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FR1GHrFu1 EARTHQUAKES.
Million Dollars Worth of Property Des-
troyed and Many Lives Lost.

Million Dollars Worth of Property Des-
troyed and Many Lives Lost.
New YORK, Sept. 10.-The Herald has
cable dispatch from the city of San
Salvador saying $1,OO0,OO0 worth OF
property and many lives were lost in
that republic by an earthquake today.
Whole towns were wiped out, and so far
the advices received indicate that hardly
city in the country, except those along
the coast, escaped the awful effects of
the convulsion. There have been indi-
cations for several days past that sizes
metic disturbance of more than usual
power might be expected. The volca-
noes of San Salvador, San Miguel and
Isalco have been unusually active. A
few minutes before a. m. this morning
the earth began to shake. The wave
had strong vertical and oscilatory
movement. The people rushed into the
streets in their night clothing, and while
the shock lasted only twenty seconds,
before it passed away there was panic
stricken mob making to the open coun-
try outside of the city. Men, women
and children were shrieking and pray
ing in the streets. The walls of the
houses cracked, tottered and fell. There
was deep continuous rumbling as of
heavy thunder. The earth rose and fell
in long waves, and the people were un-
able to keep their feet. All through the
morning there have been slight shocks,
but none approaching in intensity that
which was so destructive. President
Ezeta is doing everything he can to stop
the panic and care for the homeless peo-
pie until it is considered safe for them to
go back to their homes. The towns
throughout the country suffered more
severely than the capitol. Analguito
and Comasagua are completely destroyed.
Cojutapedua, Santa Tecla, San Pedro
and Mashust are SO badly shaken they
are practically ruined, while the shock
was plainly felt and much damage done
at Santa Ana and other points fully six
teen miles from here. It is impossible
at this writing to form any idea as to the
number of lives lost. Two people were
killed here. 1t is feared many people
were killed in the smaller towns.
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A CoLoRED FANATIC.
Advises His Congregation to arm and
Exterminate the Whites.

Exterminate the Whites.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 10.-Rev. Tay-
lor S. Nightingale, pastor of the largest
colored Baptish church in the United
States, has created decided sensation
by advising his flock to arm themselves
with Winchesters for the purpose of ex-
terminating the whites. Those who
know what influence the average negro
preacher has over his people will ap-
preciate the effect of such advise. A
large number of his people actually
adopted his advise and have purchased
repeating rifles. Another faction of the
better element opposed him, however,
and for opposing him the pastor excom
municated this faction, and at a church
meeting last night those who belonged
to it were ordered to leave. Not going
quickly enough, the pastor and his sup
porters attempted to eject them, and a
rough tumble free fight took place.
Today dozen or more of each faction
were arrested on warrants, and the fight
wakes bitter. The whites are much in
censed at the incendiary language used
by the preacher, and he will be handled
by the grand jury.
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THE IrATA MATTERS.
A Compromise Said to Have Been Eff
fected.

A Compromise Said to Have Been Eff
fected.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-The' Star this
afternoon prints a statement that the
Itata is to be returned to the Chilean
gover1Anent in accordance with the
terms in compromise effected at the con-
ference between ex-Mayor G1ace, of New
York, and the Chilian congressional rep
resentative here on one hand, and Sec
retary Tracy and Attorner General Mil
Ter on the other. It is not an uncondi-
tional surrender of the vessel and simply
backdown on the part of the United
States. Though it is very generally
agreed now that the Itata could not be
held by the United States, the terms of
the agreement are that the Chilian gov
ernment is to pay the United States a
sum equal to the expense incurred in
pursuing and capturing the Itata, and
then the case will be nolle pressed in
the courts and the vessel will be turned
over to the new Gillian government.
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Another Rumor of Compromise

SALEM, Mass, Sept. 10.-Those in a
position to be familiar with the Searles
will case, say the prospect is good for a
compromise before the hearing assigned
for two weeks from yesterday. They
say the Southern Pacific stock is held
together under this will, and that rather
tnan take the risk of breaking up
this large block of stock, the parties
will pay roundly and that Timothy
Hopkins is really the only one who has
had a iI1dicial examination.
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A HOME OF THIEVES.
More Dishonesty Threatened in PhiIa-
de1phia.

