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Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-08
THE NEW SECRETARIES
Proceeding to Get Familiar With
their DePartments.


WASHINGTON, March 7.-Secretaries
Blaine, Proctor and Tracy came to their
offices early this morning, but had to
give up the idea of attending to official
business, owing to the pressure of visit
ors. Russell Harrison, with party of
Montana people. made the rounds OF the
departments. They called on the Secre.
taries only to pay their respects and had
no designs upon the offices. No official
changes have yet been recorded in the
subordinate offices, but Walker Blaine
occupied the seat vacated by First Assist
ant Secretary Rives in the Department of
State and Thomas Sherman, who form
erly served as Blaine's private secretary,
was endeavoring to protect the Secretary
from the inroads of the public. Both
have voluntarily taken hold to help
smooth the way for the new Administra-
ton, but in neither case has the appoint
ment been made.
Secretary Noble arrived at the Interior
Department a little after 8 O'Clock this
morning, and from that hour until late
this afternoon WAS kept busy receiving
visitors. A large number of Senators
and Representatives were among the
callers. Postmaster General Wanna.
maker also reached his department early,
accompanied by First Assistant Post
master General Stevenson and Chief Clerk
Roy. He visited the offices of the bureau
chiefs and other officials, and acquainted
himself with the general location and
arrangement Of the offices of the several
divisions of the department. All OF the
higher officials rendered their resigna-
tions, and without accepting any, Wanna
maker has requested them to continue in
their respective fices for the present, at
least,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-08
HARRISON HARASSED.
The Stream of Callers Seems
Interminable.
TIE PRESIDENT SETS A LIMIT.
First Cabinet Meeting Held to Give
the Members a Chance to
Get Acquainted.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

lAss0ctabe0 Press DlbpaVcnes W tne hAhAhD
WASHINGTON, March 7.-Hsrrison' g
callers increased in numbers to-day early.
He received the Interstate Commerce
Commissioners and State Railroad Com
missioners; then, after shaking hands
with 1000 miscellaneous visitors, he
climbed the stairs only to be confronted
with congressman and scores of Office
seekers, including delegations from
Michigan and Texas and colored editors.
These disposed of, the hand-shaking
public again demanded attention. Dur
ing the afternoon the number Of callers
showed little diminution. Patrick Egan,
the well known Irish National Lacquer.
was prominent among them. So many
visitors of the unofficial class came to the
White House this afternoon, that they
formed double and treble lines from
the doorway to the gates on the
avenue. Most of them passed through
the building and shook hands with the
President. Yielding to the inevitable.
the President has at last given formal
notice that hereafter he will set apart
three hours daily for the reception of
callers. During the two hours from 10
to II o'clock, Senators and Representa-
tives and other privileged persons will
be admitted, while, from II to l, the gen.
eral public will be seen.
At 8 80 O'Clock this afternoon the first
Cabinet meeting of the new administra-
ton was held. 1t WAS an informal
meeting of the newly appointed Cabinet
officers, called in order that they might
become acquainted with one another.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-08
THE SAMOAN TANGLE.
Suggestions as to the way 1t will
be UnraYelled.

BERLIN, March THE Boersen Zeitung
says: "The United States has proposed
to refer that portion OF the Samoan ques,,
ton concerning Germany and the United
not averse to this, but adheres to the
opinion that the conference to be contin-
ued in Berlin should settle the questions
involving Germany, Great Britain and
the United States"
LONDON, March I'm the House of
Com mons, to-day, the Parliamentary
Secretary for the Foreign Office said the
Government had not heard of any truce
being established between the German
Consul at Apia and Mataafa. England,
he said, had no right to interfere. He
had no doubt that Germany had treated
Mslietoa well.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-08
ingalls, in His Old seat.

WASHINGTON, March I'm the Senate
the Vice-President WAS not present at the
opening session, and the Secretary read
a note from him stating that he would
be absent from to-day's session. There.
upon Sherman offered a resolution that
during the absence of the Vice. President
Ingalls, be the presiding officer, Presi.
dent Of the Senate pro tenn. An amend
ment substituting the name of Voorhees,
was rejected; yeas 81, nays 20, and the
resolution was agreed to.
ingalls, thereupon entered upon the
duties of presiding officer, the oath of
office having first oeen administered to
him by Sherman, and it was ordered
that the President be notified OF Ingalls,
election. The Senate then adjourned
till Monday.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-08
THE PARNELL MATTER.
Another Government Spy ON the
witness stand.

