The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 13, 1895, Page 4

4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 18¢ BAKERSFIELD'S PRIDE, The New High School Is Accepted by the Supervisors. COMMANDING POSITION. One Whole Block Devoted Ex- clusively to Building and Grounds. FOUR CLASSROOMS PROVIDED. Other Necessary Apartmerts All Tastefully Finilshed and Convenlent. BAKERSFIELD, Car.,, Oct. 12.—The Board of Supervisors of Kern County has accepted the new High School building and paid the contractors in full. The structure is a very handsome ome. It oc- | any point_desired, from the muzzle of the gun toa distance of three miles. Useis made of a table of rnnges for fuse and the fuse cut accordingiy before the shrapnel is fired. In permanent fortifications an accurate fixed base isused and range-finders are employed to establish distances. In field work, where distances are unknown, or where practice drill is in progress, a first shot is fired as above described and’as will be the method used in Monday’s artillery | practice. The range to be fired over on Monday is a distance of about two and a half miles, from the San Francisco and San Jose county road to the fcothills, or by meas- urement between 8500 and 4000 yards. The members of Battery F are having a “regular picnic” at present, but their movements have been so orderly that their resence is hardly suspected by the town olks. It is safe to say, however, that on Monaay morning everybody from B’lingum to the Varsity will know that Uncle Sam’s regulars are in the county and attending strictly to business. e PORITLAND LIBEL CASE. Legal Action Against a Sunken Steamer to Be Pushed. PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 12.—United States District Attorney Murphy to-day received instructions from the aepartment at Washington to institute proceedings in three libel cases which were brought by | the Government against the old steamer Wilmington, now lying at the bottom of the Willamette River, and to try the cases. The Wilmington was libeled for alleged violation of the United States laws in bringing opium to Astoria and Portland. The notorious smuggler, William Dunbar, cupies a commanding position in the center | and the informer and conspirator, Nat THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL AT BAKERSFIELD,. [From a photograph by Nelson.] of an entire block which has been devoted | Blum, were on the libeled vessel’s bonds to the purpose, only a short distance from the business center of the town. The building is very commodious and is divided into four classrooms 26 by 33 feet for nearly $2v,000. In the event that the Government re- | covers judgment it will be worthless, as each, an assembly hall 36 by 65 feet, two | teachers’ rooms, superintendent’s office, chemical and physical laboratory, janitor’s living-rooms, heating-room, cloakroom, ete. The exterior is of Milwaunkee yellow pressed brick and the interior finish is of yellow pine in natural color. The venti- lating, heating and sanitary appliances are perfect. Costerisan & Son of Los An- geles were the architects and Frank Hickox of Bakersfield the contractor. ‘Work was begun on June 17 and on July 3 the Masonic Lodge laid the corner-stone. ‘When the schools opened on September 16 the buiiding was suificiently advanced to permit the classrooms to be used. On Tuesday, October 8, the contractor turned the structure over to the Supervis- ors and on Wednesday it was accepted by them. The contract price was only $14.- 300 and the cost of the building was kept within that amount. The people of Bakersfield and of Kern county are very proud of the new school and are thoroughly satisfied that they re- ceived their money’s worth. Mr. Hickox, by the way, is now erecting the new Fresno High School building. REOWOOD CITY WARFARE, nght Battery F to Storm the Works of an Imaginary Enemy, Shell and Shrapnel to Be Hurled at an Army of Dummy Flgures. REDWOOD CITY, CaL., Oct. 12.