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The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09

Carl Browne, for instances first class warrant Carl commenced hi : career of general vagrant by being Sec retary for the sand-iot fraud, Denis
 Kearney.
 He has been vagabondizing and pos ing until the present.
 Carl poses as hybrid between an old time Rocky Mountain man and a cour- tier of the sixteenth century. l He struts up and down and across this broad land all the way from Bod ega to B,ston, arrayed in an elaborately fringed buckskin hunting frock, a wig of ong-curled haIr reaching half down to his waist, a very broad-brimmed slOuch hat and boots with legs three feet high.
 Why does this fool dress in this style.
 When Mayor Harrison ordered Carl to get himselfout of Chicago, he said: You wear this ridiculous costume for the purpose of attracting attention"
 Joaquin Miller wears long hair and unkempt beard, and tries to affect the wild and woody Western man and ap- pear as much as possible like himself when he lived with the Digger Indians and had squaw for wife.
 This old-time Joe Miller wants peo- pie to ask the questionj "Who is thls old fool anyway"
 When the notorious old time robber, Murietta. was killed ill 1854, Joe Miller stole his name and would have stolen his fame, ifpossible.
 The last and least ofthese would ap- pear wild men IS little Lummis.
 4 pug of woman in front of our then old adobe City Hall whipped little Lummis-she whipped him well-she pounded him with her fist. Billy Man. ning's wife just hypnotized little Lum- nnis with her punches of lives.
 Up to JhIs sorro,.4. sYen- little Lummis dressed like any other haIi-u1 citizen. lie wore ordinary clothes.
 lie changed Hont-no disappeared from view. It was sa1d he went to New Mexico and turned Injun-aped their Indian style and returned to Los Ange- | les wearing broad -brimmed cowboy | hat, a corduroy coat, red shirt with a | cheap sort of Mexican scarf wound | around his neck, bage y-legged corduroy | brooches baggy at the middle of his 1 short, sqatty figure, but covered up with enormous wide-legged boots which | he ties with strings to his waist belt, and broad red leather belt of the most | ultra New Mexican Injun pattern.
 A more ridiculous get-up could not be imagined.
 Perhaps little Lummis has method in the vain eccentricity of hIs dress.
 Perhaps he thinks such desperado- get-ups will guarantee im- munity from future Mrs. Billy Man. min
 And still little Lummls parades the streets of this fashion able city dressed like fool and posing as wild man of the woolv West.
 Why does he do it2
 Either to attract attention or as a protection agalnst pugilistic women.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09
Every Stockman A Sentinel.

LAhilkr -Nt-A - l,
 Numerous cases of horse stealing are reported from various parts of the ter ..tcry. The taioySs ..". .1o adyan- tage of vast ares of raugh, aninha- blted country throush which they may travel with small danger Of detection. On this account stockmen should be
 prampt to report any suspicious look ing persons observed by them. Timely inform atlon given to the nearest sheriff might be the means of causing the ap- prehension of a criminal and securing the recovery of stealing stock. To this end, the sheriff of Navajo county re- gently published notice ln the county paper requesting stockmen 10 notlfy him whenever they see suspicious stock through the country. We have no doubt that all sheriffs would appre ciate such information, even though they do not advertise the fact, and stockmen are serving their own inter ests when they furnish such intellig ence. If a good officer can get the trall of a stock thief within day or two, he enjoys chance ofrunning hin to earth but when the trail is a week old or more, pursuit is we'll nigh useless. Let all be on the lookout for indications of rustlers and be particular to render all possible encouragement to a jealous officer
The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09

approach congress with suggestion as 10 ieglslation, except through the right or petition, possessed by every citizen. Tn the face of that admission, the star chamber meetings of these agents of the Indianapolis Gold Bankers convention of last winter, appear to be farcical in the extreme, and the resnlt of their de- liberation is likely 10 he just about as influential with congress as would be a resolution adopted by the Thompson Street Poker club.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09

The London newspaper that has been dropping the latter "u" in words like labor and color, and spelling "program without the "me," is now overwhelmed with protests from readers against this surrender to demoralizing American ism in spelling. Such butchery of the English tongue, they argue, should never be condoned. The Americans have done few things more exasperat- Ing on the whole, than improving the English language.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09

