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The American Negro., 1890-10-25

slowing through station Still | could
Jerk her in and out we'll enough with
one hand. An ugly throttle is terrible
thing, sir, though. For, you see, man
can't be sure Suppose you couldn't
shut off. Suppose your throttle got
stuck, full head on, going at fifty miles
an hour and you a-coming into sta
tion, for instance, even if there was
nothing standing there, | tell you, you'd
feel about as the Almighty would if the
earth got loose and He couldn't stop
her."
Then Hank puffed smokeless whiffs.
"Well, again." he resumed, presently.
The excitement of his own memory had
brought the sweat-drops to his fore
head; his pipe had gone out the third
time. THAT throttle-valve did stick on
me! That's just what did happen. We
were, l calculated, about eight miles
from Wexford. Somehow, though,
there wasn't any station to slow
The American Negro., 1890-10-25

me up, yet l had feeling, an
awful feeling, too, that I could not if
l would shut her off. 'Pshawn | said to
myself, and | played with the boys
curly head with my right hand. But
MY left hand kept pressing and trying
that throttle harder and harder. |
couldn't stir her | reached over and
put my right hand on the lever. | could
not move her! l got off my box. |
seemed to be in perfect frenzy. I
sprung at that valve with both hands
and all my weight. She didn't move
hair And the way we were kiting!
Probably we were flying over fifty miles
an hour. yelled at the fireman.
"'Give us hand, Georgen
''He knew it all in a second, and tum'
The American Negro., 1890-10-25


YOUR BREATH.
bled in from the tender to put both his
hands beside mine.
"'Nown / shouted.
owe threw our weight against 1T. But
that old beast just shook herself and
jumped and jumped, as mnch as to say:
You can't shut Off my wind!
"'Peter cried the fireman, there's
the 'Wickford' on the switch! We've
only two miles more to l. e!
.Then we struggled like two mad
bulls We pulled. Then we showed.
We planted our feet and pulled and
showed. We had no air-brakes in them
days. But if we had, vow | b'lleve to
have put 'em on would have knocked
out the cylinder-heads or broke driv-
ing-rod, and sent us all to eternity.
"All this while, there sat my pretty
boy, as calm, as laughing, because he
thought this was all play. But knew
we'd all got to die, and | caught up the
bov. l held him, kissing him. 1t all
took but q moment. There, less'n Il
mile ahead, stood the rear Of the New
York on our track at the station. L
could see her red light. You better
b'lieve forgot all about the big men
behind. was thinking, should l throw
out my boy into the darkness?
"'Papa,' said Burnside, what makes
you look so?'
"sBecausc, boy, we can't stop the en-
CINE. We're all going to be killed IN
minute, unless toss you out there
"'No, papa said he, reaching out his
pretty hand Let me try it,
well, I did. l don't know why. L
was holding him, you understand. And,
sir, the moment that child's hand struck
that throttle-valve, size shut OF as easy Us
draacjng your 6reath?'
The engineer said he actually top
pled over on his seat as if he had seen q
| miracle. The train slowed up in an
swer to the brake whistle, and stopped
lust in front of the station. The matter
may or may not have had any mlraca-
ious element. The good mother urged
the bows going The behavior Of the
metal, one moment binding by heat or
other expansion, the next moment re-
| leasing itself helped by the tremendous
steam pressure IN tno uOulo, 10 olA0 VI
the many well-known curiositles OF
metal action.
would you really have thrown that
boy from the cab if she had not
stopped?" asked.
Certainly. 1t would have been the
only chance of saving his life. should
have chosen bunch of green, growing
brush, and landed him safely up against
the bending branches. Then l should
have jumped myself We always jump
when we can do no more good here.
/ NV fireman has three times saved his
life so. I have once, of which I'll tell
you some day. Goodbye. Here's my
machine, just out of the yard."-Rev'
Emory ]. Haynes. in N. Y. Ledger.
The American Negro., 1890-10-25
PiTH AND POINT.

MIR. Trouble-''You say men are
harder on stockings than women? How
do you make that out?" Mrs Trouble
-"Because women wear their stockings
longer. "-Plunder.
Disappointment Steel.-''What is
that you are using on my face?" BAY
rum" ''Is that all?".sighed the GUS
toner. 81 was in sort of hopes it might
be chloroform. '-Philadelphi Times.
Summer Girl-"That Mr. De Salti
doesn't talk about any thing but the
sea, and he uses so many sailor terms
that 1 can't understand half he says.
Does he own a ship?" Landsman-"No,
but he has a friend who owns cat
boat. Good News
Wife during a quarreD-"1f | was
"a man I would blow the top of my head
off before - Husband (interrupting)
81 don't doubt it, my dear; especially
if YOU had to live with the same sort OF
wife do. Epoch.
Only a Question of Time. The
Doctor-'If you will keep me in clothes,
l will treat you for nothing" The
Tailor-'But l am never sick" The
Doctor-''No, but you will be after we
have made the arrangement Racket.
-Alonzo-"What has come over
Reginald? He used to be such a shy,
bashful chap, especially with women.
Now he puts on moro airs than he can
carry lphonse-'Why, don't you
know? He was the only man at Under
tow Beach during the whole month of
July. y."-America.
-"They talked that way of me they
called me an ass and donkey" cried
the lawyer to his clerk. why didn't
you take it down in writing? I'd have
made them prove it." co. | thought
their word of mouth sufficient. "-Phila-
delphia Times.
-Judge-"Y are sentenced to one
weeks imprisonment. You shall have
the best of food and any literature you
may DESIRE and"-. Prisoner" Most
righteous Judge" Judge" Little An
ME Rooney shall be played under your
window four times day" Prisoner
calling on his Mercy! Mercy!
Sentence me to be hanged, instead. .
Boston Herald.
-Lucy-'' -''Tm afraid you do not love
me as fervently as you did" Jack-'1
swear by yon star that [ love you more
fercely than ever. There is no sacri-
fee I would not make to convince you
that speak the truth" Lucy-"Well,
anyway, when you called tonight you
did not embrace me half SO closely as
usual" Jack-''You see | had this five
cent cigar in my vest pocket and was
afraid I'd crush it.''-Chicago Post.
Jones Ito gatherer of personal gos-
sip)-'What balderdash is this? You
say here I am stopping at Saratoga. l
was there only long enough to eat O.
sandwich" II did not say you were
staying there. All l say is that you
stopped there Isn't that true? There
is all the difference in the world be-
tween staying and stopping" so?
never thought of that. But stay! You
may stop my paper. r."-Boston Tran
script
"A magazine writer has been having
something to say about remarkable
cases of memory, but none of them are
SO difficult to account for as the fact
that a man will sit for hours in a crowd
around hot stove in grocery, telling
about things he can remember ever
since early childhood, and then go
home without the hairpins and other
things his wife sent him after, taking
along several letters he went up town
! to mail-Ram's Horn.
Too Bad She Is a Princess.
Princess Victoria of Prussia, who was
supposed to have lost her heart to the
The American Negro., 1890-10-25
THE MAD LOCOMOTIVE.
A Little Hand Accomplished What
Strong Ones Gould Not.

STORY of rail
road adven ture,
eh?"
II f y o u
please" | an
sWered the vet
eran engineer,
as we sat in the
cool shade to
the east of a big
row i d Q n c Q
round house. /
may say that
Peter Hank, the
narrator Of this
G X citing Incl
dent, is we'll
known by me,
and esteemed as
a man of truth
by ev erybody
who knows him.
, 1890-10-22

On Monday, the work OF removing the
rocks of the Iron Gates-the huge submerg~
ed cliffs which block the navigation. of the
Danube, and form a series OF almost impas-
sable rapids-was inaugurated near Greben,
the Greben Rock beingformally blown upby dy-
Mantle beforea distinguished body Of the repre-
sentatives Of ell the riparian nationalities, exs
cept Roumania.. The plan which has been
adopted for improving the greatest water
way OF Europe, and which is being carried
out under the direction of Austria Hungary,
consists in removing o portion OF the obsta
cles by blasting, and in constructing short
canals to turn those Of the rapids which can
not be disposed Of by means of the former
expedient. It 10 curioust to remember that the
Emperor Trajan actually began to dig q ma
vigable canal for the purpose of avoiding the.
Iron Gates, and that traces Of his attempt
remain to this day. When the work is com
pleted, the countries bordering the Danube
and the Black Sea will be greatly benefited,
for ships of heavy tonnage will be, able TO
come into the heart of Europe, sBd Pesth
and Vienna will be practically converted
into seaport towns. AS soon % this 10 &C.
complished. the engineers had better turn
their attention to making . rship-canaf be-
tween the Danube and the Rhine, by way Of
the old Nurnherg portage Imagine the con
v~enience Of water carriage between the Ger
man Oceansand the Black Sea. and Of water
carriage With no risks Acknowledgements
, 1890-10-22

WHAT, would vote for that, but not for the
crane en- it and in connection Herewith he
would now here call attention to the unsatls-
factory state of the Landing Whaif, and that
it be repaired as soon as possible, to allow OF
machinery being landed there, and that 1t
be made Of concrete and sufficiently streng to
allow of a crane being placed there for use IN
lifting heavy machinery.
End Member for Frederiksted's Country Dis
trict (BiackaOo~d) would like to see the land
ing wharf extended, and constructed if posi-
BILE of iron, but at any rate with a crane on a
stone button, otherwise Of wooden work, and
for the object of allowing Wagons to back ON
and take in machinery.
The Governor: The question of the Land
ing Wharf will be taken under consideration
by the Government. It will depend on tse
information received, if a crane can be placed
there, if it cannot be done now, it might be
done next campaign.
3rd Member for Frederiksted's Country
District (HeVitt): What weights can the
cranes at Christiansted lift
The Governor: Sc tons.
3 Member for Frederiksted Country's Dis
trict (Hewitt): If practicable otherwise, it
might be possible to remove the largest one
from here to WestEnd.
The Governor 1t would scarcely Dc worm
the while to remove the one crane from here;
both are at times required and used.
Bird Member for Frederikstad's Country Dis
trict (Hewit) not much for machinery.
Ia one requested the word further.
1st Discussion was closed, and the Money
Bill pissed to End Discussion.
3rd Grown Member (NahD had with the
permission Of the CHI irman, in an earlier part
# the Meeting stated that the Revision of the
Communal Accounts for l686-o9, with which
Messrs. Dbl & Lemming had been charged,
VS. now completed, and that they had found
no remarks to meke, therefore they recommend
to the Council to adopt the accounts.
The Chairman placed now the proposal be-
fore the Council, nd it was adopted.
Tie Order Of Day was exhausted, and the
meeting was closed.
, 1890-10-22
ST. CROIX STATION.

London, Octbr. 1Sth.-TwO cOolie vessels
tor Jam1ira sill leave, Calcutta, the first on
the 2Oth d .crmber aud The other Oh the
20th January.
New York, Octbr. 18th.-London news
states that Mr.. Baltour in the course of
a speech at Newcastle answered Mr..
MOrley'S criticism OH the Irish policy.
Paris dispatches state That it Is believed
NJ. R0uvier will ask the chamber to add
iourn until the 9th inst. if The budget
committee should he still unprepared for
debate as he hops to bring pressure to
gain consent to his proposals, The cOm-
mittep has reduced NJ. Rouvier'S estimates
by 1900, 900 fraucs.
1t is announced that BarOnS Wissman
and Soden have have been appointed
governors Of different districts in Africa.
\ delegate to the Socialist congress at
Halle dropped dead while he WAS address
ing the gathering.
1t is stated that the Sultan of Zanzibar
has surrendered certain sovereign rights
in Africa to Germany for 4 million
marks.
A Are broke ont in the Dome of the
Cathedral at Siena yesterday, but the
arduous exertiOns OF the Florence brennan
saved the building and art treasures. =
New York, October 2Oth.-Advices re-
ceived in London state that Sir Henry
Drummnnd Wolff, British Minister toPersia,
has become insane. 80.
A Paris despatch states that IL. Naquet
has made further rev Citations regarding the
BoulAngists' tnOvetne.t IN whichGs declare
, 1890-10-22

that. General BOulanger has diverted the
money from the uses for which the sub
scribers intended it.
The employees of the Tramway atsViennS
are on st ike.
The EMPEROR of Austria eR Saturday
gave a banquet to the Prince of Wales.
The Belgian municipal elections have re-
suited in favour Of the Liberals and Social
lists. Second ballots are necessary for
Brussels. h.
ST. Thomas, 2Oth.-"Tonrmaline1 arrived
here Saturday bringing back the Danish
troops sent to restore peace in TOrtola.
Three of the ringieaders have been arrest
ed. His Bxcellency and staff with al
armed force were on board and left this
morning for Antigua vie 1Ort0Ia.
New York, 21st.-Londoh news annOHnc~
rs the death of Sir Richard Burton at
Trieste.
Mr.. Gladstone was greeted with cheers
on his journey to Scotland and received an
ovation at Edinburgh.
General Booth, of the Salvation Army
las asked for 81 900, 900 TO relieve the
physical distress Of the masses. before
attending to- their Spiritual wants. The
Times, in an article, excuses the World for
feeling shy about the proposal.
1t il reported that many sailors have
been injured in the British squadron dur.
ing the late storm,
The British feet haS entered the Zambesi
river in disregard of d formal protest made
by the Portuguese.
Paris dispatches state that tile Chamber
of Deputies has cenSured NJ, DerOulede for
refus ng to Withdraw insulting language
used to NJ. ReinAch. 1t is understood that
a duel has been arranged.
AGelman SPY named Dietrich and his
sister have been arrested ia FtAnce.
A general Customs tariff bill has been
introduced. The Budget Co'nmitrer has
given its approval to the tax on patent
medicines and cosmetics.
London, October 21sl.- Grapplel" ar
rived this alteI
New York DC, ober 21st
Flour, St. Lawrence, per brl. IS. Is
Meal, best branlywine, per brl. 3.20
Heavy Mess Pork, per brI. not qiote,i
New Seasons Pork, per brI. lit ia
Co. Crystals per ib 6
""s"' +. to Il. Il. per 10 5-7-l6
English Islands Molas>eS moi quoted
Exchange New cork and uondDu 4.8Ok
London, October Dist
Demerara Crystals pr cwt so los Sd .
g. MuScOvado pr cwt go lbs vi
0"@"' German Beet SO pr. ct #. o. b
E, Us lUd3
DeinpFara Run pr gal. Is III
Trinidad CDcon pr rwt G} IS. Oh
ConsolS, ex,interesj 944
Bank Of En- CLAN ra5r Of Discount 5 pref.
liverpool Cotton, MhldIins uVIand pr. ID
81
Three pr. ct. Rcnto> in Paris $50.
, 1890-10-22
CHHISIIANSTED.

Octbr. 2O-Per schr. 'Vigilant" for st
Thomas-Sarah Peck, Mary Jane Griffith
tTmilia Johannes & 2 children, Albert Forbes
Tor Antigua.
F-EEDERIKSTED
October. 10-Per schr. Mary" for Hayti
via St. Themselves NJ. Abbott 4 servant.
October 20-Per schrs "'Mary & Atlantic'
for St. Thomas-Mi8s A. Abbott. Georgianna
O'Niel, James. Warner & wife, JAS H.
Bennerson, Philip Sewer, Alma John, VIM.
Andrew.
, 1890-10-22

--c.97a e3 A1 a RETAIN 50 81 satref e eva.
se& e.Gs
Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-14
LEGAL.
SALE OF BONDS.

CENTRAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT. COLUsA
~ County, Cal.
Notice is hereby given by the Board of
Directors of Central Irrigation District that
said board WILL at its office in the town of Max
well, in the County of Colusa, in the State of
California, on the 21st day of May in the year
1890, at O'Clock p. m. of said day, sell to the
highest responsible bidder for cash. in gold coin
of the United States, one thousand bonds of the
thousand dollars, being part of an issue of bonds
aggregating the sum of seven hundred and fifty
thousand dollars; that sealed proposals for the
purchase of said bonds will be received by said
board till the day and hour aforesaid at which
time said board will open the proposals and
award the purchase of said bonds to the highest
responsible bidder, but said board reserves the
right to reject all bids and will in no event sell
any of said bonds for less than 90 per cent of
the face value thereof; said bonds are dated the
first day of July in the year 1888, and bear
interest at the rate of per cent. per annum
payable semi.annually; any interest aceruing
between said date and the date of the sale and
delivery of said bonds, shall be credited before
delivery on the first maturing coupons attached
to said bonds. Said bonds will be delivered to
the successful bidder, and the money received
therefor at the District Treasurer's office, in the
town of MAXWELL or at the Colusa County Bank,
in the town of COlusa, County and State afore-
said
(Above bonds approved by Supreme Court)
The Supreme Court has decided that Central
Irrigation District was validly organized, and
that its bonds were properly issued, and are in
the form required by law. See Central Irriga-
tion District VS.. r. De Lappe, 70 Cal, 351.
r. DE LAPPE,
Secretary of Said Board.
Maxwell, Cal, April 7th, 1900 apI1 It'd
Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-14
NOTICE OF CO-PARTNERSHIP.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS,
- Angeles-ss.
We, the undersigned do hereby certify that
we are co-partners transacting business in this
State, at the City of Los Angeles; County of Los
Angeles, State of California, under the firm
names in full of all the members OF the said CO.
partnership are Theophile Vache, j. Henry
Parker, Jules Darfeuille and Paul Royere, and
that the places OF our respective residences are
set opposite our respective names hereto sub
scribed.
In witness whereof, we have this day set our
hands and seals, this 29th day of April, 1890.
THEOPHILE VACHE,
Los Angeles, Cal.
]. HENRY PARKER,
Los Angeles, Cal.
JULES DARFEUILLE,
Los Angeles, Cal.
PAUL ROYERE,
Los Angeles, Cal.
County Of Los Angeles. SIS.
On this ninth day of May, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety,
before me, Charles Worth, Notary Public in
and for said County of Los Angeles, State of
California, residing therein, duly commissioned
and sworn, personally appeared Theophile
Paul Royere known TO me to be the persons
described in and whose names are subscribed to
the within instrument, and they severally
acknowledged to me that they executed the
same.
In witness whereof l have hereunto affixed
my signature, with the name of my office, and
my official seal, the day and year last above
County and State aforesaid.
TNotarial Seal CHARLES WORTH,
Notary Public in and for the County OF Los
Angeles, State of California. mal1-1m
Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-14
New Cases.

d. w. Field asks for letters of admin
istration on the estate of Barbara En-
NETT, valued at $500.
Chas. Prayer sues julius B. Cohn and
w. J. Brodrick, administrators of the
estate of B. Cohn, to compel them to
make the plaintiff a deed of conveyance
of a one-third interest in parcel Of
land in the rancho Paso de Bartolo Viejo.
The complaint alleges that B. f. Porter
made deed to the property to Cohn
and Brodrick, the consideration therefor
being 81 900, of which plaintiff paid a
one-third.
M. N. Avery sues L. d. Griswold and
wife to foreclose mortgage for 81 800.
Hannah Bayer sues Joseph Hardie
and others to foreclose mortgage for
$4,000.
Mrs. Mary Gilbert sues M. Kremer to
foreclose mortgage to secure two notes
for 81 ,050 EACH
Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-14
Los Angeles, Cal, May 1st, 1890
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

TIP TO NOON ON THE 10TH DAY OF
- May, 1890, aled proposals will be received
by the Clerk of the Board OF Trustees of the
City of San Bernardino California, for ex-
cavating and constructing l,000 900 gallon
reservoir of concrete, according to plans and
specifications adopted by the board. Specfca-
tions can be had on application to F. C. Finkle,
Engineer of Water Works, room 49, city hall,
and plans can be seen at his Office
Each bid must be accompanied by certified
check on some responsible bank, of at least 10
per cent of the amount of said bid, payable to
o. Newburg, president of the board. Bids will
be received either separately or jointly for the
exeavating and concrete work.
BY order of the board,
B. b. HARRIS, Clerk of the Board.
April 20, 1890. ma2-td
Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-14
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
An Interesting Meeting Held Yester-
dav

The Woman Suffrage Association met
yesterday afternoon at the Unity church.
Mrs. Dunning, the reader appointed for
the afternoon, read the article written
by Francis Minor in the April Forum"
"Woman's Political Status" This was
discussed energetically. Mrs. Kings
bury read paper criticising the high
pitch of American women's voices, ex-
horting those present to try to cultivate
richer voice and a more distinct style.
Mrs. Berra read clipping from the Los
Angeles Times, giving list OF the pro-
fessional politicians of New York. This
called forth spirited discussion, and it
was moved and carried that Mrs. Berra
write a short paper for the next meeting
on this subject, to be followed by five
minute speeches from the other mem
bers, discussing New York manipula-
tions of politics. Mrs. McComas then
read from the April Forum" "The
Degradation of Our Politics." by F. A.
P. Barnard. This was inteligently dis
cussed, and the meeting adjourned.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-14

They know how to cure rheumatism in
Pennsylvania Mr.. j. F. Meighan,
Pittsburg cigar dealer, awoke one
morning with an attack of rheumatism
in his right arm. Working around the
store during the forenoon made it worse.
By noon the pain was so severe that he
could not raise his hand to his head and
had to carry his arm in sling. One of his
customers, on learning the facts, went
across the street to E. E. Heck's drug
store, and at his own expense procured
a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm
and persuaded the cigar dealer to try it.
1t eased the pain and reduced the swell
ling so that by the next morning he
could use his arm, and by the second
morning was entirely we'll This is only
one of the many severe cases of rheuma-
tism that have been cured by this valua-
BILE remedy. Fifty-cent bottles for sale
by G. f. Heinzeman, 222 North Main
street, Jno. A. Off, cor. Fourth and
Spring, and all leading druggists.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-14

Local and through tickets sold, baggage
checked, Pullman sleeping car reservations
made, and general information given upon ap-
plication to J. M. CRAWLEY, Asst G. Pas. Agt.,
No 200 S. Spring ST., cor Second. CHARLES
SEYLER, Agent at Depot.
Sundays excepted.
tSaturdays and Sundays.
tSundays only.
AN. TOWNE, General Manager.
7. H. GOODMAN,
al 3m Genl Passenger and Ticket Agt.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-14
BOTTLED ONLY BY
H. J. WOOLLACOTT,
1874 and 126 North Spring Street, Los

1874 and 1a6 North Spring Street, Los
Angeles, Cal.
For sale by druggists and dealers in fine
liquors. Exclusive agency for towns given.
The above goods can be obtained from the fol-
lowing agents:
c. H. ROBERTS, Monrovia, Cal.
GEO. b. HOGIN, Pasadena, Cal.
c. r. JOHNSON, IngIewOod, Cal.
RAYMOND HOTEL, East Pasadena, Cal.
OCEAN VIEW HOTEL, Redondo Beach,
Cal.
A. W. VIDAL, Azusa, Cal.
HOTEL METROPOLE, Avalon, Cal.
JOHN McNOAH, Downey, Cal.
ULLMAN & MILLER, Santa Ana, Cal.
L. ESELBURN, Yuma, A. I.
G. N. CARSON, Rivera, Cal.
HEPBURN & TERRY, Ventura, Cal.
j. ROBINSON, Lamanda Park, Cal.
G. H. CONANT, Ontario, Cal.
For sale in this city by the following we'll
known druggists and dealers in fine liquors.
G. LAUX, 14S S. Spring street.
c. LAUX (branch), 551 S. Broadway.
S. w. LOCKETT, 6O3 S. Broadway.
A. e. LITTLEBOY, JOG N. Main street.
URBAN g. BUEHLER, 661 S. Olive street.
A. H. BROCKAMP, lis S. Main street.
III. j. WOOLLACOTT (branch), 453 S. Spring
street.
l.. ROTH, 245 E. First street.
f. NOBLE, ZIG w. Sixth-street.
MATSON g. BRUHN, corner Fifth and Depot
streets.
CABLE PHARMACY, Boyle Heights.
H. c. WORLAND, Station B, Boyle Heights.
ANGELENO PHARMACY, 1908 Temple
street.
BEN. L. BAER, corner Temple street and
Beaudry avenue.
GEO. OUIRIE, 324 S. Main street.
SCHADE & CRAM, corner Fifth and Spring
streets. a1S-1n