January 27, 1898 (4 pages)

. IETY DIRE Meloni ns* of Month att gy . WHITE, Seon = THOMAS. NG, e Encam , Ne ek Yigg No. 47,1. 0, 4 Meets at Odd Fello: . ‘nd. 4th Mouda: ot rihath 1:30 o'elook, month gt E. M_ ; Gute Ok : Bs ic Parlor, No. 56, N.G, w. Meets at Pythian Castle oe Tuesday evening at 7:30 O"clock, CHAS, ‘4 (ORGAN, B.S. SCHWARTZ, Prey,’a Co ine ee mmandery, No. 6, K, T. 7:90 o’e! fae each month, a . LFE R, FRANK AVER, Com, } : > ¥ ee ee . Parlor, No. 6, N. D. G Ww Meets ae Castle : j ourth Thursdars of each m LE DOUGT-ASS eee, Pres ‘iii Se ' > 0 <> ¢ <> 9 <a <a NEVADA C.TY, CAL, => IRINTERS «-and,. rd General Job Printing. ROWN 4 ‘ BEST WORK ‘LOWEST PRIC:S > 4 ® have facilities which are excelled ne for filling orders on short } rder —— too large for us. {Get our a A Good Living ore may be made by an ith a McAllister Magic rn outfit, giving -enter: euts or illustrated lecin Small towns and_vilA small e-nital and are all tha, wre needed «that describes;-pictures plains the operation ot McAllister’s . gic Lanterns nd Stereopticons Is how to conduct enments will be mailed on request. bs & MCALLISTER, 76 Washington St. Chicago. apo~ Crezolene ing Cough, Croup whntiag! Catarrh, Colds, iE being administered by inhaland Most Effectual Means the th : y in Whoopine bronchial tubes z= Congh ul. Its antiseptic pir pe Slip t= In Contagious Diseases, Pry Scarlet Fever, ete, AN, Druggist and yall Neveda City LE IN NEVADA COUNTY, le. Or in Forty Acre Tracts. oJ 4g and 8 W XY of Sec. 18 of Sec 11, T17 N, RSE. $2 50 PER ACRE, rs’ credit, a payment se price, Stevan: on the Prineiya) at 6 per cent. anvance. Balance of ‘princi-. : wate ‘expiration of five. WM. H, MILLs, Land: Agent Cc. PLR, R,,. San Francisco, 1 Lily Soap Ae ee Laundry Soap In the Mar—_— hout Rubbin i iz and does not in es. ‘The largest Family Washne in three to eee hanre,-& years of age eandoa washing _ ARE OF IMITATIONS.#g 1 San Francisce. wroarr tend <page : PRANSORIPT. HYDRAULIC MINING. Bxecative Committee of the Miners’ Association Hold a Meeting. = : -:.-: 1 @he Executive Committee of the Cents Pr [onth. Miners’ Association met in San Francisco Tuesday night at the Palace hoa tel. The principe! business was the erm eppliontion, hearing e1id discussing of the report of ee : the Debris Committee, of which’ A. 4 non ik Caminetti is chairman. Mr. Caminetti ORNING WEDDING. pointed out that while this State has be —_— . . appropriated $300,000 for the dam3,and aper Man Captures & Charming . Congrees has appropriated $250,000 for & N eyada City Girl = : the same purpose, the constitution of noi California forbids the expenditure of yder, the Nevada City repre. State money by any bat State officers. ge of the Grass Valley Union, . According to the letters received from iss Minerva Lyle,eldest danghter . the United States Department of Engiavd Mrs. Thomas H. Reynolds, . neers, the United States officers were city, were married at ten o’clock . under. the impression that the approorning at the home of the bride’s . priation from this State “wight be fs on Main street. The wedding . turned into the national treasury 80 fquiet affair, only the relations . (hat all the work might be paid for, as few of the intimate friends of . it will be carried of, under the superguple being thers. Rev. E. J. H. . intendency of the department at Washerlin of Trinity church perform-. ington. The constitutional obstacle to je ceremony. The bride was at-. this disposition of the funds, Mr. Camisd by her sister, Miss Nellie B. netti said, should be made clear to the Holds, and John P. Kilroy was the. department. He handed to the secrem0 sman. Mr. and Mrs. Snyder left . tary copies of all the correspondence. he noon train for San Francisco} ‘hese letters included one sent by rother points of interest. Aftef a. the California delegation to the Chief pweeke’ trip they will return here to!of Engineers in Washington, D. C., ide. drawing the attention of that gentleIne bride is a beautiful. young lady . man to the facts of the appropriations, Q ovable disposition and @ prime. and the willingness of the State Comforite with all who’ know her. Her {mission to act in consort with the band is to be congratulated upon United States Engineers, and urging Mning so rare a prize. that he direct the commission to prepare a report at once that it may be § presented to Congress with an estiSam Rogers, who came to Nevada] mate, by the engineer himself, of the ity in 1851 and remained until 1856,. cost of the work to the end that there ad who is now an orange grower near] be as little farther delay-as possible. au Bernardino, arrived. here last Brigadier-General John M. Wilson, ening on a flying visit to his old . Chief of Begineers, U.S. A.,in his anfamping grounds. He mined in the . swer to the communication of the Caliarly days on Fr.sby ’s ravine, Deer . fornia delegation, stated that the Board reek, American Hill, Ooment Hill and . of Engineer officers had been conductManzanita hill. ‘loday he visited . ing the necessary surveys and matorjome of the places, and found that . ing plans, and under date of December changes had taken place in the . 