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The herald., 1896-02-20
PREPARING FOR POLITICS
BY Elaborating Plans to Raise Neees.
sary Funds
The Republican National League Committee
Meets and the noney Comes In
Steady Stream

CHICAGO, Feb. 19.-The next convention
of the Republican National league will be
held in Milwaukee on August 25th, 26th
and 9th. Instead of leaving the selec.
ton of the meeting to the executive COM
mittee ballot was taken last month by
correspondence, and Milwaukee won by
an overwhelming vote. Today the execu-
tive committee formally ratified the selec-
ton. The meeting of the executive COM
mittee is for the purpose of arranging to
secure funds.
The following members of the executive
committee were in attendance: Major A.
G. Negley of Alabama, W. K. Burchainel
of Colorado, AL bert Campbell of Illinois,
William Taylor of Indiana #. W. Bickneli
of Iowa, j. w. Totten (proxy) of Massa-
chusetts, Charles F. Baxter of Michigan,
F. B. Brownell OF Missouri, John Good
now (proxy) of Minnesota. M. NJ. Eckstein
(proxy) of New York, F. j. West of OHIO,
Charles h. Burk of South Dakota, Q. L.
Rosecrans tproxy) OF Wisconsin, w. L.
England of Oklahoma.
w. W. Tracy Of the advisory board, Chi
cago; General A. 4. McAlpin of New
York, president; NJ. j. Dowiing, Chicago,
secretary, and Aaron T. Bliss, treasurer.
Michigan, we're also present.
AT the afternoon oeSSiOu IQe lu6I1DeTs
set about raising funds to carry on the
campaign of 1896. New York came for
ward with cash subscription and was fol
lowed at once by other states. 1t soon be-
came apparent that all financial difficulty
would be overcome. At this juncture a
telegram was received from the attorney
Of the league congratulating the meeting
on the successful outcome of suit which
has been pending since 1883 in Albany in
which the league 10 given $l7 900 which it
had sued to recover on literature con.
to Joseph Il. Maciey of Augusta,
Me-. . prominent member Of the
league. regarding the death of his
wife. The secretary was instructed to dis
tribute 10000 copies Of 7. b. Walkers
tariff pamphlet. 1t was decided to open
headquarters for the league at the Lindeil
horel, In st. Louis, and it is expected that
there will be a large attendance of league
members at the convention.
A general meeting of the league will be
held in the convention hall the night OF
June IL. Reports on the general work OF
the league in the different states showed q
good working organizations in all states
except California, and the secretary was
in ,tructed to organize that state at once
the state of Iowa claimed to be the best
organized OF any Of tile states, with seventy
clubs in good standing. Iowa's scheme OF
organization has been generally adopted
by the other states.
The herald., 1896-02-20
NO ICE TO CUT
Fruit and Meat Shippers to Refrigerate With
Steriiized Air

Fruit and Meat Shippers to Refrlgerate With
Steriiized Air
CHICAGO, Feb 19.--Contracts we're
drawn up in Chicago today by means of
which it is promised that packers and ship
pers Of perishable food products will in fu-
ture get along without ice.
DIR. A. 7. Perkins, now resident OF
Chicago, has patented a process of keeping
meats, fruits and perishable products DUR
ing transportation by the use of sterilized
air. His patents extend to the Antipodes
The contract concluded today was between
him and j. NJ. Smart of Melbourne. man.
ager of the Australian Meat Transporta-
ton Corporation, limited, for the use Of the
process in the seven colonies of Australia.
A corporation is also to be formed. with
headquarters in Chicago, to control the
process over the railroad lines of this
country and the steamship lines running
from the ports of North and South America.
DR.. Perkins left Chicago this afternoon for
New Orleans, where the steriliZed air pro-
cess is to be pu in operation. 1t is said, on
line of fruit steamers, plying from that
port. Upon his return he will sail for
Australia.
Mr.. Smart, of the Australian Meat Ex-
port company's corporation, is OF the
opinion that the new process will enable
australia 10 snip lis meate 10 Europe lp-
stead of boiling it down to make taiiow,
and will eventually force the American
producers of dressed meat out of the Euro,
peau market. He adds:
moreover, it will enable us to ship our
fruit and annihilate the trade which the
American syndicate has been planning for
We propose to supply the whole Of Grea,
Britain with meat and fruit Six ware
houses are now being built in London anC
Manchester, which will serve as our dis
trlbu,ing points. Two of them are amonl
the largest receiving warehouses in The
world"
The fruit syndicate of California is III,
| interest which Mr.. smart says has beer
most concerned about the matter.
The herald., 1896-02-20
FEELING GROWS FRIENDLY
Among People Interested in Ven
ezueIa's Boundary
AGREEMENT TO ARBlTRATE
The Movement Gains Force 10 England
and America
VIII Accept the Line Laid Down by
the Venezuela Commission

