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Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-25
A Move I'm the Right Direction

We have often drawn attention to and
advocated the idea of small holdings, or
farms, as the best method of settling up
the large tract of land now in the hands
of single individuals and real estate
agents here. of late, on account of the in
creased demand for FIVE and ten-acre
homes, have almost been forced to so
divide these tracts in order to suit their
customers.
Inquiry among the late arrivals from
the East elicits the fact that the emigra-
ton coming to Los Angeles this winter is
composed mostly OF the better class,
people who desire to build or i'm
prove and make independent homes.
The time has passed when almost any
piece of property, no matter how worth
less. could be cut up into twenty-five
and fifty-foot lots and sold. What We
want is acre property, and plenty of it,
to enable men of moderate means to
remain here and create homes.
There is a move among the different
real estate dealers to obtain desirable
acre property, and most OF them have
given this matter their fullest attention.
The demand for small farms is active,
especially close to the city, and property
along some of our finest drives and boule-
wards is now being subdivided into
small holdings of five or ten acres.
Some large tracts on Washington street,
which in the near future is destined to
be grand avenue between Los Angeles
and Santa Monica, have already been SO
laid out as to supply the ever-increasing
demand, and we hope before long to see
the whole distance along this beautiful
drive to the sea dotted with self-sustain'
ing and independent homes.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-25
A CURIOUS interest attaches to the Pre-

A CURIOUS interest attaches to the Pro
hibition vote thrown in California last
week. According to the returns from the
different sections of the State the bulk ol
the teetotal vote there came from the
southern counties, which constitute the
great wine growing region Of California.
In Los Angeles, San Bernardino and
Santa Clara, which are all dotted with
vineyards and yield thousands of tons oi
grapes, the Prohibitionists came out in
force. In most of the towns in this
beautiful region such thing as liquor
saloon is not tolerated, and wine drinking
is proclaimed vice to be stunned.
Nevertheless, these good people continue
to plant vineyards, and it is said that
100000 acres will be devoted to grape
culture in that State this winter.
/ Times Democrat.
The long-haired Puritan may be fool
in theory but he is not in practice. A
very large number of the new population
OF South California are OF the Cotton.
Mather stock which Whittier says: Save
with equal care, their winter store of salt
and sanctity.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-25
The Right of way Contest.

The contest between the City Council
and number OF property-holders on
one side and the Southern Pacific Rail-
way Company on the other has reached
a point at which something definite must
be done. The company requires
the right of way from its Santa
Monica line to Alameda street,
so that it can reach with its
cars the new depot in nearly direct
line. If the company will cross the
lower portion of the Briswalter tract,
they can reach Alameda street about on
the charter boundary line. This route
possesses many advantages, we should
think, to the railroad, whilst there is no
doubt, whatever, that it would be by far
best for the city. The company has
already bought up several tracts be-
tween the Briswalter and Alameda street,
and MIR. Griffith offers to give the right
of way over the Briswalter tract for
SIS 900. part of which property-holders
on San Pedro street are willing to con-
tribute for the purpose OF getting the
rails and trains off their street. This is
a very important object not only to
the property holders but to the
city. San Pedro street is one of
the great arteries OF the city. 1t runs
through very valuable portion of it,
and is only kept back from improvement
from the fact that the Santa Monica train
runs through it. OF course no street is
desirable either for residence or business
if it is run over by steam railway.
On the other hand the agent OF the
company is desirous to procure the
authority of the city to make connection
with Alameda street by way of Pine
street, where it has purchased all the
lots on one side between the two streets.
AS Pine street is nearly mile further
north than the Briswaiter route,
San Pedro street would still be
damaged to that extent, and
the property holders not only on
that street, but those in the vicinity Of
Pine, clear across to Alameda, strenuously
protest against permitting the Company
to make the connection by that route. To
the declaration made by the company g
agent, that the curves are too sharp to
make the turns necessary on the Bris-
walter tract, the property owners reply
that they have had the line sur
veyed by the City Engineer and Captain
Knox, who both say that the curves are
perfectly practicable, as much so as if
the Pine. street route should be adopted.
The course the Council should pursue
is simple. 1t is their duty to do that
which is best for the city. If the COM
pany can reach Alameda street just as
we'll by way of the Briswalter
route as by the Pine street, the
elimination OF the track from San Pedro
street is an object Of such special and
general Importance that they should in
sist on the adoption of the lower line.
The track once removed from San Pedro
street, that street would soon be greatly
improved and million dollars of taxa
ole property be added to the city.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-25