—A bat- tery of United States artillery will storm the Menlo foothills with a fusillade of shell and shrapnel Monday morning. The as- sault will be made at about 8 o’clock, and the cannonading will continue all day. It will be a most vivid illustration of what occurs in actual battle. Captain Charles Morris has arrived here from the Presidio with his command, Light Battery F, Fifth United States Artil- lery, sixty-three men. They are in camp on the beautiful home grounds of James A. Robinson, just outside of Redwood City. The battery is on its regular annual march, which occupies about one month, and its destination is Monterey, One of the duties required of the battery by Uncle Sam is that of actual field practice. It now appears that hostile troops have entrenched themselves in strategic posi- tions in the foothills just back of town, and they are to be utterly routed. Some reports say that the troopers in the hills are ‘‘wooden soldiers,” made of boards and nailed together in rows on strips of scant- ling, so as to simulate foot soldiers and cavalry companies, and thus form a target to draw the fire of the opposing forces. fiie that as it may, the enemy’s position will be stormed and Battery F will go into action on Monday morning with four United States three and two-tenth field- guns and four caissons with full magazines of not less than twenty rounds for each un. < ‘When the bugle sounds the charge to battle on Monday the battery will ride out “into the open field. The officers will quickly estimate the distance of the enemy in order to fire the first shot. The first shot will then be fired with a percussion- shell that explodes by impact or concus- sion when it sirikes. If it falls short the gun is elevated and another shot fired at once, the range being increased 200 yards at each shot fired until a shot passes over the object aimed at. That establishes the actual distance and then follows a perfect storm of shell and shrapnel, the beiching of the guns and noise of exploding shells becoming mingled with the rush of the battery and the tramping of horses, as the bugle calls for advances, retreats or change of position. attery F does not use any solid shot. The percussion shells are filled with high explosives that tear everything to pieces when the shell strikes. The shrapnel are asort of canister shot fitted with a combi- nation-time percussion fuse. They fly into 300 pieces when they explode, and can be timed down to one-fifth of a second and at l men of the city. | ina Blum, although living like a Prince in the st, has nothing that Uncle Sam can levy upon, and Dunbar isa fugitive from jus- tice, living in China. Before leaving here several months ago he disposed of his proFer!y in such a manner that its orig- ownership cannot be established in law. HOUND VALLEY MRREST, A Constable Charged With Complicity in the Late Lynching. Trouble Between Whiteand Palmer Vaqueros Is Narrowly Averted. UKIAH, Car., Oct. 12.—J. L. Crow, one of the Constables of Long Ridge Town- ship concerned in the arrest of ‘‘Jack” Littlefield a couple of weeks ago at Red Mountain, was arrested by the Sheriff of Trinity County for alleged complicity in the lynching of Littlefield. Sheriff John- son of this county has goue to meet Sheriff Bergin of Trinity County at Round Valley on Monday, and together they will enter upon an investigation of the Little- field murder and the shooting of Vinton. A large delegation of Round Valley vaqueros 1s in town to attend the trials of S. B. Palmer for grand larceny on Tuesday and Joseph Gregory for assanlt to commit murder on Friday. Both factions were represented yesterday, and at one time trouble seemed imminent. Joseph Greg- ory and Henry Bucknell, the latter a friend of Ves Palmer, got into an alterca- tion. Pistols were drawn and but for the interference of friends bloodshed would have resultea. Itis quite likely that with the major portions of both factions here a fight will result. The names of the persons or parties who left for Mad River to arrest Littlefield upon Vinton's arrival at Tom Haydon’s house have been learned. They were B. W. Van Horn, John Crow, Buck Laycox, Fred Radcliff, Gordon Van Horn, Joe Gregory, Tom Haydon and one Simmons. The two first-named were alone when Littlefield was arrested, and the move- ments of others up to the time Littlefield was lynched are being investigated. e DETERMINED TO MEET F1TZ. Corbett Says He Is Willing to Fight in Private if Necessary. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Oct. 12.—Jim Corbett stated this afternoon to the United Press correspondent that he is determined to meet Fitzsimmonsin the ring no matter what action may be taken by Governors in different States. He says that if no other course is open, he will go to some quiet spot any day that the referee, who is vet to be selected, may name, and fight the Australian to a finish, in the presence of a few invited friends. Corbett expressed himself to-day as be- leving it to be folly for him to go to Hot Springs, as there seems to be no possibility of the fight being pulled off there. Steve O’Donnell is much better to-day and ex- pects to ra{»{id\l{ recover his strength. HOT SPRINGS, ARk., Oct. 12.