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The herald., 1896-03-18

Call for the Eagle Brand OF fresh frozen
oysters Your grocer has them. They are =
great delicacy.
The herald., 1896-03-18

Dressmakers-An fashion books at Lang
stadter's, 214 South Broadway.
The herald., 1896-03-18

My prices for wall per beat all the city
4. Hckstrom. 1874 south Spring street.
The herald., 1896-03-18

Fresh fish and Holsters shipped direct to all
pointsin Arizona, Texas and Mexico. from
cannery in San Pedro. at lowest wholesa!s
prices.
The herald., 1896-03-18

DR.. D. S. Diffen bacher, dentist. rooms and
5, 10 S. Spring ST., Los Angeles.
The herald., 1896-03-18

The finest wedding Invitations or announce.
msnts eitheT printed Or engraved, ct reason
able prices. fuT nished by H. NJ. Lee & Bro. lao
N. Spring st.
The herald., 1896-03-18

1868 lbs. Keatings-"365 days ahead Of
them ALL" Hawley, King & Co.
The herald., 1896-03-18

Big Tree Carriage Works, 1913 San Pedro st.
Concord business wagons specially
The herald., 1896-03-18

Pabst Besrl Pabet Becrl
On draft at Joe Arnold's 1853 8 Sprin! St
The herald., 1896-03-18

Call tel. 243 for ambulance. KreQelo &
Bresee, Sixth and Broadway.
The herald., 1896-03-18

All pieces of wallpaper greatly reduced. A
A. Eckstrom, 324 South Spring street
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-26
why the Price of whea. Has Fallen.

The pretense that the low price of
wheat is due to the imaginary demon
etization of silver in 1878 has no basis
in fact Wheat has not gone down be-
cause less silver money is used, for we
have now over 5000, 900, 900 in silver
coins or certificates as against less than
$50, 900, 900 in 1878. So it is-certain
that it is not lack of silver currency
which has reduced the price of wheat.
A suggestion as to the real causes
which have made wheat cheaper now
than it was 90 years ago is found in the
British board Of trade statistics. These
show that in 1894 the Argentine Repub-
lie sent to Great Britain %, 1870, 25S
bushels Of wheat. In 1873 the Argen-
tine was unknown as wheat exporting
country, the first shipments to Great
Britain having been made but little
over ten years ago. Since that time the
railway systems of the country have
been greatly extended. Immense guam
titles of the latest and best agricultural
implements and machinery have been
imported, and large areas of very fertile
land have been put under wheat cult
walton.
During the same period the wheat
crops of Russia and India have also
been greatly increased 1t is these in
creased supplies from sources which
formerly sent little or no wheat to the
European markets which have gradu,
ally forced down prices. Wheat is cheap
because more is produced than is want
ed. Free silver cannot stop the compe-
tition of South American or Russian
wheat, nor would it be the slightest
benefit to the American farmer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-26
SAN ANTONIO AND GULF SHORE
RAILWAY COMPANY.
Notice to All Persons Interested:

Notice TO All Persons interested:
That, whereas, all matters concern
ing the sale of the s. A. & G.. S. Ry.
Co.'S properties, rights, franchises,
ETC., made on the 7th day of July, A.
d. 1896, by Henry Terrell, receiver, to
Oscar Bergstrom for the sum of $780,
000.00 One Hundred and Fifty Thou
sand Dollars, have been referred to
me for investigation and report. Now
therefore all persons in favor of, or
opposed to the confirmation by the
Court of said sale, or are otherwise
interested therein, are hereby notified
that at the hour of 10 a. NJ, on the
9TH day of August, A. d. 1896, in my
offices, rooms and s, Kampmann
building, San Antonio, Bexar County,
Texas, l will conduct said investiga-
ton, and an opportunity will be given
all parties interested to be heard.
+. H. WASH,
Special Master in Chancery, S. A. &
G. S. Ry. Co. 7-22-1Ot
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-26
CHASED BY A GRIZZLY.
Hair-Breadth Escape of Pros
pector from Death
Badly-Needed Refuge offered by .
Crevasse which Had an Opening
Too Small to Admit Bruins
Gigantic Body.

