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Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-02
LETTER BAG.

The Insurance Combine and High Rates.
EDITORS HERALD; l see that the Los
Angeles chamber OF commerce is dis
cussing high insurance rates in Califor-
MIA, and expressed the sentiment that
the combine ought to be broken up.
Yes, this combine ought TO be broken
up; but when bill was introduced in a
recent legislature to make it illegal for
insurance companies--manyo OF them for
eign companies-to combine against
their customers or the people who wish
to insure, how was it with this same
board OF trade or chamber of commerce
then? A dispatch was sent to the mem
bers of the legislature from this county,
purporting to be from the chamber of
commerce, to vote against the bill. Hon.
l.. J. Rose was the only member that
/ heard of then who had the manly
courage to say that he believed in COM
petition with insurance companies as
well as in other business, and so he voted
for Clunie's bill to make it illegal for in
surance companies to combine against
their own customers. Ii any other MEM
DeT Vi bu6 leSiSldtuIc lIOul tllS COuHby
voted for that very excellent bill, Inever
heard of it; and it was defeated by 16 for
to 25 against, was about the vote in one
breath. Two hundred million dollars in
the hands of the insurance agents at San
Francisco was too much for the dear
people of the great state of California.
Ask one OF your local agents about this
combine and he will have the gall to tell
you that it is of breat benefit to the pa
irons of insurance companies. Even he,
the local agent, is entirely without dis
cretion in these matters. A list of rates
is given him from which he dares not to
'deviate.s 1t is utterly out OF his power
to fix a. rate on anything. Go to any
agent in this city and ask him for rate
on certain piece of property, and he
will simply pull out his little book fur
nished him by the manager of the COM
bine, and after locating. the property
will tell you the same rate that forty
other agents have told you, and he has
no power to change that rate cent.
JOHN G. DARRAGH.
Los Angeles, May 81, 1891.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-02

the vagaries of Pirate" or for those of
any other nincompoop. The facts are as
we have stated them. The water re-
sources of San Bernardino county are
being very intelligently and energetic
ally exploited, and, very fortunately for
our neighbor and for Southern Cali
fornia, they are almost illimitable.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-02
TUESDAY, JUNE e, 1891.
THE LATEST TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Persons who take the Los ANGELES.
DAILY HERALD in Southern California
and most localities of Arizona and New
Mexico get all the important local and
telegraphic news from twenty-four to
thirty-six hours in advance of the San
Francisco papers.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-02

Quay blowing in" the funds of the
state OF Pennsylvania in stock opera
tions, form Republican happy family
which is made complete with the addi-
ton of Dudley and Dorsey.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-02

Julia Marlowe receives through the
mail an average of one offer of marriage
day in every town where she plays.
All Miss Marlowe asks of town is
good engagement, and yet she rejects all
these offers to get one.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-02

Missouri believes in the equality Of
sexes in the matter of religion, at least.
Mrs. Mary E.. Miller, Miss Carrie Carter
and Mas Alice Smith have been or
dained ruling elders of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church in Stoddard county.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-02

Among the latest of women's clubs is
one formed for Information, Inspira-
ton and Improvement" We think these
three topics are too important to be dis
cussed within the limits of any club of
men or women, but should be taken up
by all householders and home makers
Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-02
A THOUGHTFUL ACE.
Don Carlton Saves the Pulpit Bible of
Unity Church.

Unity Church.
The large and beautifully bound gilt
edged Bible presented to DIR. Eli G. Fay
byhis parishioners ofshefield, England,
and by him presented to the Church of
the Unity, OF this city, was the only
thing inside of the church saved at the
destruction of the same by fire Sunday
afternoon last. Don Carlton, Librarian
of the Sunday school, was thoughtful
enough to enter the church through the
basement, and get out safely with it.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-02
WORTH REMEMBERING.
A Receipted Bill Saves a Pocket
book.

book.
Mrs. Friebe on Sunday lost her purse
at the fire. 1t was picked up yesterday,
and the finder was able at once to tell
who it belonged to, and to return it to
the owner, because it contained re-
ceipt for subscription to the HERALD.
The moral of this story is obvious. If
everybody carries HERALD subscrip-
tion receipt, and lose their purse, they
will always get it back. See?
Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-02

Ladies are greatly benefited by the use of
Angostura Bitters, the South American. tonic
OF Dr. J. G. B. Siegert & Sons, ASK your drug
Qigt
Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-02
We Give Two Pounds

Granulated or cube sugar free with every
pound of tea, also with every dollars worth Of
coffee. Discount Tea Co.. $50 8. Main st.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-02

