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Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-26
THE NEOJAVES.
Report of the Agent at Colorado
River.

River.
WASHINGTON, August 25.--Henry
George. agent for the Indians at the Col.
orado river agency, has submitted his
annual report for the past fiscal year.
The reservation, which is situated on
the boundary line between California
and Arizona, contains about 28,000
acres. The Indians under charge OF the
agent number III Mojaves, of whom
3SS are males and 3S9 females.
Of the 106 children of school age forty
attended school the past year. During
the year fofty-six per cent. OF the Indians
supported themselves by civilized pur-
suits, four per cent. by Government ra-
tions, and the remainder subsisted upon
roots and fishing and hunting. There are
about 40 900 acres of tillable land in the
reservation, of which the Indians titled
300 last year. About $50 bushels oi
wheat, 200 of corn and rs OF
beans, and some 700 melons and
5000 pumpkins were raised. Some
700 cords of wood were cut and the
Indians cold to the Government and
others $2,263 worth of products. The
agent says most of the Indians are with.
out ambition, preferring to live on mes
quite and screw beans and roots and such
lizards as they can catch, rather than
work. The Mojaves are fond of gambliug
and use tobacco sparingly. They dc
not use intoxicating liquor to any extent,
while polygamy has died out among
them but religion is making no appreci-
able advance among them.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-26
THE RALL-PLAYERS
Cincinnatts and BrOOkiyDs Fined
For PIayfng on sunday.

CINCINNATI, August ga baseball
game between the Cincinnatis and
Brooklyns was started at Hamilton to-
day, but at the end Of the third inning
the players were arrested and fined by
the mayor, an aggregate of $155.
LOUISVILLE, August louisville, );
Columbus, 5.
ST. LOUIS, August 25-St. Louis, 49,
Baltimore, 8. II
KANSAS CITY, August 25.-First game
Kansas City, 2; Athletics, 5. secand
game-Kansas City, 3; Athletics, 14.'rd.
SAN Francisco, August 25.-Despite
the chilly xiud this afternoon 5000 peo.
Pile attended the game at Haight street
between the o. klands and San Fran.
ciscos. The game was rather one-sidec
and was won by tho Osklsnds, who die
some very clever work. Score: Oak
lands, s; San Franciscos, 4.
| SACRAMENTO, August 25.-Fifteen hun
dred people saw the Senators defeat The
Stocktons today. The game WAS very
pretty the first four innings, but thu
Stocktons went to pieces in the fifth ant
allowed the Sacramentos to make ei1
runs, which settled the game. After tht
fret inning Zeigler pitched good ball
but the Stocktons' twirler was too sloV
to be effective. Score: Sacramentos
| IA; Stock ton, 6.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-26
THE Alaskan fisheries are engrossinp

The Alaskan fisheries are engrossine
so large a share of international at
tention at this moment that the HERALD
has determined to lay before its readers a
half dozen papers going in brief over
the entire ground of controversy between
our Government and that of Great Britain.
The first of these appears in our columns
this morning giving a short historical
sketch of seal fishing generally and dem
onstrating from the experience OF q
hundred years in many other fish
ing grounds, the necessity oi
some sort Of police restriction
over the taking of seal skins. This will
be followed, as space in the local
columns OF the HERALD will permit
with other articles treating other
phases of the question. The data used
in these papers come from report laid
before the Fiftieth Congress Of the
United States by the Committee on
Merchant Marine and Fisheries, at the
head of which was Hon. Poindexter
Dunn, then Congressman from the
State of Arkansas, but now resident OF
Los Angeles, The report is particularly
complete in it's treatment of the great
subject, and the facts are handled in O
most luminous manner.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-26
LONDON CABLINGS.
Blaine Has to Reckon With Two
Countries.

