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The herald., 1896-12-03
CAPT. HANCE'S RECORD.
How He Stood Among His Neighbors in
His Native State.

c. H. Hance, nominee of the Demo-
cratic party, Peoples party, League
for Better City Government and Silver
Republicans, for city clerk, came to this
city in 1885, purchasing of Messrs. Pruess
& Pironi their stock of drugs on North
Spring street, where for a number of
years he did large and successful bust
ness. During all these years he has used
his best efforts for the upbuilding of
this city, and. to merit the name Of be-
ing a worthy citizen. AS to his fitness for
the office he asks, he refers to his record
in his native state.
The Huntsville, Mo-, Herald said of
him in 1878:
&c H. Hance made this office a call
today and announces himself candi-
date for reelection to the office of clerk
of the circuit court and ex-officio re-
corder, subject to the Democratic con-
vention. No need of another word from
us; the bare announcement of his name
is sufficient. Polite ,dignified. compe-
tent and trustworthy, he stands before
the people of Randolph county citi-
zen, officer and gentleman whom all love
and delight to honor. Mr. Hance pos
sesses so many qualifications for the
office that the man who beats him will
have to fight the hardest fight that ever
was 'fit' The convention could do no
more graceful thing than to nominate
him and the people no better thing than
to support him."
The herald., 1896-12-03
AS TO UNUSED BALLOTS.
City Clerks Must Destroy All Those Left
Not Needed at the Booths.

BY way of reminder the city clerk s
attention has been called to Section 1199
of the election law. This says he shall,
as soon as the polls close, and in the
presence of the public, destroy every
ballot left in his possession after the
precinct boards of election have been
supplied. Following is the language of
this section:
"Section 1899. and upon the
day of election, Immediately upon the
arrival of the hour when the polls are
required by law to be closed, the county
Cor city, clerk, in each county Cor city,
shall openly, in his main office, in the
presence of as many persons as may
there assemble to observe his act, pro-
ceed to destroy every unused ballot
which shall have remained in his pos
session, custody or control, and forth
with make and file his affidavit, in writ
ing, as to the number of ballots so de-
stroyed. CAS- amended March 49, 1881 y
1t will be seen that the law is not hard
to understand. 1t says plainly, first,
that the ballots not used at the polling
places must be Cancelled by the ballot
clerks as soon as the polls close, and,
second, that the ballots left over in pos
session of the city clerk must be destroy
ed as soon as the polls close, and that
these acts must be done in public
The herald., 1896-12-03

is not intended to make 1t a "swell' af-
fair, in any sense of the word, but 1t is
designed that it shall be pleasant and
profitable to all who may choose to at
tend. Everybody will be welcome, no
matter what his or her calling or atti-
tude toward the League, and no pains
Will be spared to make the occasion one
to be remembered.
The theater has been engaged because
of its central location and comfortable
appointments. 1t will be pleasant for
ladies to attend, and it is expected that
the fair sex will take advantage of the
opportunity. A corps of ushers, consist
ing of well known citizens, has been ap-
pointed to look after the comfort of the
guests.
The stage will be handsomely deco
rated under the supervision of John +.
Francis and Frank Virgins. w. c.
Patterson will preside, and sixty promi-
nent citizens will act as presidents
AS many Of the Better City Government
candidates as can be present will oc-
cupy seats on the platform.
The program will consist of five
minute speeches by candidates and
prominent citizens interested in the
Better City Government movement, and
vocal and instrumental music. The
Seventh regiment military band has been
engaged for the occasion, and chorus
Of fifty voices, under the direction of c.
The chorus will sing for the first time
Mrs. Josephine c. Gro's new California
state song. Professor Cornell's quartet
VIII also render several choice selections.
The campaign committee of the League
met last night and concluded details for
campaign work in the various wards.
A campaign meeting under the aus
pices of the Ninth Ward Better City
Government club will be held in Korbel
hall. Boyle Heights. Friday evening.
Addresses will be made by T. w. Brother
ton. T. e. Gibbon, ]. r. Newberry and
George w. Burton. f. l.. Blancha.sl
nominee for council, and Walter L.
Webb, for board of education, are also
expected to speak.
The Fourth ward meeting in the tent
at Pearl and Pico streets this evening
has been abandoned. but rousing meet
ing will be held instead Friday even
ing in the postoffice hall at Pico
Heights. Fourth ward precinct commit
teemen will meet at League headquart-
ers Friday at 1 p. m.
The herald., 1896-12-03
MYSTERY OF The CITY Fathers ARCHIVES

