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Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21
THE HOME OF A GYPSY KING.
A Brick House Near Dayton Occu
pied by an Aged Momarch.

A Brick House Near Dayton Occu-
pied by an Aged Monarch.
A modest brick house, standing little
way back from the street, in suburb of
the city of Dayton, o., is the property
and for part of the year the home of
Gypsy of wide repute, the heir apparent
to throne of Little Egypt; and here,
and hereabouts, is the rendezvous of
numerous band or tribe. This settlement
is widely known as the home OF some of the
richest and most influential families of
Gypsydom, among them the Stanleys,.
of whom the present head, Levi, is
called the king. This Lsvi Stanley is q
short, beavy-set man of something over
79 years; he is still strong and activey
with ruddy cheek and bright eye.
Much of his time is passed with the
travelling parties, while his eldest son,
Levi, Jr., q stalwart, handsome man of
| so, assumes much of the active dire ction
of affairs, looking after property, etc.
| Lying scattered about to the north of
Dayton are many fine farms owned by
them. AT present most Of the farms are
in the hands of tenants, for, however
near the Gypsy NAV be to the primeval
man, he has not yet developed strong
liking for the labor of the primeval occu.
patton.
The travelling and camping parties are
the most interesting and picturesque
feature of the Gypsy life. These usually
consist of single family, the term fam
lily meaning the whole blood connection
It may comprise one or dozen wagons
and from three or four to nearly half a
hundred people. They make long OF
short journeys, as directed by the king
stopping at each place as long as the
state of the horse and palmistry trades
warrants.-[ [Chautauquan.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21

IT LOOKS very much to US as if the
Government would lose none of it's dig
nifty, and Justice none of it's prestige, il
the prosecution of Mrs. Terry for offences
charged against her during the lifetime
OF her husband, were dropped. We see
nothing to be gained by pursuing the
defendant at this late hour. Her hus.
bands life has paid all forfeits and all
penalties that can dseently be exacted
out of the circumstances which arose in
the genesis of this wretched business.
Let this thing continue, and it will not
be Mrs. Terry who. at the bar of public
opinion, will be held as the culprit, but
those who pursue her. When once the
public feel that prosecution has turned
into persecution, the authorities and the
accused will change places.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21
DISASTROUS FLOODS,
Huron visited by the Greatest
Ei0od I'm it's History

HURON, CAL, February 20.-The
heaviest and most disastrous food known
to the settlers OF Huron, struck this
place today, causing heavy damages To
the town and surrounding country. Set.
tiers who have been here for thirty years
have never seen such a food in this
country before. The flooded country is
about fifteen miles long and one mile
wide. Trains will not run from Huron TO
Alcalde for some time, washouts being
between here and that place.
A DELUGE AT NAPA,
NApA, Cal, February 20.-Heavy rain
fell steadily last night, choking up
sewers and flooding some of the streets
and sidewalks. The river is out of its
banks in few places. No damage has
been done. The county road between
Napa and Yountville is under water a
distance of two miles. The weather is
cold. The hills surrounding the valley
are covered with snow.
RAIN AND SNOW AT NEVADA.
NEVADA, CAL, February 2O.-It rained
last night until O'Clock this morning
when il got colder and six inches of snow
fell. The thermometer now registers
40, and the weather is misty. The new
malt house at Fogeli's brewery collapsed
last night, being the first buildins
crushed by this storm. The season.
total precipitation is 7S inches.
CONTINUOUS STORM AT AUBURN.
AUBURN, CAL, February 2O.-It com
menced raining last Friday night, ant
has stormed steadily since, with occa
sioDal falls of snow. There has been
heavy fall of snow in the mountainou
part of the county. The rainfall to dat
is $3.50 inches. Last season it was abou
l3 inches.
THE PRECIPITATION AT PLACERvILLE.
PLAcERvILLE, February 20-The storo
| which commenced Sunday still contin
ues. About two feet of heavy snow ha
since fallen, and is rapidly melting int
its equivalent of 4.S inches of water
The total rainfall for the season is 81
inches.
PETALUMA FARMERS DISCOURAGED.
PETALUMA, Cal, February 20.-It com
menced raining again here Saturday al
ternoon; giving 3S 09 inches for the sea
son. Farmers are badly discouraged
There will be no wheat in this section
except small area. Volunteer whes
will be very late.
| FLOODS EXPECTED AT GILROY.
| GITRoY, February 20.-Au inch and
quarter WAS added to the rainfall in th
last twenty-four hours, making owe
thirty-four inches for the season. Flood
are again expected if there is no cess
| ton of the storm
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21

