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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-12-18
HIS CREDITORS FOUND HIM.
nir. Jones Had Been Unable TO Soc Them
During "A Long Soereh.


George Washington Jones, a colorec
gentleman, was Sad, very sad lie wa,
q calcimlner when he had work to do
tags Ilarper's Round Table, but. as he
Expresses IL;
Dem dere white trash hab gonc into
Is trade, an now Use got no work 10
do" But this was not what made niri
lad dis yere life" he said, lam not
,yuih liyin'."
What's the matter, George?" in
CURED bis friend.
Way, Ise got a little money on dat
last job. and Ise went round TO settle
~ bills lsc owed"
Didn't you attend to IL all right?"
Oars de strange part OF IT, De
dicher he wuz out. an dc grocer he
,vus out an every one Use wanted to
lay WIZ out, an den what'd DO but
ise DIT money"
We'll that was unlucky and no mis-
tikc; hut still you showed Your rood
iaicntcrs, and no doubt they went
Tycss their claims"
"Hrcss deere claimsl Yah, dat's dc
t-cusle. When Ise got omc found
rtcry ono " dem waitln' 70 press dere
claims, mr. Us Ise couldn't fix lem, dey
done an fixed me"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-12-18
tcheCr o. MuzzLes.
Their Enforced Use uas Changed tias
iIreed of London Dogs

The muzzliBg order has now been O.
long IN operation that one is able TO see
nH practical results. at all events so fan
as Loadon is concerned says the Lon
''oa News. They arc really very remark
alle, especially from point Of view not
likely 10 be Immediately taken.
The supremacy OF the fox TERROR IL
gene. One misses the little, vivid white
spots that moved about so quickly and
made streets and thorougbfarea gay,
and, II Tut be admitted. noisy Most
Of these dogs were nonRrcla. and. being
OF no appreciablc value, and probably OF
10 clearly defined ownership, they
passed quickly In a wholesale way into
the lethal chambers. London - rid OF
them, but at all our towns the white
sersitr with tire odd markings Is stiIl IN
he ascendant.
Ca the other hand. here IN town va
have the Irish and the Scotch. These
are as yet pretty pure; they keep rather
40 Themselves. after the manner Of the
pecvinciaig. but in couple Of years
l1ongrelism viii assert itself, and Lon
s.0n viii be oycrrun. Asst is. the hardy
J itic Aberdeen. with his long body.
mort legs and nondescript markings
- black and gray and mustard. holds
the street, and the Irish terrier loafs
bout, social and casy-goinR.
They are both excellent In their own
way. but, for all that. one misses the
sharp. quick vitality OF the fox terrier.
Even as mongrel he seemed 10 concen-
tate ia his active little body all doggy |
Qualities. especially fidelity and hatred |
Of cats
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-12-18
DESERT LAND,-FINAL PROOF.
NORGE FOR PUBLICATION.
United States Land Office,
HALEY. Idaho, Nov. is, 1896.

Notice is hereby given that Christian
II. Rasmussen of Hagerman Idaho, has
filed notice of intention to make
proof on his desert-land claim No 5l6,
for the y W Ia, S w Ia, sec II, TIP 7, )
Il 10 +, before A. S. Senter, Clerk of the
district court, at Shoshone Ida, Mon
day, the 2S,h day of December 1896.
He names as witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation of
said land; samuel +. Gridley, John
Curran, C. L. Gridley, Herman Hansen
all of llagermar, Idaho.
W. III. Brodhead, Register
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-12-18
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at HALEY, Idaho.

December x, 1916
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing manned settler has filed notice Of
his intention to make final proof in
support Of his claim, and that said proof
will be made before A. $. Senter, CLERK
OF The District Court ut Shoshone, Idaho
on january II 1897, viz. Charles A Jones
Il. i. NJ lOS2, for tn W II, n L Ia
: E1-4, y " IL, y h S w IL, NV Ia
) l. IL, sea %, rp . 5 II ii +.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of, said land. viz;
john Dwyor, Fred Hiss, Nathan Wor-
den. Richard Schooler, all of loponis,
Idaho
W II BRopuEAp. Regi.t.r.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-12-18
THE BIGGEST CAT.
ft Ia Thirty Inches Long end Weighs
rwcnty-Four Pounds.