de1phia.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 10.-Warrants
were issued this afternoon for the arrest
of mercantile appraisers of Philadelphia.
The warrants are based upon charges by
City Treasurer Wright that Appraisers
Patton, Crawford, Houseman, Hunter
and Bell have unlawfully conspired to
cheat and defraud the commonwealth of
Pennsylvania by making and returning
false lists of taxables and false returns of
the classification of such taxables, by
making unlawful exemptions, by adding
names of dead and fictitious persons to
the list of taxables and receiving fees
therefor, and in other ways cheating and
defrauding the commonwealth with in
tent to make greater gain for them
selves Patton and Hunter have given
bail for their appearance Monday; the
others have not yet been found.
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He Married "a Kings Daughser.

SAN Francisco, Sept. 10.-Lieutenant
V. G. Brant, formerly an officer in the
British government, but now a son-in-
law of Massinia, king of the Umbongrato,
a nation of Africa, who has about 4 $780,
000 subjects, is in the city. Brant,
while exploring and soldering in cen
tral Africa, was employed to organize a
military system for Massinia, and mar
ried Princess Umzein, heir-apparent to
the throne
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GILLIAN SILVER.
The Junta Will Fight for the Money
Stolen.

The Junta VIII Fight for the Money
Stolen.
LONDON, Sept. 10.-Counsel on behalf
of the Chilian junta has applied to the
high court for an order restraining the
owners and officers of the steamer Mo-
selle from parting with the possession of
Chilian silver with which she is expected
to arrive at Southampton sometime this
week, except by depositing the same in
the Bank of England. The Junta also
applies for an order restraining the Plata
Ia bank, which made advances against
the silver in question, from endorsing
bills relating thereto. The judge al
lowed notice to be served next Wednes-
day. In the meantime temporary re-
straining orders were granted.
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Poor Investments Did 1t.

CHICAGO, Sept IA Milford, Mich,
dispatch says: '.The Milford state bank
failed. The announcement was unex-
pected and the statement is authorized
that the bank will go into the hands OF
a receiver, who will be appointed in a
few days. The amount of liabilities
cannot be learned definitely. Unprofit-
able investments and poorly secured
loans are said to be the cause of the
difficulty.
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Took His own Life.
GARROTED AND ROBBED.
A Portland Man Knocked Down and
Robbed by FOOtpads.

A Portland Man Knocked Down and
Robbed by FoOtpads.
PORTLAND, Sept. 11.-About 9 o'clock
last night John Forbes, well-to-do la
boring man, was held up and robbed by
footpads on Thirteenth and L streets.
They relieved him of valuable watch
and chain. He was going home up
Thirteenth street, and as he reached L
he noticed two men coming toward him.
He met them in the middle of the west
crossing, and they parted to let them GO
between. One of them however, fell be-
hind and the other went on.
The first grabbed him by the throat
and planted his knee on Forbes breast,
the second man taking hold from be-
hind. Forbes soon fell. He was unable
to cope with two of them. They had
him on his back and rified his pockets.
Finding nothing, they were about to
leave in disgust, and as Forbes was COM
ing to heard one say, ''He has nothing"
eyes, he's got ticker" said the other
man. They secured his watch, pipe and
tobacco, and he yelled out: murder !!
thievesl" A street car was passing, but
no one needed it and he was left.
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The Dakotas, Crop Yield.

GEAND Forks, n. D., Sept. 11.-The
Herald's crop report from correspond.
ents at fifty different places in the state
indicate the yield of wheat to be under
estimated. They agree the yield will be
of Unprecedented high grade.
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a Peculiar Case.

BETHLEHEM, Pa, Sept. 1.-THE Cor
nelius- Raegaa, an iron worker, hic-
coughed himself TO death. He began
hiccoughing six weeks ago and has tasted
ever since for relief. The attack was
caused by hernia.
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A Fatal Mine Accident.

