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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-25
began CAN'T MEET FRAZIER
He is Suffering From Malaria ard BIood
Poisoning
Joe WEIGH, the Local Featherweight, Is Sub.
stituted bv the Club snd VIII Meet
Frazier on Thursday Evening

The Angel City Athletic club will be
doomed to disappointment, Just the same
as have all the other clubs that have
matched Fred Began and Jack Frazier.
Fred Began is a pretty sick man, and the
malaria and blood poisoning have made il
impossible for him to fight on Thursday
evening. DR.. McCarty vent out to see
the young pugilist on Tuesday afternoon,
and as consequence Began sent the clup
notice that it would be impossible for
him to keep his engagements.
The club will not give up, he wever.
They have substituted one Welcn in the
place of Began. and many think that he
is more than the equal of Frazier at the
game OF tisticuffs. This young man has
never yet been defeated in the ring. and
while he has never yet met men of any
prominence In the ring, still ne is II fast
clever fighter. and will make it decidedly
interesting Tor any man that he might
happen to run a-ainst. He is in good
condition and has more than one firm
adberert in the ranks of the club.
Joe WEIGH is an Oakland boy. and has
fought about ton battles, almost invaria-
bly, beating his man in short order. He
fights strong at III pounds, and stands
about feet inches in height. He is
not very clever boxer, but his speed
more IMAM makes up Tor any lack OF SCI
ence that he may have. Altogether the
club could not have found q better man
to substitute in the place Of Began than
WEIGH.
The directors met last hight and all
necessary arrangements were made. in
GLIDING the announcement of the change.
There was good deal of feeling against
Began, the majority of the members of
the club being of the opinion that b.
gan should have warned them before of
his physical condition and not have led
them astray with false bulletins of his
alleged good health. There really seems
to be a fate of some kind following these
two men, Began and Frazier. They have
now been matched three times. and each
time the meeting has fallen through at
the last moment for some reason or other
that made it Impossible for the men to
meet.
Besides the event of the evening on
Thursday night there will be preliminary
affairs that will be almost up to the same
standard. Should the negotiations with
WEIGH fall through by any hitch. Joe
Watkins has announced that he will give
an exhibition with Will Whitesides and
Bob McLain, two clever. game men, who
would put up an exhibition that might
almost atone tor the absence of the crack
ajacks. In that case Mr.. Watkins would
have charge of the evening, which would
bs a sufficient guarantee that there would
be some sport that would be worth the
witnessing.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-25
WHO OWNS THE FIFTY -?
The Coin Lying Loose Without a
Parent
The Council Ordered Some Honey Returned
90 the Water Company but 1t 10
Not Wanted

There is $50 in the city treasury and
the money is awaiting parent. The
City Water company on September
placed the amount in the hands of the
auditor, and that official, as he IS COM
PEELED to do by the charter, turned the
cash over to City Treasurer Hartwell.
The money was intended to be the first
monthly payment for the repair of the
defective hydrants throughout the city.
AS soon as the various mem bers of the
council heard OF the transaction the air
was filled with blue smoke. It looked
to the councilmen like another attempt
at seduction upon the part the water
company. with the city as the objective
point of attack.
On Monday resolution that the money
be returned to the water company was
passed with the usual pyrotechnics for
such occasions made and provided, and
now comes the funny part OF the stony.
The city cannot, under tn. charter, re-
turn any cash once paid into the treasury
unless there is II formal demand for the
same by the person or persons who may
have made the payment. The $50 has
been placed to the credit of the street
sprinkling fund, aud If the water COM
pany wants the money, and 1t does not,
a regular voucher for it must FIRST be
presented for it. The council can then
o. X. the bill and it will be psid.
The councilmen now pretend to believe
that there was some sort of joke in the
offer of the water company to pay the
city $50 month for the repair of defec
tive hydrants, and an attempt is being
made to repudiate the verbal agreement
recently entered into to give the thing
trial for a period OF six months. The
concealed bug in the field is believed to
o. the waite, company's lease. and it is
thereat where the sh De pinches.
In the meantime who owns that $50?
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-25

Age PROFESSIONALLY conIers flavor on
wine, gives precious lie to the tooth
some cheese. and lends appreciation to
the relics of by-gone eras. but there is
ons relic Of antiquity tina. depIsciates in
public estimation in the degree that it is
antique, aud that is a horso car line.
With pertinacity that does credit to its
vitality, street car line in this city. on
what some very intelligent people deem
the natural thoroughfare. continues in
the metropolitan present the exnilerat-
ing dog trot that began in the adobe past.
Indifferent to the demand of necessities
OF multitudinous population, and ap-
parently oblivious to the peouniary OPP
portuIties of the hour. 1t joys the more
or less uneven tenor Of its way, manned
by the combination conductor and driver
who is presumed Violently sol to be in
two places simultaneously, and bruising
the atmosphere with the jangle Of the
aboriginal bell attached to the subdued
uronco, it comes like reminisoence to
the good old pioneer Of the dear, dead
past. In the minds of its owners it is
probably sacred to the memory OF the
long ago. Geel Whoa! Get up thar.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-25
IMPROVING THE CITY PARKS
Some of the Plans of Superintendent
Meserve
The New Tax Money VIII Soon Be Available
and Then the Beautifying Will
Be Pushed