The engagement of Miss Myrtle..Zuck to pr. HOugh, who is an ethnologist of the Smithsonian, has been announced. Miss Znck, whose home is in Holbrook Ariz.. has been a student of the uniYer- sity for the past two years, where she has many friends both among studants and instructors. She was an earnest student and will be power for good in whatever community her lot is cast. They will make their future home in Washington, D. C.-Tucson Citizen.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09

Another ArizonS pioneer has crossed to the beyond, as is recorded in the death of B. L, Peel. Cochise county's firzt Probate Judge and a prominent official for many years, at Alhanbra, Cal, on Sunday last, atthe ripe old age of S9 years. Judge Peel will be remem- bered by many Arizonans, and the rememberance will bring with 1t re- collections of palmy days. The Judge had been a resident of California sev- eral years past, and until recently was bale and hearty, notwithstanding his old age.-Prospector.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09

In inc kingdom of loi8ud tneIe was formerly law that a person convicted of siaD4er must walk on all iourg tnrougn tne streets oI the town, accom- panied by the beadle, as sign he was disgraced. At the next public festival the delinquent had to crawl on hands and knees under the banquet table and bark like a dog. Each guest was at liberty to give him as many kicks as he chose and he who had been sland- cred must at the end of the banquet throw a picked bone at the culprit, who picking it up in mouth, would leave the room on all fours.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09
Justice In Mexico.
[san F.anciseo ChroriciI


 The suicide of the Inspector-General of the Mexican police while under ar- rest for the killing of the man who as- saulted President Diaz supplies another wholesome commentary on the course of Mexican justice. In this country a Sheriff or police officer i'll jail for such an offense would be suspected of soft. en1ng of the brain if he so much as theatened to take his own life for fear of the judgment of the courts. He would send for a lawyer and then settle down with easy compIacency t await results. Ten chances t0 one-yes, hundred to one-his jury would disagree and he would finally go free to enjoy hIs notoriety. But Tn Mexico they or der these things differently. It was per fectly clear to the Inspector General of Police that the end of his road had moose in it; and rather than hang he shot himself. He preferred his choice of deaths to accepting the cholce 0fthe Court. No one knew better than he that hls position, his otherwise honor. able record, his friendship of President Diaz and the semi-patriotic glamour of his crime could not save him from the gallows once the murder had been proved. Contrast this fact with the one that there were 10000 and more and hOmicides in the United States in 1896 and only l32 legal execu- lions and the assumption thst this country has something of civiliz ation Q learn of Mexico will need no further evidence
The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09

Cant keep sheep on high-priced land" eh! How about England, with 31 900 900 sheep, mostly on land worth three and four times as much as ours? And France, with 2O,OOO,000 sheep kept mainly on small farms worth anywhere from three to i've times as much as ours. And Holland, that keeps sev- eral millions of sheep on her little gar den farms that have been rescued from the sea and are of almost pricel sss value Highclass sheep may always be kept with prit on high priced land. and always WIT h. where ei,eEe ai t good 4-apherds an1 feeders.-Record
The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09
Stands I'd ,he Head.

aug. J Bogei, tAe .e..a.ng druggist oI Shreveport, La, says: "Dr. Kings New Discovery is the only thing that cures my. cough, and it is the best sell Ter 1 have" J. F. Campbell, merch- ant Of Stafford, Ariz writes. ''Dr. Kings New Discovery is aIllhat claimed for Ii; it never fails, and is sure cure for Consumption. Coughs and Colds. cannot say enough for it's merits" :" Dr. Kings New Discovery for consump- tion, Coughs and Colds is not an ex- pertinent. It has been tried for guar ter of century, and to-day stands at the head. It never disappoints. Free trial bottles at St. Johns Drug Co.'S Drig Store.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09

The business of the Chicago sausage maker IS nearly dead. Since the Luet- gert trial began and the interior and basement views of the factory have been shown up so often ip the newspapers, the pubic has lost it's appetite for sau- sage. Some of the hotels and restar ants that formerly did thriving trade in sausage, have ceased to serve it.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09

The grand jury of Tallapoosa county, Alabama, is Investigating case where- in the sheriff of the county han several negroes arrested on etty charges and had been holding them in slavery and working them on his farm for the past six years.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09

