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, 1890-10-14

An unusual electrical exhibition ia
said to have been seen in the neighbo,-
hood of Fanwood during a heavy thun-
der storm. A freight train on the Cen
trail railroad was running along in the
darkness, when the engineer and fireman
heard above the roar of the storm and
the rumble of the train a strange, in
cessant, cracking sound. Looking out
of the cab windows the men saw they
were astonished to see vivid electric dis
charges fash from the telegraph wires
on one side of the track through the To-
connective to the wires on the other side.
The display back and forth continued
some time and was repeated at intervals
along the road to Westfeld. At times
the locomotive seemed illuminated with
pale blush flame, giving a weird effect.
and what seemed to be balls of fire shot
out toward the wires. Suddenly there
came a heavy crash, which dazed the en-
gineer and stunned the fireman. The
manifestations then ceased. = Boston
Transcript.
, 1890-10-14

The Rocky Mountain Coal and Iron
company is shipping coal to relieve San
francisco of its coal famine. Last month
they shipped fifty cars of twenty-five tons
each, and shipments are going ahead
faster this month. This company sup
plies the Central Pacific with fuel between
Ogden and Carlin. and this takes an
average of $50 tons per day. Their
mines at Evanston are capable of sending
out twice as much more coal, but cars
cannot be had for this purpose, and then
the Union Pacific has trouble in hand
ling these cars, being go crowded with
wrecks and business.
, 1890-10-14

William Camp, an ex-army officer, kept
a hotel at Rock Creek twenty years ago.
One day he went hunting and not re-
turning was given up as killed by the In
dams. A short while back George
Martin, the smithY at Rock Creek found
a skeleton in Antelope basin. Near by
was a rusty jack knife and some rotted
clothing, including an army cap. The
bones are believed to be those of Camp.
The skeleton was in the rocks, where
Camp had established himself in a state
of seIge. From this point he doubtless
sent many a redskIn to earth before he re
ceived a bullet in the head.
, 1890-10-14
STATE ASSEMBLY.
The First Legislature Will Convene
Nov. IL.


Governor Warren has issued bis call for
the first state Legislative assembly to con-
vsse Noon. Nov. IL. is the day and
hour chosen. Here is the text of the
proclamation as signed by the governor
and Secretary Medium:
WHEREAS, By the provisions of Section
10 of Article 81 of the constitution of the
state of Wyoming. it is required that the
governor-elect OF the state, upon qualify
ing and entering upon the duties of his
Office. shall issue his proclamation n
ing the legislature of the state at the seat
of government on a day to be named in
such proclamation, which shall not be less
than thirty nor more tnan sixty days after
the date of such proclamation.
AND WHEREAS. The governor elect of
the state did qualify and enter upon the
duties of his Office on the 18th day of
October, A. d. 1890;
Now, THEREFORE,, /, Francis E. War
rem. governor of the state of Wyoming, do
issue this, my proclamation. and do here
by direct that the legislature of the state
Of Wyoming convene in session at the
capitol, in Cheyenne. at u O'Clock noon
90 Wednesday, the 18th day of Noyem-
Der, A D. 1890.
The session will hold sixty days, to
midnight Saturday, Jan. 10. 1891.
, 1890-10-14
Mr.. BARR STEPS DOWN.
He is Relieved of Supsrintendency
of the Nebraska Division.
Blickensderfer, Who Held the lob
Before, is Restored.
This Unexpected Change Makes the
Situation Puzzllng.
Special Dispatch 70 the Leader.

