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Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-17

To the Voters of Los Angeles.

Section 1913 OF the city charter author
ICES the submission to the voters of any
question on which the council desires
They now ask you to direct them wheth-
er or not to close the saloons on Sun
days, and have appointed an election on
Tuesday, November 18th instant, for
voting for or against closing the saloons
on Sundays. 1t is legal election, to be
conducted by officers OF the law, and is
guarded by the usual penalties against
illegal voting and fraud of every kind.
6,985 petitioned the council for such
Sunday closing. Before acting ON the
matter, however, the council want, as
their justification, a more formal express
sion of your wishes duly certified to
them, as it will be in the legal returns
of this election.
cities found it, after trial, injurious to
their interests to have saloons open on
Sundays, and therefore closed them.
Our interests are the same as theirs.
Let us close our saloons also on Sundays.
Let each voter, especially all those who
signed the petition for Sunday closing,
go to the polls and vote an instruction to
the council to that effect. In doing so,
you will be joining hands with the
wisest and best in the city, whose action
we may safely follow-leading Repub-
licans, Democrats, Prohibitionists and
Nationalists, for there is no politics in
it, only business. Bankers, laborers,
merchants, professional men, protestant
clergymen of every denomination, and
the Roman Catholic clergy, headed by
the Very Rev. Bishop Francis Mora and
Rev. J. Adam, vicar-general; all these
have good reason for their action in
this matter. Let us all help them to ef-
feet what they deem so reasonable and
so important to our beloved and lovely
city. ]. M. G. MARBLE,
w. A. JAMES, Chairman.
Secretary
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-17
HEREDIry OF CRIME.
Curious Phases and the Direful Re-
suits of Inherited Disease.

Doubtless crime is often committed
from the mere love OF it.
The identity of "Jack the Ripper re-
mains undiscovered, so we do not know
what impelled him to the commission of
his atrocious crimes. Little doubt he
was insane, his actions controlled by an
abnormal condition of the mind; it is
plain none of the ordinary reasons for
crime prevailed in his case. He was,
perhaps, victim of some hereditary
faint, which drove him to acts against
which his will revolted and from which,
in his rational moments, his soul re-
coiled in horror.
A French novelist of realism makes
the hero OF late novel of such a char
acter. He was locomotive engineer, a
thoroughly competent and reliable man !;
but if he chanced to behold the white
throat of woman, wild phrenzy
seized him he could not control de-
sire to plunge knife into it.
He was aware of his infirmity, fought
it with stubborn will, denied himself
the society of women, and for years con-
trolled himself. At last he meets his
fate; finds pleasure in her society, with
no return OF his old longing for blood,
until he fatters himself he is safe. But
one night she meets him with cleaning
throat bare; the uncomfortable impulse
seizes him; he cannot resist; as she
throws her loving arms about him, he
thrusts the knife into her neck, and
she falls, victim to the madness of
tainted blood.
Fortunately for the victims of ordi-
nary forms of inherited disease, they
may protect themselves before it obtains
dominance in the system. Inherited
Kidney disease is especially dangerous,
but may be successfully resisted. ''In
1888, was so near deaths door with an
inherited and complicated case of
Bright's disease" writes James III.
Dove, 217 Baldwin ST., Alpena, Mich,
August 11th, 1890, (which had baff1ed
all remedies and medical assistance OBJ
tainable. that l was given up by friends
and physicians, as beyond all recovery.
In this extremity was induced to try
Warmers Safe Cure, which very soon
gave me relief, and led me to perseevre
in its use, until again became able to
attend to my business. Ny case is well
known in this community, and / feel
fully warranted in recommending. War
ner's Safe Cure in cases of kidney dis
ease, knowing full well that 1 would
long since have been in my grave, had it
not been for the use of this remedy"
Men andSwomen inherit genius, talent,
all mental and physical qualities, and it
is now we'll established that all phases
of physical as we'll as mental diseases
are transmissible.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-17

