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The herald., 1896-02-13
CHINATOWN A SHOW PLACE
Thousands OF White Visitors
Were Out Last Night
NEW YEAR RATHER TAME
Only Very Little Red Fire So Far in
Evidence
TIE Celebration Will Continue for Two More
Days-S!rIilar Holidays in the Past
We're Expensive

Chinatown was q show place last night,
and thousands Of people who digest with
horror the manifesters of the Ministerial
union anent some of the peculiar practices
of the dstrc! brushed up against the evils
complained of in manner watch set the
emotions of some of the habitues in the
locality beating brisk tattoo for fear that
the uninitiated might go too far, and as
result see too much.
While the large crowds of men, women
and children which for nearly four hours
patroled the dingy and i'll smelling alleys
OF the districts, treated merely among the
outskirts of what is usually considered by
most OF them to be 4 plague spot, scores of
persons were, before they had become
aware of it, right in the midst of
sights and scenes familiar to the old town
rounder only and only dreampt of by the
rest Of humanity. Several couples accom-
panied by children had to be sidetracled
by the police in the district before il was
too late.
There was really nothing very remark
able to see about Chinatown last night.
TIE locality, while ablaza with lanterns,
presented otherwise it's normal appearance.
Here and there a few stray fire rockets
were turned adrft fully charged TO speed
their way into the limitless space overhead,
but crackers in an indiscrminate quantity
were discharged in honor of Confucius and
the beginning of another celestial year. The
restaurants i'll the district were filed with
bebazoned males and red.besmeared fe-
males of the yellow race, in comnemora-
ton of the joyous occasion, all of the
guests either slipping tea brewed in tiny
cups, mastlcating celestial delicecies di-
rect from Canton. or singing the songs of
their native land, The words of which
sounded not unlike the chirping of SO
many mezZo soprano crckets out for "A
holiday, The women about these festive
boards were i'll the main OF the variety ell
coun;ered about the public tea gardens of
the several open ports located upon the
China sea, with their eyebrows and cheeks
painted a vernllion, their Glossy black
hair cooled over their oars ald n1maded to
shining smootaues3. With feet
which, from the standpoint of
size, a Figueroa street girl might
have envied, and Glassvar baubles and
bgassy trinkets which II pawnbroher' clerk
would have sped as having been made to
fit the occasion only, at distance OF sew
era miles.
The crush through Ferguson alley at 8
oclock resemblei Central Park during
the Fiesta, the center OF interest being the
big loss house in the block, which was
iammed with people until after 10. The
crowd was so great that the doors leading
to the heather temple had to be closed ct
0:30, to permit those who were then on the
inside 10 get out.
People went everywhere. Into the stores
which were not open for traffic, anl mp
stairs into the living rooms of the deni-
zens of the locality. There were at times
The herald., 1896-02-13
KICKED HARD At A CUT
A Concern With q Grievance
Against the Fire Board
TALKING OF A HOSE TOWER
The Routine Business OF the Fire Conn
missi0ners
First neeting of the Water Committee to Fix
the New Water Rates Ends In
Little e-Queer Petition

The LIewellyn Iron works yesterday re-
turned to the board of fire commissioners
the demand for S75 allowed for the recent
repairs upon one of the engines of the fire
department. The bill for the work was
$l53, and the cut made is claimed to have
been by the Llewellyns a rank injustice.
The board yesterday ordered tho $75 de-
mand again forwarded, and filed the COM
munication submitted.
A petition for a fire alarm box at the
corner OF Sixteenth street and Union
avenue was referred to Chief Moore, the
same action being taken with a request for
permit to operate boiler at the yards of
the Union Oil company at their yards on
the corner of Palmetto and Mateo streets.
The petition of w. Elwn d Co. to opera
ate steam boiler at 234 East Fourth
street, and the petition of E. w. Cole TO be
permitted to maintain a blacksmith shop
on lot 2 of Wicks' subdivision of the kiefer
tract, were both granted.
Chief Moore reported that the complaint
of A. w. Eames against A. j. Springer, the
driver of Park hosewagon, had been ami
cerned. Springer was charged with having
been responsible for a collision in which
Eames' buggy sustained some damages.
On motion of Commissioner Vetter, the
chief was instructed to prepare and pre-
sent at the next meeting of the board the
name of every person having one and the
number of each badge in the department,
and to at once call in all fire badges as
far as known, now worn by persons not
connected with the department.
Chief Moore was also instructed to in
quire and report upon the advsabllity of
obtaining gas or electric lights at chemical
houses and . and at engine house l and
also to report upon the advisability and ex-
pense of erecting q hose tower at engine
house No. /, which is the property Of the
city.
The appointment of j. II. Gentry as n
permanent fireman was confirmed, and
the City Water company was Instructed to
place fire hydrants on Hope street at
Ninth, Tenth, Twelfth, Fourteenth, Fif-
teenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth,
and Washington, and on Flower street at
Tenth, Twelfth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth.
Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth aud
Washington.
ton of the bids for fire hose opened by the
council on Monday, and decided to recon-
mend that 1900 feet OF Victor Jacket and
1900 feet OF Berg state, be purchased at
eighty cents Il foot.
Fred G. Barh filed an application to be
appointed driver, and Samuel tirri and
e. A. Wall as cal.lnen, all three being
ordered to be fled.
THE COMMITTEE ONLY NET
The committee upon water and water
supply held its first meeting yesterday
morning, the object being TO discuss the
new forthcoming water rate ordinance.
W'ta the exception of discussing the mat
The herald., 1896-02-13

