August 7, 1897 (4 pages)

Sah BROWN & CALKINS, a N. P, BROWN, tes. canes, a Fifty Cents Per PietMade known on saeUNONC SAE Entered at the Postoffioe at Nevada City ae opps second-class OF INTRREST 10 10 CAMPERS A Crime to Cause the 4 the Destruction of the) Rorest by Fire. — The following new law was enacted in Februrary last and now is in force in all of the States, the object begin to Explosion. prevent forest fires: Be it enacted by the Senate’ and House of Representatives of the: Uni-}. ie ted States of Ameri¢ain Congress as-. TWO LOCOMOTIVES COLLIDE AT CHICAGO sembled. That any person who shalt wilfully or maliciously set on fire, or causes to be set on fire, any timber, underbrush, or grass. upon the public domain, or shall carelessly or. negligontly leave or suffer fire to. burn unattended near any timber or other inflammable material, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction « thereot in any district court. of the United States having jurisdiction of the same, shall be fined in a sum of not more than five thousand dollars or be imprisoned for a term of not more than two years, or both. Sro.2. That any person who shall build a camp fire, or other fire, in or near any forest, timber, or other inflammable material upon thé public domain, shall, before breaking camp orleaving said fire, totally extinguish the same. Any person failing to do so shall be deemed guilty ofa misdemeanor, and upon couviction thereof in any district court. of the United Siates having jurisdiction of the same, shall be fined in asum not more than one thousand dollars, or be imprisoned fora term of not more than .one year, or both. Seo. 8. That in all cases arising under this act the fines collected shall be paid into the public-school fond of the county in which’ the: lands “where the offense was committed are situated. Approved February 24, 1897. THE WRECK OF AN ARMY. How Things Looked to am Excursiouist on the Dyea Road. Several of the passengers who arrived in San Francisco Thursday night from the north were almost. direct from Janeau and Dyea, whither they had gone as excursionists, They express, fr the most part, strong doubt whether the great. mass of the Klondyke-bound travelers already at Dyea will get over the Chilcoot pass this season. “We went three miles up the trail,” remarked one of the returned . excursionists, “and found things looking as if the wreck of arouted army had passed that way. Men are going over al the time, of course, but there are too many there now and too much freight on hand for anything other than disappointment and disaster to be in store for # lot of them.:: It is easy-to see that many are already discouraged.” enemy. AT THE CHURCHES SUNDAY. Divina: Services to Be Hold in Nevade City ‘Tomorrow. METHODIST CHURCH. Rev. W, ©. Gray, the pastor, will prsach at 11 a.m, and 7:30 p.m. Class meeting at 9:45 a.m., led by Martin Toomas.* Sunday school at 12:30; John Polkinghorn, superintendent. Janior League at 5:45 p. m, Sabject: “Thé Messiah’s. Reign Universal.” Leader, Franklin Holman. Epworth League at 6:30; leader, May Tickell. Topic, “Prayers at Miletus and Tyre.” CONGREGATIONAL OHURCH There will be preaching both morning and evening by the pastor, Rev. J. Sims. The Obristian Endeavor will met at the usual hour, led-by Miss Ellith Edwards. Subject: “Tbe Comfort That Gomes. From the Bible.” Sabbath school at the close of the morning service. All are cordially invited. TRINITY CHURCH. -Rev. E. J. H. Van Deerlin, rectorKighth Sunday after Trinity. Celebration of the Holy Eucharist, with sérmon at 11 a. m. Sunday school at 12:30. No evening service. Seats are frie and all: are welcome. Livery Stable Stable Sotd. William and Thomas Thomas Harry have pursekased the Plaza livery stable from Both young men W re raised here and are well and taVvorably known. They intend to give Thomas Mooney: Forty-Six People Killed by an age. No particulars of the crime bave -] been received, Schofield had disputes ‘. o'clock to go to Morgan Hill, and three Ss Litre Pa WITH FATAL RESULTS, eorrancteeecae i Steamers Sail For Alaska Crowded With Passengers. A Farm Hand Found Dead in the Road With His Throat Cut and His Money Gone. Special to the Daruy TRaNsontPt. A Farmer Assassinated. San Jose, August 7.—The Herald’s special from Morgan Hill says that George W. Schofield was assassinated this morning about 6 o’clock on the road from his ranch to Morgan Hill. The body is now lying at the morgue awaiting the arrival of the Coroner. Schofield was one of the best known early days, and was about 55 years of with his neighbors and trouble with his wife. He left home between 6 and 7 hours later his body was found, The Sheriff and. a large posse of deputies are scouring the country in that locality and all roads are-being. guarded. It is thought the crime was committed by some one in the neighborhood. Railroad Collision. INDIANAPOLIS, August 7.