THE fight between the Mayor, whose
contest is really that of the people, and
the Council ring, has reached very in
teresting stage. The ring banks have in
their hands $360,000 of the city funds,
which they refuse to surrender to the
City Bank, which offers AZ per cent in
terest for its use. The language of the
charter is plain, that the money shall be
in the city vaults or loaned out on inter.
est for the benefit of the city.
The banks which are using
the city funds for nothing are
making fight to maintain their hold on
the public moneys. The Mayor favorf
the loaning of the money to the bank
that bid four and one-half per cent. fol
it's use. He now refuses to sign the
school bonds unless the money received
for them is placed in the city vaults, O,
loaned to the bank that agrees to pay in.
terest for it's use. Unless be can
have assurances that this will
be done, he will refuse to sign the bonds
and the high school cannot be built.
The Mayor makes good point when he
says he will not give the ring 500, ,000
more money to fight for and to fight with.
1t is an interesting fight as it is, and il
promises to be more 30. Atthis stage OF
the game the Mayor has taken the last
fall out of his antagonist, and it looks
like his fight.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21
she Knew Ingans az Atchtsom.

There was a lady from Atchison in the
Senate gallery at Washington on Thurs
day, when the tall chief from Kansas
was discussing the race question. "I
knew Ingalls," she said twenty. five
years ago. Our families lived almost
next door for fifteen years. Satire is
milk and honey to him-always was.
When l was girl l thought he was the
crossest and most dissgreeable fellow I
ever saw.
"He started to come over to our house
one day and barked his cheek on the
clothes line in the yard, where the ger.
want girl had carefully etrung il. He
was so angry that he turned around.
went home and didn't come near ms for
three months, and next spring he
wouldn't vote for my father for mavor.
Mrs. Ingalls, was always juet as nice as
he WAS horrid."-[N. Y. Sun.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21
EdlsOn,s Idea OF God.

Mr.. Edison says he does not believe
that matter is inert, acted upon b, an
outside force, but that every atom por-
seeses certain amount of 'sprimitlve in
telligence." 1t is impossible otherwise.
he maintains, to account for the Thousand
ways in which atoms of hydrogen COM
bire with other elements, forming tho
most diverse substances, and finally nro-
ducing man, "whorepresents che total in
telligence of all the atoms" As to the
original source of this intelligence he
holds that it must be some power greater
than ourselves--an intelligent Creator. a
personal God. ''The existence OF euch
a God can, to my mind, almost be
proved from chemistry" be declares.
This is the view of practical ecientist.
and Colonel Ingersoll would do we'll to
consider it carefully Globe Democrat.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21
Hints for winners.

SAN Francisco, February 20.-At the
monthly meeting of the Ora e-growers'
and Wine-mskers' Association today, H.
M. Larue and F. A. Hsber were ap-
pointed to cooperate with the members
of the Viticultural Commission, to con-
fer with the Wine-dealers' Association
on the matter of bills before Congress
influencing the wine industry. F. A..
Haber read paper on the sgeing and
maturing of wines. in which he took
ground in favor of cooperative ware
houses, where winners could store their
wines at nominal charge, and on which
they could be advanced money at low
rate of interest, if they did not choose to
sell.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21

cautions to guard against any
disease assuming an epidemic
form. And it will be well for each indi-
vidual to pay particular attention to his
own person, to his personal habits, diet,
and every other matter of his daily life.
Householders, too, will do well to main
tain state of great cleanliness about
their premises. We have had almost an
assured immunity from any such epi-
dsmic, but it will do no harm to be
careful.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21
spring valley water Rates.

