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The herald., 1897-04-07
VOID ISSUE OF BONDS

Our Riveside correspondence, pub
iished in yesterdays Herald, gives very
lucid synopsis of an important decision
that has been rendered by Judge Noyes
Of the superior bench. The suit was to
restrain the issuance of deeds of plain
tiff's land in pursuance of an attempted
SALE The sale was sought to be justi-
fed in that it was made to pay delin-
quent assessments that had been levied
to pay interest upon the irrigation bonds
Of the Alessandro district, an irrigation
district organized under the Wright act
The amount represented by the bonds
in question gives the case its peculiar
interest involving, as it does, the sum
of s765, COO
The issues involved in the case made
II necessary to pass upon the validity
of the bonds under the provisions of the
act. The findings of the court, as these
may be CLEANED from the report. have
very conclusively settled the controversy
against the legality of the bond issue,
and hence in favor of the plaintiff. The
court was compelled to find from all the
evidence that contract was sought to
be entered into between the Alessandro
district and the Bear Valley company
by which the latter undertook to con-
vey to the district a 51,000-acre water
right for the consideration of S765, 900 in
district bond. That at the time of en-
tering into this agreement the Bear VAL
ley company did not own any water or
water rights. That the company never
delivered the property agreed upon and
never actually conveyed title to any
water right at all. That the company
had relied entirely upon its ability to
create the interest that it had agreed to
convey. That the bonds issued by the
district and delivered to the Bear VAL
ley company under said agreement were
not issued in accordance with the act
and that the issue was void from the be-
ginning.
There is hardly room for doubt that
the position of the court is sound. Sec
tton 12 of the act authorizes the purchase
Of water or water rights and permits
payment to be made in bond at par In
this case nothing was purchased and the
Bear Valley company was never in the
position to sell. 1t furnished 700 inches
of water as a use for a portion of the
time that it held the district bonds but
always retained the control of the wa
rendering title to the water which. alone,
would Justify the issue or the disposition
Of the bonds. It does not appear that
even up to the hour of judgment tbs
water company had ever rendered a
conveyance of a water right that could
be made appurtenant to the district
lands. The injunction was made per-
petuaI, and now 1t is thought that the
cause will be taken to the supreme
court. But If the evidence should be
1ound to sustain the findings, and it is
difficult to see how it could be otherwise,
pass upon, under the statute as amended
At the last session, with regard to the
review of error upon appeal. Upon the
whole case the plaintiff seems to be
pretty securely entrenched behind the
4udrment of the trial court.
The herald., 1897-04-07

mendous sum were used exclusively for
the purchase of California made goods
what revival of business 1t would
bring. There are few things indeed
that are not or may not be manufactured
in California. The cumulative effect of
purchasing home made goods is far
greater than appears from any casual
examination.
The herald., 1897-04-07

City Auditor Nichols yesterday very
properly refused to audit the demands Of
the councils appointees as sanitary in
spectors of the board of health, and re-
turned the same to the council with let
ter giving his reasons for this action.
Mr.. Nichols takes the ground, as has al
ways been contended by The Herald,
that, under section 1874 of the city char
ter, the board of health has the right to
appoint its employees, and that, having
exercised that right and appointed other
persons than those named in the de-
mands, their appointees are entitled to
the salary, and that if the demands as
presented are paid the city will agair
have to pay the salaries to those who are
rightfulIy entitled to them. Proceedings
will be instituted this morning TO def
nitely settle this question, and Auditor
Nichols is right in refusing to pass these
demands at this time, more especially
as there has never been even pretense
on the part of those who are asking for
the pay that they have ever rendered
any service therefor
The herald., 1897-04-07

1t seems a thousand pities that so ex-
cellent an organization as the League OF
American Wheelmen should be torn by
internal dissensions and thus rendered
in danger of disintegration. The bone
of contention is that the L. A. w. has
refused to countenance Sunday racing.
Unless infinitely more successful exhi-
bitions are to be provided than those
witnessed last summer at Santa Monica,
the whole agitation must be reckoned
as very i'll advised. 1t was amply il
lustrated that in this neck of the woods
at all events people do not care to sacri-
flee other enjoyments. spiritual and ma
terial, to witness bicycle racing on Sun
day afternoons, however good the com
PETITIONS may be be.
The herald., 1897-04-07
VA0ABONDA0E

