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The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-10-17
Mineral Application.
go. 1874.

HNlTED STATES Land Office, Helena.
- Montana. Sept. %, 1896.
Notice is hereby given that Henry Filing.
whose postottice address is Virginia City,
Aadison County, Montana. has made
application tor patent for 80 linear
feet OF the Buckeye number 6 lode
mining claim, situated in Mill creek
mining district, Madison county Montana,
the position, course and extent of aid min.
ing claim designated AS survey number A.
$50. in fractional township 4 south. range 4
scrlbed in the plat posted on said clam and
the official plat and field notes of said sur
vey. filed IN the United States land office at
Helena. Montana. as follows to-wlt:
Beginning at southwest location corner.
corner number |. a dOlomite stone. 24XlOXS
inches. 16 inches deeD. marked 1-4S3O, with
a mound OF earth alongside, from which the
quarter section corner between sections ~
and 20. township 4 south, range 4 west.
bears south % degrees 90 minutes west. 9.
349.O feet: and running thence north "a de-
grees 20 minutes east, 80 feet to corner
number 2, a dOlomite stone 21XlOx9 inches,
IA inches deep marked 2.4S3O; thence south
30 degrees 90 minutes east. 600 feet to cor.
ner number ). = granite stone 2OxlOxS
inches. Ii inches deep. marked S-4S30;
thence running south "a degrees 90 min
utes west. $50 feet to corner number 4. q
granite stone 2Oxl4xS inches, Is inches
deep. marked4-4SS0; thence running north
IS degrees 90 minutes west, coo feet to cor.
uer number l, place OF ~beginuiug, contain.
ing An area OF 1O.O6 scres.
The location OF said lode claim 10 record.
ed at page u OF book l. OF the records OF
!odes Of Madison county. xoptaua. The ad.
joining clsamessre the Bullion, survey No.
15Ss On the southwest. and the Toledo No.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-10-17

day tire 10th aud Goth days of October. ISM
and mat Will sir ut farl SwanStrum'- in said
Lindel ; school house precinct, on Thur sday
and Friday. the 22nh and 23ri days ot October,
1925. at wticn said liacas and 1t all lawful
hours, VIZ befw-e n the hours of 10 Il. IN. and 10
p. m. on each of ss"t Havs. | may be found for
the purpose Of registration
LYNN COMFORT,
Registry agent. election district No. & Mad
i>ou County, Montana.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-10-17

>. unsurveved. on the northeast. Alfred
LeDeauX. claimant.
W. f.. COX,
Register
First publication Sept %. 1>"i. SOLO
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
PROPULSION OF BALLOONS.

Frenchmen Have Made Many Improve
ments.
In attempting to propel balloon Of the
usual shape the great difficulty met with
is that Immediately it begins to move
against the wind the big bag of gas Is
forced out of shape, and. in proportion to
the propeiling power applied, threatens
to engulf the car and It's tenants in its
folds or to suffocate them with the gas,
which is caused to escape by the alter
of shape, says the Gentlemen's Maya
zine. The other difficulty is the construc-
ton of a powerful enough and yet
light motor which does not require fire to
work it. Though many attempts have
been made, advance has been very slow.
The French, who have persistently stuck to
the balloon from national pride in its in
vention and who have done most for its
improvement, have made some notable
steps in the matter of balloon propulsion.
Thus, toward the close of the Franco
German war, M. Dupuy de LONE, naval
builder, constructed balloon with rud-
der and a screw driven by the passengers.
1t was found that velocity, apart from
that OF the air current, of about six miles
an hour could be obtained.
Considerably better results have been
obtained by Messrs. Krebs and Renard
with their cigar-shaped balloon, inflated
with hydrogen ana propelled by an electro
motor driven by storage batteries. They
have succeeded in travelling little more
than twelve miles an hour in fair weather
and in steering in any direction, even re-
turning exvctIy to their starting point,
but in windy weather the apparatus has
not been tried. To brave any moderately
strong wind the machine would require
to travel something like fifty miles an
hour, but these French officers do not ex-
pect to attain a speed of more than twenty
i've miles an hour in the most favorable
circumstances In the opinion of Maxim,
this dirigible balloon is as near perfection
as is ever likely to be attained by ma
chine depending on aerial fotation.
The empire of the air is not to be won
BIZ balloons. They have too many imper-
fections and limitations, and. accordingly,
this at first hopeful path must be aban-
doned for the more difficult one of me-
chanical flying. The bird must be i'm
stated as far as human powers, aided by
luitable devices to make up for the natural
Deficiencies of man, can go. The ef-
forts of those interested in the matter
have been of late mainly directed to flying
machines, which, though they must
necessarily be heavier than the air, yet
may find in their very weight an inertia
means for battling successfully with the
variable air currents. The subject has
been approached in many directions and
much encouragement has been. gained as
the difficulties have been more thoroughly
understood
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
POINT LoBOs PEOPLE.
s. H. Tacy Addresses Them Upon
Home Industry.

