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The herald., 1897-05-04
A DIVIDED RESPONSIBILITY

The Herald is in receipt of communi-
cation from that time honored contrib
utor, PRO Bono Publico," giving Chief
of Police Glass particular fits" for al
lowing the saloons to remain open after
midnight on All Fools night If We
thought that the responsibility for the
temporary waiver of the midnight clos
ing ordinance rested solely with Chief
Glass we would publish the aforesaid
philippe Of P. B. P. and place. the stamp
of everlasting obloquy upon the big chief
But, knowing that the matter was all
prearranged between the Fiesta manage
mert and the police ssion-know
ing there was some sort of bargain that
the ocreens should be taken away, the
doors thrown back, the curtains re-
moved ard that everything should be
run wide open until the small hours Of
the ,norning--we think it is hardly fair
to saddle all the blame upon Chief Glass.
A good many people were collectively
responsible for the extra license allowed
on All Fools night.
The herald., 1897-05-04
TIDINGs FROM WASHINGTON

Good nows for Southern California in
double measure came over the wires last
night from The Heralds special corre-
spondent in Washington. In the first
place the untiring efforts of Senators
White and Perkins and scores of San
Pedro's valiant champions have ap-
parently at last had their effect. Secre-
tary Alger, having taken sufficient time
to duly and deliberately weigh the merits
of the case, has according to the present
prospect, really decided to advertise for
bids on the San Pedro seawall
The second piece of good news is that
Senator Jones, who holds the key to the
situation in the senate, still stands firm
and refuses to unlock until the interests
of Southern California and of the west
generally are given recognition. If there
must be a raise in tariff it should be
measurably horizontal-i. e. the west
should not tip down as the east tips up.
The herald., 1897-05-04

forced into the place BY the Repuriicsns,
he has been a painstaking. conscientious
officer, giving much time TO his dutias
and evincing great interest in the suc-
cess Of the department.. He II 4 strict
discIplinarian. 1t is true. ana may have
made mistakes, but 1t willlbe diflcult to
convince the people Of Los Angeles with
whom General Forman has been associ-
ated in business and personal relations
for years. that he was actuated by any
but pure motives. 1t may be In the in
terest Of good government and increas-
ing the efficiency Of the force to adver-
tfse to the members of the force that by
the exercise of their pull they can dis
cipline the commissioners. but 1t will be
very hard to convince the taxpayers
that such is the case. If the removal OF
General Forman was demanded for any
good reason he should have been dis
placed, but to accomplish this result by
a fiimsy subterfuge. on a frivolous
charge, should be beneath the dignity OF
the council.
The herald., 1897-05-04
A Drift Toward Astorism

To the Editor of the Los Angeles
Herald: Whether the Mardi Gras car
nival, made famous at New Orleans. and
borrowed from France when a mon
archy, is a proper standard by which to
Judge the patriotic tendencies of public
carnivals, Fiestas. etc. iS open to ques-
ton. To the thoughtful mind such
parade is suggestive of Astorism, and
that American degeneracy that inclines
American girls to forget Bunker HILL
and the monument at Washington, and
seek out italian counts who have a
razor and a barber cup for their coat-of-
arme, or baldheaded duke, whose cor
onet is in soak" like his morals When
Americans, native born or naturalized,
say they believe in republican institu-
tions in opposition to monarchical forms
Of government, can bring an ample
apology for adopting monarchial Gus
toms involving the flummery of gewgaws
and titles, 1t presupposes original asso-
Citations with monarchs, queens and COL
lateral royalty. or a desire to mingle,
amalgamate, and be one among the
divinely anointed Of earth.
DEMO-POP.
The herald., 1897-05-04
The Herald in the Lead

The Los Angeles Herald has the lea
of all other papers just now in it's rail
road articles. 1t is giving the public just
the information they want concerning
our railroad future, telling them how,
why, where and when 1t is proposed to
build the new links to complete the
transcontinental short line and at the
same time secure to Los Angeles coal
and mineral railroad or two. Our people
are strong in the belief that Los Angeles
has great railrad future and The Her.
aid is doing them favor by keeping the
railroad situation clearly before them
East Side News.
The herald., 1897-05-04
THE MAXIM GS OF A BAYARD

1t WAS recently announced that the
aspirations OF Mr.. John A. Logan to a
foreign mission were summarily stamped
out at Washington by his personal
adornment with ribbons, medals, and
gewgaws, representing all sorts of or
ders and high muck a-muck institu-
lions which he had managed to pick up
abroad. He ostentatiously wore these
gimcracks all over Washington. He was
'Rastus on Parade" everywhere. He
thrust his greatness upon hard-headed
The herald., 1897-05-04
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

