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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-26

sioux Cbtesstu'. Wife wields

A sioux CbtesEtiu's Wife Wields
hatfe.
CHAMD EaLAIN, S, D., Jan. % That
the female members of the Sioux nation
are advancing towards civilization can
not be longer denied. 1t is we'll known
that it is customary for the squaws TO do
sill the manual labor, such as gathering
and chopping the wood, ealing for the
ponies OF their indolent warrior hus-
bands, keeping the tspes or house in re"
pair, etc, in addition to perfor ming
their usuel household duties but White
Cow, Sioux squaw, decided TO change
the Sioux custom, and Ia now in jail in
the western part OF the atate ON the
charge OF committing q mu,derous as
sauit on her husband, Charging Elk.
With the evident intention OF following
the advice of her white sisters, she re-
fused 60 longer submit to the usual
drudgery imposed upon her by her lege
lord, and on being expostulated with
somewhat forcibly. flew into rage and
commenced to carve him with knife,
stabbing him once in the arms and twice
in the ribs. She now wishes to commit
euioide, and it ia necessary to watch her
closely to prevent her carrying her wish
into execution.
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A BOILER WRECKS A BREWERY,
Terrific Explosion in an Him
OILS Town.
Building Demolished and Six Lives
Lost.
A Number OF Men Irj ured and It IL
Thought Additional Bodies Will
Bo Found in the Ruins.

MENDOZA, Ill.,, Jan. 25.--At o'clock
this afternoon the main buildings OF
Henning's brewery were wrecked by a
boiler explosion. The conclusion was
80 great that every building in the city
was badly shaken. The building de-
etroyed was five stories in height and
the force of the explosion entirely de"
molished it, killing six men and injuring
several others.
The killed are: S. s. Seifsrt, fore-
man; David Wells, fireman; David
Cheer. engineer; Lsmuel de Share, ice-
man; Henry Pert. laborer; John Ken
needy, we'll digger OF DsKalb.
Injured: Jsmes Love of Chicago, arm
broken and head badly cut; A. Mcleod.
head and face cut; George Parker, Chi
cage, head cut; f. Carpenter, badly
hurt; William Long, badly hurt; Henry
Warner, badly hurt.
The Chicago men and Kennedy OF d.
Kalb had just lately come here. and
were engaged in sinking a well near the
building. A binding snowstOrm started
late tonight, preventing further search
for the bodies. 1t is though: more VIC
tims will be found in the debris when
daylight comss.
The loss to property amounts to over
100000, ana large number of men are
thrown out of work.
Tho explosion lifted the building and
then overturned it. All was excite-
ment. and many were driven frantic
with the thought that husband, father
or son might be beneath the ruins.
Women barehesded and wild with fear
braved the storm that some tidings OF
the injured might be learned. In the
excitement number of citizens re.
ceived injuries in removing beams and
broken timbers. 1t ia believed there
are several bodies at the bottom
of the great heap of brick NOR
tar and machinery. The work
of removing the ruins is progressing
slowly, and it will be day or more be-
fore the list of dead will be complete.
When the explosion occurred every
building in the city was shaken, and
men rushed out to see what was the
cause OF the commotion. The dead men
were highly respected, and several Of
them were prominent citizens.
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SUICIDE in MID-OCEAN.
THRILLING DEATH OF A BRITISH
SHIP CAPTAIN.
Ho Sells a Vessels Cargo and Spsnda tho
Proceeds in Dissipation at
Valparaiso.

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 25.-Ths British ship
Linlithgowshire, of Liverpool, arrived
at this port this morning, having put In
for more ballast, after which she will
proceed to Portland, whore she has 9
charter awaiting her.
The Linlithgowshirs's experiences
during the past four months are tragic
in the extreme. It appears that the
ship sailed last summer for Valparaiso,
with q cargo of coal from Newcastle,
New South Wales, arriving at Valparaiso
on September Goth, after fairly pros.
porous voyage. On October 10th, while
in, port. the master, Captain Black, fell
dead from heart disease, expiring in
the arms OF the ships carpenter.
| The mmRnd of the vessel then fell
to the first mate, D. L. Lawson, who, in
stead OF obeying orders and sailing In
ballast direct for Portland, took ths
money obtained from the sale of this
cargo of coal and also that intended fol
| the purchase of ballast and went on q
protracted debauch. He returned to his
ship on December 9th to find himself
an EN- bezzler to the extent of over $780,
600, without sou to maks the amount
good.
The ship left port on that day. but the
new captain acted strangely, and the
crew was beginning to have their sus-
picions aroused when, on the afternoon
of December 18th. Lawson went on the
after deck, gave few orders to the men
near him and walked to the deck rail
and shouted, 'Good bye, boys" and
was soon lost to sight beneath the
waves. He was smoking pipe as he
went down.
Boats were lowered and every effort
was made to save the unfortunate man,
hut without avail. The second mate, o
Young man named Harris, then assumed
command. A search was made for the
ships charts, but these could not be
found and the voyage consequently was
slow and irregular. Lawson leaves a
widow and one child in Dundee, Scot
land
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IN A HAY LOFT.
lucky Smith Knocks Joe Egan Ont In
the 9enond Rnun1.