s, III. Tacy Addresses Them Upon
Home Industry.
The people of Point Lobos are contem-
plating the early grading of the streets
west of Second avenue and the cross
streets. At last nights session of the
Point Lobos Improvement Club the ex-
ecutive committee reported that it was
securing representative speakers. who will
soon address the club upon the respective
merits of gold and silver.
The Board of Education has authorized
the establishment of primary class in
the neighborhood of G street i'd Fifth
avenue.
Captain James Winslow. who fell down
the hatch way of the City of Peru and has
been on the sick list tor some time past, Is
now almost we'll and will soon be out and
attending to his duties at the Pacitc Mall
dock.
s. H. Tacy of the Manufacturers and
Producers Association, appeared before
the club last night and delivered an aDle
address upon the subject of Home IN
dustry," in the course of which ne salo'
take it for granted that most OF the gentle
men here tonight are .hen occnpy
and others may be who own many houses I oI
blocks of land, but all of whom are lnteresteu
in seeing their holdings increase In Value.
You all know this then, that town iots are
worth more per square foot than the same ex-
tent of land devoted to agriculture, ana tnat
which gives value to town lots is popuiatlon'
for that creates q demand for home and bus1-
ness blocks and the population that Is the
most proftably employed want the LAND ana
will improve it according to their ability |;
hence it is that the most valuable properly Is
where population lis most dense-in cities which
have the most people engaged in industrial
pursuits-and it is knowing this that causes
men when starting new towns to nrst lay IL
out in streets and blocks, then to seek out
factories to locate in their midst.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
SORROW IN OAKLAND.
There Is Some Little Joy, However,
Among "The Pulls" Over the
Chance of More Pap.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
QA2 Broadway Aup d

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
90S Broadway. Aug. 25.
There is joy among "the pulls and
deep sorrow, even TO suggestion of sack
cloth and ashes, among "the push" 1t IS
all due to the decision handed down this
afternoon sustaining the four-year term
for county and township officers.
There has been much speculation and
building of fences by some of the county
officials, who feared that their official
lives were to be halved. They all pro-
fessed to be sure of the long term, but at
the same time they were laying wires in
case their fears and not their desires came
out on top.
The decision has altered the complexion
of things, and will have marked effect
on the com bin ations that were being
made with Supervisorial candidates and
as pirants for the Legislature.
There is much rejoicing aud congratula-
tion in some quarters, because the favor
able decision was the only hope OF many
TO serve the country for another two years.
The political aspect of the county has so
changed that not more than one-half OF
those now in office could hope to be re-
elected. But they are safe now, and those
who wanted to see change must POCKET
their disappointment.
The offices to be filed now are so few
and the number of politicians out OF job
so numerous that there will be struggle
for office during the next three months
such as is seldom seen.
Although a desperate effort will be
made to retain the retiring Supervisors
there is no reason to suppose that the
vote in their favor will be any larger than
that given to Judge Frick. The Friend"
element have candidates for all the offices
and there will be two tickets OF delegates
in every ward.
The candidates who have already an
nounced themselves for every Office are
legion and the hangers-on have decided
that as there are so few Offices they must
work them for all that they can be made
to produce.
It is acknowledged that more than half
of those now in the field have only
entered for the purpose of being bought
off Indeed. the price paid Judas would
seem to be many times the value of some
who have already got their faces on
tickets.
The decision of the Supreme Court is not
received with entire satisfaction by the re-
spectacle element of the community, who
would like to see some changes in the
present county government.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
SANTA CRUZ EXCURSION.

