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Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1891-12-12
NOTICE..

GAN GABRIEL VALLEY RAPID TRANSIT
y railway Principal place of business, Los
Angeles, Los Angeles county, California. Office,
$50 North Main street, in said city of Los An.
geles.
Notice is hereby given that at meeting OF
the directors, held on the Oath day of Novem.
Der, 1891, an order was made calling in the flu
amount remaining unpaid on the subscribed
capital stock of said corporation, and an as
sessment TO the full amount remaining unpaid
ofthe par value of one hundred oliarson each
share was levied upon the capital stock OF the
C rporation, payable immediately to F.. @.
at 232 North Main street, Los Angeles city,
California. Any stock upon which the assess
ment here levied shall remain unpaid on the
oath day CT December, 1891, viii be de lnquent
and advertised for sale at public auction. and
unless p yment is made before, will be sold on
the 18th day of January, 1872, to pay the delin-
quent assessment, together with the cost of ad-
vertising and expenses o. sale.
H. A. UNRUH.
Secretary. %, North Main street, Los Angeles
city, California. 11-26-30d
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NOTICE.

ALL PERSONS ARE HEREBY FORBIDDEN
n to purchase or lease any portion of the
north fractional II of NWM of Sec. /, Town. 3,
IL w, of San Bernardino Mer., or to lease the
same or any portion thereof, as I am the right
full owner of the same and improvements, and
will neither admit any right 10 lease or sell
without my permission.
GEO. o. TIFFANY.
November 81. 1891. 11-22-1m
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NEGRO MINERS ATTACKED.
Their Cabins Perforated with Bullets from the
Winchesters Of Drunken Tennessee Whites.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 1.-Information
reached Knoxville late last night of more
trouble In the mining region at Oliver
Springs. This is one of the places here
the stockade aud other property was
burned and the cOnvicts released. There
has been another reign of terror there dur
ing the last three OF four days. 1t started
Friday night, when the free miners got on
big drunk. shouldered their Winchesters
and marched on the houses whore the negro
miners were employed. 1t will be remem-
bered that when the convicts were turned
loose. the Cumberland Mining Company,
through its president, Captain Renfro, OF
Atlanta, announced it would employ free
labor Immediately. and every miner, white
or colored. who could be had was put to
work. Things moved peaceably until Fri
day. when the white miners determined
to run off the negeoes. They attacked
their houses. firing hundreds of shots.
if they did not leave within twenty-four
hours all would be killed. A number of
negroes fled, but Others, more bold, called
on the president of the company for protec-
tion. He secured the names of ten of the
leaders of the mob and took out warrants
for their arrest. The men fled to the mount
aims. though the officers succeeded in capt
uring TWO. They postponed their trials,
and Saturday the W hite miners struck be-
cause their demand that the warrants
against the ten men be dismissed was re-
fused. There are no men at work. Mon
day evening the president of the company
said that there W as more than enough work
for both colOred and white. He said the
men were kept separate, and there WAS no
occasion for the attack on the colored min
ers. Further, he said he had work for at
least one hundred men more than he could
get. HIS company is much cbagrined at
the act OF tho men after 1t had announced
it's intention to have nothing more to do
with convicts. 1t is now probable that the
convicts Will be taken hack. The men who
were engaged in the riot will be prosecuted
to the bitter end. The negroes had mar
velous escape, many of the bullets going
entirely through their cabins.
There was @ meeting to-day in the Gov
ernOrs Office regarding the convict trouble.
Besides the Governor and the three prison
State. Controller. Superintendent of Pris-
ons and warden were present. The status
of affairs was discussed and the superin-
tendent authorized to employ one hundred
men at Briceville and one hundred men O
Coal Creek for guard duty, should that
many be required. Nothing was done in
regard to Oliver Springs, but the same
number will probably be allowed there. 1t
is pretty certain that it is the Governors
intention to create q militia guard of at
least seventy i've men at each stockade. AS
soon as the stOckades are finished the re-
captured conv1cts will be marched into
them, against whatever opposition may be
offered. Their capture has already cost
the State 50 699.11.
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OLD AND NEW WAR SHIPS.

