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The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30
Democratic City Committee In
dorses Him by Unani.. /.
nous Vote.
NEEDS A WASHINGTON PULL.
County Central Committee Said to
Stand Eleven to Two in
His Favor.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Dec. 29.--At the
meeting held by the Democratic city COM
mittee this afternoon to decide upon the
merits of the various candidates for the
office of Postmaster of this city, made
vacant by the resignation of S. a. Leake,
a resolution was introduced indorsing
Thomas Fox as the most eligible candi-
date for that position, and was carried by
vote of to 3.
Several members of the county central
committee were also present and the alb
sent members were represented by proxies,
it being the intention to introduce SINH
lar resolution before that body, but owing
to the fact that an objection was made to a
vote by proxies the matter was postponed.
1t is understood, however, that the MEM
bers of the committee stand IL to 2 in fa-
vor of Fox.
In conversation with Committeeman
Louis Vogel, very influential Democrat
of this city, this evening, he said: per
sonally we have no feeling in the matter
as to who shall be our next Postmaster.
We only desire to name the man who
would create the least dissension in the
ranks of the Democratic party of this COM
munity, and we are unanimously OF the
opinion that Mr.. Fox is the man.
If the latter has as many warm friends
in Washington, D. c., and can control as
much political influence in that city as be
can undoubtedly WELD in this locality.
then he is certainly the next Postmaster Of
Sacramento, and 1 Will add that without
doubt he can secure the backing of the
majority of the business men.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30
MIOWERA,S POSSIBLE LOSS.
Port To,cnsend Mariners Take Littl
StOcE in the TheOrY.

Port Totcnsend Mariners Take little
StocE in the Theory.
PORT TOWNSEND, WASH, Dec. 29.-
Captain Patten of the Oriental steam ship
Victoria, which arrived last evening,
takes no stock in the theory of Captain
Pattie of the Strathnevis about the prob
able loss of the Miowera
A member OF the engineer corps of Vic
torla, who claims to have served i'll sim
liar capacity on one of the Canadian Aus
tralan liners, says there was surely mis-
take about Captain Stott's alleged state
ment that the coal supply was short on
the trip.
He says these steamships can all run
with limited fuel if necessary, but they
never start out with empty bunkers. On
the contrary, they rarely have an empty
bunker, nearly always having enough coal
in to make the round trip if it were neces-
sary.
Moreover, if the Miowera were lost an
accident must have happened during the
squall when she parted her awser only
fifteen miles off Cape Flattery; bu. dill
gent lookout by the captains of tugs that
have been off the cape since the Miowera
was there confirm their belief that no
doubt the big liner was headed direct for
Honolulu.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30
NEW PHASE OF HORTICULTURE.
Retarding Instead of Speeding the De-
YeIOpment of ElOWers La the Idea.

Retarding Instead OF Speeding the De-
veIopment of Flowers Is the Idea.
During the past decade horticulture has
been undergoing revolution which seems
likely to add largely to its profits. This
revolution is yet in its infancy, but has
already proceeded so far that its methods
are beyond the stage of experiment and
have produced practical results on large
OF horticulture in question is not so much
change in the art of gardening as totally
new departure. Till recently florists when
they desired to have flowers out of season
had recourse to the method of forcing"
Hothouses with hot-water apparatus
of various sorts have been utll-
lied to hasten the maturity of
flowers and fruits SO that the usual period
of their full development would be antici-
would be forced" to put forth in the
spring. or even in the winter preceding its
natural period of maturity. The results
have been exceedingly profitable to florists
who obtained scarcity prices" There
has been a draw back to the method of
forcing, however, in the expensiveness of
this phase of gardening. An accident of
any kind that causes sudden rise or fall
of tenn perature of the hothouse beyond a
certain point is followed by the total de-
struction of the crop of flowers.
The new departure is a method OF re-
tarding, instead of speeding, the develop
ment of flowers. Experimenters have
found that by reversing their ordinary
methods they obtained better results at
less cost. Applying cold instead of heat
they keep their plants dormant till out OF
season, and then with the use of heat bring
them at will to maturity. This method
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30
CAMPOS WE'LL NOT RESIGN.
ELated OUcr the Constitutional DemOnstr'a-
ffo1l at HdrGnG.


