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The age-herald., 1900-04-29
At Memphis

Memphis, April 2S.-An extra days racing was given at Montgomery park this after noon by the local organization of Elks, the net proceeds to be donated to the children of Conductor Charles E. Clark, who was the innocent victim of a shooting affray at the track last spring. About $z,o00 was real ized
 First race, six furlongs, selling-Louis- vile, 100 (McCann), 10 to 1, won; Scarlet Lilly, 10S Dupree), to l and to 2, sec- ond; Tommy O'Brien, 105 (Rose), to l, third. Time, 1:16%.
 Second race, half mile selling-Syno- capated Sandy, 107 CTalley), to 2, won; Icon, IA (Matthews), even and out, sec ond; Francis Refs, 100 (Rose), to 1, third. Time 0:50.
 Third race six furlongs, purse-Harrie Floyd, 100 (Matthews), to 5. won; Car lotta c, 1O1 Dominick), 4 to l and to 3, second; Sidtilla 106 (Winkfeld), 6 to l, third. Time, 116%.
 Fourth race, seven furlongs, Elks' handi- cap-The Rush, 102 (Winkfield), to 5, won; Highland Lad, 102 (Matthews), to 1 and to B. second; Nobleman, 105 (Wison), to 1, third Time, 127%.
 Fifth race, mile, selling-Celtic Bard, 113 (Gilmore), to 5, won; Red Pirate, 112 (Kiley), even and out, second; Bill Jack man, 103 Rose), to 1, third. Time, 1:42
 Sixth race, six furlongs, sellins-Evelyn Byrd, 106 Domnick), 3 to 1, won; Diggs, 103 (Winkfield), 8 to and to 5, se.ond; Trombone, Ill (Gimore), 8 to l. third. Time, 1:16A.
The age-herald., 1900-04-29
An Uneyentful NTarcb

Thaba N'Chu, April H.-General Bundles division has. arrived here. The march from Dewetsdorp was uneventful.
 Generals French and Hamilton are also here. The Boers are reported ten miles to the eastward. The mounted force cam in contact with them and had a slight skirm- ish. The result of the junction of General French and Runde is the clearance of the country of Boers at this point.
The age-herald., 1900-04-29
Mississippi Delegates Selected

Natchez, Miss, April 2S.-The sixth dis trict republican convention today endorsed the national administration and instructed delegates to vote for the re-nomination of President Mckinley. The following dele gates to the Philadelphia convention were named: if
 United States Marshal Frederick w. Col lins, John P. Alworth; alternates l.. J. Piernas and Thomas I. Reich.
The age-herald., 1900-04-29
More of Brown Crockery Company's Stock
 Goes on Sale Monday.

Though rushing the inventory the past three weeks of the Brown Crockery Co.'S stock were not able get com 6y % des MEnaa to Se m en en M t N @ has hfn FRS FOR THE FIRST TIME. Read carefully for if what you want not enuer aed in the past days advertising the probability is that represented in this new sale that be- oinS here Monday
The age-herald., 1900-04-29
M. J. WALK BR,

Court Stenographer, 4O6-407 Jefferson County Bank Building Phones-Office 52, residence 6s8. Solicits all classes of Stenographic work. a-22-eod-tf.s
Mesa free press., 1900-10-19
Galveston Relief Work.

Galveston (Tex.), Oct 6.-Mayor w.
c. Jones requests the Associated Press
to transmit the following:
'The Red Cross agent at New York
telegraphs that reports have gained
publicity that Clara Barton has been
in Washington two weeks and is there
now, and that all need of relief work
here is past. This is not true; Miss
Barton has been here constantly since
her arrival, week after the storm.
There is an immense amount of work
still to be done. Corpses are still be-
ing found on an average of twenty a
day, and Miss Barton will remain here
as long as the Red Cross can be of
benefit to the stricken people.
Galveston is not exploiting her sor-
rows or sufferings, but thousands are
living in tents and hundreds are Grip
pied. All the able-bodied are working
and the whole people are making the
bravest kind of an effort to overcome
their misfortunes."
Mesa free press., 1900-10-19
High Speed Divorce Mill.

