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Evening journal., 1897-08-25
warrants For Prominent Man.

ouisville, Aug. 25.-An Evening Post
cial from Newcastle, KY, says: Two
rants have been issued here for Colo
w. l.. Crabb of the firm OF Fible &
BIB, the big distillers. who went to
wall several weeks ago. Certain ir-
ularities have been discovered in the
ks, and it is claimed by the Oldham
TX, at whose instance the warrants
re issued. that the firm removed
isky from the warehouse on which
rehouse receipts were issued. Colo
Crabb, who is one Of the most prom
mt whisky men in the state, has noti-
the sheriff that he will surrender at
,e. He claims to hold a letter from
officials of the bank authorizing him
remove the whisky from the ware
isp
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To nredre For Gold.

Chicago. Aug. 25.-Chicago prospect
ors will dredge the Yukon river for gold.
Arrangements have been perfected TO
take a party of 10 to the klondike re-
gion. Special machinery has been con-
structed. and as soon as few minor
details can he arranged the novel ex-
pedition will depart for the Northwest
territory. A dredger costing sos. 600 has
been constructed especially for the
above purpose in Chicago. John A.
Rusk. secretary of the II. c. Galloway
Glass company, is at the head Of the
enterprise. His companions on the trip
will be limited to such as are actually
necessary miners, mining ex-
perts. carpenters, etc.
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A nrnnnInfinn.

IT is related that sophomore one
commencement day was crossing the
campus of Emory college, Oxford. Ca.
with his sweetheart. who stopped to
read the inscription upon the stone TO
the memory of Ignatius Few. the first
president ''What does that mean?"
she asked, pointing TO the line, "Nivit-
non mortuus est" Proud of his ability
10 translate Latin, the student ex-
planned: "He lives. No. he don't;
he's dead IN. Y. Christian Advocate.
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stnndInr of the club.
oonrressIonai Library For tho Blind.

Washington. Aug. 25.-Superintendent
John Russell Young has decided to in
troduce into the new congressional liz
Drary a department for the blind. The
library already contains large number
of volumes in blind letter, and 1t is Mr..
Young's intention to make a complete
collection Of raised letter books. A read
ing room win be set apart for this de-
partment. which viii be the first Of its
kind In this country.
Evening journal., 1897-08-25
Tbe hard Trade OF n King.


Turning first sods; laying founda-
tion stones; opening bridges, hospitals,
libraries. museums and other public
buildings christening and launching
ships; assisting at bazars; presiding at
public meetings and dinners; organic
ing funds for benevolent purposes and
attending to the proper administration
of them; patronizing a multitude of in
stitutions and enterprises, and taking
active interest in their management
and development; preparing and de-
livering hundreds of speeches; receiv-
ing addresses and replying 10 thenif re-
viewing troops and fleets; visiting hos
pitfalls; representing the nation on i'm
portant occasions throughout Europe;
entertaining foreign royal visitors;
bearing in mind the birthday of every
royal parsonage in Great Britain and
on the continent, and dispatching
suitable congratulations; attending Of
Aeinlly and unofficially, balls. concerts
and innumerable other entertainments;
performing these many aud varied
duties with minute discretion. 80 rs
never TO be associated with failure,
never to interfere, directly or indirect
ly, with any of the myriads of public
and private interests, and never to cause
friction or to create animosity-if this
by no means comprehensive catalogue
of royal duties is not sufficient TO excite
pity, whatever will?-London Truth.
Evening journal., 1897-08-25
Vegetarian Dress.

The members of the Women's Vege-
tartan union in London have a new
craze. It is for vegetarian dress They
have concluded that it is as wrong 20
kill animals for clothes as for food.
They want vegetable boots. vegetable
gloves. vegetable gowns, and even veg
Ietable note paper. They have decided
that the kid, the calf and the sheer
shall be spared, If their influence can
IL -
Evening journal., 1897-08-25
ESTATE SETTLED
ion In the Davis Will Case
Has Been Ended.
AGREE TO ITS DISTRIBUTION.
'tator Said TO Have Been Worth
100000 When He Died, but
rhis sum Has Dwindled to
Less Than So, ,oO0, 900.

