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Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-01
CITY and Township.
save Him from His Friends.

1t is very open question indeed as to
whether the wisest application of much
of the Republican campaign fund would
not have been to hire James G. Blaine to
stay in Europe. He has certainly been
of very little benefit to his protege Harri-
son. That gentleman may excusably be
in the mood of exclaiming, "Save me
from my friends" None of the speeches
the Plumed knight has made since his
return to the United States, have been
specially brilliant, while some Of them
have been damaging to the cause which
he assumes to have at heart to a
high degree. His speech delivered at
Portland, Maine, on the 18th of August,
was of itself enough to knock
the pins from under Harrison. In that
eccentric oratorical effort he antagonized
President Cleveland's position on trusts,
proclaimed it as his belief that trusts
should be let alone, and said that Eng
land, a free trade country, was plastered
over with them.
The New York Times Immediately in
structed its London correspondent to in
quire into this matter of the existence of
trusts in England, with the result that
they are practically. unknown there.
The correspondent showed Blaine's state
ment to forty representative Englishm en-
bankers, solicitors, auditors, and the
heads of great iron, cotton, wooden, rail-
road, mining and other enterprises
without an exception they fatty denied
its truth. They did not even know any
English equivalent for the American
words 'trust" or combine" The cor
respondent of the Times next sought Of
ficial opinion on the matter, with the
following result:
But denial of Blaine's assertion need
not rest on the general and anonymous
evidence of business men selected at
random. Unfortunately the Parliament
ary recess has taken out of town most of
the heads of the government depart
ments dealing with trade statistics, but
was lucky enough to find two officials of
recognized knowledge and weight of
character. One of these, Alfred Miner,
q distinguished Fellow of Oxford and
private secretary to the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, position equal in impor-
tance and influence to that of First As
sistant Secretary of the Treasury in Amer
lea. Mr.. Miner said: "The statement
that trust, or anything like trust, is
common in England is absolutely false
l marvel at any man committing himself
to an assertion so barefaced and so capa-
BILE of prompt and complete refutation.
There are certain small local enterprises,
no doubt, in lines which lend themselves
to specialization, where the large pro-
ducers have from time to time com bined
against the small ones. suppose that
has been done since the dawn
of commerce, but the combinations are
in the nature of what you call corners,
and will by no means be permanently |
organized monopolies. do not know Of
the existence in England of q single |
trust. in the American sense of the word,
unless it may be this new Cheshire Salt |
Trust now being mentioned in the
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-01
He Would Blow 1t In-ssFiggers.,

4ACIC lS AOVllAS hOdA Vi ClICuA-
scribed about the Hon. Tom Fitch. In
his speech at Hazards Pavilion night
before last he got rid of all embarrass-
ments concerning the surplus in very
charming way. He said he "would blow
it in" Mr.. Fitch in this utterance shows
himself to be man of infinite gizzard
and Republican of the good old days.
If the amount that has been "blown i'm
by the Belknaps, Chambers, Reaches,
Cresswells, Robesons, Leets and Boss
Shepherds of the grand old party could
be collected in a pile it would 60 far
towards paying off the remainder of the
national debt. Like the siiver-tongued,
they were all men of infinite stomach
when it came to "blowing things in.''
1t is wonder. after their high wassail,
that there were any public buildings left
about Washington when the Democrats
came into power. We doubt very much,
however, whether the people favor these
magnificent projects. When it comes to
spending the money of the nation they
are liable to desire to 60 little slow.
They would far rather see these shekels
left in their own pockets, to vivify busi-
ness and stimulate enterprise, than
either stored in the national strong box
or squandered on lakes in the Sierras or
embankments on the Mississippi.
Mr.. Fitch's liberality recalls that of
Daniel Webster. Called upon at a ban
quent to respond to the sentiment, the
National Debt" Black Dan said; "The
National Debt. 1t ought to be paid.
How much is it? I'll pay it myself"
Nothing could better recall this incident
than Mr.. Fitch's lavish method Of
handling a surplus.
Every one knows that this versatile
orator is highly successful as handle,
of figures OF speech. His rhetorical
tropes are often quite pyrotechnical in
their brilliancy. When it comes to vul.
gar figures and vulgar fractions, how
ever, Mr.. Fitch is by no means so happy.
Nothing could be much more absurd than
his statement that in many articles OF
manufactures labor amounts to SO per
cent. of the finished product. A brilliant
rhetorician Mr.. Fish undoubtedly is, but
as statistician or a political economist
he provokes a smile. Without desiring
to weary our readers with figures, we
will merely say that we have looked
over columns of statistics relating to the
proportion which labor bears to the
finished product and it ranges from seven
to twenty-six per cent. Thirteen per
cent. would be high average for labor.
Mr.. Fitch is a most agreeable talker.
What he lacks in wisdom he often makes
up in wit. But it would puzzle a prac-
tical man, who really desires to think
and vote intelligently on the issues Of
the day, to find out what good he derives
from listening to man like the silver
tongued orator Fitch, who fills his
speeches with such incredibly loose
statements as that upon which We have
commented.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-01

