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The news & observer., 1897-03-09

Buy ROYSTER'S Chocolates and Bon
bons.
The news & observer., 1897-03-09
Black Dress Goods SOC. Line

This lire is full of new things, these are not
what ~ o. dinarily known as soc values, but
these are qualities which sell from 6Oc to 75c
per yard.
New Satin Finish HenriettRs, New Arn,ure
Cloths New DiagOnalS. New 9erges, New
j. cquaTds, New Lizards,
Our own Importation Plain and Fancy
Weaves Black Examines, Plain and Fancy
Weaves Black Grenadines 81 100 To 81 80 per va
The news & observer., 1897-03-09

Buttercups, made daily, at ROY
STEERS.
The news & observer., 1897-03-09
WANTED.

Peanut Brittle, fresh, at RoYsTER'S
The news & observer., 1897-03-09

Pasition by registered druggist. Ad-
dress wv care News and Observer.
The Lamar register., 1897-02-06

A blind boy. II years old, an inmate
of the Institute for the Blind at Chin.
near Mons, has composed a mass with
organ accompaniment He is OF mid
dle-class parentage and has been al
most blind from birth. When he en-
tered the institute three years ago he
knew nothing OF music and was little
educated. He has made remarkable
progress. and composed his mass sit
ting at tie piano and debating to a
brother. The whole mass is shortly to
be given at verviers.
The Lamar register., 1897-02-06

The peer freshmen OF the colleges
are still wrestling with the problem of
a satisfactory name for 1900. Brown
university has adopted "The Century
Glass" Ripon college Days" sug-
gests the following names to those still
on the fence: Naughty Nanght,"
"I,auble Aught and a Green One."
N Ninety-nit," XIX" big Nothing"
Double Nit" Naughty Nit" Fin de
Steele" 20 Trio" "Di-oxides,p "Naught
but Aught," Goose Eggs" Just Be
gun" and "Centenarians." Princeton
has chosen NIFTY Nit as its name.
The Lamar register., 1897-02-06

New York city is to have a college
for the instruction Of firemen. A num-
Der of prominent citizens. headed by
Simon Bretano. are interested In the
project. and it is proposed to establish
an institution where men can be thor
oughly trained in the art OF fire-fght-
ing.
The Lamar register., 1897-02-06

The largest stree; railway company
in the world is in Philadelphis. 1t
was chartered in September, 1895. and
has absorbed all the street railways
in the city with the exception of one
small concern. II is capitalized for
s11o, 1896 $40.
The Lamar register., 1897-02-06

Don't count your chickens before
they are Matched" is common 1t
should read: "Enumerate not your
adolescent pullets ere they cease to be
oviform-"
The Lamar register., 1897-02-06

A French physician says he has dis
covered cure for insanity. 1t con
sists of injecting into the veins Of the
lunatic serum taken from a person
who has just recovered from madness
The Lamar register., 1897-02-06

Unfortunately for the general COM
forts OF the next world. human nature
is apt to expect large favors in return
for small ones.
The Lamar register., 1897-02-06

One OF the mistaken notions Of life is
that 1t Is absolutely essential to pre-
tend that you are not hurt when you
are.
The Lamar register., 1897-02-06

He who thinks to entertain the world
with tales about his hard luck has
queer ideas of wha, constitutes amuse-
ment-
The Lamar register., 1897-02-06

Look out for the man who hates to
complain, because when he does II
may be with gun.
The Lamar register., 1897-02-06

