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The herald., 1896-09-09
AT THE THEATERS

LOS ANGELES THEATER.-At a spe-
cial matinee given this afternoon that very
laughable and successful comedy, The Gay
Parisians, will be given in its entirety. The
ladies all admire Miss Martinot and her
stunning gown, and usually she receives
a matinee ovation. Tonight will be the
last appearance of this great organization
in this city.
Manager Wyatt takes pleasure in an
nouncing that he has secured the grand
Italian and English Opera company, under
the direction OF Mr.. Gustav Hinrichs. They
will open Monday evening. September 14th.
with select and brilliant repertoire and
change of bill nightly. when the following
works Of eminent composers will be rep
resented. Monday evening Donizettfs ia
day evening, the lyric drama by Verdi,
Rigoletto: Wednesday matiyee, Balfe's
ballad opera, The Bohemian Girl; Wednes-
day evening. Verdi's beautiful opera. Err
mani: Thursday evening, BiZet's dramatic
story, Carmen Friday evening. the world
famous and popular III Trovatore; Saturday
Of Gounod's tragic opera founded upon
Shakespeares love story, Romeo and Jul
let; Saturday evening, Verdi's musical set
Traviata. Sale of seats opens tomorrow
at the box office of the theater.
THE BURBANK.-There will be q spe-
cal matinee today Of that charming COM
Guy, OduSille lIduSHlei, WHICH, Will Dt
its last performance. TONIGHT. Cad. the
Tomboy. If numbers of performances
indicate success, this may well be called
the most successful of modern plays. For
fifteen years it has run uninterrnptedly,
with the invariable sign. IS. r. o." which
to the initiated means standing room only,
and is now running in London to the cst-
pacity of the theater. The play is unique
it resembles nothing but. itself. and is SO
strong that It is welcomed again and again
as are the flowers of spring.
We have the word Of the author, who is
in the cast, that the present is the strongest
Oracle Plaisted plays. Cad and is said
to have made the hit of her life in the part
lively unimportant part Of Tom. the Gas
Man. but invests tf with yiTle e., value that h
tions and droll conceits and appears in a
scene Of burlesGue opera with Miss P Plais- 2 1
play. SO each character Is sure Of receiv-
ing its value.
A river of real water with steamboats,:
ETC., are used. Cad can only be performed
for the remaining portion Of this week.
The herald., 1896-09-09
THE POSITION OF SILVER

Several correspondents have addressed
The Herald in reference to the question
whether silver dollars and silver certi-
ficates are redeemable in gold or not
The answer of Secretary Carlisle, as
given below is conclusive enough, but
the campaign Of education, as compre-
hended by the majority of the Republi-
can organs, consists in either confound-
ing or deliberately misleading the pub
lie.
The Lincoln Journal the other day
said:
These silver certificates are now re-
deemable in gold at the SUBJ treasures.
AS any man can take his silver dollars
and exchange them for silver certificates
at will and then exchange his certifi-
Gates for gold, the statement OF Mr..
Bryan in his New York acceptance that
it is the legal tender character of the
>silver dollar that keeps 1t at par with
gold and nothing else, is absurdly child
isll. He denies that the government pays
out gold for silver dollars. He would.
therefore. imply that if free coinage is
adopted and as an inevitable conse-
quence the government must cease from
redeeming its paper issues in gold coin
on demand, yet the legal tender" char
acter of the free coinage dollar would
he kept at par with gold. Those who con-
tend that Mr.. Bryan Is an honest man
and believes what he says In public must,
therefore. set him down as an imbeciIe.
The following letter addressed to Sen
ator Foulkner explains itself:
My Dear Sir:-So far as have been
able to ascertain. neither the treasury
department nor any sub-treasury has
ever been called upon to redeem silver
dollars In gold, and no such dollars have
The herald., 1896-09-09
REMARKABLE CONCLUSIONS

