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The herald., 1897-09-06
A GOVERNMENT PLANT

If the navy department had studied
the old fable about the lark that built
her nest in a field Of corn, it would not
now have a fleet of unfinished war vee-
sells lying as helpless as flock Of geese
in molting season from the want Of ar
NOR to protect their naked Sides
1t will be remembered that the wise
old lark could not be induced to remove
her young from the field Of ripened grain
by the daily reports Of the coming of
the friends, neighbors and relatives of
the owner to assist him in cutting the
crop. But the day came when the dis
gusted farmer became desperate at the
repeated failures Of the promised aid,
and declared that he would proceed at
once and do the work himself. It was
then that the old lark gathered her
young together and fed, for, said she,
when any one firmly resolves to do
his own work 1t will surely be per-
formed"
Ever since the country has ventured
upon the enterprise OF building up a
modern navy the department has been
in the position Of that ancient farmer.
The work Of furnishing armor has been
contracted for upon terms that would
mean bankruptcy to a people less pros
porous than ourselves.
The magnitude of the swindle was
discovered after several millions of dol
lars had been wasted by paying $500
per ton for armor that it now appears
was worth $3.50 per ton. And now it ap-
pears, further. that the manufacturers
who have amassed vast fortunes by fur
nishing armor at a profit of more than
200 per cent have taken to coquetting
with the navy department on the ques-
tion Of supplying armor upon terms ad-
Uniting of normal profit. Injured to
The herald., 1897-09-06
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER, 8, 1897.
A PATHFINDER

The Herald offers under its coupon
system today Millroy's Pathfinder to
Alaska and the Klondike gold fields.
It is a finely engraved pocket map on
q scale large enough to show all the
principal geographical features of the
new Ell Dorado. It clearly outlines the
various routes to the Klondike dig
gings that have been opened and
travelled up to date. It shows the
principal towns, camps, forts and sta
tions. Subscribers to The Herald can
obtain this map by clipping coupons
from the advertisement and sending
to our business Office accompanied by
fifteen cents. If out Of town send two
cents extra to cover cost of mailing.
The herald., 1897-09-06
THE COMING MAN

A pair of very chubby legs,
Encased in scarlet hose;
A pair of little stubby boots,
With rather doubtful toes;
A little kilt, a little coat
Cut as a mother can
And 10! before US stands in state
The futures looming man."
His eyes. perchance, will read the stars,
And search their unknown ways;
Perchance the human heart and soul
Will open to their gaze;
Perchance their keen and flashing glance
Will be nations light
Those eyes that now are Wistful bent
On some "big fellows kite"
Those hands-those little, busy hands
So sticky. small and brown;
Those hands, whose only mission seems
To pull all order down;
Who knows what hidden strength may be
Within their tiny clasp,
Though now tits but toffy stick
In sturdy hold they grasp?
All, blessings on those little hands,
Whose work is yet undone;
And blessings on those little feet,
Whose race is yet unrun!
And blessings on the little brain
That has not learned to plan!
Whate'er the future holds in store,
God bless the coming man."
London Mall.
The herald., 1897-09-06
FRANCE RESTORED


