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The St. Johns herald., 1890-12-11

It seems probable that the great, at least the immediate, future of astronomy lies in the judicious use of spectroscopy and photography, rather than in the increase of opti- cal power by the construction of large telescopes. Give a small tele- scope with plate attached to it time enough and it will see as much as a big one will show to the most sensitive eye. As dry plates will retain their sensitiveness, exposure can be continued for days, shutting off the light when the object has sunk too low in the west, and re- commencing it when it shall be nigh enough in the east again.-New York Commercial Advertiser.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-12-11
Shot Down in Court.

Panama, Nov. 24.-One of the most tragic scenes that ever took place Tn a courtroom was witnessed at Rivas, Nicaragua, on October 22d. Tomas Martinez, a Costa Rican, was arraigned for trial on charge of attempting to murder Dr. Trinidad Flores, and the accused stood quietly in the dock and lis tened to the testimony without any remark. He betrayed some emo- tion when Dr. Flores was delivering his evidence, but made no com ment.
 When all the evidence was in and he was called upon to plead he stepped forward, with his right hand in the breast of his coat, and said:
 "Gentlemen, I know the jury will condemn me, but before being con- demned I must get rid of this one. :"
 Quick as flash he drew a revol- yer from his breast and shot Dr. Flores dead, Then he coolly aimed at Senor Gustavo Chamorro, the counsel for the prosecution, wh o also fell dead with a bullet in his brain.
 Gregorio Kojas, the father-in-law of Dr. Flores, then sprang at the prisoner and closed with him. They wrestled for a moment, during which the jury and everybody hus- tied each other to get outside. Tomas Martinez got chance to use his weapon again, and the valiant old gentleman who was struggling with him for its possession was desperately wounded.
 Then, while the excitement was at it's height the prisoner, revolver in hand, pushed his way through the crowd and escaped.
 Some hours afterward he was re- captured and put in jail under a strong guard.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-12-11

An installation for the purpose of blowing the land by electric mo- tors has been set up on property belonging to Marquis de Ia Laguna, of Spain. The power of water wheel of about twenty horsepower will be employed, and the imployed, and the imployment tor working the land is expected to work at a distance of three miles from the generating dynamo.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-12-11

MT. John T. Campbell presented in the American Association, the evidence in support of his belief that there was, in the Wabash Riv- CT, one last great flood near the close of glacial time, and then the water-suply was so cut off or dimin- ished that there was never another freshet large enough to wipe out or modify the marks it lett. This flood, in the opinion of the author carried about one hundred times as much water as do the great floods of the present time.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-12-11
Nigger Ben'S Gold.

PrOspectors Hank Williams and John Packer left to-day for the Santa Maria mountains in Mohave county, where they hope to find the traditional "Nigger Ben" diggings, that are said to be richer than that gold pocket on Antelope Mountain which yielded S2OO,OOO during the time that A. J, Peoples acted as treasurer for the boys working there in the early '60-ies.
 Nigger Ben had followed Major Peoples from the South. In 1863, while hostile Indians rendered life momentarily insecure for those ad- venturous Antelope gold diggers, Nigger Ben, being perhaps the first colored man eyer seen in that coun- try, found favor among the fierce Mohave-Apaches.
 They invited him to go where more gold lay than had ever been seen by white man. Outftted by Major Peoples the negro went with three different parties of red men, each of which took him by differ ent, devious and equally danger ous route to the same water-springs where abode an aged chief, Yabi- Yuma.
 Here the Indians seemed to be overcome with superstitious dread. The well-known Indian law against revealing gold deposits to white men also had it's effects, even in the case of colored Ben. His savage guides gesticulated wildly, saying, as their arms swept the horizon: Here, here, big gold; look, find heap" Then they departed.
 Nigger Ben searched as best he could alone, and later returned to Antelope.
 Finally he induced Major Pee pies to'fit out an expedition. For several weeks the supposed placer country that contains the gold was prospected. But the basin that conceals the wealth has never yet been found.
 Major Peoples believes it exists, and has given Williams and Pack CT precise:.diagrams of the locality.
 Should the pocket be found and prove as rich as the old Antelope diggings, the boys will be we'll re- warded.
 Major Peoples tells how he used to sit for an hour or two, stirring up Antelope sand with a butcher knife and picking out the yellow pebbles until he had over $1OO in his buckskin.
 The Nigger Ben locality is about 35 miles northwest of Congress  mine.-PE9nix Herald.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-12-11

tions showered upon her, and the Major is as proud of his relative as though she were of royal blood. And so she is-of the royal blood of American womanhood.-Mem- phis Avalanche.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-12-11
NlaryelS of Surgery.

