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Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-29
MODERN WARFARE.

One trembles at the terrible carnage
which will signalize a modern battle
with all the improvement OF arms Of
precision and of fatally long range. At
the battle of Placilla, where the new
gun with the long, thin bullet was used,
there were found lying in range two,
three and four bodies that had been
pierced by the same sharp, slender and
deadly missile. There will be no roar of
artillery, no smoke of battle; only a
transparent blue haze created by the
smokeless powder. Men will fall in all
directions without sound or smoke
showing that they were under fire. The
poetry of war will be taken away from
the modern shock of battle, and the
cavalry charge alone will be left to re-
mind us of the gallant sights of the
deadly field in the olden time. Even
the peaceful dove has been pressed
into the service of war. In France
each cavalry division has cage. cart
full of carrier-pigeons. The mounted
staff officer has given place as a mes
senger to corporals on bicycles. The
human voice does not carry far enough
10 be of much use in the command of
widely deployed masses of infantry. 1t
has been superseded by the whistle, by
waving of the arm or movements OF the
zap. The sire zones" the areas within
which modern musketry is fatal, extend
vide and far. They are to be crossed by
he attacking force only by lodging from
'over to cover, or, if in the open, by in
rushes. At the very best
very yard of advance through a steady
lail OF lead pellets must be bought with
luman lives. In preparation for the
lew condition of warfare Germany is no
onger held to have uncontested supe-
iority. France lie once more conscious
II having the best private soldier in the
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-29

'ir is gratifying to know that there is
more than an even chance that the fell
lows who recently tarred and feathered
an unfortunate girl in New Jersey viii
lage will be made to pay the penalty OF
their cowardly and inhuman act. The
authorities of the county have taken a
deep interest in bringing the wretches
to justice, and six of them have been
identified and held for trial. The girl
herself has been taken in charge by Mrs.
Ballington Booth, of the Salvation
Army, and that lady says that she is
not the hardened and abandoned
creature her prosecutors tried to make
iher out. She was astonished to find
.one who had been brought up in misery
by brutal parents, beaten and kicked
and cuffed in season and out, with moth
ing but the coarsest and worst exam
piles before her, showed go tractable
disposition. and was naturally SO bright
and intelligent.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-29
NO HUNsAKER.
The ex-Master Of the Carleton Fails
to Appear.

to Appear.
Ben +. Hunsaker did not appear in
court yesterday morning. This was
propheeied in the HERALD, as word
reached this Office from an authentic
source that Hunsaker was in Mexico
and had given his bondsmen the slip.
G. G. Stephens, the attorney for Hun
saker, appeared In court and asked a
continuance until Monday. The request
was granted, but whether Hunsaker will
be here then is very doubtful. The San
Francisco papers which reached here
Yesterday contain an announcement
of the marriage of Ben +. Hunsaker
to a Miss Hattie Grace Hardesty.
The marriage took place on November
9Th, but for some inexplicable reason
the marriage notice did not appear in
any OF the San Francisco papers until
the 9th of this month. Hnnsaker only
recently got divorce from San Diego
girl. Just before he secured the divorce
he was living with the countess. Hun
saker is very young man, but he has
managed to be married several times.
He has a father who is law
yer. This is doubtless quite con-
venience for young man of the Hun
saker type.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-29

The crop report furnished by the
local weather bureau, shows that the
"dry year" croaker is already getting in
his annual yawp. The dry years known
to have occurred in Southern California
do not exceed two. There is plenty OF
the season prosperous for the farmer,
and there is no doubt but that it will
come. Rain has fallen north and south
of us, and the fact that this county has
not had thorough wetting is only due
to an oversight on the part OF j. P.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-29
MORE RECORD BREAKING.
Foster and Frou Frou Lower World
Records.