14, 1897, had “submitted a report coverforty years. Mr. Rogers met. a. ing estimates for the improvement of low of bis old-time friends. still living . the lower Sacramento river.” This re. He will leave tomorrow morning . port will be followed by one on the uplor San Francisvo to attend the Goldeu . per Sacramento and Feather rivers. fu bilee Fair before returning home. The letter concludes with the assur; Ro pag ance that “Upon the California Debris ; Another California Couple. . Commission rests the responsibility, . The Reno Gazette says: A marriage . ander the law, of determining by what nse was issued Monday to Joseph . plan the hydraulic mines. can be petsIReCD PTION RATES.} VERTISING RATES. An Early Day Resident. ora Medrano of Sacramento and. mitted to operate without injury to the ley. The young lady was accompanied . and whether it is practicable to conher mother, who was present at the . stract impounding dams and form “marriage, which took place at the . basins which will prevent the deposit Palace hotel parlors Sunday evening. of debris in the navigable portion of "Rev. Lee propounded. the necessary . the river. The Chief of Engineers will "questions which nnited the young cou. impress upon the Debris Commission pie. The party left for Sacramento on. the importance of advancing the work ' Monday’s tran. ' lassigned to them by law as rapidly as 4 rete ‘. is consistent with its importance.” a A Successiul FartyThe committee decided that Miners’ The danceand candy pull at McKee’s . Day at the fair should be Monday next, hall in Washington. last night in cele-] und the chair appointed the following “BRIEF MBRTION, ‘or Holes and Comments: of Lael . . Local amateurs will soon produce a » son Ranch made at the Executor’s sale ; held recently was today raised to $1650 > by P. F.Simonds. The original bidder _ immediately made another bid of $1900 > Next Monday is the time set for the 4 creasing these are expected. > geen at I. Stein’s by those persons who . will be rented at list prices, express » added. -bokab Lodge, No. 119, are requested to attend 4 drili at [. 0. O. F. hall on Sat. “HENRY NETSHE, Mawaazr . bration of the completion of the new . telephone line was a great success. There were thirty-two couple present, F and the festivites did not end till half. past. three o’clock this morning. A . young man who was-there telephones . to the Transcrret that ag eweet as the . candy was the ladies, old aud young, ' «were ten, times sweeter. ne Se ee Two Miners Hurt. Atthe Champion mine late yester) @ay afternoon Norval Douglass Jr. bad his ght hip fractured and his body bruised by being caught by a cave . while working in a stope at the Cham. pion mine. — » At the Providence mi‘ne Thomas . Cough'au had a finzer broken and dis* located by having a rock fall upon it. Ten Per cent Raises. The bid of $1500 for the Samuel Allicourt to confirm or refuse to confirm the sale, and meantime other bids inMasquerade Costumes. Catalogues for costames from Goldgtein & Cohn of San Francisco can be expect to attend the masquerade ball next. week Friday. Tnese costumes Rebekah Degree Meeting. . Officers and -members of Newa Reurday evening,. January 29th, at 7:30 ‘By order of 2 Jenniz Tuomas, N. G. Liu Warts, £ec’«. j27-8t enim UNION :-: HOTEL, ed G.B. Dibbitts, Los Angeles, Harry Groves, boston, L MeOlay, Boise City, Idaho, John Kendr:ck, Sacramento, * Gilbert, Los Angeles, committee to. prepare a program for that day: W. 0. Ralston, chairman; AS J. Crawford, J. F. Parks, A. H. Ten Broeck, Thomas, Clark, Thomas Lane and Mark B. Kerr. © In regard to the Mineral Lands bills a long verbal report was made by Tirey L. Ford, who said tbe only fault with it is the fact that it seems to regard the lands patented to the Southern Pacific Company as the major part of. mineral jands which have been erroneously granted to railroads as agficaliural jands. This, be said, was 4 mistake. To rectify this error,and as & supplement to the Mineral Lands ‘bill, the bill drawn by A. H. Ricketts, the mining lawyer, hed been dratted and presented. PERSONAL POINTERS. A Daily Chronicle of the Doings of Old and Young. Mrs. W. C. Groves is ill. R. E. Linder was over from You Bet today. Mrs. BE. Moyle has gone to Butte, Montana. '€ Ty. B. Gray bas returned from San Francisco. James M Francisco. Mrs. A. H. Tickell went to Sacramento today. Ww. Maitland of the Grotto is visiting at Sacramento. W. B. Dalley of North San ‘Juan arrived here lust evening. a Wm. Kallenberger and A. Monteith came down today from North Bioomfield. : . J. U. Hastings, one of the owners of the Milliken Rauch mine, is here from San Francisco. Grass Vailey Bricfs. Sam Blight has goue to Angels Camp to take charge of some mining opera: tosh bas gone toSan tions. The Fire ‘Department is to have a aniformed dram and fife corps of 24 members. S.ate Taiget Suoot. Gol. J. W. Guthrie of the Second Infaniry Regiment, N. G. ©. is. bere to inspect the State target shoot of Com. pany O which is to take piace tomor; r, Oakland, rew at the Sutton rifle range. . Interest; The Miners Foundry are making ® pattern shop under their new blacksmith shop. ec Re There will be some Ourly and Black Bears that will bein the march at the Masquerade Ball. =. : According to the weather clerk there is a probability of