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The herald., 1894-12-25

Era Labor bureau, presented COM
munication, which was left for the ne "
council.
Petition OF G. Haien for lowering oi
grade OF Wall street below that oi
Twelfth to carry off storm water. was
received, and the street superintendent
instructed to do the work.
Application of Mrs. NJ. Irwin for per-
mission to use stairway approach three
feet wide and 90 fee. from Broadway, on
Third street side, a communication with
Tenant of new block was referred to
the building superintendent.
T. q. Grant asked for 20 days. extern
sion of time on Palo Alto street.
Granted.
Proceedings to sidewalk Seventh
street were abandoned upon motion OF
Mr.. Rhodes.
Property owners ON Beaudry avenue
petitioned for the construction OF a
cement sidewalk ak feet wide on the
west side OF Beaudry avenue, from the
north line of Temple street to the south
side of Bellevue avenue. Passed.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Two special orders were set for the
afternoon session. The protests against
the sewering Of Temple street were read
and the protestants heard. Upon mo-
tion of Mr.. Innes the protests were
denied.
Action on the protest of Mcintosh and
others against ths sewering of Bellevue
avenue from Pearl street west was de-
ferred one week.
Aa ordinance OF intention to improve
Coronado street was passed.
The matter of opening Tenth street
was discussed. protestants claiming tba
strip on the Fitzgerald tract five feet
wide across the streer had never been
decided to the city. The city engineer
is instructed to report.
d. +. Donegan was given 80 days. fur
ther TINA to finish work on Broadway.
The report OF the board of public
works WAS accepted, except in the mat
ter of improvements on Railroad avenue.
which WAS referred back.
The ordinance making the width OF
tho sidewalk on Twentieth street. be.
tween Maple avenue aud Trinity street,
was passed.
A new ordinance was called for re-
peaiing the old ordinance for the grad
ing of Sixth street.
The following proposals were received
for eewering Bonnie Brae troct: j. J.
Mahoney, $l.05 per lineral foot for the
sewer complete; B. Lorenzi. ST. 50 per
lineral foot for the sewer complete.
Several acquisitions were held out of
the regular batch and referred back to
the suoply committee, being those for
work OF four men for repairing paved
etreete, extra street sprinkling in
Dece mber and the paint ing of bridges.
A petition for the grading OF Judson
street was referred to the board of pub
lie works.
The petition OF E. A. Hunter and
9th ers asking that the extension of Kip
street be graded at once ct the city's ez-
pense was referred to the board cf pub-
lie works.
The conncil adjourned to Thursday
next at 10 O'Clock.
The herald., 1894-12-25
THE RANSOME HOME.

An Open Letter to the CharitabIy In
clinad.
The following communication deserves
the attention of the benevolent:
A home supported by the banefactions g
of good people just now needing special
notice OF wide circle of benefac:ora.
With for too smsll capacity for the
number OF inma.es already domiciled
under its roof, and totally inadequate to
receive the number of applicants COM
ing for admission, this benevolent in
stitntion calls loudly on the good people
of Los Angeles for means to erect 81
suitable building for its noble work of
rescue.
That this end will be reached goes
without saying when the people know
the great good being accomplished. ia
saving from deepair and uplifting into
purity and virtue OF young lives who
have BEEN tempted and tried-repented
and converted But there are imme6-
late wants to be supplied in which oil
can have share, who find IN this joy
GUS holiday season that it ia "more
blessed to give than to receive"
Friends, eend little of your nbun-
dance to make the inmates OF the Ran
some home happier and p more comfor-
table: Furniture for the reception
room. sofa. table, chairs, carpets, bur.
eaus or chests OF drawers, for the bed
rooms, or money TO purchase these
articles will be most gratefully received
by the board of msnagers or the matron,
or send to Mrs. Kenney. president OF
the Los Angeles Central Woman 8
Christian Temperance union at Tenn
perance temple, corner Broadway an d
Temple streets, Los Angeles.
Mrs. SARAH A. MCCLEEs,
The herald., 1894-12-25
GREAT FOOTBALL TODAY
INTEREST THAT Is BEING TAKEN
IN THE GAME.
Som othing About thu Game and tho M en-
Who VIII Limo Up at Athletic
Park Today.

