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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-16
NEW NAME FOR AMAzONAs.
Citfxens of Albany, N. ", Anxious "a
the Honor.

A dispatch from Albany, n. Y. says: An
attempt is being made in this city to have
the newly purchased cruiser Amazonas re-
christened the Albany" Representative
citizens have made known their patriotic
desire to have the name OF the capital OF
the empire state bestowed upon one of the
nations new naval defenders. The fact
that Commander Sigsbee is a native Al
bantam is used as an accidental argument
for the distinction.
Petitions have already been sent to Sec
rotary Long, Senator Piatt. Senator Murphy
ard representative Southwick, urging them
to use every effort to have the name
adopted.
Among those who have expressed them
selves heartily in favor Of the movement
are Bishops Doane and Burke, Mrs Daniel
Manning, the new president OF the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution; Garrett
Van Allen, Professor Anthony Graves, f.
b. Cantfne. and many others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-16

The condition Of Blanche K. Bruce, reg
lister Of the treasury. who has been Ill at
his home. 2U1O R street northwest. was I'M
changed this afternoon at the hour of 2
o'clock. 1t was stated that a consultation
would be held by the physicians of the sick
man. Drs- Francis and Taiser johnson. Mr..
Bruce's son, Roscoe Conkiing Bruce, ar
rived from Exeter. N. H. This morning.
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Escape and Recapture.

Florence Jordan, who has figured in POI
lice circles a number of times. and who
was lately sent to the insane asylum. es-
capped from that Institution yesterday.
Last night about II o'clock she was cap
tured by Policemen Hartley and Houghlan.
Today she was returned to the asylum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-16

Capt. David H. Gil, the first Chicago man
to enlist in 1861. In dead. He commanded
Grants body guard in the army OF the Ten
nesSee.
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ST. and SIPS Silks.

Headquarters, It's often said, for the ultra
fashionable Shirt Waist Silks. The block patterns
in beautiful shades of cerise turquoise and all the
new colors. Some already scarce elsewhere
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-16
National Building and Loan
Association; verdict for defendant.
Criminal Court No. 1-Chief Justice ]

ASsOcIatl0n; verdict Tor defendant.
Criminal Court No. 1-Chief Justice Bing-
ham.
United States agt Cornelia Downing big
amy; verdict of guilty. United States agt
Frederick Cole, Walter Green, Ernest Fen
wick and Joseph Ross; housebreaking; on
trial
Criminal Court No. 2-Justice Bradley.
David ]. Tavenner agt. Northwestern Ma
tioral Insurance Company: plaintiff SUBJ
mits to non suit in open court and judg-
rnGnt for costs. Nina Dumas agt same; do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-16
Bargain Silks.

The lots come and go SO quickly that daily
visit is profitable. Just now the bargains at
SOC yard contain many made to retail at Is
cents. Hurry for them.
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The Postponed Hofmann Concert.

HHc FOstPOeu H0Hmahh COncerE
A dispatch from New York. received this
afternoon, says that the postponed Hof-
nann concert win take place In this city
April l. The yeung pianist Is said to be
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-16
Dress Findings.

\ MC yard for 5-yard pieces Select Vel
w veteen Skirt Binding. extra wide. Only
lac pair for Dress Shields made by Kleinert.
Or ror '.Leontin'' Dress Fasteners and
~ Browns Combination Skirt Supporter and
Packet Fastener.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-16
The New Crepoms.

S1 an instead Of 50 yard here for the A.
~ - inch Crepcns in latest shades of
pearl. gray. tan, old blues, new greens.
s 1 10 Sl.6S yard for Black Mohair-and wool
Crepcns- and 81 10 S3.6S yard fer Black
Silk-and-wOol Crepons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-16
The New Innings.

