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is the last, save one only, regarding
which there should have been no differ
ence of opinion as to their order of se-
quence or their necessity of execution.
We would denominate these unbeatable
stages already passed as, first, the de-
cision for municipal ownership: sec
ond. the estimated cost of new water
system; third, the estimated value of the
old plant; and fourth, the formal offer
to purchase the old plant at the value
so determined.
The one unbeatable move not ex-
ecuted as yet is the checking up and
confirming in all its essential features,
by competent commission of engineers,
the new water system as proposed by the
city engineer. The attaining of these
stations in the above logical order
should have prompted only unanimity
of action on the part OF all members of
the legislative branch of the municipal
ity, and we can but iterate that any other
attitude on the part of any member of
the city government is i'll advised, un-
called for and is dictated by motives
antagonistic to the welfare of the city
at large.
Your committee but shared the anxious
solicitation of every thoughtful citizen
when at its organization due regard was
had for the multitude of uncertainties
which arose on every side and were ap-
parent throughout the course of this
knotty problem. However, certain
clearly defined and determinate steps
were easily discerned and with the de-
sire to proceed according to the teach
ings of logic--from the known to the
unknown-it has been the steady and
answering purpose of your committee,
ably supported by your honorable body,
to allow no side issue or personal ambi-
tion to deter it from the most expedi-
tious determination OF every feature
which time and effort had ripened. We
beg to cite that from the first meeting
of this committee down to the present
time some feature of work attending the
solution of this problem has been in
operation or tendency. Delays have
been fancied and unreal; progress has
been steady and uninterrupted and re-
suits substantial and eminently satis-
factory, affording a basis and sure foun-
dation upon which all future action can
safely rest and back of or under which
our solicitation need not extend
From the positive nature of the dec
laration of the Water company to en-
tertain the city's offer it may safely be
asserted that requirement of the water
plant by direct purchase is disposed of
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CITY DEMOCRATS
Endorse the City Engineers Report
on the Water Question

A special meeting of the Democratic
city central committee was held last
night at the office Of Chairman Telfair
Creighton.
After full discussion of the report Of
City Engineer Dockweiler and the action
of various councilmen the following res
olution was adopted by a unanimous
vote with the exception of one commit
| teeman who thought that it would take
an expert to determine the correctness
of the report:
Whereas, The last Democratic city
convention pledged it's nominees for
mayor, council and city engineer to the
immediate construction of an adequate
water system for the city of Los Ange-
les; and
Whereas, seven months have elapsed
since the organization Of said council,
and less than one year remains until
the contract Of the Los Angeles City
Water company with said city expires,
and
Whereas, Our honorable mayor and
the city engineer and those councilmen
who have sustained them and have faith.
fully kept their pledges to the people
The herald., 1897-08-03
DRIVE AND BANQUET
To Chamber of Commerce Directors
at Riverside Tonight

The board of directors of the Los An
geles chamber of commerce will go to
Riverside this afternoon at 4:25, spend
the night and return at $40 tomorrow
morning. They go to assist in celebrat-
ing with the citrus tariff committee, the
jubilee over the establishment of the
one-cent rate.
The directors who will be the guests of
the citizens of Riverside, and will be en-
tertained at Glenwood Tavern, are:
Messrs Charles Forman, Stephen M.
White, Harrison Gray Otis, w. A.
Spalding, Charles Dwight Willard,
Frank Wiggans, J. s. Slauson, E. F. c.
Klokke, Louis Vetter, Lewis A. Croft. J.
r. Newberry, ]. w. Mckinley, F. @.
Story R. j. Waters, o. T. Johnson,
George Parsons, q. D. Mathuss, James
Mclaughlin, and ]. H. Adams Of Pasa-
dena.
The Covina Republican club will give
a banquet Tuesday, the 10th inst. to
celebrate the one-cent tariff victory
Colonel B. F. Allen will be the special
guest.
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East Side Notes

