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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25

the property of the town and 1000 citizens,
all valued in the aggregate at $4,000, 900, in
which he confirmed the title of the COM
plainants and reversed an opinion rem
dered by Hon. John w. Noble as Secre-
tary of the Interior.
A bill in equity was FLED in February
February last in behalf of Jefferson Rey-
nolds, the town OF Las Vegas and others
to enjoin the Secretary of the Interior
from executing an order for resurvey of
the land in question, constituting a tract
OF 496, 446 acres, under which order by the
Secretary's construction of the law all but
900 acres was sought to be restored to the
public domain.
In his opinion delivered to-day Justice
Bingham held that the entire tract and the
full number of acres described in the bill
or complaint belongs to Las Vegas and it's
people, and that they have perfect title
conferred by Congress, and that in issuing
his order to have it restored to the public
domain Secretary Noble Violated the law
and the rights of the people. He accord
ing ordered that the injunction should
issue as petitioned for.
Attorney Brent of counsel for the Gov
eminent gave notice of an appeal.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25
Rights and Liberties of the Ma
tions of America Ably
Defended.
APPROVED BY THE SENATE.
Passage of the Bill to Repeal the Law
Preventing Confederates From
Holding Commissions.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 24.-Just
before the House adjourned to-day until
Thursday the Speaker had read telegram
from President Silva of the Brazilian
House of Representatives, congratulating
the House upon President Cleveland's
message supporting the Monroe doctrine.
1t was received with applause. The tele-
gram was as follows:
"The Chambers of Deputies of the
United States of the Republic of Brazil
congratulates the Chamber of Representa-
tives of the North American Union for
President Cleveland's message, which so
nobly ana highly defends the rights and
liberties of American nations, consecrated
in the Monroe principles"
The reading was followed by applause.
The usual distribution of the subjects of
the Presidents annual message among the
various appropriate committees was made
in a resolution reported from the Com
mittee on Ways and Means by Dingley
(R.) of Maine and agreed to.
bill was passed making Palm Beach,
Fla, SUPPORT of entry and delivery on
the statement by Cooper CD of Florida
that Mr.. Flagler, the oil, hotel and rail-
road magnate, intended to operate line
of American steamers between that port
and the Bahamas, the first vessel of which
will arrive at Palm Beach January II.
AT AS o'clock, on motion of Dingley,
chairman of the Ways and Means Com
mittee, the House adjourned until Thurs
day
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25
BUkNED At 4 FURNACE.

Repetition of tIse 4ccident at the Scioon-
rerger Establishment.
PITTSBURG, Pa, Dec. 24.-Another bad
explosion took place to day at the Schoon-
verger furnace, the scene OF yesterday S
terrible accident, and to-day's accident
was quite similar to that Of yesterday, ex-
cept that only one was injured. Yesterday
seven were hurt.
A mum Der of bricklayers were at work on
top of the furnace when great volume OF
burning gas issued from the top of the
furnace, enveloping the men. One OF the
workmen, Jose Morton, was badly burned.
In trying to escape from the flames he
missed his footing and fell to the ground,
distance of seventy-five feet. He was in
ternally injured, and his recovery is doubt
full. Another man was slightly hurt.
The cause of the explosion was the same
as that of yesterday. A great mass OF
moletn matter in an adjoining furnace
suddenly settled, forcing out the burning
gas. The men injured yesterday are get
ting along nicely and will probably all re-
cover
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25
Placed in an Insane Asylum, She
Was Calamity Rescued
by Her Lover.
THEN THEY WERE Welded
Upon Going to the Home of the Bride
the Husband was Shot by
Her Father.