We had pleasant visit yesterday from
Hon. Jacob T. Child, Minister Resident
of the United States to Siam. Col.
Child left Bangkok on the 4th of October
on visit to his home in Missouri, and
is now on his way back to Siam. He
says that Siam is fine country and
very rich. Bangkok is city of over
100000 inhabitants. The work is
chiefly done by Chinese, the natives
being indolent and unambitious.
The Colonel will resign his post on the
4th Of March so as to enable General
Harrison to appoint his successor. There
is growing feeling in both parties that
the Asiatic and Polynesian missions
should be filled by Pacific Coast people.
We propose the name OF Colonel Otis for
Siam and that of Colonel Boyce for the
Hawaiian Kingdom. How would that
suit? 1t need not be objected that this
would be sort of Siamese separation OF
the editorial twins.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-25
Eastern Echoes.

Pleuro.pneumonia among cattle at
Middletown, N. Y, has assumed alarm
ing proportions.
At Marion, Ala, the Judson Female
Institute. one of the Oldest female col
leges in the South, was burned on Satur-
day. Loss 100000.
By an explosion OF dynamite at Thorn p.
sons Mills, near Schuylerville, Saratoga
county, N. Y, six men were blown up;
two were killed and the other four left
unconscious.
Three white and one negro convict
We're whipped at Newcastle, Del, Satur-
day morning for larceny and burglary.
They took from five to twenty lashes
each, lightly laid.
1t is understood that General Newton
will devote his time in the future to the
management of the Panama Railway
Company, of which he was elected Pres
ident short time since.
Commodore Cicero Price, of the United
States Navy, died at Troy, N. Y, Satur-
day evening, of Pneumonia. He was
nearly 65 years of age. His oldest
daughter, Lille, is now the Duchess of
Marlborough.
William Larzellers & Sons, of Phila-
delphia, wholesale dealers in foreign
fruits and fancy groceries, have assigned
Their liabilities are between $50, 900 and
100000; nominal assets, 5000 to
$4,000.
A special from Appleton, Wis, says
President Bradford Raymond, of Law
renee University, has been rendered the
Presidency of the Wesleyan University
at Middletown, Conn. 1t is believed the
offer will be accepted.
The cold snap has wrought great de-
struction in the Delaware and Pequest
valleys, N. ]. Thousands of bushels of
apples were frozen, and hundreds OF
dollars worth of celery destroyed. Acres
OF celery on the great Pequest meadows
were frozen in and rendered valueless.
At Lemars, Iowa, City Marshal George
Harrison was shot and instantly killed
Saturday morning, by John Gaynor,
aged %. Gaynor and three companions
were out on a lark. All were intoxi-
Gated and the Marshal undertook to ar
rest them. Gaynor fed the town, bat
has been captured.
The Kansas City Journals special from
Ozark, Mo-, reports a horrible tragedy
twenty-five miles south of Ozark, in
Taney county. Mrs. Amanda Truitt
killed two Of her young children with
hatchet and then cut her throat with.
butcher knife. No details are given, but
it is supposed the unfortunate woman
was demented.
Nv. Williamson, of Philadelphia, the
aged philanthropist who has decided to
devote $l2, ,000,0 900 of his enormous for
tune for the establishment of great in.
dustrial school for boys, has completed
his arrangements, and on Saturday took
the first step in the direction of estab-
fishing the school, by selecting board |
Of seven trustees, all well-known bust |
ness men. -.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-25