The Redlands Football team and the
large delegation OF people who are to
come with them will arrive this morn.
ing. The big game scheduled for 2 80
this afternoon will doubtless attract a
large crowd Of lovers of this exciting
sport, The game will also attract at.
tention throughout the state on account
of the promixity ofthe Los Angeles Ath-
letic club, Stanford game, which 10
looked for New Years day. Spence will
play full back for the home team today
in place OF Kellar, and Taylor right end
in place OF Black, as stated few days
ago. This will strengthen the team
somewhat. ss both OF these men are in
condition to put up good game.
The teams will line up against each
other at 2 80, and 1t is safe to cay that
there will be no lack of excitement un-
til the referee blows the final whistle in
the last half. Judging from the crowds
attending the football games in the
north and east, the Athletic park, in
the three games, December 25th and
29.h and January 1st, Ehould have at
least $4,000 visitors. The individual
weights and positions of the players
will be aH followe.
The herald., 1894-12-25
NEXT YEARS OFFICERS.

Report Of the N ON Ia ating Conmittc of
tho Chamber OF Commerce.
The nominating committee OF tho
cham ber of CONNIE has completed its
work, aud when the board OF directors
meet Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock
to choose officers for the ensuing year
the following candidateo will be named !;
President. W. @. Patterson first vice.
president, CharleaF orman; second vice.
president. T. d. Stimson treasurer, An
drew Mullen chairman committee on
commerce. J. S. slsuson; manufactures,
K. Cohn; immigration, .. t. Johnson !;
lands, j. A. Graves; mines, William
Ferguson; ways and means. w. b.
Cline; laws. NJ. L. Graf; membership,
L. f. Vetter; hotels, f. s. Munson; /;
parks. F. W. King.
In oil probability the names of these
gentlemen will be ratified by the direc-
tors meeting and they will be declared
the officers of the chamber. The Mons
mating committee comprised ]. w. Me-
Kinley. Harris Newmark, j. N. Elliott,
John Scott and F. L. Allies.
The chamber OF commerce will be
closed; today, but on New Years day
will keep open house.
The herald., 1894-12-25
DON'T LIKE 1T.
Residents OF tho East Side Have
KICK.

Residents OF tho East Side Have a
Kiok.
Residents in the neighborbood of
Wall street, in East Los Angeles. are up
in arms. They claim their neighbor.
hood is being used as dumping ground
for diphtheria patients and that the
disease is sure to gain foothold there il
the matter is not righted, when the fact
is that not single case has been re :
ported from the neighborhood.
The immediate use coiwt he yprotesta-
tion is the fact. as theynaflese, that
young man, sick with diphtheria, was
recently removed from 433 South Main
street to house on Wall street, oppo,
site the pottery works. The house was
an unoccupied one, and the only furni-
ture now in it consists OF bed and one
chair. A colored nurse is left in charge
OF the patient, and the people who
moved the patient there. the neighbors
say. suppose that the thing is q secret.
DIR. Bigelow has charge of the case.
The residents OF the neighborhood
have held an indignation meeting, and
the result is that the proper authorities
will be notified of the facts in the case.
and If nothing is done then, more ex-
treme measures will be taken,
The herald., 1894-12-25
vagrant List Increasine.