Ask for the Independence" the healthiest
cordial in the market.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-02

Take Eucaloline on your summer vacation
for insect bites and poison oak.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-02

Pabst's Blue Ribbon Beer
Is the finest brewed. Nothing better as a tonic,
California Wine Company, Sole Agent.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-02

Drop Postal
To the California Wine Company, 222 S. Spring
street for the finest wines and liquors.
The Irish standard., 1891-10-31

pearance Of avarice. and. therefore re-
ceived but seven .guineas only. | am
confident. not only from the exercise Of
the present we'll tuned curiosity, but
from large acquaintance Nth gentle
men of this nation, that as people
they excel in liberality and bravery.
Two days after the receipt Of the aforf-
said donations the captain came on
board full of envy towards the pli,oners
and swore by all that was good that
the damned American rebels should
not be Toasted at this rate by the dam
ned rebels Of Ireland He therefore
took away all nv liquors before men
toned, all the tea and sugar gwen to
the prisoners. and conhscated them to
the use of the ships crew. Our CLOTH
ing was not taken away, but the pri'
yates were forced to do duty on board
Soon after this there came boat to the
side of the ship and the captain of the
SOlebay asked a gentleman in it In my
hearing what his business was, who an
swered that he was sent to deliver some
sea stores to Colonel Allen. which he
said were sent from Dublin, but the
captain damned him heartily. ordered
him away from the ship and not suffer
him to deliver the stores. J. was fur
thermore informed that the gentlemen
In Cork requested of the captain that |
might be allowed to come into the city
and that they would be responsible
should return to the frigate at a given
time, which was denied uhem." The
prisoners after leaving Cork were first
brought to New York, whence they
were transferred to Halifax and kept in
a prison ship there until scurvy broke
out among them owing to the bad food
they received, when, after great efforts
to secure better treatment they were re-
moved to the town Jail. After a time
they were again conveyed to New 7 York,
where Allen was allowed to go on pAr-
ole within certain narrow Limits, and at
length exchanged for an English colo
mol
The Irish standard., 1891-10-31

He Wanted Too Much Gould you
make q water-color sketch Of mt, q asked
Mr.. Soaker.
'.All but the nose, !" returned Palette
81 couldn't get that color in water any
more than you could, =
The Irish standard., 1891-10-31


tanned brief respite from the brutal
treatment to which he had been subjec-
ted. but on the approach Of the Ameri.
can army he was again heavily ironed,
placed on board an English war-ship
about to return home, and with num-
Der of other American prisoners sent to
England. They were all crowded into
q single small apartment and were not
allowed to leave it during the entire
voyage, which lasted forty days. When
taken ashore at falmouth the prisoners
were still kept IN irons and treated with
extreme brutality, Allen was repeat-
edly threatened with execution as a
traitor, aud the letters which he wrote
to his friends were suppressed. AT
length the English government resolved
to send the prisoners back to America.
change them for English soldiers Eaken
prisoners by the Revolutionary army
On the passage out the ship called at
Cork, where the people showed the great
est possible sympathy for the braye and
lIl-treated American patriots, and aid
"a them as far as possible
Alien himself says:-slt was soon ru-
suored III Cork that 1 was on board the
Solebay, with number ct prisoners
from America. Upon which Messrs.
Clark and Hays, merchants, and mum
ber Of other benevoiently disposed gen
JIauaen contributed largely to the relief
and support ofathe prisoners, who were
thirty -four il. number. and in very
needy circumstances. A suit of clothes
from head to foot including an overcoat
or.surtout and two shirts, were bestow-
ed on each OF them. NV suit received
In superfine broad Cloth sufficient for
two jackets and two pair of breeches,
overplus of a suit throughout; eight fine
Holland shirts and socks ready made,
with number of pair of silk and wors-
ted hose two pair of shoes two beaver
hats, one of which was sent me richly
laced with gold by JAS. Bonwell. The
irish gentleman, furthermore, gave a
large gratulty Of wines of the best sort,
spirits, gin, loaf and brown sugar. tea,
and chocolate, with a large round Of
picked beef and a number Of fat tur-
keys, with many other articles for my
sea stores, too tedious to mention here.
To the privates they bestowed on each
man two pounds Of tea and six pounds
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-15
OTHER SUBURBAN TOWNS.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