—The Chicago express due here at 3:30 this morning and a switch engine had a head end collison at the Market street crossing. William Martin, an engineer, was killed and both engines were badly wrecked: Terrible Explosion. . Sorta, Bal., August 7—Ap explosion occurred in a cartridge factory near aere yesterday, by which 46 persons were killed und many others wounded. fhe lives of 60 of the latter are despaired of. —_— Crowded With Passengers. Seatriz, August 7.—The steamers Queen and Willamette left for Alaska voday, both crowded with passengers vound for the Klondyke. Large crowds stood on the wharves to see the steamers depart. Found Dead in a Road. Uneiam, Angust 7—James Martin Wood, a resident of this county, was found dead with his throat cut in the road near Bartlett Springs. He was returning with his harvest wages and was killed for his money. To Preserve Law and Order. Orrawa, Canada, August 7—At a meeting of the Cabinet it has been decided, an account of the report from Dyea in regard to the rush of miners to the Klondyke, to send another detachment of 100 mounted police to maintain law and order. Besides this a court of civil law is to be established their customers prompt and careful attention and will endeavor to merit a) ee eee as soon as possible, but no jadge can i be aj pomted or district defined until is e next meeting of Parliament. \ HAD TROUBLE wine us wi Se men in the southern part of the county the and Owoed a amall ranch fit of Madrone. He was.a stage-driver in _. torting money from the Rev. “Me Page” eee fnissioiein sicaak 1—The Holl torpedo boat Plunger was ici Pcs Starved t0 Death. New ‘York, ‘August + apse ‘MeCarthy, aged 17, died in @ shanty in. Brooklyn from starvation, Her father was once a. well-known lawyer. The girl was without help. A Gambler Killed, Sr. Josern, Mo., Angust 7.—Jack McKane shot and killed W. E. Albyn yeeterdar morning as a result of a dispute over a game of cards. They played poker nearly the whole’ of Thursday night. MoKane was arrested. Perhaps Murder, Marysvittn, August 7.—The unrecognizable remains of a mati were found in Feather river. They had been in the water about ten days. The man ap: peared to be 87 years old. He wore laborer’s clothing and had a sack of sand tied to his neck: ‘The old residents are divided in their opinion as to whether . Fae SOE Oe NATO OS SO, Will Not . Not Live. . Oaxtan, August 7.-Clara Fallmer, snicide is alowly improving. The fever has a and the bullet has. been located, but will not be removed. unless it causes her pain. Her victim, Ohas. Ladue, is gradually sinking, and will probably not live another twenty-four hours. Held for Trial Rocuester, N. Y., August 7.—“Rev.” Fitzgerald and “Kid”. Hall, with their alleged accomplices, were held by the grand fury. They are accused of exMr. Oberholzer by’ threatening to accuse him of an infamous crime. , Jealousy the Cause, April H. A. Dailey of Jenison, sent a letter to Mayor Swift of Chicage, saying he wanted a woman of mature years asa wife. The Mayor gave the missive to the newspapers as a literary curiosity. The result was.that Dailey received nearly 500 answers. Out of the fot Dailey selected Mrs. Newton, a Chicago widow. Three. months ago they were married. Dailey was 70 years old and his bride 45. . Their life was unhappy. Dailey became very jealous when his wife returned to Chicago for a visit. They quarreled bitterly and finajly separated. Dailey gave his wife three days to return to ber allegiance as his wife. The time was up Thursday night, but she refused to resume-wifely relations. He forced his way into her bed chamber and pressed his army musket against her heart, at the sume time firing. The woman seized the muzzle and pushed it aside, but the charge penetrated her right side. She staggered from the bouse in her night gown and fell on the doorstep, where she was found. Dailey was arrested and was allowed to enter a saloon and drink geveral glasses of beer. Atthe bar he fell backward in spasms and was dead ina few minutes. He had managed to slip strychnine into the beer. The woman may _—— { Two Kentucky Brates. Lovusvitie, Ky., August 7.—A special from Barbourville, .Kentucky, says: Jack Williams was caught in the mounday. She may ran under the water, for, . i: = — She needs crew ae ee ee re ee ee eee ee ee girl who Teeently abot Chas. iN Granp Rapips, Mich., August 7.—Last . retary Sherman mat mtn te Was prise to bis nuinerous friends here, who had expected him to remain for a considerable time to come, bat he stated that he was called to Washing-~‘ ton by urgent business: that would: not admit of caches 18 Aer Record i in cat ‘Bi Franoctsoo, August 7.