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The herald., 1897-01-14
FOR REDUCED TAXATION

The mere fact that the amendments TO
the city charter, which are to be submit
ted to the sufrages of the people on
Wednesday next, have been drawn up
on essentially business lines, is a mat
ter for congratulation.
The days have gone by when cities
could be exploited for the benefit Of
| politicians and their henchnlen. and now
when competition is so keen along the
entire line of commercial enterprises, it
seems right that the mercantile element
should head the party of revolt against
political manipulations which handicap
Indirectly. looting the city treasury.
| By administering the affairs of the
| city in similar manner to that of any
other large corporation full value Will
be received for every dollar expended,
and so much can certainly not be said for
the city administration under the pres
ent charter. At first glance it appears
a most drastic reform to endow the
mayor with so much authority, but it
is we'll to remember that without au-
thority there can be no responsibility.
The responsibility of the office will COM
pei the mayor, even were he inclined
otherwise, to make suitable appoint
ments. Failing to do so, however, the
council would still be empowered to
challenge an appointee who would be
either incompetent or otherwise unde-
sirable
The sections of the new charter, how
ever. that will prove of most interest
to the average citizen are those
affecting the reduction of taxa
ton. The revenue from city taxes
yearly approximates to $3.50, 900. and
there is further sum of, say, $25O0OO
collected by assessment for street i'm
provements. How these vast amounts
are expended may be as an open book
to the few that have the handling of
the money, but citizens generally are
content to rest in the belief that they
have not received value for the amount
paid into the city purse. AS matter of
absolute fact Los Angeles is one of the
most heavily taxed cities in the union
and the time is fully ripe for reform IN
this direction. Some other cities show
a higher tax rate, but in many eastern
cities the assessment is based on one
fifth to one-tenth of the property valu-
alton. whereas, in this state it is from
one-half to three-fourths and over.
Nor do other cities collect license taxes,
while in Los Angeles over $3.50, 900 is gar
nered in from this source.
While a heavy rate of taxation is
bad enough, the burden is made harder
alizes that he is being mulcted of money
for which he receives no adequate re-
turn. In limiting the tax rate to 81 on
every $100 the trainers of the charter did
a. good thing. and the excellently devised
machinery for carrying on the city gov
ernment will ensure the expenditures
being for the best interests of the tax
payers, At present the public moneys
are collected and expended without any
financial system at all, worthy the
name, and this owing to the irresponsi-
bility of nine different heads of depart
ments who are independent of eacn
other. and not subject to the authority
of either rnayor or council
The herald., 1897-01-14
CALIFORNIA INTERESTED

Referring to the effort of the anthra
cite coal barons of Pennsylvania to have
their black diamonds protected, the New
York Times says: Since 1870 there has
been no tariff duty on anthracite coal
but now the ways and means commit
tee is urged to impose one in it's new bill.
The appeal comes from a coal merchant
representative from California For
some years past small quantities of an
thracite have been imported at San
is asked to protect the anthracite
The herald., 1897-01-14


He is not your intellectual equal, I
grant you; he is, in many cases, truly
little more than an animal. But let me
ask you-you who grind down your
tradasmenL your household help and all
In your employ, that you may have the
choicest of physical, mental, yes, and
moral food for yourselves-would you
be more than an enimal in his place?
But, you say. the church is open to all.
Would you enjoy listening to the grand
est of themes, even the touching, beau
tiful topic you have just heard discussed,
If you had had nothing to eat all day?
Again, some self-satisfied brother OF
this fratenrai human family says: "As
we sow. so shall ye reap" ard some pious
sister tells us: ASK, and ye shall re-
ceive."
Oh, men and women, sisters and broth
ers do you not know that there are
many in this city who walk miles daily
looking for work and at night find
their only food of the entire day in some
garbage heap?
Not long ago / heard a gentleman
who lives near hotel in this city say
that every evening when the Chinese
cooks emptied the garbage from the ho-
tel, groups of men gathered there to
snatch the scraps from the swill.
What morality can we expect under
| conditions like these?
| But kindness of heart and brotherly
| love is not lacking among these outcasts
| of society. A fellow feeling makes us
| wondrous kind"
| If you had three or four brothers and
| you all held an estate in common, would
| you think it right for all but one of you
| to live in comfort or luxury and that one
| to Hive in daily suffering and want?
| But you believe that all men are your
y bA hi of q
earth more yours than your brothers,
| and can you sit down to a. dainty BAN
quet while he stands at a garbage heap?
c. NJ. G.
The herald., 1897-01-14

