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The Fiesta benefit at the Burbank last

The Fiesta benefit at the Burbank last
evening was quite social triumph.
All the fashionable and society loving
people turned out en- masse; all except
those who are keeping this, the first
week in Lent with self-denial and alb
staining from the follies and frivolities
of the flesh.
The Burbank was brilliant with color,
with the Fiesta colors of course, for ban
ners and streamers and all sorts of de-
vices of the tri-color were visible every
where. The American flag, too, was
used in effective draperies, and every
green, yellow, white, on stage and box
and loge and gallery and arch.
Every box had different decorative
color effects, though the red, green and
yellow lights were the same in all.
The box occupied by Ferd X. Rule and
his party was fine in shimmers of rib
bons and wreaths of smilax, which gave
it festive appearance. Mr.. Rule en-
tertained a box party of sixteen. beiry
Mr.. and Mrs. George Montgomery Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Thomas. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Walton, Mrs. Alexander, Miss
Florence Silent. Mrs. Devereaux, Mrs.
f. c. Gay, Mr. and Mrs Charles Kelsey,
Frank X. Rule, Mr.. and Mrs. Ferd IA
Rule.
Mr.. Howells box was filed with au-
other charming party. The beautiful
ex-queen, Mrs. Mark Lewis. radient in
one of the beautiful Fiesta costumes, oc-
cupied prominent place. The others IN
the party were Mark b. Lewis. Mr.. and
Mrs. Palmer Lewis, Miss Sarah Good
rich and Frank Howell.
One of the loges was occupied by Mr'
and Mrs. j. b. Lankershim. Mrs. Doria
Jones. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. S. Jones.
Mr. and Mrs T. Z. Gibbon. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mcfarland, Count and Countess
Won Schmidt, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Cad
wallader, Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Carpenter.
Mrs John Platter, Miss Wadilove ana
DR.. Bryant occupied adjoining boxes.
Another party was made up Of Mr..
and Mrs. Will Bishop, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sheldon Borden, Miss Walters, Mr.. Wal
ters.
Mr. and Mrs E. C. schnabel, Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Howard, Mr.. and Mrs. Il.
B. Dukeman. formed another party.
Mr. and Mrs. Allies and Miss Allies also
were in lcge.
Others present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Perez, DR. and Mrs. Cole, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. D. Willard, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Pridham, Mr.. and Mrs. William Prid-
ham, Mr. and Mrs. Mason, Dr. Wills.
Miss Wills, Sam Dewey, Mr.. and Mrs.
Poindexter.
One of the loges was occupied by Mr..
Harry Fleishman, Miss Banning, Frank
Deming. Misses Winston, Mr.. Norris,
Mr.. Green.
Mr.. and Mrs H .Newmark. Mr. and Mrs.
Nj. II. Newmark, Mr.. ]. Leon and Miss
Emma Newmark formed box party.
Another party consisted of Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. A. Newmark, MIR. and Mrs. l..
Loeb, MIR. and Mrs. c. Seligman.
There were hosts of others present,
but the list is long. The benefit was "a
great success, and is a good omen for
the Fiesta of 1897.
The herald., 1897-03-05
Making Ready

The rev street directory lie. the Los
Angeles Street and Business directory.
is now being prepared for publication.
This issue Will be more extended in
its character ard detail than the former
issues.
map.
The street railway directory will give
the number of the street at every cor
ner where the car lines cross.
The business directory part is classi-
fed the other matter usually classed
as miscellaneous will be full. and the
high standard of N. A. Wolcott & Cos
publications will be fully maintained in
this issue.
N. A. Wolcott. proprietors of the A C
Press 12S South Broadway, are the print
ers and publishers of it. They publish
like books for other cities. notably Oak
land and San Francisco.
The herald., 1897-03-05
ON A NOTE
A Heavy Legal Battery Lined Up on Either
Size

