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The herald., 1895-01-01
LONG BEACH.
Tho Macosbses to Give . Fine Enter.
In

The Maccsbses to Give . Fine Enter.
tAinment.
LONG BEACH, Dec. 31.-The streets
were lively here today ae consequence
of the approaching new year. Winter
tourists are beginning to arrive, and
houses are, at the present time, hard to
secure.
Tomorrow night New Yesr's) the
local order of Maccabees will give
A Los Angeles delegation will come
ing is the programme:
Address of welcome-Commander Henry
Hsrrinon.
Sc ection-Higble's orchestra,
Good OF the order-C. K. Packard.
Recitatiot-Tonl Barnes.
Q lartette-Messrs. Wood, Cook, Bailey and
Rogers.
Recitation-Miss Pcarlie Gleason.
:, Vocal duet-Miss La Verne Lowe and Mr. F..
K. Cook.
Observation-Disclosures.
Addresses will be delivered bv Los
Angeles Maccabees and representatives
of the Ladies' Hive society.
Miss Bernice Hoyt of the Los Angeles
Fair spent Sunday at the beach.
New Year's party. consisting of
Miss Bertha Truax, Mrs. ]. Forbes, Mrs.
H. R. Stevens and Mrs. G. A. Stevens,
came down today from Los Angeles as
the guests of Mrs. R. G. Truax.
Mrs. E. L. Gill of Grand Rapids,
Mich, is late arrival and visitor at
the beach.
Prof. Stowell of the local board oil
trade made flying trip to Los Angeles
today on CITY business.
Miss Murphy is looking after her
business interests in Los Angeles.
Mr.. Fell Lsightburn of The Eve was
up to Los Angeles today.
The herald., 1895-01-01
HIS NOVEL THEORY OF TIDES.
Uncle Alvah Dunning Thinks the Ole
World "Sloshes" Around.

Uncle Alvah Dunning Thinks the Old
World ''Sloshes" Around.
Uncle Alvah Danning, the hermit of
the Adirondacks, maintains that the
earth is not round like q ball, but as
fiat as a pancake, or, at best, that it re-
sembles milk pan, with enough Of an
edge to it to keep the water from run
ming away.
A number of guests at Charlie Ben
nett's "Antlers," ON Raquctte lake,
were discussing the theory with Uncle
Alvah one day during the hunting sea-
son. One Of them undertook the alto
gether hopeless task of convincing the
old man Of the error of his belief
Among other things he called attention
to the tides.
"Uncle Alvah," he said, "you've
heard of tides, haven't you? How do
you account for them if the world ism It
round?'
The old man remained silent for
awhile and then drawled forth, "Waal,
l hev some idee as to 'em''
what is it, them" asked the ques-
uloner, Whlle all the sportsmen drew
near to await the answer. Uncle Alvah
was not to be hurried, and after anoth-
er pause he remarked:
did ye ever turn over in bed? ]
thinks more than likely"
"Yes, I've turned over in bed"
"Do ye sleep tween sheets?'
Always replied the questioner
laughingly. whats that got to do
with it!''
It's got all to do with it, in my
opinion When you went over, didn 7
the bedolothes kind O. slip round an
slosh round an didn't get there same
time as you did?'
eyes"
"Waal, that's my idee of the tides.
The old earth sort O. slips round under
the water like a man under tho bed,
clothes, or it teeters bit, like when
you tip millrpan. The water don't get
there quito as fast as the land, an that's
what raalSos the tides New York
Herald.
The herald., 1895-01-01
COTTON.
Only Ono saloon Lef1-santa Fs Ship
ment~ in 1894.

