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The herald., 1897-11-28
CALIFORNIA OPINION
The Grand Jury System

The people Of California should abolish
the grand jury system. 1t Is unworthy OF
our people. We are brave and chival-
rous people. We like fair play, even
handed justice. We are opposed, bit
terly opposed to all star chamber meth
ods. We want none of 1t. Such q sys-
TEN makes towards, makes liars and en-
courages meanness. The grand jury
room Is the home of the moral coward.
the tattletale and the gossip. The good
name and reputation of man and woman
may, can and often is manned or
wounded or stabbed behind the closed
doors of the rooms of the grand jury.
II we are to fight, or wound, or tear,
let's do it like men. Come out into the
open, into the broad sunlight. Sunlight
Is life! Darkness is death! Give US
light. Give Us truth with open DOORS
San Jose Mercury.
The herald., 1897-11-28
Set the Ball Rolling

Senator White has set the ball rollir s
against annexation in the southern part
OF the state. A mass meeting to declare
against the treaty brought together a
huge audience in Los Angeles and the
anti-annexation sentiment seemed to
strike home. The senator announced hts
intention Of making the most vigorous
fight he can when the matter corlcs Up
In congress, and as a number of other
senators throughout the country have
taken like stand, it looks as if one of
the fiercest congressional battles on rec
ord will wage over the issue.-Oakland
Tribune
The herald., 1897-11-28

in the whole country. His book breathes
tender and hopeful spirit. and deserves
wide reading. He pictures the wrongs
and the dangers that exist In our land. and
does not deny that there Is ground to fear
possible revolution some day. But he
predicts that it is possible to find and
state principle by observing which we
shall escape revolution by which, as by
Constantines cross in the sky. the coming
man shall win a bloodless and beautiful
victory"
This volume is very notable treatment
or the great q-stion as to whittier we as
nation are tending, and what we are to
do to check possible danger
MISS MOUSE AND HER BOYS. BY Mrs.
Moesworth. Illustrated by l.. Leslie
Brooke. The Macmillan company, Lon
don and New York.
There were five of them-of the Hervey
boys. They began at thirteen and ended
at three. or began at three and ended at
thirteen IL you like to\ put 1t that way"
But In noise and movements they seemed
as ten. especially to Aunt Matte. who be-
came Miss Mouse 10 them. And what
they all said and did Is chronic - in this
very charming little volume. which is in
good season for the holdays-or any other
days.
, ESTES & IAURIATS PUBLICATIONS
! T!rst in oder comes "Chatterbox" that
rare cid book for all the young people Of the
! family. the 1897 numbers baing fully up to
( tho high standard set for 1t. sl25.
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THE APPRENTICE BOY; OR. LEARN
ING TT BUSINESS. BY Frank M.
| DicknelI. author Of THE City OF Sto-
rles." Illustrated. Square, Emo. $1.25.
An extremely interesting story Of a
young boys struggle to rise in the world.
! told In an engaging way, besides being a
very handsome volume. being. like all
i these publications. finely illustrated. and
In all ways exceedingly popular.
THE SIGNAL BOYS Of A Tale of the
Siege Of Boston. BY James Otis. The
sixth volume in his "Stories of Amer
lean History Series. illustrated by J..
L. Bridgman. Small 12mc., cloth. IS
! cents.
This exciting narrative opens in certain
July night in 1775, on the outskirts Of Bos-
ton, and a more graphic picture of the
opening scenes OF the Revolution could
hardly be painted. None of us ever tire
Of these days Of the olden time that tried
mems souls.
THE LORD OF LOwEDALE. A story of
| the sixteenth century, DN II. -. CHet-
| wode. author of THE Marble City"
etc. Illustrated. 12mo.. cloth. $3.50.
This is romance for all times and all
ages and classes of readers. and will meet
with a welcome everywhere.
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EUNTCE AND CRICKET. BY Elizabeth
w. Timlow. Illustrated by H. K. Rich
ards. The third volume in the Cricket"
Series. 16mo. cloth. ST.
Last year was published "Cricket" and
Cricket at the Seashore." and both were
fully noticed in these columns This is an
other of that welcome Cricket list, but
rather more of a book in all ways than
the others.
THREE MARGARETS. By Laura e.
Richards. Illustrated by E. B. Barry.
| 1t Is one of the most clever stories for
girls that the author has written. Square,
16mo., $l.25. Here is not only a good wine,
but good bush. Nothing that Mrs Rich
ards has written goes unnoticed and I'M
read. 1t is wholly unnecessary to tell the
The herald., 1897-11-28
Crooks Arrested

