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The herald., 1897-02-18
OPTIMIS TIC HENRY CLEWS

| Henry Ciews, the New York banker
and political economist, is very well
| pleased over the present and prospective
business situation. In his current cir
cular letter he says:
There are certain tendencies quietly
! and gradually developing which. almost
uno5served, are producing a steady i'm
provement in the tone of affairs These
influences are partly political, partly in
dustrial and partly financial, and there
fore cover large area of interests. In
all directions, among the people and in
congress. calmer and more moderate
View of public affairs is being taken.
In the industries there are signs of
the beginning of the breakup of a state
of deadlock in which many trades have
been fast held before ard since the cleo
ton and which has materially checked
the progress of recuperation. These OBJ
stacles have been mainly corrected
with important staples, whose prestige
has naturally affected sympathetically
other branches of business and pro-
duced material interruption of trade
at the beginning of spring season. In
some cases these hindrances have been
connected with over-supplies of certain
products, in others with the efforts of
combines to enforce high prices.
For the first time in many months
the much depressed grocery trade shows
a marked revival in its leading branch
es, the demand from the interior show
ing special Improvement. These are
most encouraging symptoms.
Similar relief has come to the iron
trade also. Recently there was a col
lapse of the combined attempt to main
tain price for steel billets much above
the views of buyers. This week the
important combine which has held steel
rails at SIS and then s25-prices so much
above the market as to have almost en-
tirely suspended sales-has broken down
under disagreements, and sales have
been made within the last three DAYS
stated al 100000 tons at from S17 to $40
per ton. This is an important boon to
the railroads; but the main encourage
ment to business which this fact con-
veys lies in its evidencing that there is
a limit to the extent to which Industrial
combinations can hold the business of
the country in restraint. The break in
the price of steel rails to the lowest ever
reached will inevitably lead to demand
that will in all probability amount dur
ing the year to 1000, 600 additional tons
that would not otherwise take place.
and, as at least 80 per cent of the present
low price of steel rails will go into la
Dor, it will necessarily give a great
stimulus to it.
The tendencies towards regeneration
in financial circles, though favora bly, af-
fected by the improving signs in certain
trades, are at the moment most influ.
enced by the more friendly disposition
towards our securities shown across the
Atlantic. Following an easy settling
day at London there has been a revival
of orders from that market, especially
for railroad bonds. This demand for
long investments. rather than specula-
tive stocks, shows that careful English
investors are getting over the sharp dis
trust inspired by the ante-election ex-
citement and taking on a more hopeful
feeling as to the future of our politics
and securities.
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of Tehachepi stand as follows:

IhlS gives an average OF I.I5 for
Southern California, while that of the
entire state as shown above is 1927 per
cent.
In the central and northern portions
of the state there are localities more
heavily mortgaged than Riverside
county. For instance, there is Fresno
county, where the ratio is 2613 per cent,
and in the counties of Alameda Colusa,
Contra Costa, Fresno Glenn, Kings, Ma
dera Marin, Mendocino, San Benito San
Luis Obispo, Santa Clara. Solano, Stan
islaus, Suffer, Tulare and Yolo-seven-
teen counties out of fifty north of Te-
hachepi-the ratio is upwards of 20 per
cent.
Not only is the average per cent of the
mortgages to the assessed valuation
much lower in Southern California than
it is in the state at large, but Orange
county has the place of honor for having
the lowest percentage of any county in
the state. Surely if Southern California
realty was ever heavily mortgaged. the
recuperative powers of this section have
been very great during the past eight
years.
But there is another item that bears
on this same questionable county rate
of taxation. The average county rate
of taxation throughout the state outside
of incorporated cities and towns this
year is 81. SO on the 500. The average
rate in Southern California is only 81. 25
on the 500, and the highest rates in
Southern California are found in Santa
Barbara and San Diego counties-s1. 40
on the 500. This rate is IS cents below
the average throughout the state. North
of Tehachepi there are twelve counties
having a rate above So, and one of these
counties has rate of IS. so
This statement of facts cannot mis-
lead anyone, but it will surprise many
Southern California is stepping right
to the front again and within the next
few years the people will be again sur
prised by our seven-league gait.
The herald., 1897-02-18