| 0O 1ilC OC 1CLG III OUL OONANO; III
 matter if they be hacked or hewec
 or maimed or broken, the surgeon
 will set hopefully about the work o
 repair. The process of grating an
 imal tissue is now carried to sucl
 ar extent that the deficiency of on'
 creature is made good by taking ;
 piece or part of another. A disfg
 uring birth-mark on the face O
 a child was recently nearly GU
 away, and a patch of skin taker from the arm of the mother wa: transplanted to cover the wound
 A man so trightfully burned as tc
 lose the greater part of the epider
 mis was successfully recovered with frog skin. Recovery will have q double meaning henceforth for him
 Oculists have taken the cornea from the eyes of rabbits, cats and dogs, to replace and make good the vision of human beings. That wonderful fiber, the nerve, has also yielded it. self to the skillful touch of science. The nerves may be patched and pieced. The nerves of brutes have been successfully joined to the stumps of severed nerves of men. Badness may be cured by grating. A New York physician has recently repaired ravages of this kind by first taking gratis from the patients own scalp, where time had spared his locks, and afterward eking out the supply by portions taken from the head of another person, doubt less selecting hair of the proper color. "These gratis were cut up by means of punch, and included not only the thickness of skin, but also subcutaneous tissues beneath, which left them fully a quarter of an inch thick. Holes correspond ing in size to these left after the re- moval of the gratis, were, of course, made in the scalp for their recep- tion. All the gratis united well, without suppuration or untoward results, and bore hair luxuriantly." Even the bones, when they have been splintered by accident or de- stroyed by disease, may be replaced with better bones and become in- corporate with the complete osseous structure. In the light of such sur glcal achievement the mysterious creation of woman in the Garden of Eden loses a part of it's incom- prehensibility. The hurts and ail- ments of our poor humanity are helped and healed with a skill that magic. As Prospero could set his goblins at work to grind the joints of his enemies with dry convulsions, and to shorten their sinews with aged cramps, so the good magicians of the scalpel can now undo the demoniac work of the goblins, who apparently have never left off grinding men's joints and shortening their sinews. In these days of wonderful scientific discovery the surgeon easily keeps steps with advancing knowledge.- Philadelphia Record.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-12-11

Unless some of our investigators of bacteria are mistaken, there seems to be hardly a situation where these minute organisms may not be found. Thus Dr. Charles NJ. Cres- son claims to have discovered ty- phoid bacilli in the juice squeezed from celery grown near Philadel- phia and the Johns Hopkins Hos pital Bulletin for May 1890, records some observations, by A. c. Abbott, upon bacteria found in the interior of large hailstones which fell dur ing the storm of April 26, 1890.- Popular Science Monthly,
The St. Johns herald., 1890-12-11

The Salvation Army has proper tyin various countries to the amount of $3, ,250,060. More than one-half of this is credited to Great Britain. In the United States the value of it's property is less than S35,OOO.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-12-11
Stud Poker.

