davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The record-union., 1891-02-08
indian Depredation Chains.

WASHINGTON, Feb. THE following
Indian depreciation claims have been
allowed by the Secretary of the Interior:
Glendoone Degrand, of Western City,
Oregon, S625 for depredations by the
Bannacks in 1878; John II. Ermaner.
Wascoe County, Oregon, S245 for depre
dations by the Klikatat band of YaIfona
Indians in 1856; Daniel Doherty, Umatilla
County, Oregon, 1897 for depredations by
Bannacl1s in 1878; j. NJ. Hamer. Vinson
County, Oregon, Sl.0S9 for depredations
by Bannacks in 1878; Jacob Robbins,
Yakima County, Washington, 81, ,043 for
depredations by Yakima Indians in 1856;
Jacob Wainsott, Long Greeks. Oregon
S49s for depredations by Bannacks in ISIS:
J. ID. Peck, Heilot Rock, Oregon, $500 for
depredations by the Snakes in 1878; A. p.
Shull, Pendleton, $500 for depredations
by Bapnaclls in 1878; II. S. Landery.
Pendleton, Oregon. S94 for depredations
by Bannacks in 1878.
The record-union., 1891-02-08
The Mission to Central America.

WAsHINaToN, Feb. 7.-Sherman, from
the Committee on Foreign Relations, re-
ported to the Senate an amendment pro-
posed to be made to the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill, which con-
templates the division of the Central
American mission into two missions, one
to include Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Sal
vador, and the other Honduras and
Guatemala. The salaries of the ministers
are fixed at $500 each, instead of
$4,000, which is the salary at present of
the single mission.
The division is proposed by the COM
mittce on the ground that the difficulties
Of travel are so great that it is impossible
for one minister to properly meet the ne
cessities of the mission.
The record-union., 1891-02-08
Postal Telegraph Bill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. I'm the House
to-day Evans of Tennessee re-introduced
the bill heretofore offered by him to es-
tabiish limited postal telegraph service.
The section in his former bill making it
unlawful for a contracting telegraph COM.
pany to engage directly or indirectly, or
be Interested in the sale of press or other
reports, market quotations, etc., beyond
The record-union., 1891-02-08

the service of transmitting at uniform
rates, Is stricken out of the present bill.
Gambler has introduced q bill author
lzing the Postmaster-G General to contract
with any person or persons operating
telegraph lines for the transmission Of
telegraphic correspondence at rates to be
agreed upon,
The record-union., 1891-02-08
Pension Night.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Friday evening
is always set aside as pension night"
and about fifty or sixty members usually
assemble in the House Chamber, each
with his own little batch of private PEN
sion bills, and then commences an in
teresting scramble for recognition. Nor
row was placed in the chair last night,
and to-day he is called the lightning pen
sion manipulation" Before 10 O'Clock the
House had passed ITO bills, an unprece-
dented number for that length of time.
The record-union., 1891-02-08

There is grim humor about some of
Judge Lynch's executions. A bank
president in southwestern Texas made
away with all the funds under his charge
and then posted on the door of his institu-
ton. Bank suspended" That night he
was interviewed by number of deposit
tors, who left him hanging to tree with
this note pinned to his breast: "Bank
president suspended"
The record-union., 1891-02-08

Prisoner, luckily for you, you have
been found not guilty by the jury, but
horse. You may as well tell the truth. as
no harm can happen to you now by a
confession, for you cannot be tried again.
Now, tell me, did you not steal that
horse?"
well, my lord,'' replied the man, ST
always thought 1 did until ! heard the
speech OF my counsel, but now begin to
think that l didn't"
The record-union., 1891-02-08

A very concise verdict was that of a
coroner's jury in Idaho: 1--WE find that
the deceased came to his death by calling
Tom Watlings liar.''
The record-union., 1891-02-08
General 3tptirr#.