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. FIT is the
belief of Captain Bohen of the city detec-
tive department that Andrew Satto. the
New Yorker. who p.ysterlously disap-
peared few days ago. has been murder
ed by bunco-steerers. Therefore q num-
ber of confidence operators have been ar
rested Three of the suspects have al
ready been identified by August Alshuth
ReddinG miner as the men who swim
died him out of s270 last Thursday, and
then shipped him to Vallejo Two others
arc suspected of having been connected
with the sudden disappearance
The herald., 1897-11-28
Civil Service Rules

WASHINGTON, Nov. T.-Acting Com
missioner Wilson of the internal revenue
bureau has issued the following circular
to oil collectors of internal revenue: "By
direction of the honorable secretary of
the treasury. you are hereby notified, un-
til otherwise ordered, that existing rules
relative to appointments of deputy col
lectors must be complied with. You will
at once take steps necessary for compll-
ance with this order making your
acquisitions for certification of original
appointments under civil service rule s.
or reinstatements under civil service rule
8, through this Office"
The herald., 1897-11-28

ERONIE
To The Woman At Home Mr.. Clement
Shorter has cor. n.ribul.d an account of
certain literary relics OF the BrOntes. Here
are the first four verses OF a poem hitherto
unpublished and written by Emily Bronte:
The sun Is near meridian height.
And my sun sinks in endless night;
But If that night bring only sleep,
Then shall rest, while thou wilt weep.
And say not that my early tomb
VIII give me to q darker DOOM
Shall those long agonizing years
BE punished by eternal tears?
r. .,,.. , CO., NJ
A God Of hate could hardly bear
To watch through all eternity
His own creations dread despair!
The pangs that writhe my mortal breast
Must claim from Justice lasting rest;
Enough that this departing breath
Will pass in anguish worse than death.
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LOS ANGELES AND BOOKS.-The book
trade of this city has had a tremendous
growth these last few years 1t was only
u little while ago that one could only find
here the very commonest volumes-books
that were in demand as staples OF the trade
and then only In the most inexpensive
style OF workmanship. But now one can
find here substantially the same variety
and quality of books that one finds in the
cities CT the east. For this let lis all be
thankful. and give due credit to the enter
prise of our dealers.
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ABOUT LITERARY REVIEWING
Until recently the newspapers paid little
attention to new books or to literary mat
ters of any sort. leaving to the magazines
and to few purely literary journals, most
weekles, the entire field of reviewing But
now all this is changing. Many of the old
magazines have drifted into other styles
and other fields. and no longer have
strictly literary department of Importance,
while the lesser literary journals have
multiplied. and the leading newspapers of
the country have found it advantageous,
if not actually necessary. to have a page
devoted 10 the new books and literary news
generally.
AS a matter Of fact the most interesting
feature of many a leading newspaper is
its department devoted to books, authors.
and the facts and comments connected
with them. Some of the larger journals
in the east now issue literary supplements
wholly devoted to current literature, and
The herald., 1897-11-28
An Acknowledgement

The Queen Esther circle OF the First
M. e. church owes the success of its
Thanksgiving dinner to the generous do
nations of j. r. Newberry. Simon Maier,
Meek Baking company, Fl. Jevne, Niles
Pease, a. Nicolson 4 Co., CudahJ( Packing
company, Boston store. u. l.. Parmlee
company. Chicago store. Harris &, Frank,
Hamburger 6, Sons. N. E. Blackstone COM
pany. ]. ]. O'Brien. Mullen & Bluett. Hub
Clothing company. Blinn Lun.,er company
Broadway Department store, Cline Bros,
Blue Ribbon grocery Owl Drug company
Cass 4 Smurr. Althouse Bros, and others
The herald., 1897-11-28
BEN HOLGATE'S STORY
He Claims to Be the Son of Tacoma
Alderman

Officer Bates arrested young man
Friday night arfaK locked him in the city
Jail on suspicion of stealing some cloth
ing which had been found in his pos
session. Yesterday the prisoner ad-
mitted his guilt to Detective Goodman.
He declared that his name was Ben
Holgate and that he was the son of
Alderman Holgate of Seattle. He stated
that he had got into trouble at Tacoma
by stealing and had run away from
home to escape punishment. For the
past three weeks the young fellow has
been living in barn on Elmyra street.
He represented to the people who owned
the barn that he was an orphan and had
come from Pittsburg, Pa.
The Herald telegraphed the Tacoma
Register last night to see if the young
fellows story as to his relatives was
true. An answer was received that
Alderman Holgate has a son named
Mark, at present believed to be in Cali
fornia, but that has no son named Ben.
The herald., 1897-11-28
PERSONAL

