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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-08-04

CHICO, Aug. 3.-This morning fire
destroyed the residence of A. A. Bruner.
pan of burning sulphur had been
placed in q closet fer the purpose of
killing moths. y jug of whisky stood
on the floor of the closet. The heat from
the burning sulphur caused the whisky
to explode, setting fire to clothes and
the flames spread rapidly over the en-
tire house. Loss, about $3500; insurance,
S2NG0
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-08-04

WASHINGTON. Aug. 3.-The gold
ir coin and $15,500 in bars leaving the
actual gold reserve in the treasury
$l10, 0,0S5,S90 The total cash balance at
the close of business today was $256 ,3G7, :
627
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-Secretary
Carlisle contemplates another trip on
the lighthouse tender Maple He will
start about Friday and will be gone
about ten days Although his party is
not entirely made up, it is more than
probable that Postmaster General Will
son will be a member of it. The Maple
is one of the largest vessels in the light
house establishment, and was built part
ly for sea service.
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A Great jump

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 3.-At the
Clan ma Gael sports today Nj. j. Sweeney
of New York, ex-amateur champion
high jumper. established a new profess
sional record. He jumped six feet four
and a quarter inches. His amateur rec
ord is six feet five and three eighteenths
inches. -.
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EDINBURG, Aug. 3.-The captain
and officers of the United States cruiser
Minneapolis were entertained at a din
ner today by the corporation Of the city
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them. thus lifting himself up. When the
wind drops again he turns in the direction
In which ii is blowing, and the speed wnlcn
he had attained is sufficient TO carry MN
forward until he is moving faster tnan the
air around him is moving. which. or course,
gives the same lifting effect as would
wind blowing in the opposite direction.
Samuel Cabot describes a device when ne
Is constructing for propulsion oy aerial
screws. 1t is especially designed for using
the force or the legs as in n bicycle. put
may he also applied TO an explosion engine
mortar. using the reciprocatlng move
ment OF the piston much as the foot IS ap-
piled to the pedal OF a wheel. The power Is
transmitted TO the shaft by means OF
chain and sprocket. but instead or their
bicycle, il is operated by a chain passing
over IL. TO each end OF which is fastened
stirrup, so that the operators feet Work
straight up and down, with a motion a goou
deal like that employed in the Old star Di-
cycle. The two propellers or screws are
placed behind the operator and close 10 the
end OF the shaft OF the machine. but at
distance from each other at least as great
as the width of the blades. These propellers
are provided with two or more blades ana
are of light construction. but strong and
stin. They are OF exactly the same con-
struction except as regards pitch. which is
right on one and left on the other. They
fit upon the shaft with suitable ball bear
ings. allowing them TO move around IL very
freely in one direction. but there is fric-
tion clutch, so that the left propeller is pre-
vented from moving to the right and the
right one is prevented from moving TO the
left. The result is constant or nearly con-
slant motion of the propellers in opposite
directions. thus neutralizing the doing away
with the principal objection TO a single pro-
peller which is its tendency to turn the
whole kite or aeropiane in the opposite d.
rection from that in which Ii Is revolving.
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THE SPORT OF HOG-GUEssING.
A Kind Of Gambling Peculiar tn Rural
North New Jersey.

