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The herald., 1895-07-24
TRAIN HELD UP In OHIO
About $4,000 Was Taken From the Ex'
press Car
Six nasked and Armed Men Board 1t In
Ohio and Afterward Take to
the Woods

TOLEDO, o., July 23.-The Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern train going west.
due here at 10, was held up and
robbed at Reese, small station thirty
five miles west of here at 2:40 this
wednesday, morning. They had pulled
into blind siding to allow special to
pass, when the train was boarded by six
masked men, who at the point OF revolv-
ers compelled the express messenger to
unlock the safe and deliver the money.
The amount taken from the car is not
known, but it is estimated by the express
officials here at $4,000. Superintendent
Blodgett and Manager Caniff, who were
in the city at the time, left at once on a
special train for the scene of the robbery
notifying the police officials at all ada
cent towns to be on the lookout for the
robbers.
The officials are of the opinion that the
robbery was committed by persons in
close touch with the employees of the
road, as they had positive information
as to the trans meeting on the siding
and also of the unusually heavy express
run.
The passengers were not molested, ana
after com pleting their work the ROBBERS
took to the woods and disappeared.
The detective force from this city
started at once on a specia! train and
the country is closely watched.
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their work and silently departed, while
their places we're filed with many car.
penters plum bers. decorators. painters,
ETC.. and all day the work went noiselessly
on inside the walls. The heavy cur
tanned windows and closely fastened doors
we're besieged all day by anxious people,
but revealed nothing. AT 10 O'Clock a
bill poster put up bills announcing that
the Colfax Dramatic company would star
their old d-time avorites. George Joyce,
w, J. Bryant. and G. e. Irwin, in the
drama Hick'ry Farm, at the Culfax
opera house. Last night when the an
nouncement was recognized by the
anxious and excited crowd a long cheer
of approval went up. The good news
spread like wilGtire. and when, at 1880
last night the building was thrown open,
the streets were crowded from the Colfax
hotel to the court house.
Marshal Mackay had to call out his en-
tire force of one other man besides him.
self to maintain order. The man at the
oox office was almost suffocating. but the
crowd was served and seated IN the beau
tiful and capacious auditorium by $3.50
and the cutrain arose amid laundering
applause, which was repeated at intervals
through ths evening. When the cur
tain had fallen on the last act, and the
villain was finally and securely dead, the
audience would not be pacifed until the
last act had been thrice repeated for their
benefit. ~ ---.....,s...-
The herald., 1895-07-24
Baseball


PITTSBURG, July 23.-Pittsburg s..
base hits 9. errors l.
Baltimore 4, base hits 10. errors 3. Tea
innings.
Batteries-Hatch and Merritt; Hoffe and
Robinson.
ST. LOUIS, July 23.-St. Louis s, base
hits r. errors 6.
Boston 10, base hits II, errors s..
Batteries-Staley and Miller; Dolan and
Ryan.
CLEVELAND. July 23.-Fist game
Cleveland 8, base hits II, errors 2.
Washington s, base hits IA, errors A.
Batteries-Zimmer and Waller, Cuppie
MEG uire and Anderson.
Second game-Cleveland 6, base hits 8,
errors l.
Washington 8. base hits 3, errors 3.
Batteries Ioung Wilson and thinner;
Mercer and Mcclure.
CHICAGO, July 23.-Chicago ., base
hits 9, errors 3.
Booklyn g. basehits II. errors 6.
Batteres-Gritfith and kittredge; Daub,
Stein and Grim.
LOUISVILLE, July 23.-The Louisville
Philadelphia game was postponed: rain.
CINCINNATI. July 23.-Cincinnati 3,
base hits s, errors q.
New York Z, base hits 10 errors l.
Batteries-ParIott. Phillips and Muir
ply; Clarke and Farrell.
The herald., 1895-07-24
TALK ABOUT CITIES
THAT GROW IN THE NIGHT,
HOW ABOUT THIS?

