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Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-19

The weather-clsrk is play ing a down
right game of thimblerig-"now you sec
it and now you DON'T" Just about the
time Angelefios have made up their
minds that the storm is over and clear
skies are to be the order of the day,
down comes mighty food, and makes
sad mess of our streets. When the
revulsion of feeling throws them into
deep dependency and they are resign.
ing themselves to weeks OF rain, behold
the clouds show silver lining, and Old
Sol displays his smiling face. Thus the
roguish weather-clerk is everything by
turns and nothing long"-a sort of
meteorological Jump Jim Grow, to the
great disgruntlement of our merchants,
who have thought that by this time they
would be able to push the holiday trade
at lively pace. There is, however, the
consolation that the temporary drawback
will be made good tenfold by the SUBJ
stantial benefits which will accrue from
such bounteous seasop.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-19
WE HAVE not the sliehtest intention

We HAVE not the slightest intention of
INDUCING in an interminable logomachy
with the esteemed Tribune. As we have
ascertained from frequent trials that that
journal belongs to the class of contro.
versialists described by Hudibras who,
though vanquished, could argue still"
we content ourselves with exhibiting the
beacon light of truth, careless of the fact
that none are so blind as those who do
not wish to see. The writer who cannot
see the difference between releasing ter
ritory owned by the United States to the
State within whose limits it lies-in.
creasing by just so much the sovereignty
OF that State-and taxing the citizens of
California to educate the illiterates OF
some other commonwealth, is not going
to set the Los Angeles river on fire by
the scintillatioDs of his logical faculty.
We cheerfully concede the last word to
the esteemed Tribune, being quite con-
tent with the knowledge that the HER.
AID has all the argument.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-19

WE HAVE had our eye on the contro-
versy which has been on for some time
between the Times and the Express and
Tribune, and are constrained to say that
the latter papers have scored just two
points, so far, in the appointments of
the Messrs. Gard and Willoughby. The
Fort-street journal still keeps a stiff
upper lip as to the other offices, but the
confidence of its believers has been
shaken, and they no longer accept it's
dictum as the law and prophets govern
ing the local offices. As two of the Re-
publican aspirants have "got there"
and as General Vandever's "hustling''
about the departments seems to have
amounted to something in two instances,
why may it not in all? This is a ques-
ton the Republican, whose allegiance is
halting between the several journals of
his party, is now asking himself, with
many grave shake of the
head. The Boyce wing of the
party has gathered confidence, while
Osborne of the Express is indulging in
some deep chuckling on his own &C.
count. The decapitation Of Risley shows
that Civil Service reform will cut no
figure in the matter, and all the Murchi-
son cohorts must be rallied at once to
maintain the entrenchments OF the
Times.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-19
BEYOND THE ROCKIES /.
Why Young Guenther Slew
His Father.
AN AWFUL TALE OF CRUELTY.
Terrible Railroad Disaster in Colo
radO-Influenza Spreading.
Eastern Echoes.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
ST. LOUIS, December 1S.--A horrible
tale of the alleged barbarous cruelty of
George A. Guenther, the defenseless old
man who was slain by his 16 year.old son
yesterday was related today by Charles
Guenther, the elder brother of the mur-
derer. The sons story brands the dead
man as q savage fiend incarnate who de-.
lighted in acts of inhumsnity toward his
children. Among other barbarities al
legged was the chaining up of his children
in dismal apartment, nude, and while
in that condition torturing them with all
the cruelty practiced in the inquisition.
II have not lived at home for five
years." said Charles Guenther. II left
home after one period of slow torture
that made me desperate. had done
something that my father did not like it
was small offense, but the way my
lieve either that he was crazy or that l
had committed some terrible crime.
''My father made me 60 upstairs with
him to q room in the back part of the
house. Here he brought out some chains,
and when caught sight of them l set up
an outcry, but no one heard me. My
father shouted 10 me to stop that infer
nal noise,' and when he found he could
not frighten me he jumped at me, and
we had regular fight. Finally he got
.he better OF me, and by threatening to
do me even greater violence, compelled
me to keep quiet. Then he began to
bind me with the chains. When /
thought he had done, he took up another
one and fastened it around my neck and
fixed it 90 that could hardly move my
head. Then he left me several hours,
during which I suffered fiendish torture.
"After the lapse of few hours he came
up stairs with bottle of wniskey. He
released me from the chains and COM
pelled me to strip from head to foot until
stood nude before him. Then he
chained me up and took a good sized pin
and began prickiDg me with it from
head to foot, until was bleeding all
over. My father then wet his finger
from the bottle and rubbed over what
seemed to me every sore he had made on
my body. He did not rub over my
whole body at once, but would rub over
a small space until all the stuff had been
rubbed in, when be would wet his fin
gers again and begin on another place.
The pain was terrible and excruciating.
l must have tainted, for / remained in
that room all night, chained up, and did
not know anything until the next morn
Ing, when / was released. After that I
ran away"
The boy Emile. who was held for beat.
ing his father to death, acts like an imbe.
cile, and it is believed he was driven in.
same by the cruelty of his father and
the tragedy yesterday. Today he failed
to recognize his own brother, and, when
appealed to upplicatingly Tor recognition,
only a silly smile appeared about the
murderer's mouth.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-19
DISSOLVED,
Ehc western states Passenger As
ISOLATION Hr0keM UD.


