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Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-06

The HERALD's suggestion that the
times of paying the city and county taxes
should be so changed that they should
fall due at removes of six months from
each other meets with great favor on all
hands. This is the least shape the
remedy ought to take. Many citizens
who have to bear the burdens of main
tanning the tax-eaters insist that the
taxes ought to be paid quarterly. Our
representatives at Sacramento have a
capital opportunity to make themselves
popular by formulating law making
this change. The difficulty experienced
in paying State and county taxes this
year shows that another great convent
ence to our people would be the estab-
lishment, when taxes accrue, of branch
departments of the Tax Collectors Office
in Santa Ana, Pomona and even in East
Los Angeles. This would be sensible
improvement on present methods and a
great saving OF time and labor to the
taxpayer.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-06
The Goldman will Case.

Boston, January 5.-The Supreme
Court has given decision affirming the
decree of the single justice in the case OF
William s. Dexter, executor of the will
Of John Amory Goldman VS.. Martha P.
R. Goldman ct al. This is the celebrated
Goldman will case which has been pend
ing so long before the courts and which
has been the subject of great public
interest. Goldman. in his will, left a
great part of his large estate to Mrs.
Eliza and II. Kimball, the "Violet' of
the amatory letters from Goldman which
were made public in the case. The
executor appealed from the decree OF
Judge Holmes, who decided that Mrs.
Goldman had right to appeal from the
decree of the Probate Court allowing the
will, and secondly to the decree of Judge
Charles Allen, who refused to set aside
the verdict of the jury, which found that
the will of Goldman was executed under
undue influence on the part Of Mrs.
Kimball.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-06

We know little of Mr.. Joseph Neuman,
but we suspect that he is very enter
prising as we'll as public spirited citizen.
Having succeeded in getting an appropri-
alton of $500 from Congress to enable
him to catch on to the habitat and lido
syncracies of the wild native silk worm
of California, he is now after another
appropriation of $25 200 to enable him to
establish observatory stations to watch
the said wild worm, predicting untold
wealth as the result of his occultation
with this creature of the woods. Almost
any one of us would be willing to attend
to red-horned rhinoceros on the same
principles. We don't know who Joseph
Neuman is, but his tactics remind US
remarkably of the able and versatile Paul
Neuman, of happy memory. Whoever
he is, he possesses either gall or genius
in signal measure-perhaps both.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-06
RAILROAD RUNIBIINGS.
Burling toms Earnings Collision
On Pfttsburg and western.

CHICAGO, January 5 The Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railroad Com
pany to-day issued statement of its
earnings and expenses for the month of
November and the eleven months ending
November 30th. The gross earnings for
November were $2,230,S36, against
81, ,346,S for the corresponding
month in 1887. The expenses for
November were 81, ,453 1926, against
81 1885, ,915 for the same time the previous
year, For the eleven months the gross
rnings and expenses were, respectively,
$21. .621, ,493 and $19, ,259, ,124, and for the
corresponding period the year before,
$25, ,412 800 and $13 1856, 1856.
New YORK, January 5.-Jay Gould has
issued a peremptory order to General
Manager Clark, of the Missouri Pacific
to investigate, and if he finds any agent
who has cut rates, to discharge him al
once. George Gould says he don't be
lieve any cut rate will be made on thai
line.
CLEVELAND, O., January 5.-Twt
freight trains collided on the Pittsburt
and Western road tonight. Botl
engineers and one fireman were fatal.
| injured.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-06
MURDER WILL OUT.
Red.NOsed Mike COnfesSes tn
MISUNDERSTANDING Murder.

