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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-12
ONE AND A HALF MILLIONS.
The Amount to Be Spent at
Santa Monica.
President Huntington Orders 8
Breakwater Constructed.
Ho win Not Wait for the Government,
bat VIII Commence the Work
With His Own Re-
sources.

A million and half OF dollars is a
whole lot of money to spend nowadays,
and the fact that President G. P. Hunt
ington of the Southern Pacific has de-
cided to put out that sum hereabouts
during the next ~ or l8 months will be
judged to be good news.
Mr.. Huntington, as is evidenced by
his recent appearance before the con-
gressionsl committee on rivers and har-
boris, is very anxious, naturally, to have
thoroughly protected hsrbor out OF
Santa Monica, but he has decided not
to wait for federal help, but to 60 ahead
and make harbor as far as he can in
dividuslly, and it is on no mean scale
that he proposes to do the work.
Some months ago Mr.. Huntington de-
cided to build breakwater half a
mile long on the outside OF the big
wharf at Santa Monica, and he had his
engineers prepare him plans for this
great enterprise which were completed
some time ago. These plans call for
what will probably be the finest piece
OF protective engineering against the
power of the sea in the world. The
breakwater is to be massive stone
structure so put together that the only
effect of the waves beating upon it will
be to strengthen and solidify.
An idea of the completeness and ex-
tent may be formed from the fact that
the estimates call for an expenditure of
of million and half of dollars on the
work.
1t was with view to this undertak-
ing that the branch line to Chatsworth
Park was recently constructed. thus CIV
ing access to body of stone peculiarly
adapted to the construction of break
water. being in its nature resistant to
the disintegrating power of water, and
existing in inexhaustible amounts.
1t is learned that work on this i'm
mense undertaking will be commenced
at very early date, and it will be vigor-
ously pushed to conclusion.
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BOSTONS WIN A GAME.
A GOOD CROWD OBSERVE THEIR
METHODS OF PLAYING.
They Easily Held the Los Angeles Team
Down-A Game That Lacked
Ginger on Both
Sides.

The game of ball between the Bostons
and picked Los Angeles team attract
ed quite crowd to the Athletic park
grounds yesterday afternoon. The
grand stand was pretty light, but the
bleachers and kindergarten were we'll
filed.
1t was sort of everyday kind of a
game after all, the Boston boys not be-
ing put on their mettle except once, in
the seventh inning, when the home
team made four runs, and got one
ahead.
The visitors brisked up a bit after
this, and bstted enough runs to leave
them ahead. The score was 7 to in
favor of Boston. It was not brilliant
game, neither side batting much. There
is no doubt, however, that the bean
eaters can play the national game. 1t
was easy to see that they were veterans
of many a hard fought field. There
was not much ginger in their playing
yesterday.
The home team did not make connec-
ton to any great extent with Mr..
Carsey's curves, although few of the
boys got streak of swatting in the
seventh and made the runs alluded to-.
Jack Tanning kept the visitors down
to very few base hits, although he was
pretty wild at times. He was splendidly
caught by our pete" Lehman. Neither
nine scored in the first inning but in
the second the Boston's knocked out
three runs by sale hits.
No more runs were made until the
seventh when Los Angeles scored four
and the Bostons one.
Again in the eighth Boston brought
three men across the plate and stopped
Los Angeles in the first half OF the ninth,
the last half not being necessary to give
them the game.
1t was a fair game OF ball, the Bostona
playing an almost fauitless game in the
field, but it was not one to arouse much
enthusiasm
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-12
CITY AFFAIRS TO COME UP.
Some of the Questions tho Council VIII
Tackle Today.

