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The herald., 1897-11-17
A Fatal SnoWslida

VANCOUVER, 3. c., Nov. 16.-News
has just been received here of snow
slide on the Noble Five Mountain range
near Sanron, in the SLOGAN district last
Saturday. Joseph McGribbons, whose
parents reside in Oakland, California
and his partner, whose name is unknown
were working on the night crew of the
Red Fox mine and were caught by the
slide while going to work. McGribbons
was carried down the mountain side and
buried under a mass of snow and ica
and his body cannot be recovered till
spring. His partner was rescued in an
exhausted condition. The slide con.
tinued down the mountain, completely
covering the buildings of the Silver Bell,
which were crushed like eggshells.
The herald., 1897-11-17
PURE GOLD

Two weeks from today the Herald
Publishing company will give to
some good guesser five ounces of
Klondike nuggets. One months SUBJ
scription to the daily, paid in advance,
or one years subscription to the week
ly paid i'll advance will entitle the SUBJ
scriber to q guess, There are about
nuggets in the vial, you fill the
blank, If you have the best guess you
get the nuggets, now is your time.
Send in your rs cents-or one dollar.
The herald., 1897-11-17
KNIGHTS OF LABOR
Pass Resolutions Opposing Arbitra.
ton With England

LOUISVILLE, KY, November 16.
AT the afternoon session Of the
Knights of Labor the assembly passed
resolutions expressing strong senti-
ment against the formation of an arbi-
tration between the United States and
England.
A prominent delegate said he thought
the action OF the body was prompted in
measure by the general report of the
tendency of the European countries to
adopt the single. gold standard as the
basis Of their financial systems 1t is
known that the great majority Of the
delegates are silver men.
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southbound PASSENGERS

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1s.-The fol-
lowing passengers left on the steamer
Santa Rosa for:
Santa Barbara-R w Enghart, w.
Ramsay, James Smith, Mrs. Eddy. Mrs.
Cline. Miss Hunt, a. Putnam. M. Shep-
pard, w. Hollow. Miss Dayton, Miss
Bakewell, $. Knapp, Miss Luce, Il.
Carrie.
Redondo-Mrs. Boegle and daughter
Mrs. Thomas. Miss Sweet, f. Everett,
James Miller, Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Braw-
ley, l.. Hart, G. Fulmer, j. Grafton. S.
Maltby, James Hewetson and son, Miss
Hewetson, II. King.
Port Los Angeles-W. Ballestery and
wife. G. Watson, Miss Geautep, F.
Staunton and wife, A. Morrison, j.
Fields and w. Smith.
The herald., 1897-11-17
Veterans Complaints

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 16.-The Sec
retary of the Navy has ordered an in
vestigation of charges that discrimna-
tion against Grand Army veterans is
practiced in the employment of men at
Mare Island navy yard. A complaint
was lodged recently by 100 veterans.
This was transmitted to Washington
through Congressman Hilborn, who has
received the decision of the Navy De-
partment. The investigation will be
conducted under the direction of Lieut..
John J. Knapp.
The herald., 1897-11-17
City and Country

There seems to be general disposi-
ton on the part of the mercantile classes
in the cities to take a greater interest in
rural affairs, and to recognize the coun-
try as the seat of wealth production, us
1t certainly is. This is particularly mani
tested at the present time by the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers association
of Los Angeles in their campaign for the
ten block system of county road num-
bering and naming, the plan for which
was described in these columns several
weeks ago-Chino Valley Champion.
The herald., 1897-11-17
Colonel T. I. Ayers

Colonel J. J. Ayers, the veteran editor
who died yesterday in Los Angeles, was
one of the men who had q shaping hand
in the making of California. This is par
ticularly true of the up-bulding Of
Southern California. He devoted years
to exploiting the advantages of the
region south of Tehachapi, and it took
years to make the world believe what
he said about it. But the impression was
made at last. Los Angeles has a great
deal to thank Colonel Ayers for.-Oak-
land ENQUIRER
The herald., 1897-11-17
Convicted of Murder

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 16-After being out
three hours and half the jury in the
case of John Thomas Chutz, accused of
numbering his sweetheart in April,
brought in verdict of murder in the
first degree. He shot his sweetheart be-
cause she refused to marry until he
could earn sufficient wages to provide
for a wife. The convicted man received
the verdict like one in a trance.
The herald., 1897-11-17
A Lovers Quarrel

