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The herald., 1897-04-22
Paper Rails

Railroad rails made of paper have been
successfully introduced in Germany and
Russia. It has been found that wood
pulp Is not adapted to such use, but or
dinary pulp from rags. rope stock, etc,
Is resorted to, the process of grinding.
cooking, digesting and working of these
into q pulpy condition being accom-
plished In regular order, with care to
have the stock in uniform preparation
and the fiber as we'll preserved as possi-
Bile; and when In PUPPY condition the
ingredients for stiffening the rail to
proper toughness and efficiency-so as
to stand excessive wear and friction from
the wheels, and for imparting elasticity,
smoothness and other requirements. are
applied. Quantities Of borax, litharge,
parafflne wax. tanners grease, water
proof fish glue, rosin and fine cement
are used in certain proportions. being
added to the pulp while It is yet warm;
mixing follows, and the ingredients are
thoroughly combined with the fiber; a
quantity OF shellac and wood alcohol is
next put into the mixture, and the mass,
after being subjected to another stirring,
isl then allowed to settle. Such rails
might be we'll suited to California. where
the climatic conditions would preserve
paper rails longer than would Germany
or Russia
The herald., 1897-04-22
JUST DENTrD
ofhcial Report Regarding Injuries to
the Oregon


WASHINGTON, April 21. Naval
Constructor Capps, in charge of the
docking of the battleship Oregon at Bre-
merton, Washington, has at last made n
report by telegraph to the navy depart
ment of the injuries sustained by the big
ship by touching bottom off the entrance
dock. He says the ship was docked sue
cessfully, which statement the depart-
ment officials regard as sufficient contra
dictlon Of the reports to the effect that
the new dock sunk under the weight of
the Oregon and had shown signs Of
weakness.
Probably these reports started from
the delay In getting the water out OF the
dry dock. which Is ascribed to pru-
dent precaution on the part of the con-
structor, Capps, to avert docking the
ship In ill-fitting bilge blocks.
AS far as the Oregon is concerned, the
constructor makes light of her injuries
Her bottom plates and some frames un-
der the forward turret were dented in
along a distance of about fifty feet. How
ever. no indentation was more than
three inches deep and no leaks resulted
The constructor does not even regard
it as necessary to repair the damage in
a permanent way now, but may decide
to let the ship go to sea again and take
out the dents when she returns next fall
to be fitted with her bilge keel.
The herald., 1897-04-22
STATE DOCTORS
Read Papers and Elect Their New
Officers

SAN FRANCISCO, April 21.-The
most interesting feature at today's ex-
ercises of the California Medical society
at Golden Gate hall was the address by
DR.. Joseph 0. Hirschfelder on the cure
OF tuberculosis with oxytuberculine.
Seated on the stage were fifty ladies and
gentlemen who were undergoing the
treatment for consumption.
Fresno was selected as the conven-
ton city for next year. The annual
election resulted as follows: Presl-
dent, Dr. c. L. Bard CT Ventura; first
vice president, DR.. William Watt Kerr
of San Francisco; second vice president,
Dr. E. H. Woolsey of Oakland; secre-
tary, DIR. William Fitch Cheney of San
Francisco; first assistant secretary, Dr..
c. c. Woodwork of San Francisco;
second assistant secretary, DR.. H. Bert
Ellis of Los Angeles; treasurer. DR..
Thomas Ross of Sacramento; board of
examiners, Drs. Wadsworth, Carpen-
ter, Barbat, Dodge, Kelly, Woodward
and Hopkins; alternates, Drs. Hodg-
head, Williamson and Hart.
Numerous papers are to be read to-
morrow, and at night there will be a
banquet at the palace.
The herald., 1897-04-22
G. A. R. ENcAMPMENT
THIRTY-rIRsT ANNUAL MEET
ING AT SALINAS
Exercises saddened by the Death of
Post Commander Goulding Of
San Francisco