—The story of Mrs. Elizabeth Haskins’ legal struggle to gain possession of her husband’s estate, which she achieved after a hard fought case before a jury and in which it. is sought to show that Mrs. Craven lent her assistance, was the subject of much legal argument. yesterday in the Craven case. Mrs. Haskins was compelled to admit that she. had. been. ac-. cused of forgery im: connection with her husband’s will, and that Mrs. Cragag "big Death Rat. Bowzay, haba ; 9 ic Otiseliiee bie eeblacathercalagiion. ‘by the official statistics: of the pu just pabfished: ‘They show that. there were 1701 deaths here during the past. week, of which number 200 deaths were from cholera and’ 18 were deaths from the plague. PERSONAL POINTERS. Concise Chronicle of Yarious Folks’ Doings and Intentions. . T. Ray of San Francisco is in town. G. C. Hall of San Francisco came in on the morning train. Frank Goding came down from. You Bet today. ‘J. 0. Grant is up from “Rovgh and Ready. W. McG. Logan of Oakland is here on a visit. P. C. Butler of Sacramento is here on a visit. } T. E. Phillips of Nevada arrived here on the morning train. A.M. Cross of Auburn came in on the morning train. Zohn Rowe; the aged father of William Rowe of Wet Hill, is very low. Oapt. George A. Nihell returned last evening from Santa Cruz. Joseph Miller and Will Ashburn will leave for. Mexico next week. Max Isoard left this morning for Marysville to attend the camp stew. M. M. Baruh left on the noon train for San Francisco. From there he will go to Santa Cruz. N. Hanson of Grass Valley through town this morning on his way to North Bloomfield. Miss A. Bivens of Gerogetown arrived here last eveping from San -Francisco on her way home. -‘M. W. Mather came down from the Plumbago mine today and left on the noon train for San Francisco. © John Jilbert and wife of Gold Flat leave tomorrow fora visit to San Francisco. Miss Janie Tyrrell, who bas been making an extended visit to her . sister, Mrs. F. M. Ratherford, at Truckee, has returned to her home near this city. Compton Gault, who has been at Fresno for some time, writes to his folks in this city that he intends to go to the Klondyke region. .M.M. Burnheim,. manager of the Miller clothing store, went to San Francisco today to select a fine stock of goods for the fall ll trade. The Wife Beater’s Condition. D.P. McIntosh, father of Mrs. Thos. McCormick, who shot her husband at Grass Valley Thursday evening, arrived there from Reno last evening. He will endeavor to have McVormick punished to the full extent of: the law. The latter complains of considerable pain weg the base of the . but his bi oad Miia ‘The old dividend paying ; mines are -record breakers; some new. ‘. ones: ‘are being added to this list, and . the prospect work as well as the reop{ening of abandoned properties is growjing to such an extent that one would ‘{eearcely believe it unless he sees it, 5 This is equally the case about Washington, Nevada City and Grass Valley. -. cessful prospector. Klondyke has no ‘A\spring they will be acclimated and Much of this is due to the fact that Nevada county is a steady producer, and with the modern methods of mindng in hard rock, or below water level, the improvement in mining machinery plays an important part. Another feature to the advantage of Nevada county 4s its gigantic electric power plant, which is a marvél of its kind and furnishes power atwery reasonable rates. Many of the mines are already using it and others are preparing to. do so. There is stilla large area of territory in that section of country awaiting capital to aid the industrious and sucallurement for Nevada county people. . They have good times, and their future looks bright. They claim that. in the possession of the Father Lode they will continue to bea permaxent gold .producer and will always remain the banoer mining county of the State.” Will Work at the Treadwell Mine. Word has’ been received that John Kelly and Peter Jewell, who left here ‘ast Monday for the Klondyke, have received promise of work at the famous ‘Treadwell mine in Alaska and have decided to stop there this winter and make the best of a sure thing. In the have some practical knowledge of the country. They will then go to the new . gold fields. es In a Bad Plight. Grant Dorsey, the young colored tat, was found. this morning suffering from an attack of delirium tremens. He was removed to the county juil to be taken. care of and to receive treatmeént. Poor “Dors,” he is a goodhearted, inoffensive individual, and his many acquaintances will-be sorry to hear of his unfortunate condition. Died at Grass Valley. J. L. Maxey, who came to Grass Val-' ley from Rhonerville, Humboldt county, about a month ago, died yesterday at Mrs. Cragie’s residence on Church street. He bad been suffering from malaria and came to Grass Valley in! hope of benefitting his health. He was thirty-seven years of age and leavesa wite and child in Eureka, Humbolat county. Deceased was a-member of Eel River Lodge of Odd Fellows. At Glenbrook Tomorrow. — . Tomorrow afternoon the Colts of this city and the Smiths of Grass Valley will play at Glenbrook Park the first of a series of baseball games that have been arranged between the two clubs. ‘The Independent band will be present and discourse excellent music. There promises to be a large attendance o spectators from each town. The train will leave here at 1:30 p.m. Fare for the round trip, including admission to the park, 40 cents. A close and excitng Gane. is anticipated. Something New. « Aiill’s Mixed Flavoring Spices, at JACKSON’s, az4-tf To Ice Consumers. The Union Ive Company is now prepared to deliver ice in quantities to suit to any part of the city. Orders left at the ice house on the Plaza will be promptly attended to. tf Office For Rent. A nice front room in the TRanscrirT