Elmo r. Meserve, superintendent OF
parks, is gradually getting his plans for
the contemp plated Improvements in mis-
department into shape. The new tax
money is already beginning to come in
and the funds set apart for the various
parks throughout the city, will, at an
early day. be available, and at Hollenbeck
park new rustic bridges are to be built
and several acres of new lawn are to be
set out. Echo park is to have a new
water system, q boat house and new
lawns. At Westlake the new bandstand,
which Is now being built, will be fin
ished in about one month. 1t will cost,
fully equipped. in tho neighorhood of
$1,000. The upper end OF the park il also
to be very material improved.
At Elysian park, there is to be more
road grading and the forestry depart
ment will also be materially Increased.
One hundred more acres is to be planted
IN forestry and the construction of a
water plant for the park is to be at once
com menCed.
At the Eastlake park water works
system to cost 500 is to be at once con-
structed. The lily ponds in the park are
to be benefited and the green houses to
be enlarged.
Superintendent Meserye says that there
will be more flowers in the parks during
tina coming winter than ever before.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-25
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet.
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
lis excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession because it acts on the Kid.
neys. Liver and Bowels without weak
Ming them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in Doc and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactrred by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package. also the name, Syrup Of Figs,
md being well informed, you will not
Ecept any substitute If offered.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-25
Rainbow Social

A very delightful rainbow social was
given last night at the Second Presbyter-
ian church at East Los Angeles. the en-
tertainment deriving its name from the
prismatio oolors of the decorations. The
affair was given under the auspices of the
Ladies aid society. Ice cream was served
from booth decorated in realistic snow
and the delicious cream was served by
Mines. Allison, Barlow, +. Il. DAVIS and
B. Lester. Mines. + P. Flint, Will
Hawks and Dave Martin, co.tumed in
Japanese gowns. dispensed tea from
brightly bedecked Jauazo, the small cups
being retained by the purchasers as
souvenir Of the evening. Mines. l.. Will
lams, II. D. Romans and G. G. keyes
presided over table laden with small
baskets filled with luscious fruit. The
evening was a decided success. both
financially and socially.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-25

Henry L. Fennel, special agent of the
Palatine Insurance company, is soiourn.
Ing in the southern part of the state,
looking out for the interests of his COM
pany, and his own especial interest too,
as 1t is reported that when Mr.. Fenuel
leaves for his home h, will not go alone.
Invitations are out for reception to be
Der 4th. at the residence of Misses Mar
tina and Mary Arnold, I'LL South Hope
street
Mrs. David Collins returned home yes
terday after an extended trip through the
east, visiting Boston and Atlanta among
other cities.
Mrs. Dalton Bond has returned to the
city from Long Beach.
c. O. Flint entertained with a theater
party Monday evening.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-25
THE CORNER STONE LAID
Interesting Ceremony Observed at sds
Presbyterian Church


The corner stone of the addition to
Bethesda Presbyterian chucrh was laid a
Central avenue and Ninth street yester-
day afternoon. There was a large crowd
present and the services were interesting.
The exercises were opened by the audi
ence singing All Hail the power of Jesus
Name, after which the invocation was
offered by Rev. H. A. Newell. Rev.
David Hughes then read from the Scrip
ture. and he was followed by Rev. ]. W..
Chichester with prayer. Rev. J. NJ. Gar
uer made short address ana an anthem
was sung by the choir.
The corner stone was then laid ny Elder
William J. Bohen and Neal Hlnckley. In
the stone we're the roll and history of the
church, the. daily papers, the church
paper and other articles.
A hymn, How Firm Foundation, Ye
Saints of the Lord, followed and the hem
ediction by Rev. J. A. Hanna closed the
ceremony. The pastor OF the church is
Rev. j. NJ. Newell.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-25

PARIS, Sept. 2i.-President Fanre has
conferred the grand Gordon OF the Legion
OF Honor upon General ORA omifoff. who
represented Russia at the French army
maneuvers at Mirecourt last week.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-25

The ladies OF the Unity church are re-
quested to call at the church building
and secure tickets for distribution anu
sale for the great Phantasma to be given
for the benefit of their place of worship.
1t is earnestly requested that as many as
possible assist.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-25

Mr.. aud Mrs. George FELTON, entertain
ed at their home. sl6 South Pearl street,
last evening many mem bers OF the Press
and Jonathan clubs. Music and drama
were the features OF the evening. and
everyone enjoyed himself thoroughly.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-25

Angeles street died yesterday aftern DON.
The remains will be buried tomorrow
afternoon,
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-25

Weddings. at homes, calling cards. The
Century Engraving Co., 233 S. Spring
street.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-23
Eagle Sporting News.

