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The herald., 1895-02-24
A SUBTLE SCHEnE.

Had the worthy and philanthropic Mr..
| Huntington consulted some of the older
members of his lobby at Washington he
would not have stated that the idea OF
constructing deep water harbor at San
Pedro originated in the ambition of the
| people of Wilmington and San Pedro two
towns which he says grew up by reason OF
unnatural gravitation." The lobby
would have reminded him that under his
direction they had year by year, while
| the present breakwater at San Pedro was
being constructed, worked hard for ap-
propriations for that purpose; and had
Mr.. Huntington, whose memory is get
ting very bad, only paused to think, he
might have recollected that he only be-
came aware of the unavailability of San
Pedro, when a rival railroad corporation
purchased Rattlesnake Island and secured
terminal facilities better than those Of
Mr.. Huntington's road.
1t was then that Mr.. Huntington de-
termined to leave San Pedro and locate
in ''the really right place for a harbor,
Santa Monica"
OF course Mr.. Huntlngton's idea of
1.-THE really right place for good harbor"
is one entirely controlled by his corpora
ton and where no small interests can
interfere with his monopoly.
His generous declaration that his cor
poration will allow other roads to use his
approaches to the proposed Santa Monica
harbor is as candid an admission of the
monopoly he enjoys at that place as one
could desire.
Mr.. Huntington is ingenious, plausible
and original, and his originality has
mainly been developed in the line of
tilching; he has probably invented as
many ways of legally stealing as any man
who ever lived, excepting, perhaps, the
late Jay Gould.
Take, for instance, Mr.. Huntington
plausible and surely original solution of
the irrigation bond question.
have thought that if some scheme could be
gotten up by which one general bond could be
issued and the amounts subdivided for the
different districts, all to be handled by some
one banking house. so that on any sales there
would be distribution pro rata among the
different districts each, OF course receiving
consideration according to its importance,
that would be the best solution OF the question,
as the Eastern and European public have TO
be first educated concerning the value of the
securities they think OF investing in
In other words, Mr. Huntington being
the proprietor of several million acres of
very bad desert land, having sold off most
of the good land presented to him by his
generous and too confding country,
would now organize desert land districts
in his bad lands, and as these bonds would
of course be practically worthless he pro-
poses to form pool of all the irrigation
districts in the state-issue one set of
bonds and divide the proceeds pro rata
among the districts. And yet some peo-
pie doubt the purity of motive and single
ness Of purpose of Mr.. Huntington,
man who, according to his own state
ment, spent twenty years of his life and
over twenty millions of dollars at Wash
ington explaining to obtuse Congressman
the necessity for just such legislation as
he now desires for the purpose of locating
the deep-water harbor at Santa Monica or
bill to pool irrigation bonds.
The herald., 1895-02-24
ARIZoNA'S GOVERNOR

Whereas, Governor L. c. Hughes has
been charged with betraying his party in
the last campaign by conspiring to secure
the defeat of the Hon. John c. Herndon,
our nominee for delegate to Congress, and
the election of Hon. n. Oakes Murphy,
the Republican nominee, as well as to Sc
cure the election of Republican members
to the Territorial Legislature; and
Whereas, After a full and careful in
vestigation we are thoroughly convinced
OF the truth of said CHARGE now, there
fore,
Resolved, That we, the executive COM
mittee OF the Democratic Central Com
mittee OF Arizona, earnestly appeal to the
President of the United States to remove
said l.. C. Hughes from the office of Gov
ernor of Arizona at the earliest practicable
moment.
Resolved, That the chairman of this
committee, Hon. B. A. Fickas, be and
he is hereby instructed to mail a copy OF
this resolution to the President and an
other to the Secretary of the Interior, to-
gcther with letters OF explanation setting
forth more in detail the facts upon which
it is based.
The above resolutions were adopted by
the executive committee of the Democratic
Ter. itoral Committee of Arizona at re-
cent meeting 1t is understood that in
addition to adopting resolutions the COM
mittee has forwarded to Washington a
strong presentment of the case agai: st the
Governor.
1t is rarely the governing power OF a
political party makes such radical de-
parture from party usage as to formally
denounce an official of it's own political
faith, and when it is done it is usually for
one of two causes, either because of party
treachery, as when an official betrays the
political body which placed him in power
by allying himself with the opposition,
or when the acts of an official are so no.
toriously unpopular with all parties, that
his own party desires to disavow respon-
sibility for his acts.
The first cause seems to have actuated
the Commission in the present instance :;
whether any other reason exists we are
not at present informed, but in any event.
it probably makes but little difference
to the Governor; he has been practically
read out of his party by body which is
ordinarily supposed to be competent to
act in such cases and he will now have to
justify his acts in the eyes of his fellow
partisans before he can assume to repre-
sent the party which placed him in DOW
er. Indeed, at the present juncture, it
would not be a bad idea for Governor
Hughes to sue Francis ]. Heney, ex-At-
torney General of the territory, for libel,
for if Heney is not guilty of libel Hughes
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Wanted In San Francisco

