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The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
Tried to Commit Suicide.

SAN JOSE, CAL, March 17.-William
Sears, warrant who has been frequent
lodger at the City Prison, attempted sui
eide last night by taking morphine. Sears
told Constable Smithey of his taking poi
son and City Physician Harris was sum-
moned and after a half-hour's vigorous
treatment the would-be suicide was pro-
nounced out of danger.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
HAD HIS MorHER,s CONSENT.
Detectives Who Enticed a Minor to Buy
Li0nOr Are Released.

Liquor Are Released.
SAN JOSE, CAL, March II. = Will
liam Morss and III. P. Hawkins, the
private detectives who were arrested some
time ago on charge OF enticing Paddy
Olmstead, minor, into saloons to pur-
chase liquor in order to secure evidence to
convict saloon-keepers of selling to minors,
were tried before Justice Dwyer yesterday.
The trial lasted till midnight, when, after
an hours deliberation, the jury returned a
verdict of not guilty.
The case has attracted great deal of
attention among liquor-dealers. Mrs. Ohm
stead testified that il was with her consent
that her son Paddy aided Detectives Morss
and Hawkins.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
KNIVES IN a CONTENTION.
Several Mem Stabbed at the Dallas County
RuIfU.

DALLAS, TEX, March II. Dallas
County Republicans. known as the "black-
and-tan" wing, held a mass convention
to-day and split, sending Reed and Nc
Kinley contesting delegations to the State
convention at Austin, which is to send
delegates-at-large to st. Louis. A riot
which lasted fully fifteen minutes was
suppressed by squad of police after sev-
eral persons had been stabbed. There
were fully 800 persons. mostly negroes, in
the hall at the time.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
P0PULIsT CANDIDATES.
Nominees Indorsed by the San Jose Cen
trdL Committee.

Nominees Indorsed by the San Jose Gen.
traE Committee.
SAN JOSE, CAL, March 1.-THE Popu.
list City Central Committee has indorsed
the following ticket for the city election,
to be held April 13: Treasurer, ]. II.
Leonard; Street Commissioner. f. C. Nc
Herman; Chief of Police. E. R. Bailey
First Ward, no Endorsement for Council
man, Mrs. L. A. Pascoe for Sch ool Trus-
tee; Second Ward, Homer Prindle for
Councilman. Mrs. c. NJ. Ayres for School
Trustee; Third Ward, George B. Dittus
for Councilman. Mrs. S. j. Churchill for
School Trustee; Fourth Ward, Julius
Krieg for Councilman, Mrs. Ella Gaffney
for School Trustee. No Endorsement was
made for Mayor.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
Fire Near San jose.

SAN JOSE, CAL, March 1.-THE fine
residence OF Captain j. McAllister on Ba-
con avenue, three miles west of this city,
was destroyed by fire about II o'clock this
morning. The loss is about $4,000; in
surance unknown. No one but the sery-
ants was at home at the time of tie fire.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
viii Represent Santa Cruz.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, March III. ].
Dake of this city was to-day appointed to
the position of Republican Congressional
committeeman for Santa Cruz County by
James Mcneil. member CT the State Cen
trail Committee.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18

$100 worth of wearing apparel. They
entered Ed Sanor's room and stole a coat
and vest and a pair of shoes. In Frank
Smiths room they secured a gold-filled
watch, gold and silver chain and a coat
and vest, and from A. Goudier they took
coat and vest, two pairs of shoes and 81 60.
There is no cIeW to the thieves.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
WAR CERTAINLY
EXISTS IN CUBA,
Continued from First Page.l

the general will explain his action salts
facCorily as soon as he lands, and it is
believed that he has left document with
one of his trusted friends, which will be
given out for publication as soon as he
arrives at the pearl of the Antilles.
General Garcia's wife told a reporter
that her husband would come back to the
United States and deliver himself to the
authorities.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
MANDERsoN AND McKIN1EY.
Representatives of the TtUo Candidotea
Agree Upon q Plan.

