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Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-23
NOrICE OF AWARD OF CONTRACT.

DURsUANT TO STATUTES AND TO THE
Of Los Angeles, adopted, August 10th, 1859,
directing this notice. notice is hereby
given that the said City Council, in open
opened. examined and publicly declared ali
sealed proposals or bids offered for the follow
ing work, to-wit:
That Alvarado street, from the north line of
W ard street to the east end of Boundary street.
be graded and graveled, and redwood curb
constructed thereon in accordance with speci-
est regular responsible bidder, to wit: to Alex.
Trivia, at the prices named for said work in his
proposal on file, to wit; 81 81 per lneal foot.
Clerks Office, Los Angeles, CAL, August 20,
1889.
FREEMAN G. TEED,
au23 2t City Clerk of the City of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-23
TU RNED BACK.
Chae Chang Ping Leaves Our In-
hOspitabie Shore.

SAN Francisco, August 22,-Chae
Chang Ping, the first of the Chinese la
borers to test the validity of the Scott
law by attempting to land in this coun-
try, and whose case was recently decided
adversely by the United States Supreme
Court, was ordered returned to China by
the United States Circuit Court this
afternoon. Ping left by the steamship
Arabic, which sailed today.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-23
CLARK 4 Hun,phreys.

Just received fine lot of Eastake doors, full
inch and half, which will be sold cheap for
cash.
Clark & Humphreys, lumber dealers, San
Pedro street, between Seventh and Eighth
streets.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-23
The Mayor and Council of the Cfty of Los An
geLe8 do 0rdain as foLlotps. y


geIeS DO ordaiR as follops.
SECTION l. That the public interest and con-
Tehlence OF the people of the city of Los Ange-
les aemanos that certain lands hereinafter de-
scrlbeo should be taken for public use, to wit:
the opening and extending OF Chicago street
rom the center line OF Louisiana avenue to
me north line OF Second street, and that 1t js
the intention of said Council to order said i'm
proyement proceeded with and said land taken.
which land is described as follows, to wit: BE,
ginning at point In the intersection of the
center line OF Louisiana avenue with the CEN
ter line OF Chicago street, said point being s.
28' 13' w. 112S.42 feet from the granite mon
nnlent set az intersection of center line of First
street and Chicago street; thence s. GO so, Is"
e. 30 feet to point; thence 8. go 09' AS" w.
1895 O6 feet to point; thence 8. 27o 57' W.
539. Oh feet to point; thence on a curve to the
a point thence s. 45o 53' W, 3s7.s feet to
the northerly line of Second street; thence N
461 1 a. W. "; 60 06 feet to point; thence N. 45'
to the LETT Of aRas RGnsf of henS
316 y feet to point; thence N. 27o 81 e.
53S 81 feet to point; thence N. 27o O5, 45"E.
I2S5 6a feet to point in the center line Of
feet TO the point Of beginning.
SEC. 2. That the exterior boundaries of the
district OF land to be bene flied by said improve
ment and to be assessed to pay the cost, dam.
ages and expenses thereof, are as follows: All
lots and parcels of land lying upon both sides of
Chicago street between the south line of Louis
iana avenue and the north line of Stevenson
SEC. 8. The City Clerk shall certify to the pas.
sage OF this ordinance and cause the same
to be published once in the Los Angeles
DAILY HERALD, and thereupon and thereafter
it shall take effect and be in force.
hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance
was adopted by the Council of the City of Los
Angeles at its meeting of August 9th, 1889.
FREEMAN G. g.. TED. ED.
Approved this 21st day of August 1889.
au23-1t Mayor.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-23
Oeolics strike it RicK

EGoLD Run, August 22.-Ten years ago
j. Spaulding, Superintendent Of the Hag-
ford mines, lost sack of retort gold
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-23
EbinRer,s Celebrated

SheryVin- Williams, prepared house
paints at P. Il. MATHEWS, Second and L. A. SITS,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-23

Has bountiful water supply. magnificent
climate. and offers such inducements to the
business men from city by way OF quick transit
that they cannot overlook.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-23

Milk and homemade bread always fresh OF
hand. Corner Third and Spring.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-23

