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The herald., 1893-10-01
A New Theory of Sleep.

Some discussion has been going on
concerning Herr Rosenbaum's recently
proposed theory of sleep-namely, that
the an@mic condition of the brain is due
to an excess of water in the brain cells
of that body. The supposition, as stated.
is that sleep is essentially matter of
nervous action, and the direct cause is
thought to be fatigue of the nerve cells
which communicate with the heart and
bring about some change in the circula-
ton. The nerve cells are thus supposed
to be full of water when sleep comes on,
and this water during sleep passes into
the venous blood as waste, and the nerve
cells then receive nourishment from
fresh arterial blood. Then when the proc
ess is ecairely over the sleeper awakes.
According to this theory, sleep is not
solely healthy because it rests the body
and brain, but also because it invigor-
ates them. 1t is also to be inferred
from Rosenbaums theory that the nerve
cells and brains Of infants who sleep so
much must contain more water than is
to be found in those Of adults, and that
the effectiveness of brain cells is in in
verse ratio to the water contents.
York Tribune.
The herald., 1893-10-01
To Stop a Trolley Car Instantly.

A Rochester man has devised plan
by which a trolley street car can be
stopped almost instantaneously, or with
in space of three feet, while the car is
going at full speed. His device is oper-
ated by lever in the motorman's cab.
1t is, generally speaking steel shoe,
upon which the rear wheels of the car
ride, the under side of which is CORFU
gated SO as to produce great friction
upon the rails of the tyack. On the top
of the shoe is an arrangement which, as
soon as the wheel rises upon the shoe,
clamps the outer rim Of the wheel and
at the same time grasps the inner edge
of the rail. The simple weight of the car
crowds down the shoe upon the rail and
at the same time clamps together, as in
a wise, the wheel and the rail, and all
this by single movement on the part of
the motorman.-NewY York Telegram.
The herald., 1893-10-01
sdmissible and acceptable to the read

admissible and acceptable to the read
ere OF the HERALD.
The Los Angeles HERALD, tho most
reliable and newsy paper OF Southern
California, has large circulation, and
as the writer is extensively known as
mining man, likewise possessing the
confidence OF his felIowmen, it is con-
elusive that many persons will read the
description herein given of this country,
and In behalf of self, and especially the
toiling mining community looking for
work, would state that the country is
over supplied with all classes OF work
men, but that there are miles OF valley
land and mineral territory yet unpros-
pected or located that may interest them.
The undeniable facts as to the merits
of the territory, as found in its great
length and breadth, are such as support
the assertion that this is good country,
capable of engaging thousands OF people
in various profitable vocations when
railroads have webbed it's surface and
modified the now destructive rate of ex-
pense of operating and living.
7. W. BROOKS.
The herald., 1893-10-01
Labor NOtea.

Trade continues dull throughout the
city, the plumbers being the only craft
kept employed full time.
The Bricklayers' union is in pros
porous condition and growing in mem
berehip.
The following unions and committees
will meet tomorrow evening in the
Council of Labor hall: Clerks union,
Tailors' union and organizing commit
tee. The Bricklayers' union also meets
tomorrow evening.
The St. Louis Chronicle has put in
typeeetting machines.
The Journeymen Butchers Benevo-
lent association will picnic today at the
Main Street gardens. This organization
is in fourishing condition and is rap
idly increasing it's membership.
Idle men are numerous in Washing
ton, D. c., and labor is warned to stay
away from that city.
Mechanics and laborers are warned to
The herald., 1893-10-01
Collecting Cancelled Stamps.

What is apparently more useless than
Cancelled postage stamps? And yet there
is q store on Michigan avenue where
they seem to be in demand. One of the
windows is entirely heaped up with
present day United States stamps, most
ly of the Q cent denomination. There
must be thousands of them, and the OBJ
server can only wonder what in the
world can be their value. They cannot
possess any particular interest to the
stamp collector, for they are neither
rare nor valuable. To the ordinary per-
son the cancelled 3 cent postage stamp
psems a worthless thing indeed. Prices
paid for such stamps, however, are 10
cents per 1000, 81 per 10000, and $12
per 100000. Many an industrious lad
will probably be moved by this offer (as
the appearance of the window indeed
testifes), and yet the immense labor of
collecting 100000 stamps can be appre-
ciated.
Yet during the Centennial stamps
were bought in the same manner, and
those who purchased them are today
reaping handsome profit, for the Cen
tennial postage stamp has increased Won
derfully in value in Cancelled condi-
ton during the last few years. AS time
goes on stamps increase greatly in value,
especially stamps issued for one year
only on special occasion like the Cen
tennial or fair. To show how valuable
stamp may become, the writer of this
may mention the fact that eight years
ago he purchased first issue English
envelope stamp in London for $3.50, and
it was at that time worth great deal
more in this country. Now it has prob
ably increased still more.-Detroit Free
Press.
The herald., 1893-10-01
Odd Insurance.

