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Containing 62 acres of land, all in high state of cultivation; cottage house, hard-finished, of seven room B , bath and kitchen, together with small cottage of three rooms for laborers; about four acres in bearing Washington Navels; 5 acres English Walnuts; 6 acres Winter Ap ples; two artesian wells; about 3000 feet service pipe and hydrantB First-class corn, alfalfa and orange land; all fenced and cross-fenced Apply at once to JOHN DOLLAND, g.m-tt 114 N. Beaudry ave . Los Angelp". Cal. i O T/P TVT O SIGNS ! SIGNS! , 1 B i\l MK - Wll. MHRGSXL, late of Omaha, Neb., 1 I a TT I iB now located with JlUIl J G. STROMEE, *"™ ; '** J,* p !? D wor *'i ow ,P tl S? 3 and modern styles, a share ot your patronage is solloited. I Card Signs, Muslin Signs. Wire Signs, Brass Signs, Slsns of every description. I Political work done at short notice at reasonable rates. The Herald. LOS ANGELES: THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 2, 1893. BURNED AT THE STAKE. An Awful Lynching Affair at Paris, Tex. Fearful Vengeance Wreaked on a Colored Fiend. Tortured With Eedhot Irons for Fifty Minutes. Then Hnturnleil with Kerosene and Set on Fire— A Black Urate's Diabol ical Crime and Its Ter rible Expiation. By the Associated Press. Paris, Tex., Feb, I.—Henry Smith, the negro ravisher of 4 year-old Myrtle Vance, has expiated in part hie awful crime by death at the stake. Ever since the perpertration of his bineoUß offense thiß city and the entire sur rounding country has been in a wild frenzy of excitement. When the news came last night that he was captured at Hope, Ark., and identified, the city was wild with joy over the apprehension of the brute. Hundreds of people poured into the city from the surrounding country, and word passed from lip to hp that the punishment of the fiend Bhould be death by fire. The whisky shops were cloßed, unruly mobs were dis persed, the sctiools difimissed by a proclamation from the mayor aud everything DONE IN A BUSINESSLIKE MANNER. The law was laid aside and ci izens took into their own hands the inhuman beast and burned him at the stake. Never before since the days of tbe Spanish inquieition has there been such a terrible punishment meeted out to any man. THE niSTORY OF THE CRIME. Thursday last Smith picked ap little Myrtle Vance, aged 0% years, near her father, Policeman Henry Vance's, resi dence and, carrying bertoapaelurenear the outskirts of the city, first viciously assaulted the innocent babe, and after satisfying his fiendish passion took one little limb in each hand and literally tore her in twain. Then, covering the body with leaves and .brush, lay down and through the night calmly SLEPT HY THE SIDE Or HIS VICTIM. FWday morning Smith went to the house of his wife and forced nor to cook i him breakfast. After eating it he left I Tne child's remains were found Friday atternoon, and when the news of the atrocious crime spread the whole town turned out in the chase. The rail roads put up bulletins offering free i transportation to all who would join iv the search. Posses went out in every ' direction and not a stone was left un turned. Smith was tracked to Detroit on foot, where he jumped a freight train end left for his old home in Arkansas, x esterday he was captured near Hope, Ark., and was fully identified. This morning he was brought through Texar kina where 500U people awaited the ' rain anxious to see the man who should receive THE FATE OF ED COY. At that place speeches were made by prominent Paris citizens, who asked that the prisoner be not molested by the Texarkana people, but that the guard he allowed to deliver him up to the out raged and indignant citizens of Paris Along the road the train gathered strength from various towns, people crowaing upon tho platforms and top? of the coaches to see the lynching oi the negro who was so soon to be deliv ered to tbe infuriated mob. Arriving here at 12 o'clock the train was met by a surging macs of humanity, 10,000 strong. The negro was placed upon a carnival float, IN MOCKERY OF A KINO upon his throne, and, followed by an immense crowd, was escorted through the city so all might see the inhuman monster. When the procession had marched through the principal streets it halted in the open prairie, about 300 yards from tbe Texae and Pacific depot Hare Smith was placed upon a scaffold 6 feet square and 10 feet