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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-07

there with shade trees-dga.nst Wnlch,
in pretty contrast rises avenue after
avenue of white canvas tents. pitched
with that regularity dear to an army
officer. Goldsmith found more poetry
and beauty En- his Deserted Village
than is accorded to such places by The
great mass OF mankind. To the visitor
I'D thei cncampmeut Camp MacCorkle
would be of very little attraction were
il not for the gay soldier lads and the
courteous. dignifed officers stationed
in this favored spot
Major J. c. Gluck, of Auburn, quar-
termaster on the brigade commando. s
staff who has been here the past veeH
getting the camp i'm shape for the sol
dsers has performed his work we'll in
decd so well in fact that too much
credit can nor be given him. Out or
large and barrenfeld, unat,ractiye and
nr;nytting. he has made a beautiful
c;-v nj white tents With wide streets
e,5 avenues. connecting at proper an
olas and forming an ideal town on
small scale. He has worked very hard,
os -ra result shows. and is receiving
commitments from all sides. The MAJOR
bos held his present position ever sinca
-ba militia of this State began holding
+be annual encampmen,s, and this iact
alone testifes to his ability he VIII
remain here several days after camp
breaks TO ger things in their proper
position again.
FORMATION or THE NATIONAL
GUARD.
The Guard is composed of eighteen
companies. making one brigade III com
m9nd of Gen. B. D. Spllman. The bril-
rade consists Of TWO regiments, the
rirst having ten companies in COM
nend OF Col r. q. Fast of Morgan
-own. and the Second having eight
companies. commanded by Col Thos. e.
Hodges. ofHuntingtOn. Each regi-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-07
SPARED 70 DEATH
and Children, Lying Asleep,
Eoully Murdered

the C0wardly Chinese - The
e-1perty OF the American Mis-
.s Burled-The English Gov
uonC Makes Emphatic De-
ads Upog The Chinese Gov
Uu-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-07
GETTING DOWN 70 WORK.
The State Soldiers ~ Comfortably
Place. ,oln ,.
y0T

The < 80 I'm Of the Reveille
- 80 -kened the Soldier Boys
ne First Days WOrk-Rain
-Iterfered With the Drills, and
Several Times the Boys Had to
be Hustled to Their Tents on
Double Quick.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-31
SANTA BARBARA FESTIVAL.
INDICATIONS THAT THE DISPLAY
WILL EXCEED ALL PREVIOUS
EVENTS.
THE CRUISER OLYMPIA HAS BEEN
ORDERED TO THAT
PORT.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, March 3d.
Another object of interest will be added to
the already numerous attractions furnished
by Santa Barbara at her forthcoming flower
festival, as is evident by the following dis
patch:
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 21.S
Sir: Referring to the department letter of the
10th inst, have to inform you that the U. s. S.
Olympia will anchor off Santa Barbara, Cal,
from the 18th to the 10Th of April, inclusive,
and that citizens viii be permitted on board.
H. A. HERBERT, Secretary
Mr.. WALTER LORD, Secretary Flower Festi-
val Association, Santa Barbara, Cal.
The Editorial Association will also be on
hand
That the flower procession will be longer
and the battle of flowers more brilliant
than at any previous festival is assured be-
yond any shadow of doubt.
The great pavilion where the ball will be
held will be decorated more deliberately
and more artistically than on any previous
occasion. The number of prominent gen
tlefnen and ladies in the country who have
already formally accepted the invitation of
the Flower Festival Association to be pres
ent, and to whom tickets have already
been forwarded, exceeds by 100 per cent
the number of any preceding festival.
There will be larger number of people
in Santa Barbara at the next festival than
ever before seen on any similar occasion.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-31
THE DIRECTORS OF

