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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-10
Foreign News.

Foreign NEWS.
PARIS, Jan. 1O.-The trial of Auguste
Valiant, the anarchist, who threw the
bomb in the Chamber of Deputies Oh
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HOUSE.

The attendance on the floor OF the
House was rather slim when the hour
OF II o'clock arrived, but the hall soon
flled up md presented scene of bust
ling activity for a time, or until the
tariff bill commenced. The galleries
were well-iilled, except the private gal
leries.
Immediately after the reading OF yes
terday's journal, Mr. Boutelle again
brought up the subject Of Hawaii, but
| to-day he went off on still another
tack. He quoted the Speakers deci-
sion holding that his (Mr. Boutelle's)
resolution presented question Of high
privilege, but by the adoption of the
special order brought up from the COM
mittee on rules seemed to bind the
House, hand and foot, until the Doth OF
this month. He insisted that the con-
stitution Of the United States made the
House CO. ordinate branch of Congress.
with the right to decide as TO al ques-
tons appertaining to its rights, privi-
leges and dignity.
DIR. Cummings, from the naval COM
mittee, reported the Boutelle resolu-
ton calling On the Secretary OF the
Navy for information on Hawaiian mat
ters and az to his authority for delegat-
ing to Commissioner Blount control OF
the United States naval forces.
The resolution was reported back
with an amendment asking for informa-
ton in the Navy Department from
March, /, 1892, instead of 1898, and Mr.,
Cummings asked for its immediate con-
sideration. As this required unanim-
Gus consent, Mr.. Dockery objected.
Mr. Cummings them asked that the resc-
luton lie on the Speakers table, with
out losing its privileges, and this was
ordered.
Mr.. Hopkins then took the floor to
conclude his speech on the tariff bill
begun yesterday.
He was followed by Mr.. Johnson, OF
Ohio, who was followed in turn by Mr..
Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, and Mr.. De-
Witt Warner, of New York.
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FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
SENATE.

y =
Dir. Hale reported back from the
committee on naval affairs the House
concurrent resolution for an investiga-
ton by joint commission OF the two
houses to inquire into all matters re-
lating to the rank, pay and personnel
OF the navy. he reported it with an
amendment providing that the inquiry
shall be made by subcommittee OF the
naval affairs committee OF each house.
After discussion the resolution, as
amended, was agreed 10.
a resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
PETER as to the inadequacy Of force in
the Office of the Supervising Architect
OF the Treasury 10 prepare drawings
for new public buildings was laid
before the Senate in the morning hour,
and was the object Of discussion in
the course OF which Mr. German stated
that the trouble was moi so much the
inadequacy OF force in the architect
Office as the inadequscy OF means in
the treasury TO carry on such works
And ne notified the Senators that il
they wanted public buildings erected
they must be prepared 10 vote for an
additional loan TO the treasury or for
increased taxation.
The resolution offered by Mr. Frye,
OF the 3rd instant, as TO non-interfer-
ence OF the American government in
the Hawaiian affair, was laid laid be-
fore the Senate and Mr.. Davis address
"a rba Sanata
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CITY COUNCIL.

4 regular meeting of the City Coun-
Gil was held last night. The amended
city charter was passed by the Com
mon Council, but it being after ten
O'Clock when it reached the AL
dermen, that board laid it over and
passed resolution TO meet again Mon
day night for the purpose of consider
inc he Instrument
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NEW sEEDLESs RAIsINS received to-
~ dsy by &c. MILBURN.
The herald., 1894-01-01
THE COLORADO DESERT.