This is how the minutes were Origi-
nally written. So far as showing that
Mr.. Boyle and Messrs. Howard and
Thorn tried their best to get a hearing
on behalf of the more favorable petit
tion, and that the president, John King,
would not let them be heard, and so far
as showing that Mr.. Boyle reported
against theGriffin proposition, no change
has been made, but in the last para
graph, where the final vote Is recorded,
the change has been made, and 1t was
made largely in favor of Mr.. King, it
would appear.
1t will be observed that one test vote
had already been taken-that on the
question of advisability of postpone
ment. On this Messrs. Boyle, Dalton
and Botiller, the water committee, voted
in favor of deferring action so as to
give the Bernardo proposition another
chance, and Messrs Shoemaker, Roe
der and Mascarel voted against post
ponement, evidently having their minds
made up in favor of the Griffin propo-
sition. And doubtless the same vote was
correctly recorded by the clerk on the
final disposition of the question, when he
wrote it three in favor and three
against" and added "the president gave
the casting (word vote omitted by cler-
ical erroD in favor of the acceptance
and approval of the proposition Of J.
.. GrlIIln ana OlnerS
But time overruled the clerk, perhaps
as Mr.. Boyle had been overruled when he
made his great struggle for fairness dur
ing that portentous meeting ofthe coun-
ell, and that functfonary's minutes were
made to read, by some interested hand
the hand of some one apparently whose
action on this final vote was not above
QuestiOn-that the "vote was in favor
and against" and the following tell
tale portion was scratched out with lit
tie staccato, almost vertical, strokes:
when the president gave the casting
in favor of the acceptance and approval
of the proposition of ]. s. Griffin and
Others"
So that, as the record stands, it reads
today:
"The vote was in favor and against
acceptance, which was in the nature oc
contract and ordinance"
Whoever did the altering knocked all
the grammar-what there was of it
out of the chronicle of this important
matter; more yet, struck out the very
subject matter itself, "the proposition
of j. s. Griffin and Others" as though
ashamed of it.
The skeleton Past will not down. Day
after day and night after night it stands
in that gloomy vault of the city clerk,
pointing it's gaunt finger-bones at this
particular volume of the records-of all
the volumes there!-and at this particu-
lar page in it-of all it's pages!-and at
this particular graph-this para
graph that sealed the fate of this fair
city for thirty years!-and out from the
dark sockets of it's crumbling skull, q
sternly accusing Shade, looks this con-
stant query: why was this done?"
The herald., 1896-12-03
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

The following licenses were issued
yesterday from the office of the county
clerk:
George A. Hazard, a native of Michi-
gan, aged "a years, and Maud Robinson,
native of Wisconsin, aged Is years,
both residents of Pasadena.
Wilmer Miller, a native of Illinois, aged
27 years, and Della Sale, native of In
diana, aged 10 years, both residents of
Artesia.
Augustine Larieux, a native of Cali
fornia, aged 29 years, and Angelita Ur-
bina, a native of California, aged 20
years, both residents of Los Angeles.
Leo d. Burlingame, native of Ne
braska, aged % years, and Lillian Faw-
cett, native of Iowa, aged 20 years,
both residents of Pasadena
Clarence w. Fleetham, a native of
Iowa, aged 21 years. resident of San
Bernardino, and Elsie Mccoy, a native
of California, aged 20 years, a resident of
Los Angeles.
Fred c. Hoskins, native of Michigan.
aged 32 years, and May L. Zane, a ma
tive of Indiana, aged 2s years, both resi-
dents of Los Angeles.
The herald., 1896-12-03

Fourth and Fifth wards-Paulk's s
hall, 1924 West Washington st.
Independent cOIored voters club
Panorama hall, 800 South Main ST.
The herald., 1896-12-03
LOST ON THE CITY STREETS

Winfred Rider. years old, was pick
ed up on Spring street by an officer yes
terday afternoon and sent in to police
headquarters as lost boy. The lad had
come into the city in the morning with
his father from their home In San Pedro.
In some manner he became separated
from his parent while in one of the big
down town stores and, dazed by the rush
and whirl of the city streets, did hot
know which way to turn. He was kept
at the station for about an hour until his
father came for him and took him home.
The herald., 1896-12-03
A CARD FROM MIR. FRICK.
Objects to Having a Contract Forced
Upon Him.

