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The Portland daily press., 1897-03-12
RAILROADS.
Boston & Maine r. Il.
In Effect October 4. 1S98.
vFEgTERN nTVISI0N,
WESTERN DIVISION.


Trains leave Portland, Union Station, for
M ma scarboro beach. Pine Point, TOO, 1000
sa % saS sso g. s4o ga 1sz
$50, 5.15, $40 p. m. Kennebunk. 100 $40
.: M. 12.45. sac, 5.l6. s-20 p. nj Vol.
s eafh B a e o., Zoo, a. M, 1a.45,
worth, Dover. LOO, $40 :, M, 1a..6' $50.
s 8 10 E. q T. % p m Ia.por
IaSsosnia, Plymouth, $40 q. m. 1915 p. M;
wolfboro, $3.50 p. m; Worcester, via SOM
chester, Concord, TOO a. M. $50 p. m;
Rockingham Junction, Haverhiu, Law
renee, Lowell, TOO, $40 9. m, d2.45, $50
b. E sia z5es $50 g. Arrive In Boston. sa5
ton tonic for Portland Pc 1856 $50 a. M. 100. LIS
p. m.
For Boston, express, 4,05, a. m. Boston
and way stations, 12.55, 4.3O p. m. Arrive in
Boston Z .25 a. M, $40, S.45 p. m. Boston for
Portland, $40 a. m.
EASTERN DIVISION.
From Union Station for saco, Conway Juno
ton. Wolfboro, 800 a. M; Biddeford,
1900 p. m. Arrive in Boston, 6.5s a. M, IL. 81,
AZ s9o Le az B os for Portland
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Biddeford, Portsmouth. Newbury-
port. Salem, Lynn, Boston, 400 a. M, 100
p. m. Arrive in Boston, SO q. No., Ais p. m.
Leave Boston for Portland. $500 a. NJ, TOO
p. m
tDoes not run Mondays.
fConnects with Rail Lines for New York.
South and West.
SConaects with Sound Lines for New York.
aWestern Division from No. Berwick Sundays
only.
Through tickets to all points in Florida, the
South and Vast for Sa1A at Ticket Offic0. Union
Station.
n JFLANDERS. G, P. CT. A., Boston.
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GRAND TRUNK
Railway System.

On and after MONDAY. September 9th, 1895
trains will I'm as follows.
LEAVE.
For Auburn and Lewiston Y.o5, SEQ q. MT
100. 400 and 600 p. m.
For Gorham and Berlin 500 D. M, 1.So and
600 p. m.
For Island Pond 500 a. MI and $50 and
For Montrea, and Chicago 500 . MT ana
90 p. M.
For Quebec 800 p. m.
For Berlin Sundays only, 5.S0 d n.
ARRIVALS.
From Lewiston and Auburn 8.26, and 11.3o
a. NJ; 3.15 $40 and $40 p. Id.
From Berlin and Gorham 8.25 and 11.0o d
M. and $40 p. m.
From Chicago and Montreal 11.so d mt and
$40 p. M
From Quebec 11.30 a. m.
The 600 D. m. train runs through to Montreal
daily, Sundays hcluded. Attached to this
traln Is Pullman for Montreal
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars ON Night
trains and parlor cars on day trains.
TICKET OFFICE DEPOT AT FOOT OF
INDIA STREET.
ChAs. M. HAYS, Gent Manager.
Portland. Sept 18th. 1895. 5e22h
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MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
1ntereIting Papers Read Yesterday By
Rov. DR.. Burrage and Others.