A contest was inaugurated in depart
ment three yesterday. before Judge
York. and a jury, that bids fair to be
hotly fought albeit the issues are of
dry and dusty nature.
The suit was brought by j. P. Agoure
against Pierre DAWN and six other de-
PENDANTS to recover over $4,000. 1t ap-
pears that on August 2, 1894, Pierre DAWN
and his wife Marie and Francois Julien
and his wife, executed a note for $S232.7 IT'S
and to secure payment mortgaged seven
ty-two lots at Boyle Heights and lot 10
of the Cannery tract. on Alizo street.
Neither principal or interest on the
note have been paid and on April 2Ith
the plaintiff paid s27O.79 as taxes for the
fiscal year of 1895. which was lien
against the premises. For these sew
eral amounts with interest, $500 attorney
fees and costs judgment is asked.
Goodrich & McCutchen, L. c. Gates
ESQ.,, and R. J. Adcock, esq, are repre-
senting the plaintiff. and Appel & Whit
ney, Anderson & Anderson, and John
r. Scott, esq, the defendants.
The herald., 1897-03-05
AN ENTERPRISING PEDDLER
He Sold Oranges and Picked Up Any Uncon =
sidered TrifIes Living Looss

of peddling fruit about the residential
part of the city, and his wife Martha.
tends his home in a little by-way off
Fourteenth street, close to Alameda.
Had the enterprising William confined
his attention solely to oranges he might
have done well, but a high vaulting am
bition fired him to accumulate money
quickly, and he fell from grace. In his
peregrinations about town he kept his
weather eye open, and whenever he saw
anything lying about loose in the houses
he visited in the course of business he
just appropriated it. For about six
months complaints of petty losses hava
been more or less continuous, and Con-
The herald., 1897-03-05
Here and There

Mrs. W. p. Bishop entertained infor-
nally at luncheon yesterday.
Miss Margaret Conrey of Shelbyville
is the guest of her brother, n. p. Con-
rey.
Mrs I. N. Van Nuys and Mrs. Lam
kershim returned from San Francisco
Sunday.
A charming box party was given by
Mr.. F. Flint at the Orpheum Wednes-
day night.
The Woman's Twentienth Century club
gave a very pleasant social Wedn IS
day evening.
Mrs. Modini-Wood took a party Of
friends to the poppy fields yesterday
for an afternoons outing
Miss Frank McElroy has returned
from San Francisco, where she has been
spending the last month.
Mrs. Robert Collier and Miss Jennie t.
Shaffer left for the east on the Southern
Pacific last evening. They will spend
some time in Iowa visiting a Mrs. Col
liers former home in Keokuk.
The herald., 1897-03-05
1T SEEMS HARD
The Bank Does Not Have to Pay Certain Back
Taxes

A short time ago the suit of Bassett
against the German American Savings
bank came to trial in department FIVE.
The defendant had conveyed to plaintiff
certain property which was assessed at
S33 065, and the taxes on this basis of
assessed value amounted to $595.17 pend
ing against the property at the time of
sale but unknown to plaintiff. This
amount was a lien against the property
and to preserve his title plaintiff had to
pay the amount. but he brought the
above suit to recover.
In an opinion handed down yesterday
Judge Shaw decided in favor of the de-
fendant
The herald., 1897-03-05
Informal Luncheon

Miss Cora Jackson gave pretty lun-
cheon to a few of her young friends at
her home on West Ninth street yester
day. The table was rich with colors. the
decorations being wholly in eschscholt-
zias, and profusion of yellow satin rib
bons arranged in graceful fashion across
the cloth and caught in bows and looped
at each corner.
ment of the afternoon, the prize being a
cut-glass perfume bottle won by Miss
Genevieve Smith.
The guests were Misses Holmes, Cir
ton, Slack, Phelan and Johnson.
The herald., 1897-03-05
New Suits Filed

The following complaints in new suits
We're filed in the superior court yester-
day:
Imperial Savings and Loan company
VS.. Stephen C. Watson ct ala suit to
recover SS12.50 on a note, attorney fees,
costs and decree of foreclosure against
certain stock given to secure payment.
Bernardino Machado VS.. James cas-
truccio ct ala suit to recover $500 on a
note. $3.50 attorney fees, costs and decree
of sale against the right and title to
the Rancho La Ballona. vesting in Do
lores Machado from Ramona S. de
Machado. excluding the so acres home
stead.
The herald., 1897-03-05
The Divorce MIL
.aldarf a RainGf

