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Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-12
EASTERN HAPPENINGS.
The Funeral Train of the
Lehigh Victims.
FIFTY-sEyEN sHROUDED CORpsEs
Heart-Rending Scenes About the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the
Street Car Strike.
| Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
WLKEsBARRE, Pa, October 11.-At
$3.50 this evening the funeral train ar
rived in Wilkesbarre, bearing fifty.seven
dead bodies. They had been partially
prepared for burial and lay upon boards
placed upon the back of the seats in
three passenger coaches. As the train
drew up to the Wilkesharre depot dozen
policemen were required to keep
back the frantic crowd of friends
and relatives who had come
from Scranton and Pleasant Valley
to meet the dead. A special coach had
been provided for these friends, but they
insisted on entering the cars containing
the dead, and were only stopped by
force and the efforts OF five priests who,
were on the train. One body was re-
moved from the cars at Wilkesbarre.
The train then continued on its way up
the Delaware and Hudson road to Mi
ner's Mills and Scranton.
The people in the special coach again
began to clamor for permission to enter
the funeral cars, but were again refused.
it being alleged that no one had the KEYS.
Severa! who were in search of missing
friends became desperate and soon broke
down the car doors and began
frantic search for their loved ones.
Clothes were torn from mangled
and scalded bodies, revealing the
uniforms of the st. Aloysius men and
cadets and other members of the society.
Those who knew their relatives were on
board also f1ocked into the cars and be-
gan rearranging the attire of the cover
ings OF the corpses. Many were distorted
and in horrible attitudes and the friends
endeavored to lessen their frightful ap-
pearance. At Miners Mills the train
stopped to leave the body of James
Flynn. No lights could be obtained and
much OF the work was done in partial
darkness.
1t was as the train drew up at Pleasant
Valley that the most heart-rending
scenes were enacted. Ropes had been
stretched about the depot and the guards
kept the immense throng back. The
shrieks and screams of the stricken
friends and relatives were pitiful in the
extreme. The first body carried
out was that of Oscar Gibbons.
thirteen years of age, borne in
the arms of his stalwart brother,
Then, one after another, forty.six white
sheeted bodies were carried out and
given into the charge of friends. The
shrieks and cries OF the women and the
hoarse shouts and imprecations of the
men made a terrible scene. When all
were out the train again pulled out to
bear the remaining dead to Scranton,
Minooka and points beyond.
1t is imy yossible to tell the number of
the wounded. Twenty-Five were brought
here to the hospital and numbers of 9TH
ers slightly injured have gone to their
homes.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-12
The Contest I'm the sixth District.

The Contest I'm the sixth District.
There is great deal of hogwash in
some Republican journals about General
Vandever's services to this district in
Congress, and about his stern devotion
to duty. This latter beautiful and duti-
full and Romanesque quality has been
shown principally in the punctuality
with which this old gentleman has
drawn his salary. If he has done any
thing for Los Angeles county or for
Southern California we have failed to
learn the details of his work. He has
probably neglected to canvass the Sixth
Congressional District in order to save
the money which such an operation
would involve. There is something
prosaic rather than poetical about such
a phase of the Congressional contest.
There is good deal Of blather, too,
about General Vandever's military
record, as if that had any
thing to do with the present
contest in the State Congressional Dis
trict. General Vandever is a very old
man, and the rest he needs will best be
secured to him by retiring him to the
peaceful shades of Ventura. In connec-
ton with these Republican eulogies Of
the sitting member of Congress from this
district, we find slurs upon Hon. Reel B.
Terry, the Democratic candidate for
Congress. His youth is made point
against him, and he is called light
weight. In intellectual ability, the Dem
ocratic nominee may challenge compari-
son with any man on the Congressional
rosters of either party. We have yet to
learn that any candidate has ever been
injured by youth. In fact, it is a glad
some and venial offense of which
almost anybody would consent to be
guilty, and which the public have
a remarkably free and easy
habit of condoning. We learn from all
hands that Mr.. Terry has made a re-
markably judicious and successful can
vass of the district; that he "takes," SO
to speak, and that in fresh and attract
i've presentation of the issues of the cam
paign he is excelled by few orators on
either side OF the great political debate.
1t looks as if he were sure winner,
and as if his venerable opponent, in his
eagerness to clutch undiminishsd the
eagles of the national treasury paid over
as his salary, had given his alert, able
and Thoroughbred Democratic ,adver-
sary "walk-over." So mo te it be!
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-12
IT WOULD appear from Mr.. Blaine's