Eighteen vagrants sent to Jail is the
record of the police court yesterday.
No less than rs healthy men, some O.
whom were beggars and tramps, ap.
peared in the prisoners dock, and Judge
Seaman proceeded to dispense Justice to
the WEARY Waggles" in highly un.
complimentary manner. When his talk
was finished, it showed up thus: Joseph
White, Ed Miller. Thomas Ryan, Ed
Mason, Albert Wilson, AL Smith, Will
lam G. Wilson, Joseph Kelly, James
Watson. George Hermitton, James
White. 10 days In the chain gang; James
Murray, James Mcdonald, John Len
non, 10 days; John Kiipin, five days
James Dolsn, 80 days Frank McKenzie,
five days; j. w. Summers was com.
mitted to appear for sentence Deoem.
Der 29th.
The herald., 1894-12-25
Reward for u Murdersr,

Chief Glass has offered $50 reward
for clue that will lead to the arrest of
Giovanni Csrrozzo, the Italian who
murdered Roy Kenner. the colored
blacksmith. last Thursday, at Ord and
Buena Vista streets. Besides the re-
ward. the chief will pay all expenses
incurred in connection with the arrest,
The officers have little faith in ever cap .
turing the fellow. 1t is thought he has
left the state. Dominica Capasso, the
fugitive's brother.in-lsw, was arraigned
in Judge Austin's court yesterday for
completely. His examination wcs set
for tomorrow morning at II q. m,
The herald., 1894-12-25

The RedlandH team will be captained
by Van Leuven, and the home team by
Hsskins.
We make no criticism of the playing
of the individual members of either
team in the pact. except to say that
nearly all of them are experienced play.
ers who have filed their places credita-
bly, before, and undoubtedly will do so
in today's game. The people who wit-
ness the game will be the judges and it
is safe to say that they will have some
fine points to decide in their own minds
before the game is over. The grand
stand is free to all spectators of today's
game.
The herald., 1894-12-25
Rant N Prisonnr

John Fairbanks beat brother pris-
oner in the city Jail the other day, and
yesterday Justice Seaman gave him 80
days in which to think over the crime.
Other police court cases were as follows:
Frank Blair. disturbing the peace, s5;
George Smith. came offense So; G. M.
Smith, So. The case OF illegal voting
against Arthur E. Adams was continued
until tomorrow, as was also the case OF
J. w. Ellis, the "fim-ham' operator.
The herald., 1894-12-25

To the people who are suffering from rupture;
Prof. Joseph Fandry, formerly Of Berlin, Ger
ture specialist and truss manufacturer. In
formation free, whereby you can become cured.
Those having tried all kinds Of patent trusses
and found no relief, also have gwen up all
tion and especially ask them to send me their
address.
The herald., 1894-12-25
T. STEWARD
NHE STORE closed last night upon the

TIME STORE closed last night upon the
u largest Christmas trade that has been
done in the past four years. We have every
reason to be thankful and to return thanks to
all who helped to make the trade so large. Our
faithful employees worked as only those can
and do who have the best interests of their
employers at heart. People who stand behind
the counters are something more than ma
chimes. They are capable, energetic and wor-
thy people. They see and come in contact
with all sides Of human nature. They have
the greatest trusts reposed in them, and it is
rarely they betray it. They have their aches
and pains, their joys and sorrows. Some are
the merchants of the future; others will adorn
homes as only good and true women can We
have more than an average lot of capable sales
people There is not an Incapable one in the
house. We hope the merriest Christmas is in
store for each and every of them. They
deserve it, The good time comes but once
year Make merry while it lasts. The store
will be closed all day.
The herald., 1894-12-25
Committed TO HIchlands.

Mrs. Mary Turner, an unfortunate
woman who has been demented for
about four years. and who was recently
discharged as cured from Highlands,
was found wandering on the streets
about 3 O'Clock yesterday morning, en-
deavoring to procure arsenic. to be used,
as she said, to end her earthly troubles.
she was arrested by Officer Singleton,
and on the evidence furnished was sent
10 Highlands by Judge Clark and q
commission.
The herald., 1894-12-25
The Modern M nth ar

HAS found that her little ones are i'm
proved more by the pleasant laxative
cyrup OF Figs, when in need OF the laxa-
tive enscts OF a gentle remedy than by
any other. and that it is more nccepta-
PIE 70 them. Children enjoy it and it
dement's imam. The true remedy, Syrup
o. Figs 10 manufactured by the Califor.
mia Fig Syrup Co. only.
The herald., 1894-12-25

