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Sharp County record., 1896-02-07
The Cotton Problem.

For every cotton grower in the South
the advice of the Memphis convention
the other day contains lesson Of wis
dom.
The experience Of 1891 and 1892 has
demonstrated that there is limit TO the
worlds demand for cotton, vastly mar
rover than the capacity of Southern
fields to produce thar staple. Over pro-
duction must result in inevitable loss tC
the grower,
A new factor that enters into the pro-
blem is the great and rapid increase in
the population of the cotton belt, through
the migration thither Of farmers from the
North and West. If the newcomers as
we'll as the older agricultural population
plant all the cutton they can, it will be
diff suit to get it all picked and impOssi'
BILE to sell it for what it has coss.
In an address to the farmers OF Texas
A. j. Rose, Commissioner of Agriculture
cites that the reduced acreage and short
yield of 1895 resulted in prices to tht
farmers Of 2 to 3 cents a pound more fol
their cotton than was expected when the
crop was planted. He warns them that
if the acreage is generally increased
this year the price of cotton will be less
than cents pound.
Mr.. Rose is native Mssouran wbc
has gained wisdom and honor in the
State of his adoption, There is not 0
farmer in the cotton belt but will be bet
tor Off at tn, end of the year for acting
on the following counsel which he give!
to the farmers of Texas:
"The wise course for farmers to pursue
is to plant a sufii ,ient crop of corn ant
all other kinds Of crops needed for homt
consumption and enough for their non
producing neighbors. and after that tt
devote their attention to cotton, If they
prefer growing cotton for market, or tt
the raising of pork and mutton.
"My experience and observation fo
thirty.eight years in Texas has been tina
those who produce tho necessarios OF lii'
at homo and have some TO spare orv
those who never have to give u mortgage
''ris true corn is cheap--and why2 Be
cause the farmers have not beevts aLt
hogs to feed it to. If they had, nsteaC
of 10 10 25 cents per buShel, they couI'
vet from 35 to so cents for their corn,
Farmers should improve their stock
They should keep the very best On,
avoid The expense Of any tnat do no
yield u profit To illustrates Will
Texas growing 100000 bales Of cottoI
aud other States reducing their producin
capacity ut tho same ratio cotton woul
roach 0 cents or more, Planting the re
mainder Of their land either in corn, oott
wheat or other crops and raising stoc
to conoumo MI The eurpInO then wou!
Tho ory ceaee that farming does not pQp
Sharp County record., 1896-02-07
LEGAL NOTICES.
Notice For Publication 1886

Land o0lce at Little Rock, Ark Jan ~ 1896
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention TO
make flna proof In support Of his claim, and
that said proof will DC made before the County
Clerk Of Sharp county ut Evening Shade Ark on
Morch IN 1896, viz; Thomas l., lushlng u q
No, Ii5l7 for the Sc ar Of 80 ar Sec, TIL II
5 West, and y hlf Of sw qr and NV ar ofsw ar
Sec. g. 4 II NRd West,
lie names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF,
said land viai
w Il Vanrunhle, j N Green, W II Mann,
j j johnson. All Of curtis, ARR
j j, BEAVERS,
Register
Sharp County record., 1896-02-07

Washing kettles, etc., before the'
get cool
Sharp County record., 1896-02-07
Estray Notice.

State of Arkhnsasl Before Hugh spolto, j. ?
Couniv of Rhurp, Lebanon TOwnGhip.
We, Jno. A. Sanders, l., NJ
Dotson and John Dotson, three citizens Of th'
county of sharp and householder therein, hoy'
thls day Viewed u certain niue shown ls by u
color blacK, supposed to be four years old, about
"A hands high, and we do value the said mule II
be worth the sum OF thirty dollars,
JOHN DUTS0N,
JOHN A, SANDERS,
l., N, DO1SON,
subaorbed and pworn 70 before me this The
ggth day Of Nov leV5' ,,,,,,,, s,o,vno %
Sharp County record., 1896-02-07
OFFICIAL.

