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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-19

Miss Skeate-Oh, you did!
Photographer-Yes, and also your
friend Miss Brown. Gf you could raise
your chin Il tritie. Thanks.) And what
an atrocious looking hat she had on.
(After pause.) There, Miss Skeate, it
is over, and | think we have caught a
very pleasant eXpression.-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-19
"AhW=Indianapolis Jorrnal.

yes" she said bitterly, 81 must
confess that he deceived me as to his
habits. "
docs he drink or gamble or any
thing of that kind?" inquired the other.
mo Before we We're wed he led me
to believe that he had habit of talking
i'll his sleep about all his doings. And
he does not. .'-lndianaHolis Journal
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-19
Pittsburg Division.

*Except Sunday Nos 46 and Al carry
passengers. No. II is a local train from Cum
berland to Pittsburg and No. IA from Pitts
burg to Cumberland. Nos and make
stops each way between Cumberland and
Pittsburg. Icy through tickets, east and
west, for sale at Cumberland.
NJ. G. CLARKE,
VIM. NJ. GREENE, Ticket Agent.
General Manager d. b. MARrIN,
May y Manager Passenger Traffic.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-19
During the Fight.
AOrif

DR.. Thirdly-Why don't you sepa-
rate them?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-19
Frankly ExDlaiDed.

Il believe saw you coming out of Il
rumshop this afternoon" said the Rev.
MIR. Wilgus.
Il guess you did," said the parish
ioner.
"On business, I hope?''
"No. will be candid with you. 1
went i'll to get drink. You see it was
this way. l had a plugged quarter pass
ed on me-.
eyes"
"And there are only two places man
can get rid of a plugged quarter-a
church and a saloon. And of course I
didn't want to pass it ON the contribu-
tion box. F."
- A nI-Ind inInnpcli, Io..,..,ol
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-20

500; Mrs. A. Campbell. $76 95; John Buddle,
$44; Bert Webster, So Dan Nelson. $50;
Andy Mcdowell, $546 So; J. H. Neal, $3.50;
Jane L. Stanford, $547 40; Southern Pacific
Company, 1871 65; Gordon Young, $1,000;
Swatter Olney. $50; David Daniels, $65 Ra-
mon Bernal, $50; Dan Lawrence, $500; r. E.
d. Lopes $500; estate OF Hewlett $500; Mrs.
Smith, 800; estate of II. ]. Thorntot. 800;
Clark, Sacramento, $400; ]. A. McKerron,
1915; Thomas J. Bonner, $500.
Salisbury declares he has no real estate
in California, but owns property in Cook
County, H.. valued at $3.50. 900. This is
morteaged to Wells-F Fargo Tor $110, 900, aud
there are other mortgages upon it, amount
ing in all to $l50000. foreclosure suits
are now pending. and with interest and
costs there will he little, il any thing, left
of the Illinois property.
1t is also admitted that there are six suits
pending against him in the Circuit Court
of the Northern District of California to
recover $4,000. with interest from July,
1892
There are no assets, with the exception
OF his personal property, valued at $400.
Salisbury says that SO far as he knows
there exists no right of action in his be-
half against any persons of value. He is
not positive on this point, but says that If
he has any claims against any body they
must be so old that he bas forgotten all
about them
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-20
STREET RAILROADS
} BONUSES ARE DUE
Franchises Are So Mixed
That Collection Will
Be Difficult.
Gross Receipts on Transfer
Lines Is a Term Not Easy
to Construe.
The Berkeley Consolidated Has Long
Been in the City's Deb. but
Has Not Paid.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
oOS Broadway. Nav 10.