San Francisco, Oct. Millionaire
Lucky Baldwin's daughter, Anita, Sc
cured a divorce today from her hus-
band, Georeg Baldwin, in the record
breaking time of twelve hours. This
was the prosaic climax of a romantic
elopement and marriage on the high
seas eight years ago.
Young Baldwin is the son of the
millionaire's brother, and his uncle
gave him a good salary in his hotel as
clerk. George fell in love with Anita.
but old Baldwin laughed at their talk
of marriage, and called them foolish
kids" So one day they went out in a
tug beyond Golden Gate and were mar
ried. They arranged to keep their mar
riage secret, but like most secrets, it
leaked out. Baldwin was very angry,
and threw George out, but ultimately
relented and forgave them. They lived
happily till one year ago, when George
deserted his wife. The divorce takes
record as the speediest ever known
even in this land of swift legal separa-
tions. The complaint was filed late
last night in Oakland, an answer was
filed here half an hour after, and this
morning the judge signed the papers
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Mesa free press., 1900-10-19
Mrs. Craven in Court.

San Francisco, Oct. 6.-Mrs. Nettie
r. Craven was carried into Judge
Cooks court today on litter, and by
her appearance in court saved her
bondsmen $4,000, which Judge Cook de-
clared would be forfeited unless she
appeared in court to answer to her
name Judge Cook questioned her ply
sicians and attorneys, and, it being ev-
ident that Mrs Craven was in no con-
dition to stand the ordeal of the court
proceedings, the matter went over I'M
til next Saturday, but not until Judge
Cook had named a half a dozen physi-
clans to make an inquiry into the ply
sical and mental condition of the de-
fendant The board of physicians aD-
pointed today will report to Judge
Cook next Saturday.
San Francisco, Oct. 6.-Garrett Nc
Enenery, one of the attorneys for the
executors Of the Fair estate, today ap-
piled to Judge Trout for formal or
der denying Nettie R. Craven's appli-
cation for a family allowance as the
widow of James G. Fair and removing
her case from the calendar of his de-
partment. Mr.. McEnenery explained
that written order was required, so
that the defense on appeal to the Su-
preme Court might be perfected. Judge
Trout made a verbal order denying
Mrs. Craven's application on August
10, and the time for appeal to the Su-
preme Court expires next Tuesday.
Action on the application will be
taken by Judge Trout on Monday, The
Mesa free press., 1900-10-19
Eight Italians Stoned by Woman.

Hazelton, Pa.-Eight Italians en-
ployed On the night shift of the Calvin
Pardee & Co. colliery at Latimar were
attacked on the way to Holyroad by
1,50O women, mostly Hungarians and
Italians from Milnesville. A few wo-
men were arrested with clubs but most
of them carried stones in their aprons.
The eight Italians saw the women on
the road ahead of them and crossed a
field to avoid them. The women also
crossed the field and overtaking the
men hurled stones at them. The men
ran and were soon out of reach OF the
women. One man received a severe
cut on the head while several others
were struck by stones.
There was to have been march of
women and men from McAdoo and
Jeansville, but for some reason it was
called off at midnight. 1t may be made
latter this week.
Some of the foreigners are showing
ugly disposition. They are seen in
greater numbers on the highways and
as some of them carry clubs, COLI
sion between them and the coal and
iron police may occur at any time.
There is no material change in the
number of men at work in this re-
zion
Mesa free press., 1900-10-19
DARE AT LAST DISCOVERED.
Cheyenne and San Diego Bank Wrecker
Turns Up in Egypt.

Cheyenne, Wyo., Oct. 7.-Disguised
under an assumed name and heaVy
growth of Whiskers, ID. d. Dare, de-
Iaulting president OF the National
Bank OF San Diego, Cal, and the Chey-
enne National Bank. is now president
of the principal railway in Alexandria,
Egypt A German traveller who knows
him intimately discovered Dare on a
recent visit to Alexandria. He learned
that Dare had been there seevral years,
that he was president and principal
stockholder in the Alexandra street
railway, and was posing as promi-
nent citizen.
Dare came to Cheyenne from Penn
sylvania during the boom days of the
range cattle business and made money
rapidly. In 1883 he became a stock
holder and vice-president of the Chey-
enne National Bank, and a year later
organized the National Bank of San
Diego He made plunge in real es-
tate here and when values declined
unloaded his holdings on two banks.
Before taking charge of the Cali
fornia bank, of which he was presi-
dent, Dare married handsome Miss
Emily Cronkelton of Crested Butte,
Colo. Early in '92 the San Diego bank
failed for 100000, and the Chepenne
bank followed a few days later for
$250,000. Dare fled to Europe with a
large sum of money belonging to the
depositors. He was accompanied by
his wife. who returned to this coun-
try soon after, when the story became
current that Dare attempted to throw
her overheard while crossing the Pa
cific.
A few days after the failure of the
banks, Cashier George Beard, of the
Cheyenne institution, committed sui
eide, and ,Vice-President J. N. Collins
of the San Diego bank was arrested.
A week later Collins also committed
suicide.
Secret service men are now bound
for Egypt to arrest Dare.
Mesa free press., 1900-10-19
Passenger Train Strikes Light Engine.

