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w ASHINGTON.
Deficiency of the Pacific
Coast Defences.
THE PRESIDENTS RECEPTIONS.
The New officials will be Con-
firmed-Stanford Denies q
News Report.

Especial to the Herald by the Associated Pvsss
WASHINGTON, December 23.-Joseph
Nimmo, ex-Chief of the Bureau OF Sta
tistics, has written letter to the Ma
tional Republican on the deficiency Of the
coast dtfsnses ia California. Mr.. MINI
mo says the Golden Gate can be per-
fectly commanded by steel guns and
other appliances of war. San Francisco
is the natural entry of vast area west
of the Rocky Mountain divide. Tho
characteristics and tho
commercial importance of the bay Of
San Francisco may perhaps be better
by saying that it is the only
great harbor and safe roadsted of the
Pacific coast from Cape Flattery to San
Diego, distance of 1850 miles. Rela-
lively San Francisco occupies much
more important position with respect to
commercial and industrial interests
the western side of the continent than
does any one of our Atlantic sea ports
with respect to the eastern side. Vast
and industrial interests
throughout the Pacific slope would
therefore suffer by fall of San Franz
cisco. The Board of Fortficatiops and
other defences, composed Of military
and civil experts. in their report rem
dered January 23d, 1885. eatimate tho
cost for providing for the adequate de-
fense of San Francisco at $27, ,86S. $50.
When the cost of the necessary sea
coast defense fos San Francisco is con-
trasted with the important commercial,
industrial and political interests which
would thereby be protected. The delay
in providing such works seems to be-
Indicative OF a lack of sensibility to the
honor and dignity of the country and
blindness to the essential conditions Of
It's safety.
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Remarks from the Pope,

ROME, December 23.-The Pope, on
receiving Christmas congratulations from
the College of Cardinals, spoke at some
length of the position of the church in
Italy. He protested against the anti.
clerical movement which is being car
ried on in the country, and said that the
Holy See was now despoiled of the last
remnants of its patrimony. The only
liberty left to him was that held by the
Roman Pontiffs in the earliest ages.
The italian government, he declared.
had asserted the right of the laity in
unduly interfering with the administra.
tion of the Church; had expelled relig.
ious bodies and had tolerated an organ.
lied hostility against the Vatican. As
the head of the Church he must con-
tinue to protest against the position in
which he is placed.
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The Rate War.

SAN FRANCISCO, December 23.-The
inauguration of the impending rate war
took place to-day and although all
agencies asserted that they were main
tanning the old schedule, some cheap
tickets were sold to eas ern points.
Travel at present is very light and for
that reason it is not probable that any
exceedingly deep cuts will be made for
time at least but after the holidays
have passed, if the compact is not again
entered into, the remarkably low figures
of last February will be requoted. 1t is
reported that an emigrant ticket to Bos-
ton was sold for $3.50. The regular
rate is S64 So
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Ross and Brooks.

The President has sent to the Senate
the names of Erskine M. Ross, of Los
Angeles, for Judge Of the new United
States Court, and ]. Marion Brooks, of
Ventura, for United States District At.
torney for the Southern District. Judge
Ross resigned from the Supreme Bench
II short time ago, and resumed the prac-
tice of law as partner of Hon. Stephen
M. White. He was not an applicant for
the place, and his appointment was a
friends. Judge Ross has the reputation
of being one of the soundest and purest
iursts of the State, and his appointment
gives general satisfaction to all par
ties.
The application of Mr.. Brooks for the
place to which he has been appointed by
the President was indorsed by most OF
the leading Democrats of the State. His
friends are greatly rejoiced over his sue
cess. There is some growing, of course,
but it emanates chiefly from the camp OF
the enemy. The Los Angeles Times,
which seems to entertain an undying
grudge against Mr.. Brooks because he
unseated old Mr. Steele, continues to
abuse him with unAagging zeal, and the
Santa Birbera Press, which always
sneezes when the Times takes snuff, Of
course considers itself in duty bound to
follow suit. According to these immacu-
late papers of the Republican persuasion,
Brooks is q notorious mountebank. and
a corrupt, bad man. Now, we simply
challenge the pair of them to point out a
single dish onest, dishonorable or corrupt
act of Mr.. Brooks, as a citizen and a
LAWYER since his residence in Ventura
county. OF course his politics is DIS
tasteful to them, and they will never
forgive him for taking possession of a
seat in the Senate, temporarily occupied
by man who was bounced" largely,
by the vote of the members of his own
party. The facts are, j. Marion
Brooks is man of good education,
robust order of talent, faithful
and energetic lawyer, and the best poor
mans friend that has ever lived
in Ventura county. No man of his
positiveness of character is without ene-
mics, but they, even, cannot consistently
charge him with the commission of any
act unbecoming an honest, intelligent,
law-abiding citizen. He is generous
hearted, liberal and fair in his dealings,
and possesses more life, business energy
and enterprise than any man in the CON-
munity. He has also aided more poor
men in their struggles to obtain foot
hold for livelihood than any man in the
county, and in that class are found his
warmest friends and staunchest sup
porters. He has talent and energy, and
in the office of District Attorney of this
county, has demonstrated that he has
the stuff in him to make frst-class
public official, as we believe he will show
himself to be when he enters upon his
new field Of duty. That the appoint.
ment of Messrs. Ross and Brooks will
be confirmed by the Senate, there is not
shadow of doubt. Ventura Democrat
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THE SANTA FE.
Has u Through Route from CALI
fOrnia to Chicago.