In the case of Lille s. Geldert against
Charles S. Geldert. wherein the defend
ant fell in arrears of alimony to the ex-
tent of 800. and was given until Monday
morning TO pay up, bench warrant was
issued yesterday for his arrest. The de-
fendant not only failed to pay up the
$40. but did not show up in department.
one on Monday morning at all. The case
was continued by Judge Smith until
yesterday. and again the defendant
failed to appear. Thereupon the bench
warrant was ordered to issue, with bail
fixed at 500.
The herald., 1897-03-05
Cottage Burned

A small frame dwelling at the corner
of Eastlake avenue and Henry street
in East Los Angeles. owned by l. W.
Hellman and occupied by p. Kreso, was
destroyed by fire between Q and 10
o'clock yesterday morning. The blaze
started from the explosion of gaso-
line stove. AS there were no fire hy-
drants accessible the house was burned
to the ground, though the firemen sue
ceeded in saving part of the contents.
The loss Is about $500.
The herald., 1897-03-05
Marriage Licenses

The following licenses were issued
yesterday from the office of the county
clerk:
Columbus j. Edwards. native of Vir-
ginia, aged S5 years. and Linda S. Daw-
son, native of California, aged q years.
both residents of Toluca.
Frank b. Goodhue, a native of Cali
fornia. aged 20 years. and May Edelman.
a native of Illinois, aged 81 years, and
both residents of Los Angeles.
The herald., 1897-03-05
Norton.Smith

A charming wedding took place last
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. S.
D. Smith of Boyle Heights, in which
their youngest daughter. Florence. was
married to John Norton, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. DR.. Simms of
New York. an old and valued family
friend spending the winter in Los An
geles.
The bride wore a gown of white India
silk with veil and orange blossoms and
carried white carnations. The drawing
rooms were charmingly decorated in
fleur de lie and jonquils. Supper was
served after the ceremony. Only few
intimate friends of the family were pres
ent. Mr.. and Mrs. Norton left at orce
for San Francisco. where they will make
their future home.
The herald., 1897-03-05
MALKlM IS HELD
The Alleged 0utrager Of Youthful Innocence
Is Held to Answer

That most racy of racy cases-the Dora
Green case-ended yesterday. Maxim.
the defendant, accused of rape, was held
by Justice Young to answer in the su
perior court in $1,000 bonds.
The court, in passing upon the case,
took occasion to score the witnesses for
the defense in general, and Police Officer
Long in particular. AS matter of fact
man who goes upon the witness stand
and swears that of his own knowledge.
young girl is not chaste,is not ordinar-
The herald., 1897-03-05
Another Long Postpnnement

Railway President Hill, who last No
vember declared that prosperity was
only two weeks ahead. now says times
Will rot improve until people begin to
pay their debts. AS people must first
have the money before they can pay
their debts. Mr.. Hill Is likely to have to
wait with the rest of us.-St. Louis Post
DisDatch
The herald., 1897-03-05

yesterday arraigned in the police court
before Justice Owens on a charge OF
obtaining money under false pretenses.
AS he had not secured an attorney and
was not ready to proceed to trial the
matter was continued to be placed on
the calendar at q future date.
The herald., 1897-03-05
The Proc IS PerllousIx Slow

Some of the newspapers say: Let
natural law kill off the trusts" 1t is
true, ratural laws do eventually kill
them, but in the meantime. while the
trusts are operating, some of them are
pretty destructive of the rights of the
public, ard such should be made i'm
possible.-Mnneapol Journal
The herald., 1897-03-05
Woman's Press Club

The third annual convention Of the
Southern California Woman's Press
club will meet in Y NJ. c. A. hall March
9th and 10th. The business sessions will
be held in the morning. The afternoons
will be devoted to literary exercises.
Quite lengthy ard interesting pro-
gram has been prepared, including pa
pers, music and readings.
Excursions have been arranged for
the members of the club to johannesburg
via the Santa Fe and to Santa Catalina.
The herald., 1897-03-05
Baker rArrnIpned In Court

w. R. Baker, alias w. G. Miller, Prof.
Trip, Bidwell, Crane. Mills, etc, etc.,
the smooth swindler who has been work.
ing the booksellers of this city on bogus
orders for schoolbooks, which when re-
ceived were sold to other dealers, was
The herald., 1897-03-05


MACDONALD-In Sierra Madre. Cal,
March g 1897. John NJ. L. Macdonald,
aged 80 years, formerly of Minneapolis.
MINI.
Funeral at st. Johns church. Friday,
March 5th, at 2:3o p. m.
MINNEAPOLIS, St. Paul and Brooklyn
papers please copy.
MARSHALI-In this city. March 4th VIM.
Marshall, aged 76 years.
Funeral from his late residence, north
east corner of Eleventh and Santee streets.
Saturday, March 9Th. at $3.50 a. m.
The herald., 1897-03-05
Informal Dinner

Mr. and Mrs. J. c. Lincoln entertained
at dinner last evening at their pretty
home on Grand avenue. The table was
strewn with English volets and maiden
hair ferns The place cards were done
in water colors and were designed in vio-
let's Violet ribbons were arranged in
large bows at each corner of the table
The guests were Mr.. and Mrs. s. p Gill
lette, DR.. and Mrs. Lyon and Mr.. and
Mrs. S. c. Edgar
The herald., 1897-03-05
Our Home Brew

Maier & Zobelein's lager, fresh from their
brewery on draught in all the principal
saloons; delivered promptly In bottles or
kegs. Office and brewery, 40 Also street:
telephone 81.
The herald., 1897-03-05
Trio over the K,te.shaped Track

There is no trip of the same length
where the scenery is so varied and beau
tiful as this one. Tickets permit stop
overs at any point on the track. Roun1
trip, $40. Ticket office, 200 Spring St.
The herald., 1897-03-05

To Cure a Cold In One Day
| Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
| All druggists refund the money IL It
| fails to cure. 25c.
The herald., 1897-03-05

Hawley. King G. Co.. cor. Fifth st. and
Broadway. agents genuine Columbus
Buggy company buggies and bicycles.
The herald., 1897-03-05
Annie user Bar and Cafe,

24S South Spring street Los Angeles. Cal.
Telephone No. 935 main. Entrance to cafe
through natatorium on Broadway. ad-
joining city hall.
The herald., 1897-03-05

Largest variety Concord business wag-
ons and top delivery wagons. Hawley
King & Co.
The herald., 1897-03-05
DEATHS

Agents Victor, Keating and World bicy
cles. Hawley. King & Co.
The herald., 1897-03-05

Everything on wheels. Hawley. King &
Co., cor. Fifth street and Broadway
The herald., 1897-03-05

Wall paper, late styles, low prices, at
A. A. Eckstrom's. S24 South Spring street.
The herald., 1897-03-05

For Mirrors or BeveIed Plate Glass
Go to H. Raphael & Co., who are the man.
ufacturers of them, and you will make a
large saving. No. 43S and 40 South Spring.
The herald., 1897-03-05
JOTTINGS

Cutlery at Furrey's. 15s N. Spring st.
The age-herald., 1897-09-26

o'clock today Rev P. T. Hale will preach his ninth anniversary sermon. The ord- finance of baptism win be administered at night. At 9:30 a. m. a special pro- gramme of relcitations alnd songs will be rendered by the Sunday school.
 Miss Mary Davis Griffin fs chit rtain- irg as aler guest Miss Sara A. Camp, of Baltimore. i,
 Mrs. Wm. IT. Jones has returned from an extended visit ito New York city. While away Mrs. Joqss was quite ill, bu6 she is now rapidly recovering. Next Tuesday afternoon from to $ o'clock a the home of Miss Alice Ha1T. 724 west Twentieth street Miss Halls Sunday school class. Daughters of the King" will give a bubble pipe party A prize will be given for the largest bubble blown, and many interesting features will be added to make the even- ing enjoyable. The following lovely young girls compose Miss Halls class, ''The Daughters of the King: Misses Maggie Nixon, Bessie Jemison, Helen Benners, Kathleen Clisby, Louise Rob- erts, Ira Bradfeld, Georgette Penniston, and Kate Perry.
 Next Wednesday evening Capt. w. c. Ward will l agin a series of twelve Isc- lures on the book of Romans. Theol- gians generally admit this is the most difficult book of the Bib1e. Captain Ward. will give his views of it's profound doctrines from lawyers point of view, and his lectures will doubtless be highly instructive and interesting. The public is cordially invited to attend and to start with the opening lectures.
 Miss Gertrude Worthington will leave Tuesday morning for Baltimore, Md, where she will enter the famous Ram dolph- Harrison school for young ladies. Miss Worthington will devote much time to the study of painting, and to art gen. erally, for which sine has decided talent, and will doubtless accomplish very much in that line as well as in other branches.
 Mr. arNd Mrs. Oliver CHalffcux now oc- cupy their handsome new home, corner of Seventeenth Isnieeit and Twelfth ave- mue, South Highlands.
 The engagement elf Mir. Sid B. Jonss, of Birmingham, nnd Mss Jilliam Arm strong, of Nashville, is announced. The wedding will occur Oct. 20 at S:90 o'clock ait the WoodaIJd Street church, Nashville. After 0 short honeymoon trip, Bhe bl.de and groom VIII come to Birmingham to reside permanently. hfr. Jones is the son of Mir. and Ms. P. Sid Jones, of i!his city, and occupies ve'y responsible position in the office of Gila- eral Agent E. A. DeFuniJlk. of the Louiz- vilts and Nashville railway.
 Tine ". c. T. U., ait their fas: meet ing, passed resolutions of deep regret and sympalthy, because of the death of one of Their useful membars, Mls. ESdh- lee'n Seyt,11ore Stowe, who was supe,in- l.e ndeart of uhe Sabbath observance de- parument. and d.,e of the eaiilieot ard mosO falitiiful workers jn tho cause. which Ihlas for its objecb the salvation of mankind.
The age-herald., 1897-09-26
HUNTSVILLE.

Tuesday evening MT. and Mrs. F. E. Murphy entertained the Presbyterian Christian Endcavor society in compile Tnent to Miss Peale Chamblajn, of Ma con. M. The evening was pleasantly spent in games and at late hour re- treatments were served. Those present were: AIT. and Mrs. Thomas Brocchus. Misses Mattie E. Brocchus, Myra Howe. Marioiis Merits, Jessie Merts. Annie Merits, Bertha Edmundson.a Catherine Howe; gMessrs. T. J. Shaw, R. Ed inundson. Will 5ailes. Jesse Bailes. Will
The age-herald., 1897-09-26

A. cut glass of world's fair fame d. fsy11cI ways bears this symbol cut on every piece.
The age-herald., 1897-09-26

Mir Thomas Benners left las. night for NashvIAe, where he will be married Monday TO Miss Aileen Moris of that ejty. After a short honeymoon, trip the bride and groom will return 10 Btm ng- ham, where a very hearty welcome will await them.
The age-herald., 1897-09-26

Miss Lula R. Johnston left Thursday morning for Ba Iuimore Md. where she will enter the Woman's college.
The sun., 1897-12-13
CYCLING.

Jimmy Michael, Of America, i,
matched to race l,donard Taylorc, o
France.
Tie articles Of agreement between tic
men were drawn up and sigEcd by the
managers and principals in the uptown
office Of the New York journal Saturday
afternoon. The race will take place on
New Years night in Madison Square
Garden. The conditions call for Il
twenty-five mile paced race, in which
neither man is to be allowed to make use
of his opponents pacemakers. 1t will
be permissible for either contestant to
drop behind his opponents rear wheel
in case pace is lost That custom pre-.
walls in all paced races. The "Welsh
Ralpbit" is to meet the "Frcnch Whirl
wind" Taylore is reputcd to be the
best follower of fast pacing, the greatest
unpaced rider, the best all-round bicycle
racer that ever participated in an event
on the Continent Of Europe. Every Am
erican citizen, whether cyclist or not,
knows what Michael can do, for every
body has become interested in this tiny
bunch of muscles and bones, who flies
around race track as though the Witch
of Endor was at his heels. 1t is prac-
tically contest Of midgets. Michael
The sun., 1897-12-13

