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The herald., 1896-12-06
DIsGUsTED WITH HIS PARTY.
One Voter Who Is Sick of the Lies Cir
culated by the Martin Side.

Editor Herald: Saturdays Times was
Rees' record in the council, but it evaded
the truth by telling only half the story.
Take the matter of the petition for re-
turn Of $4,000 taxes unlawfully collected
This was the much talked of horizontal
raise" which many paid under protest
and others carried the case into court
and won. Then those who paid under
protest rightfully asked for the return
Of their money. and Mr.. Rees stood up
for right and justice, but was open and
manly enough to say that he would not
vote on the question because he was an
interested party. A man who will re-
fuse to vote to put money in his own
pocket is the man to send to the council.
No meeting was ever held in the Ninth
ward to protest against the erection of
a smelter on Ninth street, and Mr.. Rees
was not requested to attend such meet
ing. and no report was made in the
Times or any other paper of any such
meeting. 1t is malicious lie, told to
help elect man who'has no qualif1ca-
tions to recommend him for reelection
except that he is the subservient tool of
corporations, as shown by his work In
introducing the resolution of the s. P,
favoring Santa Monica for harbor site.
His constituents told him he had voted
against their interest and asked him to
reconsider, but he doggedly insisted that
he was right. Now on the eve of cleo
tion he says he voted under a misappre-
hension. He was elected on platform
pledged to sustain the San Pedro harbor.
but he violated his pledge to stand by
the peoples harbor. and his action may
result in perpetuating the S. p. monop-
oily. Now he has endorsed a platform
which stands for city ownership of water
works What assurance have we that he
will not again fall down to corporate
influence and vote to renew the water
company's franchise?
How many times does a man have to
steal before he Is thief?
How many times must he break his
pledges to the people to convince them
Of his unworthness of their confidence?
Rees' ungarbled record in the council
is Just what will elect him.
Beware of lies and half truths! Mr..
Rees is worthy and fearless champion
of the peoples rights, and the fact that
he is opposed by the ward strikers"
should lead every good citizen to vote for
him.
Lay aside your political prejudice and
vote for trustworthy man, whose word
is as good as his bond. and whose bond
is always good. REPUBLICAN.
The herald., 1896-12-06

champions of the people, from M. P.
Snyder to the last one on the ticket.
Mr. Jory's inimitable voice rang out in
Irish melody between speakers, and the
enthusiasm of the people was kept up to
late hour.
George w. Knox spoke on the legal
phase of the water question and threw
great deal of light upon the proposition
Following him were Messrs. Frick
Workman and others. Mr.. NJ. p. Snyder
then took the floor and made an exhaus-
tive speech on the great question of the
hour. after which a short reception acd
handshaking took place, and the meet
ing adjourned.
The herald., 1896-12-06
THAT CLAUSE IN THE LEASE.
All Claims on the City Have Been For
feited by the Water Company

Attorney George w. Knox has been
giving the matter of the contract with
the water company little investigating
lately, and he finds that since the water
company has itself violated its agree
ment with the city it can hardly expect
to bind the city to that clause in the
lease which its advocate. the Republican
party would have the taxpayers believe
is obligatory.
This is how this particular clause
reads:
THE said party of the first part (the
city of Los Angeles) hereby covenants
and agrees with the said parties of the
second part the lessees of the water
works. their heirs, executors, admini.-
traitors or assigns, that at the expirat ion
of the period of thirty years from the
execution of this contract (July %, 1859
they will pay to the said parties of the
second part, their heirs, executors, ad-
ministrators or assigns, the value of the
Improvements made in, about and upon
the said water works in pursuance Of
this contract. the same to be ascertained
by arbitration in case the parties cannot
agree upon the value thereof, the said
party of the first part and the said par
ties of the second part, their heirs. exec
utors, administrators or assigns, to
choose one man each and the two men
thus chosen to select a third man, and
the Judgment of the third man to be Sc
lected shall be final in the premises"
But in the instrument there was an
other condition which the water COM
pany has evidently overlooked, and the
signatures of G. Aguilar, mayor Of the
city, and John King, president of the
council, in July. 1868, are not more bind
ing than those of DR.. John S. Griffin, P.
Beaudry and S. Lazard attached to it
for the waser company of that date. 1t
is very important condition and upon
it, in Mr.. Knox's opinion, much might
depend. The wording of it is as follows
THAT they the water company les
sees) will, within one year hereof (from
date of July %, 1869 place hydrant to
be used as protection against fire, at
one corner of one street at each of the
cross streets where the pipes are now
laid down, and will erect hydrants at
other street corners according to the
terms of this contract as fast as the pipes
are extended through the streets of the
city"
The question arises, so thinks Mr..
Knox, How would the contract prove
binding so far as the purchase clause is
concerned when it could be shown that
in the matter Of hydrants the water COM
pany has not kept its part of the agree
ment?
Another thing: BY the ordinance of
December 2 1870. the rental agreed upon
originally, viz, $500 per annum, was cut
down to $400. The question that would
come up on this point is: Did not the
contract depend wholly upon the amount
of consideration agreed upon in the first
place, and was 1t not practically nulli-
fed by the subsequent action Of the
council and the acquiescence Of the wa
ter company. at any rate. go far as the
concerned7
The herald., 1896-12-06
THAT REPUBLICAN CIRCULAR.
How Little Cotere Drafted One for the
Monopolist Party.