The Evening Express informed it's
readers last night on it's first page that
Democracy Is Dead" since THE Peo-
ple's Party Issues a Manifesto Today"
On its second page the news from Ar
kansas tells us:
The campaign was fought on financial
lines, the Democrats standing for free
silver and the Republicans for the gold
standard. This double the ma
jority the Democrats received at the
elections two and four years ago.
Editorially the Express assures us that
there is one significant fact in all these
recent Southern elections and that Is
that the Populistic party is being wiped
out. That shows that several Of the
Southern states may be expected to give
their votes to Palmer, which would make
McKinley's election doubly sure"
The meaning and the logical sequence
of this wisdom is, it must be confessed,
a trifle obscure.
However, the Express. like the corpse,
must feel easier now, since in one day
it announces the decease of the Democ-
racy and also that the Populistic party
is being wiped out. A very rapid and
convenient disposition of the enemy, in
deed, but it would be a little more con-
elusive if not more satisfactory to the
Express ITSELF had there been any
foundation in fact, for either Of its
erratic deductions. The true Democracy
is very much alive, and with the aid
of the Peoples party, will send Mr.
BRYAN to the White House by a maenifi
cent majority.
The herald., 1896-09-09

Mr.. Dan Mcfarland is at home after an
extended trip to San Francisco and Ari-
Zona.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bottsford have re-
turned from a very pleasant trip to san
Francisco.
The Misses Eshman are at home from
Santa Monica, where they have been spend
ing the summer.
Mr.. Chubb, who has been staying at the
Santa Clara. has gone to San Bernardino
for a brief visit.
Miss Alice Groff returned Monday from
Catalina and will leave today to visit
friends at Garvanza
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Chambers of 815
West Pico street entertained informally
and most delightfully."- Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Prayer. who have
been spending the summer at santa Mon
lea and Catalina, are visiting Redondo for
a short time.
Mr.. J. G. Jarvis and the Misses Jarvis
have returned from Coronado and have
taken a house at 800 Hope street with Mr..
and Mrs. Nat Wiltshire.
Mr.. Walter Innes, who has been visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Innes,
during the summer. will return to New
York city next Tuesday.
Miss A. c. Roeder and Mrs. L: A. Adams
have returned from delightful visit Of
four months in San Francisco, where they
have been visiting friends.
Miss Florence Tildon. who has recently
returned home from an extended tour
through the eastern states, was given
the home of Mrs. Rierley on West Thirty
sixth street by the P. s. c. club.
Last Friday evening the L: A. Y. W. c.
T: Y. gave an ice cream social at the home
The society enjoyed themselves In play
ing games of several different descrip-
tions and a social chat in general. very
sspns "a vdca and music
and several recitations.
The herald., 1896-09-09
HE PASSED A BOGUS CHECK
But Claims II Was Given to Him by 4
Man Of His Same Name
nenry Hayden Locked Up on Charge Of Ror.
gery-Negotlated . chsck for S1a
Signed by French & Reed

On a charge of forgery Henry Hay.
den, young man who claims to be a
laborer, was arrested yesterday morn-
ing by Detective Steele and is now be-
hind the bars of the city Jail. His alleged
crime consisted in the passing of a
check on the Los Angeles National bank
for $13, purporting to have been signed
by the contracting firm of French &
Reed, upon a saloonkeeper named
Henry Pfirrmann, whose place Of busi-
ness is at 200 East First street.
On Monday night Hayden went into
Pfrrmann's saloon and requested Peter
Pfrrmanh, brother of the proprietor,
who was behind the bar, to let him have
the money on the check which was made
payable to H. Hoyden. AS it had been
customary to cash checks from the firm
for employees, Pfrrmann said he would
do so. but could not give all the cash at
once. He accordingly gave Hayden S.
and the latter indorsed the check on the
bar In the presence of several witnesses,
signing his name as H. Hayden. No one
appeared to notice the discrepancy be-
tween the name Of the payee Of the in
strument and the one given by Hayden.
He got his So, however, and was told
to come in the morning for the balance.
He told Pfirrmann that he had been
working for French & Reed up at Bur-
bank and that he was given the check
as his pay.
Tuesday morning bright and early
Hayden was around for the balance,
but was only given 81 and told to wait
few hours for the remainder. When the
bank opened Pfrrmann took the check
up there and happened to meet Mr..
French in the place. When the contrac-
tor saw the paper he at once pronounced
it a clumsy forgery, and said that no
man named Hayden had been or was
working for him or his partner. Word
was Immediately sent to the police sta.
tion and Detective Steele went to the
saloon and waited for his man to turn
up. He did so and was promptly ar
rested.
In explanation Of how he came into
possession of the check Hayden said
that it had been given to him to cash
by another man whose name was the
same as his, to whom the check was
issued. He protested that the IS he had
received he had turned. over to this
other party, his double, and intended to
do the same with the balance. His story
sounded a triile off color to the officer
who brought him in and placed him in
a cell. A complaint was filed in Justice
Morrison's court in the afternoon and
Hayden will probably be arraigned some
time today.
The herald., 1896-09-09
TO THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC

The Herald has received reliable in
formation that certain transportation
lines are using grossly unfair and pro-
scriptive methods to suppress its sale
through newsboys and news agents.
The reason obviously is that the monop-
olies are so strongly in favor Of gold
and Mckinley that they discountenance
the sale of literature pertaining to Bryan
or silver sold on their trains.
Any one who is unable to procure the
Herald under such circumstances will
confer a special favor by notifying the
publishers, either in person or by letter,
as 1t is proposed to resent any unfair
discrimination by all proper and legal
process possible.
Such methods are but another indica-
ton Of the fearfulness with which the
big monopolies and giant trusts regard
the irrepressible tide in favor Of the
peoples champion and the remonetiza-
tion of silver. Some of the railroad
companies have forgotten that they are
the we'll paid servants Of the public.
The news agent on a car is presumably
for the convenience of the travelling
public, and it is fragrant offense to
the public that they cannot procure
such literature or journals as they desire.
The biographies and speeches of Bryan
and Sewall, published in book form.
have been studiously boycotted on GER
tain railways. 1t certainly is not prob
able that the travelling public in search
of such will be satisfied with anything
else, and railroad company in counte-
nancing such practices only demeans
itself in the public eye.
The herald., 1896-09-09
Herriage Licenses

The following licenses were issued
yesterday from the Office of the county
clerk:
Ben Carlson. a native of Sweden, aged
rs years, and Lena Johnson, native or
Sweden. aged 30 years, both being resi-
dents of this city.
Earnest l.. Cushman, native or
Tennessee aged 27 years, and a resident
Of Del Sur, and Charlotte Bcckley, ma
tive of California, aged Il years, ana
resident of Los Angeles.
Fred j. Moll, jr., a native OF Connecti-
cut, aged 2S years, and Phebe j. Etter, a
native of Indiana, aged 2S years, both
residents of Los Angeles
Willie Mccormack, a native or Texas,
aged % years, and Charlotte thompson,
also a. native of Texas, aged IL years,
both residents of Los Angeles.
N. Elmer Wilson, a native OF Ohio.
aged 25 years, and Anna l.. Ryan, ma
tive of California, aged 22 years, both
residents of Los Angeles.
Emil Johnson,a native OF Sweden, aged
"a wears, and Amanda Hagquist, ma
tive of Sweden, aged "A years, both resi-
dents of Los Angeles.
Clarke Butler Whittier, a native of
Missouri, aged "a years, and Clara Win
field Caldwell, a native of Illinois, aged
81. years both residents of Pasadena.
clyde L. Torrey, native of Michigan
aged 25 years, and Aurora X. Downs, a
native of California, aged 81 years, both
residents of Los Angeles.
The herald., 1896-09-09
p. e. O. Society

Mrs. Charles E. Bierley entertained the
p. T.. Q. society last night at her home on
West Thirty-sixth street. 1t was the open
meeting of the +. f. O.s and was enjoyed
by large number Of their friends. The
decorations were very artistic. plumbago
being used with much effect in the DRAWN &
room. Marguerltes. the club flowers. were
arranged in the reception hall and dining
room, where late in the evening tempting
vlands were served. Miss Tildon presided
over the latter apartment. with the assist
ance of Misses Lucy Levering, Ada Schra-
der. Gladys Chase and Ethel Schrader. The
hostess received the guests, assisted by
Mrs. Wilmington. The evenings enter
tainment was inaugurated by farce COM
edy on the bicycle craze. The play was
given in capital style and proved mirth
provoking from start to finish. The east
was as follows: Misses Ballard. May
Jones. Smith. Messrs. George Williams.
Harry Budlong. Wilmington and Bierley.
During the evening there was Il cornet solo
by Miss Rogers, and an orchestra COMPOSED
Of Miss Ada Schrader. violin: Miss. Ethe:
Schrader. cornet: Ross Schrader. cello. and
Mrs. Sohrader. piano. The music was Of
an excellent quality and much appreciated.
The evening proved one of the most pleas
ant given under the auspices Of the club.
The herald., 1896-09-09
AN UNTlMELY DEATH
Expires From the Result of Saving . FrlenA
From Drowning