Mr.. Barnes, who has been visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Harris, left yesterday for
his home in Richmond, Ind
Mrs. George Koster is at Santa Monica
Mrs. Overholtzer and family of Work
outing.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. L. Robertson enter
tanned a number of friends Saturday
evening in honor of their tenth marriage
anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Robertson
were married by the Rev. T. B. Robin
son when pastor Of the Asbury M. E
church, and have made the East Side
their home ever since.
Mrs. Jones of North Truman street is
at Santa Monica for a few weeks.
Mr.. Brandon Whited and mother have
removed from South Workman street to
the corner Of Daily and Mozart streets.
Mrs. Hayward and daughter, Bessie,
left yesterday for an extended eastern
trip.
A. H. Olin and family took an over
land trip to Ballona on Saturday.
Rev. Mr.. Wagner, who has been filling
the pulpit of the Christian church at
Whittier for some months, has been
called to Anaheim as pastor of the Chris
ton church at that place.
Mrs. l.. o. Ferguson entertained hel
class of boys, members of the Christian
Sunday school, at her home on Truman
street, yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Sinclair left yes
terday for the mountains, where they
will remain several weeks for the benefit
of Mr.. Sinclair's health.
w. w. Stockwell is at home again after
an absence of a week in San francisco
Ed Stockwell, who accompanied his
father, will not return for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. More Of Tropico en-.
tertained about thirty members Of tbs
Baptist church at their home las
Thursday. A donation of large num-
Der Of eucalyptus trees was made to the
church by the hosts, which gave en-
ployment for the day to the male guests
The herald., 1897-08-03
PARK COMMISSIONERS
Want Much Larger Appropriation
for Elysian Park

The park commissioners met in special
session yesterday afternoon. The mat
ter of the apportionment Of taxes for
the various park funds was considered
and estimates made as follows:
General park, auditors estimate, $1O,-
$50; East Los Angeles, auditors esti-
mate, $10,500; West Lake, auditors esti-
mate 1900; Hollenbeck, auditors esti-
mate, $500; Echo, auditors estimate,
$3SOO; park nursery, auditors estimate,
$780,
The amount estimated for Elysian
park by the auditor was considered in
adequate and the commission resolved
itself into a committee of the whole to
seek a hearing by the council. The
commission demands $12, ,000
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of absence for ten days, and the council
thereupon adjourned for one week.
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NEW ORDINANCES

NEW ORDINANCES
The following ordinances for sewering
streets were passed: Ottawa and Geor-
gia, Byram, Date street from Macy to
Bauchet; Date street from Bauchet TO
Queirolo street.
Also grading and sewering streets at
the following estimated cost: Rosa bell
street from Augusta to Elizabeth, at
$1.32; Elizabeth from Date to Rosabell
at $1.32; Thirty-fifth street from Figue-
roa to Jefferson, at $1.10.
An ordinance was passed to change
the grade of Garland avenue between
Eighth and Ninth streets; to establish
the grade Of Wesley avenue from Jeffer-
son street to south city boundary.
THE LIBRARY
Mrs. Wadleigh, city librarian, sent q
communication to the council, askins
permission to enlarge the rooms by tear.
ing away certain partitions, and puttina
in new doorways. The matter was re.
The herald., 1897-08-03

For all kinds OF electric lighting and
power plants see Machinery and Electrical
company. 35S North Main street.
The herald., 1897-08-03

Sydney, Australia, can now boast the
largest town hall and the largest organ in
the world.
The herald., 1897-08-03

All prices of wall paper greatly reduced.
A. A. Eckstrom. s24 South Spring street.
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saio companies on Inesday, July q,
1887.
Afterwards and on Thursday, July 20,
1887, reply was received from said
committee in writing declining to en-
tertain the offer SO made, which said
reply is hereto attached and made a part
of this report.
Your committee realizes that another
fixed station in the progress of the solu-
tion Of the problem of municipal owner
ship has now been reached and that it
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-14
UNIVERSITY SUMMER SCHOOL.

