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The herald., 1896-11-23
DISTURBED THE SERVICES.
And When Put Out Fought Until He
Was Landed in Jail,

AL Holden, a youth who so far forgot
himself as to raise a disturbance in
church last night, is now an inmate of
the city Jail with a charge of battery to
answer for.
Holden made himself obnoxious in the
Park Congregational church, corner Of
Temple and Metcalf streets, during the
services last evening, and j. H. Vening
one of the congregation sought to eject
nm. He got Holden as far as the side
walk when the lattar turned on him and
with straigt right handler knocked him
down.
AS Vening got up he was floored again
and a regular rough and tumble scrap
ensued. Finally Holden was subdued
collAred and marched off toward the po-
lice station. He got as far as the corner
of Beaudry and Temple when he stop
ped. refusing to proceed farther. 1t was
not necessary to force him, for by this
time an officer had arrived from the GEN.
trail station in response to a telephone
message and carried Holden Off in dis
grace to Jail.
The fight created a great commotion
in the church, and one woman tainted
from excitement Vening will be on hand
today to swear to complaint in the po-
lice court when the young hoodlum is
araigned.
The herald., 1896-11-23

are willing to pay the water company
for its plant q sum of money equal to
what 1t would cost to duplicate it, but
that they are not In favor Of paying
81. 5o.000 more than 1t is worth. The
municipality Is not run as charitable
and anyway the water COM
pany is not an object Of charity. The
people should keep their eyes on the
reasonable settlement" scheme. 1t is
loaded with tricks to break into the city
treasury. Let the Times be taken at
its word, and make the settlement
business the tissue" Of the campaign.
The herald., 1896-11-23
GERMANY'S SNAIL FARMS

The edible white snail is scientifically
cultivated on snail farms in Germany.
The snails, after being gathered during
the month of August in the surrounding
mown grass and leaves. After staying
in the pen about a month the mouths of
the snails are covered with a hard MEM
brane, which indicate to the snail farm
er that the snail is as fat as it will ever
be, because it's closed mouth prevents it
from eating. The snails are then gather
cred and packed and shipped to the
markets of France and Germany.
The herald., 1896-11-23
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT
Los Angeles-Madame Bloomfield Zeis-
lars pianO recital.
Orpheum- show.
THE REAL ISSUE

The Times saws: 1.-THE idea put forth
nv Mr.. Snyder's organ that there is
large class of citizens in Los Angeles
who are willing to wink or connive at
an unjust and unreasonable settlement
Of the issue between the municipality
and the City Water company, is insult
ing In the highest degree"
In its rage the Times admits too much
for its own good. For the first time the
water company, by its organ, claims
that there is a settlement" pending be-
tween it and the municipality. This puts
quite a new phase on the water question.
It means that the water company is de-
manding something from the people,
which they refuse to give, and that there
is an Issue" between the parties in in
terest which must be settled For once
the Times prints interesting news The
people have supposed all along that the
water company has been supplying them
with water under a franchise granted
by the municipal government; that the
company has collected its bills regular
ly; that the plant was exclusively the
property Of the company; that its fran
chise would expire by limitation, and
that, when 1t did expire, the account be-
tween 1t and the city would balance
the company being free to do as it liked
with Its plant, and the people being fr=e
81 aJs for
service.
But the Times says there is settle
ment'' to be made, and that it is an
tissue between the municipality and the
City Water company" Will the Times
De more explicit-submit bill of par
ticulars, that the people may know what
there is to "settle?" When the water
companys franchise expires. right then
and there all official and business rela-
tions between the municipality and the
water company will cease, or should
cease, so far as rights granted by the
existing franchises are concerned. But
II the Times article means anything at
all it means that the water company has
claims against the city for money which
are not provided for in the franchise,
and that the settlement" of these
claims is the tissue" of the municipal
campaign. Will the Times give bill of
items. and say how many thousand dol
lars will be required to make settle
ment" with the water company? If the
water company is going to spring bill
for extras" and make it the tissue,
the people should know something abou-
it. The people are under obligations te
the Times for throwing out this hint Of
conspiracy to plunder them under the
guise of a reasonable settlement" bu
1t was stupidity, and not a purpose tt
put the people on their guard tina
moved the Times to "give the snar
sway"
As to the large class of citizens VIII,
are willing to wink or connive at al
unjust and unreasonable settlement
we have the word of the Times that 81
per cent of the people favor municipa
ownership Of the water supply system
That II to say. 95 per cent of the people
- net want to farm out the privilege Of
supplying the city with water: that the,
The herald., 1896-11-23
A PARTING FLING.