Mon, Aug. 25.-The long fight
e estate of Andrew J. Davis is
4 ally settled A petition has been
the district court dropping the
to the alleged forged viii and
to the distribution.
Is died in 1890. His estate was
I alued at ss,OOO,OOO. OF this, An
Davis, Jr., nephew of the dead
aire, was given stock OF the First
al bank of Butte, valued at
90, by an alleged deathbed be-
The stock Of the Butte and BOs-
ming company, valued then at
90, has since been sold, on the re-
cation of the company for S0,COO.
Inventory filed with the petition
he amount of cash in the admin
RS hands as 1912, 900; real estate,
%; notes, $4,000, and property in
Inds Of the auxiliary administra-
Boston. $3.50. 900, making a total OF
'D0O
Claims Against the Estate.
debts of the estate are $1S5,000;
ses Of the administration, $4,000;
uest in the will, $4,000, making
Of 1929, 900, and leaving S1,46S,0OO, Of
S67O,OOO is ready for distribution
The court is asked to allow this to
tributed at once.
the agreement dropping the con-
III the blood relatives of the dead
naire are taken care of but Diana
Il and Erwin Davis. a sister and a
er. The former is barred by the
te Of limitations, never having
a party to the contest. Erwin
is also barred for the same rea-
besides being indebted to the es-
agreement divides the estate into
n hundredths. The heirs Of John
avis. brother Of the dead million
received two hundred eleven-hun-
this; Henry f. Root, Sarah Maria
mings, Mary L. Dunbar, ELI s.
4. Charles II. Ladd, Ellen S. Cornue
John G. Cornue, nephews and nieces
ly get two hundred and If.
even-hundredths; Harriet r. Shelf
, the sister, and II. A. Davis, tbs
iew, jointly get forty eleven-hun-
tbs; Edsol Bowdoin and Harriet
d, sisters, and Calvin p. Davis, &
her, get fifty eleven -hundredth!
and Eliza Smith, a niece, twenty
eleven-hundredths. The balance
hundred and thirty-one eleven
.1redths. goes, under agreement, Il
trustees, A. ]. Davis, Jr., ant
rles II. Palmer, for purposes not re
l, but supposed to be for future dis
ution.
is believed that Erwin Davis vii
,e a fight. He already claims one
of the bank stock awarded I
ng Andrew Davis.
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nnolslon 1n nn Infrlnrement case.

Boston, Aug. 25.-In the United States
rcuit court Judge Putnam has decided
e case Of Fred H. Beach of Rochester
.ainst Charles w. Hobbs and others
Iobbs Manufacturing company Of
orcester, involving the question
neither the defendants infringed a re-
sued patent granted to the complain
1t on May 26, 1891. for improvements
machines for attaching stays to the
ivers of boxes. The court held that
e defendants infringed only the sixth
aim of the complainant's patent, and
! injunction against the defendants to
strain further infringement was is
led
Evening journal., 1897-08-25
CURIOUS cuRRENoY.
Vegetables Used ms ~ Circulating
Medium I'm Montana.

Vegetables Used ms a Circulating
Medium in Montana.
Boys in the east sometimes think
money a scarce enough article, but they
really know very little about it COM
pared with what some Of their cousins
from the far west could tell them.
There one often goes for days without
sight Of even so much as a nickel, and
then the people resort to all sorts Of
queer devices TO "makc change" says
the San Francisco Chronicle.
An eastern man who had occasion to
spend many months in Montana tells
of having seen n man buy a box of
matches with a watermelon and receive
as change two muslSmelons. Another
paid for supsenders in turnips and got
IA carrot or two back with his purchase.
"But of all the queer financial trans
actions that 1 have ever known said
he. "tht oldest came under the head Of
paying the fiddler II had been noised
abroad that a dance was to be given a
little way up the mountain, and l
agreed to 60 along with one Of the boys
and see the fun. After going through
the elaborate preparations of backing
his boots and putting on a collar l saw
my companion go to the potato bin and
carefully select dozen nice potatoes
and put them in his pocket. No sooner
had we arrived at the music hall' thar
he gracefully surrendered his vegeta
bles for an entrance ticket. But what
puzzled me most was that upon coming
out after dancing all night he was
given two onions as change I have
been trying to make up my mind ever
since just what that dance was wortl
| in the Currency Of the realm.
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rhe North Atlnntlo snundron.