Congressman, First District-P d. McCulloch
residence NJ urianna, Lee County.
Senator, Second Dist-Clay Sloan. Powhatan.
Judge, 18th Judicial Dist-JOhn B. McCaleb,
Evening Shade.
Pros. Atty, 18th Dlst-J. Buck Baker, Mel
bourne.
SHARP COUNTY Y-Reprcsentative-T. 1, Herrn.
Judge-W, G. Murphy.
tlerk--Jasper Justus,
Sherin-Geo. W. Mullen.
Assessor-Jno. w. Mclean.
Treasurpr--P. II. Wilkerson.
Co, EXaminer--A. j. Brewster.
THE COURTS.
Circuit Court, N. 'Dst-First Monday in jan
uary and July. In S. DIst-SecOnd Monday in
February and August.
County Court-lst Monday in January, April,
July and october.
Probate Court, s. Dist-lst MondaJ'in in febru
airy. May, August and November. r@,, /
Sharp County record., 1896-02-07
Road Notice,

The undersigned irecholders of sharp county
will present at the Jan term, 1896, of the Shlrl
county court their petition to have new ioat
laid out, commencing at Sidney on the Sec. lin
of Seefions 10 and 20, thence north 10 Battle!
Bakefs, intcrsecting the Evening Shade ant
f'nV'7''S'7 W, q. HORTON Ct. al,
lN.H Petitioners,
Sharp County record., 1896-02-07
No. g..
Directory.
RELIGIOUS.

Preaching at Methodist church FIRST and third
Sundays IN each month Rev. W. A. Manley,
pastor. Everybody is invited to attend.
Sunday-School every Sunday morning at
o. clock at the Methodist church. Everybody is
invited to come G. j. WILSON,
Miss Ella Craig, Secretary. superintendent
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-08
A KIPLING PORTRAIT.

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he ''H'i nee wis
E'"e'I' anu ,ooN ~. - i '''-
as niue" ',lole ','0 III, g.. l'oO' No. "a
ne ''''I N''o" '','77 -. 20
'Ae n1'-olS '' S'.'''S '.''' i''.,' VIZ
JAiF'y Two years 10 E'.'''. O..g sue " 10
lace H''u gee" N'e,7,' '.'. 80 ''.
ing OF a preSsui e-t''''- i' 'il' U',' ~
men Nne" less ABOUT l'sS7'',' ,,..'' -
do now ana nus nose loSe r''-',.,' 'I'
the wreck Ike 81 clu' III " l''''.0 10
There were cuts ana humps o' nus .'''''',
ana ne NoO'n e...,'1 wa ava I'm
through ms S''o'
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-08

y
car lots-Wheat. So; oats, 27l; corn, 295;
hogs. -tUO.
Estimates for tomorrow Wheat. go;
CTS 30; corn. go: hogs, 2S.o0).
NEW YORK. December Flour, re-
c,ipts 1880 barrels; exports lI,6S5 bar
rtls. market cIl and lower 70 sell On
springs but fairly steady for winters
Wheat. receipts a. f.o bushels; exports.
-stls> bushels. spot market dull and weak;
No. ! hard. $3.50, options had a bad break
closed barely steady az i1sHlasc net de-
cline, No. red May closed at S6tac. De-
cember closed at N,3.C.
Corn. receipts 1890 bushels: exports
N.f1j bushels, spot market steady; No. %
q &C.; options opened steady andclOsed ic
net lower May closed ut al'sc.
Oats. receipts. 1880 bushels: exports
35.J-f bushels, spot market steady. No. .
2S@,c. option inactive and weaker clos
ing save lower. May closed at 255sc; De-
ccmber closed az 253sc.
Hay, easier; shipping 57qeoc; good to
choice. ,t0 zoe.
Hops and hides quiet
Leather. Wool and beef. steady.
Cutmeats. easy. D,oE'.d bellies 4aGJc.
L-rd. easy; western steamed, 81 10; re-
fines easier.
Pork dun.
TaIow. WC~k.
Petroleum. dun; United closed at 81 o.
Rosin. firm: strained. common to good.
Turbentiue. steady ct 27d27a,c.
Rice and MClassCs stead Y.
CottOnsced oil. dull, prime crude. 2lH
81 O.: prime crude. f. @. D. at mills. EGl>c.
Coffee. options opened Hr0iE steady
with prices unchanged Is points higher
and close Ctasy at 1923 points net de-
cline. ales. 1900 bags.
Sugar raw. steady; fair refining . l5-lfc;
centrifugal. s6 test. 5-l0c. refined quiet
BALTIMORE. Doc mber -Four, firm;
receipts. 1873 barrels. exports, IIl barr
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-08