Special Dispatch TO the Leader.
OMAHA. Neb.. Oct. I3'-J. NJ. Barr,
sur srintendent of the Nebraska division.
has resigned. He will be succeeded by
Robt- Blickensderfer, who held the
position under General Manager Dickin-
son two years ago.
j, NJ. Barr was for nearly a year super
intendent Of the Wyoming division with
headquarters at this place, and has many
friends here. He originated on the Bur
%lington, entering the service of that com.
pany as a stenographer. He was soon
transferred to the land office and then
drIfted into the construction, then into the
operating department. He is a bright
man and quickly developed into a top
manager. Mr.. Barr labored at a disad-
vantage in this field. but was satisfactory
despite the handicap OF prejudice on ac-
count of his former connection with the
Burlington and the manufactured reputa-
ton of being strictly an Office man, with
no knowledge of train handling.
Mr.. Barr locked horns with the en-
gineers here. and left the Wyoming di-
VISION probably on that account. His
discharge of several men and suspension
of others caused a big rumpus, He is
skilled in railway accounting, and on the
Union Pacific has gained much practical
knowledge, and it is safe to say that he
will not be cut of the SWIM loHg. He is
a great worker and gains the friendship
of all with whom he in contact.
Even the engineers with whom he quar-.
relied admired him for his frmness, in
telligence and gentlemanly bearing.
Mr.. Blickensderfer will be at home in
his old place. He Is in touch with the
men and has a Thorough knowledge Of the
rail side of MANAGEMENT
The restoration of Blickensderter, who
was hand in glove with Dickinson during
the administration Of the latter, is a great
surprise. At this distance its significance
cannot be well understood, but it looks
odd. Perhaps there is to be another of
the semi-occasional general shakeups.
In IN interview at Omaha Vice Presi
dent Holcomb grew indignant when the
subject of General Manager R~essigue's
rumored removal was preached. He
SAID that the intimation Of a change at
Salt Lake was vile SANDER of a worthy
man"
, 1890-10-14
ruInTS.

John Chase is back from Denver.
L. B. Hicks has returned from Denver.
Miss Estelle Reel has gone east for a
visit to friends.
John Smith, of Smith & Harrington,
is here from Chicago.
Geo. G. Masten has returned from the
east with health much improved.
Warren and Clarence Richardson are
back from Denver, where they spent race
week.
, 1890-10-14

A hole ten feet in circumference D
peared in Oconce county, Ga, during
the great earthquake in 1886. 1t is full
of water, and there has long been talk
about its depths, but no soundings were
taken until a few days ago. Then a rope
200 feet long was put down, but it failed
to touch bottom, and now there are per-
sons who declare that ''the hole extends
into the bowels of the earth" It is pro-
posed to take a second sounding in the
near ture.-Philadelphia Ledger.
, 1890-10-14
OCT. IA. 1890.
TOWN talk.
Cosby Little Paragraphs Picked UP
Throughout the City.

-
Germans are organizing a turn yerein.
The dry goods people are driving. in
coaks this week.
DR.. r. B. Grimes Office is oyer Chey-
enpe National bank.
Men are wanted on the Burlington
grade west Of Sundance.
Tbere will h. an ad;onrnod nao,;na %
the city council this evening.
Foundations are laid for the Hurd
terrace at Bent and Twentieth.
A carload of Keystone concentrates
await shipment from Laramie.
III. D.uLL
has been discovered near Casnpr
p.1- IN ~
NIS -. oe "SAi"
-;
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pps OperA mouse
Inc Laramie gun ciuo Is ARRANGING to
noiu Ok s"o0' al 'nA' ilAce thanks
giving
a nnmhnE ut anAaInsAa r. lA-..l -
IlnOer ol Tanu,ualeS Tor legislative
%-saII are a'reauy IN
"e ne
A. U. Campbell has been appointed ad-
t Vi Tue estate Oh Ellen halen'
u'ou
rOf nenI-Nioe ooms' furnished or
At ,bis ofSoa Inquire
len WIN cams are making COCO
00'' A''S 'ue TRACKS east
Dan Rowen, a s~witchman, had two
yards boz WINE WORKING IN the
h. locN 20, Z dozen penciS DC
No.. u -yu' counterpart soc'
"' D'a'N rag
Fireman GARNER, who was frigbtfully
, 1890-10-14

1t is a curious fact that the Australian
lady bug, which was brought to this
state to make war upon the cotton cush-
ion scale, has become extinct in its ma
tive land, and that Australia is to be
supplied with a new stock of the useful
parasite by our state board Of horticult-
ure. The lady bug, known as the We
daia, has been worth millions of dollars
to California in preserving the orchards
from threatened Observation-Disclosures
vile CAL Appeal.
, 1890-10-14
H~ENDERsoN's %MUKDERER.
smith and HIS Partner Captured BY
Sheriff Sparhawk.

