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The herald., 1897-10-15

porauons, and the privileges grant ed
by law are broader in proportion to
the number or lesser companies alb
sorbed and are proportionately of
greater value.
The law here confers great favors Oh
the stockholders of trust The trust
is the creature of the commonwealth. and
in view of the privileges granted the
creature ought to be held securely bound
to its creator not to conduct its business
in, manner detrimental to the common
wealth.
The directors are the people who need
closest watching. The stockholders
often need the most protection, for they
often are the greatest sufferers.
Take the Central Pacific railroad. It's
directors set out to build the Southern
Pacific, thus in a measure creating Il
competitor to their own enterprise.
While the Southern Pacific was being
constructed the Central was making
great profits. The close corporation
which owned the Central stock quietly
sold this stock at enormous prices unit
they had parted with most of it. The
directors of the Central were also di
rsctors of the Southern. In their former
capacity they leased the Southern. their
own property to themselves on such
terms as greatly enriched the latter. Tha
stock of the Southern was theirs and
= tte,- ;1-;Ja = I,
Central belonged to the other people
and they lost the dividends. When this
method became too transparent a
change was made The Southern be-
came the lessor and the Central the
lessee, bu. the dividends went to the
Southern. and the stockholders of the
Central were in a losing game.
Under the laws this is all right. Under
it is fiat robbery. Yet some of the di-
rectors are regular church goers, per
haps church officers.
Here, we say, is where the laws are
wrong, and the commonwealth becomes
particeps criminis in as bad steal as
ever was perpetrated Here is the road
to the restraint of trusts. Reform the
laws so that such practices shall not
be possible.
Can it be done? Yes. It is done. The
national banks are corporations. They
often act in conscious harmony with
each other. which is the essence of the
trust. Yet their business is honest, their
existence a great public benefit, their
stockholders are safe and no restrain is
happens because these banks are under
government control. The actions Of the
directors are each and every one vsed
by government officials The govern
funds of the corporation.
This is all that seems necessary to do
to put every corporation in the country
on an honest footing and to put trusts
under restraints.
Forbid interpretations TO issue stock
on any basis other than actually paid
up capital. Make the directors show
their hands 30 that the people will know
what they are doing. Forbid them to
make deals to cinch their own stock
holders or to make combines to the
detrimert of the general public
Corporations only exist by the will an6
consent of the people. The people giv=
these corporations valuable franchises
and surely have a right to see that the
into a means of injuring those who made
the gift.
The laws are wrong and those who ad-
minister them are false to their trust
unless this much is done.
The herald., 1897-10-15
Mexican Mines

BALDY, N M. Oct. IA period of
mining activity has opened in Badly and
following the unusual development work
is news of numerous rich strikes. Ship
ments of ore are increasing and efforts
are being made to introduce some plan
for the home treatment of the product.
Good miners at premium. At present
the number of practical miners is small
and the demand for such skilled, labor
is very great.
The herald., 1897-10-15
LOS ANGELES DAILY HERALD
SWORN STATEMENT CIRCULATION

SWORN STATEMENT CIRCULATION
State of California, County Of Los Ange-
les.-ss.
L. NJ. Holt. superintendent Of circulation
of the Los Angeles Daily Herald, being
first duly sworn, deposes and says: That
for the five months from February l, 1897.
to June 30 1897 Gnclusive), the total circu-
lation of the said Daily Herald was 1890 635
copies, being an average daily circula-
tiOn of SOO4.
That the weekday circulation during the
above time was 1071,567, being daily
average of S3O6 copies.
That the Sunday circulation during the
above time was 219,059, being an average
for each Sunday of 1O,431.
L. NJ. HOLT
superintendent Of Circulation.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
10Th day of July, 1897.
FRANK ]. COOPER,
Notary Public in and for the County of
Los Angeles, State of California.
The herald., 1897-10-15
SIGNS FOR THE STREETS

