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Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-17
COSTLY .THOROUGHBREDs.
Leland StanfOrd,s Famous PuI
chase OutdOne by w. w. Allen.

Stony FORD, N. Y, November 16.-Ip
November, 1875, Governor Leland Stan.
ford visited Stony Ford and purchased Of
Charles Backman thirteen head of gilt.
edge trotting stock for SAL 200. This
purchase (the largest ever made by one
man up to that time) included Elec-
tioneer, by Hambletonian, out of Green
Mountain Maid, and Elaine, by Messen-
ger Duroc, out of Green Mountain Maid.
The price OF the stallion was $12, 500 and
OF the filly $1,000. Since then $780,
900 has been refused for Electioneer,
and Elaine has trotted in 2:2O,
and produced Nortaine, with a
one-year.old record OF 2:311S. To-
day William Russell Allen, who is
founding a breeding farm at Pittsfeld,
Mass, visited Stony Ford with Hamilton
Bushby and beat Stanford's record. He
paid Backman $44,10O for ten head.
This is the largest sale ever made to one
man. Allen has secured son and
daughter and two granddaughters of the
famous Green Mountain Maid daugh-
ter OF Guy, record 2 :12, and a son Of a
sister Of Dexter (2:-74), and Dictator,
sire OF Jay -Eye-See (2:1O). The names
OF the animals bought and the
prices paid are as follows !:
Lancelot, bay colt, 1 year old,
by Messenger Duroc dam, Green Noun
tain Maid; $12, 800. Elista, bay mare, 5
years, by Messenger Duroc; dam, Green
Mountain Maid; 10000. Edita, bay
flly, 2 years, by Kentucky Prince dam,
Elise, by Messenger Duroc; second dam,
Green Mountain Maid 5000. Miretta,
chestnut mare, years, by Kentucky
Prince; dam, Muranda, by Messenger
Durac; second dam, Green Mountain
Maid; $4,000. Guyda, black mare, 5
years, by Messenger Duroc; dam,
Leslie, sister of Guy (212); "a 900.
America. black colt, 2 years, by ken
lucky Prince rnn dam, Alma, sister Of Dex-
year, by Sorrento dam, Mary Whitman,
by Kentucky Prince; 81 500. Nydia,
bay filly, year, by Kentucky Prince
dam, Camille, by Ham bletonian, 81, 500.
Alfaretta, bay flly, 2 years, by Kentucky
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-17
exemplify our criticism
A Great Thing for Los Angeles.


In our local columns will be found de.
tails of a great work which the Southern
Pacific Railway has undertaken in East
Los Angeles. We have heretofore given
notes of the plans of this company at San
Pedro, which involve the completion
there of great work like the Oakland
mole; and which, when com mpleted, will
assure us capital harbor, especially il
the Government and the railway com.
pany shall cooperate in that important
enterprise. At the beginning of the
current year the Southern Pacific Rail.
way will commence the erection of nam.
moth workshops in East Los Angeles on
sixty acres Of land bought by them last
summer, near Lyel street, on the line
OF the Yuma branch OF their road.
They will put up fifteen brick
buildings ranging in length from three
hundred to four hundred and twenty
five feet, by one hundred feet wide.
These will comprise car, locomotive
paint, carpenter and machine shops,
and they will have facilities for doing all
kinds of railway work needed on the
transcontinental and local systems OF the
Southern Pacific. There will be EN-.
ployed in these shops a thousand men,
and the force will be increased from time
to time. as the exigencies Of the compa-
ny's service may demand. This means
an immediate addition of many thousand
families to the population of our city,
and is an earnest of the interest the Rail-
way company takes in the development
of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-17
THERE has been an unaccountable re-

THERE has been an unaccountable re-
missness in procuring returns of the late
Presidential election in a number of the
States, notably in New York and West
Virginia. There would seem to be very
little excuse for this in the former case
Telegraphic and railway facilities have
increased SO rapidly in New York of late
years that forty-eight hours after the
election ought to be time enough to
admit of gathering in all the returns.
However, there are said to be certain
regions in western New York that are
primitive in the extreme. There was a
widely extended suspicion at one time
that returns were wont to be purposely
held back there to repair any possible
shortcomings of other Republican
counties in the brave days OF old. This
may have all been the purest
calumny. In the present case it would
look as if there were no need for this
partizan if not patriotic precaution.
There are great many bets hanging on
the precise figure of the New York
majority. In the case of West Virginia
delay is to be expected, as much of the
country is a primeval wilderness and
communication is slow and difficult.
This is somewhat embarrassing to the
newspaper men, as it prevents them from
writing with proper JUNCTION and authority
tnose luminous articles about the
breaking up of the "Solid South J" "The
new Era in our Politics." etc., etc. j,
wnicn occur SO readily to the teeming
editorial brain.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-17
THE organization of the next House OF