a Peculiar Tract Tsen.nG with Irriya-
tton Entsrp-ises.
In the eastern part OF San Diego conn
ty, about 50 miles from the gulf of Cali
iornia, ia y tract OF land 80 peculiar in
lis formation ami possibilities that it ia
deserving OF special mention, the more
30 on account OF its great undeyeloped
resnrrces.
Oc!giaally covered by the sea, from
which it has been severed by volcanic
action, this region 10 enrrouuded by ths
sanda that formed the old sea beach.
but ior ages the Colorado river poured
its muddy waters into the great interior
basin, end the result is that within the
circle OF land lies IN immense tract OF
river sediment, OF ircm ~ to 100 feet IN
depth, and wonderfully rich.
From October 70 May the climate on
the desert 10 delightful The gum
mers are hot, but sunstioxes are un-
known. The heat on the western side
oi the great basin Is tempered bv the
guif hreeZes and the oVershadowlng San
Jac;nto mountains.
AT Yuma, ran Springs and the few
cultivated points along the Colorado
river, where conditions OF soil and eli
mate are similar, all .rrits ripen from
two to six weeks ahead OF what have
hitherto been considered the earliest
sections OF California, thus insuring the
highest prices. Figs ripen during the
last week of April and bring from 90
cents 10 81 = pound, melons from May
to November Muscat grapes have been
/ ehlpped in June, selling at as nigh u
+ price ee 20 cents pound. Oranges OF
/ excellent quality can be placed ou the
/ mgrket in December. Lemons grown
/ IN this eection have been pronounced
eoual to those from Sicily. Vegetables
can be raised all the year round. Dates
/ mature and are excellent in quality.
/ Alfalfa can Se cut seven times year.
4 Wheat rpens in Apnl.
The Southern Pacific railroad croseee
! one side OF the 'desert" and the pro-
posed San Diego and Phnaix road will
I pass through it.
Engineers etate that THE land can be
easily irrigated from The Colorado river
and on Il cheap baais per acre, and that
] the ouly obstacle in the way is the mag
nitude of the undertaking. Now that
/ the ewes OF the world are TUNED toward
ihe arid lands OF the west, and al
avsilable schemes OF irrigation are be
ing rapidly developed, there ia every
! probability that the Colorado "deeerp
viii soon be thing OF the past, ant
that what is now dry waste will, be
fore many wears, contain a dense ant
prosperouo population.
The herald., 1894-01-01

and vineyard, that we're planted from
seeds and cuttings brought from Mexico.
Ruins OF the old systems, built by the
Indiana under direction OF the priests,
may yet be seen about some of the old
missions. There ia no proof that irriga
tlon was practiced by prehistoric races
here, IS was the case in Arizona, except,
perhaps, in few valleys near the Arr
zona line.
For many years there was no attempt
to improve on the primitive irrigation
methods Of early days. Settlement was
sparse and water plentiful, for the small
area which was cultivated. Instead OF
regulating the flow by furrows or other
wise the land was simply flooded, and
there wss, naturally, much waste. This
undoubtedly led To the early decay OF
the mission orchards and vineyards. 1t
is within the past 20 years that all the
important irrigation enterprises OF
Southern California have been estab-
lished. while most OF them have been In
operation lees than half that time.
The area available in the seven south
ern counties, not including what is
known as the desert region, that may be
cultivated for fruit by means ofirrigation
is not lees than 5000 900 scres. Plans
now way lOf lH0 "a
the so-called desert" will largely in
crease this area. At an average profit
OF only $l00 per acre, in fruits and other
special crops, the reclamation OF these
5 3,Q09,000 acres would, within FIVE years,
Yield an annual income OF 100000, 900.
In 1890 the area OF land irrigated in
the FIVE counties OF Los Angeles, San
Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, and
San Diego was estimated at 100 600 acres,
or nearly five per cent OF the area avail
able for horticulture ortside OF the des-
ert region, Since then the area has in
creased at least one-third, bat it still
the arid lands that may yet be trans-
formed into houriehing orchards and
vineyards, supporting dense popula-
tion OF prosperous horticultursts. There
ave about 800 different systems OF lrri-
CATION works III these five countieS.
The herald., 1894-01-01
IRRIGATION AND ITS STATUS,
Interest Excited by the Recent
Congress in Los Angeles.
Some General Information Conee! Il
ing the Important Snbjset.
widespread Attention Attracted to the
Arid Lands of the West-lts Ad-
vansngsa and How 1t Works
in Southern California.

