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A story of Joseph Jefferson.

Joseph jefferson relates in the July Cen
furB the following concerning a London
experience of his: "My approaching APP
pearance was the important dramatic
event of my life. / had been five years
from America, and was on my way home,
and felt satisfied that il this new version
of RIP Van Winkle' succeeded in London
my way was quite clear when l returned
to the United States.
son Sunday evening, being alone in my
lodgings, ! got out for my own admiration
my new wig and beard, the pride of my
heart, and which l was to use in the last act
could not resist trying them on for the
twentieth time L think so i got in front of
the glass and adjusted them to m perfect
satisfaction. 1 soon became enthused and
began acting and posing in front of the
mirror. In about twenty minutes there
came a knock at the door.
who there p SAID i.
"'It's me, il you please said the gentle
but agitated voice OF the chambermaid.
May / come in"
Certainly not / replied; for | had
no desire to he seen in my present make
is there anything wrong in the room,
sir? said she.
"'Nothing at all. Go away l replied.
"'Well. SIR h continued, there's a
policeman at the door, and he says as 'ow
there's a crazy old man i'm your room,
%a-iiingin' of his 'arnds about and a-goin'
on lawful, and there's a crowd of ieoplc
across the street a-blockin' up the way
~ turned towards the window, and to
my horror l found that l had forgotten to
put down the curtain, and. as il seemed
TO me, the entire population of London
was taking in my first night. | had been
unconsciously acting with the light full
up, to an astonished audience who had
NOT ..ai1 for thatr n1pntSSiap Az tp~.
off my wig and beard a shout went up.
Quickly pulling down the curtain, ! threw
myself in a chair, overcome with mortifi-
cation at b occurrence. In a few min
utes the comical side of he picture pre-
scented itself. and l must have laughed
for an hour. | had beer suffering from
an attack of nervous dyspepsia, conse-
quent upon the excitement of the pas,
week, and ! firmly believe that this %
tinuous fiji of laughter cured me-"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-20
LINES OF The RHYMERS.
Her summer Clothes.

When June her sunlit banner filings
To summers scented breeze,
And In the orchard robin sings
Enchanting melodies.
When In the marshes bobolinks
Their sweetest notes ESSAY
lis then the gentle maiden thinks
az muslin and pipue.
Then, In "A maze 81 garze and lace,
Amid the dances whirl,
We scc, In all her witching grace,
The beaute0us summer girl.
-Bost1H Courier.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-20
ABOUT WOMEN.

A Boston woman, who invented n shoe
sewing machine, sold the patent for
slJ0.OuC.
Rosa BoDheur is 81 years old and says
she has enough work In her mind 90 I'LL
two lifctimes.
Mrs. Grady, the wife Of the Southern
orator, is at White Sulphur Springs with
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-20
StanIey's

The story of Stanlcy's wooinR is grad
uaiIy being disclosed. He first met Miss
Tenant when last in England, and for a
wbilS.wa received with the same cool
ness which has usually characterized the
lady's reception Of attentions from gen.
tlemen. But the indonitablc courage,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-20

energy and wonderful powers Of descrip-
ton possessed by the explorer gradually
won the heart of one who possessed sim
liar traits in so marked a degree, and
when Stanley managed Ia pluck up suffi-
cicnt courage 10 propos she tainted with
mingled delight and excitement. She
promised To wait until he returned from
his next African trip, and insisted that
their engagement should be kept secret.
The letters which nave passed between
"Stanley Africanus" and his flancee, IL
they ever see the light OF publication
love letters of eminent persons are now
included in the printers prey-will be
truly curious stories, for no doubt the ex-
plorer told more To his lady love than he
will ever confess elsewhere of b awful
%tribulations of his march through the Az
rican swamps IN forests. His brother
explorers were aware of their command
er's love story. and many a tree in the
strange lands visited has "Dolly" deeply
cut INTO the bark. The natives used to
think il the sign OF the white chiefs fet-
ish. and often FRUSTRATED themselves be-
fore il. In one of his letters Stanley wrote
such "a narrowing account of the suffer-
ings of his band and gave such "A vivid
picture of the death of n gigantic negro
slowly swallowed by a huge serpent b
Miss Tenant swooned after reading Il.
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The Queen of the German Court.