Harry L. Romano, who has just re-
turned to his home in Elk City, Idaho,
after spending several weeks prospect
ing in the Bitter Root mountains, re-
lates most exciting adventure which
befell him near Murray, the county seat
Of Shoshone county.
MY partner, Ben Williams, and L
had been working our way along the
range from a point near Big Bald
mountain to the loop where the Bitter
Root range and the Occur d'Alenes
from a big, natural amphitheater, where
big game, especially elk, are plentiful.
We decided to stay there until we had
time to follow up the lead, as old miners
say. We pitched our camp under the
shadow of a rock-ribbed sentinel, pass
ing our first night in the little tent
which had served us splendidly during
several hard rains. That makes me
think-f you want tent to shed wa
ter immense it in linseed oil in which
'rosin' is melted. On the following morn
ing Ben found the track of a bear down
by the spring where we got our water.
The print of that foot was as big as a
dinner plate, and the fact that some
empty salmon cans and other refuse
which had been thrown just outside
the tent were missing set us to think
ing, and it wasn't difficult to trace the
connection between the missing
articles and the owner of the big foot.
''There was no more tenting for yours
truly after that, so we built us a sort
of stone fortress in a suitable nook,
where nature had already done the
mason work on three sides. After lay
ing up the wall on the vacant side we
placed heavy poles across the top, on
which we placed fiat stones.
"We did all our prospecting together
for week or ten days, Ben carrying his
big 5000 Sharp's special and acting as
booy-guard, while handled the pick.
All that time we saw no bears, but
plenty of elk and antelope and not few
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-26
BRUIN APPEARS.

mountain sheep. Our grizzly bear scare
finally cooled. One morning I decided
to explore side canyon. Ben was to
climb over the big spur that doomed up
over our camp, swing round and meet
me at noon near a sharp cone of rock
which we called Currecanti Needle. I
found mighty likely pay rock up that
ravine, and the further went the bet
ter the showing. The place is I'M
doubtedly the site of an old volcano.
Great masses of rock from overhanging
crags have fallen and rent the floors,
with some of the assures very wide and
apparently bottomless. Knocking of,
piece of friable sand rock found it to
be auriferous, or gold-bearing rock. ]
don't know whether the yell gave split
any more cracks in the rock round there
or not, but one thing do know. ]
nearly split my throat in the effort, and
then ! mounted The big chunk and
swung my hammer like a mailman.
Soon I heard noise close by, and
supposing it to be Ben, 1 yelled out:
Hurrah Ben, I've struck it RIP Just
then / looked up and the sight saw
froze my blood. Not 40 feet distant
was an immense silver tip grizzly.
Acting upon impulse, 1 hurled my
quartz hammer at the monster, and,
as he dropped on all-fours, 1 leaped
from the rock, hoping to evade him by
lodging around the bowlder. 1t may
have been foolish move, but had no
time to think. After jumping from the
rock, / was obliged to halt moment,
in order to satisfy myself which way
he was coming. improved the mo-
ment by drawing my A Colts from its
sheath. 47 ~
when the bear reached the point
where he expected to nab me and found
that. was not there, he gave vent to q
tremendous snuff, followed by kind
of cultural roar, and again I heard him
coming at a double quick. I ran as I
never ran before.
u glanced hurriedly around and saw
the gigantic fellow coming like q
demon and then stepped into one of
the assures I told you about, and down
1 went like flash. The grizzly was
so close on me when I fell that he went
entirely over me, carried by the force
OF his momentum. He was back again
In moment, though, his immense head
hanging over the rim of my narrow
prison, which I quickly and most CRATE
fully saw was too narrow to admit his
bulky body.
Il was on my knees not six feet below
the grizzly, and felt that 1 could do
deadly work with my revolver at that
range. I pointed the gun straight at
the yawning red mouth. My pistol
roared in my ears. Five shots more
were fired, as fast as could send them,
and then my gun was empty, but,
thanks to my lucky stars, one of my
bullets pierced an eye and the job was
done.
II waA as weak as baby when
climbed Of of the assure. I'd got all
over it, Though, when Ben came, and
/ told hin just knocked that grizzly
IN the Id "a with my quartz hammer,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-26
A Fair Proposition.

The silverites profess to believe that
the mere making of 371I grains of sill
yer into coins called dollar will in
crease the commercial value of the sill
yer nearly 90 per cent. If this is true,
there is certainly no need of such coins
being made legal tender, since they
will be readily accepted at their face
value. When money is worth its face,
it needs no authority of law to make it
pass current. If it is not worth what it
pretends TO be, it should receive no aid
from laws compelling creditors to ac-
cept it. In either case it is not the gov
ernment's business to make people take
money that they do not want.
Are the free coinage agitators willing
to show their faith in their professions
by agreeing TO favor a law for the I'M
limited coinage of silver dollars which
shall not be legal tender? If so. there
will be no objection to such a coinage
|z2za1Rs1,the part Of those who believe
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-26
BIDS FOR GRADING AND GRAY
ELING.
Mayors Office
San Antonio, July p, 1896.

