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The herald., 1898-02-01
A French Scare

To the Editor of the Los Angeles Herald
The news brought by cablegram from
Paris and published in your yesterdays
edition to the effect that the Catholic
church of France was melting a massacre
of Jews is based on the mere ipse dixit of
Prof. Max Nordau. 1t is of such serious
nature and, if true. involves such a sweep
ing violation of all the principles of Christ
ian civilization that "a decent regard for
the opinions of mankind should have in
duced DIR. Nordau to accompany its an
nouncement with a statement of the
grounds upon which it was based, or at
least to advance some facts justifying the
publication of the indictment. But he
leaves the public completely in the dark
as to the nature of the facts in the case, the
weight of the evidence-if any exists-con-
tenting himself with the expression of his
individual opinion, that the persecution of
Dreyfus is the beginning of a deliberate
effort on the part of the Catholic church
to bring about the massacre of the Jews
in France"
Surely DR.. Nordau. a writer who has
heretofore proven himself pessemst and
alarmist of pronounced type, cannot ex-
pect the enlightened public sentiment of
this age to treat with respect, or, indeed,
in any other spirit than that of contempt.
a bill of indictment against powerful and
learned Christian church upon counts so
destitute of facts and resting wholly upon
his unsupported opion and belief?
BY the way, there Is a curious and sig
nificant contradiction in this Nordau in
dictment itself which goes far to show that
| Archbishop Riordan hit the nail on the
| head when, in the interview in San Fran
| cisco, published in Mondays Herald, he
stated that Mr. Nordau, in making the
statement. did not know what he was
| talking about" A mere passing glance at
the following excerpt will establish the
inconsistency and absurdity of the Nor
dau statement. He says: For centuries
| the Catholic church has stood for kingship
and the supremacy of the privileged
classes. She now realizes that the hour
of democracy has arrived, and she is TAX
ing steps to range herself with the peo-
pie
So, The Catholic church of France is
ranging Itself with the people, with the
democracy One would think this was
pretty good sign of the regeneration OF
that ancient church. And from this
premise Dr. Nordau draws the extraor-
binary conclusion that the church is in
citing the wholesale massacre of the
Jews. The learned doctor says. too, thai
the signal" for this massacre has beer
given from Rome" but that he does ''nnt
The herald., 1898-02-01
Los ANGELES HERALD. TUESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 1888

tie is to be fought, and they will well
come the advantage which early ad-
journment will give to them in preparing
for it. They cannot fail to recognize in
this surrender at discretion upon the
part of the enemy. The sooner the net
results of the session are ascertained
the better it will be for all concerned.
save only the Republican party. 1t is in
chancery in any event, doomed to suffer
whichever horn of the dilemma 1t chooses
to accept.
The herald., 1898-02-01
REVISED ADMINISTRATION
PROGRAM

Hot haste marks the movement Of the
administration leaders. Deliberate com
mittee consideration of the Teller reso-
luton has been waived; it has been
promptly reported and its adverse rec
ommendation adopted, under the spur of
the party whip. Currency legislation
is not to be further urged in good faith.
The appropriation bills are to be agreed
to without unnecessary discord or
wranglng-aIl to the end that an early
adjournment may be effected and dan
ger of still further loss of ground by
the party averted. This is the program,
as may be inferred from the latest reli-
liable information from the capital. How
lcompletoly it will be carried out, in gen
eral and in particular, remains to be
seen.
| In contradiction of the frenzied asser-
tions of the party organs all over the
country. that the adoption Of the Teller
resolution is without significance, we
witness this hurrying and scurrying of
the administration leaders, bent upon
PREACHING cover before the deluge.
| The more sagacious of the Republican
members recognize and frankly admit
the effect which the passage of that res
olution will have upon the country un-
less promptly met with reputation upon
the part of the house, and this achieve
ment is regarded as SO uncertain, ow-
ing to the division of sentiment among
Republican members, that the gag is tC
be applied with even more vieor thar
has ever before been attempted This
accomplished, there will be no Longer
any reason for holding congress in ses-
sion The danger of further and dam
ging explosions among Cuban sympa-
thisers in the house and the certainty o.
the defeat in the senate of any currency
bills that may be sent up to it, warn the
president and his supporters against {
prolongation of the session.
The Democratic minority will doubles!
offer no serious obstruction to the mail
The herald., 1898-02-01

