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The herald., 1898-03-24
SESSION NOTES
Committee Work Concerns the Cuban
Questions Chiefly

WASHINGTON, March 23.-The Sem
ate Committee on Foreign Relations at
it's meeting today informally discussed
the situation in Cuba. The consensus OF
opinion, based upon information which
has been received from the administra
ton by various members, was that the
President is pursuing wise and cOnser-
vative course, such as is necessary in
issues which involve peace or war.
member of the committee said that the
course of the President was surely con-
vincing the governments and intelligent
people of the world that the United
States was justifable in it's policy and
we would have the moral support of
Europe when the crisis came.
1t was the opinion, however, that the
inevitable tendency was toward rup-
ture with Spain and that the United
States position was becoming stronger
and stronger. every day. The committee
is aware that the Maine disaster will be
treated as a separate and distinct Incl
dent for the present
There was some discussion as to what
would be done with the report of the
Board of Inquiry when 1t reaches the
Senate Monday, and it is probable that
motion will Immediately be made to re-
fer it to the Committee on Foreign Re
lations. The members of the Naval Com
mittee claim that the Senate having au-
thorized it to investigate the Maine dis
aster, this committee should have the
report of the Naval Board as matter
of courtesy as we'll as of right.
An effort will be made to adjust the
whole matter by the time the report
arriyac en- that M daho to will occ,,r until
after the committee has considered the
report.
THE CURRENCY QUESTION
WASHINGTON. March 23.-The re-
port of the Republican subcommittee to
the House Committee on Banking and
Currency was laid before the full Re-
publican membership of the committee
This committee was appointed month
ago to report a general banking and
currency measure, and consists of Nc
Cleary of Mimi. chairman; Prince of
ILL.,, and Mitchell of N. Y.
The bill they have reported is entitled
"A Bill to Provide for Strengthening
the Public Credit. for the Relief of the
United States Treasury and for the
Amendment of the Laws Relating to
National Bank Associations.
The method of dealing with the green
back is not by direct retirement, but by
the substitution of legal tender note,
which the banks are required to assume
and for the redemption Of which they
are required to find the gold. so long as
they are conducting a solvent business.
The principal provisions of the bill are
as follows:
/. A division of issue and redemption is
established in the treasury, for which the
secretary of the treasury is authorized to
set aside the general cash balances in ex-
cess of 5O,OOO,OO0. This excess. on March
IL. 1895, was SIG .5s2 United States notes
received by this division for redemption in
gold are to be cancelled and retired in pro-
portion as certain substitute currency Is
issued. - note redeemed in gold is to be
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american interests In Cuba" said he,
in conclusion, have already suffered
enough. We have patrolled our coast In
the interest of Spain as long as we
should, and we have spent quite too
much money protecting our people from
epidemic diseases coming to our shores
because Of the unsanitary condition Of
the harbor and city of Havana. Spain
has failed to meet the requirements Of
an advanced civilization. Let the United
States or Cuba take up the problem and
solve it."
Mr.. Gallinger was thirty-eight min
utes delivering his speech, and as he
commended "the poor, suffering Cubans
to the great heart Of the American peo-
ple." a great wave Of applause swept
through the galleries.
Mr.. Carter of Montana then called up
the bill making further provision for
civil government for Alaska, and re-
sumed his speech begun yesterday upon
the measure.
After a brief discussion Of the bill by
Mr.. Carter, Mr.. Perkins Of California
offered a long amendment to the measure
providing for the placing Of a license
upon almost every kind Of business and
for the taxing and regulation Of the
liquor traffic. The tax on a wholesale
LIQUOR establishment Is fixed at $4,000 per
year, upon q bar room or saloon in any
town of more than 1900 inhabitants $500
a year, and upon any retail liquor saloon
In communities Of less than 1900 inhabi-
tants $1,000 per year.
Mr.. Hansbrough Of North Dakota said
the Perkins amendment meant simply
that the government would take part in
the liquor business Of the district. and he
did not believe 1t was right, or that the
people of this country would approve OF
such q step. He offered an amendment
to the pending bill to be considered as a
substitute for that proposed by Mr.. Per-
kins. The amendment provides that no
liquor shall be imported, manufactured
or sold in Alaska, and that any violation
of this provision should be considered
as a misdemeanor punishable by fine
and imprisonment
Mr.. Perkins, in reply to Mr.. Hans
brough, said that nobody would go far
ther than he in advancing the cause Of
temperance, but he maintained that the
national law was absolutely a dead let
ter in Alaska.
He believed the adoption of his amend
ment and the enforcement Of its pro-
visions would practically prohibit the
liquor business within this district.
At o'clock the unfinished business,
the national quarantine bill. was taken
up, and Mr.. Caffery finished his speech
begun yesterday in support Of the bill.
The speech was purely legal argument
in favor Of the pending bill.
Mr.. Caffery had not concluded at 3:45
p. m., when the senate went into execu-
tive session, and at p. m. adjourned.
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ACCIDENTS OF YESTERDAY
II. Underwood Hurt by a Cavern At
Carpeuteria