cloudiness tonight and occasional rains tomorrow. Gailbraith’s hotel at Central House postoffice was today connected with the Washington telephone line. » rattling comedy at the theater: under {be four boys arrested last night for window breaking will not be tried till their fathers return from San. Francisco. The U. 8. Debris Commission bas granted a permit to Thos. ‘fT. Kirkham to run mining debris into. Mt. Vernon ravine. At the Stanford mine the cold weather is interfering with the water power that rans the pump and the water is raising in the workings. The’ Nevada County Power Company today placed an electric cigar lighter in the National hotel billiard room. It is an exceedingly ingenious and handy device. j In the last missing word contest for users of Shilling’s Best Tea $10.90 cash prizes were won by Mrs. E. B. Meservey of this city and Mrs. J. A. Carter of North Bloomfield. W. W. Hoskin, who has been serving sixty days in the county jail for disturbing the peace, and sixty-day vagrant named Wise who stole Capt. Vaughn’s shoes, were released from the county jail today. A woman owning « house on Coyote street wanted to get rid of a non-pay~ ing female tenant and went to the house yesterday to talk her into moving. According to the officers both of them pulled pistols during the argament. No shots were fired, but the tenant vacated. \FROM TBR ICB BBLT. Death of Dr. Catless—A Terrible Accldent—Big Crops. The Truckee Republican says: fday mornings Joe Treasure of Sierra Valley was in town Tuesday night. He has two brothers who have made their fortunes on the Klondike during the last year. He also has another brother who will start for that country soon. His brothers who have been making 80 much money up there have been in the saloon business. P. Henry finished putting up his second crop of ice Saturday night. He -got a fine crop of good ice. C. RB. McLellan finished putting up his second crop of ‘ice last Friday. Mr. McLellellan says he had the finest, clearest, hard jce he ever saw. He got his honses fall and piled a jot up along the track. The Donner Ice-Company expect to finish harvesting their crop Wednesday. They will have their big houses ‘of 20,000 tons capacity filled. They have had between one hundred and fifty avd two hundred~men employed. At the Donner Ice Company’s works E. J. Perkine got caught in the maehinery that carries the ice into the houses aud bad his right hand torn off at the wrist. City School Matters. At last night’s meeting of the City Broad of Education Principal O'Neill filed his report for December. It show"ed that there were 12,080 days attendance; 677 days absence, 95 tardy; 678 pupils (boys 845, girls 833); 604 days attended; 94 7 per centage. The large number of days absence was due to the prevalence of chicken pox among the younger scholars. : The following bills were allowed: G. E. Turner, merchandise, etc., $70.25; J. Hackley, lumber, $8.75: 0. F. Weber & Co., byloplate, etc,, $30.42; D. Baker, hauling, 85 cente; L. @. Calkins, telegraphing, 50 cents; Nevada Gas Co. jabor and supplies, $38.80; H. Dickerman, mdse, $24.50; Armory Hall Association, repairing benches, $8; Sunset Telephone Co. telephone, $1.50. Bonds Transferred. Today the city water bonds bought by the Citizens Bank were delivered and Treasurer Gray received $20,000 in shining twenties. The $87,000 worth contracted for by the Cleveland brokers were forwarded yesterday. —————— ~ Ramous Soldier Dead. Lonpon, January 27.—LieutenantGeneral Sir Fredrick Dobson Middleton, keeper of the crown Jewels, is He was in command of the forces during the Riel rebellion in the Northwest Territory of Canada ia 1885 and for his services received the thanks of both houses of the Canadian ParliaSHOT WITHOUT tt. "+ NEVADA CITY, CAL, THURSDAY EVENING. J ANUARY 27, 1808: EST. IN 1860 BY N. P. BROWN & CO, A Widow ‘Killed Because She ‘Was Fickle. © Los ANcEtxs, January 27.—-A woman was murdered in cold blood this morning on Spring street near Fourth while the thoroughfare was thronged with! people. The victim was Mrs. Ransom, the management of Leonard DeVilbiss. . * widow, and her slayer was O. H. Arthur, a blacksmith from Pasadena. Mrs. Ransom was walking with Jack Kennedy, a sporting man, when without warning Arthur shot her in the back killing her instantly. He turned the revolver on Kennedy, missing him, and when the latter disappeared in the crowd Arthur put two more ballets into the prostrate corpee of the woman. A deputy sheriff was passing and disarmed the shooter. Acrowd gathered and some called for rope, but the prisoner was hustled to jail. Arthar talks freely. He says he lived with the woman two years when she threw him over for Kennedy. He learned where they lodged last night and laid in wait for them. He intended to kill both. Several months ago at Pasadena the courts deprived Mrs. Ransome of the care of her 12-year old daughter who testified that her mother and Arthur indulged in beastly orgies while she was present, compelling her to listen to their profanity and obscenity. Mrs. Ransom was aged 40 and her murderer 50 years. A Terrible Fall. New Yorx, January 27.