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The herald., 1897-10-18
THE INCH AND THE ELL

The wheel OF fortune gamblers, en-
couraseb by the opir.on of the district
attorney and the complaisant attitude
of Sheriff Burr brought their parapher-
MALTA to Spring street Saturday night
and opened in Fitzgerald's pool room.
A large crowd copgrega ted, mostly of
young mesl, with a scattering of police
mexA Sheriff Burr was present and
the game throve merrily, while the
gamblers waxed. fat. Preacher Frank" ;"
temporarily retired from active life on
account of the closing OF the tape
games, presided over the destinies Of the
board.
The policemen did not attempt to stop
the wheel of fortune swindle because
their superiors had given them no orders
to DO so. Chief of Police Glass gave no
orders to that effect because of the dis
trict attorneys advice 10 the sheriff.
Sheriff Burr was also protected" by
that same notorious opinion.
If the wheel of fortune may be oper-
dtSu at LIE rave II am dllNs ia iHC S4ty
pool rooms during the racing season
why not in other seasons? Why may
not each cigar stand have its own wheel
OF fortune? Let us have them on the
street corners and in the stairways, if
they are such a good thing.
On the other hand, it would be inter
esting to know the grounds on which a
"nickel-in-th the-slot" machine is called a
gambling contrivance while a wheel of
fortune is not. Perhaps the erudite and
facile mind of the district attorney can
enlighten the public upon this point.
The course of the gamblers gives no
occasion for surprise. 1t is human ma
ture to take advantake of offered oppor-
tunities and the gamblers are simply
making hay in the sunshine of the dis
trict attorneys opicaion.
The chief concern of the people then
Is not with the gamblers but with the
official offenders.
A limited tenure of office is Frequently
a mighty wise provision.
The herald., 1897-10-18

The more the street sweeping business
comes that the city is not getting value
received for its money. The fact that
the contractor has for two years been
going through the farce Of Sweeping"
the streets on rainy nights and that the
city has been paying him $4,000 per an
mum more than he should have received,
is the latest development, following close
upon the heels of an attempt to secure
the removal Of clerk in the health Of
Ace because he performed his duties
honestly and refused to become a party
to cheating the city.
Some weeks ago The Heraldremarked
that there seemed to be more politics
than business in the whole matter of
street cleaning. The assertion could
have been made much stronger and still
fall short of the truth, if recent develop
ments afford any criterion. These facts
seem to be established beyond contro-
versy:
The city pays $40 900 year for street
cleaning
1t is not getting value eceived because
the streets are not properly cleaned.
While the city can abrogate the pres
ent contract, there appears to be a
strange unwillingness on the part Of the
council to take that step.
On the other hand, subordinate In
the health office who sought to preven'
the payment to the contractor of money
he had not earned was made the victim
Of happily unsuccessful scheme to de-
prive him of his position.
The street cleaning contractor has E
mighty pull" and takes advantage o
it 10 threaten the finance committee o
the council because 1t would not allow
his bills as he had presented them.
All these things form very unsatis
factory state Of affairs from the stand
point of the taxpayer and the merchant
1t calls for investigation on the part o
the city council. Let us have more bust
ness and less politics in this matter o
street cleaning.
| The city council will finally decide tha
it cannot accept the proposition of th'
Merchants and Manufacturers associa
ton for a trial of the hand sweeping
plan on account of the increased ex
pense involved. This is to be regretted
While 1t is evident that the city canno
increase the sum set apart for stree
cleaning, recent developments show tha
honest work, honest inspection and hon.
est bills will save several thousand dol
lars year to the. city. The saving Nigh
be applied with advantage to the han(
sweeping plan.
The figures submitted by Mr.. Toll a
Fridays meeting of the board of public
works were a bit bewildering. He esti
mated that whereas machine sweeping
for the remainder of the year would cos
$57SS, hand sweeping for the same period
would cost s20,26O Surely Mr. Toll die
not mean to say that it would cost $40, ,0O
each quarter of the year to sweep b!
hand the small district outlined by tn
The herald., 1897-10-18
Tariff Barons Responsible