Salt Lake, Feb. pa telegram has been
sent to San Francisco by the United States
Marshal here to intercept Alexander Will
kinson, of Ogden, who, with two other
citizens of that place, has been indicted for
conspiracy in altering ballots in the last
doctored the vote in the Weber county
ballot boxes after they were deposited
with the Utah Commission in this city.
Wilkinson left Ogden last Monday for San
Francisco with the intention, it is said OF
taking a steamer for Alaska or Australia.
Gilbert, the Democratic candidate in
whose interest the fraud is alleged to have
been committed, is said to have gone to
South America, presumably via San Fran
CISCO
The herald., 1895-02-24
GRAY'S SUCCESSOR
Ex-senator Ransom Appointed Minister ts
ha Cifx. af Maxica

the City of Mexico
Washington, Feb. % The President
today nominated Hon. Matt w. Ransom,
Senator from North Carolina for Minister
to Mexico, to succeed the late Hon. Isaac
P. Gray. The nomination was received
by the Senate at 1925 o'clock Few NOM
inations have been sent to the Senate
which have received greater favor The
entire Senate, with two or three excep-
tions, and those exceptions because of
relations with the executive, had joined
in the recommendation of the appoint
ment.
Mr. Ransom has been member of the
Senate continuously for the past twenty
three years, being first chosen in 1872.
During the war he filled III succession the
grades of Lieutenant-C Colonel, Brigadier-
General and Major-General Senator Ran
som is SO years of age, but is well pre-
served and does not show his age. He is
man of polished manners and of much
tact, and his colleagues unite in the opin-
ion that he will make an ideal diplomat.
The Senate went into executive session
Immediately after receiving the nomina-
tion and confirmed it by unanimous vote.
The confirmation was moved by Senator
Sherman, who in making the motion,
addressed the Senate briefly as to the fit
ness of the nomination of which he spoke
as in every way deserving and appro-
pirate. When the vote was taken there
was general response in the affirmative.
The executive session lasted only five
minutes. Senator Ransom made his
escape to his committee room when the
executive session was moved and was
not present during the executive proceed
ings.
Senator Ransom said after his confirma-
tion that he would not qualify until after
the fourth of March After that time he
would be prepared to proceed to Mexico
as soon as the Secretary of State desired
him to 90.
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should resign or the authorities in Wash
ington should remove him.
A CHANCE FOR HUNTINGTON

The Herald today publishes an interest
ing symposium. One of the participants
c. P. Huntington and the others are
engineers-governmen and civil. The
discussion concerns the respective merits
of San Pedro and Santa Monica as proper
sites for a deep-sea harbor. The testl-
mony seems to be overwhelmingly in favor
of San Pedro and it is unimpeachable
Even Mr.. Huntington, who presents the
minority report, must admit that the en-
gineers are competent to pass on the
question, and he will not assert that their
judgment is warped by personal motives
or that their decision is based on illogical
premises or interested considerations.
1t may be deemed somewhat unfair to
compel Mr.. Huntington to discuss this
mat er in convention so decidedly op-
posed to his view of the question, but Mr..
Huntington is used to this sort of opposi-
tion-the majority is always against him.
Like Ishmael, his hand is against all men
as the hands of all men are against him.
Besides, hitherto Mr.. Huntingtons ulti
mate arguments have always proved more
effectual than verbal logic or the stern
presence of irrefutable fact.
1t may surprise the thoughtless that
The Herald has permitted Mr. Hunting
ton to utter himself in columns that have
teemed with unfrendly comment upon
his policy. 1t is only necessary to reiter-
ate, however, that The Herald is news
paper and that its columns are open to
receive the news from any source. Nj.
Huntington is as welcome as any of his
critics, and even Mr.. Reilly may defend his
refunding bill to his heart content. The
Herald, nevertheless, reserves the right to
enter the arena armed with it's own
weanons
The herald., 1895-02-24
SepulyedaHBurnes

