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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12

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Mission Cottag

No. 1892 Mission ST., nor,h side. bet 9th and
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Prona..u

No. 164, west side of Clara ave. bet 18th an
iSth s.s.-SiX rooms and bath; rent SIG So; %
1856; extra liberal terms
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Mission Street Central Resid

No. 422 north side Greenwich st. bet Dupo
and kearny-Two-story brick house of room
rent SIS; l7;214x7O to Telegraph place.
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Mission Residenca.
Cozy Mission Cottage.

No. 1923, east side of Folsom ST.. bet 18th an
18th; 2-s.ory residence: 24xS0:L
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Downtown Folsom Street Buildfn
lots on Very Easy Terms

South side of Folsom St.. bet. 4th and 9Th: al
north and south side of ~hipley st., bet. 4th AM
5th, com prising l9 fine business and building lot.
graded and all ready for building; streets accepted
ierms "A TO l-5 cash; balance in l, or years
Interest AG per cent.
The herald., 1897-03-04
REGULATING THE OIL INDUS
TRY

The conference between the special
committee of the council and the joint
committee of the property owners and
oil men at the city hall last evening,
while it was largely devoted to talk, was
productive of much good, especially
in bringing about a better understand
ing between the two interests The old
ordinances were read, section by section,
and amended so as to better cover the
points in controversy. The restrictions
in the matter of making unnecessary
creased, and provision made for the ap-
pointment of two inspectors to be ap-
pointed by the council. instead of one.
under the supervision of the chief of
police, as at present. In the matter Of
the unsightly "sump holes" which have
for so long been an eyesore in the oil
district, the ordinance was amended so
as to require cesspools to be sunk on the
premises where the wells are located, Of
sufficient capacity to hold all the debris,
the same to be enclosed with a close
fence at least four feet high The i'm
portant matter of defining the limits of
the oil district was referred to com
mittee consisting of Mr.. James Burdette
on behalf of the property owners and
Assistant City Attorney Crutcher, to ar
range the details, which will be submit
ted to another meeting of the COMMITTEES
to be held tomorrow evening, at which
time the matter of providing precau-
tions to prevent fires will also be consid-
cred. AS has been stated, great part of
the annoyance to which people have
been subjected would have been avoided
had the ordinances already in effect
been enforced, and when the new laws
go into effect care will be taken to select.
men for the places of inspectors who will
do their duty without fear or favor, anu
see that the ordinances are carried out
to the letter
The herald., 1897-03-04
A NEW MAP NEEDED

The street-naming commission has
and the mayor has approved its report,
and now it will be necessary for some
body to at once issue new map of Los
Angeles, so that the average citizen
and householder may know exactly
where he lives. The changes have been
so radical and complete in some sec
tions of the city that a good deal of
confusion is likely to ensue unless we
have an immediate changing of the sign
is to be hoped that the present council
will not emulate its immediate prede-
cessor in slowness, that body having
changed some street names two years
ago on its ordinance books, and then
calmly neglected to change the sign
boards, so that nobody but the city
clerk and a few others were any the
wiser for the change.
| And when the street signs are changed
| finally, we ought to have map of Los
Angeles for use by real estate agents
and citizens generally. made from the
official records of the city and county.
| There is a demand now for a really
good map of Los Angeles, one showing
all the newest additions to the city, in
Guiding Griffith park. and giving the
new street names correctly, properly
spelled and cleanly printed. Such a
map, approved by some competent au-
thority, such as the chamber of COM
merce or the Merchants and Manufac-
turers association, would find an enor-
nous sale in Los Angeles, and would
be an actual public benefit at this time.
The herald., 1897-03-04

to liquidate promptly the holders of the
bonds of the irrigation plant are author
ized to pay the assessment of the de-
faulter and take a deed to his land to
reimburse the bond holders for making
the advance" If the amendments be-
come a law those who control the irri-
cation districts will have authority to
assess lands to pay salaries, attorneys
fees and other expenses, and that, too.
upon land that receives no water for ir-
rigation.
The whole scheme has the look of a
conspiracy of the holders of irrigation
bonds to possess themselves of thou
sands of acres OF lands at the cost Of the
assessments, which would be nowhere
near the actual value of the land. To be
sure, the courts would be open to the
land owners to appeal for protection, but
a cunningly devised amendment" linn
its the time to thirty days after the as
sessment is levied in which to invoke the
of the land owners in interest are nom
residents, and they could not possibly
be communicated with and an appeal
to the courts made in so short a time.
1t all has the appearance of an effort to
legalize fraud. and the senate should
make haste slowly in dealing with such
10 to 70
be disgraced by any such legislation.
The herald., 1897-03-04
TO LEGALIZE FRAUD

