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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-24
Eagle Rock, July %.
No Pity for Them

To the Editor of the Los Angeles Her
aid: On sober second thought, the ma
jority of the community Will conclude
"Littles the pity deserved by Young
Kapus' Yictisns!" 1t by an intoxi-
cation of cupidfty in the. tony" specu-
lators that they were seasoned for the
woeful take-in. 1t must have been man
ifest to these 'lustlings of greed" that
every holder of presumably valid steam
ruthless shave a far more than or
dinarily usorious discount-because of
pressing need.
Most men of fairly honest impulses
would have contemptuously repulsed
such a deal saying: Suffer the in
diligence of all such like snaps to those
having a conscience adequate to the
load" '''
Stuffed cupidity was the potent fac
tor alone rendering possible the several
transactions, be they Ultimately held
criminal or merely of that exalted "slick-
ness which, while getting away with
everything in sight steers clear of the
penalties of human law.
Who but man convinced that he was
particeps criminis in a transaction OBJ
noxious to the light would have con-
tinued so religiously num-" since the
transaction.
While "no point of moral nor adorn-
ment of tale" may be strictly apropos,
may suggest that Notwithstanding
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lies must be raised and the sugar indus
much for the poorer classes to longer en-
dure and they determined from this time
that liberty should be their lot or death
their portion.
From that time to this the insurrection
has grown steadily in influence until
now the Cuban arme can muster full
$4,000 troops. There are reasons why
these use, 600 Spanish soldiers have not
crushed the one-fifth that number in
equipped Cubans. One of these is that
the average Spanish soldier hates his
superiors more than he does the enemy.
Nothing is too good for the Spanish OH
Ger, nothing too mean for the soldier;
officers live like nabobs, soldiers live like
dogs
Disease is the greatest ally the Cubans
have and the number killed in battle is
slight compared to those slain by this
insidious enemy Of the crown One
American soldier is worth ten Spanish.
and it is safe 10 say that $4,000 United
States troops would have done all that
ten times that number has succeeded in
doing in Cuba for Spain up to the pres
ent time.
Spain is slowly bleeding to death
Every day that this losing fight goes on
costs her $500 600 in gold and hundreds
of lives OF the $500, 900 900 Spain spends
monthly fully one-fifth has been regu
larly stolen by Captain General Weyler
and his subordinate officials. This fact
is we'll known in Spain, but the corrup
ton in Cuba is little worse than it is a,
bn,,,o en- the mimi oneC on
When General Ruiz Rivera, held pris-
oner by the Spaniards. was leaving the
islands to escape with his life, at the
close of the ten years war, in 1878, he
handed his machete to a friend, saying:
This is my true sword If ever re-
turn to Cuba to fight for freedom, you
shall return it to me. If you ever fight
with it and are forced to surrender or
leave the field of Cuba, break it in twain
and bury it, but let it never fall into
the hands of the enemy" 1t is thislofty
spirit of heroic daring that holds every
Cuban patriot today. If Spain ever tri-
umphs it will only be over their broken
bodies
The Cubans are winning foot by foot.
God has redeeming things in store for
that tortured land. Just what the form
of release shall be is not yet apparent,
and it is hardly probable that Cuban
republic will be possible for many years
under home rule. The Cubans have not
had the necessary training and are not
capable of government without
some definite assistance.
The rational result of pending matters
would seem to be the establishment of a
protectorate by the United States, with
the possible annexation of the island in
time. This would be Cuba's fair fulfill
ment of its ideals
This morning the order of exercises in
the pavilion will follow the usual routine
and the various classes will be conducted
by the leaders in the hall and customary
places of meeting.
Professor CASTOR will lecture this af-
ternoon on THE American Citizen" and
Miss Harlan of the great Wanamaker
Sunday school in Philadelphia will con-
duct round table at o'clock, subject:
Primary Work in the Sunday School"
The evenings entertainment will be
concert given by Professor Morrison and
his choir.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-24
Death of Dumas Son-in-Law