The wedding of Miss Lena Sepulveda
and Mr.. Martin j. Burnes, took place
Thursday evening, February 14th i'll the
Church of Our Lady OF the Angels, in
the presence of large audience of
friends
Immediately after the ceremony Mr..
and Mrs. Burnes and the wedding party
were driven to the home of the bride s
parents on Date street, which was taste
fully decorated with lilies and carnations.
a bountful wedding supper was enjoyed
and congratulations offered. Following is
u list of the guests:
Mr.. and Mrs. Sepulveda, Mr.. and Mrs.
o. Bryan, Mr.. and Mrs. Booth, Mr.. and
Mrs. Forell, Mr.. and Mrs. 6. f. Hodg-
man, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Bernal, Mr.. and
Mrs Sepulveda, Mr.. and Mrs. Tucker,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. o. Sepulveda, Mr. and
Mrs. Scott Mesdames Armstrong, f.
Cooper, Woodthorpe, Hover, Woods, w.
Bailey, Misses Bauchet, Moreno, Sepul-
veda, Estudillo, Gassagane, Bernard, S.
Sepulveda, Messrs. Duffy, Domingo, Sepul-
veda, Garsett, Redican, Eperson, Bauchet.
The herald., 1895-02-24
JOHN pIERPoNr (1s37).

What! our petitions spurned The prayer
OF thousands-tens of thousands-cast,
Unheard. beneath your Speakers chair!
But We will hear us. first or last.
The thousands that last year We scorned
Are millions now. Be warned Be warned
There's cloud blacke1ing up the sky
East, West and North its curtain spreads;
Lift to its muttering folds your eye!
Beware, for, bursting on your heads,
It hath force to bear you down;
'Tis al insulted peoples frown.
Ney. start not from your chairs in dread
OF cannon shot or bursting she'll
These shall not fall upon your head
AS once upon your house they fell.
We have weapon firmer set
And better than the bayonet
A weapon that comes down as still
AS snow-hakes fall upon the sod,
But executes freemans vii
AS lightning does the will of God;
And from its force nor doors nor locks
Can shield you-'tis the balot-box!
Black as your deed shall be the balls
That from the box shall pour like hail!
And when the storm upon you falls,
How will your craven cheeks tirn palel
For at its coming though .ye laugh,
Twill sweep you from your hall like chaff.
Not women now-the people pray,
Hear us--or from us We shall hear.
Beware desp sperate game ye pay
The men that thicken in your rear,
Kings though ye be. may not be scorned.
Look to your move your stakel
Yer warned
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The herald., 1895-02-24
A WORD TO THE DELEGATION

Southern California has not benefited
largely by this session of the Legislature.
Only few days of the session are now
available. These may be advantageously
occupied in the passage of law that will
enable the counties of this section of the
state to accomplish something for the en-
hancement of our future prosperity. A
committee of leading citizens will leave
tomorrow for Sacramento to present our
claims to a solid recognition. This COM
mittee will be backed by the unanimous
sentiment of Los Angeles and presumably
of Southern California. They will lay
their proposition before the representa-
tives of the people. They will ask the
The herald., 1895-02-24

Some timid souls are constantly fearing
the disaster of the future-observing
ghosts, as it were, in the shadows of com
ing events. Just now these rabbit hearted
prophets of impending evil are predicting
that the proposition to bond Los Angeles
county to build railroad to Salt Lake is
unconstitutional. 1t may be that these
expressions are, after all, but covert op-
position to any effort on behalf of com
peting railroads, but in any event they
are discouragements and consequently
detrimental to the interests of public en-
te ernrise
The herald., 1895-02-24
CONTROL OF THE PACIFIC
1inister Thurston Responds to Toast ir
New Jersey