HENRY R. SMITH, of San Francisco.
CAL, died some years ago and left a
most peculiar will. He bequeathed his
property to his widow, stipulating that
she should educate their son as LAWYER
and have him taught the Chinese Ian
guage. Mrs. Smith has faithfully carried
out these provisions, and her son, who is
now of age, can talk American law to a
Celestial without effort.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-01

JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT-owing to
our greatly increased facilities, we are prepared
to execute all kindsof job work in superior
manner. Special attention will be given to
commercial and lefa printing, and all orders
Gin be promptly filled at moderate rates.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-01

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.street, between Spring and Fort, Los Angeles
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Not,ce 10 Mail subscribers

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to the Los Angeles DAILY HERALD will be
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n infiexible. AYERS " LfNeh'
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&C. P. BERRY, of sutter
Az Large. B. d. MURPHY, of Santa Clara.
1st District FRED BERINGER, of Sonoma.
I'd District A. CAMINETTI, of Amador.
Sd District C. A. JENKINS, of sacramento
4th District P. j. MURPHY, of San Francisco
5th Distiict N. BOWDEN, of Santa Clara.
9Th District BYRON WATERS, of San B'd1no
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-01
u.mocrattc state Ticket.
Democratic County Ticket.

Chief Justice w NILES sEARLES, of Nevada
Associate Justice. JEREMIAH SULLIVAN, Of
San Francisco.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-01

LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE from adjacent towns
specially solicited.
REM1TTANoEs should be made by draft' cneck,
...oesoa order or postal note. The latter should
be sent for all sums less than $5.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-01
sETRUSTY,, BLAINE.
He Again Tries to Eliminate Trusts
from the Campaign.

DOVER, Me-, August 31.-Hon. James
G. Blaine spoke at Foxcroft this after
noon. In opening he proceeded at once
to the consideration of trusts, charging
that they fourished to greater extent
under the free trade policy of England
than under the protective policy of the
United States. He said the Presi-
dent should have known when he
arraigned trusts in his message
to Congress that Congress could
not dissolve them when their char
ters were from the State Legislatures or
their organizations under State laws. 1t
had been confessed by the Democratic
House Ways and Means Committee by
Chairman Mills and every man that
stood as an advocate OF free trade, that
trusts had no possible legal connection
with the tariff. The Presidents charge
that trusts had their origin in the protec-
tive tariff had not foot of ground to
stand on, and was contradicted in every
line of free trade experience the speaker
had quoted from England. Trusts have
no place in the National campaign they
are State issues. The Republicans of
Maine, at least, can be depended upon
to look after those in their own State.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-01

To enforce frugality in public expenditures and
abolish unnecessary taxation.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-01
STRABHSMIC POLITICS.
Ben Butler Squints at the Fisheries
and Free Trade.


