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The herald., 1895-04-03
THEIR POINT OF VIEW

The Oregon express train robbery at
Reeds, on Saturday morning. thoroughly
disclosed the utter inadequacy of the
much vaunted railroad detective organi-
zation in this state, as well as the gen
eral inefficiency of the whole swarm of
scouts and secret police agents engaged in
the pursuit and discovery of train rob-
bers.-Stockton Mail.
4 4 4
Crops of all kinds are looking their
best in the Pajaro valley, and bounteous
harvest is assured. There is only one
tn ng lacking to make the farmer really
happy, and that is an assurance of good
prices for the coming seasons products
jacksonville Rustler.
This valley is rapidly filling up with
cattlenen from the various counties of
our territory, all anxious to avail them
selves of the splendid advantages of our
extensive alfalfa fields, and it must be ap-
parent TO all that this will be one of tue
greatest future sources of wealth of the
Salt River valley.-Arizona Gazette.
4 4 4
There is a laudable ambition in almost
every town from center to circumference
in trying to have the valley road, and
how wonderful the geographical and
geometrcal position. Eacn place is on a
right line between all other places. s.-Por-
teryille Enterprise.
4 & Z
We were engaged the other day in pill
ing wood in the cellar, and our thoughts
ran in the direction of the amount of la
Dor expended in cutting. preparing, haul
ing and getting the wood to the stove or
fireplace. ce.-Northampton Gazette.
4 4 4
The handsome way in which San Fran
cisco is coming down to the Fiesta is only
equalled by the tumultuous haste with
which the Santa Barbarians are preparing
to stay at home and attend to their own
knitting. Pasadena Star.
4 4 Il
The payment of half the original bounty,
as provided by the recent act OF Congress.
will add to the receipts OF the Alvarado
sugar mandatory, as the result of last
years operations $50, Oo.-Oakland Trib-
une.
& & 4
There is a gradual revival of business OF
all kinds throughout Southern Arizona
Arizona Star.
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a reputation for veracity and honor by
sending the journal by which they are
employed a quantity of falsehoods.
Neither are they likely to attempt piece
OF blackmail even on grand scale. As
several other correspondents were in Port
Arthur at the time, Messrs. Creelman
and Villers could not hope to accomplish
anything by deception, and from su
perfcial view of the case it does not APP
pear probable that they we're attempting
it.
The controversy over the Port Arthur
massacre is an example of the difficulty
experienced in getting at the truth OF
history.
The herald., 1895-04-03
NO IMPOSITION TO BE PERMITTED

Is is to be hoped that California hos
pitality-that royal, open, unstinted well
come which is known all over the country
as characteristic of 1.-THE slope will
not be marIed during the carnival week
by any i'll treatment of visitors in the way
OF unduly advancing prices, or taking al
vantage of the crowded condition OF
the city and the consequent in
creased demand for accommodations
OF all kinds, to practice
sort of extortion by class of people
fortunately very scarce hereabouts, who
consider nothing but how to get money!
honestly, if they can, but-get money.
Fortunately there cannot be such meth
DDS used to any great extent,for the busi-
ness people OF the city are exceptionally
fair, just and generous, and regard the
fame of their town and their own reputa-
tion too dearly to give any such cause for
complaint.
But there are always a few more or
less irresl onsible persons, who, on such
occasions, will seek to attain their selfish
ends at any cost to Others and these gen.
try should receive the prompt attention
of the advisory committee and the press.
With such precautions as have been and
will be taken by the Fiesta officials the
thousands of people who are considering
visit here during the festivities
may be sure that they will be subjected
to no imposition or extravagant de-
mandS
The herald., 1895-04-03
CHANGE IN BOXING RULES
Champion corbett Talks About the Proposed
New Regulations

PITTsBURG, April flames j. Cor
bett, talking of the proposed changes in
the boxing rules as advocated by the
Olympic club at New Orleans, declared
himself opposed to making five-minute
rounds and two-minute rests. 1t is not
necessary he said, for any changes to
be made, and none are likely to be made.
The present rules were adopted by uni
versal consent and nothing short OF that
can change them. If the Olympic club
the country can do the same thing, but
there would be no standard for boxing
tournaments. He was opposed TO two
minute rest because it would give a
winded man too much chance to recuper-
ate.
The herald., 1895-04-03
Canadian Customs Duties