LONDON, March before the Parnell
Commission, an American Fenian named
Coleman, now employed Oh the Canadian
Pacific, detailed the outrages in which
he took a part in Ireland. MacAuley
told witness that the League paid him
9200 for shooting Burke.
Cross-examined, the witness said he
came to testify voluntarily, without the
the promise of reward. The Govern
ment had paid him eS00 to act as a spy
in America.
Soames, the Times solicitor, testified
that Walsh said that he could produce
the documents to prove that Parnell and
O'Kelly were connected with the inn
portation of arms into Ireland. Ad-
journed till Tuesday, owing to the alb
sence of the Times witness.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-08
AYIrtue of NecessItx.

WASHINGTON, March 7.-Commissioner
of Internal Revenue Miller, First Comp
troller Durham, and Fourth Auditor
Shelley have rendered their designations
to Secretary Window, to take effect at
his convenience. Treasurer Hyatt will
tender his resignation to the President
at the first opportunity. 1t is said that
Window has asked Charles Coon, for
merly Assistant Secretary of the Treas
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-08
More Germau BuIIvInR,

ZANZIBAR, NJ rch 7.-An Arab dhow
arrived here reports that she was
boarded by an officer of German gun
boat, who granted her pass. After
wards che was fred upon by other Ger
man gunboats and her captain killed.
This created great excitement among
the people of Zanzibar. Crowds sur
rounded the Sultan's palace, clamoring
for revenge. The Sultan referred them
to the German consul.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-08
A Rnrk Scnrcheh.

SAN Francisco, March THE Brit
ish bark Chasks, bound for Puget Sound
and Australia, was badly damaged by
fire this morning, The fire broke out
emo the sails stored beneath the cabin
and the vessel came near being des-
troyed. The loss is about $l2. 900; cov-
erred nv insurance.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-08
SerYian reforms.

BELGRADE, March THE Regents of
Servia have issued a proclamation, in
which they declare they will endeavor to
cultivate friendly relations with all pow
ers and inaugurate constitutional re-
gime to place the finances of the country
upon a sound basis and maintain order.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-08
The Panama CANAL.

PARIS, March THE Cabinet has de-
cided that the Government will reply to
an Interpolation to be submitted in the
Chamber by Villaume regarding the
Panama Canal, but will not give the de-
tails of the action it has decided upon,
owing to the International character OF
the question.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-08
A Rich Jurist Dead.

BosToN, March 7.-Sidney Bartlett,
LID, died last night, aged 80 He was
of counsel before the Hayes-Tilden cleo
toral commission and many other promi-
nent cases. He leaves large estate, in
cluding a million in stock of the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy road.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-08
To FIX Committees.

WASHINGTON, March THE Demo-
cratic Senators held caucus to-day and
appointed a committee to confer with a
Republican committee to arrange list
OF committees.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-08
A RnnIn i'm Cnnner.

NEW YORK, March For the first
time in over six months, copper has
commanded more than ordinary atten-
ton on the Metal Exchange. In the
face of lower cables, the bidding was
spirited, prices ranging from 1880 cents
4
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-08
Fahrenheit I'm the East.

CHICAGO, March 7.-Temperature at s
O'Clock this morning: New York So,
Chicago 80, St. Paul 81, Winnipeg %,
New Orleans 4S.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-08
SILK Weayers strike,

PARIS, March IA strike occurred
among the weavers at Armentieres. The
strikers attacked the factories. Soldiers
are patrolling the streets.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-08
Villa Lots.

FOR speculative or practical purposes, the
villa lots included in this offering must COM
railroad and the business cen center f Of BAKERS
FIELD, and the remarkable fertility of the
soil make them extremely valuable for SUBJ
urba1 homes, while thCir future worth can
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-08
Patents Declared Void.

OTTAWA, Ont, March 7.-Edison's in
candescent light patents have been de-
clared void in Canada for non-compli-
ance with the Canadian patent laws.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-08
Ia Harness Already.

New YORK, March 7.-Grover Cleve.
land drove down town this morning to
his law Office and went to work.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-08
Cleveland HOnOred.