Special Dispatch to the Leader.
RAwLINs, Wyo., Oct. I3.-Smith. the
man who murdered Geo. B. Henderson,
and Berry, his partner. are in the Ere
mont couuty jail at Lander. They were
followed to the mountains and taken
without trouble by Sheriff Sparhawk.
Smith refuses to talk of his crime, but
expresses the wish that he bad surren-
dered TO the constable at Rongis, as he
intended doing at first. The fugitives
we're weary and hungry and their horses
were about played out.
, 1890-10-14

Mrs. Winks-The paper says a cold
wave has developed in Montana, and is
expected here within a week.
Mr.. Windshield, send word to the
plumber that our pipes have burst, and
then he and the cold wave will get here
about the same ~time.-Street g. Smiths
Good News.
, 1890-10-14

l wish to return my earnest thanks to
my friends aud neiGhbors for their many
kind and thoughtful attention in my
deep affection. Aud especially to the
members of the l. o. 0. f. for the
marked respect they showed to the mem
ory of my late husband. Respectfully,
Mrs. OLAF JOHNSON.
, 1890-10-14

The facilities of the present day for the
production of everything that will con-
luce to the material welfare and comfort
of mankind are almost unlimited and
when Syrup of Figs was first produced
the world was enriched with the only
perfect laxative known, as it is the only
remedy which is truly pleasing and re
freshing to the taste and prompt and
e%ffectual to cleanse the system gently in
the Spring time or, in fact, at any time
and the better it is known the more pop
ular it becomes.
, 1890-10-14

Mrs. Hewitt. the lady injured Saturday,
and whose arm was amputated by DR..
Grimes. is resting well at the hospital and
her recovery is certain. Mrs. Hewitt
held up wonderfully under her injuries
and the painful operation.
, 1890-10-14

Mrs. Geo. B. Henderson yesterday re-
covered a valise which she left in the
sleeper the day she returned from Raw
Inns with the remains of her late husband.
The valise contained the lady's diamonds
and Mr.. Henderson's watch and pin,
besides valuable papers.
, 1890-10-14

The craze for passing floral tributes
over the footlights to stage ~favorites
seems to have reached its height in Bos-
ton a few evenings ago. A minstrel per
former received a life size floral image
of himself seated in a chair and playing
the banjo.
, 1890-10-14

The Atlantic express due here at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon was nearly
FIVE hours late. The delay was caused by
the derailment of half a dozen freight
cars at Red Desert, west of Rawlins. The
Denver train was held.
, 1890-10-14

The balloon proposed rpolar explora-
ton is so feet in diameter and SOC, 900
cubic feet in volume. The journey is to
be begun from Spitzbergen, and with a
favorable wind is expected to last four
or five DAYS.
, 1890-10-14

Lem Ellis is home from a hunt in the
Savory Mountains. Gen. Richards and
Peter BergersOn and the Herzig boys are
still in camp. Their catch up to the
time of LENS departure was five elk and
two deer.
, 1890-10-14
ICE

Delivered to any part of the city
and in any quantity by the Cheyenne
Transfer Company, Sixteenth and Eddy
streets,
, 1890-10-14

The funeral of Olaf johnson occurred
from the Congregational church Sunday
and was very largely attended. The Odd
Fellows marched with the city band in the
lead.
, 1890-10-14

DO stand that sell all.
U we
Ii you cannot read the above, come in.
TRUCKEY,
The Halter and Hustler.
, 1890-10-14

Loaded shotgun shells at the Wyoming
Hardware c~ompanv's.
, 1890-10-14

Ed Knapp Is receiUing
fresh busters and CLAIMS tSi
fhe shell direct from " eiU
York ecery other day. at
his restaurant On sta
EeessSh street. Supplying
of families a specially.
, 1890-10-14

New mattresses, 81. so; new woven
IRE springs, 81 rs; second-han heating
I cook stoves at lowest prices. Every
aaI delivered free. Corner Twenty-frst
"ou Ihomes. +. Bohnsted. Manager.
, 1890-10-14
HmyIer's candy at Rhodes
s. TrO1eIJ'S.