DIES, MONIES, Iowa, Dec. o4.-Walter
Scott, young business man, and Miss
Clara Dawson were married at 3 O'clock
this afternoon by Justice of the Peace.
Scott went from the Office OF the Justice to
the nome OF the girls father, S. R. Daw-
son, and was shot dead by the father
Nearly two years ago Scott and the girl
began to be attached and her father for
babe them to see each other AS they per-
sisted he took the girl before the Insanity
Commission and gave testimony, on the
strength OF which she was declared insane
and sent to the asylum at Mount Pleasant
Scott took steps to secure her release
and at last succeeded in proving that she
was sane. She was released and her
father took her to Chicago and placed her
in convent. For some time she was I'M
able to communicate with Scott, but at
last got letter to him. He went to Chi
cago and induced the management of the
institution to release the girl. Then the
father took her to Ohio and placed her in
I private school. She managed 20 get
away from there and her father took her
to keokuk and placed her in the charge of
friends.
Scott went to secure her release and was
arrested on warrant sworn out by Daw-
son, charging him with sending indecent
letters to the girl. Scott was arrested and
taken from the girl. He proved his inno-
cence and was released, but the girl then
declared she would not marry him till her
parents were willing.
However. ne met her from time to time,
and yesterday she sent him note saying
she was ready to run away and be married.
They met, were married, and soon after
Scott went to her home to get her belong
iugs. He took an officer with him. Daw-
son refused to give them what they de-
manded, and. as they were leaving the
house, he drew revolver and shot Scott.
He fired four times and three OF the balls
took effect, one going into the brain.
Death was instantaneous.
Dawson was arrested and taken to the
County Jail. There was serious talk of
lynching and special guards were placed
on duty. There seems to be no serious
danger of trouble.
The girls father is an eccentric man of
over 60, and is the inventor of process
for making Damascus steel, which has
been denounced of great value. He has
recently formed a company with $500, 900
capital 10 manufacture the steel.
The girl will remain at the home of
SCOTS parents. His mother is Frustrated
with grief and the girl is little better.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25
BRITISH VESSELS LOST,
The Ship Moresby and Bark
Eliza Wrecked Off the Coast
of Ireland.
There Was a Great Loss of Life
Including Men Who Went to
the Rescue.

LONDON, Eng, Dec. 24.-The British
ship Moresby Captain Coomber, bound
for Pisagua. Chile, is ashore on the south
coast OF Ireland and is breaking up. The
thirty-six men of the crew are dashed in
the rigging, and attempts to rescue them
are being made. The weather is very
wild.
The Moresby broke up this afternoon
Nineteen persons on board were drowned.
Among the people who were lost were
| Captain Coomber and his wife and son.
OF those who were saved some were in
such condition, as the result of exposure,
that there is no hope of their recovery.
Fierce gales are prevailing on the Eng
lish coast and wreckage is coming ashore
at many places.
The bark Eliza has been wrecked on Ca
hore Point, County Wexford, Ireland, and
all hands on board drowned. The British
schooner Rupert stranded off Tynmouth to-
day and capsized. All on board were
drowned.
DUBLIN, IRELAND, Dec. PA lifeboat
belonging 10 Kingstown capsized in Dub
lin Bay to-day while endeavoring to reach
and rescue the crew of an English bark
which was lying signals OF distress, and
the entire crew of seventeen men were
drowned.
The Inflated British ship Moresby ar
rived in this port from Liverpool on the
LIST of last April with general cargo con-
signed to J. d. Spreckels & Bros. Co. On
the way out she was forced to put into
Montevideo in distress.
On June 5 she left here for Cork, Ire
land, with a cargo of wheat valued at
$4,000 and after 145 days she reached her
destination, loading at Cork October %.
When she sailed from San Francisco
she had twenty men on board, Captain
Coomber being in command. Just before
leaving she completed her crew by adding
the following men from this port: Sea-
men-P. 'Eiversen. T. Green A. Knudsen,
E. Loutier; cook, N. Morrison. Whether
or not these men reshipped from Cork is
not known by the British Consul or by
some of their acquaintance in this City.
The Moresby was an iron ship of 1855
tons burden and was built at .Whithayen
in 1882. John Dodd of 127 Grove street,
Liverpool, was her managing owner.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25
YTETTE GUILBERTS SONGS.
Farored Her Near FOrk Admirers With q
80 NetC Repertoire.

