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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-02-11
WHAT YOU
DON'T KNOW
ABOUT
California

is told in a beautifully illustrated
book, entitled "To California and
Back" Ask James e. Watson, P. &
I. A., Atchison, Kansas, for copy.
It is free.
Personally-conducted weekly par
ties leave Chicago every Saturday
evening, and Kansas City every Sun
day noon, for Pacific Coast, via San
ia Fe Route. Special agents and
porters in attendance. Pullman
tourist sleepers are used. furnished
with all conveniences for comfortable
travelling. Second-class tickets hon.
ored.
~ You have been planning that Cali
v trnia trip for several years, Why not
90 20 now, and take advantage OF cheap
rates2 Santa Fe Route Is positively
the only line with Pullman tourist
and palace eleepers, Chicago and Kan.
sas City to San Francisco ard Los An.
0elaa, daily without change
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-02-11
W. r. q.


PhiHipsburg Csrps-Meet in BisSell Block every
alternate Saturday in each month.
Mrs See, President.
Mrs Fleming, Secretary.
Agra Corps-Meets the second and fourth Sat.
urday afternoons OF each month at the school
house hall. Mrs Hassler, President.
Mrs L Sullivan, Secretary.
Logan Corps No 136-Auxlliary to the @ A X
meets in Schaubels hall on the last Saturday Of
each month at $3.50 pm.
Mrs Ella M Rust, President
Anna M Tracy, Secretary.
Kirwin Corps-Meet at the Warner House the
second Thursday at 230 D m and fourth Thursday
at p m Of each month.
Mrs Sarah A Deppin, President
Mrs Amanda Brewer, Secretary.
Long Island Corps No 2lS-Meet every first and
third saturday in each month at 2 O'Clock p N at
their hall All members Of the order are cordially
invited to attend Mrs K j Hamilton,
Mrs Helen M Pickle, Sec'y. President.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-02-11

Kirwln Chapter X A NJ No 66-Meet on first
Wednesday of each month. A cordial invitation
to all visiting companions. @ E Mcneil, b P.
II r Hull, Secretary.
Logan Lodge No 264--Meet at Schaubel's hall on
Saturday on or before the full Of the mosn.
Il King, Secretary. J f King, VIM.
Kirwn Lodge No 175--Meet second and fourth
fridays OF each month. CIV DOebler, WIN.
CE Mcneil, Secretary.
Philipsburg Lodge No l94--Hold regular
meetings at neir Hall, over LIST National Bank,
on Saturday evenings on or before the full moon
Of each month. Chas Mc9ee, W N.
L E Countryman. Secretary.
Plieades Chapter No 1863 O Sheet second
and fourth Tuesdays In each month in Masonic
Hall. Mrs Rose Lewis, W N.
WD Granger, Secretary
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-02-11

