March 5, 1898 (4 pages)

IETY DIRECTORY. & bi ebekah gab No. rte ledeas ies ase {Saturday vonings of Month 967.20 warre ee ian THOMAS; . q. oe Becamgment, N seg! 47,1. 0. Meets at Odd Fellows H aul : and 4th Bey pe y of each month at 4 “ ena: ‘ . GRAY, Scribe. . Pe lic Parlor, No. 56, N. Para . w Meets at Pythian Castle y Tuesday evening at 7:90.0 CHAS, PORN AE Peek MORGAN, R. 8. i third been fiend each itcokiadl at FRANK AVER, Com, my, el Parlor, No. 6, N. D. a. we Piaraand at Pythian Castle. ‘ourth Phuredexs of Thang? owe month . LLE DOUGLASS i R.8. ned LEE R. ——————— POPUL AR” BAKERY In the Transcript Bl Commercial hice Suse IR PREPARED THAN EVER erve the public with oe Bread, Pies and Cakes, PASTRY OF ALL KINDS TO ORDER Wedding Cakes a Sveclalty. sh Compressed Yeast Cal i. atly on hand. gs Ma BOST Proprietor. 3PHONE 37. Best Liquors, The Best Cigars. e are the attractions always find at sor COUNCIL CHAMBER. ” Beer 5 Cents a Glass, — favorite brands of Whisk ch as: “K a “Thomas Taylor.” Bhar reopen’ bin Hood.” ar Pepper,” Wm. J. Britland. JNION MARKET, Commercial St., Nevada Cit: YBROS., "Propte, Iso REP ok of the P ON HAND A CHOICE Public Taste Hams, Bacoa and Lard: IMIDT BROS., EADING CIGAR DEALERS, stneduereaesdacnace Nevada City Cal NG LADY, Best 5 Sold. Cont Cigar IN sTOOK—— LL AR iL, ARTHUR HUMBOLDT IMPT’D HEMIA : HARMONLA ae th Works Wonders.’* 88 and Saddlery CHEAPER THAN EVER, IES CAIRNS, road st., opp. National as established the foley ES FOR CASH ONLY: BSSRRARSSRSESRRSSS ney and Counselor at Lew ed aE LN, THE STATE AND They Ba eee et Etmeate as ihechidren 5 withthe means to obES TO SUIT THE TIMES. rate ou mentor Sour bap ee . proiteWICKSON & CO, 1 -“ e 7TH YEAR—W0. tI 44 c= TRANSORIPT. JOWN & CALKINS. — SUBSCRIPTION RATES.: ifly Cents Per [tonth. ADVERTISING RATES. pots kate oy ees ee GRASS VALLEY 1BNS. = Nei, hb-rs. Ww. O. tke today for Alaska. . Albert Quick, son of Paul Quick, is suffering from a poisoned foot. ’ Mrs. Heath and Miss Kate Farley of rench Corral were in town today. ' The Pennsylvania Mining Company . as. declared its 15th five-cent dividend. ' As Anson Weed was driving along Alta street today the axle of his wagon broke. Mr. Weed was thrown to the. ground but was not.burt much. . . Rev. Father Greeley of. Grass Valley ‘tion in the Catholic church at Smartsville, during 9 o’clock mass on the 17th instant. . Tom Johnson and Ed Hennessy are to fight before the Athletic ‘Club ‘to“night. Theodore Van Buskirk offers 'to knock out both of them in ten ‘rounds. As Van himself does not cut ‘much of a figure among the upper' crust pugs, Johnson and Hennessy ‘must call him off his perchif they want }to be anywhere on earth. The class of ’98 of the Grass Valley igh school was entertained last’ evenfing at the home of Miss Eva Carlyon. ' The new 80-horse power motor which the W. Y. O. D. Company ordered some time ago has arrived and was put in ‘place at the mine yesterday. A test was made and it was found to run the 'mill at the speed required. Ina few \days everything will be in readiness band then the W. Y. O. D. will be run Pentirely by electric power. The motor which has been in use there for some time —past-was—one belonging to the Gold Hill mine and was not large hough to do the work required. The Snell Divorce Case. ~ qQast evening’s Grase Valley Tidings rroneous statements that have crept into the local press concerning her exhusband. Mrs. Nankervis is now free ‘from Mr. Snell, having easily obtained 4 divorce upon the grounds of habitual runkenness and cruelty. But, al‘though he-was all she p cuareea him with being in her — int, he os ' she says, struck her “° ee neither d jhe break up furniture or overturn a ' coal oil lamp. While in his cups he “as quarrelsome and rade and made any wild threats, sach as burning the iheuse down, etc., but he never went so afar as was charged in’ the local papers. yShe thinks the truth, in all conscience, s bad enough, and she doesn’t wish to paint the man darker than he is. Mr. Snell is now engaged in mining in alaveras county. ‘ . In her complaint filed on the 29th of jiast January Mrs. Nankervis swore that on October 5th, 1895, Snell choked pand attempted to strangle her; that on he 27th of last December he threatened uto kill her by shooting her; that on the ‘28th of last January “he threatened to ' burn her and her’ residence down by _ knocking over a lighted lamp, thereby causing plaintiff to be in terror of her ' life.” : oe Two Strong Clubs. The patrons of tomorrow’s ball game at Cashin Field ought to get their mon' .eys worth. The hitherto impregnable ‘Monarchs of Grass Valley will probably . :meet their match in the new .Nevada _ City club which Manager Lammon proyposes) to put up against them. The ' game will be called at 1:30 o’clock sharp. ‘The two teams will be — as follows: Colts. ~ Monarchs. Ballestero... Abe. Sipe E. Whitburn Rockenfield .<, Be piees E. Overmyer Silva a aap . . Moen W. Perkins F. Lammon .. 2 SS G. Perkins . Beckley...:. Sb ca ak -Polmere Dewiibias. . BB. ee cee tdes ial Mitchell... if. fig Me ee Whiting Gh Bas Bak dose Ole, eines son Soliivan...