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The herald., 1898-07-29
CATALINA SPORTS
GOLF ADDED TO THE ISLANDS
ATTRACTIONS
The Jewish and Yellowtail Records
Again Broken-A Small Boy In
Lobster Net

AVALON, Catalina Island, July 28.-
Three JEWISH one Of them the largest of
the season. and 44-pound yellowtail,
also the largest of the season, comprise
the record yesterday. ]. w. Jump and
B. w. French, with George Cornell as
boatman, returned, after fifteen hours
on the water, with three of the big black
sea bass. Nine yellowtail and four bar
racuda were also taken. The Jewish
weighed 1927, $50 and 1856 pounds. respect
lively. The two big fish fell to the rod of
Mr.. Jump.
The largest yellowtail that has been
caught here this season was the prize
Of Attorney-General Frazer Of Arizona,
from the launch Sunbeam, on the way
up to the isthmus.
Fred Steinke and F. Habersbrok were
out for deep-sea fish, but were only
responsible for the death of six large
corn sharks.
C. H. Hendricks and r. l.. F. Parsons
went out for goats and returned. claim
ing the ong-distance championship for
walking and climbing. Leaving camp at
5 a. M, they followed the old trail to
the summit, and then pursued their
course over the chain of hills to Cas-
cade canyon, through Silver canyon to
Silver canyon beach, returning by way
of a branch of Silver canyon to the sum-
nit and home by way Of the old trail,
reaching Avalon at $50 p. M, after
about thirty miles Of the hardest kind
of climbing. They killed two goats en-
route.
Golf Club Organized
A meeting to effect the organization
of nj, III, ho1 in no Mot
parlors yesterday morning, and the fol-
lowing officers were elected: j. w.
Schumacher, president; Prof. c. F.
Holder, vice-president; W. W. Howard,
secretary; o. o. Biddle, treasurer. The
executive board was also appointed-J.
w. Schumacher, w. w. Howard. w. r.
Stats, w. w. Ball and William Tufts.
The club has secured the Hill house,
near the links, and will remodel it into
club house.
A Harmless Ducking
A small boy, while fishing off the end
Of the wharf yesterday morning, lost his
balance and fell in. Some fishermen
picked him up in lobster net. When a
rope was let down to him from the wharf
he went up it like young monkey, and
scampered down the street none the
worse for his ducking.
At the Hotels
The Metropole-G. r. Stearns and wife,
Augusta, Me-; H. H. Stearns and wife,
Pawtucket, r. l.. H. F. Stearns and wife,
Montreal, Canada; w. r. Wheat, I. L.
Lowman, Los Angeles; Gen. A. B. Smith,
Santa Monica; Charles Searle, San Fran
cisco; S. X. Hooper, Mrs. E. Hooper,
Denver; e. l.. Vail, Rosemont; DR.. w.
G. LEM, Phoenix; DR.. G. M. Ruff, Chi
cago; H. H. Norton, Santa Ana.
Island Villa-O. C. Bryant, F. F. Mon
ser, Miss z. E. Pears, Los Angeles; ].
Arner, G. p. Curtis, San Francisco; E.
Sorabjee, South Pasadena; A. K. Bur-
rows, Memphis; J. SCHNEIDER, F. Bossard,
Buena Park; A. e. Stewart, Santa
Paula; Miss X. A. Garnett, Santa Ana.
Camp Swanfeldt-R. M. Clark, Pomo-
ma; g. Bayley, Mrs. B. W. Bartels, e.
Dearden, w. Dearden, Los Angeles.
The herald., 1898-07-29
SANTA ANA NOTES
A Desperate Character in Custody
More Teachers Appointed