The western States Passenger As
ISOLATION Eroken Up.
CHICAGO, December 18.-The Western
States Railway Passenger Association
wss dissolved at meeting of the general
managers this afternoon. Ten days ago
at q meeting the matter of continuance
was put in the hands of the general man.
ayers, because OF the withdrawal
from membership Of the Burlington
and Northern and Minneapolis and
st. Louis. These roads absolutely
refused to remain members unless the
Wisconsin Central showed up its secret
contracts on passenger business ia &C.
cordance with the agreement. This the
Wisconsin Central refused to do, and to
cap the climax today absolutely re-
fused to remain a member of
the association unless it were al
lowed diferentisl fares and unless
fast trains on the direct Chicago.S st. Paul
lines were Withdrawn. A resolution was
almost Immediately passed dissolving
the association and throwing the whole
blame ON the preposterous demands of
one OF its members. 1t was also voted
impossible to form any new association
unless the Wisconsin Central moderated
it's demands. The Western States As
sociaton has been the largest and
most important, in a rate preserv-
ing sense, of any passenger association
in the country. 1t is deemed almost i'm
possible to maintain rates without the
influence Of association, and the western
and southwestern lines will undoubtedly
form new association, leaving the north.
western lines to fight out their own saliva
tinn
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-19
AN AWFUL SMAsH.UP. p
Seven Carloads of Cattle aud Two
Human Victims.

Human Victims.
DENVER, December l8.-A special from
Walsenburg, Colorado, says: A shocking
accident occurred on the Denver and
Rio Grande road, last night, four miles
west of here, in which an engineer and
fireman were instantly killed and q large
amount of property destroyed. A
freight train left La Vesa, made up of
two engines in front, twenty-five cars of
cattle, ten freight cars, caboose and
engine in the rear. The train soon broke
into three parts, and then these began a
race for life, as the middle section was
loose from the caboose, with no brake.
man on it. The engines in front ran
about three miles at q rate of over mile
a minute, down a grade of ninety feet to
the mile, and here the middle
section of twenty,four cars, loaded
with cattle and lumber, over.
took them. The front engine
escaped, but thesecond one was instantly
overwhelmed in great macs of flying
wreckage, which buried the engineer
and fireman beneath it, killing them in
stantly. Portions Of lumber on the fly
ing cars were thrown over 200 feet when
the collision occurred. Seven cars of
cattle and eight cars of lumber were
piled up in the wreck. Nearly all the
cattle were killed or horribly mangled.
VIM. Gleyer, the dead engineer, leaves
q wife and one child, who reside in
Pueblo. Thomas Baker, the fireman,
was single, and also lived in Pueblo.
w. ID. Ferringer and d. w. Edmonson,
both brakemen, were severely injured, ,
and were taken to the company's hos
pital at Pueblo.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-19

GENERAL MANAGER WADE, the new
General Manager of the Santa Fe lines
in California, is proving himself to be a
mau of indomitable energy. He does
not propose to be intimidated by wash
outs. He countered Jupiter Pluvius,
who had washed away portion of the
track between Oceanside and San Diego,
by promptly putting.on a steamboat and
conveying the passengers by water over
the obstructed portion of the journey.
Though he has been here but short
time,. Mr.. Wade has made an envisble
reputation for efficiency and push.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-19
A MORAL FOR PUGlL1STS.
Booze and Blnster DON'T Always
win the Fight.

Booze and Blnster DON'T Always
win the Fight.
NEW YORK, December 49, "A kid glove
fight to finish between Mike Cushing
and Austin Gibbons took place this
morning near Stamford, Conn. Three
hundred persons witnessed the contest,
including John L. Sullivan. Gibbons
was in the pink of condition, and Cush-
ing far from it. Gushing imagined that
he was going to have a walk-over, and
drank freely to within an hour Of the
fight. The result WAS he got pounded
all over the ring, and knocked down
again and again. Seeing he was in for
it, Gushing tried to lose the fight on q
foul, striking foul blows repeatedly, and
failing to get decision on that, butted
Gibbons with his head many times; but
Dominick McCaffrey was referee, and
wouldn't allow him to get off that way.
At one time in the fight Gibbons held
Gushing off with one hand and smashed
a couple of his enemies outside of the
ropes. In the twenty-fourth round Glib.
bons knocked Gushing out.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-19
some sensible suegestions.

There was meeting yesterday of the
Citizens Sewer Committee and the Board
of Engineers who have had the question
of providing an adequate sewer system
for Los Angeles under charge, at which
Mr.. Rudolph Herring was present, and
at which he gave his ideas on sewer mat
ters at some length. He is heartily in
favor of using and not wasting this valua-
BILE fertilizer, although he apprecia ates the
fact that the owners OF land on which its
discharge was the most feasible do not
seem to want it, and might enjoin its
passage through their properties. He
thinks that the sewage ought to be
strained, relieving it of the solid matter,
but not purified. The process of purifi.
cation involves the use of lime and
alumins, which would make it bad for
the land. He believes that the sewage
ought to becarried to the Southern limits
Of the city and piped, so that the pipes
could be tapped for use by the farmers.
In the winter, when excessive in guam
tity, the surplusage could be turned
into the river. The process of
purifying sewage is very
expensive one, costing about seventy
five cents per capita. This, for town
of one hundred thousand inhabitants,
would amount to $75. 900 year-an op.
pressive figure that he did not believe
Los Angeles could stand. The distin-
guished engineer favors large intercept
ing sewers. A sewer two feet in diane
ter will carry off four times as much
water and refuse as one-foot sewer
while it would cost very much less than
four one-foot sewers.
From all this it seems great pity thai
when the proprietors of large bodies oi
land South Of the city were not only will
ing to take the sewage, but to pay pre-.
MUM for it, some of the offers were moi
accepted. That it is highly valuable
thing cannot be doubted, and there are
many farming commun. lies which would
be only too glad to have it. Mr.. Her
rings testimony to its desirability as 9
fertilizer, is that of scientific gentleman
of worldwide experience. As the cast
stands, the unwillingness of the property
holdersto receiving it would seem to bs
an insuperable objection. To waste this
source of wealth and prosperity, presents
itself to many people in the light of 8
crime.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-19

FROM all points in the Sixth District
comes the request addressed to zaccheus
of old, "come down." Southern Cali
fornia is entitled to a superintendent OF
her Citrus Fair who knows something of
this section and sympathizes with it.
The gentleman from Sacramento ought
to get out of the way and allow the ap-
pointment of successor who will be
acceptable to our people.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-19
OTHER CABLE NEWS.
TWO Steamers sunk In the NOR,
Sea-PassengcrsS saved,

Two Steamers SUNK In the North,
Sea-Passengcrs SAVED.
LONDON, December 1S.-The steamer
Leerdam, bound from Amsterdam to
Buenos Ayres, with 400 passengers, and
the Galquansia. bound from Calcutta to
Hamburg, collided in the North sea to-
day and both sank. All on board the
two vessels were saved.
PROMINENT FRENCHMAN MURDERED.
PARIS, December 1S.-Emil Roux. one
OF the Directors of the Prefecture of the
Seine, was murdered today by M. Regad,
his former secretary. The murderer had
grievance, and could get no redress.
EMPEROR WILLIAMS nALADY., s,it
BERLIN, December 18.--The Emperor's
ear is troublesome again. It has recently
grown worse. He is under treatment all
the time and suffering constant pain.
BERLIN, December 18.-Wilhelm Won
Giesebrecht, the German historian, is
dead.
LONDON, December 1S.-Henry Roche-
fort is dangerously ill in this city.
ATHENS, December 18.-Reports have
been received of fresh fighting in Crete.
Many were killed.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-19
Dominion DOings,

