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Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-01

bill to contain more than one item. The
present constitution provides that no
bill appropriating money, except the
general appropriation bill, shall consist
of more than one item. This is pro-
vision of safety, and should not be lightly
disturbed. If this amendment is
adopted we shall find at the close of each
session an omnibus deficiency bill in
troduced and passed that will abound in
stealing deficiencies manufactured for
the sole purpose of looting the treasury.
We should let well enough alone, and
send this amendment to grass.
We have no objection to offer to the
fifth and last amendment. 1t author
ICES cities of $500 inhabitants to adopt
charters for their own government. That
privilege is now limited to cities OF 10,-
600 and over. This is in the line of
amplitcation of the power of self-govern-
ment, and is perfectly democratic.
We believe the public interest will be
benefited by the adoption of the amend
ment to extend legislative sessions from
80 to 100 days; of that which extends
the time from twenty to forty years for
municipal bonds to mature; and of that
which authorizes cities of $500 inhab.
itants to frame their own charters. The
public interest will not suffer nor be
imperiled if the electors should vote the
others down.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-01
WHAT THE GREAT REGISTER SHOWS.

The great register for this county has
been printed and shows total list OF
names entitled to vote of 27,656. The
total names on the last register was 23,-
432, so that there are 1924 more voters
this year than there were at the last
election. A curious development is the
fact that there were about five thousand
names on the Last register that do not
appear on this one. These have proba-
bly, left the county, 90 that in order to
make up for their departure and to &C.
count for the increase of names, there
must be about nine thousand new voters
in the county. The problem that now
agitates candidates is as to how these
new people will vote. The number of
names registered from the county out
side of Los Angeles city is 1892, and
in the city alone 1924.
If we take the very lowest factor
adopted by statisticians as the ratio of
population to each voter-namely, five
and multiply that by the number of
voters on the great register, we arrive
at the result that there are 13S, ,2SO in
habitants in the county, and II APO in
the city.
We understand that the Republican
central committee are go nonplussed at
the discovery that there are 5000 new
voters in the county, that they have Or
dered new canvass of the city in order
to find out, as neal. as possible. the po-
litcal completion of this new element
in our politics. They are not at all sat-
isfed with the canvass they have here
tofore made, and are alarmed at the un-
movement which the great |
register discloses has taken place The
figures of the election will be full of sur
nrirpc
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-01
A Life Search.

Men III the ministry are brought into
contact with cranks of all sorts. Their
name is legion, and the subject of re-
liSion, which appeals strongly to the
imagination and gives full scope to
speculation, has a special fascination for
them. If preachers would write out
their experiences with this class of per-
sons there would be no scarcity of spicy
reading. 1t was a harmless kind of
crank that Bishop Thomas Bowman, of
this city, ran against one time at camp
meeting. On that occasion he preached
from the following text: Gas Moses
lifted up the serpent in the wilderness,
even so must the son of man be lifted
up" The most attentive listener in the
congregation was tall, lank individual,
with wild, deep set eyes and long hair.
At the conclusion of the sermon he
made bee line for the bishop, and the
latter, divining the character of the
man, tried to get away from him, but
failed.
swell, now, my brother" said the
bishop, with just little pique in his
voice, for he was very tired and the
weather was hot, "what is it you wishY'
Bishop" he replied, with intense ear
nestness, 81 have been a student of the
Bible all my life, and there is one ques-
ton that has troubled me for a long
time. Perhaps you can throw some
light on it. 1t is this: What was the
color Of the snakes that We're sent to
afflict the children of Israel?"-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-01
ADJUSTMENTS.

