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The herald., 1897-04-11
INDEX
TO TELEGRAPH NEWS

The worlds wheat crop promises
well and California best Of all.
Ex-United States Senator Voorhees,
dies suddenly at his home in Wash
ington.
One man at San Jose believes Dun
ham innocent and is searching for
the body.
Durrant for the second time sem
fenced to death, execution being set
for June IL.
The house of representatives meets
and for lack of business talks poll
tics, but not very interestingly.
Kentucky's Republican candidate
for senatorial honors accused of at
tempted bribery, which charges are
denounced as false,
Italian weakness and Gallo fickle-
ness promise to lead to the formation
of new dreibund, embracing Aus
tria, Russia and Germany.
Marty Bergen's wonderful riding
carries Ruinart to victory, winning
the Burns handicap and making a
new coast record for one mile and a
quarter.
The sufferers themselves are only
now beginning to realize what a
frightful calamity has visited the
flooded regions; heavy rains make
matters worse.
A midnight rumor current that war
has been declared between Greece
and Turkey; whether fact or only ru-
NOR nothing short of actual war could
make the European situation more
The herald., 1897-04-11
A NEW THEORY
One Lonely Man Believes Dunham
to Be Innocent

SAN JOSE, April 1O.-Charles Cory,
the proprietor of the Auzerais cafe, ana
a we'll known horseman, was at the Nc
Glincy ranch today looking for the body
of Durham. He holds that Dunham was
murdered along with his family and his
body hid by burial Cory has had iron
rods made for forcing into the ground,
and hopes to locate the bones If not the
body. He did not succeed today but says
that he will continue the search.
my friends say I am crazy" he said.
but they will see. hope to find a suAk-
en- place in the ground since the rains,
where the body was put"
Cory's purpose is not understood. No
one comedies with his opinion, as George
Schnabel. the hired man who alone es-
capped, witnessed the shooting and Dun
ham was seen on Mount Hamilton after
wards
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public auction. The lowest bid that will
be admitted is $4,000 marks.

public auction. The lowest bid that will
be admitted is $4,000 marks.
The political code adopted by the
Reichstag on April 7, constitutes the
second part of the scene of monumental
legislation inaugurated by the passage
of the civil code, the latter part of July
adding to and improving the commercial
laws, in the interest of modern trade
and commerce. The whole scheme
comes in operation on the opening day
of the twentieth century.
The remains of Johannes Brahms,
the composer of music. who died on Sat-
urday last, will be buried between the
tomb of Beethoven and Schubert. He
left no legal will. only letter to his
publishers, making the Society of
Friends of Music sole heir of his for
tune of $4,000 and the copyrights of his
compositions, together with all his
manuscripts and beautiful collection of
autographs.
]. ]. Hill, president Of the Great
Northern railway. has arrived in the
city.
The trial of Herr Won Tausch, the for
mer commissioner of the secret political
police. who is charged with four fold
perjury and high treason, has been set
for May "a.
The herald., 1897-04-11
Sousa Will Play

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April TO-
Judge RIDDLE today in common pleas re-
fused to grant temporary injunction
against John Philip Sousa, the band
master, which was asked for by the
Blakeley estate to prevent Sousa from
giving any more musical concerts ex-
cept under the BlAkeley management.
Counsel for Mrs. Blakeley, widow of the
former proprietor of the Sousa band,
stated that Sousa had appropriated
about $4,000 of the money made by the
band to his own PERSONAL use. Judge
Biddle today said the proper course was
to bring suit in the court of equity in the
usual WAY.
The herald., 1897-04-11
BEET SUGAR
Used as a Club to Fight the
Trust

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, April 10.--It is
announced today that the Minnesota
Sugar company has been organized with
a capital stock of s2,0OO,000. The incor-
porators announce that the directorate
is to include two we'll known Chicago
men, representing the Chicago whole
sale grocers, whose object is to fight the
sugar trust by the establishment in the
northwest of the beet sugar industry
A $250,00 factory is to be built at Hast
ings, Mimi, and others will follow as the
farmers are interested in raising beets.
The railroads are helping the associa"
tion and auxiliary associations. are to
be formed in every county whose 500
is adapted to the culture. The incorpor-
ators are: T. F. Koch of st. Paul. ]. E.
Smith of Detroit Mimi; Hery Keller
and P. ]. O'Connell of Sauk Center
A state association was formed today
to conduct an educational campaign
among the farmers.
The herald., 1897-04-11
Wagon Makers Fail

