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The herald., 1897-03-21
CITY Hall Notes

There Is no change in the condition of
affairs In the city health department.
1t was claimed yesterday that Mr.. GIRL
der had decided not to introduce his
proposed ordinance removing the pres
ent members of the health board and
appointing their successors by the coun-
cil having become convinced, after a
caHvass. that he could not get the nec-
esaary number OF votes to see 1t through.
A meeting was to have been held yes
teriay between the special com-
mittee of the council and the garbage
contractors in regard to the contract
for caring for the garbage in the annexed
, district, but up to late hour the con-
tractors did rot put in an appearance.
George Stiertent has filed a petition
asking permission of the council to con-
meet his three houses at the corner of
Alvarado and Orange streets by one
sewer main with the public sewer. He
wishes to put in one main at his owe
expense In the ahey al the rear OF MS
, cottages.
Mrs. Ella W. Maxwell. with six other
property owners has fled a protest to
the council against the grading, gravel
ing. curbing and sidewalking Of Rose
mont avenue, between Temple street
and Keyes street.
s. B. Hynes; general manager of the
Los Angeles Terminal Railway COM
pany, has addressed communication
to the city clerk. stating that he has re-
Iceived notification to put in a crossing
at street In the Sycamore Grove tract.
Mr. Hynes expresses himself at loss to
account for the order, assit is the second
of the kind he has received and 1t was
complied with orr receipt of the first
order. some wSeks before the receipt of
the second order.
The herald., 1897-03-21
PERSONAL

Prof H. NJ Hamill and wife Of jack
sonville ILL.,, are at the Hotel Catalina.
John L. Fuslow, Santa Fe ticket agent
at Santa Barbara, is in the city on a
brief visit.
Jesse Grant of San Diego, son Of the
late Gen. U. S. Grant, is again at the
Westminster.
F. R. Knowltorl proprietor of the
Knowlton cigar factory at Acton, Mass,
Is q guest at the Westminster.
F. w. Babcock of Providence, R. l.,
who Is largely interested in the pro-
duction of coal in oil in Pennsylvania, is
at the Westminster.
Mr.. and Mrs Joel Fairst, Miss Eliza
Fairst and Mrs. H. Madison, tourists
from Bridgeport. Conn, are at the Hol-
lenbeck. They will remain until after
Fiesta.
Mrs. Robert N. Bulla, wife of Senator
Bulla, and her children returned from
Sacramento yesterday. Senator Bulla
and some others, of the Los Angeles
delegation are expected to arrive to-
morrow.
Mr.. and Mrs s. ]. Hufford and Mr.. and
Mrs John Weatherwax of Grand
Rapids, Mich, who have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Hufford of
Maple avenue for the past two months,
left yesterday for the east via Sam Fran
cisco.
Leon T. Chamberlain of st. Paul
Minn., and wife are in Los Angeles for
a fortnight's visit. He Is assistant coun-
sci for the Great Northern Railroad
company and one of the prominent at
torneys of the northwest. He was for
merly city attorney of st. Paul.
The herald., 1897-03-21
BOILER INSPECTORSHIPS
The Examination Of AppIcants-An Alb
solutely Fair Competition

The Examination Of Applicants-An Abb
soluteIy Fair Competition
The board of examining engineers,
Messrs. Hawgood, Van Week and Fowl
er, appointed by the city council to pass
upon the qualifications of applicants for
the position of boiler inspector and depu-
ty, met In the council chamber yester-
day afternoon at 1 o'clock. Engineer
Hawgood presided and briefly stated the
line of examination prepared by the
board to the waiting applicants twenty
one In number Councilman Baker stat
ed when the board was appointed that
he wished an absolutely fair and impair
tial examination, free from any bias,
political or otherwise, and the gentle
men of the board proceeded on that
line to the letter. About 100 interroga-
tions were propounded. of which about
100 were concerning boilers, their con-
struction. proper care, etc.; 10 were in
reference to elevators, and the remain
der were on the general conduct of an
engine room, the duties Of an engineer,
ETC., to test the practical knowledge of
the applicants. A typewriter copy OF the
questions was furnished to- each appli-
cant, and it was explained that he
would be required to write out his an
swers before leaving the council cham
ber. To further guard against any pos
sible show of favoritism. the examining
engineers announced that each appli-
cant would select some initial letter,
write the same on card with his own
name, and these cards would be placed
in an envelope and sealed, the examin-
ers not knowing the names or initials.
The applicant would sign his answers
with the initial selected, and when all
were in, the examiners would go through
the papers and make up the records
When q decision was reached, the
sealed envelope would be opened and the
names of the two having the highest av
erage would be ascertained and reported
to the council for the positions respec-
lively of inspector and deputy.
Everything being in readiness, the
copies were distributed among the ap-
plicants, writing paper was furnished,
and they were told to go to work. the
men seating themselves at the desks OF
the councllmen and reporters, and the
examiners occupying the presidents
desk No outsiders were allowed In the
room.
After looking over the questions for a
few minutes, five of the applicants
passed up their copies. asking leave to
withdraw from the competition. This
was allowed, and the following sixteen
proceeded with the work: e. w. Church,
n. H. Conklin, C. ]. Dahle, F. H. Darby,
E. P. Hilliker, J. e. Hoyt. W. A. Hunter,
]. e. Johnson, r. w. Kelly ]. Lafferty,
A. Latshaw, T.. D. Lent, Charles M. Lit
tie, J. W. Milstead, G. w. Tifford, F..
Walker and A. M. Woods.
Very slow progress was made. and at
o'clock not one had finished his list En-
gineer Hawgood said the members of
the board would remain with them un-
til they got through. which. he thought,
would be by 10 o'clock. 1t would then
take the board about half day to make
up the averages. He was hopeful that
they would be able to report the names
to the council Monday afternoon.
The herald., 1897-03-21