The members of the Maine Historical
Society turned out in goodly mum bers 20
the meeting In the Baxter library
building yesterday afternoon. 1here
were several interesting papers reao.
President Baxter presided.
The nrst paper was by Rev. de- bur-
rage, whose subjeot was: "Some OF the
Letters OF Richard Cults. (Period lsoO-
1sl2.")
DR.. Burrage called attention to some
letters written by Hon. Richard Cutts OF
Saoo. for the most part while he was
a member of Congress from Maine, 1900
1919. These letters. 40 in number, were
placsd in his hands, he said, few weeks
ago, by Mr. Benjamin N. Goodall of
Saco, whose wife is great neice of Mr..
Cults By his permission copies Of these
letters, all In an excellent state of preser-
walton, were made, and DR.. Burrage pre-
scented them to the society with such notes
az the matters referred to in the letters
seemed to suggest.
Some Of the letters were read. They
were written for most part to Col.
Thomas Quits of Saco, then called
Peperri thorough, and made reference
very largely to such public matters as
would be likely to interest his father.
One Of the letters refers to an incident
that seems to have been we'll nigh for
gotten. Under date of Decemb Der 25, 1902,
MIR. Cults writes from Washington
81 fear the peace and harmony that
was likoly to prevail during this session
will be disturbed by an unfortunate &C
cidsnt that happened yesterday. A dis
pute has existed for some length OF time
between G. Ellery and ]. Rutledge, re-
specting the forged letter to the Presi-
dent. Mr.. Rutledge challenged Mr..
Ellery, who declined acceptance. Being
absent on friendly visit from the city
about 20 miles, at a tavern on the road,
Mr.. Rutledge waylaid Mr.. Ellery and
gave him severe Gaming. 1t is probable
that the whole matter of the forged let
tiers will be laid bef ore Congress.
DR.. Burrage gave an interesting &C.
count of the affair alluded to In the let
ter.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-12
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Quotations Of Staple Products in the
Leading Markets
Network Stock and Money Market.
(By Telegraph

NEW YORK, Mich. IL.
Money easy 1As@1 Fer cent: last loan IA
per cent, closing l1aGs2 pr ct. Prime mercantile
paper s@O per cent. Sterling Exchange steady,
with actual business in bankers bills 4 8516
a. 86M for 6O-day bills and 4S744 STA
for demand; posted rates at s61s a IS,
Commercial bills 4 S41A@A 85A. Government
Bonds strong. Railroads firm.
Bar silver eSse.
Mexican dollars 1884,
At London today par silver was quoted
at 20 led " OF. quiet.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-12
M ARINE NEWS
PORT OF PORTLAND.

THURSDAY, March IL.
Arrived.
Steamship Cacouna. (Br) Whalen. Louisburg
Sch H G Perkins, Farnsworth. Boston.
Sch Fillmore, PInkham. Boston cement to
Sch Charlie & Willie, coastwise.
Sch Eva s. Mildred, fishing.
Cleared.
Steamship NumidIan (Br) McNicol, Liverpool
Ii q A Allan.
Steamship John Engls. Bragg, New York
Steamer salacia. oliver, Boothbay Harbor and
Wiscasset-Chas Lewis
Steamer Enterprise, Race. South Bristol and
East Boothbay.
Sch Lettie M Gray. Murphy, Boothbay-J Il
Blake.
sAILED-schs Rebecca F Lamden, Blanche
H King Annie 4 Bailey, Loring Ballard, Har-
riet G Kerlin. and the feet which put in for a
harbor.
man, for Philadelphia.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
ROCKpORT. March 11-Sld. schs Hannah F
Kimball Lane, Boston; Veto, Ladd do; Minetta
Bucksport,
Al, sch Onward, Ketloch, Rockland.
EXCHANGE DISPATCHES.
Ar at Halifax 18th. steamer Vancouver, from
Liverpool for Portland
Ar at Montevikeo Mch 8. barque Normandy,
Murphy. ArdrosSan.
Ar at Tenerlffe, Mich 9. sch Mt Hope, Mclean,
New York.
Sid fin Yokohama Mch 7. ship Indiana, Colley,
Honolulu.
Notice to Mariners.
OFFICE II. 3. LIGHT HOUSE INSPECTOR
FIRST DISTRICT. I
Portland, Me-. March IL, 1897
fBoothbay Harbor, from the westward
Notice ia hereby given that Bantam Rock
Whisthng buoy, recently reported aerift. has
been replaced.
BY order of the l.. II. BoarG;
N. NJ. DYER,
Commander, U. s. N.
Inspector 1st LII Dist.
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otton MarEess
by Telegraph

MARCH IL, 1897.
quiet unchanged; sales $500 bales; niddling
upIands TAG; gull do 71sc.
NEW ORLEANs--The Cotton market to-day
was quiet; middling csc.
CHARLESTON-The Cotton market to-day
was firm Middling 6Tc.
SAVANNAH-The cotton market to-day
was steady: middling 1880.
MOBILE-The Cotton market to-day was
quiet; Diddlmg 6Tsc.
MEMPHIS-The Cotton market to-day was
firm; middlings 1915.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-12
BosWoRTH RELIEF CORPS.
Visitors Entertained From Auburn, Lew
iston and Freeport.

