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The record-union., 1897-03-05

$40 NINTH ST-FIVE UNFURNISHED
rooms suitable for housekeeping.
The record-union., 1897-03-05
TO LET OR RENT.

TO LET OR RENT.
FOR SALE CHEAP HOUSE, EIGHT
rooms. lot 40xl6Q, 2510 ] street. Apply
on premises.
s10-THREE HOUSEKEEPING ROOMS.
furnished, with water; sunny and pleas
ant. 1890 F street. mr4-St
NINE-ROOM HOUSE WITH LARGE
yard and stable; latest improvements.
1918 F.
TO LET4-ROOM COTTAGE WITH
bath, hot and cold water, Thirteenth
and Q streets. Apply at Siller Bros.
MIL, Iol4 Thirteenth street
TO LET-UPSTAIRS FLAT OF SEVEN
rooms. I1sA l street.
WANTED-PARTY TO RENT PART OF
modern improved cottage: three un-
furnished rooms suitable for housekeep-
ing; hot and cold water. Apply 1629 SiN-
teenth street. m2-1W
NICELY FURNISHED SUNNY FRONT
room; also single rooms. 102212 h street.
TO LET-sOUTHWEST CORNER Tenth
and G; 2-story, hooms; rent $40. STRO-
BEL, Agent, S17 j. fe2S-7t
sl4--NEATEST LOWER FLAT IN THE
city; pantry, bath and modern improve
ments; also. rooms and bath, SO. Apply
lois Tenth street
$1S-CORNER THIRTEENTH AND F.:
nat or seven rooms and bath; second
Hoor. Now If you are going TO move,
and cheap rent. Apply MRS. GLEE-
Man, corner Third and streets.
TO LET-COTTAGE. SIX ROOMS AND
path, gas, high basement, 922 Fifteenth
110S 4th ST-NICELY FURNISHED
rooms, 81 per week and upward.
92o NINTH sT-FIvE UNFURNIsHED
rooms suitable for housekeeping.
Ills EIGHTH ST-FURNISHED ROOMS
Tor housekeeping; also, single rooms.
NICELY FURNISHED ROOM IN PRI-
yate family. 1121 Twelfth street.
IF YOUR PROPERTY is VACANT LIST
with James Z. Mills, 3O1 street, and Sc
cure good tenants.
TO LET-ON AND AFTER MARCH 1st,
lodging-houSe of 26 rooms fully FUR
nished has a dining-room and kitchen
attached, with furniture. The location
makes this a desirable place tor any lady
VINO understands the boarding and lodg-
ing-house business. No better oppof-
tunity offered in Sacramento.
EDWIN K. ALSIP q co,
Real Estate and Insurance.
1015 Fourth street.
NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS AT THE
Berkshire. corner Sixth and l. streets.
$40 STREET-FOUR FURNISHED
rooms for housekeeping.
TO LET, $1S-SIX ROOM UPPER FLAT,
S02 L street; bath, hot and cold water.
Apply to 9i4 Ninth street.
TO LET-A NICE COTTAGE OF FIVE
rooms; hot and cold water and every
convenience. apply at lJ12 . street.
NICELY FURNISHED ROOM AT FOR
esters' Building, L street. Ith and oth.
TWO NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS:
SaS and bathroom convenient. Apply
I3021% Eighth street.
TO RENT-FURNISHED ROOMS SUIT
able for housekeeping, at SIC Twentieth
street
The herald., 1897-05-15
A LITTLE TOO ARROGANT

The board of trustees of Pasadena evil
IDENTIFY believes in the doctrine that 1t is
we'll not to let its left hand know wha.
its right hand doeth. With its assump-
tion of better knowledge of what is
good for the public than the public itself
possesses; with its star chamber ses-
sions, from which even the city attorney
is excluded; with it's propensity for fix
ing up an important contract without
regard to the most vital interests of the
community, and in defiance of the pop
ular wish-the Pasadena city council is
almost entitled to rank with the famous
Tweed ring or the historical Kitchen
cabinet. The Pasadena board of trus-
tees has evidently lost sight of the fact
that it is simply a body of public serv-
ants and is laboring under the delusion
that 1t owns the earth and the fullness
thereof 1t is an unfortunate thing when
"a governing body gets the big-head like
that-unfortunate because it sometimes
costs the community dearly to foot the
bills, and there remains only the poor sat
isfaction of turning the big-heads down
at last p
The herald., 1897-05-15
WHO SHALL SPEND 1Tp

