May 23, 1894 (4 pages)

1 €bae ' 1 in T) a8 be nd ve cy als ix. réth p’r. most mpt the ates, mt ore IES . You stio “ es Special Meeting. _ Lodge will be held at Odd Fellows Hall on 3 ‘Wednesday evening, May 23d, for the pur= vulces sie ee ee ee se —eE . waco THE DAILY TRANSCRIPT HISTORY OF NEVADA CITY: MILLIONS INVOLVED. AN EXPLOSION. LOCALS IN BRIEF, Death of Davia Binkelmann. Heavy Ore Teams. Ere we & Calkine, Pebtiaherss. 1 iy Westie by the Late A. A. Sars New Legal Propositions for Deter-. Giant Powder Caps Get Into a Lot. Summarized Mention of Minor Home. David Binkelmann, the well-known resi=. One of the largest freighting outfits in the gent in 1855. : sntdathon. of Burning Rubbish. Happenings. dent df Grass Valley, died about 2 o’clock . world is used in connection with the mill at WEDNESDAY.. MAY 23, 1894, PRIZES FOR COUPONS. Three coin prizes will be given to the persons bringing. the largest number of coupons to ‘the Transcript office by May 31st. The first prize will be $15, the second $7.50, and the third $2.50. Coupons must be placed in envelopes with name of collector and number of votes on outside, and. are to be delivered to Fred E. Brown. = Coupons will be received from 4 P. M. to 5:30 P. M. and the list will be published every day. FOURTH OF JULY. The Finance Committee Are Meeting With Good Success. The Fourth of July Committee met last evening at the office of Justice of the Peace Carr and Mulloy. ' : The Finance Committee reported that they had already received -subscriptions amounting to nearly $900, and that they confidently believe they will be able to raise $1,100 or $1,200. John T. Morgan was elected Treasurer of the General Committee. The following Executive Committee he selected: N, P. Brown, Chalfinan; J. E. Carr, Secretary; O. J. Brand, BE. J. Rector, J. T. Morgan. Action on afternoon amusements. was postponed until the next meeting. On evening amusements the following committee was appointed: Sherman Marsh, M.M. Baruh, W. F. Englebright,: J. E. Carr, Wallace Spaulding, John Michell, J.J. Hanley, R. T. Morrison, R. H. Webber, George Barton. The Chairman to be elected by the committee. ’ The following committees were also appointed: Street Parade—Capt. George A. Nihell, G. J, Schmidt, Charles Pecor, A. W. Morris. Goddess of Liberty—John Werry, ©, J. Brand, N. P. Brown. Carriages—H. Lane, W. D, Long. Salute—-Captain George A. Nihell, Alex. Gault, Fred Zeitler, Hall and Decorations—E. W. Schmidt, George E. Johnston, Fred Eilerman. E. J, Rector was elected Grand Marshal, Each committee was requested to report at the next meeting the amount of the appropriation required by them. It was voted that-no-money be paid out except upon warrants on the Treasurer signed by the Chairman and Secretary. The committee adjourned” for one week, at which time “all” sub-committees” must make full reports. : Be PERSONAL POINTERS. A Concise Chronicle of Various Folks Doings and Intentions. 9 T. P. Redmayne of Oakland is in town. ©. M. Casler of Sacramento is in town. C. McCullough of San Francisco is in town. Mrs. Barnum of Oakland is here visiting friends. \ Sheriff Douglass left this morning for Sacramento, eos J.W. Thomas of Antioch is here spending a few days. Charles Hartmann was down town on crutches today. Mrs. Uozer df San Francisco is here spending a few days, A. D. Gassaway came down from the Ruby mine today. W. F. Geary, the drug man of Sacramento, is in town. : J. R. Little arrived here this—-morning from Rochester, New York; S. Berra. of San Francisco arrived here qast evening en route to Sierra county. Miss Dela Chase of North Bloomfield arrived here today on her way to Grass Valley. James Patterson of Downieville arrived here last eveniig on his way home from the Midwinter Fair, C. W. Howold, John Meehan and P. 8. Morris, of Forest City, arrived here from San Francisco last evening on their way home. Miss Lizzie Robinson went to San Francisco today, and exbecta to be away about two months. During her absence Miss Flora Genasci will have charge of the telegraph office. ~~ os A special meeting of .the Rebekah Degree pose of initiation, Every member“ is requested tobe present. By order. ™._ Anne Jonzs, N. G. Liy Wuire, Sec’y m21 Awarded ~~ Highest Honors—World’s Fair. % BAKING . MOST PERFECT MADE. _A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Fee tom Ammonia, Alum or any other adi houses and damaging others. about $40,000. (Continued. ) We' today conclude the description of Nevada City which was. published in the Directory of Nevada County in 1856. December, of 1852, was an exceedingly stormy month. Snow and rain alternated nearly every day. The roads are almost impassable for teams, and provisions were 80 scarce, and high in Nevada and the‘surrounding country that fears were entertained of a famine. The trade of this region was almost entirely diverted from Sacramento to Marysville, as’ the latter was most accessible. Merchants, . intimidated 4-by the experience of the previous year, had not laid in heavy stocks, while a flour monopoly at San Francisco added to the distress. Flour on the 31st of:December sold at $40 per cwt., with little in the market. Fresh beef sald for 40 cents retail, and 35 cents ‘standing’; petatoees for 15 cents; freight from Sacramento or Marysville was 10 cents; board was $16 per week at all hotels except one, which charged $12. But the weather-cleared up in January, and a prosperous harvest for the miner repaired the losses of the season. The principal scene of mining at the time at Nevada was at the old Coyote range, which, after being worked by shafts and tunnels, was now sluiced to. the bed rock by a newly-discovered process, since-greatly in use. Old drifts ‘and timbers, originally fifty and seventy-five feet below the surface, were laid bare, and many places were found to pay immensely, where the original workers had been-deceived by an appearance of bed rock, and left the claims, when four or five feet further penetration would have richly paid them. The difference between mining in 1850 and 1852 was striking. Operations of every-day occurrence in the latter year, and since, would have dismayed the old pioneers. Persons who left in 1850, and returned in 1852, found the march of improvement had made their notions of mining rediculous, Pans, rockers, and even “long toms,” were no longer of use. There was no longer a ,mere scratching over. the surface. One man washed as muchdirt as ten could ‘before, and saved more gold. Tunnels, water ways through rock, perpendicular shafts an hundred feet deep, water conveyed for miles through flumes, etc., marked the progess of the times. It is a very singular fact—that—miners-in-a—very short time seemed to-grasp what was required in the way of improvement, and with the