Sealed bids will be received by the
City Clerk and opened by the under
signed on Tuesday, 18th inst, at u
o'clock nooD,to grade and gravel Syc-
amore street, from East Commerce to
North street. -,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-26

in the Office of the City Engineer
The City of San Antonio reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
HENRY ELMENDORF,
Mayor.
Attest:
E. R. NORTON, City Clerk.
6-22-6t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-26
MAYORS OFFICE.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, July 20, '96.

eSNAN' 'AON'AOt AO<Nsi CtAJ ~ OOs
BIDS FOR WOOD.
Bids will be received by the city
clerk and opened by the under
signed at II o'clock noon on the
24th inst. to furnish the city with
100 cords OF good split post oak
cord wood. Also make bid to fur.
nish same amount sawed and
split ready for use. Wood to be
delivered in the City Wood Yard,
subject to inspection of some per-
son authorized by the Mayor.
The city reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
HENRY ELSGENDoRF,
Mayor.
Attest:
E. r. NORTON,
City Clerk.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-20
RESPITE At SAN DIEGO,
Murderer Joe Ebanks Should
Have Been Hanged
Yesterday.
Plays the Insanity Act So Effectually
That He May Yet Cheat the
Gallows.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, June 49, = Joe
Ebanks, the double murderer, was to have
been hanged to-day. Like most other
murderers, his neck is still unstretched,
although he has confessed his crime. An
appeal has been taken to the Supreme
Court, and meantime Ebanks, presumably
on the advice of others, is playing the in
sanity dodge, or was until to-day.
For four or five days he has acted as
crazy as he knew how-barking, bowling,
throwing dishes and rolling on the floor.
He butted his head against the walls of
his cell, but took care not to hurt himself
He became so troublesome that he was
placed in shackles anu straitjacket.
A day or so ago he refused to eat, but
couldn't keep this up more than two
meals, as his gluttonous appetite was not
to be controlled by the freaks of his mind
Yesterday his tobacco was taken away
from him and this seemed to have brought
back his sanity quicker than anything
else.
Ebanks now denies the truth of his con-
fession and his attorney says he will
make strenuous effort to save his neck
The murderer is good for some weeks yet
pending the appeal.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-20
OF kAUMANU
The Hawaiian Monster Hanged
for the Murder of Old
Mrs. Robinson.
One of the Most Atrocious Crimes in
California's History "A Neat
Job at Fosom.

FOLSOM, CAL, June 19.-Paulo Kau-
manu- was hanged at the State prison this
morning. Kaumanu was the Kanaka who
murdered an old woman at Latrobe, Ell
Dorado County, kicking her to death and
robbing her house.
The Hawaiian murderer passed the
night quietly, giving no indication that
his impending fate disturbed his sleep.
He was served with good breakfast in
his cell and ate fried chicken and other
food. He was then visited by Father
Hunt of Ell Dorado County and confessed
to him. He then announced himself
ready for execution.
At twenty minutes past 10 he was con-
Quoted from his cell to the trap. He was
calm and seemingly indifferent. The cap,
moose and straps were adjusted within
thirty seconds and the trap was sprung.
He said nothing on the trap, and hardly
moved muscle after being dropped.
About thirty spectators were present
among whom were Sheriff Hilbert of El
Dorado and several friends of the mur-
dered woman.
Several weeks ago Governor Budd was
appealed to by representatives of the
Hawaiian Government to exercise elem
ency In the case of the condemned man
but after an investigation into the facts oi
the case, he failed to discover any mitigat-
ing circumstances and refused to interfere,
The crime for which Paulo Kaumanu
died was of peculiar atrocity. Mrs. Ellen
Robinson, the woman whom he brutally
murdered two years ago, was old and
feeble and wholly unable to make any
effective resistance. He felled her to the
ground and then kicked her until she was
in dying condition, after which he plum.
dered the house and made his escape. He
has never shown any remorse for his deed
his whole behavior since conviction being
marked by stolid Indifference, which he
NJ maintained to the last.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-20
The Leader of the Tagus Train.
Robbers Efectually Dis
posed Of.
JURORS HEARTILY THANKED.
End of One of the Most Interesting
Criminal Trials of Tulare
County.

