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New Buildings.

1.-The eight-room building asked for by the
northeast should be located somewhere not
far from, but north Of. the junction of H
street and Benning road. This building
is to relieve the Pierce. Taylor and Blair
schools. which are now crowded. and also
to provide suitable accommodation for
schools now occupying rented rooms in
this vicinity. This school building is one of
the first that should be provided
THE building to be erected the current
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CONDENSED LOCALS.

Fifteen arrests were made Saturday night
for intoxication. Those offenders were
locked up until they had recovered from
the effects OF their liquor.
dangerous hole in the Piney Branch
bridge ON the 18th street road, near Spring
street, was complained of today by Ii cut.
Kenney of the eighth precinct.
There Is a bad break In the sidewalk in
front Of No. 525 10th street southeast, which
the police have reported to the stree de-
partment
whether q situation or q servant-a
want ad. In The Star will reach. the
person who can NIL Jour need.
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John Bowie Strange Camp Of Confeder-
ate Veterans Of Charlottesville, Va. have
perfected plan for the erection OF an
equestrian statue Of Stonewau jackson.
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Of Tharps Pure Berkeley whis-
key has been often commented
on. II is on account of the alb
solute purity. A doctored whis-
key cannot have the same
flavor. 1t is impossible. 81
full quart ut JAS. THARPS,
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Judge Nicol of the circuit court Of
the Alexandria, Va. district this morn
ing rendered his decision In the con-
tested election case of Corbett vs. Car
son. which was argued in that city
on Thursday last. 1t will be remembered
that at the recent election held in Alex
andria county for county supervisor Cor
bett and Carson received an equal number
of votes. Both gentlemen agreed to de-
eide the election by drawing straws, and
Carson was successful. Corbett afterwarl
appealed to the county court. claiming that
the ballot had been Illegally counted and
that he had been elected. Judge Love de-
cided in favor OF Carson; then Corbett APP
pealed 10 the circuit court, where he re-
ceived 6eciston In his favor this morn
inc.
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and Telephone Stotk dealt I'm.
American Bell T-lephou. Stock bought and sod
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The herald., 1897-01-26
Appoints the Committee Il
WhiteWash DuckWOrth
A GREAT FLOOD OF BILLS
Is Only the Precursor Of Veritable
Deluge
Appropriations to the Extent of Mill
ion and a Half of Dollars Make
the Taxpayrs Weep.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 25-After two
days of either resting or junketing,
enough members of the legislature came
together for a quorum in each house,
though there were numerous vacant
seats. The appointment of an assembly
committee in the Duckworth case was
all that occurred ii. connection with that
nauseating scandal. One member of the
new committee declares he will never
vote to eXonerate Duckworth, for he
knows enough details connected with
the temporary organization to condemn
the clerk. Duckworth's sudden Illness
is likely to further delay the final out
come of the alleged investigation.
At noon today 535 bills had been offer
ed in the assembly since the opening of
the legislature, and many more are be-
ing prepared. Seventy-seven appro-
priation bills, calling for money aggre-
eating more than $1.5O0, 900, are among
those already offered
Assemblyman Cross of Los Angeles
has prepared bin to enable each coun-
ty to get rid of INDECENT persons who be-
long elsewhere. This bill results from
District Attorney Donnell's recent visit
here,
The herald., 1897-01-26

of the latitude allowed in the debate
to read a speech in favor of an early re-
form in our banking and currency laws.
He described the depressed condition
which existed during the recent CAM
paign and argued that unless the incom-
ing Republican administration corrected
the evils it would be swept out of power
in 1900, and the country would suffer loss
and disaster which it would take years
to eradicate. He insisted that those VINO
believed the enactment of protective
tariff would restore prosperity wSlld be
disappointed. Unless there was thor
ough and adequate revision of our bank
ing and currency laws, he said there
would be no lasting prosperity.
He agreed with the president tnat
greenbacks should be retired. lie
thought that in the establishment OF
broader banking system the banks
should have the privilege of issuing
notes against their assets
Curtis (Rep.. Kan.) offered an amend
ment to the Indian bill to permit mer-
chants to go on the Kickapoo reserva-
tion in Kansas to collect their accounts.
1t was explained that this year for the
first time merchants had been excluded
from this reservation. The amendment
was adopted.
At Sis the house adjourned.
The herald., 1897-01-26
INGLESIDE RACES

