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The herald., 1897-07-01
Curtain Lecture for Some Preachers

To the Editor of the Los Angeles
Herald: 1t seems to the writer that
nothing but careless disregard Of the
warning words of George Washington
can account for the indifference with
which the American people will listen
10 effusions such as are reported to have
emanated from Rev. D. Parker Morgan,
Rev. DR.. Benz. De Costa in New York
and Rev. DR.. Thomson of Los Angeles.
Our form of government. although de-
fective, contains in itself the elements
and essentials of reform, which a mon
archy, in the nature of things. cannot
possibly contain. If these gentlemen, in
contemplating a monarch's long reign.
have feelings aroused to make them feel
that a monarchy is better than presi-
dency, and if they have not the decency
to keep such feelings to themselves, they
ought to be furnished with passports
and ordered to go quickly and become
loving subjects of monarchies. The SUI
perficial and effeminate talk that with
a monarchy there is a continuation of
ever-increasing love, but the changes
recurring in the presidency makes d
break in the affections of the people to"
ward the occupant of the chair seems
so tantalizing that every sturdy Amer
lean would be justified in telling the
ministers of the unworldly Christ that
they do not show sufficient wisdom to
draw the line between love and idolatry.
Many poor, needy Irish mother can
stand equal, and even surpass, the
greatest woman in the world, Queen
Victoria, in prolific child-bearing, "and
not have whole nation to take care of
them, either" but these gentlemen can
see nothing worth deifying in that The
humble mothers are not queens, and
therefore not sublime enough to be
placed on an idols pedestal. The writer
has lived under three monarchies, and
her observations have taught her that
not love, but idolatry and fear, fomented
by just such effusions from the pulpits.
make the life of the deluded people un-
der monarchical institutions bearable,
and were it not for the unholy support
of the pulpits, every throne would top
pie to the ground, and every nation on
earth would be set Free using their God
given gifts in finding the way of sal
walton out of ofignorance, superstition and
want. MATILDE ]. BERRA,
Station D, Los Angeles, Cal.
The herald., 1897-07-01
CALIFORNIA OPINION
Reveries of a Bridegroom

The intimation that we California ed
itors are not treated we'll at home Is all
mistake. The writer of this feels, like
an English lord at a jubilee on account
of the way the neighbors treat us. Every
once in a while our soda water dispen-
saries call us in and give us one. A
Long Beach man sent us up some f1eh.
Yesterday we were given some milk and
pansies. Today lady gave us piece
of her mind for spelling her name wrong.
Tomorrow we expect to be presented
with nicely made out store bills. Oh, no,
we are treated well at home.-Pasadena
News.
The herald., 1897-07-01
The Fullerton Delegation

Nearly fifty railroad tickets have been
sold for the Bryan speaking at Los An
gelee. President McFadden Of the Silver
club guaranteed that 100 people would
go from Fullerton, thereby getting a
low rate of one fare for the round trip
from Fullerton The rate from all other
points on the railroad will be one and
one-haif fare for the round trip. AS
usual, Fullerton takes another step
ahead of all .neighboring cities.-Fuller-
ton Tribune.
The herald., 1897-07-01
THE UNIVERSE rs WIDE

Desire we past illusions to recall?
To reinstate wild Fancy would we hide
Truth whose thick veil Science has drawn
aside?
No! let this Age, high as she may, install
In her esteem the thirst that wrought
mans fall.
The universe is infinitely wide;
And conquering reason is self-glorified,
Can nowhere move uncrossed by some new
wall
Or gulf of mystery, which thou alone,
Imaginative Faith, canst overleap
IN progress toward the fount of Love
the throne
OF Power whose ministers the recor ds
keep
OF periods fixed. and laws established,
less
Flesh to exalt than prove its nothing
!. ness -.vWordsworth.
The herald., 1897-07-01
CENTER OF ALL GOOD THINGS

