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The herald., 1896-02-10
FOUR INQUESTS
A Busy Day tor the Coroner-The Herdcastls
Suicide


Yesterday was busy day for Coroner
Campbell, four inquests having been held.
Yesterday morning the coroner went
down to Santa Monica where he held an
inquest on the body of Harry 7. Hardcastle,
the Los Angeles insurance solicitor, who
committed suicide by jumping into the
ocean from the wharf Friday afternoon.
No new facts were brought out beyond
what were published in The HERALD sat
urday morning. The widow has never
been to Santa Monica since her husbands
death, nor have any arrangements yet
been made for the burial.
An inmate of the county hospital. a man
named Albert Fountain, aged SO years,
committed suicide at that institution yes
terday forenoon by taking morphine. The
body was removed to the undertaking es-
tablishment of Kregelo & Bresee, on South
Broadway, and an inquest held in the
afternoon. The jury returned a verdict
that deceased came to his death from
opium poisoning, the drug being taken
with suicidal intent.
At Howry's undertaking establishment
on South Broadway, an inquest was held
on the body of Mrs. Minnie Cora Graves.
The jury returned a verdict of death from
heart disease.
At the Somerset house, on East Fifth
street. an inquest was held on the body of
Mrs. Philena Durrell, the wife of the pro-
prietor of the house, who died very sud-
denly. The cause of death was found to
be gastritis.
The herald., 1896-02-10
THE ANTI.SWEATING LAW

The Attorney General of New York
has fled an opinion affirming the vail
dity of the anti-sweating law. This is
a law that prohibits tenement house
manufacturing and is one of the many
measures inspired by good motives
which have bsen adopted for the pur-
pose of ameliorating the condition Of
the poorer workers in the great metro
polls. 1t is one of the laws which indi-
cate the utter incapacity of the legis-
lators, and as the latter are represent
alive of the political intelligence of the
people electing them, Of the
public as we'll to grasp the
labor problem. Aside from the fact
that such legislation is restrictive of
personal freedom and therefore IN
American in principle and that its en-
forcement involves the use Of inquisi-
torial methods, which are also undemo-
cratic and un-American, it cannot in
the long run substantially better the
conditions of the class in whose inter-
est it has been enacted. The victims
of the sweat shop system are not such
of their own volition. They do not
work thus because they ikeit, but be-
cause the necessities of existence com.
pei them. Their employment at "sweat
shop" tasks has been fixed by indus
trial conditions and not by themselves.
The "sweat shop" level is the one that
the competition to get the things that
the body demands, has landed them
oH;it ia the next level above above alb
solutely unsatisied want.
Respect for the excellent intentions
of the people who have promoted the
law is the only thing that should pro-
tect such "labor reform" measure from
derision. A law establishing mini
mum rate of wages for which people
should work, on the ground that below
that rate decent standard of living
could not be maintained, would bt
about as sensible. People might witt
equal reason be prohibited from get
ting a half if they cannot obtain {
whole loaf. As said before, the "swea'
The herald., 1896-02-10
FATAL ATTACK OF ASTHMA
Sudden Death of a Young Man in the
Receiving Hospital
Corpse In Less Than Two Hours After
Being Brought In for Treatment.
Peculiar Case

young man named Robert McClelland
died at the police station yesterday after
noon about o'clock under rather peculiar
circumstances. About 1 o'clock McClel-
land was taken to the police station in a
carriage, and booked for medical treat
ment. 1t was stated that he had been
brought from his room in the st. Charles
hotel, and that he was suffering from an
acute attack of asthma. Hewas made as
comfortable as possible in the receiving
hospital, and was prescribed for, but sank
rapidly, and diei about l o'clock. The
body was removed to the undertaking es-
Establishment of Krege,o g. Bresee, on South
Broadway, where an inquest will be held
today.
Inquiry at the police station revealed the
fact that the young man was in very bad
condition when he was taken to the re-
ceiving hospital. In fact. it was stated
that he was actually in a dying condition
when he was removed from his room in the
hotel, and nothing could be done for him.
Thomas A. Shooter, the Commercial
street taxidermisl, knew the deceased and
called at the station to make inquiries
about him. McClelland had been a waiter
in several restaurants in the city, but some
time ago went down to Santa Monica,
where ue reilaiieu ior d Wiiie. ~ was LIS
intention to go TO Arizona in day or two
for his health. From letters found among
his effects it is believed that his relatives
live in Cedar Rapids. Mich. From these
letters it does not appear that they consid-
cred McClelland sick man, and nothing
was said about his being afflicted with
asthma.
Coroner Campbell is not satisfied that
death resulted from asthma. This disease
rarely results fatally suddenly, and he is
inclined to The belief that death was either
caused from heart disease or double pneu-
monia, and will hold a post mortem this
morning to determine that fact.
The herald., 1896-02-10
nONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1906.
TIME TO DRAW THE LINE