There is in existence legitimate
graveyard" company. 1t is company
operating entirely among the very poor
and insures man against pauper burial.
The agents of the company put it in less
disagreeable terms and offer simply to
guarantee decent burial.
The company engages to furnish q
grave in cemetery and see that the in
sured is respectfully inferred therein.
If any member of his family dies before
him, he is given deed to lot in which
he may bury his dead.
Some of the large companies issue a
policy covering losses from defective
title, defalcations by partner, agent or
other employee for which firm may be
liable, damage by storm, losses caused
by accident to or by steam boilers, en-
gines. lifts, steam pipes, automatic sprin-
klers or other specified machinery, in
cluding all kinds of machinery in USE
Boston Globe.
The herald., 1893-10-01

stay away from San Diego, as there are
crowds OF idle white men.
The insurance feature OF the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Engineers 10 now
extended to nearly 1900 members.
The Cigermakers' International con-
vention st Milwaukee decided not to
allow politics to be introduced into local
unions.
The Journeymen BARRIERS Interna-
tional convention meets at Cincinnati
on December 9TH, and the American
Federation of Labor in Chicago on De-
cember IL, 1898.
The trades and labor council of OF
tawa has instructed its delegates to the
Canadian Trades Union congress to OPP
pose any discussion about annexation to
the United States or any other question
in regard to the political future of the
Dominion; the congress should only
discuss trade matters and questions
concerning the economic and political
condition OF Canadian workmen.
George B. Leseig, president OF the
Ellis & Lessig Steel and iron company,
one OF the largest industries OF Potts
town, Pa, has given the superinten'
dents OF the various departments the
following order to enforce at the re-
sumption of the works: employ in
your department no Hungarians or
other foreigners, only Americans, giving
preference to men who have families"
The herald., 1893-10-01
Simple Words the Best.

The following little story is told of a
citizen of Port Chester, N. Y, whose ed
ucation was somewhat superior to his
wife's, fact regarding which she was
very sensitive.
On one occasion the man drove over to
White Plains to inquire regarding the
health of his sistcr-in-law, who was dan
gerously i'll. Upon returning he was
met by his wife, who asked of her Sis
ter's condition.
"She is convalescent," replied the man.
Immediately and in the most emphatic
manner the woman cried out: 81 want
none Of your soothing words. / want
facts. You tell me this minute, Is my
sister dead or aliveT-New York Herald.
Farmers and Horsemen-Hall's Cream
aslce .or horses will keep the aies off sore,
heal osrbed wire cuts, cures old sores. Some
thing new, something good, 81. OF & Vaughn
drug store, Fourth and Spring streets.
The herald., 1893-10-01

The organizing committee of the
Council OF Labor met last week and took
etsps towards the formation OF new
unions. Efforts will be made to organ
ize the street railway employees, and
the BARRIERS committee were appointed
to wait upon the butchers and secure O
delegation to the Council OF Labor.
A meeting of the committee will be
held next Monday evening TO assist the
Tailors' union. An effort will be made
to unionize the merchant tailoring es'
tablishments of this city, adopt rea-
sonable scsle of wages and introduce
the union label.
The herald., 1893-10-01

DR.. Seward Webb's home in the Ad-
irondacks will cost him million and q
half before it is finished. 1t is Of gran
ite and is to havs\170 rooms.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-15
CRIMINAL NEWS.