Recommendation of Chief of the Bureau of
Construction-COpper sheathing Necessary.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-Commodore Theo-
dore Wilson, chief of the Bureau of Con-
struction, in his annual report to the Sec
rotary of the Navy, recommends that the
Galena be sold as useless to the govern
ment and a source of expense. Tho single
turret monitors now in the Jamesriver the
report says. should be repaired or sold.
For q comparatively moderate sum they
can be made useful adjuncts to whatever
other means the country may possess of re-
pelling an enemy. their shallow draft rem
dering them especially adaptable for serv-
ice in the smallest harbOrs of our own
coasts. w bich sea- going armored vessels of
modern design cannot enter on account of
their great draft. and where consequently
they would only be exposed to the attacks
of unarmored cruisers. Touching the old
wooden navy. the report says: These YES
sells are rapidly disappearing from active
service. Only twelve are now available for
cruising purposes and they, within tive or
six years, will be mustered out"
Concerning the vessels of new construc-
tion, the report speaks of the usefulness Of
torpedo cruisers. such as engaged and sunk
the Blapco Encalada IN the Gillian war.
and. after recounting the fact that the de-
partment has been unable 10 secure bids
for the construction of such o vessel within
the limits Of the appropriation OF SS50.000
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General Notes.
Hpeciai 70 Indian Hp

Special 20 Indian apolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IA. B. Carlton. of
Terre Haute, is at Willard's.
MISS Iva s. LeIbhardt. of Wayne county.
has been promoted from 5000 to 81 ,0C0 a
year, in the Postoffice Department.
Miss Houser. of Indianapolis, is visitin &
Mr.. and Mrs. Septimus Gunion, No. 927 A
street. Miss Gunion will be at home on
Fridaye In December.
Since Mrs Mckee's return, she has been
in great demand by her friends for lunch
cons, and scarcely two days follow each
other when she partakes of that meal with
her parents. In a short while Mrs. Harri-
son and Mrs. Mckee will intimate to their
friends an hour when they can DO found at
home. This morning they varied their
usual programme by taking the children
out with them to drive.
The amount of four-and-a-h half-per-ce
bonds redeemed to-day was S169.O00 max
ing the total redeemed to date S21, 500 40,
and leaving outstanding IS, ,505.250.
A meeting of the Cabinet was held at the
White House to-day for the consideration
of matters to be brought to the attention
of Congress.
The Chilian minister at Washington has
notified the Secretary of State that the
government of Chill has cancelled the COM
mission of Don Emile Pulio. Chilan consul
general ar San Francisco. and that his
official relations with this government are
terminated.
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SKIN-GRAFTING PROJECT.
Charitable Young Women Will Donate Their
Cuticis in the Interest of Humanity.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE. Ind, Dec. 1.-There has existed
in this city for several years an organiza-
tion known as the Young Women's Charity
Circle. which is composed of twenty-three
of the leading society. musical and
dramatic young women of the city. The
object of the society is the relief of the
destitute and afflicted who are hunted up by
house to house visits of the membe of the
society. Funds are raised by giving. from
time to time. literary, musical and dramatic
entertainments and a yearly charity fair
and ball. In this way hundreds of dollars
are raised and dIstribu ted annually.
Nothing daunts the young women in thei T
efforts to relieve, as illustrated by the fol-
lowing: On the Sth of last August Ernest
SchmitZ, poor lad. was horribly burned
by q gasoline explosion, since which time
he has been under the care of the county
physician. whose efforts to heal some of tho
wounds have been uDavalling. At n
council of physicians 1t was decided
that tho only way to make the
wounds heal over was to introduce the
process of skin grating, but what puzzled
the doctors was where to get the large
amount of cuticle necessary. Hearing of
the necessity the young women of the
circle promptly came forward and volun-
teered to furnish tho required amount in
the interest of humanity. The operation
will be begun in a day OF two, q portion of
outicle being taken from the arm of each
fair damsel. One of the young women be-
came so enthusiastic over the case that she
insisted that all the necessary skin be
taken off her.
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FOUND DEAD In THEIR ROOM.
Double Tragedy in Massachusetts Hotel
Proprietor Shoots His Wife and Himself.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Dec. L. A horrible
double tragedy was enacted ut the Hotel
Warwick either last evening or early this
morning. George f. Barr. proprietor of the
Hotel Warwick. lies dead on the floor of
the sltting-roOm on the second floor of the
hotel which he occupied with his wife. and
in chair close beside him lies the dead
body of his wife. Both were shot and the
weapon with which the deed was accom-
plished lies under q chair near Barr's right
side. The supposition is that Mr.. Barr
shot and killed his wife and then killed
himself. Both appear to have died in
stantly. The scene in the room is q terri
BILE one. Mrs. Barr is sitting, almost re-
clining. In large easy chair. She is fully
dressed in a handsome costume: Her hat
coat Her gloves. tightly held between
the fingers, are in her hand. She looks as
though she had just come from an evenings
entertainment and had dropped into q
chair before removing her wraps. The
bullet entered the face near the mouth.
Everything indicates that Mr.. Barr shot
his wife as she sat in the chair and then,
realizing what he had done, took his own
life. When they were married the wife
had considerable money and as he was sup
posed not to be doing very we'll In the hotel
business and as they were reported TO have
had frequent rows because she refused to
murder was caused by her refusing to
comply with his request for more funds.
Barr has had the reputation cf being fast
man
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Low Stage of Water In the Great Lakes.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-The light rainfall of
the past four seasons has caused an unusu-
ally low stage of water In all of the great
lakes. This has caused much trouble to
vessels recently at Buffalo, and vessels
pass through the $500" canal. The water
in the lake here this morning was lower
than before recorded. This was due to the
low stage of water primarily, and Sec
ondarily to the fact that there was q strong
wind from the south. which drove the wa
ter away from this end of the lake. The
water was so low for u short time that the
city's water supply was seriously threat
ened. 1t exposed the intakes at the cribs.
so the crib conld only get about half of
and the water returned to its natural level.
bringing the supply up to the normal
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HAVE NO LOVE FOR REED.
Democrats Will Endeavor to Make 1t Warm
for the Ex-Speaker This Winter.