Agree Upon a Plan.
OMAHA, NEBR., March 1.-THE repre-
sentatives of the Mandcrson and Mckinley
forces met this morning and remained in
session for several hours, and got so far
along in their deliberations toward an
amicable settlement that they prepared
propositions and telegraphed them to Sen.
ator Thurston and General Henderson,
both of whom are now in Washington,
with instructions Tor them to consult, and
that what they agreed upon would be sat-
isfactory TO their followers in this city.
Manderson s friends insist that his name
shall go before the convention at st. Louis,
and that the state delegations vote for
him on the informal ballot.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
Rnt;fv the Froncb;.e sole.

SAN JOSE, CAL, March 17-The Board
of Supervisors to-day ratified the sale of
the franchise for an electric railway be-
tween this city and Saratoga 10 L. NJ. Hale
for $3.50. Nash & McReynolds were awarded
the contract of constructing a-portion of
the Gilroy Hot Springs road for $S19.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18

great indignation. His decree against
planters and others who contribute funds
or aid to the insurgents in any way applies
to the case of American owners of estates
who have paid money to the insurgents
for the protection of their property.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
Il Poisoner at Ennene.

EUGENE, Or, March 17.-An attempt
was made yesterday to poison the family
of Mrs. Hiram Smith on a farm near Har-
risburg by placing strychnine III their food.
1t is claimed Mrs. Smiths life was at
tempted once before, but, as in this instance,
the poison was detected before any damage
was done.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
LEWIS ". STARK DEAD.
He Drove Stage in the Pioneer Days oJ
California.

SAN JOSE, CAL, March T.-Lewis w.
Stark, pioneer resident of this valley,
died at his home in College Park this
morning. He was native of New York
and &c years of age. He crossed the plains
by OK team to this State in 1858.
The deceased was pioneer stage-driver
of this State, and for years drove stage
between Visalia and Gilroy Hot Springs,
via Pacheco Pass, until rail competition
forced him from business. He is survived
by widow and seven children.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
Some Enror McKinIe,..

BUFFALO, N. Y, March 1.-THE Re.
publican Assembly district conventions for
Erie County to elect delegates to the State
convention were held yesterday. There
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18
rURLoCK ESTATE MUDDLE.

Portions of the Late John W. 1fitcheIVs
Wiu IRE InraLid.
MODESTO, CAL, March lit has just
been found by the attorneys for the estate
of the deceased millionaire, John w.
Mitchell, who died at Turlock in 1894,
leaving property valued at 81, 500, 900. that
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-18

SAN JOSE, CAL, March 17.-Burglars
went through the Union Lodging house at
the corner of Ell Dorado and First streets
early this morning and carried away about
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-12-01
WHERE VICTORIES WE'RE WON.

The bridge of Lodi, where Napoleon
first demonstrated his desperate cour-
aye, is across the AIDA, at little vii
l%ge in Lombardy, 1s miles south of
Milan.
Metz, where Marshal Bazaine and
more than 100000 French surrendered
TO the Germans, is fortified city Of
Alsace-Lorraine, 80 miles northwest of
Strasburg.
Worth, where the French md Prus-
slams came into bloody conflict during
the last war, is small town of Alsace-
Lorraine, ten miles to the southwest Of
Weissenburg.
Dunkirk, where Turenne defeated
Conde during the Huguenot wars of
France, is a seaport OH the Strait of
Dover, the most northern town in
France, $50 miles from Paris.
The battle of Cowpcns, where Tarle-
ton was defeated during the revolu-
tionary war, took its name from a
village in Spartansburg county, s. c.,
near the border of North Carolina
Salamis, where the Persian power on
the sea was broken by the Greek fleet,
is an inlet between an island of the
same name and the mainland of Greece.
1t is ten miles west of Athens.
The village of Naseby gave it's name
to the great victory won by the troops
of the Parliament over Charles l. It is
situated in Northam mptonsh;re, 12 miles
northwest or Northampton.
GAIA, the town from which Samson
carried off the gates, and where Ptolemy
defeated Demctrius, is on the caravan
route between Syria and Egypt, about
three miles from the Mediterranean.
Ulm, where the entire Austriau army
capitulated to Napoleon, is situated in
WurtembTg, in what was called at that
time ''The Circle of the Danube 1t is
five miles from Stuttgart.
Austerlitz, where Napoleon's greatest
victory was won, is q town of Morav;a,
situated on the Littawa river, IL miles
east of Brunn. The battle was fought
in the heights beyond the town.
The great battle of Borodino, which
opened the gates of Moscow to Napo-
leon, was fought at Russian hamlet
on the banks of Kolotcha. Borodino is
situated 70 miles southwest OF Moscow.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-12-01
PEOPLE OF NOTE.

