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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-05
Resolution No. 264.
A resolution ordering the payment for
the construction of Fort Street Sewer
No. 3.

nv. q.
Be it resolved by the Mayor and
Council OF the city of Los Angeles:
SECTION l.. The City Treasurer of the
city of Los Angeles Is hereby directed
to pay out of the Fort Street Sewer No.
8 Fund, at the expiration Of fifteen (l5)
days after the passage of this resolution,
to the contractor, Jos. H. Smith, for the
construction Of said Fort Street Sewer
No. 8, the sum Of three hundred and
seventy-one dollars and thirty cents
ts37l .3O); provided, however, that said
payment by the City Treasurer shall be
made subject to the following provisions,
to-wit: That any person or persons
who have performed labor upon or furn.
ished materials for the construction of
said work or Improvement may file with
in the said fifteen days with the said
City Treasurer Of the city of Los Ange.
les any written claim or claims he or
they may make on account Of such labor
performed or materials furnished, and at
the expiration Of said fifteen days said
City Treasurer shall pay to said contrac.
tor the amount specified in this resolu.
ton, less the aggregate amount of all
such claims. il any, filed in accordance
with the provisions of Section 10 Of
IAN act to provide for the improvement
of streets, lanes, alleys, courts, places
and sidewalks, and the construction of
sewers within municipalities" cap
proved March 9th, 1888"
Should any money be retained by said
City Treasurer on account of any such
claim or claims, he shall pay over the
amount of each claim only upon the or.
der therefor Of said contractor endorsed
by the claimant thereof, or upon the or
der therefor Of any court of competent
jurisdiction.
SIC. 2. The Clerk of the Coun
Gil shall certify to the passags of this
resolution, and shall cause the same to be
published once in the Los Angeles DAILY
HERALD, and thereupon and thereafter
1t shall take effect and be in force.
hereby certify that the foregoing
resolution was adopted by the Council of
the city Of Los Angeles at its meeting of
March 81, A. D. 1884.
w. w. ROBINSON,
Clerk of the Council of the City of
Los Angeles.
Approved this LIST day of April,
A. d. 1884. WALTER s. MOORE,
Mayor pro TEN.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-05
/. rEw GLOVES

~ new GLOVES
:sh fpom Ne " York ; New
NIored SILK Gloves, New
Slack, Colened and "Black
Isle Gloves. New SILK
WITS.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-05
Resolution No. as5.

A resolution ordering the payment for
the improvement and grading of Mott
Alley.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-05
FOR SALE.
1928 LOTS, as Follows:
INTHE PARK TRACT.

Thirty-three lots fronting on Temple street, S lots
Beaudry avenue, 80 lots Pearl street. SIS lots
Canal and Reservoir Streets lots Custer avenue 10
lots Centennial avenue lots Crescent avenue, 8
lots on Montreal street, a6 lots Court and o
lots on Diamond street.
In the Ocean View Tract, lots on Omaha street
and lots Illinois street, and 80 lots in the West
Rosas Tract
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-05
coULTER's COLUMN.
SPRING GOODS,

COULTER
M eived his N E w
81 DRESS GOODS
York City, COM
he new stylish
Cloths.
otines.
Billiard Cloths.
Barry Suitings,
suitings,
Keenely Suitings,
navion Block and
Plaid Suitings,
goo Is are Of the finest
es and superb in col
rs, Fresh and Nobby.
: III will no doubt be pleased
= elections. Don't fail
~ these goods.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-05

old mechanics,
bankers yourselves the advantage purchasing
beautiful hills located Diamond
Canal while them first hand onshaf
This years flood destroying the homes from forty fifty families and
the low lands suitable residences
well people realize
be meed by the Temple and Diamond Street Railroad leading the
Ladies' finally and through the
which Of these lots located
MIND YOU, Of within
walk from the Court House. and none further than fifteen
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-05
WAR DEPARTMENT.. SIGNAL SER
WOE. D. 8. ARMY.

Division Of TeleQrazns and Reports for the ben
tit Of Commerce and Agriculture Report q % 90
servatIons taken At Los Angeles, cAL' Aprh
1884:
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-05
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Maximum Thermometer, COS
Minimum Thermometer. i7.b.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-12-25
Railroad Matters.

