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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-04

The removal Of deputies from the In
fernal-Revenue Department in this dis
trict by the Republican administration
had the effect OF depicting the ranks Of
the local Civil-S'rvice Board. new
board of examiners has. however, been
appointed. and the commissions were re-
ceived on Wednesday Mr. Wray T.
Knight is the president Of the new
board. Mr. John Finders. Jr.. has been
reappointed. and Mr.. John II. Campbell
Is the other member.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-04
The Trnmn Pc.t.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. Dec. 3.-spo-
cial.-The city Us 6yerrun with trlmps
and h0ld-ups are frequent. To-day Mrs
w H. Hudson. who lives ON Twenty
seventh street was visited by 10 tramp.
who asked for something to eat While
She was preparing couple of sandwich
es hc pOcketod two valuable diamond
rings and abscOnded.
Dr. Joseph Charles Tonight reports
that a case Of valuable surgical nstru-
ments We're stolen from his buggy which
Doe left standing iu front OF bis office 600
Tweuty-siXth street
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-04
Floyd County.

FLOYD, VA, Dec. 3.-Special.-Mr r.
F. Darnell one OF the Oldest and most
nightly respected citizens of this place.
died Monday morning at his residence.
Mr. Darnell has been elder of the Pres
byterian church for many years and will
DO greatly missed by the church as well
as the entire community.
The oyster supper given by the young
men OF the place on Friday night last
was voted success by all present.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-04
The Infants Home.

The annual meeting Of the board OF the
Infants Home was held at the home
Thursday. The corresponding secretary s.
report showed that the work was being
done in a thorough ana ludicious way.
During the past year the home has re-
ceived twenty infants. and five have been
adopted. There has been comparatively
less sickness and fatality. The home has
"A most efficient matron. who not only
looks after the interest Of the home, but
often gives her personal care 10 the IN
fauts
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-04

virginia Fire and Marine. Insurance
Company vs.. y. Y. Carousal Manuiac-
turing co. Argued by 5. \. Anderson
Dezendorf Us. Humphreys. Argued by
Alfred Il. Thorn, Judge F. VI. Whitehurst
and f. W. Christian. and continued until
Monday. nj
The next cases to be called are Board
OF Supervisors of Alexandria county VS..
CITY Council of Alexandra. no. o. OH
nritiIooed docket. and Tutwiler W. Chcs-
apeake and Ohio Railway Company No.
"a ON argument docket.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-04

NEWPORT NEWS. va. Dec. 3.-Spe-
cial-The e.. Z. Huntington Republican
League club last night elected Che fol-
lowing officers. President ~. Is. Ellison
First Nice-President j. =. Baxter. Sec
ond Nico-pres.dent ". a.. Wlkie. Record
ing Secretary w j. smith. Financial
Secretary Charles Spencer. Treasurer IT,
b. jennings. There were but Two
changes in the old Dist of officers. Mr.
Ellison succeeded b.. j. Mu.cahy as pres
ident and Mr. Wukio succeeded r. L..
Henry Jr.. as second vice-president
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-04

Some person yesterday morning left "a
horse and buggy standing i'm front OF tho
Security Bank The team remained
there an day. and late I'm the evening.
officer h. G. Taylor Of the Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty 20 Animals. was
sent for and took the turnout TO a livery
stable. The horse was ia very bad con-
dition. The owner can get the horse and
buggy by applying 10 Mr.. Taylor
Agent Taylor arrested a. W. Baker
and Joseph Kite. two white men. for
cruelty driving a horse They were taken
TO the Second police station
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-04
centrally e. 1T.

The Central w. &. T. L. paid MS resu-
lar monthly visit TO the soldiers Hone
ON Thursday. Visited the hospital ana
cottages and distributed literature ana
fruits among the Old soldiers.
The veterans are holding n noon lay
prayer-meeting every day al the en- tpel
and earnestly requested the ladies' 10
81 he minister and mission workers
To come out and help them. The union
will make regular visite throughout me
winter ON the first Thursday oil each
month
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-04
Mr. PIERCE 10 Peach.

Rev. Walter Peirce. IL. D.. pastor Of
the Church of the Messiah. New Orleans.
La. Will preach again on morning and
evening Sunday II the Unitarian church,
no north Fifth street.
Mr. Poirce was expected 10 have left
for his charge last week but circum-
stances have been such that DE is ena-
bled TO stay one. and probably two, more
weeks with tho Richmond congregation.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-04
tut mai FIGHT.