fOfm1a 10 OhhcdSos
New YORK, December 23.-The Wall
Street Daily Stakeholder says: Re-
Gently q new company has been
organized in Illinois under the
name of the Chicago, Santa Fe & Cali
fornia Railway Company. 1t is thought
that through this organization the Atch
ison, Topeka 4 Santa Fe proposes to
open its way to Chicago. Thenew com.
pany has purchased the Chicago & st.
Louis, already built from Chicago to Pc.
kin, q distance of l52 miles, and started
surveyors from the latter named termin.
Gus to the Mississippi river at Fort Mad
ison, where crossing connection with the
eastern extension will be made. This
will open up under one control the most
direct line from Chicago through to the
southwest and California. The advan.
tages of this route over the Northern
and Union Pacific roads are obvious. 1t
will be the only route controlling its
connections between Chicago and the
Pacific Coast. The traffic which this
new line is expected to develop is con.
siderable. This news gives foundation
for the rise in Atlantic II Pacific securi.
ties, which has been more than unusual
ly active of late.
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The Louisville Strike.

LOUISVILLE, KY, December 23.-The
strike of freight brakemen on the Louis,
vile and Nashville road is confined to
the main stem between Louisville and
Nashville and the north end of the
Knoxville division. No freight was sent
south from here to. day over the road
and none received. Notices have been
issued to shippers that until further
notice no freight will be received for the
south by the company here. All pas
senger trains are running without inter-
ruption. The management announced
that no striker not at work by o'clock
tomorrow will be taken into the service
again. General Manager Harihan states
tonight that he hopes to resume traffic
in few days by men brought from
other points,
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Christmas BIAS eball Ga mes.

The California Club is expected on
to-day's train. They are coming with a
much stronger team than they had on
their last visit. The home club has been
strengthened also and are very confident
of winning the series. Good games and
close scores are certainty. The boys
have been working hard on the grounds
and have them in good order. In secur.
ing professional umpire the home club
made a very wise move, as it will do
away with all grumbling.
There will be match game of base
ball on Christmas and on Sunday next
between the CALIFORNIA; ana the Los An
geles club at the baseball park, Sixth
street, at l:30 P. NJ.
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KILLED TWO WOMEN.
The Terrible Deed OF n COnnecti-
cut wretch.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, December 3D.
William Warner, young man we'll
known in this city, has OF late been
quite intimate with Mrs. Mary Lynch,
a young married woman, who formerly
resided here with her husband. A few
weeks ago Mrs. Lynch left home and
went to her mothers, near Newtown.
Last evening Warner called to see her,
and as near as can be learned they
quarrellcd. During the quarrel Warner
drew pistol and shot Mrs. Lynch
through the heart. The unfortunate
woman fell, face downward, to the
floor, dead. Warner asked her mother
if she thought Mary was dead, and at
the same instant sent another bullet
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The Pacific Coast AsxociattOn q
Diss0Ive.