between Byron and Stockton. The ques-
ton will determine the selection of the
route.
Within a period of forty-eight hours
Claus Spreckels arranged for rights of way
and terminal facilities for the competing
road at Stockton, made ten-strike rolling
the spheres in the bowling alley at Good
water Grove, and offered to place a
wrecked engine of the Southern Pacific
which had run off the track at Midway on
the rails again within fifteen minutes.
The directors were returning after an
exciting days journey which had been full
of incidents, when the train was delayed
for number of hours seven miles this side
of Tracy by an engine leaving the rails
The Southern Pacific employees did not
take the advice of the leader of the rival
railway, but were forced after several fail
ures, when Mr.. Spreckels had retired to
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passed and the Burns cutoff gave the VS.
itors an opportunity to see how much
could be done by strengthening the chan
mel of the stream.
Mr.. Corcoran pointed out what is known
as the Devils Elbow, one of the most tor
tuous passages in the stream, the annoy
ance of the earlier navigators, with its
sharp turn, now avoided by taking the
cutoff. With the fertile lands of Roberts
island to the left, the steamer pursued its
way down the river, passed Whisky
Slough and then turned into Middle River.
This channel was pursued until Connection
Slough is reached, where long, tortuous
channel was followed until Old River, the
original main course of the San Joaquin
was reached. Then the boat was headed
up Old River toward Mohrs Landing
This river is as crooked as the Mississippi,
and navigators aver that the oaths of the
early pilots have been caught and held in
the crooks and turns and can still be heard
during favorable weather.
During the voyage up the Old River an
excellent dinner was served on the Leader
A sharp jolt just after the dessert had
been served sent c. NJ. Weber upstairs to
ma out WDere tuey were Inc steamer
swung off the bank and pursued her
course.
The engineer, the directors and the
Stockton escorts spent much of the time
on the hurricane deck. The point where
Kennedy's airline survey crossed was
shown. Further up the Grant line canal
levee attracted the attention of Engineer
Storey. This levee extends for several
miles in an almost direct line toward
Stockton. 1t is one of the available
stretches for use for railway track. Mr.
Storey seemed to think quite favorably of
this.
One thing seems certain-that corps of
surveyors will be put into the field to de-
termine if an available short route exists
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Low excursion rates have been obtained
on all the railways and steamship lines for
round-trip tickets to and from Santa Bar
bara.
The already extravagant display of all
that is mild, gentle, bright and pictur-
esquely beautiful will be enhanced on this
occasion by the artistic disposition of the
glorious products of favorable climate.
The grateful citizens of this beatific cor
ner of the earth are anxious to display to a
less fortunate people the floral product of
this marvellous region.
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Company in not maintaining o telegraph
office at this point.
When it had grown late Claus Spreckels
said to the trainmen: "You will not sue
coed in.that way. If you will let me direct
it l will have that engine on the track
within fifteen minutes The conductor
was willing, but Engineer Jordan was not.
He wanted to continue the trial of the
frog and the redwood ties in his own way,
and perhaps thought the Southern Pacific
officials would prefer that the passengers
should wait rather than that they should
be quickly sent on their way by taking the
advice of director of the competing rail-
road
81 have handled bigger machinery than
that locomotive" said Mr.. Spreckels, land
l can put that engine on the track in ff-
teen minutes. would like to get home
tonight"
This was at o'clock. The engineer was
obdurate and followed his own resources.
A handcar came up and another frog was
used, but the attempt to get the wheels on
the rails failed.
Meantime Mr.. Spreckels and portion
of the party had sought luncheon at the
hotel.
At 6: AS O'Clock J. B. Stetson made a sug-
gestion: "If you will unscrew the fish
plates and spread the rails little and run
the engine over the the ties until you reach
the point where the fishplates have been
removed, you can get the engine back on
the track" said he.
1t was getting pretty late and SO the adj
vice of another director of the San Joaquin
Valley road, as well as the president of the
North Pacific Coast road, was needed.
A half-hour after acting upon Mr.. Stet-
sons advice the engine was on the tracks
again.
Just then an engine came putting in
from Tracey. The Livermore Office had
become alarmed at the failure of the train
to arrive and had telegraphed headquar-
tiers, whence word had been wired Tracey
to send on an engine.
1t was thought at Livermore and Tracey
that the train had been held up and
robbed When the cars rolled into the
station at Livermore a big crowd had
gathered to learn the particulars of what
they thought to be the latest hold-up.
On the way into Oakland the directors
discussed the competing railway project in
| will be at work in and about Stockton
within few days, and within sixty days
at least construction work out of Stockton
on the line to Bakersfield will be begun.
| P. A. Buel states that it is quite likely
that Stockton can perform the agreement
into which she has entered within less
than that time. If that is so, then con-
struction work. can be instituted within
| less than two months.
Engineer Storey and Director Watt dis
cussed the kind of engines to be used, and
it was explained that a lighter engine
could be used in the San Joaquin Valley
| than for the road when it entered the
mountains to join the transcontinental
| trunk lines.
| So the San Joaquin Valley road is to be
connected with some one or more of the
| transcontinental lines.
1t is also evident from the statements
made by the dire ctors that road from
Stockton to some point on the bay neal
San Francisco will be one of the early lines
constructed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-31
An ADVANCE IN SILVER.
attributed to the Belief That England
WI Faror Bi1aeta Ilism.