Some of the Questions tho Council Will
Tackle Today.
Among the matters that will come be-
fore the city council at its meeting today
is one which is causing the members
considerable WEAKNESS of the flesh.
1t ia the movement OF the merchants
of Los Angeles to have the merchants
tax repealed. The Merchants associa-
ton keeps pegging away at the subject
and is clamoring for recognition of the
promise made by the council to remove
the tax.
1t is general feeling among council
men that in the present state of the
city's finances they cannot repeal the
tax. But the merchants say they must
do 30, and there is likely to be lively
time over the subject at today's meet
ing.
Another subject which will come up
is the adoption of the plumbing ordi-
regulations adopted last week by the
board Of health. The plumbing COM
mittee of the council joined with Health
Officer Powers in getting up these rul co
and regulations. That they will be
d0OPbO4 WAthoOp ACiCICuCo W u Gull
tee, causing further delay, is very doubt
full.
The subject Of employing assistant
counsel for the city attorney in the big
water suit against the city, begun in the
United States court, will also come up
today.
City Attorney Mcfarland has evil
denced his opinion that there are no
lawyers in Los Angeles who will exactly
fill the bill in tackJing this case by ask
ing that ex-Judge McKinstry OF the su-
preme court be appointed as his assis-
tant.
Various members of the council do
not take kindly to this idea OF the city
attorney of employing outeide talent.
and the discussion is likely to become
very breezy before the matter is settled.
The city government is running pretty
short of money with which to carry on
the employment of the unemployed,
and the subject will no doubt come up
in some shape before the meeting to-
day.
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STRONG PROTEST.

The Merchants Declare the License Tax
an Illegal Proposition.
EDITORS HERALD: One of the main
objects in forming the Merchants asso-
citation was for the removal of the
license tax. Over three months ago the
executive committee of the Merchants
association went before the city council
and asked for the removal OF this license
tax. After considerable discussion an
agreement was reached whereby the
merchants were to pay three months
longer; in the mean time the council
would pass an ordinance repeating the
tax.
A local appeared in the Times of
February 9Th stating that the merchants
had abandoned the idea Of having the
tax taken off. The same local also
stated that several of the councilmen
believed it was an unjust tax, as it was
virtually taxing a man for his enter
prise, and furthermore stating they
could not see how the tax could be re-
moved before provision WAS made in
the next tax levy.
The council at it's last meeting was
asked by the Merchants association to
define their position. In place of doing
so, they referred the matter to the
finance committee as they had done be-
fore, after agreeing to remove the tax.
ALI enterprieing cities throughout the
union have abandoned this ubiquitous
system. 1t is looked upon by enterpris-
ing cities as relic of antiquity, and
large property holders do not object to
the removal of this license system. On
the other hand they strongly favor its
removal.
The Merchants association would
prefer the council would live up to their
promise without clash. This is not q
new idea. 1t has been before the pres
emit council and the preceding ones for
several years, and honest, upright
means have been taken by the mer-
chants to induce the council to repeal
this unjust measure. Now, after an
agreement has been reached we are
given to understand the repeal will not
be adopted.
The Merchants association will not
pay this tax. They will not agree to a
test case being made. If the council
refuses to repeal this ordinance the
Merchants association will repeal it.
If they order arrest they must stand the
odium. We are ready to give bonds for
any amount, and before paying another
assessment we will carry the case to the
highest court. The council with only
one dissenting vote gave us their prom
Use, and upon this promise we paiG three
months more of an unjust tax.
We take this method to define our
position, after the council have refused
to define theirs. The council cannot
afford to break faith with the business
interests of the city, and the tax col.
lector cannot afford to allow his Office to
be used to extort this money without q
direct order from the council. The
merchants of this city are paying rents
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-12
ALMOST A TRAGEDY.

A Girls Brother-in-Lsw Whips Her
Best Fellow.
There came near being serious trouble
on Central avenue yesterday afternoon.
AS it was cut nose and bruised head
of one of the participants and two
smashed buggies was the damage.
As the story goes, an expressman re-
siding in the southern part of the city
had occasion to take Sunday drive
with his wife. The wife has a sister.
and the sistsr has two young men atten-
tive to her, at least she is acquainted
with them.
The husband and wife left the house
in charge of the young lady, who is not
yet Is years of age. She did not care to
remain at home and took walk.
The brother-in-law saw the proceed
ing, and suspected that the girl would
meet the young men who had passed in
buggy. His prediction proved true,
for he saw the young men help the girl
into their buggy and rapidly drive
away.
The brother-in-law OF the girl started
in hot pursuit. He rode like fury, and
the trio in the forward buggy increased
their gait. Finally they were over
taken, but would not stop on command.
The girls sisters husband concluded
there was only one way to stop the
runaways, and he proceeded to
run his buggy into the rig Of the fleeing
trio, and smashup was the result, but
it had the desired effect. Four persons,
two horses and two buggies comprised
the wreck, but, miraculously, no one
was seriously injured by the accident.
The injury was inflicted upon one of
the young men by the irate brother-in-
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-12
Church of tho New Era.