Only One saloon Lef5-Santa Fs Ship
ment~ in 1894.
CoLroN Dsc. 29.-In expectation OF
the city council placing a tax OF $1,000
year on the sale OF liquors, two OF tine
saloons have consolidated and pur-
chased the other ons. Cotton now. for
the frat time, mss only one saloon.
Virgil carp. formerly the city ma
shal OF Tombstone, Ariz.. but late OF
Vanderbilt, has returned to Cotton and
is hooking for new location. a.r
Mrs. z, Van Leuvsn and Mrs. E L
Van Leuven. from Canada, are spend
ing the winter with relatives here.
w. G. Fillmore, conductor on the Col.
ton local, gave his friends banquet
during the holidays at Grafton. Roast
pig, boned turkey, green turtle soup and
chicken salad were comprised in ths
menu.
1t is intended to place frst-class
coach on the motor line to run from San
San Bernsrdino, via Cotton. to Los An-
gelea and return, Passengers from one
of these places to the other Will then
not have to change cars ct Cotton.
The Santa Fs road has shipped from
THE county during this year $3.50. .00O
pounds OF green and dried fruit and
$500 900 pounds of raeina.
Miss Ruth Burgess. popular young
lady from Los Angeles, spent the hol-
days with Miss Amy Milliksn.
Mrs. Louise Adams, who has been
visiting relatives here, left this evening
for Albuquerque, N. M.
Miss Alice Conner. who has been at
tending a Los Angeles business college,
j. home for the holidays,
Judge NJ. d. Hathaway, of Chicago,
one OF the principal owners of the water
works, will be here next week to assist
in the transfer of the systsm to the city
of Cotton,
The herald., 1895-01-01
The Primitive Fishl6yk.

The first implement used by man for
catching fish with a line was not hook.
1t was pointed piece Of bone or flint,
simple baitholder, and the line, posi-
bly, a length or so of some dried vine or
grass, was tied to the middle of the
piece. The fish swallowed the whole
bait, bone and all, and so the first i'm
plerent was what we would call gorge
hook today. In time bronze was substi-
tuted for bone, but the form of the first
implement was retained. Untold ages
passed before the first fshhook was
made, and, strangely enough, when d
prong was fashioned on the hook, the
prong turned outward and not inwartA
-@NeW York Times
The herald., 1895-01-01
"MY OWN THINGS"
The Present Time Is an Age of individual
Environment.

Environment.
"Say, mamma. Johns got my spoon,
Cant havo it? It's mine. -
"Oh, just look! Susan's playing tea
party with my dessert plate. Make her
stop. She'll break it..
81 wish you'd find my pepper box.
This isn't mine, proclaims the head Of
the house. cts mighty queer these
servants can't ever remember my
things"
In the library Uncle jim is twisting
and turning and looking daggers at the
unconscious caller who is sitting in his
special chair Ono member Of the house
hold is on the wrong side of tho table,
and tho right paper knife is on the left
magazine. Healways sits the other side
for reading. From the drawing room
the voice OF the elder daughter is heard
saying; "Oh, no, ! couldn't endure
those portieres. The colors do not suit
my style, you know. Imade fuss, and
mamma took them in her room. I feel
color in every nerve"
Such is what tho fashion for having
individual things has brought upon tho
household. We have tho individual fur
nishings. tho schemes Of hangings TO
bring out tho individual beauty Of my
lady's eyes, the tint of her hair or tho
gloam Of her shoulders, and on the
other hand-perish tho thought!-to
sink the individual in the useful. Have
we not the special chair and foot rest,
Candlestick and cushion?
Small wonder, then, that the practical,
prosaic housewife exclaims: 81 wish we
could so back to those early Christian
days when they had all things in COM
mon. 1 believe 1 could bear it even with
wels!'--New York Times.
The herald., 1895-01-01
One Hope of the Eastern War.

Recent reports from the British consul
at Chefu, China, to his government
intimate that there is as yet little or no
opening for the importation of ma
chinery into China. The Chinese have
not yet been convinced of the utility of
adopting any modern labor saving ma
ohinery. Perhaps one of tho effects of
the present war may be the enlightening
of the Celestial mind and the opening
up Of China in this respect.
The herald., 1895-01-01
A National Hotel Exhibition.

Amsterdam will have next year an
international exhibition of hotel ar
rangements and Accommodations for trav-
elers. Among the features of the exhi-
bition will be an electric restaurant,
without walters in which visitors will
be served automatically with a COM
plete dinner on pressing an electric but
ton.
The herald., 1895-01-01
In Oldsu Tina.