[
 has told a reporter an interesting
 version of the origin of stud-hors poker. Poker" McCool and on Brady were the gamblers. Time Before the war. Said Bud:
 "The deal was Brady's, and thu first card had been given to each o them, when McCool wanted a card turned for another round of drinks Brady turned it, and a four-spot fel to each. With a recklessness and gambling informality which had characterized the game throughout McCool threw a large sum ot money on the table and Brady call ed it.
 It seemed to be merely a bet be- fore the draw, and the players tacit- ly understood in what manner it would be won or lost. McCool call ed for another card to be turned and it was done. Each got a fve-spot. McCool made another addition to the pot, which Brady covered, and a third card was turned. Each got a six.
 Up to this time the players had intended that, after deciding the question of drinks, the drawing should be proceeded with, but now the game took another turn, and it was decided to settle the hand with out drawing. The fifth card was accordingly turned, and it was a deuce.
 There was an immense pile in the pot, and the interest among the crowd, which was packed around the table, was so intense and the si- lence was so deep that the ticking of the tall clock behind the bar sounded like a hammer striking on an anvil. Both men sat deeply ab- sorbed in study. McCool's buried card was six spot, and he was cer- tain enough that his pair had Brady beaten,
 Brady's buried card was a trey, and he had a straight, and a sure thing. His credit, sitting behind that hand, was unlimited, and he was prepared to play 1t.
 The betting proceeded slowly but heavily, until finally McCool had all his earthly possessions repre- sented in the stake on the table, ex- eept two objects.
 One of these was his stallion, who stood champing his bit on the street outside; the other was his old ne- gro slave, who stood holding the horse. Finally, McCool ordered the negro to be brought in, and Brady deposited $2,000 against him at the same time raising McCool $5,OOO.
 After some moments of cool study McCool told Brady that all he own ed was on the table, with the excep- ton of his horse. He was willing to put him up against the last bet that Brady had made. The propo- sition was accepted and McCool or dered the horse to be led in and he was.
 When the betting was at last oyer and nothing was lacking to decide the game but the appearance of the two buried cards, McCool called for glass of liquor It was not until he had emptied this that he asked to see his opponents card.
 When it was shown down he sl- lentIy got up from the table and walked through the crowd, which had parted for his passage out into the street. Boston Herald.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-12-11

It is stated that the Church of England has raised and expended over 935,OO0,000 sterling in church building, repairing, etc., during the twenty-five years ending with 1884. The church spends $1,OOO,OOO year. ly on these objects.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-12-11

The largest barometer yet made has been put in working order in the St. Jacques Tower, in Paris It is forty-one feet five inches high.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-12-11

'How inferior Jaggs appears besides his big queenlY wife?"
 "Yes, she makes him look like a minority report"
The St. Johns herald., 1890-12-11
\ Texas HuntreSS.

sex, withal possessing more than the average feminine charms of hel sisters.
 And the novelists do not exag- gerate the charms of this type of lovely woman, for she is as charm ing and popular in everyday life as she is depicted as the heroine of a story. Such women are respected, loved and admired in contradiction to the mannish women who smoke cigarettes, indulge in slang and risky conversation and affect the outward garb as well as the man. ners of their male companions. Such females, while men are at ease in their society, are not sought in marriage, and are spoken of slight ingly in their absence.
 Of the former type of charming women who, while thoroughly en- toying outdoor sports with all the zest of the adept with gun and rod, at the same time are modest, retir- ing and noble specimens of pure womanhood, Mrs. John F. Sed wick of Waco, Tex, affords a nota ble example.
 Tine lady is at present visiting her brother, Major George NJ. Helm of Helm Station, Miss. The Major, be it known, is somewhat of a sportsman, and likes nothing better than to take dogs and gun and sal ly forth in search of whatever game, big or small, he can bag.
 He is a good shot, but his sister is equally expert, and she is at once the wonder and admiration of Washington county for her prowess with the breech loader.
 Day after day bird-shooting par ties were organized during her visit, and at the close of each days sport the lady had invariably more birds to her credit than her brother, the Major, or any of his friends, and she gained them honestly, for, like true sportsmen or sportswomen. she scorned to take them other than on u e wing.
 On Monday last a grand deer hunt, to which may of the nicgh boring gentry, sportsmen all of them, were invited was organized. After breakfast the gay party start ed out, bg with expectancy and de- termined not to return without some token of their prowess,
 The canebrakes reached, the dogs were turned loose, the various hun ters took their respective stand" at points where the deer would nat urally seek to escape the drive, and waited in patience.
 Soon the baying hounds an nounced that game had been start ed, and the hunters concealed them selves, awaiting with that suppress ed eagerness known only to the sportsmen for sight of their prey.
 As luck would have it the dogs had started a fine buck, which sought to escape, running toward the stand guarded by Mrs. Sedwick and her brother. On he came with bounding leaps, flying from the vis- ible and audible foes in the rear, all unconscious of the hidden danger in front of him.
 Coolly, with no sign of "buck ague" and without tremor of ner- vousness, the lady, bringing her weapon into position, took quick but steady aim. The Major, albeit his accomplished sister had demon strated her skill as bird shooter, doubting her ability to bring down the nobler game, got ready his weapon, but before he could bring it to bear Mrs. Sedwick pulled the trigger, there was puff of smoke, a report, and the magnificent four point buck, with one leap high Tn the air, fell dead.
 The shot was the signal that brought together the scattered hun
The St. Johns herald., 1890-12-11

