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Milford chronicle., 1895-07-12
SMASHED HIS BAGGAGE.
And Then the Man who Owned the Trunk
Had Something to Say.

Had Something to Say.
cts queer how people stand it, - said
the man with the baggy trousers as the
hotel baggage wagon came up from the
depot and passed the window.
''Stand what particular thing?' was
asked.
Permitting the railroad companies
to smash their trunks as they do. There
are two on that load which will have to
go to the shop for repairs, and the own
ers will foot the bill and not say a
word.
Well, isn't that your way?"
''No, sir, and it hasn't been for a
good many years. Last spring baggage
man threw my trunk off his wagon i'll
front of a Boston hotel and busted it. He
drove off singing as I stood looking at
the wreck. Half an hour later walked
in on him at the depot and said
I want so Of you.
what for?'
For smashing my trunk in front of
the Continental.
You get out Trunks are liable to
be damaged, and whoever heard Of any
one having to pay for them?
"'I'll show you a case right off. You
had no more license to bust that trunk
than you had to bust my head You
either come down or I'll begin proceed
ings.
"What will You do2''
"'I'll sue You the first thing tomor-
row. I'll not only sue you, but I'll gar
nishee your wages. I'll make it cost
you at least $50 to get out of it, even if
You don t pay for the trunk.
HE clustered and defied me, - said
the man of the trousers, "but before 10
o clock he came to the hotel and offered
me 81 to settle. took written prom
Use on his part to handle all trunks with
reasonable consideration thereafter and
closed the case He admitted to me that
be had probably damaged ., 600 trunks in
his life, but that no one had ever kicked |
before, He didn t suppose a trunk owner
had the slightest legal right ON earth,
and be probably didn't get over looking
pale for a week Detroit Free Press.
Milford chronicle., 1895-07-12
III Plurlbus unum.s

The circumstances attending the
adoption of the legend ''E Pluribus
Unum" as the motto of the United
States have never been fully explained
by the historians. It was probably used
ON coins-and some say upon early
colonial fiags-long before it was regu-
larly recognized by the leading officials
of the new republic. The oldest coin
bearing the motto in full is a colonial
cent coined by New Jersey IN the year
1885, The same year it appeared ON a
small medal recognized among the col
lectors Of coins as the confederate. "
This medal was national token, / be-
hevo, and was coined by authority Of
the geaseEa1 government IL bore On ona
Milford chronicle., 1895-07-12

Twenty-nine nationalities are repre-
sented in a New York public grammar
school There are in the primary and
grammar departments Of this school
1900 children, and at the last census
there were represented among them He
brews, Italians, Germans, Irish, Greeks,
Russians, Poles, French, Scotch, Eng
lish, Welsh, Swiss, Chinese, Silesians,
Assyrians, Tunisians North Africa,
Javanese, Kongo West Indians, Cubans,
Norwegians, Swedes, Austrians, Hun
garians, Herzegovinians, Wallachians,
Moldavians, Egyptians, Danes and Ar
menians. Not over 10 per cent Of these
children speak English in their homes,
the proportion in the primary being I'M
der and that in the grammar department
over this estimate.
Milford chronicle., 1895-07-12

side IS stars and a blazing sun, the lat
ter surrounded by tire word "Confeder-
alto, which gives it the name by which
it is known to the numismatists
The words in the headline are I'M
doubtedly from Virgils "Moretus, " a
poem devoted to a description of GER
tain salad In the rhyming recipe he
gives instructions for mixing the proper
herbs and pounding the same in NOR
tar until the various colors blend as one
Some one has very appropriately said
that "the colonies were mixed in the
mortar of the Revolution and came out
as one homogeneous nation. - st.
Louis Republic.
Milford chronicle., 1895-07-12

II see you wear a Grand Army but
ton, " said the man in the chair
Eyes, sab, " said the barber, with a
smile
Belong to acolored post, IsupposeF
Ono sab. The cullud post belongs TO
me, sab.
It was not till he had stepped out and
seen the barber's sign that the customer
saw the point.-Indianapolis Journal
Milford chronicle., 1895-07-12
LONG IsLANp losing ITs IAN.
Inroads of the Sea Causing Alarm to Prop
erty Owners at orient Point.