An incident occurred last evening
that some of the thoughtful people of
this city have long expected. A couple
of the multitude of street evangelists
we're arrested for obstructing public
thoroughfare. and the conduct of GER
tain sympathizers subsequently led to
other arrests for disturbing the peace.
of the police station was not only novel
to Los Angeles, bat also positively dis
graceful to the city and most discred-
liable to the police force.
This business Of utilizing the public
streets for religious services has gone
on long enough. The time has come to
draw the line. The streets of a city are
intended for the going and coming of
people, not for the congregation of
them. The assemblies which nightly
line Spring street for several blocks
are violative not only of the peace and
quiet of the streets inhabitants, but of
the purposes for which thoroughfares
are provided. What appeared at first
as an insignificant gathering of the
Salvation Army has developed into
meetings by the dozen, with con-
gregations of people running from
one to several hundred, and all
or nearly all, on the most crowded and
active thoroughfare of the city. Thsre
are now several corps of the Salvation
army, one or more corps of an organi-
cation known as "God's Regular army"
holiness bands without computation, a
few delegations or skirmishers from
certain evangelical denominations, and
an indefinite quantity Of soul savers Of
the wandering variety. They line up
on the curbstones and with vocalifer-
GUS methods that might make Gabriel
ashamed of his trumpeting, proceed to
call unto the sinners until the hosts of
the unrighteous have gathered in num-
bers sufficient to obstruct alike the
movement of man. beast and vehicle.
The people who call and attend these
meetings certainly have rights, but
to disturb the peace or obstruct the
passage of other human beings on a
public street. The right of assembly
in behalf of any religious or non-re-
ligious belief or scheme is theirs IN
questionably, but it is right that
must be exercised without disturbance
or inconvenience to others, and it can
not be thus exercised on thorough
fares dedicated to the use of the pub
lie. Let them hire a lot, e tent or a
hall.
The herald., 1896-02-10
The Haraid's Level Head

THE Los ANGELES HERALD is up in arms
against the poll tax. 1t says:
40 the man of wealth the annual pay
ment of a two dollar fine called poll tax is
a trifling matter, but 10 the man who is
scarcely able to procure the necessities of
life it is hardship. There is no founda-
ton in justice for any such tax. &. {.
The poll tax should have no place on
the statutes of a civilized people. 1t
is relic of bygone ages, an emblem
of superstition, and an instrument of
petty oppression beneath the dignity of
any commonwealth or country"
THE HERALD's head is as level as floor.
The poll tax is an ubiquitous imposition
and ought to be (sooner or later will be-
abolished. Speed the day!--Kern City
Standard
The herald., 1896-02-10

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The herald., 1896-02-10
SILVER IN CONGRESS

WARRINGTON, Feb. S.-The recent vote
in the senate on the silver question affords
a measure of the strength of the two forces
now going swift to battle in this country
the force that would maintain the present
standard and the force that would bring
revolution and panic upon the country by
substituting the deprecated common de-
nominator for all values. In last nights
dispatches to the Times-Herald the meas
ure of the silver strength was taken from
the figures, but with one or two small in
accuracies. Viewing the senate as a whole,
including the senators who were pared
yesterday, counting the vacancy from
Delaware flied with a sound money SEN
ator las it soon will be), we find the United
alignment on this important question:
The herald., 1896-02-10
CONVERSION AND CONSIST
ENCY,