NOPICE.-TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW
In style of work will make one .life-like
painting for each family free. Send cabinet
photograph and five two-cent stamps for
postage. UNION COPYING CO., 16 Turk
street, S. F., Cal. fel-St*
MADAME BELL, RENOWNED IN TELL
INi ing life's future events. fifteen wears,
practice in India and Australian colonies; late
of San Jose. Young people should know their
future. Fee, 80 cents and 81. 1910 Third
street. d9-tf
MONEY TO LOAN.-oN CITY AND
Nl country property. MUDDOX & FEE,
COG / street. faS-tf
CACRAMENTO COUNTY POULTRY
y Yards; leading varieties for sale; eggs for
Matching; for further particulars send for cata-
logue. GEO. E. DUDEN, proprietor. Box
376, Sacramento. ja3-tf
The record-union., 1891-02-08
Money Allotment for soldiers, Homes

-fHOI1Cy zAIIOtA1cHt siOI JOIttItTS' 1IOIfICS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. THE Board of
Management of the National Soldiers
Homes made the following money allot-
ments to the several homes for the quar-
ter beginning April lst, next: Dayton,
Ohio, Sl7l 500; Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
500 ,433; Leayenworth, Kansas, sos, ,2S2;
Los Angeles, California, S63, 800; Marion,
Indiana, 800; aid to the State rooms,
100000; incidentals, IS, lbs.
The record-union., 1891-02-08


OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OFN n
~ Pacific Encampment, l. @. o. F,~
will meet at their hail. SUNDAY, Feb ~
ruary Sth, at 1:3O P. NJ, to attend the/ y
funeral of our late Patriarch, H. G. HAYS.
F. M. JACKSON, G. p.
N. w. RoBBINs, Scribe. Its
TIME REGULAR MEETING OF CAPITOL
/ Lodge, No. 81, N. A. of NJ. will be held in
Firemen's Hall, MONDAY EVENING, Feb
ruary 9Th. All members are requested to be
present. ROBT. JOY, NJ. NJ.
D. j. DAVIS, Rec. Sec'y. Its
CT. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHI HURCH,
~ Eighth street, between and J-Rev. j. Won
Herrlich, rector. QuinquagesimaS Sunday SER
vice at i A. NJ. and p. NJ. Sunday-school at
12:45 Mission school at 3 z. NJ. Morning
programme: TIE Deum, ]. r. Thomas; Jubilate
Deo, Williams; bass solo (oiertory), "Calvar,"
by w. H. Kinross. Its
4 TTENTION, COMPANY ELYoU ARE
n requested to assemble at your armory To
DAY, at 1:30 p. NJ, to attend the funeral of
our ex-member, FRED C. BROUSE. By or
der II. /. SEYMOUR, Captain.
j. d. SHOEMAKER, Secretary. lt*
The record-union., 1891-02-08
aMrrti.te atptirrs.

EUNERAL NOTICE. = Off ..ar.sv.,.
i GERS and members of Ell Dorado S$SE
Lodge, No. s, /. O. o. F., will meet ssS
TODAY at Temple Hall, at 1880 osfVVSss>
O'clock p. NJ. to attend the funeral of our late
brother H. G. HAYS. By order
Its A. ]. GARDINER, n. G.
The record-union., 1891-02-08

Il wish you would pay little attention
to what am saying, SIR" roared a law
yer to an exasperating witness.
Il am paying as little attention as I
can" was the calm reply.
The record-union., 1891-02-08
Senator Hearst.

WASHINGTON, Feb. S-A.M.-At 1890
this Sunday morning no change was re-
ported from Senator Hearst's bedside.
The record-union., 1891-02-08

Defendant-."NQw, docthor, by vartue
OF your oath, didn't J. say, xiii or,cure,
doctor, III give you guinea2' and didn't
you say. Kill or cure III take it?'"
Doctor-'Io ou did, and I agreed to the
bargain, and 1 want the guinea accord
ingly."
Defendant-''Now,d docthor, by vartueof
your oath, answer this: Did you cure my
wife?" !.
Doctor-No; she's dead. You know
that >. ana
Defendant-'Then, docthor, by vartue
OF your oath, answer this: Did you kill
my wife?'' usrts
Doctor-"No; she died of her Illness"
The record-union., 1891-02-08

