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The herald., 1896-08-23
A REPUBLICAN RALLY
VIII A. Harris Addresses an Audience in
r,ns;c Hall

A large crowd attended the Repub-
lican rally at Music hall last evening,
and while not excessively enthusiastic.
apparently enjoyed listening to the
lengthy effort OF VIII A. Harris. some
times known as "he of the silver
tongue"
l.. r. Garrett jr, presided over the
meeting. and as he holds a clerical po-
stion in Mr.. Harris office, probably full
filled the main function of the position,
which consisted in presenting to the au-
dience the speaker of the evening, all the
more efficiently for that reason. Sup
porting the presiding officer upon the
platform were many men of Eight and
leading" from the ranks of the Repub-
lican party.
convert is always the more ardent
as the new faith stirs and fires his brain,
and Mr.. Harris last evening spoke with
all the assurance of the proselyte while
engaged in picking political chestnuts
from the fire for the benefit of his Will
ON political opponents.
With a wealth Of vehement gesture
and oratorical effect he made a good
speech. Not perhaps what could be
called a vote-making speech. but one
that captivated the fancy while failing
to touch the Judgment Dealing in gilt
tering generalities he sought to give ad-
equate reasons why the gold Democrats
could not support the Chicago platform.
Reviewing the facts in connection with
the crime of 1873" he took the oppor-
tunity to verbally roast Senator Stew
art to bright brown crisp, and then
with candor that was more apparent
chan real proceeded to examine into the
status of Mexico, and particularly the
laboring class there. with things as they
exist in the United states. II is perhaps
needless to say that the eloquent speak
er did not compare the laboring class of
the sister republic with the same class
in Germany. Austria or Spain, all gold
standard countries Nor did he draw
attention to the fact that at certain
times in the year large numbers of peo-
pie leave Germany for Russia and on the
soil of silVe> standard country eke out
a miserable living made impossible in
their own land. Nor was particular
stress laid upon the advancement of
wages in Mexico during the last decade
the comparison being more sharply
drawn simply between the respective
countries today.
Mr. Harris champloned the cause of
Wall street with some grace and hearty
good will. and pointed out the fallacy of
the howls against bankers and capital
lists He concluded his address with
perora ton in which he vowed that his
love for his country, for his flag, for his
family. ard his duty as a citizen. pre-
vented him from subscribing to the Chi
cago platform.
A correspondent who was present at
the speaking has sent The Herald the
following queries. which MI Harris can
answer a. his convenience:
The question was frequently asked
about Music hall last night during the
goldbug harargue: Is this the same
Harris who went as a delegate to the
silver convention at Memphis, Tennes-
see?
Is this the same Harris who upon the
election of Grover Cleveland said that
h7 had but oI-e objection to the new
president, and that was that he was no
friend to silver, while lie (Harris) was a
true-b blue bmetallist?
The herald., 1896-08-23
CITY TAXES
Final Report of the Tax Collector for 1850
Filed


City Tax Collector John Fl. Gish yes
terday filed his final report of the COL
lection of city taxes for the fiscal year
1896 with the city clerk, which report
will be presented to the council tomor-
rom. A synopsis of the report is as fol-
lows:
Real property-Taxes and penalties
uncollected as per report filed Dec. 2,
1885, S243, ,S06; five per cent penalty on
delinquent second payments. $700.S6;
charges for advertising, $1367. so; certif-
Gates tax sales, 1910. Personal property
Excess taxes uncollected as per report
filed Dec 2, 1885 1853. "a; changes in cal
Culating penalties on first payments,
Sl.02; total to account for, $247, ,24S.62.
Contra credit-EXcesS personal prop
erty tax remaining uncollected, $20S.72;
real estate property taxes, costs and
penalties uncollected, for which Ixop-
erty was sold to city July 49, 1896, s961051;
double and erroneous assessments found
on roll since report of Dec. 9, 1895, cor
rected by consent of city attorney, s9601;
cash collected and paid treasurer on ac-
count of taxes and penalties since De-
cember report. S237 $3.50 So; losses on frac-
tional calculations, $252; total, $247,-
2iS.62
The total amount of taxes charged
for the year was $673,545.07, of which
500 p was collected. Mr.. Gish says
chat there are probably 80 per cent more
delinquents this year than last. but on
the whole collections have been very
satisfastory, considering the dull times.
and that he is very well satisfied with
the showing made
The herald., 1896-08-23
SILVER AND SOclABILITY
A Pleasant Smoker Is Given by the Eight,
Wari Bryan Club