fact, It was very seldom that they did
anything at all before 1880 o'clock.
You don'tgmean to say that 1t takes
you an hour and half to get UP steam.
do you p" facetiously inquired Mr.. Toll.
"Yes, @do,y replied Hinkle, standing
his ground. 'A"It takes at least that long
to get the tamales hot"
There was some further chatting be-
tween the dignified councilmen and the
venders, In which startling and unlock
ed for leads of humor were developed
on both sides, and then the committee
got down to business and decided to rec
omrnerld to the council the passage of an
ordinance requiring the wagons to keep
off the streets until o'clock.
In the matter of the petition for the
Improvement of Sunset park, the COM
mittee decided to recommend to the
council that when the apportionment
of taxes Is made for the next fiscal year
that a fund be set aside for the improve
ment of that park.
The remainder of the day was taken
M with auditing demands and other
routine matters.
The herald., 1897-03-21
LA FIESTA'S
ROYALTY
Native Daughter Will Reign
Over the Festivities
MISS FRANKIE ALEXANDER
Is the Favored Lady Who Will Wear the
Grown
MISS FRANKIE ALEXANDER
A Beautiful Girl of the Spanish American
Type Three Members of Her
Court Already Selected

Los Angeles has this year taken new
departure in choosing for the Fiesta
queen, a young woman, Miss frankie
Alexander, who will in the Fiesta de Los
Angeles of 1897. wear the teweled Fiesta
crown, and receive the homage Of the
city, is the daughter of Mrs. Henry
Alexander, widow Of the late Judge
Henry Alexander of Arizona, and at the
time of his death attorney for the South
ern Pacific railroad.
Miss Alexander's only brother is
Joseph Alexander, clerk OF the federal
courts In Phoenix, and her only sister
married Chief Justice Baker of Arizona.
Miss Alexander is the niece Of Mrs. John
r. Francis of this city.
Although the family have been living
in Arizona for some years, they have
spent their summers in Los Angeles and
on the seashore, and after the death of
Judge Alexander they returned to Los
Angeles where they have resided for the
past two years.
Miss Alexander Is a native daughter,
having been born on the San Pedro
rancho, near Los Angeles. She has been
educated at the Sisters school in Los
Angeles and In San Jose, and d highly
accomplished and an exceedingly beau
tiful young woman.
Miss Alexander is Of the Spanish type,
her mother being Spanish American;
she has large dark eyes and is of me-
dium height; is slight, graceful and ex-
ceedingly vivacious and charming.
The court has been partly selected
and among its fair maidens will be
Misses Gay, Devereaux and Waddilove
1t has been learned from a most au-
thoritative source that all her majesty's
gowns are being designed and made in
this city. This will be departure from
the custom of previous years, when the
queens have sent abroad for their royal
robes.
1t is not improbable that Sir John F..
Francis, the royal maiden's uncle, may
be induced to officiate as his niece's
prime minister.
The herald., 1897-03-21
City News in Brief