NO.
.'What, sir! Attend to my question. I
ask you again, and pray be careful in an
swering, for you are on your oath, need
hardly remind you. Were you not in
difficulties some months ago?''
No; not that know Off
Sir, do you pretend to tell this court
that you did not make a composition
with your creditors few months ago?''
A bright smile of intelligence spread
over the ingenious face Of the witness. as
he answered.:
"Oh! ah! That's what you mean, is it?
But you see it was my creditors who
were in difficulties, and not me''
The record-union., 1891-02-08

Defendant (triumphantly to the bench)
Your worship, see this. You heard
him tell our bargain; it was to kill or
cure. By vartue of his oath he done
neither, and he axes his feel,
The record-union., 1891-02-08

Now. sir" cried Mr.. Bagwig, fero-
ciously, attend to me! Were you not in
difficulties few months ago?"
The record-union., 1891-02-08

A fugitive from justice once boasted
that he was so well liked by all who
knew him that he never left any place
without reward being offered for his
return
The record-union., 1891-02-08

Have you," asked the Judge of re-
cently-convicted man, anything to offer
the court before sentence is passed?"
"No, your honor,'' replied the prisoner;
''my lawyer took my last cent"
The record-union., 1891-02-08

"WeH,' said an Irish attorney, eff it
PLACE the court, if am wrong in this, l
have another point that is equally con-
clusive."
The record-union., 1891-02-08

"Faix, Flanagan" said Pat, ''an' Td
e walking London-all alone"
The record-union., 1891-02-08

Two Irishmen were walking under the
gibbet of Newgate. Looking up at it one
OF them remarked: ''Ah, Pat, where
would you be if the gibbet had done its
The record-union., 1891-02-08

Gentlemen of the jury said counsel
in an agricultural case, ''there were
thirty-six hogs in that lot--thirty-six. 1
want you to remember that number
thirty-six hogs-just three times the
number there are in the jury box"
The record-union., 1891-02-08

them till fall, and the goslings would |
then be worth 81 apiece, which would be |
81, and the two old ones 81. which would |
make $40, which is the judgment of the |
court"
The record-union., 1891-02-08

A party brought suit for divorce be-
fore Justice of the Peace. When the case
came up for trial the defendant pleaded
the want of jurisdiction. The justice put
on his specs, and after careful examina-
ton of the statute concluded that he had
jurisdiction in all cases where the value
OF the property did not exceed 500. So
he told the plaintiff he would have to file
an affidavit stating that his wife and chill
dren did not exceed the value of 500,
which was done, and the divorce forth
with granted.
The record-union., 1891-02-08

strong point of a member of the bar
in neighboring State is his faculty of
getting the truth out of the witnesses.
The following is sample of his system
of crosS-eXaminatton:
Are you married man?'
mo sir; am bachelor"
"Wil you please tell the court and Jury
how long you have been bachelor and
what We're the circumstances thatinduced
you to become one?''
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-13

the first idea. Haussman wss genius. IL
was be who planned the streets ana tuo
bouleyards all over the city oentering NJ
the Arc do Triomphe. The expense was
great. II was borne equally by the CITY
OF Paris and France, The INVESTMENT fias
been marvellous and Paris has reapeu an
Immense return.
had made en- escape az the coup detdf ot
1851. made another on the evening on
the 14th of January. 1858. / was walking
Quietly to the 0pera-House in the hue Le
Pelletier, where expected to listen TO tne
great baritone. Faure. and was nearly at
the entrance when a carriage passed me,
which was preceded by chasseur ana touF
dragoons. | knew IL was the Emperor,
and stepped aside "a IL went by. Almost
Immediately after heard three explosions.
They were from tho bombs thrown by Cr-
sini and his associates. Many were killed.
The Emperor and his wife were not in-
jured. was so near the scene that my
self barely escaped arrest. II was TINS az
tack which hastened bis compact WIN
Cavour and the war with Austria the next
year.
The Emperor struck his deathknell when
he forced Mexico 10 accept Maximhlan.
All France was opposed TO the ATTEMPT.
There was universal expression against
IL. This was the beginning OF the emu
Cayour, his friend and dadviser-BisInarck s
edual-was dead, and Bismarck lived 70
outwit the Emperor and cover him WIN
r1dicule. War alone could restore his
fallen fortunes. He risked all and lost.
Everything has been done TO make Paris
acceptable to the visitor. The hotels are
large and well conducted. No expense Is
spared to perfect the sanitary conditions
OF the city. Pleasdre-seekers find What
they search for. The student finds readily
ali he is in search of; SO does the artist.
Everything desirable seems to be made
ready for everybody. The Government
investment is valuable one, for IT brings
tens of thousands every year 10 the place.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-13
MCADANS ( BERRY.
MAst d RkoaA.
STORE NEWS.
FRIDAY, November 18th.

