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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-19
MURDERED THEIR MOTHER
Two Boys Aged II and l3 Years
Commit 4 Great Crime.
Reading Dime Novels They Sought
To Emulate The Deeds of The
Heroes Pictured Therein.
They Remained in the House
With the BODY.
BY soutl ern Associated Press.

LONDON. July Is. A most horrible
cnse of juvenile depravity and brutal.
ity came to light in Plaistow, au east
ern suburb of London, this morning.
Two boys named Combs, aged re-.
speotively Ii and IL years, were
brought before a magistrate upon the
charge of having murdered thor
mother, anu tho accusation was sub
stantiated by their own confession of
ihu crime. The boys killed their
mother by stabbing her through the
henrt ten days ago, since which trne
they have occupied the house alone
with the woman's fast dccomposing
body.
The husband OF tho murdered woman
and father of the two boys is n ship
sea voyage. The house is we'll fur
nished aud posses all the requirements
Of u comfortable home.
After the buys committed thsir crime
they pawned number of valuahies
they found IN tho house and proceede ed
TO enjoy themselves by taking trips to
various places on the river and in the
interim visiting cricket grounds and
indulSing In other forms of amuse
ment
WheE they were arrested they were
playing cards i'll tho house containing
The decomposed corpse OF their mother
III company with huif-witted man md
apparently getting the highest degree
OF enjoyment from their pastimo, dc.
spite tho stencil which pervaded the
rooms. The magistrate was astounded
MT the Developments of the case nnd
amazed at the cool demeanor of tho
boys. He declared TINT he could not
bslleve the youngsters snne aud re.
manded them pending their mental
examinations. The minds of tho boys
seem to hnve been upset hy reading
novels which made heroes of cut throats,
robbers aud tho like. The crime has
created great sensation IN London.
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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-19
Ihr trinI"i I"I,cr :,rmrs.
Bv Southorn hs.ocintel rross.

RICHMOND, Va, July 1S-Nery lit.
tie progress was nnde to day ut Lueu.
burg &. IT,, III tho trial Of pokey
Barnes, charged with the murder Of
Mrs. Pollard. Court adjourned until
to.morio", pending the arrival OF Ger.
tain witnesses.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-19
Burrass. Son g. Co.,
BAN X ERS

commercial ana other business paper dis.
counted
Loans negotiated On favorable terms.
ity Bonds ami other securities bought
and sold
Deposits received and accounts invited.
Inter ost allow CD on me deposits.
Safe Deposit Foxes for rem. Charges
mo,jerHtr.
Draw lis OF Exchange and make cable
transfer, TO Europe.
Letters OF credit issued 20 principal citea
OF the world. oclI
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-19
EA-rr.m,.r >tn,nbuio,f pend
BY SOutlIern Associale | prdsa.

SOFIA, July lS FIX Premier STAN
bnioif. who was assassinated in the
streets Monday, died at 3: 30 o'clock
this morning from the terrible Wounds
he received at the hands of his assall.
ants. He was 10 years of age.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-19
Found Guilty "f Murder in I'll,
>CCnud Degree.
BY Sonthorl Assoelatei Pre .,

TEKNToN, ~ j.. July 1S.-The Jury
in the case of John Collins accused oi
numbering Fred B. Oil, the Princeton
College student came IN at ll:IJ to-
night with verdict OF murder III the
second degree.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-19

Al an,n Shtp". IA til chts.
Beautiinl null hats. all shapes ia
chlps ana l!eghorns, II full line OF miIii-
merry at Mrs. Z. Ries, 1U4 Church
street.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-19

Choice Michigan hay, timothy and
miXen on truck Will he sold cheap. D.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-19

Impure blood causes pimplcs, hives, boiis
and eruptions OF the skin ,iohnsons Sar-
sapsriiia and eiery pur fies the blood and
arniicatos all ood poison. Large 10: le,
60 cauts. .r -
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-19

Newest Discovery EXT. teeth; no
pain. N. \. ID, Rooms, l02 Main.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-19
ncath u, Hnp,is, Missionary.
By SontIiern Associate Press.