LONDON, August %. - Commenting
upon the seizure of Canadian vessels in
Behring sea, the Daily Neaos says: Sec
retary Blaine is in a manner committed
to policy of unfriendliness toward Eng
land. There are many signs, however,
that in the present dispute he has to
reckon with his own countrymen as well
as with ours.
CZAR STARTS FOR COPENHAGEN.
The Chronicles st. Petersburg corres-
pondent says the Czar and family started
for Copenhagen on Sunday. Elaborate
measures of precaution were taken at
Cronstsdt. They will not return until
October. The Gear will visit Berlin
alone.
The st. Petersburg correspondent of
the Times says it is officially announced
that the departure of the Gar has been
postponed for several days.
POPE PREPARING TO LEAVE ROME.
The Rome correspondent of the Chron-
icle asserts that preparations are being
made for the departure of the Pope from
Rome.
FAMINE IN UPPER EGYPT.
Dispatches from Egypt say that fam
inc now prevails at Khartoum, Kassola,
Tokar and other river towns. The sur
vivors are said to be feeding upon the
bodies of the dead. About twenty deaths
from starvation daily, are reported at
Tokar.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-26

the best physicians in the country, who
send their patients here as the
land of hope. And the great
merit of our country in a hygienic
sense is that if an invalid cannot
stand the strong sea air, he can lind a
change exactly suited to his case, by
either locating in the mild temperature
that envelops our mesas and valleys, or
he can go to the foothills or the high
mountains and there suit himself. MIR,
Atkins has shown lack of feeling for suf-
fering humanity in his section in deliber'
ately trying to turn them against To-
cality that offers, more. than any other in
the United States, relief and restoration
to pristine health.
1t is a great pity that ignorant and
narrow people like this Utica cores
pondent are permitted to send theil
false and jaundiced views broadcast
through the country. They do greater
harm than they know. They spend q
few days in locality and by some mis-
chance take prejudice to it. They are
utterly ignorant of it's merits or dement's
but they assume that they know it sill
and at once put their crude anC
worthless ideas on paper, and have then
printed and sent where they can do tn,
most harm. The chances are that per
sons who know Mr.. Atkins would not &C
cept his opinions on any question what
ever. But in a published correspond
ence he gets in his work upon peopl
who know nothing about him, and ar
more or less warped by his false and pei
nicious views. The tribe ought to b
souelched.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-26

"THEsE bonds," said one Of the glib
speakers at the sewer meeting Saturday
night, "sre not to bs paid by you, but
by posterity!" AS they are to be paid
in twenty years, the question is how far
off is our posterity? But as one
twentieth OF the whole is to be raised
every year from taxes for sinking fund
to meet the bonds when they are due, and
as the amount of the interest upon the
whole is also to be added to the tax
rate every year, it looks very much as if
our posterity were with US and of us, il
not actually ourselves.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-26

that Bonegansett reservoir, the biggest
in the State, had gone. Many of them
left their homes and fed, but the flood
subsided ss rapidly ash had come. The
path of the water from the reservoir was
through tbiuly settled country, and the
only damage to property was the wreck
ing Of stable and the demolishiDg of
three road bridges.
The cause of tHeSbursting of the dam
is believed to have been spring that
existed under the middle of the dam.
The builders did not take sufficient
caution to choke this spring and it under
mined the dam.
Earl Dodge, years old, was with the
party that was overtaken and drowned.
He escaped with bruises by clinging to a
tree.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-26
EASTERN DISPATCHES.
Successful Navigation of the
Whirlpool Rapids.
DEATH OF A PHILANTHROPIST
A Big Reservoir Bursts in Rhode
Island-Why Soldiers Desert
the Army.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, August 25.-
Carlisle D. Graham made successful trip
through the Whirlpool rapids this alter
noon in a barrel-shaped boat. At first the
boat travelled easily, but soon was in the
grasp of q more rapid current. that
hastened it's journey. AS it rode
through the. rapids it frequently disap-
peared from sight, and when struck by
big wave in front of Buttery's elevator,
it WAS out of sight so long that many be-
lieved it to be lost. The course it took
was down the center of the river. Al
4 :52 O'Clock it entered the whirlpool, and
thousands of people who had gathered
there to witness his friends recover the
barrel were doomed to be disappointed
for, instead of being caught in
tue main current and carried across the
po,l as ia usually the case, it hugged the
American side and was carried into the
quiet water in front of the outlet, anC
forced slowly over nearly to the Canadian
shore. For minute it was question
whether it was to 60 around the pool o.
down the river, but the outward bounC
current was too strong, and at 4 :54 y. m
Graham passed out of the poo
and down through the fearful water op
posite Fosters Flats, which is the spo
most feared by all the rapids navigators
All these dangers Graham today passed
in safety, and at sos p. M. Seymour
Fleming and John Lonsdale, of Lewis
ton, picked him up near the old Lewiston
| bridge,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-26
What We MAY Expect.