Records.
STOCKTON, Nov. 28.--Direct paced a
mile against his record OF 2 :06 and made
it in 207.
Fausta, a yearling PAGER by Sidney,
went against her worlds record of 2 :243l
and made mile in :222.
The best eastern record is Rollo's
2:2816.
Fausta quarters were 3734, 113, 14S34
222s4.
Athadon, yearling colt, by Matador,
trotted against his record of 2:2S and
went in 2:27. The quarters were :351s
1:121s, l 80 and 2:27.
Frou Frou, the wonderful little Sid
ney flly, owned by the Valensin stock
her own worlds record q of second
and leading Bell Bird full second.
She went to the first quarter in 371s
seconds and the fourth in So seconds, a
terrific clip for yearling.
Direct was brought out again, and
made a mile in 2 :06, equaling his record.
He went to the first quarter in 0 81 d
seconds, second in 0;3134, going to half
in :03 Hepaced third quarter in :3234
anu lasC III O.ou34 SECONDS, maklnR
the mile in 2 2:06. No other horse ever
made two such fast miles in one day.
Directwill start again next Tuesday.
d. M. Reavis' mare, Vic H., trotted
against her record of 2:131s. She went
a mile in 2:1314, and was sent again,
going in 2:13. The last time was not
official, as she ran under the wire. Mon
bars, the famous eastern 2-year-old
stallion, went against his record of
2:lS, and made it in 2:161a. The quar-
ters were 35, :0S1a, :42A and 2:161s.
The colt will go again next Tuesday.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-29
THE CROPS.
The Weather Bureaus Report for
the Week.

a the Week.
Observer George B. Franklin, of the
United States weather bureau, fur.
nishes the following report of the condi
tion of Southern California crops for the
past week:
Hueneme, E. o. Gerberding-C Corn.
shelling progressing rapidly, between
1000 and 5000 bags are received daily at
the local warehouses. Weather con-
| tinues very dry, no rain having fallen
since September 18th +; none is needed at
present.
Lancaster, James P. Ward-A project
is on hand to utilize the water of
Elizabeth Lake to irrigate the western
portion OF Antelope valley, which could
be done at small expense. Weather
milder.
Rodeo de los Aguas Ranch (Cahuenga
Valley, HI. IL. Denker-Pear and tomato
planting progressing briskly. Several
hundred inches of water are expected
to be developed by tunneling.
Los Angeles. Eugene Germain-The
market for all kinds of California prod
ucts, although prices sre low this sea-
son, is fair, and dried fruits, raisins,
walnuts, lemons, etc., are moving off
quite satisfactorily. Rain is needed be-
tween now and Christmas to enable
farmers to plow for planting crops.
Los Angeles, United States weather
bureau, George E. Franklin-The de-
parture from the normal precipitation
showed deficiency of 81 inches for the
week and 2.17 inches for the season. The
temperature ranged in excess, with desic-
eating northerly winds on several DAYS.
The beginning of the rainy season is
now six weeks later than the normal.
Ontario, E. P. Clarke-The late second
crop of raisins is now we'll out of the
way and rain would be very acceptable.
Redlands, Scipio Craig-The weather
continues dry and warm and rain is
needed to prepare the ground for plow-
ing. A few late peaches and mountain
apples are in market. The raisln crop
is nearly all packed. The orange crop
is looking well, but would be benefited
by rain.
Anaheim, M. Nebelung-The weather
continues very pleasant, warm. SUNNY /
days and cool, foggy nights. Prepar-
ations for planting winter crops are 60
ing on.
Santa Ana, III. A. Peabody-Oranges
are ripening, also Japanese persim-
mons. Light frosts in the low grounds
have killed tomato and sweet potato
vines. Tomato vines in Santa Ana are
till green and bear freely.
San Diego, M. L. Hearne-The orange
'rop is coming in slowly, but is vet
.reen and sour. A few navels have
,een put on the market. Grapes are
ret in market, as well as peaches of late
'arieties and Japanese persimmons.
which command good price and sell
eadiIy. The weather has been very
Try, warm dry winds prevailing most Of
he time. Farmers are waiting for rain
0 begin plowing.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-29

In THE course of a conversation with
Colonel Macpherson, the experien eed
oil explorer, he said that he had nc
doubt that natural gas would be devel-
oped near this city before long. He
thinks Chat valuable and permanent
gas wells will first be found in the foot
hills OF the Cahuenga range. The
chances for dry well in the hills are
better than in the low mesa levels. He
has no doubt that gas will be found in
the lower levels, but the chances of
water seepage interfering with the wells
initiates against their value. This is
the trouble with the Stockton gas wells.
They have not got below the influences
of the alluvium deposits there, or their
deteriorating effects, and that is the
reason that they have water difficulties
to contend with in them. He has no
doubt that there are both valuable oil
and gas measures in our vicinity and
believes that it is only question of
time when these great treasures will be
developed to the immense enhancement
of the possibilities Of our situation. The
in ample quantities of
either oil or gas in the suburbs OF this
city would at once solve the cheap fuel
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-29
SAN DIEGO SHOCKED.
Col. Douglas Gum Found Dead In His
Office.