The organization of the next House OF
Representatives is matter OF both in
terest and doubt. 1t is significant cir
cumstance that the Republicans have
reduced their first redundant estimate
largely. Starting with figures of a
majority running from seventeen to
twenty-five, they now seem content, If
Chairman Quay is reported correctly,
with from five to nine. 1t is perhaps just
as we'll that our opponents should possess
all departments of the Government. The
responsibility will then be as great as the
opportunities of usefulness, and the
party will have to stand or fall by its
record, which no Democrat would have
had any hand in making or marring.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-17
Women,s Congress.

DETROIT, November 16.-At to-day's
session of the Women's Congress Mrs
Julia Ward Howe was reelected Presi.
dent. Twenty-Five Vice Presidents were
selected from the various States repre-.
sented.
Mrs. Mary E. Bagg presided at the
forenoon session. Mrs. Anna Jennesse
Miller, an exponent of dress reform, read
paper on Correct Dress" A short
discussion was held on this paper, several
delegates taking part. Miss Calliope
Kecheija, Greciaa educationalist who
has established schools in Athens and
Constantinople, spoke briefly on educa-
tional matters,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-17
American Turf Congress.

New YORK, November 16.-The ses.
sion of the American Turf Congress was
continued to-day. The Conference Com
mittee and the Committee of Eastern
Clubs with whom they talked yester-
day, joined with the Convention to
render reports of their proceedings.
An informal agreement of lis pounds
for year-olds, and 123 pounds for
3-year-olds will probably be adopted and
made final: Yesterdays conference was
secret. Whatever was agreed upon,
however, was not final, as but one East.
ern committeeman, Phillip Dwyer, had
full power to act for his club. Others
have placed the matter before their
executive committees and if they agree
to stand by the decision of their represen-
tatives the committee will so report, and
the plans adopted at the conference will
be made laws by the convention. Be.
sides the weight question, it was agreed
to appoint two collectors of forfeits. one
for the East and the other for the West
The plan for licensing jockeys provoked
hot discussion, which was not settled
and will be taken up to-day. Nearly all
OF the delegates appeared to be in favor
OF this, but are divided in opinion as tc
the method OF so doing.
FRIDAYS SESSION.
At to-day's session of the Ameri can
Turf Congress resolution was adopted
placing weights for 2-year-olGs at rs
and 3-year-olds at 122 pounds. A com.
mittee was appointed to draw up full
set of rules to be submitted at another
meeting. The convention next took up
the subject of betting privileges, and
after long argument the following was
adopted:
Resolred, That the subscribing jockey
clubs agree that no contract for betting
privileges be made with any association
OF book makers or any other member
thereof.
This means war to the knife between
the racing clubs and the book. m akers
association.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-17
here.

THE big rain makes the streets little
uncomfortable, but the farmers all over
the country can stand it. Besides a little
mud in the streets beats 16 degrees below
the freezing point of water all to pieces
That nipping air is what ails the great
Northwest to-day. We ought to be
happy. These early rains will add tc
our thankfulness two weeks from now.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-17
BOOdler McDOnaId,s Struggle Ia
Keep Out of the Pen.

CHICAGO, November 16.-Edward Nc
Donald, the most prominent OF the de-
PENDANTS in the famous Doodle trials, had
the findings against him in the lower
tribunals, reversed to-day by the Illinois
Supreme Court. The majority of the
boodlers, including Mcdonald, were sen.
fenced to the penitentiary, and with his
exception are now serving terms in
Joliet. He for more than year has re-
mained in Jail at Chicago, determined
apparently not to accept the convicts
stripes until every technicality had been
exhausted. The reversal by the Supreme
Court does not necessarily imply his fnal
escape, but at this late day the new turn
of affairs will undoubtedly render another
con nviction q matter of extreme difficulty
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-17
DELIVERED BY CARRIERS
At soc. per Week, or soc. per Month

LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS from adlacent towns
specially solicited.
REMIrrANCEs should be msde by draft, check,
nostoficeord or postal note The latter should
be sent for all sums less than $5.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-17
The Election SeItIed.

