davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-09
FIRE UNDERWRITERS,
President Heald Gives Statistics Inter-
esting to Insurance Men.


New York, May S.-The national
board of fire underwriters began it's
twenty-fourth annual session today, with
a large attendance. President Head,
in his annual address, gave many statis-
tics OF interest to insurance men. On
the subject of dead companies, he said
679 stock companies had failed or retired
since 1880. These companies repre-
sented a capital amounting to $91 ,961 :
96l, and assets of not less than $l47 ,276,-
o45, all. of which was either lost in
business, or withdrawn as not
yielding sufficient return upon
the investment. On the valued
policy law he said: 'Valued policy
legislation has been forced upon us We
hemently during the session of several
legislatures this year, and thus far in
New York, Massachusetts and Iowa. and
during the previous year in Pennsyl-
vania, such bills failed of passage after
the fullest and most searching examina-
ton. Wherever this is done such bills
will always fail to become law"
Mr.. Head spoke of the pernicious
effects of this law, where it has been
placed in operation, and called attention
to the results in Wisconsin. For eight
years before, the ratio of losses to
risks was 72.05, and the average rate of
premium 1.30. For the twelve years
since the law went into force
US to 'S9 inclusive) the ratio
of losses to risks was said to be S412,
and the average rate of premium $1.34.
The conclusion is inevitable that to this
law is due this enormous increase in the
destruction of property by fire in Wis
consin. The companies are not defense
less. They can and should meet and
counteract the pernicious effects of this
and all similar laws, by increasing rates
and reducing their lines far within the
actual value.
In conclusion he said: cone fact
forced upon us by the daily experience
and knowledge of our business is that
the rates Of premium are too low; that
they are fast approaching the dividing
line between profit and loss, even if they
are not now drawing uncomfortably near
the point of safety ITSELF"
Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-09
EASTERN ECHOES.

The loss by Wednesday nights fire at
Stranton, Pennsylvania, will probably
reach 100000.
George M. Storrs, son of the late
Emory Storrs, of Chicago, has been COM
mitted to the state insane asylum at
Poughkeepsie, New York.
New Jerseys first Chinese citizen is
Gee Hop, a Camden laundryman, who
wants to visit his native land. He was
vouched for by his Sunday school
teacher, Mrs. Elizabeth Nash.
Ex-Speaker Carlisle has declared his
candidacy for the seat made vacant by
the death of Senator Beck. In company
with friends, he has gone to Frankfort
to present his claim to the legislature
now in session.
At Gainesville, Texas, Captain Joe
Means, proprietor of the Daily Hesperjan,
was shot and killed by Charles Ball, an
employee of the Register. A newspaper
controversy is supposed to have caused
the trouble. Ball was arrested.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-09
FINDINGS APPROVED.
MAJ.-GEN. DIMOND PASSES ON THE
EAGLE CORPS COURT-MARTIAL
Colonel W. H. H. Russell's Discharge Or
dered-Lieut.- Col. Palmer's Reprimand
Sustained.

SAN FRANCISCO, May S.-Major-General
Dimond has approved the findings of the
court-martial in the case of Colonel w.
II. H. Russell, of the Eagle Corps, of
Los Angeles, and who was found guilty
on the charges preferred against him,
and his discharge from the national
guard has been ordered. The reprimand
in the case Of Lieutenant Colonel Palmer
was sustained, but the order suspending
him from rank for three months was
revoked
Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-09
TRUCULENT TEUT0NS.
Scuffling Aboard a German
Vessel.
One of the Ships Men Resists
Arrest.
A Bill Collectors and Cops Unto.
ward Adventure.
Immunity Claimed from the Local Laws
Because of the Ships Colors-The
Arrest Finally Made.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches
SAN Francisco, May S.-A collector in
the employ of an outftting firm went
aboard the German ship Theodore,
which is anchored in the bay here to-
day, to collect some money from Third
Mate Waldoff. Waldof repudiated the
debt, and after an alteration knocked
the collector down. The latter went
ashore and secured warrant for Wal
dof's arrest on the charge of battery.
A warrant was given to Officer Mahoney
who went to the ship in small
boat, accompanied by two boatmen. As
the boat approached the vessel, the lad
der was hauled up, but after making an
explanation to First Mate Schukin, the
ladder was lowered, and Mahoney was
allowed to go aboard, although the lad
der was drawn up Immediately to pre-
vent the boatmen from following him.
Mahoney went into the cabin with
Schukin and Waldof, and after some
parley placed the latter under ar
rest. Schukin soon went on deck,
and as Waldof refused to go with
the officer, the latter led him out
of the cabin. When they reached
the deck, the crew of twenty-seven men
were gathered aft, and Mate Schukin
pointed to the German flag floating
astern, and informed him that he was
on German ship and could not take
Waldoff off. Mahoney attempted to
push his way through the crowd with
his charge, but the crew closed around
him, grasped him by the arms and
rescued the prisoner The boatmen
hearing the disturbance, jumped on the
ladder which had again been let down.
One OF the crew attempted to cut the
ladder ropes with a knife, but the
boatmen told him they would shoot
him if he did so, and they came aboard.
Officer Mahoney then concluded to go
ashore for help, and as he left the ship
the crew shouted expressions OF con-
tempt. Captain Dunlevy, of the harbor
police, laid the facts before Captain
Hover, of the Theodore, who was ashore
at the time, and an officer again went
aboard the ship and arrested both mates
without further difficulty. Captain
Hover gave bail for both which will
probably be forfeited, as the ship will
sail in day or two.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-09
CARDIFF FELL DOWN.
The COlored Champion of Boston Was
Too Much for Him.

