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Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-21

EDITOR HERALD-Will you be kind
enough to give us an explanation of the
drop curtain scene in the Los Angeles
Theatre? What is 'Neby Da0d?"
SUBSCRIBER.
We shall do our best, promising that
the inscription has puzzled us as much
as it has Subscriber. "Neby Dadd"
ia doubtless intended as an Arabic ex-
preston. We know that "Nebbee" in
Arabic means Prophet" and is
applied to holy place, such
as a temple" church" "synag ogue"
or mosque" "Daffd," or rather
"Dao0d," is the Arabic for DAVID" SO
that, taking the illustration in the curtain
to give us the meaning of the inscription,
the reading would be "the Mosque" or
"the Synagogue of fDavid." There is such
a synagogue in Jerusalem. and there
may possibly be a mosque so named
and from the fact that a Moslem minarei
rises in the centre of the picture, with
the aerial balcony from which the muez'
gin can sing out his morning and evening
admonitions to the faithful, we are dis.
posed to translate the inscription as the
"Mosque of David"
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-21

The United States Grand Jury, in the
report filed by them yesterday in the
District CouIt, devote considerable at
tention to the abuse of the law apains,
selling liquor to Indians. A large mum.
Der of these cases are brought before the
Court at every session. Indian witnesses
generally the very parties who have pur.
chased the liquor, are subpenaed and
brought several hundred miles to testify
The cost of these prosecutions are alto.
gether out of proportion to the hagyancy
of the crime, and the Indians have .
double motive in the prosecution,
They crafty their appetite for
whiskey. and they receive an amount Of
money for mileage which is very large in
their eyes. The cases might Just as
we'll be tried by the State Courts in the
counties where the crimes are commit.
ted as to be taken long distances to the
Federal Courts, involving witness and
marshal fees and mileage, and large
amount of collateral expenses. The law
should be 60 amended as to give local
Jurisdiction to some authorized officer to
administer justice At the point where the
nfractlon occurs.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-21

GENERAL PoINDExTER DUNN. membe,
OF Congress from Arkansas, under date
OF the l4th instant, writes to friend 10
this city:
General Vandever introduced a bill
ior the improvement of San Pedro har.
Dor, which was referred to the Committee
on Rivers and Harbors. That Commit.
Tee, contrary to its usual practice, has re.
ported bill at once, without giving hear
lngs to other members and without
considering and admitting any new
projects whatever. They put in $28 .()00
Tor Wilmington. This, however. should
not discourage the friends of San Pedro
ana Wilmington, and in my judgment
they should press their demands and
nave the desired appropriations added to
the Dill In the Senate. If added there
we can hold it in the House. repard
the Improvement of that harbor as one
OF the most deserving and urgent works
oI sne kind upon any of our sea coasts,
ana shall most cheerfully and earnestly
cooperate with General Vandever and
your State delegation in securing the
needed appropriation.
Our people are justly indignant at the
insertion OF sum 80 miserably small
lor work OF the public importance of
san Pedro harbor. 1t is worse than
waste to try to carry on an improvement
u that character upoa appropriations
hat are barely sufficient to even place
dredgers IN position much Jess to carry
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-21
EASTERN EVENTS
In the Lands of the Cyclones
and Blizzards.
THE DIVISION OF DAKOTA.
General Harris0n's Old Comrades to
be His Body Guard on
Inauguration Day.

Associated Press DISPATCHES to the HERALD
MITCHELL, OAK, December 20.-At a
convention of South Dakota Democrats
to-day for the purpose OF taking action to
advance the cause OF Statehood delegates
were present from twenty-one counties.
A committee of leading Democrats of the
Territory was appointed to go to Wash
ington and present the matter to Con-
gress. AS compact statement of the
case the Convention adopted memorial
to Congress, which after urging the di-
vision Of the seventh standard parallel
aud the immediate admission, represents
that the division of the Territory of Da-
kota by East and west lines
has for many years been desired
and expected by it's citizens, that Congress-
has been memorialized to that end with
out avail by sixteen successive legislat-
i've assemblies, that anticipating division
throughout all these years intervening
since the first settlement OF the Territory
all hope has been guided and all interest
builded to that end. The constitution
adopted at the election in 1885 is con-
sidered as proper and in every way de-
sirable. Immediate action is urged.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-21

IT WAS about time that the British and
Egyptian forces at Suakim had made an
attack upon the rebel t?) position. The
opposition in Parliament was making it
pretty sultry for the Cover rnment with
regard to the Suakim expedition. The
crusade against the Mahdi is not popular
in England. and Salisbury has been
lately very severely censured, both on
the floor of the Commons and in the
press Of the country, for the waste Of
British blood and treasure in a causelesf
and unjustifable war. The ported sue
cess at Handaub may strengthen the
hands of the Conservatives for while.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-21
we must depend ON Ourselves.