Professor w. G. Bowman discoursed
on the faith cure. This healing bust
ness was formerly conducted only with
the church, but it is now occurring
among people who are not affiliated
with the church. There is the mind
curer who performs the same cures.
Then there are the spiritualtsts who do
healing without faith in dogmas. Even
the M. DIS. are largely experimenting
with these forces, and not depending on
so much pills and blue mass.
There is fact element in these cures.
1t is this magnetic force which ia used
by people who are competent and have
knowledge of peychic laws. But there
ia also great degree OF humbug used.
With the Christian healers, they be-
lieve that the healing influence comes
from the Lord. This is delusion, be-
cause the same work is done by non
believers. And they are also making q
poor imitation of the genuine article.
Whoever hoard of Christ healing by
degrees and making nine failures out OF
ten? Whoever heard OF the apostles
refusing to heal diseases that were
chronic? There are three delusions in
connection with faith cure. The first is
the source from whence it comes, the
second is self deception. and the third
is ignorance of psychic laws. Medical
ecience is being revolutionized by the
discoveries of the powers Of the mind
over diseases OF the body. Science is
taking this matter of healing disease
out of the hands OF superstition and
placing it under natural laws.
Prof. Goodman aud his choir OF ak
teen voices rendered some fine music.
The meeting was we'll attended, every
available seat being used.
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A RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

An Unknown Man Seriously Injured
Yesterday.
The Southern Pacific passenger train
from San Francisco, due here at l 48
yesterday afternoon, was delayed an
hour and half by an accident to a
freight train near Alliance station, 45
miles north of the city.
A man, whose name could not be
learned, was in the caboose of the
freight train, and when the car jumped
the track he was badly injured, his
hip being broken, He was brought to
this city and taken to the Sisters hos
pital. Inquiry at that institution and of
the Southern Pacific company's surgeon
failed to reveal the mans identity. An
especial effort was made to get the
mans name at the hospital, but all
the word that could be gotten was that
"the man is dangerously hurt; we don't
know his name"
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-12
WENT DOWN THE GRADE.
A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE
ELECTRIC CAR LINE.
j. A. MoPhale of TuIare Dangerously
II Not Fatally blurred In the
Wreck-An Axle
Broke.

A serious accident, by which J. A.
McPhale OF Tulare was dangerously
injured, occurred on the electric car
line near Fremont avenue at 1880
o'clock yesterday morning.
AS is customary, the car left the cor
nsr of Spring and Second streets at z
O'Clock in charge of Conductor Prince
and Motosneer Vanetta. The only pas
senger aboard was Mr.. McPhsle, who
was en- route to see his daughter, who
resides on Rockford avenue.
The line is very billy from Broadway
almost to the end at Westlake park,
though better constructed road ia
seldom seen. The accident, however,
was due to defective steel in the axle,
which could not have been foreseep.r 10
Just as the car passed Fremont ave-
nue., on steep down grade, the axle
suddenly broke. In his effort to escape
the motorneer was thrown to the
ground, and Conducto Prince received a
severe shock by being thrown against
the car.
The full results did not show until the
car jumped the track and pitched head
long down the grade on the side of the
line. The windows we're smashed and
the Car totally wrecked.
Mr.. McPhale occupied seat in the
middle of the car when the accident oc.
Cured. He was violently thrown for
ward, striking his head against some
part of the car and cutting deep gash
four inches long over the left eye. When
removed from the wreck he complained
of severe pains in the left side, the in.
jury being internal. He was otherwise
severely injured, being considerably
bruised about the body.
The injured man was removed to the
receiving hospital and attended by DR..
Aims worth. After remaining there
awhile he became partly paralyzed, and
it became necessary to remove him tc
the Sisters hospital.
No blame can be attached to any one
for the accident. as it was evidently one
of those which could not be prevented
by any means.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-12