The Bridgford amendments to the
Wright irrigation law, which have al
ready passed the assembly and are pend
ing in the senate, will work a great
hardship to land owners in the irrigation
districts if they become law. The provis-
ions of the bill appear innocent enough
at the first glance, but they contain
powers which, when exercised, would
operate to practically confiscate the
lands of those who failed from any
cause to pay their water and other as
sessments promptly at maturity. In
fact, the spirit of the amendments is the
essence of selfishness and cruelty, and
their practical operation would be little
short of open robbery.
The plan of the inventors of the
amendments appears to be to burden
the land owners with expenses in the
name of irrigation facilities, and then
press them for payment. If they fail
The herald., 1897-03-04
An America, Women non ,.el

Mrs. Cadwallader Guild an American
who has studios in both Frankfort and
Berlin. is the first woman commissioned
by the German government to furnish
an art contribution to the public build
ings. ostmaster-General Won Stephen
has ordered from her two statues repre-
senting the post and the telegraph. to
be placed on the new general postofflce
in Berlin. The citizens OF Frankfort
presented to Herr Won stephen Mrs
Guilds beautiful bronze statue of Elk
tron, which probably paved the way for
this further order. Mrs. Guild has also
recently executed bust of the Princess
of Saxe-Altenberg. 1t is now on exhibit
ton in Berlin, and is creating a sensa-
ton by its beauty and original treat
ment,-Chicago Tribune.
The herald., 1897-03-04
THE CUBAN STRAIN

Not since 1851 has a new national ad-
ministration been confronted by so
many perplexing public questions as
Mr.. Mckinley finds staring him in the
face.
That our relations with Spain are
more strained than ever, and that war
with that country is within possibilities
If not probabilities. there is no doubt. 1t
is an open secret that the government
has been making preparations the past
fortnight to throw large bodies of SOL
diers upon the Florida coast. The rail-
wavs connecting with the Florida lines
have been requested by the war depart
ment to have special trains rready for
the service Of the government at mo-
ment's notice.
The administration of Cleveland has
been in such close touch with Spain that
both sides have known all along just
how far either could go without dec
laration of war, and no doubt everything
that was consistent with national honor
has been done to avert trouble; but it's
| inst possible, indeed it is more than
likely, that the already strained rela-
| tions between the countries will be in
| tersified by the change of administra-
tions. Spain has no idea what Presi-
dent McKinleys Cuban policy will be,
and it would be natural for her to be
| prepared for the worst. And, again,
Spain knows very we'll that the people
of the United States did not indorse
what they believed to be an over-pru-
dent and over-conservative policy,
which President Cleveland pursued, and
no doubt the Madrid government is ap-
| prehensive that President Mckinley
will listen to the almost unanimous
voice of the American people and inau-
| gurate vigorous and aggressive policy.
| 1t is well known that Senator Sherman
is and has been in sympathy with Cleve-
lands policy, but the recent appeal of
Consul General Lee for backing enough
to enable him to protect Americans in
| Cuba which was coupled with an inti-
nation that war with Spain would be
better and more honorable than to
longer submit to Weyler's brutal
methods, has given new phase to the
situation, and the chances are that Sher
man will favor giving General Lee the
support asked for.
1t is easy to see that a much more
vigorous policy would necessitate the
sending of warshps to rendezvous in
Cuban waters, and if it ever comes to
that. public sentiment would drive Presi-
| dent Mckinley into extending all the aid
The herald., 1897-03-04
THURSDAY, nARcH 4. 1907.
THE OLD AND THE NEW