SALINAS, April 21--The first session
OF the thirty-first annual encampment,
Department of California and Nevada,
@. A. r., just passed, will long be re-
membered by the veterans, visitors and
townspeople. Everyone is elated over
the success of the day. The councils Of
administration of the G. A. r., w. r.
c., Ladies of the G. A. 2. and Sons of
Veterans held an executive session at
their respective headquarters. The ac
accounts and books of the various officers
were inspected and the detail work of
the encampment was laid out.
A camp of the Sons of Veterans, to be
known as Washington Camp No. 7, will
be organized and instituted on tomor-
row morning.
Eleven coaches were on the noon train
this afternoon, two OF which contained
the veterans guard, composed OF
Fifth Ohio G.. A. r. comrades, and the
Third Regiment United States Artillery
band. After the train left the guard
formed in line and marched up the prin-
cipal thoroughfares, headed by the band.
The encampment met at 2:30 and was
called to order by Department Com
r1ander Mastellar. The officers reports,
which were read, showed that there were
5454 comrades in good standing on De-
cember 81, 1896, loss of 36 during the
year. The assistant quartermaster gen.
eral reports finances as being in good
shape. The medical director states that
there were So deaths reported during
the year, though there were 242 Deaths
amongst soldiers during the past year.
The various reports were referred to ap-
propriate committees. The next session
will be held tomorrow at 2 p. m. Tonight
the grand reception and welcome was
given to the visitors at the opera house
The sudden death of Post Commander
T. N. Goulding, an inmate of the
Yountville home, and charter member of
Lincoln Post, No. i. OF San Francisco.
who came here against the advice of his
physician, cast gloom over the festiv-
tiles, as he was very popular and wide
ly known.
The herald., 1897-04-22
RATE TROUBLES
Brokers Continue to Get Very Large
% Commissions

CHICAGO. April 21.-More demorali-
xation has been discovered In connec-
tion with the excessive commissions
now being paid by the western raods.
The report circulated the other day that
the Missouri Pacific and the Union Pa
cifc were paying commission to ticket
brokers in Denver, has set the other
roadB to paying them, not only in Dem
yer, but throughout western territory.
or course the brokers are using the ex-
cessive commissions to cut rates. and
demonstration IL becoming widespread.
Threats have been renewed that unless
the present practice Is not stopped i'm
mediately open reductions In the tariff
Will be made to meet cuts put into ef-
feet by the brokers. The present condi-
tions are extremely critical
The general passenger agents Of the
western roads did not adopt the proposed
new agreement today. They spent the
entire day in discussing it, clause bv
clause, but did not get through with the
work. which they will continue tomor-
row. Today's discussion, lengthy as II
1t was. did not result in any funda-
mental changes being introduced in the
measures and the probabilities are that
the proposition NAll be eventuallv
adopted as 1t came from the hands of the
committee.
The herald., 1897-04-22
WAS THEIR NATURE TO STEAL
Value Of the Plunder Gut a Small
Figure With the Pilferers

The coal and merchandise stolen from
cars standing on sidings in and around
the city must aggregate many thous-
ands of dollars in year. Hundreds OF
poor families obtain their entire coal
supply by thefts from cars, the depre-
dators generally being children of such
tender age that the railroad companies
dislike to punish them. A striking In
stance of this precocious depravity was
witnessed the other day on the Reading
railway near West Falls. A fiat car
loaded with fire brick was standing on
the track while the trainmen were en-
gagged in some necessary switching.
Two little boys, the elder Of whom could
not have been over 8 years old jumped
on the car and deliberately began throw
ing the bricks to the ground. Before
they had accomplished much the APP
proach of pedestrians scared them away.
The bricks could have been Of no par
ticular value to the little thieves, and
they seemed to be engaged in the at
tempted robbery for the sake OF securing
something that did not belong to them.
The herald., 1897-04-22
A STRANGE CASE
An Unidentified Tramp With a
Broken Neck