exception of the hydraulic hose, now in use, there has been .no marked improvement in mining since 1852. The first brick building erected in Nevada was by H. Davis, on Broad street, a fine two-story structure, in September, 1853. In‘the same year-water was introduced in lead pipes to all the houses and stores by Gold Flat, the other from the Coyote Hills. During the year, the hills around the city” began to be dotted with pretty residences; many families settled here, and society greatly increased in pleasantness. {fhe “Alta . Telegraph Company” constructed its line from Sacramento to Nevada City in 1853, andon the 5th of October, for the first time, intglligence was flashed over the wires. A _ telegraph to Downieville was finished in November, 1855. In 1853 Nevada petitioned the County Court for an order of incorporation. The petition was granted, and a town governmént has existed to the present time to the benefit of the place and with the approbation of the people. At the October term of the District Court for Nevada county, in 1855, J. R. McConnell, the Attorney-General, tiled an information against the people of said town, for the usurpation of incorporate privileges, and a writ of quo warranto issued. The case will probably go to the Supreme Court, and at this writing we are not aware of its final disposition, On Wednesday, Nevember 28th, a destructive fire broke out on Main street, just above the junction with Commercial, in a wooden building used as a boarding house. Nine buildings were burned, at a loss of $6,000. ° Only the most. determined exertions of the cifi%ens prevented an extensive ravage of the town, The experience of Nevada in fires had not yet closed, On the 20th of February, 1855, a fire devastated the whole range of buildings on Broad street, between the two Methodist churches, destroying fifteen The loss was We shall not dwell upon the many minor incidents that have transpired during the years 1854 and 1855, as, though some of them may be interesting, they possess nothing distinctive in character. now many fine brick buildings, a large and increasing trade, and an upward tendency.-\A few years have developed a flourishing city in the heart of a wilderness, Here where the rude savage listlessly wandered six years ago, are now the haunts of civilized life, Schools and churches have sprung up, the delights of enlightened society, the hum of busyindustry, The pionevrs of Nevada, who yet remain to seo its prosperity, may well felicitate themselves ~~] in being the founders of a growing and perent growing city, @ close this sketch of Nevada by reinarking that_there are two Masonic Lodges, an Odd Fellows-Lodge, a Chapter of Masonery, two Sons of perance Divisions, and an Order of Templars, now in Nevada, and all flourishing. The vote of Nevada, cast in the September election of 1855, wag Ice Cream and Soda. The finest Ice Cream, Fountain Soda and Ice Cream Seda is served at A. Tam’s, Broad street. m9-tf Mrs. T. 8. Hawxins, Chattanooga, Tenn., says: “Shiloh’s Vitalixr ‘SAVED MY LIFE.’ Iconsider it the-best remedy for a 40 YEARS THE STANDARD, Price 75 cts, Sold by Carr Bros. -two.companies, one obtaining its —water—atNevada has} Chronicle: The suit of the Wyoming Mining Company, now on trail hefore Judge Hawley of the United States Circuit Court, involves a large sum of money, besides the settlement of a number “of legal points of great importance to mine-owners. The Wyoming and Champion gold mines are located on Deer creek, one mile from Nevada City, and are considered worth several million dollars. For the past six months they have been closed down owing to the litigation, and 100 miners have been cut of employment in consequence. This has caused the people of Nevada City to be deeply interested in the contest, and théy are very anxious for an early decision. : The plaintiff sues for an accounting and possession of the property.: It is alleged that the defendant company has abstracted large quantities of ores which is the property of the plaintiff and estimated to be worth $500,000. The plaintiff also wants possession of the land upon which the defendant has erected a valuable quartz mill, hoisting ahd other machinery, It is alleged by the plaintiff that it. owns the apex of each of two parallel veins, which veins pass down on their dip through the plaintiff's side lines into the land of: thé defendant, and thence between vertical planes drawn down through the plaintiff's end line and extending. It is claimed further that those two veins unite on their dip within the ground“of the defendant. The plaintiff also claims priority of location, Tne defense thus far has raised but few points. It claims the principal contact vein, called Ural, which passes out through one of the plaintiffs side lines, alleging that the point has been decided by the United States Circuit Court of appeals in the case of Tyler vs," Sweeney. The defendant will claim under the decision of the Amy case that the side line became the defendant’s end line, and for that reason the rights of the plaintiff have been cut off. ; Mine-owners will be decply. interested in ‘the decision of this case, because the Court will pass upen some new legal propositions. It must be determined what are the rights of & person owning two quartz veins, one of which passes out of a claim and across one of the side lines and the other continuing on its course through the end line; also the right of the person if the two veins unite at @ point outside of his side line and in the dip, > J.-M. Wright of Oakland and W. 8. Wood are attorneys for plaintiff and have left nothing undone in the preparation of their evidence for enlightening’ the Court. They have presented elaborate maps showing the interior workings of the two mines and numerous photographs veiws of the sur— face land and the improvements made upon it._In addition, they have on exhibition a model of the mines which has been com-plimented_in-the highest—terms—by mining experts. It is made principally of wood and is the work of W. F. Englebright, a civil engineer of Nevada City. It is made ona scale of sixty feet to the inch and shows the underground workings of both mines, thgscale applying both horizontally and perpendicularly. It represents’ 3000 feet of the veins in dispute, the Wyoming or slate vein, the Ural or contract vein, together with their point of junction where they. have become one vein. There are five miles of tunneling in the two mines, and the model shows even the smallest drifts and holes. The two main veins are shown with all their dips, and each point apt to be needed in describing the mines has been neatly marked with the name and number. It has been yost ingeniously prepared, and when the litigation is ended the model’ will