"What success did you meet with in collecting rents in the French apartment house to-day?" "None I was met with flat refusals."
The St. Johns herald., 1890-12-11

The German Methodists in this country have built and dedicated forty churches since the first of the year.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-12-11

The will of the late Newton Case, of Hartford, Conn.,, bequeaths $500,- GOO to Hartford Theological Semi nary.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-12-11

The total receipts of the women's executive committee of home mis- sions of the Presbyterian Church, from April 1st to October 1st were S104,S27.35.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-04-28
The Friseos Hi. Hard Bat Into Guarded

The Friscos Hit Hard Bat Into Guarded
Territory.
There was respectable attendance at the
Oakland grounds yesterday morning, and a
pretty contest was furnished. Errors were few
and there was plenty Of pretty fielding and heavy
hltting. The Friscos were in hard luck, how.
ever, and generally sent out the ball TO a locality
where fielder was ready TO receive II. The
Oakland outfeld played great ball, and accepted
twelve chances.
Meegan pitched his best game this season and
aided by the strong team behind him, had little
trouble In preventing run-getting. Young was
hiI freely, particularly by Mcdonald, who secured
three singles. EbrIght played a splendid game
at short accepting nine chances out OF ten. and
bis misplay was made on a hard-hit ball.
Joe Shea would have had clean score but for
interference on the part OF runner AS II was
ne made eleven put-Outs and assists out OF
dozen opportunities offered him. Sweeney PLAYED
an errorless first base. Billy Farrell also did
good work at short. One of the features of the
game was phenomenal catch OF a fly by Dun.
gan.
In the FIRST inning c. o'Nein led of with a
single TO short, Ebrlght making fine stop of the
nit ONelli took second on a passed ball, went
10 third on.Stckney's sacrifice 10 Shea aud scored
on Dungan's hit 10 short, which Ebright fumbIed
Farrell hit Tor single to right DUNCAN going to
tblId. Farrell stole second. Mcdonald hit to
left for single and went to second on Levy's
error, Farrell going TO third and DUNCAN scor-
ing. LOnUldDS ulL 10 SNORT, which was neld0d to
first, scored Farrell.
In the first for San Francisco Hanley hit to
left for single, stole second ana scored on Nee
gan's high throw TO second, DUNCAN fielding the
pail very slowly.
In the third for Oakland DUNCAN hit a hot
single last Buchan ana was forced al second on
FartelPs hit TO Ebright. Farrell stole second
ana Mcdonald was given first on balls. L oh.
mans single 10 left scored Farrell and sent Nc
Donald TO third, Lohman taking second on the
ihrow TO the plate. HIPS single SC ored Nc
Donald and Lohman
In the lhlrd for Frisco Young was given first
base on called balls. Shea hit 10 Farrell, who
lei the Daii go through him. Young going to sec
oDd. Sweeney's sacrifice to Mcdonald sent
young 10 tnlTd and Shea to second. Hanley' 8
single TO left scored Young and advanced Shea
10 third. EbTghps liner TO left field scored Shea
Neither side scored after the third until the
ninth, when Oakland made three runs DUNCAN
was given 1rsI base on balls and Farrelrs single
sent him TO third. Singles by Mcdonald Lob
man ana Hill sent home the other two runs.
SUMMARY-At Oakland. April 27, 1S9o-Oak
land 8, San Franchises 8. Earned runs-Oak
lands 4. Sacrifice hils-Stickney, DUNCAN. Lob.
man. Speer, Sweeney. First base on errors
Oaklands 2. San Franchises 2. First base OF
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-04-28
PERSONAL NOTES.

