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Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-18

and the work is placed under the practi-
cal charge of the Chief of Engineers.
Denver military post, 100000. For
wagon road from Pixies Peak Military
Reservation to the Signal station, $40 900.
For additional buildings, Pacific Branch
of the Soldiers National Home, Califor-
MIA, 100000. Additional barracks for
Northwestern, Southern and Western
branch of the Soldiers Homes, $1O1 600.
Major Hanbury sends in the following
estimates: For completing the improve
ments at the mouth of the Columbia
river, So, 422, 800; for next year, 81 ,OO0,-
900. Construction of canal, Cascades of
the Columbia, 81 $50 900 to complete the
project, and $50O,OO0 for next year.
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reduce forty per cent. tariff to
forty per cent, and to so adjust the du-
ties that the consumer may get the neces-
saries of life at a moderate figure. The
very proposition of reducing the surplus
and making it impossible for the future,
is of itself enough to make it popular with
those who would like to see money circu-
lating in volume sufficient to enable
them to earn it or borrow it. If the
$3.50, ,000, 600 which are now lying idle in
the United States Treasury beyond the
needs of the Sinking Fund were in active
circulation, thousand schemes of de-
velopment would be under way which
now languish from the artificial contrac-
ton of the circulation brought about by
the War Tariff. The masses cannot be
caught with chaff, and they know where
their true interests lie.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-18

ONE OF the amusing things about the
present campaign is the attempt on the
part Of the Republican party to arraign the
Democracy on the ground of their advo-
cacy Of free trade. Now this would be a
very serious charge, indeed, if there were
anything in it. But then there is not,
you know. The Democratic party has
started out to stop steadily accumulate
ing surplus which is rapidly draining the
country of ready money, and which is
making the cash which any man owes
on mortgage or note swell to such dimen-
sions that each dollar looks as large as a
cartwheel, and the whole reduction aim
ed at is an average Of seven per cent.
That is, the Democratic party proposes to
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-18
sundry civil Appropriations.

WARRINGTON, July 1.-THE Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill reported to the
Senate to-day has been increased by the
Senate Committee from $23, 300, 900 to
$27, 200, 900, but is still $3.50 900 less than
the estimates. 1t exceeds last years
bill by nearly $1,000, 900. The following
are increases or new appropriations for
light houses Statue of Liberty, Bedloe's
Island, New York, for completing the
pedestal and approaches, $50 600; Point
Iona, California, $50 600 /; Ballast Point,
California, $25,0O0O; Umpqua River,
Oregon, 10000; astoria, Oregon, $l5,-
600.
The following are among the
more important miscellaneous items
of appropriations in the bill,
Custom service, increased from $40, 900
to $4,000. For international survey of
the Mexican boundary line, work to be
done by army officers, 10000. Public
library building, Washington. 81 900 ,OO0.
The Library Commission is abolished, j
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-18
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Fourth Annual Report of the Conn
mission.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE fourth an.
nual report of the Civil Service Commits.
sion was made public to-day. A large
part of the report is devoted to statistics
of uninteresting character. Between
January, 1885, and June, 1887, 1882
persons were examined, 10,S46 of whom
successfully pas ed. The percentage OF
failure was "a female and IS male. Oh
the successful applicants 4,443 have re.
ceived appointments. The report recon-
mends an extension of the classified
service to embrace the employees of the
Railway Mail Service, the field employees
of the Indian and Labor Bureaus, the In
dian schools, graded clerks in the Quar-
termaster- Generals Office, and War De-
partment. The report concludes with q
statement OF the practical effects of the
Civil Service Act and Rules. The condi-
tions existing in the Civil Service before
the approval of the act and the improve
ment in the service under the law and
the rules are reviewed, and objections to
the law are stated and answered at some
length. Among the concluding para
graphs of the report is the following:
The Civil Service Act has been in force
over four years, part of the time under
one party, and part under that of an
other. That there has been accom-
plished in its execution all that it's san
guine friends expected, is not claimed,
but it may be said that the results of its
execution is shown the wisdom OF the
principle of divorcing the subordinate
officers of the Government from politics
and selections, and making continuance
in office dependent, not upon party SER
vice, but upon merit and good behavior.
In this respect the law has produced re-
suits which are not extravagantly de-
scribed as surprising.
The report was prepared by Commits
sioner Oberly, and is signed by the three
of the Commission, Lyman dis
senting from the regulation of 1887 re-
quiring certifcst on to the b 'ad of an
Office of the whole list of eligibles f, r
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-18
Political Points.