GO way from there!' shouted a
woman from the kitchen window.
Meandering Mike was half way over
the fence, but had paused to parley with
the dog that snapped his jaws and
growled and jumped at him from the
other side.
Did you say Go way from here . /"
he inquired.
Yes: and I meant just that"
Madam, the invitation Is wholly SUI
perfuous. I was goin' anyhow. I kin
size up a situation ez quick ez anybody.
an I amt gointer t'row meself on de
hospitalities of no family dat don't feed
der dogs no better'n you do."-Wash-
ington Star
The herald., 1896-11-23
A UNITED STATES PRISONER.

Deputy United States Marshal Oaks
yesterday landed in the county Jail John
C. McGregor, to be held as a United
States prisoner. McGregor Is charged
with forging money order purporting
to have been issued by the postmaster of
Butte. Montana, payable at the Office in
Oakland, Cal, to Mrs. Tena Erxhig for
the sum of 20. The prisoner is held in
default of $4,000 bail.
The herald., 1896-11-23
CURRENT COMMENT.

The supreme court Of Illinois has de-
cided that the Torrens law is unconsti-
tutional. This law provides. as Is gen.
orally known, for the simpllfication of
methods in the transfer of real estate.
and has operated in an entirely salts
factory way; but the court says that 1t
confers judicial powers on the registrar
Of titles, and so it becomes null and
void by a mere trick of technical con-
struction, in spite of the fact that the
people indorse it and that it is manifest-
ly acknowledgements. Louis Glooe-Dem-
Ocrat.
The herald., 1896-11-23

ceeded by a grand character ballet. The
whole is interspersed with comedy and
aided by magnificent surroundings
which at times become fairly dazzling.
1t is conceded by notable musical crit
les that Corinne is the finest lady man
dplin soloist in America. She Is an ex-
cellent musician, and she has made this
instrument a feature of her studies.
The sale of reserved seats opens this
morning.
The herald., 1896-11-23

of the people want municipal ownership,
but the question of buying the water
company's plant is an important one.
The scheme is to unload the plant on
the city at nearly 100000 more than
1t Is worth.
The herald., 1896-11-23
THE COMBINE AT WORK

The water company and its ally, the
Southern Pacific. unfold their plans and
reveal their purpose from day to day,
and at every turn and twist Of the
Shiny coils of the combine there ap-
pear schemes to gather the govern
ment Of Los Angeles into its blood-suck-
ing folds. Just now the venom Of the
reptile is being flung at the peoples
candidate for mayor for no reason other
than it knows that with M. p. Snyder
as the chief executive of the city there
would be no opportunity to sink its
fangs into the body polite. The COM
bine hates Mr.. Snyder because he stands
for the best interests Of the people. and
not for corporation aggrandizement.
The water company wants a settle
ment" with the city when there is
nothing to settle. In short, 1t wants
to sell its plant. If 1t cannot get Its
franchise extended for a long term of
years, to the city at price which would
be fully If not more than twice it's
value, and that, too, in the face of its
organs confession that 95 per cent of the
people are opposed to any such DEAL
The combines effort to weaken the
confidence the people have in Mr.. Sny-
der by calling him ''shoe-
maker" and by asserting that
the election Of such man
a mechanic-would bring modification
upon the community" is making votes
very fast for the Shoemaker" The
people are not quite ready to ostracize
a man because he is boot and shoe
merchant; besides public sentiment
does not accept the standard Of politi
cal honesty and public morals which
and guide of official conduct as being
the best for society. and as between
seller Of boots and shoes and buyer of
votes and public officials, the code of
ethics employed by the boot and shoe
dealer in his business and political life
the people believe is far more conducive
to public good.
But in its desperation to get a fresh
hold upon the throat of Los Angeles the
combine only warns the people to be-
ware of it's Intentions when it assails the
integrity of prominent business men,
and no doubt much good will come of
the employment of questionable tao
tics. At all events, the combine fur
nishes evidence abundant every day
why it should not be allowed to be the
power behind the municipal govern
ment, and there is no doubt at all that
the people will take good care that it is
not mayor by proxy. The fact is, the
intense anxiety of the combine to rule
the city has caused it to become reck-
less in the prosecution of its side of
the campaign and expose the cloven
foot in all its hideousness. The more
it abuses Mr.. Snyder the larger his ma
jority will be. The people are not such
fools as to be pulled about by the nose
by the Los Angeles water company
and Southern Pacific railway.
The herald., 1896-11-23