THE GRAND-The Grand Opera house
has not had such crowd inside its walls
for months as assembled to hear the
Ideal Banjo and Guitar concert. Even
the Arcsraz Opera company, with the
most perfect ensemble ever given here
and repertoire of five new operas out of
six, did not begin to draw such an audi
ence as that of last night. The per-
tormance was good one, as amateur
performances go, there being nothing so
Interior as to deserve censure. The vo-
cal portion OF the programme was en-
trusted to Miss Grace Miltimore, who
has voice with a future-one OF those
big, resonant contraltos, that is as rich
as violin. She has a great deal to
learn before she grasps either the music
OF Verdi or Meyerbeer, however; and
yet one cannot listen to her without
predicting good results from voice Of
30 much timbre. The southern melo-
dies given by the entire company were
executed in good time and ELECTED loud
applause. These young ladies and gem
tlemen are the pupils of Mr.. S. G. de
Lano, guitar and banjo teacher of this
city. who conducted the concert and got
it off in very good shape. The stage
was prettily decorated with flowers, the
costumes OF the young ladies were in
excellent taste, and every body seemed
satisfied to have had good evenings
entertainment.
Tonight at the opera house Delange &;
Rlslng's comedy company will play
Tangled Up, in which the noted serpen-
tine dance will be feature.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-01
SHE TRIED TO SCARE HIM.
Mrs. Henderson's Way of Getting Rio
of Mr.. Williams.

Mrs. Henderson's way of Getting Rid
of Mr.. Williams.
There was great excitmert on East
Seventh street last evening about 7
O'Clock. Mrs. Henderson, q white
woman, who lives at 30S East Seventh
street, fired two Intellectual shots at a
colored man named Williams.
She states that Williams had made
himself too numerous about the prem
ises, and as he would not leave when she
ordered him away, che thought she
would try the effect of little revolver
practice. She fred a shot over
his head, which did not seem to
frighten him. In a few moments he
began 10 swear at her, and she fired an
other shot, just close enough not to hit
him. Officers Huston and Bates were
summoned to the scene of battle, and
found the house barricaded. Finally
the woman opened the door, and stated
that she did not fire at the man to hit
him, but only wanted to scare him. The
fellow, Williams, made tracks for parts
unknown. At last accounts all was
quiet.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-01
County Ticket.
Supervisor Nominations. W. ",
Justices and COnstables.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.

Five amendments to the constitution
are submitted to the people to be voted
upon at the ensuing general election.
Some of these amendments are improve
ments to the organic law which expert
ence has shown to be necessary; others
are of doubtful propriety or absolutely
against public interest, and ought to be
voted down.
The first, constitutional amendment
No. 10, provides that members of the
legislature may receive pay for 100 days
instead of 60. In other words, the
length of session is extended forty
days. 1t is generally admitted that the
work OF session could be performed in
sixty days if the Legislature would with
frmnees address itself to the considera-
ton of business. But practically we
have never yet had 3 legislature
that would do so, and we are therefore
met with the difficulty of short sessions
and an imperfect consideration OF the
legislation the peoples interest requires,
or long sessions which will give ample
time to stave off bad bills and to thor
oughly digest and pass good ones. AS it
is now the Doodle element see to it that
their "cinch" bills have the right OF
way, and time is exhausted by the hon
est members in fighting them. When
the end of the session approaches the
files of both houses are filled with bills,
and the time left is insufficient to prop
erly consider such measures as ought to
be adopted We believe that the extern
sion of the time of the sessions to 100
days is an amendment in the right direc
ton.
Amendment No. 7 will undoubtedly
meet with the consent of the people. 1t
authorizes any political subdivision of
the state, which is now empowered to
issue bonds for public improvements to
run for 20 years by a two-t thirds vote of
the electors of such subdivision, to issue
bonds for the came purpose, but to run
for 40 instead 20 years. This is meas
ure that will prove salutary. Nearly all
the public works that municipalities
run in debt for are not alone to benefit
the people of today, but those who come
after them, and the payment of the in
debtednees thus incurred ought Justly |
to be spread over as many years as are
coneidered proper.
Amendment No. / ie one that is not |
30 urgent and which will not meet the
popular view. 1t proposes to give the
present lieutenant-governo a salary of
$4,000 year. In return for this salary
it imposes upon him the duty of visit
ing and inspecting public institutions.
We are in favor of giving the lientenant-
governor more than the nominal salary
he receives now, and of imposing upon
him duties that will justify the in
creased salary; but the amendment
wipes out an economical safeguard of
the present constitution that ought to
stand. 1t eliminates the provision
which limits the salaries of clerkships
to $1,000 year, and that go vitiates the
amendment that it should be voted
down.
Amendment No. s allows a deficiency
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-01
Farms for Epileptics.

