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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-26

fGur" with him. Lei him remember tha
he does 50 in the public service, and that.
unless he does 50. he is 10 truc dctcc-
tive
Il knew Of little police officer in
Pittsburg. Penn. lis name is John
McTighc. He is Of slender build. and
little more than 1 feet / in height
But he has the daring Of Il wildcat.
Some years ago NcTi4hc saw two sus-
,iciouS looking persons on SmithGcl1
street in the iron city He pursued them
mnoStenlatiouSly throughout the day.
ana at length saw them enter Il bank.
present check and emerge with funds
NcTi%hc watched them until they enter
cl Il near by saloon. Then he went IN
10 4 dru" store across the way. whence
he could keep IN eve on the saloon
door. and called mp Roger O'Nara. then
chief Of detectives in IittSbur@. O'Mara
sent to the bank, and closer iuvcsti-
CATION developed the fact that The
chccl, presented by the Two men was Il
clever forgery. This news WaS c0mmuui-
Gated to McTiehc who at once crossed
the street 10 arrest the criminals
lie met them coming ont Of the sa-
loon. They were both biz powerful
men. bur McFighc WAS undauntcd
Without word hc tipped MP til" fore
most fellow. 50 that he tunblcd face
forward acruss tIn floor Tb.u III ,o,n-
81 ~ ,hn u.vt man.. tbro.t ,nd IL,
.hncr fnrcc .r o,,,,,.;.a l,..a HI, o,.,.,.
,I,.,,,,.I,;r, ,,.;,,,;,,.i ~ HI,
rnvnIvor Nt,Ti.,hn a,,,.t',,,',,ot,, ,.;,t.,.',
i. out of his hand. and plantoJ = sim
ming upper c5It it the In 81 Of his chin
Criminal No > was ky this limo an his
feet. and he went for NcTio!In tooth and
nail. Rut The Gallant littIo detective
held on 10 tho fellows collar dcenitc
thc blows which wore showornd ,rop
him while he ul,ntod himself fr,oI,,
aStridc Of The prostratc 1ncrnh.r ar thn
partnrr>hip He had no mcous ar
blowing. his police whistle but fortunate
IL for him the crowd which had cul
lcctcd attracted ). paSSInc policeman
who ha-tcncd 10 The spot Al first thc
officer did not recognize NcTigho 81
bruised and BATTERED was hc Lrt !, ccw
words mn him in pn,soS.iou Of Tho rac,s
and ne lc,t , hand In ,rrcetir., tho
criminals. NIcTj.hc had 10 90 10 =
hnopit;I hut h. had the comfort of
knowing that be had done his duty Ike
= littlr man 10 IN. ynun,, dotcctivc
| wGuId say. Re ready ia do at Nc
Tiche did when called unou ana don't
wait until Won have 1o be- told your
course of action. either
The Young detective. to be- really
successful must hc an aIl-rouud man.
Specialists are useful. indeed .but once
cneci.li.r .,tu-,,-. . .,...i,iyt III ~.
The herald., 1898-11-25
PERSONAL

Edward Tracy of London is in the city fol
an extended stay.
H. H. Hit, representing the Passion play
is in Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Reed of San Fran
cisco are recent visitors in Los Angeles.
Fred S. Barbour, well-known resident
of San Diego, was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Smith, prominent peo
pie of Chicago, are tourists in Los Angeles
Arthur G. Mum, proprietor of a Sar
Jacinto newspaper, was in the city yester
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Ostendorf of San Fran
cisco are in Los Angeles on their brida
trip.
DR.. H. G. M. Naught, a prominent
physician of Riverside, was in Los Angeles
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Pascoe and Miss Pascoe
of Carbondale, Pa, are in Los Angeles for
the winter season.
John Darwin Gish of this city is visiting in
San Francisco and attended the Berkeley.
Stanford football game.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Rinehart returned
yesterday afternoon from San Francisco
where-they have been for several weeks.
H. M. Hayes, the young full-back of the
Pomona eleven, who was injured yesterday
in the match between Pomona and the Uni.
versity of Southern California, will be over
his hurt in few days. The damage was
done several weeks ago at Azusa, and yester-
days gamelaggravated the injury.
The herald., 1898-11-25
LOS ANGELES FRIDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 2s 1898

