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Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-22
SPENCE'S SAFE.
How Planchette Explained Its Rob-
berv

How Planchette Explained Its Rob.
berry.
The Nevada City Transcript of March
5th has the following:
In Wednesdays Transcript we pub.
lished the Sacramento Bees story about
Justice T. B. Mcfarland, and it was
received with considerable gusto by ou1
readers, because "Tom" Mcfarland was
we'll known to everyone hereabouts.
Now, the Transcript wants it's say about
the highly esteemed justice OF the great
state of California, with other distin.
guished ex-justices OF the supreme court.
This story is gospel truth:
Many years ago Hon. E. F. Spence,
now president of the First National
bank, one OF the most prominent
citizens OF Los Angeles, kept a drug
store at the place now occupied by B.
H. Miller. One morning he opened
his store, and was appalled, to find his
safe at the very entrance, when it was
on the previous evening as it had been
for years, in the back part of the store
under his desk. His feelings can
be better imagined than de-
scribed-thoughts of spirits, earth
quakes, robbers or some superhuman
power had been at work. But the main
thought that ran through his mind when
he saw the door plumb off, was, "How
shall l stand off my creditors whose
coin was ready for them in that safe ?'
While he was thus cogitating a crowd
gathered around the store.
We might enlarge upon the safe rob.
berry, but must defer it until another
time.
On the evening following the '.safe
cracking" the writer of this, with the
late x-Senator A. A. Sargent and three
ladies were engaged in "playing" with
Planchette. Through the influence o1
those who held their hands on it many
truths were written out, as we'll as
great many lies. The question wal
asked by the ex-senator, "Who robbed
| Spence's safe last night?" Planchett'
replied: IF you will 60 down to Blaze'e
saloon (now kept by Thomas Moran
corner of Pine and Commercial streets)
you will see the four men who robbed
Spence's standing at the bar"
The writer did not want to 60 on 6
wild goose chase, as he thought, and fol
the reason that it was bedtime, the
| night was stormy and no traveller could
see his hand before him. The senator
| insisted and the writer went with him
On going in Ito get cigar imagine oul
'feelinks" on seeing four men, as tole
by Planchette, in the persons of T. B
Mcfarland, now justice of the esuprem'
court, ex-Chief Justice Niles Searls, nov
in Washington as one of the miners
delegates, the late David Belden, who
was the popular superior Judge of SAINT;
Clara county, and the late A. G. Niles
ex-justice of the supreme court. o
course the writer and the late ex.
senator were somewhat astonished OF
seeing the right number of men stand
ing at the bar, and were amazed upor
seeing who the men were. Nobod.
ever suspected them, Notwithstanding
they were all at Spence's store the nigh
of the robbery, as had been their Gus
tom for weeks and months previous
We came to the conclusion, however
that Planchette had perpetrated huge
joke, and having lost faith in the little
contrivance we gave it away few day
after. Spence nor the officers ever 60
track of the safe robbers.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-22

lndio station and today we had courc;,
and made our petition. Said-and Nc
al 90 not know anything about a Ch;ef
William Williams. o"'ei
Second-That all we, the Mission Tn.
dians living in and near the Indio sta
ton, and had talk upon our old Oh;af
Cabazon, as he is our chief and he never
hastresigned yet, and yet we, the unen.
signed uI der this letter, and we are ono
mems.
Then follow the names of the Indiana
living at the Spur with their crosses as
signatures.
Will Pablo is a remarkably able In
dian. he reads and writes fuently,
keeps abreast of the times, and
mas SHOWN great political ability in
this hght. He is eminently a leader,
and his soul is in the task of re-
turning TO power the hereditary
chleitaln OF his tribe. He has seen San
Francisco and Sacramento, and is in con-
stant communication with Washington.
He feels bitterly the injustice done the
Cahuilla Indians. Five agents have
promised them much and done nothing,
They have never received any assistance
from the government. They work for the
bread they eat, and they have never de-
rived any benefits from the agent. Can
it be wondered at, then, that thew
should resent unwarrantable interfer-
ence-interference which sows the
seeds of discord and incites to blood.
shed? The desert Indians unhesitat-
ingly declare that their troubles have
commenced since the introduction OF
the Indian agent. j. H. GILMORE.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-22
1T WORKS TWO WAYS.
THE CHINESE MINISTER POINTS A
MORAL.
He Reminds the American People That
Reciprocity Is a Reactory Policy.
He Demands Fairer Treatment of Uncle
Sam for Chinese Subjects.