A hotel where you can get solid and
substantial value for the money expended
is the Occidental. Good table board 25
cents per meal, or 81 per week.
Board and room 81 per day.
The Occidental has good rooms and is
well and comfortably furnished through
out Visitors to the city will find the
Occidental a good stopping place. 1909
Themes street.
, 1890-10-14

Special sale tn CiOaks at
flyers.
Ladies' and JEFsSSeS,EIO0kS
at Eastern Prices. Myers.
The nObbiest and best ft-
tang G0akS and Jackets
y0M sciu find at flyers.
My prices ora GIOakS lCiH
De the fOEesf this aceek of
any fa the cify. flyers.
, 1890-10-14

Fresh taU0ice OF HuyIeY.'S
Candy at Rhodes y TrO2-
PFt,S.
, 1890-10-14

DIR. Warmers natural
iCOOt jersey fitting uadef--
sCear, this aUeek, 99c pes.
sssit. W.fLKERS.
, 1890-10-14

Loaded shotgun shells,at the Wyoming
Hardware c%ompany's.
, 1890-10-14

For the latest nOreLffes tn
syetretry go TO Zehner.,
BHechmer y Co., scho scsLi
be pleased 10 shOiU them.
, 1890-10-14

Chickens, old and young; ducks, dressed
or undressed, at the @. G. @.
, 1890-10-14

Take your pictures 10
I"rNbnH and haze modern
frames made.
, 1890-10-14

The best Candies made
are Atsyter''S. OmSy place
yOU can get them is at
Rhodes y IrO1elI'S.
, 1890-10-14

G. @ q
, 1890-10-14

Card,

A Card,
;,;o any number of cards. Ladies yis-
strie earus written in the most elegant
MOI a. the Business College. Office,
'0om Al. Commercial block.
, 1890-10-14

the Q, O. q. anu Extra selects at
, 1890-10-14
G CCMouey invested with
OHO AENTRUcKEY the latter and
Are a 6bring Won good
very poor RIHreturns.
investment. Elm

Blood Hounds.
L have for sale a few thoroughbred
blood hound pups, safe to handle as
guard Tor premises, or trained TO run
human track. For particulars address.
A; M. SPARHAwK, Sheriff, Lander,
Wyo.
, 1890-10-14
DUE
OUR
MlineryD epartm't

Contains all the novelties brought out this
season, including 200 pattern hats and
bonnets, which, as the correct styles, will
merit your careful attention.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-18
LOCAL MELANGE.
Ladies Night at the Athletic
Club.
THE CRUST OF THE EARTH
A Legal Lecture-Other Items OF
Interest Gathered About
the City.

