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Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-04

THE sumptuary law plank of the Chi
cago platform has given the Democratic
party almost the entire German vote,
while it has not secured to that organiza-
ton the Prohibition vote. In this mat
ter the grand old party has fallen plumb
between two stools. On the other hand,
the nomination of Harrison has restored
to the Democracy that portion of the
Irish vote which went off to Blaine in
1884. The New York Sun, of the 26th
inst, had an interview with Mr.. Edward
J. Rowe, who in 1884 was member OF
Tammany Hall, but who left that organ
ization to work for Blaine's election, and
was the head of the body known as the
"Blaine Dynamiters." A change has
come over the spirit of Mr.. Rowe's
dream, and he unbosomed himself as
follows, to reporter of the Sun:
eff Blaine had been nominated, I and
thousands of other Irshmen in this city
would have started right out to work for
him. Now, however, for one-and /
think I can safely say that I shall not be
alone in this-shall give iny time to my
business, and let politics alone. I would
have worked for Blaine because he was
Blaine, and not because he was either
Republican or protectionist. In 1884
33. 900 Irishmen in this town voted
for Blaine because they felt that
he was an American all over
and would protect this country
from foreign demands and usurpations.
They admired the man because of his in
tense spirit of nationality. It's quite pos
sible that many of those SO 900 votes may
be Democratic this year. They were not
SO much Republican votes as Blaine votes
in 1884. may vote for Cleveland N.Y.
SELF"
Mr.. Rowe is representative of an i'm
mense number of Irish American voters,
whose indifference to the Republican
cause, owing to the failure OF BIaine's
nomination, means much positive
strength to the Democracy, and of still
larger number of his race who have re-
turned to their old cordial affiliation with
the Democratic party. The result will
be signalized in New York City by
the old time Mcclellan, Seymour and
Tilden majorities below the Harlem
Bridge in the Empire State.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-04
systematic ROBBERY.

New YoRK, July 3.--Four men are
locked up at the police headquarters to.
night charged with having acted in con-
cert for months to rob the wholesale gro-
Gerry firm Of Thurber, Wyland & Co.
John Brady was for twelve years q por-
ter for the firm, but now has little gro
cery store in Brooklyn. He has re-
ceived and disposed of stolen goods
to the amount of thousands
of dollars. Henry Wellington,
an express truckman, has carted
away the stolen goods with others de-
signed for shipment and forwarded them
to Brady's address in Brooklyn. Henry
Bushet and James Mccormick, clerks in
the store Of Thurber, Whyland & Co.,
have been "inside" confederates in the
combination. Brady has confessed his
part in the combination and has impli-
Gated the other three. The stolen goods
consisted of sugar in barrels, coffee in
sacks and other Commodities in bulk.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-04
I'm Need OF Aid.

Mrs. George Gillis, wife of Deputy
Sheriff Gillis, who was killed by David
Hunt at Ell Monte, nearly nine years
ago, was yesterday reported to be in des-
titute circumstances and confined to her
bed. Chief Of Police Cuddy started q
subscription in her aid at Police
Headquarters, and already neat lit
lie sum has been raised for her.
benefit. Mrs. Gillis has two little chilsl
dren whom she has supported until ILL
ness overcame her. Her husband, Geo..
Gillis, was brave and courageous off.
Ger, who lost his life while in the dis
charge Of his duty, Hunt, who muir
dered GiIlis, is now serving life sen-
tence ct San Quentin State Prison.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-04
Licensed to Wed,

The following were yesterday licensed
to we'd
Richard T. Harris and Maria S. Larter,
of Westminster.
E. D. Harding and Artie v. Elliott, Of
Santa Monica.
s. B. Barnes and Carrie F. Metcalf, of
Pasadena.
J. 7. Berry and Wennie E. Metcalf, of
Pasadena.
Edward Thompson and Ella NJ. Tarr,
of Los Angeles.
Ben Soto and Kittie Livermore, of Po-
mona.
Manuel Montijo and Ramona Paditto,
of Los Angeles.
John L. johnson and Louisa Stocks
berry, of Downey.
w. A. Smith and M. G. Chacon, of Los
Angeles.
G.. R. Wilson and Mary L. Branch, Of
Downey.
Henry Reed and Wildred z. Chandley,
of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-04