OTTAWA, Ont, April AT the last
session of parliament the customs due on
books was changed from Is per cent ad
valorem TO six cents a pound. with an ad-
ditional 12H per cent on reprints of Brit
ish copyright works. A clause was at
tached, however. providing THAI on
March 27, 1895. this additional duty of
12L per cent Oh reprints of copyright
that the law today is changed to this ex-
tent. anu the protection afforded to
British authors of Canadian works has
ceased, This duty has been dubious
source of income to the authors, but its
withdrawal will doubtless contri butte to
the controversy now going on in England
over the subject of Canada's right to con-
troll this class of legisla lion.
The herald., 1895-04-03
FEARED THEIR FATHER
Woman nurders Her Children to Keep Them
From Suffering

COLUMBUS, o., April Mrs. W. H.
Williams, who murdered two of her child
rem at the Park hotel yesterday, was ar
raigned in the police court today on two
charges of murder in the first degree.
The accused waived examination and
was ordered held without bond to await
the action of the, grand jury. She was
At once taken to the county jail. Mr..
Williams was released today by order OF
the coroner and the little daughter Annie
was placed in the care of a friend of the
family.
Mrs Williams seemed to have enter
tained the most bitter enmity towards
her husband and says the only reason
she can give for numbering her children
is that she did not want them to suffer at
the hands of their father as she had suf-
fered.
The herald., 1895-04-03
BOOMER TO BE EXTRADITED
Jabez Spencer Baliour to Be Delivered to the
Authorities

BUENOS AYRES, April "A federal
Judge has ordered the Salta government
to deliver Jabez Spencer Balfour, whose
extradition the British have long been
trying to obtain, to the British legation
in this city. ss
A telegram from Salta announces that
the court there will turn over Balfour to
the general authorities tomorrow. AS
quickly thereafter as possible he will be
taken to London to answer the charges
made against him in connection with the
collapse of the Liberator Building society
and allied concerns, the failure of which
ruined thousands of persons who had in
vested their money in the different con-
Germs. At the time of his flight from
England Balfour was mem ber of parlia-
ment.
The herald., 1895-04-03
SHOT BY A SAILOR
A Mutiny on Board the Bark Masters, at


NEW YORK, April 2.-The British
bark J. H. Masters, Captain Mcneil,
which sailed from this port on March 25
for Demerara, returned to this port to-
day, Captain McNeill having been shot
by one of his sailors on the night of
March 80.
On tnat night. the vessel being then
about sixty miles from Montauk, Captain
Mcneil came on deck to observe the
state OF the weather, and had just stepped
out OF the companion when Seaman
Holzheur, who was at the wheel, pulled
a revolver and began firing at the cap
tain, who received no less than five shots
in his body. A wound under the right
eye is the most serious. but it is hoped
that the bullet can be extracted. Holz-
heur is 80 years old and native of Ger
many. He stated today that he had no
recollection of shooting Captain McNeill
and appeared to be demented.
The herald., 1895-04-03

have been a defaulter to the amount OF
$75, 600. Juge Hale had been town tIu5-
tee for thirty years. Since his death hold
ers OF notes ranging in sums from $1,000
to $40, 600 have been presenting claims, and
it appears that he had hired these sums
at different times in the towns name.
but the town books contain no records OF
such transactions. The town officers are
now engaged in investigating the ac-
counts of the late trustees. ~, -
The herald., 1895-04-03
The Chinese Frauds

BOISE. Idaho, April Especial Agent
seven alleged Chinese business men at
tempted to land at Port Townsend. The
certificates are signed by Boise business
men. Some of the signatures are be-
lieved to be forgeries, but some OF them
are undoubtedly genuine.
Only one OF the Chinese was ever here,
and he was not merchant. 11H
The herald., 1895-04-03
spreckeIs' Sugar Works Close Down

PHILADELPHIA, April 2. -Spreckels'
sugar refinery closed down today for an
indefinite period. The refinery has a
large stock OF sugar on hand and thought
it advisable to shut down rather than
work on half time. Two thousand men
are thrown out of employment. The
other refineries are running full time, and
there is no talk of a shut down.
The herald., 1895-04-03
A Double r1urder

GALENA, Kas., April 2. - Newton
Walters, aged 49, killed two brothers
George and James Cox, while duck hunt
ing today. He then attempted to violate
the person of Miss Dollie Cox, who was
alone at home. The girl gave the
alarm and Walters fed. One of the Cox
BOYS was found in the woods with bull
let hole in his head. The other is sup
posed to have been thrown into the river.
The herald., 1895-04-03
THE PATH OF A CYCLONE
Houses Unroofcd and Roads Blocked by a
Kentucky Wind