The sugar beet can be profitably grown
in California on the same terms that
wheat and fruit are grown, but of course
a bounty of two or more cents pound
on sugar would make the business very
much more profitable SO would bounty
of a quarter of dollar per bushel make
wheat growing remunerative. and if
a sugar bounty is right, why not have
a wheat bounty
The herald., 1896-11-23

General Weyler finds 1t very difficult
to make the Cuban rebels do exactly
as he wants them to- do. But, then, he
ought to be satisfied with capturing
their abandoned camps, besides it is
healthier to rush In upon places where
the rebels are not than where they are.
The herald., 1896-11-23

Nearly 444,000 immigrants arrived in
this country during the last fiscal year,
and it is encouraging to know that less
than six in 1000 were ineligible to land
There is no danger to this country from
the coming of intelligent and Industrious
home-seekerS
The herald., 1896-11-23

Theosophists might use w. L. Price
to prove the doctrine of reincarnation,
for there is plenty of room for belief
that he was Ananias in a former life.
But, then. what right have Theosophists
to cast a reflection upon Ananias? No,
bad as was Ananias, let US have enough
respect for his memory to draw the line
at Price.
The herald., 1896-11-23

Shoemaker" Snyder has 'last" that
is very distasteful to the water-railway
combine and its organ. The fact of the
matter is, Mr.. Snyder will have to part
his hair in the middle and don an eye
glass before the aristocratic Times will
recognize him-but would recognition
be worth the trouble to win it?
The herald., 1896-11-23

Mr.. SNYDER is a shoemaker. but be-
cause he is opposed to letting the water
company heel" itself at the expense
of the people the combine says he Is
"too common" to be mayor.
The herald., 1896-11-23

M. P. Snyder is the sharpest thorn
the water company ever ran against.
In this connection it might be well to
observe that the Times has been pretty
badly scratched by the same thorn.
The herald., 1896-11-23

No, Mr.. Snyder is not paying the Times
to oppose his election. He will have a
handsome majority without resorting to
anything of that kind.
The herald., 1896-11-23

Thomas Bracket Reed is too smart
to be shelved in a cabinet position. What
he wants is plenty of mistakes by the
Mckinley administration, so that the
man from Canton will fail of the nom!-
nation in 1900. Thomas wants it him
The herald., 1896-11-23

The Price man and the Times news
paper are making votes for Snyder every
hour of the day. and they are not asking
a cent for campaign expenses.
The herald., 1896-11-23

ITO the deserter belongs the spoils."
is the way the Chattanooga News refers
to the appointment of Palmer and Buck
ner Democrats to Office by Cleveland.
The herald., 1896-11-23

1t is very fortunate for Bismarck that
he is close in the esteem Of the people,
for were he not, the emperor would make
Grmany a very uncomfortable abiding
place for him. However, it is safe to
say that Bismarck has the real welfare
of Prussia very much closer to his
heart than the empire has or could have.
The herald., 1896-11-23

Mechanics and laboring men should
not forget that the combine, as Is its
organ, is a bitter foe to organized mus
ola
The herald., 1896-11-23

1t is said that Mr.. Hanna will not
be ready to announce a cabinet for Mr..
Mckinley much before inauguration
day.
The herald., 1896-11-23

I. is everybody's business to take in
terest enough in the water question to
keep an eye upon the combine. There
v no doubt that more than 30 per cent
The herald., 1896-11-23

Tt doesn't look as If the silver issue
was dead when we see, week arter the
election. two such strong representa-
tive bodies as the farmers national
congress and the general assembly OF
the knights of Labor tackling 1t and de-
manding congressional action in the
line of free coinage.-Pittsburg POST
No one who attends Soross sympo-
sium can fail to be impressed by the
correctness of the members gowns, or
by the general atmosphere OF self-com-
posture which the consciousness of be-
ing we'll dressed lends to woman. So
apparent is this mental blandness that
no report of Sorosis meeting would be
entire which did not enumerate It's
sources, the Virot hat or the Redfern
gown.-New York Commercial Adver-
tser.
There Is just one thing to be said
about the situation in Leadville, and
that is that the supremacy of the law
must be established, regardless of the
wishes of either the miners or the mine
owners. The law of the state of Colo
rado must be obeyed. Men who will not
obey 1t willingly must be compelled to
do so, 1t makes no difference how much
it costs or how long it takes. Denver
Republican.
It becomes more and more evident
daily that Secretary of State Hanna
does not intend to choose Tom Reed
as coadiutor. He likes the regency of
the Mckinley administration, and will
be the whole thing.-Chicago Dispatch.
The herald., 1896-11-23