There has recently died at at Chateau
roux, in the department of the Indre, an
eccentric poet named Olinde Petel, who
was son-in-law of the elder Dumas.
He has left a large fortune, which is
likely to give rise to much litigation, as
several wills of contradictory charac-
ter have been found. The poet, 1t is be-
leved bequeathed a good deal of his
money to THE Berry people, among whom
he lived. His poems are not widely read,
as they are of purely local character,
and refer to the woods and streams, the
dells and dales, around the different es-
tates or farms owned by M. Petel The
poet always lived in darkened rooms,
only going out at night. AS soon as the
shades of evening had fallen he started
on pedestrian excursions around the
hamlets, and was often heard reciting
aloud extracts from Homer, Virgil and
Victor Hugo to the amazement and
amusement of strangers, who thought
he was stagestruck or an eminent ira
gedian rehearsing effects. The peas
ants, however, knew him WELL and when
they heard the accents of an incompre-
hensible tongue or the strophes of the
author of Hermann" which were
equally unintelAgible to them, borne to
their ears on the midnight breeze, they
merely said: There goes NJ Petel, recit-
ing his poetry" and returned to sleep,
in order to be up and out early in the
morning. The Berry Hamlet, or Man
fred, went a few days since to one of his
country houses, feeling that his end was
near. He assembled his tenants and SER
wants around him, and preached them
sermon in his dark room, enjoining them
to live in brotherliness together, and to
be kind towards animals and trees. Soon
afterward he breathed his last on the
banks of the Bon jaime, a little stream
which often inspired him with excellent
verses.-Paris letter to the London Tel
egraph
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-24
The Record of a Bad Road

To the Editor of the Los Angeles Her
aid: At the earnest request of hundreds
or people L wish to report a few of the
many accidents which have recently &C.
CURED between Walnut street bridge
and the city limits and to call the at
tention of the council to the horrible
condition of theroad which is responsible
for said accidents.
Mr.. John CHM of Burbank sold load
Of his watermelons last week for the
satisfactory price of SIPS a dozen. He
started to the city with fourteen dozen
and all went we'll until he reached the
city limits. He had proceeded only
short distance over that rock pile when
the front axeltree was broken and he,
with his melons, was piled in a heap on
the road. He was uninjured but there
were left only one dozen whole melons.
Mr.. E. ]. Valentine had his wagon
wrecked and six chickens killed last
week.
Charles Sternberg of Glendale who
was marketing load of eggs, had the
misfortune to break a wheel and lost
four cases of his load
Mrs. Charles Souies of Burbank, who
sometimes drives to the city alone had
her buggy wrecked and was thrown out
with such violence that she sustained a
fractured arm besides numerous severe
bruises. Her horse ran away and made
kindling wood of the rig.
Mr. George Hibben was going to the
city Saturday night accompanied by his
best girl intending to go to the theater,
but in going over this miserable place
the buggy broke down and they were
both thrown out. George struck the
rocks first and the lady was only saved
by being thrown across him. His spine
is injured and he will not be able to work
for some time.
This piece of road looks like a battle
field the next morning after an engage
ment, and as the road in the main is
the finest in the county from the city
limits to Burbank there is as matter of
course much driving and bicycle racing
and people are becoming tired of having
their whole drive or ride spoiled by
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piece of road less than a mile in length.
The foundation of the road is good and
if covered with ten inches of red cement
gravel would be fine all the year.
Some of the Burbank people lined their
wagon boxes with bed springs to cross
this road in hauling melons, but they
say the agitation is so great that many
of them are thrown out.
Supervisors Hanly and Wirsching
were coming in from Burbank Tuesday
evening driving Mr.. Wirsching's grey
trotter, and coming onto the rocks while
under a good gait their buggy went to
pieces and Mr.. Wirsching's ankle was so
severely sprained that he couldn't walk.
So Mr. Hanly assisted him to mount
the grey and then taking the lines he
drove his companion to the street car
line, and as theswalSing was bad 1t was
a hard hot trip and they threaten to sue
the city for damages. Councilmen look
this over before some one is killed.
E. D. GOODE.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-24
HIS SAVAGE PUGNACITY
AN Elk COUNCILMAN MIKES UP
WITH A CALABASAN
Gallant Tom Avenges His Brothers.
Insult and Stains the Pavement
With Calabasan Blood

There was lively scrap on New High
street just north of Temple at about S
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Ex-Council-
man Tom Savage was one of the active
participants and a man from Calabasas
who is here in company with Roney
Crane was the other. The fight started
in the Golden Eagle saloon on North
Main street.
Dick Savage, brother of the ex-coun-
Gilman was standing at the bar drink
ing He made a remark which did not
please Cranes companion, and the lat
ter stepped over and challenged Savage
to fight. The offer was not accepted
Savage states as his reason that he Nas
unable to use his arms, both of which
were recently broken in a runaway &C
cident ard are still worn in bandages.
This did not satisfy the Calabasas man,
who was spelling for a fight, and he
stepped over to Savage and slapped him
twice in the face. The latter ran out of
the saloon and across the street where
his brother was standing and told him
what had occurred.
The gallant Thomas started after the
Calabasas man and found him on New
High street The two mixed for a fight,
but Savage had no trouble in demon
strating his superiority, easily knocking
his antagonist down four or five times as
fast as he got up. He was finally sat-
isfied to desist but not until both of his
hands had been broken and a trail of
Calabasas blood spattered along the
street for distance of fifty feet. Quite
crowd gathered but no arrests were
made
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-24
THE COMPANY's PET
FRITZ, OF ENGINE NO. 8, GETS
SCALDED
An Unusual Accident in the Fire
Department Results in Horse
Having to Be Shot

