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Mesa free press., 1900-11-16
five feet long, which weighed over
hundred pounds

five feet long, which weighed over a
hundred pounds
Lowe Bros, of Chico, have forty al
mond trees, from which they gathered
1880 pounds of nuts, which. were sold
for II cents per pound.
John Blanch of Santa Rosa has been
sentenced to San Quentin for two
years for selling liquor to Indians.
This is his third conviction for the
crime.
Eleanor Calhoun, San Jose native
daughter, is scoring decided success
in London, where she Isl appearing in
leading role in Stephen Phillips
historical play 'Herod."
Lee Calhound Duff, sub-center on
the freshman eleven of the University
the shoulders down as the result of an
injury received in football practice last
week.
San Jose-In a saloon, Al Bernall, q
local politician, was shot in the neck
by Barney O'Hara, bartender The
wound is no serious, as the bullet
passed out under the chin without sew
ering an artery.
Cape. George Meruzzio of the sloop
Ona was rescued from being burned to
death by his Newfoundland dog. The
boat caught fire and the animal
aroused him and tried to drag him
from the flames.
The skeletons of the two workmen
who were crushed to death in the Utica
mine near Angeles Camp in 1889, have
= A e
watch and $42 in silver coin were all
that remained.
Burbank Theater-The H1ivn~-r, leslie
Company, presenting the powerful
Satirical Drama, '"The Rogue's Com
edy," E. S. Wizards great success, by
Henry Arthur Jones, author of "The
Middleman," "The Dancing Girl, etc.
Frank De Voc, a thirteen-year-o
boy of Three Rivers, while on his way
to school started a full-grown Gin
namon bear, which his dogs freed. The
youngster ran bach home, got his
fathers rife and killc1 the bear with
four well-dlrected shots.
Henry Krosefeld of San Francisco
was arrested as crazy because he went
into restaurant at Haywards and ate
two dozen eggs, two large steaks, a
couple of loaves of bread, coffee and
dessert. Physicians say he simply has
an abnormal appetite.
Mrs. Teresa Bell of Santa Rosa has
filed suit in tn Superior Court against
R. Porter Asche and the Ruinat stock
Farm. The action is for restitution
and possession of the big stock ranch
just south of the town of Kenwood,
about fifteen miles southwest of Santa
Rosa. The ranch is one of the most
valuable properties in that county.
Enid Brandt, the eight-year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Brandt of
San Francisco, is developing into a
wonderful pianist. She sings any note
without the aid of an instrument. She
also gives the same exhibition made
famous by "Blind Tom"-that of mus
ical telegraphy. Chevalier De Kontski
the world renowned composer consider
ed her genius.
Mesa free press., 1900-11-16
ALL ALONG THE COAST
Interesting General Information
About California
MENTIONED IN THESE COLUMNS
Selections That Will Be of Great Interest To
Both Old And Young.

A resident of Fair Cakes found two
months-old girl baby on his front
doorstep.
w. S. Harlow, Under Sheriff of Ala
media county, has held that Office for
twenty five consecutive years.
Sacramento is to have an immense
cannery which will employ over 500
people and will cost upward of $50, 900.
Santa Cruz, Nov. 3.-James Lang,
who was injured by the accidental ex-
plosion of gun a few day ago, died
today.
Arthur Geissler, Stanford Univer-
sity football player, broke his collar
bone in scrimmage against the
second eleven.
Frank Peters, Santa Clara fisher
man, caught an immense skate over
Mesa free press., 1900-11-16
ODD ITEMS

The Stockton Health Officer has
urged the Board of Education to re-
quire students to bring separate drink
ing cups to school.
A telephone company in Tennessee
has prohibited the smoking of ciga-
rettes by it's employees.
lived amassed millions so rapidly as
Mr.. Alfred Belt, who is reputed to be
the wealthiest man in the world, with
fortune of a200,000000 and an in
come sufficient to make ten new mil
lionaires ever year. The whole Of this
colossal fortune has been made within
a quarter of century Mr.. Belt, who
owes his millions to Kimberly and
johannesburg, is man OF 46.
Mesa free press., 1900-11-16
DEATH FOR BOXER LEADERS
Officials Have Been Sentenced to Death
Bloody Butchery Of Prisoners
WILL BE BANlSHED
Dowager Empress and Her Advisers must
Remain AMY From Peking Hereafter.