STOCKTON, April 21.-The officers of
the county are at work on peculiar case
tonight. Late this evening two men
were seen on the railroad track near
French Camp. They were seated on the
rail talking in loud manner. Suddenly
the younger of the two men was seen to
strike the other who fell, throwing his
hands in the air as he went down. He
did not get up and In a short time the
other man disappeared over the other
side of the grade and has not been seen
since. Those who saw the quarrel went
to the man and found him lying across
the rail- with his neck broken. The coro-
ner and eheriff were notified. The body
was brought to Stockton but could not
be identified. The two men were ap-
parently tramping partners. and had
been about French Camp several days
1t was evidently the fall and not the
blow that did the damage, but the off,
GERS are making close search for the
companion Of the dead man.
The herald., 1897-04-22
ouBA's TROUBLES
Zarrago Admits That the Insurgents
Have Lost

HAVANA, April 21-The well known
insurgent leader Julian zarraga, who
surrendered with five of his followers
to the Spanish authorities in Pinar del
Rio ON April 18th, has made request to
be sent to Spain. He has admitted to-
General Inclan that he has personally
dynamited trains in the province OF
Pinar del Rio, and says he surrendered
because he considered the insurgent
cause to be lost He added that inde-
pendence OF Cuba would mean chaos
and final catastrophe for the island un-
der complete negro domination.
Zarraga Is an annexationist, He
claims that the insurgents In Pinar del
Rio have been dispersed, every leader
acting on his own account and all wish
ing to command. zarraga's frank ad-
missions and statements have won con-
siderable sympathy for him among the
Spanish.
Several hundred bales Of tobacco were
shipped today on American account,
The herald., 1897-04-22
Savings of Rich Men

Mark Hopkins-"The wagte of life is
greater than its accumulations."
Leland Stanford-"The surest way to
wealth Is to create it-not to accumulate
what others have created"
C. P. Huntington-"You'll never track
me through the world by the quarters
I've dropped"
Albert Miller-"Saving is the secret Of
wealth"
d. o. Mills-"I never make a loan in
fiuenced by other considerations than
the probab ability of the payment of the In
terest and the return Of the principal"
James G. Fair-'My son, never believe
your own lies"
Daniel Meyer-"In money matters
Judge your man and act accordingly.
Charles Every fellow has IN
proportion to his work
Russell Sage--"Be good and true Ito
yourself) and require double security
for the money you loan to your relatives
ON bond and mortgage. American
Investments.
The herald., 1897-04-22
Left One Cent to Her Husband

A curious will was filed with the reg
istrar of wills in Wilkesbarre. Pa, Fri
day. 1t bore the signature Of Mrs. Anna
Miller. Among it's provisions was one
bequeathing one cent to her husband.
John Miller. to be paid him Ave years
after her death.
All the rest OF her estate, including
her policy in a life insurance company,
is left to Mary Morrell. who. Mrs. Miller
said, was very kind to her In her last
Illness.
Mrs. Miller was quite well-to-do. She
claimed her husband lived for himself
did not help her In any way to accumu-
late any wealth. and that therefore ne
was not entitled to participate in the
distribution Of her property. The hus.
band will not contest the will.--Chicago
Times Herald.
The herald., 1897-04-22
A RACE WAR
Ardmors's Citizens Can't Get Along
in Peace

ARDMORE, I. T., April 2i.--Trouble
between whites and blacks has broken
out in the town OF Davis, twenty miles
north Of here, and the negroes have ap-
pealed to the territorial authorities for
protection. On Saturday night last
Charles Mccormick, white, was mur-
dered and robbed by negro named
Frank Brown. The crime created un-
usual excitement in the village. On
Monday following a band of twenty
white men, masked and heavily nFmed,
visited the houses of all the negroes in
town and warned them to leave the
place within twenty-four hours. under
penalty of mob violence.
The negroes appealed to United States
Judge Kilgore. who summoned the
grand jury and instructed them that the
outrage must be thoroughly investi-
gated, as such acts Of mob violence
could not be tolerated in the Indian Ter
ritory. He instructed that neither time
nor money should be spared in bringing
the guilty parties to Justice. Judge Kill
gore's action seems to have prevented
the carrying out Of the threats of the
whites.
The herald., 1897-04-22
DuRRANr's CASE
Speculation Regarding Interference
by Governor Budd

