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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-09

Richmond Va. Feb. s. 1897.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-09
Ii oPotershnrr Al Record" 81 SC
Inspections 10 date. AS.
Same time last year. $50.

|, Inspections 10 date. as.
Same time last year. $50.
Messrs. Charles w. BONNER & Co. re-
port the Lynchburg Na) tobacco mar
kct for the week ending Saturday, Feb
ruary 6. 1897. as follows.
Pounds.
Sales for week ending January
90 1891 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 42G, 700
Sales for week ending February
c. 1897 ....................... AL. 800
Increase week ending Febru-
airy 6. 1907 ............... 27.GO0
Sales from October l. 1896 to
February G. 1897 ...'.....,.... s5sO.oOo
Sales from October 1, 1890 TO
February 6. 1896 .~............ 10000
The herald., 1897-03-13
IN FASHIONS SHADOW
The Van Nuys Guests Inconvenenced by the
Tiny Building Adjoining

The building of miniature proportions
that is in course of erection upon the
Hellman property on Fourth street, ad-
Joining the Van Nuys hotel, is not to be
carried to completion without protest.
and its marring influence upon the
fashionable caravansary is to be made
6ebatable in the courts.
Yesterday I. N. Van Nuys, Susanna
Van Nuys and NJ. NJ. Potter owners
and lessee of the hotel, instituted ac-
ton against w. w. Hellman ct al, en-
Joining them from proceeding with the
erection of the building. 1t is alleged
that the new building projects over and
beyond the northerly line of Fourth
street, and infringes' upon the public
street or highway.
1t is contended that the building, if
completed, will obstruct the free use
of the street. Interfere with traffic, and
also interfere with the use by plain
tiffs' and their tenants of the hotel
building. In such case pecuniary COM
pensa ton would not afford relief for Il
cannot be determined how many people
will be obstructed in having free in
gress and egress to the hotel.
In these premises plaintiffs ask that
an injunction be issued, pending the
action enjoining the defendants from
completing the building, and that $4,000
be awarded as compensatory damages,
and for costs.
The herald., 1897-03-13
THE HAT CASE
Mime. CIarion's Reputation as an Artistic
Passed Upon

The arguments of counsel In the suit
of Nine. Clarion against Lud Zobel oc-
cupied the early part of the day yester-
day in department three.
Before counsel for the plaintiff began
to argue the case Judge York intimated
that he did not care to hear him. upon
the question of the plaintiffs ability as a
high-class designer and trimmer. for he
felt assured in his mind that the evil
dence had substantiated the fact; nor
upon her having lived up to the contract,
for of that also he was convinced, and
believed that the contract might have
been satisfactorily carried out with
proper management upon the part
of Mr. Zobel. Upon one point only was
Judge York undetermined, and that was
as to the period of time of the contract;
on that it was requisite that the plain
tiff should show it by a preponderance
of evidence, and whether that had been
done or not was a matter for consider
alton. This latter point, therefore, the
court took under advisement.
The words of Judge York from the
bench judicially establishes the fact
that Nine. Clarion can make the stock
hats" pattern hats" 'order hats" as
we'll as the Partisan" hats that delight
the soul of the fashionable demoiselle,
with all the skill and artistic ability of a
hight-class milliner. The point under
consideration by the court is merely one
of dollars and cents. Madame's reputa-
ton as an artistic is restored to its un-
tarnished condition.
The herald., 1897-03-13

and ne finally determined to take his
own life? That could scarcely be so,
for this method of madness is not char
acteristic of the suicide, and is contra
dicted by inference from many facts
in the case.
Assuming the contention of plaintins
to be correct that Mr.. Spencer was, pre-
vious to his death, debilitated in body
and mind by taking morphine, no longer
in possession of any of his property, and
utterly subservient to his wife, who,
according to plaintiffs witnesses, went
even so far as to beat him with Shin
gle, the old man may have written these
letters not of his own free will-but that
raises too many unpleasant surmises.
The case resolves itself into this: II
Mr.. Spencer was the happy, contented
man of quick intellect his wife says he
was, then he must have been mad to in
dulge in such self-accusations as he did,
and which had no foundation in fact If,
on the other hand, he was the opposite
of this, a man weary in physique and
mentality, poor when he had been rich.
and dependent utterly upon his wife.
then the causes that prompted him to
write these letters without date, and
then being withheld from postage, might
have some reason behind the action If
not in his poor brain then in somebody
Qlse's
The herald., 1897-03-13
Court Notes

