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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-26

Barcelona is a regular hotbed of Repub-

Barcelona is a regular hotbed OF Repub-
licanism.
The Publicadad a very ably conducted
paper Of ferociously republican type. has
twice incurred the displeasure Of Captain
General Des Pujols, and has on each oc-
casion been fined. but the second time the
proprietor was informed that another Of
Tense would incur suppression. This realty
means a present conflict. and its effect
will bubble over to the surface again at
the first favorable opportunity. Then
again there is a society formed In Bar
celona with the avowed purpose Of seek
ing annexation to France. and being so
near to the frontier and approachable in
various directions the situation is ex-
tremely favorable to the inception Of revo-
lutionary operations where instituted by
Carlists or others.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-26
Veterans Privileges

LEAvENWORTH, Kan. Aug. 25.-Na-
tional Commander Henry Shindler, of the
Regular Army and Navy Union, has an
nounced a decision admitting to member
ship in the order all persons who served
during the Spanish-American war, whether
In the permanent or in the temporary es-
Establishment of the army. He has been
placed In receipt OF many letters from
members Of the union requiring that some
way be found through which the admis-
sion of the volunteer could be obtained.
In recognition Of this demand and the prob
ability that other kindred organizations
would endeavor to secure these volunteers
for their order, prompt action became nee
essary
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-26
Cuban Food Supplies

HAVANA, Aug. 25.-The British steamer
Trayan, from Jamaica, arrived at Cienfue-
COS today, with 800 tons of provisions for
the Spanish army. The steamer Clinton.
with Miss Clara Barton of the American
Red Cross society, has also arrived with
provisions for the society. The Havana
municipality has agreed to request the
colonial secretary Of the treasury to allow
the importation of cattle into the island
free Of duty, because of the scarcity Of cat
lie and the high prices which prevail. Eggs
are sold at rs cents each.
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Worked Too Hard

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2-Trouble which,
for some time has been brewing among the
telegraphers in the employ of the war de-
partment eliminated this afternoon in the
resignation Of four of the operators. Other
operators are likely to relinQuish their
places unless satisfactory assurances are
given them that their grievances will be
remeded. The men expect to bring the
trouble to the attention Of Assistant Sec
rotary Meiklejohn. The trouble is said to
arise from extra work for which no pay
has been allowed the operators.
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Ready to FIGHT

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1-Pugil1st
Jim Corbett will leave for New York on
Monday. He says that Mccoy acted very
manfully concerning the postponement OF
their engagement. but. as 1t Is purely q
matter Of business with him, he will try
and have the contest carried or accord
Ing to the original plans, excepting that
the time Of the fight will necessarily have
to be changed to a later date.
The National club has signed Frank Nc
Connell to fight George Green in this city
some time next month.
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Non-Fusion Populists

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25.-The candi-
dates Of the Peoples party, headed by r.
W. H. Shanahan, nominee for governor,
held conference with the state executive
committee today. Chairman Fowler and
Secretary c. H. johnson were instructed to
reorgan'ze the party In any county where
the present orga nization should adhere to
the fusion ticket. 1t is proposed to make a
vigorous middle-of-the-road campaign.
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Peruvian Troubles

NEW YORK, Aug. "a dispatch to the
Herald from Lima. Peru, says: The gov
eminent has withdrawn the popular pro-
ject Of an emission of notes to the bearer.
Another regiment OF infantry and a d.
vision of artillery have gone to Join Para q
division In the north. The general opinion
Is that as soon as Para arrives at Piur all
will be settled. Vice-Presldent Billing
hurst has left Iquique on his way to Lima,
He will start his candidacy for the Presi-
dency as soon as he reaches the capital,
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Named for Conrre

DIES MONIES. Iowa., Aug. SC. FL
Holly Of this city was today nominated for
congress at the Seventh district fusion con-
vention.
Danville. Paw. H. Woodin of Column
bia county was today nominated for con-
gress by the Republicans Of the Seven
tenth district.
Council Bluffs, Iowa.-The Democrats
and Populists Of the Fifth district today
united in the nomination Of James A. Lem
on of Guthrie Center for congress.
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The Body Recnvered

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. .25.-The body
of Mrs. Charles Il. Paxton, who was killed
in the collision between the government
steamer Mcdowell and launch from the
transport steamer Scandal week ago.
was recovered from the bay today. The
funeral will probably take place tomorrow.
The remains are greatly decomposed
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Will Paw War Taxes

FORT WORTH, Tex, Aug. 25-Superin-
tendent o. w. Case of the Pacific Express
Company has notified the State officials
that beginning today his company will
comply with the recent ruling of the State
Railway Commission to pay the war tax
on express matter destined to points in
Texas.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-26

notorious Becker-Creegan forgery case re-
heard by the Justices Of the Supreme Court
These men belonged to gang who two
years ago victimized the Nevada bank out
Of $4,000 on a forged check. They were
convicted and sentenced to life imprison-
ment by Superior Judge Wallace, but, on
technical grounds. new trial was ordered
by the Supreme Court. The forgers are
notorious both in the United States and
Europe.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-26
The Boiler Was Old