Our esteemed but splenetic contem.
porary the Times, in its issue of Friday
went out of its way to belittle the men
who are promoting the building of the
Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railway. II
sneers at the persons engaged in the en-
terprise through the convenient medium
of "well known railway man." Its
informant may be we'll known, but he
don't know what he is talking about all
the same. A gentleman who was inter-
ested in seeing the project 60 ahead tele-
graphed to the First National Bank Of
New York City as to the standing Of one
of these promoters and the reply, which
we saw, was of the most gratifying char.
acter. The capitalists who are behind
him are of the first standing in financial
circles. The mere fact that some
of its more enterprising contempor-
aries were ahead of the Times in
placing the public in possession of
certain facts ought not to lead it to go off
half cooked in an attempt to discredit an
enterprise which will be fraught with so
much good to this section. All Los An
geles newspapers ought to welcome any
project of development for this section,
instead Of trying to whistle it down the
wind.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-25

The Times still holds in the dark re-
cesses of is inner arcanum the real name
of Murchison. 1t promised long while
ago to let the name loose at the proper
time. That time, it seems, has not yet
come. We presume we shall learn it
when the genuine, original "Murch"
comes in to demand his share of the
Federal spoils. In the meantime
Savariej suffers the imputation that he
wrote the Murchison fake to 60 unchal-
lenged.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-25
The Santa Barbara Independent names

THE Santa Barbara Independent names
Hon. G. A. Storke, member-elect from
that county, for Speaker of the next
Assembly. Mr.. Storke is we'll qualified
for the position, and has been elected by
a large majority from his own county,
which is Republican, Notwithstanding
that he is pronounced and clear-cut
Democrat. The HERALD seconds the
nomination, and hopes that the Demo
cratic majority in the Assembly will
award this honor to Southern California
in the person of the popular representa-.
tive from Santa Barbara.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-25
WASHINGTON VIKINGS.
A Superintendent of Railway Mails
DepOsed-Other Items.


DepOsed-Other Items.
WASHINGTON, November 24.-C. w.
Vickery, Superintendent Of the third
division of the Railway Mail Service,
with headquarters in this city, has ten
dered his resignation at the request of the
postal authorities, and will be succeeded
on next Monday by Eugene Darlington,
superintendent of Mails at Baltimore.
General Superintendent Bancroft said
to-day that there were no charges iu his
office against Vickery, who has held the
superintendency since $780, at which
time he was promo ed to the position
from the ranks. With the exception OF
the Superintendents at San Francisco and
Chicago, none of the nine old Supelin-
tendents are now in the service. Vickery
had been in the mail service twenty one
years.
WHAT THE POSTAL SERVICE COSTS.
The Postmaster General to-day sub
mitted to the Secretary of the Treasury
estimates for the app, opriation for the
postal service for the fiscal year, ending
June 80, 1889. They aggregate $66,
073, as against $50, 500, 233, the appropri-
alton for the present fiscal year. The
revenues of the Department for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1890, are estimated
at $62, ,50S ,65S, which is an increase OF
1913, 4S2 over the revenues of the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1888, and an increase
of 81 ,544 ,924 over the estimates OF the fis-
cal year ending Juae 80, 1889. This will
leave an apparent deficit for the year
ending June 80, $780,, of $4 304 AIS.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
by Commissioner Walker, rendered de-
cision to-day in case against the North.
ern Pacific Railway Company, which
states that complaint made for the pur.
pose OF retaliation for fancied wrong,
so as to get even with carrier for the
revocation of complainant's pass, does
not commend itself to the Commission
A carrier which has conformed to the
ruling of the Commission should not be
prosecuted for an alleged violation of the
law. Free transportation issued in the
form of an annual pass to a person moi
in the regular and stated service of the
carrier. and not receiving any wages OF
salary under a contract OF employment
but requested by him as a mpensatior
for throwing in it's way what business he
conveniently could, is held to be illegal
THE INAUGURATION FUND.
At a meeting of the Executive Com
mittee of the Inauguration ceremonies
this evening, Colonel Elliott Sheppard
and Robert F. Porter, OF New York, were
appointed on the Finance Committee
Captain George E. Lemon, chairman o.
the latter committee, reported that the
subscriptions to the guarantee fund tc
date were $96,500 The amount required
is $75, 900.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-25