—A meet- ing attended by over a thousand citizens, among whom were nearly all of the repre- sentative business men “of the city, was held here this afternoon. Among those present were Joseph H. Vendig, manager of the Florida Athletic Association. The meeting was called to order by Mayor W. W. Waters, who stated the object of the meeting was business rather than a verbal expressson of opin- ions; that the committee that went to Dallas had pledged a guarantee of $5000 to the club if the contest between Corbett comes off here. He alluded to the strin. gency of the times and the benefits to the community financially if the fight takes place here. He asked that the required money be subscribed at once. Captain S. H. Stitt was elected chairman and W. H. Mills and George H. Lower secretaries. A subscrip- tion heading was written, and within one- half hour from the time the meeting was calied to order the necessary amount was subscribed and paid in. This money was subscribed by the representative business OLD SOLDIERS' HOME, A Day With Yountville’s| Five Hundred Pen~ sioners. CARED FOR IN COMFORT. Quarters Are Clean and the Food Wholesome and Fresh. THE “VETS” LIKE VISITORS. ‘Especlal Welcome to the Loyal Ladles of the State and Chlidren. [Special correspondence of THE CALL] YOUNTVILLE, CaL., Oct. 10.—The peo- ple of California have but little idea‘of the | appreciation in which they are held by | 570 heroes—veterans of the Mexican and civil wars—living in peace and content- ment at the Soldiers’ Home, located at Yountville, Napa County. Through the bounty of the citizens of the State the home is able, under the present directorship, to be not only free from debt, but with a surplus on hand. There is a Grand Army post at the home in which much interest is taken by the old soldiers, who are all clothed in the fatigue uniforma of the regular army. From the commandant down to the private all feel upon one level and eat of the same food and receive the same treatment. The dining-room and kitchen are models of perfection. The great rows of fresh baked bread are white and light as a feather. The bake- oven is one of the largest of its kind in the State, being some seventeen feet 1n depth. The meats are of the best, and the butcher- shop asneat as.wax. The milkrooms, the cold storage rooms are models of perfec- tion. One building is devoted to the laundry and baths. At present there are some nineteen buildings mn camp, and still thereis not room enough for all that desire to go to the home, but the board of directors do not care to atk the great liberal-hearted | people of California for more funds. Little work, if any, is required of the veterans, but should any of them desire to labor as an incentive 25 cents a day is given them, For 5 cents they may pro- cure of the canteen beer of the very best quality, whisky or wine. None may have over three drams a day, and many at the home do not require these stimulants. The canteen at the home is of but recent igin and is patterned somewhat after the National Soldiers’ Home and has been found to work well, besides being remuner- ative. Most of the veterans are pensioners, and if they do not have families to give their pension money to they receive a portion of it in hand and the remainder is placed to their credit on the books, to be returned should they elect to leave the home. By this means they have a little spending money to use for wants not given at the home. In the main building is a splendid library with oceans of books and leading periodicals and daily journals. At one end of the library room, which is used as an assembly hall, is a small stage with a limited amount of scenery for usein case an entertainment is given. Here are also held religious services, not only by the Protestant, but the Catholic clergy, as well as by members of the Salvation Army. 1t is only when callers visit the home that many of the old men see any but gray beards and silvered hair. The other day Farragut Relief Corps No. 4, Grand Army of the Republic, of Vallejo to the number of twenty visited the home at Yountville and with them was a little lad and as he passed through one of the sick wards an old man stepping on the edge of the grave, as it were, chanced to see the lad and with glee exclaimed, “‘Oh, there is a little boy, come and let me see what you look like.”’ The old man looked long and intently upon the lad and bestowed a blessing upon him and then fell back upon his bed to rest from the excitement the sight had caused him. The visit of the ladies of the corps was keenly appreciated by the officers and in- mates of the home, it being the first of the kind that had been made in three years. If the loyal ladies of California would call and see these five hundred old heroes their hearts would go out in sympathy for them. They are men who are not dis- consolate, but have to talk and fight their battles over and over. Each Sunday members of the board visit the home to inspect and see what, if anytbing, isrequired. Visitorsare welcome at all times and are given full freedom. The grounds and buildings are lighted with electric lights, the electricity being manufactured on the grounds, A rock crusher furnishes the rock for the roads being built and material for use in cement foundations. H.D.R. PLANS OF THE STANDARD, Trying to Galn a Foothold in Los Angeles Oil Fields. Producers Are Anxlously Awalting Word From the Executive Committee. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Oct. 12.—None o the oil-producers have vet paid their license of $3 a quarter, as provided for in the ordinance recently passed by the Council. City Clerk Luckenbach said this morning that his deputy, John Best, is calling on every producer in the district and asking him to pay his license. All of the oilmen declare that the license is un- just and that it is unconstitutional. It is likely that one or two of those who refuse to pay will be arrested and the matter tested in the courts. The members of the Oil Exchange are anxiously awaiting the return of their ex- ecutive committee from San Francisco. No word has yet been received from them. I see the Standard is continuing its oil tests,”” said Secretary Cochran to-day. *You can’t convince me that they are en- tirely disinterested, by the open way in which they have shown_their hand to the oil-producers and the public at large. ““I have known them for the past twenty years, and never knew them to state be- forehand what they intended to do. They say they are coming into the field, but oil tests as an excuse for not making some decided movement. Back of all this talk I believe 15 some well-laid plan, which it is their intention to suddenly spring on us.” At the Standard Oil office this morning | Agent Harvey stated that there was no ad- ditional news beyond the fact that the oil tests were still going on. e e CHARGED WITH FRAUD. Sensational Accusations Against Promi- nent Los Angeles Men. LOS ANGELES, Car., Oct. 12—A suit involving the operations of the San Ber- nardino Investment Company has been commenced in the Superior Court and seri- ous charges of sharp practices are made in the complaint against some prominent Los Angeles men. The plaintiffs are John W. Craig, M. J. Craig, K. E. Sloan, E. P. Doremus, L. Mor- ris, C. H. Morris, John Campbell, A. Burke and 8. Merrill and the defendants are George H. Bonebrake, ¥. C. Howes,Wright Sigler, M. D. Chamberlain, the San Ber- nardino Investment Company and the Los Angeles National Bank. The plaintiffs charge that by the manip- ulations of Major Bonebrake and Mr. Howes the Investment Company was in- Q\lch to b\\Iy 4000 shares of stock of the Semi-Tropic Land and Water Company for $400,300, which could have been bought in the market for $50,000; with using the money for themselves and defrauding the company of $320,000; also, that 997 addi- tional shares were bought_by them for the company for $99,700, which could have been bought for $20,000, and that two notes for $20,000 each were executed and in- dorsed by the Los Angeles National Bank and were sold, and the remainder, $59,700, was also misappropriated. Itis also all <§ that they caused the chase $30,f of worth- had been taken by the Los Angeles National Bank; that the de- fendants conspired with W. H. Sheldon to c}ffruud the Semi-Tropic Company of $34,- 650 and the Investment Company of 6000 shares of Semi-Tropic stock by the organi- zation of a new compuny, the California Investment Company. ERRINGTON ON THE STAND. Endeavors to Show That He Shot in Self-Defense. LOS ANGELES, Cav., Oct. 12.