New YoRK, July l8.-A cable dis
patch from Calcutta announces the
death ut that place of Rev. james Lid
dell Phillips. the widely known Bap
tist missionary.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-19

Wait for steamer Nortbampton'o
annual moonlight excursions to
Mathews July 24th and 10Th. 3t
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25
Every Day.

l. / say this life of yours and mice Is
nothing but school,
And experience is the master, ana
his an iron rule;
And you and and all of us, the
scholars dull or bright,
And school takes up at early morn
nor closes until night.
There's the boy who can't learn any
Thing, the girl who knows 1t all,
The lazy boy who doesn't care, the
girl who's smart tho small;
The bad boy always into scrape, the
/ bOv who's never bad,
And if we're good the teacher smiles,
. and if we're not he's mad.
The reward for lessons learned is joy,
the lessons slighted pain,
To many recess is denied, they're
doomed to try again;
And we're all but grown up children
and we're learning all the time,
And the lessons that are hardest
learned stay longest in our mind.
So day by day the school goes on
we shirk, or learn or play,
We profit by our lessons, or we idle
time away,
And the teachers ever patient, his
task is one of love,
He seeks to graduate us to higher
school above.
j. B. RICE, Ncstlake
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25
Social Affairs.

"Salvation Is free Yet when min-
listers covet bank presidents salary
one may ponder what it is to hold OH
to it.
~
How many Christmas presents are
robbed from the world of little ones by
rum: Then. again, by it, how much
happiness Then, how much seIf-re-
spect: Aud, then, let us ask, how
much daily bread?
~
4 Christmas tree, and "the world IL
mine" How appropriately could
Victor Hugo haye made this expires.
sion represent the ecstacies of joy kin
died IN every child's bosom on behold.
ing real present-loaded Christmas
tree.
Water, young man, now satisfies
you, and will you then drink crooked
liquid face to face with this fact that
every man who drinks wishes that he
did not. All men, when astray in some
habit without the bounds of virtue,
wish to he In virtue or contcntn,ent
again.
*x#
Give us II little frosty weather to
make us step lively; many cool nights
to sleep soundly; about two weeks of
SNOW to purify the atmosphere, and
our en- virOnments will then influence
activity, health and purity. Then,
why is not Lewiston the cream loca-
tion of the continents.
~
"Prepare today, for tomorrow you
die Rev. McConkey preached II good
sermon Sunday evening. "There Is
one amongst you whom ye know not. -
"lf all will refuse to recognize the spirit
of God, the time will come when 1t Is
too late and since the voice Of our Sa.
| vior has not informed IN our behalf the
Almighty ruler Of the Universe our
approach in the world to come, will Ike
met with the reply, Il know We not"
"s#
The base ball dance was largely nj.
tended and rs usual with successful
dances gave that lasting delight co
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25
District Court.

There has not been variety enough
in the Goddard case this week to keep
up interest IN the trial. The history of
the case was recited i'm detail, but the
public is familiar with these details
and the main facts are admitted by the
defendant Witnesses have been
sworn i'm order as follows: DR.. Morris,
DIR. Kelly, l.. l.. Strong, Sheriff Ly,lon,
&C. Van Arsdal, A. w. Shorthill,
q. w. Pliter, {. f.. Butler, Jas. Lydon,
VIM. Rohnett and J. Nance. Court
adjourned last evening till Friday
morning a, $50. The State expects to
finish their case about Saturday even
ing. The defense will probably occu-
py one week i'm presenting their proofs.
+. w. i<ettenbach presented his
final account Monday, in the W. F.
Kettenbach estate. Objections were
intcrposcd and consideration of the
subject matter was postponed till Sat
urday pight. There will he II spirited
contest.
Julia I.angford vs. Robt. Il. Shilling
law and wife is the title of Il new case
filed yesterday in the district court.
This is "A ease to quiet title to the Lang
ford claim on the reservation.
w. w. johnson, who is neld for con-
tempt, for the act of trying to int'u-
enre iurVmeu in the Goddard case was
| admitted to bail in the sum of three
hundred dollars.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25