The Countess Waldersee was "A Miss
Lea of New York, and she has n number
of relatives in Kentucky. She is now the
first lady in the German court, her hus-
bald is nearly related to the ~reigning EN-
pcror. and he and his young wife are de-
voted to her. She lives like a queen in
the palace adjoining Won Moltke's.
Though everything about her is royal she
herself follows the most severe simplicity.
From her fine forehead her soft silver
hair IL brushed smoothly back. Her COM
plexion is as fresh as a girls; her face,
with It's beautifully chiseied ~features,i is
full of expression, and her figure and car
riaRe are regal. At home she wear dark
cashmeres OF finest quality, but made alb
solutely without trimming, while the
necks and sleeves have plain linen col
lars and cuffs. Yet with all this simplic-
ity hers is the most magnetic presence l
have known.
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NORTH and SOUTH
AT
HI DEPOT 80.

s. D. BEEBE. City Ticket Agent.
E. v. MAZE, General Agef,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-01
AN AFFAIR OF HONOR.
Two "Sasstety'' Dudes of ST. Louis
Thirsttng for Each Other,S Gore.

ST. LOUIS January 31.-Society circles
are greatly agitated over threatened
duel bet cen Bernie @. Edmunds, aged
%, and Louis G. Hough, aged 20 years,
both of fret families. The difficulty
arose over the alleged action of young
Edmunds in stating that Hough had
wooed and won popular society belle,
the daughter of the wealthy president OF
a Transportation company, and that they
had plighted their troth. Yesterday
Hough went to Edmunds snd demanded
that he should apologize to the young
lady for his unwarranted statement.
This Edmunds declined to do. where.
upon Hough declared that if Edmunds
would step outside the bank counter, he
would wipe up the floor with him. To
this Edmunds responded that fist fight
ing was vulgar, and he preferred pistols.
Arrangements were perfected for meet.
ing on the field of honor. Two we'll
known society youths agreed to act as
seconds, and the battle ground chosen
was Normandy Heights, one of the
western suburbs of the city. The prin-
cipals did not put in an appearance at
the hour designated, and tonight it is
stated that the fathers of the two chival-
rous young men had taken hand in the
quarrel and prevented bloodshed.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-01
COLD WATER CRANK.
Mr. Alexander Tells Why He Txied
to XIII a Bishop.

PHILADELPHIA, January 81 -David
Alexander. who tried to aesassinate
Bishop Whitaker, on Sunday last
pleaded guilty this morning before Judge
Arnold. DR.. Andrews, of the county
prison, testified that Alexander was sane
on everv other subject except Prohibi-
tion. When asked by Judge Arnold
what he had to say, Alexander rose, and
in an eloquent voice, addressing the
court said: II always thought church
Was supposed to help and support poor
widows and orphans, and when q minis
ter OF church openly denounces Prohi-
bition, I, as Christian, consider il a
villa and base crime; but when man
ranks so high as bishop, think he is
guilty OF very vile crime indeed, and a
hindrance to the church instead Of sup-
port. They speak of the increase of the
good cause and the church, but when a
bishop is allowed to openly and publicly
denounce Prohibition, 1 think it elbows q
great decrease"
Sentence was deferred.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-01

Mr.. ERNEST WATSON, who has one o
The finest orange groves at the Duarte
informs US that the packers have picked
packed and shipped all the fruit from the
trees at that place, excepting his own
which he has reserved. He says that
they paid from $l,25 to 81. go per box for
seedlings, and from 50 so to s2.75 per
box Tor navels. These are considere d
good prices, especially in view of the fact
that The growers are at no expense what
ever for picking and packing. Mr.. Wat
son has not sold his crop, for the reason
that he believes that the high prices paid
by the packers shows that there is to be
greater demand than usual for oranges
this season, and that prices will range
higher in month or so. He says that
the crop this eesson was an excellent
one as to quantity, and the fruit is large,
clean and bright in color. His trees will
yield from twelve to fifteen carloads of
very superior oranges. ard his yearly in.
come from thirty-acre orchard straight
along, for the past Elk yesrs, has been
between four and FIVE thousand dollars.
That is very fine steady return from
thirty acres. Duarte has been peculiarly
fortunate in having had no scale or other
SET backs.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-01
NOT q Pirate.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 31.-The story
that was printed here this morning in q
local paper, being special dispatch
from San Diego, saying that the schoone
John Hancock is piratical craft, turns
out to be decidedly erroneous. The
Hancock arrived here on the 29th, aud is
still in port. On her arrival the customs
officers found about 500 worth OF pearls
in Captain N. Nialson's cabin, which
were seized. Captain Nialson, when
seen today, said: "The reason why
Solario, two of the crew and four
divers did not come on board the vessel,
IS because they went on shore at San
Jose Del Carlos and did not return to the
ship. and went off and left them, and
because l did 90 they concluded that
had run away, suppose; hence the dis
patch from San Diego. If 1 was going
to become pirate, am very certain l
would not seek this port"
This whole matter will be explained.
no doubt, upon the arrival of Mr.. Solario.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-01
TO PROMO HARMONY.
Hgr. H0ncOck Says That Is Why He
stepped Down and Out.