There is material difference between the investment in sheep and cattle. Ii you will take time toconsider this care fully you will find that sheep make the quickest returns. This is a great score and enables the sheep owner to use his original capital several times before the cattle grower realizes any apprecia- ble income from his range cows. Sheep do not run in debt to their owners. Twice a year they come regularly and pay their bills. The sheep owners does not have to wait for returns waerewith
 pay t-s erPensee, meanwhile su6- '@... .7rnsos to helsr la.-rret vgirl
The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09

Attorney General Frazier decides that all calves either slaughtered or shipped must be branded unles accom- panied by their mother, as promulgated by the rule of the Live Stock Sanitary Commission. So cattlemen and others will have to comply with.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09

A Nebraska girl when asked why she didn't marry, replied: ''I have consi- derable money of my own, have . parrot that swears, monkey that chews and stove that smokes, so you see l am not in need ot 9 husband very badly"
The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09
AULD LANG SINE.

Boston Budget should auld acquaintance be forget And never more revive, Until long forgotten friend Asks me to lend him fve2 Then here's the V, my rusty friend And give no note of thine. And don't go take whiskev strsiebt For aud lang syne. For auld lang syne. old pal, For auld lang syne, And don't repeat this borrowing act For auld lang syne For have had my leg pulled oft By many soapy hne, Dropped deftly f:om the distant past. For auld lang syne. For auld lang syne, old pal For auld lang syne, Ana please don touch me once again For au'd lang syne
The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09
SALE.

The undersigne will sell all the ranches of the TWENTY-FOUR CAT TILE COMPANY, consisting of Mud Springs, Vigil Cienega, Hay Ranch on Rudd Creek, Pasture on White Mount aims, and the Headquarter Ranch. Either each one separate, or together. to suit the buyer. If yon need a ranch for grazing or farming purposes, apply to GUSTAV BECKER,
 SpEingervills, Arizona,
The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09

Chilblains, COrns. and all skin Erup- tions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 9 cents per box. For sale by St.
 Johns Drug Co.'S Drugstore.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09

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The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09

+Meal stations. Through Pullman Palace aud Tourist Sleeping cars daily between California and Chicago. The only line reaching the Grand Canyon or the Colorado.
 JNO. J. BYRNE, Gen. Passenger Agent, Los Angeles Cal.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09
BUSINESS.
TExchanse.1

Exchange. "How's business?' asked of the printer man, And he said withou. looking up From the case of type he was setting" from: 'Wtth me it is picking upp'
The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09

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The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09
"Like Hogs or Gentlemen?''
IExchange. !


 Years ago when it was more the fash ion ill Kansas than at present, United States District Attorney "BilI". Perry gave ''stag party" to his gentlemen friends at Fort Scott. He had procured bountiful supply of cold beer for the delectation of his guests, but hid it away in an upper room as a post pran- dial surprise. When the proper tune arrived fof the revelation of his surp- rise he said to the assembled company: Boys nave 9 lot of cold boer uu- stairs huL before we start wan know whether y.. intent -u u..-.- ..---
The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09
gen tlemen or-like hogs. t"

gen tlemen or-Dke hOgS.'
 "Oh. we'll drink like gentlemen; lead on, Billy" chorused dozen voices ln reply.
 "That settles it." replled the jovial host, as smile rippled over all three of his double chins. "'I'll have to send for more beer, A hog always knows when he has enough"
The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09
ST. JOHNS HERALD.
Published every Saturday
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

Washington's wool clip for 1897 am- cunts to (, ,OOO, ,OO0 pounds.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09

"Why have they called out the mili- tia?'
 There to be ball game here this afternoon, and the umpire must be protected. ."-Cleveland Leader.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09
Bucklen,s Arnica salve-

The Best salve in the world for Cuts, '--. t'.. Sal. Rhsuw
The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09
Wild and Woody Fakes.