VILLAGE Barber 90 his assistant, who is
r-,ng 10 pull a mans tooth>-You must be
,-e~v pleasant to that gentleman-he has
n whole mouthful Of teeth ieit.-t lie
eende Blaetter.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-08

NEW YORK December Pig iron.
steady. southern. Sl1 ce012 -; northern.
Nl oo0l3 90.
copper. easy; brokers. 1850; exchange.
Sll 25GU so.
Lead. strong, brokers, s. 20; exchange,
Tin. quiet: straits. Si3 co: plates easy
Sptfttr. quiet.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-08

FOR sALE-sOCIETY ADDRESS cards.
embossed and engraved. EMo.Dus .o. my
erl.i.f,- known Haudson. aui o..-
s5is Address Or call On West "a. trlht-
iug %.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-08
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NEW ADVERT EMENTS
A'FOR THEl&
HOME COMING

When the door opens for the
welcome let it be on a cheer
tuI home. Brightness and
coziness should everywhere
prevail. You can dispel all
suggestion of SomDreneSS and
make your home douby at
tractiVe y a little judlcious
expenditure for
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-08
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

TIMELY BARGAINS MISFIT CLOTH
ing House. ". Morris. 1139 Market St. Of
fers mistt clothing from most prominent
merchant tailors in the East Overcoat,
imported gopi, IS up; Misht Suits; very
elegant, S. up. se2lesb
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-08
HILL BROS.

DEALERS IN PITTSBURG COAL.
Coal yards at head Of Seventeenth street
and Hempheld yard Orders promptly
filed. Telephone $50. nolieb
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-08
BOOTS AND SHOES.
THE BULLDOG TOE

Is the correct tips for shoes. That's what
we're scoring a point with now. No
other toe goes on foot. It's the latest;
and only the latest Claims recognition.
You want it, though in the right sort of
shoe, a shoe that's good enough to wear
because it VII wear. Nothing can be
added to these goods to make them more
satisfactory. You have all the desirable
shoe qualities here, everything you want
and nothing that you'd rather want than
have, for 50 to Sc.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-08
DRY GOODS
METAL MARKET.

FALL RIVER. December Print
cloths quiet at 2'sC.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-08
RIVER RAILROAD co

O. and after Sunday, July =. 1895. Pass
sroer Trains sill run a follows. 'DAy.
fDaI.y except sunday. Eastern Time.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-08

II. j.. WEISGEBBER.
General Manager.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-21

was brewing. and he shot first, not know
ing whether the intruder was armed or
not.
There was other testimony failing to
entirely corroborate Foss' story. His
mother said that Bellina had called on her
and was just leaving when he was killed.
She showed him to the door and he
started away. She went in the opposite
direction into the garden, and heard the
shot fired and saw the flash of the gun.
She ran up and saw that Bellina was the
victim, but she did not see her son. She
did not hear any words before the shoot
ing.
It was learned at Oceanside during the
day that Bellina had mortgage on Mrs.
Foss' eighty-acre ranch. He and young
Foss were not on good terms, though no
serious trouble had occurred between
them.
Bellina was an uncle of Frank BelIina
of San Diego, and came originally from
Oakland He was about 81 years of age,
The Coroner's jury rendered verdict
that Bellina had come to his death from q
gunshot wound inflicted by A. ]. Foss.
Coroner Johnson issued a warrant for the
arrest of Foss, and Constable Hubert
brought the man down tonight. He and
Foss are old friends and he did not place
his prisoner in Jail, receiving the consent
OF the District Attorney to keep him at a
hotel. The preliminary examination will
be held at Ocaanside early this week.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-21
Passenger Trains Will Travel
Over the Line on the First
of October.
PREPARING FOR A:CELEBRATIoN
Citizens Will Rejoice When the Last
Spike is Driven-Shepard's
Injunction Suit.