treaty between Russia and France seems
to be accepted as a thing accomplished
by the diplomatists of Europe. The
scope Of the new compact is Of course a
matter of mere conjecture outside of
the secret state repositories Of the gov
ernments affected. But there are strong
indication to be gathered chiefly from
the changed attitude of the French press
and people, that an offensive and de-
fensive alliance has been ratified be-
tween the two governments. The con-
servative spirit that for more than
twenty years had characterized the con-
permitted a current Of recklessness to
disturb its equaninity since the return
of President Faure from St. Petersburg
Two weeks ago the French premier
would not have publicly expressed the
hope of reunion Of the conquered prov
nces Of Alsace and Lorraine with the
French republic. Yet this is what M.
Meline has just done, without word Of
qualification as to the means by which
the anticipated reunion might be effect
ed. OF course the mercurial gentleman
who rules the great German people is
greatly incensed at this implied menace
in the tone Of the ancient enemy. He
will demand an explanation-at least so
say the dispatches-and if he should, the
fact of the existence or non-existence of
such a treaty as that which has been sug-
gested will soon be made apparent. Both
countries are fully prepared for war
The German people desire peace, but
France will not court peace one hour
longer that she can rest assured Of the
active assistance of her new ally. She
lost too heavily in the war of 1S70-1 to
allow the French character to settle
down to the satisfied enjoyment of what
was left. She might have stif1ed the
national demand for revenge if the Ger
man greed had not defeated wise German
craftsmanship by supplementing indem-
nifty by spoliation. The indemnity and
imposed contributions of 5,254, 900, 900 of
francs, or more than thousand millions
Of dollars, should have atisfied even the
appetite Of avarice and have caused the
conquerer to respect the territorial in
tegrty Of the nation. But even the
inimitable Bismarck could not be quite
rational in his hour Of triumph. He
seized Alsace-Lorraine and thus per-
M fad ah q 11ap 70 tOc
at the very earliest day that the new
conditions to be born of time and change
should admit. The challenge was ac-
cepted from that moment and now, for
to have escaped from her perilous isola-
ton. When we recall the suddenness
and the facility with which the French
people of the successive empires were
wont to engage in war upon slight prov
ocation the inference is legitimate that
under their last grievance, provided they
can count upon Russian cooperation,
the threatened dictatorial demands of
William may meet with response that
will precipitate serious trouble. In
brief, all the world understands that
France has been nursing a grievance
for twenty-five years and has watched
and waited through all those years for
the day to dawn upon which she might
hope to redress it. If she believes now
that the auspicious moment has arrived
the occasion will be forthcoming. The
Ia, 4
nearing the point Of explosion.
The herald., 1897-09-06
LABOR DAY

Labor day will be more generally cell
ebrated this year than it ever has
been before. 1t has come to be one of the
recognized holidays of the nation; it
has been power for good not only for
organized labor, but for the country gen.
orally.
1t is easy to demonstrate this fact
If Labor day had been instituted twenty
years ago it would probably have been
day for the beginning of strikes, for
Injurious demonstrations and agita-
tions. and in general fraught with dan
ger to the very men by whom it was es-
tablished, and to the industrial interests
of the country generally.
The contrast that the real Labor
day Of today presents illustrates what
great strides forward organized la
Dor has made during the past two dec
ades. Labor day is a season Of enjoy
ment. Of family recreation, of legitimate
sports 1t demonstrates the strength Of
organized labor and increases interest in
the cause and the welfare Of the working
men; and these beneficent results have
been attained in a manner that reflects
nothing but credit upon the working
classes.
Organized labor is strong in Los An
geles, and the holiday Of today will be
quite generally observed. The Herald
extends the compliments Of the season
to its thousands of readers among the
working classes and wishes them many
happy returns of the day.
The herald., 1897-09-06
A PROPER RECOGNITION

1t is to be hoped that the ending Of the
vexatious delays that have attended
the effort to secure an extension of the
postal free delivery service in this city
is in sight. In answer to kilograms sent
to the postal department at Washing
ton by the organized business bodies of
the city, First Assistant Postmaster
General Heath replies that the much
wished-for improvements will probably
be instituted in. about week.
Los Angeles is entitled to the eight
additional carriers that the extension of
the free delivery service will provide.
and they, are greatly needed. 1t is estt-
mated that from $4,000 to 10000 people
will thereby be given the advantages OF
free delivery who are now without them,
The herald., 1897-09-06

thing they consume. without being corre-
spondingly benefited A good share Of
their profits from the wheat crop will be
taken from them in this way. And,
should next year be poor crop year,
with low prices-and even the all-claim-
ing Republicans dare not deny the con-
tingency-they will still be obliged to
pay Dingley law prices. Again, why
should this alleged great prosperity put
Nebraska back in the Republican COL
umn?
The herald., 1897-09-06
Preserving the Wrong Language

Certain residents of st. Louis have
formed a club for the purpose, as they
modestly admit, Of preserving the Ger
man language and handing it down to
posterity." There has been general
impression that these tasks are not quite
neglected in Germany. Still, the St.
Louis men have some private informa-
ton, and in that case no one can blame
them for undertaking this grave re-
sponsibility. Otherwise they might be
criticised for not devoting their energies
to learning the speech Of the country
whose citizens they have chosen to be
in preference to safeguarding that of the
land which they have found 1t advanta-
geous to abandon.-New York Times.
The herald., 1897-09-06
Quay's Grip Still Firm