We cannot say that we approve OF the
proposition to join forces with the north
ern part of the State for the purpose OF
placing before the people of the Atlantic
slope the advantages and attractions of
California. A State Board of Trade has
been formed in San Francisco, with the
object of steering all the immigration to
that end of the State. 1t is try
ing to get us to cooperate with it,
but if we do so we shall make mistake.
The southern counties will receive no
benefit from any work that it may do.
The organization will be altogether under
the direction OF the northern country,
and whilst we would doubtless be per-
mitted to contribute our share
to the expense of the move
ment, we. would not realize any
of the benefits. There is a
settled and persistent determination on
the part OF the northern counties to
throw obstacles in the way Of immigra-
ton to this section. We have already
had taste of the friendship OF our
northern brothers. When we were in
the full tide of booming prosperity
they stopped at nothing to in
jure us. Their papers set up
a howl against US that was re-echoed all
over the East. If it had not been for the
superior merits of our section their mis-
representations might have resulted dis
astrously to us. These southern counties
will make nothing by pooling issues with
section of the State that has no love for
them. We are capable of taking
care OF ourselves. Without the aid OF
the north-indeed, in spite of its mali
cious enmity-we have placed Southern
California as the land of promise and hope
to millions of the dwellers in the East,
and made its resources and attractions
as familiar as household words all over
the continent. It is true that
there seems to be disposition
among our northern friends now
to bury the hatchet and to make bid
for our goodwill. But we are suspicious
of them. The Greeks bearing presents
are always to be feared. Let us worn
out our destiny by ourselves. We have
a matchless country and an incompar
able climate to offer to intend
ing settlers. All we have to d.
is to show them our superior advantages
and they will come to us in preference
to going to the less inviting north. Wha
we cannot accomplish by our own pluck
energy and foresight, we certainly can
not accomplish in alliance with al
element which has already shown any
thing but goodwill towards US. A wis
philosopher said: "If man deceiv
me once it is his fault, but if he deceiv
me twice it is my fault"
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-21
No More south I'm Politics.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, December 2O.-The
delegation of manufacturers, etc from
this city who visited General Harrison
returned this morning. Fred L. Sloss,
one of the delegation, remarked: owe
will not know whether we live in In.
diana or Alabama as far as the treat
ment we receive from General Harrison Is
administration is concerned"
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, December 2O.-
DR.. Reeves, an eminent microscopist,
has been studying the tissues of the liver
and kidney from patients who died with
yellow fever, and discovered a micro o-or-
ganism that closely resembles a specific
germ. The micro organ is a bacillus,
and nothing like it ever before has
peen found by DIR. Reeves. The
doctor hopes the discovery will
prove successful in determining speci-
fic germ OF yellow fever, and that the
proper culture will be found for it before
next summer.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-21
Prices of Land Too High There Too

