anaheim-gazette 1896-04-23

This Paper not to be taken from the Library. Anaheim VOLUME XXVI. PROFESSIONAL CARDS DR. CHARLES E. LEE (Successor to Dr. Bullard.) PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office and Residence—Corner Hermine and Chartress Streets, Anaheim. Office Hours—7 to 9 a.m.; 1 to 3 p.m.; 7 to 8. Medical College of Ohio. Physician, Surgeon and Accoucheur. Dr. J. A. Champion Office and residence, on Center street, near Clementina. Calls Promptly Attended Day or Night. sept5tf Paul A. Derge. Graduate in Pharmacy. DRUGS, MEDICINES, Perfumes and Toilet Articles. BEST 5-CENT CIGAR IN TOWN MEDICAL HALL, KOLL BLOCK. DR. F. G. FLOURNOY PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Calls Promptly Attended to at all hours. The Whisky Habit cured by the Butler Plan of Treatment. One of the best treatments known in the world. A permanent cure guaranteed. Office—At Hotel Del Campo. mar12tf CHAS. S. ROGERS Civil Engineer. Irrigation and Hydraulic Work a Specialty. Surveys and Estimates made at Reasonable Rates. OFFICE—East of Santa Fe Depot, Anaheim. THE SAN FRANCISCO CHEAP CASH STORE IS LOCATED IN Odd Fellows' Building, Los Angeles St., Anaheim. And carries the largest stock in this city, which consists of Dry and Fancy Goods, Boots and Shoes, CLOTHING AND HATS We call the special attention of the public to the fact that our competitors are getting out of patience, so they try to buy odds and ends of groceries to make the public believe they sell cheap. It is a well-known fact that the people who have made purchases of us have acknowledged that our goods are better in quality for the price than they ever bought in Anaheim. We thank the public for their patronage extended us in the past and we hope for a continuance of the same in the future. Our Motto is to buy the best quality of goods and retail the same at lower prices than any other store in Anaheim. No trouble to show goods and give samples. NOTICE----Eggs and Chickens will be taken in trade or for cash and we pay the highest price therefor. GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES 10-4 bleached sheeting, 221 c. 8-4 " " 18c. Unbleached muslin, 36 in. wide, 5c Ginghams, 4c a yd. Cotton Flannel, 5c a yd. Challies, 5c a yd. Merrimac prints, 5c a yd. Ladies' ribbed vests, 10c each. Ladies' percale waists, 40c each. Ladies' black hose, 3 pairs for 25c. Ladies' straw sailor hats, 20c. Men's under and overshirts, 20c. Men's suits, from $3.50 to $12.50. Men's all silk neckwear formerly reduced to $25c. Children's black ribbed hose, 5c pair. Bicycle hose, 50c. Boys' suits, 50c. We carry the largest stock of shoes. Men's plow shoes, $1 25. Men's congress or lace, $1 25. Buckingham & Hecht boots, $3.50. Ladies' Dongola kid shoes, $1 25. Ladies' Dongola Kid ties, $1. Children's pebble goat, 75c. Children's Dongola kid shoes, 5 t 8, 75c; 9 to 11,$1; 12 to $1 20. Baby's shoes, 20c. CHAS. S. ROGERS Civil Engineer. Irrigation and Hydraulic Work a Specialty. Surveys and Estimates made at Reasonable Rates. OFFICE—East of Santa Fe Depot, Anaheim. H. W. CHYNOWETH, Attorney-At-Law. Helmsen Building, Center street. NOTARY PUBLIC. Real Property Law a Specialty. ANAHEIM, CAL. RICHARD MELROSE ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. AND NOTARY PUBLIC. Center street, Anaheim, Cal. Special attention given to PROBATE matters. CITIZENS' BANK OF ANAHEIM. Hippolyte Cahen, Jr. President W. T. Brown, Vice President. L. Goldwater, Cashier DIRECTORS. Kaspare Cohn, W. T. Brown. Richard Melrose, L. Goldwater Hippolyte Cahen. STOCKHOLDERS: Herman W. Hellman, T.J. F. Boege, W.T. Brown P. Nicolus, Richard Melrose, L. Goldwater, Kaspare Cohn, R. Cahen, J. A. Goldwater, J. Schlesinger. CORRESPONDENTS: Farmers and Merchants' Bank of Los Angeles; London, Paris and American Bank, San Francisco; Importers and Traders' National Bank, New York City, N.Y.; First National Bank, Santa Ana. Exchanges for sale on all the principal cities of the United States and foreign countries. L. NEMETZ, Carriage Painting & Trimming SIGN WRITING Shop on Center street, near the opera-house. Anaheim, Cal. E. B. MERRITT & CO. DEALERS IN FURNITURE AND A COMPLELE LINE OF House Furnishing Goods. Heath and Muliigan's best prepared Paints for all kinds of work. Wall Paper---Latest Designs. Pure, Raw and Boiled Linseed Oil, Varnish, etc. Agent for The Majestic Steel and Malleable Iron Range, the best on the market. The war is over; get our prices; you will find them right. Center Street, Opposite Postoffice, - - - Anaheim, Co H. A. DICKEN DEALER IN GROCERIES, HARDWARE CROCKERY SETS. Just Received a New Line of FINE GROCERIES ALL GOODS GUARANTEED. Call for Snowflake Canned Goods L. NEMETZ, Carriage Painting & Trimming SIGN WRITING Shop on Center street, near the opera-house. Anaheim, Cal. H. A. McWilliams. Contractor AND Builder. Office, first door east of City Hall. GRAY BROTHERS & WARD Cement Contractors Shillinger Patent. Contracts for RESERVOIRS, IRRIGATION DITCHES, Cellar and Stable Floors, Sidewalks, Ete. OFFICES—No. 265 New High Street, Los Anel; Cal., Telephone—236. No. 316 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal. H. P. LARSEN, CONTRACTOR & BUILDER. Estimates given, Contracts made and do a general obling Business. CENTER STREET — ANAHEIM. L. GUNTHER. PIONEER BOOT & SHOE MAKER. Corner Adele and Los Angeles Streets. GEORGE BAUER, BOOT AND SHOE MAKER. Center street... Anaheim. Making and repairing at the lowest cash price. All orders promptly attended to. All work guaranteed FINE GROCERIES ALL GOODS GUARANTEED. Call for Snowflake Canned Goods Mrs. G. Davis Groceries and Seeds Informs her customers and the general public that she is prepato sell goods at the smallest margin possible. She buys for cash therefore can sell for a very small profit, giving her customers the effit of low prices. No charge for showing goods or answering otions. Come one, Come all! All Kinds of Produce and Poultry Taken in Excha BENTZ & BAILEY Wholesale and Retail Butcher Anaheim, Cal. Dealers in Beef, Pork, Mutton, Veal, Sausages and Lard Of Our Own Make. Highest Market price Paid for Live Stores Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. NEIM Weekly Gazette ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1896. UP CASH STORE St., Anaheim. Public to the fact that our they try to buy odds and they sell cheap. People who have made purchases are better in quality for them. We thank the public and we hope for a continuum of goods and retail the Anaheim samples. D Chickens the highest price therefor. IN PRICES 's black ribbed hose, 5c a. those, 50c. its, 50c. by the largest stock of shoes. low shoes, $1 25. congress or lace, $1 25. ham & Hecht boots, $3.50 Dongola kid shoes, $1 25. Dongola Kid ties, $1. 