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The herald., 1897-04-09
THE BANKRUPTCY BILL

The old-time bankruptcy bill! is again
before the senate This measure has
been running its course in congress, in
one form or another, for more than
decade, and at times with fair pros
pect of success. The fact that bank
ruptcy law should not have been adopt
ed before this date is one of those in
scrutabe things that cast distorted
shadows upon our business institutions.
Prior to 1878 there existed very efficient
federal bankruptcy act, and its repeal in
that year created sort of chaos in
interstate commerce which is chaos
still. The several states, with greater
or less promptitude, after the repeal
of the federal law in 1873, passed state
insolvency laws which served the pur-
pose of the bankruptcy law within the
particular states. But these state laws.
having no extra-territorial operation.
could only relieve against a resident
creditor, or a nonresident who might
choose to submit himself to the state
jurisdiction. Under these conditions
there became a debtor class relieved by
insolvency proceedings as against the
resident creditor but still debtors and
liable as to the demands of non-resi-
dents. This anomalous condition was
the very best that could be arrived at
The herald., 1897-04-09
Light With Franchises

To the Editor of the Los Angeles Her
aid: Are not the people of this city very
shorts sighted and making grave mis-
take in thoughtlessly allowing even the
few remaining franchises for electric
street car lines to be granted without
any effort to have our street crossings
lighted by the companies obtaining such
franchises as one of the considerations
therefor?
This matter was brought to the at
tention of several members of the coun-
ell while the San Pedro street franchise
was pending, but they did not seem TO
consider it a duty toward their constitu-
ents to thus look out for their interests,
unless impelled by the pressure of pub
lie opinion. To require that one or two
"A candle-power incandescent lights be
furnished at each street crossing on their
lines would be but trifiing added ex-
pense and a boon to the people, who
grope through the darkness and mud
during rainy weather, and find no pleas
ure at any time in waiting for a car
wrapped in gloom, like specters of the
night.
A little forethought at the time fran
chises were given away TO the Consoli-
dated and Traction companies would
have made this the best lighted city in
the United States, and 1t is not yet 100
late to derive some benefit in this way,
il the people wake up to ask for their
rights. A CITIZEN.
The herald., 1897-04-09
SECRETARY ALGER'S OPPOR-
TUNITY

A message from the president to con-
gress suggesting an appropriation for the
relief of the flood sufferers in the Mis-
sissippi valley was presented on We'd
nesday. A few hours later joint reso-
luton making an appropriation of $780,.
900 was adopted and thereafter, on the
same day, the secretary of war is said
to have acted with the greatest prompt
ness in perfecting arrangements for the
distribution of the government relief
among the flood sufferers. This was an
excellent days work.
In so fer as the report refers in fiat
terinE periods to the dispatch with
which Secretary Alger executed the part
assigned to him, it is very gratifying.
But the incident has served to draw at
tention to a little matter here that calls
for a share of the secretarys executive
consideration. We refer to the San Pc
dro harbor work. Plans, specifications,
estimates, and drawings of this work
were already awaiting Secretary Alger
when he went into office, as were also
INSTRUCTIONS from the highest dulHOrlly
under the government, to proceed and
let contracts for the work. He has not
taken any action whatsoever in this i'm
portant matter.
AS the secretary did not arrogate to
himself the right to examine into the
power of congress to make this appro-
priation for the flood sufferers, but pro-
ceeded with great and conlmendable ex-
pedition to give it effect, SO the people
OF Southern California feel that this
other order, emanating from the same
authority and directing him to carry it
into effect, should elicit the executive
alacrity of which this efficient officer
has just shown himself SO highly
capable.
The secretary must reflect that he is
accused of Withholding from the state
of California certain specific. ascer-
The herald., 1897-04-09
NOTES OF INTEREST