IT WOULD appear from Mr.. Blaine's
Goshen speech that he is trying to re-
model his declaration that Trusts are pri-
vate affairs with which the public have
no concern. He devoted his entire time
on Wednesday nlghtin dismal effort to
show that five of the leading Trusts OF
this country were pets of the Democracy
and owed their success to Democratic
nursing. OF course these Trusts are
proper objects of public concern, or Blaine
would not feel obliged to denounce them
in public speech. 1t is needless to say
that the Democratic party has nothing to
do with and is not responsible for these
Trusts or for their existence. But the
logic OF his present attitude is that Dem
ocratic Trusts are matters with which
the public are concerned, but Republi-
can Trusts are private affairs with which
the people have no right to meddle. Oh
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-12

Mr.. J. G. NEWTON, an old citizen of
Los Angeles county, who has just paid q
long visit to the East, tells us that there
are great changes going on in political
sentiment throughout the East and the
West, and that these changes are very
pronouncedly in favor of the Democratic
ticket. The masses are studying the
tariff question with great earnestness
and the result is that they, in
five cases out of seven, are
convinced that tha logic of the
Democratic attitude is correct and fol-
the benefit of the country and the "com-
mon people," as Ingalls, calls the pro-
ducing and industrial classes. The
closest fgurers and most intelligent OBJ.
servers in New York of the trend OF
politics declare seriously that the Demo
cracy will cross Harlem Bridge out of the
city with eighty thousand majority. 1t
is utterly impossible that the Republi-
cans can overcome such q majority in
the rest of the State.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-12
A Steadily Frightening Horizon.

The National campaign has always
been strong-not only strong but
triumphant. In addition to the essential
merits of his candidacy, Mr.. Cleveland
has (D his luck, which has never yet
failed him; (2) issues which appeal to
the masses in irresistible shape; and :,
(3) that prescription in American politics
which always carries man who has
once been elected to the Presidency, who
has been fairly successful in his admins
tration, and who has been renominated
for second term, to continued occupa-
ton of the White House. This prescrip-
ton was only violated once. 1t was
carried into the force of the unwritten
law of American politics by the
triumphant reelection OF Presidents
Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Mon
roe, Jackson, Lincoln and Grant. 1t
was only departed from in the case of
Mr.. Van Buren, and on account of the
celebrated panic of 1887, following Gen
eral Jackson's crushing of the United
States Bank, which afforded an oppor-
tunity for the "Tippecanoe and Tyler
too" campaign OF 1910. This is the only
instance in which this invariable rule cf
American politics has been departed
from.
Cleveland has not only the strength OF
his administrative career, of his luck, of
the prescription of two terms for capable
Presidents, but he has superadded to all
these winning propositions that which is
added by the matchless sagacity of his
surplus message.
whats the matter with Cleveland ?''
"Oh, he's all right" to adopt the cant
Of the day.
But not only is Cleveland all right,
but California is all right. And so is
Los Angeles county. And so is Reel B.
Terry, the young, able and thorough
paced representative of the living
Democratic sentiment, as against the
cast-iron Vandever, the last melancholy
reminiscence OF the "bloody shirt"
To adopt the elastic phraseology of
the Pasadena cadets, "What's the mat
ter with the Democratic party?"
"They're all right" Democrats intend
to carry the Nation, the State and the
county.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-12

the State Democratic Committee, and he
had done so by means which, if the Sc.
crets were known, would shock even the
Democratic party. Every follower of
Randall in the House of Representatives
has been given to understand that the
price OF Presidential favor was a vote
for the Mills bill. That bill had been
concocted by the conspirators in the
dark. Votes had been purchaaed for it
by yielding partial protection to arti-
cles from which it had been
withdrawn. Men who had been
elected by protectionist constituency
had been cajoled. coaxed, threat
ened and drilled into its support by the
Administration. A vote had been taken
and only four Democrats had voted with
Randall against it. Four had been
faithful among the faithless found "
One of them, Sowden, of Pennsylvania,
had been beaten for denomination by the
influence of the next friend of the Ad-
ministration. Randall had written from
his sick-bed asking Hogg, of West Vir.
ginia, to pair with him, and because
Hogg had done SO, he also had been
beaten for denomination.
TEAR FOR JOHN ROACH.
Could political malignity, Mr.. Platt
asked, go further than it had in pursuit
of Randall, the honest friend of the
intelligent and enlightened laborer ?
There was no sadder picture than that in
American politics, except its companion
picture, the ruin and death of John
Roach, compassed by Democratic
Secretary of the Navy, because he was a
Protectionist.
Chase next addressed the Senate
directing his remarks to the contrast be-
tween the Republican and Democratic
administrations in the management of
the postal service of the country. With
out concluding his remarks he yielded
the floor, and the Senate adjourned till
tomorrow
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-12
WASHINGTON WAITS.
yhe Chinese Exclusion Bill
forced with u Vim.