CHICAGO, Nov. led. Fink 20
years old, gaily waved at his sweet
heart a hand containing u bottle of car
bolic acid. "Hurrah, I'm off," he
shouted, and drained the bottle of it's
contents, standing opposite the home Of
Miss Minnie Peterson. She sat by her
parlor window watching her lover, with
whom she had had quarrel. She saw
him raise the bottle to his lips and heard
his remark. Then she saw him swallow
the poison and fall, in agony. An am
bulance was called and Fink was taken
to the hospital. where he died an hour
after his arrival
The herald., 1897-11-17
Old and Insane

SAN JOSE, Cal, Nov. 16.-Nicholas &.
Luke, who ten years ago was promi-
nenet minister of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, was adjudged insane to-
day and committed to the state hospital
at Agnews. His afIlietion is due to old
age and failing helath.
The herald., 1897-11-17
Getting Discourag ged

To the layman the actions of the
courts with reference TO the Durrant
case are nothing if not bewildering.
From state to federal and from federal
back to state, the celebrated case has
dragged its weary way and Californians
may as well admit that the hanging of
a murderer is among the things not pos
sible.-Bakersfield Californian.
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Utterly Disheartened

MASSILLON, Ohio, Nov. 16.-N. s.
johnson, manager of the Central Union
Telephone company, killed himself last
night in his Office by shooting himself in
the mouth with revolver. His head
was shattered. Johnson left a letter in
which he said he was threatened with
blindness and had nothing to live for
The herald., 1897-11-17
Soldiers Homes

NEW YORK, Nov. 16.--A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
"The question of more economical,
efficient and responsible administration
of the Volunteer Soldiers Home will be
made the subject Of investigation by
Congress us q result of the recent in
spection of these institutions by Briga-
dicr-General ]. G. Breckenridge. Inspec-
tor-General of the Army. He will also
suggest the transfer of the administra-
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Radical Changes Demanded

The good name of California as a state
where murder may not be committed
with impunity, demands that there
should be radical changes in the present
administration of criminal justice. The
events Of the past year or two have
shown that these are absolutely neces-
sary. The only real hope would seem TO
be in legislation, both federal and state.
San Diego Union.
The herald., 1897-11-17
Kruger's Good Sense

PRETORIA, Nov. 15.-President Krli-
ger, in proroguing the Volksraad today
until February, made q speech in the
course of which he said the dynamite
monopoly was not the greatest curse of
the country. Greater harm, he added,
was done by the persons who were try
ing to create dissensions among the peo-
pie of the States of South Africa.
The herald., 1897-11-17
New Use for Phonographs

Two American singers have just Sc
cured engagements abroad through the
egency of the phonograph. They sang
into the instruments on this side of the
water and the records were transported
to London and submitted to the manag-
ers. The experiment was a complete
success and the manager was so well
pleased with the voices that he engaged
the singers at once.
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says that Jones declared to him his pur-
pose to kill somebody.
Wright asked who that person was. to
which Jones replied:
i was friend of Torrance's. He has
gone back on me and intend to kill
him."
Wright demonstrated. but the only
reply from Jones was:
Il intend to kill him."
Jones was arrested this afternoon and
Is In Jail tonight
The herald., 1897-11-17
A Salvation Congress

BOSTON,, Nov. 16-Commander Booth
Tucker, head of the Salvation army in
the United States, and Consul Booth
Tucker, his wife, came to Boston today
to take part in the annual congress of
the army, The congress formally began
at the Peoples temple tonight and will
continue Wednesday and Thursday.
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Killed Their Father

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 16.-George Sc
graves, proprietor of restaurant, re-
proved his two grown sons last night
for some trivial offense, which angered
them, and they made an assault on
him. One of the sons drew a revolver
and used 1t to club his father into in
sensibility. Both then fled, but one was
captured and lodged in Jail. The faith
er's skull is crushed and he cannot live.
The herald., 1897-11-17
How About Damon and pythiasp

Wouldn't it be q good idea to quit
looking for flaws in your neighbours ac-
tions and work? II you overlook q
neighbors faults and speak kind word
of his good qualities you will be sur
prised to see how soon his attitude to-
wards you will be changed. Try it.-Pas-
adena News
The herald., 1897-11-17
Football in Georpia.

