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The herald., 1897-02-09
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
President J. D. Moody's Inaugural Ad.
dreas

President J. u. Moody's Inaugural Ad.
dress
The Historical society met at the Oc-
cidental College hall, GA South Hill
street, last night.
DR.. ]. d. Moody, the newly elected
president, delivered his inaugural ad-
dress. He said in part:
The Historical society occupies its
chosen field without a rival. History
embraces a much larger sphere in the
educational field now than it did for
mally. Our historical literature of late
years shows a disposition to picture the
life of the people rather than tell the
story of their wars. 1t should be the
aim of our society to study and preserve
the history of our people, their customs
and daily lives as they have been and
as they are now. The story of our growth
and development will be of great inter-
est but much of it will be forgotten if
it is not collected and preserved by our
society.
Dr. Moody urged the society to secure
the histories of Pasadena, Pomona, Santa
Monica and other towns of Southern
California. A historic exhibit similar to
the loan association of Pasadena was
advocated. Abundant historic material
exists for such an exhibition. The only
drawback is the money necessary and
the workers TO carry out the project.
The herald., 1897-02-09
THE BRAHMACHARIN
Hindoo Priest to Deliver q Course Of Lecture.


H1ndoo priest, bodhabhickshue. the
Brahmacharin, arrived in the city yes-
terday and is the guest of the Harmony
Lodge Theosophical society.
When seen last evening by a Herald
representative, he wore the flowing robe
and turban Of the orthodox oriental
style Although young man. he has
evidently been a deep student of reig-
ion and philosophy. He proposes to give
course of lectures under the auspices
OF the Theosophical society.
The Brehmacharin is a lifelong stu-
dent OF the Vedas, the world oldest and
most sacred books, among which are the
Bha Gavhat Gita. which, being inter-
preted, is Song Celestial, which he pro
poses to explain. His course of lectures
VIII lnclude the following subjects: The
Condition of Women in India. What
caused 1ndia's Fall, Idol Worship and
the Transcendental Science or Occult
lsm Ills first lecture will be given To-
morrow at 7:45 p. m, in Odd Fellows
building The subject will be. The Signs
OF the Times as Brahaman Sees Them
Next Sunday evening he will speak on
Chrlst in the Hindu Light
The herald., 1897-02-09
Many Gunboats
ET

becoming worse and worse every day
but except in instances where the beg
gar makes the serious mistake of impor-
tuning a policeman in citizens clothes
arrests are few.
Citizens who have been accosted on the
street seldom make complaint to the po-
lice, and even if an officer sees the in
cident and asks if the fellow begged the
answer is likely to be an evasion or a
denial. Few citizens care to figure as
complaining witnesses against a man
so poor that he needs must beg.
While it Is true that many OF the poor
men who make these appeals are not
only hungry but honest, and conse-
quently worthy of help, their cause is
being injured by the tactics of the less
deserving. Such demand that for which
the Others beg and threaten and insult
those whom they accost on the street,
and are deferred from violence and rob-
berry only by the fear of the police.
There are sections of the city where
pedestrians are subjected to annoyance
and insult by beggars in broad daylight.
The herald., 1897-02-09
FIRE PANIC IN A HOTEL
How q CoIored Man Came Near Great.
ing Havoc
Started Fire of Waste Paper In a Bssem. mt
and Was Nearly Arrested
for Arson

