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The record-union., 1891-12-07
LAND ALMOST GIVEN
AWAY.
Head This Offer Made
for Sixty Days
Edwin K. AISip & Co.
The Oldest and Leading Real Estate
and insurance Agents,
IoI5 Fourth Street, bet. ] and K,
Saeranento caL

We offerto parties who will settle on
the Light Tract Colony 9 years time to
pay for the same, requiring no cash
payment for 8 years. Purchaser re-
qulred to put up improvements and
set out trees and vines. Interest at z
per cent. per annurn required upon
purchase price.
This viii enable anyone to pay for
their land out Of the proceeds
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-11
STEENIsM.
These People Mystify the World With
Their Tricks.

Their Tricks.
The Steens gave a second exhibit of
their wonderful skill at the Los Angeles
last night. A committee, including such
well-known citizens as Judge B. s.
Eaton, OF Pasadena, and T. A. Lewis,
the police commissioner, conducted the
tests. They wrote the year, month and
day OF their birth secretly, and placed
the strips of paper in envelops. These
were all placed in the hands OF one mem
Der of the committee, and as he held
them in his hand Mrs. Steen designated
the members by their order ON the stage.
The person holding these envelops then
took one out at hap hazard, and in every
case it was the envelop of the person
first designated by Mrs. Steen, who pro-
ceeded to give the year, month and day
as written in the envelop. She was
right in every instance. She sat with
the committee behind her, she was
blindfolded all the time, and the slips of
paper had never left the envelops in
which they had been placed by the
writers. The envelops had never left
the hands of the committee for a mo-
ment. Mrs. Steen sat blindfolded as
before and a chess board was
placed behind her. The squares
were numbered from to "a, and one OF
the committee selected square on
which he supposed a knight to stand.
The wonderful woman, by an all but
superhuman effort of memory, moved
that piece from square to square over
that board, never putting it on the same
spot twice, until she had covered every
square of the sixty-four. No matter
what square is selected to start from,
she will SO make her moves as to
stop at the very square she begins at.
That is memory and nothing more; but
what All effort it is! All the tests were
OF an equally satisfactory and lnscrut-
able nature. The tricks will be mostly
new ones tonight.
Ever since the veritable story OF the
key and the kite, electricity has become
one OF the most interesting studies for
scientists. The progress made in the
past few years has even exceeded the
expectations of our greatest electricians.
Now comes human battery, or little
lady so charged with electricity or mag
natism, that scientists and physicians
vie with each other as to the exact cause
of such phenomenal force or power. An
ME Abbott is small, handsome little
lady, said to weigh less than 100 pounds,
yet she walks up on the stage, before a
large audience, surrounded by COM
mittee of skeptical gentlemen, and per-
forms feats that to superstitious OBJ
server would seem to belong to the su-
pernatural. One OF the most unexplaina-
BILE tests, to physicians, is her normal
condition. Her temperature never be-
ing above 94 degrees, and it is often as
low as 80, with 9S1. for normal.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-11

THE HERALD has no desire to wage
personal war against Chief Glass. It
cannot, however, ignore facts. We have
not only no hostility to him but admit
his strong points, which consist Of an
uncommonly attractive personnel, an
honest and manly face and disposition
to be courteous to those having business
dealings with him. But the facts re-
main, as particularized in an article
which appears in our local columns this
morning. Take the lottery proposition,
as case in point. The men who sell
Louisiana lottery tickets have been
raided again and again, while the lot
teries have been allowed to run without
interruption in Chinatown. That this
is fatal defect in the administration oi
the police department few fair-minded
people will feel disposed to dispute.
That the fragrant displays on Alameda
street ought to be abolished, and the
inmates of these resorts be compelled ia
respect the law, perhaps even fewer will
be disposed to question. Facts are hard
to overbear, rs the chiefs defenders and
apologists will be apt to find out.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-11
WIRE WAITS.

The heaviest snow and wind storm OF
the season is in progress at Union, Ore
gon.
DR.. E. T. Wilkins, resident physician
of the state asylum for the insane at
Napa, is dead.
The snow blockade on railroad lines
in Nebraska is about over, and trains
generally are on time.
The fight at St. Paul between Denny
Kelliher and the Black Pearl lasted ten
rounds, and ended in draw.
The Ormonde club, of London, offers
purse OF $4,000 for boxing match OF
ten rounds between Slavin and Sullivan.
Robert Bonner says Maud S will be
bred the coming season for the fret
time. She will never be driven against
her record again. Sunol will be given
three trials next summer, to beat the
worlds record, 2:0834. 1t is claimed by
Marvin, her driver, that she can strot a
mile in 2:O4, and quarter mile in %
seconds, :56 gait.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-11
LOCAL PUGILISTS.
An Exhibition of the Manly Art La st
Night,