SOME silly people are still talking about
the high price of land around San Jose,
and seem to think that there is nothing
in buying lots or acres at such figures.
Well, now. we have to inform all such
that there is not city lot in the western
or southwestern part of San Jose or its
suburbs that will not double in value
within less than five years, and not an
acre OF land within three miles in the
same directions that will not do the same.
And east and southeast the change in
prices will be nearly as great within that
time. Look at the value of all such prop
erty five years ago and look at it now,
and then say whether the prediction is
too sanguine. Land and lots in and all
around San Jose have more than dou bled
in the last five years, but those that as.
serted that such change of prices would
be made, as the Herald did, were looked
upon as crazy people by the wiseacres.
[San Jose Herald.
So the croaker's dulcet notes are max.
ing music all the day up at San Jose too
The clipping from our bright namesake
in the Garden City sounds like a scrar
of our own. The history of lands at Sar
Jose is like that OF ours here. The
croaker keeps up his moan that the
wave has reached It's maximum heigh,
and must break and fall away. Mean.
time, just to prove what false prophet
the croaker is the wave goes on
its way rejoicing, and that way
is onward and upward in a
buoyant manner. When the croaker
thinks it is going to break over our bows
and sink the ship, it is onlysgetting a
new supply Of force on to rise still higher
and carry the great ind ustrial ship ur
higher.
Lands at San Jose have doubled in five
years; so they have at Los Angeles. The
San Jose Herald kindly informs the
croaker that his occupation is gone, TO,
that lands there will again double in
value in less than five years. The Los
Angeles HERALD has for fifteen
years been telling the croaker
he had no raison d'etre, but that he
ought to stop his silly talk and pitch in
and get rich. 1t tells him now and
again, that now of all periods there is
absolutely no excuse for his existence ;
that values are more stable than they
ever have been heretofore; that the
wave is still rising and will still rise, and
that values will double and quadruple
over the present fipures
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-21

AsPEoIAL Signal Service bulletin which
appears in the HERALD this morning
warns shippers of oranges of drop
of 20 degrees in the temperature
in the extreme northwest to-day. Whew
Think of drop OF 20 degrees at one fell
swoop when the mercury is probably al.
ready half way down to the zero point
Nmay vary that much with us IN day
but it is all within most delightful
range of temperature-not too warm al
the highest, and not a nipping air at the
lowest,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-21
Saline Springs Cannot be Entered
Ina Utah.

The Secretary of the Interior has rem
dered decision rejecting the application
OF Elias Crane, E. W. Crane and F.
Oliver for a patent under the Mineral
Act OF May 10, 1872, for the Salt Bluff
placer mine, located in the Salt Lake,
Utah, Land District. The Secretary
holds that no authority exists for the dis
posal of saline lands or Sail Springs
belonging to the United States, except
under the provisions of the Act of Janu-
ary ]2, 1877. which does not apply to the
Territory OF Utah, and that the policy
OF the Government is, and has been from
the earlieht date to reserve all saline
lands and to dispose of them only by
specific Acts of Congress. This is said
to be the first instance in which an ap.
plication has been made to enter Govern
ment salt deposit lands to be worked as
placer,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-21
Brief Notes by Wire.

Boston, December 20.-Representa-
tives of the hackers of Jake Kilrain to-
day decided to cover John L. Sullivan e
deposit of IS 900 at the New York Clip
per Office.
SAN DIEGO, December 20-The inves-
tigation of the alleged bribery of the
police force by gamblers still occupies
the attention of the City Council Com
mittee and large share of public atten.
ton.
SAN FRANCISCO, December 20.-The
Tammany Society tonight determined
to contribute 81 900 toward the expenses
OF the defeated Democratic local candi.
dates if they would institute proceedings
to secure recount.
INDIANAPOLIS, December 20.-At noon
to-day, while Mrs. Staff, colored
woman, was away from home, her house
caught fire and her two children, aged
3 and years, were burned to death be.
fore assistance could be rendered.
LITcHF1ELD, Ills., December 2O.-
Some miscreant threw a dynamite bomb
into the cupola of the Litchfeld Car and
Machine Company's foundry this morn
ing. The missile exploded tearing the
cupola to pieces and seriously injurine
two employees.
WASHINGTON, December 20. DR.
NemoDs Auguste, Ambassador of the
Haytian Insurrectionists to the United
States, and Charles A. Jackson, of New
York, his attorney, arrived in the city
tonight and will attempt to interest this
government in the cause of the insur-
rectionists.
SCRANTON, Pa, December 20 0-The
second international wrestling contest
between Tom Cannon, of Cincinnati,
champion mixed wrestler of the world
and Antonio Peirro, the Greek, took place
in this city tonight, and was won by the
former. The match was for 81 600 a
side, winner to get seventy-five per cent.
admission receipts. The contest was
fought catch-as-catch-can style.
WASHINGTON, December 3O.-Com-
mander James d. Graham, of the United
States steamer Adams of the Asiatic
Station, has been ordered here. Com.
mander James G.. Green is to take com.
mand Of the Alert on the Asiatic Station
and to leave San Francisco January 10Th.
Assistant Engineer Mcfarland is ordered
from Mare Island Navy Yard to duty in
the Bureau Of Steam Engineering in the
Navy Department.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-21

