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A Wifebeater Shot

GRASS VALLEY, Aug. 5-Thomas
Anderson, better known as'Thomas Nc
Cormack, tonight beat his wife, who in
return fired three times at him with a
pistol. Two of the shots took effect. one
in the left eye, the other in the back of
the head. Anderson VIII lose the eve.
The other wound is not dangerous. An
derson is powerful man, while his wife
is small in statue. He has on previous
occasions beaten his wife.
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A Salvation Colony

SAN LUIS OBISPO. Aug. 5.-The Saliva
ton army has secured from Claus Spreck-
els seven acres of the Old Mission ranch,
near Soledad, upon which to establish
colony. The land is under an irrigation
plant started last year by B. F. Gould.
Sugar beets will be raised on the land and
Mr.. Spreckels will before long extend his
narrow gauge up the west side of the river
to the land.
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Parliament Prorogued

LONDON, Aug. 5.-Parliament will be
prorogued tomorrow and it is expected will
reassemble during the first week of Feb
ruary. The Globe this afternoon says it
understands that the government intends
to deal next session with the redistribu-
ton of seats in the house of commons,
but, it is added, an exhaustive inquiry into
the question will first be made by house
or departmental committee.
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A Missing Student

OAKLAND, Aug. 5.-John f. Lynas
started Saturday morning to visit friends
at Crockett, in Contra Costa county. He
has neither arrived at his destination nor
been heard of since he left this city.
Lynas was a student at the Pacific theo-
logical seminary. He wanted to enter San
Anselmo seminary and has been studying
toward that end during his vacation. His
friends fear that the unusual amount Of
study has unsettled his mind.
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A Poet Killed

LONDON, Aug. GA dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Vienna reports that the
Bulgarian poet, Contantinoff has been as
sassinated. 1t appears that he was making
political tour. According to the dispatch
the Bulgarian authorities gave orders for
the assassination of Lakeff and the mis-
creants who we're hired to carry out the
instructions mistook the poet for the in
tended victim.
The herald., 1897-08-06
Wheat for Brazil

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-1'he bureau
of American republics has received infor-
nation that merchants of Rio Janeiro have
chartered two vessels now in San Fran
cisco to convey cargoes of California wheat
to Rio This is the first time in history
that such a thing has occurred and is at
tributed to the short crop in the Argentine
Republic and Paraguay
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Paid His Fine

NEW YORK. Aug. 5.-Jesse Scott Oliver,
the Los Angeles deputy sheriff, who was
arrested about three weeks ago at Coney
Island for an attempted assault In this
city on 15-yearold Sarah E. Robb of Brook
lyn, pleaded guilty today in the court of
general sessions and was fined $3.50. His
lawyer made strong plea for him, say
ing he was drunk when the attempt was
made and this plea resulted in the mitiga-
ton of the punishment. The fine was paid.
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Ship Ashore

NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-The Merritt &
Chapman Wrecking company have sent
wrecking steamer to the stranded ship
Otto at Mecox, about six miles east of
Southampton, L. I. A strong northwest
wind is blowing, which makes it doubtful
If she can be saved. The Otto was built in
1866. She is 1867 feet long, 37.2 feet beam
and 24.4 feet deep, and halls from Bre-
merhaven where she is owned
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A Big Blast

SAN DIEGO Aug. 5.-Fifty thousand
pounds of powder was exploded at Morene
dam this morning in the presence of mem
bers of the city council who had gone out
to witness the novel sight upon invitation
from the Southern California Mountain
Water company. 1t is said that over 100,-
900 tons of rock was dislodged, the mate.
rial TO be used in building the dam.
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Didn't Get Ont

WOODLAWN, Aug. ga carefully laid
plan of Phil Collum, convicted of burn
ing the Woodland woolen mills, to escape
from jail has been thwarted. He is under
sentence to the state prison, but is await
ing action by the supreme court. He made
an impression of the prison lock and his
wife secured perfectly-ftting key which
she concealed with some steel saws in the
courtyard. A fellow prisoner was seen to
carry the package to Columns cell, where
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it was discovered. The wife on being told
of these facts left town.
Counterfeiter Convicted

