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THE QUESTION OF STORM
DRAINS

The matter of issuing bondH to pro-
vide system of storm drains for the
city Of Los Angeles is again being agi-
tated, but the question should be very
carefully considered In all its details be-
fore being entered upon. We are Pc
culiarly situated as regards rainfall and
are not troubled with surface water
on our principal streets for more than
about ten days in season in periods of
one or two days at time. For this in
convenience it is not necessary to go to
the expense of building complete drain
age system to cost in the neighborhood
of quarter of million dollars.
One half the trouble we find in the
business district is attributed directly
to the fact that the cross streets from
Temple to Sixth are unpaved as far west
as Grand avenue. The paving of these
streets can be done at a small expense,
and then Broadway and Spring streets
instead Of being covered with mud after
every rain, will be washed clean by a
flow of rain water. A system of gutter
paving, such as has been put in on Fig
ueroa street south Of Washington on
half dozen principal streets leading
southwest, coupled with the commonest
kind of common sense in engineering
will carry off all the water falling in Or
dinary storms within a few hours and
in the most extraordinary rainfall would
our citizens suffer from bad streets if
this system were followed out, and then
only for few hours 1t is not storm
drains we need so much as paved streets
and system of engineering that will
avoid making lake every few blocks
In few localities in the hills ample cul-
verts might be provided to carry an
accumulation Of water under certain
streets without necessitating a connec-
ton with a storm drain system.
The work outlined above can all be
done for less than one-haif the cost Of
building any system of storm drains
worthy of the name, and rheaply con-
structed system of canals would carry
the accumulated waters away from he
city's southern limit to the lower lying
lands toward the ocean. BY tins ar
rangement we would get good paved
streets, which are sadly needed in the
district just west of the business center,
and we would also get rid of the weekly
coating of mud now washed down from
the hills The fact that water will run
just about twice as fast over smoothly
paved street as it will along mud coated
one is also to be taken into considera-
tion when figuring on the methods of
disposing of storm water.
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could be properly spent. it would almost
build the state system.

could be properly spent. it would almost
build the state system.
The state bureau considers that we
need $500 miles of road-900 miles at $500
per mile, 900 miles at $4,000 per mile, 675
miles at $3.50 per mile, and POPS miles at
$45OO per mile, making grand total Of
$13 GAG, ,250. But this does not include the
bridges, ETC., so we will allow the bal
ance of the $4,000 900 for that. and the
sum is ample.
The provisions of the bill presented
by the bureau are that the state roads
should be built and put in repair by the
state, and that is the only practicable
way. If the state roads are turned over
to the counties, one county might keep
them in repair, while an adjoining
county might neglect them; hence, we
would have roads good only I'M spots.
Again, supervisors are not always good
road-builders and do not understand
the construction and maintenance of
good road.
The people must have confidence in
some one. ard in system covering the
whole state nothing but board for that
purpose could handle it. The governor
has power to remove at any time any
one of the board, and could be trusted
to see that the work is done right
Let every one interested in good roads
stand by the plan of the commission and
see that it is carried to a successful is
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When Senator Harris objected to the
arbitration treaty because provision was
made to pay claims in pounds" instead
of dollars" he furnished many reasons
why he is not the right man in the right
place when in the United States senate.
1t is to the interest of the United States
to have all awards Of damages paid by
the people who use pounds, shillings and
pence, and we ought to make 1t as easy
on them as possible.
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NORTHERN CHEEK

