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May 10, 1898 (4 pages)

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PERE? TUbReeemne gHE ee OMe Go 4 Pe William R edonia’ Purst and ins Otis Be other above: the Re TUESI theho thena wheth uable timbe: Also 1056 fi been ¢ not. For citati: . havin; place ed ag: ~ Dat Tt ¥ Maso ing, ! purp ear, ness befo af ay a ny Petes ett Maha pa 0 em dh Set te tae son ees es ’ aiealaitiieaiiad tabi an — THE TR: PANE T.! MAY 10, 1398. EstabNshed Sept. 6, 1200. by Nat. P. Brown & Co. NEVADA CITY, NEVADA CU. CALIFORNI . lished every evening except Publi -s and Legal Holidays by BROWN & CALKINS. N.P. BROWN, L. 8. CALKINB. Entered at the Postoffice at Nevada City as) sec :ud-class matter. . Tae TRANSCRIPTS proposition ‘to sUp. ply the pupils of the public schoois of . the county, throngh their teachers, with . copies of the series of patriotic songs . now being published on the first page . of this paper, is receiv on all hands . with approval. The air is fuli_of the! spirit of patriotism, the people thrill . sii =I PANISH FLEET 0 Admiral Monteio Reported to Have Been Killed by the Populists. ‘Starving Spanish Rioters Relieve Their. Wants by Resorting to Force. The Fleet at Cadiz WasHINGTON, Muy 10.—News has with it. They talk, write and sing of the deeds of valor and of daring that No News from Sampson. WasHineton, May 10th.—Secretary Long informed the Cabinet at ten characterize the record of the American soldier and sailor whenever their country calls them to arms. The s»me grand old songs that echoed through . our Jand in the darksome days of the rebellion, stirring’evers true American . heart toits inmost depths, are heard again ringing out over mountain, vailey . . and plain. It is well that the children . . of the nation—the future guardians ot . her destiny und defenders of her honor, . should take up the grand refrains of “Hail Columbia,” “Star Spangle: Ban. ner” and the like and help to swell the . —— reached the Navy Department that the Cape Verde fleet arrived at Cadiz too’clock this morning that he was “withday. out information of the whereabouts of tew York, May 10.—A_ special from . Sampson’s fleet. All inquiry is now: London says that a cipher dispatch : directed to the question of its lovation from Cadiz announces the arrival there and the prospects of its speedy® enof three or four cruisers, one torpedo . gagement. It is believed the suthoriboat and three torpedo destroyers. ' ties know its approximate locality but . They are believed to comprise part of . are in ignorance as to its intentions. . the Cape Verde fleet of the Spaniards. . A few hours will definitely deter . mine whether the Cape Verde fleet has Montejo Murdered. Lonpvon, May 10th.—A oe from . chorus that is heard these days in every . hamlet and village of this fair land. “t IraLy will soon have serious . trouble . on its hands. It is another of the! Latin nations that is breaking ap. . The triple alliance and the ambitious . projects: into which that alliance has . led it have broken its financial back . aud it must either abandon all preten. sions of being a first-class power or . face a rebellion. The enormous ex-: pense of maintaining an army and! navy and of supporting the other re-; quirements of a monarchy of the first . class have burdened the Italian people . to an extent that they can bear no. longer. They are ground down with . taxation to such an extent that most . of them can barely exist and enterprise . and expansion are paralyzed, Something will have to give way and pretty . s800n, too. Henry Warrerson in his speech at . the Grant dinner in New York last . week uttered a truth that will find a. responsive echo in millions of breasts . when he said: American history more exhilerating . than the episode of old Peter Mublen. bergb flinging aside his surplice and} appearing ina fuil Continental uniform: . ‘There is a time for all . things—a time to preach, and a time . “I know nothing in! exclaiming : SS = = \ \ —<—+> gone to Cadiz or Porto Rico. If -the ngs is to concentrate the naval . OLD GLORY. WARSHIPS ARAL: AT CAD: Trouble at Manila. : Honaxona, May 10.—Advices from Manila state that Dewey cannot ¢ontrol theinsurgents: The Spafiards have tried to repay their considerate treatment at the hands of the Americans by leading the ships of the latter into mined channels, Troops to the Front. CuHatTranooGa, May 10.