be given toe the State Mining Bureau for exhibition, Attorneys Lindley, Eickhoff and Hoffer represent the defendant, and it is expected that the trial will occupy the entire week. The First Announcement. J.G. O'Neil is the first candidate announced for a county office. He will go before-the Republican County Convention for the office of Superintendent of Schools, Mr, O’Neil has proved himself a sucvessful teacher, and if nominated and elected Superiutendent will prove to be a good officer. oe KARL’S CLOVER ROOT, the great Blood Purfier, gives freshness Eo clearnesg At 1:30 o’clock this afternoon the people in the vicinity of Main and Commercial streets were startled by’ a loud explosion, which many thought was the report of a pistol, while others supposed it was a blast. The real cause of the explosion, however, was something else, and it happened in this way: : : George Legg, of the firm of Legg & Shaw, had opened a box of hardware in front of the firm’s store on Main street, and gathering the packing and other rubbish together set fire to it. After the fire had been burning a little while an explosion occurred, the concussion from which made quite a hole in the hard macadamized street. . Mr. Legg was at a loss to account for the explesion, but investigation proved very conclasively that one or more giant powder caps must have been in the rubbish that he was burning. When the explosion océurred George was standing on the sidewalk, The concussion threw him down but he escaped without injury. i Ge A team of horses belonging. te Peter Arbogast, and which: were hitched in front of Wolf’s grocery store, several feet from the fire, were struck by flying particles of the caps, Qne of-the horses was quite badly cut about the breast and neck, three.or four deep cuts about the size'of a twenty-fivecent piece being inflicted, from which the blood flowed. The other horse received a wound in the flank, which also bled freely. Besides these injuries the poor animals received a number of little cuts and scratches, Small pieces of copper such as the caps are made of were picked from some of: the wounds, It is very fortunate that no person was standing near the fire when the explosion took place. Mr. Legg says there were no caps or anything of the kind in the box he opened, unless they had_ got in with the packing, and their presence is as miuch of a mystery to him as to any one else. BYRNE-BECKMAN NUPTIALS. Wedding of Two Popular Young People This Morning. Thomas Philip Byrne and Miss Mamie T. Beckman were married this morning at the residence of the bride’s mother on upper Kast Broad street. Rev. Father O'Kane performed the terémony which made the happy young couple man and wife. J. B. McKeon was groomsman and Miss Annie Byrne bridesmaid. ‘The wedding was a quiet affair, only the relatives and most intimate friends of the contracting parties being invited, After the ceremony those present sat down to a sumptuous wedding breakfast. The bride was the recipient of numerous handsome and useful presents, “Mrs. Byrne is one of Nevada City’s most amiable and accomplished young ladies aud enjoys the esteem of an extensive circle of friends. Mr. Byrne is one of the enterprising and progressive young men of our town, and is very popular with all who ‘know him, The best wishes of the many friends-of-both are extended to them, Mr. and Mfs., Byrne left on the 10 o’clock train for San Francisco, where they will spend the honeynioon, x THE DRILLING CONTEST. Man’ Wins’ the First Prize. A. Nevada: Gity In the single-hayd drilling contest at San Francisco yesterday, W. F. Derham of this city won the first prize, drilling a hole nineteen and thirty-one thirty-seconds inches, in fifteen minutes, T. J. Ahearn of Grass Valley won the second prize, drilling nineteen and ninesixteenth inches, “~~~ : In the double-team contest Sam Harvey and John Kitto, of Amador éounty, tovk the first money, drilling their hole thirty and-twenty-oné thirty-seconds inches, Jerry. Lynch and Patrick Feeney, of Grass Valley, were second, with a hole twenty-seven and five thirty -seconds inches, In the triple team contest Harvey, Kitto and Dingle, of Amador county, were winners. . J. Lynch, P. Feeney and J, Feeney, of Grass Valley, were second, Strawberries will soon be ripe in the gardens hereabouts. A street peddler did a lively business on Broad street last night. Victor Austin of, Willow VaHey, who has been seriously sick, is improving. The Maypole dance to be given Friday evening is the all-absorbing topic among the little folks. The approaching Fourth of July celebration promises to be one of the most successful demonstrations ever witnessed in this county. Plans and specifications for the new Methodist Church can be seen at the M. E; parsonage instead of at the Citizens Bank. The shortness of the hours at the bank made the change advisable, The ‘summer resorts at Tahoe and the other mountain lakea are being put into shape for the reception of tourists, who are beginning to arrive. It has been a backward season for this class of travel. If you want a stylish, well-fitting suit of clothes, made up and finished in the best Tanner, call at Morrison’s tailor shop, Pine street. He has a fine line of. summer suitings, also handsome pants patterns, and is turning out good; honest work at the lowest prices. : Rees beac Property Improveménts. Frank Golden yesterday let a contract to improve the front of the Grass Valley property recently purchased by him. The three stores will be made into two, plate-glass fronts will be placed in the property and a new cement sidewalk laid. It will be the finest store in the county. + 0@e + Native Daughters. Regular meeting of Laurel Parlor, Native Daughters of the Golden West, Thursday evening, May 24th. Every member is requested to attend. j BORN. In Nevada City, May 20th, to the wife of John Anderson, a daughter, (Somanassnare = MARRIED, In this city, May 23, 1894, by: Father O’Kane, Thomas P, Byrne and Miss Mamie F, Beckman—both oi this city, ° oF Absolutely Pure. : tartar baking powder— Highest of all in leavening strength. —Latost . United States Government Foor Report. Royal Baking Powder (o., 106 Wall St., N. Y¥ A cream of NOTICE CONTRACTORS. EALED PROPOSALS FOR THE BUILDING of the METHODIST CHURCH of Nevada Oity will be received at the office of the Hon. J. M, Walling, Nevada City, California, up to 12 o’clock (hoon) on the Second day. of June, 1894, Plans and specifications can be seen at the office of the Citizens Bank, Nevada ity. att pogncenis to: be addressed to the Official Board of the M. KE. Church, and each to be accompanied by a certified check, or ita equivalent, for ten cont, of the amount of the bid. Bond to be given for the proper fulfillment of the contract, The Board reserves and all bids. By order of the Official Board. the right of rejecting any MARTIN THOMAS, Secretary, Nevada City, May 21, 1804. this morning. He had been sick a long time, deagh being the reault of a disease of the stomach. Deceased came to Grass Valley in early days and engaged in the brewery business, which he conducted continuously, Mr. Binkelmiann was a thorough business man, a public-spirited citizen, and had hosts of friends, He was a prominent member of the Masonic order and belonged to Nevada Commandery, Knights Templar. Deceased was a native of Germany, aged about sixty-six years. A wife, three sons and several daughters survive him. The funeral will take place at Grass Valley on Friday afternoon, under the auspices of the Masonic.order. a+ 0. FOSTER’S FORECAST. June Will be a Warm Month With is Plenty of Rain. St. Josern, Mo., May 19.