bGfOTeu " duDl1Te7S
80 NetC Repertoire.
NEW YORK, n. Y, Dec. 24.-Yvette
Guubert favored her New York admirers
with a complete change of her song roper
toire at Ha nmersteins Olympic last
night, and the acclaim with which every
one of her efforts were received left no
doubt of her success in the metropolis.
Her songs to be heard for the first time
were we'll chosen, if the display of this re-
markable woman's versatility was de-
sired, but truth compels the statement
that her audience was more pleased with
her inimitable rendering in English of
aHer Golden Hair Was Hanging Down
Her Back which she gave in response 10
her seventh recall Shouts of hearty
laughter and tumultuous applause marked
its finish.
Guilbert's new songs were Lies Vier-
ces." which recites the unique position Of
the maids, old and young, vino walk
through life and never know that the
greatest of all joys is love; Morphine, +"
the story of a poor wretch of a woman
ruined by the morpIne habit who croons
out her piteous story in a semi-drunken
Iethargic dream; Ca Fait Toujours
PialS1r, q STORY 1TOil tue opol0e"' VI La
Femme a Narcisse, containing the idea
that love, however it comes, whether in
reality or dreams, whether past or in an
ticipation, always gives pleasure, and "Par
le Clair de Lune," the song of girl de-
scribing moonlight kiss and the conse-
ouenees. one of which is the loss of her
lover. who leaves her. OF course LA
Pierreuse" was retained and received its
accustomed greeting. The remainder of
the music hall programme was capital.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25

Cass avenue. From the statement of an
eyewitness it appears that four white men
We're standing on the northwest corner.
when the car approached one of them
jumped on the front of the car and placed
a revolver at the head of the motor-man,
commanding him to throw up his hands,
which he did without much hesitation.
The three others boarded the rear plat
form, and two of them grabbed the con-
ductor and went through his pockets, TAX
ing all the change he had, amounting TO
over $50.
One of the robbers held him while the
other two entered the car, and, with drawn
revolvers, commanded the passengers to
shell out" The witness states that there
were about ten people in the car, and how
much the robbers got he could not say.
He learned from one Of the victims that
he was robbed of So. After getting all they
could the highwaymen made their escape.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25
SWEEP OF Il GREAT STORM,
Traffic Delayed IN Northern and Contra
IeTdS.

DALLAS, Tex, Dec. A.-The worst
storm for years prevailed over Northern
and Central Texas from midnight until 6
o'clock this morning. The wind blew a
hurricane and rain fell in torrents. Much
damage has been done to railways and all
trains are late. Washouts are reported on
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas road, and
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe in North
ern Texas. The Indian Territory and
Arkansas trains are reported from seven to
twelve hours late, and trains on the Santa
Fe are entirely lost so far as ability to hear
from them is concerned.
Telegraphic communication between Dal-
las, Kansas City and Dallas and New
Orleans is badly crippled. There is bad
wreck reported on the Santa Fe north, but
where it is, or how serious, has not been
learned
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25
EDWARD JAMES HARLAND
Death of the Noted Ship5uilder aud Mem
Der Of Parliament.

LONDON. Eng, Dec. 24.-Sir Edward
James Harland, member of Parliament.for
North Belfast, died at his home, Glenfarne
Hall, County Leitrlm, last evening.
Sir Edward Harland was born at Scar
borough in 1881. He was the head of the
great Belfast shlp-building firm of Har-
land & Wolff, which built some of the
best-known steamers in the trans Atlantic
trade. He was made Baronet upon the
occasion of the visit of the Prince and
Princess of Wales to Belfast in 1885, when
he was Mayor.
He was Conservative. and supported
the Unionist policy of the Marquis OF
Salisbury government, as being OF vital
Importance to Professionalism in Ireland
and to religious liberty generally. He had
represented North Belfast since 1889.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25
DESOLATION CAUSED By FLOODS.
There Has Been Loss of Life and Prop
erty in Indian Territory.

WAGNER, l. T., Dec. 24.-The Grand
River food continues, and there is great
desolation. Houses wagons and animals
of all descriptions are seen floating with
the torrent Men and women were found
in the treetops to-day, where they had
been for thirty-six hours, without shelter
or food One woman was seen in wagon
box going down stream, calling for assist
ance, but so rapid was the current that
nothing could be done to save her. The
St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern
roads big iron bridge at Fort Gibson,
fifteen miles east, has gone down, and all
through traffic is abandoned. 1t will re-
quire several days to establish transfer.
No such food was ever known in this part
of the country.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25
jockey Render Dving.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Dec. M.-Jockey
Bender is lying at the point of death at his
home in Sheepshead Bay. He has been
riding at the St. Asaph track and last
Wednesday received injuries which re-
suited in continuous hemorrhages of the
lungs. He returned home and was at
tended by DR.. John Poole. Since last
Saturday he has been slowly sinking and
there seems to be no chance for his re-.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25
FOR SIX NEW STATIONS.