The Illinois Steel company voted its
employees for Mckinley under promise
that If he were elected wages would be
advanced. The concern announces cut
in wages all along the line, and the en-
ployes are notified that they can accept
the reduction or quit.
The herald., 1897-01-14

The Herald congratulates the people
of California upon the election of Per-
kins to the senate. 1t might have been
worse, seeing that Republican legisla-
ture is in the saddle. The people take
great chances when they commission
Republicans to do business for them.
The herald., 1897-01-14

When fellow works day and night for
months to secure an office, and has
great metropolitan newspaper spread
ing itself for him, and at the show down
fails to secure SO much as one vote, he
should be convinced that he is not
wanted.
The herald., 1897-01-14
THE PUBLIC PULSE

(The Herald under this heading prints
Communications, but does not assume re-
sponsibility for the sentiments expressed.
Correspondents are requested to cultivate
brevity as FAR as is consistent with the
proper expression of their views)
The herald., 1897-01-14

The proposition of the Vanderbilts to
pay 80 per cent of the government debt
of the Union and Central Pacific rail-
ways in spot cash ard guarantee the
balance looks like business, and also
looks as though the CentralPacific would
be taken out of the Southern Pacific
system in the near future.
The herald., 1897-01-14

The combine of five councilmen would
like to introduce the boss system in the
city government but they will not do it,
They have sense enough to know the
people are loaded for animals of that
species.
The herald., 1897-01-14

Says the Denver Times: Mckinley
is SAID tc/ have; been very fond of math-
ematics as a student. Perhaps he can
figure how the shrinking of currency,
the closing of banks and the cutting of
wages can effect a greater distribution
Of wealth and prosperity among a con-
stantly increasing population than an
enlarged currency"
The herald., 1897-01-14
RESURRECTION.

Out of the dusk a shadow,
Then A spark;
Out of the cloud silence,
Then a lark;
OuJ OF the heart a rapture.
Then d pain;
Out of the dead, cold ashes.
Life again.
BY Father Ia
The herald., 1897-01-14
AT AUCTION
Household Goods
RHOADES & REED

RHOADES & REED
Will sell on Friday, Jan. 18TH, at 10
am. the entire contents of dwelling No.
3I8 East 9TH ST., consisting of Bedroom
sets, chairs, carpets, tables, parlor se.s,
dishes, cooking utensils, bedding and in
fact everything in this I6room house, sale
without reserve or limit.
BEN o. RHOADES,
Auctloneer
The herald., 1897-01-14

Boston is talking about municipal
ownership of the street railways. 1t is
claimed by the friends of the scheme
that there is no other way to prevent
strikes.
The herald., 1897-01-14

1t is said that John Sherman is willing
to take the state department in McKin-
leys cabinet so as to make room for
Hanna in the senate.
The herald., 1897-01-14

1t is said that the manufacturers of
breakfast foods are trying to organize
a trust SO as to advance prices. Send
them to the penitentiary.
The herald., 1897-01-14
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HI NOR OF TIL Il HOUR,
States.

ParadoXical: What makes Nudge
look so vacant?" "He is full. INDIAN
apolis Journal.
"Jumleigh lost an awful amount of
money on the election" "DiG. he tell
you so?" mo; but when 1 asked him
The herald., 1897-01-14

Loyal and cheerful assistance of all
the people is all that Mckinley asks to
build a Chinese wall around the United
States.
The herald., 1897-01-14
IIIIliS LVJ4N NIIl
South Pasadena, January 9Th.
THE NEW CHARTER