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO GALL,
90S Broadway, May 19.
The time has now arrived when the
bonuses 10 the city government, due from
some OF the owners of street railroad fran
chises, have to be paid, and considerable
difficulty is anticipated in straig ghtening
the matter out.
When the franchises were granted five
years ago there was a clause in each fran
chise ordering that the company pay to
the City Treasurer oue-quarter of one per
cent OF the gross receipts of the road at
the end of five years. Little attention
was paid to this matter at the time and
the terms of the payment were left In
very ambiguous condition. At subsequent
intervals the same roads acquired other
franchises for other sections of roads, and
now it is a matter of great difficulty to de-
eide which part of the original road for
which franchise was granted five years
ago shall pay the percentage.
AS a matter of fact it Is bsoiutelv i'm
possible for street railroads 10 keep c.
count OF how much money is collected on
the different sections OF their system, be-
cause they transfer from one branch to
another and cannot distribute. without
having large force of clerks the appor-
tionment TO each section having an IN
QlVlQQal ITanCHl Inc matter VIII De
somewhat slmphfiei when the franchise
last granted shall have been in use for
five years, because then the gross receipts
will mean the entire income of the road.
The City Attorney has been instructed
by the Council 10 bring suit to collect the
percentage from the Oakland Consoli-
dated Company, which is now controlled
by the Realty Syndicate, of which F. NJ.
Smith is president.
The main line of this road obtained its
franchise much more than five years ago,
but no effort has yet been made to
collect the percentage nor has the road Of
fered IT. Since it was opened it has ex-
tended its system by new franchises in all
directions, and as several roads will have
been running for five years in short time
the question of bonus will be watched with
great interest by them all.
As an indication of the methods that the
railroads are likely to adopt it has been
recalled that three years ago when there
was very excitable bidding for a fran
chise down Washington street, one COM
pany offered to give the total receipts for
The privilege OF The franchise. When the
matter was decided the company calmly
stated that had it been awarded the fran
chise ii would have instructed its con-
ductors not to have collected the fares of
passengers until turning into Thirteenth
street. There is little doubt but that as
bonuses becomes due the City will have to
take legal steps to collect them.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-20
REGINA LITTLE DAMAGED
With Care Saturdays Fatality
Could Have Been Prevented
Easily.
The Week Has B-en Towei Back
10 Her Berth at the California
Boathouse
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANcIsco CALL,
90S Broadway. Nav 10.

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANcIsco CALI
9oS Broadway, May 19.
The wreck of the Regina was towed
into the estuary this morning. and an ex-
animation showed that the damage done
to the hull was very slight and can be re-
paired for a few dollars. Had the ill-fated
party known where to look for the leak
they could easily have stuffed it with one
of their yachting caps, but their ignor-
ance OF its locality cost two lives.
The relief party under Commodore
Lancaster found the ilI-fated boat on the
mud banks half submerged. They had
little trouble in bailing the water out Of
the cabin, when they discovered hole a
little larger than a mans fist. It was
right amidshlps on the starboard side.
The rock had only penetrated the outside
tim bers; it had not broken the ribs, nor
did 1t break the ceiling inside.
The nature of the accident was such
that the crew, while they could see the
water rushing into the boat, could not
possibly have told where the hole was
situated, and consequently nothing was
done 10 stop the fatal rush of the waters.
The hole In the planks is of sufficient
szs to admit enough OF water to have
sunk the yacht in two or three minutes,
and there is no doubt that the rapid man
ner in which the Regina filed caused the
crew to lose their heads and scramble as
best they could for safety.
The yacht was towed hack to her old
berth, and was carefully inspected to-day
by the survivors, who all admit that had
they known just where she struck it would
have been an easy matter to keep her
atoat.
Friends of the missing young men
Larue and Vaughn-returned to-day from
the scene of the accident, having given up
all hope of finding the bodies in the vicin-
ity until they wash ashore, which they
are not likely to do for some days. 1t is
impossible to tell where the bodies may
eventually be found, as there are many
currents rushing around Red Rock, and
it is not i'm probable that the remains may
be carried out TO sea and never recovered.
Conductors to Ride Free.
OAKLAND. CAL. Nav IA confer
ence was held this afternoon between
special committees of the Board of Trade
Merchants Exchange, West Oakland I'M
provement Clab, Order OF Railway Con-
ductors and SUI erintendents of electric
roads. They unanimously decided that
every visiting conductor wearing his
badge shall be transported free on any of
the roads from tomorrow morning until
Monday evening.
Women's Exchange Flourishing.
OAKLAND, CAL, May 19-The annual
meeting of the Woman's Exchange was
held to-day. The exchange has little
balance on hand and did considerable
work during the year, disposing of $70SS
worth of goods for the worthy women
whose handiwork is disposed of. The an
nual election OF officers will axe place On
the first Wednesday in June.
The Mccullough Divorce Case.
OAKLAND, CAL, Nav l9.-The divorce
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-20
SAL L|SBURY OWES
MANY THOUSANDS
The Horseman's List of
Debts a Surprise to
His Friends.
He Only Owns Four Hundred
Dollars Worth of Personal
Property.
Valuable L1ni in Illinois That Is
Mortgaged Tor All It Is
Worth.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, !
al2 Broad uav Nav 10 [