While Police Officer Cicotte was walk
ing his beat on Hill street, near Third,
about IL o'clock last night, he heard
some one cry "Fire!" and Immediately
after saw a woman pounding at the doc.
of the engine house nearby. The officer
went over to ask what was the matter,
and was told that there was fire in the
basement of the Spencer house, on Third
street. near Hill. The police officer sug-
gested that before turning in general
alarm, they would make an investiga-
tion, and in the meantime the chemical
engine was dispatched to the scene.
The foresight of the policeman saved
expense to the city, for the chemical en-
gine easily put out the little blaze from
pile of waste paper in the hotel base
ment.
The cause of the commotion would
have been ludicrous, but for what might
have happened. A cement worker.
who had been engaged during the day
in laying a floor in the basement came
back at the unreasonable hour of II
p. M, to see if the work was dry. The
colored man was little unsteady on his
pins, result of too much spirit in his
n1nce pie or from some other cause and
when he entered the basement to al
mire the smooth surface of his newly
laid cement, he chanced to drop his
lighted match into a pile of waste paper
that was inconveniently near. When the
paper blazed up the man ran into the
street yelling "Fire"
Something of panic was caused in
the house by this midnight alarm, and
the inmates rushed out of doors as
quickly as possible, and were not as
sured they We're safe even after the in
Significance of the fire was demonstrate1
by the suddenness of it's extinction.
The owner of the building insisted
upon OFFICER Cicottes arresting the COL
ored man for attempting to burn the
mouse, but the officer declined. as there
was no reason to suspect the slightly in
eoriated individual of the crime of ar
son.
The herald., 1897-02-09
City News in Brief

Mexican gambling scene at Camp
bells.
The Van and Storage company. tel
Main 1140.
Indian and Mexican curios. Camp
bells Curio store, 325 $. Spring st.
Orr e. Hines undertakers, removed to
647 South Broadway. Tel. Main 65.
Spanish dinners served at the Bel.
mont corner Main and Fifth streets.
A flag raising will take place at the
Hewitt street school today at 10:30 a. m
Feniel Hall.-Henry Variey speaks,
2:30 Bible reading; 7:30, Christ's Second
Coming.
Mexican leather goods and drawn
work, Campbelrs Cur.o store, 1925 S.
Spring ST.
Sharp & Samson, funeral directors.
independently. 536 South Spring street.
Telephone 1929.
Joe Arnold. agent for the celebrated
Mexican cigar. 1858 South SpriDg street
Tel. Main 986.
We are still making cabinets. bust or
any style. for Que dollar per dozen. Law
son, 147 South Main street.
Watches cleaned. rs cents; main.
springs, so cents; crystals. 10 cents.
Patton, PA South Broadway.
Adams Bros. dentists 2391s South
Spring street. Painless filling and ex-
tracing. Best sets of teeth from Sc to
$40. Hours. s to s. Sundays. 10 to 12.
The regular monthly meeting of the
News and Working Boys Home society
will be held at sos San Pedro street, on
Wednesday, the 10th inst, at 10 o'clock.
For high class of work. prompt deliv-
cry and moderate prices try the old rell-
able Excelsior laundry. 422-4o4 South
Los Angeles street. Branch at Ill West
Second street.
Have a picture to frame? If so, take
1t to H. G. Lichtenbcrger's art emporium
in the Wilcox building, Second and
Spring streets. Closing out calendars
and holiday stock at cost.
DR.. Rebecca Lee Dorsey, Stimson
block. first floor. rooms 133 1874, 1876.
Special attention given to obstetrical
cases and all diseases of women and
children. Electricity scientifically
used. Consultation hours, to s. Tel.
1927.
Dir. Arstruther Davidson will today
commence series of lectures on Anat-
omy at 9:15 to 1915 a. M, to be contin-
ued weekly and are free to all interested.
While the lectures will be beneficial to
all, they will be especially so to artists
and art students. The lectures will be
illustrated with charts, skeletons and
life models.
The herald., 1897-02-09
WHIPPED THE FOREMAN
Street Grading Workma, z IS s.n.ed His Dis
chSryc