Encouragement IN the Culture of SIR aud
Ranie.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-Representa-
tive Northway introduced in the House to-
day bill directing the Secretary of Agri-
culture to establish six silk. fax and ramie
experimental stations, to be located, one in
the Middle States one in the Northwest
ern States, one at Washington. one in the
North Pacific Coast States, one in the
South Gulf States and one on the Pacific
Coast. The bill provides that the work at
the stations shall be carried on by ap-
pointees OF the Secretary of Agriculture.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25
Senrchina for Treasure.

PENNINGTON, N. j., Dec. A.-There
is a tradition that in revolutionary times a
great treasure was buried near this place.
Several unsuccessful attempts have been
made to find it. William NJ. Simouton,
in whose farm the treasure is supposed to
be, is now searching for it in a very
thorough manner
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25
WdEefu's Promotion.

CHICAGO, ILL, Dec. "a. = Lucian
Wakely has been appointed general pas
senger agent OF the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy Missouri lines. He was as
sistant general passenger agent OF the
Burlington at Chicago, and his promotion
has for some time been expected.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25
THE MURDER OF SELJAN
Three Hen accused of the Crime Are
acquitted.

OMAHA. NEB., Dec. 4.-Judge Fergu-
son this morning instructed the jury in
the Seljan murder case to return verdict
of not guilty against John Drubnic, Mike
Mikan and Anton Bukovic, the three men
charged with the murder of John Seljan.
He then ordered the men discharged from
the custody OF the Sheriff. This murder
was a most horrible one, in which
John Seian was robbed, murdered in a
cheap lodging house and his body thrown
in the river.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25
Forty Fire Horses Burned.

BURLINGTON, IA, Dec. 24.-Forty
fine horses and 200 carriages, hacks and
wagons were burned this morning in
StrickIand's liyery-barn. The loss is $780,
900 and insurance $4,000. Two men Were
rescued in an unconscious condition by
the fireman,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25
FAILED ~ HIA.

Brokers Vent Under as Result of the
FURRY.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 4.-Will-
lam G. Hopper & Co.. bankers and brok-
ers at 26 South Third street, made an as
signment to-day. Neither the firm nor
the assignee is prepared to make any
statement concerning the failure, except
that it is a direct result of last week s
panic in the New York stock market.
The failure had no effect upon the local
stock market, and it is believed, although
no figures are yet obtainahle, that the as
sets will not be greatly exceeded by the
liabilities.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25
Killed on a. Irestle.

BIRMIN CHAM, Ala, Dec. pa. w.
Cress of Atlanta was knocked from Stink
ing Creek trestle, on the Southern Rail
way, twelve miles from here, yesterday by
passenger train and killed. He was
identified by card in his pocket.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25
MAKES ALL TITLES VALID.
Justice Bingham Renders Decision O
Great Importance to the City
of Las Vequs.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec. 24.-Chief
Justice Bingham of the District Supreme
Court yesterday delivered an important
opinion, in which the title to every foot
OF land in the town of Las Vegas, N. NJ,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25
Depnrture of the Mnine.

NEW York, N. Y, Dec. 24.-The United
States cruiser Maine passed Sandy Hook
at o'clock this afternoon, bound out
ward. The Name is under orders to join
Admiral Bunce's fleet at Hampton Roads.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25
CANNOT TAKE THE PLACE.
A District Judge rendered Railroad
Consnsfssionership.


DIES MONIES, Iowa, Dec. Ex-Governor
Jackson to-day rendered to Judge Ben
Mccoy OF Oskaloosa, District Judge, the
position on the Iowa Railroad Commits
sion which was left vacant by the death OF
Chairman John w. Luke.
Il was discovered this evening that the
constitution of the State provides that
District Judge cannot accept any other
office under the State during the term 1or
which he was elected. Ii this is held gooo
Judge Mccoy will have to be dropped.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25
Iucreo,e an Earuino.,

CHICAGO, ILL, Dec. A.-The earnings
of the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul
for the third week in December were $685.
S1s, as compared with $494,27 for the cor
responding week of last year, an increase
of Sl59. 548,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25
HELD UP IN ST. LOUIS.

streetcar Passengers Robbed by Four
H50hscaynten.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 24.-What appears
to be one Of the most daring streetcar hold
ups ever perpetrated in the city occurred
last night about 10 o'clock on the Cass-
avenue line, near the corner of Tenth ano
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25

covery. Bender, who is 25 years of age, is
married and has two children. He is
brother-in-law of Snapper Garrison.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-05
CURRENT COMMENT.

