The herald., 1894-10-17
NEWS FROM NEARBY TOWNS
Pasadena Experiences a Surfeit
of Politics.
Attempted Murder of a Chinese at
San Bernardino.
Meeting OF the Presbytery at Santa Ana.
Santa Monica's Trustee Meet
fnx-san Pedro Ship
ping News.

s'making Rome howl" Last evening q
Populist and Prohibitionist neld forth,
one in Williams hall, and one on the
sorner of Fair Oaks and Colorado street.
and this evening the Republicans held
high carnival in the wigwam.
THE PoPULIsTs.
M. v. Rork, the Populist state lect-
urer from Oregon, spoke to good sized
crowd last evening at the corner Of Fair
Oaks and Colorado street, using black
board for pur poses of illustration. The
speaker was remarkably entertaining
tslker, and closely held the attention of
his audience for couple of hours.
He made good use of the blackboard,
keeping it full of figures bearing upon
his talk. he scored the Republicans for
laying the cause of the hard times to the
Democrats, pointing out that the same
business depression existed all over
the world. He strongly condemned the
demonstration OF silver and urged that
tee Populiets be given chance to carry
out their pledges on this line.
Upon the whole the address was very
interesting. The same speaker held
down the corner this evening, making a
very perceptible lessening Of the crowd
as the Republican meeting in the wig
wan.
THE PROHIBITroNIsTs.
A small audience gathered at Viii.
liams' hall last evening to hear a num-
bsr Of campaign orators discourse from
Prohibition standpoint. The prinoi,
pal speaker was Mr.. J. E. McComss,
candidate for congress from this district
assisted by number of local candidates
The meeting was presided over by Til
man Hobson, and music was furnished
by the Grown City quartette.
F. M. Porter, candidate for district
attorney, and William Rommel, candi-
date for sheriff, both spoke on local
issues.
Another meeting will be held at the
same place by the Prohibitionists on
Monday evening, the 22d. Speeches
will be delivered by Theo Kanouse and
Chester Dorlsnd.
THE REPUBLICANS.
The wigwam held fair sized crowd
this evening, gathered to hear ex.Gov.
L. A. Sheldon talk in favor OF the Rs.
publicsns upon the political iesues Of
the day.
The most enjoyable feature OF the
evening was the muaic furnished by the
Guitar and Mandolin club prior to the
speaking. The club rendered several
selections in a highly creditable man.
ner.
Governor Sheldon, who lives in this
city, took for his subjecr the causes and
remedies for industrial depression, and
nnder that head proceeded to score the
Democrats for what they had done, for
what they hadn't done and for what
they had thought OF doing. All the ills
and trials of the nation since Columbus
landed were piled high on the back of
Democracy. McKinlevism was held up
as the rock OF salvation. without which
the country would surely be lost.
PAsADENA's PRIDE.
The HERALD reporter visited Throop
polytechnic institute today, and
through the courtesy of Prof. Keves was
shown through the magnificent institu-
tion which is giving a practical educa-
tion to 40 many young men and women
in Southern California.
Throop polytechnic institute is one Of
the lew educational institutions OF It's
kind in the world. andup to a short time
ago the only one on the Pacific coast.
Recently, however, G school patterned
after Throop has been opened in San
Francisco, founded upon a bequest left
by the late James Lick. The growth OF
Throcp since 1t was converted into q
polytechnic institute, under the man
agement OF President Keyes. has been
almost phenomenal. First one building
was planned and proved enough for the
fret year, but the mem bership increased
SO rapidly that @ second and larger
building was found necessary, and Eest
hall. ths handsome structure which
stands on the corner of Raymond avenue
and Chestnut street. was built last year
Ii the present rate OF increase keeps up
third building will become one of the
necessities of the near future.
A visitor who has not seen the school
since last year will note many impro We.
ments. The large assembly hall has
been greatly improved By artistic groups
of statuary distributed along the walls
and numerous other changes made.
The Sloyd school for younger students
Ia one of the new additions this year in
charge OF Professor Kunoll. All the
lstest appliances have been put in and
this department promises to prove very
popular.
In machinery hall. in which are To-
Gated the manual training classes, in
cluding the machine shop, numerous
improvements have been made. The
entire plant 10 run by steam, crude oil
being used as fuel in place OF gas used
last year.
This machine shop is very complete,
several thousand dollsrs' worth of ma
ehinery having been added.
Under the able management OF Presi-
dent Keyes there is no doubt that
Throop polytechnic will command q
leading position not only among the
educational institutions OF the state but
of the entire went. The manual train
ing idea is the coming one In the edu-
cational world aud must sooner or later
be incorporated in our public school
system.
ED. CARDS BENEFIT.
The benefit given Ed. Gard by Compa.
ny B at the Green thia evening called
out q good sized audience and proved a
very pleasant affair throughout, The
programme, which was we'll arranged
and admirably carried cut, was as fol-
lows:
Selection Dimond's orchestra.
:. Duet, selected-Miss 6toutenburgh and Mr.
King.
y violin solo-Prof, Meme, accompanied by
Selection, Golden Years-The Crescent Four,
Messra Arthur, Buchanan, Biilheimsr and
Do9ne.
Vocal solo-Mr. Charles King.
Duet, Barcsrole by Kucken-Misses Peck and
etousenburgh.
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