Inroads of the Sea Causing Alarm to Prop
erty Owners at orient Point.
Long Island, which looks ON the map
like big fish about to swallow New
York city, is apparently being slowly
swallowed by the ocean. Portions Of its
shores have disappeared beneath the
waves, and now the northern fork of its
huge tail is vanishing. About two miles
of Orient point, that formed sandy
beach two years ago, is now under 10
feet of water The lighthouse on the
point was six rods from the sea a few
years ago. 1t has since been toppled over
by the sea, and only a small part of the
surrounding beach is visible
The bluffs on both the sound and the
bay side of Orient point have been sink
ing at the rate of about 10 or IL feet a
year. The same state of affairs is true
of Montauk point, but there the bluffs
jut up so abruptly and so high above
the sea that the rising Of the water is
not so noticeable A rise Of a foot or
two on the low shores near Peconic bay
Will submerge acres Of land. Much of
the threatened land ON Orient point
forms fertile farms, and the steady adj
vance of the shore line is causing no
small concern to the owners. The water
has in several places found its way
across a low spot ON the point from the
sound to the bay. The result viii be to
ultimately divide the peninsula into
series of suall islands, similar to Plum,
Little Gull and Great Gull islands, all
of which were doubtless once a part Of
the mainland and were. cut off by the
rise Of the sea. The village Of Orient is
in a particularly narrow and
low portion of the peninsula, and the
next serious inroad Of the ocean will
probably occur there. In that case 2, 600 |
acres of land and a village of 900 peo-
pie will have to be abandoned New
York Sun.
Milford chronicle., 1895-07-12

Young Horse-Nothing but work.
work, work. I've a great mind TO com
init suicide.
Old Horse-Have patience. When you
are SO old thai you can't walk, you'll be
advertised as suitable fer a lady to
drive. and after that You'll live in ease
and luxury. New York Weekly.
Milford chronicle., 1895-07-12

It is supposed that the average value
of furniture per house in the United
Kingdom is about eI6O This estimate
includes the valuable pictures, plate
horses and carriages, which are appen-
dages of the more pretentious establish
ments
Milford chronicle., 1895-07-12
Marvellous Results 4.

From letter written BY Rev, j. Gunderman, Of
Dimondale, Mich, we are permitted to ma Ike this
extract; II have no hesitstlon in recommending
DR.. Kings New Discovery, as the results were al
most marvellous in the case Of my wife while
was pastor OF the Baptist Church at Rives Jancton
ehe was brought down with Pneumonia succeed
ing Ia Grippe. Terrible paroxysms Of coughing
would last hours with little Interruption and it
seemed as II she could not survive then. A friend
recommended DR.. King'i New Discovery; ii was
quick IN It's work and highly satifactoFy in results
Trial bottles free at Piercs q Pisesant's Brug
Hssma
issnaias alza 5ss E6sleo
Milford chronicle., 1895-07-12

The most remarkable instance Of rapid
growth Is said to be recorded by the French
academy in 1923. 1t was boy Of 6 years
of age, feet inches in height. At his
voice changed At the age Of 6 his beard
had grown and he appeared a man of 30.
At p he died with every ou5ward sign OF
extreme Old age.
Milford chronicle., 1895-07-12

The Salesman (holding up a vellum
bound brochure) THE price Of this book
is so.
Mrs. Nurich-Nonsensel You can t
impose upon me in that way. Why, a
minute ago You offered me book twice
the size for 81. 5O.-Chicago Record.
Milford chronicle., 1895-07-12
DEOtcheS
And Pinples

indicate inactivity of the
skin. They show that the pores are
clogged and that poisonous refuse
matter has been denied an egress.
The accumulation Of this matter
under the skin shows in red Jumps,
blotches and possibly in PimPles.
Milford chronicle., 1895-07-12

Mrs. Cannot, New England's poet,
who wrote, Ills Love That Makes the
World Go Round, r" is dead, but the love
she wrote about is turning the old
sphere.
Milford chronicle., 1895-07-12

Lobelia. also called Indian tobacco, Is
known as common herb, often growing
IS a weed in many parts of the United
States.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-22
A Great Opportunity.