—In the trial of J. Bidwell Errington for murder the plaintiff took the stand this morning. His testimony was largely confirmatory of that of Mrs. Jones, except that he said she had asked him to take her to the theater on the night of the murder. He said he was aware of threats upon his life made by Jones and that he went armed in self-defense. Before he went to the restaurant, where Mrs. Jones was employed, on the night of the killing, said Errington, he went to H. L. Willis’ cigar stand and got_his pistol and some money which he had left there. He went up the street with Mrs. Jones and left her in front of the Orient lodging- house. He 'stopped in that place a min- ute, and when he came out Jones ac- costed him on the sidewalk and struck him on the left side of the neck with some heavy implement. He then drew his pistol and shot at Jones two or three times, saw him fall, looked at him and walked away. The District Attorney endeavored to preak down Errington’s testimony, but did not succeed. The case went over until Monday morning. e Ate Poisoned Candy. LOS ANGELES, Car.,, Oct. 12.—Chil- dren between 4 and 8 years of age, living in the vicinity of Temple and Figueroa streets, have been poisoned by eating fancy canay colored with analine dye. The matter has been reported to the health officers and immediate action will be taken. BIG SEIZURE OF OPIUM, The Drug Taken From Two Suspicious-Looking Men Who Escaped. A Blg Ring Controlled by White Men Belleved to Have Been Revived. TACOMA, Wasg., Oct. 12.—Customs In- spector Jossey to-night made a seizure of eighty pounds of opium. He met two SANTA MONICA PARK, Work on the Bicycle Course Is Nearing Completion. WILL SOON BE OPENED. One of the Fastest Three-Lap Tracks in the United States. WINTER RESORT FOR RIDERS. Crack Wheelmen From Every State Expected to Train at the Grounds. SANTA MONICA, CaL., Oct. 12.—The Southern Pacific Company’s bicycle park, with its three-lap tracks, is nearing com- pletion, and will be formally opened on the 19th inst. with a wheelman’s fete. Santa Monica will on that day un- doubtedly entertain more guests than at any one time during the past year, so prolitic in conventions and excursions. The track is one of the best constructed, best appointed and fastest, not only on the coast but in the United States, and is a model one 1n every respect. It1s elliptical in shape, measuring one-third of a mile, straights being 440 feet long, the curvesthe arc of a circle measuring 280 feet in diameter, the outer edge of the curve run- ning down ninety-five feet into the straight stretches. The banks are on a grade of eight feet in thirty at the highest point and drop to four in thirty-five. The stretches have a grade of three inches in thirty. The two curves are each twenty-five feet wide at the narrowest point, the back- stretch thirty and the homestretch thirty- five. From the end of the curve to the tape is a straight stretch of 290 feet. The entire track is surfaced with decomposed granite, well rolled and smoothed. The track is fenced, has a grand stand of 1000 seating capacity and the bleachers of 1500 more. Beneath the grand stand are dressing, lounging and bath rooms for the contestants. The judges’ stand isa movable one, to enable the management to remove it should the infield be used for other games. The entire infield will be sown to blue grass, and flowersand shrubbery will adorn every nook and corner not put to other use. To R. L. Swain, the resident engineer, and Captain H. L. Stern of the local office of the company is due the credit for the superior track, which is an adornment to Santa Monica and will draw crack riders from all over the country, who will come to winter here. NEW METHODIST CHURCH. Dedlcation of a Structurs Given by an Unknown Philanthropist. SANTA MONICA, CarL., Oct. 12.—The beautiful and familiar hymn of Henry Smart— Christ s made the sure foundation, Christ the head and cornerstone, ‘Was the opening ode of the body of wor- shipers gathered at the foundation walls of tiie new Methodist Episcopal church on ‘Wednesday to lay the cornerstone of the finest Methodist Episcopal church in Southern California with two exceptions— the Simpson Memorial at Los Angeles and the Methodist Episcopal church at San Bernardino. . Greene of Los Angeles, the new presiding elder of the district, presided, with the venerable and beloved pastor, Dr., William Stevenson, assisting. After the ritual of the church was read, the hymn sung and the prayer of blessing of- DRivewyr =T 5 p0zr0m = NEW BICYCLE TRACK. men, suspicious in appearance, at the cor- ner of Ninth and C streets. They were carrying a pack of blankets. He told them to halt. The men started to run. Jossey fired at one and he thinks he hit him, but the man disappeared in the crowd after dropping his bundle. The other man disappeared in