< ee J. Whitburn The Peters Robbery Case. . When George Peters alias Payton : was brought into the Superior Court _ this morning to be sentenced for robbing James Oliver, his attorney, Hon. ' J. M. Walling, moved for a new trial on ' the ground that the evidence did not { warrant the verdict, owing to discrep* ancies in the testimony of the accused _ and Chas. Pecor. The motion was ar, gued by Judge Walling and District Attorney Riley, when the case went over till 1:30 p. m. This afternoon Judge Niloa denied the motion and ‘pentenced Leters to three — in Folsom prison. . : Spécial Grocery Offer. A »artial price list of the Shurtleff (Cush Grocery Store is published today. Ut will be found interesting reading. “shave Renee Sone WOh Ory: for the a a ft Jee Me been taken. out of themine. One piece 000 within the past year. In five months . will deliver the St. Patrick’s Day ora-. Sern with $16,000] mene specimen ore: that has just weighing 97pounds contains $10,000. worth of gold. This mine has produced about $200,some two years ago it yielded over $100,000: The ledge ranges from one to “four feet in thicknegs, and all pays largely for milling. Extraordinarily rich streaks are frequently encountered. The Plum bago is situated on the Middle Yuba river five miles above ae Flat in this consis _ PERSONAL POINTERS, A Daily Chronicle of the Doings of Old 5 and Young, W.E. Meservey went below today. George Legg is home from San Franciscyu, Mrs. J. S. Dunn, who has been ill for some time, is improving. j Peter Tautphaus of the Providence mining company is here. Principal G.L. Douglass of the North Bloomfield schools is in town. W. B. Fisher and M.O’Connor went to Washington today on mining business. Leila, the twelve-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs: John Heyer, continues to be very ill. OC. A. Pare is in poor health and al* though he is able to be around most of the time is incapacitated from attending to business. M. Kinzle, who came over from the Comstock several ago to conduct the development. of the Centennial mine evening to of their father, whose condition is somewhat improved today, Rev. W. F.Gray, son of Rev. W. C. Gray of this city, has been transferred from Petrolia to the charge of the Methodist Ohurches at Roseville and Rocklin. W. ®. Englebright; who has for a fortnight: past. been suffering from nervous prostration, was taken to San Francisco today. Harry Lawrence accompanied him. Supervisor ‘Pridgeon came down yesterday from Lake City. He said his mission here was to obtain supplies for warships that he proposes to launch on Lake Pridegon in a few days, A letter received here this morning stated that General A. B. Dickinson of the N. G. 0. and Col. MacDonald would be here tomorrow morning to inspect the Reward mine in which they are owners. This afternoon a telegram arrived saying they could not leave San Francisco. tonight but would come later. OBJECTED 70. THE BOOT. Evans Leaves For San Quentit to Serve His Life Sentence. If no delay occurs Thomas Evans, senteticed to life imprisonment at San Qtentin for the murder of R. J. Holland, will at 7:80 o'clock tonight enter the portals of the State prison where he is destined to spend the remainder of his days unless the efforts now being made by his attorney to overturn the judgment. are successful. When -he was getting ready this morning to take the 5:20 o’clock train and Deputy Sheriff Neagle proceeded to put the eighteen-pound Oregon boot on his ankle, the prisoner exclaimed : “Qh, please don’t make me wear that ! I cannot bear it, It is hard enough to go to prison for life, but this disgrace is awful. The officer told him it must be put on. Then he pleaded pitifully with Sheriff Getchell who told him the law required that such a precaution against his escape be taken, He was Fon the.verge of collapsing completely when Ed Belmont, an opium fiend whose term in jail expired a few days ago since which time he has been empngot to watch Evans, talked encouragingly and finally succeeded in bracee himup, Sberiff Getebell took him Hor Lunch Saturday and Sunday Hele: ‘Don't miss them, at Gilt Edge. < A Dangerous Thing. To let your work without firat consulting H. L. Sweeney, the O. K. painter and PACER r cOUNTT 1 "PRATTLB. . 4 Summary of Tneing Tous Pom Yesterday's Colfax Sentinel, = . ing March 17th. just been promoted to the office of IRE RI AT oni "A masquerade ‘ball will be given at. Towle’s Hall, Towle, on Thorsday evenOol. J. 4, Doolittle and bride of San terday, en route to Gold Run. _ Improvements are being made to the Datch Flat schoolhouse. A laboratory is being fitted up for the ase ke the work class, “J. ©. Clendening of Gold Run has Roadmaster of the Sacramento and Trackee Division of the S. P. Co. J. G. Hoffman, the well known mining expert, of Oakland, went to Nevada county last Tuesday to examine and make a report on a number of mining claims. The Order of American Flag at Datch Flat have formed themselves intoa military company and are drilling evenings and putting themselves on a war footing . ’ Miss Addie E. Smart of Duth Flat has obtained some fine views of the Liberty Hill dam and the Polar Star hydraulic mine. This is the first time in fourteen years that an opportunity ‘has been afforded to Bur seaiegte a hydraulic mine. Excellent progress is being scudd in driving the bedrock tunnel at the Eu_reka drift gravel mine on the upper Forest Hiil divide. During the month of February, Supt. F. Chappellet, Jr., with two shifts has run 223 feet of bedrock tunnel. The tunnel is now in 2455 feet. The good natured old German who drifted into Dutch Flat a few weeks ‘ago and talked about, teaching the boys the use of brass instruments and how to become musicians at a small cost, has, left for other parts and the would be musicians are sad at heart and say many harsh words about snat old man. AT THE CHURCHES ; SUNDAY, Divine Services ‘to Bo Held in Nevada City Tomorrow. TRINITY CHURCH. ‘There will be no preaching. Sunday school will be held at 12 o’clock. ST. CANICE CHURCH. Low mass at 8 latter being followed with a sermon by Rev. Father