—Three men were probably fatally hurt today in e twelve story building going up on Broadway. Michael Seaman was working on a scaffold over the elevator {shaft at the fifth floor when it fell with Hamm Seah” Weds Sack Mod shaft at the fourth floor, and as Seaman, weighing 200. pounds, came down he carried them with him. Ail three ‘fell to the sub-cellar and were so burt they will most likely die. New Revenoe Collector. WasHinoton, Jan. 27.—The President today sent to the Senate for confirmawore on & scaffold in the UNPROVOKED = ——— One Bar Tender Shoots Down Another. —_——— San Francisco, January 27.—At six o'clock this morning-Chas. F. Withers, a bar tender from Visalia, murdered Nathan Phillips, bar tender at the Empire theater at 21 Ellis street. Withers, who was drank and in an ugly mood, had spent most of the night at the theater. Shortly before six o’clock he shoved a revolver in the faces of Peter Hall, the proprietor, and of F. W. Baker, a patron. Hall did not appreciate the joke and blewa police whistle. Withers put away the weapon and stood apart sulking. At six o'clock Phillips quit work and put on his coat to leave. As he reached the first step leading to the street Withers, who’ was four feet away, shot him above the fight eye and also-‘behind the left ear. Withers is 29 years old and was born in Sacramento. He was unmarried. Phillips was 28 and also single. Babies Killed. New York, Jan. 27.—The police believe that a baby farm near this city makes a business of strangling newly born babies. A dozen infants ‘have been found strangled during the last few weeks in the vicinity of Weebawken, Hoboken: A search is being made for the murderers. A Fatal Dose, SacraMENTO, January 27.—The threeyear old son of W. Elmer Brown swallowed some carbolic acid by mistake toduy and is dying. Gone to New York. Wasninetos, January 27.—President ‘McKinley and hissecretary, Mr. Porter, left at 10 o’clock for New York to attend the banquet to be given at the Waldorf-Astora hotel tonight by the National Association of Manufacturers. BORN. At Washington, January 26, to the wife of E. A. Langford, a daughter. The Early Bird Gathers no Moss, tes MAHER & CO. Have Gathered up a few . EARLY SPRING GOODS. Ladies, see WRAPPER DISPLAY in Window No. 2. PRICE, 10 Yards for $1.00 All new styles and. colorings. They belong to the advance guard and got here ahead of all others. Ladies Don’t Fail to See this Display. Only a Few Coats Left. If you want them they are yours. Out they will go. Respectfully, MAHER & CO. &-COAL COALA When Your Wood Pile Gets Low tion the name of Henry Bell of Oroville as Internal Revenue Collector for for the Fourth District, with his office at Sacramento. He succeeds Waverly Stairley March Ist. He is an old-time merchant and friend and neighbor of Senator Perkins to whom he owes his appointment. Royal makes the food pure, wholesome and delicious. —————— A Big Thief. SACRAMENTO, January 27.—It is found that E. K. Alsip, who is supposed to bave fled to New. Mexico, stole $26,000 from the Fair Oaks colony fund, and his total thefts are now put at $40,000. Sauer Kraut In bulk at Phil Scadden’s grocery store on Commercial street. _tf sanertenessnach cnn su eet ta Samia an ert Grand Clearance Sale —Oor—— FALL AND WINTER GOODS At A. Blumenthal’s, In order to make room for a large stock of Spring Goods soon to arrive from the East. Sale Begins Saturday, January 22d, AND WILL CONTINUE THIRTY DAYS. Black Crepe Cloth, formerly $1.50, reduced to $1. Black Dress Goods, formerly $1, reduced to 50 cents. Colored Dress Goods, formerly 75 cents, reduced to 25 cents. Staple Goods, Lonsdale Muslin and Fruit of the Loom, 7 cents a yard.Bed Spreads, Blankets, Quilts and Table Linen reduced ‘ flalt Price. Big Lot of Remnants of Dress Goods, reduced to Malt Price. @@" Dressmakers will be allowed 10 per cent commission on all linings they purchase at our store. . Orders from the country. promptly filled. . A. BLUMENTHAL, ® ment and a grant of $20,000. a Best Comedian—Box of ‘Woodpecker Cigars. Contributed by Wm. Giffin. . ADMISSION—Per couple, $1 ; ladies, Remember We Furnish You With ROCK SPRINS NUT COAL AND GASTLE GATE LUMP COAL. LEGG & SHAW CO. Sole Agents. We Also Supply COAL GRATES and «COAL STOVES. eee aiaeae a GRAND Masquerade Ball. TO BE GIVEN BY HEYER & GUENTHER, At Armory. Hall, Nevada City, FRIDAY. EVENING, FEBRUARY 4th. Prizes. For the Best Sustained Characters. MUSIC BY GOYNE’S FULL ORCHESTRA. Best sustained and original character, either lady or gentleman, $10. Richest Lady’s Costume, $10. ‘A Special Prize by Mahar & Oo. for the Second Best Dressed-Lady—a Hand some Dress Pattern. Best Gentleman’s Costume, $7.50. Best Dressed Group—Banquet at the National Hotel. (By Rector Bros. Second Best Dressed Group—Oue Dozen Paris Panels. (By ED. MOORE.) Best Original Group, $5 . ° sta aI Re reception Committee — Sheriff D. B, Getchell, Constable RB. Dillon and J : 0000——— 2 Maske can be bought at I. Stein’s and W. H. Crawford's. 6 Lbady’s costumes made by Miss A. Clemo. : Gent’s Costumes made by F. Smith. Masks will be raised at the door. No Roller Skates or Bicycles allowed on the Floor. in mask, a5 cents. Children 25 cents ; Gallery, 50 cents, Routhwest corner Broad and Pine Streets Spectators to the rca gemngerectarteeionee eaeaaaterenteeen LE PEERED, TIMED