Epilepsy is SO large cause of en-
forced idleness among the working peo-
pie in England that q colony has been
established ii a country place within an
hours ride of London, where they can
perform lucrative labor suited to their
condition. The plan is initiated from
one successfully carried out in West
phila, Germany. On piece of land of
scme hundred acres there will be built
cottages to hold from ten to twenty in
mates. The sexes will be separated,
and also the children from the adults.
Market gardening, spade and barrow
labor, COW keeping, dairy work and
poultry farming will be the first indus
tries; then gardening and fruit culture,
and later on will follow bootmaking,
carpentering, bookbinding, printing and
other industries; and for the women
laundry work, sewing, cooking and vari-
GUS domestic services.-Boston Tran
script.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-01

THE Republican party has presented
to the voters OF this county the name OF
F. E. Lopez for the important position
of county auditor. Mr.. Lopez has for
four years last past filled the position of
city auditor. During his incumbency
about the only thing that he has done
to bring him into public notice has been
the persistency with which he has de-
manded Of the council deputy. After
he had ''nung up" the city business. in
so far as his Office was concerned, for
several weeks, he finally compromised
and was given deputy for half the
time. The duties of the city auditors
Office could and should be easily per-
formed by that officer. His salary is
$3.50 per month, and the labor exacted
of him is light. But Mr.. Lopez is
either too proud or too strong to
work. He wants deputies to perform
the service while he does the thinking
for the office. We do not believe that
Mr.. Lopez is the man the people are
looking for to act as county auditor for
the next two years. In the Republican
convention he defeated Gen. H. G. Rol-
Inns, the incumbent, who has only held
the position ten months. This vas done,
we suppose, to show the high esteem in
which the Republican party holds the
veteran. The public service of this
city ard county would be improved by
dispensing with the services of Mr..
Lopez, despite the fact that the Repub-
lican party is endeavoring to boost him
from four years term as city auditor
into the Office of county auditor.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-01

when the Citizens company found it
impossible to serve the people of
the hills with pure water, Mr.. Kays
made arrangements with the old com.
pany to furnish water out of their
College-street mains to that company.
For several months the hill people were
80 served, and the utmost satisfaction
was expressed about the quality of the
water received. This posture OF affairs
eliminates from the question of voting
for the bonds all consideration of urgen-
cy, and places the people in the position
of voting alone on the merits of
the issue. If the taxpayers of this
city wish to saddle themselves with
an unnecessary debt of $526,000, they
will vote for the bonds. 1t is
hardly to be conceived that they will do
this in the face of the fact that we shall
be called upon to provide means in six
years from the present time-or sooner
to assume the entire ownership of the
water supply of this city. Nothing can
be gained by running in debt now over
half million dollars to supply the hills
with new water system at present.
We shall only duplicate works that will
serve until the whole city system is to be
undertaken, and in the meantime
pay interest on the bonds without
receiving any actual benefit for the ex-
penditure. The taxpayers should con-
slider this serious question, in all its
bearings, on business principles. If they
do so, they will arrive at the conclusion
that the incurring of the debt is unnec-
essary at the present time, and will only
serve to commit us to a plan that has
already been shown to be faulty, in
definite and replete with engineering
| errors.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-01
THE LOGIC OF THE SITUATION.