Levy,s SecOnd .hand d furniture store has
been removed from 112 Upper Main street to
No 125 South Main street, between Second and
Third. Call there for bargaius.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-23
NOTICE OF STREET WORK.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON
~ Monday, the 18th day OF August, A. D.18S9,
the Council of the City Of Los Angeles did at a
ton to grade, gravel aud curb. the curb to be of
redwood, Iona Drive in the city. of Los
Angeles, from the north line of Ward
street to the south line of Arch street, accord
ing to plans and specifications on file in the office
of the City Clerk for makir & graYeled stree,s
and constructing redwood cnrUs, to wnicn laid
ordinance No. 312 reference is hereby made for
further particulars.
w. E. MORFORD,
Street Superintendent.
au22 ct
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-23
Beautiful Residence Lots

For sale on Virginia avenue, Boyle Heights.
Streets paved, ETC. For quick transit, beautiful
scenery, and perfect climate Boyle Heights has
no equal,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-23

Union Hall. cor. of San Pedro and First
streets John Wieland's lager beer on draught,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-23
To Your Interest.

When in Los Angeles try Hotel Westminst
heduced rates for the summer aug4-1I
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-23

sherwin.WiIlaams' floor paint.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-23
Pure French Taught by
boyle Heights

Professor from Paris. References. P. O. bt
1917.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-04
MAINE rELEeRAMs CONDENSED

The spring term at the Maine State Col
lege will commence at Orono next Tuesday
and the usual large atte tendance is expected.
Mr ID. c. Smith has accepted position as
business manager of the Boothbay Shoe
Company.
1t is rumored that the Bangor and Piscasa
qnis slate quarry at Brownville is to start up
soon. Messrs. Story Wilbur of Boston,
who have owned it for number of years.
have lately retired from business, and it is
thought that they have either sold or leased
it t, parties who will put it into operation.
Elisha Sauderson of south Berwick, a
graduate at Colby and a member of the
senior class at Newton Centre, has accepted
pastoral call from the Baptist church at
Greenville, \. II.
The February term of the Supreme Ju-
licial court at Bangor will commence Tues
day and Chief Justice John A. Peters will
preside.
! F. II. Clergue, Esq, of Bangor, who ha.
been in Persia fixing up some railroad and
banking schemes with the Shah, was to leave
| Teheran for home Friday, having completed
his journey. 1t is a months journey.
The shedding on and around Moosehead
Lake is very bad and the heavy loads of
| few weeks ago are now hauled no more,
| There are some tu enty inches of snow and i
is so dry and hard that sleds move over il
with the greatest difficulty.
Kid Madden ha. agreed to go to Water
vile for the purpose of coaching the Cobb.
pitchers.
Hon. George ". True of Portland, Re
fuses to run in the coming msyoralty con
test
Friiay. while in the court room at Au
burn. Rev. Z. Martin was attacked Wit
spoplexy.
Mrs Ruth jewell of North Limingtor
was one hundred years old Saturday.
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Tons and Tons OF Coal Ablaxe

At PAS this morning IRE broke out in the
seven story coal elevator and pockets of the
Providence Coal Co. Dorrance street wharf.
The elevator vas an immense timber struc-
ture on top Of the brick baiLiipg. The wood
en- building was well in flames when the
alarm was struck but the ire was soon un-
der control
The elevator was destroyed and the coal
pockets fell in, letting 900 tons Of coal
down on the wharf. The loss on the build
ing is from $50 900 to s25 900. which is
partly covered by insurance. The coal was
worth about s. a ton and half of il was de-
stroyed.
Firemen have been on duty all day and
large force of police have kept thousands of
sight seers outside the FIRE lines. Thousands
of toys of coal are still on fire. The work
of the firemen is confined to keeping down
the blaze. Part of the wall of the coal pack
cts began to bulge during the early morning
and 10 relieve the pressure the tiremen cut
holes through which an avalanche of hun
dreds of tons poured, par, being on fire. The
insurance aggres ates 1928, 500.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-04
RICHM OND.
cap,ain c. c. J.ek.on is at home

Captain G. c. jackson is at home.
The tug z. J. Marcy has been cut out into
the river some fifteen or twenty feet, at the
steamboa; wharf. In an ordinary winter the
ice will generally work towards the re.,
shore enough to necessitate the secohd cutting.
Mrs. &. T.. Ames returned Saturday from
a weeks visit 70 relatives in Randolph.
The Catholic sociable ras held Saturday
evening at Mrs. c. +. Harringtons On White
street.
Saturday va. q great day for coasters who
covered Fosters Hill. Several narrow es-
cape. from accidents have occurred at the
foot Of Main street, thi. week.
Y W S. Blanchard the artist and engray-
er. i. at home from Bath.
The Willie X. Lincoln Company will give
an entertainment at the opera house. mex
Saturday evening.
One local weather prophet, Who szid, las
December, that January ould have but lii
tie saoT, considerable rain,- warm ~eAihe
generally and no ice cut, came very nea
hitting the mark
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STABBED AND ROBBED.
The Probable Fate OF the Man Whose
Body Was Found at Providence.

