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Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-21
BLYTHE'S MILLIONS.
The Missing Will Found in
Los Angeles.
FLORENCE TO GET THE FORTUNE
The Document Believed to be
Genuine-S0me Strange
Developments.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
SAN Francisco, July 2O-An Oakland
evening paper states that Attorney Hart,
one of the counsel for Florence Blythe,
claims to have found Blythe's missing
will in Los Angeles, and that it be-
queathes the estate, now valued at
81 ,000, 900, to Florence, his illegitimate
daughter, with the exception of 500, 900
in legacies. Hart is expected to return
from Los Angeles Monday.
THE REPORT CoRRoBoRATED.
[Mr. w. III. Hart, the San Francisco
attorney referred to in the above dis
patch, was interviewed at the Nadeau
hotel last night by a HERALD reporter,
to whom he made the following state
ment:
81 believe I have found Blythe's miss
ing will, but cannot say anything about
it positively, except that have been in
consultation with two attorneys tonight,
who represent some very reliable people
here, and their clients claim to have i,
in their possession. l was shown q copy.
which was so like the will Blythe made
about month before his death as tc
leave very little doubt in my mind as te
its authenticity, and l feel certain that il
these people have not got the original
which hope to be able to see tomorrow
they know where it is, and shall be
able to obtain it through them.
mo, they do not ask any reward fol
it; but my impression is that they were
in league with the woman, and woulc
have kept it out of sight had the decis
ion in the Sharon case not been reversed
As it is, they intend to do the child
Florence, justice. and feel confident o
success.
GAS I said before, not having seen tht
original document, am not prepared t.
say anything about its contents.
can incident of great importance t,
my cause occurred tonight to further en-
nance the pleasure OF my trip to thi
city, and that was the accidental dis
covery of Miss Mcclellan, the young lad.
who taught Florence in Europe, abou
six years ago. have hunted her for tn,
past five years without encouragement
but just as l was about to give her up a
lost, heard Of her, and saw her fathe
Just about an hour ago."
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-21
BASE R ALL.
Yesterdays League and AssOcia.
tfOn Games I'm Brief.

eAoA "ahACS DE1cIs
WASHINGTON, July 20.-The Senators
outplayed the Cleveland team at all
points today, but after very exciting
inis b they were defeated. 1t was a
pitchers contest. Score: Washington,
4 Cleveland, 5.
PHILADELPHIA, July 0-Philadelphia
won two games from Pittsburg this af err
noon. 1t took ten innings to decide the
first. The second game was a walk over
for the Phillies. Score First game,
Philadelphia, 4; Pittsburg, 3. Second
game, Philadelphia, 16; Pittsburg, l.
BosToN, July 20.-The Bostons played
in the hardest kind OF luck today; they
outbatted the Chicagos, but lost with
men on bases. Gumbert was 80 effective
and his support SO perfect that in only
two innings We more than one hit made.
Score; Chicago, q Boston, O.
New YORK, July 20.-The New York
team played an excellent game in the
field today, and to that is mainly due the
victory over Indianapolis. Score: New
York, 8; Indianapolis, 5.
BROOKLYN, July 20. Brooklyn, 2;
Athletics, 8.
- CINCINNATI, July 2O.-Cincinnati, 1;
ops iJOuib,
COLUMBUS, July 20.-Columbus. 4:
Baltimore, 5.
LOUISVILLE, July 20.-No game; rain.
SAN Francisco, July 20.-The Stock.
tons won their fifth consecutive game
today, and tied Oakland for the second
place in the League race. Their suc-
cess is largely due to Fudger, pitcher,
who played brilliant game. Stockton
gained the lead in the second inning,
which was never overcome.
SACRAMENTO, July 2O-The visitors
proved too much for the local team to.
day. The game was spirited throughout,
but the decisions of Umpire Sylvester
caused some dissatisfaction. Score:
San Francisco, 6; Sacramento, 5.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-21
BAY CttV Briefs.

SAN Francisco, July 20.-The First
Infantry, National Guard, left tonight
for Camp Orion, Santa Rosa, acccmpa
MED by the First United States Artillery
band.
Lito Harrington, sentenced to the
House of Correction for sixty days for
shooting Eaver McCloskey, in defense of
his mother, has been pardoned by the
Governor.
Deputy Sheriff Mcdonald, of Sierra
county, arrived here tonight with Frank
Connors and John Cary, exported to
San Quentin, where they are to spend
three years for burglary. While at
Vallejo this morning the prisoners
escaped from the car, but were found,
after few hours' search, hidden under
barn.
The customs inspectors today seized
1858 boxes of opium, valued at So, 100,
found on the steamer Empire, which ar
rived from Uainaimo, British Columbia,
YESTERDAY,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-21
TIMBER CLAIMS.
A New Ruling Ola the Timber CuI.
tHre Lands.

WASHINGTON, July 20 Secretary
Noble today, in letter to the Commits
sioner of the General Land Office, modi.
fed in very important particular the
application of the rule as to the time of
certain timber culture cases. The Tim
ber Culture act of June IA, 1873, pro-
vides that any person who shall plant
protect and keep in healthy growing
condition, for eight years, ten acres of
timber in any quarter section of any of
the public lands of the United States,
shall be entitled to patent at the ex-
piration of said eight years, on making
proof, etc., but "no final certificate shall
piration of eight years from the date of
entry"
Land Commissioner Mcfarland, in a
circular OF instructions to Registers and
Receivers, dated February l, 1882, held
that half the trees must actually have
been growing five years and the remain.
ing half four years, to conform to the
terms of the act. This Interpretation
was sustained in subsequent decision,
which held that the preparation of the
land and the planting of the trees were
acts OF cultivation, and that the time
actually so employed should be COM
puted as part of the eight years required
in imber culture cases; and as the act
provided for three years. cultivation OF
the land before the trees could be
planted, the effect of the ruling was to
compute the period of cultivation from
the date of entry.
On June q, 1887, Commissioner
Sparks, in circular to Registers and
Receivers, directed that sin computing
the period of cultivation, the time runs
from the date when the total number of
trees, eeeds or cuttings required by the
act we're planted" and final proofs Of
entry-men not having complied with this
rule we're rejected.
Secretary Noble, in his letter today to
the Commissioner, sustaius the ruling
made by Commissioner Sparks, but says. !:
''Inasmuch as the Department from the
time of the passage of the bill up to June
81, 1887, enormously construed the true
spirit and intent of the act, and in pur.
suance thereof numerous entries have
been made under the law as promul-
gated, amounting to some $500 or more,
such entries should be protected under
the construction thus given the act, CIV
| ing such construction all the force and
effect OF the law. Were it not go, great
wrong and inconvenience would result"
The Secretary, therefore, directs that
the rule in the case of Henry Hooper in
point, be go modified as to hold all en-
tries made under the act as construed
from February l, 1882, to June 27, 1887,
should pass to patent so, and that all en-.
tries made after the announcement of
that doctrine, should be governed by the
principles therein enunciated.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-21
A Eorger COnfesses.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 20.-Charles
Grant has been arrested here for forgery,
and made iull confession. In Novem-
Der, 1887, Grant gained the confidence of
H. G. Tunstell, an Englishman of some
means, who was about to buy property
in Napa. Tunstell cabled TO his brother
in England to send him 9600, but after.
ward countermsnded his request. Grant,
who was aware of these transactions, sent
cable 10 the brother in England, pur.
porting to be signed by Tunstell, saying
he had again changed his mind and ask
ing that 9600 be forwarded. This was
done, and Grant obtained the moley
and went to New York. The matter was
reported to the police at the time, but
the forger was not captured until this
uue ali
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-21
OVER THE STATE.
Telegrapbic Brevtties From Various
Points In California.

PASADENA, July 20-At Republican
meeting last night, II. J. Vail, editor of
the Pasadena Star, was endorsed as a
candidate for postmaster.
Pomona, July 20.-The assessment
book for property in this part OF Los An
geles county has just been completed. 1t
shows the value of the vineyards and
orchards in the Pomona valley to have
increased $360,000 since year ago.
EUREKA, CAL, July 20.-Thomas A.
Winson and Michael Coady, swampers,
were killed at Bay Side this morning by
burnt tree falling on them.
SONORA, July 20.-The Twenty-ninth
District Agricultural Fair Association
was permanently organized today. J. H.
Shine was elected Presidents w. G.
Jones, Secretary. Tuolumne was elected
as the county in which to purchase
grounds and hold the fairs.
SANTA Rosa, July 20.-A cream tartar
factory is soon to be started here, build
ings now being erected for that purpose.
The cream of tartar will be made from
grape pumice obtained from the neigh
boring wineries.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-21
EASTERN HAPPENINGS.
COlOred ExcursiOnists Come
to Grief.
SERIOUS STEAMBOAT DISASTER
The Flood in West virginia-LOsses
Effected By Wind and
Lightning.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD. /
SAVANNAH, Ca, July 20.-The steamer
st. Nicholas, with 200 colored excursion
lets on board, ran into closed draw
bridge over st. Augustine creek, four
miles south of Savannah, tonight, de.
molishing the forward part of the
steamer, killing two women, and injur-
ing twenty.eight men and women, some
of whom will die. Captain Bouli.
neau, who commanded the steamer,
said the engines were reversed and
backing when the crash came. The for
ward decks were crowded. The upper
deck was carried away, and the pilot.
house and hurricane deck crashed down
on the mass of people, burying them be,
meath its weight. One Of the dead WAS
a colored cook and the other an unknown
Young woman.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-21

the cigar store of Julius Steinhart and
the saloon of F. Wager. The barber chop
of A. silveria was also damaged.
Wager's saloon building was owned by
DR.. Phelan, of San Francisco.
The building in which the fire started
belongs TO the Marguerite Home, founded
by Mrs. M. E. Crocker, and like Phelan's
building is insured. John M. Jackson,
sleeper in one of the buildings, was
burned, probably fatally. He attempted
to escape, but was driven back by the
flames. The Chinese laundrymen had a
narrow escape and were rescued by the
tiremen at moment when they had
about abandoned every hope of rescue.
Total loss, $40 900; insurance. So, 900.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-21

Is THE Charter dead letter to this ad-
ministration for some purposes and a
live instrument for others? Section 81
reads: "The Mayor and four citizens, to be
appointed by the Council, mot more than
two of whom shall be members OF the
same political party, and who shall serve
without compensation, shall constitute
the Board OF Police Commissioners of the
city," The Council cannot plead that it
does not know what the meaning of that
provision is. 1t knew its meaning as far
as the Republican party is concerned,
but ignored it in its application to the
Democratic party. By appointing two
Republicans it gave proper interpre-
tation to it in favor of it's own party.
Now, we demand that it do the same as
regards the Democratic party. There
are only two political parties, and no one
pretends that the people are otherwise
divided. The Americans" and the Pr1-
hibitionists are in no sense a par y.
They are a mere scattering" side issue.
Now, we demand that the Democratic
party shall be represented in the Board
of Police Commissioners by two Demo.
Gratis. We don't want mere fairweathef
Democrats; we want representative mem.
bers who are known and acknowledged
as such by the rank and file of the party.
II there is force in the letter and intent
of the charter for the Republican party,
there should be equal force in it for the
Democratic party. The Democratic
party is utterly ignored in the make. up
of the Board-it has no representative
upon it, and the Board, as now con.
stituted, is mere Republican machine,
in direct violation of the spirit and letter
of the section we have quoted. As the
organ of the Democracy of this city, we
call upon the Council to appoint, at its
next meeting, two Democratic Police |
Commissioners. Will it do SO? II not,
we shall put some very serious questions |
70 the Council which it will be awkward |
or it to answer.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-21
Washington Territory VIKINGS.

SEATTLE, w. T., July 2O.-Day's saw
mill, near Snohomish Junction, burned
yesterday; loss, $25, 200.
PoRT TOWNSEND, w. T., July 2O.-The
American ship Lucy A. Nickles, thirty
five days from Yokohama, with over
1000 tons of tea in transit to eastern
cities, via Tacoma, has arrived. This ia
the first arrival of this fleet of four ves-
sells now coming here. in addition to
other vessels now seeking similar en-
gagements.
WALLA WALLA, July 20.-Last night
fire caught in Glaney's wheat field, burn
ing 160 acres standing grain and eight
stacks of headed wheat. Loss So, 900.
There was visitation of grasshoppers
here last night. They came by millions
all night and clustered about the electric
lights. Thousands were killed and the
rest disappeared by morning.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-21
PRIZE RING GOSSIP.
1t Was Indian Hemp That Knocked
out KiIrain.