a con- venient doorway, leaving his bundle be- hind. In the two packs the opium was found. Neither man has yet been cap- tured. It is thought the opium secured is a part of the recent big run made from British Columbia. A big ring which has been dor- mant for some time is supposed to have been revived and commenced operations again. For two years past the opium smuggling. business has been in the hands of Chinese merchants of San Francisco, but a recent split has caused the white men to come in again. Itis believed a new ring has been organized with white men in control in- stead of Chinese. While not so far reach- ing in character as the old white ring, it is thought the new organization takes in a number of prominent people, though the official class has not yet been touched. e READY FOR THE FAIR. Speedy Horses Arriving at Santa Ana for Big Events. SANTA ANA, CarL., Oct. 12.—The race- track presents a lively appearance these days. Racers are arriving daily for the fair, to commence on the 15th inst., ana there are already many speedy ones stalled at the grounds, including Chehalis, W Wood, Ottinger, Birdroe, Javelin and many others whose records are down be- low :15. Indications point to a very suc- cessful meeting, On_the opening day, Tuesday, free ad- mission wilr be accorded everybody, and on Wednesday, ladies’ day, there will be no charge for the fair sex at the gate. Friday, the date for the free-for-all pace, will, of course, be the big daéonnd it is fully expected that the Pacific Coast track record will be smashed. —t e Sudden Death at Santa Barbara. SANTA BARBARA, OaL, Oct. 12.— Henry Penry, an old and respected resi- dent of Santa Barbara, aged 78, dropped 1 they are still hanging fire and using their i Upper de la dead from apoplexy to-day at his home on Vina street, fered the pastor lowered the box contain- ing the usual articles into its receptacle in a block of granite and with the benediction the laying of the cornerstone was finished. The building of the new church hasa particular history, in that the name of the donor is withheld at his own request. It will be out of debt and a fund sufficient for church expenses for a year has been sub- scribed, in advance by the faithful of the flock. The foundation, which is deep enough for the construction of a cellar wherein will be placed the hot-air furnace for heat- ing purposes, is built of brick, the super- structure to be of wood. The ground floor is 53x68 feet in dimension, divided into four rooms—pastor’s study, infant class and Sunday-school rooms and main audi- ence-room, 53x40—so constructed that all can be thrown into one room when neces- sity demands it. The two main towers will be eighty-five feet high, surmounted by electric lights. The ventilation will be what is known as the Ruttan system. The interior woodwork will be of Siskiyou pine and the walls will be decorated in a becoming manner. One especially pleasing feature of the building construction is that all tne labor expended on it is Santa Monican and all material, as far as possible, is purchased at home. Its cost will range between $10,000 and $15,000. s ANSWERED UNDER PROTEST. Miss Green of Sacramento Had to Tell Who Returned Her Diamond. SACRAMENTO, CaL., Oct. 12—When the case of Fred Ingham, who was em- ployed as bartender in the notorious Gold Dust saloon, and is charged with receiving stolen property, was called in the Police Court this afternoon, Miss Geneyieve Green, Assistant State Librarian, was called upon to testify in the case. In the latter part of last July a quantity of Jewelry was stolen from Miss Green, and yesterday one of thearticles, a diamond breastpin, was returned to the owner. ‘When informed by City Attorney Brown that it was necessary for her to state by whom the pin had been returned Miss Green, who has evidently been read- ing of - the difficulty between Judge Murphy and Miss Cunningham, hesitated to answer and said that she had given her word not to betray the iden.ity of the per- son who had returned it. The court being appealed to instructed Miss Green to answer the question. Still she hesitated, and then stated that she would do so but under protest. The pin had been returned by Miss Ingham, who claimed she had bought it from a boy. Itis claimed that strong pressure was brought to bear on City Attorney Brown to have him consent to not ask Miss Green this question, but he refused. It is also claimed that Miss Green would have been consigned to jail had she declined to answer. A Sl DEL ROSA’S GRIEVANCE. Postmaster - General Wilson Alters the Town’s Euphonious Name. SAN BERNARDINO, CaL., Oct. 12.