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The herald., 1897-08-15
SUDDEN DEATH
OF William Lacy in Lower
California
THE PASSING OF A PIONEER
DETAILS OF THE DEMISE ARE
VERY MEAGER
THE PASSING OF A PIONEER
Sketch Of a Man Prominent in Los
Angeles Business Circles
for Many Years

"A private dispatch from Guaymas.
Mexico. received late Friday night. an
nounned the sudden death Of William
Lacy. the well known capitalist. at his
mine, San Francisquito, In Lower Cali
fornia No cause Of death was given.
the remote situation of the mine making
It impossible to secure any details Of
the occurrence. A later dispatch from
the same source announces that the
6ea&h notice WAS dated August 8, the
actual date Of his death. When the de-
osassd left here on July 30, he was appar-
entity In perfect health. 30 1t is supposed
that some malignant fever must have
cut him down. Tho telegram .announo-
ang his death reads IS follows:
"Guaymas, Mexico, August 10 (via No
: xales).-Lacy Manufacturing Company,
Los Angeles: Arrived. Your father
died. Buried in camp. Quarantine for
one day. Ed leaves Sunday for home.
Morrison in charge. Has supplies for
three months. Please instruct.
P. L. LARSON.
1920 p M
William Lacy, for twenty years iden-
titled promine emily with the highest busi-
ness interests Of Los Angeles was al the
time Of his death 55 years of age, having
been born in London, England, in June,
1912. He was educated to the profession
of an architect in his youth, but at tne
age of 10 left England and went to Aus
tralia. From Australia he came to
America, settling first in Central Illi-
nois. In 1864 he came to California, first
going to the northern part of the state,
and then to San Diego, In 1877 he came
to Los Angeles, and in conjunction with
the late e. F. Spence and others estab-
lished the First National bank, the sue
cessor to the old Commercial bank. In
1884 he in company with John D. Hooker,
established the first sheet iron pipe fac
tory in this city. In 1886 Mr.. Lacy re-
signed from the First National bank,
drew out of the pipe business and gave
his attention to the oil fields of Puente,
where he was associated with William
Rowland. A rapid development fol-
lowed, and today the fields are said to be
worth in the neighborhood of 81, ,5OO, ,O0O
Mr.. Lacy established the oil refinery
At Chino, laying pipe line from Puente
to Chino. distance OF sixteen miles,
to carry the crude Oil to the latter place
from the wells. At one time he was
The herald., 1897-08-15

president Of The Herald Publishing
company, being at the head of the as
sociation that succeeded the Bradbury
syndicate. He was at the time of his
death one Of the directorate of the Pas
adena and Pacific Railway company,
and was interested In many other IN
portant enterprises. Last year he be-
came interested in. some exceedingly val,
liable mining property in Lower Califor-
mia, on the gulf side, and three weeks
ago decided to visit the mine himself.
On July 80 he started on the trip. From
San Pedro the Penelope, his own Scat,
conveyed him to the mine, situated near
the bay Of San Leon de Gonzales, on
the gulf side of the peninsula. Nothing
The herald., 1897-08-15
IT rs FINISHED
The Board Of Equalization Completes
It's Labors

Its LaborS
The board Of equalization concluded its
labors yesterday afternoon shortly after
o'clock.
There remains but four protests to be
acted upon, and the inference Is that all
of those presented yesterday afternoon
will be denied.
The morning session was attended by
owners Of cheap homes chiefly, and the
reductions made were not heavy in any
individual instance, but the aggregate
was large.
In the afternoon representatives, Of the
owners of several large business blocks,
stimulated by the big cut made a few
days ago on the Bullard building, ap-
piled for reductions of like amount. The
Bradbury, Byrne, Wilcox and several
other handsome edifices were reported
too high, but the board was weary, and
the protests went into the taken under
advisement" pigeonhole.
No figures can be made at present OF
tho amount of the reductions, but 1t will
not be far from the figures heretofore
presented by the Herald, viz. $4,000, 900.
The herald., 1897-08-15
Westlake Park Concert