Something ought to be done in the
matter of providing the streets with
signs, and the action of the chamber
Of commerce in inviting the attention o:
the board of public works is both timely
and proper Three hundred and twenty
six streets were renamed last February,
and as yet have not been provided with
signs. There is also a considerable num-
ber of streets where the signs are either
so old as to be indistinguishable or have
beer torn down by the mischievous
small bdy.
There has recently been a great deal
of justifiable complaint about the made
quacy Of the mali delivery system in this
city, but the whole responsibility by no
means rests upon the postoffice depart
ment. 1t is not among the requirements
rules and regula ations of the postal de-
partmsnt that the mail carriers shall
also be mind readers Even the civil
service has not advanced thus far Peo-
pie living on the unlabeled and re-
named streets have been served as well
as could be expected under the cir
cumstances, perhaps better.
The city also owes something to the
thousands of strangers who will make
their homes here next winter. With over
three hundred anonymous streets in the
city it will be extremely hard for peo-
pie to locate themselves, in very many
instances Not everybody will care to
make a trip to the city hall to get charts
and diagrams to assist them in finding
their way about
There are great manyneeded repairs
and Improvements connected with city
affairs that are urgent in their natur.
while lack of funds is a hindrance to
prompt and efficient action. But so long
as nothing is done the general situa tion
will grow worse instead of Letter. The.
citizens Of Los Angeles are heavily
taxed and are entitled to the necessaries
of municipal existence.
The herald., 1897-10-15
BEET GROWERS
Suffer Serious Damage by the Heavy
Rain

CHINO, Oct. 14-The heaviest rain
fall for number Of years so early in
the season fell here last night, amount
ing to 1.25 inches The damage to the
beet crop will be great, there being
10000 tons yet in the fields on the Chino
ranch, and if not Immediately taken out
of the ground they will start to grow
again and the sugar percentage deteri-
Grated. In order to save these beets the
growers will have to silo them.
The herald., 1897-10-15

priation through further action by con-
gress no time need be lost in conjecture
as to whether the Southern Pacific mag
nate will take the NECESSARY steps. II
is not congress, but Huntington, that the
friends of the harbor are on their guard
against
The herald., 1897-10-15

An Associated Press dispatch says
that the Social Democracy has laid a
plan to carry the schools and colleges of
Kansas for its peculiar theories. If the
Chicago pronunciamento Of the Social
Democracy correctly represents its
principles, 1t would. better stop its Kan
sas crusade in its inception. The people
of Kansas have no use for chaos and
anarchy
The herald., 1897-10-15

spite Of an absurd and hampering tariff
which forces the American manufac-
turer to pay for the raw material neces-
sary to his business a price, in some
cases, double what the English manu-
facturer's raw material costs him.
The herald., 1897-10-15

The September exports show an in
crease of over 100 per cent as compared
with the exports in September, 1896, au
increase of 300 per cent over September,
1895, and 400 per cent over 1894. Ism
the Dingley law getting in its work,
though?
The herald., 1897-10-15

Stewards leg, while the second bullet
struck Radford in the left breast. killing
him almost instantly. Stewart, who had
fallen in the front door when shot, emp
tied his gun al Harald who fell mortally
wounded with several bullet holes in
his chest and abdomen, and died shortly
afterward.
The herald., 1897-10-15

California will have an exhibit in the
Paris exposition Of 1900, and it will be a
good one. That, however, Is nearly
three years away. Cannot something
be done before that time in the way of
permanent exhibits in two or three of
the large eastern cities?
The herald., 1897-10-15

Nearly seventy grain-laden vessels
have left San Francisco for Europe dur
ing the past two months, and there are
more to follow. How nice it would be
if they could "cut across via the Mica
the long and dangerous voyage around
the Horn.
The herald., 1897-10-15

