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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-11-19
j. B. Caward & Co,
A Hard BLOW Ssss

Knoxville, Tenn, Nov. 16.-Jonathan
Summit, aged 81, and his wife, aged
So, lost their house in Loudon county
by fire. They were married in the
building rs years ago.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-11-19
Farm For Sale.

100 acres insidef Cresco corporation
for sale at $40 per acre. For terms
apply to e. X. Thompson, the Real
Estate and Abstract man. 17t4.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-11-19
Millinery.

All the newest AMI no5biest styles
at low prices. p. Conn oily.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-11-19
Hritisl, Cabinet Me,

London, Nov. 16.--A cabinet meeting
was held at noon Saturday, Lord Sails
bury presiding.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-11-19
SPURGEON

the eminent divine, once said ssIt is not so
hard to earn money as to spend 1t we'll"
and how true it is.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-11-19
Anyone

spend their mouey well by taking advantage of
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-15
TRUCKEE'S PALACE OF ICE
The Immense Structure Being
Covered With a Coating
of Crystal.
Workmen Are Now Engaged in Con.
structing a Long Toboggan
Slide.

TRUCKEE, CAL, Dec. 1.-THE main
building of the ice palace is now COM
pleted. Wire netting covers the entire
structure. The work of spraying was COM
menced last night. and although 1t was
not nearly so solid as tonight, the whole of
the north side of the building was coated
with ice from one to three inches thick
this morning. 1t presented picture most
beautiful, although only q forerunner of
what is YET to be. Still greater progress
will be made tonight with the spraying,
it being already several degrees colder
than last night.
A big crew of carpenters is at work erect
ing a toboggan slide, which will be COM
pleted in a few days. The platform, to be
fifty feet square and stand over forty feet
from the ground is being put up at the
west end of the ice palace. high tower
will extend upward from this. From the
platform slide 100 feet long and pitching
downward at an angle of 60 degrees is
being built. The slide will be solid mass
of ice and kept as smooth as glass all the
time. The speed with which one will pass
down will be sufficient to send the tobog-
ganist along an icy track that will reach
at least 400 yards from the foot of the slide.
The ice carnival company is receiving
hundreds of letters daily from people all
over the coast, inquiring about the palace
and arranging for accommodations.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-15
MISSING FROM VALLEJO.
Deputy Postmaster McEnerny'S
Whereabouts Has Not Been
Learned.
Officers Fear That the Defaulter Has
Killed Himself to Escape
Disgrace.

VALLEJO, CAL, Dec. 14.-All efforts of
officers and friends have failed to locate
Charles L. McEnerny, the Deputy Post
master, who mysteriously disappeared
yesterday afternoon after having failed to
make good a shortage of $3.50 in his ac-
counts. Postoffice Inspector Irwin came
up on the steamer Monticello to-day and
at once went to the postoffice and spent
considerable time in endeavoring to open
the safe, but failed In his efforts.
Word has been sent to Washington for
permission to employ an expert and until
the safe is opened it is only matter OF
conjecture whether $500 that it contained
is still there.
Considerable excitement was caused this
afternoon over report that McEnerny S
body had boon found lying across the
grave of his father in st. Vincent's ceme-
terry. Many persons drove to the cemetery
only to find that the story had been with
out foundation.
Local officers, who have been riding in
all directions since McEnerny's disappear
ance, are now OF the opinion that he is
either in hiding within the city limits or
that he has made away with himself.
McEnerny's relatives are ready and
anxious to make good any loss that may
be round to exist either in his accounts or
that may be missing from the safe. His
friends cling to the belief that his mind
has wandered and in this condition he has
strayed off to some unfrequented place,
and that in due time he will return.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-15
GOVERNOR RUDDS DENIAL.
The Executive Tells Why He HiU Not Go
to WashingtOn.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Dec. 14.-Gov-
ernor Budd denies the statement that he
has decided not to go to Washington in
the interests of Stockton's public building
appropriation and the improvement of the
San Joaquin River, because he feared that
if he left the State political opponents
would take advantage of his absence and
succeed in ousting Mr.. Jeter his appointee
to the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In a Stockton dispatch appearing in THE
CALL this morning it was stated that the
Governor had confided to Stockton friends
that he was not sure that the Supreme
Court would sustain his action in appoint
ing Mr. Jeter; that he was fearful the out
come would be the same as in the San
Francisco Police Commissioner case, and
were he to absent himself from the State
the friends of President pro tenn. of the
Senate Flint would take the opportunity to
push his claims to the successorship of the
late Lie ieutenant-Governor Millard.
The dispatch stated that its disclosures
were based upon the word of men of in
tegrity in the San Joaquin County me-
tropolis. The Governor said to CALL cor
respondent to-day:
THE CALLS correspondent at Stockton
is misinformed as to my reasons for not
going to Washington during the winter in
the interest of the needed river appropria-
tions.
when requested to make the trip I
declined, on the ground that as Governor
of this State had so many duties to per-
form within the State that / could not
spare the time; that the Investigation OF
State institutions and State affairs de-
manded my attention, and that 1 would
not abandon the course I had mapped out
in nv inaugural. l further stated that
would be pleased to make the trip were it
not that my duties as Governor absolutely
prevented it.
Gas to the statements about the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Jeter as Lieutenant
Governor. l believe / had the right to
make the appointment. l have never
doubted that right, nor did ever SO state
to any person.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-15
RAS CAMPOs RESIGNED?
A Report That He HiJ Be Succeeded I
Cfsb0 by Hpuyer