Yesterday it was President Cleve-
land: today 1t is President Mckinley.
And so presidents come and presidents
go. but God reigns and the government
at Washington lives.
It was far-seeing wisdom in the foun-
ders of the republic that inspired them
to lay the foundation of the nation in
individual sovereignty. and in making
public officials merely temporary ad-
ministrators of public trust The presi-
dent is commissioned by the people to
supervise the operation and the general
machinery; they authorize the congress
to enact laws. and they create courts to
administer the laws; but the will of the
people is the supreme law of the land.
Nor has the general government
function, right or any authority that is
not delegated to it by the people, and
the people always reserve the right to
reverse their own decisions. That is to
say, the people when exercising their
sovereign authority collectively are
above the chief executive, above the con-
gress, above the courts, above the law.
They are a law unto themselves and
when they sit as a court of oyer and
terminer, there is no appeal from their
decision.
But while the responsibility which
rests upon the sovereigns in their COL
lective capacity includes the stability
of every department of administration,
it is upon the individual sovereign that
the process of the political and social
evolution of the whole places the respon-
sibility of government. No president,
the withdrawal of the support lodged in
the moral sense and confidence of the
people, and it is in that that the strength
of the republic lies. The people are mer-
ciless when it comes to repudiatng their
public servants for betraying trusts, and
they ever hold in the highest esteem
fully. But hero-worship is as distaste-
full to the average citizen as treason.
Moreover, the people deny that any one
man is or could be absolutely necessary
to the preservation of the republic. In
their ranks are always plenty of men
who are equal to the occasion.
The change which takes place in the
executive department of the government
today is by the command of the people.
The people believe that Mr.. Cleveland's s
theories of government We're not calcu-
latd to strengthen and advance the busi-
ness interests, and so they made a radi-
cal change. But they do not accept Mr..
McKinley's policy as being infallible,
and if he fails to accomplish what the
people have the right to expect he will
do for them, they will repudiate him and
try another. A great deal will be ex-
pected of McKinley's administration.
h but he has promised much, and it re-
mains to be seen whether his pledges
d and promises were made in the spirit
Of partisan politics, or with an honest
purpose and desire to help better the
conditions of the people. If he fails to
keep his promise, the people will sens
him home in shame, and if he succeed.
he will be commended. The whole coun.
try has its eyes upon him.
The herald., 1897-03-04
I at THE THEATERS ;
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LOS ANGELES THEATER.-In pre-
senting four of Shakespeare's plays dur
ing his brief engagement, Mr.. James is
attempting a great task, and it is not to
be wondered at If the presentation in
any case should fall below the high
standard exacted for the performance
of the masterpieces of dramatic itera-
ture. 1t has become such a common
thing to hear of Shakespearean re
vivals" that the mention OF one OF the
plays naturally raises expectations Oh
elaborate scenic effects. rich costuming
and elaborate surroundings. That the
plays as given by Mr.. James, while not
Illustrated by brilliant mountings of
great COST are yet set Off by sufncieht
scenic effects Is matter of satisfac-
tion to the playgoer who thinks more
of the drama than of the often meri-
tricious attempts made to improve 1t.
If the apothecary in Romeo and juliet
did not live in a marble palace, as rep
resented on the stage, and IL the killing
of Mercutio was done in front on drop
scene in the first grooves, such lapses
do not count for very much when no
great claims are made for scenic dis
ulay and accuracy. Truth to tell, the
curiosity to see Mr.. James in the part OF
Romeo was superior to any other reel
ing. To see an adequate representation
of Spartacus and Othello in the
comparatively light part Of Romeo, was
In the nature of stage surprise. Ana
vet Mr.. James came closer TO the char,
| scter than many who have attempted
! It with better physical advantages. He
modulated his deep, full voice with care
so as to use its lighter tones to aoVaht-
age. and in the love-making scenes ne
impaired a warmth of passion that many
4 Younger man might try In vain 10
| initiate. But 1t was passion merely, ana
nor the high-souled love that leads 10
self-sacrifice. and, therefore, whiie ne
succeeded to admiration In expresslns
the tender feeling for the young girl who
gave herself to him, there was hothins
that suggested a capacity Tor tne sell
denying love that leads TO romeo SUI
eide when he imagines that ms young
bride is dead Consequently the iast
acts were. to put 1t mildly, quite uncon- :
vincing Mr.. James Romeo would NUM-
IN another flame instead OF buying pol
son from a mouldy apothecary
In "Othello" the star is seen 10 great
advantage. Indeed. it Is one or the very
best presentations In his repertory, anu
the nerfsrmance last night showed evil
dences of study since 1t was last pre-
ssnted here. many of the readings being
Improved. In the character of the Moor.
MI lanes finds an easy opportunity for
the display of all the resources OF his re-
markably fine. rich and musical voice.
He sounds 1t from It's lowest note TO the
top Of it's compass, and appears some
| times to play upon 1t for the mere sake
OF exercise. For instance he attaches
undue Importance to certain lines and
delivers them with an emphasis and de-
| Iibena ton accompanied by musical ca
dances that bring them into as much
The herald., 1897-03-04