The big -pampered corporations
are responsible for the great bulk of the
grossly ignorant and semi-barbarous
immigration from southern Europe. The
coal mining districts of the country are
the nests of anarchism-the swarming g
centers of a population which has rso
conception of free government, has no
apprecia ton of free institutions and are
riotous enemies of native labor. Proba-
bly, not one in hundred can read the
language of the country whose laws pro-
tect them and whose privileges they en-
joy.-Minneapolis Times.
The herald., 1897-10-18
WEYLER AND HIS WOE

To Cuba Butcher" Weyler came,
Armed with big typewriter,
By which on many fields he'd won
A record as fighter.
He settled in Havana town,
And, after brief inspection,
He made a boast that mighty soon
He'd squelch that insurrection.
The Spanish hosts were summoned by
This great rebellion queller.
And then he made them get to work
And dig a bomb-proof cellar.
When that retreat was made secure
'Gainst rebel demonstrations,
He sought its shelter and composed
A lot of proclamations.
ITS over now" great Weyler said,
When he had finished writing;
"These manifestoes. I'm convinced.
VIII put an end to fighting:
I'll read them to the rebel Chiefs"
And forth he went to find them,
But back to cellar soon he raced.
With rebels close behind him.
i've won a victory" he wrote
To far-off Spanish bosses,
"Frustrating traitors well-laid plot,
And heavy were his losses"
A hospital he "pacified,"
BY way of celebration,
Then from the big typewriter fired
Another proclamation.
Again he called his soldiers out,
Put on suit of armor:
A Cuban shanty then they burned,
And robbed a wretched farmer.
Back to his cellar Weyler flew,
And that typewriter pounded
Until he broke the big I key
And then he was confounded.
Now back to Spain poor Weyler goes
In plight that's most distressing;
For when he meets the little king
Defeat he'll be confessing.
Twas his unhappy fate. you see.
To break that big typewriter
BY which on many fields he'd won
His record as a fighter.
-Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph
The herald., 1897-10-18

Merchants and MaMfacturers associa-
ton? He doubtless meant the whole
district that is now nominally swept by
machines. It was not proposed to sweep
the whole district by hand in the plan
outlined by the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' association for a trial experi-
ment.
The city is entitled to clean streets and
clean sweepers Let us have them.
The herald., 1897-10-18

The Los Angeles Capital, which has
the responsibility of the universe on its
shoulders and which keeps especial
watch and ward over the society, poll
tics, Indians and railroads Of Southern
California, says that none Of the local
dailies has had "dignifiedf' editorial
upon the subject of resurfacing Spring
street. AS the Capital is itself silent,
it seems to be in the position of the man
who sees an opportunity but doesn't
know how to take advantage of it. In
asmuch as the city council is orly wait
ing for the Capital to say something and
give the word before ordering the work
done, the remissness Of that paper is all
the more open to censure.
The herald., 1897-10-18

The Hartford Courant ting on
the proposed Union Pacific reorganiza-
ton steal, says that the reorganization
syndicate has picked up enough Union
Pacific stock to net it 100000 since it
became probable that the scheme would
succeed, through the rise in the quota
tons" That Is more than AZ per cent Of
the entire amount the committee pro-
poses to pay the government for the
road, or nearly 81 per cent, provided the
bid is raised to s33, 900 OOO This is al
most enough to make a trust or a bond
syndicate envious
The herald., 1897-10-18
Again he called his soldiers ou,
Even at Last

Il notice" remarked the literary
editor. casually turning over the
leaves Of the book the struggling au-
thor had brought in. you have given
your hero six fingers on his right hand,
and there is nothing in the story, 80 far
as I can see, to explain why. May l
ask what the extra finger is for?"
ITO snap at the critics!" vociferated
the struggling author, with a gleam of
vengeance in his eye. The worm had
turned.-Chicago Tribune.
The herald., 1897-10-18
LOS ANGELES DAILY HERALD
SWORN STATEMENT CIRCULATION