I1he San Francisco Porcupine. We have three fakes in view, the most eminent of which is Carl Browne. the smallest Charles Lummis, inter- mediate is Joe Miller, self-named Joa- quln.
 These Fools affect, or pretend to affect
The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09
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The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09

Carl Browne, for instances first class vagrant Carl commenced his
The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-09

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The San Francisco call., 1897-04-08
THE VALLEY ROAD
AND CHINA BASIN
The Harbor Commissioners
Think the Lease Is
Forfeited.
The Attorneys of the Company
Take Issue With Such
a Decision.
They Contend That the Acceptance
of Rent Has Made the Lease
Still Valid.

1t has been decided by the State Board
of Harbor Commissioners that the San
Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Rail-
road Company has forfeited its lease to
China Basin.
The opinion was reached Tuesday after
noon at the regular meeting of the board,
when Attorney Tirey l.. Ford handed in
his decision on the subject, he having
spent about three months in investigation.
Attorney Ford's opinion was based upon
the fact that he considered the execution
OF lease TO the Mercantile Trust Com
pany OF New York of the property owned
by the Valley Road Company as illegal.
1t was believed and so stated by him that
the transfer OF any interest acquired in
China Basin rendered void the transfer
from the State. Mr.. Ford concludes as
follows:
The Board of State Harbor Commissioners
cannot bind the State except so lar as express
legislative authority is gwen them so to do;
nor can they, either by acts OF commission or
statute in the absence of any statutory
provisions for such waiver. 1t fol ows
therefore, that no action of the board
is necessary in the premises so far as the
preservation of the rights OF the State is CON
cerned If at any time in the future the State
should desire to take possession of the leased
property pTiOI ~ the or Ine tease
in question, then, il objection were made
thereto by the lessee or by any one claiming
an interest therein, the question would
properly arise.
The attorneys OF the Valley Road Com
pany take decided Issue on the question
with Mr.. Ford, and do not believe that
in any way has the company forfeited its
lease. Moreover, they hold that the regu-
lar acceptance of rent by the State would
make the lease stand valid now even if it
had been forfeited.
The Hsrbor Com M issioners are little
shaky on the subject of rent, as may be
seen by an interview with Commissioner
Colnon last evening. He said:
II asked Attorney Ford to see whether
the acceptance of the rent by the Harbor
Commissioners for the current year
would in any way affect the status of the
case and he Is to look the matter up and
report to US later. II they have no legal
right to China Basin there iSno reason
why they should be paying rent for it."
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-08


discussing matters of Importance 10 the
order. The councils represented were !:
San Francisco No. z, Ignation No. 35, Phil
Sheridan No. u and Borromean No. l29.
III. c. Hall of Menlo Park presided and
R. Z. Fazackerly performed the duties of
secretary.
The subject of providing permanent
headquarters for the councils was dis
cussed at some length, and various plans
were presented which will be recommended
to the com mmittees to be hereafter appointed
by the different councils.
There was also discussed the matter OF
organizing branch Catholic Truth Society
Tor the dissemination OF Catholic litera-
ture, and the proposition was considered
favorabiy.
The musical and literary features of the
meeting were singing by the Borromean
Choral under the direction of Professor
d Arcy. Rotations by Paul D. Hayne and
J. M Toner. and remarks by visitors from
the different councils.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-08
FAILURE OF RoSENORANTz.
Insolvency of Young Attorney Sur
prises His Many Creditors.