his son for money advanced him in 1873,
70 purchase an interest in Tiffany & Co.
Prior to sailing for Europe, he informed
his father that he had sold his yacht, and
his sons wife said he had sold $4,000
worth of Tiffany stock and $10O,0 900 worth
more of stock which he had purchased
with his own money. The father alleges
that his seat in the Stock Exchange was
sold for $22 900 few days ago. The
fathers attachment is to get the proceeds
of the sale of his Stock Exchange seat.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-25

JUDGE SULLIVAN declines to concede
his defeat until he has found out the
precise number of ballots which were re.
jected because his name was printed be-
low the line on which the office was
designated. One hundred and sixty-nine
OF these ballots were thus rejected in
Los Angeles County, and some are be-
lieved to have been rejected in San Diego
City and County. Even should the
Judge turn out to have been defeated, he
has made phenomenal run, which
demonstrates his personal worth and
popularity.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-25

THERE is general feeling in the city
OF Los Angeles that the municipal ticket
put up by the Republicans is exception
ally weak. Here is an open door, into
whose broad portals the Democrats can
enter if they wish. 1t leads straight to
victory. The only condition attached is
that we shall put up strong set of can
didates. With good man for Mayor,
good government, untinctured by fanati-
cism, can be assured for our people.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-25
The Republican City Convention

The Republican City Convention
which was led up to by such scenes o.
ruffianism at the primaries, consum'
mated its work Of nominating city
ticket yesterday. After very bitter
struggle Mr.. D. E. Miles was nominated
for Mayor over Mr.. L. E. Mosher, the
final ballot standing 72 for Miles to 81
for Mosher. The fight for this nomina-
ton is generally understood to be VIC
tory for the Tribune over the Times, a
sort OF Montague and Capulet war being
waged at this juncture between the two
Republican morning papers. Mr.. Mos
her is thought to have been handicapped
by being stockholder in our esteemed
morning contemporary, the Los Angeles
diminutive Of the London Thunderer.
He would doubtless have stood a
better chance for the nomina-
ton if the Times had been
less demonstrative in his favor, the
political preferences of that journal,
which were strongly pronounced yester-
day and the day before, not being always
the infallible and sure-pop passport to
success-either in the nominating Con-
ventions or at the polls. Mosher had a
host of friends, but Miles seems to have
been more fully equipped in that line.
Neither the successful candidate nor his
opponent concenter in their persons any
special aptitude of success. While the
Tribune has triumphed in the nomina-
ton, an ordinary political sagacity would
have dictated leaving both aside, and
the concentration upon some man, like
Hon. Henry 7. Hazard, who had not
brought down upon himself the gall of
either of the Republican organs.
Mr.. Miles personally is highly re-
spectacle gentleman. He has no special
force of character, and is known as
a moderate and conservative business
man. There is nothing about him
which would rally the community about
him and, without personal strength Of
an exceptional character. with the en-
mites of the defeated faction of his own
party to contend against, the Democrats
have an opportunity presented of putting
up sure winner for Mayor, if they
nominate wisely and we'll.
The Convention completed its work by
nominating Mr.. Charles Mcfarland for
City Attorney, Mr.. M. d. johnson for
City Treasurer, Mr.. John Fischer for
City Assessor, and Mr.. Len Thompson
for City Tax Collector. There is nothing
electrical in any of these names, that Of
old John Fischer being the strongest in
the list.
The action of the Republican City
Convention has left clear field for the
Democrats. All they have to do
is bring out their strongest men
to show that the election of three
weeks ago was not correct grading
of parties in the city Of Los Angeles. The
vote for Harrison by no means represents
the Republican strength in this city, nor
does that for Cleveland represent the
Democratic following. NO question Of
the tariff will enter into the next contest,
and a Democratic ticket composed of our
best citizens will astonish many of those
who look only on the surface of politics.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-25