For some months past the people of
Colfax have heard wild rumors of the in
tention of the band to erect an onera
house some time in the near future, but
no three persons outside of that oIganiza-
tion suspected until yesterday morning
that there had been any definite shape to
their many plans, but now the institu-
tion is an astonishing reality and one of
which the city will be proud for many
years 90 come.
On Wednesday night there seemed to
be som ething wrong with the electric light
plant, and the streets were in total dark
ness. Inquiries were answered with the
intelligence that the engine was out of
order and the plant could not be operated.
The people were satisfied with this re-
ply and but little comment was made.
Now, it seems to have been a part of a
plot onithe part of the band to hide their
scheme. Street loungers had noticed for
several days the beginning and progress
upon the work of putting in the founda-
tion of the new building on the Codd and
Stravens lots north of the First National
bank, and in the last few days immense
piles of brick and lime had been hauled
to the street in flont of the place, but it
caused little suspicion.
Soon after it got thoroughly dark on
Wednesday night a force of about seven
ty-five men were brought in from Spo-
kane on freight train. and unloading
near the Main street bridge, armed with
hods and trowels. marched to the place
and silently began the work of laying the
brick upon the new building. AS that
sioe OF the street was obstructed and the
night dark one, no one passed near the
building and the ruse was not discovered.
StealthIly the men passed up and down
and along the walls. and rapidly they
sprang upward through the night. By
daylight the outside walls were finished,
and before anyone was astir on the street
yesterday morning the scaffolding was
taken down, and there stood in magnifi-
cent eloquence the proudest opera house
in the northwest
Men, women and children thronged
down the street dumb with astonishm ent
and admiraton. 1t seemed that nothing
short of magic could have erected such a
structure without causing a suspicion OF
what was going on.
Just before daylight the masons finished
The herald., 1895-07-24
Entries at Oakley

The following is the list of the entries
and weights of the races to be run at
Oakley today. which are posted at the
Los Angeles Turf club, 212 South Spring
street. Com missions received on these
races, also the San Francisco races. and
full descriptions given of each event:
First race-Four and half furlongs, sell
ling Q7): Keeps. Mobalaska. l09; Galley
west, Frances, Dodo, Forget, 103; Lillian
f., Julie. Princess Royal, Esperanza.
Anna Garth, Bonnie Course Julie Dor.
Fair Layde, Philetta, Pirene, Fretful,
100. (35.)
Second race-seven- -eighths. maiaens,
Q2: jim Donien, 105 Flora Ballard,
Golden Fleece. 100; Lusby, 9S; Birming-
ham. The Preserver, Waukegan, Sac. ",
80; Dolois Leggett, Occula, kathryne,
Bessie, 93. (32.)
Third race-2-year- olds, maidens, i've
and half furlongs. selling. Q2.) Asapp,
Frank, Sycamore. 1903; Marin, Yamagata.
9s; Japan, 95; Double Quick, Fondest,
80; Landseer, Hatiz. 80. (36.)
Fourth race-Mile and seventy yards,
handicap. (4): Lehman, lis; Maid Marion,
109; Crevasse, 104; Rhett Godde, 9S. Us. }
Fifth race-One mile. selling. U2): Pre-
tender, Grammar, Rotation, I01; Noah. 80
Contest. 9S: Jennie Miles, 81; lie Banjo,
95; Miss Perkins. Early Rose. SO; Cres-
cent, 9s; Elize, 81; DR.. Reed, SO. (S9).
Sixth race-One mile. selling. Q3)
EYanatus. 112; Greenwich, ITO; Say On,
koko, 104; G.. B. Cox. Lskota. Oakley, ITO
Newcomb, 100; Mrs. Morgan, SO; Sissy
Knott, 90; Prothos, 81 Amiee Goodwin,
"a; Fabia, SO.
Cloudy, track fast. (43).
The herald., 1895-07-24

ing coming in contact with any rock sim
ply jumps over it and thus prevents all
Iisk of a mans taking a sudden departure
skywards in any involuntary attempt to
qualify for the acroabtic profession: the
wear and tear of the implement is much
less, and the strain on the horses Is also
much reduced.
The mama gum (e. vimmali5) cannot
be termed first-cass timber. and shall
plant it but sparingly in future. 1t va
ries considerably with climate, soil,
situation. and is good in some. parts,
posts of it standing even fifteen or twenty
years in ground, but bad in Others and
planting out well with ''open roots, as
we term il when q tree is simply dug up
from an open seed bed land planted
sometLi ing after the manner of cabbage
planting) and does we'll even when quite
q foot high, yet in the more arid north
ern parts of our colony it is not as great
a success as could be wished. unless in
the best and moistest land, and here a
more valuable timber could be grown to
greater advantage. The blue gum of
South Australia (e. leucoxylon) is a very
valuable tree (really it is an iron bark)
admirable for felloes, wheelwrights
work generally, and of great strength,
but does not give such good general results
in planting over large areas as the sugar
81" w. CoTyAocaiyAl, "iieh ""oh Pi"".
ed after frost is over on our bamboo tub
system invariably repays cultivation well
and grows with regular, well balanced
habit that gives the minimum trouble in
pruning whereas the blue gum is very
Irregular grower.
Having now dealt somewhat at length
on the question (implied in your refer
'ence to the gums we plant) of why we
plant certain gums in preference to 9TH
ers, L think l may wisely leave other
points of your letter for reference i'll a
future communication, trusting the in
formation herein contained may prove
OF some slight advantage to you.
WALTER SILL.
Conservator of Forests.
The herald., 1895-07-24
HOW HE PLAYED THE OLD MAN