The manly stand taken by Repre-
sentative Hall of Missouri, when in
Saturdays session of the house he an
nounced his conversion to sound
money, should be applauded by every
one who admires and appreciates the
importance of courage and independ-
ence in public men. AS Mr.. Hall truly
said, "the greatest crime and curse
threatening to sink American institu-
tons" is "the cowardice of politicians,
OF the men who have not the courage,
the manhood, the grit to go before the
people and tell them when they are
wrong upon these great economic 4ues-
tons"
The people of every self-governing
country have been the victims Of lead
ers who are only leaders in talk but not
in thought. That sort of leadership is
unfortunately too prevalent in the
United States, and it is by no means
confined to parties other than the
Democratic. The Democratic party
has suffered to an inestimsble extent
from men looked up to by the rank
and file of the organization as the
teachers of the faith, who have turned
their backs on or falsely interpreted
that faith when it seemed the popular
thing to do either. And it can only be
popular to do either when the people,
because of the dereliction of the men
who achieve leadership, are in ignor.
ance of or misunderstood the Demo-
cratic faith.
Mr.. Hall is evidently man with
grasp OF Democratic fundamentals and
as natural result he has concluded
after conscientious study of the ques-
ton that Democrat cannot consis-
tently stand FOR any such proposition
as the free coinage of silver at the ratio
16 to l any more than he can Tor pro-
tectionism, subsidies, bounties or any
other form of special privilege. The
accusation of Inconsistency hurled at
Mr.. Hall has about as much value as
the same kind of accusation against a
man who has reformed after leading a
dissipated life. Mr.. Hall does not owe
consistency to anything other than
the right. Men cannot covenant to
hold forever the same beliefs for the
latter are the product of knowledge
and conse ~uently are subject to the
changes that newly acquired knowledge
may effect. As Mr.. Hall suggested,
only savages among human beings are
wholly consistent in the sense Of never
changing their minds. The consistency
that should be unfailing is that of act
ing and contending in accordance with
professed beliefs. People ara only
obliged to be consistent with the right
as they seq it. AS long as Mr.. Hall
honestly believed in the doctrine of the
silverites consistency required him to
vote and work for it; now that he has
changed his mind and openly an
nouncss that he has; consistency re-
quires him to vote and work against it.
There are some other men in the front
ranks of the Democracy who should
initiate without delay Mr.. Halls most
excellent example and be consistent
with truth and not error.
The herald., 1896-02-10

the part of the Republicans in the lower
house of congress to do something un-
American, and ungentlemanly as well, in
order TO create political capital. They
propose censuring a man because he eXer-
cised the privilege of free speech. Thomas
B. Bayard, who happens to be the United
States ambassador to the court of St.
James, made speech in Scotland in which
he expressed his individual sentiments.
and now they want to censure him because
he had the courage of his convictions.
This is liberty with vengeance. They
will scarcely make such fools of them
selves, and Mr.. Bayard will not be re-.
called.-Fresno Expositor.
All pieces OF wallpaper greatly reduced. A.
A Eek :il4 South Enriug street
The herald., 1896-02-10

Tomorrow the committee appointed
to investigate the charges of illegal
Imprisonment made against the police
depart ment will report, and the public
will know which, in the estimation of
the police con- missioners, is supreme,
the law or the department.
The herald., 1896-02-10

In THE event of such an unlikely and
deplorable thing as an early war be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain, considerable number of the
sailors manning the vessels that would
threaten the Atlantic seaboard Of this
country would be sustained in their
work by good American beef. A short
TINA sincs the British government
bought 100000 pounds of corned beef
Of Chicago house, which, by the way,
maintains large storeroom in
London, and good part of
this lot is in the holds of
the flying squadron. The government
of Victoria formerly bought freely
of American canned beef but in the
last three years has been patronizing
Australia. Presumably the Australian
supply is short and the United States in
consequence are resorted to again.
Canned beef is an American product
that has received some most vigorous
pushing abroad, several American
houses keeping important stocks at
different foreign points. The govern
ment of France has also literally pa
tronized American beef, single order
from that source lately amounting to
100000 pounds.
The herald., 1896-02-10
In THE local columns of today's HER.

In THE local columns of today's HER.
AID will be found an article relative to
q contemplated reorganization in the
police department that will furnish in.
tereeting reading for the members of
the force, the chief thereof and some
Democratic members of the city ooun-
cil-and the public. The latter is go sell
dom considered in these matters that
The herald., 1896-02-10

In other words. each silver Senator rep
resents four electoral votes, while each
anti-silver Senator represents six electoral
votes. The discrepancy would be much
greater If some of the States we're fairly
represented. Take Pennsylvania for in
stance. TIE second Store in the union is
in part misrepreseDted by Don Cameron.
Not a twentieth part of the people of that
commonwealth are for free silver, and yet
MIR. Cameron assmes to speak for one'halt
of that great State, or for sixteen electoral
votes. If we deduct these votes from the
silver side of the table and add them TO
the sound money side, where they will fall
after the presidential election, the free
silver minority in the electoral college will
be increased to eighty.one. There are
other States in which the free silver Sena-
tors do not properly represent the
people. No one belives the State
of Indiana is free silver
state. Possibly one-fourth of the Republi-
cans and one-half of the Democrats may
indorse the votes of Voorhees, and Turpie,
but majority of the people of that state
are surely on the side of a stable standard.
Both the senators from Georgia are classed
with the silverites. General Gordan was
not in the senate, and was paired with a
sound money man, but there is a great
deal of doubt as to whether or not he would
have cast his vote with the conspirators
against the commercial peace of the coun-
try had he been present. At any rate,
about ore-half of the people of Georgia are
said to be for sound money. In Missis-
sippi, in Tennessee, in Washington, in
Missouri and California. from each of
which two votes were cast for silver, there
is a strong popular sentiment against cur.
rency revolutions.
The herald., 1896-02-10