Tobias Kile, 90 years old, of Quaker.
town. Pa. recently enjoyed for the first
time in his life the services Of q barber.
The Countess Won Linden has been Sc
lected by the university of Halle as sub
situte for Mr.. Brands, professor OF zool-
ogy, during his leave Of absence. The
countess has already acted as assistant
to the professor.
Addington park, at Croydon, q country
seat of the archbishop Of Canterbury, ID
to be sold, as the cost Of maintaining It
is too great. The manor is burdened by
the feudal service of presenting mess
of pottage to the king at his coronation.
OF the sixty-two men who have served
as mayor of New York since 1866, Will
liam L. Strong is the only one to cele-
brate his 10th birthday in once. He looks
ten years younger and but for his gous
would be one of the most active men IN
the city. M
The late Postmaster General Won
Stephan of { 'rmany was the inventor
of postal cards and the founder Of the
universal postal union. Lord Ampthih
once said that he was almost the only
example in Germany Of a self-made man
rising to high position in the govern
ment. y
Patti has written some Confessions. =
in which she pleads guilty to a greater
fondness for Longfellow than for any
other poet. Her favorite novelist Il
Dickens, and her greatest pleasure 10
in entertaining her friends. She says
that she has no favorite flower, a. she
loves them all sae
A woman attending services In the
Park avenue church, Syracuse, removed
her pretty spring hat and sat with un-
covered head throughout the sermon
Syracuse papers are commencing her
highly, and say that the custom ofEe-
moving hats in church should be Just ~
much an item for public comfort 40 It u
in the theaters.
The emperor Francis Joseph Of Aus
tria is shortly to pay visit to the czAr
at ST. Petersburg. 1t is thirty years since
the wearer of the double crown maze nie
last appearance in a foreign capital On
the occasion Of the French exhibition OF
1857 he was persuaded to pay Napoleon
III a visit, and was much annoyed TO
find himself followed everywhere by .
rctinue Of mouchards in civil attire. Az
last he protested, and on being tolo that
this bodyguard was intended to Keep on
the crowd, he replied: Send them about
their business at once. Iv'ould rather p
hustled than perpetually watched"
The herald., 1897-05-04
An Oyster Bed on a Ships Bottom

Friday afternoon when the Spanish
ironclad Vittoria went into dry dock at
Foulon 1t was discovered that the whole
Of her bottom surface of 1900 square
yards, wae literally covered with large
oysters which the sailors and workmen
quickly appropriated. 1t had been OBJ
served for come time past that the speed
of the Vittoria was gradually diminish
ing, and the strange oyster bed is be-
lieved to account for her defect in this
respect.-London Telegraph.
The herald., 1897-05-04
uTwo TIRED HEARTS

My heart was, oh! so weary when you
came;
Perhaps your heart was tired, Just the
same.
From going on-the spirits ceaseless
guest.
And so when our hearts, met they paused
to rest,
And found the resting, thus together,
sweet
Two tired hearts that crossed the world
to meet.
My heart was, oh! so glad when your heart
told
OF Love that should our weary hearts en-
fold;
And, oh! your heart was glad when, side
by side,
Mine whispered, THUS we ever shall abide
And never more can we two drift apart,
But rest forever here, close heart to heart"
Nav Orleans Times -Demncrat.
The herald., 1897-05-04
What an Australian Vote Means

One of the London papers, in COM
menting on the Australian federal con-
vention, says: 1T is important to OBJ
serve that the members have unani-
mously adopted a resolution for the ap-
pointment of a governor general by the
queen" Well. it is rather important,
for had the representatives of the vari-
Gus Australasian colonies, now gathered
at Adelaide for the purpose of drawing
up federal constitution, failed to pass
O. resolution of this sort. it would have
amounted practically to declaration
Of ndependence.-New York Times.
The herald., 1897-05-04
TUESDAY, MAY 4. 1907.
INTERNATIONAL B1METAL11sM