is good library, and for sixty francs
ayear woman may become mem
ber' All the employees about the
place are women.
~
The Chicago training school for
servants is incorporated under the
state laws, and was opened last
month to receive pupils. The pupils
are received free Of charge also, with.
out compensation from the school for
the first Six months.
AN INTERFERING EXPERIMENT.
One OF the chief defects OF our
common schools has long been that
the same work is required Of all
pupils, dull and bright alike. RecoR-
nizing this, the trustees of the schools
at Waukegan, Illinois, have put in
operation plan which is intended to
assist pupils who cannot 40 along
with the quickest wOrkers; and the
result OF this innovation will be look
ed for with much interest. The new
scheme was put on trial at the begin
ming Of the school term this last fall
In addition to the regular depart
ments in each school an "ungrsdsd
department" was opened, the province
OF which "is to care for those who
have not been to school for several
years, and who now desire 10 avail
themselves OF school privileges, but
do not seem TO class we'll in any OF
the regular departments; for those
who have completed the grammar
grades and who do not desire to take
the regular york Of the high school,
but are anxious to become more pro.
6cient in the so-Called common-schoo
branches; and for all pupils over
fourteen years Of age and less than
twenty'One, whose education, in the
judgment OF the superintendent, can
be better provided for in this depart
ment than in any other department
OF the school," In this new depart.
ment special emphasis will DO placed
on the practical eide OF education.
| The arithmetic Of the farm, Of the
workshop, and Of tho store, will be
made prominent, and this will be sup.
plemented by teaching in elementary
bookkeeping and in other features of
commercial life. There will also be
enough work in manual training to
assist the pupil in relating his school
work to any trade or occupation in
which he may expect to engage.
Sixty ladies Of st. Malachy's church
under the direction Of Father Ziegler,
are preparing q list Of the Sunday
tipplers Of the parish for the purpose
Of classifying them according TO their
merits and publish the record. Father
Ziegler, who 10 jealous temperance
man, has become tired Of the reckless
manner in which the Rrowler is rush
ed in his parish on the Sabbath, and
will bring the pernicious habit to an
end or know the reason why.-Ad'
vocGte. NJ
ID the year 1891, some 200 Hebrew
students in the University Of Odessa
petitiOned the Russian government
to be allowed to 90 forward with
their studies IS Hebrews but they
met with refusal and il resulted in
their conversion to christianity.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-02-11
The Weekly Kansas CITY Star


Addresses the farmer as q business
man and a citizen. Doesn't tell him
him how to farm, but how to sell, and
where and when, and keeps q vigilant
eye upon his rights as a shipper, a
producer and tax payer. All the
news, too, and plenty Of good read
ing" for the family. Now read in
100000 farm houses. Fiftv-two big
eight-page newspapers for IS cents.
To any one who sends the WEEKLY
STAR five yearly subscribers, together
with $1.25 the paper will be sent one
year free.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-02-11
About Women.


IL is estimated that 100000 women
hold public Offices in London.
Mrs. A. j. Frincke OF South Dem
yer was the first woman appointed
Judge Of the registration in Colorado.
Mrs. Cyrus W. Field was the
pioneer in new enterprise for
woman. She engaged in peFsuadinR
her friends and acquaintance TO de.
posite their funds with the Sherman
bank. For this she received a salary
and had no Office hours. The bank
is in the center Of the shopping dis
trct, and the directors want women
depositors.
Austria takes the lead in having
women in railway Offices. Nearly
four Thousand. are employed reCeiv-
ing salaries from SIS to $50 a month.
Nearly all Of them are widows Of men,
who have died In railroad service.
When Gail Hamilton was writing
the life Of James G.. Blaine she asked
Mayor Baxter for the loan Of the file
Of the Portland Advertiser. While
it was edited by Mr.. Blame, il is the
property Of the city of Portland, but
it was loaned to her.
Two years ago The Board Of Edu-
cation Of New York City caused In.
struction to be given IN saving. The
system in use is known as the "Penny
Provident Fund Stamp System" The
object is to teach the principles Of
saving by the use Of cards on which g
stamp is pasted equal to the amount
Of money handed in. The system
seems to be q pronounced success
and other localities are adopting the
same system.
About one-nlnth Of the professional
writer's Of Great Britain are women.
There is q large organization with
many branches in England called,
the young Womsn's Improvement
Society"
Mrs. +. @. johnson Of Hastings.
Nebraska, one OF the genealogical
authorities in the west, has made q
fortune in apples.
A distinguished New York lawyer
says, 1T gives me pleasure to. note
the movement Of women toward the
law as a profession. Womsn's pres
ence as plesdsrs in the court room
would temper the acrimony OF law
yers and tone down the sharpness
Of legal controversies, an era Of
courtesy would ensue which would
further rather than defeat the ends
Of justice
Municipal Suffrage in England is
not confined as many suppose, to
few rich women. The property quail
ifcations for both sexes is small and
more poor women than rich ones ex-
ercise the franchise.
Paris has a womsn's club where
homeless women can spend their
evenings and get their meals. There
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-02-11

The Western Trail is published
quarterly by the Chicago, Rock Is
land g. Pacific Railway. 1t tells how
to get a farm IN the west, and it will
be sent to you gratis for one year,
Send name and address to editor
Western Trail, Chicago" and receive
it one year free.
JoHN SEBASTIAN. g. P. A.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-02-11
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Four Months tor as Gents.

