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was to get the franchise. and they would
fight their own legal battles at their own
expense. What was wanted was for the
council to take the initiative and put
them In court on the defensive, instead of
going through the tedious routine of In
stituting suit for the forfeiture of the
Davies franchise through the medium of
the attorney generals Office.
Mr.. Workman said that II he could not
get prompt action on the Fourth-street
franchise, he would at once try to push
the other franchise asked for by him.
He stated however, that there was no
real obstacle in the way of advertising
asked, as the city attorney had specifi-
cally stated that neither the city nor the
councilmen as individuals were liable
for damages if they advertised AM
awarded the franchise.
CITY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
The city council, sitting as a board of
equalization, held its final session yes
terday and closed up the business before
1t. The petition of the Southern Pacific
Railroad company for a reduction on
the ground THAT their property was
doubly assessed was denied. A number
of smaller petitions were also acted
upon.
NOT SATISFIED WITH THE AWARD
Richard Garvey has filed protest
against the report of the commission
ers for the widening of Ninth street.
Mr.. Garvey does not think that the
compensation awarded him for the land
taken was sufficient.
WILL BE INVESTIGATED
The matter of the oversight by which
the city is out several hundred dollars
by reason of the failure to institute suit
on delinquent taxes will probably come
up in the council tomorrow. The letter
to Councilman Stockwell from Clerk
Luckenbach was dated June goth, but
Mr.. Stockwell stated yesterday that he
did not receive it until after July 18th,
when the time for instituting the suits
had expired
A MISSING WOMAN
Mayor RAIDER has received a letter
from the Office of Mayor Sutro of San
Francisco, whose attention has been
called to the destitution OF Mrs. G. w.
Day of sos Second street, that city. Mrs.
Day claims to have a mother-in-law in
this city. Mrs. Ellen Williamson, who
is said to reside on Flower street, who
she says is able and thinks is willing to
aid her If she can be reached personally.
The mayor has called Chief Glass at
tention to the communication, and the
police department has made considera-
BILE endeavor to locate Mrs. Williamson,
but thus for without result.
MAIN STREET IMPROVEMENT
No paving had been done on Main
street up to last evening. The grade
stakes had been set from Ninth to Tenth
streets, but there is no indication that
asphalt will be down for some time to
come. The council will take another
Shy at the matter on Monday.
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Still Hn1ha the Enrf

There was no change in the situation yes
terday at the lodging house over the An
heuser saloon, at No. 243 South Spring
street. After the watchmen or detectives
employed by Mrs. Fitzsommons, the land
lady. had succeeded in bouncing the last
representative of the landlord, Capt. c. J.
Ball, at l 80 yesterday morning. they settled
down to hold possession, which they have
successfully done since.
A scheme was worked in the afternoon
which threatened trouble when the water
of the house was shut off by order of Capt.
Ball. Mrs. Fitzsimmons promptly sent
a man to the health Office, who made COM
plant and the. water was ordered turned
on again. which was done, and the threat
ened water famine averted. Up to a late
hour last night all was quiet, but the ms
ley men were camped on the front stair
way expecting a sortie to be made by the
captains forces during the night.
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AT THE THEATERS

THE BURBANK.-The crowds that
packed this cosy theater last night nat
urally suggest the query as to why this
erstwhile popular place of amusement
should have been SO long dark, At 7:bO
o'clock the line of ticket buyers extended
out into the middle of Main street, and
when the curtain went up the standing
room sign was in order, for the house
was packed to the doors. Certainly there
could not have been a more auspicious
opening. The rollicking comedy drama,
with plenty of melodramatic features,
One of the Bravest, was the bill, and the
unraveling of the story was diversified
by speciality acts by some of the best
, vaudeville people who have been seen
here this season. One of The Bravest
portrays the heroic fire laddies, and the
fire scene was thoroughly realistic, es
pecially when a team of prancing bays
dashed on the stage with chemical en-
gine. 1t reminded one of the palmy days
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LORD SHOLTO HAS RETURNED
The Climate OF Arizona Was Too Torrid
for Him
Ills Propo5ed Tour and Literary Venture Was
Faiinrc-Wiii Be- Joined BY
His Wife