DR.. Charles James Branch, bishop Of
Antigua, who has just died, had spent
the whole of his ministerial life in the
West Indies, and was beloved by all
classes.
John Warwick, the telegraph super
intendent of the Midland railway of
England, who died recently, was the in
ventor Of the block system, used on
many European railways.
Prof. Andrew Seth, who holds the
chair of philosophy in the university Of
Edinburgh, once held by Sir William
Hamilton, is now in this country, and
is the guest of President Schurman, of
Cornell university.
j. M. Barrie visited Smith college re-
Gently with George w. Cable, whose
guest he was. He made q little speech,
In which he said that he had never be-
fore been called upon TO speak TO 900
girls all at once, and he found it q lit
= tie hard.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-12-01
Too Strong for film.

"Why, Remno! How is it you are
at; large? heard you were arrested.
Did you escape the sheriff?"
"Tessir! De sheriff couldn't hoP me-"
"The sheriff couldn't hold you? How
is that?"
"Yo' see, sab, I'd bin coon huntin' dr
day befo', an somehow or udder done
get too familiar with polecat, an d.
sheriff hahn no mo- dan TUX holt er ne
dan he realize I wuz too strong fo' i'm,
sab, an he withdraw from de argymeu'
like he ben shot from gun."-Boston
Courier.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-12-01
Under Control,

81 frankly admit" said the meek lit
tie member of the sewing society, "that
have but little influence over my hus-
band"
"Pshaw!" exclaimed the bleached
blond, disdainfully, "I can make my
husband do anything he wants to-
Washington Times.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-12-01
Ally INDEPENDENT.
:. sooHER .aEdiror and Pre-
|.
prietor.

AN EVENING PAPER:
ued every day. Sundays excepted.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-12-01
s,RscRIPT1oN RATES.

boy, one year: .................ee ~ ~
INV. six months. I.-.s..... DW
az period under sfk months, one dollar
cnth. Payabld in advance.
Eered by carrier in Elko at twenty-five
per week.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-12-01

ADVERTISING RATES.
be made as low as is consistent with
4 business principles. Apply at the Of
b terms. H..
Evening star., 1896-08-22