I'll G. instead of 25e yard for genuine French
and Herringbone Haircloths.
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Or instead Of 12Ec. yard for 80 inch Roman
stripe Skirt Lining. And o cents for
121sc Percalines, fast black and colors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-16

SI OF for the usual 50. IS Beds, with brass
rail and knobs at head and foot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-16

Sn XO for the usual 50 Woven Wire
%n oO> Springs in all sizes 2.yS instead
of $3.50 for Reversible Mattresses In all sizes
80. 81. 50 instead Of 80 for Feather Pillows,
the pair weighing six pounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-16

Sn Or instead Of S2.0S for Genuine Mar
settles Spreads. .$1.39 pair for
$1.50 quality Silkoline Comfortables . 95c pair
for S1.25 English Blankets. .$1.9S pair for
So quality Blankets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-16

54-inch Covert Cloths anil
Whipecrds, 4S-ineh Fancy
Checks and 5O-inch Stripes.
Some Silk and Wool Fancies are
fndescribably attractive. All
specially made and adapted for
tailor made suits. The new art
shades Of greens, blues. tans AMI
browns are represented.
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Beds, etc.

Bargain spots on the fourth
floor are noted below:
Sd MM for all sizes In New White Enamel
Wow and Brass Beds. $3.50 to $3.50
values at only $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-16

Nr for ornamental full size Tin Cuspidors,
rS 2-IUart Covered Buckets, large bottles
Best Ammonia, ETC., etc.
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The Bargain Spots.

ST Sutings we can distribute at 75c yard.
And various lots worth 68c and 75c at only soc
ward
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-16

MOC for soc quality and 9Sc for $1.25 quail
ity Crochet Spreads, in Marseilles pat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-16

Do roll for good quality Toilet Paper. -.
~ 4c for large Scrub Brushes. 13c for
Patent Mcps. 29c for Step Ladders. &c for
Carlsbad China Cream Pitchers, etc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-16

Silks for Waists and Cloths for Suits
opening demonstrating that the Pals Royal
prevailing
ST. Tailor Suftngs. The Bargain Spots
The herald., 1898-07-24
University Notes

Mrs. r. E. Brown of West Thirty -eighth
street is spending several weeks at Ava
Ion.
The trustees Of the University schoo
district have called an election for spe'
cial school tax of $1,000. to be held on the
sth of August. The voting place will be nj
the schoolhouse.
w. C. Twiss, former resident of this vi
cinity was united in marriage to Miss Clar a
Schroeder on Friday evening at Long
Beach.
Miss Donaldson of Wesley avenue fell
down the front steps at her home Satur-
day and sustained a severe dislocation of
the wrist.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. s. Thompson have re-
moved from Estrella avenue to 3425 South
Flower.
C. C. Stroufe. resident engineer Of the
Southern Pacific at Tucson, is visiting r.
]. Kerr of West Thirty-fifth street.
Rev. Francis M. Larkin will preach In
the Methodist church at IL o'clock this
morning on the subject, "Our Duty to the
Helpless" a sermon for children. Rev.
Larkin, accompanied by his family, will
go to Long Beach on Wednesday to spend a
vacation of four weeks.
Miss Nina Edmiston, Phi. G.. has pur-
The herald., 1898-07-24

chased the pharmacy of DR.. c. e. Bean -
the corner Of Vermont avenue and Jensrs
son street.
The University Hive. L. o. T. M, held .
pleasant initiation at their regular meeting
on Friday evening in Ryan's hall
Mrs. A. C. Dezendorf and Miss Dezendorf
are enjoying few days stay at Catalina
Miss Helen Merryman entertained few
friends Thursday evening at her home on
Hoover street.
Gilbert Hunt has Just returned from .
months sojourn at Redondo.
John B. Haffer has gone to Norwalk -
spend the summer with relatives who re.
side there.
D. A. Stephens and Hugh ]. Neuhart are
camping at Avalon. They intend to remain
two or three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. 8. English, accompanied
by Mrs. Hardness, are spending several
weeks at Catalina.
Prof. W. F. Skeele and family are taking
their summer outing at Sisson, near the
foot of Mt. Shasta.
The W. F. NJ. s. of the Methodist church
met at the home of Mrs. o. F. Brown ON the
corner of Budlong and Twenty-ninth
streets Thursday afternoon.
c. E. D. Ballou of Pasadena spept
Wednesday and Thursday visiting friends
in this vicinity.
Miss Frances Thomson Of West Thirtietih
street is visiting Miss Lynlie Eldridge OF
the Palms.
In a letter to Philo Jones. W. F. Lloyd.
now with the Seventh regiment at Camp
Merritt, reports that c. B. Christy, G. 3.
Pomeroy and H. G. Whitlock have been
made corporals in Company c.
The herald., 1898-07-24
xe departments for SUCH assistance as he