Editor Herald: Some person having
circulated the rumor that the city coun-
ell last Monday awarded Frick Bros.
a contract for public work in this city,
I desire to say in answer thereto that
if they did so it was without any solic-
itation on the part of the firm, and with
out us making bid for the same. Being
at one time a member of said firm and
publishing a card to the effect that
had severed my connection with the
same. so far as it applied to city con-
tract work, it does look to me as if some
unscrupulous persons are endeavoring
to force a contract into my hands which
I do not want and never bid for-per-
haps because l am aspiring for a city
office. Next. Very truly.
j. Il. FRICK
December g 1886
The herald., 1896-12-03
GRIDER is ALL RIGHT.

The taxpayers of the Sixth ward are
always awake to the bests interests of
their section of the city and they are
unanimous in their choice of a live busi-
ness man to represent them in the city
government. Such man is l.. NJ. Grider.
nominee of the Democrats, Populists and
Silver Republicans, ard who has also
the endorse ment of the League for Bet
ter City Government and all other good
citizens, regardless of politics.
The herald., 1896-12-03
ACCIDENTAL DEATH.

At the undertaking rooms Of Orr &
Hines yesterday morning Coroner
Campbell held an inquest upon the re-
mains of little Everett Gilhousen, who
died in the receiving hospital from in
injuries sustained by being run over by
a gravel train on the Terminal road on
Tuesday afternoos. No new facts were
ELECTED, verdict of accidental death
being rendered, the railroad company
and employees being exonerated from
blame,
The herald., 1896-12-03
BETTER CITY GOVERNMENT.
The League Will Wind Up its Campaign
in Fitting Manner.

The League for Better City Govern
ment will not exactly bring it's campaign
to a close with red fire and the other
features Of spectacular political whoop-
up, but 1t has been decided neverthe-
less to have grand finale. This will
take the form Of a general meeting at
the Los Angeles theater Saturday even
ing, that will differ radically from the
general run of political gatherings. It
The herald., 1896-12-03
CANDIDATE LONGS CANVASS

In the Fourth ward C. II. Long is max
ing a very lively run and seems to have
things pretty much his own way. Some
time ago Herman Silver. one of his OPP
ponents. was disposed to give up the
fight, but certain persons interested in
water company stock prevailed upon
him to stay in the field. supposing he
The herald., 1896-12-03
THE WORLD DO MOVE.

And we have neat 4-room cottage.
new, upholstered, to move from lot to
sell for about half it's value. If you have
lot here is a chance to get ready made
house for it, cheap. Langworthy Co..
No. 226 S. Spring st.
The herald., 1896-12-03

MEETINGS TOMORROW NIGHT
First ward-BanQuet hall, 41O 1-2
noxvnor
The herald., 1896-12-03

would pull votes from Mr.. Long. OF
course he stayed, but instead of pulling
votes for Mr.. Long he is simply divid-
ing up the strength of the Republicans
between himself and Mr.. Riley, the reg
ular Republican nominee.
The herald., 1896-12-03
TONIGHT'S MEETINGS

Seventh ward -Kearncy hall, 1918
Eas Seventh st.
Republican clubs hall, 31S West
Second ST.
The Meeker herald., 1896-03-21
MISS BARToN's WORK.
How 1t Is being Carried on.-The Porte Is
Friendly.


New York. March 1G.-The follow
ing are extracts from report by mail
from Miss Clara Barton of the Ameri-
can Red Cross here. The report is dat
ed Constantinople. February %. Miss
Barton says:
Judge Terrell lost no time in notify
ing the Turkish government and ask
ing an audience for me with the for
eign minister This was granted and
held on the 18th. We were informed
that the permit was granted for my
party to enter into the interior to af-
ford relief to the suffering people there
and that no obstructiOns would be put
in our way. Mr.. Terrell at once cabled
that information to Mr.. Olney, but the
permit or papers are to be signed by
the sultan. This Is the time of the
great feast of Ramazan. during which
no work but the ordinary labor is sup
posed to he done. and the papers have
thus waited until now. Minister Ter
rell yesterday demanded, through the
Russian ambassador. that the poiscrs
be attended to. and he waits in much
certainty for favorable action imme-
diately."
tSince the date of this letter cable
dispatches have announced the sign
ing of the papers by the sultan and the
issuance of the necessary permits and
passpOrts.)
The report continues:
Meanwhile we are not losing mo-
ments time. Dreadful news comes in
from the battlefield of Zeitoun 1t has
not failed to reach you. for it went to
the press. Sir Philip Currie has
asked that I send relief to Zeitoun
and we are getting out supplies ready
for shipment via Alexandretta. Our
agents are to-day purchasing supplies
to be taken by caravan from Alexan-
drettn. There are always delays OF
boats, only about one week going
over, and this occupies week in the
voyage across. Our dragomen are
ready. The Turkish guard will be pro
vided and Dr. Hubbell will lead the
first detachment up into the SHOWS ana
mountains, to hunger. nakedness.
smallpox and typhus. We find sup
plies as cheap here as at home. some
even cheaper. 1t IL said food. such ms
grain. -four. ETC.. can be found all
through the interior. DR.. HubbeII will
The Meeker herald., 1896-03-21
Metric system Recon- M ended.

