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Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-05

A late London fancy for table decora-
ton is the use of small Turkey carpet
as a cover. 1t is gratefully recorded
that the fancy does not seem popular
one there, and it is devoutly hoped that
it will never pass the New York quaran-
tine station should it attempt immigra-
ton
Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-05

The rage for gold has brought the gold
gauze veil to the fore. Its popularity
should be limited to women who are
young, whose compilations are above re-
proach. Chantilly lace is noted with
tiny gold balls scattered here and there
upon it.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-05
A chanra for the Better,

Change for the Better.
Fogg-Ah, Henderson, You're coming
to the club tonight.
Henderson Il was coming, but I've
changed my mind.
Fogg-Gracious, mani that is all the
more reason for your coming.-Boston
TraDScrint
Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-05

l haven't said syllable about fash
ions, have [? Well, fashions melt in
warm weather, and mayn't be excused
for a little while?
MADAME LIE VANwAY.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-05
He Was Not a Purchaser.

He Was Not a Purchaser.
Colonel Lofts (of Boomville}-Fivey years
ago, sir, you could have bought the site Of
this thriving city for mere song.
Visitor-I couldn't. l can't Singular
per's Bazaar.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-05

notes to the black-eyed boy that sat
across the aisle in school.
All, me, for bread and butter. Alas
the day for pinafores and roundabouts
But sweet sixteen doesn't know all
this, and her big eyes grow round with
awe and admiration when she sees Mad
anne LIE Beau Monde sweep into dinner,
rouged, powdered and coifured.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-05
Timely Advice.

Now is the time to provide yourself
and family with reliable remedy for
bowel complaints. 1t is almost certain
to be needed, and no family can afford
to be without it. 1t costs but trife
and may be the means of saving much
suffering, if not life. There are many
different remedies in use, but Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and DiarrhHa
Remedy is undoubtedly the best. 25
and 30 cent bottles for sale by G. +.
Heinzeman, 222 North Main street.
Leland Stanford, Jr., University-En-
trance Examinations.
Examinations will be held by Dr..
s0sS'I soS III e a9s A1sssiss, Ss' 3nl
Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-05
The Cars Suit.

The Cars Suit.
Gar of Russia Gust out Of bed}-What
has become of my undershirt?
Valet-Please, your majesty, the black
smiths putting fresh rivets in it.-Yankee
Blade
Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-05
Now Open.

The mammoth saratogs Soda Fountain,
which is q beauty, Is now open at No. 24l s.
Hprtng street. All kinds Of soda water are
tispcnSed here. including 90 6f01xouf 6nYof01
The record-union., 1891-04-14
THE RAILROADS.
New Phase in the Controversy Between
the Alton and Eastern Lines.

New Phase in the Controversy Between
the Alton and Eastern Lines.
CHICAGO, April 1S.-A new phase of the
controversy between the Alton and East
ern lines on the commission question is
introduced in circular issued today by
the Passenger Department of the Alton
1t is addressed to all connections, and
contains all the correspondence on the
subject.
An interesting feature is a copy of let
ter signed by General Solicitor Brown of
the Alton, declaring that, in his opinion,
q number of railway companies have no
legal right to combine together and take
concerted action to interrupt business of
the Alton as a penalty of its refusal to
enter into any contract with them-such
combination amounts in law to con-
spiracy.
He suggests that it will be well for the
management to notify each boycotting
line OF the purpose of the Alton to hold
them legally responsible for the conse-
quences of their action. General Passen-
ger Agent Charlton notified them, accord
ingly, that they will be held responsible
for any damage which may result
1t remains to be seen what the Eastern
roads have to say to this argument.
1t is rumored in railroad circles that the
Missouri Pacific will not be represented
at the meeting of the Advisory Board of
the Western Traffic Association to-mor-
row, as Jay Gould is in the Southwest
and Vice-President Clark is in Oregon
If the meeting is ignored by this company
it can mean nothing else than dissolu-
ton of the association at even an earlier
date than was generally predicted. The
charges of rate cutting recently made
against the Missouri Pacific were to be
investigated at this meeting.
The record-union., 1891-04-14
BRIEF NOTES