For rheumatism l have found nothing
equal to Chamberlain's Palm Balm. 1t
relieves the pain as soon ae applied. !.
W. Young, West Liberty, w. Va. The
prompt relief IL affords is alone worth
many times the cost. so cents. It's con.
tinued use will effect permanent cure.
For sale by OFF & Vaughn, corner Fourth
and Spring street, and OF. Heinzeman,
222 North Main street. druggists.
The herald., 1894-12-25
souvenir Boxes
UsE GERMAN FAMILY SOAR.

Speciality appropriate for Christmas presents
a. Chrisopher's, 24l s. Spring st.
The herald., 1894-12-25

Bucking hams Dye for the Whiskers cen be
applied when at home. and is uniformly sue
cessiul in coloring brown or black. Hence
its great popularity.
The herald., 1894-12-25
RuntUr0.

Holiday Fancy Goods
End bonbons and marroAs glace at Christie.
piers. 241 g. Spring st.
The herald., 1894-12-25

Dr.. rarker. dentist. 1891 west First street,
The evening world., 1894-01-08
HORNbl0WER IS GUT.
Senate Committee Decides Un-
favorably on His Nomination.
--a----.--------.
Forced to Act Without The Presence
Of All It's Members.
Senate Gives Cleveland a Chance to
Withdraw the Name.
my Associated Press J

WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-The Senate
secure full attendance this morning.
three of the eleven members being alb
sent. but the Committee took up and
finally disposed OF .he nomination of w.
B. IIornblower to be a Justice of the
Supreme Court OF the United States. not
| withstanding the announcement had been
repeatedly ma6c that action would not
be taken in the absence OF any of the
members.
The pressure from the President, the
Supreme Court and from the friends OF
Mr.. Hornblower was so strong that 1t
was difficult to longer resist 1t, and the
Committee acted under circumstances
which it was at first announced would
prevent action.
The absentees were Senators George,
Lindsay and Teller.
The decision of the Committee was un-
favorable to Mr.. Hornblower. 1t is not
presumed however. that it would have
been otherwise II Senator'S George. Lind
say and Teller had been present, as 1t Is
understood the Chairman was authorized
to cast their votes as IL they had been
present.
1t has not been possible to obtain an
authorized statement Of the vote as cast
In Committee. but 1t is understood that
confirmation was opposed by n majority
OF the Democratic members of the Com
mittee.
| The report from the Committee was
made TO the Senate in executive session
this afternoon by Senator Hin, of New
| York.
The Senate did not act on the matter,
y desiring TO give the President an oppor-
ttnity to withdraw the Hornblower nomi.
| nation.
The evening world., 1894-01-08
Where Are New York's Congressman ?
HIS IDENTITY IN QUESTION.
Jury Delibcrating Over the Case OF
Alleged Robi,er John NoOnan.

A jury in Part III. of the General ses-
sons is deliberating on n case of rob
berry In the second degree. The OILY
question that prevents them from reach
ing a conclusion is the positive identity
of the prisoner, John Noonan, thirty
eight years old. with no home in par
ticular and no occupation.
Dec. is last Noonan. II Is alleged,
knocked at the kltchen-door of Mrs. Re-
becca Robbins, 80 East One Hundred
and Sixth street, and asked for some
thing to eat. He told a long pitiful tale
about being sick and out OF work.
Mrs Robbins invited him In while she
went to the cupboard to get some bread
and meat. While her back was turned
he struck her violent blow on the head
and she fell to the floor stunned. He
then tied her hards md feet with rope
and bound her face with u naOkin.
Her father came in Inter ana freed her
from her position. Noonan had In the
mean time escaped, and after ransaCk-
ing the fiat took 81 and some small arti-
Cles.
That night he was = lodger in the
East one Hundred and Fourth street
police station. Mrs. Robbins entered her
complaint there. and gave a description
OF her assailant. A number OF dodgers
were placed in n row and she immediate
~ identified Noonan az the rObber.
If convicted. Recorder Smythe Will
deal severely with him.
The evening world., 1894-01-08
CHICAGO GAMBLERS GLOOMY
Chief of Police Brennan Has CIOsed
All Their Dena.
(By Associated Press }

