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The San Francisco call., 1896-04-21
ALBERTYS DEED JUSTIFIED.
Had Right to Kin Duncan for Attempting
to Forciby Enter His Wife's
Pono,

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 2O.-Some
amusement was created in the Supreme
Court OF the United States to-day by the
announcement of the opinion of the court
in the case of the appeal of Ed Alberty,
alias Charles Burnes, an Indian of negro
blood, from the judgment of the United
States Court for the western district OF
Arkansas, condemning him to death for
killing Phil Duncan, a negro in the Chero-
kee nation, May 15, 1879.
The doctrine of retreat as laid down by
Judge Parker in his instructions to the
jury was challenged by Alberty's attorney.
1t appears that Duncan had been paying
such attentions to Alberty's wife as to
cause a separation. On the night of the
day in question Alberty saw man climb
ing into the window of his wife's bedroom,
and upon accosting the intruder, Duncan,
whom he recognized by his voice, threat
ened to kill, and pursuant to the threat
made for him." Alberty shot and killed
him. Judge Parker told the jury that Al
berty was in law and duty bound to re-
treat as far as he could or disable his ad-
versary without killing him.
This" said Justice Brown, twas an
error. We think that under the circum-
stances, seeing man endeavoring to force
entrance into his wife's bedroom, the hus-
pand was justified in pursuing his inves IT,
CATION and to prevent, by force if neces-
sary, the accomplishment of the intruder's
purpose. And if in the course of that in
vestlgation he is threatened with great
bodily harm or put in fear of his life, he is
not Obliged to retreat, but is justified in
resisting attack by any weapon within his
power" 'i'
The judgment was reversed, with in
structlons to grant new trial.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-21

peat their past history of fraud and cir
cumvention unless Congress retains its
power over them.
''It cannot be too often repeated or TOO
firmly insisted that Congress must never
relax its authority over these railroads.
With these roads operated as separate ana
competing lines and with the Southern
Pacific ana Central Pacific in the owner
ship OF the same man or same booy OF
controlling men, the fate of the people OF
the Pacific slope would be settled forever
as mere feudatories of railroad kings by
that lust for money and power that has no
interest IN its victims except to keep the1n
bound in servitude that will yield TO
them the greatest possible revenue. his
tory has already so thoroughly established
these facts in the terrible experience of the
people of the Pacific States that it would
insult their intelligence to deny them or to
attempt to evade their force.
"The Central Pacific and Southern Pa
lfic railroads should be competing lines
and the union of interests between them
should be forbidden by law. They are
virtually parallel roads, yet they belong to
the same persons, are unlawfully under
the control of the same man and the Cen
trail Pacific is, in fact. leased to the South
ern Pacific. Five men who owned stock
in the Central Pacific and few who
owned that of the Union Pacific built
them under contracts made with them
selves through a contract and finance
company and credit mobilier company.
which they also owned, and they have
blazed up before the country in glitter of
wealth that eclipses the wealth of the
greatest monarchs of the earth.
"They swarm the corridors of the Capt.
tol with agents and lobbyists and COM
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-21
Mast Pay in Nevada.

WASHINGTON. D. c., April 2o.-Tbe
Central Pacific Railroad Company, said
the Supreme Court of the United States
in an opinion delivered by Justice Brown
must pay taxes on the lands of its grant
within the State of Nevada which have
been surveyed but not patented, the costs
for the survey not being paid. The taxa.
ton OF such land, the opinion SAID, was
Of July 10, 1886. Justice Field dissented,
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-21
Los ANGELES BENCH SHOW.
Aristocratio Canines to Be Exhibited t.
an Ad,airing Public.

