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Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-17
MISCELLANEOUS.
!

The beautiful foothill suburb of Los Angeles
at Cahuenga Pass is higher than the highest
point in the city. This most lovely spot is sit.
uated six miles west of Los Angeles in the FROST
less belt It possesses the finest soil in the
world-nothing equal to it elsewhere. 1t will
grow successfully the most delicate flower or
tender plant in midwinter, without irrigation;
In TACT, we never irrigate this foothill land. 1t
does not Iequi 9 it. 1t is a very healthy loca-
ton; ton; No malaria, but little fog, pure, unmol-
ested ocean breeze every day in the year. Pure,
soft water. Therefore no more healthy location
can be found anywhere. Fine view of ocean
vessels city, valley and mountain. We defy
competition in all Of the advantages that go to
make DESIRABLE SPOT FOR HOME! 1t
cannot be beat. Yes it canpot be equaled. I
know this is say ing a great deal. 1 am willing
to stake my reputation on what say. am re-
siding at Hollywood, and intend to make It our
permanent home. number of fl e buildings
are now being built at this point. Water is be-
ing piped, Cement sidewalks are being put
down. The Cahuenga Valley Railroad is fin.
ished to this place, and six trains each way are
now running on this road See time table.
This railroad is running in connection with the
Second-street Gable. Half-fsre tickets will be
sold to persons residing at Hollywood, thus af
fording splendid connection with the city. The
Los Angeles County Railroad will soon be COM
pleted and running to this place.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-17
Cable Flashes.
Lord Mount Temple is dead.

A1oAN NAOuhe AOilpiC 10 oCdus
A ministerial crisis is threatened in
Spain over the question OF army reform
An epidemic of typhus fever prevails
at Vera Cruz, Mex, the result Of the re.
cent great foods.
The French Government has issued an
order forbidding the reception of foreign
officers of the army or military colleagues
of France.
The German police are seizing DR..
Mackenzie's book wherever found.
Forty thousand copies have been seized
by the police of Leipsic.
At Glasgow, Scotland, a block of build
ings adjoining one Of the blocks on
Buchanan street, destroyed by fire Sun
day, collapsed Monday morning. Loss,
$3.50, 900.
News from Herat ere to the effect that
the rebellion is ended. Ishak Khan has
fled to Bokahara and the remnant OF his
forces have submitted. The Ameer's
authority is now supreme in the whole
OF Afghanistan.
The independence Beige says the Ger
man East Africa Company has received
news OF fresh disaster. The station at
Madinolo, on the Kingani, was attacked
by natives and burned. The employees
have sought refuge in Daressaalam.
The story that three sailors who de-
serted from the German gunboat Moerve
had been eaten by the natives is un-
founded. The men were killed by ma
tives and the bodies badly mutilated
through fetichism.
The Freeman's Journal publishes the
gist of the charges against the Parnellites
which the London Times will bring for
ward before the Commission Of Inquiry.
The only specific charges are the paying
of moneys to criminals for their defense
and to help them to escape.
A courier has arrived at Brussels from
the Congo Free State. He brings the
details of the death of Major Bartellet,
who was shot and killed with a revolver
by porter in the Stanley relief expedi-
ton in revenge for the ill-treatment he
was subjected to by Bartellet. The
murderer was placed under arrest and
delivered to officials at Stanley Falls.
He has since been hanged for his crime.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-17
Profits on Prunes.