Twenty -Four Pounds.
Just plain Tom" is the unprcterdinw
name OF probably the greatest come site
cat in the world.
Edward Simmons. fish and oyster
dealer Of New York. is the proud pos
SCISSOR of ''rom." This giant ef eats
is 30 inches in length. from lis head t.,
the tip OF his tail. He is foot hga,
and weighed last spring "a pounds.
Tho recent hot weather has caused him
So drop fcw pounds OF flesh. but has
not impaired his health or happiness.
Thosuss Is black and white. and Is
rather peculiarly marked. He has two
complete rings of white around his tail.
which makes him look like first cousin
10 a raccoSu.
sir. simmons picked up the cat two
wears ago while walking clong South
street. Thomas was hut stray kitten
then. 50 that his ped gree has never
been aecermlncd. and Il is not known
whether or rot hcred!ty has had any
shing TO do with his enormous size.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-12-18
A CHANCE TO MAKE MONEY.

have made si,64o clear money in 81 days and
attended TO my household dulles besides, and
think this Is doing splendid for womvn mex.
perienesd in business. Anyone can sell what
everyone wants to buy and every family wants q
Dish Washer. don't canvass at all people come
or seud Jr The washer. and every washer that
GOES out sells Two Or three more, rs they do the
work 70 peffsction. You wash and dry he
dishes IN Two minutes. am going 20 devote my
whole lime 20 this business now and am sure
I can clear y5,cOg year. Ny sirter and brother
have started ia business and doing splendid,
You can get complete Instructions aud hundreds
offestimouials by addressing the Iron City Dish
Washer Co. Stallion A. Piitsbure, Pa, and ia your
own fault II you don't make money.
Mrs. W. II.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-12-18
NOTICE.
United states Land Oalee

HALEY Idaho.
In pursuance Of tie application made
! by the State OF Idaho 10 the u. S. Sur
veyor General for the State Of Idaho
dated April %, 1895, for the survey OF IL
townships OF the public lands situated
within the HALEY land district, under
the provisions Of the act Of Congress OF
August l8 1894 for the purpose Of salts
fslng the public land grants made to
said state under the act OF Congress OF
July 3 1890. Notice is hereby given that
the following township plats will be Of
fcially received and filed in said office
on Thursday January IA 1897, on and
after which date said lands will be sub
ject 10 selection and entry, viz:
Township No s south, range no 10 east,
Boise Meridian, Idaho.
Township no S south, range no 20 east,
Boise Meridian Idaho.
Township 40 8 south, range no 20 east,
Boise Meridian Idaho.
no 10 south. range no % east,
Boise Meridian Idaho.
The laNd embraced in the townships
above named are reserved from any adj
verse appropriation by settlement or
otherwise Except under rights found to
exist OF prior incepton), for the period
of go days from the date of filing the Of
fetal plats OF survey Of the above named
townships in this Office (Jany IA 1890 |
Turing which period the state authori-
les may select any of the lands situate
n said townships which are not en-
raced in any valid adverse claim
W. II. Brodhead, Register
Dated HALEY. Ida. Dec II, 1896.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-12-18
-siudcnt u,urriedly accostirg

Student thurriedly accostirg a
mate OF his) "Sappcrlot. there are a
couple OF creditors closeon my heels. "
Observation-Disclosures. run into the
savings bank over the way; nobody
yill lool. for you herc."-Buntes Al
igrei
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-08-27

that his diplomatic skill could avert
Japanese seized the opportunity, and
the amazed world saw the spectacle OF
d nation Of Al 100000 attacking one Of
almost ten times that number.
The result is known. The war is OF
too recent date to revert to. Il Is
CROUCH to know that Ii, after a narrow
escape from Koyama's bullet, and APP
pereiltly signing a most disastrous and
humiliating treaty. came out with a
diplomatic victory inasmuch as Japan
was compelled to rellnqush relunct-
antly the conquered territory on the
continent of Asia. That Ii Hung
Chang paid a good price for Russia s
advice will be in evidence before long,
that no price would be considered too
great to bring retribution upon the
island empire may also be taken for
granted. And II this Chinese states
man would speak now what secrets he
could tell as to the result OF his mis-
sion to Russia which he surely would
not have undertaken In his old age II
his hatred against the Japanese had
not inpelled and sustained him.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-08-27