eyil> to all with the body strength.
Prof. Ross music has In its style that
flow and accent in the waltz. that body
and movement in the quadrille which
pervades the soul with the undulati0n
spirit Of the happy dance. And we
suggest, since this spirit should not be
marred, that the unexpected terminal
by the Professor put on all occasions
IN his ending II the Rye Waltz, by
dropping each dancer from the glory Of
motion to an abrupt finish, he disc0n.
tinued. Because, dear Professor. we
stand not incliued on such occasions to
drop from enchantment to tile realistic.
1t is too philosophical.
~
a few remarks last Sunday hy one
of the young ladies, u former member
of the Debating Society, set the men,
tal powers Of the debaters into sudden
action and 1t was only through some
genius that they escaped the sharp
criticism. The outcome IL this-the
society will discuss two weeks hence
the question, Resolved, that the ex-
clusion of Women benefited the soci-
ety." Most members will defend wO.
mans side, and several young ladies
will illustrate, perhaps, In their efforts
that their ability and influence upon
the society, far exceeded tnat OF the
young men; and 1t IL further stated
that woman has once rescued the
organization when its feet began to
tread the grave yard march, and that
In the way Of accomplishing this she
evidenced resources Of activity, con.
stancy and capacity, on par with the
hest male members. She Is member
absolutely worth n.ne-tenths Of all the
male members that have listed their
names on the rolls of the society.
MURPHE'
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25

The TELLER OFFERS the compliments
of the season in greetings to the pa irons
of the paper. Christmas is the holiday
OF childhood. Their merry feet are
tipping up and down the street and
their happy hearts are bounding with
the joy of anticipation. The joy of
childhood is contagious on Christmas
day and the older people are young
again. Christmas is day of universal
childhood \ merry Chri-t tnlas to all
the children, old and young.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25

EX-Indian Agent Warren Robbins,
returned from Boise Friday and pro-
ceeded on to Grangeville on the follow
ing day. He brought with him Jesse
James, Nez Perces Indian boy, who
has just been released from q twO-year
term in the penltentiary !or cattle
stealing. jesse Is completely reformed,
and he discloses his intention to here
after appreciate his native freedom.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25

CHRISTMAS.

Christmas time; its joys and sorrows
Come again. again we pray
To Him. the giver Of worldly blessings,
Who died, martyr, but lived to say
That Love prevail-heed His Lesson,
Let there he no poor to-day.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25

The Denver Progress refers in Il some
what eXtravagant manner to the large
humber of drunken Indians to be
found in Lewiston and boasts that
none are to he found in Denver. When
|the Indians become enlightened in the
geography OF the country, and realize
that there is such place AS Denver, the
Progress will be qualified to criticise on
Fhe respective morality of the two
communities on the point at issue.
For Family Use. The Palace Saloon
has in stock Double Stout and Ale in
pint bottles, Old French Hennessey for
hehlcal purposes in halfpint, pint and
Ruart bottles, and Ginger Ale in pint
lies. Call and test.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25
Vew This Week

resident
|c AIe. tract Ihatcer Place. "rand View' "Nez Addition
''E'
OF Eugene street, in
|"' al" iarn land in quantity and at prices o
G. E. Monteith,
f"m2 Lewiston National Bank Blu '
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25

salvation IS free.' Yet when min-
listers covet Il bank presidents salary
one may ponder what it is to hold OH
to it.
The herald., 1895-09-04
Hawaiian ExiIes Hope


SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 3.-The Ha.
waiian exiles hive not yet given up hope
of return to their country or of financial
balm to their wounded feelings. Colonel
V. V. Ashford is occupying cot in the
French hospital recovering from his ex-
perience in Hawaiian prison. A cable
gram recently limited that Ashford was
IN correspondence with Henry Labouch-
ere, NJ. P, editor of Truth, with a view
to having his grievances taken up by the
British people. When interviewed today
Clonel Ashford admitted that he was in
correspondence with several of the lead
ing men of England. but would not state
the nature of the correspondence. He OK
presses the belief however, that the Brit
ish government. though slow, will finally
compel President Dole ana his govern
ment to make full reparation for the
wrongs British subjects think they have
suffered.
The herald., 1895-09-04
THE CITY ENGINEERS REPORT