The ambulance, was called last evening
Adams and Clnal streets to attend Betty
White. nesress. who rad been seriously
cut on the head in a fight with Johh
Thomas, negro.
Inc surgeons sewed up the wound ana
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-04

"Kismet" or THE Two Tangled Turks
was supposed TO be the attraction al the
Academy last night. The audience was
not large. Those who remained away
didn't miss anything. The chorus was
bad. the costumes We're soiled, there was
not a creditable voice in the OUTFIT. and
the opera was irredeemably bad through
out More need not be said. as the en-
gagement was for one night only.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-04
Easf i,lchmnnd Nntes.

This community was very much pleas
ed with lecture ON the Aims OF LIE
Thursday night by Rev. W. W. Williams
OF Baltimore.
Nj. Fred G.. Hess very much 10 the re-
regret OF his many friends. left yesterday
morning 10 make his future home IN
Newton, " J.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-04

The funeral Of Mrs. Arradna ellis took
place yesterday az o'clock i. NJ. from
the above residence. and the interment
was i'm Hollywood
The funeral OF Miss Bertha Williams
took place from the residence Of her
father. No. 700 west Grace street, yester-
day afternoon AZ $3.50 O'clock.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-04
CAPTURED The pr,ze.

In ,ne report Of the contest at the tenn
peIahSe meeting at Pine-Street Baptist
cnureh' Miss Virginia Pelham Binford.
VINO is twelve years old. captured the
first prize
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-04
Basket Bali.

4 match game OF basketball will Dee
PLAYED AT the Young Mems Christian As
sOciatiOn this afternoon az : o'clock he
tween the Y. NJ G. \. and the Richmond
College teams.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-04
Junior Epworth League.

: O. Sunday afternoon. october 18th. iast,
= Jun1or Epworth League was organized
a T2nity Methodist Episcopal Church.
~ lyenty-fiye members. The following
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-04

Mary Ellen Smith Under Arrest Charged
With RAISING "a Greenback.

A colored woman went into the stcgt
at No. 1902 east Main. run by Mrs. Sadie
De Phrancis. a Syrian. and bought goods
amounting TO ss16. She offered what puA
ported 10 be a ten-dollar bill In payment
and received the change as well as the
goods The bill. however turned out 10
be a one-dollsr note clumsily rAised 10 ne
The innocent Syrian didn't know TIE
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-04
MUCH TALK ABOUT ECONOMY.
CONTINUED from First Page)

against the measure and pointed out the
importance OF that office, one of its
principal duties being TO look after the
sattiapan- NJ the STATE debt
The herald., 1897-09-28

mittee Of the council was Of the opinion
that the expense would be greater, and
finally the association agreed to become
responsible for the entire expense, pro-
vided it be allowed the sum Of $500 a
month. This proposition was referred
to the finance committee and the board
Of public works, and will doubtless be
reported upon at the next meeting Of the
council.
There was entire harmony between the
council and the association in the mat
ter the former expressing no opposition
whatever to the plan Of cleaning the
street by hand. The expense was the
sole stickler.
The inadeQuacy Of the present sys-
tenn and the undoubted superiority Of
the proposed plan make it extremely de-
sirable that a change should be made,
even If greater expense Is incurred. 1t
is to be hoped that the council will see
its way clear to the adjustment Of the
matter as desired by the Merchants and
Manufacturers association and busi-
ness men generally.
The herald., 1897-09-28
A RAY OF HOPE

1t begins to look as if opposition to the
resurfacing Of Spring street would soon
be reduced to an inconsequential mini
mum. Investigation shows that the prop
erty owners who opposed. resurfacing by
signing the protest filed last week at the
city hall are. as rule. the same property
owners who have so strenuously opposed
the building of new sewer in that thor
oughfare.
The sewer project died peaceful death
at yesterdays meeting of the city coun-
Gil. 1t is now whispered that the sewer
idea being out of the way, great many
of the proteStants against resurfacing
will withdraw their opposition to that i'm
provement, 80 that there will be little or
no objection in the future. This being
the case, the council can proceed to order
the resurfacing done at once, and the
work can be completed before the rainy
season eets In.
In order to prevent further misappre-
hension as to the probable expense Of re-
The herald., 1897-09-28
AN INTERESTING THEORY