The board Of education in solemn con-
clave last night discussed the PROPOSE
tion whether the $3.50. 900 to be raised by
the sale of bonds for the construction of
new school buildings shall be disbursed
by themselves or by the council. AS
knock-down argument against the lat
ter alternative a communication was or
dered to be sent to the city fathers re-
citing the numerous and sundry botches
that were made In the last lot Of build
ings which were erected under the su-
pervision of the council. 1t strikes us
that the board of education is imposing
upon itself unnecessary brain-labor.
Better get the bonds voted first. Grant
ed that the whole thing might be botched
II the money were expended by the
council; but what will likely happen if
the solid six of the board of education
have the spending of it? Either plan
may not prove alluring to the taxpayers.
AS between eye-ther and ney-ther, we
would say nay-ther.
The herald., 1897-05-15

water power Of San Gabriel canyon. The
system when complete, ready to deliver
the power in either Pasadena or Los
Angeles. will have cost about $400. 1000.
BY putting in a small storage reservoir
to tide over the summer season the COM
pany will be able to generate 5000 horse
power.
Here IL an opportunity that Pasadena
cannot afford to throw away. 1t 10 an
opportunity to get public lights free and
private lights for dollar a month for
twelve lights. II Pasadena does not
want 1t some other city will and 1t might
be a good idea for Los Angeles to con-
elder such proposition.
The Herald has done its duty in inves-
tigating the situation and in laying be-
fore the public the bottom facts as re-
CARDS this important problem. II the
question could be put to a vote of the
people of Pasadena The Herald program
would be endorsed by ten to one vote.
The city trustees of that city may vote
differently, but the present action will
not, fortunately, settle the question for
ever. All such matters eventually get
back to the people and in the long run
private interests must give way to pub
lie good.
The herald., 1897-05-15
THWARTED BEYOND REASON"

A. p, Los Angeles correspondent of
the New York Evening Post. writes un-
der date of the oath ult. to that paper as
follows:
The people of California now feel that
their fight, which they have won and
which extended over some eight or nine
years, should be finally closed by the let
ting of contracts for this work. 1t Is not
to be denied that the people Of California
in this matter have been thwarted beyond
reason and justice by the influence Of the
Southern Pacific railroad. The present
administration is looked to by the
people of the state, and especially tn ,
Republicans of the state, to initiate this
work. Futher particulars in regard to
this matter can be obtained from any
member of the government engineers,
or from the senators from California,
whose whole heart and soul are wrapped
up in this controversy. which would not
have assumed such proportions. or
verged upon such scandal, IL the work
in question had been located on the At
lantic coast.
The herald., 1897-05-15
THE SUNDAY HERALD

The Sunday Herald of tomorrow, the 14th
inst, will be found to be bright budget of
news and intelligence, covering large and
diversified range of subjects, interesting,
Instructive and entertaining throughout
ALL the news of the world, the very latest
events at home and abroad, special cable
letters from London and Berlin, complete
correspondence from every point of i'm
portance in Southern California, and
faithful and graphic account of local hap
penings will keep the reader thoroughly
we'll informed.
There will be variety of special corre-
spondence from the centers of thought
and civilization. describing fresh discover
les in the realms of science and industry,
while number of subjects of local interest
will be capably dealt with.
The weekly letter on 1.-THE Fashions Of
the Future," (which has proved invaluable
to the devotees of the tickle dame, is written
by Charles Drecol the Viennese costumer
of worldwide renown. He will describe
some exquisite and original gowns with
fascinating color combinations. The wo-
mans page will also be illumined by spec
ial New York letter and a very interesting
account by Brigham The Herald's spec
ial correspondent at Washington, of Mrs.
u. s. Grants home life.
"Cornelps Girl Crew." 1.-THE Marvellous
New Bridge to Span the Mississippi and
a sketch of the Napoleon of Turkey, Os-
man Pasha, will be among other attractive
features.
A. w. Jones of Los Alamitos contributes
an instructive paper on 1.-THE Beet Sugar In
dustry," from its early history up to date
in America, pointing out the great
possibilities for California in this direc-
tion.
1t has probably escaped the observation
of many that it is just one hundred years
ago since the foundation of the San Fer
nando mission and fifty years ago since
the battles of Boyle Heights and San
Gabriel, also that the Fourth of July was
first celebrated in Los Angeles in 1S47.
These interesting dates in the history of
Southern California will be recalled by an
article by Mary M. Bowman.
The Herald's critics, Judge Enoch
knight, George A. Dobinson and Eva
Mitchell Cook, will respectively review the
literature, the drama and the music of the
day.
The herald., 1897-05-15