The fourth session. of the Sn11l1ne,
School of the University..of North Carolina
Edwin A. Alderman, D. G. l., President
viii begin Tuesday, June 22nd, and close
Friday, July 23rd, 1897. The courses OF
study and the instructors in each depart
ment are as. fel1ows:
English Language and Literature-D,
Thomas Hume, Professor of English, Uni
Eersity of North Carolina; Miss Mollis
A. Bryant, Ogontz School; Mr.. William,
R. Webb, IT., Instructor in English, Uni
versity of North Carolina.
Science-Professor Wilbur S. Jac1zrllail,
Author of Mature Study" Chicago Nor
NAL School; Mr.. R. E. Coker, University
of North Carolina, Natural History,
Especially; Professor Collier Cobb Jfli-
versity of North Carolina, GeologS;;state
Geo1ogist Holmes. Geology of-North Car
olila; DIR. Charles Baskerville, University
of North Carolina, Chemistry, (SyecialJ j;
Charles S. Mangh1n, M. D., University of
North. Carolina, Physiology. =.
neutrality-suspicious. H. S. Tar
bell, Providence, r. l., Author Werner
Biographies and Grammar; Superinte1l-
dent Logan D. Howell, Raleigh, N. G
Principal w. F. Gordy, Hart
ford, Conn.,, Author Pathfinder in Amer
lean History Superintendent:A1ex. Ora
ham, Charlotte, N. c.; James E. .shererd,
L. led, Civics. 80,
Neutrality-suspicious. P p. c1aaton,
State Normal College. Last year at Jena.
Pedaagogy-Dr. Charles 4, Mc1Iurry,
sec'y Nat. Herbart Society, chicag It th III
.yersity; Professor c. w, Toms, .Univegsity
Of North Carolina. :. -
Modern .Languaggs-Professor Waiter
d. Toy, University Of North Carolina.
Matheriatics@Dr., william ]. Milne,
,fsuther of Mines Algebra and Arithme-
tic, Albany, N. Y; Superintendent III. c.
S. Noble, Wilmington, N. c. =,
Drawing and Manual Training Miss
Nettie Benlis, graduate Pratt Institute,
Brooklyn, Durham Graded Schools,
: Primary Worl-Rrofessof E. P. Hoses,
Winthrop Normal School, Rock ELL, S.
c. Author "Moses Reader. =,
Music-Professor Clarence, R. Brown,
State Normal College.
Latin-Dr. H. F. Linscott, University
of North Carolina; Professor ]. A.. Nc
Lauehlin, Author ''Pensa Prinia Latina ~
Wadesboro, NC.
Tuition fee $500. Cheap rates for
board. Delightful summer home, Pub
lie Lectures at night. Reduced Railroad
rates. 49, 81
ssyBeginning Sept. 7 postgraduate
courses in the University ARE open to
women.
For circular containing details of courses
address Clinton White Toms, Supt.
Durham, n, c.
or President Alderman, Chapel Hill, N. C.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-14

The recent address of State Secretary;
3arnes, Of the Farmers Alliance, seems
20 indicate that Our Noble Order is sadly
out of tune. The Alliance in North Car
Dina has been used by ths.Populist party
Q give vent to the air, :. I.dsten TO my Tale
Of Woe, :" until it has played out Our
Noble Order, We fear. has served its time
and generation. The. olden time Mary
Ann is noMdn the Unitnd States Senate,
Harrison Skinner, father of the sub
treasury, is in the House. Even Jere-
nliah Larnentation Ramsey, who up TO
the time of securing relief believed that
holding Office was like stealing. has been
provided for, and the Alliance might as
well make all assignment. It's shoe fac
tory is about all its available assets. If
there is any stock on hand in that, give
Our Noble Order a. last pair of half soles
and let it walk off somewhere and die
Charlotte Observer
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Mr.. BRYAN's CLOSE CALL