Arthur without powder or shells.
Among Lis most influential opponents
vas Chang Chin Tung, whom he had
appointed to the yiceroyalty Of the
Two Kiangs. a position which kept
him at distance of some 1900 miles
from Peking Chang, although a for
eing hater Of the deepest dye, had
sense enough to see that an army and
navy were absolutely necessary. and
exerted himself to produce the same.
The Arsenal at Woo-sung. near Shang-
hal, was constructed by him, but here
again the inevitable squeeze" proved
the miscarriage of his design.
That Iii was influential in placing Sir
Robert Hart at the head of the admin
istration OF customs, and made him
wholly independent of any Chinese au-
thority, was perhaps the greatest boon
conferred by him upon his country.
No administration on earth has been
so ssngularly free of peculation in any
shape. and it is no slight honor for
that gentleman that In every loan
made to the Chinese government by
whatever nationality It is expressly
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-08-27

yet undiscovered Was there third
person? Or is the woman admittedly
his companion capable of the deed?
Miss Head is woman with a past as
well as a present Her girlhood was
passed in San Jose, and in that city,
about eight years ago, while she was
going to school at Il convent. she be-
came acquainted with Fred Webster.
After time an elopement followed.
The pair went to San Francisco and
have lived together more or less ever
since. About two or three years ago
Webster leased the top floor OF build
ing on the corner OF Post and Stockton
streets and fitted It up rather iuxur-
iously. These apartments were appar-
emily leased in Miss Heads name, but
Webster paid the rent for them. Some
months ago Webster left for Europe.
He. eontided the care OF his charge to
his friend, Al Stetson, and she and the
dead man have been intimete friends
ever since. Some things which have
happened led Stetsons friends to think
that he might be In love with the
woman, but those who knew him most
intimately pooh poohed the idea as a
preposterous one
The suicide theory has much to back
II up. The more it is discussed aud
looked into the more probable 1t APP
pears Stetsons intimates admit he
had been travelling the pace that kills.
His appetite for drink seemed uncon-
trollable. and he became gloomy and
Respondent at times.
When a man is drinking he Is liable
TO commit suicide at any time, A
mood win drive him to self-destruction
when liquor is Tuning in his brain,
He was universally well thought Of.
and many of his friends, reoollecting
his CHEEKY manner on the day of the
shooting, are loath TO believe his was
the hand that shot the bullet through
HIS brain.
The facts point strongly to suicide
superindueed by sickness, absinthe and
melancholla, As to the theory OF FOUL
play, that is only plausible II an uf-
firmative answer can be given to the
question, Was there q third person
present at his deathT'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-08-27

stipulated that the customs shall re-
main under the same administration.
No man has exerted greater influence
upon the politics of China, and to no
one does this inert mass owe greater
thanks than to Sir Harry Parkes, so
often cruelty misjudged in our public
press, but to whose memory every
American who has known him is sin
cerely attached. Sir Harry died in
harness, but not before he had backed
up LII Hung Chang in all his projects
of progress, and Ii acknowledges in
his loss that Of an honest and sincere
friend.
1t was the subjest of this sketch to
whom we owe the honor of being the
first occidental power to sign a treaty
with Corea, or Chosen, the land of
the morning calm. Lii Hung Chang,
fearing the dtsigns of the japanese
upon that unfortunate peninsula,
thought that a treaty between that
kingdom and the leading powers would
constitute sort of proteetorate, He
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-08-27

prejudiced as she is against us and in
favor of her native land, proved a very
able ruler, and one of sound judgment,
considering her limited knowledge.
Backed by his patron and friend,
Prince Hung. Ii Hung Chang rose in
dignity until he was appointed as tutor
to the son of heaven, and when the lat
ter reached the age when this Office
was abolished Ii Hung Chang was APP
pointed president of the Tsung Ii
Yamen, or foreign office This body,
for there are several members, all OF
high rank, with the most extraordinary
jealousy raging between them, Is
China's most effective circumlocution
Office, and Lii, to be independent of his
colleagues and to escape their bicker-
ings, accepted the remunerative and
highly important position of viceroy of
Chih-h, the province containing the
capital, and removed his Yamen
court to Tientsin, directing China's
foreign affairs from that populous port
on the Pei-ho.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-08-27