—My last bulletin gave forecasts of the storm wave to to cross the continent from May 22d to the 25th, and the next will reach the Pacific Coast about the 26th. ; This disturbance will cause rains over large portions of the United States and prospects for good crops will largely increase. The warm wave will cross-the western mountains about the 26th, The cool wave will cross the western mountains about the 20th, Juné will be favorable to good crops except immediately east of thé Rockies. The first half of the month will average warmer than the last half, and altogether the whole mouth will average close to the general average temperature for June. The rainfall, as a general average for the United States, will be greater than usual. +20 o ————-_PEEBLE and delicate constitution gain great benefit by the use of Ayer’s Sarsaparila, ~~ 2@e oFor Congress. It would appear from the following, which we copy from the Record-Union, that Grove Johnston is in the field again for Congress, The people in the mining section are not favorable to him, so far as we can learn, for he is regarded vory much one-sided on’ tl debris question. That paper says: “Grove L, Johnston of Sacramento is a candidate for Congress, and is very likely to receive the nomination. at the hands of the Republican Congressional Convention in this district, It is about time that Sacramento county should be given a representative in Congress, While she is the most populous county in the district, she has never had a Congressman, Mr. Johnston would make a first-class member of Congress. He possesses the ability to command respect in that body, and would make -hisinfluence felt from the time he arrived in Washington. We need just such a man as Grove L. Johnston in Congress to secure proper legislation and appropriations for the preservation and improvement of the Sacramento river. He would be of moro véldeto this district than half a dozen such men as have been spoken of for the office,” ee Oa Paroxysms of whooping cough sometimios cause the rupture of a blood vessel. Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral gives instant relief, the Mammoth mine in Arizona. The distance from the mine to the mill is three miles, and all but half a mile down grade. Three teams move 145 tons of ore a day, Each team consists of 20 animals, and they draw four wagons. Three trips a day are made—usyally without doubling—though some times one or two wagons are taken off at the up-hill half a mile. The wagons are immense affairs, almost as big as box cars, The tires are from four to five. inches wide and from an inch-and a quarter to an inch and a half thick. a Take Notice. Parties owning lots in the Odd Fellows plot at Pine Grove Cemetery are strictly forbidden to throw rubblish about the grounds, but must rémove the same outside the cemetery fence. Leaking pipes must be repaired or the water will be turned off. By order, m2l Caemerery Commrrren, 2 2@e eo Maple Sugar. Genuine Vermont, Maple Sugar just received at Gaylord's. Sty RAG aes Ice! Ice! The Union Ice Company is now prepared to deliver ice in quantities to suit to any part of. the city, Orders left at. the Ice House, on the Plaza, will be promptly attended to, al3 “ iT] Ho Friends Surprised at the Great Improvement. *O. I, Hood & Co., Lowell; Masa: “I take pleasure in writing the good & have recelved from Hood's Sarsaparilla, Kvery spring and summer for six years my health has been so poor from heart trouble and general debility that at times life was aburden. I was so emaciated and Weak and Pale that. my friends thought I would not live long. T could do scarvely any work at all and had to le down every fow minutes, I began Fotttig worse ih January, losing my flesh and feeling Sp tired, T thought I would try Hood's Sarsaparilla and I am happy to tay Tam in better health than for Hood’s mi: Cures parilla a number of years. My friends remark te me: ‘Why how well you look,’ I tell them itis Hood's Sarsaparillé that has done the work. I would have all suffering hum it try bred medicine and be convinced, Nits statement ls true te the letter,? Mrs. JENNIK Dicken, Watseka, IIL Hood's Pills cure liver ills, constipas tion biliousness, sick headache, indigestion, — Because It Is Good Soda Is a Luxury, Hard to Find. . OUR SODA Pleases All the Faculties. [t Pleases the Eye—Clear, Bright, Sparkling, It Pleases the Touch—Glasses of Good Quality and Clean, It Pleases the Nerves—Delicate Service, No Jarring or Overfilling [t Pleases the Taste—Cool; Pure, Delicious. Opp. L. Hyman & Co.'s Store, . ! 3 Commercial St., Nevada City. to the Complexion and cures 25e., 50c. onstipation For sale at Car Bros. és Political Announcements, Under no circumstances will any announcement be made until Paid for. $5 is the charge. For Superintendent of Schools. J. &. ONEIL Is hereby announced as a candidate for the office of County Super tof . Schools, Subject to the decision of the ReTT TUALGAAGAASAAAGAAGAAABAGAAGAL » sizes, good bargains. publican County Convention. SovvneennvvyvononnnnnnennnnnnTTnTED THIS IS BOYS’ WEEK . AT GARTER & JOKNSTON’S.— We are offering this week some special bargains in. Boys’ Knee Pants for 50 cents per pair. Boys’ Combination Suits—two pair of pants with egch suit and a cap to match for $5 50. Our own make Boys’ Calico Waists 25 cents each, Sizes 4 to 13 years. Boys’ and Children’s Clothing. : Boys’ Knee Suits for $1 50, $2, $2 50 and $3--all Boys’ Fontleroy Waists, with collars and cuffs at—tached, assorted patterns, 50 cts., 75 cts. and $1. Something new. We are still selling Men's All-Wool Suits for $7 50. that any other store in the county would ask you $10 for. Our $10, $12 and $14 suits are good bargains, Ez We will give our’ strictest attention to country orders. gy BWeVeweesseseowes CARTER & JOHNSTON, the One-Price Clothiers, Pine Street. MAUULGAAddAAAAdALAddbdddddddddddddddddi + eZ ITTV TUTENTTEC TE CUreUreeyeey. 7 &