Editor Herald: The Republican ma
chine that met and nominated the cor
porate tools, Mr.. j. H. Martin ct al, nev-
er once gave the question of the munich
pal ownership of water one solitary
thought until the Democratic-Popu
platform was formulated. Then in some
secret chamber few of the Republican
push without due authority from the
Republican convention, met and put
their heads together for the purpose of
going the union ticket one better on mu
nicipal ownership of water.
In a very pretentious folder, scattered
broadcast throughout this city we find
in great. black letters the word free"
before the words distribution of wa
ter" This is not part nor parcel of the
Republican platform and does not affect
the Republican candidates one iota.
This peculiar folder, emanating from
the secret recesses of an irresponsible
cabal. purports to be the sentiment of
the Republican party OF this city. 1t
has nothing in common with the original
platform but is simply bait thrown out
to catch voters In other words, 1t is
piece of buncombe.
Now. if this body of oily politicians
play false in that one particular, what
can we expect at their hands If the peo-
pie in this city should be so blind to their
own interests as to commit the reins of
municipal government to their hands? ?
The folder is headed thus: 1.-THE Re-
publican party was the first political or
ganization to advocate municipal own
ership of water by the city of Los An
geles" This is another misstatement,
so brazen faced, however, that even the
most pronounced hypochondriac is
obliged to smile.
They have never advocated any popu-
lar measure nor have they carried any
into effect. but they, in their usual flip
pant, oily and sophisticated manner. as
sert that they are the only simon pure
reformers extant This sort of bum
combe, however. will not deceive the
people of Los Angeles on this occasion,
as they are too we'll equipped to be so
weak as to give their falsehoods even a
casual consideration.
Free water" before election means
dear water after election if fate should
be so outrageous as to place such people
in power. But this is utterly impossible.
NJ. p. Snyder and his comrades will be
elected by a large majority tomorrow
in spite of the glittering generalities and
irresponsible mutterings of the opposi-
ton. CIVITAS.
The herald., 1896-12-06
A STRAW BOND.
How the City Tax Collector Otained His
Sureties.

Taxpayers do not generally know the
record of the present incumbent, who is
again on the Republican city ticket for
tax collector; in fact, 1t has only been
current talk on the streets for the past
few days as to the inside facts in con-
nection with his qualification for office.
That he is a politician. and that he has
been carried by the county and city IN
some capacity for the past half dozen
years at least has been published in this
paper before, but that it is necessary in
order to secure bonds for qualification
for public officer to take into employ
ment as deputies persons who have an
interest in such bonds has not been gen
orally known.
Such is the case however and these
are the facts: In 1894 Mr.. William j.
Juenger, who was in the drug store at
125 North Main street, and who now
lives at 901 South Grand avenue, was
taken into the city tax collectors office
to look after the interests of prominent
merchant, who. in consideration of such
employment. consented at the last mo-
ment to sign as one of the bondsmen.
To complete the necessary amount 1t
the bond it was necessary to take on Cat
least 1t was dOne) another gentleman,
who is now chief deputy in the city tax
collectors office, Mr. Edward E. John
son, who qualified for $500O-necessarily
alleging himself to be worth at least
twice that amount. If he possesses
such a sum it is not in realty here, for
the best estimates of those who are fa-
miliar with his real estate operations
show him to have an equity of from $1,000
to $4,000 in about dozen different city
lots. the assessed valuation aggregat-
ing about S6700 and mortgages
amounting to $4,000 against them. 1t is
understood that he has a few lots of
more or less value in Redondo. We do
not desire to do any one an injustice, but
the above facts are obtained after ali
investigation by authority which leaves
no question of doubt.
1t is apparent that in the selection of
his deputies Mr.. Gish is Influenced to a
great extent by the size of the bond
which the applicant can produce.
MEMBER OF LEAGUE FOR BET
TER CITY GOVERNMENT.
December 5, 1896.
The herald., 1896-12-06
SALYER A BUSINESS MAN.
His Opponent. According to Current
Stories, Is in Striking Contrast.

