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The herald., 1894-11-29
SOMEWHAT PERSONAL.

Culberson of Texas, Democrat, will be the
father OF the next house. He has served 20
years. All members Of longer service were
beaten for reelection.
Countess Giarnoti, who is mentioned as one
OF the faToriies anions the iadies-iu- waiting TO
the queen OF Italy, is sn.American, daughter Of
a cigarette maker OF Newark, NJ
Count Caprivi had mover been active In pub
lie life when called to Office in 1890. But
he took to speechmaking as a duck to water.
and soon made a reputation as a trenchant de
batter.
Frank A. Munsey, the proprietor Of Munsey's
Magazine, only fe weeks ago was an opera.
tive in the worembo wooden mills at Lisbon
Falls, Me. He began his journalistic WORK By
sending to the Lewiston Journal items of vii
liage gossip from Lisbon Falls.
new and mysterious beauty, who has taken
a charming house and lives alone in it, in Lon
don, is causing a sensation in the English me.
tropolis, where 1t is known of her only that she
is "Mrs. Savage" supposed to be from WASH
ington, Boston or Philadelphia.
George N. Noonan OF San Antonio. who sue
ceeds Mr.. Houston as representative in con-
gress from the Twelfth Texas district, will be
the only Republican member from that state.
He was originally from Illinois, but went south
q number of years ago, and has since been on
the district bench.
Everyone hiss heard of Sarah Bernhsrdts
curious bed, which is like no other one to be
seen in France or elsewhere. tits nearly Is
feet broad, and when the fascinating Sarah is
indisposed and receives her intimate friends
reposing on a couch, she looks like q red
pumaged bird floating on great sea Of white
satin.
Rev. Charles Babbidge OF Pepperell. Mass,
one of the oldest living graduates of Harvard
college, was 80 years old October 9th, having
been born in salem october 81, 1906. Last
week he attended meeting OF the North Mid
dlessex conference OF Unitarian churches at
Groton, where he took an active part In the ex.
rnis
The herald., 1894-11-29
THE NATURAL PORT

The San Francisco Bulletin. discussing
the commercial advantages that will ac-
crue to California on the completion of
the Mexican National railway across the
Isthmus of Tehuantepec, from Coatz.
acalcos on the Gulf of Mexico to Salina
Cruz on the Pacific, and the construc.
ton OF a port at each end of the line
calls attention to the fact that ON the
Pacific side north Of Mexico no great
harbor has ever been constructed within
the boundaries of the United States.
There have been Improvement"
made at Humboldt bay. Coos bay, Oak
land and San Pedro. Nothing has ever
been done towards creating narbor in
any part OF Monterey bay. which is
nothing moro than a roadstead open to
the force OF all ocean gales. At San
Pedro. nature has created the outline of
good harbor. II is the natural port of
L Angeles, the largest CITY south Il
The herald., 1894-11-29
IT is such practices as were charged

IT is such practices as were charged
against William Brien, trainer for Lucky
Baldwin, and Willis Duff, stable fore
man, and for which they have been
barred from the Bay District track in
San Francisco, that brings horse racing
into disrepute. These men were &C
cused OF Offering to do crooked work for
tho bookkeepers-in short, they pro-
posed conspiracy by which the pat
rons OF the association might be robbed
The public has arrived at the conclusion,
from costly experience, that horae
race is always liable to be ''jobbed. Z"
and that their money is never safe in
the betting ring. Horse racing ought to
be the noblest sport devised by man |;
too often it is merely a "sure-t thing
gamble" with the public on the "short
end "
The herald., 1894-11-29

Los ANGELES has mach to be thanks
full for. During the past year the popu-
lation of the city, the county and the
entire southern section OF the state has
increased in greater proportion than that
OF any community on the Pacific coast.
We have built moro houses and made
more valuable improvements than any
people in California. Our material
wealth has steadily increased and the
outlook for the coming year is as bright
as assured prosperity can make it. The
class OF population that has come to
dwell with US is congsnial to the pur.
poses OF our enterprise and public spirit.
It has adapted itself to the conditions
and will asaimilate Immediately. The
Improvements, completed and in pro.
Rress. are substantial, indicating a per-
manent growth and determination on
the part OF investors and home builders
to prove their faith in the possibilities
and resources of Southern California.
At no time during the year has the
financial stress prevalent throughout the
country been productive of more than
temporary hardship in Los Angeles, and
1t no time has actual distress prevailed.
Our financial institutions are sound and
the credit of our merchants and busine q
men is unquestioned. Asa community
We are blessed beyond ordinary measure,
and individually there a.e few who will
cit down to their Thanksgiving dinner
unmindful OF abundant favors showered
upon them.
The herald., 1894-11-29