DR.. Burton and DIR. Gage were minis
ters of two Congregational churches and
excellent friends. Like many other rev.
erend gentlemen, they loved joke, espe.
cially at each others expense. DIR. Gage
had travelled abroad, and since his return
had been delivering course Of lectures on
old world subjects. One OF the lectures
ON Palestme-had been thought not SO In
teresting as the others, and on its second
delivery many of the auditors withdrew
before it was finished.
Not long after DIR. Cages house was en-
tered BY n burglar. DIR. Gage was giving
Dr. Burton an account of the affair.
"why, doctor, I had him down nat on
Ms back. held him there. He couldnt
move an inch"
Good" said DIR. Burton, "but what
splendid opportunity that was TO have %.
lvcred to him your lecture on Palestino. -
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-22
Killed Fourteen and injured Many.

\. PINoLE, CAL, May s2.-The nitro-glycer
inc house Of the California Powder works
at Pinole blew up yesterday, killing five
white men and nine Cinnamon, badly
wounding two white men and three China
men, and less seriously injuring many
others. How the explosion occurred Is a
mystery. 1t is believed, however, that a
Chinaman dropped a can of ofnitro-glycerine,
and that the concussion from the explosion
Of this caused the general blow-up. Huge
trees were thrown half a mile into the bay.
Nitro-glycerine tanks weighing ton
apiece are 500 yards distant from the scene.
Toes, hands and other parts of bodies were
picked up mile away
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-22
Lord Douglas Got a "Bunger."

LONDON, May 22.-The fashionable prom
enade in Piccadilly was we'll filed with
aristocratic spectators yesterday when the
Marquis of Qucensberry met his son, Lord
Douglas of Hawyk. A few words were
passed between them and there was a
brief but determined conflict. The police
arrested the combatants. Lord Alfred
received black eye. Neither the father
nor the son preferred a charge against the
other, SO they were charged with dis
ORDERLY conduct
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-22
"Ndan
Wants
But
Little

here below" But, if he is
endowed with good common
sense, he wants that little to
be of the best. Among other
things, he wants his linen to
be clean, white, and sweet.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-22
Bail Of $1,000 Forfeited.
Warren

CHICAGO, May %. - Mrs. Warren
Springer, the wife Of a Chicago millionaire,
was indicted some time ago for an alleged
attempt to bribe Juror in property con-
domination suit in which her husband yras
interested. When the case was ca,.ied for
trial yesterday tha.sdcfendant rvns not in
court. capias was ise' ,.d nnd a hond of
5000 signed by her ,nsbana % WAS declared
forfeited s"s"~'''" "''
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-22
"So0ners" on Hand.

OKLAHOMA CITY, May 22.-Thc Kicka-
poo country, which will be opened to white
settlement tomorrow noon, is full of
''sooners," and more are going there every
day. The proclamation has not penetra-
ted much beyond the towns OH the rail
roads. In inland towns and on farms
there are many people who have been
waiting for years for the opening of the
KickapOO lands, and they hardly received
the news in time to get ready for Thurs
dav
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-22
Four Miners Suffocated.

WHEELING, May pa Pole carclessly
ignited can of powder in mine No. of
the Monongahela Coal company, and a
terrific explosion followed. Smoke was
driven through the different parts of the
mine, suffocating four miners. Quite a
number of others were seriously, but not
fatally, affected by the smoke.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-22
Fayorably Received at Washington.