MOUNT VERNON.-By cutting oil the privileges OF
lawn shrinking street sprnlling and The frequent
eushInC OF the sewers, the supply OF running water l.
kept ND 10 about Othrds Of the normal PRESSURE ana
housekeepeIs have sufficient TO use By practising
economy The wells have come into general use
again for obtaining drinking water. Alyah Y. French
Editor OF The Argus has made personal lnvestsa
tion OF the water supply. and published statement
Yesterday part of which Is as follows: The supply
l. not what il should be- and the company have maue
themselves tho objects OF severe criticism. We with
others had hoped 10 see the company increase their
euuply but they, with defiance that only becomes
Celebrations have rested until now We find 1t neccs-
az 10 curiai the Of water for other than culinary
Inip,~cs The aresan well at seventl.avc. ana
fhird-.t is reported TO be an lnexhauitiDle supply,
and guarantee, sixty gallons minute. or $1,000 gal
ons I'm twenty four hours. The reservoir at Pelham
iiIs IL low and the Il -tt driven wells Kept con
tinnonsv al work. They have capacity OF 100000
IIons i'm twenty four hours This would give h1ty
noiX gallons a dan to each person
poRT(lI FSTFR.-On account of the confined
drorth the water company has ordered the discon-
tnnance of street and lawn sinklng, and threatens
70 shut OF the supply IL its request is not regarded
" The Pnrtchester Athlctc Association reports
mat tbe 900 capital stock OF the association has
been subscribed for AND that ready response has been
made 10 the call the payment VI 80 peg cent o. the
subscriptions. handsome building Is 10 be erecoi
by the association Oh an IPvns-aNe. lot.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-15
OUTGOING STEAMERS.
TO-DAY
SHIPPING NEWS.
SHIPPINT NEWS
PORT OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AUGUST H. 1871


ports via Gibraltar Aug with ndse to Carter Macy Co.
Steamer Manhattan tBri Thomas London IN ballast to
eye Arrived atthe Bar at 1891 M h9 ~ with
mse aSd Corts, Arrived at the Bar at
eane ptch yander1 Ansterds ASS
with mds passengers Funch Edge Co. ArrVcd AZ
OBJ WS at s BsT jgy 49, with
steamer Bnrgermeiser Petersen (Gerl
onIe a Sny aor%ina Ger Koch Hamburg July 49, with
mdse and passengers to Funch Edge Co. Arrived al 'ne
Ss Steamer Largo Ba DBL McGa ports via
10 simpson spence q Young Arrived az the Bar at Sso
Steamer TsngsTytIs Fr' cOuren' fOnehAi Aug In DIAL
E9piass Br Herd St 5GR1 p CO AYE frvc S an
the Bar at event Nor rnnd BaracOa days fruit
Mones & CO. Arrived at the bar at 6SO NJ vii, ,rui,
10 Se smss V Pea4ssa 0l AiriSs at The
steamer Cudad Conda! tspanl Carnona ~ NJ CeSaos e
Co Arrived AT the Bar at a m ,,..,o- ? ,ov. with
steamer san g MnTf go ap Mallory co.
Steamer Cnalmetie Percy Neworleans days. win mo'e
Steamer acKson,Is VIA Charleston with
Sieamer CITY of birmingham Berg. Savannah days. Win
mdso ana passengers TO j. Walker ,o.., -, Noro,r
with mse and Old D0miaiSn :; Co. with 0a.e
steamer CITY Atlanta Dole West POM va "i'n n'se
Steamer Winthrop, homer ST John. NIB. with ndse ana
Sseamer Proareso PillsDury. philadelphia to Beloni d
sUNsEr-wind at Sandy Hook light ssE; cloudy.
Al Cly Is!and-llght 81 cloudy
CLEARED.
s..oer Aurania r, Walker Liverpool via Queenstown
Steamer Wells CITY OBJ BrstOlJaucs Arkel& Co.
steamer Montank (Br, jenkins. Leith-smpson Spence
steamer Island DAM sEjodt stettn Copenhagen &c
pSn ,caner sn NOR stoz NorKopngFunch. Edye Co
Steamer Dauia Ger. Kuhewein. Hamburg Z"
steamer werhendam tDtch) Baker. Roterdam-Funch'
steamer Bremerhsven (Ger, Roterdam-H sturz'
steamer De Ruyter Belg Bnrens AntwerO-Funch'Ed ye
steamer La Tourano rr, Frangnel havroMA FORGET
Steamer Brand (Nor). Nielsen DunAnA '""P''"' SP0A
stc"mer Garnenia OBJ Rutherford. st Na1aire-John
Steamer Assyra Br Murray, Mediterranean pors-hen'
| derson Bros 1900, r,,,oho, pos,or Towiooat IN
.eamer 0rio.n i3rl Thompson. Para-Booth Dc Co.
steamer IIondo ORB Ciinkske Kingston Greyto"n &c
siesmer Nicaragua Nckerson Pacific Mall $500
steamer Andes (Brl, Williams. Kingston Aux cages Se
steamer state OF Texas Williams Brunswick Ca and Fer
nsniinamC mallory o mel Eastport Mel Smith Co
SAILED.
s,oaers Russian Prince Amsterlamj Gnrdenia. Sr
NSIse; state OF Texas Fernanna; Chattahoochee saVan
| nah; Al5onquln. Charleston;
| Ship JoseDhns, for Hong Kong.
| THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
| FOREIGN PORTS.
LONDON Aug l4--saied. steamer Persian Monarch tBr
bI1vTRpoor Aug I4-sailed Toledo (Br). -.
i0 orgExsTowx Aug l4-Arrved steamer Etruris tBr).
| II alma from New. York her way TO Liverpool.
MoyIILF Aug ll-sailed steamer Anchora (Br). camp
PORTLAND Aug a-Arrvod steamer Francisco Br', Jen'
| kins from New. York. - ,,,,.-, ,,u, pana,e
SciLLY Aug l4Passed steamer Frieslsnd tBes) han''
| from New. YORK. her way 10 Antwerp.
ST THOMAS. Aug iS-saied. steamer scsurauc' Beers
|
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-15
Nrr1NYORK CITY.

