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St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-09
MINNEAPOLIS WANTS.
SITUATIONS OFFERED.

A GENTS-Wanted, Immediately, a gentle
II man in each city and village in Mime
sofa to introduce the wonderful electric in
haler battery for catarrh; incurable cases
cured atl once permanently; unheard-of re-
suits: tremendous sales. George F. Ransom.
129 Central av., Minneapolis. 22l %
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-09
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LOCAL MENTION.

The Most Convenient
Place in the city to get good Lunch
and Liquid Refreshments is at Line
hans. % Washington avenue south.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-14
Los ANGELES is beco ming very dist

Los ANGELES is beco ming very distin-
guished for its fine provision in the way
of dramatic amusements. The Grand
Opera House is one Of the very finest in
the country. 1t is open nearly all the
time, and is we'll patronized. Then after
this week we shall be blessed with two
temples OF Thespis. The Los Angeles
Theatre will be opened on Monday
night, and after that date we may hope
to see two attractions under way every
night in the year, excepting Sundays.
iii uthis latter respect Los Angeles follows
the fashion of the small Eastern cities
\ 'ather than that of San Francisco. Our
.yhouses close on Sunday nights.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-14
CARS, and he hoped to God they never
Would he. Democratic applauae.

gars, and he hoped to God they never
would be. Democratic applause.
Cutcheon, of Michigan, inquired
whether the gentleman was opposed to
granting Union soldiers the same rights
in Oklahoma as they enjoyed in other
portions of the public domain.
Warner replied that when the Sioux
reservation bill was before the House he
had not heard the voice of the gentle
man from Michigan (Cutcheon), raised
in behalf of the Union soldier. He was
opposed to the amendment. In the in
terest of the Union soldier he was op-
posed to it.
Peters, of Kansas, said he had larger
soldier constituency than any other
member of the House, and had never
heard request from any soldier that
such an amendment should be placed
upon the bill.
Henderson, of Illinois, thought the sol.
diers did not understand the provisions
of the bill, and they would be disap
pointed, if the bill passed in its present
shape, to find that they would be pre-.
vented from going on Oklahoma lands as
| they did on other public lands. II
looked to him sometimes as if the specu
lator had more to do with this bill thar
the bona fde settler had.
Springer thought the amendment came
from those who we've desirous of keeping
the land for the cattle syndicates.
| Finally without action on the amend
ment the Committee rose, and Dockery
the retiring chairman, called on Butter
worth to preside as Speaker. This wal
the signal for round of applause from
both sides of the chamber, which wa
renewed when Dockery, in making hi
report, address Butterworth as "Mr
Speaker" The House then adjourned
and Democratic caucus WAS announces
for tonight.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-14

Forward with the pace of race horse
goes the march, of improvement in Los
Angeles. Fine brick blocks are going up
in all parts of the city, and new resid-
ences are being built in all quarters Of
the pueblo. The latest undertaking is a
business block to cost not less than q
quarter of a million dollars, on the cor
ner of Main and Marchessault streets.
The location is an excellent one. The
plaza in front of the new building will
always be q most pleasing
feature, delightful for the eye of those
who inhabit the edifce to behold.
The excavation for the basement is now
being made. 1t is only a few days since
the HERALD ehronicled the beginning of
q fine brick block on Fort street, near
Sixth. A third new block will soon be
under way on the corner of Hill and
Sixth. The distance from the first
structure noted here to this last il about
three-eighths of mile.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-14
BEYOND THE ROCKIES.
The Coming Reception at
indianapolis.
E. L. HARPER BECOMES INSANE.
Attempted Bank Robbery at Dem
yer - The Inquest at
Birmingham.


