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The morning call., 1893-07-06
Review of Tennis.

The singles tennis champ Onship now.
for the first time in the history of The
Pacific Coast. rests with the Oak land Ten
mis- Club by the default Of the pas cham
pion. William Taylor, to the all-comers
winner. Thomas Driscoll. The present
champion well deserves the laurels he has
so gamey earned. particularly in the face
Of the fact that his feet, in the final round.
were one mass of blisters and every step
or jump cost him agonies. But now to
turn to the lesson of the tournament. 1t
seems but matter Of course that one of
the Oakland players must have wop, If
only from their method of encouraging
their players. Across the bay tile players
have the best of practice. and players of the
stamp Of Drscoll, Bates. the Hardy boys
and Sanborn, do not hesitate to practice
and advise their younger and coming play
ers, making a constant ami incre asing sup
ply to draw on for the championships to
come.
AT the California Club matters are some
what d iifereni. A yorng player has very
little announcement and still less prac-
tice with older and ADLER players, and
must make decided marx in some event
before very slow help comes. On this ac-
count the future cannot be but as the pres
ent is, with the championship across the
bay. The system is on par with that of
the Yale and Harvard athletic methods.
and it seems to me that the result must in
evitablv be the same; while tie California
Club will. perhaps. every few years pro-
Gure really brilliant performers and So.
cure few championships, yet will the
Oakland Club, with its constant and
steady supply OF good performers, eventu-
ally maintain its present prestige.
AS q matter of the advancement of the
The morning call., 1893-07-06
SAUSALITO'S LOSS
The ConfIagration on
Tuesday Night.
A. B. BENNETT IN DANGER.
The Heroic Work of Sailors From
English Vessels = The Fire
Thought Blessing.
\. B. BENNETT IN DANGER.

One-half OF the business portion of the
town OF Sausalito was destroyed by the fire
on the night of July 4. The story of the
confiagration, its start. extent and extin-
guishment, is as follows:
The boarderS at the FL Monte Hotel de-
cded TO celebrate the glorious Fourth"
by a display of fireworks hitherto un-
eclipSed in quantity and quality by any
one that had ever attempted pyrotechnic
display at the foot of Mount Tamalpais. A
subscription was taken up and all the
boarders ''chipped i'm until the fund was
great enough to buy couple Of hundred
rockets, TWO dozen bombs and twice the
number of ''flower-pOtS," etc, all Of which
were supposed to be the acme OF the fire.
works-maker's art. The pyroteehhics were
sent to the hotel on Monday and promptly
al S 80 o'clock Tuesday night Varney Gas
xiii gave the word to fire the first rocket.
Every hing went along smoothly until
The morning call., 1893-07-06
ATHLETIC STUDENTS.
Disagreement About the Relation of
Muscle TO Mental Progress.

LUHUUH IaIy news.
While many authorities are warning US
that we are developing schuolboys'
muscles at the expense Of their mental
cultivation. William OdeIl, wel-Hnown
surgeon Of Torquay. has determined, in
Baconian fashion. TO collect data on the
subject. Accordingly lie has addressed a
circular of inquiry to the head masters of
our great public schools and others. I'm
fortunately the replies do not keep rigor-
ously to the terms Of Mr. Odell's question.
which was simply whether boys who
excel" IN athletics care, as a rule. equal
to their companions In scboolwork and at
examinations" but enough testimony has
been obtained to show that on the subject
generally there is considerable diver
gence of opinion.
Mir. Lee Of Christ's Hospital says that
The morning call., 1893-07-06
Extremes in the Plant World.

Let us turn from the giants of the forest
tn those plants which can only be seen
with the higher powers of the microscope.
The smallest of these and at the same time
the smallest of living things are the plants
known as bacteria. They have an average
diameter 1-25, 600 of an inch and length
one to ten times as great. Many of them
inch, and it is probable that there are null
tiiudes of them so small that the highest
powers OF the microscope do not render
them visible.
The morning call., 1893-07-06
Florida Peace Officer Killed.

TARPoN SPRINGS. Fla. July 5.-While
trying TO make an arrest last night, City
Marshal Whitehurst was shot and killed
by Burd Stevenson at Sapling Woods
White hurst returned the fire. fatally
WOunding Stevenson
The morning call., 1893-07-06
CAUGHT in A TRAP.

Two Women and a Man Burned to
Death at ST. Paul.
ST. PAUL. Mimi. July Sat 1880
o'clock fire broke out in a floating home for
rlvermen. anchored. at the foct Of Jackson
street. In less than five minutes the boat
was a seething mass of fire. There were a
number Of persons on board asleep. and
before all could be aroused two women and
a man were burned to death. Four men
were rescued alive. but their injuries will
probably prove fatal
The morning call., 1893-07-06
No Match for Connect.

