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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-27
CANNIBALS.


rhsip Revolving Prscticss-whas Thsy
Will DO IN Times sf Famine.
When driven 20 extremes by famine
during an exceptionally long and cold
winter, these wretched Fuegians have
recourse for satisfying their hunger TO
IN expedient SO horribly revolving as TO
be well-nigh incredible. The oldest
woman IL seized upon, dragged to a
greenwood fire, and held with her
mouth and nostrils over the smoke,
while some of her relatives compress
her throat until life becomes extinct.
The body is then divided and eaten, no
portion being rejected. The authentic
ity of this account can hardly be
doubted, for Il rests on the testimony
of some of the Fuegians themselves. II
was first narrated by Jenny Button, {"
one of the four Fuegians whom
Admiral Fitzroy brought home to
England, and who was SO named
because he had been sold by his people
for few buttons. This lad learned to
speak English very fuently, and he
gave the above details, which were COR
roborated by his three companions. It
is, however, but fair to state that Jenny
Button, as soon as he had become mod
erately civilized, expressed his disap-
proval of these proceedings, and added
chat, rather than again partake of such
q feast, he would eat his own hands.
Mr.. Low, the captain of a small vessel
who is mentioned in Admiral Fitzroy's
narrative of the cruise of the Beagle,
had on board for eighteen months a
Fuegian boy called Bob" by the sail
ors. This boy was originally taken as
a hostage, but was afterward kept on
board as pilot, and eventually he was
adopted by Mr.. Low as his own son.
Bob, during the eighteen months which
he spent on board, learned TO speak
English fairly well, and one day during
the course of ordinary conversation he
gave an account of the horrible custom
above described, which tailed in all
particulars with the Independent ac-
count given by Jenny Button. Mr..
Lows boy said that he had frequently
been an eye witness of such scenes,
and he initiated, for the edifcation of
his listeners, the shrieks and groans of
the unfortunate victims He added
that during such periods of extreme
want the old women, well knowing the
fate in store for them, would hide
themselves in the woods, but were
quickly discovered and dragged toward
the fire, begging for mercy from their
inhuman relatives.
Unlike Jenny Button, the boy Bob
did not appear to regard such proceed
ings as in any degree reprehensible,
being much surprised as well as hurt at
the disgust which his story excited
among the crew; SO much so that he
could never afterward be induced to re-
fer to the subject. mentioned this
account to the German captain, and he
assured me that it was perfectly ac-
curate, and that, furthermore, to his
own personal knowledge, the same hor-
rible custom prevails at the present
day.-The Fortnightly Review.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-27
The Yale-Princston scheme.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 27.-A novel
scheme has been planned by the Yale and
Princeton base ball associations. They
have appointed committee of two to de-
eide upon all candidates for their teams,
whose eligibility is questioned. Walter
Camp of New Haven is the Yale member
of the committed, and t. r. Carter OF New
York the Princeton member. In case Of
a tie, they are TO leave the decision to a
third party mutually agreed upon. 1t is
believed that this committee will prevent
any further complications in the matter
of eligibility of players.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-27
Death Of Francis Ormand French.

NEW York, Feb. 27.-Francis Ormand
French, president OF tho Manhattan
Trust Company, died yesterday at his cot
tage at Tuxedo. Mr.. French was born in
Chester, N. H.. Sept. II, 1897. His father
was Benjamin Brown French, who was
clerk OF the United States House OF Rep
resentatives in 1851, and commission OF
public buildings under Lincoln. His
mother was daughter of Chief Justice
w. NJ. Richardson OF Chester, n. IL.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-27
TO the Rescue Of Their Families.

BosroN, Feb. 27.-The sad loss OF the
gallant volunteers in the lifeboat at Cut
tyhunk has reused universal sympathy.
The Massachusetts, Humane Society, In
whose boat these brave men perished, will
take it's own action in due time, but a cit
liens committee has been formed by a
number of wen known gentlemen who
met yesterday and have already taken
steps to investigate the needs of the fami-
lies and to raise fund for their immedi-
ate relief.
OF these gentlemen, Lieutenant Cover
nor Wolcott and Hon. John Simpkins,
whose summer residence at the Cape has
made them familiar with the qualities
and the needs of such men as those who
have lost their lives, have been designated
as chairman and treasurer ~esa- o.ively.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-27
Good living

doesn't come from riches. II comes first,
and brings riches. While the poor
man walks, he will stay poor. His
prosperity begins when he rides,
and eats good dinner, and carries
good watch. A "poor" watch is
the very badge of poverty, worse
than none; but either condition is
too expensive for poor man: he
can't afford to lose the time of day.
Keeping that under his thumb, he
may yet be wealthy. Then comes
true economy: diamonds for his
wife; a man to guard them. But
still, for his own pocket, the same
truSty watch that "made" him: the
quick-winding Waterbury.
All styles at all jewelers.. S. to SIS. -
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-27
Johnson. Skating Records.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Feb. 27.-John s.
Johnson, the skater, in a two hundred
yards dash here yesterday, reduced the
record by three seconds, making the dis
tance in II 2-5 seconds. He slIated two
miles in 81, reducing the competitive rec
ord for that distance by 223 seconds.
The ice was not in first-class condition.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-27