City News IN br1c1
Orr & Hines, undertakers, removed to
647 South Broadway. Tel. Main 65.
J. C. Cunningham's Trunk Factory
moved to 222 South Main. Tel. Main SlS.
Joe Arnold, agent for the celebrated
Mexican cigar, 1868 South Spring street.
Tel. Main 956.
Sharp & Samson. funeral directors.
independently, 536 South Spring street.
Telephone 1929.
Watch.s cleaned, rs cents; main
springs. so cents crystals, 10 cents.
Patton. 214 South Broadway
Phillips the tailor, ia South Spring
street, has received his new Easter
styles Prices and workmanship up 10
date.
Buy your guns, ammunition and bicy-
cles at reduced prices. Southern Cali
fornia Arms company, lib West First
street.
Adams Bros, dentists, 2391s South
Spring street Painless filling and ex-
tracting. Best sets Of teeth from S. to
$40. Hours, to 5: Sundays, 10 to IL.
If you don't try us on underwear you
miss a good thing. They are soft as new
and don't shrink a bit It's a way we
have. Excelsior Laundry, Tel Main 367.
The Belfont dining parlors are one of
the places to get a 25-cent meal. Any
one wishing home-like boarding place
should go there. 100 South Spring street.
Miss M. E. Proudfoot, proprietress.
Tourists desiring an artistic souvenir
of California should visit H. c. Lichten-
berger's art emporium in the Wilcox
building. opposite the Hollenbeck hotel.
Don't forget that he leads in pictures
and frames.
Mrs. j. M. Erdman having returned
from the east will have her grand open
ing of spring and summer millinery on
Monday and Tuesday, March % and
23. Ladies cordially invited. S2S South
Spring street.
DR.. Rebecea Lee Dorsey. stimson
Special attention given to obstetricai
cases and all diseases of women and
children. Electricity scientifically
used Consultation hours. to s. Tel.
1927
Frederic c. Torrey, representing w. X.
Vickery, Of San Francisco, begs to an
nounce his annual exhibition Of fine
water-colors, etchings, engravings, pho
tographs, etc, at the parlors of the
Westminster, from Monday, March %,
to Wednesday, March 81, inclusive
Artistic framing speciality.
Sanborn, Vail & Co. invites you and
your friends to view of their celebrated
carbon prints, Photographic reproduce
tions Of the great paintings of the Euro
pean galleries, old masters and modern
artists, at our gallery Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, March a.
2S "a and rs. To their already immense
line they have just added the Prado
In Valasquez and Murillo Other art
lists represented are Rembrandt, Van
Dyck. Raphael Da Vinci, Boticelli, Carot.
Millet, Breton. Bouguereau. Dagnan
Bouveret. etc., also special line OF
architectural subjects and sculptures
from the old world. Sanborn, Vail &
Co., 1SS South Spring street.
The herald., 1897-03-21
CITY NEWS
INDEX OF LOCAL EVENTS
chronIc'ed on Pages ?. 8. ., 10, II and "a

Lester r. Scott's suit to recover $rz, 900;
the demurrer overruled.
J. r. Newberry reviews the business
outlook.
The Merchants and Manufacturers as
ISOLATION appoints committees.
Calvin S. Hastings, the electrician
charged with grave crimes, files his bonds
for $4,000 and $1,000.
j. A. Millican seeks to recover damages
from George Maxwell for wrongful arrest
The rates of the Bear Valley company
reduced by the supervisors.
Abrahams, who lost his arm, seems to
have lost his memory also.
D. A. Madden's suit for $4,000 dam
ages falls to the ground.
Residents on Washington Street make
boulevard proposition.
Prof HamlIl, the great authority on Sum-
day school work, in the city.
Examination of candidates for the boiler
lnspectorship.
Judge York rebukes an attorney for an
improper question.
W. A. Weir, an expressman, who has
saved money, can't spend it at the asylum
The finance committee recommend an
election on Issuance of $4,000 refunding
bonds.
Recommendation that the eproposed city
census be taken in conjunction with the
school census.
Tamae and peripatetic lunch men may
have to keep off the street till pm.
Miss Frankie Alexander to be queen of
La Fiesta.
An elderly resident Of Happy Valley ar
rested for putting out poisoned meat for
pups.
A swndler attempts to pass confeder-
ate bill on lodging house keeper.
"Count" Hubert again achieves noto-
riety.
The herald., 1897-03-21
HAPPY VALLEY AMENITIES
An Aged Man Arrested for Attempted
Dog Poisoning