lucky Smith knocks Joe Egsn Ons In
the Second Round.
CHIoANo, Jan. 25.-'Lucky" Smith
defeated Joe Eagan in hay loft on the
South Side last night. after fierce bat
tie. in the second round. The men had
been paving around in the ring in the
second round, when Smith landed e
left-hsnd swing on the point Of Eagans
Jaw, flooring him SO efectually that,
though not knocked out, he was unable
to get to hie feet again.
Smith is @ pressman and Eagan q
mailer on two of the Chicago daily news.
papers. Smith weighed 100 pounds and
Eagan las. There was no sparring of
any kind. Both mon made for the
body, and not blow WAC landed on
either of their faces. 1t was a terrific
pace, and when the first round was over
it was patent that it could not last long.
In the second round Smith changed his
tsctcs and made for his opponents face.
Eegsn made a valiant chow of reaiat.
sncs, but it was clear no could not win.
Smith kept landing rights and lefts, and
he was finally dropped under the weight
of Left hand swing Exhsusted, he lay
until the referee counted him out.
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THE WILL IN ruE BOTTLE.

Estate Left by One Of the Victims of the
Pacific Disaster.
SAN Francisco, Jan. rs. -Ex-Qusrter-
master Neil Henley, the sole survivor OF
she steamer Pacific. upon whom the de-
tenas relied to disprove the claim of
Mrs. Parsons Brooke of Chicago, to the
estate of Jennie Parsons bequeathed to
Mrs. Brooke in bottle will, has re.
turned to his butcher shop at Stella
COON, Wash, near Tacoma. Henley
was expected to testify to the sinking of
tbs Pacific at IL p. M, November 4, 1876,
instead OF 81 6 80 p. m, as indicated by
the alleged will 1t is now said Henley
has reconsidered his story, and cannot
remember the hour when che Pacific
went down. He is quoted as declaring
that Mrs. Parsons Brooke 10 undoubtedly
entitled to the SIS, 900 estate beque athed
by the will found in the coating bottle.
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A MODERN ENOCH ARDEN.
RETURN OF A HUSBAND AFTER
MANY YEARS.
Hn Finds That Nearly All His Children
Have Died aud His Wife Re-
married.

OGDENsBURG. N. Z. Jan. 25.-At the
beginning of the war Oliver Lower. of
Dekelb. St. Lawrence county, enlisted
at Potsdsm, in the Ninety"second regi.
ment, and went TO ths front. leaving
wife and FIVE children. After tive years,
obtaining iurough, he visited his FAM
lily. but later returned to his regiment.
At the close OF the war he went TO Wash
ington territory. Hia wife, supposing
him to be dead, &C the expiration OF 10
yeara married CharleB Santius. union
veteran. with whom she has eineo lived
and had five children, Last night
Lower arrived in this city. He did not
visit his wife, but Loft for Dekalb think
ing to find his children there. Some OF
his children, however, are dead, and
those who are living are supposed TO be
in Ohio.
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BURGLAR AND THE LADY
A Daylight Robber Locked in
an Elevator.
Clever Capture by Brave Young
Girl.
The ThieF Was Caught in a Gan Fran
cisco Lodging House aud Handed
Over to thu Police.


Special to THE HERALD
BAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 25.-Gus Griffin.
an sill around thief and burglar, 10 in
Jail az the result of the bravery of Misc
Willetta Robinson. On Thursday after
noon Miss Robinson caught Griffin
coming out of her mother's room in tine
Savoy hotel. She seized the man and
locked him in the elevator. Then she
summoned assistance, and the thief was
locked in the psrlor while policeman
was sent for. Mics Robinson stood
guard over the prisoner until the officer
came.
The. finest set of skeleton keys ever
seen by the police in this city WAS
found ON Griffin. The thief looks and
talks like a gentleman, and when he
left Miss Robinson in charge of an OF
ficer, he lifted his silk hat in courtly
manner and bowed with grace that
would have done credit to Chester
field.
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FIGHTING FOR CADAVERS
A MERRY WAR BETWEEN MIS-
SOURI, UNDERWRITERS.
Disgracsfal 5csnes at the Kansas CITY
Poor Farm-The Coroner
Interfereg.