Munnynen' grouns fur two weeks on my
mites on. an we got MKT up mo- times dan
we fellers hez he'd booze dis ev'nin'. Bud
got de rite pull on de ting pity soon an
Gen me an 1t went out by our lonesomes.
Yer see tawt I had 1t dead ter rites, an
cud steer 1t like er injun duz er coonoe,
pud, say. didn't know anything erbout 1t.
an datS straight. Dat w'eel wuz like er
farrer game l run up ersin wunst down in
Memphis. Wen I play. er open bet de
card lose; wen I play er copper de card
win, an wen I play er dubbl git split
evry time sure's ell. Dat wuz de way wild
quiet an nice an make up my mind dat
I go round him sure 1 try ali my might
an whut do do? Say. don't do nuthin
put run all over him. an break his collar
bone. 1t never phased me fiscal, ner de
Disek'l needer. but it cost me thutty dol
lars all de same. Whut fur? Fur on
legal ridtn' an cussin' de dam pleeceman
Whut yanked me. Well. boys, dat wuz
de way 1t wuZ at fust an den 1T was dat
way all de time Wen 1 try ter miss
er street car / run down er hay wagg.n.
try ter turn er corner careful. an say
whut do do? wy do de hurdle ack on
de curb ercrost de street. z make up mind
ter on'y ride in my own nay 'borhoods ar
eicrost de street an say tell wild er man
so dead bent on murderin' decent people,
Den TUX ter de country roads. Dat set
tied It, Me and it run inter Seniors
dorter. er slim gal dat didn' weigh er hun
dred pouns. She didn't strain er curl
paper in de mix up. Me? Say. 1 wuz in
de hospit'l fur two weeks. But won't de
ole man hev er picnic? l wunner whut his
wicder's goin' ter AK fur de placer
Evening star., 1896-08-22
GOOD SOCIETY.
A Feature of which an Arizona Land.
lord Was Very Proud.

What We pride ourselves mostly on is
our sassety," said the landlord OF the lead
ing hotel in Waycross, Ariz., to a guest
from the east, who told the story to Star
reporter.
You couldn't find more refined sassiety
anywhar in this country than right hyar
Ny darter plays the paner sings and talks
four langudges, not countin Injun. She's
full of fun, but she kin give any woman
anywhar cards and spades an beat her
bein ladylike. It's her thets raised the
tone of sdssiety TO what you find ii hyar."
AT that moment there was a sound from
the street as though a riot had started.
We rushed to the window and a crowd Of
excited men. women and boys were follow
ing man who was bound and being driven
along the middle of the street.
What does 1t mcan?' 1 asked.
'Nothin' mucn, but ef you want to see
fun come along. My darter told me they
was goin' to do II this mornin'. You see,
there's bin a tenderfoot hyar fur three
days, a regular dude; want no harm I'm Tho
feller, l spose. but things Sitten dull.
so Maggie made up that she'd lasso him
and make out like they was goin' to hang
him, and | see she's cotched him. Thar's
heap of fun in that GAL
Evening star., 1896-08-22

he had been enjoying a fine time
splashin' in dth' say loike l phwail ;"
and his return was eoincident with the re-
moval Of the beef and bandage from Dams
eye, and these two events, SO pleasurable
In the estimation of the regulars, caused a
more than customary demand on the bot
ties and beer pumps. while Of course it was
orly natural that the calls Of the cash GUS
toners should be generously interspersed
with nosptable suggestions from the two
representatives of the house. At last, after
many ibations. Mr.. McCann declared his
intention of transacting some important
Business, and Sim Foley declared they
Evening star., 1896-08-22

6ere he goes wild er plunge right inter de
bisek'l fever. Say. emmy NV youse feIlers
ever ride wunner dose t'ings? Nav? Well,
tank on wun day an I meets Bill Dickson
an tells him dat I'm 'fraid got sorosis NV
de kidneys. Yer wanter ride er w'eel,' sez
Bill. I don't wanter,' seq I; but 1 don't
stan no bluffs, sez l. an wild dat I steers
fur er bisekI 'cad'my an makes er dicker
fur er masheen. 1t wuz twenty down. den
five er week. wild a mont fust ter break de
ting in an git 1t gated all proper"
Dan paused to place glasses for all hands
and then proceeded:
me an a big coon an de bisek'1 TUX in
de Smit' sonyun an de Wite Lot an de
Evening star., 1896-08-22

But a Few Men Had Died Suddenly
In the Camp.