LAFAYETTE, Ind, November 16.-S. G.
Sheerin, Secretary of the Democratic
National Committee, is here on private
business. He denounces as false the
story telegraphed yesterday that he had
been summoned to New York to see
about an alleged mistake in the count.
He regards the election as settled.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-17

We are informed by Mr.. Thomas A.
Carey that more trees have been planted
in Los Angeles county during the past
year than in the three last years pu. Co.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-17
Noah webster,s Daughter

,,i ,biRipIsG7EPoRT, Conn.,, November l6.-
Eliza Webster Jones, widow of the late
N.Y. MY. nenry Jones and daughter of Noah
meps'er' died this morning, aged IS
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-17

SIXTEEN degrees above zero in st.
Paul, and about that frigid point all
through the Northwest, shows how the
wind blows. 1t will blow tourists in
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-17
Notice tn Mai, subscribers.

The papers of all delinquent mail subscribers
to the Los Angeles DAILY HERALD will be
promptly discontinued hereafter. No papers
will be sent to subscribers by mail unie,s the
same have been paid for in advance; rms RUE
is inf1exible. AYERS q LfNCh'
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-17
Ruma,s Ruin.

WALLNGFoRD, Conn.,, November l6.-
Solon G.. Jenkins, formerly prosperous
merchant, but gone to the dogs through
drink, last night shot and killed his
father-in-law, Stephen Anthony, aged 60,
and threatened all the rest Of the family
with death. The angry citizens threaten
to lynch him. 4.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-17
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER IT, 1855.

The storm yesterday had the very un-
usual effect of forcing the steamer Puebla
to pass San Pedro on her way to San
Diego without stopping.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-17

Prince; dam, Bette, by Messenger
Duroc; 81 400. Fedora, bay filly, 2 years
OLD, by Kentucky Prince; dam, Cassan-
dra, by Messenger Duroc; 81 200.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-17

JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT-Owing to
onr greatly increased facilities we are prepared
to execute all kinds of job work in n p superior OF
manner Special attention will be gwen 10
Commercial and legal printing, and all orders
will be promptly filled at moderate rates.
OFFICE OF PUBLICATION, 1925 West Second
street. between Spring and Fort, Los Angeles.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-17
THE EXCLUSION ACT,
Questions and Rulings Pertaining
Thereto.

WASHINGTON, November 16.-The Col
lector OF Customs at San Francisco re-
ports to the Treasury Department the
arrival of a vessel with a number of
Chinese from Seattle. The vessel
touched at Victoria, and the Collector
inquiries If that fact makes their landing
at San Francisco unlawful under the
terms of the Chinese Exclusion act, The
Treasury Department declines to issue
any instructions in the matter, and
leaves it entirely to the discretion of the
Collector.
MAY BE TRANSFERRED.
SAN FRANCISCO, November 16.-Collec-
tor Hagar to-day received dispatch
from Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Maynard, at Washington, stating that
Chinese laborers upon a vessel now in
port, or hereafter arriving from foreign
countries, destined for ports beyond the
Jurisdiction of the United States, may be
transferred in the harbor to other vessels
for the purpose of proceeding to their
place of destination, but they must be-
safely guarded during the transfer to pre-
vent an infraction of the Chinese Exclu-
sion Act b
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05

What do we see flashing weirdly and
silently along the reaches of yonder gloomy
street! A long line of candle torches, led by
O cross, borne aloft; in their midst hearse,
so covered with flowers that it looks like the
sweetest nook of garden travelling along
the way
What do we hear yonder quarter OF
mile off! A chorus of many voices, as sweet
and smooth and accurate as the trained
music of a professional concert. We drive
hurriedly to it, and find score OF young
men of the working class standing together
and singing one of the grand and expressive
songs of their country. The airs they sing
are full of technical peculiarities; they
render each one of them with as much accu'
racy as an instrument. There are solos,
duets, responses. They do them all with
feeling and expression. 1t is not for money
or for show; it is simply their innocent way
of amusing themselves and their friends
who gather around and applaud with enthu'
siasm.-Will Carleton in New York Star.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05