tive departments for such assistance as he
may require in clerical and engineering
services as well as for information concern
ing any records, maps or papers In said de-
partments.
Section 4.-That the city of Los Angeles
will pay one-half of the compensation of
the third arbitrator to be selected by the
two appointed by the respective parties,
and will also pay one-half of the incidental
expenses of the board of arbitration.
Section 5.-That 1t shall be the duty of the
city attorney to attend before said board
of arbitration and to produce such evidence
in support of the city's case as he shall
deem advisable, and to that end he shall
be authorized to call upon any officer or
employee of the city for any service which
| may be of any advantage to the city in pre-
senting its case before said board.
Section 6.-That nothing herein contained
shall be construed as waving or in any
| manner impairng any rights of the city
of Los Angeles under or by virtue of said
contract, or by reason of any other matter
or thing whatsoever, except as herein 9TH
erwise expressly provided.
| Section THAT the city attorney be au-
| thorized to institute in the name of the
| city of Los Angeles such actions, suits or
| ether legal proceedings to protect or en-
| force the rights of the city of Los Angeles
| under said contract or lease and to make
such defense as may be necessary in all
actions, suits and other legal proceedings
| brought against the city.
| After the passage of the ordinance At
torney Dunn asked the company's attorneys
| If they were ready to appoint an arbitrator
| Judge Chapman answered that the COM
pany would probably make their appoint
| ment on Monday or Tuesday.
| Council then adjourned to meet at Its
| regular session on Monday at 10 a. m.
| While the appointment of Mr.. Kays dif
not satisfy some members of council. and
several city officials, it is generally be-
| leved to be a good one. He was at one
| time receiver of the Beaudry Hill water
| system and is therefore not entirely new
to the water business, while his extensive
| business experience will undoubtedly give
| him a most desirable conservatism and ca ,
| pability of quick judgment of the issues liz
question.
| After the meeting yesterday one of the
stockholders in the water company stated
| to a Herald representative that in his be-
| lief it would now be only a short time until
| the city would have possession of the plan.
| and system. The proceedings thus ia:
seem to be most satisfactory to the public
| in general.
| A conference between The city's attorneys
and some of the city's officials took place
yesterday afternoon, but it is believed that
no further action will take place until after
the trial of the injunction suit on Monday.
The herald., 1898-07-24
OIL MEN EXPOsTULATE
They Were Out in Force to Fight the
License Ordinance