Col. Douglas Gum Found Dead In His
Office.
SAN Diego, CAL, Nov. 2S.-The com.
munity was shocked tonight by the an
nouncement that Col. Douglas Gum,
ex-mayor of the city, formerly proprietor
OF the Daily Union and one of the most
prominent men in Southern California,
had been found dead in his private office.
The last seen of him was on Wednesday.
His family thought he had gone to FL
Cajon on business, and were Mortified to
learn that he had been dead a day or so
and had died all alone. The physicians
say death was instantaneous and caused
by paralysis of the heart, induced by
anxiety over business matters. The
body was discovered in chair, clothed.
Apparently he had been reading, and a
manuscript of an unfinished report OF a
recent trip he made over line of pro-
posed county road was near him on a
table.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-29

world, and, in the words of Sir Charles
Dixie, is almost amazed at the complete
ness of her military recovery. 1t is the
deliberate opinion OF this and other OBJ
servers OF European war establishments
that the relative strength of France and
Germany is a matter which now de-
pends chiefly upon points which can
only be tested by war.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-29
THE statement that the Electric Sire

THE statement that the Electric Street
railway is to be sold was officially
denied yesterday. Judging from the
crowded cars, the income must make
the property desirable as an investment.
The Irregularities in the service
and the more or less constant
breakage of wheels are annoyances to
the public, which there is every reason
TO believe will soon be done away with.
When Mr.. J. A. Muir secured this
splendid system of transit for this city
he did noble deed.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-29
SUNDAY. NOVEMBER go, 1891
THE ILLUSTRATED HERALD.

For some days past canvassers have
been out soliciting advertisements for
the ILLUSTRATED HERALD ANNUAL. This
will be the twelfth issue OF this invalua-
BILE publication, which has done so much
to develop Los Angeles and Southern
California. Our agents have met most
gratifying success, and they will remain
in the field until it is time to put the
work to press.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-29
CLEVELAND AND BOIES.

Democratic Congressmen's Views of tn a
Ticket in '92.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Nov. 2S.-The Sun.
day Democrat prints symposium oi
political views of the presidential ticket
in 1872. 1t includes interviews with
nearly 100 Democratic members of the
Fifty-second congress. The majority
favor Cleveland for first, and Boies, Of
Iowa, for second place. Next to Boies.
the strongest candidate for vice-presi.
dent, is Gray of Indiana. Several Iowa
congressman. and two from other states.
favor Boies for first place.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-29
Lemon and
Orange.

DR.. Prices Delicious Flavor
ing Extracts of Lemon and
Orange are made from the
fruit and have their grateful,
agreeable taste, without the
turpentine odor which is
observed in those extracts
usually sold, made from poi
sonous oils, acids, and taste
sharpened by cayenne pep
per. Those who wish choice,
pure extracts, should try DR..
Prices. They are all that is
represented, pure, strong and
of fine flavor, and stand alone
in the market in these import
ant respects. Be willing to
pay a fair price for a pure
article.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-29

A RAILROAD man who had just re-
turned from this city was interviewed
in San Francisco on Friday, and he
very truthfully stated among other
pleasant things about US, that the city
was full OF people and that more were
coming every day. Yesterday after
moons crowd on Spring street empha-
sized this statement. The elbowing
necessary to progress was strongly rem
iniscient to an old New Yorker, of Broad
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-29

GENERAL MANAGER WADE, of the
Southern California railroad, has in a
measure secured for San Diego most
substantial benefit. 1t was largely
through the efforts of the company he
represents that the mail contract re-
Gently made with the Pacific Mail
Steamship company specifies that San
Diego shall be a regular stopping place
for the steamers. the arrangement to 60
into effect on the first of the year. This
result has been achieved without any
subsidy
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-29
The Twin Citfes, Ambitioo

ST. PAUL, Nov. 2S.-A rousing meeting
OF citizens tonight emphatically
approved the idea of getting the Demo-
cratic national convention for this citv
A committee of one hundred was an.
pointed to have full charge of the mat
ter. Minneapolis will cordially support
st. Paul.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-29
The Blanchard Perjury Case.