Cline, who will also preach at 7 o’clock in the evening. METHODIST CHURCH, Preaching morning and evening by the pastor, Rev. W. ©. Gray. In the evening a sermon on “The Prodigal Son” will be delivered. Class meeting will be held at 9:45 a. m.; Sunday school at 12:30 p.m.; Junior League, 4:30 p. m., and Epworth League at 6 p. m. The official board will hold a meeting this evening at 7:30 o’clock sharp. CONGREGATIONAL CHUROH. The pastor, Rev. J. Sims, will preach discourse in the evening; “How and When to Praise Others.” The Christian Endeavor will meet at the usual hour, led by Miss Emma Sims. The subject will be, “What is a Profitable Sabbath?” Sabbath ‘school will convene at the close of the morning service. All are cordially invited. Nevada County Jobbed. Under the above heading the Nevada City Transcript unequivocally avers that a job was put up by the Mechanics Institute people in connection with the award of a banner, on Miners’ Day, for the most meritorious mineral display by any county at the Jubilee Fair. A mistake in judgment at least has been made by the committee. Nevada county is without doubt the banner mining county of the State, and until the committee decided otherwise, her mineral display was held to be un equajled.—Plumas Independent. ee a ol ek Will Use Air Drills. An air-compressor that has been in use at the Providence mine until it was replaced by a larger one is to be put into the Benton-Murchie mine next week. It will drive two drills. ‘The tunnel is now in 299 feet and is in hard rock, rendering the air-drills necessary, Rey. T, W. B. Dawson of Troy, Il. created a sensation a few years ago when he left the Baptists and joined the Adventists, prophesying the approachinug end of the world by fire. The other.day he was burned to death. er » JOHN WESLEY realized a fortune b; his literary publications’ He is said to have made by his religious writings $150,000. Every penny of the money was expended by Wesley in charity. ; SS Tue Evipencs in the case proves Hood’s Sarsaparilla cures. rhenmatism, catarrh, that tired feeling, scrofula, salt rheum, boils, humors and al} blood Hood's Pil's are prompt, efficient alpaper hanger. Paper batted at) mn -xt tuiriy days. special rates. £28-tf. ways reliable, eusy to take, easy to opat the Mayflower mine. both morning and evening. Subject of ~ BRIBP MENTION. A lates clean-up was made this wes Today is the 118th anniversary of Robert Emmet’s birthday. : Cloudy weather was predicted this . morning for today and tomorrow. Hot Spanish Beans will be “dished up” at the Grotto Saloon tonight. The dog poisoner is still at work. Last night he administered a fatal dose to Joe Cohn’s spaniel. = — >: Maher &,Co. today advertise the special sale of $5 silk waists, no two being alike. See them in the big show window. Ike Watters today opened his: cigar Store in the Holmes building at the junction of Main and Commercial street. He has a very attractive estab. lishment. It is quite probable that the drill team of the Nevada City Lodge, ‘A. O U. W., will goto Grass Valley tomorrow evening to take part in the initiatory work there. ‘A break down at the Providence sitated the laying off of some of the force temporarily. The damage was ‘repaired yesterday. An eastern girl sued a man for breach of promise, and proved him sucha scoundrel that the jury decided that she ought to pay him something for not marrying her. On 8t. Patrick’s Day mass will be celebrated in St. Oanice Church of this city at 10 o’clock in the morning. Rev. Father Tevlin will preach a sermon appropriate to the event. Last nigh: a quantity of Hyacinths were stolen from the garden of -Mrs. Lawrence on East Broad ‘street. Two women were seen in the yard during the evening but they” were not recognized. PIONEER WOMAN'S DEATH. Mrs. William H. Weeks Passes-Awayin _ San Francisco, Mrs. Jane Weeks, wife of William H. Weeks who was fora long time amalgamator at the Pittsburg mine, died in San Francisco this morning ef cancer of the stomach. The remains will arrive here tomorrow evening. The fuferal will probably take place Tuesial wate Daria igs maés at 10:80,the. aay from George A. Gray's undertaking parlors, the burial being in Masonic cemetery. The Weeks family were pioneer residents of Nevada City, leaving some twenty years ago for San Francisco. While here they lived in the house at the corner of Main and Church stréets now owned by ex-Judge Caldwell. William P. Rogers of Grass Valley is a brother of Mrs. Weeks. ——————-+ ee Quit For the Present. The operations of the. U. 8. Debris Commission at Smartsville have been temporarily abandoned. They tried to put down a shaft to ascertain the depth it would be necessary to go to bedrock for a firm foundation for the proposed restraining dam, but have been driven out by water. The work has lower. Me. + e@e o———__ —_ A Narrow Escape. This morning while the son of A. B. Buck was nailing weather-boarding on the north side of his father’s new house on Sacramento street, the scaffolding on Which he stood went down with a et Notes and 1 Comments of lat ; hoisting works night before last neces-. been abandoned until the river og EST. IN 1860 BY N. P. BROWN & CO, aeiniliialaieseainiesannennn) There. Will Be tie Aegeae in s bins Case. trial of Theodore Figel, charged with . cousin. the murder of Isaac Hoffman, his em-} ~ ployer, by stating that the defense would submit the case to the jury without argument. This shuts off attorment was had ti when the jury will be charged. Interesting News Promised. into the Maine explosion had failed to discover anything to show that the ship was blown up from the outside, Captain Marix of the commission said: “It is all bosh. The public should stop the American people will have some interesting reading.” it. Battle Among Prisoners. Font Over a Woman. je Gturoy, March 4.