<Au G@uIUAtiou Vi Tic manly kart La ST
Night.
The Spanish-American Athletic club,
an organization of which Joe Soto, the
lightweight pugilist, is at the head,
gave a boxing exhibition at No. Gil
Buena Vista street last night. There
were number OF set.tos during the
evening, the principal one being a
friendly contest between Ben Heaton
and Young Brady. A bloodless four
round match between two darkies
opened the ball, and was followed by
four rounds between Soto and "Kid'
Manning.
The chief event on the programme
was cut down to ten rounds, because of
the illness of one OF the men, and later
to eight because of an injury to Hea-
toms left arm. The contest was tame,
though Brady drew good deal OF blood
from his opponent and marred his
beauty somewhat. The latter was
bested, though he was much the larger
man. The contestants were middle
weights.
As an extra, five rounds were arranged
between "Young jackson" and "John
l.. Sullivan, ir." This set-to proved the
best of the evening. The men were en-
couraged by the rattling of coins for a
purse, and the FIVE rounds were pat ones
from start to finish.
Another exhibition is announced for
some time next week.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-11
AT WINEBURGH'S.
ASTONISHING EXPIRATION OF
LEASE SALE.
Goods at Ruinous Prices--our Great Sale
Still Going on--A Boon to the Pur-
chasing Public.

Oyercaps anything that was known
before. Goods in all departments going
like wildtire. Everything knitted moth
ing spared; boon to the purchasing
public.
(1ur great sale keeps up unabated. Our land
lord still remains inexoiable. We dare not ~
low our time TO run out with a big stock on
nsre wsps notifed pf an exhcr6ltant raise in rent
win soon arrive We will cOnsign 1t to the
general slaughter. Some Of our competitors
tell customers we are NOT gong 20 retire: Sup
then how can they account for our selling
GOODS FOR SUCH RuINous PRICES.
We didn't steal them and sell them below
cost. erhe proof Of the pudding is In the eat
k : day or two Get our prices and sec Il there is
aids are not for day but until the goods are
soa @a.inch fine bleached table linen, 81; sale
price, B9c 60-inch bleached table linen, 6oc;
sale price, S5c. 4S-inch unhleached table lin.
se; sale price s,s S1cs S43cs aac White
Marseilies quilts, 81; sale price, 75o. Large
size s DANA damask towels, 3bc; sale price, 29c;. 81
sa'a aSn p4ice sls soc lsinoh Sacs %
sale price, soc 2 yard square Turkey red
fringed table covers, 81 %; sale price, 75c;
fancy stripe bath towels, 1pc; sale price, 1z3c
Only between 10 and II q. m. Best
Qu0llCy MeTrlmuC SAiItiA8 PAAAss, o12S
q yard; regular price, TIC.
iwilled unbleached canton flannel, s1sc
sale price, DC. White curtain lace, 1oc: sale
price, 1Oc. BLACK sile warp Henrietta, Y SO
secrsucIer, 15c; sale price, SC. Ladies' ecrr
ribbed Jersey vests, 15c; sale price, l0c. Ladies
all wool long sleeve ribbed vests, 81; sale price
75c. 4O-inch curtain Sscrim, 12l4c; sale price
79sc, Heavy grey blankets 81. 80; sale price
price, 71c. Rich design heavy Lodi dres
prints, s1sc; sale price, Dc Ladies heavy blaci @
best quality suspcnders, l5c; sale price, &c.
! We don't attempt to mention the bes
bargains in our ads; we pick them al
hap hazard. Z,
3t-inch black sicillian. 4Oc; sale price, 25c
| Rubber lined dress shieids zoe; sale price, D.
| a pair. Wide double face velvet velure draper.
| plush, 35c; sale price, 22}5c.
Our prices are not for day, but unit
| the articles are sold.
| WINRBURaH's GREAT SALE,
3O943l1 g. Spring street,
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-11

PAPA millionaires who wish to buy
high caste European nincumpoops as
husbands for their daughters, are warned
by the event below that there is COM
petition in the market, and that lord
lings who but recently rated at a few
thousand pounds and their gambling
debts paid, will soon rise in value to
hundreds OF thousands, A cable dis
patch from London advises us that Hon
orable Ronald Greville, son of Lord
Greville, who was affianced to the
daughter of papa Bonynge, the San
Francisco moneybags who was SO Sc
verely trounced by Johnny Mackay a
few days since, is now engaged to the
son OF millionaire Edinburgh brewer.
The man of malt and ducats agrees to
pay his prospective son-in-law's
debts, amounting to 100000 ster-
ling, as starter. Our friend Hunt
ington did much better than that when
ne bought the Prince of Hazfeldt, but
then the latter was prince. you know.
It looks very much as if the rich COM
moners of the tight little isle" we're
going to "bull" the lordling market on
our American millionaire papas. If
this tendency spreads the day will soon
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-11
A, SENSATION IN PARIS.
A Gigantic Swindle Worked by tn
Owner OF q Wildcat Bank.

