May 4, 1898 (4 pages)

= $ * where ldo Sea aha a csmerts 3 ‘ } of the la. give not April, 19¢ Land Of Oe es ~ Duplieat ; issued te ; 1611, Saer ' of NE, of Sectio; Dated) y ATE Hi tionae Francisco, North San Notice—1 lowing desc } ment No, 6, i 18%, the am i respective s Name. day of Fbru: reel of sux sold at ps mpany,k . . Fanceiacn, if i oO r P.M. of said meut thereo _ tisingandex — . Ofc —Rog Franeiseo. (, _ POL UBLIC NO that the St ud Road Poll rs, for the ye E NOW DU FICE OR * . > ection 2899 ¢ Ows: ery mae mty-one am ig pauper xed, musi lars, rs Btion 8316 of © uty of the . > . » give " other person The Spanisi Forces Completely Subjugated by Our Navy * and the Insurgents. Uncle Sam — Propose s to Make -a Rapid and Aggressive .Campaign. Crowding Eostilities. WaSHINGTON May 4—Sampson’s: fleet has started to do battle with the SpanSf + GENERAL SHAFTER, jeh ships cruising the Atlantic. Havana is still thoroughly blockaded. Generals Shafter and Wade will em-. . bark with troops for Cuba today. Rapid aggressive action is now the policy of the United States. The Examiner-Journal news dispatch boat has been sighted near Kongkong. Dewey in Full Possession. San Francisco, May 4 Reports from Manilla, via Hong Kong, say positively that Dewey is in full possession of the Phillipine Islands, His naval and land battles were glorious successes and Manilla is atsolutely his. . Dewey's Report Delayed. WASHINGTON, May 4.—Secretary Long has left the Navy Department for the day. He states that Dewey’s delay is due to the fact that McCniloch arrived tonight and is anchored forty miles from Hong Kong, which port must be reached by small boats. Students as Artille:ymen. New Haven, Conn., May 4.—Fifty of the best athletes at Yale College have enlisted as an artillery platoon and have gone into camp with the first regiment. Was Really a Spy. PHILADELPHIA, May 4.—A Spanish spy was captured on the cruiser St. Paul CAPTAIN SIGSBEE. this morning. : PurtapeLrpuHia, May 4—The Spanis spy captured last night on the auxiljary cruiser St. Paul is being examinedtoday. His father was a Spaniard and his mother was born on Spanish soil. He enlisted a few days ago and was put to work as an oiler. He had been suspected from the first. Last night a guard found him near the powder mag azine and overpowered him. Captain Sigsby refuses to say who he is. The . To Be Mustered In. ‘San Franoisco, May 4.—The Seventh California Regiment, N. G. C., has been ordered to report to Captain Garring-ton Friday to be mustered into the . regular army. " New York, May 4.—This is Dewey . . bo a . Celebrating in New York. . . Day here. Everybody is celebrating . the vig¢tory at Manila. Banks and ' schoolhouses are closed and business Habeaiy suspended. The stars and stripes‘and the Cuban colors float over . many petcnngs: No Manila News. Lonpon, May 4.—At noon the Hongkong and Manila cable was still severed. The report of the surrender of Manila is probably true, but it is only conjecture. Manila merchants here agree that the Islands are jn a condition of revolution, and they' would be pleased to see the trouble ended. They say the situation is perhaps as bad as in Cuba. Sampson’s Fleet Sails. Key West, May 4.—Tbe harbor is empty, Rear-Admiral Sampson’s fleet CAPTAIN SAMPSON, bas sailed, and it is expected the next important news will be of another great battle like that of Manila. In the meantime no important developments are anticipated.~= Coming After Us. Lisson, May 4—The Spanish Cape Verde squadron has returned to join the Spanish fleet near Cadiz, and they will shortly start for American waters. May Govern the Phillipines, WasuHinaTton, May 4th—It is stated that the President is considering the appointing of Colonel Otis, of Los Angelea, to the rank of Brigadier General and making bim Governor of the Phill-4 ipine Islands. Col. Otis is a well-known newspaper man of this State. To Bring the Wounded Home. WASHINGTON, May 4th—The Navy Department announces that the “City of Peking,” now at San Francisco, bas been chartered to bring home the wounded. of Dewey’s fleet. It ie ordered that this transport be ready to sail within one week. = 8 © WasHINeton, May 4—The City of Pekin has been ordered to sail . immediately to bring the wounded American sailors from the Phillipines. She will start'as soon as she can take on stores ft. Paul will go to sea tomorrow. TTT APOLITRBE CTT REE CRNA SERS and ammunition, Ricter’ Do Great Damage. Maprip, May 4.