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The herald., 1898-12-29

young men. Mr.. Days 100000 is princely
fortune when you consider what it will buy.
The dividends of 100 and $50 per cent OF the
New York banks and Of the trusts and cor
porations amount to hundreds of millions of
dollars, and what it means, | fear, is that
all the property of the nation will soon pass
into their possession; that is, they will hold
the title to our vast domain The people,
those who are useful, who produce and
adorn the earth, will not know what it is
to own a home and will be beseeching the
more favored for an opportunity to make
a bare living; and next, a little later, they
will crave the crumbs that fall from the
tables of rich men, as $1,000 of them did the
other day. No, the money of the favored
class will not go back among the people,
but to the mortgages of their class in buy
ing mortgaged real estate and bankrupt
stocks OF merchants and manufacturers.
Next Christmas it will mean 10000, instead
of $4,000, to be fed by this humane society,""
THE UNEMPLOYED
at is, however, patent fact" 1 said,
''that there are not so many idle people as
few years ago, when the unemployed rolled
across the country like great inundation,
and does it not indicate more prosperous
time now as compared with that period"'
Five years ago." he replied, there was
more independence of character. Hence the
protests against the gravtation of events,
bearing them to lower level, was more
pronounced and defiant. The strain was
on and someone touched the bubton-the in
undation came. But not so now. The IN
dependence of character l refer to is meas
urably lowered. As people approach de-
graded state they bear their burdens more
meekIy. They accept employment they
would have spurned five years ago. In the
winter of '93-'94 you could not have pur-
suaded $1,000, or near that number, to have
accepted an aims dinner at the Waverly
theater But with their spirits broken and
pride gone, they take what they can get in
the way of menal employment or crumbs
from the table of Dives and go off to their
wretched tenements. They have ceased, in
a measure, to protest. This is the way they
have acted in other nations as they came
down to the level of Spain."
"Then your conclusions are"
"That there can be no such thing as pros
perity when more than 80 per cent of our
families in the large cites are tenants" he
replied.
"But will not the fact that the people
think the country is prosperous, though it
may not be so, aid in restoring prosperity"
asked him.
att will aid them to deceive themselves
while sinking to the level of Europe. The
slaves of old boasted of the riches of their
mastersw And then he turned to his desk
and walked out of his office.
GRETTS.
Copyright by the Mcclure News Bureau
The herald., 1898-12-29

matter to the finance committee to recon-
mend the approval of the bill OF $50 which
it became necessary to put up to pay the first
years dues. Before that committee had had
an opportunity to report, City Clerk Hance
came into possession of a copy Of the maya
zine, Municipal Engineering, which roasted
the so-called league to a turn and declared
that no benefits had ever accrued to IA mem
Der, also intimatng that the officers of the
league hardly knew where the money al.
ready paid in had gone to. This article was
brought to the attentions of the council and
it was decided to wait bit and, see what de-
veloped before putting $50 into the league
At the time the matter was published in
all the local papers, which, it seems, have
meanwhile reached the headquarters of the
league, elicitng the following letter, which
was received yesterday from Secretary Gil
kinson. 1t reads:
"NEW YORK, Dec 90, 1895
&c. H. Hance, Esq, City Clerk, Los An
geles, Cal: Dear Sir-We observe that there
is some doubt as to the approval Of the rec
ommendation of your finance committee 10
make the city of Los Angeles a member of
the League OF American Municipalities. The
daily papers of your city state that some of
the city officials have received copies of Mu-
ricpal Engineering, containing criticism
OF our organization in general and myself in
particular. In order that you may know the
truth, take the liberty of addressing this
letter to you and other members of the city
government.
"The League of American Municipalities
was originated and organized by City Gov
ernment, a monthly paper published IN
New York. City Government spent much
time and money in the formation of the
league and at the first convention, held at
Columbus, Ohio, the writer, who was at
that time one of the publishers OF. City Gov
ernment, was unanimously elected secretary
of the organization. Before the league was
organized, and during the time when City
Government was promoting the first con-
vention, Municipal Engineering of Indian
apolis antagonized the movement.
This Indianapolis paper has continued
since then to antagonize the league and its
officials. 1t is merely case of sour grapes
and it is well understood by great many
city officials throughout the country. Mu-
nicipal Engineering has labored incessant!y
to retard the progress of the league, but
WitHout aNdll. AHe Guy Oh Indianapolis,
where it is published and where the infu-
ence of that paper is most exerted, is a
member of the league, and Mayor Taggart
of that city would doubtless tell you the
charges against the league made in Municip-
al Engineering are without foundation 9th
er cities belonging to the league are New
York, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Denver,
Minneapolis, Louisville, Providence, De-
troit, ST. Joseph, Portland (Me), Jersey
City, Atlanta, Houston (Tex) and over a
hundred others.
"At the first convention of the league
there was an attendance of about 700 city
officials and at the second convention at
Detroit four months ago there were present
nearly 1900. At this convention were such
representative men as Mayor MacMurray OF
Denver, Mayor Taggart of Indianapolis,
The herald., 1898-12-29
DONATION OF COAL
Southern Pacific Writes Letter to the
Fire Department