CHICAGO, December 23.-The Rock
Island and Alton railways to-day mott.
fed Commissioner Midgley that, COM
meneing with January l, 1889, they
would cease to pay any expenses in
cured by the present Pacific Coast AS
sociation. When the Transcontinental
Association met its fate over q year ago
the Pacific Coast Association was con-
tinued in the hope that the former asso-
citation might be soon revived; but it
was not revived, and from to-day's 40.
tion of the Rock Hand and Alton rail-
ways it is inferred that the Pacific Coast
Association will cease to exist January
|. 1889.
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THAT SURPLUS.
Ring the Chestnut He'll en- an
Extra session.

WASHINGTON, December %. - The
Evening Star has the following: The
probability of the Fiftieth Congress be-
ing convened in extra session, at an ear
ly day in the spring, is being discussed
among public men, unless the present
Congress shall provide some means of re-
lieving the treasury from the steadily
increasing surplus. 1t is the belief of
some prominent Democrats that Con-
gress will be called together to perform
that task. One of the high officers Of
the Treasury says he has no doubt Of
an extra session unless this Congress
shall deal with the surplus question.
He expressed an opinion that tine Presi-
dent would convene the Fiftieth Con-
gress within thirty days liter the fourth
of March, should nothing be done in the
way of the relief of the treasury by that
time
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The Senate will Confirm.

WASHINGTON, December 23.-Thers
will be no objection to the confirmation
of Judge e. M. Ross, J. Marion Brooks
and David r. Risley, officers of the new
Federal Court of Southern California.
Senator Edmunds inquired of Senator
Stanford to-day whether there ere auv
objections to the nominees, and Stanford
replied that there were none.
The conference committee on the Sweet
Wine bill will not not meet until Senator
Jones, of Nevada, who is member of
the committee, arrives
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The Wine Export.

SAN Francisco, December 2S.-The
Merchant tomorrow will publish a
statement showing the shipments of
wine from California during the eleven
months of the present year to have been
5,O22, 474 gallons. This is the first time
in the history of the State that the ex-
ports have reached over five million gal
Ions in single year.
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A Chance for an Electric Light
Company.

WASHINGTON, December 23.--Edmund
Jussen, United States Consul General at
Vienna, in his report to the Department
Of State, on the electric lighting in Vien-
ma. says the electric companies now in
Vienna have so little capital at their
command that they are compelled to in
sist upon the immediate payment of all
services rendered, and investments made
on behalf of their customers. l am
assured by the gentlemen who are thor.
oughly familiar with the situation and
all its characteristics, that any electric
lighting company, no matter what its
particular system might be, could at
once enter upon the most lucrative and
thriving business in Vienna if its capt.
tai were sufficient to extend the neces-
sary credit to it's customers.
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staff Appointments.

SAN FRANCISCO, December 23.-Lucius
Fairchild, Commander. .in-Chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic, has an
nounced the appointments on his staff.
In California they are as follows: Frank
e. Myers to be Adjutant Inspector
General. and Henry Bartling, Joseph M.
Litchfeld and Philip L. Fisher of San
francisco, W. D. Haley of San Jose,
aud A. w. Barrett of Los Angeles, to be
Abide Camps.
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Killed by Accident.

MARYsvILLE, CAL, December 23.-
Last evening after dark Mrs. Mary
Cape, the wife of j. M. Cape, of West
Butte, Sutter county, was killed by the
upsetting of wagon in South Butte
Pass. She was returning home with
her husband and the darkness was in.
tense. The horses ran against high
bank, upset the wagon and threw all
the occupants out. Mrs. Cape was in
stantly killed. She was fifty-five years
old and leaves several children.
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Dillon and Comrades Dis.
charged.

DUBLIN, December 23.-Dillon, Shee.
hy, Harris and O'Brien reached Lough.
erie to-day and attended court. They
formally justified their charge of assault
and battery against Police Inspector
David, who was responsible for their
arrest last week. The court decided
that the charges against the four men
for their conduct at Lougherie were in.
sufficient to justify their prosecution
and they were therefore discharged.
The presiding magistrate was Jno. P.
Nalan, Nationalist Member of Parlia-
ment
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Denies the statement.

SAN Francisco, December % Henry
L. Scott, Vice President of the Union
Iron Works of this city. to-day denied
the statement made at the Boilermakers'
international Convention at Reading,
Pa, yesterday that the firm had taken
steps to import labor from Europe to
work on the cruiser whose construction
was awarded to the firm by the Govern
ment. He also added: "We have all
the men we want for the construction
now at work in the yard, and San Fran
cisco is full enough of skilled men to take
oil the work we can give them."
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A Daring Robbery.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, December 23.--
Three men drove up to jewelry store
on Wednesday evening aud one of them
smashed widow with club and gath
cred up $1,000 worth of diamonds and
watches while his accomplices kept the
large crowd away by pointing revolvers
at them. They leaped into sleigh and
drove off at gallop, still pointing re-
volvers at the people.
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A Heavy Failure.