W1LKEsBARRE, Pa, January 81
Michael Ressillio, alias "Red.Nosed
Nike" arrested on suspicion of COM
plicity in the murder OF Paymaster
Mcclure and his assistant Flanagan
and the theft of large amount OF
money, last summer, has confessed. He
duplicates three others. He claims not
to have had part in the actual shooting.
He told the detectives where the
rifles used, in conjunction with revolvers.
and the satchel in which the money was
carried, were secreted near Miners mills
and to-day they were recovered. 1t is
stated here to. night that two of the other
three men have been arrested in New
York and will be brought to this city on
the early morning train. The arrest and
developments have created the most in
tense excitement and rejoicing through
out this section.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-06

IT IS in these days that we hear q
great deal about the revival of the Mon
roe doctrine, and it is somewhat unfor-
tunate that we are not in condition to
lend greater dignity to it by we'll
equipped navy. Even when it was orig
inally formulated by President Monroe,
we were in far better trim than now,
although the United States was then a
mere infant in resources and population
compared to it's present status. We had
then just emerged from war with Great
Britain in which we had worsted that
doughty bully of the seas, and had a
prestige on the ocean second to that of
no nation on earth. Several times since
we we're in commanding position, and
notably 80 at the close OF the rebellion,
when hint Of the Monroe doctrine
from Mr.. Seward brought about the de-
parture Aof the French troops from
Mexico and the collapse OF the Maxi
milan empire. At that date the moni-
tors had revolutionized the whole science
of naval warfare, and the nations Of
Europe had not had time to remodel
their armaments to suit the new depar-
ture. Since then they have advanced and
we have retrograded. Senator Sherman
has lately appeared in the role of Jingo,
probably to head off Jim Blaine. If he
will only persuade his party associates
to back up his patriotic talk with solid
work on making guns and ships the
American people will heartily say
amen.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-06
The press of San Francisco without re-

The press of San Francisco without re-
gard to party is unanimous in demand
ing the continuance of legislation look
ing to the exclusion of Chinese labor.
By a general concensus OF the press and
people of this Coast it is better to suffer
a temporary inconvenience to the special
interests affected than to surrender the
legislation which will shortly make us a
homogeneous people, with the Mongol ele-
ment left out. A farmer in the up country
put the proposition very neatly when he
said that we would soon have plenty OF
white labor in California when Cauca-
sian laborers were treated like white
men. One bad effect of the employ
ment of Cinnamon on farms and orchards
has been to provide no home comforts for
the white laborer, in many instances.
He is expected to shift for himself, and
to tuck himself up in some convenient
corner in his blankets. The creation OF
the genus tramp in California is dis
tinctively owing to this practice,
though it was also an out
growth to some extent OF the
nomadic habits of the adventurous men
of '49. In the Eastern States, though o
farm hands wages are low, he is treated
as member of the household, and COM
Portable accommodations enter into his
contract of service. This is difficulty
which will regulate itself with the disap-
pearance OF j John Chinaman. The repeal
of the Chinese Exclusion law, or the
failure to re-enact it, would bring about
a race war compared to which the trou-
bles between the whites and blacks OF
the South would be mere bagatelle.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-06

THE police of the city of Chicago are
high and mighty body of men. While
the Anarchists are great nuisance and
ought to be held within the limits OF the
law, it is a question as to whether the
police, in its treatment of these cranks,
has not all along proved itself the more
lawless element of the two. The rights
of assembling, petitioning, and openly
bearing arms are dear to the American
people and should not be wantonly in
fringed. They are written in the organic
law of the United States. A free press
is the very breath of life Of American in
stitutions, and free speech is dearer than
any other earthly possession to the right
thinking citizen. Within the past two
months the right of holding meetings in
public halls has been practically denied
in Chicago. People who had a perfect
right to hire hall and spout in it to
their hearts content have been as arbi-
trarily dispersed as were ever body of
patriots in Paris under Louis Napoleon,
or in Russia under the Tzars. Not con.
tent with dispensing visionaries, who
should be left to talk themselves to
death, these high and mighty potentates
have lately tried their hand at muzzling
the press. Swarms of venal and un-
scrupulous detectives, probably most OF
them blackmailers of the deepest dye,
get up cock-and-bull stories of conspira-
cies, and on these the laws are sus-
pended, and something infinitely worse
than martial rule is inaugurated. We
are very much mistaken, or fine school
of despotism is being established in Chi
cago, and the sooner it is crushed out the
better. The late attempt to intimidate
the Times will probably result in some
limit being put to the arrogance of Off
cials who have grown too big for their
boots, and who seem to regard them.
selves above both the law and public
opinion.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-06