Nearly the whole time of the fire commits
sion meeting yesterday was taken up with
the consideration of bids for hook and
ladder and chemical apparatus, but the com
missioners found time to attend to the fol-
lowing routine business:
Chief Moore reported that during the
week ending Dec. 2Sth there were five fire
alarms. The loss aggregated Sl0,065. The
heaviest loss was the result of the China
town fire on the afternoon of the 22d inst.
There was one alarm due to the ignition of
a Christmas tree in residence at l44
Hill street
Accompanying the weekly report OF Chief
Moore was letter from John A. Muir of
the Southern Pacific company, addressed to
the chief, which was read as follows:
Referring to the fire at the Standard
Oil company's warehouse on Dec. 8th
One of your fire engines got little short
of ammunition during the fire, and as
a result our coal pile at River station
is reported short about 5000 pounds of
coal, although we heard nothing from
the Los Angeles fire department at that
time about the matter, nor have we since
had to' refuse any remittance to cover
the account.
However, l presume that this matter
would be attended to in due course by
your people, and in order to save you
trouble I thought T would anticipate
and tell you that we would call it a pres
ent, with the compliments of the South
ern Pacific company
The donation was accepted with the
thanks of the commission.
Henry Martz was granted permission to
erect and maintain steam boiler in the
premises on South Broadway, between
Fourth and Fifth streets.
Applications of Edward Starr, Joseph
Bushey and James z. Hall for positions in
the department were received and filed.
Chief Moore submitted the annual report
OF work of the department, which was ac.
cepted, and the following resolution unani.
mously adopted:
Resolved, That the board of fire COM
missioners endorses the report of the
chief of the department herewith sub
mitted for the attention of the council,
and recommends that the suggestions
contained therein for the improvement
of the department be carried out
1t was moved as the sense Of the COM
The herald., 1898-12-29
COLLECTING "WROTH SILVER
Curious Break-o'-Day Ceremony in
WarWickshire