SANTA ANA, July 2S-Deputies Ulm
and Landell returned from Los Angeles to-
day with their prisoners. Smith and Con-
Ian, both wanted here for robbery. Smith
Is considered a desperate character, and
the officers think that several Jobs can
be charged up against him, among them
the robbing Of the houses of w. II. Bevans,
John Harmon, C. w. Her Henry Leck and
Herbert Crooks. In fact, when arrested he
had in his possession property belonging
to each of these parties.
T. ]. Alexander, the newly appointed
postmaster, will assume his new position
next Monday.
rehearsing a play entitled 1.-THE Veteran
of 1872" which they will present next
Tuesday night at the Grand the proceeds
to go towards purchasing uniforms for
the company.
DR.. George vanderlip and wife left to-
day for their home in San Rafael, after a.
months visit here with relatives.
A daughter was born Tuesday to Mr..
and Mrs George G. Shaw in this city
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
j. Edwards of Olive died yesterday and
was buried today.
The camp of Woodmen Of the World gave
Smoker" last night In G. A. R. hall to
a number of invited friends. Deputy Head
Consul Temple was present and gave an
interesting address. Refreshments were
served during the evening
Miss Mary Watson has been elected to
teach In the Ell Toro school. William
Snow at Alamitos and Ida Jones and
Emily NJ Seegmiller at Laurel
Several members of the Foresters' lodge
of this city went to Anaheim last night to
install officers in the Foresters' lodge in
that city.
The herald., 1898-07-29
SAN BERNARDINo BREvIT1Es
Water Beneath the Desert-Sons of
DEMONSTRATING Question

SAN BERNARDINO, July 2S.-The sub
ject of mountain reservoir irrigation has
brought to light the fact that just over
the range, near Victor. is a continuous un-
foreground water formation, extending for
miles. At any point of this formation a
trench dug into the bluff of ten or twenty
feet will give a supply of excellent water.
This under1ow is not from the Mojave
river, but appears to be entirely distinct
and to come from an underground lake
under the desert.
The war spirit has brought together the
BOYS whose fathers fought in the late war,
and the David D. Porter camp IA, Sons OF
Veterans of so members, was organized.
Last night the company was duly mustered
into the regiment of the Sons OF veterans
for Southern California, by Deputy Com
mander ]. L. Hattery. The OCCASION was
quite an affair, as the ladies of the Wo-
mans Relief corps were on hand with re-
freshments. The ladies have presented an
elegant silk flag to the Sons, with the stars
in silk embroidery, and on the white stripes
are embroidered the words, Camp Porter,
No. IA. Sons of Veterans" Before the close
of the evening two new members were ini-
tiated into all three degrees. The officers
Of the camp are as follows: Captain, A. II.
AIDE; first lieutenant, Ralph Swing; sec
ond lieutenant, W. H. Ham; quartermaster
sergeant, Frank Leslie; first sergeant, w.
d. La Niece; corporal of guard, G. L. Alli-
son: camp council, G. l.. Allison, Jesse Case
and r. T. Taylor.
The old great register has been Cancelled,
and at the Independent committee meeting
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Wright, a graduate of Baker university,
who has been listened to with pleasure
during this assembly.
To-day" said Prof. Phillips, 1--WE are
to take journey to the land of those Lii
putian organisms which people in countless
swarms every nook and Granny of the earth.
These organisms. though at present the
smallest known living organisms, have,
nevertheless, their families and tribes and
may be distinguished from each other by
their forms and activities as clearly as
higher animals and plants may be classified
by their differences and similarities. The
size of these organisms ranges from the
one fifty thousandths to the one ten thou
sandths of an inch in diameter, with a
length of from three to five times as great.
These organisms multiply by process of
splitting known as fission, each germ d.
viding into two. This process requires
about twenty minutes to complete it,
which would be seventy-two divisions in
the twenty-four hours of day. Thus it
will be seen that the number generated
from one single bacillus would be two, null
tlplied by itself seventy-two times, or q
number represented by followed by TWEEN
ty-one ciphers. It is to be hoped, how
ever, that no one will mistake a miorobe
for molecule, which is estimated as being
but the one fifty millionth of an inch in
diameter, and germ of the average size
is followed by nine ciphers. Our best mi
croscopes come no nearer showing the size
of the molecule than the naked eye could
come to telling the contents Of the Los An
geles Herald II placed at distance of ono
mile.
"All bacteria are not enemies to man, or
the seven hundred and odd germs known.
scarcely score are harmful. In the scale
of living things man stands at the head,
and the uniceliular ORGANISING known az
bacteria at the foot; yet the relations Of
The herald., 1898-07-29