LEBANON, Pa, Sept. lat the
Cornwall, Oregon, banks yesterday a
car heavily loaded with ore fell from a
trestle over the ravine among a number
of men at work below, and one man
was instantly killed. An Italian, also,
was fatally injured, and several others
hurt.
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In close Pursuit of the Robbers.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. liz
Rangers are in close pursuit of the
Southern Pacific train robbers and may
come upon them at any time. There
are eight robbers and fifteen rangers,
and when the two parties meet there is
likely to be bloody fight.
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A Young student shoots Himself.

BosToN, Sept. 11.-W. H. Dame the
wholesale paper dealer, failed. Liabil-
ties $75, 900; assets $40, 900.
William II. Colby, aged 10, colored
student at the Harved Medical School
lrst night shot and killed himself
because his father objected to young
lady he was paving attention to.
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$500 Reward

We will pay the above reward for any case OF
Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, Sick Headache, In
digestion, Constipation or COstiveness we cannot
cure with Vests Vegetable Liver Pills when the
directions are strictly complied with. They are
purely vegetable, and never fail to give satfsfac
ton. Sugar Coated. Large boxes Containing 80
Pills, % cents. Beware of counterfeits and iIni-
tations. The genuine manufactured only by
THE JOHN G. WFST COMPANY, CHICAGO,
ILLINOIS.
BLAKELEY q HoUGHTON,
Prescription Druggists,
575 Second ST. The Dalles, Orr
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The Fire Fiend Again Heard From.

ALBANY, N. Y, Sept. 11.-This morn
ing large factory and carpenter-shop
took fire. The burning walls killed one
fireman and injured several others.
The loss to the building is $45 900. In
surance half.
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Portland wheat marked.

PORTLAND, Sept. 11.-Wheat, Valley
Walla Walla 14216 @l45.
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SAN FRANcIsco, Sept. 11.-Forecast
rains in Northern Oregon and Wash
ington.
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CHICAGO, Sept. H. Close, wheat weak
cash, 9416@z; December, 9s1S@5z.
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AN ALLEGED MURDER
M. B. Curtis, the WeIl-knOwn Actor
Arrested for Murder in San
Francisco.
An Unsteady Wheat Market---A Well
known Stockbroker of Philadel-
.phia Takes His Own Life.

SAN Francisco, Sept. 10.-Maurice B.
Curtis (Sam1 of Posen), the we'll
known actor, who shot and killed Police
Officer Alexander Grant, who had ar
rested him last night, tells the following
story of the affair: 81 was at the Grand
Opera House last night with my wife to
see Bernhardt in Camille" I left the
theatre about 10 o'clock to go to the Tiv-
oil theatre with William Kreling, one of
the proprietors. We had, drink to-
gether and 1 left him to return to the
Opera House for my wife. When | had
reached the corner of Third and Mission
streets 1 was suddenly tumbled into the
gutter, and after that remember moth
ing only somebody pulling and jerking
me about until I found myself in wag-
on with handouts on my wrists" When
Curtis was taken to Jail last night he ap-
peared to be under the influence of
liquor, and incoherently told of his do
ings during the night, protesting he had
no weapon and that he was innocent of
the murder. Curtis is known
throughout the United States from the
character of ''Sam'l of Posen,'' in play
WHICH, Was CT6dGeu IOr nlu1. CurClS was
visited by large number of friends at
the city prison this morning. He still
adheres to his former statements, and de-
clares that Policeman Grant was shot
and killed by some outsider and that he
himself is innocent.
An Unsteady Wheat Market.
CHICAGO, Sept. 11.-There was a big
break in wheat at the opening this
morning in comparison with yesterdays
closing. The chief cause was the gov
ernment crop report issued Saturday
afternoon which showed an improve
ment in the condition of wheat. Lower
cables were also factor in the decline
973s at the close yesterday, and~dropped
Immediately to 951a. Heavy buying
orders from outside sources soon forced
the price up to 81 and at IL o'clock it
had dropped off u from that.
Took His Own Life.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 11.-About
O'Clock this morning the janitor of the
Haehulen building discovered the dead
body of Charles M. Stokes jr., the we'll
known stock broker, lying on the floor of
his Office. There was a bullet hole
through the dead mans head and beside
his body lay a revolver with one cham
ber discharged. The case was evidently
suicide.
Stokes was about go years of age, and
one of the best known stock brokers in
this city. He leaves wife and six chill
dren.
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San Francisco wins
Weather Forecast.

