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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-03
It Struck a Chinese Peasant and
Caused Great Trouble
STORY OF THE CONCORD
Officers Went Cunning for Game but
Got a Pagan
How an Exaggerated Report Of Serious Trouble
That Did Not Occur Reached This
Countrywide Correspondent

San Francisco, March 1.-THE sequel to
the reported seizure of American officers
of the United States gunboat Concord, is
brought to this city by the steamer City
of Pelxin.
The Concord arrived at Chin Kiang on
February Sd or 4th. On the following
day three officers of the ship, Lieutenant
and two ensigns and couple Of. sailors
went ashore in the warship's launches
The officers went cunning along the
coast, leaving the launches in charge OF
the seamen. By accident one OF the en-
signs wounded Chinese lad slightly in
the leg with charge OF bird shot. The
natives became greatly excited and de-
manded the arrest OF the officers. The
officers surrendered to the authorities but
sent the launch back to the ship with
instructions to the commanding officer to
come to their assistance should any
trouble occur.
When the launch brought the news to the
Concord there was considerable excite
ment. Several Americans boarded Chl-
nese vessel Just about ready to sail for
the south who handed her commander
a dispatch with the request to file it with
the American newspapers.
The dispatch was the sensational cable
gram received here some weeks ago, and
when the vessel, the Ia Tung, sailed, q
launch filed with armed men was sent
ashore after the officers with instructions
to afford protection to the prisoners.
No report was made at headquarters by
the Concord, as the affair was considered
of no importance. The Ia lungs crew
is responsible for the scare given the
American people.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-03
THE DAY OF ADJOURNMENT
Tuesday the Senats Proposition to Quit on the
8th Will Be Discussed

6tn Will DC OlSCueSeo
Sacramento, March I'm the Senate
today the concurrent resolution by which
the Legislature agreed to adjourn on the
9Th inst, was made the special order for
Tuesday next and the county government
bill was made special order for the same
day.
Bills appropriating s427s for transport
ing insane for the forty-fourth fiscal year,
also deficiency to pay g. fl. Tay Com
pany for work at the Normal School at
San Jose and providing for the purchas-
ing of additional ground at the Napa
asylum were passed.
passed by vote Of rs to O, and now goes
To the Assembly to have the Senate
amendments concurred in.
The general fee bill! was made a special
order for Monday next.
Bills were passed for the relief of in
solvent debtors and the protection of
creditors; appropriating the deficiency for
!. the Folsom prison. $500; appropriating
SO, 600 for Improvements at Folsom; the
appropriation for deficiencies for the
Normal School ut San Jose, 5000; ap-
propriating 5000 for furniture and ap-
haratus for the Normal School at Los An
coles; approrriating deficiency for the
Normal School at Los Angeles, $i3, 500;
$1,000, for secretary of the same, 5000; ap-
propriating the deficiency for the support
Of the Southern California asylum, $751;,
7ls.
The bill appropriating $1,000 for por-
trait of Governor Markham was cut to $3.50,
on recommendation of the Finance Com
uittee.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-03
IN THE ASSEMBLY
4 Shy Attendance 1t the Afternoon Session.
- Bills Passed


80 Bills Passed
Sacramento, March 2.--In the Assembly
today the Judiciary and Constitutional
Amendments Committees submitted a
concurrent resolution recommending the
holding OF . convention for revision Of
the state constitution, and authorizing .
popular vote on the proposition at the
next general election. The need of such
convention was urged by Bulla OF Los
Angeles, waymire of Alameda, Wade Of
Napa and Powers and Dinkelspiel of San
Francisco. The resolution was made Q
special order for Monday next.
Barely q quorum of legislators were on
hand to do business at the afternoon ses-
sion, and consequently little was done
outside the first and second reading of
bills and second reading of bills. The
Committee on Hospitals reported COM
mending the condition of affairs at
Ukial, Napa and Agnews asylums. 1t rec
commended the removal OF the Home for
Adult Blind at Oakland to Santa Clara.
ing sec, 900 for the Governors residence
was refused second reading. Pendleton Of
Los Angeles gave notice OF . reconsidera-
ton.
A bill appropriating $3.50, 900 Cor uni
versity building at Berkeley was reduced
to $4,000 and went to the third reading.
The Committee Of the Whole@reported
adversely on bill appropriating $3.50, 600
for state university affiliated college
building in San Francis ..
A bill creating public school teachers
annuity and retirement fund provoked
opposition, but went to third reading.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-03
TWO RECORDS WERE BROKEN
A Splendid Days Sport on the Bay
District Track
Barney schrelber nade . Big Winning.
The Fall Of the Steepiechase
Record