If organized and systematic pressure
brought to bear on the city councils finance
committee will have any influence over
the action of that body, the Oil Dealers
association proposes to take full advan-
tage Of 1t In attempting to secure a repeal
of that portion of the license ordinance
which operates against them.
Twenty-Five of the parties concerned
were before the committee yesterday morn
ing, and able speakers of the delegation
presented their reasons for asking the re-
peal in a most earnest and comprehensive
manner. How effective their argument
will prove to be, remains to be seen, as the
committee took the matter under advise
ment and will probably not report for
week or more.
The ordinance, as 1t now operates. re-
quires the payment of one dollar per month
on each producing oil well, and under this
regime about $500 is turned into the city
treasury monthly. The oil dealers argue
that the tax is unjust in every way 1t may
be considered, but particularly so because
1t does not discriminate between the well
which produces a great income and that
which produces only a trifie. They de-
hounce it as a factor which retards the
development of an industry in which
$SSU,u0O mas Deen actunily spent III the CITY
without one penny of return. and which
represents an annual distribution of $780,
900 among employees of companies which
have successful wells. representative
of the Rex Oil company stated that his
company alone has expended about $4,000
in the city in n vain endeavor to secure
paying properties, all the money derived
from paying wells having been reinvested
The argument became very warm at one
stage in the proceedings. and it is not
unlikely that, If the committee refuses to
report favorably on the petition, the or
ganization will proceed to test the consti-
tutionalitys of the ordinance, and it is gen.
orally thought that the courts will not
sustain it.
The herald., 1898-07-24

thus chosen to select third man, and the
judgment of the three men thus chosen to
be final.
Whereas Said lessees did, on the 18th day
of June, 1869, assign their rights under said
contract to the Los Angeles City Water
company, which said assignee has made
certain improvements to said water works;
and,
Whereas, Various negotiations have
been had between the city of Los Angeles
and said assignee during the months of
June and July of this year, for the purpose
of endeavoring to agree upon the value of
said improvements, and said parties have
been unable to agree upon such value; and,
Whereas, The term of said contract has
expired, and in view of the disagreement
aforesaid it is now incumbent upon the
city of Los Angeles to choose It's arbitrator
as required by said contract; now. there
fore, the mayor and council of the city of
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
Section THAT the city of Los Angeles
does hereby acquiesce in the designation by
the Los Angeles City. Water company of
what property in it's possession constitutes
the water works and improvements there
to, referred to in said contract, all rights
of possession. occupancy or use of any of
said property or of the land whereon the
same is located, heretofore conferred by
the city of Los Angeles, are hereby with
drawn and terminated; and no person, firm,
association, company or corporation, ex-
cept the officers and employees of the city
of Los Angeles while in the discharge of
their duties as such officers or employees,
SHALL after the adoption of this ordinance,
remain in possession, occupancy use of
any of said property. Nothing contained
in this section shall be construed as a
waiver or abandonment by the city of Los
Angeles of it's right to or ownership of any
water conduit, reservoir other water
works or improvements located on land be-
longing to the city of Los Angeles.
Section THAT ]. c. Rays of the city of
Los Angeles be chosen, named and ap-
pointed an arbitrator of the city of Los
Angeles to ascertain the value of the I'M
provements to said water works mentioned
in said contract, in accordance with the
terms of said contract; and that he be
given all the powers conferred by said con-
tract upon the arbitrator which said lessor
was authorized by said contract to choose
Section 3-That said arbitrator shall be
paid by the city of Los Angeles the com.
pensation of s25 per day for each and every
day on which he shall be necessarily occu-
pied in attending to his duties as such arbi-
traitor; and that said arbitrator be author
lied to call upon the city clerk and city
engineer and any employees in their respec-
The herald., 1898-07-24