Mrs. Florence Nelson, wife Of r. G.
Nelson, one of the engineers at the elec-
trio light works. died yesterday morning
after an illness of only week from q
sickness produced by a herocic and sue
cessful effort to save a friend from
drowning.
While bathing in the plunge at Santa
Monica in company with Mrs. Maher.
both got beyond their depth Mrs. Nell
son was good swimmer, but Mrs Maher
was just learning. The latter sank.
struggling to regain her footing. Mrs,
Nelson swan to her rescue and sue
ceeded in holding her up, but in doing
so was herself drawn under and took
into her lungs and stomach a large
quantity of salt water. Both finally got
out safely, and neither seemed much
Injured or frightened at the time. The
same evening, however, Mrs. Nelson
was Frustrated by the nervous shock
and by congestion Of vital organs. A
high fever and delirium followed and
continued to grow worse until death
followed.
The deceased was 80 years of age and
leaves two children and her husband.
The funeral will be held this morning
from her late residence, No. 769 Central
avenue.
The herald., 1896-09-09
IMMIGRATION AND LAND

The report of the immigration COM
mission for 1895 contains some very sug
gestive facts which everybody would do
well to read and consider carefully.
To the unrefiecting mind a perusal Of
the document might lead to the conclu-
SION that there are too many people in
the world; that the Malthusian theory
on the other hand, we are constantly
confronted with announcements from
various sources and sections that 1--WE
have mineral lands to develop; we
have timber lands to be worked; we
have agricultural lands awaiting de-
velopment," etc, etc. In every unsettled
OF sparsely settled region there is plenty
of land. of some kind, awaiting the ap-
plication of labor and capital to develop
it's hidden resources. Labor without
capital, however,is an unwelcome guest.
Wherever there is unused land that is
worth using there are forestallers, who
have already appropriated choice por-
tions of natures storehouse and are
holding it out of use for large profits
on the sale of 1t to such persons as will
purchase, or else rent 1t on shares-the
owners receiving the lions share every
time. There is no section of unused land
where the man with money would not be
" elcomed. There is no section where
the man without money would be need
ed unless as a wage slave or a helpless
tenant.
Men who can and will buy land are
wanted everywhere, but men who can
only work land are a. drug in the market
The population of the United States does
could sustain that number of people un-
der just laws and free social conditions.
Five billions of people could live COM
fortably within the area of the United
States. Why, then, should immigration
be bugbear before our eyes? Only a
small fraction of the earth's surface
within this area has as yet been scratch
ed. Only very small percentage of that
which is improved at all is improved to
the extent of its capacity or site value,
With such a vast domain and inexhaus-
tible resources there is room enough in
the United States for hundreds where
there are tens, thousands where there
are hundreds, and millions where there
are thousands. Evidently there is an
overproduction Of landlordism in this
country. That is why
''MillionA of hands want acres,
And millions Of acres want hands,"
The toll-taker stands between land
and labor, the two factors in wealth
production. ana demands tribute from
labor to the extent of all 1t can earn
above bare living.
The report under consideration con-
tains two very important and significant
statements. which are herewith quoted:
'The immigrant represents, the mo-
ment he lands, physical power and en-
ergy which 1t would have cost this coun-
try years of expenditure to produce. He
Is dropped upon our shores the ready
made man. eager to give us the benefit of
his developed muscle and physical en-
ergy. The nation that has not induce
ments enough to keep such a man at
home is poor indeed, and our own ooun-
try is made the richer by his presence"
And again: 1.-THE solution of the vex-
atious immigration problem is to be
found not so much In a restriction of
immigration hs in wise distribution of
II -l - - aA 1T ~
The herald., 1896-09-09
New Linen Collars,
New Neckwear,
New Laces,
"He has more of the qualities of Abra-
ham Lincoln than any man in the Uni