The trial Of Eduardo Friediana. for the
murder of his wife, was yesterday, in
Department One of the Superior Court,
continued till May 18th.
The Improvement Association was to
have held meeting last evening, but
there was not a quorum present, and no
business was transacted.
Deputy Sheriff Costello of San Fran
cisco has taken to the Folsom Prison
Frank Harris, sentenced to fifteen years
imprisonment for robbery.
w. d. Sanborn of San Francisco has
been appointed Aide-de-Camp on the
staff of Governor Markham, Commander
in-Chief of the National Guard.
There is a prospect of something soon
being done toward the Improvement of
Suffers Fort. G.. E. Grunsky, of the
Board of Commissioners, is about to
make preliminary surveys of the prop
erty for that purpose.
If the proper steps be not taken soon to
have the dangerous sidewalk on the
northeast corner of Twelfth and P streets
removed or repaired, somebody will be
laid up with broken leg and there will
be suit for damages.
City Engineer Mullaney was last even
ing made the recipient of useful and
valuable instrument used in his profess
sion. The presentation was made by
some of his young friends and took place
in City Auditor Young's office.
The record-union., 1891-04-14
SUGAR COMBINE,
An Attempt to be Made to Force Fol
eign Products Out of the Market

An Attempt to be Made to Force For
eign Products Out of the Market.
New YORK, April 13.-Reports have
been current for some days on the sugar
market that combination had been
formed between the sugar trust, ali East
ern refners and the Wholesale Grocers'
Association to acquire complete control
of the sugar trade. It is known that ne
gotiations have been pending between
the independent refiners, the sugar trust
and the wholesale dealers to handle all
sugar refined i'll this country and boycott
the refined sugars of foreign countries.
So far the deal has resulted only in an as
sociation of refiners.
1t is stated to-day that Claus Spreckels.
II. Z. Knight, Harrison IL Frazer and ali
independent sugar refiners have entered
into an agreement with the trust to work
IN harmony with its managers, and pro-
duce only their pro rata share of the en-
tire production, which will be limited to
sales made in advance by the wholesale
grocers.
One of the largest sugar dealers in the
city said in reference to the agreement:
Inc rehners are now making a profit
OF only one-tifteenth of cent per pound
on sugar handled by them. They are re-
The record-union., 1891-04-14
Chinese Policeman

The Chinese cities which have inter-
course with foreign countries have
adopted a foreign system of police, but
the interior towns and villages have a
Watchman who goes his rounds more for
the purpose of guarding against fire than
OF keeping the peace. Order is preserved
by system somewhat analogous to that
OF the SaXons thousand years ago. A
community is divided into groups of ten
families each, and every householder in
each group is made responsible for the
good order OF his nine neighbors. In case
OF minor offenses, a rough-and ready JUS
tlce is often administered to the offender
by the members of his own ''set;" but
when the violation of law is serious. the
duty of arresting the criminal and bring
ing him before the magistrate for punish
ment, devolves upon the nine neighbors,
who can plead exemption only when inn
mediate flight has taken the offender out
OF the jurisdiction of the magistrates of
that province. Even then, should he at
any time return, his neighbors must seize
hime and take him before the Judges
GLOBE Democrat
The record-union., 1891-04-14
Special to the REcoRD-ux1oS.


PANAMA Via New York;, April r.
Mail advices from africa state that many
refugees are coming in from Iquidue.
a correspondent there writes that vaga-
bonds are robbing, plundering, murder
ing, violating women and committing all
classes of atrocities, while incendiaries
are also engaged in destruction and
pillage.
The Government OF Chile is reported to
be engaged in establishing an army
ZO,OO6 strong at Tarapaca. The distress
along the South Coast due to the reyolu-
ton is appalling.
A correspondent at Lima writes that
400 refugees who arrived on the last
steamer were so destitute that they had
TO remain on the wharf
The Commandant at Iquique was
selllng Hour at twenty-five cents
per pound. The fighting between the
government forces and the rebels near
1qulque resulted in a victory for the lat
ter. About 700 men in all were killed
Lima paper published a message
from Iqulque received by the English
Minister, SAYING that the triumph of the
rebels on the 7ttrof March was decisive
ana Balmaceda's troops were knocked to
pieces.
Hundreds of people have abanrforetkthe
nitrate works, and, accompanied by their
lamllleS, trudged across %the desert to
lqulque. The scene is of a nature which
hardly finds an equal in history-or, war.
Many died on the desert, and their bones
marked Tor many days the road to the
noW-abandoned nitrate factories.
The Chilean Ministers to the Argentine
and France have been declared traitors
by President Balmaceda.
The record-union., 1891-04-14
EX-GOVERNOR WATERMAN.
His Funeral VIII Take Place in San
Diego To-day