The Los Angeles HERALD publishes a
magnificent New Years edition, de-
voted, Of course, to the resources and
advantages Of the southern counties, but
worthy of the highest praise as an ad'
vertisement of California. 1t is not too
much to say that the HERALD has taken
the foremost part in the development of
that section Of the State, and should
have the hearty support of every one in
terested. In season and out Of season it
has worked for the advancement of Los
Angeles and the surrounding country,
and that it's efforts have been at least
partially appreciated is attested by the
prosperity and popularity of the paper.
-[San Jose Herald.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-06

The tolerably well-authenticated fact
that the Union Pacific Railway is about
to extend its road through Los Angeles
to tidewater at San Pedro is the most
important development we have had in
Los Angeles for years past. 1t has only
been paralleled twice in our history, viz,
when the Sunset route was inaugurated
from Los Angeles to New Orleans and
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
bought the Southern Pacifc's road from
Mojave to the Needles. thus indicating
that it too intended to make Los Angeles
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-06
Frightened Tars.

BosroN, January 5.-The steamship
scythia, of the Cunard Line, which
sailed to-day for England, was detained
at quarantine until 80 O'Clock this af-
ternoon on account of the desertion of
about twenty Of her firemen. The men
reported to the British Consul that the
steamer was loaded above Plimsoll's
mark, and that they were unwilling to
ship aboard her.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-06
Retires from Journalism.

WASHINGTON, January 5.-Negotiations
weeks, we're concluded this evening, by
which the Morning Post, which was
founded by Stilson Hutcnins in 1877,
passed under the control of Frank Hat
ton and son and Beriah Wilkins, a
Democratic member of Congress from
Ohio, whose term expires with the pres
ent session. Hutchins will announce his
permanent retirement from journalism
tom orrow morning in order to attend to
other business interests.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-06

REVISED figures as to the balance OF
trade against the United States in its
transactions abroad do not show so badly
as a telegram, on which the HERALD
based an editorial the other day, would
indicate. The unpleasant showing re-
lated to the last fiscal year. 1t appears
that for the first five months of the cur
rent fiscal year the balance turned in our
favor to the amount of upwards of two
millions of dollars. The sum is small but
it is on the right side of the ledger.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-06

Los ANGELES COUNTY in 1880 ranked
fifth among the fifty.two counties in the
State in population. San Francisco, Ala
media, Sacramento and Santa Clara out
ranked us. In 1886 Los Angeles ranked
third in population, being exceeded by
only San Francisco and Alameda. Sac
ramento and Santa Clara had been out
stripped in the race for supremacy. In
1888 our county stood second, only San
Francisco city and county outranking US,
Alameda, which held her second place up
to 1886, being now relegated to third
rank. San Francisco will have to look
out for her laurels. This county has
nearly 100000 people and will soon have
double that number. In property valua-
ton the growth of Los Angeles has been
even greater than in population. In 1886
this county stood sixth in rank. She was
surpassed by San Francisco, Alameda
Santa Clara, San Joaquin and Sacra
mento. In 1885 Los Angeles county had
risen to fifth place, Sacramento falling
back one notch. By 1888, Los Angelo!
county in her great development, hat
gone per salt,,m to the second place, al
the other counties excepting San Fran
cisco having fallen behind her. Sh
therefore now stands in the secont
rank in both population and prop
erty value. The vote OF thi
county in 1880 was 6 6,0s5, and in 1885 il
was 25,2s4, an increase of 19, 1913 in tn
eight years. This is the actual vot
cast. The registered vote of the count.
on the second day of last October wa
over 10000, with perhaps 5000 voters il
the county who did not register for th
reason that they could not vote, not hav
ing been in the State the full year re
quired by law.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-06