BosToN, July 5.-The international two.
mile foOtrace between Tommy Connect,
the deposed amateur champion, and
George w. Worton. the champion Of Can
ada and America, was started in the Suf-
folk Athletic Club to-day, but Orion at.the
end of the fourth lap was so palpably
beaten shat he dropped out, Cosneff win.
ming in 10 min. 2 10 sec.
The morning call., 1893-07-06
Suicide of a German Noblemau.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-. July 5.-Victor Long
fedt, a German Of noble birth, committed
suicide by taking morphine last night.
The cause was dependency. the result of
i'll health and financial difficulties.
The morning call., 1893-07-06
CONGRESS OF MUSICIANS.

The Vjrtuosos Assembled at Chicago
Listen to Addresses.
CHICAGO. July 5.-The Worlds Congress
of Musicians to-day listened to number
Of addresses. among them the following
Indian Music Technically Discussed"
by Mr.. Fillmore of Milwaukee,; early
Phases of American Music" by Louisa C..
Eison.
The Worlds Musical Congress heard ad-
dresses by Miss Morgan and Louise Cap
piani
The morning call., 1893-07-06
Justice BIatchford's Condition.

NEWPORT. r. l.. July 5.-There was no
change tonight in the condition of Justice
Blatcbford. He is still in possession of his
mental powers and to-day dictated letter.
The morning call., 1893-07-06
Indiana Railroad Bonded.

INDIANAPOLIS, July 5.-The Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton Railroad has placed
a general mortgage on its property for
S5,S00000 at 5 per cent to fund bonded and
other debts, the bonds to run for fifty
years.
The morning call., 1893-07-06
PardOned by the Turk.

LONDON. July 5.-The Daily News says
that it understands that in spOnse to the
demands Of Lord Roseberry the Sultan of
Turkey has ordered the liberation of all
persons convicted at Angora Of sedition.
The morning call., 1893-07-06
Most Likely a Canard.

FINDLAY, Ohio. July 5.-Rev. }. w.
Hill, a noted anti-MorTnon laborer OF
Utah. now in this city, has disclosed
scheme of the Mormons to buy the next
Congress to give them statehood. A mil
lion dollars. he says, has been raised for
Tia nnrnnSp
The morning call., 1893-07-06
Train Collision at Chicago.

CHICAGO. July s. The Worlds Fair
special train OH the Illinois Central ran
into a freight at Foriy-seventh street this
afternoon. The fireman and engineer
were slightly injured.
The morning call., 1893-07-06
Three Men Killed at a Picnic.

LOUISVILLE. KY. July 5.-John Marie.
James Francis and Dempoll Smith were
killed in a fight at a picnic yesterday. 1t
is thought Joel Mitchell fired the fatal
shots. There were no arrests.
The morning call., 1893-07-06
MiII-Owners Signing the Scale,

PITTsBURG. July 5.-While the local
manufacturers have not yet signed the
scale, the mill-owners in the eastern and
western districts. one by one. are agreeing
to the Amalgamated Association wages
The morning call., 1893-07-06
News of the President.

BUZzARDs BAY. Mass. July Sit is
understood that the yacht Oneida, with
the President aboard, is in Buzzards Bay.
A heavy thunderstorm prevails.
The morning call., 1893-07-06

was thrown into this fire fight as well
come relief from enforced ideness. The
people of Sausalito ought to give formal
expression OF thanks to the young sailors.
The morning call., 1893-07-06
Harrison at Cane Nav.

CAPE MAY. n. j., July 5.-Ex-Presi-
dent Harrison made patriotic address
here yesterday as to the rights and duties
of citizenship. A large crowd listened TO
him.
The morning call., 1893-07-06
Murder and Suicide.

BUTTE, July 5.-Theodnre CoombeS, a
miner. to-day cut his wife's throat and
then committed suicide by taking poison.
The morning call., 1893-07-06

game. from an athletic standpoint, the
Oakland Club method is certainly the
proper one. Unfortunately for the Call
fornia Club its only desire seems to be to
provide amusement for tennis stars
A T. ALLEN
The morning call., 1893-07-06

There is natural fountain in Dauphiny,
France. which emits an inf1ammable gas
after every rain.
The morning call., 1893-07-06

and child. man named Frost Of Fostoria
and q child of ore Roberts were burned to
death. Roberts daughter was fatally hurt.
Five others in the house escaped.
The morning call., 1893-07-06

