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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-03-02

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Linen Collars,
when you want
IBrtTToNs and PINS.
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LA0ns or ANY KIND.
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when you want
oRlvlNo oAUTLGTs,
whsn YOU want
Ladies' and Misses Hose,
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PUNE WOOL NOO9s
when you want
LADIES' Underwear,
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HOOD Skirts,
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Durten Kid Cloves,
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BAKER BLOCK.
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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-03-02
ACTUAL oosT

Il oxaer u rssluss stock. Among other
Jscfsi;, !, silks. ii TrimnallhGssss. llGss 1Drssss sd Goods
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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-03-02

The NJ. Z. Church will be dedicated
Sunday. March 2i, at | A. NJ. Parties
can leave Los Angeles at 7:30 A. M. re-
turning, l9ave San Fernando at PIP. NJ.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-03-02
rxu svppv Isualsinc.

second Days Proossdinss De Puy
subjected to . Searching Cross
Examination He Admits Having
Attempted to Bribe an officer-
Testimony OF Other Witnesses
Case for the Prosecution closed
Testimony for the Defense to be
Heard on Monday.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-09-18
Gotham's Summer.
JOAQUIN Miller.

Joaquin Miller
Dead? Its heart beats louder than
ever. If 10000 of her brave and really
able men have gone to the wall and a
like number of beautiful and brilliant
women in the great collapse, what of it !?
Twice 10000 stand ready to take their
places. And so the crash, the roar, the
rapid life, the pity of it, the despair
all goes on just as before. No, you can
not "down" New York till she has lived
out her days. And she will have lived
out her days when the channels of the
river change, as at Babylon, Rome and
elsewhere in the oldern times. When
the ships of Europe shall lose their
ways on the path of the sea leading to
this port, then, and not till then, will
New York cease to be the strongest,
boldest, best and worst city in the
world.
With the loss of all of her hundreds
of millions, she is building, building,
building. Form what l had read ex-
pected to see half of Broadway to let.
Not so. Few such notices of decline
are visible. OH the COutIdEI, l. yeSGSI- :
day, while proving through the mar
row commercial street down town. was
astonished at the amount of business
being transacted. Miles and miles of
boxes, enormous boxes, banked up on
either side of hundred dark and mar
row streets. Nearly every wholesale
house there, I am told, pays daily
fine for blocking up the sidewalk.
They tell me there is no contention
over the matter at all; that the whole
sale merchants find it cheaper thus to
block up the streets and pay the fine
every day and without a word to the
officer who comes around regularly to
collect it, than hire warerooms and keep
the sidewalks cleared as required by the
ordinance.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-09-18
China Keeps it IN.

The Pail Mall Gazette says the Chinese gov
eminent has made declaration of war in the
form of manifesto from the emperor. He
declares that he regards the French action as
constituting state of war, and calls upon his
subjects to aid in repelling the foe. The Chinese
have closed the mouth of the Canton river to
steamers. The English gunboat Zephyr was
fired upon yesterday from the Kinpoi fort
ard officers and sailors wounded. The
Zephyr was mistaken for French vessel of
similar appearance. The British admiral de-
manded an explanation The Chinese are
profoundly distressed by their mistake, and
have made satisfactory explanation TO the
British admiral The Chinese report the dam
age done the forts and arsenal on the Min
river by Admiral Courbet trihing The ma
sonry has been fully restored. The French
landed and destroyed only three guns at the
Mingon forts and did not land at all at Kinpoi.
The arsenal was not damaged, and no war
material or stores were destroyed Work at
the arsenal is proceeding as usual The navy
loss was serious, but after all only two fight
ing vessels were sunk.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-09-18
Ravages of the cholera at Naples

