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The herald., 1895-05-03
ARE OPENING THE ROADWAY
Transit Men Working on the San Joaquin
Valley Line
Preliminary Surveys Made, the New Road Be
ing Surveyed Out Of Stockton,
Promises Kept

SAN FRANCISCO. May BY tomor
row morning the preliminary surveys of
the valley road will have progressed so
river AMI these being completed the To-
cation surveys will be commenced at
once. The preliminary surveys are for
the purpose of choosing the best routes
through the country and finally selecting
the line which the road is f,llow; the
location surveys are for the purpose OF
exactly locating all the curves and grades
and for mapping out the line so that
work may be commenced at once. When
the location surveys have been finished
as far as the stanislaus river the prelim-
mary surveys will oe continued on down
the valley.
The agreement between the people Of
Stockton and the management of the road
has been definitely reduced to writing
The terms are just such as have hereto
fore been agreed to and W hich have to
great extent been published. On the
part of the road it is agreed that the con-
struction of the road bed will be COM
menced within sixty days from the date
the rights of way and the city's subscrip-
tions are turned over and that it will be
prosecuted continuously afterward until
the entire road is completed and that the
road will then at once be put in opera
tion unless something unforeseen happens
to delay the work.
In consideration OF this agreement by
the railroad the city OF Stockton agrees TO
furnish right of way through the city
and through San Joaquin county. the
same to be 100 feet wide; that the people
will subscribe for 800, 900 worth of stock.
and that in all ways they will assist the
road to obtain whatever additional fran
chises it may wish or be willing to ac-
cept. All this they agree to do within
sixty days. The road agl ees also that it
will not divert the property conveyed to
it from any of the uses for which it is in
corporated, and that it will take all pro-
ceedings necessary to condemn the rights
of way conveyed to it, the cost of such
litigation and the values of the land SO
condemned to be paid by the city. p.
B. Frazer. Sidney Newell, +. M. West,
William Inglis and o. s. Bostwick are
made parties to the agreement as repre-
senting the city of Stockton.
The herald., 1895-05-03
On the Eastern Diamond

BROOKLYN, May 2.-Brooklyn 8; base
hits 8. errors 2. Baltimore 8; base hits 10,
errors 4. Batteries: Kennedy, Lucid and
Daley Esper, Gleason and Robinson.
PHILADELPHIA, May 2.-New York
u; Philadelphia 2. Batteries: Meekin
afic., trrell; Taylor and Beam.
CLEVELAND. May 2.-Cleveland 8;
ST. Louis 10. Errors. Cleveland 2. st.
Louis 3. Batteries: Wallace and O'Con-
nor; Breitensteln and Peitz.
PITTSBURG. May 2.-Pittsburg g.
basehts 13. errors A. Cincinnati 8; base
hits 20, errors 2. Batteries Killen, Hart
and Sugden; Foreman and Vaughn.
BOSTON. May 2.-Boston 8; Washing
ton 3. Batteries: Nichols and CAMEL
Maui and Mcclure.
CHICAGO, May 2.-Chicago. 4: base
hits, II; errors, 4. Louisville, 5; base
hits, 10; errors. 2. Batteries-Donohue
and Hutchinson; Cole and Cunningham.
MILWAUKEE, May 2.-Left fielder jim
Long of the Miiwaukees. in trying tc
catch long drive today. ran into the
left field fence during the Milwaukee.
Minneapolis game this afternoon and
was knocked insensible. His condition
is serious
The herald., 1895-05-03
MEMORIAL DAY
A Suggestive Letter Issued to nassachusett.
Veterans