The following is the list of entries an!
weights for the races at Ingleside. which
are posted at the Los Angeles Turf Club
212 South Spring street. Commissions
received on these races. and full de-
scriptions of the events given. Races
begin at D. M; first quotations re-
received at 80 p. m. Tel. Main 1881.
First race three-quarters of a mile, sell
ing-Tryst So Masoero 1l6, Sir Richard 1872
Tulare lG1, Showdown 1876, Dutch Valet 104
Jeseabel formerly imp. Sardonyx. filly) 49,
Auquorn 80. Nebua 90.
Second race, 2-year-oldS, three-eight hs
of mile-Calesta x. 105. Josie D., filly (bf
ApacheJosie d. 112. Free Lady (br. f..
Free Knight-Fauna I'D l12. Kummel (ch
c.. Imp Chesterfield-Imp Zara) 112. Don
Luis (ch c., Mid1othian-Alameda) 115, Old
Jack (b g., Duke of Montrose- Christ tine)
clio Miss CromwelD 1l5. Tom Spencer (bc
Imp. Cyrus-Phoebe) 115. Count of Flanders
los Duke of York II. 11S.
Third race, thrteen-sixte enths of a mile
-Bernardillo "a, California 105. The Dragon
i01 lamar II. 101, Ferrier no. David 107
Libertine III. Miss Ban 102, Yankee Doodle
lGl. Geyser 10i
Fourth race, one mile, selling-Bueno 81
Formal 10S, Cabrillo l0i. Personne So. OIL
i've 80, Double Quick 100, Jane and Rews 90
Judge Denny 1GG, Lobengula lO5, Rey de,
TERRA sj McF.ight 100.
Fifth race. one mile. purse-Addie Buch-
anan 10o, Treachery 10J. Argentina 1l5. AID.
plause 1G7 InstallatriX 80.
Sixth race .three-quarters of Il mile SELL
inS-The Sinner 121. Basqu 104 Last Chance
lS9, Detective 1l9. Phillip II. 1O1. Good. Times
12i. Potentate 142. MercUtio 10i Inflamrna.
tor 1s4, Manchester 142.
The herald., 1897-01-26
'BRYAN'S FIRST BATTLE"
Are Hor0red by the Dedication of the
Volume
A Sketch of the Authors Life by the
Authors Wife-Bimetallic
History

CHICAGO, Jan. 25-The last pages of
The First Battle" the Hon. W. j.
Bryan's book, have gone to press and
the w. r. Conkey Company. the pub
fishers, expect to have the first copy
bound in about a week. The book en-
bodies story of the campaign OF 1896:
its important events and issues. and
includes the most noteworthy incidents
of Mr. Bryan'S famous tour. 1t also
contains the principal addresses and
the documetnts relating to the silver
movement and some of Mr.. Bryans
speeches. Considerable space is given
in connection with the silver agitatio,-
while in congress and prior to the Chi
cago convention and prior to discus
sion of election returns and an analysis
of the political situation
One of the interesting features of the
book is the biographical sketch written
BY Mrs. Bryan She concludes the
sketch thus:
To give an estimate of his character
or of the mental endowments which he
may possess would he beyond the SCOPE
of this article 1 may be justified.
however, in saying that his life has been
one of earnest purpose with that sort
oL SeHluS WHICH mas Deen called "a
capacity for hard work."
THE First Battle is dedicated to the
Hon. Richard Z. Bland, of Missouri:
Gen. James B. Weaver, of Iowa. and
the Hon. Henry NJ. Teller, of Colorado.
whom the author considers "the fore
most champions Of bimetalism in their
respective parties"
The early chapters are devoted to
an account of Mr.. Bryan's connection
with the silver movement and the de-
Velopment of the silver sentiment. Then
follow chapters devoted to the Repub-
lican and Democratic national conven-
tons including the memorable contest
over the Chicago platform
A chapter is devoted TO the silver
aprty convention and another to the
Populist convention. Many of the in
teresting incidents of the east and west
are given and also a number of anec-
dOtes.
AS to the statement in Mr. McKinley's :
letter of acceptance that the mills
should be opened instead OF the uints y
Mr. Bryan says: This was an epi-
Sramatic sentence and did considerable
service in turning public attention from
the money question to the tariff oues-
ton"
Regarding the civil service. he saws:
Il do not believe that life tenures. as a
rule, are wise thing in a government
like ours. The fact that the people make
frequent changes in their public off,
Gals in case of elective Offices is conclu-
sive proof that life tenure is not pop
ular"
The herald., 1897-01-26
A COMPLETE SETTLEMENT
Is Predicted Before President Mckinley s
luangurat
After Settlement the First Move VIII Be
to Extend the System to
Los Angeles