. IETY DIRE Meloni ns* of Month att gy . WHITE, Seon = THOMAS. NG, e Encam , Ne ek Yigg No. 47,1. 0, 4 Meets at Odd Fello: . ‘nd. 4th Mouda: ot rihath 1:30 o'elook, month gt E. M_ ; Gute Ok : Bs ic Parlor, No. 56, N..G, w. Meets at Pythian Castle oe Tuesday evening at 7:30 O"clock, CHAS, ‘4 (ORGAN, B.S. SCHWARTZ, Prey,’a Co ine ee mmandery, No. 6, K, T. 7:90 o’e! fae each month, a . LFE R, FRANK AVER, Com, } : > ¥ ee ee . Parlor, No. 6, N. D. G Ww Meets ae Castle : j ourth Thursdars of each m LE DOUGT-ASS eee, Pres ‘iii Se ' > 0 <> ¢ <> 9 <a <a NEVADA C.TY, CAL, => IRINTERS «-and,. rd General Job Printing. ROWN 4 ‘ BEST WORK ‘LOWEST PRIC:S > 4 ® have facilities which are excelled ne for filling orders on short } rder —— too large for us. {Get our a A Good Living ore may be made by an ith a McAllister Magic rn outfit, giving -enter: euts or illustrated lecin Small towns and_vilA small e-nital and are all tha, wre needed «that describes;-pictures plains the operation ot McAllister’s . gic Lanterns nd Stereopticons Is how to conduct enments will be mailed on request. bs & MCALLISTER, 76 Washington St. Chicago. apo~ Crezolene ing Cough, Croup whntiag! Catarrh, Colds, iE being administered by inhaland Most Effectual Means the th : y in Whoopine bronchial tubes z= Congh ul. Its antiseptic pir pe Slip t= In Contagious Diseases, Pry Scarlet Fever, ete, AN, Druggist and yall Neveda City LE IN NEVADA COUNTY, le. Or in Forty Acre Tracts. oJ 4g and 8 W XY of Sec. 18 of Sec 11, T17 N, RSE. $2 50 PER ACRE, rs’ credit, a payment se price, Stevan: on the Prineiya) at 6 per cent. anvance. Balance of ‘princi-. : wate ‘expiration of five. WM. H, MILLs, Land: Agent Cc. PLR, R,,. San Francisco, 1 Lily Soap Ae ee Laundry Soap In the Mar—_— hout Rubbin i iz and does not in es. ‘The largest Family Washne in three to eee hanre,-& years of age eandoa washing _ ARE OF IMITATIONS.#g 1 San Francisce. wroarr tend <page : PRANSORIPT. HYDRAULIC MINING. Bxecative Committee of the Miners’ Association Hold a Meeting. = : -:.-: 1 @he Executive Committee of the Cents Pr [onth. Miners’ Association met in San Francisco Tuesday night at the Palace hoa tel. The principe! business was the erm eppliontion, hearing e1id discussing of the report of ee : the Debris Committee, of which’ A. 4 non ik Caminetti is chairman. Mr. Caminetti ORNING WEDDING. pointed out that while this State has be —_— . . appropriated $300,000 for the dam3,and aper Man Captures & Charming . Congrees has appropriated $250,000 for & N eyada City Girl = : the same purpose, the constitution of noi California forbids the expenditure of yder, the Nevada City repre. State money by any bat State officers. ge of the Grass Valley Union, . According to the letters received from iss Minerva Lyle,eldest danghter . the United States Department of Engiavd Mrs. Thomas H. Reynolds, . neers, the United States officers were city, were married at ten o’clock . under. the impression that the approorning at the home of the bride’s . priation from this State “wight be fs on Main street. The wedding . turned into the national treasury 80 fquiet affair, only the relations . (hat all the work might be paid for, as few of the intimate friends of . it will be carried of, under the superguple being thers. Rev. E. J. H. . intendency of the department at Washerlin of Trinity church perform-. ington. The constitutional obstacle to je ceremony. The bride was at-. this disposition of the funds, Mr. Camisd by her sister, Miss Nellie B. netti said, should be made clear to the Holds, and John P. Kilroy was the. department. He handed to the secrem0 sman. Mr. and Mrs. Snyder left . tary copies of all the correspondence. he noon train for San Francisco} ‘hese letters included one sent by rother points of interest. Aftef a. the California delegation to the Chief pweeke’ trip they will return here to!of Engineers in Washington, D. C., ide. drawing the attention of that gentleIne bride is a beautiful. young lady . man to the facts of the appropriations, Q ovable disposition and @ prime. and the willingness of the State Comforite with all who’ know her. Her {mission to act in consort with the band is to be congratulated upon United States Engineers, and urging Mning so rare a prize. that he direct the commission to prepare a report at once that it may be § presented to Congress with an estiSam Rogers, who came to Nevada] mate, by the engineer himself, of the ity in 1851 and remained until 1856,. cost of the work to the end that there ad who is now an orange grower near] be as little farther delay-as possible. au Bernardino, arrived. here last Brigadier-General John M. Wilson, ening on a flying visit to his old . Chief of Begineers, U.S. A.,in his anfamping grounds. He mined in the . swer to the communication of the Caliarly days on Fr.sby ’s ravine, Deer . fornia delegation, stated that the Board reek, American Hill, Ooment Hill and . of Engineer officers had been conductManzanita hill. ‘loday he visited . ing the necessary surveys and matorjome of the places, and found that . ing plans, and under date of December changes had taken place in the . 