An anecdote may illustrate one cause OF
his thrift as money Islker. Col. Forney,
proprietor of The Philadelphia Press, had
made him an offer of $1,000 year, while he
was still poor and unknown, to go to Phila-
delphia and write for him. He went to look
over the ground. He found in the Office of
the paper literary gentleman Of fine ac-
uuirements and marked ability, whose
name was, in a faint and lusterless way
known to most people of culture throughout
the country. But to the great public the
man who "wrote up" the paper was Col
John w. Forney. Mr. Locke spent the even
ing with the writing editor, whose reputation
may have been about the kind enjoyed by
Mr., T. Buchanan Read This writer read to
him, with great pride and enthusiasm, a
labored article which was to appear in The
Press the next morning. Nearly prepared to
accept Mr.. Forney's offer, Locke returned
to his hotel. Coming down to breakfast the
next morning, guest at the table handed
him The Press, remarking and pointing to
the article he had heard read the evening be-
fore: "a truly magnificent article by John
w. Forney. What wonderful writer that
man isl"
This" said Locke, in telling the story,
'.settled it for me. Literary suicide was not
what was after."-Frank Leslie's.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
An Astonished Enclishman.

A newly arrived Englishman was told that
the editor of The North American Review
would, that night deliver learned lecture,
and that if he desired to become informed
upon live issues in America he should attend.
He did 50, and the next day he wrote as fol
lows to London newspaper:
"The Americans are surely a very peculiar
people. Last night l went to hear well
known gentleman lecture on what these
people term live issues, and must say that
never heard more ridiculous discourse. The
people laughed in his very face, but he did
not appear to mind it, He talked about 40
surd things, and spoke of showing his fist into
the bosom of the night and went on ct some
length to tell of dog that had fieas. l did
not want to be rude, but really laughed.
actually expected to see the people mob the
fellow, he was SO very, very queer"
He had been "steered" against Bill Nye.-
Arkansaw Traveller.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
Addicted to Playing Faro.

1t is an open secret that the great COM
moner, Thaddeus Stevens, was much adj
dicted to playing faro, and at times he was a
high bettor. He preferred to play against
the dealing of Gen. Wilkinson, who was his
personal friend and gentleman in every at
tribute, although following the profession OF
gaming Every night, when the weather
permitted, Thaddeus Stevens entered Gen.
Wilkinsons establishment, took his favoritt
seat at the table, which all players intuitively
yielded him as a pre-emptive right, bought
500 worth of checks and silently made hi
play Whe:. the hour of midnight came Mr.
Stevens invariably retired, whether winner
OF loser, and Gen. Wilkinson provided hin
with might liner" hack, fooled by an aget
colored driver, who carefully drove the great
commoner home to his lodgings and returned
to report that all was safe.-J. j. Noah il
Philadelphia Times.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
Beef of Mexican Cattle.

There is something peculiar about the beef
of Mexican cattle. From the months calf
to the 3-year-old COW or steer, the meat is
tender. Between the ages Of and Z years
the meat is tough. After the seventh year the
beefs begins to grow tender again, and an an
imal of ii years furnishes the best eating Of
all. These cattle do not mature until
they are 6, and they continue to fill out until
they are z and s. Fifteen to IL years is fair
age.
The Mexican butcher has methods pecul-
iarly his own. He cuts all the meat from
the bones, and in thin strips. When Ameri-
cans first went into the country in considera-
BILE numbers they found great difficulty in
getting either steaks or roasts. Now, how
ever, the native butchers supply meat as
desired for their American trade, and con-
tinue to sell strips to the Mexican customers.
-"W. B. s." in Globe-Democrat.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
restivals of the AIaskans.

The festivals-which, as we have said, are
numerous are often held in sort Of COM
mon hall called the kashga, which is built of
the same pattern as the semi-subterranean
winter houses, but is often as large as sixty
feet square and twenty or thirty feet high.
This kashga also serves for various other
purposes. 1t is used for the public bath; for
the deliberations of the council of elders in
communal questions for the preparation OF
skins ard the manufacture Of seds; for the
reception of visitors, and for the sleeping
place of males vino have no huts Of their
own The festivals consist of singing and
dancing of a primitive character. and then
gorgng with fish and bluboer, with the adj
ditonal luxury of melted reindeer fat, when
it can be procured. All the food, both fish
and flesh, goes through some process of cook.
ing before being eaten, although the higher
it is tue more it is appreciated Chambers
Journal
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
Defining The Use.

