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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-06
ANOTHER DOODLE CITY COUNCIL,
Startling Disclosures Made in
Philadelphia.
A Telephone Franchise Bought
Outright.
The CLERK OF the Council Had Stock In
Blocks to Give Out-An Invssti-
cation to BE Had.


Special to THE HERALD.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Feb. SIT h av-
ing been charged that $3.50, 900 had been
paid to secure the passage of the Mu-
tual telephone bill through the city
council, a committee of investigation
was appointed to probe this matter.
John d. Hersch. chief promoter OF the
scheme, ran away, but today the COM
mittss secured the transfer bonds of the
company snd the revelations were
startling.
1t was shown that Charles A. Porter
and David Martin. who manipulate the
council, and run the machine here. had
been paid 1925 shares each of stock Of
the concern, the value OF the 1850 shares
being $4,000. Among the effects Of
late Hugh t. Piggot. common council
man, was found six shares OF the stock
OF the company. The ooks showed
that j. O. Gale. clerk OF the telephone
company, held in trust blocks OF stock
in six and twenty shares. The latter
blocks were for the select councilmen
and She six share lots fer the common
councilmsn. 1t is believed. The finding
Of the Piggot shares gave the thing
away.
Politicians and councilman are badly
scared. as each will be called to swear
whether he received any stock. The
penalty for bribery is $4,000 fine and
five years. imprisonment.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-06
ALTAR OF ROSES.
Six Billion DamAsk Buds Gathero d
Every We VI to Make It.

London Pubic opinion.
Since the emancipation OF the Balkan prov
inces the manufacture of altar OF roses has be-
come great industry in Bulgaria, and has
been taken up on large scale in Germany.
fabrication OF altar OF. roses with Persia and
Syria, and even now India and Constantinop pie
furnish probably the largest markets for it;
but although the art of making 1t was discov-
cred in Persia, the manufacture has now nearly
or quite died out, and the center Of the bust
ness is now the country about Kazanlik, on
the south slope of the Balkans, close to the
shipka, or Wild Rose Pass, famous in the his
tory of the Russo Turkish war; The rose-grow-
ing belt is situated at an average altitude of
1000 feet above the sea, and extends to
length of about 20 miles with an average
breadth of 10 miles. On this ground are pro
duced annually from 5 O00, 000, 900 to 6,O00,-
600, 900 rose blossoms.
The number OF varieties cultivated is very
small. Ninety per cent. of all the blossoms
damascena, or damssk rose known to our
gardeners mainly as the ancestor from which
the iLfnite variety of hybrid perpetual roses
derive large part OF their blood. OF the re-
naming l. per cent. part are gathered from
the white musk rose, which is frequently
planted as hedge around the fields of pink
damascenG, while the rest are furnished by
dark-red variety OF damasceua Other sorts OF
roses have been tried, but some yield no altar
at all, and others give an essence having the
perfume OF violets. or pineapple, or hyacnth,
rather than of roses.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-06

In reply 10 the queea's speech, aald he
regretted that tina Britain farmers had
not Sufficiently utilized the home market
for their produce, instead OF allowing tor
e.gn countries 70 send go much here.
The marquis Of Salisbury expressed
satisfaction AZ the fact that the trout les
in regard TO the frontier at Sierra Icons
had been terminated in manner graft
tying to oil concerned. In regard to
Armenia, be ead he would not make
definite observation, as the matter was
still sub -judico. = at tbs same time ae
would cay that the outrages we're COM
mitted by many persons who were not
officere or soldiers OF the sultan, and 1t
is certain that il the outragss we're COM
mitted they were separated by
one or the other oil the
two religious communities OF that coun-
try. The worst policy they could pur.
sue would be to give any section of that
com immunity the preston that cit
particular claims were to receive outside
support. He wished TO state that the
Conservatives had not necessarily as.
son:ed to the course taken by the gov
eminent becau;e they had abstained
from criticism.
q Referring to the agitation against the
house OF lords, the marquis said that as
the conservative government was the
ouly government which ever proposed
to reform the house of lords; it could
hardly lie in the mouth OF the govern
ment to reproach the house OF lords
with not having adopted the reform,
When it came to O question OF limiting
the power of that body he thought
they would find the country was OPP
posed to it. He could understand peo-
pie wanting to reform the houee OF
lords or to sweep it away, but the
proposition to keep ths house in exist
ence as q sham was ridiculed.
Before proposals. could be osrri ed
there would be an appeal to the country.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-06

