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The herald., 1897-04-09
Marriage Licenses

The following licenses were issued
Yesterday from the office of the county
clerk:
Foreman NJ. Grant, native OF Nova
Scotia, aged 35 years, and Emma Pike,
a native of Pennsylvania, aged 26 years,
both residents of Inglewood.
Alonzo f. Bowles, native of ONO
aged 30 years, and Maud Urwir, ma
tive of England, aged 20 years, both resi-
dents of Los Angeles.
Charles f. Whitney, native of Colo
rado. aged "a years, and resident oil
Santa Barbara, and Abbie NJ. Davisson,
native of California, aged 19 years and
a resident of Compton.
William H. Clack, native of England,
aged 81 years, and Maggie Louise Oscer,
a native of Pennsylvania, aged Is years
both residents of Los Angeles.
George w. Goode, native of Georgia,
aged SO years, and a resident of Saticoy
and Adah Laurence, a native of Califor-
MIA. aged 23 years and resident OF
Downey.
Ernst Paar, native of Germany, aged
% years, and Elise Doer, also native
Of Germany, aged q years, both resi-
dents of Los Angeles.
Richard L. Cramer, native of Cana
da, aged 80 years. and Hettie E. Strange,
a native of Tennessee, aged q years,
both residents of Los Angeles.
The herald., 1897-04-09
AN IMPORTANT CENTER
Los Angeles a Distributing Point for
Vast Territory

Gradually and steadily Los Angeles has
become the recognized music-trade center,
not only OF Southern California, but OF the
adjacent territories of Arizona, New Mex
leo. and even of Nevada and Utah. With
improved facilities for travel and trans
portation out-of-town purchasers ma IL
more desirable and profitable to visit Los
Angeles for the purpose of selecting
piano from the large and varied assort-
ments carried here by several OF the leae-
ing houses, in preference to dealing with
a local agent at home, as they find in this
city a better opportunity and inducements
in the selection of just the particular IN
strument that is desired. and thus the
small country agent with his limited stock
of pianos and organs for the local trade.
is gradually becoming a superfiuous neces-
sity in this particular branch OF industry.
This condition of affairs seems to be
strictly in accordance with the trend OF the
times. the universal demand FOR the mere
economic distribution as well as production
of goods and in this process there Is little
room for the once important middleman.
Modern and up-to-date business houses
are forced to adapt themselves to this new
condition of trade, as is evidenced by the
decision of the well-known firm of Bartlett
lishment in this city, in 1875, conducted an
extensive wholesale or agency business in
pianos and organs, carrying large stocks at
a great many towns and cities in this terri
tory. One after another their country
agencies are being discontinued, and the
superfuous middleman or local agents are
being supplanted by the modern facilities
of mail, telephone and telegraph. And it
is said that the volume of business thus
transacted is greatly in excess of the old
time method, the country sales exceeding
the total amount of city business to re-
markable degree.
One of the finest selected stocks of new
and high-grade upright pianos on the
Pacific coast is carried by this firm, their
warerooms being located at No. 2SS South
Spring street, this city.
The stock comprises the products of the
strongest factories in the country, instru-
ments that have been selected with special
reference TO the requirements of the .cli-
matte conditions of the Pacific coast, after
a studying and sitting of the piano market
for a great many years. and embraces such
world-renowned makes of pianos as the
"Steinway," "Kimball," Weber" as also
the well-known "Weser," whitney"
"Gaylord & Co. "Hinze," "Gibson & Co., ="
&C. H. Stone" and other cheaper brands.
besides the 'Kimball' and "Clough & War
rem organs.
The herald., 1897-04-09
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Two Police Detectives Will Get Their
Expenses Paid

FIJI. Steele and A. ]. -Bradish, city po-
lice detectives, are to get their expenses
for bringing certain criminals back to
this city from Oakland. The claim of
the former was for s54 and the latter
SCI. 80, alleged to have been necessary in
pursuing and arresting and returning
certain criminals. These claims were
approved by the district attorney, but
approval was withheld by the sheriff
and the claims were rejected. Yesterday
on motion to reconsider the matter was
again taken up and the sheriff having
now given his approval, the claims were
allowed and ordered paid.
Anderson & Chanslor. who have the
contract to supply groceries to the county
hospital, yesterday filed their bond in
$1,000. w. L. Graves and w. H. Holiday
being the names of the sureties.
The following claims presented against
the county were disallowed:
H. G. johnson, for s16.95, as salary for
five and one-half days services in the
office of the county clerk under t. H.
Ward in January, 1895; Lucy l. Collins,
for SO. for reporting an examination
in a township court; Boaz Duncan, SO. rs;
A. B. Whitney, $50. for three days SER
vices as county tax collector, and Ezra
n. Cakanour, $71.25 on road work per-
formed on the Duarte road.
The herald., 1897-04-09
Main Street Pavement