—The entire army at Chickamaugua Park has been called to the front, the movement beginning today, The first and tenth vavalry goes to New Orleans, the second cavalry to Mobile, the third and sixth cavalry and all of the ey to Tampa. Fitting Up he Pekin. San Francisco, May 10.—The cargo of the City of Pekin which arrived last night is being discharged rapidly. As soon as this is done the steamer will be fitted up as a transport to convey troops to the Phillipines. It will carry 3000 soldiers and 2500 tons of freigh:. Play Ball, Boys. And we will farnish you the Tennis Shoes to play with, at 50 cents per pair. J. Levy, Popular Clothing Store. m10-5t . avian, POINTERS. A Daily Chronicle of the Dolugs of Old and Young. Ed Badger is home from San Francisco. i Rev. C, E. Rich returned today to Alameda. ‘F. Rice of Blue Tent was in town yesterday. Elmer Hitchcock has returned from San Francisco. ‘Miss Bessie Goyne is home from the University of California, Mr.and Mrs. R. A. Paine of Lake City were in town today. Attorueys Walling and Ford went below today on legal business. J. W. Fogarty of French Corral was in town yesterday on business. Thomas Webster, the yeteran barber of Grass Valley, was here today. . Wm. Maitland returned last evening from Elk Grove to which place he has been on business, The Misses Uren, who have been visiting at Grass Valley, returned today to Sierra City. Miss L. C. Bowman of Vallejo went to, Washington miuing‘district today to) visit M. D.-Cooley’s family. William Holmes, who was crushed while unloading some logs at the Rock creek dam, is getting along well, Mrs. Spellenberg, proprietor of a hotel at Sierra City; returned home today after a visit with friends. here and at Grass Valley. Mrs. Alphonse Hartung and children have returned from a week’s visit to the family of Nevada’ Hartung at Pleasant Valley. Mrs. Chas. Grimes and daughters: returned last evening from Red Bluff. Mrs. B. Bidwell, who is in poor health, accompanied her home for a visit here. + C. M. Bonnemort, a well knowa mining man of Oakland; went to Graniteville today. He is interested with O. D. Eastin in the Oulbertson mine near there. Carlos L. Perkins will be installed as night clerk at ‘the Union hotel this evening. Mr.’Perkins is a nephew of D. J. Stevens, the new proprietor of the hotel. Col. Hay of Fresno having been appointed Lieutenant of a military company, Col. Guthric of Sacramento conducted the alain. of Company 0 last night. of the Glenbrook saloon, left today for Elk Grove where he goes to remove his family to this place. They will reside ‘jin the Goldsworthy house on West The official flag of the United States at present contains 45 stars. There are three rowe of eight stars each and three rows of seven stars. The last star added to the flag was for Utah. to pray—but there is also a time to} fight, and that time has come!’ ” Tue San Francisco Report sizes the . situation up right when it says that England could not be doing much better service than it is doing, were it a sworn ally of the United States. In any case the United States could easily handle Spain; but England is now holding at bay the continental powers . of Europe, who would, if they could, attack us in the rear and use their! combined power to rescue Spain. Ir 1s a curious fact that this month ia the 122d anniversary of the donation of $200,000 by Spain to help American . "8. burning the furniture and ar-! colonists throw off the odious yoke of Great Britain. It was through the good of . fices of France that Spain was indaced . donation. to subscribe to our war fund for a purpose which Spain at this day diametrically opposes. THE Denver Republican says there . is a man in Colorado who bas inveuted . a device whereby $4 worth of gold per ton can be extracted from coal. If dealers would deduct $4 a ton from the price of coaJ to the consumer, the latter would be willing to permit him to keep all the gold he ‘might find. SaMUEL CHaska, the full blooded Sioux Indian who some years ago cre. ated a sensation by marrying a Washington belle, killed himself in a Nebraska jail recently. A Spanish Sympathizer Squeiched. . A Spanish eympathizer found bimself the object of deserved scorn when . he suggested a “three cheers for Spain” toast ina Main street saloon. today The proprietor and many others showea their American objection to such sstdeest ance by unceremoniously convincing . the besotted fool that such was not! popular sentiment in this community. . eo eee Try [ue Ow for fine mixed drinks. We know how to mix ‘em. mblf. France made a similar . . Shanghai reports that Admiral Montejo : ;of the Spanish fleet at Manila was killed by the Populists after his defeat by Dewey and his escape at Cavite. Many massacres have occurred outside . of Manila, the insurgents killing no. merous Spanish women and children. . Fighting For Food. Maprin, May 10.