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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-15
A STRING TO HIS RESIGNATION

When, at last nights session Of the
board, the long petition was read, asking
that we elect Mr.. Hughes, voted for
him, believing that I was complying
with the wishes Of the people Of the
ward. This meeting of the council re-.
lieves the board Of all responsibility In
the matter and assures to the people of
the ward a representative at an early
date. 1 believe this board should adopt
a resolution endorsing the action Of the
city council, and I make that as a mo-
tion."
Mr.. Webb at once seconded the mo-
ton, which was unanimously adopted.
"As there is now no necessity for hold
ing the special meeting Thursday after
noon" continued Mr.. Poor. II move that
last nights action be rescinded."
This motion was also seconded by
Webb and adopted
THE FIRST WITNESS
President Mathis then informed Mr..
Gibbon that he could proceed with the
investigation. Mrs. Maud Smith was
then called. A hum of surprise was
heard from the audience, as this was the
first lady who has been called as wit
was expected.
Mrs. Smith after being sworn stated
that she was a teacher or rather d.
rector in the kindergarten department
of the Ninth street school. Before Oc-
tober II she had been only an assistant,
at which time her salary was $45 per
month. Now she is receiving $50 per
month. She did not know Director
Bartlett personally but she had recently
purchased a piano at his store.
Upon this statement the defense inter-
posed objection saying that the matter
had no connection with the case and un-
less Mr. Gibbon promised to connect 1t
In some manner with the Webb case
they did not think it proper that such
matters be brought out.
In reply it was pointed out that the
objection was not consistent with the
former attempts on the part Of the de-
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-15
A Fable

A Civilized Country was appealed to
for Assistance by an Armenian, who
was about to meet Death at the hands
Of savage and Mohammedan Turk.
"You are inded Unfortunate" said the
Civilized Country, land 1t makes my
Blood Boil to think that you should have
to be slaughtered by Savage and q
Mohammedan. I am thinking of send
ing Gunboats to your Relief, at. at the
very least, a Missionary" Within the
Hour the Civilized Country was appealed
to for Assistance by Cuban, who wns
about to be slaughtered by Savage and
Christian Spaniard. II cannot help you"
said the Civilized Country. "and your
Plight Is not so Desperate. after all, a.
you are about to have the pleasure Of
being exterminated by Co-religion-
ist''
Moral: It hurts less to be murdered
by Christian than by Mohammedan.
Chicago Journal.
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be not mentioned so that the board may
take immediate action.
A HOT MEETING

be not mentioned so that the board may
take immediate action.
A HOT MEETING
1t was especially hot for Director Webb
at last nights session of the investiga
ton, for evidence was adduced which
makes the case look all the blacker for
him. While there was no positive evil
dence of his having received money from
teachers or others, in that no person
ewore that they paid him money. the evil
dence connected him. circumstantially,
so closely with having an interest in at
least three shady transactions as to
greatly strengthen the prosecutions
case. For the first time since the in
vestigation began it was proven that
there was at least one piano deal in
which teachers salary was increased
after she had signed a contract to pur-
chase a piano from Director Bartletts
store, and the increase was identical
with the monthly installments that she
was to pay on the instrument
Cooper, the tanitor who was robbed Of
q months salary, told his story again
and corroborated the statements made
by AXtell with reference to it.
Superintendent Foshay told how
Webb had endeavored to induce him to
put in a claim for larger expense ac-
count that he had expended on his trip
east with the director.
The last witness of the evening, and
one of the best that has been before the
board, brought out some entirely new
and startling facts. He swore that
Adams approached him after he had
= y ~
him that he would have to pay for it.
Later he came to the witness and stated
that he wanted $780, that Mr.. Webb was
about to go east and needed money. The
money was paid. AS late as October
Adams met this witness on the street
and, leading him into q hallway held
him up in broad daylight to the tune OF
$50 more. Prof. Rohde also swore that
he had been held up two years ago, and
when asked what he did then he stated
that he had joined Pitmans church. AT
the dedication of the church he stated
that there were a number Of teachers In
attendance who had to put up, as the
doors were reported to be locked.
NO SPECIAL MEETING
There will be no special meeting Of the
board Of education tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock. 1t had been the intention
to hold special session for the purpose
of electing successor to ex-Director
Adams. The city council having taken
that matter out Of the hands of the
board the meeting will be unnecessary.
Six Of the eight members-there are
only eight nowhere present when
President Mathis called last nights ses-
sion to order, Directors Brady and Bart
lett being absent Immediately after
the roll call Director Poor took the floor
and said:
II am reliably Informed that call has
been issued for special session of the
city council to be held Thursday after
noon for the purpose of calling special
election to fill the vacancy in this board
caused by the resignation of Mr.. Adams.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-15