Block, suitale for an office. Peauits of F. EB. Brown. What do you suppose is that mi&sing word? We tell you this: it isn’t very hard; it isn’t easy ; it’s about middling. “The tea isn’t middling though: your money back —at your grocer’s—if you don't like it better than any you ever had before. Rules of contest published in large ‘advertisement about the first and middle Of each month. aiz tains near Brush Creek and lynched, 4 are not od dangerous. . un a se Told Over ‘ever before offered. im Nevada county jin order to make room for. our uew the ‘Telephone ‘Today. . gD. E. Matteson bas jast finished . . burning the largest kiln of. ‘brick ever i burned in patients ge é was killed by a falling tree near Forest Springs the other day, took place from ‘the Catholic Church this morning and’ was largely attended. The following persons. will go "to Marysville to attend thé’vamp ‘stew at ‘Shelton’s Grove tomorrow: Dr. IL W. ‘Hayes, George Fletcher, 0. T. Lindley, John Glasson, Di B. Marwick, E. W. Donnelly, Ed Morgan, H. Walker, B. Van Slyke, James Hosking, BR: Gauthier, and Dr. Freeman of Nevada City. Overmyer,the Monarch’s new pitcher, has arrived and will play tomorrow in the game between the Monarchs and the Sacramento High Schoo! Club. D. P. McIntosh, father of Mrs. MecCormick, who is in town, denies the report that the latter would make up with McCormick and live with him again. On the contrary she says she will never go back'to him. Dr. Jones says Mrs. McCormick is braised about. the body as though she had received a terrible kicking, while her face shows the marks of McCormick's bratality. A Rather Poor Outlook. R. P. Taylor, a Seattle financial broker received a letter a few days uga from som some men whom he had sent to the Klondyke region last Spring. In the letter the statement is made that every claim within 150 miles of Dawson has been taken, and that late comers are rushing all over the country hunting up. prospects. Starvation and death are staring many,of the unprovided in the face. GREAT CLEARANCE SALE Which Will Last Ror 46 Days--At the Palace Dry Goods Store. As wedo not intend to keep any goods over this season we will aacrifice everything there is in the store for CASH, a8 Our immense fall stock will soon arrive from the Rast and we. are fit of the greatest. bargains’ that’ were stock. , Do not fail to miss this Grand Clearance Sale at the Palace Dry Goods Store of & ROSENBERG Bros., Broad Street, Nevada City. _ To Be Closea Vut. A large line of babies’ Lace Caps is to be closed ont at the Branch Wonder Store. m7-tf al Money Saved is Money Earned. G° to F. P. HUNT'S and save l0 cents every time you have your Whiskers pruned ophae scunagh bs 2 Ma All work first-class. waiting. now ready to give the people: the bene“BROWN co. Interest. Most of the Indians on the reservation near this city left today for’ Colfax, where a match game of baséball is to be played tomorrow between the Nevada county Inaians and the Placer . county Indians. A party of people from the Sacramento Valley who have been on a Hirose town last night on their way home. . Kenbiosit Ohiet ‘Campion, who was seriously hort during a big fire at Frankfort, near Philadelphia, a few days ago, was a brother of Mrs. Mary ‘McDonough of Boston Ravine. Wolf, the cash grocer, has just opened & barrel of fine olives ut his store and . will sell them in any nt to suit purchasers. --2a 0 Qe oe Fire Near the Plumbago Mine. Fire started in the woods yesterday. near the Plumbago mine above Moore’s Flat. It spread towards the mine and ‘fast night the miners had a hard fight to save the’ buildings. They finally’ stopped the progress of the flames and” got the fire under partial control. ——<——— DOCTORS STARKEY & PALEN’S Treatment by Inhalation pcre 1529 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa. FOR Consumption, Bronchitis, Dysentery. Catarrh Asthma, Hayfever, lity, Headache, Rheumatism, Neuraigia, AND aLL Chronic and Nervous Disorders. THE ORIGINAL: AND ONLY. 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Sah BROWN & CALKINS, a N. P, BROWN, tes. canes, a Fifty Cents Per PietMade known on saeUNONC SAE Entered at the Postoffioe at Nevada City ae opps second-class OF INTRREST 10 10 CAMPERS A Crime to Cause the 4 the Destruction of the) Rorest by Fire. — The following new law was enacted in Februrary last and now is in force in all of the States, the object begin to Explosion. prevent forest fires: Be it enacted by the Senate’ and House of Representatives of the: Uni-}. ie ted States of Ameri¢ain Congress as-. TWO LOCOMOTIVES COLLIDE AT CHICAGO sembled. That any person who shalt wilfully or maliciously set on fire, or causes to be set on fire, any timber, underbrush, or grass. upon the public domain, or shall carelessly or. negligontly leave or suffer fire to. burn unattended near any timber or other inflammable material, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction « thereot in any district court. of the United States having jurisdiction of the same, shall be fined in a sum of not more than five thousand dollars or be imprisoned for a term of not more than two