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 5.-Wm F.
Rogers was found guilty of having counter
feiting implements in his possession by a
jury in the United States district court
this morning. Rogers had evidently had
strong hopes of an acquittal, based on the
strong presentation of his case to the jury
by his attorney, and on the testimony of
his son, who had declared himself the one
who owned the implements and did the
counterfeiting. When the verdict was an
nounced the defendants face fell. He will
be sentenced on Monday.
The herald., 1897-08-06
Not Our Elsie

OAKLAND, Aug. 5.-Elsie Simmons,
aged 13 years. has been abducted from the
Fred Finch orphanage at Fruitvale. The
child, whose parents are divorced, has been
at the orphanage nearly five years. Her sis
ter Lena married recently ]. c, Hall,
restaurant keeper, against her fathers
wishes. Mrs. Hall called at the orphanage
today. She was allowed to see the child
and take her out. When supper time came
Elsie could not be found.
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A Legal Hanging

HATTIESBURG, Miss, Aug. 5.-Joseph
E. Perryman the young negro who crim-
inally assaulted Miss Nellie Waters, near
East Arch on May 1st, was hanged here
today at 80 p. m. About 1000 people wit
messed the execution, which took place
in the court house yard. This is the seq
ond legal hanging in the history of the
town.
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Ell Diegueno Fiesta

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 5.-This was the
second day of the fiesta of the Diegueno
Indians at Mesa Grande in this county
The attendance of white people was
large and the Indians. especially the
young bucks, entering into the spirit of
the occasion most heartily, the progra m
as usual being largely sports. Tonight
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much comment. was going to Sigri. ISL
ard of Mitylene.
LONDON, August Sin the house Of
commons this evening Rt. Hon. George
j. Goshen, in reply to question, said it
was true, as reported, that the admirals
of the international fleet had decided to
exclude the Turkish fleet from Cretan
waters and added: Their action is not
approved by her majesty's govern
ment"
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A Pioneer Dead

SAN JOSE. Aug. 5.-Alfred King, pio-
neer of '49. died in this city today after
long illness. One of his sons, c. A. King.
is connected with the Los Angeles Times,
and daughter, Mrs. L. X. Wasson, resides
in Riverside. All his children were VII
him when he died. 81 A
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Young Catholics

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug 5-The tenth
grand assembly of the Young Mems Cath
olic union has concluded a three-days
session in this city, and p. E. Mccarthy,
the newly elected grand president has an
nounced his intention of organizing an as
semby in every parish in the state.
The herald., 1897-08-06
Eoolkiller Asleen

CLINTON, Ind, August 5.-Hugh
White, coal miner, on banter, made
the perilous jump from railroad bridge
to the water, 100 feet below. After the
leap he swan $50 feet in his heavy cloth
ing, climbed to the top of the bridge and
repeated his feat
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A Strike Won

ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. 5.-The strike at
the Fulton bag and cotton mills, which
threw 1900 employees out, yesterday. because
white employees refused to be placed beside
colored women. came to an unexpected end
today. the strikers gaining their point.
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Wants a Pardon

OAKLAND, Aug. 5-An effort Is being
made by prominent citizens to secure Z
communication of the death sentence passed
on Benjamin l.. Hill, the wife murderer.
sentenced to be hanged Aug. 9th. Since his
sentence Hill has professed conversion and
now says he would like to consecrate his
life to Christ.
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Mckinley Can't Cone

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5.-Mayor Phe-
Ian received today a dispatch from At
torney-General McKenna, stating that
President Mckinley had assured him that
the latters proposed trip to the Pacific
coast had been abandoned for this year.
The herald., 1897-08-06
An Arbitrator Chosen

YOKOHAMA, August SIT is semi
officially announced that Japan has an
nounced that Belgium will be selected
to act as arbitrator in the questions in
dispute between Hawaii and the Japan
ese government
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Mileage Tickets

CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-The roads of the
central passenger committee have decided
to place interchangeable mileage tickets
on sale Sept. 1st or as soon after that date
as they can be printed.
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the celebration continues and huge bon
fires are burning. The fiesta will close
tomorrow. The program, besides ath-
letic games, will include the peon, eagle
and good crop dances.
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Figel Murder Case