Mre. Jeanie s. Peet, the well known
artist, has entered her two sons, Herbert
and Gilead, in the Los Angeles Military
academy. They arrived from Harold, Cal,
yesterday.
Miss Edith M. Wheat sister of Walter
r. Wheat, manager of the Los Angeles
Military academy. returned Wednesday
from three months visit at her old home,
Wheaton, ILL.,, suburb of Chicago
The herald., 1897-11-28
Exhibition Fighters

OMAHA, Nov 27.-Parson Davies and
Tom O'Rourke are here tonight with
their. fighters. To the Associated Press
Davies said he had arranged a match be-
tween Joe Walcott and Tom Tracy of
Australia for December 16. in Chicago
Walcott celebrated his arrival in Omaha
by knocking out his sparring partner,
Niles, in the first round on an exhibition
bout.
The herald., 1897-11-28
A COMPLETE SURPRISE
Director Bartlett Knew Nothing Until
He Read The Herald

Director A. G. Bartlett of the board
Of education writes The Herald that
he has been suffering from rheumatism
for the past three months and Is now
at Eisinore Hot Springs. trying to re-
cover, and knew nothing of the board
of education trouble until he received
a paper containing report of the same
[ hope the fullest investigation will be
made.''
The herald., 1897-11-28
Tho Boston Election

BOSTON. Nov. 27.-The municipal con-
test took new phase tonight through
the endorsement of the candidacy of
Thomas Riley for mayor by George Fred
Williams. The avowed intention of Mr..
Riley to run as independent against May
or Quincy. the nominee of the old time
Democrats. materialized today by the
filing of his nomination papers with more
than the requisite number of names, and
with the additional backing of the leader
of this state.
The herald., 1897-11-28
A Tire Epidemic

PORTLAND, Ore. Nov. 27.-Between 8
o'clock and midnight tonight seven fire
alarms were turned in from various sec
tions Of the, city. In all cases the fires
were in cheap lodging houses, and the
police say they were started by the same
person. The damage was nominal, except
at the old Occidental hotel. which was
damaged about $1,000 .
The herald., 1897-11-28

exercises were in charge of Mrs. Van Guy
sh.ng. paper, How Prepare My Sun
day School Lessons" by Miss Jacobs OF
Chicago, was followed by Il discussion.
The lesson for the following Sunday was
taught by Miss Leonard, after which plans
were perfected for a primary teachers in
stitute. to be held in the Y. M. c. A. hall
on the afternoon and evening OF December
u
The herald., 1897-11-28

Frederick Paulding has resigned from
Walker Whiteside's company. Mr.
Pauld!ng will almost Immediately join
q prominent stock company for the rest
Of this season.
The herald., 1897-11-28
THE COMING PEOPLE. By the Rev.
Charles Fletcher Dole. 1Gmo.. cloth.

gilt top; 81. Il. Y. Crowell & Co.
This little book Of inspiring optimism Is
an attempt to show the actual results that
are working out in the stress Ct modern
life. 1t is proved by facts that the IDEAL
and the practical. so far from being antag-
onistic are properly one. The new philos-
ophy. representing the latest development
of Christianity, Is applied toward the solu-
tion OF the great problems of society. The
trend of the movement is made to appear
whereby the material means, the moral in
fiuence and the political power OF the world
are surely coming into the hands of the
Just and friendly.
The best thing to do by every author is
to read his preface--to say nothing about
doing this as matter of polite duty. In
the preface to this volume Mr.. Dole says
that he was not always an optimist, but
has found that he who is not an optlmist
is apt to be u failure in the work of thG
world. II have observed that the agnostic
cannot remain evenly balanced on the mar
row fence of hesltating doubt-he must act
and live on Cne side or the other, toward
evil or toward good" Again, he says: "The
purposeless life runs with narrow and slug
gish flow We must trust goodness and
so ought to go over to the side of the good
and the hopeful.
'The prophecy is to be found in one Of
the most beautiful and familiar passages
In all literature. Blessed are the meek, for
they shall inherit the earth." Now Mr.
Dole thinks that meek was not meant
to describe passive and colorless creatures
but that the meek" meant the gentle the
kindly and friendly people-these were they
who were to inherit the earth Savagery
and brutality and wrong were to give way
to the gentle and saving natures that were
to arise. The useless monsters, the worth
less and dangerous animals of the earth
have given way to tanned and helpful ones
And so as to men and their ways. The
merciful kindly man does not abuse his
creatures. and thereby gets more from
them. Gentleness rules all things in the
long run. and this leads to enlightenment
and hope on every hand, and this is optm-
ism.
We have experienced much pleasure in
the reading of this book, for the author is
an old acquaintance and friend. He is the
pastor of the Unitarian church at Jamaica
Plain, Massachusetts, and one of the gen.
tlest and most hopeful Christian workers
The herald., 1897-11-28

