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Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-18
TIE HOUSE.
Charge Against Cox Reverts
Against Republican Members.

WASHINGTON, October 17.-The speaker
laid before the House twelve pension
veto messages. Referred to the Com
mittee on Invalid Pensions.
Cox, Of New York, on a question of
privilege, sent to the Clerks desk and
had read an editorial from the New York
Tribune, charging him with sending un-
frankable matter through the mails under
his frank. Cox said he called on the edi-
tor of the Tribune and was shown the
package referred to. He declared that
the signature of his name on it was q
forgery. Cox added, that at his request
the Postoffice Department investigated
the matter, aud the Inspector found that
the package was sent without Cox's
authority, and was a forgery that it did
not appear that the package which was
sent to Mrs. Beebe, the postmistress at
Apalachin, New York, was authorized to
be mailed at either the National or
State Democratic headquarters in New
York, and that the name OF the
forger could not be discovered, as
the Tribune refused to give up the pack
age. Cox added that unfrankable mat
ter had also been sent under franks of
Congressman Hovey, of Indiana, Kean,
Of New Jersey, and Quay, of Pennsyl-
vania. They were notified, and the first
named replied that the frank was un-
authorized by him. The other two had
not yet replied. Cox said he brought
the matter before the House with the
view of having action taken which would
prevent this violation of the franking
privilege in the future. Unfrankable
matter was still being sent out by Sem
ator Quay and others, notwithstanding
that the Postmaster General had called
attention to it.
Henderson, of Iowa, inquired what
evidence the gentleman had that such
documents we're being sent out.
Cox stated that he had information
from the Postmaster. General. A gentle
man from Missouri (Mansur) told him
that Missouri was flooded with such
documents, under the frank of Senator
Quay. He had in his hand certain docu-
ments directed to R. H. Hurd. New
Berne, N. c., which were not frankable,
but bore the frank of Senator Quay.
Continuing, Cox said the Tribune made
him handsome apology on the Both,
ultimo. He knew the article was
libelous; he knew that the matter
would be developed after election, and
he rested easy over it; but the Tribune
had since published fac simile of the
frank, reduced in size, 80 that the sigma
ture was about the size Of his signature,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-18
DISEASED VINES.
What the Microscopic Examina.
tiOns Disclose.

SAN Francisco, October 1.-THE scien-
lists employed by the State to examine
into the cause of the disease which is.
affecting the vines in Los Angeles county
have made their second report to Viti-
cultural Commissioner Wheeler. The
report is dated from San Ga
briel and is signed by Ethelbert
Downey. He says during the week
new parts of the vineyards have been
examined and the microscopic examina-
tion of leaves and branches has been
continued. The examination of new
parts Of the vineyard planted with other
varieties, and containing younger vines
than the portion previously examined,
has not revealed any new features
of apparent Importance so far as
the ones above ground are concerned.
Among those examined the Matra and
Burger varieties have suffered most, the
former severely. Trasseau, Zinfandel,
Cenogean and Grenoche suffered but
little. Wild vines die in the very same
way. Up to the present no trace of
insects has been found on the vines.
When they are first affected the leaves
appear to be colorless.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-18

THE SIOUX EMfSSARIES.
Secretary Villas Explains the New
Law to the Chiefa.

Law to the Chiefs.
WASHINGTON, October 1.-THE Secre-
tary of the Interior to-day met the Sioux
Chiefs by appointment and read and
carefully explained the changes which
the President had decided to recommend
to Congress, provided the Indians signify
their willingness to accept the law with
the proposed amendments. Secretary
Villas spoke for about two and one-half
hours, fully explaining every point. He
complimented the Indians on their
manly speeches and declared that the
Government was deeply interested in
their welfare. The proposed changes
are:
First. The Government will place to
the credit of the Indians one dollar for
every acre of land disposed of to home.
steaders during the first three years after
the passage of the law, and seventy-fve
cents per acre for all lands so disposed
of during the next two years, and fifty
cents per acre for all lands disposed
OF after the expiration of these five years.
Instead of the $4,000 being now set
apart for the benefit of the indians,
100000 shall be go set apart to draw
interest at five per cent Out OF this
amount $40 shall be paid each man,
woman and child within six months of
the passage of the act. This is in addi-
ton Of the payments which the
present act calls for. Instead of being
supplied with oxen, the President
proposes that each head of a family shall
be supplied with a pair of American
mares and double harness. By the pro-
posed amendments the Santees and
Flandraus are prevented from sharing
with the Sioux IN the proceeds of the
contemplated sale. The last amendment
provides that all the allotments shall be
absolutely free from taxation for twenty
five years. Other minor changes are
made. The chiefs took the matter under
consideration and will report to the
Secretary probably tomorrow, whether
they will recommend to their tribe the
rejection or acceptance of the law as
amended.
The Indians held pow.wow of few
minutes duration after leaving the In
terror Department for the purpose of
ascertaining each others sentiments. No
decision was reached. Tomorrow morn
ing they will meet and decide what
answers to give the Secretary.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-18

