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The San Francisco call., 1898-08-07

SHA HE public was startled the other -: day by the announcement that
 + Tesla had discovered a means .>I and manner of telegraphing :..r.., through space without wires,
 and that he had. by eight-foot flashes,
 SO influenced the electricity of the earth that it would be felt all over the globe. This is an important discovery, if .trne-a revelation. now, that will be :. a revolution in the world of ideas. IL may not be out of place to study these *trenlendous earth currents in their = ~QHly visible form-the aurora. The : subject certainly merits more than ':transient treatment.
 . One of the latest issues of The h. ternational Scientific Series," which
 has now grown to seventy-five or eighty volumes. is entitled The Au- : Fora" and is written by NJ. Alfred ;: Angot, honorary meteorologist to the central meteorological office of France. -: The author begins with the history . Of the aurora boreaIis-so called in con-
 tradistinction to the aurora australis : of. the south pole-and cites mentions
 Of it by Aristotle, Cicero, Pliny, the naturalist; Seneca and Gregory of
 Tours: It is shown by these writers to
 have. been an object of superstitious > dread and terror, even down to the
 Seventeenth century, no one being ca
 pable of understanding the nocturnal miracle then. For that matter only
 rhe educated few understand it now. :. But it is no longer a dragon. har- -Eif ger of woe, pet terror for homil-
 iSJs. and prophets, the VaIkyrie of the \ OESe EddaS, nor a reflection of fire r. =T1~r Is Q :aIeS from q polar cavity or from the :; ;LIfterior of the earth at that point ]: Which Nansen possibly just escaped, and Andree is probably now experience iA g.
 :: The. chief characteristic of the au-
 .roEal rays is their extreme variability. :" They are subject to two kinds of move :ments: the lateral or sidewise, and the : Longitudinal or upward; both move
 Inents are very rapid. A ray in twenty :6eTen seconds covered a distance of ninety degrees, or half the heaven, In :. one instance. At times ray remaining nearly in the same place Is seen at the
 upper extremity to dart toward the :: zenith or lengthen itself upward. At :. other times 1t rises and falls alter :: :Irately, vibrating, and it is then said to dance. By siXteenth-century writers these rays were called 'leaping goats" and: flying fires; such rays are still ~ known in Canada as 'marionettes, and
 in: the ShetlandS as merry dancers"
 The direction of all the rays passes, as a rule, close to the magnetic zenith
 of the locality, or may radiate there
 from, as we have seen, forming a crown; the center of this crown may be either luminous or obscure. At cer- tain moments the rays which compose
 this crown or glory enter into rapid movement become very brilliant, and take on instead of the usual yellowish-
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of the globe. The appearances or au- roras coincide in the majority or cases with magnetic disturbances on the earth's surface. The auroral arc gen orally has it's summit near the mag netic meridian, where the compass needle points The force which governs the auroras appears to be the same which the magnetic needle obeyS. In general the point where the rays con verge in auroral crowns, the center or the crown. is near the magnetic zenith. The variation, in fact, III Such instances is but one degree, which may De al lowed as the amount Of propaple error in observations.
 The conclusion is, therefore, that the earth's magnetic forces certaInly play the most important part Tn the aurordl display The arcs or bands are near ly perpendicular to the magnetic me ridian. and the direction of the rays naralIel to the magnetic needle. The deviations from these rules are due to atmoSpheric conditions of temperature and humidity. The electric d1ScnarSeS which constitute the aurora boreallS en- counter all sorts of conditions or the atmospheric strata which are unequaIly conductive: hence lack of symmetry in the auroral display. Meteorological con- ditions very likely influence not the production of the aurora, but Its form and position. There is an intimate re- lation, as we have already pointed out, between the weather ana lheSe mag netic disturbances.
 The magnetic needle sometimes be- gins to be agitated an hour before the appearance of an aurora. The mag netic disturbances last long While, often for tWenty-fOur hours. MOuOn- less arcs and faint. auroras do not af- feet the magnetic needle sensibly, While, during an active aurora, which is ap- parently nearer, the needle IS greatly agitated, especially when the great red and green rays flash suddenly like lightning.
 Arago has shown that if the aurora seems to be absent during magnetic disturbances, it is often because 1t Is too distant. or below our horizon, and visible only in more northern attitudes. Tn the arctic and antarctic regions there is small deviation of the mag netic needle, but this is considered due to the great height Of these auroras' while local auroraS are nearer the earth, of small extent, and due to local disturbances.