1t should be understood that the eli
matte advantage of being in the land
Of sunshine does not cover the full
beneficence of living in Los Angeles and
the Immediately adjacent cities
There is no other city in the country
that is 50 conveniently situated as Los
Angeles. 1t is not of the sea, nor yet of
the mountains; but it is within easy
reach of both. If one wants to spend the
day at the seashore with his family, an
hours ride, or less, will take him there.
If he pines for the lighter air and pic
turesque scenery of the mountains, the
same time, spent in going in another di-
rection, will bring him the fulfllment
of his desire.
If he be restless man, who wishes to
see as much as possible within as short
time as may be, he can, by judicious
consultation of railway time tables, visit
both the mountains and the sea
the same day and sleep at night
in his own hotel or home in
the city. He may fish for either
fresh or salt water fish; he may hunt the
wild game in it's season or may loaf and
invite his soul"
What other city can present such de-
lightful combination?
The herald., 1897-07-01
Taxpayers Remarks to City Council

| To the Editor of the Los Angeles
Herald: l am the owner of considera-
BILE property in our city, and perhaps
may be permitted through the columns
of your valued paper to express to the
city council the feeling or disposition
existing among the more prominent
property owners and taxpayers regard
ing the letting of contracts for paving
the streets of Los Angeles.
The recent serious trouble over the
Main street pavement, caused by mex
perienced and unscrupulous contract
ors, who had neither the knowledge how
to do good work or the disposition to
buy and use first class materials on our
streets, warrants me in suggesting to
the board that the contract for the paw
ing of Fifth street be awarded to some
responsible bidder, whom the property
owners have confidence in, and who is
known to do all his work in the very best
manner and to use the very best mate
rials.
Another very important suggestion III
this line is: The contract should be
awarded to the contractor who is known
to pay his labor and material bills.
Should the board of public works take
the trouble to investigate the response
bility of contractors in this city, they
will find many of the very lowest bid
ders not only do not pay their material
bills, but many of the laborers and
teamsters who have been inveigled into
doing business with them are unpaid,
and for this reason today are going hun
cry and unprovided for. In fact, this
condition exists to such an extent here
as to furnish a very large excuse for the
necessity of raising funds in this city
to aid the unemployed.
| The city council can best serve the in
| terests of not only the property owners
and taxpayers, but also the material
men and laborers, by not recognizing g
contractors who are delinquent in this
respect, and by awarding contracts to
those who are known to be honest and
have the ability to do their work pre-
cisely as the specifications require.
The matter of a small difference in the
cost of work cuts a very little figure
when the quality and the other matters
referred to are considered.
TAXDAvEP
The herald., 1897-07-01
Peddlers of Disease

The authorities of San Francisco have
concluded that the lives of the children
in that city are worth more than those Of
the diseased cows owned by the dairy
men. This is rough on dairymen, who
are making money by peddling disease,
but they have had long inning, and it
really seems as though their victims
were entitled to some consideration
themselves.-San Jose Mercury.
The herald., 1897-07-01

without regard to the weight or signifi-
cance of the evidence, in very large
number Of cases the verdict can be as
sumed with approximate certainty. The
sympathy would be with an individual
against corporation, municipal or pri-
accordingly. The root of the evil, in his
opinion, lies in the laxity of administra-
ton of the law regarding the selection
Of jurymen, whereby the best are no.
lists, and there are other evils than the
one alluded to by Judge Dean that arise
from it.
The herald., 1897-07-01

The Kansas City Star sees the hand
fact that "Mr Bryan seems to command
just as much attention since as before
the presidential election" it says: "Thia
fact should of itself, if all other signs
FAIL admonish the leaders of the party
which defeated him of the danger which
lies hidden in the future. He approaches
the next contest with no broken prom
ises, while their march will be obstruct-
cd at every step by shattered pledges
and disappointed hopes"
The herald., 1897-07-01
SECOND THOUGHT

1t is announced by the Republican
the idea of currency commission to in
vestigate the subject (of currency re-
form) and report to congress at the next
session. Instead, an administration bill,
certain reforms of the cur
rency. will be drafted apd submitted to
The herald., 1897-07-01

ford and terrified Mrs Williams while
that lady was engaged in the pastoral
act of milking the cows.
Samuel c. Cook and Miss Ella M. Lam
franco were married by Rev. Father
Verdaguer "The fair BRIDE" said one
of the local papers, sis known to our peo-
Pile as one of the most stylish, accom-
plished, and, last but not least, wealth.
lest bellies of Southern California. Mr.
Cook was an eastern man.
The herald., 1897-07-01
President of the Bankers

President Mckinley is evidently as
much the president of the bankers as
was Cleveland. At the next session of
congress he proposes to have an ad-
ministration bill submitted for the re-
tirement of the greenbacks. The presi-
dent is evidently determined that the
nerves of the people shall not be un-
strung by too sudden appearance of
that promised wave of prosperity.-Sac-
ramentO Bee
The herald., 1897-07-01
Public Profit Private Loss