Seattle (Wash.), Oct. GA head-end
collision between passenger and freight
engines on the Great Northern line oc-
cured at II o'clock this morning, a
short distance south of Edmonds,
about fourteen miles north of this city.
Sam Work, engineer of the passenger
train, was killed, and Charles Spring,
engineer of the freight train, was SER
iously injured. Both engines were
wrecked and the fireman and a num-
Der of passengers were slightly injured.
The freight engine, north-bound, for
some reason not yet known, dropped
it's cars and went toward Edmonds to
flag the passenger to a siding, there
to await the passage of the freight.
The passenger-train engineer received
no instructions to stop at Edmonds,
and came on, meeting the freight en-
CINE as it rounded a sharp curve. The
freight engine was running at full
speed, and the two engines were tele-
scoped. Both engineers were buried
in the wreck and terribly scalded when
taken out, and were taken to the hos
pital at Edmonds. Engineer Work
lived only a few hours. He leaves a
widow in this city.
Mesa free press., 1900-10-19
Rich Gold Strike

Santa Fe, N. M. Oct. IA sensa
tional gold strike has been made in
the northern part of the Sandia Noun
tains, few miles south of the new
placer mining district. Ore carrying
free gold that assays as high as $780,,
900 ton has been found. but not
enough work has been done to demon
strate the value of the find. H. T.
Brown, one of the discoverers, calls
attention to the interesting fact that
the rich gold ore was found within a
few feet of the spot where Gen. Grant
camped in 1881, during the two days
he was president of the Canyon Del
aqua Copper Company. The scratching
Of the surface would have revealed the
bonanza and probably would have
made the Grant family millionaires.
Mesa free press., 1900-10-19
Paid Well for the Work.

Not long since large manufacturer
telegraphed to a London safe maker
requesting that an expert locksmitb
be sent at once to his place of business,
a town about fifty miles from the city.
Upon reaching his destination the ex.
pert, with his kit Of tools, repaired to
the establishment and was informed
that the vault, an old-fashioned affair,
which locked with key and which
contained the safe and books Of the
concern, could not be opened.
The man examined the lock and then
the key, opened his kit, took out bit
of wire and began to dig a mass Of
crumbs, dust and lint out of the key.
Then he inserted it in the lock and,
when the proprietor with a sickly
smile looked up, turned the implement
and opened the door.
whats your charger asked the
manufacturer.
give guineas," replied the expert.
"Does anyone know you are in
town?''
"Nc."
''Well, then, here are six guineas,"
remarked the manufacturer. CPL give
you a guinea extra If you'll take the
first train back to London without tell
ing anyone the price I've paid to have
man dig dust out of key for me"-
London Telegraph.
Mesa free press., 1900-10-19
New York Attorney Arrested for Forgery.

New York.-Albert T. Patrick, coun-
sci for the late William NJ Rice, the
millionaire who died suddenly and un-
der peculiar circumstances, was ar
rested by Chief Detective McClusky,
upon a charge of forging Rices name
to checks for $55O0O and $65, 1000, re-
spectively Charles F. Jones, who
acted as valet and secretary to the
late millionaire, was arrested as Pat
rick's accomplice.
In addition to the two checks, on
which the arrest was made, McClusky
believes that two other checks, one for
$125, 900 and the other for $4,000, both
of which were presented for payment
on certification, after Rice's death, are
forgeries. McClusky also believes that
the will Of Rice is forgery. This will
would turn over to Patrick about
nine-tenths of the entire Rice fortune,
amounting to something like $15,O00,-
900.
In view of these developments the
authorities will, in al probability, con-
tinue their investigation into the death
of Rice.
Mesa free press., 1900-10-19
Wherc Isinglass Comes From.