The viceregal liveries of scarlet and gold
make q focus OF brilliant color amid the sea of
white which surges up and down the broad
STRAND" at the sunset hour, when the Euro
peans, who parody the proud title OF Calcutta
into "The City of Pale Faces" crowd along the
banks OF the river to meet the evening breeze,
which rustles the towering palms. and brings
fresh life into the sun-scorched city.
Bare-headed Babus in flowing muslins lean
over the rails of the sidewalk. and criticize the
fashionable throng.
Ayahs in gaudy sarls and innumerable
bangles take their languid charges for the
evening airing. Richly-clad natives in gilded
palanquins pass swiftly through the crowd,
preceded by syces, who clear the way with the
long slaves which serve as weapons and official
wands. Hindu and Moslem coolie and Knit
mutgar, soldier aud civilian, swell the throng;
and, as darkness falls the palm trees OF the
Eden gardens stand out clear and sharp in the
blue flood OF electric light which hathes the
scene, bringing the romantic east within the
focus OF stern science All the Year Round
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-06
ATTACKED BY srKIKsRs.
A Poiicema an Roughly Handled IN
Rrnahtvp.

BRooKLYS, Feb. Slate this evening when a
car OF the Flushing avenue line reached the
corner of Briggs avenue and Leonard street, on
it; way down town, crowd of about 30
strikers appeared and began hurting stones
and other missiles at it. A huge piece OF IRON
went crashing through one OF The windows.
followed by a shower OF rocks. Policeman
Thomas Pender, who was acting as guard to
the car, was set upon by the rioters and beaten
almost into. insensbility. Several policemen
went to the rescue. number OF arrests were
made and it was ascertaincd that
several people had been severely bruised in
the encounter, although none OF them scri-
ously. trolley car of the crosstown line
came into collision this afternoon with n
hearse that headed Il funeral procession. The
hearse was completely wrecked; the casket
containing the remains was thrown into the
street. the driver of the hearse being severely
bruised by the TALL.
Alderman Classify OF Long Island CITY, at
meeting Of he board OF aldermen today, intro
duced a resolution annuling the franchise OF
the Brooklyn Heights Railroad company. The
resolution was referred to the law committee
with instructions to report 1t at the next meet
ing.
Mr.. Classify also introduced resolution or
dering that all motormen should be citizen
residents of the state for one year. and must
hold license This resolution was also re-
ferred to the law committee.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-06
THE UNEASY REPUBLICS
RUM0RS OF WAR AND PEACE IN
MEXICO.
A Psixoto Conspiracy Discovered In
Braxi1-Martiai Law to Be
Declared.

CITY OF MEXICO. Feb. 5.There was no
change in the situation today and the govern
ment has not given out any information.
While the city is full OF all kinds of rumors as
to war nothing authentic can be learned To-
day is a national holiday and feasts are in full
swing in Tacubaya.
RIO DE JANEIRo Feb. 5. 1t is rumored that a
conspiracy of Peixotists against the govern
ment has been discovered and that martial
law will be proclaimed.
Minister De Leon stated tonight to an Asso-
ciated Press reporter that he was awaiting i'm
portant letters from his country, Guatemala,
which he thought would settle the controversy
between Mexico and Guatemala over the
boundary question. His conversation was OF a
nature to lead one to the belief that he had
given up the idea of war altogether.
NEW YORK, Feb. Ga special to the World
from Lima, Peru, dated February 4th, says
Rebels are approaching the outskirts. The
food supply has been cut off and the people
are suffering.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-06

A common source of a 'fcold" is the
current of cool air that passes under
meath the doors of room and blows on
the exposed ankles. 1t is not infrequent-
ly the case that child enjoys immuni-
ty from colds until he has reached that
interesting age when. he sends thrills of
JOY through the hearts of his fond par
ents by his antics on the floor Then.
much to the wondeunent of the family.
he seems to be catching cold all tho
time, notwithstanding tho excellent caro-
bestowed upon him
Strange 10 say, II Seldom occurs to the
mother unless she has been enlightened
ny her doctor. that there is such a thing
rs floor current in room, and that
in its insidious and unobtrusive way ID
has been getting in its fine work on
baby's bare legs.
The draft from badly fitting win
dows may occasionally account for an
attack of bronchitis. II TO crafty baby's
recently acquired interest in the outside
world he be placed at such window
insufficiently clad, with tho coverings Of
his chest saturated through with the
secreticns of the mouth--drooling- The
current of air that blows in under the
sash may ca@so rSpid evaporation
from the chest with its undesirable re.
suits. Or .fol'-, Dc~Hiiar in Rabyhcod.
Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair highest Award.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-06

II orids and California Fruit Destined to
Nnnnly tho Hnmr Market.