out to any practical conclusion the plan
of deepening the entrance to the harbor.
On the strength OF General Dunn's ad-
vice, we should Immediately communi-
cate with Senators Hearst and Stanford
upon the subject. The latter gentleman
has recently visited San Pedro and has a
clear idea OF the wants of the harbor.
He will, doubtless, favor an ade-
quate appropriation, and We know
that Mr.. Hearst will do all
in his power to induce the
Senate to do us justice. AS General
Dunn says that if the appropriation is
increased in the Senate they will be able
to hold it in the House, we would urge
instant action by our Chamber of Com
merce and Board OF Trade in the
premises.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-21
A CUTE OANARD.
The Latest SensattOn-An Attempt
TO Assassinate Harrison.

New YORK, December 2O.--A Herald's
Indianapolis special says: An attempt
has been made to take the life of Presi-
dent-elect Harrison. A rumor justifying
inquiry has crept ont. and the source Of
it is such that / cannot do other
wise than send such information
as cen be obtained concerning
it. The facts so far as can be stated are
that we'll laid plot to take the life OF
General Harrison was arranged by
gang of villains, and the attempt to exc
cute the design made one day last week,
but the scheme was discovered by one Of
Harrison's friends and thwarted. The
startling intelligence has been held as q
dead secret, and it is said General Harri-
son and family intended it should never
be made public. 1t is believed that the
publication of the story will result in a
strenuous effort to bring the miscreants
to Justice.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-21
COAST DEF ENSES.
Secretary whitney INVITES Bids fo,
N Vessel.

WASHINGTON, December 2O.--Proposals
were to- day invited by the Secretary of
the Navy for the construction of an ar
mored coast. defense vessel OF A 900 tons,
exclusive of armament, the bids to be
opened at noon on the Goth of February
the material used in the construction of
the vessel to be American production,
furnished by manufacturers in the United
States, the armor, armor-bolts and acces-
sories to be furnished by the Govern
ment, the contractor to fix and secure
the armor to the vessel; the vessel to be
constructed according to plans and
specifications provided by the Secretary
of the Navy, which may be examined
after December Goth; the vessel to be
completed within three years from date
OF execution OF contract, payments to be
made in ten equal installments as
the work progresses, 10 per cent. re-
served until the completion of the con-
tract. Proposals will be received from
every American shipbuilder and other
persons who shall show to the satisfac-
ton of the Secretary, the bidder to be
possessed OF the necessary plant for the
performance of the work in the United
htates. Evidence Of this must accom-.
pany the proposals. Proposals are
divided into three classes, as follows
For construction of the vessel and
machinery according to the Secretary Is
plans for construction according to those
plans with notifications proposed by
bidders, or for the construction of the
vessel according to the plans provided
by the Secretary, the contractor to put
in machinery of his own design. Each
proposal to be accompanied by a forfeit
OF not less than per cent. of the amount
of the bid.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-21

In THE report Of the Superintendent
Of the Insane Asylum at Stockton, a
synopsis of which will be found in our
telegraphic news, there is an excellent
suggestion to the effect that an asylum
ought to be established in the southern
part OF the State. DIR. Mays gives ex'
cellent reasons for this, and many other
sound arguments might be added
thereto. The subject is commended te
the attention OF the Senators anc
Assemblymen of this section-with power
to act.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-21

SENATOR GIBSON is to the fore with a
timely resolution. 1t calls for closely
searching investigation into election
frauds in Rhode Island, New York and
Indiana. If the principals in this nefari-
ous method If carrying elections can only
be reached, some downright and very
necessary saving of the country will be
done. Let not the search stop when a
few poor devils who have sold their votes
are convicted. Go to the bottom of this
scoundrelism, and punish the powerful
and respectable villains who buy the
votes
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-21

THE Democratic administration, in its
patriotic regard for the welfare of the
Great Republic, is still intent on giving
the country some adequate means Of de-
tense against foreign invasion. The Sec
retary of the Navy advertises for the
construction of what will be the begin
ming Of great feet of vessels suitable
for coast defenses. Let the good work
90 on
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-21
MINOR MATTERS.
w irings From Foreign Fields an
Domestic DOOrsteps.