We hear less from Ohio editors about the
oppression ofthe negro vote in the South
since Alger suppressed some of Sher-
mans negro votes at Chicago.-Louis-
vile Courier-Journal, (Dem.)
When the Republican party took hold
Of the free whisky idea it discovered that
the poker was hot at both ends, but i is
still burning its fingers by Changing
holds. Pittsburg Post, (Dem.)
The President goes right along putting
in his little veto on the pensions for men
disabled by mumps and the widows OF
men who died of alcoholism, with no
fear of the mighty Senate before his
eyes, Philadelphia Times, (Ind.)
We do not believe that the imputation
account OF these vetoes is good political
capital, and should not advise too free a
use of it by the advocates of General
Harrison's eiection.-[Boston Transcript,
(Rep.)
The Republicans are at last beginning
to awake to realization of the fact that
Wisconsin is doubtful State. Pretty
soon they will begin to see that Mime
sofa and Iowa and even Illinois are not
the dead sure Republican States that
they have been supposed to be. If the
grand old party is going to keep these
States in its columns it must give up the
idea of spending all its time, money and
talents on Indiana, Connecticut and New
Jersey.-[Chicago Times, (Dem.)
If the ticket of Harrison and Morton
consistently represent huge com bina-
tion of professional spoilsmen and spoili-
atory class interests, the ticket of Cleve-
land and Thurman distinctively, loftily
and prophetically stands for the right
eous demand of the popular conscience
and h honest in diligence of the country
for the overthrow of the whole system of
predatory politics-an overthrow which
must come unless the republic itself is
to be overthrown.-[Galves News,
(Dem.)
The Democratic party welcomes the
discussion which its opponents have
threatened SO long, entering upon it at
the beginning of the canvass instead of
the end of it, as in 1880. 1t is confident
and ready to follow its leader; and this
year no threats of closed manufactures
and starving workmen, no placards in
the workshops announcing Republican
ism or discharge, will avail to abolish the
demand for tariff reform or make faint
hearted the worker who would fain have
fair trade, good wages and free speech
New York Graphic, (Dem.l
Republicans Of the ingalls, stamp will
support any Republican candidate on
any kind Of platform possible of
adoption. Unfortunately, however, the Re-
publicans whose fidelity to the party is not
to be affected by blunders in the platform
or in the selection of candidates are not
strong enough to elect President. The
candidate who can be elected must be
not another Hayes, but man who can
poll more than the party vote.-Chicago
Tribune, (Rep)
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-18

THE "trooly virtuous" Times holds up
the shooting of citizen by gambler
Monday night as something that impugns
the HERALD's confident declaration that
never in the past history of Los Angeles
have we had better administration of
the office of Chief of Police than now.
1t refers to the shootist's coolly walking
off after the bloody episode. If the
scribe of our esteemed contemporary had
not shot off his pen too soon he could
have learned that at e late hour the
same night the homicide walked into the
police Office and surrendered himself,
with the remark that he knew he could
not get away from the vigilant police of
Los Angeles and thought it was useless
to try. Almost before you could say
"Jack Robinson" so to speak, the
murderer was within prison bars.
If he had now been on his way to So
nora, with the certainty of covering his
tracks, there would be something in the
arraignment by our esteemed contempc-
rary. Knowing that he could not, for
any considerable time, escape the argus
eyed police Of Los Angeles, Wicks, to
employ sportsman's phrase, "anteed
and passed the buck" Such incidents
as that recorded in yesterday mornings
HERALD were of almost daily happening
in this city at time when we had not
tenth of our present population. They
are of late of such extremely re occur
renee that they are simply the exception
that proves the rule.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-18
More Worth the Living.