Diego To-day.
SAN DIEGO, April 1S.-The city showed
many visible signs of mourning to-day
over the death of Ex-Governor Water
man. Flags on the Courthouse, City
Hall and private dwellings were flying at
half-mast, and the Superior Courts ad-
journed out of respect to the dead.
The funeral services will be held at his
late residence at 2:30 tomorrow after
noon, and will be as simple as possible.
Rev. f. B. Mcdaniel of the Unitarian
Church and Rev. Mr.. Morrill, of the Con-
gregational Church will officiate.
The following well-known citizens will
act as pail bearers: General Ely H Muir
ray, Judge G.. w. Putterbaugh, Judge
Gibson, Bryant Howard, s. Levi, C. B.
Richards, S. NJ. Marshal. Captain A r.
Maryea, j. Allison, Levi Chase, Judge H.
M. Willis, Judge G. w. c. Rowell, Mayor
Gum, E. S. Babcock and George Lord.
The interment will be at Mount Hope.
During the day kilograms of sympathy
were received by the family from the State
Expressions of sympathy were also re-
celved from Governor Markham, Ad-
Jutant-General Allen, Columbus Bartlett,
the San Diego Society of Pioneers, DR.. A.
E. Osborne and many others.
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 13.-Governor
Markham issued the following proclama-
ton this evening:
I'm common with the people of the
State generally, the news has reached me
of the sudden death of Hon. Robert w.
Waterman, Ex-Governor of this State.
He had been identified with California
from very early period and has assisted
very materially in the development of her
material resources. By his death his
family lose an indulgent and loving hus-
band and father, and the State an honored
citizen.
I'm recognition, therefore, of the high
station in the service of the State to which
he had been called, 1, II. II. Markham,
Governor of the State of California, do
hereby recommend that the flags on all
public buildings of the State be placed at
half mast for period of thirty days, and
that the offices at the State Capitol be
closed on the day of his funeral"
The record-union., 1891-04-14
Blaine Has Not Answered Rudini' S
Last Note.
OFFICIAL FACTS AWAITED FROM
NEW ORLEANS
The Military to be Stationed at the
Sequofa Park Reservation VIII
Probably be Instructed to Remove
All Settlers From the Grounds
President Harrison Appoints E. H.
Nebecker of Indiana as United
States Treasurer.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.

special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-But two facts
could be added to-day to the public stock
OF information respecting the diplomatic
ENHANCEMENT with Italy, growing out of
the New Orleans tragedy.
One of these was that the State Depart
ment has not received any intimation
from the italian Government that their
last note must be answered before given
date, nor is such an intimation expected,
Tor the department feels that it is acting
properly, and it would be very unusual
course for nation engaged in diplomatic
negotiations to question the motives upon
which the correspondence proceeded.
The second fact is that Secretary
Blaine's answer to the Marquis di Ru-
dini's last note, has not yet been for
warded. 1t was probably the Secretary's
purpose to accompany the reply with an
official statement touching the nationality
of the New Orleans victims, and other
facts that were expected from the official
Department of Justice in New Orleans.
These reports have not yet reached Wash
lngtOn. Unless the Secretary is prepared
to send the letter without these facts, it is
not likely to go forward Immediately.
THE SITUATION AT ROME.
ROME, April 13.-Up to noon to-day it
has been impossible to learn anything
further concerning the report that the
Italian Cabinet had decided to request
United States Minister Porter to leave
Rome in case no reply to Premier Rudi-
mis- last note was received from Secretary
Blaine by tomorrow. Officials are reti-
cent and journalists are unable to secure
definite confirmation or denial. At the
American Legation nothing could be
| learned. Minister Porter has heard moth
| ing except what he has read in the press.
In well-informed circles the prevailing
opinion, as nearly as one can gather, is
that the Premier will not proceed to ex-
| tremities at this juncture.
The record-union., 1891-04-14
An Experiment. in Acoustics.