NEW YORK, n. Y, March 3O.-The adj
vance in silver in the open market in Lon
don to-day has been followed by a cor
responding rise in bar silver here, which
has led to increased strength and activity
in silver certificates. To-day's advance is
attributed to the growing belief that Eng
land will consent to join in the bimetallic
conference, which now has the assurances
of representation from the United States,
France and Germany. 1t is said Spain is
in the market as buyer of bullion in con-
nection with the Cuban instruction.
Bar silver closed at P. NJ. quoted at
29sSd per ounce.
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the hotel, to follow suggestion offered by
Director J. B. Stetson, which proved sue
cessful, and as the engine returned to the
rails those gathered about shouted: "Three
cheers for General Manager Stetson of the
San Joaquin Valley Railroad"
1t was a day of incidents yesterday.
Stockton woke up jubiant over the defin-
lite fact that the competing railroad was
assured and that the capital of the county
of San Joaquin was to be the point from
which it would start.
Having accepted the offer of Stockton,
the seven directors who visited that city
have but to formally accept it at a meeting
of the twelve men who constitute the
board and the assent of the other five is as
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-31
[Sketched By a "CoW' artist. ]

There is no telegraph Office at Midway,
though it is a regular Southern Pacific sta
ton. Neither is there one at AItamont to
the west. 1t was between these points
that the frightful tunnel accident occurred
some time ago. Livermore was the nearest
station to the west and Tracy to the east.
1t was impossible to communicate with
either, SO the engine lay there and the
passengers grumbled and the trainmen
took what precautions they could against
a fore-end collision of possible trains from
Livermore or Tracy.
There was some sharp comment on the
economic policy of the Southern Pacific
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dent. Here, in attempting to switch an
empty boxcar so as to make it up on the
train, the engine ran off the track, entail
ing delay of several hours. The drive
wheels of the engine left the track and
serious accident to the engineer and fire.
man was narrowly averted.
The engine left the track at a cattle
guard. The wheels ran along the edge of
stringer, splitting the timber its whole
length, but passed safely over to the cross
ties. The swerving by an inch would have
plunged the engine down several feet, with
possible loss of life.
The cause of the accident was an imper-
feet switch, the one end of which projected
little to the side.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-31
FREIGHT, RIGHT OF war AND DEPOT SITE. 6

MODESTO, March 80, 1895.
To Charles M. Shortridge, Ed tor and Propri-
etor Of the San Francisco Call. -
Sir: For the purpose Of giving not only
moral but subs tantial aid to the San Franc sco
and San joaquin Valley Railroad, hereby
agree, rates and facilities being equal, to
pa troni re and forward the said road all
fret ght may have for transpor tat on.
And further agree that 7 will give to the
said road the right Of way through any lands
that possessed Of and also will give to
the aforesaid road the necessary ground for
depot on my Land adjoining the ity Of Modes to !,
County Of Stani slaus. P. H. DEDLEY .
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-31
. LINE LEvEE FOR A

1t was 4:45 P. NJ. when the train arrived
at Midway, 1t was 7:4S when the train
departed.
An attempt was made to get the engine
on the track by the use of a frog and
wedges of ties. 1t was rather clumsy
performance, and failed with repeated
trials. But the trainmen saw no other
method.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-31
OFFERS A SITE.