—As & result of a stabbing affray that took place on the {ranch of Thomas Nehill, ten miles north of here, Nehill is in jail and Philip Kelly is in the county infirmary, a immead cae Witnesses In In the Zola Case ty-four deep wounds inflicted with a . pocket knife and Nehill bas two eutsin. be his right arm. The trouble arose from San Frawowoo, Match 6 -Gensirad a divorce suit by: Mrs. Nebill against Barnes today sprang a sensation in the. ber husband. Kelly is the woman’s/quard, who was disciplined for giving Preparations at Vallejo. VatiEso, March 6.—Admiral Kirk-. nation he denounced Picquard as a neys of the prosecution from talking. land has received a telegram instruct-. jjar, The two men had their combat The action of the defense caught Judge ing Capt. Kempf of the training ship. in the riding school of the Military ‘Cook unprepared to present his ixIndiana to sign all able bodied seamen . acuiemy. Col. Henry was wounded structions to the jury, and a postpone-. ¥ho present themselves. . Monday morning also still being enlisted. The Charleston; New York and Philadelphia are the best ships here, and can be prepared for sea in six weeks. 500 men in the construction depart-. guiser Almirante Oquendo arrived Kay Wust, March 56.—Referring to . ment of the yard, and the force is be-. here at 6:45 this morning from Spain. statement that the court of inquity ing increased. Accuses His Wife Los ANGELES, March 5th—Pedro Gar. cia today pleaded not guilty to the theorizing till the report is ready when charge of murdering Charles Collins. In aconfession he says his wife did Collins was brutally butchered with an ax that was found in the Gar-; Ohili for the battle ship O’Higgins is cia cabin. WOUNDED IN. K DUEL. Fall Out. we testimony favorable to M. Zola daring the latter’s trial, fought a duel today with Col. Henry who was a witness against Zola. During Henry’s examiBoys are} on the wrist and arm: A Spanish Cruiser Arrives. There are March 56—The Spanish HAVANA, It was given a hearty welcome by the 4 crowds that assembled on the shipping and docks. The Purchases Confirmed. Lonpon, March 5.—The_ reported purchase by Spain of two cruisers being built by the Armstrongs for Brazil has been confirmed. Spain’s deal with also practically completed. San Franorsco, March 5.—An exciting combat. took place yesterday at San Quentin prison in which five men were eut, one being perhaps fatally wound. ed. The fight originated in a controversy over a young male prisoner who Clara Beii. Supplies For For the Need. New York, March 5.—The Mallory line steamer Neuces has sailed for Key West with 75 tons of provisions for the destitute Cubans. = = Don’t forget the Gilt Edge Saloon on Saturday night. A FINE LUNOH and a RED-HOT time. m4-2t +-7Oe-+—____———It Will Be ’Way Up. A hot lunch will be served at “The Referee” tonight. Beon hand. Don’t miss a good thing. m5-I1t. DIED. At Sierra City, February 26, 1898, Thomas Leary, a native of Canada,aged 43 years. At the County Hospital, Downieville, March 1, 1898, Richard Osborn, a native of England, aged 52 years. The Royal is the highest grade baking powder thnown. Actuai tests show it goes onecrash. He grasped a studding with one hand and saved himself from being dashed to death in Deer creek canyon a hundred feet below. ee Saturday Afternoon Club. The Saturday Afternoon Olub held a meeting this afternoon at the residence of A. D. Tower on Nevada street. The program was made up from the works of Mendelssohn. because of his refined and effeminate SPECI AL appearance is commonly known as oe Sy Ae OD, Ses OO, TC »D A Y Gt} eas) oy} 25) Se Yer) (-YF3$-) BEY ed Wersd WEST Sets? SSS7 SOS . Ladies of Nevada County. Just a few words. We won’t tire you out with a long story. “LoS eee oe We have placed in Window No. 1, A DISPLAY SILES. ONE WAIST OF EACH STYLE. THE PRICE IS $5.00 EACH. Ladies, we want you to see them. They are the advance guard of our Spring Importation. That is all. we have to say. We will just ask you to come and take a look at them while in the Window. They wil on exhibition a couple of days. Respectfully, : MAHER & CO., Nevada City, Cal. Absolutely Pure New Goods arriving dally. : acameieaninel ——= ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. mm the following Prices-FOR C erate, 25¢, Shurtleff's Cash CHOICE GROCERIE Wlour pet 800. $e ed ie. aR ES Ao: $2.50 Choice Creamery’Buatter, per square .. 45 Tomatoes, three cams ....cecsscseesccers 25 Extra Soda RMORGES, SFR on Sractnenaren 25 Dingley’s Coffee, 2 Ib yh 7 PRIMES epee 35 Whole Pineapple, RRB ie es casins-nctomcinnls 25 COTE DEC, VOM WOON fies neck ckcsiseereee carson as 25 Rye Meal, COO PRM ieee cate 35 Rt Wrens, 10 50 ORC eX bccn 45 Graham Flour, 10 Ib, sack.00.2.2.000000 25 Laundry, Soap, Savon, 6 bars..... 25 Send MAD. © DOB ccsiccsscleiosoccdarnces 25 French Castile Soap, best, per bar... 40 WY IBE RORT OB oii eo scseceosectinen: 20 Oysters, pent, Citi cacnisgint en cas 10 Choicest’Mocha and Java Coffee, per 1h. ae Hastern Tlams, per 10s. 0. sercteecpenns: : Everything Sold at Proportionatcly Low Rates. For the Next Thirty Days, ASH WITH THE ORDER. 12% Grocery Store, LEGG & S FURNITURE. SHAW2CO. fe duplicate the prices of any catalogue house on Fure niture, after the freight to Nevada City is taken into. con‘sideration. BETTER STILL We will sell many articles here at the city prices and you will save the freight.

