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Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-07
EASTERN TOPICS.
Engage Your Rooms for the
Inauguration Now.
THE WORK BEFORE CONGRESS-.
Another Split in the Knights of
LabOr-Mrs. Parsons Speaks
Again.
Associated Press DISPATCHES to the HERALD.

/ Associated Press DISPATCHES to the HERALD.
WASHINGTON, January 6.-The 1naug-
raj Committee informs all persons wish
ing to visit the Capital during the inaug-
ural ceremonies, that they can secure
good rooms and board at private houses
throughout the city at prices ranging
from 50 to $4 per day by communicating
with Colonel l. P. Wright, chairman of
the Public Comfort Committee.
The Senate will spend the week in
further consideration of the Tariff bill.
Probably no other measure of import
ance, which demands any serious con-
sideration, will be taken up except the
Edmunds' Monroe doctrine joint resol-
ution.
The proposition to amend the rules SO
as to prevent filibustering on the first
and third Mondays of each month,
against motions to pass measures under
suspension of the rules, has thrown the
House into deadlock which only the
rule requiring adjournment each day at
5 o'clock, prevents from becoming as
memorable as that which last session
was precipitated by the Direct Tax bill.
Reed, of Maine, who has charge of the
resolution to change the rules, has an
nounced his intention to keep the matter
before the House until a final decision
upon it is reached.
Chairman Crisp, OF the Committee on
Elections, has signified his intention OF
calling up, on Tuesday, the South Caro-
| lima contested election case OF Smalis
against Elliott. He expects opposition
to the report of the Committee in favor
of the sitting member, and its consider
alton will probably consume two days.
This case disposed of. the Sullivan-Fel
| ton California election case will be
called up.
Every opportunity to continue the
consideration of the River and
Harbor bill will be received by Blanch
ard, and the Committee on Foreign
Affairs is awaiting the chance to call uE
the Diplomatic Appropriation bill. The
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill will be
reported during the week, but the course
of all the business in the House hangs or
the disposition of the pending proposition
to change the rules.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-07
Value of Orange Lands.

Testimony still accumulates. Ad.
Petsch, the owner of beautiful and
valuable orchard at Hermosa, near
Cucamonga, writes:
If you will allow me to change your
question to this effect, What is good
land with good water supply in a good
locality worth ?" will risk to say from
$500 to $3.50 per acre. To an intelligent
worker it will bring net return OF $50 to
$3.50 per year, l believe.
VIM. r. Tolles is too well known in
Southern California to need any intro
duction. He says:
In reply to your note of inquiry as to
the value OF choice unimproved orange
land with good water right and for i'm
provement and permanent investment
and not for speculation, that from observa-
ton and an experience of fifteen years
in growing the orange, starting as l did
by planting the seed, from the growth
of which Seeding trees gathered
fruit the eighth year, and from later
experience in cultivating the budded
fruit, regard choice orange land with a
good water right, worth as permanent
investment, $500 to 5000 per acre.
Extra choice orange land, where the re-
turns are two to three boxes of choice
budded fruit the third year from plant
ing (Which exhibition can now be wit
messed in this Valley, is good invest
ment at 81 900 per acre. The above val
uation of land is based upon an invest
ment of capital for term of years with
interest at 10 per cent. per annpm. .-[San
Bernardino Times. .E
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-07
CIVIL SERVICE kEFO KHl.
The Rules Governing the Railway
Mail Service.


WASHINGTON, January 6.-The Civil
Service Commission has prepared and
the President has approved series of
rules which are to govern admissions to
and changes in the railway mail service.
1t extends those rules to all persons, ex-
cept the General Superintendent and his
assistant, and provides that clerk exami-
nations shall include not more than the
following subjects: Orthography, read
ing, addresses, copying, penmanship,
arithmetic, letter writing and the geo.
graphy of the United States. Age
limitations for examination are 18
and 33 years, except as to
discharged soldiers and sailors. There
shall be at least one examining board in
each Territory and not less than two in
each State, except Rhode Island and
Delaware. Competitors must have OBJ
tanned general average of not less than
70 on basis of 100, though with soldiers
and sailors 65 will be sufficient. 1t pro-
vides that vacancies shall be filled by
promotion. All appointments shall be
made for a probationary term of six
months; at the end of that time the
applicant may be absolutely appointed
or discharged, according to his record.
The rules authorize transfers from the
classified railway mail service to any
classified postsffice, and vice versa.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-07