WASHINGTON, May 22.-Paul Bray, SON.
in-law of Mr. Waller, who has had SO
much trouble with the French at NADIA
gascar, called at the state department
yesterday to resume the conference with
Acting Secretary Uhl. 1t was plain that
he had made most favorable impression
upon the officials of the state department.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-22
Fifty Victims Of Fire.

ST. PETERSBURG, May 22.-In the town
of Kobucden 800 houses have been destroyed
by fire, and In the village Of Rushany 25O
houses have been burned. During these
confiagrations q total Of 30 persons were
killed, and many more were injured.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-22
The Chili.BoIivian Alliance.

BUEyos AYREs, May 22.-The treaty OF
peace and friendship concluded between
Chill and Bolivia, by which Chill cedes to
Bolivia a small strip of territory and a
port on the Pacific, has been signed,
Chilli receives commercial advantages, and
Bolivia becomes once more country hav-
ing an outlet for her commerce from the
interior to the Pacific.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-22
Won't Visit the WiIdes.

NEW YORK, May 22.-Mrs Frank Leslie
repudiates the story that she is about to
leave for Europe to visit Lady Wilde to
condole with her in her family troubles.
Mrs. Leslie says she severed her connec-
tions with the Wilde family more than
two wears AGO
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-22
Once More.

wAsHrSeroS, Nay ss.-The validity Of
the Maxwell land grant, covering large
tract of land In Colorado and New Mex
leo, has been again confirmed by the
United States supreme court.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-22

BRIGHTON, Mass, May 23.-Amount Of live
stock on the market Ut this place and at Water.
town:
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-22

Prices OF market beef--A few choice sc0Dst0;
extra, S55O65.75; first quality, s5(g526i sec.
ond quality, &tg475; third quality. Sd3.76.
pair y6O9l46; farrow cows. tl0G2,; fancy
cows, t50G70; milch cows and calves. s2oC9ssS
yeariings, sS|gi6; 2-yearolds, tlaG22; syesr'
olds, t2Od32.
Western fat swine-L.ve, 5G5Ac; northern
dressed hogs, &c n 10.
Price, for sheep and lambs-In lots, ~, ~. q
as each; hi.sSt extra, A SSgSasc; d 4 or Ssa4c N
Prices Tor hides, tallow and skins--Brighton
hides, 51z97c y 10; Brighton tallow. S94c
n 10; country hides, 5GbISc y 10; country
calf skins, Coil 10 each ::sheared skins, ibd
zoe; lamb skins, 25c; dairy skins, So450c each
Northern and easteIn beef cattle-The quail
sly showed . marked improvement and the de
mand was active, with prices quoted <c n
higher than those Of last week.
The herald., 1895-04-20
WAS BETRAYED BY A GIRL
Story Told by the Daughter of a
Wealthy Farmer
Enticed From Her Home Near nonterey
and Placed in a San Francisco
Lodging House

SAN FRANCISCO, April 19.-Hypno-
tism was the influence that led pretty
Nettie Dowd, a 15-year-old lass, to leave
the comfortable old farm house down by
the sea near Monterey, and follow bad
and notorious Anne Jackson to this.city,
where she was put in a lodging house by
her abductor. The story Of Miss Dowd S
flight to this city is an interesting one.
My father is a wealthy rancher," said
the girl, living a few miles from Mon
terey, on the jacksonville road. One day
last summer, while visiting Monterey,
met Annie Jacksonf She was at that
time working as a servant in a family.
She asked me to come to San Francisco
saying that | would get along well there.
said l loved my home and would not
leave. She laughed at me, and said |
would change my mind some time"
About six weeks ago, according to Miss
Dowd, she met Annie Jackson again in
Monterey, and found her preparing to
leave for this city. Without knowing just
how it happened. she found herself in the
woman's company and few hours later
arrived in the city. The girls parents
notified the police OF the affair ana an
officer was put ON the case. After con-
siderable difficulty he located her in a
lodging house. She was promptly ar
rested, and after hearing, was committed
to the Rescue Home pending the arrival
of her parents
The herald., 1895-04-20