State Senator-elect Matte H. Cannon
of Utah is sound on the prohibition ques-
ton. at least. She says it does not pro-
hibit.-Chicago Chronicles
The herald., 1896-11-23

CITY subscribers to The Herald will con-
fer a favor by reporting to the business
once late delivery or any other negligence
on the part of carriers. During the week
All papers should reach subscribers not
later than o'clock. and on Sundays by
oN1Ael
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Opening and Closing OF the Mails.

Northern mails close at 30 and 60 a. m
snd ~ 80, 5 45 aud 8 80 p. m. Open st
OU q. M, 10 90 m. and 90 p. m.
Southern mails vis Charlottesville, close
at 7 so and 10 40 q. ~ and 2 15 and
80 p. m. Open at s 90 a. N. and 90
pm
Southern mails, via Richmond, close at
IL 40 a. m. and 10 and 8 As p. m.
Manassas Division mails close at SO g. N.
aud 30 p. m. Open at 10 40 s. n.
Alexandra and Round Hill maily close at
8 10 u. m. and 90 p. N. Open at 8 90 ST..
snd 0o p. n.
,hesapeake and Ohio mails close at is
2 u. and 30 p. m. Open at 8 0C a. m and
% p. IN.
Washington mails close at 30 and As a.
! m. and II 80, 4 so, 45 and so D. m.
Open ut 8 90 and 10 90 a. ~, 10 90 N. and
5 co and 80 p. m.
Ofics HoursIOpen at 8 90 q. m. Close at
6OOp.m
sunday Hours-Open at 8 90 a. m, Close
at 8 so 8. In.
Carriers Schedule-Collections made on
inside routes-6 80 and 10 90 8. N. and
) 0O and 30p.m. Full route-6 80 a. M.
and 80 p m. Sunday collection 5 90 p.,
m Carriers window open Sunday 8 90 a. m.
and close 9 80 q. m.
Deliveries made at 8 90 3. ~, 10 90 m. snd
500 p. m.
All mail should be in Office fifteen minutes
before hour indicated for closing,
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SOCIETY DIRECTORY.

Knights Templsr, Old Dominion command
ery meets every third Friday OF csch month
Mt Masonic Temple.
Royal Arch Chapter: Mount Vernon tioys
Erch Chapter meets every hrst Friday OF eaci
month at Masonic Temple.
Observation-Disclosures Lodge OF Nc
sons meets on the second and fourth Thurs
DAYS OF each month.
Andrew Jackson Lodge Of Mssons moots %
the first and third Thursdays Of each month
Potomac Lodge of Odd Fellows, No. IS
meets in their hall, on north Columbus street
svery Friday night.
sheir hall, on King street, every TuesH \!
night.
Marley Enc2mpment, No. g. meets over,
econd and fourth Monday at Odd Follow
Hall, north Columbus street.
Mechanics Lodge Knights Of Pythias, No
3, meets every Thursday night in PythaI
Hall. north Pitt street.
Oriental Lodge Knights Of Pythlas meat
avery Friday night on north Pitt street.
Aiexandria Lodge K. of P, No. 70, meet
Wednesday nights at Sarepts Hail. hin'
street.
Golden Light Lodge OF Good Torlpiai7
,rcets in their hall, on south Fairfax street.
every Tuesday evening
Talismsn Lodge Good Templars meets ever!
Monday night in Pythian Hall, north Pit
Refuge Council Sons of Jonadab, No. -
msets every Monday night at Sarepta Hall.
Juvenile Templars meets every Saturda.
afternoon at Good Templsrs Hall south Fair
champion Castle, No. 5, Knights Of Colder
Eagle meets every Wednesday night at Ss
repta Hall, King street.
Alexandria Council Royal Arcanum meet
r,.:.:::c e., .ooo.1:, :o-+b Columbus street
second and fourth Tuesday.
Belle Haven Lodge Knights OF Honor meet
avery first and third Tuesday in Potoms'
lodge room, north Columbus street.
Robert Andrews Division Brotherhood
locomotive Engineers meets first and thirc
Sunday in Potomac Lodge room.
Osceols Tribe Of Red Men, No. l, mSet'
avery Thursday night in Sarepta Hall.
Alexandria Catholic Beneficial Society meet
avery Sunday night in st. Mary's Hsll, coTnel
Roysl and Wolfe streets.
Young McI.'s Sodality Lyceum meets ever,
Tuesday night in their hall OH Duke street.
O'Kane Council, No. ABA, Catholic Benevo
ent Legion, meets on the st and 3rd Monday
each month OF St. Mary's Hall.
Lafayette Lodge, No. II, Independent Or
der Mechanics meets Wednesday night u
HVtllAD 11Hll, ltS otiSOp.
Alexandria Council, No SO, Jr. o. U. A. NJ
maets Thursdays at Odd Fellows Hall, OF
north Columbus street.
Belle Raven Council No. 81, Jr. 0. q. a
NJ. meets in sarepta Hall every Monday
night.
q. A NJ. meets every Wednesday night IL
Sarepta Hall.
meets every other Wednesday at Pythiar
Castle, Pitt street.
Alexendria Light Infantry moe tevery Mon
DAY night at their hrmory, south Royal street
Confederate Veterans meet iirst Monda!
night in each month at Columbia Engine
House.
sons OF Confederate Vetersn' meet frs
"Wednesday in each month.
Mount Vernon Court, No. 7Ti3, A. o. F
Of a. meet every 2nd and Attn Tuesday a
sarepta Hall King street.
/. o. B. B. meets first Mona'y in esct
month.
Both-El Congregation meets f'r
very quarter 20 O'"'' SA-''"' '
w.hn servef
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Tours to Florida.