The Los Angeles Athletic Club gave {
ladies' night last evening. The enter
tainment consisted of programme O
sports and exercises, followed by dane
ing. As this was the first ladies' even
ing at the new quarters in the Stowel
block, the members CT the club made
special efforts to have the affair an un'
usual success, and the result was an ex
lceptionally brilliant entertainment.
The programme of exercises began al
8 O'Clock. The large gymnasium room
had bsen handsomely decorated, the
walls being hung with streamers and
with the various implements of athletics
such as foils, gloves, clubs and dumb
bells, arranged in neat designs. Several
rows of chairs had been placed around
the edge of the hall, but the seats thus
provided scarcely accommodated the
crowds of invited guests who came to
witness the performance. Much inter.
est was manifested by the ladies in the
feats of the amateur athletes, and success
full acts were greeted with rounds o
dpplhuoos Auo PIobI6Mln0 Whb as
follows:
Horizontal and parallel bar, class
horse and leaping, class; sparring, S. B
Dewey and Frank R. Liddell: foils, TIL
Bessing VS.. Louis Nordlinger and T.
Strohm vs. Captain FIiese; Indian club
swinging. Louis Nordlinger; sparring
J. w. Winston vs.. w. A. Gooding
heavy dumb-bell lifting, P. j. Ward, A
Austin, Ed. Germain and Th. Blessing
sparring j. Soto vs.. Mr.. Robinson.
The exercises were managed by J
Soto, instructor in sparring, and Tn
BessiDg, instructor of gymnastics.
At the conclusion of the entertainment
a programme of dances was played by
the orchestra in attendance, and the
smooth floor of the gymnasium was KEEP
in requisition until late hour.
The following committees, who had
charge of the affair, are to be congratu
lated upon its success: Arrangements
j. D. Wiley, J. s. Thayer, R. w. Prid
ham, S. B. Dewey. Reception-A. L.
Bath, G. F. Pierce, E. A. Preuss, F. A.
Bradshaw, Chas. R. Abbenger, Geo.
Pike. Exercise-Lcuis Nordlinger, Th.
Bessing, E. W. Hopperstead. Sparring
IS. B. Dewey, John Hall, W. A. Good
ing. Floor Manager-Wm. M. Caswell
Aidg-R. @. Heinsch, A. E. Little.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-18
THE EARTH'S CRUST.
An Interesting Lecture by Professor
Die K m SON.

An interesting Lecture By FrC1essO1
Dickinson.
There was not very large audience al
the lecture given by Professor Dickinson,
last night, at the Church of the Unity,
on the subject of "a Closer Look at the
Earth's Crust" but those who were
present enjoyed the train Of thought pre-.
sented by the Professor greatly. He
commenced by giving a condensed re.
view of his lecture week ago, when he
told all about the shape, size and weight
of the earth, leading up to the subject of
The evening by describing the formation
of the crust and the causes OF it's forma-
ton. He gave the age of the earth as one
hundred million years, and said while
some said it was four hundred million
years, he did not think it was go old for
the reason that in that case there would
be no heat below the crust, as there is at
present. In four hundred million years
all the heat in the earth would have been
carried off by radiation. The earth had
cooled down and the surfacs was pretty
we'll known, but no one knew what is in
the center. Some people say that the
csnter of the esrth is com posed of metals,
but this could not be known. It was
pretty reasonable to suppose that the
center is composed Of an enormous me-
tallic nucleus and that above that came
the rock and last the upper crust. He
thought that the crust must be at
least 5000 miles thick. If it were
any thinner it could not stand the strain
caused by the various movements of the
earth. which he explained. The same
principles which applied to arches in
mechanics applied to tho earth's crust
and according to these the crust must be
at least 5000 miles thick. If it were moi
that thick, and if the interior were
molten material, then there would bs
tidal waves in the interior that would
break through. Continuing, the Pro-
fessor said that when the crust waf
formed and had cooled down so that mois.
ture was condensed from the atmosphere
it began to wash, and the higher portions
were sent down to the lower, forming
layers of sediment. He exhibited mar
of the earth, and drew attention to the
shore lines, which. he said, indicated
some popularity in the law by which CON
tinents were lifted up. He thought that
as the crust first cooled it cracked, and q
portion of it fell in. The contraction O,
the interior had left space beneath the
crust, and the inner portion was some
distance below the surface. The crust
that fell in lodged on this inner ball, and
the depression made became filled with
water, forming oceans such as the Allan.
tic and Pacific. The pressure was such,
however, that the crust gave way at its
weaker portions along the shores of the
oceans, and thus mountain chains were
formed. The continents, as outlined by
the original crack, he thought had re-
mained and would forever remain un-
changed. and the oceans would remain
where they are. The Professor gave a
very interesting description of the forma.
ton of rocks, and carried his hearers with
him for over an hour. The third lecture
Of the course will be given next Friday
evening.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-18
disappointed women.

