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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-31
STEAMER CUT IN TWO.
PASSENGERS. OFFICERS, AND CREW
pRowsED OFF DUEKrRK.
Train Dsrailsd-ons Person Hiiisd ana
Fourteen wouudsd--The Cambridge
wins the Boat Race-0ther
Foreign Notes.


fByAngIo-hmerIcnn c4O'0 "
OsTESD, BELGIuN. March 3o.-The steamer =
Countess Of Flanders was run lu'o on
Dunkirk At O'Clock yesterday afternoon oy
the Belgian mail-bost Princess Hsnrie ,ua
The collision occurred during a dense log;
Il was at first reported that the Countess Of
Flanders Immediately sank. later report
however. says she Is safe, but that her clp,
tain. first lieutenant, nine OF the crew, anu
three Of the passengers were downed.
Prince Jerome Bonapsrte wss among 'ne
rescued. Adyices received this AFTERNOON
state that the Countess OF Flanders was CUT
in two, and that the forepar. a. once sshh'
The Princess Henrietta took the nitef-pa :, 10
tow and started for this port, Dut nsu pro-
ceeded only short distance when poIt'ou
OF the wreck which she had IN tow capsi~eu
and went down.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-31

PaEIs, March 30.-The Chamber OF Depu-
ties. by a vote OF 266 to 2oJ, to-day yoten
urgency for the bill providing that SANDER
Gus and Insulting press stacks on public
oflicisls shall be summarily dealt with by The
police tribunal.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-07

See Willamette steam Mills Lumber
and Manufacturing Company for special prices
in lum Der in large and small quantities. Spec
ial orders in extra sizes and lengths
furnished short notice Mills at
Portland Ore. Yards at Redondo Beach and
corner of New Main and San Fernando streets,
Los Angeles.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-07
A New Plano Deal.

The well known firms of Powell, Has.
kell & Co. and Day & Hart, have Joined
forces and incorporated under the name
of the Southern California Music Com
pany, with capital of $4,000, all SUBJ
scribed.
Having ample capital, and represent
ing many of the leading factories in the
United States, including the popular
Decker Brothers, A. B. Chase, j. & @.
Fischer, and others, and the Chase,
Kimball and other organs, bought at
prices which are only given to the
largest dealers, this company is able to
offer inducements to purchasers that
have never been given before in South
ern California.
The company will pay especial atten.
ton to renting pianos and organs-not
the old rattle-boxes that have usually
been worked off on the innocent renter,
but brand new instruments, Of reliable
makes, at reasonable prices.
Those who desire the advantage OF
selecting from the largest etock and
greatest variety in any one wareroom on
the Pacific Coast, will be shown display
OF fifty of the finest instruments made, at
the warerooms Of the company, No. IL
North Spring street, 80 long known as
Days Music Store.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-07

more Just and equitable system inaugu-
rated. Another objection to the present
system is the giving perpetual right to
parties to use the sewage on their lands.
This, if carried out, will some day cost
the city large sums of money in the way
of damage suits. l have no objection to
allowing parties to use the sewage on
their own lands until such time as they
or their neighbors get tired of it. And
then the city should always hold itself in
readiness to move on with the sewage.
Such time is sure to come, as shown by
the people in Vernon, where, few years
ago, they were anxious to take all the
sewage they could get, but within the
last six months men have been out with
ehot guns there, swearing vengeance on
the man who would turn on the sewage
near them. Such things ought to be a
lesson to the city officials and teach them
not to give or sell the sewage to anyone
for long term of years, no matter how
fair their promises may be. These
people may die off, but the incorporation
of Los Angeles city is expected to live on,
and the present city officials have no
any bad bargain.
If the whole system was carried out
and the sewers contemplated all built,
all tho country now needing sewers
would be without sewers and not able to
build them, as they would be 30 crippled
and bankrupted by having to build other
peoples sewers that they would not be
able to build their own. The Council
and the City Engineer have literally ig-
nored the hill lands on the east and
west side as ususal. In this estimate
they seem to think there is no settlement
yet on the hills; or, at least, none that
has any rights that should be noticed by
those great men. But / think we will
show them better and teach them les
son on election day, or the day the
bonds are to be voted for.
J, w. PORTS,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-07
Prophet Potts ON tho sewers.