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2.--Many
intimations are made that the execution
of Theodore Durrant. the convicted MUIR
derer of Blanche Lamont, will never
take place. Two OF the state board of
prison directors In interviews have said
that they tEink Durrant should not be
hanged; two others favor his execution
and the fifth Is non-committal Govern
or Budd declines to say how he will
act when the petition for. clemency is
presented to him. but many of his con-
fidential friends state that the governor
has privately expressed his belief in
Durrant's guilt. They consider It i'm
tence.
The herald., 1897-04-22
Advertisinr Tor : Lost House

ION Thursday, March 18th, my dwell
ing houEe, thirteen miles above Carruth-
ersville, was washed down from it's
foundation and fioated down the Mis-
sissippt river. 1t is new two-story
frame, painted white and built in I
shape, with hall in the center and
two-story front porch all the way across
the building. It contained all my house,
hold and kitchen furniture. including an
organ with J. G. engraved on the plate.
The cook stove II an old-fashioned No.
range. A Marlin rifle, sixteen shot, 49,
caliber, was also In the house. Any one
will be rewarded by informing me at
this place. ]. I. Hopkins, Dyersburg.
Tenn."-Dyersburg (Tenn.) Gazette.
The herald., 1897-04-22
CoNvIcTs FIGHT
The One Il Dead and the Other
Dying

SAN FRANCISCO, April 21.-As a re-
suit of bloody battle between two con-
victs in San Quentin prison today one is
dead and the other dying. Each had a
knife and they had been carving each
other for fully minute before the
guards could interfere. They had been
using the knives in the 1ute mill. One
of the combatants was w. r. Kelly, who
was serving a fourteen-year sentence
from Sacramento. The other Is Frank
Wheeler, who has been in almost every
prison in the country and is regarded as
one of the most hardened criminals in
the penitentiary., He has. served terms
in Joliet, Sing Sing and New Mexico.
Kelly died at 6:45 p. m. from the eff
fects of his injuries.
The herald., 1897-04-22
WHITE HOUSE VISITORS
Lots Of Them and Most Want
Office

WASHINGTON; April 21.-The large
batch of nominations sent to the senate
yesterday seems to have whetted the ap-
petite Of the office seekers and there
was greater crowd at the White House
today than for ten days past.
Senators Perkin and White of Cali
fornia introduced Ex-Governor Pache-
co of California, who is an applicant
for the mission to Brazil Congress
man Babcock of Wisconsin,, chairman
of the congressional committee, called
to urge the appointment Of Fred Schroe-
der who was connected with the com
mittee during the late campaign and
who is we'll known newspaper writer,
as consul to some German city.
There were fully $500 people at the
public reception this afternoon.
The herald., 1897-04-22
A BOLD ROBBERY
Reward offered for Recovery Of the
Booty

SALT LAKE, Utah. April 21.--A dar-
ing robbery took place at noon today at
Castle Gate. Utah, on the Line Of the Ric
'Grande Western railroad. e. L. Carpen-
ter Of this city, paymaster OF the Pleas
ant Valley Coal company. went down
this morning with $500 to pay on the
men at the mine. When he ereached Cas-
tie Gate and was going over to the COM
pany's Office he was met by two mounted
men heavily armed who held him up.
relieved him Of his cash and then rode
on In the direction Of Helper. The mer'
cut the telegraph wires to prevent q call
for assistance. Within half an hour q
posse started In pursuit OF the robbers.
The coal company has offered reward
Of $1,000 for the capture OF the robbers
ana $1,000 for the return OF the money.
The herald., 1897-04-22
An unwelcoms Immigrant

