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The herald., 1893-02-13

that the present real estate activity is
based on production and other stable
conditions that will prevent any reac-
tion like that of six years ago. Perhaps
the greatest movement for some time at
least will be in country property, and
for the good and sufficient reason that it
has been too low--fsr lower than any
reasonable estimate OF the intrinsic value
of the lands warranted. Settlement in
every portion of Los Angeles county is
quite brisk, and this may be said of San
Bernardino and Ventura counties, and
of the northeastern portion of San Diego
county. The region tributary to this
city is filling up as rapidly as our most
enthusiastic people could desire, and the
indications are that this strong move
ment will be even accelerated.
The herald., 1893-02-13

TIE octogenarian composer, Verdi,
has just added another laurel to his
great fame by the successful production
OF his new opera, Falstaff. Critics say
that it is work of surpassing merit,
and that the music is so opposite to the
inimitable humor and laughable ad-
ventures Of the fat knight, through the
tricks that are played upon him by the
merry wives of Windsor. that it is the
most enjoyable opera-comedy yet pro-
duced. The most astonishing considera-
ton in connection with this feat OF the
great composer is the fact that he should,
ut the age of so, exhibit the possession
OF an exuberance of fancy that is equal
to the embalming OF Shakespeare's most
humorous conception in an opera which
1t is conceded will take its place upon
the lyric stage at the head of the stand
ard works of the great composer.
The herald., 1893-02-13

TIE park commissioners place them
selves on record in card in our columns
to the effect that none of them will ac-
eept an appointment from the city coun-
oil if the bill now before the legislature,
taking the appointing power from the
governor, becomes a law. They say
that they do not care to assume the re-
Bponsibilities of such an Office and be
subject to the power of municipal poll
ticians and ward strikers who have a
"pulp' in the council. We do not say
that they are right in their claim that
they would be subject to such infu-
ences; but there is something in the
politics of American cities from which
the ordinary reputable citizen shrinks
when it becomes question of his as-
Stunning public responsibility. The fact
is that the power of the ward striker
and manipulation increases with the de-
crease of interest manifested by the best
element in city politics.
The herald., 1893-02-13
THERE seems to be very little doubt

THERE seems to be very little doubt
that Judge Gresham will be member
OF Mr.. CIeveianu's cabinet. This would
indicate that the president-elect will
not be disposed to draw party lines with
great nicely. The appointment of a
Democrat to the supreme bench of the
United States by President Harrison lie
q straw in the same direction. That
was wise and witty remark of Judge
Edmunds at the White banquet, the
other night, in which, referring to the
partizan complexion of congress, he
said from the divisions on some meas
ures, it would be hard to tell to which
party many OF its members belonged.
However, it is pretty safe to assume
that the rank and file of the Democracy
will be heard from when 1t comes to
Offices below that of cabinet minister.
The herald., 1893-02-13
THE STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

A Statement of Its Position Regarding
This City.
$50 Mr.. Wheeler thinks our schedule
of freights to Los Angeles ia regulated
by the Southern Pacific company and
we are working against the interests OF
San Francisco" said one of the mem
bers of the firm of Goodall, Perkins &
Co., agents of the Pacific Coast Steam
ship company, referring to the state
ments of Mr.. Wheeler, of the firm OF
Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson. who says
that an opposition to the Pacific Coast
Steamship company will be developed
by competing line of steamers between
San Francisco and Los Angeles, says
the San Francisco Examiner. "Now,
let me give you few facts: Mr..
Wheeler speaks of the rate on stoves
and says we charge 521a cents per hum
dred to Los Angeles. Our rate for 300
pound stoves in carloads lots gives us 70
cents after paying wharfage.
"If the stove is broken in transit we
are called upon to pay $50 or $40. On a
500-pound stove in carload lots, after
paying wharfage, we get 81. %. Any
dealer will tell you that the wholesaler
makes cents pound on every stove
he sells, while we make 75 cents for
freight on the whole stove. In fact, We
get less for carrying stove from San
Francisco than is charged to move the
same stove from this city to Oakland.
You can load steamer with sheet-iron
pipe, which is very bulky article, for
any of the southern ports and the
freight would not pay the sailors wages,
which are higher now than they were
20 years ago.
''For carrying sugar we get $3.50 per
ton, after the wharfage and cost of hand
ling are paid. The great trouble is
there is no return freight from Los An
geles, as there is from the northern
ports, and if Mr.. Wheeler thinks there
is any money in the business let him
start an opposition line.
Gas to colluRion with the railroad,
that is out of the question, as there is no
single-track water line to the southern
ports. The railroad companies carry
freight from New York or Chicago to
San Bernardino as cheaply as they carry
it to San Francisco. Again, all the
wharves in Los Angeles are owned by
private firms, and they demand heavy
tolls on all classes of merchandise landed
on the wharves.
"Mr. Wheeler's assertion that we are
working against San Francisco is all
bosh. Our interests lie here and we
want trade to come here. The southern
part of the state may take 5000 tons of
freight per month, but if go 5000 tons of
it is carried by rail. Our total ship
ments to southern ports during De.
cember were just about 1000 tons, and
our expenses for the same month were
$1,000 more than our receipts; in fact,
we are going behind all the time on that
trade. Mr.. Wheeler makes from $40 to
500 on each stove he sells, and he is OBJ
jecting because he cannot keep the other
rs cents which he pays out for freight.
If he thinks there is lots of money in the
transportation business let him try it
and see."
The herald., 1893-02-13