water company along those lines. De-
cember 26 the water company stated it's
willingness to sell, If an agreement could
be reached as to terms. A second letter
was received from the water company
January II, 1898, saying that its attor-
neys would be in the city about the mid
die of February, and that the company
by that time that they may have the as
sistance of attorneys in bringing them to
a conclusion.
The committee in closing it's report
declares that its attitude has been un-
equivocal and positive in favor of muni-
cipal ownership. and that if more radi-
cal action has been declined it has been
in obedience to legal barriers and with
the one object of avoiding complications
that would defer the actual requirement
of the water plant by the city.
The report is a dignified and convinc-
ing answer to the aspersions that have
been cast upon the majority of the coun-
Gil by lot of designing agitators.
The men who have done all the real,
practical work toward the acquisition of
the plant, have held their peace; while
the men who have done nothing got out
on the street corners and shouted. The
heated denunciations indulged in by the
mayor and two of the councilmen have
actually been hurled against the city
officials who have borne all of the actual
burden, and who have pressed the mat
pany as fast as the city's legal advisers
deemed expedient.
The men who shouted "He-o, 1leave."
the loudest have done very little of the
lifting
The herald., 1898-02-01
T. D. STIMSON
to accept

The death of man like T. D. Stimsor
is great loss to the community. Still
We do not measure a mans value to his
community by trite expressions of re-
gard and regret; we look rather to what
he has done, to what he would do.
Il. d. StimSon was a man who proved
his faith by his works. He was wealthy
and he made his wealth useful, made
it a strong factor in the material growth
of the city. The seven years of his resi-
dence in Los Angeles were years of
panic. depression and slow recovery. 1t
was period when capital was timid,
and. because capital was timid, labor
suffered. But Mr.. Stimson made his
wealth useful to others as well as to him
self by investing it in business enter
prises that circulated large sums of money
and gave employment to many men.
For this his memory will be held in
grateful remembrance.
Nor was Mr.. Stimson lacking in the
spirit of pure benevolence, and the fact
sie'' iie was pai tiCuidiiy iiteleoteu III
the work of the Salvation army showed
that he believed in practical Christian
ity, and that his heart was with the poor
and lowly.
1t is also said of him that he was a
liberal and cheerful subscriber and pro-
moter in worthy public movements;
that he was simple in his tastes and his
manners. and was easily approached
He had many friends-friends who We're
not made by his wealth. And so. at the
end of a useful career, spun out to the
allotted three score years and ten, the
death of Thomas Douglass Stimson is
generally and sincerely mourned in this
community.
The herald., 1898-02-01
STRIKE TRAILS
Likely to Prove of International
Interest

WILKESBARRE, Jan. 31.-Hon.
Henry NJ. Hoyt, deputy Attorney gen.
eral of the United States, arrived here
from Harrisburg today to be in attend
ance at the trial of Sheriff Martin and
his deputies, which begins tomorrow. In
sending Mr.. Hoyt to attend the trial the
United States government has only one
object in view, namely, to protect itself
in case any foreign government files
claims for the killing of it's subjects at
Latimer.
Austria has already made move in
that direction, and it is understood that
if the verdict is against Sheriff Martin
and his deputies Germany and Italy will
file claims at once. 1t is reported that
each of these governments will have a
representative from its legation at
Washington present at the trial.
Secretary Sherman having received
notice of this, decided to have the ma
tional government represented at the
trial. 1t is expected that the whole of
tomorrow will be consumed in selecting
a jury.
The herald., 1898-02-01

impeach the pope" that these matters
are carried on without his Qhe pope 81
knowledge" In other words, the clear
headed. able statesman, and capable di-
plomatist, Pope Leo XIII, the aged but very
much alive head of the church" is hood
winked and kept in the dark about mat
ter that goes to the very root and founda-
tion of the church itself! Well. we must
make due allowance for Gallo impetuosity.
that quality of mind that prompts one to
act without thinking. of leaping without
looking, of flying off the handle upon very
trivial or no provocation. All Paris is just
now in a ferment over the Capt. Drey-
fus affair and in the coolest time in that
gay city peu de gems savent etre vieuX-
McC.
The herald., 1898-02-01
Nobody Hurt