Providence, Feb. 3.
There was body found in the Sprague
elevator in the harbor Saturday. 1t has
been identified as Frank II. Bentley, 40 years
of age AM gardener of Conn. The 18th
of November he came to this city to visit his
law, J. NJ Richardson, "a Armington
avenue, bat never reached that place. The
son -in-law identified the body at the norgue
today. He was without doubt murdered. as
he had about forty dollars with him when
he reached this city. His clothing Indicated
that he had purchased new clothing after his
arrival here, a1d probably had not more
than twenty dollars when he was killed
His trousers was missing from his body, a
wound four and half inches in depth ex-
tended from his left groin across his
abdomen eight or nine inches. He had been
apparently robbed, cut and thrown into the
river. No clue to the perpetrators has been
found.
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THE BRITISH MINISTER.
Whom He is Supposed to 1s.-Bad
Feeling In Diplomatic Circles.

LONDON. Feb. 3.
Ii is stated that Julian Pauncefote, per-
minent under Secretary Of State for
3 foreign Office, has been appointed British
Minister 10 the United States. Although the
report is not officially confirmed it is credited
at the foreign office. The appointment is
creating intense irritation in British diplo-
matte circles as departure from the rule
of succession in the appointments according
10 rank in service. Sir Julian Pauncefote
is q lawyer and no, 4 diploma; aud WAS never
attached TO any embassy.
He VAS appointed to present the post &C.
count and had extensive knowledge of legal
bearings of treaties. His present salary WAS
s0oo pounds yearly. The salary of the min
is,er al Washington vas 6oo0 pounds. Sir
Julian Pauncefote married Miss Selma
Cuoit, daughter of the late Major Cubi,, and
has family. Among the officials he a
reputation for shrewdness and has quiet.
.miAble manners. allied with much acute
ness
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-04

On motion of Mr.. Pattangsll of Pembroke
bill an act additional To chapter 80 Of the
Revised Statutes establishing bounty OF
crows, vas tabled pending its reference to
the Committee on Engrossed Bills.
On motion of Mr. Stearns of Carbon, bill
an act concerning inn holders, boarding
house keepers and their guests, was tabled
pending It's reference to the Committee on
Eugrossed Bills
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-04
STATE NEWS,
Roulsoa

The January term of the Probate and In.
solvent Court 10 il session here.-Judge
Smith acts promptly and to the satisfaction
of all p. c. Keegan, Esq, ahd W. c.
Hammond Jr., of Van Bure are in town
II. <. Boynton, dry goods merchant Of Bos-
ton, is in town.-The Eastern Fresh Meat
Co.'S agent, A. A. Morey has hsd twenty
teams for tve days putting iu the years sup
ply Of ice.-Yesierday was the coliest day
of the season.-The thermometer registered
25 degrees below The hauling is good aud
business brisk.
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LADY OF THE OCEAN
May Yet Be Saved She Puts to Sea
Again.

CH,rHAh, Mass, Feb. 3.
The schooner Lady of the Ocean, before
reported on fire, was obliged to anchor under
Monomoy last night, and her crew, with the
crew of the Chatham life saving station, who
were assisting, obliged TO land, as they ha d
sealed the vessel up. All sought she tier at
Capt. Tuttle's Monomoy life station. All
boarded the schooner again this morning, sc-
companied by Capt. Tutte and crew, and
worked the vessel past Handkerchief light
ship.
They then left her lying in her course for
Ed9artown with her own crew aboard. Cap
tain Shaw intends to harbor at Edgartown
till he ascertains whether tine vessel can be
opened, and if SO, will proceed to New York
the first chance. No instructions have yet
been received from Addison, Me, regarding
the disposition of the body of Mcdonald,
the unfortunate sailor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-04