tilated and disconnected by ventilation
from the sewer, and that disinfectants
are properly used therein. Five pounds
of copperas to bucketful of water is the
best and cheapest disinfectant for this
purpose. See that your cellar is dry
and clean. Let the surroundings OF
shallow wells used for drinking pur-
poses be perfectly clean; they must be
at a safe distance from filthy liquids and
cesspools. Beware of crowded assem-
blies in ill ventilated rooms.
There is probably more danger of the
communication Of diphtheria in the
school-room than is the case with any
other disease, from the fact that it often
occurs in so mild form as to be unrec-
ognized; yet from the mildest case the
most malignant may result.
Sore throat, when occurring in child,
particularly during the prevalence of
diphtheria, should be looked upon with
suspicion, the more so when there is
fever and bad breath. The disease has
often been conveyed by such an one by
kissing, or by drinking from the same
cup.
The monthly report of the State Board
OF Health, for October, gives the follow
ing respecting this treacherous malady
Diphtheria is credited with thirty-nine
deaths. which is a large increase over
the mortality caused by this disease last
month. Twenty of these deaths occurred
in San Francisco, where the disease is
quite prevalent, four in Los Angeles,
three in Alameda, three in Sacramento,
two in Sausalito, and one each in San
Jose, Visalia, Grass Valley, Fresno,
Chico, Napa, and Newcastle.
1t is remarkable fact that in cities
where there is a system of sewers, it is
always in The higher parts of town that
diphtheria is most malignant. This is
attributed to the sewer gas which rises
upwards when ventilation is deficient,
and if added to this the plumbing of
house drains is defective, it fills the
rooms of dwellings, thus diffusing the
poison IN the air we breathe.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-17

Though there has been partial mis-
carriage of justice, through the fact that
the law has no respect for abbreviations,
there is apparently no reason why the
cause of right should not be maintained
in the present trial. The people expect
it, in fact the people demand that where
a crime has been committed, where the
evidence shows who is the criminal, that
he should be punished. Another tiasco
like the Damron trial will disgust the
people, and may produce storm of in
dignation.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-17

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Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-17
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Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-17

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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-11
OUR JURY SYSTEM.
From the Indianapolis News.

From the Indianapolis News.
In his address to the National Prison
Reform association at Nashville recently,
ex-President Hayes advocated earnestly
an amendment of our present. jury sys-
tenn to make full legal verdict of the con-
curing opinions of three-fourths or four
fifths majority. The Scotch, ever since
they had juries at all, have given the
power of decision to majority instead
of requiring the unanimity of our sys-
tenn, which is often impossible without
corruption and always slow and uncer-
tain, and they have certainly suffered as
little from any undue protection of crime
as we have. Why the Scotch majority
should not be as safe for justice as our
unanimity has never been explained.
We have held to our cumbrous and costly
and corrupt methods apparently for no
better reason than because we have got
used to them. Their disadvantages are
obvious at once. Their advantages are
hard TO see in any case, and have to be
hunted hard TO be discovered at all,
We have seen and see every day, law
yers of high professional and social
standing, set themselves avowedly to
make up a jury of such a quail
ity OF ignorance or incompetence
as Will make lt pilaDie 10 their
purposes. Their opponents are present
10 resist, and do resist, but they effect
little more than a combination of ex-
illusions that leaves a jury ordinarily
much such an affair as no observing
man would want TO trust for any service
of value TO the community. 4 system
that places al unbroked panel in the jury
box, just as the sheriff has returned it to
the court, and strike off none but an ad-
mitted partiality that might disturb a
fair Judgment, and then lets majority
two or three to one decide the case, will
save time, public money, and the inter
est of community, and 1t will 60 far to
put out of reach the materials for cor
rupting agencies 10 work upon. Grimm
al trials will cost far less, especially in
those OF wide interest, and corrupting
counsel will have less materials to work
upon. In fact such work viii be large
y prevented by the counsefs Ignorance
OF the quality Of the men he is to deal
! with. The change from unanimity TO u
majority may never come TO our system.
but it ought and can't come too soon.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-11
ALASKA GOLD.

From the Trader.
A movement is on foot in San Fran
cisco to urge the development of gold
mines in Alaska. 1t has been demon
strated for eight years, through private
efforts and explorations, that gold exists
in Southeastern Alaska, and that there
is great probability of its being mex
haustible. The government has not
sent single expert to Alaska or ex-
pended single dollar in the wav of in
quiry into the extent and character of
this valuable and important interest
Several United States senators have for
years been interested in successful
mining enterprises in the territory and
found it to their interest to throw every
possible obstacle in the way of such in
quiry, and to obstruct the publication of
the facts in regard to the real value of
these deposits. A careful governmental
inquiry by competent official mining en-
gineers would long since have given
capitalists satisfactory information upon
essential points, rendering them indie
pendent of those gangs of sharpers who
scent that class of prey and fatten not
only upon the too-confding capitalist but
upon the results of the labor and the en-
terprise of the poor prospector. 1t is not
necessary that the government should
exercise any authority of the parental
character in the matter. 1t should SIM
ply, by the aid of exact information,
bring the capital necessary to the devel-
opment of the mines in contact with the
prospector, who has nothing to con-
tribute to the joint concern but the naked
miner
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-11
SUGAR VS.. COTTON.