The scientific lecture on THE Relation
Of Bacteria to Man." by Prof o. p Phil
lips Of the University of Southern Califor-
mia, was preceded by a vocal solo by Mrs
w. B. C1app and reading by Miss Beulah
The herald., 1898-07-29
Contra, Committee Meetin.

A meeting of the county central committee
of the Peoples party will be held on Satur-
day, July 80, 1898, at 10 o'clock a. M, at room
As Downey block, Los Angeles, Cal, for. the
purpose of organizing for the fall oampars
A full attendance Is desired. e. L. Hutchi-.
son, chairman. Charles o. Morgan, secrs-
tary.
The herald., 1898-07-29

Latest styles wall paper at A. A. Eek
strom's. "a South Spring street.
The herald., 1898-07-29
Afternoon Session

the strength of the leather has gone into
the fiber of your BODY
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gogy" spoke of the apparent losses of
memory to the effect that the mind re-
tains its knowledge under peculiar FORMS
l. e., one memories more readily those
things which are similar in form, as
words that are similar in meaning and In
spelling. Children should be tested in their
studies in the same forms in which they
have been taught the lessons, especially
II record for promotion is to be made
of the test. Imagination is very active in
childhood. Teachers should distinguish
between phantasy or wild fancy and the
more sober Imagination.
In Prof. Hoose's lecture on "Child
Study" 1t was pointed out that there
comes time when the child discerns the
notion of duty to others. This stage shows
that the conscience is assuming It's normal
condition of activity; it's conduct has at
this stage a moral content. Teachers and
parents should watch critically this de-
velopment Of conscience in the child, and
they should aid the child to know that It
has conscience and what 1t does.
The classes In general history and in
United States history met together and
were addressed by Prof Arthur M. Mowry
of Boston. Prof. Mowry said that the
teachers shahA lead pupils to know the
main points of United States history. fol-
low the sequence of ideas and events, in
stead of battles; memorize few principal
dates and group other times about those.
His talk was greatly appreciated by the
classes.
The Art School
The art school under the direction of
Prof. and Mrs. Macleod has made excellent
progress. The sketch class meets on the
sands each morning and make studies of
marine views. Saturday the class will
spend the entire day sketching near San
Pedro. New students continue to join the
The herald., 1898-07-29

This train leaves River station on Sundays
at S:38 a. m.
Arcade depot. $50 a. m.
Makes no stop after leaving Arcade depot
until Santa Monica Is reached, 70 minute s
later. Southern Pacific company leads, 6pe-
cial service. See card in this paper. -
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regular drawing and normal classes. so
that good results are confidently expected
AZ the result of the additional two weeks
work In all the classes.
(. Government
Prof. Root gave the civic class COM
The herald., 1898-07-29
Today's Program

1870. DEVOTIONAL hour.
500. New Testament Study-Dr. Frost.
800. Sunday school normal-Miss Morris.
1000. Recognition exercises.
2:30. Prelude. Vocal solo, Miss Jennie l..
Martin; harp solo, Mrs. ]. M. Jones; vocal
solo, A. H. Cogswell; harp solo, Mrs. Jones.
800. Lecture, The Science of Literary
Criticism'-Miss Grace Dennen.
$780, Concert-Tabernacle quartet, assist
ed by Miss Jennie l.. Martin; Mrs. J. NJ.
Jones, harpist.
The times., 1898-02-26
THE SHREwD BUYER
is ECONOMICAL In OBTAINING
THE MOST FOR HIS MONEY.
In the Sale of the Metzerott Stock
of Pianos and Organs
An Opportunity Is Presented
Whereby Your Dollar Buys
Almost Two Dollars
Worth.