Following is the program to be rem
dered at Westlake park this afternoon,
commencing at 2 o'clock, by H. F. Meine's
orchestra.
/ March, Manhattan Beach. .Sousa
Schottische, standing on the Cor
ner, Didn't Mean No Harm .Mackie
Waltz, Santiago. "............A. Corbin
Piece characteristic, The Cocoa
nut Dance" ...........s......H Hermann
Two-step, "Under the Polar Star"
.'................... Jerome
Selection, "Ermine" ..... .Jakobowski
Galop, Fun in a Skating Rink"
(by requesO ...................T.M Moses
Two-step, 1.-THE Douglass Club"
9 Overture, Irish Medley. .Lamotte
10 Spanish waltz, "Espanita" .Rosey
II Two-step, Our Italy" ......B Blanchard
IL Intermezzo, First Heart Throbs''
(by request ................ .Eilenberg
13 Patrol, British" ........Fr. Ter. Linden
Approach Of Regiment, Passing, and
in distance.
"A Galop. Fire Fly .........H. F. Meme
The herald., 1897-08-15
THE cITY's MONEY
By Whom and for What It Was
Collected

T. E. Nichols, city auditor, yesterday
handed to the city clerk report of his
examination Of the July reports OF the
city officials, with the amounts collected
by each during that period. The report
is as follows:
L. S. Seamans, assessor, P. p. tax,
s3s3. 3.07; ]. H. Gish, license collector, July
licenses, $14,447; J. H. Gish. delinquent,
June, $50; Thomas L. Casey, water over
seer. sale Of water, $317o; M. T. Owens,
Justice, department one, fees, $3.50; G.
w. Kinsey, clerk, fines and penalties,
1852: D. c. Morrison, Justice, department
The herald., 1897-08-15

Angeles loses one Of the class of me .
she can i'll afford to spare; man whose
word was as good as his bond, and
whose reputation for thorough integ-
rity was of the highest. His charity was
none the smaller because it was so un-
ostentatious A number of times he has
been mentioned for the mayoralty of
the city, but he always steadily refused
to run for the position.
The herald., 1897-08-15
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Filed With the City Clerk Yesterday
Afternoon

Four committees Of the city council
returned reports yesterday morning on
matters submitted to them previously.
The gas and light committee recon-
mended that three electric lights be
placed in the tower at the entrance to
Elysian park at Fremant gate.
The request of the board Of directors
Of the public library, that permission
The herald., 1897-08-15

Mrs. A. Stern and Miss Ruth Meyer
of San Francisco arrived in Los Angeles
last Thursday morning for a short stay.
They were entertained at dinner the
same evening by their aunt, Mrs. Kra-
mer, Of 754 South Hope street
The herald., 1897-08-15
East Side Notes

Mrs. c. A. Sinclair. Mrs. r. c. Sinclair.
and Mrs. Vance and daughter arrived
yesterday from St. Louis.
Mrs. e. e. White of Johnson street is
at Catalina for a short outing.
The herald., 1897-08-15

Ventura county, wnere rney nave pe--
camping and hunting for some time.
They report having bagged good
amount of game.
The herald., 1897-08-15

Mrs. s. Rees and Ethel Rees returned
from Long Beach Thursday after stay
Of two weeks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-14
TWINKLES.

THE ,rencudou, success in London o;
The GcishA i, rcA>>uring 20 al those
who have TO watch the progress Of the
musical side Of the theatre. Il bcconc> Of
special interest. too. by co ,ra>,with " The
Mikaio. the untti,ns popularity Of which
is again in evidence at the Savoy III the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-14

ALL Paris is talking about the projected
n trip OF the Theatre Francois 10 Athens.
The time OF the trip Is nconvcnicn,, TOY
Ap,il i the height OF the Paris season
Several play, will also be thrown on, OF
date. and there i, indignation and rebellion
among the unfortunate actors. The fear
of sca,ickucss i the greatest oh>taC,c
Why is there a SEA And why /, every
country no, joined conveniently to France,
tia, sea voyages. which no genuine PII-
i>ian ever loves. are forever unnecessary
WIrHorr any implication tina, Ms
w Theresa Vaughn is i'll danger Of cqrl'-
ling the record OF Miss Maggie Mitchell, ~
the de,ish; Of four generations. i, HAY
bc said that She j. abe to H.. certain line
OF attractive parts and please her audience,
for remarkably long time. !, j. ,ouIc
time HOW since The Tourists in a.
Pullman Palace Gar III; helped Miss
Vaughan on her rod 10 fame. and Size j.
still singing ley songs a> we'll is Sic ever
sang them, and they a'e cnjoyci aud ai-
plaudcd - nuchA, they ever were
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-11

u lily.