The New Orleans Item estimates the
yield of cotton to the acre at 300 pounds,
which is considerably above the average.
This at 10 cents pound would amount
to $50. The expense of planting, Guilt
waiting, picking, ginning, baling and
shipping the cotton would not be less
than $50 per acre. Ten dollars is good
net profit on an acre of cotton. Twenty
tons to the acre may be considered a fair
average crop for the cane ground.
| Thirty-five tons, is sometimes reached,
about as often as cotton planter gets a
bale to the acre. While a ton of cane
would yield more than 200 pounds of
sugar by diffusion, and although Mr..
Dan Thompson of Calumet plantation
reached an average of more than 207
pounds by the mill process last year. an
estimate will be made on results that are
commonly obtained, viz. i: $50 pounds of
sugar and six gallons of molasses. In
round numbers this product sold for $40
last year and would bring over $12 at
present abnormal prices. 1t IS not an
over calculation to count the product of
ton of cane at $40. This would give a
gross yield of $500 per acre against $50
for cotton.
The rates that prevailed last season
were about 1 1-2 cents pound better
than the price of sugar in the years of
general depression. This ought to have
given profit of $45 an acre. The Item
considers sugar as sure as any crop in
the United States, and certainly safer
crop than Gotten. Comparing the two,
cane will stand the rougher handling,
more rain and more drouth than cotton.
1t is rare to hear Of only ga half crop" of
sugar. Hurricanes may blow the cane
fiat and whip its leaves to pieces, but
when the storm has passed the plant
lifts its head to the sun, gathers up its
energies and goes to growing.
With such conditions and such wide
.nargin between these two lead
ing staples it would seem odd
that the southern planter, in sec
tions where both are grown, do
not abandon cotton and devote them
selves wholly to sugar. Such policy
| would not only remunerate the planter
but would haye the effect of largely in
creasing the supply of the home product
that now amounts TO only about one
eighth of what is required to supply
this country. Taking the Items esti-
mates above given as correct there is
nothing in them to discourage the
sorghum sugar industry in Kansas, even
if all the planters in the sugar district of
Louisiana should abandon cotton and
devote their energies to producing the
ribbon cane; but on the contrary there
is much IN it to stimulate and encourage
the industry here. 1t has been clearly
demonstrated that sorghum cane, even
at 81 90 ton, can be made as profitable
| a crop as can be grown, and in some To-
calities decidedly the most profitable be-
cause the most certain.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-11
VALUE OF HEAVY EXPORTS.
From the Chicago Trader.

FROM the chicago Trader.
The aggregate value of provisions and
dairy products shipped abroad during the
past twelve months was over $1O5, 00O, 600,
an increase of nearly 100 per cent over
last year. This increase is not surpris-
ing. 1t is only natural result of an in
creased production of beef and pork. A
few years ago there was an enormous
flow of capital into the west, most of
which was invested in the cattle raising
business, and the result has been to vast
" increase the number of western cattle
ranches and cause consequent excessive
production of beef. The same state of
affairs is true in respect to pork, although
confined more especially to the region
known as the hog belt, rather than to
new territory. With the fall in prices
which naturally ensued from this over
production, foreign nations became
large consumers of American products.
This had good effect, because they
thereby took large part of the supply,
which if left on the home market would
have caused still greater depression. 1t
is fact, however, that the farmers get
access to foreign markets only by max
ing marked concession in prices. They
therefore prefer to sell their products at
home, which they cannot entirely do.
But there is a good prospect that this
lowering of prices will not continue
much longer The time is not far dis
tant when there will be no vast tracts Of
land to be brought suddenly under cult
walton or used to Craze countless herds
of cattle. The increase in the amount of
food produced must, therefore, be more
moderate. Farms and grazing lands in
the west are rapidly being taken up.
With lessened competition prices will go
up and the farmer will get better show
for his labor.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-11
WANTS SILVER, AND MORE OF IT
SPIVEY, Kan, Jan.
TO the Editor OF the Eagle.