's pebble goat, 75c. 's Dongola kid shoes, 5 to 9 to 11,$1; 12 to 2, shoes, 20c. THE WAR IN CUBA. INSURGENTS CONCENTRATING AROUND HAVANA, AND THE DECISIVE BATTLE CANNOT BE MUCH LONGER DELAYED — PATRIOT SUCCESSSES. New York, April 20:—A special to the World from Havana says: If General Maco succeeds in crossing the eighteen mile barrier in spite of the 50,000 Spanish regulars pressing on all sides, General Weyler must confess, as General Campos did, that the campaign is a failure and that Spain cannot end this war by her own unaided forces. The rebel General has sent word to his friends in Havana that he will break through the trocha when he is ready, and then when the first showers of rain fall, the Captain-General's palace will turn to dust. It is certain that General Maco has some sure means of suddenly assembling his roving band on this side of the torocha; some say by colored paper balloons, and others by messages. There is a growing belief here that if General Weyler is outmaneuvered, Spain will presently welcome the friendly mediation of the United States. Even the Spaniards share this feeling. New York, April 17.—The World prints the following correspondence from Santiago de Cuba, dated April 7: "A Spanish force of 1400 men, made up from the Simanca regiment and the Manzanillo guerrillas, under Col. Santos, defeated 800 insurgents under Tamara. April 2 near Vegaúta. The insurer comes of damages done by frost in this valley last night. In Willows the thermometer fell to 35 degrees and apricots as large as an inch in diameter were killed. Cherries were also badly damaged in that section and on the east side. Prunes appear not to have been as badly affected by frost as the "oota" and cherries. In the vicinity of Los Gatos the frost was not as severe as elsewhere and the damage is considerably less. Lodi, Cal., April 16.—The most destructive frost here in years has prevailed during the last two nights, and worked havoo with vineyards, corn, potatoes and watermelons. All watermelon vines are reported killed. Potato raisers will lose heavily, indications of frost continuing. Biggs, April 16.—Although the thermometer registered as low as thirty on the Rio-Bonita there seems to be no damage from frost, as what we had was a white one. In some localities the potato vines were frozen, but from reliable information we learn that the fruit has not been damaged in the least, even the young and tender wood was not tinged. Santa Rosa. April 16.—Last night was unusually cold for this time of year. It was a nipping frost, and in some places ice was formed. Some injury has been done to fruits on the low lands, but in most cases the fruit was too far advanced to be susceptible to much injury by frost. Peaches and pears have been considerably damaged. LUCKY'S KISSES. THEY SOON GROW COLD, AND HE FINDS HIMSELF WITH A HEAVY SUIT ON HIS HANDS FOR DAMAGES BY SEDUCTION. SAN FRANCISCO, April 15.—"I send you a thousand kisses," wrote "Lucky" Baldwin to his lady friend in the East, and then he went on to describe how very much he longed for her to come to California to return them. The letter was sent to Miss Lillian Ashley, who was then at school near Boston. It was in 1891, and she was then 22. Now she is 27, and the plaintiff in a suit for seduction, in which she demands $75,000 damages for herself and the support of her child. Baldwin is the defendant in the suit. Baldwin first saw the young woman at her home in the East, and had, she says, made promises to her which opened out a golden Lady Aberdeen, the wife of the Governor General of Canada, wrote to Dr. W. Bessey, the organizer of the meeting this was one of the questions to come up discussion at the meeting of the West Council to be held in Montreal next year. S. M. Jones, secretary of the meeting plored the flow of girls to the cities from country, and thought they should go Northwest and make homes for them and be independent, rather than coerce the centers of population to work for tance. But one of the ladies though the girls in the cities were not fit to farmers' wives. Mr. Jones ventured mark, rather unfortunately, that they would well imitate to the Northwest, for men in the cities would not marry their how; and the lady snappishly retorted "the girls would not marry them." A good deal of cold water has been thrown on the scheme, but the committee is busy work and believes that it will soon something. There is certainly a great of the softer sex in the Canadian Northeast. It is estimated that there are in that city the Dominion between 40,000 and more males than females. The organ movement, who is convinced practically of the scheme, recalls in the early history of French Canada the French King regularly shipped boys to become the wives of the settlers in Canada. The railways work is thought, furnish free transportation any number of girls who could be indoors go to the Northwest, and it is hope Government aid will be given to the same. Some who are unfavorable to the movement that the bachelor tillers of them in the Northwest have no need for them and that they prefer to do their own work. But there are very few who share opinion, and it is generally believed that men up there know how to appreciate companionship, sympathy, and support women. PROSPERITY'S ADVANTAGENT. RECORD-BREAKING POSTAL RECEIVES ARE SO REGARDED IN THE PARTMENT. WASHINGTON, April 19.