7 Old NT!lsinn.
"D;r Is, cred, sit costs no
more IL Lt,. clcs i'll repair than
| one.
| Love is ct ut . Its illusia: = even are
mutaijlr n'.ji II Icspect of their TERMS
| Dctlolt JUGIl 81.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-11
in has ever happened to me yit, and guess
7 hin tnbo Eoor # ,,,,-,nlf ~

In has ever happened to me yit and guess
kin take keer Of myself"
The elder seen 1t was no use to wrassle
with him any furder, and SO he went
away, and Nose went down to his boat
house and sailed down the bay. He had
out Il lot Of lobster pots, and no counted
on taking up at least two dozen big lob
sters that mornin. He Jest sailed down
the creek with his hat Oh his ear and feel
in that he'd saved $40 by not givin to
the elder, but when he cum to lift the pots
not lobster was to be found. Sich q
thing had never happened to him before,
and he couldn't make 1t out. Sunthin
sorter said to him that it was bekase he
didn't give to the meetin house, and that
made him mad, and he cussed around and
said he'd be teetotally busted If he ever gin
up cent to 1t. Bimoby he sailed away to
look fur new clam bed and, though he
looked and looked and sailed here and
thar and all over, he was disappointed.
An hour before shutdown he got ready
to sail fur hum, and he was so powerful
upset and mad that he jest stood up in his
boat and yelled at the top of his voice. He
vowed that he wouldn't gin nuthin to the
meetin house if he never caught another
clam orpotted another LOBSTER and he was
still cussin when porpoise or shark riz up
under his boat and stove In two planks.
She filled with water to once and went
down, and If he hadn't bin clus to buoy
he'd hev bin drowndcl. He swum to the
buoy and held on, and thar he was two
miles from shore and nobody In sight He
was lettin hisself loose with swear words
when no seen the fin Of a shark clus by.
Then he seen another and another, and
purity soon he could count 30. He stopped
cussin to splash the water and skeer EN-
off, but they didn't skeer They Jest got
clusser and clusser and finally he knowed
that they had bin sent to eat him. A hang
in on to that buoy with both hands and
with the chills creepin up and down his
back he called out:
Elder Davis, I'm not fur meetin
houses nor yit ag in EN-, but II the Lord
will scatter these ere sharks I'll put my
name down fur S..
That's the way he hollered but Elder
Davis WINS three miles away and them
sharks kept gittin nearer and nearer Next
time Nose hollered 1t was fur to say:
"1'm poor man and hahn T got no use
fur mectin houses, but rather than be eat
up by sharks III gin up the $40 the elder
asked fur
That was all right as fur as it went, but
he was able to gin $50, and he d bin cussin
the Lord TO boot That was why them
sharks hung on and begun to smell Of his
feet, He kicked and kicked, but he got
mighty tired arter awhile and called out:
"I'm sorry bout the cussin, and I'll
never do 1t agin, and II the Lord will
send me help before it arc too late, III
cum down mighty handsome fur the meet
in house"
He hadn't hardly got the words out Of
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-11
THE HONEST SHAKERS bNG THEIR
CURE FOR DYSPEPSIA.

The shopkeeper who cheats US by lying
with regard to the quality Of his goods
and the grocer or the butcher who gives US
short weights, is a thief However, their
knavery touches nothing but our pocket
book. There is another widespread form
of Misrepresentation Of Il far more danger
Gus and villninous character.
We refer to the false statements and
worthless guarantees that frequently &c.
company medicines. To guarani &c a med.
cine to cure is to brand it rs II quuck pro-
duct. II we can guarantee to cure disease.
then We can guarantee everlasting lifn. for
IL n large majority of cases people die Of
disease, the proportion of violent or acct
dental deaths being vcry small.
The Shakers have always been known
as most upright and honorable people,
and their success in the Manufacture vi
medicines has also been we'll known 1t Is
therefore not surprising t. find them par
suing very original and novel plan for
tho Introduction Of their remedy for dys-
pcpsia.
these God fearing people whose motto
has always been "Try all things and hold
fast that which is good" have put upon
tho market ten cent sample bottles Of their
product, or sufficient to give it u trial.
The Shaker Digestive Cordial Is so
promPti in its action that for the trivial
sum q ten cents, person can usually dc
tcrmiru rs to whether or not 1t meet, the
requirements Df Ms case. There are forms
Of dyspepsia which it won't help, but these
are very rare In most cases the first dos5
relieves all distress, and an increase Of
appetite at once follows
All druggists have it, and the next time
you are troubled with indigestion send out
and try this popular and successful pro-
duct. lb represents nearly hundred
years OF patient Investigation and study.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-11