One dollar saved is a dollar earned;
sl5e saved in the purchase of piano Is
Just that much money earned by you;
YOU have it in your pocket, whereas ii
might have been in the other fellow 5.
Most people have to sell goods at prof
il for reasons which are obvious. but in
this sale of the MetZerott stock all am
asking is the bare factory cost of these
fine pianos. 1 prefer to do this rather
than 40 to The expense of shipping them
back.
Every instrument in the house is mark
Ell in plain factory cost price; mo- more
is asked. no less accepted and child
can buy as well as the shrewdest
Reader you are perhaps only one OUT
Of a thousand or more in this city of re-
Gncment and beautiful homes that have
been promising yourself. wife or daugh-
ter a piano for a long time. / can say
to YOU in an candor that now is Your
time To buy: now Is the time to save the
usual retail expense and profit.
We have beautiful $3.50 cabinet grand
pianos for S96N 10 S29S.
TweDty-nve dollars cash and $40 per
month buys them.
We offer at this sale fine new 800 pi-
amos for Sl5ri.
We offer at this sale fine new 500 pi-
amos FOR Sl37.
Two fine $3.50 pianos. rented three
months for SI4S each; they are worth
twice the money.
Remember this sale closes March 9TH,
and the stock will all go before then.
Store omen nights.
". IL. COTTER, Factory Agent.
Metzerott Building.
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he TAKES A FIRM STAND
Continued from First Pageo

demand is made. The alleged official re-
port from the Spanish authorities to the
home government to the effect that the
destruction of the battleship had been
discovered to be due to an accident on
board was promptly made and was in
tended to head off any statement that
might be made by this Government after
the report of the court of inquiry is made
public. Spain does not intend TO
pay damages If she can avoid
it, and even if she admits her
liability in that direction there will be
probably a provoking delay and exasper-
ating procrastination that Congress will
not stand.
Pending the reception of the report of
the court congressman are at sea. but
under their general talk is a deep-seated
conviction that Spain should be sum-
marily dealt with whether the disaster
own officials or to the accidental dis
charge of one of the submerged mines
placed in the harbor for the protection
of the city from attack from without. If
the report of the naval court shows this
to have been the cause for the loss of the
ship no indemnity proposition will be per-
mitted to end the matter so far as Con-
gress is concerned.
The times., 1898-02-26
ELECTRIC RAILWAY MATTERS.
Effort to Permit the Roads to DO a
Freight and Express Business.

Boston, Feb "a new phase in the develop
ment Of electric railways appeared with force
yesterday at the hearings of the street railway
committee. Several of The companies have peti-
toned for permission to do an express business.
and even carry freight. In some instances the bill
contains provision that the case shall be sub
mitted TO the people of the municipalities ira.
versed The northampton Street Railway whicl,
has had provision for two-thirtlS' popular vote
TO that effect, comes in with petition 10 reduce
two-thirds to a majority. IT has held one refes-
endum and failed to get the two-thirds. Pco-
pie OF other places who believe that they can
get the two-thirds, do not object 10 it. but
prefer TO have the whole business done in the.
legislature, without submission 10 the people
In one OF the bills a provision WAS inserted for
carrying goods to the weight of 100 pounds, and
the vice presidents of the road said that they
expected 70 stop their at houses by the
roadside long enough TO take off these parcels
1t testified that the Northampton road has
carried crates of Strawberries, quarter of beef,
apd barrel of flour. There was a bill heard for
general law. but ii was strongly opposed by
corporation interests.
There is q feeling in the committee that the
progress of the times demands that larger pow.
be given TO street railways in respect to ex-
press packages
The times., 1898-02-26
INGALLS, ON THE UPHEAvAL.
Far-Sceing kansan Believes Cni-
yerSal Crisis Is at Hand.