State of California, County of Los Ange-
les.-ss.
L. NJ Holt. superintendent of circulation
of the Los Angeles Daily Herald, being
first duly sworn, deposes and says: That
for the five months from February l. 1897,
to June 30. 1897 Gnclusive). the total circu-
lation of the said Daily Herald was 1.29o, 63a
copies, being an average daily circula-
tion of S6O4.
That the weekday circulation during the
above time was l,07l.567, being daily
average of S3O6 copies.
That the Sunday circulation during the
above time was 219O59, being an average
for each Sunday of 1O.431.
l.. NJ. HOLT.
Superintendent of Circulation.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day of July, 1897
FRANK ]. COOPER.
Notary Public in and for the County OF
Los Angeles, State of California.
The herald., 1897-10-18
That "Sound Money Scheme"

To the Editor of the Los Angeles Her
aid: Recently an Associated Press dis
patch from New York said:
Secretary Gage is preparing finan-
cial measure to be submitted to con-
gress next winter. In pursuance or TINS
plan he has sent out letters to 200 leading
bankers and merchants inviting sug-
gestions for placing the currency upon
sound basis. In outline, the scheme
will cause the gradual retirement of the
greenbacks and the substitution of ma
tional bank notes therefor allowing ma
tional banks to issue to the full limit
instead of 80 per cent, as now, reducing
the tax on national circulation from one
per cent to fourth Of one per cent ana
limiting the denominations of bank notes
and other paper money to ten dollars and
over, while allowing silver to be substi-
tuted for notes less than SO"
And all this is to be done to strengthen
the single gold. standard scheme, and to
put the currency on a sound basis.
Whom the gods wish to destroy they
first make mad" The Republican
party, having last year gone into the
campaign with the false cry that "gold
only is honest money" they are forced
from one untenablS position to another
in their efforts to bolster UP their cause.
Secretary Gage is a banker, and the
hand of the banker is plainly seen in
this movement, in which he proposes to
destroy all the government paper money
and substitute bank notes instead. II
the banks succeed in influencing con-
gress to do this thing, then the claim
can no longer be made that "this is a
government of the people, by the people,
and for the people," for it will then have
become a government of the banks. by
the banks, and for the banks. 1t has
been truthfully said that the men who
control the money of nation govern It.
The herald., 1897-10-18
Municipal Ownership

The people recognize that there are
possibilities of evil in municipal owner
ship, but in the light Of experience with
private franchise jobbary robbery and
monopoly they are beginning to look
upon it as the lesser of the two evils
The way to check the spread of muri-
cipal ownership is not by the packing of
conventions and the purchase of city
officials. but by honest and fair dealing
in franchises granting the use of public
privileges-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The herald., 1897-10-18
Plenty Of Material

One by ore the officials Of Santa
Monica are attacked. but we stiM have
the city attorney, the clerk and even
the treasurer left for some one to vent
their spleen upon. Then when this list
is exhausted there is the board of school
trustees, as well as the library board.
OH, we have plenty of material.-Santa
Monica Outlook.
The herald., 1897-10-18
Future

"And you will trust your future to
such as II" he exclaimed in rapture
Yes" she answered, and nestled
sweetly upon his bosom.
Her future, it was proper to say, en-
passant, didn't cut much ice, anyway,
in comparison with her terrible past.
by means of which she made her daily
bread.-Detroit journal.
The herald., 1897-10-18
A Coincidence of Course

The supreme court of the state will be
in Los Angeles this week. Could the
presence of these dignified jurists in Los
Angeles at this time have anything to
do with the presence of the horse races
at the same time, or is it merely a CO.
cidence?-Pasadena News.
The herald., 1897-10-18

The Bostonese are now debating
whether the falsity Of mankind causes
us to lose faith in the Bible, or whether
the lack of faith in the Bible causes the
falsity Of mankind. Outsiders will wait
until the Boston mayoralty election is
decided before taking part in the discus
cir
The herald., 1897-10-18

The hot tempered captain at Fort
Sheridan, who caused a soldier to be
dragged by the feet at the end of rope
a distance of 500 yards, has been brought
to book by Secretary Alger, who had the
case brought to his atten ton through
reading the newspapers. 1t is now in
or6er for Captain Charles King to
write another military novel roasting
newspaper men.
The herald., 1897-10-18

calls Historically upon President Nc
Kinley to prevent the landing of any
more Spanish soldiers in Cuba. The
Commercial is mighty afraid
that the Republicans will lose Ohio.
The herald., 1897-10-18
Los Angeles Getting There