FRESNO, CAL, Sept. 2o.-The graders
on the Valley road have reached Fresno
street in this city, two blocks from the
depot site. A fill at the junction of @ and
Diana streets has not been completed as
vet. 1t will be finished by Tuesday. Yes
terday about 1000 feet of track was laid.
bringing it to the "flP' at the foot of
Diana street. The track-layers will de-
vote their attention tomorrow to the
finishing work on the track already laid.
Fifteen more grading teams arrived to-
day and tomorrow forty will be at work.
The Injunction proceedings instituted
by J. G. Shepard, who objects to the con-
struction of the railroad in front of his
residence on Q street, unless he is paid
exorbitant damages, will be heard before
Judge Risley in the Superior Court to-
morrow morning. Shepard has been in
imical to the Valley road since the route
along @ street was selected, and he has
used every means to impede its entrance
to this city. Popular sentiment is very
strong against him. The Morning Re-
publican exposed some of Shepard's do
ings as an obstructionist, and he talked oi
shooting the editor, John w. Short.
Shepard's place is half block from the
depot site of the railroad. and the graders
expect to reach "Snepardville, as the
debatable part of the street is now called.
by Tuesday evening. The Valley road
officials are confident that they will quash
the injunction, in which event the grading
will proceed to the depot grounds.
The information was given to CALI
correspondent last night that the road
would be ready; for passenger business
from this city on October 1.
The committee, which has in charge the
arrangements for the proposed celebration
OF the arrival of the first regular train in
Fresno over the Valley road. held another
meeting yesterday afternoon. Chairman
Reichman announced the appointment oi
the following com mittees to take charge
OF the various details of the arrangements:
Finance. w. shanklin, J. Wilbur Cate, T
]. Hammond.
Invitation and printing!. v. Lisenby, A. l.
Hobbs. H. G. B. Gill.
Banquet-w. R. Thomas, J. 5. Eastwood, Gen
eral NJ w. Muller.
Barbeeue-J. w. Cate, H C. B. Gill, 7. ]
Hammond.
Decorations and parade-General NJ. w. Null
Ter, ]. w. Shanklin, J. S. Eastwood.
Excursion-John Reichman.
Mr.. Reichman was made ex-oficio chair
man of all the committees. 1t was decided
to fix the date for the celebration, anC
Monday, October 5, which Is Labor day
and a legal holiday, was selected. Th'
committeeman are enthusiastic over th'
project, and are meeting with much en-
couragement from the business men anC
the citizens of the city generally.
1t is expected that 10000 people from al
parts of the valley and State will be in at
tendance at the celebration. Excursion
will be run on the railroad, and Governo
Budd will be invited. Substantial dona
tions for the barbecue are already com
ing in.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-21
The Senatorial Nominee Predicts
a Decisive Republican
Victory.
SENTIMENT IN SAN DIEGO.
Prominent Democrats Forsake the
Chicago Platform and
Nominees.