Some of the best All-Linen Towels
we've ever offered go on sale to-day.
These are towels that nine out OF every
ten want-good, heavy, soft, double
woven Huck Towels, and nothing skimpy
about the size-l2ic. each, sL5O tho
dozen larger size, l7c. each, ~ the
dozen largest size, 2jc. each. s2.7o the
dozen.
Some half dozen good bargains IN
soiled Nspkins-one washing will mako
them better than new, and you save .
third off the price.
New Dinner Napkins under regulAA
price are sl.75 and 81 tue dozen. Good
Judges have pronounced these the bess
values they've e1er seen.
Good, strong, seryiceable Apron Gine-
ham, Sc. yard the usual Sc. grade for
6.c. Brown Cottons, Bleached Cotton,
Pillow Case Cottons. Sheetings. &c, at
cut-rate prices.
Ask TO eco our Unbleached and
Bleached Heavy-Fleeched Canton Flan'
nels at &C., sBc, 10c., and l2ic. o
yard.
Our 50c. Unlaundered Shirt u
"king over all"-ro such value ever
offered-long bosons, pleated or pialvzs
heavy cotton, well made, and here's 8
point-IT FITS We sell them to all
sized men, and they all praise Them
the same Shirts laundered. plain
62ic. pleated, 65c.
Our stock OF winter Underwear Is
COMPLErE-nothing missing for any
human being-it provides for ALL at
the smallest prices
Those Handkerchief bargains-sheer
corded, embroidered, hemstitched, l0c,
1916, 25c. Buy them now and lay
them by for Christmas.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-13
CAPTAIN scHLsYs COURSE.
At the Navy Department 1t Is Thought He
DID the Right ThinG.