But a Few Men Had Died Suddenly
In the Camp.
II spent q few weeks in Black Hawk
Mont" remarked treasury clerk to a Star
reporter. 1T is typical frontier western
town, and by the time had been there q
week three men were killed. I asked my
host If it was not livelier than usual.
Liveiier? How7' he asked.
"'Ain't there more murders than COM
mon%
Murders? I have lived here sence the
camp opened, two years come mex month.
an I hev yet to hear Of a murder. Black
Hawks as quiet as New England VII
lage.'
Three men have been killed the past
week.
"'Yes. The fust one called q felIer a
liar, 80 you kin call thet suicide The secon'
?ne tried to tell the barkeeper how to run
his business, which war q straight case Of
bein' locoed. and 'tother Teller danced with
2 gal he knew was bespoke. which showed
ders. As I said. thar hain't been a murder
In the camp but some hsv died sudden" :
Evening star., 1896-08-22
A SHAME.
Hut the Sporting Blood Ovcrcame His
Sound Phflosophy

Yes. there used to be a heap OF prairie
chickens" remarked farmer near Hast
irgs. Neb., to visitor, according to a
story told Star reporter. but they have
been pretty near all cleaned up.
Its shame, that's what IL is. and II
the men that go to the Legislature would
do their duty, and the sherif,s enforce the
laws, there would still be a chance to
save enough SO that we could have plenty
In few years. This thing Of hunting
chickens when they are already about
gone should be stopped" He would have
continued, but was interrupted by his
son. who ran in eXcitedly and said: Pop
git Gour gun. 1 scared up a chicken on
the prairie about mile down the road"
Call the dogs. and git the gun. See that
it's loaded. / haven't had a shot at q
chicken for week." and the old man
started on a run.
Evening star., 1896-08-22
NO CRANKs IN KANSAS.
The Man Who Kicked Had q f.
Striking Views,

Striking Views.
Il have just returned from trip through
kansss." remarked travelling man to a
Star reporter. "At Clay Center the land
lord said:
The newspapers are hurting Kansas by
calling 1t a state of cranks. There ought 70
be some way to stop it.
1t may be on account Of the silver
question: I suggested.
Well. OF course. we are all for having
plenty Of money-we don't care particularly
about silver. The best way would be for
the &c verrment just to print enough green
backs for every one to have enough
How about women in politics?'
Women havestongues, and they ought
to go into politics. Men have their business
to attend to, and the women ought to at
tend to the stump-speaking- have
plenty Of time
How about repudiating mortgages?'
OF course, the farmers ought not to
pay the mortgages. When they borrowed
money they expected to have good crops.
They were not responsible for crops falling.
and the loss ought to fall on the men who
loaned the money; they can stand it,
AS to the subtreasury scheme?
I'VE favor that. The government ought
to loan money to the farmers. 1t would in
crease production and benefit the country
Do you believe in government owner
ship of railroads.?
Certainly. The east would be benefited
by Kansas grain, and Kansas must get
clothing from the east Each section is in
terested in exchanging goods, and there
ought not to be any freight to pay for
transportation It's for the public welfare
believe in the prohibition Of liquor, keep
ing all foreigners out Of the country and re-
fusing to allow any Catholics to own any
property; but as to cranksJ have lived In
Kansas twenty years and never met a
crank who was resident Of the state, and
this criticism should be stopped. News
papers are too free. anyway, and we will
never have peace until the government ap-
points men to read everything before 1t is
printed and keep out such stuff"
Evening star., 1896-08-22
Knew Pugs.

From Hsrpers Bazaar.
Il don't see why you are so proud Of that
pug Of yours, Beetles. He's the stupidest
beast ever saw"
''That's the point, my boy. The stupfder
q pug is the more intense his merit as a
pug. You might as well expect q dachs-
hurd to have table legs as look for wit in
q pug dog
Evening star., 1896-08-22

smile Of supreme and ecstatic thankfulness.
DE punchin' 1 got in Dooneys won't be
er marker ter de way dat bisek'l IL do de
ole man up" he chuckled.
TT beats ell how peop'l's goin' crazy
bout ev'ryt'ing nowerdays. An now dere's
de ole man, he's gone. too. He did'n' ketch
de silver dzeze ner git dat crawlin' feelin'
dat makes er gole bug outen er man, but
Evening star., 1896-08-22
DAN, FHE BARKEEPER
His Boss announces His Intention of Buying
p Bicycle.
He Acaunints the Regulars
with His Own Experience
In n Similar Direction.
~ H E r E WAS !