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI
90S Broadway, May l9. !
Monroe Salisbury, the horseman, of
Pleasanton, who is known ell over the
country, owes ,s156, 900; has claims pend
ing against him in the Circuit Court for
$210, 900; has property in Illinois valued
at $3.50 600. mortgaged for probably its
full amount, and on the other side of his
ledger has personal property valued at
$500 exempt from execution.
Until his petition in insolvency was
filed to-day, no one knew how thoroughly
insolvent was the well-Known horseman.
His creditors are in many States, anu he
says that there may be more in other
States which have possibly slipped his
memory.
His list Of creditors, prepared from
memory, is:
Wells Fargo & Co. four promissory notes
tor TOE the tn suns sums Of $50 4ss 23 sa64s8, s36,
terest; ". Wempe. $240O; Lloyd Tevis, $500:
estate of William Cuff III, $500; W. B, Wal.
dron' San FRANCISCO. $l093 O5; Georee D. Nc
Eean' Z p p$ayls; Ss2 on no judgment; H. A. and
Helena, Mont;, $500; A. W. Longley,
piacerville, $1,000: Bank of PIeasanton. $1,000:
Merchants and Farmers Bank of Los Angeles
Professor Head. Mana. $l4oO; j. D. Cunnine,,
ham, Haywards, $1,000; j. II. Strowbridgs
$4,000; w Bank OF pleasanton: $z6 IS; Chad.
P0TTsH WsinS wsEsao9se ssa9 so Company sa7 1912
Kerron, $46S so; w. B. Brad bury $500; Fray
d. schneider, 1906 35; Los Angeles Trottiny
Association. 5000; Breed rs Trotiing Associa.
uon, $4Z; estate OF James P. Kerr, $SS 20; T. D.
Salisbury, 500; William Winchester, S54 Is !:
J. O'Kane, $104 rs; J. A. McKerrop. Sl17 !.
John Stewart, $o51 75; Bank of Pleasanton'
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-20
TOO BRAVE TO FIGHT.