+. Plouf, was begun before Police Judge
Conlan today.
r. B. Murdoch testified that he was
walking along Market street with DR..
Plouf. AS they reached the Columbian
building his companion turned and point
ing toward McGaughey. who was stand
ing in the entrance to the building, id !:
There is my man now"
Plouf and himself were about to pass
the place when the doctor STONED and
beckoned to McGaughcy. The latter
stepped out and the next thing Murdoch
knew was that he saw Plouf raise his
hand and McGaughey's HIT fall off almost
Immediately. There was scutfie, and
some shots and all was over.
Morris Metzger saw DR.. Plouf and Muir
dock approaching. McGaughey was stand
ing near him in the do )rway. The prisoner
held note book in his hand Murdoch
and Plouf. passed and he heard the latt T
say to his companion; There stands
that thieving = =" The next thing
the witness knew the two men were to-
gether on the sidewalk and he saw Plouf's
cane descend. The next moment he
heard the shots.
District Attorney w. S. Barnes testified
that he had taken the dying statement of
Dr. Plouf: He stated that it was given
in disjointed manner, and that the
wounded man had particularly said that
McGaughey had shot him without cause.
Several other witnesses testified that
they saw Plouf strike McGaughey before
the shots were fired. and the defendants
attorney moved that the case be dis
missed on the ground that the shooting
had been done in self-defense.
This the court refused to do, and the case
went over until tomorrow, when Nc
Gaughey's bail will be fixed.
The herald., 1895-04-20
Express Company Going Out of
the Mail Business
INSTITUTION OF EARLY DAYS
The Letter Service in Mexico Is to Be
Continued
Operation of the Company as Tail Carrier
Was One OF the Distinguishing Fea-
lures in the Early Days

SAN FRANCISCO, April 19.--wells,
Fargo & Co. have decided to retire from
the business of carrying letters within
the states and territories of the United
States. Thus will cease to exist anothe.
of the institutions which IN early days
served to make California state apart
from its many sister commemorative.
Just when the letter service of the COM
pany will be discontinued has not yet
been definitely decided. as it will depend
entirely on how long the present supply
of the franked envelopes in their posses
sion will last. No more OF these will be
printed, and with the sale of the last one
the people of this state will have to de-
pend entirely on the government for the
transmission OF their letters. Such is the
announcement made by Manager E. M.
Cooper.
The letter service of the company in
Mexico however, will be continued as
heretofore. as competition with the Mexi
can government mail service is still a
lucrative undertaking.
In speaking of the part the mail opera
tionss OF this company played in the early
development of the state. II. B. Phillips,
an old employee of the company, said:
coast more interesting than Wells. Fargo
Company's express. 1t was the omni
present, universal business agent of all
the region from the Rocky mountains to
the Pacific ocean. Its offices were in
every town, far and near; saloon, q
blacksmith shop and Wells Fargo ex-
press office were the first three features
OF Pacific coast town.
I'm the carrying of letters its opera
tions were rather curious. Going along
hand in hand with the rapidly changing
population OF the mining camps and dis
tricts. offering reader and more varied
facilities than the slower moving and Cir
cumscribed government postal machin-
cry, 1T conveyed many of the letters upon
routes that the government system did
not cover. The government mail SER
vice operated as quickly as the express
company. though their cost by the latter
was twice as great. The extent
OF this business is shown by
the statement that Wells, Fargo & Co.
bought of the government in 1868 over two
million OF the three-cent denomination OF
government stamped envelopes, some tif-
teen thousand of the six-cent denomina-
ton and thirty thousand of the higher
values. besides seventy thousand three
cent adhesive stamps and twelve thousand
siX-cent stamps used on letters that had
been deposited in their letter boxes short
paid for over weight In 1864 this bust
ness had increased to such an extent that
the three-cent envelopes bought amounted
to 2, go 600 and the extra adhesive stamps
to 125, 000.'
The herald., 1895-04-20
LOOTED THE TREASURE BOX
A Stage Driver Confesses Himself Z
Highwayman
Aided by Outsider, the Driver Of Z
Colusa Stag, Robbed the
Express and Tail

