September 4, 1897 (4 pages)

-owerd for (6 are. l par-. ng it b the, er of: rop’r intton lo ® Meats atirst. r and "ENDurs Ids. nhalan Fee ey > 36TH YRAR—NO, 11403 °° -THE TRANSCRIPT, Published nd Loge eee op Suadayee a BROWN &: CALKINS. XN. P, BROWN, Le 8. CALKING. . Fifty Cents Per [lonth. ADVERTISING RATES. Made known on application. E at the P. _Easeeed oe p ‘catoMice at Nevada City as. res FERSONAL POINTERS. Concise Chronicle of Various Folks’ ~ Doings and Intentions. J. ©. Barker of Oakland is here, — i. Aimes of Blue Canyon is in town. W.G. Halstead is up from Smartsville. ; a. W. Lewis came over from Colfax today. L. D. Oates has returned from San Miss N. Galt of Sacramento is here on a visit. D. Hamilton of San Francisco is here on a visit. K. H. McKenzie of Oakland arrived last evening. C. L. Malebrom of Gatece: arrived here last night. F. M. Baker came down from North Bloomfield today. A. Gruond of Sacramento came in on last evening’s train:. * R. Walcot of.Dixon arrived here on last evening’s train. E. L. Hamilton came down from the Mountain House yesterday. 8. Jacobs of San Francisco arrived here on the morning train. H. Nicolaus Jr. of Sacramento arrived here on the morning train. Rev. Father Clyne of St. ‘Canice church has returned from Soda Springs. Mrs. C.P. Willing and children of Auburn are here spending a few. days. J.J. Ahearn of Oaklana arrived here last evening on his way to Moore’s Fiat. Night clerk Short of the Union Hotel returned’ last evening from San Francisco. Mrs, Hillar and daughter, Miss Sadie Davenport, departed today for their home at Martinez. arg \L. J. Weil of Sacramento came in on 4: the morning train in the interest of the 8 .cramento Glass Company. Miss Julia Hook left today to resume charge of the primary department o* the North Bloomfield schools. J. A. Lambert, A. Howland and R. Wiand of Oakland arrived here last evening on their way to Washington. Mrs. Ida Marion, who left here a short time ago to go to the Klondyke, -expected to arrive at Juneau, Alaska, ttoday. Ed. Dulac left today. for Smith’s Fiat, El Dorado county, to be at the bedside of his mother-in-law, who is b elieved to be dying. Mra. L. P. Goldstone, formerly of this city, will sail from San Francisco on the 16th instant for Australia, to join her husband, who is superintendimg a mine there. Rev. E. H. Van Deerlin having returned from San Francisco, where he has beeh spending his vacation, the regular services at Trinity Church will ‘be resumed tomorrow evening. Herbert 8. Martin, fora long time a teacher in the schools of this city where he made a first-class record, left today for Marysville to take the principalship of the B street grammar schools which open next Monday. Marysville is very fortunate in securing the services of so capable and experienced an instructor. Fred W. Bradley, general manager of the Bunker Hill group of mines at Warduer, Idaho, reached town last night on his way to Washington district to visit the Spanish and other claims in which he is interested. He is aecompanied by Ed F. Armstrong. Fred always find a royal. welcome awaiting him from his old-time schoolmates and other acquaintances here whenever he visits his boyhood home. eo Going to Philadelphia. Rav. J. Sims of this city leaves next Tuesday for Philadelphia to attend the G_lden Jubilee Great Council of the Improved. Order of Red Men, which convenes in the Quaker City on the 14th iastant. Dr. Sims goes as one of the ‘four representatives of the California ‘jur-siiction of the order, and expects ‘to be-‘absent three or four weeks. It is expected that from 60,000 to 80,000 Red Men will be at the Council, which will bs one of the greatest gatherings in the history of the organization. ay . seoeetpeee “ Removal Sale. On Monday, September 6th, and during the entire week we will offer Great Bargains in Dry Goods, Fancy Goods . and Notions. Monday, September 18th, we will open in our New Brick Store on . Broad street, ‘ opposite City Hall.’ Every.day this week will be a Bargain ait _ Sarvary Nowe Ozwt Store. A Bad Day For NEVADA CITY, eos SATURDAY erg ee SEPTENIGR 4, 1897. Explosions. One Nearly Destroys . group. wily Many Poogis an Indiana Town and TWELVE COLORADO MINERS KILLED BY ANOTHER. —_ SEVERAL MORE HURT AT A MINE IN CRIPPLE CREEK. — A Bold and Successful Railroad Robbery Near Trinidad. THE HORRIBLE FATE OF TWO LITTLE KENTUCKY LADS. San. Franciscans Trying to Hoodwink the State Board of Equalization. Special to the Dany TrancsRiPrT.[ Terrible Mining Fatality, ~ GLENwoop. Springs, Col., September 4—At six o’clock last evening there was a terrible explosion of coal dust in the Sunshine mine, twelve miles from here. Twelve men were killed. This is the oldest mine of fhe Spring Gulch The force of the explosion crushed every bone in the bodies of the unfortunate miners. When taken out they were but a mass of flesh and bones,and their bodies could be rolled into knots like so much yarn. All of them were crushed beyond recognition. Polluting a River. San Dmco,September 4.—The cholera has broken out among the hogs of Missionri Valley, six miles north of this city. 150 animals have died and been buried in the sand close to the river, polluting the stream. A Railroad Hold-Up, Denver, Sept. 4.