—The bread riot that began yesterday at Alicante, a seaport of Valencia,continued all night,only two meu taking part in the work of distri. buting food. The rioting mob demands } {cheaper bread. It sacked Octori Bn. . chives. A small force of gen’darmes was . sent to the scene, but the mob was only temporarily dispersed. It reor. ganized, burned the bonded warehouses /and stole the wheat. . Filed With. the County Recorder. . Official report of deetta rnd other business, filed and recorded in the County Record. gg — ‘of ceromed by a a County Recorder), Nevada City, Cal.] . Deed—Dated May 9, 1898. T. W. Sig. . ourney and wife to M. L. & D. Marsh. . Portion of the premises formerly . owned by Goodridge, fronting on Coy. ote street 50 feet and running back from sai: Coyote street westerly 60 feet and having a uniform width of 50 feet. Consideration, $1. Lease—Dated May 10, 1898. Robert . Simmons to 8. W. Freeman. Building . on Pine street, Nevada City, and furni. ture—the said building and furniture . being used as & saloon—for the term of . one year from the Ist day of June, 1898 Placer location—-Dated May 9, 1898. . By A. M. Gillett. Confimencing at the j}east line of the SW. !4 of Sec, 31, Tp. {ITN R.10 E,, M.D. B. & M., on Deer . ereek, thence running up said Deer , . creek 1500 feet. Certificate of sale on foreclosure— . Dated May 9th, 1898. I. J. Trumar, plaintiff, vs, P. B. Fitzsimmons and Margaret Fitzsimmons, Lots1l and 2 /o of NW. 14 and E. } é of NW. 3%, Sec. 30, Tp. 15 N, R. 8 E. 168 15-100 acres, ' Consideration, $218,90,
} strength at Cadiz Sampson will have no fleet.to fight except the few small crafts in Cuban waters, and this will leave the course open for the Oregon to join Sampson in the contemplated attack on Porto Rico, The Sailors Fraternize. Capiz, May 10.—The crew of the German cruiser Oldenburg were allowed te go ashore today. They fraternized with the sailors of tbe Spanish cruiser Pelayo, marching through the streets arm in arm and waving theircaps. The . Germans are feared by the populace. CITY ASSESSMEN T ROLL. Shows a Net Increase This Year of Over $20,000. City Assessor Coughlan has completed his assessment roll for the current fiscaleyear. As au evidence that he has done thorough. work, as well as that the commanity is ‘prospering, there has been a net gain of $20,268 in the valaation of property as compared with last year. This gain would be increased $10,000 if the water works; which were assessed last year $10,000, had not been purchased since then by the city, thus being taken off the roll. In 1897 the total assessment, including the water works, was $906,317. This year, without the water works, it foots upto $925, 585, divided as follows: Land $148,560, improvements $524,860, personal property $288,865, revs $18,300. Grass Valley Briefs. Robert Green, a law student, is ill, — The Native Sons of Quartz Parlor last night voted to keep paid up the dues of such of their members as goto war. They also arranged that in case Sampson whips the Spanish they will celebrate the victory by the ‘ringing of bells, burned of powder, ete. Mrs. R. D. Andrews left today for San Francisco. This morning Cornelius F. Maloney and Miss Maud Smith, daughter of Leroy Smith were married. EveryTuInG is first-class at Tae Ow. and at popular prices. wae, Bus Colfa THE. SCHOOL CENSUS, Details of the Report Made Yesterday bj ae Marshal Rich. School Census Marshal J. Y Rich has completed his returns for/Nevada district for the year ending June 80, 1898, and has filed the same with the Secretary. of the City Board of Educa: tion. As compared with the report of last year it shows that the total number of census children between five aud seventeen years of age is 34 more than last year. The following is a com plete summary of the report which will be interesting for taxpayers as well as parents. Number of white children between five and seventeen years of age: Boys 477, girls 495. Total 972. Number of Negro children ,between five and seventeen years of age: Boys 1, girls 1. Total 2: Number of children under five years of age, 345. Number of children between five and seventeen years af age who have attended public schools at any time during the school year, 720. Nimber of children between five and . seventeen years of age who have attended private schools but no public schools at any time during the year, 6. Number of children between five and seventeen years of age who have not attended school at any time during the . schoo) year, 248. ‘Nativity of children—Native born 18055, foreign born 14. Total 1319. 