Poa Ting Flu, Oct. 26.-The commits
sion of inquiry into the outrages on
missionaries here has sentenced to
death Tein Yang, the province judge;
Wang Hung On, the military COM
mandant; Gen. Kin, Tato. and other
officials. German and French troops
will garrison Poa Ting Flu for the win
ter. The preparations are complete
for destroying on Oct. 81 the most
venerable temple in the city.
Washington Nov. at is stated to-
day in quarters we'll versed in Chinese
affairs that outside of the question OF
indemnity punishments etc., now I'M
der negotiation at Picking, there are
three vital and far-reaching questions
to be determined viz: First, the remov-
al of the Empress Dowager PERSONAL
ly and through the influence of her
advisers from all participation in the
Chinese government. Second, the Gre
alton of an indemnity fund by the in
crease of China's customs revenue,
either by the payment of duties in
gold, instead of in deprecated silver
as at present, or else by doubling the
present silver duties from five to ten
per cent. ad valorem, and third the es-
adjustment of minister OF foreign
affairs, in place of the old and cum
bersome system of, the Tsung Ii va
men
Mesa free press., 1900-11-16
BOERs CAPTURE AN OUTPOST
Are Still Causing England Much Uneasiness

Cape Town, NOV. 3.-It transpired
that Boer commando captured
British outpost Of ninety men in the
vicinity of Geneva, October %, and
afterward held up Cape Town mail
train, looted the carriages and passen-
gers, destroyed the mails, set fire to the
train and decamped on the approach
OF an armored train. Not wishing to
be hampered, the Beers later released
the prisoners they had captured.
London, Nov. 3.-The South Afri-
can situation is improving, and Lord
Roberts will soon return to England
with majority of his staff. Arrange
ments are being made in CAGE Town
to send the batch of refugees bach to
johannesburg, and accommodation is
being provided in Bloemfontein for a
garrison of 1000.
Nevertheless, the activity of the
Beers continue. On October 26,
commando of 800 captured garrison
of 80 men at Reddersburg, but after
wards released them. Trains from the
south to Pretoria are attacked by Beers
almost daily. On October "a the Eur-
ghers occupied Koffeyfontein.
vi IAC OLuCI uduu, O6u. huOA as
inflicted reverse on Gen. Dewet's
forces, near Paris, capturing two
guns, one of them weapon lost by
the British in the Sannas Post affair.
The daily tale of British casualties
is heavy. During the month Of Octc-
Der, the British lost 1877 killed in ac-
ton, including fifteen Officers. sew
enty-one died of accidents and rina-
ty-seven captured or missing, total
almost equal to the monthly average
for the duration of the war.
The Express publishes a sensational
statement that the Beers revival is
more serious than has hitherto been
believed, and that in consequence,
Lord Roberts return is likely to be
still further postponed It says also
that no considerable party of troops
VIII return before January or Febru-
airy while the regimental drafts from
England will continue and 5000 horses
will be sent out.
The paper definitely declares that
the Beers are we'll armed and abun-
dainty supplied with ammunition, and
that the campaign is likely to last
another six months.
In the best informed quarters, how
ever, it is asserted that there is no
ground for the pessism of the Express.
Mesa free press., 1900-11-16
S. P. Wants a Short Line.