BosroN, Feb. 27.-Xavier Columbus, an
Italian belonging in Quebec, employed by
Parry Brothers, brickmakers, in their
yard in North Cambridge, was run over
and killed while walking on the tracks OF
the Fitchburg railroad near the West
Cambridge station Saturday afternoon.
He was about 60 years OF age, and so far
IA know had no relatives in this country.
The remains were taken to the undertake
ing rooms OF Lloyd.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-27
It Was.

Purchaser-You arc sure the cheese
n old9
Grocer (cutting off a siice)-Yes, sir.
Jimmy, como hold this bit OF cheese
down till i get piece of paper 10 wrap
IL MP inl--Lifc.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-27
Pears
Soap

To keep the skin clean
is to wash the excretions
from it off; the skin takes
care of itself inside, if not
blocked outside.
To wash it often and
clean, without doing any
sort of violence to it, re-
quires a ostgentle soap,
a soap with no free al
kali in it.
Pears is supposed to
be the only soap in the
world that has no alkali
in it.
All sorts of stores sell
it, especially druggists;
all sorts of people use it.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-27

Furnished rooms supplied with Lodgers
by 1Q.cent advertisement i'm the "News.
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Walked on the Track.

Pills.
The record-union., 1893-04-03

The British tube-lines are laid on the
radial systeul-that is the different lines
radiate from centers to the various branch
stations to be reached. In Paris, Vienna,
and originally in Berlin, the various sta
tions were connected by series OF
polygons, around which the motion is
uniformly in the same direction. y study
of the two systems, for connection OF
given number of stations under ordinary
conditions, leads to the following COM
parative results:
1. The polygonal system will REQUIRE
about 20 per cent. more tube-length than
the radial.
II. The polygonal system allows much
greater use OF compressed air for for
warding, as the passage around the
polygons is always in the same direction.
Rarefied air need be used only for the
return passage in the links connecting
the polygons. or for the return from a
single, isolated station. In the radial
system raretied air is used for half the
passages. This shows greater economy
in working for the polygonal system.
III. The time consumed i'll communl-
eating between stations is less In the
radial than in the polygonal system. IN
the latterItime is frequently lost by send
ing message almost completely around
| the polygon.
The record-union., 1893-04-03

The Capay Valley Land Company is offering the
fertile lands in this beautiful valley upon terms which
enable the purchaser to pay for the land of its
product viz: Interest only for five years at per
The only condition imposed is that reasonable pro-
portion of the land purchased shall be planted to fruit
trees or vines. Land may be bought without this
condition on payment OF 20 per cent cash and
naming 80 per cent. at the end of five years, with in
terest annually in advance, at per The various
tracts owned by the Capay Valley Land Company have
been subdivded into and 2o-acre lots which are for
sale prices varying from $50 to $50 per acre SINH
lar unmproved land in Vaca Valley has recently been
sold at $500 to $500 per acre.
These Capay Valley lands under the most favor
able climatic conditions for the prosecution of profitable
fruit growing and the locality has proved itself to be
of the earliest in the State The grape crop of 1890
from the companys vineyard at Cashmere was picked
dried and shipped to Chicago and Philadelphia before
the Fresno County grapes were ripe.
The railroad passes through all of the tracts owned by
the Capay Valley Land Company thus insuring excel
lent shipping facilities; and land may be purchased
in the immediate proximity Of either of the following
stations Capay Cadenasso, Surrey, Guinda Sauterne
! Cashmere or Rumsey.
At many of these places fine orchards of the choicest
and earliest varieties of peaches and aprcos NAV already
be seen and during the coming season considerable adj
ditiona acreage will be planted One of the recent
sales made by the company that of the Tancred
Tract containing 600 acres to colony association.
This tract has been subdivded into forty holdings all
which will be planted to fruit trees this season.
The fine orchards the Guinda Tract, where 4oc
acres have been sold, especially worthy of mention
and is significant fact that several of the blocks are
owned by successful Vaca Valley fruit growers, who
pect to make their earliest shipments from here.
The record-union., 1893-04-03
TKE DAILY
RECORD-UyION,
The Leading Paper of the
Interior of California.