Bliss is gained by patience.
So the sages say;
Gentle heralds tell us
June is on her way.
I'll be here to greet her
When she comes in state:
Haven't learned ito labor"
Only "just to walt"
Waiting for the song birds,
Swinging in the trees:
Waiting for the butterflies;
Waiting for the bees.
I've no fear of troubles,
Such as haunt the great;
Haven't learned ito labor"
Only Just to wait"
Washington Evening Star.
The herald., 1897-04-07

Mrs. Mary Lincoln, aged SO, who died
in Bristol, r. l., after deliberately fast
ing for forty-eight days. supplies most
remarkable instance of fortitude. The
old lady simply could not be bothered to
eat any more.
The herald., 1897-04-07

Natural forests always modify vio-
lent winds and extremes of tempera-
ture- They also impose impediments to
the rapid flow of surface water, and thus
mitigate floods and allow the rainfall
to seep into the soil and veins of rocks.
to appear again as springs and streams,
which last through the dry season. The
present laws, if they do not invite, at
least make death possible. AS agricul-
ture and horticulture depend so largely
upon the maintenance of the water sup
ply, and primarily upon the preservation
Of the forests, it is essential that every
possible measure looking to their pro-
lection should be adopted
The herald., 1897-04-07
He Had Spoken, Too

Mistress-Now. Bridget, If you want
to be here very long you'll keep on the
good side of me.
Brdget-Shure, thims the very
wurrds yer husband said to me dhis
marnin', mum.-Figaro.
The herald., 1897-04-07

1t is the duty Of every loyal resident
of California to purchase as far as pos
sible goods of home production. When
we reflect that California every year i'm
ports from the east goods valued at more
than 500, 900 600, the argument presents
ITSELF with renewed force. If this tre-
The herald., 1897-04-07
THEPUBLlC PULSE

(The Herald under this heading prints
sponsibility for the sentiments expressed
Correspondents are requested to cultivate
brevity as far as Is consistent with the
proper expression oftheir views.)
The herald., 1897-04-07
His Regular Habit

Doctor-Mr. Rambo, you need to adopt
a diet of fruits and grains for time.
Patient-I use them already, Doctor
in their concentrated form. / always
mix lemon juice with my whisky.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The herald., 1897-04-07

People go to law about trif1es some
times, but the young man in Arkansas
that sued his prospective father-in-law
for setting the dog on him" insists it
was no trife.
The herald., 1897-04-07

The ill-fame of Nevada shows no sign
of decrease. The state authorization of
that pugilistic symposium, of which a
few weeks ago we heard so much, is now
aggravated by the charge against the
district attorney of the United States
courts for eXtortion from the impress
ssrio of the performances and other Of
fenaes. 1t really begins to look as If
the whole lamentable business was the
result of deeply laid scheme on.the part
of Nevada's Statesmen" to deprive her
of statehood, and in so doing repudiate
a desperate debt. The moral condition
of Nevada today is a blot on the fair
escutcheon of the United States.
The herald., 1897-04-07
A Few Words of Parting

Young Husband-You'll write to me,
darling, won't you, very soon?
Young Wife-Why, yes, Henry, I'll
have to write. l haven't money enough
to last me more than about six days.
Chicago Tribune.
The herald., 1897-04-07
Explained

"Why, George. you've gone and got new
| suit. Why didn't you have the old one
| cleaned up?"
Cause it's easier to stand on the tailor
than the renoEatorG -
The herald., 1897-04-07

However hard Republican editors may
strive to explain 1t. slump of $4,000
votes In one city in just five months is
a little difficult to account for.
The herald., 1897-04-07

Mr. Cleveland is attending tea-fights
in Princeton. which is better fun than
raising tempests.
The herald., 1897-04-07
Fulfllnent

Didn't you fellows promise us that as
soon as Mckinley was inaugurated the
mills would open?'
"Well. what do you call that affair out
at Carson y?"-Chicago Tribune.
The herald., 1897-04-07

The news from Cincinnati on Monday
night must have caused Senator Mark
A. Hanna considerable anxiety.
The herald., 1897-04-07
Odious

The poets are more concerned about
their owed spring overcoats than their
other odes-Pittsburg News.
The herald., 1897-04-07
ORPHBUM-A new bill at this pop

ORPHEUM.-A new bill at this pop
ular house of amusement is always an
other way of saying that the theater was
crowded. A round of fresh vaudeville
features amused the large audience
throughout the program Among the
new people are some very clever special
lists The Lindsey Bros. from Australia,
who made their American debut last
night are remarkably agile and grace
full couple upon the triple horizontal bar.
The Kenwick Sisters, who sing and
dance, both with a bold abandon. capti-
waited a large proportion of the audience.
An artist who is known to fame as the
Laughing success" H. A. Devere, can
boast of a large and broad fund OF hu-
NOR; his musical monologue is merry
combination of fooling and harmony.
The clever trio, Waterbury Bros. and
Tenny, are again welcome this week ana
furnish a bright musical and comedy
sketch The McAvoys, the Jarretts an!
Fred Gambold, complete generous Bill
of fare.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-21
TAE TRUTH ABOUT IT
PreiidenpS Message not Construed as At
taokIMg Spanish Army. 81,

taoklNg spanish Army. ,f
NEW YORK, Dec. 2O--A letter writ
ten by one OF the foremost diplomats in
Spain and one. moreover in the entire
confidence of the government and conse-
quently in a position to speak officially
destroys come OF the arguments that
have been used time after time during
the past few days by those In opposition
to the liberal ministry, says the Madrid
correspondent of the Herald.
Speaking for this ministry the writer
points out lrrefutably that Mr. McKin
ley's message cannot be construed as at
lacking the honor of the Spanish army,
as General weyler and his friends would
like to make the public believe. In the
second place General Weyler was not
recalled under pressure from the United
States, as by the express wish of the
queen regent his recall had been deeiaed
upon during the la,e premier Canovas'
lifetime, In the third place the nation
"a whole, appears to be more strongly
in favor of the government than has
been the case in Spain for a long time,
Everyone Is eager to have done with the
Cuban question and at this very moment
the city is decorated and illuminated as
a sign Of rejoicing over the establishment
OF peace in the PHILIPPINES while on
every hand you hear wishes that the
next bit of good news may be of a last
Ing peace in Cuba.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-21

Jewellers Review: Open your watch
and look at the little wheels, springs
ana screws, each an Indispensable part
OF the whole wonderful machine. Notice
the busy little balance wheel as II flies
to and fro increasingly day and night
year In and year out. This wonderful
machine Is the result % hundreds OF
years OF study and experiment.
The watch carried by the average
man Is composed Of ninety-eIght pieces
and It's manufacture embraces more
than 1000 distinct and separate opera
tons, Some OF the smallest screws are
So minute that the unalded eye cannot
distinguish them from steel filings or
specks of dirt Under powerful mag.
nifying glass, perfect screw Is reveal
ed. The slit in the head Is 2-1OO OF an
inch wide. 1t takes sos, 900 OF these
screws to weigh a pound, and u pound
is worth Sl,5Sj The hairsprins is strip
OF the finest steel, about nine and one
half inches long, 1-l0O of an inch wide,
and 27-70OOO OF an inch thick. 1t Is
coIled up In spiral form and finely tenn
pered, The process of tcmperlng these
springs was long held secret by the
few fortunate ones possessing 1t, and
even now is not generally known. Their
manufacture requires great skill and
care. The strip is gagged to 2O-lOO of
an inch, but no measuring instrument
has as yet been devised capable of fine
enough gauging to determine before
hand bV the size of the strip what the
strength OF the finished spring will be.
a 20-lO,O0Oth part OF an inch difference
In the thickness OF the strip makes
difference In the running Of watch OF
about six minutes per hour,
The value Of these springs when fin
ished and placed In watches is epor-
nous In proportion to the material
from which they were made. A ton OF
steel made up into hairsprlngs when in
watches Is worth more than twelve and
one-half times the value OF the same In
pure gold. Halrspring wire weighs one
twentieth Of grain to the inch. One
mile OF wire weighs less than half
pound. The balance gives i've YibFa-
tons every second, three hundred ev-
cry minute, $4,000 every hour, 432, 400 ev-
cry day, and lj7 $50 900 every year Al
each vibration Il! rotates about one
and ole-fourth times, which makes
i97, 1905 revolutions every year. Take,
for illustration. locomotive with six
foo: driving wheels Let its wheels be
run until they have given the same
number Of revolutions that a watch
does In one year, and they will have
covered n distance equal Ia twenty
eight complete clrcuits OF the earth.
An this watch does without other
attention than winding once every
twenty-four hours,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-21
AFTER FlL1Bus1ERs.
American Steamer Watching Suspicious
Crafts Loading at Peniaooia.

PENSACOLA, Fla, Dec. 2O.-Therc
was considerable activity on, board the
United States steamer Montgomery yes
terday, owing to information having
reached her commander to the effect that
several suspected Alibusters were In the
harbor Consequently the cruiser start
ed fires and made preparations for get
ting under way at moments notice.
The crew OF the cruiser worked in con-
junction with the revenue cutter PEN
rose. Late in the afternoon the Mont
gomery put squad of armed men, in
charge OF an officer, on board the Pen
rose and they win be relieved every four
hours until further developments.
The Montgomery also filled out several
Of her boats with guns, ammunition and
armed crews TO patrol the harbor, while
Warrington, All the boats of the Mont
gomery have orders to fire two blank
gomery have ordrg to fire two blank
charges to bring to any suspected vessel
and upon her neglectIng to stop, third
shot, this time a loaded shell, is TO be
fired.
The somers N Smith, a pilot boat,
vessel called the Britannia and a schoon-
err, are loading here under Official snpar-
vision. The Smith Is said to have run
several successful expeditions in the
past, having escaped the Montgomery
once and as she came In from sea on
Thursday night ana has been taken on
board all dayacargo OF some description,
an unusual proceeding for a pilot boat,
the Montgomery Intends to follow her as
soon as she gets under way.
The Britannia and the schooner have
also been taking cargo OF boxes, sup
posed 10 be ammunition, etc, on board,
and 1t is reported that the Dauntless is
waiting somewhere outside the bar in or
der to ship the ammunition at sea. It
will thus be seen that well organized
expedition to Cuba Is apparently being
equipped here.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-21

Chicago Record: While Waiter r.
wyatt sawed the bone In u slrlcln steak
in his store, at n Chicago avenue, he
managed to arrange for his immediate
marriage with Annie Weir, of 81 ontar.
10 street.
wyatt had long wished TO make An
ME his wife, but her parents were OPP
posed. when she gave her consent ho
feared TINT II he did not act quickly she
might change her mind Hastily loosen.
Ing his apron, he threw aside the steak
which hts tiancca was purchasing, and
Induced her 10 board car for the mar
rlngo license clerks office The pair In.
terruptcd the hearing y u case In Jus
tlcc Sabbaths west sidt court and were
married.
The bride became 20 confused after
the marriage that she kissed Justlcc
Sabbath Instead Of the groom, causlng
the official to forget to collect His foe
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-21

June o.. 1897, the Ohio River railroad
mnuguratcd fast schedule from Wheel
ing Grain No ~, leaving Mt gao a. M,
arriving Pnrkersburg 1910 a. M. Gin
Clnnatl il5 p. M. Louisville SIb u. m
This train has missed connection nj
Renovn but three times In i've months,
thus establishing the fact that hlgh
rate OF speed cNn be successfully main
tanned,
Train No having proved 30 gntlsfac-
tory TO the company and ropulnr with
the travelling public, the management
put into erect November u same Hched-
ulc In opposite direction Crrain No. a..
leaving Louisville $3.50 n. M. Lexington
ills a, m, Cincinnati 1901 noon. afrlv-
Ing ParkcraburB SiaS p, NJ, Wheeling
II 80 p, m.
Thls line Ia rapidly coming to the
front, possessing many ADVANTAGES
over other lines; quick time, excellent
service, magnificent scenery, no tunnels,
Try II once, Afterwards YOU viii use
no other
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-21

Letter, who had been covertly watching
the boys course, rubbed his hands and
no longer referred to his son and heir
as a college dude" A year ago he
turned over TO the youth nearly all his
holdings
When the financial world learned that
young fellow, not yet thirty, had alb
solute control OF S3O,O0O,O0O worth OF
property II was ashast Ills fortune In
divided among the hes; institutions In
Chicago u extends ~ railroads,
ranches and mines.
Six months ago he went into grain.
He was a colonel on Governor Tanners
stat-triendly 10 the governor The
grain department Is created by the gov
ernor-friendly 10 the governor. 1t was
almost a case OF plain logic that the
grain department should therefore be
friendly 10 Mr.. Letter. He started In
the game 10 win, and IL looks as though
the glory OF "old Hutch" in his prime
would be eellpsed by this beardless
youth,
Letter Is a big, handsome, athletic
bachelor, with face full OF strength
and chin that denotes bulldog tenac-
n.y. Society runs after him, and he runs
away from H., Sometimes he buys rare
books. He reads as much as a busy
man like him can find time In which TO
read. There are horses and dogs--as
many as he wants-ln the barn; and
speaking about horses, he was the
money head OF the horse show.
And this !s the story OF the young man
who began life by buying a million dol
lars worth Of experience.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-21

At this time OF Che year cold IL very
easily contracted, and II left to run It's
course without the aid OF some reliable
cough medicine, Is liable 10 result IN
that dread disease, pneumonia. We
know OF no better remedy to cure a
cough or cold than Chamberlaln's Cough
Remedy. We have used II quite cXton-
slvo.y, and It has always given entire
gntlsractlon. Olgah, Ind, Ter, Chief
This III the only remedy that II
knowu to be certain preventive OF
pneumonia. Among the many thou
sonds who have used 1t for colds and Ia
grippe, we have never yet learned Of II
slnulc case having resulted In pneu-
monii Persons who have weak lungs
OF have reason to fcnr an attack Of
pneumonia, should keep the remedy at
hand The IS and 20 cent sizes for sale
by druggists.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-21
SUM, 0slro,,g lIoono nobb,d,

NEW YORK. Dec 20 THE ward liner
city Of Washington, that eailcd from
Vera Cruz December and arrived In
this port on Wednesday, carried In her
strong room 100000 In Mexican coin.
This was fundamentally large shipment
OF treasure for tho Ward line to handle
ana no one In authority dreamed " dan
ger Nevertheless durIng the voyage
thu strong room built 10 Withstand tho
attacks OF almost everything but dyhn.
mite and located 10 ~ to he under con.
slant observation was broken lnio only
$4,000 wue taken By the robbers, but the
eenrrol Impression IA that The scheme Of
tho thieves was to seize th' entire treas
urr,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-21
A Never-die.

The "lilc-umc" of DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup will never draw 10 q close
When n mother once uses II, she con-
tlnues Ia use right along because, she
found, for ingcougli, cold, Group and
whoopIng.eough Dr, Bulls CoughSyup
uncqunllcd by any other similar med.
lciue. ~ have used Dr.. Bulls Cough
Syrup, for ten or fifteen years IN the
family, for coughs and throat troubles
caused by colds, and hnyo found no
superior article" Mrs. D. Y. Clarke,
1903 Congress 81, Cleveland, 90 Dr.
lInlls Cough Syrup can be had every
wllcro for % cents, Dealers will say
they have something else "Iust os
good or better" because llloy want to
mako more profit Don't DO "lnkcn
I'M DrDulls Cough synpls the best.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-21
BENwooD.
News Item, from the Lively Industrial
Town.

Town.
]. A. Dubois will give up his lumber
yard business here. II there Is 10 build
Ing boom here next spring There were
some very prosperous years here for Mr.,
Dubois, but the past few seasons have
been almost disastrous In the building
| line. Owing to the demand for houses,
of the two and threerOom order, II
would appear that buildings of this
kind would be profitable investments.
o. o. Gates has resigned his position
at Schick's pharmacy, the resignation
going into effect at the end OF the year.
He IS undecided yet where he will go.
His many friends here viii be sorry to
see him leave Benwood
The puddlers and plate mill employees
at the lower plant are off this week, and
Will be Off probably few weeks, owing
10 repairs at the furnaces. The steel
workers continue to work.
A number Of Benwood people attend
ed the funeral Of Mrs Mason in Wheel
ing yesterday. The deceased was a sis-
ter Of Mrs, August Schad and Mrs,
Swartz,
The local merchants display consider
able taste In their window decorations,
and oil report enjoying good holiday
trade,
The entertainment proposed by the
Hope society has fallen through The
society is not az Lively as 1t used to be.
Patrick Brennan, his daughter, Miss
Maggie, and Miss Maggie Byrnes, were
Sunday visitors 90 Pittsburgh
There is talk of holding a bazaar at
the NJ =. church in the near future,
Mrs. Bert Snodsrass has returned
from a visit TO Cameron.
Mrs. w D. Leach is visiting her par
ents at Cameron.
List McMechen has returned from the
state university.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-21

PROSPERITY comes uulclycs, to tho
man whose liver " IN good condition.
DcWltrs Little Early lllscN nro "a
nous little pills for constipation. bill
luusnesB, Indigestion and all stomach
ana liver troubles Charles II, dnelEe,
Market and Twelfth Htrccts chatham
Sinclair, Forty.slNth and Jacob atrcets,
A. % schcclr. No. COZ Mnln street, GS.
ley bros, Penn und Zane streets, Bow
tn & Co, i3rifgchuft