SAN Francisco. February 20.-The
water committee of the Board of Super
visora today passed to print, with but
two dissenting votes, the order fixing the
new rates to be paid by consumers of
Spring Valley water. The reduction on
household rates was from to IL per
cent, while the only increase WAS on
valve rates. The order was made to
apply to the fiscal years of 1889, 80 and
'91. The new rates show general in
crease over those fixed by the board in
February, but which the Supreme Court
held to be illegal.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21

The markets of Los Angeles at thif
time are supplied with lemons of local
growth as good as any imported fruit
that ever reaches America. These lem
ons come from Riverside. Ontario, Po-
mona, Azusa, Duarte, San Fernando.
and all over the section. They are seed.
less, or nearly so, and q well of acid.
The retail price is ten to fifteen cents q
dozen. Lemons are luxury elsewhere.
Here we can all use them. The benefit
to the public health resulting from . free
use OF citric acid ID inestimable.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21

FROM Europe the report reaches thie
country that following in the wake oi
Ia grippe, or Russian influenza, is a
disease OF the respiratory organs which
takes the shape of small pustules, or
"fever sores." In some instances cases
very like cholera have been developed,
and some anxiety is being felt as to the
health OF the people next summer.
Forewarned ~ the authorities are, they
will no doubt take extra pre-
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21
PURELY A HOAX.
COrbett Did Not Fight a Citizen of
Tucson.

Tucson, Ariz.. February 20-A report
recently published in a local newspaper,
and which appears to have gained gen.
eral credence sbrsad, purporting to give
the details of an improm ptu prize fight
between Corbett, the San Francisco
pugilist, and we'll known citizen of
Tucson, as the former passed through
here en- route to New Orleans to meet
Kilrain, was purely hoax, gotten up by
a newspaper reporter as practical joke
upon County Surveyor George j..
Roskruge, who never put on the gloves
in his life.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21

ticles Of incorporation today. The OBJ
jects of the association are to maintain in
this city an exhibit of the agricultural
and industrial resources of the State to
promote immigration and to circulate
information regarding the development
of the State. There is no capital stock.
The directors are: E. ]. Gregory. g. M.
Francis, w. Fl. Mills, A. A. Hibbsrd. N.
P. Chipman, D. Mcpherson, Geo i.
Fiske, N. O. Hanscom, A. T. Hatch A
f. Jones and J. s. Emery,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21
Patriotic Educators.

New YORK, February 20.-The National
Educational Conference today elected
officers and passed resolutions declaring
public schools the chief source of civil
ization and the bulwark of civil and re-
ligious liberty approving the placing of
The American flag over school houses !;
recommending the reading of the Declsr-
ation of Independence and other histori-
cal papers; that they could meet
hostile criticism, and make the public
schools the allies of the home and
the sour e' OF the highest moral
without any sectarian bias.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21

and but eight miles were made in three
days. No landslides now interrupt the
plows, which have to keep running, as
tie snow is over four feet deep in places
The Edgewood and Dunsmuir blockades
are now cleared.
ANOTHER BLOCKADE ANTICIPATED.
REDDNG, CAL, February 20.-It has
been showing here all morning. The
ground is very wet, and the snow melts
as fast as it falls. Another blockade On
the railroad is anticipated.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21

SALINAS, CAL, February 20-John A.
Douglass, pioneer we'll known
throughout the State, died here today.
He came to the State in 1885, and was
probably more familiar than any other
person now living with all tht early
Spanish, Mexican and other grants of
land in the State.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21
LIVE STOCK PExIsHING.
The Effect of Grasshoppers ant
snow I'm British Columbia.

VICTORIA, B. c., February 20.-Intelli-
gence has been received that the recent
bad weather in Nicola, B. c., will have
severe results for the stock-raisers in
that region. The destruction of feed by
graeshoppers last season Was serious
blow, but with two and one half feet of
snow, frozen hard by the intense cold,
the chances are that horses and cattle
will die by the thousand on the ranges
Horses have been found frozen stiff
standing in the deep snow on the hills.
1t 10 difficult at present to estimate what
the losses will be, but there is million
dollars worth of stock in the Nicola re-
gion, and large proportion will perish
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21
Deep snow.

NEVADA, Cal, February 20-It has
been showing very fast this evening, but
a shifting wind for the past six hours
gives some hope that the storm is about
over. At the Mountain house and For
est City the total depth of the snow ie
nineteen feet, and at Graniteville twenty.
FIVE feet.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21
Mutiny I'm the Rankss