IETY DIRECTORY. & bi ebekah gab No. rte ledeas ies ase {Saturday vonings of Month 967.20 warre ee ian THOMAS; . q. oe Becamgment, N seg! 47,1. 0. Meets at Odd Fellows H aul : and 4th Bey pe y of each month at 4 “ ena: ‘ . GRAY, Scribe. . Pe lic Parlor, No. 56, N. Para . w Meets at Pythian Castle y Tuesday evening at 7:90.0 CHAS, PORN AE Peek MORGAN, R. 8. i third been fiend each itcokiadl at FRANK AVER, Com, my, el Parlor, No. 6, N. D. a. we Piaraand at Pythian Castle.. ‘ourth Phuredexs of Thang? owe month . LLE DOUGLASS i R.8. ned LEE R. ——————— POPUL AR” BAKERY In the Transcript Bl Commercial hice Suse IR PREPARED THAN EVER erve the public with oe Bread, Pies and Cakes, PASTRY OF ALL KINDS TO ORDER Wedding Cakes a Sveclalty. sh Compressed Yeast Cal i. atly on hand. gs Ma BOST Proprietor. 3PHONE 37. Best Liquors, The Best Cigars. e are the attractions always find at sor COUNCIL CHAMBER. ” Beer 5 Cents a Glass, — favorite brands of Whisk ch as: “K a “Thomas Taylor.” Bhar reopen’ bin Hood.” ar Pepper,” Wm. J. Britland. JNION MARKET, Commercial St., Nevada Cit: YBROS., "Propte, Iso REP ok of the P ON HAND A CHOICE Public Taste Hams, Bacoa and Lard: IMIDT BROS., EADING CIGAR DEALERS, stneduereaesdacnace Nevada City Cal NG LADY, Best 5 Sold. Cont Cigar IN sTOOK—— LL AR iL, ARTHUR HUMBOLDT IMPT’D HEMIA : HARMONLA ae th Works Wonders.’* 88 and Saddlery CHEAPER THAN EVER, IES CAIRNS, road st., opp. National as established the foley ES FOR CASH ONLY: BSSRRARSSRSESRRSSS ney and Counselor at Lew ed aE LN, THE STATE AND They Ba eee et Etmeate as ihechidren 5 withthe means to obES TO SUIT THE TIMES. rate ou mentor Sour bap ee . proiteWICKSON & CO, 1 -“ e 7TH YEAR—W0. tI 44 c= TRANSORIPT. JOWN & CALKINS. — SUBSCRIPTION RATES.: ifly Cents Per [tonth. ADVERTISING RATES. pots kate oy ees ee GRASS VALLEY 1BNS. = Nei, hb-rs. Ww. O. tke today for Alaska. . Albert Quick, son of Paul Quick, is suffering from a poisoned foot. ’ Mrs. Heath and Miss Kate Farley of rench Corral were in town today. ' The Pennsylvania Mining Company . as. declared its 15th five-cent dividend. ' As Anson Weed was driving along Alta street today the axle of his wagon broke. Mr. Weed was thrown to the. ground but was not.burt much. . . Rev. Father Greeley of. Grass Valley ‘tion in the Catholic church at Smartsville, during 9 o’clock mass on the 17th instant. . Tom Johnson and Ed Hennessy are to fight before the Athletic ‘Club ‘to“night. Theodore Van Buskirk offers 'to knock out both of them in ten ‘rounds. As Van himself does not cut ‘much of a figure among the upper' crust pugs, Johnson and Hennessy ‘must call him off his perchif they want }to be anywhere on earth. The class of ’98 of the Grass Valley igh school was entertained last’ evenfing at the home of Miss Eva Carlyon. ' The new 80-horse power motor which the W. Y. O. D. Company ordered some time ago has arrived and was put in ‘place at the mine yesterday. A test was made and it was found to run the 'mill at the speed required. Ina few \days everything will be in readiness band then the W. Y. O. D. will be run Pentirely by electric power. The motor which has been in use there for some time —past-was—one belonging to the Gold Hill mine and was not large hough to do the work required. The Snell Divorce Case. ~ qQast evening’s Grase Valley Tidings rroneous statements that have crept into the local press concerning her exhusband. Mrs. Nankervis is now free ‘from Mr. Snell, having easily obtained 4 divorce upon the grounds of habitual runkenness and cruelty. But, al‘though he-was all she p cuareea him with being in her — int, he os ' she says, struck her “° ee neither d jhe break up furniture or overturn a ' coal oil lamp. While in his cups he “as quarrelsome and rade and made any wild threats, sach as burning the iheuse down, etc., but he never went so afar as was charged in’ the local papers. yShe thinks the truth, in all conscience, s bad enough, and she doesn’t wish to paint the man darker than he is. Mr. Snell is now engaged in mining in alaveras county. ‘ . In her complaint filed on the 29th of jiast January Mrs. Nankervis swore that on October 5th, 1895, Snell choked pand attempted to strangle her; that on he 27th of last December he threatened uto kill her by shooting her; that on the ‘28th of last January “he threatened to ' burn her and her’ residence down by _ knocking over a lighted lamp, thereby causing plaintiff to be in terror of her ' life.” : oe Two Strong Clubs. The patrons of tomorrow’s ball game at Cashin Field ought to get their mon' .eys worth. The hitherto impregnable ‘Monarchs of Grass Valley will probably . :meet their match in the new .Nevada _ City club which Manager Lammon proyposes) to put up against them. The ' game will be called at 1:30 o’clock sharp. ‘The two teams will be — as follows: Colts. ~ Monarchs. Ballestero..... Abe. Sipe E. Whitburn Rockenfield ..<, Be piees E. Overmyer Silva a aap . . Moen W. Perkins F. Lammon ... 2 SS G. Perkins . Beckley.....:. Sb ca ak -Polmere Dewiibias. . BB. ee cee tdes ial Mitchell..... if. fig Me ee Whiting Gh Bas Bak dose Ole, eines son Soliivan.....