— The inhabitants of Del Rosa, in this coun- ty, have been endeavoring to have the name of their city stand as originally christened. The occasion of the corre- spondence is that recently Postmaster- General Wilson changed the name from Del Rosa to Delrosa, which entirely loses the meaning of the original name, which signifies ““The Roses.” The destruction of the Spanish name | was called to the Postmaster-General’s attention, but he declined to rename the S, FOR AEGSTRATION the Attorney-General Must Solve. RevenuesIncreased toan Enormous Extent by the Text of a Re- cent Rullng. SAN BERNARDINO, Car., Oct. 12.—At- torney-General Fitzgerald has centered upon himself a fusillade of intricate prob- lems through an opinion given to the Clerk of Los Angeles County relative to charging 25 cents for affidavits made by pension claimants and affidavits made by persons having claims against the county. The Attorney-General is quoted as ruling that the County Clerk must charge and collect fees from all persons making affi- davits before him, except in criminal cases; also that the act of 1895, commonly known as the fee bill, repeals the act of 1887 authorizing the County Clerk to certify affidavits for United States pension claim- ants without demanding or receiving fees for compensation. J. W. F. Biss, clerk of San Bernardino County, refers to this ruling in a letter to Mr. Fitzgerald, which closes as follows: ““Am I to understand from this opinion that section 1071 of the Political Code is | also repealed by the act of 1895? The sec- tion referred to provides that no fees must be charged for registration or certificates thereof. Are we to understand and will it be legal for the Count{ Clerk to charge a fee of 25 cents and collect the same from each person who files an affidavit of regis- tration?” Mr. Diss has had printed slips stating the situation and mailed one to the clerk of each county in the State. On a basis of 400,000 registered voters in the State this fee would mean an increased revenue of $100,000. providing none of those registered at present were disfranchised for the want | of the necessary fee. Over thirty smiling bridegrooms who visited Clerk Diss last month were con- gratulating themselves on having escaped the 25 cent fee, which in the future under this ruling must be charged for the affida- vit which accompanies a marriage license. e CENTRAL POINT ASSAULT. A Miner Clubbed by the Son of @ Promi- nent Rancher. ASHLAND, Or., Oct.12.—Charles An- derson, a native son of this county, whose father is Hon. J. A. Anderson, a promi- nent farmer of Pheenix, last evening clubbed and dangercusly wounded James Stevens, a miner with a family near G old Hill. The affair occurred at Central Point, where the district fair is in session. Anderson asked Stevens for the loan of some money, which Stevens refused. Then Anderson struck him twice npon the head with the butt end of a buggy whip. Seeing his victim sink as though dying, Anderson mounted a horse not his own and wrote to Medford where he entered a saloon, took several drinks and then rode off, presumably for California. He has not been apprehended. - ELKS AT PORTLAND. Close of the Reunion of the Best People on Earth.” PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 12.—The reunion of Elks in this city and the three days’ hospitable entertainment of Past Grand Exalted Ruler E. B. Hay closed at mid- night. The reunion brought at least 7000 strangers to this city. Mr. Hay says that the hospitality ex- tended him here surpassed his most ~vivid imagination. He remarked that when he returned home and defined Western hos- gitnlity, his friends would scarcely believe im. “Elks night” at the exposition was a grand affair. Several thousand people were unable to gain admission to the immense building. = The ‘*‘11-o’clock” toast was drunk at the Hotel Portland during the course of the banquet. Motherhood is the acme of wo- manhood. man’s life and completes her most important | mission in the world. The bearing and rear- ing of healthy, happy children is the chief achievement of any woman’s life. Health is an inheritance due to every child and within the reach of every parent to bestow. It is something that costs no money and is more precious than a mountain of diamonds. The child’s health depends almost wholly on the mother’s, not only before its birth but afterwards. A sick mother can’t properly care