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The herald., 1897-03-29
PLAINLY INCENDIARISM
VILLAINS JOB FRUSTRATED on
SAN FERNANDO STREET
An Early Morning Fire--The Alarm
Box Carefully Stuffed up.
Who Is the Barberp

a deliberate attempt at incendiarism
was frustrated at an early hour this
morning. Officer Neighbors while on his
beat down San Fernando street noticed
flames in a barber shop that is in the
row of frame buildings opposite River
station. He rushed to the fire alarm box,
No. 2S, directly opposite the building g,
only to find that it had been SO carefully
stuffed up that it was impossible to
turn in an alarm.
A number of railroad men came to his
assistance and succeeded in subduing
the flames by the time that the chemical
engine. which had been telephoned for,
r,,.isf Ed Smith no room for doubt was
left that 1t was deliberate attempt at
incendiarism. A hole had been cut in
the back partition of the building and
the woodwork saturated with coal oil.
The damage only amounted to about
500. No one could discover this morn
ing who is the present owner OF the shop.
But for the happy incident of the officers
passing by and the prompt assistance of
the firemen. the whole row of buildings
would probably have been burnt to the
ground. considering the stiff breeze that
was blowing.
The herald., 1897-03-29

of the renowned Mrs. Malaprop. When
he first took office he was greatly con-
cerned about the trolley pole question.
Some one suggested that they should be
made of iron or steel, and the mayor
liked this idea. Then some one objected
that iron was conductor and iron poles
might be dangerous in case Of defective
insulation.
but ain't there some way to disinfect
them poles2" asked the mayor-and he
finally figured it out on those lines. He
has made a good mayor, however, and
will be a popular candidate to succeed
himself
The 400 Of Phoenix is not trife proud
of the fact that one of its ersitwhile bellies
has been chosen queen of La Fiesta de
Los Angeles. Miss Francisco Alexander
lived several years in Arizona. Her
father, the late Henry N. Alexander,
was once attorney-general of the terri
tory. Her brother, Joe Alexander, is
chief clerk of the supreme court and
Democratic leader of Arizona. Her sis
ter Is the wife of Chief Justice Baker of
the supreme bench of Arizona-all of
which, doubtless, everybody in Los An
geles knows by this time. But perhaps
everybody doesn't know with what rare
good taste and good judgment-as exem-
pllfied in this selection-Arizona lays to
the fiattering JUNCTION Of Los Angeles So
ciety. There viii be large number of
visitors to La Fiesta from all over the
| territory. At Phoenix and at Tucson
| the edict has gone forth that this will be
the correct thing for society.
| EXTRA LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
There is talk of fine, big hotel for
Tucson, and part of the capital is to come
| from Los Angeles. Perhaps this is only
talk, but here is certainly promising
field for capital. The experiment of
Mr.. Adams at Phoenix proves beyond a
doubt that Arizona attracts class Of
visitors who are willing to pay good
prices for good accommodations. Rates
at the Adams are, to transients. as hlgh
as S5 and Sc a day, and seldom less than
s4 Yet the Adams has been crowded
all winter and has yet a comfortable ma
jority left.
There is talk of an extra session of the
legislature being called in case the new
governor is named shortly, but no one
seems to know what such session would
be called upon to do-except to encorse
the gubernatorial appointees, and 1t Is
| difficult to see what use Republican
governor would have for the endorse
ment of a Democratic senate.
| JAMES II. GRIFFES.
The herald., 1897-03-29
PcriodIcnIs-A Novel Prop ,sltlon

A branch office has just been opened
at POI Currier building by the Periodical
Premium company for the furtherance
of a plan to supply the homes of Los
Angeles with annual free subscription
to any periodical published in the world.
1t offers the most inviting proposition
that has ever been presented to the pur-
chasing public. Free of cost to the pur-
chasers, there can be obtained,an annual
subscription to any periodical of the
day, either local or foreign, daily week.
ly or monthly, by patrorizing any one Of
the stores in the respective lines of trade
which appertains to the wants or re-
quirements Of the household Gas adyer-
tisad).
Coupons, by the request of the buyer.
will be furnished by any one of the stores.
to be announced, which coupons shall
represent a percentage towards the sub
scription to such periodical which the
customer may desire. A classified price
list is at the office of the Periodical
Premium company. POI Clrrisr build
Ing, which denotes the number of cou-
pons requisite to the annual subscrip-
ton Gree and all postage paid), to any
daily, weekly or monthly periodical that
may be desired by the holder of the cou-
pons, secured by purchases at the several
stores which have the right TO give the
same to their buyers.
The company informs us that they are
anxious to answer all inquiries and Will
be pleased to give full particulars by
telephone (Main No. 963) or by mail.
Mechanics Tools. Furrey's. 15s North
SprirT. ~ II = =
The herald., 1897-03-29
CALIFORNIA FRUIT
Markets Wanted That Will Com
pensate Growers