ATTORNEY M0NTEITH. who is defending
the railroad strikers on trial in the
United States district court, demanded
0 subpoena for President Cleveland to
give testimony as to why he issued the
strike proclamation declaring martial
law and why the troops were called out
Judge Morrow very properly ruled that
he had no authority to subpoena any
witness from any point outside the
judicial district in which he resides.
Attorney Montieth was probably not
much surprised ct this decision, as he
was only playing to the gallery" and
seeking little cheap notoriety, and an
advertisement for his business.
The herald., 1894-11-29
POLITICAL BRIEFS.

Detroit Free Press: The tone which Sher-
man, Reed and other Republican leaders are
taxing on the tariff issue makes it plain that
Mckinney will have to change that familiar
speech of his or get out Of the race.
Providence journal: as there Democratic
purty!" asks the New York Tribune, with
SOM ethin OF the glee of the ghoul There Is,
most assuredly, and what is more, 1t Is just as
big, SO far as we can see, and Just as capable Of
carrying elections as 1t was two years ago when
it triumphantly put its candidate into the
White b ouse and large majority into con-
gress. The only difference is that a consider
able portion of the party, for reasons satisfac-
tory to itself, hasen't been doing its usual vot-
ing this year.
Chicago Herald: 1t Is estimated that at least
100000 votes were Suppressed" in the
northern states at the recent election. The
Suppressed" vote in the north was also very
large last year. Unless the northern Democrats
bestir themselves enough TO go to the polls and
vote Mr.. Quay and other Republican statesmen
will begin to talk about reducing the repre-
sentation of northern states in congress and in
the electoral college. This was the measure
they suggested should be applied to the south
few years ago account of the alleged sup
preston of the colored vote. Since then the
colored brethren have been voting early and
often, and the white voters of the northern
states have grown Indifferent in the ma ter OF
exercising the elective franchises.
Baltimore Sun: German Democrats" are
fond of saying that it was the want of unity
and lpline in the Democratic party that
caused its defeat in the recent election, and
then they wag their heads sagely as II they bad
settled it. 1t is true that it was want of unity
that did the damage, but the discordant Gle
ment consisted of two senators from Louisiana,
two from Mary land. two from New York, two
from New Jersey and one from Ohio. These
we've the Democratic tail that tried to wag the
dog and did a. the damage. 1t was they that
went against the majority of Democrats in the
senate and in the country and excited the
wrath and disgust that caused Democrats TO
stay at home in the recent election. Unity, In
deed There will be unity when these men are
faithful to PARTY pledges or retire to congenial
obscurity.
The herald., 1894-11-29

San Francisco. To this day the federal
government is balancing the problem Of
converting that harbor into one Of the
best on the coast between this city and.
San Diego. or Of building breakwater
in the rosdstead OF Santa Monica. be-
cause the Southern Pacific Railroad
company demand special advantages at
that point. When nature has done
more than half the work Of creating q
good harbor, then 1t would seem that
one might be completed quite beyond
the control OF any monopoly.
The herald., 1894-11-29

IT BEGINS to look as if Dan Burns
might have the effrontery to present
himself as . candidate for United States
senator. This ambition was absurd
enough in the case OF M. II. dc Young,
but when Dan Burns stretches his u
clean hands to place the toga on his
shoulders indignation usurps mirth
and the voice of popular dissent i:
heard in the land. The election OF Dan
Burns to represent the sovereign people
OF California in the United States senate
would be crime.
The herald., 1894-11-29
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

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10 the Daily Herald will be promptly discon-
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The herald., 1894-11-29
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 20. 1894.