Hon. w. J. Bryan, Democratic candi-
date for the Presidency last year, had a
narrow escape at St. Augustine Fla,
last Thursday night. He arrived in the
city from the north i'll the afternoon and
at night he addressed fully 1900 persons
from the piazza of the San Marco Hotel.
His theme was good government and the
money question, the free coinage of sill
yer being advocated as strongly as ever.
At the close Of lis. speech, hundreds of
people focked about him and SO great
was the strain that one section of the
piazza 40 feet square feel through, pre-
clpitatlng 400 people to the ground below,
a distance of 20 feet. No one was Sc
rlously hurt, but score Of ladies' and
gentlemen received bruises and sprains.
Mr.: Bryan was picked up unconscious
and taken to DR.. Wor1ey's office, where
hereceived medical attention. He is not
seriously hurt. A reception was planned
to take place i'll the Casino after the
speech, but it was abandoned. Mr.. BRYAN
went to Tallahassee Friday and delivered
a speech before the Legislature. He also
spoke i'll Jacksonville Saturday night.
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Senator Daniel w Voorboo

Senator Daniel W. Voorhees,,
OF Indiana; who had for some
time beena sufferer from rheu-
matism of the heart, died>suddsn-
ly at his Washington CITY resi-!
dence last Saturday morning.
Ills condition had slightly inn.
proved and he was on his wav:
from his bedroom to his bathroom
accompanied by his son, when The
fatal attack came. He sank mn.
conscious into the arms of his son,
and died in few minutes. Sena-;
tor Voorhees, was in his 10th year.
and had been in public life since
1857 He was one of the best
known of the public men around
the national capital and was uni
versally esteemed. The s,ghar-
fotte Observer very briefly but ac-
curately gauges him when it saws ::
HE was brilliant, but did not
shine with a steady light His
Judgment was, not equal. to all
occasions, but 'he was ALWAYS q
Democrat, and always a friend of
the South. This section Of the
country will hold him ever in
grateful remembrance"
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-14

Mr.. William J. Bryan did the
manly thing while in Washing
ton yesterday by calling at the
White House and paying his
respects toPresident Mckinley, by
whom he was received in thorough
ly responsive. fashion. The meet
ing was all-the moro, cordial and
devoid of embarrassment on either
side by reason of the, fact that
throughout the late canvass nei-
ther gentleman made reference IS
the other save In a chivalrous spir-
it, and that both thus honered
themselves and American politics.
There is no conceivable reason
why all our polit alscontests, how
ever strenuously con tested, should
not be fought on this high plane !;
nor Is there any reason why the
combatants should not shake
hands as heartily after the Battle
as before it.-Philadeplhia Re-
cord. - -, i
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-14

III our State Government has
grown worse during the past de-
cade under the quickened study of
the tissue of the day" it has been
because of the fact that with the
trend of public thought, towards
reform there has marched O. little
army of hungry Office seekers
whose own personal interests have
completely shut out thought or
care of every other interest pub
lie or priyate.-Scotland Neck
Democrat. &c. .t. .
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WANTS TO GET. TO WORK.