veterans
BOSTON, May department Com
mander Joseph A. Thayer of the G. A. r.
of Massachusetts today sent out the fol-
lowing letter to all the Grand Army
posts in the state:
what seems to me to be the most ex-
traordinary proceeding in this great
nation of ours is advertised to take place
at Chicago on Memorial day of this year,
wherein monument to the memory of
the confederate dead is to be dedicated.
1t was an outrage to every true union
man that the monument was ever
erected, but now insult is added to in
jury by the selection of our Grand Army
Sabbath on which to consecrate a shaft
set up to commemorate the deeds of men
who did all in their power to destroy the
government we fought to save, and this
north of Mason and Dixon's line.
Com rad es, the blood of our martyred
Lincoln, of our noble Grant and all the
men who struggled in freedoms cause
cries out in protestation against this
blasphemy: Tt is not in my province to
issue general orders of command to
our posts to take action concerning this
proposed performance, but sincerely
hope that the comrades of this depart
ment will in no uncertain manner place
themselves on record as resenting such
exercises. ''' '', ga" --''
"And if we complain because these who
foughton that side still glorify their deeds
what shall we say of an administration
which loans Ga gift of this sort cannot be
made) cannon with which to decorate
and embellish the ground on which this
shaft stands?
THAT. as stated in the public press.
has been done. Should all this take
place. and we remain silent2 I say no,
a Thousand times no. -
The herald., 1895-05-03
OUT-OF-THE-WAY FACTS

Moses, the great lawgiver and author Of
the first five books of our old Bible, is
said to have died on the anniversary OF
his birth, being exactly 12o years old.
The largest gold coin in existence is
said to be the gold ingot or "loof" of
| AMMAN. fiat, round piece. worth about
$325 the value being written on it in
India ink.
British cricketers mourn the death of
Rev. James Pycroft, who died recently at
the age of 50. He was member OF the
| originator of the matches between the
two universities. Though an ordained
minister he was better authority on
cricket than on the Bible.
General Rafael Reyes, who commanded
the government troops which put down
the insurrection in Colombia, is a man
of action. with keen, dark face, love
of adventure and wealth OF experience
in revolutions. A regiment OF Indians.
attracted by his magnetism. served with
him in the rebellion of 1855.
One of Englands demands on Venezue-
la is for possession OF the island of Bari
mas. at the mouth of the Orinoco. which
would be fine location for a great fort
ress such as England has created at Hall :
fax and Vancouver. That little island
looks insignificant on the map but it is
the key to fourth of the inland trade of
South America.
Considering the great output of watchse
in the United States. to say nothing OF
the aumber imported, it might seem that
by this time about everybody in the
country ought to be supplied with a
watch. A wholesale dealer accounts for
the absorption of watches by pointing to
the continued growth of the population.
and to the fact that larger proportion
of the population than ever before now
carry watches.
Each family of standing in Honolulu
keeps telephone, for which the charge
is $40 year. The invitations to all So
clal functions are sent by telephone. This
is not only saving to the hostess in the
matter OF cards and postage, but it also
obviates the necessity of the physical
labor that attaches to such work. Some
houses have dozen telephones scattered
about the different rooms, so that the
family may communicate with friends
without having to leave their chairs.
The herald., 1895-05-03