washington. u. q. March i5.--Rep-
resentative Charles W. Stone OF Penn.
sylvania, chairman of the committee
on coinage. Weights and measures, to-
morrow will submit to the House the
unanimous report OF the committee
In favor of adoption by the govern
ment of the metric system Of weights
and measures. The committee recon-
mends that the. system Ike put into ex-
elusive use at such future date as
will allow adequate preparation for
the change, and Mt the end of fixed
time thereafter be recognized as the
only legal system for general use.
For its beginning in the operations of
the government. the first of July, 1898,
the beginning OF the fiscal year. is
named; and, for its adoption for use in
the nation At large. the beginning of
the twentieth century, January 1, 1901.
The Meeker herald., 1896-03-21
sp.n,.h Cruiser. Warned.

Key West. Fla, March 16.-Before the
steamship Bermuda. Three Friends and
Commodore, each supposed to be carry
in a filibustering expedition to Cuba,
reach the island, they will have to run
the gauntlet of number of Spanish war
ships now cruising Off the coast Of Flor
ida. Three days ago three Spanish war
vessels appeared OF the south beach of
the Island of Key West. For days the
vessels hovered about. ten or twelve
miles out, watching. apparently. for FL
ibusters. Yesterday afternoon the
the vessels in Il steam launch, and. it is
supposed, gave the commander some In
formation relative to the movements of
the suspected steamers. Immediately
after the vice consul left the vessel the
three cruisers sailed away toward the
north. The supposition Is that they will
patrol the east coast of Florida, watching
for the Bermuda, the Three Friends and
the Commodore.
There Is said to be a large number of
men camped on one of the Florida keys
north Of here who expect to be taken off
by one Of the three suspects. The key
Is In United States waters. however, and
1t Is not believed that. the Spanish will
dare TO Interfere with the men. So far
as known the United States officials
have received no orders to watch for the
suspected cruisers.
The Meeker herald., 1896-03-21
HUNTINGTON BEATEN.
Tho Supreme Court Decides That Cali.
fornia can tax His Railroads.

Washington, March 16.-Chief Justice
Fuller, in the United States Supreme
court to-day. handed down the decision
OF the court in the cases of the people of
the state of California against the Cen
tral Pacific and the Southern Pacific
Railway companies. involving the righ,
of the state to tax the franchises of those
roads
The railroad companies resisted taxa
tion on the ground that their franchises
were derived from the national govern
ment, as well as from the state authori-
ties. and We're inseparable. The court
decided against this view, holding that
the railroad companies owe their exist
ence as corporations to the state, and that
they are subject to the state laws In the
respect Of taxation. The chief Justice
said the state franchises never had been
merged in the federal franchises. and
they were as legitimately subject to tax.
alton as the roadbeds Of the companies,
Justice Field read dissenting opinion.
He said the position taken In the major
lty opinion was absurd and untenable.
The Meeker herald., 1896-03-21
SAILED FOR CUBA.
STEAMSHIP BERMUDA UNDER
WAY.
p. -. c.rs. Of Ar.. ..4 A... Dsds.
tAs spaassh Men Of War which are IAy-
lag In Walt for Hen