Between the acts, while the orchestra played
That sweet old waltz, with the little measure,
l drifted away to dear, dead day,
When the dance for me WAS the sum of all
Pleasure;
When my veins were rife with the fever of
life,
When hope ran high as an unswept ocean,
And my hearts great gladness was almost mad
As fioated off to the music's motion.
How little cared for the world outside
How little cared for the dull day after
The thought of trouble went up like bubble
Ana burst in sparkle OF mirthful laughter,
OH and the heat OF it, oh and the sweet OF it,
Melody, mo ion and young blood melted,
The dancers swaying, the playe s playing
The air song-deluged and music pelted.
knew no weariness, no. not II
Ny step was MS light as the wayir grasses,
That iutter with ease on the strong armed
As it wa tees over the wild morssses.
Life was all sound and swing youth was a per-
Night was the goddess OF satisfaction.
Oh, how 1 tripped away, right to the edge of
Joy lay in motion and rest lay in action.
dance no more to the music's wave
yield no more to Its wildering power .
That time has flown, like rose that is blown,
Yet life is garden forever in flower
Though storms of tears have watered the years
Between to-day and the day departed
Tho trials have metme and grief's ways wet me.
And have been tired aud trouble hearted.
Tho under the sod Of 9 new green grave,
Yet life 10 my thinking Is cup worth drink
A gift to be glad Of, and loved and cherished.
There fs deeper pleasure 10 the slower measure
It's mellowed minor is sadder. but finef. IA
And life grows daily more worth the living
LILA WHEELER wilcox.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-18
CHAIaMAN BRICE.
First Steps Toward an Active Demo.
cratic Campaign.

New YORK, July 1.-THE first step in
the active work of the Presidential CAM
paign was taken at noon to-day, when
the National Democratic Campaign Com
mittee went into session at their head
quarters to organize. Chirman Barnum
presided, and around the council board
sat Arthur Sewall, Calvin S. Blice and
Miles Ross. About half an hour after the
session began Col. Lamont arrived, and
was added to the conclave. After a
few hours conference the Committee ad-
journed to meet again at 7 O'Clock to-
night. They did not select Chairman.
The Committee went into session again
shortly after 7 O'Clock and selected Col.
Calvin s. Brice Chairman. He accepted
the position
The President of the National Associa-
tion of Democratic Clubs has selected
the following Executive Committees:
Charles Ogden, Nebraska; Bradley g.
Schley, Wisconsin; Alex. I. Ankeny,
Harry Wells Rusk, Mary
land R. G. Monroe, New York; Harvey
N. Collision, Massachusetts Lawrence
District of Columbia.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-18
FOR CONGRESS. SIXTH DISTRICT
REEL h. TERRY, of Fresno.
Gains and Losses Politically,


Basing their statement upon an edi-
torial article which appeared in the l. S
Angeles Times, a number of the San
Francisco papers have announced that
Ex-Governor John G. DowLey has come
out in favor of the Republican ticket
AT the time we expressed grave doubts
of the ex-Governor's having joined the
phalanx of his old enemies. The San
Bernardino Courier has put Governor
Downey on record as having entered
the Prohibition party-a not improbable
supposition. We regard the Courier as
the better authority of the two, and
shall look for him in the cold water
ranks until we have later and
more authentic advices. But what
matters it that men under
new issues should change their
political affiliations? Knowing that the
Ex-Governor is very gallant and
chivalric man, we should not be sur.
prised to see him pulling up shortly in
the select but highly respectable entour-
age Of Belva Lockwood. Against the ex-
Governors detection we can place the
adhesion of the Hon. Calvin B. Edger-
ton, who comes over to us on the tariff
issue. Such changes will be and are be-
ing recorded all over the United States.
As the New York World very appositely
says, sas the campaign progresses
sit becomes more evident that the tariff
tissue will force new division of the
''voters. Already from many parts of
'sthe country come reports Of Republ-
"cans who are repelled from the support
'of the candidates of their party by the
platform adopted at Chicago. Similar
accounts are published OF Democrats
'who will desert their party because
"of the policy promulgated by
1'the President, adopted by its
representatives in Congress and in
dorsed by the National Convention.
''It is natural that this should be So.
s'The theory of party organization and
''party government is that men who
think alike and whose interests are
identical should act together. Why
"should citizen who believes in freer
"trade, lower taxes on necessities and
"the prevention of a surplus vote against
"his convictions because he was Repub-
''lican on the slavery question or in sup
sport of the war? Why should a man
"who believes in perpetuating the war
s'tariff, even if whisky and tobacco have
sfto be freed from taxation and policv
''of extravaganza be adopted to get rid
s'of the surplus, vote with Democrats
"who are directly and openly opposed to
f'his views? There is but one issue of
"any consequence in the present can
"vass. 1t embodies new irrepressible
"confict, and it will as inevitably cause
"realignment of parties, now or later, as
"did the old conflict between freedom
"and slavery"
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-18
Let No guilty Man Escape.

