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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-22
In a San'DOmineO COckDlt.

Immediately after 10 o'clock mass
the usual Sunday cock fighting began.
Don Joaquin is the chief patron of the
cockpit. He does his cock fighting
for his own recreation, and not for
profit. Inside the octagonal building
we found a sawdust ring some fifteen
feet in diameter. This ring was board
ed to a height of three feet. Around
the ring were private boxes made to
hold up two chairs. Rising to the roof
were tiers of benches for the humber
patrons, who pay but ten cents to see
the gamest fowls on earth kill each
other.
Don joaquin s chief trainer, Valerie,
entered the ring with small ashes Of
roses rooster under his arm. 1t seems
the bird, or at least his pedigree, was
known, for lean young men, who smo-
ked cigarettes and smelled of garlic, be-
gan to crowd into the ring and make
shrill remarks. One especially baggy-
trousered son of Spain observed that he
was the happy owner of a rooster cap
able of knocking the wind out of the one
there exhibited, and in default thereof
he was prepared to enrich Don Joaquin
to the extent of forty ounces of gold.
That Is about what he said in English,
but he made his defiance in Spanish,
and spread it out and embellished it
with many .'carajos, ''carrambas and
"Madre de Dios.'
The trainer of Don Joaquin demand
ed sight of the Wanted bird. 1t was
brought in; and, on being weighed, was
found to be nearly two ounces heavier
than the ashes-of-roses bird. This diff
ference in weight rendered vast
amount of talk and arm-swinging nee
essary, and no less than dozen young
men and old stagers took part. At
last, instead of forty ounces (S68O) a
side, the fight was made for 800. Be-
fore pitting them, each cock had his
spurs scraped and had shower bath.
Everybody then left the ring. At
the first blow the red bird put out an
eye of his ashes-of-roses opponent.
A shout went up from twenty men
who had from 81 to $50 on the red.
In ten seconds he in turn lost an eye.
Up went more money. In less than
two minutes both birds had lost both
eyes, and brave little ashes-of-roses
was standing on the lifeless body of his
antagonist pecking at the spot where
he supposed the lifeless head to be.
Then there was hullabaloo. Hats,
coats, and canes we're thrown into the
ring. What satisfaction this sort of
bouquets gave to Don joaquin l
couldn't make out. asked him, and
he said it was the general custom to
express their qualification in this extra
ordinary manner. It was a relief to my
ears to get outside, where some men
were repairing a boiler.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-22


Their inquiry, he was still more annoyed
to learn that they were not more than
half a mile from the point from which
they had started, so it was evident that
they had doubled, like hares; and the
only thing left for them to do was to
return to the creek where they had
landed, and hire boat to convey them
to Radleigh distance often miles.
Tears rose in the girls eyes when she
heard of the dilemma she was in, and
her companion strove to reassure her.
don fret, Miss de Lara; who knows
but what we may overtake them?
they are sure to wait a reasonable time
for us, and we will make inquiries at
all the locks
They had some difficulty in persuad-
ing any of the boatmen to take them SO
great distance; but money does most
things, and it overcame the unwilling
ness of the men to start for SO long a
pull, when evening was fast closing in
on such dismal nj ght.
They done their best TO be cheerful,
even trying snatches of songs, theil
voices blending together and going out
over the water softly and me1odiously
so that passers-by on the land stopped
to listen, and more than one face peered
from the windows of houses upon the
banks, attracted by the music under
that umbrella.
But the singing proved failure a.
the shades of evening drew on, and thu
shivering girl crept closer to Edwin
Dunstan for warmth and shelter.
There was no one there to see them
even the boatman was shut out by that
paragon frame covered with thick
brown silk. There was no one to hear
for the boatman was decidedly deaf
Had these two met under ordinary cir
cumstances, they would of course have
been ordinary acquaintances upon this
the first of their meeting; but the cir
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-22
Ayers Sarsaparilla