Aristocratic Cdni,tes to Be Exhibited to
az, Adnairing Public.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, April 20.-The
eighth annual bench show of the Southern
California Kennel Club begins tomorrow
and will remain open four days. There
are 225 entries, and 212 dogs will be
benched, including some of the most
valuable animals in the State.
Twenty-seven st. Bernards are entered,
among them being John G. Barker's Cali
fornia Bernards and thomas II. Brown
ings Grand Master. OF Great Danes there
are seventeen, J. G. Borgloni's Titan, val
ued at $25G0, being probably the finest
specimen.
The entries of pointers are numerous
and of English settlers good, III. G. Payne's
Countess Noble being probably the most
prominent in the latter class. The cocker
spaniel class is filled up better than ever
before. The judging, by ]. Otis Fellows of
New York, will commence tomorrow
afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-21
Damage at Waln,.t Greek.

WALNUT CREEK, CAL, April 2O.-The
severe frost of last night turned every
grapevine black and ruined the cherry
crop. Potatoes have suffered everywhere.
The weather was so cold that in some
parts OF this valley pumps and water pipes
were frozen The grain crop has not looked
better in many years The total rainfall
of the season is twenty inches.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-21
Riverside Crops Injured.

RIVERSIDE, CAL, April 20.-Quite a
heavy frost visited sections of this county
last night, and damage was done to april
COTS almonds, peaches and other fruits. No
damage was done to citrus blossoms, and
it is hard to determine the amount of in
jury to the deciduous crop. Good judges
say that the percentage is light, and that
the real loss will be small in the aggregate.
The weather has been unusually cold for
this season.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-21
YOLO GRAPES DESTROYED
Vines Covering Thousands of
Acres Blighted by Heavy
FroStS.
Serious Injury Escaped in but Few
Localities-Walnut Creeks
Loss.

WOODLAND, CAL, April 2O.-The
grape crop of Yolo County is total loss.
OF the thousands of acres of vines not one
green leaf could be found after last nights
frost. Such is the condition of the i'm
mense vineyard of H. G. Howard, presi-
dent of the Woodland Fruit Exchange.
The vines in the foothills, in favored
spots, escaped serious injury. Mr.. How
ard believes that the damage to vines
alone in this county will reach $l00, 600.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-21
specimen
MISSING FROM TISALIA.
Witnesses in the Train Robbers Case
Haze Gone to Other Fields.

Hdre Gone TO OtIteT FteIds.
VISALIA, CAL. April 20.-Si Lovren' 8
and Charles Ardells preliminary examin-
alton for attempting to rob Southern Pa
cifc passengers on train 10, near Tagus, on
March IS, has been continued for the
fourth time They will not be arraigned
until April 90. Jim Edwards. witness
for the prosecution who had been duly
subpenaed, was not present, and an at
tachment was ordered issued for him. Ed
wards went to Los Angeles last week. He
was the bartender in Lovren's saloon a.
the time of the attempted robbery. E. J..
Purcell is also wanted by the prosecution.
Purcell is the witness who heard Ardell
say, 1--WE will blow open the car door with
dynamite if it cannot be opened in any
other Way."
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-21
Red,cooa Cisv,s Bea,.tv Contest.

REDWOOD, CAL, April 2o.-Miss Lii
lian Newman of Woodside leads to-nig ht
in the contest for carnival queen by plu.
rality of 424 votes. Miss Henrietta Law
Ter of Menlo Park is second and Miss
Annie Goggin of South San Francisco
third. A heavy vote is expected to-mor-
row, and some surprises may be looked
for before the polls close finally at S
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-21
Il Death at Hoodland.

WOODLAND, CAL, April 2O.-Mrs. Fl.
Goodin, whose clothing was ignited while
attempting to light fire with stick of
wood saturated with gasoline two weeks
ago. died yesterday.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-21
The Vote at Chico.