TYPICAL semi-tropic days indeed are
these. The mercury is ranging at As to
so degrees as the minimum in the early
morning hours, and at IS to 70 degrees
as the maximum at high noon. Think
of it! Such weather in January is found
at no other point on the Northern hemi-
sphere. The total daily range is less than
20 degrees, and the temperature from
day to day does not vary degrees. The
skies ale bright and cloudless and the air
is as soft as in May at the East. Here is
the magnet which draws all hearts to
the sunlit semi-tropics. Yes, and it will
draw them all for twenty years to come.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-07

miles above this city, but owing to the
want of communication with that point,
nothing definite was learned to-day as to
the loss of life and property. Two roust-
abouts who passed down on the Oliver
Bierne, say six of the crew and one pas
sepger were lest, but could give 10
names. A large part of the cargo will be
total loss.
The latest advices say eight lives were
lost. The boat is total loss and the
cargo is floating away down the stream.
The names of the lost are: William
Mitchell, William Marshall, James Har-
rison, William Taylor, Abraham Mitchell
and Samuel Gray, all of the steamers
crew, and barber and POI ter, names
unknown. All of the passengers were
saved
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-07
SALVATION FROM POVERTf.
Lucy Parsons Makes Another
Speech in Chicago.

CHICAGO, January 6.-Mrs. Parsons,
the Anarchist, to-day made another vio-
lent speech, similar to the one which she
delivered last Sunday, and this time as
before she was unmolested by the police.
Her audience met in Waverly Hall near
police headquarters, and was ostensibly
gathering of Socialists whose purpose
was to discuss a paper on Salvation
from Poverty" Mrs. Parsons said: 81
am a revolutionist, and I believe all
means are justifable to get rid of the
present industrial slavery. The capital
lists, our masters, nullify the ballot; rev.
olution by force must come, and the
sooner it comes the quicker your emanci-
patton will arrive. Behind the ballot
must be Winchester rifle" Conclud-
ing, the dark.skinned speaker vehe-
mently declared: "For one, am going
to follow the truth if it takes me behind
the prison bars, and if have to die for
it,"
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-07
ABBOTT'S BEREAVEMENT
The Prima Donna Becomes a
Widow.
HER HUSBAND DIES AT DENVER.
He Was in Good Health When He
Left Los Angeles Last
Monday.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

DENVER, COL, January 6-Mr. Eugene
Wetherill, the husband of Emma Abbott,
the prima donna, died at the Windsor
hotel in this city at 10 o'clock to-day OF
pneumonia, contracted while he was
en- route to Kansas City from
the Pacific coast. He departed
from Los Angeles last Monday
via the Southern route, and was in
his usual good health. He had business
in Denver in connection with the sale Of
some valuable real estate which he pur-
chased upon speculation few months
ago, and arrived Thursday morning. Mr..
Wetherill went to the Windsor hotel and
at once requested physician, stating
that he had contracted very severe cold
on the road. He went to bed and grad
nally grew worse until this morning, when
he appeared to be little better. He
sat up in bed and read the newspapers
and announced that he would depart to-
morrow morning for Kansas City, where
the Abbott Opera Company begins an
engagement tomorrow night. One hour
later he was seized with a choking and
expired Immediately.
This is piece of news that will be
heard with regret by the many in Los
Angeles who had the pleasure of form
ing Mr.. Wetherill's acquaintance during
his stay here last week with the Emma
Abbott Company. He was gentleman
of high character and standing, and his
genial disposition made him favorite
wherever he went, and light in socie-
ty which even the brilliancy of his tai
ented wife could not dim. Mr.. Wether-
ill was in splendid health when he left
this city last Monday, and his death is
therefore the more shocking. Doubt
less the sudden change in climate from
the mildness of Los Angeles winter to
the rigor of the Rocky mountain atmos-
phere at this time of the year, is respon-
sible for his untimely demise. The en-
gagement of Mrs. Wetherill, nee ABBOTT at
Kansas City will necessarily be can
celled on account of this unexpected ca
lamity, and it may be some time before
she will again take up the stage. The
sympathy of admiring friends through
out the world will be with the prima
donna during her great bereavement
Ed l.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-07
THE ENGINEER,s sCARELESsNEss
Farmers Blown To Atoms by n
Boiler Explosion.

