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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-19
NOTICING ENOUG N.
Electric Companies Don't Want a Fifteen
Year Franchise.


The action OF the Board OF Aldermen
last night in cutting down the time al
lowed the franchises OF the Southern
and the Home Electric Companies from
thirty to fifteen years. may result, unless
the Board sees ht to rescind, in Keep
ing these two companies from engaging in
business here.
Mr. Phil. Il. Shield. counsel for the
Southern Electric Company. said yester-
day morning that his company would not
accept the franchise with a fiftenn-year
term.
The promoters OF this company are also
at the head Of the Richmond Traction
Company They are business men, and
made a careful calculation before APP
plying for 4 franchise. as a result OF
which il was apparent to them that thirty
years was the shortest period within
which the company could make any
money on the venture.
Application will be made 10 the Com
mon Council. 10 which the amended fran
chises will be returned. 70 again enlarge
them to thirty years. II is thought that
the Council will accede 10 this request.
and that whel the ordinances go back 10
the Board that this body will recede
from the position IT took.
A meeting Of the officers Of the Home
Company. Of which col. John : Har-
wood IS president. will be held tomorrow
70 discuss the amendment 10 their fran
chise These gentlemen would not say yes
tcrdav whether they would refuse 10 ac-
cept the amended franchise, but 1t is
thought that they. also. will decline 20
go into the electrical business on such
short time
These two enterprises mean the expen-
ditura Of many thousands OF dollars in
Richmond and the Council will doubtless
recognize the fact and extend the char
tiers 70 the thrty-year terms asked.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-19


duced "a bill to amend Section 1862 Of the
Code,relating to the Board Of Directors
OF state hospitals for the insane.
The measure provides that members Of
said boards shall receive for each day S
actual attendance upon the meetings.
while In session. Of their respective boards
and meetings Of the Executive Commit
tees, the sum Of three dollars and In adj
dition thereto their actual and necessary
travelling expenses 10 and from said hos
pitals. by the nearest mail route. said
Per diem and expenses shall. when the
accounts have been itemized and certified
10 the Auditor OF Public Accounts. be paid
by the State Treasurer on warrants drawn
by the Auditor, out OF any money In
the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
TO PRESERVE JAMESTOWN.
Mr.. Louis g. Barley. OF Alexandra, in
troduced a bill 10 appropriate $1,000 to-
wards the restoration and preservation or
Jamestown. Va
Mr. Parks. OF Page. presented Dill
providing that among the studies now
taught in the public free schools, that
OF civil government be added.
Mr.. Louis G, Barley offered n bill pro-
viding for the appointment or a game
warden, whose duties shall be To see that
the laws for the protection OF game ana
lsh snail be enforced. THIS oHlcer shdii
be appointed by the Governor for term
or two years. and shall receive salary
OF 500 per annum. Deputy game wardehs
may be appointed. upon request OF me
game warden. for each county or the
state. said deputies TO receive no salary
but 10 receive a portion of the fines result
Ing from the violation OF the laws.
Mr.. George c.. Bland. OF King ana
queen, introduced a bill 10 lay on, deslg-
nate and survey the natural oyster BEDS,
rocks, and shoals. in York river IN the
county OF King and Queen.
Mr.. J. z. Booker. OF Nansemond' intro
dueed a bill 10 amend and re-enact sec
ton $40 OF the Code OF Virginia, as amend
ed by an act approved March T. 1890, pre-
scribing the penalties Of bonds OF county
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-19
From The Courts.