GENERAL SHERIDAN has suffered Sc
we're ngestion through his removal to
the seashore. President Garfield, after
beip shot, was removed from the heat
of Washington to the cool breezes of the
Jersey shore, but it did not at all aid to
save him. General Grant was taken
from the close atmosphere of over
crowded New York to the refreshing
heights of Mt. McGregor, but the 'last
enemy" in spite OF all T." eS"rss ovefeame
the strong old hero. The late Emperor
of Germany was taken to Italy before
his inherited malady laid such severe
siege to the citadel OF his vital forces.
Later the Imperial invalid was taken
away from Berlin and from the cares
of government to the baths. Once more
all was unavailing, for the reason that
death had marked this one also for his
prey. Sad as it is to say it, the reports
from "Little Phil's" bedside seem to
point to the same uselessness
of striving to defy the King
of Terrors. Sheridan, like Grant and
like "Our Fritz" is making his mos. :.
gallant fight in the face OF this grim. foe
of all mankind. But it looks As 1! the
effort were but prolonging tie misery Of
failing life and the agon-, Of dying. These
modern instances f.most provoke the
doubt whether or not the high state tc
which medical science has attained in
our day, when used for such ends as
this, Is to be accounted benefit anc
blessing to our race, or merely refined
system of torture. 1t would appear al
if the part of wisdom might rather be tt
let the end come, let the dying spark g
out, let the long, eternal rest be found
and pain end.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-04
Aavfces From Cuba.

HAVANA, July 3.-The state of siege
which was proclaimed some time ago
having accomplished its purpose, the
suppression Of brigandage has been sus-
pended. In its place there has been pro-
mulgated special law to the repression
Of brigandage.
5 A telegram from Baracca states that
yesterday q severe shock of earthquake
was experienced in that neighborhood.
The damage done to property was con-
siderable. No loss Of life has been re-
ported.
MArAszAs, July S.-To-day two muir
dererB were hanged.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-04
oua dispatches this morning brin,

Our dispatches this morning bring us
an elaborate, not to say an exhaustive
review of the subject of subsidies to
ocean steamers. Postmaster General
Dickenson discusses the matter with
much intelligence from the stand
point of his Office. It is
topic in which all good citizens will be
deeply interested. The restoration OF
our merchant marine is most important
matter, and intelligent agitation is the
only method BY which we can arrive at
3 proper solution Of the problem.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-04
DEEPING WATER soUNDINGs.
Texas Getting Anxious for a Deer
Water Port.

Fort WORTH, Tex, July 3.-A Deep
Water Convention was called by the
Fort Worth Board of Trade to meet on
July 10. The object is to agree upon the
most available point on the Texas Coast
where deep water port can be had at
the least cost. The entire State of Texas
is now aroused on the subject, and will
be represented in the Convention. From
letters received to-day it is learned that
delegates will be present from Minneapo-
lis, Denver, New Orleans, Lincoln, ,Neb.,
and smaller towns Of Colorado, Nebraska,
Louisiana, Arkansas and New Mexico
Many western capitalists who have
Texas investments are taking part in the
move
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-04

In THE American Union in these Mid
summer days the great centers of atrac-
ton are Cincinnati and Gettysburg. At
the latter point the heroes Of the late
war scared, attle-battered, ,wrinkled and
gray are assembled to commemorate the
struggles of the sixties. Throbbing feelings
and sacred although terrible memories
we'll up from the founts of the past. At Gin
cinnati the industries of reunited Amer
lea, great, prosperous and progress
i've, blessed with internal and external
peace, hold high carnival, proving that
Peace hath her victories no less than war,
Great, indeed, are these triumphs OF
peaceful enterprises, as illustrated by the
mammoth and multiform displays at
Cincinnati. America is great, both in
peace and war. She is great,
both materially and Intellectually.
Cincinnati is humorously spoken Of as
"Porkopolis. But if that queenly city
is tie center Of one OF our grossest and
least poetical forms of industry, she is
also noted as the center of musical art
in this Union. Idleness is not the
badge of manhood in these States, but
industry and hand in hand march the
development of all that is greatest in
both material and mental achievement.
Our dispatches to-day. give elaborate
accounts, of both these great
events, wired across the entire
boundless breadth of our commo n
country to regale our readers this morn
ing Of our glorious natal day as they sit
and sip their morning cup of coffee.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-04
Carl Brownies Historical Cyclo-
rama

The newspaper people of Los Angeles
and few kindred spirits were last night
rendered mplimentary exhibition OF
Carl Brownies Historical Cyclorama, in
the Cactus annex of the Battle of Paris.
Those who were familiar with Mr..
Brownies work only as the clever artist of
the Cactus and not aware Of his delving in
the higher grades of art, were agreeably
surprised at the display Of historical
paintings which confronted them. The
works on exhibition certainly reflect
great credit on the artist, and the Cactus
annex will doubtless take high rank as
a gallery of art. Each picture
was named and described in brief
by Mr.. Browne, and after they had been
passed over in formal manner, refresh
ments were served and the evening given
up to sociability and more leisure in
spection of the pictures.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-04
Fire Cracker stand BLOW Up.

