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Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-21
CHINESE INVESTIGATORS.

A party of four Cinnamon, of high
standing in the Celestial Empire, arrived
in town this morning. Their names are !:
T. l.. Foo, II. K. Foo, H. P. Sawamura
and Tson Foo, and they have come as o
special commission from the Emperor,
with instructions to investigate the ways,
manners, means, and methods of Ameri-
can civilization. They will be guided by
the legation here, to large extent, in
their researches.
II RE CALIFORNIA NATIONAL BANK.
The Acting Comptroller of the Cur
rency has directed the Receiver of the
California National Bank, of San Fran
cisco, CAL, to prepare checks for the
payment Of a dividend of 65 per cent to
the creditors of the bank upon claims
proved. amounting to $959,S78, and for
ward the same for signature at the earli-
est possible date. The checks will be
returned to the Receiver for distribution.
The bank failed December IL, 1888.
RUsK ON SHORT COMMONS.
Secretary Rusk to-day dispensed with
the services of eighteen persons en-
ployed in the seed room OF his depart.
ment, and will find it necessary, in order
to bring the expenses of the department
within the appropriation for the current
year, to close the operations of that di
vision entirely.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
San Francisco Fooled on Hel
POstOffice.
STAR ROUTE MAIL CONTRACTS.
The Grass Found to be Short in More
than One of the Government
Departments.
TAssociated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
WASHINGTON, April 20.-The annual
spring letting of contracts for furnishing
supplies for the Indian service will be
begun in New York next Tuesday. The
bids will be opened by Commissioner
Oberly, Chief Woog, of the Finance Di-
vision, and Beckwith and Slater, of the
Indian Bureau.
NO YELLOW FEVER FOUND.
Surgeon General Hamilton this morn
ing received telegram from the Presi-
dent of the State Board of Health Of
Florida, stating that the report of yellow
fever in Jacksonville is absolutely false,
and that the general health of the city
ia decidedly good.
FOOLED ON THEIR PosToFFICE.
First Comptroller Dunham'made de-
cision of considerable interest to the
citizens of San Francisco. The act of
Congress of March 2, 1887, directs the
appointment of three Commissioners to
select and purchase sight for public
building at San Francisco at cost not
to exceed $350,000. The same act ap-
propriated the amount necessary to carry
out its provisions. Subsequently, it ap-
pearing that suitable property could not
be obtained within the limit fixed by
Congress, that body on the 21st of Janu-
ary, last, passed an act increasing the
limit of cost to 100000.
The First Comptroller has decided this
latter act inoperative,as no appropriation
is made to carry it into effect. He also
decides that while the commission can
continue Investigations under the appro-
priation of March 23d, 1887, it cannot
enter into any contract involving the
government for future payment of money
in excess of the appropriation of $3.50 900.
THE STAR MAIL RoUTERs.
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Whitfield to-day con- pleted the letting of
contra is for carrying the mails on the
miscellaneous star and steamboat routes
under advertisement of February l, 1889.
The contracts cover about 400 routes in
all parts of the country. The routes,
names of contractors, and compensa-
tion per annum of some of
the most important are: From
Fort Benton, Montana, to Lewiston and
return, F. J. Mills, so ,440; from Buffalo,
Wyoming, to Sun Dance and return, @.
L. Jenson, $4,000; from Mettets, Wyo-
ming, to Lost Cabin and return, E. B.
Young, $3,100; from Chalis, Idaho, to
Bonanza City and return, E. B. Young,
$3. Az; from Idaho City, Idaho, to Gra-
ham and return, Q, Pease, $2,233; from
Hesselltine, Washington Territory, to
Ruby and return, V. H. Pease, 50, ,140;
from Phoebe, Nevada, to Taylor and re-
turn, Napoleon Dupont, 50 ,526; from Ely,
to Reveille and return, V. II.
Pease, $2,282.
EFFECT OF INSUFFICIENT APPROPRIATION.
The Lighthouse Board has issued
circular, reducing the salaries of light
house keepers about four per cent. of
their annual salary. The circular says
the reduction is made on account of the
being insufficient to pay
the salaries for the entire year upon the
basis now allowed. Salaries will be re-
stored to the regular rates on and after
July 1st, next.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-21
RIBBONS.