1 €bae ' 1 in T) a8 be nd ve cy als ix. réth p’r. most mpt the ates, mt ore IES . You stio “ es Special Meeting. _ Lodge will be held at Odd Fellows Hall on 3 ‘Wednesday evening, May 23d, for the pur= vulces sie ee ee ee se —eE . waco THE DAILY TRANSCRIPT HISTORY OF NEVADA CITY: MILLIONS INVOLVED. AN EXPLOSION. LOCALS IN BRIEF, Death of Davia Binkelmann. Heavy Ore Teams.. Ere we & Calkine, Pebtiaherss. 1 iy Westie by the Late A. A. Sars New Legal Propositions for Deter-. Giant Powder Caps Get Into a Lot. Summarized Mention of Minor Home. David Binkelmann, the well-known resi=. One of the largest freighting outfits in the gent in 1855. : sntdathon. of Burning Rubbish. Happenings. dent df Grass Valley, died about 2 o’clock . world is used in connection with the mill at WEDNESDAY.... MAY 23, 1894, PRIZES FOR COUPONS. Three coin prizes will be given to the persons bringing. the largest number of coupons to ‘the Transcript office by May 31st. The first prize will be $15, the second $7.50, and the third $2.50. Coupons must be placed in envelopes with name of collector and number of votes on outside, and. are to be delivered to Fred E. Brown. = Coupons will be received from 4 P. M. to 5:30 P. M. and the list will be published every day. FOURTH OF JULY. The Finance Committee Are Meeting With Good Success. The Fourth of July Committee met last evening at the office of Justice of the Peace Carr and Mulloy. ' : The Finance Committee reported that they had already received -subscriptions amounting to nearly $900, and that they confidently believe they will be able to raise $1,100 or $1,200. John T. Morgan was elected Treasurer of the General Committee. The following Executive Committee he selected: N, P. Brown, Chalfinan; J. E. Carr, Secretary; O. J. Brand, BE. J. Rector, J. T. Morgan. Action on afternoon amusements. was postponed until the next meeting. On evening amusements the following committee was appointed: Sherman Marsh, M.M. Baruh, W. F. Englebright,: J. E. Carr, Wallace Spaulding, John Michell, J.J. Hanley, R. T. Morrison, R. H. Webber, George Barton. The Chairman to be elected by the committee. ’ The following committees were also appointed: Street Parade—Capt. George A. Nihell, G. J, Schmidt, Charles Pecor, A. W. Morris. Goddess of Liberty—John Werry, ©, J. Brand, N. P. Brown. Carriages—H. Lane, W. D, Long. Salute—-Captain George A. Nihell, Alex. Gault, Fred Zeitler, Hall and Decorations—E. W. Schmidt, George E. Johnston, Fred Eilerman. E. J, Rector was elected Grand Marshal, Each committee was requested to report at the next meeting the amount of the appropriation required by them. It was voted that-no-money be paid out except upon warrants on the Treasurer signed by the Chairman and Secretary. The committee adjourned” for one week, at which time “all” sub-committees” must make full reports. : Be PERSONAL POINTERS. A Concise Chronicle of Various Folks Doings and Intentions. 9 T. P. Redmayne of Oakland is in town. ©. M. Casler of Sacramento is in town. C. McCullough of San Francisco is in town. Mrs. Barnum of Oakland is here visiting friends. \ Sheriff Douglass left this morning for Sacramento, eos J.W. Thomas of Antioch is here spending a few days. Charles Hartmann was down town on crutches today. Mrs. Uozer df San Francisco is here spending a few days, A. D. Gassaway came down from the Ruby mine today. W. F. Geary, the drug man of Sacramento, is in town. : J. R. Little arrived here this—-morning from Rochester, New York; S. Berra. of San Francisco arrived here qast evening en route to Sierra county. Miss Dela Chase of North Bloomfield arrived here today on her way to Grass Valley. James Patterson of Downieville arrived here last eveniig on his way home from the Midwinter Fair, C. W. Howold, John Meehan and P. 8. Morris, of Forest City, arrived here from San Francisco last evening on their way home. Miss Lizzie Robinson went to San Francisco today, and exbecta to be away about two months. During her absence Miss Flora Genasci will have charge of the telegraph office. ~~ os A special meeting of .the Rebekah Degree pose of initiation, Every member“ is requested tobe present. By order. ™._ Anne Jonzs, N. G. Liy Wuire, Sec’y m21 Awarded ~~ Highest Honors—World’s Fair. % BAKING . MOST PERFECT MADE. _A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Fee tom Ammonia, Alum or any other adi houses and damaging others. about $40,000. (Continued. ) We' today conclude the description of Nevada City which was. published in the Directory of Nevada County in 1856. December, of 1852, was an exceedingly stormy month. Snow and rain alternated nearly every day. The roads are almost impassable for teams, and provisions were 80 scarce, and high in Nevada and the‘surrounding country that fears were entertained of a famine. The trade of this region was almost entirely diverted from Sacramento to Marysville, as’ the latter was most accessible. Merchants, . intimidated 4-by the experience of the previous year, had not laid in heavy stocks, while a flour monopoly at San Francisco added to the distress. Flour on the 31st of:December sold at $40 per cwt., with little in the market. Fresh beef sald for 40 cents retail, and 35 cents ‘standing’; petatoees for 15 cents; freight from Sacramento or Marysville was 10 cents; board was $16 per week at all hotels except one, which charged $12. But the weather-cleared up in January, and a prosperous harvest for the miner repaired the losses of the season. The principal scene of mining at the time at Nevada was at the old Coyote range, which, after being worked by shafts and tunnels, was now sluiced to. the bed rock by a newly-discovered process, since-greatly in use. Old drifts ‘and timbers, originally fifty and seventy-five feet below the surface, were laid bare, and many places were found to pay immensely, where the original workers had been-deceived by an appearance of bed rock, and left the claims, when four or five feet further penetration would have richly paid them. The difference between mining in 1850 and 1852 was striking. Operations of every-day occurrence in the latter year, and since, would have dismayed the old pioneers. Persons who left in 1850, and returned in 1852, found the march of improvement had made their notions of mining rediculous, Pans, rockers, and even “long toms,” were no longer of use. There was no longer a ,mere scratching over. the surface. One man washed as muchdirt as ten could ‘before, and saved more gold. Tunnels, water ways through rock, perpendicular shafts an hundred feet deep, water conveyed for miles through flumes, etc., marked the progess of the times. It is a very singular fact—that—miners-in-a—very short time seemed to-grasp what was required in the way of improvement, and with the exception