Lord Sholto has returned from ths
wilds and wool of Arizona, the kissed
territory of the great west. He looks
bronzed and much improved by his trip,
but the amount OF flesh he was reported
to have taken on is not perceptible. He
is not a very ardent admrer of Arizona
in fact, the climate proved too many and
the proud house of Douglas was forced
to fee from the heat of an Apache In
dian summer on the border. Lord Sholto
started from here some months ago with
John e. Coker, the cowboy artist 1t was
their intention to have toured Arizona.
New and old Mexico and write descrip-
tive articles of the trip. A Thousand
Miles on d Cayuse did not prove a profit
able undertaking, however, so it was
abandoned. Coker drifted to cattle
ranch, while Lord Sholto, following tho
example Of the majority of Englishmen,
pe&an operating in mines. Unlike his
countrymen Sholto did not try to collar
all OF the stock at once. He started in at
tle bottom, and III nice, quiet, little
dry wash rocked d cradle for days in the
hopes Of coaXing the yellow stuff forth.
me ram fell, though, unexpectedly, the
floods came, and the lord went and
sought refuge in neighboring tree, from
between whose dripping leaves he wit
messed his mining OUTFIT swept into th..
ut.fknesS. SholtO soon afterWard went
to Phoenix. where he encountered 120
degrees of heat in shady spots. 1t was
TOO trying so this week he packed up and
came to Los Angeles. Lord Sholto will
remain here and will be joined by his
wife in a few days, who is at present in
oakland with Mrs. Mooney. The latter
IS not to be honored by her son-in-laW's 3
company. Lord Sholto said yesterday
that he did not intend to visit his Amer
lcan cousins and relatives in the de
MOONEY fG nilN
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when The Streets of New York was a
potential attraction in the line of melo-
drama. AS to the company as portrayers
of character they are deserving of the
highest praise, and the patrons of the
Burbank will be glad to welcome in them
one OF the best companies that has yet
appeared on the Burbank boards. Mr.
Emmet Sheridan, with his sympathetic
Well-sung songs, made a dashing hero
as Larry Howard, and Mr.. Walter Gold
les Mrs. Grogan was excrutiatingly
funny. Mr.. William Gilbert, as Nc
t1inty, kept the house in a roar. Joseph
Inc Gossman, as Rose Grogan, Harry
Cotton as Pete. Little Goldie as Mary,
Viola Myles as the newsboy, George Fui-
lerton as tiger, and Mr.. Hopkins as John
Heath, all gave strikingly clever as
sumptions. Mr.. Henderson. as Rufus
Ward, made polished villain, and Kate
Raymond played the role of the perse-
cuted woman to perfection. Altogether,
with the numerous and exceedingly
clever speciality features introduced, the
Burbank opens most auspiciously, and
It's patrons have fine field of amuse-
ments laid out for them during the run
OF One of the Bravest.
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CHARGED WITH ABDUCTION
Frank Miller Induces a Los Angeles Girl
to Elope
Some Very Questionable Statements Regard
Ing Their Relations-The Girl Coming
Home-The Man In Jail

SANTA BARBARA, Aug. Is. - Dan
Martin and Pete Storm arrested Frank
Miller and Hattie Eber bay before yes
terday. and charged Miller with abduc-
ton. They were stopping at a dive
on Lower State street. Miss Eber's
mother came up from Los Angeles last
night, bringing a letter from Chief of
Police Glass, to Officer Dan Martin,
urging him to prosecute Miller to the
fullest extent of the law. At the pre-
liminary trial today it was brought out
that this is the self-same Frank Miller
who shot and killed a so-called robber
in a private residence in San Francisco
over year ago, and the police of that
city are confident that he did it to create
a sensation. and that he afterwards shot
himself slightly in the neck to give his
work the appearance of seff-defense.
While in his cell this morning he wrote
a not to Hattie urging that she must not
give him away or he would be sent to San
Quentin for five years. He also urged
that she must swear that they are mar
ried, for if she did not he would surely
go across the bay. When questioned in
the police court today Hattie swore
that they were married in Los Angeles,
but could not tell when.
Mllfer SAID tney were married on
Wednesday, July 49, by man named
Goodwin, but what part of the city the
ceremony took place in he could not tell
He said they swore the girl was 16 years
old and that they procured a marriage
license, but had lost it. The girls mother
says she is but IA years old, and that she
has always been good girl up to the
time she made the appearance of Miller,
short time ago.
Hattie testified that Frank" had sug-
gested that she make her living disrep-
utably She is quite handsome and in
telligent, and is not yet so hardened
but that she can blush for shame when
reference is made to her character.
Miller worked in a restaurant at San
Pedro, and one day he told Miss Hattie
that if she would go with him she would
have good time andwould not have to
work. She was working in a laundry
with her mother, and left home on Au-
gust 4th. She will go home with her
mother by tomorrow mornings train
while Miller is held under $25o0 bonds
to appear in the superior court upon a
charge Of abduction.
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WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Hany Quests Call at the New Committee
Headquartery