The story is again current as to the
position in which John Gish found i'm
self after his election two years ago as
the city tax collector.
The inside facts seem to be that many
wild pledges were indulged in by Gish
in order to secure bondsmen for the
large amount required, that he prom
ised percentages on salaries, and even
went so far as to deputize well-known
Democrat in order to square himself
with certain bondsmen.
The latter deal was made at the in
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FRANCE T0ASTS RUSSIA.

The Emperor Assured of the Good VIII of
the French Republic.
Pans. October 6.-lCopyrlghted. 1896, by
tho Associated Press,)-The car and
czarina arrived here safely at Raneleigh
station from Chcrhourg at 10 o'clock this
morning. The weather was fne and the
counn.c ss decorations showed up splon-
didly in the sunlight. Their maiesties were
accorded n NEST rapturous reception when
they reached the Russian embassy where
they Will reside during their visit TO IN s
city. The crowds began 10 gather along
the route of the process on shortly after
day ght and by n. m. the ne!ghAorhood
Of the Avenue Du Bos d. Bo$pgne, the
Place de L'Etoile the Avenue Champs
Elysae. the Place de la Concotde. the
Pont de Ia Cuncorde. the boulevard Saint
Germaine. the Rue saint Simon and the
Rue de Granville. on which the Russian
embassy is situated. was thronged w7th
enthusiasts people y double line Of
troops held the route from the railway
DEPOT to the embassy from shortly al r
O'clock. The soldiers were reinforced by
lines OF gendarmes. scrg e1nts &c vile aud
detectives, the latter including number
of agents Of the Russian 'cret police and
picked men from the nihilisi corps.
The decorations eel psed anviklnS seen
in the French cap tai Russian and
French flags ehiwincd or iouilng SIDE by
side predonhnatod. hUt the trees, balcon-
les roofs, lamp pfsts, statues, anything
and almost everything utilized ~ the dec
oratGve effects Were Planned to impress
the ear with tho enthusiasm of France at
The visit Of her lJicud and ally 70 Paris.
The trees. barred # h-r natura. fol-
iaee by the autumn blasts, We're thickly
covered with anlnoidl caves ana howcrs.
representing peaches almonds ana other
bloss oms rpsirsl GO uiuns forty fe I high
PAINTED in imitation stone ana sur
mounted hy tho Rus an double-headCd
eagle each "A foot D. IN, and supporting
imnef, al crowns. lurd the Champs ElyScc.
The Pale DO L'it5td de Vile was made
brilliant w, h " uet!an masts aud col
orsles drnped with paper flowers ana the
Tuiierlcs Jrders were beautiful with
G1es ana Statues.
The special train with President Faure,
she president Of the senate. NJ. I.ouhet;
do premier, NJ, Mel.ne. and the cabinet
ministers and others on board. arrived at
Versa .hcs at $3.50 a. m, m. the imperial ira n
were rece we'd az Versa leg by NJ l'aurc.
after which their male sites entered tic
sidents train. the Rnsslan rain be ,
circular railway and the party started
Ter Ranelelgh station, or Par.s proper.
Where they arrived at 10 O'clock
At Ranele gh the car ana cZar.na we're
welcomed by the residents OF the senate
and the chamber OF deputies. all the cab
met ministers General Sllssler the mill
itary governor of Paris; Cardinal Rich-
ard. archb shop Of Paris; the civil and
munlc pal authorities and other high Of
ficlals.
ers was slgnalad to the expectant throngs
bv a fanfare OF trumrets, after whirn
there was a long roll from the drum corps.
the guard OF honor pi 10 arms fr ann
one end of the route to the other. caus.
ing the crowd to begin cheering from the
depot to TIE embassy. About the station
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MEXICAN NEWS.