The Eighth Ward Bryan Silver club
gave a smoker last night at Painters
hall. on Also street, and the result was
an enthusiastic gathering at which some
sound doctrine in support of silver coin
age and against gold monometallism
was advanced. In addition, pleasant
social evening was spent.
The meeting was largely made up of
Woriiingmen. They We're addressed by
Workingmen. and therefore the truths
that were set forth had the most telling
effect
C. J. Dahl, the president of the club,
called the meeting to order and made
few remarks as to the friendship and
love exhibited by Mr.. Mark Hanna for
the workin gman.
j. p. FELTON, made a brief talk, telling
his fellow toilers why they should sup
port Bryan.
A. Vinette sang a typical song entitled
The Honest Dollar, and another entitled
Powerful Grover c.
j. r. Armstrong, DR.. Dows and w. A.
Warner also delivered addresses.
Col. Tobias sang one of his campaign
songs in which the audience enthusias-
ticaily joined
Refreshments were served during the
evening. and the smoker was a most
pleasant success. Later in the campaign
another will be given.
The herald., 1896-08-23
STOLEN GARDEN HOSE
A chinaman Arrested While Endeavorinr to
Sell His Plumber

While trying to sell fifty-foot section
of brand new hose near the corner Of
Upper Main and Ord streets last night,
a Chinaman giving the name of Ah Jim
was arrested by officer Talamantes and
sent to the lookup.
On his way down in the patrol wagon
Jim confessed to officer Robbins that he
had stolen the hose in Pasadena, but
could not tell from whom The brand of
Pacific made for the Stevens Hard
ware company, was on the hose and it
was tied up just as it came from the
store. never having had a drop of water
run through it. Jim was placed in a cell
for the night and an owner for the hose
will probably be located today
The herald., 1896-08-23
Los ANGELES HERALD. SUNDAY as: 1888

used as a catspaw in the matter. hn
promptly ordered the attorney to dis
miss the injunction proceedings insti
tuted in his name. AS stated in The
Herald yesterday morning. it is charges
that the injunction suit was merely
subterfuge on the part of the contractor
to gain time, as he had done in the past
1t is stated that the contractors tried 10
get some one to allow them to use their
names for the purpose of the suit, but
that they were unsuccessful. The con-
tractors then called on their attorney
and told him that he would have to find
a man. The attorney was we'll ac-
ouainted with the attorney and told
him to go ahead. which he prompt,
ly did. When the property owners called
on Mr.. Garnsey and explained matters
to him that gentleman stsfd that ne
did not wish to do them an injustice, ana
the order for dismissal followed.
The council can now take such further
action in the matter as they may wish.
The herald., 1896-08-23
POLITICAL. NOTES
item, of Interest Concerning Movements lnci-
dent TO the Campaign

Capt A. NJ Bragg, an old citizen, has
been announced as a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for supervisor
in the Second district. The captain has
acceded to the request Of numerous
friends, and will M ~ the race. He is
a staunch Democrat and an enthusi-
astlc Bryan man.
The Silver Republicans are meeting
with an enthusiastic response on all
sides to the call made for their meeting
Tuesday evening next Thirty-fiVe Re
pubHcans came forward yesterday and
desired their names added to the com
lnittee of one hundred. Mr.. McLachlan
will be more convinced than ever that
something has dropped when he notes
the enthusiasm of the members of his
party who propose to resent his repudia-
ton of the silver platform upon which
he was nominated.
The herald., 1896-08-23

They say women can't argue raonaly but that not so,
it's another libel on our beloved womenkind.
Medical reform has been the crying need of this century,
it has come to stay and is steadily winning its way into
the confidence of the whole people The worlds greatest
physicians today specialists each one devong all his time
and talents to branch of his profession Combine num-
Der of these and you would have the randes staff of experts
that ever waged intellectual work against disease
Keep your eye on the main point staff Of five expert
strongest force you can muster in this daily conflict with
chronic disease.
newspaper at the "top Of the heap" proud of its
large subscription list We proud of the large number of
our patients and everybody knows that at the top'
Our chemist dispensed 500 prescriptions in one day.
That's pointer where the people going for treatment.
The herald., 1896-08-23
You Can Be Cured