The best isinglass comes from Rus
ssla, where it is obtained from the giant
sturgeon which inhabits the Caspian
sea, and the rivers which run into it.
This fish often grows to the length of
stwenty-five feet, and from it's air blad-
rider the isinglass is prepared. 1t is
subjected to many processes before be-
ing ready for sale, but the Russians,
knowing 1t has the reputation Of being
rthe best, take great pains in it's prep
aration, and in the worlds markets it
-has practically no rival. A great deal
is made along the Amazon in Brazil,
i'but it is very coarse and inferior, and
lis used for the refining Of liquors and
similar purposes. The adulteration Of
good isinglass with the inferior kinds
can always be detected by placing
samples in boiling water. The best
isinglass will dissolve completely, leav.
ing no visible residuum, while the in.
ferior variety will show threads of
fibrous tissue dark in color.
Mesa free press., 1900-10-19
ALL ALONG THE COAST
Interesting General Information
About California
MENTIONED IN THESE COLUMNS
Selections That VIII Be of Great Interest To
Both Old And Young.

The Otay Gun Club has just returned
from Otay Dam with 220O ducks. This
is about 1000 too many
Sandhill cranes are on the market
at Fresno. 1t is reported that the bird
is rapidly supplanting the Belgian hare
in that section.
Warden Wilkinson of Folsom prison
issued his first hanging invitations
last week. George Pullman was the
subject but Governor Gage reprieved
him to Nov. 10.
While C. +. Silva was bringing the
barge Nicolaus down the river from
Fremont to Sacramento, loaded with
wood, the craft sprung leak and went
down to meet McGinty.
During the recent forest fire west of
Sebastopol man moved his furniture
from his house, thinking the building
would be burned. The fire swept by
the house and consumed all the house
hold effects which had been removed.
Sacramento, Oct. This evening a
man named Nicholas Alberig, while
passing through an orchard a few
hundred yards north of the County
Hospitay, came on the body Of man
who had been dead for several days.
The body had been partly eaten by
hogs. Coroner McMullen found moth
ing by which the remains could be
identified, but expects to learn tonight
that the deceased was hospital pa
tient who had wandered away and
died.
Mesa free press., 1900-10-19

Steven O'Meara, the brilliant editor
of the Boston Journal, believes that
there is too much worship Of precedent
and too much depreciation of the pres,
ent in comparison with the past, ''the'
earlier and better days of the repub-
hc." In speech he questions the bet
ter days Of ''the Fathers" To estab-,
lish his point Mr.. O'Meara makes num-l
erous citations from history. Wash
ington heads his list OF the sayings oil
1llustrious men with his declaration,
that speculation, peculation, and an
Unsuitable thirst for riches seem to
have got the better of every other con-
sideration." Patrick Henry had little
hope that "a people possessing so small
share Of virtue and public spirit
would accomplish much Alexander.
Hamilton characterized the constitu-'
ton as "a frail and worthless fabric.".
Reformers are constantly bewailing
the existing corruption in politics, but
Mr.. O'Meara believes with McMasters
that "in filibustering and gerrymander-
ing, in stealing governorships and leg
islatnres, in using force at the polls,
in colonizing and in distributing pat
ronage to whom patronage is due, in
all the frauds and tricks that 60 to
make up the worst form of practical
politics, the men who founded our
State and national governments were
always our equals and often our mas
ters," though they lived at time when
universal suffrage did not exist and
when the franchise was everywhere
guarded by property and religious quail
if1cations of the strictest kind" Mr..
O'Meara cites the fact that great diff
Guilty was experienced in obtaining an
escort at the funeral of Samuel Ad-
ans, owing to political enmities, in
view of which he is led to say: "Find
in the last thirty years a single word
Of personal contempt or bitterness hurl-
ed by one candidate for President at
another. There is none such, and if it
had beer uttered the guilty man would
have fallen low in the esteem even of
his own party" Yet such expressions
were common in the days Of "the Faith
ers." In some respects the politics
of our day is better than that of a
hundred years ago. In some respects
1t Is worse. There are more tempta-
tons in modern politics, and, human
nature remaining about the same, there
is more corruption Of certain kind
than in the earlier days. Nevertheless,
the world of politics is growing better
Mesa free press., 1900-10-19
BOY BURNED At THE STAKE.
Following Buffalo Bills" Feats of Skill
with Terrible Results
EDDIE MCBRIDE DIES OF INJURIES
A Cup of Gasoline Dashed on his Clothes
and Match Applied.