Yesterday afternoon q woman named
Edna Smith called upon Captain Rob-
erts, at the Police Station, and stated
that in company with her cousin, Kitty
Bell, she had, at the solicitation OF a
Mrs. Barnes, the keeper of lodging
house on Laramie street, Denver, left
that place for Los Angeles, arriving here
at s O'Clock yesterday morning. They
had cent their trunks on ahead of them,
and on reaching their destination, which
she did not know to be disreputable
house kept by one Kitty Davis, on Sain-
sevain street, they found that their pros
pective landlady had opened their bag
gage, and on finding that their wardrobe
consisted of such clothes as are usually
worn by. Mattresses, met them with
volley of vituperative epithets. The
woman stated that she was % years of
age, and had child years old and a
canary bird at Ogden, and was separated
| from her husband, who vas painter at
that place. Her mpanion, che said,
was q years of sge, and was also sep
arated from her husband, who WAS
bartender.
Detectives Boequi and Bowler were sent
down to Kitty Davis to investigate the
case but Kitty Davis stated that they
both came to Los Angeles, she having
sent them $3.50 with which to pay their
travelling expenses, and that they knew
perfectly we'll what sort of place they
were coming to. The detectives, on
hearing this statement, were powerless
to act in the matter and returned to
headquarters, leaving the women to
settle their difficulties in their own way.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-18
THE STUDY OF LAW.
Colonel Geo. n. Smiths Efforts to
Redute 1t TO a Science.


Kedute 1t to a Science.
Last night, in the courtroom of De-
partment of the Superior Court, Colonel
Geo. d. Smith delivered the second
lecture, before the law students of the
city, in his course. The effort is to
direct the attention of the students to
more philosophical, systematic and
scientific methods of study than usually
obtain. The best way to give an
idea of these lectures will be to present
brief synopsis Of their scope.
The first lecture was on the definition
of law as laid down in the books, and
the divisions of the law. The first defini-
ton, that of Blackstone, Bentham,
Austin and others is that the law is an
expression of the will of the state. The
second, which is from Blackstone,
is that the law consists of the gem
eral customs of the realm. The third
is that the law is tie science of the Just
and unjust, and the art of the good and
equal; or the common rule for adminis-
tering justice within the country.
Justinian in ancient times, and Bracton,
Coke, Hale and others in modern times,
hold this view. A fourth definition is
that the law is the aggregate of the rules
and principles whether statutory, GUS
tomary or of natural reason by which
the courts are governed in the exercise
of Jurisdiction. Sir Matthew Hale and
others are quoted as making use. of this.
These definitions are all more or less de-
fective, in that each embraces not the
whole system OF the law, but rather one
or more of its branches.
Jurisdiction is defined as being the
power to hear and determine the subject
in controversy between parties to suit.
subject the lecturer sets forth that the law
is not homogeneous whole, but several
branches differing essentially in their
nature. The subject first branches into
criminal law and civil law, and the latter
ramifes into the law of civil procedure
and the law of private right.
The second lecture. which was de-
livered last night. took up the subject of
private rights. The law of private rights
embraces all questions as to the essential
matter of such rights in opposition to the
law of procedure. In every civil suit the
essence of the cause is whether the
power of the State shall be invoked to
compel the defendant to do come act,
or to refrain from doing an act because
of the rights of the plaintiff. This is
called the action. The fundamental
principle is that where there is
q right involved an action ought
to lie. Here is another cub
division of the subject matter into
the doctrine of rights, and the doctrine
of actions. Rights are of two kinds,
those OF ownership and those of obliga-
tion. These each admit Of many sub
divisions.
AS to actions, rights Of ownership do
not admit of an action unless the right
has been violated, and then only to en-
force obligations arising out of such vio-
lstion. Thus all actions are to enforce
obligations. Obligations are of many
kinds, and actions admit of correspond
ing subdivisions, all of which the lec-
turer very elaborately worked out. The
students take great deal of interest in
these efforts of the Colonel to make
their studies easier and more thorough.