Hany Guests Call at the New Committee
Headquarters
Yesterday was great day for the
woman suffrage campaign committee
Early in the morning the headquar-
ters were moved from the Byrne block
and before the ladies had time to put
things in order for company. callers be-
gan to arrive. Among the visitors were
Capt. F. j. Cressey, DIR. w. W. Murphy,
Mr.. Mcintosh, San Francisco; Mrs. Re-
becca Spring. Mrs. Mary e. Threlkeld,
Mrs. 7. Fl. Ziegler, Mrs. Lizzie Fl. Nc
serve. Highland Park; Mrs. Talbot,
Mrs. Margaret c. Rice Mrs Alice Moore
McComas, Mia Tupper Maynard, Alice
F. Ludlam. Monrovia; Mrs. Laura Rid
dell, San Diego; Mrs. John II. Braly
Mrs. r. l.. Craig, Mrs. A. M. Davidson
Miss Irwin. Los Angeles Times; Mr.
Elias Longley, South Pasadena DR.. Eli
Fay, Pasadena.
The daintily furnished rooms are in
charge of Mrs. Lula Pile Little and Miss
Abbie Keen, who gracefully did the
honors as hostesses.
1t Is intended to give reception to the
people as soon as the ladies are thor
oughly at home in their new quarters.
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Boyle Heights People and the
Fourth St. Franchise
ANYTHING BUT PLEASED
With the Recommendation Of the Board
of Public Works
They Do Not Want Proceedings Instituted
Throuxh the Attorney osnsral's
Office - City Hall Notes

The people of Boyle Heights who are
pushing the Fourth street electric
franchise are anything but satisfied
With the recommendation of the board
OF public works, made at the meeting
late Friday afternoon, and published in
The Herald yesterday morning. They
claim that, under the recommendation,
they can never get road and that in
structing the city attorney to commence
suit through the attorney general vir-
tually shelves the whole matter indefl-
nitely. The full recommendation of the
board, which will be submitted to the
council tomorrow, is as follows:
In the matter of the street railway
franchise asked for by w. II. Workman,
recommend that the city attorney be
instructed to preseA draft Of fran
chise to be advertised for sale on Fourth
street, from Boyle Heights west across
the river, on route asked for to Third
street, on the line of the Traction road,
which will give the people from Boyle
Heights another direct line by way of
Fourth and Third streets into the CEN
trail portion of the city, and that the
city attorney be instructed to COM
inence suit through the attorney-gen-
eral under the authority given by the
civil code to tets the validity Of the
franchise on Wolfskll avenue"
Elk Mayor Workman, when seen by a
Herald reporter last evening. said that
If the recommendation as adopted by
the board was passed by the council,
nothing could be done towards securing e
a franchise for Fourth street, as 1t
would probably be months before ac-
ton would be taken by the attorney
general Over six months ago similar
matter had been presented to the attor-
general, and all that ever had been
heard from it was typewriter letter
from an employe of the office, saying
that the petition had been received and
filed.
Mr.. Workman said that all he and the
other parties interested in having the
road built wanted was for the council to
advertise the franchise as asked for
without any strings to 1t and to declare
the Davies franchise forfeited. They
would then put in their bid and If they
were the highest and the franchise was
awarded to- them, they would at once
commence the building of the road
They would probably at once commence
by attaching their rails to the line on
Wolfskill avenue. when injunction pro-
ceedings would be promptly instituted
by the other company. This would at
once take the matter into court, when
the Traction company, if they had been
awarded the franchise could file an in
demnity bond and proceed with the
building of the road. 1t was plain, SIM
pie matter, and there was no reason why
1t should not be done, If the council was
really anxious to give the people of Boyle
Heights the increased street railway IA
cllitieS they asked for. All they wanted
The herald., 1896-08-16
Important Witness in the Wong
Chez Murder Trial
SAW THE WHOLE AFFRAY
And Plainly Saw "Big, Jim" Run Ava,
From the Scene
sailant-Young Medical Student Tells
the Story Of the Shooting