If there is doubt in the mind Of any
one that Los Angeles is on a boom in a
quiet, substantial way, let him take
look at the many pretentious business
blocks now under construction and the
handsome residences being built, and all
doubts will be dispelled. For metro
politan honorS Los Angeles is getting
there with both feet.-Downey Cham
pion. eifa
The herald., 1897-10-18

toward the establishment Of "a SCUM i
and stable currency for the United
States, based upon the gold standard. ="
The Times is making it too hard for the
president. Congress might not agree
with him as to what constitutes good
currency system for this country.
The herald., 1897-10-18
The Usurer's Deadly Grip

California should arouse to the import
ance Of freeing itself from the dead
ly grip of the usurer. In every one OF
the old states except Rhode Island there
is fixed legal rate of interest, with Sc
we're penalties for usury. We are on the
eve of good revival Of prosperity in this
state, but to thus struggle in this grip
of the money lender is like a man trying
to swim with a milestone about hts
neck.-Redlands Facts.
The herald., 1897-10-18

An alleged hide stealer escaped from
the county Jail at Jackson, ir1 this state
a few nights ago, and the authorities
have been able to find neither hide nor
hair of him since.
The herald., 1897-10-18

at Is proposed to put the price of bee.
the expectation that the population OF
the city will soon exceed that Of Greater
New York
The herald., 1897-10-18
The New York Tribune suggests that

an underground railroad be built to the
north pole. 1t is a little behind the
times. Frank r. Stockton has already
established submarine route to the
spot in his latest story, 1.-THE Great
Stone of Sardis."
The herald., 1897-10-18

The California Miners association
Will meet at Sag, Francisco today with
about 500 delegates in attendance, The
Klondke region. hasn't drawn all the
gold mining men in California by any
means
The herald., 1897-10-18

People who travel on the railroads are
trying to arrange a compromise with the
train robbing fraternity on the basis o.
holding up the Pullman porters and
leaving the passengers alone.
The herald., 1897-10-18
A Low Trick

According to the Los Angeles Herald,
low trick was played upon justice at
Santa Monica last week, a trick that
ought to shame those privy to it, and
that may serve to defeat the ends of the
criminal law.-Sacramento Record
Union.
The herald., 1897-10-18
CALIFORNIA OPINION
Interesting and Well Written

In the Los Angeles Herald Of Sunday
appears an interesting and well written
article on Kern county from the pen OF
that papers special correspondent ].
Mills Davies, and a portion of the article
is reproduced in this issue of the Cali
fornian. The Herald is devoting much
space to the interests Of counties adja-
cent to Los Angeles, and this feature
cannot but popularize the paper In
Southern California.-Bakersfe Cali
fornian.
The herald., 1897-10-18

The New York Times calls upon Mr..
Mckinley to call home his rowing inter-
national bimetallic commission, admit
that all his efforts for internationalism
are failure, and turn his whole strength
The herald., 1897-10-18

The State Masonic Grand Lodge has
appropriated $4,000 for the Masonic
Widows and Orphans home recently es-
tablished at Decoto in Alameda county
IA noble charity.
The herald., 1897-10-18

The latest New York society cock
tail is composed of cocoaine, arsenic and
prussic acid. The only way to survive
it's effects is not to drink it.
The herald., 1897-10-18
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., 1897-10-18
Few Worse Than This

Are those trappings of "woe" respon-
sible for the fact that funeral horses
are always inclined to move, slowIy?-
Oakland Tribune
The herald., 1897-10-18

Denver has had its first snow storm
of the season, and the climate that had
been Inadvertently left out of doors was
badly frostbitten.
The herald., 1897-10-18
$2OOO@oo %

"Whew What lot OF
money those SeAlll1mg's Best
people make"
Yes, that's right. They don't
have to worry about money,
and so they can use all their
wits in making goods right.
A Schilling & Company
San Francisco ana
The herald., 1897-10-18

1t is not likely that the Prince of
Wales will send any flowers to the
neral of Sir Charles Mordaunt
The herald., 1897-10-18
THERE Is SOMETHING WRONG

A limited tenure OF Office Is freQuer
a mighty wise provision.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-09-03
Kakaako Range Notes.