The Ttoice-G- Week Times, issued
Tuesday and Friday, is being sent to
subscribers on trial four months FOR
rs cents. Mail quarter in silver Or
stamps to the Times, Kansas City,
Mo-, and get 81 issues Of the best pa
per published in the Southwest. Fifty
cents buys the Daily and Sunday
Times one month.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-02-11
woMAN's DEP ARTMENT,
Hyperion Club.
MABEL, H, PoNERoY, EDITOR,

NANNgs
SECOND WEEK.
Quotations--Scott.
Minutes
Business
History
Literature-Llie Of Sir Walter
Scott.
Sketch Of a president-Miss Belle
Morton.
Pronunciation contest Of ten words,
that are spelled tho same but pro.
nounced differently according TO
their meanlng-MTs s H Rogers.
Transpose the poem "Marmlon and
Douglas into prose-M. L. Fleming
THIRD WEEK.
Quotations Ooleridge.
Minutes
Business
History
Literature--Life OF s T Coleridge.
Psper-Short sketch Of "Pullmsn
strike" and what effect suffrage has
had on the labor questions Mrs. o.
l, Royce.
Paper" Slang" Mrs. Theo, Smith.
FOURTH WEEK.
Quotstions-Moore.
Minutes
Business
History
Literature-Life Of Sir Thomas
Moore.
A composite story-Meadames Cole,
Heath, j, HARDWOOD, Gebhart and
Lewis.
Song" 'Tis the Last Rose Of
Summer" by Mesdames 5tinson and
Nelson.
A short sketch Of Moore's "Lalla
Rookh," by Mrs. M, A. Harwood.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-02-11
SOCIETIES.

A, wv.
Phil!ipsburg Lodge 24.-Meets every Monday
vening. VIM Strett0n, M. W.
A y Harwood, Recorder.
Kirwin Lodge No $50 Meets first and third
third Monday evening Of each month.
W A Lindsey, NJ W.
G Il Ensign, Recorder.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-02-11
K. ofP.

Logan Lodge No 37-Meet every Thursday eve.
ming ut their hall in the A K building. All
members of the order are invited to attend
II Hoover, X Of II rs. EA Dye, &C.
Phlllipsbulg Lodge 113-Meet very Thursday
at Castle Hall, over First National Bank. Visit
ing brethren cordially invited.
AS Harwood, K ofR&S.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-02-11

10. OF.
Kirwin Lodge No 143 Meets every Tuesday
night Resident members are requested 10 meet
promptly at 8 O'Clock. Visiting members cor.
daily welcomed. John Baughman, N g.
A Fisher, Secretary.
Kirwin Rebecca Lodge No 802-Meets the 1st
and 4th Saturday Of each month at 1880 In D o +
hall. Visiting members invited
Mrs Sarah Claggett, N G.
Mrs Clara James, Sec'y.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-02-11

Don't start on trip to California until
you get our Tourist Folder, contain
ing map showing routes and all In
formation. For rates and reservs-
tions apply to any agent of the @. r.
I. 81 P. Ry.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-02-11
SCHOOL OFFICIALS.

President. ............. Mrs Mary VanCleaye
Clerk ,... ..,.,,.......... Frank Strain
Treasurer ........,... ........ A W Robertson
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-02-11

K. ofC.
Philipsburg Lodge-Meets the first and third
Wednesday in BiSsell Block c.,
JIM Hickey, Recorder.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-02-11

K. 81 l.. OFFS
Phillipsburg Council-Meets each alternate Fri
day evening in Bissell Block.
Jacob Nipps, President.
Mrs NJ L Heath, Secretary.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-02-11
CITY OFFICIALS.
TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS.