The more deeply a man thinks the
more entertainingly and clearer he
should write.
The Lamar register., 1897-02-06

horticultural inspector. who ~
esive 81 a day while actively Il
The Sili prohibits the IntrnIn,
fruit trees or cuttings lata ,
where an inspector has t-su sr
without being e1aminsd by n
action.
saturday. IAuuzFy aeIa
Senate-T'hs matter o. parrl
employees was discussed hai :, \
tion taken
senator Painters hlil, No. p
ing 10 sstrayg was rsc0mae
passage. The bill prpyidss thsf 4
son shall take up an estruT eIl
the county where be n'siies "A
householder, when any f4rsas|
up an e~trsy be or she shall ui,sI
days rrcori a written dssrr,.i
the animal with the county "A
shall be entitled 20 4 ~ q 4
for rscorSfing such de-.-fifti,a
e~tray book The faEsrnp q 1ri
shall be entitled 10 mIteags q ~
the ccunfy clerks osfics al 10 -
uiile. He shall have ths es--I
praised by two hauseh1Bi~rS. Y
D. sworn. ard fhey shan resrrl
eSch for sneh spqraisement. a
er-up shall advertise such sst-|
four consecutive week in 5 81
tShod In the county and ~ y
siich stock until claimed. FFuyl
taken In charge % by thc 0u-sl
Only two new bills wess ard
Hoase- The hlil 70 prcveHi 4
election os county tFessur-rS I'D
up aud defeate3 hy > fose 4
seven 10 twenty four.
pn reconasnendn ti1n q Is 4
tee on ulerrsnfiie aud usau.lI
Affairs. The tliIl iuirp-incrl sas
day 10 apT.rspriais s2i9ri .
display az the Omaha s1hAit
year was defeated.
A hill ~ require cbunty euas
ers. IN matirg mrs rs,ats D. II
bicycle pofh was rs.F-eyis-i hafk L
sage br the COMMITTEES os aus
the rs.F-syt astopted
A blii to permit " tie pzsA
Council aPprppriafiuE funds y
-rctatcsi Clarifies passed thiri 4
In the AFTERNOON tie Haa-s
Weut into ths commitsre - ~
On the second reading u ~
rrrsAte the new r,ounty % II
The It'll provides that thF cac1
shall - established ~ tht
Cripple CnsFk Temporarily.
the arss reaer1si eiecrion ~
% & pegTnsueu; county al
submitted 10 the pecrle. n .
shall npTnins tho Temporary -
N the election In NaveE',=f
fee system the caunsy shan y
secand ciss-. II = % b. aifs
The Fourth fusiicial dis;Tirt
have four terms of the iissriei
war ~ fsse county seat. Il :
part of the Third senatorial
ans- attached 70 VI Faso raSs
representative puTe~4s
In moving for the ssrpud rsa
the biil. Mr.. Huriha, made $l-i
menis STOUT the prospective
The prg-osed county would q
90 square miles, and len inn
niles FOR the old eounfy ls
Pixies Peak the scenery and ~
and pleasure resorts The ~
would stiIi be thind In T.opHlrd
third In valuation among he
Of the state. while the proposed
would b. fourth in pppulafi1n =
enfh in assessed valuation
sessable valuation Of the city
pie Greek alone was over 50
The estimated population q
posed county was sl0no n
the iaRt eiecfion was i2,5&3
ness Mt the county seat o.
codnty was 10 per cent. q al
mess transacted. The stateGe,
recorders offiea gave Crippk
mining district 20 per cent q
business.
The amendment TO exclude
tion OF Fremont county from
county was defeated by thiru
nineteen. 1t was agreed to
proposed new county In the So
gresslonaf district and the ~
The Lamar register., 1897-02-06

What this country really needs is
more holidays that do not seem liFe
Sundays.
The Lamar register., 1897-02-06

Man generally gets fame by his own
hard work and often loses it through
the mistakes OF other people.
The Lamar register., 1897-02-06

A prominent professor OF =
declares that women vita iohs
are bound to have their way.
not mention that this is eqaAip
women with short and
thunbs-Chicago News
The Lamar register., 1897-02-06

Agitation is the marshaling OF the
conscience of nation to mould the
laws
The Lamar register., 1897-02-06

There is no place on earth so low
that from it we may not go 10 high
place In heaven.
The Lamar register., 1897-02-06