The supply of pure water for the hills
is assured. We are authoritatively in
formed that the old company will pump
the same water that is now served to
the lower portion of the city into the
hill pipes as soon as they have perfected
their arrangements with the Citizens
company. These arrangements are nec-
essarlly delayed on account of the death
OF Mrs. Wicks, one of the stockholders
OF the latter company, whose estate is
now before the probate court. 1t will
be remembered that some time ago,
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-01
The Lady Trapped.

eyes" said the society lady at swell
affair the other evening, 1--we crossed
the Atlantic ocean eleven times"
The smart young man adjusted his
eyeglass and said, "Ah! Born in Amer
ica, l suppose!"
"No, indeed! Why do you ask?"
because if you were born in this
country and had crossed the ocean eleven
times you'd be on the other side now,
dontcherknow!'
The lady figured moment ON the tips
of her pretty fingers, blushed violently
and fled.-London Tit-Bits.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-01
SMALL ARMS PRACTICE.
The Departmental Report OF Lieutenant
CoIlins.

Lieut.. Charles l.. Collins, inspector OF
small arms practice for the department
of Arizona, has just issued his annual
report, which contains great amount
OF interesting matter and evidences the
ability and interest in his duties of the
officer in question.
The report shows that the Indian
troops have made progress most credit
able, considering their heretofore ignor-
ance of the use of firearms.
Many valuable suggestions are offered
regarding targets and ranges, possibly
the most pointed one being the recon-
mendation that measures be taken to
prevent the re.enlistment Of men who,
on their previous enlistment do not
qualify higher than the thirty first class.
The report embodies the result OF this
seasons contests and is a document
which reflects credit on its compiler and
on the department.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-01
The Indians Regard for Snakes.

The North American Indians will not
kill snake in their path. They hold it
in reverence, and although they select
great numbers of them to use in their
snake dances they never kill them, but
when the ceremony is finished take
them out on the plains and release them.
Some Zuni Indians from New Mexico
with whom | became acquainted re-
fused to repeat their folk lore oat of
doors for fear the rattlesnakes would
hear them.-St. Nicholas.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-01

Why destroy present happiness by a
distant misery, which may never come
at all, or you may never live to see it,
for every substantial grief has twenty
shadows, and most of them shadows of
your own making.-Sydney Smith.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-01
Heng Lee,s CIosine-Out Sale.

All kinds silk and crepe silk dress patterns
and Japanese curiosities, etc. Great reduction
in gentleman's furnishing goods and ladies'
underwear. sos North Main street, opposite
postofice, station q
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-01

The onion has virtue to which thou
sands of people will swear. This is its
ability to ward off attacks of malaria in
any form, and to cure cases as rapidly
as the strongest doses of quinine.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-01
you are bilious take Hoods Pills.
so a Month! $50 a Month,

Gives lesson a dav in short hand at the Ast.
bury Institute, the old and reliable school, es-
tsblished here for seven years past. The rec
concentrations of our pupils are our references
Phillips block, over Peoples store. Take ele-
for
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-01
UThank YOu,o

Is what Mrs. Paisley of Newburgh, N Y, al.
ways says to Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t cured her
of severe case of scrofula and eczema, and
she has reason 10 be grateful.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-01

The use OF Halls Hair Renewer promotes the
growth of the hair, and restores its natural
color and beauty, frees the scalp Of dandruff,
letter, and all Impurities.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-01
JOSEPH D. LYNCH. JAMES J. AYERS.
AYERS g. LYNCH, PUBLISHERS.

Entered at the pot toffice st Los Angeles as
second-class matter.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-01
Presidential Electors.
CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.
legislative Nominations.

FOR CONGRESS, VI DISTRICT:
MARION CANNON. OF Ventura
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-01
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1892.
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT .

GROVER CLEVELAND. .........Of New York
FOR vICE-PREsIDENT:
Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-01

1t will thus be seen that the Fourth
district, comprising all the counties
south OF San Francisco, cast Sc, ,90S votes,
or 80, 900 more than either of the other
districts.
California should now be redistricted
80 as to give one member of the board
to the Sixth congressional district and
one to the Seventh, which would give
Southern California two members. If
we are permitted to thus elect
member of the board from this section,
we will not suffer the injustice which
has been occasioned by the annual rails
ing of our assessment rolls. The pres
ent board, being wholly composed of
non-residents in this part of the state,
either do not understand our necessities,
or, if they do understand them, are not
disposed to treat us justly.
You are aware that we have two as.
SCISSORS, two tax collectors, and two
auditors. I favor such legislation as
will result in the consolidation of these
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-31

GOWN" said casual acquaintance to me in
Liverpool once. 81 wish knew how much
ought to give these leeches. If l have TO
fork over shilling every time one of them
does anything for me I'll go home dead
broke in week. I've tried giving them
nothing, and that don't work either: if
they don't see what they want
THEY ASK FOR IT'D
"Try pennies" said an experienced trav-
eler, laconically.
"Pennies!"
Yes, pennies; singly or in combination ::
one for the chambermaid, two for the
boots, three for the waiter and so on.
That's English style.''
The perplexed one looked relieved. $50
there's no one in England who will refuse
twopence if he can't get shilling" he
asked
Precisely was the answer. son the
continent Il you go there even smaller
lees Will answer. a Frenchman will give
ms waiter ten centimes-thats cents
Tor serving dinner in a second class
restaurant, or or cents in first-class
ore. Five per cent. of the total amount of
the Dill is good rule to remember, unless
the Oil is under francs, which it won't
BE- And give the boots half what you
would IN America. 1t will be more than he
usually gets from the natlyes''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-31
THE WORLD Is BgTTER ron r,

I he world is better because of such a re,
dy as Bailard's Snow Linlment, becanss
ID article relieves it of much pain anG
misery, and we are thus enabled to eniov
us orlght side Itpositively cures all formV
of Rheumatism, Neuralgia. Headaobe Stos
Headache, Lame Back, all Sores and
Wounds, Cuts, Spralns, Bruises. Stiff
joints, Contracted Muscles, Poison Ernn.
tons, Corns, Weak Back, and all pain and
all inflammation on man or beast. Its tn
best because Its the most penetrating. Re,
ware OF all white Liniments which NAV he
palmed OIL on you for Billiards. Snow Tini-
ment There Is none like it. Sold by 2. G.
M. drug department.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-31

own as to the careful use of public money.
and give his committee an all-comprehen
sive oversight of expenditures. Judge
Holman, as he is commonly called. was
born in Indiana, in 1922. He had two years
at college before he became a school
teacher. In his leisure he prepared for the
bar.
After having held several local offices, in
1851 he sat as member of the Legislature
Of Indiana. From 1852 to 1856 he was
judge of the court of Common Pleas. The
Poor Richard" of the House OF Repre-
sentatives commands great influence In its
deliberations. The long war he has made
on wasteful expenditure has made his name
synonymous with economy in state affairs
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-31
SAFE AND RELIABLE.

"In buying a cough medicine for
children" says H. A. Walker, prominent
druggist of Ogden, Utah. mover be afraid
to buy Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
There is no danger from it and relief is al
ways sure to follow. particularly recon.
mend Chamberlain's because l have found
it to be safe and reliable" Fifty cent
bottles for sale by 2. c. M. 1. drug depart
ment
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-31

Every one over here understands tbis
propensity of American travellers 10 pive
big fees upon first landing. Chester is the
tirst city in England usually visited bv the
tourist, and the fees for seeing the rather
second rate cathedral there amounts to
something like shillings. No other Eng
lish cathedral costs anything like so much
The thrifty Chester people act on the eccle.
siastical doctrine OF charging what the
franc wln Dear and get big diocesan
revenue from the swarms of visitors
Il don't believe there's a soul in England
who won't take shilling, from the Queen