ffOpnet fOths Oh tho SC"OAss
EDITORS HERALD-The estimated cost
of the sewer system as set forth by the
City Engineer is as follows: For the
outfall sewer, $4,000; for intercepting
sewers in and around the city limits,
1892 900, and for storm-water sewers,
$5OS,OOO. Now as all these storm-water
sewers are purely local institutions, in
which the majority OF the people of Los
Angeles have no interest, and as they
are not particularly needed for the health
of the people, why, ask, are they forced
into the sewer system, to be voted and
paid for by general taxation, when large
areas of country are left out without inter
cepting sewers, when they are much
needed, especially in some OF the hill
country, where the sewage is all boarded
up in sinks, that retain the sewage
almost as we'll as would cemented sinks.
Especially is this 80 of the west side OF
the city, as there is not sewer contem-
plated in all this section, which is at
least one-fourth the area of the city,
excepting the sewer on the extreme west,
that is mostly outside OF the city, and is
of very little benefit to those inside the
city limits, and looks as if it was to be
constructed for the benefit of those out
side of the city, who will not be called
on to pay these bonds. If other streets
in the city that must have intercepting
sewers, such as Ida street, Alvarado
street. Pearl and other streets up to the
Sisters Hospital, and many others that
must have intercepting sewers, were sup
piled in this sewer estimate, then there
would be some reasonable grounds to ask
the people to vote for the large appropri-
alton for the storm-water sewers.
But as it now stands, there are
large parts of the citizens, in fact
the most of them that have no interest IN
any part of the whole system except the
outfall sewer, which is considerably less
than one-third of the bonds asked for.
OF course the cable.rosds and the rail-
roads want these storm water sewers,
and if they would pay for them them
selves should have no objection to their
having them; but to ask the taxpayers
to pay half million dollars for theii
benefit, after havir~ given them fran.
chises on all their best streets is more
than the people will stand. So | thirh
the only right thing to do is to vote
against the bonds, and let there be
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-07
Doings About Downev.

EDITORS HERALD-The Christian camp
meeting is still holding forth in the grove
near town. The meeting so far has been
a decided success, about twenty persons
having joined the church.
Work was commenced this morning
upon the railroad near New River bridge.
Men and teams are at present grading
the roadbed, aud it is the intention of the
Southern Pacific Company to put new
bridge across the river.
Messrs. S. G. Ruddock, r. B. AIRY, d.
P Kendrick and J. w. McKellar re-
turned last week from hunting trip near
Elizabeth Lake. They report five deer
besides small game and fine time.
Our town looks quite deserted on ac-
count of the number of people being at
the mountains and seaside.
Mr.. Henry F. Gage and family will
leave on Wednesday next for a weeks
vacation to Apaheim Landing.
Prof. J. HI. Strine, w. B. French and
Mrs, Julia Chandler, teachers of the
Downey school, were among the many
that left for Catalina last Friday.
Excavations are being made for Mr..
F. R. Manning's new brick building.
The Jinglers gave two fine concerts
last Monday and Tuesday evenings in
Frsnkel's Hail.
Mr.. ]. G. Wallace and family, of
Alhambra, were in attendance at the
camp.meeting Saturday and Sunday.
The work of clearing out the bed of
Old river is now about finished.
The annual fair OF the Los Ang les
County Agricultural Association will
take place about the 1st of October. The
fair this year will beat all previous
records. X. Y. u.
Downey, August 5, 1889.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-07
The Verdict Unanimous

Is that the house Of Hawley. King & Co., 66,
6S and 70 North Los Angeles street, is head
quarters for stylish carts, bugges and carriages.
You. will also find there all kinds of agricul-
tural implements, including anything from a
spade to complete thr> shing outfit Are you
In chickens? If 50, there is the place to go for
your corn-sheller. bone mill and poultry net
ting. Are you road maker? Call and see
their grading plows and scrapers, and the cele-
brated Improved Reversible American Champ.
ion Grader. 1t will make a first class road for
one hundred dollars mile.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-07
Person al.

Doctor J. s. Crawford now has associated
with him as partner DR.. A, T. Merrill, recently
from New York City. Doctors Crawford and
Merrill have combined their efforts in the sue.
cessful practice of dentistry in Los Angeles.
Their offices have been enlarged and reftted,
and facilities greatly improved. Office rooms,
II to % Downey Block.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-07

Sher win- williams family paints at
MATHEWS, corner Second and L. A. Streets
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-07
The TURF club saloon.