There is vast amount OF difference
between popular clamor and public
sentiment, when the latter is expressed.
The Lamar register., 1897-02-06

The Juice OF spinach leaves, I,
out and boiled a minute, W.
green tint 10 icing.
The Lamar register., 1897-02-06

force in California, II pe-.I
county commissioner. CD sprli
Of is owners OF orchards. 10 ~
horticultural Inspector. who y
e4nive 81 a day while actively -
The Siil prohibits the intnasp1
fruit trees or cuttings lata !
where an Inspector has hasu ~
withou, being examinsd By ~
action
The record-union., 1897-02-10
His Insane Wife Tries to Kill Him
With Carving Knife.
William Storey, Ranch Hand, Com
mits Suicide at Stockton by Drink
ing Three Ounces of Laudanum-
The Deadlock i'm the Oregon LegiS-
lature Continues.

OAKLAND, Feb. 9.-John P. Frates,
wealthy Niles farmer, came to the
County Jail this morning, bringing with
him his wife, who last night in an in
sane moment attempted his life.
The couple were married but a few
years ago and always lived happily up
to the incoming of the new year. About
that time the wife displayed eccentrici-
ty of temperament which rapidly grew
worse, until she labored under the be-
lief that all of her friends desired to
Kill both her husband and herself
FrateS still attended to the woman
hoping that in time her affliction would
wear away, but without avail.
Last evening she conceived the idea
Of killing her husband and herself TO
thWart those whom she supposed
would in time kill them. With this
idea in view she concealed the carving
knife in her dress, and at a moment
when her husband was unsuspecting,
made a murderous assault on him
Frates was quick enough to catch
her arm before the knife descended,
and after fierce struggle, secured the
weapon. Through the night Frates.
with the aid of friends, held the frantic
woman, but she grew no better and he
decided this morning to have her con-
fined in an asylum
The record-union., 1897-02-10

place in regard to the showing which
the State was likely to make at the
Tennessee and Guatemala Expositions,
and that to be held ait Hamburg, Ger
many, a rather peculiar state of affairs
at present existing in regard to the
two first named. This is due to the
fact that Gavernor Budd has not as yet
done anything in regard to the bill
passed by the Legislature in order TO
help the residents of the State make
proper showing at the exhibition,
while, as for the San Francisco appro-
priation to the same end, Auditor Brod
erick seems, for the time being, at least,
to have tied them up also. However,
none of the members of the board
seemed to doubt that matters would be
Strengthened out in time to permit of
effective work being done.
The recent warning from Queen Vic
toria to her subjects regarding frauds
in land investments in California was
then considered, and Directors Mills,
Emery, Sharpe, Mrs. Shields and Mana
ger Filcher were delegated to visit the
Governor and recommend that he
transmit special message to the Leg
islature asking that a bill be passed
appointing a commissioner to protect
buyers from fraudulent land schemes,
and to furnish reliable information to
those who desire to establish homes in
this State
The record-union., 1897-02-10
THE BIG FIGHT.
Stuart Has Not Arrived in Nevada to
Select the Battle-Ground.