 Telluric currents, passing along tele graphic wires, communicating with the earth at both ends, are visibly and often violently affected during an au- rora. setting electric call bells ringing, preventing the transmission of mes sages by throwing the mechanism out of gear, and often proving source Of positive danger. This is not due to. or during. a storm. The telluric currents cease when one end of the line is iso- lated: they are only manifested in sin gIe lines which have their return to the earth. but they may affect submarine cables, and they vary in direct ratio with the length of the line.
 The aurora is supposed to be a purely terrestrial phenomenon, without regard to outside influences.
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1870 the aeronaut Roller, escaping from besieged Paris in balloon, landed in Norway, and he claims to have heard a persistent sound the whole time he was in a certain cloud, accompanied by a strong odor like ozone, very 1rrl- tating to the bronchial tubes. A hne aurora was observed at precisely that time. Bergmann compared this odor to that of sulphur and Trevelyan to that of electricity CD.
 As long ago as 1880 and 1890, Tycho Brahe observed that the appearance Of
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auroraI light, 1t Is not yet clearly known. There is also as much dispute as to whether any sound accompanies the aurora. The northern nations be-
 lieve in the existence of this sound, like the rustling of silk or of straws, a "crackling'' coinciding with the darting of the rays. This also is not well proved. In arctic regions it is proba- bly confounded with the incessant cracking of fields of snow and the faint clicking of small needles of Ice in the process of their formation. In
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orthochromatic plates, color screens or lightning emulsions of to-day.
 Some observers claim that the stars scintillate less when seen through an aurora; but this is caused, according to Montigny by the presence of fog. On the contrary, 1t is clearly proved that the scintillatiOn increases during any magnetic disturbance, even when the latter is not accompanied by an aurora.
 But. although we are getting nearer to the truth as to the nature of the
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 H States went into this war against Spain in the cause or .A freedom. For three years Spain has been endeavoring to con ouer these people. The means enployeu were savage Hundreds Of thousanuS were starved. Yet the Cubans' "lth great heroism, were continuing ehe
 struggle. In spite of their purheu : hornes, their wasted fields. thelr oeau :. comrades, the Cubans were not con-
 duered and still waged war Onoer those circumstances we said 10 opalh' :" "You must withdraw from the west : ern world. The Cubans have a right to = be free."
 : It was understood and declared at 'rhe time that we were not waging war
 for the sake of territory, that we were : not trying to annex Cuba, but that we Were moved by compassion-a compass sion that became as stern as justice.
 l did not think at the time there would /: be war. l supposed that the Spanish
 people had some sense, that they knew
 their own condition and the condition :: of. this republic. But the improba ble happened, and now, after the successes we have had, the end of the war ap-
 pears to be in sight, and the ques- : ;tion arises. What shall we do :: with the Spanish islands that we have taken already, or that we may take be-
 fore peace comes2"
 Of course, We could not without stul-
 tifying ourselves and committing the greatest of crimes hand back Cuba to Spain. But to do that would be no more criminal, no more infamous than to hand back the Philippines. In those
 islands there are from S,0OO,OOO to 1O,-
 000 900 of people, and they have been
 robbed and enslaved by Spanish off .cers and soldiers. Undoubtedly they
 were savages when first found, and un- .doubtedly they are worse now than when discovered - more barbarous. They wouldn't make very good citizens
 of the United States; they are probably
 incapable of self government but no
 people can be ignorant enough to be
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s I understand it, the United States went into this war against Spain in the cause Of freedom. For three years Spain
 e baao endeayoring to con-
The herald., 1898-09-08
Ripples From Rivera

RIVERA, Sept. 7.-School began Mon
day morning, with both rooms full. Quite
a number of new pupils in the district.
The Santa Fe company has about one
hundred men at work now between the
rivers, ballasting with rock, etc.
About twenty men are at work on the
new walnut warehouse, 220 feet by 6S feet.
Walnut Grove lodge, I. o. o. F.. visited
their brethren at Downey last Thursday
evening, and conferred the second degree.
After the work refreshments were bounti-
fully served by the Downey lodge. and all
enjoyed themselves until after IL o'clock.
The party given Thursday evening by
Misses Effie 6tandish and Ella Bullock was
a grand success.