Shields u Brown, two young men,
opened up in the fireworks business, in
front of the Court House, Monday, dis
playing about $3.50 worth of their
wares on an open fruit stand. Early
last evening some miscreant, while
passing the stand, lighted a
fire-cracker and threw it into the mass of
bombs. crackers, rockets and candles on
the stand. An explosion occurred, and
when the smoke cleared away it was
found that every article had been blown
up, and a slight fire on the stand was
speedily extinguished.
The case is rendered the more shame
full from the fact of it's having occurred
last year at the same place, and Willie,
who has an aged mother dependent on
his efforts, was endeavoring to make up
his last years losses by his efforts, when
his hopes were dashed to the ground by
the so-called practical joker. Unfortun-
ately no clue could be obtained to the
perpetratOr.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-04
Nottce 70 wan subscr ibers.

The papers Of all delinquent mail subsciIbefs
10 the Los Angeles DAILY HERALD Will pe
promptly discontinued hereafter. No, papers
Win be sent to subscribers by mail unless the
Same have been paid for in advance TMs RUE
y inhexible. AYERS q LYNCH.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-04

\ For three days, long, proud, immorta
days it ragged and swayed, drifting from
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-11
HORRIBLE CRUELTY.

A Story OF the sea-Cruei soflsrings OF
Sailors.
PHILADELPHIA, February lO.-One OF
the most atrocious cases Of cruelty ever
known in the annals Of the sea has been
disclosed by the finding OF naval court Of
inquiry in connection with the voyage OF
the British ship Macedon from Philadel-
phia to Hiogo. Japan. The Macedon left
this port on May 10, 1887, in command OF
Jesse Willis Jones, master. The crew were
all shipped at Philadelphia, several OF
them having been American seamen. Five
unfortunates succumbed to their tortures
and were thrown overheard to be devoured
by a school of sharks that followed in the
wake OF the ship The list Of the dead in
cluded Edward Grant, John Miller, James
Armstrong, Alvin Chapel and Angelo
Blanchi. The evidence showed that the
crew was subject to the cruelest treatment
by the officers, men being horribly beaten
and mutilated when in the last stages OF
sickness.
The outbreak of scurvy on board the
ship was shown to be due to gross viola.
ton OF the English statutes requiring the
use of lime or lemon juice and TO def
cheney in the quantity Of other anti-scor-
butics in the food supplied for so long a
voyage. During the voyage one of the
stewards feet was bitten off by shark
when the ship was thrown on her beam
ends by q sudden squall.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-11
BRUMMIS ARGUMENT.
THE CAUSE OP' THE STRIKERS STRONGLY
ADVOCATED
By the ksnbsr Of Congress Prom the Reading Dis
triet-HOuss Committee Investigation Pro
cseding-fhs Policy Of The Reading
Coal Company.

WASHINGTON, D. C, February To-
The special committee appointed to inves-
tigate the existing labor troubles in Penn
sylvsnta, elected Representative Tillman
Chairman, and then listened to an informal
statement from Representative Brumm,
whose district is in the Reading region.
He said that the railroad and mining
companies were one, and controlled the
mining and prices of coal in the entire
region. He thought the whole lockout was
fostered by the Reading company and that
the other corporations were as deep in the
mud as the Reading is in the mire. In
his Judgment, if the coal mining
business were not connected with the car
rying business, the effect would be to put
higher price on coal at the mines and q
lower price on freight In that way,
while the miners could be paid higher
wages, the lowering Of the tolls would al
low coal to be sold more chesply, and by
the incident increased demand, the coal
output could be increased and more work
afforded the men.
When the Workman's Benevolent As
sociation was power ins the coal region,
and there were numerous indi-
vidual operators, the men were bet
ter treated. Subsequently the railroads
by annoy yances Of all kinds crushed ont q
great many individual operators and Sc
cured control Of the others. From the
time the Long Strike" occurred in which
the men were beaten, there had been
constant complaints that the established
Reading scale was violated to the injury
of the miners.
Mr.. Brumm denied that the miners
were combining with the railroad men,
and said that while the latter were in the
wrong at first, the blame Of refusing to ar
bitrate rested upon the railroad officials.
After the Grst interview with Superintend'
ent Sweigert, said Mr.. Brumm, the repre-
sentatives of the men had attempted, they
said, to send kilograms declaring the strike
of and ordering the miners back to work,
but the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, which to a considerable extent was
controlled by the Reading Company, had
refused 10 send some messages and delayed
others; and when in consequence many OF
the men at distant points did not return
to work, the company had the next day
laughed in the strikers faces.
The hearing will be continued to NOR
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-11
TRADE REVIEW.
X. G. Dun u Co.'S Report Of the Pas
Weeks Business.