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Jan. 25.--Across the
line in Kansas City, Kan, at the county
poor farm, the bodies of the psupsr dead
are playing an important part in a merry
war now going ON between the local I'M
dertaksrs.
Recently the Sawyer undertaking
company wss awarded the sole contract
OF burying the oounty's poor, and ss a
result the other competitors have de-
clared rather than allow this that they
will do tho work for nothing. They
have already assumed a warlike attitude
toward the favored company, and body.
anatching, they declare, will, until
peace ia declared, be the order OF the
day.
Before the present difference arose
the competing undertakers made each
pauper's death the cause for fight,
racing for and Outlines snatching the
bodies from one another in their eager
ness to get the $40 fee for burying il.
A tug of war with cadaver as the
object Of contention was no uncommon
sight at the poor farm, and not until
one avaricicus 'taker" was lucklesa
enough TO get away with but the head,
sn arm or leg and his opponent secur-
ing the larger portion of the body, did
the disgracsful proceedings cease. But
it only ceased until some other poor
victim died, when the contest was re.
peated with all the esgerness OF the
previous one. To put stop to such
work Coroner Stevens opened bids for
taking care of the bodies, the lowest
bidder to receive the contract. When
the Sawyer company was given the con,
tract the firms set up claim of fraud.
asserting that that compsny's bid was
not the lowest and that it received pre-.
ferment over them. Until the difficulty
10 amicably settled the dead psuper
must naturally prove to be an imp ortant
adjunct. much sought by many and q
source of saving to the county.
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New car Proml,es wall.

London Spectator: There is hope
and yet it is only hope-of much bettsI
days in Russia The new emperor
Nicholas ii, has appointed Count Shou-
valoff, an experienced diplomatist with
western ideas, governor-sensral OF P0s
land. publishing beforehand most
honorifc letter, in which his character
and achievem snts are eulogized in the
warmest terms. That looks like Z
milder regime in Poland, and the hope
is strengthened by series OF stories. all
of one complexion. The czsr, it il
stated, has informed all officials that he
will have no one prosecuted. or even
boycotted, on the ground Of religion o.
nationality. He has even gone the
great length Of striking out the
descriptions OF religious belief hith-
erto appended to the names Of
candidates for Office. His majesty has
also summoned great number of pro-
vincial notables to ST. Petersburg. and
will ask them to state definitely what
reforms the population OF their districts
are most anxious to secure. IL 10 NOT
of course, certain that great changes
will follow. and we may expect detef-
mined resistance from the bureaucracy
to any scheme Of representation, but the
car ia evidently inclined to be impartial
toward all creeds. and that OF itself will
greatly reduce the approximations which
poison life in Russian society. The
next step should be the grant Of q iitt.a
more freedom Of ppsech and writing
and then SONS protection against pre-
ventivs arrest, unless ordered by she
czar. a governor general or Judge. II
10 oppression by the small which il il
most necessary TO terminate In Russia,
and 10 10 shat which in protected BY the
regime Of silence
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JAPANESE REPULSED.
REPORTED VICTORY FOR THE
CHINESE FORCES.
An Ex-VIceroy Appointed to Assist Il
Hung Chang III Ons of His
Oficss.