San Francisco, Nov. 4.-The South
ern Pacific is negotiating with the
Rock Island road with the view Of Sc
curing short line out of Southe
California to Chicago. The plan con-
templates an extension of the Rock
Island from Leberal, Kan, to con-
nection with the Southern Pacific at
Ell Paso.
1t is also stated in the item that the
Southern Pacific has abandoned the
building of connection with The Cen
trail Pacific in Nevada, utilizing the
Carson and Colorado as a link.
Mesa free press., 1900-11-16
Tropical Fruits

Some of the purely tropical fruits ex-
hibited at the fair by J. N. Rapp of
Hollywood have become a commercial
success in Southern California. He
shows three kinds of pineapples grown
on his place in Hollywood He has
about 5000 pineapple plants in bearing
in the open air and is selling the fruit
at wholesale at the Los Angeles stores
at Is cents per pound. The pineapples
weigh from four to ten pounds each.
A period Of from one to two years is
required from the setting of the plant
to the maturity of the fruit. 1t is said
that Southern California has at least
1000 acres where the soil and climate
are perfectly adapted to pineapple Gull
ture. The possibilities of the produce
ton of the fruit on those lands are
estimated as ample for the supplying
Of the whole Pacific Coast, with the
delicious fruit.
The cheremoya IS another tropical
fruit exhibited by Mr.. Rapp which he
is raising on commercial basis,
although In a small way 1t is known
as the custard apple, and is a native
of tropical Mexico. 1t is best when
eaten fresh. 1t somewhat resembles
rich custard.
Another fruit of the tropical exhib-
tied by Mr.. Rapp is the monstera del
iciosa. 1t grows to ten or twelve in
ches in length, and about four inches
in circumference. 1t may best be eaten
sliced in which form it has a flavor
almost impossible to describe, but not
unlike that of the custad apple. He
also exhibits some st. Johns bread
which grows in large pods, and may
be eaten either cooked or raw.
Mesa free press., 1900-11-16
Mississippi Pearls

Prairie du Chen, Wis, Nov.4-Dis-
coveries of pearls in the upper Miss
issippii river has caused tremendous
rush to the clam beds. Households
are crowding the river, and more than
1000 persons are encamped along the
river bank.
The finding of a few thousand dol
lars worth of pearls started the raid
One of the pearls recently found
weighed 100 grains, and is said to be
the largest pearl yet taken from the
river It was sold for $30O0
Mesa free press., 1900-11-16
Kitchener Commands

London, Nov. 4.-Lord Roberts. ac-
cording to dispatches from Cape Town,
has taken his sick daughter to Jonan-
nesburg, and Lord Kitchener is left in
command Gen. Dewet is reported to
have made his appearance near Frank
fort in the Orange River Colony, and
small bodies of beers Continue harras-
ing tactics.
1t is asserted that Lord Kitchener in
tends to stop the pusuit of commanders
and try to settle the colonies by garri-
soning and organizing the towns for
rapid raids with mounted troops.
Mesa free press., 1900-11-16
No Indemnity Can Answer

London, Nov. 5.-Dr. Morrison, wir-
ing to the Times from Picking, Nov
ember 1, says:
"The evidence in the Pao Ting Flu
trial to fix the responsibilities for the
massacres showed that an American
lady before execution, was lead naked
through the city, and that he'd breasts
were cut off.
"The destruction of two temples is
not an adequate punishment for such
inhumanity.'
Mesa free press., 1900-11-16
Hawaii's Great Spitfire About to BeIch
Forth. Severe Quakes.

San Francisco, Nov. 4.-The passen-
gers on the bark Roderick Dhu re-
port that the volcano at Kilauea, thir-
ty miles from Hilo, was momentarily
expected to begin it's periodical erup-
ton, on account of a series of severe
earthquakes that took place Oct. 10.
The first of the shocks, Oct10, oc-
Cured about o'clock in the morning,
was very violent, and laster Is seconds.
There were three more strong shocks
during the day.
Mesa free press., 1900-11-16
Two Vessels Aground

Hamburg. Nov. 4.-The Hamburg
American line steamers Fuerst Bis
marck, bound from this port for New
York, via Southampton and Cher
bourg, and the Pretoria from here.
bound to New York by the way of
Plymouth, both went aground while
passing down the Elbe at Schulau,
about thirteen miles from here. AS
sistance has been sent from here to
help the stranded vessels off.
Mesa free press., 1900-11-16
Candidates Suicide