To close entire line of Ribbons, will offer at
per yard, Nos 9, and I6 onehaf silk and very
pretty colorngs At this price simply close out Worth
I5 and 25 cents.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-21
LACE CURTAINS

100 pairs White Cream and Ecru Lace Curtains taped
edges and three and onehaf yards in length 81 per pair
reduced from $1.5o. You have many you like. ] ]
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-21
HANDKERCHIEFS.
12asc.

200 dozen Ladies White, stitched and Embroidered
and Hem.stitched and Coored Embroidered I2a
apiece, reduced from IS big Handkerchief Day.
Displayed in north show window.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17
His Reasoning Was Sound.


Two men pulled of their coats in an
alley of Griswold street yesterday for
. fight A citizen who observed the
preparations walked up to the. men,
and asked:
Gentlemen. are you going to fight? ''
We are" they replied in chorus.
MAY I inquire the origin of the
trouble?n 7ee .r-.sl =
This man called me lar" replied
one of the pair.
HE did, eh? Please step one side
while l speak with you. Now, then,
you say he called you a iar?"
HE didr'
''Were you telling the solemn truth
when he called you iar?"
81 can't say that / was"
I'm fact you knew you were lyingr'
81 did"
Then why fight because you lied
and he said you ied?''
.I've got to. If I didn't he'd know
I lied I've got to fight just the same
as If told the truth"
But he didn't have to. A policeman
came along and ran both of them in
Detroit Free Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17
e. L. Harper's Narrow Escape.

COLUMBUS. O, Jan. 10.-The terrific
wind storm that passed over Columbus
yesterday afternoon came near putting
an end to the life of E. L. Harper,
ex.president of the late Fidelity Bank
of Cincinnati. He was standing at
his desk in the State prison making
out the discharged list. Suddenly, as .
gust of wind was bowling over the build
ing. the huge chimney of the chapel adj
joining fell crashing through the roof
with q noise like thunder and the next in
slant the room was filed with smoke, SCOT
and dust. The mass grazed Harper's
shoulder in it's fall. A change of an inch
or more in its course would have caused
his death.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17
MARSHAL KILLED.

An Escaped Desperate Bent on Killing
His Wife Murders an Officer and Com
mits Suicide.
MEXICO, Mo-, Jan. 11.-About noon yes
terday in New Florence. small village in
Montgomery County, about thirty miles
east of here on the Wabash railway, Isaac
Will, who escaped about week ago from
the Jail at Danville, the county seat, where
he was confined for attempting to kill his
wife, shot through the heart and instantly
killed the city marshal of New Florence
and few minutes after killed himself
while being pursued by posse of enraged
citizens.
About noon Will made his appearance
at the house of his wife. and she being
afraid he had come to execute his threat
of murder, alarmed the town. People
gathered at the house and the city marshal
demanded Willis surrender. He positively
refused to be arrested, and when the
marshal attempted to take him by force
whipped out a revolver and shot the
official through the heart.
Wilt then fed, closely pursued by a
posse He took refuge in cornfield, and
just as he was passing over a ridge one Of
the posse shot him in the leg with VIM
chester rife. He was then surrounded, but
when the posse began to close in on him
he drew his revolver and shot himself
three times, dying almost instantly.
Will was jealous of the attentions other
men paid his wife, and last fall while she
was returning with friends from the fair
at Montgomery he rode up to the wagon
she was in and shot her. and for a long
time her life hung on thread and she is
just recovering from the wound.
Wilt was regular desperate, and it
was undoubtedly his intention to kill his
wife and then end his own exist
ence. He escaped from Jail on December
%, and had been hiding in the woods and
sleeping in hay stacks.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17
Damage In Canada.

MONTREAL, Que. Jan. "a storm broke
over Lower Ontario on Sunday morn
ing which continued until last night. leav-
ing a scene which for popularity and
damage has never been eQualled in the
locality. The damage can not yet be fairly
estimated. but q low approximation makes
it at least s., OOO, 900. which with damages
that can not be repaired, makes it q very
serious matter for the people concerned.
The property devastated ranges from CO.
teau Landing to Napanee. $50 miles, and
back from the St. Lawrence as far as the
Ottawa river. 100 miles, or 800 square
miles of territory. This immense tract OF
land was yesterday all covered with solid
ice from ore to six inches thick.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17
THE READING HORROR.