Dating from September l, 1897, until
further orders, target shooting at the
Kakaako range will be free of charge
10 all members of Co. d, y. G. H. The
men are requested to score all scores
fred on the cards furnished at the
range and then turn them into Ser
genat Elvin.
The Co. D men have been very slow
of late in the matter of turning out for
practice, and it is hoped that the in
~centive offered will bring out more
men.
1t is very probable that prize rifle
will soon be offered for the best shot
in Cos. B and D, n. G. H.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-09-03
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-09-03

N. S. Sachs announces a
fine display of Drapery Silks
and Art Tickings.
We have just received a
new lot of figured Art Tick
ing, in latest colorings and
designs.
Down PilIows--DoWn Pill
lows in all sizes.
Figured Drapery Silks.
Linen Side-board Scarfs.
Tray Covers, Table Run
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New Sailor Hats and all
the latest fads in millinery
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-09-03
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-19
Notes and Personal Mention.

Miss Leta Chamberlain will come
over from Ottawa Saturday to visit
Miss Roberta WATSON.
Mr.. George Sharritt and family will
return tomorrow from Colorado and
Wyoming, where they have been spend
ing the summer.
home in Lawrence today after a visit
with Miss Mamie Hambleton.
Miss Ella Scovill will return to her
home in Seneca tomorrow after a short
visit with Miss Mabel Knowles.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Short and daugf1-
ters will return from Paw Paw Lake,
Michigan, where they have been spend
ing the summer, a week from Monday.
The following Topekans were at the
Islington hotel. Les Cheneaux Islands,
Mich, a few days ago: Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Tanner, Nolney Tanner, Capt
]. B. Johnson, Mrs. J. B. Johnson, Miss
Madge Johnson, Arthur Capper, Mrs.
Arthur Capper, Mrs. S. J. Crawford,
Frank P. MacLennan, Mrs. Frank P.
w. G. Smyser, Mrs. w. G. Smyser.
Mrs. G. B. Payne left the first of the
week for Bowling Green, KY, where
she was called by the illness of her
Mrs. a. H. Thompson returned yes
terday from Kansas City, accompanied
by her niece, Miss Agnes Lee.
Mr.. W. w. Mills and son, Hobart,
and DR.. a. H. Thompson returned to-
day from New Mexico, where they have
been spending the past two weeks
MI - >. DOWNING returned TUESDAY
from Kansas City, where he has been
spending his vacation Mrs. Downing
and son, Marius, will return Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Shepherd has returned
from a two weeks visit in Hiawatha.
Miss martha McCabe is spending sew
eral weeks with friends in Independ-
ence, Mo.
Miss Judith nagan is visiting in
Miss Mabel Hazen of Kansas City
came down yesterday for a visit with
Miss May Short.
Miss May Davis returned yesterday
from a short visit in Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. johnson will
leave in few days for a trip through
the east.
John Bloomfield is able to be out and
around after a long sickness.
Geo. w. Smith and family, who have
been spending several weeks in south
ern California, will start for home next
Sunday.
Mrs. Anna Umpleby gave picnic at
| Garfield park Monday evening in honor
| of Miss Reeves of Trinidad, who is
Mr.. Frank Peacock spent yesterday
| in Kansas City.
Miss Anna Bonham of Burlingame
| is the guest of Miss Vida Bush at 9Il
| West Sixth street.
Mr.. o. G. Taymon has gone to Chi
| cago to spend a couple of weeks
| The marriage of Mr.. r. o. Wellman
| bookkeeper in the treasury department
| of the A, t. & S. F. offices. and Miss
| Ethel Watson, an employee of the same
| office, took place last evening at $3.50
| the Rev. Mayberry of North Topeka Of
| ficiating. The ceremony was perform
| ed at 306 Tyler street, where Mr.. and
! Mrs. Williams will make their future
home. 1t was very quiet affair, only
| a few intimate friends being present
A great many people enjoyed the con-
| cert last evening, given by the Modoc
| club, at the residences of P. I. Bone
brake and c. H. Samson, from until
10.