Washington. Aug. 25.-The Dolphin,
ith Secretary Long on board has ar
we'd at Bar Harbor, where the north
tlantic squadron is at present. The
,cretary may review some evolutions
( the fleet before 1t sails for Hampton
Dads. The Marblehead has arrived at
ydney, Cape Breton island. The Mar
Iehead will cruise in the vicinity until
he arrival of the American mackerel
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nInrshnls RenpnoInted.

washington, Aug. 25.-William II.
rlsdale, whose term of office as United
states marshal for the middle district
IF Alabama has expired, has been tenn
porarily reappointed to act until his
is appointed. The marshals
for the other districts of Alabama
whose terms have expired have also
been temporarily reappointed.
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A New Forage Plant.

washington, Aug. 25.-The agricul-
tural department Is preparing to make
an experiment with new forage plant,
which is thought to be adapted to the
semiarid regions of the west. 1t is the
Bromus inermis. a grass which is in
digenous to the Russian steppes. An
order for two tons of the seed has been
wired to Moscow.
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died OF old AGE.

Oakland, Cal. Aug. 25.-Rev. Benja-
min Akerly, rector emeritus of st.
Johns Episcopal church, died at his
home In this city of old age. He was
born In 1912 and was the son Of a well
known New York physician. DR.. Akerly
was past high priest Of the Royal Arch
Chapter Of Masons.
Evening journal., 1897-08-25
Murderer Hanged.

Fayetteville, w. Va, Aug. 25.-Jerry
Brown was hanged here for an assault
committed on Mrs. Radford last Febru-
lry. Two thousand people witnessed the
execution. Browns neck was not broken,
and he died groaning and struggling.
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Gold In Saratoga.

Saratoga, Aug. 25.-A company Of
saratogans has commenced practical
mining IN the gold bearing quartz on
the Morris farm in Greenfield, five miles
from this place. The quartz. II is said,
according to assay office reports, nets
from 50 TO $65 per ton.
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vanced age OF sc years. The deceased
had lived retired life for a number Of
years. He served this county at Sur
rogate in 1867 His funeral will take
place on Thursday.
Evening journal., 1897-08-25

The Greater Wilmington Printing
and Publishing Company. southwest
coner of Fourth and Snipley streets, is
prepared TO do printing of every de.
scription quickly and efficiently.
Evening journal., 1897-08-25

The Greater Wilmington Printing
and Publishing Company, southwest
corner of Fourth and Shipley streets, is
prepared to do printing of every de-
scrlption quickly and efficiently. T.
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JAN oCToGENARTAN AND SIX.

Salem, Aug. 25.-Samuel p. Carpen-
ter, one of the Oldest and most respect
ed citizens of this city, died ak mis-
home, on Market street, at the ad-
Mesa free press., 1897-09-17
Some Vast Storage Plans.

The need of water for train and engine
use and the demands of irrigation
plans on the long reaches of plain
through New Mexico and Arizona have
determined the Santa Fe upon building
a system of reservoirs that promises to
be the most extensive in the country.
The project includes one vast steel dam
near Seligman, Ariz., which will be
constructed by the Wisconsin Bridge
Works, and be completed in October.
1t will be located in mountain canyon
and will be in the nature of an expert
ment, for if it can be made a success in
holding back the vast storage waters
that come down the canyon in the wet
season, it will make Arizona and New
Mexico habitat BILE. 1t is estimated that
the steel dams can be constructed at a
much less cost than those of masonry.
The capacity OF the reservoir in con-
nection with the dam will be 2.700,0 900
gallons. About 80. 900 gallons are used
daily by the Santa Fe in that vicinity,
and the water held in the reservoir will
last about year. Three dams, how
ever, are to be built, and when COM
pleted it is believed that there will be
sufficient water in storage to supply the
irrigation needs for considerable terri
tory in that section. The price of water
in Central Arizona is now go cents a
barrel, which will be reduced by the
dams construction
Mesa free press., 1897-09-17
Few Practical Suggestions.