New YORK, March 7.-Grover Cleve-
land was elected an honorary member OF
the Chamber of Commerce to-day by a
rising vote of 20 to 12.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-08
SPECIAL EXCURSIONS.

To enable all to participate in this important
event, we have made arrangements with the
Railroad Company by which we are enabled
to offer special round-trip rates from all points
to BAKERSFIELD, between SAN FRANCIS
co, SACRAMENTO, SAN JOSE, STOCKTON
and Los ANGELES. as follows:
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-08
UNUSUALLY LIBERAL TERMS

TERMS OF SALE: Only one-fourth Cash.
Balance in 1, 2, and Q years, with interest at
the rate Of seven per cen: per annum.
TITLE PERFECT.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-08
A shower In ,Frisco.

SAN Francisco, March Rain COM
menced at 10 O'Clock this morning, and
it is now raining bard and steadily.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-08

ury, to resume his old position. 1t s
expected most of the Democratic bureau |
officers will tender their designations.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-08
WATER FOR IRRIGATION.

The lands to be sold are amply supplied with
water for irrigation, from the Kern Island
Canal, at rates now the lowest in the State and
fred and regalGted 6y The County Board Of Super
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-08
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria..

After sleepless night use Angostura Btters
10 tone up your system. Buy only the genuine,
manufactured by Dr.. Siegeit & Sons. At ali
druggists.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-08
COLONY TRACTS.

This is the initial offering, and the COM
mencement of the subdivision of the large
possessions of Mr.. J. b. HAGGIN, in Kern
County. The property embraced in it includes
someof the finest lands in thecounty, as all well
informed residents of BAKERSFIELD will
testify. About 300 acres of the land offered
is in alfalfa and can be rented or otherwise
utilized to yield a large income, and high
percentage upon valuation OF from Sl0o TO
500 per acre. Other portions of the offering
are used for vegetable and garden purposes,
while the balance is composed of land rich and
fertile, awaiting only the industrious settler
to demonstrate its great adaptability TO fruits
and the products of this wonderfully prolific
soil. A large portion of these lands lie along
and adjacent to UNION AVENUE, which as
at present dedicated extends from Kern River
south through BAKERSFIELD, distance of
10 miles, and which is 115% feet in width.
The other tracts are reached by excellent
county roads leading direct to BAKERS
FIELD.
Town Lots.
With the immense settlement that must in
the nature of things follow the subdivision
into small farms of such large area of valu-
able and productive land around BAKERS
FIELD; with the steady stream of immigra-
tion that will pour into this section of the
country, transforming the county into one
gigantic colony, with its countless number of
orchards and vineyards, drawing to it men of
enterprise and capital BAKERSFIELD, with
its Incompatible water power, and other
natural advantages; with its railroad facilities
at hand, and the almost positive certainty of
being the terminal point of another line, will
grow to, and become, beyond a doubt, q city OF
great proportions, and town lots will become
very valuable. Within the last year extensive
improvements have been projected and COM
pleted at BAKERSFIELD. The SOUTHERN
HOTEL, large and handsome brick and iron
structure, costing 100000, will be opened to
the public about the middle of March, ensur-
ing all who attend this salecomfortable accom-
modations. A street railway has been in sue
cessful operation for year. the town is well
Illuminating gas is furnished from the works
just completed at prices ruling in other inte-
rior cities. Other important enterprises of
private nature are contemplated and some well
under way. The lots We offer are centrally
located and within few blocks of the new
SOUTHERN HOTEL.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-08
Beecham,s PINS cure bilious snd nervous ms.

We have a speedy and positive cure for
ache in Shiloh's 1atarrh Remedy A nasal
injector free with each bottle. Use 1t II you
desire health and sweet breath. Price, so
cents. Sold by @. T. Heinzeman.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-12-12
An Intelligent Mule.