Science, Nature, ct Pudeur.
EDITORS HERALD: The lecture OF Or.
Jordan of Stanford university on Hered-
ity on Thursday evening has called
forth many Mandatory criticisms, yet
there 10 large multitude who have no
public way to voice their opinions, who
deeply regret that such lecture, was
not delivered to men only. There is q
law against indicate exposure of ones
person, and there is an unwritten law
against the exposure of indelicate ideas.
We do not controvert q single matter OF
fact presented by DR.. Jordan. nor have
we any criticism to make on the Ian
guage used to set forth these facts, but
we do contend that it was an outrage on
our present ideas of decency to unfold to
the gaze of young women all the minu-
tisse of the prenatal life of the yet I'M
born child. Such knowledge will come
by experience, when such knowledge is
necessary. What practical value it can
be to the young woman to be initiated
into the mysterious events of prenatal
life from germ cell to full maturity, is
perhaps only known to scientists.
JOHN SHIRLEY WARD.
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largely in excess of any other city OF its
size in the Union. They are assessed
heavier in proportion for taxation than
any other city OF similar size in the
east, and are paying larger salaries to
their employees.
The demands upon the merchant for
charity, for contributions Tor aiding
churches and other institutions, are
very large, and at the present time the
Merchants association is hard at work
getting up flower carnival for the be-.
eft OF the charitable institutions, and
have already made large contributions
for this object. J. T. STEWARD,
Fl. JEvNE,
M. MEYBERG,
VIM BIEN,
7. A. GARDNER,
W. O. FURREY,
H. SIEGEL,
Executive Committee Of Merchants AS
ISOLATION.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-12
SOME SPIRITUAL SUSTENANCE,
Yesterdays Topics Discussed
in Various Pulpits.
An Instructive Sermon Delivered by
Dr.. Chichester.
The Meetings OF tho Y. W. q. A.-The
Theoaophiats-Rev Bowman on
Faith Cursrs "A SpirituaIist
on Heaven and He'll.

Rev. DR.. Chichester, of the Emmanuel
Presbyterian church. in the morning
service took for his text a portion OF
the first verse OF the seventh chapter
OF Matthew--'Judge not that ye be not
Judged" At first sight the carrying out
OF this injunction, seems to be set with
insurmountable difficulties. For If we
are never to Judge anybody how are
we TO know on whom to rely, or with
whom to associate? In fact, how is it
possible for us to maintain any sort OF
social order at all? And moro perplex-
still if all judgment is thus absolutely
prohibited, what about the jury render
ing a verdict, or conscientious reformer
lifting up his voice against wong?
1t is very evident therefore that when
Christ here enjoins us to judge not, he
does not mean literally what the word
signifies.
1t 10 only the animal that cannot ex-
erclse moral judgment; but man can,
Just because he is man. No human be-
ing can avoid judgment, for to think is
to Judge. Every action OF our fellow
man that we behold produces some sort
of an impression apon us. If all this be
true, the question is, What does Christ
mean here by exhorting people to judge
not? When Christ here says. judge
not, He refers to the censorious sort.
All OF us take to criticising as natur-
ally as we do to breathing. We are
nothing at all ii we are not critics.
Take the public press of today. What
sort of pages have the largest circula-
ton? You will find them to be those
that do the most fault finding and crit
icizing. We are told that seeing is be-
lieving. Men quote that very glibly
today. But seeing is not always believ-
ing, that is, correct believing. II we
Judge others by what we literally see in
them, we will judge them unfairly in q
large number of instances. Therefore
judge not.
We condemn ourselves when we Judge.
They who live in glass houses should
not throw stones.
Lat us be kind, therefore, to one an
other, and more tender hearted and pitt
full, and, mark well, let us judge not. but
rather let us comfort one another, for
the way is growing dark and our feet are
often weary and our hearts are very sad,
and we need each others help all along
the way.
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law. The young man received severe
whipping. The other one escaped,
while his companion was receiving his
deserts for attempting to take the girl
riding.
With tears flowing, the young girl
was escorted back home, apparently
none the worse for her escapade.
The brother-in-law is now awaiting an
opportunity to thrash the other young
man.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-12