People overlooked the importance OF
permanently beneficial effects and were
satisfied with transient action; but now
that il is generally known that Syrup of
Figs will permanently cu.e habitual
constipatiop, well.iniormsd people will
not buy other lsxstives. which act for q
time. but finally injure the system.
The herald., 1895-01-01
Carlton Cornweli. foreman of IN

Carlton Cornwell, foreman OF the Ga
zette, Middletown, N. j., believes that
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy should
be in every homo. He used it for cold
and 1t effected speedy cure. He says
Ut is indeed grand remedy, l can
recommend to all. l have also seen it
used for whooping cough, with the best
results" 50-cent bottles for sale by
Of & Vaughn. Fourth and Spring; @.
+. Heinxsman, 222 N. Main.
The herald., 1895-01-01

The leaves of the talipot tree are used
in Ceylon for the leaves OF. books. Tho
characters are impressed upon the leaf,
which is rubbed over with charcoal,
and are then strung together between
boards. They last for years.
The herald., 1895-01-01
UNTIL FEBRUARY 1ST ONLY
Positively tie Last Month of the So
Rate for All Diseases-Under NO
Circumstances Will This Gen.
erous Offer Be Extended
or Renewed.

Dr.. Shores Has Procured More Rooms
in the Redirk Block and Extra
Help Will Be Employed i'll the
Evening, and a Great Effort
Made to Accommodate ALI Dur
isg January.
The herald., 1895-01-01

Blue eyed cats are said by Darwin to
be always desf
The herald., 1895-01-01

Wall paper hung. loo roll. sas .. Spring.
The herald., 1895-01-01

Ftn- Cst-rng
For ball. and ~a-t'es attended to promptly by
Christopher 2l1 8. Spring st.
The herald., 1895-01-01
Drink Shasta Water. woollsoott agent.

Fitzgerald, house and sign painter, 222
franklin telephone 14i9 Z Low prices.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-25
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Brief Session of the Cabinet-Presenss .
for the Cleveland Family.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-The Cabinet
meeting to-day lasted only a short time
and Secretary Olney. who was detained at
the State Department to receive the men,
bers OF the House foreign affairs commit
tee, who called TO pay their respects, was
present only during the last half hour.
About noon messages were sent to the
various departments from the Cabinet off,
GERS at the White House directing that
such of the employees as could be spared,
be excuesd for the afternoon. in conformi-
ty with the good old custom of Christmas
eve. and the employees were quick to take
advantage of this act of consideration
There was a presage OF Christmas in the
air at the White House in the number OF
closely-wrapped parcels of all sizes that be-
gan to come early in the day by mail and
express and messages addressed to the
President and every member of the house,
hold, not forgetting the babies. The Pres
ident himself remembered all of the faith
full employees of the House and bestowed
turkeys on them for their Christmas din
ners and as the members of the Cabinet
left the White House each carried big
apple, the gift of Secretary Morton.
Senator Lodge was the only caller of
note at the White House during the fore
noon aside from the Cabinet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-25

dent the appointment OF ailotting agents on
account OF the disadvantages which might
accrue from having the allotments inaue
and the surplus lands thrown open 10 set
Element before the claim OF the Choctaws
and Chickasaws is adjusted. The litigation
before the Court of Claims the Secre-
tary continues, certainly involves the TUE
OF the lands 10 be allotted, as well as the
lands to be opened
The resolution also inquired whether any
OF the Secretary's connections or relations
by blood marriage are acting as attor-
neys for the Indians or any party or parties
interested in delaying the opening OF the
same TO settlement. In reply 10 this part
OF the inquiry. the Secretary says: An
drew A. Lipscomb. OF Washington, Is the
husband OF the second cousin OF my VIE
He Is one OF the counsel for the Wichltas
in the litigation growing out or the cIaim
by the Choctaws and Chickasaws, or the
reversionary interest in the land occupied
by the Wichitas Attached is a copy or the
attorneys 1t will be seen that the COM
pensation OF the counsel for the Wichitas
Is to be percentage of the money derived
from the sale OF the surplus land In case
Il is decided that the Choctaws and Chicka~
saws have no reverssonary interest in those
lands. / am not aware of any interest
which the counsel for the Wichitas can
OF surplus lands. No one has ever sug-
geSted an interest or a desire on their part
or their clients part for delay. No connec-
ton or relation by blood or marriage OF
mine Is acting as attorney for any party
or parties interested in delaying the open
ing of these lands to settlement No party
or parties have presented 10 the Interior
Department any objection TO the full and
immediate execution OF the act OF March
9 1885,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-25
Letter Written by George Washing
ton I'm 17o3 That Il Of Interest I'm
the Present Trouble.
BRITISHERS CALMING DOWN
LONDON PRESS EDITORIALS FULL OF
CHRISTMAS GOOD WILL.
Protest from English Authors-Texf OF
Iy Story from ExcitabIe Canadians.