Tense to examine witnesses. The objec-
ton was not sustained.
In response to questions Mrs. Smith
related the following story of her deal
ings with the firm Of which Bartlett is
a member:
BARTLETTs CONNECTION
II was in need of piano and went to
several places, Mr.. Bartlett's store
among them. At that store was wait
ed upon by Mr.. Salyer. I found the
terms OF their sales to be such that
could not purchase and told him that
il would be impossible for me to pur-
chase when I was making only s45 per
month in the position of assistant. Mr.
Salyer said that he thought that would
be all right and that he would see Mr.
Bartlett. He told me to come back
again and said that it would be neces-
sary for me to show some confidence in
the firm. laughingly told him that if
I had directors position I would be
able to buy piano.
Later went back and saw him again
and he said that the matter would be
all right. He had prepared a contract
which he wanted me to sign. I told him
that l did not want to sign contract
until I was certain I could take the in
strument. He again said that it would
be all right, but I still objected and told
him that he would then have my sigma
ture to contract while l had nothing
and could not make the payments. He
again said it would be ali right and then
suggested that unless 1 made the pur-
chase my position might be jeopardized.
! signed the contract. After a few days,
as had heard nothing more of the mat
ter, went back to him to see about the
matter. AS soon as he saw me he
said:
WEBB TOLD HIM so
"Alow me to congratulate YOU
"'Why?' I asked.
Because you have directors po-
sition.'
How do you know?' ! asked.
"'Mr. Webb told me So was his re-
ply. I hadn't heard Of the matter until
that moment
Again the defense interposed objection
to the evidence of the witness, which
Mr. Gibbon answered by saying:
ut is a well-known fact that Webb
and Bartlett occupy the same store. If
teacher is approached with PROPOSE
ton to buy $3.50 piano, at S16 per month,
and she gets position paying her just
that amount per month more than she
had been receiving, in order to make the
payments, and that, too through the
fundamentally of the teachers COM
mittee, OF which Bartlett and Webb are
members, that is something that would
seem to connect Webb with the matter
in the minds of any fair minded per-
sons"
Chairman Mathis said, go on" and
the examination proceeded
when Salyer told you that 1t would
be all right, and for you to take the pi-
ano, what did you think he meant?"
Why, that I would get director
Ship" was the answer.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-15
suspension are Ashman. Baker. Silver
Toll. Mathuss, Nickel and Hutchison.
All the Male Descendants Of Scott
Have Died without Issue