Some newspaper reporters were caught
by the police a prize fight the other
day and We're run in with the gang.
But Judge King dismissed the reporters,
saying that it was principle of law, as
we'll as of common sense, that three
kinds of men were permitted to go any
where without blame-doctors clergy
men and reporters The outcome of the
whole business was that badges We're
issued to the reporters to protect them
against arrest.-Benicia (Cal) New
Era.
The herald., 1897-02-18
Fruits and All Vegetables But Onions

To the Editor of the Los Angeles
Herald: 1 see by your paper that the
police are arrestirg persons in your city
for selling fruits and vegetables to stores
and restaurants without first procuring
license; that all produce must be
sold on the public market and stand
rented there.
Does not the constitution of the United
States guarantee the right to every
person to sell his produce as he sees
fit, without tax or hindrance, provided
he does rot maintain nuisance in so
doing? A reply through your valuable
paper will greatly oblige many who are
trying to get an honest living out of
the soil RANCHER.
Pasadena, Feb. Il.
The herald., 1897-02-18
The Table and the Back to Bear All

The Republican plans for taxation and
revenue are rapidly taking shape. 1t is
apparent that their chief reliance for
getting the $50, 000, COO or $50 0G0, 900 addi-
tional revenue needed is to be an in
creased tax on sugar and restored tax
on wool. The table and the back-food
and clothing-are to bear the burden of
the new taXation.-New York World.
The herald., 1897-02-18
Untenab!e

Colonel Ingersoll declines to meet Sam
Jones in debate because the latter does
not represent any great religious body"
This reminds one of the old English
Quaker who refused to give to anybody
claiming to be a Christian unless he
could prove that he belonged to the ''es-
tablshed church. Boston Globe.
The herald., 1897-02-18
Keeping Back Prosperity

Good times have not yet come back
The Republican party is doing it's best
to defer their coming by entering upon
general revision of the tariff, the most
upsetting and business destroying occu-
patton in which it could have engaged
The fall elections will give the people
an opportunity to pass judgment upon
this policy.-New York Times.
The herald., 1897-02-18

The Cretans belong to the Grecian
race, and the kinship of blood and re-
ligion would naturally make Greece
want to come to the relief of the island
people in their effort to shake off Mus
sulman rule.
The herald., 1897-02-18

The open discussion of the arbitration
treaty which several senators ask for
ought to be had. The country would like
to hear the best which can be said for
and against it. Many senators are known
to be hostile to the treaty, and the people
want to know the ground of their oppo-
sition.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat
The herald., 1897-02-18

The Sparta, Tenn, Expositor says o.
F. Pinnebaker, printer on the Chat
tanooga News, set $1,000 ems of type
on Mergenthaler machine in eight
hours-the work of six good men at
the case
The herald., 1897-02-18

In these cases of American girls mar
rying foreign noblemen their handing
over the stipulated cash is not all.
There's generally the devil to pay Also
PHILADELPHIA Times
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Reasonable

The president has just pardoned man
convicted of profanity in the District of
Columbia. Possibly Mr.. Cleveland has
come to regard this offense with less Sc
verify since the senate tackled arbitra-
ton and the Cuban War.-New York Mail
and EXPRESS
The herald., 1897-02-18

Annie Besant is en- route to America
to counteract the influence of the Amer
lean Philosophical crusaders. How good
and how pleasant it is for brethren (and
sistren) to dwell together in unity.
The herald., 1897-02-18

The Chicago Chronicle finds that of
1900 members of southern legislatures
1889 are Democrats, 367 Republicans, and
204 Populists. The Chronicle predicts
that four years hence there will hardly
be a trace of Populism in the south.
The herald., 1897-02-18

Brother Talmage is to the front again
with another defense of the Bradley
Martin affair There are icicles on the
day when Talmage cannot get his name
in the newspapers.
The herald., 1897-02-18

Major Mckinley stood the wear and
tear of the campaign without losing a
pound of flesh or an hours sleep, but he
falls fiat before the importuning of hun
cry office seekers.
The herald., 1897-02-18

The w. c. T. U. of New York has
taken the trouble to ascertain that the
annual drink bill of the beer, wine and
liquor drinkers of the United States
amounts to the sum of 81 200, 900 900.
The herald., 1897-02-18

Perhaps they do not realize It, but
1t is true, that Hanna. sherman. Fora
ker ard Bushnell are paving the way for
a splendid Democratic victory in Ohio.
The herald., 1897-02-18