years, or both. Sro.2. That any person who shall build a camp fire, or other fire, in or near any forest, timber, or other inflammable material upon thé public domain, shall, before breaking camp orleaving said fire, totally extinguish the same. Any person failing to do so shall be deemed guilty ofa misdemeanor, and upon couviction thereof in any district court. of the United Siates having jurisdiction of the same, shall be fined in asum not more than one thousand dollars, or be imprisoned fora term of not more than .one year, or both. Seo. 8. That in all cases arising under this act the fines collected shall be paid into the public-school fond of the county in which’ the: lands “where the offense was committed are situated. Approved February 24, 1897. THE WRECK OF AN ARMY. How Things Looked to am Excursiouist on the Dyea Road. Several of the passengers who arrived in San Francisco Thursday night from the north were almost. direct from Janeau and Dyea, whither they had gone as excursionists, They express, fr the most part, strong doubt whether the great. mass of the Klondyke-bound travelers already at Dyea will get over the Chilcoot pass this season. “We went three miles up the trail,” remarked one of the returned . excursionists, “and found things looking as if the wreck of arouted army had passed that way. Men are going over al the time, of course, but there are too many there now and too much freight on hand for anything other than disappointment and disaster to be in store for # lot of them.:: It is easy-to see that many are already discouraged.” enemy. AT THE CHURCHES SUNDAY. Divina: Services to Be Hold in Nevade City ‘Tomorrow. METHODIST CHURCH. Rev. W, ©. Gray, the pastor, will prsach at 11 a.m, and 7:30 p.m. Class meeting at 9:45 a.m., led by Martin Toomas.* Sunday school at 12:30; John Polkinghorn, superintendent. Janior League at 5:45 p. m, Sabject: “Thé Messiah’s. Reign Universal.” Leader, Franklin Holman. Epworth League at 6:30; leader, May Tickell. Topic, “Prayers at Miletus and Tyre.” CONGREGATIONAL OHURCH There will be preaching both morning and evening by the pastor, Rev. J. Sims. The Obristian Endeavor will met at the usual hour, led-by Miss Ellith Edwards. Subject: “Tbe Comfort That Gomes. From the Bible.” Sabbath school at the close of the morning service. All are cordially invited. TRINITY CHURCH. -Rev. E. J. H. Van Deerlin, rectorKighth Sunday after Trinity. Celebration of the Holy Eucharist, with sérmon at 11 a. m. Sunday school at 12:30. No evening service. Seats are frie and all: are welcome. Livery Stable Stable Sotd. William and Thomas Thomas Harry have pursekased the Plaza livery stable from Both young men W re raised here and are well and taVvorably known. They intend to give Thomas Mooney: Forty-Six People Killed by an age. No particulars of the crime bave -] been received, Schofield had disputes ‘. o'clock to go to Morgan Hill, and three Ss Litre Pa WITH FATAL RESULTS, eorrancteeecae i Steamers Sail For Alaska Crowded With Passengers. A Farm Hand Found Dead in the Road With His Throat Cut and His Money Gone. Special to the Daruy TRaNsontPt. A Farmer Assassinated. San Jose, August 7.—The Herald’s special from Morgan Hill says that George W. Schofield was assassinated this morning about 6 o’clock on the road from his ranch to Morgan Hill. The body is now lying at the morgue awaiting the arrival of the Coroner. Schofield was one of the best known early days, and was about 55 years of with his neighbors and trouble with his wife. He left home between 6 and 7 hours later his body was found, The Sheriff and. a large posse of deputies are scouring the country in that locality and all roads are-being. guarded. It is thought the crime was committed by some one in the neighborhood. Railroad Collision. INDIANAPOLIS, August 7.—The Chicago express due here at 3:30 this morning and a switch engine had a head end collison at the Market street crossing. William Martin, an engineer, was killed and both engines were badly wrecked: Terrible Explosion. . Sorta, Bal., August 7—Ap explosion occurred in a cartridge factory near aere yesterday, by which 46 persons were killed und many others wounded. fhe lives of 60 of the latter are despaired of. —_— Crowded With Passengers. Seatriz, August 7.—The steamers Queen and Willamette left for Alaska voday, both crowded with passengers vound for the Klondyke. Large crowds stood on the wharves to see the steamers depart. Found Dead in a Road. Uneiam, Angust 7—James Martin Wood, a resident of this county, was found dead with his throat cut in the road near Bartlett Springs. He was returning with his harvest wages and was killed for his money. To Preserve Law and Order. Orrawa, Canada, August 7—At a meeting of the Cabinet it has been decided, an account of the report from Dyea in regard to the rush of miners to the Klondyke, to send another detachment of 100 mounted police to maintain law and order. Besides this a court of civil law is to be established their customers prompt and careful attention and will endeavor to merit a) ee eee as soon as possible, but no jadge can i be aj pomted or district defined until is e next meeting of Parliament. \ HAD TROUBLE wine us wi Se men in the southern part of the county the and Owoed a amall ranch fit of Madrone. He was.a stage-driver in _. torting money from the Rev. “Me Page” eee fnissioiein sicaak 1—The Holl torpedo boat Plunger was ici Pcs Starved t0 Death. New ‘York, ‘August + apse ‘MeCarthy, aged 17, died in @ shanty in. Brooklyn from starvation, Her father was once a. well-known lawyer. The girl was without help. A Gambler Killed, Sr. Josern, Mo., Angust 7.