CHICAGO, December 17.-Most of the af-
ternOon session was devoted to the discus
sion of resolution by the Central Pacific
that the members define their position in
regard to the action Of the seabOard trunk
lines in refusing to concur in the new basis
for rates to the Pacific coast. The resOlu-
ton was defeated.
1t was finally decided to instruct Com
missioner Ristine to telegraph Commission
er Fink suggesting truce until January
81.
A majority of the association opposed a
continuance of the subsidy of per cent
on San Francisco business to the Northern
Pacific to prevent its competition therein.
They also opposed a like subsidy to the
Central Pacific for its Oregon Short Line to
Portland.
IT is believed however that both will be
granted subsidies, but that the allowance
will be less than 6 per cent each.
The Central Pacific offered resolution
that the auditor be instructed to settle up
the business of the association to Decem-
Der 81, the meaning being that the associ-
alton 90 out of existence at that date
The resolution was carried unanimously
This action is looked on in railway cir
cles merely as bluff, as it is not believed
there is any serious intention of dissOlving
the pool
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-12-25
Did Not Lie.
| Arkansas Traveller,


Jason was summoned to appear before
court to give testimony in case in which
it was his interest to be identified. When
the time of trial came, Jason sent the fol-
lowing note to the Judge:
Cant come, sab. Tsein' in bed wild yer
broken hip"
The next day deputy sheriff saw Jason
on the street, arrested him, and took him
into court.
''You trifling rascal" said the judge, Il
ought to send you to the penitentiary."
"Whut fur jedge?"
For lying to this court"
Il didn't lie to de cou't."
You did. Said that you were lying in
bed with broken hip"
II wuz, Judge"
"How did you get well so sOon?"
ooh, dar want nuthin' de matter wild
me?"
'Then you have lied to the court"
"Nor, sab. hain't My son broke his
hip luther day, an wuz lyin' in bed wild
him."
''Take the fool away"
Thank yer, edge. DE white folk doan
unerstan er thing till arter its sp ined,
but den dey see it wild er mighty bright
eve"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-12-25
The Story of Egg.

OF an iron egg in the Berlin museum the
following story is told: Many years ago
Prince became affianced to lovely Prin-
cess, to whom be promised to send mag
nificent gift as a testimonial of his atfec-
tion In due time the messenger arrived,
bringing the promised gift, which proved
to be an iron egg. The Princess was so
angry to think that the Prince should send
her SO valueless a present that she threw it
upon the floor, when the iron egg opened,
disclosing a silver lining. Surprised at
such a discovery, she took the egg in her
hand, and while examining it closely dis
covered secret spring, which she touched,
and the silver lining opened, disclosing a
golden yolk. Examining it closely she
found another spring, which, when
opened, disclosed within the golden yolk
ruby crown. Subjecting that to an exami-
nation she touched a spring, and forth
came the diamond ring, with which he
affianced her to himself
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-12-25
Anarchists Trial.

LEIPsIG. December 17.-In the anarch-
ist trial to-day, Reinsdorf confessed that
he was connected with the plot to assas-
sinate the Emperor of Germany at Nieder-
wald. and referred in the most vehement
manner to the condition of the working
people. The judges were frequently COM
pelled to interfere and rCbuke the prisoner.
Reisdorf continued, saying that the task
of obtaining freedom devolved upon the
workmen themselves, and that the con-
tests at the polls, so believed by the Social
Democrats, were absurd and irrational.
The anarchist programme of action would
alone do any good The end sancti6ed the
means. There was no good in being senti
mental, and had done his duty as an
anarchist He admitted that he had per-
suaded Rupisch and Knechler to Join
him, and he gave them the necessary IN
struction as to handling and placing
dynamite adding boldly that if he had
not been i'll himself he would probably
have committed the assassination at Med
erwald.
LaIPsIG, December 18.-A peculiar tea-
ture in the anarchist trial is that each
criminal endeavors to thrown the blame
the other, with the exception OF Relnsdorf,
who has the courage of his opinions and
tries to shield his accomplices in crime.
He bears the character of being kind
hearted in his disposition and remarkably
gentle with women and children. The
question of capital punishment in the
cases of Rupisch Knechler hangs upon the
proof the question Of the fuse and its ex-
tinction without their Intervention. Ell
ner says he was intoxicated when he gave
Rupisch money to defray the expenses OF
their work He has the best chances of
acquittal.
Reinsdorf concluded his harrangue to-
dav. He said he knew he risked his own
life in the cause in which he had engaged,
and if he died he would die a martyr and
in obedience to the scriptural demand. BE
faithful even unto death" The crown
prosecutor demanded that these words be
taken down, and they will form the basis
of charge of melting to murder. When
RensdOrf was asked whether he pleaded
guilty or innocent, he replied, drawing
himself up to his full height: Il have
nothing further to say deal with me as
yOu please
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-12-25
Conditions Alter Cases.
iPittsburg Dispatch,