THE real estate dealers of Los Angeles
appreciate the great services which this
journal has done in creating legitimate
and active market for realty. All the
conditions exist for profitable dealings.
Low prices invite the judicious investor.
Prices are low, and have been go for
years, and favor the buyer. There are
still many bargains to be had, but any
acreage property at ruling rates is bar
gain. 1t will never again be as low as it
ia today, while all the conditions point
to rapid enhancements. A constantly
increasing population of the very best
people in the United States is bound to
result in higher figures. 1t is only nat
urai that it should. and no man who un-
der1tands the situation would desire to
zee 1t otherwise. Real estate invest
ments now are attractive, both from
speculative and revenue producing point
Of view. The volume Of transactions
will swell all through the conn
ing summer. The situation greatly
resembles that which existed in the
year 1880, when the great boom of
1ss6:S7 gsrpinated, with the difference
The herald., 1893-02-13

THIS winter has undoubtedly taken
the palm for the severity of the weather
both on land and sea in the east, in Eu-
rope and on the Atlantic ocean. The
lowest ranges OF temperature known for
over quarter of century have pre-
vailed all over the northwest and in the
middle states. Rivers have been frozen
over for period of elk weeks that have
not been closed for ten days in the past
twenty years. In Southern California,
on the other hand, we have had the mild
est weather known to the Oldest inhab-
liant.
The herald., 1893-02-13
ONE ADVANTAGE OF CONSOLIDATION.

The consolidation of the two principal
street railroads in this city will not only
prove great economical convenience to
the people, but a measure that will
greatly increase the revenue of the roads
themselves. 1t has been found in all
the large cities that the transfer system
has had marked effect upon travel,
and that people now take the cars who
before refused to do 30 on the ground of
economy.
Los Angeles is not yet large city as
cities are rated at the east. But terri
torially she will hold her own against
most of them. She has been, so to speak.
"settled up" so far in spots. We have
dense neighborhoods in various parts OF
the residence portionS of the city, and
some of these are quite distant from
others. The horse cars at first induced
people to build along their lines; tnen
the cable cars had the same result where
they operated, and now the electric sys-
tenn is causing very populous neighbor-
hoods to spring up at very distant points
from the business center. The result of
all this is that we have considerable
groups of residences at the most distant
and opposite points. The people who
have made all these homes depend main
ly upon the respective lines of cars that
are convenient to them. But as no trans
fer privileges have been enjoyed by them
up to very recent period, and then only
on very limited scale, the residents
Of one part of the city could only
visit some other parts by paying two or
three car fares to do so.
The consolidation OF the two great
roads will eventuate in transfer Of
riding privileges with all the existing
car lines, and with any others that may
be hereafter started. This convenience
will be availed of by many who ara now
prevented from riding from economical
reasons. Mrs. Smith will more fire..
quently visit Mrs. Jones who lives nearer
another line than the one that passes
her door, and in this way the consolida-
ton and the minor roads will take in
much more the revenue they do now.
The transfer system ia nowhere more
complete or more largely ramided than
it ia in San Francisco, and an ingenious
denizen Of that city can take single
fare at ono end of the city and by making
intelligent transfers can ride for four
hours on that single fare. The roads
lose noshing by this. The great con-
yenience they confer on the average citi-
The herald., 1893-02-13
THE HERALD AND THE FUTURE.