high, securely bound, within view of all beholders. Here he was TORTURED FOR FIFTY MINUTES by red-hot iron brands thrust |againet hie quivering body. Commencing at his feet the brands were placed against him inch by inch until they were thrust against his iace Words to de- ribe the awlul torture inflicted upon Smith can not be found. Tbe story appalls one with ita > FEARFUL, AWFUL TERROR. The negro for a long time after start ing on the journey to Paris did not. realize hia plight At laßt, « hen he wits told that he must die the most awful death by slow torture that human mind could conceive, he begged for protection He was willing to be shot and beg>>e'i Marshal Shanklin of Paris to do it, but was told be wae to be burned to death. HIS AGONY WAS AWFUL. He writhed and appealed in mental and bodily paiu in antic pation. Scarcely had the train reached Paris than the torture commenced. His clothea were torn off piecemeal and scattered in the crowd, the people catching the Bhreds and putting tbem away ac mementoes. The child's father, her brother and two uncles then gathered about the negro as he wae fastened to the torture plat form and THRUST HOT IRONS INTO niS FLESH. It was horrible. Tbis man was dying by slow torture in the midst of the smoke from his own burning flesh. Every groan from the wretch, every con tortiou of his body was ch«en»d by the thickly-packed crowd of 10,000 people. The mass of spectators was 600 yards in diameter, the ecsffiild being in the cen ter. After burning bis feet and lege, | hot irons were rolled up and down > Smith's stomach, back and arms, Then < his eyes were burned out and the irons thrust down bis throat. The men of tbe Vance family having wreaked their vengeance, the crowd piled all kinds of combustible stuff around tbe ecaffold, poured oil on it and set it afire. The negro ROLLED AND WRIGGLED AND TOSSED out of the mass, only to be pushed back by the people nearest him. He toßsed out again, and was roped and pulled back. Hundreds of people turned away from the sickening sight, but the ma jority of the vast crowd looked calmly on. People were here from every part of this section. Every, train that came in was loaded to its utmost capacity, and there were demands at many points for special train', to bring people here to see the unparalleled punishment of a fiend for an unparalleled crime, and when the news of the burning went over the coun try like wildfire, at every country town anvils boomed forth the announcement. In leas time than it takes to relate it the tortured man wae BURNED INTO A CRISP, and in a little while thereafter nothing was left of tbe whole funeral pile but pices of charcoal, which before nightfall was carried away by curiosity seekerß. It is Btated that smith's motive for TnE chime was that while drunk and disorderly once he was arrested by Officer Vance, who was compelled to use a club on him. For this the negro swore ven geance, and several times assaulted Vance. The climax of hiß fiendishness came Thursda", when he committed the awful crime for which he as paid the last penalty. Vance is prostrated with grief and his wife lies at death's door from nervous prostration. LYNCHERS TO BE PROSECUTED. Austin, Tex.. Feb. I.—Governor Hogg telegraphed tbe officials at Lamar to protect the negro, Henry Smith, from mob violence, and, after hearing of Smith's fate, wired them to take the names of the parties principally con cerned in the ail'air, for prosecution. THE SURPLUS BLOWN IN. TOM FITCH'S ADVICE SEEMINGLY OAKBIED OUT. Less Gold in the Treasury Than Before In Many Vears-The Public Debt Increasing; and Revenues Falling Off. Washington, Feb. I.—The net gold in the treasury January 31st, shown by the debt Btatemep' insnoH was $108, 181,713, the lowest figure reached iv many yeais This amount includes $100,000,000 gold reserve. In the month of January there was a net increase of the public debt of |8, --105,800. The non-interest-bearing debt was decreased $722,299; the interest bearing debt showed an increase of $580 000, while the net cash was $3,827, --520 less than at the close of the year 1892 Toe interest bearing d«bt outstanding January 31st was $585 032,000 and the debt on which internal had ceased since maturity waa $2,357,750. The nnn inte.est bearing debt wa $370,411,018. making a total of $903 803,033 The ag gregate debt, including certificates and treasury notea, was $1,571,301,015. The balance