SAN JOSE. CAL, Sept. 2o.-Hon. n. Y.
Morehouse, the Republican nominee for
State Senator in the Thirty first District
In speaking of the political outlook said ::
Mckinley VIII be elected President and
Santa Clara County will give large vote
for the Republican nominee. I am Re-
publican and as such am in perfect ac-
cord with the declaration of principles as
set forth in the National Republican plat
form. firmly believe in protection and
believe that the depressed business con-
ditions of the country following the un-
wise policy of the Democratic party in
overthrowing the Mckinley tariff has
taught the people of these United States
that prosperity will not return except
under the leadership of Mckinley and the
Republican party. The country must re-
turn to protection and sound money must
be the only money consistent with
National honor.
zone thing is certain: the money issue
is beyond question secondary to prosper
ity. What we want is business, and when
ever factories are opened, our people en-
ployed, our markets restored to our own
people and our country once more in the
prosperous condition it always has been
under Republican rule, then money will
truth beyond controversy: the Republican
party has been the only party which has
dealt with and established the finances of
the country on sound money basis, and
it will be true to the best interests of all
the people. 1t has always been the party
OF honesty and principle. 1t will carry
the country. There is no fear of McKin-
ley's election.
ain this county we have never had be-
fore in its history such splendid organiza-
ton and such harmony in the party
ranks. Dissension has been laid aside
and the county will give larger Republj-
can majority than ever before. Our local
ticket is strong politically. Every man
nominated is especially qualified for the
position for which he was placed before
the people. l have no fears of the result.
1t must be remembered that Santa Clara
County has a very intelligent and superior
class of people, and the Wilson bill has
been very injurious to the business inter-
ests of our people. There are no defec-
tions in our ranks and there is no doubt
OF CUr slCcess. +"
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-21
His Slayer Claims He Believed
He Was Firing Upon
a Prowler.
CONTRADICTORY STORIES TOLD.
The Victim Held Mortgage on the
Eighty.Acre Ranch of Foss'
Mother.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Sept. 20.-San Luis
Rey Valley, which has been the scene of
many tragedies, added another bloody
page TO its history last night, when Man
uel Bellina, rancher living on the Pancho
Pico place, was instantly killed by Albert
j. Foss. The weapon was a shotgun and
a load OF ten or twenty buckshot, fired
from distance of not over thirty feet, en-
tered Bellina's neck and breast, one shot
penetrating the heart. The killing has
features that point to generalization. 1t
occurred at 10 o'clock, and there were no
witnesses, though Albert Foss' mother
was not far distant, and saw the flash of
the gun. 1t was in her yard that Bellina
was shot.
Young Foss, who lives on his mothers
ranch and about 200 yards north of her
house, said he heard his dogs barking and
the cattle making noise. Thinking
coyote had come onto the place, he took
his shotgun, loaded with buckshot, and
started out to see what was the matter.
de found nothing out of the wav on his
place, and then went down past his moth
er's house.
Under the trees, not far from the house.
he saw man skulking. He called out to
the stranger, but got no reply. The man
stopped and seemed to be covering under
the trees. Foss called out again, but no
answer came, and then he shot. The man
dropped in his tracks. Foss said it was
too dark to see who the intruder was, and
that he shot because he believed the man
was there for some evil purpose.
Foss, who is about % years old, did not
confess to the killing until toward the end
OF the Coroner's inquest to-day. After he
had been questioned for some time be ad-
mltted that he had done the shooting, and
related his story. 1t was his aged mother,
who lives entirely alone, who was brutallv
maltreated two years ago by Jose Chaves,
an Indian, who was sent to San Quentin
for forty years for the crime. Young Foss
testified lat it was the remem brance of
this crime, and the fact that his mother
was entirely unprotected, that caused him
to be suspicious and perhaps led him to
shoot quicker than he otherwise would.
When the stranger under the trees did not
answer he took it for granted that trouble
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-21
MONTEREY'S NOTED HALL
The Constitutional Convention
Meeting-Place About to
Be Sold.
Will BE Purchased by the City and
Maintained in It's Present
Condition.

MONTEREY, CAL, Sept. 2O-Colton
Hall, built during the days of Mexican
supremacy, used as meeting-place of the
convention that drafted the first constitu-
ton of California as State, and now be-
longing to the trustees of the Monterey
school district, is about to be sold to the
city of Monterey and the proceeds used in
completing and furnishing the new school
building.
On September 1. 1S49, the convention
called by Bennett Riley, then Military
Governor of California was organized in
Monterey, and Cotton Hall was chosen as
the place of meeting because it was at
that time the only pIastered house in the
new Territory. Here the State constitu-
ton that served California for thirty years
was drawn up and approved by an earnest
but probably the most youthful body of
Legislators ever assemble TO frame such
an important work. Nine OF the men
present were under 80 years of age
twenty-three between 30 and 40 twelve
between 40 and so, and only four over so
years OF age. OF the forty-eight only
thirty-six were American citizens, eleven
came from New York, six from New Eng
land ana five from Maryland, while of
native CallfornlanS there were seven and
the delegate OF foreign birth mum bered
five. The famous pioneers Guin and
Burnett McCarver and Semple, as well as
The CaliforniaLs, GARLIC, the stanch
friend and ally of Governor Pho Pico. and
General Vallejo, took prominent parts in
this convention, and great guns of ora
tory thundered upon the pros and cons of
the question of making the new State free
or in favor of slavery, that being the most
momentous subject agitating Congress at
| the time.
For the last few years this historic land
mark has been used as a public school,
and since the burning of the school build
ing in 1898 has been the only available
place for the carrying on of educational
work. 1t is proposed, however that the
city buy it and convert it into headquar-
ters for the officials of the city govern
ment, and while keeping it in good repair
in no way mar or destroy its historic char
acter and appearance. 1t is believed the
sum accruing from its sale will be amply
sufficient for furnishing the new school
| house recently built and that teachers
and pupils will be able 10 move into more
commodious ana better arranged quarters
at the beginning of the next school term.