ORATOR KIDNEY, who was famous on
the sandlot in 1878, spoke at the Repub-
lican Wigwam last night. As a speci-
men of the kind of stuff this ignoramus
is deluging his hearers with we will
mention that he triumphantly pointed to
the fact that there was not pound of
Bessemer steel rail manufactured in the
United States in 1862. But under the
Republican high tariff that industry was
established and fourished in this coun-
try. AS Henry Bessemer had not
brought his experiments to practical per-
fections till long after 1862, Kidney
naturally knocked the Democratic party
into cooked hat
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-18
SIRE EFT RAILWAY MOGuLS.
The Magnates in National COnven-
tiOM-NeW Departures Suggested.

WASHINGTON, October 1.-THE Ameri-
can Street Railway Association met to-
day. The delegates present represented
nearly every city of prominence. Presi-
dent Holmes, of Chicago, delivered the
annual address. The subject of carrying
mails by street cars was considered by
committee. Several roads running be-
tween postoffices have secured the desig-
nation of United States mail carriers
from the Government. The only objec.
tion is the obstructions that occur from
wagons and other traffic. The commit
tee has consulted with the postoffice
authorities, and it was decided by the
latter that such designation shall be
given only to those lines running between
postoffices. The suggestion of the COM
mittee that letter boxes be placed in
street cars to facilitate the distribution of
mails was favorably received by the
authorities, and suitable boxes are now
being devised for this purpose. The
strike question was vigorously handled
by the convention.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-18

REPORTS are out to the effect that in
one ward of this city there is an organ
lied effort Of the Republican party to
carry the Charter. 1t is probably steered
by the cunning and INSCRIPTIONS brain
of the Republican ward-striker under
whose guidance the gerrymander got into
the Charter. The Democrat is not worthy
the name who does not vote to over
throw an instrument whose effect will be
to deprive his party for all time to come
of any hand in the government of the
city,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-18
ARTHUR,S ADDRESS.
The 60" Strike Revfewed-A Fail.
urc to the Company.


RICHMOND, Va, October 17.-At the
International Convention OF the Brother.
hood of Locomotive Engineers to-day
Grand Chief Arthur, in his annual ad-
dress said, regarding the Brotherhood's
recent strike:
"Upon the threshold OF the new year,
we have witnessed the severest strike
in the history of the Brotherhood,
namely the strike on the Chicago. Bur-
lington and Quincy system. Never,
even in our earliest days, when
the powers then in existence
strove to crush us, have we
met with such stubborn resistance
against simple right and justice. Every
known expedient was tried to bring
about settlement between the company
and the men, only to meet with the ut
most indifference, and we were forced
to yield to the inevitable and
sanction strike. Had either
the president or general manager shown
the slightest disposition to treat the men
fairly as the managers of other roads
have done, there would have been no
strike. Surely there is no good cause why
they ought not pay their engineers
and fremen as much as their COM
petitors.. They both admitted they
had as good class of men
as there were on any road in the coun-
try. We know as rule there is nothing
to be gained by resorting to strikes.
They are the bane of every organization
that engages in them. 1t is, and
has ever been the policy of both the
Brotherhoods, to avoid chem as much
as possible. Mr.. Perkins and Mr..
Stone are the first railway officials we
were unable to settle with during the
past eleven years, and when we agreed
to submit our claims to any three general
managers in Chicago and abide their
decision, and they were unwilling to do
likewise, it showed that they knew they
were in the wrong"
Arthur said he would never regard the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy strike a
failure, except on the part of the road.
It would serve to purge the Brother
hood of the dangerous element,
and to add largely to its numbers.
1t was extremely mortifying, he said, to
think that any of the members of the
organization should so far forget them
selves as to become involved i'll any
scheme or plot to destroy life or property.
The Brotherhood condemns all acts of
lawlessness, and will punish the guilty.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-18