Refugees From Cuba Say Maceo Has
Weyler Bottled Up in Havana.
CITY of Mexico. october 6.-'rhc Spanish
man-of-war Reina Mercedes arrived today
Mt Vera CRUZ Th. captain will visit this
city to pay his respects 20 President Dia2.
Large numbers of Cuban passengers
have arrived at Vera Cruz by steamer
and are fleeing from the island which
they describe as being In horrible con-
dition. They say Maceo Is having his own
way all over the country ana That Wey-
Ter is bottled up securely in Havana,
Trains begin running tomorr W morning
on the Ia Gunn branch of the Mexican
Central railroad eastward from Torreon
as far as San Pedro station. The iAgunl
country. which will soon be reached II
Tho heart Of the Mexican cotton growing
section and very fertile.
Maurcio Wolheim, Mexican minister
10 Japan viii soon reach herr. he havlns
hccn called home on lmnortnnt business
The Associated Press dispatches OF sun
dav gave a fun account of Maceos AZ
tack on the trocha. and par"rs taking
other service just heard the news TO-DAY
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MuNCHAUsEN STORIES.
Remarkable Feats of Naior Said to b
Performed by the Spaniards.

Remarkable Fea,s of Valor Said to Be
Performed by the Spaniards.
Havana. October 6.-Late today some de-
tails were received of tho two engage
ments fought by the troops under General
Bernal and Colonel Grauados with the
insurgents under Antonio Maceo at Qua
ma in the western part of the province
of Pinar del Rio on Monday last. Colonel
Gratados. II appears. was informed that
tho Cantabria battalion was surrounded
b. force of 1000 insurgent infantry and
500 cavalry at Guiana. The insurgent
force had been sent to Guiana by Maceo
from Iona Blanca Colonel Granados
troops charged the enemy after his artil-
lcry had ilIe6 twelve shots at the insur-
gents position. The Insurgents soon COM
menced TO fly and the CAntnhria battalion
thus relieved from is DANGEROUS posi-
tion, was enabled 10 join the troops UNI
pushed forward to attack the position
which NJ Insurgents had taken UP after
r i.ii,S driyen away from, ne immediate
nornly defended, but the Insurgents were
dislodged after 1--WE hours lighting and
were driven back beyond Iona Blanca,
troops had twelve killed and ninety-two
wounded, among the latter being four
While this lighting was in progress
General Bernal wiN finishing second
engagement with the Insurgents at Tomas
DE ia Treia. General Bernal only had
about 100 troops at his disposal while the
forces of Macoo had long lines of battle.
The tight commenced at $3.50 q m. and
the enemy made very stubborn de-.
tense, but the insurgents We're finally dis
up. leaving 100 killed ON the field and
the prisoners captured 10y the Spanish
say thnt the insurgents carried away
goo wounded, on the side OF the troops,
Lieutenant Colonel Com,ro of the San
Mariel battalion, one OF General Bernals
AIDES; and elgh cen prvai.s were killed:
In addition. Lieutenant Colonel Chacel of
the engineer corps. eight officers and
siXty-five priVates were WOUNDED.
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GETTING READY TO CUT THE PIE

entry of YOUR maiesty into raris hns
proved t, him the sincerity Of the sentl-
ments of which have ntdentlv dcslred
chat he should receive nm exnr .~slon on,
touching The sail " tho repuh,. 9. rho
pre- seure OF your majesty among Us has
sealed amid the acclamatlons of the on
tire pnoIls. the tics uniting the tNo coun-
tries In harmon ans artivi,v and a ,p,ir,,l
conh.irnco n their destinies The union
Of the powerful empire ami tho repuhiic
has already cNcrcis od a bcncicirnt inilu-
cnce upon tho peace OF tho world Fort
lied by tried fidelity this union Nul con
,inue to spread EVERYWHERE ~ hnnnv in.
fiuence As the ,ntcrnrcter Of IL" entire
nation. | renew to votI majesty IN Swishes ,
we form for the Greatness Of ms reign
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NnTES ERnNi GINA