< ee J. Whitburn The Peters Robbery Case. . When George Peters alias Payton : was brought into the Superior Court _ this morning to be sentenced for robbing James Oliver, his attorney, Hon. ' J. M. Walling, moved for a new trial on ' the ground that the evidence did not { warrant the verdict, owing to discrep* ancies in the testimony of the accused _ and Chas. Pecor. The motion was ar, gued by Judge Walling and District Attorney Riley, when the case went over till 1:30 p. m. This afternoon Judge Niloa denied the motion and ‘pentenced Leters to three — in Folsom prison. . : Spécial Grocery Offer. A »artial price list of the Shurtleff (Cush Grocery Store is published today. Ut will be found interesting reading. “shave Renee Sone WOh Ory: for the a a ft Jee Me been taken. out of themine. One piece 000 within the past year. In five months . will deliver the St. Patrick’s Day ora-. Sern with $16,000] mene specimen ore: that has just weighing 97pounds contains $10,000. worth of gold. This mine has produced about $200,some two years ago it yielded over $100,000: The ledge ranges from one to “four feet in thicknegs, and all pays largely for milling. Extraordinarily rich streaks are frequently encountered. The Plum bago is situated on the Middle Yuba river five miles above ae Flat in this consis _ PERSONAL POINTERS, A Daily Chronicle of the Doings of Old 5 and Young, W.E. Meservey went below today. George Legg is home from San Franciscyu, Mrs. J. S. Dunn, who has been ill for some time, is improving. j Peter Tautphaus of the Providence mining company is here. Principal G.L. Douglass of the North Bloomfield schools is in town. W. B. Fisher and M.O’Connor went to Washington today on mining business. Leila, the twelve-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs: John Heyer, continues to be very ill. OC. A. Pare is in poor health and al* though he is able to be around most of the time is incapacitated from attending to business. M. Kinzle, who came over from the Comstock several ago to conduct the development. of the Centennial mine evening to of their father, whose condition is somewhat improved today, Rev. W. F.Gray, son of Rev. W. C. Gray of this city, has been transferred from Petrolia to the charge of the Methodist Ohurches at Roseville and Rocklin. W. ®. Englebright; who has for a fortnight: past. been suffering from nervous prostration, was taken to San Francisco today. Harry Lawrence accompanied him. Supervisor ‘Pridgeon came down yesterday from Lake City. He said his mission here was to obtain supplies for warships that he proposes to launch on Lake Pridegon in a few days, A letter received here this morning stated that General A. B. Dickinson of the N. G. 0. and Col. MacDonald would be here tomorrow morning to inspect the Reward mine in which they are owners. This afternoon a telegram arrived saying they could not leave San Francisco. tonight but would come later. OBJECTED 70. THE BOOT. Evans Leaves For San Quentit to Serve His Life Sentence. If no delay occurs Thomas Evans, senteticed to life imprisonment at San Qtentin for the murder of R. J. Holland, will at 7:80 o'clock tonight enter the portals of the State prison where he is destined to spend the remainder of his days unless the efforts now being made by his attorney to overturn the judgment. are successful. When -he was getting ready this morning to take the 5:20 o’clock train and Deputy Sheriff Neagle proceeded to put the eighteen-pound Oregon boot on his ankle, the prisoner exclaimed : “Qh, please don’t make me wear that ! I cannot bear it, It is hard enough to go to prison for life, but this disgrace is awful. The officer told him it must be put on. Then he pleaded pitifully with Sheriff Getchell who told him the law required that such a precaution against his escape be taken, He was Fon the.verge of collapsing completely when Ed Belmont, an opium fiend whose term in jail expired a few days ago since which time he has been empngot to watch Evans, talked encouragingly and finally succeeded in bracee himup, Sberiff Getebell took him Hor Lunch Saturday and Sunday Hele: ‘Don't miss them, at Gilt Edge. < A Dangerous Thing. To let your work without firat consulting H. L. Sweeney, the O. K. painter and PACER r cOUNTT 1 "PRATTLB. . 4 Summary of Tneing Tous Pom Yesterday's Colfax Sentinel, = . ing March 17th. just been promoted to the office of IRE RI AT oni "A masquerade ‘ball will be given at. Towle’s Hall, Towle, on Thorsday evenOol. J. 4, Doolittle and bride of San terday, en route to Gold Run. _ Improvements are being made to the Datch Flat schoolhouse. A laboratory is being fitted up for the ase ke the work class, “J. ©. Clendening of Gold Run has Roadmaster of the Sacramento and Trackee Division of the S. P. Co. J. G. Hoffman, the well known mining expert, of Oakland, went to Nevada county last Tuesday to examine and make a report on a number of mining claims. The Order of American Flag at Datch Flat have formed themselves intoa military company and are drilling evenings and putting themselves on a war footing . ’ Miss Addie E. Smart of Duth Flat has obtained some fine views of the Liberty Hill dam and the Polar Star hydraulic mine. This is the first time in fourteen years that an opportunity ‘has been afforded to Bur seaiegte a hydraulic mine. Excellent progress is being scudd in driving the bedrock tunnel at the Eu_reka drift gravel mine on the upper Forest Hiil divide. During the month of February, Supt. F. Chappellet, Jr., with two shifts has run 223 feet of bedrock tunnel. The tunnel is now in 2455 feet. The good natured old German who drifted into Dutch Flat a few weeks