Nowadays. when a man has a job he
wants to hang on to it. whether his en-
p!oyer cares to have him or not. That
seems to be the case with James Fitz-
gerald, whose ambition to retain what
he had and desire to avenge the loss of
it got him irto trouble. Fitzgerald is
laborer in the employ of Ramish C
Marsh, the grading contractors, at Sew
enth street and Lucas avenue.
At noon yesterday he was discharged
by the foreman, E. D. Short, for reasons
that the boss" deemed sufficient. Fitz-
gerald thought differently and he as
saulted the foreman and whipped him
badly.
Short went to the receiving hospital
where some bad cuts on his face were
sewed up ard some bruises were bathed.
he oWore out warrant for the arrest of
Fitzgerald on the charge of battery.
The herald., 1897-02-09
CITY KEWS
INDEX OF LOCAL EVENTS
Chronicied on Pages ,, s, 6, 9 and 10

Forecast: Cloudy.
Two new bills at the Theaters.
Father Meyer lectures on Confession.
The prevalence Of begging In the City.
An alarm of fire at Hill St. Boarding
house.
A street grading workman whips his
foreman.
Maggiore must either pay alimony or
remain In jail.
Chinese boycotters are still pursuing
the Sing Chungs.
A Hndoo Priest arrives to deliver a
course of lectures.
Board Of Education dispatch large
amount of routine business.
The mayor vetoes the street naming
ordinance; A proposed -scurfew ordinance;
The finance committees report on the un-
employed problem; boiler inspectors Of
fice abolished.
Splitting legal straws In the Barthel-
man murder case; Fulkerson of insurance
lottery fame again arragned; compro-
mise of $28oo in the suit of the late Con-
ductor O'delI's widow; l.. F. Coyle
charged with forging Jerry llich's name;
libel suits against The Herald dismissed.
The herald., 1897-02-09
jolly S.utepts

rms afternoon at 1 o'clock, at the high
schooi auditorium. the senior B class of
the Los Angeles high school viii boId
It's class day exercises under the ans
pices or the Star and Crescent Literary
society. The fifty senior BIS will then
hlu farewell to the graduating class.
which numbers twerty-one, and the LAT =,
ter viii receive their gold Star and Crcs
cent plrs. The senior BIS will present t
an original play and sing their class
song. Members of the Los Angeles High
School Aiumri association are cordially
invited to be present
The herald., 1897-02-09
TWO GIRLS AND A DOLL
Little Tots Who Were Picked Up Whe,
Lost

Two pretty little bareheaded girls
started out for a promenade yezterday y
afternoon from their homes near Wall
and Fifth streets. taking a Coil for an
airing in its buggy. The little people
walked so far they thought they lad
gone around the wcrld, ard became COM
pletely lost.
Officer Henderson found the children
crying for msmma at First and Los An
ge!es streets ard after trying in vain
to get them to say where they lived he
took them to the central sta ton The
receiving hospital was given up to the
children. who pass their time In crying e
and laughing by turns and had great fun
playing football with a rubber pillow.
Neither of the tots was ever four years
cid. The larger one cried bitterly at
times and when asked the reason, sa id
it was because the other little girl was
lost
Later the children were claimed by
their anxious parents and taken home.
The herald., 1897-02-09

l.. N. Lee, a native of Iowa, aged 32
years, and a resident of Pomona.
William T. Sutton, native of Wiscon-
sin, aged "a years, and Nellie J. West,
a native Of California, aged 28 years,
both residents of Los Angeles.
Lewis A. Swarthout, a native Of Cali
fornia. aged 27 years, and resident of
Randsburg, and Kate May Howell, a
native of California, aged Il years, and
resident of Los Angeles.
John Edward Dishman, native of
Missouri, aged "a years. and a. resident
of Enterprise, Ore, and Jennie Poore.
native Of New York, aged 80 years, and
a resident of Pasadena.
The herald., 1897-02-09
The Library Roord

The public library board at it's meet
ing Yesterday appointed the following
committees:
Books and donations, H. w. O'Mei-
veny ard II. E. Storrs; rules and admin
istration. l. B. Dockweiler and III. r..
Storrs; authtiEg and accounts, F. p
Flint ar'o |. B. Dockweiler; printing and
supplies, Frank p. Flint and /. B. Dock
weller; attendants, Fl. L. Storrs and II.
W. OMeiveny
The herald., 1897-02-09
illustrated I.cctur.

