The herald., 1896-10-16
Bryan Club Meets in the Open
Air
MORE SEATS ARE NEEDED
For the Number Of Silverites Grow
Rapidly
The Mountain Fires Spreading in Spite
of Desperate Efforts to Subdue
Them-Personal and News Notes

PASADENA, Oct. 15.-The regular
weekly meeting Of the Bryan club was
held in the open air last evening at the
platform erected south of the Wooste"
block Hardly enough seats could be
provided.
C.. F. Harris, in the absence Of Pres
ident Willett, presided, and made few
remarks concerning the Republicans
recent policy In regard to the letting of
the wigwam to the Bryan men, and
then introduced the first speaker of the
evening, A. r. Sprague, candidate for
assemblyman from this district, who
said that there was no Republicanism
In the platform adopted at st. Louis.
He would not call the party Republi-
can. They were Hannaites. Blaine
was beaten for the presidency eight
years ago because he would not bow
down before the money power. The
speaker quoted several statesmen in
regard to the money question. The
wealth of the country is in the hands
of the gold bugs, the c. P. Hunting
tons and Rockefellers. by virtue of
special legislation in their interest
1t was the literature of the Populists
that brought the money question to
the front as a campaign issue.
Mr.. Sprague talked directly to the
Hanraites. We are on the verge Of
general bankruptcy and they cannot
see it. We will never have good times
until the honest dollar of our daddies Is
restored. He favored San Pedro har-
Dor appropriation, and urged MS near
ers to vote according to principle.
Chairman Harris announced that on
next Saturday evening at the same
place, if the weather permits, or other
wise in the hall, N. r. Burke. who nom
mated Sewall at Chicago, and MI Strad-
ley of San Francisco would speak.
Two songs were sung by North
Pasadena quartet, after which the sec
ord speaker of the evening, Jud r..
Rush, was introduced. 3
Mr. Rush stated that every nation
that has had an ignorant rule has gone
down. Let us vote carefully and not
be bulldozed. If our bread and butter
depends upon it, let us even wear the
Mckinley button to the polls and cast
our votes for Bryan, and the Lord will
forgive the deceit.
The money question was clearly out
lined There is certain ratio between
the money of all kinds in circulation
and the property in existence. and the
supply will always be regulated by the
demand. He protested against the pol
icy of the goldbugs, that increases the
value of debts and bonds and decreases
the value of labor. Lincoln, Logan, and
other prominent statesmen were quot
ed from on the contraction system The
gold bugs say that silver will not cir
culate. Just let us try it awhile and see
IL it won't. They say it is too heavy to
carry but there is a law on the statute
books of the United States giving every
man the privilege of exchanging gold
and silver for certificates representing
any amount large or small.
The North Pasadena Bryan Silver
club will hold meeting at Fingers hall
Friday evening, October 16, to be ad-
dressed by George e. Rogers and I. c.
Wright of Los Angeles. Mr.. Rogers is
a Silver Republican, and will tell in ar
instructive and clear-cut manner why
he cannot vote for Mckinley. Havens
and Bennett will sing, and a good meet
ing is assured. The woman suffragsts
will have charge of the early part OF
the meeting. from 7:15 till 8 o'clock
Everybody invited and welcome.
THE MOUNTAIN FIRES.
The men who are fighting the fire II
Negro canyon are having hard time O
it. Three of Mr.. Banbury's men narrow
ly escaped death by the flames The,
were in one of the canyons and befor,
they could get out of the binding smok
they were surrounded by fire. The wint
was blowing so hard that hats had to b.
held on to keep them from blowing away
IiclC was OHly OIie place Lnat thel
could crawl through the dense brusl
and when they did get through the,
were very nearly exhausted. The fir,
swept so rapidly that hundreds of acre
We're cleared in the space of a few min
utes The men worked all one night ant
part of the day with nothing but coffe
for sustenance. Everywhere in tn
track of the the fire the ground is Gov
cred with ashes and Goals and it i
thought that the fire Sunday night wa
renewed by these being blown about.
ENCOURAGING ATHLETES.
A years tuition has been appropria
ted by the faculty of Throop for the ben
eft of the athletic association. The foot
ballers have the privilege of selling it a
the reduced price of $50. The regula
price being $1O5. the school contribute
the difference in the sums. Applica tion
for the reduced tuition will be receive,
by Marion p. Waite, vice-president 0
the association and manager of the team
The football team will be pushed to tn
front. Already q salaried coach ha
been engaged who will show the boy
how to kill their opponents without in
jury to themselves.
A ROBBED BANKER.
The telegraphic dispatch in this morn
ing's Herald concerning the robbery O
the bank of ]. w. Hughes & Co., a
Meeker. Col, should have stated tha
the bank belonged to ]. w. Hugus & Co
hughes being telesraphic error. MI
Hugus lives in this city and has return
ed lately from Meeker and other easter
points. He received a telegram thi
morning announcing the robbery a
stated in the paper.
BREVITIES.
Hereafter vegetable peddling China
men will likely confine their efforts t
business and leave fan tan alone, Onl
one of the Celestials arrested yesterda
afternoon spent the night in Jail, all tn
others producing the necessary SIS. Thi
particular man didn't like our city ju
and paid over SIS this morning.
The opening social of the season wi
be held by the Epworth league of tn
Methodist church tomorrow evening
Friday. The program will include musi
and recitations; an orchestra and re
freshments will be other features
Another suit has been filed agains
the Pasadena and Mount Wilson Rail
way company and Professor T. S. {
Lowe. The San Gabriel Valley ban
sues to recover $1,000 and interest sine
May 25th, this year, at the rate of pe
cent per annum; also for $475 As, with in
terest since May 22d, and costs.
A number of friends of Mr.. and Mrs
]. S. Bilheimer of Summit avenue helpe
them celebrate the fifth anniSarsary O
their marriage last evening. Daint
refreshments were served and Mr.. an
Mrs. Bilheimer received many handsom
gifts