The people of San Francisco have for
some time had under consideration a
project for carnival in some ways SIM
liar to the fiesta that is annually cele :.
brated in Los Angeles, and they have
got along to the point where some
money must be raised to make the affair
so. There the work pauses, the people
of San Francisco being of deliberative
temperament in a matter Of public sub
scription.
Failing to raise the desired amount by
private generosity, the committee is now
casting about to secure it through
other means; and, with an unparalleled
display of cheek, have made demand
on the state legislature to help out the
scheme by an appropriation of $4,000
The executive committee has indited 4
communication to members of the leg
islature who are supposed to favor the
plan, setting forth that the great good
which would accrue to the whole state
through number of visitors coming to
San Francisco would more than COM
pensate for the pecuniary outlay.
Although nearly one-half the men,
bers of the legislature come from San
Francisco and vicinity, there is no par
ticular danger that such a measure
could be pulled through. AS matter CT
fact it will scarcely receive serious con-
sideration Nevertheless, it is decidedly
entertaining as an exhibition of the gen.
tie self-confidence, not to say unmiti-
gated gall of our northern neighbor.
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Of the largest ever held in the country
and most of tho western states Will De
well represented by displays of pro-
ducts. California should be included In
the list of those who participate. we
have goods to sell and are located out
of the line, and therefore must advertise
to do business. The governor is good
business man and must appreciate that
fact,
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The Bradley Martins are said to be
furiously angry with Whitelaw Reid
because the Tribune tried to make 1t out
that the ball was not such an extrava-
CANT affair after all. The joke of it is,
the Tribune was trying to appease the
wrath of New York's hungry by show
ing that the reports of the cost of the
affair were gross exaggera tions. and the
Bradley Martins would rather be mobbed
than have it said the show was not the
swell affair it was intended to be.
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The prompt manner IN which the police
commissioners yesterday revoked the
license of the disreputable South Spring
street saloon where The double shooting
affray took place several nights ago. Is
an encouraging sign. There was 10
long gdrawn-out investigation, with all
the attendant annoyance and bother.
The chief simply presented his state
ment and asked the revocation of the
license and the thing was done
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The Chicago alderman who was ac-
quilted of murder last week has not yet
announced that he will be candidate
for governor of Illinois, but his friends
say the little episode" gives him the
lead and that at the proper time he WIZ
claim his own.
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Effects OF Cheaper Rails

The cheapening of steel rails means
more than saving 10 the railroad COM
panies. 1t means steady work hereafter
for the steel making industries, the re-
moval of many wornout tracks which
should have been relaid sooner, dimin-
ished liability to accidents and increased
comfort and safety to travelers.-Phila-
delphia Record
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When Hoar, Chandler and Allison set
after Hanna in the senate he is likely to
wish that Bushnell had continued to
refuse to appoint him. Chandler cspe-
cially will take fiendish delight in max
ing life a burden to the Cleveland man.
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Germany consumed twenty times more
American apples last year than in any
former year. Yankee fruits and hog
products are now very close in the af-
fections of Bismarck's countrymen.
Pork and apple sauce of course.
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The city council yesterday passed
the ordinance changing street names
as amended in line with the
report Of the joint committee,
printed in The Herald Sunday
morning, with but one or two unim-
portant changes. A compromise on the
Georgia Bell-Nevada street tangle was
reached ny naming that thoroughfare
Georgia street, There was much argu
ment over the matter. but personalities
were barred. It is prssble that an effort
will be made to take ths matter into
court
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The orange growers of Southern CAL
ifornia have sent H. X. Snow of Tustia
and Captain M. J. Daniels of Riverside
to state their case before the ways and
means committee at Washington. They
are both competent, we'll informed men,
and their presence there may accom-
plish great deal Of good.
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The Main street paving matter has not
yet been settled. The city engineer
having been prevented by the heavy
rains of last week from properly check
ing up the work for line and grade, the
council yesterday continued the hear
ing until Monday afternoon next at .
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The city council yesterday rescinded
the rule adopted last week withholding
from the press the official reports of
committees, ETC., until after they had
been read before that body. The plan
was found to be impracticable, and the
councilmen very gracefully receded
from their position.
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The senate has shown 80 much ilostil-
ity to the arbitration treaty that SEN
ators may be obliged to arbitrate with
their home folks about the time Of the
next election.
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Lou Payn is said tc be the most corrupt
politician New York has had since the
days of Tweed. What better recon-
mendation could he have for insurance
commissioners? Anyhow, that is the
way Governor Black estimates him,
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Letting Down a Bar to Trade

The rush of the railroad companies to
renew their rails at the low prices re-
sultng from the smash Of the steel rail
pool shows how business of every sort
would lift itself but for the weight OF
trust prices s-Philadelphia Record.
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ell on the ground that the price was ex-
cessive and the work not properly done.
The price paid. $500. was just about one
half of that paid for the entire city.
which certainly does look like an ex-
orbitant rate.
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The Minnesota legislature proposes to
make war upon at least one kind of
scntimentalism. A bill has been favor
ably received to prohibit the sendisg of
flowers to murderers,
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Not Half Bad