ERLANGER, KY, April "A cyclone
swept across Boone county last night.
Several houses were unroofed and the
roads blockaded by fallen trees. The
worst effects were at Big Bone Springs,
near Walton. The cyclone wrecked the big
summer hotel and the building occupied
by the Odd Fellows at Big Bone Springs.
The hotel was large frame structure con-
tanning eighty rooms and situated on the
summit of a hill 1t is owned by G. A.
Mclaughlin of Covineton. and in the
summer is filled with visitors. No lives
are reported lost.
The herald., 1895-04-03

attem nted murder of his wife and danoh-
ter last December, the murder of William
barnes, North Birmingham distiller.
because he refused to give them whisky,
the hold-up and robbery OF the two white
women at Thomas and numerous minor
crimes. A quantity of stolen property
was located by Harris and recovered
Henry Kim ber1y is now in prison for
some of the crimes confessed by Harris.
The herald., 1895-04-03
Death Follows Train Robbery

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-. April Gov
ernor Stone today approved a bill under
which train robbing is made capital
offense. should the jury decide to infiict
so serious punishment. The penalty
ranges from hanging to imprisonment in
the penitentiary.
The herald., 1895-04-03

The tenderfoot is here. He yesterday
tried to make three aces beat four trays,
but was unsuccessful until Chief Glass S
men took hand and called his smooth
opponent. La Fiesta is attracting both
the just and the unjust to the city, and
though the rain is said to fall on each
alike, it is somehow the latter and rarely
the former who know enough to go in
when it showers. The Police Commits
sion did well yesterday to provide for
large increase in the force during the car
nival. for our visitors should be protected
whether they come from the rural dis
tricts or Chicago.
The herald., 1895-04-03
A SEA CAPTAINS SCHEME
Two Seattle Gamblers Shanghaied on Board
a Ship

SEATTLE. WASH, April 2.-The sport
ing fraternity here is greatly exercised
over the absence of Jack Perry and Joe
Galloway, who were shanghaied at Port
Townsend Sunday by Captain Ratherly,
OF the British ship Dimsdale. whom they
had fieeced.
The gamblers were enticed on board the
ship and were then taken prisoners, and
are now on their way to Callao, Peru.
The local gamblers have written to Gov
ernor McGraw amt Secretary Gresham to
intercede and see tnat the men are re-
leased upon their arrival at Callao.
The herald., 1895-04-03
Tennessee,s Natal Day

NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 2. = In
nearly all the schools of the state today
was observed with appropriate ceremonies
the 1OSth anniversary. of the admission of
Tennessee as territory. In this city
fully 5000 people, including many school
children, assembled on Capital Hill and
amid the booming of cannon ana patriot
ic music by the bands. tree was planted.
The Legislature attended in body.
The herald., 1895-04-03
Shot THROUGH a Car Window

ATLANTIC CITY. Nj, April 2.-J. z.
Faunce, whofwas speaker of the Pennsyl-
vania house of representatives in 1883. was
shot and seriously wounded today while
riding through West Collingwood on q
Reading express train. The bullet, which
was fired through window of the car,
buried itself in his neck.
The herald., 1895-04-03
WITH THE JURY
The Case of the A. r. U. Strikers Subn
at

The Case Of the A. K. y. StrikerB Submttted
at Last E
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2.-United
States District Judge Morrow this morn
ing finished reading his 270 pages Of In
structions to the jury before whom Mayne
and Cassidy, the A. r. U. men, are being
tried for conspiracy. and this afternoon
the case was given to the jury.
At II p. m. the jury had not found a
verdict and was locked up for the night.
The herald., 1895-04-03
The Rope In Florida

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, April IVA.
liam Rawles. colored, was found guilty
today of the murder of John Kaul. a shop
keeper, last Wednesday. A mob soon
gathered at the depot, overpowered the
guards and lynched Rawles.
The herald., 1895-04-03

Edson's proposal to buy out the
phonograph monopoly, if carried to
a successful issue, will have a far
greater influence on modern civilization
than the wisest measures of the greatest
statesmen in the world this year.
The herald., 1895-04-03

The Chicago election does not prove
that the big Windy city has gone into the
camp of the Republicans, but rather the
popularity of Mayor Elect Swift, who was
Commissioner of Public Works there for
years, and a man highly esteemed by all
parties. To the Swift belongs the race.
The herald., 1895-04-03
chiIi,s New Ironclad