There will probably be meeting of
the committee of the council having in
charge the Main street pavement today
or tomorrow. Mr. Lamson, the hacker
of the asphalt contractor, whose work
was rejected. is in the city. and will con-
fer with the committee to see what is
required to make the work acceptable.
1t is reported that Major Byrnes. who
superv!sed the work manager of the
company, has broken down completely
in Chicago and is suffering from nervous
prostration. He is now at some springs
near Chicago, recuperating.
The herald., 1897-04-09
BOARD OF HEALTH
The Council About to Assert Its Right
to Appoint

It was stated at the city hall yester-
day that the council would at the next
meeting take place to straighten out the
board of health complication by starting
in at the beginning and settling the
right to the appointment of that body
that is, to have the courts pass upon
the charter provision governing the
matter and decide whether the mayor or
the council has the right. 1t is generally
known that there are two sections of the
charter bearing on this matter. In one
section it is stated that the mayor shall
have the appointing power, and in the
other it is as plainly stated that the
power is vested in the council. 1t is
claimed. however, that while the mayor
is mentioned in the first instance in the
latter section, where the details of the
appointment and the duties of the board
are set forth, the appointing power is
vested in the council, and it is claimed by
those who favor the latter view that it
was clearly the intent of the trainers of
the charter that the council should APP
point, and that the first section was an
oversight BE this as it may, the point
was first raised when Mayor Rowan was
elected but was then settled by COM
promise, and was also amcably ar
ranged when Mayor RAIDER was elected.
When Mayor Snyder was elected the
point was again raised, and it is claimed
that most of the Republican me embers
favored bringing the matte" to an issue
by appointing the members OF the board
of health at the same time the other
commissioners were named but on the
advice of some of their party associa ties,
who urged that as they had secured ev-
orythng else, they should not push this
Guea.ior-in the interest OF harmony and
peaceable and quiet administra ton
they receded from their position. And
then the trouble began. SO far from be-
ing conducive to harmony, it has been a
bone of contention almost from the first
day of the new administra ton, and the
breach has row grown so wide between
the mayor and the Democratic council
men that there does not seem to be much
prospect of its ever being bridged. and
the solid seven" is the result The Re
publican members have quietly stood
aloof. as it were, watching the fight and
giving their moral support in the in
terests of pure politics and honest gov
ernment" but al the same time gather
ing in the spolls. Tits is the position at
the present time, and the disinterested
Republicans now say they are willing to
go in and assist their Democratic breth-
rem by putting the appointment of the
board of health where it belongs-with
the council. or course as they have a
majority. they will gather in the whole
works at the proper time--if they can
oust the present board of health.
The final outcome of this game Of pea
v,,rtp nn1iticsa awaited with u1lci1 in
terest 1t is stated that if Mayor Sny-
der had not sent in The message he did
at the last meeting, the matter might
have been compromised, but that it is
now too late, and that the council pro-
poses to discipline the executive fol
telling its members some plain truths.
The physicians of the city are also said
to have taken up the fight and resolu-
The herald., 1897-04-09
A CONTRACTORS FAILURE
To Follow Specifications and Complete
a Certain Contract

The three suits of the Nauerth & Cass
Hardware company VS.. Myers ct al, w.
F. Fuller & Co VS.. James T. O'Harra ct
al. and Kerchoff- Gunner Mill and Lum-
ber company VS.. James T. O'Harra ct al,
have been consolidated for purposes of
trial in department four.
These several suits are the result of
the specifications not having been close
ly followed by the contra ctor, who built
the CARING, large and quite handsome
building on Second street, between
Broadway and HILL The contractor
having made failure in certain regards.
the owner carried the building to COM
pletion. and the rresent suits are to
straighten out the difficulties always at
tending an interrupted contract with its
many subsidiary interests.
The herald., 1897-04-09
CITY PARKS
Regular Meeting of the
Commissioners
MANY IMPROVEMENTS
Will Protect the Flower Beds
for the Fiesta
BOARD OF HEALTH TANGLE
THE COUNCIL DETERMINED TO
FORCE THE ISSUE
Will Attempt to Have the Appointing
Power Decided by the Courts.
Some of the Obstacles in
the Way-Notes