of the hydraulic hose, now in use, there has been .no marked improvement in mining since 1852. The first brick building erected in Nevada was by H. Davis, on Broad street, a fine two-story structure, in September, 1853. In‘the same year-water was introduced in lead pipes to all the houses and stores by Gold Flat, the other from the Coyote Hills. During the year, the hills around the city” began to be dotted with pretty residences; many families settled here, and society greatly increased in pleasantness. {fhe “Alta . Telegraph Company” constructed its line from Sacramento to Nevada City in 1853, andon the 5th of October, for the first time, intglligence was flashed over the wires. A _ telegraph to Downieville was finished in November, 1855. In 1853 Nevada petitioned the County Court for an order of incorporation. The petition was granted, and a town governmént has existed to the present time to the benefit of the place and with the approbation of the people. At the October term of the District Court for Nevada county, in 1855, J. R. McConnell, the Attorney-General, tiled an information against the people of said town, for the usurpation of incorporate privileges, and a writ of quo warranto issued. The case will probably go to the Supreme Court, and at this writing we are not aware of its final disposition, On Wednesday, Nevember 28th, a destructive fire broke out on Main street, just above the junction with Commercial, in a wooden building used as a boarding house. Nine buildings were burned, at a loss of $6,000. ° Only the most. determined exertions of the cifi%ens prevented an extensive ravage of the town, The experience of Nevada in fires had not yet closed, On the 20th of February, 1855, a fire devastated the whole range of buildings on Broad street, between the two Methodist churches, destroying fifteen The loss was We shall not dwell upon the many minor incidents that have transpired during the years 1854 and 1855, as, though some of them may be interesting, they possess nothing distinctive in character. now many fine brick buildings, a large and increasing trade, and an upward tendency.-\A few years have developed a flourishing city in the heart of a wilderness, Here where the rude savage listlessly wandered six years ago, are now the haunts of civilized life, Schools and churches have sprung up, the delights of enlightened society, the hum of busyindustry, The pionevrs of Nevada, who yet remain to seo its prosperity, may well felicitate themselves ~~] in being the founders of a growing and perent growing city, @ close this sketch of Nevada by reinarking that_there are two Masonic Lodges, an Odd Fellows-Lodge, a Chapter of Masonery, two Sons of perance Divisions, and an Order of Templars, now in Nevada, and all flourishing. The vote of Nevada, cast in the September election of 1855, wag Ice Cream and Soda. The finest Ice Cream, Fountain Soda and Ice Cream Seda is served at A. Tam’s, Broad street. m9-tf Mrs. T. 8. Hawxins, Chattanooga, Tenn., says: “Shiloh’s Vitalixr ‘SAVED MY LIFE.’ Iconsider it the-best remedy for a 40 YEARS THE STANDARD, Price 75 cts, Sold by Carr Bros. -two.companies, one obtaining its —water—atNevada has} Chronicle: The suit of the Wyoming Mining Company, now on trail hefore Judge Hawley of the United States Circuit Court, involves a large sum of money, besides the settlement of a number “of legal points of great importance to mine-owners. The Wyoming and Champion gold mines are located on Deer creek, one mile from Nevada City, and are considered worth several million dollars. For the past six months they have been closed down owing to the litigation, and 100 miners have been cut of employment in consequence. This has caused the people of Nevada City to be deeply interested in the contest, and théy are very anxious for an early decision. : The plaintiff sues for an accounting and possession of the property.: It is alleged that the defendant company has abstracted large quantities of ores which is the property of the plaintiff and estimated to be worth $500,000. The plaintiff also wants possession of the land upon which the defendant has erected a valuable quartz mill, hoisting ahd other machinery, It is alleged by the plaintiff that it. owns the apex of each of two parallel veins, which veins pass down on their dip through the plaintiff's side lines into the land of: thé defendant, and thence between vertical planes drawn down through the plaintiff's end line and extending. It is claimed further that those two veins unite on their dip within the ground“of the defendant. The plaintiff also claims priority of location, Tne defense thus far has raised but few points. It claims the principal contact vein, called Ural, which passes out through one of the plaintiffs side lines, alleging that the point has been decided by the United States Circuit Court of appeals in the case of Tyler vs," Sweeney. The defendant will claim under the decision of the Amy case that the side line became the defendant’s end line, and for that reason the rights of the plaintiff have been cut off. ; Mine-owners will be decply. interested in ‘the decision of this case, because the Court will pass upen some new legal propositions. It must be determined what are the rights of & person owning two quartz veins, one of which passes out of a claim and across one of the side lines and the other continuing on its course through the end line; also the right of the person if the two veins unite at @ point outside of his side line and in the dip, > J.-M. Wright of Oakland and W. 8. Wood are attorneys for plaintiff and have left nothing undone in the preparation of their evidence for enlightening’ the Court. They have presented elaborate maps showing the interior workings of the two mines and numerous photographs veiws of the sur— face land and the improvements made upon it.._In addition, they have on exhibition a model of the mines which has been com-plimented_in-the highest—terms—by mining experts. It is made principally of wood and is the work of W. F. Englebright, a civil engineer of Nevada City. It is made ona scale of sixty feet to the inch and shows the underground workings of both mines, thgscale applying both horizontally and perpendicularly. It represents’ 3000 feet of the veins in dispute, the Wyoming or slate vein, the Ural or contract vein, together with their point of junction where they. have become one vein. There are five miles of tunneling in the two mines, and the model shows even the smallest drifts and holes. The two main veins are shown with all their dips, and each point apt to be needed in describing the mines has been neatly marked with the name and number. It has been yost ingeniously prepared, and when the litigation is ended the model’ will be given toe the State Mining Bureau for exhibition, Attorneys Lindley, Eickhoff and Hoffer represent the defendant, and it is expected that the trial will occupy the entire week. The First Announcement. J.G. O'Neil is the first candidate announced for a county office. He will go before-the Republican County Convention for the office of Superintendent of Schools, Mr, O’Neil has proved himself a sucvessful teacher, and if nominated and elected Superiutendent will prove to be a good officer. oe KARL’S CLOVER ROOT, the great Blood Purfier, gives freshness Eo clearnesg