VISALIA, CAL, June 19.-Just three
months ago Si Lovren was arrested for
completely in the Tagus attempted train
robbery. About $3.50 o'clock this morning
word was sent along the streets from the
courthouse that the Lovren jury was ready
to report its verdict.
1t was not many minutes before an in
terested crowd Assem- bled in Department
of the Superior Court, where the long
trial has been in progress. Lovren was
brought in by Sheriff Merritt. He ap-
peared, as usual, in his shirt sleeves, and
wore no handkerchief around his neck,
his ce-gashed throat having completely
healed and only scar remaining. After
the jury was polled they rendered the fol-
lowing verdict:
We, the jury, find the defendant, Josiah
Lovren, guilty as charged in the Information,
and recommend and direct that he be i'm
prisoned in the State prison of California for
life. NJ. II. LovELAcE, Foreman.
Lovren's lips murmurlng, "Thank GOO /"
was the only visible sign that the con-
victed train-robber showed.
After the jury was discharged and as
they passed into the corridor 10 any of the
spectators pTeSSeu dTOuuu tuGIu TO SNAKE
their hands and congratulate them upon
their verdict.
Thus was ended one of the longest and
most interesting criminal trials ever held
in Tulare County. The trial was begun on
June L and 144 jurors were summoned
before the panel was completed. Thirty
six witnesses were put on the stand by the
prosecution and twenty-six by the de-
tense. There we're six rebuttaI witnesses.
SIX attorneys were engaged in the legal
battle.
Monday, June %, at 10 o'clock, was the
time set for pronouncing sentence.
This morning business was almost sus-
pended, so eager were the people to talk
with and congratulate the iurymen on
their verdict. Maurice E. Power, who
made the closing argument yesterday,
came in for his share of congratulations,
not only from Visalians but from citizens
in all parts of Tuare County.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-20
VENTURA'S ENCAMPMENT
Southern California Veterans
Will Hold Ten Days
Reunion.
Elaborate parations for the Cele.
bration-Excursions to Neigh
boring Towns.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, June 19.-The
encampment of the Southern California
Veterans begins at Ventura July and
lasts ten days. Reports to Commander
Downing here indicate that the attend
ance this year will exceed that of former
encampments. The camp is delightfully."-
located in a plaza near the ocean.
a literary and musical programme will
be rendered each evening in the ."big
tent" and inNaddition dancing will be the
order in the pavilion tent. No charge will
DE made for admission to either, thus furn-
ishing two pla ces of free entertainment
for all who desire to participate.
During the encampment there will be
three eXcursions-one to Hueneme on
July 2, to Santa Paula, Friday, July 5,
and to Santa Barbara on Monday, July 6.
On July the people of Ventura, Santa
Barbara, Santa Paula and neighbor ring
towns will unite in grand celebration,
which promises to outdo anything of the
kind ever had in Southern California. All
the bands in the counties of Ventura and
Santa Barbara have been engaged, as well
as the old renowned Veteran Fife and
Drum Corps" of this city, which has been
engaged by the association to play during
the encampmsnt.
A monster parade of Veterans, Son OF
Veterans, Regular Army and Navy Union,
National Guard and civic societies will be
held in the morning, to conclude with a
patriotic programme.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-20
BRITISH PRoTECTIoNIsTs.
Opposition to the Proposed Free Trade
Celebration.

LONDON, ENGLAND, June 19.-As some-
thing of an Offset to the tremendous re-
vival of protectionism in the United
States and France, as evidenced in the
popular support accorded to the cham
pions of that cause IN those countries, viz !:
William Mckinley and Premier Meline, a
grand free trade celebration is being
planned to take place before the expiration
of the present year, which marks the
semi-centennial of the abolition of the
corn laws in this country.
There is, however, considerable protec-
zionist element in Great Britain, which
points with satisfaction to the refutation
of Cobden's prediction that England's ex-
ample would be followed by the principal
nations of the earth, in view of the fact
that not only the countries specified, but
also the English colonies without excep-
ton, Germany, Italy and Russia, are still
strong in their adherence to protection.
Many even of the frmest advocates of
free trade discountenance the idea of cele-
brating the anniversary, claiming that any
agitation of the subject can but serve to
afford opportunity to their opponents for
initiating policy of retaliation.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-20
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ASTORIA'S FISH WAR,
One Cdnnery Agrees to Pay FiUe Cents
and Others Will FoLIotc.