Some almost marvellous reports of the
cash income from prunes are appearing
in the papers with such minuteness of
detail as to compel belief. A recent num-
Der of the Tulare Times tells of results OBJ
tained near Visalia by B. G. Anderson.
Five years ago his land was in it's raw
state without fruit tree on it. Last year
he obtained 5000 gross per acre from the
"Silver" and French prune. This year
he will receive for three acres of prunes
and plums $1,000. He plants 1OS trees to
the acre.
Joseph Routier, of Sacramento county,
says he can demonstrate no an enter
prising man can make himself and
family comfortable, and even rich, with
ten acres OF bottom land if planted in
French prunes." He says the
trees must be grated or budded
on plum stock one to two
years old, hut prefers the one year old.
He plants 100 to the acre. He describes
the process of planting, cultivating,
picking, drying and preparation fer
market. He says if ali be done
right, the trees will yield ten
pounds each the fourth year,
sixty the fifth, 120 or more the sixth,
after that from 40 to 800. Last year
he dried twenty tons from 900 trees (six
acres), and sold them in sacks for 81, 900.
Numerous other instances of similar
incomes per acre might be cited, with
name, locality and other details. These
confirm the reasonable correctness of the
report of the $1,000 income of James Lo-
ney's two acres of Pomona, an account
OF which was published in the Champion
two weeks ago.
Attention is called to the fact that Mr..
Routier prefers erich bottom land"--of
which there are thousands OF acres in
Chino valley. Mr.. Anderson's orchard
is in rich bottom land near Visalia. They
both emphasize the fact that the profits
are enlarged because expensive driers
are unnecessary-labor, sun and cheap
trays being all that are required here.
|-[Chino Champion.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-17
THE NBUSTEDn BANKS.
Strange Discrepancies Developed
Sensation Expected.

CHICAGO, October 16.-The receiver OF
the Traders Bank made a partial report
to the court this morning. The assets
are shown to be 1901 $50; liabilities,
1896, 1888; this is exclusive of 1886, 600
bills receivable and $45, 1000 checks which
bear the endorsement of the bank and
which should go into its liabilities. Rut-
ter's Indebtedness to the bank is $685.
800. Among the assets is a note for
SIS 900, made by Cashier Tallman, and
an overdraft for $4,000 in the name of
a man acting as agent for an unknown
principal. A number of strange discrep-
encies are found in the accounts.
SENSATION EXPECTED.
PTTTsBURG, October 16.-A most
sensational phase of the Farmers and
Merchants Bank suspension is very
likely to crystalline soon in at least one
persons arrest for misappropriation of
the banks funds. Nobody doubts that a
large amount of money is to be accounted
for, probably $215 900, possibly more.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-17
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Our Security From British
Invasion.
DEFENSIVE POWER OF OUR NAVY.
Secretary Whitney's Views-COngress
Asked to Survey the Alaskan
Coast.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
THE following interesting dispatch was
received by the HERALD Monday night
but too late for insertion in Tuesdays
paper.]
New York, October 15.-The Wash.
ington correspondent of the Sun reports
an interview with Secretary Whitney, re.
garding the competency of the American
navy, with interesting statements regard
ing Canada's military strength, the
Fisheries question, etc. Regarding the
tween England and the United States
over the Fisheries, the Secretary said that
England would not 60 to war on the sub
ject. She has already once substantially
conceded the correctness of our point of
view. He further said that the final re-
suit of any war would be the annexation
of Canada to the United States. British
naval supremacy and the geographical
characteristics OF the coasts of Great
Britain preclude any idea of invasion and
conquest by the United States. The
trans Atlantic transportation of mill
tary forces would be limited to
British reinforcements to the gar
risons in her American colonies.
Hostile operation on the offensive would
be carried on by the navy exclusively,
and she would be confined to attempts 10
occupy harbors and ports which might
be compelled to pay contributions and
to blockade of the coast. Attempts to
capture the United States seaports or to
blockade her coast cannot be successful
except to limited extent on the first
outbreak of hostilities.
Concerning naval conflict, Great
Britain could make no conquest of terri.
tory by her navy. She could land no
forces. Her aim would be to get into
our harbors and destroy property, but
two can play at that game. Our coast
cruisers would go at her commerce. That
is what the conflict would resolve itself
into on our side. Continuing the inter-
view at great length, and fortifying his
statement with statistics, the Secretary
said: "Most of our cities are reach
ed by narrow channels, easily de-
Tended by torpedoes or mines. Smelling,
ETC., from distance OF six or eight miles
is theoretically possible, but practically
it is ineffective. Comparatively few
American ports can be entered by the
largest of British armed vessels, and
most OF these have difficult channels,
capable of defense. San Francisco, the
Puget Sound and Portland, Me-, are,
however, not capable of perfect torpedo
defense. Long Island Sound and the
Chesapeake would have to be defended
by naval forces.
In response to the query, "Your opin.
ion, however. is that if we should get
into war with England we could make
a good show for ourselves" the Secre.
tary said: "With the vessels in course
of construction finished, we certainly
could. 1t is humiliating that We have no
fighting ships, but they will come in
good time. We have highly trained
body of officers and men in our naval
service and who are organized perfectly.
We know from day to day where every
one of their ships is. We have complete
data as to their characteristics and
shortly we will have ships"
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-17
The Time for Revision.