II the sewer work so extensively pro-
iected for this city is to be carried out in
the imperfect and slip shod manner in
which most Of our street work has been
done, the cost of perfecting it and keep
ing it in repair after it has been accepted
will become a source of enormous ex-
pense to the taxpayers. Portions of our
streets that have been paved are coated
with an asphaltum that is as impress.
ible as dough when the sun strikes it..
1t is 80 soft that it bears the impress of
horses' shees and the ruts Of wheels all
over it, and in places it is in
dented with unsightly gullies and
chuck holes. Everyone is astonished
at the character of work which is
accepted by the city. Private indi viduals
would repudiate moiety of the accepted
street work of Los Angeles ifcontract ors
attempted to foist it off upon them.
In the lower residence portion of the
town there are streets that have been
graded and curbed and sidewalked and
graveled that are in far worse condition
than they were with the original natural
road and walk ways. Let any one in.
spect the block on Ninth street, between
Grand avenue and Hope, and see if that
work is what they would desire to have.
The evidences of jobbery are to be seen
everywhere. Are we to suppose that
the people will get any better work
for their money in the sewers
than they have got in their
streets? 1t is no wonder that every con-
tractor who has pull on the Council is
doing all in his power to secure sue
cessful vote for the sewer bonds. They
have bonanza in prospect and they will
leave no means untried to secure the
loot. They will work the polls far
more faithfully and efficiently than they
have carried out their contracts hereto.
fore. But the taxpayers will have to pay
for it. Every man who owns a home
will be called upon to mortgage it to
meet the run of extravaganza which will
follow this impending saturnalia of
wasteful expenditure. Over million
and a quarter Of dollars to
merely inaugurate the sewer
work, and then several millions
more to make connecting sewers from
the houses and the streets that are not
included in the system. A fine outlook,
indeed, for the poor man who is strain
ing every nerve to hold on to his little
home If the plan proposed were the
best, even, there might not be so much
cause for complaint. But when it is the
very worst-the most wasteful and the
most coetly-the one that will take the
sewage away from where it is wanted,
and carry it over route where it will be
Of little or no use as fertilizer-why the
proposition is simply monstrous, and
should be overwhelmingly resented.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-26
A Carriage Company Fails.

ST. PAUL, August 25.-One of the larg-
est failures in the Northwest for many
years was that Of the ]. II. Mailer Car
riage Company, which assigned last
night to John L. Mcdonald, of this city.
j. Fl. Mailer, President of the company,
admits that the liabilities proba bly,
largely exceed the assets. 1t is believed
that the liabilities will not be less than
$400, 900, and they may reach to nearly
twice that amount. The officers of the
company will make no public statements.
The assignment was precipitated by an
action brought by Michigan carriage
manufactu rer.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-26
POINTS FROM PARIS.
BOulangists Hold N Stormy Meet
ing-Dther items.

PARIS, August 25.-The Boulangists
held stormy meeting today to discuss
the selection of candidates for the COM
ing general election. Laguerre declared
that although he was personal friend
OF Boulanger, he was not prepared to
follow Boulsnger blindly. His para
mount desire was to witness the triumph
of the ideas which Boulanger repre-
sented. The meeting dispersed in order.
No candidates were chosen.
1t is reported that at the urgent re-
quest of his friends, Boulanger will come
to Paris to stand trial before the elec-
tione.
The Cars second son has arrived
here.
1t is stated compromise has been &C.
cepted whereby the directors of the old
Compton des Compte will pay 5000, 900
francs to the Bank of France to cover
losses; 100000 francs to form new
Societe Immobilier de Reconstruction, the
shares to be divided among the Comp
toir des Compte shareholders, and to be
redeemable at $50 francs in rs years.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-26
FOREIGN ADVICES.
Untold Horrors of the Yel-
low River Flood.
OTHER NEWS FROM THE ORIENT.
The Recent Seismic Disturbances in
Japan-Mutiny on an
American Ship.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
SAN Francisco, August 25.-The
steamer Oceanic arrived today from
Hong Kong and Yokohama, bringing ad-
vices to August 10th. Further details of
the bursting of the Yellow river embank-
ments, in the province OF Shangtung,
July 22d, state that the destruction is
widespread. The breach in the river is
over two thousand feet in length, and
swift current swept through, flooding to
a,depth of twelve feet large extent Of
country lying adjacent. Many houses
were washed away, and a dispatch from
Dhefoo states that the number of persons
drowned is too great to be counted. Ten
districts we're already submerged, and it
ia feared many more in the low lying
country south have suffered a similar
fate.
THE KUMATo EARTHQUAKE.
Latest advices concerning the earth
quake at Kumato, July 2Sth, place the
lumber of killed at eighteen and
wounded at nineteen. Fifty-two dwell
| ings were demolished. A telegram on
the 30th of July stated that ffty-three
shocks had been experienced and that
they still continued to be felt. The in.
habitants were sleeping in the open air.
Some earthquake was felt in the Province
of Chkugo Considerable loss OF life is
reported, but no particulars have been
| received.
| MUTINY ON AN AMERICAN BARK.
| The Japan Gazette states that a mutiny
took place at Manila on board of the
American bark Fanny Glare, July 22d.
The crew drove the captain into the
cabin, and another of the officers was
compelled to seek safety by jumping
overheard and swimming to a Spanish
vessel near by. The mutineers set fire
to the vessel, but on the arrival of force
of men from the gunboat Elitano, they
surrendered and were handed over to the
United States Consul for punishment.
The fire on board the vessel WAS ex-
tinguished before great damage WAS
done.
RESCUED CREW AND PASSENGERS.
The steamer Gravina arrived at Ma.
Mia from Paraguay, July 22d, with the
crew and passengers of the British AL
tuscfaiz, which was lost on a voyage to
Singapore.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-26
THE very enterprising editor of the

The very enterprising editor of the
Ontario Observer has done for his charm
ing town service which all his brethren
of the quill in this section may well re-
gard with envy, He has issued a 16-
page illustrated edition OF the Observer
printed on fine, heavy paper, pro-
fusely embellished with engravings of
avenues, business blocks and residences
of the lovely place whose name the
journal bears. The letter press is well
calculated to attract attention to the
beauties of Ontario and to the many
other elements of that community
calculated to draw the home
seeker to look there before he settles
anywhere in the semi-tropic regions.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-26
A BURsTED REsEavolR.
Three Lives Lost by the Unexpected
Deiuge.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., August 25. Spring
Lake reservoir, near Fiskville, in the
southwest corner of Cranston, about
fifteen miles from this city, which sup
plies a whole row of mill villages along
the Pawtuxet river, burst this afternoon.
Down the valley Mrs. Greene, aged 60,
Mrs. Hawkins, aged 80, and Mrs. Tew'e
through strip of wood and
we're overtaken by the food and
drowned. Their bodies were found in
the wood through which the water
quickly ran until it emptied into the
Pawtuxet river. The river rose rapidly
and caused considerable alarm among
the people along the banks, who thought
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-26
MURDEROUs Ex-CONyICT.
Released From the Pen Only q
Commit a Fresh Crime.

LANCASTER, Pa, August 25.-CharIes
D. Chambers, just released from the
eastern penitentiary, came to this city
last evening and when the Pacific ex-
press on the Pennsylvania railway
pulled out of the station at l :25 this
morning, boarded Pullman car and en-
deavored to rob the passengers. Charles
Murk, the porter, of Jersey City, strug-
gled with him and was shot twice.
Chambers was then overpowered by the
trainmen. Murk will recover. Cham
bers says he was stealing ride and the
porter began firing at him. He grasped
the pistol and it went off. The porter
says Chambers was in berth and when
discovered drew revolver and COM
menced firing.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-26
CAUSES OF DESERTION.
Grave Charges-NOn-Com C o m m siOne e d
Officers of the Army.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Auguet 25.-The Post
Dispatch prints page article giving the
experience Of reporter who enlisted as
a soldier, and investigated the causes Of
so many deseitons. The story alleges
that enlisted men in the United
States army are treated worse than
slaves, many of item worse even
than dogs. The reporter claims that
the officers, and especially non-commis-
stoned officers, are needlessly cruel and
Extensively tyrannicsl; that the food fur
nished is unfit to eat; that vermin make
the soldiers couch unfit to sleep upon /;
that the recruits money is absorbed by
the sutler, and charges that private
soldiers have been murdered by nom
commissioned officers without as much
as an investigation.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-26
SHOT for AssauIting n woman.

CINCINNATI, August 25.-This after
noon, near Independence, Kentucky,
daughter and son of P. T. Beers, with
whom he had a quarrel of many years
standing. Rice assaulted and severely
beat Mrs. Bears. The son and daughter
screamed for help. Bears, who was in a
farm house, hearing the cry, rushed out
and shot Rice dead. The injuries to
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-26

THE San Diego press will have fine
accession of newspaper ability in Mr.. O..
A. Stevens, the late city editor of the
Tribune, and Mr.. Benz. Benjamin. the
gentleman who attended to the sporting
and other departments of that journal.
Both these gentlemen are trained in
their profession. and will do excellent
work for San Diego journalism. They
will be attached to the Union-Bee's staff
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-26
HENRY SHAW.
Death of 81. LOuis.s Most Eminent
Ph1lanlhrOpIst.

sT. LOUIS, August 25-Henry Shaw,
the venerable philanthropist, died this
morning, aged 80. Henry Shaw was an
Englishman by birth. He came to
America and located in 81. Louis in 1919,
amassed fortune and retired from busi-
ness at the age of 40. He went abroad
and visited nearly every quarter of the
globe. Upon his return he commenced
the study and cultivation of plants and
flowers, and it was in the prosecution of
these studies that the now world famous
Shaw Botanical Ga deus had their orr
gin. He made his gardens and beauti-
full estate free to the public. With the
death of Henry Shaw the famous botan.
ical gardens become the property OF the
State of Missouri. Another and perhaps
more valuable muniicency was his gilt
to the city of Tower Grove Park, a re-,
sort of peculiar beauty. His estate is
valued at two and half millions.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-26
The Weeks Ciearances.

BosToN, August 25.-A table com.
piled from dispatches from the managers
of the leading clearing houses of the
United States and Canada, shows that
the total gross exchanges for the week
ended August Oath were $959, ,537 ,446, an
increase of 179 per cent. over the cor
responding period last year.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-26
End of an Old Love Affair.

INDIANAPOLIS, August 25.-At late
hour last night Edward Azmann, Of
Cincinnati, cut the throat ST Bertha Elf,
a young woman living in this city, and
then, walking a few steps away, he at
tempted to take his own life in the same
way. Azmann was taken to the hospi-
tai, and today the physicians announced
that he would probably recover. Jeal-
ousy was the cause. The two were old
lovers, although both were married.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-26
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Death of a Noted Jurist.

ST. PAUL, August 25.-Philemon Bliss,
a Justice of the Supreme Court of
University, died in this city this morn
ing, aged 76 years. He was the first
Chief Justice of Dakota, having been ap-
pointed by President Lincoln in 1861.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-26

If THE Sweetwater dam near National
City, San Diego, has been tapped, as
ordered by the decision of Justice Field,
about fve million gallons of water found
its way to the sea yesterday. This is
little less than an act OF barbarisna in 8
country that thriges on irrigation.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-26
K,iraintn Miss,ssippr.

PURvIs, Miss, August 25.-State
Agent Childs arrived this morning, hav-
ing in charge Jake Kilrain, the pugilist.
Ktlrain's bond has been fixed at $4,000,
and he will be released tomorrow when
the bond is signed by two citizens who
will be identified BY Kilrain.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-26

KANSAS Cry, Mo-, August 25 The
Swift & Co.'s packing establishment was
destroyed by fire today, involving loss
Of $l50,0O0, with $120,O00 insurance.
vantages. owing to inadequate water
pressure, and had the wind not shifted
fortunately the whole works would have
been destroyed, involving loss of not
less than half million.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-26
A Governor BADLY Injured.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, August 25,-
in-law, DIR. Cotton, were out driving last
evening, the horse ran away and threw
the carriage and its occupants down a
thirty-fve feet embankment. Both
gentlemen were badly injured.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-26

Among the many signs of sagacity
displayed in this publication may be
named the frequent use that is made OF
what has appeared heretofore in our own
columns, for all of which due credit is
given
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-26
Ftre ar Rockford. IN.

ROCKFORD, ILL.,, August 25.-The
Union Furniture Company g plant burned
tonight. Loss, 100000. Ralph Emer.
son, Jr., only son of President Emerson
Of the Emerson Manufacturing Company
while holding a hose on his fathers
building, fell from the roof and was