14, 1897, had “submitted a report coverforty years. Mr. Rogers met. a. ing estimates for the improvement of low of bis old-time friends. still living . the lower Sacramento river.” This re. He will leave tomorrow morning . port will be followed by one on the uplor San Francisvo to attend the Goldeu . per Sacramento and Feather rivers. fu bilee Fair before returning home. The letter concludes with the assur; Ro pag ance that “Upon the California Debris ; Another California Couple. . Commission rests the responsibility, . The Reno Gazette says: A marriage . ander the law, of determining by what nse was issued Monday to Joseph . plan the hydraulic mines. can be petsIReCD PTION RATES.} VERTISING RATES. An Early Day Resident. ora Medrano of Sacramento and. mitted to operate without injury to the ley. The young lady was accompanied . and whether it is practicable to conher mother, who was present at the . stract impounding dams and form “marriage, which took place at the . basins which will prevent the deposit Palace hotel parlors Sunday evening. of debris in the navigable portion of "Rev. Lee propounded. the necessary . the river. The Chief of Engineers will "questions which nnited the young cou. impress upon the Debris Commission pie. The party left for Sacramento on. the importance of advancing the work ' Monday’s tran. ' lassigned to them by law as rapidly as 4 rete ‘. is consistent with its importance.” a A Successiul FartyThe committee decided that Miners’ The danceand candy pull at McKee’s . Day at the fair should be Monday next, hall in Washington. last night in cele-] und the chair appointed the following “BRIEF MBRTION, ‘or Holes and Comments: of Lael . . Local amateurs will soon produce a » son Ranch made at the Executor’s sale ; held recently was today raised to $1650 > by P. F.Simonds. The original bidder _ immediately made another bid of $1900 > Next Monday is the time set for the 4 creasing these are expected. > geen at I. Stein’s by those persons who . will be rented at list prices, express » added. -bokab Lodge, No. 119, are requested to attend 4 drili at [. 0. O. F. hall on Sat. “HENRY NETSHE, Mawaazr . bration of the completion of the new . telephone line was a great success. There were thirty-two couple present, F and the festivites did not end till half. past. three o’clock this morning. A . young man who was-there telephones . to the Transcrret that ag eweet as the . candy was the ladies, old aud young, ' «were ten, times sweeter. ne Se ee Two Miners Hurt. Atthe Champion mine late yester) @ay afternoon Norval Douglass Jr. bad his ght hip fractured and his body bruised by being caught by a cave . while working in a stope at the Cham. pion mine. — » At the Providence mi‘ne Thomas . Cough'au had a finzer broken and dis* located by having a rock fall upon it. Ten Per cent Raises. The bid of $1500 for the Samuel Allicourt to confirm or refuse to confirm the sale, and meantime other bids inMasquerade Costumes. Catalogues for costames from Goldgtein & Cohn of San Francisco can be expect to attend the masquerade ball next. week Friday. Tnese costumes Rebekah Degree Meeting. . Officers and -members of Newa Reurday evening,. January 29th, at 7:30 ‘By order of 2 Jenniz Tuomas, N. G. Liu Warts, £ec’«. j27-8t enim UNION :-: HOTEL, ed G.B. Dibbitts, Los Angeles, Harry Groves, boston, L MeOlay, Boise City, Idaho, John Kendr:ck, Sacramento, * Gilbert, Los Angeles, committee to. prepare a program for that day: W. 0. Ralston, chairman; AS J. Crawford, J. F. Parks, A. H. Ten Broeck, Thomas, Clark, Thomas Lane and Mark B. Kerr. © In regard to the Mineral Lands bills a long verbal report was made by Tirey L. Ford, who said tbe only fault with it is the fact that it seems to regard the lands patented to the Southern Pacific Company as the major part of. mineral jands which have been erroneously granted to railroads as agficaliural jands. This, be said, was 4 mistake. To rectify this error,and as & supplement to the Mineral Lands ‘bill, the bill drawn by A. H. Ricketts, the mining lawyer, hed been dratted and presented. PERSONAL POINTERS. A Daily Chronicle of the Doings of Old and Young. Mrs. W. C. Groves is ill. R. E. Linder was over from You Bet today. Mrs. BE. Moyle has gone to Butte, Montana. '€ Ty. B. Gray bas returned from San Francisco. James M Francisco. Mrs. A. H. Tickell went to Sacramento today. Ww. Maitland of the Grotto is visiting at Sacramento. W. B. Dalley of North San ‘Juan arrived here lust evening. a Wm. Kallenberger and A. Monteith came down today from North Bioomfield. : . J. U. Hastings, one of the owners of the Milliken Rauch mine, is here from San Francisco. Grass Vailey Bricfs. Sam Blight has goue to Angels Camp to take charge of some mining opera: tosh bas gone toSan tions. The Fire ‘Department is to have a aniformed dram and fife corps of 24 members. S.ate Taiget Suoot. Gol. J. W. Guthrie of the Second Infaniry Regiment, N. G. ©. is. bere to inspect the State target shoot of Com. pany O which is to take piace tomor; r, Oakland, rew at the Sutton rifle range. . Interest; The Miners Foundry are making ® pattern shop under their new blacksmith shop. ec Re There will be some Ourly and Black Bears that will bein the march at the Masquerade Ball. =.. : According to the weather clerk there is a probability of cloudiness tonight and occasional rains tomorrow. Gailbraith’s hotel at Central House postoffice was today connected with the Washington telephone line. » rattling comedy at the theater: under {be four boys arrested last night for window breaking will not be tried till their fathers return from San. Francisco. The U. 8. Debris Commission bas granted a permit to Thos. ‘fT. Kirkham to run mining debris into. Mt. Vernon ravine. At the Stanford mine the cold weather is interfering with the water