PTTsBURG, January 6.-From New
Hope, Mercer county, W. Va, the Post
learns of frightful accident Saturday
afternoon. A number of farmers had
gathered at William Porter's grist mill,
as is their custom on Saturdays, to get
their supplies of -four. A number were
talking in the boiler house, when the
boiler exploded, completely wrecking the
mill. Joseph E. French, Thomas Car
ter, Levi Shields and John WINNER
were instantly killed, their bodies being
blown into shreds. L. Shields died from
his injuries to-day. Pieces of flesh have
dropped from the arms of Wade Shuttle
burger, exposing the bones, and his death
will soon come. Jerome Carter and
William Carter were also. seriously in.
jured. The explosion is said to have
been due to the carelessness of the engi-
neer in allowing the water in the boiler
to run low.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-07

THE early spring days, now close at
hand, will see dust flying here on an
other transcontinental railroad. The
same period so near the door will see the
walls of big beet sugar factory going up
in some of the towns adjoining Los An
geles. Now, let US set men to work on
the big hotel, and begin the construction
of boulevard to the sea. Men and
brethren, the boom is not dead. 1t is
merely taking short nap and will be
wide-eyed and awake in few months.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-07
Morton In the Quaker city.

PHILADELPHIA. January 6.-Vice- -Presi-
dent-elect Morton and wife arrived in
the city last evening. They were driven
to the residence of Rev. DR.. Francis l..
Robbins, whose wife is a niece of Mr..
Morton. This evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Morton and DIR. Field attended the cere-
monies of the dedication OF Disston
Hall and Beacon Dispensaries, connected
with the Beacon Pres esoyterian Church.
At the conclusion Of the exercises, Mr..
Morton attempted to hold reception
but the crush was SO great that after
shaking hands with few hundred
people, he was compelled to forego his
accompanied by Mrs. Morton, he left the
place by the rear entrance. They pro-
ceeded at once to the Broad-street station
where they took a late train for New
York
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-07
Murder Added to incest.

New YoRK, January 6.--Wann, an ar
tist. shot and killed his niece, Carrie
Jones, and committed suicide in an up
town tenement to-day. She was mar
ried woman and had been living with
Mann as his wife for several years. The
woman's husband, whose name il
Stephen Jones, is carpenter living in
Poughkeepsie, and has not lived with
his wife for twelve years. A 14-year-old
son of Jones and the woman who had
deserted him, is thought to have been
the cause of to-day's tragedy. He lived
with his mother and Mann wished to get
rid of him, and had frequent quarrels
with the woman on the boys account.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-07
Sugar Factories Coming.

When Mr.. Spreckels passed through
this city week ago the HERALD pub
lished what he had to say about the beet
root sugar industry in this State, and
called upon the Chamber of Commerce
to take the matter up in earnest. The
HERALD has been steady in the mainten-
ance of the proposition that this section
is the most promising in the world for
the cultivation of the sugar beet. The
HERALD is right in tLis matter, and if
our people have any enterprise in them,
we shall at once see this industry fully
developed in Los Angeles county.
Yesterday Mr.. Spreckels again stopped
in this city on his way back to San Fran
cisco. The Chamber of Commerce wait
ed upon him and what took place may be
found in the columns Of this paper to-day.
The prospects opened up for our farmers
in this connection are certainly of the
most roseate hue. A synopsis is here
presented.
At Watsonville, Mr.. Spreckels says,
the beets are yielding from IA to "a per
cent. of sugar. 1t does not depend alto
gether on the soil. Much is due to the
care bestowed on the crop by the farmer.
One man who keeps his fields free of
weeds has received at the rate of 1925
per acre for his crop. The lowest grade
that pays to handle is IA per cent. Of
sugar. For such beets 81 per ton is
paid, and fifty cents per ton is added for
each additional per cent. of sugar. The
beets yielding "a per cent. are
worth SO per ton. The average at
Watsonville has been over 81 per ton.
1t costs as much to handle ton of low
grade beets as it does for one OF the high
est grade. The wages roll at Watsonville
comes to 1000 per month, and, there
fore, saving in labor in proportion to net
results in sugar is thing to consider
To stimulate farmers to strive for the
best results Mr.. Spreckels pays a pre-
MUM of 81 900 to the farmer whose
beets from 500 acres yield the most
sugar. Fer the best ten acres he pays
a bonus OF $3.50.
To secure a refinery here depends
on our farmers. MIR. Spreckels will
at once send his chemist to Los
Angeles. He will go over the
county and indicate what soils are
best suited to the growth of the sugar
beet. If in any portion of the county the
farmers will plant 5000 acres Of beets
there will be factory of sufficient capac.
ity to handle a much larger amount
erected. The seed will be furnished by
the syndicate at San Francisco. Nc
beets will be bought but such as are
grown from these seeds. Now let the
farmers 60 to work and secure the estab-
lishment of factory. Whatever section
of the county comes to time first will get
the factory. There will others follow,
but the one which gets the first
will secure the first advantage. As a
matter of fact Los Angeles county ought
to have half dozen factories. There
should be one at Santa Ana, one at Ana
helm, one at Compton, one at The
Palms, and one in the San Fernando
Valley. Burbank would be an excel.
lent place for one. These would extract
the crude syrup from the beets, and
there would be q central refinery in Los
Angeles to work this into sugar.
The great point about this section is
that two crops of beets a year may
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-07
Parnell Provided For.