Captain II. G. Morse of San Francisco.
who was to have lectured at the Los An
geles Athletic club last Friday evening
but postponed the lecture on account of
the rain. wil,d'eHver his illustrated lee
ture on the Hawaiian and Samoan islands
tonight All club members Md their la
dies ana those holding tickets are cor
daily invited, and as the admission is
free the gymnasium will no doubt be
crowded.
The herald., 1897-02-09
California Mustard

California grows the finest mustard
in the world, and thousands of tons of it
When it is grown we ship it to England
for the English to grind up ard adulter-
ate to their satisfaction, and then buy
1t back in bottles and cans. When viii
California quit this foolishness? We
ought to grind and prepare for the table
right here, and then advertise it to such
an extent as to absorb the home mar
ket exclusively and ship the balance
abroad ready prepared Absolutely
Pure California Mustard" ought to win
and retain the market against the
worid.-Redlands Citrograph.
The herald., 1897-02-09
Possible Exp.riment in Kansas

A bill has been introduced in the
Kansas legislature to provide for setting
idle men at work on the country roads.
They are to be paid s1.25 a day in county
notes. which are to bear interest at the
rate of per cent per annum and it is
to be an offense against the law for any
one to refuse to accept them at their face
value. The purpose of the bill is evil
IDENTITY is not so much to give work to
the idle as to put into effect the Populist
idea that the nation needs more money
Practically, it will be an experiment
with state fiat money.-Kansas City
Star
The herald., 1897-02-09
EO- CnnraSs

Miss Virginia Davisson, a student of
the Southern California university. has
been very i'll during the past year with
paralysis. Her friends rendered her a
benefit last evening at the Southern CAL
ifornia Music hall, that was quite largely
attended. The following persons TOOK
part IN the entertainments Mrs. r..
Massac. Miss Caro- Riggin, Prof. Vim.
Fl. Hamilton, Signor Giro l.. Perers
Miss Coral Harrison. Prof. NJ S. Arvelo,
Miss Pearl Soberanes, Mrs L. P. Col
iette and Miss Matalee Loeb
The herald., 1897-02-09
Bobs UD Gerene.v

Mayor Snyder yesterday received n
number of characteristic episi.es from
Lewis the Light" who is apparently
at San Francisco. Lewis viii be re-
membered in this city as a religious
crank, who made life burden to the
newspaper people for some months sew
eral years by flooding the offices with
his effusions. He finally went to San
Francisco, after getting into numerous
scrapes in this city, and there figured in
an arson case. He is evidently at large.
judging from the mayors mail
The herald., 1897-02-09
Don't Law

But if you must, We will advise you
without charge And e we don't win
your case. it will cost you nothing Me-
chanics liens prepared without charge
Hard collections pushed Our special
ties are railway damage suits and suits
against corporations and trusts, libel,
SANDER and other damage cases, fore
closure of mortgages and liens. No
tary work free to clients. Langworthy
Co.. 226 South Spring street.
The herald., 1897-02-09
nn:riags L!celSc3

The following licenses We're issued yes
terday from. the office of the county
clerk:
James {. Lowrey, native of Mississ-
lppi, aged 43 years, and resident of Los
Angeles. and Mrs May Ling, native of
missouri aged "a years.. and native of
Tacoma, Wash.
X f. Ford, a native of Canada. aged
50 years, and a resident of Moneta, and
The herald., 1897-02-09
A Clear Bill

All differences in the health office We're
satisfactorily adjusted yesterday. and
the newly appointed inspectors went to
work. The cid inspectors went out with
the new men to show them the ropes
1t was only a matter OF "etique tte," and
when this was cleared up everything
went off satisfactorily.
The herald., 1897-02-09
Events of Today
Orpheum-Vaudeville.
Bnrbank-The Runaway Wife.
Music Hall-DarktoWn Minstrels.