It was Scott's dearest wish to found
house which should carry on the trade
tons Of his great ancestors, who were
cadets of the SCOTS of Harden, now
represented by Baron Polwarth. Scott
reared Abbotsford at enormous cost. but
there his work began and ended. Ills
eldest son, who succeeded to the baronet-
cy. survived him only fifteen years. and
died in 1s47. unmarried. at the cape. And
so the baronetcy became extinct. His
second son died at far-off Teheran, also
unmarried. So the name of Scott was
left to his daughter. Charlotte. who mar
ried Lockhart. the biographer Of Sir
Walter. Her son, Walter Scott Lock-
hart. adopted the name of Scott, but,
with all the extraordinary fatality that
had overcome his uncles. he. too, died
unmarried at the age of 20, and 80 the
estate passed TO his sister. Charlotte,
who married J. r.. Hope. &C., member
of the Hopetoun family. and he, Of
course, adopted the name Scott. They
had three children. but their only son
died in childhood, and once again wo-
man came to rule. This was Mary Mo-
MICA.
In 1S47 she married Joseph Constable.
Maxwell (third son of Lord Herries),
who. as matter OF course, adopted the
name Scott. They have had six children,
the eldest Of whom. Walter Joseph Max
well-Scott. born In 1875, Ii In the army.
He has two brothers and two sisters liv-
ing. Mary Josephine, who was born In
1876. was married last week. Thus It
will be seen that the present generation
Of SCOTS have been in turn Lockharts.
Hopes and Maxwells. These are all ex.
cellent names. with honorable histories
behind them, and yet, In strict genealog.
ical sequence. the present generation. to
which the bride Of today belongs. IL very
far removed from the author Of WAIVER.
ly."-London Sketch.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-15
DEVICE TO RECORD SPEED
Novel Apparatus Used In Recent
German Railway Experiments

An ingenious form of speed recording
apparatus recently devised for use In
some German railway experiments,
while simple In design, proved exceed.
ing effective, and showed. moreover, not
only the speed at any particular moment,
but the time in which stops were made,
speed around curves, up grades, etc.
Electrical connections were made on the
shaft of the car in such a manner that
n dash and a space were marked of at
each revolution on paper strip fed by
clockwork. BY marking the length Of
ribbon corresponding to one minute Of
time and counting the number Of DASH
es contained therein the number Of rev.
olutions Is given at once, and from the
diameter Of the wheels the speed can
readily be computed. In the experiments
referred to the paper ribbon was ruled
so that one second of time was repre-
sented by one millimeter of space, and
by a second plotting of curves graph
ical record of speeds under various con-
ditions was attained.-Philadelphi Rec
ord.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-15
Let the Muddling Proceed

Let the muddling proceed. A true gold
standard is impossible of attainment.
Once this is clearly understood and that
the demand of the banks Is for an ire
deemable currency Of their own, the
people will quickly revert to the sound
principle that all money should be Is
sued by the government. thus reducing
the banks to their legitimate work OF
acting as repositories. trading in ex-
change and money.-Riverside Enter
prise.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-15
Found in the Bay

Coroner Campbell was called to San
Pedro yesterday to hold an inquest on
the remains of David Nelson, whose
body had been found floating in the bay.
Nelson had been missing since Nov. 81.
At that time he was on a prolonged
drunk and started to walk from San
Pedro where he has property, across the
trestle to Wilmington. He fell off and
was drowned
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-15
Good Wishes

We are in receipt Of an invitation to
an inspection of the new home Of the
Los Angeles Herald at 1873 South Broad
way on Thursday. December 9Th, from
to o'clock and from to 10 p. m. We
understand that the new home Of The
Herald is model In every respect, and
we wish for that paper prosperous fu-
ture in it.-Orange News.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-15
Small Fires

The department responded to an alarm
from box 10 last evening about $50
o'clock occasioned by the explosion of a
coal oil lamp at 337 Winston street. The
lamp was thrown out into the street and
did no damage.
A brush fire inf the rear Of 664 Gladys
avenue called out the department early
Yesterday morning. There was no dam
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-15
Unpopular and Ridiculous

Our esteemed county exchange, the
National City Record, is still harpins
on the question of annexing Of San Di-
ego county to Arizona. The scheme
won't work, for the people will never
consent to 1t. The Record is too good
paper to waste it's time and space in
discussing such an unpopular and ride
ulous roposition.-Escondido Times.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-15
Railroads and Safety Appliances

Two years extension Of time has been
granted the railways to complete the
equipment Of rolling stock with safety
appliances. It remains to be seen
whether they will comply with the or
der. They asked for Ave years and la
Dor organizations represented that one
year was sufficient. The compromise
made a fair division of the difference
Riverside Enterprise.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-15
Murderer Ebanks' Time