PHILADELPHIA, January 6.-Mrs. Della
s. Parnell, in answer to question as to
what disposition she has made with the
Ironsides homestead and adjoining prop
erty at Bordentown, N. j., said it had
been decided over to her son, Charles
Stewart Parnell, OF Ireland. She said !:
81 have had this matter under consider
alton for long time and have at last
conveyed the house and its furniture and
other property over to my son who, l
have no doubt, will in future be in need
OF all the money that can manage to
give him."
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-07
Rivera FlOurishtng A Building
BOOm-Orange Crop Sold.

We had the pleasure of meeting on
Thursday, Mr.. J. S. Isbell, one of the
substantial citizens of our thriving neigh
bor town Rivera, and member of the
real estate firm of Isbell & Bone. The
following items are the result of hur-
ried interview:
The neat and cozy hotel is nearing
com pletion. The workmen were finish
ing the roof on Thursday.
S. M. Burke has tasty cottage nearly
ready for occupancy.
II. L. Montgomery will commence on
Monday the erection of commodious
and handsome store. building on Main
street opposite the new hotel. 1t will
be occupied by Albert Montgomery and
s. M. Smith as a general merchandise
store and postofice.
H. D. Talbot will soon commence
building handsome residence to be oc-
cupied by himself and family.
]. H. Burke has neat and cozy cot
tage nearly finished. 1t will be occu-
pied by Henry Burke and family.
Mr.. Silas Root has recently purchased
the improved half of Mr.. Woods twenty
acre tract near town, for which he paid
$500 per acre. He will reside on the
property.
Mr.. Wood has moved into his hand
some residence, lately finished, on the
ten-acre tract reserved from the sale
made to Mr.. Root.
George D. Bunch, OF Los Angeles, is
building a acomfortable and stylish cottage
on the twelve-acre tract recently pur-
chased of j. w. Bowler. The property
is being improved as residence for the
father of Mr.. Bunch.
The Christmas dance was complete
success. Seventy couples we're present
and the evening was one of unalloyed
enjoyment.
Mr.. Howell, prominent capitalist OF
Hunt county, Tex, spent several days
looking at the desirable bargains offered
by Rivera dealers in real estate.
Strong & Co., fruit dealers of Sacra-
mento, have purchased the bulk OF the
orange crop in and around Rivera. They
pay the growers one dollar per box on the
tree. The buyers commenced packing
the fruit crop at the new packing room
at the Rivera depot on Wednesday. Mr..
Isbell estimates the crop of the neighbor-
hood at 100 carloads or 10000 boxes
[Downey Champion.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-07
More Race Troubles.

New ORLEANS. January GA Vicks.
burg special says: A race trouble is again
threatened at Arcola, Miss, the place
where short time ago a number OF
Negroes were arrested on the charge of
burning Colonel Paxton's residence and,
as it was asserted, plotting to assassi-
nate the family. The Negroes succeeded
in escaping, but it was thought some OF
them afterwards were killed. 1t is said
to-day Negroes in the vicinity assembled
in mum bers and threatened vengeance.
Fifty Winchester rifles were sent to Ar.
cola from here to-day and the militia
are being held in readiness to respond
to q summons.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-07

be grown on moist or irrigated
land. One crop may be planted
in March after the spring weeds
have come up and been plowed under.
This will be ready for the crushers in
July. A second crop will be matured
about December.
This is a great opportunity. Let us
let no grass grow under our feet. but get
to work at once, and let US see one fac
tory at least in course of construction by
the first of next May. 1t can be done if
We try.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-07
A Fireman,s Terrible Mistake.