Monday evening a large number OF the
members Of the I. o. G. T. and Z. e. So
cieties gathered at Miss Little's, in honor
Of Will s. Dorman. an old and useful men,
ber Of both organizations. who Is about
to leave Rivera to make new home In
Arizona. After a very pleasant hour or
two refreshments were served, after
which, in behalfofi the two societies, ]. l..
Russell presented Mr.. Dorman with a
handsome Bible and am autograph. album.
Mr. Dorman responded feelingly.
w. g. Dorman and WIN Tweedy start to-
day for Mesa, Ariz., where they will begin
at once the cultivation OF large tract OF
alfalfa land, recently purchased by A. Dor
man Of this place ana Dudley Dorman OF
Santa Ana.
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SURE TO COME
A Railroad Connecting Santa Ana and
San Pedro

WESTMINSTER, Sept. 5.-Now that the
San Pedro harbor Is a certainty, new rail-
roads are monopolizing all the conversa-
tion. Nothing definite is known so far
but the presence of James McFadden. the
president Of the Newport branch to the
Peatlands, in town seems to point to the
intention Of his company to extend its road
through Westminster to San Pedro via
Long Beach. The officials of the Southern
Pacific are also on the wing, but as they
have been surveying and stake-driving for
the past six years little Importance is at
tached to their movements. A railroad
connecting Westminster with Santa Ana
and San Pedro is sure to come and the
village which was gray with age before
half the towns around 1t were founded will
have another chance given 1t to take its
place among the centers Of enterprise and
energy. There Is no doubt but that 1t will
rise to the opportunities before 1t.
A large warehouse Is being erected on the
Smelter ranch, about three miles from
town. II will be used for storing barley,
celery, ETC., and will be of great advantage
to the farmers.
The intense heat of the past few weeks
was hardly noticeable at Westminster. The
large shade trees and the constant sea
breeze kept the town cool and comforta-
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CLOSE OF VACATION
Santa Monica Schools Open on Monday.
Social Notes

Social Notes
SANTA MONICA, Sept This week
ends the vacation Of the school children,
and on next Monday morning the four
schools will open for the ensuing term.
Three teachers less will be employed this
year than at the beginning Of last Term,
owing to a marked decrease in daily aver
age attendance.
A merry party of fishermen and women
picnicked' on the long pier at Port Los An
geles today, driving over and returning by
bus. 1t is reported that the fish on the
inward drive took up less space than did
the bait on the outward. Those in the
party were Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Odell.
Mines. Austin, Allen, Anderson, Meyers
Nelson, Waller and Ransome; Misses Nell
lie Bassett and Leavitt; Messrs. Arthur
Nelson and Myron Roth.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. &. Wiltshire entertained
party of friends at a picnic in Rustic
canyon this afternoon.
Miss Van Dyke entertained the members
of the Croquet club and few outside
friends at delightful tea at the Robert
SON lawn yesterday afternoon. Her guests
were Mines. Kinney, Jardine, Roy Jones
George Stearns, Robert Jones, Platter, Os-
burn. Upham, Waring, Young, Wells
Tufts, Winslow and Van Dyke; Misses
Henshaw, Wiltshire, Corson, Alice Jones
Matilda Jones, Hamilton, Carrie Waddi-
love, Roberts and Overton; Mr.. Butcher
and Gel. G. Wiley Wells.
Miss Mary NJ Smith, city librarian OF
Riverside, is stopping at the Arcadia.
Mrs. w. H. Dutton and family will re-
move to Los Angeles this week to reside
Rose v. Billngsley, F. A. Patten, Los
Angeles; Edward Rideout, Marysville; E.
J. Louis, George e. Faw, c. H. Rossiter
A. Tobin, Miss Tobin. San Francisco; Mary
M Smith, Ethel L. Smith, Riverside.
The case Of Mrs. Beinhoff against f.
Makowski for battery, has been continued
by Justice Wells for week.
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Davis, Lelo Davis and Violet Davis OF San
Berna rd!no the registered at the Grand
View.
Mrs. II. M. Durgin and Miss J. NJ Dur
gin have taken a tent in Camp Swanfeldt
for two weeks stay.
w. A. Schaefer Of San Antonio, Tex. Is
under canvas for a two weeks stay.
A. Chamberlin of Santa Barbara Is guest
at the Glenmore.