San Francisco, March 1.-Two California
records were broken today. The seven
furlongs record of 1 :26H was lowered to
l :26 by McLight, who beat Imp. Percy,
an odds on favorite. The full course
steeplechase record of 5:33H was brought
down to 5:2l1l, Eli Kendig beating Flood
more by length.
Barney Schneider made big winning
on Eli Kendig, amount stated to be ST.
600. The weather was pleasant, the
track fine and the attendance large.
Six furlongs, selling-Niagara won,
Lodi second, Steadfast third time, l :151l.
Seven furlongs, selling-McLight won,
Draw Scot second, Imp. Percy third I;
time, :26.
Racing stakes, 2-year-olds, half mile
Imp. Santa Bella won, Coda second, Mar
ionette third; time, 0:49X.
Hawthorne stakes, steeplechase, full
course, value $2500-Eli Kendig won,
Floodmore second, Woodford third; time,
5:2lL.
Mile and quarter, handicap Oakland
won, Gilead second, Thornhill third;
time, 1907.
Six furlongs, selling Royal Flush won,
Harry Lewis second, Marietta third |;
time, 1:15.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-03
A DRESSMAKER'S LETTERS
An Oregon Woman Charged With Mailing
Improper Missives

Improper Missives
Eugene, Ore, March miss Mary Ber-
ger, fashionable dressmaker of Eugene,
was held to answer before the United
States Commissioner for sending improper
letters through the mails. The circum-
stances of the case present features that
make it really remarkable. If no mistake
has been made in accusing Miss Berger
it appears that the woman has been for
the past year and half writing notes to
various leading women of the city defam-
ing her own character, and by skillful and
systematic devices making it appear that
the author was Mrs. DR.. McKenny, one
of the best known and most highly re-
spected women in the town. DR.. McKenny
at one time had been attentive to Miss
Berger. The ladies who received the vile
letters rejecting on Miss Berger complain
ed to the Postoffice Department, and the
arrest of the dressmaker followed.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-03
JOHN BodGs OF cOLUSA
The Statesman Says the Valley Road VIII
Reach Stockton

The Statesman Says the Valley Road viii
Reach Stockton
Stockton, March 2.-Senator John Boggs
of Colusa, who owns valuable water front
property in this city, was in Stockton to-
day looking after his interests. The Sen
ator said there was no doubt in his mind
that the new railroad would come to Stock
ton, and lie stated that he stood ready
to deal literally with the projectors of the
road in tile matter of rights of way, yard
facilities and so forth. AS the land owned
by the Senator covers the most desirable
site in this city for railway yards, being
located ON Underwater, his statements are
of interest. He practically holds the key
to the situation. He has granted rights of
way and terminal facilities to the United
Railway Company on certain conditions,
but this does not prevent him from grant
ing another road the same favors.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-03
SUNDAY LAW IN BOSTON



Hurt Saloon flen
Springfield, Mass, March g. In the
Senate the Joint Judiciary Committee
unanimously reported on bill amending
the Sunday law, so that whoever is
present at game of sport, game of any
public diversion, excepting concert of
sacred music, on the Lords day shall be
fined S. for each offense. A fine not ex-
ceeding $50 shall be imposed upon any
person keeping open a place of business
except for work of necessity or charity or
for taking part in sports: games or plays.
A punishment of from $50 to $500 is pro-
vided for the proprietor or manager of
such entertainment. Another section
provides that Mayors, Aldermen and
Selectmen shall not grant licenses for
concerts or sacred music, nor for theatre
cal exhibitions, public shows or exhi-
billions of any description, on the Lord s
day. Another section expressly excerpts
sacred concerts, which may be given
without license.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-03
NEW MILITARY TACTICS
An Interesting Exhibition Given at tho Van
cOuver Barracks

An Interesting Exhibition Given at the Van
couver Barracks
Vancouver, WASH, March Am inter-
esting exhibition was given at Vancouver
barracks by Captain Eastman, Fourteenth
Infantry, U. s. A., who had his company
execute before Bragadier- General Otis his
new system of tactics whereby the COM
pany can be formed without counting off.
Its merit lies in its simplicity, enabling
the rawest recruits to perform all neces-
sary company movements after a few
hours instruction. 1t introduces an i'm
proved group system in extended order.
trial next week and, if satisfactory, Cap
tain Eastman may be ordered to Chicago
to explain it both theoretically and prac-
tically before the board revising the pres
emit tactics
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-03

