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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-27
their extent. Here we have the follow
ing outside of the British colonies:

1t must not be supposed that these
comprise the entire railway systems of
the several countries above named, for
Brazil has five times as many miles as
are owned by the government, while
there are 500 miles OF private railroad
ownership in Bavaria, 1853 in Holland
and something like $500 in Brazil. In
some of the British colonies the owner
ship of railways by the colonial govern
ment has proven a source Of great anxi-
ETY. and trouble, in the way of heavy
taxation to support systems OF inland
transportation that were entirely prema-
ture in their construction. The differ
ence between Mr.. Gillies of Australia
and Mr.. Huntington Of California is
that the latter puts politics into his
railroading, while the former puts rail-
reading into his politics. The follow
ing gives an idea of the colonial rail-
roads for 1892:
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-27

JUDGE VAN DYKE yesterday refused to
order the forfeiture of the franchise OF q
street railroad operated by the Main
street and Agricultural park railroad,
known as the Fifth street line. The for
feiture was asked on the ground that the
company had taken up one track and
only operate a single track, and that
they have not paved between the tracks.
The company claim that granting fran.
chise to the electric company rendered
the operation OF double track road I'M
profitable, and single track answers
every purpose; also that they asked for
the paving under the bond act. Judge
Van Dyke Gays that if the general law Of
forfeiture works badly, the remedy il
with the legislature to repeal or amend
it. and gave judgment for the defendant
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-27
TIE railroad rate war will CO

The railroad rate war will commence
on the first of March. The reduction
announced lie a substantial one. The
Santa Fe will rate passengers from Los
Angeles to Missouri river points at
$40 each way. The other lines are
meeting the reduction, and it looks as
If We were about to have genuine old
fashioned war OF passenger rates. Cali
fornia will certainly be benefited by the
reduction. 1t will tend to greatly accel-
crate travel from the east to this state.
and many Of those who come either for
pleasure or to look seriously at our ad-
vantages will become permanent resi-
dents. A rate war between the railroads
has always helped us, and the one that
will open on the first of next month ia
20 opportune that we believe it will be
the most beneficial for this coast that
We have ever had. The discomfort at
the east never was 80 widespread and
acute &c it has been during this terrible
season of depression, and the disposition
to em;grate to comparatively new and
growing portion of the union is now more
general than it has been for many years.
Compared with the awful state of affairs
in the east California is getting along
eaAly. The severity Of the winter tbsrs
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-27
A VERY PRETTY CUSTOM
The Exchange of Souvenir Spoons
Among Travelling Friends.
Why This Custom Has Han Hts Growth
The Souvenir Spoon the Most Local
of Productions-It Is Always
Pretty Present.

The hold which the souvenir spoon has Upon
the affections of the American people is some.
thing unprecedented in the annals of jewelers.
novelties. The jewelers. trade has gotten to
be a traie OF novelties. Something new and
"taking" is always being sought oat and
brought forward by all enterprising manufsc-
turing jewelers. Many of these are called fads
when they get TO be popular. That is il they
ever do become popular. The fad has q
vigorous life, but its life is short nd many of
these jewelers. novelties never become fad.
They may be new, but they are NOT Gazing"
Sometimes they display the fault That Webster
once pointed out as ths defect in the speech of
an adversary "rhere were things in it," he
said, "tnat were new and things that were
novel, but the new things were not novel nor
the novel things new" The jewelers. novelty
must be both new an ! novel or it don't go.
Now, "a souvenir spoon, you say, is not new
thing, nor is it a novel thing. Then why does
it have heavy sale9 And i, does have heavy
SD G, for German sells hundreds OF them every
day. But while the souvenir spoon is not
new, II is also not Il fad. II mas grown out OF
its fad days and has become an article of gen
eral use. Best es, When yon think of It, it IS
new, for the esigns are constantly changing
aud every new design Is novel.
The custom, too, mas sprung up of tourists
purchasing spoon IN every city they visit,
provided they can find one that is in some way
typical of the place. These spoons they fe
quently purchase in dup leAte and sen 1 one to
some travelling friend " no is travelling In other
countries, and who will return In exchange
souvenir spoons of those countries, If he finds
them there.
Therefore, you see, souvenir spoons are oca
productions, and II you want To d a wide
and va led selection of them there is but on
place in Town to go. There you will fl nd all
sorts, shapes, sizes, N sde of all materials,
typical of everything hereabouts. Go to NJ
Germans jewelry store, No. 800 south Spring
street, tor souvenirs.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-27
BRITISH COMMONS.
salisbury's Amendments to the Parish
Councils Bill Rejected.