One of the chief considerations of the
growers of California fruit is the open
ing of new markets at prices that VIII
compensate growers. Wherever rrult Is
sent it meets with fruit of home growth,
which, If not as good as California frult,
serves q purpose. 1t is only when our
fruit finds a market short of its usual
supply that certain sales at remunera-
tive prices may be relied upon. Exper-
iments in shipping fruit to Europe have
not proved satisfactory. In most cases
shipments have been attended with a
loss. Selling things produced in dear
country in a cheap country is like row.
ing against the tide. Progress may be
made occasionally, but no calculations
can be considered certain. 1t Is only
when chance favors the seller that he
scores a profit, The new tariff will give
California fruit better hold on the
eastern market than it has had in the
past three years The duties on for
eign fruits in eastern cities will more
than offset the greater cost of trans
portation of Pacific coast fruits to the
east over south of Europe fruits that
have the advantage of cheap water
transportation.
There is one branch of the fruit in
dustry in which certain progress can
be made. The Life of fresh fruit is
short but in any one of the many pre-
tho -friiit naaN-he .<aerl-
out limit, and the market as wide as the
civilized world. We already do a good
business in the way of preserving
fruit, but as yet the amount shipped
in that form is small in comparison with
our facilities. With the raw product
in such variety and amounts, and with a
climate that reduces the cost to a mini
mum, there seems no reason why Cali
fornia should not take the lead in that
industry. The fact is apparent, how
ever, that we import large quantities of
preserved fruit from countries in which
we expect to sell our fresh fruit. We
send raw fruit to England and buy
English preserved fruit. The consumer,
upon whom the transportation both
ways falls, is responsible for this state
of affairs. Some OF the consumers do
not know that fruit is preserved at all
in California, and others have conceived
the idea that the foreign article is bet
ter than the homemade article.
The first condition for taking posses
sion of the home market for preserved
fruit is the establishment of a standard
that consumers may in all cases rely
upon. The excuse now sometimes given
for buying the foreign article is that
the label is proof of its quality. A rep
utation of this kind is Invaluable, but it
may be acquired by California fruit
preserving firms as well as by foreign
houses. There are houses here which
are working upon that plan and are
pushing their goods into all parts of the
Pacific coast. These firms have a right
to expect consumers to give them
hearing. Every consumer of fruit is in
terested in extending the industries of
the state, and more especially those in
which labor is large factor in the total
cost. We may fail in our efforts to ex-
tend our market for fresh fruit to Eu-
rope, but can certainly capture our
home market for preserved fruits.-San
Francisco Bulletin,
The herald., 1897-03-29

Fred was playing hide and seek in the
Southern Pacific yards at San Fernando
street. He found what he thought was
a good hide-out in a little space among
a lot OF rails piled UP in the yard and was
just crawling into the hole when one or
his companions in climbing over the
pile dislodged rail- 1t fell and crushed
Fred's thumb to a pulp between 1t and
another at the bottom of the pile.
Despite the pain the lad walked all
the way to the police station, holding
his thumb tightly to stop the flow of
blood. He was placed under the influ-
ence of an anaesthetic, the thumb am
putated, after which he was placed In
he'd for the night.
The herald., 1897-03-29
President NrcKinley's Chief Worry

If his visitors see an anxious, worried
look on President McKinley's face dur
ing the coming months, they need not
necessarily infer that he is losing sleep
over tariff and currency questions Very
likely he would answer query as to his
trouble as President Lincoln did during
one of the darkest periods of the war
No. it was not the incapacity OF the gen
erals or the twists and turns of the for
tune of war that worried him; it was,
that confounded Brownsville post
office. ce."-Sprlngfeld, Mass. Republican
There were shipped abroad from Balti-
more during the winter months 7,o86, $50
bushels of grain in December. 4.47l,01l
bushels in January and 6.5S9, 421 bushels in
February. Baltimore also shipped In Feb
ruary l,15o,0i5 gallons Of refined petroleum.
The herald., 1897-03-29
Wages and the Trust System

Profits are dependent upon wages,
rather than wages upon profits. The
trusts do not attempt to share their gains
with their workingmen. They get labor
just as cheaply as they can, sparing no
effort to force the workingman to take
less. The minimum wage is the sub
sistence wage. The workingman gets
as much more as the scarcity of equally
skilled competitors enables him to wiring
from the trust. In such a battle, to
help the monopolistic employers to
greater profits is only to strengthen
them in their fight on the workingmen.
Wages are not raised by the trust sys-
tem.-Kansas CITY Times
The herald., 1897-03-29
A Riotous Wind