One Cdnnery Agrees to Pay FiUe Cents
and Others Will FoHotc.
ASTORIA, Or, June 19.-The militia
are still here, under charge of General
Beebe, but there has been no trouble of
any kind so far and none is expected.
The proposition of a Scandinavian fac
tory to-day to pay 5 cents was accepted by
the fishermen and tomorrow 125 boats
will start out for it. Other canneries are
in operation on small scale with fish re-
ceived from up the river. While there
are fair prospects of other cannerymen
paying the fishermen the price asked,
nothing is definite.
The season is now more than half gone
From business point of view the season
has been financial failure on both sides,
to an extent hard at present to estimate.
1t is reported tonight that the militia
will be recalled because the expense,
about $4,000 per day, is not warranted, as
up to the present time only nominal occu-
patton has been found for them. The
militia are having a regular picnic,
although the discipline and conduct are
excellent. Practically no scab fishermen
have accepted the protection offered to go
out on the river. A few young men about
town without experience made drifts. in
the river, which has such large run of
salmon this year that they made good
catches,
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-20
sPoKANE,s COMPLAINT.
Makes an Effort for Square Deal In
Freight Rates.

Makes an Effort for Square Deal IN
Freight Rates.
TACOMA, WASH, June 19.-The parlors
of the Tacoma Hotel have been occupied
all day with counsel and witnesses in the
great freight rate case which the Spokane
merchants are pressing to compel the
Northern Pacific Railway Company to
cease giving cheaper overland freight rates
to the merchants of coast cities than is
given to those of Spokane.
The question involved is whether the
Northern Pacific Railway Company has
been carrying out the order of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission, which re-
quires that Spokane freighters shall be
given the benefit of an 81 per cent rate be-
tween terminals on perishable goods not
subject TO water competition.
]. NJ. Hannaford of St. Paul w. A Un-
derwood Of New York, c. w. Bum and S.
g. Fulton are representing the Northern
Pacific Railway, and Frank II. Graves of
Spokane the merchants OF that city. The
evidence so far given is in favor of the
Spokane merchants.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-20
BAKERSFIELD BUNCOMBE.
Result of the Efforts of a Pyrotechnic
Grand Jury.


Grand Jury.
BAKERSFIELD, CAL, June 19.-The
trial of ex-Deputy County Clerk b. L.
Packard on a charge of falsifylng the rec
ords of the county came to an end to-day.
Packard was promp pity acquitted. Pack
ard was indicted by the famous Long
Grand Jury of 1894, which made wholesale
indictments of county officials on evidence
supplied by Expert Edgar Moore of Los
Angeles. 1t was alleged that he issued a
certificate to J. B. Batz, now County Treas
urer, for one scalp, but entered ON the
books ten scalps, drew the money from
the State and pocketed it.
Assistant Attorney General c. N. Post
came down from Sacramento to conduct
the case at the request of District Attor-
ney Fay. Great cafe was exercised in OBJ
tanning jury, which was composed of
men OF standing. The evidence showed
that the entry complained of was not
made by defendant, but by another man.
The defense put Batz on the stand and
he swore that he brought one scalp per-
sonally, but sent down nine more in the
same quarter from his home in the noun
tains sixty miles away, by his half-brother
and received payment for same. The
messenger who brought the scalps is now
IN Arkansas, out his deposition had been
taken and was to the same effect.
The defense had the Cancelled check by
which payment was made to Batz, but it
was not necessary to produce IL in evil
dence. This left the case without any,
thing to support it and the jury promptly
found Packard not guilty.
This adds another to the list of indict-
ments found by the Grand Jury, in which
charges have been entirely disproyed and
verdicts of acquittai rendered. Every case
SO far tried has had the same outcome.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-20
FATHER DANIELS FUNERAL.
a Long Cortege FoltosUs the Remains to
the Craze From Vallejo.

4 Long Cortege FoEtoros the Remains to
the Craze From Vallejo.
VALLEJO, Call, June 19-The funeral
of Rev. Louis Daniels, O.P., took place to-
day. The line of procession to Benicia was
the longest ever seen in Solano County,
there being nearly 200 carriages following
the hearse. The Catholic societies in
cluded the Vincentian Guards, st. Vincent
Benevolent Society and the Children of
Mary-some fifty young ladies, clad in
blue gowns, over which was white veil
the Young Mems Institute, Ancient Ord er
of Hibernians ana Hartford Hose Com
pany, of which the deceased was an honor
ary member.
Parochial and Sunday school children
followed on foot for the distance Of mile
from st. Vincent's Church, where high
mass had been said by Rev. Father Jones,
after which an eloquent memorial sermon
was preached by Most Rev. bishop
Riordan of San Francisco.
Twelve Dominican fathers, in addition
to the secretary of the Archbishop and the
clergy from other denominations in
Vallejo, were present and went to Benicia
in carriages.
The burial services took place in the
Dominican cemetery, and though brief
were impressive.