ton at HdUG9tG.
MADRID. SPAIN, Dec. ga dispatch
to the impartial from Havana confirms
the news already made public by the
United Press regarding the great constitu-
tionaI demonstration held in that city last
night The dispatch states that the elo-
quent speech made by Captain-General
Campos created a profound sensation.
Referring to the reports that he IN
tended to resign his command in Cuba he
declared that whatever his personal in
clinations might be, it was absolutely I'm
possible for him to resign in face OF the
enemy. The Government was able to re-
place him, but the demonstratlon IN
creased his desire to annihilate the enemy
and improve the difficult situation.
The dispatch adds that General Pando,
commanding in the province of Santiago
de Cuba, dispatched a strong force TO meet
Jose Maceo, who was reported to be near
Baracoa with 400 men. The Spanish
troops met Maceo's forces and completely
defeated them. The insurgents lost fifty
killed and wounded. The rebel camp and
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30
CONFIDENCE IN CAMPOS,
The Madrid Government Cables
Congratulations to the
General.
Autonomy in Cuba Will Not b
Granted Until the Patriots
Are WorSted.

LONDON, Eng, Dec. 29.-The Madrid
correspondent of the Standard telegrs phs
that the cabinet has decided to cable to
Captain-General Campos assuring him
that he still possesses the confidence of the
Crown and the Government, and congrat-
ulating him on the constitutional demon
stration that took place Saturday night.
The correspondent adds that General
Campos telegraphs that the insurgents are
retiring across the province of Matanzas,
burning the cane fields, but respecting the
mills and buildings Oh the estates. He
further says that the military outlook has
irnpro we'd during the week.
The Madrid Government will not allow
General Campos to grant autonomy in
Cuba until he has obtained more successes
over the rebels.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30

applies particularly to the lily of the val
ley, Deutzias, spirea japonica, the ordi-
nary lilac and Ghent azaleas. The Lon
don Times refers to a "lily factory" at
Sandringham, where for some years past a
Mr.. Jannoch has obtained surprising re-
suits by his process of retardation. In his
tirst experiments Mr.. Jannoch simply
placed the crowns of the lily plant IN an
ordinary icehouse. The crown, it may be
explained, is the bud in which are inclosed
both leaves and flower in embryo.
1t is fully formed during the autumn, or
some six months before it flowers in the
ordinary course of events. When forced
in the manner prevalent during the last
ten years about so per cent of the buds
could be got to flower early in January,
and perhaps two-thirds OF that proportion
before Christmas. But by the new method
of retarding in refrigerating rooms spe-
cially constructed for his purpose Mr..
Jannoch obtains fine flowers with well-de-
veloped leaves from 90 per cent of his buds.
his harvest extends from the end of sum-
mer up to Christmas, the period of devel-
opment being comprised within the space
OF three weeks. The plants named above
are not injured in the least by their several
extra mouths of Information.
There are, however, many plants to
which the refrigerative method is not ap-
plicable. No evergreen plants of any kind
NAAi OOui lli6CloLiiiS. IL 40 uPptlSdbiOf
English experimenters find, only to plants
which are hardy in England and which
will withstand temperatures about the
freezing point. 1t does not apply, for ex-
ample, to the camellia, hyacinth, tulip,
etc. A refrigerating apparatus was recently
constructed for a firm of florists near
London at cost of $4,000, but an efficient
plant could doubtless be erected for less
than that sum.
The new method explains what has been
mystery to the general public-the exist
ence of large quantities of lily of the valley
flowers in the market from late summer
up to Christmas. Some 10000 sprays of
this plant are said to have been used at the
recent wedding of the Duke of Marlbor-
Ough. America, in fact, is one of the prin-
cipal markets for lily crowns retarded by
the refrigerating method. Large supplies
are obtained from Germany, where science
so often now finds its earliest industrial
application. Not far from Berlin there
are, it is stated, 300 acres Under cultivation
for the production of lilies alone, TO say
nothing of other flowers susceptible of
treatment by the new method. What can
be done in Germany and England can
doubtless be done as well in parts of the
United States, and particularly in Mary
land, Virginia and other States in the right
latitude. There is no reason why our win
ter supply of flowers of any kind should be
brought across the Atlantic, when the con-
ditions for their profitable cultivation exist
right here among us.-Baltimore Sun.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30
A Tree-Toad Barometer.