H e r e WAS A
larger congregation
than usual in the Oft
and Early yesterday
afternoon, and to the
ears of Proprietor
McCann the persist
ent jingling Of the
register was music
sweeter t h a n the
voice of the Angel
ISRAELI. Mr.. McCa mn
had gotten back from
Atlantic City, where,
onoordinD tn himself
Evening star., 1896-08-22

"Yis." he continued, Mike Doolin an
Fergus Nancy. dthey wor down t 'Tlantic
City. an. bedad, bud dthey luk'd foine an
other bissikles. So Ofm goin t. git me wan
av 1t brakes me back
In the excitement that followed this ad-
ditional declaration. Mr.. Mccain slipped
out.
We'll. whut dye tink NV dat?" asked
Rafferty,. the tailor, in helpless tone
Dan. the barkeeper, leaned his elbows on
the bar. and thoughtful expression spread
ever his face, only to be followed by a
Evening star., 1896-08-22

What are you going to do with hat
stone, Jack?"
Going to drop 1t on the vivisector, down
there, to see how q concussion affects the
brain. 1t Is right In his own line"
Evening star., 1896-08-22
Mr.. U. 8. ], Dunbar goes today ont

Mr.. U. 8. ]. Dunbar goes today out to
Gaithersburg, where he expects to spend a
short time. He will probably spend some
of his time in painting, which he has
taken up lately, and in which he does very
good work. when the fact that his entire
training has been that of a sculptor is
taken into consideration. He has been at
work on a bust Of Dr. s. B. Muncaster.
and has also been modelling a head which
he calls Purity.
Evening star., 1896-08-22

Mr.. Leopold Moehler has recently finish
ed portrait Of Mr.. Emery, once mayor of
the District. which is to hang in the Dis
trict building. aOne of the best things the
artist has done for some time Is his full
length portrait Of Mr.. Kirby dressed In a
white suit 1t is not only an excellent like
ness. but Is an extremely interesting fig
ure STUDY. Mr.. Moehler expects to have
studio In one Of the downtown buildings
In the winter.
Evening star., 1896-08-22

Mr.. E. A. Poole, who is now living In
Pfttsburg, stopped in Washington on a fly
Ing visit a short time ago. He is well
known to most of the older artists, and
especially to those who were domiciled in
Vernon Row, where he had his studio
Evening star., 1896-08-22

The director Of the Western Pennsylvania
Exposition Society, Mr.. Keating, stopped
here several days ago when on his way to
Baltimore and left number of blanks with
Mr.. Veerhoff in order that Washington
artists might not fail to be represented in
the exhibition to be held in Pittsburg. Mr..
Yeerhoff plans to send large canvas by
Il. LeGrand Johnston, one Of his sheep
pictures which are so well known, and Mr..
Johnston himself will probably supplement
probable that Mr.. 8. Jerome Uhl and Mr..
Wells Sawyer will be among those who
will exhibit
Evening star., 1896-08-22

There are more believers in the horse
shoe than IN any other of the various
forms of superstition" remarked a we'll
known official, "and I have evidence of 1t
every day. Just now. I saw horse drop
shoe on 10Th street and I waited to see
who would pick 1t up. The finder proved to
be young lady, who alishted from her
bicycle rather than pass 1t. Recently, in
me office OF the Attorney General. though
pot tp his own room, / saw a horseshoe
which has hung up in a room there for
years. There Is no one in the Office who