are that it will be out in few days The
President has discussed the general scope
of the forthcoming exemptions with the
members of the Cabinet and others, and
there have been several consultations of
late among departmental officials. The
exemptions now understood in addition to
those already mentioned will include mem
hers of the Board of Pension Appeals, to
which appeals from the action of the Pen
sion Bureau first go; law clerks in the gen.
eral Land Office, and among others per
diem employed in the offices of Surveyor
General. Some Of those in the Indian
service are said to be slated for exemption
and few officers in the Postal service, in
Guiding cashiers and others in postoflices,
Tor whose duties the postmasters are held
personally responsible, will be included
Private secretaries to chiefs of bureaus will
also be taken out of the Civil Service, but
chief clerks and chiefs of divisions are not
to be affected.
The herald., 1898-11-25

there comes up the question as to who is
the captain of the ship. When they hear
the name they will probably say, why,
let us see! Isn't he the man who sunk the
So-and-So? Yes? Oh, we can't take any risks
on ship commanded by Captain Blank.
Put another commander in his place and it
will be all right
'The company is, therefore, obliged to dis
miss Captain Blank. Then he starts out to
find another situation. His certificate, you
remember, has hole in it. He goes to see
the owners of another line. As soon as they
hear his name they saW
'Oh, yes. Didn't you command the So
and-So?'
Yes, commanded that boat
'Humph! Very sorry, captain, but We
haven't anything just now. If we should
have anything we will ct you know
'This scene is repeated at one steamship
office after another on both sides of the
water"
The captain leaned his elbows on the table,
"Do you WONDER" he said, after pause,
"that generally when liner is lost at sea
her commander isn't among the savedy But
mark my words" he added, rising, "in al
most every disaster, when the cry of negli
gence is loudest, it's the public that's to
blame and not the captain, who only does
what he is obliged to do."-New York Sun.
The herald., 1898-11-25
A DESERT MYSTERY
DALE CITY STAGE A WRECK AND
DRIVER MISSING
Terrible Tramp Of the Demented Mike
Coroan and His Entire
Disappearance

SAN BERNARDlNO, Nov. 23--The ar
rival of "Chuck" Warren, proprietor OF
Warren's ranch and Warrens wells on the
Virginia Dale road; today brings the first
news of a mystery, if not a tragedy, that
occurred last Thursday on the desert be-
tween Palm Springs and Dale City.
The stage started out from Dale City as
usual that morning, having the mail aboard,
in which was $500 in bullion, under the care
Of Mike Corona, a Mexican, the regular
driver between Dale City and Palm Springs,
but no passengers. The distance from Dale
City to the stopping station, Warren's
Wells, where the passengers and stage put
up over night, is about forty miles. From
Warren's Wells to Warren's ranch on the
line is twelve miles and from the ranch to
the springs is fifteen miles, the stage maxi
ing the run in two days, the road being very
sandy.
On this occasion the horses came into the
station at Warren's Wells Thursday night
in body, but entirely embarrassed, and the
next day search revealed the stage about
eight miles from Dale City, deserted, with
the pole broken, the mail and gold undis-
turbed, the harness for the horses taken
of carefully and lying in a heap on the
ground, and no trace of the driver, except
one of his shoes that was near the coach
There was also pail of very bloody water
standing near the coach. The ground was
somewhat torn up, as if there had been
struggle or a runaway.
On the next day Nriday) some persons
who were getting dinner on the trail be-
coming along and asked him to take dinner
with them, and he at first said ''yes," but
soon jumped up and started on. His face
was bruised and his head tied up, but they
did not think it to be the driver until after
wards.
The tracks of the driver were seen on the
trail along there, with one foot bare and
the other with a shoe, but they wandered
off on another trail and did not keep the
main road, but at the springs the other
trace of the man. The only supposition is
that there was an accident and the driver
was injured in the head, perhaps kicked by
horse, and he then, while out of his mind,
embarrassed the horses and let them go to
the night stopping station, while he washed
his wounds, tied up his head and with one
foot shod and one bare started, he knew not
where, but followed the road more or less
for the sixty-nine miles to the other end
of the line, where he took off the remain
ing shoe, which probably hurt him, and then
wandered on again, having arrived in the
night and not seen by anyone. The mail and
the gold bullion arrived here today, but al
though it is six days and more since the ac.
cident, there is no news of the driver.
The herald., 1898-11-25
BLANDIN's SPEECH
Likely to Cause Trouble for the Ex-
Judge