EUGENE, Ore. Aug. s5-The explosion
Of the boiler of a threshing machine today
killed one man and seriously injured five
others. The boiler was an old one and the
steam gauge was out OF order. The acci-
dent took place on the farm OF J. Kirk, Is
miles west Of here.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-26
FELL OVERHEARD
A Pasadena Girl Drowned in Switzer-
land

CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-Friends OF MISS Jen-
ME Baker. formerly Of Chicago and recent
ly of Pasadena, CAL. received news today
of the drowning of the young woman at
Ouchy Lausanne, Switzerland, July 81.
Miss Baker was stopping with her mother
at the Hotel Beau Rivage on Lake Geneva.
She went boating alone and is supposed to
have fallen overheard while endeavoring
TO recover an oar which had slipped from
its lock- Her jacket, parasol, book and
gloves were found in the boat, but her body
has not been recovered.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-26
A FOOL SAILOR
To Cross the Atlantic Ocean in a Row
Boat

Boat
ATLANTIC CITY. N. j., Aug. 25.-In a
boat ID feet long, well provisioned, Capt
William Andrews has sailed from Young's
ocean pier for trip to Europe. His boat,
which is peculiarly constructed, is known
as the phantom ship. The Captain expects
to reach Europe within sixty days in spite
of all storms.
Captain Andrews says there Is nothing
experimental in the performance. This
will be his fifth similar voyage across the
Atlantic. hds first having been in 1878 His
last voyage was in 1892, and 1t was one full
Of seventies and ddscomforts.
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A CHINESE REVOLT

France Will Get an Opportunity %
Interfere
NEW YORK, Aug. ga special to :he
Herald from Hong Kong says:
A serious insurrection has broken on at
Nadoa, in the interior Of Hainan.
The American missionaries and native
converts have sought refuge In safe terri
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The Candy Box Clew

II he can identify Mrs. Botkin as the woman
for whom he filed the box.
The Candy Box Clew
STOCKTON. Cal. Aug. 25.-The box
which Ii supposed to have contained the
poisoned candy believed to have been pur-
chased by Mrs. Botkin at the Wave in this
city, was made to order by Sleichhacker &
Co., No. $50 Market street, San Francisco.
AS near as Proprietor Kuhn Of the Wave
could remember, he gave the order in the
month of February of this year, and he
wrote for one Of the boxes today.
1t has developed that Raymond Miller,
also employed at the Wave, was the first
to call the attention of Gattrell to the fact
that the candy had been sold to a woman
at the store about three weeks ago. It Is
thought that Miller will be able to identity
the purchaser should he see her again.
Miller is at present enjoying vacation in
Oakland, but will be home In Stockton be-
opening Of school.
The dimensions Of the box are as follows
outside measurements-Length 6A inches,
breadth 81. depth II s-16
Requisition Papers
DOVER, DEL, Aug. S.-Attorney Cen
eral White tonight sent to San Francisco
reQuisition papers for Mrs. Botkin, who
Is under arrest there charged with the
poisoning OF Mrs. Dunning and Mrs. Deane
by means OF candy sent through the mail.
The affidavit to secure the papers was
sworn to by ex-Congressman Penningto on,
the father Of the two poisoned women, and
the papers charge Mrs. Botkin with MUIR
der in the first degree. Before leaving here
for Georgetown tonight, Attorney General
White said:
1--WE have the murderess and we have
evidence that no defense can shatter. The
only thing we fear is Mrs. Botkin's seIf-de-
struction."
Mr.. White added that the writing on the
paper OF the candy package and that In the
anonymous letters sent to Mrs. Dunnins
have BEEN positively identified by Mr.. Dun
ming as similar to the handwriting Of Mrs.
Botkin. It is stated here that Detective
Witsil and woman police matron will 20
west to bring Mrs. Botkin here. The Cali
fornia witnesses will not be summoned to
Delaware until the trial is called, but their
affidavits will be taken at San Francisco.
The trial will probably be called in Octo-
Der.
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Camp Alger Sick

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1-The Second
Pennsylvania hospital train left Camp Al
ger today with LIS sick soldiers. A third
eixty-nfth New York. died today Of typhoid
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square miles on the Pacific coast. The con-
stitution has not been submitted to vote
OF the people.
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customers candy was either old or home
made. 1t almost filled the box. which he
covered with CONNECTIONS in his store.
Gattrell will come to this city today to see
II he can identify Mrs. Botkin as the woman
for whom he filled the box.
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RESULT OF THE
The Prize Goes to Mark keppel
for sc Misspelled Words