WASHINGTON, March 21.-Tsui Kwo
Gin, the Chinese minister, has pre-
pared letter to the secretary of state
urging an early response to various
communications the Chinese govern
ment has sent to this government with
reference to the restriction of Chinese
immigration. The Star tonight prints
an interview with the minister, in
which he says:
"For several years l have been en-
deavoring to secure better treatment for
my people at the hands of the United
States. If the United States wishes to
put stop to Chinese immigration it
should be done by means of a treaty
with my country. For the United
States to agree to treaty providing for
the admission of Chinese, and then
override it by an act of congress, is
hardly acting in good faith.
''By your constitution you encourage
immigration and insure fair treatment
of all alike, and yet your treatment of
the Chinese is inconsistent with the
constitution and the principles laid
down by George Washington"
The reporter asked if the United
States puts further restrictions on Chi
nese immigration. would China exclude
Americans from her territory? The
answer was a long time coming and was
diplomatic one.
''It seems to me-" said the minister,
that the Americans should consider
the situation and withdraw from China
of their own free will. 1 will answer
your question by asking you one. Let
us suppose the American minister in
London should say to the Chinese min
lister: You keep away from the Ameri-
can legation house; don't want you
here Do you think the Chinese min,
lister would visit the American legation
any more? And do you think the
American minister would expect well
come at the Chinese legation? You
may draw your own differences.
THE American people are talking a
great deal about reciprocity just now
They should remember that reciprocity
works two ways.'
Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-22
Washington Notes.

WASHINGTON, March 21.-The nomina-
ton of Charles II. Aldrich of Illinois,
as solicitor general, was today confr ned
by the senate.
The attorney general has decided to
prosecute the biscuit trust, as contrary
to law.
At the meeting of the interstate COM
merce commission today, F. A. Morrison
was elected chairman, to fill the vacancy
made by Judge Cooley's resignation.
The offers of silver to the treasury de-
partment today aggregated 92l 900
ounces; the amount purchased, 605, 900
ounces, at SO. 1887 to sc. 1894.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-22
California Land Cases.

WASHINGTON, March 2l.-In re Emf
line Wallace, involving timber land
entry in Visalia district, California, the
commissioners judgment is modified
and he is directed to call on the entry
woman to furnish her affidavit corrob-
Grated by at least two reputable wit
nesses, showing the value of said tract.
In the case of Atkins & Morlan We.
the heirs of j. M. Creighton, the appli-
cation for a certiorari is denied. Their
appeal was properly rejected. The land
involved is in Visalia district.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-22
Extraaition PAPERS Ref,fsed.

PHGNIx, Ariz., March Ex-Governor
Murphy has refused to issue requisition
papers for one w. j. Kyle, as requested
by the sheriff of Yuma county. Kyle
was in the territory representing the
Los Angeles Evening Express, and
gave sight drafts on that paper for va.
rious sums. The Express refused to
recognize these on the ground that
Kyle had no authority in the premises.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-22
Arizona Sugar Company.

PHGNIx, Ariz., March 2l.-Articles OF
incorporation of the Arizona Sugar COM
pany have been filed. Capital stock,
$50O,000, The names of the incor-
porators are: Charles D. Poston, Charles
Galman, Michael Wormser, Charles F..
Hayden and G. T. Linnington. San
Francisco parties are interested prin-
cipally, and it is intended to put up a
plant as soon as possible. Considera-
BILE acreage will at once be set to sugar
beets
Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-22
kAnker OYAr,s Miahnn.

RIVERSIDE, CAL, March 2l.-O. T.
Dyer, prominent banker of this city.
with party, was driving this morning
near the Glen Ivy hotel, Temescal. The
horses scared, breaking the whipple-
tree the pole ran in the ground, throw
ing the driver and Dyer violently against
large tree. Dyer is a very heavy man
and serious injuries are feared.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-22

We are the Largest Manu-.
facturers of SHIRTS in this
state, EMPLOYING $50 GIRLS,
MEN and BOYS, and are THE
ONLY RETAIL STORE ON THIS
COAST RUNNING A Factory
and Manufacturing all our
own goods. Buy direct from
the manufacturers and SAVE
THE WHOLESALERS PROFIT.
We carry a very large stock
to select from.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-22
The Alliance With Argentine.