OF the practical oneness of the church in
loving sympathy shown to him everywhere
on his departure for this outpost OF the
church's army. He paid n tribute of re-
gard to Rev. Dir. johnson. the bishop-elect
of the new diocese of Los Angeles, who
will be consecrGted on the 24th inst, and
bespoke for him a hearty welcome from
his diocese. He referred to the debate in
the last general conven ion, Which resulted
in the decision to erect bishopric in Alas
ka, and said that the bishops salary for
the next three years had been guaranteed
by g wealthy layman, while to the women
OF the church this extension OF the church
work was mainly due.
lie spoke OF the vastness OF the territory
being as large as all OF the United States
east of the Mississippi river; of The mighty
Yukon river, $500 mites long, with an av-
erage width Of ten miles and seventy-Hve
miles at its mouth of the mission stations
at Ford Andc, 800 miles up the river, and
Fort Adams, 1000 miles still further up;
of the mission at Point Hope, the result OF
the zeal of an olllcer IN the United States
navy; OF the splendid work done by Drs.
Grigg5 and Duncan, two unordained ply
sicians; of their lonely lives, only getting
supplies once year; OF the good work
done by the bishop OF Olympia and of the
self-denylng iabors OF Miss Sabine and
Rev. DR.. Chapman.
He said that Juneau would be the central
point of the diocese, as it had a population
OF 5000 and was the great rendezvous of
miners, cauncry men and prospectors. lie
hoped soon to be able to establish n hospi-
tai where the sick OF both sexes might re-
ceive care and treatment. AZ present
there was only ono hospital in the territory
ana that one for males only He will be
accompanied by Rev. Henry Beer, who
will in future devote himself to the work
in Alaska.
A collection was then taken no by the
Revs. II. Judd and William b. Burrows
for missions in the diocese of Los Angeles,
after which the rector, Rev. 3. W. Taylor,
made short address upon systematic CIV
lug. A hymn was then sung, Bishop Rowe
pronounced Tue benedlciion and the meet
ing was dismissed.
Among the clergy present were the Rev.
Wm. +. Burrows OF Santa Ana. Rev. A. 5.
Clark Of Christ church, Rev. Henderson
Judd. Rev. D. +. Mac Kenzie of the Church
of the Ascension, Boyle Heights; Rev. John
Gray of St. Plur5; Revs. Henry Beer and
John II. AlcCracken OF Sierra NIadre. Mex
Sunday morning the Rev. Henry Beer will
preach on the Claims of Aiasia at the
Church IF the Epiphany, Bishop Rove
preaching at st. Paui's. IN the evening
the b shop viii preach at the Church of the
EDiDlauy.
The herald., 1896-02-13

growls and protests by some heavy-browed
highbnder whose privacy was possibly be-
ing intruded upon, but in the main the
qusued inhabitants we're good natured. Most
OF them hayO by this time gotten accus-
| toned to the white mans curiosity upon
the one feast of ieasts which to all Mongo-
lians, the world over, ushers in new era
of peace and good will
The celebration this year is not very
elaborate affair. Chinatown is, with the
rest of mankind, very Door just at present.
Fantan is said to be one of the lost arts in
the district. and the shop keepers are not
unloading their wares in very large quanti-
ties to the eastern tourists just now.
Filings is velly bad,'' sadly commented
one sleek merchant, when questioned con-
cerning the matter last night.
An extra force of police and detectives
is doing duty in Chinatown just now. for
the white denzens of the loc Atty are prone
to resent the stares and comments OF some
of the crowds who are stunning in the vi
cinity and pocket picking and free fights
are not an improbahiiity. The present
celebration will not end until Saturday
night.
Similar holidays in the past cost China
town thousands of dollars. The one this
year is scarcely a hundred-dollar affair.
The herald., 1896-02-13