It is officially announced that during the
twenty-fou hours ending the 9th there were
721 fresh cases of cholera in Naples and $50
deaths Since the beginning OF the cholera
outbreak in Naples there have been | 100 in
interments in the cholera section of the ceme-
terry. The official cholera bulletin gives for
Italy the past twenty-four hours, fresh cases,
report seven deaths from cholera. All
vessels from Spanish, French, and Ital-
ian Mediterranean ports are prohibi-
ted from entering the port of Malta
In the last twenty-four hours, ending at
D. M. there have been 937 fresh cases of
cholera and 365 deaths All the ministers
earnestly urged king Humbert to leave the
city, but the king refused. He will visit the
populous quarters of the city. While visiting
the sick to-day the king met an archbishop
who was upon the same GRAND of mercy. The
meeting of the king and prelate was very IN
teresting and touching. The minister of the
interior to-day received visit from the relief
committee and suggested to its members vari-
GUS effectual plans for the relief of the sick in
the poorer quarters of the town. A numbered
butchers struck work, and it is feared the
meat supply of Naples will be stopped
Army contractors at Genoa have undertak en-
to furnish an ample supply. The panic has
extended to the prisons. Criminals confined
in Jail combined to effect their escape The
military was called upon and the outbreak
suppressed A number of experienced attend
ants from the hospitals of Marseilles are going
to Naples. The minister of war sent numb Der
of students from the medical school to assist
the physicians of Naples. Signor Mogliani
handed over to the relief fund the sum collect
ed and presented him as a national gift in rec
ognition of his public services
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-09-18
Smaller Pension Fees.

Washington, Special Telegram;--Ac Sec
rotary Joslyn rendered a decision which will
be of interest to pension agents and pension
attorneys alike 1t is specially in the interest
of pension attorneys and deprives the pension
agent of small fee he formerly received, and
which i'll the course of many years amounts to
considerable sum- The case came up from
the pension Office an appeal to Milo B.
Stephens, q pension attorney of Cleveland,
Ohio. The commissioner of pensions had de-
cided that under the new law United States
pension agents may deduct thirty cents from the
amounts of attorneys fees, as compensation for
services in forwarding the same in each
pension claim allowed and represented by a
pension attorney at the time of allowance
This was the law embraced in section 1859 of
the revised Stainless which however, was re-
pealed by the act of July, 1877, fixing the COM
pensation of pension agents. 1t appears that
the commissioner of pensions was under the
impression that the law passed last session
virtually destroyed the old law and he ruled
that the pension agents could now collect the
thirty cents fee. On this question Mr. Joslyn
disagreed with him and ruled that while the
act of July a. 1884, materially changed that of
1878, it failed to enact the old law authorizing
this. In his letter to the commissioner of pen
sions he gives complete history of the pension
laws.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-09-18
Col. John p. owens Dead.

Col. John p Owens, one of the earliest
journalists in Minnesota, died at Taylor's Falls
on the 18th at the age of 81. He was born in
Dayton, Ohio, Jan. 6, 1878 His taste inclined
him to the journalistic field, he fitted himself
for printer, and at the age of twenty-one he
was thoroughly educated in this profession.
He first embarked in newspaper in Cincin-
matt, and soon after worked on the Louisville
Journal, under Geo. d. Prentice and in various
other offices of the country. In May, lSi9, Mr..
Owens formed business connection with Maj.
Mclean to establish newspaper in St Paul,
and came TO that city May %, coming up to
Prairie du Chen on the same boat with Hon.
Alexander Ramsey. In the July following the
first number of the Minnesota Register was is
sped by Mclean Il Owens. In the fall of
1857, Mr.. Owens, with George W. Moore of St
Paul. established the Minnesotian
In 1862 Mr.. Owens was appointed quarter
master of the Ninth Minnesota infantry and
served through the war, being in several en-
bagements and coming out of the army with the
rank of captain. In April, 1862 he was APP
pointed register of the land Office at Taylor's
Falls, where he has since resided, and held that
Office at his DEATH He has always been a
Etaunch republican, and has done much for the
party in Minnesota. He has not suffered his
mind to grow rusty, but has been a more or
less constant student for years, and has writ
ten not a little-among other things, a
political history of Minnesota, which is
full of valuable information
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-09-18
Everxthing Looks Bright -.

