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PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS FOR ICE AND FOR WASHING
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the Navy Department and its various bureaus and
yard, navy pay Office, naval hospital naval OBJ
servatoryJ with Ice during the fiscal year ending
June 80. 1895 The ice 70 be supplied must be
the best quality of northern ice, ice equal
thereto solid, clear, and free from snow other
impurities, and must be delivered daily in such
designated. Also, at the same time and place,
sealed proposals. Endorsed Proposals for Wash
ing Towels and addressed the Secretary of
the Navy, will be received from parties regularly
engaged in such business, for washing the towels
and offices Gnciuding naval observatory in Wash
inston, during the fiscal year ending June 80.
jeet any or all bids and to waive defects in pro-
posais. In case of tic in the bids the proposals
bidder whose proposal is accepted will be required
to enter into contract and give bond. with two
or more satisfactory sureties, in the penal sum of
two hundred dollars with the for ice, and
fifty dollars with the contract for washing towels
Tor the faithful fulfllment of the contract. Bids
must be made in duplicate upon forms which
Will be supplied pr9n ap!ication to the depart
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PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY AND MIsCEI-
ianeons supplies.ISayy Department, Washins-
duplicate addressed to the Secretary Gr' Of the
Navy, and iHdorsed Proposals for Stationery and
us To VII sf ssssi'1 f 'n an
THURSDAY, MAY NINTH, 1895, for furnishing
such STATIONERY and supplies for the Navy De.
partment including the naval observatory and
the photographic Office. in Washington, during, the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1876. Blank forms of
proposals giving the necessary infor1na ton Will
be furnished application 10 this department.
The department reserves the right to waive de-
fetts and 10 reject any all bids. Contracts
VIII he awarded only to manufacturers of or reg
uar dealers in the articles TO be furnished IL.
A. HERBERT, Secretary Of the Navy.
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Proposals FOR FUEL, PRovENDER AND ICE
for the United States Naval Observatory.
Department, Bureau of Equipment, Washington,
DC, April u, 1o9o.-Scaled proposals, in dupli-
cate, addressed to the Chief of the Bureau Of
Equipment, Navy Department. Washington, DC,
will he received at this bureau until TWO
O'CLOCK PM. Oh THURSDAY, MAY NINTH.
1885, and publicly opened Immediately therea fter,
for the supply of the following articles: Fuel,
Provender and Ice. to be delivered at the United
States naval observatory, Georgetown Heights,
Washington. DC, in accordance with the specif-
cations, which, with blank form of proposals and
instrut tons to bidders, will be supplied upon ap-
plication 10 this bureau or TO tie superintendent
of the naval observatory. The bureau reserves
the right to waive iHfurmalties and will reject
any all bids moi considered advantageous to
the government Eesi,o le:ile security will be
qurcd for the faithful performance of the con-
tracts. 4. +. CHADWICK, Chief of Bureau.
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MISCELLANEOUS SUIpLIES-DE APARTMENT
of the Interior. Washington, d. c., April 13, 1895
Sealed proposals will be received at this depart
ment unth o'clock pm. Thursday, May Q, 1885
during the fiscal year erdnS June 30. 1896. to wit
% for fuel and ce (2) for furniture, forage, pho
tographic and other miscellaneous supplies: CD
for Stationery for the Department of the Interior
its several bureaus and offices. and the Civil
ice Commission. At the same time and place pro-
posals will be received for such meats provisions,
groceries, dry goods, shoes, drugs paints, hardware
fuel ice, lumber etc, may be required by the
Government Hospital for the Insane near Washing
tOn DC, during the fiscal year above indica ted
Also for such hardware, drugs, chemicals, labora-
tory apparatus, engraving, and other supplies as
may be required by the U. S. Geological Survey
during the same period. Bids Taust be made on
government blanks. Forms of proposals. schedules
of items specifications and Instructions will be
clerk of the department; but requests for blanks
should specifically designate the class classes
of supplies upon which it is proposed to bid. All
the proposals will be opened at the time and place
above stated, and bidders invited to be pres
ent at such opening. HOKE SMITH, Secretary.