ter in purely informal manner nothing
was done. After City Clerk Luckenbach
had been instructed to overhaul the records
for the purpose of discovering if possible
whether or not any rates were i'll elect
when the water company obtained its fran
chise, the committee ad journed witho 1T
date.
Luckenbach has procured two water re-
ceipts from one of the old-timers, dated
September l and October l, 1865, for
$3.50 each. Old residents say that before
the seventies the water company charged
only $l.5O for each house, no matter how
large it was.
Jhere will be no report upon the subject
before one week from next Monday.
SOME ONE HAS DONE HIM
party by the name of II. L. Hollings-
worth, who has evidently been swindled by
someone, has filed with the council the fol-
lowing:
On January 22d Of the present year
paid the sum of $725 for oil wells. pump,
tank, etc, on lot 8, block ., of the Los An
geles Improvement company's subdivision.
AS there never was au oil well on the above
described lot, respectfully ask that the
$7.25 be returned to me.
SOME NEW BUILDINGS
Permits were yesterday issued for new
buildings aggregating in value $l3 ,500,the
most important being as follows:
To j. G.. Whitaker for tive dwellings TO
cost $1,000, on Flower street, near Sixth;
to D. x. Cohn for $1,000 dwelling on Ala
media street, near Sixth to II. j. Erwin
for $500 dwelling On Figueroa street,
near Thirty seventh to DR.. A. J Erwin for
a $500 dwelling on FiGueroa street, near
jefferson; TO Alice M. Patterson for a
$500 dwelling on Grand avenue, near
Twenty seventh street; to G. Oft for n
$1,000 dwelling on Grard street, near
Sentous; to Mrs. p. A. Osborn for a 81 100
dwelling on Twenty-seventh street, near
Central avenue.
NO RELIEF FOR NILES
DR.. Salisbury presided at the regular
meeting of the board of health yesterday,
the mayor being still ill with la grippe.
Passerire Gulia was granted n permit to
practice midwifery. William Niles was
before the board to protest against what he
considers TO be persecution, he having been
drawn into the police court charged with
maintaining q nuisance in the shape OF q
cattle ranch on East Washington street,
The board declined to interfere.
The herald., 1896-02-13
III HIS MONEY 70 BURN
The Board OF Education and
Its Finances
SOMETHING OF A SHORTAGE
II Loan Had Not Been Grabbed by
the Council
ing Warrants Is Partially True, as 1t
Applies Only in Cases

superintendent Foshay and several of
the members of the board of education,
accompanied by Building Inspector Charles
L. Strange, yesterday made a minute in
spection of the various, new school houses
for the purpose of learning just how many
new rooms will be ready for occupancy
when the schools reopen on Monday. The
work upon all Of the buildings is being
pushed to rapid completion, but
work as hard rs tliey might, the
contractors will probably not be able to
have any more than live houses completed
I in time, although five more may be ready
for schoo purposes with Incidental work,
such as the plumbing, 10 be perfected later.
TIE work has been rushed since the eXteii-
sion of time was obtained, to its utmost
limit, there being no cessation of opera
tons even on Sundays. All of the build
ings excepting the ones on Olive and San
Pedro and Norwood streets, will be COM
pleted by "Wednesday of next week. Hhs
contractors expect this time 10 pay the full
+ penalty for all the time that they will be
behind.
1t is given out at the rooms of the board
of education that there is an erroneous inn
preston abroad, the result of the publica-
lions tiat the common school fund is de-
petsl and teachers warrants are being
registered by the city treasurer. Secretary
Dandy of the board says that although the
city fund is nov exhausted, the balance on
the apporuonmeut win pay the high school
and ldnderGarten teachers and such other
items rs by law must be paid from that
fund with nothing left June 80, 1896.
Dandy states that the financial condition
of the board up 10 date is as follows:
Liablities-EXpenses PAYABLE from state
and county funds to June 80, 1896:
Teachers salaries 500, 600: supplies, etc.,
$4,000. Total, SllI.00O. Assets = On
hand state fund, ST7 900; on hand county
fund, $50 900; aDnortonment May 80,
1896, $40, ,O0O-fj47,00O balance on
hand, state and county funds, June so,
$50. $4,000.
Liabilities for last half of year, state and
county fund teachers salaries, $4,000.
Assets: June 30, 1896 balance on hand,
5000; June 30, 1886, apportionment,
state. $50, ,000-S3l 900; balance on hand
Estate and county. December 81, 1896,
$i 900. City fund: liabilities, high school
antl kiudergarten teachers, = ) 900; ssla-
RES and supplies, 500 ,0D0-$3S 900; APP
portonmeut from fall collections, $55 900;
balance in city fund December 81, 1896,
SIT zoo; total on hand, 81 3 900.
These accounts were overdrawn $50. 900
when the present board came into office.
The statement that teachers arc discount
ing warrants is only partially true, as it
only applies to those whose money must
come from city funds. This was anticipa-
ted by the board and the 81 1000 necessa-
ry To pay those demands was set aside last
fall, but was Recently taken by the city to
pay an old loan of three years standing.
Orr 4 Hines, undertakers, removed To
647 South Broadway. Eel, Main 50.
The herald., 1896-02-13
AN ESCAPE RE.APTJ2ED
The Notorious William Aiead Again Behind
the Bars