Owner OF = wildcat Bank.
PARIS, Feb. 10.-A decided sensation
has been caused by the disappearance Of
the well-hnown private banker, Victor
Mace, who, it is learned, left debts
amounting to $4,0O0,000. Five years
ago he opened an establishment doing
business, which in America
would be denominated wild
cat" bank, offering interest on
deposits, averaging as high as 10 per
cent. per month. He advertised widely
and conducted his affairs in so plausible
q manner that he accumulated large
clientage. Rumors had frequently
been afioat regarding the instability of
his promises, but he always man
aged to reassure his depositors.
The latter, part of last week,
however, much more serious ru-
mors became current, and the
depositors besieged the bank, only
to find that Mace was absent. The
police had to place guard over the in
stitution to save it from being sacked.
Today they produced a letter from
Mace, saying he leaves his creditors all
the money he has, frs. 1,000,O00, and is
going to suicide. Few people believe
that he will do this. His accounts show
that he owes at least frs. 10000, 900 to
depOeitOrs,
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-11
HOW WOMEN MAY DRESS
WELL.
The Pride Of the Female Heart May
Be Grati6ed.

The Pride of the Female Heart May
Be Gratifed.
The dear desire OF every sensible
woman is to be we'll dressed. The mas
culine mind delights in sarcastic slings
at the feminine minds love OF dres Z.
Who teaches the fair creature the trick !?
Man, horrid man, whose eye is oftener
caught by the feathers than the bird
herself. Man admires to distraction a
we'll dressed woman. S
With the return OF spring, not only a
brighter crimson bushes on the burn
ished dove, but the ladies one and gil
delight to vie with the flowers Iof
spring in their loveliness of new cos
tunes. The days are growing longer,
the flowers are springing, and
as today begins the season OF
Lent few weeks will usher in Easter
morning. Then will come, the demand
for spring toggery. Those who wish to
get twice as much for q dollar, or to save
half their money, will HE themselves at
once to the City OF Paris where the
great clearance sale is now on. 1t is
unnecessary to dwell ON this subject.
The reputation of the house speaks en-
phatically for the quality of the goods,
the prices are all before your eyes in
plain figures and speak for themselves.
They will astonish those who see them.
Silks in all shades at half price and
that means 50 cents on the dollar. Gold
tipped paragon parasols, good value at
50, for $l.25; six-button Derby gloves, a
bargain at $1.75, now only SIPS. All
other goods in proportion.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-11

MR. MILLS said, the other night, tn at
he knew man up north who had a
ranch of over one hundred thousand
acres, and when he visited it it only sup
ported few bands of sheep, some hogs
and two hog thieves that he knew of,
for they were pointed out to him by one
OF the hands who was sent to drive them
off. Yet that tract Of land divided up
would support one thousand families
with schools, churches and all the SUBJ
stantialities and adornments of Chris
tian civilization. When such ranches
are cut up we shall have people instead
of sheep and hog thieves.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-11
THREE MEN AND A BRICK.
THE BRICK WAS COPPER AND THE
MEN WE'RE SOLD.
San Diego Notables Said to Have Been
Swindled With the Old Gold-Brick
Dodge--A Scheme Adroitly Worked.