OAKLAND, Jan. 31.-The Visalia ex-
press, which leaves Oakland at 2:S6
o'clock daily, was partly wrecked one mile
west of Sunol this afternoon. The en-
CINE and tender were badly smashed
and the track was torn up. The train
had just emerged from the Niles canyon
to the straight piece of track leading
into Sunol, and was running at a high
rate of speed. Suddenly the tender left
the track and slid along the ties for 15O0
feet, tearing up the track and derailing
the engine. Engineer Bradley stuck TO
his post and brought the train to stop.
The passengers were shaken up by the
rough ride and the engine was badly
wrecked. No one was injured. Ihe
cause of the wreck is not known. A spe-
cial engine was sent out to take the train
on it's way.
The herald., 1898-02-01
BARLOW ON GUARD

The Huntington conspiracy at Wash
ments of San Pedro harbor has not yet
been fully revealed A special dispatch
to The Herald, published this morning
| discloses another suspicious feature
which the Huntingtonian tools contrived
to inject into the specifications for the
work. A crafty provision was inserted
that 'if no appropriation is made for this
work for the fiscal year ending June
30th, 1899, any contracts entered into
shall be null and void" 1t is sufficiently
significant that in specifications for
other work of similar nature no such
clause is to be found.
The much-abused Mr.. Barlow. who rep
resents this district in congress, has
been shrewd enough to espy this niger
in the woodpile. From Chairman Can
non of the house committee on appropri-
ations, who is already under grave sus-
picion of prostituting his duties to the
dictates of Uncle Coils, Mr.. Barlow
could gain no consolation. Cannon sup
erciliously depended on the exigencies
of the case but unhappily we can real
ize what "exigencies," as far as Mr.
Cannon is concerned. amount to.
Mr.. Barlow, nothing daunted by the
frigid reception of Cannon, concluded
to beard Car Reed in his den. The
! Southern California representative had
armed himself with a resolution calling
on the secretary of war for his reasons
for inserting the obnoxious clause in
the specifications. Again it is signifi-
cant that it is customary to allow such
resolutions of inquiry to go through
without any question. Mr.. Reed, how
absolutely refused to recognize Mr..
Barlow.
The situation, it must be admitted,
looks critical. 1t is understood that
Chairman Cannon will be ready to re-
port the appropriations bill in about ten
days. If no provision is made therein
for San Pedro harbor it means that
there can be no work on the break
water till 1900.
Mr.. Barlow. apparently, is not dis
couraged by the GOODNESS of Chairman
Cannon or the callousness of Speaker
Reed. and intends to press his point to
recognition. 1t may also be depended
upon that Senator Whites eyes are fully
open to the danger and that he will leave
no stone unturned to defeat the con-
spracy.
The herald., 1898-02-01
AGAINST Sunday Work

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-After much ois-
cussion the Central Labor Union mas
passed a resolution opposing the pii'
pending in the New York Legislature ior
the opening of the theaters In TINS cltS
on Sunday. The resolution was intro
duced by the delegates OF the Actors
Protective Union, who said the supJec'
was of vast Importance to their organi-
zation and to the theatrical profession
A delegate wanted to know why the the
atrical delegates objected to the Dill
at is because we don't want to work on
Sunday" was the reply. I'VE don't gel
maid for Sunday work"
The herald., 1898-02-01
The Iatlian Fleet

NEW YORK, Feb. IA dispatch to
+he Herald frsm Port au Prince, Haytl.
says:
."The Italian warships Amerige Ves-
pucci and Flavio Gioaja are expected to
meet at st. Thomas, where they Will take
on coal and then come here. They may
call at San Domingo, where the Italian
government has certain claims pending.
The herald., 1898-02-01
A Warrant for Huntington

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31.-H. E.
president of the Market
street Railway company, will be ar
rested tomorrow for violating the city
ordinance providing for the equipment
of cable and trolley cars with proper life
saving tenders. A. NJ. Lawrence swore to
the complaint and Police Judge c. T.
Conlan issued the warrant. 1t is pro-
posed to make this a test case.
The herald., 1898-02-01
The Webbfoot G.. o. P's

PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 31.-The state
convention of the Republican league OF
Oregon which meets tomorrow in this
city will be the largest political con-
vention ever held in the state. Fourteen
hundred delegates have been elected
from the various clubs in the state and
more than 1000 will be present tomorrow.
The object of the club is to elect officers
and formulate plans for the campaign
in June next. The convention will prob
ably pass resolutions indorsing the st.
Louis platform and also the speech Of
President Mckinley at the Manufacture
ers' banquet in New York last week.
The herald., 1898-02-01
New England Weather