Mr.. Cuddy has taken the proper course
about what seems to be malicious per-
secution of him being carried on by his
colleagues. While he need not submit
to the indignity of an investigation car
ried on by indirection and in fragrant
violation of all legal modes of procedure,
yet armed in the perfect panoply of con-
scious innocence he courts, he demands
an investigation, full and thorough, into
all his official acts. That is right. But
there has been a great deal OF
talk in the present and in
the past about this police Office,
and it has included the conduct. OF
more than the Chief. 1t has included
the Commissioners. Nor is fan-tan, or
gaming generally, the only violation of
law which it is said the guardians of the
law have been derelict in not sup
pressing. There are other ills that flesh
is heir to which are sal to tester directly
under the patronage of those high in
office-in some cases higher than the of.
fee of Chief Of Police.
Nor yet, does the HERALD think il
right that the investigation should be
confined to those now incumbents of the
Office of Chief of Police, OF
of Police Commissioners. Let the
inquiry take broad range, and let
us know what has been done and what
has been proposed by our officials in re-
gard to games; to the surreptitious licen'
sing of the same; to houses of i'll fame
and the allowing of some OF them to run
of propositions in favor of this game be.
ing connived at, and that one shut up.
Let us know all. Let us know if gam
bier who came from Chicago was to be
pushed relentlessly to the wall, while a
fellow from Leadville, let us say, was to
| be passed over. Let us know too if q
| house of ill-fame was to 60 unmolested be
cause the proprietor had been found
| handy as source of information about
gambling. We would not suggest thai
the inquiry should 60 back to variety dives
beyond the Continental divide, as that il
clearly outside the jurisdiction of thii
court of inquiry. But there can be nc
good reason, for example, why our ex'
cellent Mayor should not be called as a
witness, put under oath and made to tell
what he knows of gambling bribes under
a Republican administration of the office
of Police Commissioners. Let the investi
CATION be had openly before the public
and above all, before the whole Council
The good Mayor of this good City of the
Angels, and his yokefellow Mr.. Humph-
reys, held many star chamber meetings
Many people of most shady reputation
| have been wont to resort to these gather.
ings, and doubtless much valuable infor
nation and many plans meant to be
fruitful will be found in the minutes o.
these meetings or treasured in the mem.
cries of those present. Let us have all
out, and show the public, now anxious
on this head, the Whole truth about all
the Police Commissioners, present and
past. Let not the Mayor be forgotten in the
subpenas, and let not those who were
present at the Star Chamber meetings be
left out.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-18
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1t is not easy to suggest any substitu Q
for the National Convention, which, as
we have said, has this great point in it's
favor, that it has grown up spontaneous
ly to answer political need. But it is
evident that as q means of selecting the
strongest or even the most eligible candi-
date Of party, in a case at all doubtful,
it leaves much to be desired. II New
York, Times, Qnd.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-18
Notice 10 MAI, Subscribers.