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5.-The exam
ination of Theodore Figel for the murder
of Isaac HOFFMAN will be begun in the
police court tomorrow.
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Her

I'm really afraid can't engage you.
Miss Hyjee," said the operatic manager.
Your voice is not remarkable and you
will pardon me if l say that fail to
see what you rely upon to draw an
audience.' MY dear sir" replied she.
Il have the enviable distinction OF
overwhelmingly never-having sung
before Queen Victoria.' why didn't
o say SO before?' cried the enrap-
tured manager. you are the very
songstress l have been looking for
these many years. '-Pittsburg Chroni-
cle-Herald.
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built such castles in the air as other
youths build, and in my castle | be-
gan to see Kate NOrman's figure,
Katie's dark-eyed. crimson-cheeked
face smiling on me from visionary fire
side there, and hear her voice singing
lullabies in the far-off future. We met
often. She was always kind and friend
ly. I had fancied something more.
One day I went in the heat of the
afternoon to a shady spot by the river
side, my own ground. I lay upon the
grass, reading a book, when behind the
glossy leaves of the plants which the
little ones called dread and butter
bushes I heard the sparrow-!ike twit-
ter OF girls voices.
She'll have him." said one.
Fancy such a bridegroom" said the
other. Cali his money couldn't buy
me-"
He don't want you, but Kate said
the first.
lone must be at ones last prayer to
want such an admirer. No n could
like Casper Athwold."
OF course not" said the first; "but
then he's rich, and Kate poor enough.
You are right; no woman could love
him.; but money will marry anybody
There was a rustic, a sound Of feet
on the grass. The chirping voices died
away in the distance.
| shut myself up in the Old house.
among my books. and stunned the
sight of faces and the sound Of voices.
1t was the best thing that a man whom
no n could love could do.
So the months wore away, Some
times I had met her. but l always look
ed another way, and our pleasant greet
lngs had come to an end. I had seen
a hurt flush on her face, and taken no
heed of it. | had even been dis
courteous-but I loved her just as l
had loved her ali along.
One day I went To the old lawyer
who had had charge Of our estate for
forty years, and bade him draw me
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a Correction.

"This,' said the professor of ana
omy, as he exhibited a human law
bone, is the inferior maxillary."
II beg your pardon, professor" said
n of the married students, but didn't
l understand you to say the skeleton
you have before us belonged to a fe-
male?"
81 did"
In that c1se, then, there is no infer
ior NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Times.
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TIE QUEEN AS AN o
British Protection Held to Be Divine
Power in Thibet.