salisbury's Amendments to the Parish
Councils Bill Rejected.
LONDON, Feb. 26.-The house OF COM
mons, by vote OF 2l2 to ISL, rejected
Sslisbury's new amendment of Febru-
airy 23d in the lords to the parish coun-
ellis bill, enabling parishes of between
200 and 500 inhabitants to dispense
with parish councils.
The house adopted, by a vote of 1876
to 139. Gladstone's motion to reject Sal
isDury's amendments OF February 23d,
regarding the proportion of elective
trustees in parish charities, Salisbury
having succeeded in having carried by
the lords motion to restrict the pro-
portion to one-third, but afterwards the
house agreed to Harcourt's compromise
that the restriction to the proportion OF
elective trustees to one-third be OPP
tionsl and not obligatory.
Parliament will be prorogued Mon
day, and the new session opens March
18th.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-27

WE ARE assured that the Populist
party, at the coming election for county
officers, will pledge their candidates, if
elected, to run the offices for one-balf
the salaries allowed by law. That ia in
our estimation too great a reduction.
A reduction of one-third would be about
the right thing. That would bring the
$500 Offices down to $2400. which is
surely very fair salary when every
thing il considered. As the county
officers to be voted for next fall are to
be elected for four years, and as their
salaries cannot be legally raised or low
cred during the term for which they are
elected, the only way to secure the
benefit Of an immediate reduction
would be to have the candidates
who seek nominations to pledge them.
selves to agree to draw only two-thirds
their legal salary during their term of
Office. The Democratic party will
doubtless be run at the next election on
platform of strict and sweeping econ
omy. Retrenchment will be the watch
word upon which it will win, and no
greater earnest of the sincerity OF
the party could be shown than
to commence the movement for
economy in willingness on the part
of county candidates to voluntarily sub
NIT to q material reduction OF salaries.
That would be guarantee that the legis.
lature will follow suit by cutting down
state expenses in all directions.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-27

A glance at the above would convey
the impression that the governmental built
roads in the British colonies were more
prosperous than our own. But the
above statement, we are told, does not
include interest upon their first cost. II
that be so, then New South Wales is
probably the only one whose railroads
are paying any profit. The cost of the
roads in the six colonies above mentioned
was as follows
Victoria. s36, s41 ,626 IS. Austria s2s ;s24, i76
n. $. Wales S3,3l26Os N Zealand 24.442,132
Queensland 1913 0l9l Cape C'lny Ii, 949,722
The Queensland and Cape Co lony
railways are built with a 3-foot gauge,
while New South Wales roads are built
to the American standard of feet 81
inches. Victoria and South Australia
have each foot inch gauge. and this
difference Of gauge between the several
colonies entails an extra expense of re-
handling. and cuts off very large inter-
change of products that could be had if
the gauge OF ali the roads we're uniform.
1t is claimed by those who are sup
posed to know whereof they speak. that
much of the trouble of those British col
onies in the pact two years-and especi-
ally Of Victoria-srose from the building
of railroads for which there was no
paying traffic over three months
in each year. Mr.. Duncan Gillies was
protectionist-the Mckinley of the south
continent-and in order to obtain the
endorsement OF country members OF par
lament he would turn his following
over to any man who had been sent
down there to obtain railway for his
constituents to some one-horse town or
other. If the Victorian railways paid a
profit OF 1887. 992 In 1892, as the above
tables would indicate, it was more than
they did in 1888, which was the most
prosperous year that colony ever saw.
The principal objection in America to
the governments owning the railroads
is that it would be step farther in
paternal government, which is peculiar
ly repugnant to the average American
mind.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-27
THE arguments advanced against IL