1t is hard to think of public profit from
private loss, yet such appears to be some-
times the case. The necessities of the
unemployed have given valuable i'm.
provements to San Francisco and Los
Angeles, and in the Balboa boulevard
and Elysian park are two very credit
able and valuable improvements arising
solely from philanthropic idea OF help
ing the needy.-Pasadena STAR
The herald., 1897-07-01

The Pasadena papers sometimes for
get. They have a habit of scolding the
people of that city who have the temerity
to come to Los Angeles to make pur-
chases, and one would think they pre-
ferred that there should be no communi-
cation between the two cities. But now
comes the Star, and says: 1.-THE value
of the electric cars in bringing people
to Pasadena can hardly be estimated.
Scarcely a car passes during the day bu.
carries more or less passengers who are
merely picnicking-tem by the great
convenience of street car service
and who come from Los Angeles from
points all along the road. enjoy the out
ing, and go back"
The herald., 1897-07-01

The international bimetallic commits
sion will arrive in London this week. L.
is fortunate that the arrival of the COM
blee, otherwise its members might have
received the impression that the two
events might have got mixed.
The herald., 1897-07-01

Is there a growing tendency on the
part of juries to excessive verdicts in
jury cases? Justice Dean of the Penn
sylvania supreme court thinks there is,
and this opinion formed the burden of his
recent address to the law academy of
Philadelphia. Nowadays, he said. given
ths parties and their financial copfy !.
5J--Iaf .dd5o,n Guide
The herald., 1897-07-01

The Daily Venturan judges from ex-
pressions which have appeared in The
Herald" that Mr. Bryan's address at
Fiesta park will be purely political in
it's nature. Such an assumption is en-
tirely unwarranted. The Herald has
said repeatedly that Mr.. Bryan's after
noon address would be of patriotic
charac cter. suitable for the day.
The herald., 1897-07-01

The state fair will be held at Sacra-
mento, September els, and the state
board of agriculture is making elabo-
rate preparations for the event 1t
should have the active support of every
city and county in the state in its eff
forts to make the fair a success. 1t may
be said without exaggeration that the
California fair is far ahead of the av-
and quality of exhibits, and the festival
is a big advertisement for the whole
Pacific slope. 1t is we'll that the work
of preparation should be begun now.
The herald., 1897-07-01

The attendance at Rev. Dewitt Tai
mage's new church in Washington is
very poor. Mr.. Talmag ge is the greatest
religious jumping jack in the country,
but even he cannot play to big houses
in town where congress is a rival at
traction
The herald., 1897-07-01
THE PUBLIC PULSE

(The Herald under this heading prints
Communications, but does not assume re-
sponsibiity for the sentiments expressed.
Correspondents are requested TO cultivate
brevity as far as is consistent with the
proper expression of their views.)
The herald., 1897-07-01
Light on a Great Truth

The man who doesn't care to have his
name in the paper is the man who is al
ways wondering why it isn't there
Riverside Globe.
The herald., 1897-07-01

- - - - - - Nvces
Nas sdded e the ffee list.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-30
MASSACHUSETTS, REPUBLICANS.
Present state Officers Were Rcnomi-
nated-rhe Platform.

Boston. Mass. September 29,-The re-
publican State convention Of Massac husetts
nominated candidates for State offices to-
day. A large attendance OF delegates and
the plans OF tho State committee for tho
conduct OF the session as perfected at pre-
yous meetings were carried out. This
ticket is az follows:
Governor. Roger W0lcott: lieutenant
governor William Crane; secretary. wills
lam DIN; treasurer. IL. =. Shaw; auditor,
John W. Klmbali; attorney general. Moses
NJ knolton. The foregoing are all res
nominations
Colonel A. II. Goctting OF Springfield wus
the temporary chairman. In tie perma-
nent organization w. S. HOPKINS OF
Worcester was made chairman.
Colonel Melvin Of Adams. chairman Of
the committees on resolutions, presented
the committees report, which was adopted.
The platform stands for firm but mod
crate foreign policy, an extension of the
merit system In the civil service and more
stringent immigration and naturalization
laws. The only declaration OF the financial
plank In by inference In favor of the gold
standard and consists OF rhetorical ar
raignment OF Bryan. Debs and Altgeld as
exponents OF free silver. For the rest the
platform deals with State and local issues.
United States Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge renominated Governor Wolcott and
the motion was carried unanimously and
with a great demonstration OF enthusiasm.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-30
Government Daily reports.