The Times thinks that Mr.. Miles
strength lies in the support he will get
from the Citizens Reform party and the
gas and water corporations. On the
other hand, the Tribune thinks through
the HERALD that Mosher's weakness is
the support he has from the Times. The
short-haired Times and the long-haired
Tribune are transformations for gods
and men to stand amazed at.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-25

THE meat question in Los Angeles is
in good condition, if the butchers will
hold together. 1t will be seen by an
interview elsewhere that the Armour
combine has its eyes on our city but the
Butchers and Slaughterers' Union think
they can keep the monopoly out.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-25

THE tide of excursion travel to Les
Angeles will be at the food during the
coming week. Our streets are as crowded
as those of San Francisco or Chicago,
and all our hotels are rapidly filling up.
Main and Spring streets, notwithstand-
ing their present muddy condition, are
as full of people as either Kearney or
Market streets in San Francisco.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-25

Mr.. CHARLES A. DANA has left New
York for tour in Europe. The New
York World Uses to say that he is sneak
ing away after having attempted for the
third time to stab democratic President
between the third and fifth ribs. This is
very severe judgment to pass upon the
editor of the Sun, but we are afraid that
it is not altogether groundless. The
enmity of the Sun to Gen. Hancock
one of the most admirable men that ever
ran for President-was open and effect
ual. Gen. Hancock was defeated. 1t
was no less open to Mr.. Cleveland on his
candidacy for first term, but that
sterling Democrat was elected. This
last time the Suns enmity to Cleve-
land was quite cloaked, but accomplished
its end. What the Democratic party
greatly needs is the comprising of some
device by which Mr.. Dana shall become
a Republican. He is undoubtedly that
at heart, but his paper has so long mas
queraded under the guise OF Democracy
that he dare not openly avow his senti-
ments. In the campaign of 1884 the
circulation of the Sun ran down one
third, and he gave the New York World
"a staunch and honest Democratic news
paper-an opening which the Sun has
never been able to retrieve. When Dana
made his first break against the Demo-
cratic candidate for President, the Sun
was the most largely circulated journal
in the United States. Now it has
scarcely third OF the circulation OF the
World
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-25
BRITISH EVACUATION.
Sackville Shakes the Am ertcan Soil
From His Sandals.

New YORK, November 24.-Lord Sack
vile West and his daughters and Joseph
Chamberlain and wife were among the
passengers who sailed on the steamer
La Bourgoyne to-day. 1t prob
ably did not occur to them that this is
the anniversary of the day when the
British troops evacuated New York.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-25
SWINDLED THE OLD MAN.
/ StOckbrOker Leaves His Father in
the lmFCh.

New YORK, November "a John R.
Andrews, a well known stockbroker, is
reported to have gone to Europe last
August under somewhat mysterious cir
cumstances. He informed his father and
family that he was going to Cuttihunk.
near New Bedford, Mass, and then left
for Parie. George r. Andrews, has OBJ.
tanned an attachment for $50, 600 against
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-25

Mamma-"Well. did you tell God how
naughty you have been?" Lily-"No: !:
was ashamed. l thought it had better
not get out Of the family .'-LLife.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-25
sIe,oOO short.s,op.

New YORK, November 24.-It is off.
cially announced that short-stop Ward of
the New York baseball club, has been
sold to the Washington club for $l2, 900.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-25
Manchenter Handjcnn.

LONDON, November 24.--The Manches-
to- November handicap was won by
Claymore, Phil second, Fallowchat third.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-25

We appeal to our compositors during
the pending municipal campaign not to
set up "Maeher" for "Mosher."
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-25
No,,ce 10 MaiI subscribers.

me 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 unle's the
same have been paid for in advance: This rule
is infexible. AYERS q LYNCH.