Prof I. N. Vail of Pasadena, editor of
the Annular World, has written a
pamphlet Of 6s pages under the striking
caption, Alaska; Land Of the Nugget.
Why?" Among all the books on Alaska
ard the new gold fields which have thus
far been put forth, this is the only one
which attempts to go into the theory
Of the precious deposits in the north. If
Prof. Wallis theory is sound it is we'll
worth the while Of intending gold seekers
10 study up natures methods of deposit
ing metals in the crust of the earth
About all the theories and "sure guides
for finding gold hitherto expounded have
gore to the WALL but that does not say
that Prof. Wallis theory may not prove
good one. At any rate it is matter
Of much interest to read a scientific
argument so ably and earnestly set
forth as that of Prof Vail The book is
for sale at the office of The Herald.
The herald., 1897-09-28
The Lighting Contract

To the Editor Of the Los Angeles Her
ald-In view Of the new water power
plants now constructing which will be
furnishing power in Los Angeles early in
1898, it would be folly for the city to make
contract for more than six months.
The argument that no company other
than the Los Angeles Electric company
could afford to bid, as the size Of in
vestment for the contract would not al
low others to bid for so short tenure,
is of equal force with reference to the
proposed contract, which includes num-
der of masts, form of lighting costly to
install and obsolete practically every
where but in Los Angeles. No company
could afford to put in these expensive
masts for one years contract.
Further, the time for installing plant
Is too short. The contract cannot be
awarded before November 1st, and 1t
would be physical impossihility to get
poles. lines, lamps, boilers, and engines
installed in the two months between No
vember 1st, 1897. and January 1st, 1SoS
The best plan would be six months
contract, dividing the city into sections
for lighting purposes and inviting bids
on each section. This would enable
companies to bid without making neces-
sary such an investment as the entire city
lighting requires. Then in January
make new advertisement for lights
"every night and all night" to take effect
on July 1st, 1898, by which time the
Southern California Power company and
the San Gabriel Electric company will be
in position to submit bids in addition to
the two companies now in the field.
1t is not necessary to make any change
in the conduit ordinance to provide for
city lighting. ALI the city lighting of
Chicago. New York. and other eastern
cities is done successfully over wires laid
in cOnouits. DYNAMO.
The herald., 1897-09-28

difference between small pipes and. larger
ones is generally trifling beside the ex-
ira work the friction throws upon the
machine, while long curve generally
costs no more than the right angle that
is quite sure to be at every bend. For
few dollars any one can have all the loss
from friction and other causes ofbviated.
But rather than consult an engineer who
understands the subject one will throw
away many times that amount in fuel to
overcome friction, and charge up the loss
against the cost of irrigating.
In the development of California the
gasoline engine is already playing very
important part. and is destined to do so
to far greater extent than most people
imagine. Few who have not investigated
the subject thoroughly have any concep-
ton of the immense amount of water we
still have below ground that cannot
profitably be drawn out by draining.
While there are many wells that are not
fit to supply even good windmill, there
are thousands Of places where one will
feed good pump we'll enough to irrigate
from ten to forty acres. If the average
were but five acres it would we'll repay
the cost for many things.
T. s. VAN DYKE.
The herald., 1897-09-28
PROGRESS REPORTED

The Merchants and Manufacturers
association and the city council did not
settle the question of sweeping the
downtown streets by hand yesterday,
but progress was made and satisfactory
results will undoubtedly be reached in
the end.
The matter of the additional expense
that would be incurred through the
change was the principal stumbling
block in the way of accepting the propo-
sition Of the association. The latt ar pre-
sented figures showing that in the ter
Fritory specified the expense Of sweeping
is now something like $218 month.
They estimated that 1t would require
about 1854 month additional to sweep
the territory by hand. The finance COM
The herald., 1897-09-28
ANOTHER SAD CASE