In order to give the public an opportunity
to visit Florida at very reasonable cost the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company has arranged
for series of tours to Jacksonville The
company's une1celled train service, cxper-
fenced tourist agents and chaperons, and
above all, it's moderate charges, leave nothing
to be desired. The tours allowing two weeks
stay in Florida, will leave on January IS,
February 4, IL, IS, and rs, and March 3.
The rate. including transportation meals en-
route, and Pullman berth on special train, is
$50 from New York, and proportionate rates
from other points. For further information
apply to ticket agents
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-21

WOMEN ON BOARDS WHERE WOMEN ARE
CONCERNED Legislature must have be-
come aware by this lime of the proprety OF
having women on boards of directors i'll in
stitu.ions containing women. 1t is one OF
those plain propositions which has every
merit and no drawbacks. AT the State Fe-
male Normal School, at Fa mville, the 1nsti-
tuition for the Deaf Dumb aud Blind, at
Slaunton, the insane asyluns 1t Marion,
Petersburg, Williamsburg and stanton. and
at the State prison, each beard should have
woman member There are rot less than fif-
teen hundred women at these institutions,
one half Of whom are afflicted, and yet there
is not one woman director through whom
they can speak to the board that has control
over them, or to the public Every consdera.
ton of humanity, propriety. and prudence
deman that there should be awoman on the
board where there are women inmates wheth.
girls or grown women, There are women
in Virginia who have fully demonstrated
their fitness for those positions They
organized hospitals and successfully maintain
o them; they have organized homes for the
old and infrm. and maintained them; they
have mades homes for incurables and main
tanned them they have taken in hand and
organized the represe ntation of Virginia at
great pubic expo'ltlons tney nave o..
aud maintained women rs 3urlS' san 10
10 ). / -o-----A~~-to,-- -tOiieges, whose lane
% known all over the country. Why, then.
cannot their ability, their peculiar ability, be
used by their State? Why should their State
be without their aid simply on account Of
prejudice? Let members Of the Legislature
discard all prejudice and look at this from
common.sense standpoint; and let some one
/ of the members offer bill providing that a
woman shall be added to each of The boards
Il .med. -ISta.at0n Findicotor.
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Tothe Golden Gate.

Personally conducted tours via Pennsyl.
vania Railroad will leave New York and
Philadelphia for California February II and
March IL On the first tour q stop will be
made at New Orleans for the MaIdi- Gras fes-
tivities. and four weeks will be allowed in
California. On the second tour four and one
half weeks will be allowed in California An
addition to the magnificent train is through
Pu Imam compartment car, the very best that
the company can supply. Applications should
he made to 1896 Broadway. New York, or
Room All, Broad Street Station, Philadelphia