associated Press Dispatches to the HERALDI
INDIANAPOLIS, December 13-The peo--
pie of this city had good opportunity
to-day to see General Harrison and Mr..
Morton, those two gentlemen taking
long walk about the residence and bust.
ness portion of the city in the forenoon,
while their wives were out for long
drive. In the afternoon and evening
there were many callers at the Harrison
residence, some calling to talk politics.
but great majority coming to pay their
respects to the visitors. Mr.. Morton to-
day sent word to the Citizens Committee
cordially accepting the tender of public
reception and informing them that he had
invited General and Mrs. Harrison, Mr..
and Mrs. J. r. Mckee and Secretary
Halford and wife to receive with himself
and Mrs. Morton. The Committee at.
once called at the rooms of Governor
Gray to receive his reply to their request
made last night for the use of the elegant
reception rooms on the main floor of the
capitol building. To their surprise the
Committee were informed by Pierre
Gray, the son and private secretary of
the Governor, that the latter had depart
ed early in the morning without having
left any instructions. His son would not
assume the authority in the premises,
and the committee left the Capitol in a
very ruffied frame of mind. They after
wards secured Tomlinson's Hall, and
} the reception will occur there from to
10 P. NJ, Friday. Mr.. Morton COM
planned of cold which had settled in
, his throat, and is inclined to remain in,
, doors. He said to-day he believed they
would start for home Saturday evening,
] but the members of General Harrison's
family say the guests will be prevailed
upon to remain over Sunday, at least,
and longer, if possible.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-14
Eastern Echoes.

AtSavannah, Ga, the Central Rail.
road cotton warehouse burned with ali
its contents. Loss, 5000, 900.
B. P. Hutchinson, familiarly known as
"Old Hutch," the noted Chicago Board
Of Trade operator, is seriously i'll.
There are ru11ors that Senator
Mitchell, of Oregon, will be the Pacific
Coast representative in Harriaon's Cab.
met.
The women of Boston held big iubi-
lee meeting over the result of the recent
election for school board, in which they
took part.
The cooper shop of the Standard Oil
Company at Pittsburg has been DESTROYED
by fire. Loss $4,000. Three firemen
were probably fatally injured.
General James G. Lane, a civil war
veteran, and noted engineer, died in New
York City Wednesday night. Since the
war the General had been engaged in
mineralogical surveys throughout Cali
iornia.
The big steel rail contract of the Union
Pacific railroad, for which Carnegie and
The North Chicago Rolling Mill Company
has been bidding, has been secured by
he Chicago firm. The figure at which
t was taken, from the best information
is not over $27 ton for II, 900
OnG,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-14
PARNELL INQUIRY.
More UnsavOrY Testimony Against
the League.

LONDON, December 13.-At the meet
ing of the Parnell Commission to-day
Constable Feeley testified that he had
attended several league meetings. At
one Parnell made speech. One of his
remar.s was: "These are DAYS for act
ion, not for words"
A man named Buckley, who said he
was laborer, testified that he was sworn
in as member of the Fenian brother
hood in November, 1880. At Tralee,
Causeway, in 1882, a man named Roach,
had been expelled from the League for
giving information to the police which
led to the arrest of several members. A
meeting was held at which it was ar
ranged that witness with Fitzgerald and
Phoenix should shoot Roach. Revolvers
were given them for the purpose.
They followed Roach, but found no
opportunity to shoot him. A
meeting was held shortly afterwards
at the house of man named Casey.
Witness was asked whether he would
undertake to shoot Roach if the League
provided him with funds to escape to
America. Witness consented, was given
a revolver and twenty-four cartridges,
and advised to practice to improve his
aim. 1t was arranged that after he shot
Roach he should take shelter at the
house of man named Dean and wit
nesses would be forthcoming to swear he
had not been in the vicinity at the time
of the murder. Witness afterwards met
Roach driving cattle and attempted to
shoot him. He pulled the trigger of his
revolver three times but the weapon
missed fire. Witness was arrest
ed and charged with attempt
ing the crime, but witnesses swore
he was at Deans house when the
attempt was made, and he was released.
Witness sometime after applied to the
League for money to go to America and
obtained s2, los. He expressed dissat-
isfaction with the amount, but Phoenix
told him he could not expect any more
in view Of his failure to shoot Roach.
On cross-examination witness averred
that his attempt on Roach's life was
genuine. Before the occurrence he used
to practice firing with the revolver at a
stone OF the size of mans head. His
statement caused sensation.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-14
The Soldiers, Homes.