THE arguments advanced against the
income tax by its opponents are that it
il un-Americsn in character; that it
obligss impertinent inquiries into the
private affairs of the citizen; that it is
class legislation and not general in its
aims; and that 1t is virtually double
tax upon the property whence such in
comes are derived. 1t is to be argued
with equal force on the other side of the
proposition, however. that such a tax
will affect only those whose incomes are
unusually large; that those who get the
most money out of the general public
should be made to bear the greater
share Of the public burden Of maintain
ing @ government: and that the pros
porous classes owe some debt of graft
tude 10 the government for the prosper
ity they have continued to enjoy. So it
10 question upon which there is much
to be said on both sides.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-27
FRENCH DEPUTIES.

BY n Vote of 465 to They InvaIidate
Daniel Wilson's Election. a.
PARIS, Feb. 26.-In the chamber oil
deputies today there was lively sit
ting, the excitement arising out of dis
cussion OF the verification of the election
OF Daniel Wilson, son-inlaw of the late
President Grevy. Basely, under the
guise OF explaining ME position in the
matter, wanted to air his political views.
but President Dupuy stopped him. This
made the Radicals and Socialists break
out into loud proteetations, which
caused a violent uproar. Miller vehe-
mently attacked those whom he classed
as "allies of the Pharmacists" in the
chamber, declaring they could be found
even among the friends OF the ministers.
The chamber, by vote OF 465 to 2, in
validated Wilson's election.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-27
woRK FOR rHn poLIoE.

RiotOus Demonstration of Unem-
ployed in Vienna
VIENNA, Feb 26.-A riotous demon.
stration of unemployed took place to-
day. A meeting was held. at which
about 1000 were present. The unem-
ployed. after listening to several fiery
addresses by leaders, became uproarious,
and many attempted to march through
the streets singing revolutionary eongs.
The police were reinforced by a strong
detachment of mounted police. and the
latter dispersed the rioters.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-27

has been unexampled for years, and
that. too, will have the effect to induce
great numbers to come to our mild and
genial climate, especially when they can
do so at the cheap railroad rates that are
bound to prevail.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-27
The silver Question.

CALCUTTA, Feb. 26.-Ata meeting OF ma
tives and Europeans in the town hall,
resolutions were passed urging the gov
eminent to endeavor to settle the silver
question by international agreement and
appoint a royal commission, to include
residents of India not officials OF the
government.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-27
GOVERNMENTS OWNING RAILROADS.

Now that the foreclosure of mortgages
held by the government of the United
States upon certain transcontinental
railroads seems to be one of the posi-
bilities OF the near future, let US see
what other countries operate railroads
~ govsznmsnt enterprises and whas ID
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-27
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The papers OF all delinquent mail subscribers
10 the Daily Herald will be promptly discon-
tinued hereafter. Nc papers will be semitic
subscribers by mail unless the same have been
paid for in advance.
L. p. Fisher, newspaper advertising agent
81 Merchants Exchange, San Francisco, is an
authorized agent. This paper is kept on file in
his ONCE
Sole Eastern Advertising agent, 8. P. PALMER,
Rhinelander Building. New York.
The Herald ID sold at the Occidental Hotel
news stand, San Francisco, for sc. copy.
No contributions returned,
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-27

Banner Tent No. 81 X. o. t. W.. will
give musical and social entertainment
at their hall. 1917 North Main street.
Thursday evening at 7:30 O'Clock. II
will be limited to its members, families
and lady friends only.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-27

LONDON, Feb. 26.-Sullivan and Har-
din will row Hanlon and Gaudaur
double sculls for s25C0 and the cham
pionship Of the world. The race will
be rowed over the Thames champion
course.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-27
LooAG ANp NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS-C
Gil proceedings. Judge Van Dyke decides
sstreet railway case. Meeting OF the single
takers Santa Monica trustees remove the
recorder and the court sustsins them. :. Oil
claims case settled: An Iowan charged
with rape The Bear Valley company con-
fesses Judgment for $4O5. os5. An early
morning blaze. Police court cases. Chi.
nese registration in the city Meeting of
the board of education. The courts and
new suits. Mason Bradfeld acquitted. 80.
The school hoard wants more money for
buildings The grano jury supposed to be
investigating the school board.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-27
Lambs for tho Slaughter.