PROVIDENCE, R. L., May S.-Twelve
hundred people at the Gladstone Club
tonight saw Patsy Cardiff, Of Minneapo-
lis, fall. down before George Godfrey,
the colored heavyweight champion of
Boston, in sixteen rounds. The opinion
is generally expressed by those who
claim to be conversant with the western
mans peculiar tactics, that he volun-
tarily surrendered the contest. The
81 200 trophy was awarded to Godfrey.
Cardiff was remarkably clever in dodg-
ing. His left eye became completely
closed during the struggle. The men
fought mostly at close quarters. The
Boston mans left eye was discolored,
and his face was cut by the powerful
left-hand blows of his adversary.
Neither received any body punishment.
In the sixteenth round the men clinched
near the ropes, when suddenly Cardiff
fell to the floor upon his face. He was
seized with nausea, it is said, and suf-
fered from exhaustion. This closed the
fight.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-09
RED RIVER FLOOD.
Thousands of Productive Acres Flooded.
Human Lives Endangered.

COLUMBIA, Tex, May S.-This town,
with the exception of one street, is un-
der water, and railroad traffic is sus-
pended.
SHREVEPORT, La, May S.-Pandora
levee, in Bossier parish, broke last night
in several places, and the water is sweep
ing down over large area of country.
1t is great disaster, involving heavy
loss to hundreds of planters. A dispatch
from Greenwood gives gloomy descrip-
ton of the situation in Black Bayou
county. The Red river and coast line
steamer New Haven, with a relief COM
mittee, reached that section just in time
to save 200 people and hundreds of
mules, horses and cattle. There is not a
foot of dry land in that whole section,
embracing thousands of the most pro-
ductive acres in the world.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-09
A NEW ELECTION BILL.
Chairman Rowell Introduces the House
Committees Measure.


WASHINGTON, May 8.-Representative
Rowell, chairman OF the committee on
elections, who was instructed by the
house caucus to prepare bill providing
for an extension of the functions of ma
tional supervisors of elections, today in
troduced a measure in the house.
1t is patterned upon the bill
prepared by the senate committee on
privileges and elections, reported by
Senator Hoar, but carries the principle
OF petition for judicial interference fur
ther, in that it permits fifty or more
voters in county or parish, instead Of
100 voters, to secure the benefits of
the supervisory system. 1t pro-
yldes a punishment for any person
who shall change the position of
boxes intended for congressional
ballot, with the intention to deceive.
The chief supervisor in each election
district is required to keep poll list and
list OF rejected voters, showing the rea-
sons for their rejection. He is also re-
quired to separately receive these
rejected ballots, place the name of the
voter upon the back, and enclose them
in separate envelopes. Supervisors are
also required to inspect all the ballots
as they. are being canvassed and
counted by the local election officers,
and make a separate return Of
the result of the vote, being
governed by the laws of the state, ex
Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-09
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 9, 1890.

such diversions as cannot be used in the
name OF the Lord Jesus" Among the
worldly diversions condemned are thea
ter-going, dancing, card-playing and the
like. Also, that the use of such express
sions as reformed theater" and "legiti-
mate Drama" had pernicious effect on
the minds of the young, and especially
when used by ministers of the church.
The resolution met strong opposition,
but was finally adopted. Another reso-
luton to make laymen eligible for service
on all committees precipitated discus
sion which consumed the remainder of
the day.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-09
The Western Roads.