The recent international irrigation
congress which met in Los Angeles has
attracted such widespread attention
that everything upon that subject is
now eagerly read all over the United
States.
The interest has bsen growing for
many years. but the deliberations OF
that important meeting focused atten
tion directly upon the duties Of the
government in bringing vast bodies Of
irrigable land under cultivation.
From various sources, and particularly
from little work upon irrigation pub
lished under the direction OF the pub
Fishing committee Of the congress, many
E intereeting facts concerning the subject
are presented.
There is no doubt that the irrigation
of the arid lands Of the west will engage
the attention OF congress-. The plan OF
immense government works for the irri-
cation of thess lands will be pressed by
those interested and nothing that can
throw light upon the subject should be
ignored.
According to the latest census tho area
OF land irrigated in the western part ot
the United Statea was 3,63l,3S acres.
owned by "a, lS6 farmers, giving an
average OF 81 acres to each owner. Over
hall this land HaB in California end
Colorado. and nearly all of the remainder
in the Rocky mountain region. Lees
than 81 eco acres was found in Dakota,
Nebraska, kansas and feGas-
In the census investigation the follow
4 II.
arid regions: Hionta,ia, idaho. AAiisyS y sySiii-
ing, Colorado. New Mexico. Utah, Ar.
coma Nevada California snd those por
tions of Oregon and Washington east o
the Cascade range. OF course, il i.
understood that all parts of these state;
and territories are not arid.
The following table from tie censu'
gives the number OF irrigators ard the
area irrigated;
The herald., 1894-01-01
NUIsANcEs.

Since the first Of March the inspectors
have made house to house inspection
Of the whole city excepting portions OF
two wards, and during the year have in
vestigated and corrected 6910 exiting
nuieances The greater portion of THE
work was done during the general in
spection.
1t has been with boms t-s:culty that
The herald., 1894-01-01
OUR SEA FOOD FISH.

A List From Which the verIess Epi-
cure May Choose.
The food fish of tho California coast
consist OF about 80 different varieties,
to wit: In the msckerel family there
are the mackerel, Spanish mackerel,
horse mackersl, bonito, albicore and
skip-jack. Then there is the barracuda
or sea pickerel, splendid tabs fish,
and the sea bass, fine fish, that varies
in weight from 15 to 20 pounds.
The following are ey tra fine fish and
quite plentiful: Rock bass. rock cod,
blue cod, blue perch, green perch,
grouper, white fish, sleeps head,
crokers, yellowin, yeilowtail and whit
ing.
OF the email varieties OF fish there ere
the smelt, herring, perch. sardine and
pompano, together with quite number
of other varieties. The pompano is the
rarest and moet expensive fish caught
on this coast, the market price being IL
per pound, and the fish is sold readily
at that price as soon as put upon the
market.
Special attention is lately being
directed to the sardine OF this coast, OF
WnlCH dH dlIHOnb inOAhhuubiNiO supply
is to be found about the islands adjacent
to the coast. principally at Catalina and
Clemente islands. They are far supe.
rior to the eastern sardine and fully
equal to the French sardine, providing
they are put up with the same care as
the French ssrdine. The outlook is
favorable to great sardine industry or
this coast. Only few years will elapst
before the expectation of salt mackere
and canned sardinea from the state o
| California will assume vast proportions
and be an added source OF wealth to ou
state.
The jew fish is very fine fab and
very salable. It weighs from 20 TO 60C
pounds. The conger eel is vsry plenti
ful and quite delicacy, but for some
reason the sale is somewhat limited.
OF shellfsh we have the ahalone
lobster, crawfish. clans. cookies, seal
lops. crabs and oysters.
The herald., 1894-01-01
QUITE "A LIST.

