The herald., 1896-08-16
NEWS NOTES FROM PASADENA
EpwOrth Leagues Discuss the
Money Question
FAVOR THE GOLD STANDARD
But Fail to Present Reasons for So
Doing
lovements OF Ren! Estate-A Theosophlcal
Lecture Touiyht-Judge Msgee's House
Burgiarxied- Social and Personal

PASADENA, Aug. 15.-What ap-
| peared to be semi-politcal meeting,
was held under the auspices of the lIp-
worth league Friday evening. in the
Methods; church. One of the first
read his address on the money question
He recited the different legal acts bear
ing on the money question and gave
! Sherman's explanation to most of them
| The speaker delved deep into figures.
not omittng even the fractions, but
skipped the important act of 1873 in ref
| erence to the decentralization of silver
| He left the audience to draw their own
| inferences as to the merits of the case
| After finishing he was called upon to
| shed more light upon the Gresham
| law" to which he had referred in the
course of his remarks, but replied that
he was unprepared to do so, but stated
| that he thought il acted the same as the
, law of gravitation. He defended the
gold standard as being patriotic, and Ill
referring to Mr.. Bryan spoke of him as
Billy Boy"
| Prof. Hoose next spoke on money. He
| prefaced his remarks with the state
| ment that he knew nothing about the
| subject and did not think anybody else
| did. Many could not but agree with him
| as to the first point 1t was hard to tell
I, whether he was "on" or under" the
| fence. He advised all who wished to
| know anything about the subject to
read it UP In history.
FollosIing him came X. Stevens. with
The Street Corner POLITICIAN as his sub
ject. He thought men should get to-
gether quietly and talk politics.
The meeting was then dismissed, and
it is safe to say that had any one not
known anything about the money ques-
ton he would have departed with his
mind in choatic state as to where he
was at" The cause of free silver did
not lose any of its supporters There
were many present but only twelve vot-
ers, and they must have left with the
idea that to TRY to convince a man
against his will leaves him of the same
opinion still"
REAL ESTATE SALES.
Mrs. Eleanor Linville has sold to Mr..
H. Williams a house and lot rs by 200 on
the west side 70 Fair Oaks avenue be-
tween Villa and Eureka streets. The
price paid was $1100 \ large rooming
house will be erected and the grounds
will be laid out in nice shape. Several
| thousand dollars will be spent in i'm
provements. The sale was made by Mr.
| J. r. Brown, who has also sold for ).
| Williams to G.. II. Boutelle lot on YER
| non avenue in the Conger tract, and an
| other lot on Summit avenue. Inc price
| paid for the two was $4,000. Mr.. Bou-
| tells the purchaser. is q hardware mer-
| chant of this city.
PHILOSOPHICAL LECTURE.
| DR.. George F. Mohn of Los Angeles
| will deliver a lecture on Sunday evening
| at the headquarters of the Pasadena
| branch of the Theosophical society in
| America, No. 10 East Colorado street,
| over Lippincotts, room l. DR.. Nom VIII
| take for his subject Theosophy Simply
| Stated. The public is invited. AT the
| close of the meeting questions are called
| for and answered.
A BURGLARY.
Some person or persons entered the
| home of Judge Magee on East Colorado
| street some time this week The matter
| was not reported to the police. owing to
| the fact that not much of value was
! found. as the family had been away az
| the beach when the robbery took place.
| When they came home on Wednesday
| the house was found in rifled condition.
! Among the few things missing were a
| gold pen and some change, everything
| of value having been deposited in the
| bank. The thieves gained an entrance
| by prying open Kitchen WINDOW. N
careful search was made of bureau
! drawers, trunks, etc.
| BREVITIES.
! The death of Martha Juickstadt, aged
IS wears. occurred this morning. The
| funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon
| in the parlors of Reynolds & Van Nuys
| at 2:30 o'clock.
| The funeral services of George Mates
| were held this afternoon from the par
| lors of Reynolds & Van Nuys. Deceased
| was AZ years of age. The interment was
| made in Mountain View cemetery.
The death of Mrs. Steiner occurred yes
terday at her home on South Fair Oaks
avenue, and the funeral services were
! held today from the undertaking estab-
lishment of Reynolds d van Nuys.
owing to the unsafe condition Of the
| Wakeley brick block on North Fair Oaks
| avenue. the front and top are being re-
| moved and will be fitted up more solidly
The trouble was caused some years age
by water seeping under the building anu
| causing it to settle.
| A union meeting will be held ON Tues
day evening, August Is, at the Presby-
| terian church. G. c. Reynolds will re-
port the national Christian EndeavOl
| meeting at Washington, to which he was
| delegate.
| meeting was held yesterday OF the
directors of the Pasadena Land and Wa
ter company. No business of public i'm
! portance was transacted.
Two boys baseball clubs, the Oakland
| avenue nine and the Garfields, played g
| game this afternoon, which afforded
| some amusement to a number of spec
tators the score being to in favor oi
| the Oakland-aVenue nine.
| A beautiful peach of the Orange cling
| variety, weighing thirteen ounces, may
be seen at Thomas Grimes store. 1t was
raised by Mark Weight on his residenc,
lot on Center street
Mrs. j. b. Young and Miss Young re
turned today from Avalon, where they
have been staying for some two weeks.
G. II. Downing is about again, aftel
an attack of illness
John Mcdonald left today for Lon,
| Beach, to remain over sunday.
Warren Wilson of the Los ANGELS
Journal was among visitors in the cit,
today.
w. s. Gilmore of Town Talk went I,
Redondo today.
Arthur Wood is spending his vacation
at Long Beach.
Ed Turner and Henry Tripp returned
yesterday from the island, after a sta,
of three weeks.
ORANGE