BUENOs AYRES. April 2.-Tt is
rumored here that the Chilean govern
ment is placing orders in England for new
ironclad warship of 6000 tons.
The herald., 1895-04-03
Was a Defaulter

FOXCROFT. Me-. April 2.--Hon. Elias
J. Hale, Judge of probate for Piscataquis
county, who committed suicide by shoot
ing on Thursday last, is now thought to
The herald., 1895-04-03

The new woman was in evidence in
Ohio yesterday. At Cincinnati she helped
defeat the Democrats, at London she
knocked out both the old parties, and all
over the state many women were elected
on the school boards.
The herald., 1895-04-03
Death Of a Journalist

NEW YORK. April David NJ. Stone,
who was for forty-four years editor of the
New York Journal Of Commerce, died to-
night from heart trouble.
The herald., 1895-04-03

disasters, ali efforts TO embarrass would
cease and any vicious spirit existing
would disappear.
The herald., 1895-04-03

Hoods Pills are purely vegetable, carefully
prepared from the best ingredients Z5c.
The herald., 1895-04-03

There is sure to be an influx of profess
sional crooks hero during La Fiesta. Are
Chief Glass and b men prepared for
them?
The herald., 1895-04-03

II Will Pay you to take Hoods Sarsaparilla
With pure blood you need not fear the grip
diphtheria or fevers Hoods Sarsaparilla will
make you strong and healthy.
The herald., 1895-04-03

The boom of white metal in the Eastern
markets is good news for the Western
markets.
The herald., 1895-04-03

Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award.
The herald., 1895-04-03

We want clean streets for the visitors
during the Fiesta week.
The herald., 1895-04-03
MURDERERS RUN DOWN
Half Dozen Hard Characters Are Landed
in Jail

in Jail
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, April 2.-Half a
dozen members. Of the worst gang of
murderers and robbers ever known in
Alabama are in jail tonight as the result
of the confession of Leo Harris. who is
charged with numbering Pleasant Mer-
riwea thcr,a grocer, with hatchet and
robbing his store few nights ago
John Weber, one of the gang, was fatally
shot while resisting arrest. According
TO Harris confession, he and his pals are
responsible for the murder and robbery
of James F. Thornton, a Birmingham
grocer, in December. the murder OF +.
H. Daniels. an East Lake farmer, and the
The herald., 1895-04-03

Wall paper at Eckstrom's, saA $. Spring $
The herald., 1895-04-03

Wall paper &c, 7lsc per roll. s2s 5. Spring
The herald., 1895-04-03

kregeio & Bresee funeral directors,
Broadway and sixth street. Tel. 243.
The herald., 1895-04-03

Drink Shasta Water. woollacott, agent.
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able-loolxing, possibly from association.
1t was noticed when they gave party,
as they sometimes did, that he went
about with the young people and en-
tered into all their sports, and then the
gossips wagged their heads and said:
Il told you sol" They could not hear
him say after the company had gone:
Isn't it relief to be by ourselves,
mother? tried to make myself agree
able as you asked me to, but it was
stupid trying. / wish we didn't have
to entertain"
One Sunday he had gone to church
alone--an unusual event, but she had
insisted. 1t was the beginning Of the
end that was coming to their long
courtship, and she wanted to be alone
and think it overflow best to tell him.
And he had come home, disturbing q
conference with God, to say this;
Mother, how could you let me 90
to church with the legs of my trousers
rolled up like thnt?"
.'My dear boy"-he was always heI
''dear boy"t to the last hand-clasp-"how
could prevent you? You were in suct
a hurry you did not present yourseli
for Inspection
"Hus you knew they were relied VI
~ list rainy day."
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"And hadn't you the sense to ron
them down when it was dry? Why,
Robert, living with me must have
turned your BRAIN"
A year passed, and not only was ROD
ert Hester still widower, but he had
not even begun to take notice. he
lived in the comfortable house which
had been his home for many years, and
it was taken care of by chore-woman
who came twice day and cared for the
premises when he was absent. No in
vitation had wheedled him out OF his
solitude, and he had never noticed any
of the sixteen-year-old girls who were
to succeed Mrs. Kester. All overtures
of sympathy and respect were put
aside, and it looked as if the most eligi-
BILE widower in Green county was to
remain q widower to the end of his
days.
Robert Kester owned good horse,
which he drove to q covered buggy, in
which he and his late wife had explored
every nook and corner of the town in
which they lived, and much of the sur
rounding country.
After his wife's death he occupied
the buggy alone. 1t was the one pleasure
he allowed himself and he drove more
frequently than anywhere else to the
cemetery in which she reposed. He
went there at all hours, but no ono
could say whether thrift or sentiment
took him there. The lot was kept like
her flower garden at home, and no other
hand but his touched it. So the specta'
Gle of Roberts horse hitched to the
palings caused no surprise. Coming OF
, going, he always carried some tribute
, of remembrance and affection.
Several times he had observed anoth
err who visited lot near his own. H'
, knew her as poor lonely widow
, whose husband and two children slep
there. Her silent, shrinking move
ments, her grief, and the fact TINT SIN
, was far along the troubled pathway o
). life, gave her transient interest
and one day when storm was ar
!, preaching he offered her seat in hi
carriage Such unwonted kindnes
quite upset her, and she was silent an
: respondent during the ride home. Sh
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No Danger of Free silver.