DR.. Meyers has spent his life treating
just surh cases as yours, and he says: ''lf
| can't cure them won't ask for cent of
money"
That's fair proposition: Not dollar
until cure is effected. And coming from
an able, experienced and successful spec
calist like DR.. Meyers it means something
to suffering men.
The herald., 1896-08-23
popuLIsr COUNTY COMMITTEE
IN Important Session OF That Body Is Held in
the Downey Bloct;
Thara was n

There was full meeting OF the Pop
ulist county central committee yester-
day afternoon at their headquarters ir
the Downey block, at the corner of New
High and Temple streets.
a number of important matters came
up for discussion. ]. n. Phillips and MIR.
Warner. representing the silver Repub-
licans. appeared before the committee
and made strong addresses, urging the
Importance Of full and complete union
The herald., 1896-08-23
"A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE
Is a Dangerous Thing" Emphati-
cally SO in rledicine
WHERE HUr1AN LIVES ARE AT STAKE

Did you see credentials last Sunday? Everybody in
California talking about them letters are pouring in from
all directions congratuang on the magnificent ndorse
ent and the high character of our individual records
pays to be straightforward with the public and treat them
intelligent beings able to discriminate between the genuine
and the spurious when all the facts are produced.
The herald., 1896-08-23
MAIN STREET PAVING

7r. 0arnsey Has Ordered the Injunction Pr De-
cee3ings Dismissed
The city council will have an oppor-
tunity to further wrestle with the Main
street paving contract again tomorrow,
untrammeled by injunction proceed
ings. Yesterday, when several of the
property owners called on Mr.. Garnsey
and explained to him how he had been
The herald., 1896-08-23
AFFLICTED With Asthma

A tough looking customer named John
Clancy was sent to the receiving hos
pital last evening by Officer Blackburn
from First street, where he found him
suffering fro'b a severe spasm of asth-
ma The patient was cared for oveI
night and released this morning.
The herald., 1896-08-23
No Cure, No Pay

Write for question list All communi-
cations sacredly confidential. DIR. Meyers,
room 4I2 Byrne building, Third and Broad
way, Los Angeles, Cal.
The herald., 1896-08-23
A Prominent Lady at San Diego Writes

81 am coming to take treatment because feel convinced
that five able specialists can do five things better than one
specialist can do the five things It's sound argument;
it's good logic; it's plain common
The herald., 1896-08-23

Thomas Slater has a message for
every man on page 10. Don't fail to
read it.
The herald., 1896-08-23

We have a special department for men,
with private entrance, and it won't cost
you a cent to consult our specialist.
The herald., 1896-08-23
AUCTION

W tSL
Twenty fist street,
Monday, August "a, 1896, at 10 a. m.
Consisting OF one handsome carved walnut bed
room suit (ccst when new $3.50, oak suit, din
ing room and kitchen furniture. New Process gas
Ollne stove, chairs, labfes, mating carpets rugs,
etc. BEN .. KHOADS,
Auctioneer.
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mental expense is not an anti-railroad
measure. There is NO railroad" or
"anti-railroad' underlying this subject,
and the sooner the nonsense concern
ing 1t is put at rest the better 1t will be
for all parties concerned.
There is but little land within the
railroad belt that may be denominated
strictly mineral, and Of this but one
half In the nature of things could be
granted to the railroads, since only the
alternate odd-numbered sections were
granted. But about thirty years of ad-
miniStration, Of selections and OF hear
ings on this subject have very nearly
settled the question so far as California
and Oregon are concerned. In the grant
to the California and Oregon and Ore
gon and California all mineral land lost
in the granted limits may be compen-
sated by agricultural land in the in
Gemnity limits. So the railroad has
nothing to lose by the loss OF mineral
land in the granted limits. The rail-
roads have never sought to acquire
title to mineral land, and any and all
assertions to that effect cannot be sus-
tanned by actual fact. The grant OF
the Central Pacific Railroad Company
from Sacramento to the State line of
California is about closed up. There is
nothing left in it worthy Of contention,
while, as already indicated, the rail-
roads stand to lose nothing by the de-
termination Of the mineral character OF
the land in the grant from Roseville in
California to Portland in Oregon. I'm
der these circumstances, it would be
we'll for denagogic newspapers, politi-
clans and others to find some other oc-
casion than this mineral lands bill for
classifying Senators and members Of
Congress into railroad" and "anti-
railroad"
The record-union., 1896-05-29