Van Conrtlandt Park may be used by military UT
cauizations for drilling purposes on appHcauo" "
President Albert Gallup, OF the PaTK Dcp'' '"."''
who will issue the needed permits. B'hh o"'U'ius''
can he uscd on any day except sunday MI ""Iup
hos ossigned DAYS next week for the Goth and 22d
regiments.
Adam Goss Post Grand Army of the Republic VIII
have its annual festival for the beneht Oh It's reAci
fund at Washington Park on August ~
rr.r, : GRAY. formerly business manager of "The
Mail ana Express" returns to active business IN New
work. as mariner Of Lester y. Smith, the Well
known advertising agent, whose ONCE Is IN me
Tribune Building. The new concern rcpio'o,''
some of the best papers and best advertisers IN the
country.
The Tammanv Hall General Committee Of the lst
Assembly District will have It's annual excursion ~
Washington Park on Tuesday. BarSes VIII ie"Ve
pier No. 8. North River, at a. m and Franklln-'t
at 8 go a. H.
DR. Glossy director of the Vienna Library ana HIS
tortcal Museum, has written Mayor Grant for copy
Of the NewYor1 City charter. The city Is governor
under the Consolidation Act passed in loo%' anu INC
numerous amendments which have been since added'
| No complete copy Of the act, amended, las been
printed but Mayor requested Secretary speef u
make q compilation and send it to DR.. GLOSSY
! In accordance with the request Of the passengers
on the last voyage of the steamship La Tonraine 70
|
Child in the name Of The steamship was given on
| Thursday The trip gave pleasurablc outing 70
l .O21 children and mothers, the expense being met
BY the proceeds of the collection made by the PAS
sencers on the voyage from France on the steamship
John II. Hayer, an attendant at the Grand-st pub
lie bath was charged with eNnctng fees from persons
| desiring the privilege of bathing. Acting Commits
sioncr Holahan, OF the Department Of Public Works
examined the evidence against IIayer yesterday, and
decided that he ought TO be removed. HayeTa name
was accordingly stricken from the department pay
| rolls
"W. L. S. wilson, you mean steamers bound
| from England 10 York, Even III the sum-
mer when the English steamers take the most south
erly course owing to cebergs you would not be able
| TO SEQ them from Asbury Park.
At the meetings in Prohibition Park, Port Richmond
s. L. % Sam Jones will deliver these sermons: Get
There to-day at p. H.; Conscience, Record and
God, TO at 80 p. M; Character Building,
at p. m. Services sunday morning at IL a. M
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-15