BOSTON, Jan. 31.-The temperature
reports from various parts Of New Eng
land at o'clock this morning show that
the cold wave still continues. Man.
chester, N. H., reports 90 below; Lowell,
Mass, below; Lawrence, Mass, IL be-
low; Portland, Me-, below; Lewiston,
Me-, IA below; Augusta, Me-, 81 below;
Bangor, Me-, 80 below.
The herald., 1898-02-01
The Figel Case

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31.-This
mornings session of the Theodore Figel
murder trial resulted in the selection Of
one more juror. This makes the sixth
citizen now sworn to determine whether
or not Figel is guilty of the murder Of
his employer, Isaac Hoffman.
The herald., 1898-02-01
Burned to Death

PETALUMA, Jan. S1.-News has just
reached here that Mrs. Anna Cahil was
burned to death last evening, while pre-
pairing supper. Her dress caught fire, and
in an instant she was enveloped In flames.
she ran screaming from the house. Her
husband extinguished the fire. She died
at midnight, having retained conscious
moss TO the last.
The herald., 1898-02-01
A Brutal Murder

GRAYSON, KY, Jan. 31.-"Virginia"
Bill Riley, an old citizen of Elliott coun-
ty, aged so, and his wife, aged 20, were
murdered tonight in Elliott county and
robbed of from $500 to $1,000. There Is no
clew to the murderers. A maui was the
instrument used
The herald., 1898-02-01
THE PUBLIC PULSE

(The Herald under this heading prints
communications. but does not assume re-
sponsibility for the sentiments expressed.
Correspondents are requested to cultivate
brevity as far as is consistent with the
proper expression of their views)
The herald., 1898-02-01
Caught by the Cars

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 31.-At $3.50 a.
m today, three miles from Greenville,
Davton and Union passenger engine
caught C. r. Young. wife and 4-year- old
girl in top buggy, killing father and
child and terribly injuring the mother.
A shed obstructed the view of Engineer
Cragin,
The herald., 1898-02-01
The English Strike

LONDON, Jan. 31.-The engineering
works throughout the country re-opened
today, owing to the settlement Of the
great strike. About twenty five per cent
of the men were employed. The others
will be given work gradually.
The herald., 1898-02-01

Public sentiment in New England ap-
pears TO be with the striking cotton op-
eratives, and our dispatches this morn
ing indicate that contributions are al
ready being received in such volume as
to justify the prediction that the strike
may be continued into the summer
months.
The herald., 1898-02-01

Miners seem to be able to escape from
Why should all the perils of travel be
connected with the breaking into the
country?
The herald., 1898-02-01

Dole and Dominis are domiciled in
neighboring hotels at Washington, but
it is not stated that they have exchanged
calls.
The herald., 1898-02-01

The starting of a party of Kansans
this morning, is not without a shade OF
pathos. They go TO the relief of num-
Der of American Dunkards, now
stranded in the Holy Land, where they
went in 1895, under the inspiration of
what they deemed a revelation from
God Money and food giving out, and
no mama from heaven descending, they
have been subjected to all manner OF
hardship and privation. and now de-
sire to return to Kansas.
The herald., 1898-02-01
THEIR NICKNAMES
Some children that / know possess
OF nicknames half a score;
One is "Theo, ,'-"Teddy"- Ted"
Though christened -

The next is scarcely called Alright
BY any haps or chances;
'Tis Frankie"-"Frank' and
Fan"
Though her real name Is -.
Then -"Laurie'-"Lanty" comes
(Though he always writes 1T y;
And his sister twin whom most address
AS Flo" or "F'loy'' for -.
The last is ''Lizzie"-"Betty"- Bess"-
"Bettina' and "Elspeth'-
''-"List'-"Beth" h"-"Bet''-'Lib,"
And she's -.
January st. Nicholas.
The herald., 1898-02-01
Mrs. Hamilton Dead

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-Mrs. Louise
Francis Hamilton, wife of Gen. Schuyler
Hamilton, died today at Roosevelt hos
pital. She had been a private patient for
a week.
The herald., 1898-02-01

Senator Morgan is this morning quoted
as saying that the prospects for the
building of the Nicaraguan canal with
American money We're never brighter,
and that its construction will be begun
at no distant day. He is firm in the
Iconviction that the terms of the conces-
the Nicaraguan government from
treating with any other country for the
building of railway lines paralleling the
survey for the canal.
The herald., 1898-02-01