Man. Swear old. second, +. Tuscomb's
chestnut colt Marco. 3-year-old. third.
Five horses, including Dryers Stonenell,
started. Stonenell had simms up. carried
8 stone pounds, Whittier carried
stone pounds. Best Man 10 stone
pounds. Marco . stone pounds. bettlng
at the post was 20 to against Stonenell
Peel handicap was won by Lord Lon
donderry's 3-year old colt Bosom. Dwyers
Harry Reed, ridden by Simms. carrying
0 stone, was one of the horses that ran.
The betting was 100 to II against Harry
Reed. Mr.. Foxhall keene's filly by Bar.
caldine out of Stephanoli. which started
with thirteen others in the selling plate
of 1O3 sovereigns for 2-year-olds, stone
and for 3-year-olds 8 stone l pound, the
winner to be sold at auction for 100 SOW
ereigns; entrance fee 3 sovereigns; Rouse
course five furlongs) eight entries or
no race; Sauteuse;, a chestnut hily by
longing to Captain f. Cooksen, won.
The Keene tilly was fourth.
The Newmarket 2-year- plate was won
by E. J. Keylock's Watchful, chestnut
colt by Thurio out of Mzpah, Mr.. J. II.
Houldsworth' chestnut flly Lauriota by
springfield out of Zaramua, second, and
Mr.. Richard Crocke1's Montauk. chest
nut colt by strathmore out of Spinaway.
third Montauk carried stone 10
pounds. Watchful s stone 10 pounds and
Lauriota 8 stone pounds. There were
eight starters. Watchful made the whole
running and won easily by three lengths.
The conditions were as follows: The
Newmarket 2-year-cld plate Of 200 sover-
eigns added to a swepestake of 10 sover-
eigns each for starters; colts to carry 8
stone pounds and fillies to carry stone
pounds. winner to carry pounds,
twice or of race valued at 400 sover-
eigns 10 pounds extra: entrance fee
sovereigns. The betting at the post was
even money against Montauk. to .
against Lauriota and 10 to against Watch
The herald., 1895-05-03
Russia and France In japan

PARIS, May 2.-Matin today says that
Japan Is treating with Russia, France
and Germany, and peaceful settlement OF
the matter il dispute, arising from Rus.
sia's objections to the terms of the treaty
arrived at between China and Japan. is
probable. Gaulois asserts the three west
ern DOW ers are about to achieve diplo-
matte victory. adding that Japan is in
clined to accept territorial concessions in
Russia,
The herald., 1895-05-03
WHO is HALL?

Supposed to Be J. B. Coulter of Kohler &
Chase
The following press dispatch was re-
ceived last night:
KANSAS CITY, May IL. W. Hall.
wanted in Los Angeles, CAL, for alleged
em bezzlement, is now under arrest in
Trenton, Mo-, awaiting the arrival of
California officers who will take him back
to Los Angeles.
The rolice department and sheriff's
Office claimed to know nothing of the
man named, but from surmses and facts
The herald., 1895-05-03
Another Richmond

BOSTON, May "A movement is on
foot among the P>oiiibitionsts of the east
to support John G. Wooley of Minnesota
as the presidential candidate of the Pro-
hibition party in the campaign of 1895.
1t is announced that Mr.. Wooley has the
support Of Miss Frances +. Willard and
other leaders of the w. G. Il. u, who will
strongly support his nomination.
The herald., 1895-05-03

it is supposed he is the man, j. w. Coul-
ter, who. it is alleged. about week ago.
disappeared with some OF their money.
If he is the man, he has been headed off
by kilograms from police headquarters,
but when Herald reporter called there
yesterday for information, the police had
no Information to impart on that subject.
The herald., 1895-05-03
Tramos Turn Robbers

SANTA CRUZ. May AT Pajaro
Wednesday evening, three tramps held
up G. T. Waller. They knocked out three
of his teeth and went through his pock-
ets but did not get anything. Two Of the
tramps were afterwards captured, and the
justice of the peace. before whom they
were brought, held them for battery.
The herald., 1895-05-03
At Lexington

! LEXINGTON. KY. May 2.-Sixth day
3 Kentucky Association spring meeting.
Halma lowered the track record for a
mile and an eighth one second in the
Phenlx Hotel stakes, doing the distance
.@in 1:52L. Prince Imperial in the second
race lowered the track record for fifteen
rsixteenths of a mile. Carrie H. in the
last race ran away three miles with
Jockey Houston pulling like demon on
the reins.
Z. Selling, for 3-year-olds and upwards,
six furlongs-Royal Prince won, Nav
Rose second, Peabody third; time, 1:16
Selling, five-sixteenths of mile
Prince Imperial won, La Joya second,
4Greenwich third; time. 1:34L.
4 Phoenix Hotel stakes for 3-year olds.
one mile and an eighth, guaranteed
value S125O-Halma won, The Commoner
SECOND. Ga!en dor third; time, 1:52H.
Parker won, Leila Dell second, La Colon
jrna third; time, 0:50.
& Four and half furlongs-Nance won,
Halloween second, Sligo third; time,
f1I5%.
The herald., 1895-05-03
WILL HAVE NO MORE OF IT
Intimation That Sir william Harcourt Intends
ReSlgnlnR