At the meeting of the park commits
sioners yesterday morning Commission
er Workman presided as temporary
chairman. Mayor Snyder, Commission
ers Teed and Stewart, Superintendent
Carey and Secretary Mendenhall were
in attendance. The superintendent re-
ported in the matter of securing a
sprinkling cart that a cart listed at $3.50
could be purchased by the department
for $275, and on motion, the committee
was continued and the chairman added
10 the same The committee was author
ICED to act in the premises.
The superintendent reported that he
had hauled 116 LOADS of soil and gravel
for Westlake park; had laid 500 square
feet of cement in the bottom of the
pond; had constructed 1873 cubic feet OF
stone wall, and set out $3.50 plants At
Elysian park 260O feet of roadway had
been graded, Of which 1900 feet was for
the entrance At Hollenbeck park the
entire park had been cultivated during
March; 1900 square feet of lawn had been
sown, and 2250 plants set out.
AT the East Side park there were some
TO seed boxes This would require 300
boxes, costing $40, and on motion, the
secretary was instructed to draw war;
rant for that amount. The superinten-
dent reported that a sandalwood tree
had been donated TO Westlake park by
r. r. Brown, and on motion, the thanks
of the board were extended to Mr..
Brown for the same.
On motion the superintendent was In
structed to protect by wire the beds in
Westlake park and request the Fiesta
committee to pay for the same. This
will require 5000 feet of smooth wire, POO
feet of barbed wire. $40 feet of double
wire, and 260 posts, 2x2xS feet.
In consideration of the right of way
given by A. G. Hutchins across lots
and IL, block 13. Berkeley tract, for the
pipe line supplying Echo park, on mo-
ton, said Hutchns was authorized to
connect with said pipe line. for domestic
use only, a one-inch connection with a
two-foot stand pipe, the park depart
ment reserving the right to remove the
main pipe at any time.
Adjourned to the next regular meet
ing.
The herald., 1897-04-09
Clark Bound Over

Frank Clark. the dope fiend, who was
arrested on Wednesday by Detectives
Steele and Bradish for the theft of law
books from K. L. Horton, in the Temple
block. was given an examination before
Justice Morrison yesterday afternoon
and bound over to the superior court in
the sum of $500. Clark informed the
court that he did not believe he was re-
sponsible for his acts. Much sympathy
is expressed for him on account of his
condition. and it is probable that he will
be committed to the asylum for in
ebriates at Highland.
The herald., 1897-04-09
Mrs. Banning Wins

The suit brought by Mrs. Mary H.
Banning against DR.. Charles w. Unger
was decided in favor of the former yes
terday in Justice Morrfson's court. 1t
will be remembered that Mrs. Banning
brought suit against DR.. Unger for the
March and April rent of her house at
No. ZIG California street, and also for
ais ejectment from the premises. The
doctor, through his attorney, announced
that he would appeal his case to the
The herald., 1897-04-09
His Curiosity Satisfied

City Clerk Hance yesterday called on
DR.. Yoakum and had a bullet located in
his leg by the X-rays that was planted
there al the battle of Moore's Mills. Mo,
July 2s, 1852 Capt. Hance lost his arm
in this same battle. He has always
known that the bullet was somewhere
in his anatomy, but never took the
trouble to have it located definitely until
Yesterday.
The herald., 1897-04-09
Foresters at the Orpheum

The Orpheum was largely occupied
last evening by members of the Fores-
ters of America. the occasion being the
benefit for the general relief committee.
The boxes were decorated with the en-
blems of the order and the banners OF
the several city courts were conspicu-
ously displayed.
The herald., 1897-04-09
To Consumers Of Goal

Please bear in mind that the genuine
Black Diamond coal is sold only by the
coal dealers who purchase from the Cres-
ent Coal company, who own the Black
Diamond mines. All other coal from Gal
lup coal fields is inferior in quality to the
original Black Diamond. Ask your dealers
for the original Black Diamond coal.
The herald., 1897-04-09
Our Home Brew

Maier & Zobelein's lager, fresh from their
brewery, on draught in all the principal
saloons: delivered promptly in bottles OF
kegs. Office and brewery, 440 Also street
telephone 81.
The herald., 1897-04-09
Anheuser Bar and Cafe.