CHICAGO. Jan. 25.-Edward Rose
water the editor of the Omaha Bee, in
an interview today stated that he be-
lieVed the affairs of the Union Pacific
system will all be straightened out and
g. settlement reached with the gOVerl-
ment before March 4
My opinion" he said, ''is that you
Will see an agreement between the gov
eminent and the Vanderbilt interes.
closed up, the foreclosure sale held and
the property turned over to the Wander
bilts before the present government
goes out OF power Just as soon as the
Nanderbilts get the property they Will
begin an extension of the system from
salt Lake City to Los Angeles. When
that is built the Union Pacific will have
the shortest and quickest route from
Chicago to Les Angeles. The other day
the government directors of the roads
made a tour of inspection over it, The
run from Omaha to Ogden, 1884 miles.
was made in tWentS-six hours. No DIFF
t1culty viii be experienced in keeping
up that rate throughout the entire dis
tance and that would mean two and 4
half days from Los Angeles. very much
quicker time than is made by any eX-
isting route.
In the extension of the road from
salt Lake TO Los Angeles would no.
be surprised if they took the Utah
southern from Frisco. BY that means
they would shorten considerably the
time necessary to finish the work. One
of the first effects of the conclusion of all
the arrangements viii probably be the
opening of the Wyoming oil region. YlIl
know they have an oil region up there
which is more extensive than that of
Pennsylvania
AS soon as the syndicate gets hold af
the property the headquarters of the
Union Pacific system will be established
either at Omaha or Chicago. The time
may come when the headquarters of tha
entire Vanderbilt system may be moved
to Chicago as the great center of op-
Grafton. 1t may be, however under the
plan to be adopted that there well be
offices in Chicago and Omaha, something
in the same way as the Burlington sys-
tenn is now operated with the supreme
control at Chicago.
An important point in the railway
world of great interest. especially to
the Rock Island and the Milwaukee AMI
st. Paul roads, is likely to be raised by
the foreclosure of the Union Pacific.
You know the other roads named
use the Union Pacific bridge across the
Missouri river at Omaha The right TO
use it is held BY them under ninety
nine year lease but the supreme court
Of the United States decided the case
in favor Of the Rock Island and the Mil
Waukee and ST. Paul, both of which g I
considerable Importance by the privi-
lege
1T has been held. however. that fore
closure sales of the kind to be held will
wipe out all existing contracts of all
kinds, and in that case the syndicate
could declare this ninety-nine-y -year
lease Cancelled. VIII it do so, and if It
did, what would be the consequence OF
~
The herald., 1897-01-26
AMONG THE PUGS.
several Small Slugging Matches Given
Some Arranged For.


NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-Jacl Ever
hardt of New Orleans and Matt Mat
thews of Brooklyn fought a 15-round
draw at the Union Athletic club tonight.
Matthews had a longer reach, but Jack
was the heavier by five or seven pounds.
There was good deal of pickering be-
tween the two men and their attend
ants, owing to the fact they were billed
for twenty rounds when the articles
called TO" only fifteen. 1t was finally
agreed only to go the shorter distance.
Jacks left hand was injured in the sew
enth round, and he saved 1t during the
remainder of the first. Matthews made
an excellent showing and his trainer ex-
poets great things for him in the future.
About 1900 people braved the freezing
weather to see the bout, and when they
entered the club house they found it al
most as cold within as without.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 25.-Col. John d
Hopkins, the backer of Creedon and
Tracy, says Creedon and Mccoy will
fight in London.
kid" Mccoy is there. The National
Sporting club Of London offers purse
of GT00 for the Mccoy -Creedon fight dur
ing Derby week. and purse of fG00 for
one between Tom Tracy and Dick Burge
Col. Hopkins has accepted for Creedon
and Tracy.
LONDON, Jan. s5.-Before the Nation
al Sporting club there was q 90 round
fight between Peddlar Palmer and
Ernie Stanton for purse Of ;e1100.
Palmer won in the fifteenth round
knocking out his adversary.
In the 15-round fight between Pat DAILY
and The Pickaninny," the former won
in the fourteenth round.
The herald., 1897-01-26
A FATAL FIRE.
Syracuse Ladies Battle With Hot Fire
and Cold Wind.