vie in interest and enterprise with such
journals as the Dial and the Critic.
And now the news comes that the foreign
journals are even ou;doing us in this mat
ter OF making current literature a more
prominent feature of their business than
ever before. The London Times has estab-
lished new journal. entirely distinctive
from its regular edition. called Literature.
which Is 10 be a weekly Gazette Of literary
criticism comment and chronicle, and Ha-
per Brothers have already begun on the
issue of an American edition of it. This
Is a great event. and marks more distinctly
than any other single enterprise has done
how general this tendency has become.
The herald., 1897-11-28
Primary Teachers Union

The Los Angeles Primary Sunday School
Teachers union held It's regular weekly
meeting Wednesday, merning Of 10 o'clock
in the y. ~. Z. A. Eeo,ns. The devotional
The herald., 1897-11-28
Toilet Sets

See our window; just the thing for pres
ents. Guaranteed. PITTSBURG ALUNI-
NUM- CO., 13S South Spring street. =
The herald., 1897-11-28

Miss ]. K Thorn Of Los Angeles was reg
istered at the Mai borough, New York
city, Thursday 80
The herald., 1897-11-28

To The Woman At Home Mr.. Clement
Shorter has con n.ribut I'd an account of
certain literary relics OF the Erontes. Here
are the first four verses OF a poem hitherto
unpublished and written by Emily Bronte:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-28
RADIANT WITH DIAMONDS.
When Rosa Hertz Met the Customs
Inspector the Radiance Faded

New York, Aug. 2S.-Rosa Hertz at
tempted to smuggle $4,000 worth of dia-
monds and jewelry into this country
yesterday, but she was caught. The
diamonds were taken away from her.
She has been in Europe for some time
She arrived here on the steamship Nor
MAMMA Her husband, who has been
looking after her interests in this coun-
try since she left here, met her on the
pier in Hoboken.
AS she apps AIRED she attracted the at
teQtiOn of everyone on deck. She was
literally ablaze with sparkling gems,
and every step she took every diamond
on her person appeared to dance in
the light.
Custom House Inspector Brown
caught up to Mrs. Hertz and asked her
to step aside with the woman inspector
for moment. The Hertz woman did
so with a bad grace, and Brown took
charge of her husband.
The Inspector told her that she had
a right to 800 worth of jewels free of
duty, but that the rest We're dutiable.
She stormed and said all sorts of things
to the inspector, but to no end. The
woman was not arrested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-28

A friend of the State journal enc1oses
the following paragraph taken, he says,
from the Wellington Mail:
The State Journal, ranting free sill
yer organ last year, could not shut it's
eyes to the signs of returning prosper
ity any longer and now editOrially adj
mits that free silver was good deal of
a fake after all.
The writer states that he does not be-
lieve the above and asks for a refuta-
ton. Since every close reader of the
State Journal must know already that
nothing has appeared in it's columns
which could in any way be tortured in
to a warrant for the above charge. there
seems little more to be said. 1t will be
noted that the editorial expression re-
ferred to is not quoted by the Mail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-28
A GREAT YEAR FOR KANSAS.