The pioneer journal, which,
from early years in the history
OF the coast, has maintained
the FRONT RANK OF JOUR-
NALISM, having every news
facility with the San Francisco
leading dailies, and sustaining
the fullest public confidence.
The record-union., 1893-04-03

work. though they, too. would call for an
immense number of men.
The provisioning of all these non-pro-
ducers was task for a General. The
quantity OF food consumed by vege-
of the wall is not fertile region. With
only a thousand men to provide for, 1 had
to send a thousand miles for grain, and
doubt extremely if half million men,
in addition to the ordinary population.
could be maintained to-day along the
line of the wall on supplies obtained
within 100 miles on both sides.
The record-union., 1893-04-03

~ The only paper on the coast
outside of San Francisco, that receives
the FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS DIS.
PATCHES and SPECIALS.
The record-union., 1893-04-03

Too much stress cannot be laid upon the great ad-
vantage the frugrower of being in early locality
In most cases it makes the difference between success
and failure. The industrious orchardist of Capay Valley
may rest assured that he will derive all the benefits gained
by the first fruit shipments of the season. and that
acres of this rich land when the bearing, will
yield handsome and assured income.
The Capay Valley Land Company has agent re-
siding in the valley whose duty show the various
tracts to land seekers.
Four townsites have been laid out in different points
in the valley, viz Esparto, Cadenasso, Guinda and
Rumsey. Town lots may now be purchased at reason
able prices and on easy terms.
The enterprsing and Aourishing town of Esparto is
situated at the lower end of the valley, and SIPS 900
worth of substantial buildings have already been erected
including fine our-story brick hotel two large brick
blocks and waterworks, with pipes laid in the streets,
The town has postofice. schoohouse and weekly
paper and the fine railroad depot contains telegraph
and express offices.
Postofces have also been established at Guinda and
Rumsey This latter place situated at the head of the
valley is the present terminus OF the railroad The COM
Portable little hotel makes excellent quarters for hunters
as well as land-seekers.
The advantages enjoyed by the settler in Capay VAL
ley may be thus concisely summed up
A soil of great fertility, yielding bountfuly of every
crop.
soil and climate which will rpen all kinds Of fruit and
vegetables earlier than anywhere else in the State
climate perfectly adapted the curing of raisins and
drying of nit without the aid of artificial evaporators
location that central and close to markets Railroad
communication which enables shipments to be made
quickly and cheapy Lands which sold cheaper and
on better terms than anywhere else in the State.
The record-union., 1893-04-03
Meat Market.

Following are the rates for whole carcasses
from slaughterers TO dealers:
BEEF-First quality, 6G61Sc; second Quail
ity. 5@55sc; third quality, 4JS95c 3 Ii.
CALN ES-Quoiablea at 5aoc 4 10.
MUTTON-Quotable at S99c p 10
Handspring, l219c q 10.
PORK-LiVe Hogs, ON foot, grain fed heavy
and medium. 7lsla,714c; small fat Hogs, &c to
re; stock Hogs, 69614c; dressed Hogs, 994c
70 1Oc 2 10.
The record-union., 1893-04-03
SAN FRANCISCO STOCK MARKET.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 1, 1898.
MOUNTING SESsTpN
LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining in the Postofice at Sacramento on
Monday, April 3, 1898:
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SACRAMENTO MARKET.
The Past Week Very Favorable One
For Local Dealers.

The PaSC w eek II very taVOr8 bic One
For Local Dealers.
SACRAMENTO, April I'd.
The week closed last night on very stiff
market The volume of business during the
week leading ups to Easter was a great i'm
provement on that ruling for some time past.
and Mt closing hours stocks were almost en-
tirely cleaned up. One fact in connection with
this was the increased inquiry from the in
terror. shipping the past week being above
the average. Poultry the past week has been
in active demand, and prices have ruled very
hiyh Prices, however, Will no doubt show n
material drop within the next few davs Foos
continue firm. Old Potatoes is an article
which at present commands a fancy figure
Generally at this season of the year New are
In sufficient supply to relieve the market but
this wear the latter are very short and as the
california crop for Old was short the past sea-
nm the markets have had to depend princi-
1ally on Oregon for supplies.
supplies of Butter at present are large and
prices rule weak
Vegetables are IN good supply and weak.
Retail Prices.
Following are the prices asked by retailers
for the various articles mentioned:
GREEN FRUIT-Apples. 81 1902 20 ,
box: Cranberries, in water, zoe 2 gallon.
DRIED FRU1I-Aprlcots, 1og12c Q 10;
Apples S@1Oc: Peaches. 100 &c; Plums, 12@
lie; Prunes. SG10c; Pears, 7@9c; Nectarines,
l2dl &c: GRAPES, 81 p box; Figs, 00Gcc psr 70.
CITRUS FRUITS-Limes-Mex ! sc 2
doz; Lemons-Sieily, 35c per doz; California
Lemons, 15c Oranges-Riverside Seedlings,
30d5oc 2 doz; Navels, 25@5O q doz, &C
cording to size; Cocoanuts, 1Oc each; Pine
apples. SOC each; Bananas, 15935c 2 doz
Tamarinds, zoe per Il.
The record-union., 1893-04-03