British Protection Held to 10 Divine
Power Isl Thibet.
In addition to being Queen OF Eng.
land and Empress of India, 1t appears
that Her majesty is a goddess, An
Engllshman named Stuart Majori-
banks has recently returned from a fve
years s%ojourn in Thibet and Bengal,
and he is the authority for the follow
ing remarkable story. When he was
Journeying in Thibet in 1893, Mr.. Maj
orlDanks says that he heard through
the natives of a white goddess worship
ped by a sect whose place Of habita-
ton was in the most mountainous Sec
ton OF that rugged country. With two
guides and a native servant, Mr.. Maj
oribanks started for the mountains
that had been described to him, and.
on reaching them. found that he was
the first white man known to have
made his way to this spot. The treat
nlent accorded him by the members
OF the sect for whom he had been
searching was amazing. He had been
told that he was going to certain
death, and that no mans hand could
save MIN. To his surprise he was treat
ed as a most welcome visitor. He was
received with profound salaams. and
with his escort was assigned quarters
in a hut for the night. In resnonse
10 MS request for information he was
courteously told hat all he wished
would be made clear to him in the
morning. The villagers kept their
word to the letter. After the morning
meal the visitor was escorted to thu
mouse OF the principal official OF the
town, who is termed the Khan. Two
priests appeared by order of the Khan.
and conducted Mr.. Majoribanks to a
building located on the crown of a high
NIL. Entering, the traveller found him.
sell IN a dimly lighted apartment furn-
lshed with all the evidences of a bar
barlc religion. But the most amazing
tnlhg OF all was that, seated in a dell
@cately carved chair was the figure OF
d woman, wearing a golden crown. an
parently attired in European costume.
ana looking not unlike a specimen from
Mlhe. I~ussaud's. Closer inspection.
necessarily of a very respectful nature.
olsclosed the fact that the figure was
intended to be a representation of
queen Victoria. Careful scrutiny
showed that the imitation, so far as the
ilothlng was concerned, was very crude
indeed, but the likeness of the face
TO the original was startling in it's
1althfulness. After leaving the temple.
Mr. MaJoribanks had another inter
view with the Khan, and from him
learned how the Queen of England
came to be the goddess of a heather
tribe. 1t seems that a few years ago
the tribe was sorely beset by enemies.
and a deputation was sent from the viii
iase to Calcutta to appeal to the Eng
llsn government to interfere and cause
the Indian marauders to remain at
nome. The mission was entirely sue
cessful. When the Thibetans returned
from Calcutta, one of the men had Sc
cured a photograph of Queen Victoria,
anu apparently out of gratitude, as
GOOD an Imitation as it was possible for
them to construct of the Great White
Queen was fashioned, placed in the
temple, and worshipped as the chief OF
all the tribes gods.
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up a will, in which I left all that I pos
sessed to Kate Norman, with a letter
which only her hands were to unseal,
only her yes to read, after l had
gone.
Ih1s was the letter:
Kate Norman: You never cared for
me-; you could not: once [ heard a
woman say no woman could; but |
loved you. Had l cherished Il faint
ray OF hope I would have striven to
WIN your heart; but / learned, in time,
what folly it was; and, in pity for my
self, held aloof from you. As it is. it.
gives me some pleasure to think that
you will dwell under this roof. When
you read this you will pity, not deride,
The love Of Casper Athwold.'
This note lay unsealed and directed.
ITO be given to Kate Norman after
my death" and the will was also
Hgned and sealed. and I walked home.
At my door. the elm shadows lay
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Exasperatlnsltiey Indnite.
IF that isn't aggravating!"

IF That ISN'T aggraVatlng!"
Whats the natter"
Il just got a letter from my brother
In which he says he is going to marry
a blue grass widow. l don't know
whether he is engaged to a Kentucky
woman or a freak."-Cincinnatt En-
Quirer.
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Prepared 10 Learn.