Fuuy Thirty Dead and Over One Hundred
Injured. Many Of Whom VIII Die.
READING. Pa, Jan. 1.-THE following
list OF casualties is corrected up to last
nesday evening": Burned to death I'm the
Pittsburgh & Reading shop-Allen Lam
denberger, head, legs and arms missing;
John Fortman, crushed to death; John III.
Kaler, carpenter, head crushed; Sheridan
Jones, burned to death; George A. Schaf.
fer, legs burned of. Injured-George
Knabb, $50 Moss street, badly injured;
Arthur Dewald, arm broken; Samuel
Newkirk, internal injuries.
The list Of casualties at the silk mill is as
follows:
Dead-Sallie Saylor, Mary Evans Harry
Croker, Annie Baudmauer, Mamie Lees,
Ella Eisenhower, Sallie Bickel, Eva Leeds,
Sophie Winkleman, Katie Leans, Mile
Christman, Barbara Seilheimer, William
Snyder, George Niemad, Lilly Shaefer,
Daisy Hecker, Sallie Harner, Annie Fisher,
Sallie Harrison, Annie Kershner, Mary
Fitzpatrick Sallie Faust, D. K Becker,
Matilda Grow, Sadie Shade, Emma Blum,
John Reber.
thing over 100, mostly girls. Many OF the
injured it is thought can not recover,
while others will be MANNED for life.
Mr.. Grimshaw. the lessee of the mill,
estimates the number dead at thirty five
to forty. A number are SO seriously in
jured that they will die.
The work of hunting for the dead con-
tinued all day. and the scenes surround
ing the mill were but repetition Of what
ensued during the whole of the previous
night. There were fathers and mothers
waiting and beseeching the rescuers to
give them some tidings of their missing
sons and daughters. The list of deaths,
as sent to the Associated Press, is believed
to be the first thoroughly correct one that
has yet been published. It is not as large
as was at first feared, but still there are
over thirty of the dead and injured still
missing, and it is believed that probably q
dozen or more of the missing are still be.
meath the debris.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17
Not a Fair Question.

Young man." he said, 'you have
asked my daughters hand. I believe
you are sincere; and yet, young man,
there is one question would like to
ask you. Do you believe that marriage
is failure?"
':Don't you think it is little unfair
to ask me to answer that question
until after I see the wedding pres
ents?" replied the matter-of-fact young
Mainline.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17
Tho Cyclone I'm Ohio.

CINCINNATI. Jan. 10.-The high wind
yesterday morning blew down 100 feet of
the Cincinnati baseball park fence and a
portion of the roof of the Cincinnati &
Dayton depot. A large 500 plate glass
window in the Methodist Book Concern ON
West Fourth street was blown in.
At Ironton q very heavy rain aud wind
storm tangled up telephone wires and de-
stroyed many fine shade trees.
: At Portsmouth the storm ragged during
the forenoon. The roof OF the Nichols
furniture works was blown of.
At Bellaire the most destructive rain
and wind storm for years passed over
about eleven o'clock. Houses, stables, out
buildings and orchards were blown down.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17
Steamer Ashore.

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-The steamer George
Appold, which went ashore yesterday
morning on Long Island, near Sag Harbor,
was driven further on the rocks by the
wind and sea and this morning not a ves-
tige of her remains. The crew was saved
after great exertions from the life crew.
At Carlisle, Pa, the Government Train
ing School for Indians and a number of
other buildings were unroofed. The loss
will exceed 10000.
At York, Pa, q handsome new brick
market house just outside of the eastern
boundary of the city was entirely demol-
ished. Literally speaking not one brick
was left standing upon another. The
building cost So O00
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17
NIAGARA BRIDGE GONE.
The Suspension Bridge Nearest the Fa
Go A flaxa

The Suspension Bridge Nearest the Falls
Carried Away BY the Storm.
LoCKPoRT, N. Y, Jan. 10.-The suspen.
sion bridge situated nearest the falls was
carried away by the gale about three
O'Clock this morning and deposited in the
river. The towers and cable remain in
tact. The bridge was completely rebuilt
last season and enlarged for double track.
It was entirely of iron and steel,
owned by Niagara Falls and Cliff
ton Suspension Bridge Company. The
stock held in Oswego and Canada always
paid large dividends. The loss is about
$40, 900. The bridge will probably be re-
built as soon as possible. All points of in
terest along the river at the waters edge
suffered more or less. The water was
never known to be SO high. The Inter-
national Hotel was unroofed. Several
buildings were blown down in the vicin-
ity. The gale was the severest known
here, and lasted from four p. yester-
day until daylight this morning.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17
Tired of Life.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 10.-Alexander
Woods, a water hauler living at Twenty
third and Lydia avenue, was found dead
last night in a vacant lot on Tracy avenue
near his home. His throat was cut from ear
to ear, and in his right hand was pocket
knife with which the fatal wound had
been made. In his pocket was found q
note bidding his wife and child good-by
and stating that the writer had become
tired of life as he could not make q living
for them. The wife and four children are
destitute. The coroner did not consider
an inquest necessary
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17
A Valuable Franchise Secured.