"He has more of the qualities of Abra-
ham Lincoln than any man in the Uni
ted States today"
This created great enthusiasm and
pleased every one in the hall. Three
cheers for Bryan were given before the
Colonel closed. Some one asked the
colonel If he was an anarchist.
"Yes," he replied, according to the
Times 1 am an anarchist because l am
in favor of restoring to the people the
power stolen from them in 1873. / am
in favor of an income tax and am an
anarchist. I am an anarchist because
think this country can sustain its own
financial system without the aid or con-
sent of old England"
These remarks We're also very viSor-
ously applauded. After brief speeches
by several other speakers the club ad-
journed for one week.
The herald., 1896-09-09
Ryau.Wilson Wedding

Miss Anna Ryan. daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs. A. w. Ryan, was married yesterday
afternoon at o'clock to Mr.. Elmer Wilson
The ceremony was performed IN the per
]. G. Garnett. The parlor was Handsomely
and artistically DECORATED with a profusion
used was a large bell of lilies and jasmine.
held by ropes Of smilax reaching from the
wreathed in smflax. the whole producing
a, most pleasing effect. The bride was
sole over satin. The full bodice was con-
fintd at the waist by, broad satin ribbons.
the ends falling to the edge of the skirt.
A crush collar finished the neck. and from,
the puffs on the shoulders the sleeves ter
minated at the hand. a cluster of white
carnations and ferns completed the toilet.
The maid OF honor was the brides sister,
Miss Ida Ryan. who wore a pretty attire
of pale blue swiss with ribbon trimmings.
She carried cluster Of yellow roses. Mr.
A. ]. Prosser acted as the best man. Mr..
and Mrs. Wilson left on the afternoon train
for Santa Barbara. and on their return
will be at home to their friends after Oc-
tober 1st at sos West Seventeenth street.
The herald., 1896-09-09
A PHOTO TWELVE FEET LONG
The Entire Police Department Lined Up on
Dress Parade

Dress Parade
For a month or more past the officers
of the police department have been go
ing in squads to the photographers to
face the camera, and the entire regular
force, excepting the police detectives.
has been taken" AS result, there is
now completed one of the most unique
panoramic photos yet made and prob
ably the largest single piece of work yet
attempted in the United States. On a
single sheet Of paper. making photo
graph twelve feet long and a foot wide
the seventy-eigh men composing the
"fnest' appear in full dress uniform
lined up in dress parade.
On the left are the four mounted ofii-
GERS, tlaen Chief Glass and Capt. Rob-
erts afoot. The huge form of Sergeant
Jeflries heads the police rifle squad, who
stand next in line, twenty-four in num-
ber. Then, almost in the center OF the
long picture, the American flag held IN
the hands of officer Hill, one of the
tallest and largest men on the force.
Sergeant Gus Smith with squad of
eleven men comes next, followed by
Clerk Hentsley and Jailers Flammer
and Richardson. Next in line is Serg-
cant Morton with eleven men and Bail
if Appel, Secretary Cottle and Clerk
commanding twelve patrolmen, fianked
by Patrol Drivers Cox and Sites and
Clerk Bean form the end OF the line ana
the photograph.
The picture is mounted on stretcher
of canvas and presents the exact front
of the entire line as it would appear to
an observer standing facing them. The
figures are about five inches in height
and all being taken at the same exact
distance and focus are relatively cor
rect in relation to size as in life. AS
stated, there has nothing ever before
been attempted of this size in single
photograph and the picture, artistically
and otherwise, is a distinct success.
Some twenty or more negatives were
used in printing it. The horsemen, the
chief, captain and color-bearer and Il
few others were taken singiy on separ-
ate plates, the rest in squades of four
or five. To print the several figures on
the single strip of paper, align them per-
fectly and produce result so artistic
required the utmost nicely and care in
manipulation. A special toning bath
some thirteen feet long had to be built
to accommodate the print. as it would
be impossible to put it through the vari-
Gus washes in sections and secure a
perfectly even result The finished
work is now ready for exhibition and
will probably be on view today in the
window of Jacoby Brothers store on
Spring street. The artist who has 80
successfully met and conquered the
difficulties presented by this undertake
ing is Mr. Putnam of the Temple block.