TO-DAY and tomorrow only remain for
electors not on the old Great Register to
get certificates of registration from the
County Clerk to enable them to vote on
Saturday in the Charter election. Some
one hundred and fifty voters yesterday
took such certificates. By all means if
your name is not on the old list of regis
tration of two years ago, get certificate
of registration to-day, and vote in the
Charter election.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-18

THE Times, true to its unscrupulous
partisan policy, wants the proposed
Charter adopted. Of course it does. 1t
pretends that its endorsement is based
upon the intrinsic merits of the instru-
ment; but it is only pretense. The
Times favors the proposed Charter simply
and solely because it gerrymanders the
wards of the city so as to give the Re-
publicans certainty Of carrying seven
out of the nine.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-18

of prunes, which at the selling rate of 10
cents per pound, would give the princely
return OF from fourteen to thirty thousand
dollars for each years crop. But the
grower could afford to largely discount
these figures and still have very com.
Portable net income from his ten acres.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-18
The Minneapolis Wheat Steal.

MINNEAPOLIS, October 1.-THE wheat
steal case was in Court to-day, the whole
history OF the case came out for the first
time. From 10000 to 10000 bushels of
wheat were stolen from the elevator. 1t
is alleged that d. @. Moak & Co., who
recently failed, were the principals. w.
g. Harley, bookkeeper and Chas. Mason,
foreman. OF the elevator, are named as
accessories. Cars were overloaded at
the elevator and delivered to the firm.
More disclosures and arrests are ex-
pected.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-18
City and Township.

READERS of the HERALD to-day will
find an interesting letter from the leaders
of the labor element in this city. 1t
deals with the new Charter and sets
forth the objections of the working
masses to the proposed instrument. By
all means read and consider what these
objections are.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-18
DEITRICK,S DIRTY DOuNCs.
A Forgery ON a Los Angeles Bank
The FOrger Arrested.

SAN BUENAvENTURA, October IA
few days ago the Anacapa Hotel took a
check for $45 on the Los Angeles Ma
tional Bank from a guest registering as
George Russell, of Los Angeles, and
house. The check proved to be forgery.
Russell was arrested to-day at Fillmore
and put in Jail. A woman of the town
was also the loser of $16O and $45 worth
of jewelry. His real name is Deitrick,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-18
The Prescott Tragedy.

PREscorT, A. T., October 17.-Walter
j. Murphy, who was shot at Jerome yes
terCay, by VIM. Harper, died this morn
ing. Harper was arrested near Jerome
and lodged in Jail.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-18
Democratic state Ticket.

Chief Justice . MILES sEARLES, of Nevada
Associate Justice. JEREMIAH SULLIVAN, of
San Francisco.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-18
White and Waters at Riverside.

Special to the HERALD.
RIVERSIDE, October 1.-THE Demo-
Gratis held the largest meeting of the
campaign here last night. Stephen M.
White and Byron Waters were the
speakers. Great enthusiasm prevailed.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-18
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AYERS & LYNCH, PUBLISHERS.
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postofice order or postal note. The latter should
be sent for all sums less than IS.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-18
For Congress, Sixth District.
REEL B. TERRY, of Fresno.
state ELECTORAL Ticket.

..1soa &C. P. BERRY, of Sutter.
Az Large B. D. MURPHY, of Santa Clara.
Let District. FRED BERINGER, OF Sonoma.
I'd District. A. CAMINETTI, of Amador.
Sd District C. A. JENKINS, OF Sacramento.
5th District. N. BOWDEN, OF Santa Clara.
9th District. BYRON WATERS, of San B'dino
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-18
Not,ce 60 mail, subscribers.