At the entrance to the National museum is
a large stone sarcophagus, which was
brought to this country some years ago from
Egypt, and presented TO the Smithsonian
Institution. The other day one of the excur-
sionists from northern New York, entering
tine building, stopped to look at it. Turning
to the man who checks umbrellas and canes,
she said:
"What is that great stone affairg'
"That's sarcophagus, ma'am," he an
swered.
"Where did il come fromw
"From Egypt, ma'am"
"What do they use it forY'
"To spit in, mostly, ma'am," replied the
faithful public servant.-W Washington Cor
New York Tribune.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
BLESSINGS of Liberty.

Bill-Why don't yer git inter public life
an be somebody, jim?
JIM did try ter git Office, but these
burned civil service rules KEEP me out
"What Office did yer try fer"
"Janitor OF public buildin'. They asked
me how much two and two made, an cause
l failed on the first answer they wouldn't
have me-" .
"Never mind, Jim, I'll help yer git inter
public life. I'll get yer elected school director;
that don't require no Examination. "-Omaha
World
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05

Mr.. Wabash ION urgent business from the
west, to servant-Will you say to Mr.
Gotham, that Mr.. Wabash, of Chicago, would
like to see him as soon as possibles
Servant-Yes, sir (Returned) He is
just changing his linen, sir, and will be down
at once.
Mr. Wabash-Very well. Soto voce.,
Changing his linen, and this only Wednesday
Well-well"- Tho Epoch.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
Not All Happy.

We hail with joy the gentle spring, *
The time when disappears the snow,
And farmers hear the robins sing,
And Sol with warmth begins to glow.
The poet then in ecstacies
Ofbuds and early blossoms sings, ~
OF babbling brooks and greening leas,
OF trailing arbutus and things,
But while We hail the gentle spring,
The budding tree, the greening plain,
We must confess that it doth bring
Some little drawbacks in its train.
Our overcoats are thrown aside,
When come bright morns and sunny moons,
And then It's mighty hard to hide
The patches on our pantaloons!
Boston Courier,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
A Woman of Talent.

80 your sister is making S200a week with
an opera company, and your brother 500 a
weekr'
ayes, sir"
"Well, there mast be genius in the family
There isn't much in ours, to be sure. But I'm
glad to say that l have sister so talented
that she makes $500 a week by appearing in
public"
"What is her specialtyp
'She is the bearded woman in museum.
Nebraska Journal.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
THE ORGANIZERS.

We are the music makers,
And we are the dreamers of dreams,
Wandering by lone sea breakers,
And sitting by desolate streams;
World losers and world forsakers
On whom the pale moon CLEANS;
Yet we are the movers and shakers
OF the world forever, il seeing.
With wonderful deathless ditties
We build up the worlds great cities,
And out of fabulous story
We fashion an empires glory;
One man with a dream, at pleasure,
Shall go forth and conquer crown;
And three. with a new songs measure,
. Can tramp!e kingdom down.
breath of our inspiration
Is the life of each generation;
wondrous thing of our dreaming,
Unearthly, impossible seeming,
The soldier, the king and the peasant
Are working together in one,
Till our dream shall become their present
And their work in tie world be DONE
O'Shaughnessy in Washington Critic.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
Truth Is Mighty.
James-Puttin' sand in the sugar.

Grocer Ito boy)-What are you doing,
James,
James-Puttin' sand in the sugar.
Grocer-Well, that won't do You must
put the sugar in the sand, and then if a GUS
toner asks if we put sand in our sugar you
can truthfully say no. You will find, James,
as you acquire more business experience, that,
in the long run, truth always pays.-New
York Sun.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
4 Reasonable Request.

"Papa," said a beautiful girl, brightly, "do
you know that this is my 18th birthdays"
"Why, bless me, soft isl" responded the old
man at doesn't seem possible that my little
girl has grown to be young lady"
"Well, she has, papa, and l want you to do
me very great favor" and the beautiful
girl hid her blushing face upon the old mans
shoulder
''What is it, dear?" he asked fondly.
"Please sell Nero. n-New York Sun.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
Almost Too Much.

The latest thing reported in trusts" is a
ssdiamond trust" This will make news
paper editors howl more than ever 1t is
about as much as they can do to keep their
families supplied with diamonds at present
-Norristown Herald.