NEW YORK. April 21.--Freidrich Ev-
eringhaus, alias Karl Kalllker of Barmen,
Prussia, was arrested today when the Red
Star steamer Westernland arrived from
Antwerp on which he was passenger.
He Is accused of forging. notes for $780,,
600 marks. but 1t Is said that his total
forgeries iyay amount to 1000, 900 marks.
He was Auilder In Barmen.
The herald., 1897-04-22
AYamo,as old warrior

WASHINGTON. April 21,-The inte-
rior department has granted permission
to Chief Joseph, the Nes Perces warrior.
TO accompany Col. Cody In his Wild
West show. Chief Joseph 10 the famous
Mes Perccs chief captured BY Generals
suit Of nearly 5000 rniles toward the
British frontier
The herald., 1897-04-22
A VETERAN GONE
Sudden Death Of 1rigadisr General
r. ". Johnaon

ST. PAUL, MINI, April si.--Briss-
dier General RichAfd w. Johnson, u. 8,
A., retired, gallant divibfon coumand-
at his home ia th11 city tonight, sudl
q only tsw za5s Il 81 Ssss I thsssit -
The herald., 1897-04-22

he was recovering when there was a
sudden relapse and death came.
General johnson was born in Living
ston county, KY, In 1927, ard gradu-
ated at West Point IN 1s49, being that
year stationed at Fort Smelling.
In October. 1851, he was made brig
adler general Of volunteers. In October,
1867, he was retired with the rank of
brigadier general In the regular army.
He leaves young widow and infant
child besides two grown sons.
The herald., 1897-04-22
An Awful Judgment

PORTLAND, Or, April 21.-United
States Judge Gilbert In chambers this
morning Issued deficiency Judgment
and decree In the foreclosure suit OF the
Farmers Loan and Truct company of
Navigation company. Utah Short Line
ct al, the amount Of the Judgment being
81. .095 800.
The herald., 1897-04-22
Knirhts Of Hon or

SAN FRANCISCO. April 21.-The
grand lodge Of Knights and Ladies' of
Honor toda.1 relected the following Off
GERS: Grand protector. Belle Wingield
Conrad, Sonora; grand vice protector.
8. Conrad, Los Angeles: grand secre-
grand treasurer. J. A. colquhoun, Oak
land.
The herald., 1897-04-22
Ladies' Waists
IN all the latest fabrics -.

will remain in America about a month.
On his visit here the king will visit
Washington. Chicago, st. Louis, Dem
yer, Salt Lake City and San Francisco.
He will take passage at San Francisco
on one Of the Occidental and oriental
line steamships to Yokohama, where the
royal yacht will meet him and convey
him back to Bangkok.-New York Sun.
The herald., 1897-04-22
Undelivsrsd .rsleersms

There are undelivered tslsgrams 1t
the Western Union Telegraph once tor
Mrs. Lymen Aver. Miss ]. a. DunnaI
MfD. Mary r. Boyd, Ndss l61sie T1feI
CHARLES Plant, Mr. Len Toby, Nh. =.
". Clarke, Alfred Niohels. IRE 6raa>h.
The herald., 1897-04-22

Charles Burchhalter, the astronomer
Of the Chabot observatory Of California,
will travel half way around the world
70 that for two minutes, in far on india,
he may endsavor to photograph the sun
during the solar ecNpss Of NEXT january.
The herald., 1897-04-22
Tennssse Town Burned

NASHVILLE. Tenn. April 22.--Tulla-
homa. south OF this city. was damaged
BY nrs. which was got under control
disDetehss to BE- about oo.eoo. The bust
The herald., 1897-04-22
The King Of am,s vi.it

His majesty, the king Of Siam. who
United states atter visit to Europe
this summer, IL expected to reach New
York In the early part Of 6epteutber. and
The herald., 1897-04-22

ness portion of the town is badly
scorched.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-25

The Northern rresbYtefian- send 'ons''-
uIations on ner Birthday.

