Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-07

encountered in getting the rolling stock.
In consequence of this setback It will be
about the 10th of August before the road
will be in operation. The hotel is going
along finely, and will be completed by
this fall.
The Elks, in COR junction with Thatcher
Primrose 4 Vests Minstrels, are prepar'
ing a novel and most interesting enter
tainment in the way Of a game of base
ball to take place at Agricultural Park
next Thursday Afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
The minstrel boys will be dressed in all
manner OF absurd costumes, and the Elks
are determined they will not be beaten,
SO an exciting contest may be expected
A battle of the Titans is in progress
over the premises on the corner of Court
and Main streets, recently the headqusrt
ers of the Redondo and Inglewood com
panies. The Western Uuion Telegraph
Company and the Mackey postal system
also covet the eligible offices. 1t is said
that the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany has the advantage in the struggle
as it now stands.
There was lively time over in Eas
Los Angeles yesterday, in the neighbor
hood of reservoir Nos. The mustard or
the hills took fire, and burned with
destructive energy for q long time. The
engines got to the place in good time, bu
could procure no water. All the hills
around the reservoir were burned over
For while things looked little squally
for Baron Rogniat's fine residence.
A number of the locomotives Of the
Santa Fe Company were very tastefully
decorated on the Fourth, but no one O
them was more noticeable than Engine
No. 645, which hauled in the morning
train from San Diego. The artistic sim
plicity of the pretty designs worked il
wherever practicable, reflected grea
credit upon Engineer NewelPs judgment
and the palm must be awarded to him.
When the mercury climbed to ninety
one degrees in the shade, we all began tc
to believe in the reality of Tophet, and o.
gehenna too. Think of The Needles
where the volatile metal got up to 124 or
the Sd instant, and 125 to celebrate the
glorious Fourth Think of Fort Mohave
where it boiled at 122 yesterday. That
is the kind of temperature that makes
sinner think of the error of his ways, and
OF how to reform them.
All the departments of tho Superior
Court are out on vacation excepting No.
2, presided over by Judge Clark, and
No. 6, by Judge Mckinley. The vaca-
ton holds until early in August for some
of the Judges, and until the middle Of
that month for others. The two judges
who will hold down law and order during
July will enjoy their "Etium cum dig
in August. This latter month may de-
velop as much of the heated term as the
present one.
The Social World has come out under
new auspices in very fine form, and with
collation. Of local aud extraneous mat
ter that is written up in very creditable
style. The society feature of its columns
is one that will attract wide attention.
Messrs. Kubel & Van Buren, have pur-
chased the World, and, from the way in
which they enter upon their publishing
la bors, they show that they know how to
make up an interesting paper. The
HERALD wishes them unlimited success
The Fourth Of July Committee held a
meeting at Mayor Hazards Office in the
Downey block last evening. Reports
were received from the Decoration, Fire
works, Printing and Music Committees
All bills were approved aud ordered paid
The Finance Committee has not as yet
made its report, as some subscriptions
are still outstanding. The committee
expects, however, to render its final re-
port in few days. The medal for the
best decorated building was awarded te
the Los Angeles Gable Company.