The sheriff did his duty out at the race
track yesterday, and prevented the
starting up of the various gambling
devices that were waiting for the money
of suckers The brazen parade of the
demimondaine is another evil that re-.
quires the attention of the authorities.
The herald., 1897-10-15

The question "Who struck Casebeer?"
promises to become as notorious as the
celebrated query as to who administered
the buffet to Mr.. William Patterson.
The herald., 1897-10-15

The tape games are swindles If they
open, they should be closed as many
times day as may be necessary to serve
the ends of justice.
The herald., 1897-10-15

II would be difficult to convict of mur-
der the man who should kill train rob-
ber; almost as difficult, in fact, as it
would be to hang a train robber who
had committed a murder in California
The herald., 1897-10-15

Justice Fields retirement in the hands
of the president would be worth several
reports of his retirement in the daily
newspapers.
The herald., 1897-10-15

1t would take a cloudburst, able bodied
and energetic, to wash the business
streets of Los Angeles clean. Such
rusty, unhealthy thoroughfares. The
streets cannot be kept clean ur-
less they are swept, and they
cannot be swept under the prevail
ing system unless they are resurfaced.
The herald., 1897-10-15
The Depth Of knowledge

HE knows much that knows enough
to know that he knows nothing"
True; but he knows more that knows
enough to look as if he knew every
thing. .'-Brooklyn Life.
The herald., 1897-10-15

A man named Bouillor, who sells SOUP
bones is In the potage over at Pasa-
dena for leaving his hors unhitched.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24
A HANDSOME RESIDENCE,

Early this morning having ocea-
sion to visit the Quality HIP por-
tion of the city, we decided to take
a look through the handsome new
residence Of Mr. @ o, Turner oppo'
site the home Of Mr., j, W, Harrss,
now undergoing the finishing
touches of Contractor g, j, Hollis
Mr. Hollis very kindly showed us
through, for which we thank him.
The building is Of beautiful archi-
lecture designed by Mr. VIM,
Burdsall there are nine rooms In 1t,
four on the second lloor, five on the
lower, with convenient closets In
almost every room, Sliding doors
separate the dining room, sitting
room aud parlor, finished In dark
oak, light oak and cherry respect
lvelyi kitchen dark cherry Rooms
are all large, airy building plas-
tered throughout There are three
galleries on the second floor aud the
same number below, front one
reaches nearly half way around the
building, admlttIdg OF three en-.
frances Bath room aud layralory
on second floor Ii handsome aud
elaborate, At the rear OF the
house Ia a neat servants and wood
house combined
After looking through we cons
cludc that Mr. rurnerwll certainly
have one of the prettleet aud most
conveniently arranged homes to be
found In the city, when contractor
Hollis turns II over to him In about
ten days. Work Is arst.elass aud
reflects credit upon the contractor,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24
Darkest Russia, v

In our time we have had the
cream of dramas visit our city and
the best companies ever organized
we're proud to pay us a visit, con-
seqently If there is one thing we
know how to appreciate 1t Is a good
drama The announcement that
Sidney r. Ellls's powerful drama,
"Darkest Russia" will be seen at
the opera house Saturday night
Sept. 25th, will be welcome news to
the local theatre going public 1t
shows that the manager has been
looking to the interests of our peo'
pie In the amusement line. Dark
est Russia" is from the pen OF IT,,
Grattan Donnelly and his success
as a play writer Is widely known
He has shown wonderful ingenuity
in It's construction and in colors
bright and vivid he depicts every
phase Of Russian HE, The Nihlllst
In his redewous, the noble In his
palace and the exile IN far of 81
IBERIA, each have a place In the
story and the characters are all
strong aud elective.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24

DR.. Swearinger is now taking
some of his own Quarantine medi'
cine When he left Beaumont,
after holding an autopsy on
the colored boy, he started
for Houston, but the quarantine
guard stopped him and placed him
in quarantine. OF course they will
make a way for him to get out, but
he should be kept there the same
as any one else.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24
nraadfnllY Nervous.