Dry Hides. usual selection, 9@91lc; Dry kips.
9@91ac p ID; Calf Skins. 40, 99g15c; Gull
Hides: Kip and Calf. 6@63ac; Pets, shearlings,
1o925c each; do, short, 4o@7oc each; do
81 40 each; Deer Skins, summer, 37Ibc: do.
good medium, 3O@323$c; do, winter, 26A2 SC
= II; Goat Skins, 30@50c apiece for prime to
perfect, 1O@25c for damaged, and 5alOc
each for kids.
TALLOW-Refned, 7319Sc; rendered, 615c
10 &c; grease, I@412c = 10.
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3autIrnnn Tt,tr Cable.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY
PACIFIC sYSTEM.l
FEBRUARY I, YSo3.
Trains Leave and are Due to Arrive ae
Sacramento:

LEAVE TRAINS RUN DAILY
fEOrl
The record-union., 1893-04-03
IN ALL RESPECTS THE
Best Advertising Medium

Clean in all departments, and there.
fore pre-eminently THE FAMILY
JOURNAL The best paper for the
HOmeseeker, for the Merchant, Farmer,
Mechanic ard all who desire the full
news of the day presented in cleanly
manner.
The record-union., 1893-04-03
CARAY VALLEY!
The Earliest Fruit Land in the State.
Equal nANReSpect to &FanuU Vaca Valley, Which It AtdB.
UNPF2EC ECEDENTED TERMS
~ INTEREST AT PER Cent?


eromE Run1sey 1nIes.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-11-12
Hawaii'S Qpecn TO be Restored.

CHIcAGo, Nov. IA special from
Washington says that tho next steam
u from Hawaii for San Francisco will
probably bring the news of tho act ion
Of Minister Willis under his instruc.
tions from the State Department TO
tho provislonal government. 1t de-
clurcs that hs SaI instructed 10 in
form the provisional government that
the United States regards the do
thronement Of the Queen as duo en-
tircly To Minister Stevens and the
landing OF troops from the United
States steamer Boston,; that but fer
them the Queen would not have been
uctEroncd; that tho United States
Government docs not approve OF tho
action of Stevens, and therefore does
MT consider there has been Tevolu-
ton; that the United States docs con-
slider TINT ihe Queen, having been
unjustly deprived OF hor throne bo-
caus6 OF the wrongful action OF tho
United Stutcs Minister md troops, is
entitled u be restored 70 power, nod
restored she must DO.
This position which the admins.
tration has taken IL likely TO give rise
TO much and severe criticism on tho
ground that il i'll BELTS this republic
10 assist IN the restoration of de-
posed morarch. This criticism is ex-
pcctod, and tho administration only
explanation ia that il matters not
whether .hc deposod authority was
Queen or President; that the nuthor-
ity WAS unlawfulIy ovorthrown by
representatives, Of the United States,
and AS II mere matter OF abstract JUS.
tico tho wrong should 10 righted.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-11-12
Disagreed.

The jury in the Parsons cnsc, nfter
celebrating twenty four hours, re-
turned with tho announcement that
a verdict could not be agreed upon,
nnd they were discharged by Judge
Rising who came down from Virginia
in tho afternoon TO receive their YER.
dict.
The vote stood four for murder in
the first degree, four for murder in
tho second degree and four Tor nc
quittai Why any man should want
to ac1uit Parsons in the face of tho
testimony brorght out is n mystery.
Derember : has been set for new
trial.-Carsou News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-11-12

A "skeeicr' found n drummer's
cheek and there began TO drill. but
soon no had to quit tho job because
he broke his bill. A Inwyer saved
n rnscal once, from prison set him
free; tho lawyer had TO jump his
board because ho got no fee. The
farmer sowed his fields ono day, and
worked th' M hnrd and late; but then
he never got n crop because OF frest
and fnto. The paper nun in earnest
worked to give the latest news; and
often fouud himself without hat,
or coat, or shoes. Aud 30 with all
tho world alike, each fails in somo
tino art; becnuse rone other foolish
man hue failed to DO his part.-Ex.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-11-12

/, +. Z. BIlkey, County Clerk and
Clerk OF the Board Of County Com
miss'oners, in and for said county and
State, DO hereby certify that the fore
going bills were passed and ordered
paid 10y the Board Of County Com
nissioners on tho 9th day of Nov.
1893.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-11-12
He, She or 1t.

The Humboldt Standard in it's re-
port OF court news, refers to the fol-
lowing conundrun in human form:
a person, whose sex is a mystery,
appeared as II witness on the triul OF
Willis Norton. The prosecution
called ns one OF its witnesses Johnnie
LeConte. or course everto ono ex-
pected TO see man take the witness
stand, but imagine their surprise
when n large person attired in the
garb OF woman took seat and pro-
ceeded to testify. One OF the first
questions asked was, "Ars YOU n
man or womnn?" II don't know"
WIS the answer. Tue person in ques.
tion wore purple dress and was in
appearance buxom native daughter
II had all the clothes usually worn by
females, but tho features are large
and uncouth. It has pair OF pecu-
liar eyes which look in opposite direc-
tong. But tIis sort OF thing 10 us
com mon aE.ong women as men so
that no surprise would be caused by
the existence OF this fact. But when
it showed its feet the people in the
courtroom met q surprise. Instead
OF tho little feet usually seen on the
female, n number II shoe protruded
from beneath the rutIle Of the richly
colored dress. Thia, together with
the namo OF Johnnie enwraps the
poor creature in mystery, aud those
who have seen the person instead Of
snying 'he' or "she" are forced to say
ut" in order to be correct.
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Card OF Thanks.

The thanks OF the undersigned arc
hereby extended to tho citizens OF
Elko for their friendly MD and kindly
sympathy rendered w on the occasion
OF the bnrial OF our dear sou and
brother. Your aid lightcned our
burden and Your sympathy bound up
our breaking hearts.
When the hand OF death is laid up
on your loved ones, may you meet
with the Same loving kindness.
MRs. Il CULLEN,
MIR e NIRS II. J. Jones.
Elko, Nevada, November G, 1893.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-11-12
Silver In Mourning

Tho Rubicon 10 crossed, tho die ia
cnst," md eilvo- is frco no moro. Hut
no matter Grover tho Great is yiotori
aud were his victory tho proclaimed
cnslagomcnt Of every laborer in the
United States, and tho otorual denth
knoll ut tho unfortunate pnrty that
inado him u modern Nero, like his IT,.
lustrious antotype. ho would fiddle
ovor tho result.
Probably IL will he botter 10 tho
long run for tho country, IL tho dam.
naJlc schemes OF the Administration
shall fully inoubato, as IL will lead TO
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-11-12
Thanksgiving Proclamation

Following is tho Thanksgiving
proclamation OF the PrcsidcUt Of tho
United States:
PRocnAMATIcS While tho Ameri-
can people should every day remcm-
ber with praise aud thanksgiving tho
divine goodness and mercy which
have followed them since their be-
ginning as nntion, il is fitting thnt
ono duy in cach yelr should DO es-
pocially devoted TO the contemplation
Of Tho blessings wo have received
from tbs hnnd of God, and to CRATE
ful acknowledgement OF his loving
Kindness. Therefore, !, Groycr Clovo-
land, President OF tho United States
do hereby designate and set apnrt
Thuredny, tho 30th dny Of the present
month Of November, ns n duy Of
thanksgiving md praise, 10 bo kept
and observed by all tho pooplo Of our
land. G.. that day lot us fOrego our
ordinary work and employ nIents and
assemble in our usunl places OF wor-
ship. where NO may recall oil God has
done icr us, nnd where from grateful
heHris our united tribute OF praisc
and song may reach tho Throne OF
Grace Let tho reunion OF kindred
and tho social meeting oi friends
lend cheer and enjoyment 10 duty,
and lot gent ous gifts OF charity for
tho relief OF tho poor and needy prove
tho sincerity uf our Thanksgiving.
GRovKR CLEVELAND.
by tho President: Wnltor q. Grcsh'
nui, Secretary Of State.
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Il. II. BILKEY


Following IS tho report OF the
Lnmoi!le school for tho month
ending Nov. 3, 1893: