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OTTUMwA, Ia, Sept. lS.-Jesse K.
Hamilton Of Chicago, indicted for com.
pliclty in the robbery OF the Eldon
bank, was acquitted at his second trial.
At the first trial he was convicted and
sentenced to IS months imprisonment.
Public opinion compelled the judge to
afterwards grant him a new trial.
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Duluth Grain.

DULUTH, Sept. II.
WHEAT-Cash No. l hard, 95c;
No. l Northern, IS; new No. 3
Northern, o8Ac; No. 3 spring. 85c: to
arrive No. | hard, 95c; No.. Northern,
93c; September No. l Northern, $50:
October No. | Northern, 9lNc.
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LATEST MARKET REPORT.
Milwaukee Grain.

Milwaukee Grain.
MILWAUKEE, Sept II,
WHEAT-No. l Northern, 94Xc; No.
2 spring, 9o@9lc; December, $3.50.
CORNING. 3, 29Ac.
OATS-No. 2 white, 22@23c.
BARLEY No. 2, 42c; sample on
track, 27@42c.
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Chicago Union Stock Yards.

ChtCaSO Union STOCK Yards.
CHICAGO, Sept. II.
HOGS-Market strong.
Sales ranged at 81 ~ al. 3 for light;
S3.75@4.25 for mixed; S3.6J44.22K fol-
heavy; $50 Cd. 50 for rough.
CATTLE-Market steady.
Sales ranged at S,.6o g52 for beeves;
S2.OO@4.5o for cows and heifers; Sc. 751
$50 for Texas steers; So 35 for west
erns; So. 2O@l .35 for stockers and feeders
SHEEP Market steady.
Sales ranged at s.. 5O@4.1O for native
sheep: So.Oo@4.lO tor Westerns; S3.60@
so for lambs.
Receipts: Hogs. - title, 1900;
sheep. ., 900.
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Poultry, Butter and Eggs.

CHICAGO, Sept. II.
Live poultry, steady. Turkeys. 9@1Oc;
chickens, 7@9:; spring chickens, 9Nc:
ducks, IA Sc. Butter, firm. Cream.
cries, 12@lSc; diaries, 9@l5o. Eggs,
firm; fresh, l3c.
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One of Them Not Dead.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, Sept. 49,
Clyde Miller, the brakeman at first re
ported killed in the wreck, is now sale
to be only injured.
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Minneapolis Grain.

MlNNEAPoLIs, Sept. II.
WHEAT-September closed at 91Lc;
December. 87Y. On Track-No. / hard,
92Nc; Mol Northern, 91Ac; No. 2 North
size.
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COUNTERFEIT POSTAL CARDS.

Latest Scheme to Defraud Uncle Sam
Cnearthed at Denver.
DENVER, Sept. 1.-THE postoffice in.
spector's Office here believes it has un.
earthed q scheme to defraud the gov.
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Chicago Grain and PROVISIONS.
CLOSING PRICES,

CLOSING PRICES.
CHICAGO. Sept. II.
neutrality-suspicious., M@92Hc; De.
Gem ber, 92@92H,; old, S91zc; May, 9lNc.
CORN-September, 2Sl4c; October, 28X;
December, 3JA;; May, 1890.
,s oa4 5eccm septe% so@o; n iss' sss os'sSsc,
PORk-September, SS.22; October;
SS.25; December. S. 50; January, S9.3A
Just try a 1Oc. box OF Cascarets, the
finest liver andbowel regulator ever
made.
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Notice to Creditors.

NOCICV 10 CTVUICOCE.
Estate OF Catherine Tobiu, deceased: Notice
IS hereby given by the undersigned, executor Of
the estate of Catherine I obin, deceased, to the
creditors of, and all persons having claims
against the Said deceased, to exhibit them, with
the necessary vouchers, within four months af-
ter the fret publication of this notice, to the
executor, at the Office of F. L.. Soper, Ia the city
of Madison, in the county Of Lake, s. D..
Dated at Madison, s. D., September rs, 1897.
FRANK TOBlN.
Executor Of the Estate of Catherine Tobin, de-
ceased.
f. L. SOPER, Attorney for Executor.
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Notice to Creditors.
In county court, county of Lake In the mat
ter Of the estate Of Bridget Hogan, deceased
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned, adj
minietratOr Of the estate Of Bridget Hogan, de
ceased, to the creditors OF ana all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them
with the necessary vouchers. within four mon.h s
after the first publication Of this notice, to the
eaid administrator, at the city Of Madison, Lake
county, South Dakota.
Dated at Madison, South Dakota, this 18th day
of September, 1897.
JOHN Walden,
Administrator of the Estate Of Bridget Hogan,
Deceased.
D. D. HOLDRIDGE & SON,
Attorneys for Administrator.
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a ElIAlFF' |Ij''}Y Y co
Squire Moore and his Estimable
Wife Interest a Reporter.

They Speak of their Past Life, Their Trials and
Hardships, and how Sickness once Entered their
Home, and for a While it Looked as if it
Would Prove Fatal-lt was Averted,
However, and they Dwell on the
Means with Mucf2 Enthusiasm.
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Murder and Suicide at Butte.

BUTTE, Mon, Sept. lS.-Tom Lane, a
miner, shot and killed Jim Shea, a shift
boss, at Mountain Iron mine, and then
turned the weapon on himself and com.
mitted suicide. Lane was about &C
years Of age and had been discharged
for drunkenness.
Farnsworth Bro: e Jail.
VERMILL1oS, S. D., Sept. 49, -Farrs
worth. held nearly al! summer for at
tempted rape on Eva Thorsen. a schoo
teacher, who died from a fall while at
tempting to escape him, broke jail b.
punching a hole through tho brick Wa!
under q window.
The herald., 1897-06-27

rectangular. The figure on this is the
silhouette of a soldier in kneeling posi-
ton.
The 800-yards target, as it Is called.
that being the limit of distance from the
marksman at which the target can be
placed, is six feet high and twelve feet
wide. On this target Is the silhouette of
soldier standing. On the target with
the 1O00-yard range is the figure of
mounted soldier, but the legs of
the horse are cut off at a height
of two feet from the ground Just why
this has been done no one seems to
really known, and it is considered that
here, if any, is the only inconsistent
point in the whole scheme.
There is still another target, which is
known as target A; that is, the short
range target. There is this difference.
that the figure thereon is that of a SOL
dier in the position of firing while stand
ing. A horizontal line is drawn across
the target at the middle point of the
figure. Every time soldiers bullet hits
directly above this line-that is, the line
across the middle-or if his bullet strikes
some point of the target at an angle and
is DETECTED so that it strikes the target
above the line, he scores five. All bui-
let's that hit the figure below the line en-
title the marksman to the score of four
If the soldier hits the target above the
line but not the figure, the score is three;
if below the line, two.
Heretofore it has been the custom in
many places to allow this soldier to use
in target practice various aids such as
-I,o 60, {ol,t .;,if Iax,1 L. 20
able an accurate aim, and all that sort
of thing. Under the new regulations the
men who wear the army blue will have
no aids beyond those which nature has
given them, except they may be allowed
to blacken the sight of the gun, which
always happens in battle anyway, be-
cause of the powder smoke. There will
be no firing from sheds or shelters OF
any kind. Everything must be done in
the open. From this it will be seen that
the new regulations, If they are lived
up TO in the spirit as well as letter, vii,
accustom the men to accurate marks
manship under all conditions and with
out artificial aid
1t is more than doubtful If so per cent
of the crack marksmen Of the United
States army today could go into action
and fire with half the skill and accuracy
they can at a target, which they have
been accustomed to pepper under the
old conditions. Under this new method,
however, with their sole thought being
TO strike the head or heart of the hu-
manity at which they fire, they will not
be looking for black ringed bulls-eye,
but will aim at exactly what the man
who seeks to accomplish the death of
their enemies should have as target.
Another good feature Of the new de-
parture is that the troops in every branch
Of the service will use in small arm prac-
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teeth -. practicing with anythino
les than sartillerys- the wsap6n vita
which they are armed. instead of select
ing the very bsstweapon that cap be
sound for the teams picked out Tor prac-
t1ce. Officers and enlisted men OF the
stan corps will use the rife, as will in
fantrymen and artillerymen. Cavalry
men Will practice with the "a, bine. Dur
ing the target season the regular prac-
tice will be held until the prescribed
course is completed, at least three times
a week by each troop, battery and COM
pany, and at least once week by each
regimental non-commissioned stan and
members of regimental bands.
Hereafter there will be no picked
teams of men who have shown special
ability as marksmen selected from the
ranks to demonstrate what they can ac-
complfsh. but every enlisted man who
wears the uniform Of Uncle Sam will
have to learn to shoot, and shoot wei!
Each will be taught that the head and
heart of the enemy are the vulnerable
points. They will shoot to kill, and not
to MAIN.
The herald., 1897-06-27
SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO, June 26.-(Resular Corre-
spondence.) T. B. Shide and George Camp.
bell. owners of the extension of the famous
Stonewall mine near Julian have un-
earthed a ledge that bids fair to be the big
| gest thing In the gold mine line that haa
yet been brought to light in this section,
OF the state. The ledge is fully four feet
wide, and the ore. which averages about
vS5 per ton. is free milling and remarkably
| uniform in quality. The ledge has been
followed far enough to show that 1t II q
true f1ssure vein. and without doubt an az
tension OF the great Stonewall lead. The
later was the property of Governor
Waterman at the time Of his death, and
there was standing offer Tor the prop
erty of $4,000. 900. but 1t was refused. Sud.
denly the lead penched out or was lost.
and soon after the works closed down ana
were abandoned.
The divorce case Of Elizabeth B. Couts
VS.. Cave j. Couts was finally disposed OF
yesterday. when Judge Hughes rendered
decree dividing the property interests In.
VOWED. All mortgages, money and other
property. including the Ranchita gold
mine at Banner. were declared to be com.
munity property. and equally divided.
The custody Of the only child, a boy 0 years
OF age, was given equally to the father
and mother.
The appointments Of Judge ]. B. Dudley
as minister to Peru and Howard M.
Hutchin as special salmon agent at Alaska
are a source of much qualification to resi-
dents of San Diego. Both appointees are
residents Of this city and are eminenty
qualified to fill their respective offices.
The steamer Santa Rosa, leaving here
Monday night. will take at least fifty local
Christian Endeavorers to San Francisco.
A large number will also go to the conven-
tion by rail. SO that San Diego county will
be well represented.
Joseph W. Taylor a resident of Los An.
geles. was arrested here yesteray on q tel
egram from Constable Harry johnson on
the charge Of embezzlement. Taylor came
here few days ago and was prominent for
awhile by riding around on a gaily
caparisoned horse and blowing bugle az
an advertisement for new brand OF chew
ing gum. For the past few days he has
been working in the flour mill. Johnson
came here on the 1:15 train. and left again
for Los Angeles on tine 1:45 train. takinR
his man with him.
The herald., 1897-06-27

Few persons are aware of the fact that
the target practice in which every men,
ber of the army required to bear arms
must hereafter participate has for its
objective point represent tations of hui
man figures in the various positions in
which the soldier would encounter his
enemy in action. A glance at the accom-
panying illustration will convey, better
than it is possible for words to do, the
full meaning of this fact.
The targets range in their distance
from the soldiers from 200 to 1000 yards
Careful calculation has shown that it is
within these points of distance that the
soldier must do his effective firing. 1t
would be nonsense to talk of firing with
accuracy with a government small arm
at a greater distance than 5000 feet
When the conflict becomes very much
closer than 600 feet the only things for
the soldier to remember are to keep cool
and shoot at the head and the heart.
The first of these targets is called a
short range Sometimes it is used for 100
wards practice; that is, at distance of
~ yards from the marksman. More
o-ten it is used at 200 yards, and occa
sionally at 300 yards. On this target, in
SllHOQCllc, Tic VI SOlultI luS
down, as he does in action metimes.
In such a case as this the soldier is seen
lying directly on his face, his head being
elevated from the ground as he leans on
one elbow while taking aim. In other
words, 1t is the exact position of the
skirmisher, and the skirmsher is the
man at whom the soldier must ordinar-
lily first fire, as every advance of an army
is led by skirmish.
The center a of target is a rectangla
that Is, a space Of any desired sze the
four sides of which are right angles The
rectangle may be in form of a square,
oblong or diamond shaped. This center,
as it is called, is % inches high, just the
height of a soldier who is lying down.
and feet wide, this latter being the
width of the target This center is one
OF three divisions into which the target
is plated. The next division is known
as the inner and the :;iird or outside di-
vision is known as the outer. The score
a soldier makesis made up in high or low
degree by the portion of the target which
his bullets strike.
These three divisions are subdivided
In two sections each, these two portions
being known as the right and left CEN
ters. The same rule applies to the inner
and outer. To thoroughly understand
just what is meant picture to yourself
something like this: Take a target six
feet high and four feet wide divide it
into three sections after the fashion of
the measurements given, the sections
running from right 10 left. Then draw
line directly through the center of this
target from top to bottom. First you
have the center, % inches high and
feet wide. Then comes the inner
which is a rectangle also. This inner
runs in depth from a point AZ inches
The herald., 1897-06-27
WHERE CIGAR ENDS 90
A Tobacconist Who Has a Collection
Of Sixteen Years. Growth

| A we'll known tobacconist of upper
Broadway employs a novel and interest
ing method of advertising the extent OF
his business. Disposed in conspicuous
positions about his store are square glass
cases filled with what looks at first
sight like a coarse mixture, but on closer
examination proves to be cigar ends.
The largest of the cases. of which there
are three, Is about two feet In height by
one in width and depth. The other two
are the same size and clean cut, evident
ly by cigar chopper.
One who happened to be in the store
the other day made inquiries into the
nature, origin and uses of the collec-
tion. "All these cigar ends which you
see," said the tobacconist, belonged to
cigars bought and lighted in this store.
They represent the waste taken from
the choppers every night. The collection
has taken sixteen years to amass. and
value 1t very highly. was offered $10O
for the contents Of that large case the
ether day, but refused it. Indeed.
would not sell my cigar ends for twice
or thrice that sum, for not only are they
interesting as curiosity but they are
valuable as giving an indication of the
extent of the business I am doing. OF
course the man that made the offer
wished to use them for the same pur-
rose. However, apart from these con-
siderations, cigar ends have a CONNER
cial value. There are many pipe smok-
ers who prefer these butts, properly cut
up, to any regular brand or mixture of
tobacco. In this form the cigar ends
fetch as much as dollar a pound. OF
course I do not sell the stuff, nor does
any reputable tobacconist, b.s there
are some little places that make Coz
siderable profit in that way.
"The material costs them nothing, for
they go around and beg it from large
houses, which are generally glad enough
TO get rid of It., and then retail it to
their customers at a handsome profit.
The large glass contains about seventy
five pounds of tobacco, and the small
ones from twenty to thirty pounds. The
whole represents upward of $25. 900 worth
of cigars bought in this store and cut
in the choppers New York Sun.
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aboye the bottom Of the target to the
lower line OF the, center. The outer 10
the rest Of the target. The entire tar
get forms : rsotangle . teet high and Z
feet wide.
There IL no bulre eye-Cresdmoor
Misunderstanding in this sort Of target
practice. The soldier IL taught to aim
at the head and heart Of the recumbent
figure. The nearer he comes to these
marks the higher is his score. A little
careful study of the facts given In the
foregoing paragraph will show what a
tremendous weapon this concentrated
accuracy will be in the hands OF United
States soldiers 1t has long been rec
ognized fact that the great trouble in
throwing masses Of men into conflict
with one another was that the fighting
was not conducted intelMgently by the
private soldier; that he fred recklessly.
with the apparent idea that 1t did not
make much difference in what direction
the bullet went 50 long as It left his gun.
Now when the United States soldier
goes into battle there will be just two
points Of his enemy which he will have
in mind, and those will be his head and
heart.
The other targets used in practice will
be the midrauge target intended for
practice at from four to six hundred
yards; the eight hundred yards target,
for distances of from seven hundred to
eight hundred yards; the thousand
yards target for the range the name
would indicate. The same principle de-
scribed in the short range target gov
erns all others, but, Of course, there is
difference in the figure and a correspond
ing change in the size of the target. For
instance. the midrange target is a
square. six feet on q side, which Is still
The herald., 1897-06-27
RIVERSIDE

RIVERSIDE. June 26.-(Regular Core.
spondence.) Out Of thirty-one who took ex.
aminations for primary grade teachers
certificates at the examinations which
closed today, sixteen were successful, a.
follows: Ansie Lacy, Amber Barkelew.
Bessie Boyd. Mrytle Campbell. BerthG
Bulson, Stella McAllister, Riverside; Mar.
garet Glass, Corona; Lille M. Lee. Val
Verde; Thomas Blair. Hemet; w. =.
Magaw, Val Verde; w. s. Holloway. Ell.
sinore; Rosa Vandever. Ell Casco: Ray
mond Cree. San Jacinto; Grace Murray
West Riverside: Grace Morrison, Perriss
Myrtle Wardrobe, San Jacinto.
News reached this city this morning Of
a bold burglary at San Jacinto last night.
l.. A. Wright's drug store was broken into.
the door blown or the safe and $50 and
valuable watch taken therefrom. No clue
to the robbers.
E. R. Skelley has let the contract for ,
large warehouse and fertilixer works, to
be used by ]. w. Keshlar; contract price,
$4,000. The location is on the corner Of
Thirteenth and Pachappa avenue.
The herald., 1897-06-27

To License "Illegitimate" Business
To the Editor of the Los Angeles Her
aid: Los Angeles citizens are making an
effort to secure better governmen:
for the city, and in this laudable under
taking all good citizens should join most
heartily. But the question arises, wha
is necessary to give the city better
government? In what way can the
present laws governing the city and
furnishing crime be amended and i'm
proved.
First-The saloon is the foundation
for a large amount of crime. 1t seems
impossible and impracticable under the
customs and habits of our people to en-
tirely close the saloons. This has been
tried time and again in large cities and
the attempts have not been satisfactory.
People will drink Intoxicating liquors. Il
is as natural for people in this country
who drink to treat their friends-and
their enemies, too, sometimes for that
matter-as it is for duck to swim. A
saloon is the only place where the treat
ing habit can be indulged. Until 1t be-
comes possible to abolish the saloon it
should be heavily taxed, in order that
the local government may be reim-
bursed for the expense put upon 1t by
the saloon and its patrons. Every ea-
loon institution in Los Angeles city
should pay annually the sum Of from
$1,000 to $500 for the privilege Of doing
business, and this sum should be paid
in advance.
Second-The city Is full Of gambling
houses. The police force Of the city
know this fact and they know practic-
ally the location Of every such house.
What should be done? Gambling houses
should either be suppressed or they
should be licensed, and should be COM
PEELED to pay from $3.50 to $500 month
for the privilege of running. If gambling
can be suppressed this should be done.
If it cannot be suppressed then it should
pay for the privilege of living. 1t should
be regulated. If there were a score Of
houses in the city paying heavy tax
for protection they would assist the au-
thorities in suppressing those houses
which did not pay.
Third-The city is honeycombed with
houses of prostitution. There is no at
tempt made to suppress this business.
If it cannot be suppressed 1t should be
taxed. 1t should be taxed so heavily
that the deadfalls of this business COM
bined with the saloon could not exist
Here, again, the people who pay the
license would assist in enforcing the
law against those who do not pay it.
AS it is today, every line of legitimate
business is taxed to its utmost limit tc
support the city government and bear
the burdens put upon the people by the
classes above enumerated. II heavy IL
censes were enforced against the three
classes above named the increase from
that source alone would nearly support
the city government; at least it would
go long way in that direction, and the
city would have a less criminal element
to look after than it has today.
1t is a disgrace to the city governments
throughout the country that they make
no pretensions towards suppressing the
evils dealt with in this article. They do
a large ard lucrative business and yet.
The herald., 1897-06-27
Revised Small Arms Firing
Regulations
NEW AND LIFELIKE TARGETS
SOLDIERS TAUGHT TO AIM AT
HEAD AND HEART
At Present Not One Bullet in Hun
dred Fired Results in q Wound
or Death

WASHINGTON June 23-The United
States government has just adopted for
the army revised edition of the small
arms firing regulations of that body.
Death Is written In every line of the new
regulations If they are faithfully OBJ j..
served, as they probably will be. the
effectiveness of our soldiers in time of
battle will be noticeable.
The key note of this new dispense tion
is to train the United States soldier to
fire at the head and heart of his enemy
The herald., 1897-06-27

A Reflection on the War Secretary
To the Editor Of the Los Angeles
Herald:
Even IL We should pass a law to annex
Hawaii It would be just this country 6
luck to have the whole thing hung up by
the secretary Of war.
The above editorial excerpt from the
esteemed Times of yesterday (June 26)
seems to be a sinister reflection upon
Mr.. McKinley's secretary Of war. Does
the Los Angeles Times question the right
illegally or otherwase) Of "the great war
secretary" to do as he d-d pleases a bout
carrying out the paltry enactments of
congress? Better have q care, Mr..
Times and not tank in thi7 loose manner
The herald., 1897-06-27


this
the world living meanwhile
exceeded lveiest antcipaons
They edited their journal En Route all the
of San Francisco which has been highly praised by the of that city,
in in Sta
The herald., 1897-06-27

The bishop Of Meath, Ireland, who
has just been chosen archbishop of Dub
lin, is broadchurchman with evangeli-
cal tendencies. He is a total abstainer
from liquor and tobacco.
The herald., 1897-06-27
Do Not Smoke

Unless the cigarette has been malign-
ed the keenness Of intellect displayed
by manufacturer in their defense would
indicate that they do not use their own
wares-Washington Star.