Trenton, n. J. Feb. 23.-At the annual
banquet of the Trenton Board of Trade
last night the Hon. Lorin A. Thurston,
Hawaiian Minister to the United States,
responded to the toast The Commercial
Control Of the Pacific. After expressing
his pride in representing the youngest re,
public in the world, Mr.. Thurston quoted
figures showing the magnitude and the
growth of commerce in the Pacific ocean.
Not vessel he said, could go across the
Pacific ocean without stopping for coal.
The great nations are taking strides in
subsidizing the traffic in the Pacific, pay
ing greater attention to the Pacific islands
the value of the commerce OF the Paclflc
and has started four steamship companies
from Vancouver, and every effort is being
made to push traffic. Mr.. Thurston said
one of the means of establishing closer re-
lations with Hawaii was by building the
proposed cable. This he earnestly advo-
Gated.
The herald., 1895-02-24
DEATH ON THE RAIL
Mardi Grss Train Ditched and the
Cars Burned ga

Montgomery, Ala, Feb. 23.-A terrible
wreck occurred on the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad about forty miles
south OF Montgomery. 1t was a Mardi
Gras train and many persons are reported
injured. A special train left here at once
for the scene with all available physicians
in the city.
The wreck occurred on the Mobile and
Montgomery division of the Louisville and
Nashville at Greenville. Although it is
reported that seven passengers were killed,
there is no telegraph station at the scene
and it is difficult to obtain accurate in
formation.
Eight coaches were overturned, all filled
with passengers bound for Mardi- -Gras at
New Orleans. The coaches at once caught
fire and are now burning.
The herald., 1895-02-24
Visalia Wants the Road

A rousing railroad meeting was held at
Visalia yesterday afternoon in the interests
of San Joaquin Valley road. 1t was attend
ed by people from all over the county. A
subscription list was circulated and S15, :
900 raise e in few hours. 1t is expected
to raise $40 900 in this city at most, be-
sides securing rights of way, giving depot
sites, etc. \ railroad meeting was also
held at Woodville yesterday evening.
Meetings will be held every place in the
county within the next few weeks.
The herald., 1895-02-24
TO CONGRESS-

"These monster petitions that are ex-
pected to accomplish SO much, have no
effect whatever, said Congressman Geary
in speaking of the funding bill So it was
in the days OF the anti-slavery movement
Petitions were spurned, scorned and
thrown under the tables. But the people
will be heard.
Now is the time to revive John Pier
points poem, published as early as 1887.
The herald., 1895-02-24
Bucklen's Arnica Saiye.

The best salve in the wor for cuts bruises,
sores, ulcars, saltrheum, fever sores, letter,
chapped hands, chilblains corns and all skin
eruptions, and positively cures piles or no pay
quired 1t is guaranteed to give perfect sat
isfaction or money refunded. Price, % cents
per box For sale by Z. +. Heinzeman, 222 n.
Main street.
The herald., 1895-02-24
The La Grandes and Southern +

The La Grandes and Southern Pactics
will cross bats today at l p. IN. on the
First street grounds. The batteries are:
La Grandes. Meath and Henry; Southern
Pacitics, Hood and Saley. The Maier and
Zobelens and East Sides will play at
p. m. Batteries-Maier and Zobeleins
Friel and Brown; East Sides, Grotzinger
and MOher
The herald., 1895-02-24

The Reilly refunding bill was downed
by a petition; the San Pedro Harbor
proposition was assisted by petition;
the Salt Lake railroad will be forwarded by
a petition. Who will now have the hardi-
hood to class a petition with waste
basket literature?"
The herald., 1895-02-24

II that San Francisco Grand Jury in
diets c. P. Huntington for violating the
interstate law, what a luxurious trip the
United States marshal will enjoy bring
ing the magnate across the continent.
There will be a special car and "tixins.'
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If those Indians down on the desert
would only inagurate war of extermina-
ton, it would pay Uncle Sam to keep his
hands off
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Every dollar expended in making the
Fiesta out rank Mardi Gras, will return
tbreefold.
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lis not necessary to tell your acquaint-
ance it is fine day in Los Angeles-all
days are fine.
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Senatorial courtesy" counts for some
thing sometimes. 1t made Senator Ran
som Minister to Mexico.
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Another opponent of the San Pedro
harbor has been defeated-Dolph of Ore
gon will never again do Huntington S
bidding at Washington,
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San Pedro is assured Agitation has
hastened the consummation of that en-
terprise. The Salt Lake railroad is more
than possibility. Agitation will accom-
plish that purpose also.
The herald., 1895-02-24