PARIS, October 16.-In the Chamber Of
Deputies to-day M. Deuge de LaFancon-
pieril, member of the Right, introduced
resolution declaring that the proper
time for the revision of the constitution
was after the elections, for members of
the Chamber of Deputies had shown in
what sense the people desired revision.
He asked urgency for the resolution,
which the Chamber refused.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-17
HOLLYWOOD

Is now for the first time offered for sale, at low
prices and easy terms in quantities to suit pur-
chasers. Special inducements will be offered
til certain nu mber of fine houses are secured.
After that is done, then land and lots at this
point will be held firm for what they are really
and nearly a half acre in lot ASK any old
citizen of Los Angeles about this location, and
then call on me at Hollywood, or WILCOX g.
SHAW. "a North Spring street, or on any good
reliable real estate firm in Los Ar geles all of
whom are hereby authorized to act as my agents.
% I'm II. n. WILCOX.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-17
SDHFks.

At Duluth, Mimi, warehouse OF the
Standard Oil Company, and contents,
and an oil train burned, Tuesday morn.
ing. Loss $4,000; uninsured.
Scheffersteip, the California sprinter
says he has not been SO successful in the
East as he had anticipated, but that he
feels in measure compensated by win
ming the broad jump.
T. B. Barry, late lecturer of the
Knights of Labor, has sent a circular tt
Knights at Toronto, stating that he ant
several others are going to start new
independent Knights of Labor organic
alton,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-17
COAST COMMERCE..
Congress Urged to Assist Navigation
In Pacific Coast Waters.

SAN Francisco, October 16.-At a
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
this afternoon resolutions were adopted
urgently requesting the California dele
CATION in Congress to secure, if possible,
the passage of the Whitthorne Naval
Reserve bill during the present Congress
and calling on the Chamber of Com.
merce of Los Angeles, the Board of Trade
of Portland, Ore., and other commercial
organizations of the Pacific Coast to assist
in this matter. Resolutions were also
adopted which will be forwarded to the
California representatives at Washington
and to the Board OF Trade at Portland
Ore, petitioning Congress for a recon
noissance survey of the Alaskan Coast,
in the interest of navigation, and the
publication of the surveys already made
in Alaska, under the surveillance of Lieu
tenant Storey, U. S. N.
AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION.
The State Board of Trade held a meet
ing this afternoon for the purpose of con.
sidering the matter of having Californis
properly represented at the coming
Paris Exposition. Numerous reports and
suggestions from different members o
affiliating boards were heard regarding
the best manner in which to make the
State display success. A committee ol
five was appointed to confer with the
Commission and get information upon
the matter and report at the next meet.
ing.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-17
Crusaaers I'm LIN bo.

GRAND Forks, Dakota, October 16.-
About dozen women were brought here
under arrest from Thompson to-day. All
attempts to close the saloons there hav-
ing failed, the ladies took hand them
selves, cutting the saloons and spilling
the liquor on the ground, for which they
were arrested. All wear white badges
They spent the time on the train singing
temperance songs. Great interest is felt
in the trial. There is much bitter FEEL
inO
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-17
Not Going to Separate.

New YORK, October 16.-Mrs. Jas. G..
Blaine, Jr., desires the Associated press
to state on her behalf that there is no
existing cause for the telegraphed state
ment that she has separated from her
husband. Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine authorize
positive denial of the statement that
she has begun suit for separation, or that
any such suit is in contem plation.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-17
HLOng Johno Dead.

CHICAGO, October 16. - Hon. John
Wentworth, better known as "Long
John," died this morning. Wentworth
was one of Chicago's oldest citizens. He
was once Mayor of the city, Congress
man, and the editor of the principal
daily paper here. He was man of
great frame, being nearly sevenIfeet high.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-17
DISASTER FOLLOWS DISASTER.