Varieties OF Fruit with Their Earvesr
Months.
The following list shows by montha
the varieties of fruits which ripen in
Southern California:
January Oranges, lemons, lines,
grapea, gueyas. peaches. apples, straw
berriee, raspberries and vegetables.
February-Apples, oranges, lemons,
lines, guavae, strawberries and vege-
tables.
March = Oranges, lemona, limea,
guavae, strawberries and vegetables.
April - Loquats, oranges, lemons,
lines, guayas, strawberries and vege-
tables.
May-Currants, loquats, orsges, lem
ons, lines, guavas, Strawberries and
vegetables.
June-Cherries. plums, prunes, april
cots, peaches, currants. loQuats, guavas,
straw wberries, black kberries, raspberries
and vegetables.
July-Figs, nectarines, grapes, apples,
cherries, plums, prunes, apricots,
peaches, currants, loquats, orangee,
lemons, lines, guavas, strawberries,
black berriea, raspberries and vegetables.
August Pomegranates, ounces, tgs,
nectsrines, grapes, apples, cherries,
plums, pears, prunes, apricots. peaches,
oranges, lemons, limee, guavas, straw
berries, blackberries, raspberries and
vegetables.
September er--Pomegranatee, fgs, nee
tarines, quinces, grapes, apples, plums,
prunes, pears, ,aprlcote, peaches, oranges,
! lemons, lines, guaveH, Strawberries,
black berries, raspberries and yege
tables.
October -Pomegranates. ounces, figs
grapes. apples, piums, prunes. peaches
oranges, lemons, limes, guayas.. straw
berries, blackberries and vegetables.
mber-Persimmons, pomegran
ates, ounces, figs, grapes, appes, plums
prunes, peaches. oranges. lemons, lines
guavae, strawberries, raspberries ant
vegetables.
December-Pe -Perfimmons, pomegran
ates, ounces, iigs, grapes, apples
peaches, oranges, lemons, lines
gnavas. strawberries, IaFpberries AM
vegetables.
From four acres Mr.. @. Vaughan 0
Azuea sold 25 tons of apricots at go pc
ton, amounting to $500; eight acres 0
trawberries, u tone, al an average {
$40 9 ton, 1890. Both amount 10 S239t
and i'll addition to these he has 10 ton
OF peaches and y good many blackbei
res. 1t il estimated that about 500
has been paid out for picking.
The herald., 1894-01-01
Los ANGELES HERALD. MONDAY MORNING. JANUARY 1884,

countiea OF Central and Northern Cali
ioTnia in which irrigation is not prac-
ticed. and which had, in 1870, popnla-
tion Slightly in excess of the seven irri-
eating counties, are eelected
The herald., 1894-01-01

Southern California is land OF
specialties, and when the right thing is
planted in the right place the results
lie often phenomenal. A well.veriied
case in point is that of Rincon farmer,
who owns 20 acre ranch, two acres OF
which are planted to trees and is to
alfalfa. From the Is acres OF alfalfa
be fed 20 head of horses and cattle, and
cut and sold during ii months 200 tons
Of bay, at sl2 per ton. He still had a
large rick OF nay of the seasons cutting
unaold, and another crop which be
would harvest within 80 days. The net
profit OF the years crops, taken from the
not include the growth OF the stock fed,
The herald., 1894-01-01