An unusually stiff breeze sprang UP
shortly after midnight and by o'clock
this morning had wrought considerable
havoc to the awnings that adorn the
business streets of the city. The avn
ing of the Van Nuys hotel came down
with a crash, also the extensive sign
board at the corner of Fourth and
Spring. A plate glass window iH the
Broadway Department store suffered
from a falling sign and many other cas-
ualties of similar character are re-
The herald., 1897-03-29
Specific r1edicines

The English and German Expert Special
lists use specific medicines, that go straight
to the diseased organs and can be plainly
felt working on the diseased parts. NO
minerals, or poisons are used and the most
delicate stomach is not upset by these in
vlgorating remedies. Patients can go
about their work or business while taking
our treatment without feeling the siightest
trouble. Our frequent reports from dis
tant patients keep us as well posted on our
of-town cases as If they visited our office
here. Our prescriptions are prepared by
an expert chemist and our medicines are
sent ali over the country securely packed
and free from marks that would reveal the
,,trrt
The herald., 1897-03-29
Farce of the Tariff ON Wool

There are about 3S, 900. 900 sheep in the
United States. and about $4,000. .000 peo-
pie. If Mr.. Dingley can have his way
the 73,oOo000 people will be obliged to
ray about 81 per sheep in the shape of
increased cost of wooden fabrics. There
in the United States whose profits by
reason of the excessive tariff on wool
and woolens will exceed their losses
in consequence of the outrageous taxes
imposed. What a farce and fraud!-
Philadelphia Record.
The herald., 1897-03-29
Almost as Busy as Hanna

Senator Platt is so situated that he
can attend to his duties at Washington
and yet return to New York each week
to look after his affairs as president of
the United States Express company.
Then on Saturday and Sunday nights
he is able to meet the Albany legislators
who come to New York for the custom
ary weekly conference with the party
leaders at the Fifth avenue hotel. Mr..
Platt is able to keep a grasp on politics
and business In Washington, Albany and
New York at the same time.-Grand
Rapids Democrat,
The herald., 1897-03-29
Delay Is Dangerous

Many diseases are so hidden that hun
dreds OF people have them before they even
suspect It. They know they are not well but
which are fastening upon them and must
sooner or later destroy them unless rescued
by skllful physician. Are you afflicted"
Your case may now be durable. put re-
member every week of neglect and delay
brings you nearer to the incuraoe stage,
where even the skill of the famous Eng
!ish and German Expert Specialists can
not save you. The present-now-is the
time for you to seek relief-the future may
he too late
The herald., 1897-03-29
Feudalism Giving Way in Russia

The land Of the great Russian mobiles
is gradually passing into the hands of
persons who were serfs only a few years
ago. BY the creation of this middle
class, neither aristocrats nor ignorant
peasants, will be given an impetus to
the aspirations of the Russians for free
dom. That country is passing through
an experience which the remainder of
Europe had centuries ago. The growth
of the bourgeois caused the downfall of
the feudal system as we'll as the curb
ing of monarchical power.-Rocky
Mountain News.
The herald., 1897-03-29
Yesterday at the Parks

Owing to the chilly atmosphere there
was but light attendance at the var
ious city parks yesterday afternoon, ana
the pleasure grounds were, for Sunday,
nearly deserted. Westlake had q fair
quota of visitors and at Central park
small groups gathered to listen to the
omnipresent street preacher and discuss
the situation of the unemployed. The
cold breeze which blew from the ocean
dispersed the few who were out at an
early hour, a warm room being far pre-
ferable to seats on the benches or the
grass
The herald., 1897-03-29


says Mr.. Hunter A large number OF
Los Angeles people are now interested
in the camp.
They are laying out some pretty good
sized mining districts in Southern Calls
fornia, says c. S. Yale in the San Fr0A&
cisco Examiner, particularly in the de-
ert region, where there is plenty OF roou1<2
The miners in Paradise valley, San Bols
nardino county, recently met at CroweIl
camp and organized the Morrow mintul
district, which includes the territoTX
embraced by the following boundarie9$<
Commencing at Pilot Knob and runninG
south about thirty miles to Blacks
ranch house: thence about twenty mile
east to the northwest corner of CalieV
mining district; thence along the north-7
erly boundary of Calico district ten
miles; thence north about thirty mtleA
to Leach's point; thence southwest about
forty miles to Pilot Knob. the place a.
beginning. The miners down there think
they have good copper camp and over
100 locations have been made since last
August In some of these the develops
ments are said to be quite promising.
shows two-foot ledge OF $50 per ton
value in copper. gold and silver. The
Combination carries gray copper ana Sill
Yer and considerable gold. The Copper
King is being worked by Yeakle & Thon1-
as of Garlock. with seven men, On
March 1st 7. j. Baldwin and J. Irvfnf 4
Crowell struck what they think IL tina
main ledge in the camp, and nine Ioe
cations have been made on it, the slJe.
face ore assaying 800 per ton In copper.
gold and silver. A good spfipg OF WatG<
has been developed and promises To-
give all the water needed for good$
sized smelte% 2' &
The herald., 1897-03-29
Ordination at st. Johns