Notice to Mail Subscribers.
The papers of all delinquent mail subscribers
to the Los Angeles DAILY HERALD will be
promptly discontinued hereafter. No papers
will be sent to subscribers by mail unless the
same have been paid for in advance: This rule
is infiexible. AYERS & LYNCH.
OFFICE OF PUBLICATION 1885 West Second
street. between Spring and Fort, Los Angeles.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-18

Private entrance for ladies..to the vienus
Buffet, on Requena street.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-18

To enforce jrugality in public expenditures and
abolish unnecessary taxation.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-18
THURSDAY OCTOBER IS, 1855.
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET.

FOR PRESIDENT:
GROVER CLEVELAND, of New York.
FOR vICE-PREsIDENT:
ALLEN G. THURMAN, of Ohio.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-01-31

charges of foot as well as OF horse; ana
tenacity will prove gain to be the master
of dash. Much is written on the value
of the offensive and defensive, to the
prejudice of the latter; but while the
finest soldiers always manage to COM
bine the two methods, it is foolish in
these days to undervalue the merits
of the defensive. Gravelotte was lost to
the French not because they defended a
position, but because the reserves were
in the wrong place, and were not ready
to assume the offensive at the critical
stage of the fight. And the victorious
tactics OF the Germans were practicable
on that day solely because they had the
advantage of numbers. When General
Boulanger recommends the offensive on
all occasions, he gives bad advice, and
the only consolation from a French point
of view, is that it will not be taken. The
lesson of the American and the Franco
German wars is that, where the COM
manders on each side are nearly equal,
he is repulsed who is the assailant, I'M
less he can bring up larger numbers and
turn the flank of a position. Inspire the
troops, by all means, with burning de-
sire to go forward and press on with I'M
falt ring vigor; but let the officers take
Gre that their men are not pushed or led
81 to useless slaughter. The prospect is
4ot exhilarating. Looking ahead, we
can only say that the warfare OF the
future is alike uncertain in its character
by land and sea.
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The FaryRecS Birds.


The farmer and fruit-groWer who has
cultivated habits of observation, says
western entomologist, will soon come
to know those birds of most value a;
insect destroyerS. Wrens devour grea'
numbers of cutwormS. The crow black
bird picks up any larvae it may find II
the burrows. so would crows If al
lowed. They will neither of them ppI
corn if some of the soaked grain Is
strewed over the planted field. The
robin is a pest among small fruit, when
ripening, but at all other seasons q
friend to the fruit growers, and at al
times beneficial to the farmer and gar
dener.
Of fruit-eaters, robins, thrushes, cat
birds, bluejays, cherry birds, orioles
and others of that class are we'll known.
They never in ure the grain farmer, and
the horticulturist only during the fruit
season.
Barn owls are inveterate mousers,
and in summer time feed on NIGHTLY
ing moths and beetles. They are valua-
bic in destroying mature insects, thus
preventing the laying of their eggs
The hawks eat mice, frogs, grasshoppers,
snakes, Ii ards, beetles, small birds and
various vermin, according to their spe-
cieS. The crow is an OmnlVOrOus eater,
but eats less corn than any other food.
The proportion of hawks that kill chick
ems are not more in number, relatively,
than of man-eating tigers.
The food of blackbirds consists Of cut
worms, wire-w worms and the Larvae Of
destructive butterflies.
The climbers include Woodpeckers
and cuckoos. Nearly al are exclusive
insect-eaters. The sapsucker alone is
destructive to trees. The yellow billed
cuckoo-common in the northwest is
especially destructive to the American
tent caterpillar.
WrenS and bluebirds are exclusive in
sect eaters, the blueb taking caEker
worms and coddling moths. The white
breasted nuthatch and American
creeper live clusively on tree insects.
The finch, lark and plover tribes eat in
sect larve. The meadow lark seeks I'M
dergrOund larVaa.
The piover eats grasshoppers, beetles,
gnats, etc. All the warbIers destroy a
great variety of small insects. The
land game birds, although claSSed as
gramniyorous, eat more largely of in
sects than other food.
Birds Of doubtful utillty-so classed
to the horticulturist, but not injurious
to the farmer, except the bluejay-
which destroys the nests of small birds
of great utility-are: Robin, catbird,
brown thrush, red headed woodpecker,
shrike, or butcher bird, and the blue
jay There are really but two, the
blue;ay and the oriole-if we except
the hawk and larger owls-of this class
that are injurious to the farmer A
decent man will not kill singing birds,
and game birds only in their season.
Let the boys of the farm be instructed
in the same direction.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-01-31
The German Benevolent society,