—A dispatch from Talavera de La Reina, 37 miles from Toledo, says rioters are guilty of serious disorders. They attacked the railroad station, burning cars, set fire to private houses and a cafe and tried to break into the prison to release the conviets but were repulsed, Many of them were arrested. Volunteers Not Going, WASHINGTON, May 4.—No volunteers will be sent to Cuba except Roosevelt’s ASSISTANT SECRETARY ROOSEVELT, a Cowboys, Cuban troops and the Yellow Fever Brigade. Will Back Up Dewey. New York, May 4—The World’s Hongkong correspondent says Chief Aguinaldo of the Phillipine insurgent forces has arrived and conferred with Consul Wildman. He will submit to Dewey’s orders and back up with the so-called insurgents, numbering 30,000, the naval forces of Dewey when thelatter gains control, He promises to conduct a humane campaign. Coast Defenses WASHINGTON, May 4—It is understood that several million dollars will be spent on Pacific Coast defenses right away. Bloody Riots In Spain. Maprip, May 4.—Riats and bloodshed are reported in three provinces. Armistice Declared Off. New Yorn, May 4.—General Blanco has declared the Cuban armistice at an end. New York, May 4—It is reported that the American Yacht Ragle has sunk a Spanish gunboat in an engagement off Cienfeugos. To Join The Squadron, Newport, May 4—The cruiser New COMMODORE SCBLEY, Orleans has sailed to join Schley's flying squadron. Matters at Madrid.GrpraLtar, May 4th.—A dispatch received at 8 a. m. from Madrid does not mention the alarmist story of the -assassination of Minister Moret and Marshal de Campos, but says great excitement prevails there: Blockade Seriously Felt. Key West, May 4th.—The Spanish schooner Autunov was captured off Havana yesterday. The Captain says immediately for Porto Rico, News From Dewey Coming. San Franowco, May 4th.—The first news from Dewey will be received through the Examiner-Journal dispatches, which will contain the commanders’ official communication. Considerable time will be required for theirtransmission. Tie dispatch boats are at Hongkong and early cables are expected. : WasHincton, May 4—The revenue cutter McCulloch of Dewey’s fleet is reported at Hongkong. It undoubtedly bears official news from Dewey. The Ericsson Missin$. Key West, May 4th.—The torpedo boat Ericsson is missing and great anxiety is felt as to her safety. Havana Bankers Depart. Havana, May 4—Bankers and wealthy men are fleeing with their treasure from this eity. American vessels are lying in wait for them. A Demoralized Cabinet, the Spanish cabinet is expected, =] From Church to War, Kry West, May 4th—The Archbishop of Cuba and the Bishop of Havana, it is said, have volunteered as private soldiers.in the Spanish army. Sailed For Porto Rico. New York, May 4—The principal ships € of Sampson's fleet arrived at Key West yesterday, and after taking on coal, left Rioting in. Spain. Maprip, May 4—There is serious rioting in several cities in Spain. Spanish Secrets Disclosed. Key West, May 4—The official correspondence captured on the St. Eawes yesterday shows that all Havana boatmen and fishermen have been enlisted as marine spies against the American fléet., To Annex Hawaia WasHINGTON, May 4—In the house. today Newlands of Nevada introduced a resolution to annex Hawaia. British Consul Attacked. KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 4—Ramsden, the British Consul, was attacked by a mob yesterday. He fired at a Spaniard and was arrested. A British man of war was sent to Santiago to assist him. BRIEF MENTION. dinor Notes and Comments of Local Interest. George'C. Gaylord® grocer, Broad street. Crushed fruits with ice cream soda at Eph. Cohn’s confectionery store. all Leonard DeVilbiss has been put in charge of the Union Hotel billiard parlor. _ There will be a social dance at Union Hall, Indian Flat, Saturday night. Efforts are being made to have the Oroville club come here next Sunday to play with the Banners. > The N.S. G. W. Grand Parlor committee of arrangements will meet at the Citizen’s Bank Saturday evening. The decorations that have adorned the streets of the city for the past two weeks and more have been taken down and things.look nataral again. The case of W. A. McKenzie vs. W. R. Craig et al., appealed from the Justice court, has been set for trial in