There has been disposition on the part
of some folks 10 criticise the course pur-
sued by Captain Schley in connection with
the killing and wounding of his seamen at
Valparaiso, says the Washington Star OF
yesterday evening.
IL is asserted that he should have de
manded the release Of the men when they
were imprisoned and strengthened that
demand by @ show of force. The case OF
Commander Reiter is quoted in thus con-
nection as being criterion by whlch TO
Judge the present instance. This oftcer,
ii may be remembered. was in command
of man-of-war present IN the harbor
where General Barruudia was killed on an
American merchantmen. lie was severely
reprimanded by the Government and re-
lieyed from his command, the theory
being that Barrundis Was entitled TO
American protection.
There is little analogy between the cases
but 1t is urged that the regulations OF the
navy are sufficiently flexible TO have per;
mitted Captain Schley 10 take a firm stand
to the extent of a possible bombardment.
This view, however, 10 not shared by the
Navy Department, it would seem. One OF
the most important officials said this morn
ing to Star reporter that he could not see
how CAPTAIN Schley could have acted any
differently in the matter.
The men were imprisoned but a day, and
after their release there was nothing to do
until the Government at Washington
had demanded reparation and it had been
refused.
Said he: Tho Baltimore lay in the
harbor practically surrounded by Chilean
men-ot-war Before him lay town filled
with American, English. and German
property of the greatest value. To
tava fred uDOn NalparaIsO would
have been 10 DESTROY everything put
Chilean wealthsand probably the lives Of
many innocent persons. And 1t is doubtful
if the Government would have supported
the officer. To be sure a British officer
would very likely have fred on the town
and the British Government would haYe
sustained him. But we are not British" "
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-13
BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE, November 12.-Flour steady aud
unchanged receipts, 1886 barrels shipments'
9,O47 barrels; sales, 400 barrels. Wheat-No.
2 red strongi spot, sl.08IsasLo6za; Soysm- sIl
Dor. si. .OOas .OGf4 December, 079sasl.O1H;
January, sI.001essLO9s4; May, sl.l4 bid;
steamer. No Ted, sl.O2k sssed; receipts,
23,57I bushels: shipments, 47,637 bushels
stock, 1,5o5,372 bushels; sales, 3S7, GOO bush
els: southern wheat steady: FultE, Sl.o3s
sl .0s LongDorry, Sl.04asl.0S. Corn-hixed
dun and easy; spot, stgac; year, 54g.aSSassS; 90
6Ic.; receipts, 5,O0l bushels: stock, 5O,6s3
bushels: sales, 10000 bushels; southern corn
steady; white, 53s60c. yellow, 05a6Oc. Oats
easter; No. 2 white western, 39a3glSc: No.
mixed western, 37tEa3Sc.: receipts, l1,OOO
bushels; stock, 129,323 bushels. Ryo nrm
No. 2, s1.03; receipts, 1850 bushels: ship
ments, lG,2S6 bushels stock, Id, $40 bushels
Hay irm; good 20 choice timothy, sl3aSl4.
Grain freights steady; steamer 10 Liverpool, per
bushel, &C.; Cork for orders, por quarter, ~ sda
Sd. Cotton duh; mjddling, Slsc. Provisions
steady and unchanged. Butter steady and un-
changed. Eggs active at 27a2sc. Coffee firm !;
Rio cargoes fair lie. b.; No. z, 131Ssl334c. sugar
steady and unchanged. Copper hrm; roined,
llAc. Whiskey hrm ana unchanged. Peanuts
nchanged.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-13
TIE DRUMMER was TAKEN IN.
A Very Green Eug,,shmao p.do't Scare al
the Terrier.

the Terror.
There was very green Engllshmah ..
West Point. Ca, who was talking about
purchasing land near by for a peach. orcn-
ard, and IS he strOlled around tho depot
the hali-dozen drummers who happenedto
meet there put up Job on him, says sn
exchange. One Of them borrowed coat
and a hat of farmer. took tine Cartridge
out Of his revolver, and. with the weapon
held aloft in mis- hand. ne suddenly Jumped
into the waiting room and yelled:
"Whoop. I'm csntauhoroGs OLD hghteI
from the headwaters OF Fighting ereeAi
Pm half hoss and half al1gator I'm
down on everything that walks on TWO
legs. particularly Eughshmen, W bar :
the bloody, biOomin' Britou who called
What's the row about2" inquired the
Englshman, as he came 10 halt andsfaceu
about
"Whoop, I've fit in three wars and kept
graveyard OF my own the rest OF the
time.r shouted the terror, as he danced
around. Down on yer marrow bones snd
beg my pardon II yer want TO 1--we two uli1-
utes longer
II dawn't have TO, ye knaw," drawled
the Britou. cool as ice, and he squared OH
and landed a thumper on the drummer 5
nose which piled him over among tne
sacks of cott6n-seed meal and dazed him
so that he couldn't speak for the next hVe
minutes.
We had TO hold tho foreigner TO keep
him from following him up, and when tue
drummer had been sponged oil ana
brought to he sat down on q baggage-trucN
and held his nose and reflected for long
time. Then he slowly remarked:
when you fellows get through belng
tickled perhaps you can explain AZ Jus, 81
what stage of the game the belt ruu on
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-13
Personals and Briefs.