New York, October ca dispatch to the
Herald from Havana says; NJ Apukoff
a Russian and an officer of the imperial
engineers. noted as writer on military
topics, left Cadiz, Spain, on a Transatlan-
tic liner yesterday for Havana 20 study
the campaign In Cuba.
The government transport Ciudad de Ca
diz is expected to arrive at the port of
Gibara with battalion Of AsiuiH1n vol
untcors.
Official Flnar del Rio advicos announce
the repulse of rebel force that fred ON
Fort pin,-da, Other ileli dispatches today
name scattering skirmis hes, the capture
OF several rebel procedures and the seiz-
IRE of horses and cattle
The United States consul IN Matanzas
~ on1cavoring to obtain permission OF tho
SPANISH authorities to talk with oscar
Cospedos, a prisoner Of war lately cap
tuned and now awaiting court MARTA.
far rebellion and inccndiarism.
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qucsted by Major J. w. Sackett Of the
United States engineer corps at St. Au-
justine to go to Gllbert's bar and tow Q
government dredge TO Cape Florida. Col
hctor Bisbee has not yet granted permits.
sion ms he has Instructions from the
treasury department not to grant the
Commodore clearance papers until further
orders. one of the owners OF the Commo-
dore today informed the collector that
the steamer WIS going 10 sea and IL the
cutter Boutwell, attempted 10 stop the
Commodore the cutter would better load
with solid shot, for they did not intend To
be bulldozed any longer.
The cutter Morrill, will today relieve tho
Boutwell,, which will! go on the ways.
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WATCHING FILIBUsTERs,
JInstel states Revenue Gutter and the
Newark GuuGdinS the Coast

Iintel States Revenue Cutter and the
Newark GunNdins. the Coast.
New York. October Ga dispatch TO
tho II ,rald from jacksonville, Fla. says
The filihustering steamer Dauntless put
to sea this morning with the revenue cut
ter Boutwell, close behind. under orders
10 see that she did ipt stop IN the .
Jonn's river 10 take on any firearms or
ammunition which were stored UP Ire
sisters creek near the mouth of the nv n.
before leaving port the captain ol ,ne
rutt,r notified the captan of the lhtunl e
ltYs that II he made any attempt To rnn
away irom tho cutter Wl!!c wlt!nn the
maritime jurisdiction Of the United States
he would sink ncr
10 the collector Of customs that he wls
going y Brunswick to pun Off TIE sani
lar several vesse,s that had been driven
ashore by the rcccn. storm. The collector
gave the Dauntlc7s PERMISSION - leave
tort uulcr esrnrt of ire cutter hut gave
p0sitre orders that she should not NJ al
lowed to leave If she took on board an eN-
Ira supply Of clal that had been placed in
sacks ready Tor shipment. The coal was
lot ON the wharf, but as soon as !he
Duuntess left port the owner OF Inc
rauntlcss had the coal shipped ny sail 10
The captain Of the paun,less Is now m
der bond Tor Carrying cut inc exp aiiltlon
IN m brunswick on August u, IL Is re
gErded as almost a certainty tnat me
Dauntlcss viii so to Ferrnndina, taxi on
a supply of coal and then go to the l-nu-
Iads and transfer the men and cargo
m N the LaLlada to Cuba. ,.
The United States man OF war Newark
arrived off The ST JOHNS Tar Mcelnhy
night with Instructions to follow the three
vessals the Dauniless, the Commodore
and the Three Friends II hey should cross
The bar. The Newark left Key West IN
der sealed orders on Saturday. and vest er-
day the commander Of the Boutwell re-,
ceivsd Information that the Newark woll
assist In watching the alleged filibust7 '."f
fleet
The captain of the Commodore has ap-
piled to the collector of the port FOR per-
mission 10 put 70 sea. as ne las n-t-- ~
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THE CUBAN CARNIVAL.

Cincinnati. OHIO. October 6.-irhe Cuban
officials from Washington and New York,
who wcrc 50 magniiconuy received at
Music hall last ~ sh, have parted con-
psay with the local MANAGEMENT ot tho
Cuhun carnival Dr Henry L. de Iayas
York tonight General Tomas Estrada
Palma, Gonzales de Quesnla and General
Carlos Rolof viii ieave for the Eas, to-
morrow, They leave an address thank
ing the people of CiGc matt for their re-
ccpt "a last nigh, and appealing to them
for all for cuba for surgical instrument
and hospital supplies. Meantime the Y
break off entirely with the proposed car
nval which was a vaudeville and a cir
Gus Tonight the carnival is advcrtisei
to continue at the Elm Street auditorium.