Insolvency of a Young Attorney Sur
prises His Many Creditors.
A somewhat sensational voluntary pc
tition in insolvency has been presented to
the Superior Court by /. Rosencrantz q
young attorney and man-about-town. In
his list of creditors, filed by L. l.. Benja-
min. his attorney, Mr.. Rosencrantz in
cludes number of careful business men
and financiers in California. with few so
far away as New York and Massachusetts,
Mr.. Rosencrantz fell heir to a consider
able fortune some years ago, and since
then he has been living in manner COM
mensurate with his dignity. The total Of
his debts is S24, ,691 So Following is the
list of creditors:
B. Meyer, $4,000; Pacific Bank, $27Oo; Greene
baum & Co, $1OS0; f. J. Berry, $1260; AL
phonse Judio. $500; Peoples Home Savings
Bank, 5000; Rcsenthal Bros. $50; B. SALES &
Co., 500; Bernardini & Co., $107; Newman d
Levinson, $134: S. Werthman, 500; J. Dolan,
S115; indianapolis Furniture Company, $50;
$33 so; Bancroft, Whitney & Co., $5S; C. Kei-
lus, $53 25; D. S. Briggs & Co., $S5; c. S.
Harney. $50; Italian-Swiss Agricultural Col
Insurance Company, $50; Brown d Powers,
$95 80; H. S. Crocker & Co., $40; Lawyers Co
operative Publishing Company, $237; Flynn
Schussler Bros, $69 so; Easton, Eldridge &
Co., SIS; L. Jacob, 1915; Pacific Telephone
Company, SIS; J. c. Carnage, $3.50.
The only tangible property that Mr..
Rosencrantz confesses TO be in his possess
sion consists of land in Akron, Colo, val
ued at $3.50, and household furniture at
2d13 Washington street, this City. worth
$500, together with clothing, appraised at
$50. He also holds notes for various sums,
which are marked ''value unknown in
his sworn statement. The list of notes is
as follows: John P. Hall. $3.50; A. E. C.
Br and. $240; L. Bradley, $3.50; ]. NJ. Fish,
$50; F. Walters, 5000; o. W. Becker. $40;
II. G. Ormont, SIS; F. S. Miller. $50; Gus
tave Pulschen, 5000; check of w. Williams,
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-08
SOLD|ERLY ATHLE TICS,
The Post Field Day Held at
the Preside Yes
terday.
Unique Events Which Attracted
Much Interest and At
tention.

Yesterday was the time for the post
poned field day at the Presidio, and before
quite a crowd of civilians and full turn
out from the ranks a most interesting pro-
gramme was carried out.
Particular interest was attached to the
event as it was the last before the big "de-
partmentaP' field day to be held April Is.
The distinctively military events excited
the greatest signs of appreciation. The
rescue race was one of these-where one
cavalryman rides toward his fallen COM
rade and bears him away to safety. An
other was the tent pitching contest. Then
there were the dead body rescue and the
drivers contests for teams from the light
battery. in this three squares but few
inches wider than the spread of the
wheels OF the pieces were marked with a
stake at each corner, the squares being
fifty yards apart and not in line. 1t was
the task of the drivers to drive through
them at full speed and without striking
the stakes.
1t was not sufficient for the drivers to
go through in one direction. for after
going through a square one way they had
to turn and 20 through it again from the
side. There were two drivers TO each
team OF four, but no nen rode on the
pieces.
The principal events were as follows:
120-yard hurdle-Deviue, Company A, First
Infantry, first; Curley, Troop K Fourth Cav
airy, second; Harrison, Troop j, Fourth Cav
airy, third Time, 81 % seconds
throwing the 16-pound hammer-won by
Rollins OF Company G, 132 feet inches; Ser
geant Peterson, Light Battery +, Third Artii-
lery, 11S feet inch.
Rescue race, by teams from K and B:of cav
airy. Troop BIS tea m won in 3S Is seconds
Naulting hurdle contest mounted bareback
over four hurdles three feet in height-Won bv
Fernandez OF Troop K, cavalry; Harrison OF
Troop l second.
obstacle race, over fve-foot board fence
Won by Sergeant Pickett
Running hop-step-and-jump- by Fer
nandez, Troop X, cavalry. 80 feet 51a inches
Tentpitching-Won by Troop K. cayalrv' in
minutes 80 5 seconds. -
Relay race-Won by Troop l. cavalry.
Novelty riding, 40 yards-Won by CORPORAL
Kelly, Troop X. cavalry, in 4 minutes and s
seconds
The committees on games were:
Captain Alexander Rodgers, Fourth Cav.
airy; Lieutenant Leon S. Roudiez, quarter
m aster of First Infantry; Lieutenant ] d
Barrett, Third Artillery; Lieutenant Dennis
E Nolan, First Infantry. The field officers of
the day were: DR.. Edie, referee; Captain
Gale, Lieutenants Satterlee and Detchmendv
inspectors; Lieutenants Neall, Croxton and
Gardner. judges; Lieutenants Benson and
Campbell timekeepers; Lieutenant Carson
starter; Lieutenant Hams, clerk of the course,
First Sergeant Coughlin assistant clerk of the
course; Captain Starr, marshal; Lieutensnt
Palmer, offici al announcer