NEW YORK, Dec. 24-The World win
Tomorrow publish the following cable
grams received In reply TO it's request for
opinions upon the Venezuelan situation:
From the Prince of Wales, Sandringhame
Sir Francis Knollys is desired by the
Prince Of Wales and the Duke OF York to
thank Mr.. Pulitzer for his cablegram-
They earnestly trust and cannot but be-
lieve the present crisis will be arranged In
manner satisfactory 10 both countries.
and win be succeeded by the same warm
feeling OF friendship which has existed be-
tween them for 50 many years.
From the Bishop OF London-with all my
heart / pray TO God to avert from this
country and the United States the crime
and disaster OF war between them. and
hold 1t TO be the bounden duty OF every
man In both countries TO avoid all provoca-
tive language and do all that he conscien-
tiously oan to promote peace.
The following unsolicited dispatch was
received by the World from the Free
masons of Manchester: christmas greet
ing of the Freemasons' Club or Manchester
to American Freemasons: Glory to God in
the highest, on earth peace, good Will to
men,"
Cardinal Gibbons sends the following dis
patch from Baltimore: in reply to tele-
gram. / have to say that war between
England and America would be calamity
to the world and to Christian civilization.
| There is no ground for apprehension or
war regard the structures on Mr.. Cieve-
| lands message by some American and
English papers as unjust and unwarranted.
| since he has always shown himself man
OF peace and conservative principles dur
ing both administrations Warlike inter-
probation pu, in his message is forced The
panic was occasicned by an oversensitive
money market The dispute will be honor
ably settled, not by the sword. but by the
mightier weapon--the pen"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-25

ubout fifty miles of Havana, TO the west
ward OF Matanzas, and apparently taking
possession OF the railroad lines joining that
seaport to this city. Railroad and mail
communication between Jevallanos, Colon
and Matanzas are interrupted and IL is
believed to be only question of a few
hours when telegraph communication with
Matanzas and the East will be cut. Gen
eral Campos has ordered the Spanish COM
manders nearest to the insurgents, Gen
erals valdes, Alrocoa and Navarro. to do
everything possible to attack the in
surgents under any and all circumstances.
but 1t is not thought likely that these
generals will be able to do what their cap
tain general himself has been unable to do.
A later dispatch says that General Cam
pos has managed TO get out of Colon and
that he has placed himself at the head of
the Spanish forces at Lmonar, twenty
miles east of Matanzas. where he expects
to be able to strike at the insurgents.
Thousands Of people from all parts of the
country around Matanzas are fiocking in
terror into the city, according to the official
dispatches, but other reports say that they
are in the main offering to join the in
surgents, who are being plentifully supplied
with provisions by the Inhabitants of all
the towns along the route they follow.
At the little town OF Jacan, Santo DOM
lingo, detachment Of seventy-four soldiers
under a captain and two lieutenants of the
Spanish army were attacked and for the
most part cut to pieces by the insurgents.
The report was circulated yesterday that
General Oliver had been wounded and that
Generals Prats and Cooley had been killed
in battle with the insurgents. All these
reports turn out TO be incorrect. General
Navarro has had several sk:rmishes with
the Insurgents while pursuing them to-
wards the province Of Matanzas and has
killed fifty-three OF them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-25
DE IoME,s ADvICEs.
Press Reports Not Confirmed by Dis
matches tn the Minister.

patches to the Minister.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-The officials of
the Spanish legation appear not to be dis
turbed by the news coming from Havana.
They ridicule the idea of the insurgents
taking possession of city like Havana,
with it's population Of 100000 people. Min
lister De LONE has. received several dis
patches from Havana showing in part the
condition Of affairs. A dispatch from Gen.
eral Arderous, who is second in command,
reported that at / O'Clock to-day he had
just had a conference with General Cam
pos, then in Limonar. General Campos In
expected to pass tonight The latter is
a strategic point of railroad communica-
ton and is to the west OF Limonar. Yes
terday, the minister is advised, Campos
met as he had intended. the band of Max
imo Gomez, the engagement taking place
on a plantation where the fires had been
started by the insurgents. The Spanish loss
was twelve wounded, who were taken to
the hospital at MatanZas. The insurgents
fell back and divided into groups. Gener-
ais Valdez and Lque are in the vanguard
of the enemy, in full communication with
the commander in chief. A dispatch re-
ceived by the minister yesterday reported
that the bands of Maceo and Gomez are
avoiding fighting and burning the cane
fields. All the engagements, the dispatch
reported, had been satisfactory to the gov
ernment. The rebels, the government as
serts, have not taken any towns They are
roaming in the province of Matanzas, try
ing to destroy property and preventing the
poets some developments of an important
nature very soon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-25
Lend Washer. Instead of Rubber.