A curious living barometer in a con-
servatory at Plainfield, n. j., is noted. This
indicator of weather changes is diminu-
tive tree-toad, whose apartment is so ar
ranged that the slightest change in the
density of the air is foretold with wonder
full accuracy. The toad was caught at
Feltville few months ago, and Mrs. Lis
signolo placed the little reptile in a large
glass jar. Standing at an angle in the jar,
about two-thirGs full of water. is small
but perfectly formed ladder, and upon this
the toad rests continually, never moving
muscle except when change of the
weather is to occur. When the earth is dry
and tie skies clear the toad sQuats con-
tentedly upon the topmost rung of the
ladder. Just as soon as storm approaches,
and many hours before it can be seen or
felt in New Jersey, the tree-toad begins to
descend the ladder step by step. The
nearer the storm comes the lower the toad
goes, until at the close approach Of stormy
weather it sits half submerged in the water.
The little fellow has been christened ''Mr.
Dunn of Plainfeld. New York Tribune.
Ten years ago there were 1000 lakes and
ponds in Minnesota. A third of these are
now dry and the others are largely
shrunken in area.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30
ONLY NEEDED ONE MORE DOSE.
Case Where Life Could Have Been
Saved by Antitoxfn.

Health Commissioner Kerr received a
letter yesterday from the Mayor of Bur-
lington, Iowa, reciting sad case of dlph-
liberia in that town. Two little girls, the
daughters of Mrs. M. E. Smith, were
stricken with the disease, and it was decided
to administer antitoxin. 1t was found that
there was but one dose of the remedy to be
obtained in the town. Then came the
question to decide which one of the
children should be given the treatment.
The Parents could not say, and left it to
the doctors, who finally gave it to the one
who seemed to be nearest deaths door,
hoping that the other child would survive
until more could be obtained. The child
treated recovered and the other one died
within a few hours. s'This incident, sad
as it is" said Mr.. Kerr, sis the most pow
erful evidence of the value of antitoxin.
know of another Iowa town where out of
thirty-two cases only two were lost where
this remedy was used. ."-Chicago Times
Herald.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30
a STOCKTON F4TALITT.
AIonzo Fonts accidentally Shot Himself
While Hunting.

AIonzo Fontz accidentally Shot Himself
While Hunting.
STOCKTON, CAL, Dec. %. - Alonzo
FontZ, a Swiss who has relatives resld-
ing in the Mission, San Francisco, acci-
dentally killed himself while on hunting
trip on Roberts Island this afternoon.
He was driving in cart along the banks
of the middle river, between Union and
Roberts Island, and in some way the gun
was discharged and he received the entire
load of shot in his left side.
P. H. handmade of this city was near
by and witnessed the accident.
The unfortunate man died few minutes
after being shot. The remains were
brought to this city, and an inquest will
be held tomorrow. The deceased was a
middle-aged man, and had been visiting
friends in this city during the past week.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30
MADAME HERRMANN KISSED.

1nerpftcable Demonstration on. the Part
of a Portland audience.
PORTLAND, ORE, Dec. 29.-Professor
Hermann and Madame Hermann have a
serious grievance against Portland, despite
the success of their show here during the
week. Large audiences have been attend
ing the performances of the professor, but
on the last night of the, shows run
Madame Hermann was Missed and the
house was in an uproar during the third
part, while madame gives her stereoptlcon
dances.
The outburst of disapproyal from GAL
lery and balcony was most inexplicable.
When it was continued madame ceased
dancing and the lights were turned on,
and she stood glaring at her tor
mentors for fully two minutes. Finally
fusion reigned until another feature
was introduced
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30
REBELs ARE RETREATING.

Retrograde Movement Reported by the
Havana Nescs Bureau.
HAVANA, CUBA, Dec. 29.-It is reported
here that there are signs OF retrograde
movement being made by the insurgents
who are near Jaguey Chico, in the south
ern part of the province of Matanzas. The
Spanish troops are vainly seeking to bring
about a decisive encounter with them. The
whole countryside through which the
rebels passed has been devastated by the
torch
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30

Rich Strike Made by Somoma Count
Property Gunner.