LONDON, Feb. 26. -Four hundred ma 2
rines, now stationed at Chatham, have
been ordered to be in readiness to pro-
coed to Bathurst, West Africa, to take
part in the expedition against the slave
traders.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-27

Miss Clara Willis of Worcester, Mass,
who has been spending a couple OF
months in the city, left yesterday for
visit to Ontario.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-27
NEldHBoRINd PLACES.

PAsADxNA-City council meeting-An agra
waited assault-Musical events.
SANTA ANA-Supervisors and courts-A ne W
creamery.
PoMoNA-News notes
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-27

ANY sudden change in the condition of the
atmosphere is certain to bring its harys AZ oi
coughs and colds. These, II suffered to run On
are likely to terminate in consump ton, lat
Ihey mag DO Fsaaiiy euseA ~ Dr. salts Cough
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-27
AN INDEX TO YESTERDAY.

By TELEGRAPH-The rate war on in
earnest. :. .Morgan's Hawaiian report pre-
scented to the senate Exciting incidents in
the house Democratic Fenators in caucus
on the tariff bill. =. Naval inquiry into the
wreck of the Kesrsarge begun. "A big fire
in san Francisco. Foreign flashes. Psci-
&c coast happenings General news CLEAN
inSs.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-27
Burge win Fight Tracy.

LONDON, Feb. 26.-Dick Burge will
fight Tom Tracy of Australia for $2500
and the largest purse offered, 20 rounds.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank j. Carolan and
Mrs. George M. Pullman, Mrs. Carolan' g
mother, are at the Belmont. They will
remain some days.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-27

The Columbia Bicycle
Leads the world. stephens & Hickok, agents
2l0-2I2 W. Fifth st.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-27
SOCIETY.

A party of guests from the Abbotsford
inn went out in two tally-ho loads on
Sunday afternoon to Gsrvanzs, where
they attended service in the picturesque
little Church of the Angels, erected in
memory OF Alexander Robert Campbell
Johnston. Rev. DIR. Hall, rector OF the
Pasadena Episcopal church, conducted
the service before q congregation which
quite filled the little chapel, many of
the Raymond guests being present.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-27
ADJUSTMENTS.

Los ANGELES THEATER.-On Friday
and Saturday Ole Oleson will commence
an engagement of 10 nights and matt
nee, to be followed On Monday by the
Calhoun Opera company in The Black
Hussar. on Tuesday in the Bohemian
Girl, on Wednesday afternoon in The
Mikado. and on Wednesday night in
Said Pasha.
The company consists OF As people,
orchestra and dancers, and ia perfectly
equipped in new costumes and proper
ties and special scenery.
~
BURBANK THEATER.-Mr. Mckee Ran
kin appeared in the Canuck last night.
There was an unusually large audience
present and the piece was given with
much smoothness. Mr.. Rankin as Jean
Cadeauz, the old father, played the part
with much ease and finch, appearing to
advantage in the touching scenes with
his daughter. The latter was taken by
Miss George Woodthorpe. She pre-
scented the erring woman with great
tenderness and won sympathy for the
child of Cadeauz.
Miss Gertrude Lamson, as the adven-
turess, looked we'll and impaired fnii
dash and vigor to the character. Mics
NsSjery Bloomfield was good ~ the
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-27

Among the guests at the Abbotsford
inn is Mrs. Gridlsy, whose hus band was
a law partner of Abraham Lincoln. She
is stately lady, with dignified carriage
and snow white hair. She is accom-
panied by her daughter, Mrs. Bell.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-27

Miss Marie Crow of West Seventh
street left for Oakland last Saturday to
be present at the wedding of Mise Ella
Mccarthy of that city and Mr.. Arthur
Forester, son of Supervisor Forester,
which occhrs next Wednesday.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-27

J. NJ. Wolters has returned to Los
Angeles after years absence in the
east. He is glad to get away from the
billiards. and snow banks OF the effe,e
east, and his wife ana little daughter
will soon follow.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-10-12
Furnace Fires Under Republican
Rule.