An ex-school teacher tells a story
which is 1.-The TRUTH the whole truth,
and nothing but the truth The At
lanta Constitution endeavors to give
the details of how the mule voted as
near in his own language as possible:
1T was customary" said he, for the
teachers in the district to be excused
from road duty by vote of the hands
present. Some of the boys in the
neighborhood concluded that they
would like to see me swing a pick and
throw dirt with shovel. On the
morning in question, one of the hands
who had been subpnnaed was away on
a frolic, and had permission to send
his mule as substitute. The boss
called the boys together, and asked
them to vote on my case, as to whether
or not to excuse me.
well, the vote was taken and i
was tie.
lone of my friends made the point
that the mule was a substitute for a
hand, and therefore had the right OF
suffrage. The boss decided that it had,
and had the boys to form line in the
middle of the road, with the mule in
the gang. Then he proclaimed:
'All that are in favor of excusing the
teacher will step off to the right of the
road, and all opposed to the Left
"Well, to the chagrin of the boys
that wanted me to work, the mule took
to the right. The vote then stood one
in nv favor
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The Eor-er's Pen.

was talking with the Treasury of
fetal on the subject Of forgery. did
it ever occur to You, said the official,
THAT forger has half his work done
when he can get hold of the Identical
pen with which the owner of the sigma
ture habitually writes? \ great many
men, bank presidents and the like, use
the same pen for their names only for
a year or two without change. A pen
that has been used by man in writing
his name hundreds Of times, and never
used for anything else, will almost
write the name Of itself. 1t gets i'm
bued with the spirit. OF the signature.
In the hands of fairly good forger it
will preserve the characteristics of the
original. The reason for this is that
the point Of the pen has been ground
down in a peculiar way, from being
used always by the same hand and for
the same combination Of letters. 1t
would splutter ii held at a wrong angle
or forced on lines against its will.
1t almost guides the sensitive hand of
the forger when he attempts to write
the name :
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SEWING ON BUTTONS.
"A Tedious and Painful Operation That
Generally Ends in Matrimony.

Did you ever see man in the soil
tude and privacy of his study attempt
to sew button on by himself? asks a
writer in the n. Y. Mail. 1t is, in all
Its details, one of the most interesting
performances in the world.
First, he hunts for button. Gener-
ally, to secure il, he robs Peter to paw
Paul, and cuts one from some other
garment. This may be much larger
or much smaller than the size he is
wearing. Then he hunts for a needle.
Probably he goes out and buys a paper
or needles. He always chooses the
largest, having an impression that
large needles will sew stronger than
small needles.
As to the thread, he gets the coarsest
he can find, and this he doubles. He
takes the big needle in one hand and
his coarse black thread in the other:
he bites off the thread to the desired
length; then he tries to twist it to fine
point. Generally in this he succeeds
in making two, and sometimes three,
tine points out of one end. Of course
he can't get all of these points through
the needles eye at once
He tries hard to make the needle and
thread get on friendly terms with each
other. Sometimes it is the needle that
kicks, sometimes the thread. Some
times he really imagines he has thread
ed his needle. 1t is an ocular delusion:
the thread has missed the needles eve
by half an inch. 1t is harder work
than saving wood.
Ar 10 tho ,,naIIo :,
he tries to sew the button on without
taking his trousers off. This proves a
failure. He twists himself into an un-
comfortable position and so would sew.
But he can not sew so. He runs the
needle into his finger and makes an in
audible exclamation. Again the nee
die slips into the fleshy part of the
hand, which induces a very audible
dash from the operator The record
ing angel knows what is going on in
side of him and debts him with every
item. He sews hard.
lie has forgotten all about the ne
cessity for thimble He labs his
thumb down on the needles head and
1t panctures his thumb or runs under
the nail. By and by he sews the but
ton eye full of thread. His big needle
does not pass through any more. He
must stop. He ends by winding the
thread as many times as it will go
under the button, aud perhaps he leaves
of with two or three inches of thread
sticking outside
A woman can, through many out
ward indications, tell when a man has
been trying TO sew on a button. He
doesn't know the shibboleth. of needle
and thread, and it catches somewhere
every time. AT last the button is sew
cd on, and he is proud of his work.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-12-12
Ancient Flowers.


In Bulak. suburb of Cairo, is the
national museum of Egyptian an
tiquities, founded about thirty years
ago by Frenchman commonly known
as Mariette Bey, says YOUTHS Compan-
ion. One department is devoted to
an interesting collection of specimens
of plants which have been found in the
sepulchral monuments of the country.
1t is remarkable that, though the
botanical collection is large, and con-
tains many varieties. every plant is
still to be found growing in the valley
of the Nile. Moreover, the closest ex-
animation fails to reveal the slightest
difference between the plants that
flourished fifty centuries ago and those
which the traveller sees to-day on the
banks of the river.
The very flowers which the boy
Moses or the children of Joseph picked
still bloom unchanged. even in color.
There are to be seen here blue sprays
of larkspur which loving hands laid
upon the bodies of those who died a
thousand years before Abraham and
Sarah went down into Egypt.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-12-12
An American Boomerang Expert.

