was struck and burned to the
crops considerably.
Pleasant valley, Allegheny county, as
the rain poured down the hillsides, con-
verting the streets into channels for tur-
bulent rivers, varying from a few inches
to several feet in depth, and reaching
debris was dumped ON the street by
the wagon load. A number Of street
cars were unable to get to their stables
Oh account Of the immense amount of
earth dumped on the tracks. A number
of passengers, returning from the thea
tiers and elsewhere, in order to keep out
Of the drenching rain, had gone beyond
their accustomed stopping places, ex-
pecting to return in other cars. Where
the cars were blockaded the water was
nearly two feet deep, and it poured in
through the doorways and over the
floors. The unfortunate passengers took
refuge from the invading water by stand
ing on the seats. The drivers and other
employees OF the road were wading
about in water above their knees, while
they were being soaked above by the
orenching rain.
At McKeesport the storm did thou
sands of dollars worth of damage. In
the Crooked Run district fifty houses
were moved from their foundations
and several toppled over and were de-
molished. People had 10 seek the hill
sides to escape drowning, while large
number of horses and cattle we're
drowned, and many children were taken
out of their beds, floating in the second
stories of the houses, and Their lives
saved. Twenty. five carloads of debris
is lodged at the iron bridge, blockading
Fifth avenue. 1t consists of lumber,
wagons and household goods. No lives
were lost, but there were many marrow
escapes. On the Pittsburg, McKeesport
and Allegheny Railroad, a freight train
was wrecked by running into land slide,
and brakeman was killed. This makes
five deaths directly attributed to the
flood.
BRADFORD, May 11.-A severe storm
accompanied by lightning swept ACROSS
Northern Pennsylvania yesterday and
did much damage. At Ridgeway, in
Elk county, Mrs. McNeill and three chill
dren were killed by lightning. Mrs. Nc
Neill lived with her husband and chill
dren in the suburbs, and when the storm
arose she took the children into the Gel
lar for safety. The deadly fluid struck the
house, and passing into the basement in
stantly killed the mother and her three
babies.
BURGETTsTowN, Pa, May 11.-Light-
ming struck Ames Il Co.'s oil well last
night, and two OF the workmen were ser-
iously injured. At Beaver Falls the body
OF the little TWO year. old daughter of New
ton Benthelo, living on the banks OF Wal
nut Run, was found to-day lodged in Il
pile tf drift wood.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-12

SENATOR PUGH is a strict construction
list, and takes hostile attitude against
the Government spending any money
for the purpose of creating irrigating pos
sibilities to reclaim the arid lands. Sem
ator Pugh is right in the abstract about
the restrictions of the Constitution but
it would seem to be too late now to place
the power of the Government in the
strait-jacket insisted upon by the old
expounders. Congress has expended
vast sums in developing all sorts of in
dustries and interests, and we certainly
don't know how it could more Justly or
reasonably expend the nations money
than in rendering the now worthless arid
lands of the country fit for settlement
and capable OF production. 1t is esti-
mated that We have l 200, 900 square miles
of these lands. It is surely something in
the line of the Governments duty
10 take such action as will make this vast
domain a garden instead of desert.
Besides, all this land-or nearly all of it
belongs to the Government. II is net
worth dollar mile now. II, by a COM
paratively small outlay OF money, Con-
gress can make all this land productive,
and thereby sell it to actual settlers, even
at the minimum price, the Government
will certainly lose nothing by the trans
action. 1t is evident that the arabic
public land is rapidly disappearing from
the tracts available to settlers. Popula-
ton is increasing, and the unappropri-
ated land fit for homes is decreasing.
We shall soon have none left. This,
then, would appear to be the right time
for the Government to do something to
render fertile the arid wastes of the
country. 1t can be done. 1t is emphat-
ically work in the line of the Govern
ment's duty, and We hope it will be
carried forward.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-12

Speeches were made warmly commend
ing women's work. Rev. A. w. Lamar,
of Omaha, was introduced as the repre-
sentative of the Baptist women of the
North. Rev. j. Parker and William
Dale Shaw, President and Treasurer of
the Baptist College at Manchester,
England, were introduced and spoke
briefly. Mr.. H. P. Mccormick, Mission
airy to Mexico, spoke of his work He
said that an photographed distinction
might be made between Papal and
Pagan fields, but in reality there was no
difference. He thought Catholicism
was the menace OF his native country as
we'll as Mexico.
AT the afternoon session the Com
mittee on Relations with the Home
Mission Society of the Northern States
was appointed
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-12
The acOtO.IrIah.