—At 11:30 o’clock last night the Gulf passenger train was held up at ’TevinMountain by four masked men who looted the express safe and registered mail, and are believed to have got from $5,000 to $16,000. A posse isin pursuit of the robbers. Itis supposed they boarded the blind baggage at Trinidad. Two of them ciimbed over the tender and made the engineer stop the train. The two others surprised the messenger in the express car before he could glose the door, aud ordered him to open the safe. He refused, when they knocked him down several times and then threatened to shoot him. He finally yielded, one of the robbers holding him while the other went through the safe and mails. Asphalt Mine Shut Down. Santa Barspara, September 4.—The Asphalt mine at La Palera has been closed down as a result of disagreement over royalties. A Mining Explosion. CrrepLe CREEK, Colorado, September 4.—Early this morning én explosion occurred at the Portland mine, destroying a portion of the Florence & Cripple Creek track and injuring several people. ee Armenians Doomed to Die. Lonpon,September 4.—A special from Constantinople received this afterncon says eight Armenians convicted for taking part in the recent bomb outrages there have been sentenced to Two Deadly Explosions. _ Invianarous, Ind. Sept. 4.—Broad north of this city, suffered from two terrible explosions of natural gas this morning, Five people were killed and twenty or thirty seriously injured. The bnsiness part of the town caught afire and the largest part of it is destroyed. The Indianapolis Fire Department has sent some engines to the scene. ’ The first explosion was in Watt’s drugstore, and the cause is unknown. Five persons were injured there. Across the streer under the Odd Fellows Hall, was a grocery store. The proprietor and twenty men started to remove the stock of groceries, when an explosion occurred here. [he walls fell outward and the upper ‘story crashed down on the men, burying them. Killed by Rattlesnakes, Danvitte, Ky., Sept. 4.—Willié and Eddie, the little sons of farmer Matthew Cox of Mannsville, met with aterrible fate. They were playing hide and seek with other children. Willie ran into a clump of bushes to hide‘and soon began to scream. Eddie went to his rescue and found him with his head fast in a hollow stump. He finally pulled him out, but not till both had been bitten repeatedly by four rattlesnakes that were in the ‘stump. Their cries brought some men to the scene, and the snakes were killed. One boy died in five minutes and the other in ten minutes, They Are ‘Smooth People, SACRAMENTO, September 4. — The largest delegation that ever came from San Francisco in response to a citation issued by the State Board of Equaliza. tion to appear and show cause why the 5 assessment roll as returned by, the Assessor should no be increased, is before the Board today. They are headed by Mayor Phelan and argue that the assessment is fair and proper. ee The Last of the Season. The Curly Bears’ picnic at Glenbrook Park on Thursday next promises to be &@ very successful event. Arrangements are about completed, and the program of exercises that has been prepared insures an abundance of amusement for all. Being a legal holiday all business places in this city will probably close part of the day, and the same thing will no doubt be done at Grass Valley. Owing to the late rainstorm there will not be much dust, and with such a day as this has been the picnic is sure to be a very pleasant affair. Men were at work today clearing up the grounds and getting things in shape, *@e 7 7B Arrived Last Evening, Ww. H. Sandow and bride, who were married in San Francisco Wednesday evening, arrived here last evening. The wedding ceremony was performed by Rev. W.C. Pond, father of Mrs. Fred Searls of this city. Mr. Sandow is a popular young miner of this city. The handsome young bride is very highly esteemed by all who know her. The couple are being kept busy receiving the congratulations of their friends. More New Houses. A. Buck, the contractor who is putting up the new.schoolhouse, has purchased Mrs. L. A. White’s lots on Sacramento street, just above F. W. Hunt’s residence. When he gets through with the schoolhouse be will erect a dwelling house for himself. His two sons will each put up a house there, makiug three more new straciures on that sice of the strect this season. o> ee The Qakiand School, The public school in Oakland dis. trict (Gold Flat) will reopen next. Mondeath. ‘T'wo Armenians who were charged with complicity have been; acquitted. A ST To Cure a Colu in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, . j All Druggists refund the money if it fails to Cure. 25¢. 4-6m day for the fall term. F. L. Arbogast will-be the principal, and Miss A. Steu‘ ger assistant teacher. _-— + 2 +Cfifice For Rent. A nice front room in the TRanscripr Block, s uitable for an office. cao a of F. E. Brown. Ripple, a suburban villege six miles. --BRIEF ERTION. Minor Notes and Comm Comments of Local Interest. The old schoolhouse at Colfax has been converted into a theater. Tonight the Independent Band will give an open air concert at the National ‘Hotel. The new mill at the South Fork mine near Graniteville was started this week and 1s now crushing ore. __. . 