Trustee ........... ..............,,..H Polin
Clerk $50. Ritner Smit
Treasurer. .......,.........., NV D Grange
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-02-11

is a good library, and for sixty francs
a year a woman may become a mem
Der All the employees about the
place are women.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-28

decree.
IL. SA Wright VS.. Anna Wright
ct al; equity; continued for term.
I3. Nellie Campbell VS.. Thos B
Cahill, division of property; COM
missioners appointed to make par
tition.
"a. State of Oregon VS.. Z Job;
indictment; dismissed.
Is. + NJ Carter VS.. Geo Bamford;
foreclosure; decree.
16. Currance Shepard VS.. R F
Baker ct al; equity. continued for
term.
II. Peter Tellefson VS.. 7 M
Coombs; recovery Of money; judg-
ment.
IS. Peter Tellefson VS.. Ira A
Miller ct al; dismissed.
Ie. ] c Altree VS.. NJ NJ Hufford
and Valentine Ihiel; referred to f
L Bryan to take testimony.
20. Allen Parker VS.. Peek &
Russell; recovery of money; con-
tinued for term.
2I. w P Murphy VS.. T W Ger
man; appeal; settled.
22. M S Woodcock Us. Lafayette
Wilson; recovery of money; judg-
inent for S7o3 and $6r attorney fees.
20. Anna Maria Matthews vs.
G A Lands, sheriff; injunction; re-
ierred 10 R A Bensell TO report tie
. testimony at next term.
"a. A o Krogstad Us. Yaquina
Bay Creamery Co.; sale confirmed.
IS. Geo A Landis, sheriff, VS..
Lincoln county ct al; mandamus;
ten days 10 answer; TO be heard at
chambers in Albany.
, 26. Tillman & Bendell US. Claude
and Kate Warren; confirmation Of
s sale; sale confirmed.
: 27. NJ S Woodcock VS.. J R Bay
ley ct al; sale confirmed.
! 20. The Oregon Central & Eas-
! tern R R VS.. VIM ag: ca. c
: removed TO U S district court.
: 29. John Simpson VS.. L Logan;
l appeal; continued.
80. Milton Hunt VS.. B F Jones;
s foreclosure; settled.
, 81. j Bullus VS.. J H Collins;
continued for service.
: 81. Adolph Taylor VS.. Allen
, Parker; appeal; order for justice
court to send up transcript.
J., 80. A L Laws VS.. F NJ Johnson;
sale confirmed.
"a. j Bullus VS.. Jno McCullum;
sale confirmed.
IS. J r Bayley VS.. Thos Ferr;
writ Of review; order for justice tc
f furnish transcript.
36. State Of Oregon VS.. George
!: Crowder; indictment found or
Monday; plead guilty and sentenced
,; to one year in reform school.
: 81. Minnie Arnold VS.. VIM
Mackay; default.
3S. State Of Oregon VS.. Oscar
= Brown; not true bill.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-28
Merit
intrinsic value Of AIXS
Hoods Sarss pariIls. y - NS

Merit in medicine means the power TO
cure. Hoods Sarsaparilla possesses actual
and unequaIIed curative power and there
fore It has true merit. When you buy
Hoods ssrsspsrills, and take It according
70 directions, TO purity your blood, or
cure any Of the many blood diseases, you
are morally certain 10 reosiye benefit.
The power TO cure Ia there. You are not
trying an experiment.. II will make your
blood pure, rich and nourishing, and thus
drive out the germs Of disease, strengthen
the nerves and bald up the whole system.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-28
Ioedo lincoln County, Oregon thursday January a8 8o7.
DISTRICT COURT.
A Short Docket, With but Little
Litigation.