we have been able to abate many nAs'-
aneea as promptly as the cause OF sanl-
tation justified on account oi apparent
indifference to the !sws OF sanitation.
Ignorance or criminality. We have nau
to make Is arrests. OF these eight were
brought to trial, six convicted and hneu'
one acquitted because the city contrib
uted to the nuisanc. and another was
acquitted apparently socSuse the Jury
seemed to think man should Iot po
punished for maintaining a nuisance
Nine others were dismissed because
they complied with the requirements.
There have been collected ana as
posed of during the year lib dead anl-
mails. OF these 2l2 were horses, mules
or cows; 90l were hogs, sheep, dogs ana
cats. All dead animals included IN tue
contract are cremated in the most ep,,
proved and sanitary manner. Inc cost
OF collecting and disposing OF dead anl-
mails for the past year amounted 70
Sl8S2.86, which is too much. Inc oIdl-
nance providing for and regulating the
collection of dead animals, and also ior
the collection of pay from the owners
for this work. is very defective, put can
not be corrected without considerable
expense to the city under any contract
system. ,.,
Recently there has been but little
complaint in regard to the collection OF
garbage. 1t is being collected more often
than ever before. and | believe moro OF
it is being burned.
II is my candid conviction that the
CITY should own o crematory to burn all
combustible waste and dead animals;
and dumping ground to receive all In
comhustible waste, and should collect
waste and dead animals by municipal
scavenger system which, If properly
conducted, would greatly improve the
sanitary condition of the city in giving
assistance to thoee who desire to keep
clean, and by systematically compelling
those to keep clean who are Ignorant OF
the dangers lurking in the accumulated
filth about their doors.
The city is sorely in need OF sanitary
plumbing ordinance that would not
work hardship to anyone and yet pro-
tect the inhabitants from foul and death
dealing impoeitions OF dishonest and in
competent plumbers and inhumane and
penurious house builders or tenement
owners. The health officer is and bas
been .aboring under great disadvan'
tage in not having under its control
practical plumbing inspector to eT-
anime into and correct all defective
plumbing in buildings already erected
and occupied The plumbing inspector
or assistant building superintendent has
as much work to do as one man can do
in experimenting the plumbing in new
buildings.
INDECENT POOR.
Since the 1st of March Ihaye attended
and treated at their dwellings over 300
INDECENT sick persons, making over 800
visits. The greater number of those
who call at the Office for treatment l
have endeayored to eend to the free dis
| peneary.
PEST HOUSE.
The pest house keeper, Mr.. John
Keyes, has kept the pest house in avery
neat and orderly condition, and ready
at all times for the reception of patients.
In addition to this he has placarded
moet of the houses and superintended
the dlsinfection of all premises in every
case of infectious diseases.
The herald., 1894-01-01

Thirty-fve permits to disinter were
issued and 20 bodies were shipped out
of the state. for which, in accordance
with law, we collected $40 each and hold
certificates for same.
/ desire to thank the board of health
individually, and as body, for the uni
form courtesy and valuable advice and
assistance rendered me.
The herald., 1894-01-01

M. ]. Bundy OF Taslin, ORANGE conplv.
reports or 3l1 acres o. Naval otans
trees, planted III March. 1889 as fellp,e,,
Coat OF land $l750; trsas and q.aalas,
eultiyating, inmiga.ing. snravinr and
ferti!izing up to January /, 1883 1911 ~.
From this tract he sold uraage., ~. ,,.-
trees. January j, 1852, toE fSS Al
Macrh l, 1893. for 500. Totat ealse &c
date, $7S6.
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TIE .. S. TREASURY.
Report OF Treasurer Il. d. Morgan 60 Sec
rotary Carlisle.