Senator Earle, of South Carolina, wants
to be placed on some committees. To
gain flis end he broke over all Senatorial
precedents yesterday and INTRODUCED a
resolution providing that the Senate
should today proceed to the re-organiza-
ton Of the committees.
The proposition fell like bornbshel
into the Senate, and very close attention
was paid to- the Senator whlehe exp1aine d
his POSITION He was new Senator, lie
said, and although he had taken his seat
thirty days; ago he,:maa.still unassigned
to any of the committees. E.If a. Senator
can be kept from committee, for thirty
days, said Mr. Eafle, Che can ibbeigaeaed
FOR six months: III Aid So fie wanted
the reorganization Is take place at once.
1T IS not at all likely that Mr.. Earle's
Impotence wifi be; garatifed. His reso-
luton will come up for action today, bit
will, in all probability, be referred to tie
committee on rules, In the meantime
the Republican caucus drifts along with
ont action. It net yesterday morning,
but it was nearly noon before quorum
appeared, and the few minutes of talk
were not productive of any result. Ad-
journnent was taken, subject to the call
OF the chairman, which indicates anything
but an earnest desire to proceed with the
work of reorganization.
" AS a matter of fact, the Republicans
are awaiting the outcome Of the Senator
-ial deadlock in Kentucky. If a Republi-
can should bee1ected they will obtain the
vote necessary, in addition to the support
promised BY Mr. Kyle, to give them a
majority. If the Republican Senator
should not materialize, the Republicans
hope TO get the affirmative vote of West
zefn Popuiist, or it may be that Senators
Turner and Heitfeld will refuse to vote,
IN which case the same: result will be
reached. Nothing wifi bedone about the
committees for the present, it can be
predicted, unless there should be an open
revolt on, tile floor of the Senate, and If
this comes there will be music in the air
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-14

The Baltimore Sun calls at
tention to the fact "that if the
last Republican Congress had
made no larger appropriations
than the preceding Democratic
Congress there would have been a
surplus of 81, 600, 900 instead of q
deficit of $25, 900, 900 in the last
fiscal year. Nothing could show in
y mora striking manner tina the
true policy to conserve the public
anterest is not to increase tax
rates, but to cut down expenses.
1T Is always easy for a spendthrift
individual or n spendthrift gov
eminent to create deficit
Philadelphia Record.
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ADVERTISED LETTERS:

The following is list of letters re.
naming in the Post Office at Lumberton
N. G., April lst, 1897. If not called for
IN thirty days will be sent to. the Dead
Letter Once: ]. H. WIsHARr,
P. M
B.-Mrs Harriet Bullock, Clatie Bax.
ley, Miss Susan Britt, Elizabeth Billiard,
Dead letter..
C.-Charlie Cold. :.
DIV. H. Dees.
F.---Mrs. Maria Frazzi1.
H.-4-Rev. p. ]. Holmes, Miss Mamie
Hernalan
M.---Miss Rosa Mcneil, J. W. Nc.
GARY, Martha Monroe
Mr. A. Nofinent. -
PHI. c. P1unkett.
s.---Chaflie Smith, Miss Katie Ste
phe1is.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-14

1t Is now claimed that Gen.
Ruls Rivera, the Cuban leader
who was captured by the Spanish
forces afew days ago, was BETRAYED
INTO their hands. According to
the story Rivera was visited by
three Spanish commissioners who
had copies of the proposed reforms
Tor Cuba which they desired to
submit to him. These commits
sloners carried endorsements from
we'll known Cubans which ensured
them courteous treatment in the
lnsurgent camp, where they re-
NAMED several days. One of these
commissioners was q; warm friend
of the Spanish General who at
tucked the small force under Ri
vera, and as the two were seen in
conference several times before the
Tight 1t is believed that informal.
ton was given which placed the
Spanish in full possession of the
plans of the patriots. Maceo, as
IS generally conceded, was betrayed
and murdered, and there Is strong
evidence pointing to the betrayal
of Rivera. Such methods are dis
gushing to all civilized people and
call for condemnation. 1t IS also,
stated that Geh: Rivera will be.
tried by, drumhead court martial
and shot. Runners Of his dea til
have already been started, but
they are not believed to be authen-
tic. - T.,
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-14