SPOKANE FALLS, in Eastern Washing
ton Territory, has increased in a few
years from hamlet of 200 inhabitants
to a we'll built city of $4,000 souls.
Seattle and Tacoma on Puget Sound are
growing at an amazing pace. Yet there
are some who think Los Angeles with all
her attractions is growing too rapidly.
Los Angeles has only begun to grow.
There will be no serious interruption to
her development until her population
reaches 250,000.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-06

was sunk this afternoon in collision off
North Point with the German Lloyd
steamer Main, Captain Jaiger, which
was coming from Bremen. The Montana
was struck full in the side and sunk in a
few minutes. Chief Engineer Robert M.
Young was killed, but the rest of the
crew were transferred to the Main. The
latter vessel was struck in the side. The
Montana was valued at 1886, 900, and her
cargo was worth nearly as much more.
The greater portion Of the cattle were
drowned
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-06
INDIANAPOLIS INKLINGS.
Ha rris0n Goes In for StudebakeI
WagOns-DakOta Visitors.

INDIANAPOLIS, January 5.-General
Harrison did not have many distin-
guished callers to-day, and there was a
noticeable decrease in the number OF his
visitors. Judge Harrison Allen, of Fargo,
OAK, who arrived yesterday and had a
talk with General Harrison, was joined
to-day by Judge Granville E. Moody, of
Deadwood, Oak. Both these gentlemen
talk freely. about what the people of Da-
kota want and expect from the new admin
istration. Their views, however, do not
differ materially from those heretofore
chronicled from Governor Melotte and
others. Both Moody and Allen favor
the division of Dakota; in fact there has
not been a single visitor from that Sec
ton who has not favored and argued for
division. About the only views they
express that are new to the public is
their violent opposition to Congressman
Springer's suggestion to change the name
of South Dakota to Winona or some
equally euphonious and appropriate In-
dian name. This they object to; they
Dakota.
Among the other visitors who called
to-day we're Glen Studebaker, of South
baker, of Chicago. They called to pay
their respects to the General, who is an
old friend, and it is incidentally learned
that they have received an order from
him to supply him with all the carriages
and other vehicles necessary for his use
while at the White House. These will
be the first vehicles used at the White
House which were manufactured west OF
the Allegheny mountains. General and
Mrs. Harrison attended the opera this
evening.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-06
GOu6,

Ir STRIKES us that the Coroner is doing
q very brisk business in Los Angeles
county of late. Probably this is one OF
Natures undiscovered laws of compen-
sation. As people rarely die hereabouts
from disease, to keep up the average in
some fashion it is necessary to kill peo,
pie of hand by malice prepense or acci,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-06
MRS. Cleveland d III.

WASHINGTON, January 5.-Mrs. Cleve-
land has been confined to her room since
Tuesday, and DR.. O'Reilly, the Presi-
dents physician. has been in attendance.
Mrs. Cleveland's indisposition is believed
to be due to the fatigue of the reception
on New Years day.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-06
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 1889.
THE demand is still clamorous on the
part of the hard-bested taxpayer to know
lust what he gets for his money.

THE coming Inaugural. if the war
comes up to the manifesto, ough. to be a
very gala event. 1t is authoritatively
announced that Murchison will be there.
As the HERALD has revealed the true
author of the Murchison letter vigilant
eye will be kept on the movements OF
Col. Jim Eastman for some time to
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-06
rosrpu n ryNcH JAMES J. AYERS.
AYERS & LYNCH, PUBLISHERS.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
usutered at the postcfice at Los Angeles as
second-class matter.t
JAMES J. AYERS.
DELIVERED BY CAREIERs
AZ eOc. per Week, or soc. per Month.


LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE from adjacent towns
specially solicited.
REMrrrANcxs should be msde by draft, cheek,
postoHiceorder or postal note. The latter shouid
De sent for all sums less than $5.
OFFICE OF PUBLICATION, 1855 West Second
street. between Spring and Fort Los Angeles.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-06
N,s,cc tn Ma,, su bscribers.

The gspers of all delinquent mail subscribers
10 the Los Angeles DAILY HERALD will be
uiptly discontinued hereafter. No papers
viii be sent to subscribers by mail unless the
same have been paid for in advance. This rule
is infexible. AYERS d LYNCH.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-06
STRUCK AMIDsHIPs.
A Valuable Ship and Cargo Sunk
by a. Collision.
BALTIMORE,

BALTIMORE, January 5.-The British
ship Montana, Captain Williams, which
sailed this morning for London with an
assorted cargo and 214 head Of cattle,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-06

Southern men, because defeated, will
not surrender their Democracy Will
miogton Messenger (Dem.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-06

JOB PRINTING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to
our greatly increased facilities we are prepared
to execute all kinds of lob work in superior
manner. Special attention will be gwen to
commercial and legal printing, and all orders
will be promptly filed at modei ate rates.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-11
Warning to Chinese Dudes.