At 1:30 o’clock this afternoon the people in the vicinity of Main and Commercial streets were startled by’ a loud explosion, which many thought was the report of a pistol, while others supposed it was a blast. The real cause of the explosion, however, was something else, and it happened in this way: : : George Legg, of the firm of Legg & Shaw, had opened a box of hardware in front of the firm’s store on Main street, and gathering the packing and other rubbish together set fire to it. After the fire had been burning a little while an explosion occurred, the concussion from which made quite a hole in the hard macadamized street. . Mr. Legg was at a loss to account for the explesion, but investigation proved very conclasively that one or more giant powder caps must have been in the rubbish that he was burning. When the explosion océurred George was standing on the sidewalk, The concussion threw him down but he escaped without injury. i Ge A team of horses belonging. te Peter Arbogast, and which: were hitched in front of Wolf’s grocery store, several feet from the fire, were struck by flying particles of the caps, Qne of-the horses was quite badly cut about the breast and neck, three.or four deep cuts about the size'of a twenty-fivecent piece being inflicted, from which the blood flowed. The other horse received a wound in the flank, which also bled freely. Besides these injuries the poor animals received a number of little cuts and scratches, Small pieces of copper such as the caps are made of were picked from some of: the wounds, It is very fortunate that no person was standing near the fire when the explosion took place. Mr. Legg says there were no caps or anything of the kind in the box he opened, unless they had_ got in with the packing, and their presence is as miuch of a mystery to him as to any one else. BYRNE-BECKMAN NUPTIALS. Wedding of Two Popular Young People This Morning. Thomas Philip Byrne and Miss Mamie T. Beckman were married this morning at the residence of the bride’s mother on upper Kast Broad street. Rev. Father O'Kane performed the terémony which made the happy young couple man and wife. J. B. McKeon was groomsman and Miss Annie Byrne bridesmaid. ‘The wedding was a quiet affair, only the relatives and most intimate friends of the contracting parties being invited, After the ceremony those present sat down to a sumptuous wedding breakfast. The bride was the recipient of numerous handsome and useful presents, “Mrs. Byrne is one of Nevada City’s most amiable and accomplished young ladies aud enjoys the esteem of an extensive circle of friends. Mr. Byrne is one of the enterprising and progressive young men of our town, and is very popular with all who ‘know him, The best wishes of the many friends-of-both are extended to them, Mr. and Mfs., Byrne left on the 10 o’clock train for San Francisco, where they will spend the honeynioon, x THE DRILLING CONTEST. Man’ Wins’ the First Prize. A. Nevada: Gity In the single-hayd drilling contest at San Francisco yesterday, W. F. Derham of this city won the first prize, drilling a hole nineteen and thirty-one thirty-seconds inches, in fifteen minutes, T. J. Ahearn of Grass Valley won the second prize, drilling nineteen and ninesixteenth inches, “~~~ : In the double-team contest Sam Harvey and John Kitto, of Amador éounty, tovk the first money, drilling their hole thirty and-twenty-oné thirty-seconds inches, Jerry. Lynch and Patrick Feeney, of Grass Valley, were second, with a hole twenty-seven and five thirty -seconds inches, In the triple team contest Harvey, Kitto and Dingle, of Amador county, were winners. . J. Lynch, P. Feeney and J, Feeney, of Grass Valley, were second, Strawberries will soon be ripe in the gardens hereabouts. A street peddler did a lively business on Broad street last night. Victor Austin of, Willow VaHey, who has been seriously sick, is improving. The Maypole dance to be given Friday evening is the all-absorbing topic among the little folks. The approaching Fourth of July celebration promises to be one of the most successful demonstrations ever witnessed in this county. Plans and specifications for the new Methodist Church can be seen at the M. E; parsonage instead of at the Citizens Bank. The shortness of the hours at the bank made the change advisable, The ‘summer resorts at Tahoe and the other mountain lakea are being put into shape for the reception of tourists, who are beginning to arrive. It has been a backward season for this class of travel. If you want a stylish, well-fitting suit of clothes, made up and finished in the best Tanner, call at Morrison’s tailor shop, Pine street. He has a fine line of. summer suitings, also handsome pants patterns, and is turning out good; honest work at the lowest prices. : Rees beac Property Improveménts. Frank Golden yesterday let a contract to improve the front of the Grass Valley property recently purchased by him. The three stores will be made into two, plate-glass fronts will be placed in the property and a new cement sidewalk laid. It will be the finest store in the county. + 0@e + Native Daughters. Regular meeting of Laurel Parlor, Native Daughters of the Golden West, Thursday evening, May 24th. Every member is requested to attend. j BORN. In Nevada City, May 20th, to the wife of John Anderson, a daughter, (Somanassnare = MARRIED, In this city, May 23, 1894, by: Father O’Kane, Thomas P, Byrne and Miss Mamie F, Beckman—both oi this city, ° oF Absolutely Pure. : tartar baking powder— Highest of all in leavening strength. —Latost . United States Government Foor Report. Royal Baking Powder (o., 106 Wall St., N. Y¥ A cream of NOTICE CONTRACTORS. EALED PROPOSALS FOR THE BUILDING of the METHODIST CHURCH of Nevada Oity will be received at the office of the Hon. J. M, Walling, Nevada City, California, up to 12 o’clock (hoon) on the Second day. of June, 1894, Plans and specifications can be seen at the office of the Citizens Bank, Nevada ity. att pogncenis to: be addressed to the Official Board of the M. KE. Church, and each to be accompanied by a certified check, or ita equivalent, for ten cont, of the amount of the bid. Bond to be given for the proper fulfillment of the contract, The Board reserves and all bids. By order of the Official Board. the right of rejecting any MARTIN THOMAS, Secretary, Nevada City, May 21, 1804. this morning. He had been sick a long time, deagh being the reault of a disease of the stomach. Deceased came to Grass Valley in early days and engaged in the brewery business, which he conducted continuously, Mr. Binkelmiann was a thorough business man, a public-spirited citizen, and had hosts of friends, He was a prominent member of the Masonic order and belonged to Nevada Commandery, Knights Templar. Deceased was a native of Germany, aged about sixty-six years. A wife, three sons and several daughters survive him. The funeral will take place at Grass Valley on Friday afternoon, under the auspices of the Masonic.order. a+ 0. FOSTER’S FORECAST. June Will be a Warm Month With is Plenty of Rain. St. Josern, Mo., May 19.