prominence as lines OF greater import.
thus destroying the effect OF shading
that would result from more delicate
treatment. He says. cassie. love thee
but never more be officer of mine
The first portion of his sentence is de-
livered with a tremulously pathetic
tone of deepest feeling. which might
properly characterize a farewell to lost
love, and the last words are Slowly
drawn out with the utmost deliberation
and gradually deepening tone or great
solemnity, like an eternal farewell to all
hopes of heaven. The occasion does not
demand such a depth of pathetic feeling
and its exhibition tends to make the
reading of the character monotonous.
In the third act the great scene of the
play Mr.. James became really great in
the expression of tragic intensity, and
reused the strongest applause Of the
evening.
The supporting company was adequate
to the demands made upon 1t, and the
plays are put forward in such a manner
as to afford pleasure to the lovers Of
Shakespeare.
Tonight, Hamlet"
BURBANK THEATER.--The per-
formance Of Michael Strogoff" tonight
Will be for the benefit of La Fiesta. A
brilliant assemblage is assured, and the
occasion will be made one to be remem-
bered.
ORPHEUM.-The ballet and other
strong attractions continue to draw
crowded houses.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.-At the
Los Angeles theater, Town Topics" a
new farce comedy. will be put on for the
week of March 3th. The sale of seats
opens this morning. At the Burbank
theater. Monte Cristo" is underlined
for next week Harry Corson Clarke
has arrived in Los Angeles and joins the
stock company at this house.
The herald., 1897-03-04
The Population Of London

To the Editor of the Los Angeles Her.
aid: In your Mondays issue you great.
ly understate the population of London
(''by the census of 1So6?") Allow me to
say that the British census is only TAX
en- every ten years, and invariably in q
year ending in thus. II, 81 and 81,
the last census, according to that which
I have now before me. The population
was then 5.633,332; the net annual in
crease of London being 10000, the pres
ent population is 5993,3S2, practically
100000. The population of England
by itself is often given in our papers as
that of the whole British isles. The Off
cial figures were in 1891 37,740, ,2S3--at
pregent date but little short of 10000 900.
Yours faithfully. A. l.. BROWNE.
Ontario, March 8, 1897. !,
The herald., 1897-03-04
HUMOR OF THE HOUR

An Attempt-"How would you define
'ennui?" TITS when you're tired of do.
ing nothing and too lazy to do something.
Puck.
Mrs. Homer-'Is your husband off on the
road today?" Mrs Traveler-"l shouldn I
wonder bit. He went out on his bicycle
this morning. .'-Yonkers Statesman.
Yeast-"Do you believe that story about
Samson losing his strength by having his
hair cut?' msonbeak-"Certainly do:
the BARRIERS have many time made me
feel tired talking to me.'-Yonke States
man.
Her Justifcation.-"But why do you en-
Courage him il you never intend to marry
him." Mercy. | wouldn't be so pre- sump-
tuous as to tell him can't marry him be
fore he asks me. e."-Philadelphia North
American
Delicately Put.-"And how did he die p
asked the lady who had come west to in
quire after the husband she had lost. "Er
by request ma'am." said the gentle COW
boy, as mildly and regretfully as possible
indianapolis Journal.
A Plausible Report There
seems to be no news from Constantinopie.
Editor-"No? Well suppose we say that
1t is reported on good authority that the
sultan has requested the representatives OF
the powers to take day off?'-Puck.
Jones-"Great guns, You're getting deaf,
old man" Smith-'Im not. l could never
hear better in my life" Jones, producing
a watch-"Can you hear that watch tickT'
Smith, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Jones
That's queer. The watch isn't running"
Household Words.
An Explanation.-Tw ladies had called.
and while they were waiting for their cards
to be taken up, they examined the pictures.
This one" said one. must be one OF the
old masters" IF ye plaze, ma am, re-
piled the servant, who was standing In the
door. "yere mistaken. All thin picters be-
longs till the missus. washington Star.
A certain regiment had very small band;
but the commanding ofiicer's feet were
well. very large. One day the regiment was
to march out, but the music was not forth
coming. Where the deuce is the band =
queried the ad5utant. For some time there
was no reply; but when the question was
repeated gruff voice was heard from the
rear rank II believe. sor the colonel tYod
on 1t be accident."-Tit-Bits.
The herald., 1897-03-04