CARSON, Feb. 9.-Dan Stuart did not
arrive to-day but another celebrity did,
in the form of Harry COrbett, Jim 5
brother who is here looking toward
the final furnishings that shall be made
in his brothers training quarters when
they are selected. There will not, how
ever, be any feeling Of security on the
part of the Carsonites as to this being
selected as the scene of battle until
Dan Stuart himself arrives on the
scene and says the word. In the mean
time, everything is in allegiance. 1t
seems likely that Corbett will train at
Shaw's Springs. near Carson, II the
fight comes to this place.
RAILROAD RATES FOR THE FIGHT
CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-There may be
quite a good sized fuss in the ranks of
the Western Passenger Association
over the rates to the big prize fight in
Nevada. The Association proper has
refused to grant any lower rates, but
two roads have declared that they Will
take individual action and put in rate
which will approximate one fare for
the round trip from the Missouri River.
Several other roads are against the
idea Of making any low rates at all,
and are bringing strong pressure TO
bear on the roads which favor the low
rate to have them alter their decision.
It is likely that the matter Will have to
come before the next regular meeting
Of the association before it is settled.
The roads which have declared them
selves of the low rate have not yet
changed their position in the matter,
iaa hat 2 "a
rate will be made.
CORBETT At SALT LAKE.
SALT LAKE, Feb. 9.-James ]. Cor
bett appeared at the thea ter here to-
night and gave his last exhibition be-
fore going into training for his fight
with Fitzsimmons. He was greeted by
a large and enthusiastic audience, and
boxed three rounds with Con McVey,
his trainer After the bout he was
called upon for a speech. He said he
would meet Fitzsimmons on March 18th
and would keep the championship in
America, where it should be.
The record-union., 1897-02-10
MURDERED BY AN INDIAN.
Fate of Two San Diego Citizens Who
Were Prospecting i'm Nevada.

SAN DIEGO, Feb. "a letter re-
ceived here to-day by Charles Keissig
states that Mum Davis, a well-knOWn
san Diego citizen, and young man
named Stearnes of National City, We're
murdered about Janaury 2Jth, near
Renville, New, by a half-breed.
The letter says the Indian, who had
stolen q horse and rifle in the White
Hills, A. r, arrived at the cabin of the
two men at sundown on the oath OF
January. and was given accommoda-
tions. knowing Of choice claims nearby
ne offered to show them, and the next
morning the three started for the mines,
which was the last seen Of the white
men. The Indian, however, made his
way north into Nevada.
The letter was from Superintendent
Earnes of the Howland mines, who has
party now searching for the missing
miners. Davis and Stearnes left here
October 1st, expecting to return the LIST
of February
The record-union., 1897-02-10
OAKLAND RACES.
rive Out of Six Favorites Beaten Yes
terday

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. "a sn1al II
crowd. poor lot of horses and the
defeat Of five out Of six favorites wera
the features of the racing at Oakland
to-day. Liberal odds were obtaina ble
on all the winners. The weather was
fine and the track heavy. Summaries:
Six furlongs. selling, Roadrunner
won Zooladin second, Monitor third.
Time-t:1Sl@.
Three and half flIrlongs, two-year-
olds, Count of Flanders won. Don
Lis second, On Gu Nita third. Time
0:44H.
FIVE and a half furlongs. selling.
Roltaire won, Woodland Belle second
Chappie third. Time-1 101h
One mile, selling. Morte Fonse won.
Cabrillo second, Ransom third. Time
-1:453i.
Five and n half furlongs. selling,
-year-olds, Scotch Rose won. Eta
II. second, The Sinner third. Time
1:0o15
Six furlongs. selling, Rejected won.
Zoolein second, -Pecksniff third. Time
lis.
The record-union., 1897-02-10
WOMAN SUFFRAGE DEFEATED.
The Bill Before the Arizona Legisia-
ture Killed i'm the Lower House.