day. The docket was not a very
lengthy one and the court cleared
up the business in two days and
adjourned for the term. Not ajury
trial was had, and the expense Of
securing a jury and the mileage and !
attendance of the jury was of no
avail. The grand jury after being
in session two days returned one
true bill and one not true bills.
The true bill was the State of
Oregon VS.. Geo. Crowder, on the
charge of burglary. The defendant,
which was boy only little under
fifteen years of age, plead guilty
and on Tuesday was sentenced to
one year in the reform school.
The grand jury made a final
report as follows:
To THE HONORABLE J. c. FULLER
TON, Judge:
The grand jury would submit the
following report:
That in accordance with the law
and your instructions to us we have
examined into all cases held for ap-
pearance before.this grand jury and
made due report thereofto the court;
that we have been in session the
past two days and have given due
attention to all other business pre-
sented to us, reporting when neces-
sary; that as per instruction of the
court the grand jury have CONS der
ed the matter of the sale of intoxi-
eating liquor to Indians, and. we
would recommend that liquor deal.
ers from this date discontinue all
sales of liquors to these people, al
though there may be some doubt as
to the law governing the sale Of Ii
quors to such persons.
We have visited and examined
al the county Offices, and frcm the
Snort investigation given We found
erything in good order, but mas
much as several citizens and tax
payers have so requested, we would
recommend that all the books ofthe
county officers be examined by ar
expert accountant and report thereo
made, the expense Of the same to
not cost more than $50 or S2oc.
Having finished all business pre-
sented, we respectfully submit thi.
our final report, and ask to bt
excused from further attendance.
W. c. COPELAND, Foreman
J. c. REYNOLDS,
B. MORRISON,
=, JNo. STEEL,
VALENTINE THIEL,
FRED Joss,
P. y. LATHRoP.
The other cases were disposed o
as follows:
I. w S Huford vs.. T P Fish
recovery Of money; settled.
2. ST. Kline VS.. F " Stanton
recovery of money; demurrer over
ruled; decree.
3. &C Copeland VS.. r F Baker
ct al; foreclosure; decree Of fore
closure and order Of sale Of attachei
} property.
4. Arthur Rochester VS.. T +
Horning; foreclosure; decree an
order of sale.
S. &C Copeland VS.. Anna Z an
: Thos E Parker; recovery ofmoney
motion TO set aside default; motto
overruled.
s. &C Copeland VS.. VIM II an
) " E Alexander; recol cry OF money
judgment for plaintiff.
7. H Broders Us. T H Horning
recovery Of money; judgment fc
plaintiff and order Of sale ofaitsche
property.
8. E A Chapman vsJ J Whitney
ct al: return Of service set aside.
9. Jno McCullum ys. Mary Fit
patrick etal. continued for service
10. Z UWill IS. Matilda Hamai
recovery Of money; continued f
service.
II. Board Of school fund com VI
Addie Whitney ct al; foreclosur'
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-28

f.& A. M.-Newport Lodge No. s., regular
tnu h conyocation on Saturday on or before each
IuI ~. moo.i. Visiting brothers are cordially
NgIiHe0med; IH9Ie A. II. HAMPTON, NJ. W.
'oHN BUCKLEY, Secy
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-28

laquina Bay Council No. 745 National Union,
~ meets on second ard fourth Friday nights OF
'ny Y month. Travelling friends are welcome.
u T. FEARS, Sec. b.. JONES, Pres.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-28

20. F.-Elk Lodge No. 134, meets every
v;'S,aaiturSay evening in its hall at Elk City.
'Hi'ihg brothers always welcome.
Sc Wolfkil, secy.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-28

9.O.F.-Newport Lodge No. 50, meets every
:. = saturday evening. visiting brothers are cor.
GiaIy ~ invited TO attend, L. o. OLSON, n. 6.
NV. OLIVER, Secretary.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-28

A U. Z. W.-Western Star Lodge No. 70,
or meets in the Odd Fellows hall, Yaquina,
man!sl vn nisl and third Saturday evenings in each
'HOntn' Visiting brothers are always welcome.
H. L. TRAVIS, Recorder.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-28
DIRECTORY.