LONDON, May 2.-The Times says
that great excitement was caused in the
lobby of the house of commons at yester-
days sitting by Sir William Vernon Har-
courts announcement in presenting the
budget that it might be and probably
would be the last time in which from a
responsible position he would be able to
address the house on finance. The Times
says this language is capable of one
meaning only; whether dissolution comes
in the next few weeks or later it is OBJ
vious that the present parliament has
nearly run its course.
The herald., 1895-05-03
Tangled BY the Wheels

PHOENIX, Ariz., May 2.-Charles
Potter, a Santa Fe and Prescott and
Phoenix railway employee. while riding
at Wickenburg on the pilot OF an engine.
slipped off and one foot was run over and
badly mashed. He was taken to Prescott
for treatment.
The herald., 1895-05-03
Young Burglar Caught

Detective Auble returned from Santa
Barbara last night having in custody
Walter Dunmire, boy who was arrested
for the burglary of the residence of Mrs.
M. Tennyson at Main and Seventh
streets some time ago.
The herald., 1895-05-03
OVER THE WATER
Some Great Work Done on the Newmarket
y Track in England

81 NEWMARKET. Eng, May 2.-The
March stakes, it was expected, would be
1.-THE event of the day here for Americans.
but although Michael f. Dwyer's Stonene!l
started. he was not placed. Mr.. Purs-
SELLS brown colt Whittier, 3-year-old. was
FIRST, Wallace Johnston's bay colt Bes,
The herald., 1895-05-03
UNDER The PIG SKIN
Racing Events at Bay Dist let and
= Elsewhere

. Elsewhere
SAN FRANCISCO, May 2.-North was
the only favorite to win today on muddy
track.
e Five furlongs, maidens-Sloe won. Ich
Ban second, Halifax third; time, :OsA
{. Short six furlongs, selling Ricardo
won, Faro secono, Road Runner third
time, 1:18N.
+ One mile, selling-Norblieh won, Bell
Ringer second, Hy by third; time, $50.
fs Six furlongs, selling-Realization won,
Royal Flush second, May Day third
time, 1:19Z.
8; One mile. steeplechase- North won,
Mutineer second. Wag third; time, :53M
: Five and half furlongs. selling Banjo
l:13L.
The herald., 1895-05-03
preventative Hits Condition

WASHINGTON, May 2.-Representa-
tive Hit passed fair day but his gen.
eral condition is unchanged. He is still
dangerously ill.
The herald., 1895-05-03
Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Awarded Gold Medal Midwinter Fair San Francisco.

Teleglams for the following persons are
at the Western Union company's tele-
graph office in this city: NJ. n. Eskey.
Mrs. Nichols, J. B. Kerr, G. G. II. Nc
Bride Ely Portal.
The herald., 1895-05-03
People in Los Angeles

The unequaled demand for Paine's Celery
Com pound among the people OF this city.
is but one index of the great god it is doing.
There arc many in Los Angeles whom it has
cured of serious lncss Pal, es Celery
Compound makes people well who suffer
from weak nerves or impure blood
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-03