H. J. Underwood. a laborer employed In
the gravel pits at ]. c. Carter's place at
Carpenteria was buried entirely by cave
in yesterday. He managed to extricate his
head and cry for help but 1t was an hour
before he was dug out. No bones were
broken but 1t is feared he has suffered in
ternal injuries.
Chas. Anderson was seized with violent
attack of coughing yesterday on Broad
way and was taken TO the receiving hos
pital. He was thought to be in a serious
condition and was sent to the county hos
pital.
P. s. Wood, who runs pumping plant
outside the city limits, cut his hand yes
terday while sharpening piece of steel on
an emery stone. DR.. Hagan attended him
at the receiving hospital.
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POLICE PIcK1Nas
DR.. Forest May Be Turned Loose
Tomorrow


In future Lena Douglas will indulge In
sprees and pick pockets in another city.
She was given "fioater'' of $50 days yes
terday by Justice Morrison.
l.. p Stephens swore to complaint
charging George w. Tower with embezzle-
ment and the latter surrendered himself
to Deputy Constable Menzer yesterday.
The matter was adjusted and Tower was
released. 1t Is alleged that the dispute oc-
CURED over a misunderstanding about a
small account belonging to Stephens which
Tower had collected and failed to turn over
Unless the people are ready with the evil
dence In the Forest case Friday the pris-
oner will be turned loose. When the case
was called yesterday before Justice Owens
Deputy District Attorney Chambers asked
for a continuance on the grounds that i'm
portant evidence was not available as It
had not arrived from the east. The court
continued the case until Friday afternoon,
implying that the people would get no more
continuances.
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JESSE RAMS BULLETS
HE WANTED A WEsTLAKE ELHC-
TRIO GAR TO STOP
Shot or His Revolver Four Times.
: Car Crew Decided Not to Cause
His Arrest

There was fuSlllade OF Snots nreo at
westlake park last night about II o'clock,
but whether 1t was done by "a foiled high
wayman or a drunken clubman, the police
authorities pretended they did not know;
As car No. 3 on the Second street division
was passing along Alvarados and Sixth
streets Motorneer Jordan saw men step
from the northwest corner, which Is very
dark, as II to signal to him to stop. The
motorneer was about to ring the car to q
standstill, but taking q second glance at
the man he saw a revolver flash In his
hand. Jordan wasted no time for such q
passenger, for turning on the current he
sent the car up the hill at top speed. The
man then began firing and couple of shots
hit the top of the car. The car was brought
on to the city and the authorities were mo-
titled.
The man who fired the shots was discov-
cred to have been Jesse c. Rains, a real
estate dealer of this city. He came to the
business part of town on a later car and
went to well known club He wore a
dark suit of clothes and light overcoat
and as this description tailed with that of
the unknown shooter the train crew who
brought him in supposed him to have been
the same man. They notified Conductor
Anderson and Motorneer Jordan who IN
company with an officer, visited he5club
house on Spring street. Anderson pointed
first to very we'll known man about town
and said that he was the person who had
done the shooting, but on hearing the laugh
that greeted his palpable mistake he took
q look at Rains and identified him as the
guilty individual. Rains was searched but
no gun was found on him and as none or
the electric car people desired to make any
charge against him he was not arrested.
Later the conductor Is reported to have re-
turned and said that Rains was not the
man, but it was supposed he had been i'm
portuned to this new view of the case by
some of Rains jealous friends.
To his club friends, however, Rains ad-
mitted having shot Off revolver. but
claimed that he did not try to hit the car.
He had been dining in the vicinity of West
lake park and was somewhat hilarious as
the result, having had very elegant re-
past. When he saw a car passing away
without him he took out his revolver and
fired four shots in the air, merely to at
tract the unobservant conductors atten-
ton. Rains has been greatly troubled with
his eyes, and 1t does not seem likely that
he would have essayed to have tried his
workmanship on the disappearing car.
Some of his friends go so far as to say that
Rains is blind in one eye, but cannot ex-
plain the target practice other than that
there must have been something wrong
with the rest of his head also.
The arrival at the clubs front door of the
patrol wagon with posse of policemen and
an ex-police commissioner, who was in
search of a little nocturnal excitement,
caused a great sensation, and small
crowd collected anxiously outside the sa-
cred portals.
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CRUDE on MAY GO UP
CoNDITHoNs HAVE A TENUzNoY
TO RAIsE P11CEs
The Output Diminishing-Why Los
Angeles Does Not Have Larger
Market In San Francisco