in the treasury, including the $100,000,000 gold reserve, waa $125, --205,008. The, statement of receipts and dis bursements for the mouth shows that the payments made by the treasury ex ceeded the income by over $4,000,000. AN AMBITIOUS ENTERPRISE. A New Telephone Company With $80, --000,000 Cnpltal. Chicago, Feb. I—s. now telephone company with ambitious plans, a capital stock of $80,1100,000 and two men of na tional celebrity as directors, was incor porated at Springfield today. The name «f the company is the Harrison Interna tional Telephone company, and two con spicuous members of the directory are Maj. William Warner, ex-coramsnder-in chief of tbe G. A. R., and Richard 0. Kerens, the well-known rail way magnate and Missouri's mem ber of the Republican national jommitteo. Among other directors is Dr E. M. Harrison of Fort Smith, Ark., he inventor l of the telephone. The Harrison patent is the one which wae lome time ago involved in a law mi with the Bell Telephone company, and a the first one in which the latter com pany ever suffered defeat. The incirpo ■atore claim that they can give a service or half the rates now charged. They >ropoae to commence active operations tt once on*a very large scale. Senatorial Contests. Lincoln. Neb , Feb. I—There was no :!niee of United States Benator today. I'he Independents concentra'ed on jreene. The Republicans and Demo irats scattered their votes. The Republicans tonight nominated nhn M. Thurston for senator in their :aiiciiß. Hibmahck, N. D., Feb I.—The sens orial ballot today resulted: Caaey, 31; senton, 39; others scattering. Chuyknnk, Wyo .Feb. I. —Two ballots or United States senator were taken «o lay. The last resulted: Warren (Rep.), 1; New (Dam.), 9; Brown (I'op.), 6; )lark (Rep.), 0; others nenttering. 11 hi.una Mont , Feb. I.—Vote for sen ior: Sanders 31, Clark 23, Dixon 12. Olymi'lA, W'aah., Feb. I.—There was to change in the vote for United States enator today. Blood Did Not Flow. Toi'kka, Feb. -1. —Toe expected rouble between the Republican and 'opuliat houses did uot materialize this jorning. The Populista did not at- Binpt to eject the Republican. No usinees of importance was transacted y either house during the forenoon eaaion. When the Republican house recon •ened, a motion lo adjourn until tomor >w was made and carried, and the X üblicans hurriedly left the hall, i)u iving the Populists an opportunity to ject them as had been planned. BLIZZARD-SWEPT STATES. A Remarkable Cold Wave East and North. The Climax of an Exceedingly Cold Winter. Old Boreas Sends a Chill Over Half of the Continent. The Herctlry Goes as Much as 50 Be- X Screes Below Zero in Some Places. Very Deep Snows In the I'aclfio Northwest. By the Associated Fress. Kansas City, Mo.. Feb. I.—The bliz zard which swooped down from the north yesterday evening continued just 24 hours. At (i o'clock this evening it was practically over. A remaikable feature was the extraordinary fail of temperature. At this place the mercury dropped from 49 degrees above to 5 be low zero, a fall of 34 degrees. At Dodge City, Kan., the fall was 82 degrees dur ing the same period. The blizzard has caused considerable delay to railroads. THE COLD AT OMAHA. Omaha, Neb., Feb. I.—The lowest temperature reported in the city today was 22 degrees below zero at 7 a.m. At 2 p.m. the mercury registered 10 below zero, tbe highest point, and then began to retrace its stepa until st 8 p.m. it was 10 below. Railway traffic ia delayed, and some roads report trains four to five hours late. IN THE NORTHWEST. St. Paul, Feb. I.—Today haa been the coldest day for yeare over the northwest, aa low as 50 below zero being reported from some points while none could tell of weather above zero. In this city early this morning the thermometers ranged from 25 to 40 below and at 7 o'clock tonight the weather bureau re ported 20 below. It was 40 below at Britton : 30 below at Sioux Falls ; 20 be low at Yankton and 30 below at Huron, S. D. In North Dakota, Devil's lake reported 30 below and Fargo 41 below. THE CLIMAX IN IOWA. Makshalltown, la., Feb. I.—The win ter weather reached the climax of Bever ity here laat night. The mercury went down to 24 below with at northwest bliz zard raging. All trains are late and telegraph wires are down in all direc tions. THIS BTOIIM STRIKES COLORADO. Denver, Colo., Feb. I.