The Turf Club Saloon, in the Adam block
has changed hands and it is intended to make
1t one Of the M ost palatial resorts of the kind
in Los Angeles Mr. f. Adam, the proprietor,
in order to carry out the arrangements. and the
saloon will be conducted by him. An entire
renovation of the building will be the first STEP
Commodious offices will bearranged on the Sec
ond story which will be used for business pur-
poses. The establishment will be elaborately
fitted up in the most artistic style of modern
similar place % Of its Kind in the city. % Which R is
saying great deal 1t is intended to make it
the resort of business men, and a fine mercaD-
tile lunch will be served daily. 1t is ex pected
that the improvements will be finished shortly.
The wines and liquors will also be one of the
sp cialties, and judging from the standing OF
the new proprietor. 1t will take lead among our
thirst-quenchipg resorts.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-07
The Oldest Resident Matchmaker.

W B Tullis 304 8 Spring St., corner Fourth
Watches cleaned and repaired. Hesdquarteri
for fine grade spectacles, properly fitted, at rea
sonable prices
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-07

Levy,s SecOn d .han 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., 1889-08-07
Ebinger,s Celebrated

Milk and homemade bread always fresh Q
hand. Corner Third and Spring.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-18
No Poetry Wanted.

+ FUHl TIE aFlZOlfl IAlckeE.
There's too much poetry in this
Western country-ten times too
much. Every week fifty or more
men and women in this locality,
who ought to be engaged hoeing po-
tatoes or making rag carpet, worry
the life out of the best part of seven
days to "dash off, poem for the
Kicker. Not one out of 500 is true
poetry, and not more than one out
of bushel is worth publishing.
There should be law applying
to the country west of Omaha
law to make it penal offense to
send poem to newspaper unso.
licited. We are satisfied that this
rhyme-jlngling has retarded the
growth of the West twenty years,
and it will continue to work against
us until there is law to stop it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-18
EXPENDITURES.
An Electrical Storm.

Speaking of a queer freak of elec-
tricity in Dakota recently, the
Monthly Weather Review, a per-
fectly reliable journal issued from
the Government Signal Office, says
cat 2 p. m. prairie fires started
in the county, some from no known
cause. 1t is asserted by trust
worthy farmers that the barbs o1
fence wire emitted showers oi
sparks at frequent intervals, and
several report that fires started al
the foot of posts supporting the
wires. Many report that the
flames rose fifty feet in the air.
All combustible matter appeared
to be highly susceptible of igni.
ton; in many cases buildings pro-
tected by from fifty to one hundred
rods of ploughed ground were con-
sumed. No preceptible interval oi
time elapsed from the moment the
structures were on FIRE until their
complete envelopemnt. Huron
was several times threatened, and
only strict vigilance and hard work
kept the fires from entering the
CORPORATION lines.,'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-18
MEXICO, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1855
Youthful Inauisitiveness.

Youthful Inouisitiveness.
Time: July IL, 1889.
Boy: (making discovery What
is this, pop?
Father: That, my son, is the
top of hole bored by local COM
pany late in the last century.
"Is there anything at the bot
tom of the hole?"
"Yes, my son."
"What Is it, pep?"
II think there are several tools
down there.''
"What kind; are they like the
carpenter tools l wanted you to buy
for me?"
"No, my boy; they are very
heavy. One of them, I think,
weighs several thousand pounds"
"Is there anything else in the
hole?"
"There is good deal OF water
down there"
Anything else?'
"I think there is a long piece of
rope somewhere near the bottom"
"Why didn't they take all that
stuff out?"
"They tried very hard, but they
couldn't do it."
"Why couldn't they?"
ssI don't know"
"How long did it take to make
that little hole, pop?"
"They worked at it about twenty
years, I Think
"And is that little hole all they
could maker"
eyes"
"How long is it?"
"About a quarter ofa mile"
"Why don't they make fence
posts out of it?''
"That, my son, is chestnut;
that idea has been expressed be-
fore.'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-18

ONE by one the sturdy, staunch
old pioneers of Missouri 60 to their
last reward. The death of no one
in Mexico within our memory
caused the widespread and sincere
feeling that prevades the entire
community at the demise of Jas.
Galloway, known to every person
in this part of the State, and re-
spected aud loved by all who
knew him. At ell public meetings
of business men, for the advance
ment of Mexico and Audrain coun-
ty, Mr.. Galloway will be missed.
He was enthusiastic in all matters
which tended toward the lettering
ofMexico or its institutions. There
will be a vacant chair at all meet
ings of Democrats, among whom
there was none more true to party
principle or more fearless in the
night for party nominees. No man
was more patriotic in word or deed.
In the church his liberal spirit and
exemplary walk will long be
pointed to by those who come after
him as worthy to be followed by
those who 'swalk before God" At
the freslde he was genial, kind,
loving, and with a disposition
which made him beloved by all
with whom he associated, whether
kin or not. The memory of James
Galloway viii be green in the
minds Of the people OF .Audrain
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-18