hOASCsA a. hhhs
WASHINGTON, October 1.-THE Secre
tary of the Treasury to-day received 8
telegram from j. d. Spreckels & Brother
OF San Francisco, saying: The steamer
Duke of Westminster, with the Chinese
awaiting the test case, must sail to-mor-
row. Can the Chinese be transferred tc
another hulk for reshipment by the next
steamer back to China if the test case
goes against them?
Assistant Secretary Maynard replied
The Department is of the opinion that
the transfer of Chinese laborers from the
importing vessel to the hulk of another
vessel in the harbor is contrary to the
Exclusion act, and that neither the De-
partment nor the Collector has authority
to permit such proceeding.
General Clark, clerk of the House ol
representatives, has to-day been con-
ferring, on behalf of the majority of the
House. with Senator Allison and other
Republicans OF the Senate about adjourn.
ment. General Clark said the House
would take the responsibility of the orig
inal resolution and members of the
House were in favor of fixing the time
for adjournment on Saturday of next
week or Monday of the week later. He
asked the Senators which they would
prefer. The sentiment in the Senate is
favorable to adjournment one week from
next Saturday. General Clark said the
House will probably pass the resolution
next Wednesday or Thursday and that
the Senate will doubtless concur.
Thurman remained at Oak View all
day, while the President came into the
city TO attend to Cabinet meeting
Thurman left for Columbus this even
ing.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-12
The Secretary of the Treasury has ex-

The Secretary of the Treasury has ex-
cluded Emile Zola's last book, "La
Terre," from entry as Objectionable liter
ature. Upon this the New York World
says: "The fact is that the infant-and
the word is especially appropriate-in.
dustry of immoral novel-writing is in a
very fourishing condition in the United
States at present. So long as it is pro-
tected from the cheap labor of tie Paris
ian masters it is likely to retain it's vigor.
In boycotting La Terre Secretary Fair
child did well. We may want the earth
as people, but not the earth that zola
sends u.s."
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-12

The Board of Police Com mmissioners
seems to be body which no bit can
curb, no check restrain in their vaulting
career. They adopted resolution in
structing the City Attorney to draft an
ordinance requiring saloons and restau.
rants to close at midnight. The
measure was submitted to the Coun-
Gil, and that body rejected it.
The municipal legislature differed
with the Board about the policy
that body wished to enforce. So much
the worse for the Legislature The
Police Commissioners, not to be baked
in their determination to enforce their
proscriptive views, have caused the Chief
Of Police to notify all the saloonkeepers
in the city that if they do not close at
midnight they the Commissioners
will refuse to reissue their licenses.
This is certainly an assumption
OF power in excess of their authority.
They are presumed by law to only exer.
else their power for good and
sufficient cause. 1t is manifestly not
good and sufficient cause to punish the
licensed parties for refusing to obey an
arbitrary order of the Board which is
distinctly repugnant to the action of the
City Council on the same subject. We
do not believe that the Council will
quietly submit to be snubbed, overruled
and set aside by an inferior branch Of
the city government.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-12
City and Township.
The importation of wooden fabrics into

The Importation of wooden fabrics into
Canada last year from Great Britain
were valued at 1921, ,52l against $4,000
for those imported from the United
States. This remarkable showing could
not be made if it we're not for the high
tariff in our country upon raw wools.
Our enormous tariff upon the raw mater
ials necessarily used in woolen goods
practically excludes cur manufactures
from country within stonethrow of us,
and enables the British manufacturers,
three thousand miles away, to monopo-
lize market which should be ours.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-12