Johnnie's Teacher-And now, Johnnte,
tell me what the last commandment u.
Johnnie { a street car tourist st)-Pleaso
don't spit on the fioor.-Cleveland PlalU
Dealer. ~ Afssar NJ tzsyaa fssA...4.-
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More 0fflceholders Wanted

Mr.. Mckinley would like department
of commerce and also a currency COM
mission in his cabinet. One of the things
which this means is that he would like
a chance to embellish himself with office
holders.-Boston Globe.
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The wiseacres shook their heads and
prophesied dire financial disaster for
the home products exhibition, at the
time of its elaborate and expensive in
auguration. How mistaken was their
judgment and how judicious was the
management Is evidenced by the thor
oughly satisfactory report Of the exec
utive committee of the Merchants and
Manufacturers association. The sue
cess Of the exhibition is emphasized by
a very substantial balance on the right
side. So convinced are the business men
Of the city of the material advantages
of such display that last night 1t was
decided not only to have a similar ex-
hibition annually but that it should as
soon as practicable take the shape of
permanent exposition similar to that
maintained by the chamber Of COM
merce. More power to their energetic
elbows!
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1t is said that at cabinet meetings
Sherman will treat Alger with brazen-
throatcd contempt of the most silent
kind.
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The city council yesterday passed an
ordinance fixing water rates for the en-
suing year. The new rates, as COM
pared with the old, show reduction ot
about 12K per cent. For the first time
in years the ordinance passed without
debate on the floor Of the council. the
whole question having been settled in
committee.
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A Somewhat Discourarlng Ratio

When we say that Major McKinley's
patronage will include 1176 places In the
consular service, we mean that ne has
1176 headaches in store for himself and
about $4,000 heartaches for other men.-
Snrin efield (Mass) Republican.
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Governor Tanner Of Illinois Is now
holding his eighth office. which means
that he has been In public Office pretty
much all his life
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One week more Of the frying-p pan and
the country will take to the fire. That
is to say, we shall have MoKinleyism in
stead of Clevelandism.
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1t is said that Mrs. Astor is thinking
Of pulling Off fancy balLthat will cause
the Bradley Martin affair to be remem-
bered as weak effort at wicked extrav-
aganoe.
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the twenty-two-foot baetieship Texas
get into the bay. The ship. the.har and
Galveston should got together and locate
the blame,
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The steel pool is still in collapsed
condition, and orders for rails are being
booked so fast that it is likely to stay
COLLAPSED for a year at least.
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On day last week fifty-three Office
hunters called upon Mr.. Mckinley be-
fore breakfast. No wonder he enjoyed
an attack of the grippe.
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Secretary Gage need not 80 south to
enjoy warmer climate. He will fnd the
treasury department pretty warm
plaCe
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Master Workman Sovereign appears
to be trying to assume the role Of ad-
vance agent Of a civil war. Do labor
unions pay him $4,000 year to stir up
strife?
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common sense. Let Governor Budd or.
der whole lot for the legislature.
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bage in the recently annexed district
WAS yesterdaycanceled by the city coun-
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Greeks bearing gifts are looked upon
with as much suspicion in the nineteenth
as they were in the first century.
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Galveston's much advertised twenty
six feaNea,wateIpn the'bar failed to let
The herald., 1897-02-24
COAT AND CLOTH