—My last bulletin gave forecasts of the storm wave to to cross the continent from May 22d to the 25th, and the next will reach the Pacific Coast about the 26th. ; This disturbance will cause rains over large portions of the United States and prospects for good crops will largely increase. The warm wave will cross-the western mountains about the 26th, The cool wave will cross the western mountains about the 20th, Juné will be favorable to good crops except immediately east of thé Rockies. The first half of the month will average warmer than the last half, and altogether the whole mouth will average close to the general average temperature for June. The rainfall, as a general average for the United States, will be greater than usual. +20 o ————-_PEEBLE and delicate constitution gain great benefit by the use of Ayer’s Sarsaparila, ~~ 2@e oFor Congress. It would appear from the following, which we copy from the Record-Union, that Grove Johnston is in the field again for Congress, The people in the mining section are not favorable to him, so far as we can learn, for he is regarded vory much one-sided on’ tl debris question. That paper says: “Grove L, Johnston of Sacramento is a candidate for Congress, and is very likely to receive the nomination. at the hands of the Republican Congressional Convention in this district, It is about time that Sacramento county should be given a representative in Congress, While she is the most populous county in the district, she has never had a Congressman, Mr. Johnston would make a first-class member of Congress. He possesses the ability to command respect in that body, and would make -hisinfluence felt from the time he arrived in Washington. We need just such a man as Grove L. Johnston in Congress to secure proper legislation and appropriations for the preservation and improvement of the Sacramento river. He would be of moro véldeto this district than half a dozen such men as have been spoken of for the office,” ee Oa Paroxysms of whooping cough sometimios cause the rupture of a blood vessel. Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral gives instant relief, the Mammoth mine in Arizona. The distance from the mine to the mill is three miles, and all but half a mile down grade. Three teams move 145 tons of ore a day, Each team consists of 20 animals, and they draw four wagons. Three trips a day are made—usyally without doubling—though some times one or two wagons are taken off at the up-hill half a mile. The wagons are immense affairs, almost as big as box cars, The tires are from four to five. inches wide and from an inch-and a quarter to an inch and a half thick. a Take Notice. Parties owning lots in the Odd Fellows plot at Pine Grove Cemetery are strictly forbidden to throw rubblish about the grounds, but must rémove the same outside the cemetery fence. Leaking pipes must be repaired or the water will be turned off. By order, m2l Caemerery Commrrren, 2 2@e eo Maple Sugar. Genuine Vermont, Maple Sugar just received at Gaylord's. Sty RAG aes Ice! Ice! The Union Ice Company is now prepared to deliver ice in quantities to suit to any part of. the city, Orders left at. the Ice House, on the Plaza, will be promptly attended to, al3 “ iT] Ho Friends Surprised at the Great Improvement. *O. I, Hood & Co., Lowell; Masa: “I take pleasure in writing the good & have recelved from Hood's Sarsaparilla, Kvery spring and summer for six years my health has been so poor from heart trouble and general debility that at times life was aburden. I was so emaciated and Weak and Pale that. my friends thought I would not live long. T could do scarvely any work at all and had to le down every fow minutes, I began Fotttig worse ih January, losing my flesh and feeling Sp tired, T thought I would try Hood's Sarsaparilla and I am happy to tay Tam in better health than for Hood’s mi: Cures parilla a number of years. My friends remark te me: ‘Why how well you look,’ I tell them itis Hood's Sarsaparillé that has done the work. I would have all suffering hum it try bred medicine and be convinced, Nits statement ls true te the letter,? Mrs. JENNIK Dicken, Watseka, IIL Hood's Pills cure liver ills, constipas tion biliousness, sick headache, indigestion, — Because It Is Good Soda Is a Luxury, Hard to Find. . OUR SODA Pleases All the Faculties. [t Pleases the Eye—Clear, Bright, Sparkling, It Pleases the Touch—Glasses of Good Quality and Clean, It Pleases the Nerves—Delicate Service, No Jarring or Overfilling [t Pleases the Taste—Cool; Pure, Delicious. Opp. L. Hyman & Co.'s Store, . ! 3 Commercial St., Nevada City. to the Complexion and cures 25e., 50c. onstipation For sale at Car Bros. és Political Announcements, Under no circumstances will any announcement be made until Paid for. $5 is the charge. For Superintendent of Schools. J. &. ONEIL Is hereby announced as a candidate for the office of County Super tof . Schools, Subject to the decision of the ReTT TUALGAAGAASAAAGAAGAAABAGAAGAL » sizes, good bargains. publican County Convention. SovvneennvvyvononnnnnnennnnnnTTnTED THIS IS BOYS’ WEEK . AT GARTER & JOKNSTON’S.— We are offering this week some special bargains in. Boys’ Knee Pants for 50 cents per pair. Boys’ Combination Suits—two pair of pants with egch suit and a cap to match for $5 50. Our own make Boys’ Calico Waists 25 cents each, Sizes 4 to 13 years. Boys’ and Children’s Clothing. : Boys’ Knee Suits for $1 50, $2, $2 50 and $3--all Boys’ Fontleroy Waists, with collars and cuffs at—tached, assorted patterns, 50 cts., 75 cts. and $1. Something new. We are still selling Men's All-Wool Suits for $7 50. that any other store in the county would ask you $10 for. Our $10, $12 and $14 suits are good bargains, Ez We will give our’ strictest attention to country orders. gy BWeVeweesseseowes CARTER & JOHNSTON, the One-Price Clothiers, Pine Street. MAUULGAAddAAAAdALAddbdddddddddddddddddi + eZ ITTV TUTENTTEC TE CUreUreeyeey. 7 &