Two Stories of George ID. Prentics-His
Advent Into Kentucky.
Some stories of the late George D. Prem
,ice, the famous Kentucky journalist,
which have recently been collected, show
he was fully conscious that,in Kentucky.
as he found it when he first went there, 1t
must be necessary to 'show fight" he was
yet far from being duelist
Prentice's errand, when, as green
young Yankee. he went to Kentucky in
1880, was to write the life of Henry Clay.
He did the work largely at place called
Olympian Springs and was fond OF writ
ing out in the shade of a huge chestnut
tree in the woods.
Usually when thus engaged he kept
shotgun with him, as occasionally tempting
game came his way and he had the Inl-
versal American hunting instinct. One
he sat with pencil and paper in hand. his
back against the chestnut tree and the
shotgun leaning against the other side of
the tree, His thoughts was lost in his
work.
But lust then very ugly looking back
woodsman came up and confronted him.
The man wore buckskin jacket and a
coonskin cap, and he carried long bar
relied rifle of the old backwoods type.
Evidently he was one of Clay's political
enemies, for he said, menacingly:
'Air you the chap that's writin' Henry
Clay's lie?'
Yes" said Prentice.
wal. you quit that and write my life,
and do it monst'o t'ous quick, too"
AS quick as flash Prentice reached
around the tree, seized his shotgun and
had it leveled on the backwoodsman.
II won't write your Iife," SAID he, "but
PII take it if you don't leave here!'
Then the fellow declared that he was
Joking, but ''ailowed" that tho good-look.
ing, young Yankee was game, and de-
parted in good order.
After he had begun to edit Louisville
paper, Prentice was once challenged to a
duel. He responded to the invitation
thus:
1T takes only one fool to send chal-
lenge, but it takes two to fight. and beg
to be omitted from the category"
He was once assaulted in the street at
Louisville by another Kentucky editor
with pistol, and when, by the aid OF his
knife, he successfully defended himself
and overpowered the man, forcing him to
drop the pistol. the crowd called upon him
to inflict an injury with the knife on his
assaiant.
How could 1 harm an unarmed man ?"
Prentice asked the crowd; and lie was ap-
pIauded as he suffered his assaiIant, whom
he had himself disarmed, to arise.
1t is needless to say that man of such
physical and moral courage was permitted
to die q natural death.-Youth's Com
panion.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-20
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES.

The Largest Class in the History OF the
Berkeley Institution.
BERKELEY, CAL, May 19-The grad
yates OF the Berkeley High School num-
Der this year eighty-two. This is the
largest class ever graduating from this
school. On June 8 the commencement
all booked to discuss the subject. "The
Progress of California" it being divided
as follows: "Her Public Life, Oliver w.
Hunter; Her Social Life" Orna AL.
monda Davies; Her Business Life, ="
Walter Dickson Reed "Her Art and Lit
erature." Edna D. Wyckoff.
The names OF the students to graduate
follow:
Bell, Madeline V. Christy, William W. Downer,
Orna A. Davies, Muriel A. Hall, Anna K.
Hammond. Eva M. Henderson, Corinne Hut
ton, Edith Ketchnm. Elizabeth Skinner, For
ence NJ. Kim ball, Ruby Rose Marse, william
A. Powell Clara Piper, Lulu l. Scott, Ralph
Literary eourse-Heien NJ Anderson, Reta
Julia H. Brotherton. NJ Maude Chambers, An
ME n. Delaney, Cora NJ. Sleeves, Nellie E. Dob
bins, Clara A. J. Freuler. Gertrude FreuIer
Helen G. Hamlin, Sidney Hill, May Hoover,
W. Hunter, Aurelia NJ. Johnson, Esther NJ
Lamb, Harriet d. NJ. McVean, Richard NJ. Nal.
ley. Frederic lson. Helena P. Thomas, Edna
f. Wyckof Frances Yeazell.
Scientific course-Marcia S. Ardley, j. T.
Barrows, Mabel Davis, Alice Davies. George A.
Donden. Charles Dozier, Frederick Grubb,
Emerson Harley, Mary A. Kennedy, Henry D.
Morse, Grace L. Pack Eugene S. Pierce Walter
d. Reed, Warren V. Richardson, Alice M.
Rogers, Ethan Scott Howard d. Smith. E. II.
Trowbridge, Wallace F. Turner, John M.Waste,
Roy I. Woolsey.
Limited-John Beatty. Grace " Forwe,,
Edith R. Feinbery. Eta B. Fraser, Jennie Gil.
christ, Edith M. Huddart, Florence s. Howard,
Eleanor Lloyd, Mae Mcdonald. Genevieye
Morris. Margaret O'Toole, Harry w. McKibbin.
Lynette Payne. Lydia P. Taylor, EstelIe
Turner, Frank r. Warwick, Minerva Skinner.
Mabel II. Whitney.
Endorsed Keane.
BERKELEY, CAL. May 19.-At regu-
lar meeting of the Peralta Fire Company
last evening d. j. Keane was indor.ed for
the position of first assistant chief in the
Berkeley Fire Department.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-20
MEDAL COMPETITION.
Public school Pupils to Write Essay,
on the Free Library.