LONDON, Jan. ga dispatch to the
Times from Tien-Tsin says the Chinese
met the advance guard of the Japanese
army near Chang bay on Thursday and
rspulsed them. Some of the Japanese
were killed.
A Pekin dispatch to the Times states
that Wong Wong Strae, ex-viceroy OF
Yung Nan, has been appointed to assist
Ii Hung Chang in the auperintendence
of trade, thus far curtailing the latter's
functiona.
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Among specialties regarding birds may be
mentioned the capon OF Surrey and Sussex,
and the turkeys and geese of Norfolk and SUI.
folk. Passing through Essex, one may see
whole ''herds" OF ducks and geese in the fields
there, fattening without thought of the future
Most of these birds, writes DR.. Doran, "are for
eigners They are Irish by BIRTH but they are
brought over by steam in order to be perfected
by an English education and when the due
state of perfection has been attained, they are
transferred to London"
PUNISHABLE larks are dainty much coveted
by epcures, and London is annually supplied
from the country about Dunstable alone, with
not fewer than 1000 dozen. But the enthu-
siasm with which gourmets speak of these
birds is far exceeded by the Germans, who ira
vel many hundred miles to Liepsic merely to
eat a. dinner of larks. Such is the slaughter of
larks at the Liepsic fair that as many as q half
a million are annually eaten, principally by
the booksellers frequenting that city.
Whittlesey Mere in Huntingdonshre. now
drained, once produced the finest ruffs ana
reeves O delicacy of which Prince Talleyrand
was extremely fond, his regular allowance
during the season being two a day. An anus
ing anecdote is told of a young curate who had
come UP to be examined for priests orders, and
was asked to dinner al Bishopthorpe by Arch
hishop Markham. Out of modesty he confined
himself exclusively to the dish before him till
one of the resident dignitaries observed him.
But it was too late; the ruffs and reeves had
vanished to a bird.
A similar tale has been told of another deli
cate morsel, the wheatear, popularity designa-
ted "the English ortolan." Scotch officer
was dining with a certain Lord George Lennox
then commandant at Portsmouth, and was
placed near a dish of wheatears. which was
rapidly disappearing under his repeated atten-
tions to it. Lady Louisa Lennox tried to divert
his notice to another dish, but ana, ma, m
Teddy" was the reply; 'these wee brides will
do vera weel."- Chambers Journal.
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AFTER TIE FLOOD.
Railroad Travel Resumed- Water Re.
cediDg.

Railroad Travel Resumed-Wster Re-
cediDg.
WOODLAND, Jan. 25.-The road 10 now
open from Sacramento to Tehama, vie
Woodland. The first train went through
this afternoon. There was long delay
at the break north of Yolo before tenn
porary track was laid. The south
bound train was about five hours late
II is probable that trains will also be
running on thu knights Landing branch
sooner than was anticipated "a hours
ago. All depends upon the amount Of
filling necessary to be done. ConetFuc-
ton trains are at work on both sides.
The water 10 received everywhere ex-
cept at Knights Landing. At that place
the river now msrks IL feet and IL
inches. That ia within five inches OF
the high water mark OF 1881. 1t Ia ru-
mored that the leves is broken between
knights Landing and Elkhorn, but ne
particulars have been received.
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Reckless shooting on a Train Causes q
Nuns Death.
FoUNTAINBLEAU. Jan. 25.-Mu5h ex-
element was caused last evening by the
murder OF nun on train coming from
Paris. The train was running along as
usual when suddenly man in one OF
the coaches drew q revolver and COM
menced firing at his follow passengers.
One OF the bullets struck q nun, infiict
ing a wound that soon proved fatal.
Three other passengers were wounded
before the chambers of the revolver
were empty. The only explanation OF
his action ia that he is insane.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.


Mrs G A Johnson, Santa Barbara; ] R Car
hart, Burbank; / Jaros, New YORK; MIR aud
Mrs. William Foxen, Miss Foxen, Detroit
Dennis, Weir, Kan; W G How. 7 Hanson.
derson, Charlottesville. Ind; Mr. and Mrs L N
Brown, Chicago; f X Koening, Il Bluth. NJ
levin, sheldeman, w v Huntington + L
Brown, Sacramento; @ whiting, Ontario;
V Chown, W Murray Vancouver; s Reggles,
Thompson, Salt Lake; Ly Rose, j. Montalyo;
Diego, NJ Haas. Cincinnati: II Nelson, Detroit;
10 8 waddles, st Joseph Mo: Mrs. q. D. Dana
her, Ludington, Mich; Miss L Freeman, Nash
vile, Tenn. Mrs L Downey, Armona; Mtss
Strong Whittier
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LONDON, Jan. 25.-.The st. James Gs-
zette gives q prominent place in it's col.
umpe to a letter suggesting that Cap
tain Mahan OF the United States navy
be appointed rsgius professor of history
OF Cambridge university in succession
to Prof. John Roberts Seslsy, who died
January 14th last. The writer says. that
the offer of SO highly distinguished
position to Captain Mahan would not
only be highly esteemed and appreci-
nted by the people OF the United States.
but would cement more strongly the
lties OF friendship between the two Eng
ish.Bpeaking nations.
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Naval Appropriations.