Last night, at the meeting of the board
of education. Superintendent Foshay
made report to the special committee
appointed to investigate the need of
school buildings. which, in view of the
many improvements made last year, is
somewhat surprising. This report
shows HOO pupils in the High school at
the opening of the term of February 18th,
in a building originally intended for
500 pupils. Mr.. Foshay recommends
an additional High school of thirty
rooms with facilities for industrial
training; also additional rooms in Six
teenth street, San Pedro, Sixth. Seventh,
Santa Fe avenue Macy street and Ninth
street schools. All this is asked for
when 125 rooms were added last year and
eight this year.
Either the growth of Los Angeles is
marvellous or else our school boards are
indeed short-sighted, when they cannot
look ahead even one year in preparing
for the influx of children that swell the
school rooms
There is no money at present for build
ing and the estimates from the deputy
county auditor show shortage even
for teachers salaries. The state funds
provide for the payment of 1873 teachers
when there are S1S on the staff.
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With few more such exhibitions of
petty jealousy and grasping after the
'loaves and fishes" the city council will
occupy the same place in the estilna tion
of the citizens of Los Angeles as the
present legislature does with the people
of the state. The mayor very properly
vetoed the ordinance abol!shing the CT
flee of boiler inspector, until at least a
better measure was offered, and the
council passed the ordnance over the
veto by vote of 8 to 1. This action Of
the council in exposing hundreds Of
lives and thousands of dollars worth Of
property to danger to secure the re-
moval of one subordinate official, and
that, too. even after the obnoxious Of
f1cial had offered to resign, will strike
the average citizen as being little short
of the ridiculous-if 1t were not such p
serious matter. AS we'll might cor
poration disincorporate to get rid of ar
Objectionable employe. and. having ac-
complished its object, reorganize and
continue business. simply because the
head of the concern did not have firm
ness enough to discharge the man in the
first instance. There is just about as
much sense in one proposition as the
other.
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Grandest Winter Resort on the Pacif
BEAUTIFUL SANTA BARBARA
THE ARLINGTON HOTEL


ono Ill from hotel. telegraph
Evening journal., 1897-12-22
NEW CASTLE NEWS NOTES.

The choir OF Nazareth M. %. Church
and the Sunday school orchestra will
meet tonight to rehearse in full the
Christmas program.
The children's entertainment at the
First Presbyterian Church will be held
in the lecture room at o'clock. A
fine musical program has been pre-
pared, and the children will receive a
box of candy.
a very large number of people at
tended the funeral services Of Mrs.
Anna Graham at ImmanuelP. e. Church
to-day. Quite a number of them went
to Riverview Cemetery with the cortege
to pay their last respects to the dead.
The pupils of Miss Shellenburger's s
and Miss Reber's rooms will have few
appropriate exercises, consisting OF
readings, recitations and music appro-
pirate to the season, tomorrow after
noon. The Clionian Literary Society
of the High School, will also close this
term with a splendidly arranged pro
gram.
The annual tournament Of the Frank
ling Chess Club, of Philadelphia, ot
which w. ]. Ferris is a director, viii
begin early next month Those wht
will play in the international tourna
ment in May next will be chosen attei
the series Of games shall have beeI
played.
Evening journal., 1897-12-22
TO DEMAND REPARATIoNq
Japan May he Called TO Time For the
Killing of American Sailors.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The depart
ment Of state has undertaken an inves-
tigation Of two very dlsagreeable Incl
dents that may contain in themselves
the germs of serious trouble in the near
future. These are the killing by Jap
anese OF two sailors attached TO the
United States fleet on the Asiatic sta
ton
The exact conditions under which the
killing occurred are not known here yet,
and the state department. is trying to
learn them through the United States
minister to Toxic and the United States
consuls in Japan preliminary TO deter
mining what steps shall be taken to Sc.
cure reparation II II shall be found that
the killing was, as is expected. unjustl-
fable.
The first killing was Of a sailor nam
ed Montgomery, attached TO the gum
boat Yorktown while she was on the
Asiatic station, and the last was that
of Frank Epps, sailor native of New
York, and an apprentice on the flagship
Olympia. He was killed at Nagasalxi.
The officials here have been advised Of
the bare facts only, but following 50
closely on the terrible assault at Kobe
last September of a Japanese mob upon
the sailors Of the Yorktown these kill
ings have aroused them to a determina-
tion to secure protection for our sailors
in Japanese ports.
Evening journal., 1897-12-22
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES

Among those who attended the con-
cert of the Princeton Glee and Banjo
Club last evening were: Mr.. and Mrs.
John H. Rodney, the Misses Sara and
Mamie Rodney Misses Elizabeth Black,
Virginia S. Cooper, Harriet Challen-
ger, Kitty Constable, of Elkton, and
James 7. Challenger.
Albert e. Wilson, of New Haven,
Conn, will arrive tomorrow to spend
the holidays with his parents.
Horace weldon was compelled to
leave work and return to his home on
account of illness yesterday.
Miss Mollie S. Smith will leave to-
morrow for her home at MontrOse, Pa.
She will be away until after New
Years.
Miss Kathryn Shellenburger will
spend her vacation at her home in Mid
dletown, Pa.
Miss Anna Reber, contemplates
spending the holidays at Middle Spring,
Pa.
Miss Kitty Constable, of Elkton, is
the guest of the Misses Black.
John H. Rodney, Jr.. Francis Deli.
Janvier, Thomas X. Lancaster and Ed
ward Challenger are expected home to-
morrow to remain until after Christ
mas.
Mrs. Joseph Higgins, 75 years old, is
dangerously i'll with typhoid fever.
Sylvester Townsend, Of Newark,
spent last evening in the city.
Miss Alice McCabe has returned
from an extended visit to New Jersey.
Miss Lucy Ford has resigned her POSI-
tion as nurse at Farnhurst.
Miss Julia Mahoney is wishing Mrs
Lofand, at Kennett Square, Pa.
w. A. Vickery is i'll with typhoid
fever.
Dudley Munson, accompanied by his
friend, Horatio Tavarro, of Havana
Cuba, arrived last evening from Le-
high to spend the holidays.
Walter Reddington, OF Princeton
visited Edwin Herbert last evening on
his way home to Washington.
Evening journal., 1897-12-22
sERENApER SHOT.
Bude Reception of a Crowd That Went
to Give n "slslmmington."

to Give n "Slslmmington."
MONTICELLO, N. Y, Dec. 22.-Wal-
lace Stanton. a young man. was shot
and seriously wounded while partici-
pating in what is known here as a
"skimmington, at Starlight. Sullivan
county. Davis MCGEE and Edith Ra-
cine were married at that place on
Sunday and went TO the home Of Milo
Racine, father of the bride. A crowd
Of the villagers, as is customary. visit
ed the Racine home to give the newly
married couple a "skimmington."
Mr.. Racine appeared on the scene
when the noise was at its height with a
double barreled shotgun and ordered
the crowd from his premises. They
did not go. and he fired one shot into
the air TO frighten the intruders. They
made more noise than ever and told
Racine that he did not dare shoot. He
became angry and pointing the gun at
the crowd fired with deadly effect.
Young Stanton, the ringleader, threw
up his hands and fell backward at the
feet Of his companions. He was shot
in the back and hip. He was taken to
his home, where he now lies in a crit
ical condition. Racine has not been ar
rested
Evening journal., 1897-12-22
GROCERS.
new CASTLE REAL ESTATE
THE USUAL RESULT.

PASSENGERS GREATLY DELAYED
BY UNCAULED FOR OBSTRUC-
TION.
A large number Of New Castle society
people took the 7.20 car from New Cas-
tie to attend the concert given by the
Princeton Glee Club, in Wilmington.
When the car arrived at Eden Park it
waited a few moments for one of the
Wilmington City Railway cars to come
in on the siding, in order to make up
time. Car No. 80 came down, but in
stead of going on the siding, pursued its
usual custom Of stopping across the
frog, and then leaving three minutes
ahead of time Cat 7.42), making the
New Castle car act as a trailer all the
way up to Fourth and Market streets,
delaying the passengers and otherwise
inconveDiencing them. This practice
being customary with the Wilmington
cars, a complaint is about to be en-
tered by prominent man who has sew
eral times missed connection by the ac-
ton.
Evening journal., 1897-12-22
Have Engiand and Japan comblnodq

LONDON. Dec. 22.-According 20 a
special dispatch from Shanghai the
British squadron will make a demon
stration at Che Foo, on the north coast
OF the Shan Tung promontory, as a
warning, 1t is supposed. that Great
Britain intends to oppose the division
of China without consulting her. It is
believed, says the dispatch, that Japan
and England are acting in concert to
preserve China from disintegration, ia
voring the idea of a protecto rate over
central China, with a capital at Nan
king.