days vacation Convene Monday, JAN
6. Spring closing June Z.
Adjourn Tuesday, Dec. "a; thirteen
days vacation. Convene Monday JAN
6. Spring closing May q. Provided the
full week be counted IL would be two
days short.
/ prefer the first plan as it makes out
one holiday from the work and gives
sufficient rest, also permits US to get
over in the spring before hot weather
In accordance with your directions
at last meeting, / have established
separate Fifth grade at Kellogg school,
under Miss Kate English, graduate
Of our City normal. ! know Of nothing
but fav Jrable comments upon her work
the past two weeks. Having done all
TINS work while 4 student in the normal,
eEnlinatned in a large degree the factor
Of experiment.
/ transferred nine pupils from Wash
ington seventh and nine from Washing
ton fifth, giving much needed relief
there, TO the seventh and fifth Kellogg.
x may be necessary TO make addf-
tional transfers il the Washington fifth
and seventh continue 10 grow.
Largest scho nl--WaShington. AL en-
rolled. Smallest, Paramount, 40 en-
rolled
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-03

tered, but 1t Proved to be Only . Pocket
in the Crystslired Gypsun-Fine sPeei-
mems of IsiDsiass secured.
Everything moved like clock work at
the prospect well yesterday.
Each hour the great drill went crush
ing deeped and deeper in the earth In
the official log published Sunday morn
ing IL will be seen that the well was
1871 feet at that time, while last night
when the night shift went to work the
string on the sand bucket showed the
bottom of the well TO l67 feet beneath
the surface. while the last cleaninss
showed that the drill had come in con-
tact with a gray sandstone. very hard,
at depth of 165 feet.
The soapstone was left at a depth OF
las feet and rested upon crystalized
gypsum, which has the appearance Of
isenglass. The soapstone oil is still
seen with each bucketfull raised and IL
was gathered by spectators yesterday
for the purpose OF having IL analysed.
Work was kept up Saturday night
until IL, when work was shut down I'M
til last night when il was resumed.
Notwithstanding the severe cold yes
terday the well was visited by hun
dreds who anxiously watched each
bucket full raised, DESTROYS OF seeing
what would be the next strata struck.
When the isenglass, or crystalized gyp-
sum was reached there was quite a
commotion among the spectators. some
alleging that II was glass. and had been
formed by the sand becoming heated
at the creation Of the world. Pieces two
inches large were frequently found. be-
ing over an inch in thickness. and so
clear that a person could see through
1t without difficulty. When washed and
in the pan the glass would give out all
the colorS OF the rainbow and was ex-
ceedlngly interesting. They gave City
Engineer Jackson a hard look when he
declared that what they priEed so high
ly was nothing more than crystalized
gypsum They could not believe but
that an article hidden so far beneath
the surface and so carefully covered
with clay and soapstone. and that gave
out such beautiful colors was only gyp-
sum crystaliZed.
The bed of gypsum, which does not
require curbing extended for seventeen
feet, when 1t ended in the hard blus
soapstone above mentioned. As far as
can be told from the specimens brought
up, after being crushed by the bottom
Of the drill, the stone resembles the blue
soapstone which was used by the city
in paving the alleys and between the
street car rails.
The log as made out last night from
the beginning TO the bottom OF the
shaft, when the night gang went 10
work by City Engineer Jackson and his
assistants was as follows.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-03
MEETING OF TRAMPS
KANSAS CITY jim TELLS THE OBJ
JEOT OF THEIR CONVENTION.
He Says the Meeting at Winfield was for
Purpose Of EIecting Delegates to Attend
the National Reunion at Hot Springs,
Who will Send Forerunners to Colorado
TO Make Provision for Tramps atCripple
Creek and to Secure Tramp Mine-Jim
Says He has Quit the Poultry Business
and Scores the L 9Th Day of the Month.