243 South Spring street. Los Angeles, Cal
Telephone No. 935 main. Entrance to cafe
through natatorium on Broadway. ad-
joining city hall.
The herald., 1897-04-09

superior court. On account Of the promi-
nence of the parties this trial has at
tracted an unusual amount of interest.
The herald., 1897-04-09

Largest variety Concord business wag-
ons and top delivery wagons. Hawley.
King G. Co.
The herald., 1897-04-09
Iaws for Timing Stockholders

The mining laws as revised by the pres
ent legislature, per copy, 10 cents. N. A.
Wolcott & Co., 12S South Broadway.
The herald., 1897-04-09

Hawley King & Co.. cor. Fifth st. and
Broadway, agents genuine Columbus
Buggy company buggies and bicycles.
The herald., 1897-04-09

Joe Arnold, agent for celebrated Mexican
cigar. 35s S. Spring ST. Tel main 9S6.
The herald., 1897-04-09

Everything on wheels. Hawley. King
Co., cor. Fifth street and Broadway.
The herald., 1897-04-09
Enr Mirrnr. or BsxeIed Plate GLASS

Go to H. Raphael & Co., who are the man.
ufacturers of them. and you will make a
large saving. No. 43S and 440 South Spring.
The herald., 1897-04-09
OFFICE OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC
Railroad company (of California;. San


Francisco, March 25th, 1897.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Southern Pacific Railroad company
(of California; for the election Of directors
for the ensuing year. and for the transac-
ton of such other business as may be
brought before the meeting. will be held
at the office of the company in the city OF
San Francisco, state of California. on
Wednesday, the 14th day of April. 1897 at,
10 o. clock q. m.
The herald., 1897-04-09
IOTTINGS

Latest style of wall paper al A. A. Eek
strom's, 324 South Spring street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-22
Personals and Briefs.

Mr.. Fred w. Power. OF Norfolk. was
in the city yesterday.
Mr., John w. Sprint. Of Boyce. Clarke
county, is visiting in the city.
Rev. DR.. Pike Powers is improving
slowly, and hopes to be up in few days.
Mr.. w. n. Jones is confined 10 his
home, 1918 Floyd avenue, with severely
sprained ankle
Misses Richardson and Grimes, of
Front Royal, are the guests of their
cousin, Mrs. Phil. Taylor.
Mr.. A. ]. Ford, OF Ford's Hotel, has been
quite sick with the grip for the past ten
DAYS. but is now much improved
DR.. John f. VIM has returned from
Fluvanna county, where he was called a
dav or two ago on professional business
MIR. Sydney r. Ellis. Treasurer Of Nanse-
mond county, and Judge j. X. Edmund
son. of Lexington, were callers at the
Auditors office yesterday.
Invitations have been Issued by Mr.
Naphtah Ezekiel TO the marriage of his
daughter Miss Eva Lee. to Dr. Mark
Wallace Peyser the ceremony to take
Mace at o'clock Wednesday evening
next at 321 north Twelfth street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-22
(Boston Commonwealth.)


Wen begin with box. and the plural is
boxes.
But the plural of OK should be oxen. not
Oxes
The one fowl is goose, but two are cali
ed geese
Yet ths plural OF mouse should never be
meese.
You may find lone mouse or whole
nest of mice,
But the plural OF house Is houses, not hlce.
n the plural OF man Is always called men,
why shouldn't the plural OF pan be called
pen2
The cow in the plural may be cows or
kline,
bipe.
And the plural Of VOW Is vows. never vine.
your feet,
Ard / give you a boot. would pair be
called beet7
II one Is a tooth, and whole set are teeth.
Why shouldn't the plural OF both be call
ed beetb?
II the singular's this and the plural Is
these.
should the plural sf kiss be nicknamed
Then one may be that and three would be
those,
Yet hat In the plural would never be hose,
And the plural az cat Is cats. not eose.
We speak OF brother. and also OF
But though we say mother. We never say
Then the masculine pronouns are he. his.
But imagine the feminine she. shis. and
So the English. j think. you all win agree.
Is the greatest language you aver ala SEE
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-22
HE NIGHT SESSION.
A Labor Conspiracy.