3._F. Lewis, for a number of years a Pullman conductor on the 8. P. Railway, will open the Depot lunch counter at Colfax next week. Henry Fitters, the gentleman recently appointed to succeed Judge Ballard as Postmaster at Graniteville,"has his new postoffice building adjoining the Allison hotel nearly completed. Moore is still further ‘increasing the facilities at his photograph gallery on York street by having some new backgrounds painted by a truveling artist who is at present in this city. W. H. Tuttle of the Ow. Satoon, Nevada City, has secured the Agency for Pabst’s celebrated Milwaukee lager ‘. beer, which he will serve in first-class style in bottles and glass, at popula prices. j22-tf. Miss Ruby Heyer has issued invitations to her young friends. to. attend a dancing party to be given on her fourteenth birthday, September 17th, at Odd Fellows hall, from 8 to 11 o'clock p.m. The California Iron and Steel Company have purchased the plant at the Iron mine, four miles from Olipper Gap. The machinery will immediately be removed to the Judson Iron Works, San Francisco. ‘ The Board of Trade offered to give away 100 tons of broken rock to those property holders who would have it hauled upon the streets. Today 17 teams were engaged hawling the rock to different parts of town. Maher & ;Co. have the large showwindows at their dry goods store handsomely dressed. One of the windows contains a beautiful display of silk dress.goods in evening shades, the arrangement thereof producing a very pretty effect. At the Theater tonight the Pacific Remedy Company will produce the laughable farce entitled, “Our Summer Boarders.” -On Sunday night the company will present the great moral tem@ Barroom,” a play that is endorsed by the pulpit, press and public. * The Chinaman who petitioned the City Trustees to appoint him as special policeman without pay has been locked up for insanity. It is not generally considered that a man is crazy just because he wants to get on the police force, but when he is willing to serve without compensation it is another story. Purchased a Mine. W. H. Rodehaver of the Auburn Argus was in town today and completed the purchase for himself and two gentlemen of Sacramento of the Last Chance quartz mine, situated on Diamond creek in Washington township. The mine has heretofore been, owned by 8. B. Fowler, who prospected and worked it on a small scale, the developments made being very encouraging. By the last of next week the néw owners expect to have all arrangements completed for beginning the erection of a mill and boarding house, which work will be rushed as fast as possible. in, so that work can be carried on all winter. ‘Lhe purchasers believe they have a good property and propose to thoroughly develop it. Had His Hand Mashed. R. Huckins had bis right band badly hurt Thursday at the Good Title mine in Yuba county, by getting it caught in the machinery. The accident wil) lay him up for some time and he has returned to his home in this city. Fancy ¢ Groceries. George ©.-Caylord has just received a lot of this season’s propuct of Heinz’s Catsup, India Relish,Evaporated Horseradish, Chowchow, Mustard and. all other fancy condiments. Always nice to have in the house and just the thing for the picnic next week. s4-4t ‘Give Them a Trial. India Relish, Pepper Sauce, Manzanillo Olives, Tabascos Pepper Sauce, Evaporated Horseradish, Olives in bulk, and other deliéacies, at Wolf’s Cash Grocery Store, All fresh and strictly first-class goods. 883 —_—_—_—_—_—_—_ UNION :-: HOTEL, Main Street, Nevada City. J. A, NCRIBWAY, Propnirro Hotel Arrivals, J. R. Davis, San Juan, “W. C. Bader, Cherokee, M. G. Vahey, dno, J. Ahern, Oakland, John Morison, Sacramento, H. Mart, R. Walcot, alot, Dinoe, G. W. Le me Oot J.H. Martin, San _ perance drama entitled, “Ten Nights in. . A large stock of supplies will be laid . “ a EST. IN_1860 BY N. P. BROWN & CO. GRASS VALLBY NEWS. A Sammary of Late News as Told Over the Telephose Today, About 1 o’clock “this morning the main pump rod ‘above the;,1500 level of the Maryland mine. broke. It is expected to have it repaired without delay. “stettay for Rev. L. J. Garver 13/1 San Mateo. He will exchange pulpits with Rev.T. Vernon Jones, who will preach in the Grass Valley Congregational church tomorrow, both morning and evening. Yesterday’s Marysville Appeal says: J. 8. Johnson and wife went to Grass Valley yesterday. Mrs. Johnson will remain at that place for a month’s visit with friends and relatives. Mr. Johnson will return to Marysville today. Twelve or fifteen new members will be received into the Methodist Church tomorrow. Rev. E. R. Willis has given good satisfaction during his pastorate, aud the annual Conference, which meets soon, will be asked to return him, — J. Coulton, who resides near the Empire mine, was‘riding one of ©. FE. Clinch’s horses along Bennett street last night when the horse stumbled over a scantling and fell. Coulton was stunned and the horse had his collar bone bone broken, and may have to be killed. James Mayne, an old settler, who for many years was engaged in mining, but for a long time has been a sufferer from asthma and miners consumption, died this morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Hugh Peters, on Auburn street. He died rather suddenly, and a Coroner's inquest was held, but it was found that he died from natural causes, Deceased wag 70 years of aye. —_—_——_+-98e + — Will Go Camping. Fred Searls, Fred Zeitler, Ed W. Schmidt and. Henry Lane, of this city, and Henry Disque of Colfax, will leave Monday on an extended camping trip. They will go through Sierra Valley and visit the ‘other valleys between there and Big Meadows in Plumas county, passing through one of the best fishing . and hunting