Democrats Will Endeavor to Make 1t Warm
for the Ex-Speaker This Winter.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Dec. Lit is becoming
evident that ex-Speaker Reed will have to
fight his way through the approaching
session. 1t will be an easy matter, how
ever There are q number of Democratic
Congressman who share the idea of Repre-
sentative Whiting, of Michigan. when he
says: Il am for the candidate for Speaker
who will give Thomas Reed the biggest
dressing down." The hold-over Democrats
have reason to chafe over the wounds
which the ex-Speaker gave them, and
many OF them want q presiding officer W ho
will retaliate.
On tour of the candidates headquarters
tonight. your correspondent asked each of
the five speakershIp aspirants the Question:
IF elected Speaker. what consideration
will you give TO Mr. Reed"
When candidate Mills was asked this
question he answered with a look. Mills
suffered more than any man on the floor of
the House from Reeds excoriating and
business-like rules. II am not Speaker yet
although l may be-" said Mills. land If
am. we'll" Then with sinister smile he
turned away.
Candidate McMillin is one of the quintet
of aspirsnts for the gavel who possesses in .
conspicuous degree the power Of converse
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THIEVING FATHER AND SON.
Two Trusted Employees of q st. Louis Firm
Found to Have Peculated for Years.

ST. LOUIS. Dec. lit has just been dis
covered by the Concordia Publishing Com
pany, printers of religious books, that Mar
tin c. Barthel and Martin H. r. Barthel,
father and son. two of its most trusted en-
ploycs, are short in their accounts. Martin
III. r. received an order for certain publica-
cations which he filled. but neglected to
turn over the cash. This brought about IN
investigation. revealing the fact that the
peculations of both were very large. The
Justification of the books has been going
on for number of years. Martin c. has
been manager of the concern for twenty
five years, and while the investigation into
his sons affairs w as progressing, was absent
on a vacation. On his return he at first de-
MED the charges. but afterwards broke
down and admitted his guilt, turning over
$4,000 in real estate to cover the shortage.
The son has disappeared, and no trace of
him can be found. The officers of the CON-
pany say the property turned over moro
than secures the present defslcation.
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TREASURY STATEMENTS.