Any person who cannot buy The Herald
at newsstands in the city or in its suburbs
or on railroad trains. or at anyplace achere
a Los angeles paper should be sold. wiU
oblige US by reporting the fact to the Her.
aid office. Los angeles.
The herald., 1894-11-29

A. J. waterhcuse in the Stockton Mail: Dur
ing the campaign, which happily is now
ended, there were many newspapers in the
tate that opposed the gubernato.ial candidacy
of James H. Budd, as was their privilege.
They were of various sizes. conditions and de-
grees of influence, and Their opposition was
strong or weak, ingenious or foolish. But
among them all was but one San Francisco
Post. The methods of that sheet we've de-
spicable beyond the Willingness Of any other
paper cav. the Los Angeles Times. to follow it.
1t reeked with scandal; it dealt in vilihcation,
and for m onth before November 9th its every
issue might have been printed with muck in
stead of ink. To the credit OF ths Democratic
party be 1t said that the Post is nominally of
Republican proclivities.
Wall paper hung, loo roll 1928 8. Spring.
The herald., 1894-11-29

IT rs not denied that Mr.. Hazard has
In no particular rendered himself de-
serving of the workingmen's support.
Daily evidence Of this fact is apparent
in the advocacy of his cause by a
newspaper avowedly opposed to the
interests of organized labor. The work.
ingman who votesfor Mr.. Hazard votes
against his own welfare.
The herald., 1894-11-29

Largest stock of wall paper at Eckstrom's, 80 G
ksir st. Right pIice-good taste.
The herald., 1894-11-29

Neitzke & Speck. funeral directors and EN-
balmers, 256 South Main street, Tel. l349.
The herald., 1894-11-29

At the Fuller. Blair concert to be
given this evening at Blanchard.Fitz.
gerald hall Mrs. Warrington Berry will
sing the following numbers: En- Che
min. Augusta Holmes; Minuette, Cs-
mile, Saint-Saens.
The herald., 1894-11-29

Los ANGELES THEATER.-The Gladia-
tor, the play in which Robert Downing,
the favorite American tragedian will ap.
pear in on this and Saturday evenings
of his engagement at the Los Angeles
thester, contains q strong sermon, and
q powerful historical interest. Its open
ing act is located in the catacombs UNI
der Rome, and deals with the persecu-
tions of the Christians. At the same
time there is nothing didactic about the
play. 1t ia full of action, and contains
10 the arena scene one OF the most pow.
eriul and skillfully led up to climaxes
in the whole range of dramatic litera-
ture.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-30
indicating OUTRAGED Law.

r''N'SNh'lb wv taSe -a"'
Judge Craig's prompt order for the
arrest of those known to have been
participants in the recent lynching at
Stroudsburg Of the negro Puryear
promises wholesome results. Only the
merest fraction OF Monroe county's
citizenship really sympathized with
that barbarous resort to o more bar
barous arbitrament. 1t is natural in
the excitement of an aggravating crime
for persons to say things which their
calmer Judgment will not approve.
Within twenty-four hours after the
taking of P~uryear's life by a mob it
must have been apparent to all reflect
ing citizens ut or neal the scene of tho
outrage that a %grievous error had been
committed, which compromised not
only the reputation of those RESPONSE
BILE for the deed, but also reflected in q
measure upon the entire common
wealth.
The bringing to justice of these
lynchers is not urged in a spirit OF re-
sentiment or pique. There is in it n
sense rather of profound compassion
that ordinarily upright men and good
citizens should have been so far swayed
by momentary passion as to add crime
TO crime. But law cannot be ignored
with impunity ven by excited aveng-
ere. The exaction of an exemplary
penalty for violations Of law is II fund.
amental rule, not more of human
courts than of divine institutions. Sta
tutes are repressive rather than vim
dictivs. The lyncher who pays no
reasonable penalty for his crime be-
comes a standing incentive to repeti-
tions Of that crime, and to that extent
achieves the dignity Of a public NELL
ace.
1t has been intimated that past hest.
fancy in official action in this instance
had for its inspiration to some degree
the exigencies of politics. We do not
know and hence do not charge that this
is true. But il it were, it would illus
trate a common fallacy in urgent need
IF popular correction. That time is
disappearing when neglect of official
duty can be excused under the idea
that it comedies with good politics.
There is forming a SURF conviction that
the safest claim to honest civic support
is comprised in duty fearlessly par
formed, let the chips fall where they
may.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-30
The Saratopa Assembly. ,