—The large postage stamps and other forms of mail in the history of the United States service was during the quarter ending 31. The number of stamps, envelopes cardinals was 102 165 965 and NEW LINE OF MALLEABLE IRON RANGE, THE WILL FIND THEM RIGHT. Near Auxcate, a Spanish captain, Perez, with a band of guerrillas, was defeated on April 1 by Lieut. Carranea at the head of 400 insurgents. The Spanish loss was nineteen killed and thirty-six wounded, the insurgent loss four killed and nine wounded. Gen. Obregon, with 100 Spanish infantry and cavalry, met the insurgent forces of Gen. Vasquez, 800 strong. The insurgent leader attacked the Spanish vanguard with rifle and machete charge, which so terrorized the soldiers that the column fled. Gen. Obregon found himself in imminent danger of capture. Of the Spaniards ninety were killed and 185 wounded. The rebels lost four killed and thirty wounded. "The Spanish commander Garrido, with one battalion of regulars and his guerrillas, 800 in all, met the rebel leader Bonne, with 1700 men, near Montesano, on March 31. There was fighting for more than an hour, both sides suffering heavily. According to private reports, the Spaniards lost nearly 200 killed and wounded." The price of beef is advancing in all the Havana stores, and there is a meat famine in all parts of the island. From Santa Clara the correspondent writes that the situation is each day becoming worse. Here all who had means to leave have gone already. Hunger is felt on every side, and constant alarm is manifested. Gunshots are heard almost every night, and occasionally houses are burned in the vicinity. The suburbs are entirely abandoned by residents who have taken refuge in the city. Deserted families are flocking to the city without a penny to support them, and without hope of finding a roof to shelter them. New York, April 16.—The Herald's Cuban correspondent sends the following via Tampa: Further information received from private sources in Havana shows that the bloodiest engagement of the war was fought on Tuesday at Lachuza. The Spanish forces under Colonel Linares suffered an overwhelming defeat at the hands of Antonio Maceo, who commanded a force of 8000 men in a strong position. The Spanish reports place Colonel Linares' forces as 1500, of whom 450 were killed and 500 wounded. The insurgents lost 200 killed and about 400 wounded. Letters to Gomez, Maceo, Aguirre and other insurgent leaders show that it is estimated that the loss of property by fire in the district of Artemisa, province of Pinar del Rio, alone is $3,000,000. Orders have been given to the army to kill all the horses and cattle in the country that cannot be utilized to prevent their use by the insurgents. Scarcity of food is reported everywhere in the interior of the islands. SAN FRANCISCO, April 15.—"I send you a thousand kisses," wrote "Lucky" Baldwin to his lady friend in the East, and then he went on to describe how very much he longed for her to come to California to return them. The letter was sent to Miss Lillian Ashley, who was then at school near Boston. It was in 1891, and she was then 22. Now she is 27, and the plaintiff in a suit for seduction, in which she demands $75,000 damages for herself and the support of her child. Baldwin is the defendant in the suit. Baldwin first saw the young woman at her home in the East, and had she says, made promises to her which opened out a golden future. She was to go to school, to the best colleges the surrounding country could offer, and all at his expense. She was to wear fine clothes and have money in her pocket, and when she had grown a little bit more she was to come West and be his daughter. Two years after saw her on her way coastward. There was money in her pocket and hope in her heart, and she was going to see "Lucky," who had sent her so many kisses, and who wanted them all returned with interest. Her way was punctual with telegrams. "Be sure you look for me," said one. "I will be waiting for you," breathed another. "You must come right to the Baldwin Hotel," whispered a third, and so, with the bits of yellow paper in her pocket, she came westward, carrying the thousand kisses. "Lucky" Baldwin could not meet her as he promised, an unsympathetic telegram told her, when she was near Tucson, but it added the cheerful news that she was to go to the Baldwin Hotel, and to San Diego, and to Coronado, and to the Santa Anita ranch, and she had horses and carriages at her disposal whenever she pleased, and her brother was given employment when she sent for him to come out, and everything went along too smoothy to last. Then she told her brother what had happened. Both were opposed to making a bad matter worse, so nothing was said until the case got too far for concealment. Then she wrote and asked for assistance, and then she pleaded, and now she is bringing suit. The child was born in Los Angeles on December 7, 1893. This is Miss Ashley's story of the case as set forth in her deposition, which has just arrived from where she is staying in Southern California. WIVES FOR BACHELOR FARMERS. A MOVEMENT TO ENCOURAGE FEMALE EMIGRATION TO THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY OF CANADA. Toronto, April 19.