Public Debt Reduced Over Two Millions Last
Month-Receipts and Expenditures.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The monthly
public debt statement issued from the
Treasury Department to-day shows a re-
duction in the aggregate of the debt during
the last month of S2,O2i .9S6.92. There was
reduction during November of Sl.640,679
in the non-interest. bearing debt and $685.
460 in the debt on which interest has
ceased since maturity. and an increase OF
$3.50 in the interest bearing debt and O de-
crease of S545. .OO2. .0S in the surplus cash in
the treasury.
The aggregate of interest and non-inter-
est bearing debt to-day. less S39 126, ,9l7.96
net cash balance or surplus and the $780,.
100000 gold reserve, Is SsSs, ,613. .06S.65. OF
this amount S5S5, ,O26,s70 is interest bearing
debt. made up of S559. .573, $50 four per cents.
S25, 1854. 500 two per cents. and SSS, 720 four
per cent refunding certificates.
The cash in the treasury to-day aggre-
gates S74S. $50. 750, made up of S27l. .s43.-
1913 in gold coin and bullion. S4l2. So. $40 In
silver coin and bullion. S43. 10s ,S05 in paper
money, and S20, SOC. .911 deposited in national
banks. Against this aggregate amount
there are liabilities TO meet gold and sill
NoA ohu OuAkCASy ScAs'hSoeOS AL OAASuAo
tiOn amounting to $500 221, 709, and current
liabilities amounting q to $40. OOS, 123. The gold
coin and bullion fund in the treasury to-
day aggregates S271. .S43, 1913, an increase of
nearly $4,000, 900 during November. and the
silver fund, amounting to S4l2 2S9S. $40, IS
about So. .000, ,0O0 more than it was q month
ago.
Government receipts from all sources
during November aggregated S26,9l7, l62,
against S2S, 9o6, 124 in Novemb ber, 1890. Gus
st0ms receipts last month were Sl2, 696 039,
or about two and half millions less than
in November. 1890. Internal revenue re-
ceipts were S12. .4S0, ,326, fully million more
than in November year ago, and receipts
from miscellaneous sources were 81 .663, 522,
or half million less than in November. 1880
Government receipts during the five months
of the current fiscal year. or up to Dec. 1.
aggregate S147.sl2.30l against lS7.276, S93
during the corresponding months of the
preceding fiscal year-a falling off of near
ly forty millions. On the other hand eX-
penditures during the five months of ths
current fiscal year were Sl44, 196. S62, against
SIS9. .0S5, ,6eS during the first five months of
the preceding year-Or about $45, 1000
less.
The pension charge for the five months of
the current fiscal year amounts to S4S 200.-
45S, against S66, ,3iS.454 during the first tive
months of the preceding fiscal year.
The interest charge during last month
amounted to but S559. 2245. and for the past
five months was So, 2S9. 245, against S3, ,537,-
462 during November. 1890. and S29, 1858. .916
during the five months of the preceding
fiscal year.
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BOUND, GAGGED AND ROBBED.
Savings Of on Ohio Family to the Amount Of
$4,000 Stolen by Masked Men.