COLUMBIA, Tenn, May 1.-the
Scotch Irish Congress closed to-day with
several stirring spe eches. 1t was a
brilliant success in every respect, a
permanent organization having been
formed. Those wishing to become mem.
bers of the society or contribute to the
literature of the pamphlet which will
contain the proceedings, Will pleas e
address A. G. Floyd, Secretary,
Columb Tenn.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-12
The worst in a t.eneratton.

DIXON, Ill. May 11.-An electric storm
of great violence passed through this
place last night, doing damage to prop
erty in this city and throughout the coun-
try. Several houses were struck by light
ming. Telephone and telegraph wires
were torn down, and windmills and
chimneys without number were blown
down. Old residents say it was the
worst storm in thirty years.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-12
The stock.Mai.ers I'm hfusiness.


SAN Francisco, May 1.-THE Prison
Directors held meeting at San Quentin
to-day. The Warden's report showed
that the demand for grain bags taxes the
capacity of the jute mills; all the bags
being sold up to date and orders still
coming in. The contract for the electric
lighting of tho prison has expired, and
the directors decided not to renew it, but
will advertise for bids for putting Ia a
plant to be owned and controlled by the
State.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-12

READING, Pa, May 11.-News was re-
ceived here to-day that DR.. J. M. Brouse.
q leading physician of Shartlesville, this
county, who left some weeks ago for
Oklahoma to locate, had been murdered
in that Territory. The body was found
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-12
The Baptists in ConcIave.

MEMPHIS, May lin the Southern
Baptist Convention to-day, the morning
session was devoted to reports of COM
mittees and speeches. The report on
women's work showed a payment to
Foreign Mission Boards Of $4,000.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-12
Seeking for a Nite.

UKIAH, CAL, May 11.-Governor
Waterman arrived here to-day and, with
the directors of the Mendocino State In
sane Asylum, will tomorrow locate the
site for an asylum.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-12
Judge Temple To Rest0u

SAN Francisco, May lit is an
nounced that Judge Temple has resigned
from the Supreme Bench, to take effect
June LIST. His resignation is on account
of poor health.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-12

PoMoNA, CAL, May 11.-Rev. o. Clute.
OF the Unitarian Church of this place,
has been chosen President of the Michi-
gan State Agricultural College, at Lam
sing, and will leave for that city about
June LIST.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-12

JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT-owing 70
nSr sreatly incrcssed facilities we are prepared
ID execute all kinds of Job work In superior
nnsnner. Special attention will be gwen 70
commercial and legal printing ana al oroers
viii be promptly filed at moderate rates.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-12
ro,,ce tn mail su bscribers.

The papers of all delinquent mail supsc SCH
promptly discontinued hereafter, NO papers
VIM be sent to subscribers by mail unless me
sxme havo been paid for In advance: Inis rus
IL infexible. Ayers " hfHoh'
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-12

AT last Governor Waterman has been
aroused to the consideration OF the case
of Matt Sullivan, the man serving SEN
tence at Folsom for crime Of which he
is innocent. 1t looks now as if he would
pardon Sullivan before long.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-12
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Local CORRESPONDENCE from adjacent towns
apecislly solicited.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-12-07
Robbed by a Nove, Plan.

BaooKLYS, N. ". Nov. 2a--The Ma.
tional City bank. Of Brooklyn. was de-
frauded Of $3.50 today by means Of .
telephone message and q forged check.
The message informed the bank thai
Clapp Bros, OF 979 Fulton street, had
sent q district message boy TO Q .
check for $3.50 cashed, and that it was
all right. When the boy presented the
check 1t was paid without question.
The check had been given to the boy by
q man who stood in tho doorway a
Clapp Bros. store. The man telephoocd
the bank from the telephone station
near the store. When the boy came
back with the money the man took il
and walked away. The
thinking 1t odd that the man had NOT
entered the store, vent in5lde and asked
II the firm had Sent the check. This
revealed the swindle, and an attempt
was made to catch the thief, but he had
escaued. Inquiry at the bank revealed
tn act that $3.50 more had recently
been paid out on checks pnrporting Il
be signed by Clapp Bros, making the
total loss 81, 200.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-12-07
redemption Laws All Right.

Sioux FALLS, S. D., Nov. 3O.-A few
weeks ago the attorney Of the Northern
Pacific railroad land department claimed
to have made the important discovery
that presumption entries were forbidden
by the omnibus bill, and that as soon as
the new states had been admitted TO the
union the settler could not file q pre-
emption claim. The section in the
omnibus bill upon which the discovery
was based was section "a.
Ex-senator Grigsby returned from
Washington yesterday, and as he had
business dealings with the presumption
session of the interior department he
had occasion to investigate the legality
Of the question raised. The ex-senator,
in explanation Of the investigations he
had made that convinced him that the
Northern Pacific attorney was wrong.
said:
The old presumption law of lS4i, begin
ming with section 10, was mad q part of
the revised statutes, and section 80 of the
revised statutes makes that revision the
law and repeats all anteceden. statutes.
This repealed the statute of ,s4l e~ffectu-
ally, and tie clause in section "a of the ad-
mission act is an idle phrase. IL has been
decided by the supreme court several
times that the revised statutes are the
law, and in the construction of its pro-
visions referen .e shall not be made TO the
antecedent law except where the meaning
is obscure. But section $685., in my iudg-
ment, settles the question.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-12-07
Students ON the Rock.

