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Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-17
A FRlGHTFUL COLLISION.
A Sad Catastrophe Happens ON the
Erie Road.


ROCHESTER, N. Y, September 16.-
A special from Corning says: The Erie
passenger train on the Tioga river branch
ran into the Fallbrook freight train at
Tioga Junction. The train was coming
down heavy grade and owing to the
slippery track and refusal of the air
brakes to work, the engineer was unable
to stop the train at the station and it
rushed by, crashing into one of the Fall
brook engines, completely demolishing
both. The smoker and three pas
senger cars were smashed into kindling
wood. The wreck caught fire and it was
with dicuffilty that some of the passen-
gers were rescued from the burning
wreck. A message was sent to Elmira
asking for medical aid and train. In,
the meantime doctors from Lawrence
vile and Tioga had arrived and given all
possible assistance. &tretchers were
quickly provided and the wounded were
carried to neighboring houses. The
names of the dead are Eugene Daic-
hue, newsboy; Harry Oliver, of Union,
N. Y. The wounded number fifteen or
twenty. Some of them sustained very
serious bruises, cuts and scalds. Others
had limbs fractured. It is feared two or
three will die. Among the injured is
Mrs. O. N. Wright, Of Spokane Falls,
W. T., who sustained fracture of the
left leg.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-17
A Gushing German.

1t seems that certain Herr Wabner,
an official of the German Postoffice De.
partment, who is now in Washington, is
in ecstacies over Postmaster General
Wanamaker's 'cuteness in postal matters.
In his gushing condolences to the news
paper men he says that it is wonderful
thing that the great and only Wanamaker
should know as much about the intrica-
cies of the mails as German bureaucrat
who had been brought up to the business
from his teens, after having passed
through number of competitive exam.
nations. 1t is quite evident that the
sanity boss of the Harrison corruption
fund has put the grand "comether" over
this gushing son Of Germania. Thus far,
to the appreciation of the average Ameri-
can, the officials of Mr.. Harrison's Post
office regime have shown gall rather than
gumption. Wanamsker and his eff
cient coadjutor Clarkson have approved
themselves the grand departmental
"bouncers' of the day. Notwithstand-
ing their honeyed professions OF devotion
to Civil Service reform, they have re-
moved more postmasters in six months
than President Cleveland's two Post
masters General got rid Of in four years.
If Herr Wabner was up to snuff he
would know that in dealing with Mr..
Postmaster-G General Wanamaker he was
having to do with political hypocrite
who embodied in his own person all the
endearing characteristics of Pecksniff,
Pumblechook and Tartuffe, and who
knew just enough of the possibilities of
Postoffice development to try and make
it subservient to the business of his great
Philadelphia Clothing House. His
charming effort to make the Postmas.
ters of the United States, agents for ad.
vertising the goods of the great PhiIa-
delphia Clothing House of Wanamaker,
from which he has ostensibly retired,
but which is conducted by his brother,
has attracted the attention of men of all
parties. 1t was even a neater adyertis.'
ing device than his purchase of Nun.
kacsy's great picture of "Christ before
Pilate, for an immense price, and eaus-
ing it to be displayed in the windows of
his branch stores throughout the princi-
pal cities of the United States. Herr
Wabner has probably much still to learn
OF the knowing ways of Mr.. Harrison's
cute Postmaster-G General, and, by the
time he has learned them, he will not be
SO ready to go off half.cocked in strange
country.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-17
Old Hutch Held Up,

CHICAGO, September 16.-Millionaire
B: 81. Hutchinson, better known as
odd Hutch" the great grain manipu-
iator, was the victim of footpads early
This morning. He had just left his Of
flee, where he had spent the night, pre-
sumably devising some new scheme for
a squeeze on the Board of Trade, and
was quietly sauntering home. At the
corner of Van Buren, street and Pacific
avenue the old gentleman was suddenly
accosted by two tough looking men, who
demanded his money or his life. Hutch-
inson threw up his hands without a
murmur while the highwaymen searched
his pockets. They found nothing. 40
cold Hutch" claims. The thieves es-
capped.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-17