Mr.. S. w. Venable. of Petersburg, was
in the city yesterday.
Miss Mary Terrell, of Louisa, was on o
visit to the city last week.
Captain w. g. Westberry and bride (nee
Wnklnson) are at the Exchange.
Major James ID. Patton has returned
home from an extended western trip.
General and Mrs. David Weisiger are in
Petersburg, where they went to attend the
wedding of Miss Nellie Hinton.
Mr.. w. Cabell Trueman. news editor Of
the Times, is back at his desk after being
detained at home for three weeks by Ill
ness.
The Richmond and Manchester Land
Company yesterday made O final assess
ment of 7 per cent. on its stockholders.
The company has called for only 81 per
cent. in oil aud has now declared Its stock
fully paid.
MIR. Alexander Hierholzer, Jr,, and Miss
Luia Anthony we're married by Rev. Father
Wlllibald Wednesday afternoon IN the
parlors of ST. Mary's Benedictine In
stitute and left Immediately for northern
tour. The ushers were Messrs. james An
thony. George II. Snead, w. Is. Warmer,
and Ashby Dean.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-13
THE LIONS MOUTH.
A Fine Performance Last Night by Frede-
rick Warde's Company.

The Lions Mouth" powerful ro-
mantle drama. was given its first presenta-
tion TO a Richmond audience mt the Thea
tire last night. The play is in four acts,
and has the colorinRs of Venetian life, with
loves and hates, and it secret societies and
subtleties. The line are we'll expressed,
and MIR. Warde's excellent company
brought out the fine points Of the play.
The audience filled every available, space
and applauded the popular tragedian to
the echo. He responded 10 the ovation no
received in a short speech well expressed.
Among those in the brilliant audience we're
the beauty and fashion OF our city1nota-
bly, Mrs. Philip Haxall, Mrs. W. l.. Royal,
Miss Elsie Strother, Miss Winnie DAVIS,
and Miss Mcintosh.
The Montebank will be played tonight.
and the advance sale indicates another
tremendous audience.
Seats for Minnie Hauk's Grand OperI
Company have been so sought after that
the time has been changed from Saturday
10 this morning at 8 A. NJ, and purchasers
will be hmitrd to six seats each.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-13
CualOUS CUSTOMS.
New England superstitions About Death
aud Burial.

New England Superstitions About Death
aud Burial.
uIezeklah Butterworth, in November Harpers.l
Since the days when the Mathers govern
ed New England opinions and peopled the
SKY with witches and graye-yards Wltn
ayenging spectres, and had attributed
most nervous diseases 20 obscosslOn, many
curious customs IN regard to death and
burial had prevailed IN the superstltious
towns.
In the old colonial houses on the eapes
the wood-tick was held to be q death
watch. and on the decease of member
of the family in rural neighborhoods the
nearest relative went and told the bees,
and sometimes trimmed the straw hives
under the ounce or peach or apple trees
IL was touching sight to see an aged
woman go out into the green yard ana
knock on the hives, and give the final
word TO tho golden inhabitants OF the ar
and flowers. The bees in those domestic
times, like the cat and dog, were part OF
the family, and were supposed 70 possess
occult knowledge, and so to these mystic
rlous botanists were taken the family be-
reavements.
The dog howled when death was ap-
preaching; the cat saw spirits and started
up ana ran. huu my uuuSuAl ONtuAi SAiS
fell under the suspicion of being death
fetch.
Most curious of tho old-time supersti-
tions was the custom of requiring lovers
tc watch the cc~Pee. u tssoc'atod the
hopes of marriage with the silent vigil,
was poetic, and has only disappearedlfrom
the oldest towns within a generation.
No obligation Of the social conscience was
more scrdpulously regarded than that a
dead body should never be left alone at
night.
In the earliest days the solemn watchers
were old men aud women, deacOns, select
men, but as the colonies grew, honest
lovers with phghted troths were frequent
" selected for these long yiglls.
Awful were the stories that used to be
told in the old inns and ordlnaries OF
lovers who were disturbed amid such de-
pressing duties by cats. owls, mysterious
noises, aud spectral visions.