CHICO, CAL, April 2o.-The balloting
for May queen will close on the evening
of April %. The ballots were counted to-
day, and the result was as follows: Miss
Clara Cussick 556, Miss Freida Junkans
545. Miss Bessie Collins SO, Miss MabeT
Merry g.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-21
San Luis Obisno,s Loss.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CAL, April 20.-
Patrick Duff died this morning. aged 70
years. He came to California at the age
of 81.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-21

o'clock. Miss Newman has been in the
contest but few days, but is making
splendid showing.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-21
w eak Men and Women

CHoULD USE DAMIANA BITTERS, THE
- great Mexican Remedy; gives Health and
Strength TO the Sexual Organs
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-21
Anvils Boom and Bells Are
Rung in Celebration of the
Victory.
SHE is a NATIVE DAUGHTER
Over Five Thousand Votes Cast for
the Winner On the Clos.
ing Day.

HEALDSBURG, CAL, April 2o.-If an
outsider were to have stepped into Healds-
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-04
Calico Ball and Basket Social.

The people of Monarch will give a
calico ball Friday evening. January II,
1896. which is to bear several novel fea-
lures. Each lady attending will be sup
posed to wear calico, and to bring lunch
for two. The lunch basket must con-
tain a card bearing the lady's Dame and
weight in avoirdupois pounds. Gentle
men buying lunches will pay as many
cents as are indicated in pounds upon
the enclosed card. The gentleman pays
for the lunch as many cents as the lady
weighs in pounds. There will be no
other tax in connection with the ball.
Good music. and Il good time are as
sured. The proceed go to the benefit of
the Monarch school.
As Monarch is always represented at
the social events at Neihart so it is only
right that we should send a good sized
company to aid this event at Monarch.
Everybody is cordially invited.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-04
Notice for Application to cut Timber.

In accordance with the provisions of
law and the rules and regulations pre-
scribed by the honorable secretary of the
interior, May 9th. 1891, l, the under
signed give notice that at the expiration
of twenty one days from the first publ
cation of this notice, / will make written
application to honorable secretary of the
interior for authority to cut and remove
all merchantable mining timbers and
cordwood of pine and fir, on the follow
ing described land, tO-wit:
about half IA mile up from the confluence
of O'Brien creek, and on the south bank
Of said Belt creek, at a post where this
notice is posted, thence up the soutl,
bank of said Belt creek, in a southeastern
ly direction, m mile; thence at right
angles and in a southwesterly direction
three miles; thence at right angles and
in a northwesterly direction, one mile
thence at right angles and in anortheast-
erly direction three miles, to the place
of beginning; and more clearly defined
by lines of blazed trees on each side de-
tining said boundrles, and containing in
all three square miles, on which stands
10000 mining props, $4,000 tagging and
5000 cords of wood.
All Of said land lying in unsurveyed
township 13 north range 8 east, and en-
bracing parts of sections IS, 16. 81, and
% of said township and range The
lands are non-mineral, so far as known,
is rough, mountainous and very steep and
is wholly unfit for agricultural purposes;
and is located in the county of Meagher
and State of Montana,
PETER LECOURCER,
Neihart post office, Meagher CO., Mont.
Dated this 23rd. day of Dec. 1895. -
Date of first publication, Dec, %, '95.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-04

The New Year was ushered in with
lively tread in the social line at Neihart.
While yet the old year fingered, his fros-
ty fingers toying with his %silvery whis-
kcrS, with one foot on the earth and the
other just entering eternity, the shout of
mirth and jollity rose with rapturous
swell as the dizzying dance went on in
Crawford's hall. The very elite. the
creme de la creme of Neihart society,
was gathered there and merry was the
time as the Odd Fellows and their lad
les tripped gaily to sweet strains of
music.
Prof. Workman furnished the music
and a superb supper was served at the
Judge hotel.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-04
AT Home" to the Children.

Mr.. and Mrs. Howcs and Misses Louie
and Stella of Monarch gave an cat
Home" to the children of the Sabbath
school and Il few friends on New Years
evening. A number of games were
played by the young people, after which
they rendered Il very entertaining prog
ram. Mr.. Howcs gave n oc his boy
hood Rotations in a pleasing manner,
and Mr.. d. F. Smith gave a patriotic
defamation, highly pleasing to his audi
tors. After the entertainment, all pres
ent "indulged the clamorous call of a
craving Appetite for taffy. 1t was a
most enjoyable evening. S. G. N.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-04
Rented Diamonds.