PHILADELPHIA, April 10-J. M.
Phelps. and s. N. Brown were appointed
receivers of s. N. Brown & Co. Qncor-
porated) today, each giving $4,000
bonds. The company was one of the
largest wagon and carriage and wagon
wheel works in the country. The re-
ceivership Is for the purpose of settling
obli,gatlons to the, local banks.
The herald., 1897-04-11
Miss Murphy's Will

OAKLAND. Cal, April 10.-The will
of Miss Isabel Murphy. daughter of the
late Marquis Murphy. was fled here to-
day. The will Is dated at London,
where Miss Murphy recently died, was
signed May, 1891, and leaves all her es-
tate equally to two sister. Frances j.
latter row Sonora Dominguez. She
specially omits her other sister. Lady
Wolseley, and her brothers from any
share in her estate. The estate is valued
at 100000.
The herald., 1897-04-11
FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE
Houses and Lots
SPECIAL BARGAINs-Now OFFERED
HOUSES AND LOTS
For Sale by-BEN WHITE

SPECIAL BARGAINS-NOW OFFERED
HOUSES AND LOTS
For Sale oy-BEN y-BEN WHiTEE- WH1TE-
2s5 w. First ST., adjoining Times build
ms READ THIS
over 1000 properties of every descrip-
tion. city and a1'TEMT'ioN-. sSTnsT'y;
BEN WHITE offers some OF the follow
ing homes, which are close In and well
situated; terms from $50 to 500 cash, bal
ance $40 monthly. Why don't you take
this? Real estate is the surest and safest
investment. Don't pay rent; get you Il
home. Office 2s5 " First st.
Southwest 100 feet from N. Washing
ton street; electric cars: lot 40x200; nice
4-room hard finished cottage. for only
500; worth double. but must sell; only
BEN WHITE. 2s5 W: First ST.
s65o-s-room. e. Twenty-ninth ST.. terms
S750-2-room cottage, e. Twenty-ffth.
$750-3-room cottage, lot S0x124 Chan.
ming St; $50 cash. balance $40 monthly.
$1000-5-room. Central near Fifth st.
s1S00--5-room cottage, Stanford ave.
$s0O-4-room cottage, Wilson st.
$1050-3-room cottage. Ceres ave.
s700--Perry ST.. broom cottage.
S375-Warren ST., Groom cottage.
SiO50-Thirty-second ST.. 5-room cottage.
Sl200-Towne ave-. Groom cottage.
$600-Hemlock St. S-room cottage.
$llUV-IWenty-elBntn ST., o-rooih cot-
tage.
si2oo-Lutes ST.. 5-room cottage.
s1600-Clark ave-, 5-room cottage.
$2500-Winfield ST., 5-room cottage.
$425-E. Twenty-seventh ST., Groom cot
tage.
S35O0-Sixth ST., 7-room cottage.
$2500-Towne ave-, 7-room cottage.
S2000-Ruth, 7 rooms. handsome.
s2500-Eighth St. rooms, large lot.
s5sD0-Thirty-eighth ST., 10-room cot
s55O0-Lake ST., Groom residence.
$4500-Union ave-, 10-room residence.
$50, ,000-Large lot some improvements,
S. Man ST., near Third.
365, ,0O0-120 feet with improvements,
Broadway near Second St; rents S4O0
si5.Oo-Large lot on San Pedro ST.; some
improvements.
$l750-10 rooms, residence. Pico Heights.
S5500-Freeman. 10-room residence.
$5500-W. Seventh St, i0-room residence.
NOTICE
Houses and lots for sale in all parts OF
the city on any street you desire; some
immense bargains: over 1000 properties
of every description to choose from. If
you want to get bargain in real estate,
city or country. apply to BEN WHITE.
Houses rented, rents collected. taxes
paid, full charge taken of property for
residents or non-residents; a genertl real
estate business transacted. To buy. sell,
to rent to exchange apply to
BEN WHITE. 135 w: First st.
Telephone Green 81.
The herald., 1897-04-11
Ate Wild Parsnins

ENdsLISH, Ind, April 1O.-William
Hughes, farmer. and his two sons died
todSy from eating wild parsnips grow
ing on their farm, six miles west Of here.
Mrs. Hughes Will probably die.
The herald., 1897-04-11