—A great deal of money has been spent by the Dominion Government in the last ten years to encourage emigration to Canada, and most of the schemes, to judge by the last census, have been more or less futile. Now the chief Government organ here forward with another project to people the great Northwest. This paper, referring to a statement by the Land Commissioner of the Canadian Pacific Railway, to the effect that the great want of the Northwest is more women, says that the bachelor life of the farmers in Manitoba and Northwest makes them dissatisfied; that they soon get discouraged and write to their friends in Great Britain about the cheerless, unattractive lives they are leading, and that it is well known that many of these letters have been widely circulated in the English provincial press and have had the effect of turning off the tide of emigrants to other shores—to the United States, Australia, and South Africa. "If these men," the paper adds, "had been mated with plucky wives, the stories of their men up there know how to appreciate companionship, sympathy, and support women." PROSPERITY'S ADVANTAGENT. RECORD-BREAKING POSTAL REGISTRY ARE SO REGARDED IN THE PARTMENT. WASHINGTON, April 19.—The large number of postage stamps and other forms of mail in the history of the United States service was during the quarter ending 31. The number of stamps enveloped postal cards was 1,102,165,965, and it was $21,023,613. The highest record made was in the quarter ending when the value of the issues was $20, the figures are regarded at the Post Department as an encouraging indicator reviving business activity. The extent of many years has shown that this postage rise and fall with the state of decline in postal issues does not follow for a month or two the break of a panic but seems to be caused by a rectly by the curtailment of retail which gradually succeeds to the release of bank loans to wholesalers and those of mills. The revival of postal business in this cut case seems to have anticipated its revival of trade, but this may be due to expectation of greater business activity in advertising and soliciting which naturally accompanies such action. The increase is not so striking corresponding quarter of 1954 as is shown between corresponding quarantious years. The difference between two quarters is about $1,250,000 excess over the quarter ending Decree is only about $500,000. The issue paper increases in prosperous year more rapidly than the increase in postal issues as recently as 1891, with 559,775, and they will show a total present fiscal year of which three have already passed, of about $80. This is an increase of nearly 30 percent or nearly 6 per cent annually, and thus twice the average annual population. This phenomenon has been indicated considerable series of years underlately the same rates of postage as garded one of the proofs of producing capacity of the community growing volume of trade under conditions. The growth in postage is almost constant in prosperous year some variations according to the season 1894 showed a loss as compared with 1895 only a little more than the lost ground. The fiscal year ended 30,1895 embraced only a brief period of business revival following treat with the Morgan syndicate fiscal year ending June 30 next; postal issue of $80,000,000; as aggrieved by $899,598 in 1895 will show some of financial results of the Morgan contract as early results of the bond February. The quarter ending March 31—the heaviest quarter of the year issues but total for this quarter was only $18,826,702; and for quarter of 1895 was $19,789,610. CROWDING OUT ITALY. CAUSES OF THE GREAT INCREASE IMIGRATION SHOWN THIS SEASON Fifteen thousand Italian emigrants about to leave Naples for New York cable dispatch from Rome. Great emigrants have landed Ellis Island this year than in the previous period of last three years. JACK FROST LOOKS FORTH. A COLD APRIL NIGHT IN THE NORTHERN CITRUS BELT—FRUIT TREES BADLY NIPPED IN MANY ORCHARD. NAPA, April 16 — A heavy frost last night seriously damaged fruit. Owners of orchards cannot say whether the crop is all lost or not, but fear it is. Cherries and apricots had been about ruined by former frosts, and this one catches the peaches. Some are hopeful but there does not seem to be much ground for it. REDDING, April 16 — A heavy frost last night was general throughout this section. It is too early to estimate the loss, but young barley was bitten. Prunes and peaches were considerably damaged. All garden vegetables were badly injured. The loss along the river and creek bottoms was much greater than upon the uplands. In this city there was a heavy white frost, which did not disappear until 8 a.m. The weather is clear and cool to-day, but much warmer than yesterday. RED BLUFF, April 15 — Last night was the coldest of any night here in April that there is any record of in the weather bureau. The temperature was 34. A heavy frost occurred during the night, which damaged grapes and vegetables. Fruit is pretty well set and not so much damage was done as had the blooms been on the trees. SAN JOSE, April 16 — From interviews had with residents of Willows, the east side and orchardists near Los Gatos, discouraging another project to people the great Northwest. This paper, referring to a statement by the Land Commissioner of the Canadian Pacific Railway, to the effect that the great want of the Northwest is more women, says that the bachelor life of the farmers in Manitoba and the Northwest makes them dissatisfied; that they soon get discouraged and write to their friends in Great Britain about the cheerless, unattractive lives they are leading, and that it is well known that many of these letters have been widely circulated in the English provincial press and have had the effect of turning off the tide of emigrants to other shores—to the United States, Australia, and South Africa. “If these men,” the paper adds, “had been mated with plucky wives, the stories of their failures would not have been written home. They would have found life in the Northwest tolerable and would have taken pride in overcoming their difficulties. A few thousand of the right kind would probably do more to make that country than any other influence that could be brought to bear upon it just now. Suitable immigrants of that kind can find employment, and are not likely to have to go long without