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 24.-The SEN
sational finish in the disbarment proceed
ings against State Senator Burke yesterday
has stirred the legal profession of this city
to its foundation. Ex-Judge Blandin, who
so severely arraigned the members of the
from all over the State for his fearless stand
in the matter. The common pleas judges
will undoubtedly take some action in ref
erence to the matter, but whether to re-
sent it by bringing Judge Blandin up for
contempt or to make a statement through
the press has not yet been decided. Many
attorneys, however, believe that Judge
Blandn will be cited to appear for con-
tempt of court. 1t is said that Judge Ong
may take the initiative in this direction to-
morrow.
The herald., 1898-11-25
RIVERSIDE RECORD
CASA BLANCA POLO RACES WELL
ATTENDED
Death Of Mrs. Matilda Strickland.
Victim Of Runaway Accident
Dead-New Grand Jury

RIVERSIDE, Nov. 24.-The race meet
ing today given under the auspices of the
Casa Blanca Polo and Golf club was well
attended and the races interesting and well
contested. The club has arranged to give
meetings on several other days during the
winter season and today's success will stim.
ulate the efforts made by the club members
in the coming events.
Mrs. Matilda Strickland, pioneer of the
state, died at the family residence here yes
ierday. The deceased came to California
in lS49 with the first gold seekers, and set
tied with her husband in the northern part
Of the state. The family was well known
and prominent in Yuba, Colusa and Sutter
counties twenty years ago. The deceased
leaves four daughters. They are Mrs. VIM
Hounsen of Los Angeles, Mrs. A. Amaden of
Pennington of Sutter county, Mrs. Fred
Eichler and Mrs. VIM. McCrary of this
city.
Andrew McCandel, who was injured in a
runaway accident near Corona few days
ago, died yesterday from the effects of the
injuries received at that time.
The Riverside Cemetery Association held
its annual meeting yesterday and elected
the following officers: w. A. Hart, presi-
dent; j. G. Hardman, treasurer; j. M.
Drake, secretary; d. G. Clayton, suI~rin.
tendent.
The Riverside & Arlington Street Car
company, which has had crew of men at
work for some weeks laying down new and
heavier rails for the new electric system,
have completed laying the rails and ballast
ing the road from the starting point near
Arlington to Fourteenth street Just in the
edge of the city proper. Manager Miller,
who is in charge of the work, says that the
system will certainly be in operation by the
first of the year, or very shortly thereafter
The electricity for operating the road will
be supplied by the city plant, which in turn
receives its power from the works of the
Redlands Power company.
A new grand jury has been drawn by the
superior court and it will be sworn in on
December 8, after which the usual examina-
tion of the accounts and books of the county
will be made. The last grand jury found
much to criticise in one or two of the county
officers and the method of running their
offices, but it is not thought that the com.
ing jury will find much to censure.
Chas. Davidson, prominent business
man of the city, who has been dangerously
i'll for some weeks with pneumonia, is again
able to be out.
Geo. Frost, president, and S. G. Evans, jr.
of the Riverside Water company, who have
been east for some weeks on business con-
nected with the company named, arrived
home yesterday.
The herald., 1898-11-25
WAS NOT EIsLER
Mistaken Identity Of the Man Buried
as the Santa Fe Train Robber