The prevailing question of the day
will now be: Whats the scorc?''
In two games ar ST. Louis. Chicago's
big left fielder, Wilmont, made three
home runs.
A close decision at first base is now
called dead heat" by the umpire
when the runner is safe.
Fred Pfeffer, after a second thought.
concluded 10 pay his $500 fine and play
ball. He is again with the Louisville s,
playing first base.
Donahue. late Of the Kansas CITY
Blues. is catching for the Chicago's
this year. He is leading the old war
horses with the stick.
A 40 yard race veteran. Uncle Anson
Donahue. catcher Of the Colts. and an
elephant would make a great race. The
elephant would be a strong favorite.
The baseball cranks are filed with glee.
Their hearts with jop a-ffame
Wheree're you fly you hear the cry:
De Phillies winned de game
\ fund has been raised at Alexander
Island track for the benefit OF the
widow of John Smith, who died yester-
cay. Many horsenlen have contribut-
ed literally.
Edwin W. Bartlett has sued the Chi
cago league baseball club for $50 600
damag es for injuries received during
the fire that destroyed the grand stand
last August.
Ace Stewart has strengthened Uncle
Anson's Colts at second base. He is a
young. strong and willing player. and
covers much ground and is good with
the hickory.
The new Louisville Jockey club has
hung M enopsh fancy purses to in
sure some fine racing. il they will only
race IS old John Harper used 10 saw:
From eend 10 eend.'
Sundays Nation iss cue games re-
sulsed a. follows Cincinna Gin
cinnau. Il; Cleviand. ;. At ST. Louis
81 Louis, 5; Chicago. :. AZ Louisville
Louisville. l.; Indianapolis. 9
The baseball season has been in
ausarated- II must be said for base
bah that as compared With football il
is an emiaently respectable game In
baseball q man has some chance OF
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-23
Mental Travellers.

"You would he surprised at the number
Of mental travellers there are IN - coInnIu-
nifty" said a railroad man yesterday.
mean people who travel only In their
minds, who 20 indulge this MANN. make
q collection OF railroad literature. such "a
Is issued in time tables, excursion books,
pamphlets, etc. You have often heard
people talk knowingly Of a place which
you may have BEST evidence that they have
never visited They can discourse fluent
ly upon the hotels and principal sights of
the city, even tell you Of the trains nuc
the connections they make or describe th'
small stations through which they passed
going there. IL you have ever known n
man or woman like this, then you have
met "A mental traveller. He might also bs
dubbed as the railroad literature nend, as
this Is the title by which bo Is known
among the employees Of a railroad Office.
" no look no further into the motives OK
men than the surface.
We have hundreds 81 such men and
women who come 10 the Office after every
piece of literature the railroad prints,
froia the local time table 20 the book de-
scriptiye 81 "a southern or western Jsunt
Tse!r thirst for this kind Of literature c1o
never be satiated IL seems % have the
same influence az alcoholic stimulsDts-
the more they get the more they want
We have men who arc employed In lead
ing positions in banks and business houses
vino come IN Us daily with the question,
Anything new OUT When the peopin
live ia the city, they usually call upon SO
daily, bat when they reside in the ooun-
try their visit. arc a. longer Intervals. -
PittsbaFg Dispatch
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-23
Cumberland Park Races.

Nashville, Tenn, April 22.-Close fin
ishes were the order of the day at Cum
berland park. The first race resulted
in dead heat between the to l favor
ite, Ben Wilson, and Buckedie. The
race was run off, but Buckedie was
never in it. In the second race length
did not separate the first six horses
and the judges were put TO their wits
end in placing them. Two favorites Il
second and two outsiders won. y light
rain fell during the first two races but
II did not affect the track which was
good. Summaries.
First race-SiX furlongs. selling: Ben
Wilson, 2 to !. won; and Buckedie. ,
TO l, ran dead heat; Gee WhiZ, 8 to
third. Time 1:l7A. In the run off. Ben
Wilson. 4 to won easily, time Lisa
Second-Four and a half furlongs:
Maid of Honora, to /. won; Feast, G
to 8, second; Nancy L, 6 TO 1, third
Time :562l.
Third-Four and a half furiongs:
Minnie Clye, to 1, won: Bramble Leaf.
to 1, second; Sister Mollie, 8 to 1, third
Time 56$z.
Fourth-SiX furlongs: The Reaper
10 to /. won; Metropole, to l, second:
Buck Massie, even, third. Time l:14k.
F'ifth-Mile and a sixteenth selling:
Lena Frey, to 1, won: Tasco, 6 to l.
second; Peytonia, to !, third. Time
49,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-23
THE Con4s1 FAD A PISTOL
Z Telegraph Operators Exciting Expert
cnce in q T.xas Railroad Depot.