power that rans the pump and the water is raising in the workings. The’ Nevada County Power Company today placed an electric cigar lighter in the National hotel billiard room. It is an exceedingly ingenious and handy device. j In the last missing word contest for users of Shilling’s Best Tea $10.90 cash prizes were won by Mrs. E. B. Meservey of this city and Mrs. J. A. Carter of North Bloomfield. W. W. Hoskin, who has been serving sixty days in the county jail for disturbing the peace, and sixty-day vagrant named Wise who stole Capt. Vaughn’s shoes, were released from the county jail today. A woman owning « house on Coyote street wanted to get rid of a non-pay~ ing female tenant and went to the house yesterday to talk her into moving. According to the officers both of them pulled pistols during the argament. No shots were fired, but the tenant vacated. \FROM TBR ICB BBLT. Death of Dr. Catless—A Terrible Accldent—Big Crops. The Truckee Republican says: fday mornings Joe Treasure of Sierra Valley was in town Tuesday night. He has two brothers who have made their fortunes on the Klondike during the last year. He also has another brother who will start for that country soon. His brothers who have been making 80 much money up there have been in the saloon business. P. Henry finished putting up his second crop of ice Saturday night. He -got a fine crop of good ice. C. RB. McLellan finished putting up his second crop of ‘ice last Friday. Mr. McLellellan says he had the finest, clearest, hard jce he ever saw. He got his honses fall and piled a jot up along the track. The Donner Ice-Company expect to finish harvesting their crop Wednesday. They will have their big houses ‘of 20,000 tons capacity filled. They have had between one hundred and fifty avd two hundred~men employed. At the Donner Ice Company’s works E. J. Perkine got caught in the maehinery that carries the ice into the houses aud bad his right hand torn off at the wrist. City School Matters. At last night’s meeting of the City Broad of Education Principal O'Neill filed his report for December. It show"ed that there were 12,080 days attendance; 677 days absence, 95 tardy; 678 pupils (boys 845, girls 833); 604 days attended; 94 7 per centage. The large number of days absence was due to the prevalence of chicken pox among the younger scholars. : The following bills were allowed: G. E. Turner, merchandise, etc., $70.25; J. Hackley, lumber, $8.75: 0. F. Weber & Co., byloplate, etc,, $30.42; D. Baker, hauling, 85 cente; L. @. Calkins, telegraphing, 50 cents; Nevada Gas Co. jabor and supplies, $38.80; H. Dickerman, mdse, $24.50; Armory Hall Association, repairing benches, $8; Sunset Telephone Co. telephone, $1.50. Bonds Transferred. Today the city water bonds bought by the Citizens Bank were delivered and Treasurer Gray received $20,000 in shining twenties. The $87,000 worth contracted for by the Cleveland brokers were forwarded yesterday. —————— ~ Ramous Soldier Dead. Lonpon, January 27.—LieutenantGeneral Sir Fredrick Dobson Middleton, keeper of the crown Jewels, is He was in command of the forces during the Riel rebellion in the Northwest Territory of Canada ia 1885 and for his services received the thanks of both houses of the Canadian ParliaSHOT WITHOUT tt. "+ NEVADA CITY, CAL, THURSDAY EVENING. J ANUARY 27, 1808: EST. IN 1860 BY N. P. BROWN & CO, A Widow ‘Killed Because She ‘Was Fickle. © Los ANcEtxs, January 27.—-A woman was murdered in cold blood this morning on Spring street near Fourth while the thoroughfare was thronged with! people. The victim was Mrs. Ransom, the management of Leonard DeVilbiss. . * widow, and her slayer was O. H. Arthur, a blacksmith from Pasadena. Mrs. Ransom was walking with Jack Kennedy, a sporting man, when without warning Arthur shot her in the back killing her instantly. He turned the revolver on Kennedy, missing him, and when the latter disappeared in the crowd Arthur put two more ballets into the prostrate corpee of the woman. A deputy sheriff was passing and disarmed the shooter. Acrowd gathered and some called for rope, but the prisoner was hustled to jail. Arthar talks freely. He says he lived with the woman two years when she threw him over for Kennedy. He learned where they lodged last night and laid in wait for them. He intended to kill both. Several months ago at Pasadena the courts deprived Mrs. Ransome of the care of her 12-year old daughter who testified that her mother and Arthur indulged in beastly orgies while she was present, compelling her to listen to their profanity and obscenity. Mrs. Ransom was aged 40 and her murderer 50 years. A Terrible Fall. New Yorx, January 27.