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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-29
CORTEZ FISHING BANKS.
They Abound With Twenty-Five Poun
Cod and Schools of Whale.

They Abound With Twenty-Five Pound
Cod and Schools of Whale.
SAN DIEGO, June 2Sth.-The schooner
Azalipe returned this morning from an ini-
tial visit to the Cortez fishing banks, dis
covered last spring by the United States
Fish Commissioners steamer Al6atross.
The trip was made to examine its re-
sources, with view to its large develop
ment in connection with fish-curing and
canning establishments here. A heavy
gale was blowing when the Azaline arrived
at the banks, and the vessel drifted badly
and except during lulls in the storm fish
ing was impossible.
A few 25-pound cod were caught on
lines, and large schools of whales, porpoises
and seals were found. The general conclu-
sion was that the banks held plenty of edi-
bic fish suitable for canning. By the stress
of weather the Azaline was compelled to
return TO this port where she arrived this
morning. A second voyage will be made
Monday.
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Lady Finehealth lat hotel entrance)-
',No, have no money to spare for you. 1
don't see why an able-bodied man like
you should go around begging" Lazy
Tramp-T spose, mum, it's fer about the
same reason that a healthy woman like
you boards at a hotel instead of keepin'
house."-N. Y. Weekly.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-29
PLACERyILLE ITEMS.
sudden Death-Bruised by Cow-Wha

Sudden Death-Bruised by a Cow-What
Drager and Olsen are Doing.
PLACERvILLE, June 2Sth-Ernest Weber,
a miner at Onion Valley, died suddenly in
this city to-day from heart disease. He
was German 64 years of age
A vicious COW attacked B. G. Parlow on
the street to-day bruising him badly and
dislocating his shoulder.
A light shower of rain fell to-day cooling
the atmosphere.
Olsen and Drager occupy their time max
ing mats, slippers and other keepsakes
while awaiting the action of the Supreme
Court on their application for new trial.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-29

Polite Doctor Cautiously" Your hus-
band is suffering from overwork or excess
i've indulsfsce in alcoholic stimulants-
it is, ahsSI, 8 little difficult to tell which"
Anxious siS--" oh, it's overwork. Why,
he can't even go to the theater without
rushing out half dozen times to see his
business partners
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-29

James Edwin Vardeman, who died last
week near Sparta, Ga, could repeat the
names Of all the Senators and Represent
atives in Congress from the beginning of
the government. Yet all this never
brought him an engagement in dime
museum and wasn't worth dollar to him.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-29
SAN FRANCISCO.
An Editor Surrendered by His Bond>1neu
-Guartis for street Cars.

An Editor Surrendered by His B0utl>1ncu
Guards for street Cars.
SAN Francisco. June 2Sth.-Leon De.
shayes the editor of lie Bugard, was sur
rendered into custody by his bondsmen to-
day on account of the attitude he has re-
Gently displayed in his quarrel with
Raphael WE'LL. Deshayes is awaiting trial
on two charges OF libel.
STRIKE AGAINST PLATES.
At Oakland last evening the printers Of
the Times walked out on account of differ
ence with the management in regard TO the
transfer Of standing matter from the Iri-
bltae and the Enquirer, and also in regard
10 the use of plate matter MOtfiIt offered
to arbIlrate the differences but the printers
refused, and the Times appears with only
SIX columns Of printed matter, and the bal
ance made up of plates.
LATER-The printers en- the Oakland
Times have returned to work pending arbi-
traIiOn.
STREET CAR ORDER SIGNED.
Mayor Pond has signed the order passed
by the Board of Supervisors last Monday,
requiring all street car companies 10 adopt
guards to prevent accidents and loss of
life
PUGILISTIC TALK.
To day DR.. Lawler, the recently ap-
pointed Quarantine Olicer, read Dr. Nc
Allister an open letter, and accompanied
by an attorney waited on McAllister and
the books of the Office. A
wOrdy war followed and Lawler threatened
to slap McAllister in the eye when the at
;orney acted as peace-maker, and the books
were surrendered.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-29
NOTABLE DEATHS.
4 Sweet SOngstress and Woman As
tronomer Pass Away.