Rich Strike Made by a Somoma County
Property OtUner.
SANTA ROSA. CAL, Dec. CIV. j.
Edgeworth has brought to town some fine
samples of gold and silver quartz, taken
from his mining property in the hills be-
yond Coleman Valley, some sixteen miles
partially developed. An eighteen-foot
shaft has been sunk and fifty-two feet of
tunnel run in from the hillside to meet the
shaft. The ledge is four feet wide at the
top. The length is unknown.
All indications are that Edgeworth has
made good strike. Assays are now being
made here and at San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30

They Are Flying the British Flag to Pre-
rent RminoMs Seizures.

PORT TOWNSEND, WASH, Dec. 90
The sealing schooner Willard Ainsworth,
first of the Puget Sound sealing feet to get
started for the seasons work, sails from
here tonight direct for the Japan coast.
She is in charge OF her owners, and they
are taking along extra provisions, which
they expect to sell in the Orient to good
advantage. They go without any hunters
boats.
Captain Crockett says he learned on the
last trip that boats can be purchased in
Japan and sold here on return for double
their cost. Nearly all the sealers from the
Northwest are still flying the British flag,
many such being owned by Americans.
This practice was begun four years ago
when the seizure of Canadian sealers made
the United States Government liable for
damages, whereas American schooners
when seized were promptly confscated
and had no redress.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30
STEAMSHIP DANUBPs RETURN.

after a Succession of Heary Storms aud
Hardship Comes Home Unsuccessf,l
VICTORIA, B. c., Dec. 29.-The steam
ship Danube returned this morning from
three weeks unsuccessful search after
the Strathnevis.
She has during his absence cruised over
5000 miles, covering the sea south from SO
north latitude and cast 137. 10 west longi-
tude.
She met a succession of heavy storms
and was almost continually under water.
Inquiries were made at Sitka.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30
WNEY" AT TACOMA,
The Travelling Dog Completes His Tour
the Globe.

TACOMA, WASH, Dec 29.-"Owney. y
the postal clerk dog, completed his trip
arnund the world and arrived here on the
l 40 P. NJ. train from the East.
"Owney" left Tacoma August IS on the
Oriental steamship Victoria, and the exact
time of his trip was 132 days hours 40
minutes and Is seconds
He has tags from Yokohama, Kobe,
Hongkong, Shanghai. Foochow, Muii'
Singapore, Perrin. St. Michaels, S. s. Port
Philip and New York, which port he
reached December "a, leaving the same
evening for Tacoma.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30
CHE SPOKANE MURDER.
DR.. Hughes Slayer Threatened With
Summary Vengeance.

Summary Vengednce.
SPOKANE, WASH, Dec. 29.-Dr. C. A.
Hughes, who was shot at Wallace the
other day, the wound proving fatal. was
baried here this afternoon by the Masonic
Lodge, of which he was a member.
Excitement runs high at Wallace over
the shooting, as it is said to have been
done ithout provocation. and was most
deliberate and willful. There has been
some talk of lynchIng, but the Sheriff is
watching his prisoner very close, and this
will hardly result.
Jones, who was one of the most promi-
nent man of that section of the country
has of late years been drinking very heavy
and was half drunk at the time of the
killing.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30
SARATOGA ELECTRIC LINE.

tn irty- One thousand of the Fiftu Thou
sand Dollar Bonus Raised.
SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 29.-The commit
tees working in the interest of the pro-
posed Saratoga electric railway are meet
ing with great deal of encouragement.
Yesterday subscriptions amounting to
over $1,000 were secured, making a total of
$31 800 toward the bonus of $4,000 asked
by the projectors of the road A sys-
tematic canvass will be conducted during
the coming week, and it is almost certain
the sum will be secured.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30
T,ro Destructive Eires.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 29.-The resi-
dences of William Valpey and ]. O. Adams
on Home street, west of the city limits.
were destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon
Valpey's loss will reach $500, with $500
insurance. Adams loss is $1,000; insur-
ance, $3.50. The origin of the fire is un-
known.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30
Death From Exposure.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Dec ga man
named Thomas Lucas, who recently came
here from Siskiyou County and had been
drinking hard, was found dead in a boxcar
to-day. His death was due to pneumonia,
resulting from exposure during the cold
nights.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30
The Io,npoc Bobber,,.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 29.-Lillian No
bles and Ollie Woods, who were arrested
at Gilrov Friday on suspicion of being i'm
plicated in a robbery at Lompoc, were
taken te Lompoc by an officer to-day.
The women deny all knowledge of the
robbery.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30
.Arrested at Santa Rosa.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, Dec. 29.-David
Fisher the young man accused OF perjury
IN securing license to wed 16-year-old
girl, has been arrested and placed under
$500 bonds to appear for examination next
THURSDAY.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30

She Wds Reported at astoria as Rdvtn0
Been Badly Damaged.