CHICAGO, Jan. S.-Chief Brennan's
order to close all gambling houses has
cast a gloom over the members Of the
fraternity. Many of the sports" came
downtown last night and discussed the
latest edict of the police. Judging from
their faces they did not seem to be jubi-
Ian. over the situation.
The opinions OF the gamblers vary as
to the real outcome of the crusade
against gambling. One of the owners of
a gambling house consented to talk,
but requested not to have his name used.
This won't last long" he said, 'and
I think before the end of the week we
shall be running again. The reason for
closing us up now, l think, Is the de-
sire to close the pool-rooms; and in
order that those comply 1t is necessary
that we shut up. YOU can't stop gam
bling. It's no use trying 1t Is human
nature to gamble. and II people can't
gamble publicly they will do 1t in the
private houses or hide themselves in
hotels
While some OF the owners are sanSuine
Of seeing the police order revoked within
a few days. their employees do not seem
to be as sure of 1t, and many of them say
they intend leaving Chicago for more fer
tile fields. The order to close did not
have any effect upon several people. and
consequently their places were raided
The evening world., 1894-01-08

papers his wife was dead. He said yes.
asked about the boys and he said they
when we got to the edge Of the
woods-twelve miles-he said y 1t didn't
make any difference to me he'd walk In
and / returned. 1t would have been So
clear to No. I.
~ have never seen him since from
that day to this. He had on Light co.
ored suit of clothes, which looked as if
they hadn't be IN. used very long. He
wore a white hat and a woollen shirt,
Sna Sisb.; q pair of woods Shoes laced up
Cross-cxamining. Mr.. Trull asked:
How many times have you seen John
c. Austin since 1852
About Ave or six times year, !
guess"
Ramsay recognized a white haired.
white bearded old woodsman as Fenton,
proprietor of No l. and blue-eycd,
dark haired child of the woods as the
woodsman's daughter.
Mr.. Ramsay had never driven Austin
into the woods but once. and WAS sure
1t was in the middle of August, 1881, and
recent death of Mrs. Austin. He was
quite sure 1t was not in 1880. and he
again related the conversation about
Mrs. Austins death. an account OF which
he had seen some months before III q
newspaper.
MIR. Trui made It clear that there were
other liverymen at Lowville that might
have been engaged to take Austin TIM m
No. 4. and that the next settlement be-
yond Fenton's was saltwater, eleven
! miles further east. Ramsay said:
"My attention was first recalled to the
fact that l had driven Austin in by a
party l sent in about two weeks after
wards. That party told me Austin was
drowned at Manhattan Reach; sr,,,h IN
Of the insurance company. came up He
said that they claimed John c. Austin
was dead. and he was trying to look
| him up"
The witness admitted that Mr.. Smith
who blushed behind drooping mus.
tache. hired him to go over to Fenton's
and find out about Austin.
reply to a question from Fenton, sale
that he didn't think anybody had seer
Austin UP their way,
Recess.
| Jay Ramsay said that some stranger
who engaged carriage of him to g
into the woods told him that Austin nae
been drowned July 4. This happened
| taken Austin into the woods.
| Thet Court wanted to know how tn
witness remembered so readily that h
1891. but the witness could not tell.
To Col Jamess more pointed question
Ramsay said the incident had been re
called to his mind two weeks weeks later p
death, and further by the fact that III
was never called upon to carry Austii
| of the woods again.
| George W. Morlarty, of Potsdam. 81
Lawrence County, was the next witness
| He said that about Sept. l., 1892,
hunter stopped at Hatch's Hotel; at tn
head Of the lowe Tupper Lake an.
they had left at Horseshoe Pond.
The witness identified the photograph
Of John C. Austin as the portrait o
| James Butler, another Tupper's LAX
guide. corroborated the story told b.
| Moriarty
The evening world., 1894-01-08
GAINED FREEDOM AND AID.
Prisoner Given Money and Prom
iscd Wort, hy JurOrs.