Ladies and gentlemen" said the
candidate, I'm no speech-maker."
That's all right yelled an enthusiast,
encouragingly. Tell US about the
things we don't Notwithstanding
North American.
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ia \ "AS u lCoSA Ill
house without delay. 1t was dark
and l met NJ one.
In a moment l knew why. They ha,
assembled in the parlor t. hear my viii
read-for, through the Venetian shut
tiers long bars of light fell across tn
porch; and looking in, unseen myself
saw Kate Norman. with a letter in he
hand, glide through the opposite door
The will had been read. Before
could interpose she would have reat
the letter also.
What should ~do?-return as 1 hat
come ?-change my name?-dwel
where no one knew me? It seemed
that this were better than to return t,
the gaping towns-folk's nine days
Il d Worst Of all to meet Kate.
| turned from the window and hur
ried ~away-but l was still weak, very
weak, and soon my strength gave way
1t was just as I reached the churchyard
The road was bare, with no resting
place upon it. but within the gates thu
soft grass tempted me, and the willow
branches seemed to nod a welcome.
cast myself down in the long grass
The crickets chirped all about me. A
bird somewhere gave a shrek now anc
then.
I felt my blood on fire; I could no,
stop thinking; l could not give tire6
nature her way. l was weary anG
worn beyond all description.
l heard the church clock strike nine
1t startled me to think an hour haC
flown when the same clock struck ten
| lifted up my head to listen, and saw
a figure gliding up the path-a wom-
ans figure.
1t came straight on and cast itselt
on the grave by which l sat-the gray
beneath which the beggar lay WHOM
they had taken for myself-cast itself
upon it, sobbing wildly.
The shadows hid me. I cazed IN
seen upon the mourner. Who was it
Some one who had mistaken the spot
no doubt. She lifted up her head
In the moonlight | saw her face. II
was Kate. Had pity brought hel
there? Could pity make a woman
weep SO? l drew nearer. She spoke
it was my name she uttered.
"Oh, Casper she cried. shall | new.
er hear your dear voice? Can I e
tell you how I loved you? Oh, CASPER
Casper!'
Silence, with the. cricket's chirr
amidst it. and the birds scream, dawn
broke upon my soul. Then l stood be.
side her, holding her close and fast.
DO not fear, do not tremble," l cried
1T is a living Casper who comes tc
you, and no ghost. Oh, Kate-Kate
you gave tender words to the clay you
thought mine, will you bless me with
them living?"
She hid her face in my bosom, and
would not look up-would only Gins
to me with her soft, white hands and
sob.
And there we stood alone together
amidst the graves, I content to stanG
there, her hand in mine, her cheek up.
On my bosom, until the blessed even.
ing-time heightened itself into eternity
But at last she told me this, that O.
all men l was to her the best: anc
when I wonderingly asked her how
might dare dream that this could be
she made only the woman's answer
Because I love you"
In the moonlight, on that happy
night, we went forth from the ole
graveyard into the world of life, hanC
in hand, as We have gone together eve
since.-London Sun.
A Correction.
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crooked figure, clothed in rags. a beg
gar, who began his dolorous whine as
came up:
"A little help, just a little; I'm not
q strong man, sir; l can't work like
the same. Yer isn't strong yerself:
yell be KNOWN what that is. A wake
ly Guild crater that would be thankful
for onything--a penny or an ould coat,
or a sup or a bite. yes, sir"
tossed him a coin.
Go" I said. Don't loiter here"
The man looked at me %curiously, as
though he had expected more pity
from me. The coin had fallen at his
feet. He stopped and picked it up.
Yes, it'll buy a bite he said. Good
luck to We. It's lot always I ate before
I slape.'
He was miserable also.
Come in," | said. "I'l give you
some clothes; you need them sadly"
Its nothing but needing with me,
sir" said he. The likes of me can't
work"
You have had an ~accident?"
"My father threw me out O. a win
dow for a joke when he was NOT So
Der"
| took from my wardrobe garments
l had worn, and babe him put them on.
Afterwards l gave him food. called
no servant in; no one saw him Como or
go save myself. He departed blessing
me. l watched him out of sight. Then
| burst out in a laugh.
He had best go and offer his hand to
Kate Norman l said. They would
make a well-matched couple. Does he
look like me in my clothes, l wonder?
They fit him WE'LL
Then | remembered going out OF the
door and down towards the waters
edge. A boat lay there with the oars
in it. I stepped in and rowed Up the
river. The twilight faded, night came
on, a dark, moonless night. I had
dropped the oars and was drifting sea-
ward, lying at the bottom of the boat.
| kew that | was in danger. but the
knowledge did not affect me.
Suddenly a glare Of red light flashed
over my face. I heard a heavy throb Of
machinery. then a shrieking whistle,
and a steamer was hard upon my little
boat.
After that I knew nothing until 7
came to myself in a strange room. in a
strange hotel at Albany. The captain
CT the steamer which had run my boat
down fancied that to his account lay
the fever and delirium which had come
upon me, and had me taken care of.
It vas two weeks since the day last in
my memory. I read that in the paper.
There. also. read this paragraph:
THE body found in the woods at --
has been identified by the garments
and some personal peculiarities as that
Of Mr.. Casper Athwold, a wealthy citi-
zen, who has been missing many days.
His funeral takes place this morn
ing.
/ dropped the paper in amazement.
My W name-the record of my death.
Then I burst into a bitter laugh. l
understood it. The beggar whom I had
clothed had died upon the road. He
it was who was that day to be buried
under my name.
At first it seemed merely a cruel joke.
Then the memory of my will and the
letter written to Kate Norman flashed
upon me. I must reach home and prove
myself a living man before it was too
late.
Weak as I was. I arose and dressed
myself, and giving my address to the
landlord, left the hotel for the depot:
but I reached it only in time to find
the train gone. Another hour or SO
must pass. They were ages to me.
She would not read that letter while l
lived
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GHHkn& IN.
A STRANGE WOOING,

AN Casper Ath-
void. l was born
beautiful, but one
day a nurse drop
ped me from her
arms down the
whole length of
the oak staircase.
There is no need to
say more. Yet l
was a happy child.
AS | grew up /