sections in the State, They will have a good outfit and take a cook with them. ° . Quick! . The sooner you, begin to. use Schiliing’s Best tea, the . bigger your chances at ‘that $1000 oficred fcr the missing word—tesides the extra prizes for the most tickets sent in. Schiliig'’s Dest tea is at your grocer's Rules of contest published in larve advertisement about the first and middie . ef each month. Ail NEVADA THEATRE Tuesday Evening, Sept. 14. . A GRAND CANTATA! Strange Visitors!” . Spectacular Representation —or—— “A MEETING OF NATIONS.” * The English and Irish, French and Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch and Danish ! ALSO, ; The Heathen Chinee AND The Aristocratic Jap . Chorus of Sixty Well-Trained Voices! . Representatives of each Nation will appear in appropriate costumes. Flags of All Nations. Characteristic Songs and National Music. _ There will be a prelude to the Cantata, consisting of a } Musical and Literary Program, : By the best local talent, and Kindergarten Songs and Marches. Musical Director—MRS. SOtre VANAMAN. Pianist—Mrs. Fred Arbogast Admission, % cents. Souienk seats, SS cents. Doors open at 7:30. Wanted. A good live man to sell Singer Sewing Ma. chines and collect on same in Nevada county, . California. Horse, harness and wagon fur. nished. No experience required. !nducements will be offered to the right man. An honesty bond of $500 will be required, Address The Singer Mfg. Co., Sacramento, Californja, ad & HELD ON SUSPICION. A Letter Gets a Nevada County Man Into Trouble. This week Joe Rogers, a former resi-. dent of North San Juan, was arrested at Jackson, Amador county, fora misdemeanor. When the officers searched him they found a letter containing a statement to the effect that the man whom the party addressed had stabbed was at work again, but warning him not-to return-to-his--home-for-fearof being arrested. Rogers explained to the officers of Amador that he had found the letter and knew nothing of the stabbing referred to. Nevertheless Sheriff Gregory telephoned to}, Sheriff Getchell asking if Rogers was A RIC STRIKE. Over $4000 Cleaned Up From a Gravel axe" Mine Today. It is reported on the street this afteruoon that Messrs. Fiske and Hall, two young mén who have beeu working a gravel claim that used to be known as the Old Howe diggings, on Selby Hilla mile north of this city, today cleaned up over $1000 which was brought to the Citizens Bank in this city. Services at ‘the Hospital. There will be a meeting at the County Hospital tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 under auspices of the Epworth League. wanted here for any such crime, and the reply was that he was not. The officers say that Rogers’ reputation in this county was excellent, so far as they have ever heard. In June, 1896, he was stood up by two highwaymen near Birchville, but drew a pistol on* them and forced them to beat a pre} cipitate retreat. « eA Tr: eeugs — MERTING OF THE NATIONS, Spectacular Performance at the Theater on the Fourteenth, The spectacular cantata, “Meeting of the Nations,” will be given at the Theater in this city on Tuesday evening, the 14th inst. under the direction of Mrs, Edith Vanamon, The performance will be for the benefit of the Methodist Church. The best local talent will take part in the cantata, the choruses being sustained by sixty voices. There will be tableaux, marches, etc. The participants will be handsomely and properly / costumed, Frequent rehearsala ure being held, and everything indicates that the entertainment will be a superior Property For Sale. A seven room house with a good-sized lot and a barn will be sold cheap. Apply to . George C. Gaylord. 83-tf Steam Carpet Cleaning Works. Carpets taken up, cleaned and laid same day for 7 cents per yard. Leave orders at Second-Hand Furniture Stare, Main street, near the bridge. 83-tf sooo BUSINESS COLLEGE 1236 Market Street, San. Francisco. Ellis System of Bookkeeping. Benn Pitman Shorthand. @@Rates Lower Than Other Colleges. -“@, 200 pupils secured positions in 1896. Every shorthand graduate far two years has a position. al9-6m Notice, OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE f undersigned, Mrs. Line Ty Une will do a general trading’ business in her own name, separate and apart from her husband, from and after this date. MRS, LINE TY UNE. one. North San Juan, Cal., Sept. 1, 1897. lm LADIES OF NEVADA AND NEIGHBORING TOWNS : We wish to call your Lace Curtains Shown in Window No. 1. attention to our display of They are right from the Factory, and bought long before Protection struck them. They are the season. at your disposal. latest in design for the Fall They are marxed in plain figures, and are Ladies, don’t forget our GLOVE DEPARTMENT You can get any shade of glove you want, eithekid or fabric. New additions to our stock arriving daily. MAHER © Co. Miller’s Ss ald Emporium . Has added an additional depart ment to the already well-established business. CLOTHING IA DE TO ORDER DEPARTTIIENT. We represent one of the largest Tailoring extablech inant in the United States, and we make A Suit to Measure " We guarantec perfect fit and satisfaction. From $13.50 Up. Our samples —Hundreds of them—represent the finest goods produced ° by the-looms of the world, and jest type of the tailoring art. Let’s take your measure. Good Fits Guaranteed or No Sale. the work is dome in the highB. MILLER, 'Proprietor. ._ M. M. BERNHEIM, Manager.