Washington, September 2a,-Health or
ficer Kelly at Tallulah. La, reports the
California cases rig'dly quarantincd and
the patients now under treatment there i'm.
proving. There are no new cases.
There were twenty-four new cases, but
no deaths, at Edwards.
There were no suspects on the trains ar
irving at Atlanta and there are none IN
that city.
Surgeon Sawtclle telegraphs the surgeon
general that IL Is reported that Governor
johnson OF Alabama advises the superln-
tendont OF malls he VIII not accept his GER
tificate OF fumigation OF the mails. but " III
accept that OF an officer OF the marine hos
pital service. Accordingly Surgeon Saw
telle has undertaken the fumigatton snt
certification OF the mails.
There were seven refugees admitted q.
the Fontainbleau camp OF detention today
DR.. Wyman has been informed OF tho
prospective arrival at New Orleans OF tws
vessels with Italian immigrants aboard
Arrangements have been made with III,
commissioner OF immigration for theii
landing and examination at a point below
New Orleans. After their landing the i'm
migrants Will be taken In roundabout
way to their destination IN the canefieldi
10 as TO avoid any danger which might re-
suit by their transportation through thu
city.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-30
JAPANESE ADVICEis.
Rice Crop VIII BE Large-Cnbinef
Crisis Is Possible.

San Francisco, CAL. September 2s.-The
steamer Doric arrived this evening from
Hong Kong and Yokohama September IA,
bringing the following adyices:
Reports from all parts OF Japan indicate
that the rice crop will exceed In quantity
any during the past seventy years. The
crcp Will be from 10 10 40 per cent above
the average.
The Jill Shimpo says that the days OF tne
present Japanese cabinet are numbered ana
ascribes the principal reason to the alleged
fact that 1t Is divided against itseii'
To make next years income tqual 10 the
contemplated expenditures 1t is proposed 70
raise - 600 GOO yen by increasing the rate
of sack tax and interdieting all brewing
of sack for domestic use, but to refrain
from any other addition TO the present
weight Of taxation. When the new iarlI
Is mi into force It will yield an aoditlonai
revenue OF 6o0O.0 900 yen.
a revival Is perceptible In foaohaHia
business circles. The recent apathy 10
sscribed to feans OF the probable ehec. OF
the change in the currency system ,na'
comes into force the beginning OF oc.op.l :,
The .Japanese railway bureau has ORDERED
SEVENTY locomotives from the United states
yokohama, Toxic and neighoorns us
trtcts were visited on the morning OF sep
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-30
NEWS FROM ALASKA.
MANY MINERS WILL RETURN ON
THE PORTLAND.
schooner Hucnemc Wrecked on Un-
max Isinnd--Crcw Picked Up In
nm Open BoRt--rvo Drowned.

Fort Townsend, Wash. September Co.
The United States revenue cutter Grant,
Captain Munger. arrived here from Una
laska and brought the latest advlces from
st. Michael's and surrounding couatry. Tho
steamer had been at unalaska September
IL and reported two inches of snow Mt st.
Mlchael's.
Mayor Words party had their boat nearly
completely up the YUKON and expected TO
leave st. Mlchaels September IL. They
VIII 80 no further than Munook creek
There arc lots OF supplies at Munook for
the winter. There will be a big crowd OF
returning miners on the steamer Portland.
and IL Is estimated that she will bring
three tons of gold
Captain Peter Andrews OF the schooner
Hueneme left Seattle August 10 for ST.
Michaola with lumber for building uOats
for the Yukon river. Al II O'clock oA The
night OF September /, during log the
Hueneme went ashore at unmak iaianl.
completely wreckiDg herself and cargo, All
ON board escaped 10 land by means OF lile
lines that sailors carried ashore by jump
Ing overheard and swimming ashore. ElSat
days lator the captain and five men IA small
boats roaed from the wreck and started To
unalaska, After pulling three days IN an
open boat they were picked up by tho
steamer Dora and taken to unalaska, where
they were transferred to the cutter Graii
and started for the men on the island.
After securing them the cutter started
for the sound the next day, September 20.
The first day out from Unalaaka two sail.
ors, William Hood and otto Severn, wero
drowned by being washed overheard while
furllng the outer lib. Their bodies wero
not recovered. Hood was from this place.
where his parents reside,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-30