/ People living in Coventry, bennington
and Rugby and the country round about
those towns got up early yesterday. On
November II in each year is held 'the Gus
tomary audit for receiving the wroth silver
due and payable to his grace the duke of
Buccleuch and Queensberry," and that, ac
cording to the official notice sent out from
the dukes Warwickshire estate office, is
"held before sunrising, when all from whom
payments are due are required to attend
a crowd OF persons, consequently, assem-
bled at Knightlow hill, which is half dozen
miles on the London road from Coventry,
at break O. day yesterday, as they have done
SO for long ages past.
There was a short wait for the dukes
agent to appear, and when he came the COM
pany all moved to field off the roadway,
and made for stone trough beneath
clump of trees, where the ceremony of pay
ing the dues takes place
The history of this collection goes back
to a dim and distant past, and twenty-eight
Warwickshire parishes are involved in re-
sponsibiity to contribute to the dukes cof-
fers. To trace its history would be to go
back to Saxon times, and it is certain that
the payment of "wroth money" existed in
the New Forest in 1910 to the holders of the
different manors. In certain parishes in
Warwckshire the dukes of Buccleuch were
given that right of collection. The fine for
non-payment was f1 for every penny not
Forthcoming, or else "the forfeiture of
white bull with red nose"
The party yesterday gathered around the
stone, and the agent called out the parishes
liable one by one, and the amount due from
each, the total sum being under $3.50. As
matter of fact, most of this wroth silver is
found by townspeople who like the novelty
OF the scene and are anxious that the quaint
custom should not die out. The same faces
may be seen at Knightlow hill year after
year..
They crowded round the hollow trough
yesterday again, and when the agent had
got all his dues they followed the latter to
the village public house, where breakfast
was provided, partly at the dukes expense.
The present duke, it is said, has never been
at Knightlow at daybreak on November IL,
but his presence would be very welcome.
Breakfast over, in came pipes and rum
and milk, which his grace also circulates
for over the tempered glass the company
wait for the appearance of the forfeited
bulls with those derelict deputies from sew.
eral parishes. There is always a pleasant
hour spent, and the dukes health is never
forgotten on these occasions.-London Mail.
The herald., 1898-12-29
MACHlNfSIOfIGhTfIRf
NEW TRUCKS AND COMBINATION
CHEMICALS ORDERED
Department IMPROVEMENTS
Explanatory Letter From the League
Of American Municipalities.
Today's Council Meeting

Within the next three months the city
Will be the possessor of two new hook and
ladder trucks and seven combination chem-
cal and hose wagons, which will be dis
tributed among the new houses to be built
in the sections of the city now unprovided
with fire fighting machines. After a de-
liberation lasting for hours, the board OF
fire commissioners and the fire and water
committee of the council yesterday decided
to recommend the purchase of the follow
ing apparatus from the firms named: One
Babcock city service hook and ladder truck
from the Fire Extinguisher Manufacturing
company of Chicago, and one Seagrave
trussed hook and ladder truck from the
company of that name of Columbus, o. The
prices are respectively $2005 and $2250. -Four
chemical and hose wagons went to the Fire
Extinguisher Manufacturing company at
$l995; two to Charles Il. Holaway X Co.
at $780, and one to the Racine Fire Engine
company at $3.50. The chemicals will all be
steel framed, with perforated steel bodies
and exposed tanks of sixty gallons capacity.
Bids for the apparatus were opened at
Tuesdays session of the council and referred
to the board and committee for considera-
ton. At their regular meeting yesterday
morning the fire commissioners listened
for two hours to the eloquence of the various
agents extollng the merits of their different
machines. For the Seagrave truck and Hol-
loway chemicals appeared r. S. Chapman,
one of the best known agents for fire ap-
paratus on the coast A. A. McCaughey
represented the apparatus of the Fire Tx
tinguisher Manufacturing company of Chi
cago; F. B. McElroy spoke for the Rumsey
company of Seneca Falls, N. Y, while Haw-
ley, King 4 Co. were agents for the Racine
Fire Engine company. To each of these
gentlemen the commissioners lent an atten-
tive ear, and only adjourned when there
was nothing more to be said.
Reconvening again at $780, the board held
an executive session of nearly an hour before
meeting with the fire and water commit
tee. Another public seance was held, at
which the agents again spoke their little
pieces, taking up considerable time, after
which the outsiders were excluded and the
subject was considered in executive session,
the members being aided by the profusion
of photographs models and blue prints left
for their edification. 1t was growing dusk
when Mayor Snyder finally emerged from
the committe room with the announcement
that decision had been reached.
The new apparatus will be the finest OF its
The herald., 1898-12-29
Filed His Bond

City Treasurer Hartwell yesterday filed
with the city clerk his official bond for
Sl5O,OOO, with the following sureties: H.
w. Hellman, $4,000; Emeline Childs, S7O-
600; Andrew Glassell, s6O,OOO; George W.
Hughes, $4,000; George Mason, $4,000; L.
b. Norton, $4,000; H. G. Wilmer, $4,000;
Jesse Yarnell, $4,000; William f. Botsford,
$4,000; Mary A. Lewis, $4,000 The bond
is approved as to form by City Attorney
Dunn and will come before the council this
afternoon for acceptance.
The herald., 1898-12-29
TIE BATTLE IS STILL ON