70 SAN BERNARDINO, Nov. 24.-De- Z
tective Hume has just telegraphed Z
Sheriff Holcomb that he has found Ig- Z
. natius Eisler at Dandy, still alive and Z
working on the railroad. Eisler is the Z
man who was supposed to have been Z
. killed in the Santa Fe train hold-up Z
near Barstow last week. The body of Z
the dead train robber was brought to q
this city and an inquest held thereon. Z
The man was buried as Ignatius Eisler. q
. the body of the train robber undenti- q
The discovery of Eiser still alive leaves Z
. the body of the train robber unidenti- Z
. fed, q
The herald., 1898-11-25
THE LIVING DEATH
Mexican Woman at San Bernardno in the Last Stages Of
Leprosy-How to Dispose of Herr

BERNARDINO
G.
the
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did
there will
The herald., 1898-11-25

Mr. and Mrs. William Charles R. Lloyd of
Berkeley are in Los Angeles. Mr.. Lloyd is
proprietor of the electric light plant in San
Diego.
The herald., 1898-11-25

All prices Of wall paper greatly reduced
A. A. Eckstrom. 324 South Spring street
The herald., 1898-11-25
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
The Presidents Backward Step Is
Expected Soon

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-The exact
date of the issuance of the Civil Service or
der of the President has not been fixed,
though the President has asked to have
the final departmental reports submitted
at the earliest moment. The indications
The herald., 1898-11-25

An employee Of the home of
York. has been troubled for
ABOUT O'Clock afternoon he would have
often continue
medicines without DOCTOR could do was to rel,
me About visiting friends when nv
friend
found surprise that headache
SINCE bought small bottle Rps charm There was
bowels
packet
@ M @ @ G a SF a and rs
The herald., 1898-11-25

The Republican and Democratic city COM
mittees may lock horns over the voting of
holders of certificates of election on Decem-
Der 5th. The matter may be settled by mu-
tual agreement.
The herald., 1898-11-25

c. Z. Huber, the Democratic nominee for
councilman in the Fourth ward, is working
hard and says he will be elected. He also
said last night that the Silver Republicans
who two years ago supported Mr.. Silver,
believing that he would vote independently,
are now rallyng to his support in the most
enthusiastic manner.
The herald., 1898-11-25

The Democratic and Republican commit
tees have agreed that the polls open t6:4S
on the morning of the 5th day Of December.
The laws requires that the polls open at sun
rise, and the committees having consulted
their various legal advisers have arrived at
the unanimous conclusion that sunrise is
8:48 on that date.
The herald., 1898-11-25

Betting in the Second ward on the coun-
Gil fight is against Baker. De Garmo is
making a good fight
The sun., 1898-11-03
THE LOOKING FoRWARD CLUE.
A Woman's Club Composed Entirely of EN-
pIoyees OF wanamaker's Store.

A Woman's Club Composed Entirely Of EN-
ployees OF Wanamaker's Store.
In the Art Gallery OF the Wanamaker store,
yesterday morning. the Looking Forward Club.
an organization made up Of women employees
Of that establishment. and recently admitted
to the Federation OF Women's Clubs OF the
United States. was addressed by Mrs. William
Bell Lowe. President OF the National Fedora
ton. Mrs Lowe said:
"Of all the clubs have visited since have
been President Of the National Federation. no
club appeals to me with more interest than
doeSy your own. feel that your very name
means progress. Moreover. the step which
you have taken In connecting yourself with the
national organization iB q great step forward
for the wage-earning women Of America. You
to-day. as women. are demonstrating to the
world facts which other clubs who devote
themselves to the study of literature and social
culture are seeking 70 find, for you are living
for the philosophy OF life. ana you are an object
all who are Interested in life. How well you
perform your work and act your part means q
great deal to the women OF America.
It is said that much happiness would follow
III all women were wage-earnerS; II all women
were making their own living and spending
who are doing this, and assure you that that
is something Of which many women who may
seem to be in better circumstances are envi-
GUS. / hear from all sides from Independent
women: should like to make my own liv-
Ing I would like to make you feel and know
are really often the object OF envy from other
The sun., 1898-11-03
HOOLEY TAKES THE STAND.
NONE REVELATIONS ABOUT DISTTN-
GUISHED GENTLEMEN.