Our friends up north are making a
great fuss about the application made by
Los Angeles for reduction of its assess
ment. We have County Assessor who
has persisted in rating our property ac-
cSrding to the inflated values of an era of
wild speculation. We objected, and ap.
pealed to the State Board of Equalization.
That body granted us the relief we
asked. Surely county which in three
years raises its assessment roll from
$5o.ooo,0 ,0c0 to 100000, 900 is making
taxable property for the State fast
enough without overloading it with
values that do not exiet. We had a
right to make the application; our cause
was just, and the reduction was allowed.
That's all there is about it.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-17
Cyclone Weather.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, September 16.-
A Key West special to the Times. Union
says: The weather here is rainy stormy
and very threatening. The center of the
cyclone is expected to pass near here af-
ter midnight; all shipping shas gone up
into the hurricane harbor for more Sc
cure anchorage. People are very uneasy
and all buildings and other outside prop.
erty are being secured. The only safety.
is in the veering of the wind to the south.
which will throw the cyclone center to
the eastward. At 6 O'Clock Havana re-
ports indications that the cyclone center
was south OF the city moving west
ward.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-17
THE Conductors Association is a dis

THR Conductors Association is a dis
tinctively Los Angeles organization
which will assemble here from all
quarters Of the United States. II ie
modelled somewhat on that of the Loco.
motive Engineers, and will doubtless
be, in time, as widely rsmified as that
institution. The already extensive
membership of this order will possibly
strike hot wave, but they will be
treated to a sight of the most multiform
vegetation and finest scenery in the
United States, if our citizens, and the
Board of Trade and Chamber of Com
merce, do their duty.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-17
Another Chance for Boo mers.

WARRINGTON, September 16.-Secre'
tary Noble today appointed R. V. Belt,
Assistant Commissioner of Indian AT.
fairs, A. M. Tinker, Indian Inspector.
and g. W. Parker, Special Iudian Agent,
a commission to negotiate with the
Siseton and Wahpeton Indians, of Da-
kota, for the surrender of $4,000 acres
of their lands. The Indians on the
Siseton reservation have already agreed
to take lands in severalty. The commits
sion is instructed not to enter upon its
duties until after patents in severalty for
l27, 1857 acres have been delivered, which
probably will be done within the present
month. Each male Indian of the Siseton
and Wahpeton tribe over 81 years old
who receives lands in severalty under
the general allotment act of February 8,
1887, thereby becomes citizen of the
United States.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-17
A bad STRIKE.
The A. and r. walk Out LIN civ IN
Eall ThrOuph

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M, September 10 -.
From General Manager Robinson. who
has just arrived from the East. it is
learned with reference 10 the strike that
q grievance committee on behal; .of
the striking employees will reach this
city tomorrow, and it is generally
thought that the conference illsresuirin
the end of the strike. No Complaints
have ever been entered by any member,
either of the o. r. @. or B. and @. or.
ganizations. This is no strike for higher
wages or against reduced wages, but only
a contention between two Organizations.
one of which claims that the subordi.
nate management of the road has dis.
criminated against them, and points to
two dismissals in evidence of their
claims. This being the case, the strike
will hardly be able to Withstand the
reasoning of General Manager Robinson.
The engineers at meeting held last
night at Winslow, decided to stand by
the company in the present strike. Thus
is disposed of the report put in circula-
ton that all the railroad employees en-
aaczzss Il tho acts 9. tho tho sszikvIs. Equally
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-17
A had style of Literature.