There 10 promise Of q rise In the price
Of crude petroleum in the local market.
and q consequent era Of greater prosperity
among the oil producers in the Los Angeles
field. despite the rumors among oil men
that fuel oil can be bought for 90 cents per
barrel from some of the producers,
price that Is said to be considerable less
than the cost Of production. Conditions
Of the trade that should have a decided
tendency to raise prices are to be OBJ.
served In the local oil field. The slightly
increased demand and q considerable de-
crease In production are diminishing the
surplus on hand.
Edward Strasburg, secretary Of the OIL
Producers trustees, said to Herald re-
porter yesterday: 1.-THE surplus oil =
hand Is being reduced. In November a
81 there was q surplus OF about 1000 bar
rels per day from the Los Angeles field.
while today It Is not over 600 barrels Since
that time the demand has increased about
200 barrels per day, and the production has
fallen or probably 900 barrels. 4
Present prices do not warrant the OPEN
ing Of any new fields. OIL men believe
that II the demand was sufficient at ..
price that would pay the expense Of pro.
duction, plenty of oil could be produced"
San Francisco is at present buying about
10000 barrels Of oil per month from Los
Angeles producers. and $4,000 barrels per
month from the Santa Paula fields. The
San Francisco oil trade can only be se-
cured by guarantee Of oil at fixed price
for one year, on account Of the cost OF
changing the system Of heating from coal
to oil. The cost Of transportation Of oil
by rail has been another reason why more
Los Angeles oil has not found larger mar
ket In San Francisco, but the disinclina-
tion OF local producers to enter into yearly
contracts with San Francisco firms to sup
ply oil at fixed price at time when prices
are low and the surplus diminishing q
probably the best reason why Los Af1teles
oil does not have a greater market in San
Francisco.
Il do not want to be misunderstood.
There Is not going to be shortage Of oil
In the Los Angeles field. and there are un-
limited oil fields that have been exploited
at Puente. Whittier and Fullerton on the
east and Newhall. Sespi. Buckhorn. and
| in the Santa Paula districts, but the pres
ent prices Of oil would not warrant their
opening. for as a general rule the wells
| would be deeper and cost more to operate
| than do the Los Angeles oil wells.'
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A Slight Mistake

A mistake occurred yesterday morning
when Osano Rivera. who was convicted re-
Gently of stealing some lumber. was sent
out on the chain gang before he had been
sentenced. Rivera was sent out in the place
of Francisco Ramires, who was sentenced
to serve five days for drunkenness. Tho
sentence of Rivera had to be postponed by
Justice Owens until he could be sent for
and brought in from the chain gang.
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SPRING OPENING
Large Crowds, Attractive Fashions, Al
The Greater Peoples Store

Flowers, music. blaze of light and
brilliancy Of color made the spring opening
at the Greater Peoples store last night
most attractive. Spring millinery and
spring dress goods were displayed in end
less variety, and throng Of sightseers
surrounded the show windows and filled
the departments of the establishment
from to 10 o'clock.
The Seventh Regiment band discoursed
lively music and with the elaborate floral
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Indictments Found