Public school Pupils to Write Essays
on the Free Library.
ALAMEDA, CAL, May 19.-The board
of trustees of the Free Library wish to
test pu blic sentiment IN a measure upon
the estimation in which the institution is
held by the people, and In order to 10 so
in certain sense has decided to institute
a medal competition among the pupils of
the public schools. Two handsome silver
medals have been donated for the pur-
pose. and the pupils are to be asked to
compete for them by writing essays upon
the subject, "The Public Library as an
Adjunct to tue Public School Depart
ment."
These essays are to be not less than 200
words and not more than 500 words in
length, and the competition is open TO all
school children. One medal will be
awarded to the boy having the best essay
and the other to the girl who ranks high
est. 1t is expected that the children will
take great interest in the competition.
High school Wanted.
ALAMEDA, CAL. May 19.-Much of the
time of the Board of Education at its
meeting last evening was taken up with
the discussion of The necessity of build
ing for the High School. Superintendent
Sullivan pointed out tha: the present ac-
commoda lions of the High School in the
same structure With the Haight Gram
mar School are entirely inadequate and
are constantly becoming more so. Tne
building now occupied is twenty years old, ,
and is not up to modern requirem in
any particular. The progress of the
school system in this city in the past ten
years has been something marvellous. and
it is in line with that progress that the
City is now asked to provide suitable
building for the High School. Public sem
timent favors the proposition, and it is
not apprehended that there will be any
serious opposition to the raising Of money
enough 10 erect building which shall be
an ornament to the town and will suffice
for years to come.
ALAMEDA, CAL, May 19.-It has been i'm.
possibe e 10 arouse any local interest in the
proposed water carnival for the coming Fourth
of July, and the matter has been referred back
to the Oakland committee for conference.
Work will be commenced tomorrow on the
first laundry in compliance with the new Or
dinance. II win be located On San Antonio
avenue, between Willow and Walnut streets.
The University Academy will have its grad
uaiing exercises tomorrow evening at the
Academy building.
Miss Carrie Pratt has assumed her duties as
second assistant librarian.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-20
A OALF'S COSTLY MEAL.
Chewed Up S2lO, Which Uncle Sam
Kindly Redeemed

Chewed Up S2lO, Which Uncle Sam
Kindly Redeemed.
Treasurer Morgan to-day received a
little wooden box from Texas containing
a wad OF what appeared to be fragments of
United States bills. Later in the day n
letter from J. B B'ackingame of a small
town near Galveston. Tex. arrived at the
Treasury Department which explained
the contents OF the box. The wad OF
green paper is all that is left OF $210 owned
by Mr.. Blacingame. which he rescued
from the stomach of yearling calf. It
seems that the Texan recently sold herd
of cattle, for which no received $470 in
bills, as follows: One 500, one $50 and
sixteen $50 bills. He placed the money in
TN ordinary memorandum rockethook,
hut the bills were in such position that
the ends stuck Leyond the edge Of the
book. Blackin game carelessly threw his
coat on the ground in a COW lot
and a yearling coming along saw the
Green bills and proceeded TO dev'.ur them.
The animal took in the entire bunch At
one mounthful and was discovered in the
act of chewing Blacingame's $470. The
Texan, with the assistance OF his brother,
succeeded in recovering from the mouth
of the calf thirteen of the $40 bills in q
comparatively uninjured condition. This
money was aiterwarI passed off by Blac
ineame in payment for some cattle. The
calf was shortly killed and from its
stomach was taken q mass Of chewed bills
stained and discololed. The fragments
were boxed up and sent to the REDEMPTION
division of the Treasury Department
Blacingame prepared a sworn statement
OF the disappearance of his money and
forwarded it. to Treasurer Morgan. The
latter had the case examined and found
the facts to be as stated. According $210
in crisp, new bank notes were to-day sent
to the c..ttle dealer 10 replace the money
nasticared by his Washington spe-
cial TO Brooklyn Eagle.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-20
A FAMOUS MODEL-MAKER
The Wizard of the National Museum
Now In Workhouse.