His first administrative effort at i'm
provement was the rebuilding OF the
Taku forts protecting the entrance OF
the Pei-ho River against foreign at
tack. The construction of the almost
impregnable strongholds of Port Ar
thur and Wei-Hai-Wei, lost by pusill-
animity and incapacity, as well as that
of the railroad between Tientsin and
Shanhai- Kwan, at the entrance Of the
great wall, must be credited to him,
and he deserves the greater encomium
as these works were executed at the
risk of life, the opposition of high
Mandarins and Of personal attendants
of the young emperor being constant
and extremely harrassing. The great
fault of Lis life was the attachment
manifested for members of his family,
many of whom, placed by him in posi-
tions of trust, proved to be miserable
scoundrels, whose peculation led China
to the verge of destruction. This was
notably the case with his nephew, the
Tao-tai, whose embezzlement left Port
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-08-27

did not know, or il he knew did not
care that the right of making treaties
included as sine qua non the indie
pendence of the State making such
treaty, but 1t was the pressure brought
to bear upon the Corean government
that ended the seclusion of the hermit
kingdom in the treaty of Chemulpo,
signed by Admiral Shufeldt for the
United States in 1881.
But the great mistake of Lis life
was the profound contempt, now
changed into undying hatred, which he
felt for the Violin, or pigmies. as he
likes to call the Japanese, and which
dates from their feverish adoption of
our manners and customs in the early
seventies, and against which strong
reaction now prevails. 1t is impossible
now to state whether he was deluded
by Yuan the man appointed by him as
Chinese resident in Seoul, into giving
the opportunity for which the Japan,
ese had been longing; or If Yuan acted
under instructions, and that Ii thought
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-08-27
THIS IS REAL LIFE.

A rooster flies up on the fence,
Just hear him erowi
His satisfaction Is immense,
His self possession is intense;
His lusty lungs give evidence
That this Is so.
Another rooster sees him there
And hears him crow.
With tapping wings he cleayes the air
The fence top Is too small TO share,
And SO they fight and scratch, ant
tear,
Till Gown they go,
So tbs in life When any man
Gets eminent
Some Jealous rival tries to plan
Some way TO down him II he can
And if he just upsets the pan
He feels content.
Someryille Journal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-08-27
OUR DEBT 10 THE WHEEL.

The general public who live in cities
ana use the streets and roads and who
do not ride, though a diminishing
number, are still numerous enough TO
be thought Of TO them the silence oil
the wheel il no small matter. Thf
clatter Of the hoofs Of horses enough q
carry a small fraction of the wheelmen
in the cities would be murderous, and
urban people would fee from Il as from
the destruction that wasteth al noon
day. Moreover, we already owe to the
cyclist and his multitudinous in1u-
ence many a mile Of asphalt. and indi-
rcctly, we owe to him the Introduction
Of the rubber tire for cabs and coaches
which is steadily spreading New
York Times.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-08-27
4 GREAT CHINAMAN
HING CHANG SOON TO VISIT
AMERICA.
IS HoNoRED IN EUROPE

remarkable Man in Many Ways
wealthy and Happy in Domestic
Iife-Peculiar Habits of the ORR
entail Leader-'4iyes Like a Poor
Man-His Mistakes.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-08-27
LIES TRAGIC END
MYSTERY OF THE KILLING OF AL.
BERT STETSoN.
FOUND IN A WoMAN'S ROOM

Reckless Dissipation characterized the
Last Months OF His Existence
Suspicious of Murder not Borne out
by Facts at Hand--A Siren in the
Drama.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-08-27

The president will receive III Hung
Chang at New York August 81.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-09-25
COURT NOTES.

The application of the First Metho-
dist church to mortgage certain real
estate was granted by Judge Van Dyke
yesterday.
In the suit of g, Perez against G.. Ma
varro, to recover on a note for $242.10,
judgment was given for plaintiff yes
terday by Judge York. with $45 attor-
neys' fees.
William Arthur tombstone, q natlve
Of Great Britain, was admitted by Judge
York Yesterday - citizen Of the
United States.
The case Of Edward Smith, charged
with counterfeiting and passing IS
pieces, was set for trial in the United
States district court yesterday, but a
trial being in progress, 1t was contin-
ued until today. This Is Smiths second
trial, his motion for a new trial having
been sustained.
A complaint was issued yesterday by
Assistant District Attorney Williams,
against q colored man named John
Phillips, who IL charged with having
disturbed the peace Of one Edward H.
Beal. The men had q row about q
horse and Beal threatened to have Phil :
lips arrested. The latter swore and
said IL he didn't have him arrested at
ter talking 50 much he'would lick him.
To save a licking Beal swore to the
complaint.
Dana H. Banks. assignee, has insti-
tuted suit against Eugenia l.. Francis
to set aside a deed of conveyance, and
that the real property-five lots at Ac-
ton--be included in the assets of. the
Acton Mercantile company. insoivent
debtor. ~
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-09-25
AN ADVANCED WOMAN.
She Stands Up for What She Considers
Her Rights.