New. YORK, July 20.-The Evening
Nea0s, IN an extra, prints story to the
effect that letter has been received from
a wellknown newspaper man in the
South, in which the writer says he ia
confident Kilrain was drugged previous
to his battle with Sullivan, and that the
business was done at Richburg the night
before the battle, Kilrain being given In
dian hemp mixed in jelly, and this drug.
aided by the torrid sun, did it's work.
A NeWs reporter called, on Frank Stew
venson in regard to the matter, and
Stevenson said: "Kilrain informed ne
after the fight that he had strange feel
ing; whether he was drugged or not,
do not know"
Johnston, OF the Police Gazette, when
seen, said Flynn, who put up the ring,
said to him (Johnston), Orchard X.
Fox would give S. 900 if he knew what
learned at Richburg"
Nothing more definite could be
learned.
DIDN'T "sER THE TOWN" LAST NIGHT.
Instead of ''seeing the town" tonight,
John l.. Sullivan remained in his room
at the Vanderbilt Hotel. Billy Muldoon
was summoned from Long Branch to ac-
company him to Boston, but the trip was
postponed until Monday.
An evening paper states that Charley
Mitchell and Pony Moore sailed for
Liverpool on Monday.
GOING TO CINCH THE RAILROAD.
New ORLEANS, July 20.-The Times
Democrats jackson, Miss, special says !:
Attorney. General Miller today prepared
and forwarded to be filed in the Lauder
dale county Circuit Court. an information
in the name of the District Attorney,
against the Northeastern Railroad Com
pany, setting forth in an informal man
ner the grievance of the State against
said corporation, in its active participa-
ton in the sullivan-Kilrain mill, and
prays for judgment Of forfeiture and
ouster.
DETECTIVE AFTER KILRAIN.
BALTIMORE, July 20.-Detective Norris,
who spent the last two days in New
York, looking after Mitchell and Pony
Moore, arrived here this morning to
arrest Jake Kilrain and Johnny Murphy.
He handed Marshal Frey the raquisition
papers signed by the Governor Of Mis-
sissippi. The Marshal said the reauisi-
ton is useless, as it did not specify the
State of Maryland or bear the counter
sign of Governor Jackson. Norris went
up to Jake's house, but he had been
epirited away by friends.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-21
Not Eating Gophers,

MINNEAPoLIs, July 20.-A Winnipeg
special says story originating at Graf
ton, Oak, that settlers in the Canadian
Northwest had been reduced to eating
field mice and gophers, is simply a lie
The chances are for two-thirds of crop,
and there ia no destituti6n anywhere.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-21
LIGHTNING's WORK.
CHAPMAN,s TURN NOW.
Litig tiOn i'm a Famous Case IL
nexyed-The Tables Turned

CHICAGO, July 20.-The noted case oi
The United States Express Company vs..
Herman B. Chapman, formerly their
agent at La Sale, ILL.,, was brought to
the recollection of the public again
today by the institution of a
suit by Chapman's attorney in
behalf of his client, against the Express
Company, claiming damages for $50, 900
for false imprisonment for three years.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-21
Fire MT Sacramento.

SACRAMENTO. July 2O.-At 5 O'Clock
this morning fire broke out in the rear OF
a Chinese wash-house on Third street.
The wash-house and the saloon of P.
Haggerty. next door, were soon in flames,
which, before they could be controlled,
spread to the tailor shop of Henry Garbe,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-21
A Custom House Collapsed.

TUCSON, Ariz., July 20.-Word has
been received of the falling of the Mexi.
can Custom House at Sassily on the
Sonora line. Twelve men were caught
in the ruins. Three were dead when ex-
tricated.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-21
Extensive WashoutsA,

Tucson, July 20.-Extensive washouts
are reported between Casa Grande and
Pichacho, forty miles west. A numt or
of trains are delayed.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-21

AT Lynn, Mass, burglars entered the
Jewelry store OF Il. K. J. Bidwell and
stole $4,000 worth of jewelry.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-21
FLOOD AND LIGHTNING.
Particulars of the West Virginia
Deluge and Other STORMS

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, July 20.-An
estimate can hardly yet be formed of the
great calamity that has swept over the
Little Kenawha valley, but enough is
known to mark it as the most destruc-
tive in life and property that ever oc-
Cured in West Virginia. The scene of
the greatest disaster was on Pond creek,
Jackson county, and Tucker creek, Writ
county. Pond creek rose twenty. five
feet in an hour from the cloud burst.
The water spread from hill to
mill and carried ell before it.
Four men took refuge in the Thomas
mill. The mill was washed away, and
Edward Boss was drowned. Thomas
Black aud his newly welded wife were
washed from their home and perished.
Thomas Hughes, his wife and four chill
dren fled from their home, but the water
overlook them, and none escaped but
Hughes. On Tucker creek seven lives
are reported lost, but no definite informa-
tion can be obtained. The loss to prop
erty is immense, and will run up ia the
millions.
KANSAS STORM.
KANSAS CRY, July 20.-A heavy rain.
storm, accompanied by high winds, pre-
vailed in northwestern Kansas TODAY.
At Stockton the wind blew down several
light frame houses, and blew in the glass
fronts OF several stores. No lives were
lost. Several washonts are reported as
having occurred on the central branch of
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe near
Atchison. The storm damaged small
grain crops considerably.
LIGHTNING's WORK.
STURGIs, Oak, July 20.-Lightning
struck the residence of Samuel Layster
in Whitewood last night during a heavy
storm. A son of Layster, aged % years,
was instantly killed. The house caught
fire and was totally consumed along with
all the household effects. A young child
was severely shocked, but is expected
to recover. A bolt descended at Fort
Mead and wrecked school house oceu.
pied by the Government. Several head
IF stock we're also killed on the ranges
near here.
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Marv's Little Lamb.