Take common tuning-fork, strike it,
and hold it (when in vibration) about
three or four inches from the ear, with
the fiat side toward it, when the sound
will be distinctly heard; let a strip of
card, somewhat longer than the flat of
the tuning fork, be interposed at about
half an inch from the fork, and the sound
will be almost completely intercepted;
and if the card be alternately removed
and replaced in quick succession, ,alternat-
ing sound and silence will be produced,
proving that sound waves will not turn
corners (around the card) so readily as
they will travel in a straight line. In
deed, to be convinced of this fact, Won
have only to listen TO the sound of a
carriage turning a corner from the street
IN which you happen to be into an adj
Joining one. Even where there is no
obstacle in the way sounds are bv no
means equally audible in all directions
from the sounding body, as you may as
certain by holding vibrating tuning
fork or pitch-pipe near your ear and
turning it quickly on its axis
The record-union., 1891-04-14
An Indian Challenoe-

Two tribes of Indians in the upper part
OF California had as boundary between
their districts low ridge where the
streams headed. If you should go to
where one of these streams, Potter River
rises, you would see still standing a tall
pile of stones beside a never-failing
spring; on one side of this cairn was the
territory of the Pomo Indians, and on
the other the land of the Chumaia. These
tribes were enemies and were often at
war. When the Chumaia wished to chal-
ienge the others to battle they took three
nttle sticks, cut notches round their ends
and In the middle, tied them at the ends
into iaggot, and laid them on this cairn.
III the Pomos accepted the challenge they
tied string around the middle of the
Ihree sticks and left them in their place.
Then agents of both tribes met on neu-
trai ground and arranged the time and
place of battle, which took place accord
lngly.-Efmest IagersoU. az March st.
Nicholas.
The record-union., 1891-04-14
STORM NOTES.
Yesterdays Rain General throughout
the State.


the State.
AUBURN, April Is. = 1t commenced
raining about midnight last night, and
it has been raining steadily ever since.
The rainfall up to the present storm is
2l.5l inches; last season to date it was
42. .95 inches.
SANTA MARIA, April Is. - 1t COM
menced raining ut $50 this morning. The
advantages to this section are indiscriba-
BILE.
NEWMAN, April 13.-Rain commenced
at O'Clock this morning, and up to 9
o'clock 81 of an inch had fallen. Grain
looks well, and a few more spring rains
will insure good crop.
PETALUMA, April 13.-It commenced
raining again about o'clock this morn
ing, and several showers fell this fore
noon. About half an inch of rain has
fallen for the storm, and 14.75 inches for
the season.
TRACY, April 13.-About o'clock this
morning hail began to fall and continued
for about fifteen minutes steadily. 1t has
rained A of an inch here in the last
twenty-four hours, and from present in
dicationS we will have more tonight
LATHRoP, April 13.-Heavy showers
have fallen at intervals. Owing to the
Southern Pacific rain gauge being dis
mantled, they are unable to state the
downpour, but it is computed at two
inches for the week. The seasons rain
fall is S.S4 inches. Last season it was
20.72. The prospects for heavy crops are
magnificent
The record-union., 1891-04-14
THE VEGETABLE FLY.
Buries Itself In the Ground, Sprouts
and Grows Into a Tree,

ana GrowS Into Tree.
One of the most curious natural pro-
ductions of the West Indies is the famed
vegetable fly, an insect about the size and
color of q drone bee, but without wings.
In the month of May it buries itself in
the earth and begins to vegetate. By the
beginning of June a sprout has issued
from the creatures back and made its an
pearance above the surface of the ground.
By the end of July the tiny tree known
on the island as the fly tree) has attained
its full size, being then about three inches
high, but perfect tree in every partic-
ular, much resembling delicate coral
branch. Pods appear on it's branches as
soon as it arrives at its full growth; these
ripen and drop off in August. Instead
OF containing seeds, as one would sup
pose, these pods have from three to six
small hard worms upon their interior.
The pod soon shrivels up in the hot sun
and bursts open on about the third day
after becoming detached from the parent
stem. The little worms roll out and bury
themselves in the sand, and, after under
going the change incident to all caterpil-
lars, become flies, which, when the proper
time comes, bury themselves in the
ground TO furnish nourishment for an
other miniature ''fly tree" DR.. Martin
lsque, of the Royal Institute, who has re-
ceived several boxes of these flies. upon
which he has made repeated experiments.
gives long scientific explanation for the
seeming impossibilities attributed to this
insect, which is, at best, wholly unsatis-
factory to the general reader, even though
his co-workers in that branch of science
may consider 1t explanatory and conclu-
siYe.
The record-union., 1891-04-14
THE DIRECT TAX.