CHICAGO. March S.-The grand jury
has returned indictments against George
H. Jackson, formerly chief Of police OF
Muskegon. Mich. and William H. Will
lows, charging them with the murder Of
Andrew H. MCGEE. Jackson and Willows,
Il IL alleged, decoyed McGee to an apart
ment house on the South SIDE several weeks
ago and murdered and robbed him.
The herald., 1898-03-24
IN THE HOUSE
Thorpe Of Virginia Seated by Party
Vote

WASHINGTON, March 23.-R. T.
Thorpe was today given the seat from
the Fourth Virginia district. Sidney P.
Eppes, who obtained the certificate of
election, was unseated by strict party
vote. Mr.. Thorpe was given the seat
by a vote of 151 to 100.
The Republicans, without break,
voted for Thorpe. and the Democrats
and Populists. with the exception Of Mr..
Howard Of Alabama, a Populist, voted
for Mr.. Eppes.
Mr.. Thorpe contested the seat of Mr..
Kelley in the last congress, and was
seated. The Republican majority in the
house, which was flfty-two when the
house convened last summer, is now
fifty-four.
Mr.. Shea of Kentucky and Mr.. Hay
of Virginia spoke in Mr.. Eppes' favor,
and Mr.. Thorpe addressed the house In
his own behalf. At o'clock the house
adjourned.
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A Bogus Agent

complaint was issued from the district
attorneys office yesterday, charging AL
Bethel with having obtained money under
false pretenses. E. Schafer, the proprietor
Of a saloon, claims that Bethel induced him
to advance $57 by representing himself to
be the runner" of big liquor house.
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undalivared TelaRra1ns

There are undelivered kilograms at the
office of the Western Union Telegraph
company for Hon. Hervey Lindley. J. J.
Martin, Mrs. Nettie Blanchard, William
E. Osborne, Minnie Strader. F. H. Pattuols
Lieut.. r. E. Lacey, ]. M. Howells, D. A.
WarreW.
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e. W. Sells, c. w. Sells and Mrs J. A.
Barard. party Of New York tourists, are
recent arrivals.
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bicycle from its rack in the court house
yesterday.
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]. H. Seymour of the City of Mexico IL II
the city. He also has extensive mining In
terests In Mexico
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AT THE THEATERS

LOS ANGELES THEATER.-James A.
Herne will be seen tonight in the drama
of "Shore Acres" a piece which has been
made familiar to playgoers through former
representations. and which appears to
grow in interest with each succeeding sea-
son. The advance sale for the engagement,
which will last through the remainder Of
the week, is large.
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O O O

'The Mysterious Mr.. Bugle," farcical
comedy. written by Mrs. Riley. and pro-
nounced great New York success, We be
seen at this house next week.
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]. H. Wells, Chicago capitalist, wife
and daughter are in the city.
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Are Bothered by the Loon.

They a been discussing shopping
and fashions and other things dear to
feminine minds while riding into the
city on an elevated train. Both the
ladies' have lived in Chicago for years
and each is well acquainted with the
downtown streets. But since the
opening of the loop n of them has
been badly turned about. She fire.
quently gets of at the wrong station
and then starts for some store. but
pointed in the opposite direction to the
one she should take to arrive at her
destination.
On this morning she made two false
starts and vas restrained by her COM
panion. Then when they did debark and
make ready to visit a leading empori-
UNI the one started east while the other
marched due west. The one going east
was right and she promptly signaled
her friend.
why. his is the way. isn't it?'
queried the lady, anxiously peering at
the buildings.
mot a bit," was the answer. IF you
go that way far enough you get across
the river on the west side. You are
going exactly in the wrong direction"
IT'S that loop again. Dc you know
that ever since II was opened i have
been all turned about so I can find
anyth 'ng downtown from a station!
Let me get away from IL a little way
and I'm all right. but the shadow of
that structure sets me wild. always
go west for east and north for south,
guess I'll have to take the able here
after or make daily trips until i learn
the system thoroughly"
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Repeat this 10 times at first. Then stand
on the left foot and repeat the exercise
i'm reverse.
T~hird-Stand erect and lean over az
the hips without bending the knee n
try TO touch the floor with the fingers.
Day by day you will come nearer n
nearer the floor. This exercise VIII
make the body supple. and strengthen
the back. and will grace.
Fourth-Extend the right arm. n
placing the left on the hip. bend to rignt
side as far as possible, and then reverse
the exercise. which should be repeated
10 times at first. and. like all the others.
increased from day to day as much as
circumstances will permit. This Is an
excellent general gymnastic. No woman
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The Newest
In Fashions