Supply tho Hom~ Market.
According to the best available statistics,
the annual consumption of lemons in the
United states approximates 5000, 5000 boxes,
containing 300 to 800 each The importations
from Sicily alone in 1893 were 2,7o0,000
boxes. In former years several hundred thou
sand boxes were annually received from Nal
aga. That was. however. before the planters
Of Florida, realizing thai they were OVERRIDING
the orange-raising business. turned their at
tention to lemons
A fruit importer of Stone street ex planned
the altered condition OF the lemon market to
World reporter. He said: "Ihe Florida lemon,
of which there were marketed last year ZOO
900 boxes. or about $4,000, 900 lemons, are in
the first place superior in every respect TO the
Malaga lemon. They are ready for picking
and packing during the last week of Septem-
Der. and throughout the months of october
and November. This is the season duri ms
which the Malaga lemon arrives in the United
States. There is no market however, for the
latter against its JUG or and fresher and alto
gether more admirable rival from our own
Southland.
"But the Florida supply OF ~, O00, o0o is but
a drop in the bucket as it were, when COM
pared to the total consumption II the United
States were to depend upon tn eFlorida sup
ply, there would be no lemons seven month of
the year, as the fruit is difficult to keep. Hence
the market is supplied by importation from
Sicily which Continues from late in November
of each year until September of the following
year. The Florida lemon, it will be seen, is
without rival tor about two months each
fell. In this connection 1T will be OF interest
to fruit growers to know that the Flor
ida lemon is superior even to the ST.
Gillian lemon, and some young trees sent by me
to the chamber OF commerce at Palermo were
set out i'll the island OF Sicily, where they
tlrived wonderfully and have grown in popu-
larity. Lemons are grown i'll California in
quantities sufficient to supply the demand on
the slope and many orange-growers there and
Others are setting out young lemon trees with
a. view to supplying the American market
eventually, The acreage of lemons is incress-
ing there every year
"rhe planters OF Florida and Ca iiornis wi
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-06
FLYING MACHINE.
Tn y May be Perfected, But Man Him.
self VIII Never Ia Able to Fly.

TIL May bs Perfeotet, But Man HIM
self VIII Never B- Able to Fly.
London Daily News.
Mr. Hiram Maxim. the Inventor OF the ia
nous gun which bears his name, is a firm be-
lever i'll the possibility of so far perfecting fly
ing machines that they may be used in war
fare. He has been explaining his views on this
subject to a contributor to Casselrs Saturday
Journal, who has been to see him at his
English residence at Bexley. Mr.. Max
i'm thinks that highly civilized nations
able TO make and use first-rate machinery, will
in the near future utilize flying machines in
their armies. This mode of warfare he be-
lieves could be carried on in spite OF arma-
ments and weapons of war as we understand
them now, and If one civilized nation used
flying machines in such way, others would
be compelled to follow suit At the same time
he has no faith in navigable balloons the
whole thing being inherently wrong. In
France especially, attempts have been made
to navigata balloons, and vast sums of money
have been spent upon them; but no bal DON
has ever been navigated against even very
light wind.
Another point, Mr. Maxim thinks, is this,
that man will never be able to fly by energy
derived from his own muscles. A mau with
sufficient energy would have to weigh rs
pounds, to have 4o-pound muscles to his
arms and 7o-pound muscles to his chest and
he would have to have breastbone Is inches
deep
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-06