CHrcAao, December 20.-The police
last night notified "Parson" Davies that
the sparring exhibitions of Mitchell and
Kilrain, (which are being given under his
management, must cease. This evening
Davies secured temporary injunction
restraining the authorities from interfer-
ing with his show. In his bill Davies
said Mitchell and Kilrain were engaged
ito give exhibitions of the del sarte
movement in physical culture and imita-
tions of the science of sparring."
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-21
The House..


from visit to Indianapolis.
The House.
The conference report for the relief of
the Chippewa Indians in Minnesota
agrees that about 4, ,750, 900 acres of land
be thrown open for settlement by the
bill.
The Senate amendment to the holiday
recess resolution was agreed to. 1t pro-
vides for recess from December 21st
until January I'd.
The House Committee on Foreign Al
fairs to-day finished the consideration of
the Consular and Diplomatic Appropia.
ton bill. 1t appropriates 81, ,427, ,525, a
decrease of 81 ,440 from the appropriation
of the current fiscal year. The salary of
the Consul at Laredo, Mexico, is in
creased from 81 800 to 50, 900, and that OF
the Consul at Matamoras is reduced from
~, 900 to $1,000.
Representative Morrow was instructed
by the committee to report the joint res
olution making an additional appropria-
ton of $5 900 to defray the expenses OF
the United States at the Paris exposition.
This will make the aggregate appropria-
tion for this purpose 100000.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the River and Harbor bill
Cummings, of Now York, said it was
only little over six years since President
Arthur had vetoed a river and harbol
bill carrying $4,000, ,000. The country
had stood aghast at the immense sum-
but the House had passed the measure
over the Presidents veto. This bill had
been passed in August preceding the
Presidential election. Within three
months the people swept its warmesl
supporters into political oblivion. Now
this bill comes up two years before Con
gressional election, but let not its
their action would be forgotten
If the pending bill is passed the
Fiftieth Congress will have appropriated
$34 900 900 for river and harbor improve
ment in five months and fifteen days
He was willing to vote the fullest appro
priation for the genuine arteries Of com
merce, but he was unwilling to have
large sums expended on inconsequentia
streams.
Fitch, of New York, spoke briefly in op
position to the substitute OF which Grail
gave notice yesterday increasing the ag
gregate Of the bill to $22, 900, 900.
McAdoo, of New Jersey, said the pres
ent system was pouring money int
waters without any return being mad
for it. He favored the expenditure of
lump sum under the direction of tn
Board of Internal Improvements, o
the Chief OF Engineers
The reading of the bill by paragraph
having been entered upon, the committe
rose and the House adjourned.
The conferees on the bill providing fo
the purchase of site for public build
ing at San Francisco held meeting te
day, the result of which was that th
House conferees decided to recommen
the House to recede from the ament
ment reducing the appropriation fror
$50 0000, as proposed by the Senate, {
5000, COO, voted by the House.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-21
Fat Lawyers Fees.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., December 20.
The case against the codicil to the will
of the late Christopher Meyer has been
compromised and the will to-day was
admitted to probate in the Orphans
Court. James Deshler, of this city, was
made executor in place Of John G.
Meyer, deceased. Mrs. Meyer will be
given 100000, and the Court allowed
Senator Schenck $4,000 as counsel fees,
and $2, 500 each to attorney w. ". Voor-
hees and General Stockton.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-21

Bad for Brown: Office Boy Ito his
employer)-"Mr. Brown, outside, sir,
wants to see the junior partner" Junior
Partner-"Not in; l owe him 800"
Senior Partner-"Show him in he owes
me $40."-[ Harper's Bazaar.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-21

The millennium of high wages and
steady employment, which was to follow
the election Of Harrison, has failed to
materialize, and in its place we hear of
the reduction of wages and the discharge
OF employees.-[Albany Argus, Dem.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-21

Lady of the House-"Who are you
sir?" Tramp-"I'm the dude you
fiirtec with at the seaside in August."-
FChicago Globe.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-21

"How did you enjoy your trip
abroad ?" was asked of q New Yorker.
"Beastly stupid time. 1 didn't see a
single baseball game while was gone. .
Judge.