Plttsburg DISPATCH
There is story told Of almost every doc
tor of any note in the world, the amounts
varying according to the prominence OF the
man. 1t is like this:
well, DOCTOR what is my bill?"
LET me see. I've been attending you
week, haven't II"
Eyes, sir, just about
what is your business 2"
II am lawyer, sir"
What would you charge me for profess
sional services for week ?"
''Seventy-five dollars, sir"
We'll, then, I'll only charge you the
same amount;
A sewing girl who was waiting to pay
the doctor almost tainted when she heard
this conversation, as she thought she
would surely get off with S4.
Doctor, l came to pay my BILL" she
said tremblingly, "but l fear | am so far
from being able to do it that you will be
angry"
"What do you work at, my girl?'
II am a common seamstress, sir"
"How much do you make in week -
"Only about 70 cents, sir"
Your bill is IS cents"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-12-25
National Sugar association.

ST. LOUIS, December 1S.-The last days
session of the National Sugar Association
met to-day.
A letter from Prof. Wiley, chief chemist
in the agricultural department, was read.
He severely condemned the present policy
of United States in regard to the sugar
trade, and especially condemned the recent
Spanish treaty for admitting Cuban sugars
free of duty.
A committee was appointed to establish
a nomenclature of seeds, it being shown
that much confusion prevails all over the
country caused by the variety of names for
the cane seed.
A resolution was adopted opposing the
ratification of the Spanish treaty and also
the treaty with Mexico, and requesting
Congress not to ratify them.
A resolution was adopted favOring the
creation of a national bureau Of agrlcul-
ture.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, Norman j.
Coleman, Missouri; Treasurer, f. w. Dem
ing, Indiana.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-12-25
Cleveland Not Much of a Chopper

Governor Cleveland is credited by the
Baltimore american with chat with one
of its correspondents of the following
nature:
so you're from Washington, are yOu?"
said the Governor.
admitted that he spoke the ruth.
You know Mr.. Blaine pretty well, do
you?"
Yes
We'll, | find a good many newspaper
men who know Blaine personally. Does
every public man nave to know all the
boys?"
"They don't haye to-" l replied, but
most of them manage to do So"
"Well, how do you fellows treat man
down there ?" he asked.
1--WE tell the truth, Governor" said L.
Then man must be on his good be-
havior," said he, laughing.
That's just it."
When l asked him if he had ever been
to Washington, he replied:
"Ah-yes; once or twice"
"How long ago. l asked.
"Oh," said he, Il don't just remember
Only couple of times, on business"
washington is improving every year
now. You will lind it nice place to live
in," said 1.
II presume l should, if | was to have
time to enjoy it, but | expect to be pretty
busy there"
YES" said l. that's what the people OF
Washington are afraid Of"
Afraid of what 2" he asked.
THAT you'll be very busy, and that
they'll suffer by it."
by the loss OF their heads, eh?
"Just So"
"Well am not much of chopper. |
don't know how" And he laughed again.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-12-25
The Congo Question.

LONDON, December 1S.-Stanley has
written a letter in reference to Congo mat
tiers, in which he points out the urgent
necessity of settling the neutrality of the
Congo country, of determining definitely
its frontier, and bringing about general
recognition of The African International
Association before the Berlin conference
concluded it's labor If these problems
shall not be settled, he thinks Congo will
only be tempting bait to France and Por-
tugal. He thinks England should propose
to Germany that inasmuch as the associa-
ton cannot make war, therefore war shall
not be made against the association. II
the conference disbands before these great
questions have been settled, then farewell
to the Congo basin and a long goodnight
to its development
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-12-25
Some Popular FaIiacies.