The papers of all delinquent mail subscribers
to the Los Angeles DAILY HERALD will be
promptly discontinued hereafter. No papers
will be sent to subscribers by mail unless the
same have been paid for in advance. This rult
ID inAfx fxible. AYERS & LYNCH.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-18

Our Republican friends seem to be in
delightful state of certainty as tG
whether they want drinks at a dime, o,
two for nickel.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-18
THE PENDING AMENDMENTs

There were two pending amendments
coming from yesterday, one offered by
Wise, O. Virginia, repeating the tax on
cigars, cheroots and cigarettes, and one
of SnowdeD, of Pennsylvania, abolishinp
the tax on spirits distilled from apples.
peaches and other fruits.
Mr.. Wise's amendment was defeated.
43 to IS, and Snowden's was Withdrawn.
! Nichols, of North Carolina, offered an
amendment repeating all internal taxes.
Rejected.
Snowden again offered his amendment
abolishing the tax on fruit spirits. A
long debate ensued.
/ The remark of Cowles, of North Caro-
lima, to the effect that the Republican
party was in favor of squandering the
surplus in ill-deserved pensions, met
with severe criticisms from Milliken. of
Maine, and Williams, Of Ohio, the latter
of whom declared every soldier who
could produce an honorable discharge
deserved a pension.
Mcmillan sent to the Clerks desk and
had read an extract from Blaine's Paris
letter, in which he opposes the repeal Of
the whisky tax. ard says that to cheaper
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-18
THE HOUSE.
Republican IncOnststency as
Free whisky.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE House to-
day took up the internal revenue feature
OF the Tariff bill. The subject was con-
sidered in Committee of the Whole, and
began at the earliest moment possible.
TN behalf of the Ways and Means
Committee Mcmillan, of Tennessee,
offered an amendment providing that the
bond required to be given by cigar man
ufacturers shall be in such penal sum as
the collector of Internal Revenue NAV
require, not less than $40, with the ad-
dition OF $40 for every person proposed to
be employed by such manufacturer.
Adopted.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-18

INDICATIONS are that the Mills bill will
come to vote next Saturday. Then we
shall know what we shall know.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-18
WEDNESDAY, JULY is, 1888.
EDNEbDAf, JULH TO, 1855
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT
GROVER CLEvELAND,o of New York
FOR yICE-PRESIDENT-
ALLEN G. THURMAN, of Ohio.

To enforce fiugality in public e1pendi.
tures and abolish unnecessary toration.
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a camp following tourist" found
himself caught in the railway station a.
Sedan during the engagement. OF course
he could not go out except at the risk Of
his life So he amused himself within
the ihnerInost doors of the office Look
here. he said To q friend afterward. open.
Ing small bag full OF railway tickets.
i've got some souvenirs of Sedan /"
They were all marked Sedan. September
i. and Indicated an immense number of
quite impossible journeys. such as that 10
Metz. AS having been made on that day.
While the storm was raging around. he
had stamped all the tickets he could Law
hands on with the date Of the battle Till
the Ink gave out. These will be cur:osi.
ties' said he. adding. land I've got
money out OF the pocket Of dead soldier;
they say It's lucky" He showed some
silver OF which he had robbed corpse.-
TIE Argonaut.
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Our Duty to Rores.

Just how far It Is the duty Of n man
or woman either-to let an outsider
take his valuable time from business
affairs rs. In my mind. aquestion- think
none OF US ought to sacrifice a whole
morning or an entire afternoon to the 10.
lite duty OF being bored to death by people
whose woes we cannot help. whose affairs
DO not Interest us. and between us and
whom there Is not strong bond Of friend.
ship or common interest And I believs
The editor. publisher or other bushes,
man whom had been persistently talk.
ing oilnd for any considerable period
would be justified in politely. and With
his most fascinating manner. calling my
attention 70 the door.-Helen NJ. Winslov
In Boston Globe.
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An Acknowledgements CRIME.

An electro magnet with n carrying en-
pacity OF 500 pounds is attached TO n cranc
In tho Cleveland steel works. and readily
picks up and handles billets and ether
masses OF iron without the use Of chains.
tongs or other devices mere lad is
thus enabled to do the work OF fourteen
or fifteen men He lowers the magnet
from the crane on to the object 70 ~
moved. turns on tho current. nd he
magnet immediately attschcs itself: .he
erane-operascd bya pneumatic avs
raises the load. which is ,arried to n. L..
sired position. lowered. and then -. ,.ss,
by cutting of the current -Chicago S,r,