The city Of Knoxville, Tenn;
was visited by the most destruct-
i've fire in its history last Thurs
day morning. The fire started in
the, heart of the city and destroyed
some of its largest Wholesale and
retail business houses, which were
said to be as fine as any in the
South. The property destroyed is
estimated as worth fully 81, 5oe,-
600, with about GO per cent Of In
surauce. Among the, buildings
burned was the Hotel Knox, in
which about sixty. people were
sleeping. The register of the, ho-
tel was burned and an accurate
list of the guests can not be Sc
cured. 1t is known. that three OF
four of the occupants of the hotel
aredcad and others are missing. A.
citizen of Knoxville fell dead in
the street from excitement and
fright and quite number Of peo-
pie were injured. The fire got en-
tirely beyond the control of. the
city fire department and help was
asked from other towns. 1t was
finally checked by the tearing
down of the walls of. building
witha cannon. Architects have
received orders to make plans for
buildings to replace eleven of those
burned. = -. -
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-14

IT. D.. Waller, ex-cllaifman-o :
the Board of County Commits
sioners of Granville county, re
plies in the Public Ledger to 6
false report that the Democratic
board left the county in debt sew
eral thousand dollars. Mr. Waller
was a member of the board from
1886 to 1896. He showed that he
Democratic board last October;
left 50, 353.75 in the treasury; that
it had paid off $4,000 to $4,000
of old bonds, issued during the
corrupt days of reconstruction :
had built a Jail and repaired thu
court house, and built many
bridges; and except when the Dem
ocrats first took charge all claims
were promptly Paid at par. That
is the Democratic record in most
counties, and in 1893 the, people
Will vote them back in power.
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=
In proclamation reviewing
the result of last weeks election
Governor Pingree, of Michigan
states that "there has been a re.
action IN politics all over the
country. Iowa and Ohio and 9th
or States and cities that gave enor-
nous Republican majorities last
iah have elected Democratic Off
GERS this spring. i predicted af-
ter the fall election that the Re-
publican party would never win
another victory for the single gold
standard, and l am TODAY f;rmer
than ever in my belief. There 10
6 reaction in favor of bi-metol-
ism, which all parties will be
compelled to recognize" In con.
ciusion, the Governor says he sees
nothing in the situation to dis
courage friends of popular rights.
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ROBSON INSTITUTE.
Roll Of Honor for SD quarter.

,a,5isH SCHOOL p D l,is INTENT.
Ann5 Neilf Mctftelaiiii,s f. u. Britt, Mol
lie Y. Britt, E. FsssWard; Vivian Town
send, Fannie D. Cobb, ]. D. Proctor, H
F. Pit1nan, Sallie Smith, Ella Duckett,
Pearl Floyd, Bette Burns, A. z. Walters,
9. M. Barker; L. B. Townsend, 1hetis
Thompson, J. A. Williams.
Highest averages ]. A Williams, eo4
4. Z. Walters, eo1z; Ella Duckett, oeas
Annie .Neill Mclean, eS; Mollie Britt,
90 rs; Saliie Smith, eS.
INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT.
Laura Blake, Pearl Biggs, Hester Biggs,
Belle Campbell, Dovie Campbell, Ali
Duckett, Amelia Dees, Otis Johnson, A.
+. Ward, Woodie Lennon, Gera1l Pit
man, Matte Lee Pitnlar1. Henry Pope,
Blanche Redmond, .Addie Townsend
Maggie Ward, Recca Ward, Ethel Hig--
ley.
Highest averages Ethel Eigley, ok;
Reeca Ward, 96 As; Maggie Ward, e8 rs;
Addle Townsend, e6H; Laura: Blake, e6.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
Leslie Proctor, Annie Duckett Grace
Redmond, Joe Redmond, Inez Skipper,
Lizzie Grey Proctor
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-04-14

The injunction case against
Governor Russell and The board of
directors of the North Carolina
Railroad came up for trial before
Judge Simonton, of the Federal
Court, ut Greensboro last week
ny consent of all parties the case
was continued until June 9Th, at
Whieh time it will be tried in Ashe-
vile. The attitude of Governor
Russell is defiant and independ-
ent. He refuses to recognize the
authority of any court to inter-
fore with the sovereign power of
the State. His answer to the in
junction was very sarcastic and
contained strong language.