He Mentions Few More Men with Pedi-
Gresa who Were Figureheads In His Gem
panies-Also Intimatos That Harry Marks
Gothic Better Of Him in n Newspaper Deaf
Speciai ca6h DsspatoA 10 TEE sus
LONDON. Nov. 2-Tho hearing Of the case OF
Ernest 7. Hooley. the bankrupt speculator and
promoter Of companies which was adjourned
on Aug. IT. was resumed In the Bankruptcy
Court to-day. The proceedings attracted a full
attendance, as It was expected that further dis
closures OF Sensational character would be
made. and the audience was not disappointed.
The examination OF Hooley was continued
with the result that he made a number OF
charges OF q nature similar to those he made
previous to the adjournment Of the case last
summer. He declared that he had paid Sir
Joseph Renals. formerly Lord Mayor Of London.
10000 10 Join one Of his companies. and had
also paid large amounts to other prominent
persons.
Mr. Hooley said that he was member Of the
Carlton Club. He had paid Sir w. T. Marriott
$1,000 for introducing him and had also given
10000 to the Marquis OF AberRavenny for the
fund Of the Conservative party. To Henry O.
Richards. member OF Parliament for East
Finsbury. he had given $1,000 In shares In
consideration OF his qualifying as director Of
the Simpson Chain Company.
He and Harry Marks, NJ. p. editor Of the
Financial Ne,os. had bought the Sun from Mr.
T. P. o'Connor. Marks was to find 10000 OF
the purchase money and he himself was to fur
nish the remaining s22.000. He did not think
that Marks had paid his share. but he had
nevertheless. "collared the whole thing"
FUCKER FINED $1,000.
The proceedings against Martin d. Rucker.
prominent in connection with the Humber
Cycle Company. for contempt OF court. which
were adjourned on Aug. II. were resumed to-
day. and the court imposed fine upon Rucker
OF 81. 900. The case grew out Of the examin-
alton In bankruptcy Of Ernest 7. Hooley. and
Fuckers contempt OF court consisted In his
having sought to induce Hooley to give false
testimony and having offered him bribe Of
$1,000 to give such evidence.
The sun., 1898-11-03
Todd-Porter.

NEW HAVEN. Nov. 2.-Miss Alice Madeline Por-
ter OF this city and William Todd OF Baltimore
were married in the Church OF the Redeemer
this evening. Miss Grace Porter. sister OF the
bride. was maid OF honor. The bridesmaids were
Miss Katherine Ward of Washington. Miss
Emma Lansing, Watertown, NJ Y; Miss Louise
McVey and Miss Elizabeth TaylorSmith of Bing-
hamton. N. Y. and Miss Marion Welch of this
fame. was best man. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. Watson L. Phillips, pastor
OF the Church of the Redeemer, assisted by tho
Rev Harry E. Peabody. cousin of Mr.. Todd. A
reception at the Porter residence followed tho
ceremony Miss Porter is a daughter OF Joseph
Mr., Todd was graduated from Yale four years
ago
The sun., 1898-11-03
BRoUeHr DEATH ON HIMSELF.
Saloon Keeper Lyons Disconnected Gas
Pipes and Was Suffocated.