—The storm tbat haa been raging east' struck Colo rado today. Tonight the mercury haß gone down to zero and a heavy fall of snow ia reported from several pointe. Snowslides in the mountains are numer ous. Near Carbondale one man lost hiß life in a slide, and at Aspen two miners were killed by an avalanche. At Maro ney'e sawmill, about 10 miles from As pen, eight men and a number of mules were Bnowed in last week with but little provisions, and a rescuing party started for the mill yesterday. It is known that several slides have since occurred, and it is feared the rescuers are caught be tween two of them, as nothing was heard from them today. taco.ma's snow blockade. Tacoma, Wash., Feb. 1.-About 20 inches of snow haa fallen since the etorm began last Thursday. It ia the aeverest snowstorm known since the 70s. Every streetcar syetern in the city is paralyzed. The city has 14 teams and snow plows at work, that people many get out of their homes. DEEP SNOW IN OREGON. Portland, Feb 1. —The snow has reached tbe depth of 12 inches in this city. For the first time during the pres ent Btoroi street-car tiaffic was almost entirely suspended thia morning on the electric lines. The cable is the only one in operation. a storm in Tns SISKIYOUS. Sisson, Cal., Feb. I.—Last night was the coldest of the season ; the thermom eter registered zero at daylight. Before noon it moderated and a heavy snow storm Bet in. It snowed all day with a prospect of clearer weather tonight. CLEVELAND'S ULTIMATUM. The Silver Purchase Act Mast Be Kepi'iilad. New York, Feb. I.—A Washington special to a local paper says: Cleveland has Bent hia ultimatum to congreas on the silver question. Don M. Dickinson brought it here. It is that tbe silver purchasing act must be repealed or there will be an extra session. When Dickinson was seen, after he had a loDg conference with Speaker Crisp, he ex pressed himself substantially as above. Whenaskel: "How about Hawaii's request for annexation?" he said: "It should be granted. The next war, if there is to be one, will be on the ocean, and we have need of these islands." The New York Typhus Eptdeuiin. Nkw Yokk, Feb. 1. —The health authorities have become thoroughly alarmed over the rapid epread of typhus du'.ing the last week and are adopting heroic meaaures to stop ita terrible progress. Thirty-seven houses have been declared quarantined. The indus trial mission school on West Thirty second street has been closed. Tho scourge is no longer confined to the filthy lodging houses on the east Bide One case has been reported from Har lem. The board of health has asked for •m appropriation ot $3000 with which to pay 20 physicians to inspect lodging houßes for the next 30 days. Successful men secure fine tailoring with pleasing fit from 11. A. Getz, 112 iV'eßt Third street Plumbing Work of Kvery Description promptly attended to, at the W. C. Furrey company, 169 to 105 North Spring street. ITALIAN BANK SCANDALS. more Prominent Officials Implicated in the Frauds. Rome, Feb. 1. —In the deputies today President Biancheri announced that the public prosecutor had applied for author ity to prosecute Deputy Zerbi on charges of criminality based on developments regarding the Bank of Rome. The re quest will. be submitted tomorrow to the chamber. Zerbi asserts his inno cence. Rumors of the arrest of Bignor Nico tera, ex-minister of the interior, are abundant. Tbe Turin Gazette says there is reason to believe King Humbert Bpent4,ooo,ooo francs from his private fortune to re deem the notes of conspicuous politic ians and save the Bank of Rome and the National Bank. The Naples Courier says it has proof that Signor Giolitto, premier; Signor Lacaria, minister of industry and com merce, and Signor Grimaldi. minister o! finance, drew checkß after the last elec tion for the benefit of several new sena tors. These checks were paid by the Bank of Rome. Romana Popala says Signor Tanlongo recently ordered a London firm to make 40,000,000 worth of notes with which to cover the cash deficit in the Bank of Rome. VATICAN AND lIIUUiNAI,. Efforts BelDg Mule to Reconcile the Pope and King Humbert. London, Feb. I.