WASHINGTON, March 21.-The state de-
partment officials say there is no truth
in the report that the United States has
established an alliance with the Ar
gentine republic, and that the courteses
being exchanged with Admiral Walkers
fleet at Buenos Ayres have no signifi-
CanCe.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-22

ticket by majorities ranging from 100 to
250. The latter is about the majority by
which Norman Rideout is elected mayor.
Councilmen Peacock, Skinner, Hudson
and Irwin have majorities of nearly 200
each. ]. A. Maben was elected marshal.
7. E. Smith, clerk; G. X. Eckert, treas
urer; Messrs. Boorman, Stanwood and
Cults, school commissioners. and
Messrs. knight, Ellis and White leyee
commissioners.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-22
RIVERS AND HARBORS.

Ont Of $40, 10000 Appropriated, South
ern California Gets 100000.
WASHINGTON, March 21.-The house
committee on rivers and harbors today
completed consideration of the regular
river and harbor appropriation bill. 1t
appropriates $40, 700, 900, nearly 81 ,O0O,-
900 less than the amount of the bill
Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-22
Marysville Election,

MARYsvILLE, CAL, March 21.-The
city election today passed without much
of an interesting character, and resulted
in the election of the entire Republican
Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-22
Sold at AuctiOn.

SAN Francisco, March 21.-The Tivoli
opera house property, on Eddy street.
near Market, was sold at auction today
for $126, 500 to Willis E. Davis.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-22
A Musician Suicides,

LONDON, March 21.-Arthur Goring
Thomas, the well-known writer Of
operas. committed suicide today by
throwing himself in front of train on
the Metropolitan railway.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-22
You Can Rely

You Can Rely
Upon Hoods Sarsaparilla as a remedy for everv
form of scrofula. salt rheum, boils PIN ples and
all other diseases caused by impure blood. II
eradicates all impurity and tones and vitalizes
the whole system.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-22
Shirts. !.
ALL. OUR OWN MAKE.
ALL. OUR OWN MAKE.

I.AIINDEREn. FROM 7hc tn - -00'
UNLAUNDERED, From soc to $1.OO'
You cannot tell the value by the price with
out examining the goods. CALL AND sER
FOR YOURSELF.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-22

Is your blood poor? Take BEEcHAM's PILLS
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-11-25
CHINA MAY REVIVE AGAIN.
WolseIey Considers the Chinese the Great
est Race on Earth.

WOlseley Considers the Chinese the Great.
est Race on Earth.
Lord Wolseley regards the Chinese aa
1.-The greatest race in the world" and il
is important to observe that this is with
him no new or hasty view, says an ex.
change. It was formed as far back as
1860, when he was in China, and we are
assured by Mr.. How that it is as great
conviction with him to-day as it was
'.in the '60s."
THE Chinese people, observed Lord
Wolseley recently, "possess all the ele-
ments of being great people they
have courage, physical power and ab-
solute contempt for death. To-day in
that country soldering is looked down
upon only the failures in life enter
the army.
'Let Bismarck or a Napoleon rise
up among them and in two generations
they would be the greatest nation and
conquering power in the world. They
only need a leader. Give them prog
ress and they will conquer.
"Three hundred years ago they were
the head of the world, but their growth
was stunted. China wants a modern
man with modern ambitions. Let their
leader come and they must revive
again."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-11-25
MAKES WATER PURE.
A Lotus that Renders Standing Pools Fit
to Drink.

A Lotus that Renders Standing Pools Fit
to Drink.
There is a plant growing in the
Southern waters of the United States
which possesses the singular property
OF being able to render the most impure
standing water perfectly healthy. The
people of Louisiana and Mississippi
call it the water lotus.
1t consists of leaves about the size of
the head of pin, and roots so fine as
to escape notice except under micro
scopic inspection Where it grows at
all it covers the water and to the casual
observer looks like coating of green
scum.
The flowers and seeds are microscopic,
SO that its appearance in any given To-
cality is not readily accounted for, but
wherever it does appear the water be-
meath is always fit to drink.
So marked is this property that fami-
lies using the water from bayous where
the lotus is abundant are known to
have better general health than those
taking their drinking water from places
where the lotus is not found.
1t is often transplanted into ponds,
says an exchange, bayous and lakes,
spreads with wonderful rapidity and
never fails to do its work we'll.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-11-25
The First Overshoes.