A London chemist, who analyzed sam
pie of hair restorer." sold at half crown
for two-ounce bottle, found 1t to contain
only common water, with traces OF salt
and sage extract.
Public story tellers still earn a livelihood
in Japan. In Toxic alone 600 of them PLY
their trade, provided with small table,
a fan and a paper wrapper to illustrate
and emphasize the points OF their tales
Governor Lowndes of Maryland, when he
goes to New York April q to attend the
dedication of the Grant monument, Will be
accompanied by his staff and the famous
Fifth regiment of Maryland, with the vet
eran corps
Brown county, Indiana, now has no place
where Intoxicating drinks are sold In any
form. Frank Matthias of Nashville oper-
ated a quart shop, but since the Nicholson
law went into effect he has been compelled
to quit business.
M. Zola is going to keep on trying to
get into the French academy. Perhaps
he will "break the record" Of Lau5on.
the song writer, who was a persistent
candidate for half a century. and was
finally elected at the age of 50. because,
they said. "he would soon go to heaven.
and It was we'll that he should 50 thtther
BY way Of the academy"
The herald., 1897-04-09

tanned benefits, conferred by an act Of
congress, and that his mere caprice Is
the most honorable justification that he
has placed within the reach Of his well
wishers to urge in his behalf.
1t would be presumptuous to say that
his delay is justified by the necessity cf
examining into the expediency of a work
authorized by congress. The executive
officer will generally prove most efficient
who will properly locate the limits of
his responsibility and act with good
Judgment within those limits.
The herald., 1897-04-09
FRIDAY. APRIL 9. 1907.
HAMPERED CHARITY
The joint resolution for the chartering

The Joint resolution for the chartering
cf 3 vessei &c carry food &c the famine
stricken Hindoos was before the house
of representatives on Saturday and
ELECTED some pointed remarks. McMil-
Ian of Tennessee managed to get hitch
on the British lions tail, and made the
best use of the occasion. The congress-
man thought that so far as relief from
this country is concerned. 1t would be
about the proper thing to let the Hin
does starve as a measure of retaliation
for the bombarding of Hellenic Chris
tians by the British fleet in the Aegean.
But the logical connection between the
shelling of Christian detachment upon
the island of Crete and few millions OF
starving Hindoos at the antipodes was
not made quite clear, so the honorable
Tennesseean was compelled to release
the royal animals tail by unanimous
vote in favor of adopting the resolu-
tion.
OF the prospective cargo of wheat for
shipment to India, the quantity of $500
tons had to be brought to California
from points east of Ogden. But from
that point the management of the Cen
trail Pacific refused to carry the grain.
that had been delivered free of charge
by the connecting lines, except upon
the prior payment of $4,000 on account
of freight. The grain for shipment was
accordingly side-tracked at various
places between Ogden and Omaha until
this money should be paid. After much
delay the necessary amount was re-
ceived from the committee in charge of
the donation, and was paid over TO the
Central and Southern Pacific people last
week, and now the whole cargo is on its
way to the Golden Gate. But in order
that the Pacific railroads may have
whatever credit they are entitled to it
should be stated that according to their
rates the $4,000 which was paid covered
the freight upon only $500 tons of the
transported grain. the remaining 1000
tons being carried without any charge.
The herald., 1897-04-09
Bevond the Presidents Power

Even a president of the United States
cannot always command his friends.
Major Mckinley, for instance, was some
months ago extremely anxious to have
for attorney general his old friend, Judge
Goff of West Virginia. He was quite
as eager to make Judge Day his solicitor
general, probably with view to pro-
noting him to the supreme bench at
some convenient opportunity. But Judge
Goff preferred to remain on the bench
in West Virginia, hoping to become a
United States senator two years hence,
and now Judge Day declines. The prob
abilities are that Judge Day will yet
be placed upon the supreme bench by
President McKinley-Chicago Times
Herald.
The herald., 1897-04-09

Reports from all parts of the state
show an increased interest in beet su-
gar. and a largely increased acreage.
Every dollar that can be realized from
home made sugar without the high tar
iff is equivalent to two dollars If given
in exchange for foreign article. and
when we reflect upon the enormous
amount paid for foreign sugar, we can
begin to realize something of the wealth
in store for this country from this
source. No wonder that the great sugar
barons want to continue with protected
sugar
The herald., 1897-04-09
AT THE THEATERs