CHICAGO, May S.-The presidents OF
the western railroads met again today,
but without making a further attempt
to reach an agreement, and adjourned
subject to the call of the chair. The
committee on reorganization is still
working. Nineteen lines east and west
of the Missouri have adopted the new
agreement of the Western Passenger
Association, and are considering rules.
The Wisconsin Central is the only line
not in. 1t still demands differentials.
but the other roads hope to bring it in
line so rates can be restored soon.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-09
FIVE CENTS.
THE CLAFFLIN SISTERS.
An Old Charge of Granddaughter Pending
Against Lady Cook.


New York, May S.-Ottawa. ILL.,. adj
vices state that charge of manslauehter
is pending there in the shape of an in
dictment against Lady Francis Cook. of
London formerly Tennie G. Clafflin).
and who, with her sister, Mrs. John
Biddulph Martin formerly Mrs. Victoria
Claffiin WoodhulD, arrived in New York
a short time ago from England. The in
dictment was brought in Lasalle county.
illinois, in June, 1864, Tennie Claff1in
being. charged with placing on the breast
OF Rebecca Howe drugs which ate away
the flesh, causing death. In February,
1860, the court ordered the case stricken
from the calendar, with leave to rein
state the same, and it is to this latter
clause that the reopening of the case
may be due when the sisters reach
Chicago, where they are expected to
arrive shortly.
Lady Cook, when seen, said she never
heard OF the case until few months
ago, when paper and letter from
Ottawa were mailed to herself and hus-
band in London, demanding 500, 900
hush money to prevent the revival of
the indictment. Martin also received
demand to the same effect, but
the amount asked for was $780,
600. Lady Cook stated that she
was only 16 or II years of age
when she was in Ottawa with her
mother and that she was then exercis-
ing her power of curing people by laying
on of hands. This woman. among
others, came to her, and at her mothers
request she essayed to cure her case.
which she nevertheless saw was hope
less, by passing her hands covered with
magnetic ointment over her breast. The
woman went away, but afterward died
from cancer. Lady Cook claims that
the story is only an outgrowth of the
old persecution against herself and sister.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-09
The Death Roll.

DENVER, May S.-W. L. Brice, brother
OF United States Senator Brice, of Ohio,
died here this morning of consumption.
Senator Brice is expected to arrive to
take the remains east.
New YORK, May S.-Edward Buchanen
died in a cell today from alcoholism.
He was prominent merchant of San
Francisco. He arrived here few days
ago from Liverpool.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-09
A DUAL LIFE.
A Y. NJ. c. A. Director Shot in the Act
of Burglary.

ST. LOUIS, May S.-Henry Kunolt,
president of the singing society of St..
Matthew's Evangelical church and di-
rector of the Young Mems Christian
Association, was shot and killed last
night while he and a confederate were
fleeing from carpenter shop they tried
to rob. George Staltkap, the proprie-
tor, was awakened by their efforts
to break in, and running down with
shotgun called them to halt. They ran
and he fired. One fell dead; the other
escaped. The body was taken to the
morgue, and this morning was identified
as that of Kunolt. He had been married
only five months and stood high in the
estimation of his acquaintance. His
wife is Frustrated with grief.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-09
THE CLAYTON INQUIRY.
Taking of Testimony Concluded DR..
Weeks's Telegram.

LITTLE Rock, May S.-The Breckin-
ridge-Clayton investigation committee
concluded the taking of its testimony
today. Powell Clayton testified that
when Thomas Hooper was killed in
1868, he (Clayton) was not responsible
for it. Hooper was said to be member
of the Ku-Klux and the sheriff of Con-
way county had ordered his arrest, after
which the killing occurred Sheriff
Shelby said that he did all he could to
discover the murderer of John M. Clay
ton, but failed. This evening Powell
Clayton received telegram from DR..
Weeks, of Los Angeles, stating that
three neighbors of Hooper would testify
that he was at home during January Is,
1889.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-09
The Tammany Chieftain.

WIEsBADEN, May S.-Richard Croker
has recovered from his late relapse, and
New YORK, May S.-The Herald says
Richard Croker's relatives and family
physician deny that he is dying at Wies-
baden OF cancer of the liver.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-09
WORLDLY DIVERSIONS.