A Report That He VIII Be Succeeded In
Cuba 6y Hepter.
PARIS, FRANCE. Dec. IA dispatch from
Madrid says that General Martinez Campos
has resigned his command of the Spanish
army in Cuba, and will be succeeded by
General Weyler, the present commander
OF the Fourth Corps of the Spanish army
at Barcelona.
HAVANA, CUBA. Dec. 14.-President
Clevelands letter to Congress has pleased
all in Cuba except the rebels and their
sympathizers. Ell Pals of Havana, the
organ OF the Liberal party, says.
I'm reality it contains nothing new rela-
tive to the island. The position taken by
the President is identical with that as
sumed since the outbreak of hostilities.
The paragraphs fail to contain anything
not already reflected in the documents
OF the Secretary OF State, Mr.. Olney, oran
the statements of the Attorney General" !"
El Pals refers to Mr.. Cleveland's posi-
ton as legal and correct" The Presi-
dents position relative to a strict neutral
lty gives immense satisfaction in Cuba.
La Discussion OF Havana says: Sin the
United States Mr.. Clevelands message
contained what all expected on the Cuban
matter. Could he have said more?"
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-15
STATE PROPERTY GONE ASTRAF.
Examiners Are Searching for the Board
of Forestry's Belongings.

Examiners Are Searching for the Board
of Forestry's belongings.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Dec. 4.-It is re-
ported that the State Board of Examiners
is asking for inventories from the State
institutions, and, discovering that State
property has been very carelessly looked
after, is endeavoring to locate it.
The board now wants to learn what be-
came OF the property that was at one time
in the possession of the State Board of For
estry, now defunct.
The board was created in 1885 and went
out of existence in July, 1893, having lived
just eight years. During its vital period
it expended thousands of dollars for the
purchase of horses, wagons, machin-
cry and tree-planting implements. The
act which killed it ordered these
things TO be turned over to the
State University at Berkeley, but the fact
is it is alleged that they were never turned
over, and the supposition is that the
horses and wagons either strayed off and
got lost and the machinery fell to pieces,
or that they are still in possession of some
one from whom the State could recover
them if an effort was made.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-15
GALES ALONG THE COAST.
Shipping Endangered by Heavy
Storms Raging in North.
ern Waters.
It Is Feared the Helpless Steamer
StrathneviS Has Been Driven
Upon the Rocks.