San Francisco, March miss Grace
Anita Benjamin, a beautiful young lady
about 90 years of age died at 4O6 Suffer
street shortly after midnight. She was
suffocated in a bath room. The bath room
is extremely small, and hot water is OBJ
tanned by means of gas burner under a
large brass boiler. The attending physi-
clans explanation is that the bath room
is so small and the power of the burner SO
great that the oxygen in the air was
quickly burned out and Miss Benjamin
tainted
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-03
Fitz Is Always Ready

New York, March 2;-A special to the
Fitzsimmons was seen by correspondent
at the Court street theater, where he is
showing, and asked if he would consent
to fight Corbett In Guthrie, 0. II. He
said: Twill fight Corbett in any place
oii the face of the earth. 1 will go to
Florida or Louisiana or Oklahoma, or to
to be assured of is fair treatment and
certainty of getting the purse if win. y
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-03
THE WAR in COLOMBIA
Report That m English Vessel Had rlred
Shot Denied

R~poFt mat In Eu8Asn VESSEL uau fireo
's Shot Denied
New Orleans, March 2.--The cable report
from Colon, Colombia, that an English
warship had fired on a sailing vessel fly
ing the Americna flag off the coast of
Kicaraugua was surprise to the Amer
icans who arrived from Bluefields on the
steamship John Wilson. Frank Walker
and Jules Friedlander of New Orleans,
WHO are among the Wilson'S passengers,
said there had not been an English vessel
ct Bluefelds for weeks, and the only
American vessel now at Cape Gracasias
had gone from Bluefelds with load of
lumber. There were no arms stored upon
1t, nor was it fired upon. The John Will
son in its voyage to New Orleans, did not
tight war ship at the Cape, though it's
course carried it close to the shore. There
WAS also no English cruiser lying off
Blneields when the fruit ship sailed.
The political situation at Bluefields is
remarkably quiet.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-03
TOO GOOD TOKEEP
The following letter
From Mr.. w. S. SIOCun7,
Representing Hiram
Walker & Sons, Walker
vile, Ontario, is Sef-ex-
pLanafOry:
Los ANGELES, Feb. 4, 1895.
MR.. MILLER,

care OWl Drug Store,
S. F., Cal.
DEAR SIR:-I am here in the interest
of Canadian Club Whiskey, and was
very much surprised to note that you
are advertising the same at 1926 a
bottle, retail; and also note that
Messrs. H. M. Sale g. Son and the
Peoples Department Store, not to
be undersold, have still reduced the
price to S1.15 per bottle have inter-
viewed the above people AND THEY
ARE PERFECTLY WILLING TO CON-
FORM WITH THE STIPULATED PRICE
OF $3.50 PER BOTTLE retail, if you
will discontinue advertising the said
goods at that figure, providing that
you will sell the Canadian Club at
$3.50 per bottle retail.
must compliment you on your
store here, it is the handsomest have
seen this side of Chicago, and while |
realize that this is new departure
for you and also appreciate the fact
that you have taken up the Canadian
Club Whiskey to cater to the better
class of patrons, and also appreciate
the fact of your using it as "leader,"
still | feet sure that Messrs. Hiram
Walker & Sons will not approve of
the reduction in price on this whiskey,
and think you will see the position
as we see it, that is that your reduct-
ion causes further cut in the other
stores, and is therefore not the best
policy. Kindly give this your atten-
ton and advise me by return mail
Of your decision, care of Hollenbeck
hotel, and greatly oblige,
Yours truly,
w. S. SLOCUM.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-03

Picked Up In r1id-Ocean

New York, March 2.-The Wilson
from Hull, Eng, today, brought the cap
tain and crew of ten men of the German
bark Norma, an old vessel, loaded
with dye woods from Buenos Ayres for
Antwerp. On the 10Th she encountered a
heavy storm, which caused her to leak
badly. When the Colorado came in sight
the Colorado was about to sink.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-03
To HorecIose on . Railroad

patch from Milwaukee says bill for for
closure of first mortgage on the property
of the Green Bay. Winona e. St. Louis Rail-
way Company has been filed in the office
of the Clerk Of the United States Circuit
Court by Henry Corbin and William
Strauss Of New York, counsel for William
s. Mowrey and others. The bill prays
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-03
At New Orleans