min F. Butler this evening addressed a
large audience in fremont Temple upon
the tariff and fisheries questions. He
said: Theoretically free trade between
all nations. as between men, is correct in
principle-that is if all nations In all
things were exactly on the same footing;
but such conditions cannot exist among
nations, and therefore all theories upon
the question of free trade becomes useless :,
| cite the President on my side, as
against free trade, but must confess at
the same time that the President seems
to get as near being free trade as he can.
l believe if he had known, as l know.
how much protective tariff has done for
the American workingman, his tariff
message would never have been penned.
1t is not his fault, but the laboringman's
misfortune that he did not know the
facts.
The speaker declared his opinion that
during the late war we owed to the
effects of the protective tariff the means
which upheld the unity Of our people,
the consolidation of our Government, the
glory of our achievements and the mill
tary power OF our country, and added:
Is is not a matter of remark that the at.
tempted destruction OF our protective sys--
tenn comes from those who did not defend
the life of the country in that war, and
the majority of whom mourn the cause
which the protective tariff caused to be
lost to them.
General Butler attacked the Mills bill
and then turned his attention to the Fish
cries question. Touching upon the vari-
GUS treaties that had been in force be-
tween the United States and Great Brit
ain, he said: l agree with the President
that the bill giving him the power of re-
taliation was poor bill, unworthy of the
dignity of the United States Government,
andif he vetoed it on that ground would
have been quite inclined to sup
port him. My criticism Of
the bill is that it contains
no enactment in regard to keeping ves-
sells and goods of the British dominion in
North America at our ports. When we
learn that in these North American
British possessions our vessels are kept
out of port, pray why don't you take
the bull by the horns and give the
President the power and right, whenever
he finds that single vessel, however
small, is keptout of any British port or
anywhere unlawlully, to keep out of the
ports of the United States every British
vessel, however great, until that wrong
shall be righted. Retaliate the wrongs
done to our fishermen by the Canadians
by action against the Cunard steamship
sailing under the ensign of the British
and the thing will
be brought to an end. The first
question that springs TO the lip is, is the
President in earnest? If the answer is
yes, let him enforce retaliation by the
power he has had since March, 1887. If
he will do that he will show that his
paper is the message of statesman and
not of a campaigner on the stump.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-01
state ELECTORAL Ticket,

For Congress, sixth District.
REEL B. TERRY, of Fresno.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-01
SEPTEMBER 1, 1888
DEMoCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET

FOR PRESIDENT:
GROVER CLEVELAND, OF New York.
FOR vICE-PREsIDENT:
ALLEN G. THURMAN, of Ohio.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17
1t Proved to BE a Winning Tip.

The following story, told by the
Louisville COuTier-JournaJ on Major
Ed Hughes, the popular Chief of the
Fire Department of that city, and one
of the best posted men in Kentucky on
turf matters, illustrates how little we'll
posted men actually know about the
relative abilities of race horses: Since
an event on the turf several years ago
Maj. Hughes has invariably refused to
give even his best friend ''tip'' on a
race. Several years ago during a
spring meeting at Churchill Downs,
Abraham Isaacs, New York member
of the ''shoestring" contingent of the
sporting element, came out from. the
East and went broke on the races dur
ing the first few days. He was per-
sistent in his search for tips and
made Maj. Hughes life a burden.
Finally one day the Major decided to
''chOke off, the would-be sport and
conided to his friends his plan. He
called Isaacs down the quarter stretch,
and in hOarse and mysterious whisper
asked:
How much money have you got?"
81 have 1913, but | can borrow SO
more" was the answer.
Then said the Major, Il can put
you on to something good. Mamie I.
is in this race at SIS to 81. She is a
world-beater and this is her first race.
The talent amt on to her and am the
only man backing the mare. Great
tip. Pawn your watch and put every
cent you can rake and scrape together
on it.
Issacs pondered over the advice,
looked over the horses, and put S33 on
the Majors tip at $75 to 81. The Major
was interested in the favorite to the
extent of 5000, and he chuckled when
he told his friends how he had put up
the job on Isaacs. When the horses
got of Mamie I. took the lead and was
never headed. Isaacs had the only
book ticket on her and collected S2,51S.
WELL l am dead Jonah to myself"
unused the Major as he went over to
strike Isaacs for Il suit of clothes. The
plunger. however, had disappeared
and Maj Hughes has never seen him
since.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17
Ben Butler.