An order was entered yesterday by
JUDGE Minor in the Law and Equity
Court appointing II. X. Franklin receiv-
or for the j. Felix Smith Tobacco Conn
panv This IS the result Of a suit brought
by Stanley Lyons against the above COM
pany.
second order was entered later con-
frmng the sale 81 the stock OF the COM
pany to T. Bianchini. the latter assum-
ing certain obligations and paying GER
tain sum.
Suit was Instituted I'm the Circuit Court
nv CurrelI Dalton against Charles Lips
comb & Co. for $3.50
Judgment for Fl COO was entered in the
case Of Hammett Grubhs against the Ma
tiona Life maturity Insurance Compa-
nv
Solomon s Welnstein. 2 native ~ Prus-
STA. took out naturalization papers.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-19
THE TlMEe-HICHMOND VA SUNDAY DECEMBER I9. 1897
Surely AsaSparks F|yUpwards

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loss OF appetite and similar troubles shat-
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-19
MOUSE or DELEGATES.
A Number of Judges Elected and Many
Bills introduced.

Immediately after the opening prayer
BY Rev VIM. A. Barr. ID. D.. rector OF
Monumental church. Mr. Winhorne. OF
Rockbridge. introduced the report Of the
special committee appointed TO consider
the criminal expenses In various coun-
ties. The report was ordered 10 DC print
ed.
judge watkins, of Prince Edward. Of
fered the following:
Resolved. That the Committee on
Ranking. Currency and Commerce be
requested 70 report suitable bill 70 this
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-19
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Aeolan (will play all kinds OF music.
requiring no musical knowledge 10 ope-
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Guitars and Mandolins (finsst on earth).
These specialties In the musical line can
only be found al Walter d. Moses d
Co. 1905 Main street Opposite postofice)
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-19
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-19

Oh. how lovely. said the pretty youns
girl when she saw Jurgens' vernis-Mar,in
Cha!ra
The herald., 1897-12-02
AHOUSE OF BAD REPUTE
vANDEvETER AGAIN ARRESTED
FOR KEEPING "A JOINT
OMcers Intend to Prove the Character
OF His Lodging House-Fre-
quented by Frail Females

G. Vandeveter, who runs a lodging
house at s151z South Main street, was ar
rested last evening by Policeman Len
hausen on warrant charging him with
keeping house Of ill-fame. The place
Is said to be a rendezvous for the worst
class of dissOlute women, who prowl
around Main street at night and solicit
passers by to come to their rooms.
A short time ago officers Lenhausen
and McGraw were in the place carrying
out the instructions Of Chief Glass to
secure the names Of the inmates Of all
questionable places. Vandeveter at
tempted to throw the officers out and
was arrested for disturbing the peace.
The case was called before Justice Nor
rison. Deputy District Attorney Will
liams was on hand to conduct the pros
ecution. but instead Of doing SO he or
dered the case dismissed and censured
the officers for making the arrest. He
stated that Vandeveter had a perfect
right to pursue the course which he had
done, remarking that he was on his own
premises and that every mans house Is
his castle. The policeman offered to
prove that they had right to enter
Vandeveters house by showing that it
was a resort for law-breakers, but the
deputy district attorney refused to hear
this evidence. Another warrant was
then sworn out and the policemen say
that they will prove their charges. Van
deveter was released on depositing $25
cash bail.
The herald., 1897-12-02
RESOLUTION OF THANKS
Passed by the Peoples Club Of st.
Pauls

At the regular meeting Of the Peoples
club of st. Paul's Episcopal church Tues
day evening the following resolution was
passed.:
Whereas, certain grave scandals
threatening the welfare of our whole
educational system have been recently
unearthed in connection with the board
of education in the city Of Los Angeles
and,
Whereas, these scandals have been
brought to light through the earnest ef-
forts of certain members of the afore-
said board Of education, and equally
through the efforts Of the city press, Of
the officers of the League for Better City
Government and of the officers of the
League for Pure City Government;
BE 1t resolved, that vote of thanks
be rendered them and all others who
have been instrumental in bringing the
scandals to light, and that copy Of this
resolution be sent to the president of the
board Of education, the editors Of the
daily papers, the president of the League
for Better City Government and the
president of the League for Pure City
Government.
(Signed.)
CHARLES w. JOHNSON, sec."
The herald., 1897-12-02
Y. M. g. A. Notes