-owerd for (6 are. l par-. ng it b the, er of: rop’r intton lo ® Meats atirst. r and "ENDurs Ids. nhalan Fee ey > 36TH YRAR—NO, 11403 °° -THE TRANSCRIPT, Published nd Loge eee op Suadayee a BROWN &: CALKINS. XN. P, BROWN, Le 8. CALKING. . Fifty Cents Per [lonth. ADVERTISING RATES. Made known on application. E at the P. _Easeeed oe p ‘catoMice at Nevada City as. res FERSONAL POINTERS. Concise Chronicle of Various Folks’ ~ Doings and Intentions. J. ©. Barker of Oakland is here, — i. Aimes of Blue Canyon is in town. W.G. Halstead is up from Smartsville. ; a. W. Lewis came over from Colfax today. L. D. Oates has returned from San Miss N. Galt of Sacramento is here on a visit. D. Hamilton of San Francisco is here on a visit. K. H. McKenzie of Oakland arrived last evening. C. L. Malebrom of Gatece: arrived here last night. F. M. Baker came down from North Bloomfield today. A. Gruond of Sacramento came in on last evening’s train:. * R. Walcot of.Dixon arrived here on last evening’s train. E. L. Hamilton came down from the Mountain House yesterday. 8. Jacobs of San Francisco arrived here on the morning train. H. Nicolaus Jr. of Sacramento arrived here on the morning train. Rev. Father Clyne of St. ‘Canice church has returned from Soda Springs. Mrs. C.P. Willing and children of Auburn are here spending a few. days. J.J. Ahearn of Oaklana arrived here last evening on his way to Moore’s Fiat. Night clerk Short of the Union Hotel returned’ last evening from San Francisco. Mrs, Hillar and daughter, Miss Sadie Davenport, departed today for their home at Martinez. arg \L. J. Weil of Sacramento came in on 4: the morning train in the interest of the 8 .cramento Glass Company. Miss Julia Hook left today to resume charge of the primary department o* the North Bloomfield schools. J. A. Lambert, A. Howland and R. Wiand of Oakland arrived here last evening on their way to Washington. Mrs. Ida Marion, who left here a short time ago to go to the Klondyke, -expected to arrive at Juneau, Alaska, ttoday. Ed. Dulac left today. for Smith’s Fiat, El Dorado county, to be at the bedside of his mother-in-law, who is b elieved to be dying. Mra. L. P. Goldstone, formerly of this city, will sail from San Francisco on the 16th instant for Australia, to join her husband, who is superintendimg a mine there. Rev. E. H. Van Deerlin having returned from San Francisco, where he has beeh spending his vacation, the regular services at Trinity Church will ‘be resumed tomorrow evening. Herbert 8. Martin, fora long time a teacher in the schools of this city where he made a first-class record, left today for Marysville to take the principalship of the B street grammar schools which open next Monday. Marysville is very fortunate in securing the services of so capable and experienced an instructor. Fred W. Bradley, general manager of the Bunker Hill group of mines at Warduer, Idaho, reached town last night on his way to Washington district to visit the Spanish and other claims in which he is interested. He is aecompanied by Ed F. Armstrong. Fred always find a royal. welcome awaiting him from his old-time schoolmates and other acquaintances here whenever he visits his boyhood home. eo Going to Philadelphia. Rav. J. Sims of this city leaves next Tuesday for Philadelphia to attend the G_lden Jubilee Great Council of the Improved. Order of Red Men, which convenes in the Quaker City on the 14th iastant. Dr. Sims goes as one of the ‘four representatives of the California ‘jur-siiction of the order, and expects ‘to be-‘absent three or four weeks. It is expected that from 60,000 to 80,000 Red Men will be at the Council, which will bs one of the greatest gatherings in the history of the organization. ay . seoeetpeee “ Removal Sale. On Monday, September 6th, and during the entire week we will offer Great Bargains in Dry Goods, Fancy Goods . and Notions. Monday, September 18th, we will open in our New Brick Store on . Broad street, ‘ opposite City Hall.’ Every.day this week will be a Bargain ait _ Sarvary Nowe Ozwt Store. A Bad Day For NEVADA CITY, eos SATURDAY erg ee SEPTENIGR 4, 1897. Explosions. One Nearly Destroys . group. wily Many Poogis an Indiana Town and TWELVE COLORADO MINERS KILLED BY ANOTHER. —_ SEVERAL MORE HURT AT A MINE IN CRIPPLE CREEK. — A Bold and Successful Railroad Robbery Near Trinidad. THE HORRIBLE FATE OF TWO LITTLE KENTUCKY LADS. San. Franciscans Trying to Hoodwink the State Board of Equalization. Special to the Dany TrancsRiPrT.[ Terrible Mining Fatality, ~ GLENwoop. Springs, Col., September 4—At six o’clock last evening there was a terrible explosion of coal dust in the Sunshine mine, twelve miles from here. Twelve men were killed. This is the oldest mine of fhe Spring Gulch The force of the explosion crushed every bone in the bodies of the unfortunate miners. When taken out they were but a mass of flesh and bones,and their bodies could be rolled into knots like so much yarn. All of them were crushed beyond recognition. Polluting a River. San Dmco,September 4.—The cholera has broken out among the hogs of Missionri Valley, six miles north of this city. 150 animals have died and been buried in the sand close to the river, polluting the stream. A Railroad Hold-Up, Denver, Sept. 4.