SAN Francisco, Sept. Wheat
buyer 81, 1885, season I7s1s.
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II SIDDALL DENTIST. Gas given for the
" painless extraction of teeth. Also teeth
set on flowed aluminium plate. Rooms: Sign of
the Golden Tooth, Second Street
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

DR. o. D. PHYSICIAN AND SUR
IL GEoN. Office; rooms and Chapman
Block. Residence over Mcfarland 4 French's IS
store Office hours to II A. M, 2 to 5 and z to
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VIZ H. Observation-Disclosures Rooms
w. So and So, New Vogt Block, Second Street,
The Dalles, Oregon.
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A R. THOMPSON-ATToRNEY-A
a. in Opera House Block, Washington Street,
The Dalles, Oregon
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S. BENNETT, ATTORNEY Of
"A. fee in Schanno's building, up stairs. The
Dalles, Oregon.
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Destined to be the Best
! Manufacturing Center in
the Inland Empire.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-13
MILITARY SUPPLIES.
A Combination to Get Away With the
Bids in this Department.

The subjoined letter will prove of in
terest to parties intending to bid for
government contracts to supply the
military posts OF this department. 1t
will be seen that quite nice combina-
tion has been made in Chicago to get
away with the bids at low figure, with
a view to cinching the government
hereafter. Here is the letter:
EDITORS HERALD--I met man today
who gave me an item of news, which
will no doubt interest many of your
readers. He informed me that syndi-
cate had been formed here for the pur-
pose of bidding on all government con-
tracts, as grain, hay, wood, and, in fact,
on all the supplies, and also the trans
portation at the forts in New Mexico,
Arizona, San Diego and Los Angeles,
calling the places the Arizona military
district. The intention is to bid 25 to
50 per cent. lower than the present
prices. They will bring in all improved
machinery, and do the work at from 50
to 65 per cent. less than it is done now,.
thus gaining from 10 to Is per cent, in
all about $25,000, control the bids for
two or three. years until all the home
contractors are run out, then they will
make Uncle Sam pay whatever they
wish. This year they will not bid on
the beef, but by this time next year will
be in position to get cattle. Several
gr ain buyers OF Kansas are in the
scheme, and all grain will be shipped
from there.
l lived in New Mexico and Arizona for
several years, and thus write that the
people may be on their guard and bid
low enough; 60 at the very least 80 per
cent. below the present prices.
have written to several papers in
your country, so as to stop this little job.
JOHN HOWARD.
CHICAGO. March 6. 1891.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-13
A RELIC.
Uncovering an Old-Time Residence in
a Business Block.