s.Aspa Of Secretary Of the Treaaury Gag.
says the Philadelphia Bulletin, hes ro-
turned from the Klondlks with state.
ment that the riches Of the region have not
been exaggerated. At the same time
comes the report that the first boat out In
the spring will carry not less than slb. 0o0..
coo Of the yellow metal.
As an Offset to those alluring tales Is the
report from Dawson City that the supply
of provisions there Is running low. and
that 1t is becoming serious question
whether the 1000 men in and about thu
settlement can get through the winter
without undergoing much suffering for
want Of proper food. 1t Is likely that this
report Is not exaggerated, and 1t is indi.
rectly corroborated by the announcement
that the government at Washington will
fit out reindeer expedition to penetrate
the Yukon country and relieve miners
who may be in distress.
There are no signs, however, that the
Klondike craze, which broke out suddenly
in the summer, is likely to be checked by
these discouraging reports In all the large
cities of the country preparations are go.
ing on for a rush to the Klondike next
spring, which may break the gold seeking
record In the numbers of adventurers who
will try their luck. 1t is the belief Of care
full observers at San Francisco and Seattle
that $4,000 men from this country will be
in the Yukon region six months hence.
Steamship owners are preparing for an ex.
traordinary traffic. Thus, it Is reported.
that company with twelve steamers and
ii fleet of small boats has been organize d
and offers have been made for scores of
old vessels that are now in the Atlantic
ports Of this country.
It will not be surprising If there shall
be as many passengers for Alaska in 1893
as there will be for Europe. The one ex-
odus will be to seek fortunes and the other
to spend them.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-11

Arthur P. GOHMAN was only beaten in
the State of Maryland by thirty-1ine per.
sons votes, He is beaten, but will be re-
lad in the halls of Congress, where after.
wards he trod its floor as II member. From
page to Senator and from Senator to pria
vntc citizen. Thus the changes Of life are
oil the time going on.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-11
WHERE Is WALDO uHsEg
He Has Been Mlsslng Slnce Wednesday
and His Family and Friends are Very
Much Worried

When on Tuesday the REPUBLICAN,
made mention Of the disappearance Of
Waldo Uhse it was confidently expected
| by the family and the host OF friends of
the unfortunate hotel keeper, that he
would return In few hours, but he has
not and his family, particularly Mrs. Uhse,
Is frantic.
Mr. Uhse is about so years of age, S feet
inches tall, and wears u brown mustachs
! He wore suit of mixed material, derby
hat and u black overcoat. This descrip-
ton has been forwarded to the police Of
near by cities but at noon the missing man
had not been heard from.
Mr.. Uhsss disappearance Is due to bust
ness troubles. On Saturday Deputy
Sheriff Ratledge seized his saloon fixtures
at Third and Shipley streets on u 1890
Judgment entered by Harry j. Stoeckle.
on Monday MIR. Uhse was ut the Eauit-
able Guarantee and Trust Company's
office in company with Mr. Stoeckle. and
Thomas McHugh. This was about II o.
clock. Mr., Uhse then seemed somewhat
excited over his trouble but gave no in
timation that no intended to leave the city.
About noon he returned to his home and
obtained from his wife $50 with which he
intended to pay his rent. Samuel N. Cul.
bert Is the landlord, but he refused to &C.
those who had the hotel in charge. Mr..
Uhse left tho Office of Mr.. gilbert and
from that time to this has not been seer.
Where he went or now Is, Is a mystery.
There was a supposltion that he had gone
to New York where he has friends, but
diligent inquiry in that city has failed to
reveal his whereabouts That he is in this
country is almost positive, because Of the
fact that all the money he had in his
pocket was ahouts45
1t Is believed by some friends of the miss
ing man that he has taken his life. He
was au inveJerate cigarettesmoker, which
habit showed itself on his brain aud nerves
or late Mr. Uhse has acted strangely, but
when his business troubles reached their
climax, he became very much excited,
VIII ch condition his family even noticed
But Mrs. Uhse conddentiaiy believes thdt
her husband will return This morning
she was very much excited when q REPUB-
LlCAN reporter inquired about her hu,ban
She considered his absence no ones busi-
Hess but her own. 'e
Three children, who are also left, are
worried over their fathers disappearance
and one was heard to sob and utter her
fathers name
MIR. Uhse has been in the saloon business
but short time Six months ago he was
collector In the employ of a j. A. Lengel.
He held the position for years. Mr.. Uhse
WAS also an old newspaper man having for
years been connected with German papers
in New York and Chicago He was in
lercsted in Wilmington newspaper men,
ANA had offered them the use Of rooms at
the klrkwuod house
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-11