m. ,ro,hor declined &c interfere. Timothy pleaded
~, -. 90 On. chorre made against him. When ar
,ssIod he had number of blank checks with him.
,or,s tns,e,n. who tried to commit suicide by Jump
, ,r.o tie river at Catherine Ferry Monday nlgh'
,as cent IN ia for twenty nine days by romeo ''S"'
Walsh Yesterday. He gave as reasoh ior M me-
the statement that he had Just been robbed Oh sooo
all the money he had by some men al 'he ieriS'
The Trustees Of the New-York and Brooklyn bilueo
have made offers for large number OF pieces Oh prop
drtv needed for the terminal extension, the sum
on,ornny IN the aggregate to S655,652. In case any
offers arc not accepted. commissioners Will be ap
no,n,ed he The court 10 apprase the values.
General stewart L. woodford will sail this morning
,o E,rope on the French Line steamship La lou
toine. He will start home on september D. ana WIZ
no hack I'm tine to take an active part IN tine lan
campaign. He thinks William Megler VIII DC tle he
publican candidate for Mayor
The High Court of Forcsters met again YESTERDAY
morning at Remsen Hall. The session was e1uioly
occupied with discussions on private business Vi ''
order In the afternoon certain proposed amend
nents TO the constitution were taken up Ior eou-
sderaton.
The Twenty sixth Ward Lincoln Club has passed
resolutions indorsng Israel +. Fischer as Csnuuuto
for the Republican nomination for Senator IN the ~ y"
District.
Dora Bupp thirty years old, Of No. 1o2 JaVts.'
swallowed dose Of sugar OF lead Thursday night
with suicidal intent. She was removed to st. Caln
crimes Hospital where her condition is said 10 W
critical Temporary insanity is said to have caused
her act.
The body Of Bernard Curran, the eighteenyear-oio
son Of ex-Alderman John Curran, Of No. rs second
Place was taken to fathers house yesterday morn
ing He was drowned while bathing In sheepsheao
Bay on Thursday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-15
10 EXAMINE THE cRoroy WATERSHED.

President Wilson. OF the Health Board on Thursday
directed Chemist Martin and his assistant Dr. Beebe
TO begin an inspection of the CrotOn watershed and
try to ascertain the trace OF nitres In the water
was due TO any pollution of the streams which feed
Croton Lake. Drs Martin and Beebe left the city by
an early train Yesterday morning, expecting to be
away two three days. They will take samples Of
water from the lake and from the streams which flow
into il. Analyses may show which streams, If any,
are polluted. The two sanitary officers made partial
survey Of the CrOton district only two years ago, and
found number of instances Of contamination by
sewers and house drains at KcnsicO and BrewsteIs.
They suggested that large filters be used TO purify The
water passing through the aqueduc but nothing
OF the recommendation then. II they lind that there
Is an increase Of contamination the Health Board
call upon the department of Public Works to litter
La.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-15
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
TWO HEBREWS CUT THE ROPE.
THEY SAY THEY DID 1T AFTER THE SCAFFoLD
EELI. WITH TWO PAINTERS.

THEY SAY THEY DID 1T AFTER THE SCAFFoLD
FELL WITH TWO PAINTERS.
John Nebucher, twenty years old, of wathns-st.
and Dumont-ave, and Harris Munster, twenty years
old. of watkinsst. and Blake ave. two painters were
at work shortly before moon yesterday honse at
Watlsins.st and Sutter-ave. when they were thrown
10 the ground and seriously injured They were stand
ing on hanging platform about fifteen feet from Ve
ground when Il suddenly gave way, throwing them 10
tho cround Minister was found 10 have susHtheu
severe scalp wounds and probable fracture OF inc
SKULL lie was attended by an ambulance su'soon
and removed to ST. Mary's Hospital, where MS ooiu
ton Is considered critical. Niebucher was se'o0''
bruised. lie taken home. .
The Seventeenth Precinct police FUND on iiIVesu-
cation that the rope that held up the scauoia hao
been cut They learned that Joseph hlehsh', ioiS'
Eve wears old and Nicola DanenscmfsRl thr'y 'h'cS
wears old Polish Hebrews, both OF "aVhHis's'. anu
Blakc-ave.. who own property adjoining the mousse
where the painters were, had had dispute WIN Ve
because, as they said. the scal0ld pFoJecVeu up0"
their property and the painters iad no nght Vncro
The noce concluded that they had cut the rope ana
arrested them on suspicion. They admitted that they
had done H. and justified themselves On tho grOuhu
that the painters were trespaSscrs on ther properly
without their permission. They were he'd on cllaIs
of assault 10 await the ioSuiV VI INV NM
Munster and Niebucller =, A.. 49,. Ala m. emf
The pris ncr aftcrwsrd said that they dld not or
the rope until after the painters had iai Esn re-
sTorv rod through an Interpreter 70 q InDune he v
orer was Mat they had been greatly annoyed On ue
dSstmction of their property when the budihs VIC t%e
put and conss1qenty n tc land They say
go. tbat one of The painters by careless movements
fipped the platform and caused II to precpha ut
two to the ground i t sra T5 baSsinG ready
W fall into their yard.