Not ali the concentrated gall and bold
bluffng spirit which ruled at the st.
Louis convention was strong enough to
carry the Republican party through the
program which in reality lay at its heart.
The choice spirits, which pulled the
strings ard moved the puppets were as
rank n;onometallic goldbugs as could be
found in Lombard street or in the Bank
OF England directorate.
But there was just enough political sa-
gacty 10 guide, these master minds to
conceal their hand in the adroit shadow
of bimetallism by International agree
ment. During the campaign it was no
easy task Tor the speakers to recollect at
oil moments the wide difference between
the principles close TO their hearts and
syrup 10 catch flies. Often and often
contemptuous expressions as to any
coinage of silver except as token money
would bubble up from the heart to the
and the literature spread broadcast by
the sound Money League could not be
bridled, but broke out in open sneers al
any plans of bimetallism.
The ruse worked too we'll and many a
voter who meant well for his country
was caught in the specious rhetoric of
the stump and cast his vote for bimetal-
lism by international agreement. The
Ae~b =. hxy OF Of mic
guided 2bolters who forsook the Demo-
cratic party, the only honest advocate
of biinetallism in the country. The pre-
tended bimetaIlists- won and now reap
the fruitseo of their victory in fat offices.
And now comes the hard task Of re-
moving the mask. The people are not
asleep and the victorious party finds an
unaccustomed disposition to h Did the
Republican party to its bargain. The
bimetallio commission has been ap
pointed. and so far as the personnel
goes, It IS exceptionally good.
But there Is as much practical value
in this commission as there would be In
one appointed to make men fly by inter-
national agreement. II one wishes to get
q true estimate Of what these gentlemen
will accomplish, all there is to do is
read the English press. Without restraint
the London papers scott at the very
name of international bimetallism. The
thrifty gentlemen who, loan money in
London know their business too we'll to
Join in any plan to curtail their profits
by increasing competitors in their busi-
ness, These gentlemen who sit in the
seats Of the money changers Of the
world have us just where they want u.s.
They have the volume of the currency
admirably under control. They will hold
It there. sgnA goi i3 ar
The fun has Just begun in this high
comedy in which the actors are grave
senators in lords and parliament. The
play will be worth watching, and we
propose to keep the lights turned on the
stage until the curtain is at length rung
down upon the last act of the play. AS
It falls the American commissioners will
be seem boarding a steamer for home,
With very downcast looks. A dog caught
in a Strange sheep corral would look
more cheerful than they.
But after tie farce is over we shall
have a real American program--a silver
coinage by. Americans for America.
The herald., 1897-05-04
The Only Way to Win

II you want to succeed in the world
you must make your own opportunities
as you go on. The man who waits for
some seventh wave to toss him on dry
land will find that the seventh wave is
long time coming. You can commit 10
greater folly than to sit by the roadside
until someone comes along and invites
you to ride with him to wealth or in
f1uence.-John B. Cough
The herald., 1897-05-04
GENERAL FoRMAN's REMOVAL

The removal of General Charles For
man as member Of the police commits
sian by the city council yesterday will
oone as surprise to the great body Of
citiZcas OF Los Angeles. Such action
= WAS wholly unexpected, and the fiimsy
excuse given, that the duties of a di-
rector Or o"'iaer OF a street railway line
areeineom pasi blaasI with those of the
place he fif1et Will hardly be accepted as
sufficient grounds for gratuitous insult
TO q eputasfsscitlzen. While it is true
that General Forman was not the choice
of the Democratic minority for the posi-
uon Sof police commissioner, but was
The herald., 1897-05-04
THE FIESTA EDITION