Murderer Ebanks now wishes to Jug
gle with the law for awhile. and for a
few weeks or months save his worthless
neck from the hangman's rope. This
coquettlng with the gallows may be en-
PERTAINING for the condemned, but 1t Is
becoming very monotonous for the pub
lie. A little infusion of the swift and
sure methods Of fifty years ago would
be Observation-Disclosures Tribune.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-15
Pleaded Guilty

William Young, a young man 10 years
of age, pleaded guilty to petty larceny
yesterday in Justice Morrison's court
and will be sentenced today. Young
formerly drove a delivery wagon for E..
Conger, the grocer, and was arrested by
Detective Goodman on warrant charg-
ing him with having purloined goods
from the store.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-15
Our New Library Building

Los Angeles needs a public library
building, and one public spirited citizen
has offered to be one of hundred men
to give $1,000 toward suitable building.
The next thing is to find the other ninety
and nine. When the new building Is
erected we trust that it will be placed
facing on the Sixth street park, built
in the mission style and surrounded by
attractive grounds set to semi-tropical
flowers and shrubbery.-Riverslde
Press.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-15
Entirely Unknown Here

The fruit growers of Southern Califor-
MIA are experimenting with various de-
vices for protecting their orchards from
frost. But it will be bitterly cold day
when a Los Angeles newspaper will ad-
NIT that such thing as frost was ever
known in that sunny southland.-San
Jose Mercury.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-15
Too Much Whisky

r. D. Branscomb, Of Calabassas,
claiming to be a brother Of the we'll
known Harvey Branscomb, the consta-
BILE at that place, was arrested on Frank
lin street yesterday afternoon by Dep
uty Constable Joe Mugnemi for indecent
exposure. Branscomb was drunk.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-15
Practical Corruptionists Are Worse

There ought to be some way to COM
pei the practical politicians to keep their
hands off the schools. Those institu-
lions are the most sacred Of any known
to our form of government, and 1t Is
safe to say that unless they are kept
pure the republic cannot last very long.
Kern City Standard.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-15
Greatly Improved

The Herald has been greatly improved
under the present management and is
to be sincerely congratulated on its
handsome and commodious new quar-
ters-Orange Post.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-15
The Chinese Forger

Deer Wee Fung, the Chinaman who
was arrested Monday night by Inspector
Putnam and charged with forging the
name of Wong Chew Chong to a money
order for 500, will be examined Friday
before the United States commissioner.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-15

Adams?" asked Mr.. Gibbon In conclu-
sion.
mo. certainly I would not" was the
reply.
The session then adjourned
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-15

Frederic Harrison has begun agitating
for a worthy national celebration in
England in 1901 of the millenary Of the
death Of the great King Alfred.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-15
THE SOLID SIX

why" replied the witness. adams
said he was a member Of the solid six,
and I knew who the six were. Adams
had promised me my place after paid
him. AS he was a member of the six. and
1 knew how nicely they had worked to-
gether and how we'll they had fixed
things, thought 1t was all right If one
Of them fixed it,"
President Mathis then asked two
questions, the replies to which caused a
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-15

Tense to examine witnesses. The objec-
ton was not sustained.
In response to questions Mrs Smith
related the following story of her deal
ings with the firm of which Bartlett is
n Yoor,hor.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-09-16

In the opinion of the silver leaders
the action of the Bank of England in
deciding to hold one-fifth of it's reserve
in silver, will not prove any direct
benefit to silver, but they believe it
will help silver indirectly by increasing
public interest in Europe in the prin-
ciple of bimetallism. They think that
the action on the part of the Bank of
England was taken more to conciiate
the growing silver sentiment in Great
Britain as a result of the visit OF the
bimetallic commission to England and
its conference with representatives Of
the government of Great Britain. Some
of the silver men regard the whole
business nothing but trick on the part
of the gold standard financiers of Eng
land to make the silver men there and
over here believe that they are gradu-
ally coming around to bimetallism OF
their own accord, in preference to wait
ing until they are compelled to do SO.
These gentlemen are firmly of the
opi niOn tbot I'm GLAND will navnr WI
lingly adopt bimetallism, and that the
only way to get her to do so is to force
it, and the way to force it is for the
United States to adopt bimetallism in
dependently or in conjunction with al
many European governments as may
desire to join the move.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-09-16
Plucky POstmistress.
Sept, 10, '97