PROENIX (Ariz.), Feb. 9.-The lower
house of the Legislature this afternoon
Unexpectedly killed the woman's suf-
frage bill by vote of 13 to 8. A
strong fight was made on the floor for
the passage of the measure which viii
on Friday be again brought up in Coun-
ell in the shape of a proposition to
submit the matter to a vote of the
people.
Among the bills introduced was one
for the imposition of a tax of , per
cent on the bullion product of mines;
for the creation Of the county of Butte
from the county of Maricopa, and the
separation into the new county of the
important towns of Tempa and Mesa,
The record-union., 1897-02-10
CRUISER BROOKLYN.
Will Cost Considerable Money to Re-
pair the Damaged Warship.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 9.-The big
armored cruiser Brooklyn was success
fully placed on the dry dock this morn
ing at League Island navy yard, and
for the first time since she ran afoul Of
the rocks on Schooner Ledge, over a
week ago, the full extent Of her inju-
ries We're made known.
For a distance Of nearly 17J feet her
bottom on the port side is bruised and
dented and torn, while on the star
board side her plates are punched in,
but not broken. The greatest damage
is on the port side, where there is one
hole large enough for a man to crawl
through, number of smaller holes
caused by the strainng OF her plates.
The record-union., 1897-02-10
FRANK BUTLER.
Identified as Sailor Who Once Went
Under the Name of PasCoe.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 9.-Frank
Butler, alias Richard Ashe, the alleged
Australian murderer, has been identi-
fed by Captain Jones of the British
ship Flintshire as Richard Pascoe, a
West of England sailor, who arrived at
this port on the British ship Dalbar-
deem Castle in 1880. The recognition
between Jones and Butler was mutual.
The white powders found by the ar
resting officers under the bands of But
ler's hat when the Swanhilda arrived
have been chemically analyzed and
found to contain five grains of strych-
nine each. The prisoner was much agi-
tated when the concealed poison was
discovered. He is supposed to have
kept 1T as last means of escape from
the clutches Of the law.
The extradition hearing will be re-
su1ned from yesterday tomorrow after
noon.
fight Will be made tomorrow for
the possession Of Buffers luggage By
bill Of sale, regularly atteSted. Butler
has conveyed his property to John T.
PidWell, one of his attorneys and a
replevin suit will be brought in the
Superior Court to get possession of it
from the Marshal. If the Marshal ad-
miits the legality Of a replevin writ
directed against him and delivers I'D
the property it Will bring to an issue at
once the question of it's ownership.
And it may prove very troublesome to
the Australian officers to show that il
is not Buffers property. 1t was found
in his possession, he claims it as his,
and as the distance from Australia.
where those who knew Captain Lee
Weller reside, is so great, it may be
impossible TO prove that the various
articles believed to be his ever were
his or that he did not give or sell them
to Butler
If the Marshal refuses to deliver I'D
the property to the Sheriff on a replev-
in writ, the issue of the Jurisdiction of
State court over property in the
hands Of a United States Marshal is
raised, and may result in holding the
property here for a long time when IT
Will be wanted as evidence at the an
tipodes.
Butler got a shave this morning. the
flrst since his arrival, just a week be-
fore edward Z. Roche, the barber
VINO shaved Durrant when he was in
the City Prison, performed the service
Tor Butler. The prisoner was taken
INTO the kitchen and his hands were
handcuffed behind him while he sat
beneath the razor, and at the same
time strong guard was near by. No
one who has watched Butler closely
believes that he will commit suicide
now or attempt to, but Captain Robin
son is determined to take no chances.
That was the reason for Handwriting
him.
The record-union., 1897-02-10
THE VALLEY ROAD.
Contract Let for Grading From Fresno
to HanfOrd.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. "a con-
tract was awarded by the San Joaquin
Valley Railway Company to-day to
Grant Brothers of this city for grading
from Fresno to Hanford, a distance of
forty miles. The work will cost be
tween $4,000 and $4,000. Operations
will be commenced within ten days,
and the contract is expected to be ex-
ecuted in four months.
Track-laying on this section of the
road will be begun in two months The
calculation is to reach the Kings River
in time to transport to that point the
material for the bridge which will be
constructed to cross that stream. The
point at which the river will be
crossed is about twenty miles below
Fresno.
The extension Of the valley road
from Fresno to Visalia via Reedley,
will follow the construction of the sec
ton to Hanford. They Will rejoin each
other at Joaquina, fifty miles south
east of Fresno, by way of Hanford,
and seventy miles by way of Visalia.
Which Of the sections will form part of
the main road, and which viii be rele-
gated to the inferior position of a
branch, is to be determined by the traf-
fic, and not the greater or lesser dis
tance to be traversed.
W. c. Edes principal assistant to the
Chief Engineer, will have general su-
pervisiOn of the extension of the work,
which viii be under the special charge
of Division Engineer Z. A. Mcfarland.
The last named gentleman has acted
as Division Superintendent, with his
headquarters at Stockton. He Will
now be succeeded permanently in this
latter position by A. d. SCHNEIDER, at
present in charge of the draughting-
room.
The recent heavy rains demonstrated
the solid construction of the valley
road. Owing to the road bed having
been built sufficiently high and amply
supplied with waterways, there was no
washOuts, and consequently no delay
in traffic.
The record-union., 1897-02-10
FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
One Man Scalded to Death and An
other Fatally Injured.