I Everybody knows Tom Fitch, "the
silver tongued," whose orutory has kept
his purse well lined with silver. And
everybody knows Captain Friend, the
lovable newspaper man of San Diego,
who looks sixteen but who is nearly
sixty. And everybody Of course knows
w. R. Howard, of the city Of bayn'-
climate, who owns the Cedros Islands
mines, and once was newspaper man
but now is millionaire. But everybody
|. did not know that these three sharp men
could be worsted on the old gold-brick
scheme, yet such is the story that blew
up. from oceanside yesterday. Some time
ago it was reported that q passenger
from San Diego, who managed to get
out of that town with $500 in gold, and
drafts for $4,000, had been robbed while
at supper at the St. Cloud hotel at
Oceanside. It is now stated by Ocean
eide persons that this story was all a
mistake, and that the true facts are as
| follows:
Some weeks ago a mysterious stranger
called on Cap Friend, in San Diego. and
ISoffered to sell him gold brick for $4,000,
The cap knows thing or two, and in
timated that he was not born yesterday,
if he does look infantile. The stranger
offered to submit the brick to the most
severe test. Cap did not have $4,000 In
his pocket that morning.; it just hap
pened that way, as it sometimes does
with journalists, so he naturally went to
Tom Fitch and w. r. Howard and let
them in on the ground floor. The brick
was filed and tested. and at last taken
to reputable assayer in San Diego, who
pronounced it solid and genuine. After
considerable dickering, the syndicate
offered $3.50 for the gold, which was
accepted.
''Now," said the mysterious stranger,
1--WE willscomplete the deal at Oceanside,
where the north and south bound trains
meet and wait for supper, for it is neces.
sary for me to get out of the country
This was agreed to and the company
! journeyed to Oceanside, where the brick
and the $3.50 changed hands. Cap.
Friend packed it over to the st. Cloud
hotel, and the trio gloated on it for a
while. Tom Fitch knows more about
silver than gold, and just 80 satisfy 8
little lurking fear he had, he pulled out
{ a small bottle of acid from his pocket
and let drop fall on the precious brick
It sizzled and smoked. Then there wa:
wailing and gnashing Of teeth, ant
strong language. The genuine brick
had been changed for one made of cop
! per. How was it done? No, one bu
the operator knows, and he has not a
yet told. Fortunately for MIR. Fitch
Political campaigns come around yer.
frequently, and Mr.. Howard will. sool
recoup himself out of his Cedros mine
and Cap. Friend, of course, will mak'
up his $685. very soon, for he is re
porter.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-11

THE case of Wells, Fargo Il Co.'s
express messenger, who drove off the
train robbers near Alila, seems to be
one of peculiar hardship. He was in
charge of the express car and had arms,
and the weapons in his car were the
only ones on the whole train, as far as is
known. When called upon to open the
door and thus surrender the treasure in
his custody to the robbers. he replied by
firing upon them. This was responded
to by fusillade from the outside, and
Haswell, who was slightly wounded in
the head, fired again. In the exchange
OF shots, Radcliff, who was in the hands
OF the robbers, was struck by bullet,
and mortally wounded. The friends OF
the fireman claim that the latter re-
ceived his death from one of the shots
fred by Haswell. This may be so,
although it does not seem to be posi-
lively certain. But ii it be go, that
would not justify the tfainmen in hold
ing Haswell culpably responsible for
poor Radclff's death. 1t is beyond the
bounds OF belief that the express mes
senger singled out the fireman when he
fired He shot at the men who had
commanded him to give them access to
his car so as to loot it, and if he had
killed the robbers instead OF the unfor-
tunate fireman, his praises would have
been sounded by everybody. No one can
helm deplorinr the dreadful resnlt Of this
attempted train robbery to the poor fire.
man who was it's only victim. But no
fair man can visit vengeance upon the
head OF Haswell for his death. That
messengers are expected to defend their
cars when attacked by robbers, is evi-
dent from the fact that they are pro-
vided with arms and the only contin-
gency in which they would be culpable
in firing would be in cases in which
they were made aware by captured
trainmen that to do so would endanger
the lives Of the latter. We have yet to
learn that in this instance Haswell had
this knowledge. The inquest on the
body OF the fireman will perhaps elicit
facts OF which we are at present ignor-
ant and which may perhaps lead to
different conclusions. III it should prove
that Haswell could only save the express
treasure by recklessly endangerirg the
lives of the captive fireman and en-
gineer, then his case will assume an as
pect OF very serious gravity.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-11

XX7HERE TO LOCATE YOUR HOME~-AN
w equable climate il 6 needed to be the
m ost conducive to health and longevity. This
can be obtained IN the greatest degree near the
coast, and Of all the beautiful and picturesque
situations, combining climate delightful view
of mountain, plain and sea with q rich and
productive soil, East santa Monica is scarcely
eqpaled and nowhere surpassed. One acre, two
acres, five acres, ten acres or city lots, can be
purchased In this lovely spot at moderate prices
and easy terms to those who will improve.
R. A. CRIPPEN & son, owners, 211 8. Broad
way; or A. 8. LANE, East Santa Monica
IL
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-11

and the bricks, which are not much
broken, can easily be separated and
used in the walls again. He heard one
of the interested parties say to another
that the loes will not come to more than
$4,000 or SIC, 900. This is good news, and
will be received with delight by all who
wish to see the great enterprise 60 on
successfully.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-11
THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
By the new apportionment law the
electoral colleges now stand as follows I:

10Cal. 81.
Two presidential elections are likely
to be effected on these figures, it not
three. The only elements to change
them for ten years are the possible ad-
mission OF Utah, New Mexico and Arr
zona. The election of next year is
almost certain to be effected by these
444 votes, OF which it will take 225 to
elect. OF these the solid south has 159,
and presuming all these were to be cast
for the Democratic candidate, he would
need still 66 votes to elect him. Were
he to get the 36 votes Of New York
there would still be lacking 30 votes.
These could be gotten were Indiana to
cast her 10 votes for him. Connecticut
her six, and New Jersey her 10,
and he would have just one
vote to spare. In other words,
to elect under the new apportionment
he will need the solid south and all four
of the northern states usually Demo
cratic. Under the old apportionment
the votes of the south and New York,
supplemented by either Indiana alone,
or by Connecticut and New Jersey COM
bined, did the business.
In this connection, however, it need
hardly be remarked that old conditions
generally have passed away and that the
elements are to large extent new.
Several of the western states are in open
revolt against the Republican party
now, and the policy of the leaders OF
that party is daily alternating the voters
of these states more and more. In other
words the Farmers Alliance movement
is a very disturbing element in the stu
alton whose effect at this distance from
the point of action is hard to compute
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-11

SIR JOHN McDoNALD's fervent appeal
to the loyalty of the Canadians reads
very much like such an address as DR..
johnson or DR.. King might have made to
New Workers. from the steps OF Columbia
College at the beginning of the American
revolution,
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-11
Thev relieve II Now,

There have been so many sales of late
in this city in the dry goods business
which people have attended and paid
good round sums for what they bought
that they have lost confidence, but now
since they can compare prices on goods
which they buy at Wineburgh's COM
pnlsory Expiration OF Lease sale with
others then they commence to realize
what genuine bargains they are giving
and why they are crowded to the doors
eyerv dav,
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-11
RED KICE,s.

DED RICE's, LOS ANGELES, WEDNESDAY,
IL February 1l.--Whereas 1t has come to our
knowledge that certain leading bank in this
city wi take your deposit second hand, gold
and silver coin, az well as second hand u. 8.
bills New, therefore be it known tn Red
Rice will take all he can get of the said second
hand coin aud bills in exchange for all or any
other household goods ever got together on
this coast, II not in America; further for your
conveDtcnce said goods will be sold SO cheap as
to entirely do away with any and all comPeti-
tion. Come and taste the pudding at Red
Rice's great Bazaar, 143-14 8. Main street.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-11

THE attempt to graft the flesh of a
dog on boy in New York hospital has
proved complete failure. The boy is
still in the same condition as before the
operation, namely, with withered leg
and the non-union of the tibla; and to
this may be added three months of suf-
fering on a cot with a dog attachment.
There will be no more experimenting Of
this unnatural kind.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-11
IA Fatal Mistake.

physicians make no more fatal mistake than
when they inform patients that nervous heart
troubles come from the stomach and are OF
little consequence. Dr.. Franklin Miles, the
noted Indiana specialist, has proven the contrary
in his new book on Heart Disease" which
NAV e had free at X. w. Ellis & Co.,
who guarantees and recommends DR.. Miles un-
eouafed New Heart Cure, which has the largest
sale Of any heart remedy in the world. 1t cures
nervous and organic heart disease, short breath,
fiuttsrinR, pain or tenderness in the side, arm
or SHOULDER, irregular pulse. fainting, smother
ing, dropsy, etc. His Restorative Ncrvinc cures
headache, fts, etc.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-11

, THE cold wave we have experienced
for the past three days is gradually mod
Grating. 1t has had a drying effect
upon the soil and vegetation; but we
shall continue to believe that the usual
consequence will occur at the end ofthis
visitation of north wind. a copious fall
nf roiy
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-11

come when the American daughter of
. rich father will cease to be q amerchant-
able article pining for played-out lords
and gouty counts, but be glad to get .
plain United States youth with good
health, good habits, and faith in that
glorious future that is reserved for those
who have no such word as fail in their
lexicon.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-11
Z Ios Anre,e. Man Buncoed.

JERSEY CRY, Feb. 10.-Henry Krae-
mer, Of Los Angeles, California, secured
passage in steamer bound for Antwerp,
and was to have sailed tomorrow. This
evening he was buncoed out OF $240.