Deckertown Letter in New York Tribune.
This Is the season of the year when hog
guessing Is prevalent. Ii Is a species of gam
bling peculiar TO northern New Jersey IT
is not known to be popular anywhere else
in the country. except possibly in a remote
ence in these parts. The average Sussex
county farmer knows how TO grow the fat
test, LATEST hogs on the least fodder OF any
man in the world. He priies himself on the
large amount of pure leaf lard hes can get
in the shortest possible time and at the
ard the owners say they have been vastly
improved by waliowing in the mire Of up
per New Jersey. 1t isn't a bad business
either, this business OF raising champion
swine. There Is one farmer, Peter Scott by
name. who last year raised fifty-six hogs,
pounds He got cents pound for his
pork whica made a snug profit for 4 year
of panics ana failures.
The sport CT hog-guessing is finely devel-
oped There are hundreds OF experts at the
game. Most OF them are old farmers. who
wear oversIls and have rubber boots that
reach 10 the knees. The young blood don't
care so much for the pastime. These patri-
arcnal sports" understand how To run tape
measures around the necks. loins and stom-
achs Of the porky victims and guess within
size up hog In snort order. and they
either bet their piles" on the guess or have
the guess recorded by the landlord OF the
hotel In front of which the hog-guessing con-
test always takes place The act OF record
ing always costs the guesser couple OF
The sport for this season Is now In full
bloom. A description OF the game at one
tavern Il typical Of them all. This was held
at q regular back-number hotel a few miles
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question. but he embodies series OF propo-
sitions in his text, of which the most sur
prlsing Is. perhaps. that OF taxing all oacae-
Tors beyond a certain age and income for
the support Of those languisning maidens.
In a country like Germany, where the ex-
lion such a tax might possibly 60 some way
towards amelorating conditions.
The last member of the Goethe family died
on Dec. %, at Weimar, being Count Leo II.
Won Donnersmarck. He was born on Jan. s,
1922 in Morseburg. his great aunt being
Ottilie Won Goethe. A large number OF inter-
eeng ana yath 5a s fec n ol ,ne P1er are
fort-on- Main.
\ rather belated acknowledgment of the
poetic worth of his "Hannele' has just come
10 Gerhart Hauptmann in the shape of the
GriIlparzer prize of Vienna (the amount be-
ing 200 fiorins.) On the other hand his new
historic drama. "Florian Geyer," giving a
Germany, 1525, is considered a distinct fall
ure. both from the aesthetic and the finan-
cial and practical point OF view.
Dr. Reuleaux has just issued metrical
translation in German of Longfellow's
"Hiawatha." 1t is creditable piece OF
work. The translator, by the way, is the
Philadelphia exposition of 1876 (of cheap
and nasty" fame). and he says in preface
that visit to the Minnehaha Falls in
spired him to make the attempt at trans
lation.
Buddhism of late is gaining quite num-
Der of adherents among the intellectual
Gabriel Max, julius Stinde, F. Hartmann,
and they have just begun to issue a
monthly at Brunswick under the title,
Sphinx"
Among the items in the Prussian budget
for 1861 is quite good-sized one for the
announcement Of muscular development
among university students" This is due
largely to the incentive of the Emperor.
Anyway, students as well as professors
are becoming fully aware that certain
forms of sport need more of home among
the youth of academic Germany, and the
way in which gift from Dr. Fritz LANCE
a German-American physician of New
York, made to his native city of Koenigs.
burg-or rather to his universty-was en-
| Enthusiastically received, shows this plainly
| He has donated his entire fortune OF
| $4,000 for the purpose of founding the
Palaestra Albertina, wherein gymnastics
| swimming, fencing. horseback riding, etc.
| are to be taught He has made one condi-
| tion-on May 1, 1885, 1000 members must
| have been secured, and the institution i:
| to opened on June ]. Both conditions will
| be complied with. w. V. S.
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Elsewhere.