—At 11:30 o’clock last night the Gulf passenger train was held up at ’TevinMountain by four masked men who looted the express safe and registered mail, and are believed to have got from $5,000 to $16,000. A posse isin pursuit of the robbers. Itis supposed they boarded the blind baggage at Trinidad. Two of them ciimbed over the tender and made the engineer stop the train. The two others surprised the messenger in the express car before he could glose the door, aud ordered him to open the safe. He refused, when they knocked him down several times and then threatened to shoot him. He finally yielded, one of the robbers holding him while the other went through the safe and mails. Asphalt Mine Shut Down. Santa Barspara, September 4.—The Asphalt mine at La Palera has been closed down as a result of disagreement over royalties. A Mining Explosion. CrrepLe CREEK, Colorado, September 4.—Early this morning én explosion occurred at the Portland mine, destroying a portion of the Florence & Cripple Creek track and injuring several people. ee Armenians Doomed to Die. Lonpon,September 4.—A special from Constantinople received this afterncon says eight Armenians convicted for taking part in the recent bomb outrages there have been sentenced to Two Deadly Explosions. _ Invianarous, Ind. Sept. 4.—Broad north of this city, suffered from two terrible explosions of natural gas this morning, Five people were killed and twenty or thirty seriously injured. The bnsiness part of the town caught afire and the largest part of it is destroyed. The Indianapolis Fire Department has sent some engines to the scene. ’ The first explosion was in Watt’s drugstore, and the cause is unknown. Five persons were injured there. Across the streer under the Odd Fellows Hall, was a grocery store. The proprietor and twenty men started to remove the stock of groceries, when an explosion occurred here. [he walls fell outward and the upper ‘story crashed down on the men, burying them. Killed by Rattlesnakes, Danvitte, Ky., Sept. 4.—Willié and Eddie, the little sons of farmer Matthew Cox of Mannsville, met with aterrible fate. They were playing hide and seek with other children. Willie ran into a clump of bushes to hide‘and soon began to scream. Eddie went to his rescue and found him with his head fast in a hollow stump. He finally pulled him out, but not till both had been bitten repeatedly by four rattlesnakes that were in the ‘stump. Their cries brought some men to the scene, and the snakes were killed. One boy died in five minutes and the other in ten minutes, They Are ‘Smooth People, SACRAMENTO, September 4. — The largest delegation that ever came from San Francisco in response to a citation issued by the State Board of Equaliza. tion to appear and show cause why the 5 assessment roll as returned by, the Assessor should no be increased, is before the Board today. They are headed by Mayor Phelan and argue that the assessment is fair and proper. ee The Last of the Season. The Curly Bears’ picnic at Glenbrook Park on Thursday next promises to be &@ very successful event. Arrangements are about completed, and the program of exercises that has been prepared insures an abundance of amusement for all. Being a legal holiday all business places in this city will probably close part of the day, and the same thing will no doubt be done at Grass Valley. Owing to the late rainstorm there will not be much dust, and with such a day as this has been the picnic is sure to be a very pleasant affair. Men were at work today clearing up the grounds and getting things in shape, *@e 7 7B Arrived Last Evening, Ww. H. Sandow and bride, who were married in San Francisco Wednesday evening, arrived here last evening. The wedding ceremony was performed by Rev. W.C. Pond, father of Mrs. Fred Searls of this city. Mr. Sandow is a popular young miner of this city. The handsome young bride is very highly esteemed by all who know her. The couple are being kept busy receiving the congratulations of their friends. More New Houses. A. Buck, the contractor who is putting up the new.schoolhouse, has purchased Mrs. L. A. White’s lots on Sacramento street, just above F. W. Hunt’s residence. When he gets through with the schoolhouse be will erect a dwelling house for himself. His two sons will each put up a house there, makiug three more new straciures on that sice of the strect this season. o> ee The Qakiand School, The public school in Oakland dis. trict (Gold Flat) will reopen next. Mondeath. ‘T'wo Armenians who were charged with complicity have been; acquitted. A ST To Cure a Colu in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, . j All Druggists refund the money if it fails to Cure. 25¢. 4-6m day for the fall term. F. L. Arbogast will-be the principal, and Miss A. Steu‘ ger assistant teacher. _-— + 2 +Cfifice For Rent. A nice front room in the TRanscripr Block, s uitable for an office. cao a of F. E. Brown. Ripple, a suburban villege six miles. --BRIEF ERTION. Minor Notes and Comm Comments of Local Interest. The old schoolhouse at Colfax has been converted into a theater. Tonight the Independent Band will give an open air concert at the National ‘Hotel. The new mill at the South Fork mine near Graniteville was started this week and 1s now crushing ore.