the Superior Court on Thursday, the 26th instant. : has elected the following directors. to serve for the ensuing term: W. H. Smith, Sr, W. H Smith, Jr. B. F, Snell, James H. Smith, Sr., president; B. F. Snell, that the blockade is seriously felt and that famine is threatened, ; Mapp, May 4,—The resignation of . ‘. Co., "$5289.75; Nevada Co. N. G. R. RB. mes Colley, Sr, Nevada City; F.A. 5. PERSONAL POINTERS A Daily Chronicle of the Doings. of Old and Young. Assistant Postmiaster Kitts is ill. Miss May Brophy of Cherokee is here. ; . John Eddy, the mining man of Grass Valley, is in town today. Superintendent Fred Zeitler is on the sick list, suffering from a-severe cold. Col. Mather was hére today on his way from the Plumbago mine'to San Superintendent Meyer of the North Bloomfield and his daughter came down today. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Tuttle have gone’ to Stockton to attend the funerul of Mr. ‘Tuttle’s sister: Messrs. Boeckman and Liebrich of the Providence Mining Company are here from San Francisco. Mrs, Walter Finchley, who has been suffering for six weeks past with a sprained ankle, is improving. W. A. Rulison came down today from the California mine, to’ meet his wife who is coming from Sonora this evening. Miss Constance Bree, who has been visiting John T. Morgan’s family at this city, returned today to her home below Grass Valley, W.F. Englebright has resigned as a delegate from Oustomah Lodge to the Grand Lodge, I.0. 0, F., and Martin Thomas will serve in his place. : George Quigley has returned from a two-weeks visit to San Francisco. He is waliing with a cane, having been lamed by a misstep while crossing one of the rough streets of the metropolis. Killea by an Electric Wire, Clifford Dillingham, a horseshoer at this city, last evening received a telegram stating that hisbrother George, who was an electrician at Elkhart, Indiana, had just been killed by coming in contact with a live electric wire, THE MYSTERIOUS SLATES. Will Begin an Engagement at the Theater Tomorrow Night. John Slater, the spiritual medium: and psychic who opens a series of test seances tomorrow night at the theater, is a most remarkable man and ‘is regarded by spiritualists everywhere as the greatest living medium. He is a speaker of wonderful power and the exhibitions of spirit rétarn. which he gives mystify and thrill his audiences. His powers in the line of psychic phenomena are so well known that they need hardly be described. Among other things at the seances he collects upon a table on the stage little articles proffered by persons in the audience and picking them up at random he tells the owners some astonishing things. Some of these things they already know, some they suspect, and some they do not dream of until Mr. Slater tells them. Everything he does is in full light no darkness, no cabinet: or paraphenalia of any kind. During the entire evening he keeps his audience wrought up toa high pitch of interést and then he sends them away mystified and convinced of his wonderful’ power. Mr. Slater invites the criticism of skeptical people. His seances are the wonder of thousands both in the United States and Europe. Call it spiritualism, psychic power, mind reading or what: you will, his work astonishes: our best — scientific men. Re-Trying an Old Case. The third trial of the water right case of Mary Ella Smith et al. vs. Patrick Hawkins ie in progress in the Superior Court toduy before the following jury : Peter Martel, P, P. Pingree, Martin Sampson, Lewis Wheeler, D. J. Lynch, George W. Dunster, A. Hartung and J.D. Fleming. The attorneys for the plaintiff are P. F. Simonds andA. Burrows, and for the defendants Chas. The deceased was aged 25 years and Second Installment Paid. County Auditor Greany has received notice from the State Controller that the railroud companies have paid their second installment of taxes due in Nevada county, as follows: ©. P. R. R. Co., $821.79; PullmanCar Co., $18.60, A’ Political Rumor. According to the Argonaut and Examiner Frank D. Ryan has abandoned’ his. fight for the Republican Oongressional nomination and is making an leaves a widow and a young child. ' Judgé Smith of Sierra county is pré: _ siding in place of Judge Nilon who is W. Kitts and. J.M. Walling. The. trial will probably last three or four. days. disqualified by virtue of having before his election been an attorney for defendant Hawkins. Now Gpen. + The New York Racket Store in the Transcript Block is now open and vertisement in today’s Transcript for full particulars of what can be had at this new establishmént. ——_. + —_—_———+460 nN ~ Read It.’ . For interesting matter. the ladies should peruse the new advertisement of effort to secure an appointment as Adjutant General. Maher & Co, in today’s Transcript. a a ‘ plete. Respectfally, Black, White and Cream. _Sttk Gloves, all lengths MAHER & CO. Ladies, see display of . NEW WASH’ GOODS Now in Window, At $7.25 Full Suit. Ladies, our stock of Wash Goods is now com, Prices ranging from 5 cents . to 75 cents per yard. . We consider them up to date and far ahead of es any stock of wash goods ever landed by us or any person else in this part of. the country. {2 Send for Samples. See etait It you want Sashes or Sash Ribbons, calt'on us. We have them én all widths and ali shades and ¢ ready for business. Read the new ad. JAMES HENSESSY, ee Im INSTRUCTION OOKs ANc 1dine Chicago Cottage Organ Co. : THE COUNTY: ASSESSMENT. Yaiue of Taxable’ Property Will Show én Increase This Year. } County. Assessor Martin and ‘his dep‘They are nearly through in Nevada and Bridgeport. Next-week they will go to Bloomfield and Eureka townships, to Meadow Lake. The present. indications are that the assessment roll of the county as «a whole will show a marked increase over last year’s total. There are beavy gains. in Grass Valley township, and in Nevada township there is an encouraging increase in spite of the fact that the. transfer of the water works from Mrs, Huntington to the city cuts off $16,000 worth of property to be taxed. Regardless of this there will bea net. gain of Rough and Ready suffers most of any of the towziships as compared with last year, This is due to the shutting down of the copper mine, the falling off in the amount of live stock on hand and the sending from the township of some money heretofore taxed there. . The other townships will remain about the same as last year. Viavi Company Headquarters. Mrs. Minnie H. Rodman, traveling. rer resentative of the Viavi Company of San Francisco, has established headquarters in Miss Stover’s Building on lower Broad street, where she will be pleased to meet ladies desiring to learn of the merits of this wordcriul remedy, from 11 a. m. to 4:30 p.m. . March 4. 3t Filed With the County Recorder. 0 report of deeds and other busi LO gh gabon in the County Record: rag lon. ge pleat Spe Rg rats ; records ye : Gounty Recorder), Nevada City, Cal.) — Affidavit of work done on placerclaim of Elisha Trenberth, known as: Thelma, in Washington minivg district. Dated May 2, 1898. —__ Emp:re Stable, _ Prop’r. HORSES, CARRIAGES AND BUGGIES To be found in this part of the State. Teams with elegant B Wagons seats a6 let at short n ao on von ara The horses are free from vices, of good yle, and capab le of goi sany eman caren to drive.” nla: — THE Cottage Organ The Chicago . Has attained a standard of ith BEC @ puperion, excellence which adIt contains every improvement t enins, skill and maney can tere th ibaa These excelient Grgans are celebrated for vol. pe oF See ie d of tone, quick. response, variety of: combination, artistic design, beauty in falas, perfect constructio:, making them the most atm sractive, ornamental and desirable organs {or homes, schools, churches, lodges, societies, ete ESTABLISHED REPUTA’ ONEQUALLED FACILITIES.” ¢ SKILLED WORKME BEST MATERIAL, z COMBINED. MAKE THIS THE POPULAR ORGAN, OLS Cat aloy wer and Price Lists on application, MAHER & Co. and shades. retary vice president, Wm. H, Smith, Jr., seoand Freight Dont, a Send for maps. Pamp THE ALASKA EXPLORATION CO, -ALASKA-KLONDIKE _ Gold Fields # i ALL WATER ROUTE. Direct to . DAWSON crry, Secure Passage§Now. CAPACITY LIMITED. © Free, E ’ —— Fare $300 (Under management H.cLiebes & Co.) Agenoie, in principal cities of the world. uties have about completed their labors. for; the year in Grass Valley, Littleand in June. wiil devote their attenticn . something like $25,000 in the township.Broad Street, opp. Magonal Exchange Howelt nonsens! quest of doubting but I bel together a foot_of : * ~ The wi this: Tt surgents blockade ; to death . “now exc "What wil ” tbreak the ‘ion our a ifor itself restart thi «whole na’ ibut in-thi md vantag 1 Of the: . Dnited S ‘e@lfice cov the existe McKinley to arms, active mi him as C1 ~ serving ti for this no of the nai age of se’ as a resul upon the the fall m the first s ington, Pierce, (¢ Harrison, White Ho generals, upon toa duties wh McKinley _ itenant, ar imajor. 