In HIS Goshen speech, night before
last, Blaine resorted to his old tactics of
distorting facts in order to bolster up the
high tariff heresies of his party. He
said that under high protective tariff
steel rails had dropped from $l15 per ton
to $3l or $32. Now sec how little
honest truth will make the greatest
statesman" figure as the greatest
falsifier. Up to 1888 the Ameri-
can syndicate, who own the Bes-
semer patent in this country were pro-
tected by tariff Of $2S per ton on steel
rails. In the revision of 1883 the duties
were reduced tp $l7 per ton. The cost
to India railways all last year for British.
made steel rails was from SIG to 500 per
ton. Railway men are now asking why
it is necessary to place tariff of $l7 per
ton on rails that can be made here as
cheaply as in Great Britain. There would
be ample protection to the Ameri.
can syndicate if the tariff were
reduced rs per cent, but all
above that is in the nature of a subsidy
drawn out of the American people
pocket to enrich the Bessemer syndicate
But aside from this, it is not true that
steel rails dropped to $31 and $32 per ton
in spite OF the high protective tariff. The
price dropped because the tariff was re-
duced; and it would drop still lower il
the duty was abated to merely sufii.
cient margin to prevent English compe.
tition. 1t will always do to double dis.
count Blaine's assertions on the stun D.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-12
THE ST Rect CAR STRIKE,
Further RiOtOus Demonstrate
War to the Death.


CHICAGO, October lin view of the
rlotous demonstrations yesterday, Mayor
Roche this morning issued pro-
clamation calling on the people of
the city not to congregate on the streets.
Some cars were run on the North Side
this morning. The tracks were torn up
in a number of places and distractions
placed at many points, making progress
slow. 1t was rumored conference was
in progress looking to a settlement.
President Yerkes denied this, and de-
clared the tight is one to the death.
Chief of Police Hubbard this afternoon
issued a general order that the police
must keep the crowds moving, and
sternly repress all disorder from it's in
ception, using whatever amount of force
is necessary to accomplish the result.
Mayor Roche says it looks as if the city
authorities will have to fight to maintain
order.
DRIVERS ROTTEN-EGGED.
At Sedgwick and Lincoln avenues this
afternoon crowd of 5000 rotten-egged
the new drivers. The horses ran away,
damaging two or three cars, but the po-
lice finally restored order. This after
noon two dozen men, escorted by police,
were brought to the Western avenue
barns on the West Side. The rumor
spread that the company was about to
start dozen cars. A mob of 5000 soon
gathered, and the officers advanced in a.
determined manner. The crowd fed,
but some of the strikers refused to move.
and nine of them were arrested.
THE POLICE AND THE MoBs.
At 4 O'Clock two cars were sent out on
the west division. About one hundred
and twenty-five policemen were on duty
and succeeded in keeping the crowd,
which numbered 5000, from interfering.
The trip back and fourth on Madison
street was full of excitement. At two
points stones were hurled, one of which
struck a woman, knocking her down.
The thrower of the stone was immedi.
ated arrested. At Halstead street great
mob was collected, part of which
attempted to pound the driver of a car,
but the police kept the crowd in check.
Julius Walselbeg, a former conductor on
the Sedgwick street line, was locked up
at the Chicago-avenue station, and Cap.
tain Schaak, who expresses the opinion
that the man is dynamiter. is carefully
investigating the case. The prisoner
was found strewing along the tracks
some black objects about the size of wal
nuts. Whether these contained enough
explosive to be dangerous will be deter
mined by investigation.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-12
Ca SE.CROOKS.
The Daughter of j. 4. Case Married
to a San Franciscan.

RACINE. Wis, October IL. -. Miss
Amanda Case, the youngest daughter of
the famous horseman, ]. I. Case, was
married at her parents home this after
noon to Jonathan J. Crooks, real estate
man of San Francisco, by Rev. Arthur
Piper. Among those in attendance from
out of town were Mr.. and Mrs. Richards,
of Los Angeles; Mrs. Gonzales, Mrs.
Geo. Bull, Mrs. Arthur Bull and w. T.
Bull, of San Francisco. After the cere-
mony a brilliant reception was held, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Crooks left for San Fran
cisco.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-12
Last of Geronimo,s Band.

ST. LOUIS, October 11.-A special from
Nogales, A1iz., says: The last remnant
of Chief Geronimo's baad ..of renegade
Apaches. been captured in the Sierra
Madre Mountains in Sonora, Mexico.
They We're four bucks, two squaws and
two boys. They have been taken to Her
mosillo. The leader Of the band was one
Elias, Mexican, and one OF the toughest
characters of the Southwest.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-12

JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT-Owin to
our greatly increased facilities, we are prepared
TO execute all kinds OF job work in superior
manner. Special attention will be given to
commercial and legal printing, and all orders
will be promptly filed at moderate rates.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-12
New mexico Odd Fellow..