FOR SALE
10i1 E. Adams St, Groom s2600
1915 Union ave-, 5-room, $780,
1888 Maple ave-, 7-room; fine, large
grounds; cheap; s25O0
1922 Winfield ST.; 5-room: electric fix
lures and bells large lot 50x125; 5000.
1911 Union ave.: 5-room and attic; fine
home: $2200
And number of others close in on pay
ments or cash; now Is the time to buy.
j. c. ELLIOTT.
13 450 s. Broadway.
The herald., 1897-04-11

FOR SALE
1909 Union ave. Groom modern cottage;
very fine; S2600
1915 Union ave-. broom. $2100.
554 Gladys ave-. Groom. $21O0.
1Q11 e. Adams, Groom modern cottage,
lot 50x150; fine home: price $500.
All the above are extra fine and close
in; II you want a modern home. go and
see these today.
j. c. ELLIOTT. Builder
II 450 s. Broadway.
The herald., 1897-04-11

FOR SALE-SAFE INVESTMENTS
sS300-New 2-story house. 1O44 Florida
St, near Eighth and Pearl. with all up
to-date conveniences.
SlS50-New Groom cottage, 913 Bartlett
St, minutes walk from court house.
$750-New 4-room cottage. 956 McGarry
ST., near Ninth and Alameda sts and
proposed new electric car line.
STIMSON BROS.
II S20-321 Byrne building.
The herald., 1897-04-11

FOR sALE-1615 UNION AVE. 5-ROOM
modern cottage with attic, just complet-
ed; II you want beautiful home you
can't miss 1t by buying this one; go and
see 1t today; small payment down and
balance monthly. or will give you big
see me before you buy; every house sell
Is first-class and complete; office open
evenings. j. c. ELLIOTT. 450 s. Broad
way. { IS
The herald., 1897-04-11
Country Property

FOR sALE-BEsT BARGAIN IN THE
county In or 10 acre tract, close 10
city; southwest; for Strawberries. alfalfa
to $500; can sell for $11O0, part cSsh.
Houses and lots cheap too. EDWARD
FRASER, 216 s. Broadway. ii
The herald., 1897-04-11

FOR sALE-BEAUTITUL BUILDING
lots for homes, close in. and on very easy
terms, In c. A. Smiths Third addition;
located on Eighth and Mateo sts.. near
Seventh at. school; these lots are forty
feet wide, and have an alley of Is feet;
prices s24O. $3.50 and 1926; $40 down, $40
per month. Call on C. A. SMITH, 213
W. First st. tt
The herald., 1897-04-11
FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE
Houses and Lots

FOR SALE-ON GRAND AVENUE;
two elegant Groom houses, recep-
.tion hail. bath, sewer, water.
porcelain tubs in bath room; lawns
and palms already In; houses
built on the latest colonial style, up-to
date in every respect; will sell on INSTALL
ment plan. $50 down and $50 per month
and no interest, or will exchange for a
nice fruit ranch near the city, ranch must
be clear. The houses will easily rent for
$50 each per month. Call on owner J. g.
KING. No. 244 s. Broadway. II
The herald., 1897-04-11

FOR SALE-WE HAVE NEW 4-ROOM
house close In for 1915 small amount down
balance $3.50 per month: don't pay rent.
S7504-room house, new. small amount
down, bal $40 per month; will pay to buy.
$1350-6-room house. new, small amount
down, bal. SIS; this is close in; why pay
rent when you can buy a nice home for
the same as rent Call and look at this.
LOTSPEICH & BOYD
IL 324 s. Broadway.
The herald., 1897-04-11

FOR SALE
$2500-A lovely home of large rooms,
large grounds, fine flowers and lawn; the
owner has written me to sell at the above
price; is worth $780, but must have
money; go see it today; 1888 Maple ave.
Particulars see
]. C. ELLIOTT,
Is $50 s. Broadway.
The herald., 1897-04-11

FOR SALE-sS25 CASH AND s725 PAY
able 1900; buys broom cottage and cor
ner lot ON w. Sixteenth st. Call at once.
CORTELYOU & GIFFEN, 404 S. Broad
way. IL
The herald., 1897-04-11

FOR sALE-s35o CASH BUYS HOUSE
and large lot Take East Side park cleo
trio car; call No. Cover ST., East Los
Angeles. IL
The herald., 1897-04-11