Chas. ]. Service of Riverside register
ed at the Y. M. G. A. yesterdayson his
way home from the C. E. convention at
Santa Barbara. Mr.. Service said that
the convention was we'll attended, there
being about $50 delegates present out
side Of the Santa Barbara contingent,
which numbered several hundred.
The report Of the employment depart
ment for the month of November shows
that work was secured for thirty five
people. Manager Webb states that he
has positions for stenographers and no
one to fill them.
Secretary Ball has arranged concert
for Monday evening, which will be un-
der the direction Of c. s. De Lano, as
sisted by the Misses T. r. Eesonmayer,
Mary Williams and I. M. Eesonmayer.
Prof. Yundt Of the physical depart
ment states that eighty-four men took
the physical culture course last month.
The herald., 1897-12-02
GOVERNMENT REVENUE
FALLS SHORT OF DINGLEYITE
PROPHECIES
Cannon Suggests Failure to Pass the
River and Harbor Bill Would
Simplify Matters

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The compar-
ative statement of the governments re-
ceipts and expenditures shows that the
total receipts for the month Of Novem-
ber, 1897, were $43,363,605, of which $751;
1868 was received from the reorgani-
railroad, making the ordinary receipts
for the month $25, ,16S,9S7. The total ex-
penditures for November were $780,
1888, of which $4,549, 1868 was cash in the
Union Pacific sinking fund turned into
the treasury and repaid to the appropri-
alton from which 1t had been originally
drawn from investment. Hence the
months disbursements include this sum.
The ordinary receipts for the month,
therefore, were 5,16s.997, and the ordi-
nary disbursements $33, ,261, ,470, leaving a
deficit Of $8,092, ,4S3.
The receipts from customs were SO, $780,
OPS, a falling off of about 100000 as COM
pared with November. 1896. The re-
ceipts from internal revenue We're $13,-
530,649, gain Of about $4,000 for the
month.
The excess Of expenditures over re-
ceipts for the five months of the present
fiscal year independnt of the proceeds
Of the sale Of the Union Pacific was $46,-
1O1, ,494.
Chairman Cannon Of the house COM
mittee on appropriations was with the
president for quite a time today dis
cussing the subject Of receipts and ex-
penditures. Mr.. Cannon would say
nothing as to the object Of his visit, but
remarked that 1t was very hard to cut
appropriations, and the saving could be
effected by not passing the river and
harbor bill at this session. Many i'm
portant works, he said, were under the
contract system, and many others had
money available for work on them. The
Notifications appropriations, he thought,
could be kept down also.
THE PUBLIC DEBT
The December statement of the pub
lie debt shows that at the close of busi-
ness November 30, 1897, the public debt,
less cash in the treasury, amounted to
81, ,O09, ,226, 466, a decrease since October
30th of $11, 1888, ,125. This decrease is ac-
counted for by an increase in the cash
due to the deposit of an installment of
the proceeds of the sale of the govern
ment's interests in the Union Pacific
railroad. But for this transaction the
cash In the treasury would have been
$771. .450 less than last month. The debt
is recapitulated as follows:
Interest bearing debt, $S47, ,365,629.
Debt on which interest has ceased
since maturity, 81, 331, ,2SO.
Debt bearing no interest, 1881, 1925.
Total, 1,229, ,S90025.
The herald., 1897-12-02
Music Notes