Grand Rapids, Mich, Nov. g.
County treasurer B. Proctor, nomin-
ated by the Republicans for State Sem
ator from the Seventeenth district,
committed suicide today by taking
laudanum Campaign criticism of al
legged irregularities in the administra-
ton of the county treasury is said to
have caused him to take his life.
His friends stoutly maintain that
there is no shortage in his accounts.
Mesa free press., 1900-11-16

Orpheum-George Evans, The Fam
GUS Honey Boy" Les Frasetties, Nov
city Musical Artists; Edgar Atchison
Ely, New Songs-Dances; Lizzie b.
Raymond, Character Coincidence;
Blanche Ring, Descriptive Vocalist;
Rauchle, Impersonator; Hale Sisters;
The Great Everhart, A hit unparalleled
in local Theater History. Last Week
TO the Phenomenal Hoop Roller and
Juggler.
Mesa free press., 1900-11-16
Weil.Known Los Angeles Business Man
Has Vanished.

Edwin G. Wood, claim and tax agent
for the Southern Pacific, has vanished
from the haunts that knew him. He
dropped out of sight week ago last
Friday, in manner as strange as
that Of the scores of other men who
go to.make up the record of the mys-
ferrous disappearance.
Wood is the most prominent man
who has dropped out of sight here, and
there has been a lot of them.
Mesa free press., 1900-11-16
Rivers Shot Fatal.

Oakland, Nov. 4.-Deputy Pound
master Peter Farrell, who was shot
in the hip by Edmund Rivers during
quarrel a few days ago, died at the
Receiving Hospital this morning of
lockjaw brought on by the wound. The
police say Rivers will be charged with
murder tomorrow. He is now held
on charge of assault to murder.
Mesa free press., 1900-11-16

yond recognition, and this news was
calculated to make the strongest heart
fail
The explosion was probably the re-
suit of an accidental discharge of dy-
Mantle, caused perhaps by conclusion
of blast.
The property loss is light.
Operations will be resumed at the
mines assusua1 on Monday
Mesa free press., 1900-11-16
Cow Wrecks a Train

Sacramento. Nov. 3.-About 1886 o.
clock this morning the Placerville To-
cal train due to arrive here at 9:35
was wrecked in a cut one mile and
half east of Folsom. The locomotive
struck cow. The engine baggage
car and smoking car left the track.
A wrecking train was sent out from
this city. No one was hurt in he &C
cident.
Mesa free press., 1900-11-16
Youths on a Highwayman's Career

Prescott, Ariz., Nov. 5.-After steal
ing a saddle in Phoenix Sunday MORN
ing, two youthful highwaymen, one of
them half-breed Cherokee Indian,
started out on a career OF crime The
pair had one horse and saddle and ar
Mesa free press., 1900-11-16

but the doctors say there is an even
chance that he may live.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1900-11-02
FEUILLES MORTES

L'automne est venu, le vent apre
ct froid a soufa6, ct des grands ar
bres m6lancoliques les feuilles
mortes tombent, CONNIE des lar
mes.
CONNIE des larmes de soufran-
ce, elles tombent les feuilles NOR
tes, sur le sol durci, sur la terre
incl6mente, ct l'on dirait que CO
sont des reves cbim6riques, des
esp6rances irr6alisees qui tombent
dams un cr6puscule noir.
LIE sol est semblable q un champ
de bataille Oh les morris sont entas-
ses, ct un g6missement, une plain
to douloureuse s'exale de ces cada-
vres blemes de feuilles sans vie.
Files ont perdu leur seve ct leur
beaut6, les. feuilles d'automne ct
elles sen sont all6es, laissant la
place q celles qui viendront, toutes
vertes, toutes feuries.
Elles sen sont all6es, ct d'au-
tres viendront, puts sen front q
leur tour; ct ainsi la vie succ6de q
la vie, ce qui respire, ce qui palpi-
to sort de ce qui meurt, la joie sort
de la souffrance ct tout NAL enfan-
te un bien.
Mais il faut avoir WI les larmes
pour comprendre le sourire, il fault
avoir connu Pexile pour savourer
la joie du retour, il faut que la
vieillesse meure pour faire estimer
la force de la jeunesse, ct c'est
pour celia qu'elles sen sont all6es
les feuilles mortes.
CHARLES VELLEY.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1900-11-02
RES10Ns F6ANCAlS