Dog Poisoning
Decrepit and feeble, an old man was
yesterday afternoon led haltingly into
Justice Owens court by Police Officer
Romans, who had arrested him at his
home. No. 240 North Alta street, East
Los Angeles, upon a warrant alleging
felony, in that John ]. Cooper had
wilfully put out poisoned meat with the
intent to take the life of a dog belong
ing to Albert de Ruiz" who resides near
by at No. s26 Alta street.
The locality in question is what is
commonly known as Happy Valley,
perhaps called thus ironically, as the
inhabitante seem to get along in any
thing but neighborly or happy man
ner. While De Ruiz is the complainant
who caused Cooper's arrest, the princi-
pie witness for the prosecution in under
stood to be Mrs. George Reynolds, who
lives next door to Cooper and who
claims to have seen the old man scat
tering poisoned meat about on Wednes-
day afternoon last.
Several pieces of the meat were Sc
CURED and crystals of some whitish sub
stance found upon them. This evil
dence was submitted to the district at
torney, but as he wanted proof that the
meat was really poisoned the pieces
were put in the hands of Ernest P. De-
vile, a druggist at Sixth and Spring
streets, who pronounced the white
powder to be strychnine. Upon this the
complaint was issued and the arrest
made.
Old Mr. Cooper was highly indignant
over his arrest, and when interrogated
as to the causes leading up to the trou-
BILE said it all was brought about by un-
desirable neighbors. Nearly everybody
who lived near him. he said. kept from
one to ten dogs and Of late seven of the
animals had been poisoned. He kept
chickens, and some months ago several
of his fowls were killed by dogs He
did not know who the poisoner was, but
The herald., 1897-03-21
ANOTHER BOULEVARD PROJECT
Residents on Washington Street Make a
Liberal Proposition


A petition was yesterday filed with the
city clerk by the property owners on
West Washington street, from Hoover
street to the western city limits, asking
that the council take the necessary steps
for the widening of that thoroughfare
for that distance to uniform width OF
100 feet. and that the city engineer pre-
pare the necessary maps majority
of the property owners have agreed to
give the necessary frontage for the
widerlirg This will make Washington
street, from Figueroa street to the west
ern city boundary. distance of two and
three-quarter miles, one hundred feet
wide This is the beginning of mag
rificent boulevard to Santa Monica, and
the necessary preliminary steps will
probably be taken Monday. The pro-
posed improvement would be a great
addition to the advantages of the south
west section of the city and would mate
RALLY add to the value Of property along
the route.
The herald., 1897-03-21
his own canine had met an untimely

his own canine had met an untimely
fate by the same means.
Never before in his long life had he
been arrested or had legal papers of any
kind served on him. and he felt keenly
the disgrace brought upon him. He
protested that his neighbors had caused
the prosecution because of spite they
felt against him which was of long
standing. His son. F. J. Cooper. ap-
peared in court when his father was ar
raigned and afterward escorted the on
man home. Preliminary examination
on the charge was set for Thursday af-
ternoon next at o'clock and Mr.. Cooper
was released on his own recognizance.
The herald., 1897-03-21
Failed to Paw Her Fine

Because she had failed to pay fine of
$50 imposed upon her by Justice Morri-
son several days ago for disturbing the
peace, Mrs. Matilda Bryant was yester-
day morning arrested upon warrant
and lodged in Jail to serve out her sem
tence at 81 per day. She claims to have
understood that she was to have ten days
in which to pay up, but this was not the
case, hence her incarceration.
The herald., 1897-03-21
Cahuenga Valley Excursion

The Cahuenga Valley Improvement
association will meet at the pass school
house at 1880 p. m. on Tuesday next, to
arrange for the reception of the excur-
sion over the Pasadena and Santa Mon
lea Elsctrlc railroad, to take place ON the
following Thursday. The residents of
the Cahuenga valley will met the trains
at Colegrove depot with their carriages
to give the excursionists a free ride
through the lemon groves and vegeta-
Bile gardens of Cahuenga.
The herald., 1897-03-21
Battered a Crib Woman

Fred Jefferson, a negro, went into an
Alameda street crib about o'clock last
evening. got into a row with the female
occupant and beat the woman up. ending
by throwing her into the street. He
was captured by a policeman in the
height Of his, career and sent to Jail
charged with battery.
The herald., 1897-03-21
Don't Law

But if you must, we will advise you
without charge. And If we don't win
your case. it will cost you nothing. Me-
chanics' liens prepared without charge
Hard collections pushed. Our special
ties are railway damage suits and suits
against corporations and trusts, libel
slander and other damage cases, fore
closure of mortgages and liens. Notary
work free to clients. Langworthy Co.,
226 South Spring street.
The herald., 1897-03-21
Grand Charity Ball