Miss Stella M. B. Tinker announces a
musicale at Blanchard Fitzgerald hall
tomorrow (Friday) evening. Miss Tink-
er will be assisted by Miss Anna B. Shep-
ard, soprano, and Mrs. Ethelbert John
son, pianiste.
Nine. Sofia Scalchi. the great ope-
ratio contralto, and a concert company
Will give one concert at the Los An
geles theater Thursday evening of next
week. Nine. Scalchi will be supported
by Mile. Marie Toulinguet, soprano;
Mile. Marie Du Bedat, mezzo-soprano;
Thomas Mcqueen, tenor, and Signor A.
Alberti, baritone.
Little Paloma Schramm, the excep-
tionally gifted child pianist, who Is about
to start on an extended concert tour,
will give one recital before she leaves.
The date has been set for Thursday, De-
cember 10th. and the place Simpson tab
ernacle. The child's remarkable talent
is unquestionable, and she will undoubt-
edly fill the house to overfiowing,
The herald., 1897-12-02
PERSONAL

Charles B. Hutchinson of Pomona is
spending few days in the city.
a. L. Reed Of Los Angeles registered
at the Astor house, New York. Monday.
Cyrus !. Ritchey and family have ar
rived In Los Angeles from Gainesville.
Tex, to locate Mr.. Ritchey was for
years leading business man of Gaines
vile and he expects to engage in some
enterprise here
Ira L. Draper, wealthy stockman Of
Des Moines. Iowa, accompanied by his
family has arrived to spend the winter
and Is stopping at the Natick house. Mr..
Draper, who spends every winter in
Southern California. says many people
VIII come here this season, who formerly
wlntered In Florida. on account ok the
yellow fever scare.
The herald., 1897-12-02
At the Van Nuys

George H. Ballou, San Diego. w D
Adams and wife, Chicago; Neil Merrill
New York; r. A. Geissler, San Francisco
y n. Johnston, Riverside A. T. Johnston
Toronto, Can; u. ]. Dubbs Ventura: Gus.
tave Thaberry, New York; Mrs. C. o.
Warden. Miss Warden, Miss Betty War
gen. Pittsburg; Levin R. Marshall, Geo.
Brown, New York; e. c. Howe, ]. A. Drift
Peck. Mrs. F. F. Nelson, Redlands: Ly.
man M. Parker. New York; A. Crowder,
"a Mesa, CAL; Mr.. and Mrs. G. b. Hale
Miss Chamberlain, Miss Gregg, San Fran.
cisco; Louis Ruhe, New York; c. n. Hart.
Bunalo; =. c. Patterson, Chicago; ]. Fran.
c1. Omaha; W. D. sanborn, San Francis
GO; Cnas' X. Hadley. Chicago; w. R. White,
Lqndon; Chgs. A. Piercy and wife, Chica.
go; N. w. s. Murdoch. London: D. Con
dingley Worcester; A. H. Brannon, New
The herald., 1897-12-02
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Call Tel. Main 243 for ambulance.
Kregelo & Bresee, Sixth and Broadway.
Robert Sharp & Co.. funeral directors
independently, 536 South Spring street.
Telephone 1929.
Primary Sunday school institute today
at 800 and 1880 o'clock. Y. M. c. A. hall,
112h West Second street.
Watches cleaned, rs cents; main
springs. so cents; crystals, 10 cents.
Patton, PA South Broadway.
Charles o. Morgan has moved his law
office to rooms 1O1 and 122, Hellman
block. Second and Broadway.
Reception today at Mrs. Patterson's
studio, S41h South Spring. California
eouvenirs speciality. Public invited.
Miss Washburn will give a public art
reception Friday and Saturday at her
studio, 126 Bryson block. China, oil,
water-colors.
Adams Bros, dentists. 239% South
Spring street. Plates from 81. Pain
less extracting, so cents. Filling q
speciality. Hours, s to 6; Sundays, 10
to IL.
The Current Topics club will meet this
evening at SIS Fremont avenue and dis
cuss "Governmental Ownership. The
discussion will be led by DR.. Fillmore
Moore of Santa Barbara.
John Barnett, charged with commit
ting an assault upon Thomas Clifford
with q deadly weapon, was yesterday
arraigned before Justice Morrison. His
examination was set for Saturday at 2
o'clock.
H. c. Lichtenberger. the picture
Trainer. at 202 South Spring street, has
just received his fall stock Of new STYLES
Iof picture frame mouldings. If you
have any framing to do call and see this
beautiful line.
Dr.. Rebecca Lee Dorsey, Stimson
block, first floor, rooms 1873, 1874, 1885,
Special attention given to obstetrical
cases and all diseases Of women and
children. Electricity scientifically used.
consultation hours. 1 to s. Tel. 1927.
Concert this evening, Dec. I'd, First
Christian church, corner Eleventh and
Hope. by Miss Ethel Graham, under
auspices Of Ladies' Aid society. Admis
eion, % cents. Also sale Of fancy and USE
fu1 articles.
Special Notice-All parties who have
been sending laundry by our late driver.
Charles Pratt, No. II, will please send
their names and addresses to us at once
that their laundry may be returned and
called for without delay. Acme Laun-
qry, S27 East Second street. Tel, Main
IS,
The herald., 1897-12-02
A FACTORY FIRE
Inficts Heavy Loss on st. Louis
Business Men