carries, then the combined lobby Of the
monopoly will jump upon 1t with a
thousand feet, and the name Of that har-
Dor bill will be either Santa Monica or
Mud.
lis . simple tale, told without de-
traction or adornment. Who does not
know that the Republican administra-
ton. elected by the force Of the most
magnificent campaign fund ever collect
ed, has large debt to pay to the cor
porations that contributed the fund?
Whatever may be its other frailties. the
Republican administration believes in
paying it's debts with honest" dollars.
Mr.. Huntington is to be paid, that's
sure. 1t is a solid sixteen-to-one prop
osition.
And what Of the outcome? That is
altogether uncertain. 1t means hard
struggle, at the very least-a struggle
to enforce law Of the nation as against
the objections of a single individual
The people of the United States OF Amer
lea VS.. C. p. Huntington! And even at
that, the outcome isl doubtful. Which
shall it be, nation or Huntington?
But of this we feel reasonably certain:
II such an issue is drawn 1t is going TO
be a broader and deeper contest than
many imagine. The eyes of the people
of the United States will be uponit. The
administration must take sides with the
cause of monopoly, and every man of
average discernment viii know it. The
lines will be so clear cut, so strongly
drawn, that the Republican party will
be known thenceforth as the servile tool
of big corporation. The contest will
be like that memorable one before the
assembled hosts of the 1sraelites and
the Philistines-single-h but mo-
mentous.
We predict that this very issue over
the harbor at San Pedro, if fought out
as here forecasted, will become matter
of the greatest national import and may
prove powerful factor in overwhelm-
ing the Republican party three and
half years hence. Certainly it will serve
to break the slight hold which that par
ty now has on California and other
states west Of the great divide.
The herald., 1897-05-15
CALIFORNIA OPINION
Don't Kill the Birds

A good citizen asks the Stars assist
ance to stop the robbing Of nests and
the killing Of harmless birds. Grant ID,
with pleasure. The practice is brutal
one, that no good boy would indulge in.
and the bad one we will cheerfully as
sist to have punished. The boy. who
will rob birds nests will in time stone
Cinnamon, and develop a general char
acter of brutality that is good start
for the gallows. His parents will con-
fer a great favor on him by spanking
1t out of him, and If that does not avail
the law will take him in hand. There
is nothing smart in being either thief
or q murderer, and these are the attri-
butes of the nest-robber and the bird
killer.-Pasadena Star.
The herald., 1897-05-15
Booming a Bank in Kansas

A year ago half dozen young men
went to Hutchinson and opened bank.
They put up big talk and a beerfest
was given in their honor at the home
of prominent citizen. 1t was a great
night. and afterward one of the finan-
ciers took everybody into his confidence
and told of his financial accomplish
ments. He doomed his associates also.
and the man who gave the beerfest said
on the side that it was good to be solid
with such Napoleone. Well. in three
months the young man who talked so
big was out of the game-crowded out
and gone. The other day the bank
closed it's doors. Talk is not success,
promises are wind.-Kansae City Star.
The herald., 1897-05-15
olevsland's Forest aeserv.t,on


To the Editor Of the Los Angeles
Herald: Why IL It that both congress-
men ana newspapers refer to the re-
scinding Of Cleveland's action in re-
serving forest lands as restoring land
to the public domain?"
If the words public domain" mean
anything they mean land held by the
public. Land held by the government
as a forest reservation is in reality
more fittingly described as public do
main" than land held subject to sale to
private individuals. In the first place
the land Is permanently set aside as
part Of the common heritage Of the
whole people for all time to come. In the
second case 1t Is land simply held tempo
rarily until some General Alger or other
lumber baron sees sufficient profit in
1t to scoop 1t in as part Of his private
preserve.
The reservation Of any land left in
the possession Of the public under any
excuse, however flimsy, Is Of the ut
most benefit and Importance to the peo-
pie. Practically all the tillable land
has long ago been alienated from the
public domain, and now but little Is
left except mountain and desert.
Let the poor innocent settlers that
the Algers are making such mountain
of and shedding their crocodile tears
over be compensated dollar for dollar for
what they have invested on these reser-
walton lands. Very probably 800, 900
would foot the bill ten times over, but
it would be cheaper for us to pay a
million than to let the Algers gobble
it up.
H. GAYLORD WILTSHIRE.
The herald., 1897-05-15
THE TRUE SITUATION AT LAST