Washington, SpeciaL-There II a general
feeling of satisfaction among Republicans.
They seem to believe the campaign is moving
along about right Vermont gave no cause for
complaint, and Maine afforded a justifable
protext for a shout At the Republican head
quarters the work is going right along, Ohio
being the target at which large proportion of
the documents are fired Secretary Mcpherson
said:
You can say that from this point of observa
ton everything seems TO be going well Maine
did several thousand better than expected If
Ohio does proportionately as we'll the jig will
be up, so far as Cleveland is concerned.
have not any fear of New York, especially if
we carry Ohio in October. The action of Tam
many, whatever it may be, Will not strengthen
Cleveland Many of its members will not sup
port him in any event, and a large part OF
those who do will do it in haf-hearted way.
/ believe Blaine is certain of the electoral vote
of that state. In fact, considering the Demo
cratic dissatisfaction, and the large vote But
Ter will get there, | feel more certain of New
York than I do of Ohio The Republicans are
just fairly getting their coats off now. During
the eight weeks before the presidential cleo
ton they viii make it as warm politically as
well, as the weather is these days, and that's
saying good deal That is comparison that
we can all appreciate.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-09-18
Low Tariff Prices.

Mr. P E. Studebaker of the well known In
diana wagon making firm of Studebaker Bro
theirs recently gave the following recollections
of the prices that prevailed in the old days Of
democratic administration and low tariff:
remember distinctly the good times before
the war so often talked about We then had
comparatively small public debt and had the
revenue from the sales of the public lands.
The tariff was low but our industries were
lower still We had n tariff for revenue ex-
clusively" and no war debt to pay, yet we paid
six cents per yard for calico when it was at its
lowest point Every manufactured article made
abroad cost more than it does now I'M
der the present "robber tariff" and the
Snly defense our people had against
she high price was III spinning and weaving
the most Of their own goods. Farm hands
We're paid at the highest Sl3 per month Corn
sold as high as IS cents. Wheat once reached
so, but the squirt was only temporary, for it
fell back to 90 in few weeks. Horses sold at
from SO to 500. and the best cows could be
purchased at Sl5 to $50. Hogs sometimes
reached ST. - per hundred but the average
price from 1910 70 1850 was 81 Butter sold
at from to 10 cents per pound and eggs
ranged from 3 to 5 cents per dozen, and at
points remote from rivers and lines of trans
portation there was market for any farm
products except the cereals and live stock.
In those DAYS we sold wagons at retail for SllO
which we now sell at 500 Flows which then
sold for sl2 are now sold at Sc. Labor of
every kind commands p to go per cent, more
than It did them while every manufactured
and imported article which labor uses OF con-
sumes sells from % 10 20 per cont cheaper
than IL did before the war, and the only arti-
cles which command higher prices are those
produced on the farm.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-09-18
Confession of a Monstar.

Oliver Bateman in his confession as to the
killing of the young Mclaughlin girls at Sa-
vannah, Mo-, saws he was at home when the
girls went there. He saw them go into the
woods to pick hazel nuts, and followed
them within fifteen minutes. They were
near the edge of a cornfeld when he
came up with them. While talking with
them he saw Henry Knappenbeyer pass. He
then induced the children to go farther into
the cornfied and while the eldest was walking
in front OF him he shot her with twenty-five
calibre ball and when she turned around shot
her with y thirty two calibre killing her in
SANITY. The smaller girl started to run when
be followed her and caught hey She begged
SO hard for him TO let her go that he came near
doing so, but knowing she would tell, he fol-
lowed and caught her again, threw her down
and cut her throat 1t was fifteen or TWEEN
ty minutes after Knappenbeyer passed before
he shot the elder girl After killing the young
er girl he went back to his first victim,
outraged her and mutilated her per-
son to create the impression that it was the
deed of a crazy man. He relates that the elder
girl said nothing after he shot her, and that no
held his hand over the mouth of the younger
one to prevent her cries from being heard. He
says after these horrible occurrences he went
to the creek washed himself, threw the knife
in the creek and went home When the father
of the girls came to his house inquiring fol
them he wanted to go help search for them,
but his relatives would not allow him. as they
thought he was ILL., Bateman declares he was
induced to confess owing to the circumstantial
manner in which Knappenbeyer had accused
him of the crime.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-09-18
THE NEW JERSEY TRAGEDY.
President Runyon, of the New Brunswick
National Bank, Cuts His Throat in the
Bank Building.