New Orleans. March 2.-Five furlongs-
Fabia won, Brevity second, Lagniappe
third; time. / 100.
Five urlongs-Hodgson won, Spring.
time second, Dave Pulsifers third; time,
1:23%.
Six furlongs-Lay On won, Beverley
second, Edmund Connolly third; time,
1:221a.
Handicap, six furlongs-Hi Henry won,
Nero second, Birdcatcher third; time,
not given.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-03

"Tarrants" Hoffs Malt .26
Beecham's and Carter,s Pills. Is
Brandreth's and Ayers Pills. IL
DR.. Williams Pink Pills. 49,. SO
Chichester's Female Pills. .$1.6O
DR.. Barclays Periodical Pills. 400
Cuticura Toilet Soap .......... .16
Kinks Juvenile Soap ......... is
Arnica Tooth Soap ........... Is
White Rose Soap, No. 4711 -. .16
Yale's Hair Tonic ... .66
Yale's Skin Food, $1.5O size. .$1.OO
Yale's Bust Food, $1.5O size. 100
Japanese Hand Warmers 80. .O6
Punks for above, 2 packages :. .O5
st. Jacobs Oil IS
Piso's Cough Cure ............. 40
Pinaud's Perfumes. .$1.oo
Roger & Gallet's Perfumes. 100
Hoods or Ayers Sarsaparil1a. .o5
Carlsbad Salts ............... .06
Phillips Cod Liver Oil. .... rs
Anglers Emulsion ...... 40
Syrup of Figs ................. 30
Castoria. as
Ponds Extract ................ .S5
Fellows Syrup. .$1.oo
Mariani Coca Wine. ........, 100
Burke's Irish Whisky ......... 1.26
Calder's Dentine. ....... ..16 & 80
Gosnell's Cherry Paste. ......, 80
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-03

held at Cleveland, o., June 10th next, last
ing three days. 1t is expected the League
Clubs Cleveland meeting will be the
largest in the history of the League, and
extensive preparations will be made to
meet the expected demand for transporta-
ton, etc.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-03
Ice in the Big Muddy Moves

Omaha, March 2.--Protracted warm
weather caused the ice in the river to
melt. The Union Pacific bridge gang is
blasting the ice jams. Three spans of
the Burlington bridge at Columbus have
been swept away. The Platte bridges of
the Rock Island, Missouri Pacific and
Burlington are threatened.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-03
Ate Frozen Oranges

New Castle. Ind, March Carrie, A.
year-old daughter of William Williams, is
dead from the effects of eating FROST Bit
ten oranges. In commenting upon the
death one old doctor pointed out that the
health authorities everywhere should
take strict measures to destroy the thous-
ands of boxes of frozen oranges shipped
from Florida.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-03

Washington, March 1.-The executive
Committee of the Republican National
League met here at the Arlington Hotel
for three days session. The principal
business to como before the committee
viii be that relating to the eighth annual
sneeting Of League Clubs, which will be
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-03
Death of Isfnail pasts

Cairo, March 2-Ishmail Pasha died al
Constantinople today.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-03

DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Awarded Gold Medal Mldwintar Pair. San Fraaeiseo.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-03
HUCTI0N

THE LOS ANGELES AUCTION HOUSE,
5O2 s. Main st. c. +. BARROW. Auctioneer
Will sell at auction on the premises 1890
Santee st., MONDAY, MAR. 4, at 1880 am.
above residence. consisting of one quarter-oak
book case and writing desk handsomely
carved; one 18th century bed room set French
spring mattresses; elegant metal stand: an
tique chairs and rockers; polished quarter-oak
tab,es portieres, rugs, curtains, fine Ansonia
sday ctocx OAK ainrhs cnaiIs ana ex.ens nva
cost $35, granite ware Haviland china, glass
ware, kitchen utensils of all kinds, etc, etc.
House open at am, day of sale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-11
MAKING MARVELS,