To the Editor of The Los Angeles Her.
ald: Having been a delegate from the
first Nationalist club to the first state
Populist convention, and since then a
delegate to every county convention
from the Fifth precinct, take a great
interest in the coming new city charter
which comes up on the goth inst AS a
reader of The Herald l am greatly sur
prised to find it champions the cause
for the charter. l have been a Lincoln
Republican and a Jeffersonian Demo-
crat, and after following those old 1776-
ers' bloody tracks at Valley FORGE, and
then myself went through our own great
contest to down favoritism and monop-
oily of cheap labor, l cannot see how it
is possible for any man who reads his
tory to feel justified in favoring char
ter that would make the mayor equal
to the president of many of our South
American republics. with more power
than the czar of Russia. You say, no
more bosses. There would be hundreds
of them who would work to elect the
mayor who would hold him for an ap-
pointment. and the sack and barrel would
be used freely, as after the mayor could
have his heelers to re-elect him to
continuous seat that the voter could not
remove The mayor responsible for
his appointees? Well, not until we get
direct legislation with the imperative
mandate there would be no chance to
call him down. This new charter amend
ment was discussed by the members of
the educational association against it
and the vice president of the Terminal
railway and Lawyer O'Melveny for it,
and after three or four hours of debate,
where they We're raked fore and aft by
DR.. Desh, c. s. Fulton, J. D. Steel and
many other bright and politically edu-
Gated minds, cast the die. Our oppon-
erts We're invited to come the next week,
but they did not show up.
Now, Mr.. Editor, for the love Of hu-
rnanity don't champion the cause of con-
centrated power and oligarchical mo-
nopoly after your late good work for
Bryan's cause.
D. S. VAN SLYKE.
Los Angeles, January II.
The herald., 1897-01-14
AT THE THEATERS

LOS ANGELES THEATER.-A large
audience was pleased last night with a
very satisfactory production of Plan
quette's Paul Jones at this theater
Paul Jores is an opera not especially
noted for it's musiacl values, as there are
few airs in the score that will nnger in
the memory, but. withal, these scattered
meloddc gems, possess a charm of their
own when sung as they were sung by the
leading members of the Grau Opera
company last night. Miss Garlic as Paul
JONES made fine impression alike with
her dramatic singing and action. Her
SOLO in the second act was warmly and
daservedly encored. Miss johnson, as
fvonne likewise appeared to high artist
ic advantage. Her arias I'M the second
act and her duo with Miss earle were
superbly executed. We cannot refrain
from aGverting to the charming manner
in which she carried the dreamy So
prano movement in the duet with Mr..
Langlois as Bicoquet in the second act,
TO that gentlemans finely executed sec
ordtng. Mr.. Langlois in the above role
gave US some more excellent character
work Mr.. Dunbar had a somewhat COL
or.esys role os Ruferno, but sang his sere-
made with artistic taste and feeling.
MISS LIE COStd as Malaguena ana Miss
Lodge as Chopinetee were equally and
unctuously at home in their roles. and
Messrs. Clayton and Felch as Bouiel-
baisse and Pierre were seen to fire ad-
vaEtage. 1t was their best work after
Fra Diavolo. Mr.. Let's sea captain was
good, and Mr.. Whish as Merlin made a
most engaging impression with his fine
presence and deep basso. The chorus
maintained their really excellent stand
ard. The Spanish dance by Misses Ward
and Muller was one of the pleasing fea-
lures of the third act
Tonight, Tar and Tartar.
The herald., 1897-01-14
coal companies of Pennsylvania by q

1t must be well known that our ex-
ports of anthracite are very large. aver
aging more than 100000 per annum
for the last three years. Here are some
official figures. showing both the imports
and the exports:
Imports. Exports.
The herald., 1897-01-14

The defeat of Huntington's funding
bill In congress was cackied over by the
Los Angeles Times as though that paper
had been in some degree effective IN
hostility to the bill. AS matter Of
fact, nobody can recall that the Times
ever printed anything of consequence
in hostility to the iniquity, whereas The
Herald's editorials ir exposition of the
proposed measure attracted wide at
tention and were reprinted in the Wash
ington Star and other eastern papers.
There is no paper in the country having
access to larger arsenal of explosives
injurious to the Southern Pacific than
has The Herald. An editorial which ap-
peared in this paper some weeks ago
styled United States Mail Holdup'' was
the inspiration of Postmaster General
Wilson's recommendation in his re-
port to congress touching the future
letting of United States mail contracts.
The Herald is a force.
The herald., 1897-01-14