The Italian minister is on board one OF
the ships. There are several dispatches
at the consulate here awaiting his ar
rival"
The herald., 1898-02-01

Mr.. Dole should have been coached as
to his public utterances before reaching
the capital. BY his admissions in pub
about every substantial claim upon
which the annexationists rest their case
in the senate. He will not wait for rati-
fication but he may not be able to get
aWaN before rejection.
The herald., 1898-02-01

1t is the money of the rich Partisan
Hebrews the anti-semitic mob is af-
ter, not their blood.
The herald., 1898-02-01

The Teller resolution has twice passed
the senate and once been adopted by the
house. But it will not be allowed to
lapse into innocuous desuetude. After
the people shall have spoken. as they
will in thunder tones next November, il
dorsement of both houses, after which
the necessity for its further considera-
tion will not be likely to obtain.
The herald., 1898-02-01

With the Maine at Havana and the
Mohican under sailing orders for Apia
our foreign policy begins to take on a
semblance of virility. A single Amer
lean citizen in Samoa has a grievance
and this is the occasion for the prompt
dispatch of the Mohican. The provoca
ton may be entirely sufficient, but the
contrast afforded by the dlatoriness of
the administration in making a demon
stration at Havana is quite striking,
The herald., 1898-02-01

EASTERN AGENTS FOR THE HERALD
A. Frank Richardson, Tribune building
New York; Chamber Of Commerce bulld-
fng Chicago,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-27
UNCLE SAM RETURNS WITH HIS
TROPHIES

To-day the patriotic float of Messrs
Sherwood Higgs Il Co., will show to the
public the present attitude of the United
States towards it's newly acquired terri
tory. Columbia, in regulation costume
will be attended by two little maids of hon
or, will be receiving Uncle Sam returning
from the war with his trophies, which
will be four children representing the
islands of Cuba, Philippines, Porto Rice
and Hawaii.
These children will be attired in cos
tunes representing their respective is
land. Four United States soldiers viii
be standing one on each corner, Eepre
senting the North, South, East and
West. The float will be decorated will
natimal colors.
Messrs. Sherwood Higgs & Co., offer {
prize of five dollars 10 the school girl OF
boy under fifteen years of age, who
writes, unassisted, the best essay on
their float. The essays must be in their
office by Monday, October 31st, and
must not contain more than five hundred
words
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-27
AN EVENING OF FUN.
T @ Peruchi-Beldeni Company Play toa
Crowded House.


1t was two hours of roaring fun ut
the Metropolitan Opera House last night
Both the lower floor and the gallery
were packed by an audience that was
continuous in its applause.
The Peruchi-Beldeni Company present
ed a screaming farce comedy. which was
full of comical absurdities and side
splitting situations.
peruchi, as usual, was the fun-ma kcr
of the occasion, and the audience could
not refrain from laughing 1T his original
humor. Peruchi's very appearance pro-
vokes mirth and his witticisms fairly
bring down the house.
Miss Hazel Carleton. the wnsome lit
tie actress grows in favor with every
performance Her every appearance on
the stage last night was greeted with Il
storm of applause. The comical
Peruchi and the fascinating Miss Carrie
ton are whole team III themselves.
An evening with them viii drive away
the worse case of dull care and make
everything brightness and sunshine.
The specialties, as in their previous
performances, were an Interesting part
of the show.
The Carleton sisters dancing special
ties, as usual, were wildly arpiaudcj.
They are a strong feature of the show.
Mr. Suburs, in his coon" act. is very
good, but it would be well if he would
omit some of his antiquated jokes.
Something fresher would suit better add
be more in keeping with the other part
of the show.
Tonight the company will present a
Prince in Rags" If you want to spend
an evening of continuous fun. you should
not fail to see these fun-makers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-27
ROBBED THE GRAVE.

A startling incident, of which Mr..
John Oliver of Philadelphia, was the
subject, is narrated by him as follows
Il was in a most dreadful condition. My
skin was almost yellow, eyes sunken,
tongue coated, pain constantly in back
and sides, no appetite-gradually grow
ing weaker day by day. Three physi-
clans had given me up. Fortunately, a
friend advised trying Electric Bitters;
and to my great JOY and surprise, the
first bottle made a decided Improvement.
l continued their use for three weeks,
and am now well man. | know they
saved my life, and robbed the grave of
another victim" No one should fail to
try them. Only so cents per bottle at
any Drug Store.