Young Darby was quito madly in love
with Pretty Mabel Feathers. Darby
hadn't much money and he wasn't very
good looking. but he was strictly up to
snuff" Old Mr.. Feathers was not greatly
impressed with young Darby when they
we're introduced to one another and, after
the young man had departed, he told his
daughter so. Now, Mabel was somewhat
Cup to snuff herself. SO on her next
meeting with young Darby she told MIN
what her fathers views were on the SUBJ
ject OF his personality.
Hum. said Mr.. Darby, what are his
pet vices-er-I mean weaknesses?' HE
has q PASSION for chess, said Miss
Feathers, despairingly. HE does moth
ing but play It during his spare hours
Hem. that's all right, said Darby as
"Oh, do you," exclaimed Miss Feathers,
"how lovely. 1 shall tell papa"
At the table one evening Miss Feathers
casually remarked: ''Mr. Darby plays a
beautiful game of chess"
What's that?" said her father. al
ways thought, he was a level-headed
young fellow"
When Mr.. Darby came that evening he
was told of the breaking OF the news, and
when Mr.. Feathers came out later and
said:
''Ah, my dear Mr.. Darby, my daughter
tells me you play chess. 1t is the most
SClcnCluC, LD0 DralNeSJ anu tHe uOSJ IaSCl-
mating game that know. DO you play,
sr?"
Well, the outcome of the conversation
was that Mr.. Darby was regular visitor
thereafter at the Feathers house, and
every evening played a game of chess
with the old man.
The play was as follows: Old Feathers
moved a knight and queen; young Darby
moved queen and a pawn. Then Mr..
Feathers looked at the board steadily for
an hour. while Darby and Miss Feathers
made love with their eyes over his shoul-
der. When the old man had made his
move Darby looked at the board TO; an
hour and quarter. and before ne had a
chance to make move it was time to go
home. And the old man would look up
from the study of the board and say !:
"Ah Another draw again tonight. Real
ly, Mr.. Darby, you are the most remark.
able player l know for so young man."
Darby is rapidly winning ine girl, bui a
terrible sacrifice, for he knows no moro
about chess than Sanscrit.-Kansas City
Star.
The herald., 1895-07-24
r1nrders hN MafiOfeS

VACHERIE, La, July 23:-The Mana
has BEGUN its work in st. James parish
and already two persons, a man and his
wife, nave been foully murdered. Sunday
morning Stefano Henldo and his wife, as
was their custom, left their homo on the
Lacena pantation near Vacherie station
TO visit their daughter who resides with
her nus band on Oak Alley plantation,
about four miles distant. Stefano, before
leaving, cleaned his shotgun and loaded
it. The reason for his doing this is not
known, but the impression prevails that
he expected trouble. When the couple
reached OAK Alley station, lonesome
place, they were fired upon and Killed by
The assassin, who was concealed by the
roadside. A rigid investigation o1 the
tragedy is being made by the authorities.
The herald., 1895-07-24
THE SAN JOAQUIN RAILROAD
Chief Engineer Storey Reports
on the Surveys
BIDS WILL SOON BE OPENED
Wood Is the Material to Be Used for
Bridges
BIDS WILL SOON BE OPENED
Only One of Them Will Be Built of
Stella Line Will Shortly Be Run
Into Bakersfield
Associated Press Special Wire.


SAN FRANCISCO, July %. Vice Presi-
dent Robert Watt presided at a meeting
OF the directors of the San Joaquin Val
ley railroad today. Chief Engineer Storey
submitted report regarding the progress
of the surveys. All the surveys are COM
pleted from Stockton to the Tuolumne
river. a distance OF thirty-five miles.
For this distance the right of way has
also been secured, except one mile, which
is now in the courts. Bids for grading
the fifteen miles between Stockton and
the Stanisaus river have been called for
and will be opened on August 5th next.
Between the Tuolumne and Merced
rivers, distance of fifty miles, prelim
mary survey has been completed, while
from the Merced river south TO Fresno, a
party of surveyors is now making rapid
progress in preliminary survey. Sur
veys of that character are about COM
pleted in two different directions south
from Fresno, both ending at a point
fifteen miles south of Hanford. One line
runs from Fresno southeasterly through
Visalia and Tulare, while the other takes
a more westerly course through Hanford.
Below Hanford a party will shortly run
a line to Bakersfield.
Speaking of the bridges to he built, En-
gineer Storey says that the only steel
structure will be the one over the Nor
mon channel in Stockton. Wood will be
the material for the bridges over the
Stanislaus. Tuolumne Merced and San
Joaquin rivers, while for the Fresno and
Chowchilla rivers and a number of
creeks, the road will run on trestle
work.
The directors have let contract for
trestle work across Mormon channel,
which Will be preliminary to putting up
the steel bridge. They have also agreed
to abandon one of the proposed spur
tracks in Stockton.
The herald., 1895-07-24