The history of the ccdfsh is to be writ ten up, and we shall soon be able to trace tho origin of that distinguished species of aristocraCy -Boston Herald.
 The Colorado statc senator who referred to some women who called on him as "hatchct faced" is now keeping both hands on his Washington Star
 Bill Cook says hc has never killed any ono CT robbed poor man. Evidently MT. Cook has neither executive ability nor business traininG,-St. Louis Post Dis patch
 Emperor William remarks that America is beating Germany in moro ways than one, Well. we aren't hampercd by an CT ratic youth who thinks he has a divine right to boss uS-New York World.
 From the WAY Russell Sage wriggles un- der cross examination he no doubt feels that it would have been better to have pushed I.aidlaw aside and faced the conse- quenccs Cf the bomb.-Wa ashington Times.
 Tho United States army at Fort Sheri- dan has heon whipped by three village marshals. The patriotic public hardly knows whether to blush for the army oI to cheer for the marshals.-Bnffalo Ex- press.
 The kentucky moOnshiner is a myth, says the Louisville Courier Journal. The myth, however has been we'll preserved iI alcohol of the best corn mako as far as thG revenue officers last heard d-Philadelphig Press
 An English correspondent writes to ash if any bounty is given persons who en list in tho racc war After awhile some ono wi!! ask if rAcU war veterans arc on titled 10 pensions. Some of these English men have n remarkably intelligent idea O American affairs. Constitution
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-05

''I had heard of the wonderful cure per formed by Dr Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy and determined to try it. and see what it would do for me. l had not taken but half @ bottle before was very much bett'1, and felt better every way. When had taken two bottles my eye sight was as good and clear as ever it was, and always had the best of eye sight until this winter.
 "In a short time was entirely cured of all my troubles by that wonderful remedy, Dr Greens's NerVura blood and nerve remedy. It has done great thing for me. My eyes did not look like eyes. they looked like blind eyes. they were so red and in- famed before being cured It was A won- derful cure. and it is @ wonderful medi- cine. shall praise it far and near"
 Here is an additional danger for weak nerVed, tired-out people. Don't neglect those weak eyes. weak nerves. and run down systems, but get well by taking the greet medicine, Dr Greene's NerVura blood and nerve remedy.
 Why waste time in trying uncertain and untried remedies. when here is @ phy- siciNn's prescription. discovery made by the greatest living specialist in curing ner- vous and chronic diseases, Dr Greene, of S5 West 14th street, New York city. If you take this medicine you can consider yourself under Dr Greene's direct profes. sional care, and you can consult him or write to him about your case. freely and without charge. This is guarantee that this remedy will cure. possessed b no other medicine in the world.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-05
Are Your Eyes Weak ?
Why 60 Many People Have Dim
 Fision.
Great Danger of Weak Eyes Leading to
 Total Blindness.
Some Facts About the Eyes Which Many People do not Know.

Some Facts About the Eyes Which Many
 People do not Know.
 Nothing in this world is so important as our eye sight. The very thought of be- coming blind sends a thrill of horror through our souls. And yet most every body has more or less weakness of the eyes. And they go right on, day after day. straining and abusing them. little thinking of the fearful danger they incur of becom- ing blin7. For weak eyes may easily be- come totally blind.
 Hard work. tired nerves, bad blood and run down system weaken the eyes. Fol lowing is the most wonderful cure ot blindness on record Mrs Carrie ]. Reed, of Jay Bridge. Me, says:
 ''In January b-gan to fail l was all tired out and overworked. My nerves be- came very weak. and was very nervous. Finally began to l, se my eye sight, and l grew steadily worse.
 Il could not see to sew or knit, and l could not see to do my housework without the aid of glasses. I had to wear them much of the tina My eyes were in d very bad condition. People told me l must go to an occulist and have my eyes examined and treated.