And promises hard fighting until the close Of the
contest Boys and girls are devoting their school
vacation to gathering coupons for their favorte teach
ers, while people Of all creeds focking to the sub
scrption department of The Herald to secure the pre-
MUM votes given to all who pay in advance.
lady said Yesterday: 81 can see no choice
among the six highest contestants for the three
prizes, Sister Angela can easily overcome Miss
Pratt's majority. Should Father Linn do the same
Miss Pratt would be in for the third prize. While
on the other hand, if Miss Sabine makes the gains
this week that she has the past two weeks, she will
win the first prize, leaving Sister Angela Miss Pratt
and Father Linn to battle for the two remaining
prizes and nobody knows what the friends Of Prof.
Housh and Mrs. Dubois will do; so there is really no
choice among the six highest" Should the friends
of any of the lower contestants work hard as did
the winner of the prize in the last contest the entire
standing would change to such an extent that neither
Of the six highest would win prize. Get to work,
do the best you can for your friend, and don't get
discouraged at anything. is the only way to come
out winner
The herald., 1898-12-29
NEWS OF The RAILWAYS
SANTA FE LIMITED WRECKED
NEAR TRINIDAD, COLO.
Three Pullman Coaches and All the
Baggage Burned-NewsN Notes
and Personals

The Santa Fe limited, which left this city
for Chicago Monday, was wrecked last night
at little station called Hochens, near Trim
idad, in Colorado. The news received at
the general offices of the company in this
city was very meager, simply stating that
the Pullman cars Vacuna, Apeles and Do
cles were destroyed by fire and the baggage
car and contents destroyed as well.
The conductor, engineer and fireman
were reported as seriously injured and some
The herald., 1898-12-29
An Alley Protest

Mary A. Hotchkiss has filed protest
against the plan and survey of the alley as
proposed from Third to Fourth streets be-
tween Spring and Main, for the reason that
it is proposed to cut out a section seven feet
wide and forty feet long of her brick build
ing for the purpose of making turn-round
place on the south end of the proposed alley.
She suggests that the turn-round place can
be placed on the vacant land of White &
Monroe, thus avoiding cutting into her
brick stable. Mrs. Hotchkiss s the owner
of the new one-story brick shacks on the
east side OF Spring street between Third and
Fourth
The herald., 1898-12-29
Want a Redistribution

A document was yesterday filed with the
city clerk by Franklin & Alexander, the
present street sweeping contractors, who
have been cleaning the streets since No
vember 2lst last. In it they suggest to the
council that, 'in consideration of the mutual
benefits to be derived therefrom," the spec
itications of their contract be so modified as
to add class of streets to be known as
class A, which are to be swept every day
To this class the council may at any time
change or advance any streets or reduce
The herald., 1898-12-29

of the passengers were bruised, but the offr
cial report states that none were seriously
hurt No cause of the accident is known.
The train was running at very high rate
of speed and suddenly the engine left the
track. A suppositiom about the cause is
that the very cold weather which prevailed
caused a rail to crack or that hange of
wheel gave way. The fact that the cars
were vestibuled undoubtedly saved the lives
of the passengers, for it has been ascertained
that the vestibules with the Miller plat
forms make car practically that cannot
be telescoped.
NOTES
H. f. Huntington, the head Of the South
ern Pacific railway ON this coast, arrived
here yesterday. Mr.. Huntington and Su-
perntendent J. A. Muir at once went out
on the line and will probably continued Ihe
inspection for some days. w
The Santa Fe company has put on again
the Tuesday express around the kite-shaped
track, leaving this city on the morning
named at o'clock and arriving after the
trip via Orange at 6:25 p. m.
~
The herald., 1898-12-29

kind to be obtained, and with the engines
already ordered will 60 far toward putting
the city department on metropolitan basis.
Within four months the new machines will
be installed in the new houses built upon
city lots, and a new era in the fire depart
ment will have been inaugurated.
The herald., 1898-12-29