P. H. Dedley of Modesto Favors the Competing
Railroad.
The first man to pledge his freight to the
new railroad, as suggested by the CALL, is
P. H. Dedley of Modesto. Mr.. Dedley has
written letter to the editor of this paper,
in which he promises to patronize the new
road rates and facilities being equal to
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-31
DESTROYED the B,.i1dimo.

BROOKLYN, n. Y, March 3O.-Fire
started in the tive-story building occupied
by John Cavanaugn, a wholesale shoe
dealer destroying that building; loss
5000.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-31
Death of q Railroad Nan.

CHICAGO, ILL, March 500. Booth,
president of the Switchmen's Mutual Aid
Association, also president of the Railroad
Mems Alliance, and one of the best-known
railroad men in the United States, died to-
day from lung fever.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-31
Glove Dealers ASSIGN,

CLEVELAND, ONO, March 3O.--A. H.
Stefe and Co., wholesale glove-dealers, as
signed for the benefit of their creditors.
Assets $4,000; liabilities considerably in
excess of that amount.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-31
Eire In o. Encfaru District.

Fire In q Factory District.
EVANSVILLE, IND, March 3O.-A fire
in the sawmill and factory district caused
a loss of $4,000 this evening. The Holfrich
Company loses 100000 feet of lumber
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-31
THE EXAMINERS AID.

Max Pepper for the Iroquois Share Club Sub
soribes Now.
A number of new subscriptions were re-
ceived yesterday through the Examiners
blank forms. The account up to a late
hour was as follows:
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give it right of way through his land and
ground for depot at Modesto. Mr.. Ded-
ley's letter appears in another place.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-20
STOLE THE SPARKLERS.
DARING ROBBERY by A MAN AND A
BOY IN FRISCO.
Proprietor of a Pawnshop Locked in
by Boy, While the Nan smashes
the Show Window, Steals Tray
of Diamonds, and Eludes Pursuit.

San Francisco, Feb. ia man
robbed Franklin's pawnshop on Dupont
street, between Post and Suffer, right
in the heart of the business section of
the city, tonight. The robbery, which
occurred at about o'clock this even
ing, was particularly daring one. The
street was crowded with people when a
boy slipped UP to the open doors Of the
pawnshop, and, closing them, slipped a
Yale lock through a staple on the out
side and locked Franklin in, At the
same time a man smashed the window
and seized a tray of diamonds. Prob
ably one hundred people saw the act,
and one man holder than the rest
seized the robber from behind. With
an oath the thief commanded him to
let go, at the same time firing his pis-
toll The shot did not take effect, but it
scared the captor and he released his
hold. The robber darted to an alley
near by, and, mounting a horse, was
soon out of sight. The boy also got
away. In his haste the robber
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-20
Especial to The HERALD

Boise, Ida, Feb. 19-J. e. Jennings,
the Salt Lake beet sugar man, has
purchased the Ridenbaugh canal, near
this city. together with 5000 acres Of
land held by the canal company. The
price is about s350,0OO. It is said to be
the intention of jennings and asso-
ciates to settle up the land and start
a sugar plant.
In the senate today the committee on
counties recommended the passage Of
the Bonner county bill,
Mr.. Cunningham, chairman of the
joint committee on irrigation, presen-
ted lengthy bill providing for the
reclamation of arid lands under the
Carey act. The bill in all particulars
is similar to the Wyoming law recently
passed by the legislature of that state.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion Day moved that special COM
mittee of five be appointed to investi-
gate the differences between Alturas
and Logan counties He stated in ex-
PLANTATION that the object was to com
promise matters, which he thought
could be better done through the
agency Of a committee than by the
Senate as body. The motion was car
ried and the following senators We're
appointed: Day. Rees, Browne, Golden
and Parkinson.
This action is in accordance with a
truce arranged between opposing
forces. 1t will probably result in the
bill being reported to organize a new
county out Of the southern part of
Logan and annex the. northern part
of AIturas.
The entire day in the house was con-
sumed in the fight over the bill to
validate certain deeds and mortgages
impaired by incorrect form of ac-
acknowledgement. A certain loan COM
pany operating in Latah county is
affected largely and was represented
in the contest in the Hobbies. The bill
was finally recommended for passage,
with a promise that no mortgages
affected shall be foreclosed for three
days.
| The vote on Senator today was;
Shoup, 20; Sweet, 10; Claggett, Is. 1t
| is impossible. tonight, to say whether
the looked-for change will come to-
morrow or not, but it does not seem
likely. Politicians seems to be all at
sea, and there is manifest a spirit
OF uncertainty.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-20
SOCIETY ABROAD.
KHEDIVE SIGNS 4 MARRIAGE cON-
TRACT WITH A SLAVE.
Members of His Family Little Less
Than Furious at His Action
4 Strange Tale from the Orient