Mahlon Runyon, president of the national
bank at New Brunswick, N. j., cut his throat
in the bank on Monday He was implicated in
the thievery of Cashier Hill. New Brunswick
is shaken to its center Bank Examiner Shelly
has discovered a deficiency of over one mil
lion dollars in the surplus cash and securities.
The town is wild. Men rushed frantically to
the doors of the national bank, only to be told
that the business of this institution had been
suspended for the present.
The crash In Wall street 10 May last took the
bulk of Hills stealings. Runyon, although
quite popular, was ignorant of financial matters
and was q willing tool in the hands of the de-
signing cashier. At 9:45 Monday President
Runyon drove up to the bank in his carriage
and twenty minutes later he sent Chief Fitz-
gerald who was in charge of the bank, for a
copy of the morning paper in which the story
was told of his completely in the banks down
fall Securing the paper, he went INTO room
occupied by the directors and began to read.
A deathly pallor everspread his face, and
he exclaimed: ''My God, what will
my children do!' Passing a handker
chief over his brow, he threw the paper into
the lap of Director Stoddard, and excusins
himself went into the toilet room of the bank
A minute later the sound Of a fall was heard,
the directors rushed to the closet and discov-
cred the body of Runyon on the floor, with
blood oozing from gaping wound in tine
throat Determined on suicide he had cut his
wrists deep, blood squirting against the wall
and ceiling. The thousands of people outside
were Mortified f'Shall we raid the bank?"
was the question which agitated the agonizeG
depositors
The suicide of President Runyon, while
strengthening the testimony in regard TO the
affairs of the management causes unbounded
astonishment to the public generally. Runyon
was farmer, sixty years old. He leaves a
wife and four children. Hehad been president
of the bank five years, but was not generally
regarded as much of financier, the late cashier,
Hill, being considered as running the institution
pretty much of his own way, Runyon not ap
pearing Of much consequence. 1t is stated tha
Runyon was implicated in the theft of Hill
and expected to be arrested when he took his
life.
Friends of Cashier Hill, who was found dead
Friday morning, when they heard of his sud
den taking off, predicted thatif he was short in
his accounts the deficit would be up near q
million, as he loved life too well to kill himself
for less. No resident of New Brunswick was
more popular than Hill He was happily mar
ried, but childless. He was one of family OF
bankers his father having been president of
the National bank when he was made cashier,
while both his brothers are in the banking
business, one in this city and the other in
Jamesburg, N. J. He was hearty hail fell
low well met, with fund of humor, popular
alike among the rich and poor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-09-18
A Beautiful Gift to President James J.
Hill.


Some fifteen or twenty citizens of Minneapo-
lis, to show their appreciation of the benefits
conferred upon that city by Hon James ]. Hill,
president of the Manitoba railroad in the sub
stantial improvements he has made there and
the large amount of money he has spent
in them, presented him with an unique
plate the other day at the residence of
Hon VIM u. Washburn, who made the
presentation speech, to which Mr.. Hill re-
sponded. The plate is composed of solid sill
yer set ON framework of oak, covered with
red plush, and so arranged that it can be
closed and locked, concealing and protecting
the plate. The latter is oval IN shape, about
21Sxa feet in size, with finely engraved view
of the great Manitoba viaduct and the river in
the center, flanked on either side by the mills
upon the banks, the Washburn and the
Pillsbury A being the more prominent The
eenterpiece is handsomely FURNISHED, and al
though composed of the same material as the
carved silver designs bordering it, the appear
ance is altogether different This center.
piece is set in frame OF carved
silver of beautiful design containing views
in relief of events in the life of Mr. Hill, and
finely medallion likeness of the re-
cipient in the upper portion. On either side of
the medallion are views of his herds and farms
and lower down the frame are scenes which
will afford pleasant glimpse of his early his
tory. Among the more striking of these views
in silver is picture of Mr.. Hill receiving the
first load of wheat brought down the river to
St Paul; setting the broken shoulder of an
employee across cartwheel acting in the cap
acity Of surgeon and Samaritan hunting buff
falo ON the plains; camping out with wolf dogs
sitting around as his sole companions; views
on plains, steamers, etc.--the spaces between
the views being filled with heads of wild an
imals and horns of the deer arranged with ex-
quisite taste. The plate, though massive, is ex-
ceedingly rich in appearance, and the carving
is of perfect workmanship in even the minutest
detail
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-09-18
A Polite Kentuckiar.