__. . 3._F. Lewis, for a number of years a Pullman conductor on the 8. P. Railway, will open the Depot lunch counter at Colfax next week. Henry Fitters, the gentleman recently appointed to succeed Judge Ballard as Postmaster at Graniteville,"has his new postoffice building adjoining the Allison hotel nearly completed. Moore is still further ‘increasing the facilities at his photograph gallery on York street by having some new backgrounds painted by a truveling artist who is at present in this city. W. H. Tuttle of the Ow. Satoon, Nevada City, has secured the Agency for Pabst’s celebrated Milwaukee lager ‘. beer, which he will serve in first-class style in bottles and glass, at popula prices. j22-tf. Miss Ruby Heyer has issued invitations to her young friends. to. attend a dancing party to be given on her fourteenth birthday, September 17th, at Odd Fellows hall, from 8 to 11 o'clock p.m. The California Iron and Steel Company have purchased the plant at the Iron mine, four miles from Olipper Gap. The machinery will immediately be removed to the Judson Iron Works, San Francisco. ‘ The Board of Trade offered to give away 100 tons of broken rock to those property holders who would have it hauled upon the streets. Today 17 teams were engaged hawling the rock to different parts of town. Maher & ;Co. have the large showwindows at their dry goods store handsomely dressed. One of the windows contains a beautiful display of silk dress.goods in evening shades, the arrangement thereof producing a very pretty effect. At the Theater tonight the Pacific Remedy Company will produce the laughable farce entitled, “Our Summer Boarders.” -On Sunday night the company will present the great moral tem@ Barroom,” a play that is endorsed by the pulpit, press and public. * The Chinaman who petitioned the City Trustees to appoint him as special policeman without pay has been locked up for insanity. It is not generally considered that a man is crazy just because he wants to get on the police force, but when he is willing to serve without compensation it is another story. Purchased a Mine. W. H. Rodehaver of the Auburn Argus was in town today and completed the purchase for himself and two gentlemen of Sacramento of the Last Chance quartz mine, situated on Diamond creek in Washington township. The mine has heretofore been, owned by 8. B. Fowler, who prospected and worked it on a small scale, the developments made being very encouraging. By the last of next week the néw owners expect to have all arrangements completed for beginning the erection of a mill and boarding house, which work will be rushed as fast as possible. in, so that work can be carried on all winter. ‘Lhe purchasers believe they have a good property and propose to thoroughly develop it. Had His Hand Mashed. R. Huckins had bis right band badly hurt Thursday at the Good Title mine in Yuba county, by getting it caught in the machinery. The accident wil) lay him up for some time and he has returned to his home in this city. Fancy ¢ Groceries. George ©.-Caylord has just received a lot of this season’s propuct of Heinz’s Catsup, India Relish,Evaporated Horseradish, Chowchow, Mustard and. all other fancy condiments. Always nice to have in the house and just the thing for the picnic next week. s4-4t ‘Give Them a Trial. India Relish, Pepper Sauce, Manzanillo Olives, Tabascos Pepper Sauce, Evaporated Horseradish, Olives in bulk, and other deliéacies, at Wolf’s Cash Grocery Store, All fresh and strictly first-class goods. 883 —_—_—_—_—_—_—_ UNION :-: HOTEL, Main Street, Nevada City. J. A, NCRIBWAY, Propnirro Hotel Arrivals, J. R. Davis, San Juan, “W. C. Bader, Cherokee, M. G. Vahey, dno, J. Ahern, Oakland, John Morison, Sacramento, H. Mart, R. Walcot, alot, Dinoe, G. W. Le me Oot J.H. Martin, San _ perance drama entitled, “Ten Nights in. . A large stock of supplies will be laid . “ a EST. IN_1860 BY N. P. BROWN & CO. GRASS VALLBY NEWS. A Sammary of Late News as Told Over the Telephose Today, About 1 o’clock “this morning the main pump rod ‘above the;,1500 level of the Maryland mine. broke. It is expected to have it repaired without delay. “stettay for Rev. L. J. Garver 13/1 San Mateo. He will exchange pulpits with Rev.T. Vernon Jones, who will preach in the Grass Valley Congregational church tomorrow, both morning and evening. Yesterday’s Marysville Appeal says: J. 8. Johnson and wife went to Grass Valley yesterday. Mrs. Johnson will remain at that place for a month’s visit with friends and relatives. Mr. Johnson will return to Marysville today. Twelve or fifteen new members will be received into the Methodist Church tomorrow. Rev. E. R. Willis has given good satisfaction during his pastorate, aud the annual Conference, which meets soon, will be asked to return him, — J. Coulton, who resides near the Empire mine, was‘riding one of ©. FE. Clinch’s horses along Bennett street last night when the horse stumbled over a scantling and fell. Coulton was stunned and the horse had his collar bone bone broken, and may have to be killed. James Mayne, an old settler, who for many years was engaged in mining, but for a long time has been a sufferer from asthma and miners consumption, died this morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Hugh Peters, on Auburn street. He died rather suddenly, and a Coroner's inquest was held, but it was found that he died from natural causes, Deceased wag 70 years of aye. —_—_——_+-98e + — Will Go Camping. Fred Searls, Fred Zeitler, Ed W. Schmidt and. Henry Lane, of this city, and Henry Disque of Colfax, will leave Monday on an extended camping trip. They will go through Sierra Valley and visit the ‘other valleys between there and Big Meadows in Plumas county, passing through one of the best fishing . and hunting sections in