We have 10, AL miles of railroad track.
Less than one-half of our farms are mort
gagged.
of corn.
There are only II ,s95 divorced women in
this country.
In s94 7,527,211 bales of cotton were raised
and packed
In the year 1903 our mint coined OF gold and
silver $43 6S5,179.
The parents of this country are blessed with
os,447, 392 children.
We export 1919, SCI, 1878 worth of goods and
import only S746 ,73e,293.
We raised in the Carolinas and Georgia
$3.50, 434 pounds OF rice.
The farm lands Of this country are estimated
to be worth S13 279 ,252, $40.
American sheep last year grew wool to the
extent of 3o7, 100, 600 pounds.
The real and personal property in this coun-
try is assessed at SIT, 1873, 9os, 435.
The farmers and stock raisers of this country
have live stock valued at So, eos, 1857 1913.
our savings banks have 81, 739, Oo6, 7O5 de-
posted with them as the surplus earnings of
our people.
Our 45l colleges have an income of $I4,
So 03l, and funds vested or available of
$94, 5OO,75S.
Our coal mines produce 113,237,s45 tons Of
bituminous coal and 4s,e5u. 400 tens OF an.
thracite.
The fishermen along our coasts and in our
waters catch $45, 100000 worth of fish every
year.
The total valuation of all the farm products
OF every description was--by the last census
80. AGO, 107,454
There are enrolled in the public schools OF
our country Is asa, 572 pupils. who are taught
by 373. go teachers
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-06
Unpatentea Railroad Grants.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.-In the house today
Representative Caminetti OF California intro
duced bill for granting to the government all
unpatented lands heretofore granted to any
company under the provisions of the Pacific
railway acts, where such company or corpora
ton has refused or failed to redeem the bonds
issued by such co m pany. As to the lands al
ready patented, which at the time OF the de
fault remain in the ownership OF the company
the secretary of the treasury is directed to tax,
the necessary action required by law to protect
the government rights as reserved by the acts.
and the secretary OF the interior is to withhold
action on all applications for patents whore
the default contemplated by section OF the
act Of July 1852, has already occurred
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-06
A rHIEr's' RUsE.
Took Advantage OF the Widows Fear
of Her Dead HuabAnd's Ghost.

OF Her Deah BusDnnd'a 0host.
London Telegraph
A tradesman's widow OF IS summers decided
on marrying again. She was in comfortable
circumstances but was haunted by the dread
Of the apparitiCn of her defunct hu.band's
ghost, and thought that the presence of u sue
cessor might have the effect of keeping it
away. All went well for three months after
the wedding, at least so far as the ghost was
concerned, but nevertheless the couple some
how fell out and determined to apply for a
divorce. In the mean tim. the man went his
own way and his spouse remained at her
abode.
day or two ago Just as the witching hour
of midnight had struck, the lady beheld, by
the pale moonlight, figure wrapped in what
she believed to be shroud enter her ROOM
Convinced that this must be the dreaded ghost
OF her first husband. she hid her head under
the bedclothes and SO passed the night in q
state OF abject terror. She grew holder when
the sun was up and then perceived that her
wardrobe WAS open and that the sum OF $50
francs had disappeared.
ManifestlY the ghost could not have been
the perpetrator OF the THEFT. visit was
promptly paid to the police commssary, the
adventure related. and it having transpred
that the locks had not been tempered with and
that husband No. 2 was provided with key of
the apartment, he was sent for. At first he
tried to deny, but at last he confessed that he
had taken the money, having wrapped himself
up in q sheet, as he was aware OF his wife's
weakness in regard to ghosts. The police
commissary cleverly seized this opportunity of
reconciling the couple, and there is no more
talk of a suit for u divorce.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-06
THE GOOD HOPE MINE.
AN IMPORTANT SUIT CAUSED BY
IT'S SALE.
Walter 3. Maxwell. the Piaintih, Makes
soms Startling Ailega-
tons.