MODESTO, Cal, Nov. 2S.-Nothing de-
veloped in the Blanchard perjury case
today. Mr.. Brooks, one of the attor.
neys3 ior the defense, offered that they
would admit all the people claimed as
evidence, the people making their own
statement. The people refused the
offer, preferring to place their witnesses
upon the stand.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-29

Ir HAS been demonstrated time and
time again, that patrons OF amusement
in this city will be satisfied with nothing
less than the very best entertainments.
This fact should be borne in mind by
purveyors OF outdoor attractions as well
as of theatricals.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-29
TREASON IN ARGENTINE.
ScandalOus Conduct at the Election
Revolutionary Plots.

Revolutionary Plots.
BUENos AYREs, Nov. 28.-The conduct
OF various governors OF states in the in
terror of the republic in regard to the
elections on Sunday last is said
to have been scandalous. Con-
ficts between troops and citizens
are reported at different towns.
The entire corps of firemen has been
bribed 80 as to give aid to the proposed
revolt against Mitre, if he succeeds Pei
ligrini; the police officials are also i'm
plicated.
PARIS, Nov. 2S.-A dispatch from
Buenos Ayres says the Argentine minis
ter OF war ordered the arrest of twenty
officers suspected OF plotting revolution.
They proved their innocence and were
liberated
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-29
VIII Meet in Denver.

CHICAGO, Nov. 28.-The executive
committe OF the national conference of
charities and corrections has decided to
hold the next annual meeting in Dem
yer, June 9th.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-29
Night Gowns.

Our stock of night gowns for gentle
men is now complete. Sizes from IA to
19 inches in the neck. We have them
in cotton, wool and silk fabrics. Prices
guaranteed to be as low as the lowest,
quality considered. 1. l.. Lowman, 120
South Spring street,
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-29
NYE TAKES A TUMBLE.

The Festive HumOrfst Falls Fifteen
Feet on to a Pile of Lumber.
JACKSON, Miss, Nov. 28.-At the
opera house tonight, just after the cur
tain rose for che Bill Nye-Burbank en-
tertainment, Nye fell out of the back
door of the opera house fifteen feet on
to a pile of lumber. He was SO badly
hurt that he could not appear.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-29
A Prominent Negro Killed.

Prominent Negro Killed.
TExARKANA, Tex, Nov. 28.-W. III.
Watkins a prominent negro and secre-
tary Of the Miller county Republican
this afternoon by J.. R. Butler, a Red
river cotton planter. Watkins accused
Butler of stealing a COW. Butler was
released on $500 bail.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-29

Mothers used to say: Chow dread the nj CHIT
and the baby's cough" Now they say "I ,ar
no more to wake and get up--Iye bottle Of
DR.. Bulls Cough byrup."
Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-29
A-OUR-k
8DRESS GOODS DEPTH
-A-IS BOOMING k

Owing the fact that this best being
which being offered tremendous sacrifice price
MEEkk
lSerfs and black
4sc and
Cords khnCam
order o runprced a he prce
a
ampn done free with a made
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-27

The free trade organs are all with one ac-
cord predicting a tin plate famine and enor-
nous prices for such plates as may be Sc
cured after the first of July, A tin plate
famine Is not comp parable of course, to a
bread famine or beef famine. but still 1t is
prospect that ought to give some anxiety.
But we fail to detect anything like anxiety
on the part of these free trade papers. Each
and every one Of them Is rolling the alleged
prospect as sweet morsel under the tongue.
If anybody undertakes to point out that the
prospect is not so alarming as they suggest
they Immediately fly into passion, denounce
the person who is inclined to look on the
bright side as fool or a liar. and assidu-
ously devote themselves to the pleasing task
Of proving that their calamity predictions
are sure to be realized. They. behaved very
much in such a way in regard to sugar.
When 1t was alleged that that article would
fall greatly in price on the first of April they
gleetully replied that the sugar trust would
see to it that the tariff reduction was of no
avail to promote cheapness. Their whole
stock In trade is calamity, and when the
calamity does not come they feel as miser-
able as Weather Prophet Virgins when the
earthquakes and hurricanes which he has
foretold do not sweep away property and
Of sugar would have left them utterly dis
consulate had they not been buoyed up by
the hope OF a tin plate famine In July. If
that falls to come they may be driven to
suicide.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-27