Ainsi nous avons des 6crivains
qui voudralent cacher cette f6re
devise que la plus puissante de
nos societies a mise CONNIE refrain
dams Phymne qui exprime ses as
pirations, nous avons des patriotes
qui Sc croient oblig6s de METRE
leur drapeau dams leur poche aus:
sit6t qu'ils voient poindre q l'hori-
zon le nez dun AMERICAN.
II y a. chez ces gems plus que de
la lachet6, il y a lincapacit6 de
comprendre la port6e des mots ct
la philosophie de notre histoire.
II nest jamais entire dams PES
prit de ceux qui ont adopte eette
devise de vouloir renverser les ms
titutions am6ricaines Oh le hasard
a dirig6 les pas de nos compatrio-
tes. Sill est un fa1t qui ressort
plus 6clatant qu'un autre dams
Phistoire du peuple canadien-fran-
Gals, c'est quill a su s'adopter avec
une souplesse admirable a tous les
regimes sous lesquelles il v6cu
ct quill a observe avec une re-
ligieuse exactitude les devoirs que
lui imposaient ses serment envers
les pouvoirs politiques. II men
a pas MONS CONSIGNMENT afirm6
ses droits, ees aspirations q une
existence s6par6e.
D6s lorigine de la Nouvelle
France on volt Sc .dessiner deux
elements, les habitants, les Cana
diens ou les cr6oles, CONNIE on les
appelait quelquefois les fondateurs
de notre race en- un mot ct les
Francais envoy6s par le gouverne-
ment ct qui n'6taient que de pas
sage dams le pays. La division
6tait r6elle ct plus dune fois les
Canadiens ont protest6 contre les
injustices des .repr6sentants de. la
cour. .s5. ~.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1900-11-02

Montreal

I'm jeune. garcon du nom de
:Raoul Montpetit, s'est fait broyer
a mort par un train.
On accouplait des wagons ct
l'enfant, en- Jouant, SO suspendait
aux wagons. Soudain il tomba ct
roula sous les roues dun wagon
qui lui passerent sur lie corps.
Plus dune vingtaine de bles-
s6s, don't un mortellement, telles
sont les suites dun conait qui
s'est produit a Valleyfeld entire la
milice ct des gr6vistes.
Environ deux cents hommes en-
ploy6s par la Montreal Cotton
Company aux travaux de fonda
tions dune nouvelle filature Sc
sont mis- en- greve pour obtenir une
augmentation de rs cents par jour.
La compagnie "a refuse de ,,traiter
avec pUnion. Les gr6vistes ont
empech6 la compagnie d'exp6dier
des marchandises ct lis ont mis- un
embargo sur lie charbonnier de Ia
compagnie. La police locale 6tait
impuissante les empecher.
CONNIE Ia flature ne pouvait
fonctionner sans charbon, lie Sc
cours de la milice de Montreal, q
6t6 invoqu6. Deux compagnes du
Royal Scots sont arriv6es a Val.
leyfeld, ct l'embargo sur .le char.
BONNER q etc promptement lev6.
Les gr6vistes ct leurs partisans
SO sont attroup6s en- grand nombre
autour de la flature Empire ct sc
sontmisa lancer des pierres dams les
fenetres ct a faire dautres d6gatl
a la propri6t6. Les troupes on
charge les emeutiers a la ba1onnet
to ct les ont repouss6s, mais no1
sans une vive lutte. HUT des mi
liciens ont etc bless6s, don't deu,
grievement. Les gr6vistes ont e1
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1900-11-02