20 Death of Mrs. G. W. Towle. The death.is announced of Mis. Kate A., wife of G. W. Towle of Placer county. Mrs. Towle was a danghter of Mr. and Mrs, Jacob Meister of Sacramento, and leaves many friends to cherish her memory. She was 27 years of age. The funeral took place from Towle Station at 1 p.m, yesterday. the inter. ment veing at Dateh Fiat. 700 Tons 7 Material. It is said that the pipe, hydrants . i ete., to arrive here from Oregon and ‘Pennsylvania during the next week for the new water works will weigh abqut . 700 —About 99 Narrow Guage cars will be Bpexs in hauling it over a Broad street. W. W. Waggoner, wife and child, returned last evening from Sacramento,to which place they went to bid god speed to Woolman Waggoner who left for the Presidio as a member of Battery. B. of the Capital City. Messrs. 8. QC, Shale and V. ©. Julian of Oakland, who are opening a quartz mine in Sierra county three miles from Gold Valley, went up to the mine toples of the ore milling $300 a ton, A False Report. Yesterday afternoon a little daughter of Mrs. Harry Todd while playing at Miss Waite’s kindegarten ran intoa loor and was painfully but not dangeroasly bruised. Today the report gaineicurrency that the child had fallen down stairs and broken one of its legs. BRIEF MENTION. ainor Notes and i Comments of Local Interest. street. The cadets will drill at Arniory hall tonight. Lieutenant P. F. Simonds has been: appointed recruiting otfiver of Co. C and will be on duty at his office, Oti’s assay office, the present week. ; The local committee of arrangements . have a few of the Grand Parlor quartz souvenirs left. They are on sale at Luetje & Brand’s store at $1 each. Ken. Currier of North Bloomfield, who broke his leg Sunday while playing ball, suffers much pain but is getting along as well us could be expected The case of Joseph Medrano, the hotel waiter, charged with beating and cutting his wife, comes up before Judge Johnston in Sacramento on the 16th instant. the Monarch-Gridley game: “ Although ; George C. Gaylord’ grocer, Broad , younger days, AFTER MANY YEARS. An Old Sea Captain Pevisits Mining Scenes of Long Ago; Captain W. J. Woodley arrived here ‘ on last‘evening’s train and taking this morning’s stage left tor Sierra county to revisit the stamping. ground: of -his younger days. He is now 74 yeurs of age, but as spry as the average man of 60 years or less. He told the Tran. SORIPT man an interesting story abo it his experiences. hereabout in his ‘He came to California in 1851 asa sea captain, bringing his vessel around the Horn. When he got to San Francisco he caught the mining fever and with his crew. abandoned the vessel forthe gold fields. His first stop was about where the town of Auburn nowis. He didn’t find axiything very rich there, so after a few weeks concluded to move on toward the upper diggings. In April, 1852, he . landea at Jefferson on the. South Yuba The Tidings of last evening says of ,@ mile or so below where the towa of Washington now is. It was a pretty Clauson wants to be fair and impartial good cam Py and the miners were doing in his decisions, it must be said that he so well they-conld afford to pay $2 a was a little off on many decisions yes-' pound for flour. Captain Woodley’s 8. W. Freeman, the new proprietor day. They havea fine praspect, sam. What is Scott's Emulsion ? _It is a strengthening food and tonic, remarkable in its flesh-forming properties. It contains CodLiver Oil emulsified or partially known and highly prized Hypophosphites of Lime and Soda, so that their potency is materially . What will It Do? It will arrest loss of flesh and restore to a normal condition the infant, the child and the adult. It willenrich the blood of the anemic; will stop the cough, heal the irritation of the throat and lungs, and cure incipient consumption. We make this statement because the experience of twenty-five years has proven it in tens of thousands of