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= $ * where ldo Sea aha a csmerts 3 ‘ } of the la. give not April, 19¢ Land Of Oe es ~ Duplieat ; issued te ; 1611, Saer ' of NE, of Sectio; Dated) y ATE Hi tionae Francisco, North San Notice—1 lowing desc } ment No, 6, i 18%, the am i respective s Name. day of Fbru: reel of sux sold at ps mpany,k . . Fanceiacn, if i oO r P.M. of said meut thereo _ tisingandex — . Ofc —Rog Franeiseo. (, _ POL UBLIC NO that the St ud Road Poll rs, for the ye E NOW DU FICE OR * . > ection 2899 ¢ Ows: ery mae mty-one am ig pauper xed, musi lars, rs Btion 8316 of © uty of the . > . » give " other person The Spanisi Forces Completely Subjugated by Our Navy * and the Insurgents. Uncle Sam — Propose s to Make -a Rapid and Aggressive .Campaign. Crowding Eostilities. WaSHINGTON May 4—Sampson’s: fleet has started to do battle with the SpanSf + GENERAL SHAFTER, jeh ships cruising the Atlantic. Havana is still thoroughly blockaded. Generals Shafter and Wade will em-. . bark with troops for Cuba today. Rapid aggressive action is now the policy of the United States. The Examiner-Journal news dispatch boat has been sighted near Kongkong. Dewey in Full Possession. San Francisco, May 4 Reports from Manilla, via Hong Kong, say positively that Dewey is in full possession of the Phillipine Islands, His naval and land battles were glorious successes and Manilla is atsolutely his. . Dewey's Report Delayed. WASHINGTON, May 4.—Secretary Long has left the Navy Department for the day. He states that Dewey’s delay is due to the fact that McCniloch arrived tonight and is anchored forty miles from Hong Kong, which port must be reached by small boats. Students as Artille:ymen. New Haven, Conn., May 4.—Fifty of the best athletes at Yale College have enlisted as an artillery platoon and have gone into camp with the first regiment. Was Really a Spy. PHILADELPHIA, May 4.—A Spanish spy was captured on the cruiser St. Paul CAPTAIN SIGSBEE. this morning. : PurtapeLrpuHia, May 4—The Spanis spy captured last night on the auxiljary cruiser St. Paul is being examinedtoday. His father was a Spaniard and his mother was born on Spanish soil. He enlisted a few days ago and was put to work as an oiler. He had been suspected from the first. Last night a guard found him near the powder mag azine and overpowered him. Captain Sigsby refuses to say who he is. The . To Be Mustered In. ‘San Franoisco, May 4.—The Seventh California Regiment, N. G. C., has been ordered to report to Captain Garring-ton Friday to be mustered into the . regular army. " New York, May 4.—This is Dewey . . bo a . Celebrating in New York. . . Day here. Everybody is celebrating . the vig¢tory at Manila. Banks and ' schoolhouses are closed and business Habeaiy suspended. The stars and stripes‘and the Cuban colors float over . many petcnngs: No Manila News. Lonpon, May 4.—At noon the Hongkong and Manila cable was still severed. The report of the surrender of Manila is probably true, but it is only conjecture. Manila merchants here agree that the Islands are jn a condition of revolution, and they' would be pleased to see the trouble ended. They say the situation is perhaps as bad as in Cuba. Sampson’s Fleet Sails. Key West, May 4.—Tbe harbor is empty, Rear-Admiral Sampson’s fleet CAPTAIN SAMPSON, bas sailed, and it is expected the next important news will be of another great battle like that of Manila. In the meantime no important developments are anticipated.~= Coming After Us. Lisson, May 4—The Spanish Cape Verde squadron has returned to join the Spanish fleet near Cadiz, and they will shortly start for American waters. May Govern the Phillipines, WasuHinaTton, May 4th—It is stated that the President is considering the appointing of Colonel Otis, of Los Angelea, to the rank of Brigadier General and making bim Governor of the Phill-4 ipine Islands. Col. Otis is a well-known newspaper man of this State. To Bring the Wounded Home. WASHINGTON, May 4th—The Navy Department announces that the “City of Peking,” now at San Francisco, bas been chartered to bring home the wounded. of Dewey’s fleet. It ie ordered that this transport be ready to sail within one week. = 8 © WasHINeton, May 4—The City of Pekin has been ordered to sail . immediately to bring the wounded American sailors from the Phillipines. She will start'as soon as she can take on stores ft. Paul will go to sea tomorrow. TTT APOLITRBE CTT REE CRNA SERS and ammunition, Ricter’ Do Great Damage. Maprip, May 4.