EAGLE LAKE. IND, May A-The
sessions. of the General Assembly OF the
Presbyterian Church were opened to-day
with devotional exercises. lcd hy Elder
Kiiacn Van Rensselaer,. of Nc~ lork.
Frdttrnd greetings were receiver j OH
the General Assembly of tne southern
Prr.byteran Church at Charlotte y. G.
Hon. John Wlunamaker introduced the
followiug which tho Assembly ordered
hy rising vote. to bc sent to queen
Victoria. , .
.rhls dly being the seyonty-ninth am
nivsr-ly of the birth and siStioth anni-
V.r..rv OF the coronation of her most
gracious Majesty. queen Victoria, whose
reign hs. lasted longer than that oil any
Other monarch m the last thousand
wears. This General Assembly of the Pres
hrter.an church n the United states oi
America. deems 10 fitting. and does h'fe-
bv .end most cordial Christian greetings
to both the Hlu-trou- Christian soNer-
aisn and the subjects of her gentle. sen-
orous and righteous rule over the desll-
MICS of the Empire ups which the sun
ulllr SETS
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-25

COLUMBIA. ;. c. May y senator
TlIlman Will have no hand In the selection
OF the successor Go Senator Earle. ~ least
for the interim untl the Legislature
meets That much Us certain.
The Senator and Governor Ellerbo are
not On the best of terms Their policies
and methods are different While Ell.rbe
is reformer be- has never been classed
az Tlllmanitc. The Governor will prob
ably make the appointment within a week
and Mciaurin SIN seems the coming man
N is understood a primary iOr Senator
Will be- provided for later in the summer
the verdict OF which viii govern m. Leg
islaturr. John Gary Evans who L. back
"a by senator Tllman and who was de-
feat.d by Earle, will enter this contest
\ bitter fight Is expected. n is hinted
that Senator rillman will make a des-
perdte ight for Evans
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-25

Emanuel church. at Rapidln. a,
o'clock Wednesday morning. aud mo i''
mains VIII arrive n Richmond over u'
Che-aIclh, and Ohio railway the same
afternoon 3f $3.50 o'clock Ihoy viii az
once he conveyed to ll0lywo 81. ana iald
co. re-. beside the companion = 10 IRE,
from whom hc has only h'rl sepri'it"
hf deIth for fow m1l is.
The following gentlemen NNl cfi ate
as n4l-hrarers Captain Thomas 81 III
ler Major Thomas A. Brander. C0loIcl
John 3D. Purcell. Dr. Lewis Wholt. md
M,--r. Samuel c. Wallace. samuel r.
Morgan. John %. Montague w. ID JiGn-
hart. i. H Iimhorlake. Lewis ID. A,cil
Ado'nhns pln. aud j. g. Petty.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-25

CAPT WILLIAM a.. FItENSlAAN.
O-rom a. photo.riph Taken Several Years
AsoJ
tln William g.. and colonel james IL,
were. merchant princes DOB thos days and
tn. great miume Interests commanded nv
tn,m won. famous n other countries
beside hoir own
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ahI men tni hIf death closes Il'n
chapter boo fue mercHu'I ID. enterprises 'i
l.e good old days:
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which hr commanded Win bravery t.u
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Was ir'lrNil'H ht 1000 i'tiuf hil i'-
financial abilities W.r" ALSO wei known
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-25

want, HIM to Attend Her cen-
trnnihl Exposition.

WASHINGTON May 2i-The Executive
Commute. 90 the Tennessee centennial
Exposition has sent to Conste man
Gaines for transmission to the hins ot
Greece through the state Dtpartmeh eht' a.
beautifully engraved invitation 10 lh' l3'-
t.r fn attend the Exposition which celr-
fr,ta- fhs One huudredth anniversary ot
,r.rr.s9.e.4 omission tO the lhiou.
Abnrc tine invitation. which is tltsau'll
hound is au engraved representation ot
tnc restored rarthenon. Which Ioiin9 ...