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The herald., 1897-07-03

well known fact that since that time the
lumber business Of the secretary's COM
pany in the northwest has grown great
ly and that the Southern Pacific COM
pany Is q large consumer Of lumber and
that the secretary's company has fur
nished 1t some OF that article? The
Herald Is not 80 partisan as to wish to
see the administration stultified and a
law OF the nation set aside that the Re
publican party on this coast may be an
initiated thereby, and we trust that as
soon as the president leanrs little more
Of the facts and history Of this struggle
he will in some way cause the matter to
be rectified. If not the ultimate re-
sponsibility must rest on the presidents
shoulders, and his party must suffer for
it. Not only should every Californian
use what influence he has to see that
justice is done, but every citizen Of the
United States, proud of our constitution
and honor, should be asked to plead and
should plead in our behalf. Such scan
da1 would not, and could not, have oc-
CURED or existed in the east. We must
not allow 1t here. Friends in Maine tell
us that people there are beginning to un-
derstand the true inwardness of her un-
worthy senator's position upon this har-
Dor matter, and we believe that 1t will
not be long before the unworthiness Of
at least one of the administration 8
will be made manifest.
The herald., 1897-07-03
A Farmers Revolt

To the Editor Of the Los Angeles Her
ald-In Mondays issue I notice, under
heading of "A Farmers Revolt" that
correspondent calls attention to the
grievous increase in taxation, which you
say If not exaggerated, is a serious
enough example. have my tax re-.
ceipts for the years 1S80-1SS7, and the
amount of tax on land and improve
ments was $6.40. The same today aver.
ages $50 per year. With the exception
of an addition to the house the ranch Is
the same as at that time
The wholesale price of deciduous fruit
then was about $40 per ton; today 1t Is
about So About 300 pounds, of fruit
paid my tax then; it will take five, tons
this year to pay the same. Then was
free to sell to dealers without a license;
today I cannot without being liable to
arrest.
Now, you know there have been
thousands of cases of fruit coming into
Los Angeles daily from the north to the
commission men, who deliver it to deal
ers without a peddling license. The
resident rancher pays taxes on his land.
on trees in bearing, on tools to till the
soil, on the cow that gives the milk, on
the hens that lay the eggs, road tax
and special road taxes on the chuck
holes he travels over, and before he can
deliver his fruit to dealers he must take
out one or more licenses.
Is it any wonder that 80 per cent of the
ranches are for sale, with no tenderfoot
buyers to be found, or that the ranch
ers' boys and girls all go to town as soon
as they are old enough, or that the last
county school census shows large. de-
crease in a number of districts, or that
the last great register in the county out
side of the city has less names than the
preceding one?
We think there is cause for "a Farm
ers' Revolt" We have awakened to the
fact that We are being imposed upon,
| and we propose to find out il we have
any rights left as American citizens
One thing is certain. The wall that is
being built around the city against the
farmers will build up the country store
keepers business at the expense of the
city merchant. s.
We hope, however. that we shall be
able to enjoy the Fourth, as we an ex-
pect to come with our wives our cousins
and our aunts to hear w. J.. Bryan.
W.. p. PARKER.
Eagle Rock, June "a.
The herald., 1897-07-03
THE FOURTH OF JULY HERRLD

Tomorrow the Fourth Of July The Herald will issue special edition
visit California
Hon William will be number Of carefully
articles of the
authorities
notable
also wlkncwn citizens Southern
Popus
estimate visit and
silver
The special Fourth will be found than
ordinary beauty interest
The herald., 1897-07-03
FIGHTING FOR EXISTENCE

A most unique FOurtn OF July CeleOrd d
tfon is now being prepared for the
country by Mr.. Hanna and. his aides
There will be little family reunions
throughout the mining districts Of the
character found by the Examiners rep
resentative upon a recent trip through
Pennsylvania, in which the writer says:
"I have seen men starving and women
going mad from want of food. I have
seen little children dying of famine and
old women call on the God of Israel to
send some hope in their desperate days"
Then in the prosperous manufactur-
ing towns there will be this form of
celebration, which the same writer OBJ
served there last week. OF that it is
written: II have seen mills shut down
and factories closed and have looked
upon the dead faces of men and women
who have killed themselves rather than
die from hunger like starved dogs"
In Pittsburg, right where Mr.. Hanna
can give the parade his personal SUPER
vision. there will be the gorgeous pa
starved out of the Union mills yeeter-
day morning, with their retinue Of hun
cry women and children to the number
of 1Oo,00 more.
be movement of 250,000 starvedout
coal miners in Pennsylvania, Ohio, In
DIANA Illinois, West Virginia and Ken
lucky. The dependent women and chill
dren will probably swell this multitude
Ito upwards of 100000 Apart from these
figures, which represent the accretion
of the past few days, there is still the
enforced tramp population of the states
four months. fixed by a conservative es-
innate at upwards of 800, 900 men.
There will be oratory at this celebra-
ton that is so judiciously ordered by
Messrs Hanna and Mckinley, but it
will not be of that smooth, oleaginous
order that those great men would Like
to hear. 1t will probably bristle with
invective and will be delivered without
1t will not be pean of gladness evoked
by any fulfilled promises of October and
| November, 1896. Even the rude, unlet-
tered miner does not like to see his chill
dren starve, nor to see their mother suf-
fer for the necessaries of life, nor to be
homeless and hungry himself, and in the
presence of these conditions he will be
slow to discover the fruition of fair
promises in the midst of want. There
fore will the oratory be unusual and the
celebration itself unique, nor will it ter
inmate with the evening.
The closing ceremonies are not yet
forecast nor the time of closing settled.
This carnival of destitution must run
its course until the locked-out multitude
can find employment. In the meantime
half a million of people, comprising in
dividuals of all ages and of both sexes,
are required to solve the problem of liv-
ing without the necessaries of life. How
i admirably is the policy of McKinley's
administration" working out its des-
tiny! Financial reform on a single gold
basis; business reform on a single trust
basis; tariff reform on a prohibitive ba-
sis; house legislation on a one-man ba-
sis; the execution of the laws of con-
gress upon mercenary basis, and the
starvation of labor upon a permanent
basis.
The herald., 1897-07-03
Injured Innocence

"You have done me grave injustice"
said Senator Sorghum, almost tearfullys
to his close friend.
'In what way?"
"You intimated that I had, for mere
pecuniary gain, lent my endeavors to
raising the price of sugar stock"
'Im sorry If 1 misjudged you."
"You unquestionably did. You ought
to realize that I do not care whether
sugar stock goes up or down. Either
way is all the same to me, so long as my
brokers are kept previously informed -
washington Evening Star.
The herald., 1897-07-03
CALIFORNIA OPINION
The Difference

Twenty years ago the Southern Pa
cific refused to build into the town OF
Bakersfield unless it should be paid $780,
900, and 1t was not paid. So the station
has always remained at Sumner, a mile
and a half away from Bakersfield. But
the new Valley road is going to build
directly into town and the Southern Pa
cific, knowing what that means, is going
to get into Bakersfield as quickly as
ever it can, but now it will have to pay
$50 900 to do it, whereas before it wanted
to be paid that amount.-Oakland En-
Quirer.
The herald., 1897-07-03
An Old-Time Favorite

How many times do 1 love thee, dear?
Tell me how many thoughts there be
In the atmosphere
OF a new falin year.
Whose white and sable hours appear
The latest flake of Eternity;
So many times do love thee, dear.
How many times do / love, again?
Tell me how many beads there are
In silver chain
OF the evening rain,
Unraveled from the tumbling main,
And threading the eye of yellow star
So many times do love again.
Thomas Lowell Beddoes.
The herald., 1897-07-03
A Hard Question

"Did you get an invitation to that little
blowout Nudge is going to give?"
'I haven't yet. What sort of an affair
Is it?'
''He told me over the telephone, and
am not quite sure whether he said stag
party or jag party"
Really, now, what is the differencer'.
Indianapolis Journal
The herald., 1897-07-03
ALPS Fair in Love and Politics

You don't seem to be at all afraid of
asking papa's consent"
mot bit of it,"
"Then, why do you put 1t OFF,"
Because I'm going to strike him the
day before the county convention"
II don't see"
maybe you don't. But I'm the only
man in the city who can control the
Forty-fifth ward, and he can't get along
without me."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The herald., 1897-07-03
What He Was Good For

"Why do you keep that old man
around here?" inquired the porter's
friend. superciliously, observing an aged
individual in shirt sleeves, who sat scrib-
bling at desk. Whats he good for?"
Good for about SO, 600, 000, you chump"
replied Dennis, scornfully That's the
OLD man."
And such are the eccentricities of our
language that the friend understood
without more words. Washington
Times.
The herald., 1897-07-03

Procrastinators need not be surprised
nor disappointed If they do not get the
seats they wanted for the Bryan speech
and banquet. Mr.. Bryan's admirers ara
quite numerous in this part of the coun-
try, and they all want to zee and hear.
The herald., 1897-07-03
The Curfew Ordinance

The curfew ordinance is good thing
but the children might better run the
streets than be locked in the jail with
drunks and hoboes. Possibly an erect
i've way of reaching the children would
be to have the parents spend night
with the drunks and hoboes-Fresno
ExpOsitor.
The herald., 1897-07-03

The Express says that Horace Boies
is in touch with the people of the west.
He never touched them when he was
after the Democratic presidential nom-
him now.
The herald., 1897-07-03
A Retraction

Illinois is now quite willing to take
back all it has said about Governor
Waite or Governor Pennoyer, or any
other governor, past and present, and
make the confession that it has no right
to criticise.-Chicago Record.
The herald., 1897-07-03
OF the Same Opinion

If the Wolcott commission is going to
bring forth results favorable to bimet-
allism, it is time some particulars about
it should leak out, besides the frequency
and, elaboration of the spreads ana
pageants of which the commission par
take. There is little reason, so far' 10
change the opinions about this commls-
sion which real silver men promptly anu
empha tically expressed when 1t was Gre
ated.-Riverside Enterprise.
The herald., 1897-07-03
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 tho
proper expression of their views.)
The herald., 1897-07-03

William ]. Bryan is now the honored
guest of California. We hope to well
come him as president Of the United
States upon the occasion of his next
visit III the meantime, there will be no
fault to find with the present occasion.
The herald., 1897-07-03
Avaricious

did that lawyer charge you very
heavy fee?" asked the trust magnates
friend.
"No. I offered him a large sum of
money, but he refused it and said he'd
rather have a tip on which way we're
going to send the market next
Washington Evening Star.
The herald., 1897-07-03

Kaiser Wilhelm is greatly disturbed
by the treaty for annexing Hawaii to
the United States. He regards it as an
indication that this country intends to
enter upon a career of territorial ag-
grandizement. What he proposes to do
about it has not been made public. The
most he can do will be to further perse-
cute the American hog. and to restrict
the importation Of American corn.
The herald., 1897-07-03

If confidence has been restored and the
era of prosperity is upon the country,
country, to the number of $4,000, strike
against a reduction of wages? Why
should there be any reduction in these
piping Republican times?
The herald., 1897-07-03
Plan That Will Carry Conviction

II say plainly" said Senator Tillman,
explaining the conduct Of good many
Of his associates, "if we are to have this
stealing, I want my share for South
Carolina" If it is impossible to con-
vince people by arguments based upon
indisputable facts that protectioniem is
fraud, then it may be necessary to
pursue the plan advocated by Senator
Tillman-Rochester, N. Y, Herald.
The herald., 1897-07-03
A Hard Subject

For ten years the courts of California
and also Of the United States have been
trying to unravel the mysteries con-
nected with the Wright irrigation law.
and it. seems the problem is no nearer
solution now than when the undertake
ing began.-Visalia Times.
The herald., 1897-07-03
Protecting American workmen

Under the pending tariff bill the peo-
pie will pay bounty to the men who
stumbled on land rich in lead deposits,
but it will put heavy burden on the
men who are engaged in the business of
smelling lead ore.-Kansas City Times.
The herald., 1897-07-03
Early Precautions

Guest--I see you have had an electric
light put in that corner where it was
SO dark last season.
Summer Hotel Propriteor-Yes. was
afraid if l didn't the flooring would
break down some night.-Puck.
The herald., 1897-07-03

The final Republican caucus decided
not to report an antitrust amendment.
The Republicans know on which side
their bread IL buttered.
The herald., 1897-07-03

The New York Journal says that the
sugar trust Is opposed to the annexation
Of the Hawaiian islands. The Journal
must have been imposed upon by San
Francisco canard,
The herald., 1897-07-03
poes 'It

"Mrs Meeker." observed a friend OF
the family, ''is very superior woman.
She can converse intelligently. believe,
on thousand different topics"
"Yes," sighed Mr.. Meeker. "and she
doe Chicago Tribune.
The herald., 1897-07-03

Every time the Hon. Tom Watson of
Georgia has the nightmare he rushes
into print about it. The middle Of the
Populist road is harder to travel than
Jordan,
The herald., 1897-07-03

The wave of prosperity seems to have
struck the employees of the old Atlantic
and Pacific. 1t is the same old Repub-
lican wave.
The herald., 1897-07-03

Not all the Christian Endeavorers en-
deavor to be Christians. 1t is matter
of excursion rates just now.
The herald., 1897-07-03

now on Its way to its destination, and
will be followed by others in regular
order. The world is the market for Cali
fornia fruits.
The herald., 1897-07-03

schedule in which the sugar trust was
being handled without gloves, he said:
'~The worst trust Of all is the money
trust ust"-SacrameEto Bee.
The herald., 1897-07-03
Natural Result

Bill-Well, I'm broke at last.
Jill-Youve lasted pretty well for .
fellow who has always been little
cracked.-Yonkers Statesman.
The herald., 1897-07-03
The Worst Trust

senator Stewart of Nevada was right
when recently, in debate on the sugar
The herald., 1897-07-03

The first consignment Of California
green fruits Of the season for Europe il
The herald., 1897-07-03
Life's Mystery

We live, and love. and die;
And If we question why
The veal, the woe,
And to what end, sigh
Bears Natures sole reply:
We live, and love, and die,
Ere we may know.
Mary E. Stickney, in July Lippincott's.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-16
BRISTOL.
Report of a New Rubber Factory to
Compete With the Trust.
Death Of Mrs. Josephine P. Marchant.
Notes Gathered About Town.

The News representative has been informed
that a new rubber plant is about To- be start
ed in Virginia in competition to the United
States Rubber Trust, and that "A representa-
tive from the company is in Bristol looking
after skilled labor, but is very reticent at the
present time. There is probably no place in
the country where there are so many skilled
workmen in the rubber making business rs
here. No shop for the last 25 years has started
in rubber manufacturing but what has sent
agents here TO employ help.
Mrs. Josephine =. Marchant, wife of Alex-
ander r. Marchant. died at her home on OIL
liver street yesterday forenoon from the
effects of u stroke Of apoplexy. She was the
daughter of Mason W. Pearse and n member
OF the Methodist Church. Besides her hus-
band, she leaves two children, son an
daughter. The funeral will be solemnized on
Wednesday.
The marriage intentions of Christopher
Nicholas Knight of Warwick and Mrs. Maran-
da Wright of Hopkinton were filed in the
town clerks Office yesterday.
Mr. Horace Van Dyke, member OF the
New York Yacht Club, paid Bristol flying
visit yesterday and was driven to the Her
reshoff works. He returned on the IL 80
o clock train.
The new rubber works on Catherine street
are about completed. Torrance McCarty, the
managing owner, caused the engine to be
started on Saturday and again on Monday.
The works will commence making rubber
goods in few days.
DIR. Oswald r. Siegel intends making trip
TO Germany the latter part of April and will
be absent about two months.
The regular meeting of the Neptune Boat
Club will be held tomorrow evening, when
the plans of the summer season will be gen.
orally discussed.
number of skilled mechanics arrived here
yesterday TO go to work for Saunders g. West,
yacht builders.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-16
TO STATE PRISON.
Seagraves and Crapon Sentenced
on Two Indictments.
Had Burglars Tools and Broke Into
Blacksmith Shop.

Leonard Seagraves and William Crapon,
the first two men to be indicted under
the recently enacted law providing for
the punishment of parties who are found
with burglars tools in their possession,
were before Judge Wilbur this morning.
There were also indictments found
against both men for breaking and enter
ing the shop of Thomas A. Hardy and
the commission of larceny.
Seagraves, who had as his counsel
George Il. Brown, was first arraigned. He
rctracted his former pleas of not guilty TO
both indictments, and pleaded nolo con-
tendere. After consultation with the
attorney general and Mr.. Brown, Judge
Wilbur imposed "A sentence of two years
ut hard labor i'm States Prison under each
indictment, the sentences TO run concur
rcntly. Later on, Crapon, whose counsel
was Thomas f. West, was brought into
court, and he was given "a similar sentence
TO that of Seagrayes. Both men were
committed to jail this afternoo n.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-16
Miss Newman. Is Years
Old, Burned to a Crisp.
Imprisoned On Top Floor of a
Burning Dwelling.
Fatal Fire in Fashionable Residence
District. of Chicago.

Chicago, March 16.-One young woman
was burned To death and another probably
fatally hurt last night in fire which de-
stroyed the residence Of William Shier,
3643 Vernon avenue. Mr. Shier, who is
an invalid, was rescued by neighbors,
and his wife and three children barely
had time to escape from the building be-
tore the roof fell. Barbara Newman, Is
years old, niece of Mrs. Shier. was inn
prisoned on the top floor of the building
by flames and her body burned TO u crisp.
Her remains were recovered by firemen.
The injured are: Rose Mayfield, Is years
old, niece of Mr.. Shier, jumped from
second story window, burned about hands
and face, internally injured, may re-
,over; William Shier, 40 years old, an
invalid, overcome by smoke; Mrs Shier,
Is years, burned about hands and face
The Shicr home is in fashionable dis
trict and the fire created great excitement
among the residents Of the vicinity.
The excitement attending the rescuing of
MIR. Shier may result seriously.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-16
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Preparing to Organize Camp OF
Sons OF Veterans.
Funeral Of Mrs. Monaghan = Another
Runaway-village Gossip.

4 The Sons of Veterans who are interested
in the reorganization of Frapcis G..
Greene Camp held meeting in Grand
Army Hall last evening. The committee
which was appointed at the last meeting
to make arrangements for securing new
charter made their report and it was de-
cided To hold a meeting at the residence
of John Riley, at Crompton, next Sunday
afternoon for the purpose OF ming Out
the charter list and making arrangements
for the securing Of the charter. The new
camp will retain the name and number
OF its predecessor.
The funeral of Mrs Thomas Monaghan
was solemnized from st. James Church
at Arctic Center this morning Rev
Father Flynn officiating. The interment
was in St Marys cemetery mt Cronpton.
Another of William +. Blanchard 5
teams ran away at Quidneck yesterday
spirited horses which were attached 10 "a
large cracker wagon. When near the
railroad bridge, where the street Is very
narrow, an electric car in charge OF Motor
man Burlingame and Conductor Nalcn-
tine, rounded the curve below the bridge
on it's way 60 Washington. One of Tn @
horses became frightened and before Peter
Finncrty who was driving, could get
him under control nc broke part of the
harness, allowing the pole to drop on the
ground. This started his mate and both
horses broke into a run. finnerty clung
10 the reins and with the help Of the brake
succeeded in stopping the frightened
animals before any serious damage was
done
About two weeks ago two gentlemanly
young men made their appearance and
from their own account they were looking
for fame and not fortune. They offered
10 enlarge pictures for nothing and on
their representations secured n large num-
her of photographs from the unsuspecting
villagers. The next thing the owners OF
the photographers knew they received -
notice stating that the enlarged ''crayon"
had been finished and would be delivered
to them suitably framed if they would
purchase the frame Then and not until
then did the good people of the valley
realized that they had been skinned and
the remarks and threats that were made
are not fit for publication.
The Democrats in Scituate held their
caucus i'm the council chamber yesterday
afternoon and Daniel H. Remington and
Albert Whitman were nominated for the
offices of senator and representative re-
spectively. Franklin r. Owens, fernando
Rounds and Amasa Potter were chosen
town committeeman.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-16

Where Science ends and Com
mon Sense should rule. Persons
of sedentary habits are liable to
indigestion or dyspepsia. These,
in turn, will bring on nervous dis
orders. kidney complaints, con.
stipation, etc. This is especially
the case with merchants, students
and scientists. They will give you
the exact dimensions of Jupiter,
the distance from Saturn to the
sun, to foot, but they cannot or
will not tell themselves what will
cure this train OF disorders.
For ailments resulting from
sedentary habits-inactivity of
the liver habtual constipation,
etc. the entire medical fraternity
OF Europe and America almost
unanimouslvrccommcnd the gen.
uine Carlsbad Sprudcl Salt and
and the Waters OF Carlsbad.
Eisner & Mendelson Co., Sole
Agents. New York.