In no important PARTICULARS has the
Saratoga General assembly disappoint-
ed expectation or departed from the
predicted routine Of its work. 1t not
only gave no encouragement to those
who, under the plea of higher crit
cism, sought to in%validate the very es-
sentials of orthodox Presbyterianism,
but it demonstrated, kindly yet effsctu.
ally, that the pendulum of sectarian
opinion has described its hsretical
ours and is now reverting to the i'm
memorial traditions.
To those who concur in the beliefs
and teachings of Drs. Briggs and Smith
this is only supe critically a misfortune.
1t can In no wise retard what they be.
lieve to be tho progress Of the truth to
insist, as the Saratoga general assembly
has practically insisted, that if truth
implies d%isrespect to UNCONVENTIONAL
obligations Voluntarily assumed, then
it must be preached outside the ortho-
dox pale.
The world Of religious thought is
ample for the accommodation of all
shades and phrases of faith and belief.
II is the decision of Prespyterians that
what Professor Briggs teaches as Pres
byterianism is not Presbyterianism.
They, and not he, ought to be the
judges. He. in all fairness, ought not
not to call by their name teachings
which they repeatedly disavow. 1t
were wiser, manlier and better to Sc
lect a new UNCONVENTIONAL alliance
where the u%tterance of his beliefs will
not work havoc to the integrity Of that
sect.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-30
In HOLDING Holland" in contempt
the Democratic senate is giving a lucid
object lesson in reciprocity.
The Soft Coal Strike.

sNNh
The reported decision of bituminous
coal operators representing three
fourths the output of northwestern
Pennsylvania, to replace the labor now
on strike by labor imported from other
states, and possibly to some extent
from other countries, will, if executed,
be a real misfortune, The sentiment
in this country against the intro
duction Of foreign contract la
Dor is not to be mistaken, 1t
exists not only as sentiment, but also
as law; and though that law moy, "a
charged, be full of loopholes, it must
at no remote day be effectually over.
hauled and strengthened. II, then. it
be Objectionable to import labor from
another country. under contract, who
shall say that 1t ia less Objectionable,
other things being equal, to bring it in
by wholesale from distant states?
No doubt these bituminous coal OBJ
orators feel that they have provocation.
Their mines arr idle because their old
employees have refused to remain at
work. They are losing money; at least,
their former income has been inter.
rupted. But have thsy exhausted all
reasonable efforts to effect an amicable
settlement? Is their present action
the last ecourss after genuine and
earnest, yet fruitless. determination to
discuss the points at issue with the
men, frankly and candidly, in q spirit
that takes due account OF the occa-
sional petulence of men who are also
sufferers from widespread business de-
preston, and who lack the reserve
funds necessary to tide them over the
crisis?
1t has been said that this bituminous
wage battle traces back to the discrim.
ination on the part Of carriers
Through the enjoyment of special
freight rates favored interests have, it
is asserted, been enabled to so force
down the price of soft coal as to ne
cessitate sweeping wage reductions by
competing producers. who saw in that
course their only preservation from
undertaking. Thus. it is said,
wages fell below the living
mark, and a strike became inevitable.
The explanation looks plausible, and
comedies in a measure with revelations
once made with regard to certain car
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-30
At Domestic Counter MAIN FLOR

Fine Printed PoDgea; old tariff 1sc,
new tariff l215c. Best French Sat,
ines, dark grounds; old tariff 25c,
new tariff lSc. Printed Bengalines
and Dimities; old tariff 25c, new tar.
if lSc. Best Scotch Dimities, our
own importation; old tariff 35c. new
tariff 25c. Best Scotch Ginghams,
lace effects; old tariff 35c. new 2Oc.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-30