The West End Congregational church
was yesterday granted permission by
Judge York to place $4,000 mortgage
upon the property.
An information was filed yesterday
by the district attorney in department
one charging S. F. Coyle with forgery.
He will be arraigned this morning.
J. B. Kelly was yesterday held by
United States Commissioner Van Dyke
in $1,000 bonds to appear before the grand
jury on a charge of using the mails to
defraud.
The case of Capt. NJ. M. Chase, charged
with committing a pension fraud, was
submitted to the jury in the United
States district court yesterday. The
jury was out six hours and was unable
to agree upon a verdict Eleven stood
for conviction and one for acquittal.
Maud Pierce, Emanuel Brown and w.
Warner the colored trio charged with
the murder of Bellew, were brought up
in department one yesterday, and the
time for plea continued until this morn
ing. In the case of Warner a motion to
set aside the information was taken un-
der advisement.
Chester Emery, lad of IA years. was
yesterday committed to Whittier by
Judge York on the complaint of his
mother. The boy has drifted into bad
company, and will have time for re-
pentence during his minority at the re-
form school, his mother to contribute
the regular fee for his support.
The herald., 1897-03-13
A HUMOROUS ANSWER
Made by an Attorney In a Mechanics Lief
Case

| Ease
| Probably the very driest and, to the
general public, the most uninterestins
| suits that come to trial are those TO
| foreclose mortgage and enforce me-
chanic's lien.
| The legal mind that can conceive of
anything funny in cases of this charac-
ter must have a keen appreciation of
humor and the ability to pluck a smile
from out the heart of pain" But there
are such, and yesterday there was evil
dence of the fact.
Some time ago w. S. Fairman filed
a mechanics lien against certain prop
erty at Pasadena owned by Mrs. G. w.
Nye, and yesterday George Hayford
filed an answer to the complaint in be-
half of the defendant. In addition to
making general denial of all the ale
cations, he made some that were spe-
cific and that, considering the ordinary
dry y-as-dust verbiage, were rather fun-
NY One paragraph read as follows:
Deny that situate upon said real
property or attached thereto, there was
on or prior to said 9th day of September,
1896 or ever or at all, from the begin
ming of the world to the date of this
answer, a certain frame structure. or
building, or any frame structure or
building, or any frame dwelling
house, or dog mouse, or Darn,
or fence, or chicken coop, or paint shop,
or anything else, except couple of blue
gum trees, short piece of dilapidated
hedge, a few dried-up peach trees and
an oleander.
Deny that, in accordance with said
agreement, or any agreement whatso-
ever, plaintiff did furnish any materials
or labor for or did all of said painting,
or any painting at all, on the premises,
unless in some periodical spell of paint
ing the town red of his own free will,
and without any inducements on the
part of the defendants or either of them,
plaintiff may have included this lot to
recuperate his equilibrium.
DENY that any alterations or repairs
of any kind ever took place or were
needed, or that any materials were ac-
tually used therein, unless from the
neck of a flask.
Deny, upon information and belief,
that upon November IA, 1896, plaintiff
filed for record his claim of
lien But allege, upon infor-
nation and belief, that plaintiff only
thought he did
admit that plaintiff paid for
the filing of his abortive at
tempt at lien the sum of 81 90,
and for the certificate 80 cents, and de-
PENDANTS here tender their sincere SYM
pathy on account theneof."
Treating such a solemn thing as a
mechanics Hen in such frivolous vein
is almost enough to invoke contempt
proceedings for "monkeying" with the
court.
The herald., 1897-03-13
Absolutely Pure

and the taste of the young women stu
dents, who show tendency to leave the
sciences, the mechanics, the mathemat-
les. the philosophy to the young men.
while they prefer the literary and Eng
lish courses.
The last paper of the morning was pre-
sented by Miss Alma Brakeman Jones.
on the young woman Of today I'm Eng
land and in America" Miss Jones pre-
sented a clever sketch of the life of the
English girl with her governesses and
that artificial incubator, the boarding
school," The freedom of the life of the
American girl was contrasted with this
and her nearnes1 to her mothers heart,
and the consequent broad culture in her
life. Many bright points were made by
Miss Jones in her paper.
The herald., 1897-03-13
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Bid for Grading the San Francisqulto Road
Accented

The following bids for changing the
grade of the road from Plum to San
Francisquito road were opened yester-
day: f. A. McGrew, $3.50; Dodd & How
ard, excavation. Is cents per cubic yard
Newhall, Is cents per cubic yard A. B.
Hogan. excavation 171s cents per cubic
yard, and II cents per lineal foot for the
gutter. There are 1874 cubic yards OF
earth to be excavated. All Of these bids
were taken under consideration and
finally the bid of Walter S. Newhall was
accepted and to him will be awarded the
contract for the work
The application of George Betz for a
restaurant license at Ramona was
granted.
The herald., 1897-03-13
MESMERIZED
Bad Habits Make Man Act Like He Was
Under a Spell