husbands.” This led to a new scheme of peopling the Northwest. It was started here a few days ago, and a committee is now hard at work on the details of the plan. A preliminary meeting was held to discuss the matter, and a committee was appointed to report on the feasibility of sending girls to the Northwest from the over-crowded centers of population of the older provinces of Canada. “Girls wanted” was the motto of the meeting; but when one of the gentlemen present unwarily declared that part of the plan was to send girls out West to make wives of them for the prairie farmers the ladies present took up arms against the matrimonial part of the scheme. They said that this was too delicate a matter to deal with, and strongly objected to associating any marriage scheme with the proposed female emigration to the West. No society, it was contended, could successfully arrange marriages between people whose modes of living had been so different, and no such plan was likely to succeed. While the women were willing to take part in any movement to encourage the emigration of girls to the Northwest, and find employment as domestic servants for them there, they absolutely refused to have anything to do with any scheme having for its object the shipping of a trainload of girls to the Northwest to be married to the farmers of that part of the country. There was always the possibility of ill-mating couples, and the ladies apparently did not care to undertake the responsibility of so delicate a matter as the promotion of matrimony among the farmers. It was soon made apparent that the matter would have to be handled cautiously, and that if the movement succeeded the question of matrimony would have to be kept in the background and the idea of marriage left to the emigrant girls themselves to work out in the good old-fashioned way. CAUSES OF THE GREAT INCREASE IMMIGRATION SHOWN THIS SEASON. Fifteen thousand Italian emigrants about to leave Naples for New York cable dispatch from Rome. Greaters of immigrants have landed Ellis Island this year than in the ongoing period of the last three years day at Ellis Island workmen are paring to receive the rush that break all the records. The pennilous and have been for seven large force of men are at work in accommodations, and extra employees are employed to keep the building condition. The figures for the first years show clearly how the tide on this issue is setting in. The following tale: 1894 1895 February 6, 1895 7,190 March 14, 1895 14,842 April 26, 1895 28,457 The figures for April of this year to exceed the record for many years first three days of April saw 3 grants land. During the period from 15 to April 3 there were landed at 22,111 aliens, double the number year. Of these 475 were sent back native land because they could evidence to show that they were to become public charges. The fact that average amount of money by these immigrants is only about an unusual amount of public wage commenced this year. Dr. Commissioner of Immigration, or lie this is the prime cause. “The increase,” he says, “is due causes. The Italian complication sinia is not the least. Some of lately-landed say there is greatest lower classes of being drafted.” Aberdeen, the wife of the Governor-General of Canada, wrote to Dr. W. E. Hay, the organizer of the meeting, that was one of the questions to come up for discussion at the meeting of the Women's Council to be held in Montreal next month. Mr. Jones, secretary of the meeting, described the flow of girls to the cities from the west and made homes for themselves independent, rather than come to centers of population to work for a pitcher. But one of the ladies thought that girls in the cities were not fit to make her wives. Mr. Jones ventured the rather unfortunately, that they might migrate to the Northwest, for the cities would not marry them any more and the lady snappily retorted that girls would not marry them." Good deal of cold water has been thrown at the scheme, but the committee is hard at heart and believes that it will accomplish nothing. There is certainly a great lack of softer sex in the Canadian Northwest, estimated that there are in that part of Dominion between 40,000 and 50,000 males than females. The organizer of movement, who is convinced of the feasibility of the scheme, recalls the early history of French Canada when French King regularly shipped boat loads to become the wives of the pioneer era in Canada. The railways would, it ought, furnish free transportation for number of girls who could be induced to the Northwest, and it is hoped that government aid will be given to the scheme. Who are unfavorable to the movement and that the bachelor tillers of the soil in the Northwest have no need for women, that they prefer to do their own work. There are very few who share in this conflation, and it is generally believed that the up there know how to appreciate the mannship, sympathy, and support of men. OSPERITY'S ADVANCE AGENT. ORD-BREAKING POSTAL RECEIPTS ARE SO REGARDED IN THE DEPARTMENT. WASHINGTON, April 19.—The largest sale stamps and other forms of postage on the history of the United States postal code was during the quarter ending March. The number of stamps, envelopes and cards was 1,102,165,955 and in value. service and that they are preparing to leave Italy in great numbers. In every part of Italy aged fathers are disposing of their little property to enable their sons to emigrate to America, or to come themselves. "But another reason, and one, I think, that comes nearer the heart of the solution, is this: This country has just passed through a period of great industrial depression. The Italians know little of the condition of this country except by friends already here. In 1891 and 1892 the immigration was very large. The country was doing great business everywhere. Then the panic came. Contraction followed, but the immigration did not cease until the following year. The figures for the last three years show that with the return of prosperity there has been a corresponding increase of immigration, and it is likely to continue. It is a fair barometer of the financial condition of the country." NEW YORK, April 14.