- NSWSbdtltIST , nSSpO1SlDIllly'
An Interesting discussion is vaging
in certain newspapers with reference
TO the attitude assumed by Correspon-
dent e. J. Edwards toward the special
senate committee which is investiga-
ting the accusations written by him
and printed in the Philadelphia Press
touching the relations Of the sugar
trust toward Secretary Carlisle, the
senate finance committee and the man.
agement of the last Democratic cam
paign. The charges made by MI. Ed
wards, in his function as a newsgather-
er and by the Press, in its function as
a publisher, upon the authority of in
formsnts in New York whose names
both correspondent and the newspa-
per decline to mako public without
permission. are already known to our
readers and were, indeed, known to
some of them even prior to their origi-
nal publication in the Press. In brief
they were that in exchange for a cash
contribution to the Cleveland campaign
fund amounting to about $780,, e
900, received from the American Sugar
Refining company or its agents. the
Democratic managers agreed, il re-
stored to power, to make such changes
in the tariff schedule relating to sugar
as would be satisfactory to that COM
pany, through its political representa-
tives; and that the overhauling which
the Wilson bill got when it reached
the senate was, so far as related to
sugar, in direct pursuance OF that pre-.
election dicker. Mr.. Edwards. sum
moned to testify before the senate in
vestigating committee, re-affirms the
accuracy Of his original report 80 far
as 1t purports to be the result of con-
hdential interviews with prominent
and w~ell-informed men; but declines to
recognize the power of the committee
to exact or extort from him, by legal
process, the names Of these informants,
claiming 1t would violate compacts of
confidence and impair his future use.
fulness as O gatherer Of news much Of
which is similarly obtained with the
understanding that the identity OF the
news givers is to be kept secret.
Very naturally. from such a premise
it follows that differing psrtisans draw
different conclusions. Republican
journals, as a rule, applaud Mr.. Ed
wards for his loyalty to his pledge of
secrecy; while Democratic journals
wax antithetically indignant at what
they term his baseness in uttering al.
legations which he cannot or dare not
sustain. To even the superficial OBJ
server It is evident that there is some
thing of justice in both these conten-
tions. considered theoretically. If ev-
erything in this fallible world moved
with the precision of logic, it would be
morally wrong and practically repre-
hensible for q man to write az coming
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-30

riers of anthracite. Should it prove to
be the true one, it would supply another
emphatic argument for effective regu-
lation by congress OF Interstate COM
MERGE; and the lesson would be inten'
sifisd if this rumored intention to i'm
port other miners should be the means
of throwing thousands Of men with
families into permanent idleness and
want.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-30

from another that which he is not le-
gally convinced is the truth; or for
that informant to say things. which. he
is unwilling to stand out In the open
and unequivocatingly acknowledge.
1t is %unhappily a different condition
which exists in real life. From q COM.
mon ssnse standpoint which includes a
reasonable recognition Of the fact that
men and conditions are as yet imper-
feet, it would seem to be a sufficient
responsibility to place upon u news
gathsrer to insist that he shall exercise
due diligence to inquirlng into the
truth of reports which come to him,
and shall write for publication only
that to which circumstances known to
him may give the appearance of eredi-
bility. Reports thus prepared should
stand or fall on their own truthfulness
or lack of truthfulness. The libel law
In most states gives TO any aggrieved
person ample opportunity for estab-
fishing n just claim for damages, aud
further than that, provides for the
adequate punishment of those who
utter a libel, with criminal intent.
lu the particular case which serves
us as a text for these general remarks,
it is to be observed that. wholly indie
pendent of Mr.. Edwards so.called
confidential interviews, circumstances
and duly credited assertions point to a
conspiracy practically identical with
that outlined in Mr.. Edwards article.
Even though Mr.. Edwards had falsi-
fled in the %attributing of fictitious
interviews to unnamed prominent
men" the case against the Democratic
party would still be sufficient, in most
minds. to convict it Of duplicity, cor
ruption and fragrant breach Of trust.
Although interesting, the senate in
vestigating committees pursuit of
HOLLAND" is wholly apart from the
main issue. That issue is whether or
not Secretary Carlisle and other Demo-
Gratis did make or recognize u deal with
the sugar trust; and endeavor to carry
That corrupt bargain out, MIR, Edwards,
in massing circumstantial affirmative
evidence into a printed article Of dan
gerous import to future Democratic
hopes, is merely Il Of sixty million
citizens who begin to suspect that this
charge is true. Although he should be
made out q falsider, there would yet
remain unimpeached 50, 900. 900 wit
nesses who view with amazsment a
Democratic series Of economic flip fops
e%xplicable only upon the ground OF
bribery or idiocy; and who would yet
utter the same arraignment at the
polls, that Mr.. Edwards formulated in
ii communication to the Philadelphia
newspaper.
IT IS NOT contemplated in a republic
that certain citiz9ns may select ut will
such laws as they mny choose to obey,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-30

IT is NOT contemplated in a republic
that certain citizans may select ut will
such laws as they may choose to obey,
aad then delioerst.ly break the re-
mnindnr