Business Men
ST. LOUIS, Dec. IF. o. Sawyer &
Co.'s five-story paper factory on Locust
street, near Third, was destroyed by fire
this afternoon. Several adjoining build
ings were badly damaged, and the total
loss is estimated at 100000
The fire started on the second floor of
the Sawyer factory and soon the entire
building was ablaze. All of the 100 en-
ployes Of the factory escaped. The net
work of wires in the street handicapped
the firemen in fighting the flames, and
the fire spread across the narrow thor
oughfare to the building occupied by the
Young-McKinney company, the Eco
nomic bindery, the Missouri Engraving
company, the Woodward Tiiernan
Printing company and the Higgins Map
Printing company, all of which concerns
sustained heavy losses. An hour after
the fire broke out the walls of the paper
factory fell, crushing in the Young
Mckinney building.
The herald., 1897-12-02
Postmasters and Pensions

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-Comptrol-
Ter Eckels has approved the National
City Bank of New York and the Conti-
mental National bank Of Chicago as re-
serve agents for the Santa Barbara Ma
tional bank of Santa Barbara, Cal.
The postoffice at Sundale, Butte county,
CAL, has been discontinued. The. mail
will go to Oroville.
Robert A. Sterling was today commits
stoned postmaster at Castroville. Phoe-
be r. Powers was today appointed post
mistress at Preston, Sonoma county,
CAL, vice w. NJ. Howard, resigned.
California pensions have been granted
as follows: Original-Augustus L. De-
mars of Vallejo. William A. Sharon Of
Dutch Flat and George E. Torrey Of
Pasadena.
The herald., 1897-12-02
A Mourftaineer Gone

Deputy Coroner Summerf1eld went up
the San Gabriel canon yesterday to a
point thirteen miles from Azusa, where
he held an inquest over the body of
Thomas Fawcet, miner 65 years of age,
who died suddenly in a cabin. Apoplexy
was found to be the cause of death.
Fawcet has lived in the cabin for over
ten years. Lately man named Potter
has been staying with him. The re-
mains were buried near the cabin.
The herald., 1897-12-02
CITY NEWS
'1NDEx OF LOCAL EVENTS
Chronicled on pages s. = and 10.
Two young men In trouble over a

Two young men In trouble over a
heifer.
Forecast: Heavy winds, Killing
Frost tonight,
A brace Of thieves give q policeman
p lively scufle.
Meloy fails to get q divorce but re-
ceives q roasting.
Wilde held for trial on a second
charge Of forgery.
Railroads now in construction in
Southern California.
Better City Government League
will keep right after the Board Of
@ducation boodlers.
Fire commissioners cut down the
appropriation for horse medicine; a
fireman on the carpet.
Street work contractors who are
poor pay; complaints fled by, employ
b who have received no wages.
The herald., 1897-12-02
Marriage Licenses