Henry j. Jones, the old man who rendered
a worthless check for $500 on the Farmers
and Merchants bank to H. Schilz in pay
ment for the old Vienna buffet saloon was
given $3.50 or $50 days by Police Judge
Owens yesterday for having Obtained goods
under false pretenses.
The herald., 1898-12-29
CITY Hall Notes

The final inspection of Washington street
from Central avenue to Compton street will
he made by Superintendent Drain Friday
December 30th, at a. M. At that time
any property owner who has an objection
to offer will have an opportunity to voice
his protest.
A petition was received from property
owners on Thirtieth street between Main
and Grand avenue asking the council to
abandon proceedings for laying cement
sidewalk on that street and to permit the
petitioners to have it dome by private con-
tract.
Councilman Mathuss yesterday presented
TO the chamber of commerce an orange of
unusual size and beauty. The orange was
grown in the orchard of Mrs. William Uhl,
mother-inlaw of Mr.. Mathuss, at Monrovia.
1t measures 15A inches in circumference.
w. X. Trask, NJ V. Brown, L. E. Doane,
p. A. Newmark, w. E. Keller, H. Traynoe.
NJ A. Lindsay and l. Houck of Los An
geles registered at San Francisco hotels on
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Woods from the Nee
The herald., 1898-12-29
LOS ANGELES HERALD: THURSDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 49, 1898

our organization by the indianapolis paper
yours very truly,
''B. F. GILKISON, Secretary"
The letter will be laid before council at its
meeting this afternoon for consideration.
The herald., 1898-12-29
LEAGUE OF MUNICIPALITIES
A Statement Of the Animus of the
Publication Against It

ago, to become member of the League OF
American Municipalities, it referred the
The herald., 1898-12-29

others, provided that such changes are to
be paid for at the rate the actual sweeping
is done.
The herald., 1898-12-29

Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Woods from the Nee
dies are here for several days.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-10

gle round of ammunition. we are
heavily handicapped" ssys the Chicago
Chronicle. land the increase in the
strength Of our army will correspond
ingly increase the handicap. When our
colonial policy is in full swing. with
the Philippines. Porto Rico and Guam
heavily garrisoned. It is going to be a
very serious problem to find money TO
meet military expenses-especially as
the revised open door policy bids fair
to decrease our revenues ather than
Increase them"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-10

the withdrawal OF h non-combatants.
This dispatch caused CONSERVATION at
the British consulate at Havana. Col
Ian Immediately communicated with
Blanco, saying that he hoped in the
name "of humanity and civilization
that you will Immediately interfere
with Admiral Cervera to delay the
~bombardment OF Santiago until all the
non-combatants are out OF the Spanish
lines. / hardly conceive that the Span
ish feet could shell Santiago when the
Spanish army is also in the city. but
Mr.. Ramsden's words are very clear
and his apprehensions seem to be
founded upon the answer from Admiral
Cervera 10 the consul OF France"
Blanco. through his secretary. replied
that Admiral Cervera is the chief OF
the squadron, and. therefore. TO him
alone belongs the power to take the
measures which he should deem best
for the success OF the campaign" Mean
while the British ambassador at Madrid
was notified, and the British govern
ment sent word to Gollan to act most
theoretically. Gollan dispatched a mes
senger TO Blanco. informing him in the
name Of her British majesty's govern
ment hat II the city of Santiago de
Cuba is bombarded by the Spanish fleet
without the previous evacuation of the
women and children. that act will be
considered as a wanton outrage against
humanity"
Blanco backed down and ordered Ger
vera to leave the harbor. which was
dome the next morning. All Of this SIM
ply shows how little genuine humanity
there is in the Spaniards. even the best
OF them.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-10
Current Comment.
Ammunition for Democrats.

From the New York Journal.
Secretary Alger has supplied an issue
upon which the democracy can appeal
with confidence to the national judgment.
BY asking for more than sl60, 900. 900 for
the support OF the regular army In time
OF peace he has raised two questions that
touch the heart and pocket of every
American citizen who does not profit by
legalized injustice and oppression. These
questions are: Shall the United States
he more heavily taxed for military pur-
poses than any other country on earth?
Shall this unh~rd-of burden of taxation
he carried almost exclusively by people
of small means. while the wealth our
ornaments protect goes free7