—Jack McKane shot and killed W. E. Albyn yeeterdar morning as a result of a dispute over a game of cards. They played poker nearly the whole’ of Thursday night. MoKane was arrested. Perhaps Murder, Marysvittn, August 7.—The unrecognizable remains of a mati were found in Feather river. They had been in the water about ten days. The man ap: peared to be 87 years old. He wore laborer’s clothing and had a sack of sand tied to his neck: ‘The old residents are divided in their opinion as to whether . Fae SOE Oe NATO OS SO, Will Not . Not Live. . Oaxtan, August 7.-Clara Fallmer, snicide is alowly improving. The fever has a and the bullet has. been located, but will not be removed. unless it causes her pain. Her victim, Ohas. Ladue, is gradually sinking, and will probably not live another twenty-four hours. Held for Trial Rocuester, N. Y., August 7.—“Rev.” Fitzgerald and “Kid”. Hall, with their alleged accomplices, were held by the grand fury. They are accused of exMr. Oberholzer by’ threatening to accuse him of an infamous crime. , Jealousy the Cause, April H. A. Dailey of Jenison, sent a letter to Mayor Swift of Chicage, saying he wanted a woman of mature years asa wife. The Mayor gave the missive to the newspapers as a literary curiosity. The result was.that Dailey received nearly 500 answers. Out of the fot Dailey selected Mrs. Newton, a Chicago widow. Three. months ago they were married. Dailey was 70 years old and his bride 45. . Their life was unhappy. Dailey became very jealous when his wife returned to Chicago for a visit. They quarreled bitterly and finajly separated. Dailey gave his wife three days to return to ber allegiance as his wife. The time was up Thursday night, but she refused to resume-wifely relations. He forced his way into her bed chamber and pressed his army musket against her heart, at the sume time firing. The woman seized the muzzle and pushed it aside, but the charge penetrated her right side. She staggered from the bouse in her night gown and fell on the doorstep, where she was found. Dailey was arrested and was allowed to enter a saloon and drink geveral glasses of beer. Atthe bar he fell backward in spasms and was dead ina few minutes. He had managed to slip strychnine into the beer. The woman may _—— { Two Kentucky Brates. Lovusvitie, Ky., August 7.—A special from Barbourville, .Kentucky, says: Jack Williams was caught in the mounday. She may ran under the water, for, . i: = — She needs crew ae ee ee re ee ee eee ee ee girl who Teeently abot Chas. iN Granp Rapips, Mich., August 7.—Last . retary Sherman mat mtn te Was prise to bis nuinerous friends here, who had expected him to remain for a considerable time to come, bat he stated that he was called to Washing-~‘ ton by urgent business: that would: not admit of caches 18 Aer Record i in cat ‘Bi Franoctsoo, August 7.—The story of Mrs. Elizabeth Haskins’ legal struggle to gain possession of her husband’s estate, which she achieved after a hard fought case before a jury and in which it. is sought to show that Mrs. Craven lent her assistance, was the subject of much legal argument. yesterday in the Craven case. Mrs. Haskins was compelled to admit that she. had. been. ac-. cused of forgery im: connection with her husband’s will, and that Mrs. Cragag "big Death Rat. Bowzay, haba ; 9 ic Otiseliiee bie eeblacathercalagiion. ‘by the official statistics: of the pu just pabfished: ‘They show that. there were 1701 deaths here during the past. week, of which number 200 deaths were from cholera and’ 18 were deaths from the plague. PERSONAL POINTERS. Concise Chronicle of Yarious Folks’ Doings and Intentions. . T. Ray of San Francisco is in town. G. C. Hall of San Francisco came in on the morning train. Frank Goding came down from. You Bet today. ‘J. 0. Grant is up from “Rovgh and Ready. W. McG. Logan of Oakland is here on a visit. P. C. Butler of Sacramento is here on a visit. } T. E. Phillips of Nevada arrived here on the morning train. A.M. Cross of Auburn came in on the morning train. Zohn Rowe; the aged father of William Rowe of Wet Hill, is very low. Oapt. George A. Nihell returned last evening from Santa Cruz. Joseph Miller and Will Ashburn will leave for. Mexico next week. Max Isoard left this morning for Marysville to attend the camp stew. M. M. Baruh left on the noon train for San Francisco. From there he will go to Santa Cruz. N. Hanson of Grass Valley through town this morning on his way to North Bloomfield. Miss A. Bivens of Gerogetown arrived here last eveping from San -Francisco on her way home.