The Rt. Rev. Bishop johnson held an
ordination yesterday morning at st.
Johns church, at which Mr.. c. ]. French,
M. A., a graduate of Yale university,
and of the Church Divinity school, was
admitted to the sacred order of deacons.
The service was of impressive interest.
The ordination sermon was preadhed by
the Rev. A. G. Trew, d. d. The bishop
celebrated the Holy Eucharist, assisted
by the Rev. B. w. r. Tayler and the
Rev. A. Judd.
The herald., 1897-03-29
"RuinY That win b welcom,d

AS pretext for increasing prote1(.
i've duties on cotton goods the tarif1
mongers assert that the present fnto6
are running" manufacturers. X<X
strange to say. the Fall River co(}6
mills are declaring dividends as uono|
some as high as 16 per cent year. Th6|
hams Textile Handbook also Sho0
that the cotton manufactures h6V
grown faster under the preDeat lam ~
under the Mckinley tarlx. Fh11a(
phia Record. {. Il
The herald., 1897-03-29
Carrying Protection Too Far

Governor Hastings of Pennsylvania
has attracted attention by his veto of
bill passed by the Legislature Of that
state that everything in connection with
the new state capitol shall be of Penn
sylvania origin, from the plans down to
the brick and mortar. This is pretty
good-for Observation-Disclosures Her
oil
The herald., 1897-03-29
Kentucky Senator

FRANKFORT. KY. March 2S.-The
senatorial situation has not materially
changed. A large number of Legislators
and politicians who had spent Sunday
at home returned tonight, and the sit
uation again became full of interest.
The herald., 1897-03-29
LUST a THUMB
A Boy Painfully Injured While Play
ing in tho Railroad Yards

Fred Wilson, boy of Is, who resides
with his parents at 1903 Olympia street.
had the thumb of his right hand ampu-
tated above the joint in the receiving
hospital, by Police Surgeon Hagan, at
II o'clock last night. the end Of the mem
Der having been nearly mashed Off be-
tween a couple OF railroad rails an hour
earlier. -
Together with several comran,ons
The herald., 1897-03-29
Ready for Trial

PHILADELPHIA, March 2S.-The
big sea-going battleship Iowa will leave
Cramps ship yard early tomorrow
morning for her official trial trip off the
New England coast
The herald., 1897-03-29

don't take much stock in the town itself, -
says Mr.. Hunter. A large number OF
Los Angeles people are now interested
in the camp.
The herald., 1897-01-17
THE CHARTER CA1ECH|SM
Placed in the Hands of
Every Toiler
4 QUESTION OF PURE BUSINESS
Partisan Politics Relegated to
the Background
ABSURDLY HEAVY TAXATION
Authority and Responsibility Ceutered 10
the Mayor
counclImen Will Represent the City Is q
ABSURDLY HEAVY TAXATION
Authority and Responsibility Centered 10
the Mayor
councllmen Will Represent the City Is q
Whole
This City One Of the Most Heavily
Taxed-How the Laboring Glasses
Will Be Affected-The Franchise
and Other Features.