The gospel meeting was held In the
Blanchard-Fitzgersld recital hall yes
terday afternoon at 8 AS. Added to the
cause for thankiulness that the ass ocis-
tion feels for the flee use of place for
the gospel meeting, is the additional
favor OF the gift by Mr.. j. B. Brown Of
100 singing books. These were pre-
sented at the donation party of last
Friday, and win serve large purpose.
The meeting was under the leader
ship of Mrs. Governor Beveridge, who
took for her subject The Joy OF Sacri-
fee. She read the fret three verses OF
the 18th chapter of Hebrews. Pointing
out the different lessons to be taken
fIom this scripture, Mrs. Beveridge said
that all must train themselves for the
service, must lay aside the weights and
the "sin which doth go easily beset us,
and then with patience run the whole
race, counting it a JOY to make every
sacrifice that is necessary to carry to the
end sny labor that we undertake for the
sake OF our Master. Said Mrs. Beve-
ridge: AL religions have this idea OF
sacrifiee. In ours it ioreshadowed the,
Christ, and it remains for us to lay all
DER persona, ease and comfort
willing sacrifice at His feet.
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The Theosophists.

At Blavatsky hall the address last
evening was on the subject The Ministry
OF Pain by Mr.. III. A. Gibson.
Among other things he said: In the
manifested world all forces as we'll as
beings are grouped in "psirs Of oppo-
sites" as positive and negative, heat and
cold, male and female, etc. Likewise
are the states of consciousness of the
soul influenced by the ''pairs of oppo-
sites. known as love and hate. pleasure
and pain, hope and gloom, right and
wrong, etc. Pleasure and pain are the
two poles of sensation in which mans
eense-consciousnes is operative and
which will accompany him throughout
his experience with matter. -.,,--
During the earlier stages of his evo-
lutionary career suffering and jov are
the teachers that urge his progression
to the point of f-consciousness-a
state which he has not yet fully real
lied. hence being devoid of the concep-
ton of his place and destiny in nature.
Mans selfishness and his ignorance of
nature and his relation thereto, seem to
be the factors most potent in production
of pain and sorrow.
Theology teaches that all mans trou-
bles are the result OF the fall OF one
man-Adam-and are inflicted by q
wrathful god. But the gradual matur-
ing of the human mind and expansion
of the soul ia leading many to q recog-
milton of the reign of universal law
the sequence of cause and effect in the
moral as well as the physical world.
This the Theosophist terms the Flaw of
Karma" and recognizes it as determin-
ing the affairs of cosmos as we'll
as of man; for if there is justice, law
and order in this universe it must re-
feet itself in the small events of life as
well as the great. So instead of the
original sin, we recognize justice or an
effort of nature to restore disturbed
equilibrium ON the moral side of life.
All pleasure or pain ia the result of
acts in which mans soul has been par
ticipant in this or some other existence,
for, in the words of Emerson, Nothing
can come to us but our own"
Philanthropy contents itself mainly
in palliating the evil instead of seeking
to eradicate the cause, which is ignor-
ance and selfishness. Nor can man ever
hope to escape vice and suffering and
walk from under the black mantle of ig-
norance, until he takes his own nature
in hand and becomes master thereof in
stead of it's slave. Then only will he
seek and learn to worship at the shrine
of his own soul, there discover God and
realize Joy and pleasure which ia true
peace, instead of an illusion, fieeting
sensation such as that for which we now
clamor.
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LETTER BAG.

1.-THE HERALD under this head ing prints COM
municatons, bat does not as sumo RESPONSE
bility for the sentiments expressedl
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To make money-125 very choice lots in
the Wolfskill tract at auction Saturday,
February 18th. Long time and easy
payments. Maps, catalogues, etc.
Easton, Eldridge & Co., 12l s. Brosd-
way.
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Considers 1t ga household necessity" Mr.. A.
J. whiting, Newton, Kan, sccentuates his
opinion thus: II have used Or. Bulls Cough
Syrup Ia my family for the last eight years and
consider it's household necessity"
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Executive Committee OF Merchants As
ISOLATION.