UNIoNTowN, Pa, January 6.-Last
night John Clark, engineer OF the West
Leisenring mines, started down the shaft
with two miners to examine the pumps.
The fireman was put in charge of the
engine. When all was ready he started
the cage but forgot to reverse the en-
CINE. The cage went to the top of the
tipple rapidly and there the rope broke,
dropping the cage and the men to the
bottom of the shaft, 500 feet, killing all
three instantly
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-07
ONE of the main reasons existing at

ONE of the main reasons existing at
present for the slower movement in real
estate as compared with the past, is the
high rate OF interest prevailing for
money. Many people have their last
dollar invested in real property, and q
great many of these owe more or less on
their purchases. The demand for money
is very active, and lenders exact cor
respondingly high rate of interest. 1t is
common to pay twelve to fifteen per
cent. for money just now. Those who
have money think it better to loan on
these terms than to buy property,
even although they came here for
the purpose of investing in real property
hereabouts. Theys reason that every
dollar they can lend is worth, after pay
ing taxes, dollar and ten or twelve
cents year from this time, and that
then they will be able to buy property as
cheap as they can now. That is all we'll
enough until one reaches the last part of
the proposition. In year from now
your dollar and ten cents will not buy as
much property by twenty five per
cent. as your dollar will to-
day. There is continual fow
of new money into this section.
Many people will buy anyway. Besides
there is great deal Of foreign capital
being drawn here to loan on property.
Outside institutions last year put $2,OO0,-
600 of their funds into this city on bond
and mortgage. There is more, much more,
coming here. Little by little the pres
sure will pass away. Those who owe
money will sell off small slice Of their
realty and pay up. Capital will compete
with capital, and rates will drop to
eight or nine per cent. gross.
Then these people who prefer to lend
money rather than buy property will
change their views. There will be ten
buyers to the one there is now. Holders
will be out Of trouble and will not be SO
willing to make concessions as they are
now. Prices will rise, and the wiseacres
who are going to play so fine game will
in the language of the poet, "get left. "
As matter of fact, now is the time to
buy. Many holders are q tride over
loaded, and therefore willing to let go on
easy terms. The buyer has all the ad-
vantage now; in few months the boot
will be on the other leg.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-07
A Reduction of Salaries.

ST. LOUIS, January 6.-It is announced
that circular will be issued tomorrow
from the headquarters of the Missouri
Pacific Railway, that all the salaries Of
the employees on that system, whose
pay is 500 per month and over, will
be reduced 10 per cent. This applies
to the heads of departments as well as
others, but does not affect conductors,
engineers or those connected with the
department.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-07
Coal Found In Dakota.

ST. PAUL, January Ga special dis
pat:h gives an account OF the finding OF
another valuable coal deposit in Dakota,
three miles north of Centreville. One
vein eight feet thick was first bored into
at depth of 128 feet, and after going
through sandstone and slate another
vein was struck, in which the drill is
now working.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-07

Imports during the year, Is, ,43l, $50
pounds. Santa Ana exported Is, 799 $50
pounds, and imported sc, $40, $40. Orange
exported 5000, ,92O pounds, and imported
1851 ,430. Some of the shipments from
Santa Ana and Orange compared with
Anaheim will be interesting. During
the year We shipped, in round numbers,
1874 900 pounds of grain, Santa Ana
6. 900 pounds, and Orange As 900 pounds.
We shipped 775,G00 pounds of asphal-
tum and 10000. pounds of beans, Santa
Ana and Orange none. Our wool ship
ments aggregate 503,000 pounds, Santa
Ana's 46S, 900 pounds, and Oranges the
same amount. Our wool shipments thus
exceeded those Of Santa Ana by some
So 900 pounds.
We shipped 1854 900 pounds of wine,
while Santa Ana exported l APO, 600
pounds and Orange none. In shipments
of green and dried fruit, raisins. nursery
stock and miscellaneous freight Santa
Ana excels. Santa Ana's imports are
about three times as large as ours, and
ours are nearly three times those OF
Orange.
The following is statement Of the
business transacted at the California
Central depot here during the past four
months. The depot was opened for bust
ness on September 1st last;
Freight forwarded, No. pounds. ..... 1,02S, ,760
Freight received, No. pounds. ....... SAG $40
Com prising the following carloads: