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Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-29
AN OLD GRAND REGISTER
THE VOTERS OF THE CITY FIFTY
YEARS AGO.
An Old Time Official Presents Some Inter-
esting Documents-The Eighty Nine
Voters on the List.

At AL Commercial street lives Mr.. G.
D. w. Robinson, hale old gentleman
who was deputy sheriff and jailor in this
city under Sheriff George Burrell, who
was appointed to Office by the military
before California was provided with a
civil government. Mr.. Robinson has
furnished the HERALD with the first
grand register of voters for one of the
early elections held in Los Angeles,
which took place on October 9TH, 1850.
There were eighty-nine then. The list
ran as follows:
w. H. Clark, Jonathan r. Scott, Jose
Antonio Garlic, Vicente Guerrero, Gaelic
Aguilar, Jose Salazar, Jesus Martinez,
Ramon Orduriah, Charles Jones, James
r. Van Zanat, Jose Maria Cordero, Jose
Barelos, Darnario Aria, Thomas Cox,
Pedro Lopez, Dromlew Paz, Santiago
Feliz, Secunolino Valenzuela Jose Luis
Lugo, Felipe Lugo, Jose Rulio, Isidreo
Reyes, A. P. Hodges, G. t. Burrill,
Morris Goodman, John G. Nichols, 1. S.
Mallard, E. Moulton, VIM. G. Ferrall,
Vicente Lugo, John Woodbridge, Maxine
Valenzuola, Robert Halsy, Macedonia
Aguila, Jose Ruiz, Pho Pico, Henrique
Avila, Dolores sepulvida, Thomas
Ouguarez, Jaun Ramerez Pedro Avila,
Ramon Salazar, Marcus Corta, Mariana
Oliverez, Vicente Elisolde, Francisco
Lopez, Juan De Dios Oliverez, I. R.
Cresl, Francisco Ruiz, Ramon Ibarra,
S. B. Cox, John Wheelin, BENZ. Hayes,
Lewis Granger, Henry McCurdy, John
T. Wheeler, B. D. Wilson, Leonce
Hoover, Abel Stearns, l. r. Evertson,
Juan Sepulveda. Rernardino Iopez.
John Ward, Samuel Showers, w. w.
J. G. Champlin, David Brown, Charles
R; Cullen, 9. Y; Littlepage, Samuel
Whiting, Edward Simmons, Stephen c.
Foster, j. P. Bailey, Nicholas Blair,
James G. Wood, Andrean Ryerson, E.
j. w. Douglas, George Bachelor, Geo.
Robinson, d. P. Stedman, Alex. NJ.
Hope, Desiderio Ibarra, Pedro Valen-
zuela, Ignacio Del Vale, Augustin o.
vera, Richard S. Jones, Ilario Baredez.
The certificate that this is CORE ct
poll list is signed by Abel sStearns, in
spector, Leonie Hoover, judge, A. W..
Hope and l. R. Evertson, secretaries.
At this election J. Y. Temple was
elected city treasurer and Thomas Cox
marshal, and Alex. w. Hope council
man.
Mr.. Robinson also possesses the certi-
icate of election of Don Abel Stearns as
second councilman of the department
assembly of Alta California on October
9th, 1915, copy of the original consti-
tuition of the state as printed by the
daily Alta of San Francisco, and list
of claims due from the United States
government to Californians.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-29
ELECTRIC MOTORS.
They are to Be Extensively Manufac-
tured at Pullman.

In view of the announcement that the
Westinghouse Electric company has
secured the Los Angeles and Pacific
railway, the following clipping from the
Railway Age, of Chicago, will. be found
of interest:
The partial union of interests by two
such immense manufacturing establish
ments as that of the Pullman Palace
Car company and the Westinghouse
Electric Manufacturing company which
is reported is of much interest, although
the general public will not be affected.
1t is understood that extensive works
will be built at the town of Pullman for
the manufacture of the Westinghouse
electric motors, and that while each COM
pany will maintain its separate organ.
ization there will be unity of interests
in the construction of the motors and
Pullman cars for electric roads.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-29
THE FAIR.
Secretary Benjamin Will Make 1t E
Success

Success.
The entries for the races for the
eleventh annualfair of the Sixth
District agricultural association close
on Wednesday, October first, with
Secretary Benjamin. The pro-
gramme is well selected one and a first
class number of entries is assured, es-
pecially in the running races. The best
horses in the state will be here and big
fields should be the order of the day.
The directors intend to make every day
an interesting one for the spectators and
special events will be added from time
to time. In addition to the ladies eques-
trian contest there will be pony and
galloway race. The directors have as =
surances that the stock and cattle ex
hibit will far surpass anything ever seen
in these parts. Bids for all privilege S
connected with the coming fair should
be in the hands of the secretary by
Wednesday. The space at the chamber
OF commerce is rapidly being taken up
and first class exhibit is promised.
Altogether, the fair of 1890 promises to
be one of the most successful ever held.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-29
FROM SEVEN UP.
The Scores Made Yesterday by Com.
pany A.

Notwithstanding the threatening
weather, the following members OF Com
pany A yesterday participated in target
practice, preparatory to the semi-annual
shoot which is to take place at their range
next Sunday.
The following is the score Captain w.
G. Schneider, So; First Sergeant F. A.
Martin, 80; Sergeant H. G. Miles, 80
Sergeant j. L. A. Last, 40; Sergeant
F. E. Bland, SO; Corporal Henry Steere,
"A; Corporal F. L. Baldwin, So; Corporal
F. G. Hochderffer, So; Corporal F. A.
Richardson, 80; Private J. F. McCray,
49, Private r. Fl. Gray, 40; Private
Frank Haven, So; Private Ed. Nicoll,
81 Private - Casey, 20; Musician L.
o. Green, 8.
Company F-Lieutenant J. B. Frank
lin, SO; Private M. Anderson, SO; Pri-
vate w. Oser, Z.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-29

ton as the latter, Sc day and mileage.
Mrs. Truman is cultivated lady, has
travelled all over the United States and
Europe, speaks French and Spanish.
and will acquit herself handsomely as
an attache of the commission, and honor
Southern California. The California
lady managers are Mrs. Deane, of San
Francisco, and Mrs. Rue, of Santa Rosa
and their alternates are Mrs. Theresa
Fair and Mrs. Gene raj Turnbull, of San
Francisco. With Major and Mrs. Tru-
man hard at work in Chicago. Southern
California will be great gamer.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-29
A KEROSENE LAMP
Falls in Bureau Drawer and Causes
Lots of Trouble.

Lots of Trouble.
At s O'Clock last night the fire de-
Dartment was called out by an alarm
rung in from box sixteen, for small
blaze at the residence OF G. H. Spier, on
Nevada street, near West Ninth street,
but owing to the prompt action of the
neighbors the services of the engines
were not required. Mr.. and Mrs. Spier
went out to make call shortly before s
O'Clock, leaving their children in the
house, and one of the youngsters acct
dentally upset a coal oil lamp, which
was standing on top of bureau in one
OF the bedrooms. The lamp fell into an
open drawer of the bureau, and the
burning oil at once ignited the wood
work. The children rushed excitedly
from the house, screaming with terror,
and their nearest neighbor, Police Officer
Todd, seeing the flames and smoke, ran
over to the box and turned in an alarm.
Fortunately, beyond the loss of the bu-
reau, carpet, and some wall paper,
little or no damage was done.
While starting from its house ON Also
street when the alarm came in, the
hook and ladder company met with an
accident which was fortunately unat-
tended by any very serious results. The
tillerman, Joe Ramirez, had while
climbing into his seat, given the signal
to the driver to 60 ahead, when one of
the hind wheels ran over dog, lying
asleep in the house, instantly killing the
animal. This obstruction turned the
hind wheels, which move on pivot, and
Ramirez was thrown from his seat and
jambed up against the partition wall,
receiving injuries to his head and face.
The hind wheels of the bulky truck
swung the rear end of the vehicle across
the house unnoticed by the driver, who
was busily engaged with his excited
team. The result was that in leaving
the house the hind wheels struck the
left door post, tearing it down and
smashing the woodwork adjoining it to
splinters. Henry Scherer, foreman of
Company No. A, was standing on
the left side of the truck, and was
severely crushed, his left arm and
right thigh badly bruised. The shock
of the collision threw Will Prior off the
truck and his right hand was badly
crushed. The three injured men were
left at the house for medical treatment,
the run being made without them.
While running along Spring street, near
Fifth, one of the horses slipped on the
car track and was dragged several feet
along the ground, owing to the impetus
of the heavy truck, cutting it up pretty
badly.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-29
Southern California Honored.

The president has honored Southern
California by the appointment t OF Mrs.
Ben G. Truman, of Los Angeles, as one
Of the eight tia alternate lazy sxnas at
Mrs. Truman will be the alternate of Mrs,
D. F. Verdenal, OF New York, and she will
have as colleagues Mrs. General Sher-
idan, Mrs. Potter Palmer, of Chicago,
and other distinguished ladies. The
eight lady managers at large or their al
eight commissioners at large or their al
ternates-the president of the United
States, and receive the same compensa-
Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-29
A LARGE Carload.

SAN JOSE, Sept. PA packing COM
pany today shipped 906 cases, or thirty
one tons of canned fruit in one car, di-
rect to Philadelphia over the Pennsyl-
vania railway, the largest single car
shipment ever made from the Pacific
coast
Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-29
Pure Blood

Is absolutely necessary in order to have perfect
health. Hoods Sarsaparilla is the great blood
purifier, quickly conquering scrofula, salt rheum.
and all other insidious enemies which attack the
blood and undermine the health. 1t also builds
up the whole system, cures dyspepsia and sick
headache, and overcomes that tired feeling.
Scrofula Sores.
"My adopted boy, aged IA years, suffered terri.
bly, from scrofula sores on his leg, which spread
till they at one time formed one great sore from
the calf of his leg up to his thigh, partially COW
cred with scab, and discharging matter contin-
ually. The muscles became contracted SO that his
leg was drawn up and he could hardly walk. We
tried everything we could hear of, without sue
cess, until we began giving him Hoods sar-
saparills In just q month, after he had taken
two-thirds Of bottle, the sores entirely healed,
his leg is perfectly straight, and he
Can Walk as Well as Ever.
Hoods sarsaparilla is the best medicine ever
saw for scrofulous humor. 1t has done its work
moro than satisfactorily" WILLIAM SANDERS.
Rockdale, Milan County, Texas.
Hoods SarsaparilIa
Sold by druggists. 81; six for IS. Prepared only
by G. /. HOOD & CO.. Apothecaries, Lowell. Aaa
100 Doses One Dollar
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-16
WALKER BLAINE DEAD.
Sudden Demise of Secretary
Blaine's Eldest Son.
BE DIED OF PNEUMONIA A
Superinduced by an Attack Of La
Grippe-The Family Frustrated
With Grief.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALE'
WASHINGTON, January Is. - Walker
Blaine, Chief Examiner of Claims for the
Department of State, and eldest son Of
James G.. Blaine, Secretary of State, died
at the family residence at 8 20 O'Clock
this evening, of acute pneumonia, super
induced by an attack of la grippe. He
had been ill only a few days, and his
death is sudden and severe shock to
his unusually large circle of friends, who
were not aware that he was danger.
ously ill until this morning, while
the family are prostrated with grief. He
was not feeling we'll all last week, and
Friday he became much woree and was
compelled to take to hi, bed. The
Secretary gave q dinner party Monday
night to number of people, prominen
in official society, and Walker Blaine
was then feeling 50 much better that ht
sat up for some time, chatting with the
guests, and afterwards walked about the
house. He contracted an additional cold
which quickly settled on his lungs, ant
developed into acute pnsumonia las
night. This morning his condition wat
so alarming that all the immediate rel
atives of the family were hastily SUM
moned here by telegraph. He was de
lirious most of the day, with exceedingly
high temperature and painfully laboreC
respiration.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-16
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The SilcOtt kei endorsement Bill
Voted Down.


WASHINGTON, January 15.-In the
House, after a personal explanation by
Hitt, of Illinois, as to his relations
toward the oleomargarine tax, he having
been charged by the National Butter and
Eggs Association with an attempt to get
it revoked, the House resumed consider
alton of the report of the special commit
tee to investigate the Silcott defalcatlon.
Stewart, of Vermont, argued in favor
of the majority report for an appropria-
tion to reimburse the members for their
lost salaries.
Oates, OF Alabama, Catchings of Mis-
sissippi, and Payson, of Illinois, also
supported the majority report.
Herbert favored Hemphill's PROPOSE
tion to refer the matter to the Court o1
Claims.
McRae did not believe the House
should disgrace itself by making an ap
propriation.
Wike, of Illinois, favored reference o1
the whole matter to the Judiciary Com
mittee for judicial examination.
A vote was then taken on the Hemp
hill bill, as substitute for the majority
bill, permitting the members to sue II
the Court of Claims. 1t was defeated
yeas, 1876; nays, 138-and motion to
reconsider was entered by Bland, who
had voted in the negative in order to en-
able him to make the motion. The mo
ton Was promptly tabled, however, ane
9 vote was taken on ordering the major
ity bill, appropriating $4,000 to reim
burse members for their lost salaries
engrossed and read the third time. Thii
having been done, Bland demanded tn
reading of the engrossed bill, but th'
Speaker held that under general parlia
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-16
A GIGANTIC SQUID.
The Sea Monster Which Wa
Stranded ON the Irish Coast.

The sea Monster which Wa
Stranded on the Irish Coast.
On the little strand at Dugort. in Acbil
island. on the west coass Of Mayo, now lii
the remains of one of the lnost curiou
Spearures, perhaps. TO De met With IN al
6he animal creation, says the London
Standard. 1t WAS stranded for month.
on one of the outlying reefs at the en-
trance to Blacksod bay, where
the villagers took it to be the
carcass of a large whale. 1t WAS after.
ward carried on the AchiIl strand by the
late gale. This large sea monster is none
other than the gigantic squid OF
king cuttefsh, and is rarely
seen on our shores. To what
species of the emmestrephes it be.
longs will ever remain unknown, as it
was too far gone in decay and was shorn
of all beauty. The suckers and
horny rings had fallen eff long
before it reached the strand, and
the parrot-like. horny beak, which
is peculiar to this animal, was also miss
ing. The animal, though shrunk and
distorted, measured as follows: Length
of tentacles or arms, 80 feet; circum-
ference of body, including short
arms, so feet; circumference Of
tentacles in some places, 4 feet.
1 know of only four instances
Of the appearance of this strange mon
ster in British waters. A very faint
idea can be gathered from what is
preserved in the museums of this
curious creature, as it shrivels
away to almost nothing except large
cartilage pen, which runs across the
body and branches off to the short arms.
1t would take a vessel as large as the
hull of the Great Eastern filed with
spirits to show off the animal for exhi-
bition. Curious tales are often told by
mariners about this sea monster. Its
enormous arms or tentacles are armed
with formidable suckers and horny rings,
which are set with small teeth, pointing
inward. These long arms, seventy feet
in length when outstretohed, as they
float about in the ocean may have given
rise to the story of the sea serpent.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-16
MEETING OF ENGINEERS.
Report on the JOhnstOwn Dan
Disaster Withheld.

CHICAGO, January 15.-The annual
meeting of the American Society of Civil
Engineers began here today. In regard
to the bursting of the dam at Johnstown,
the committee having the matter in hand
reported that their report had been de-
cided upon, but it was agreed just at
present it would be unwise to make the
report public, because of the many suits
pending for damages. The report is said
to contain the opinions of the highest ex-
perts. Finally it was determined to seal
the report, as it will be kept secret from
all except the members Of the com.
mittee.
The report of the Committee on Stand.
ard Time was next taken up. In re.
gard to efforts to effect general adop.
tion of the twenty.four hours rotation
for railways, the committee reported
that thew had received replies from
nearly 900 men prominent in railroad
| affairs. Only few were opposed to
the adoption of the new scheme
Three hundred and eighty-seven railroad
officials favored the adoption of the new
system. These officials represented
l35, 900 miles of railway. Appended tc
the report was memorial to the Govern
meDt asking that action be taken in ia
vor Ut the twenty four-hour rotation.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-16
SHADES OF SHARON.
The End of the Famous LITIGATION
at Inst (lOuma.