The Maybrick case has had one very
hurtful effect, outside of its individual
merits. 1t has set all the sensational
newspapers to ransscking all the ency-
clopedias and annals of crime to find
exemplars Of this supposed husband
poisoner. The Borgia and the Brinvilliers
are trotted out in all their hideous de-
formity, and the whole domain, Of the
imagination 10 the line of Raw Head and
Bloody Bones and stories of Cock aud
Bull is drawn upon. In the st. Louis
Globe Democrat we encountered, the
other day, no less than four columns of a
single issue devoted to tales of poison
ings of husbands by wives. In this
! article it was stated that in the year 1850
there were no less than three thousand
of such crimes in the fair land of France.
This is all the veriest rot and nonsense.
The very celebrity achieved by the
Borgia and Brinvilliers shows how
rare the crime must have been
even amongst the Latin races
The silly roorbach that Charles
II, of England, "The Merry Monarch, u
par excellence, was killed by poison was
revived in this article, and that certainly
was about as absurd a thing as could be
fabricated for the purposes of any Darra'
tive. The view taken by Charles him
self OF the chances of his assassination il
historical. His gloomy brother, ths
Roman Catholic James H., one day re-
monstrated with Charles concerning the
freedom with which he mingled amongs
his people, and said to him that he was
in imminent danger of assassination
"Oh, no! jamie" replied his insouciau
Majesty, "there is no danger to me al
long as you are alive" There was pro
found sagacity in this speech, which en-
tirely rebuts the poisoning theory. There
was not a single faction in Great Britain
that desired to see Charles dead. Tht
Protestants OF all sects wanted him tt
live because, while they suspected tina
he was at heart inclined to tn,
religion of his mother, they knew
he was too Indifferent about religious
matters to make any trouble, while they
dreaded his morose and saturnint
avowed Roman Catholic brother, wht
would succeed to the throne in the even
of his death. On the other hand, the
more intelligent of the Roman Catholics
knew that their chances OF immunity iron
persecution we're greater under Charles
established as he was in the affections o
the country gentry and the populace
than under his sour and austere brother
Poisonings of husbands or others have
been rare both amongst the English ant
the Celtic races, and, indeed, amongs
any races. The only effect of the publ
cation Of such long-winded articles abou
abnormal crimes will be to induce hal
a dozen crazy women to poison thei
husbands in the next three or fou
weeks. Lunatic impulse waits for jus
such impetus as such silly articles sup
ply.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-17
COLORADO DESARTS.
They Can Ase Made to Blossom
as the Rose.


DENVER, COL, Septemb Der 16.-The
Senate committee now investigating the
question of reclaiming the arid lands of
the West by means OF establishing reser
voirs for irrigating purposes, held a
meeting here today. A number OF
prominent people were present who
thoroughly understand this question and
the benefits to be derived therefrom
Among these we're Senator Teller and
Governor Cooper. The testimony taken
from those present and best informed
was to the effect that the entire eastern
portion of the State could be irrigated by
q reservoir system, and hundreds OF
thousands of acres of land now worth
less converted into the best agricultural
land on the continent; that the storage
system was undoubtedly the most prac-
tical, and if one-half the water which
goes to waste every year were stored, j,
there would be more than sufficient to
reclaim every acre of land. The COM
mission leave for Cheyenne tomorrow.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-17
TIE Republican press has never been

TEE Republican press has never been
noted for its extreme modesty. Just now
it is claiming that Malone will carry
Virginia. To a disinterested observer,
however, it looks very much as il the
Republicans were more in danger OF
losing Ohio than the Democrats are OF
losing the Mother of States and states.
men. The prospects for the Democrats
look bright everywhere. Governor Hill
was in New York City the other day
and. to World reporter, he said that the
Democrats would not only elect their
State ticket in November, but would also
carry the Legislature. Governor Hills
opinions are valuable, because he has the
happy faculty Of never making mistake.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-17
THERE is no question but that "bot-

THERE is no question but that "hot'
wave of signal intensity is passing owe,
Southern California, and it is being ag.
gravated by forest fires, to the north and
east, which are not of sufficient moment
TO cause serious alarm, but which con.
tribute very notably to the high range Of
the thermometer. 1t is pleasant to
Angelefios to know that their heated spells
are of very infrequent recurrence; that
they are confined to the daylight hours,
and are mitigated by nights in which a
blanket is an absolute necessity for
physical comfort.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-17
Railroad Officials Indicted

New BRUNSWICK, N. j., September 49,
1t is said here that the Middlesex county
Grand Jury has indicted General E. H.
Kipley, OF New York, President, Colonel
Z. L: Hobart, of Redbank, N. j., Vics-
President. and all the officers and direct
ors OF the Raritan River Railroad Com.
gany; also N. P. Hendrickson, General
Passenger Agent, Thomas Hussey, fore
man for the company, and William
Fisher, as accessories to the killing OF
George Gessinger, during the Saverhill
riot, May 9th last, when the railroad
company attempted to lay tracks on the
lands of Noah and Edwin Furmar.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-17

THERE was great deal of fooli sh pre-.
sentation made to the State Board OF
Equalization for reduction of the assess.
ment of Los Angeles county. The repre-
sentative of the California Central rail-
road, for instance, made formidable
showing of paper towns on the line Of
his road which had never materialized
into conspicuous success. If we recollect
Alright, nearly every one Of the towns
named were started and doomed by men
connected with the very corporatio1
which seeks reduction Of its faxea ha.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-17