SOCIETY NoTE.-The ExcelsiOrs will give
their regular monthly bali at Uniou-square
Hall this evening.
The morning call., 1893-07-06

A Texan has invented a device which
will couple airbrakes by steam or cleo
trcity.
The morning call., 1893-07-06
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

Several Persons Burned to Death in
a Michigan Farmhouse.
GAGETowN. Mich. July "a farmhouse
four miles northeast of this place was
struck by lightning and burned early this
morning. A man named Babcock. his wife
The morning call., 1893-07-06

Francisco and the Oakland corps, many
other people were present, attracted by
the unusual funeral ceremonies Of the
Salvation rmv
Arizona republican., 1893-01-28

Beautifully located within one.quarter mile of city east of Churchils Addition the line of the North ern Electric Railway which will be completed by February next.
Arizona republican., 1893-01-28

These lots are situated on high ground where the drainage is perfect and have a pro rata share of water right in the Salt River Canal No city taxes to pay.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-12-21
A DREARY FESTIVAL.

Next Monday will be the saddest
Christmas ever seen by thousands
upon thousands throughout this
country, and especially i'll the
larger cities. In hundreds of homes
in cities like Chicago, Denver,
Pittsburg and others of less i'm
portance as to size, where in for
mer years there were gifts in pro-
fusion to bring JOY TO childish
hearts, and feasting and exchange
of feelings of good will" content
ment and thankfulness with all the
world, this year there will be sui
len gloom and discomfort that lit
tie hearts can feel but not under
stand; or sobs of cold, or cries OF
hunger, may take the place of the
glee the season used to bring. II
will be well if the scenes Of happi.
ness in the homes of the more for.
tunate do not make the morally
weaker among the unfortunate des
perate and lead to crime to avengC
what their sufferings paint to theil
visions as a wrong.
1t is useless to speculate on the
condition presented, and that viii
drive so much of the gladness our
of this holiday. The condition il
here to be met, and that is tn,
most we know of it. Charity will
no doubt do what it can to lighter
the homes of the poor for the time
but charity as at present organized
and equipped in most cities cal
do comparatively little.
But hope for the tides turning
is always left.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-12-21
Strayed or stolen.

From pasture at Paiarito, near the
Mescalero ageucy, the following describ.
ed horses:
One buy marc, branded p on leit
shoulder, both ears split; one duu mare.
branded s on right shoulder; one dun
horse, bow-and arrow brand n left shouI.
der; one small black colt, and one small
yellow colt, without brands. Liberal re.
ward for information -as to their where.
abouts, or for their return to Captain
L. +. Burnett, Agent. Mescalero Agency.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-12-21
ANGEL MUSIC, SONGS OF GLADNEss.
A CHRISTMAS HYMN.

A IHRlSlMho
Angel music, songs of gladness' lightly hoat-
on the air,
Bheph ,r lis guarding flocks and watching hear
the tidings seraphs bear;
Haste to Bethlehem, shepherds, hasten there
your newborn Prince to meet.
Let no. worldly cares detain you. Haste to
worship at His feet"
Peace, good will. to man He giveth, He OF
whom the Prophets told;
Life from Him wlo ever liveth peace more
precious far than gold.
Hasten. Shepherds, to behold HIM. See thy
gaiiing Star we bring
Humbly clad AMI in Il manger lies your heaven
born PRIEST aud King"
"Fea. not, then, to come before Him; seek the
pla,e wle Jesus lies.
Ia,te t. welcome and adore Him, God revealed
to motta eyes.
Joyous nations yet will own Him, harbinger of
d)l's b st love;
Millions yet unborn shall know Him and HIS
precious promise prove"
''P,ace good will from God to mortals," sing
the glorious Host again
Softly through tha heavenly portals floats once
more the joyous strain:
"Ble Sc var |, II pc ,ce ws bring you for the
hour of deepest woe.
Hear them mortas and accept them and the
peace of Jesus know
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-12-21
NOGAL NEWS.

Capt. Roberts, Lutte Jennings Peter Burleson
Sam Slane and Thomas Brown have been called
upon to present themselves before the U. s.
Grand Jury in session at Socorro. They have
hed Themselves thence.
The placers, which are located in Dry gulch.
are proving to be first class properties and it is
hoped will bring their owners good margin.
Prof. j. C. Wharton left here on the 18th inst.
for hunting trip in the Penasco country but
the only game he secured was a contract to teach
the Pena,co school for period Of three months
with privilege OF nine months The professor
has made success Of the school at this I,lace
and everyone regrets to see him leave. Hetakes
charge of his new work on the first of the year
Charles Meyer paid Nogal a sit the first of
this week, reporting that the mining properties
in his dis riot would soon come to the front and
add few more producing mines to the already
large list in Lincoln county.
From ell indicFtions, wedding will take
place here next Wednesday evening at the resi-
deuce Of VIM Henley. the interested parties
being Miss Dennie H. Henley and Mr.. Al Rob
erts Hon. Thomas Henley will perform the
ceremony. CARoLUs.
Nogal. Dec. 10th, 1898.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-12-21