| Associated Press Special Wire
| LONDON, Feb. lo.-A Washington dis
patch to the Times. with reference to an
editorial i'll that paper yesterday, which
| was cabled to the United States, says:
sit is agreed here that the government
would be only bound by majority of the
! original members of the joint Venezuelan
commission. The Times editorial referred
| to expressed the conviction that pro-
| viso to this effect would have to 60 with
the plan for the appointment of a joint
| commission.
With reference TO the growing agitation
IN America in favor of board of interna'
tional arbitration, the Washington dis
patch to the Times says: The movement
here will lend strength to the movement
in England, and Lord Salisbury will find
himself face to face with an organized Ell
fort, we'll led and formidably supported,
with unusual means of securing such at
tention and support as will enable Presi-
dent Cleveland to renew and press his pro-
posal. All this might die peaceably away
1t Lord Salisbury consented TO the complete
| arbitration of the Venezuelan dispute.
In an editorial the Times contends that
the method of procedure now suggested
does not favor rapid disposal OF the dis
puted question but would rather deal with
a detailed investigation of different dis
tricts which would he a work of time.
What is wanted now is an exact UNDER
standing as basis for the con.
diticn on which an arbitration ought
to proceed. On the other hand 1t
is not necessary to wait until we can form
ally ratify an agreement on the whole
question. 1t is highly probable that If the
proposal for joint commission were
officially submitted England would accept
forthwith, with little or no modification.
This would save time and would draw the
two governments closer.
A letter to the Times from Georgetown,
British Guiana, says it is understood that
as an outcome of the official visit to the
frontier in the Uruan district, beginning III
February, antimportant dispatch be sent to
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain. The
British residents, it is further said, are CO.
operating with Consul Patterson in collect
ing data for his government on the bound
ary question.
ENGLAND WILL ACCEPT
NEW YoEv, Feb. 20.-A special to the
World from Caracas, Venezuela, says:
A private cable dispatch from London
reports, on what is said to be good author.
ity, though not official, that England has
decided to accept the boundary between
British Guiana and Venezuela, which may
be fixed by the United States commission.
The students in the engineering depart
ment of the University of Caracas have or
ganized two batteries of artillery, to be
commanded by Captain Dausson, retired
French officer.
The government has ordered eight L.
pound Hotchkiss mountain guns.
The carnival began Sunday. In the pro.
cession we're many floats suggested by the
Guiana question.
The herald., 1896-02-20
RED CROSS WORK

Miss Barton Making Good Progress-Prince
Ferdinand Recognized
CoNsTAN1INoPLE, Feb. 19.-Miss Clara
Barton, president of the American Red
Cross society, after having been presented
to the Turkish ministers interested in the
purpose of her mission here, began making
preparations necessary to start for Ana
tolia, to supervise the work of distributing
relief to the distressed Armenians. She
has established headquarters in the Pera
quarter, and with he aid of her assistants
10 making rapid progress with the work of
organization.
All the powers, it was announced today,
have recognized Prince Ferdinand of Bull
garia, in accordance with the request of the
sultan.
The herald., 1896-02-20
SHOOK THE BOERS
Hight Carloads Of Dynamite Exploded At
johannesburg

hight Carloads Of Dynamite Exploded At
johannesburg
JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 19.-An explosion
of dynamite has occurred at Viendendorp
and the poor quarter of the town has been
blown to pieces. Hundreds of houses are
In ruins and the havoc wrought is fearful.
A number of persons have been killed and
the populace has turned out en- masse and
is working to rescue those who may be
buried in the ruins. The windows of every
house in johannesburg were broken by the
explosion.
The dynamite which caused the catas-
trophe filed eight trucks, which were be-
ing shunted. The explosion caused an inn
mense hole thirty feet deep. Every house
within radius of half mile of the ex-
plosion was razed to the ground. Forty
dead, nearly all terribly mutilated, have
already been taken from the ruins, but the
work of searching the debris has scarcely
begun.
Two hundred of the most severely in
jured we're admitted to the hospital, where
several of them died. 1t is believed only a
Few white persons were killed.
The herald., 1896-02-20
A FATAL BALL
Panic Follows Fire and Nearly Fifty Deaths
Result