has been riding at lO3 pounds, and Tay-
lore raised the scale but a few pounds
more.
Riders who have used the Stuart brake
pronounce it the best and only machine
that is absolutely faultless. 1t is applied
between the rear fork, the correct place
for brake. 1t is light, neatly constructed
and practically out OF sight. Its lever
age power is such that the cyclist can
with ease stop the machine in case OF
danger.
The amateur German rider, Paul
kotsch, on the highway near Hamburg
recently broke two big national records,
the 80 and the 100 kilometers, making
the first in l.l5.23 and the second in
2.55.3O.
a Vienna inventor has devised COM
busti5le handle grip; that is, it contains
an lnllamlnable substance that will keep
the hands warm. The duration of the
heat is four hours and the grips cost hut
$l.50.
Zlmmerman's book on his European
travels in his triumphal years has had a
big boom since news of his return to
France was given cut, and it has now
gone into the third edition.
Rivierre, the French bicyclist who was
ordered out Of the big race Friday night
by the police, was much improved last
night at the Hotel Martin. His trainer
even insisted that Rivierre had at no
time been in the condition stated by the
police and reported in the newspapers.
He declared that slight bruise was all
that allied his man.
Jimmy Michael said there has been a
whole lot of talk about the brutality of
the six-day race, but it is mistake. 1t
is not brutal. The men who finished
Saturday night were in better physical
condition after riding six days than they
would have been if they had been sittirg
in box smoking and watching the race
for the same period. 1t is not the long
steady grind that hurts man so much
as it is the lack of sleep. | find that 1
am more exhausted by short race than
| am in 55-mile or a 30-mile paced race.
| was never more tired in my life than
was in Philadelphia when l rode mile
paced in l.36. Steady pedaling does not
hurt you very much, but the terrific
pedaling for few minutes tells
This table shows amount of food con-
sumed and time spent off the track by
the riders in the six days race
The sun., 1897-12-13
To Annul Katie Clum's Marriage,

KINGSTON, Dec. PA motion was
made before Justice Chase, at Catskill,
today to annul the marriage of Kate
Clum to Henry Mondore, who abducted
her from her home at Grand Gorge and
took her to Teaneck, N. j., where they
were married. Justice Chase reserved
his decision. There was no appearance
in behalf Of Mondoe. The defendant is
a negro, and, after his sixteen-year-old
wife was taken from him, followed the
girl and her father to Grand Gorge,
where he was threatened with lyn;hing
He hid away in the mountains for sew
eral days until the rage Of the farmers
had snbsided, and then gave himself up.
Mondore has been indicted for abduc.
ton, and is awaiting trial at Delhi
Delaware county.
The sun., 1897-12-13
SELF.DEFENSE.

Paddy Fenton, late of Boston, is sale
to be anxious to box Charley Mckeever
1t ought to be easy money for Charley
to take Fenton on at anything like rca
sonable terms.
Tommy Ryan said yesterday that h,
would accept Tommy Vests challenge
for boxing bout, Ryan is ready to NEE,
West at l5S pounds before the club offer
ing the best terms.
Joe Choynski has arrived in Chicago
from San Francisco, the scene of his hard
battle with Jim Jeffrics. lie says 81
have been engaged by Colonel Hopkins,
Dan Crcedon's manager, to help Dan on
the finishing touches to his training for
his coming contest with Mccoy. OF
course, | will be behind Crecdon when
he meets the "kid," land will also have
Tommy Tracey under my care while he
is training for Walcott After that |
will be willing to take on Il match with
any man in the world, bar none. Yes,
Jeffncs gave me hard fight during the
early part Of the contest, but | am posi-
tive that | had him beat at the end.
landed my left almost at will, and his
face was sight few minutes after we
had stepped out OF the ring.
Matty Matthews, of New York will
try conclusions with Charley McKeever,
at the Olympic Club, Athens, Delaware
county, tonight. Both men stand high
up in the lightweight class, and both
have trained carefully. In point of
science and strength the match is one Of
the best of the season, and as both are
anxious to claim superiority the outcome
will be interesting. The preliminary
bouts also promise we'll. Danny Nc
Mahon, of Philadelphia, and Hughey
Fitzsimmons, Of New York, will meet in