Stepptu DOWN ana Out.
SACRAMENTO, January 31.-The State
Board of Agriculture met tonight. Direc.
tor Hancock reported the success of the
Oroville citrus fair, but advised that the
next one be held in San Francisco. His
report was adopted. Mr.. Han
cock, in order to promote harmony
and because the Sixth Congressional
district now has representative on the
board, resigned his position as superin-
tendent of the Los Angeles citrus fair.
1t was accepted, and the president was
instructed to appoint Mr.. Grid superin-
tendent as soon as he is com mmissioned as
director.
The expert who examined the secre-
tary's books reported favorably.
Christopher Green was unanimously
re-elecred president OF the board and OF
the society.
Testimonials were voted for Superin-
tendent Larue and Superintendent Ham
cock in recognition of their services in
the past.
Committees on revision Of the pre-
MUM list were appointed as follows
Park, Hancock, Cox, Singletery; pavil-
ion, Shippee, Larue, Delong; speed pro-
gramme, Green, Chase, Shippee, Larue,
Dslong, Hancock.
The board resolved that the next State
fair should open September Sth, and
continue for two weeks.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-01

WHILST laboring under an attack OF
the megrims, doubtless superinduced by
the oppressive weather we had in the
early part of January, an ambitious
lady who has devoted her life to tbs
pursuit of literature in this city under ad
verse circumstances, such as surrounded
the bright spirits of Grub street in DR..
Johnson's salad days, penned letter to
the Rochester IN. W Union and AdUer.
tiser, in which she reproduces on paper
her depressed feelings in most graphi-
cally darksome style. She deplores
the fact that the City of the Angels is
under cloud IA very moist one at the
timel which threatens to impair its repu.
tation for being "the paradise of the
paralytic and the one-lunged." That
phrase is rather neatly turned. But
it "pales it's Intellectual fire" before the
gorgeous and poetic imagery of q
flight which tells US that the
"Elysian Park is solitary. Its sylvan
walks and blooming towers no
longer echo to the notes of mirth and
melody. It's song birds have fitted. Its
organ-grinders are gone to gardens en-
closed" We take it that this is the very
acme of fine descriptive style, and gives
the lady full entyes into the distinguished
guild of writer's who are noted for pro-
ducing measured and sounding bathos.
In another burst the gentle writer agrees
with many medical authorities in the
proposition that "there are great
many people on the Pacific Coast who
have no business to be there" Nothir,,
could be more forciole and true. There
are many people everywhere who are
in the wrong place, and this especially
applies to those who cannot gcod-natur-
edly take the seasons as they come, even
if once in a great while the climatic
changes are of character to bring out
strong and sharp contrasts with the
paradisiacal weather we usually enjoy in
this favored part Of the Union. The
moral of all this is that it is not safe for
some pens to write under cloud. Sun
shine is the best time for them to ven.
ture into types.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-01
Coast Cuttings.