BRYAN-At Lower Penasco, this county,
December IA. Mark H., SECOND son OF
Mr.. aud Mrs. A. w. Bryan, aged II years
month and ~ days. The cause Of death
was pneumonia.
A peculiarly sad circumstance in con.
nrction with their sons death was the
fact that both parents were absent when
It occurred. Mira. Bryan was on her way
home from a visit with relatives in Cal.
ifornia, and Mr.. Bryan had gone 10 III
Paso to meet her. The boy was not we'll
when the father left, hut vas not thought
to lie seriously III till he was taken sud.
denly worse, dying ut the home Of W
W. Paul Of the place mentioned.
The EAoLK ipins the many friends ol
the ismll, in extending heartfelt Gym pa
Thy 10 their bereavement
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-12-21

THERE has not been a time in
the memory of men now living in
this country when there was as
much priyation and actual suffer
ing among the people who live by
common and even skilled labor as
at present. The stories of suffer
ing in Chicago and Denver in par
ticular are terrible. The sight OF
men, accustomed to good living,
thrown on the streets and com
PEELED to sleep in the corridors OF
public buildings, 80 hungry that
the sight Of basket of sandwich.
es precipitates fight, is a strange
one for America. II leads one tc
exclaim from the heart "There il
something wrougl' But what il
the rcnf~lrf
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-12-21

Gov. WAITE is determined to in
fict an extra session on Colorado,
Notwithstanding that states fnan-
ces are badly cat-a-cornered and
that ninety per cent. of the people
are against him in the move. He
is bound to be a czar to the extent
of his tether.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-12-21
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT Roswell. n. NJ.
December 18th, ise

Land OFFICE AT Roswell. n. NJ.
December 18th. 1873.
Notice is hereby givcn that the following
named settler has filed notice Of his intention
10 make final proof in support Of his claim. and
that said proof will be made before George
ssna, Probate Clerk. at Lincoln. N. M.. on
SATURDAY, JAN. 77th. 1894. via, CHARLES
SMITH, Homestead Application No. i7Si. L. G..
g., for the NJ NwN and NwS NEN. Sec. 9.
Tp. II, s. r. itE.
lie names the following witnesses To prove his
continuous residence upon aud cultivation Of.
said land, viEi
Edwin Bates. Of Fort Stanton. Nj
in. Zoe. of
Hartzei Crouch. Of Ruidoso.
CIV. Ningfleld, Of
Any person Who desires to protest against the
allowances Of such proof. or who knows Of any
substantial reason. under the Law and regula-
tions Of the Interior Department. why such
proof should not he allowed. will he siven an
opportunity At the above mentioned time zud
place 10 crosscxsmins the witnesses of ssld
claimant. and 10 offcr evidence In rcbattsl u
tbs, sabmitfsd by claimant.
ossssr Y rsv,s, Rssiss.s.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-12-21

La grippe is epidemic in nearly every
large city OF the west.
Albuquerque is reveing in the luxury
of steam merry go-round with a 6.horse
power hand organ attached
The new smelter started mp at Silver
City few weeks ago burned to the
ground after a short run. 1t will be re
built at once,
A drummer has been robbed of his
sample cases on au Arizona train. Thing>
are getting down to tough when gang
Of tramps head of knight OF the grip.
The two Americas, North and South,
furnish nearly all the silver Of the world,
aud it is found in the great backbone OF
tho continents, known as the Rocky
mountains in the north and the Andes
in the south.
One hundred and fifty nine farmers in
Kansas, whose cattle had been infected
with Texus fever by stock hauled through
the state on the NJ, X. & Il. railroad, have
been awarded damages against the road
aggregating $4,000 in the district court
at Emporia.
Denver is having hard time with the
thugs and toughs, encouraged to come
there. the Republican claims, 10y the in.
efficient and do nothing police depart.
ment. Neither person nor property il
safe, and the citizens are arming for selI
defense under permits from the sheriff
1t Is very unwise charity to relax police
discipline IN time like the present. The
honest poor are not benefited by it and
the criminal classes take advantage OF it
The December number OF Tales from
Town Topics presents with it's usua
inrrngo of miscellaneous reading. a com
plete novel by Charles Stokes Wayne
entitled, "Anthony Kent" IL is a tai,
OF love that is both bad aud pure, ant
it's scenes are laid in Venice. Mont,
Carlo. Paris and Now York. Anthon,
Kent's experience IN loving beautiiu
adventures, and afterwards meetinl
and losing his heart to the womah's in
noceut Young daughter who had beef
dsserted as baby by her uunatura
mother. is such as to hold the attention
Of most readers, and the authors briph
aud attractive style sutilces to make III
stor admirable as piece of literatut,
rown Topics Publishing Co. 81 Wes
25d street, New York City.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-12-21
Chaves County Unanimous For Him.