Police commissioners meet 10 am.
Capt. Morse's lecture at the Athletic
Club; 8 pm.
Senior B. High School, class day ex-
ercises; PIN.
Retail clerks open meeting at Io7H N.
Main ST.. s pm.
Meeting of the Woman's Press Club
at 728 Coronado ST.; pm.
Meeting of the board OF directors of the
County Humane Society at BIS w. Sixth
ST.; AIS pm.
Regular meeting of the Academy of
Sciences. l.. B. Walk will lecture on
Pompei and R. J. G.. Wood on the prac-
tieaI application of the x.ray. At 6I7 s..
Hill ST.; SPIN.
The herald., 1897-02-09
A BRUTAL BEG0AR
Assaulted Q rlan When He Was Refused
Aims

Pat Flynn will have trouble but prob
ably not as much as he deserves. Last
evening on the street he accosted C. A.
Goodwin of No. 800 South Los Angeles
street and asked for money, telling the
usual story to enlist sympathy.
Goodwin declined to give the fellow
any money, whereupon Flynn assaulted
him and beat him badly. The rogue
was arrested by Officer Harris and
booked for battery and begging.
Beggars are becoming not only impor-
tunate and impudent, but positively
DANGEROUS,
The herald., 1897-02-09
John Smitn's Cloves

John Smith is the strange name of n
man who was arrested by Officer Len
non OH Los Angeles street yesterday and
booked on suspicion. Smith had n na;,.
of buckskin gloves which were not his
size ana his possession of them was
locked upon as suspicious. The Office,
felt sure the fellow had stolen the ar.
ticles and ran him in.
The herald., 1897-02-09
You Cant See California

Unless you try the kite-shaped track.
Tickets permit stop-overs at any point
on the track. Observation buffet leaves
at am, returning at 605, making the
complete circuit. stopping at Redlands
ard Riverside for sightseeing. Round
trim 81 TO-
The herald., 1897-02-09
Struck q Won,ln

A colored man, with an impeachable
character, is j. d. Johnson. Last even
ing he struck woman living in the vi
cinity of Little Paree and was arrested
by Officer Shand. He will be tried for
disturbing the peace
The herald., 1897-02-09
COUNTY Jail ArriXala

Among the guests registered at the
county jail yesterday We're Columbus
johnson, charged with making threats
to XIII, and NJ Mitrovitch, wanted on the
charge of arson.
The herald., 1897-02-09
Humpty Dump.Y in flock

A crazy Chiraman who couldn't tell
his name was taken b ythe patrol wagon
from Chinatown to the county jail yes
terday afternoon. For lack of better
oognomen he was booked as "Hurnpty
Dumpty.'
The herald., 1897-02-09
Disturbed the peac.

On Twentyseventh street yesterday
John Noonan was arrested, taken to the
central police station and booked for
disturbing the peace.
The herald., 1897-02-09
For Petty I0r-anv

Albert Cook is in the city Jail charged
with petty larceny. He was arrested
last evening.
The herald., 1897-02-09
THR INCREASE CT BEGGING
Police Are B-thsrsd About Preventing AM
n0yance and DIngsr

A number of arrests were made yes
terday for begging. Citizens who are
much abroad are aware that street beg
ging is on the increase, and the beggars
are becoming more persistent in their re-
quests, which are too often more like de-
mands. The police say that begging is
The herald., 1897-02-09
The Weather

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of obs,rvations taken
"a at Los Angeles F.bru1ryS. The barometer Is
reduced TO ren level.
The herald., 1897-02-09

Maximum Temperature. ~
Minimum temneratnre. %t
Rainfall past "A hours 90.
Rainfall season. ii.4L
FORECAST: For southern Caifornia-Cloudy
Tuesday; light westerly winds
The herald., 1897-02-09

PERSONAL-Mr Frank f Morse
the advance agent of prosperity for
Fanny Rice, is in town and is getting in
his deadly work 80
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-01