X. G. Dun Il Co.'S Report Of the Pas
Weeks Business.
New YORK, February l0.-R. G. Dun
& Co., in their weekly review of trade,
say
In the general course OF business there
has been no perceptible change. The vol
ume OF payments including paper matur'
ing February lst, was over 13 per cent.
larger than last year outside of New lork
evidently the gain in volume of new trans
actions is much smaller. Railroad ton
mage is enlarged by wars of rates, and the
rates Of expenses to earnings grows less
satisfactory.
The capacity OF the iron furnaces in
blast February 1st, was 16, 400 tons weekly
less than January 1st, and contrary to ex-
pectation, much more than half the de-
crease was in other than anthracite fur
naces. The effects of the strike in the
coal regions increase from day to day, but
are not as great as the depression due to
shrinkage in demand.
Pig iron is weaker at Pittsburg, but
stiff at the east for the better grades on ac-
count oftheir scarcity. In manufactured
iron slackened demand still causes weak
ness.
The business failures during the last
seven days number for the United States
237, and for Canada 80; total 259, COM
pared with 219 last week and 267 for the
corresponding week last year. The feature
last week is the unusual number OF
failures in Canada being nearly double the
usual weekly average.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-11
FOR THE INSURANCE.
A Plot To Burn New York Business HOUSE
Unearthed,

A Plot to Burn New York Business Houses
Unearthed.
NEW YORK, February 1O.-An alleged
plot 10 burn business houses for the insur-
ance money is the sensation of the day.
Detective Mangin and Sergeant Heidel-
berg. Of Inspector Byrne's staff, appeared at
the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday
afternoon with rather notable prisoner in
the person of Moses Struss, Of the firm Of
NJ. Strauss & Son, wholesale dealer in tail
ors' trimmings at sos Broadway.
Strauss was accused by Jacob Samuels,
OF Samuels Bros, merchant tailors at 246
Bowery, of melting Samuels to burn his
Bowry stores to get the insurance and pay
his debt to Strauss. Samuels made aft.
dayit that be owed Strauss 81, 800; that
Strauss had said be would never be able to
pay it unless he burned his stock and
house to yet the insurance. He had told
Strauss that he had only So, 100 insurance
on his stock, and Strauss said that this
was not enough, he would send an insuI-
ance broker to him to take more insur-
ance on the building. The broker came
and Samuels secured six thousand dollars
more insurance, and the building was to
be burned, when certain suspicious actions
attracted Inspector Byrne's attention, and
,he succeeded ia persuading Samueis to
confess the whole plot.
Mr.. Strauss said to-day that he was the
victim of a conspiracy. Samuels was in
his debt and had devised the story to in
iure him.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-11
WEST VIRGINIA WINS.
THE WRIT OF HABBAS CORPUS GRANTED IN
THE HATFIELD CASE
Our Own Gibson Lays the Blue Grass Attorneys oui
COld-ProcsediDgs in the Case Before Judge
Barr - The Hatfslds Unlaw-
fully Confined.