Our Republican contemporaries. the
that hope deferred maketh the heart
sick. 1t is a grewsome sight to witness
the crumbling of their hopes in Secre-
tary Alger and the Mckinley adminis-
tration. There seems to be weakening
even of their party fealty. and they are
coming around to the point of saying
something real harsh about Mr.. Hunt
ington's secretary of war. Hitherto
they have been content to hurl objurga-
tions at the man Friday of Maine; but,
unless all signs fail they will soon have
Alger in the pillory, and there may be
a few glancing shots at Mckinley him
self. All this is inexpressibly sad.
When Mr.. Alger first began his game
of soft dalliance with the San Pedro har-
Dor scheme, The Herald, taking into con-
sideration his we'll known predictions
and questionable affiliations shifted
danger in the air and sounded note of
warning. For this The Herald was
gently but firmly rebuked. And now, in
a chastened spirit, The Herald rises to
remark Il told you So"
1t is conceded at last that the fight is
on in dead earnest, or soon will be. Sec
retary Alger, playing the role of Wouter
the doubter, and affecting to believe that
the harbor cannot be built for the money
assigned to it, also assuming that the
law is so loosely drawn as to jeoparlize
the governments interests, will throw
every impediment in the way of proceed
ing with the work, and will use his most
artful devices to throw the whole thing
back into the hands of congress. In
this he will be aided and abetted by the
powerful Southern Pacific influences,
and he will have the countenance of the
Republican administration. If the
scheme to return the matter to congress
The herald., 1897-05-15

A great deal of unwarranted abuse
has been visited upon Ex-Governor Alt
geld of Illinoie, and it is about time for
some of the newspapers that are given
to making him target for innuendo and
mud to either prefer charges and prove
them or quit their contemplate policy.
Mr.. Altgeld's course in the recent busi-
ness troubles that have overtaken him
has been that of one man in thousand.
He has made great sacrifices to protect
his business integrity and prevent possi-
BILE injury to innocent parties. He has
been greatly misunderstood, and the
vindictiveness and malignancy of party
politics have resulted in actual perse-
cution at the hands of those who should
know better.
The herald., 1897-05-15
FREE LIGHTS FOR PASADENA

| The Herald has undertaken to assist
the people of Pasadena in solving the
electric light problem, and in this work
| it has secured the cordial cooperation
| of the daily papers of that city, and also
of the leading citizens whose special in
terests were not in conflict with the pro-
posed program
We pointed out the work done by the
city of Riverside. where the city trustees
by exercising good business judgment
had inaugurated a system that will not
only furnish the city with free public
lights but will also furnish the people
with private lights so cheap as to be a
surprise to the uninitiated.
For instance, prominent citizen OF
Riverside yesterday informed The Her
aid that he has twelve incandescent
lights in his house; that all of these
| lights are burned every evening; that
some of them are usually burned to a
late hour; that his electricity passes
through a meter and that for this first
| class service the cost was only 90 cents
last month, which was an average
month.
Prior to this city service an electric
company was furnishing both public and
private lights in that city, but it has
since been compelled to retire from the
field, both on account of the quality and
cheapnees Of the city service.
Riverside takes 200 horse power at
present, and has an option of taking 400
horse power more. Before all of this
power is utilized the income from the
service will pay all expenses of the sys-
tenn and will leave the public lighting of
the city absolutely free of cost, includ-
ling the expense and care Of the public
lights.
Pasadena has had proposition made
to it to furnish the electricity for run
ming the city public lights, free of cost,
The city is to put in its own arc lights
and distributing wires, and pay for TAX
ing care of them. The electricity to
run these lights will amount to about
fifty horse power. This electricity at
the price paid for Riverside would
amount to $3.50 MONTH or pa1try $500
a year, and, for this service the city is
giving one company a monopoly of its
street car service.
The Herald is authorized to say to the
citizens of Pasadena that the San Ga
briel Electric company is not in any
combine, and that it will soon be ready
to contract with the city of Pasadena
to furnish it what power it may need for
public use-say 300 horse power with a
privilege of taking 500 horse power more
might and day service, at the same
rate paid by Riverside-S3OO a month
for day and night service. This service
would not only furnish all the light
needed by night but it would furnish an
immense power for use by day in assist
ing to establish manufacturing enter
prises.
This company will control the entire
The herald., 1897-05-15
Merely to Fatten Monopolv

There was no need of tariff bill. The
Republicans now tardily admit this by
their proposition to raise by internal
taxes an amount even larger than the
current deficit. This they should have
done in the first place. They have dis
turbed the business of the country and
checked returning prosperity for no pub
lie reason but simply at the demand Of
the favored private industries upon
which they are accustomed to rely for
campaign funds.-New York Times.
The herald., 1897-05-15
Not to Raise Revenue