Canal Doyer, Ohio, September, H.
During the passing of circus parade
Miss Clara Streb, the handsome and
vigorous postmiStress in the city Office,
cowed two daylight cash snatchers
while she stood betw cen them and $500,
which lay open in the money order
drawer.
Early in the day Postmaster Fl. w.
Streb had done heavy money order
business, and had stuffed half thou
sand dollars in the money order draw
er. When the parade began to pass in
front of the Office he and his sister
locked the rear door Of the postoffice
and stepped to the front pavement.
AS she stood in the doorway Miss
Streb thought she heard crash behind
her, and rushing behind the partition
ran plump into two men, who, at that
moment, had broken in the back door
One carried Ratchet and the other a
jimmy. The plucky postmistress stood
her ground and screamed Justify, and
in second there was a rush of people
from the front entrance to her aid.
Seeing this the two men backed out,
pulled the door after them and mixed
in the crowd.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-09-16

City; and First National Bank of Chat
tanooga VS.. First National Bank of
johnson City et al.
w. p. Harris VS., First National Bank
of johnson City ct. al.
j. w. Boring VS.. Ike Il. Jobe et al.
Robt. b. Jones ct. al. VS.. f. s. Wolfe
ct. al.
Witt & Watkins vs.. East Tennessee
& Western North Carolina Railroad
company.
Wilberforce Sully VS.. Campbell &
Pouder.
Angie W0ddell VS.. William Waddell.
W. E. Reese VS.. r. L. Miles; and r.
L. Miles vs.. W. E. Reese.
Harrison Hale ct. al. VS.. James E.
Hale ct. al.
H. B. Crumley VS.. Watauga Water
company.
Maggie Grant, by next friend, vs..
Mayor and Aldermen of Johnson City.
John Seagroves VS.. Southern Rail
way.
r. B. Whitehorn VS.. Southern Rail
way,
W. Hodges, constable, vs.. Charles
Mcneil ct. al.
Watauga Water Company VS.. G. H.
Wolfe.
Robert Sims, alias Isham Sims, We
State.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-09-16

If a small bottle of Shaker Digestive Cordial
does you no good, don't buy large one.
Prove all things; hold fast that which is
good " Its not good for everybody only for the
thin, pale, sick, weak and weary. For those
who are starving for want of digested food,
For those who can not get fat or strong because
their stomachs do not work as they ought to.
These are the people. millions of them whom
Shaker Digestive Cordial will cure.
Food makes strength, muscle, brain, blood,
energy-after it is digested. If not digested, it
will do you no good at all.
Shaker Digestive Cordial helps your stomach
to digest your food and cures Indigestion per-
manently. When you've tried small bottle,
you can tell.
Sold by druggists Trial bottle 10 cents,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-09-16

Although Attorney General Nc
Kenna was Indignantly emphatic in
declaring that he did not intend to con-
suit with Mr.. Mckinley about the
opinion he is to give as to the proper
construction to be placed upon the
clause of the tariff imposing discrimi-
mating duties, he did that very thing.
And he did not even have the satisfac-
tion of waiting until Mckinley came
back to Washington to consult with
him, but was, ordered up to Somerset,
Pa, where Mckinley was to talk the
matter over. The opinion is still held
back, and it will be discussed at the
cabinet meeting which Mckinley has
called. 1t is probable also that the
cabinet will discuss the verbal report
made by Consul General Lee, who is in
Washington, on Cuban affairs. 1t is
understood that after this cabinet
meeting Mckinley will go away again
to remain couple of weeks.