WASHINGTON. Dec. A.-The naval ord
nance bureau expects to test at the Indian
Head proving grounds. in the course Of a
few days, another lot of armor plate made
by the Carnegie company for the eight-inch
turre.s OF the battle ship Iowa A special
hoard which has been making a careful ex-
animation OF tne matter, has recommended
the abandonment OF the large rubber wash
ers, which are now placed under the ermor
plates. and the substitution of thinner lead
washers IT has been found that the rub
ber washers. which are universally used for
this purpose, deter.orate rapidly and soon
lose all of the original elasticity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-25
HOKE SMITHS REPLY.
None OF HIS Relatives In Delaying Al
IOtment of Indian Lands.

WASHINGTON, Dec 2i-The Speaker laid
before the House to-day a letter from the
Secretary of the Interior transmitting a re-
ply to Delegate Flynn's resolution asking
the reasons for the delay in the allotting
of the lands on the Wichita reservation to
the Indians. and the opening of the surplus
land to settlement. The Secretary shows
that the lands occupied by the Wichita In
dams are part OF what Is known as the
LEASED district" ceded by the Chickasaws
to the United States There is. the Secre-
fary shows. difference of opinion as to
whether the Cnoctaws and Chickasaws con-
veyed to the United States an absolute title
to the lands. or whether they cedei them
only for the purpose OF allowing them to be
used for locating thereon friendly Indians.
The matter Is now before the Court OF
Claims for adjudication, and the Secretary.
says he has delayed suggesting to the Presi-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-25
THE COMMISSION.
Names of Fuller, Phelps, Lincoln and
Edmunds Considered.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-President Cleve-
land is just now devoting large share OK
his time to the consideration OF the person
ne, of the Venezuelan boundary comm1s-
sion. to the exclusion of practically all other
public matters, including that of another
bond issue, which latter matter he
regards as temporarily. al least. in
the hands of Congress. In making
his selections for the boundary COM
mission, the President, 1t is said. VIII be
guided by only one consideration, namely.
that the members shall be men OF interna-
tional reputation for their high character
and intellectual attainments. He will use
the greatest care in his selections. for the
reason that IL is expected the work OF the
commission viii be largely OF an ex parte ma
ture, and hence the character OF the COM
mission must be such as to command for
their conclusions the full confidence and
respect of al nations. 1t is thought that
the President is especially anxious Chief
Justice Fuller, of the United States Su-
preme Court, should lead the commission.
but there are said TO be reasons which II
would not be expedient for the Chief Justice
to relinquish even for a short time his place
as presiding officer Of the court. The mat
ter. however. 1t is believed, has not yet been
definitely settled, and Mr.. Fuller still may
be called on to form one Of the commission
Ex-Minister E. j. Phelps. 1t is believed. has
already been offered a place on the commits
sion. and If he has not accepted. II 10
thought he will surely do So The name OF
ex-Secretary Robert lincoln has been sug-
gested, and IT is believed that the President
now has Il under consideration The fact
that Mr.. Justice Harlan, Of the United
States Supreme Court, served on the Bering
sea commission. has naturally brought for
ward his name in connection with the vene-
zuelan question. but there are good reasons
TO believe that his name has been passed
over. The name OF ex-senator George +.
Edmunds. OF Vermont. has been considered
by the President, but whether he would ac-
cept is by no means certain, nor can IL be
stated positively that the President is fully
satisfied as to the expediency OF his ap-
pointment. Many other names have been
suggested and are now under considera-
tion. Owing to the adjournment of the Sen
| ate until Friday and the House until Thurs
| day, no announcement OF the commission
is likely to be made until late in the week at
| the earliest.