Odd as it may seem, the first pair Of
arctics brought into the United States
were importea from Rio de Janeiro in
1880. They were rough pair of India
rubber "gunboats. painted and cilded
like Chinese pagoda, and were sent as
curiosities to New York gentleman by
representative Of 4 Wholesale house
doing business in what was then the
great American Empire
Friends of the gentleman when in
specting his odd rubber shoes expressed
desire to own a pair of such oddities,
and in 1882 twenty seven pair were inn
ported by New York and Boston people.
The price was someshing terrible to
contemplate, But they were soon sold
out and orders placed for more. From
this small beginning the rubber boot
and shoe trade began. In 1888 500
pairs were imported, and from that
time forward until Gaodyear's famous
"vulcapizing" discovery and the COM
plete revolution Of the rubber trade
from 5000 to 10000 pairs of rubber
shoes were annually imported from
South America.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-11-25
He Saw the King.

Emerson's saying, that boy is the
true democrat, was illustrated by the
adventure of Maine sailor lad. He
was at Christiana, and made up his
mind that he would see the celebrated
Swedish king, Oscar Accompanied by
another boy from the same ship, Jack
Branscombe, he walked to the palace
and found 1t surrounded by o moat that
looked impossible, But the boy,
whose perseverance and courage merit
commendation, however his assurance
may seem to deserve rebuke, would not
be baked. After some search he dis
covered under the moat narrow tun.
mel, leading into the royal gardens.
The mouth of the tunnel was choked
with rubbish, but the young sailors
made their way through and into the
gardens. Here they were at once sur
rounded by guards, who could not un-
derstand their explanation, but tried to
conceal them from the view of an ap.
preaching party,
The party We're the king and his ret-
inue. Seeing the disturbance, q gen.
tleman stepped forward and asked
what was the matter The Maine boy,
acting as spokesman-his companion
was by this time shaking with fear
answered that they had come to see his
majesty, Oscar L, they were from Bos-
ton, and on their return home would
like to tell their friends that they had
been face to face with the king.
"Well," answered the gentleman, in
perfect English, ayou have seen him. I
am the king" He gave each boy sew
eral coins as souvenirs of the visit.
Thirty years afterward the sailor lad,
George c. Perkins, became governor of
California. One day he was on board
pilot boat bound for Monterey. and no.
ticed that one of the sailors was eying
him intently.
"Who is the governor What State
does he come from ?" asked the sailor
Of an officer.
"From Maine," was the reply.
# thought knew him. You ask
him if he ever met with a boy by the
pame Of Jack Rranscombe, who served
on board the Lena"
The governor at once came forward
and greeted his old shipmate, who
thirty years before had trembled in the
presence of royalty.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-11-25
Light Coins.

Electricity is useful to good and bad
alike. A large consignment in gold
eagles was sent to a New York bank
from California, which on examination
was found to contain twenty light
weight coins, bearing the date of 1891.
These were apparently new and bright,
but they were rejected on being passed
into the electric ight-coin detector. On
being examined with lens their sur
faces were found to be covered with in
tinltesimal pores. About one dollars
worth of gold had been extracted from
each eagle by electrolysis, which is a
process now in high favor among pro-
tesslonal coin sweaters In the coin
detector the coins are pushed in success
sion from the balance pal on to knife
edge, and according as this knife edge
Is at the right hand limit of its range or
the left hand limit the coin, when
pushed on it, tits off to the light"
channel or the full weight" channel,
as the case may be. The right or left
position of this shifting knife edge is
determined by an electric contact made
by the balance beam, and thus an cleo
tro magnet is brought into action. The
coins run through the machine at the
rate OF sixty per minute by the turning
of handle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-11-25
Things H0ned For.

A bright school teacher had boy
come into her class from the next lower
grade, who had the worst reputation Of
any boy in school. His behavior was
so tricky and disobediept that he had
always been put into seat directly In
front of the teachers desk, where he
could conveniently be watched.
His reputation had preceded him,
but the new teacher had her own ideas
how recalcitrant boys should be treated.
On the very first day she said
Now, Thomas, they tell me you are
bad boy and need to be watched.
don't believe it. l like your looks, and
l am going to trust you. Your seat will
be at the back of the room, end seat on
the fourth row from the wall"
That was all she said. Thomas went
to his seat dumbfounded. He had
never in his life been put upon his
honor before, and the new experience
overcame him. From the very first he
proved one of the best and most indus
trious pupils in the school; and not long
ago the teacher gave him a good con.
duct prize of acksknife. " !
The other day she was going down
one Of the streets not far from the
school, when suddenly she noticed
Thomas among q small crowd of street
gamins. He saw her, too, and immedi.
ately took off his hat, and called out,
his face beaming with glad grin:
Hello, Miss E.; nice day"
The other boys laughed at him.
well" said he, "she's the best friend
ever had. and I'm going to take my
hat off every time see her. vi ~ n
.i !
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-11-25
A Prince of Jerusalem.