1t is a mistake to think that the more a
man eats, the fatter and stronger he will
become.
To believe that the more hours children
study the faster they will learn.
To conclude that if exercise is good, the
more violent it is the more good is done
To imagine that every hour taken from
sleep is an hour gained
To act on the presumption that the small
est room in the house is large enough to
sleep in.
To argue that whatever remedy causes
one to feel Immediately better is good for
the system, without regard to more ulterior
effects.
To eat without an appetite, or to con-
tinue to eat after it has been satisfied,
merely to crafty the taste.
To eat hearty supper for the pleasure
experienced during the brief time it is
passing down the throat, at the expense of
a whole night of disturbed sleep and a
night of weary waking in the morning.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-12-25
No. g..
Report of the Union Pacific.

BosToN December 1.-THE report of the
President of the Union Pacific Railroad
for the quarter ending September 80, for
the first completed quarter which followed
the change of administration, brought
about by the resignation of President
Dillon, was issued to-day. The summaries
exclude the st. Joseph and Western Rail-
road. The total income was $7,137 900 :;
net surplus income, after the payment Of
all fixed charges, including the Govern
ment requirements and taxes, 81 602 900,
or an equivalent to 2 6-1O per cent upon
the capital stock of the company. For the
same quarter last year the net surplus was
81 ,472,OO0. For nine months the total sur
plus income was 81 ,592, 900, from which
dividends amounting to 81 ,065, 900 were
paid, leaving balance of S527 900, which
is an increase over the nine months of the
previous year of $4,000 During the quar-
ter ending September 30 the net floating
debt of the company was decreased at the
average rate of 100000 per month. The
net debt up to September 30 was S5,137,-
600, decrease from that Of the previous
quarter of S1,763,000. About the same
rate of decrease continued through October
and November, but an equally rapid rate
of decrease is not expected during the
winter months.
The land sales for IL months in 1854
aggregate: Union Pacific, 3,465, 900 acres
for S4, 100000; Kansas Pacific, Isl 900 acres
for S6430OO There is no apparent reason,
President Adams says, why the proceeds
of the Kansas Pacific land grant, like the
Union Pacific land grant, should not con-
stitute an asset, to be set aside for the eX-
tinguishment of the bonds which, on the
whole or in part are secured by them. He
accordingly recommended that supple
mentary agreement, in the nature of a
contract be entered into between the
Union Pacific and some trust company,
under which the railroad company agrees
to sci aside from its other income sum
equal 10 the amount which may any year
be paid over to it by the trustees under the
consolidated mortgage. as proceeds from
the sale of lands, to be applied by the trust
company to .he purchase and extinguish-
ment of the consolidated bonds Of the Kan
sas Pacific company. The land grant will
thus become sinking fund for the absOrp-
ton of this issue of bonds. Action. to this
effect should be taken if taken at ALL by
the full board of directors.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-12-25
A PerIIOus Ride.

WASHINGTON, December 1S.-Atter the
adjournment of Congress this afternoon a
number eff Senators and Representatives
boarded street car at the Capitol to ride
down Capitol Hill. 1t was a very exciting
trip. owing to the fact that the pavements
were very slippery from snow. The cars
were run down the hill without horses,
and the car upon which the Congressman
were, in going down, attained too great
velocity and becoming unmanageable ran
into another car Immediately ahead. The
shock of the collision threw down several
of the Congressman. and one of them, Rep
resenative Hemphil, of South Carolina, was
stunned and had to be taken home in
carriage. Mr.. Leedom, Sergeant at Arms.
was also injured, being cut about the face.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-12-25
CIIRISTMAS VIOLETS.
-ht I fonnd the yiolets

Last night found the violets
You sent me once across he sea;
From gardens that the winter frets.
In summer lands they came to me.
still fragrant of the English earth,
Still humid from the frozen dew,
To me they spoke of Christmas mirth,
They spoke of England, spoke of you.
The flowers are scentless, black and sere,
The perfume long has passed away;
The sea whose tides ere year by year.
Is set between us, chill and gray.
But yon have reached Il windiass age.
The haven of happy cline;
You do not dread the winters rage,
Alt hough we missed the summer time.
And like the flowers breath over sea,
Across the gulf of time and pain,
Tonight returns the memory
OF love that lived not all III vain.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-12-25
Poker i'm Missouri.
New York Sun.