NORFOLK, Va, September 16.-A con.
ference has been called by General Gro.
ner, formerly Chairman of that wing of
the Republican party Of Virginia opposed
to General Mahone's plan OF party organ
ization. The conference will be held on
October 1st, at the Exchange Hotel,
Richmond, and the call is made by Gen.
eral Groner in his personal capacity as it
is understood he does not feel that he
holds any official position since the COM
promise thought to have been effected by
the National Republican Committee at
Washington lately, and the recognition
OF Mahone's wing of the party at WASH
ington since that time.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-17

THE Finance Committee of the Coun-
Gil yesterday made their report, in which
they declined to award the custody of
the city moneys to the highest bidder,
the Farmers and Merchants Bank. In
this report they plainly intimate that if
the city funds we're awarded to this re-
sponsible bank they would be sent
abroad, thus adding to the stringency of
the local money market. This is very
grave insinuation, and one which we do
not care to discuss in this issue. 1t is
based on an idea disseminated in certain
quarters that the gentlemen who control
the Farmers and Merchants Bank de.
sire to reduce this county to bankruptcy,
and to buy it in at auction, and that
their surplus money is invested at low
rates of interest abroad, instead of being
/ used to vitalize this community. An
examination OF the loans made in Los
Angeles county would doubtless do much
| to disabuse sensible men of this
idea. However, as we are not the ad-
vocate OF any bank or bankers, or If
any clique of spectators, either in city
or country lots or municipal improve
ments, we beg to remind the City Coun-
Gil that, under the law, they have only
one alternative, which is either to let out
the city moneys to the highest bidder, or
to place it in the vault in the City Hall
which is now prepared for it. The law
ie imperative as to this matter. Either
the bid of the Farmers and Merchants
Bank should be accepted, or the city
funds should be placed in the official
vault aforesaid. OF course the taxpayers
of Los Angeles will desire to know
something of the scheme of municipal
finance, originated by their official repre-
sentatives, which has heretofore deprived
them of the interest on the large amount
of money of the city which lies in their
Treasurer's hands, and which threatens
TO deprive them of it indefinitely.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-17

Our American fellow citizens of Mexi-
can birth yesterday celebrated the ami.
versary of Mexican independence in a
quite creditable manner. Anything
that recalls the triumph of liberty and
nationality is looked upon with sympathy
by the people of the United States, and
we fslicitate the Spanish American por-
ton Of our population on the good taste
and splendor Of their demonstration.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-17
Bob Younger Dead,

ST. PAUL, September 16--At 10 AS
O'Clock tonight, in the Saltwater peniten-
uary,. Bob Younger, the youngest of the
notorious Younger brothers, who were
sentenced to life imprisonment for muir
DER IN connection with robbery at
Northfield, died of consumption, from
which he had been wasting away for
some weeks, and on account Of which his
pardon was recently asked of the Gov
ernor, but not granted.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-17
A Pennsylvania Borria.

The case of Mary Glynn, of Pittston, was
called in the Criminal Court today. She
is accused of poisoning her mother and
also OF being implicated in the poisoning
of her fa,her-in-law and mother.in.laW
some months ago. 1t is alleged that the
three victims were murdered by Mrs
Glynn aud her husband. Edward, in
order that they might obtain the in
surance placed upon their lives.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-17

Of next January not q pound of hams,
sides, fitches, bacon, beef, -four, butter
or cheese should be imported into this
county, while we should send abroad
yearly millions of dollars worth of farm
and orchard products of which our climate
gives us the practical monopoly in the
United States.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-17
The COLLEEN Trial Begun.

MINNEAPoIIs, September 16.-J. Frank
Oollom was arraigned in the Criminal
court this morning. to answer the charge
Of forgery, there being ak separate in
dictments against him. COLON asked
70 have until Wednesday to enter his
plea. The trial promises to BE- the most
sensatlonRl ever hold = thio city.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-17
MRS. Robert RAY H.m,,,on,

:, ATLANTIC Cry. N. j., September 16.-
The Grand Jury has returned an indict-
ment Of atrocious assault and battery
againet Mre. Robert Ray Hamilton for
her 2 assault on Nurse Donnely with :
txn -; sAS.AasAtSn ss1a Wtii pFopably
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-17

eroundless are the reports asserting that
the Santa Fe employees will 60 out ON a
strike if the demands of the grievance
committee are not complied with tomor-
row.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-17
Oregon state Fair Opened.