Pete Spence, of Sentinel, Ariz.. ON April IA
killed . Mexican, making the fifth whose life
he has ended In self-defense In the past ten
days, the Mexicans having formed q combine
ton to do him up
As the result Of family quarrel Nat Gibson,
living about ten miles west OF Janesville, WIS.,,
killed his wife and Mrs. Hearn and then set IRE
to the house, which burned. together with the
dead bodies, on April Is A posse started in pur
suit of him, and he may be lynched.
J. D. Barnett keeper of a store near the line
OF Quilan and Clay counties, Fla, was muir
dered by Ed Olney, negro, on april IA and
posse of blacks and whites pursued, captured,
tied and shot Olney to death, and then burned
his body In pile Of fence rails saturated with
oil.
On the morning of April IA Special Police
Officers Firth and Talcott, Of the Milwaukee &
ST. Paul road. at Dubuque, Ia. were found in
dying condition in the company's yard. having
been shot in desperate encounter with tramps
whom they had evidently attempted to dis
lodge.
W. Irwin ellis, a well-known Louisville, KY,
young man of prominent family, was found
dead in bed in q cheap lodging house there on
April IA, and beside him was the corpse Of
Mamie Wilson, . prostitute. She lett . note
saying she had poisoned him and herself be.
cause he threatened to leave her.
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CONDENSED DIsPArCHEs.

The annual election OF Worlds fair directors,
at Chicago on April H. resulted in the reelection
of all the old oficerA
All the naval ships will remain at anchor at
Fort Monroe until they start for New York on
April IL. with the exception OF the Dolphin.
In the chess tournament which opened at
Kokomo, Ind. n April II Lasker opened with
Zuclert0ft and won, the game lasting four
hours
Lup Chus, Chinaman Of Cleveland. O.. ar.
rested for violating the Gsary Law, was dis.
charged on the plea that the state could not
prove what constituted Chinaman.
The city of Toledo has sued the Standard
Oil Company for 81. 100000 for conspiracy In the
publication Of articles rejecting on the city's
credit. In the Toledo Commercial, formerly owned
by the company.
The Purington Brick Company, Of Chicago.
has filed creditors bill against Michael Clark
son fo- $54S, alleging that the latter has trans
ferred real estate to Martin n. Henneberry. OF
Oakland, CAL, to evade payment OF debts.
The Distillers and Cattle Feeders Company
has elected the following Oficers: President, J.
B. Greenhut; vice president, John Beggs, Of
Terre Haute: secretary, p. J. Henaesy, OF
Chicago, and treasurer, w. N. Hobart, Of Ciucin-
natl.
The North American Navigation Company, Of
San Francisco, has recognized its directorate,
the new board consisting Of W. l. Merry. Her.
man Bsndel, Frank Dalton. NJ. H. Hecht. E. B.
Pond, Gustave Niebaum and J. L Leeds, and
the officers are W. l. Merry. presidsnt; Herman
Bendel, vice president, and Daniel Meyer,
treasurer.
cable train ran away in the most crowded
part OF the city Of Chicago. ON April IA, with a
whole load OF passengers, running down a steep
grade into the La Sale street tunnel, where it
collided with another train. scattering the peo-
pie in all direction, causing the widest excite
ment and completely wrecking both trains
Four or fve persons were seriously injured.
but none killed.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-15
THE FIRE RECORD.

The buildings of Fountain Square, at st.
Aary's, O., burned on April ii. Loss, 100000
The extensive lumber aud planning mills OF
Hardy, Voorhis 4 90. burned At Brooklyn on
April IL Estimated loss, $4,000
Holmes oil refinery at Buffalo, n. Y. was
burned April 10, with 5000 barrels of oil and
some cars. Loss. $soo. 600: fully insured.
The bodies OF F. ". Heusiey, vile. grown
daughter and l2-year-o.d son were found in
their burned residence near Greenville, g C.. on
Apsil IL
Olga, George and Edward, the three children
OF Mrs Jensen, were burned in the residence
10 Chicago on April Il, which caught fire while
tae mother was absent
Warren county, \. c. fores. fire has de-
s'royed four nile OF timber. 30 farm buildings,
vi age, including church. public school
building and a Touring mill
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-15
rKxBULArIONs OF TACOMA POLICE.