The prize offered for the detection Of the largest number
of misspeed words in the advertising columns of The
Herald during the week ending August TO- 1898choce
of either watch godheaded cane-has been awarded
to Mark Keppel 212 N Belmont Ave-, who reports sixty
six words. His list appears below.
Lists crowding this closely were sent in by Jennie
SHREDDER Monrovia; Jos. Nugent Oceanside; c. l. Hos
field, Los Angeles; Amanda Swallow Prospect Park; and
George Pomeroy and Mrs. C. E. Kenny, this city. Most
of the lists contained great many words that under the
rules, could not be allowed.
Mr.. Keppel will please call at The Herald office and
get his watch.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

A Boys Fancy.--"Gecrge," said his
mother, "why do you pay so much
attention to that Middleton girl? She
has face like an apple pie" That's
my favorite pie, MOTHER" said George.
cleveland Plain Dealer.
Vacation and Rest.-IIixon-"I I'M
derstand DIR. Thirdly's congregation
are talking of sending him to Europe
Dixon-'Yes; that's their intention"
Hixon-"For rest, suppose?" Dixon
Yes; the congregation think they
are entitled to Chicago News.
No Novice.-Cactus Cal-"Thet there
new minister f ourn amt no tender
foot. See; he's usin' his left hand ter
shake hands with tn memb'rs # his
congregation" Easterner-"What does
that action signify?' Cactus CaI-'It
don't signify nothin', stranger, but it
leaves mis- gun-hand free. Judge.
Smith, was reading in the paper
this morning about Texas man who
was struck by lightning while he was
swearing. Remarkable occurrence,
wasn't it?" Brown-"Oh, l don't
know. If lightnirg-yas torstrike a
Texas man when he wasn't swearing it
would be much more remarkable. -
Chicago News.
Great Picture Buyer Ito hostess)-
what do you think of an artist who
painted cobwebs on the ceiling so
truthfully that the servant wore her
self into an attack of nervous prostra-
ton trying to sweep them down 2"
Hostess Ia woman of experienced
There may have been such an artist.
but there never was such a servant
Tit-Bits.
Observation-Disclosures dear! ]
wish / could think of some new wav
to say no. I've had to refuse so many
men lately that am positively becom-
ing weary of the old way of declining,
Alice-'1 wouldn't worry about that,
dear. The fellows probably enjoyed
the joke just as much as if you said
something original each time. Chi
cago News.
"Oh, conductor" The man from the
west on the through train for New
York beckoned TO the man with the
gold braid on his cap. "Well?" said the
conductor. what l want to know"
explained the man from the west. sis
whether we get into Greater New
York before we leave Buffalo, or is the
assertion that the city limits overlap
campaign lie ?'-Chicago Evening Post
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FROM AFRICA TO ALASKA.
Cold Hunters Leaving the Rand 10
Seek Fortune in the
klondfIxe.

South Africa has caught the KIondike
fever, and many of her sons are picking
up to come and seek wealth in the
frozen Eldorado of the north. j. Nc
Donald, from johannesburg, said the
other day that quite number of miners
are preparing for Alaska. johannes
burg, and, in fact, all that country"
said Mr.. Mcdonald, lis good place for
poor man to keep away FROM All the
mines are controlled by English syn
dicates, who run things to suit them
selves. Wages are poor, and the miners
life is not one to be envied Ever since
the trouble some years ago business in
general has been in a state of inertia
and seems in no hope of improvement.
The Beers are out-of-date people wlo
hate innovations of all kinds, and this
is the cause of the hard times. If they
were little more in keeping with the
times everything would progress and
things would be livelier in the country.
The fever was raging when I left,
last December. and had claimed good
many victims. 1t is of frequent occur
renee. and is deathly in general to ali
foreigners"
On being asked what the general
opinion was of the Boer president. Mr..
Mcdonald said 'OId Kruger is we'll
thought of by the people of the Trans
vaal. He is friend of the working
man and stands for the rights of the
people and labor on all occasions. OF
course he is the supreme power, but
that is about all. He does very little by
himself. DR.. Leydes, his secretary. is
the man who really guides the destinies
of the country.
"The schools are very poor. Until
few years ago the English language
was not taught, but now, after good
deal of agitation, the government has
consented to the desires of the people,
and every day for few hours English
is taught
'Cecil Rhodes is the uncrowned king
of Africa. The Beers hate him, and the
general belief is among the English res
idents of the Transvaal that If he dared
to enter that country his life would be
of short duration.
Americans are respected better than
the English, and whenever any Ameri-
can is in trouble minute investigation
of the case is made, which is not often
done in the case of Britisher. Seat
tle Post-Intelligencer.
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slaye Owned by a city.