—A dispatch from Talavera de La Reina, 37 miles from Toledo, says rioters are guilty of serious disorders. They attacked the railroad station, burning cars, set fire to private houses and a cafe and tried to break into the prison to release the conviets but were repulsed, Many of them were arrested. Volunteers Not Going, WASHINGTON, May 4.—No volunteers will be sent to Cuba except Roosevelt’s ASSISTANT SECRETARY ROOSEVELT, a Cowboys, Cuban troops and the Yellow Fever Brigade. Will Back Up Dewey. New York, May 4—The World’s Hongkong correspondent says Chief Aguinaldo of the Phillipine insurgent forces has arrived and conferred with Consul Wildman. He will submit to Dewey’s orders and back up with the so-called insurgents, numbering 30,000, the naval forces of Dewey when thelatter gains control, He promises to conduct a humane campaign. Coast Defenses WASHINGTON, May 4—It is understood that several million dollars will be spent on Pacific Coast defenses right away. Bloody Riots In Spain. Maprip, May 4.—Riats and bloodshed are reported in three provinces. Armistice Declared Off. New Yorn, May 4.—General Blanco has declared the Cuban armistice at an end. New York, May 4—It is reported that the American Yacht Ragle has sunk a Spanish gunboat in an engagement off Cienfeugos. To Join The Squadron, Newport, May 4—The cruiser New COMMODORE SCBLEY, Orleans has sailed to join Schley's flying squadron. Matters at Madrid.GrpraLtar, May 4th.—A dispatch received at 8 a. m. from Madrid does not mention the alarmist story of the -assassination of Minister Moret and Marshal de Campos, but says great excitement prevails there: Blockade Seriously Felt. Key West, May 4th.—The Spanish schooner Autunov was captured off Havana yesterday. The Captain says immediately for Porto Rico, News From Dewey Coming. San Franowco, May 4th.—The first news from Dewey will be received through the Examiner-Journal dispatches, which will contain the commanders’ official communication. Considerable time will be required for theirtransmission. Tie dispatch boats are at Hongkong and early cables are expected. : WasHincton, May 4—The revenue cutter McCulloch of Dewey’s fleet is reported at Hongkong. It undoubtedly bears official news from Dewey. The Ericsson Missin$. Key West, May 4th.—The torpedo boat Ericsson is missing and great anxiety is felt as to her safety. Havana Bankers Depart. Havana, May 4—Bankers and wealthy men are fleeing with their treasure from this eity. American vessels are lying in wait for them. A Demoralized Cabinet, the Spanish cabinet is expected, =] From Church to War, Kry West, May 4th—The Archbishop of Cuba and the Bishop of Havana, it is said, have volunteered as private soldiers.in the Spanish army. Sailed For Porto Rico. New York, May 4—The principal ships € of Sampson's fleet arrived at Key West yesterday, and after taking on coal, left Rioting in. Spain. Maprip, May 4—There is serious rioting in several cities in Spain. Spanish Secrets Disclosed. Key West, May 4—The official correspondence captured on the St. Eawes yesterday shows that all Havana boatmen and fishermen have been enlisted as marine spies against the American fléet., To Annex Hawaia WasHINGTON, May 4—In the house. today Newlands of Nevada introduced a resolution to annex Hawaia. British Consul Attacked. KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 4—Ramsden, the British Consul, was attacked by a mob yesterday. He fired at a Spaniard and was arrested. A British man of war was sent to Santiago to assist him. BRIEF MENTION. dinor Notes and Comments of Local Interest. George'C. Gaylord® grocer, Broad street. Crushed fruits with ice cream soda at Eph. Cohn’s confectionery store. all Leonard DeVilbiss has been put in charge of the Union Hotel billiard parlor. _ There will be a social dance at Union Hall, Indian Flat, Saturday night. Efforts are being made to have the Oroville club come here next Sunday to play with the Banners. > The N.S. G. W. Grand Parlor committee of arrangements will meet at the Citizen’s Bank Saturday