COLUSA, April 19.-Charles Coles. the
driver of the stage thst was report d to
have been held up by two men ON the
Huns between Norman and Princeton
last Saturday morning, has confessed
that he is the one who looted Wells
Fargo's treasure box.
He names Charles M. Myers as his 40
complete, and both are n w in Jail here.
Myers refuses to talk. Coles drove into
Norman about noon Saturday and gave
sensational account of how he had been
stopped by two men on horseback when
half way between Norman and Princeton
and compelled to deliver up the express
com pany treasure box at the point Of
pistol.
The police forced Coles to confess. He
said that Saturday morning when he
reached a safe place he broke open the
express box and extracted $50 in coin
and $500 in checks. All the plumber war
recovered by the company.
The herald., 1895-04-20
THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
Grand Commandary Concludes Business
With the Election of Officers

With the Election of Officers
SAN FRANCISCO, April 19.-All bust
ness of the grand commandery of Knights
Templar was concluded today with the in
stalation of the newly elected and APP
pointed officers, as follows:
Grand commander. sir Edward Spauld-
ing Lippit of Petaluma; detpuy grand
commander, Sir Trowbridge Hyer Ward
of Los Angeles grand generalissimo. Sir
George Dickson Metcalf of Oakland; grand
captain general, Sir Robert Morris Powers
of San Diego; grand prelate, Sir Charles
Stone of Marysville grand senior warden,
Sir Robert Hard Blossom of Red Bluff;
grand Junior warden, Sir John Garwood
Of Stockton; grand treasurer Sir Frank
lin Henry Day of San Francisco; grand
recorder, Sir Thomas Hubbard Casswell;
grand standard bearer, Sir Frederick Mar
vim Miller Of Fresno; grand record bearer,
Sir George Butterted Mckee of San Jose;
grand warder, Sir Florin Leslie Jones Of
Pasadena grand organist, Sir Samuel
Davis Mayer of San Francisco; grand
captain OF the guard, Sir James Oglesby
of San Francisco.
The standing committees appointed
follow: ,-s.-E
Committee on Jurisprudence--Si Will
liam Caldwell Belcher. Sir Niles Searles,
Sir William Abraham Davies.
Committee on Finance and Accounts
Sir Joseph Miller Litchtield. Sir Will am
Frank Pierce. Sir Franklin Dalton.
! Committee on Correspondence - Sir
William Abraham Davies, Sir Joseph
Wheeler Cook, Sir Allen Bosley Lennon.
The herald., 1895-04-20
THE LADIES WHISPER
1t Is Said Tha: There Is to Be New Heir u
the Cleveland Family

WASHINGTON. April l9.-The inform
alton telegraphed several months ago that
some time in the early summer there
would be new arrival in the family of
the Chief Executive of. the nation, and
the frequent number OF times that DR..
Bryant's natty little coupe has been seen
driving out the Woodley road to the
Presidents country home has excited con.
siderable gossip concerning an event in
which the whole country is more or less
interested. t
The ladies at afternoon tea whisper that
the stork has again made it's nest in the
White House chimney and that before the
advent of the sunny month of June little
Esther will no longer be the baby of the
family. DR.. Bryant arrived here on
Saturday last and was met at the train
by Secretary Lamont. He was driven
rapidly out to Woodley and returned to
New York on Sunday afternoon. He en-
phatically declined to say anything con-
corning the reason of his hasty visit.