"Le Ecu de France" c'est le tt
tire dune po6sie publi6e par le
moine Chekoi Ganem dams un
journal fond6 r6cemment a Paris
ct 1ntitul6 ''Franqais au Loin''.
Oh! un peu de ton feu qui puri6e,
3 France?
Pays des mobiles cBurs, pays qui
nous est cher!
Si ton cmur fut jad1s plus: brilliant
et plus clair;
II ne donna jamais au ceur plus
d'esp6rance.
Car, ainsi qu'autrefois, lie Francois
en- tout lieu: 3
Accourait, sabre au clair, vers tous
ceux qu'on opprime, .
On le vera demain, pour pr6venir
le crime,
Arm6 de l'olivier, precher la paix
de Dieu.
Et le steele futur vera son 6pop6e.
Sc d6rou]er, sans fin dams lavenir
certain.
La France a. change d'arme ct non
pas de Destin;
L'id6e est son soldat, la plume est
son 6p6e.
C'est cette force-la qui nous tous
conquis.
C'est ellie qui nous fait dire, quand
dams pabsence,
Nous sentons poindre en- nous le
regret de la France.
"On dirait que notre anne le NAL
[du pays!'
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1900-11-02
lynne das morts

Ills ont pass6 sur cette terre, i'll
ont descendu. le feuve du temps
on entendit leur voix sur les bords
ct puis on entendit plus rien-ot
sont-ils? qui nous le dira? Heu.
reux les morris qui meurent dams
lie Seigneur!
Pendant qu'ils passaient mile
ombres vaines SO pr6sent6rent 8
leurs regards; le monde que le
Christ maudit leur montra ses
grandeurs, ses richesses, ses yolup-
t6s; lis le virent ct soudain ills ne
virent plus que r6ternit6-od sont-
ills? qui nous lie dira? Heureux les
morris qui meurent dams le Sci
gneur.
Semblable d un rayon den haut,
une croix, dams le lointain, appa-
raissait pour guider leur course
mais tous ne la regardaient pas
Od .sont-i]s? Jul nous le dira
Heureux les morris qui meurent
dams le Seigneur!
II y en- avaient qui disaient:
Qu'est-ce que ces fots qui nous
emportent? Y.a-t-il quelque chose
.apres ce voyage rapide? nous ne
le savons pas, null ne le salt; ct
CONNIE lis disaient celia, les rives
|s6vanoulssaient. Oh sont-ils? qui
nous le dira? Heureux les morris
qui meurent dams le Seigneur.
Es III y en- await aussi qui SEM
|blaient, dams un recueillement pro-
fond 6couter une parole secrete, ct
puts poeil fx6 sur lie couchant,
tout B coup, lis chantaient une au-
rore invisible ct un jour qui ne Fl.
nit jamais- -Ou sont-ils? qui nous
le dira? Heureux les morris qui
meurent dams le Seigneur!
Entra1n6s pele-mele, jeunes ct
:vieux, tous disparaisaient, tells que
lie vaisseau que chavire Ia tempete
compterait plut6t les sables
de la mer que le nombre de ceux
qui Sc, hataient de passer.-Heu-
reux les morris qui meurent dams le
Seigneur! :,
Ceux qui les virent ont racont6
gu une grande tristesse 6tait dams
1eur ceur;; Pangoisse soulevait leur
poitrine, ct CONNIE fatigu6s du ira
vail de vivre, levent les yeux au
ciel, lis pleurent.- .-Ou sont lis?
qui nous le dira? Heureux les
morris qui meurent dams le Sci
gneur!
Des lieux inconnus Oh le feuve
Sc perd, deux voix s'elevent inces-
samment, Pune dit: Du fond de
l'abfme j'ai erie vers vous, Sci
gneur; Seigneur, 6coutez mes &C.
missements, pretez Poreille d ma
pri4re? ST vous scrutez mes iniqui-
t6s, qui soutiendra votre regard?
Mais pres de vous est la mis6ri-
corde ct une redemption immense.
EFT pautre: Nous vous louons, q
Dieu! Nous vous b6nissons; Saint,
Saint, Saint. est le Seigneur Dieu
ldes arm6es! la terre ct les Cieux
sont remp]is de votre gloire!. :.
Et nous aussi nous irons Ia d'od
partent ces plaintes ou ces chants
de triomphe.-Ou serons-nous? qui
nous le dira? Heureux les morris
qui meurent dams le Seigneuri
LAMENNA1S.