SEATTLE, WASH, Dec. 14.-G. n. Sails
bury, Weather Bureau Observer, says that
if the disabled Northern Pacific liner
Strathnevis was anywhere within three
hundred miles of this port to-day and not
in charge of a strong tow she was IN all
probability driven upon the rocks on the
west coast of Vancouver Island. Hereports
a heavy storm and winds of unusual veloc-
ity raging all day about the straits.
The barometer within the past twenty
four hours has had the almost unprece-
dented fall of IS hundredths of an inch and
is still falling.
The storm center for the sound is a few
miles north of Seattle. West and South
winds prevail on the straits, but their
velocity is not known, owing to the fact
that the Tatoosh cable is interrupted.
Salisbury's advices are that the wind is
fifty-six miles an hour at Fort Candy and
that heavy rains extend down the coast to
Eureka.
PORTLAND, Or, Dec. IA storm of
wind and rain has ragged throughout the
Northwest to-day. A bulletin issued by
the Weather Bureau says:
"The Weather Bureau has issued storm
warnings and telegraphed to all parts that
it will be dangerous for shipping to leave
port for the next twenty-four hours. Rain
has fallen quite heavily, and is yet falling.
Fierce gales of forty miles an hour and
more are prevailing along the Oregon and
Washington coasts"
At Seattle the wind has attained a We
locity of twenty-eight miles an hour, and
at Portland velocity of thirty-four miles
an hour. The storm is the most severe
that has occurred so far this season. The
TEN perature is above 40 degrees. The
storm will pro baby prevail for thir:y-sx
hours. Terrible gales, accompanied by
rain, prevailed from the mouth of the
sound to Cape Flattery and be- yond since 3
o'clock this morning. and falling barom-
eter gives no indication of the storm abat-
ing tonight. In consequence, all ship
ping hereabouts Is at a standstill, and the
Puget Sound Tugboat Company, which
has orders for seven vessels to be towed to
sea from various mill ports, will move none
of them until the storm abates.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-15
His Demurrer to an Indictment
Sustained to Test an
Election Law.
THE APPOINTMENT OF JETER.
Governor Budd Denies the Report That
He cared the Santa Cruz Man
Would Be Ousted.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Dec. 14-The new
railroad bridge across the river at this
city is complete, and all regular trains will
pass over it to- morrow. The old bridge is
to be removed at once. 1t was completed
in 1871. and the first train of the California
Pacific passed over it in the same year.
The abandonment of the old bridge re-
calls the most stirring times in railroad
history in California. The old California
Pacific was incorporated on January 10,
1865, with a capital stock of So, 5000
In 1867 work began at Vallejo and rails
were laid to Broderick, opposite this city,
by November IL. 1868. and up to Marysville
by November, 1869. In June OF the latter
year the Napa Valley line was acquired.
ana in December, 1869, the capital of the
consolidated roads was $12.000,000.
In 1869 and 1870 bitter war was waged
between the Central Pacific and the new
road.
The Central Pacific had laid its tracks
along the river front on this side and the
new road could not, therefore, come into
Sacramento without crossing the CentraPs
roadway. Squads of armed men were hired
by each corporation and for a long time
every attempt of the California Pacific 10
lay track into town was frustrated.
1t was expected that a bloody battle
would ensue, but the California Pacific
finally managed to get in. The fire de-
trains, while whistles blew and there was
general public rejoicing.
Then the fight got into the courts. Com
missioners appointed for the purpose as
sessed against the California Pacific for
damages six acres of land, $40, $50; dam
ages for crossing track, $4,000; consequen-
tial damages, $3.50, 900. The report was set
aside by the court on the ground that the
award was excessive.
The war waged fiercer than ever in the
early months of 1871. Rates of fare and
freight were cut so low that the lines were
both run at loss. The New York stock
holders got tired of the contest and wearied
of putting up assessments. Milton S.
Latham was at the head of the California
Pacific, and in April, 1871. he signed an
agreement leasing the line to the Central
Pacific.
The warfare, of course stopped at once.
On December 2S 1879, the new line via
benlcla was opened. anu the time TO Oan
Francisco shortened an hour over the old
Vallejo route, via the California Pacific.
Ten years ago some of the New York
stockholders of the Latham road brought
suit in San Francisco before Judge Hunt,
alleging fraud in the transfer of the road
to the Central Pacific.
After a contest lasting through two
months the struggle was abandoned and
Lawyer Chittenden, who had come from
New York, left record of failure behind
him.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-15
H.F, Yoknm Killed Frank Blue
and Fatally Wounded
Albert Mason.
CLAIMS HE WAS ATTACKED.
The Pair Had Sought Him Out With
the Avowed Intention of
Killing Him.