At these figures, deduct1ng the cost Oh
picking, packing. freight and commits
sions, the orange growers of California
will net about 100000 this year from
their crop. This has the appearance of
being a pretty snug sum of money for
| three or four counties to take in for
| single item of fruit production. Let
those who have the actual figures at
| their fingers ends measure the total net
| proceeds of the corn crop of the entire
| state of Illinois, or the net returns from
the wheat crop of all of Ohio against
these California figures, and we Will be
| found to lead.
Taking the total crop at 5000 carloads
we estimate a total shipment from the
single settlement of Riverside at 1000
carloads, very largely navels OF the
choicest flavor, and worth to the grow
ers nearly one million dollars. No sec
ton of the world, measured by River
| sides 10000 compact acres, can expect
as much money for any crop of fruit or
| grain.
OF the total Of 5000 carloads shipped to
market fully 1875 carloads were sent
from the four counties of Los Angeles,
| San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange.
Some small shipments went from San
Diego county; about twenty carloads
were sent east from Porterville, Tulare
Cd
even a single box, so far as we can learn,
was shipped to the eastern markets
from the much talked of, highly
groomed, petted and perfumed citrus
belt of Northern California. Oroville
and Marysville, Butte and Placer cour-
ties have for years been planting or
ange trees and have held citrus fairs
galore, but when it comes down to the
cold business proposition of shipping
carloads-hundreds and thousands of
carloads-of oranges to market, our
neighbors of colder California are not
within vision. And this is said not in
spirit of boasting, but merely as a chron-
icle of fact.
OF the orange crop now being shipped
from Southern California more thar
one-half is of the famous Washington
navel variety, and the season for this
is nearly at an end. The seedlings are
now being shipped, and a little later
will come the st. Michael paper rind
ie lat
ter is destined to be our late shipping
orange until such a time of year as the
Valencia Late variety ripens, about July
18th. The early planting in California was
alto seedlings, good orange in its way,
a very heavy bearer but late in the ma
turing. But this orange has had its day
and it must give way to the more aro-
matte and juicy navel, and to the
smoother and safer bearer the Med
iterranean sweet.
A strong rival to Los Angeles in orange
production has sprung up within few
years at Porterville, Tulare county
where heavy planting is now in progress
and where some of the finest fruit in
California has already been produced
The work there is nearly all in charge
of Riverside men, who understand the
business and are pretty sure to make
success of it. This is, however, prac-
tically part of Southern California, and
from present indications the orange
shipments of the Pacific coast for many
years to come will be from this end of the
state.
The herald., 1897-03-04
BEYOND REACH

am the thing that no man sees.
Though man from old has sought.
All unaware of trap or snare.
Yet am l never caught.
And men may seek till docms6ay come.
All other sui,s iorsakt;
Yet sii.i fly and still defy.
Fer me they may not take.
Above the highest mountain tops,
Beneath the deepest seas.
sun abide anG there | hide
From each ana ali OF these.
They know not even how look,
Nor what my form may be.
Nor do they know If " cal or woe
Or virtue is in me.
The name l own they cannot call.
And, when their steps are bent
To seek me out. they vginlS shout.
"Oh. come to us, Content"
Chicago Journal.
The herald., 1897-03-04
FooIing the Farmer Once More

Our farmers sold over $3.50, COO 900
worth of their products abroad during
1896 and the Republican party now pro-
poses in the name of the farmer to be-
gin commercial warfare on the people
who purchased that produce. 1t is pro-
posed to shut the foreigners out of our
markets-in the name of the farmer
with the inevitable result of reducing
the sales of American products abroad.
Sioux City Tribune