General B. T. Butler, says Wash
ington correspondent, is here for the
present in his big stone house oppo-
site the southern end of the Capitol.
| called there few days ago, and
found the rooms large and luxuriously
furnished, the walls hung with fine
paintings. One room contains an ele-
giant billiard table. The General is
suffering from succession of colds
in the head, from which he can get no
relief. He is a hard worker every
day, and has so much business on
hand that he is a slave to his pen. He
SAYS the dinner hour is the only leisure
he has, and he has made it an infieXi-
ole rule that no matter who calls to
see him while he is at dinner he will
not be disturbed. Il cannot and will
not see the dinner fiend," he saws.
After dinner he goes back to his work,
remaining until 11:20 p. m. Then he
is hungry and calls for something to
eat. He goes to his sleeping-rOom.
lights all the jets each side of his bed.
and piling in reads until he falls
asleep. If he wakes up during the
night, as he often does, he resumes his
reading. He is the first one up in the
morning, when he at once goes to his
desk. Such is the daily routine life of
one who has acquired wealth and is
we'll on in years, but who is not able
to stop business and take a rest. That
I'LL come with the end of life.
DI. Sea, sell think l will have to
call Il consultation in Your case, sir.
Patient (alarmed)-And why? Doctor
(calmly)-To ascertain whether YOU
" ill be orth more to me dead than
alive. You see. | can easily collect
my claim from the estate. but Pa
tent (who mas the uame of calling i
strange physician every time he feels
ilD-Thats all right. doctor; if you'll
tell me about Y hat YOU think it VIII be
I'll pay in advance. -Ba1dette.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17
He Failed TO See 1t.

A lady who is a firm believer in the
cure of everything by the mind, or
rather, in the non-existence of all pains
and maladies, has a little boy who
complained of a terrible toothache.
took him to a scientist to be cured, and
remarked to that lady as soon as she
had entered the room:
"My boy thinks he has terrible
toothache, Mrs. Scientist, and [ have
brought him to you to be cured of it. -
Having brought her attention to the
case, Mrs. Scientist said:
Now, my little boy, you must look
me right in the eye. ca pause.) Now
you haven't any toothache"
Yes, l have, tool" shouted the boy.
The scientist smiled petiently, and
tried it over again
~ on must look me right in the eyes
and try to forget your toothache," she
said. (Then there was another stead
fast pause.) "Ah, now you haven't
any toothache."
Yes, l have, too" shouted the boy
again.
The practitioner went through the
process once more with fresh persua>
sion. Tue boy seemed inclined to be
quiet this time.
"Well, L guess you haven't any
toothache' now, my boy" said he.
You lie," said the boy, quietly.
He was taken away. toothache and
all.-BOStOn Herald
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17

o, ever so much money on coast de-
lenses. You remember the last time
we went tobogganing | tore nv cos
tune into ribbons by running off the
slide.-B0StO79 Transcript.
4 Brooklyn dentist has filled DOES
teeth. This is not the first instance ON
record of dogs teeth being filled.
Last summer we saw boy coming
out of an apple orchard with rapid
transit look on his face. He had lust
filed the teeth OF the farmers doc
with an amaigam made up of equal
parts of cloth and fresh meat.-Nor-
1Oich Bulietin.
Look here, Jones, I am tired of
people, l wish could go off to some
place where nobody would know NE
or recognize me-" That's easy
enough. Leave it to me and / will
arrange ii" How will YOU do it?"
Il will announce that you nave COM
mitted murder and put the case in
the hands of detective agency with
q $4,000 reward for your capture. y
Lincoln Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17
Why They Didn't Marry.