H. J. Manassc. o farmer Of Napa, is at
the Grand.
B. F. Halves. a hotelman Of San Andreas,
is at the Grand.
Gus Williams of New York, the actor. is
at the Baldwin.
Professor Charles b. Allen Of San Jose is
at the Lick House.
d. j. Murphy, a capitalist Of San Jose, is
stopping at the Grand.
Lieutenant S. c. Paine, U. S. A., and
wife are at the Palace.
Robert Barton of the Barton Vineyard,
Fresno, is at the Palace.
NJ. B. Miller, United States Fish Com
missioner, is at the Grand.
James d. Fisk, the owner OF the Fresno
Opera House, is at the Palace.
Judge S. c. benson, wife and daughter,
Of Sacramento, are at the Palace
Mark Levy, commission merchant of
Portland, Oregon, is at the Grand.
Colonel j. Ii. Howe and daughter, of st.
Paul, Mimi, are at the Occidental.
James Gardner, one OF the wealthy citi-
zens Of San Gabriel, is at the Baldwin.
j. w. Fostay and Mr.. and Mrs. l..
Teney, of New York, are at the Baldwin.
g. j. Cox, a merchant Of Hollister, and
John Thomann, wlneman OF St Helena,
are at the Grand.
w. NJ. Bernheim, J. Bernheim and Mel
Bernheim. prominent merchants of Santa
Cruz, are at the Lick.
Hon. Thomas Corwin and Joseph Fl.
Crane, capitalists, of Dayton, Ohio. are
registered at the Palace.
/. G. Wickersham, banker, Of Petaluma,
and A. V. LamOtt, vineyardist, Of st.
Helena, are at the Grand.
II. j. Mccoy, Secretary of the Young
Mems Christian Association. intends leav-
ing for Honolulu next Saturday for the
benefit of his health. He will be absent
four or five weeks.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-04-28
THE MOLDERS.
Five Thousand Dollars Gained by the
Rauaft Rail

Five Thousand Dollars Gained by the
Benefit Ball.
The Molders Union will gain about $4,000
ing. Ii was an all-round success. The Pavilion
was throBged and the stock OF liquid refresh
ments provided without charge gave out three
times.
The following subscriptions were received by
the Executive Committee: From the Amalga-
mated Eugn ers, $50; from the Coast Sea.aen g
Union, their regular weekly Donation 500, and
from the union at Sacramento, Sl26.
Members OF the union are Intensely indignant
because The rroprleters OF the Industrial lion
Works-McComiek Bros.-labeled a casting
made by their nOn-union men, "164-a dead
dog"
lit Is possible" said member Of the union
that 164 Is dead; but there Is not dead dog
among them who would live with the McCor-
micks.
"Ihe McCormIcks are growing over the VIC
tory which they think they have won over us,
but we Will prove 10 Them that this strike will
cost them more Than IL has cost any other hrm,
and that their victory is really their defeat"
The Importation Of mOldiDg machines by the
Risdon, union and several other foundres does
not please the strikers. They state that the best
mOding machine cannot do one-teulh OF the
worA of good molder.
The apprentice boys out on strike we're paid on
yesterday. The striking molders and appren-
tices Will hereafter be paid of on Saturday after
noon.
Yesterday forenoon four Eastern men from the
Risdon, TWO from The City and several from the
Union, were taken out for a sail on the bay. The
tug Sea Queen was engaged for the purpose. The
men were taken 10 visit the Charleston before
they were brought back to the works.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-04-28
SECOND NATIONALISTS.
Job Hartman Discourses on National
izatIUn Schemes,

JOB Hartman Dfscourses on National
izatIon Schemes.
The Second Nationalist Club held meet
ing last evening at st. Georges Hall on
Market street.
After short speech by President Hig-
gins and a song by Mrs Jamison Mrs.
Moore read paper on Moral Ethics"
The event of the evening was paper
prepared and read by Job Hartman on the
DECENTRALIZATION of Leading Industries"
He commenced by asking the questio n,
"Will the Governments control OF monop O.
lied industries be benefceHt to the mass of
the people?" The speaker thought not
In other and older countries, he said, this
had been tried with disastrous results.
The Government of China proposes to con-
troll the railroads of the Empire. Instead
of benefiting the people. such course
would only add another pillar to the throne.
In Moscow the municipality takes charge
Of the industries. Yet in the same Moscow
one-thrd of the people live in one-room
tenements, with from four to six in a room.
In this case are the people benefited or the
Emperor? The great Industries can only
be natiOnalized successfully when under a
complete system of cooperation,