There appears to be no danger what
ever that any free silver bill can pass
the next house of representatives. A
careful committee of the chamber OF
commerce has made poll OF the
house on this question, and we publish
the result. There are only eighty
eight members in favor of free silver
and only fifty-two who are doubtful or
non-committal, while there are two
hundred and sixteen who declare them
selves opposed to that policy. VI
course, no free silver bill, even II
passed by congress, could become law
while Mr.. Cleveland remains president.
But this clear showing that an over
whelming majority of the Popular
house is openly opposed to unsound
money ought to be conclusive assur-
ance of the stability of our currency
not to be doubted by foreign investors.
Unsound money men are always noisy
in the advocacy of their schemes. OF
monetary debasement, but the sound
sense of the American people may al
WAYS be counted upon to overwhelm
their clamor with votes for honesty
when the time comes.--N. Y. World.
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had known Mrs. Hester and included
her in few grateful words she said,
in such way as to please Robert much.
Praise of his wife had always been Oh
open way to his esteem.
| But the widow went no more to the
cemetery. There were several reasons
for this. First, the days were growing
cold, and she dreaded rheumatism.
Then she did not want that good man,
Robert Kester, to think that she was
lying in wait for him. And, too, she hal
accepted a home with family u
cross, disagreeablc mnn and his prim
wife-where in consideration of three
meals day and lodging, she was to act
as housekeeper where no servant was
kept. Her property had been taken
from her by AN INSCRIPTIONS son, and
she was obliged in her old age to work
for strangers.
Being woman of education who in
her youth had enjoyed superior advnn-
tages, she felt that her sphere was low
ering and closing her in. Being n
Christian, she accepted the changed
conditions of her life with fortitude
and resignation. But a single petty
act of cruelty and injustice raised her
again to the plateau of happiness.
Going out earlier than usual one
morning with his horse and buggy,
Robert saw bowed and weeping wom-
an vanish into the cemetery stile. He
waited long time for her to appear,
and then he again invited her to seat
in his buggy.
All Green county was electrified
when they heard of Roberts second
marriage, and saw that plain, sad Mrs
Black dressed in a dark red - yes
actually red - bridal dress, superin
tending Roberts home, now hers, and
looking like another woman in the sun
shine of her new love.
Then he hadn't been unhappy before,
He hadn't repented of marrying WON
an much too old for him, and proved /
by rushing off to marry one much tot
young? He had selected another moth
|. erly wife, and asked nobody's permits
;. sion. And he went on living in tn,
I same calm, rational way with humble
+ two, who seemed to fit into all vacan
e inches as if she had been to the manne
/: born.
r But the effect of all this on the peopl
of that locality has been most remark
5, able. Disparity of age is the rule nov
= instead of the exception. And 1t
IS always on the brides side. The girl
Re are hurrying up the time when youn
man will consider them old enough I
h marry. Instead of making themselve
Il younger when their ages are asked
lie they invariably add years to their nun
y Der, SO that they will be considere
,e sufficiently ripe in judgment for mai
n. rage with their juniors.
a For these unequal marriages al
wonderfully happy, filled with stron
70 and abiding friendship, comradeshiI
r. that indicates the true measure of lii
ing. Some one has said that the re,
er life never arranges itself exactly ill
w a romance. And as the value of fir:
n youth is not appreciated until it hs
II vanished, SO love produces a secon
youth of the heart--apd with it tin
ID has no existsnce~-yearn do not caunt,-
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