The city engineer yesterday submitted
to the council the following:
Ordinance of intention to grade. gravel
and gutter and construct cement curb
and walk on Sherman street between
Sixth street and Ocean View avenue, SAID
work to be done under the bond act.
Adopted.
| herewith p. esent an estimate of the
proba BILE cost of said improve ment per
front foot on each side OF said street.
amounting to 81. .55 per front foot on each
side OF said street.
Ordinance of intention to sewer Thir-
tie.h street between Main street and
Maple avenue. Adopted.
Ordinance OF intention to sewer Twenty
third street and Santee street. Adopted.
In accordance with the provisions OF
the general street law, | herewith present
for your approval a design of the prop
erty benefited by the construction of
Sc xers in what is known as Downey ave.
nue. sewer district A. Referred.
" Ordinance of intention to construct a
sewer on Court House street from Hope
strees to Grand avenue. and Grand ave-
nue. from Court House street 10 a point
200 feet north of the south lineof TEN pie
street. Adopted.
In the matter OF the sewering, of Hope
street to First street, thence west On First
street to Flower st. Adopted.
Final ordinance to establish the grade
OF State street between Fourth and Fifth
streets. Adopted.
The herald., 1895-09-04

enclose herewith; the certificate OF title
shows the property vested in Patrick Bo-
land, free and clear or all incumbrances,
except the following: 1st, bond for an
assessment for grading Norwood street.
for $2S7. Is; ID, assessment for sewer sys-
tenn No. 2, for Sl03.20 Sd. mortgage ex-
ecuted by Patrick ]. Boland ana wife to
secure note for 5000, held by the secur-
ity Savings Bank and Trust company;
also taxes for the fiscal year. The deed
which MIR. Boland has given to us reads,
From Patrick ~. Boland." while the
certificate shows,title in Patrick Boland.'
While there is no dorbt that the persons
are identical, l would suggest that in or
der to avoid the teohnicality that Patrick
Boland execute a quit claim deed to the
city covering the above property. | adj
wise that the above noted assessments
and mortgage and taxes he provided for
before the money IS paid over. and the
certificate be brought down. and deed
placed of record as usual. Adopted.
In the matter of the offer OF Edward
Bouten, heretofore reported upon by us.
Mr.. Bouton has presented another certifi-
cate from the Title Insurance company in
accordance with your instructions, show
ing the title vested in him free and clear
of ali membranes except current taxes.
l advise deed be placed of record and GER
tificste be brought down to date OF same.
Adopted.
The herald., 1895-09-04

Among those present were Mr.. aud Mrs.
Leo Daft. Mr.. and Mrs. t. D Stimson,
Dr.M.E Spnks, W. J. Cox, W. c. Pat
terson and daughter, II. K. West, c.. s:
engineer of the Southern Pacific railroad.
Last evening witnessed the second
eclipse of the year. The former one oc-
cured on March 1lth, but was not
widely seen owing TO the unfavoraple con-
d.tions OF the weather 1t is q return OF
on Septem Der 15, 1913. The following is
the official time given to the Herald by
Prof. Swift: Partial eclipse began 100 r.
M. total eclipse began 9:06 p M. end of
total eclipse l0:4S p.m.; end OF partial
IL :54 pm.
ta.ive was present at the observatory. and
through the courtesy of Professor Swift
was afforded every opportunity for obtain
ing good view. The building is situated
on tiny hill overlooking Ecno mountain
top ana is reached by winding gravel
road cut in the side of the mountain
Here rises the dome containing the great
telescope, with its 1s-inch aperture, and
on one side of it is platform on which
was placed smaller 4-inch glass. The
visitors were accorded warm welcome
by Prof. Swift, and were shown the
planet Saturn through the large instru-
ment. Shortly after o CLOCK the eastern
THE rats are at that green cheese, re-
marked small girl, casually.
The crowd smiled.
The celestial rodent made rapid pro-
gress, and in just sixty-six minutes the
entire lunar surface was obscured by an
opaqne covering of a dull coppery tinge.
Through the large glass the craters and
dry seas of the moon were clearly de-
fined, even through the shadow, and the
wel-known man in the moon smiled
sourly at his beholders.
Professor Swift said to the Herald rep
resentative: The phenomenon you have
observed this evening is not OF great prac-
tical value to the astronomical world,
and is only useful inasmuch as it aids us
to determine with exactitude the diane
ter of the earth s satellite. This eclipse
happened at q time when the moon is
among num- be- of small teleacopic stars
belonging to the constellation OF Aquar-
us and as some of them are occulted, or
observed to pass behind the luminary, we
may get nearer to the real diameter OF
that body. Some time will be necessary,
however, in which to compute the dis
tances from data tnat will be furnished
by different observatory stations"
At 10 AS pm. the moon began to show
more distinctly, and in another hour
passed into the outer shadow. AT 1:06
| the eclipse was at an end.
Both the telescopes were in use during
| the passage of the shadow, and over one
| hundred people were enabled to get a
! good glimpse of the celestial body
| through one Or both telescopes. Profess
| sor Swift is much pleased with the obser-
vation, and will soon announce its re-
! suits to the readers of the Herald, to-
gether with some interesting news con-
in his work by Miss NJ. l.. Merriman of
LowalI Mass
The herald., 1895-09-04
THE CITY ATTORNEYS REPORT