The mailed hand Of Matthew Stanley
Quay continues to keep the Republican
party in Pennsylvania in it's grip. There
are sometimes politicians in that state
who are bold enough to try conclusions
with the redoubtable boss, but in the
end they usually come out of the fray
as did John Wanamaker, feeling as IL
the world was upside down and there
wasn't any use trying to set it right
Nashville American.
The herald., 1897-09-06
Moving Toward Free Trade

The present scarcity in breadstuffs is
likely to start an "anti-corn law" cru
sade in France. President Meline re-
ceived with disfavor the appeal OF
Paris delegation for a reduction Of the
duties on cereals in the interest Of cheap
er bread. 1t was in just this manner that
the great movement began which, under
the leadership of Bright and Golden,
resulted in the repeal Of the British "corn
laws" and the establishment Of free trade
back in the '40s.--Grand. Rapids Demo-
crat.
The herald., 1897-09-06

Pasadena expects to be out of debt
when the taxes fo- this year shall have
been collected and expended Only $4,000
remains Of the bonded debt Of the city,
and this will be cleared up from this
years tax levy. There are not many
cities that have such pleasant expecta-
tions. 1t begins to be easy to under
stand why everybody who lives in Pasa-
dena expects to go to heaven when he
dies
The herald., 1897-09-06

Some of the newspaper paragraphers,
for want Of something better to say, have
taken to asking where's Thurber?"
What difference does 1t make where
Thurber is? The ex-secretary to the
president is private citizen. He is not
even, like his distinguished erstwhile su-
perior. D. D. Thurber is all right, and
is entitled to the repose that his honor
able and unregretted seclusion gives him
The herald., 1897-09-06
MURDERERS' RAZZLE DAZZLE

The San Francisco Bulletin Of last
Friday has most suggestive and timely
cartoon. 1t represents four murderers
dressed in convict stripes, doing locked
arm danceafter the fashion of the vaude-
vile stage, and singing song, of which
the following is the first verse:
| Razzle dazzle, razzle dazzle.
We're solid with Uncle Sam;
We don't give -
For law or right,
Habeas corpus fits all right,
And federal courts are so polite
Razzle dazzle, razzle dazzle,
Let's have a murder more!
The cartoon and the accompanying
verse put the case in a nutshell, and as
the Bulletin says editorially, 1t has come
to such pass that no man can be hanged
for murder in this state who is not bent
upon suicide, and whose friends, like
wise, are not bent upon becoming access
sorry to the act of self-destruction.
The Herald had already protested
against this new wrinkle in criminal
practice in this state, after Hill, the wife
murderer had followed the example set
by Durrant and Worden. Since that
time the relatives and friends of the
San Jose murderer, Harvey Allender.
have taken the same course. and the way
Of justice is now blocked in the cases of
four murderers who have appealed to
the supreme court of the United States.
The eccentricities Of the criminal law
of California aided by the precocious
shrewdness of our criminal lawyers,
have opened this loophole for murderers
to crawl through. 1t is new thing and
it will take some time to develop the
outcome. The supreme court OF the
United States, however, is not likely to
take upon itself the added burden of
finally deciding the cases Of murderers
who have been tried and condemned by
the several courts of the several states.
The supreme court does not go out of its
way to interfere with the state courts.
1t has troubles enough Of its own.
Should the decision of the supreme
court in the California cases be adverse
to the murd erers, it will doubtless have
the effect of establishing a precedent
that will act as a deterrent in the future.
A decision of the supreme court does
not establish the law except in the case
that is decided by it; but respect for the
decisions Of the court is such
that it's decisions establish a pre-
cedent in most cases. If the ap-
peals of Durrant and Worden ct al
are decided unfavorably the new prac-
tice will doubtless cease practically, al
though it will not legally prevent similar
appeals in the future. The question is
one of great Importance and the decision
of the supreme court will be awaited
with great interest.
The herald., 1897-09-06

Santa Monica is pardonably elated be-
cause her 100000 sewer bonds fetched
premium Of $685. 1t speaks mighty
well for the city that such a large pre-
MUM should have been obtained on such
a comparatively small sum.
The herald., 1897-09-06
Ninetv-and-Nine Go Astrav