Bosworth Post hall was the scene last
night of a most enjoyable reception,
which was given under the auspices OF
Bosworth Post Relief Corps, to the visit
ing Relief Corps from Auburn, Lewis
ton and Freeport of this state, to the
number of a hundred or more members,
among whom was Mrs. Sarah L. Pascal,
president of the State Corps. About q. SO
o'clock p. M, the large party sat down
to very delicious supper, which was
served in the dining room Of the Post
building. Following the supper an
entertainment was given before gather
ing which filed theI main hall and
spread to the adjoining rooms. The fol-
lowing programme was presented:
Address of Welcome,
Mrs. H. r. Oolesworthy, president b: 4. ".
neutrality-suspicious., Mr.. G. n. Ruby
Piano Duet.
Miss Ethel Rollins, Miss Bertha Welch
Violin Solo, Miss Mabel Brickett
Accom paniment, Miss Edna Briokett
Reading, Mr.. r. l.. Whitoomb
Drum Selection, Shepley Beal
Accompaniment, Mr.. Fred mason
60loCuluh-0I
Piano Solo, Miss Cnlias
Reading, Mrs. J. H. Pike
Violin Solo. Miss Howe
A ocompapiment Mrs. Mayo
Song, Miss thompson
Seleotion-Grapho phone.
Address,
Mrs. Sarah L. Pascal, state president W.
s. r. q.
neutrality-suspicious.
The musical numbers were pleasing
and we'll received. Especially worthy OF
mention was the drum solo by shepley
Beal, boy of about five years OF age. A
notable feature of the entertainment
were the selections on the graphophone
by Mr.. Ruby. The humorous recitation
by Mr.. Whitoomb and Mrs. Pike caught
the audience and won we'll deserved en-
cores. The affair In every respect was o
marked success, and with fulsome ex-
pressions of satisfaction at thesreception
accorded them, the visiting delegations
left for their homes on the late returning
trains.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-12
domestic Markets.
By Telegraph

MARCH IL. 1897.
NEW YCRK-The Flour market receipts
23, 0o5 packages; exports 1902 bbls and 2S76
sacks: sales $500 packages; unchanged, dull
and weak.
rlour: ouoLanons-winter wheat low ggrades
at 2 S0&3 20: do fair to fancy atE 8 25@4 90;
do patents 6OS5 90; Minnesota clear at 3 40
@3 30: do straight at oOa4 20: do patents
at 4 0o'@4 90: low exSras 2 3o@3 %; city mills
extra at 60a4 80; CITY mills patents a So@
0oa2 so. hne at s5@2 %. Southern aonr
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-12
international Steamship TO

Eastpot, lubsu. CaIals, StJahh N.B., halfn.aS.
and all parts of New Brunswick, Nova Sco-
tia, Prince Edward Island, and CnPe Bret.
on. The favorite route to CamDopsAs and
st. Andrews. n. b.
Spring Arrangements
On and afser Monday, Mar. IL steamer
at .. m.
Returning leave st. John and Eastpors Tues
day and Thurs days.
to destination. g-Freightr received up to 400
p. m.
For Tickets and Staterooms, apply % the
Pine Tree Ticket Ofiace, Monument Square
or for other information at Companys OmoA
Railroad Wharf foot of State street
j. B.COYLE. Gen. Man.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-12
CASCO BAY STEAMBOAT CO.

IN EFFECT Nov. 90, 1895
For Forest City Landing, Peaks, Island at
5.45, $40. 500. A. NJ, 2.15. 6lo p. NJ
For Ponce's Landing, Long Island, Ire
fethen' Landing, Peaks Island, Little and
Great Diamond Islands, 800, A. NJ. 1.l6
p. NJ.
C.w.T. COOLING. General Manager.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-12
Chicago Live STOCK Market.

by Telegraph
Chicago, Mich. H. 1S97.-Cattle - receipts
5000; steady: common to extra steers at 8 70@
5 so; stockers and feeders 4o@4 5;cows and
bulls 9o@3 10; calves 50N6 10, Texans at
2 4Otd4 25.
Hogs-recelpts 20, 600 ;opened firm, and 21s C
higher, closing with advance lost heavy pack
ing and shipping lots at 6043 80: common to
choice mixed at 65 as 80: choice assorted at
85G3 80; light 1898 921a pigs at 8 0O9
3 3d.
Sheep-receipts 10000: steady to firm in
ferior to choice 4Oe4 80; lambs 00@6 20.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-12

Ballets fred by pol ce officers and Pink
erton watchmen, in pursuit. of burglar
in Chicago, struck Albert Zeiye, Cleve-
land, Ohio, merchant, and he is now in
the county hospital in dying condition.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-12
Domestic Ports.