‘ago and talked about, teaching the boys the use of brass instruments and how to become musicians at a small cost, has, left for other parts and the would be musicians are sad at heart and say many harsh words about snat old man. AT THE CHURCHES ; SUNDAY, Divine Services ‘to Bo Held in Nevada City Tomorrow. TRINITY CHURCH. ‘There will be no preaching. Sunday school will be held at 12 o’clock. ST. CANICE CHURCH. Low mass at 8 latter being followed with a sermon by Rev. Father Cline, who will also preach at 7 o’clock in the evening. METHODIST CHURCH, Preaching morning and evening by the pastor, Rev. W. ©. Gray. In the evening a sermon on “The Prodigal Son” will be delivered. Class meeting will be held at 9:45 a. m.; Sunday school at 12:30 p.m.; Junior League, 4:30 p. m., and Epworth League at 6 p. m. The official board will hold a meeting this evening at 7:30 o’clock sharp. CONGREGATIONAL CHUROH. The pastor, Rev. J. Sims, will preach discourse in the evening; “How and When to Praise Others.” The Christian Endeavor will meet at the usual hour, led by Miss Emma Sims. The subject will be, “What is a Profitable Sabbath?” Sabbath ‘school will convene at the close of the morning service. All are cordially invited. Nevada County Jobbed. Under the above heading the Nevada City Transcript unequivocally avers that a job was put up by the Mechanics Institute people in connection with the award of a banner, on Miners’ Day, for the most meritorious mineral display by any county at the Jubilee Fair. A mistake in judgment at least has been made by the committee. Nevada county is without doubt the banner mining county of the State, and until the committee decided otherwise, her mineral display was held to be un equajled.—Plumas Independent. ee a ol ek Will Use Air Drills. An air-compressor that has been in use at the Providence mine until it was replaced by a larger one is to be put into the Benton-Murchie mine next week. It will drive two drills. ‘The tunnel is now in 299 feet and is in hard rock, rendering the air-drills necessary, Rey. T, W. B. Dawson of Troy, Il. created a sensation a few years ago when he left the Baptists and joined the Adventists, prophesying the approachinug end of the world by fire. The other.day he was burned to death. er » JOHN WESLEY realized a fortune b; his literary publications’ He is said to have made by his religious writings $150,000. Every penny of the money was expended by Wesley in charity. ; SS Tue Evipencs in the case proves Hood’s Sarsaparilla cures. rhenmatism, catarrh, that tired feeling, scrofula, salt rheum, boils, humors and al} blood Hood's Pil's are prompt, efficient alpaper hanger. Paper batted at) mn -xt tuiriy days. special rates. £28-tf. ways reliable, eusy to take, easy to opat the Mayflower mine. both morning and evening. Subject of ~ BRIBP MENTION. A lates clean-up was made this wes Today is the 118th anniversary of Robert Emmet’s birthday.. : Cloudy weather was predicted this . morning for today and tomorrow. Hot Spanish Beans will be “dished up” at the Grotto Saloon tonight. The dog poisoner is still at work. Last night he administered a fatal dose to Joe Cohn’s spaniel. = — >: Maher &,Co. today advertise the special sale of $5 silk waists, no two being alike. See them in the big show window. Ike Watters today opened his: cigar Store in the Holmes building at the junction of Main and Commercial street. He has a very attractive estab. lishment. It is quite probable that the drill team of the Nevada City Lodge, ‘A. O U. W., will goto Grass Valley tomorrow evening to take part in the initiatory work there. ‘A break down at the Providence sitated the laying off of some of the force temporarily. The damage was ‘repaired yesterday. An eastern girl sued a man for breach of promise, and proved him sucha scoundrel that the jury decided that she ought to pay him something for not marrying her. On 8t. Patrick’s Day mass will be celebrated in St. Oanice Church of this city at 10 o’clock in the morning. Rev. Father Tevlin will preach a sermon appropriate to the event. Last nigh: a quantity of Hyacinths were stolen from the garden of -Mrs. Lawrence on East Broad ‘street. Two women were seen in the yard during the evening but they” were not recognized. PIONEER WOMAN'S DEATH. Mrs. William H. Weeks Passes-Awayin _ San Francisco, Mrs. Jane Weeks, wife of William H. Weeks who was fora long time amalgamator at the Pittsburg mine, died in San Francisco this morning ef cancer of the stomach. The remains will arrive here tomorrow evening. The fuferal will probably take place Tuesial wate Daria igs maés at 10:80,the. aay from George A. Gray's undertaking parlors, the burial being in Masonic cemetery. The Weeks family were pioneer residents of Nevada City, leaving some twenty years ago for San Francisco. While here they lived in the house at the corner of Main and Church stréets now owned by ex-Judge Caldwell. William P. Rogers of Grass Valley is a brother of Mrs. Weeks. ——————-+ ee Quit For the Present. The operations of the. U. 8. Debris Commission at Smartsville have been temporarily abandoned. They tried to put down a shaft to ascertain the depth it would be necessary to go to bedrock for a firm foundation for the proposed restraining dam, but have been driven out by water. The work has lower. Me. + e@e o———__ —_ A Narrow Escape. This morning while the son of A. B. Buck was nailing weather-boarding on the north side of his father’s new house on Sacramento street, the scaffolding on Which he stood went down with a et Notes and 1 Comments of lat ; hoisting works night before last neces-. been abandoned until the river og EST. IN 1860 BY N. P. BROWN & CO, aeiniliialaieseainiesannennn) There. Will Be tie Aegeae in s bins Case. trial of Theodore Figel, charged with . cousin. the murder of Isaac Hoffman, his em-} ~ ployer, by stating that the defense would submit the case to the jury without argument. This shuts off attorment was had ti when the jury will be charged. Interesting News Promised. into the Maine explosion had failed to discover anything to show that the ship was blown up from the outside, Captain Marix of the commission said: “It is all bosh. The public should stop the American people will have some interesting reading.” it. Battle Among Prisoners. Font Over a Woman. je Gturoy, March 4.