No one can have failed to notice the
marked improvements that have taken
place in this journal during the past
three or four weeks. At great expense
we have provided ourselves with Hoe
perfecting press, which admits of our re-
spending to the great demands, daily
growing, of our circulation. 1t is uni
versally admitted that no journal in
California, taking everything into the
count, surpasses the HERALD as news
paper. We have recently added to the
journal pictorial department, with a
competent artist, and we have no doubt
but that our readers will derive great
pleasure from the illustrations which
will from time to time embellish our
columns.
That Los Angeles is destined to be a
noble city, and that this great deeidera-
tum will be achieved in the immediate
future, no intelligent man, who takes
note of the signs of the times, can doubt.
On all hands great progress is being
made. In agriculture and horticulture
we are going steadily forward with the
same energy which has characterized
the country during the past five years,
and, if anything, the movement has
been accelerated. Orchard planting has
been pushed ahead all through Southern
California, and nowhere with more
rapidity than in our own county. An
unusual breadth of the cereals has been
sown, and the season thus far has been
more favorable than any which the
Oldest inhabitant can recall. Manu-
factures are springing up on every hand,
and reduction works and packing estab-
lishments are to be features of our city's
daily life. New railways, which will
open up a specially rich country, are in
course of construction. There is every
reason to believe that Los Angeles, in
five years from today, will be city of
one hundred and twenty-five thousand
inhabitants.
In such magnificent evolution the
press will, of course, play leading part,
and the HERALD will be, as always, in
the front rank. The great Office which
this journal has played in the develop
ment OF the past is conceded. 1t pro-
poses, in the future, to dwarf all its pre-
vious efforts. With a lightning perfect
ing press, and its increased facilities for
tho ooiloetion .ua iiiustrnrion OF the
events of the day, it proposes to make a
brilliant and exceptional record. Every
one who wishes we'll to Los Angeles
should do all that lies in his power to
increase the circulation and advertising
patronage of journal which has been
so closely identified with the progress
and well-being of this city. All An
geleflos can do something in this line,
and it will be labor OF love that will be
we'll repaid. The prosperity of the
HERALD will react on the prosperity of
Los Angeles. Increase its usefulness by
sending 1t to your friends, in the east
and elsewhere. 1t will do splendid
missionary work. Spare no pains, there
fore, to swell its circulation and reve-
nues.
The herald., 1893-02-13
LAID TO REST.
The Funeral Services of the Late Th0ma


The Funeral Services of the Late Thomas
B. Brown.
The funeral services over the remains
OF the late Thomas B. Brown were held
yesterday afternoon at the st. Johns
Episcopal church. The edifice was
crowded with sorrowing friends; 30
numerous were those desirous of show
their regard for the deceased by attend
ing the ceremony that many were forced
to listen as best they could from the
outside.
The pail bearers were J. J. Mellus,
Count Won Schmidt, Sutherland Hutton,
A. W. Hutton, Stephen M. White and
James Howard.
The rector, Mr.. Judd, made brief
but eloquent address, truly saying that
the deceased needed no extended eulogy,
as his fine personal qualities and well
known characteristics spoke for them
selves and were widely known.
The remains were escorted to the Gem
etery by tremendous concourse of car
riages, and with the impressive Masonic
ceremonies the remains were laid to rest.
The herald., 1893-02-13
LOOKS BAD FOR PARKER.

The Westminster Night Clerk in the
Clutches of the Law.
Robt. III. Parker, formerly night clerk
at the Westminster hotel, and now in
the city prison on the charge of petit
larceny, will have preliminary exsmi-
nation in the police court this morning.
The detectives who made the arrest
also found about $50 in his room; OF the
amount, $50 is paper money, the re-
mainder gold and silver. The amount
and the denomination Of the pieces of
money correspond with that in the
handbag which he is charged with hav-
ing stolen.
The herald., 1893-02-13

WHEN congressman dies all the eu-
logies pronounced upon him are pub
lished in handsome gift books at the
public printing Office. Eulogies were
delivered week before last on six dead
members, and the coat of printing these
In richly bound volumes for free distrib-
.ution was $50, ,000i Had rnese r-prv-
sentatives lived and served their full
terms out they would only have drawn
$4,000 more from the treasury for their
entire salaries. 1t costs quite penny to
the people to have member "die in
haruees.O
The herald., 1893-02-13

The annexation of the American
sugar bounty has had more to do with
the overthrow Of the Hawaiian mon
archy than anything else. But we be-
lieve that congress, when the Democratic
administration comes in, willfind way
Of establishing political control of the
islands without placating handful of
planters with ten or more million dol
lars year as free gift from tie tax
payers of the union.
The herald., 1893-02-13
ADJUSTMENTS.