tronomer Pass Away.
LYNN Mass. June 28th.-Maria Mitch
ell, the noted astronomer, died here this
morning. [She was born at Nantucket,
Mass, in 1918. Her father was a teacher
and an astronomer of some note, and at an
early date she became his active assistant.
In 1S47 she discovered a telescOpiC comet,
for which she received a gold medal from
the King of Denmark. She calculated the
elements Of this comet, and communicated
them to the Smithsonian Institution. Sub
sequently she was employed on the Coast
Survey and tho compilation of the Amer
iCan Nautical Almanac" She visited Eu-
rope and the principal observatories of
Great Britain and the Continent in 1889
and in 1865 was appointed Professor of As
trOnomy in Vassar College, which position
she was compelled to relinquish two years
ago on account of her health She had suf-
tered from brain disease about year and a
half Notwithstanding this, she built
small observatory, but was unable to use
il. The burial will be at Nantucket.
CARLoTTA PATTI.
PARIS June 2Sth-Carlotta Patti died
here this morning. [Carlotta Patti was a
sister OF Adelina Patti, and was for some
time leading vocalist in this country.
Her voice was described as the highest So
prano ever known, reaching G sharp in alt:
her powers OF execution were considered
extraordinary, and her style was essentially
Italian. Owing to a physical disability she
retrained from exhibiting her dramatic
powers on the stage, but great success was
achieved in concerts
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-29
TROUBLE AT RUATAN.

British Inhabitants Who Have Been
Charged With Treason.
NEW ORLEANS, June 2Sth.-The City of
Dallas, from the Bay Islands, brings late
news of trouble at Ruatan. Three ship
loads of fugitives recently made their
escape. Fifteen men and women who emf
grated to British Honduras have been de-
clared conspirators and orders have been
issued for their arrest. British inhabitants
who fled to the mainland have been
charged with treason.
THE Bay Islands sre group in the Bay
of Honduras. They comprise Ruatan, Bo-
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-29
THE ST. LOUIS MYsrERY.

Who Murdered Annie Weiss is q Puzzle
for the Police.
ST.. LOUIS, June 2sth.-Wsllace Bolton,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-29
A GhastlY Find.

ASHLAND (Or.), June 2Sth.-A report
from Fort Klamath says that the skeletons
of two white men have been found op the
shores of Diamond lake One is that of an
ole man and the other of young man.
With them were some remnants of cloth
ing, a shotgun, a rifle, pack-saddle, fishing
tackle, etc. On their persons were found a
diary of travel, bearing dates of September,
1886, a rubber stamp giving the name of
Nathan Hubbard, Jacksonville, Or, and a
postal card which had never been posted
addressed to Mrs. a. V. Burns, Santa Cruz,
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ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST
Threa Nevada County Youths Steal a
Band Of Sheep.
WOOL SALES AT CLuyERDALE.
Brutality of "a Tu1are Mob-Two
Skeletons Found on the Shores
of an Oregon Lake.
STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REooRD-UsIoS.l
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-29
New Mexican Enterprise.

ALBUQUERQUE IN. NJ, June 2Sth.-The
business men of this city have subscribed
ZOO and made proposition to the At.
lantic and Pacific road to build branch tc
San Pedro, a prosperous mining camp
forty miles distant, half to be paid when
twenty miles is built, the balance when the
trains are running, the work to be done
within q year. General Williamson viii
lay the proposition before the Directors in
New York, whittier he goes IN few days
Politics in Orange County.
SANTA ANA, June 2Sth.-The Repub
licans held a caucus at Neill's Hall thi.
afternoon to organize the party in 0rapg,
county. Proper committees were named
and Wednesday, July Sd, appointed t
complete the organization and select {
permanent County Central Committee
A caucus will be held tonight to arrang,
for a non partisan primary election to
morrow, to elect delegates to a convention
next Tuesday.
Death of Judge Bicknell.
MoDEsTo. June .-Ex-Judge Jane
W. Bicknell of San Mateo died near Mo
desto last night of heart disease at the ag
of 76 years. Deceased was a pioneer O
1S49, and a native of Tennessee. Th
funeral, to be held under the auspices o
Stanislaus Lodge, No. 206, F. and a NJ
will take place tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock at Modesto.
Good Price for Wool.
CLovERDALE, June 2Sth.-About thre
hundred bales of wool were sold to-day a
twenty-five cents. Moses & Co., E. Tryor
l.. Breslauer & Co. of San Francisco, an
C. A Brahm of Cloyerdaie, were the pur
chasers.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-20

THIS week we give the continuation of
"The Story of the Orchids, which has
been delayed through no fault of the
author. The story was finished and
mailed to us on December Goth, but never
reached our table and has doubtless gone
to keep company with other letters which
have failed to reach us. Miss Harcourt
has consequently been obliged to rewrite
the story, and as her time is fully Cccu-
pied, we hope our readers will fully appre
ciate this fact. Evidently some one is
very much interested in our mail matter,
several letters have never reached us,
while others have been outrageOusly de-
layed. Should any of our readerscontrib-
uting anything to these columns fail to
hear from US, or their contributions not
appear within areasOnablelength of time,
they may rest assured their letters have
shared the fate of those already men
toned, and we would esteem it favor if
they would communicate with us.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-20
The Story of the Orchids.
BY HELEN HARCOURT.
NUMBER II.


In 1907 PersoOn enumerated over four
hundred species of orchids, including the
terrestrial ones of Europe, and then the
laugh began to be on the side of the wise
LinnHus; already had his high-water
mark been reached, passed, with three
hundred to spare
But still their introduction in gardens
went forward slowly. In 1915 only
twenty five varieties Of ''air plants were
cultivated in Kew Gardens, and only 11S,
all told, including the ground and native
varieties; but after this period the march
of the orchids into popular favor and
knowledge Was more rapid, and in the
year 1914 one of the great London firms
catalogued nearly 1900 species, as then
being cultivated in their conservatories
and gardens, and one year later still,
Indy (who made orchids Especial study
estimates thespecies at 5000, with about
400 genera.
At the present time that great work,
the Genera Plantanum, places the num-
Der of species Of orchids, SO far described,
at not less than 10, 200, while the genera
to which they belong is only 334! Poor
Linn@us, with his one-time bold estimate
of 100 species, is left far out Of sight in
the dim perspective!
The first epiphytal orchid to blossom
at Kew appears to have been the Epiden-
drum cochleatum; this was in the year
1889, and the next year the Epidendrum
fragrans threw wide it's blossoms also, to
themoist, humid atmosphere OF thegreen-
house that sheltered them
This blOssoming was the entering
wedge, but still progress was slow, and
amateurs waited and watched in timid,
breathless hope, while Kew imported a
few orchids from India, the West Indies,
Australia and Demarara, and the Horti-
cultural Society at Chiswick devoted
special hot-house to their culture, there
being already one at Kew.
The wonderful flowers (''air-plants"
everybody called them then) were of
course much admired, but amateur cul-
tivators hcsitated to enter boldly into
the field thus thrown open to them, and
it was not until the rich and noble Duke
of Devonshire saw the Butterfly orchid
from Demarara in fowerat q London ex-
hibition, and felrin love with it, that the
fashionable world took up the culture of
orchids in real, Jealous earnest.
You see how it was The world is the
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-20


ent time, in addition to many private
collections of great value, the English
public OF all classes can see and enjoy
these curious flowers at WILL in the botan-
ical gardens of Kew, Manchester, Bir-
mingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Dublin
and other large cities.
The United States? Well, there was but
little attention paid to orchid culture
here until about the year 1880, when Mr..
John Wright Boott started the ball to
rolling by forming small collection,
which passed into the hands of John
Amory Lowell, who was one Of the first
to exhibit orchids before the Massachu-
setts horticultural Society.
From this period the interestin orchids
grew apace, and one collection after
another came into notice, as rich indi-
vidual Americans and horticultural sOcie-
ties awoke, and added plant after plant
to the floral treasures of their hot-housos.
And once started, the orchid ball has
kept on rolling, not only in the United
States and England, but in France, Ger
many, in fact all over Europe; in each OF
the countries named there are, at the
present time, hundreds of collections OF
these rare flowers whose actualcOst ranges
from $1,000 to $10, 900.
The English trade growers Of the rarest
and most beautiful specimens find ready
purchasers at even fabulous prices, Oh
this side of the Atlantic and several oi
the most prominent dealers send repre-
sentatlves over here every season, find
ing that it pays them well to do so. So
highly are these wondrous Epiphytes
esteemed, that, as we have intimated
orchid conferences have been held, al
which both dealers and amateurs met
together to compare, exhibit and consult
as to the best methods OF culture anC
nomenclature for these lovely blossoms
Much wonder has been expressed thai
such large sums of money should be in
vested in orchids, and in houses for theil
culture.
But, after all, why not? The person
who is able to gratify his taste for rare
pictures, sculpture, china or other works
of art is not considered an object of rep
rehensiOn or ridicule.
Why, then, should not those who love
nature attest their admiration OF hel
works to the same extent? Do you know
that the market for pictures is yearly on
the decrease? People are growing weary
OF the eternal stiffness, the monotonous
sameness of a painted scene, even though
the hand of the best master has laid il
there upon it's canvas. The best ano
purest tastes are leaning away from these
yapid art pictures.
Leaning away, and leaning towards the
culture OF natures masterpieces, the won
derful orchids; for fancy has not con
ceived. nor the brush of the most skillfu
painter executed such loveliness as theirs
form, color, grace, distributive detail and
broad effect-they have them all com
plete. What colorist would dare to min
ole the ustrous browns with pale gold
tints? What master hand but the One
could shape the bold, dainty curls and
crisps and waves Of the broad petals Of
to select one instance-the Oncidium
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-20

lHCO IL SUdUO Oh 0cSJdUIC luHtCy OFOI CHcbO
beautiful, weird blossom, but we would
have been called ''fools," and, together
with the object of our alteration, passed
scornfully by.
ss'Tis true and pity tbs, tbs true!'
Fie upon it that sensible people, sensi-
bic in all else, should give more heed to a
title, however high and however unwor-
thy it's bearer than to an honest man!
But such is fashionable life. 1t
happened to be ellis Grace" who
openly admired the flower, and declared
his intention of straightway forming q
collection Of these wonderful plants, and
therefore at once orchids became call the
rage" it was "the thing" to become an
owner of orchids.
And it is no matter for surprise that
the Duke fell in love with the wondrous,
delicate Butterfly orchid (Oncidium pa
pilio)-that golden blossom, with it's flut-
tering wingsand long gantenne-likep epetals,
poised at the extremity of it's elastic
scapes, struggling in the ebreeze as though
impatient to be as free as the veritable
ight-Winged Psyche fluttering as gaily
over and around it.
The Duke of Devonshire remained true
to his Glove at first sight" and one OF
the first purchases he made was the White
Moth orchid, from the Philippine Islands,
for which he paid the enormous sum OF
100 guineas; not contented with such
plants as he could obtain in England, he
dispatched private collectors of his own
to the jungles and waysides of the East,
and was thus largely instrumental in in
Producing many rare species into the
ChatsWorth Gardens
And now the gate was thrown wide
open, and the amateurs began to enter
upon the orchid field, and in the year
1880 a number of collections, still llfamous
in orchid legends, were to be found in
England. The number of species cult
waited at that time was comparatively
small, but for all that, magnificent 'speci-
mens' were grown, and the people were
satisfied with these, instead of the many
handsome pots now so fashionable.
The truth is, that the early cuIturists
really surpassed the modern they be-
lieyed in more intensive culture; they
raised fewer plants, but these few were
giants.
At the Orchid Conference or Congress
of 1885, Mr.. O'Brien plainly asserted a
'fear that we could not now match some
of the specimens mentioned at the exhi-
hitions of the Horticultural Society in
Cheswick Gardens between 1885 and
1850" for there we read OF things simply
amazing to the orchidacean Of the pres
ent time. For instance, the mother OF
the now English orchid king, Sir Trevor
Lawrence, exhibited an Aerides with
thirty to forty fower-stalks, q Cattleya
with twenty spikes, an Epidendron bicor-
nutum Zone of the most difficult plants OF
modern culture) with many spikes" and
an Oncidium clearing a head OF golden
flowers four feet across"
Now, how is it? 1t looks very much as
if the cause OF this degeneracy was to be
found next door to beautiful, costly
poultry house we wot Of, where every at
tention has been paid to scientific venti-
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-20

TO whom all correspondence relating to this de-
partnent should be addressed.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-20

same all over. You or might have gone
into state OF ecstatic lunacy over that
beautiful, weird blossom, but we would
have been called "fools," and, together
with the object of our alteration, passed
scornfully by.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-08-17
ToMAHAWK LEADS THE FAST YACHTS
Results Of Yesterdays Race OF the
New York Club.
The Boston Ball Team Is In the Sad
die Again.
News From the Tennis Courts and
Race Tracks.