Fred W. Fuhrmann, purser of the
steamer Oceanic, who shot himself on
Thursday, died next day.
Archie Borland, well-known mining
operator, died at his home in Oakland,
on Friday morning, of la grippe.
The home of Judge Nelson, in North
Pasadena, burned on Thursday morning.
Caused by defective hue. Loss, Sc 900;
insurance, 81 900. All The furniture was
saved.
At meeting of the San Francisco
Board of Health, Phillip L. Weaver was
appointed superintendent of the aims.
house, vice M. J. Keating, deceased.
w s. Clendennin, who shot Superior
Judge Pierce, at San Diego, for render
ing decision adverse to his cause, some
months ago, has been sentenced to San
Q1entin prison for fourteen years, the
full extent Of the law.
Fire at the Young America mine,
seven miles above Sierra City, last We'd
nesday night destroyed the snow sheds,
dry house, barn and one house. LOSS,
Sic, 900; no insurance.
James Eubsnks, who, on December
22d, shot his l6.year. old daughter, Ada,
through the heart at Los Gatos, pleaded
guilty to murder, saying that at the
proper time he desires his attorney to
make statement in his defense.
Took Foy, Chinese woman, hau been
granted divorce from Took Han, at San
Jose, on the ground of extreme cruelty.
The parties were married there by
justice of the peace about a year ago.
This is said to be the first Chinese
divorce in the State. The defendant did
not appear.
Owing to the interruption of railroad
transportation by the blockade and 9TH
er"ise, it has been officially announced
that the convention of the Pacific Coast
Chamber OF Commerce, which was to
have been held at San Francisco February
9Th, has been postponed to March 10Th.
A meeting of the executive couacil of
the board will be held March 18th.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-01
DIED ON THE DESERT,
Ihree Skeletons Found by Tray,
eler over the Arid Wastes.

SAN DIEGO, January 3l.-George Mil.
lard arrived at Campo from Indian
Wells yesterday, and reports finding
three skeletons on the desert. At one
place he saw the skeletons of two men
lying few yards apart. They had evil
IDENTIFY been companions. Lying on the
sand short distance away, grotesquely
contorted, was another skeleton, betray-
ing in its unnatural position the terrible
agony of death from heat and thirst.
A few steps away was picket pin
driven into the ground with a
lariat attached to it. Folio wing
the rope the perfect skeleton of horse
was found, the moose of the rope still
encircling the neck bones. A close search
about the skeletons of the men resulted
in finding but one article, silver badge
with q pin attached. One side was a
shield, bearing the initials "E. w. t."
and on the other side the inscription,
Nevada Guards, No. g." The badge
was shaped like a horseshoe, with a
point jutting from each side.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-01
Money for HOme Rule.

DETROIT, January 31.-Preeident Fitz,
gerald, of the Irish National Leapue
received a cablegram today from Har.
rington, stating that Parnell strongly
advised that no convention be held II
America at present. The general elec.
tions are pending, and his friends are
urged to redouble their efforts to place
the Home Rulers in position for the
contest. DR.. O'Reilly sent 920O TODAY
The auditing committee finished the ex.
animation of the books this evening, aud
retired to prepare their report.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-01

The fact that new transcontinental
railways are converging upon Los An
geles with remarkable celerity, and that
within couple of years at the latest we
shall have two more of them at least.
should not blind our people to a bene-
fetal agency of incalculable Importance
that is growing up to the south of us,
The Nicaragua canal has fairly begun,
and it will be pushed with great energs
to an Immediate completion. This meane
the vitalization of California to an extra.
ordinary degree, and it is significant Of
good things to the farmer in en- especial
manner. Instead of the shipment of
wheat by the long aud expensive trip
around the Horn, it will speed to Liver
pool by short and quick route, and the
quite one-half. 1t will give new i'm
petus to the growth of barley in this
State. Owing to the heating properties
OF that cereal, it has not been looked
upon as desirable cargo for such long
voyage. With the Nicaragua caasl oncs
opened this difficulty will be obviated
and there will be an eager demand
for our brewing barley from England and
the cities of the Atlantic Coast. OF
course, one of the great benefits which
will accrue TO the people OF California
will be in the competition in freights and
passenger rates which will follow the
opening of the canal. The new route
will be charming and healthful, and will
not be hoo-dooed by any danger of yellow
or Chagres fever, and doubtless lines oi
fast steamers will be incidents of ite
opening. From every point of view the
;outlook for an unusual development and
settlement on this Coast in the immediate
future is unusually good.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-01
DErn aCKATIC CAUCUS.
The Tacfic1 of the Past Three Days
VIII aSe continued.