"Kansas City jim tramp OF eight
years experience is in the city having
returned from the tramp convention at
Winfield and has accepted a few days
work at the Carey hotel as yard man.
He stops at night at the city building
and amuses the night watch, John Fish
er. by rela ting his experience in deal
ing with the cold, cold world.
kansas City Jim is as black as the
ace Of spades. but now has the distinc-
ton Of being a reformed tramp. Not
that he has exactly been converted,
but he has left off one OF his traits
that won for him spurs in his profess
sion from Alabama to California-that
Of successfully hauling TO morket other
peoples chickens. In giving in his ex-
perience last night TO the night watch
and an Eagle reporter he said:
Before / reformed 1 was known by
the entire gang of buns as occupying
the top notch in swiping poultry. 1 tell
you it takes brains to make a success
full poultry man, with other folks hens,
but two years ago when 1 had success
fully robbed a hen roost south of Wich-
tia. near a place called Haysville, and
Nto Int NUN
with a clear conscience and a happy
heart a man named Ed Darnell let
loose a ton of bird shot at me and 1
never had anything to hurt my feelings
before like those peslSY shot. / was
not knocked down but L tell you l
snapped ends with that gunny sack
and in a few minutes thirty-eight hens
which were mine by rights Of discovery
were turned loose.
81 hobbled up to Wichita and went
to the hospital. DR.. Hoffman come and
picked and picked shot, and from that
time to this / have never swiped anoth-
er chicken. 1 tell you it is powerful
wicked to go to mans hen house and
rob him of his biddies. and no manner
of persuasion viii ever tempt me ITO
make another venture. Every time
I hear a hen cackle, or a rooster crow
it sends a cold chill all over me.
ought to have had more sense than to
have started that night, and if 1 had
known what day of the month it was
nothing could have hired me to have
acted as conductor of that gang. 1t
was on August 10, and l might have
known what my old mamma said:
Never to try anything new on the 18th.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-03
I would die before 1 would go into cell

L would die before would go into cell
No. IL in a Jail
N.You want me to tell you how 1 man
aged TO steal chickens in every state
in the union and never get caught.
We'll, s9eing have reformed / viii ter
you how IL is did:
First you locate a te-house and
then il is no trouble 10 get in II you
have Ratchet. Never mind the dog.
You and your pard get in the hen house.
Then get your sack ready and the
captain, Chat was mel takes match
and strikes IL on his pants. The match
must be regular sulphur match with
mule on II. Take the match and run
along the roost and the chick win take
one whit and fall over in the sack as
quiet as a mouse. When the sack is
full take another and do likewise. There
will never be a squall, unless 1t is the
18th day of the month.
THE next day you put the chickens
in box and go down town and inquire
the price of chickens, and also get some
string. Go back and tie the chickens
by the leg and. come down the main
street. If you see a cop go out Of your
way to speak to him, and he will think
you are taking somebody's chickens TO
market, and he will never bother you.
If you try to slip down side street
he will get you sure.
''The first chickens I ever stole was
at Louisville, KY, and l sold them TO
a steamboat. Since that time I have
stolen over $4,000 chickens and never
had any trouble till Ed Darnell let his
old blunderbus loose at me. / have re-
formed.
you want to know what We had a
meeting for at Winfield on Thanksgiv
ing. Well, il was to select delegates
to meet at the reunion which will be
held at Hot Springs between Christmas
and New Year. At the convention at
Hot Springs delegates or spies will be
selected TO visit the Cripple Greek coun-
try and make arrangements there for
the gang next summer We will have
a tramp mine, and will make money.
If nothing occurs there will be but few
tramps in Kansas next year. They will
all be in Colorado.
Although 1 am reformed / will say
that l will attend the convention at
Hot ST {ngs and 1 will not walk mile
The way l won my spurs and got my
name was by travelling 10000 miles
and not walking three miles, and eat
ing two square meals each day and
not working a day or paying brakey
over 10 cents any day for ride You
can't lie about your records It has
got to be genuine and when you can
show up a clean record you are given
a title. 1 could tell you how We man
age TO get our clothing, ETC.. but it is
winter and / don't want to give ii away
The worst place to tramp is in Mexico
and the best place is in Canada. may
get married when / come back from
Hot Springs and settle down."
Major w. n. Ewing has returned
from an eastern trip.
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