New OfK sun,
Il used to be fond of poker" he said, and
the expression of his face became retro
spective, "but since got four aces dOwned
out in Missouri l hev gin up playin' the
game"
"Your opponent had straight flush. did
he?'
"No, he had five jacks"
That's impossible"
stranger, hev you ever played poker in
Missouri ?"
well, if you ever do set down in game
out there, and a red-eyed man whose
clothes smell of cattle, whites corner
off the table and allows he hez five jacks,
just bunch your kairds in the pack an say
that's good
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-12-25
4 Nuque.
/ Madge in London Truth

We witnessed a revelation the other day;
an involuntary confession of curious kind.
| knew that women wore various decep-
tions and falsehoods, but never had heard
of false back to the head. When Maud
was buying her bonnet, there was lady
trying on ever so many. At last the wire
of one of them caught in her hair and
pulled off all the back part of her coiffure,
which we had been admiring, because 1t
waved so prettily and fell in dear little
curls on her neck and round the back of
her ears. 1t was not as though she wore
a false plait or chignon. This was, as we
afterwards heard, called nuque, and ex =
actly resembled the natural growth drawn
up to the top Of the head. What next,
nv dear2
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-12-25
A BIG NUGGET.
CasselFs Saturday Journal.

Cassell's Saturday Journal
In an Australian mining camps at one OF
the tents sat four men-the 10th of June,
1S58-talking earnestly of their future and
bemoaning the past. For several months
these four men had worked together in the
same claim, sometimes getting barely suffi-
cient for daily wants; sometimes not even
for that. For several weeks, indeed, they
had labored without any result. After a
long discussion they decided to abandon
the claim.
Down in the mine, the three looked
glOomily around, with kind of sulky re-
gret at having to leave the scene of so
much useless toll. Goodbye" said one.
"I1l give you farewell blow" And rails
ing his pick he struck the quartz, making
splinters fly in all directions. His prac-
tised eye caught glittering speck in one
of the bits at his feet STOPPING, he ex-
amined it, and the place he had struck,
when, with loud exclamation, he knelt
and satisfied himself that it was gold He
then commenced picking vigorously. His
mates caught the meaning and followed
his example. In dead silence they worked
on-they had discovered monster
nugget! Then wild, glad shout
sounded in the ears of the
one at the windlass, who had sunk into a
half-dose, feeling, probably, the want of
his breakfast. To his inquiry, What is
going on ?" the cry came, ''Wind up" and
as he did so there rose to the surface
huge mass of virgin gold. When fully ex-
posed to view the men were almost insane
with joy. After watching it through the
day and live-long night they had it con-
veyed in safety to the bank. 1t was named
the Welcome Stranger, and yielded the
fortunate discoverers of it $4,000. On the
site of that spot the forest and the scrub
have disappeared and their place is occu-
pied by the finest city on the celebrated
gold fields of Victoria.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-12-25
.JeffersOn's Ten Rules of Life.

The following rules for practical life
were given by Mr. Jefferson in letter of
advice to his namesake, Thomas Jefferson
Smith, in 1925:
/. Never put off till tomorrow what
you can do to-day.
,. Never trouble others for what you can
do yourself.
3. Never spend your money before you
have it.
4. Never buy what you do not want be-
cause it is cheap.
). Pride costs US more than hunger.
thirst and cold.
6. We never repent for having eaten too
little.
:. Nothing is troublesome that we do
willingly.
s. How much pain have those evils cost
us which never happened?
8. Take things always by their smooth
handles.
10. When angry, count ten before you
speak; if very angry, count hundred.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-12-25
ARHYME OF THE TINE.

Miss Pallas Eudora Won Blurky,
She didn't know chicken from turkey;
High Spanish and Greek
She could fiuently speak,
But her knowledge of poultry was murky
She could tell the great uncle of Moses,
And the dates of the wars of the Roses,
And the reasons of things
Why the Indians wore rings
In their red, aboriginal noses.
Why Shakespeare was wrong in his grammar
And the meaning of Emersons Brahma,
And she went chipping rocks
With a little black box
And a small geological hammer.
She had views upon co-educatlon,
And the principal needs of the nation;
And her glasses were blue,
And the number she knew
OF the stars in each high constellation,
And she wrote in handwriting clerky.
And she talked with an emphasis Jerky,
And She painted on tiles,
In the sweetest of styles.
But she didn't know chicken from turkey