sete second, Beau Ideal third; time,
1:02l5.
Mile and a sixteenth-Jack the Jew
won. Buck Knight second, Fargo third ;
time, :52H.
Five furlongs-Yankee Doodle won,
Lorrania second, Castleton third; time,
1:02H.
One mile-Aurelian won. Hugh Penny
second, Red Skin third; time, 1:43H.
One mile--Corn Cob won, Little Tom
second. Hammie third; time, :43.
DETROIT, July 3.-Three-year-old
trot, purse $2500-Larrabie won. Oakland
Aaron second. Boreal third; time, 2:l4.
Manufacturers stake, purse $s00O-The
Corporal won, Don l.. second, Iron Bar
third; time. 2:13%.
Pacing. 2:10 class, purse $4,000 (unfin.
ished)-Ben D., Coleridge and Algie ID.
took one heat each. Best time 2:06n.
The herald., 1895-07-24
GIGANTIC PLAN
To Furnish Electricity by Means Of Water
Power

SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.--The Col
den Feather mine, comprising about q
mile of the Feather river bed near Oro-
vile, will be practically worked out this
year. in the opinion of Major McLaugh-
lin, the manager of the company. In
view OF this fact he has been considering
the advisability OF generating electricity
with the large water power at his COM
mand at the mine. The can al which was
constructed to lay bare the bed of the
Feather river. has o capacity of 200, 900
inches of water, and Major McLa ughl in
believes thre is an avilable force Of about
five thousand horse power for the gener-
alton of electricity. 1t is his intention tu
expepd $780, 900 in experi,n enting and
electric roads will be built into the noun
furnished TO places as far distant as San
Francisco.
The herald., 1895-07-24
CoYey for GnYernnr

CHICAGO, July 23.--A special from
Springfield, o., says: Jacob S. Coxey,
the commonweal reformer, will be the
Populist nominee for governor. So said
Chairman Creager of the state executive
committee. "Mr. Coxey is the only man
named ,for the nomination." said he.
"Populists with one accord seem to want
him tor their standard bearer. Coxey will
be nominated by acclamaGion."
The herald., 1895-07-24
DISGUSTED BELGIANS
Attacked by Police Because They Object to
School Laws

BRUSSELS, July 23.-The king today
presented a set of coloIs to the civic guard
and large crowds assem- bled to witness the
ceremony. When the colors had been
presented and the king was starting for
the palace his majesty was assailed with
cries of Down with the school law"
The police arrested ten persons for TAX
ing part in this demonstration against
the king, and the crowds today deter
mined to rescue the prisoners. Finally
the police were compelled to draw their
swords and charge the mob, which was
eventually dispersed after several other
arrests had been made.
The herald., 1895-07-24
Goes Under Civil Service Rule

WASHINGTON, July 23.-The presi-
dent has issued an order extending the
classification civil service to 125 officers
heretofore excepted in the United State s
geological survey. This rule places prac-
ticall y the entire force of the survey
under civil service rules.
The herald., 1895-07-24
Carson Would Like the Fight

CARSON. New. July 23.-Carson capi-
talists are considering a plan of Offering
$25, 600 for the Corbett-FitZsin mons hight
if it cannot be pulled off in Texas.
The herald., 1895-07-24

A treat-Ferris hams and bacon are de.
liciousl II. Jevne, grocer, sole agent.
The herald., 1895-07-24

Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Awar-s-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-10-02
Publisher and Authors.

remember, little while before the
death in the hunting field of that de-
hghtful companion and brilliant gentle
man, Whyte Melville, a publisher said
10 me one day, "Ah, you know, if your
books sold hike Major Melville's, we
could afford to give you as long prices
a. we give to him." The publisher was
not aware that and Whyte Melville
were friesu1R 1.-The latter, however, came
70 dine with me few evenings later,
and / told him what had been said. He
stared, laughed and pulled his long an
burn mustache. "Well, by Jove, that's
drollp he said, with much amusement.
IF the fellow didn't tell me last week
that II my books sold like yours he could
pay me double and treble p-Ouida in
North American Review.
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Point Judith.