Domestic Ports.
NEW YORK-Ar 10th. steamer, caspian. I'M
Port Natal; Thos Melville. Glrgehtl; Alieshahy
Savanlla; Hubert, Barbados: ,,,o e., Avail
Ar l It'll. baroue Spartan, Anderson I'm Auc6-
land; sch H G Morse, Higbee, Darien; Maggie
u Hurley. Rocklahd. ,,...,,., e..
Yokohama; sch las A Garfield, Wood, Point-a-
Pitre.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-12

Retail Grocers sugar Rates
Portland market-cut loaf g.: confectioners at
&c; pulverised To; powered &c; granulated
&C; conee crushed sac: yellow Az
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-12
European Markets.

lBY TeIeGraph.
LONDON. Mch. IL. 1S97.-Consols closed at
for money / I'D and 1121s for account.
LIVERPOOL, Mch,ll. 1s97.-Cotton market
steady, American mddltne at 31-32d sales g.
COO bales, speculation and export 900 bales.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-12

IONI LANI1 NICH II, IoDd'
Flour steady and unchanged, but Wheat de-
clined nearly &c in the specu alive markets
Corn and Oats steady. Eggs lower at about 10
a dozen. Provisions steady. Sugar very firm
and tending upward.
The loIfoyx,nc ara To dax,s xnoIasala nrlces #
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-12
Mining Stocks.

Mining Stocks.
NEv YORK. Mich. IL. lS97.-The following
are 10 Jays closing 9uotations OF mining STOCKS:
Hekcing Coal. s....ss ......s........ IA
t1cmestake, I'D
Ontario. .............s.... 10
do pfd. Observation-Disclosures. 10
MEXICAN.
Portland.
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Railroad Receipts.

Railroad Receipts.
PORTLAND. Mch, IL.
. Receipts by Maine Central R. R.-For Por
and. 1873 cars miscellaneous merchandise; for
connecting roads l24 cars
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-12

Daily Line, Sundays Excepted.
THE NEW AND PALArIAL STEAMERS
BAY STATE AND PORTLAND.
alternately leave FRANKLIN WHARF. Portland.
every evening at O'Clock, arriving in season
beyond.
through tickets for Providence, Lowell.
Worcester, Now York, etc.
Returning, leave INDIA WHARF. Boston,
every Evening att o'clock;
). #. LIsCOMB. Gen. Agt
Oct. l, 1896.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-12

MINIATURE ALMANAC. MARCH 12.
Sum E Esfs % % High water e e
Moon SETS .... IL lHeight..... 90 90
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STEAMERS.
HARPSWELL STEAMBOAT CO

Beginning October 9th. 1896. the steamer
MERRYCONEAG will leave Portland Pier,
Portland, daily, Sunday excepted, as follows.
For Long Is. Chebeague, Harpswell,
BaiIey's and Orr's Is. 200 p. m.
Return for Portland, leave Orr's Island via
all landings 700 a. m. Arrive Portland, $50
a. M.
For Cliff Island, Mondays. Wednesdays
and Fridays leave Portland, 200 D.. m.
ISAIAH DANIELS, Gent Manager.
oc6t diff
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-12
Imports.

| Imports.
| Louisburg. CB. Steamer Caconna-1711 tins
/ coal to e Z R.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-12

In Effect Oct, Atm, 1886
Trains leave Portland, Union Station, Railway
Square, for stations named below and inter-
mediate points as follows.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-09
Microbes DevOur Sewage.

\ novel disposition OF sewage Is made
nj Exeter, England. The method con-
slsis Of four tanks. a fourth OF the sew
age passing into each. Light and air
are excluded from the tanks; putrefac-
ton and decomposition are rapidly Set
up; the microbes multiply and the solid
portions Of the sewage are consumed
and the outflow from the tanks Is moth
Ing but slightly colored water, which.
after passing through filters, loses all
color and taste. No chemical Is used.
and no attention TO the tanks OF any
sort is needed. Each filter bed auto
matically cleanses itself by being out OF
gIse for a short time.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-09
Food OF Snakes.