-‘M. W. Mather came down from the Plumbago mine today and left on the noon train for San Francisco. © John Jilbert and wife of Gold Flat leave tomorrow fora visit to San Francisco. Miss Janie Tyrrell, who bas been making an extended visit to her . sister, Mrs. F. M. Ratherford, at Truckee, has returned to her home near this city. Compton Gault, who has been at Fresno for some time, writes to his folks in this city that he intends to go to the Klondyke region. .M.M. Burnheim,. manager of the Miller clothing store, went to San Francisco today to select a fine stock of goods for the fall ll trade. The Wife Beater’s Condition. D.P. McIntosh, father of Mrs. Thos. McCormick, who shot her husband at Grass Valley Thursday evening, arrived there from Reno last evening. He will endeavor to have McVormick punished to the full extent of: the law. The latter complains of considerable pain weg the base of the . but his bi oad Miia ‘The old dividend paying ; mines are -record breakers; some new. ‘. ones: ‘are being added to this list, and . the prospect work as well as the reop{ening of abandoned properties is growjing to such an extent that one would ‘{eearcely believe it unless he sees it, 5 This is equally the case about Washington, Nevada City and Grass Valley. -. cessful prospector. Klondyke has no ‘A\spring they will be acclimated and Much of this is due to the fact that Nevada county is a steady producer, and with the modern methods of mindng in hard rock, or below water level, the improvement in mining machinery plays an important part. Another feature to the advantage of Nevada county 4s its gigantic electric power plant, which is a marvél of its kind and furnishes power atwery reasonable rates. Many of the mines are already using it and others are preparing to. do so. There is stilla large area of territory in that section of country awaiting capital to aid the industrious and sucallurement for Nevada county people. . They have good times, and their future looks bright. They claim that. in the possession of the Father Lode they will continue to bea permaxent gold .producer and will always remain the banoer mining county of the State.” Will Work at the Treadwell Mine. Word has’ been received that John Kelly and Peter Jewell, who left here ‘ast Monday for the Klondyke, have received promise of work at the famous ‘Treadwell mine in Alaska and have decided to stop there this winter and make the best of a sure thing. In the have some practical knowledge of the country. They will then go to the new . gold fields. es In a Bad Plight. Grant Dorsey, the young colored tat, was found. this morning suffering from an attack of delirium tremens. He was removed to the county juil to be taken. care of and to receive treatmeént. Poor “Dors,” he is a goodhearted, inoffensive individual, and his many acquaintances will-be sorry to hear of his unfortunate condition. Died at Grass Valley. J. L. Maxey, who came to Grass Val-' ley from Rhonerville, Humboldt county, about a month ago, died yesterday at Mrs. Cragie’s residence on Church street. He bad been suffering from malaria and came to Grass Valley in! hope of benefitting his health. He was thirty-seven years of age and leavesa wite and child in Eureka, Humbolat county. Deceased was a-member of Eel River Lodge of Odd Fellows. At Glenbrook Tomorrow. — . Tomorrow afternoon the Colts of this city and the Smiths of Grass Valley will play at Glenbrook Park the first of a series of baseball games that have been arranged between the two clubs. ‘The Independent band will be present and discourse excellent music. There promises to be a large attendance o spectators from each town. The train will leave here at 1:30 p.m. Fare for the round trip, including admission to the park, 40 cents. A close and excitng Gane. is anticipated. Something New. « Aiill’s Mixed Flavoring Spices, at JACKSON’s, az4-tf To Ice Consumers. The Union Ive Company is now prepared to deliver ice in quantities to suit to any part of the city. Orders left at the ice house on the Plaza will be promptly attended to. tf Office For Rent. A nice front room in the TRanscrirT Block, suitale for an office. Peauits of F. EB. Brown. What do you suppose is that mi&sing word? We tell you this: it isn’t very hard; it isn’t easy ; it’s about middling. “The tea isn’t middling though: your money back —at your grocer’s—if you don't like it better than any you ever had before. Rules of contest published in large ‘advertisement about the first and middle Of each month. aiz tains near Brush Creek and lynched, 4 are not od dangerous. . un a se Told Over ‘ever before offered. im Nevada county jin order to make room for. our uew the ‘Telephone ‘Today. . gD. E. Matteson bas jast finished . . burning the largest kiln of. ‘brick ever i burned in patients ge é was killed by a falling tree near Forest Springs the other day, took place from ‘the Catholic Church this morning and’ was largely attended. The following persons. will go "to Marysville to attend thé’vamp ‘stew at ‘Shelton’s Grove tomorrow: Dr. IL W. ‘Hayes, George Fletcher, 0. T. Lindley, John Glasson, Di B. Marwick, E. W. Donnelly, Ed Morgan, H. Walker, B. Van Slyke, James Hosking, BR: Gauthier, and Dr. Freeman of Nevada