SALEM, September 16.-The Oregon
State fair opened encceesfnllv tndsv
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1889-07-03
Lamar Crimes.

Lamar, Mo-, June pa bold,
novel and successful theft was per-
petrated about nine miles from here
Tuesday night.
A couple of young men whose
identity has not yet been established.
stole eighteen cattle from J. w. Kin
der, three from Millard Busch and
two from other parties. They drove
the twenty-three to Lamar, and at
4:30 p. M. Wednesday shipped the
bunch to Kansas City, one of them
going in charge. The proper owners
did not discover the loss till yester-
day, when they hurried to this place
and attempted to catch the thieves
by telegraphing, but they We're too
late. A reply message was received
saying that the cattle had been sold
and the bird had flown.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1889-07-03
Is She a BOrgia?

Holyoke, Mass, june 26.-Mrs.
Lizzie Brennan was arrested this
afternoon on suspicion of hay-
ing caused the death of her husband
and two sons by poisoning their
food with arsenic.
The Brennaas had six children and
Mrs. Brennan succeeded in insuring
the lives of them all including lher-
self and her husband, for sums
ranging from $500 to $4,000 the
policies being made payable to her
self. The husband Michael Brennan
died about ten months ago under
suspicious circumstances. James
Brennan a son, died suddenly about
six weeks ago. Thomas was taken
SICK about two weeks ago and went
out it the country and rallied. On
returning home again he was taken
sack and died in great agony. All
the medicines have been seized by
The officers who believe that Mrs.
Brennan deliberately poisoned the
members of the family.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1889-07-03
Prairie City Items.

Very pleasant weather at present.
Back water has begun to fall.
Wheat cutting has begun.
Everybody seemed to have gen
eral good time at the S. S. picnic
Saturday.
The young folks of Prairie City
and vicinity enjoyed themselves at
an ice cream supper on the night Of
the 22nd at the city hall.
A large foot log has just beer
completed over Willow branch.
Miss Nellie Tolbert, of Clinton, is
visiting friends and relatives.
w. T. Kemper returned from But
Ter Friday night.
B. ". Hornbuckle and Miss Olive
Barrows were the guests of Miss
Emma Shockey last Sunday.
Mrs. Andrew johnson, of Nevada,
is visiting friends and relatives.
Miss Mary Wehnes is home again
among friends.
Miss May Barrows will visit Miss
Lula Badger, of Green Springs, Mo.
this week. OCCASIONAL.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1889-07-03
accommodation. Thanks, glad you
were 80 thoughtful.

accommodation. Thanks, glad you
were SO thoughtful
Charley Swigart has a new binder
and a boy to ride the lead horse, he
calls Willie.
". B. Cole has the single driver
of these parts.
Doc. Greer and lady were seen at
the oyster supper, also Mr.. and Mrs.
Kiersey, Mr.. and Mrs. Nip Evans,
Mr.. and Mrs. Armstrong, and last
but not least, about 20 boys and 4
young ladies, SO we are informed.
Boys, do better next time; do as Ed
did.
Sam Nc. spent night with his
friend. Mr.. Edrington, on Ky. hill,
but our idea is they were in the val
ley northeast half of the time at
least.
Walt and Loren with their their
teachers were seen passing Ballard
Sunday for Oak Hill.
Several of the boys took in the S.
S. school at Salem Sunday and re-
port large attendance with an in
teresting school. Mr.. Billings is
superintendent, and his daughter,
Miss Ida, organist.
Billy Powell and Jas. Henry gave
us pleasant call few days ago.
Judge Cloud has returned from
Kentucky. He reports the prospects
for crops much better there than
here.
Miss Elya Cloud was in our village
few evenings since.
HrM RrG.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1889-07-03
Never Give Up.

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throat, or lungs, nothing can surprise
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ment that will follow the use of
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medicines, you will be unable to ex-
press your amazement at the marvel
GUS and instantaneous curative pow
ers of CALIFORNIA CAT-R.CURE.
These remedies are not secret COM
pounds, but natural productions OF
California. Sold at $1.00 package;
three for $3.50, and guaranteed by
DIR. E. L. Rice, druggist.