WASHINGTON, December 13.-In the
House to-day the annual report of the
President and Board 81 Managers of the
National Soldiers Homes was sub.
mltted. 1t submits an estimate of
$3.50, ,9O5 for the support of the various
branches during the coming year. The
estimates of 100000 for the branch at
Santa Monica is sufficient to accommo.
modate 600 persons. The report
utters regret over the death of
Captain William Blanding, of San
francisco, as member of the Board
The report of G. Freichel, governor of
the Pacific branch, details the operations
since march lst at Santa Monica. He
says considerable difficulty has been en-
countered in attempts to secure water at
that place, but the efforts finally proved
successful. Fifteen Thousand four hun
dred and eighty-five dollars has been
expended at Santa Monica since March
lst and accommodations are now ready
Tor 100 men.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-14

and intelligent classes in the Dominion
must be in the direction of closer rela-
tons, political as well as commercial,
with the United States, we do not be-
lieve that a proposition at the present
time looking toward annexation will be
received with favor in Canada. The ILL.,
feeling created by the failure of the
fl heries treaty and the retaliatory
measures introduced in Congress on
that failure, is as yet too acute to
permit the representative people of the
Dominion to look with favor on closer
union with the United States. If we
could settle the fisheries question and
continue on terms of good.fellowship
with the Canadians for a few years, in
creasing our commercial intercourse,
and gradually making our in
terests more identical than they are
now, the Dominion and the Provinces
would naturally glide into the Union oi
their own volition before many years
We believe that the time is ill-chosen fo,
the reproduction of these resolutions
and that they will provoke kind o
comment from our neighbors that will
tend to widen instead Of narrowing the
breach between us. AS to what Great Brit
ain may say on the subject, we are no
much concerned. The mother country
has accepted policy toward her colonies
which it would have been we'll for her i
she had adopted over century ago. 1
is that of complete Difference to thei
wishes as to their political autonomy o
separation. Especially is this polio.
we'll defined toward those of her colonie
that are strong enough to carry out thei
will in spite of her.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-14

A FARMER came here some time ago
from one of the Western States with a
view to settling. He had friends in this
county whom he consulted and they all
gave him good advice. But the price of
our lands seemed so much higher than
he had been used to rating them in the
State he came from, that he held off.
He could think of nothing less than a
Western farm IN size, and secuted the
idea of twenty or forty-acre
home. Instead of buying forty acres
here for 500 an acre, he went up North
and purchased one hundred acres near
Sulsun for $40 an acre. He has been
heard from since and he is q very "sick"
man. He now realizes that he could
have accomplished far better results with
his forty acres here than he can possibly
accomplish with bis one hundred
acres Of salt grass lands near Suisun. He
has lost, besides, sunshine and equable
climate and gained fog and clustering |
winds. Those people cannot see
that small farm in Los Angeles county
is worth far more, both in productive re-
suits and in the pleasures belonging to
life in matchless climate, tnan big
ranch in the northern citrus belt"
There 10 more money in forty well
selected acres here than there is in one
hundred and sixty Of the cheap lands Of
he north,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-14
Breeders Of Tf6tters,

New YoRK, December 13.-The Fxecu.
tive Committee Of the National Associa-
ton OF !rotting Horse Breeders, contin-
ued their session to-day, The following
officers were reelected for the ensuing
year: ". I. Mall, President; Leland
stanford, OF California, First Vice-Presi-
dent; l. V. Baker, Jr., of New York.
Second Vice President; A. J. Cation, Of
Illinois, Third Vice President; L. D,
,Tracker, Secretary, and J. W. Gray,
treasurer. The new Board of Censors
are Guy Miller, D. F. Norris, W. B.
Dickerman, +. G. Doolittle and F. H.
Pratt, all of New York State.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-14
B0nk RObbers Fooled.