OTTAWA, December 1S.-Lieutenant-
Colonel Pryor, member of Parliament
for Victoria, is here to clear I'D a m isun-
derstanding in connection with the re-
cent petition from the Victoria Board Of
Trade for the restriction of carving
privileges allowed American vessels.
The board asked the Government to
prohibit American steamers doing coast
ing trade in the Fraser and Skeena
rivers, but the Government understood
that vessels plying between American
ports and British Columbia ports, on the
Pacific, were included in the request.
and issued an order accordingly. The
Government subsequently suspended
the order. ~"
KINGSTON, Ont, December 18.-Many
eminent persons this evening attended
the Queens University jubilee. Sir
John Macdonald, replying to the toast,
The Dominion Government" declared
Tor British connection, and held that the
majority of the people favored it. Ruin
ana misfortune, he said, would follow.
the severence of Canada from Great
Britain.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-19
Warrington Notes.

WASHINGTON, December 1S.-The
Northwestern Congressional Association
was organized permanently tonight.
Officers elected: President, Senator
Stewart; Vice-P President, H. G. Hans
brough; Secretary, 7. II. Garter; Treas
urer, Joseph M. Corey. These constitute
board OF management. Membership il
restricted to States and Territories west
of the Mississippi.
The leading chiefs of the Sioux nation
had conference today with Secretary
Noble, in the presence of members Of
the Sioux Commission, Indian Bureau
officials and several western Senators.
The Indians asked for re survey of the
boundary lines of their reservation and
that they be compensated for ponies ap-
propriated by the United States in 1875.
They also asked for more schools, and
that Indians be employed in positions
about the reservation when practicable.
Representative Springer's bill for the
organization and admission into the
Union of the State of Columbia provides
for the necessary machinery to enable
the FIVE civilized tribes in Indian Terri.
tory to form constitution and be ad-
mitted into the Union as State.
Representative Hsnsbrough, of North
Dakota, today introduced bill amenda.
tory OF the act admitting the new States,
which provides for specific grants of
lands for educational purposes and public
buildings 10 the now States.
Committees representing Chicago, St.
Louis, New York and Washington met
tonight for the purpose Of agreeing upon
a common plan to be presented to Con-
gress for the Worlds Fair, leaving the
question Of site to be decided in Con-
gress. After a long debate motion car
ried, offered by Springer, that commit
tee representing each of the four cities
be appointed to wait on the Speaker and
request him to secure meeting of the
Committee on Rules, with the view of
having reported the resolution to create
q Committee on Worlds Fair, on Satur-
day next, and that the Speaker be re-.
quested to appoint the committee before
adjournment for the holiday recess.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-19

H. s. CRocKRR & Co. have issued an
exquisite Christmas brochure called
"Christmas Bells" in which, with ac-
companying appropriate verses, glimpses
of the old California Mission belfries
and their bells are reproduced in highly
artistic manner. The San Diego, San
Gabriel, Santa Barbara, San Juan Capis.
trano and Jolon Valley Missions are thus
signalized. It is poetical conceit, and
would make timely and appropriate
present for friends in the East.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-19
A Wall fsem SAN Pedro,