WASHINGTON, January 3l.-The Demo
cratic caucus tonight was well attended.
A letter from Randall was read, in which
he urged the continuance of the fight
and advised the mem bers of the minority
to stick to their guns and lose no oppor-
tunity to keep the Republicans from al
tempting 10 pass on any Contested elec-
tion cases in the absence Of q new code OF
rules. Randall urged the renewal of
flibustering tactics, claiming that they
were right and proper under the circum-
stances. He demanded that the Demo
Gratis snonld prevent any legislation until
the new code was brought in, and ad-
rised against the plan of leaving the
House in body.
Carlisle told the caucus that there had
been only three meetings of the commit
tee on rules. He had never received
notice in writing of a meeting, but was
ley and Cannon in the Speakers room.
They discussed rules for about an hour,
and have had but two meetings since in
the Speakers room, lasting twenty min
utes each. There had been no meetings
since last Monday.
Carlisle explained what was contem-
plated by the new code, and was fol-
lowed by Crisp and others. While some
advised caution in the proceedings, the
concersus of opinion favored the contin-
uation Of the fight. After long discus
sion the caucus adjourned, having
reached no conclusion, excepting an in
formal agreement to continue the dila
tory tactics of the past three days.
Carlisle and other leaders will draw
up an address to the country. which will
be published in justification of the course
of the minority. The subject CT securing
the Intervention of the Supreme Court tc
establish the illegal nature of the Re-
publican proceedings, was broached but
no action was taken.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-01
To Enforce the Exclusion Act.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 31.-George
W. Schell, of this city, has received
notice from Attorney General w. H. II,
Miller of his appointment as special
Assistant United States ATTORNEY
for the northern and southern dis
tricts of California, to aid in the
enforcement of the Chinese exclusion
act. The Attorney General says: The
necessity for the enforcement of the ex.
clusion act appears more important now
than ever, if it be true, as represented,
that the law ia being evaded in the i'm.
portation of Chinese women into the
United States for immoral purposes.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-01

THE six years in the penitentiary
which Dude Williams has received at the
hands OF an inexorable Kansas Judge
does not half punish him for the bias.
phemy of which he was guilty as to the
creme de la creme Of Los Angeles. When
attention was called to his lack of eGuca-
ton as discrediting his social SUCCESS in
the Angelic City, he met the objection
by the remark that young man didn't
require any education to be success in
Los Angeles. Twenty years is the least
penalty such wretch should have re-
ceived on that count alone.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-01

Commissioner Shields were ondoa
George H. Pell was taken to the Un;tad
States Marshal's Office to give his frianJs
an opportunity to secure bail. Amonr tha
friends calling upon him during the dav
was man supposed to be his bro,har
Major Pell. Two others who had sean
the prisoner sannounced to United
States Assistant District Attorney Rose
that they were ready to give hail
They were rot accepted, however, as
their real estate did not satisfy Rosa
Their names were kept secret. There
we're altogether five applicants to become
bail for Pell, but none of them Qualified.
This ended all attempts to get bail. and
about p. m. Pell, in charge of deputies,
was taken TO Ludlow-street jail.
cLAAsEN UNDER GUARD.
About O'Clock this evening President
Clsssen, of the Sixth National, appeared
in United States Commissioner Stialds'e
office, accompanied by counsel and two
deputy marshals. A warrant was read
to him, charging him with embezzlement
and misappropriating the banks funds,
and his examination WAS set for tomci.
row. Claasen gave himself to the mar.
shals on condition that he would not be
required t, spend the night in jail. Ac-
cordingly he is qnartered at the Astor
House tonight, under guard. He asserts
bis thorough innocence of wrong doing,
and denies any misappropriation or en-
bszzlement.
WHAT BROKE THE BANKS.
Charles M. Preston. superintendent Of
the State Banking Department, said
"The over-certifcation of checks for
$l50,000 by Cashier Courier, of the
Equitable Bark, to Pell, Wallack & Co.
and James A. Simmons undoubtedly
crippled that institution" Preston knew
that President Keliman had raised $780,.
900 and brought it to the bank this
morning that it might resume business
He further said that the downfall of the
Lenox Hill Bank was directly attrib
uted to the cashiers certifcation of two
checks for $4,000 each for the Sixth
National
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-01

bearing orange tree in the N.
@. B. Not all the blankets and
comforters of the housewives will
save them. Orange growing in Louisiana
is not on one-tenth the scale now that it
was fifteen years ago, and simply because
the grower, except in specially favored
regions, knows that every ten years
comes along season of exceptional
severity that destroys his grove, root and
branch. The great natural reaction in
favor of Southern California will be
greatly assisted by the extinguisher
which the hand of nature will have put
upon the fraudulent pretenses of the
great N. G.. B.