CHICO, CAL, Dec. 14.-As the result of
a shooting affray at Centerville, fifteen
miles from Chico, tonight Frank Blue is
dead and Albert Mason is not expected to
survive until morning. The shooting was
done by II. F. Yokum, who claims to have
fired in self-defense, after Blue and Mason
had sought him out with the avowed in
'tention of killing him. Blue was instantly
killed, but Mason succeeded in reaching a
neighboring house, where he is now dying.
The trouble seems to have arisen over
some woodchopping on the grounds owned
by Yokum. The trio quarreled and
Mason and Blue attempted to draw weap-
ons, when Yokum fired. The shooting
was witnessed by the wife of Yokum and
Allen Boydstun of Chico.
Boydstun states that Yokum and him.
self had been hunting squirrels and had
just returned home when Blue and Mason
came to Yokum's house. Yokum invited
them to come in, but they refused, re-
ouesting him to come out in the yard.
Blue said, 1--WE have come here to do you
up," and with that he placed his hand
upon his hip-pocket.
Yokum Immediately raised his shotgun,
and fired first at Blue and then at Mason.
He then dropped the shotgun, caught up
a rife and fired two more shots at Mason.
The body of Blue was found about 100
yards from Yokum' S house. Mason walked
about an eighth of a mile to neigh bor' S
house He is fatally wounded, having re-
ceived one charge from the shotgun and
two from the rife.
Yokum came to Chico and surrendered
to the officers. He was seen tonight and
corroborated the statement of Boydtsun.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-15
CAUGHT I'M A HURRICANE.
Thrilling Experience of the British Steame,
PcrHa in North Atlantic
Woforc

ST. JOHNS, N. F., Dec. 14.-The British
steamer Portia, Captain Farrell, arrived
here this morning, three days and seven
teen hours from Halifax. 1t usually takes
her forty eight hours to make the trip.
Captain Farrell reports having encoun-
tered weather OF unparalleled severity.
The hurricane continued two days, dur
ing which time her decks were swept. Her
deck load was iettsoned to save the ship.
Her wheel, compass, steering gear and
deck furniture were carried overheard, and
two of the crew were badly crushed by the
force of the seas. The engines broke down
and she was unmanageable for four hours.
The stern of the ship was under water
for thirty-six hours. Nobody aboard ever
expected to see land again. The pumps
were kept going all the time.
The Allan line steamship Carthagenlan
arrived from Liverpool tonight, having
encountered similar weather.
Reports of damage along the coast con-
tinue to come in. Several vessels have
been driven ashore and a number OF others
are missing. 1t is admitted that the re-
cent gale is the worst known in many
wears.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-15
GRANTS TO RAILRoADS.
Distribution of Lands Approred by 5
retnrU HOk;e Smith.

Distribution of Lands Approred by Sec
retary Hoke Smith.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 1.-THE
Secretary OF the Interior has approved the
following grants of lands to railroads.:
To the Oregon and California Railroad
Company, 23,947 acres In Roseburg and
Oregon City land districts, Oregon; 167,
991 acres in the Roseburg (Or.) land dis
trict, and 373 acres in the Marysville (Cal.
district; So 1896 acres to the Central Pacific
Railroad Company in the Redding (Cai. J
district; 80, 965 acres to the Oregon Central
Railroad Company in the Oregon City
(Or.) district; 3539 acres to the Sout hern
Pacific Rairad Company (main iine) in
the San Francisco and Visalia (Cal.) dis
trict and 210,339 acres to the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company in the Lewiston
and Miles City (Mont.) land district.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-15
REM4INS At SACRAMENTO.
The Government Heather Bureau WiU
Not Be Removed.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Dec. 14.-For
some time past efforts have been made by
certain interested persons connected with
the Government weather service on this
coast to have the Sacramento station con-
soidated with that at San Francisco. The
station has been in existence for eighteen
years, and has been of great value to the
farmers of Central and Northern Cali
fornia, working as it has in conjunction
with the State Board of Agriculture. The
reports of Observer Barwick, who is also
director of the State Weather Bureau, are
OF great interest not only to the people OF
the coast. but are sent for from all over the
Union.
Congressman Johnson yesterday tele-
graphed to President Steffens of the Cham
Der OF Commerce that he had received as
surances from the Agricultural Depart
nenU at Washington that the station
would not be removed from Sacramento.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-15
Brooklyn Jockey Club's Card.

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-The Brooklyn
Jockey Club has published the list of races
for its spring meeting for 1896. There are
twenty-one events in all, including the
Brooklyn handicap of $4,000 for three
year-olds and upward and the Boulevard
stakes OF $2500 for three-year-olds. The
stakes in the other events are $4,000 each.
The club announces that in making up the
programme for the spring meeting of 1896
the stakes and nandicaps will be so ar
nifty to run without sacrifice of interest
and asks that all nominations be addressed
to the secretary.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-15
AssA11ED GENERAL MooENNI.
italian Deputies Oppose the Purchase OF
FOrei1n JEhedt.