The franchise of easy digestion-on of the
most valuable in the gift of medical science
to use Hostetter's Stomach 'Bitters, either
to suppress growing dyspepsia, or to uproot
it at maturity: Bilious, rheumatic and fever
and ague sufferers, persons troubled with
also secure the health franchise by the
same means.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17

USED one bottle of ssMother's Friend'' be-
fore my first confinement. 1t Is ioondcrttll
remedy. Looked and felt so well afterwards
friends remarked it. Would not be without
''Mother's Friend' for any consideration.
MRS Jos. B. ANDERSON, Ochoopee, Ga
further part.cuiars Sold bV all dsuT a uer
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17

An old wine bibber says that an empt
champagne bottle is like an orphan b
cause it has lost Its pop.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17

Do NOT purge or weaken the bowels, b
act specially on the liver and bile A perfe
liver corrector. Carter's Little Liver Pill
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17

THAT tired, languid feeling and dull head
ahce is very disagreeable. Take two of Car
ter's Little Liver Pills before retiring, anG
you will find relief. They never fail tc do good
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17

AN undesirable vocation -equivocation.
brakes Magazine.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17

FoR Cough or Sore Throat the best med
cine is Hale's Honey Of Horehound and Ia
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minnt
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17

In English the average Russian word
q pronounced failure.-Puclk.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17

THIS is one of the queer things about
the worse they sing it.-Dallas News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17

The manufacturer of newspaper philos
ophy means a kind of literary saw-milL-
Merchant Traveller.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17

SUDDEN Changes of Weather cause throat
Diseases. There is no more effectual rem
edy for Coughs, Colds, etc, than Browns
BRONCHIAL TROCHEs. Sold only in bOres.
Price Is cts
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17

1F afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. 25c
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17

THH ancient Peruvians had whistline
Jugs. The modern Jugs simply Eurgle.-
Toledo Blade.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17

RTE 1our-the whisky blossom.-Terra
Haute Express.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17

Sold by Druggists.
JOHN earle SONS. New Yorf
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-17

.ArAL,oeu3 oe
Many packets CSC. OTIS. and ns-
at wnoiesaie prices We pay post
age Extra packets with every
order MARKET Gardeners, ask
for GARDENERS LIST.
=. E0cI < Co., Rcckford. III
Telegram-herald., 1889-10-03

One month Of summers tour would
be scant time 10 really "see" all its beau
ties and curiosities; many columns like
this would barely suffice to describe
them. There is first the great citadel,
with attached official residences, and
then the magnificent public buildings.
There is Dalhousie gate, with massive
pillars and arches; and the old ramparts,
now made into lovely promenades; and
the Notifications old and new, the
heights of Abraham and the monuments,
the many squares, gates and monu-
ments, and, above all, Dufferin terrace,
which commands some Of the finest
views in the world. And all around the
city, for fifty miles in every direction,
are romantic and historic scenes: battle
fields, old forts and churches. the cliffs
Of the ST. Lawrence, the broad stream,
the natural steps and great cascade Of
the Montmorenci. 1t is only necessary
to name them 20 show that no city in
America has moro objects of interest
than Quebec.
Telegram-herald., 1889-10-03
A Notable Family Reunion.