Hes coming" called Lorenzo to
me, leaping from Flojo and running
forward with two clubs grasped in his
left hand, aud one brandished aloft in
the right. The third man to the left
doubled himself like a jack-knife with
an effort that sent his club ssh-shsh-
ing through the air: but the long
cared fugitive had seen him, and
houndered twenty feet aside in the
nick of time. Old Lorenzo's arm had
been ''feintingn back and forth as he
ran; and now. on a sudden. the curved
missile sprang out through the air, rose.
settled again, and went skimming
along within yard of the grounds
real ''daisy-cutter. as ball-player
would have called it. The distance was
full fifty yards, and the rabbit was go
ing faster than any dog on earth, save
the fleetest greyhound, could run 1t
would have been an extraordinary shot
with rifle. | was opening nv mouth
to say, Too far, compadretn- be-
fore the three words could tumble from
my tongue, there was a little thud. a
shrill squeal from out furry of dust,
and seventy-year old Lorenzo was
bounding forward like boy. only to
return, moment later. with big
jack. which he proudly dashed behind
his saddle. The club had hit the rab-
bit in the side.-St. Nicholas
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-12-12
A Great Encyclopedia.

A recent Pekin Gazette contains q
memorial from the Chancellor of the
Hanlin or Imperial College on the
necessity for re-editing the great ency-
clopedia compiled 100 years ago in the
reign of Kienlung, and of which only
four copies in manuscript are now sup
posed to exist. This work. the index
alone to which consists of fourteen
large volumes, contains complete
compendium of the classics, and in
cludes also collection of everything
written and revised by the Emperors
themselves or published under impe-
rial authority. 1t embraces. says the
Chancellor, all knowledge under
heaven, and reflects, as in a mirror,
the past and present.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-12-12
A WOMAN'S DISCOVERY.

''Another wonder discovery has been
made and that too by a woman IL this
county. Disease fastened it's clutches
upon her and for seven years she with
stood its severest tests, but her vita!
organs were undermined and death seem
ed imminent For three months she
cougbed necessarily and could not sleep
She bought of us bottle of DR.. King
New Discovery for consumption and was
so much relieved in taking first dose
that she slept all night and with one
bottle has been miraculously cured. Her
name is Mrs Luther Lutz." Thus write
w q. Hamrick & Co, of Shelby, n G.
Get free trial bottle at 81. Hinrichs
Drug Store.
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a Rustic Bridge in Georgia.

A rustic bridge just completed az
Beech Haven, Ga. contains tifty-seyen
kinds of wood and vines, grown on
the fifty acres of Beech Haven park.
Following is list of the woods and
vines: Short-leaf pine, long-leaf pine.
post oak, white oak, water oak, red
oak, poplar, sweet gum, black gum,
red haw, black haw, red bud prickly
ash. c,inquapin, wild plum, persim-
mon. cedar, wild sloe. wahoo. sumac,
red elm, pig hickory, scalybark hick-
DRY, hook or sugar berry, willow, CHI
IA, black alder, crab apple, wild null
berry.wild cherry, dogwood. winter
whortleberry. black locust sassafras,
cottonwood, buckeye, cypress, laurel,
beech, holly, ash, ironwood, birch,
magnolia, sycamore, walnut, sweet
bay, evergreen, spruce. Vines-Grape
muscadine. beethoven, rattan, bam-
boo.
--Evt>=y-rS-s
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TgE vERDICr UN.NIMous. :,

w. d. Suit, Druggist. Bippu.. Ind,
testifies: 81 can recommend Electric
Bitters as the very best remedy. Every
bottle sold has given relief in every case.
One man took six bottles and was cured
of Rheumatism of 10 years standing. y
Abraham Hare, druggist, Bellville. Ohio.
affirms: "The best selling medicine
have eyer handled in my 20 years ex.
perience, is Electric Bitters" Thou.
sands of others have added their test
mopy SO that the verdict is unanimous
that Electric Bitters do cure all diseases
of the Liver, Kidneys or Blood. Only
a half dollar bottle at II. Hinrichs.