Riverside Enterprise: The deal by
which the famous Good Hope mine
passed into the hands OF the company
now working 1t, is made the subject OF
q somewhat sensational suit that was
begun in the superior court here yestsi-
day. The plaintiff lie Walter s. Max
well, we'll known resident of Los An
geles. The defendants are the Good
Hope Mining company. Dudley Porter,
John L. Hobson, Charles W. Morse, W.
H. Griffith, John M. S. Egan, Jacob
Fillius, Charles NJ. Dsrickson, and sew
eral others.
Maxwell, the plaintiff. thinks that
whom the mines wore sold to the east
ern eyndicate some time ago he did not
receive anything like the share to which
he was entitled. His side Of the case is
told in complaint to the following Of
feet:
Maxwell and W. H. Griffith were in
partnership for the purpose OF selling
the Good Hope claim and the Annex
mine. Griffith did the negotiating
with the parties who bought the prop
critics and closed up the trade. Max
we'll assisted him by securing bond on
the mines and furnishing reports and
maps. Under the terms Of the bond
there was to be paid to the owners OF
the properties s230,000. Griffith sold
the mine to q syndicate for $400, 900.
The syndicate was represented in the
deal BY Charles W. Morse, Dudley Por.
ter aud John L. Hobson. The ownsra
OF the property decided i. to Griffith in
1898 for s232 900. He paid them $3.50, 900
in cash and gave them mortgage on
the property to secure notes for 500, 600.
These notes were payable to James NJ.
Sigafns and were due July Let, 1894. Ac-
cording to the complaint At the time
the money was paid and mortgage given
Griffith, Morss 4 Esan rsprssentsd to
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Maxwell that the property brought only
$3.50 900. the owners receiving 1882 900
aud Griffith, Morse & Egan each $4,000.
Maxwell had notified Morse and Egan OF
his partnership with Griffith, and was
assured by them that $4,000 was all that
Griffith was making on the deal Max
well settled With them on that baeis, but
in the purchase of the mines Morse and
Egan acted az the agents of a syndicate
which waa buying them for $780, 600 and
Griffith inste sd Of getting only 5000 out
otEsthe deal, had an agreement with
Mcsse and Egsn by which Griffith was
to make $l6s, 900.
The complaint then tells Of the forma-
ton OF the Good Hope Mining company
with 81 600. 900 capital stock. to which
the property was decided, Griffith taking
one-eighth OF the capital stock in lieu OF
$4,000 OF the purchase price. 1t ia
averred that OF Grifith's Sl6s. 900 profit,
$4,000 was included in q mortgage to
Sigafus. which mortgage was first lien
and the notes for $4,000, secured by
this mortgage, were delivered to the
parties entitled to them. After receiv-
ing the deed from the owners of the
mines and after giving the mortgage.
Griffith decided The property to Porter,
i1oboOA N hlVtrCs du0 AZ buo caIuc tin0
they executed q mortgage to secure
notes for $l25 900. being the balance OF
profit to be received by Griffith. The
complaint declares that Morse. Porter.
Hobson and Griffith conspired to de-
fraud Maxwell out OF his just share of
the profits and that the mortgages and
and payess mentioned in the notes are
not legally the owners of them.
The complaint alleges that the deed
made by Hobson, Porter & Morse to
the Good Hope Mining company was
made subject to the payment OF the two
mortgages above mentioned of 100000
and sl25,000 respectively; that of the
notes for sl25 900 for Griffith's share,
one for slOS 900 made to Jacob Fillius
has come into possession OF the Good
Hope Mining company, but has not
been paid that plaintiff believes that
the parties who were legally bound to
pay the 100000 mortgage instead OF
doing 60 and csnceling it of record have
raised the money and bought it, the
purpose being to cheat plaintiff; that all
the facts OF the case are known to the
Good Hope Mining company.
In conclusion the complaint asks that
the plaintiff receive one-half of the one
eighth OF the stock OF the company il.
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London Daily News,

An interesting custom has been faithfully
observed this season at Hochstlon. the Main.
Four brothers named schafer assembled the
tower Of the old castle on Christmas night and
played upon instruments at midnight the mel
ody of the Hymn of Praise (Ehre sci Gott in
der Hohe) etc The four brothers Joined in
the Franco-German war of 1STo-1S71, and
then made solemn promise that If they
should be fortunate enough to return to their
native place they would play every Christmas
in the towers this Hymn OF Praise. They re-
turned happily, to their homes, aud every
year the brothers meet in the tower and keep
their vow,
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~ANNNNN~NNN~NNN~~ ~ NNNNN~NI

sued to Griffith and that plaintiff have
ons-half of the notes mentioned in the
mortgage given by Hobson, Porter 70
Morse; that the mortgage be foreclossd
and the property sold, and that in the
meantime receiver be appointed 70
take charge of the mining property.
Wells Il Lee and knight, Simpson &c
Harpham of Los Angeles are plaintiffs
attorneys,
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find more money IN lemons than in oranges.
The supply OF the latter exceeds the demand.
There are enough orange trees planted in
Florida today to supply the markets OF the
world The uses OF the fruit limited,
whereas lemons used in many combina-
tions-n food, in drinks, in ilayoring. in gar
nishng and in medicine The consumption
of lemons for drinks in tho summer is enor
mously large, and by cheapening the price the
consump.ion will still further increase"