According to the Indianapolis SEN
tinel, in Kentucky some years ago when
a passenger train drew up at a little
station, a chap in copper-dyed breaches,
blue jeans coat and vest, and home
made wool hat, addressed the conduc-
tor, and an amusing scene ensued.
The conductor tells the story thus: MS
you the clerk of this kyar?" I'm the
conductor-what do you want?" an
swered him. 81 want to go to Louis
vile on this kyar" well, get aboard. !"
/ told him. He climbed the steps and
knocked on the door. When he rap
ped u second time some wsg inside
called out Come inl' There were at
least forty passengers in the coach. He
began at the front seat, shaking hands
with every one clear to the back end,
and asking each "Row you do?" and
then Flows your folks?" OF course,
it was regular circus for the other
passengers. He lived thirty miles back
in the mountains, and had never been
on a train before When he stepped off
the car at Louisville / felt sorry fol
him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-09-18
Mr.. Blaine on the Maine Election.

Augusta, Me. telegram. Monday night the
Republicans of Augusta held great jubilee
over the result of the election. Retures were
received at Meonian hall, and speeches were
made hy citizens and visitors. At . o'clock a
procession was formed and marched TO the
residence Of Mr.. Blaine amid cheering all along
the line. Arriving in front of Mr. Blaines res
idence the band played and great crowd
shouting for Blaine. In response, Mr..
Blaine advanced to the entrance Of his house
amid cheers aud addressed the assembled PEG
pie. as follows;
Fellow Citizens and Old Fnends-The repub-
hcans of Maine may well congratulate them
selves ON the magnificent victory which they
have won. Four years ago this evening we
were overwhelmed and Inundated by the loss
OF the state. We rejoice now over the triumph
which is registered by the choice of both
branches of the legislature, by the election of
all our representatives IN congress, of all
county officers in every county IN the state,
except one, and by popular majority Tor Gov
Robe of perhaps fifteen thousand votes. The
cause OF this democratic overthrow, gentlemen,
is known 10 us all Our canvass has been con-
busted on one great issus. Our papers have
kept that constantly before the people Every
speaker from every platform has enum-
Grated, defended. enforced it II is the is
J sue of protection TO American labor Tariff
has been almost the only question discussed
in our canvass, aud the people have responded
nObly. The people know the details of the Nor
rison tariff bill. and they read therein the pre-
else results which would follow if our Oppon-
ents should obtain control of the national gov
eminent They know that the Morrison bill,
enacted into a law, would seriously cripple, If
not utterly destroy the leading industrial IN
terests OF Maine; that it would reduce the wages
of every laboring man, and stop every new
manufacturing enterprise in the state. Seeing
this the people of Maine has protested against
the enactment of sucha destructive measure,
and set the seal of disapprobstion upon
the Democratic party that supports it Many
Democrats of Maine, who never before wayered
in their allegiance to the party, have ranged
themselves to-day on the side Of protection to
American industry 10y voting the full Republi-
can ticket The Republican party by desire Of
leading temperance men took no action as
marty on the temperance amendment For
myself decided not to vote at a1on the ques-
ton l took this position because l am chosen
by the Republican party as representative
OF national issues, and by no action of mine
shall any question be intruded into the nstionA