Another Fatal Accident ON the
LehiRh Valley Road.
MAUcH CHUNK, Penn, October 16.-A A
construction train was unloading ties at
a siding on the Pottsville branch of the
Lehigh Valley Railroad this morning,
when the fast Pennsylvania freight
dashed into the construction cars. Forty
Hungarians were at work unloading ties
Six were killed and twenty-six wounded.
A brakeman on the Pennsylvania train
was killed. Twenty freight cars were
wrecked. 1t is feared that many of the
wounded who had to wait three hours
before help came, will die,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-17
National w. G.. TIL.

New YORK, October 16.-The fifteenth
annual Convention of the National
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
is to be held in the Metropolitan Opera
House of this city, October 10Th to 23d
inclusive.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-17

night, by Bill Harper. Murphy and Har-
per had had quarrel. The latter was
badly worsted and procuringa six-shooter
shot Murphy through the abdomen.
Harper Immediately escaped.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-17
murdered for Revenge.

PREscorr, A. T., October 16.-Wal.er
]. Murphy employed as night foreman at
the United Verdi Company's mines at
Jerome, thirty miles from here, died
from shot, at half-past u O'Clock last
The National tribune., 1888-07-26
Medals Of Honor for Port Hudson.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: l read the
article in your paper by COmrade p. 4. Greedy
about the Forlorn Hope" storming party at
Port Hudson. He says that on Jan. 4, 1853, a
bill was presented in the Senate by Hon. Eu-
gene Hale, of Maine, and in the House of Rep
resentstiyes by Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, of
Massachusetts, asking Congress to authorize
the Secretary of War TO procure a suitable
medal to be presented to the survivors of For
lorn Hope storming party against the works Of
Port Hudson, June Is, 1863. in fulfllment of
the promise made by Gen. Banks, commanding
tina Department Of the Gulf, and contained in
General Order No Dc.
! think that under the same order, on June
IS, 1863 Gen. g. J. Paine called for 500 volun-
teers for FoTlorn Hope stoTming party for the
next day the I4th). Seven men for Co. A, 18th
Conn. (of which was one responded. On the
afternoon of the 18th We were instructed in
handling and throwing the hand grenade
which the first aud second columns were to
carry; the third column was provided with a
bag Of cotton slung over their backs, which
was to be thrown into the ditch to fiji it up.
We were TO charge through the ditch, throw
our hand -grenades over the breastworks, then
follow and drive the rebs back and hold them
in check while the pioneers cut away the
breastWorks, so that we could run our artillery
in and drive them into the Mississippi River.
Gen. Banks promised that all the survivors
would be given medal by Congress.
That night we were marched out to the road,
and lay down on our arms until o'clock the
next morning; then we marched within an
eighth Of mile of the enemy's works and de-
ployed in three columns behind an Usage
orange hedge. Gen. g. J. Paine then ordered
Us TO lie down until he gave the order TO
charge. Then, boys, said he l want every
man of you 70 do his best"
The charge was on the right of the center,
where the railroad track runs from Port Hud-
son TO Clinton. Our batteries opened all along
the line about o'clock on the morning of the
14th of June. The order now came to charge,
which We did with a will We had advanced
but a short distance when Gen. Paine fell,
wounded. We kept on, on, on, under one of
the most whitening fires; on, and into the
ditch, from whence we threw the hand grenades,
which the rebs caught and threw back at US.
All this time the ditch was raked by the
enemy's fire, and our own batteries at our back
were sending shell into US as fast as they could,
for their FIRE fell short.
A few Of US gained the top of the works, only
10 be bayOneted back. One hundred and three
of our 500 were left dead or wounded In the
ditch. We fell back about 200 yards, where
we held our position until nightiall During
the day we made two attempts to charge under
a CALLING fire. ] will not attempt TO describe
the incidents of that day, as it would consume
too much valuable space
One question ] would like TO ask Does our
little band come in for the promised medal
under General Order No. 492-HENRY JIM
MERsoN, Co. A, 18th Conn, Box 665. South
korvValk Conn
The National tribune., 1888-07-26
KIIpatrIek,s Cavalry at Aiken, S. c.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Kilpatrick's
cavalry, after crossing the Savannah River,
formed the left wing of Sherman's army as we
marched through South Carolina. We biv-
ouaeked about five miles from Aiken, S. c.,
with orders to wait a few days until the in
fantry came up. While resting here our Gem
eral thought it would be good idea to go up
and see Aiken,-whch has since the war be-
came famous as a health resort, but at that
time our boys decided that there were other
places more healthy than that.
Well, one beautiful morning Fitzpatrick with
TIVE or three regiments, moved out Of camp,
and about mile out we encountered COM
pany of rebel cavalry on picket, which were
soon disposed Of, and nothing worthy of note
occurred until we arrived in sight of the town.
The rebels had all disappeared, and IL was the in
tention of the General to ride through the town
and view what was to be seen. The order was
given for the boys to hold up their heads and
go through the town in style. The band struck
up Yankee Doodle" Fitzpatrick on his fine
"calico" horse-Oid Spot-was at the head of
the column, and all felt gay and happy. Just
as Fitzpatrick and his staff had entered the
town here came our scouts and skirmish
pell-mell, closely followed by the rebel cavalry,
and before there time to find out what
was the matter Fitzpatrick was almost sur
rounded. The order was given to fall back,
which great many proceeded to carry out in
very irregular manner. Our regiment was
formed into line on the left of the road, and
two companies, under the command of Capt
Hamilton, charged the rebel cavalry aud drove
them back across an open field. This stayed
the tide for while, until the road was clear
Young Hamilton was mortally wounded in the
charge, and died in few minutes The regi-
ment then fell back in pretty good order,
closely followed by the enemy until the barri-
cade was reached, the rebels charging furously
on the rear-guard whenever they had good
chance, capturing quite number of our men
who became endorsed. They charged boldly
on the barricade, but we gave them such a
warm reception that they retired in haste
The death of young Hamilton cast gloom
over the regiment, as he was greatly beloved
by all the men.
One of the funny things after all was over
was to hear John Timmons cuss because Serg't
MeCune had lost all our cooking utensils He
had them all tied in sack on his saddle, and
in the retreat, when closely pressed by the
enemy, his horse ran against tree and brushed
| it off. McCune was so impressed by the sui
pburous nature of the cussing that he went
straightway and and drew frying-pan, tins
and a camp-kcttle from the 92d III. while they
slumbered and slept.-DR j. N. MCMAsTER,
Co. G, 9th Ohio Cav. Demos, o.
The National tribune., 1888-07-26
Who Laid the pOntoOns at Frederichsburr