At 2:30 p. m. yesterday the prelimin-
ary examination of Chew Wing Cow
and Gong On Chung, for the murder of
Wong Chez, was resumed in Justice
Owens department of the police court,
where it had been left off the evening
before. Only three witnesses were ex-
amined during the afternoon, but one
of them proved to be of the utmost i'm
portance. and his testimony was the
strongest that has yet developed during
the hearing. Up to the time he went on
the stand there had been no evidence
directly tending to implicate either Cow
or Chung in the murder, save the state
ment of the murdered man that they
were his assailants. 1t is different now,
as Cow, or big Jim." has been positive
ly identified as one of the men who were
seen running away from the scene i'm
mediately after the shooting.
Officers Collins and Stephenson had
occupied the stand the greater part of
the afternoon detailing with mnuteness
the occurrences Immediately following
the shooting and the arrest OF big
Jim," but their story was but a repeti-
ton of what has already been many
times told. It was after o'clock when
the name of Percy Hammond Bell was
called by the attorneys for the prosecu-
ton, and short, slender young Eng
lishman, wearing eyeglasses and having
a very decided accent with him, took the
stand. Mr.. Hammond-Bell said that he
had come to Southern California from
England last January, and is at present
stopping with an English family named
Sheldon, at 616t. West Sixth street. He
is not employed at any profession or
calling, but is medical student and
journalist In this city he was devoting
his time to acquiring the Chinese Ian
guage and studying their customs and
life, with a view to writing series Of
magazine articles when he went back
to England He had been employing a
Chinese tutor at No. 220 Marchessault
street, and was often in and about
Chinatown. On the night of the shoot
ing Of Wong Chez he left his residence
about o'clock and walked to China
town, stopping at one or two places on
the way.
He was on his way to the Marches
sauIt street store and was crossing Ala
media on the former thoronghfare when
Chez was shot, not thirty feet from him.
The witness said he had not yet reached
the railroad tracks in crossing the street,
when he heard the report of the revolver
and Immediately turned to see whence
it had come. He saw the murderers run
away, three men in all, and followed
two of them with his eyes. They both
ran across Alameda street diagonally
to the corner of Marchessault, one to
one side of the street and the second
to the other,
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was standing on a sidetrack alongside the
power house and commence to work.
lie supposed, of course, that the man was
an empoye of the company, and suspected
nothing wrong until he saw the fellow
making Off down Seventh street towar
the river carrying one of the car gongs in
his hand. Then he went to the power
house and told of the occurrence. After
some delay bicyclist was sent to chase
the fellow, who went straight out Sew
enth. across the bridge and headed through
Boyle Heights toward the Laguna ranch.
The wheelman did not sight the thief until
he had got into the outskirts of the city.
and when the fugitive found himself hard
pressed he dropped the gong, taking to the
rough fields, where the wheeman could
not follow, thus escaping in safety. What
he could have wanted of the gong is un-
known, but the boldness of the act came
very near insuring its successful compile.
tiOn.
The herald., 1896-08-16
Beautiful Women in
Society

Diane de Poictiers, Madame Re-
camier and Ninon de PEnclos were
famed for their marvellous beauty.
They possessed all the charms and
graces of feminine lovliness, and
stood peerless as the fascinating
beauties of the gay French court.
We have just as beautiful women
in California today. Los Angeles is
proud of her pretty women, but ad-
miration instantly changes to disgust
when from ruby lips, framed like
the arch of Cupid's bow, comes a
foul catarrhal breath. No beautiful
woman should long suffer with this
atfliction, for DR.. Shores can cure her
and Danish that blishting breath. He
has cured hundreds Of women S,,ffer.
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NATURES WARNING
Aches and Pains Are the Danger Signals
That You Are Sick and Need Treatment

Read the following symptoms over
carefully, mark those you feel in your
case and send or bring them to DR.. A.
]. Shores, and he will tell you whether
you can be cured, free Of charge.
The Head and Throat
This form of catarrh is most common
resulting from neglected colds-quickly
cured with little cost by DR.. Shores ia
nous treatment.
Is the nose stopped up?'
Does your nose discharge?" !.
''Is the nose sore and tender?'
is there dropping in the throat?'
rs your throat dry in the morning."
You can easily be- be cured u now nowNdon't let 1t
run into complications.
The Bronchial Tubes
When catarrh Of the head and throat is
down the windpipe into the bronchial tubes
and after awhile attacks the lungs. Quick
ly cured with little cost by DR.. Shores
famous treatment.
Have you cough2'
do you take cold easily?" ~ =
Have you pain in side?"
DO you raise frothy material?''
."Doyou cough in the mornings?"
DO you spit up little cheesy lumps?"
Don't risk. negleeting these warnings
stop the disease before it reaches the
lungs.
OF the Ears
''Is your hearing failing?"
"Do your ears discharge?"
do you hear some days better than
others?''
rs your hearing worse when you have
a cold?"
Don't neglect this until your hearing is
irreparably destroyed. Doctor Shores can
cure you now.
Kidney Disease
Results in two ways by taking cold and
by overworking the kidneys in separating
from the blood the catarrhal poisons which
affect all organs. Quickly cured with little
cost by Doctor Shores famous treatment.
DO your hands and feet swell?"
''Is this noticed more at night?"
rs there pain in small of back?"
Has your perspiration bad odor?"
rs there puffiness under the eyes?"
do you have to get up often at night?'
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PERSONALS