Atlanta. Ga, Feb. 25.-Former Senator
John j. ingalls,, of Kansas, believes that
general upheavaI is near, when the
map of the entire earth and the frontiers
of nations will undergo a change
''I believe we are on the brink of the
most tremendous explosion that has ever
been known in the worlds history he
said in an interview last night. "There
is universal crisis at hand He con-
tinued: There are many causes which
contribute TO this crisis-the gigantic arm
ament of the European powers, the ter
ritorial encroachment of the rival powers
in the Orient and in Africa, the war of
the laboring masses against their own
condition and the accumulation of wealth
by the other class. All are prepared for
a conflict. / can't but believe that a
struggle for the readjustment of frontiers
is not far off. We will come out OF it all
right, l feel certain. and 1 believe that
civilization will ne advanced, but IL will
work a change in the map of the world. p"
Mr.. Ingalls, made this prediction i'll dis
cussing the situation arising out of the
Maine disaster, which he considers grave
IN the extreme.
The times., 1898-02-26
MANY OFFER THEIR SERVICES.
The War Spirit Is Rife In the Ha wk-
eve State

Des Moines. Iowa. Feb. 25.-Goy. Shaw $
mail is flooded with offers of services, in
case of war between this country and
Spain. A large proportion of those who
offer their services are veterans of the
civil war and former members of the
National Guard. The State authorities
have under consideration a proposition to
recruit the National Guard TO its full
strength. AT present the companies con
tain only about fifty men each. If they
were recruited TO the limit the guard in
Iowa would be increased TO 1000
Anti-Spanish feeling in Des Moines was
given an impetus by the arrival yester-
day of II. L. Teachout and J. w Hill,
prominent business men, who have been
making a tour of Cuba They left Ha-
yana before the explosion on the Maine,
but from their knowledge OF Spanish
feeling they are certain that the disas-
ter was not due to accident.
In interviews they tell OF the suffering
of the reconcentradOs and the insults to
which Americans in Cuba are subjected.
Arrangements are being made FOR the
formation of volunteer militia organiZa-
tions 10 offer their services to the State
The times., 1898-02-26
FROM NO INTERIOR CAUSE.
A PrOjectilc Manufacturers Opinion
of the Maine Disaster

of tue Maine Disaster.
Pittsburg Pa, Feb. 25.-There is n
growing belief in Pittsburg railroad cir
eles that the War Department is making
preparations to move troops to the sea-
board in the quickest time possible in
case of an emergency,
r. j. Loree, superintendent of the
Pennsylvania west of Pittsburg. has re-
turned from Washington. Mr. Loree ad-
mitted that he was in consultation with
Assistant Secretary of War Meiklejohn,
but declined to state the nature of the
talk.
c. Y. Wheeler, president and manager
of the Sterling Projectile Works, also
has returned from Washington He said
he was there to see how the department
stood in regard to the purchasing of
projectiles. He does not think that war
will come with Spain. but he has posi-
tive views regarding the Maine explo-
sion.
Everybody more or less has his indi-
vidual opinion to the sad catastrophe
to the Maine" he said. and, of course,
/ have mine. Others mag be wrong, so
may /, but l want to say right here from
every indication at hand. | think after
the last inquiries have been made by
the committee at Tijuana 1t Will De
shown beyond any doubt that the battle
ship Maine was blown pp from outside
influence.
Nothing in the world can be more con-
yincing. to my mind. that such was the
case than the finding of the large
amount of powder that has already been
discovered. which was in no way affected
by the explosion.
so far as any explosions being occa-
stoned by overheated coal bunkers IS
concerned, | feel assured that the in
vestigations which have been made in
this particular, especially in the case of
the battleship Cincinnati. ought TO be
convincing. Ii was shown after a care
ful examination thai when the powder
magazines on the = Cincinnati-9 became
heated. the flames arising from the coal
We're by no means sufficient to cause an
explosion. After the sailors had Hooded
the magazines with water in that in
stance and the flames had been extin-
guished it was found that. notwithstand-
ing the fact that the armor plates sep
arating the coal bunkers from the maga-
zines. were red hot, there was not 500
degrees Fahrenheit there and conse-
quently there could have been no explo-
sion from spontaneous combustion.
Therefore ! argue that such an explosion
on the Maine would have been impossi-
BILE -
The times., 1898-02-26
THE SPANISH SOLDIERS.
Seamen Have Not Very High Opin-
ion OF Them