From the Rockbridge County News, Oct. 5. ]
What of the furnace stacks which in old
Democratic times reared their heads in the
Blue Ridge aud Alleghanies and whose fires
burned bright and which under Republican
rule went out? The old furnaces at Glen
wood Buena Vista, Vesuyius, California fur
mace, Old Jane and Others that might be men,
toned Their fires went out and after long
years we find the places of two of them re-
placed by Goshen and Buena Vista. Goshen
started under Garfield, was fired little under
Arthur, little under Cleveland, little I'M
der II ,rrison, little under Cleveland again
and with Republican tariff still in force its
furnace stack again became cold and under
Democratic tariff remains SO. This property
has never been success as an iron plant I'M
der any administration. Why should the
Democrats be blamed that it is not SO now :?
No Republican Can deny that the Democratic
tariff Of 81 90 per ton on pig iron is as prohih
itory as was the Mckinley rate of ST ~ per
ton. Buena Vista was lmitt in d boom. Its
fires died out under Mckinley tariff and
who is responsible for that? The Democrat
ic party? Except in few favored spots in
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-10-12
A BETTER COURT HOUSE.

We see that our esteemed contemporary
the Staunton Nems is advocating the bull
ing Of better county court house. Oar own
lack of success in the same direction does not
prevent Our patting him Oh the back and
wishing him we'll in the effort. The Vim
DICAToE once procured from an architect
an estimate showing that the county could
erect Il handsome and modern court house.
with fine interior and exterior. on the court
house square, and by having rented stores
underneath it, pay the interest on its bonds
and lay by sinking fund to eXtiEguish the
debt-thus practically getting the building
without costing a cent. The objection
was made by some that court house
should not have stores under it, and yet
one United States court, and we think
more than one of the State courts in Rich-
mond, were for a long time located over
stores and probably are still. Our friend
of the Ners is on the right track-if he
can only get the people of the countyon the
same track with him. Such county as
Augusta ought to have an imposing court
house: it deserves it.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-10-12
Fatal Disease Among Rocking
ham Cattle.

(Port Republic letter, Oct 1st, in Rocking
ham Register.)
This neighborhood is very much exercised
Just now about a fatal disease amongst the
cattle. There is some doubt as to whether it
isTeXas Or splenic fever, or bloody murrain.
1t was brought to the neighborhood by a hero
of cattle from Buckingham county. Several
weeks since man by the name of Fitzpatrick
passed through here with drove of cattle
which he took to Harrisonburg and sold to
farmers from different sections of the county.
Conrad Long, better known as "Cooney"
Long, living on the old Alice tyger place.
about two miles from here, bought a number
Of this herd. Last week q strange disease
broke out in bis lot of cattle He lost five
head. VIM. Long lost one, although it was
a COW brought here in another herd from
Cumberland county by two men named Lam
caster and jenkins. Nj. Mace lost his COW,
which was attacked and died in the same
manner as those from the Buckingham herd
A number of farmers bought cattle from these
two droves, but we have heard of no further
deaths from either drove. A request has been
sent to the Department of Agriculture at
Washington for an expert to examine these
cattle, and to take whatever steps may be
necessary to prevent the disease from spread
ing. A petition has also been semitic cur Coun-
ty Judge, asking him to put the machinery of
the State law in operation. The State law is
very strict i'll regard to diseased cattle. When
they die the law com pels the owner to mutt
late the hides and bury the carcass at least
four feet deep. The hide to be mntuiated in
such manner as to prevent any one being
tempted to disinter and skin the carcass. A
fine OF ten dollars is imposed for each head of
stock that dies, when the law is not complied
With. Some Of our neghbors seem to think
the men who sold these cattle to our farmers
knew they were selling diseased cattle, but
| we do not think So as the risk would be too
great, and, without knowing these men at all,
we do not believe any cattle dealer would be
so depraved and mean as to bring infected
cattle into any clean district. We hope the
worst is over, ana itmay be we are worse
scared than hunt.