Eighth-street
Do You Want a Homer and stop
Buy now while these lots are cheap.
No cheap houses in the community, all
are good and increase the value Of the
lots in this tract.
i!!!l!!
They are sure to advance in value -
The Mateo Street Car Line Is
Now Complete and Runs
Directly Through This
Tract and the Electric line will soon be
in operation.
REMEMBER
This property is close in-only Four
blocks from the Arcade Depot, and near
Seventh st. school-which has recently
been enlarged. Mateo street is all graded
to this tract-has cement curbings and
fve-foot cement sidewalks. Many new
residences have recently been completed.
and several more are to be built immedi-
ately.
The chance Of home Is now offered.
Who will secure the best and healthiest
home In the city?
Get in Now
Before they are all sold.
There are only few more and they are
the best.
See these prices and terms
sa25 and $3.50 per lot
Only SO down-s1o per month.
These lots are 10 feet wide and have an
alley Is feet; all level and on the grade;
rich loan soil-no adobe. no alkaline
mud when It rains.
Slo W. riISt stTcet.
VIII give you all information. maps. etc.
Come early for
this property is
Selling fast.
!!i iliI
AT A BARGAIN. FOR CASH ONLY.
lots on Chicago street between Mich
igan and Brooklyn avenues, at $3.50 and
$500 each.
Q lots on Michigan ave-, bet. st. Louis
and Chicago sts, at $3.50 each
1 lot southwest corner Chicago st. and
Brooklyn ave.. at $3.50.
lot on Michigan ave-, bet. Saratoga
and Savannah sts., at $500.
Also lots in the workman Park Tract"
at $500 and $500 each.
A fine 11-room house (new) all modern
slightly oSs location
First st., at great bargain.
A building boom Is now on on "Boyle
Heights" 25 new buildings now in course
OF construction. Acreage suitable for
subdivision on Fourth ST., on line Of
Traction Cos. new electric road, at q
THE WORKMAN CO.,
II Room Q, Bryson block. |
FOR SALE-THE CHEAPEST LOTS IN
the city. $975-Maple ave., near Eleventh |
and west side Of Wall near Tenth; both |
are 50x150 to 20-foot alley, sewer and |
everything paid; also fine corner 1O0x1OO |
Maple near Tenth; very cheap. G. @. |
EDWARDS. 23O w. First st. II
FOR sALE-s4oo; Lot 5ox15o. oNs2-FooT |
block from electric car line; Is minutes
walk from court house. This lot is cheap |
at 5000: can be bought for $780, Terms to |
suit. 8. K. L1NDLEY, 106 s. Broadway. IL |
FOR SALE
AN Exceptionally Cheap Piece
of Spring Street Property-
or go
G. c. EDWARDS. 23O w. First ST. II |
TOR sAIn-IoTs; sMiE2 f5s2 TO : YS%3Sg ;2P,S99
:, Bargain Finders,
Il 225 Byrne Bldg.
FOR sALE-RIcH LAND, ONLY sa5 TO |
$oo 20 Per acre, with free water right. ES- |
CoNDIDO LAND CO., S05 w. Second |
81. IT
Country Property
FOR SALE-BEST BARGAIN IN THE /
county IN or 10 acre tract. close 10 |
or blackberries: must sell: worth S15oo |
to $500; can sell for $780, part cash. |.
Houses and lots cheap too EDWARD l
FRAsER. as 8. Broadway. ii
The herald., 1897-04-11

Cor additional cIassiaed ses Page Two.)
The herald., 1897-04-11

FOR SALE-HOUSES BUILT TO Or
der. Plans free. On the installment plan.
]. G. ELLIOTT, Builder, 450 s. Broad
way IL
FOR sALE-wE SELL THE EARTH.
The herald., 1897-04-11

gA5l1 $40 MONTHLY.
lse. 500 10rner lot. Ap-
"a ke Pico cars II
The herald., 1897-04-11

o. 5-ROOM MODERN
'p as wake lawr s. tint
aiile etc See It. 1888 w.
The herald., 1897-04-11

Southwest. 100 feet from N. Washing
ton street, electric cars: lot 40x200; nice
4-room hard finished cottage. for only
500; worth double. but must sell; only
The Monitor-register., 1897-07-23

but in which lots were sold-all bar
gains, all gougings, all snap judgments,
all false entries, all adulteration of
liquors with coppers and strychnine.
All mixing of teas and sugars and
coffees and sirups, with cheaper mate
rial, all embezzlements of trust funds.
All swindles in coal and iron and oil
and silver and stocks. On that day
when the cities of this world are smok-
ing in the last conhagration the trial
Will go on, and down in an avalanche
OF destruction will go those who wrong
ed man or woman, insulted God and
defied the Judgment. Oh, that will be
great day for you, honest Christian
clerk No getting up early. no retiring
late, no walking around with weary
limbs, but II mansion in which to live
and realm of light and love and ioy
over which to hold everlasting domin-
ion. Hoist him up from glory to glory
and from song to song and from throne
to throne, for while others 90 down
into the sea with their gold like mill
stone hanging to their neck, this one
shall come up the heights of amethyst
and alabaster, holding in his right
hand the pearl of great price in spar
king, gllttering, flaming casket.
The Monitor-register., 1897-07-23
Did Boston Perpetrate Bad Latin ?