MINNEAroLrs, December 23. - The
Pray Manufacturing Company to-day
assigned to Jabez B. Robinson; habili-
tiles $3.50, 900, assets $4,000 The
company has been in q financial difficult
ty some time, and was unable to reach
satisfactory terms with the creditors.
Two hundred men are disemployed.
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through her back between the shoulders.
The murderer then left the house.
Officers began securing the country for
him. Warner returned to the house
about s o'clock this morning and shot
himself. His body was found lying
across that of his victim. He left
note in which he gave the cause OF
the murder as jealousy.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-24
Increase of Real Estate Sales.

SAN Francisco, December 23.-Real
estate sales made in San Francisco in
1886 show an increase in value of nearly
So. 900, 900 over the value of sales of
any one of the past three years. The
total value of the sales of 1856 was
sl49,3l2, ,266, of 1885, $l3l, 343, 354.
while the sales of 1884 amounted to
$l33, ,740,207.
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A Nihilistic Organization.

ST. PETERSBURG, December 23.-The
Government has discovered the exist
ence of an extensive Nihilist erganiza.
tion, the members of which are princi.
pally workingmen in the large factories
in this city, Moscow, and Vlatimir.
Many members of the organization have
been arrested
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O., the Retired list.

WAsHINaToN, December %. ~ Real
Admiral Warden was placed on the -
tired list of the navy to-day, with ~
highest pay of that grade. The Prur11
dent has directed that all executive 12z
partnents be closed at noon ON the a.
before Christmas and New Years dsy. 81
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A Union of Los Angeles ana
WalIa Walla.

WALLA WALLA, w. t., December %.
Mrs. Nellie Reynolds, daughter OF
VIM. Kimball, was married this evening
to Leonard H. Carver, a civil engineer
of Los Angeles. The couple started for
San Francisco after the ceremony.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-24
Denies It..

WASHINGTON, December 23.--Senator
Stanford authorizes denial of the story
that he will build new yacht in San
Francisco on plans devised by CaptsiS
Lundsburg. of the Sws dish navy. Ser
ator Stanford says he has no iden r.
building yacht of any description.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-24

Railroad Through La Canada.
Rumors are again rife that the South
ern Pacific Company are to build line
from Shorbs switch, via the Raymond
Hotel, through Pasadena, La Canada,
the upper end of the Verdugo country
to San Fernando.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-24
The weather.

SAN FRANCISCO, December %. The
indications for the twenty.four hours
commencing at A. M, December oath:
For California, fair weather, except rain
from the Golden Gate northward along
the coast.
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Adiourns FOR the HoIidaYs.

SAN LUIS OBIsPo, CAL, December 23.-
The Biddle will case was to-day ad
journed over to January 9th, when it is
expected to occupy about four more days.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-24
stanley In London.

LONDON, December 23.-Henry M.
Stanley, the explorer, has arrived from
New York.
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Soldiers in tho French Cap,,a,.

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" are cut
and stenciled and painted above the doors of
churches, wine shops, museums, libraries,
theatres and schools, yet it does not seem Ike
liberty to post your letters within ten feet OF
g. bayonet, to enter an art gallery between
sentres and to find q squad of infantry at the
opera sternly watching your exit as If you
had designs on the the building It perhaps
gives confidence to people to know that it
has 100000 or more of soldiers ready to fight
its battles. but what is the use of having sol
tliers at every corner to prove that they are
alive? In the United States, now, We are
satisfied TO know that we have an army with
out ever seeing it. Yet the soldier adds to
the briliaacy of tho Partisan crowd and is
probably liked because he is red and blue ard
has brass buttons. He is inside the theatre
Us we'll as outside; you will find hini gazing
at the pictures and the marbles in the Louvre,
stirring up the animals i'll the JardiE DIES
Plantes, lounging through the parks, taking
his evening nip at Sidewalk table or the
Boulevard, attending mass on Sundsy morn
ing and going down the river with his girl in
the afternoon. He seems 20 have leisure, end
more money than his pay, and after awhile
he comes to figure in your mind as al emblem
of the amusements of peace rather than the
savagery of war. But he may be on: for
business on one OF these fins days, fo- biz de-
feat by Goths and Vandals Of the lands be-
yond the Rhine has made lasting soreness il
him and he bankers for revonge.-P&ris Cor.
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Unreccp.ive Of Outward Impressions.