CHICAGO. Feb. 22.-Cattle-To-day's mar
ket was extremely limited. but prices
showed no Improvement The receipts here
and at other Western markets this week
show heavy increase over last week and
year ago. Prices are unusually low. and
the recent declines have been mainly in
good to choice cattle. heavy steers suffering
the most, as the demand is chiefly for good
killing light and medium weights. Fed
Texans are good in quality, and are want
ed by local slaughterers. Prices to-day
ruled as follows: Fancy beeves, A3oQ4.50;
common to prime steers. 8 20d4.30; stockers
and feeders. s.. S0a3.s5; bulls, cows and heif-
ers. s2a3S5; veal calves. $4.5OQ6.2o; Texas
fed steers, 50. 20d3.S5.
Hogs-To-day, with receipts much below
the average. prices were strong to little
higher early, but weaker later Common to.
prime droves sold at s. s504271a, the bulk
butcher weights and superior light bacon
hogs sold the highest and extremely heavy
were again disseminated against. A year
ago the best hogs sold at $3.50.
Sheep-Prices to-day were little more
than nominal. Common to choice native
sheep were quotable at $2.5od3.75; extra ex-
lambs. S3.75G470
Receipts-Cattle. DO; hogs. 1850: sheep.
1000.
EAST BUFFALO. Feb. .. = Cattle-Re-
mand was moderate for all kinds but good
light butchers stock, which sold at about
the steady opening prices of the week
draggy. Workers, fair to choice, "a. Q4.50;
roughs. common to good. sa.75d3sO; pigs,
common to fair, $4.4Od445.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts 30 cars Mar
ket slow and dragging. Lambs. good to
extra, $4.75q4.S0; culls and common, $3.50
4.l5. Sheep, choice to selected export weth-
ers. S90G4.25: cul,s and common, s.. 2o@2.75.
KANSAS CITY. Feb. 22.-Cattle-Receipts
500; shipments. 100; market steady to
strong; Texas steers. $2.90QS.60; Texas cows
$190Q2.75; beef steers, $29O04.15; native
cows, s1.S5q3.3O; stockers and feeders 50. 40
$3.50; bulls. 81 .50q3.25.
Hogs-Receipts. 300; shipments. $500;
s5ss strSes and S aga5 9 paeke Of sales
$3.50; mixed, ss.75QS. 80; lights, $3.SOq3. 80;
Workers. ss.S5q3.sO; pigs, ss.l5aS.so.
Market steady; lambs. sss59&4o; mutt toms
$2.50d350.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 22.-Cattle-Receipts
light and nothing doing; the market closed
prices; extra shipping, .s3.75a4; best butch
ers, $3.50u3.75; fair butchers. $2.75QS %;
| feeders. SG35O: stockers. sl-75@s.
| tops. SAILS. choice packing and butchers
A1oq4.15: fair to good packing. a1Oa415;
Sheep and LambsAReceipts light and
| market unchanged.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 22-Cattle-Receipts. 100;
| market extremely quiet. and only retail
sales made at preyious quotations. =
] higher, but closed with the advance lost;
heavy. s3.soG4.1O; mixed. ss.75Q4o5; light.
Sheep-Receipts, 400; market firm; natives,
| 81 7563.6O; Southern, s2.50d3. 50; lambs. $3.50
| @4.60; Western. sSq3.3o; Mexican yearlinss,
| $3.5Oa3.75.
EAST LIBERTY. Feb; 2S Sa3 at est, steady;
| prime. si.40@4.65; good, $4.2Oq44o; bulls and
stays and cows, $l75Q3.5O.
0gs aetye and b mdqR Rat YoTk
| ers and pigs, A.45G4.5O; heavy nogs, $40
| 6D445; roughs $3ai4.
| Sheep active and unchanged.
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Last year the Democratic gift of free
raw material to WOODEN manufacturers more
than doubled our imports of foreign wooden
goods. as compared with the average value
OF similar imports during the four years
of Mckinley protection. The exact IN
crease was $50, 599, Sl3 II we take one-hah
OF this amount as the value of the labor
employed in making such goods. then the
loss to American labor employed In our
wooden mills was 81, 300 900 in single year
OF free trade in the raw material OF only
one industry.
But the loss to our wage earners has
been more than this, and for several rea-
sons In the first place the imports or last
consisted OF the cheapest quality of stuffs,
IN which rags. mungo and shoddy formed
the bulk OF the component parts. Hence
the increase in value does not fairly rep
resent the increased quantity of goods i'm
ported, which was greater than the value
indicates Another reason is that when the
complain OF their bad wearing qualities
he Is informed that they were American
goods. and that he had better buy foreign
subsequent demand for the produce OF our
own mills. and thus IL checks their output
and again the demand for American labor.
AS the value OF labor Is much less in
Europe than here better grade of goods
than we imported so largely in 1895 could
undersell American goods of similar quality
IL existing tariff conditions were continued
As the value of labor in most American
cost of the finished article the estimated
loss 10 labor is greater than we have stated
in the case OF last years wooden imports
Labor In every industry would be affected
in prec.cely the same ratio labor i'm the
wooden mills. III the tariff in all industries
were on the basis OF the wooden schedule
OF the Wilson bill Hence IL Is the duty OF
labor TO reflect, not only upon It's actual
position OF to-day, but upon the possibilities
OF Its future conditions. should the free
raw material craze be. by any possibility,
extended to every other American industry
Labor has had its lesson Labor knows the
remedy--to vote. at every opportunity,
against every candidate for Congress who
fayvrS free trade,
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unremedied In other ways 1t is not easy
10 overestimate the value OF these assur-
ences. They raise the credit OF the coun-
try at large to higher plane and place
the foundations Of finance beyond the reach
of the sapping influences Of distrust. The
silver vote in the House of Representatives
is another most important gain in favor
of public confidence. Ii amounts to an en-
phatic national declaration in favor OF the
sure maintenance OF the gold basis
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A LESSON TO LABOR.
Disastrous Results of One Yenr's Ex.
perfence with Free Wool.
lmerican Economist.