Hon. John Y Hewitt, OF White Oaks,
is receiving the endorsements Of num-
OF the Democratic and Independent
journals of this Territory, for the posi-
ton OF associate justice and judge OF the
9th judicial district. We have said but
little ON the subject for the reason that
we have not anticipated any change in
the office soon. Ifthere is any hope OF
that change, count us in; and it goes
without saying that the people Of Chavt g
county, with practical unanimity, favor
John Y. Hewitt for the place. -RoStcell
Record.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-12-21

TEE Albuquerque Citizen says;
"D3n't send out Of town for your
holiday supplies" That is good
advice 70 The people Of any COM
muuity. Keep as much money at
home as possible. You will get
bick m1re Of that paid to home
merchants than to outsiders.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-12-21

"WHERE there's ha will there's
Hawaii" is an old saw, but from
present indications, while Grover
is amply long ON the "will' he ap-
pears to be badly stumped on the
"Waii" And Queen Lilly is still
puzzled toknowjust where she is at.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-12-21

THE Colorado SIM of Denver has
a scheme for beneftting the state
that differs somewhat from the
Governors. 1t is making a cru
SADIE in favor of the manufacturing
interests of that state by insisting
that the people use nothing i'm
ported from outside the state that
can be obtained of home manufac-
ture, A patriotic plan, Bro. San,
but, human mater bein' sich, you
will find much difficulty in making
If work
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-12-21
Notice to Taxpayers.
lincoln, N. NJ. Dec. 16.

LIncOIn, Y. NJ, Dec. TO, 1888.
NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS tF PRECINCTS
No. 8, 10 and l3:-I have placed IN the
Exchange Bauk OF White Oaks. a list OF
taxes for 1898, and all persons who de.
sire may pay their taxes to Frank j.
Sager, cashier OF said bank, who is author
ized to receive same. One half OF each
persons tax must be paid on or before
the first day OF January. 1894, or / will
proceed to collect same according to law.
GEORGE CURRY,
Sheriff and ex Officio Collector.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-12-21

WEsTERN senators don't take to
Mr.. Voorhees, silver bill kindly.
They seem TO be apprehensive
that the administrations grand
marshal in the war on the pale dol
lar in tn. extra session is MT its
nincere friend now.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-12-21

FRENCH anarchists use dynamite
to knock out their public men;
Americans use ballots, which are
Just as effective and don't muss up
public buildings SO badly. The
Partisan way puts extra work on
the ianit0r.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-12-21

Col. w. ii. Yankee of Denver, who.
with Mr.. T. q. Johns. hns been investi.
eating tue mines in the White Mountains
as well as OF this district during the past
few days. returned TO the railroad by
special stage yesterday morning. While
nothing definite is known as TO the in.
tentions OF these gentlemen for the fu.
ture. ii is confidently believed that they
are contemplating some extensive opera.
tions in this vicinity al an early date.
Don't fail to commence our new serial
story, the opening chapters OF which ap.
pear in this issue. II is thrillingly inter.
esting aud you will everlhstingly regret
it IL you miss a single chapter.
Don't forget what the EAGLE said last
week about the ball TO be given Christ.
mas night by the Knights OF Pythias
You can't afford 10 miss ii.
Mining supplies of every description
at Weeds general store. Prices will
suit you.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-12-21
Value of Water,

The Rio Grande, in its New Mexican
course serves at present for irrigation
agriculture not over 10000 acres OF land.
The Rio Grande runs for ten weeks in
the year an average flood flow OF $500
cubic feet per second. That is water
sufficient at the low service OF one second
Cubic foot to 100 acres to supply for ir.
rigation needs 5000 acres OF lnnd. For
another ten weeks this river will run an
average OF 500 feet per second, or sufii.
cient to serve at least 10000 The rest
OF the year the average flow from Embu-
do to FL Paso will be about 300 second
feet, or sufficient Tor $1,000 scres.-The
Irrigation Market.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-12-21

VALIANT, the French bomb
thrower, once lived in New Mexico.
But we are not particularly proud
of the fact.