Mrs. A. s. Mckenzie is onthe island.
Charle Lewis Of Needles. Cal. - a re-
cent arrival at the Glenmore.
Otto Gussefeld of San Pedro came over
on yesterdays boat.
viscount and viscountess d'And!ynH are
at the Metropole from Paris. France They
will make short stay here,
Miss w. d. Elliott of Los Angeles is
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Herwig Of Los Angeles
came over on yesterdays boat.
MIR. and Mrs. ]. 8. John are at thd Metro
pole from Los Angeles.
II. Brook of tho T.mes' staff Is here fol
a week.
A. SAMSON Of Los Angeles Is here.
Mrs. C. B. SAMSON came over yesterday
c. Fredbery ard wife Of Toledo are guests
at the Metropole.
H. Peery of San Diego Is here for snhori
stay.
L. Lyon Of Redlands came over yester
day.
p. G. Daniels of Azusa is at the Metro
pole fer stay Of uncertain length.
w. ]. Rouse is here from Santa Ana.
The herald., 1898-09-08
VENTURA'S RED CROSS
for the Reception to thu
Soldiers

VENTURA, Sept. 1.-THE Red Cross So
ciety met yesterday afternoon in the Chris
uan church, to discuss plans relative to
the home coming of the. Seventh. Mrs. A,
w. Browne, in a short address, spoke In
behalf OF many members of company H
together with the urgent reques, of her
husband not to have any elaborate dem.
onstration on their return, on account o1
the recent deaths Of four members of the
company. At present nothing has been
done. excepting soliciting funds for the
future care Of the sick and convalescent
who cannot be removed from the hospital
The amount received from various sources
is 3164.75.
( William Conuesly returned hast evening
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which the veterans gave three cheers and
tiger for the Woman's Auxiliary.
Capt. A. F. Dill, past commander Of the
s. C. v. A., now of the Heinzelman post,
San Diego, is here for the encampment, the
major portion Of the balance of the post
being due to arrive in camp this evening.
The captain is the man, it may be remem-
bered, who piloted the Chilean vessel Itata
out Of the harbor of San Diego during the
Chilean. Peruvian trouble Of President
Cleveland's termn, for which he was
arrested and brought up here before Judge
Ross for violation of the neutrality laws.
The captain was acquitted. the motive
which inspired his act being desire to
help the cause of liberty, which he thought
he was doing by helping the Chilean vessel
Itata out Of the harbor and on the way to
her own country.
War Relics
w. H. Sallada of Stanton post, with his
pyramid of war relics, Is In camp, his in
teresting collection being continually sur
rounded by crowds Of interested spectators.
Comrade Sallada lost both eyes in the late
war and the manner in which he gets
around is wonderful. He has Indian relics
and curios as we'll. there being altogether
1892 specimens in his pyramid around ev-
cry one of which Is centered story. Mr..
Sallada Is an interesting talker, with a
fund of Information relating to the STIR
ring times of the civil war.
All the members of the city council oc-
cupied seats on the platform at the recep-
tion and welcome rendered by the city to
the veterans Tuesday night.
The Congregational choir orchestra OF
Norwalk, which Is furnishing the platform
music at the encampment, is composed of
five persons. four of whom are young girls
under Is years Of age. Prof. Hollgate. the
leader. has brought his young musical
charges up to fine point Of perfection,
their playing really being excellent.
A Big Crowd
The tabernacle had the biggest crowd a,
the reception rendered the members Of the
G. A. r. 1t has had this season. JThe
crowds began piling In early in the evening
and by the time the exercises opened al
7:30 o'clock standing room itself was at q
premium, the number outside the building
unable to gain admIttance being almost as
great as that within.
The following pictures, with O1d Glory
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MOTHER
SUPERIOR

S. Saviour's Hospital, Regents Park,
London, says: n have found R. M. K. in
valuable. 1t cured gastric ulcer OF
long standing" The curative gases
purify the blood. Cures stomach and
rheumatism. Proofs and sample free.
Freight paid to points without agent,
Call or write. Radam's Microbe Killer
2i2 81 Spring ST., Los Angeles, Cal.
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from San Francisco, where he had been
called to the bedside Of his brother, a
member Of company H. Mr.. Connolly re-
ports quite a number seriously sick, and
denounces the nurses, whom he charges
with neglect.