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE of June % J. II. Birdsley,
Co. A, N. Y. Engineers, wonders if any of THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE readers ever heard of bat
TALON of u. S. Engineers that built the pontoon
bridges in front Of Fredericksburg at the time
of Burnsides big battle there. Now for one
have heard of them, and have a faint remem-
brancc of seeing some of them around head
quarters in camp, and heard of their being
somewhere in time of action, but never did
see nor hear of battalion of u. S. Engineers
that did build the pontoon bridges above-men-
toned; neither has anyone else ever heard of
them, from the commencement Of time until his
letter appeared in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
/ do not doubt but what they existed but
like some other Regulars were more ornament
al than useful. The 10Th and 50th n. Y. En-
gineers composed the Engineer Brigade of the
Army of the Potomac from its formation until
the close of the war, and they did lay the
bridges in front of fredericksburg One bat
talon of this brigade was with Gen. Franklin
down the river below fredericksburg and laid
the bridge there
/ am surprised that after % years this bat
TALON of Regulars should claim the honor of
doing work that no history has ever given
them credit for. Does he suppose that all the
old Engineer Brigade are dead, and that he at
this late day will slide in and claim this honor !?
For one guess not Try some other place, COM
rade, where we didn't happen to be, but don't
take the Wilderness campaign, for there we
laid bridges and filled up the broken ranks in
the line of battle also. Now, don't let this dis
courage you at all bat tell us where you served.
II. L. WILEY, Co. 6, 50th N. Y. V. E., Alton,