rotary carlisle.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., November 22.-The
Treasurer of the United States, Hon. II.
ID. Morgan, has submitted to Secretary
Carlisle, the annual report on the opera
ton ard condition Of the treasury.
The net ordinary revenues for the rscal
year ended June 30, cents omitted, were
S297, ~, O19, decrease Of SoS,O9l,o cog, as
compared with tue year before. The net
ordinary expenditures were S367, 525, 2I9, a
net decrease of Sl5,952,654. Including the
pubic debt the total receipts on all &C
counts were S124, 0Q6, 53S, and the expendl-
lures $jgS, COS, $50.
The treasurer remarks that the impair
ment Of the gold reserve, rendering neceS-
sary the issue Of bonds in February, was
caused chiefly by the depletion OF the
treasury resulting from insufficient reve-
nues Even when the supply Of paper had
become so reduced that the treasury was
obliged 10 pay out large sums Of gold In
the ordinary disbursements, the COIN was
freely returned in the revenues.
The net proceeds for the February gold
loan was about S59,OOO,0O0, and this, TO-
gether with a gain Of Sl,5OO,OOO In gold
from ordinary sources, brought up the re-
serve from SIS, OOO 600 TO $l07, 500, 900; while
the net assets Of the treasury, with an eX-
cess Of $1,000, 900 Of expenditures over re-
ceipts for the month of February, in
creased from SIPS, 100000 TO $l11, QUO, 600
During the succeeding months, till the end
Of the first week in August, the reserve
was affected by deficient revenues and
Withdrawals OF gold for export. The low
est point touched 0y the reserve was 49,
lS9, 500, on August :, 1894.
The amount OF the new issue Of United
States paper currency put into circulation
during the year was $50, 1853, 100, having
been exceeded but once, in 1872. The
amount Of worn and mutilated notes re-
deemed was S3l9,0OS,290. This also has
been exceeded but once, in 1893. The to-
tai paper circulation reached its highe st
point in MAY last, when il stood at Sl,lI5,
CO., 600. Since then there has been a
slight contraction, caused by the gradual
redemption and Retirement Of gold certlt-
Gates. the issue Of which was suspended, as
the law requires, when the gold reserve OF
the treasury fell below one hundred mil
hon dollars To the end Of September last
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-23
stapIeton's Aspiration.

Parkersbtrg S<ntiRs', Dem.
Sam Stapleton has all the needed
qualifications OF speaker OF the House
of Delegates, but we fear he is too up
right 20 make Roadway against the ma
chine. The Journal with its usual
foudness for Parkersburg Republicans
il pouring cold water on Stapleton's
ambition. II there is any one thing u
does not encourage it is tG4e promotion
Republicans not OF foreign guild. Sta
pleton has received friendly WORD to
be sure, but it isrunder compulsion. IL
lacked thG- irankness, the esrnestness
and the, honest desire for success that
marx. the advocacy OF Mr.. Elkins' pre-
tensions.
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Tho HAND OF rate.

S. Luis GiJ-s- DsWO,F e
10 was f@:c which defeated Represen-
Satire Holman. The venerable Iudianiau
GSayed 20 do what no one before him
bad accomplished. The tradition that
limits service 10 the House of Repre-
seutatives TO thirty years will receive
increased respect from Mr. HOlman's de-
feat. AZ the beginning Of the present
Congress Mr.. Holman aud Mr.. O'Neil, o.
Philadelphia, had a conversation about
this tradition, Mr. O'NeIl asked Mr..
Holman what be thought Of it. Mr..
Holman smiled at the man who was
"iatber OF the House" and told him be
was all right for h0lf a dozen terms.
Mr. O'Nell shook bis head aud reminded
Mr.. Holman OF the fate that had over
taken Kelley, Randall and others just
when IL seemed that they were sure 70
break the record. Mr.. Holman after
ward told Of this conversation and
added:
81 guess O'Neil will break the record.
He is strong and hearty"
Before the year was out Mr.. O'Neil
was dead, and the tradition had received
one more proof Of its weird power. Mr..
Holman then became "father OF the
House" Had be been elected this time
be would have exceeded the traditional
thirty years limit as soon as be passed
the third OF next March. But he was
defeated.
IL will be a long time before the ira
dition will be tested again. With Mr..
Holman the last OF the members near
Ing the limit disappears. Mr.. Bland
goes out OF Congress With twenty-five
years 70 bis credit. Mr.. Cannon, OF I'LL
nols, and Mr.. Culberson, OF Texas, will
have served twenty years each on the
third of next March.