have been very small in comparison with
the exports The great volume of this
export trade is a sufficient answer to
any plea that our anthracite coal COM
panies need to be protected here at home
against flood of anthracite from
abroad. And yet Philadelphia Re-
publican paper says: 1.-The subject is one
which the miners of Pennsylvania
should press upon the attention of their
representatives in congress-
In California the conditions are ex-
ceptional There are no mines of an
thracite on the Pacific slope. Coal of
this kind must be brought across the
continent by rail from Pennsylvania or
imported from some foreign land.
Everybody knows that the cost of carry
ing coal from Pennsylvania to the Pa
ciic coast is very high, and that the
consumer who buys this coal in Cali
fornia must pay a great price for it.
Fortuna tely for the people of the Pa
mines in some foreign country has en-
abled them to obtain such fuel at
reasonable cost, and now some one de-
mands that they shall be deprived of
this advantage by tax imposed for
the protection of eastern coal COM
panies and transcontinental transporta.
tion lines.
What do consumers in California
think about this? The ways and means
committee has heard from a coal mer-
chant and congressman, who say
duty should be imposed. But it has not
heard from the people in California who
buy coal Does the committee believe
that they want this tax?
The herald., 1897-01-14

ORPHEUM.-The English Pantomimo
company has made the biggest hit of
any attraction since the booming days
of Papinta. 1t is certainly TIE most
elaborate piece of vaudeville ever seen
in the city The pantemime is bristling
with funny situations and ludicrous
surprises that keep an audinece scream
ing with laughter from start to finish.
The herald., 1897-01-14
URBANK.-Manaee Pearson intro

URBANK.-Manage ger Pearson intro
duced fresh attraction for his patrons
yesterday in the shape of cinographo-
scope, imported directly from Paris
France This instrument is distinct
improvement upon the vitascope, already
seen in this city. Last evening the
scenes produced in lifelike action were
Bathers at Coney Island and a carpen-
ters' shop. 1t Is Manager Pearson's in
tention to entertain his patrons with
the cinographoscope between the acts,
and he has in readiness a large and
SnlPndid riaf1r al
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-31
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS.

San Antonio, Texas, December 26, 1897
Notice Is hereby given that l will
open the books Of my Office for the
registration of all voters in the City
Of San Antonio, County Of BeSar, and
State of Texas, according to law, on
the first Tuesday in the month of jan
uary, A. D., 1897, the same being the
fifth day of said month Of January,
at my office in the city hall Of this
city, on Military plaza, and that will
keep same open for twenty consecu-
tive days. Sundays excepted, from
eight 81 o'clock a. M, until eight 90
p'clock p. m. each day.
p hereby respectfully request those
desiring TO register to come prepared
to give not only their names and num-
bers of the street on which they re-
side, and the number of the ward in
which they live, also precinct, as by
so doing they avoid unnecessary delay
to themselves and others and thus
contribute to the despatch of the work
Of registration. PHIL. SHARDEIN,
Registrar Of voters Of the City Of San
Antonio, Texas. 12-26-20t.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-31
CATHOLIC CHURCHES.

San Fernando Cathedral: Services
Sundays-Low mass, 700 a. M, fol-
lowed by sermon; high mass, 1000 a.
M, followed by sermon; vespers p.
m. Week days-Mass, $3.50 a. m; con-
fessions heard by Rev. Father Audet
at the cathedral every Saturday from
5 to $50 p. m. Rt. Rev. j. A. Forest,
Rev. ]. Munoz, Rev. ]. f. b. Audet
st. Mary's: Sundays-Masses at 1880
and 10 a. M; sermon at second mass:
vespers, 7:45 p. m. Week days-Mass,
a. m. Rev. c. ]. Smith, o. M. I.,Rev
p. F. Parisot, o. M. l., Rev. E. ].
O'Callaghan, o. NJ. 1.
ST. Joseph's: Sundays-First mass,
1870 a. m; high mass, 1000 a. M; YES
pers, 400 p. m. Week days, Mass US
ually at Z a, m. Rev. w. A. Fuhr-
werk.
st. Michael's, Polish: Sundays-High
mass, 8 a. m. Rev. Louis Dombrows-
XII.
st. Peter Clavier's, colored: Sun
days-Mass, 900 a. m; Sunday school
p. M; evening service, p. m. Week
days, mass, 700 a. M; every Friday
one hour of public alteration of the
Blessed Sacrament, 700 to 500 p. m.
Alteration on first and third Friday
followed by the benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament. Low mass, first
Monday of each month at 1880 a. m.
Rev. ]. A. DumOulin.
st. Patrick's, corner Willow and Van
Ness streets: Sundays and Holy days,
low mass, 1880 a. m; high mass, 1000
a. M. Catechism, 400 p. m; vespers,
500 p. m. Week days, Mass, 700 a.
m. Rev. w. G.. Henderson, residence
GIG Willow street.
Ursuline Convent: Sundays and week
days-Mass, $40 a. m. Rev. ]. E. B.
Audet.
Our Lady of the Lake Convent: Rev.
Henry Pefferkorn, chaplain.
Santa Rosa Infirmary-Rev. ]. B.
Martin, chaplain.
ST. Francis Home for the Aged-At-
tended from Santa Rosa Intirmary.
st. Louis College, West End-Rev.
Jos. Weckesser, chaplain.
ST. Mary's College-Rev.Aug.F rische,
chplain.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-31
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