The Southern Methodists Condemn
Theater-GOing, Card-Playing, Etc.
ST. LOUIS, May Sin the Southern
Methodist conference today, d. J. Dun
kin, OF Tennessee, introduced long pre-
amble and resolution, the substance Of
which was the condemnation Of taking
Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-09
Relative Beauty.

Gilroy-That's very plain-looking
girl in the nearest box.
Larkin-That girl is worth $500, 900 in
her own right.
Gilrov-Ah now look at her again I
see she is really handsome. Epoch.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-09
Hurley Knocked Out Reardon.

SAN JOSE, May Slack Hurley, of
Sacramento, knocked out Jack Reardon,
of San Jose, at the San Jose Athletic
Club tonight, in six rounds, for 5000
purse.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-07-25
A Cat That Thinks.

W. R. Litchfield, who lives on Church
street, has large feline specimen, hand
some animal, with more "savey" than
dozen ordinary cats. She keeps the prem
ises cleared of rats, but whenever her Ia
bors in the field are over, she likes to get
into warm corner by the kitchen fire to
mediate. During stormy weather the
kitchen door Is not always open, so Mrs.
Puss has discovered way Of getting in
without disturbing the family peace. The
door of the kitchen is locked with LATCH"
of the sort which is pressed down with the
finger on the outside, and thus bar is
raised on the inside and the door opens. 1t
is also guarded by an outside screen door.
The cat manages to pull open the screen
door little way, and by the means Of the
wire screen climbs up to it to a level with
the latch. She then gives smart tap
with her paw to the finger piece of the
latch, but does not always accomplish her
object the first nor even the second time.
However, she perseveres until the latch
yields. In the meantime she has curved
her back so as to be able to use all her mus
cular power, and, giving a forcible bump"
against the door, gains an ingress to the
kitchen and its warmth. Many time and
oft has she done this, and many times, too,
with giant rat in her mouth. If that cat
doesn't think, what does she do2 That's
the question that agitates Mr.. Litchfeld.-
Santa Cruz Surf
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-07-25
When Emigration Will Cease.

According to Mr. Giffen few genera
lions more will see the end of emigration,
because there will be no room for more
emigrants, all the blank habitable space
having been occupied. Mr.. Giffen is a
master of statistics, but his manipulation
of figures in support of this rather dismal
theory is open to objection. Take the case
of the United States at the present time
the most attractive emigration field. I'm
Gle Sans territory, exclusive of Alaska,
amounts, speaking roughly, to about 3,OO0,-
900 square miles. One-third of this Mr..
Giffen deducts as uninhabitable; but If
ever the rest of the country becomes as
populous as western Europe the Americans
will soon find means of utilizing and fer
tilizing their sage brush and alkali deserts.
Then of the remaining 100000 square
miles he says that only about 10000 square
miles remain to be cultivated, implying
that that is the only tract open to the agri-
cultural immigrant. But any one who has
visited that "great sloven continent" as
Nathaniel Hawthorne styled America, will
know that, although the remaining nine
teen-twentieths have been alienated from
the state and have become private prop
erty, only small percentage of this area is
cultivated, in the sense in which cultiva-
tlOu IS uuuo1SCOOu III SuCA COuutIIcS DIS
England, France, Holland and Belgium.
In the state of New York alone, despite
the big city at its southern extremity, there
are hundreds of square miles of wild land
land which could and would be cultivated
If the pressure Of population needed it.
Depend on it that the United States, and
still more Canada and Australasia, will need
an abundance of strong willing hands for
many years to come, and we only regret
that the working classes of our nation Chat
is, the English, as distinguished from the
Irish, the Scotch and the Welsh) show at
the present time so little desire for emigra-
ton. England alone ought to send out at
least 900 emigrants yearly; and in their
new homes they would do more to preserve
the unity of the empire than any artificial
federation schemes.-London Standard
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-07-25
A Strange 1nsplrnr,us.