Sarah Clyman is from the "ould sod"
and is rather masculine in her build.
She has a little place outside the city
limits in Belvidere district. ~
Not a great way of In that sparsely
settled place there are some French
families who carry on nursery and
other kinds Of business. One Of these,
a William Moulen by name, received
permission to pasture his horses on
some adjacent ground. After he had
turned his horses out on Wednesday,
Mrs. Clyman came along and cast them
loose, permitting them to stray off and
turned some of her own in on the vacant
ground. When Moulen came along she
opened fire on him, saying that she had
received permission to use the ground
and she wasn't going to have his ami
mails around.
The story goes that the irate Irishwo-
man began to belabor Moulen with such
effect that she gave him black eye,
despite his attempts to stand her off.
That is the story current, but be that as
it may, certain 1t Is that Mrs. Clyman
came into town and swore to a COM
plant charging Moulen with battery.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-09-25
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
A. Day Of Big Things for the Permanent
Exhibit.

Yesterday was day of large things
at the chamber of commerce.
F. Pomeroy of Burbank sent In a
bunch Of sweet wild clover stalks. meas
uring the prodigious height Of nine feet
nine inches.
w. A. BARLEY Of this city contributed
a Bismarck squash of the enormous
weight of 100 pounds.
B. P. Mclaughlin of Toculame presents
a watermelon which tips the scales at ITO
pounds, and measuring five feet six
and four feet six inches the oblate axes
way. There were six of these on one
vine, the aggregate weight being go
pounds. He also sent in an old-fashioned
eastern citron, such as they preserve in
New England, weighing an even Genital.
1t measured five feet around one way
and four feet nine inches the other.
There were twenty-five of these on one
vine. And these titanic products all
grew without irrigation.
Mr. Mclaughlin Is tenderfoot who
has been farming in the fertile San Fer
nando valley for two years. He is great
ly astonished at the wondrous growth of
things in the semi-tropics.
e. D. Sturtevant of Cahuenga has his
display Of water lilies on the floor. They
present all the tints Of the bow of Iris
in many combinations and make a
beauty spot worth seeing.
Today at 10 a. m. the dairymen Of this
section hold a meeting with a display
of their products at the chamber. Major
Alvord Of the dairy section, department
of agriculture, at Washington, will be
present.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-09-25
THE WILCOX BLOCK,
Suit to Recover s2oos.ss for, Material
Supplied. ,re,


When. litigation is SO rife It could
scarcely be expected that the wilcox
block would be completed without some
difficulty arising. 1T
Yesterday the N. o. Nelson Manufac-
turing company commenced suit against
Maria Antonio and Alfred H. Wilcox,
Yuleta Wilcox, minor, Mary W. Long
street and Fanny w. Drake. the owners
Of the new block at the corner Of Spring
and Second streets.
1t appears that in November, Of last
year the contract was let to ]. B. Myer
& Co. to do the plumbing. gas fitting and
marble work of the building. At the
time it Is alleged that no agreement or
memorandum Of the work to. be done
was filed in the recorders Office as re-
quired by law. The plaintiff in the pres
ent suit delivered to the defendants
through Myer & Co. certain building ma
ent suit delivered to the defendants
marble floor slabs. ETC., valued at
S20OS.32. The understanding was that
payment was to be made in sixty days.
but as a matter Of fact the debt has NOT
been liquidated. To recover the amount.
with 800 attorneys fees and costs. is
the purpose of the suit.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-09-25
THE TIMES TRIAL.
The Mary Brady Case Again to Come
to Trial.

In the suit Of Mary Brady against
the Times-Mirror Publishing company.
the plaintiff was awarded damages
some time ago to the extent Of $1,000.
This amount was not considered salts
factory by plaintiff in the light Of the
heavy expense she had been put to, and
so when counsel for the defendant cor
poration yesterday moved for q new
trial, on the ground that the court had
erred in excluding one instruction from
the Jury, the counsel for the plaintiff
acquiesced in Judge York sustaining
the motion.
The case was originally brought in
San Diego county, but the Times APP
piled for a change of venue, which was
denied. An appeal was taken to the
supreme court and the lower court re-
versed. So when the case came up for
trial in this city, and plaintiff obtained
a verdict for $1,000, 1t was inadequate to
defray the legal expenses to which she
had been put. much less give her any
monetary salve for her wounded feel
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