''Taik about being scared TO death, why.
gentlemen, you don't know your y b C's
until you have served III tbs railroad bust
ness on the frontier, as had TO do when
I was quite a boy
The speaker was man beyond the Dor
der lines of middle age, with iron gray hair
and a strong, rugged face. which showed
By It's lines that he had seen the service OF
a hard life in so.ae fotsaken region OF this
mortal vineyard.
When / Was young man." be re-
sumed, Il was depot agent for a read that
ran out into the Willis OF Texas. The
country was nos veil settled, and had
rather lonesome time of it out there. /
never knew any minute that would not
be attacked the next, and train vrecking
was a frequent occurrence on the line.
''One night I was sitting in tho little
depot by the lonely railroad track, keeping
track of the trains over the wires. when
something happened that viii not forget
till die. There was in the depot collin
that had been brought there on the mid
night train, strange TO say, unattended by
any one. 1t was addressed TO some party
in the eighborhood, who, according TO
my presumption, had been detained by
swollen streams from coming 10 the station
after il that night, so l had the CHASTITY
casket placed in the depot TO await the
man who called for IL. 1t was a rainy
night, and as there was but one room TO
the depot had the corpse for eompan-
ion that night and had about made up my
mind to make the best of the situation
till morning. 1t was about 3 clock, and
was clicking away with my telegraph key
II 10. -
the coffin. Turning with a shudder, was
crazed with fright TO see the lid of the
coffin burst and live corpse pop his head
up with pistol in his hand and start TO-
ward me.
What did do? Why, broke through
the back dour and left the fellow in the
depot. l don't think l stopped running
until was mile in the woods. As soon
as l recovered went back and walked the
only two citizens of the place, and va
went TO the depot. OF course the robber
had taken ali the money had and fed. 4"
--Atlanra Constitution
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-23
The Chinese Servant.

When a Chinese servant becomes dissat-
isfied, he never tells you Of it, but some
day you viii go into The kitchen 20 find
your Chinamal cook having another
Chinamsn with him. Without being the
least disconnected he will come up to you
and say, Mrs. Blank, you likee me
cookeat" Why. Of course, john" will
perhaps be the reply. You fpdee no
fault, bey," Will he the next question.
Then, after you told him he was entirely
satisfactory, be VIII say TO you: We'll.
Sing Lee VIII do cooked now. Johns CO.
ing 70 leave" And with no further cx-
PLANTATION he viii leave the house. The
new Chinaman viii Immediately begin his
duties just a If you had hired and made all
arrangements WIKI him. You viii find
that the new cook has been coached in the
dishes that are your fsYorites, and you
viii have no mere trouble
This may seem Ike a day dream 70
housewives who have worried them selves
sick about servants, but nevertheless IL is
a true picture Of the manner in which
Cinnamon fEsa: their onployers--New
York Advertiser.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-23
saving his life In football if he doesn't
get killed il is nIlre luck

saving his life. In football if he doesn't
get killed it is pure luck.
A game of baseball was played at
Excelsior Springs between the "SIims
and Fats" The umpire was armed with
an old fashioned 20 calibre horse pistol.
loaded with ten drains of powder, six
teen buckshot and half keg of horse
shoe nails. He also had at hand a
Winchester rifle. A calibre. His de-
cisions were never even alluded TO.
Everything in and around the grounds
was very orderly.
Jennings is a good hall player, but a
dirty one as well. He seldom misses
an opportunity to shoulder or trip a
base runner, as other players have
found out to their cost. He tried his
tricks on Taylor in the ninth inning
and Jack punched him on the jaw.
Robinson demanded that Taylor should
be put out of the game. but Umpire
Murray said that Jennings had no
right to be in Taylor's way as he pass
ed second base as the bail was not in
that vicinity.
a letter to prominent turfmen in
New York conveys the information
that Messrs Dwyer and Croker have
made an offer in London for the entire
stable which is run under the name Of
Captain Machell. Aside from the older
horses in this stable there are several
in the younger division which are not
only well bred. but which have been
highly tried. Mr.. Dwyer has always
made il a point to purchase horses
which have shown their ability to win
in good company. but it is not believed
in London that he will buy any Of the
Machell thoroughbreds The price set
upon the horses are largely in excess
Of that which American horsemen are
accustomed to pay even for the best Of
thoroughbreds