The confession that the Dingley bill,
as it came from the house. stamped with
the Mckinley ADMINISTRATORS ap-
proval, fails as revenue measure leaves
protection standing naked before the
county. 1t is thus revealed that the pur-
pose of protection as it is upheld by the
party in power is not to fill the national
treasury, but to turn the stream of
wealth which should go there from the
custom house into the pockets of the
citizens who are in the enjoyment of
Republican favor.-New York Journal.
The herald., 1897-05-15
SONG

The stars are with the voyager
Wherever he may sail;
The moon is constant in her time:
The sun will never fail;
But follow, follow round the world,
The green earth and the sea;
So love is with the lovers heart,
Wherever he may be.
Wherever he may be, the stars
Must daily lose their light:
The moon will veil her in the shade;
The sun may set, but constant love
Will shine while he's away;
So that dull night is never night,
And day is brighter day.
Thomas Hood.
The herald., 1897-05-15
Good News for the Lobby

The Washington lobby have had hard
luck since the Huntington funding bill
barrel wac rebunged. They have, so to
speak, been walking on their uppers, but
now they are elate. The great sugar
trust has camped here, and is going to
make war upon the Hawaiian annexa-
ton. There will be employment for ali
the big lobbyists and all the little lobby
lists. There will be pocket money and
champagne. and terrapin, and canvas
back ducks in place of hash and beer
Washington Star.
The herald., 1897-05-15

England. with only paltry s1lb.oeo. 900
in silver coin and that all token money.
and with all creation her debtor. will
take care not to let 60 her grip on the
debtors throat.
When the people Of this great silver
producing nation of ours want free coin
age they will have to get 1t in the way
proposed by the Democratic party. that
is. in the Independent American way.
The herald., 1897-05-15

The sultans demands upon Greece are
no longer Of a modest or reasonable ma
ture. There is, however, very little
probability that the powers would ever
consent to the proposal that Greece shall
be forced to cede her navy. In the mean
time the religious festival Of the greater
Bairam affords a convenient excuse for
the sultan's postponement Of peace ne
gotiations, while every day his position
in Thessaly becomes more secure and
preparations for further aggressions
more advanced
The herald., 1897-05-15
Complaints have reached The Herald

Complaints have reached The Herald
that violations Of the game laws are of
frequent occurrence in the neighbor
hood, particularly by youthful sinners
in searth of birds nests. Section 626 of
the penal code forbids the robbing of
nests of any English skylark, robin, ca
nary, humming bird, thrush or mocking
bird. The penalty of the offense is from
$40 to $500 fine or 10 to $50 days imprison
ment or both
The herald., 1897-05-15
BRYAN in Great Demand

It is to be regretted that Mr.. Bryan
will not be able to give more time to
California on his contemplated visit in
July. AS considerable time intervenes
we hope that he may see his way clear
to stop ana speak at four or five of the
leading cities Of the interior, including
Stockton. The present program in
cludes only Los Angeles, San Francisco,
and possibly Sacramento. We trust that
the great champion of the peoples cause
may find 1t convenient to give more
time to California Mail.
The herald., 1897-05-15
California'll Be There

1t is to be hoped that California will
be well represented at the transmissis-
sippi commercial congress, which WILL
be held in Salt Lake City in July. This
will be the ninth convention, the OBJ
jects of which are to secure national
legislation that will tend to develop the
resources of the states and territories
lying west OF the Mississippi river, to
increase reciprocal trade among them,
and to discuss such questions ~ are
naturally suggested by these Objects,
San Jose Mercury
The herald., 1897-05-15
Not IF Thew Don't Bet

The racing association Of Los Angeles
is willing to lose five or six thousand
dollars 1t says, just to give the people
a good race meeting. That sounds well
but after the meeting it will be found
that 1t is the poor people who have done
all the losing, or some OF them.-Santa
Monica Outlook.
The herald., 1897-05-15

Senator Mark Hanna is going to ask
Senator BILLY" Mason how he does it,
The innocuous desuetude that has char
acterized Mr.. Hanna's brief career is in
the widest contrast to the Calithumpian
serenades with which Senator Billy
has greeted and convulsed the sleepy
senatorial courtesy Of ancient custom.
1t Is his only hope
The herald., 1897-05-15
KIND WORDS

The Los Angeles Herald under it's new
management is much improved in ap-
pearance and general makeup. 1t Is
now an excellent Democratic journal
and while we do not agree with its po-
litical opinions, we must acknowledge
that from a Democratic standpoint, 1t
is very ably edited.-National City
Record.