WARRINGTON, Jan. 25.--The report of
the laval appropriation shows that the
bill carries a total OF $31, 1907 ,022. an in~
crease over the estimates, which were
$50, 952, 095. The estimate for the in
crease of the navy was $l3. 259. 992, while
the appropriation is $13.777 ,521. OF this
Increase over estimates $500, 900 ia for
armor and ornaments. and S463, 200 for
construction and steam engineering.
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New York. Jan. 25.--The formation
OF q national asaociation OF trap shooters
was discussed last night at meeting
held in the Aston house by those inter-
ested in the sport. Major Breyntall
presided and he was empowered to apu
point q committee of five to prepare a
plan for permanent national body.
This committee will report at meeting
to be held here April 4.
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.mos.u Now a Side Iss ne.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25.--The civic
federation committee of eleven has
called another MACS meeting for tomor-
row night at whion the Reilly funding
bill will be considered. George Gaden,
one OF the reformers, saidi
Nose Gunst has become side issue.
We believe that his removal by the gov.
ernor will stand"
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AKRON, o., Jan. 25.-Rumors have
been rife for some months of q combine
among the manufacturers of clothing in
tha country, and were confirmed today.
The capital stock of the company will
be SO, O00, 900, and it will include practi-
cally all the manufacturers In the
country.
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SACRAMENTO, Jan. 22.-E. W. Melvin.
one of the men who was injured some
years ago by the collapse of a small
stand at the Agricultural society's race
track here, today received q verdict
against the state for $4,000 damages.
He sued for $4,000. The other persons
interested accepted from $1,000 to $4,000
from the legislature four years ago.
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storm In Great Britain,

LONDON. Jan. 25.-Severe storms pre-
vail on the coasts of Great Britain,
France and Holland, In Scotland the
fall of snow has been particularly
heavy. A fishing boat belonging to
Dunbar, with crew of seven, has been
Lost off Port Reath. Cornwall. A vessel
with q crew of fourteen has gone down.
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SACRAMENTO, Jan. 25.-Ths dead body
of John Constable. an employee OF this
railroad paint shop in this city. was
discovered lying face down on the floor
of the kitchen OF the residence he occu-
pied, by his wife, about 80 p. m. today.
He had shot himself through the heart
with 44-caliber pistol. He was %
yeara OF age and leaves wife and one
child
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Was IL whisky or Poison?

An unknown man, who evidently re-
sides in the western part OF the city.
was found in an unconscious condition
ON the sidewalk, at Pearl and Boston
streets, at 12:30 O'Clock this morning.
The man was suffering from poison or
whisky. DR.. Bryant pumped him out at
the receiving hospital, hut he was not
able to tell his name. An empty medi.
cine bottle was found in his pocket.
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SACRAMENTO, Jan. Ex-Governor Budd
has appointed J. G. German, formerly
OF The controllers office, as assistant
secretary OF the state board OF exami-.
ners.
Charles F. Waymire, formsrly lssist-
ant secretary. has been appointed clerk
OF the same body.
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Case Does Not Want Any More Political
Offieaa.

Case Does Not Want Any More Political
Offices.
RACINE, Wis.,, Jan. 25.-Jackson /.
Case has announced that he will not
again be candidate for mayor. q posi-
ton he has held for the past two terms.
He also publicly announced that he
would retire from the trotting horse and
breeding busineus and sell his entire
string OF trotters, with the exception OF
Jay Eye SEQ and four roadsters. This
action, the mayor says, ia on acco unit OF
other business matters.
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MICHIGAN Cry. Ind, Jan. 25.--A
rumor that the Chicora was seen off
this port was based upon the fact that
dark object wac seen today floating
about 10 miles out. An effort this after
noon to make more accurate obaervas
tions was prevented by binding snow
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THE SNOW BLOCKADE RAISED
Tunnels Cut Through Ice Walls
in the Siskiyous.
Warm Weather Now Threatens
Another Tie-Up.
Floods I'm Yolo County BubsfdlnR--HatIs
road Travel Resumsd-MoFe
Levees Breaking.

SIssoN. Jan. 25.--The blockade waa
raised today. The northbound trainu
which have been snowbound at Duns-
muir went north this morning. Trains
from the north are expected through
tonight. The blockade may exist to-
morrow again il the weather il warm,
as considerable SNOW las sasunsuist6d
st the last big slide.
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Huron. S. D., Jan. 25.-Today s. S.
DeLsnd, by direction of tha attorney
general of South Dakota. attached the
property here in which Taylor, the de-
faulting state treasurer, 10 interested.
DeLand has attached Taylor's interest
in nearly $4,000 acres of farm land, 80
blocks and 81 city lots.