In the interview published in the Los
Angeles Times, Aldace f. Walker, chair.
man of the board of directors of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail
road company, gave some excellent ad-
vice to Southern Californians in regard
to methods that might be adopted to in
crease the. consumption of Southern
California products in the east, to the
advantage of the producers and the
transportation company alike. In re-
gard to California oranges, Mr.. Walker
shows that our California fruit has now
become popularized in most important
cities throughout the United States, but
there are seasons of the year when it
cannot be obtained east of the mount
aims, or, at least, only, very limited
quantities. What is needed is to secure
a steady supply of good fruit all the year
round, or at least during those months
when California oranges may be had of
fair quality Under such conditions
Mr. Walker believes that the markets
reached by the Santa Fe and Southern
Pacific roads would readily consume
$1,000 carloads next winter and spring,
or so per cent more than the probable
crop of this section.
Another good suggestion made by Mr..
Walker, says the Times, is in regard to
the practical advertising of Southern
California products that are little known
in the east Such. for instance, as mar
malades, olives and olive oil. He pro-
poses that producers of such products
should combine to establish small
permanent exhibit in one or more OF
the eastern cities, at least for six
months at time.
These suggestions should be carefully
considered by the producers OF South
ern California, and by our various pub
lie bodies. 1t is true that this section
has already done large amount of ad.
vertising, but the successful merchant
is one who never stops calling the atten-
tion of the public to his wares. The
man who makes money nowadays is he
who "keeps everlastingly at it," and
communities which desire to 60 ahead
must follow the same plan.
Mesa free press., 1897-09-17
FARM AND ORCHARD
Some Interesting News for the
RuraIiSt
SPOKEN OF IN THIS COLUMN.
A Few Sensible Hints to Suit the Rusy
Agriculturist.-It That May
Benefit Our Readers.
SELLING FRUIT FOR DRYING.
The Profit the Grower May Save for
Himself.

The Profit the Grower May Save for
Himself.
1t will doubtless usually pay orchard
lists to dry their own fruit, provided
they dry it we'll. The person who pur-
chases it fresh expects to pay in cash
for all the labor which the grower would
expend upon it and to make a profit on
his investment. The grower can do
the same if he pleases. The buyer may,
OF course, err in his judgment of the
value of the fruit, but in the long run
he will make fewer mistakes than the
grower. AS a matter of fact, there is a
lot of money made every year in buying
fresh fruit from poorly informed grow
ers and drying it.
A great many apricots were purchased
this year at So per ton, and even less,
which means to the grower something
more than the sale of his labor in har-
vesting and delivering, but not enough
more to pay for cultivating and prun-
ing, if he were to hire that work done.
In buying, the prudent buyer would
estimate shrinkage of to l, and 2
cents per pound for curing, packing and
loading on cars, and cost of buying.
This would make the cost of a ton OF
dried apricots $96 on the cars. Ii sold
at cents pound his profit would be
81 per dry ton, which is little enough.
But 5 cents a pound is low price for
apricots, and even with the very large
crop of this year is the price of the low
est grade, or "prime." II the aprlcots
are of fair size a large portion of the
output will be STANDARD" or "choice, y
and there is where the profits come in.
The estimate of cents per pound for
handling is also very liberal one, in
cluding good wages and interest and
depreciation on plant. A good manager
might reduce it 25 per cent. The shrink
age, also, even on Royals, ought not to
run to 7 to l, and will seldom do So.
ABOUT to l should be fair average
one year with another. 1t will often
be 51a to l. If now we make new es-
innate, based on these proba BILE savings,
we shall have result like this:
Cost of 6 tons fresh apricots at
Po.. ..P 4o.OU
Cost of curing, sacking and hand
ling at % cents. mum. ...... 5000
Total cost of 1 ton dried april
cOJs. ..........$ Io.UU
p ton prime, sold at Sc. $4,000
n ton standard, sold at SC 27.50
n ton choice, sold at &c. . 30.O0- 107. so
Profit per ton. n..............$ %. so
|. Less per cent for marketing. San
Francisco Chrinocle.
Mesa free press., 1897-09-17

about six million acres in the heavily
tim bered sections of the Sierra. To
guard this vast region in proper man.
ner is now our object. 1t is my idea to
establish some such system of patrol as
is in vogue in France and Germany.
The protective systems of those
countries have been in successful opera
tion for years, and it is time that we
took some such precautionary measures
to prevent the destruction of our tim
Der.
Everywhere we are confronted with
evidence of the ruthless spoliation of
our forests. Investigation has shown
that timber cutters destroy more trees
than is necessary, and what is left on
the ground is rapidly converted into
tinder that becomes easily ignited. It
shall be entirely stopped. 1t is found
in the countries of the Old World, where
laws for the preservation of forests are
in vogue, that forest can be made to
yield big supply of timber each year
with the exercise of care in the selection
of trees to be cut. Guards are stationed
at intervals to patrol the forests and
see that the laws are strictly enforced,
and some such system will be enforced
here.o
Mesa free press., 1897-09-17
Forest Preservation.