The attention of The Herald has been
called to another case Of putting young
boy in Jail that, while very different from
the Haas case, seems to indicate very
radical defects in our plan for caring for
very young, weakmind ded, or apparently
degenerate youth.
Ed Raymond Lewis is very familiar
name in police circles. 1t belongs to q
lad Of nine years, who Is said to have an
unhappy home, and who has formed the
habit of running away and drifting into
vagrancy upon every possible opportun-
ity. He has been arrested about a
dozen times, usually being found wan
dering around in the small hours of the
night. His father comes to the police
station the next day, takes him away and
promises to keep the child at home, but
as he is away at work all day this is
easier said than done.
So Ed Raymond Lewis, 9years old, has
spent dozen nights in Jail. He has be-
come hardened to the operation. and
takes the incarceration. the degradation
and the vicious surroundings as matter
Of course. How long will it be before the
boy, under such circumstances, will be-
come a criminal? What Is to be done
with him? Is there no place to which he
can be taken where the evil that has al
ready been done his young life can be
repaired and, where he can become use
full member of society, in the years of
manhood to come? What Is there before
him now but a life of vagabondage and
crime?
The herald., 1897-09-28
HIS SWAY ENDED FOREVER

The man looked as if he had lost his
last friend. He sat with bowed head and
weary eyes, and he made awful looking
figures in the sand with his cane.
Have you lost your job?" was asked
in sympathetic tones
mo; it is not that"
"Some dear friend has, perhaps, been
laid away?"
"No, have not been to funeral"
HAS the market turned against you?"
II never speculated in my life."
Perhaps you are sad because others
have passed you in the race for wealth
or fame?"
II don't trouble myself over such
trifes. I have enough of this world s
goods for any man, and what is fame
when the clods begin tumbling in upon
fellows coffin? ?"
"Well, what the dickens is the matter
with you, anyhow"
Here; come a little closer and I'll tel
you. The Sunday paper published pic
ture of my wife and labeled her the
most beautiful woman at Bath Beach
"Well, Is that thing to feel bad
about?"
'Is it? Why, man, love her!"
"Of course. All the more reason why
you should be proud instead of sitting
here like a boy with broken toy"
"Oh. say" he groaned, you still have
to learn the lesson of life. That picture
and those few words have wrecked my
happiness Do you suppose the mos
beautiful woman at Bath Beach vii
ever again be satisfied with the admira-
ton and affection of one ordinary man
Do you suppose she will ever again be
willing to put up with anything but Z
box at the opera? Do you suppose tina
che will ever again permit me to occupy
the high seat in our spider phaeton
Pah!"
And he savegely threw his cigar stul
into the water.-Cleveland Leader.
The herald., 1897-09-28
THE OMAHA EXPOSITION

Word has been received at the cham
ber Of commerce that Florida will take
10000 square feet of space at the Omaha
exposition. That hits California right
where she lives, for If Florida needs
10000 feet California surely needs twice
or thrice that amount Of space. Mama
ger Bruce, who has charge of the de-
partment Of buildings, in a letter to
Secretary Virgins, greatly deplores the
short-sightedness of the other counties
of this state in not making arrange
ments to be creditably represented at the
exposition, and fears they will only
arouse themselves when it is too late.
1t Is now certain that the Omaha ex-
position will be a very creditable affair,
and the people of that city and the state
Of Nebraska are entitled to high COM
mendation for the work they have done
under the most discouraging circum-
stances. The exposition should have the
recognition of the whole country, and
the states Of the west should be par
ticularly jealous in promoting it.
This is not an entirely unselfish prop
osition. Experience has shown that ex-
hibits at worlds fairs and national ex-
positions are among the very best forms
of advertising. Southern California will
be paid ten times over for the expense
and trouble undergone in sending ex-
hibits to Hamburg and Guatemala The
beginnings Of large trade with Ger
many in California fruits are already
in evidence.
A campaign Of education is needed
right here at home. We are every day
being urged to have a permanent ex-
hibit Of California products in the large
cities of the east, so that the intelligent
millions that have never had the good
fortune to visit this state may see for
themselves what nature and man have
done for the paradise we call home.
There Will be a great many people at
the Omaha exposition next year who
have never seen California and who
have no correct idea Of the variety and
The herald., 1897-09-28

The people Of the United States are
better informed concerning big expo
fair. Col Moses P. Handy and his just
ly celebrated whiskers are already
drumming up American interest in the
Paris exposition and 1t Is even now safe
to predict that this country will be cred
itably represented there. 1t is curious
and interesting fact that the Germans
will make a tremendous special effort
Paris show, as a direct result Of the
revived jealousies between the two ma
tions
The herald., 1897-09-28
A HINT AS TO THE LIGHTING
CONTRACT