OMAHA, Feb. 9.-The Union Pacific
east-bound flyer was derailed at the
puzzle switch" at the west end of
the yard, this evening. The train was
running at a high rate Of speed when
the accident occurred. Engineer w. H.
Van Noy was picked up unconscious,
and is now at the hospital, where hopes
Of his recovery are held. Fireman
Thomas Krauz was caught under the
overturned engine and scalded to death.
No one else on the train was injured.
Negligence of Switch-tender Hem, it
IS charged, caused the accident.
William Henh, the switch-tender,w was
arrested at II o'clock, and is held at the
Central Station charged with criminal
negligence. The track was cleared and
trains running again at 9 o'clock
Engineer Van NOy Will probably die.
His injuries were found to be very seri-
Gus, and have taken the worst of
courses
The record-union., 1897-02-10
THE STORM IN HUMBOLDT.
Causes Great Damage 10 the HarbOr
at Eureka.

EUREKA. Feb. 9.-The recent storm
and high water in Mad River has
caused the collapse of the bulkhead
which kept that stream from discharg-
ing into Humboldt Bay and the conse-
quent shoaling Of the bay channels and
inflow Of debris. The bulkhead was
built at the expense of the Govern
ment seven years ago which changed
the course Of Mad River, causing il to
discharge into the ocean In the vicinity
Of Arcata. thereby reclaiming a large
area Of valuable land. besides improv-
ing the navigation of the bay. United
states Engineer Gillette mas been com
rnunicated with, and it is hoped the
bulkhead viii soon be repaired.
The record-union., 1897-02-10
Two Men Shot and Probably Mortally
Wounded.
The Eastbound Flyer on the Union
Pacific Wrecked at Omaha - The
Fireman SCalded to Death and the
Engineer Fatally Injured - The
Accident Due to Negligence of the
SwitCh-Tender.

UNIONTOWN (Pa), Feb. "a riot
occurred at the mines of the j. H. SOM
ers Fuel Company at Belle Vernon, IN
which superintendent William Bates
was shot four times and mortally
wounded. Boss Driver Charles CaIna-
han was shot twice and is in a pre-
carious condition, while several other
persons were more or less injured.
The trouble grew out of strike
caused by the action of the company
discharging a driver for careless and
fast driving. The Belle Vernon Council
at once demanded that the discharged
drived be reinstated Upon the refusal
Of the company the men laid down their
tools, and a strike was declared last
Friday. Since that time the mines have
been closed.
Last evening the men met in their
hall to discuss the matter, and a quar-
rel arose. At the request of the Presi-
dent the police cleared the room. AS
soon as the men reached the street the
onslaught was commenced with revol-
vers, clubs and other weapons. Super
intendent Bates, who was in the midst
of the mob, was viciously attacked, and
endeavored to defend himself. AS the
crown Oh angry miners CloSeu III oil
him, he drew his revolver. Carnahan,
the foremost of the miners, also drew
his gun, and then 9sgan a deadly hand
to-hand encounter between the two.
They emptied their revolyers at each
other point blank, and when the fire
ceased both lay writhing on the ground.
At this juncture the police interfered
and drove the mob down the street.
superintendent Bates and Carnahan
were carried to their homes and medi-
cal aid summoned.
It is believed neither can live. An
other outbreak is feared, and the town
is under heavy patrol