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PROPOSALS FOR COAL, ICE AND WASHING
tOwels.-United States Commission of Fish and
Fisheries, Washington. DC, April Is, 1895 Sealed
proposals Will be received by the undersigned at
this commissioa until Thursday. the 9th day of
May, 1895 at O'Clock pm, at which time and
place they VIII be opened in the presence of at
tending bidders, for furnishing such coal and ice
may he orde ed during the fiscal year ending
towels. The right is reserved to reject any and ali
bids, to waive technical defects, and to accept
any part of any bid and reject the other part.
Blanks for proposals, with specifications of the
End also the estimated quantities probably to be
required of each, will be furnished appiicatio
to the disbursing agent. HERBERT A. GILL,
Acting Commissioner. apl3, Is. Is 20, 27&my4-Gt
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DENTISTRY.
Nothing Experimental

About method Of painless treatment for
ailing teeth 1t il entirely scientifc-per-
fectly harmless and has proved eminently
successful whenever used. The advice and
attention of q skilled practician assured
every patron. Extracting without pain, 80
cents.
DIR. GRAHAM, 307 It'll st. mh11-14d
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terS sir. He will have something to tell
Then the colonel began to wonder how it
would all end. Probably some man in Del
man had an inkling of the Illicit business,
and Crossing was going to bring him to
the post. But why was he going to ride on
the canteen wagon? True, this was one of
the wagons that would bring the grocery
orders and express packages from the rail-
read to the post, but no one could smuggle
whisky in those wagons, for every box was
examined, and it was loaded on at the sta
ton and opened by an officer when it ar
rived at the post.
AS a matter of fact, what puzzled the
colonel most was how any one could get
liquor into the post. OF course, twas easy
to sell when once it was there, but Bar
renal Is eighty miles from the railroad,
and only government wagons pass over the
roads. No one could carry it eighty miles,
it could not be brought in the wagons, and
surely it was not being made at the post
At this point, for the one thousandth time,
the colonel gave it up.
When Crossing sent in the names of the
men he wanted to accompany him the COL
onel was more mystitied than ever. The
non-commissioned officer named was a man
to be depended upon at all times, but the
private was an old soldier whose love for
liquor was VIGOROUSLY second to his love
for the army. But, for all that, he was a
soldier, and knew what discipline and ODE
dience mean.
Crossing left the post that afternoon with
the wagon train. and reached the railroad
late the following day. He took the old
soldier aside and gave him his orders.
Hail. said he, you have my full permits
sion to get drunk and to remain drunk
until we get back to the post. The sergeant
will look after you, and see that you are
not left behind"
Hall stiffened himself and raised his hand
to salute.
Zone thing more" said the lieutenant eff
you should be drunk on the way back to
the post, and should awake not knowing
where you are. 1 want you to preserve an
absolute silence, and remain perfectly still
until 1 give you permission to speak. DO
you understands
Eyes. SIR" said the old soldier. with his
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tor Morton. from Missouri Charles H EN-
~ Walker, from Massachusetts; Newton
Hammill Hall, from Texas, but generally
called steer" Rufus. Johnson Jr.,
from North Carolina; John Valentine
klemann. from New York; Orlo Smith
Kneffer, from Pennsylvania, and Harris
tanning, from Illinois.
The boys who hope to pass the examin-
alton at West Point are Messrs. Duncan
Parker. NJ. +. Smith. McGrew, +. W.
Smith, Conrad Schulz. Creden Bugge
Sturtevant, Quincy, Darah. Pritchard,
McBroom, Charles, Nissen, Watson,
Mitchell. Davis. Augustin. Springer
Heron. Dixon, huffman, Ames. Cave
naugh, Simmons, Bowiand, Fleming,
Pearce, Miles. Hutton. Payne. Stanley.
White. Hawkins. Bigelow. Stills, Lewis,
Richardson, Arnold, Switen and II. f.
SIN it'll.
The exercises at the academy finished
on the 9th, when the graduating hop took
place. OF the many drills which mark
the closing of the term the cavalry and
artillery are the finest, particularly the
after. 1t is an inspiring sight to see the
big guns sweep out upon the CRASHES
plain and fall into position like clock
work. One of the features Of the week
will be a reunion of the class OF 70.
when large number of the old timers
will gather to see how the work of the
youngsters com pares with that of quar-
er OF q century ago.
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goodbye, and in a few days the lucky
ones who pass the severe exam" at
West Point will be doing likewise. Forty.
one graduated on the It'll from the naval
academy and forty hope to do the
same at West Point. The latter in few
months will be doing the hard work OF
keeping order on the plains, teaching
ugly Indians how to follow the laws Of
Uncle Sam. and battling with the outlaws
of the west. 1t is exciting but not pleas
ant work that the soldiers of the plains
have to perform, but it is of the kind
which hardens the youngster and gives
him sound taste of what real warfare
and danger mean.