One Of ''ths Finest Airs the Grievances
OF the Ferce-No Court Protection.
TACOMA, April 13-TSpecial. There
seems to be q general inclination lust at
present 70 make matters unpleasant for
the police force. For the killing of Officer
Cudihee. Dave Seals was acquitted, al.
though it Is believed that II he had been
tried on . charge of manslaughter he
would have been convicted. In the Cudi.
hee trial the counsel for the defense ar.
raigned the police force in a manner
commonly called q roasting" This
roasting" together with some indiscre-
tions on the part Of members Of the force
who have in most instances been removed
has resulted In much gossip ancnt what is
designated "a domineering and vindictive
policy" on the part Of the force IS whole.
On the other hand, the officers as rule.
In view OF the acquittal Of Seals and other
acts Of the courts, feel offended and are of
the firm opinion that they have not been
aggressive enough. and have not defended
themselves As circumstances would war.
rant. An old and efficient officer said to-
day, In commenting on the acauittal of
Seals:
Que thing IL certain. II there is going to bo any
more killing in my vicinity. and have . hand
in II. am not going to be the fellow that in
killed il csa help IL In view OF TIE setting
free Of the man who killed Cudihee, I am not
going % give the courts q chance to look on, for
ma an going to look out for myself. the,e
and then on the spoI
Again, in the trial of Frank Can,well
known rs Jumbo" who was acquitted
Of assault upon Detective Flanagan.
tho counsel for the defense made an
attack on the police force \ As whole. alleg-
ing bribery, false arrests. rake-offs and the
like. and in a general way holding the
force up 10 ridicule before crowded court
room OF curious aud IN some cases shiftiess
people. who laughed 10 scorn the city's
police officers. The jury was out onlv a
few minutes. and acquitted "Iumbo
Jumbo" had had words with Fiannigan.
resulting in scuffie. in which Jumbo
fell on top Of the detective Later COM
plant was entered 10y flanagan acains,
him and in the police court he was ad.
judged guilty, and he then appealed the
case 10 the superior court
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AN OBsTREPEROUs TEAM
IL Smashos N Electric Pole, Mall Box,
Hack and q Hand.

It Snashss IN Electric Pole, Mall Dox,
Hack and . Hand.
A pair of horses owned BY George
Thompson and attached to Q hack ran
away last night at Il o'clock, and in less
than two minutes knocked the hack into q
cooked hat, demolished q United States
mall box, put out An electric light and
smashed one Of Thompson's hands. The
horses know their business and were not
injured to any extent.
The team was standing at tho Northern
Pacific depot and Thompson was inside
the waiting room. A double-header
freight came along and - the depot was
reached, whistled. The horses jumped
and as they ran Thompson managed to
reach the off horse and catch tho lines at
his side. This turned them to the right
and in q second they had swung the hack
around telegraph pole, knocked of ono
Of the door handles and thrown Thompson
to the ground, crushing his hand.
Then they started for Columbia street.
and at the corner of West bumped into an
electric hight pole, giving it such . shock
that the light went out. and then ran to
Front and down Front like maddened
animals. In front Of Kline &
Rosenberg's they ran into the
big telegraph pole, knocked off
the mail box, overturned the hack, break.
ing tho pole. dashboard and whifi1elree.
In the middle they liberated themselves
from the carriage and. a. if satisfied with
the job, allowed themselves to be caught.
The damage to tho hack will figure up
something like SIS.
This same team ran away from the Ocean
dock the other night with Thompson in.
side the hack. Wonderful to relate they
went across the stringers laid by the Great
Northern railroad along Railroad avenue
and never made q miss until the foot
Of Main street was reached. Then
one fell down and Thompson, getting out
before the animal got up. put an end to
the flight. Several weeks ago they got
away and went sailing up Railroad avenue
until an approaching train caused them to
turn and run back. They came within
an inch Of being killed, but as usual turned
up all right.
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THE SEATTLE observation-disclosures, SATURDAY. APRIL

peaEsd an impossibiiity to secure the neces-
sary cooperation Of % many different indi-
viduals 70 insure succesa The-e6ort was
msde however. and the property owners
almost unanimously Joined banda The
Willapa Harbor Improvement Company
was formed to carry ont the project On
July q, 1891, the work Of dredging and
filing began and has continued with but
few Interruptions since. until last 6atur.
day when the work was completed. The
magnitude Of the work can b better ap-
precisted from the following figures which
are taken from the engineers final esti-
mate:
Total number Of cubic yards axca-
SeSeo AS0usOvS
AveYago deDth OF excavated channel
ot low u0e, In tooe .................. q
Total cost OF tbs work OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ID
The total cost of the work ~ given above
does not include engineering, drainage
and other incidental expenses, but only
the actual cost Of the work Of dredging
and filing.
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DREDGING THE wIIIAra.
n South Bend River Improvement Cor,
rfeted-Dredger Going to OiymcYa.