for her child’s health. A sick mother sometimes bears a healthy child, but it isn’t to be expected. Maybe the baby will possess the appearance of health, but will lack stamina. Maybe innate weakness will develop in aiter years, Every woman should be particularly careful of her health during the period of gestation—when the r_hxfii is really a part of herself. During all this time, she should keeg her body strong and pure and she shoul take &x;gper precautions against her time of labor. For this purpose Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription is prescribed. It has been used in thousands of cases, with the most gratifying results. It is a tonic to the whole ly, but particu- larly to the organs distinctly feminine. It cures all female troubles and pro- motes regularity. & A large book, written by Dr. Pierce, entitled ““Woman and Her Diseases™ will be sent (securely sealed in plain envelope) to those who will send this notice and ten cents, in stamps, to part ge. Paflam ‘WORLD’S DISPENSARY MEDI- CAT, ASSOCIATION, No. 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. ¥, | 704 Sacramento St., eor, Kearny, THE PHYSIGIANS Of the Hudson Medical In- stitute Cured Mr. William A, Russell, Machias, Sno- homish County, Wash. YOU NEED NOT DESPAIR. A Wonderful Institution, in Which Can Be Found All the Latest Electrical Appliances. T IS THE YOUNG MEN THAT ARE BUILD- | L'ing the Far West. It is the young men to | Whom we must look for great improvements. | We old fellows have had our building day. Young William A. Russell, brave William A. | Russell, lives in Washington. He is an indus- | trious, painstaking and progressive young | man. ' Scarcely 21 years old, he has already achieved success in his line of work. He is now interested in one of the lumber-mills of | Washington. A short time ago he wes a sivk | young man. His own letter speaks for its | April 2 9 Hudson Medical Institute—GENTLEMEN : You treatment is thoroughly retiable, and I oughtto crave your pardon for not giving you !IL\‘ intima- tion of the satistactory results before this date. I | stiail’ve glad to recommend any of my friends who | may stand in need of your treatment. Please ac- cept my heartfelt thanks for the kindness you have done me. I feel very grateful and happy over the change, for it has much to do with my domestic kappiness. T only regret that I am not able to pay you ten times “your fee or aid to bring alls who? need your tréatment to obtain its benefits. am frank 10 say that it is the greatest thing of the age, and 1 will be able to do you a great deal of good, which Iwill take great pleasure in doing. I shall recom- mend the Hudson Medical Institute to all I find suffering. Yours, respectfully, K P W, A, RUSSELL. AT THE INSTITUTE. What the Specialists Are Doing to Re= store Health and Strength to Sufferers. It1is an established rule of the Institute that no incurable diseases are taken. If an appli- cant is found to be suffering from true cancer or tubercular consumption he is frankly told that he cannot be cured, though much may be done to allay his sufferings, but as medical science has yet failed to discover any cure for these two dreadful maladies all the physicians of the Institute say freely and frankiy that it is beyond human power to remove these evils. Nevertheless it should not be forgotten that there are many instances Where mistakes have been made in diagnosing these diseases, so it is well for all sufferers to aply for help at the Institute. All the Following Cases Are Curable: Catarrh of the head, stomach or bladder; all bronchial diseases; ail functional nervous diseases; St. Vitus’ dance; hysteria; s palsy; epilepsy; all venereal diseases; kinds of blood troubles; ulcers; waste of vital forces; rheumatism; gout; eczem diseases, from whatever cause arising; psori- | asis; all blood poisoning; varicocele; poison | oak; lost or impaired manhood; spinal trou- | ble; nervous exhaustion and prostration; in- | cipient paresis; all kidney diseases; lumbago; sciatica; all bladder troubles; dyspepsia; in- | digestion; constipation; all visceral disorders, | which are treated by the depurating depart- ment. Speclal instruments for bladder trou- bles. | These area fewof the special diseases in which | exceptionally remarkable cures have been made by the specialists, and it may frankly bestated that & helping hand Is extended to every patient. &~ Circulars and Testimonials of the Great Hudyan Sent Free. 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