Trenton IN. j., Oct. 6.-Nine-year
old Eddie Mcbride died today as a re-
suit of injuries received while playing
wild West with several companions
who burned him at the stake. Eddie
and the other boys had been in the ha-
bit Of congregating in the sommons,
near young McBride's home, and in
dulging in all sorts of capers, follow
as near as possible Buffalo Bills"
feats of skill. The boys were playing
as usual this afternoon when Eddie ap-
preached. When the others saw h4m
they danced and shouted, Here comes
Pale Face. To the stake with him."
Eddie was smaller than most of the
others and he submitted, as he had Of
ten done before.
The captive was bound to sapling,
and the sport would have ended ordi-
narily after the boys circled around
him a few times, shouting and -four
ishing sticks, but one of the boys sud
denly varied the sport. He had Sc
cured a cup of gasoline and, it is al
legged, dashed it upon the clothing of
the victim and then applied match.
His companions paused in the wild
dance and looked on with a mixture
of admiration and fear Eddie saw
the lighted match and screamed. In
moment his form was enveloped in
fire. Screaming with agony the little
sufferer broke loose and started to run.
A passer-by rolled the lad on the
ground, but not before nearly all his
clothing was burned from his body.
His cries continued for long time and
were heard for blocks.
Mesa free press., 1900-10-19
APPEAL FOR GALVESTON.
Clara Barton Says There are Eight Thous.
and People Sheiterless.

Galveston, Tex, Oct Miss Clara
Barton, president of the National Red
Cross Society, today issued a state
ment to the manufacturers and busi-
mess men of the country, in which
she appeals to them for aid in the
way of material to be used in the
building of homes for those who lost
their all in the recent storm. 1t is
addressed "To the manufacturers and
dealers in lumber, hardware, builders
material and household goods, and to
the business men in general of the
United States," and says:
"We believe it is reliably stated that
there is not one house in the area OF
the storm undamaged by it. A large
proportion of those persons formerly
occupying them are entirely without
homes or even shelter. save such as
persons nearly as destitute as them
selves can offer them temporarily, to
their own great inconvenience and
cost.
"The number of this homeless class
is estimated at 5000 or more. Winter
is less than two months away. Al
though a mild climate. still snow and
ice are known here. If tents would
protect, which they will not, the sand
would not hold them down.
"Some substantial shelter must be
had at once for these people.
"The havoc wrought by the storm
in Galveston at once was much larger
in loss of life and property than at
Johnstown, but the donations in
money so far have aggregated one
third less for both the city and main
Land than was given at Johnstown.
while the bountiful outpouring of
the peoples generosity has enabled
the General Relief Committee and the
Red Cross to feed the hungry, clothe
the naked and render the streets of
Galveston partially passable, nothing
has as yet been done toward rein
STANG the impoverished survivors in
houses where they can escape disease
and enjoy in slight measure the COM
forts of which the storm has deprived
them.
''It is for the purpose of awakening
the sympathies of the American peo-
pie and further appealing to their
bountifu1 instincts to rescue these suf-
ferers from the hardships still CON-
fronting them that the foregoing
statements have been put forth"
Mesa free press., 1900-10-19

) To Americans the Lord Chief Justice
of England is usually but name. The
late Baron Russell Of Killowen, how
ever, was almost as well known and
quite as sincerely respected IN the Uni
ted States as In Great Britain. He had
visited this country twice, the last time
g deliver O most thoughtful and sug-
gcstivc address on international law
Even before his elevation to the highest
judicial Office In Great Britain, he had
won universal recognition by the mas
tcrly skill with which he had exposed
the Piggott forgeries In the London
Times. and vindicated Parnell, the
Irish home rule leader. He represented
Great Britain In the Bering Sea arbitra-
,,tion, was a member of the Venezuela
tribunal, and on the death of Lord
Herschsli was chosen to succeed him
as President Of the Joint High Commis-
sion. These dnties kept him in close
touch with American statesmen and
lawyers, whose confidence he won and
kept by mis- courtesy, fhr-mindedness
and profound legal knowledge. His
death was q loss to International COM
lity, and to the whole body of English
speaking people.
Mesa free press., 1900-10-19

aggregation Of animated rubber balls
bouncing over the floor to the inspir-
ing strains of "Ah, There, My Lady"
and similar up-to-date musical compo-
sitions. At the same time it is more
than doubtful whether even the
weighty iIfuence of the American
dancing masters will be sufficient to
drive rag-time music entirely out of
the field. Most people like lively
tune, and the American people as a
whole are too nervous and mercurial in
temperament ever to go back to the
slow and dignified measures to which
our grandfathers walked through the
figures of the stately mintet.