American Economist.
Every American wage Garner. whether a
worker in a wooden mill or not, is directly
interested I'm the results of last years ex-
pcrience with free trade In WOOL Precisely
the same effect would follow in other in
dustries IL the tariff on the manufactured
article were placed on as low an al valorem
basis as IL has been in the case of wooleE
goods Hence II is the earnest duty of
every wage Garner to study the following
statement of our imports of foreign wooden
manufactures during the four years of
Mckinley protection to wool and the one
year of free trade in that raw material:
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LIVE STOCK.
Cattle Scarce and Quiet-HOgs n Shade
Ioxxer-Sheeu Dull.

INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 22.-Cattle = Re-
ceipts. light: shipments. light There We're
but few fresh arrivals The market was
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Responsible.
Puck.

| Four persons are responsible for the de-
| cline of clean drama in this country, name
! ly: the playwright. the manager, the actor
! and the theater-goer.
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.,a,.u,uoIi. Mnrkets.

Saturday being a legal holiday here. but
little was doing in the various markets.
with no change in values calling for COM
meDt.
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PLANT SYSTEM SPECIAL
RATES.

Excursion to Brooksv,lle and 1sra-
chatta account Of Alachua Bap-
fist Ass, Ciatlon.-Tickets TN
sas Oct. IS ard IA, limited tn
return Ocf. II; one fare tor
round trip
Lexjr gton, Ky.-Trotting Horse
Breeders ASSOCIATION, one fare
for round trip Tickets on sale
Oct 3, 4 ard 5, limited for re-
turo until Oct. 20, 1896.
For full information and tickets
cali on or address
II &. Haycratt. ticket agent.
Plant System, Ocala, Fla
II G, McFadden, assistant gen
erai passenger aeeot, Savannah.
+ NJ Jelly. division passenger
agent, Tampa.
Z L TODD, DIVISION passenger
agent. Jacksonville
&. w WEENN, passenger traffic
roara&sr, Savannah, Ga.
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THE
BEST ROUTE
TO THE
w est and Northwest

Is the Kansas City, Memphis &
Birmingham r r. 1t is the only
through line from the South and
Southwest to Arkansas, Texas and
the Northwest. It's entire train,
with Free Reclining Chair Cars,
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars and
frst-class DayCoaches run through
from Birmingham to Kansas City,
crossing the Big Bridge at Mem
phis, and making close connections
at that point with Arkansas and
Texas through lines. Via this line
through Pullman sleeping Car Is
run daily from Jacksonville, Fla,
via Macon, Atlanta, Birmingham
and Memphis, and from Jackson
vile, Atlanta and Macon to St.
Louis and Chicago aia Holly
Springs and the Illinois Central
railroad
Vestibuled sleeping car also
runs daily, New York to Memphis,
without change, via Washington,
Greensboro and Atlanta, in con-
nection with the Pennsylvania
railroad and Southern railway.
The Kansas City, Memphis and
Birmingham railroad, in its equip
ment, through service, and every
feature essential to quick and
comfortable travel, is not exceeded
by any railroad in the country.
Try the through Car line; it's
rates are always as low as those of
any other and less desirable lines.
Through tickets via this route
may be purchased at any coupon
ticket office, and maps, time
tables, folders and full information
by addressing
J E. LOCKWOOD,
General Pass. and Ticket Agt. :,
Kansas City, Mo
JOHN A. SCOTT,
General Agent, Passenger Dept,
800 Main street, Memphis
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cour t-v, h+v~ twn-thirds OF the
iiiiter.res ord mar FIVE western
stat - VIII 4oI $50 farms, have
42o o55 tarm NOR CAGES.
A f+r IS he charg- OF ienor-
ance concern. d, II IS to he said
THAI h rll,t. rate whites Of East
Tennessee, Est Kentucky and
other monntainOus regions are the
o ly ,urhe n WIRES who can be
cxp-cr~d TO give M-ssis. III KIN
~ and H4nn4 any large Percen-
tag o. their votes. while, a W ~
on KIN Nv, rn= "..v real numeri-
ca s.r-ng5h the Hama cold sran-
oar "a. IL the >nu h IS am r g
III ,,g gro Ilrcra'rs.
Co cernng { e charge or pow
Ct in Iil,no'-, Kansss, Iowa and
o.r,. " S,,r" sEHes, IT NAV be
p,esd u Ia ex5-au4rian that it 5
not cess MY permanent.
Tae I'VE Dee ms Shame
ruuy PIONEERED by Wal S rect
c,ct.o, 1T rhe COVER m a, BIT
tins, may yet get t1r'r wa AGAIN.
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RUIN FOR FARMERS.