Goals to Newcastle with a vengeance! !!
A carload of oranges was shipped from
Los Angeles to St. Augustine.
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The locomotive engineers have won
their fight with the Southern Pacific.
Huntington expects to get even through
Mr.. Reilly's bill.
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In the present state OF feeling at Hawaii
it will not be policy for the ins to be too
severe. The outs should not be lost
sight of.
The herald., 1895-02-24

Washburn, Ransom, Coke, Dolph-a
Huntington quartette in opposition to
San Pedro-dangerous no longer. There's
q God in Israel!
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1t will be frosty day when that Reilly
measure goes through. The harbor will
be built at San Pedro.
The herald., 1895-02-24
To Reorgauize a Bank

Washington, Feb. 23.-Authority has
been granted to Marville W. Cooper and
his associates to reorganize the Standard
National Bank OF New York city.
The herald., 1895-02-24

And poor old Queen Lii is to be
sentenced to five years imprisonment.
Where?
The herald., 1895-02-24

Kregelo e. Bresee, funeral directors,
Broadway and Sixth street. Tel. 243.
The herald., 1895-02-24

Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award.
The herald., 1895-02-24

1t is possible that the railroad from Los
Angeles to Salt Lake will be built before
the first spike is driven on the Valley
road.
The herald., 1895-02-24

Wonder what Hawaii will do with the
rebels? Those ordered deported the ships
will not receive on board.
The herald., 1895-02-24

If these plans do not fail, San Francisco
can build her Valley road without excit-
ing the least discomfort on the part of
Los Angeles.
The herald., 1895-02-24

There is an end to all things - the
Legislature is in the sere and yellow leaf.
The herald., 1895-02-24

Fitzgerald, house and sign painter, 222
Franklin; telephone 1449. Low prices
The herald., 1895-02-24

Now is the opportunity in and con-
tribute to the Fiesta.
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This Legislature seems to be doing
nothing uncommonly well.
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Will the Sacramento Bee thank God
when this Legislature adjourns?
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See to it that New Orleans is eclipsed
by Los Angeles festival. Money will
do it.
The herald., 1895-02-24

Mcbride may be an unknown quantity,
but Dolph was against us.
The herald., 1895-02-24

England will not let the Provisional
Government at Hawaii execute Richards.
The herald., 1895-02-24

These are anxious days for men holding
subordinate county positions.
The herald., 1895-02-24

OF course the administration would
overlook Southern California.
The herald., 1895-02-24

Now only Senator Frye of Maine stands
in the way.
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Good news for Southern California
Dolph is turned down.
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Gee whizl how the railroad lobby is
working.
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What glorious country Southern Cali
fornia is.
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Don't forget that Los Angeles needs a
big hotel
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Redlands oranges at Althouse Bros.
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Don't the Fasteners look surprised?
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The days of Congress are numbered.
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The people are signing the petition,
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How do you like the Sunday Herald?
The herald., 1895-02-24
Shasta Water; Woollacott, agen

Wall aper &c, TIC per roll. 1913 s. Spring
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Have you signed the petition?
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We lead the others follow.
The herald., 1895-02-08
ORANGE NOTES.
Cold Weather Still Retareing Eastward
Shipments.

Cold Weather Still Retareing Eastward
Shipments.
Cold weather at the east still retards orange
shipments. The semi-Tropis Fruit exchange
has shipped four cars in the past two days.
Most Of the shippers are waiting for the biz
zard to subslde before resumins operations.
Eastern dealers are curtaiiing their orders for
immediate shipment, as the demand for citrus
fruit is very poor when the weather is so cold.
The stimulating effect OF the late Valencia
freeze has not yet manifested itself 1t is not
probable that 1t will amount to much before
warm weather returns and the cargoes of for
eign fruit ailoat when the frost occurred are
used up. The market for California oranges
hibit firmer tone.
orange growers are not the only Southern
Californians that are pronting by the Florida
freeze. The nurserymen expect 10 benefit by it
also. AS nearly all the nu sery stock and
young citrus trees in Florida were destroyed
by the frost it is probable that Florida will
have to look to Southern California for good
portion OF the stock needed in replanting Ii
has been common thing heretofore for Cali
fornia to import orange trees from Florida.
This year the tables will be turned in this re-
spect
By the accidental addition of a cipher THE
HERALD was made to saw yesterday that $75 :
900 was paid fora five acre Redlands orange or
chard. 1t was, of course intended to be
$500, or $500 an acre-not an extraordinary
price for Redlands orange property.