GASES. Be sure you get SCOTT'S Emulsion, 50c. and $1.00, all druggists. , SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York. Glenbrook Saloon, Pine Street, Nevada City. . S. W. FREEMAN, AVING PURCHASE] D TH as H established pie rH opt eg is 3 ma beat manner and will keep on hand Finest Liquors, Beer, Wines AND CIGARS. ane taught ins Nou oo nae to he se a in this line. ‘Give me a call, Prop. digested, combined with the well. . terday.” : In suggésting to the people of Grass Valley that it is not too soon for them to begin preparing for their Fourth of July celebration the Telegraph very properly says: “This year we should have a rousing celebration, not a perfunetory matter-of-course affair, but one of especial patriotic manifestation; one in which all the people are besought to take part; a celebration worthy of the day and the nation.” Changed Hands; S. W. Freeman-of Elk Grove,. who formerly cunducted the Elk Grove hotel, purchased the sole interest of Robert Simmons in the Glenbrook saloon this morning. Mr. Freeman is an affable gentleman and has had long experience in catering to the public taste, and intends to conduct the Glenbrook as a first class resort. The new proprietor is already arranging for the remodelling of the front, while the interior will be repainted and repapered throughout. Mr. Chas, Schlutius, the well known mixologist of Sacramento, will assist Mr. Freeman in his endeavors to please all visitors. * The retiring pecipelekar, Rohert. Simmons has conducted the business for the past twelve years, and his retirement,will give him a muvh needed rest, The advertisement of the new management appears elsewhere in this issue. Held For Trial. Joseph Zipp was bound over by Justice Holbrook this morning to appear for trial on a charge of cutting a fellow workman: at Marsh’s sawmill, Henry Bond, the other man arrested for complicity in the assault, will be tried on a minor charge. SRE SEER ip SRE ITSO TELE For bargains in Clothing, Hats and Shoes goto J. Levy’s. He sells at a small profit for cash. It: doesn’t want to sell. you “It is your fault. Date cu oe éxpectations-were not realized on the _Tiver any more than they. had been in’ the foothills of Placer, so he drifted along until he reached Downieville. Here his luck took a tarn for the berter. The first four hours’ prospecting netted him $400 and he worked around that district till he had accumulaiid a plump sack of nuggets and dust. To Protect the Fish. Sheriff Getchell bas swornin L. H. ‘. Watson as a special deputy to protect . the fish in Bowman’s dam and the streams ofthat part of the county. They are getting very scarce owing to the hundreds of people who are whipping .the waters there for several months in the year. andesome parties go so far as to kill them with dynamite. It has become necessary to prohibit alt fishing in Bowman for a year or two and to see: that.none are taken from public waters excepting in a lawful — manner, ‘ There has also been blasting of fish in Deer creek above this city, and as a result the stream. is almost barren. The scoundrels who are guilty of such methods should be punished to the full extent of the law. — The Sheep Man “Pungied.’* : The band. of sheep that Con :table. Dillon held up Saturday for a license has been partially realized on. The Officer says there were some 3.00 of ‘. them and that at the rate of five cen‘s. a head the county should have had 150 tax. The Spaniard who was in. charge of them was a glib talker, how-. ever, and after protesting there were not more than 1500 aside from the lambs, raised the further point that he was taking them through to Butte county and should pay but 41% cents ahead. Today their owner, aftpiumuard doing business on Battery stiee*, San Francisco, sent up $37.50 to the Ooanty crn ean nema Your Grocer You ask. for it. good low-price baking powder; Treasurer and the claim was sjuared, emia low-price baking powder. There is no so he sells you * We consider them up to any stock of ‘wash Respectfully, ww Silk Stoves, Gu lengths It you want Sashes or Sash Ladies, see display of NEW WASH GOODS ‘Now in Window, Ht $1.25 Full Suit. 5 cae VERY LATEST. Prices ranging from 5 cents to 75 cents per yard. date and far ahead _ of : goods éver landed by us or yee any person else in this part of the country. [2 Send for Samples. MAHER &e CoO. Ribsons, ‘wall on us. @ have them in all. widths end all shades ane Black, White and Cream. and shades.