SYRACUSE. N. Y, Jan. 25.-Fire TO-
night destroyed the Dillaye block and
part of the Butler bolck and damaged
were burned out: W. w. Kimball Co.,
pianos and organs: New York Cloak
Co., Hellmer's millinery stores. Total
loss. about 100000. mostly insured,
The intense cold and a strong wind
made fire fighting very difficult.
The store of j w Yale & Co. was
crushed by the falling of the rock of the
Butler block. Col j. w. Yale, Mrs.
Wesley Yale and Mrs. G. X. Frasier
were in the store. hTe falling timbers
cut them off from the street, and as the
rear of the establishment was a mass Of
flames IL seemed almost impossible that
they could escape. They succeeded in
crawling down the freight elevator
shaft however, and forcing their way
through masses of timbers an6 escaped
by the cellar of adjoining property. A
rumor late tonight that two women and
man have perished cannot be vert
fled. They were seen at the top of the
Dillaye block just before the roof fell
but it is thought they escaped by the
rear.
OTHER BLAZES.
CLEARFIELD. Pa, Jan. 25.-Tha
tannery of the Elk Tanning Company at
Ridgeway. located in Curwensvilie,
caught fire this morning and was des-
troyed with an immense stock of leather
and undresse6 hides. The loss is S125, 600
KANSAS CITY, Mo. jan 25-F!~e
today destroyed the Missouri Frog and
Crossing works at Manchester, near
here. entaiiing a loss of $4,000
JOLIET. ILL.,, Jan. 25.-The Economy
Light and Power company plant was
burned today, causing loss of $3.50
600. The city is in darkness tonight
The herald., 1897-01-26


WASHINGTON. Jan. 25.-Reports
from South Carolina and Georgia show
that the cold wave had not reached
either state at midnight. Truck farming
will not be injured by a freeze, as the
planting Is only beginning.
FIFTY BELOW.
WINNIPEG. Man. Jan. %. - Last
night the temperature fell to the lowest
mark recorded in this county for years.
Fifty below zero was generally re-
ported from Red river to Banff, in the
mountains. The weather is now moder-
ating considerably. William Tisdale, a
farmer near Morden,was frozen to death
in Fridays blizzard.
WAY DOWN SOUTH
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 25.-The mer-
curry here at midnight is 3S. At 6 p. m.
Melville reported 20, Alexandria 26,
Shreveport 20. No damage is reported.
SPANISH STORMS.
LONDON, Jan. ga Madrid dis
patch to the Daily Mail says: Snow
and rain storms theraten serious floods
in Spain. Narrowing distress prevails
in Andalusia. At Jaon the people are
plrnde ring the bread shops and thou
sands are begging in the streets Sim
liar secenes. accompanied by fights with
the police, have occurred in many other
towns. The authorities are powerless
to cope with the de5titution.
The herald., 1897-01-26
IN COMMITTEE.
Arbitration Treaty Under Discussion.
Confirmation of Circuit Judges.
, house adjourned.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The senate
committee on foreign relations today
had the arbitration treaty under dis
! cussion as to its bearing On the Nicara
qua canal. The committee had read the
| Clayton -Bulwer treaty, also all the
! treaties and agreements between the
United States and Nicaragua and Costa
Rica in relation to the canal. The letter
of Minister Rodriguez. presented to the
senate Friday, in which the Nicaraguan
government protested against the canal
bill before the senate. formed the basis
of discussion This led to a talk as to
what the real situation was regarding
the concession and canal. and the rights
OF the Maritime Canal company, as we'll
as of the people. Several senators seeln-
ed to think the Nicaragua canal might
he seriously affected by the treaty. The
committee will so to the bottom CT this
question before taking up other por-
tions OF the treaty. Senator Morgan tool.
an active part in the discussion. He
insisted that the canal situation must
be settled before the treaty could be rat
ified.
The senate judiciary committee today
agreed to report faVora bly, the nomina-
tion of Judge Howe of Mississippi to
be judge of the United States circuit
court, ana CnarleS =. AmldOn to be
United States district judge of North
Dakota, with the understanding that
the nominations should not be acted upon
for week. II is the wish of the COM
mittee to consult Senator George. If pos
sible. regarding Howe. and Senator
Hansborough on the nomination of Am
idon.
The house committee on foreign af-
fairs unanimously voted today to report
the resolution introduced by Represent
ative Smith of Michigan calling on the
state department for informa tion upon
the present status of that treaty by
which the United States and Great Brit
ain are restrained from building or main
tanning vessels on the Great lakes In
connection with the resolution Smith read
letter written by President Cleveland
to secretary Herbert in 1895. approving
the refusal of the secretary of the navy
to consider the bids of the Detroit Dry
Dock company for building warships.
In the letter the president says that
while the treaty imposes hardships on
the United States, it must be observed
The herald., 1897-01-26
THE YEARS CROP is LARGE
But Farm Prices Have Ruled Exceed.
ingIy Low
English Millers Express Serious Anxi-
ETY. over the Importation of
Flour From America.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 25.-The esti-
mates by ste=~ -nd territory area, pro-
duct and value of the three principal
cereal crops of the United states for
1896. made by the statistician of the
department of agriculture are as fol-
lows:
Corn-Area. 81, 100000 acres; produce,
2,2sS. SIS, 900; value. si91 ,OO7 600; yield per
acre, 2S.2 bushels; farm price per bush
ell. 21.5 cents.
Winter wheat-Area. 22,794, 900; pro-
duct, 267 1884 900; yield per acre, lis
bushels; spring wheat area, 1l,S25, 600;
product, 159, $50, 600: yield per acre, 13.5
bushels, total wheat area, 24.6190c 0c0;
product, 427, ,6S7 900: value. s31O sos, 600 ::
yield per acre. 12.4 bushels; farm price
per bushel 72.6 cents.
Oats-Area. 27.5G5, eco; product, 707.-
S44 coo; value, 1882, ,4S5,O0 yield per acre.
257 bushels; farm price per bushel. lS1
cents.
The minister to Argentine Hon. VIII
liam |. Buchanan. reports to the state
department under date of December .
as follows: l have followed the news
from the wheat districts very carefully
for the past three months, and have
Travelled through one of the wheat prov
inces. The observations lead me to
believe that the quantity for export Will
be between 4S0, 600 and $40 goo tons. prob
ably nearer the first than the second fig
ure. The amount exported during this
year has been 56i 459 tons.
ENGLISH ANXIETY
LONDON. Jan. 25-The Mark Lane
t..
mates the shortage of the Indian wheat
crop at upward of million quarters.
and says: Tine increased pressure of
American -four in the British market
is causing some anxiety to the millcrs.
who tlattered themselves at this time
in 1896 that American competition had
been coilared.
The herald., 1897-01-26