for Rheumatism, with entire success and,
after careful observation, declares that, in
his belief, there is no medicine in the world
equal to it for the cure of Liver Disorders,
Gout, the effects Of high living, Salt
Rheum, Sores. Erupti0ns, and all tho
various forms of blood diseases.
We have Mr.. LELAND's permission to invite
all who may desire further evidence in regard
to tho extraordinary curative powers of
AYERS SARsAPARILLA to sec him person.
nlly either ut his mammoth Ocean Hotel,
Long Branch, or at tho popular Leland Hotel,
Broadway eth and 2sth Streets, New York.
Mr.. LELAND's extensive knowledge of the
good done by this unequalled sradlcator OF
blood poisons enables him to give inQuirezs
much valuable information.
a PREPARED By
Dr.. C.Ayer& Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists; 81, six bottles for %.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-22

with the thought OF his wife 8 DRESS
making bill, the utter ruin of his own
new hat, or the discomfort of a wetting,
his guests could not fathom. Those
who could afford to buy new garments,
and were not delicate, laug he'd at the
downfall-or, as they said, ''made the
best of it," but Mrs. Roley was not one
who only invited her rich neighbors to
her parties, and some of her friends
could i'll afford to have their dresses
and hats spoiled. Among these was a
great cutlery for parasols and umbrellas;
but of the latter article only one had
been brought. Who could have
thought of needing an umbrella on such
a perfect day?
So Mr.. Dunstan, profiting by his Dev-
onshire, experience, alone was master
of the situation. He was for the time
being, undoubtedly the most
important person of his day in that
little world; for he was 1.-THE man with
the umbrella Dark eyes stared at
him, gray eyes beseeched him, hazel
eyes implored him; but all in vain; for
a little woman was sheltering under a
he'd ge, with her dress turned ruthlessly
OEeE neT ueau, ItSdIulcSS VI appear
ance, and two blue eyes glanced shyly
toward him in comical tribu1ation, and
the question as to who was to share
his umbrella was speedily solved.
For a moment Mrs. Roley allowed a
wave of annoyance to cross her usually
placid face, out the next she smiled,
and resolved upon something in her
own mind.
Unfortunately, the Swan had been
sent forward to meet party at another
point, so there was nothing to be done
but to walk on to the place of rendez.
vous, regardless of the wet grass, OF
to hire boats and follow it by water.
The latter course was adopted by
Mr.. and Mrs. Roley, who, seated in
the stern of the river-tub, were soon
well protected from the elements by
rugs and wraps, which she accepted
freely now that the necessity for hel
new costume was decided upon.
A few young couples who had water.
proofs and thick boots Cor said they
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-22

Changeable silks are as fashionable
as ever in Paris, but they are not worn
here to any extent.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-22

wFor notices in reference to Special Ex-
cursions change Of time, and other items of
interest in connection with the CHICAGO, MIL
wAUKEE & ST.. PAUL RAILWAY, please refer to
the local columns of this paper.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-22
RAILWAYS.

THE
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
RAILWAY COMPANY
Owns and operates nearly 5000 miles Of thor
oughly equipped road in Illinois, Wisconsin,
Iowa, Minnesota and Dakota. -
It is the Short Line and Best Route
Between all Principal Points in the
Northwest and Far West.
For maps, timetables, rates of passage and
freight, etc., apply to the nearest station agent
of the CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILWAY
or to any railroad agent anywhere In the United
States or Canada.
r. MILLER, A.V.H. CARPENTER,
Gen'l Manager. Genl Pass. s. Ticket ACT.
j. F. TUCKER, GEO. H. HEAFFORD,
Asst Gen'l Manager. Asst Genl Pass. Agt.
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-06-19

he is not proper person to build dis
patch boats for the Government. What
reflections do such loose contracts and IN
ferior boats cast upon the party who made
the contracts for the boats? Is not the
failure of the Dolphin" justification
of the criticism that the Democrats have
made upon the navy? Is it not
vindication of their actions in re-
fusing to vote large sums OF money
for the construction of vessels
that were comparatively worthless? The
reason that Mr.. Roach has been so prom
inent in these matters is that to him were
let many of the contracts, and he was
looked upon as the typical ship builder,
SO great as whom none others were. 1t
is safe to say he has had his last contract
for building Government dispatch boats.
PEOPLE too often look upon the navy as
partisan matter. 1t is a wrong view to
take of matters. The navy, like the
army, is neither Democratic nor RePub-
hcan, but national; and 1t is tie interest,"
of both alike that it shall be efficient and
equal to the requirements of great COM
mercial nation with extensive seaboard.
It is of little moment what the politics OF
the builders of the nations boats are,
while it is of much moment of what quail
ity they are. Secretary Whitney has done
the country good service by his course in
relation to the Dolphin" /" and will arouse
the nation to a sense of the fact that the
famous boats that are building for the
navy are not what they are claimed to be.
1t is to be hoped that the failure of the
Dolphin" will not have bad effect on
the effort to create navy, but on the
contrary, will act as spur.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-06-19
THE "DOLPHIN. -