A report comes from No1elhoff today
that the Wheeler hot springs will be sold
to a syndicate holding an option for sixty
days for $1,000, dating from August 1st.
The Misses Belle and Agnes PhiDson, who
have been spending the summer with their
brother the Rev. Mr.. Forbes, returned
yesterday to their home in San Bernardfno.
Right Rev. Z. r. Hendrix will occupy the
pulpit at st. Johns NJ. L. church South
tomorrow evening, after which he will
leave for Los Angeles, to preach at the
coming session of the Pacific and Los An
geles conferences.
The herald., 1898-09-08
IT WRECKED A BOAT
THE WIND THAT BLEW AROUND
CATALINA ISLAND
The Season for Fish Stories 1s Not Yet
Closed-Some Recent
Arrivals

AVALON, Sept. 1.-THE high wind tina Il
was blowing yesterday WIS responsible for
the wrecking CT a boat last night. Chris
Ringsens new launch Adelaide was the
unfortunate boat. After the days work is
done she Is usually moored in the north
east side of the bay. back Of Sugar Loaf.
She was moored there last night, but In
some way she managed to get away from
her moorings, and the wind and tide did the
rest. When the man who runs her went
to get her for this mornings work, all that
could be seen of her was her masts stlckin s
out of the water She had been thrown
high on the rocks, and pounded there urtii
two holes, about foot long and six inches,
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had been knocked in her bottom, and then
wave picked her up ard threw her out to
| sea, where she filled and sank.
Once more the bay is dotted with private
craft-the Nellie, the Rambler and the San
Diego all being anchored in the stream The
Nellie and the Rambler came over from San
Clemente island last night. During the
| time that the two boats were laying in
Smugglers' cove frequent visits were ex-
changed. When the start for Catalina was
made the two boats started at the same
| time, and the Nellie arrived here about six
| hours ahead of the Rambler. These on board
the Nellie are r. E. Masters of Texas, L..
A. Sherman, a prominent banker Of Ari-
zona; DR.. Craven Of Riverside, Mr. Marcus
and c. s. Smith of LONG Beach, and w. L.
w. Miller of Denver. During the Neilie's
stay al San Clemente island the Jewish
were biting in good style. and Mr.. Masters
took one of the big sea bass on rod and reel.
The fish weighed 16S pounds.
A Yachting Party
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence, Miss Cotter, Miss
Cruikshank, Miss Manser, Miss Cehver
Miss St. George and ]. Mccall were the
guests of George Emerson and his mother
Mrs. l.. N. Emerson on yachting trip on
the launch Santa ARA. During the after.
noon the launch was run down to the seals
home, Church rock. 1t was one Of the mer.
REST parties that was ever on board the
beat
Tom Green, the expert handler of the
reins over the long stage road. took some OF
the stage horses over to the west end OF the
island day before yesterday, and returned
| Ia nj Whi1a ut no To 10 +
shot twu fine goats, with &c inches between
the horns tips. Both heads are being
mounted by Parker. the taxidermist.
A progressive whist party was given ir
the parlors Of the Metropole last evening
There were eight tables, and the play went
merrily on until a late hour. The parlors
were prettily decorated in honor of the oc.
casion, and refreshments were served dur.
ing the evening. The ladies' first prize was
a handsome aballone shell souvenir spoon
and was won by Miss M. McCrea. The
gents first prize was a shell cigar-ash tray
and fell to Mr.. Gowan. The ladies' conso.
.ation was lovely doll, representative Of
the South sea islanders. To the tender care
Of Capt. Burnham was consigned tht
gents consolation, black baby, and, al
though the color didn't fit, he was proud
Of II.
The yacht Aggie left on a cruise for the
eouthern part Of the coast yesterday. She
will visit San Diego ard ports en- route
before she returns to San Francisco.
The bonita are still in the bay, but re.
fuse to be caught
A Summers Catch
DR.. Todd and Mr.. Ducykinck were out foi
small fish yesterday. with Mexican JOE
as boatmhn, and returned with n fish. II
the box were AZ bass, 16 whitefsh, yellow
tai, barracuda and haIlbut. All cf the
fish were taken on rod and reel, and Mr.
Ducykinck's share Of the catch brings hi.
summer total record up To the magnificent
unmber of SS5 fish.
w. Titlcw Titlow Of Florence Il guest
at the Grand View.
j BEN. Davis. Misses Belle Davis. Mabel