The Adroitness and the Patience OF
the Japanese.
From the New York Journal.
some one asked the great animal catcher
and importer IF he had run out of .ner-
maids"
I'VE used to keep them" ne answered,
when they fetched "a apiece, but now we
can't get more than fl for them Frank
auckland burst up the trade when he ex-
posed the method of their manufacture by
the japanese from fish and monkey
skin cleverly united; so we no longer make
them a leading article" he smilingiy
added.
1.-THE Japanese are remarkably ingenious %
Not only that. but they possess infinite
patience. The telescope fish is a case in
point. 1t Is fish of immense length, with
a double, fanlike tail, and produced by
breeding on the principle of artificial Sc
lection. However. they are quite common
In Germany now.
"And do you know how they get white
Jave sparrows?''
They select pair Of grayish birds and
keep them in white cage In white room
and they are attended by a person dressed
in white. The mental effect on a series of
generations of birds results in completely
white birds. They breed the domestic cock
with enormously long tails after the same
principle. They first select bird with a
good tail, giving him a very high perch to
stand on; then, with weights they drag the
tail downward, carrying on the same sys-
tenn with the finest specimens Of his de-
ScendantS till a tail almost as long as a
peacock's is produced at last And how
marvellous they are in the fertilization of
plants! Did you ever see one of their
dwarf trees, perhaps fifty years old and
yet not more than an inch or two high?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-11
. Another Church saloon Idea.

From the Albany Express.
A Chicago Reformed Episcopal bishop has
turned saloon keeper. This does not mean
that he has fallen from grace and chosen
an occupation which the church, on gen.
eral principles, denounces. but that he has
thought out kind OF saloon which will do
nothing but good to humanity. and which
he is conducting after his own ideas He
calls his place 1.-The Peoples Institute Home
Saloon" 1t is designed to be a clever i,ni-
tation of the genuine article, in which all
the comforts of a saloon can be found but
from which the discomforts and the perni-
cious features are carefully excluded. Ac-
cording to Geographic dispatch. there
were four pretty waiter girls in attendance
at the opening. and a free lunch of abun-
dant quantity and tempting quality was set
out. A beverage is served which is called
bishops drink" which is according to
Bishop Fallows, the proprietor, "a pure
brewed extract of hops and malt" a close
counterfeit of beer. differeing from that
beverage in that 1t contains no alcohol.
ii will become very popular.
Bishop Fallows has evidently succeeded
In constructing a very attractive humble
bee, with a gentle and pleasing buzz but
without a sting. What more could any
man desire than a saloon in which a close
counterfeit CT beer is served by four pretty
barmaids. and where there is always an
elaborate free lunch on the bar? What of
Intoxicating quality the bishops drink"
lacks may possibly be found in the giances
from the bright eyes of the bartender
esscs." Whether close counterfeits of GER
tain games called poker. euchre, pinochle
seven up, &c. are permitted in a rear room
of the place is not stated, but 1t is reason
able to believe that they are, for. as stated,
Bishop Fallows promises all the comforts
of a saloon. minus only the alcohol. Who
but Chicagoan would have evolved such
a scheme? The metropolis of the west is
evidently bound to be in the lead. in some
respects at least, and the bishops saloon,
with its counterfeit beer and quartet Of
pretty barmaids. is certainly leading every
thing else of the kind by many lengths
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-11
VIEWS OF MARRIAGE.
II ConsumMates Lifc-No Single LII
Is the Perfect One.


From the Chautauquan.
We hear young men say. II am too poor
to get married." and girls 1.-THE man 1
marry must be rich" These remarks ap-
pear harmless, and they may have a GER
tain business shrewdness behind them: still
the larger truth is that the speakers most
often do not take an honest view of mar
riage, no matter how honorable may be
their purposes. Money cannot insure hap
piness, and long experimenting in the coun-
tries of Europe has shown that mating for
wealth is the sure road to lax and i'm
moral domestic economy. 1t would seem
that the sensible view to take of marriage
is thaeit life for the poor and
the rich, the vulgar and the refined; that
no single life is the perfect life. The fu-
ture of mankind depends almost wholly up
on happy marriages and healthy offspring.
And this suggests that there should be
no marrying of unsound people. Greater
seifishness cannot sbe Imagined than that
which brings children into the world DOOM
ed to life Of immitigAble misery, the here
ditament of those who bear their parents
burden of disease. Shall we say that ques-
tons arise in this connection too delicate
for discussion with young persons? Is 1t
better to leave the discussion to be raised
after 1t is too late?
The sensible view of marriage Is the view
that comprehends Every consequence. 10
the young people looking forward to long
and happy welded life it is of vital i'm
portance that no element of the subject shall
be a mystery, that nothing connected with
the matrimonial venture shall be left to the
hazard of chance. Parents must under
stand that their children are to be parents,
that there IS no escape from the response
bility, aud that education is incomplete
and training inadequate which does not
qualify for paternity and maternity. The
young man and the young woman who are
fitted for marriage are fitted for all that
healthy, courageous and happy life de-
mandS or imposes.