During the last few months momo
Of the gentlemen connected with tho
Museum Of Natural History at Paris
have given 10 the world various In.
tcrestinG results OF their observations,
says an exchange.
The learned professor at the mu.
scum, Leon villiant. describes tho diet
of q serpent moro than 30 fee. long,
which has been on exhibition at tho
.Iard!n des I1nn,cs since the month
of August. 1855. Up to the end Of
1875 this reptile had eaten 70 times.
The largest number Of times In one
year that the snake took food was
IN 1856. when he ate seven tines.
Nearly always the food consisted Of
the flesh Of goats, old aud young.
Three times, however. the rcpast was
composed OF rabbits aud once Of q
goose. The feelings Of the serpent.
(which will eat nothing but what Is
alive. offers an uncommon spectacle.
Ard many persons request 10 have 10.
lice Of the times when the creature
feeds. so rs 10 witness the feeding.
Yet the lightning-like rap!di;v with
which the reptile seizcs Its prey FRO
,Gaces powerful impression.
Apropos OF the volume which can, by
means OF dis.ens!on, enter tho stoni.
achs of serpents. Prof. Vill!ant relates
that a French viper was once put In
the same cage with horned viper. Al
these individuals, although bcionsl ~
10 different species, were Of the same
size. II was supposed that the reptiles
would live am!cably side by side.
Nevertheless. the horned viper dur
ing the following night swallowed his
companion In captivity. and In order
10 accommodate this prey 80 d!spro.
poriiona,e to itself, Its body was dis
Tcndcd to such degree that the scales,
Instead OF touching each other lit
ale. rs In Its normal condition. were
separated, leaving between the long,
rudInal rows OF them space equal To
'ihcir own breadth. All the same, d.
-:esiion proceeded regularly and The
viper did not appear to have suffered
in the least. The case OF the cobra tina
SWALLOWED brother cobra, by mistake,
at the zoo, affords another example OF
this extraordinary capacity for the ac'
t.o,umOdatlon OF food,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-09
<|h7ES;AgyzD
IS llyTlEBj1s


A London paper says the shilling cdi.
Zion OF William watsons Armenian
sonnets has gone like wildare." With
In q week OF publication, ten thousand
copies were sold
Stephen Cranes Red Radse Of Cour-
age" has at last caught the attention Of
the American public. and during tho
ss:st week in February the publishers
were unable to supply the demand. lts
English success IL still undated.
The young poets Of Paris have elected
as successor to Paul verlaine in poetlcal
sovereignty stephane Mallarme. trans.
is,cr OF poems Of Zoe and author Of
-'L'Apree- Midi dun Faune." whose por.
srait by Whistler ID q masterpiece.
Since Alfred Austin was appointed
poet laureate several thousand copies
OF his works have been sold: but tho
curious fact II noted that many more
copies OF his prose works than Of his
books Of verse have had purchaser.
Ms. Emily Crawford. the well.known
Paris correspondent. contributes to one
of the March magazines biographical
sketch of Alexandra Dumas the elder.
The article il a succession Of anecdotes
OF the novelist. presenting him In a
very picturesque light An account Of
tile Bohenians and ''sponges" who
took advantage Of his prodigality y in
cl,ided.
Perhaps says the London Book.
man. "lt Is not generally known-cer.
tainly IL cannot be known to the writer
OF an article In the January Blackwoo,l
that Mr.. Thomas Hardy endeavored
TO withdraw his novel Of Jude the Oh.
source from Harper's Magazine. actu.
ally requesting that firm Of publishers
TO cancel the contract. But 1t was found
90 he !mprac,icable to do this"
Paul Meurice has undertaken the ed.
st!Yg OF Victor Hugo's correspondence
Victor Hugo was as punctual a. Mr.
Gladstone in answering communica
lions addressed to him. No subject
from Paris drainage to the RomanlS
movement and French politics. came
nmiss TO him. His letters will prove an
Invaluable memorial Of his time. Amons
his manuscripts has also been found al
unpublished melodrama.
Nine. s,epniak has announced her in
tsntlon to prepare record OF the III,
and work OF her husband. 1t has beef
arranged that Prince Krapotkine shat
edit and arrange the Russian section o.
thc Memoir. and Prof. York Powell, MI
Edward Garrett and Malasesta. tn,
Italian anarchist. will contribute chap
tors. respectively. on 'StepnIak a.
Critic" ''Stepniak ~ a Political wri,
er'' and "Stepniak In Italy"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-09
RurutDQ MeteOrs,