New York. Dec. 1.-THE newest and
martest evening gowns are made liter
ally without any sleeves at all. Strings
of pearls or diamonds paes over the
shoulders and seem to hold the bed
Zee in place. or perhaps there may be
q cluster OF ostrich feathers with dia-
mantle stalks on one sid and a little
lace scarf threaded through a diamond
slide on the other. but below these the
arms will be left perfectly bare from
shoulder to wrist. A delightful even
ing bodice. which I saw the other night
worn by a very pretty. dark woman.
was made in rose leaf pink panne plush,
and worn with a skirt OF pink oriel-
tai satin matching exactly the color
OF the panne. At the waist there was
a folded belt of lily leaf green satin
ribbon drawn through a long narrow
diamond buckle at the side.
The bodice was cut quite low. and
swathed across the figure very tight
ly. the folds crossing each other in
that fchu fashion which was once so
popular for blouses. Sleeves, there
were none. but in their place on one
shoulder there was a big bunch of
lilies Of the valley, their pale green TO-
liage repeating exactly the lovely coll
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OristmAs4&,A

pointed in front. and adorned at the
back with a sash OF turquoise NelNet
ribbon. with long ends, edged WITH a
fri Of the net.
One little precaution IT Is wen 10
take when transferring the net over
skirt o n foundation TO another,
and that Is TO secure II lightly JUS
below the waistband with needle and
cotton: running 1t round is the best
plan. and IL the stitches are cut not
dragged out, the net VIII not De IN
Jured even by the most
changes. ! commend this plan OF max
ing a single oversklrt do treble duty,
because | have seen and proved now
well IL nswer when carried out In
a good, sequined net.
And now n word as to the more ira
gile glorles of the tullc gowns. n
Of the prettiest saw was fiounced
with its own material. and had n drap-
ed bodice OF lace yer tulle. No
~sleeves; a big sash Of pink MORE en-
circled the waist. n was tied en-
bebe at the back: but. needless TO say.
such a gown, befounced and besssh-
ed as IL was. could only prove really
becoming to anyone lucky enough TO
own a figure of what the French call
the ''fausse maigre' type.
Another white tulle gown had a plain
skirt run from waist To hem with wa
vering perpendicular lines OF narrow
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The Perpetual Inventor.

From the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
One of the many interesting sights Ia
be seen daily on Wall street and the
neighboring thoroughfares, where the
financial magnates of the country make
their headquarters. is h number OF
inventors who take their stand on the
corners with models of their inventions
that can even do more than the famous
Kelly motor was ever alleged to be
able to do. In many instances these
men haunt the offices Of the big bank
ing houses and promoters seeking In
vain for the support Of some capitalist
to place their invention on the market
In almost every instance the man Is an
enthusiast and is not only positive in
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siMPLC
Some Motions To Keep Joints Timber
and Flesh Firm.

and Flesh Firm.
To remain young. a oma must keep
her joints timber: IL neglected they
become painful and stif. Women
groan with rheumatic pains when. IL
they exercised properly. rheumatism
would be unheard of. Women sit by a
fire and SILVER with a cold when. 4
they encouraged gymnastics. the blood
would circulate vigorously through the
body. O..
The following -four simple exercises
will greatly help to develop and pre-
serve physical symmetry:
One-Stand erect. with hands out
stretched. on a level with the shoulders.
md slowly raise yourself on your toes
as far as possible. Retain this position
for an instant. and then n back on
the entire foot Do this 20 times a day
at first. and increase each day to q
reasonable limit.
Second-Place the hands on the hips.
and. resting all the weight of the body
on the right foot, slowly raise the left
leg. and extend it in front of the body.
Then bend at the knee. pointing the
toe downward and bringing the foot up.