In all branches of learning the ac-
auirement Of knowledge has been made
comparatively easy for those who have
either little time at their disposal or are
indisposed to attack any subject ex-
haustively In all its details.
The young child mastering it's cate
bhism and the advanced student with
his handbook or primer on some tech
nical subject are both taking a short
cut to knowledge. In order that every
one whose business monopolizes most
Of his time may acquire thorough know,-
edge Of the new charter, to be- voted upon
next Wednesday, the following "prim-
Or" or catechism has been prepared. 1t
includes every essential feature of the
new charter, and shows in simple It's
origin ana its purposes.
THE CHARTERS PARENTAGE.
The League for Better City Govern
ment 10 composed of representative citi-
xens ef Los Angeles, whose motives are
the pArification Of local politics and to
secure q business administration Of MIL
nicipal affairs.
The original call for organization was
signed by the following gentlemen: John
F. Francis Kaspare Cohn, ]. R. New
berry, w. G. Kerckhoff, George w. Par
sons H. w. O'Melveny, PercyR. Wilson,
Robert McGarvin, Frank A. Gibson and
Fred, L. Allies.
The officers of the league are: S. b.
Lewis, president; M. L. Graft, first vice
president; Octavius Morgan, second vice
president; A. M. Stephens, third vice
president; c. S. Walton, secretary; NJ.
H. Newmark, treasurer.
The central committee of the league
consists Of the following well-known
citizens: J.v. Wachtel. Robert McGar-
win, Frank A. Gibson, D. X. Edwards,
- q HAxvsytsIs q Moshsrs J. +. Etan:,
The herald., 1897-01-17
HORSES HAIRS TELLS THE AGE
New Way Of Actually Determining the
Animals Years on Earth.

If perchance at any time you see q man
stealthily pull hair from horses tan
by the curbing you may know that ho
has the experimental stage of the horse
hair fad
The idea is this: Suspend gold ring
from piece of hair over half a glass OF
cold water and the ring will begin to
swing to and fro until 1t hits the sides OF
the glass; Furthermore, 1t will strike
the exact age of the horse, or If it be; q
persons hair, of the person upon whose
head it grew.
Recently horse stood by the door Of
shop on a side street. A hair from HE
tail tied to the gold ring and duly sus-
pended swung twice only, the ring strik-
ing out the two clinks audibly againgt
the side of the glass. "Ho, ho!' quoth
the skeptic, that horse is eleven years
old" Not So" said the owner Of the
horse, who was hunted up. That's a
two-year-old colt" A hair from the
head of a very interested young lady
was abstracted by her from among its
companions. The 50 me experiment was
made, and the ring struck 20-well no
matter just how many-but she said:
well, that's my very age" Another
lady was agreeable, and this time the
ring chattered until it struck 81. It
was her age.
a horse on a hack was unaware of
the exact moment when a hair was
pulled or of the experiment that rung
out IL times on the glass of time.
That said wrong" said a man present
at the experiment. THAT horse Is only
Z years old" Going home to dinner one
OF the gentlemen overlook the driver Of
this horse and asked him the age Of the
horse. Tie driver laughed and said:
He's most old enough to vote" Il
heard that he was only T." "Well, he's
twice and more
They are all converts to this wonder
ful series of coincidents. One thing Is
absolutely certain. The ring will swing
with strange vlgor and there is fun in
the revival of the old-time mystery
New York Times.
The herald., 1897-01-17
me, had not better vote against It ana

me, had / not better vote against 1t and
wait until charter is framed that suits
me throughout?
"A. Such charter will never come, be-
cause the document that suits you will
be opposed by many others, and vice
versa. If this charter is defeated, 1t will
be number of years before another at
tempt will be made at charter reform,
and in the meantime the waste anCIrre-
sponsibility of the present ducIment
continues. 1t will be easier to make
changes with the new document as q
basis, than with the present one
HOW TO HELP THE CHARTER.
Q. If favor the new charter, what can
do to help 1t along?
"A. Talk for it everywhere, and send
your name and address to the League
for Better City Government as one who
Is ready to do a little effective work in
its behalf Every good citizen can have
an influence in aiding to carry this very
meritorious measure, and every man
having the interest Of Los Angeles at
heart should do what he can to secure
votes for it on the day Of election
Wednesday, January 20.
The herald., 1897-01-17

Trinity Methodist Church South, ON
Grand avenue, between Eighth and
Ninth streets, j. j. N Kenne.s, pastor.
Morning service. anthenns, by the choir;
cornet solo, by Miss Matalee Loeb Come.
Evening, preliminary song service, con-
Quoted by c. A. Hayes: anthems, by the
choir; concert solo. by Miss Mataloo
Loeb, Come.
The herald., 1897-01-17

My prices for wallpaper beat all the citiN
4 A. Eckstrom. ~ South Spring stSo6E
The herald., 1897-01-17
To Cure a Cold In One pav

To Cure Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine TabletA
All druggists refund the money II It
fails to cure. 25c.
The herald., 1897-01-17

els, j. r. Newberry, Charles Forman,
H. w. O'Melveny, Charles Cassat Da-
Wis. w. D. Woolwine, Adolph Petsch, Fl.
r. Lee, c. d. Willard, A. Scott Chapman,
James Gunner, D. M. McGarry. H. J.
Fleishman, Walter Rose, E. Abs Hagen,
Ivar A. Weld. M. Welsh, Alfred Stern,
H. X Gregory and Richard Molony