THERE Is going to be a good deal
of trouble about city taxes on su-
burban property growing out of the
following portion of article 1, Sec
ton 3, of the charter of the City OF
Mexico:
provided, however, that
all lands embraced within the
limits of the quarter of a mile most
remote from the Court House, used
as farming land and reduced to ac-
tual cultivation or farming or graz
ing purposes, shall be exempt from
taxation by the Council until they
are divided into lots, streets and
alleys"
We judge latter close reading OF
the above, that there is good deal
of valuable property within the
limits of our city which will be
exempt from taxation until Mex
leo gets what she needs--a third
class charter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-18

ANONYMOUS letter writers are the
scorpions of creation. There are a
few in Mexico who endeavor with
their vile poison to create trouble
in the church, and in the family.
Some very serious results from such
work can be pointed to right here
at home. From what we learn to-
day, at least one of these poisonous
vipers is liable to be trapped, and
the point that troubles US is how to
invent punishment commensurate
with the offense. The future abode
of the midnight assassin will be an
ice house compared with the place
to which anonymous letter writer's
of the class we refer to will be con-
signed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-18
The Grange.

FROM ColmanS Rural world.
"By their fruits ye shall know
them.'' The Grange tree this year
is bearing such good crop of fruit,
in its fight with olee in some States,
its battles with "trusts'' and COM
bines in others, that it is no won-
der intelligent farmers are taking
hold of it in all parts Of the country.
The reports sent TO the Secretary of
the National Grange of the organi-
cation Of new Oranges, the long list
Of Oranges reorganized, the encour-
aging letters of State Masters and
their active deputies, of the bright
outlook, "the field is white for the
harvest" " Farmers never so ready
to organize meetings never SO
well attended," all point out the
prosperity existing in Grange work
in this summer campaign of 1889.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-18
4Ills|'ISl s:l3;lI;
CREE I|5;I|siSk
The Summer Girl.

SAMUEL MINTURN PECK.
She wears saucy hat
And her feet go pit-a-pat
AS she walks;
And the sweetest music slips
From her merry, madding lips
When she talks.
She facinates the street
With her CATERS trim and neat,
Made of kid;
For they twinkle as they pass
Like the rillets in the grass
Halfway hid.
Her skin is soft and white
Like magnolia buds at night
On the bough;
But for fear she'd be too fair
There's freckle here and there
On her brow.
Dimples play at hide-and-seek
On her apple-blossom cheek
And her chin,
slyly beekoning to you,
'Don't you think its time too wo?
Pray begin"
Then her winsome, witching eye
Flash like bits of summer skies
Ger her fan,
AS if to say, "We've met;
You may go now and forget
If you can"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-18
THE ANNUAL PICNIC.
Fulton and Mexico Society Re-
unite at Auxvasse-List of
the Pioneers.