The Los Angeles Herald on April 25th
issued splendid Fiesta edition of forty
four pages, with colored cover. The prin-
cipal features are colored maps showing
the entire railroad system of the Pacific
coast states and territories, and San Pc
dro city and harbor. The edition Is finely
illustrated with half tones of the royalty
of the Fiesta. The reading matter is
designed to call attention to the advan-
tages of Southern California for busi-
ness and residence. The Fiesta Herald
is a credit to it's publishers and certain to
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Los Angeles Herald issued Fiesta
edition that surpasses anything which
we have seen in the line of newspaper
work on this coast. Its pages are COW
cred with an exhaustive and graphic pen
picture of the many prosperous localities
Of Southern California, and it's advan-
tages in general. 1t contains several
valuable maps of California and large
number of citizens portraits in half
tones. It's illuminated cover is striking
ly attractive in its clear incisiveness
and is fine specimen of color printing
Whittier Register.
The Fiesta edition of the Los Angeles
Herald is brimful of facts such as ought
to carry conviction to the minds of all
prospective corners from the east. A
generous share of attention Is given to
Pomona A view of the town in 1876.
showing a windmill and a few lonesome
buildings, is presented in striking con-
trast to an illustration of the bustling
up to-date Pomona Of today.-Pomona
Beacon.
The Fiesta edition Of the Los Angeles
Herald contained fortyfour pages. The
beautiful first page of cover was design
ed by Miss Hattie E. Crippen of that city.
The enterprise of The Herald cannot be
otherwise than appreciated by the peo-
pie of San Pedro and Southern Califor
nia.-San Pedro News.
The Fiesta edition of the Los Angeles
Herald was an exceedingly good one
the best ever issued in that city. The
Herald has budget of news flsom every
town in Southern California, and the
Sunday edition is particularly fine one.
Cotton Chronicle.
The Fiesta edition of the Los Angeles
Herald is a very creditable and excel
lent issue. The Herald is an enterpris-
ing journal and is doing much for Cali
fornia and Arizona.-Tombstone Pros
pector.
The herald., 1897-05-04
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BURBANK THEATER-"Around the
World in Eighty Days' Is one Of those
well known melodramatic spectacular
pieces that never fail to attract q big au-
dience when they are announced BY
managers who have q reputation for
keeping faith with the public. Last
night proved the truth Of this statement
when house packed to the ceiling
watched the fortunes Of Phileas Fogg and
his constant follower. Passe-Partout.
III their adventurous career and impos-
sible accidents and hairbreadth escapes
on the journey round the world.
1t is one of those pieces that does no.
depend upon acting. for. truth to say
there is not much opportunity afforded
for the display of talent Mr.. Montserret
in an ill-fitting blonde wig caricatured
the stolid Englishman who makes the
bet, and was about as wooden and stiff
as it was possible for him to be. Mr..
Tjader made the most of the eccentric
valet and, knowing his lines, played vith
his usual ease, obtaining the principal
applause of the evening.
But, really, it was the succession of
scenes, with their local coloring, among
the Brahmins of India, with the Nautch
girls, who danced their Nautchy dances
while clad in diaphanous costumes; then
the American Indians in their war paint
on the warpath; the delayed railroad
trains, the steamer that sinks in the
sight of shore and the numerous occa-
Sims ho "a
into play; all these and much more, in
cluding Arnold Kiralfy and the coon bal
let and the dance of nations, COM
bined to make the occasion big success.
Every point was applauded and every
situation was punctuated with howl OF
appreciation from the gallery and gen.
erous plaudits from the entire audience.
1t was very creditable display of en-
ergy on the part of the management to
give performance with SO much atten-
ton to detail and so much snap about
it. The outlay involved will demand
very large patronage at the prices Of
admission charged. in order to make It
remunerative. but there seems no doubt
from the reception accorded to it last
night that the piece will prove to be the
strongest drawing card of the theater OF
all the ventures that have been made
for long time past.
LOS ANGELES THEATER-Primrosc
and West, with their big minstrel COM
pany, will be the attraction at the Los
Angeles Theater next Thursday. Their
support this season, consisting Of
company Of white and black artists. is
said to be by far the best they have
ever presented. One of their novelties
is new grand march invented and ar
ranged by West. called "The Phantom
Grenadiers." 1t is described as something
entirely original, and is beautifully put
or as to costuming lighting etc etc
The herald., 1897-05-04
IT WILL BE A GREAT RALLY

The confirmation of the report that
Mr.. w. ]. Bryan will be in Los Angeles
on the next great national holiday, the
falls thisyear on Sunday, will be hailed
with general satisfaction. Elaborate
preparations are already on foot to give
the champion of free silver the warmest
welcome. Mr.. Bryan will address mass
The herald., 1897-05-04

Two large colonies Of citizens from
western and northwestern states are
about to settle in Sumpter and Lee coun-
ties, Georgia, within twenty miles OF
Americus. A colony Of Armenians has
Just purchased the property of the
Amoskeag Lumber company,in the same
state
The herald., 1897-05-04
To Freeze water in a Carafe

When water is served at the table from
carafe 1t may be frozen in the bottle
with little trouble. The carafe should
be filled about a third full of water and
packed in ice and salt, wrapped around
with wet newspapers and then dry ones.
and the water will freeze in possibly two
hours. The carafe is filled with water
Just before It is taken to the table. New
York Times,
The herald., 1897-05-04

The palace of the king of Siam is
inclosed in high white wallis which are a
mile in circumference. Within them are
contained temples. public offices. Sc
raglios, stables for the sacred elephant.
accommodations for 1000 troops, caval-
ry, artillery war elephants and arsenal.
and theater.
The herald., 1897-05-04