IT IS quite apparent from ex-Gov-
ernor Foraker's outgivings lately that
the Ohio idea of loyalty is about to
again obtrude itself into presidential
campaign. The Buckeye firebrand is
for Mckinley, apparently, but there is
such cold, clammy feeling about his
allegiance that the thought of it must
give the apostle of protectionism q
eth-chattering chill.
The herald., 1896-02-10

mention of it a. possibly constituting
an interested party, was nearly omitted.
The information conveyed in this art
icle is of tho straightest kind and the
fact that 1t has thus leaked out will
not please the plotters little bit.
The herald., 1896-02-10

The Les ANGELES HERALD is happy. 1t
has been sued for IL libel by Attorney y. ID.
Lewis, who modestly assesses the damage
to his blasted reputation at $5O,O0O-Ven-
tura Democrat.
Frank u. Lewis, Los Angeles lawyer,
has sued THE ERALD for the modest sum
of 500, 00O.-South Pasadena Pasadenian.
The herald., 1896-02-10
BABY'S 90 JriDsNCE.


Written for The Herald
Tiny, rosy fingers
Gently stroke NJ hair
AS in twi.ight's shad Cws
We kneel al evening prayer
Dimpled knees beside me
Seem themselves prayer
AS softly baby whispers
"rlcase Jesus, papa's here"
-Branscom Ashley.
The herald., 1896-02-10

The World is to be sold very cheaply
after this. That is, the New York
World will be, the price having been
reduced to one cent.
The herald., 1896-02-10

Mr.. Walter L. Webb, MIR. W. NJ. Ed
wards, Mr.. Frank M. Peckham, ut home
all this week. Engraving and fine sta
tionery. The Webb Edwards-Psckham
Co., 233 South Spring street.
The herald., 1896-02-10

Call tel. 243 for ambulance. Kregelo &
Bresee, Sixth. ana Broadway.
The herald., 1896-02-10
At Coronado
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call on or address Hotel del Coronado
Agency, y2o N. Spring ST., Los Angeles
The herald., 1896-02-10
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The herald., 1896-02-10

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A. Eckstrom 324 South Spring street
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-03


Gen. John A. Logan wns ,ey,,i,,
church attendant In the later Years Of
his life. lie had a most profound rev.
orence for the Bible. ana was Influenced
considerably by Bible ouotatlona
apecehea' rays a Washington CORE.
apond'nt.
remember. though" said . vencra.
Die eN-mcmber OF Congress a few DAYS
ago'' when a Bible quotation nearly
threw him Into conyuiHlona It han
penoi this way. Logan ana Thad stey-
ems were walking up to the capitol one
mornilg over a quarter OF a century
ago II was In the days when Stevens
could walk, for you may not be old
enough to remember that during the
last ten years or 20 OF his life. like oil
yer p Morton. he had to be CARRIED
around In a chair. A. they reached
'he west entrance OF the Capitol they
were mot by an old colorcd preacher.
VINO was known to both OF hem for
the reason that like many Other preach.
err OF that day. as well M thls he was
always soliciting contribution for
church building. buying an aran. or
something else In "A religious way.
Good morning, gentlemen he said
ana then addressing hlmssn more "a
his urbane companion ban TO the
general. II want that contribution TO
our church. We colorei people haven't
got many friends, and We have to call
on those we have very frequently"
! would be glad to Aelp a little this
morning answered Logan. but the
fact II | am broke.
Never mind put 10 tho old com.
moner' Stevens; 'rll give YOU a llft. al
the same time handing the preacher A
81 note. The preacher was most pro.
fuse In his thanks, Ashe was about 10
turn away Gen, Logan said 10 him.
Mr. Stevens Is very liberal with his
money this morning. he won from me
last night playing poker
at matters not said tho preaeher
God moves In mysterious ways his
wonders to perform.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-03

Stock raising is not business thai
can be engaged In without experience
as all those who have ventured can
testify to. IL requires time to grade
up herd to high standard, such as
every ambitious breeder sbouId
aspire TO. But even II II does re.
qulre time, that should not be n
stumbling block II Is far better 10
take a little more time and have a
high grade than economize time and
raise inferior stock. The time has
gone by when scrub production IA
tolerated; every progressive farmer
has his eyes opened TO the advantage
OF thoroughbreds, and those who get
out of the old rust first viii be bene.
fited. Where one is able to invest suf.
heient capital TO secure superior ami.
mails at the start there will be a saving
OF time, and profit viii come In sooner
but ordinary stock can only be i'm.
proved by allowing a sufficient period
OF time for so doing.
Moreover. stock breeding ia No,
much more than in its infancy. and
an opening on the ground floor vet
remains.-Among Live Stock.