The other day a Herald man sot into y
Madison street car, and three young ladies
who sat opposite where he took his seat sud
denly ceased their chatter and began to look
in the most ludicrously interpretive way
Their big eyes stared straight ahead; they
looked hard az The Herald man, yet with not
a gleam Of intelligence. Puppies OF eight
weeks. children of three months ard semi
daft folks often have that kind of stare The
Herald man got nervous, and, when be de
Gently could, pulled cigar from his pocket
and went TO the rear seats. What IS thatg1
he asked OF an acquaintance, in petulance. as
he flashed match. That" said the fly
young man, lis what the girls call the baby
stare Haven't you seen it yeta It IS the
latest fad out. Ii takes nerve TO do it, but
the average girl is schooling herself. Her
idea is to open her eyes wide, direct them
straight at you, and then look just rs unre-
ceptive Of outward impressions as babies Go.
Its great snap, but | don't think it VIII
last. Mighty few girls can continue long
enough the look of idiocy known as the baby
stare Chicago Herald
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Circuses have their friends. admirers end
patrons in certain localities the same IS
wholesale houses AMI other business enter
priSes. This fact is strongly illustrated in tbs
case of r T. Earnun. This great Snowman
can fill his canvas in the north and east, hu.
whenever be attempts to show IN cities south
of Mason and Dixonis line he exhibit. 70
empty seats He has made several eforts 10
obtain popularity in the south, but hss never
vet appeared in a town in that section with
out losing money. He has frequently given
the southerners the best entertainments that
any show in the world could present, but in
every instance failed to draw half as large q
crowd e. inferior circuses do in the same ter
ritory. This year he tried Nashville, Tenn.
and Richmond, Va; as feeler, to see what
could b done in the south, but be lost money
and gave mp ths idea q inc3udinT IL suuth-
ern cftiep q ~ xoutA s: 49,: "a
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.srCh Affected try tho Surprise

4 very large MAE, desperate fellow
who he'd often boerted tkat he could not be
whipped, bocsEas Involved in quarrel with
email Elar Well, after tie fight was
over q 1rieEti c. tbs Desperate man said:
"Why, Abe, he .ore yoc all to pieces"
GYasn
"Hopp.d up tno township with YOU
"That's whUt
"Bit off enc OF ycur cara"
@Tkat'c wtut he done"
"RuiEed your clothes.
"Ycs'
Pulled ors OF your eyes OUT
"E'Peve TO did
"knocked out couple Of teeth"
@Eeckon You're right"
"Hs don't weigh leo pounds, either"
Don't bIcve he does"
"Igupposc you hate to DO vhipped.r
"Oh, no, Bill don't Mid balm whipped,
ken stand to loose my years ca teeth, but
thar's ono thing Gbout the affair that makes
me mad"
whats that, Abe!'
"W'y the surprise O TIE thing. l reckon
l hate 'stonishment wCs tEan any man in
the world. Wy l thought l could whale
that Teller with ore hand, bot was never
more astonished in my hfo VIZ, the way
that fool Teller TT shocked rls-'stonished
ne, l tell you. Oh, no, don't mind tho
whuppin, but, Billy, why didn't he do it
gracefully 50 l wouldn't NV been SO sprised!
l don't like that Teller. "--Arkansaw Tray
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homeopathic. Oaice with Dr. r. Matthews. Main
street, second stairway north Of po>toflce Resi-.
dence lol7 North Fourth street. near Union depot,
Wichita. Kansas. Telephone No. III.
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PHYSICIANS.
!. Nj. HOSKlNS. M. q.

Physician and surgeon Cifice in Ha-tw in block,
corner Fourth and Douglas avenue Saw drug
store. Office hours 10 Il =. M to p. m. and at
night. uI-irl<
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Homeepathist, oiice opposite postofflce. Resi-
dence, e} North Main street. Wichita, Kansas. Tee
phone 10.
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G. M. BlBBEE, NJ. 9
w. A. MlNNiCk. NJ. D

Office and residence 81 Douglas avenue. south side
Barnes block. Derby's Implement store, Wichita