Los ANGELES THEATER,-A little bur.
lesque, some specislties, dancing, singing,
pantomime, high kicking and some
striking scenic effects, mixed up with
considerable comedy, make up the per-
formance of the Spider and the Fly.
The affair has been greatly improved
since ia was last given here, and is really
q most entertaining medley.
The star of the company is certainly
Miss Louise Royce, who plays Oceana.
Her singing is most sweet, her voice
having sympathetic timbre which is
very effective. She is also very hand
come woman, and 30 shapely that the
few gauzy draperies she wears are super.
fuous.
Mr.. Kinney, the former comedian OF
the company, is replaced by Mr.. Robert
Bell, who is very effective, but lacks the
inimitable drollnesH of his iniantile
faced predecessor.
The pretty Putnam sisters do some
very neat dancing. They have developed
in all respects in the past year and are
now very comely young women.
The ''ladies of the ballet" are excep-
tionally attractive in form and grace,
and in the march, headed by the heroic
figure of Jaguarina, do some excessively
intricate evolutions. Jaguarina has but
little opportunity to display her accom-
plishments, but makes the most OF her
too brief appearances.
The prettiest of the dances was the
Hungarian ballet in the second act,
though the quadrille at the beginning of
the third act, in which Miss NEWMAN
leads, is most eccentric and daring.
The performance is bright throughout,
there is no drag anywhere, and the
features are 80 varied and interesting as
to satisfy the most exacting spectators.
The engagement will last until Wednes-
day evening inclusive, with matinee
on that day.
The herald., 1893-02-13

zen induces him or her to ride when
they would otherwise walk. No street
car corporation has ever lost money by
extending its transfer privileges. For
one person who might occasionally
abuse it there are dozens whose patron
age is induced by the advantages which
IL offara
The herald., 1893-02-13

SAs DIEGO is enjoying a worlds fair of
her own. In order to aid the public in
seeing the same the Santa Fe company
made q rate of one fare for the round
trip from all points in Southern Califor-
mia and it is understood that great
many people are taking advantage of
the same. In the Junior worlds fair
being held at the chamber of commerce
rooms there is an exhibition which is
credit alike to its manager and to the
county which is capable of producing
80 diversified and beautiful q display. 1t
would take columns to describe it in de-
tail. The pyramids of oranges, lemons
and raisins, the sheaves of golden grain,
the festoons OF jellies, the long rows OF
plates of apples, pears, guavas, persim-
mons and many other different kinds of
fruits raised in the county, the mounted
birds of all kinds, tables loaded with
precious mineral exhibits, the displays
of delicate handiwork of all sorts, beau
tifnl paintings, unique silk display, an
exhibit of fish representing nearly a
hundred varieties, besides many other
things that come from the ocean all
these combine to make an exhibition
which cannot fail to awaken the interest
of the most blase old-timer. The idea of
the fair is to exhibit all the articles, or
at least samples Of some, which it is de-
signed to send to the worlds fair,so that
those who are not able to attend the
latter may have an opportunity to at
least see what the county is doing. The
tickets sold by the Santa Fe are good for
five days. The fair does not close until
Thursday night, February 10th.
The herald., 1893-02-13
How to Save Doctor Bills,

Many DOCTORS bill has been saved
by the use of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. The name is a household
word in many parts of the country.
Chamberlain medicines have an ex-
tensive sale in the worlds fair city and
many people testify to the merits of
their different remedies. For sale by
G. F. Heinzeman, 222 North Main street,
druggist.
The herald., 1893-02-13
Livermore Wine Growers.

LIvERMoRE, CAL, Feb. 12.-The Wine
growers association OF Livermore met
today and passed resolutions deprecating
the action of the Napa wine growers in
favoring the abolition of the state viii
cultural commission, and strongly COM
mandatory of the work of that organiza-
tiOn.
The herald., 1893-02-13
Found,

At the drug store, valuable package,
worth its weight in gold. Ny hair has
stopped falling and all dandruf has dis
appeared since found skockum root hair
grower. Ask your druggist about it.
The herald., 1893-02-13

given up, but the trail was go carefully
concealed that it is not likely that it will
ever be known who paid the morning
visit to the cemetery.
The herald., 1893-02-13
THE OFFICIAL CITY PAPER
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 1s, 1893.