Fanny Davenport is drawing good
houses at the Los Angeles theater with
her gorgeous spectacular production of
Sardous "Gismonda." The piece will
be played again tonight and at the matt
nee tomorrow. The engagement closes
with a performance of La Tosca" to-
morrow evening.
''The Galley Slave" has improved each
evening in the rendition. Harry Corson
Clarke and Gertrude Foster divide the
honors of comedy and pathos between
them. The Burbank is to be the scene
of new comedy next week with Harry
Corson Clarke in his element.
The patrons of the Orpheum are get
ting their usual treat of good things
this week, and those who appreciate ex-
cellent vaudeville show cannot fail to
be pleased with what they will find at
this house.
Julian Magnus, advance representa-
tive of For Fair Virginia" was in town
yesterday making arrangements for the
appearance at the Los Angeles theater
of Mr.. and Mrs Russ Whytal, who will
present their play above named on the
18th and 18th inst. They come from
San Francisco where they have been
highly spoken of.
The herald., 1897-04-09

That there should be disposition on
the part of merchants to buy more freely
while there 10 talk of higher duties on
imported goods, is but natural Stocks
have been so small there is little doubt
that the demand will continue from re-
tailers and jobbers to that extent which
will help us over and out of the depres-
sion we have been going through. Let US
hope that the tariff bill will not be so
high and obnoxious to our foreign custo-
mers that retaliatory measures will
leave our manufactured articles on our
hands.
The herald., 1897-04-09

900. 900 in bonds. ostensibly to cancel the
outstanding legal tenders and silver GER
tificates. but really to reward subscrib-
ers to the Republican campaign fund.
is altogether too gauzy for the public
mind. at this stage of the political and
financial game.
The herald., 1897-04-09

Advice is one of the cheapest COM
modities on the market; still there is
to be found occasionally man who
has investigated and is willing to give
his fellowmen the benefit of his ex-
periments. Such a man has stated that
at the present time. in his judgment.
there is no fruit or vegetable grown IN
any semi tropical country which offers
so many inducements to sn/ll farmers
as pineapples. He also states that there
are five varieties (.ich DO we'll in Cali
fornia
The herald., 1897-04-09

A correspondent of The Herald calls
attention to the desirability of provid
ing for the lighting of street crossings
in franchises hereafter granted to cleo
trio railway companies. There is a
practical idea in that which might be
worked out to the great advantage of
the city hereafter 1t is too bad that
the idea comes so late.
The herald., 1897-04-09

Annexation to the United States would
surely ard satisfactorily solve all the
problems which press for solution in the
Hawaiian islands. This the residents
of the big little islands are we'll aware
of. Whether such a change would be
agreeable or profitable to residents of
this country is a question that cannot
be determined without very careful con-
sideration, and, perhaps. not without
trial. The natural trend of political
economy under normal conditions would
be toward annexation. The Hawaiian
islands ought to belong to the United
States. We need them, all right.
Whether we want them under present
conditions is a question not easy of So
luton.
The herald., 1897-04-09

The San Diego Union presents the
question to it's readers whether or not
it is desirable to give the use of por-
ton of the city park for five years for
the development of the tobacco industry,
the consideration being nominal rent,
and the planting of trees for beautify-
ing the park, under the supervision OF
the commissioners. Soil and climate
are favorable. and the proposition is
well worth consideration.
The herald., 1897-04-09
LOVES CUP

Life's richest cup is Loves to fill.
Who drinks, if deep the draught shall be,
Knows all the rapture of the hill,
Blent with the heart-break of the sea.
All, dropping wings that trail the ground
All sudden flights to worlds above,
All, thorns. among the roses bound
About the brows of those who love!
Robert Cameron Rogers in the Bookman'
The herald., 1897-04-09