After several trials under favorable cir
cumstances by the boat herself, after
much elimination and recrimination,
after much praise and much condemna-
ton by the press and the public of the new
dispatch boat, the e'Dolphin, ''the Advisory
Board has made its report, upon which
Secretary Whitney has requested of At
torney-General Garland his opinion as to
whether the Government is bound, under
the contract, TO accept her. From the
report, it is evident that the boat is in no
way what the Government contracted for
and had right to expect The primary
qualification required in her was speed.
and in this she signally failed.
She was to be a dispatch boat,
capable of making fifteen knots an hour
ut sea, and in her trials in smooth water
she only attained fifteen knots. Her
engines are not of the required and stipu-
lated power. When put to the greatest
speed she attained, the vibration was SO
great as to spring her in some parts, and
TO throw her machinery out OF line. The
Board say that the construction does not
conform to the terms of the contract. In
fact, in no particular is she what she
ought to be. But there is one thing more
important than any of the above de-
fects, which is the fact that when
Secretary Whitney entered upon the
duties of his office, papers were
presented to him for his signature
accepting the Dolphin" He SAYS that
upon a very cursory examination of the
papers his attention was drawn to the
very loose manner in which the contract
had been drawn up, there being a notable |
absence of effective stipuations. However
much Mr.. Roach took advantage of the /
absence OF definite and specific stipula- /
tions, he cannot be blamed for their alb /
sence. The blame for their absence lies !
with ex-Secretary Chandler, the Secre- /
tary of the Navy at the time the boat was |
contracted for, if we remember rightly. /
But two things are shown, the first of
which is that the contract for the boat !
was a job; and second that Mr.. Roach is
either incompetent to build frst-class
BOAT, or that he is dishonest. If Mr..
Roach built the boat so we'll as he could,
hen he is incompetent; if he did not
1uild it so well as he could, then he is
dishonest. In either case it is clear that
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-06-19
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BANKERS.
Salt Lake City, Utah

Transact General Banking Business IN
all its Branches.
Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Exchange.
Careful attention given TO Collections, and re-
mittances made on day of payment.
Long Loans made on City Real Estate at low
rates of interest
Special attention given to the Selling of Ores
and Bullion, of which Consignments are
solicited.
Advances made on ore. Base Bullion, Gold
and Silver bars shipped for refining.
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Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-06-19
MR.. WALLACE.

We had very pleasant call this morn
ing from Mr.. John H. Wallace, editor of
WaUace's Monthly. Mr. Wallace has
been visiting friends in California, and
studying the trotting horse at Palo Alto.
Mr.. Wallace. as our readers are aware, is
the great apostle of the doctrine, in the
breeding of trotters, ''that like produces
like" and that TO rear trotters it is neces-
sary to breed trotters to trotters. Ii
is safe to say that no man in Am
erica has so thoroughly studied the
problem OF the trotting horse and his
blood and breeding, as Mr.. Wallace His
Register is the standard in the matter of
trotting pedigrees, and the attempt of
various parties in New York and Ken
lucky to start rival Register met
with the failure it deserved Had they
succeeded, their work would have been
substantially the same as his, and doubt
less inferior He has done the work and
to him belongs the reward. Mr.. Wallace
will be in our city till Monday morning ,and
will look at all OF our trotters if time per-
mits. This he will do at the track
chiefly, which he will probably visit
with the writer. He seemed very much
when told about the perform
ance of the pacing stallion L. G. Lee on
Wednesday, especially when he learned
it was the first time he had made a race
record. No doubt our horsemen
will be pleased to afford Mr..
Wallace every facility to see what
Salt Lake City can show
in the horse line We have some very
good animals here, and in the future will
doubtless have more and better ones than
at present. Mr.. Wallace's visit will in
crease the interest already awakened in
the Territory in the matter of rearing
trotters. We are glad to welcome him to
our town, trusting he will find it pleasant
and her people genial.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-06-19