dfSfs was dfeadtully nervous,
aud fof relief took your kafl's Clos
ver Root Tea, N Quilted my
nerves aud strengthened my whole
nervous system, I was troubled
with constipation, kidney aud bow
ii trouble, Your tea sdoh eleahse1
my system s0 thoroughly that !
rapldly remained health aud
strength, Mas, \, A, ewttF Hart
ford, Conn, Sold by Smith Drug
90, lsmiA
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24

The Darkest Russia" troupe ar
rived here last night, they having
been quarantined against at Mar
shall, Texas, the citizens there let
ting no one off the train, even with
a well authenticated health cer-
tidcate. The troupe will play here
on Saturday tomorrow night and
we hope our opera house will be
crowded, as the play is a merito-
rious one,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24
LOCAL COTTON SALES,

The why or wherefore Of 1t we
know not, but cotton was In better
demand today and brought better
prices than for several days past
Among the larger transactions
we note that Hen Foreman, who Is a
member OF a firm IN this city, who
conduct farms ON Red River sold
ATTY balea Of cotton to the lesser
Cotton Company for q cents "A
pound all round
There we're several bales that
went above tins pHte, the staple
being better and the price paid Tor
the same was Gle,
Among the amusing incidents OF
the day We note that our former
citizen Pete Lewis, who used 10
raise cotton out about two miles
from here, used to haul II 70 New
Boston and sell II on the market
there, but he left us season or 50
ago TO live near bis market place
New Boston, but the prices did uol
suit him Yesterday when he placed
hIa cotton on The market aud he
drove through TO this place aud sold
to joe Deding6eld al q cents, The
number Of bales received here aud
weighed by the Hunter Transfer
Company mp to 0 p mu which Is The
only Weighing place In the city, was
i95 bales weighed and hlteen more
ia siuht.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24
For Renl

Three broom cottages across the
street from the Arkansas public
school house, Two Of them have
0rc places, See
y -gl.tf W, H. KlNuN
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24

This morning a young white boy
about II years old applied to Mrs,
Anderson, who runs the Rosebud
Restaurant for a meal He told
her he was from Missouri and came
down south 20 get q job picking
cotton, Mrs, Anderson gave the
boy a meal, but he did not eat
II aud went back in the rear of the
house and laid down on plank,
Mrs, Anderson saw the boy was
slick an | sent for Alderman rhomp-
son OF the West Side to advise with
her what TO do, Or, Abel was
sent for by Mr. Thompson and he
pronounced the boy as having an
attack Of intermittent fever and
said he should be taken care Of and
given a bed and rest, Judge Ham.
Ilton o, this county was notified and
we suppose he will look after the
boys welfare, The boy is a bright
lo0klng lad and comfortably dressed,
He doubtless ran away from home,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24

The races last night at Spring
Lake park were sllmIy attended
Those who paid the admission price
20 cents were given back their
money, There we're several horses
aud mules on hand to be run aud
the grounds were lighted beaulI.
fully Several smal pots we're
made up by the few Ia attendance
and TIVE or three races were had,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24

DR., j, A, Beagle will preach at
the State Line Methodist church
Sunday, Subject for morning ser.
yIce-"W Fellowship evening service
--"use Some People Make of Re-
llpIon,n -
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24

The Board of Equalization for
Miller county Is still hard at work
on the tax books, lowering the 49,.
aessment Of the few, but raising
that OF large malodty,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24
ANOTHER FEEDER,