Of trying the case be presided over by
one who has handed in an honest as
sessment. If Judge Wallace handed in
his assessment and made oath to it,
and 1t is grossly inadequate, his oath
was quite as false as that made by the
trial on the charge Of perjury in Judge
Wallace's court. Judges should not
enjoy any immunity from the logic Of
the situation, and Judge Wallace is
not likely to in this case. His organs
still appear to think the matter a huge
joke, but we fail to discover It's hui
morous phase. It raises very serious
question concerning the veracity Of a
Judge sitting on a bench trying a pub
lie officer who is charged with perjury.
If Judge Wallace swore to a valuation
Of his property which is not true, he
committed perjury, and the question
raised in Judge CampbelPs court is one
of fact which the venerable jurist of
the Superior Court cannot laugh out
Of court.
1t has been alleged that the charges
brought against Siebe on account of the
inadequacy of the assessment of Judge
Wallace are retaliatory. The Record
Union" does not care straw whether
they are or are not. Whatever the mo-
tive was, it was quite as high as that
which influenced Andy Clunie in caus-
ing the arrest of Siebe. The interesting
phase of the situation is that it chal-
lenges a wealthy citizen to justify his
assessment, and is the precursor Of a
challenge which should relate to the
entire assessment roll If the million
aires of San Francisco, of whom Judge
Wallace is one. are escaping taxation,
the Examiner and the Call" both
of whom play the humble part of Uriah
Heep in pandering to the prejudices OF
the poor. ought to hail the opportunity
of inQuiring into Judge Wallace's case
with peculiar delight If our esteemed
journalistic contemporaries are not
arrant and contemplate hypo-
CITIES, tuty WILL Ue QuHIS dc
ready to promote the investigation
into the adequacy of Judge Wallace's
assessment as they have been to urge
the investigation as relates to the Mar
ket-street Railway Company. If the
poor are over-assessed and the rich are
escaping taxation, here is the oppor-
tunity to demonstrate that fact. If
the rich are paying as much proper
tionately as the poor, then it would
certainly be we'll to stop lying about
it. If indeed statements to that effect
are false.
From whatever position the question
is viewed, the people of the State ought
to be gratified that at last process has
set up which If honestly and vigor-
ously pursued may result in an ex-
pcsure of abuses, and it is a maxim
justified by observation that an abuse
once fully exposed is more than half
corrected by the exposure itself.
The record-union., 1896-05-29
NOTE AND COMMENT.

The refusal of the Board of Trus-
tees to submit to the people for their
decision ait the polls the question
whether a new High School building
shall be erected or not is simply auto
cratic Who gave this sneering, domi-
neering majority in the board the right
to slap "a cons tituency in the face? By
what reason does this majority justify
refusal to trust the people? BY what
warrant does this same autocratic and
tyrannicaA ring assume to rule the
city? Has 1T not learned that the
| American people will not be ruled
Governed the people consent to be, be-
cause the government Is of their own
choosing, but when their servants re-
fuse TO counsel with them and declare
that they cannot be trusted, 1t is time
to look about us and ascertain
whether we are freemen or slaves.
Possibly we would be the latter If the
Devine-Kent ring had its way since
its head has declared that if he does
not rule the city he intends to, If trying
will effect it.
A city of this size and Importance
ought to have "a decent High School
building; nay, a large and handsome
one, such as Los Angeles, San Jose,
Oakland, and other cities have, since
the school is the academy, the college
Of the town. It Is the poor mans school
essentially; it is the opportunity for
those who are not able to send their
children abroad to round up a good
English education. It ought to be en-
shrined in commodious sanitary
building with ample grounds, and be of
such architectural character as will
The record-union., 1896-05-29
THE RAILROAD AND THE MIN.
ERAL LANDS BILL.