The notorious William Dean, better
known as the "Christ Kid,' who escaped
from Deputy Constable Mugnemia q month
or more ago while the officer was out with
him to get bail, has been recaptured and
is again in Jail. Last evening Deputy Con-
stables BrakesuhIer and Nelson attended
the performance at the Burbank theater
and saw ''the kid" enjoying himself I'D in
gallery. They placed him under arrest,
and, Handwriting him, started for the
station. On the way Mead borrowed an
overcoat from one of his friends to put over
his hands. At Winston and Main streets
trs friend wanted his overcoat hack, and
Brakesuhlec tool, his hand from Mead's
arm so that it could be removed. Quick
as ~ fash Mead darted down Winston
street. The fellow can run like IL deer,
and, despite tho fact that lie was hand
cuited, he distanced his pursuers and
would have escaped. but for boy telling
where ho was concealed in q water closet.
Brakesuhler forced the door and again
nabbed his man. He was safely landed at
the station without further incident.
The herald., 1896-02-13

The finest equipment for wedding invita-
tionS or announcements. either printed or en-
gravcd, IS founi ut il. NJ. Lee IL Bro.'s. lao n.
Sprirgst. Clt OF town parties, send FOR our
SAMPLES,
The herald., 1896-02-13
Dead to the World

Last night young man was taken to
the police station apparently SO drunk that
he could not give his name. 1t was said
that the man had been trying to break into
a house on San Pedro street. IL the man
was not shamming this would have been
an inpossibility. lie was almost naked
when he was found.
The herald., 1896-02-13
Electric Dar

Electric cars vii! be run permanently
upon the Grand avenue division of the Los
Angeles Railway company's system be.
ginning today.
The herald., 1896-02-13
Ribbon Values

Notwithstanding the tremendous ribbon business that
has been done here since Saturday morning there
about 200 bolts of the Barnes stock left; this will go at
the following reductions:
Regular Price Sale Price
Lot 1-FanCv Dresden No. 60 ....7 7Sc 40C
LOT 2-FancV Dresden No. 40 - &c SOC
LOT 3-AssOrted cOlOrs No. 60 - 6Oc zoe
Lot 4-Pain coorS, No. 6O................ soc zoe
Lot 5-Fancy coorS, No. 40 ............. .45c l5c
Lot 6-Fancv ColorS No. 40 3Oc 1OC
Lot Fancy coors, No. 22...~.....".2Oc iOc
The herald., 1896-02-13
rlnieIivnred reInnrnms

There are undelivered telecrams at the
Western Union telegraph office, corner Of
First and Spring, for the following persons
Miss Eliza Wright, j. w. Appleton.
The herald., 1896-02-13
Licsnscl 20 We'd

The following marriage licenses were is
sued yesterday:
+. ". Shaw, aged 6S, a native of Yer
mont, and Elizabeth Mccullough, aged %
a native Of California.
Paul F. Goodrich, agel So, a native of
Massachusetts, and Bertha Jenkins, aged
20, a native OF Illinois.
Caleb &. Yates, aged SO, native of Mis-
souri,. and Ida Downs Hays, aged 36, a ma
tive of Kansas.
James NJ Miller, aged 40, native of
Ohio and Mrs. Katie Metzam, aged %. a
native of New York.
James Croad, aged so, native of Eng
land. and Minnie Catlin, aged 23, a native
Of Nebraska.
John Ryan, aged II, native of Ken
tuclSy. and Mary A. Frink. aged so, ma
tive Of California and resident of San
Bernacdlno.
LlewelIyu ]. Hall, aged 81, a native of
Minnesota, and Sarah II. Christman, aged
23. a native of Illinois.
William Edward Hope. aged 81, a native
of California. and Mary E. MIC Mahon, aged
%, also native Of California.
The herald., 1896-02-13