Following marriage licenses issued
yesterday out of the county clerks office:
Bert Golden, aged 26. native Of Wis
consin, and Matte Kingsbury, aged 1S.
a native of California, both residents of
Los Angeles.
Herbert D. Hunt, aged 21, native Of
Indiana, and resident at Soldiers Home,
and Edith N. Boyd. aged IS, native Of
Nevada, and resident at the Palms.
The herald., 1897-12-02
A Jealous Baron

LONDON, Dec. 1.-According to dis
patch to the Daily Mail from Vienna,
Baron Pasetti shot himself outside the
residence of an American widow, Mrs
Kittinger, to whom he had been making
love for some time. Having seen her
in company with other men he became
furious with jealousy. He called at the
residence of Mrs. Kittinger after mid
night to demand an explanation, but
was refused admission. He then drew
his revolver and shot himself.
The herald., 1897-12-02
Engineer officers

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-At the annual
conference of the American Society OF
Mechanical Engineers today the follow
ing officers were elected: Charles Wal
lace Hunt, New York, president; vice
presidents. e. S. Cramp, Philadelphia;
s. T. Wellman, Cleveland; w. +. Durfee,
New York; John c. Kafer, New York;
David X. Frazer, Chicago; Walter S.
Russell, Detroit; treasurer, VIM. II.
Wiley, New York.
The herald., 1897-12-02
Collided with a Bicyclist

Adam Mappa. well-known old resi-
dent, is suffering from a painful acci-
dent as the result of. q collision with a
bicyclist last Sunday, The old man was
at the Eighth street and Broadway
crossing when he was run into and
knocked down, breaking his right arm.
The herald., 1897-12-02

Wie
Sheriff Mansfield Of San Mateo coun has issued circular offering
murderer Of a. Andrews Baden November H. The
Of
the ogues gallery Wiett
s
James WnletTexas
hair
aquine
build savatonst;
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The herald., 1897-12-02
Street Car Accident

A carriage containing Mrs. George
Schriver of Pasadena was run into by
a Traction car at Third street and
Broadway yesterday afternoon. The
woman was thrown out and rendered
unconscious. She was removed to a
drug store pearhv
The herald., 1897-12-02
Small Cash

Payment and twenty month, including
interest is the way we want to sell a good
two-story, seven-room house, fifteen min
htes from business center, Southwest
Good sized rooms, two tile fireplaces. bath.
not ana cold water Grange and boiler).
sewer and street work done and paid for.
Fine neighborhood. This is snap. LANG
WORTHY CO., 226 South Spring.
The herald., 1897-12-02
He MADE THREATS
A Switchman Grew Careless in His
Talk and Was Arrested

F. Q. Williams swtdRman in the
Southern Pacific yafds, Was partially
examined yesterday before Justice Nor
rison on charge of making threats to
kill Samuel D. Clark of 144O San Fer
nando street. Williams was indebted
to Clark In a small sum and when asked
for the money is alleged to have flown
into a passion and declared that he
would cut the heart out Of his creditor
and otherwise disfgure him.
Clark averred that in consequence of
these threats he was in continual fear
The herald., 1897-12-02
EVENTS OF TODAY

orpheum-Vaudeville.
Burbank-"Lost in New York"
Los Angeles-Treble Clef concert
The herald., 1897-12-02

for his life and asked to have Williams
cared for. In defense Williams testified
that he was drunk when he make the
threat and that he did not mean what he
said.
The herald., 1897-12-02
Maximum temperature, 63.

Maximum temperature, 63.
Minimum temperature. 49,
Forecast for Southern California-Fair
Thursday. killing frost in interior Thurs
day night; may injure citrus fruit in ex-
posed places: brisk northerly winds; a
norther Thursday.
The herald., 1897-12-02

Latest style4 wall paper 1t A. 4. Eek
btrnn'1r ~ south Spring street.,