—Three men were probably fatally hurt today in e twelve story building going up on Broadway. Michael Seaman was working on a scaffold over the elevator {shaft at the fifth floor when it fell with Hamm Seah” Weds Sack Mod shaft at the fourth floor, and as Seaman, weighing 200. pounds, came down he carried them with him. Ail three ‘fell to the sub-cellar and were so burt they will most likely die. New Revenoe Collector. WasHinoton, Jan. 27.—The President today sent to the Senate for confirmawore on & scaffold in the UNPROVOKED = ——— One Bar Tender Shoots Down Another.. —_——— San Francisco, January 27.—At six o'clock this morning-Chas. F. Withers, a bar tender from Visalia, murdered Nathan Phillips, bar tender at the Empire theater at 21 Ellis street. Withers, who was drank and in an ugly mood, had spent most of the night at the theater. Shortly before six o’clock he shoved a revolver in the faces of Peter Hall, the proprietor, and of F. W. Baker, a patron. Hall did not appreciate the joke and blewa police whistle. Withers put away the weapon and stood apart sulking. At six o'clock Phillips quit work and put on his coat to leave. As he reached the first step leading to the street Withers, who’ was four feet away, shot him above the fight eye and also-‘behind the left ear. Withers is 29 years old and was born in Sacramento. He was unmarried. Phillips was 28 and also single. Babies Killed. New York, Jan. 27.—The police believe that a baby farm near this city makes a business of strangling newly born babies. A dozen infants ‘have been found strangled during the last few weeks in the vicinity of Weebawken, Hoboken: A search is being made for the murderers. A Fatal Dose, SacraMENTO, January 27.—The threeyear old son of W. Elmer Brown swallowed some carbolic acid by mistake toduy and is dying. Gone to New York. Wasninetos, January 27.—President ‘McKinley and hissecretary, Mr. Porter, left at 10 o’clock for New York to attend the banquet to be given at the Waldorf-Astora hotel tonight by the National Association of Manufacturers. BORN. At Washington, January 26, to the wife of E. A. Langford, a daughter. The Early Bird Gathers no Moss, tes MAHER & CO. Have Gathered up a few . EARLY SPRING GOODS. Ladies, see WRAPPER DISPLAY in Window No. 2. PRICE, 10 Yards for $1.00 All new styles and. colorings. They belong to the advance guard and got here ahead of all others. Ladies Don’t Fail to See this Display. Only a Few Coats Left. If you want them they are yours. Out they will go. Respectfully, MAHER & CO. &-COAL COALA When Your Wood Pile Gets Low tion the name of Henry Bell of Oroville as Internal Revenue Collector for for the Fourth District, with his office at Sacramento. He succeeds Waverly Stairley March Ist. He is an old-time merchant and friend and neighbor of Senator Perkins to whom he owes his appointment. Royal makes the food pure, wholesome and delicious. —————— A Big Thief. SACRAMENTO, January 27.—It is found that E. K. Alsip, who is supposed to bave fled to New. Mexico, stole $26,000 from the Fair Oaks colony fund, and his total thefts are now put at $40,000. Sauer Kraut In bulk at Phil Scadden’s grocery store on Commercial street. _tf sanertenessnach cnn su eet ta Samia an ert Grand Clearance Sale —Oor—— FALL AND WINTER GOODS At A. Blumenthal’s, In order to make room for a large stock of Spring Goods soon to arrive from the East. Sale Begins Saturday, January 22d, AND WILL CONTINUE THIRTY DAYS. Black Crepe Cloth, formerly $1.50, reduced to $1. Black Dress Goods, formerly $1, reduced to 50 cents. Colored Dress Goods, formerly 75 cents, reduced to 25 cents. Staple Goods, Lonsdale Muslin and Fruit of the Loom, 7 cents a yard.Bed Spreads, Blankets, Quilts and Table Linen reduced ‘ flalt Price. Big Lot of Remnants of Dress Goods, reduced to Malt Price. @@" Dressmakers will be allowed 10 per cent commission on all linings they purchase at our store. . Orders from the country. promptly filled. . A. BLUMENTHAL, ® ment and a grant of $20,000. a Best Comedian—Box of ‘Woodpecker Cigars. Contributed by Wm. Giffin. . ADMISSION—Per couple, $1 ; ladies, Remember We Furnish You With ROCK SPRINS NUT COAL AND GASTLE GATE LUMP COAL.. LEGG & SHAW CO. Sole Agents. We Also Supply COAL GRATES and «COAL STOVES. eee aiaeae a GRAND Masquerade Ball. TO BE GIVEN BY HEYER & GUENTHER, At Armory. Hall, Nevada City, FRIDAY. EVENING, FEBRUARY 4th. Prizes. For the Best Sustained Characters. MUSIC BY GOYNE’S FULL ORCHESTRA. Best sustained and original character, either lady or gentleman, $10. Richest Lady’s Costume, $10. ‘A Special Prize by Mahar & Oo. for the Second Best Dressed-Lady—a Hand some Dress Pattern. Best Gentleman’s Costume, $7.50. Best Dressed Group—Banquet at the National Hotel. (By Rector Bros. Second Best Dressed Group—Oue Dozen Paris Panels. (By ED. MOORE.) Best Original Group, $5 . ° sta aI Re reception Committee — Sheriff D. B, Getchell, Constable RB. Dillon and J : 0000——— 2 Maske can be bought at I. Stein’s and W. H. Crawford's. 6 Lbady’s costumes made by Miss A. Clemo. : Gent’s Costumes made by F. Smith. Masks will be raised at the door. No Roller Skates or Bicycles allowed on the Floor. in mask, a5 cents. Children 25 cents ; Gallery, 50 cents, Routhwest corner Broad and Pine Streets Spectators to the rca gemngerectarteeionee eaeaaaterenteeen LE PEERED, TIMED