The Annapolis youngsters are more for
innate than their comrades at West Point,
OF the reason that all the graduates are
certain of immediate commissions. In
all there are now forty-two vacancies in
the navy, seventeen in the line and
twenty-five in the engineer corps. By
June 3Oth, there will be eight more va
eancies. as that number OF officers will
some up before the retiring board to be
placed on the pension list. In the army
there are only twenty nine vacancies for
The forty three young men and some of
;hem will have to 60 to the waiting list.
of the twenty-nine yacncies five are in
the cavalry, three in the Sixth regiment,
one in the Seventh and one in the Ninth.
In the artillery there are but three
vacancies, one in the First esiment, one
in the Second and one in the Third. In
the infantry there are twenty lone vacan.
cles. one in the Third regiment, two in
the Fifth, three in the Ninth. three in
the Twelfth, one in the Fourteenth, one
in the Sixteenth, two in the Eigh teenth,
three in the Twentieth, one in the
Twenty-first. one in the Twenty-second,
one. in the Twenty fourth and one in the
Twenty-tiftb.
At the Naval academy the past two
weeks have been busy ones. This pro-
gramme shows what the boys have Just
gone through: Monday, June Sd, 10 AS IL.
M, reception OF board of visitors, 5 D. NJ,
yeamanship drill (Monongahela). Tues
day, June 4th, 9 am, battle drill ahoat
bancroft ana boats); 10 80 am, target
practice (Bancroft) Il M, machine shop
drill; pm, steam tactics, first and Sec
ond classes; boats under oars, third and
fourth classes. Wednesday, June 9Th, 8
am, battalion of infantry; 4 pm, COM
petitive company drill $3.50 pm, dress
parade. Thursday, June 9th, 8 am,
battalion of artillery; 3 pm, fencing,
setting up and gymnastics; 80 pm,
dress parade. Friday, June 18th, 80 a.
NJ, graduating exercises.
At the ball following the graduating
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the larger and main entrance, where, with
tho assistance of Postmaste, Van Dusen
and Bob Northam she was placed on
board the boat and secured in one of the
handsome staterooms.
The head bears a very close resemblance
to that of n human being. and the neck.
shoulders, body. arms and hands are al
most scientifically the same, though on n
much smaller scale. The hair with which
the head is graced is nearly four feet long
line in texture and coal black in color.
Her eyes are perfectly formed. are gray
ish blue and are fringed IN silken lashes.
The eyebrows are well defined and de-
scribe beautiful arches From the hips
down the creature resembles a fish in
shape, and that portion is covered with
fine scales and is replete with fins. In
tho water and near the surface borh
scales and fins are radiant in iridescen tool
orings. Locomotion on land is very diff
cult but it is extremely active in its fav-
orite element. While thoroughly am
phibivus, the class seems to make use of
its ability to remain on land and breathe
air, only to rest from its sports or its
pursuit of food.
The screams and cries of the female
captured by Messrs. Lewis and Osborne,
at the time the struggle with her took
place, are said by those who heard them
to have been heartrending. She resisted
the enforced separation with every effort
and artifice. Once in the power of the cap
tors she became subdued and quiet until
the boat was reached, when again she
struggled violently and screamed. 1t was
all that Colonel Duncan. i'm Meredith.
Bob Kerns and Postmaster Van Dusen
could do to get her on board the yacht.
After being placed in the stateroom her
rage seemed to give way to grief Sobs
and means took The place of cries and
screams and these, together with mute
appeals from her large, intelligent APP
pearing and really beautiful eyes touched
more than one heart.
She is the finest specimen of a mer-
maid ever CAPTURED outside of the Jap
anese waters. and it was not known I'M
til last Friday that any mermaids and
mermen existed on the California coast.
On Saturday Colonel Lewis had the inter-
esting but unwilling captive brought to
the city and placed her in a large aquaIi-
N @isah n a had nv 80 ODD hs.
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residence. where she is the star attrac-
ton of the neighburhood and where she
will be visited by many hundreds of peo-
pie anxious to sec this, the first mermaid
ca ptured on the California coast.