To the Editor of the TELEGRAN-HERALD.
HUDsoNvILLE, Mich, Oct. 1.-Some 80
years ago Isaac Lowing moved to- this
(Georgetown) township from New York
with five sons and two daughters. sat
urday last was the occasion of family
reunion at the Georgetown Grange
Hail. The seven children who came
here with their parents 80 years ago
and whose combined ages now number
Az years, were all present at the re-
union Saturday. They are: VIM. Low
ing, of this vicinity; Stephen Lowing, a
prominent lawyer of Grand Haven and
once prosecuting attorney for Ottawa
county; James Lowing, of Grand Rap
IDS; Holden Lowing, Isaac Lowing and
Mrs. F. BoswOrth, of this vicinity, and
Mrs. +. BOsworth, of MarseIlles, ILL.,.
They are all heads of large families and
most of them have children also with
families. The family of nine IN ls39now
number some hundred and fifty of
whom seventy-seven were present Sat
urday.
Wm. Lowing being the oldest person
present, was chosen chairman. joan
Tate was the speaker of the day, ard
among other things said he thought
that the Lowing family had kept the
commandments of the Bible and the
laws of the country. The Bible COM
mands us to "be fruitful, multiply and
replenish the earth" and he thought
they had done it. During the many
wears he had known the family ne had
never known of a Lowing being
brought up to defend himself in court
Of Justice for criminal ofiense.
There were a number of other
speakers, among them stephen Lowing,
who gave some interesting family rem
iniscenses and anecdotes.
The rest of the day was spent in
social converse, and not least among
the many good things of the day was
the sumptuous dinner served.
Telegram-herald., 1889-10-03

The cheek Of reporters is q subject of
common comment. Clarence Cotton,
Of the Democrot, Is certainly no eIcep-
ton. r. fact ne - a typical specimen
Of the bold. had young reporter, whose
heart 8 hardened and whose pencil .
ruthless. There are occasions. how
ever. who even one Of hls type be-
comes "fattled" A" Muse is Cotton 9
weakness. and on Sundays be poses a.
leading basso Of the Fountsin-sireot
Bantst church choir. Last sunday
night be sang q solo for the first tmei
bit instead a advancing - the usual
soloisf's ulace Ct the front of the chof
loff he SIMPLY arose from his sest,
~ou.e If he friends sfterwars asked
nm why be- stuck to h.s place 80 per-
sistenily. ~ which na replied "Weil,
- tel the truth, boys. ] bad 70 hsve
something % brace my knees against. y
Telegram-herald., 1889-10-03

Of the lower town-those or me upper
town cannot zea very dirty Il there 10
e.nv rain-snd often say the whATyes
ouxSt Do be IN better order and shs I.eo-
DE = little more modern and entsrpris-
n.s. hul sgin they al love Qaebec. and
the American ~hO spends his summer
vacation there cannot tear 20 think II II
a. changed aud improved Ii Is bat
OF France q the Seventeenth century
thinly vanished by Amerioanism Of ghe
NineteenEh century. Here one finds the
real antique. Bear in mind that these
people are the French II Louis Kills
time. They hs0 nothing 70 DO with La
Qgsnde Revolution and the great Bona
uarte. and shared in none of the mad en-
thasiasln Of s5; they had no oOntiscsuon
Of estates or church property, and tb9T
look with unmiIigated horror on tSe
anti Catholic performances OF the pres
ent French government They pay
uthes according 70 the original contract
Of 10000 they have many local saints
and a miraculous shrine of ST. Anne;
they are devoted 10 their pastors, and
have lately, after a long struggle, Sc
cured restitution 70 the Jesuits for the
latter's long ago coahscated estates.
And how mArveloasly they have been
sustained The planting of the colony
and It's preservation against the Indians
seem almost miraculous. When the
English took the country there ere IN
all Canada but 90, 900 French; now there
are / 500. 900, ndthey claiIa that 600, 900
have gone 10 the United States. And
there has been no French immigration to
speak OF. In other words, the French Of
1860 have in 129 years multiplied forty
fold-fecundity unparalleled since the
days Of Israel in Egypt. No wonder
some Of their poetic enthusiasts predict
that there is yet 10 be French speaking
nation on this continent, and they axe
its predes,ined ancestors.
But to return to Quebec. II was dis
covered, as aforesaid, i'll 1885, and the
town was founded July 8, 1908, by
/ Champlain; it became finally English in
1860, and it is no small compliment 10
British craftsmanship that in thirteen
wears the French were 30 well satisfied
as to stand out solidly against the Amer
leans. The city has been besieged six
times mot counting the Indians), and
captured twice by the British. Truly it
is historic. In the whole province are
1883, ,027 people by the last census, of
whom six-sevenths are French, and in
the city are about 10000. One would
not think so either at first view, but the
upper town is vast, populated rock,
scarped and graded till habitable, and
with dwellings stuck on all the little off
sets ike swallows nests ON the beams of
barn.