The fire department lost valuable
horse yesterday morning by scalding.
At 1856 o'clock engine No. 6 was re-
spending to a call sent from Bailey's
paint shop, on North Main street, and
when Driver Bert Smith crossed Fourth
he was obliged to take to the street car
tracks to avoid pile of rubbish in front
of the Westminster hotel. Two electric
cars were booming along towards him
one from the north and the other from
the south. In order to prevent coils
ion Smith guided his team off the center
of the street, and in so doing Fritz, the
off horse, slipped on the rails and fell
forward.
The breaststrap gave way and in an
instant the animal was down full length
with the engine upon him. The hot
water from the engines boilers poured
out in stream upon the poor animal
and scalded him frightfully.
Fritz was released as quickly as pos
sible and sent to the corral where DR..
Morrison attended him but his inju Z
ries were of such nature that it was
considered the humane thing to kill hiru
and end his sufferings. He was accord
ingly shot.
Fritz was six years old, handsome,
intelligent bay and while he had been
in the service but year, had developed
into an animal of superior sagacity.
While he was lying on the pavement
just after the accident hose wagon
passed by, the driver of which was ring
ing his bell loudly. Fritz raised his head
and neighed, and endeavored to rise to
respond to the alarm.
The fire proved to be an incipient blaze
which was quickly put out, the loss be-
ing insignificant compared to that sus-
tanned by the department in the pet of
No. G.
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great changes have worked in some
things and some change in everything
else, the human heart continues always
the same-perpetually subject to the
malign Influence and cooperation of sa-
tanic statesman ship.
"Whyles ranging like a roaring lion
For prey, a. holes an corners tryin';
Whyles on the strong winged tempest
flynn,
Tirling the kinks;
Whyles in the human bosom pryin,
Unseen thou turks
Several men in Los Angeles would be
richer today if they had obeyed that far
greater than all commandments: Love
thy neighbor as myself, and do unto
others as thou wouldst they should do
unto thee"
ALL. AROIIND TOWN
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-24
A Somnam bulist's Fall

A somnambulist who was stopping It
the Bakers Home lodging house on AL
ameda street, just below First, during
his periginations about the building last
night fell from a portico on the second
story and dropped to the ground below,
a distance of sixteen feet, striking on his
head and receiving slight injuries. He
was brought to the receiving hospital at
o'clock this morning and DR.. Hagan at
tended him.
The injured mans name could not be
learned He came to Los Angeles yes
terday from Santa Monica. The man is
about 40 years of age.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-24
Waiting

She is waiting on the doorstep with visit
full, pleading eye
For some one who has told her he was COM
ing by and by;
And her sad sweet face. with welcoming
smiles grows radient In trice
AS she hears the lettering footsteps Of the
man who brings the ice.
washington Evening Star.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-24
Small Fire

A fire alarm from box 81 brought the
department out to Ottawa street, west
of Figueroa. at 1880 y. M. yesterday.
1t was found that a blaze had been
started in a house occupied by a Mrs
Lawrence as result of gasoline stove
explosion. The fire was soon put out,
with damage of probably $50.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-24
Pensions and Postal

WASHINGTON, July 21.-California
pensions: Original-Eliza E. Yagle, San
Jose; Sarah G. Strever, Los Angeles;
John Cahalen, San Francisco; Alfred 0.
Clark, Los Angeles; Peter Tobias Aims
house, San Jose; George Banks. Soldiers
home; Robert Crosby, San Jose. In
Lauxmann, Veterans
home.
Secretary Bliss today approved the
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-24
Destruction of Powder

IT wonder" said the man of statis-
teal turn, II wonder how much powder
is destroyed daily in useless salutes?"
There must be lot" said the frivol-
GUS girl, "but I suppose women will go
on kissing one another just the same
Indianapolis Journal.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-24
At the Hotels