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M, October 1.-THE
Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows closed it's
work last night. 9. L. Hubbs, of Albu.
q uerque, was elected Grand Master.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-12
Democrat,c state Tlcket,

Chief Justice w NILES sEARLES, of Nevada
Associate Justice. JEREMIAH SULLIVAN, of
San Francisco.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-12
MRS. Cleveland Going Home.

Troy, N. Y, October 1l.-Mrs. Cleve-
land and party left Saranac Lake this
afternoon on a special train for WASH
ington.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-12

OFFICE OF PUBLICATION, 1885 West Second
street, between Spring and Fort, Los Angeles.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-12
For Congress, Sixth District.
REEL B. TERRY, of Fresno.
Democratic state Electoral Ticket.

..rsroo &c. P. BERRY, of sutter.
Al Larse.'- b d. MURPHY, OF Santa Clara.
1st District FRED BERlNGER, of Sonoma.
I'd District A. CAMINETTI, of Amsdor.
Sd District C. A. JENKINS, of Sacramento.
lth District. p. ]. MURPHY, of San Francisco
9Th District N. BOWDEN, of Santa Clara.
eth District BYRON WATERS, of San B'dino
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-12

To enforce jrwgdlity in patbldc expenditures and
abolish unnecessary tGTdti0n.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-12
DELIVERED BY CARRIERS
AZ 2Oc. per Week, or soc. per Month

LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS from adjacent towns
specially solicited
RFM1rrANcEs should be made by draft, check,
postofice order or postal note. The latter should
be sent for all sums less than SIS.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-12
Racing Results.

CINCINNATI, October 11.-It rained all
day at Latonia, making the track heavy.
Attendance good.
First race, selling, six furlongs-Kara
won, Jennie Mcfarland second, Blue
Eyed Belle third time, :18T.
Second race, free handicap, one mile
and three-sixteenths - Panama won,
Famine second, Brother Ban third; time,
2:0415.
Third race, purse, five furlongs-R Rim
ini won, Sunlight second, Cherry Bios.
som third; time, :05%.
Fourth race, purse, six furlongs-Tenny
won, Howard second, Castaway third /;
tirne, :171s.
Fifth race, one mile-Everett won,
Hunt second, Bridgelight third time,
:41A.
Sixth race, selling, six furlongs-Ca-
talpa won, Hector second, Erebus third !;
time, l liz.
JEROME PARK, October 1.-THE day
was dreary, the track was good.
First race, l, 400 yards-J. A. B. won
in 2:l31a, Radiant second, Marsac third.
Second race, one mile-Glenmound
won in LACY, Frank Ward second,
Niagara third.
Third race, one and one-eighth miles
Raceland won in :5S1a, Badge second,
Yum Yum third.
Fourth race, one and one sixteenth
miles - Migonette won in 1:52R
Pocatello second, Oarman third.
Fifth race, l 400 yards-Bradford WOE
:221a, Brait second, Lafitte third.
Sixth race, one and three-sixteenths
miles-Satisfaction won in 2 :07, Stockton
second, Tendoy third.
| BAH and Bat.
PHILADELPHIA, October 1.-THE Phil
lies won to-day's game in the first inning
when they knocked out six runs, foul
earned. Score: Philadelphia, 8; Chi
cago, 3. Batteries Sanders and Clements
Tener and Farrell.
BosToN, October 11.-Boston defeated
Pittsburg in two games to-day. The
feature of the games was heavy hitting
by the home team. Score: First game
Boston, 8; Pittsburg, O. Batteries: Mad
den and Kelly Calvin and Miller. Sec
ond game-Boston, A Pittsburg, l. Bat
teries: Baldwin and Kelly; Satley and
Fields.
New YORK, October 11.-Indianapolis
Score: New York, 13; Indianapolis, o
Batteries: George and Murphy; shrevt
and Myers.
WASHINGTON, October Washington
defeated Detroit to-day. Score: Wash.
ington, Z; Detroit, 5. Batteries: Keeft
and Mack; Conway and Wells.
BALTIMORE, October 1.-Baltimore, 7
Cleveland, A..
BROOKLYN. October 11.-Athletics, 8
Brooklyn, 8.
ST. LOUIS. October list. Louis, 2
Louisville, 8.
il Yellow Fever Dying Out.
IAcKsoNYILLE Ella Octohar 11-Nau