Many States Will Not Realize the
Amount of Their Contribution.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-Many States
that expected to realize the entire amount
of their contributions to the direct tax are
to be disappointed. A scrutiny of the
Refunding Act by the First Comptroller
has satisfied him that the United States
Government may claim offsets against all
States wherein the tax was not collected
from the individuals directly by the Gov
ernment.
He has been searching the records for
such offsets, and here are some he has al
ready discovered on accounts of quotas,
ammunition ETC., overissued up to 1887:
California, SS,1l0; Georgia, S4,229; Hi
nois, Sl7 ,S07; Michigan, S5,633; Mime
sofa, S, ,33l; Oregon, S2,472; Virginia, So
59a; WISCONSIN, S5,2Ol; New Mexico, S.
4O6; Washington, S3, 1886.
Had the old law continued in force, any
OF these States might have made its ac-
count square by diminishing the amounts
OF their acquisitions, but after the new
militia law of 1887 passed, this course
could not have been pursued.
The record-union., 1891-04-14
Mothers as Niatch-makers.

There is kind of matchmaking which
it is a mothers duty to attempt, writes
Amelia T.. Barr, in the Ladies' Home
Journal But it has strict limitations. 1t
resolves itself into the simple duty of in
Producing to her daughter young men
whose moral character is good, who are in
position to marry, and who, physically,
are not likely to repel her. The young
people may then safely be left to their
own instincts. There should be no at
tempt to coerce; no moral force used to
make even suitable marriage; though
eXtremities may lawfully be used to pre-
vent an evil marriage. A mothers match
making really begins while her
daughters education is in progress. And
ii is one of the strangest of facts, that
mothers generally force this education in
the direction of those qualities likely to
alnuse young men-muSic, dancing, sing
ing, dressing, playing games, chatting
wlttlly, etc. Now, such attractions are
likely TO procure plenty of Irritation; but
young men rarely marry the girls they
tiirt with And why do not mothers con-
slider, most of all, that approaching period
in their daughters lives when they will
or ought to, cease being made love to |?
Why should the preparation for young
ladyhood absorb all the girls education
How many curriculums contain any ar
rangement for education for wifehood or
parenthood Yet, what man wishes to
pass his life with woman whose only
charm is the power to amuse him? He
might as wisely dine every day upon
candy sugar.
The record-union., 1891-04-14
A Cordial Recention.

One Sunday, during high mass at u. in
the chapel of the little village of Glen
gariff, three ladies of the Protestant faith
were obliged to take shelter from one of
those heavy summer showers which SO
frequently occur in the south of Ireland.
The officiating priest, knowing who they
were and wishing to appear respectful to
them, stopped down to his attendant. or
clerk, who was on his knees, and whis-
pered to him "Three chairs for the
Protestant ladies'" The clerk, being an
ignorant man, mistook the words, stood
up and shouted TO the congregation !:
"Three cheers for the Protestant ladies ~,
which the congregation Immediately took
up and gave three hearty cheers, while
the clergyman actually stood dumb
founded.
The record-union., 1891-04-14
CALIFORNIA FRUITS.
Lively Movement in Evaporated April
cots and Peaches in the East.

Lively Movement in Evaporated April
cots and Peaches in the East.
New YORK, April 13.-A lively move
ment in California evaporated apricots
and peaches the past few days inspires
the belief that the market is getting into
better form. Philadelphia figured as
buyers and sellers and is quoted as ex-
pressing strong belief that all the old
stock on hand in the East will be needed
before the new season comes around, and
prices are more likely to advance than
move in the other direction. Prunes and
raisins are also reported as more active.
The commercial journals note the sale
of California tangerines here last week as
novelty. They jobbed at 81 so per box
and attracted much interest among the
frIlit men
The record-union., 1891-04-14
Special to the REcoRp-usroS.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
BLAcKFooT Qdaho), April 13.-Great
excitement was caused this afternoon
over the killing by Indians of two un-
known white emigrants who were en-
camped mile below this place. Nothing
could be learned as to the cause of the
tragedy. Their bodies were found by a
party of men, and number of Indians
We're seen taking to the hills east of here.
Business is suspended and the citizens
are up in arms. About 100 armed and
mounted men have left the city to de-
mand the surrender of the guilty parties.
Should the Indians refuse, trouble is sure
to follow, as the posse are all determined
men. The Governor and Adjutant- GEN
eral have been telegraphed in regard to
the affair