A man will try to convince himself
by arguments so poorly founded that if
they were presented by another they
would be treated with contempt AS an
instance: He may be aiiing from the
heavy poison of tobacco or the lighter
poison of coffee; the weakened condition
will show somewhere in the body-eyes,
head, stomach, heart, liver, bowels or
somewhere. His doctor tells him to stop
the habit, but each day the thought
comes, "Oh, coffee and tobacco don't
hurt me; it's my stomach that is at
fault; I'll have that cured, and every
thing will be all right so he keeps on
with his habits and goes to drugging a
poor old stomach. that would do its
work beautifully if the master would
furnish enough vitality to run it, but he
poisons his nervous system and robs the
members of strength to carry on their
work. When man wakes up to what
he is doing exchanging his health and
chance to succeed in this world for a
paltry habit or two, he quits them and
follows natures wise laws.
1T is easy to give up coffee If one can
have Postum, the food drink, which is a
fac-simile in looks of fine Mocha coffee.
In taste it retains a like pungency with
coffee, but has a distinct flavor of its
own 1t is made entirely of pure grains,
and has the ability to make red blood
quickly.
Tobacco, morphine whisky, strych-
nine and coffee each contains much the
same poisonous alkaloids, but vary in
strength. Postum is a delicious break
fast drink; it is fattening and nourish-
ing. for it is made of the grains in
tended by the Creator for mans natural
use, and scientifically prepared by the
Postum Cereal Co., Linn, Of Battle
Creek, Mich.
The herald., 1897-03-13
No Epithets Permitted

The motion to strike out portions of the
amended complaint in the suit of w.
Macnaughton ct al. VS.. N. H. Mitchell
ct al. was granted yesterday by Judge
Van Dyke, in an opinion handed down
in the case.
The motion to strike out is extended
to cover the words ''fraudulently,
"wantonly," "willfully." and wicked
ly," irasmuch as these words are mere
epithets, and add no strength to the
facts alleged.
The expurgated paragraphs relate to
a cause of action for damages growing
out of an alleged contract for the ex-
change of properties.
The herald., 1897-03-13
Insane From Sympathy

j. ]. Childs, the Mexican who devoted
his time to picking up tin cans and was
arrested as an insane, and after being
confined in the county hospital for a
time was discharged. was again before
the court yesterday to be examined as
to his mental condition
Childs talked we'll but the evidence
went TO show that he has a mania for
helping the poor and in this worthy
cause collects old rags. bones and other
refuse generally, which he has sough.
to dump on his friends. He was or
dered committed to Highland by Judge
Allen.
The herald., 1897-03-13
EXCHANGE OF TRADE
A Wine Company and Customer Get Tangled
Up in Figures

The suit Of the Sierra Madre Vintage
company against N. c. Carter came 10
trial yesterday in department two be-
fore Judge Clark
The suit is one to recover $3.50 due on
an open account and, upon its face, ii
would appear as if no especial difficulty
should exist why the right in the case
should not be speedily determined. AS
The herald., 1897-03-13


WADE-At Los Angeles. Cal, March 1lth,
1897. Kirkland H. Wade. native of New
York. aged SO years and months.
Funeral services at the residence OF e.
II. Earl, 1901 South Grand avenue. Inter-
ment private.
HOWELL-In Bakersfield, March 5, Mrs.
Mary A. Howell, beloved mother of Sis
ter Mary Salesia of Convent of Our Lady
of the Sacred Heart, Oakland, and w.
A. Howell of Bakersfield. a native Of
Ireland aged 65 years and months.
The herald., 1897-03-13
The Divorce MIL

Mary NJ. Barnett was yesterday
granted a decree by Judge Smith. d.
vorcing her from George W. Barnett, on
the ground of cruelty.
L. M. Poulton yesterday fled COM
plant in divorce against W. ]. Poulton
on the ground of cruelty.
Livona E. Hotchkiss filed her CON-
plaint in divorce against Eber c. Hotch-
kiss on the ground of cruelty.
The herald., 1897-03-13
Our Home Brew

Maier & Zobelein's lager. fresh from their
brewery. on draught in all the principal!
saloons; delivered promptly in bottles or
kegs. Office and brewery. 440 Also street;
telephone 81.
The herald., 1897-03-13
Cut Rates on Trees