LOUISVILLE, KY, February lO.-Argu-
ment was heard to-day in the United States
District Court, on the motion for writ Of
habeas corpus in the case OF Valentine
Hatfield and eight Others, citizens
of West Virginia, now confined in the jail
of Pike county.
Hon. Eustace Gibson appeared for West
Virginia. He said that he believed that
the commonwealth of Kentucky had been
the first in the history of this country TO
seize and enjoy an opportunity for the
invasion of sister State and
the seizure of her citizens by
baud of outlaws. The petition sets
| forth that this State of affairs had been
brought to the notice of the Governor OF
Kentucky, who, while admitting that the
citizens Of West Virginia had been yio-
lently and wroDgfully captured, yet re-
fused to right the wrong.
The right to settle the Interstate ques-
tions was distinctly conferred upon the
Federal Government.
| Gov. Knott said: ''If this was contro
versy between States, Us the argument OF
his learned brother bad indicated then
this proceeding should be before
the Supreme Court of the United States
which alone had jurisdiction in controver-
sizes between States. From the fact that
the attorney for West Virginia had seen
fit to connect the chief magistrate of Ken
tucky with this ridiculous proceeding and
TO assail his character in connection with
il, he would read little from Gov. Buck
ner, defending himself.
Mr. Knott then read the letter, which
refutes the position taken by the Governor
of West Virginia. He said he had COM
piled with every condition which Governor
Wilson thought necessary and therefore
supposed that steps had been taken to
give up the fugitives from Justice. He
knew nothing to the contrary until early
in January.
After ex-Gov Knott, Attorney Gen.
ersl Hardin addressed the court, among
other things he stated that the United
States statute on the issuing of a writ of
habeas corpus explicitly requires that the
person confined must make aud sign
the petition for his own release. In
this case the petition was not so
made and signed. Further, the petitions
are not good because the conditions and
facts of the confinement are not set forth as
the law requires.
Judge Barr, in rendering his decision,
stated that he felt great hesitancy in
the matter. The case was without
precedent ard he was doubtful, the pc
titious being obscure. Such being the
case, however, and the attorneys for the
State of Kentucky having failed to show
that the prisoners confined in the Pike
county Jail had been placed there through
due process OF law, he inclined to the side
claiming relief for the persons upiustly
confined and would grant the writ of habeas
corpus, returnable next Monday week.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-11
A BOLD ATTEMPT.
A Young Prisoner Tries to Escape From the
NJ, rgan County Jail.

A Young Prisoner Tries TO Escape From the
N, rgan County Jail.
SPECIAL telegram 10 the Register.
BERKELEY SPRINGS, w. VA, February
l0.-Last light about dark young Ed
Bowers, who was put in Jail here last Sat
urday for stealing watch, attempted to
escape by breaking hole through the
wall At about $50 o'clock Willie Canoe,
who was then in Boone & Hunters store,
started out, and when reaching the side
walk his attention WAS attracted by q
sound such as made by bricks being rubbed
together proceeding from the Jail. He
went back in the store and remarked that
he believed the prisoners were trying to
get out of Jail.
A couple Of others then proceeded to the
alley and listened for further sounds, but
none were heard. A match was then
struck and there appeared in the side OF
the Jail hole large enough for a man to
crawl through, and in the same place that
Lewis Face, the horse thief, tried to dig
himself out OF some two or three years
ago
The sheriff was then informed of the f,ct,
and he aud Deputy Sheriff Cross went into
the Jail and in short time they had all
three of the prisoners safely celled The
tool used for making the excavation was
the stove poker. BechtOl and Courtney
claim that they had nothing TO do with the
removal OF the brick, and they would have
called and told him about it ii they had
thought it right
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-11
ALBERT STILL LEADS
With Every Prospect of Breaking
Wnrld,a Rsrord

With Every Prospect of Breaking the
Worlds Record.
NUw YORK, February 10.-The only
feature of the walking match this morn
ing was that the great blackboard showed
that Panchot had dropped from second
place, which he had held for about thirty
six hours, to a bad fourth. He Is, it is
said, "all broke up" and the general I'M
preston was that he could not bold out even
through the day.
There are two men in the race who, had
they been given the proper handling,
would have been close up in the lead.
They are Dillon and Moore. These men
are the freshest on the track at present.
10 p. IN. Score-Albert, 4s2; Herty, 459
Hart, 425; Strokel 397; Noremac, 376; Vint,
296; Taylor, 287; Stout, 174; Panchot,
443; Guerrero, 453; Golden, All; Moore,
412; Dillon, 379; Sullivan, 2S0; Tilly,
265.
Albert is an accredited Philadelphia,
but his real name is James Albert Cath
cart, and he is resident Of Atlantic City.
His friends claim that he will beat the
record beyond doubt.
Noon Score-Albert 491 miles; Herty,
467; Guerrero, 46l; Panchot, 443; Hart,
435; Golden, 423; Moore, All; Strokel, 400
Noremac, 3S4; Vint, 2e6; Sullivan, 294
Taylor, 293; Tilly, 265; Stout, 174; Dillon,
355.
Albert completed his 5OOth mile at l:52
D. M, and was 5 minutes ahead Of the
record.
At midnight the score stood: Albert,
545; Herty, 52l; Guerrero, 5l2; Hart, 4S3;
Moore, 464; Strokel, 445; Noremac, 436i
Dillon, 432; Sullivan, 1886; Taylor, 325i
Vint, BOG; Tilly, 278; Stout, 1S7.