The Oregon Mining JournaI quotes
dispatch printed in the Mining and
Scientific Press" of San Francisco,
which accused Senator Mitchell Of Or
egon Of an intention to oppose the
mineral lands bill in the interest of the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
The Senator calls down the Oregon
Mining Journal" by statement to the
effect that any assertion that he was
acting In the interest OF the Southern
Pacific Company in opposition to the
mineral interests Of Oregon was an alb
solute falsehood. There need be no
contention between the Mining Jour-
nal" and Senator Mitchell Of Oregon on
the mineral lands bill The Southern
Pacific Company has never opposed 1t,
and the Central Pacific Railroad Com
pany was party to its passage. The
fact is that the mineral lands bill Is
not an anti-railroad or railroad meas
ure It is a method Of the classif1-
cation Of lands so as to hasten title.
Heretofore when the railroads have laid
claim to land under mineral inter-
dictment, only those actually inter-
ested in mines appeared to contend
against the railroads claim. AS to the
great body Of the land included within
lists, there were no witnesses, and
ex parte testimony in the matter was
not acceptable to the land officers Of
the Government. v tat the mineral
lands bill proposes to Dc 9 to have these
lands classified at the expense Of the
Government. In addition to placing
them in a condition to determine
whether they are granted or excepted
from the operation Of the grant, there
will be the advantage to the railroad
company of having the entire expense
of the examination paid by the Gov
ernment
There Is a vast amount Of intermin-
able rot on this subject Of railroad and
anti-railroad legislation. When people
are wholly ignorant Of the merits Of a
question, they jump at the conclusion
| that certain measures are anti-rail-
road and certain other measures are
railroad: that the position of certain
people is in favor of the railroad and
certain other people hostile to It, The
objectionable nonsense of all this arises
out OF the fact that there are so many
people who want to take a position in
imical to the interests of associated
capital. 1t gives them the appearance
of independence. In this classification
Of mineral lands there is nothing beyond
proceeding which will qualify certain
people to be witnesses to testify as to
the mineral or non-m mineral character
of the land so far as such testimony
may be adduced from surface appear
ances. These Commissioners are to
go over the land, and If they look like
gold mines they are to say so; and If
they don't, they are to testify to that
fact In exceptional cases some pros
pecting may have been done, and what
that prospecting indicates will be the
subject of testimony. But when the
whole matter is summed up, the classi-
fication of mineral lands at govern
The record-union., 1896-05-29

reflect credit upon the city, as do the
High School buildings In most other
towns and cities. As TT is now the old
building as fun to Overflowing, and
classes are occupying rooms rented on
the outside. Tt is crowded into a small
lot iN-located for school purposes. 1t
is not in good sanitary condition and
never will be. 1t has not the proper
workrooms, and space for its library.
laboratory and scientific apparatus;
in short, 1t is out of date, misfit, old
fashioned garment not in keeping with
The needs and growth of the city. But
the majority in the Board of Trustees
has the effrontery to say to the people,
You cannot be trusted to go to the
polls and say whether You want a new
building or not" What a pity that
there could not be tagged on to the
proposition the condition that the new
building should be erected in Ward
Devine or Ward Kent-it would then
go through whooping, just as did the
absurd idea of $65.000 for some sort
of patchwork sewer and drain expendi-
ture, nearly all the money of which is
to be spent in and benefit Ward Kent
outside of the purchase of material 1t
makes no difference to Kent whether
the people of the city at large receive
any benefits from public works so long
as those in his ward are relieved of
overflow water and accumulated
drainage. Relief they should have, Of
course, but according to a well-ap-
proved system relating to the whole
city, and that should be planned and
adopted before there is single
stroke Of work done in the Ward Kent.
A Michigan appellate court has af-
flrmed the decision of a court below
to the effect that a person who sets up
to tell fortunes is a vagabond under
the common law, and that the law OBJ
tains with us, not being cOntravened
by amy statute. That Is good. 1t is
1sOt only the common law but the COM
mon sense of law. San Francisco can
engage in a lively business now for the
next few weeks in arresting and con-
victing THE hundred or more healthy
robbng vagrants who advertise as as
trologeTs, seers, fortune-tellers, sew
enth daughters daughters, mystical
ladies'" and so on.
DR.. Weldon, SO6 street, does high