John Lyons. % years old. saloon keeper at
Henderson street and Railroad avenue. Jersey
City. was asphy1iated By Illuminating gas yes
terday morning in q small compartment at the
rear OF the saloon where the gas meter Is kept,
The gas pipes had been detached from both
sides OF the meter and Lyons was found still
holding in his lifeless hand 4 rubber tube of
sufficient length to connect the detached pipes
This leads to belief that he met his death
while trying to carry into execution scheme
for getting hiF gas without paying for it,
street. q friend Of Lyons. vas found uncon-
scious IN room adjoining the small compart-
ment where Lyons was discovered.
Patrick buddy Of 1888 Steuben street was
passing the saloon about o A. NJ. when his at
tsntion was attraeted by the strong odor Of gas:
open and looked In. but. did not see anybody.
buddy then opened the doorleading TO the rear
room and was almost overpowered by the VOL
ume Of gas which assailed him. He retreated
Who Y keeps % store u adjoining The the Saloon. saloon
Duddy and Pichot opened all the doors
and windows Of the saloon, and when the
atmosphere had been somewhat cleared they
yentured into the rear room and found Murphy
him out and he was taken to the Gregory street
police station. Policeman Kelly and Detective
Larki1s had the gas turned of at the main,
and when It was safe to venture into the small
room they found Lyons's body there.
he said that he and Lyons were drunk when
Lyons closed the saloon shortly after midnight
on Tuesday. They visited several other sa-
looms. and he did not know what time they got
back. He sat down on chair and fell asleep,
and he does not remember what happened
The sun., 1898-11-03

Eccentric John MoNeips Last sister Found
Dead in the Woods,

HIcKsv1LR L. l., Nov. 2.-Mr Herbst and
Mr Bosse. two young men Of Hloksville. while
cut hunting yesterday afternoon. came across
the body Of q woman lying dead under tree
In the woods on the Bergeman farm, three
miles east Of this place. Coroner skinner
learned later that the woman was Margaret
MoNeil. q sister Of John Mcneil, who resides
in hut two miles east of Hicksville. on the
plains In an out-of-the-way place. Mcneil
is cripple who caused q sensation four years
ago by keeping the death OF his other sister n
secret for over week and keeping the body In
the house until the Coroner insisted upon re-
moving II. His brother died shortly after that.
and his body was nearly week In the house
before the public was aware OF IL The four
members Of the family we're al insane by .9- Eea-
food and often for DAYS In the winter without
McNeil told the Coroner that he had sent his
sister 20 the store about three days ago to get
some som sroeeriess He had INC not W. worried @ about
tSe Bal Baptst Home az IN ManhStnS s WhsTs so
was once. an inmate. He said she was Pbout
70 years ,old. Further inyestiGatlonsshSyed
Neil said that they had had nothing to cat for
four days. It has been, the custom Of the
oyerseer OF the poor to allow the two "a worth
Although the four McNeils we're educated
people they forgot nearly all they ever knew
Mcneil could not tell what day oi the month il
was yesterday. nor could he tell how long his
sister had been absent from home. The dead
woman formerly worked for Harper Brothers,
the Bible House.. After leaving the Bible
House she went to the Baptist Homo In Eighty
fifth street, where che remained until three
years ago, when she came to Hicksville to live
with her brother.
The he'd in which the first sister died has
never keen touched SINCE her death four years
ago. DIR. Rave found the bed clothes Just as
he left them when the body was removed. Mar
Garet slept during all this time in bed Just
across the room, but had never touched the
The sun., 1898-11-03
Porter-smithies.

GREENWICH, Conn. Nov. 2.-John Guernsey
Porter Secretary and Treasurer OF the River
side Yacht Club. and Miss Mabel Marian
Smithles. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. George
Smithies OF Springfield. Mass. were married
at O'Clock this evening at Christ Episcopal
Church. the Rev. NJ. George Thompson. tho
rector. officiating. 1t was ehrysa99themum
with these flowers. The bride was attired in
white satin, and was attended by her sister.
Misc Bertha Smithies. as maid Of honor. The
Mount Vernon and Miss Mabel O. Jones OF
New York city, William @. Hynard OF New
Charles +. Stewart. Walter. q. Buxton. A.
Shiyes Williams. alt Of New York. and Harold
H. 6mlthies. brother OF the bride.