If the senate galleries could read the
thoughts of the orators below who are
calling the civil service law fraud" "
"humbug," etc, they would probably
find evidences of dishonesty right there.
Secretly the senators are thankful that
they are relieved of all the annoyance
ard wire pulling of constituents on ac-
count of their inability to give every
body a round piece" of pie.
The herald., 1897-04-09
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 tho
proper expression of their views.)
The herald., 1897-04-09

They 90 queer things over in Europe.
Imagine John Sherman going over to
Canada to talk with the secretary for
foreign affairs about Cuba. Salisbury
went over to France and had an hours s
chat with the minister of foreign af-
fairs. 1t might have been about the
duty on frogs, but it was said to be
about their ungovernable boy over in
Greece
The herald., 1897-04-09

When man such as the Right Hon.
William E. Gladstone takes to riding a
bicycle. which he has done. the rest
of the bicycle world ought to feel that
the question of dignity is no longer to
be considered, but simply-have you got
the price of a wheel?
The herald., 1897-04-09

Among the newspapers of this end of
the state the Orange County Herald of
Santa Ana is one of the brightest. In
its April Sd edition 1t enters upon its
twenty-first year OF existence. and its
appearance gives ample assurance of
success. Politics is the only weak spot
discernible; it is Republican.
The herald., 1897-04-09

California oranges have been recently
shipped from New York to London for
20 cents box. where they sold at So to
81 box.
The herald., 1897-04-09
A BOULEVARD ANYHOW

The people of Eagle Rock valley seem
f,lIv awake to the benefits to be derived
from a boulevard passing through their
beautiful valley. They propose to give
a right of way 100 feet wide. and all the
work on the road between the Glaesell
ranch and the Campbell-Johnson ranch
That certainly would be their share OF
the work.
There is no telling what decision the
boulevard committees may arrive at
but we should say Eagle Rock valley
ought to have boulevard, anyhow.
Assuming that the people of the pic
turesque valley do all they propose,
there would then be little, if any, doubt
that Mr.. Glassell would carry the road
on an equally liberal scale through his
ranch which would bring 1t down to the
road leading for Los Angeles and Trop-
leo. The Campbell-Johnsons would GER
tainly carry it eastward to the Arroyo
Seco. There it touches the borders OF
Pasadena, and once there the people OF
that city, who are full of enterprise,
would at once extend the boulevard to
the center of their city. AT the western
end it would be within a short distance
of the Los Angeles river colony, Elysian
park. The county supervisors and the
city council would not be slow to put
bridge over the stream at that point. and
thus connect with the road now being
made through the park.
r the work Oh the Eagle Rock bouie-
ward can thus be minimized, there would
be enough vitality left in the movement
to give us another boulevard connecting
the two cities, thus making another
kite-shaped track, so to speak.
The herald., 1897-04-09

A very "hot potato" is the Greek
question for the powers just now, and
they are trying to drop it.
The herald., 1897-04-09

The proposed bill of Congressman
Walker Of Massachusetts, to issue $780,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-12
sEALERs In HARD LUCK.
Fleet in Japanese Waters Reports
Few Catches.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.-THE steam
er China brought news from the sealing
fleet in Japanese waters. Capt Bardsley.
of the British sealing schooner Pointer.
writes from Yokohama that the fleet has
been damaged by serious gales off the
Japanese coast. He says:
After leaving Yokohama we made for
the off-shore sealing grounds, where we
fell in with the schooner Umbrina. She
had been eleven days on the ground and
had thirty-one seals. She reported very
few seals seen. Not seeing many our
selves, we stood in toward land, and when
about thirty miles Off coast. found seals
plentiful, but the weather was so rough
that we could not get them, our catch
being ten March %. We remained on this
ground until April s. getting few chances
to lower boats, but adding thirty or forty
seals to our catch.
.T have spoken the Charlotte Cox, Capt.
Byrnes. He has been hunting of shore
since March IL. and has only seven seals.
He says he has never seen such weather
before. He got boat smashed in a gale
March II. and his poop rails were carried
away. Capt. Byers reported few seals
of shore. He spoke two other schooners.
with only half dozen OF so seals. All
told we have now only eighty seals. there
being only three small ones among them"
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NJ EURUYA CO. JA aEla BAzlAl|