In order that there might be no doubt
as to the truthfuncss of the foregoing.
the following well-knovn citizens have
apnaared before Col. James Buck. the
lIolienbccl notary public, and testified as
follows:
"know all men by these presents that
We. Col Tom Lewis. Capt. IL. Il. Os-
borne, II. V. Van Dusen, of the city aud
county OF Los Angeles, did capture and
bring TO the said city Of Los Angeles, on
Saturday, June s. A. d. 1896. one certsin
amphibous creature commonly known
rs q mermaid. and that the same is now in
an aquarium standing in the grounds of
one Tom Lewis. on Figucroa street, in
the said city of Los Angeles.
swarm and subscribed to this 18th day
of,June, A. D. 1895.
(Signed) THOMAS LEWIS,
M. OSBORNE.
H. V. VANDUSEN
(Seal.) JIM BUCK,
Notary public in and for Los Angeles
county, California.
Great excitement was reported last
night as prevailing on fashionable Fig
uei GA street over this addition to its pop
uation. The residence OF Col. Lewis is
beginning to be the Mecca for curiosity
seekers. The discovery and capture is OF
the greatest scientific interest.
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Meeting to Secure the Stopping Of Panama
Steamers Here-Donations Received

Meeting to Secure the Stopping Of Panama
Steamers Here-Donations Received
The secretary has issued the following
circular, which is of interest to this en-
tire section and of especial interest to
business men OF this city:
A special meeting OF all who are inter-
ested in securing the stopping of Panama
steamers at some port in this vicinity,
and who can help to guarantee the nee
essary amount of freight to accomplish
it, is called to take place at the cham
Der of commerce assembly room next
Thursday afternoon, June 10th, at 1880
O'Clock
This is an important matter, and one IN
which your house is interested. Please
have u represent ative at the meeting.
By order of the board of directors.
The following donations and additions
to exhibits were noted yesterday:
Chamber of commerce of Santa Ana
add to their table display samples OF
Lisbon lemons.
Whittier sends the first local display OF
apricots from the ranch of W. L Strow-
bridge.
Some fine samples OF wheat in the sheaf
were received from the Rosecrans ranch.
Andrew Glassell, jr., OF Tropico sends
in some artichokes in bloom.
b. A. Correll adds some Seeding or
anges to the Riverside display.
Some fine samples of red and yellow
cherry plums were donated by II. Stoll
of this city.
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and is sure to get one OF the commits

and is sure to get one OF the commits
sions.
One Of the most interesting members Of
the class is Motohiko Takasaki, n Japan
ese. called Talk Tor short. He was ap-
pointed from the empire OF Jal an and
would have graduated this year with
honors had he not obta ned leave OF
absence to join in the recent war against
China. He is back again now, the most
envied man in the academy, because he
can tell stories about real sea fights that
he took part in. David Wooster Todd
thin young gentleman from California,
is better known as Skinny. while Samuel
Curtis Vestal, a long legged youth frotu
Indiana. monopolizes the nice name OF
Shanks.
The others in the class are Henry Bar
mum Butler ir. from New York; William
Reynolds Cushman, ION New York;
William Christopher Davidson, from
from New York; Edward Home Watson,
from Kentucky; Thomas Murritt, from
South Carolina; Edward Howard Dunn,
from Connecticut: Michael James McCor-
mack from Michigan; John Robert Mo-
noghan from; Washington; James Jo-
seph Raby from Michigan; Joseph Draper
sayes. jr.. appointed from New York,
Farrar Smith, from Pennsylvania; WILL
lam Harry Stadler from California; Ern-
est Frederick Eckhart, better known
as 'Guffie,'' from Wisconsin: Fred
erick Newton Freeman, from Indiana:
Daneil Mershon Garrison called "Jo-Jo,n
from New Jersey; Franklin D. Harms.
from Ohio. the best all-around athlete in
Charles Ring Mallory, from Tennessee;
Newton Mansfield, from Ohio: John
Francis Marshall, from Texas; Darwin
Robert Merritt, from Iowa; James Proc
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The Cleopatra causeway. almost hall
way along the coast between Redondo and
Santa Monica has always been recog-
nzed as q wild, picturesque section and
a great natural curiosity. 1t is only recent
", however. that any OF the bold naviga-
tors OF the numerous pleasure boats that
pass near that part OF the coast have at
TEN pied sailing their frail craft among
the hidden rocks and bold promontories
that nature has there hewed out. 1t re-
manned. for Col. Tom Lewis, the assistant
postmaster of this city, and Mr.. Van Du-
sen his chief, to explore the place and
immediate waters, and in doing this they
with others who were with them met
with a most remarkable adventure.