Panic Follows Fire and Nearly Fifty Deaths
Result
LISBON, Feb. 19.-At q masked ball
given by the Artists club OF San Tareu
last night fire broke out shortly before
midnight and spread with great rapidly,
A terrible panic followed the first alarm
and all present rushed for the exits, which
were soon jammed with terrified people.
Despairing of escaping by any other means
men. women and children jumped from
the windows, seriously injuring themselves.
Friends of the revelers rushed into the
burning building later, to aid in the work
of rescue. and many of them were caught
by the flames before they could make
their way out again. Thus far forty-four
bodies have been recovered.
All of the bodies of victims thus far re.
covered, except one, are those of women
and girls.
King Carlos and Queen Amelie will go to
Santarem tomorrow to assist the families
of the victims of the fire.
The number of bodies recovered up to
this time from the ruins is forty.
The herald., 1896-02-20
THE STRIKE is ON
Ths Chicago Clothing Takers Promise
Biv One

Tho Chicago Clothing Takers Promise q
Big One
CHICAGO, Feb. 19.--It is the general be-
lief among men connected with the manu-.
facture of clothing that the biggest strike
of workers in this line that Chicago has
ever witnessed is at hand. and it will only
end after long and bitter struggle.
Strike talk was heard on all sides at the
headquarters of the Clothing Cutters and
Makers union last night. 1t was finally
decided to leave the decisive action to a
special meeting of the cutters and trim.
mers, which was called for tonight.
A vote was reached before 2 a. m. and it
resulted In decision to strike. The cut.
tiers will stop work in the morning in all
the large clothing manufactures in Chi.
cago, except where employers have yielded
to the demands for a minimum rate of
wages and maximum number of suits a
dav.
Over 10000 persons are thrown out of
work.
The herald., 1896-02-20
Bay District Race Entries

The following is the list of entries and
weights of the races to be run at Bay Dis.
trict track today. which are posted at the
Los Angeles Turf club, 212 South Spring
street. Commissions received on these
races and full description of the events:
=, First race 5, furlongs, selling-Agitate 1os.
Easel 05, Melanie lU6, Eireyo Ill, Miss Ruth
l04: Tamalpsis 100; Marlonette OF, ii odei ioS,
SWiiitsure s,,i lDa, Playful iOs. Condola lOb. Red
EEndymionn, N, 9s, Roy Alta lo4, Crawford 10s,
second race, IA furlongs, inside Course"
fs Hydy ~ "a c9%Tade ~ Miss Ruth 49, Uncle
Talbot Clifton lo4, Alexis 107, Monita lO4, b.
J. Shirley 107.
Third race, mile and one-eiehtb. selling =
Hidalgo llI. Del Norte los, Rey Del Bondidos
90, Little Cripple l07, Flirtilla 95, Red Root
107, Little Bob97.
Fourth race. Burlineame selling stakes. mile
and half. over six hurdles-J. o G. 1917,
Three Forks a Moderocio 800, The Lark
12s, Bell Ringer 136, St. Brandon 40, Arctic
1877, Gold Dust 1876, Montalvo 1913, April i5T
The herald., 1896-02-20
NO CHOICE
Kentucky Legislators Still Voting Hunter s
Financial Views

FRANKFORT, ky.. Feb. 19.-In an inter-
view Hon. G. W. Hunter. candidate for
United States senator, refutes the charges
that he leans towerds free silver. Mr..
Hunter says:
"In the state convention which declared
for gold standard was member of the
platform committee and fought for that
platform. am a sound money advocate
and always have been. refer to my
course in congress and To my public utter
ances. | have not yet seen any cause to
change the views have hitherto held.'
Tho twenty-sixth ballot today resulted
Hunter go. Blackburn 90, Carlisle 5, Holt
5, Cochran 3, Bate !.
The herald., 1896-02-20
ANGELES HERALD MORNING.. co.