This Is the Last Opportunity Of the
Season.
At the special request of many who
were unable to avail themselves of the op-
portunity to visit the City by the Sea on
the occasion of the last excursion run by
the Southern Pacific Company and under
the personal supervision of Colonel Viii
liam II. Mention, it has been decided to
run another on Sunday, September 8, at
the extremely low rate of 50 for the round
trip. Sufficient time will be granted excur-
sionlsts at Santa Cruz to enable them to
enjoy the excellent surf bathing and par
tlclpate in driving, sightseeing, etc.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
Getting Even.

"That man." said the cannibal warrior,
chad the most argumentative nature /
ever encountered"
"Do you mean the one. that you just
ate?''
"Yes. We had a dispute on certain
points of ethics and the result was that I
had him for dinner"
''M ell. that gave you the best of the con-
troversy."
"Yes. But he never gives in. He
doesn't agree with me yet. Washington
Star
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
Opinions Expressed That San
Francisco O fcialS Are
Not Affected.
THEIR STANDING UNDECIDED.
An Important Ruling by the Highest
Tribunal Affecting Numerous
Public Servants.

"We hold therefore that under the
act of 1898 the term
of office of all county and township OFF,
GERS is fixed at four years.
This is the gist OF the decision handed
down by the Supreme Court yester-
day in The case of Hale VS.. McGettigan, on
appeal from Solano County. 1t was writ
ten by Justice Harrison and received the
Endorsement of the other Supreme Court
Justices.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
REMNANTS
PeTemptoTy lTder'

"You are hereby
instructed to dispose
of, without delay, the
large accumulation of
remnants which we
inspected yesterday,
as only a few days re-
main in which these
goods can be sold.
You are ordered to
make such prices as
will effect a speedy
clearance. "
Board Of Creditors.
San Francisco, Aug, Is, 1896.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
Pools on the Fights.

The betting on the prize-fights at Cor
belts last night was Choynski a favorlte
at 10 to over McAuliffe. Herget and
Kelly sold at even money. Van Buskirk
sold at 10 TO on Stezner. The friends OF
McAuliffe are looking for long oods.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
Fire i'm tho Mission.

little after 8 o'clock last evening fire was
discovered in the residence of Thomas Brown,
at 3215 Twenty-fourth street, and an alarm
was sounded from box 231. The blaze was
caused by the window-curtains being blown
against gas jet that projected from the wall.
Damage $40.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26

Swallows fly low before rain, because the
insects they pursue have then come nearer
to the ground in order to escape the mois-
ture of the upper air.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26

clared the fight draw amid tremendous
applause.
Both men put up rafting good tght,
and though Stelzner landed oftenest Van
Buskirk clearly forced the fighting.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
HISS WESTS SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.

O01I VAN NESS E-TWENTY-THIRD
AOl Il year opens August ~. Certificate adj
mitS 10 Vassar, Smith and Wellesley Colleges.
ID ouse pupils limited 10 fourteen. Kindergarten
connected with the school
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26

1888, and contained the same provision. for
biennial elections, and also: "Superylsors
shall be elected as hereinbefore PROVIDED, ana
that Assessors and Superintendent OF Scnools
shall be elected every four years. Section 10
of the county government act of 1888 lStat. OF
1893, p. 349) provides:
Conclusions of the Court.
"The Supervisors elected at the general cleo
tions held in the years 1883 and 1890, and
every four years thereafter. shall hold ofhce
for tour wears They shall take their Office on
the first Monday after the first day OF January
after providing that the election OF all electlVe
county and township officers. except other-
wise provided for in this act" shall pc quad
rennial instead of biennial, ''unless otnerwlse
herein provided" and also declares: Super
visors shall be elected as hereinbefore pro-
yided" From these provisions 1t results that,
with the exception OF the Two SUPERVISOR. IN IN
each county. to whom a term OF two years 1ell
by lot, as authorized by the act OF 1855, the
term of Office of Supervisors, which was orig,
inally fixed atfour years, has not been changed
by any subsequent act and that the three
SuDeryisors VINO were elected IN 1897 are
entitled TO hold their Office for four years, and
no longer and that an election Tor otner super
yisors must be held at the general election IN
1896: while the two who were elected in 1894
will continue to hold their Office until their
successors are elected IN 1898. ANY dlHerent
construction would have the erect to nold
that the Legislature by the act OF 1898 IN
tended TO extend the Office OF the three super
yisors elected in 1891 beyond the period for
which they were elected, in disregard OF sec
ton 8, article XI, of the constitution. Inc
provisions in the act of 1893 for quadrenn1al
elections, in the twenty-second and thirty
seventh classes of counties for county ofhcers,
''except three Supervisors" evidently refer,
ring to the three Supervisors who were elected
in 1892, indicates that something OF this
nature was In the mind of the Legislature.
We hold, therefore, that under the county
government act of 1898 the term OF offices OF
all county and township officers is fixed at
four years, and that those who were elected at
the general election in 1894 hold their office
for four years from the first Monday after the
first day of January, 1895; that the term OF
office of the three Supervisors In each county
who were elected at the general election IN
1892 will expire on the first Monday after the
first day of January, 1897, and that their sue
cessors are to be elected at the general election
10 be held in November CT the present year.
The Superior Court was, therefore, in error In
holding that none OF the county officers were
to be elected at the coming election.
The Judgment is therefore reversed, and the
Superior Court is directed to sustain the de-
mIlrrer TO the COMPLAINT. HARRISON, j.
We concur: MCFARLAND, ).
VAN FLEET, j.
GAROUTTE, j.
HENSHAw, j.
BEATTY, C. ].
TEMPLE. J.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26