DENVER, COL, December IA bold
attempt at bank robbery was made in
this city this afternoon at the Peoples
Savings Bank. While part of the force
were absent at lunch, stranger entered
and engaged the cashier in conversation,
His pal sneaked in the back
door and entered the vault, but
before he secured any money, Mr..
Stannard, the bank teller, noticed him.
Rushing to the vault he covered the thief
with revolver, ordering him to hold up
his hands, which he did until the patrol
arrived and took him to the Jail. In the
excitement the first robber escaped.
The one captured wore pair of boots
made of felt. He refused to give his
lame. Both are supposed to he Eastern
crooks. Both were stopping in the lead
ing hotel in the city, and were elegantly
dressed
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-14
Let Us Build the Big Hotel.

sistent in its advocacy of the building of
the big hotel, which has been begun on
on the corner of Main and Tenth streets. |
To some readers doubtless it must ap- |
pear as if these efforts were being con-
Quoted on the plan OF the Scriptural in
functions to "be instant in season and
out of season." ard to "be not weary in
good cause. Well, it will surely be
conceded that this is good advice to
follow nor will it be disputed that the
end in view is of sufficient Importance to
Justify some exercise of the gift of con-
tinuance.
Recently the HERALD mentioned the
pl essence in this city of special cor
re ,po ndent of the Boston Herald,
who is "doing' Southern California.
Last spring this gentleman was in
Florida. Here is passage from one
of his letters from Jacksonville, which
will throw some light on this subject OF
hotels
| 1t costs snug sum of money to spend
a winter in Florida. Since the board tav-
erns of an earlier day have been replaced
by the great palaces of brick and stone
and iron which one now sees on every
hand, the investment is so vastly greater
that some one has to be called into re-
QUESTION to pay for all this luxury, and
it falls upon the tourists. During the reg
ular season the leading hotels consider
that they are doing losing business if
they charge less than $4 day for a
single room and board. There are two
specially fine rooms in the st. James
now occupied by a gentleman and his
daughter, whe pay $50 day for their
comfort. Many families here, who enjoy
special advantages in the style and loca-
ton of their apartments, are taxed in
similar figures. Over at the Ponce de
Leon, at st. Augustine, one gentleman
pays the snug little sum OF $675 week
for himself, wife, two children and maid
When to this is added the "extras," il
will be seen that to do the lordly act in
Florida is not cheap. There are chear
hotels, of course, and comfortable at that
hotels where one does not have to pay
for the band and style.
For two persons occupying two rooms
J $50 day, $210 week or nearly $1,00(
month is snug sum to pay for hotel
fare. But note the two rooms are
specially fine" ones, and those who pay
these rates get their comforts in lier
thereof. Then cover at the Ponce de
: Leon, at st. Augustine, one gentleman
!, pays the snug sum of 1875 week fol
himself wife, two children and maid.
That is at the rate of 81, 900 month fo
one family to pay for its hotel privileges
Surely it ought to have something of thu
Ponce de Leon order about it that an in
valid gets for that price. It ought to in
clude the celebrated fountain of eterna
youth.
Los Angeles comes nearer than an,
, spot on earth to possessing what the olt
Spanish rover looked go earnestly for
, Our climate comes nearer to defying th,
ravages of time and the insidious attack
of death than any other influence attain
able by man.
To draw the best class of tourists t.
this point We must have come such &C
commodations for them as they find il
Florida. 1t will be seen that the peopl
are willing to pay for them.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-14
Feed the Tree to KIN the Scale,