—As & result of a stabbing affray that took place on the {ranch of Thomas Nehill, ten miles north of here, Nehill is in jail and Philip Kelly is in the county infirmary, a immead cae Witnesses In In the Zola Case ty-four deep wounds inflicted with a . pocket knife and Nehill bas two eutsin. be his right arm. The trouble arose from San Frawowoo, Match 6 -Gensirad a divorce suit by: Mrs. Nebill against Barnes today sprang a sensation in the. ber husband. Kelly is the woman’s/quard, who was disciplined for giving Preparations at Vallejo. VatiEso, March 6.—Admiral Kirk-. nation he denounced Picquard as a neys of the prosecution from talking. land has received a telegram instruct-. jjar, The two men had their combat The action of the defense caught Judge ing Capt. Kempf of the training ship. in the riding school of the Military ‘Cook unprepared to present his ixIndiana to sign all able bodied seamen . acuiemy. Col. Henry was wounded structions to the jury, and a postpone-. ¥ho present themselves. . Monday morning also still being enlisted. The Charleston; New York and Philadelphia are the best ships here, and can be prepared for sea in six weeks. 500 men in the construction depart-. guiser Almirante Oquendo arrived Kay Wust, March 56.—Referring to . ment of the yard, and the force is be-. here at 6:45 this morning from Spain. statement that the court of inquity ing increased. Accuses His Wife Los ANGELES, March 5th—Pedro Gar. cia today pleaded not guilty to the theorizing till the report is ready when charge of murdering Charles Collins. In aconfession he says his wife did Collins was brutally butchered with an ax that was found in the Gar-; Ohili for the battle ship O’Higgins is cia cabin. WOUNDED IN. K DUEL. Fall Out. we testimony favorable to M. Zola daring the latter’s trial, fought a duel today with Col. Henry who was a witness against Zola. During Henry’s examiBoys are} on the wrist and arm: A Spanish Cruiser Arrives. There are March 56—The Spanish HAVANA, It was given a hearty welcome by the 4 crowds that assembled on the shipping and docks. The Purchases Confirmed. Lonpon, March 5.—The_ reported purchase by Spain of two cruisers being built by the Armstrongs for Brazil has been confirmed. Spain’s deal with also practically completed. San Franorsco, March 5.—An exciting combat. took place yesterday at San Quentin prison in which five men were eut, one being perhaps fatally wound. ed. The fight originated in a controversy over a young male prisoner who Clara Beii. Supplies For For the Need. New York, March 5.—The Mallory line steamer Neuces has sailed for Key West with 75 tons of provisions for the destitute Cubans. = = Don’t forget the Gilt Edge Saloon on Saturday night. A FINE LUNOH and a RED-HOT time. m4-2t +-7Oe-+—____———It Will Be ’Way Up. A hot lunch will be served at “The Referee” tonight. Beon hand. Don’t miss a good thing. m5-I1t. DIED. At Sierra City, February 26, 1898, Thomas Leary, a native of Canada,aged 43 years. At the County Hospital, Downieville, March 1, 1898, Richard Osborn, a native of England, aged 52 years. The Royal is the highest grade baking powder thnown. Actuai tests show it goes onecrash. He grasped a studding with one hand and saved himself from being dashed to death in Deer creek canyon a hundred feet below. ee Saturday Afternoon Club. The Saturday Afternoon Olub held a meeting this afternoon at the residence of A. D. Tower on Nevada street. The program was made up from the works of Mendelssohn. because of his refined and effeminate SPECI AL appearance is commonly known as oe Sy Ae OD, Ses OO, TC »D A Y Gt} eas) oy} 25) Se Yer) (-YF3$-) BEY ed Wersd WEST Sets? SSS7 SOS . Ladies of Nevada County. Just a few words. We won’t tire you out with a long story. “LoS eee oe We have placed in Window No. 1, A DISPLAY SILES. ONE WAIST OF EACH STYLE. THE PRICE IS $5.00 EACH. Ladies, we want you to see them. They are the advance guard of our Spring Importation. That is all. we have to say. We will just ask you to come and take a look at them while in the Window. They wil on exhibition a couple of days. Respectfully, : MAHER & CO., Nevada City, Cal. Absolutely Pure New Goods arriving dally. : acameieaninel ——= ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. mm the following Prices-FOR C erate, 25¢, Shurtleff's Cash CHOICE GROCERIE Wlour pet 800. $e ed ie. aR ES Ao: $2.50 Choice Creamery’Buatter, per square ... 45 Tomatoes, three cams ........cecsscseesccers 25 Extra Soda RMORGES, SFR on Sractnenaren 25 Dingley’s Coffee, 2 Ib yh 7 PRIMES epee 35 Whole Pineapple, RRB ie es casins-nctomcinnls 25 COTE DEC, VOM WOON fies neck ckcsiseereee carson as 25 Rye Meal, COO PRM ieee cate 35 Rt Wrens, 10 50 ORC eX bccn 45 Graham Flour, 10 Ib, sack..00.2..2..000000 25 Laundry, Soap, Savon, 6 bars.......... 25 Send MAD. © DOB ccsiccsscleiosoccdarnces 25 French Castile Soap, best, per bar...... 40 WY IBE RORT OB oii eo scseceosectinen: 20 Oysters, pent, Citi cacnisgint en cas 10 Choicest’Mocha and Java Coffee, per 1h.. ae Hastern Tlams, per 10s.. 0. sercteecpenns: : Everything Sold at Proportionatcly Low Rates. For the Next Thirty Days, ASH WITH THE ORDER. 12% Grocery Store, LEGG & S FURNITURE. SHAW2CO. fe duplicate the prices of any catalogue house on Fure niture, after the freight to Nevada City is taken into. con‘sideration. BETTER STILL We will sell many articles here at the city prices and you will save the freight.