LOANS on Watches iewelry, slyerware, at Uucle
Harris, Is Grant avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
MISS ELIZABETH MOORE'S

ERENCH AND ENGLISH SCHOOL RE-
Il moved from 515 Haight st. to 230 Haight;
limited number of boarders received; pupils pre-
pared for college; term opens August 4
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
HEAL-D'S

BUSINESS COLLEGE, "a POST ST. SAN
~ Observation-Disclosures penmanship, bust
ness practice, shorthand (Pltnan), typewriting,
teiegraphy, modern languages English branches
ana everything pertaining to business education
rapioly taught. Department of Electrical En-
glneering In operation. Individual instruction. 20
teachers. Night sessions. Students can commence
at any time Thousands Of graduates in positions
Write for catalogue.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26
WIND-UP OF THE
BIG SALE
5000 REMNANTS.

Silks-a remarkable assortment . Zoe Der yd
BrOcaded Velvet many choice pieces l5e Der yd
Woolen Dress Goods splendid quality 1Oe Der yd
Gfos u Orall Sllkmgreat bargains 25e per I'd
aaliela Id, sllA-Wlll please you Zoe per yd
hlDoohs-many 4 l,o aaeS lc per yd
,eilingnyou Can nave zoo much DC per I'd
l Linen VraSh-aselti ana durable SaIc per yd
naple hDsnmai"a!s nee0ea zoe per I'd
DaeAlhs-Wili .. wear well 5cper yd
fique-'ery desirable Sc per I'd
naWaIglnng IL away almost &c per yd
ffthcn Vfsaau!-way DeloW COST. &c per yd
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-26

thereafter, and shall take Office at IL O'Clock,
meridian, on the first Monday after the first
day of January next succeeding their elec-
tion" and subdivision twenty-four provides
lating to counties OF this class shall take i'm
mediate effect. These provisions of section
ITO, if literally construed, are in direct con-
liet with the provisions of section 90 in this
respect, that by section 60 'tall elective county
and township officers are to be elected every
four years. while by subdivision twenty-six of
section 170 "the officers mentioned in sec
tion 81 of this act' are to be elected every
two years, and from this repugnaEce it is con-
tended that the act is thereby rendered OF no
effect.
Evening star., 1896-10-24
and will probably serve its purpose for .
good many years yet"