1t is not only the shoemaker's wife
that is the worst shod; there are other
instances. Now, there's Boston, which
dispenses culture and erudition and
grammar and learning and wisdom,
by whatever name it may be called to
all creation, and yet Boston has Just
fallen under the keen scrutiny Of the
critics for being careless of its Latin
official at that-on the monument late
ly unveiled to Colonel Robert Gould
Shaw, who commanded the Fifty fourth
Massachusetts infantry, which was
among the first, if not the first, regi-
ment of colored troops in the war. The
inscription on the monument reads,
Comma Relinquit Servare Rempubli-
cam" c'He leaves all things to serve the
republic"). Now, the critics who are
"up" in the language Of the late Ia
mented G. ]. Caesar declare that the
correct wording would be, Comma Re-
linquit ut Rempublicam Servet" ("He
leaves all things that he may serve the
republic"), and they quote Allen and
Greenough's Latin grammar on tho
point to the following effect: "The pur-
pose of an action is expressed in Latin
in various ways, but never Except rare
ly, in poetry by the simple infnitive,
as in English.
But possibly the man who wrote the
inscription meant not only to be poetic.
but to be rare poet. Anyhow an Off
cial committee of investigation Is talk
ed Of to find who the man Is and why
he wrote as he did. Brooklyn Standard
Union.
The Monitor-register., 1897-07-23
HE SELDOM SLEEPS,
This man Takes Nap Only Once Ever
Two Weeka

This Man Takes n Nap Only Once Every
Two Weeks.
To sleep but once in IA days and then
only under tho influence of opiates
seems cruel enough condition. 1t is
only part Of the torture which M. b,
Cowdrick of Bradford, Cleartield coun-
ty. Pa, has suffered for the past II
years.
Mr.. Cowdrick's life during that time
has been one Of such unending agony
that nothing but the state Of the
damned can be worse. Human ingenuity
never devised such cruelty. He would
be in good luck if he could change places
with victim Of Turkish or Chinese
legal torture. His pain, which is un-
ceasing, is just as great as it can be
without depriving him of life and put
ting him out of his misery 1t is thus
the most appalling form of suffering
which the human mind can conceive.
Eleven years ago Mr.. Cowdrick was
attacked by pains which he thought to
be rheumatic. They soon caused him
acute suffering, and he consulted a To-.
SoA oASAdh. bio man
was tried for some months and had no
good results. A second physician was
consulted and again without effect.
Mr.. Cowdrick then went to Philadel-
phia, where he consulted we'll known
specialist in the treatment of rheumat-
ic disease. The exact nature of his COM
plaint was mystery to this practition-
er. He experimental with various REM
edies without success.
The invalid visited in succession
three other well known Philadelphia
physicians. Not one of them was able
to relieve him. One of them recon-
mended pine baths, and these he also
tried without success. During this
time the disease had been steadily grow
ing worse until Cowdrick was in the
condition in which he still finds him
self. The pains were incessant, and he
had to spend his time sitting helpless
in an easy chair, squeezing his racked
limbs. Natural sleep became impossible
and only opiates brought this great re-
lever.
After physicians he tried patent med
icines, and in these alone he spent over
$4,000. Before his illness he was a
we'll to do man; now he is on the verge
of poverty.
Eleven years ago his condition neces,
aitated heavy dose of opiates. The ini-
tial dose soon became powerless and had
to be increased rapidly. Now the guam.
tity that will give him relief Is so great
that it means further weakening Of
his shattered health. 1t is not possible,
without endangering his life. to put
him to sleep more than once in two
weeks.
Night and day he sits in his invalid
chair, wringing his hands in hopeless
supplication. waiting for the relief that
never comes. His once strong frame is
reduced to writhing skeleton, but still
resists the attack of the enemy that
never relents. Sleep is possible so sell
dom that it is no more than drop Of
dew to the tongue of man dying of
thirst. Medical science can do nothing
for him, and as long as his strength
holds out he must live life that Is
worse than death. New York Journal.