Estimates made by the statisticians
of the agricultural department at
Washington place Kansas ahead of
every other state in the Union in the
value of her wheat and corn crops this
year. The value of these two crops,
based on the closing price a week ago,
is estimated at $132, 243, 125. This amount
equally distributed would give to every
man, woman and child in the state
about SO.
When to this is added the value of
the live stock, the hay, oats, fax and
other agricultural products; the fruit
and dairy products running we'll up in
to the millions, it will be realized that
Kansas is in a position to take fairly
good care of herself.
The recent rise in wheat alone means
a dollar or more per capita to the pop
ulation.
Twenty years ago it was no unusual
thing for a settler in the Golden Belt
of Kansas to pay for farm with the
proceeds of the first years wheat crop.
This year many of those same people
will be enabled to pay off the mort
cages on those same farms with the
proceeds of the crop already harvested.
Having done this, it is fair to presume
that they will hesitate a long time be-
debt of the class which has been drain
ing the state of money to pay interest
charges for so many years
If Kansas once gets in a position to
keep at home the money she earns she
will soon become the wealthiest state
in the Mississippi valley.
She has had a severe lesson and has
paid dearly for her schooling. She is
now getting in a position to profit by
her education.
1t is no matter for wonder that every
body is coming to ToDeka's Sec
ond Annual Fall Festival The
people have earned holiday and
have the money to pay for what
ever it may cost them. Topeka will
extend them the glad hand and there
will be the greatest jolliication ever
witnessed in the west.
Topeka's jobbing houses are already
feeling the effects of big crops and good
prices in largely increased sales to the
country merchants and the farmers
have scarcely begun to spend their
money,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-28
HOME FOR NEWSBOYS.
Philanthropic Kansas City Man Will
Provide fer $50 Boys.

Kansas City, Aug. 2S.-Newsboys are
to have a home in Kansas City, and it
is to be one of the best institutions of
the kind in the country.
]. L. Woods Merrill, an eccentric man
of wealth, who inherited fortune three
years ago, and has recently retired
from business, will build the home.
That Mr.. Merrill is in earnest in his
intentions to give the newsboys a home
was shown yesterday by his purchase
of the building at the southeast corner
of Seventeenth and Grove str cts, which
was built and is now used by the con-
gregation of Burns chapel, a colored
Methodist church.
For a newsboys' home" said Mr.
Merrill when the auctioneer announced
that he was the highest bidder for the
church.
Where will the home be located?"
THAT will remain a secret for a
while. 1t will be within the city linn
its and not very far from the Junction.
The ground is ready now
This church building" continued Mr.
Merrill, seemingly forgetting himself
for moment, will only be used for a
hall or meeting place for the boys. There
will be three buildings on the grounds,
including large dormitory, two stories
in height, capable of accommodating
$50 bOyS.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-28
Is FEET DOWN TO ROCK.
First Big Pile for the Chicago Federal
Building Driven Down.

Chicago, Aug. 2S.-The first construct
i've lick on the new poStoffice was struck
at Z o'clock yesterday morning. At that
hour, in the presence of Architect Cobb,
Contractor Macarthur and Postmaster
Gordon, not to speak of hundreds of
passersby who stopped to witness the
ceremony, an immense 50-foot pile was
stood on end and a two-ton pile driver
drove it from Chicago down to the ST
lurian lin estone rs feet below the street.
This pile is not to be confoundld with
a row of piles six feet from it, which
was driven on Monday, as they are only
rs feet long and are only temporary.
They are to act as a retaining wall
while the excavation is made in the
center of the foundation, and after that
has been done they will be removed.
This row runs east and west about one
third of the way from the north end of
the projected structure.
A few feet north of this row, and near
the center of it, the pile was driven
which is to stay there, it is safe to say,
until every present inhabitant of Chi
cago is gathered to his fathers. It's
top is % feet below the sidewalk, its
lower end rests on the ribs of the earth.
and if on it the whole of
the new postoffice were poised
it might snap, but it could
not sink. When it struck bedrock it
gave mighty grunt, as if to say, that
is enough and then the architect, the
contractor and the postmaster looked
at each other and smiled, and the new
poStOffice was begun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-28
FISH DISTRIBUTION ON.
A Carload to Be Shipped From a Gov.
erumert Station to Kansas.

Washington, Aug. 2S-The United
States fish commission is beginning its
years work of fish distribution. It's
plans embrace work in Missouri, Kan
sas. Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Illi-
nois and the west and south in gem
eral. A car load of youngsters is be-
ing prepared for shipm mt from the IL
hnois fish station at Quincy to various
points in Kansas.
Acting Commissioner Ravenel said to-
day:
I'VE have been stocking the Ameri-
can streams since 1872. Our work has
passed the experimental stage and our
operations in the southwest are grow
ing larger yearly. A glance at our
methods will satisfy the most Skepti-
cal of their value. Our men accom-
pany the commercial fishermen. From
their catch we take millions of eggs,
fertilize them and put them back in
the waters. While many thousands
of them may be eaten or may die, the
net result must be the replenishing of
the streams with millions of small fish
every year. Several years ago we tried
to stock the Mississippi river and its
tributaries with Shad. So far as we
know it was not successful; but aside
from that experiment we have had few
failures"