John Patterson and George Backman,
seamen just discharged from the cruiser
Montgomery. who called at the Bureau OF
Navigation Yesterday To rc-en:ist, told
some interesting stories about the Span
ish army nov an Cuoa.
1.-The guns these little fellows carry are
longer than themselves as a Usual thing,
said Patterson. They are youngsters as
a rule who were conscrpted and brought
over to Cuba 6s food for powder, mucn
against their will. The Spanish soldiers
who have been there any length of time
are enervated AM debilitate1 and Spain
will not be able To whip the insurgents
in a thousand years, no matter whether
we Interfere or not.
''At every town held BY the Spanidrds
you can take Il spy-giass and sec insur-
gents camped around on the surrounding
hills, who swoop down ON the town ana
take II temporarily. The Spaniards stay
I'm the fo-t, and the inha bitants huddie in
one end of The town, while the insurgents
search the other end When they have
finished with that portion of the town the
frightened inhabitants move into ii ahi
the insurgents search the other"
The times., 1898-02-26
CONGRESSMEN TALK OF WAR.
Mr.. Barlow of California Thinks
1t Must Come


No subject is so much discussed at the
House end of the Capitol as the probabil-
ity of war with Spain. and yesterday the
members manifested the deepest interest
respecting ali the press dispatches from
Cuba. and information OF any character
bearing upon the situation.
While the members talk freely of war
among themselves, the most of them are
ayerse to expressing opinions for pub
lication. processing that until the Admin
istration acts they ought not make known
their views All of the members are not
so careful of defining their positions, md
among them is Mr.. Barlow of California,
who. when asked what will he the result
il it is proved that Spain caused the
wreck of the Maine. said:
Il don't believe there is any power un-
der the heavens that can prevent a decla-
ration of war. and Congress will provide
all the money needed to carry 1t on
Mr.. Handy of Delaware said: THE
whole American people and their repre-
sentatives in Federal and State govern
ments will stand by the President as one
man against Spain, and If necessary the
world. in protecting American interests
and American honor.
Judge King of Utah said that if war
should be declared, Congress would ap-
propriate all the money necessary TO con-
duct It, He added:
Il do not think that a majority OF the
members would be willing TO vote for a
declaration of war If 1t should not be
proven that the Maine disaster was catIs-
ed directly by Spanish authorities. Spains
handiwork would have to be traceable. If
proven that Spain deliberately provided
for the destruction of the Maine. decla
ration of war will certainly follow. The
granting of an indemnity might prevent
war. but l think events .are shaping
themselves so as to force war"
The times., 1898-02-26
Mr.. Gannett's Lecture.

Mr.. Henry Gannett delivered most in
teresting lecture last evening before the
members of the National Geographic
Society and a large number of their
friends at Columbian University The
discourse was descriptive of the locality
contiguous to Lake Chelau, in the State
of Washington, and so graphic was the
description and so excellent and realist-
ic the views shown that one could al
most imagine himself in the wild, pictur-
esque country surrounding the lake Mr.
Gannett is the geographer of the United
States Geological Survey and the CEN
sus, and the lecture was descriptive of a
trip of a surveying party through the
State of Washington last fall.