evening. The decorations that have adorned the streets of the city for the past two weeks and more have been taken down and things.look nataral again. The case of W. A. McKenzie vs. W. R. Craig et al., appealed from the Justice court, has been set for trial in the Superior Court on Thursday, the 26th instant. : has elected the following directors. to serve for the ensuing term: W. H. Smith, Sr, W. H Smith, Jr. B. F, Snell, James H. Smith, Sr., president; B. F. Snell, that the blockade is seriously felt and that famine is threatened, ; Mapp, May 4,—The resignation of . ‘. Co., "$5289.75; Nevada Co. N. G. R. RB. mes Colley, Sr, Nevada City; F.A. 5. PERSONAL POINTERS A Daily Chronicle of the Doings. of Old and Young. Assistant Postmiaster Kitts is ill. Miss May Brophy of Cherokee is here. ; . John Eddy, the mining man of Grass Valley, is in town today.. Superintendent Fred Zeitler is on the sick list, suffering from a-severe cold. Col. Mather was hére today on his way from the Plumbago mine'to San

Superintendent Meyer of the North Bloomfield and his daughter came down today. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Tuttle have gone’ to Stockton to attend the funerul of Mr. ‘Tuttle’s sister: Messrs. Boeckman and Liebrich of the Providence Mining Company are here from San Francisco. Mrs, Walter Finchley, who has been suffering for six weeks past with a sprained ankle, is improving. W. A. Rulison came down today from the California mine, to’ meet his wife who is coming from Sonora this evening. Miss Constance Bree, who has been visiting John T. Morgan’s family at this city, returned today to her home below Grass Valley, W.F. Englebright has resigned as a delegate from Oustomah Lodge to the Grand Lodge, I.0. 0, F., and Martin Thomas will serve in his place. : George Quigley has returned from a two-weeks visit to San Francisco. He is waliing with a cane, having been lamed by a misstep while crossing one of the rough streets of the metropolis. Killea by an Electric Wire, Clifford Dillingham, a horseshoer at this city, last evening received a telegram stating that hisbrother George, who was an electrician at Elkhart, Indiana, had just been killed by coming in contact with a live electric wire, THE MYSTERIOUS SLATES. Will Begin an Engagement at the Theater Tomorrow Night. John Slater, the spiritual medium: and psychic who opens a series of test seances tomorrow night at the theater, is a most remarkable man and ‘is regarded by spiritualists everywhere as the greatest living medium. He is a speaker of wonderful power and the exhibitions of spirit rétarn. which he gives mystify and thrill his audiences. His powers in the line of psychic phenomena are so well known that they need hardly be described. Among other things at the seances he collects upon a table on the stage little articles proffered by persons in the audience and picking them up at random he tells the owners some astonishing things. Some of these things they already know, some they suspect, and some they do not dream of until Mr. Slater tells them. Everything he does is in full light no darkness, no cabinet: or paraphenalia of any kind. During the entire evening he keeps his audience wrought up toa high pitch of interést and then he sends them away mystified and convinced of his wonderful’ power. Mr. Slater invites the criticism of skeptical people. His seances are the wonder of thousands both in the United States and Europe. Call it spiritualism, psychic power, mind reading or what: you will, his work astonishes: our best — scientific men. Re-Trying an Old Case. The third trial of the water right case of Mary Ella Smith et al. vs. Patrick Hawkins ie in progress in the Superior Court toduy before the following jury : Peter Martel, P, P. Pingree, Martin Sampson, Lewis Wheeler, D. J. Lynch, George W. Dunster, A. Hartung and J.D. Fleming. The attorneys for the plaintiff are P. F. Simonds andA. Burrows, and for the defendants Chas. The deceased was aged 25 years and Second Installment Paid. County Auditor Greany has received notice from the State Controller that the railroud companies have paid their second installment of taxes due in Nevada county, as follows: ©. P. R. R. Co., $821.79; PullmanCar Co., $18.60, A’ Political Rumor. According to the Argonaut and Examiner Frank D. Ryan has abandoned’ his. fight for the Republican Oongressional nomination and is making an leaves a widow and a young child. ' Judgé Smith of Sierra county is pré: _ siding in place of Judge Nilon who is W. Kitts and. J.M. Walling. The. trial will probably last three or four. days. disqualified by virtue of having before his election been an attorney for defendant Hawkins. Now Gpen. + The New York Racket Store in the Transcript Block is now open and vertisement in today’s Transcript for full particulars of what can be had at this new establishmént.. ——_. + —_—_———+460 nN ~ Read It.’ . For interesting matter. the ladies should peruse the new advertisement of effort to secure an appointment as Adjutant General. Maher & Co, in today’s Transcript. a a ‘ plete. Respectfally, Black, White and Cream. _Sttk Gloves, all lengths MAHER & CO. Ladies, see display of . NEW WASH’ GOODS Now in Window, At $7.25 Full Suit. Ladies, our stock of Wash Goods is now com, Prices ranging from 5 cents . to 75 cents per yard. . We consider them up to date and far ahead of es any stock of wash goods ever landed by us or any person else in this part of. the country. {2 Send for Samples. See etait It you want Sashes or Sash Ribbons, calt'on us. We have them én all widths and ali shades and ¢ ready for business. Read the new ad. JAMES HENSESSY, ee Im INSTRUCTION OOKs ANc 1dine Chicago Cottage Organ Co. : THE COUNTY: ASSESSMENT. Yaiue of Taxable’ Property Will Show én Increase This Year. } County. Assessor Martin and ‘his dep‘They are nearly through in Nevada and Bridgeport. Next-week they will go to Bloomfield and Eureka townships, to Meadow Lake. The present. indications are that the assessment roll of the county as «a whole will show a marked increase over last year’s total. There are beavy gains. in Grass Valley township, and in Nevada township there is an encouraging increase in spite of the fact that the. transfer of the water works from Mrs, Huntington to the city cuts off $16,000 worth of property to be taxed. Regardless of this there will bea net. gain of Rough and Ready suffers most of any of the towziships as compared with last year, This is due to the shutting down of the copper mine, the falling off in the amount of live stock on hand and the sending from the township of some money heretofore taxed there. . The other townships will remain about the same as last year. Viavi Company Headquarters. Mrs. Minnie H. Rodman, traveling. rer resentative of the Viavi Company of San Francisco, has established headquarters in Miss Stover’s Building on lower Broad street, where she will be pleased to meet ladies desiring to learn of the merits of this wordcriul remedy, from 11 a. m. to 4:30 p.m. . March 4. 3t Filed With the County Recorder. 0 report of deeds and other busi LO gh gabon in the County Record: rag lon. ge pleat Spe Rg rats ; records ye : Gounty Recorder), Nevada City, Cal.) — Affidavit of work done on placerclaim of Elisha Trenberth, known as: Thelma, in Washington minivg district. Dated May 2, 1898. —__ Emp:re Stable, _ Prop’r. HORSES, CARRIAGES AND BUGGIES To be found in this part of the State. Teams with elegant B Wagons seats a6 let at short n ao on von ara The horses are free from vices, of good yle, and capab le of goi sany eman caren to drive.” nla: — THE Cottage Organ The Chicago . 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Agenoie, in principal cities of the world. uties have about completed their labors. for; the year in Grass Valley, Littleand in June. wiil devote their attenticn . something like $25,000 in the township.Broad Street, opp. Magonal Exchange Howelt nonsens! quest of doubting but I bel together a foot_of : * ~ The wi this: Tt surgents blockade ; to death . “now exc "What wil ” tbreak the ‘ion our a ifor itself restart thi «whole na’ ibut in-thi md vantag 1 Of the: . Dnited S ‘e@lfice cov the existe McKinley to arms, active mi him as C1 ~ serving ti for this no of the nai age of se’ as a resul upon the the fall m the first s ington, Pierce, (¢ Harrison, White Ho generals, upon toa duties wh McKinley _ itenant, ar imajor. "THE Ne At east t Herald m “Today tk attendant is making degeees ti learning elimatic near at he mo fears f fying but alone in t it is all adoption LATEST “indicate 1 likely to . thousand to be affe ably cont ‘mer with Me Comme be carrie ; and Quin .of servic : awarded man. Th :$8,049, 4 thas secur mail bety ville six commenc present s delivery . $978. For this