Jack" Hendley, The famous "W zard"
Hendley of the National Museum, i, now
an inmate Of the hospital Al the District
Work house. he is one of the most re-
markable men the Government hrs ever
had in its employ, and since he lett the
service OF the Museum an Agricultural
Department, where he was familiar
figure for years, there has been no one
who could duplicate his work. Hendley
was matchmaker. His genius-and the
rm is used advised ly-lies in marvel
Gus eye for form and color, with an equally
marvellous facility for reproducing the
same in his casts OF plaster and other COM
rostions. HsnJley can mimic ANYTHING
in the nature If art, from housef1y to
stone hatchet of the monoilthic period.
Professor Otis Mason of ihe museum,
for whom some of Hendley's best work
has been done, confesses that he cannot
pick out one of Hendey's models in
case full Of prehistoric stone i'm pie ments
without picking the pieces up and scratch
ing them to find which one is made of
plaster. The w.Z,rd has made scores of
fruit models for the Agricultural Depart
ment, fuzzy coated peaches, transparent
Malaga grapes and red-hearted water
melons that would pass muster on any
one or two administrations back he made
half dozen raw oysters on the half-shell
for Cabinet officer, who used to regu-
larly fool his intimate friends at dinner by
ringing in the fake bivalves on tham. And
fake they were, from the moist-IookIng
shells 10 the quarter of lemon reposing
in the midst of the plate.
Outside his Government work he util.
lied his talent in the manufacture of arti.
fetal ears and noses for such of his pat.
rons as had been so unfortunate as 10 lose
them. They were made In the flexible
composition he used for his fish models in
the museum and could not be told from
The originals except on being detached
from their unfortunate wearers. One
Chicago man for whom he had made an
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-20

case of Mrs. NJ. S. McCulloueh against DR..
NJ. E. Mccullough should have been tried
to-day, but an extension of five days was
allowed. The deposition of the doctor is
being taken and contains much sensa.
tionaI matter which will probably neces-
state deposition from the plaintiff. 1t
is very evident that all thought of COM
promise has been dispensed with and that
both husband and wife have said so much
for publication that neither will be satis-
fed except with an open trial.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-20
NEW TO-DAY,
Sent Free to Men.
INDIANA MAN DISCOVERS A REMARK :
ABLE REMEDY FOR LOST
VIGOR.
Samples Will Be Sent Free to All
Who Write for It.

James P. Johnston of Fort Wayne, Ind, after
battling for years against the men al and physical
suffering of lost manhood has found the exact
remedy that cures tha trouble.
He is guarding the secret carefully, but Is will
ing TO send a sample OF the meditfne to all men
who suffer with any form Of sexual weakness re-
sultins from youthful ignorance, prema' ure loss
OF memory and strength weak back, varicocele
and emaciation. The remedy has peculiarly
grateful effect of warmth and seems to act di-
rectly, giving needed strength and development
wherever needed. The remedy cured Mr.. John
ston completely OF all the ills and troubles that
come from years Of misuse Of the naturally Or
dained functions and Is said to be absolutely reIi-
able in every case
request TO MIR. James I. Johnston, Box 1856
Fort ayne, Ind, stating that you would like a
sample of his remedy for men. will be complied
with promptly, and no charge whatever will be
asked by him. He is very much interested in
spreading the news of this great remedy and he
is careful to send the sample securely sealed in a
perfectly plain package so that its recipient need
have no fear of embarrassment or publicity.
Readers are requested to write without delay.