Great Falls lAl. wswona l99. April. Great
Fsiis and Wawons doubtful starters.
l0l, Rebellion 81, Peter the Second loA, Mollie
r. 81, Grady 81.
Sixth race, about three.quarters Of q mile,
selIiug-Totano 99, Beatrice %, Clara Johnson
% Clacquer log. Sea spray 96. Major Cook
100. Bueno 96. Joe Terry 80, Mesdow Lark
100. Mainstay l03, Ferris Hartman SO, Cole
man 80.
Z seventh race. five and a half furlougs, sell
ing-Hal Fisher Ill. Re Bird los. Suffrage
Tiny ei Amatino Ill. Phyllis al, sister to Lot
terry 81 Harry Lewis los sinbad los, Cloud
los. Duillo lU4, No mandie OF, Laura Z. 81.
Ike L. iu7, Trappean 95. Pricelle los, Poloski
lOs. Turba l02, SIR Edward lOS.
The herald., 1896-02-20
THE WHITNEY BOOM
Very Careful Nursing viii Take the Infant
Grow

Very Careful Nursing VIII! Take the Infant
Grow
New ORLEANS, La, Feb. 10. The Whit.
ney presidential campaign managers for
the states of Mississippi, Arkansas, LOU
isiana and Alabama, opened headquarters
here today at the Grunewald hotel. Hon.
w. S. McAllister of Mississippi, has gen.
eral charge of the movement and will be
assisted by friends of Mr.. Whitney from
each of the states named.
Mr.. McAliister said last night that he had
met a number of prominent men since ar
rivIng here from the states named and the
refrian "Wnitney, Whitney, William q.
Whitney, twas generally and rapidly taking
popular form; that ere long it would be
next to inyincible. He extends a cordial
invitation to the public to call at the Grun-
ewald. The organization will be com
pleted by Saturday, when u most vigorous
campaign will be inaugurated.
The herald., 1896-02-20
TRACK AND TRAFFIC NOTES
Cut Rates From Chicago Advertised by
Land Agents
Senator Allen Originates Scheme to Collect
From Roads Aided by Govern.
meut Grants of Land

CHICAGO, Feb. 19.--An agricultural
paper interested in California colonization
is advertising $55 rate from Chicago to
California. This is $3.50 less than the
authorized rate. The name of the road
over which the rate is applicable is not
stated. Nevertheless the advertisements
caused something of a sensation and
aroused no end of suspicion that some of
the roads are not living UP to their obliga-
tions. Such a suspicion as this has always
a tendency to demoralize rates and is
likely to have in the present case.
Western roads will not allow their east
ern connections to sell tickets to Colorado
points via the Missouri river Gateways at
short time rates after March l. Their
reasons are that these circuitous rou @
tickets are used to scalp rates locally from
the Missouri to Colorado common points.
After the date named rates from exas to
Colorado common points must be made up
of the sum of locals from Texas points to
the Missouri river gateways and from the
river gateways to destinations.
OFFICIAL CHANGES
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. l3.-Receiver c..
W. Smith of the Atlantic and Pacific rail-
road. who arrived here Tuesday, made
several changes in the local offices of the
road. General Freight Agent II. G. Bush
has had his title changed. He will hereaf-
ter have charge of both the freight and
passenger offices here, under the
title of general agent of the freight
and passenger departments. This change
let's out ]. X. Truslow, who will return to
Santa Barbara to assume bis former posi-.
ton as general agent for the Santa Fe. S.
H. Perkins will be city ticket agent under
MIR. Bush: Receiver Smith reduced the
e IL >-1v~ I a.,&
and discharoed three man.
COLLECTION SCHEME
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-Senator allen
today introduced bill requiring purcha-
eers of lands granted to railroad com.
panies to pay the government instead of
the companies for these lands, the money
to be held by the government as trust
fund until the railroad Indebtedness to the
government shall be adjudicated. The
bill requires prompt issuance of patents
to purchasers complying with this require
meut.
The herald., 1896-02-20

appropriation bill providing that NO officer
0k the army should be detailed to duty as
- Indian agent. Il was ruled out on q
point OF order, as was an amendment
offered by Mr.. Bowers, Republican of Cal.
lfornia. against the guarding or poicing OF
forest reserves or national parks with
troops.
Soldiers, Mr.. Bowers said, prevented
visitors to Yellowstone park from hunting
o. fishing without permits. yet on a recent
visit to the park he ascertained that the
soldiers themselves had slaughtered hun
drpds of deer.
Wcst 81 the new provisions in the bill,
including those for the appointment OF
p3ymh6iers from the line of the army and
1or Communication of quarters to officers
doing dtily at stations where the quarters
Are inAdequate, were stricken out on points
! Of order.
+, At 4:55 the house adjourned.
The herald., 1896-02-20
They Left No Clue