—Ellis Island is crowded by the advance guard of the invading horde of pauper Italian immigrants. Right on top of the swarm of nearly 1,400 unloaded from the Bolivia there came yesterday another hungry contingent of 1,500, landed from the steamer Alenia from Mediterranean ports, and the Albano from Hamburg and Havre. Of these all but a few were Italians. The immigration authorities are fairly appalled, and realize that no steps must be neglected to check the influx. On the island the immigration authorities were driven almost frantic in their efforts to control the clamorous horde of aliens, who fairly fought to be permitted to land, and the not less persistent mob of friends who sought to obtain their release. That term "friend" more frequently is used as a cloak by the padrones and immigration agents, who are ready to pose as brothers or cousins in order to secure the release of immigrants consigned to them, who might otherwise be debarred from landing. Such friends were in the majority yesterday, for it was known that among the Bolivian passengers were 260 of the "barred" class, who, unless rescued, were subject to deportation. In addition to these there are 542 passengers under detention until their claims can be passed upon. Many of the passengers by the Alesia swelled the number of the "barred," which rose to 520, or about one in every six of those arriving during the two days. This will be further increased to morrow, when another steamer arrives with about 1,500 immigrants. Ellis Island presents a scene of extraordinary activity, all available space being covered with a mass of immigrants awaiting their turn to present themselves. SNAP SHOTS AT THE NEWS. The First National Bank of Santa Ana has begun suit against Albert H. and John F. Thacker, partners, doing business as Thacker Bros., for $500, balance due on a contract for the purchase of oranges. This contract was entered into with E. P. Miller, who assigned his claim to the bank. By its terms he was to receive $100 cash, $4,000 when the picking commenced, and the balance at the rate of $300 a car as fast as shipped, the fruit all to be shipped before June 1, 1895. The crop was picked and delivered to defendants, and $2,000 paid, leaving the balance of $500, for which judgment is asked. State division came up before the Board of Supervisors of San Bernardino one day last week in a formal communication from the Board of San Diego county. It is claimed that the law of 1859, providing for the division of the State, is still in force. This law provides for a division, leaving everything south of and including San Luis Obispo, Kern and Inyo counties, in the new State. It is claimed that all that is now necessary for the people of these counties to do is to proceed to organize a State government, when the division will be an accomplished fact. The San Diego people have sent letters to all of the counties within the proposed State of South California asking for mutual action at once. The San Bernardino Supervisors filed the petition for further consideration. The supreme court has decided that the law making it a crime for a barber to exercise his trade on Sunday, after noon hour, is unconstitutional and void. The act is regarded by the court as a plain encroachment on the rights of the citizen and as none less dangerous because well meant. The court cannot see how the law protects labor fromthe encroachmentsof capital,and says: "It is a curious law forthe protectionof labor which punishesthe laborerforworking." Such protection,it declares,dwould take him fromthe jailtothe poorhouse;if carrieda little farther,andit cannot see why barbers should be singled out for protection while nothing is said about street car and railway employees and newspaper workers. A few days ago Gov.Budd was made aware ofthe factthatnowtheseasonisaboutto open,thelessesofrivalt hotelsinYosemiteValleyhadarrangedtocombine,forgethepurposeaswouldnaturallybeinferred，ofraisingprices.BothhotelsinthevalleyaretheState'spropertywhichleasestoprivateparties.Twoyearsagotherewasbutonehotltherewhichcost$40,000andasthe WASHINGTON, April 19.—The largest sale stamps and other forms of postage the history of the United States post office was during the quarter ending March 31. The number of stamps, envelopes and cards was 1,102,165,965, and in value $21,023,613. The highest record before this was in the quarter ending Dec. 31, at the value of the issues was $20,517,014. These figures are regarded at the Postoffice department as an encouraging indication of business activity. The experience many years has shown that the sales ofage rise and fall with the state of tradedecline in postal issues does not alwayseworter a month or two the breaking outspano, but seems to be caused more directlyby the curtailment of retail trade which gradually succeeds to the suspensionbank loans to wholesalers and the closingills. The revival of postal business in thepresence seems to have anticipated somewhatrevival of trade, but this may be due toexpectation of greater business andactivity in advertising and soliciting orderswhich naturally accompanies such anticipation. The increase is not so striking over theresponding quarter of 1895 as is sometimesown between corresponding quarters insuperior years. The difference betweentwelve quarters is about $1,250,000 andthese over the quarter ending December 31only about $500,000. The issue of postalper increases in prosperous years muchreduced rapidly than the increase in population.These issues, as recently as 1891, were $62,-775, and they will show a total for the present fiscal year, of which threequartersare already passed, of about $80,000,000.This is an increase