preparation of the notarial blanks. one OF
which was attached to the alleged deeds
conveying some OF Fairs real estate to
Mrs. Craven, who claims to be his contract
widow.
Tedious details of printing office routine
were brought out in the examination, the
object of which is TO show that the deeds
cannot be genuine.
The record book OF the III. s. Croker
Printing Company was introduced in evil
dence. and the many erasures and inter-
lineations threw council and witnesses in
10 great confusion. The days proceedings
developed nothing sensational.
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ASPIRANTS FOX THE NAVY.
Young Men Examined to Learn
Their Fitness for Admission TO
Annapolfs.

Special Dispatch 10 the Poss-Inteiligencer.
ELLENSBTRG. Wash. May 1.-THE
examination OF applicants for cadetship
In the naval school at Annapolis began
In the normal school building here this
morning. The board organized by elect
ing Principal Getz. of the normal school.
chairman The members OF the beard
are: Judge Davidson, Deputy Superin-
tendeut Leach and f. T. Wager. Aftor-
nsy Freeman. or Yakima. not being pres
ent.
The examination today covered dicfa-
ton. arithmetic and reading. and was very
rigid. especially in arithmetic, on which
most OF the time was spent. The physical
disquaiifications were read 10 the twelve
applicants. and they were advised TO with
draw II they applied 10 any one az them
The applicants are: J. w. Walsh. Cakes
dale; William c. kruegei. Pullman. j. A.
Klngsbury and W. l.. Prosser, Yakima;
Herbert T.. Coe, ]. X. Brown. c. E. Hath
away, II. H. Ehey and r. X. Brown. Sc
attic: Allison Brooks. Port Townsend;
Delbert Nichols. Tacoma: VIII d. chand-
Ter. whatcom. and Glen Freeman. FL
lensburg.
The examination viii not be concluded
before tomorrow evening.
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NOT ENOUGH TO GO AROUND


tie Men Caught.
Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
WHATCOM May l1.-Argument upon
the legal questions involved in the final
settlement of the contract for the cree
ton of the normal school building are to
be heard by the supreme court May IA.
The court has already decided that sec
ton OF article of the constitution does
not apply to appropriations based upon
land grants from the Federal govern
ment. and that the unexpended balance
to the credit Of the fund April 30 could
not, therefore, revert to the state. The
total balance due upon the contract is
$6.e54.Ss. and in addition a special appro-
priation of s4ls9.05 was made by the late
legislature, with the provision that il
should be paid to the creditors OF the con-
tractor by the state auditor. This makes
a total of SIC, S43a1 available for the pay
ment OF claims amounting to $i459s and
the court has been asked to decide
whether the claims shall be paid in full
in the order filed, to the extent of the
funds available. or whether the total
amount shall be divided pro rata. and also
whether claimants who are not creditors
for either labor or material which enter
ed into the construction OF the building.
but who secured orders from the con-
tractor on account OF obligations entirely
distinct from the contract. are entitled
TO any portion OF the unpaid balance by
reason OF such orders. The unpaid labor
claims amount to over $500 Seattle cred
itors are interested to the extent OF about
5000. one firm in Portland Is in it,
TO the amount of $7si: one in Tacoma for
1921 20: one in Everett for si13. and quite
a number here for amounts running up
into the hundreds.
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TACOMA. May Il - Steamer Mount
Lebanon. OF the Northern Pacific hne.
sailed yesterday from Yokohama Tor VIC
torfa and Tacoma with q fun cargo OF
merchandise and a large number Of pas
sengers.
Northern Pacific steamer Pelican
steamed out Of port late Monday night for
Port Gamble. where she win take on a
cargo Of lumber for China
Schooner Fred r. Sander. of Seattle,
went On the dry dock at Quzrtermaster
harbor yesterday for general Cleaning
and overhauisng. preparatory 20 trip
TO Alaska
Schooner Eva got 20 sea yesterday in
tow OF the tug Mystic. She is bound for
Honolulu.