It was colonial day at the Professional
Woman s league and Miss Emma Tuttle
Lewis, who is descendant Of the Puri-
tans, In an interesting talk ON the sub
ject said: ''An ancestress Of mine, one
Judith Hull, was responsible for the
name Of Point Judith. She was scold,
In fact a regular shrew, and kept the
whole town In which she lived in a
broil one third Of the time. So it came
TO pass that the little peninsula that puts
out from Rhode Island and creates such
disturbance in the waters Of the sound
and proves so trying and often disas-
trous TO the seamen and landsmen alike
was called Point Judith in honor Of the
human prototype. It wasn't exactly
honorable at the time, but after all these
years we regard it so. New York
World.
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Use OF Ginseng In China.

In China ginseng is often sent to
friends az a valuable present, and in
such cases there is usually presented
along with the drug small finely fin
ished double kettle for it's preparation.
The inner kettle is made of silver, and
between it and the outside copper vessel
is small space for holding water The
silver kettle fits in ring near the top
Of the outer covering and is furnished
with q cuplike cover, in which rice is
put, with little water. The ginseng is
placed in the inner vessel, the cover put
on and the whole apparatus set on the
fire. When the rice in the cover is cook
cd, the medicine is ready and is eaten
by the patient, who drinks the ginseng
tea at the same time.
The dose Of the root is from 60 to 90
grains. During the use Of the drug tea
drinking is prohibited for at least a
month, without any other change Of
diet. It is taken in the morning before
breakfast and sometimes in the evening
before going to bed.-Chambers' Jour
nal.
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A Man and His Wife.

Again, on the underground railway a
little while ago man and woman got
into the carriage. He was snarling at
every ono-the guard, the porters, the
newspaper boy and passenger whose
foot he kicked getting into the carriage.
The woman was little thin and pale,
and fancy all the passengers were sorry
for her and thought she must have a
very bad time of it. Presently she spoke
to the man. She said, "When shall we
reach Richmond" He said, "We shall
be home inside 40 minutes" That was
all, but voice, look, manner were abso-
lutely kind and tender. The whole man
changed when he spoke to his wife. A
brute to every one else, he was lover
to her. Lucky woman Every one would
hate her husband but herself and he
hated every one but her. What more
could she want? AS for the other passen-
gers think they went home singing, be-
cause they had seen love. New Budget.
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After period Of some 50 DAYS the

After a period Of some 80 days the
eggs reach their full development and
produce. not tadpoles, but actually per-
feet little toads. The reason of this is
that the tadpoles, which require to
breathe the air dissolved in the water
by means of their external gills, could
not exist In the cells, and consequently
this stage Of development is passed
through very rapidly within the egg. In
due time the young toads to the num-
Der OF so or 100 burst open the lids Of
their cells, poke out their noses and
make their entrance into the world. The
mother toad rubs off the remains of the
cells against any convenient stone or
plant stem and comes out in brand
new spring outfit. knowledge.
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A GAME OF NlNEPlNS.

4 Manchausenlike Story Of q Beheaded
German Criminal.
In an imperial city lately criminal
was condemned to be beheaded who had
q singular itching to play at ninepins.
While his sentence was pronouncing he
had the temerity to offer a request to
be permitted to play once more at his
favorite game at the place Of execution.
and then he said be would submit
without murmur.
As the last prayer Of dying man
his request was granted. When arrived
at the solemn spot he found everything
prepared, the pins being set up and the
bowl ready. he played with no little
earnestness. but the sheriff at length,
seeing that he showed no inclination to
desist, privately ordered the executioner
to strike the fatal blow as he stopped
for the bowl
The executioner did so, and the
head dropped into the culprit's hand as
he raised himself to see what had CO.
CURED. He Immediately aimed at the
nine, conceiving that it was the bowl
Whlch ne graSped. All nine raining, the
head loudly exclaimed, ST have won
the game Prom the German.
A Remarkable Toad.
In Surinam there is remarkable
toadlike creature, the female of which
carries the young in series of cells in
the thick skin Of the back, which as
sumes q strange honeycomblike appear
ance. When this lady toad is carrying
her nursery about with her, she is a
very repulsive looking object. Single
handed she would be quite unable to
cope with the important question of
placing eggs where they will be most
favorably disposed for Matching, and for
this she has to rely on the good services
of her mate. Soon after the eggs are
laid they are taken up by the male and
pressed. one by one, into the cells in the
t!iSkened skin of his partners back.
There they grow until they fit closely
to the hexsgonal form Of their prisons,
each of which Ia closed above by kind