A striking picture OF the times
comes fram East St. Louis. Mr..
Charles p. Wonderiy of this city,
who owns I53 acres of land with
Ia five minutes walk of the cleo
trio car line, has received from
Messrs. Scherrer & Son, real es-
tate agents of that place, the fol-
lowing report on the investment:
Dear Sir-Your favor of Oct. IS
received. IN reply would say that
we will have al the crops on the
property in payment of the rent.
If it pays out, well and good; if
not, it is all we can get. Mr..
Schaub will probably pay a little
as he draws a pension. The low
prices have put them in such po-
sition that they can't even afford
to haul the stuff to market.
Yours truly,
SCHERRER & Son.
Here is farm lying at the very
doors of great home market and
convenient to all necessary means
of transportation and distribution,
on which the entire crops are not
sufficient to pay rent. "The low
prices" say Scherrer & Son, have
put them (rhe tenants) in such
position that they can't even af-
ford TO haul the stuff to market"
They do their best, and surrender
the fruits of a years toll, and even
then it is probable the landlord
will suffer loss.
lie further illustration of the
rising value of dollars and the fall
ing value of land and labor is need
ed, Mr.. Schaub's case supplies it.
"Mr. Sehaub," says the agent,
''may pay little more, as he draws
a pension" The old soldier will
surrender his crop and in addition
must pay part of what the govern
ment allows him for helping to
save this country for the pluto
Gratis who corner its gold and buy
its bonds
No wonder yellow Bill" For.
man could rot carry St. Clair
count for the gold standard.
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IF you want to enjoy a pleasant
outing where you can have good
time bathing, fishing and boat rid
ing, you will not find better place
than Capt. E. F. Wheeler's, near
Ozello. His place is near the
gulf and he, with the assistance of
his pleasant family, will make your
stay pleasant. Charges are reas-
enable. If you are thinking of
going down, address Mr.. Wheeler
at Ozello.
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POVERTY AND GREED.

The New York World, which is
now doing is best TO elect Nc
KinleY. declares that the demand
for free coinage had its origin in
the ''debt-stricken poverty, ,gnor-
ance and greed" of the west and
south.
In support of this extraordinary
assertion it declares that the ele-
ven southern states, with less than
one-hith OF the population of the
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

Under and by virtue of an exc
cutlon issued out of and under the
seal OF the circuit court In and for
Marion county, Florida, in mat
ter wherein Z w Agnew & &c.
are Plaintiffs and Tn, Globe Phos-
phate Mining aud Manufacturing
Company, corporation organized
ana existing urdcr the laws OF the
STATE Of F.orlds, are defendants.
| have levied upon and will on
MonCaY, the Fad day Of Novam-
Der, 1896. Tie same being a
les~i sac cay. ST to the highest
md b.St bIcder TOR cash, in front
OF tb~ { u hauSe door in city cf
Oca.3, Fer d., during the legal
hours 1T sale, th- following real
properly N M@r'on county, Florida,
and described as follows, to-wlt:
TIE NE quarter Of the southeast
quarter Il section two; the south
east quarter of the northwest
qo2rJ-r cf section twelve; the
.rrrh ha'I Of northeast quarter If
section thirteen; fhc northeast
qn.T'sros the southeast quarter Of
civ hIuY. All In township
s'x-een, south of range nineteen;
nc ~ southeast. quarter OF the
north -ast quarter of section ten,
- tHw0sh'p seventeen, south of
raTEe rinet~en east. Sold to sat,
sly SAID az. cntr|r1 and costs
p DUPREE HODGE.
Sh-rff NJ trion County.
RICHARD MCCONATHY,
Il n If : AtrOrney.
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SUMMER EXCURSION.

Tlcks is will be sold every. day
until and including September
goth. with fina' return limii Oc-
der 3Ist, 1896. Half rate will
be made for cblldren between The
ages of five and twelve years.
From Ocala. Fla, To Port Tampa,
S6.o5; St, Petersburg 81 s.; Ciear-
wafer $685.; Tarpon Springs $3.50;
Punta G' r6'a 50 o5; Green Cove
Springs Sd S.; New Smyrna So S.;
DaytoDa 500; Ormond S. S.; St.
Augustine 81 05; Brunswick 50 SO,
For Information regarding sche-
dulles, etc, the public is requested
10 call on or write to any ticket
agent of the Plant System, or the
undersigned.
F M. Jolly,
Division Passenger Agent.