Mrs. e. e. Kennedy will leave shortly
for the Bonito ranch, where she will So
journ for brief vacation with her
brother.
Brent B. Neal of The Herald left last
evening for Catalina for a weeks stay.
Warren Wilson leaves today for the
east to be absent about two weeks. He
will spend portion of the time in Colo
rado and will then proceed to Chicago.
The herald., 1896-08-16
An Awful Mortparc

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 15-The Farm.
ers Loan and Trust company Of New York
hled writ in the United States circuit
court yesterday to foreclose a mortgage
executed in their favor in 1889 by the Ore
Gon Improvement company for SIS, ,000, 600
a. ne oeo llIlgatlon arises over q mortgage for
Farmers Loan and Trust company as a
guarantee for the redemption Of bonds for
like Ike amount indorsed by the company
United states court In Oregon few weeks
ago so ac to be able to levy on the Improve
ment company's property in that state in
case judgment is given
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Asked as to the size of the three men,
Mr.. Hammond-Bell said they were all
different, that is, three heights One was
very large, one medium and one small.
He did not see what became of the third
man, but noticed the other two particu-
larly. Confronted with Big Jim, the wit
ness unhesitatingly pronounced him to
be one of the men-the big one-whom
he had seen running away from Chee's
body, and the one who did the shooting.
When the fleeing murderers had escaped
from sight, Mr.. Hammond-Bel ran to
where Chez had fallen, being the first
one to reach his side. He bent down and
placed his hand to Chee's face and felt
the terrible wounds made by the ball.
Having considerable knowledge of
medicine and being desirous of rendering
such assistance as possible, Mr.. Bell
made a quick examination of Chee
wound, but saw that he could do moth
ing. Just as he laid the wounded mans
head down, Officer Lennon came run
ming up, and Immediately crowd closed
in upon the body He asked Lennon II
he could do anything to assist him, but
the officer said no, to wait for the ar
rival of the patrol wagon. When 1t
came he saw the body placed in it and
then mingled with the crowd for time,
finally going home.
The testimony given by the witness
came like thunderclap to the defense.
as they had no intimation that such
person existed. much less had seen the
whole affair. Messrs Appel and Phibbs,
for the prosecution, were almost equal
ly surprised, as the witness had been
found by Detective Bradish and been
served with a subpoena, being merely
called in the regular routine They
knew nothing of what he would testify
to before he took his place in the chair.
For the defense Mr.. Ling took the cross
examination of the witness. and began
with snap. He had not proceeded far.
however, when the hour for adjourn
ment arrived and the hearing was con-
tinued, to be taken up again Monday
morning at $50.
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Accused of Petty Larceny

On warrant sworn to by John Madden.
alleging petty larceny. Mrs. John Hop
kins, who resides on San Fernando street,
was yesterday afternoon arrested by Dep
uty Constable Mugnemi and booked at the
city Jail. Madden has been rooming at the
womans house and she claimed that he
owed her So. Madden says that while he
was away from his room Mrs. Hopkins
entered. broke open his trunk and extracted
therefrom three silver dollars. for which
act he swore out warrant He also says
that he does not owe the woman anything.
The case will be called in court Monday.
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Investigation Resented

SACRAMENTO. Aug. 15-The employees
Oh the state printing office, including COM
posltors, bookbinders, pressmen and ma
chlnlsts held a meeting this evening and
denounced the action of the state tvpo-
graphlcal convention. consisting of nina
delegates, held at Fresno, in demanding
mat an expert be appointed to investigate
ne = affairs of the state printing office.
RESOLUTIONS were adopted stating that as
tne stare office was thoroughly a union
establishment there was no occasion for
action on the part of the union, and that
the proceedings at Fresno were ins pired
through hatred and engineered by dis
charged employe