Bismarck and other small men approve
the arbitration treaty, but great men
like Vest and Morgan oppose it.
The herald., 1897-02-18

The Nevada Legislature now sees what
a mistake it made when it did not pro-
vide in the prizefight bill that the COVER
nor of the state should referee all con-
tests
The herald., 1897-02-18

General Alger is still defending his war
record. but he finds 1t hard work to do
tie thing to the entire satisfaction of the
survivors of the old Potomac army.
The herald., 1897-02-18

Teach us, o Lord, not to despise our
law givers" may go all right in some of
the states, but travelling evangelists
will please omit that prayer when they
reach California
The herald., 1897-02-18
Running Their Ship Ashore

Democrats can continue to saw wood.
There is no need to blow their pipes so
long as the men in charge of the Repub-
hcan ship are heading her for the rocks
Syracuse, n. Y, Journal.
The herald., 1897-02-18
THE PUBLIC PULSE

(The Herald under this heading prints
communications, but does not assume re-
sponsbility for the sentiments expressed
Correspondents are requested to cultivat tie
brevty as far as is consistent with the
proper expression of their views.)
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public into his confidence He announces
a new plan of campaign, but it does not
appear to contemplate a meeting with
Gomez
The herald., 1897-02-18

II must be awfully humiliating to Boss
Hanna to have to join the some thing
equally good" army.
The herald., 1897-02-18

1t is said that In the states where the
sale of cigarettes is prohibited the de-
mand for them is enormous
The herald., 1897-02-18

Why should people kick because Cleve-
land thinks of demonstrating the
slohe. Do they expect the globe TO cir
cumnavigate CleveandP
The herald., 1897-02-18

sugar cure" 1t is a very old cure
among professional politicians and
hams.
The herald., 1897-02-18

Grand Army man wants to know if
Alger is to be made war minister in
recognition of the deserter wing of
the army of the union
The herald., 1897-02-18

Senator LeXow is a model roformer
He first reformed himself so that none
OF the sugar trusts sugar" would be
found sticking to his fingers
The herald., 1897-02-18

Tom Reed is perfectly satisfied that
Mckinley will make all kinds of mis-
takes. But Mr.. Reed believes McKin-
ley is himself a mistake.
The herald., 1897-02-18

The whole country VIII be glad to
know that Major Mckinley is a greet
deal better. and that there is no cause
Tor alarm concerning his health.
The herald., 1897-02-18

a great many political aspirations
are taking or the scar and yellow these
days and not a few have already gone
to seed
The herald., 1897-02-18

Commenting on The Herald's recent
assertion that the Duckworth episode
will probably throw the state to the
Democrats in the next election the Red
lands Facts says: The Republican
party of the state will have to bear the
onus of this miserable piece of business
which has oissusted all right-thinking,
honorable people, no matter with which
party they are connected; and since our
Republican legislators brought disgrace
upon the party, the people will have to
rise in their might and rebuke these
tools and their methods of corruption"
The herald., 1897-02-18

treaty of peace between Sherman
ard Alger should be demanded by Nc
Kinley before he gives his cabinet the
finishing touches
The herald., 1897-02-18

Alameda has adopted the postal pri-
mary feature for the nomination of city
officers to be used at the COM
ing city election. Postal cards
are to be sent to the party
voters on which the names of all candi-
dates are to be printed and the voter
will indicate his choice by checking
his favorites. The League for Better
City Government used system like this
last fall in making nominations in Los
Angeles and it gave most excellent re-
suits here. But the professional poll
ticians are opposed to it because it takes
away their trade and the good people in
favor of this new idea in politics must
look out or the push" will defeat It.
The herald., 1897-02-18

Gomez should get the mate to Weyier's
rapid fire typewriter 1t is a great thing
to run battles with.
The herald., 1897-02-18

1t is said that in the United States
during the past six years 1873 railway
trains have been held up or wrecked for
the purpose of robbery. Perhaps it
would be just as well to pass the bill
now before congress making train
wrecking and train robbery a capital
nffenSe.
The herald., 1897-02-18

The arbitration fever is spreading
A prominent official of Germany is ad..
vocating the submission of the causes
Of duels to arbitration. OF course he
suggests proviso that will bring about
duels all right when arbitration fails.
Like all other treaties of the kind, war
is provided for.
The herald., 1897-02-18