To the Editor Of the Eagle.
Your editorial IN today's issue on the
silver question is certainly well timed
and to the point / see the eastern pa
pers, without regard to party, are and
have been for a long time arraying
themselves on the creditors side of the
question. This question l regard as of
more Importance to the debt burdened
people of the west than tariff or resub-
mission. Shrinkage of the currency
has added many millions to the debts of
the west and it is time to call halt.
The object behind all this unfriendly
silver legislation Is to keep money dear
and scarce, even though corn is only IL
cents per bushel and cattle 2 cents per
pound. If the people of the west
allow the gold bugs of Wall
street to demoretize silver, which is
their object, it would be hard to tell
what anything would be worth. 1t
would make practically serfs of many
millions who are now, in a measure at
least, free. Allow unrestricted silver
coinage at the present number of grains
for dollar, and allow anyone to deposit
the dollar or 412 grains of silver with
the treasurer and draw for it one dol
lar silver certificate, and I think farming
and with it everything else except the
''ten per cent monthers" would prosper.
Go on with the good work and rest as
sured you have many admirers. Hop
ing you will find room for these crude
lines from one who suffers but has faith
in the end that right will prevail; also in
Kansas and the EAGLE, l am yours truly,
SURE ENOUGH kANSAN
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-11
MORE OF THAT KANSAS LEGIS-
LATURE.

George Martin has joined the rebel
hon.. He comes whirllng in with a
flourish of trumphets and kicking up
such dust as would stampede brigade
OF back bones He is Disguised, nau-
seated and calls for mouthful of Mis-
sour whisky to get the taste out of his
mouth. Hear HIM:
IF any one desires to realize the pos
sibilities of gall under republican form
OF government, let him concentrate his
thoughts for moment on the idea of a
man who, as speaker pro tenn of the
house of representatives. maintained a
house of prostitution facing the state
capitol, and spent his evenings plotting
the boys to the house, posing as can
didate for the United States senate,
keeping his name constantly in the
papers, and actually demanding the re-
moval from Office of decent man, who
lnterferred with one of his corrupt jobs
And then the newspaper in this states
mans town says the Christian people
have unbounded faith in MIN. We are
inclined to be for resubmission. We
think Kansas should have an unbounded
flow of Missouri whisky to wash the
taste out of her mouth.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-11
ON THE WAY TO THE GULF.

From the State Journal.
Saturday torenoon's ride was unevent-
full and almost approached monotony, so
much so that for want of anything else 70
talk about or do, the subject of resubmis-
sion was sprung in the smoking room
Resubmission was in decided minority
g to ,. but the lieutenant general of the
Rebellion" took up the challenge and bat
tied single-handed with characteristic gall
lantry and vehemence. Colonel Murdoch
candid!y told why, for the first time, so
far as is known. he is for resubmission,
and this is the reason: Wichita, the ma
jority of the people of Wichita, are in IA
vor OF resubmission, and he wants what
Wichita wants. He admitted frankly that
he could not argue the question IN its
moral aspect. One thing he dwelt on with
emphasis, and which be repeated in a short
talk before the cotton exchange at Dallas,
that there never was metropolis, a
large center of population and trade built
ND without the saloon and there never
Will be-"
1t is not the pretty thing for an editor
to quote what another editor happened
to say in free and easy private CONVEX
sation, because words then are not singly
weighed. and the quoter is almost
sure to give his OWN construction rather
than the language of the speaker. We
said that il was sufficient defense for
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-11
Your Evenings. Ny Boy.

From the New York witness.
Where and how do you spend theml
For you, that is a very important ques-
ton. It matters not whether on the
farm, in the village, or in n city, your
evenings shape your destiny. Young
men can 20 TO the devil az easily from q
village as from city. And all farmer
boys are not angels The mighty men
OF this generation, and all preceding
ones. were wise after the sun went
down. A good book is a royal COM
panion; an intelligent and sweet home, q
very Eden. Make much Of them. You
want to be out every night, do your
Then you'll soon be out Of rooney and
without character. Gadding and giddy,
grow ghoulish. Whatever your bust
ness is, you want 70 know more about It
than anyone in the establishment. The
right use Of your evenings will lift you
up to that pinnacle. Try my suggestions.
You'll find it viii give you both money
and self-respect; also the favorable
opinion Of every good man, and when
you are ready 10 be married mo hurry
you'll have no need 20 elope 20 avoid the
old mans boot. This has money IN II.
and money. our Bible tells US. answsrsth
all thing. but better % be without
money than 10 become a niseT-a mean,
stingy fellow-Creation blot, whom
nobody loves.