At meeting of the German Benev-
olent Society, Mr.. H. w. Schmidt, Pres
ident, and John Eckardt, Secretary
were unanimously reelected, but in
place of Mr.. FL. Lose, who positively re-
fused to accept Office again, Mr.. Jules
Hoting was appointed Treasurer.
By the request OF the President three
trustees were elected to receive and to
invest the funds of the Society, and the
chairman nominated H. A. Widemann.
+. A. Schaefer and ]. F. Hackfeld.
AS assisting committee the meeting
elected Messrs. Fl. A. Widemann, J.
Hopp and H. Lose.
The Society has assisted large num-
Der of poor and sick people at an ex-
pense OF about $2,4OO in two years in
spite OF the small number of members.
about so only Bulletin.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-01-31

very few cells. Strange to say, [ found
more difficulty in getting a motor to suit
me than any other part of the apparatus.
/ tried various kind of clockwork and
spring motors, but found them untrust-
worthy and noisy. The motors l am
making are absolutely steady and noise
less. The principle of the new phono-
graph is the same as the old-vibrating
diaphragm armed with short point in
dents moving a sheet of metal according
to the vibrations caused in the diaph-
ragm by the wave sound striking upon
If -
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The Blue Ribbon and r.. $. ;.

EDITOR P. G. An yesterdays issue
of the Gazette" appeared a letter
from r. S. S., headed The Bish-
op and the Blue The writer re-
fers to the Bishop preaching against
temperance, and says that no one insists
more on temperance than the Bishop
does. If so, then why did the Bishop
go out of his way to make an attack on
temperance organizations. There were
several members of the Blue Ribbon
League present at ST. Andrews Cattle
dral who heard the Bishop deliver this
sermon. l do not think the Bishop Will
be much f1attered when he finds r. S. 5.
is standing up for him in the cause OF
temperance. But am positively panied
on reading the attack r. S. S. makes
on the officers of the Blue Ribbon
League Those very men have clothed
and fed r. S. S.; have visited him at
the Station House and also when
he was undergoing punishment for
drunkenness. The League have
done great deal for him, and
have put themselves to considerable
trouble and expense to keep r. S. S. in
the right path For all this he turns
round and ridicules the League and its
officers. What a heartless wretch the
man must be. The Blue Ribbon League
has done, and is still doing good work.
1t has not ceased as temperance So
ciety, as r. S. S. states. Efforts are
made to reach young men every day.
Many efforts have been made to reach
B. S. S., but he is hopeless case, and l
believe the worst one the League has
had to deal with. AS to spite or ami
nous against Mr.. Bishop Willis, l have
none whatever, nor have never been in
his employ. When he or any other par
son attacks a worthy organization from
the pulpit they must take the conse-
quences. Yours truly,
BLUE RIBBON.
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The Late William Turner.

The late William Turner was born at
Liverpool, England, about so years ago.
His father kept jewelry store. Young
William, or Bill, as the boys used to call
him, left England in 1852 for the Aus
tralian gold fields, arriving at Melbourne
some time, and afterwards worked at
his trade in Melbourne for several years.
The deceased next visited Sydney, and
from there to the country towns in New
Yass, Gin the Southern part of the Colony
In West Maitland, city on the banks
of the Horatio River, he run a pros
porous business as matchmaker for a
period of fifteen years. His love for
travel caused him to leave there, and he
journeyed to San Francisco, where he
carried on business on Battery street In
1881 he came to Honolulu, and opened
out in one half of the store at that time
occupied by Mr.. J. Lynch as a shoe
store, CD King street. He moved to a
store a little farther down, and con-
tined business in it to within few DAYS
of his death.
Mr.. Turner was thorough mechanic,
and bore the reputation OF being very
honest man. His many friends in the
Colonies will regret his demise. While
in San Francisco he became an Ameri-
can citizen, and having died intestate,
his effects were taken charge of by the
American Consul General. The latter
directed the funeral arrangements.