A New Yorker famous in the world OF
letters awoke one night from sound
sleep. So far as he knew he had not been
dreaming He composed himself again
and was sinking into slumber when there
came into his mind, as though out of the
darkness, two lines of verse, rhythmical,
but senseless. They kept him awake, and
after time two lines more, equally smooth
and absurd, presented themselves to his
consciousness. 1t seemed to him as though
some one were debating nonsensical dog
gerel to him from the shadows of the night.
Unable to sleep he arose and went down
stairs to his library. He sat quiet in the
darkness for awhile, hoping that he would
fall asleep in his chair. Buta second verse,
perfect In form but absurd in meaning,
came into his mind, and then third and
fourth. Lighting lamp he took up pen
and wrote down rapidly the lines that had
come to him. As he wrote new verses fell
from his pen, and when he had finished his
task poem of eight stanzas lay before
him. He was surprised to find that, taken
in their entirety, the verses were far from
meaningless.
He at once put the poem in an envelope
and directed it to a publishing firm. Plac-
ing it among other letters to be mailed by
servant in the morning he returned to
bed and at once fell asleep. Upon awak-
ing he was uncertain whether he had
dreamed of writing poem or had really
TRANSCRIBED one. As his letters had been
posted he had no means Of deciding the
question. His uncertainty was pleasantly
relieved the next day, however, by the re-
ceipt of handsome check from his pub
fishers and letter praising his poem.
The popularity of this case, which makes it
very different from the celebrated instance
of Coleridge and his poem Of "Kublau
Khan" lies In the fact that the author had
not been dreaming. He awoke from what
seemed to him dead sleep and found that
his Imagination had produced, without
conscious effort on his part, perfect
poem.-New York World.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-07-25
Burned the Wrong Man.

A thief Of Ninghien, near Ningpo prov
ince of CheKiang, China), called Lai-t'ow
(scald head was robbing house in the
village of Chengkiatuan, when he was
heard by an old man left in charge Of the
place, the owner and his wife being at a
party. The caretaker went up stairs to look,
but found no one, for the intruder had hid
den himself in the rafters of the roof. The
Waterman then proceeded to treat himself
to a solitary pipe, and by some mischance
set fire to the house. The building burned
while the old man slept on, and the thief
came down again to finish his work, but
was alarmed at seeing the flames, and was
making the best of his way off, when he was
caught by the villagers Unfortunately
for him, the fire spread until seventeen huts
were burned down. The lynch law prac-
ticed in Chinese villages is very severe upon
incendiaries, and in the minds of the vii
layers there seemed no doubt that in Lai-
tow they had caught one red handed. His
appeals for justice or mercy met with no
response; they tied him hand and foot with
straw ropes, poured lamp oil on the poor
wretch, and hurled him into the burning
mass, where death after few minutes put
an end to his terrible sufferings.
To1aoraph
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-07-25
A Street Fight at the CAPITAL.

I saw crowd on Pennsylvania avenue
in Washington, the other day, and in
course of time reached the center, where
stood two young darkies, little boy and a
little girl They were angry. Angry? They
were lighting mad," only they didn't
fight The girl was dressed in short pink
calico gown; her bare legs were wide
apart, her hands were clinched, and her
pigtails quivered with excitement. The
boys trousers reached from his toes to his
shoulders; his hat was on the sidewalk,
and he was stiff with rage.
'You black t'ingl" shouted the boy.
"You smut" cried the girl.
"No blacker'n you!'
"You stayed in de ink pot too long, you
did,"
Tears came into the boys eyes; he was
speeches. with rage; and before he could
recover himself an old negro pushed
through the crowd and cuffed the lad off
the sidewalk and down the street, leaving
the girl the victor.-Chatter.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-07-25
Sun Spots and Mems Trousers.

An eastern paper has made remarkable
discovery-a connection between sun spots
and the tightness or looseness of the FASH
ionable mans trousers. 1t says: It is a Gu
rious fact, and one noticed by but few emf
nent scientists, that at the time of maxi
mum spottedness of the sun the trousers of
men having proper regard for the fash
ions are as tight as it is possible for trou-
sers to be. Conversely, when, as is now the
case, there are no spots to speak of on the
sun, the trousers worn by fashions slaves
are wide and flowing in their outline
In 1889, if the reader can remember styles
so far back, the fashion for trousers was
very tight, and so it was in 1901. At
just these periods the sun spots were at
their height of activity, great magnetic
storms prevailed and the aurora borealis
was famboyant in the heavens. Similarly,
1877 was period of great size in trousers,
just as the seasons of 1888 SO 80 were and
are likely to be. AS the sun spots grow
more frequent and increase in size, the
trousers will shrink, until in 1894 95 the
spots will be at their maximum and the
trousers at their minimum.