—A dispatch received here from a high church dignatary in Rome states that England, Russia and Germany are actively pressing the Vatican on the subject of a reconcilia tion between the Pope and King Hum bert. Tbe dispatch adds that the powers fear the financial scandals in Italy will shake the house of Savoy and are anxious that the latter be strengthened by an entente with the Vatican. The pope, it is further eaid, is meeting the approaches to bring about tbis end with reserve. His holiness distrusts the quirinal. ZANTE AGAIN SHAKEN. RECURRENCE OF EARTHQUAKES IN THE GRECIIN ISLES. A Huge Tidal Wave Creates Fearful Havoc — Whole Villages Demol ished and Hundreds of People Killed. Athens, Feb. I.—The island of Zante was shaken by another earthquake at 2 o"c!ock this, morning, and 100 houses were wrecked in the city o' Zante. Thousands are leaving the city to sleep in the fields. Many have been killed and injured. On other parts of the island the shocks were not less severe. Several villages were entirely destroyed, many inhabitants killed, aud the rest are sleeping in the fields. An enormous tidal wave swept up from the harbor this morning, smashing small craft against the sea wall and sending the water two feet deep along the street on the harbor front. The Bhock at 2 o'clock was felt at Oephalonia, and sev eral shocks have been felt since. TO STOP' GRIIHPING. British Shippers Want a Convention With tho United States. London, Feb. 1. —The sixteenth an nual meetingof the chamber of shipping of the United Kingdom commenced to day. Among the resolutions introduced was one requesting that the board of trade try to secure a convention with the United States government and Great Britain to stop crimping and preventing the desertion of British seamen in United Stales ports. It is complained that at San Francisco in particular crimping is carried on to an extent most injurious to British mer cantile marine. Boarding masters go aboard incoming ships and tempt men ashore, where in a certain class of board ing bouses the crews are kept and plied with liquor. After the vessel is dis charged and the outward cargo taken in, tbe boarding master boards the ship and practically sellß the men back to the master at ex oibitant charges. Efforts, it is stated, have been made many times during the past 10 years to conclude a convention against crimping with the United States, and Joseph Chamberlain, when in America, waß almost successful in carry ing the convention through. The reso lution was brought forward by the Gen eral Ship Owners' society of London, with the entire concurrence of the Brit ish board of trade. A Remarkable Demonstration. London, Feb. I.—The popular recep tion to James Egan, the liberated Irish dynamiter, in Limerick, this evening, was a moßt remarkable demonstration. The whole city was ablaze with bonfires ; a torchlight procession paraded with bands and banners, and almost every house was illuminated. The mayor of Limerick presided over the meeting with which the demonstration closed. A Bread Riot tn Marseilles. Marseilles, Feb. 1. —In consequence of the strike among the journeymen bakers of this city, the military bakeries are supplying the public with bread. Strikers threatening the military baker ies, attempted to plunder the bread carts. Troopß were called out and dis persed the rioters. Fishers Frozen to Death. Cheboygan, Mich., Feb. I.—Four prominent young townsmen who went out to fish through the ice in the Btraite ihis morning have not been heard from up to a late hour tonight, and it is feared they were frozen to death. nobson Acquitted. Paris, Feb. I.—James H. Hobson, formerly manager of the Anglo-Ameri can bank, haa been acquitted of the charge of misappropriating tbe bank's funds. Whoopine couirli, crouo. sore-throat. loAn cnza, brouclutl- e»ld, bu<l eouirb aro at once relieved anrl pos'iiv.-ly mid permanently cured '7 *)r Bull's couch syrup, il-e incomparable remedy for all pulmonary and throat affec tions, today'B foreoaBt : fair Weather and Warmer The Total Rainfall for the Sea son, to the Present Date, Is 15.21 Inches. PRICE FIVE CENTS. THE HAWAIIAN PROBLEM. Interest Kept Alive in the Situation. Secretary Foster Postpones His Trip to Paris. Leading Statesmen Heartily FaTtr Annexation. Preparations Hade at the Capital fat the Reception of the Edlji, England Hae No KloU Coming. By the Associated Press. Washington, Feb. I.