"Bystander." in the Los Angeles Her.
aid. estimates from careful observation
that Of every 100 women who descend
from the street cars, eighty-flve get off
with their backs to the motion Of the
car, fourteen get straight off without an
inclination to right or left and one gets
off properly. We opine that if the nfne-
ty-and-nine ladies whom "Bystander"
esteems faulty in their motions could get
at him he would be lucky to "get off,
at all. properly" or otherwise.-Whit-
tier Register.
The herald., 1897-09-06

The Apache Kid is dead again. It Is
fortunate that there are no funeral ex-
penses attached to his frequent taking
offs, otherwise the territories Of Arizona
and New Mexico would be bankrupt.
The herald., 1897-09-06
Prosperity on a Solid Basis

Europeans have the money, we have
the food. This is the year for the Ameri-
can farmer, the year for the paying Off
Of mortgages and getting free from
debts that have been irksome so long.
This is the making of prosperity built on
the solid rock Of agriculture.-Indianap-
oils News
The herald., 1897-09-06
The Point Of View

Mark Hanna says that he has no in
tention Of dismissing Secretary Dick be-
cause he was caught bribing the middle
of-the-road Populist delegates. What
Mark looks at is not that Major Dick
was caught once, but the large number
of times that Major Dick was not caught.
Sacramento Bee,
The herald., 1897-09-06
Choice of Republican Editors

Republican editors who are now deny
ing that they expected" immediate
prosperity to follow the election of Nc
Kinley belong, evidently, to that class
of people who are so struck on their own
ability and acumen that they prefer to
be considered willful falsifiers than
reckless and ignorant blunderers.-
Grand Rapids Democrat.
The herald., 1897-09-06
CALIFORNIA OPINION
Novel Reading

The clergy of San Francisco have been
discussing the status Of the novel in the
scheme Of morals and religion. At least
one gentleman of the cloth was found
who had the courage to declare that he
reads novels and enjoys them and that
he holds them to be the means of great
influence for incalculable good. OF
course he said there are novels and nov
els, and that his endorsement Of novel;
reading means neither absorption by
nor engagement with trash and weak
lings. This Is breadth, wisdom and pol
icy.-Sacramento Record Union.
The herald., 1897-09-06
Los ANGELES DAILY HERALD
SWORN STATEMENT CIRCULATION

State Of California. County Of Los Ange-
1es.-ss.
L. M 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 Gnclusve), the total circu-
lation Of the said Daily Herald was 1,29O,6S
copies, being an average daily circulation
Of s6O4
That the weekday circulation during The
above time was 1,o71,56 being daily aver.
age of $500 copies
That the Sunday circulation during the
above time was 2s,059, being an average fci
each Sunday Of lO;A31.
L. M. HOLT
Superintendent Of Circulation.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day Of July. 1897.
FRANK J. COOPER,
Notary Public in and for the County Of Los
Angeles, State of California.
The herald., 1897-09-06

Paragraph $50 of the Dingley tariff
law admits teeth, natural or unmanu-
factured," free Of duty. This clause was
put in to encourage home industry and
induce people to get their teeth pulled at
home instead of abroad,
The herald., 1897-09-06
Nicholas Leans Toward France

1t is very clear, no matter what the re-
lations between Nicholas and William.
that Russia puts much higher value
upon the friendship and good will Of
France than upon those of Germany.
All of which must go to convince the
young kaiser that he is not the only big
man in Europe, Notwithstanding the
fact that he has done his best to create
that impression among his own subjects.
cleveland Leader
The herald., 1897-09-06
weather.

The New York Times has been a year
under Its present management, and in
that time has regained its ancient and
honorable place as one of the great news
papers Of the country. Editorially, it IS
a power, and "all the news that's fit to
print" is its motto,
The herald., 1897-09-06
The Season for Lying

This Is the season for lying, and as
there are at least fifty counties yet to
hear from, we may expect the continued
fiction serial on California Klondikes to
stretch we'll into the next year.-Sacra-
mento Bee,
The herald., 1897-09-06
Not a Success

II hear that Barnes did not make a
continental success in his impersonatiou
of Hamlet across the water"
mo, his success did not amount to a
continental" tal."-Indianapolis Journal.
The herald., 1897-09-06

