The herald., 1895-10-23

work as illegitimate, but because "a few
who want TO see the lawless sale oil
liquors continue have sought to cast
odiuin upon those whose aim is the high
est good of the community. Gentlemen
of the council, We want to assure you of
the fidelity of the temperance council to
all that will auement and perpetuate the
prosperity of Pasadena and her reputa-
tion for sobriety and intelligence.
Among the many remarks omitted in
the necessarily condensed report of the
proceedings of the council cham ber yes
terday was that of Trustee Hamilton,
wherein he incautiously divulged the in
terestlng bit of information that the city
council in secret session had in the past
employed detective to obtain evidence
In liquor cases, a la Baldwin, Carpenter
and hobson. against which method OF
getting evidence the trustees had Just
been most emphaticaliy declaimng.
This unfortunate lapsus linguae was
uttered with the best of inteutions, in
defense of the city marshal. being stated
to be the result OF that official calling the
attention of the council to the violations
of the law. which in his judgment re-
| qulred Just such means for detection as
the enforcement committee were b,ing
assailed for having adopted. There ap-
/ peared to he no satisfactory answer to
the observation of Rev. Mr.. Ward pnt in
at this juncture, "Then the mem bers of
the city council evidently had no objec-
dence, since it had just been confessed
that they had adopted it themselves"
The mission OF City Attorney Arthur's
| speech in yesterdays report was not IN
tsntional. 1t came at the end and was
crowded out OF the report. He made
| forcibe talk, devoted entirely, however,
| to the point that he had never failed to
| prosecute vigorously all cases that came
10 trial, especially the liquor cases, and
to the question which has become one
! -, he had
pronounced the evidence Insufficient in
the Lang case. As to the first point,
there is no one to dispute it. but what
attorney could be found thar would do
otherwise than sustain his reputation by
lighting each and every case entrusted
to hlm with all the force and ab.iity he
could command? Would any body ever
give him another case if he lid not do 80?
But that was not the point AT issue at all.
Sometimes merely to get case up for
trial Is half the battle. and it is not an
unheard- of thing tnat the result may be
'foregone conclusion in which case
it is plain that TO succeed in bringing
it to trial Is considerably m ore than half
the battle.
RAILROAD NOTES.
Messrs. H. E. Huntington. assistant
to his namesake, the president of the
Southern Pacific company william Hood,
the company's chief engineer; aud J. A.
Muir, it's superintendent, paid Pasadena
visit of ins spection this III orn'ng. They
concluded that everything is so far ad.
vanced towards completion that they
authorized the announcement THAT the
road will be open for business on the
30th inst. when regular passenger a nd
freight service will he put on between
thiscity and Los Angeles. The passenger
serves will comprise nine trains daily
each way for the present, extending into
the evening, and so arranged as 10 accom-
modate bu siness travel. The running
time to Com mercial street is tn be tive nty
minutes, and while no announcement has
vet been made as to the fare it is be-
leyed that it will be 25 cents the round
trip.
BREVITIES.
The Marengo Avenue Chautauqua cir
| Gle met last evening ut the residence of
j. W. Sedwick on North Euclid avenue,
with good attendance. The program
embraced the following: Growth of the
American Nation by Prof. Parker, the
Monroe Doctrine by Mr.. Burman, Indus
trial Evolution by Mr.. Van Nuys. piano
solo by Mrs. Ssdwick, roll call, coming
events.
The property owners on Moline avenue
from Colorado to California streets are
aroused to the i'm portance of improving
that thoroughfare and will meet at Mr.
Polley's this evening, as has been an
nounced, TO arrange matters to that end.
The case of Doc Williams, alias 7. l..
Tondro set Tor trial today, was continued
by Justice Merriam and will BIZ reset
awaiting the decision of Judge Smith in
the habeas corpus proce adings.
Bailey, the man accused of the assault
upon the little daughter of Mr.. ana
Mrs. Richard Taylor, was to have been
examined in Recorder Rossiter's court to
=, t.,-+ tHn,
perior court ami the case was therefore
continued until tomorrow.
Application was made to the council
yesterday by u large number of property
owners for an electric light on the corner
of st. John avenGe and Congress, street.
1t was taken under advisement.
Invitations for The institution of Corona
lodge, f. and a. NJ. next Thursday even
ing have been sent out TO the brethren IN
various parts of the county and an inter-
esting time is expected.
Miss Marie Markham, daughter OF Gov
ernor anu Mrs. Markham, has BEEN elect.
ed to the position OF vice-president of the
freshman class at Stanford.
The ladies of the Macoabees will give a
crazy social, which will be strictly an in
vitation affair on Monday evening of next
week and prize Will be awarded the
lady who appears in the most variegated
costume.
Plans have been completed by Governor
Markham for a complete overhanling of
the East San Gaoriel hotel and George
Webster will soon bsein work on it,
The date for the reception to the new
teachers of the public schools, to be ten
dered by the other teachers, has been ti1-
ed for next Friday evening. 1t will take
place in the Lincoln school buildng and
there will be an attendance of forty or
fifty teschers and friends.
Rev. Anna Shaw lectured this evening
to a good audience on Woman Suffrara
| Essential to a True Republic and was