and will probably serve its purpose for .
good many years yet"
Paused Their UsefulAess.
The dead house. Of the repair shop Is
the large room where the condemning of
the quite worn-out sacks and pouches Is
carried on. The bags that reach the dead
house. are these that have been rejected
oy the foremen Of the various departments
as unht for further mending. The en-
pioyes In the condemning room remove
with large shears whatever good portions
tnere may remain Of the old bags and
throw the residue on the scrap heap.
Ihe most interesting feature Of tine Post
Cmce Departments machine shop on the
top hoor OF the building is the secret room
IN which are performed the labors Of the
expert !ocksmith who makes and repairs
al OF the locks, keys and registering de-
vices for the registered mail pouches This
remarkably expert and taciturn mechanic
works all alone. None of the other en-
pioyes OF the machine shop or of the mail
Dag repair shop is permitted to enter his
quarters, for the sacredness of registered
man, and the locks and keys thereof, is q
thfng which the department does not wish
10 tempt any Of it's employees to violate
!he foreman OF the machine shop, B. L.
Ahuius, quite a young man, recently pre-
sented TO the government q key which he
mao invented and patented end the adapt-
able character of which is such that if win
unlock any post Office box in use In the
United States. -
Evening star., 1896-10-24
DECEPTIVE FINERY.
Senlskins Made Out of Tame French
Rabbit Pelts.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
There was no mistaking the old plush
imitation sealskin. and many who could
not afford the real declined the counter
felt, but 1t Is stated that among the COM
ing winters fashions will be skins sc
cleverly dressed to initiate the covering OF
the seal that detection will be possible only
to the expert 1t is expected that this in
novation will be one Of the most remark
able developments the fur trade has ever
known. The new fur is called electric
SEAL and consists of the skin of the ordi-
nary French tame rabbit electrically treat
ed The process involves careful first
dressing to obtain softness and pliabilfty
the coat afterward passing under a ma
chine of extraordinary delicacy, which
catches and shears down the stronger and
softnesS and flow to what Is left. The
dyeing is skillfully managed to give arti-
ffcial gradations of golden brown under the
surface. The final stage Of manipulation
before the skins go to the manufacturer Is
reached through the operation Of a really
marvellous electrical mechanism, which re-
moves any undesirably stiff hairs that
might have been left by the first machine.
Unfortunately experiments have been made
with both the common wild rabbit and the
imported Australian skins have been at
tended with scant success, and only the
fur OF the domestic variety appears to be
available for the process.
The idea Is not new. 1t has been con.
siiered for many years. but it Is only
ments in mechanism rendered possible by
electricity that it has become q factor tc
be seriously reckoned with in the whole
sale fur business. -.....
Evening star., 1896-10-24
A wOMAN's WATCH.
How One Fair MatrOn Managed to
Keep Hers in Perfect Order.

How One Fair MatrOn Managed to
Keep Hers in Perfect Order.
Frcn the Detroit Free Press
They were slipping chocolate at cafe and
talking of watches.
Il have carried my watch for ten years.
said the senior member of the party, land
1t has never cost me a penny for repairs"
Mercy" exclaimed another one, how
did you manager
II took care of It, You know men are
always making disagreeable remarks about
wcmen's watches. and when my husband
gave me mine he said 1t would probably be
out of order most of the time. And just
made up my mind to show him that there
was che woman in the world who knew
how to take care of watch"
But have you never lost 1t or had 1t
stolen?"
Never. I dropped 1t several times at
first. but it didn't show any marks
But do the works never get out of
orderc'
The what"
THE works inside. Have you never
broken the mainspring?"
81 never look inside?"
"But how do you wind it?'
II don't wind 1t. That's how take care
of 1t and keep 1t nice"
They all stared a moment. Then they
said. .'Oh. you clever thing" and ad-
journed sine die.
Evening star., 1896-10-24
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.

He Meets With Another of His Pro-
fessiOn in the Same House.
From the New York Sun.
Contrary to my usual CUSTOM" said the
retired burglar, II went one night In a
house that I had called at, straight up
stairs, and explored the rooms on the Sec
ond floor, with fair results. On the way
down, just as 1 reached the head of the
stairs. I saw in the hall below a funnel
shaped beam OF light, that could come only
from one source a dark lantern. The man
holding the lantern stood in doorway
that opened from the parlor into the hall
another burglar. He had thrown the beam
INTO the hall at the foot Of the stairs.
knew 1t would come up moment later.
set my bag down back of me on the floor
! appeared In the light. the man of the
house standing there waiting for the bur-
glar with a pistol.
He stood perfectly still. He had his
lamp IN one hand and his bag in the other.
and he knew l had him dead.
My friend said, I've got a sick wife
and l don't want row. Pm willing you
should go II you'll go quiet. There's the
door right in front of YOU
Why, he says, cool as could be, 4
wouldn't disturb the lady for anything,
and he steps over to the front door easv.
behind him, and 1 heard him go down the
steps and down the path, and Off
when l got down stairs / found he'd
cleaned up things there while I'd been at
work upstairs. He'd got the things to-
gether In a cloth on the dining room table
ready to carry OFF. All had to % do was 'to to
take 'em away.
1t seemed kind O. mean to take advant-
age of his labor in that way, after driy.
ing him on, but what could / do?''