We sent out a few days since, says
the Richmond State, a note of inquiry
to number of bachelors in the city,
asking them to give us confidentially
and briefly why they never married.
Over one-half of them have answered.
and we give our readers some of the
causes assigned:
Gam only 40 years old. Consider
myself too young
Haven't been properly urged"
''Some other fellow married the girl.
I owe him a debt of gratitude. She
made it lively for him."
Heard that my .fancee snored, and
l broke off the engagement"
"My best girl had tits.''
Game near being married once;
asked girl and she said no."
''The happiest man / ever saw was
one who had just been divorced
II had a friend who was married.
He sent me a book called .Don't.''
II know man who put his resigna-
ton at the club the same day the inyi-
tations to his wedding were sent out
In three months he was reelected in
the club, and now spends his evening,
from s to II o'clock, with the boys.
This makes me wonder"
cam afraid to get married. [ know
two or three married men who con-
graduate each other when their wives
90 ont Of town. Think they ought not
to do so, but there must be some cause"
"Find considerable difficultyin bring
ing my diverged rays of affection to
focus owing to the beauty and charms
of so many Richmond girls"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17
A Subterranean Chapel.

An interesting discovery has been
made in an old Spanish mine on the
property of the Corralitos Cattle &
Mining Company, on the Casa Grande
River, in Northern Chihuahua, an i'm
mense estate belonging to FL Paso and
New York parties. The mine is called
the San Pedro, and there is on it an
old incline going into the mountains at
an angle of forty-fye degrees and evil
IDENTIFY following the richest ore streak
in zigZag manner. At the end of
this incline q subterranean chamber
was found which had been fashioned
evidently with great labor and trouble
into a regular Catholic chapel. The
chamber is some thirty feet in diameter
and about twenty feet high. Seats
have been cut from the solid rock run
ming all around the chapel, and so have
been an altar and pulpit. The whole
was found neatly whiteWashed and
presents a peculiar and weird aspect.
The ancient chapel could be used at a
moments notice as a place of worship.
A tradition is found to exist among
the natives living in the neighborhood
that many years ago a regiment Of
OpdulSu CdFdlIy was SIdIlOuGu dG lu6
presidio of Janos, some twenty-five
miles distant from the mines, and that
the Indians disclosed the existence of
the mine to the priest who was in
spiritual charge of the regiment. The
priest went into partnership with the
Colonel, and they employed the SOL
diers of the command in working the
mine, which was found exceedingly
rich. After a while complaints were
made about this enforced labor at head
quarters in Spain, and the Colonel was
called home to answer the charge.
Before leaving, he and the priest di-
vided the silver and the Colonels share
was sufficient to load eighty mules,
which he took with him across the
country to Vera Cruz, where he took
ship for Spain.
The whole country adjacent to the
Casa Grande and Santa Marie Rivers
is full of objects of interest to the
archaologist and naturalist. Prehis-
toric ruins are found everywhere,
many of them clearly traceable to the
Aztecs, but others evidently antedate
any authentic records of history. A
richer field of exploration and investi-
cation cannot be found anywhere in
North America.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-05-17
Bachelors.

a man may be bachelor, and his houss
nice and well-ordered as it isis bare
and Unsympathetic from the lack CT thar
undehnable something which the presence
Of woman always gives. 1t wears an as
pect OF prim neatness under the hands of
his excellent housekeeper, Mrs Hardman,
which would gladly see give place TO
certain amount OF wifely disorder. There
is an air of chill though disciplined neglect
over every part of il save over the one room
which serves for refectory, library, smok-
lng-room and all; for Livelong found it i'm
possible, when setting up as householder,
TO shake of the old lOdging-hoUse habit
ana march formally from his dinner to an
other room, TO take q spell of ease over his
pipe and newspaper. The arm-chairs in
the chimney corners are comfortable and
roOmy: there are books and pipes and to-
bacco close at hand; and last. but by no
means least, there is a hearty welcome for
me whenever may look in for an evening
chat
Though my friends life is assuredly not
an unhappy one, it is not so unduIy full of
content, am certain, as to restrain him
from castle-building and chicken-counting
whenever he gets half an hours rest with
his pipe and his slippers and his Old coat.
He is not the man to wear his heart upon
his sleeve; but with very little trouble he
succeeded in getting at the drift of his in
spiration, and in what direction, think you,
is the idea of his life to be found? In a
stately house in Harley street, with the
waiting room crammed every morning
with double-fee patients; with a writing
table strewed with notes of invitation bid
he answers promptly in the affirmative,
except when he may be busy with that pa
per which the College of Physicians is Ian
gushing to hear.-Au the Year Round.