sourH BENp. April IA Special. AT 9
O'Clock sunday morning the shrill whis;l.
OF the Bowers dredser announced by
loud and PROLONGED blast that the i'm.
mense task on which il ha. been engaged
for the past twenty months had been
successfully completed. The machine is
now being boarded NJ ready fer is ocean
trip 20 Puget sound &nd 20 Olvmpia vhers
there 10 government contract Tor dre.r-
ing Olympia hsrbor Waiting il.
About tso years ago Il vas learned
the Northern Pacific railroad conten,-
plated bringing the Bower. dretge. which
VAS then finishing some WORK IN Tacoma n
South Bend "a fiji the twenty-five acres Of
tide hat joining the railroad terminal
grounds. The idea was IT once suggested
Of filling the res; OF the tide tat. Com
rrising over 30 acres. al the
same slime. AS the property had
long been plated, and about
one half O; the l, SO lots on the tide fat
sold by the local land companies 20
several handssA digsseat oUnsrA il sp-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-15
ALEXANDER Empower
The Seryian Prince Seizes the
Reins Of Government.
CLEVER COUP 0'ErAr.
The People Applaud Their New King
He Promises t. Maintain Thsir
8ighte-Austrian view q Ik.

PKLelADE, April IA bloodless coup
d'etat was effected here last night. and
King Alexander l., the youthful ruler of
Servia. who has heretofore governed the
country through regents. today rules in
his own name. 4 grand banquet was
given 1t the palace last night to celebrate
King Alexander's success in passing the
examination prescribed for Servian stu
dents. Ristich and Gen. Beli-Marcovich,
regents. and all the ministers of state we're
present, Is were also large number Of
friends and supporters Of the regents. For
many months past the situation in Ser
via has been critical, owing to the
abuse of power by the regents and state
officials. Affairs had become 30 bad that
the king determined to take the reins in
his own hands. In accordance with this
determination plans were secretly laid, by
the means Of which the regents and min
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-15
MURDERER HILL IN COURT.
Preliminary Hearing at Coifax OF Lang
ford Summers' Slayer.

CoLrax, April lA-ISpecial. The pre-
liminary examination of Ed Hill, who
murdered Langford Summers At Garfield
last November. was begun here today.
Thomas G. Ggifsi.hs conducts the defense
and Prosecutor flekel is assisted by ]. w.
Reid. OF Lewiston. Idaho. The line Of de-
Tense made by Hili is that he was under
the influence of liquor a, the time OF the
killing and that Summers gave provoca-
ton for the assault when he demonstrated
with Hill and his companions. the Payne
and MCGOWAN boys. about their rowdyism.
The fight will be long aud fierce, and
should Hill set OIL on a light verdict. IL is
likely that he would forfeit his life ut the
hands of stgilan'es, as the feeling against
him Is intensely bitter. Hill IS defiant
and carries the same hraggadocio manner
that characterized him when he rode the
range as = stock rustler and Wa, an all
around tough
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rrval,rr. April la-fSpecial. The
weather stfii continues Indictment, so little
il doing In the hop business in any form.
A. c. Campbell 4 Son are s,ill in YAK
ina. although Mr.. Campbell had intended
returning on the 9Th inst
f. Meeker & Co. have sold over 100
bales Of hops in New York on con-isn-
men,. since Mr.. Fox's departure. at Is 10
- cents. the bulk being 1T the rate OF -
and IA cents Sixteen bales were shipped
yesterday from here. and t~enty-tour
bales from Boisc by this firm TO New
York on cousirnneut
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dsr's tutor. He Is Radical with moder-
ate views

king Alexander L OF esxvia Wa born August
~ 1876 and II con Of the infamous King Milan
OhrsnOvich ~. who was compelled to abdicate
on March & 1853. and OF the beautiful Queen
Natalie, . Russian woman from whom Milan
Was divorced in l8sA 4 few months ago Natalie
and Milan became reeonciled, and another mar
Iiago cersmopy was performed, and they are
again living together. After the ceremony had
been performed. Metropolitan Michael. the head
Of the Greek church. held that It was unnscea-
Sary. roiterating his that the divorces
had besn void. II was limited that Milan had
been paid large sum Of money BY Russia to
consent to the reconciliation. During the MI
nority OF the king the government has been
carried on by regency consisting of Jovan Ris.
itch, Gen. J. Beli-Marcovich aud Gen X 8
Protich. King Alexander 10 devotediy attached
to his mother, whose sympathiss are al with
Runoia1