In order to wind up the affairs Of
this estate, / offer for sale at bar
gain the following improved and un-
improved real estate in this city:
Lot, corner Hays and blackberry
streets 145x1SS feet, two dwellings on
same.
Cottage and two lots, Westfalls ave,
South Heights.
Cottage and two lots, Essex street,
South Heights.
Dwelling and large lot, Summit ave
md Howard street, Laurel Heights.
Six lots near Midway, West End,
unimprOy0d.
Seven lots on Burnett and Blaine
streets, unimproved. A bargain to
cash purchaser. ]. ]. PEETZ,
Administrator of the estate Of Chas.
j. Langholz, decd, All Main plaza.
12-27-30t.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-31

the place of beginning, containing 200
acres of land.
9. One and three-quarter acres of
the Ignacio Arochas suerte In the la
bors Afuera, lying in the southeast
part of the City of San Antonio, in said
County of Bexar and state of Texas,
and being a part of that tract of land
conveyed by F. Giraud to T. ]. Devine.
by deed dated November 8, 1S49, and
recorded in records Of deeds, ETC., in
the county clerks office of said county
and state, In book II g." page 20, and
November 26, 1872, recorded In said
records of deeds, etc, in volume 1,page
rs, and being a part of that tract of
land conveyed by Gregory p. Devine
to said t. ]. Devine, by deed dated
January Is. 1873. and recorded in the
office of said county clerk in said rec
ords ETC.. in book X 1, page 234; being
known as lot No 6, in portion Of said
suerte, bounded northeast by Barrera
street, southwest by an alley, southeast
by lot of said subdivision, and north
west by lot of said subdivision. Be-
ginning at the southeast corner of
said lot No. 5 on Barrera street.; thence
southeast with the line of said Barrera
street, 1874 varas to a point on said
Barrera street: thence southwest 60
varas to said alley; thence northwest
1874 varas to a point on said alley;
thence northeast with the southeast
boundary line of said lot No. 5, to the
point of beginning, and
Whereas, by the terms of said deed
-
was authorized and empowered, when
ever requested by said payee of said
note, upon failure of the makers there
Of, to pay the same at the maturity
thereof, and after giving notice as in said
deed of trust prescribed, to sell said
property at the time and In the man.
ner in said deed of trust prescribed,
and apply the proceeds of such sale.
first, to the reasonable expenses of ad-
vertising and making same, including
reasonable compensation to himself
and such attorneys fees as he might
deem necessary in the premises; and,
second, said note, the balance, IL any,
being made payable to said makers of
said deed of trust; and,
Whereas, said note has become due
and payable, and said insurance COM
pany, being the holder thereof, has re-
quested said trustee to sell the said
property in accordance with the terms
of said deed of trust:
Now therefore, I, William Aubrey,
as trustee aforesaid, shall, in pursu-
ance of said terms of said deed of
trust and the request aforesaid, upon
the first Tuesday in February, 1897,
being the End day Of said month, be-
tween the hours Of 10 a. m. and 4 p. m.
sell the above described property be-
fore the court house of said Bexar
county, to the highest bidder for cash,
and shall thereafter make, execute
and deliver to the purchaser or pur-
chasers of said property a good and
sufficient deed or deeds Of conveyance
therefor, and shall apply the proceeds
If such sale in the manner prescribed
by the terms Of said deed of trust.
WILLIAM AUBREY,
1-9-21t. Trustee