City. Overmyer,the Monarch’s new pitcher, has arrived and will play tomorrow in the game between the Monarchs and the Sacramento High Schoo! Club. D. P. McIntosh, father of Mrs. MecCormick, who is in town, denies the report that the latter would make up with McCormick and live with him again. On the contrary she says she will never go back'to him. Dr. Jones says Mrs. McCormick is braised about. the body as though she had received a terrible kicking, while her face shows the marks of McCormick's bratality. A Rather Poor Outlook. R. P. Taylor, a Seattle financial broker received a letter a few days uga from som some men whom he had sent to the Klondyke region last Spring. In the letter the statement is made that every claim within 150 miles of Dawson has been taken, and that late comers are rushing all over the country hunting up. prospects. Starvation and death are staring many,of the unprovided in the face. GREAT CLEARANCE SALE Which Will Last Ror 46 Days--At the Palace Dry Goods Store. As wedo not intend to keep any goods over this season we will aacrifice everything there is in the store for CASH, a8 Our immense fall stock will soon arrive from the Rast and we. are fit of the greatest. bargains’ that’ were stock. , Do not fail to miss this Grand Clearance Sale at the Palace Dry Goods Store of & ROSENBERG Bros., Broad Street, Nevada City. _ To Be Closea Vut. A large line of babies’ Lace Caps is to be closed ont at the Branch Wonder Store. m7-tf al Money Saved is Money Earned. G° to F. P. HUNT'S and save l0 cents every time you have your Whiskers pruned ophae scunagh bs 2 Ma All work first-class. waiting. now ready to give the people: the bene“BROWN co. Interest. Most of the Indians on the reservation near this city left today for’ Colfax, where a match game of baséball is to be played tomorrow between the Nevada county Inaians and the Placer . county Indians. A party of people from the Sacramento Valley who have been on a Hirose town last night on their way home. . Kenbiosit Ohiet ‘Campion, who was seriously hort during a big fire at Frankfort, near Philadelphia, a few days ago, was a brother of Mrs. Mary ‘McDonough of Boston Ravine. Wolf, the cash grocer, has just opened & barrel of fine olives ut his store and . will sell them in any nt to suit purchasers. --2a 0 Qe oe Fire Near the Plumbago Mine. Fire started in the woods yesterday. near the Plumbago mine above Moore’s Flat. It spread towards the mine and ‘fast night the miners had a hard fight to save the’ buildings. They finally’ stopped the progress of the flames and” got the fire under partial control. ——<——— DOCTORS STARKEY & PALEN’S Treatment by Inhalation pcre 1529 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa. FOR Consumption, Bronchitis, Dysentery. Catarrh Asthma, Hayfever, lity, Headache, Rheumatism, Neuraigia, AND aLL Chronic and Nervous Disorders. THE ORIGINAL: AND ONLY. GENUINE Compound Oxygen Tre at, thatof Dra. Starkey and Paton, ig a svientifi:; adjustment of the mabenidrays of Ox ten, nad Nitrogen MAGNETnd, ip ec condensed and ‘made’ Sacebte that it is sent all over the world. It has been ip ase for morc than twenty nts heels thousandy of p tivats have heen treated, and over one thousand physicisua have used it, and recommended it—avery siznificant fact. it dea not act as most druce do, by creati therailment, and beneflitting one organ a a ine expense of Another, often requiring a second course $9 eradicate te evil effects of the first, but Compound iixyyen is + revitalizer, renewIng, strengtheving inviyorating the whole body. These statements are cunfirmed by numerous teatitaotalale published in our book of 200 pages, ouly with the ex: aprespperoyivelou o/ the patients; their namoer and addresses are uiven aud you can refer to them for further informa fon. The grent suecese of our tiextmant has given rise tu a host ofi mitarors, us-crupulous persons; Rule carne their preyurations Compour ont en.often appropriating onr testimonials and the names 9 our pitients to recommend wurthle-s ¢oncoc io + fut any substance ant elsewhere or by 4 rs, ad calied Com und Sy erie isapuriou COME UND OXYGERITS MODE OF ACTION AND RESULTS.’’ is the title of a new hook of 200 pages. published by Drs. Starkey & Valen, woichevea to all Ua pina ful) information as to this remarkahie curative agent, and a record of surprising cures in a wide range of chronic cares—manv of them after being ah ndoned to die by other physicians. Will be mated FRBE to any oddress on application, SODA, SARSAPARILLA, WATER, ORANGE DANIEL & POWELL, MANUFACTURERS OF GINGER ALE, MINERAL AND CHAMPAGNE CIDER, CELERY AND IRON. SQ THE MONARCH Nevada County Agents For awttaelo ser. OF ALL BEERS. Try Our Celebrated SYPHON SODA Private Families Supplied. Factory Corner Spring and Pine Streets. LADIES’ GRAND REDUCTION SALE. n. MISSES’ GENT’S id ae i i Jae SHOES, La a, big bargains. Jor the next two weeks 7, wlll offer you By coming early you will get your pick before the sizes are broken, THIS 1S NO FAKE eseeae But it ia a Genuine Bargain Sale. F. J. WHITE, Ow Broap £7., Nar Crry Hat.fags ae camping trip to the lakes above, passed ~~~