The annual Fulton-Mexico pic
mic took place at Auxvasse last
week. No event of this character
was ever more Successful. The at
tendance was large and in every
way the affair was admirably
managed. The drive home by
moonlight lasted until nearly 10
O'Clock and as the country roads
were in perfect condition, it proved
a fitting wind-up of the delightful
day.
The picnicers were as follows:
From Mexico--Misses Hattie CAN'T,
Lena johnson, Flora Ringo, Rose
Hite, China Gibbs, Bessie Lakeland,
Emma Hiner, Sadie Pollock, May
Ross, Eta Ross, Julia Ross, Glib
son, st. Louis; Minnie Doak, Gus
sic Lea, Texas; Jennie Worrell,
Minnie Basket, May Coatsworth,
Kansas City; Mollie sullinger,
Anna Martinique, Jefferson City;
Carrie Cauthorn, Annie Spence,
Willie Potts, Stella Robnett, Col
umbia; Lily Lewis, Louisville;
Pearl Tucker, Lizzie Hamilton,
Canton; Mabel Hord, Annie Baker,
Willie Woodward; Messrs. Percy
Hord, Luke Morris, Ernest CAN'T,
G. r. Haley, Walker Pollock,
Willard Carroll, JEFF Davis, Frank
Spence, J. G.. Trimble, Aylett
Whitney, E. R. Cunningham, Nor
rson Lakeland, Lee Craddock,
John O'Rear, Gus Pasqueth, Frank
Jesse, A. B. Smith, F. C. Bryan,
Frank Hiner, Elon Dearing, Clar-
ence Rothwell, O. Purdy, Jas. Gar
rett, George Morris, John S. Cave,
B. W. Torreyson. From Fulton
Misses Gertie Wade, Tillie Ander-
son, Nellie Wheeler, Emma Jones,
Isabel Harris, Jennie Baker, Ilah
White, Salie Hubbard, Abby Rick
ey, Matte Hickey, Effie Harris,
Mamie Chappell, Lucy Mackafee,
Kittie Thomas, Cora Longley, An
ME Lewis, Maggie Townsend, Iva
Stewart, Lena Baker, Eva Maughs,
Dollie Jameson, Annie Ferrill,
Cornie Boulware, Sallie Harris,
Minta Mccall, Blanche Owings,
Eulah Simpson, Katie Overstreet,
Inez Shields; Messrs. Ben Cason,
Howard Sutherland, Chas. Renoe,
Will McGregor, Jas. Shelley, Win
gate Boulware, Chas. Foreman,
Will Foreman, Emil Keller, Tom
Simcoe, DR.. C. B. Simcoe, Will
Curtis, Jesse Maughs, None Rob-
nett, HI. Jameson. Ian Rodes,
W. G.. Davis, E. N. Tuttle, N.
Basket, Elwood Tuttle, T. c.
MARYLAND, Nesbit Baker, 7. Irwin,
Ote Davis, Ward Baker, S. A.
Nichols, Doran Ellis, Chas. Bush.
The committees were as follows:
On Arrangement-Messrs. S. A.
Nichols, Jesse Maughs, Misses
Mary Haines, Cordie Boulware,
Jennie Baker, Emma Jones; Messrs.
E. R. Cunningham, Frank Hiner,
Luke Morris, Misses Eta Ross,
Lena Johnson, Willie Potts.
On Reception-Messrs. DR.. Sim
coe, Elweod Tuttle, Noble Basket,
Davis, J. G. Trimble, A. B. Smith,
Misses Jennie Worrell, Matte Sui
linger.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-18
The Boss Fish Story.

LOUISIANA, Mo-, July 10.-A
catfish weighing so pounds caused
considerable excitement on the
river bank to-day. While a color
ed women was washing clothes on
the bank she concluded to try her
luck with the hook and line, and,
tying trawI to her leg, she threw
the hook well out into the water
and continued her work at the tub.
1t was not long before two mems
united strength was necessary to
save the woman from q watery
grave, for the fish was rapidly pull
ing her into the river.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-18

Following are the delegates from
Missouri TO the meeting Of the
National Editorial Association,
which meets in Detroit next month:
&. w. Stephens, Herald, Colum-
bia; John w. Jacks, Standard,
Montgomery;R. NJ. White, LEDGER,
Mexico; J. West Goodwin, Basoo,
Sedalis; I. II. Kinley, Bruns,oieker,
Brunswick; T. J. Lingle, Democrat,
Clinton; r. B. Speed, Mad,
Nevada; s. B. Cook, fnteliigeHeer,
Mexico; w. o. L. levitt, Democrat,
Shelbiua.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-18

Theodore Thomas orchestra was
playing symphony or something
in which the music at one part
was softened almost to a birds
whisper, when, like the crack of a
rifle cannon, came one startling
blast from the oboe. The enraged
conductor turned savagely upon
the prayer. "What in the devil
do you mean?' Just then a plump
blue bottle fly took wings from the
oboeist's score. "Gott in Himmel
1 dhink he vas Won node, und I
blay him |"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-07-18

"WHEN does the Mexico Board
of Trade meet?" is the question
opening letter we received to-day
from business men who want to
locate in Mexico. The Board of
Trade has done much for Mexico
in the past and we trust it will net
allow the warm weather to drive it
out of business. The Board of
Trade is composed of Mexieo's
most substantial and enterprising
citizens, who owe it to the public
to meet at once and take hold as
they did when first organized. The
Board of Trade can: do more for
Mexico in the next two months
than can likely again be accom-,
plished in a year.