MADISON. Wis, Nov. 2s.-The trial
Of Dudley NJ. Flowers, the state uni
yersity sophomore arrested on a criminal
warrant, charging him with completely
In the hazing Of Freshman Riley on the
night of October 10. was begun In the
circuit court yesterday. The most dam
aging testimony was that of T. C. Cham
berlin, president Of the university,
who stated that Flowers confessed to
him that he was n of the ~ringleaders
In the affair. On cross-examination it
was brought out that President Cham
berlin had practically instigated the
police court investigation and had
furnished the examining magistrate
with material to carry on the inquisi-
ton. The latter testimony was some
thing OF a sensation as the university
authorities have led outsiders to believe
that they were anxious to keep the mat
ter out of the courts.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-12-07
Many Extensive Wholesale Dry
Goods Houses Go Up
In Flames.
The Globe Theater Consumed
The Loss viii Reach
So, 900.
The Fire Destroys Eleven Business
Blocks, but Is Now Thought
TO BE Under Con-
troll
DRY Goods Houses Burn.

BosToN, Nov. 2s.-At s:35 this morn
Ing fire started in the mammoth stone
building corner Of Kingston and Bed
ford streets. The flames spread rapidly
and by o o'clock Brown, Durrell & Co.'S
tne block was a heap of ruins.
The building Of Brainard & Arm
strong soon followed.
Then the flames spread across the
street and back through to Chauncy
street and the buildings on Rowe Place
were doomed.
Already every building had gone
from Bedford street along Kingston and
Chauncy streets, and the flames were
spreading to the east side of Chauncy
street.
The buildings are all mammoth
structures occupied by the wholesale
dry good trade, and were soon on fire.
The Globe theater is now burning.
1t is impossible at this hour, 1880, to
give the list Of buildings burned. As
near as can be ascertained eleven blocks
have been destroyed.
The fire seems to be somewhat under
control.
New YORK, Nov. 2s.-A private dis
patcL says the loss by the Boston fire
will not exceed IS, 600, 900.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-12-07

Not long since Dong Claypole, OF
Webster county, West Virginia, and a
friend went hunting, ETC., taking with
them a couple OF hounds. 1t was not
long Till the hounds scented a fox and
gave chase. They ran him till about 8
p. m, when he went to hole. One Of
the dogs returned the same day; the
other was unheard from for more than q
week. Hazel Cowger, who lives near
where the fox was holed, heard the sup
pressed barking Of a dog for severaldays
In succession. On going to the place
Cowger found the dog unable to free
himself, having filed the loose earth
behind him as he dug after the fox, and
being exhausted from the want of food
and water. After clearing away the OBJ
struction and giving r~efrestment, the
dog vas able to come forth from his
dark and solitary abode, the fox being
dead, having been confined there with
out food and water and not much air for
Oine days.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-12-07
A Vessel Foundered,

CHICAGO, Nov. 30.-The largest sail.
ing vessel on the lakes, the five-master
David Bows. foundered yesterday after
moor twenty miles southeast Of Chicago.
The crew had a terrible rough exper-
iencc, but were finally saved. The YES
sci cost 500, 900 when built, six years
ago. Her cargo consisted Of 1880 tons
of coal. She was o victim of the terri
BILE Thanksgiving gale that wrought
havoc with the steamer Calumet, of
Evanston. and nearly cost the lives OF
nine workmen in the caisson above the
new water tunnel, two miles out in the
lake from this city.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-12-07

The tenth annual report of Arthur
Gilman, secretary Of the Society for the
Collegiate Instruction Of women by the
professors and instructors of Harvard
college, shows that since the ~organiza-
ton Of the society in 1879, in which
year twenty-five students entered, there
has been a continual growth until at the
beginning of the tenth collegiate year
there are lis students, distributed into
SO classes, and directed by Ii professors,
III assistant professors and 10 tutors-4l
teachers in all. There are three classes
of students. In the first class are those
taking the ourse of four years, which
in the college leads to the degree of
b. A. A second is composed of women
who have been teachers or who intend
TO teach, who desire sp,cial instruction
as supplementary to experience or to
work lone elsewhere, and q third COM
prises women who seek special studies
with no intention OF becoming teachers,
but simply as helps to general c~ultiva-
ton.