CINCINNATI, O.. Dec. 1.-Mrs. Eliza
beth Simmons a widow seventy nine years
old, living with her son and daughter on a
farm near the village of Tranquility. in
Adams county. was robbed of $1,000 on
Saturday night last. Three men came to
the house. and, finding her son in the barn.
bound aud gagged him. They met the
daughter in the barn-yard and bound her
10 post. They then tied the old woman
In her chair, gagged her TO prevent ontcry
found the treasure in two tin-cans aud de-
parted. Although masked, two of the rob-
bers were identified by the family and war
rants have been issued for their arrest
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made by the last Congress. recommends
that the appropriation be limited to S5l2,-
600. At this price vessel of $50 tons may
be obtained. capable of running twenty
three knots an hour and of keeping at sea.
Stress Is laid upon the significance of the
contract made for the construction OF tor
pedo-bOat No. with the Iowa iron-works.
as 1t indicates the possibility of building
these valuable crafts at safe inland points.
The report states that contracts have al
ready been made for 30 tons of the 15,9i5
tons of armor required for the vessels now
building.
Seizing the opportunity afforded by the
unfortunate experience of our steel cruisers
I'm Chilian waters the report treats at
length of the necessity for sheathing the
bottoms of steel vessels. lt says: The im-
portance of the preservation OF the bot
toms OF steam vessels from corrosion aud
fouling can hardly be overestlmated. and
is continually emphasized by the reports
of loss of speed and increased consumption
OF coal received from our new unsheatbed
steel vessels now in commission. Unless
We are willing to admit that the role or our
cruisers in time of war shall be entirely
confined to cruises of short duration In
the neigh borhood OF our own ports, 1t
would appear that they are de-
hclent in most important quail
lty, namely, the ability TO maintain
high speed at sea for long periods of time.
Reference is made by the valuable data
bearing on this subject collected by naval
constructor Philip Hirchborn. and an earn
est recommendation is made that Congress
adopt his conclusions. summarized as fol-
lows: /. All cruising vessels intended for
general service in foreign waters should be
sheathed, if above 600 tons displacement;
2. Vessels of less than 1000 tons displace-
ment. intended for general service as cruis-
ing gun boats. ETC.. should be of composite
construction. VIZ: with steel framing, wood
inside, planking and copper sheathing.
Figures are given to show that Great Brit
ain has adopted these ideas In new con-
struction; that as per cent. of it is now
sheathed, and that all of the gun boats
built since 1886 are of composite construc-
tion, enabling them to keep at sea for long
periods without docking.
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ton and talks with volubility upon every
subject with his callers, yet when he was
asked this leading question he seemed
'.Mr. Reed will be pushed to the front by
his own party" he said, coldly, and would
say no more.
Candidate Crisp. the most genial of all
the candidates, became Immediately taci-
turn. Il have no doubt" he said, that
Mr.. Reed will receive that consideration to
which his ability entities him."
Candidate Hatch-"Farmer" Hatch, as
they call him pow-laughed dersively.
then. checking himself. replied with mock
gravity, "Mr. Reed will undoubtedly get
more consideration than he will relish"
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The Manchu Troops at Pekin Preparing TO
Join the Mongoiian Rebels.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SHANGHAI. Dee. 1.-The latest news from
Pekin states that there are alarming signs
of mutiny among the Manchu troops. on
whom .he capital depends for defense. and
it is feared that the advance OF the Tartar
rebels will not meet with earnest opposi-
tion. The Mongols at Matearp. which is
the headquarters for the northern army.
are showing . rebellious spirit. and the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-02
Promotions in Postofiices.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-The Postmaster
general to-day Issued an order directing
that all promotions of clerks in the fifty
postoffices now under the civil-service law
and rules be made only after a competitive
examination. This is, in effect, an extern
tions in the Postoflice Department. in Wash
ington, July /, 1891.
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Kidnaper King Identified.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Dec. 1.-The identifi-
cation of King as one of the kidnapers of
the Beals child was fully established this
afternoon by the messenger boy who carried
the note TO Mr.. Beals. The boy was taken
10 the jail at Independence and at once
identified King as the man who gave him
the note. The boy will swear TO the man
at the preliminary examination tomorrow.
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Fanny Davenport III.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Dec. Fanny Dav-
export was so i'll with nervous prostration
last night that she was compelled to have
to proceed with her work. She was In bed
all day to-day. but played again to night
physician being In constant attendance.
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New Window Two-DoIlar Notes.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The issue of the
new Window twodOllar silver certificates
began this morning. There was brisk de-
mand for the early numbered notes. and
the first five hundred were soon taken up
as souvenirs. No. 1 was allotted to Mrs.
Window. No. to Treasurer Nebeker and
No. 8 to Assistant Secretary Crounse. The
new notes will be put into circulation as
rapidly as possible.
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HOLMAN'S AMBITION NOT DEAD
The Sly Old HoOsier Playing'Possum and
Secretly Scheming to BE Speaker.

Springer Insists He Is Not Tempting Fate by
Holding Consultations in Rooms Where
Famous Men Died, and Says He Will Win.