The herald., 1893-11-05
Strange Schemes Connected
with the Midwinter Fair.
Southern California's Representation
in the Mint AppOintees.
Advertising Schemes Connected with
tho Fsir-The Wreck OF the Now
York-Gossip About Los An
gelonos In the North.
Special correspondence to the HERALD.


ter and more prosperous times, and
everyone considers it his duty to make
it the grand success that it will un-
doubtedly be.
Under the guise of aiding the fair
management with cash donations, all
branches of trade advertise in every
conceivable manner that upon certain
day named by them all the profits &C.
cruing from sales will be donated to the
midwinter fair fund, and that the public
has implicit faith in these advertise
ments is evidenced by the fact that
crowds always attend such sales. To
give the Los Angeles public an idea as
TO what extremes such schemes are car
ried, the following may prove OF inter-
est: One real estate dealer, who proba'
bly, learned his business in Los Angeles
during the boom, informed the public
that he would sell elegant residence lots
in the immediate vicinity OF the lair
grounds, the proceeds of the first lot to
donated to the midwinter fair fund. The
lots referred to are located in the sand
dunes and only accessible with bal
loon.
The Auditorium saloon a few days
since had huge banner strung across
the street informing the public that the
receipts of that establishment during
the day would be dispersed as the fair
management might see fit.
The various clothing honses are VIE
ing with each other as to who will do
nate the largest percentage of the sales
of day set aside for that purpose.
Fistic contests which were prohibited
by the last Legislature are of common
occurrence. inasmnch as it is claimed
that one-half the proceeds are to be do
mated to the good cause. The notorious
Cremorne theater, which was closed by
the police, has been permitted to reopen
under the enphonious title of The Mid
winter Midway Plaisance. OF course at
such time as this it would not be policy
to draw the lines to close when the in
terests Of the fair are at stake.
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Twice during the latter part of last
| week did the morning papers issue ex-
.tras in the evening, the first time they
contained the startling intelligence of
the wreck of the steamer City of New
York, the next the cowardly murder OF
4 Certer Harrison.
The first intelligence OF the disaster ol
the City of New York on the evening oi
October Goth was received at the Mer-
chants exchange, and within remark
ably short space of time the streets were
alive with newsboys who yelled like
Apaches, informing the people of the
issuance of an extra containing the news
of the wreck. Although there was but
one white passenger aboard the unfor-
tunate steamer, the balance being Chi
nese and Japanese, everyone seemed to
| be as deeply interested as though some
dear friend was on the wrecked steamer
whose fate was as yet an uncertainty.
The news was not long in reaching Chi
! natown, and when it did pandimonium
reigned, the yelling and jabbering OF the
excited Mongoliana was something that
has not been witnessed since the days
of Dennis Kesrney.
Fortunately no lives were lost, the
shipwrecked passengers were trans
ferred to the Acapulco, and before land
ing were refunded their passage money,
but nevertheless many of the heathens
were considerable losers owing to the
depredations Of hoodlums who had gone
to the wreck in the guise of 'longshore'
men. Among the passengers were two
| Chinese from South America, who had
also been shipwrecked on the Newborn,
and now the San Francisco Chinese de
clare that their doubly unfortunate
countrymen are possessed OF the evil
spirit, and should they attempt to con
tinue their homeward journey they will
meet with certain death at the hands o.
some OF their superetitious race.
The issuance OF the next extra coult
not have created more CONSERVATION
had the victim been the chief executive
OF this city instead of Chicago.
~.
Superintendent OF the Mint Dagget
stated shortly after he took the Office
that every section OF the state should
be represented among the employees o.
the big building on Fifth street ovel
which he presides, but evidently Mr.
Daggett, in looking over the map O.
Cslifornia failed to see such a place al
Los Angeles, but instead there appeared
to him the name OF Senator White, anG
that was in itself sufficient cause fol
overlooking that part of the state in tbs
selection of choice for q mint posi-
tion.
Mr.. Daggett, if taken to task in re-
gard to this matter, will probably
declare that the southern citrus belt il
represented, in his estimation, by the
appointment of lady who was en-
dorsed by both city and county
official of Los Angeles, and on the
strength OF the endorsements of these
Democrats he made the appointment,
but Los Angeles has been imposed upor
by these endorsers, as the appointee il
declared by those who claim to know tc
be q resident of this city.
%*~
The Hon. John 7. Gaffey, who had
the honor of being elected member Of
the Los Angeles city council while alb
sent from the city during the entire
campaign and who has fully rewarded
those stsunch friends who are RESPONSE.
BILE for this pleasant state OF affairs by
remunerating them with his undyinp
friendship, is at the Palace. accompanied
by Fred w. Hardness.
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Sidney Lacey, who some years since
held the Democratic party of Los An.
geles in his inside pocket, but after
wards removed to this city, became bel
ligerent at the race track few days
since and punched Tom Cusick, mem
ber OF the last legislature and present
secretary of the county Democracy
with such force that the unfortunate