There is some misapprehension among
the telegraphic reporters concerning
that anti-football bill that has passed
the lower house of the Georgia legisia-
ture. The bill does not prohibit the play
ing of football what it does do is this:
1t forbids the playing of the game where
charge is made to witness it. Foot.
baliists" can play to their hearts con-
tent so long as they disport themselves
in the open.-Sacrament toRecord-U Union.
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A Little Dubious

AS Californians we may well be proud
of almost anything that tends to put
our state forward but when it comes to
having our supreme court review and
reverse, in effect, at least, the action of
the somewhat distinguished tribunal at
Washington, we may we'll begin to feel
Il little dubious.-San Francisco Bullc-
tin
The herald., 1897-11-17
Found No Gold

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16.-Frank S.
Marines, who for three months has been
in Alaska and has made copper loca-
tions for eastern people. arrived here
today. He protests against the state
ments of gold discoveries in the Copper
river region. He says there are no
great gold deposits there and declares
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Notwithstanding

Notwithstanding the additional tariff
put on English walnuts by the new tariff
law, and that the crop this year is shorr,
walnuts have dropped from 10 cents
pound at the opening of the season, to
7h cents, with indications that they will
go still lower.-Escondido Advocate.
The herald., 1897-11-17
ASkArhitration

WASHINGTON, Nov 16.-Hon. Ran
dali w. Cremer, the well known English
advocate of international arbitration, is
in the city for the purpose of presenting
to the members of the senate a monster
petition from the trades organizations of
Great Britain in favor of the adoption
of the treaty on the subject.
The herald., 1897-11-17
A MANS
...ENERGY

1t is the element Of success in all his
undertakings, the snap and vigor that IS
the characteristic of some men Is the gift
that nature has bestowed upon all man
kind who have not abused her laws.
Some men have never experienced the
streneth Of nerve. the courage and self
confidence that mark the manly man.
They have wasted their vitality in early
The herald., 1897-11-17

board of examiners, and L. II. Brown
secretary of the state, recently paid a
visit to the Preston school and have sub
mitted formal report of their investi-
cations to the board of examiners.
They say that they found 1856 inmates,
ranging in age from to "a years,
The herald., 1897-11-17
THE PUBLIC PULSE

tTha Herald under this heading print.
communications, but does not assume re.
sponsibiiy for The sentiments expressed
correspondents are requested to cultivate
orevity as far as Is consistent with the
proper expression of their views)
The herald., 1897-11-17
Tearing in Orange County

There has been more teaming within
the confines of Orange county during the
past six months than during any like
period in the history of the county.
The herald., 1897-11-17
JONES Is IN JAIL
A San Diego Man Who Thirats for
Gore

SAN DIEGO, Cal. Nov. 1s.-R. A.
Jones, the real estate dealer. who was
arrested a few days ago on charge OF
perjury, alleged to have been commit
ted while testifying AZ q witness In
Judge Torrance's department. OF the su-
perior court, Is once more IN custody.
Tlsts time the charge - threats to kill.
The complaint wag based on al1davits
made b$ Judge Torrance md IS n,
The herald., 1897-11-17
A Longer Name

The Herald has given the deputy con-
stables longer name; it has added fee
grabbers to the already odious name Of
freebooters.--San Pedro Times.
The herald., 1897-11-17
The Picture

",rhe drawing of this picture is some-
thing unusual" said the connoisseur
YES" replied Mrs. Cumrox. my
husband says it's the only thing he won
in charity bazaar in all his llfe.".-
Washington Star.
The herald., 1897-11-17
YELLOW FEVER

Hard Frost Promises to End the
Epidemic
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 16.-Michael
Ross and Ben l.. Baer died of yellow few
er here today and there were eleven new
cases. The weather is cold tonight and
frost is likely for the next day or two,
and thse outlook is deemed bright.
Mobile-Four new cases of yellow
fever were reported here today.
The herald., 1897-11-17

Oscar Westendarf of Monterey, Mex
leo, is at the Van Nuys, accompanied by
Ii.
The herald., 1897-11-17
DR.. Sanders Electric Belt