TIE securities of the defaulting Tax
Collector, John J. Dougherty, who have
had the opinion of tho Chancellor handed
down, which was against them, will car
ry the case to the Court of Errors and APP
peals. They contend that they should not
pay the full amount of the bond which
The securities did all they could to get the
Levy Court, during his administration, to
take the collection Of the taxes out of his
hands. but their request was not needed
and now they are called upon to pay money
which they should have to pay. This is
simply justice, nothing more.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-11
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER II, 1897.
ALDERMAN Plotke, Of Chicago, intro

ALDERMAN Potke Of Chicago, intro.
duced au ordinance at special meeting of
City Council on Tuesday afternoon, to
prohibit the playing of football anywhere
within the limits Of Chicago. The first
section reads: "That 1t shall be unlawful
for any person Or persons to assemble for
the purpose Of witnessing or playing
taking part or engaging in the game
known as football, anywhere within the
corporate limits of the city of Chicago.
II imposes fine Of not less than 10, nor
more than $50 for each and every offense.'
The Alderman says the reason he has In
troduced this ordinance Is because some.
body gets hurt badly every time football
game is played and many have been killed.
1t is forty times worse than prize lighting
and teaches school children to be brutal.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-11
SQUAN CREEK FOLKS.
JEP JONES' TALE ABOUT NOSE WHITE
u .-.., AND THE 6HARKS.

Nose Said He Would Not Put Down . Cont
For the Now Meeting House, but He
Changed His Mind Later-Reform That
Proved Fatal.
After the Methodist meetin house
burned down VIC had to hold our meetin s
In the schoolhouse, and this went on for
two years before we started to raise money
to rebuild the church. When 1t cum to
givin, l said to Elder Davis, who was
passin around tho paper
ELDER, crabs is powerful skeerce this
year, and the old woman's sickness has
put me to a power of extra expense I'm
In favor Of meetin houses and religun,
but the best l kin do is $40"
The elder took the money and put my
name down on the paper, and arter leetle
he lays his hand on my shoulder and seq:
"Jeptha Jones, the Lord will know who
contributed money to the meetin house
and who didn't, and no will parcel out the
crabs and oysters and fish accordingly.
I'm now 9oiu-up to see Moses White and
wrassle with him." ...
Nose White never gin cent lords re-
uRun. nc WOulun even puI Ill 70 nelp
buy oil fur the lamps, though he was with
mo- than any four Of us put together. He
wasn't bad man, but he didn't jest be-
lieve In religun. He argued that the Lord
made Sunday fur day to mend fish nets,
paint boats and hunt fur new clam beds
Elder Davis went up to see him and said:
Noses, we are goin to rebuild the
meetln house, and I've cum to sec what
you are willin to do fur the Lord. How
much shall I put you down fur2'
"Not red, J." replied Moses. "I'm not
ag I'm 1t and IN not fur 1t. I'm a-stand-
in all by myself. If folks wants meetin
houses let EN- hev EN-. If folks don't
want 'em, then they needn't hev EN-.
You'll scuse me this mornin, elder, but
I'm in powerful hurry to git out to my
lobster pots"
Wont you gin ssos" SEE the elder.
"Noap."
"Nor temp
"Can't do it. I'm not ag'in 1t, but I
jest can't give anything. Scuse me, elder"
"Moses White SEE the elder as they
walks along together, "you arc able to give
and you orter give, and If you don't give
sunthin may happen to you"
"I'll take the risks, seq Moses. "Nuth-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-11
From the Heart the Mouth Speaketh.

From the Heart the Mouth Speaketh.
Her checks were pink, her eyes were blue
And golden were her trcsses.
Her milk white teeth, when they showed
through,
Wore el!orry lips for dresses.
A queen She was, whose royal rule
Extended DER i country school.
Before her trcmhled Thomas Gray,
The biggest Of her scholars.
And Thomas hadn't sense, they say,
Where other folks had dollars.
Eut what "they say" sometimes is not
A picture ''tuken on the spot.
He had been whispering in school,
And she had seen him do it,
Which, being quite against the rule,
She thought she'd make him rue it.
Some queens are cruel. This one was
When am subject broke her laws.
'Why did you whisper Thomas Gray7
You knew it was Forbidden
And Thomas knew not what to say
When thus he had been chidden.
At first ne didn't After while
The dull face lighted with smile.
And Thomas stsmmered in alarm
As well as he was able
"You looked sc golderned purity, marin,
A scttin by yer table,
had to speak. knowed l must
Say something, er I'd shorely bust"
?. P.-Punishment postponed.
louisville Courier. journal,