of nearly 30 per cent,nearly 6 per cent annually, and is morethan twice the average annual increase inpopulation. This phenomenon has been indicated fora considerable series of years under substanlythe same rates of postage, and isreduced as one of the proofs of the growing capacity of the community andgrowing volume of trade under modern conditions. The growth in postal businessalmost constant in prosperous years,with some variations according to the seasons,but 184 showed a loss as compared with 1893,and 1895 only a little more than recoveredat last ground. The fiscal year ending June1895, embraced only a brief part ofthe period of business revival following thecontest with the Morgan syndicate andthe local year ending June 30 next,with itstotal issue of $80,000,000,as against $73,-998,598 in 1895,will show some of the beneficialresults of the Morgan contract, as wellinthe early results of the bond issueof February. The quarter ending March 31 is usuallythe heaviest quarter of the year in postalissues, but the total for this quarter of 1894was only $18,825,702, and for the samequarter of 1895 was $19,789,610. CROWDING OUT OF ITALY. AUSES OF THE GREAT INCREASE INIMMIGRATION SHOWN THIS SEASON. Fifteen thousand Italian emigrants areabout to leave Naples for New York,says aable dispatch from Rome. Greater numbersof immigrants have landed already atIlis Island this year than in the correspond-ponds of the last three years. Everylease of immigrants consigned to them,who might otherwise be debarred from landing.Such friends were in the majority yesterday.for it was known that among the Bolivia'spassengers were 260 of the "barred" class,who, unless rescued, were subject to deportation.In addition to these there are 542passengers under detention until their claimscan be passed upon. Many of the passengers by the Aleia swelled the number of the "barred,"which rose to 520, or about one in every sixof those arriving during the two days. Thiswill be further increased to morrow,when another steamer arrives with about 1,500immigrants. Ellis Island presents a sceneof extraordinary activity, all available spacebeing covered with a mass of immigrantsawaiting their turn to present themselvesbefore the examiners. SHIPS READY FOR THE GULF. While it is inconceivable that Spain willgo to war with the United States,having already more than she can do in fightingthe Cubans, it may yet be worth while to seewhat naval force we have available for anyneeded operations in Gulf waters. We have, to begin with,the two first-class armorclads Indiana and Massachusetts,of 10,288 tons,18-inch armor,and 13-inch,8-inch,and 6-inch guns.The Massachusetts,although still to have her speed trial,will be ready for sea duty whenever calledupon.The Oregon could also on shortnotice,be started to join her sister shipsin the Gulf by way of Cape Horn;but shewould not be needed.Next,we havethe battleship Maine and Texas,of 6,682and 6,315tons,both of excellent speed,andcarrying respectively 10-inch and 12-inchbatteries,besides 6-inch and smaller pieces.TheTexas is under repair,但 can becounted upon. Admiral Bunce's flagship is the 21 knotarmored cruiser New York,of 8,200 tons,carrying 8-inch and 4-inch guns.She is superior to any Spanish armored cruiser,aThe Indiana and her mate are each superiorto the only modern battle ship whichSpain possesses worthy to compare withthemThree other armored ships available arethe3,990-monitors Amphitrite,Miantonomah and Terror,vith their 10-inch batteries;and a fourth is the ram Katadhin.Such an array of armorclads wouldoverwhelming against any Spanish force. Of cruisers and gunboats we havethe crack Columbia and Minneapolis,four 7,375tons and 22.08 and 23 knots;the Cincinnatiand Raleigh,3,213 tons and probably 19to knote;the San Francisco and Newark.of4,098 tons and 19½ and 19 knotes;the Marblehead and Montgomery,2,089 tons and18½ and 19 knots.Three of these vesselsare in the Mediterranean,但 could easilybe sent to the Gulf. This reckoning does not touch the shipson the Pacific and Asiatic stations,the latternot far from the Spanish colonyofthePhilippines. We are not strong in torpedo boats,but the Cushing, Ericson and Stilettomight be available for the Gulf. There is no prospect that Spain willput us to the necessity of gathering our navalforces;but it is a source of reliance to knowthat they will be ready if wanted. DEAD AND ALIVE. At Freehold,N.J.,while the friendsof Clara Hoppenall were gathered at herhome on Saturday night talking of her life,and her death the day before,they werestartled by a shriek coming from roomwhere the body had been laid out inthe coffin.Several men rushed into the room,butthe sight that met their gaze terrifiedthem.Sitting upright in her white robe wasthe supposed corpse,with wide open eyesstarring straight ahead.On the door was CharlesBurton,a neighbor,在a dead faint.The lips of the supposed corpse began tomove,and then she fell back to her bier.The frenzied men plucked up courage enoughto go to the assistance of Burton,and a doctorwas summoned.When the physician arrivedhis arms were brought his eyesbefore he came with his father tothis country he received notification ofthe The death in Washington some days agoof Prof. Francis Fava,只 son of theItalian Ambassador,brings to light a long forgottenromance. When the young man wascivil engineer in one of the leading branchesof the French Government he becameengaged to a young prima donna,and thecouple looked forward to a speedy marriage.The Baron and Baroness desired their onlyson to have as his wife a womanof equallydistinguished rank.Baron Fava,findinghe could not persuade his son to give her up,badmish discharged by theGovernment. Then the Baron received the appointmentasMinister Plenipotentiary to Washington,and after some difficulty,introduced his sontocompany him to this country.Foremanyyears young Fava held the officeof instructorof civil engineering in the ColombianUniversity