New York, March 16.-Despite the ef-
forts Of the Spanish consuls, ministers
and spies in this country; in the face Of
the loss Of the steamship ]. w. Hawkins
and the seizure by United States mar
shals Of the steamship Bermuda, the Gu
bans In this vicinity have now upon the
sea, bound for the island whose freedom
Is the one thought Of their lives. that
Identical cargo Of ammunition and the
steamship. On another vessel. 1t Is I'M
derstood, are a lot more men who are to
be transferred to the Bermuda on the
high seas.
The Bermuda left New York yester-
day morning. 1t was shortly after eight
O'Clock when she got up her anchor. ten
O'Clock when she passed Sandy Hook,
and about noon when she distanced the
feet of newspaper tugs that followed
her to sea
Thomas Estrada Palma has disappear
ed from town, and General Calixto Gar
ella left his home early in the morning,
and had not returned at late hour last
night. The report was that they sailed
for Cuba and that it was the intention of
the patriots to perfect the system OF gov
ernment In Cuba in order to induce a
more substantial support from other
countries, including the United States,
than that of mere sympathy.
The law of this country prohibited the
vessels from loading her decks down to
the waters edge with gun-powder and
arms for the insurgents in Cuba, but
forty tons of ammunition and guns were
placed on board the Bermuda. and also
several cases containing dynamite. The
Bermuda cleared for Vera Cruz.
The Meeker herald., 1896-03-21
THE DoNooLA EXPEDITION,
Nearly All the Men in 1t are Natives of
Egypt.

Nearly All the Men in 1t are Natives of
Egypt.
Cairo, March 16.-The first troops TO
leave for the Dongola expedition will
go on Wednesday if the transport YES.
sells are ready. The Third, Fourth. Sew
cnth. Eighth. Eleventh. Twelfth and
Thirteenth battalions are all ready at
Assouan. Wady Halfa or Korosko. The
Fifth and Sixth battalions go from Cairo
and also the newly formed Fourteenth
battalion. which is composed of picked
Soudancse troops.
The Staffordshire regiment is the only
English one at present ordered to the
front, but the Connaugh Rangers are
to be medically examined to-day.
1t is now affirmed that Sir Herbert,
Kitchener does not lead the expedition.
but that the commander will be sent out
by Lord Wolseley.
There is strong force of dervishes at
Dongola. The intelligence department
hears that two strong bodies of dervishes
are marching on Kassala. If 1t falls.
Suakim will be placed in great danger.
The Meeker herald., 1896-03-21
GODS AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS.
BaiiinEton Booths Name For His New
Army.

New York, March 14.-The World to
morrow will publish the following:
Ballington Booth has named his new
religious organization Gods American
Volunteers"
Eureka" he exclaimed, II have found
it. The new movement has at last a
name for which we have been seeking
for weeks. Gods American Volunteers.
Three cheers, gentlemen, for the success
of the glorious cause"
The old Bible house, usually quiet and
gloomy, echoed with the cheers that an.
swered the call. Booth stood in the cen
ter Q1 tue gEoMp and waved his arms
VIII each chss'r '1he AsIprfenf1 n YuIyYU.
teers. All amen and all for Cod he
added
Patriotism for our country and faith
in the Lord will lead us to victory"
The volunteers will be governed by a
military constitution. with Mr.. and Mrs.
Booth as joint presidents.
The local branches will be called posts,
and the various grades of offices will
have rank and titles like those of the
American army.
Colonel A. NJ. Nicol, who came to this
country with Eva Booth. sailed for Eng
land yesterday in hurried response to a
cablegram.
The Meeker herald., 1896-03-21
Tho Greer County Case.

Washington, March 18.-The president
to-day issued proclamation withdraw
Ing from disposition under the home
stead law all that part of the public
lands formerly known as Greer county,
Texas. and reserving the land from set
tlement until decision shall be reached
as to the merits of the Choctaw claim to
lhis country. Persons who settled there
In, prior to December 30, 1880, are not
disturbed in the meantime.
The case of the United States VS.. the
state OF Texas. involving the ownership
of Greer county, was decided In the Su-
preme court to-day In favor of the Unit
ed States. Justice Harlan handed down
the opinion. The case involves ], 500, 600
acres,
The Meeker herald., 1896-03-21
Tho Ven, rus,.n ni.nn,.

London, March 1G.-The under secre.
tary OF state for foreign affairs, Mr.
George N. Curzon. in the House OF
Commons to-day admitted that the
government had received official pro.
posals from the United States relative
to the Venezuelan dispute. and that
they were now under discussion. He
added that 1t was not the practice to
state the nature Of the proposals while
they were under negotiation. But II
was not correct to describe them as an
expression on the part of the United
States OF willingness to accept, or pro,
pose scheme for joint commission
to report on the Venezuelan boundary
dispute.
The Meeker herald., 1896-03-21

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