The city attorney yesterday reported to
the council as follows:
have prepared and herewith report an
ordinance granting franchise to w. S.
Hook, manager over Rush and other
streets in accordance with advertiseem nts.
Adopted.
Also notice of sale of franchise pur-
suant to petition No s03, from w. S.
Hook. Referred to the board OF public
works.
Also an ordinance amending the license
ordinance in regard to yegetab bic peddlers
Not adopted.
In the matter of the ordinance which
you wish drawn in regard to street cri-
ers: | reported such an ordinance TO you
on the 18th of April. which ordinance was
referred to the finance committee. / have
obtained it from the papers of that COM
mittee and herewith inclose the same.
Adopted.
As directed, have prepared and here
allsfour-story buildings Shall be provided
with stand pipes. Referred to the fire
ana water committee.
As directed, | have prepared and deliv-
cred TO the proper parties, contract and
bond with the Caxton company for sup
plying school desks for the public schools.
Filed.
In the matter of the suit brought by A.
e. Dixon against the city. to quiet title
to lot on the southwest corner of Ash
and Date streets | would recommend
that disclaimer be filed in the action.
Adopted.
In the matterzof the bid of P. J. Boland
70 sell lots /. 2. g. and 5 of Boland's 8
subdivision of lot 81 of the Pierce tract.
for $4,000. Mr.. Boland has presented his
deed and certificate OF title, which we
The herald., 1895-09-04
! the council the following ocmmunica.

~ the CuunSil thc ioiioWlnS ocmm unica-
tion.
l would respectfully recommend that
your honorable BODY ABORT a resolution
similar in effect to the one introduced by
Fire Commissioner Leuis f. Vetter and
adopted by the board of fire commission
els as their last meeting prohibiting en-
plovees Of departments from bestowing
presents on their superior officers.
The above was unanimously adopted
without debate.
The council yesterday referred to the
city attorney their commendation of the
building superintendent relative to
amending the various building ordi-
nances.
The recommendation of the fire COM
missioners for telephones in some of the
engine houses of the city was referred to
the finance committee.
Fire Commissioner Louis F. Vetter
was granted by the council thirty days
leave of absence from the city, to date
from Septmber 10.
The reports of the various com mittees
Of the council were all adopted as here
tofore submitted.
The contract and bond for repairing
the .Buena Vista street bridge wall was
pleted inside of thirty days.
The recommendation of the board of
public works ordering the De Laguna tel
ephone franchise to be advertised carried
by a vote OF 5 to 3, Councilmen Blanch-
ard Stockwll and Savage voting no.
Unless one of the three latter is.won over
IN the interim the ordinance will, when
it comes up for final passage, pa de-
feated.
The Sunset Telephone company petit
toned for an extension to their present
underground system, along Hill street
from Second to Sixth, on Third from Hill
to Broadway, on Third from Spring to
al los to
Aliso. The matter was referred to the
board of public WORKS.
Water Overseer Shaffer was granted a
thirty-day leave of absence.
The herald., 1895-09-04
The View Thoroughly Salts
factory in the City
THE ECLIPSE ON MT. LOWE
Carefully Watched Through the Big
Telescope
Advantage Taken of the Conditions TO LOOK
at Saturn, the niiky Way and
Different Planets

At O'Clock last night shadow began
to obscure the face CT the moon, ANA an
hour later it was totally eclipsed. Both the
hour and the atmospheric conditions fa-
vored the observance of the phenc me-
non.
In the majority of instances the aid to
spe ctators was confined to opera glasses,
but favored few gathered at the Lowe
observatory and witnessed 1T under the
careful guidance of Prot. Louis Swift,
known to scientists as the Argus eyed
comet seeker. s.Not only was the eclipse
carefully observed from this station, but
Saturn, the milky way and the Eewly dis
covered comet credited to Professor
Swift came in for their share of atten-
tion. The eclipse was scheduled to take
place at o'clock, and quite number of
prominent Angelenos were at the observ-
atory in time to witness the event.