Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1879-09-17

two men. 1t lasted only atout
minute, and then Webb slowly
forged ahead. Daily see med to get
discouraged and splashed rather
awB wardly, though for the most
part an exceedingly graceful swim.
mer, in his efforts to come up with
his sturdy opponent. Despite his
exeriions he fell further to the
rear, and finally gave up the strug-
gle for the supremacy in speed, al
though he still swan on. As he
turned the stake. boat at the close
of the fourth lap of his fifth mile
he struck something with his knee,
and Immediately afterward threw
| his arms above water and cried:
"Another county heard FRONT"
Every laughed, but the swim.
mer had joked without being at all
in jocuiar mood. Turning to his
wife who sat in the boat with Capt
ain Harry, Webb's trainer, he told
her that he had broken his knee
and must abandon the contest. He
was quickly taken into the barge,
and there it was discovered that he
had cut his knee badly. His face
was purple, his lips were blue, aud
his body was trembling. He looked
like man utterly worn out and
exhausted, but he said hs felt well.
Che EAImnIe"B""n."
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 The Her.
aid says of the TaImage receptions:
A genuine "boomu is in prepara-
ton. 1t will be in far better taste
than the proposed excursion to
welcome Grant, for the Tabernacle
people will have no private axe to
grind.
fsoas'. CT Petk Races
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 Prospect
Park race meeting closed to-day.
The three quarter-mile dash for
two year-olds was won by Girofle,
Queens Own second and Mosquito
third. Tine, 1:l6f.
Joy GODta nxe,his ss.us.
CHICAGO, September I5th.-Jay
Gould spent the afternoon and
evening yesterday consulting with
officials connected with railroad
lines under his control. Although
he refuses to be interviewed on the
subject, it is learned that lis con-
ference was with reference to II
scheme for a consolidation of the
Wabash, the st Louis, Kansas City
and st Joe and Council Bluffs Rail-
roads; the compact to take effect
October 18th, subject to approval
by the various stockholders. He
also consulted regarding the
apportionment CT southwestern
business to be given the consol-
idated line, and with reference to
opening branch line8 for freight
and passengers in this city, which
step. 1t is said, was determined
upon. y reporter said: "There is a
kind Of imI ression among the peo-
pie here that you mean to divert
much Of the Pacific business from
this city AMI send it by way OF To-
ledo over Your new Wabash, st.
Louis and Pacific linen "rhis I'M
preston il all wr3ng,n Mr.. Gould
replied; 81 know the Importance of
Chicago, aud have no desire
to discriminate against her.
When l invested in the Wabash
it was done on condition
that the line would be extended to
Chicago, rs L did not think the
property would be worth much
without such an outlet" He stat
ed that the rumors current to the
effect that Vanderbilt had obtained
control Of the Union Pacific, and
that Gould would go out of that
road and extend the Kansas Pacific
to Ogden were incorrect, and that
he does not believe Vanderbilt
holds one share of the Union Pa
cilic stock.
Mr.. Gould leaves for Denver
Tuesday, and will possibly go as
far west as Ogden.