1t begins to look as if tape games and
Chinese lotteries would become leading
industries in this city. They are GER
tainly receiving plenty Of encourage
ment
The herald., 1897-09-06

the manner Of acquisition known as the
stand-and-deliver method, the Carne-
gle and Bethlehem concerns cannot
bring themselves to accept legitimate
business at legitimate profit. In the
absence Of a competing plant.
And 80 the secretary Of the navy has
taken the step that ought to have been
taken at least ten years ago. This is the
establishment of q government plant
for the manufacture Of all armor that
may hereafter be needed in the con-
struction Of all classes of armored ships
The work Of pefecting the government
plant will be pushed with the utmost
speed. and the navy department will
soon be placed upon a basis that will
make 1t practically independent of civil
ian intrigue or trust manipulation. After
weary years of rank jugglery at the
hands Of thankless beneficiaries the de-
partment has thus resolved to do its
own work. and under the circumstances
it Is fair to presume that at length the
task will be satisfactorily performed.
The herald., 1897-09-06

There Is an almanac 5000 years old in
the British museum. Its weather pre-
dictions read like this:
About this
time,
look out for
pleasant
or stormy
weather.
The herald., 1897-09-06
A Pointed Paragraph

Secretary Alger Is no good. Accord
ing to the Los Angeles papers he is try
ing to do business without advertising
Riverside Globe.
The herald., 1897-09-06

1t Is impro BILE that the retirement of
the greenbacks and treasury notes will
be urged upon congress at the next
session, for unless there Is a large in
crease Of the revenues the treasury will
be without the means to redeem them.
1t Is hardly to be supposed that the adj
ministration will dare sell bonds in order
to retire an obligation bearing no in
terest. especially in view Of the loud de-
nunciation Of Mr.. Cleveland for recon-
mending the same thing. Should the
excess Of expenditures over receipts con-
tinue during the next ten months as it
has been for the last two, the deficit for
the fiscal year will be $3.50, 200. 900. We do
not expect that. but that it will be con-
is beyond rational doubt.
The herald., 1897-09-06

The London Telegraph Of August 10
says that among some of the most loyal
and influential of Great Britains Indian
subjects there is very strong feeling of
dissatisfaction resulting from the per-
sistent fall In the price Of the metal in
which the savings of the people are in
vested. A few short-sighted people are
shouting gleefully over the continued
degradation and depreciation, forgetting
that it means disaster, If not ruin, to
many millions of people. 1t is we'll to
recall what John G. Carlisle said about
the effects Of the demonstration of sill
yer in 1878.
The herald., 1897-09-06

Minister Woodford should get a per-
NIT to carry a bomb during his sojourn
in Madrid.
The herald., 1897-09-06

sing with the Grau opera company In this
country during the season of 1S9S-99.
Miss Bessie Abbott is to be educated
for the lyric stage by M. Jean de Reszke."
says an exchange. He had heard her sing
ing Of plantation songs, It seems. and was
impressed by her voice and ability.
An orchestral symphonic poem. entitled
Life Dream" by the American COM
poser, James K. Peasants, was recently
performed for the first time In Berlin.
The work is highly spoken of.
Barcelona critics herald the advent of
new opera composer of whom great things
are predicted. The opera "Ann Mari" had
tremendous success. and is pronounced
experimenting" Its composer. Amadeo
wives, In only 26 years old. All the seduc-
tive sweetness of the Spanish tongue I'm
agine Walter Damrosch writing an opera.
calling 1t "Anna Maria" or Mary Ann"
and the chances OF its ever scoring tire
mendous success"
Leoncavallo's new opera, LA Boheme."
is now in vogue in Italy and Germany,
even more than was his "Pagliacci," while
Puccinfs new opera, on a similar subject
Bohemian life, has been accepted for pro-
duction in Berlin. The first of either
opera that will be heard in this country
will be in the engagement Of the Banda
Rosa In the Metropolitan opera house in
October.
Some one has been comm enting on the
declining popularity of the Handel festivals
at Sydenham. In 1883 the performances
were attended by 87.7s4 persons, while the
last one. this summer, attracted only g.
37S. Poor Handel! Yet there is reason to
think that some present-day composers
would be fairly we'll satisfied II they could
attract a paltry $1,000 hearers in one week,
The Handel festivals were started forty
years ago, and in that time the attendance
has been 1,075,923. Only $1,000! It reminds
one Of the late lamented Santa Monica
festival-it II 30 different.