Binger Hermann, commissioner oi
the general land Office and for many
years a member of Congress from Ore
gon, says he intends to take steps to
effect better protection of the forest
reserves of California according, to the
San Francisco Chronicle, and there are
some matters in connection with the
Benson surveys that will demand his
attention while in the State.
''It is my desire to devise better
means and methods for the protection
of the forests of California;" he said
when seen at the Palace.
"The State authorities do not seem
to take the proper and necessary pre-
cautions to prevent the destruction of
the tim mber growths of the high Sierra,
and propose to see what can be done
to preserve the forests from the rapid
destruction that has been going on for
years past.
sThis movement that is to be inaugu-
rated does not apply to California alone.
Many States in the Union have valuable
timber lands that are rapidly being des-
poiled, and the attention of the depart
ment will be directed to all of them.
There was considerable legislation on
the subject at the last Congress. with
the result that large timber reserves
have been declared in all the timber
bearing States. The extent of the for
est reserves is now forty million acres.
In California alone we have set apart
Mesa free press., 1897-09-17

% years old. The bride was born in
Manchester, England. She first met
her husband in the Mott-street mission
after he had moved to New York from
Oakland, Cal.
As result of the decision of Judge
Ross, which practically declares Invalid
the sale of water certificates, Receiver
Spoor, of the Bear Valley Irrigation
company at Redlands, has determined
to deliver water at so much per inch In
stead of according to the rentals stlpu-
lated in the certificates issued by the
mpany.. Certificate holders propose
to fight the matter in court.
The news received by the Alaska
Commercial company, that famine is
almost certain on the Klondyke next
winter, receives confirmation from Mr..
Goodhue, newspaper correspondent
at st. Michaels. He says that the Yu-
kon is unusually low, and that the
chances of getting enough food to Daw-
son to support those now there and
those focking in are slender.
Officers of the federal secret service
department have discovered that ex-
Collector Welburn at San Frncisco not
only shaved the salaries of his store
keepers and clerks, but had also done
the same to the salaries of forty deputies
appointed to register Chinese in North
ern California, and to make up the loss
in their salaries they were allowed tC
charge larger registration fee.
President Jordan of Stanford Univer.
sity denies the published reports thai
Professor Ross had been dismissed from
! l. IL of h h cd
vocacy of free silver during the presi
dental campaign. He has SIMPLY
been transferred to the department O
necessary by the return of Prof. Amos
G. Warner from Europe.
The salmon canning industry on tht
Sacramento river is at a standstill. III
previous seasons the packers paid reg
luar price for all fish delivered to them
large and small alike. This year tht
packers proposed to pay SO. much {
pound for the fish instead of the ole
system. This, in addition to cut O.
from p to 2H cents pound, was re
ceived with disfavor by the fishermen
who declined to supply any more fish
Says President Craig of the San Fran
cisco chamber of commerce: "The day
of jubilee has come for the men wh(
till the soil. They have waited patient
ly for five long years, and now tkei
reward is at hand. Our only hope il
that the farmer may not lose his hea(
because of the increase in price of agri
cultural staples. With the money tina
now promises to flow into his pockets
he should pay off his mortgages and fol
a few years enjoy the novelty of being
a capitalist on his own account"
Mesa free press., 1897-09-17
Trinity County.

Hundreds of prospectors are now
rushing into Trinity county, and it is
probable that considerable portion of
those who are unable to get away to
Klondyke this year will drift into these
northern mines. The excitement was
caused by the publication of story re-
garding rich pocket of gold taken out
of Coffee Greek by the Graves brothers.
The find was said to amount to $42, 900.
Others say that this was an exaggera-
tion, but even should it be true, it does
not by any means follow that other
prospectors are going to be as fortunate.
Trinity county is undoubtedly very
rich in gold, having produced some
thing like $4,000, 900 worth of the
precious metal during the past fifty
years. In early years the shipments
from Trinity went as high as from $4,-
000, 900 to S., 900, 900 per annum. Most
of this gold, however, is hidden away
in the quartz, and it takes hard work
to recover it. Even when gold ledge
is found, a large amount of capital is
needed to open it. Those who 60 to
Trinity county and are disappointed
will, it is true, be far better off than
those who 60 to the bleak Klondyke
country and fail to strike it rich, but
still, there is no reason why anyone
should rush off, even to Northern Cali
tornia, with mistaken ideas OF picking
up fortune on top of the ground. For
every man who makes a strike there
will be 100 failures. At the same time,
for the experienced prospector or even
for the "tenderfoot," who is willing to
work and wait, there is certainly no
better field than in California.