courts whenever ii has bad occasion to b
called up. A few months ago he had occa-
sion 20 look up this matter and he found thai
the poor innocent ahuttcr was utterly with.
out redress by the law OF this State or aly
common law. 1t is no argument against the
bill that II may involve some litigation, be-
cause every law We pass is houud to do this,
but he had hcdced the bill So carefully that
the plSinhs must take all the burden upon
himself, and if he fails in any one step he
tails tafo and the penalty is the payment Of
cost as in all liugations Ii had becn suR-
kesied 10 him tina, man might malicisusly
erect bulldog upon or near the line. while
= man canno, erect a structure precisely on
the line under the existing law, he NAV
build ss high a fence OF building - he
| chooses few inches from the line, and You
cannot question his motives for doing IL. Mr..
Sprssue said tina, the object Of this bill was
10 enable us To question the motives Of such
person 81 doing
MIR. fatisugall said that rather than TO 70
the great trouble Of saius such a neiehbor
and making him sull greater enemy, he
would rather buy him out OF sell out to him
aud get rid OF him The gentleman from
Dexter stated and stated correctly that the
onrsen OF proof is upon the person bringing
the acton. But the burden Of expense aud
loss of time comes upon the pcrson against
whom the action is brought equally with the
other man, ani perhaps great deal more
IL may be some lawyer who briues The
action, who Is able 10 defend him,elf aud 10
may he some poor person against whom the
action is brought, who must hire . lawyer
o eieni him. The b II said; "Any fence Or
o'her structure III the nature of 4 fence"
might be hedge, AID in the opinion Of
some OF hts uelghhors might be maliciously
erected. lie did not believe that IL was
necessary to go 10 the Old Revised Statutes
OF Massachusetts and re-cnact one of its laws.
We can take care of ourselves in every par
ticnlar lie had no such ncighbors where
he lived, he erected no such fence on his
own land, and was happy to say that the
people of Washington County never had
such case IN the suuals of their history.
Tue law wouldn't trouble him in the least,
but II might look Ia the people OF the State
as II they were framing law to hit soms
special ease,
MIR. Chadbourne of Riddeford said that he
WAS quite as patriotic AS any gentleman In
the House but he was perfectly willing u
adopt the laws of Massachusetts or New
York, or II he could hrd anything in the
Bible that would apply we'll to the laws Of
this State he should most assurcdly adopt
II II We tind a good law on the Statute
books of MASSACHUSETTS that w,uld ami,
aptly. we'll and prohtahly In I'M, n.,ni. -
Maine. why discard il hcc.ns, "a. anJ 1, an
the Statute books of Ma.-achn.,t,.p Tn.
gentleman from Pembroke ,,il that he dia
not build such fence. W,II ,h,y ali L,.v
that btfot, IA, said IL IN, mon Who bni,d
this kind of fence. mr., nat IN. nn.. ,ba, AZ.
sent To the legislature. They are not pops-
lar enough to command n sutIri,n, numb.,
of vote. ,o ,,t th.,. /, 10 ,ha ci.n ..
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GERMAN INFLUENCE
And How 1t Is Spreading Itself over
tie South Pacific Ialands.

SAN FRANcIsCo, Feb. ..
The Schooner Dashing Wave, Captain
William Chapman, has arrived here from the
Nar,hall islands. Capt Chipman states that
all territory in that part of the world IS being
brought rapidly under German influence
The Pleasant islands. lying about one degree
south of the equator, in los degrees west
have been seized by Germany. Every rocky
noiut and every reef is al object of interest
TO Germany, and soon becomes involved in
some scheme whi h results in its seizure
The authority of Germany is supreme in the
Marshall group. Capt. Chapman asserts that
commerce is hampered by excessive charges
and useless restrictions. On entering the
harbor, Capt. Chipman states, no pilot came
aboard till his vessel WAS anchored. yet on
leaving he was compelled to pay pllo'ase
bill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-04
UNFILIAL BLOWS,
With Which a Brutal, Drunken Son
Kills His Aged Fa her.

SrHtsGFiELD. Mass, req. ).
Buel Keeny, 55 years old was arrested at
East LongmeadOv last night for pounding
hls father, Isaac Keeny, 40 that he died,
The prisoner came home drunk week ago
Friday night and began 10 smash things IN
the house. His father was awakened and
e1po.,ulated with him. Buei pounded HE
father as he lay in bed, breaking his nose,
nearly gouging hi. eye. out and tearing his
face No doctor vas called until Wedne.
day and the old man fingered until last Fri
day night. The officers had difficulty in get
ting at the facts a. the old woman va. svi-
IDENTIFY trying to shield her son.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-04
FOREIGN intelligence.
IRISH MASS MEETING
Called to Denounce the Brutal Treat
ment OF VIM. o Brien.

pUBIIS. Feb. 3.
Lord Mayor Sextou presided al a mass
meeting in Pheni1 Park today, called to de-
nounce the treatment to which O'Brien was
subjected in prison. Sexton announced 4
mt mortal signed by the archbishops and a
majority of the bishops of Ireland, calling
upon the government to discontinue the pro-
ceedings to endanger O'Brien's life and i'm
peril the public peace.
Edward Lesmy, ". P, urged the boycott
ting of all persons who attended the Unionist
banquet on the previous night, where Balfour
ridiculed the rumOr that he would not face
the reception of an Irish audience. When
written to he wrote to the mayor that O'Brlen
was responsible for the evils resulting from
his non-submssion to the prison regulations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-04
IN ARRESTINo A PRIEST
Inspector Martin Is Killed at Gweed-
more Sunday.