In Crockery township of Ottawa
county. Michigan. a farmer last year
grew few bushels Of coffee beans, and
this year he used them in place of coffee
Of the usual kind with sucn satisfaction
that he intends to plant large sec
lion of his land to the same crop the
coming season. M
The herald., 1897-05-04
Two Of a Kind

The London National Reviews crit
icism of this country's cowardly policy
in relation to Cuba is we'll deserved, and
while denouncing Europe for upholdiny
the Turk, Americans should not forget
that their Cuban policy Is equally infam-
Ous-sSan Jose Mercury
The herald., 1897-05-04
The Boundless Future

Los Angeles. it is claimed, has reached
the 100000 mark, which is revealed by
the city census almost completed. Few
in Southern California have any idea
what that city will be in few years.
Ramona Sentinel
The herald., 1897-05-04

Harold Sewall sold his Democratic
birthright for mess of Republican pot
tage. He was a Democrat until Mr..
Cleveland. in the early part of his second
term, declined to appoint him assistant
secretary of state. Then he became a
Republican, still retaining his fondness
for the pie counter.
The herald., 1897-05-04

"The debased craving for pie," says
the Providence Journal. "is eapping our
American institutions" The Democratic
stomach. which is purely American in
stitution, has started in for a four years
rest. Only the good are vHtuous.
The herald., 1897-05-04

Congress returned to its labors yester-
day after ten days Easter recess. Be-
yond the facts that Senator Morgan's
Cuban resolution was temporarily
blocked in the senate. and Jerry Simpson
objected to being termed an obstruc-
ZIONIST in the house, no business of urgent
public Importance was transacted.
The herald., 1897-05-04

The Sherman law IL repealed. the sin
gle gold standard 10 firmly entrenched,
silver is dead" yet the exports
Of gold to Europe have begun again and
are likely to continue for some time.
What excuse will the apologists for the
hard times make now? They cannot de-
lude the people By rehashing the old lies
and reclothing the old scarecrows. They
cannot say that the shipments will cease
when a new high tariff law restores the
balance of trade in our favor, because
the balance of trade has been in our
favor for a number of months. Surely
necessity will have to be the mother of
brand new invention in the present
case. W
The herald., 1897-05-04

The Express grows facetious over the
protest made by The Herald against
playing at royalty in the United States.
Well. there may not be any immediate
danger of setting up throne. but one
may at least proclaim against the tend
ency already we'll developed in America
of aping the airs of foreign aristocracy
and snobbery. Even when we play with
royal courts, we are inculcating in the
young fancies that our own forefathers
were very much prejudiced against
The herald., 1897-05-04
A Wilful MISUNDERSTANDING

my man, was sorry to see you COM
ing out of a public house today"
"Thankee fer yer sympathy, ma'am."-
London Morning.
The herald., 1897-05-04

Sir Julian Pauncefote, having taken
precedence Of the drum major at the
Grant monument exercises, another
threatening complication may be con-
sidered settled.
The herald., 1897-05-04
Mai1lard's Breakfast Cocoa
THE PUBLIC PULSE

(The Herald under this heading prints
communications, but does not assume re-
sponsibility for the sentiments expressed.
Correspondents are requested to cultivate
brevity as far as is consistent with the
proper expression Of their views.)
The herald., 1897-05-04

mee>lne probably In Hasard'e pavilion.
though Z ten-acre fisld would be Of more
ADEQUATE proportions to accomodate
the multitude. and viii also be rendered
. banquet. to which 5000 invitations are
to be iusued.
The herald., 1897-05-04

The Pasadena News of last Saturday
contains a powerful editorial appeal to
the people of Southern California to stop
grumbling, get down to business and
make the best of the opportunities that
lie before them. 1t strikes the right note
and must inspire those who read 1t with
better courage and greater confidence
in the future.
The herald., 1897-05-04
IN THE v1srA

lone day where some trees made vista
I saw young maid and mistas y
From the distance between EN-
And the fact that I'd seeI1 EN- ,tts
IL knew that the mista had lnste.
The herald., 1897-05-04

Despite his avoirdupois, Grover Cleve-
land was the skeleton at the Reform
clubs feast.
The herald., 1897-05-04

The Courier-Journal objects to tariff
on mineral water Editor Watterson
eyGently takes Apollinaris on the side.
The herald., 1897-05-04

College commandments are due in a
month. The thought barometer has al
ready shown signs of dropping.
The herald., 1897-05-04

The Whittier Register Is receiving
many compliments for its illustrated
special edition.