Mr. Jones had just taken q high de-
gree in a secret society to which he be:
longs, and which carries On its meetings
in the still hours Of the late night and
early mornings. 1t was 8 a. m. when
he reached home, and found Mrs. Jones,
contrary to custom, sound asleep.
Wake up, Maria" he shouted,
brandishing new sword which had
been added to his regalia; wake up
and congratulate me-, j am NOW o
Prince of Jerusalem
Mrs. Jones sat up and looked at her
husband by the waning light of three.
o'clock moon and the night lamp.
"Jeptha," she said, in o voice that
chilled him like a Manitoba wave id
January, when a man comics home d
this hour of the morning and says ht
is Prince of Jerusalem, there is some.
thing the matter with him, and he
should be treated accordingly"
And he was.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-11-25
A Subject Little Understood.

The care bestowed upon gimcrack-
cry with which all homes are now
adays filled renders the housekeeper's
tasks unnecessarily arduous. Rooms
are too much furnished as rule; dust
can never be wholly routed because it
Is in measure inaccessible. Why not
select only such furniture as may be
easily moved about, or SO raised above
the floor as to leave at least nine inches
clear space underneath :? Avoid useless
side tables and cabinets, which are so
often dragged in for no other purpose
in the world than to carry art EN-.
porium " rubbish. Remember that all
furniture beyond what is really neces-
sary for comfort and convenience only
provides 80 many more traps where
with to catch the dust. Avoid al.
woolen and fluffy stuff in such uphol-
stery as it may be deemed necessary to
have. To those whose means admit it.
we would suggest the use Of thin par.
quet over old floors upon such floor
only one or two rugs, in lieu of tho
usual carpet, would be needed, which
would be of a close, hard texture. Then
We would substitute the grand and
semi-grand piano for the dust attracting
cottage instrument where possible, and
abolish forever the hideous practice of
covering our furniture with all kinds of
drapery and frippery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-11-25
HOrseshoes and Luch,

The superstition that associates the
horseshoe with good luck is very old.
It is said to prevail not only among
English.speaking people, but in all the
races of Europe and in South Asia.
Antiquarians are undecided whether its
origin has to do with the material from
which the horseshoe is made or with its
shape, The ancients believe that iron,
as q metal, has great secret powers, and
they drove nails into their walls as pro-
lection against psstilence. The Arabs,
when overtaken by severe storms in the
desert, cry out, Iron iron !" which
they think will propitiate the evil spirits
who have raised the storm. The Scan.
dinavian races think that spirits can be
driven away and witches kept at bay by
. knife stuck in the house, or nails
driven up. These races have held from
time immcmorial the idea that it was
lucky to find piece of iron, As horse.
shoes are the form In which iron is
most frequently found, it is naturally
the form to which the superstition has
longest olung.
SAS IcSS SSIuo tiiC lOIM VI Gh0 0OTScbuO6,
there is no doubt that among the an
clients the crescent form was much fa-
vored as having lucky or preservative
powers. Ornaments were shaped in
this way to drive away evil spirits. The
Chinese have their tombs built in q
semi-circular form, like q horseshoe,
and the Moors use the same form in
their architecture. 1t may be remarked
that, in the mythology of Europe.
horses We're also regarded % luok bring.
ers, and superstition once supposed that
horses hoof placed under the bed
would cure certain complaints.
The horseshoe. therefore, may be said
to unite within itself three lucky ele-
ments {: 1t is in the shape Of a cres.
cent, it is made of iron, and 1t has been
taken frem q horse. Some writers ON
This subject have surmised that the
lucky qualities of the horseshoe were de-
rived from its resemblance in form to
the halo pictured above the heads of
saints, but this connection is improba-
BILE, since the superstition certainly an
tedates Christianity.