Uncovering an Old Time Residence in
a Business Block.
In tearing away the real estate shan
ties on Spring street, near First, the
workmen have uncovered the old family
residence OF j. d. Hicks. Although the
building is well preserved, and was in
its time considered one of the fine resi-
dences of Los Angeles, it's present ap-
pearance is old-fashioned, contracted,
uncomfortable and shabby.
Mr.. Hicks was hardware merchant
in this city in very early days. He
came here in about 1852 and for some
time worked at his trade of tinsmith.
He then went into business for himself,
and in 1865 or thereabouts formed a
partnership with II. d. Barrows. The
lot on which the building is he bought
from Don Juan Temple for $3.50. 1t
included very large frontage, with
depth to Motifs alley, and he sold off a
large portion Of it, leaving his residence
with ample grounds, which were taste
fully laid out with lawns and gardens,
and spotted with trees. When he was
last in business here he occupied the
site of the present store of the London
Clothing company, corner OF Spring and
Temple.
Mr.. Hicks was not successful in busi-
ness here towards the last, and left Los
Angeles about the end OF the seventies
and went to the San Joaquin valley
He died at Fresno couple Of years ago,
we believe.
This residence relic of bygone times
will now be torn down to make way for
a modern business block, and thus the
march of improvement that is con
stantly going on in Los Angeles will
soon obiterate all the mementoes of a
period when, even if there were none of
the modern large and imposing struct-
ures, with their luxurious appoint
ments, there was nevertheless a great
deal of comfort, and more real, genuine,
hearty fun to the square inch than is
to be found now in all the namby-
pamby society events which modern
conventionalism in vain tries to delude
itself into believing the acme of enjoy
ment.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-13

which 1t will infiict should be allowed to
fall upon the young ladies' who will at
tend school here for the next twenty
years, and upon their children for ten
years following" With few further
remarks the professor closed with rec
Ommendation to teachers to read modern
writers upon psychology and physiology,
as the progress OF the past twenty years
was greater in proportion than that of
four centuries before.
The concluding address OF the day was
by DR.. w. 8. Matthew of the University
Of Southern California upon Memory"
wherein he sketched the Offices OF
memory in education, and the method
of stimulating and strengthening the
same.
NOTES.
Mrs. J. Powell Rice returned to San
Diego on the afternoon train yesterday.
Superintendent Greeley of Orange
county was at the institute yesterday.
Superintendent w. s. Monroe goes to
the state association at San Diego next
week.
The item in yesterdays HERALD at
tracted much attention to the kinder
garten booth, and there were general
expressions OF surprise at the uniformity
and excellence OF the work of the little
ones. The public schools have only had
kindergartens since October 80, 1890,
when Mrs. MAYHEM, kindergarten
teacher of many years experience, came
from st. Louis and organized eight In
this city. They are all In fourishing
condition at the present time, and the
work speaks emphatically for ITSELF
Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-13
A BUSINESS PROPOSITION.
4 City Lady Who Required Proof B Befors
Believing.

There recently appeared in the Ban Francisco
CaH, Chronicle, and Eramtner, q proposition
hitherto unheard Of in similar business rela-
tions 1t was nothing more nor less than an
advertisements in which the Edwin w. Joy
Company, in proof Of the curative properties Of
Vegetable sarsaparilla, offered for limited
period to submit 1t to the terrific test Of "no
cure no pay" Many accepted, and their letters
giving their experience are so convincing O.
to be almost beyond belief Here is another.
written under Gate January 8, ls9o:-
DEAR eIRs: I accepted your offer to test the
merits Of your vegetable remedy in sick head.
aches. and called Tor q bottle and got It. ! had
been troubled for long time, and had tried
nearly everything with little or no effect; but
joys Vegetable Sarsaparilla acted almost like
magic, and the first bottle relieved me from one
Of the worst cases Of sick headache one ever
had. MRS. M. B. PRICE,
Is Prospect Place, San Francisco.
We win from time to time publish others Of
these letters. 1t Is doubtful If any remedy was
ever before successfully submitted to such Q
severe yet convincing ordeal
Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-13
SALOON MEN KICK.
They Say They Will Keep Open on
SUNDAY.

Several saloon keepers have an
nounced their intention OF keeping their
places open on next Sunday, despite
the closing ordinance. They claim that
the authorities have shown favoritism
in the matter. Chief OF Police Glass
started out very noisily to enforce the
Sunday and midnight closing crdi-
nances, but when saloon keepers have
chosen to violate either or both, they
have suffered no interference. A HER
AID reporter on going home on Wednes-
day night, at between l and 2 o'clock,
saw men freely enter three saloons,
none OF which were four blocks away
from the police headquarters. Chief
Glass ought to bring little of that
great detective ability he displayed in
recovering the Wagner diamonds, to
bear on detecting violators of the ordi-
nances in question.