DFBLIN, Feb. 3.
Police Inspector Martin was killed at
G~eedore County of Donegal. thi. NOR ming
while trying TO arrest Father McFadden. A
party of police under McFadden surrounded
Fr. MeF adden's chapel during the service.
When the priest appeared at the door they
made rush for him. The people came to
his rescue and McFadden escaped He had
nearly reached the door of his own house
when Martin caught him by the coat. A,
the same time the inspector was struck with
a stone on the back of the head and died soon
atter~ard. Fr. McFadden vas subsequently
arrested.
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CRASHED THROUGH A BRIDGE.
A Brussels Train Wrecked. Fourteen
Killed and Fifty Injured.

BRTssELs, Feb.
A terrible railway accident occurred today
near Gronendsel. A train bound from
Brussels to Namur struck a pillar Of a
bridge near the latter place causing the lat
ter to collapse. The train was earried down
and was completely wrecked. Fourteen
persons we're killed outright and 80 injured
The bodies of all persons killed were
brought here. Fifteen persons were NOR
tally injured and lie at Holylaert, near the
scene of the disaster. Among them are
several young children. The most of the
injured are suffering from fractured legs
Masses of masonry and block line will
have to be removed by dynamite. Inde-
pendence Beige hints that the line under re-
pair at place when train was derailed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-04
A CARIBOU MILL
Entirely Consumed by Fire-Loss
$4,000.

CARIBou, Feb. 2.
Mr.. Joseph w. Garys saw and shinge
mill. situated on the Madawaska stream
about four miles from Caribou village, in
LAY morning. When the fire was first dis
covered, about 1 o'clock. 1t was in the oppo-
site end of the mill from where the stove
WAS and how the fire caught is mystery.
The mill was large, fine structure, costing
with its machinery, including one rotary
three -hingle and one lathe machine little
over sIt,00O. Insured for $1,000. Three
hundred NJ of shingles were also consumed.
1t is great loss to Mr. Gary and to the
community as we'll.
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A DESERTED WOMAN
And a Station Agent Commit Suicide
at Hartford

UAKrFoRD, Conn, Feb. z.
woman who had been living with and
was deserted by Douglass Campbell, formerly
a veterinary surgeon and lately employed in
New England road shops, committed suicide
TO 'ay by taking lsudanum. She was about
So years of age and has been here about tw o
months. Her antecedents are unknown
Harvey F. Prior, for the past ten years
station agent and toll-taker at Enfield bridge
station of the New York, n, ii. & II. Rail
road. committed suicide this morning by
shooting himself through the head. Cause
unknown. He was 45 years old aud leaves a
wife and two illreu.
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Special to the Kennebec Journal. ]

Special TO the henneDec Journal
SourH GARDINER. Feb, 2.
The ice companies from Capt. f. ID. Ha-
ley's to the Knickerbocker, have been very
busy for few days past with all the men
and teams they could work to advantage,
planning and scraping their fields. The most
of them have taken OF one planning The
ice is now from eight TO nine inches thick
1t will require tvo more planings to remove
the snow ice. II the weather should become
a little colder they will probably take of
another planning before they get ready to run
il into their houses. 1t looks now as If they
would not be able to run before the 18th or
18th
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FLAMES In PROVIDENCE
Break Out in Two Buildings Sunday
noTninS.


Providence. Feb. 5.
Briggs building on the corner of Main
street and Pswcatuck bridge, westerly, was
burned this morning. The building was q
frame structure. iron clad with Tin roof and
was built out over the river on piles. twas
owned by Lueius Briggs of Gris~old. Conn.
The building was tenAnted By eight business
firms and the Women's Christian Temperance
Union.
Fire was discovered at 1925 A. NJ and
half an hour later an explosion took place
injuring the Chief of the FIRE department and
seven iremen, none dangerously. The
building was completely gutted; believed TO
be incendiary. Loss s33, 200; insurance
500 4CO