o. Inc utterance Of John Young Brown is as true
90 ~ - loIceiul. The mission of the Christian
aSnHgiun IN lne United States is 10 secure the
SSPI..ltual welfare Of the people of the United
STATES. Inc mission Of the Dsmocratic marty in
IN olaIes Is 10 secure the temporal welfare of
VIC , People OF the United States; and hence its
mission Is properly to be regarded as .sseooi ID
Only 70 mat OF the Christian religion tseif 81
We are glad to know that the Democratic
heart is right-that the aim of the party IL N
secure the temporal welfare of the neonle ~ ~
the United States. But 1t is to be regretted
that its ideas Of what will promote snch
welfare are and ever have been such as To
entirely defeat the purposes of Its heart
Some years ago its idea of promoting the
temporal welfare of the United States was
okeep three millions of human beings in
bondage, and so anxious was it to thrust this
kind of temporal welfare upon the people
that Its controlling wing deluged the country
In blood to accomplish it. Subsequently il
sought to promote the general welfare by
thrusting upon the people an unlimited
issue OF an irredeemable currency. Next II
sought and is still seeking by means Of free
trade to degrade the labor of this country to
the level of that of Europe. Its principal
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-27

The eminent logician of the Portland Al
gus. otherwise known as The Man About
Town, concludes that nature never intended
that we should drink hot water, because, if
she had the brooks, rivers and crystal
streams would never have been filled with
cold water" Further along in the same article
the eminent logician concludes that ''good
claret, pure wines and unadulterated ales are
wholesome, If moderately INDUCED in" Why
does the eminent logician taboo hot water as
never intended to be drunk, while commend
Ing light wines and ale as wholesome? Are
the brooks, rivers and crystal lakes, or any of
them, filed with good claret, light wines or
unadulterated ale?" Does the logician
know OF any animal but man that drinks
good claret, light wines or unadulterated
ale" And why does not the eminent logi-
clan conclude that nature intended that man
should drink salt water? By far the largest
bodies Of water on the globe are salt, and
would nature have taken the trouble to salt
all this water If she had not intended that
man should drink salt water? Again, all
animals eat unc0oked food. And all food,
whether for animals or man, exists naturally
In the raw state. II nature had intended that
we should eat cooked food. would she not
have cooked it for US? We hope the emf
nent logician will give his attention to these
questions. 1t may be that man is all wrong
In cooking his food, in putting clothing on
his back, In drinking fresh water as well as
In drinking hot water.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-27
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

The Beecher statue, which is to be erected
in City Hall Park, Brooklyn, will bear on
its base the inscription, "The grateful gift of
all classes, creeds and conditions, at home
and abroad, to honor the great apostle of the
brotherhood of man."
Captain M. b. Hughes of the Ninth Cayal-
ry has curious relic of the late General
Crook. 1t Is little wooden doll baby that
the old Indian fighter carved out Of an old
army wagon tongue with penknife while
on the Apache campaign in Arizona. Crook
was universally known among the Indians
as the "whittling medicine man."
Major A. l.. Wood, whom the Kentucky
Republicans have named for governor, was
Union soldier, and one OF the famous ''3O6''
who voted for Grants third term nomina-
ton. He has several times run for office,
polling more votes than other men on the
same ticket. He was candidate for attore
ney general in 1887, and in that year, as in
1888, for Harrison, he made speeches ali over
the State. He is lawyer by profession.
There is said tt. be an old negro lin Talbot
County, Ca, who learned to spell in curl
GUS way in slavery times. His Iowner lived
In sparsely settled neighborhood, and he,
being small boy, was sent along to accom-
pany the children to school. The teacher
would not allow him to go into the school
room when the pupils were reciting. This
aroused his curiosity, and he would stealthily
approach the door and repeat after the SPELL
ing class until he could spell every word in
Webster's blue-back spelling book before he
knew the alphabet. He now reads and spells
very well.
The late Henry S. Sanford was American
minister to Belgium during our civil war
but Mr.. Seward once said of him that during
the first year of the Rebellion he was virtu
ally our minister for all Europe. He per
formed many important and delicate ser
| vices for the government in that crisis Al
| the time of the "Trent affair."" for instance.
when there was danger of war with Eng
land, and when by the queens order British
ports were closed to the exporting of military
supplies, some two thousand tons of much
needed saltpetre that had been purchased for
the United States was locked up in England.
Immediately, on his own responsibility. Mr..
Sanford bought up and shipped to this
country all the saltpetre on sale on the con.
tinent-a responsibility on which he risked
his whole fortune.