SAN Francisco, Feb, 19.The police
have no clue to the identity of the masked
trio who robbed the Market street bank of
$4,000 yesterday. the detectives working
on the case insist on the genuinesss of the
robbery, but have small hope of capturing
the thieves, although the bank officials
have furnished descriptions of the men.
The herald., 1896-02-20
Bicycle Stolen

Wilton Ashe is a messenger boy acting
as dispatch carrier for THE HERALD and
the Times, and makes his rounds upon a
wheel. 1880 this morning he spent
about two minutes in the edito-
rial rooms of THE HERALD, on Fourth
street, leaving his wheel on the side
walk in front of the building. Ills
business through he descend tthe stair
way only to find that his wheel had been
stolen. 1t is a 2l-inch frame pneumatic,
with adjustable Dayton handle and with
the enamel worn off the front.
The herald., 1896-02-20
Deposits on Bonds

New YORK, Feb. l3.--The total deposits
up to 3 pm. today of gold at the sub-treas-
ury on bond account are estimated at $7,-
100000, of which Si.750,00O was by j.
p. Morgan a. Co. The withdraw .ls are
roughly placed at 5 S335 900. The Contin-
entail Insurance company, which bid for
$4,000 of the bonds through the Stewart
syndicate and failed to receive bonds, has
turned the gold into the sub-treasury in ex-
change for legal tenders. The company
has paid premium for the gold.
The herald., 1896-02-20
The Shakers are . Happy Community

It is said. but the shaker who shakes because
NO can't help it is by no means happy indi-
vidual. SO shakes the person troubled with
e%hiis % and fever. The quiye ing and shudder-
ing sensation Is followed by no less q plague
persptration bath thai leaves the unhappy suf-
ierers as weak as a cat''; a most unfortunate
eimne. 6y the way, as lhe cat, TOR its size, is n
particularly muscular animal, Under the
above circumstances vital stamina is soon
used up. What will recuperate it? Hostctter' 8
disease in every form and repairs its terrible
ravages upon the system. Derangemenl of the
liver always companies nialarial disorder
stipation and dyspepsia. the bittars is admir-
ably adapt d. No less eficacious and thorough
~ 1t for kidney 'rouble, nervousness rheuma-
tism ana neuralgia wineglassful three
The herald., 1896-02-20
THE tx" RAYS
May Be Obtsined From the Ordinary lncan
descent Light

descent Light
CHICAGO, Feb. 19.-Professor Stine OF
the Armour institute believes he has dis.
covered practical way of cheapening the
Crooke tubes. The professor says just as
marked cathode rays can be obtained with
a simple plate of tinfoil pasted outside the
glass bulb of an incandescent burner as
Edison has secured with the cathode plate
of platinum placed on the inside. -.
"This is,n he said, "proof positive the
cathode ray is not stream of electric
particles, but rather of gaseous molecules
under extremely low pressure"
The chief value of this discovery, Prctes-
sor Slime said, will be the placing OF tubes
upon the market at nominal cost. the
Croeke tubes as at present used cost from
So to $50 each, thus making experimentai
material too expensive for general use.
The herald., 1896-02-20

bridge to the incline railway directly be-
fore the American falls aud within full
sweep Of It, following almost the line of
the course taken by the Maid Of the Mist
steamer in the navigable season.
This 10 the first time in the history of the
falls that the bridge has been known to ex-
tend SO far east and no one in the memory
of living man has travelled over the route
just taken, nor indeed is any ono ever
likely to do so again. unless it be this win
ter, for conditions such as the present may
never exist again. Hundreds on the bank
cav the reriIous trip.
The herald., 1896-02-20
Debs Enters Politics

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Feb. 19.--The Trib-
une this afternoon says information has
been received from what is considered as
authentic sources to the effect that Eugene
v. Debs will acc ept the Populist nomina-
ton for governor of Indiana on platform
favoring the free coinage of silver and in
opposition 10 corporations.