1t was significant sign OF the times
when Mr.. Burrows, the ablest parlia'
mentarian in the lower House OF Con-
gress, went over the other day to the
leaders on the Democratic side and told
them he would support any reasonable
proposition for debate on the rules,
which debate Reed and his followers had
determined tc cut short. In the absence
Of Mckinley Speaker Reed, it seems.
had entrusted Cannon, of Illinois, with
the task of doing the gagging. Several
propositions by the Democrats had bsen
made, but were insolently rejected by
Cannon, who was watched and aided
all the time by Reed. and at last the
previous question was demanded. The
spirit of fair play and decency was at
once aroused all over the House, and by
q vote, of more than two to one, includ-
ing among the Republicans nearly score
of it's pronounced leaders, the demand
was denied. 1t was remarkable scene,
and such rebuke to the Speaker as will
not be lost even on him, much less upon
the country.
Indeed, this action, taken with the
open rebellion of such papers as the
Lowell Courier and Boston Advertiser
among the stalwart, thick and thin par
tisan journals. is an unmistakable sigr
of breach that will widen rather thar
heal at once. For one, better than the
old-time Republican leaders, sees tn.
tendency TO the spectacular in polite!
on their side. Two years ago Foraker
was the idol of the party because ht
was able to say and do striking things
Even in the Chicago convention he wal
the hurrah candidate whom the sobe
element of his party openly feared anc
secretly despised. Nothing, however
Hess than the nerited disgrace, that hai
overtaken him, could have relegstet
him to the place he deserved to holi
before the people. Hslstead the pictur
esque word-painter, Ingalls, the percus
sion orator-the French would call him
poseur,-Chandler the New Hampshire
office broker, each one OF these, in turn
is passing from public view aud losint
every quality of safe leadership, even ii
his own party at home.
| There can be no doubt-and in fac
there is no denial-that Speaker Reet
was put forward as leader who had al
the boldness of any IF the rest, aud much
more real ability. He is q strong man
and comes as near having genius fol
leadership in Congress as any man hi
party has ever produced. But he hai
overdone the business he set about ane
was expected to do; and he, in his turn
cannot hold the place at the head of hi
party where his audacious assumption o
power has placed him. "The instinct o
the many, which is better than the wis
dom of the few" is already discreditinl
and dethroning him. There is wide
spread mutiny in the ranks OF the party
itself. The men who begin to see the
ephemeral nature of "smartness" and
spectacular politics, generally are grow
ing res.ive under regime that promises
nothing but strife, whose wear and teal
it ia impossible for any party, in the lonl
run, to Withstand.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21
"A BOLD ROBBERY.
How Two Burglars Got at the Con.
tents of n Safe.

ALBANY, Ore., February 20.-Early
this morning stranger called at the res
idencs of Damon Smith, druggist, at
Harrisburg, and wanted some medicine.
Smith accompanied him to the store,
when the stranger confronted him with a
revolver and ordered him to open the
safe. Another man appeared at the
door also with drawn revolver. Smith
was forced to open the safe. The two
men then gagged the druggist, bound
him hand and foot, took 5000 from the
safe, and his gold watch, and escaped.
There is no clue to the robbers.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21
onsOiidattOn Ratified.

DENVER, February 20.-A meeting of
the stockholders of the various roads in
cluded in the recent Union Pacific. Fort
Worth consolidation, was held this
morning at the Union depot, for the pur-
pose of ratifying the deal. The formali.
ties were easily disposed of, and the last
band of red tape was placed around the
consolidation.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21
Drowned while skating.

VICTORIA, B. c., February 20.-A Coro-
ner's inquest was held this morning on
the bodies OF Edward and James Alex
ander. The bodies were found at the
bottom of pond in eight feet of water
with skates still on their feet. The jury
returned verdict Of drowned by break
ing through the ice while skating We'd
nesday night. ~
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21
TO BEAT NELLIE BLY,.
Citizen Train Going into the World
Girdling Business.

Boston, February 20.-George Francis
Train is busy perfecting the plans for his
proposed trip around the world, which
he expects to accomplish in sixty days,
starting from Tacoma, Washington. He
received a telegram tonight from Rad
baugh, proprietor of the Tacoma Ledger,
guaranteeing special steamer from Ia
coma to the steamer Abyssinia, which
leaves Vancouver March 18th. Train is
to leave Boston March 9th.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21
a EaIse Accusattnn.

WOODLAND, CAL, February 20-The
case of II. j. Palmer, charged with en-
bezzlement by Senator Fair, was con-
cluded today, and defendant was
promptly discharged by Judge Ruggles.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21
DOWN A BANK
A snow PloW DeraiIed with Fatal
nseQuenceS.