Herman Roeher. nineteen years old.
who arrived from Germany about two
months ago, was acquitted of carrying
concealed weapons, in Part III. of the
General Sessions to-day. The jurors
who were impanelled In the case were so
impressed with the boys candid manner
on the stand that they took up "A sub
scriptIon for him, and collected Sll.
one OF the jurors gave the boy his
card. told him to call at his place of
business. and he would g've him food
and lodging for six months, and possibly
u situation.
R0cber recently went to the Leonard
street police station, and asked for a
nights lodging. Before going downstairs
he was searched. and an ugly looking
dirk was found In his pocket. Rocber
was then placed on the blotter as IA pris-
oner IN stead of n lodgcr.
In his own behalf Roeber said on the
witness stand that h had brought the
dagger from Europe, and mennt no harm
IN carrying il. The jury believed him,
rnd Recorder Smyth discharged him ON
the iury's verdict.
The evening world., 1894-01-08
THE READING ELECTION.
Harris Ticket the Only One Placed
In the Field.
10y Associated Press )

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. S.-The annual
meeting of the Philadelphia and Read
Ing Railroad was held to-day in this
city. The controversy that has been GO
ing on for some time between Isaac l..
Rice and his followers and the receivers
of the road had led many to believe
that there would be large attendance
and some lively discussion The attend
ance of stockholders, however, was not
much larger than at former annual
meetings, and nearly all of them were
stockholders residing In Pennsylvania.
The Harris ticket was the only one
that appeared in the field, and 1t was
elected as follows:
President Joseph s. Harris. Managers A. J..
Antclo James BAIRD, Joseph +. Snnott, Thomas
Mexican. John Lowber Welsh George +. Baer
Treasurer, William A. Church Secretary, William
n, Taylor.
There is but one change from last
year in the list. George r. Bacr tnklng
The place of E T.. Wilbur, now Pres-
dent of the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
The evening world., 1894-01-08
ONLY A HAWAIIAN RUM0R.
Report of BIoodShed mt Honolulu
That startled Washington.
my Associated Press.J


WASHINGTON, Jan. s.-A very SEN
sational rumor was current at the Capt.
tol to-day that our troops were landed
at Honolulu and that there was blood
shed.
At the State Department the rumor
was characterized ns wild and baseless.
Don't lose any time over the report"
was the answer of an official of the
Department who IL acquainted with
affairs.
The rumor that Minister Willis has
received his passports has every ap-
pearance of being made out of whole
cloth.
President Dole undoubtedly would
seek to avoid any act Of hostility towards
the United States Government.
The Senate spent most of the day on
various Hawaiian resolutions, with no
special result.
The evening world., 1894-01-08
BUSINESS TROUBLES.
Judgments Confessed So Receiver
App0inted for Mrs. Fields Firm.

Lowenstein q Helmot, dealers in leaf
tobacco at 1856 Water street, who failed
last week, confessed judgment to-day
to julius Beer for s5,O23.76 on two prom
issory notes.
W. j. {: G. I. Smith, jewellers at $50
Broadway, confessed Judgment to-day to
Alfred Co plcy for s2,O77.2J. The firm
mcde a general assignment on Friday
last.
a judgment for Si2.5G6 was filed in the
County Clerks Office to-day against
James J. and Edward V. Coogan, in
favor of Arthur A. Anderson.
James G. Nealis was to-day appointed
receiver OF the firm OF Curtis" millin-
ers on Firth avenue. on the application
of Mrs Susan NJ. Field wife OF Cyrus
W. Field, jr. The action was brought for
an accounting of the receipts OF the
business