NEWPORT, Aug. 16.-A bright sun dawned
this morning on the racing day OF the New
York yachts. The announcement that the
Katrina would not go in for the 20 footer
special cup caused disappointment, as 1t left
only the Bedoin and Oracle as competitors
with the Titania. The forties race looked
about sure for the Gorilla, in view Of the
cruise work done the last two weeks. The
races for the seventies and forties were for
special squadron prizes, not open to boats
not belonging to the New York fleet, Miner
va. Alice, Helen, Pappoose, Owa, Verna.
Other crack parties were not in the race.
The start was made at 11.3o,2O by the for
ties, the course being nine miles for the for
ties and u miles for the seventies. The
Marguerite crossed first. The Gorilla start
ed next. The Tomahawk and Llris were
handicapped. The T0mahawk had Mr..
Burgess on board. The Bed0in, Oracle and
Titania crossed in order, the schooners For
tuna and Palmer passed the line at the same
nearly three minutes. Thee miles from the
! start the Liris led with -the Bedouin, Tom
ahawk, Marguerite, Gorilla, Oracle and IL
tania, in the order named, The big boats
passed the nine mile mark In this order:
The Titania, Oracle and Bedouine. The
forties went, Tomahawk, Marguerite. Liris.
The Gorilla carried away her topmast and
put back about two miles from the mark, the
Titania leading, land the Oracle, Bedouin
and schooners on the leg towards West
island in the following order: Palmer, For
tuna, Dauntless.
Liris was very exciting, the Tomahawk win
ming by length.
The finish, corrected time, resulted
urrr scuO0NERa
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-08-17
MRS. MAVERICK WILL NOT Be HUNG,
But She VIII Instead spend Her IL
In Penal sevItude-
This Is the Decision OF Home secre-
tary Matthews.
Queen vIctorla's Formal Approval
Only Needed.

LONDON, Aug. 16.-The Press Association
states tonight that Home Secretary Mat
thews will recommend to the Queen the com
mutation of the death sentence Of Mrs. May
brick to penal servitude for life. The COM
mutation Of the sentence will be announced
after the Queen has given her formal assent
Foreign Notes.
:, The tithes bill has been withdrawn from
the House of Commons.
A grand Boulangist banquet was given at
Paris Thursday night. 1000 persons being
present. Every mention OF the name OF
Boulanger by the speakers was greeted with
acclammation. General Du Barail presided.
In his speech he said General Boulanger
alone among Republicans remained faithful
to the national tradition OF the plebiseite.
The Mexican steamer Alexandra arrived at
San Francisco from Guayamas, Mexico,
Thursday bringing word that In the early
part Of July fire broke out In Triumfe mine
near the town OF the same name and ten
men lost their lives, two Of them Americans.
The cabinet crisis continues In R0umania.
Ex-Klng Milan Of Servia has consented to
allow Queen Natalie to visit her son, the
present king. several times year.
Heavy reenforcements Of Turkish troops
are arriving in Crete.
Boulanger, Dillou and Roehefort issue
from London q manifesto condemning the
Senate, limiting at second coup detGt, and
expressing confidence In the French cleo
torate.
Borlas s Co. Of Ottawa will contest the
U: ). Treasury ruling disseminating the
rebate OF 20 per 0ent on the duty heretofore
allowed on Canadian box shocks In oil case
form.
The Car has conferred the cross of st.
Stanlslaus on ex-Capt. Grueff, the abductor
of Prince Alexander Of Bulgaria.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-08-17
P C-Partly Cloudy
GENERAL N EWS.

A cloudburst did considerable damage in
the central part Of South Carolina yester-
day.
The constitutional convention selects Bis
marck as the capital Of North Dakota.
Brazil's ENJOYS to the International Amer
ican Congress arrived in New York yester-
doy.
Mrs. Harrison, wife of the President,
passed through New Bedford yesterday, on
her way to New York. She was entertained
by Mayor Clifford
Daniel Cressey of Buxton. Me-, from whom
$4,000 worth of bonds were recently stolen.
offers liberal reward for the recovery OF
the same.
An explosion of escaped gas in the store OF
J. MacCabe, at 400 Grand street, New York,
last night, killed one man and injured doz-
en- men. women and children.
DR.. j. Edward Turner, who died at Wilton,
Conn, recently, was native OF Bath, Me.
He was we'll known as the founder OF the
Inebriate Asylum at Binghampton, New
York, and as its first superintendent
Congressman Bayne, of Pittsburg, thinks
Congressman Reed of Maine will be elected
Speaker. "Reed is undoubtedly the Dest
equipped man for the position" he SAID;
"He is ready, good parliamentarian, anu
possesses the confidence of the members to
large degree"