HOUIENRECK-F. J. Godair, Texas; J.
H. Pollard and family, Ell Paso; X. III.
Wright Richmond. Va; Arthur Mum,
Riverside; Frank X. Wilson, Butte, Mont;
Clarence S. King, Randsburg; Richardson
LYMAN. San Francisco; f. A. Schliepe.
Chicago; Emma Franc Anderson, Inwood,
Ia; Mrs. Lydia j. Anderson Inwood Ia;
Carrie Louise Laid, Inwood, Ia; E. S.
Waddles ST. Joseph, Mo-: c. o. A. Lyck-
burg. Chicago; w. B. Mussler, Tucson;
w. X Wilson, st. Louis; w. c. Ormiston.
Azusa; John W. Craig, Rialto c. M. Sabin,
Chicago; Jules Kaufman, San Jacinto; M.
Clements, Ell PaSo; L. L. Long, San Fran
cisco; Mrs. NJ. C. Clanton, Montgomery,
Ala; Kenneth Bradford, Montgomery,
Ala: Miss Carolee Hurter, Montgomery,
Ala; Miss Edith Hurter, Montgomery
Ala; r. G. Shuze. Denison. Tex. James II.
Easton, Iowa w. C. Whitman, San Fran
cisco; E. E. Uslar, Niles; d. X. Clink, Chi
cago; H. N. Butterfield, Chicago! c. c..
Carpenter, Minneapolis; c. A. Hartwell,
St. Louis; E. F. Burnett, New York H. T.
Norris Pittsburg: c. l.. Whiting, Boston;
NJ l.. McAuey, Chicago; DR.. Harriet A.
Howe, Chicago; Mrs. James F. Patterson
Geneseo, N. Y: Elizabeth M. Kane, Ro-
chester, N. Y. Emma M. Moses, Rochester,
n y; DIR. D. P. McCord, st. Louis; E. c.
Cunningham, San Francisco: C. E. Green.
City of Mexico; W. U. Riley, Chicago;
H. b. Keeler. San Diego; Byron G. Mantle.
San Francisco; j. Elmer White, Hartford
n. c.; Robert Luscomb. Chicago; G. D.
Mosher, Centerville; Laura Gregory, Cen
terville: Abbie Gregory, Centerville; Will
lam White, jr.. Pittsburg; Miss Annie
White, Pittsburg; Miss A. M. Lindsay
Pittsburg; Mss l.. d. Maxwell Pittsburg
Gus E. Dorm San Francisco; Fl. S. Weaver
San Francisco; e. M. Poston Portland: M
L. Lowenthal Fort Worth; w. H. Hart, FL
Paso; Miss Louhes, Ell Paso.
VAN NUYS-Miss L. A. Dutton, Miss D.
II. Spargur,. L. Strauss, San Francisco
D. Black, San Francisco: E. l.. Palmer and
wife, Omaha; G. H. Gould, Santa Barbara
W. B. Woodward, Louisburg e. P. Hoyt
New York; J. E. Boal, National; C. D.
tanning. Boston; G. w. Dewey, New York
w. L. Steele, Chicago; Mrs. A. j. Keenan,
San Diego; Mrs. ]. Rodes, two children and
maid San Diego: j. w. Keenan,, San
Diego Mrs. McAlister. San Francisco:
Mrs. Knappen. San Francisco; j. Smith,
Utah: M. H. Forth and wife, Denver; M
p. Rich, New York; A. M. Motto Boston;
Mrs. ]. c. Kirkpatrick. San Francisco; l..
C. Shellabarger Decatur; Mrs. Shella-
barger and maid, Decatur; L. o. McIntire
and wife, Lawrence. Kas.; d. W. Aldridge,
Cleveland, O.. N. N. Nitchie San Fran
cis1co; w. III. Guerin. Detroit o. Furborn.
Grevenbroid. Germany; L. Dame and
wife, Chicago; Mrs. A. D. Cooper. Chicago;
| G. P. Moser and sister, Rochester, N. y:
G. N. Chandler, wife and child Cleye-
land; F. P. Rust, Cleveland; Mrs. Setback.
Cleveland; ]. H. Fisher. Redlands; H. c.
Post, Grand Rapids; H. G. Post, Grand
Rapids.
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THE PUBLIC PULSE

(The Herald under this heading prints
communications. but does not assume re-
sponsibiity for the sentiments expressed.
correspondents are requested to cultivate
brevity as far as is consistent with the
proper expression of their views)
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-24
ALL AROUND TOWN.
Bank ClearingS

NEW YORK, July 23.-The following
table, compiled by Bradstreet, shows the
bank clearings at the following cities for
the week ended July 23d, with the percent
age of increase and decrease as compared
with the corresponding week last year:
De-.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-24

patent to the Southern Pacific Railroad
company, the list of lands embracing 200
acres in Los Angeles district.
C. A. Douglas was today appointed
postmaster at Tracy, San Joaquin coun-
ty, Cal, vice A. M. Fairchild, removed.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-24

Mrs. M. p ]. Button, of Riverside.
state president of the state w. c. T. u.
is the guest of her brother. o. T. John
son, of this city.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-13
Sympathetic ueetinE.

SHENANDOAH, Pa, Sept. l8.-A
mass meeting OF 1900 Huns, Poles
and Slavonisus was held on the
grounds OF the Lithuanian church here
last night to take action In the Lsti.
mer shooting. Riv. Peter Abrom lis
OF the Lithuanian church presided, anu
NJ. NJ. Burke was present as especially
engaged counsel to operate In behalf
Of the local organ cations In the prose.
cution Of Sheriff Martin ami his
deputies.
Rev. J. Milukss, curate OF the
Lithu nian church and Rev. Comslius
Harrison, OF the Greek Catholic
ohuroh, together with number OF
representative oitizsns OF the respec.
tive nationalities made addresses.
Resolutions were adopted pledgiug
moral snd financial support In the
prosecution Of Sheriff Martin and his
deputies.
1t was also decided that special hig b
mass rsqueim should ne celebrated In
the Pollen, Lithuanian, Greek, Catho.
lie and Blavonic churches today for
the souls OF the victims. One OF the
Lithuanian sp saksrs attempted during
the meeting TO inject political ssnti.
ments aimed at the Republican al
minisiration, but the asse blage
forced him TO desist by Its protests.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-13

KANSAS CITY, Sept. l3.-John s..
Gregory OF Fltn and Harrison streets
and his son, Frank Gregory OF 1925
Independence avenue are relatives OF
The late Allen Gregory, the miiliUnsiIs
founder OF the Chicago stock yards,
snu possible heirs to II part OF his Tor
tune. John G. Gregory and e len
Gregory were cousins. Tns family
records xteDding back tu the last cen
fury are in the possession Of the Kau-
sas City man, anu It Is expected viii
be useu by the administrator In trac-
ing the heirs 10 the estate, which is
valued at Sl,0UO,000. John 3. and
Frank s. Gregory expect to go to
Chicago In a few days to place the
family recorl in the hands OF toe ad-
ministrstors Of the estate and to inves-
tigste their claim to u share Of II.
There are about twenty-five heirs,
one OF VIII. m is the widow OF John
F. Greg5ry, formerly a commission
man at the Kansas CITY etook yards,
wso died about nine years ago.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-13
FROM SULPHURCREEK
The Latest Rich DlggIngS In The
KlOndyke Country.
SAID TO YIELD $8i 10 The PAN.
There Was a Stampede From d ,wson--
All Siak Out NOw-S ate
ment OF Sinr lllre.

SEATTLE, WASH, Sep. l3.-Sulphur
Creek, branch of Dominion Crock,
which Ia tributary to the Indian
river, ia the scene OF the latest gold
excitement In the Kondike. From
accounts Of the new district, brought
down on the schooner South Coast, It
seems that the new diggings will rIys!
even the famed Bonanza and E..
dorado.
Gold was ieund iust below the sur
face running S34 to the pan. Two
meo took out $500 In day by simply
prospecting their clRimF. A stampede
folio " Oh the reports OF the new hnde,
which reached Dawson City, August
10th. In week, 500 men hau crossed
tue mOuutains between EldOrado
Creek and Djmiaion Greek. They
Travelled day and night, and In two
weeks the whole stream was staked
out. This Information, the fret Ru.
,hentic story of Sulphur Creek, was
given today by Jobu. r.. Light Of
Chicago, lis. He LEFT Dawson City
on tie steamer Bolla, August 18th.
He owns claim ON Sulphur Cresk.
He says: "When fret heard OF the
strike on Sulphur Greek went over
the mouniRins to investigate 1t. |
spent one tay with two brothers, the
McKinnon boys, OF Wellington, b. G.
| saw them take cut $500 In one Jay
IRON simply sinking two prospect
holes. The formation is the same rs
at EldOrGdo Creek and sulphur Creek.
IL bears the game relation to Dominion
as does EliOrado to Bouan2A. The
streams empty into the indian river.
They are Just across the uiviIe from
the kloDuike.
"Oi course when the news Of the
new discovery reached Dawson there
was "a great stampede anu hundreds
left the Klondike for Sulphur Creek.
L. Ia all stsked out nOw,n