The X. c., p, and G, road has
another feeder in the Atlanta and
Bloomburg railroad, This road was
built as a log road, from Atlanta
through the pinery before the Gulf
road was ever thought of, and was
only used TO haul logs to the little
city Of Atlanta, but when the big
trunk road passed through the
country on It's way to the gull, 1t
came In contact with the log road
at the town of Bloomburg, The
road was a narrow'guage and equip
ped with log cars only, and recently
It has made a deal with the Il, o.
p, and G, to haul It's freight and
passengers and handle It's cars on a
favorable basis, and since this 1t
has widened It's guage to that Of
standard, and It's new equipment
has been secured and will make
connection with all trains at Bloom.
burg, This will be a great help TO
our people who wish to visit Bloom
burg and Atlanta on the same trip,
for they can do 90 now without re-
turning here TO do 80, The "Pee
Gee" has certainly formed q good
partnership by catching on to this
branch road and will receive many
car loads of freight for Atlanta
that the n, & =, has heretofore
gobbled up
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24

The Darkest Russia Company Is
stopping at the Benefited Hotel
There are twelve Of them register
ed
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24

Mrs, A, @, Kuhl and two little
sons, Carl and Willie, are here from
Orlando, Flap visiting her sou,
banker II, X, Smith,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24

Our streets are full of cotton to-
day, although market is declining,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24

Our country friends came In to-
day In large numbers with cotton,
This was cotton day" and the
farmers brought In many bales,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24

Ladies', we call your attention to
the New paflor Millinery just
opened up at No, ia, East Broad
Street Dsl6
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Mr.. A. W. Scruggs has returned
from St. Louis,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24

The hotel registerssho a healthy
travel although the quarantine Is
abroad in the land,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24

Mr.. and Mrs, Gatling will visit
Bearden, Ark, leaving today for
that place.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24

We are glad to learn that the
family Of Dr. Beagle are all conyal-
esing from an attack Of "dengue
fever"
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24

Mrs. Hiram Glass and Mrs,
Mcdonald have returned from Ten
nessee.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24

Frank Ball came yesterday from
Cleburne, He will be In attendance
at the Boston district court.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24

See card Of Mrs, E, l., Meek In
another column, She keeps a se.
lect stock of coufectIonerles op.
posIte postonice
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24

The printers Of this city who left
here a few days ago, on u fishing
frollc for Edwards Lake, are all
back and ready for work again,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24

The Temple of Fashion had a big
run Of customers today,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24

Messrs, Seyler& Waaeld have
added to their llet OF hre Insurance
companies the Union Assurance SO.
eiety OF London, England, This
company was organized In l7ll aud
Ia one Of the strongest foreign are
Insurance companies doing business
on the American continent,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24
EXTRAORDINARY ANNOUNCEMENT.

ana oo
offer mat the loWest M We
shan which
dupne any NM IN stock
WeShalquo only give an
Of Vaue 10 o
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24

Protect Yourself against sickness
aud suffering by keeping your blood
rich aud pure With ll00d'a Aalaapa
rlllA Weak thin, Impure blood h
sure tGfesult Ia dieease,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24

We learn that Frank narkman
was indicted by the Bowie county
grand jury charged with murder
ing o, D, Perry, and will be brought
from the 6larksyille jail today for
arraignment aud day set for
trial,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24

The advance AGENT for the Dey.
il's Auction company, which will
exhibit here Tuesday night, is in
the city aud arranging his adver-
tlslng natter We met him and
found him TO be a polite, anablc
gentleman, He says bis company
Is playing 10 crowded houses night
iv
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24

Nothing new In quarantine cir.
eles today Everybody who travels
now holds a health certificate aud
they come and 70 at will Health
certificates are passports, but there
are some searry towns that don't
even recognize these bits OF paper,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24

Drugs and patent medicines sold
AZ greatly reduced prices at The
Palace Drug Store, s'2b
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24

Judge ], W Yatesof Rayana was
here today We are indebted TO
the Judge for d CALI Judge Yates
Ia a prosperous merchant now aud
telle Us he has no idea of entering
county or state politics the coming
year, Mf, Yates made us a good
county Judge aud he Ia honored aud
liked by our entire cltIaenahlp,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-24

Hoods Pills are easy totake, easy
10 operate Cure indigestion BIZ
loupnrss. Zoe