The acting Governor of Kiangsu.
HwaDg. has issued proclamation call
ing attention to the sumptuary laws of
the collected statutes of the Ta-ts ing
Dynasty. which he says will be vigor-
ously enforced as regards wearing APP
parel. The people of this province
(Which includes Soochow and Shanc-
haI, are, he observes, VIGOROUSLY ex-
travagant in their way of living. striv-
ing to surpass each other in the rich
ness of their apparel, and their want
OF propriety is shown in the crowded
state of flower boats and restaurants
where men and women assemble To-
gether. The bright-colored Jackets
and waistcoats of the young men, en-
broidered at neck and sleeves with
flowers and other ornaments, are shock
ing to the view of sober, respectable
citizens. who know that money should
not be squandereG by men on such
things. 1t is Governors duty to
watch over the behavior of the people
committed to his charge. and he warns
them, therefore. that young men
dressed in a foolish, extravaganza way
viii be arrested and punished, and the
responsibility of their fathers, elder
brothers and tutors viii not be over
looked -Pekin Gazette.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-11


SENGERS ACROSSF
business, was told by the policeman who
guarded the door that woman wanted to
see him.
s'What does she want" asked the mayor.
81 don't know, sir, but suppose it is
some complaint about policeman or health
inspector. She's poorly dressed and has a
letter in her hand.''
The mayor looked at his correspondence
and at his watch and said: s'Well, show her
inn
When the woman was presented to the
mayor she tremblingly laid a letter on his
desk and said: MIR. Mayor, if you will please
to read this, think you will see that
great injustice has been done that You can
make right
Tho mayor opened the letter without q
word AS he read his brows contracted
and an expression of increduhty came over
his face. This Is what he read:
'MR- MAYOR: have Just this day learned
that my husband has been convicted OF muir
der; and, as understand the matter, am his
victim am too i'll to come in person 70 the
city, but the bearer viii tell you where am,
and will take you or an oficer to me. She VIII
also explain my story and circumstances 70
spectfully. LEoE0RA BROwNIOw."
ssWho gave you this letter, madamep
asked the mayor, sharply.
Mrs. BrOwnlow, sir" she responded
"She has been stopping 1T my house. oDpo.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-11
A PECULIAR IDEA.
An Ex-Detective Calls for a Law Involving
Compulsory Photography.

An Ex-Detective Calls for a Law Involving
Compulsory Photography.
Years ago did quantity of detect
i've work in the East, and was once
sent on chase after a defaulter. W hich
took me right round the world. Be-
fore quitting the business for some
thing less sensational. but more profita-
BILE, elaborated a scheme for the pre-
vention of crime and the detection of
crime by means of photography, and
the only feasible objection to it was the
crude condition of the art at that time,
and the absence of portable cameras.
The scheme involved a law for com
pulsory photography. Every man on
arriving at. say. twenty years of
age, should be compelled to have
his picture taken by a Government
photographer, who should retain
one and give another to the SUBJ
ject- On the back the name.
peculiarities should be written.
Now see how this would work.
A man who offered stolen horse or
team for sale could be challenged to
produce his official photograph, and
there could be no more of the old
fashioned defenses alleging purchase
from some person who could not be
found. Or if man wanted to cash a
check and was not known, he could
produce his picture and the teller
could satisfy himself from the descrip-
ton and likeness, as to the identity.
This scheme, in fact would make the
commission of crime difficult, and no
man could long escape detection. As
to the expense, it would be quite NOM
inal. and would be more than met by
money saved, which would have been
spent by detectives on useless trips or
false scents l know this idea will be
ridiculed, but 1 am convinced some
thing of the kind will be finally adopt
ed. st. Louis Globe-Democrat.