It is gradually becoming known
among pretentious people that dia-
monds, like houses and horses and
carriages, a be rented for the sea.
son. This will enable those who have
a high social ambition, but limited
means, to make a greater display
than they have been able to do for
merly. You can go to certain dia-
mond dealers in Maiden lane in New
York and obtain rings for the fin
gers and ears, necklaces and brooch
es, pendants, hairpins and all the
other kinds of diamond jewelry by
depositing or giving bond for the
full value of the article and paying
5 per cent "a month for their use, and
this, I am told, is getting to be a
very large and profitable business.
New York Letter in Chicago Rec.
ord.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-04
-Four Feet of Snow In Eight Hours.

81 have seen four feet of snowfall
in eight hours, "said Conductor Cobb
Of the Maine Central, land yet it
was so light that you could wade
through it just as you can through
water.
ut was in the Sierra Nevada
mou1tains-a sort of frcstlike snow
that falls in the night, burying ev-
erything. Twelve feet away from
another man you can just sec him,
with q sort of halo around him, as
though somewhere the sun was
shining through tho storm. In these
storms it is impossible to tell direc.
ton Or distance. One is simply lost
when only q short distance from
camp.
I'm the morning we walked down
into town. One man went ahead,
breaking the snow, which came
nearly to his armpits as he moved
through it. Ho would tread until
tired, when he would drop to the
rear, and some one elsa would lead
the procession. AS we walked into
the valley it grew less, and down be
low in the town there had been no
snow, and all the time tho u or
the stars had shone. Such a snow
goes like Acknowledgements, evapo-
rates. Lewiston journal.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-04
Material Good Wishes.

The shadow of the long green ~revives
the sinking heart; and a bank account in
black ink is a rare luxury.
A man of means is a JOY to his friends
but the delinquent subscriber is always
on deck.
There are many congratulations, the
reading whereof is sweet; but the ones
that cheer and elevate the soul carry
the ducats in their bulging folds.
Here is n sample:
w. S. Spr. Jan. /, 90.
Editor HERALD: Enclosed find 50 tc
pay my subscription for this year.
Wishing the staff a happy prosperous
Newyear | ain. very truly yours.
Al. Pierse.
Moral Go thou and do likewise.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-04
The Use OF Water.

The average consumption of water
in New York city is 1873, 600, 900 gal
Ions a day, These figures put New
York at the head Of the cities of tho
world in this respect. London's sup.
ply is 40, 900, 600 gallons a day, The
supply of Paris is 100, 900, 900 gallons,
and Chicago, among American cities,
ONE next to New York.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-04
THE ATHLETIC GIRL.
ms Il Sweet Enough, but Some Of Hes
Ways Are Not.