the State, They will have a good outfit and take a cook with them. ° . Quick! . The sooner you, begin to. use Schiliing’s Best tea, the . bigger your chances at ‘that $1000 oficred fcr the missing word—tesides the extra prizes for the most tickets sent in. Schiliig'’s Dest tea is at your grocer's Rules of contest published in larve advertisement about the first and middie . ef each month. Ail NEVADA THEATRE Tuesday Evening, Sept. 14. . A GRAND CANTATA! Strange Visitors!” . Spectacular Representation —or—— “A MEETING OF NATIONS.” * The English and Irish, French and Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch and Danish ! ALSO, ; The Heathen Chinee AND The Aristocratic Jap . Chorus of Sixty Well-Trained Voices! . Representatives of each Nation will appear in appropriate costumes. Flags of All Nations. Characteristic Songs and National Music. _ There will be a prelude to the Cantata, consisting of a } Musical and Literary Program, : By the best local talent, and Kindergarten Songs and Marches. Musical Director—MRS. SOtre VANAMAN. Pianist—Mrs. Fred Arbogast Admission, % cents. Souienk seats, SS cents. Doors open at 7:30. Wanted. A good live man to sell Singer Sewing Ma. chines and collect on same in Nevada county, . California. Horse, harness and wagon fur. nished. No experience required. !nducements will be offered to the right man. An honesty bond of $500 will be required, Address The Singer Mfg. Co., Sacramento, Californja, ad & HELD ON SUSPICION. A Letter Gets a Nevada County Man Into Trouble. This week Joe Rogers, a former resi-. dent of North San Juan, was arrested at Jackson, Amador county, fora misdemeanor. When the officers searched him they found a letter containing a statement to the effect that the man whom the party addressed had stabbed was at work again, but warning him not-to return-to-his--home-for-fearof being arrested. Rogers explained to the officers of Amador that he had found the letter and knew nothing of the stabbing referred to. Nevertheless Sheriff Gregory telephoned to}, Sheriff Getchell asking if Rogers was A RIC STRIKE. Over $4000 Cleaned Up From a Gravel axe" Mine Today. It is reported on the street this afteruoon that Messrs. Fiske and Hall, two young mén who have beeu working a gravel claim that used to be known as the Old Howe diggings, on Selby Hilla mile north of this city, today cleaned up over $1000 which was brought to the Citizens Bank in this city. Services at ‘the Hospital. There will be a meeting at the County Hospital tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 under auspices of the Epworth League. wanted here for any such crime, and the reply was that he was not. The officers say that Rogers’ reputation in this county was excellent, so far as they have ever heard. In June, 1896, he was stood up by two highwaymen near Birchville, but drew a pistol on* them and forced them to beat a pre} cipitate retreat. « eA Tr: eeugs — MERTING OF THE NATIONS, Spectacular Performance at the Theater on the Fourteenth, The spectacular cantata, “Meeting of the Nations,” will be given at the Theater in this city on Tuesday evening, the 14th inst. under the direction of Mrs, Edith Vanamon, The performance will be for the benefit of the Methodist Church. The best local talent will take part in the cantata, the choruses being sustained by sixty voices. There will be tableaux, marches, etc. The participants will be handsomely and properly / costumed, Frequent rehearsala ure being held, and everything indicates that the entertainment will be a superior Property For Sale. A seven room house with a good-sized lot and a barn will be sold cheap. Apply to . George C. Gaylord. 83-tf Steam Carpet Cleaning Works. Carpets taken up, cleaned and laid same day for 7 cents per yard. Leave orders at Second-Hand Furniture Stare, Main street, near the bridge. 83-tf sooo BUSINESS COLLEGE 1236 Market Street, San. Francisco. Ellis System of Bookkeeping. Benn Pitman Shorthand. @@Rates Lower Than Other Colleges. -“@, 200 pupils secured positions in 1896. Every shorthand graduate far two years has a position. al9-6m Notice, OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE f undersigned, Mrs. Line Ty Une will do a general trading’ business in her own name, separate and apart from her husband, from and after this date. MRS, LINE TY UNE. one. North San Juan, Cal., Sept. 1, 1897. lm LADIES OF NEVADA AND NEIGHBORING TOWNS : We wish to call your Lace Curtains Shown in Window No. 1. attention to our display of They are right from the Factory, and bought long before Protection struck them. They are the season. at your disposal. latest in design for the Fall They are marxed in plain figures, and are Ladies, don’t forget our GLOVE DEPARTMENT You can get any shade of glove you want, eithekid or fabric. New additions to our stock arriving daily. MAHER © Co. Miller’s Ss ald Emporium . Has added an additional depart ment to the already well-established business. CLOTHING IA DE TO ORDER DEPARTTIIENT. We represent one of the largest Tailoring extablech inant in the United States, and we make A Suit to Measure " We guarantec perfect fit and satisfaction. From $13.50 Up. Our samples —Hundreds of them—represent the finest goods produced ° by the-looms of the world, and jest type of the tailoring art. Let’s take your measure. Good Fits Guaranteed or No Sale. the work is dome in the highB. MILLER, 'Proprietor. ._ M. M. BERNHEIM, Manager.