exhang
manhood. New reported daily
need have
Every the body
sands praag Dr. Snden's Electric Belt Its touch is the touch
DR. Sanen Thrse Men, tits sealed
mail oh study Of this book
Of suffering and misery H&l
SANDEN ELECTRIC CO. s' s es o ''''sA
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youth only to lose It BY dissipation and These are the who look with
h weakness destroys the s sondnee that they have their
thousands have eredl Why realizing
grasp7
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in one heap, their thtoats cut from ear
TO ear, and the woman and oldest girl
had been assaulted This was doae 10y
soldiers Of Gen. weyler while marching
through the district"
This we take to be oorroborative of like
reports which ii has been painful duty
TO publish almost daily for months. Such
cumulative evidence, when added 10 direct
testimony, given under oath before the
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
all to the same effect, seems to us snffi-
cient not only TO justify, but to demand
immediate executive action.
1t is a small thing that the American
people ask of their Chief Magis tratei 1t
only is that he shall tell Spain, in their
name, that not another drop of innocent
blood shall he shed by the Spanish Hyena
and his vile crew ON the Island of Cubal
IT he will DO this, they will back him
Loyalty and heartily with treasure and
with blood in any consequences that may
follow 1t is a demand that, in the whole
history of the United States, never would
have required repetition prior to the reign
OF Grover Cleveland
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NYeNler and the thrift.

The Autocrat Of the suppressed House
Of Representatives has limited that, among
other things to be deferred until after the
Dineley bill shall pass the Senate, no con-
sheraton win lie allowed 10 the question
OF Cuban belligerency, in case joint reso-
luton providing for such recognition should
come over from the Senate We do not
apprehend that the sentiment OF humanity
is strong enough in the Republican. ma
Jority 20 make the question OF Weyler's
daily hutchery Of helpless women ana
Master OF the body, and so we are not
prepared 10 look for action redemptiye
of tire national duty and honor in that
direction.
That being the situation, we are en-
titled to expect action by the EN- ccutive
president Mckinley is in a position TO
stop the lideous atrocities of the Spanish
Hyena. Ivy adopting one OF two courses
He could accomplish IL 10y recognizing
Cuban teHirerency. which would make il
the business OF Christendom 60 see that
lawful aud not inhuman warfare was
wSged afterward, or. he could DO as Presi-
dent Grant did. and notify Spain that this
country win mo- longer tolerate the murder
OF prisoners aud wounded men. nor the
outrage and hatchery Of helpless women.
girls and infants.
Yesterday we were able 10 strongly
re-enforoc him in either position he might
choose 70 take. The news columns OF The
Times gave \ detailed account OF an inn
portaut CUBAN victory, in open battle
AGAINST a division 81 weyicr's army, in
which tie latter vas utterly defeated and
routed. left 500 dead on the field. and
rlei precipitateIy TO the fortified city of
Puerto Principe. That. we venture to con-
slider. is good evidence in support OF bel
Jieerency recognition.
The same columns contained the SUBJ
stance Of letter from an American COM
mercial agent, who has been visiting the
island on business Writing from Jucaro,
near Puerto Principe, he says: Il see /
the bodies of men. women and children |
brought i'm that have been murdered hy /
the Spanish soldiers. Their fiendish deeds 1
are too awful To mention. L saw last week /
three beautiful little Cuban girls, aged /
eight. six ann four years; their mother,
q woman Of about thirty wears. and two
Did women, of possibly sixty years, ala
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CHARGES AGAINST A PREACHER.
Prominent Albany Methodist Mir
lister Accused of immortality.

Schenectady, n Y, April Discharges Of
imm orallty were preferred yesterday
against the Rev. Hubbard C. Farrar, D. ID. +,
pastor OF ST. Luke's Methodist Episcopal
Church, Albany, before the Troy confer
eDce, of which the accused clergyman has
been for many years prominent member
1t Is understood that a servant girl, for
merry In the employ OF DIR. Farrar, is the
chief witness against him. For an hour the
case was discussed with much spirit
1t is said that the scandal became public
through the statement of a physician who
is member Of DR.. Farrar's church. Itis
reported that about three months ago the
physician was called to attend the servant
girl, who gave birth to child. Dr. Farrar
pledged him to secrecy, but later the pbysi-
clan concluded to inform the church Off
Gals They appointed a committee, who
made secret investig and then cub
united the matter &c the presiding elder.
Itiscurrently sta ted that DIT FaFTar made
confession of his guilt to this committee
DIR. Farrar has for many years been one
ofthe foremost members OF the Troy confer
ence, and by his ability has acquired a
reputation that extends ali over the Union.
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are house servants; everywhere else they
are laundrymen. They do not take this
business up because they prefer it, or
because they have studied the occupation:
it is simply the only thing they are al
lowed to do. They are good farmers and
mechanics and shrcwd traders, but there
is no chance for them in those lines. 1t
now appears that even this avenue of sup
port is to be cut off, for the steam laundry,
with its cent for a collar and cents for
a shirt, is cutting under the Chinese More
Cinnamon were driven out of Chicago by
this innovation than any sort of anti
Chinese legislation or cfatory could have
done. In three years the number of Chi
cago laundrymen has been reduced from
5000 to LOCO, and even the one-third
remnant is having a hard time 10 get
along.
All things taken into considerat ton, the
outlook FOR the Chinaman in this country is
rather gloomy. Il is not possible to fix
responsibility at this late day, but GER
taiuly those who lured him here in the
men and encounter the opposition OF prac-
ticaliy the whole population in his efforts
be called either wise or blameless.
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UPRoAR AT A CIRCUS.
Princeton Students Have Fun with
the Clowns and Elephants.