—The principal development in connection with the Hawaiian situation today is the an nouncement that Secretary of State Foster has given np his trip to Paris next week, whither he was going as agent of the United States to attend the meeting of the Bering sea arbitrators. In view of the necessities of the situa tion suddenly presenting themselves it has been deemed expedient that he> should remain in the department until the close of hia term of office. He will, however, meet the arbitrators at the date of their adjourned meeting. March 23. SENATOR FRYK'S VIEWS. Senator Frye of Maine, a leading member of the committee on foreign re latione, who has taken an active inter est in all matters relating to the control of the outlying islands in the Pacific ocean, Baid today: "I have for years observed with regret the acquisition by foreign powers of desirable coaling sta tions and harbor privileges on several islands, until now there are none left save this one on the Sandwich islands. 1 am in favor of making sure oi this one by taking Hawaii into our possession. The protest of England against annexation on our part, if deemed best by this government, would be presump tuous and impudent. I imagine it will be confined to the presentation of a diplomatic note to which the secretary of state will make a reply that Enpi<""' did not consult us or our interests i she made an agreement with Gere to divide the islands of the Pacific that power, and she certainly can no ground for objoction if we see fi take Hawaii, the only territory noi maining in the ocean." THE QUESTIONS INVOLVED. A prominent member of the com tee on foreign affairs of the house today: "Of course the argument be made that it ia in violation of long-established principle of human liberty for us to take possession of these islands and deprive tbe natives of self government. That question, however, does not properly arise. The question is tbat of tbe predominance of interests in these islands by the United States and tbe relations existing between Hawaii and the United States by reason of its position. The dominat ing interest of Hawaii by possession ia held in the United States, and by posi tion the Sandwich islands form an out post for the United States. It is ac knowledged among nations that such conditions establish in a country thus interested the right to control or pro tect its outpoat. In this we have a strong case. The question of how far the ielanda shall be controlled and how far the natives, privileges shall be pre served, ie incidental and comes after the other." BLUE PRINTS BEING MADE. The war department, at the request of the state department, is having copies made of a number of blue prints show ing the topographical situation of Hono lulu and other points in the Sandwich islands. The copies and the rest of the originala not duplicated, will be given to Secretary Foster for reference in the conference be iB to have on Saturday with the annexation commissioners. It ia alao probable that duplicates of these maps will be furnished the navy depart ment for transmission to the naval force in Hawaiian waters. FOSTER GETTING POSTED. Secretary of State Foster held a con ference this morning with Senator Mor gan, the leading Democratic member of the senate committee on foreign rela tione, and with Blount of Georgia, chair man of the house committee on foreign alfitirs. The aecretary also had a talk on the Hawaiian situation with Repre sentative Ilitt of Illinois, ex-chairman of the house committee on foreign af fairs and the leading Republican mem ber of that committee. These gentle men came Bingly and gave their views with reference to this question. NOT TO BE CAUnUT NAPPING. There are no indications of any ma terial increase to be made in the num ber of United States naval vessels in Hawaiian waters. No developments that will lead to bloodshed in Honolulu or elsewhere in the islands have come to light, and it is the belief in naval circles that tbe force of marines and sailors on the Boston is sufficient to protect American interests and main tain order. One vessel may be sent to support the Boston, and information ob tained at the department leads to the belief that no others will follow unless the situation becomes alarming, and this does not seem probable in view of the present state of affairs. The govern ment will not be caught napping, how ever, and vessels will be prepared for Bea and kept in readiness. THE HAWAIIAN ENVOYS. Commissioner Thurston Interviewed a* Omaha. Omaha, Neb.,. Feb. I.—The Hawaiian commissioners passed through here thii evening. They have a sealed letter from Stevens, American minister to Hawaii, which ie supposed to cottain their credentials' to this government. The commißsio«(eii willf ondsevor to in