Cairo, Feb. 9-The khedtve signed
a marriage contract with his favorite
slave today in the presence of the
Egyptian ministers This act consti-
tutes a marriage to the slave and there
will be no public ceremony
About ten or twelve years ago, the
khedive's mother purchased several
CircasSian slave girls as upper SER
wants for her children. These Circas-
SLAMS we're mere children, and have
since been brought up in the palace
On his accession, one of these young
women was attached to the apart
ments of the khediye in order TO
watch over his wardrobe. The khe-
dive took a great liking to her, but
for some time she did not become his
concubine, she declining to enter into
that relation with him. But when the
khedivah, the khedive's mother, went
to COnstantfnOple last year and a mar
riaSe with some Turkish princess was
talked about, the Circassian held out
no longer. seeing that her only hope
of advancement was to become en-
ciente to the khedive and thus, if a.
son were the result. she could claim
marriage and the proclamation Of her
son as the crown prince
When the khedivah learned Of the
relations which existed between the
khedive and the Cfrcassian, she was
very angry, but upon her son asking
her forgiveness and stating that he
wished to marry the girl, she relented
and gave him her blessing. It was
thought that the khedive would marry
the girl who is three or four years
older than himself, before the birth of
the child. in order TO insure its legiti-
macy, as there was some doubt as to
whether the legitimacy could be eff
fected by marriage after birth, the
girl not being the slave of the khediYe.
| but of his mother. According to the
best of authorities. the khedive cam
not acquire the property of this slave,
as his mother has no right to sell or
give away any slave. such an act be-
| ing contrary to the Egyptian slave
/ law The other members of the khe-
diyah family are furious at the situa-
ton of affairs, as they fondly hoped
that the khedive and his only brother.
( Mohammed Ali, might die childless.
The woman with whom the khedive
contracted marriage today, has been
known in the harem as Lady Ikbul
| Hdnum.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-20

Washington. Feb. 19.-The probable
ity that the Jones silver bill will Sc
cure a hearing in the House. If it is
passed by the Senate is very small.
An apparently impossible barrier
stands before the first step necessary
to bring it before the House-the IA
vorable report from the committee
against it. With a full muster of the
weights and measures committee. OF
which Mr.. Bland, the silver advocate,
is the chairman, in the course of House
routine, but unfortunate for the silver
men that committee Is very narrowly
divided on the question of free coin
age. with a. probable majority of one
against it. With a full muster of the
seventeen members there are eight to
be listed on each side of the question,
with MIR. Kilgore, of Texas, holding
the balance of power. Mr. Kilgore was
formerly accounted a free silver advo-
cate. but has been recently thought to
hold views antagOnistio to free silver.
An additional advantage for the oppo-
nentS Of free silver is found in the alb
sence Of Mr.. Sweet. of Idaho, who is
engaged in contest for the Senate at
home, SO at best the silver men could
only hope for tie vote in committee
Chairman Bland says he. viii exert
every influence in his power to secure
quorum if the Jones bill is sent to
the House, but he does not entertain
strong hopes that he can secure a re-
port on the bill. If it could be reported
he could call 1t up as private business
in the House, and the body would be
compelled to place itself on record on
the silver question, unencumbered by
other issues, q proposition hat it has
not yet. been called to vote upon.