II Is supposed that meteors begin TO
burn when they are within about l25
miles OF the earth. and that combustion
"a completed and they disappear at
from thirty-fiye to fifty miles above the
earth. When We see a falling star.
therefore, we may consider that We
nave watched II through a flight OF
about 100 miles before 1t finally burns
out and disappears from view.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-09

When women darken their houses.
end light the gas. In giving afternoon
sseeOtions, II II to dhguiss the fact
~ their carpets sSs badly worn
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-09
India Ink.

India ink Is made by some secret pro
cess which 10 closely guarded by its In
yentors, the Chinese.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-09

;;;; $Sss.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-01
WITH BULLETS He
RESENTS A BLOW
Probably Fatal Shooting
ARRAY in a Saloon at
Kernville.
Miner James Van Rapper the
Victim and B. T. Price
His ASsailant.
The One Strikes Out to Avenge an
Insult and Receives Cold
Lead

CALIENTE, CAL, Jan. 31.-News comes
from Kernville of probably fatal shoot
ing which occurred there this afternoon.
B. T. Price, a brother of Thomas Price of
San Francisco, was the man who used the
revolver. and his victim was James Van
Rapper, miner of Keruville. The crime
was committed in Perry's saloon.
Van Rapper was talking with Perry
concerning certain friends of his when
Price Joined in the conversation and made
disparaging remarks concerning the men
OF whom they were speaking. Van Rap
per took offense and made an angry re-
ply. At this Price called him liar, and
was knocked down for the insult.
Price arose and drew a revolver. He
shot at Van Rapper twice, the first bullet
striking near the heart, penetrating q
pocketbook and letters. glancing on a rib
and lodging in the right side.
The second shot was taken as Van Rap
per attempted to run from the room. The
bullet pierced both legs below the knee.
Van Rapper is not likely to recover, es a
physician could not be obtained imme-
diately and his wounds were not dressed.
Late tonight a surgeon who had been
summoned from Los Angeles had not vet
ar rived.
This affray calls attention to the almost
total disregard of the law in Kernville. No
arrests have been made, nor is it likely
that the town authorities will take any
action. Shooting scrimages are frequent
in Kernville. Nearly every male resident
OF the town goes about well-armed, ana in
true Western fashion feels called upon to
draw and fire at the slightest provocation.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-01
MRS. BOOTHS NOBLE WORK.
Es a6hshmg Homes for Ex-Prjsoners or
Graduates From the State Prisons
of the Country.

TRENTON, \. j., Jan. 31.-Mrs. Bal
lington Booth. formerly of the Salvation
Army and now at the head of the Volun-
teers, is q visitor at the State prison here
with the object of securing members from
among the convicts for her organization.
She delivered two addresses-oBe this
morning and the other in the afternoon
in which she explained TO the prisoners
the character of the work she was now
engaged il. Her audience in each ad-
dress consisted of about 500 convicts, and
there were present besi .es, as invited
guests, Mrs. Emily Williamson of the
State Charities and Aid Association,
Mayor Yard OF Trenton, Senator Voorhees,
of Union County, Speaker Macpherson of
the House of the Assembly and a few
others.
Mrs. Booth informed the prisoners that
eight months ago she had dedicated the
remainder of her lie to the service of men
and women in prisons OF this country.
She loved item and could and would help
those who wanted to live better lives.
There were outside of the prisons many
worse people than there was inside. Her
organization, she said, was the Volunteer
Prison League Homes would be estab-
AlSueu LOT e8- pTlSOneTS, OF graduates, as
she preferred to call them, and detectives
and policemen would not be permitted 10
cross their thresholds.
In New York she had established Hall
of Hope, in which she expected to shelter
many graduates" She expected 100 of
them down from Sing Sing next April.
Rev. George Maddox. chaplain of the
State Prison, and the prison quartet took
part in the exercises, and nearly 600 pris-
oners declared their intention OF joining
Mrs. Booths league.
Tomorrow Mrs. Booth will go into the
cells OF the prisoners for individual work,
which is even more effective. She intends
visiting in turn all the great prisons.
Financial help will be forthcoming, she
says, for the establishment of several
homes similar to the Hall of Hope.