A New York doctor has discovered a
remedy for all diseases. He calls 1t the
The herald., 1897-02-18

The Herald acknowledges the receipt
of the Siam Observer, published at
Bangkok in English and Siamese.
Among the local news items there is an
account of base ball, golf and tennis
games. The musical editor begins his
criticism of a concert this way: There
is phrase dear to the hearts of budding
journalists when describing a perfor-
nance where the audience was not as
large as it might have been. which runs
in the following strain: The audience,
though not large. was an appreciative
one. An advertiser calls the atten-
ton of the sweettoothed" to his new
supply of candies. The publisher of the
Observer is right onto occidental
newspaper ways. He announces that
the Observer has d larger circulation
than any other local paper" and that "it
than any other local paper" and that 81.
is the leading newspaper in Siam"
The herald., 1897-02-18
The railways are taking advantage

The railways are taking advantage
of the breakup of the steel pool to place
orders for rails. 1t is said that orders
for $1,000 tons have been booked in the
past fortnight. A drop from s25 to ST.
a ton means that the American mills
are selling steel rails at 81 below the
price in England, but for all that protec
ton against hurtful foreign competition
is demanded.
The herald., 1897-02-18

Does Russia want Abyssinia?" asks
a Kansas editor. No, she does not want
Abyssinia, nor does she want Kansas.
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politics a la Tamnlany than about the
science of money and the functions of
the government of the United States.
RECUPERATIVE ENERGY OF
SOUTHERN COUNTIES

For several years the commercial
world has been passing through finan-
cial depression that, in extent and Sc
verify, is scarcely equaled in history.
Just prior to this depression Southern
California experienced period of bust
ness prosperity that, for wild specula-
ton, was without a parallel in the his
tory of this country. When pendulum
just as far in the opposite direction.
Hence the people of Southern California
expected a depression commensurate
with the speculative imitation through
which they had passed. The business
depression came, and it made some
financial wrecks. But the ultimate point
of reaction was reached and the recuper-
alive forces of the country have been in
full play for some time. This only shows
that men may rise and men may fall, but
the country goes on forever.
1t is general impression, and espe-
cially in the northern part of this state,
that Southern California suffered more
severely from the recent faancial de-
preston than any other section of the
state, because of the fearful reaction
this impression. Statistics published
by The Herald last week show that
Southern California has increased in
population more rapidly during the past
eight years than any other section of the
state, while the city of Los Angeles has
actually doubled in population since 1855
A few facts taken from the state con-
troller's report just published will be of
interest to Southern California. The ra-
ito of mortgaged property to assessed
is good index. The assessed
valuation of the state is 81 ,266, 593, 065
The mortgages of the state amount to
S19S, 413,206 The ratio is 15.27-that is,
the mortga ges of the state are equal to
1927 per cent of the assessed valuations
of the state. Some of our northern
think that Southern California
IS mortgaged to death; yet here are the
figures: The assessed valuation of
Southern California is s1SS, Az, while
the amount of mortgages is $50, 154, 331-
Or only Ills per cent of the assessed
valuation.
The ratios OF the seven counties south
IF Teha chem stand q c f0IlouS.
The oasis., 1897-12-18

on Wednesday by the report that
 "Hardtimes" Parks had been killed
 by Indians. The rumor was started
 by the fact that Indians had been
 seen several times lately in the Ash
 Springs country and that several days
 ago "IIardtimesn started for Parks
 ranch. riding Mir. Carmichael's horse,
 with instructions to turn him on the
 range and on Wednesday the horse re-
 turned home, leading some people to
 believe that John had been killed.
 But as the horse had no saddle or
 bridle on is quite likely that he was turned on the range and returned home of his own accord
 Graham Bulletin; Last Saturday w. B. Taylor who is logging in the Graham mountains near Camp Area dia, had the misfortune to break his right leg between the knee and ankle. Mr. Taylor had hooked on to a large log ard started down a steep hill and in the descent the log strucR d large boulder and swung around toward Mir. Taylor with terrific force pinning him to the ground with the above stated result A man from JacobsOu's mill left immediately for Solomonville to summon medical aid andl was just daylight the following day, Sunday, when Dr. Lacs reached the camp. He no difficulty in setting the injured member and reported Mir Taylor resting easy and that he would | suffer no serious inconvenience after the break healed.
 Arizona Republican: Some time af- ter midnight last night woman was seen fooling with a Gamewell fire alarm box at the corner of Center and Adams streets. Her movements were rather deliberate for one who wanted lO turn in an alarm, but bystanders began looking around in the immediate neigh hborhood for signs of a fire. One man hurried to the corner of Center md Monroe and looked in all direc- lions. Another made journey to Adams ard First and surveyed the territory. When they eturned the woman was still invest gatiug the box. Where's the tire?" Isked one of the men. "There ain't 10 fire,1 she replied. "Well, what are 'ou monkeyin' with that box for, heng" he asked. I'm going to put his letter in, she said.
The oasis., 1897-12-18