Closing out sale; every variety fruit trees
finest in the city. Fancher Creek Agency,
312 South Broadway.
The herald., 1897-03-13

Largest variety Concord business wag-
ons and top delivery wagons. Hawley.
King e. Co.
The herald., 1897-03-13
DEATHS

Agents Victor. Heating and World bicy-
cles. Hawley. King & Co.
The herald., 1897-03-13

Hawley, King & Co., cor. Fifth st. and
Broadway, agents genuine Columbus
Buggy company buggies and bicycles.
The herald., 1897-03-13
Anheuser Bar and cnfe

AnNeuScr DOT uHu CHIC,
24S South Spring street, Los Angeles. Cal.
Telephone No. 935 main. Entrance to cafe
through natatorium on Broadway. ad-
Joining city hall.
The herald., 1897-03-13
Pride

Honest pride is what every man feels who
wears one of Desmond's Dunlap" spring and
summer Hats. The basis of this elevated and
eevating sentiment is found in the quality of the
Hat, its handsome shape and correct style.
Keep your hat above adverse criticism by max
ing your purchases at
The herald., 1897-03-13

Everything on wheels. Hawley. King 6
Co., cor. Fifth street and Broadway.
The herald., 1897-03-13
Marriage Licenses

The following licenses were issued
yesterday from the office of the county
clerk:
Henry Bickert, a native of Ohio, aged
27 years. and Katharine German, a ma
tive also of Ohio, aged IL years, both
residents of Marietta, o.
Frank B. Clarke. native of Iowa,
aged 10 years. and Nellie McNerny, a ma
tive of California aged is years, both
residents of Los Angeles
The herald., 1897-03-13

For Mirrors or BeveIed Plate dInss
Go to II. Raphael & Co.. who are the man
ufacturers of them. and you will make 6
large saving. No. 43S and 440 South Spring
The herald., 1897-03-13
New Suits Filed

The estate of William w. McQuig, q
minor-The petition of w. w. McQuig'
residing at Long Beach, for appoint
ment of r. E. Hatch as guardian. Ine
estate consists of a policy or Ire IN
surance for $1,000. written on the life OF
Irving W. McQuig, deceased.
Frank F. Davis VS.. Alice II. CRAWFORD
and Hugh j. Crawford-A suit to quie.
title to lot 2S of Pecks subdivision oil
block 81, in the city of San Pedro.
1. N. Van Nuys ct al. ~. II. w. Hell
man eft Ala suit to enjoin defendants
from encroaching upon Fourth street
by the erection of a small building ad-
joining the Van Nuys hotel, and $4,000
damages caused thereby.
State Mutual Building and Loan asso-
citation VS.. Frank S. Granger ct ALA
suit to recover 5000 on note, attorney $
fees. costs and decree of sale against
lot IS, block x, of the Mount Pleasant
tract.
The herald., 1897-03-13

Beware of the fraudulent limitations
Of the original Postum Cereal grain cof-
fee. Insist on Postum.
The herald., 1897-03-13
lining Lay

The mining laws as revised by the pres
ent legislature, per copy, 10 cents. N. A.
Wolcott & Co., 12S South Broadway.
The herald., 1897-03-13

matter of fact, however, the Sierra
Madre company has been taking each
year quantities of grapes from Carter
and he, in turn, has been taking guam
titles of wine from the Sierra Madre
company. This Interchange has con-
tinued since 1889, and now, in balancing
accounts, there is a deficit of $3.50, as
shown by the company's books, ano
'honors are even,' according to the cal
culations of the defendant
Judge Clark wrestled with the dihi-
Guilty yesterday for about two hours.
When simple addition, subtraction and
multiplication had been exhausted, tne
court and counsel had a crack at deci-
mails, but that was too trying, and the
case was continued for further hearing.
The herald., 1897-03-13
JOTTINGS

All prices of wall paper greatly reduced
A. A. Eckstrom 2S4 South Spring street.
The herald., 1897-03-13

Cutlery at Furrey's. 15s N. Spring st.
The herald., 1897-03-13

natural attractions famous hshing ana
coast excursions. Hotel Metropoio open
rates for fall and winter. Ideal accom-
tlemen at Eagle Camp heart Of the game
icket includes transp0ftatlon Los Angeles
ngeley at :oo and $3.50 9. M, respectively.
v1Ion. Full information and hlusrAeed
Los Angeles Cal
The herald., 1897-03-13

Charming climate, wonderful
wild goat shooting. Delightful
all the year. Greatly reduced
modations for ladies and ge
country. Our special coupon
TO Avalon, accommodations
Terminal trains leave Los 4
ct 1T San Pedro with boat for A
'OMPANY 222 s. Spring street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-14
ABBREVIATED TECeGRAMS.