Mr.. Lewis invited number OF well
known gentlemen to accompany him
upon the first pleasure cruise OF his new
Yacht the Blue Grass Belle, which came
off the ways in San Francisco the week
before last. Those accepting the invita-
ton we're: Col. Bob Northam, Postmas-
u. Osborne of the Express. Col. Bob kerns,
Col. Blanton Duncan Col. George Miles,
Capt. John Morris. Judge George Wooley.
and J. +. Cosby the Figueroa street mil
lionaife.
On Friday last the Blue Grass Belle
with the above named gentlemen aboard
after q splendid sail under free WIND
Tcacneu tDt HclS booN VI nv So~SS
way at about A clock in the afternoon.
1t was full tide and the handsome boat
had but little difficulty, with skilled hands
aboard, in threading her way among the
rocks and reefs and finally the anchor was
heaved among the columns OF the Cleo
patra causeway itself. AS the Blue Grass
Belle was lying there rocking upon the
swelling waters in the shaded cave, with
the pillars of stalactite and stalaemite and
other beautiful formations about them.
Colonel Lewis, who is an expert swim
ner, suggested plunge into the cool,
clear brine. and exploring some OF the
chambers and caves which opened into
the large one in which they then were.
Captain Osborne responded and the two
dved and chen swan towards an open
ing hey ond which is the Spirit cave.
Judge of their astonishment when once
inside to discover that it was peopled BY
beings closely resembling the mermen
and mermaids that by many are sup
posed to be purely mythical. the steep
banks and projecting crags being crowd
ed with these interesting creatures. AS
the two swimmers approached, the mer-
men and maIuens plunged into the water,
seemingly in abject terror at the intru-
sion and sight of beings SO alike them
selves.
One of the strange creatures was not tc
disappear, however. After short. sharI
struggle Tom Lewis and Captain Osborne
captured female. With some difficulty
she was taken out of Spirit cave and into
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THE ARTILLERY DRILL

exercises, Cadet Ruichard II. M. Robin
son OF Ohio, the honor man of the second
class and class president of the same, re-
ceived with Mrs. Cooper, wife of Superin-
tendent Cooper.
Nealry all the members of the gradual
ing class made records for themselves in
Geld sports, and with few exceptions
etart the real battle of life with nick
names of q humorous character bestowed
Vpon them by their companions.
There is Frank Hardman Brumby, of
Georgia. for instance, who has Away s
been called Four Hundred because he
came from the state which gave the late
Ward McAllster birth. He earned the
distinction of being cadet, lieutenant and
com missary in his first class year.
Arthur Tremaine Chester. son of Com
mander G. NJ. Chester. U. s. N, APP
pointed at large has always been called
Kid. Waiter Rockwell Gherardi. son OF
RearAdmiral Gherarui, was always spoken
of as Jerry. not very dainty observation
Of such well.known name. Smiler is
The happy name bestowed upon william.
Gerard Groesbeck, appointed from Ohio
Ne stood No. IN his Class every vAa--
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THREW UP HIS HANDS
Ogoure Deeds to Miss Geantit Property Given
Him by Her Old Grandmother

The suit of Miss Jeanne l.. Geantit,
executrix Of rhe estate of Mrs. Marie
Begon against j. P. ACQUIRE. which was to
have been tried yesterday morning be-
fore jury in department six. was settled
out of court. When Judge Mckinley took
his seat upon the bench Messrs. Cole &
Cole, attorneys for the plaintiff. read a
stipulation signed by the defendant and
his counsel, Messrs. Griffin Johnson and
A. M. Hutton, that Judgment might be
entered for the property involved in the
cause in favor of Miss Geanti5. ACQUIRE
agreeing to execute deed to her.
Mrs. Begon died in November. 1894.
leaving Will in which plaintiff was
named as executrix. 1t was found that
she had decided away lot of real estate
on Castelar, street on the 9th OF October
of the same year TO j. p. ACQUIRES neigh.
Dor, and the executrix brought suit to
have the deed set aside, alleging that by
reason of the illness and the extreme old
age, SO years, OF her grandmother, she was