London, September 30 The correspond
ent OF the Times at Athens says.
It is generally believed that the gov
eminent VIII resign tomorrow frhursday)
at the sitting Of the boule. In any case
several Of the ministers are unwilling Ia
remain In power. On the other hand II Is
believed Delyannis ministry Viii not be
accepted al the present moment by King
George or the people, uencc NJ. Rail-
the premier, hopes to retain power, In
which case the cabinet will hrve to be
almost entirely reorganlzed.
1t is asserted that the chamber VII, ac-
cept the peace treaty unanimously. public
excitement on the question having quite
subsidized.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-30
4 NOT YELLOW FEVER
REPORT ON THE sUs-
yrCrED CASE At VICTORIA.
single symptom Of the Dreaded
SHADY Was Manifcst-rhe Gall
weston Dispatch Was False.

\, o. L. Peoples, health officer Of Nava-
and DR.. A. H. Ketchum, also Of that
= arrived In Houston yesterday after
= from Victoria, where they went to
vmtIgate suspicious case of fever. They
Il bears no resemblance to yellow
n. The physicians came down from
yvota Tuesday night and after con-
lation with DR.. swearingen. decided to
n the Victoria patient. A special train
y placed at their disposal by the South
Pacific. To reporter for The Post last
N DR.. Ketchum said:
me Victoria case bears no resemblance
Viewer to yellow fever. made a care
and scientific examination of IT, and
Is thoroughly convinced as could be
my diagnosis was correct"
Did you see the dispatch from Calves
this EVENING""
n did, and can say that there is not the
ghtest truth In the statement that
II pronounced the case yellow fever.
the contrary. we said 1t was not. That
about as strong as l can put it.
while I did not see the case" re-
fked Dr.. Peoples, the Navasota health
deer. from the diagnosis given me by
Ketchum, ] feel safe in concurrlng with
b. The report was so positive that DIR.
sarngen concluded to investigate and
Huested DR.. Ketchum to do so. He re-
pes great confidence in DR.. Ketchum's
pity to tell yellow fever when he sees
There is no truth in the Galveston dis
3ch and can not understand what pos
xed any one to make such a statement.
|twill remain here until tomorrow morn.
y and then go home"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-30
The Train Abandoned.

Beeville, Texas. September 2S.-Just as
southern Pacific passenger was re-
ping TO leave for Victoria this morning
Fnt Stafford received a telegram to hold
train, as Victoria had quarantined
plnst everything. The passengers were
aued out and the train sidetracked,
,ere It Will remain the Lord knows how
~ There were number of disappoint-
people among the passengers, as no
was expecting anything OF the kind.
mis- will lead Beeville to take some ac-
relative to quarantine and already
county board of health has issued a
fafesto to the people to clean up. Very
people here want to quarantine as long
Il can possibly be avoided and no one
ms to fear the epidemic reaching here.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-30
Denied in Washington.

Washington. September 29.-Minister
Hcshi of Japan said today that he had no
information that Japan has offered to ae>
cept 100000 in geld from the Hawaiian
government as full indemnity for the re-
lection of japanese BY the Hawaiian au>
ant Secretary Day gave an absolute denia!
TO the statement that United States Min
lister Sewall's report to the department
had mentioned 100000 as probably repre-
senting the figure which Hawaii would pay
to settle the Japanese claim for indemnity
Judge Day said that Mr.. Sewall had not
even referred TO the matter in any way
Admiral Miller in his report to the navy
department makes no mention OF the sub
ject.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-30
TT Is WILLIAM.
lie Is Said tn lie the Worst Foo ~
Greece,

London. September 29-During tho
course OF lecture which she delivered
Monday elt Nauneaton. warwickshire. Mrs
orniston Chant the social reformor. who
went to Greece with party OF nurses
during the war between that country and
Turkey, said the Crown Princess OF Greece
Princess Sophie OF Prussia. told her miss
ChanO that the worst foe OF Greece was
not the sultan of Turkey. but Il was her
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-30
The world Included.

hfpus Christi, Texas. September 20
imass meeting of the citizens held this
Hnoom the following resolution was
)pted:
|lesolved, That the citizens in mass meet
assembled do hereby request County
le Hopkins, Acting Mayor Rogers and
n Health Officer Cutler to declare Cor
Christi guarantees from all points for
next five days.
large number of citizens have volun-
kd their services as quarantine guards.
y health Of the city remains excellent