Don't be persuaded into buying liniments without reputation or merit
 -Chamberlain's Pain Balm costs no more, and it's merits have been proven by test of many years. Such letters as tue following from L. c. Bagley, Hueneme, Cal, are constantly being received; "The best remedy for pain 1 ever used is Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and l say so after having used it in my family for several years It cures rheumatism, lame back sprains and swellings. For sale by Chenoweth & Mix.
The oasis., 1897-12-18
ARIzO%A NEWS
loulled from Exchanges. [

TuDulHk pure WdtCi bo pi'NuNihS wal i'
 sulphur water that appears to possess
 great medical qualities. He has sent
 sample to the territorial university
 for analysis.
 Prescott Courier MT Breed, who
 has an eye for curios, picked up a pc
 culiar looking rock formation west of
 town, had the same polished and the
 polished surface of the rock-like sub
 stance shows the perfect outlines of
 an owls eye.
 Globe Belt: William Garland, pres
 ident of the Gila Valley, Globe <
 Northern railway. is now in Wash ington, D. C., on business preliminary
 to the extension of the railroad to Globe. It is expected that construc- tion:work will begin at Geronimo soon after the commencement of the new year
 Phoenix Herald: Ed Bachellor, a Coconino county sheep man, had both of his legs broken yesterday afternoon at the Five Points by the runaway of his team. Bachelor was drlvng a load of provisions and when the team became unmanageable he fell to the ground the wagon passing over and breaking both his legs below the knee. He was taken to the Sisters hospital Before the runaway was stopped on South First avenue an- other individual was slightly injured.
 Globe Belt: Grant Allison was here last Sunday from San Carlos. He stated that Lieut.. Rice, the new agent, contemplated making many improvements The capacity of the flouring mills is to be increased. and better water supply provided. Also a new saw mill will probably be erected | somewhere near the headwaters of the San Carlos river. Lieut. Rice seems to have taken hold with the determ- ination to improve the condition of the Indians on the San Carlos resery- ation, encouraging industry among them and insuring a greater degree Of prosperity.
 Graham Bulletin: James Ander- son, a young man who stopped at Whitlock Cienega last summer, in the employ of the Parks brothers, who went ten days ago to Parks camp in the coalfelds, is missing: He was at work for Mir. Parks Last Wednes- day Mir. Parks and Frank Richardson left camp about 1 o'clock in the after noon to hunt for some horses. Soon after they left camp young Anderson also went in search of the horses Parks and Richardson found the horses about dusk and returned with them to camp, but Anderson has not been seen or heard since. The night he left camp there was fearful rain and snow storm and it is feared that he was frozen to death.
 Prescott Courier: Prescott lost the capitol and no one ever observed the difference. When here the legislators received four dollars a day, about half enough to pay the average Arizona legislators expenses, and when ad- lournment was had and the legisla- tors departed, the town was lucky if 1t came out even on the transaction. Three or four mine superintendents lying in Prescott will disburse more money locally than did all the terri ,orial officials Of course, the name )f being the capital city sounds big abroad, but there is more cash in the. sound of an exploslug shot iu Yaya- pal mine than million tons of big snnnding titles heYnnd nnr hnrders.
The oasis., 1897-12-18

Two Republics: Up to yesterday noon, s31, ,000 worth of tickets for the Mazantini bull lights had been sold, and it is expected that before the 18th of the month, the date Of the first performance, the sales will reach the figure of s60,0OO
The oasis., 1897-12-18

Two Republics: The first regular through train on the Mexico, Cuerna- yacs and Pacific railway arrived in Cuernayaca on time last week The road is now open for business and trains will run as scheduled.