Orange growers in this section are at
their wits end to find remedy for the
scale pests which are preying on the
citrus fruit trees almost to their destruc-
ton in some instances. There is no
doubt that one step towards more sue
cessful orange growing-and long step
will be made when we cease to attempt
such great exploits in this industry.
Our groves are too large to allow OF their
being properly cared for. A small
grove of say five acres thoroughly
cultivated, the ground maintained in
its full strength and the trees watched
vigilantly to keep them clean will be
better than emulsions and insecticides.
A vigilant man can keep 500 trees clean
in spite of the pests.
A Florida orange grower writes to the
New Orleans Picayune, giving his exper.
ience and methods of dealing with this
difficulty, which may be of interest to our
own people. He says:
l will detail my personal experience
with the scale. My grove of /, 100 eight
and nine-year.old trees / discovered in
the spring of 1887 was alarmipely in
tested with scale, mostly the long kind.
In common with all orange trees in this
section of Florida, mine had been dam.
aged by the memorable cold of January.
1886. During that year the trees gener.
ally looked bad and did not make as
much growth as usual. 1t was remarked
by orange-growers that the cold had not
been an unmitigated evil, for it had
killed all the scale. None appeared on
the trees in 1886, but in 1887 they an.
peared in great numbers on all the trees
that had been damaged by the cold. Be-
ing novice in orange culture applied
to my neighbors and to books treating on
the subject for advice.
l first trimmed the trees, cutting off
all dead wood and much of the branches
covered by scale and all superfuous in
ner branches, following out the trees, as
1t is termed here. Then with Whit
mans force pump 1 sprayed them all
over with the emulsion recommended bv
Professor Riley, viz: Whale oil SOAP. |
one'hal pound water, one gallon; bring
70 boil, remove from the fire and add |
TWO gallons of kerosene, stirring vipor- |
'usly until cooled; add this to twenty.
seven gallons of water and mix we'll with |
pump. A better way, however, to apply
ng this, is to use Nixon nozzle. The
forced through it is finely
'tomized. -Four or five pounds of com.
nercial fertilizer was thinly scattered
.roadcast around each tree, good cultiva.
ion afterward and heavy crop of conch
'eas. The trees soon assumed a dark
reen color and grew vigorously. In
ew months the scale was gone. Good
ultisation and application Of fertilizers
needed will, however, dispel the scale
nd restore the trees to health without
ne application of insecticides. But il
nil take longer time.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-14
IMMIGRANTS WANTED.
The South Extends a Hearty Imvl.
tatiOn to the Right Kind.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. December 13.-The
Southern Industrial immigration Con-
vention assembled this morning in the
hall where little more than a quarter
OF century ago the Southern Confeder-
acy was organized. To-day representa-
tives of every Southern State, including
New Mexico and Arizona, adopted what
they believe to be practical plan for
inducing Northern people to come and
make themselves welcome in all parts of
the South. The committee selected for
the purpose of drafting plan or organ
ization looking toward the formation of
a permanent Southern Interstate Immi-
grafton Bureau for the purpose of secur-
ing added population and capital for the
Southern States and Territories, report
ed that the committee should select
general manager, and that gen.
eral committee and general man
ager shall constitute the South
ern Interstate immigration Bureau.
An Executive Committee was chosen in
accordance. l. F. Nelson was chosen as
the member from New Mexico. Col. F.
B. Childs, of Texas, was chosen as Gen
eral Manager. A resolution was adopted
declaring that the South needs the immi-
grafton OF men who are capable of pro-
uuCluS SOmolulug III auulClOn TO Cne1r
immediate necessities, and who will add
to the intrinsic value of her lands and
other property by cultivating and inn
proving them; that the South wants
more mechanics, more laborers and men
who have energy and enterprise to
utilize and develop her wonderful natural
resources; who will build and maintain
factories and mill manufactures, and
handle her enormous and diversified pro-
ducts, build railroads, improve her i'm
mense water power, and develop her
mineral resources. The Executive Com
mittee of the Interstate Bureau was in
structed to call convention in 1889, at
such time and place as they may deem
best. The Convention then adjourned
sine die.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-14
The Wicked Sunday Papers.

WASHINGTON, December 13.-At the
evening session Of the Sabbath Union
Convention, the principal event was the
speech of Prof. Herrick johnson, DID,,
of Chicago, who made vigorous attack
on the Sunday newspapers. He said
that the plea that necessity exists for
it is absurd. The Sunday newspaper is
here solely for the money that there is
in it. He appealed for public
conscience, aided by that of the indi-
vidual, which should urge upon business
men and legislators the necessity for re-
form in this direction.
Resolutions endorsing petitions for the
passage of the National Sunday Rest bill
and the proposed amendment to the
Constitution forbidding the manufacture,
importation, transportation or sale of al
eoholic liquors., were adopted, after
which the Convention adjourned sine die
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-14

HE passage of the Direct Tax bill by
tHouse will result in the reimburse
to the State of California of 1884,
s7. The direct tax was levied upon
bie States under the Act of Congress
Pigust 5th, 1861. at the beginning OF
civil war. California assumed the
and made provisions for it's
ment in an act of the Legis-
lure, passed in April, 1862, and
of the total sum, had paid, up
to February, 1868, $247 ,445.41. Subse-
quently the balance, of $7,093 26, was
paid to the United States. Under the
Act of 1861 the States were entitled to a
rebate of Is per cent. for the collection OF
the tax; but this rebate was not collected
for California until during Governor
Stoneman's administration.