A curious little problem in law and
ethics came up for solution the other
day at Hazleton, Pa. A man was ar
rested there fer practicing medicine
without having been registered, as the
law of Pennsylvania and most other
states requires. He confessed his guilt
and admitted that he was well acquaint-
ed with and approved of the regulation
he had violated. Then he proceeded to
assert and to prove By documentary evil
dence that he had been graduated from
the Medical school Of ST. Petersburg
university and had practiced in the Rus
sian capital for years. He was therefore
quite eligible for registration in this
country, but on reaching Hazleton be
had found himself penniless and with
out friends. After he, his wife and his
three children had gone hungry for sew
eral days he determined to risk impris-
onment in order to supply the wants of
his family and incidentally to earn
enough money to pay the registers fee.
Immediate denunciation and arrest fol-
lowed. Investigation showed that the
mans story was true in every partic-
ular. His wants were supplied, and he
is now openly and successfully follow
ing the profession the practice of which
had made him technical criminal.
Now, admitting that this Russian could
not have borrowed money to meet the
laws requirements, perfectly admis-
sible supposition, what was he to do?
Was or was not his offense a necessary
one?-New York Times.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-01
Sixteen Years { #5 .s%Si'ss

and a study of the business in a
general way has enabled Inc TO fit
those whose sight was failing be-
cause Of advancing age (Presbyopia)
and those who were nearsighted
(Myopic), but where astigmatism or
any popularity of the sight existed
was obliged to refer the customer to
city oculist. Not satisfied to do a
business that l could not do properly,
/ determined to study Refraction. l
secured the best works on that sub
iect. "Hartridge on Refraction.n by
Gustavus Hartridge, +. K. G. s., a
we'll recognized authority on Optics
and Refraction, and these l studied
we'll. also attended lectures at the
New York Optical School last fall,
and bought the best quality testing
case and outfit at 500, and feel JUS
tilted in making the announcement
that, AIN now ready to prescribe Tor
and correct the vision OF almost any
and all conditions OF the eye where
glasses are needed. The liberal pa
tronage extended to lie during the
sixteen years have been in business
here encourages he to enter TINS new
field in connection with my regular
business, and believe my customers
will be glad to know that they can get
PROPERLY FITTED GLASSES
without the trouble and expense of
going to the city. No charges at
present for examination of eyes.
Glasses ground to order in New York
when special lenses are needed;
Those coming from distance would
do we'll to notify me by card.
ReSDactf1llV
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-01
Re al Estate Notice.

The undersigned having en-
tered into the Gland agency
business" at Pungoteague, Ac-
comac county, Va, desire to
call the attention Of the public
to the fact.
We propose to give the bust
ness our strict attention adver-
Using extensively and be cap
able of finding purchasers for
lands in Accomac and North
ampton counties that private in
dividuals cannot reach. All per-
sons having real estate and wish
ing to dispose of it or those
wishing to purchase land or
property on the Eastern Shore,
Va, are invited to communicate
with us. All classes of town
property, water fronts, &C., are
desired. Persons communicate
ing with US, having such prop
erty for sale, the same will be
examined by us and advertised
Immediately. Business entrusted
to us will be strictly confidential.
Respectfully,
WINDER, WARD & Co.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-01
Importance of Little Things.

who could imagine that this should be
The place where, in eighteen ninety-three
That white wor1d-wonder of arch and
dome
Should shadow the nations, polychrorne..
Here at the Fair was the prize conferred
On Ayers Pills, by the world preferred.
chicago-lil<e, they q record show,
Since they startcd-5o years ago.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-01

Anyone interested in the pur-
chase Of Ice Cream will find it
to their interest to write me be-
fore buying elsewhere. My aim
is best goods and will compete
in price with other manufacture
ers. Send me your order.
Parties living on the border of
Pocomoke sound can, if they
prefer it that way, get their
cream by boat. I will deliver
it at my oyster house for them.