Sixteenth anniversary of the German
Ladies' Benevolent society at Turnve-
rein hail. Wednesday evening. March "a,
1897. Admission, gentlemen and lady,
$3.50. Gentleman, 81. Extra lady, 80
cents
The herald., 1897-03-21
Chronic Alcoholism

The inquest upon the body Of Gertie
Harris, the sunfortunate girl who died
yesterday resulted IN verdict that she
expired <Feml chropie- aicoheiiauA
The herald., 1897-03-21
The Weather

EMPERATURE-Re Report OF obse rvations take
at Los Angeles March 20 The barometer is
reduced to sea level.
The herald., 1897-03-21
The Most BeautIfu, place

in California is San Diego and Coro-
nado Beach, Four hours from Los
Angeles.
The herald., 1897-03-21

Christ Church; the Rev. Alfred Clark
on "The Spirits and the Understanding "
III m.
St. Paul's; the Rev. DR.. Gray on "City
Christianity"-II am. "The Manly side
of Religion"-7:3o pm.
First Presbyterian; the Rev. Burt Estes
Howard, Communion services-II am.
Cathedral; Rev. Joseph Doyle will cele-
brate mass at 1890 am. Sermon by
Father MeAuiffe ON "The Qualities of
Contrition are Sorrow for SIM"
Simpson Tabernacle; the Rev. Or. Nc
Lean on "The Christians lnheritanoe"
II am. Evening address by J. B. Green,
presiding elder.
Unity; the Rev. Or. Thompson on "The
Invisible Relationship of Human Life"-
II am.
St. Johns; the Rev. B. w. B. Tayler,
sermon-II "The Reformation on the
Continent"-7:3o pm.
ST. Vinoent's; the Rev. F. x. Antill,
c. M, will preach at 1890.
The herald., 1897-03-21
Time Bar. rherl II. ii IN VIVA VEL fW'thr
ss;sss s: g. g. 6 :; :; 6 q Nv Z Si:s; Si:s;

Maximum temperature. o.
Minimum temperature. d
FORECAST: For Southern California = Fai
Sunday; Continued cold weather; northerly
winds; killing frosts Sunday morning. smudglns
necessary.
The herald., 1897-03-21

All prices of wall paper greatly reduced.
A. A. Eckstrom. 234 South Spring street.
The herald., 1897-03-21
Events of Today
Orpheum-Vaudeville.
Burbank-A Matrimonial Maze.

Baseball at Athletic Park; Tufts Lyons
VS.. Francis Wilsons-2:3o p. m.
Dramatic entertainment by the Turn
verein Germania at the Turner Halls
pm.
Prof. Hamill, superintendent of Normal
Sunday school work in the United States
will deliver addresses al the First Baptist
and Congregational ihurches-3 and 1890
pm.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-05

United indiguities to be heapei up
on the American flag and American
citizens in Cuba without having de
manded that the honor and dignity
of this country be upheld by Secreta
ny Olney and President Clevelar d
and he is entirely right in maintain
ing that if his recommendation are
not to be acted upon be is no longer
of any use in his capacity as Consul
General aud might as well return
home.
While it seems to be true that he
has not resigned his position, his
demands have resulted IN the carry
ing out of his views, and the Span
ish government, it is said has issued
orders that moro care must be taken
in the future in protecting all the
rights of American citizens In Cuba
1t is characteristic of Cleveland to
desire all of his subordinates to be
mere figure heads and executors alone
of Cleveland will, and General Lee
deserves credit for refusing to act in
such mental capacity, particularly
when the rights of American citizens
are involved.-RichmOnd State.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-05
Mr.. Brya1's Visit to New York

William j. Bryan's continued in
sistenee upon the issues presented
during the campaign that resulted
In his defeat is manful and admira-
bic. Another man, some mere self
seeking politician. would have made
haste to drop those issues as useless
however excellent in themselves, aud
would before this have discovered
some new issue that promised better.
But MIR. Bryan is of difFerant stuff
He captained the host of bimetallism
not for the honor that was nor for
the loot that might be, but because
the battle cry he sonaded had birth
in his heart and brain and conscience
that is to sap, in the soul of him.
When the shock of battle came and
be was repulsed, he believed truth
was repulsed with him; and truth
could not become untruth because
65OO,oOO citizens were vanquished
by somewhat larger number. II
bimetallism was right November 2
1t was right November A, If wrong
prevailed. it cannot prevail forever,
Breeds Hill was followed by York.
town, Bull Run by Appomattox,
Abolition was overwhelmed with