The story of Salem's relations with
this city presents the curious instance
Of an ex-slave who belonged to mu-
nicipality. In 1926 he was purchased
by the city of Nashville, and since that
time, for the period of 73 years, has
been its faithful servant. He worked
for the city Al years as slave and 80
years as free man. The old man is
now 103 years of age, and when he
learns of the attempt to cast him
abroad as useless incumbrarcei in his
helpless age he may well wish himself
back in the bonds of slavery, where he
was at least assured of comfortable
living. Although the city charter pro-
hibits the pensicning of any of the
city's employees. Messrs. Stainback and
Smith refused to regard this provision
so strictly and rightly. cast their votes
for the old fellows pittance. Mr.. Beaz-
ley voted in the negative, but that was
because he had just been turned down
on another proposition. His announce
inert that he will bring suit to prevent
old Salem from collecting his ten dol
lars per month is not considered seri-
ously.-Nashyilie lTenn.) American.
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southern cheese Factories.

Several cheese factories are now in
operation in the south, and a good
many creameries. The creamcries are.
especially successful, and the butter
made at them is of the highest quality
and commands the best prices. One OF
the most successful of these is at Bel
videre, in Franklin county, Tenn.
where number of Swiss colonistn
settled many years ago. At this
creamery the sweet milk is brought IN
every morning by the farmers, and
after the cream is separated the re-
maining milk is carried back and fed
to pigs and calves. The milk at the
time of delivery is tested by lacto-
meter, and the prices paid for it are
regulated by these tests. There has
never been any difficulty in selling all
the products from this creamery at
at good prices, the prices being deter
mined by those paid at some desig-
mated point.-Dr. j. b. Killebrew, in
Southern Farm Magazine.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21
Feeding sheen.

Sheep need a variety of food, and
their condition will be improved by
giving them an occasional variation.
Clover hay is the most valuable for
sheep feeding. Peas and oats may be
fed once day. Pea straw or oat straw
is good for the second ration. Roots of
almost any description can be given to
sheep occasionally and regularly, if
they are at hand. Ens.iage is one of
the feeds that is not Known yet in the
west, yet it is one of the best sheep
foods in existence. Guide.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21
HERE AND THERE.

The hay crop of the United States
is worth more than any of the grain
crops grown. For the past ten years it
has been worth on an average s42O, 0o0,-
600 annually.
The sheep eats almost everything
which grows, but because the sheep is
the champion farm scavenger is no
reason why he should have no better
fare than weeds and brows.
1t is against dry cold, but not
against wet, that sleeps coat is a
protection. When wet it keeps the
sheep wet and cold for. hours, while a
steer will soon get dry and warm.
Avoid all tendency to constipation
in the sow at narrowing time, and you
will then have no fears of difficult OF
dangerous parturition. A constipated
sow is liable to devour her own young
Ticks on sheep are very unprofita-
Bile customers. and it is better to dip
the flock on the first warm day; it will
do them no more harm than the occa-
sional soaking from rain which they
get.
"A great many farmers say they
have no time to read. That is just the
reason, as a rule, why they do not
succeed better. The man who don't
read may be a hard worker, but he is
apt to have poor Judgment.
Whenever farmer finds out that
he is not making a profit from his
business he sho aid make some change
in the manner ofconducting it. In any
other business it would seem foolish to
persist in Improbable methods.
With the right cultivation any
good acre of land should grow 30 tons
of roots. This will supply food of this
nature for 80 sheep Tor 2oo days, or eoo
sheep for month, and will form about
two.thiyds Of their daily sstieps
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tate. From the cab window he sprane
TO the running board and darted the
length of the heaving engine. One foot
on. the steam box, firm grasp of the
flag rod, and he slid down to the pilot.
He braced his left foot between the
bars; one hand was gripped ike vice
above, while the other poised the heavy
coupling rod.
Below him the blurred gray track bed
flowed outward dizzily, and the air was
full of flying sand and cindtrs. 1t re-
quired every atom of the fireman's
mighty strength to keep his place on the
pitching pilot.
Rankin had opened the throttle
again. The impact must not be a
pound too heavy. He could not see Lar
son, but he felt his danger. What il
there was a ring in the front bumper
of the car, so that the fireman could not
make the coupling?
AT that instant Rankin was hurled
heavily forward, but he regained him.
self with bound. Oliver, the brake
man, was waving his arms and signal.
ing downbrakes. Rankin saw tears OF
relief streaming down his rust covered
face.
They stopped, with every wheei
burned, less than 100 yards from the
passenger train. The officials, blanched
about the lips and stammering with
excitement, came stumbling forward.
They found Rankin pottering over his
running bars with his hooked-nose oil
can. The big fireman was calmly doing
up crushed thumb with bit of cot.
ton waste.
Of course they thanked Larson ano
Rankin, and believe their salary was
increased on the next pay days but
there are some things for which money
cannot pay.-Youth's COMPANION.