has much improved during his absence
in Europe. While away he devoted his
energies chiefly to studying the art OF
singing, with the purpose OF making
teaching his profession. He has re-
turned, and has found at home among
his friends and acquaintances many with
very good voices, some with exceptional
voices. The ladies and gentlemen who
have sought his instruction have made
very satisfactory progress, and on Monday
next appear in concert before the public.
For their appearance, friends and the
public are anxiously waiting. So far as
we know, the ladies and gentlemen who
then appear do not intend to follow
the concert or any stage, but are cultivat-
ing their voices merely for the love they
have for music; they are cultivating
their voices as they do the flowers in
their conservatories-for the adornment
and pleasure OF home. In their public
undertaking they will have the sympathy
of all. 1t is desirable in the extreme
that the undertaking may be successful,
and that in the future the members of
the class will give a series of concerts
and eventually attempt. the oratorio, that
form of vocal music which finds its
counterpart in the symphony of instru-
mental music. There is much latent
musical talent here, and it should be
trained and encouraged. Into every
house that music enters, there also enters
a better and higher idea of life. Mr..
Young's effort to establish vocal school
should be encouraged, and Prof. Careless
should again form the instrumentalists of
the city into an orchestra and drill them
to the same excellence he once did.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-06-19
CORRESPONDENTS,

New York, ]. B. Colgate & Co.
Omaha, Omaha National Bank.
Chicago, First National Bank.
San Francisco, Bank of California.
Denver Colorado National Bank.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-06-19
HOME MUSICAL TALENT.

We feel natural delicacy in mention
ing in the editorial columns of the Demo-
Graf the approaching concert to be given
by MIR. b. b. Young and Madame MAJ
zucato- Young, but having listened with
much pleasure to some of the rehearsals.
and as there is much interest in the con-
cert, we wish to make some comment unon
it, knowing that if the present concert is
others will follow. With Mr..
Young's talent as a singer our citizens are
well acquainted, although that talent
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-06-19
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SALT LAKE CITY,

General Banking Business Transacted
Foreign and Domestic Exchange bought and
sold.
Special attention given to the purchase and
sale of ores and bullion.
Returns for collections promptly made at cur
rent rates.
Telegraphic transfers made and commercial
and travellers credits issued, available in the
principal cities of the world
Having in addition to our Bank correspond
ents, an Express Agency in almost every
town West of the Rocky Mountains, affords us
special facilities for making collections and
executing commissions.
Accounts of Banks and Bankers, mercantile
and manufacturing firms, corporations, min
ing companies, stock growers and individual
received on favorable terms
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-07-02
JoTrryGs HERE AND THERE.

MIpDLETowN, July 1.-The Grand Army
Posts la Southern NcS-York hold a three days rc
union and encampment In this village on July ., and
g. Generals Slscun, SCacs ana Hobart ward, and Con-
gressman Beach Will be present
NIAGARA FALL, July l.-Commander De Saunc, OF the
sere With officers Of the French fleet, at the Citon
House.
ITHACA, July 1.-The evidence In the fiske'McGraw
Upiyersity suit closed to-day. The proposed ex-
n,u,tion of Profess Fs s1e "A commission obvi-
ate y "A stipulation certain facts to which II was
conceded he would TESTIFY.
ANsrrKpAm July Ia vein Of hard coal has been
discovered In woies Hollow Fix miles east OF this city
Jonn l. Brewer H. II. Luther, Terrence Martin and
George Donnan. OF Troy have leased section oi The
Land for one thousand ara aud propose 10 let down
. shaft five miles 50 Ith OF the Galway Oilncds
Troy July l.-IIorace Jones. tho wife-murderer was
to-day sentenced o he hanged August ~. the Court
of Appeal having affirmed the Judgment OF the lower
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-07-02
COURTING THE IRISH VOTE
COERCION ABANDONED BY THE TORIES.