,unty Commissioners Court meets on We'd
u ~ lime, me- August, October and December.
The herald., 1897-12-10
SUICIDE AT SEVENTY
Produced by Attempts to Quit Using
Tobacco

OAKLAND, Dec. S-From the effects
OF q heavy dose of strychnine taken with
suicidal intent late Tuesday night, aged
George B. Sanford died at his home 1909
Santa Clara avenue early this morning
Relatives of the suicide believe the po!-
son was taken while Respondent on ac-
count of the sudden leaving or Of the
tobacco habit Mr.. stanford, who was
70 years Of age, had been in feeble health
for many months. He had been an In
veterate tobacco chewer all his life, but
he came to the conclusion that the use Of
the weed was underming his once
vigorous constitution. With this
idea, the old man quit using tobacco, and
from that hour became respondent, mo-
rose and exceedingly irritable. Last
Tuesday he secured some strychnine
and took large dose Of poison. He was
discovered some hours later by his BROTH
err, who Immediately called physicians,
who worked with the patient all night,
and it was believed UP to late hour
last night that he was out Of danger.
This morning, however, change came,
and Mr.. Sanford died in Few hours.
The herald., 1897-12-10
FIRE AT ELLIS ISLAND
PART OF A GREAT SCHEME OF
ROBBERY
Ten Million Dollars Worth Of Rail-
road Tickets Were Stolen In
stead Of Being Burned

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-Facts have
come to light that suggest the possibil
ity that the mysterious fire which de-
stroyed the great immigrant building
on Ellis Island q few months ago, was
started by thieves who had carefully
planned $1O.O00,0OO robbery, says the
Journal and Advertiser today.
Ten of the trunk lines leading to the
West. including the New York Cen
trail, the Pennsylvania, the Erie, the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western,
and the New York, Ontario and Western
unite In maintaining a railroad Office
on the island and at all times there are
quantities Of tickets there. General
Ticket Agent Robinson, Of the ontario
and Western, said last night that on the
night of the fire q conservative estimate
would place the value of the tickets in
the Ellis Island Office at SO. .000,0O The
tickets with much cash were locked in
drawers in wooden cases and desks and
the entire parcel was supposed to have
been totally destroyed. The different
roads posted notices that IL tickets of
O certain form and series should be pre-
sented they should be taken UP and
full fare demanded.
A few days ago ticket issued by the
Ontario and Western, leading from Chi
cago to Kansas City was received from
a passenger and afterward found to be
one Of the tickets supposed to have been
burned. The part Of the ticket calling
for passage from New York to Chicago
has not yet been presented.
Now the railroad officials are asking
how many tickets out Of the $4,000, 900
worth are in existence. 1t is deemed
not impossible that the entire number
was stolen and held until conductors
should forget the warning.
Former Commissioner Senner, who
was In charge of Ellis Island at the
time Of the fire. deems the hypothesis
by no means improbable.
1.-THE origin Of the fire was never
learned" he said. 1T began in tower
Of the main building at some distance
from the offices occupied by the rail-
road people. Every one Of the govern
ment guards were busy getting the i'm
migrants out safely and of course felt
the railroad Office alone It Is not i'm
possible that thieves deliberately started
the fire in the expectation. justified by
events, that the ticket Office would be
quickly deserted"
Gneral Ticket Agent Robinson Of the
Ontario and Western, said he could
scarcely believe that any such whole
sale robbery had taken place. II have
communicated with other roads and
they have had no such tickets pre-
sented as yet. think it more likely
that the report Of sales for the day pre-
ceding the fire was not correct. A close
investigation will be made"
The herald., 1897-12-10
Merry's Mission

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. s.-The
Department Of State is about to press
to the end the issue that has been raised
between it and the government of Mic
aragua, growing out Of the refusal of
Nicaragua to receive a United States
Minister in the person Of Captain Merry
of California. The United States Lega-
ton at Managua, which has been closed
by the resident Minister, will be per-
mitted to remain closed for the present,
and Captain Merry has been ordered
to proceed to San Juan in Costa Rico,
to take up his mission there.