Sweet Moments cigerettes are the best.
Try u package. Sold by all dealers.
The herald., 1896-02-13

Call tel. 243 for ambulance. Keegelo C
Bresee, Sixth enc Broadway
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-15
MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN.
May Now Rest ana sport TIL Oct.
Ober

London. Aug. 1.-THE Queens speech
profoguing Parliament was delivered to
Inc House OF Commons at 6:I5 this af-f
ternoon. The speech says:
MY relations with the powers con-
tinue TO be friendly. The hostile moye-
ments of the Dervishes in the Valley
OF the Nile against the positions oceu-
pied by Italy, east of that river. con-
vinced me that 1t was necessary for
Egypt to take steps towards arrestine
their advance. BY my advice and sane
non an expedition has undertaken to
restore to the Government of the Khe-
owe as far as Dongola the territory
which was lost decade ago. The
oDerations of the expedition are pro-
ceeding. and by the brilliant action at
terket. large proportion of the ter
ritory has been recovered. sii
THE condition of portions of Tur-
kew continues to cause anxiety and at
present Crete Is the principal center OF
the disturbance. l have observed strict
neutrality. but in conjunction with the
powers / endeavored to reconcile the
contestants by proposing system of
Government which should be equitable
and equally acceptable to Christians
and Mussulmans.
II regret that a serious rebellion, sfE-
nalized with cruel murders, has broken
out In Matabeleland, the rising having
extended into Mashonaland The work
dertaken. the settlers displaying great
courage. They have since been REIN.
forced by Imperial and other troops."t
The speech refers to the Matabele
country and expresses hope that tha
rebels will shortly accept the cismency
which has been offered them.
Relief garrisons sent to Chitral have
received the cooperation of the tribas-
men
Her Majesty expresses her thanks to
the House of Commons for their provia-
ions and services for the year, and con-
cludes by saying that she has given her
consent with pleasure to the measures
for naval defenses. for lessenIng the
AGRICULTURAL taxes, for the pyotection of
the cattle import from disease. and ineas-
ures for various other purposes, includ.
Ing the Irish land BILL II
In bidding farewell to the members OF
the House Her Majesty prays that they
may receive the blessings of ProvsdeEce
and rest from their labors.
Parliament was formally proroguttl
until October.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-15
MYSTERIOUS ASSAULT
psrps'Iated Upon Lltila Girl Taken.
From H;r Bed at Dead Of hJgbi.
SAME BRUTE IAyADEs AN ORPHAN HOME
lie wns FRIGHTENED Away Before
His Intentions Were Heyealea-
"re"' h1et'o'nent Results grsynl
the Affair, and Parties are yieor.
o"siy Searching for the Criminal.

Mobile, Ala, August 14.-Rey. Gardi-s
ner q. Tucker. rector of st. Joints
ChuTch, Episcopal, Mobile, and his FAM;
NY nave been spending the summer at
BATTLES Wharf, resort on the Eastern
Shore OF Mobile Bay. At o'clock this
morning Mr.. and Mrs. Tucker were.
aroused by tapping at the back door
OF their home and then childish voice;
was heard crying out: please, Mamma 4
let me In" Astonished and ala rmed.
tne parents opened the door to find their
six-year-old daughter lying on the steps,
Sne was taken in and soon told her aw-
ful story In substance she said that q
man mad taken her from the house
into the woods and there had injured
her She was out of the house about an
hour. The man, she said, brought her
back ITO the house, putting her down at,
the gate She had dragged herself to-
the rear door and knocked She said
that the man was short and thick SET. of,
iight complexion, white man or q mu-,
latto negro.
Mr.. Tucker Immediately aroused his
neishbors and searching parties were
orsanized BY the light of torches.
,anterns ana lamps the country adja-
cent 10 Battles Wharf was thoroughly
secured. BY daybreak the whole COM
munity was on foot but no definite clue
could be obtained except that about Ia
o'clock the children In the Catholic
Orphans Summer Home, half mile
away mad been alarmed by an Intruder,
who came IN at the window, aud when
the children asked what he wantafi
replied. THE sisters" Then he return-
ed. He was said to ne a negro. The
man who entered Turker's home went
IN at the window, picked up the child
From a bed on which lay also a twelve
year-old daughter of Mr.. Tucker The
niue victim did not awake until she was
Out OF the house. Reporters have gone.
10 the scene, but as yet nothing has
been heard from them. -,