URGING IRIsHMEN TO VOTE WITH THE coNsERvA-
TIvEs-LADY CHURCHILL CANvAssING WOOD
STOCK.
LONDON, July 1.-The Cabinet Council to-
day decided to abandon In Ireland and to rely
upon a strict administration Of the general law.
Lord Ashbourne In Dublin to-day took the oath OF
Office as Lord Chancellor OF Ireland He was heartily
by people In the streets his way Doth 10
and from Dublin CASTLE where the ceremonies Oh install
ment took place.
Lord Arthur william Hill. Member of Parliament for
Down. Ireland and Controller in election speech at
Down referred to the recently proposed bill for tho re-
newa OF the Crimes Act and said that such measures
wcre I'm his opinion. needless and the ordinary laws
were sufficiently ample for the government OF Irelsnd.
The present Land Act he said. was failure. He would
support the Land Purchase bill which the Liberal Gov
ernment had proposed.
Mr. Sexton, addressing n meeting at Wakefield THIS
evening" urged Irshmen to support tho Conservative
candidate Parliament and to the Conservatives
a chance. The past conduct Of the Liberals, he said,
gave them claim TO Irish support. Lady Churchill,
who is the daughter of Leonard Jerome OF EewYork,
IL personally engaged In the Woodstock canvas to
secure the reelection to Parliament or hof husband
Lord Randolph Churchill, Secretary OF state Tor lnaa
defeat OF Lord Randolph and to secnr" ne election OF
Corre Grant. The return OF Lord Randolph Churchill
for Woodstock the present election Is considered To DO
a doubtful matter. Sir Henry Drunmond Wolh spoke
at Woodstock to-day in support of Lord Randolph lie
said that IL absolutely necessary not TO allow Russa
10 ntrndc further into Afghanstan He denied that the
Conservatives wanted to tax corn.
The Parliamentary election to-day In the borough
of IaunccsoD Cornwall to I'LL the vacancy caused by
the elevation To the peerage Of Sir Hardngc B. clifford
Lord High Chancellor. resulted in the return OF Mr
Webster, the Tory candidate. by majority OF 43. .
Lord John Manners. Postmaster-General, and Sir
william Hart Dyke. :Chef Secretary for Ireland, have
been reelected To Parliament. .
Mr. stevens Conservative has been elected to Parla-
mcnt without opposition from North Devonshre. The
BY the elevation to the peerage OF
Sir stafford Norfhcote, First Lord 0f tho Treasury
ia the Ministry has been reelected TO Parliament
for Eye suffolk County. His majority Is l3I votes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-07-02
THE FIRE RECORD.
THREE PERSONS PERISH IN THE FLAMES

THREE PERSONS PERISH IN THE FLAMES.
CLEVELAND, July IA disastrous fire Ocs
Cured at Nos 347 and 35I Broadway this morning at
O'clock Two families occupied the ground floor apart
ments Mr. with his wife and four children oecus
pied the front rooms Cohen jumped from the burning
building and his dropped the children on bedding
she had thrown out and in doing was slightly burned
Mrs. Rosenberg with her three girls ana Rosa Mese.
occunied the rear rooms upstairs She escaped with her
fourteeu-year-old daughter, while the two younge!
children aged nine and eleven and Miss Mese peshed
I'm the fanles Mr. Tran. a travelling man. who boarded
with Mrs. Rosenberg jumped from his window and nad
were 10 have been married sunday. II Is believed
that the OF ncendary origin The belief Is al
the more plausible from the fact that the stairwaye
we're nearly consumed when the fire was discovered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-07-02
FIVE YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR MA CRTN.

CHICAGO, July I.-Ihc jury I'll thc M"ckIh
perjury case returned this afternoon after having been
ont exactly an hour with verdict OF guilty. In which
the punishment fixed was five years imprisonment In
the petenary As the last words OF tho verdict were
nronounced Mackin turned slightly pale aud clisped
his hands together as II In spasm OF pain, but this
lasted but a moment and he chaited smngly with his
brother The jury unanimous from the start ~ TO
MacIns guilt and there little discussion over the
term OF imprisonment The delay In reaching the YER
dict came fact that the jury seat for and read
over part Of the evidence. The prisoner was ut once
taken 10 The ja when remarked to reporter who
had noursd how ne about the verdict: "well
know my boy. there are great changes come In many
mems lives But we amt through yet I'll fight 1t TO
the END The last bridge isn't crossed yet"