Hon. THOMAS B. Brown was laid to
rest yesterday amidst the tears of large
concourse Of friends, who loved him for
his gentle nature and manly worth.
The herald., 1893-02-13
Los ANGELES HERALD
JosrrH D. LYNCH. JAMES LAYERS.
AYERS & LYNCH, PUBLISHERS.
DELIVERED BY CARRIERS

Rntered st the Postofdce at Los Angeles as
Becond-olas Matterl
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-04
Edlson's Wealth.

Thomas A. Ell is rich, not from
his patents, but from manufacturing
his improvements. He sold his quad
ruplex for $50, 900 and spent the whole
trying to make wire carry six mes
sages. He received $4,000 for his
stock ticker, aud it cost him 100000 to
perfect it, He made $4,000 on the
carbon transmittsr, while Boil made
about. half million. Tie incandes-
cent light brought $4,000 and cost
$400,0Oo. His electric RAILROAD was
sold at lo.s. He lost 5000 900 in
patents and law suits. He has wor ked
on rs many rs forty machines at once.
He his ut Orange. N j., a mil capa-
BILE Of turning oot 1000 tons of selec-
ted iron ore day. He has Ell hteen
square mi es Of miperalized rock in
New Jersey and hopes by his ore
separator to clear $3,0o9,000 wear.
In Schenectady lie EMPLOYS $3.50
hands: at Ornnye, ut Harriso' AID
New York neary as m my He has
5000 workers im-e aud on his
works ~ ,arions psfss o. the world
$4,000 me-. n (. has 50 0J0,0 900 rapi
tai ingesieS n : Inventions are mum
bered 10y the hundreds.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-04
TO BUT 1YMBER LANDS

A dispatch fam l-hprnins, dated
J l6th. SAYS: "Pfie nlniyes ol
nn Il III ndrrtte nie IN this ciiy
toddr for tl'e paip eof purchasing as
nnch ii ~t.cass Il ne timh ~ they can
scare. Asenis of This organ zliion
are mahinp - ,on'p,eie lour OF the up
per peoinsu q aud Mc hnying outright
and conirAcsiIg for az ,he pine Of the
be,t quai ty cv can r"t. Tbeir
purchases ntoupd here already amonrt
10 nea ~ 10 0l0000 fet and contrac 8
for mora than donble that amonnt have
been si~ncd TIE tnnl,e.' +! be shin
ped to England aud save there
The pr,nc r@ pareh,, ,na'b' 80 far
are at Sidnaw, Turin AMI l. tile Lake.
Trey are aiso contr,c ,ag | - immen SO
qnant ties OF poor grade timber to be
used ia Eng sh mines
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-04
JTANT no GO ALONE.

The following Washington special to
the Free Press will be of interest to
Upper Peninsula readers of the
SENTINEL:
in ge Martin V. Montgomery, of
nj hi",n, who is IN the city, in mn
interview said: iera is yenliment
among the people OF the Northern
Pemnsula of Michigai that they would
Ike 10 constitute themselves an indie
pendent STATE MOI. 10 Neyer. because
of an 19opisn t, the loNer peninsula,
but be.,tfe Their in erests are sep,r.
ate. They are ,9l.ed bv the sLr,iis
OF Ma kipac, Ave mile Wide and are
qni > n canrnub ty hg themselve =,
Thew are Mondel Z l,lc ch ia minerals,
part ~ trly copper. the Calnmet
and II er'a m ue has enoa7h ore III
snht ; last them 10 n Sc, & Of wears
mll'iolS of ious The irol mine, of
ne p snla d g among the best in
the WI d, whli. lie lumbe, + sources
are " : extr,,,ve Agrlculi iar,nv that
20 oh OF the ,te is nos up 10 the
lower hall. the people OF ,he latter
would object sc ,ously t. d vision of
the sde, and d nj tn nN it will bo
wiSDeased III the immediae future.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-04
F,lers Came out Ahead.

An important decision was received
ut the land officc, at Ashland, from
Washington, which settles contest Of
longs anding between seven files on
valuable pine land. Three of these
filers stood in the famous lire of Nov.
2, 1891, making personal application,
while the other four filed their appli-
cat ons by mail. The decision favors
the four mail filers. The latter filings
were received all mt once ut the land
office. BY the decision all four nre en-
titled to the land. To settle this
difficulty they have been notified to
appear at the local land Office aud bid
for the preference. The decision
covers many technical points and is
far-reaching.