The last number of the San Pedro
Harbor Advecate is rightfully exercised
over the indifference of General Van
dever to that fourishing seaport. II
quotes dispatch to the Chronicle OF
Sunday week, in which the Represents
tive from the Sixth District is pictured
as working for the purchase of Lower
California, for appropriations for Great
Ing breakwater at Ventura, for the
erection of q Government building at
San Diego, for making Port Hartford q
port of entry and delivery, and so on,
but in which not word is said about
San Pedro. We have no hesitation in
assuring our contemporary that if it
entertains any expectations of aid from
General Vandever it is leaning on a
broken reed. Has it ever noticed that
there has been verv little recognition of
San Pedro from any of the representa-
dves of California in either House of
CongressP Governor Stanford talks
very pleasantly, and during the visit of
the Senatorial Committee here, he pulled
mp Senator Frye with a sharp turn,
but somehow or other nothing material
ICES in the way Of efficacious appropria.
tions for our seaport. By the way, we
observe by the Eastern papers that Sem
ator Frye keeps on talking in the same
iocular vein which the HERALD repre-.
sentative reported of that gentleman on
his Welt here. His humor is not cha
meleon-like, being in fact changeless,
and is the same on the Atlantic as on the
Pacific Coast. On insufficient premises,
and from q hasty glance. he made up
his mind that General Alexander, Col.
Mendell, General Boschke and other
well known engineers, did not know
what they talked ard wrote about, and
he sticks to his text with remarkable
pertinacity. The HHRALD regrets this,
but does not see any immediate remedy.
It would probably be q good trick next
time to elect Los Angeles man to the
House Of Representatives and to the
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-19
FOREIGN BUDGET.
More HonoTs Conferred Upon
Stanley.
HOW BusHIRI WAS CAPTURED.
Labouehere ventilating the West End
Scandal-Emperor williams
Malady.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HraALpl
ZANZIBAR, December 1S.--The Indian
community here today presented Stanley
a silver easket containing an address.
praising his energy in opening Central
Africa to commerce. Stanley gratefully
thanked them for the unique compli-
ment, and dwelt upon the prospects for
the early commercial Development of the
British East African Company's terri
tory. He urged the importance of con-
Meeting Aombasa on the coast with
Victoria Nyanza by railway, which
would pass into the heart of q region.
all parts Of which TEEN with a dense
population, and would consequently open
for European manufactures vast markets
now dormant and unknown.
BRAVE zANzIBARIANs,
At the banquet given Monday night to
Stanley by Coleman Smith, the British
Consul-General, Stanley highly praised
the Ianzlbarlans who accompanied his
expedition. When his men were starry
ing IN the forests the Zanzibarians COLI
icCtON AuuBi WulCu k6pt CQ6 Europeans
alive. The Zanzibarians touched moth
ing until after the Europeans had
eaten.
RM1N PAsHA OUT OF DANGER.
Emin Pasha is entirely out of danger
and making rapid progress toward re-
covery.
THE FRENCH EXPLORER.
Captain Trovier, the French explorer.
arrived here, after crossing Africa from
Loango, on the west coast. He travelled
by way of the Shire river, and states
that the Portuguese are displaying extra
ordinary aggressiveness along the river.
BUsHIRI's CAPTURE.
The details of the events just previous
to the execution of Bushiri, the Arab
leader of the insurgents in the revolt
against the Germans, show that there
had been an engagement between the
Germans and Bushiri's forces, in which
thirty of the latter were killed. Bushiri
was captured by Wasega and surrendered
to Captain Wissman, and Wasega re.
ceiyed a reward Of 10000 rupees.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-19
BAD MANAGEMENT.
A California Fruit House Fails II,
Chicago.


CHICAGO, December 1S.--The Meade
Van Bokkelen Company, deal re- in Cal.
ifornia fruits, failed today. Liabilities,
$3.50, 900 to $275,00O; assets much less.
Their store was closed on judgments sg.
gregating $4,000. The company was
weakened a year ago by the failure of
George w. Meade, the millionaire Cali
fornia fruit and wine man. It is said
that the firms business, though large.
was very badly managed. The firm late
this afternoon confessed Judgment on an
additional note for $4,000 to Mrs. Box
kelen.
IT WON'T HURT THE TRADE.
SAN Francisco, December 18.-Con.
corning the failure Of the Meade. Van
Bokkelen Company at Chicago, Geo. W.
Meade said this afternoon 81 own SIS 900
worth of stock in the company, and will
probably have to lose it. The firm does
little business with this city, and I do
not believe any of the firms here will
suffer by the failure. There is no doubt
in my mind that the matter will be i'm.
mediately settled, for T don't believe
Van Bokkelen's stepmother, who is the
plaintiff, will permit him to 20 under.
The failure is perhaps due to Van Box.
kelen's being short ST ready money, and
will in no way affect the present favor
able prospects of good sales Of California
fruit in the East"