New Orleans TimesDemocrat)
South Carolina and Georgia are much
wrought up just at present by visit
of Messrs. Howard & Estes, mill-opera'
tive organizers from New England, who
have been travelling through the cotton
manufacturing districts OF those States
attempting to organize the hands in the
mills on the same basis as those OF New
England are already organized.
IL is charged by the Charleston News
and Courier, the Piedmont Headlight,
and the South Carolina papers that the
visit of the two men Is nothing less
than a gigantic labor conspiracy, or
panized by the New England manufac-
turers 10 cripple and injure the south
ern cotton-mils Among the advantages
which the South possesses in the mat
ter OF the manufacture OF cotton, the
two greatest have been the cheapness
of the cotton and the labor. In New
England the mills have suffered, and
stiH suffer greatly, from differences with
their employees, and n steady success
sion OF strikes and look-outs. When MT.
Jefferson Coolidge went before the spe-
cial commission appointed by the Massa-
chusetts LEGISLATURE TO investigate the
diversion of the manufacture of cotton
goods. he regarded the labor question as
even more important than the cheap
ness with which the cotton can be OBJ
tanned IN the South, and declared that
the New England mills could not hope
10 compete with those OF Georgia and
the Carolinas in the demoralized condi-
ton OF their labor. and with the oppres-
sive labor legislation secured from the
Massachusetts General Court or Legisla-
ture through the influence OF the labor
agitators
The situation in the South has been In
dnitely better The relations between
employers and employees have been more
friendly because. unlike New England.
they were OF the same race and coun-
try and have been brought up together.
side by side; whereas, a majority of the
Massachusetts miil-operatives are French
Canadians and other foreigners. The
southern laborers are more tractable,
more friendly to their employers, and
able to work for less because the cost
OF living is less.
The charge is now distinctly made that
Howard and Estes were sent South. not
in the interest OF the labor organizations.
but OF the competing New England mills.
with the purpose OF stirring up Btfife
ana dsprivins the South OF the aov'in-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-22
New Way of Returning Calls.
Savannah News.)

Mrs. Francis, the wife of the Secretary
of the Interior. has given Washington a
shock from which it will hardly recover
during the few weeks remaining OF Secre-
tary Francis's official life. There is a very
large class Of people i'm Washington who
make il a point TO call on the wives OF
high government officials. They make IL
a point TO call on the wives Of Cabinet
ladies. and It is one Of the social rules or
Washington that these calls must be re-
turned. Mrs. Francis, who went from st.
Louis to washington, has been I'm the ma
tional capital only little while, but in
that time she has received hundreds
of calls. chiefly on her reception days,
from ladies whom she does not know, and
probably doesn't care TO know. They CALI
ed not because they cared to see the wife
of the Secretary Of the Interior, but 10
have their calls returned. They wanted 10
have the carriage Of that official stop at
their doors while the officials wife her
self left n card-they did not expect
visitor sent IL TO the door by her foot
man. The stopping Of the carriage or the
wife OF a Cabinet officer at a house makes
the occupants OF that house thrill with
pride and causes them to be envied by
their neighbors. 1t is not to be wondered
at. therefore, that a Cabinet officers wife
receives calls from hundreds OF people
with whose names she is not at all ac-
quainted.
Mrs. Francis was equal to the occasion.
She made a note Of all the visits she re-
ceived from people unknown to her. and
one day last week she hired messenger
boy for a day, gave him basket filled
with her cards, and a long list of peo-
pie. together with their addresses, and
directed him to deliver a card at each OF
the addresses.
There is a lot OF very disappointed wo-
men in Washington. Their little scheme
for having it appear they were on visit
ing terms with the wife OF the Secretary
of the Interior failed, and now they are
trying to devise some way OF getting even
with the Cabinet lady who returned their
calls by means Of messenger-boy.
IL may be that Mrs. Francis has es-
tablished a precedent that will be fol-
lowed by other Cabinet ladies. Such a
precedent would knock the prop out of a
great feature of Washington social life;
but. at the same time, it would put an
end to great nuisance