in Washington. But he was entirelyout of the set in which his parents movedas though he had been born in another age.He never would affiliate with their friend,and even after he became ill,tough he knew it was impossible for him to recover,the sternly refused to have himself movedto the Italian Embassy. It now transpires thatnot long after he came with his fathertothis country he received notification ofthe CROWDING OUT OF ITALY. AUSES OF THE GREAT INCREASE IN IMMIGRATION SHOWN THIS SEASON. Fifteen thousand Italian emigrants are about to leave Naples for New York, says a stable dispatch from Rome. Greater numbers of immigrants have landed already at Ellis Island this year than in the corresponding period of the last three years. Every day at Ellis Island workmen are busy preparing to receive the rush that promises to break all the records. The pens are overcrowded and have been for several weeks. A large force of men are at work enlarging the accommodations, and extra cleaners are employed to keep the buildings in proper condition. The figures for the last three years show clearly how the tide of immigration is setting in. The following table tells the tale: | Date | Number of Men | | :--- | :--- | | February | 6,841 | | March | 14,452 | | April | 26,681 | The figures for April of this year promise to exceed the record for many years. The first three days of April saw 3,170 immigrants land. During the period from March 5 to April 3 there were landed at the island 12,111 aliens, double the number of last year. Of these 475 were sent back to their native land because they could not produce evidence to show that they were not likely to become public charges. The officials say that the average amount of money possessed by these immigrants is only about $8. Lack of money is not sufficient to condemn them into deportation. Some have friends who agree to take care of them, and in a few cases bonds are accepted on real estate security to warrant that the alien shall not become a public charge. The latter rule is enforced only in cases where the rest of the family is already in this country and the income is by old age or for some other good reason likely to be incapacitated from earning his own living. As for the cause of the increase in immigration, it has been said that the report has been spread in Europe that in New York city, and in many other cities of this country, an unusual amount of public work is to be commenced this year. Dr. Senner, the Commissioner of Immigration, does not believe this is the prime cause. "The increase," he says, "is due to several causes. The Italian complication in Abysinia is not the least. Some of the Italians lately-landed say there is great fear among the lower classes of being drafted into army blood and nerves are very closely related, Keep the blood rich, pure and healthy with Hood's Saraspaiilla and you will have no trouble from nervousness. Hood's Pills are the best after-dinner pills, assist digestion, prevent constipation; 250 3 son to have as his wife a woman or equally distinguished rank. Baron Fava, finding he could not persuade his son to give her up, had him discharged by the Government. Then the Baron received the appointment as Minister Plenipotentiary to Washington, and, after some difficulty, induced his son to accompany him to this country. For many years young Fava held the office of instructor of civil engineering in the Columbian University in Washington. But he was entirely out of the set in which his parents moved as though he had been born in another age. He never would affiliate with their friends, and even after he became ill, though he knew it was impossible for him to recover, he sternly refused to have himself moved to the Italian Embassy. It now transpires that not long after he came with his father to this country he received notification of the suicide of the woman he loved, and who so loved him that life without him was valuable. The breaking down of his health and resultant death from consumption were due entirely to the utter disregard for his health that marked his life from the moment he received intelligence of the suicide. The Rev. Harry M. Covert left his home in Brooklyn March 31, and the same day and same hour, by what may be a strange coincidence, Mrs. Adelene Springer, a widow, also left her home, which was just around the corner from where the Coverts lived. When Covert, who is one of the best known evangelists in the country, left his residence he left behind a handsome wife and stepson, aged 14. When Mrs. Springer left she deserted a son by her first husband and a married daughter. She did not go away until she had sold her residence, disposed of $4,000 worth of household furniture and negotiated the sale of $9,000 worth of bonds and stocks, which gave her a total capital of $20,000. Covert married Mrs. Alice Mason in June, 1892. She was a particularly comely woman, 40 years old, and he was a man prepossessing in appearance. It was she who had the money; he had nothing. Years before he had been a real estate speculator and had amassed nothing but an excellent reputation on the exchange. She inherited from her husband an estate amounting to something more than $30,000. Covert after his marriage became an evangelist of the Baptist faith, and gained a reputation as a platform orator. Mrs. Springer is still decidedly handsome and "dashy." Covert met her at a missionary meeting in Brooklyn and since that time his attention to her have been marked. People told Mrs. Covert of this, but she had faith in her husband. One afternoon last week an expressman called on Mrs. Covert and asked for Mrs. Springer's trunk, saying they were to be shipped to Los Angeles. The expressman said he had been directed to the Covert house. Mrs. Covert obligingly directed the man to the widow's residence. That afternoon the guilty pair eloped. It is surmised they are in Los Angeles taking in the Fiesta.