tion should come in contact with free
labor In the paving of city streets. They
did not object to its being used on coun-
try roads, as they understood that the
farmers We're great sufferers on ac-
count of the condition of their roads
in winter.
J. l.. Maude, of the bureau of high
ways, addressed the committee and said
that with all the work that the bureau
had done in the past two years, it had
been unable to get single supervisor
to order any broken rock. The cities,
on the other hand, had taken advantage
of the law and had ordeAd in large
quantities.
Another bill which was onsidered was
assembly bill No. 1863, requiring all pris-
on made goods to be branded Definite
action was postponed until the next
meeting
The herald., 1897-01-26
ON THE TURF.
Fine Weather and Good Racing at the
Ingleside Opening.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25.-Weather
fine at Ingleside; track fast.
Mile and a sixteenth--Collins won
Ehe Bachelor second. Instigator third;
time, / 40.
Seven furlongs-Minnie Gee won, Scim-
itar second, Jack Richelieu third; time,
1:30.
One mile-Buckwa won, Wheel of For
tune second, Greyhurst third; time,
1:42.
Mile and a sixteenth, hurdles-Tuxedo
won, Gallant second, Imp. Autonomy
thihd; time, 1:56%.
Six furlongs-Kowalsky won. Mobal-
aska second Allahbad third; time,
1:15A.
Six furlongs-Preston won, Peixoto
second, Sport McAllister third; time,
1:14H.
The herald., 1897-01-26
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WON'T DISCUSS MONEY

LONDON, Jan. 25-In the commons
the first lord Of the treasury and GOV
ernment leader Mr. Balfour, replying
to questions of Mr Field. member of tha
- .Patrck's division of Dublin, said
there was no probability of the gov-
ernment initiating such a movement q.
lhe calling of an International mono
tafy conference. He added that it wou-d
be premature to discuss the compos,-
Ion OF a conference which, so far as he.
Mr. Balfour, knev, had not been pro.
posed. -