A correspondent of The Herald sug-
gests that the city council would do well
in re-letting the contract for street
lighting, to make the term six months
instead of a year. as hitherto. AS mat
ters now stand there is only one bidder
in the field, and prices are proportionate-
ly high. 1t is we'll known that within
the next few months two companies that
are now developing water power in San
Gabriel canyon will be transmitting
electricity to Los Angeles. Taking ad-
vantage of cheap methods of genera
ton they will be able to sell current for
power and lighting purposes at very low
rates.
1t is probable that by the first of July,
1898, with at least three active competi-
tors in the field, the city will be able to
every night-in-the-year service. If an
Individual or private corporation had
this matter in hand and were advised of
coming developments 1t is morally GER
tain that long time contract would not
be made just at the present juncture.
But it is always question whether the
affairs of municipality can be managed
with the adroitness and wisdom that are
exercised in private transactions. Mu-
nicipal corporations are generally so
slow to "catch on" Enough has been
said, however, to warrant the city
fathers in putting on their thinking
caps" How does the short contract
scheme strike them?
The herald., 1897-09-28
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 2s, 1897.
THE CAMPAIGN OF CLEANLI.
NESS

The Merchants and Manufacturers as
sociation Is taking commendable inter-
est in municipal affairs as they apply to
the business community, and, indeed, to
the public generally. Having gotten
movement for the cleaning Of the down
town streets well under way, it has now
turned its attention to one or two other
matters of public concern.
At the meeting of the police commits
soners today the association will ask
that the hitching ordinance and the ordi-
nance against expectoration on the side
walks be strictly enforced. This might
seem like work of supererogation. con-
sidering that the ordinances are already
on the statute books, but in matters OF
this kind little healthy, energetic pub
lie sentiment Is some times Of great as
slstance. and this the association
proposes to supply.
Under the present conditions the Lead
ing business streets Of Los Angeles re-
semble those Of a country village on mar
ket day from the number of teams that
are hitched along them and allowed to
remain for an indefinite length of time
This city has gone beyond the village
stage
The expectoration ordinance speaks fol
itself. A modern city must keep up with
modern ideas Of cleanliness and. santa
ton. The police commission will prob
ably cooperate heartily with the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers association ir
clean sidewalks.
The herald., 1897-09-28
More Protection Needed

1t is reported that the president Of the
American Rubber company complains
that the effective cleaning Of the streets
of New York has caused a loss in the
sales Of his company Of 100000. This
is serious business. Either the streets
should again be allowed to remain
slushy or this company should receive
some protection. 1t is home industry
trying to make living and giving en-
ployment to labor The mere fact that
1t Is becoming less useful should not
lead to its decline. It ought to be built
up and encouraged to sell more rub-
bers or get higher price for what It
does sell.-Milwaukee Journal.
The herald., 1897-09-28
Should Be Careful

Los Angeles should be very careful
ard not let report go around that the
property owners Of Spring street are
opposed to the repaving Of that thor
oughfare. Such action by property own
ers would be a standing disgrace to far
less progressive cities than Los Angeles.
The longer we live the more thoroughly
we become convinced that it is the prop
erty owner who invariably retards prog
ress.-Santa Monica outlook.
The herald., 1897-09-28
Frosted Apples

This Is particularly pretty dish for
the supper table, Choose six large and
perfect apples, core them and stew until
the skins can be removed easily. Each
apple. when peeled. must be dipped
into clarified butter, covered with
pounded white sugar and the hollow left
by the removal Of the core filled with
dates, which must have been previously
washed, stoned and cut into small pieces.
Place the apples in a slow oven, and
when the sugar sparkles they may be
considered flnished.-London Sun.
The herald., 1897-09-28
CALIFORNIA OPINION
Time Honored Mediums

The editor can use stove wood, butter,
hay, petroleum, spuds. salt pork or any
old think like that. Delinquent sub
scribers who are long on any Of these
articles and short on cash might tarry
long enough on this paragraph to stamp
it indelibly in their memory. OF course
we have the human longing for coin,
but we are not going to disgrace the
profession by refusing any time-honored
medium of subscription exchange.-Or-
ange County News.