Ihe Emu OF the Famous Litigation
at Last Come.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 15.-Judge
Shafter in the Superior Court rendert d
decision in the Sharon case this morn
ing, which virtually ends that famous
litigation. The judgment was on mo-
ton to dismiss the answer, and on g
demurrer to the answer. Both motions
were overruled by the Court. The prin-
cipal point in the present controversy
was on the demurrer to the answe-
made by the Sharon ns,rs
Ia the latter document thew
Incorporated the decree Of the United
States Circuit Court by which the
alleged marriage contract was declared a
! forgery, and ordered cancelled. Judge
Shafter held that the decree was in force
in all the courts, and that the contract
has no legal existence. He ordered the
Sharon case postponed indefinitely.
"My own conclusion" said the Court,
''is that the judgment Of the Federal
Court destroys absolutely the instru-
ment. II it should be offsred in evidence
at future trial it should be rejected. 1t
| is foolish to undertake to say that the
decree only operates in the United States
Circuit Court. Under these circumstances
CA not see how the action can
be maintained. The action for divorce
rests upon two propositions. One is
an alleged marriage contract, which, in
my opinion, has no legal existence, and
the second point is whether under our
code there was an open and mutual as
sumption of marital rights and obliga-
tions, and whether the parties main
tanned toward each other the legal rela.
tons of husband and wife. If the mega
tive of either of the propositions were
proven, it would end the suit. The sup
Elemental answer filed by the defend
ants (the United States Courts decree)
is new issue of the Defense"
In regard to the jurisdiction of the
Federal Court, Judge Shafter declined to
pass an opinion. He made, an order
postponing the case of Sharon vs. Sharon,
Indefinitely. The order was made to
await the decision of the United States
Supreme Court, on the appeal of tine
case of Sharon vs. Hill, but it has been
ascertained that no appeal was taken by
Mrs. Terry, of the order of revivor, the
original case having been decided in
favor of the Sharon heirs by the highest
tribunal.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-16

tons, $4.5OO,O00 each; twelve of 1000
tons, .$4.000,000 each; five of 5000
tons, $4,000. 600 each ten rams of $500
tons, $1,000 900 each; nine armored
cruisers OF $3.50 tons, to make nineteen
knots an 'hour, So 300, GOO each; four pro-
tected cruisers of 7,400 tons, to make
twenty-five knots an hour. So 500. 900
each; nine protected cruisers of 5,4O0
tons, to make twenty knots an
hour, $4,000 900; two protected
cruisers of 1000 tons, to make
nineteen knots an hour, $2,05O 900
each; five special cruisers of 1000
tons, to make Is knots, 100000 each
fifteen torpedo cruisers, of 900 tons, to
make % knots an hour, $500 600 each
three artifcers' ships, 81, 900 900 each.
The eight ships which Secretary Tracy
recommends in bis report shall be begun
at once, are not the eight proposed by
the board, but eight of the first ten.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-16
FRAUDULENT FAILURES.
The Meade.Van B0kkeIem Com
panY,s Queer TranhacfiOus.

CHICAGO, January Is An order has
been issued by the General Court requir
ing the officers of the Meade-Van Box.
kelen Company to submit to an examina
tion before the Master in Chancery. The
order grows out Of discoveries made by
Receiver Parker, who alleges that B O
Van Bokkelen, the senior member of the
firm, lost $100, 900 of the firms money on
the Board of Trade. The Meade Van
Bokkelen Company dealt largely in Cali.
fornis fruits and wines, and failed O
month ago. The liabilities Of
which claims to the amount
of $185 900 are unsecured. The assets
are only $4,000. In the course of the
examination of the books, it was shown
that payments of between 100000 and
$4,000 credited to merchandise and
bills payable, were really payments by
B. 0. Van Bokkelen to L. O. Lee, to be
used in speculation on the Board ST
Trade. The receiver reports that he
knows that $50 900 went into the board
and he believes on further investigation
1t will be proven that upwards of 10000
was lost there. The receiver also found
an item of 500 900 credited to bills re.
CO1V6ble, Wnicn--Waa-oXp
the amount due from saloon keep
ers for certain kind of cham
payne, in the booming of which
the Findlays of New York are said to
have spent 100000 in the West. The
Meade Van Bokkelen Company was a
party to the enterprise. Though SIC, ,0GO
is said to be due from saloon keepers,
the books only show sales of $4,000
worth. The receiver further charges
that the firm distributed large amount
of goods among warehouses, and that
there are no receipts or anything else to
show for such storage. 1t is also charged
that goods known to be consigned goods
we're used by the firm to raise borrowed
money which the members appropriated
to their own use.
THE DEIMEL BROS swiNDLE.
CHICAGO, January Is. - Each day
brings to eight more frauds in Deimel
Bros failure. A partial statement of
the examination of the books was made
in Judge Collins court this morning
Attorney Mayer stated that the insolvents
had removed number of pages from
their ledger, inserting others for them !;
that the firm before the day of the
failure had shipped away several car
loads of machinery and stock. Joseph
Daimel was arrested this morning, on a
capias issued out of the Federal Court
yesterday, but released under bonds to
appear and testify before the Master in
Chancarv