Princeton. N j., April 23-washburn' 3
two-nnged circus was greeted By Prince
ton students Wednesday afternoon in such
a demonstrative manner as 10 make the
travelling acrobats fear for their safety.
During the parade clowns were pulled
off ponies and dOnkeys and their places
taken by students as drivers The wild
man from the West with feathers, paint
and lasso was given warm reception, an1
the sight Of his long sfx-shoOter failed To
terrify the young COllegians. Elephants,
giraffes and circus wagons were stripped
Of their plnmes and gaudy coverings. and
many college room is decorated today
with the spells OF the fray
The fun began a gain in the evening. when
several hundred noisy students repaired to
the circus grounds, ready o. guy the pro
lessor with his rings and cards. or, il need
be, to take part in the performance Re-
served seats were rushed and the enter
Ing gate was taken by storm Every an
nouncement was hailed with the greatest
enthusiasm Clowns were numerically
Guyed. and part OF the program had to be
omitted. At one time ''Rube,'' the great
elephant Of the show, was brought in to
clear the ring, and circus men and col
legians with clubs and sticks made things
pretty lively. Finally the cOntending forces
withdrew, with 'hoRors even =
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CHATHAM TO BE SOLD.
In This Mansion George Washing
ton First Met His Wife.

Fredericksburg, Va, April 23.-Historic
old .'Chathan,' opposite this city, is to lie
sold at auction. The mansion was built in
1870 by William Fitzhugh. The original
grant was to Lee, but FitzhUgh acquired
it by internarriage with Lee OF S.ratfOrd.
Fitzhugh sold il u Nal Churchill Jones,
who fought through the war of the ReyOlu-
tion under Col William Washington, of
StarfCrt, cousin OF George Washington
About fifteen years ago Mai ] Horace
Lacy Sold the property to Mr. Oliver Wat
son, and the present owner is Mr.. William
Mays, or Ohio. who resides in it,
Gen. George Washington was frequent
visitor at Chatham. 1t was there thathe
first met Martha cambridge nee Curtis,
WHO became Mrs Washington Gen. r. E.
Lee also c0urted his wife at this charm
ing old place. During the war Gen. Nc
DOwen had his headquarters there and
President Lincoln was there for several
days From the shores of Chatham the
pontOon bridges were thrown across the
Rappahannock River for the Federal Army,
under burnside, to cross to the bloody but
for the FederaIs disastrous battle Of
Fredericksburg.
1t is said that in the old times the num-
Der of visitors at Chat ham was so great
that the horses i'll the statles belonging
to guests frequently numbered fifty
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Some Popular New Music.

The oliver Ditson Company publishes n
Irwin by Rudolph Aronson, the words
by Dave Reed. II is called Meet Me, My
Honey, Do" 1t is on the order of the
other darkey songs to which Miss Irwin
has given such vogue, but at the same
time thoroughly original, with an air
tunefUl and pleasing 1t bids fair to
become as popular az the best ones of its
class Another song for meZZo- soprano
is 1.-THE FigeoDs in the Old Red Barn, -
the music bye 81. Wilder. it's pleasing
but slightly melancholy song, and has a
pretty refrain. A song that is sure TO
be popular withitS hearers, bothon account
OF the sentiment expressed in the words
and the graceful and taking air, is "The
Dear Home Land written. composed,
and sung by Madeline Shirley, of the Prince
of Wales Theater, London. 1t is also
suitable for meZZo-soprano or tenor voice
Mr., Frank Edgecomb, in his "FfoHtenac,
a two-step, has written light AMI original
air, not beyond the efforts OF a medium
performer, and quite worthy to- become
Il popular number during the coming sum
ner THE Knights of Columbus March,"
by g. H. Fischer; Brentwood Polka" 10y
Frank Collins, and Poster Fad W8itzps,'
catchy, and light, and particularly Poster
Fad Waltzes," rather better than the or.li-
nary run Of popular music.