l sing OF sheep, and Of the great
wool industry; likewise OF the lamb,
the descendant of the sheep;
Animal diminutive, woolly, its ex-
terror covering being as devoid of color
as the crystalized vapor which falls in
fakes
Upon the Alpine mounts, and other
spots which come high but we must
have them.
Mary was the owner of the lamb /
sing,
Owner in fee simple, unincumbered
by chattle or other mortgage.
Wherever Mary perambulated, the
lamb also manifested an uncomfortable
inclination to perigrinate likewise:
An inclination profound, inextin-
guishable, uncon querable. instructive,
necessitated, constrained, irrevocable,
inexorable, irresistible. brakes Mag
azine.
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Wen Supplied Already.

"Any news in the paper this morn
ing, Samantha2" inquired Mr.. Chug-
water as he came down to breakfast.
Not much, replied his wife.
Seems to be hardly any-yes, here is
a Strange Story in Regard to Nine.
Patti. Readers of the Morning Paraly-
zer win be surprised to learn that this
gifted prima donna-"
Samantha" interposed Mr.. Chug-
water, "before you become too deeply
interested in that item Of news permit
me to remind you that we don't need
any toilet soap. There are seven kinds
in the house already. Chicago Trib-
me
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dcClu6ubdls dFSSHlC has DScH 4OuIlu VI
late years to be present in some
samples of muslins, cretonnes, wall
papers, playing cards, the glaze of
some enameled stew pans, the paper OF
fancy boxes and in some furs. These
last are usually the furs prepared by
amateurs. So that we may picture an
infant placed by an unfortunate con-
currence or circumstances in a room
covered with arsenical paper, having
its cot draped with muslin or cretonnes,
fed on food prepared in a glazed
saucepan, itself covered by a rug and
playing with some fancy box of sweets
or toys, all of these containing a
minute but unnecessary amount of ar
senic. One has no wish to be an alarm
ist or in any way to harass trade, and
it must be freely acknowledged that
cases of any i'll results whatever being
traced to the use of these articles are
very rare. None the less, seeing how
unnecessary they are, and how each
year arsenic seems to be finding its way
into new quarters, it seems advisable
to stop its further progress. This can
only be done by prohibiting by law, as
in some other countries, the use of ar
senic for producing colors. Neither
the ultimate seller nor the purchaser
can really protect himself, the trouble
and expense would be too great; but
by making the manufacturer answera-
bic the evil might easily be remedied.
Assafetida is gum resin which
many men will remember to have used
with their bait, when boys, thinking
! that it gave the worms an unwonted
attraction for fish. Certainly, consid-
ering the strength of its odor, their
conclusion was not so very far-fetched.
In this connection it is interesting to
note that, while the smell of assafRtida
is very nauseating to us, the Asiatics
use it in food as a spice, showing GER
tainly ''that there is no accounting for
taste" The Germans give to assa-
fatida the name stinkasant, which is
certainly expressive. This drug was
once quite popular with physicians,
but at the present day its use is largely
confined to those of the ''old school. y
1t was believed to be specially service
able in nervous diseases. That it also
has good effect in fatulence car
scarcely be denied. If given for that
purpose now, it is generally to babies
Probably it might in infantile collie be
much oftener used to advantage thar
it now is, not only on account of it;
special property referred to, but or
account also of its laxative tendency
But, after all, there is a disposition OF
the part of physicians to do withou
medicine as much as possible in th'
, treatment of diseases, and to exclude
} from their list of remedial agents al
which can properly be dispensed with
r Considering every thing about it, i
can properly be said that assaf@tida i
, superfuous. As for the non-profes
! sional using it on his own responsi
biIity, he Is not likely to do that. A
, any rate, one experience is pretty sur
, to satisfy him.-Boston Herald.