Argentina's wheat for export Il esti.
mated at 100000 tons
Jack Cummings died in the Hotel
Dieu at New Orleans as q result Of
blows received in a boxing match.
Ex-Empress Eugene Of France visit
ed and inspected the United States ship
San Francisco as it lay at anchor in the
port Of Smyrna. Asia Minor
One hundred and fifty roads in the
United States representing BOATS miles
of operated mileage, were in the bands
Of receivers on June 30. 1896.
Mrs Reacher. of Dakota. who is visit
ing her parents at Wausaukee. Wis,
gave birth to triplets. two girls and a
boy. The mother and children are doing
well.
Robert Ingle. while hunting in the
woods near Holgate. o.. rescued the 6.
year-old son of Michado Moor from an
eagle. The bird was carrying the child
away.
Heavy shipments Of wheat to Europe
continue. Over sixty grain-laden vessels
have left during the last two months
and six more are ready to sail from San
Francisco.
William Daniel, one Of the leaders of
the Prohibition party in the United
States. and its candidate for the vice
presidency in 1894. died in his home at
Baltimore.
Captain Robinson. Of the Baltimore
team. denies that tha Temple cup game
funds were divided equally. He says
each Oriole will get sSi0. while tbs Bos-
tonians receive sg07 each.
Louis Somers. employed In the cooper
age establishment Of Z. r. Stillman al
milwaukee,. got his left arm caught in
some machinery and before he could be
extricated the arm was torn out.
A large barn belonging 10 William
Mccoy. farmer living east Of Oiivet,
Wis. was entirely consumed by fire.
together with about SIXTY tons of hay,
5000 bushels Of oats and ell his farm
machinery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-14
TAYLOR RIDGE TOPICS,

Taylor Ridge, Oct. Ii Miss Ida
Ross has returned home to Eiging-
ton.
Mrs. James Stewart is on the sick
list this week.
w. s. Mccullough was Book Isl.
and visitor Saturday.
Mrs. Florence Starkey is q sufferer
from acute tonsiIitis.
There will be some foe racing at
Kell's track this week.
A fine rain Sunday night caused
many hearts to rejoice.
Mics Eta Burgoyne came over
Saturday from Reynolds for q visit
at her home at Andalusia.
Milan's now postmaster, Robert
Little. and brother, Frank. were WIS.,
isors in our village las. Monday.
Ex-senator Crawford is hauling
lumber, brick, ETC., for a new cot
tage which he is going to erect soon.
Frank Little arrived last Thursday
from his western home for a visit
with friends and relatives In this vi.
cinity.
The sociable at MIR. aud Mrs. Sam
uel Carothers last Thursday evening,
was quite well attended. The pro-
ceeds were a.
Miss Matte Ziemer came out from
Davenport last Saturday for a short
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Ziemer.
Miss Nina Boughton, Of Rock Isl.
and. came out last Saturday for q
weeks visit with friends and rela-
tives near Edgington.
DIR. Werner, of Reynolds. and DR..
Eckhsrdt. OF Taylor Ridge, were
called in consultation over Grandma
Spickler, who is a little better at this
writing.
The little 4-year-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Hofier fell last Saturday
and broke his arm above the elbow
and dislocated the elbow Joint. He
Is getting along nicely.
Las, Thursday night the Court of
Honor held its frat regular meeting.
Nine new candidates were bailoted on
for membership. The time Of meet
Ing was changed from semi-monthly
to monthly. The Thursday even
ing on or before full moon is to be
the night hereafter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-14

Nor even in the case OF a presi.
Dental campaign in the United
States have the English newspapers
displayed such interest as thcy are
now taking in the struggle prepara-
tory to the election OF a mayor OF
Greater Now York. Even the heavy
weeklies devote much space 10 the
subject. The Spectator and the
Speaker both print long articles on
the mayoralty contest. The Speak
or says: Never since the DAYS of
imperial Athens or republican Rome
has a municipal contest involved
such important issues Many a
king has not had so much power as
the mayor Of Greater New York will
have" The Spectator asserts that
the election Is q matter OF deep in
terest TO the civilized world. After
outlining the immense power which
the future mayor Of Greater New
York will have. the Spectator re-
marks: The success of such an
elected officer will almost run out
CarIyle's idea Of democratic king.
On the other hand, should failure At.
tend this great experiment. it will
be felt throughout Europe as we'll as