Foreign Theat.
ROME, ITALY, Dec. IA. A prolonged
and stormy debate took place in the
Chamber of Deputies to-day, brought
about by sharp attack made by the op.
position On General Mocenni, Minister oi
War, the anti-ministerialists demanding
that Parliamentary inquiry be held into
the purchase by the War Minister oi
foreign instead of native wheat for use by
the army.
The Government opposed the moving of
a Parliamentary inquiry, but promised
that there should be an administrative in
quiry. The Chamber finally, by large
majority, supported a motion to that eff
feet made by the Government.
Prime Minister Crispi is recovering from
his recent indisposition, though he is still
confined indoors. He is expected, how
ever, to be present in the Cham Der to-
morrow or Monday, on the occasion of the
Interpolation of the Government relative
to the situation in Erythrea.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-15
J.dan.ent Rendered at Seattle.

SEATTLE, WASH, Dec. 14.-Judge Han
ford, of the United States District Court,
in compliance with a recent announce
ment, to-day handed down written
opinion in the damage case, David O'Brien
VS. the Northern Pacific Railroad, which
went to the Supreme Court of the United
States, the action being dismissed by that
tribunal for want of jurisdiction. The
court ordered the judgment for $1,000 which
the plaintiff secured paid, with all legal
claims the plaintiff may have against the
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-15

officers to vote. The election will occur at
Armory Hall and will be under the direc-
ton of Major Cyrus Willard.
There is likely to be quite contest for
the colonelcy, as Colonel w. G. Schreiber
of the old Seventh Regiment Lieutenant
Colonel John r. Berry of the old Ninth
and Major M. T. Owens are already in the
field, either of their own volition or by the
urging of their friends.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-15
TESTING An ELECTIONS LAW
Bart Caranaugh's Demurrer to an In
dictment Sustained.


SACRAMENTO, CAL, Dec. 14.-Bart
w. Cavanaugh, the Republican politician
who was indicted by the recent Grand
Jury on five counts for paying money to
certain men to influence votes at the
primary election year ago, won vic tory
in the Superior Court to-day.
A demurrer to one of the counts in the
indictment was sustained, and a test case
will be made of the matter before the Su-
preme Court. In explaining to-day's de-
cision Judge Hinkson, who heard the case,
said:
'The principal point raised by the de-
murrers is as to whether or not any provi-
sion of the purity of election act, other
than section 25, is applicable to primary
elections.
1.-The question being q very important
one, the District Attorney and counsel for
the defendant have agreed that one of the
indictments may be sustained formally
with the view of having the Supreme Court
pass upon the question: therefore it was
ordered that the demurrer to the indict-
ments charging the defendant with having
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-15
Wedded at MarysriIle.

MARYSVILLE, CAL, Dec. 14.-Charles
E. Whitehurst, a son of Senator L. A.
Whitehurst of Santa Clara County, and
Miss Rose Ostrom, the youngest daughter
OF ex-State Senator Ostrom-"H Honest
Dan"-were married this evening at the
residence of the brides parents, at Reeds
station, nine miles south of this city. Mr..
and Mrs. Whitehurst will leave for San
Francisco in the morning to spend their
hOneymoon
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-15
Per.onased a FEDERAL Officer.

DUBUQUE. Iowa. Dec. 14.-The Fed
eral Grand jury to-day indicted Mrs.
Annie Fischer alias Erb, of Lansing, Iowa,
for impersonating a Federal officer. She
travelled among the pensioners of North
ern Iowa representing herself as special
examiner and got a mortgage for $500 from
Eli Gardner by threatening to reduce his
papeiop
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-15
TWO M1NlsTERS RESIGNED.
Spain's Cabinet Not in an Entire Stat
Of TDLeHr0L

MADRID, SPAIN, Dec. H.-The only
members of the Ministry who have re-
signed are Senor Romero y Robledo
Minister of Justice, and Senor Bisch, Min.
lister of Public Works. Senior Canovas de-
Castillo, President Of the Council of Min
listers, has informed the Queen Regent oi
the withdrawal of these Ministers. The
grounds for their retirement are that they
differ with the Governments policy in re-
gard to the alleged frauds in the Madrid
Municipal Council and in the conduct oi
the campaign in Cuba.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-15
Teachers, Institute at Chico.

CHICO, CAL, Dec. IA. - The Butte
County Teachers institute will meet here
on the 18th inst. and continue in session
for four days. The programme contains
the names of State Superintendent Black,
David Starr Jordan and Edward Griggs OF
Stanford University and John Bldwell of
Chico will deliver an address.