ASTORIA, Or, Dec. 29.-The steamer
South Coast reports that the steamer
Sunol, from San Francisco for this port,
suffered severely during the recent storms.
and sustained considerable damage to her
rigging and lost some of her boats.
The Sunol is thought to have gone into
Coos Bay for repairs. She is chartered to
load lumber at Portland for San Francisco.
Very rough weather prevails off the mouth
of the Columbia.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30
CHICOs EXTREME COLD SNIP
Ice Half an Inch Thick Formed on All
Exposed Edter.

CHICO, CAL, Dec. %. - The coldest
weather experienced in this section for
the last several years occurred this morn
ing.
Ice formed in all parts of the city half
an inch in thickness. The thermometer
was down to 25 deg. Pumps and water
pipes were frozen all over town.
Hot water was freely used in thawing
them out. Quite number of birds were
found dead, owing to the severity of the
cold.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30

The mole's habitation is regular fort
ress, generally under clump of bushes or
in some place not likely to be trodden upon
by heavy animals. The central fortress,
or habitatlon, is always provided with six
or eight entrances, SO that the mole can
escape in any direction on short notice.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30

quantity of provisions were captured.
The Spanish loss was one killed and SIX
wounded.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30

Send your children into the open air as
much as possible. Oren-air exercise is
one of the most important conditions for
the preservation and obtaining of health,
and, though exercise for tne young infant
must be passive, for the child who can run
and play it should be very active indeed.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30
NEW TO-DAY.
Question.

If YOU have suit of clothes or an overcoat to
buv should YOU go to Retail Clothier's for it2
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-30
hanged?" Montgomery asked Probst the

Il guess it does" Probst replied.
"Well, if mine does want you to throw
biscuit in it" was the startling injunc-
! ton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-20

Liberty HaiI was partially filled last
evening 20 heac the celebrated Nash
vile Students in thei- 1eero melodies,
and those present were vel enter
tanned 70. Two and a half hours. Each
ihd;viCps memoe. of the company is
an az list of 40 mean order. and the
CoI 1any is composed of ladies' and
GeLuiemeB who can aud who do enter
tin people. Tue company is what it
;,>ei' to be, and last even
ing eye,'y feature o. the u'Osi: I'D was
inoroGucnG. The imitation of a CALI
ODe enGe, Cd y the male qua rtette
wss one Of tue finest things ever pre-
sented to a Rapid CITY audience. Al.
Watts is, without doubt, the greatest
O'd man character and stick dancer
ever in toe west and his performance
is wOr IN tie y i,e Of admission. The
s'l3 Is was extra good, and people
VINO fP led to attend last evening will
be giveO an OODO no 6v on Wednes-
DIV evening, Nav 10. when lois su-
pefb corI )eov wit play q return en-
gdgement with an entire change of
p' Ogram.-Rapid City Journal.
wiz appear at the opera house in
this city Wednesday, March 20.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-20
Our Troubles.

The ARDMoREITE like all other
great enterprises, has its disappoint-
ments. On the first of March we or
dered a complete job printing plant.
The material, with the exception of
the press, has been in our Office since
the 10th Of the month. This indis-
pensible adjunct was ordered from
Chicago. On the day the order was
received. the factory was burned and
the order was transferred to Kansas
City. There another fire consumed
the house in which the order was
placed. The next movement was by
wire to a Des MOines, Iowa, house,
and this morning we received notice
that the make of press ordered could
not be had, but that substitute had
been shipped, and unless the railroad
burned up, would reach US in a few
days.
We are not at all discouraged, as we
feel confident of getting there in the
face of any and all obstacles. In the
meantime we hope our friends will
bear with the delays incident or
work promised, assuring them that
everything viii be in ship shape dur
ing the present week.