SACRAMENTO, February 20.-Last night
at 9 80, at Cape Horn Mills, snow
plow, engine 315 and four other locomo.
tives were derailed by broken rail.
The plow, engine and two succeeding
locomotives we're carried down the bank
some sixty feet, the two rear engines
being dragged from the rails. Brake
man Williams was 80 badly scalded that
he died in two hours. Fireman Evans
was severely scalded and bruised. En-
gineer William Dorlsnd was badly in
jnred about the hips, and his fireman,
Bates, more or less bruised. The injured
were brought here to the railroad hos
pital.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21
Fatally Burn ed.

SEATTLE, February 2O.-Dan R.
Williams was probably fatally burned by
the explosion of hanging coal oil lamp
in hia parlor which he was trying to ex-
tinguish last night.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21
Through Trains to san Diego.

RIVERSIDE, CAL, February 2O -
Through trains over the Santa Fe from
the East to San Diego will pass through,
commencing Sunday, February 23d.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21
Proposed Irrieation D,s,r,c.

RIVERSIDE, February 2O-A call has.
been issued by citizens to form an irri-
eating district for all the lands lying east
of the upper canal of the Riverside,
Water Company. The district will COM.
prise $4,000 acres Of fine orange land.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21
A Fatal Infa uation.

SEATTLE, February 20-John Ander.
son, the son of well-to-do people in Vic.
toria, but who had been disinherited
because of his infatuation with Elva
Marston, notorious woman, shot him
self fatally this morning at dance hall
here, because the Marston woman
refused to become reconciled to him after
quarrel.
LATER-Anderson died this evening.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21
Died of seif-ipfiicted wounds.

ALBANY, Ore. February 20.-George
Saltmarsh, who shot himself and wife,
Monday, died this morning from the
effects Of his wounds. His wife is recov-
eripg.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21

Hennessey and Keileher Matched.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 20-Billy
Hennessey and Denny Kelleher signed
articles today, to fight at the San Jose
Athletic Club, March Goth, for purse
of $500.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21
THE OREGON LINE.
Through Trains CaAn0t Possibly
Kun Within SIX Weeks.

ASHLAND, Ore., February 20.-Twenty-
five thousand people in the Rogue River
valley, who have been for more than a
month past waiting for mail from the
outside world, will probably be gratifed
tomorrow, for a mail train with a car
load of mail, transferred beyond Duns.
muir, is reported rapidly approaching
these parts, and will arrive tomorrow
morning by O'Clock, if nothing hap.
pens. The wrecking forces reports from
Cow Greek canon indicate that
the damages to the railroad there
are much greater than at fret
anticipated. At last reports Pratt's men
had not yet reached the big slide, the
road north of Glendale having to bs
almost entirely newly built. It is now
generally understood that the railroad
people have abandoned all hopes of clear.
ing out the big West Fork slide. but will
build three miles OF entirely new road
around it on the opposite side OF this
cafion. Beyond the big slide many miles
Of track have to be almost entirely re-.
built also. The latest reports from tbe
railroad officials who have been over the
ground cay that through trains cannot
possibly run between Portland and San
Francisco within six weeks. Local trains
have been running a number of davs
between Ashland and Glendale, but have
not carried mail regularly.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21
Incorporated.

SAN FRANCISCO, February 20. - The
0 Oalifornia State Board Of Trade fled ar
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21
THE STORM RE-OpENED.

sIssoNs, CAL, February 2O.-The storm
has re-opened. It is showing furiously
Over foot of additional snow has fallen.
A plow with several locomotives is buck.
ing the snow. A train which was five
days behind from Dunsmuir arrived this
evening. The engines Of the same were
off the track . large part of the times
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-21
Another Pioneer Con,

died this evening.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-06

Iotdi SS,y22 Sy
The clerk explained that the debt would
be reduced to $24,034.93 by the bonds is
sued for school-house sites and buildings
and by items that in the county superin-
tendent's report read as sundries, which
would be chargeabie to buildings and sites
and be included in the bonds, which
could not be so counted before the bonds
were authorized. The total debt, she
thought. would be about $4,000.
Hughes and Colkett were appointed COM
mittee to prepare financial report from
the clerks report. to be given to the public
on behalf of the board the first Monday in
August.
The board Informally discussed the an
pointment of professor of elocutlon, draw
ing and music, but no action was taken.