ms Is Sweet Enough, but Some Of Hes
Ways Are Not.
Who doesn't know the girl who
goes around whacking other girls on
the backs and pounding them in the
stomachs and p~ummeling them in
their chests, saying: why ON earth
don't you stand up? You're as humpy
IS a camel!"
Some folks say that this girl is all
right; that she fills her niche in the
worlds gallery Of welldoers with
ability and u~nselfishness. This may
be true, but if you happen to DO a
girl and wander into the way of this
welldoer you long to implore her to
adopt milder methods. 1t isn't pleas
ant when you are discussing the
latest wrinkle in hairdressing to
have somebody suddenly give you an
awful thump between the shoulders
and say: Stand up, there, now! II
you bend over much moro, you'll
stand on your head" Then you are
likely to double up as quickly as a
folding bed unsolicited doubles
down, and for a moment you may
imagine that you are in the hands of
a patented massage machine or
laundering in the whirring arms of
a windmill.
1t is this same girl that docs her
exercises" on the back porch every
morning, to the amusement and graf
ification of q huge audience station
ed at numerous windows. She first
plants her hands on her hips and
draws several long breaths. She puffs
her chest out pigeon fashion and
shorts like a feminine Sandow. Aft
err that she stretches her arms to-
ward a neighboring clothesline, and
by that time spectators, open mouth.
ed and interested, have assembled.
A man in the act Of shaving puts
down his razor, deserts his mirror
and brush and devotes himself en-.
tirely to gazing at the twisting,
stretching vision of athletic lowell.
ness. A kitchen lady trots out of a
back door with a bucket Of potato
Feelings, but stops midway of her
journey to look. In every other win
dow along the entire row of houses
beams a face, and as the athletic
maiden becomes more and more
warmed up to her playful and irvig-
Grating performance each face grows
into a group of three, or even more.
After a few mornings of this the
shaving gentlemen and the kitchen
lady defer their individual employ
ment until the vision on the back
porch starts up her Delsartean poses.
Sometimes when she is in a spe-
cially humorous mood she gives an
imitation of Lotto Collins cele-
brated rough and tumble dance, and
at such moments the audience mods
its universal approval. Whatever her
actions, she's sure of a crowd of on
lockers, and even if her audience
does increase daily she frets not, so
long as the faithful tape measure
tells her that her chest has widened
almost half an inch after only three
months Of muscle developing tor
ture and exhibitions OF graceful war
dances.-Philadelphia Times.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-04
Overcrowded London.

New York is not the only over
crowded city in the world. In a re-
cent address at Queens hall, London,
Mr.. Asquith said: 1.-THE overcrowd-
ing in London is terrible, There are
about 400, 600 persons living in homes
of one room and 100000 living two
or more in a single room. In Clerk
enwell and Whitechapel over one
third Of the population live moro
than two in O room. New York
Tribune.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-04
Tho Way Of the World

Did you ever congratulate a young
man whose marriage engagement
had just been published in the news.
papers? Try it and see if he does not
at first feign ignorance of why you
should desire to clasp his hand, and
when you have enlightened him on
that point affect surprise that you
should know his intentions. -Buffa
10 Courier.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-04
An Accommodations Art.

Van Dyke-How long does it take
you to paint a portrait?
Van Daub-Two sittings. if it's u
gruff old man from 10 to so, if it's
q pretty young girl.-Exchange.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-04

AT Tissington, an English town.
the wells and springs are decorated
on Ascension day in memory of a
rain that fell on that date nearly 400
years ago after a drought that
threatened q famine.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-04
The Difference.

"Oh, papa, who is that ragged man'"
"Tbat, my son, III the great composer Of
grand operas"
And who is that fine looking gentle.
man with such good clothesf"
That's the man who wrote the latest
popular song, Never Let Your Mother
Garry Up the Coal. Tit. Bits.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-04
Hay! Hay! Hay!

l will be in Neihart every Saturday,
at the Old Post Office building, to sell
first class timothy hay, $l4 per ton.
Saturday noon til Sunday noon.
WIN. WooLsEY.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-04
Too Much OF One Thlnx,

This is too much of one thing
said the banker to himself as he was
caught in a shower going home to
dinner, from the bank wet to the
banquet New York Press.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-04
Satisfied.

He-I tell you frankly l don't expect TO
love you SO much afterward If you consent
tc marry me. When my passion for yon
has cooled off and l get down to business,
l expect to double my income.
She-Darling, l am yours.-New York
uarull
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-04
An Insinuation.

Maud-Charley proposed to me las
night, and we're engaged.
Observation-Disclosures! How did yol
manage it?-Chicago Record.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-04

The Kaws or Kansas Indians gave
a name to Kansas City. 1t was adopt
ed in 1889.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-04

Jess-We were together all summer at
different resorts, but it was only at Lenox
that he proposed.
Bcss-Whaty you might call the court OF
last resort. New York World.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-04
Located.

Say, Jack, what is the capital Of Swift
zerland!"
Jack (who has just returned from
abroad)-Why, the money they get from
travellers. of course .-Boston Bulletin
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-04

Sheboygan means "stream that
comes from the ground"