To the City of Los Angeles. and the Mayor
and Common Council of said city:
Your offer to pay the Los Angeles City
Water Company one million dollars for its
property, is objected to upon the following
grounds:
First-The case is not one where you
have any right to make a tender. The
contract provides that the amount to be
paid is an amount to be agreed upon, or
an amount to be asccrtained by arbitra-
ton. AS neither of these events have &C.
Cured there is no right of tender.
Second-We know the condition of the
treasury of the city, and know that there
is no such amount as one million dollars
on hand. The entire sum in the city treas
ury does not amount to IL per cent of that
sum; and of the amount which is there,
more than 80 per cent is apportioned among
various funds and devoted by law to par
ticular purposes. of which this is not one.
If we were to accept the money, any tax
payer could make us pay it back
Third-The amount which you assume
to offer has neither been ascertained by
agreement nor by arbitration; and is in
our opinion far less than the value of the
property which you are bound to pay for
under the contract of July %, 1868.
Fourth-You do not specify in your offer
the particular property which you de-
mand should be turned over to you, and
we have already been sufficiently apprised
by you that you do not include within 1t the
property of the Crystal Springs Land and
Water Company, which you have no right
to purchase, and Is not included in the
contract of July 20, 1868, and can only be-
come the property of the city by con-
tract entered into voluntarily by the Crys-
tai Springs Land and Water Company.
Attorney Chapman stated further that so
far as the pipe line to Buena Vista street
reservoir was concerned, he could not at
that moment positively state whether it
belonged to the Los Angeles City Water
company or the Crystal Springs company
that he would investigate and inform the
city later.
City Attorney Dunn then asked the COM
pany If it had a price to name as against
that offered by the city for the property.
1--WE have named our price about forty
times retorted Judge Chapman. at is
So 900, 0O0.'
Councilman Hutchinson moved that the
~, 00O, 900 proposition on the part of the COM
pany be refused and the motion prevailed.
Mr.. Nickel then called for the reading of
the ordinance appointing the city's arbi-
traitor and the ordinance was read.
1t had originally contained the name of
the arbitrator but just few minutes be-
fore council convened. City Attorney Dunn
The herald., 1898-07-24
PERSONAL

Mrs. C. F. Nessler of Newark, N. j., wife
of the United States Indian school inspec-
tor, is a recent arrival.
Judge Webster Street of Phoenix, Ariz.,
who is Justice of the supreme court for
Arizona, arrived yesterday.
Among the hundreds who fled to Los An
geles from Phoenix and its 1876 degrees In
the shade are j. L. Otero and family.
George C. Salch, commercial traveller
from New York city, who is said to be the
legitimate successor of Berry Wall, the
king of the Dudes" who bears a great
resemblance to that worthy is recent ar
rival in the city.
The herald., 1898-07-24
CITY OWNERSHIP
ITS CAUSE IS NOW MAKING
SURE PROGRESS
J. c. KAYS APPOINTED
TO ACT AS ARBITRATION FOR
THE CITY
COMPANY APPOINTS MONDAY
One Million Dollars Offered for the
Plant and Refused-City Paves
the Way With Great Care

There Is now little room for doubt that
the city will before very long be in posses
sion of the plant and property of the Los
Angeles City Water company. The events
as they transpired at yesterdays ad-
journed session of the city council sup
port such belief and warrant the additional
opinion that in the present situation, the
city has the best of the fight. If such a
term may be applied to the good-natured
conflict now well on its way.
The first action of the city at yesterday s
meeting was to make formal tender of
81, 600, 900 for the property of the Los An
geles City Water company, the Crystal
springs property, to the evident surprise
of the water company, not being taken
into consideration. The company object
ed to the offer on the general grounds that
the city could not possibly pay the amount
named, as there was not twelve per cent
of that sum in the entire city treasury:
Furthermore, that the naming of the
amount to be paid for the property was
a duty which rests solely upon the arbi-
trating board provided for in the contract
Just expired.
An ordinance was then passed by coun-
Gil appointing ]. c. Rays as the city's ar
bitrator and fixing his salary at $25 per
day. The company stated that the APP
pointment of their arbitrator will probably
take place on Monday, and in no event
later than Tuesday.
complete resume of the proceedings,
together with all the documents introduced
and an interview with the city's abritra-
tor will be found in the articles following.
The finance committee hal lively bout
with the oil producers committee, and it
Is not improbable that the license against
oil dealers will be done away with and the
office of oil inspector, now occupied by
Samuel Monlux, done away with.
The herald., 1898-07-24
Park Band Concert

Following is the program Of the concert
by the Mexican Philharmonic band at West
lake park at p. m. today:
March, "Golondrinas de Vienna. .........
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ..Wagn01
Walls, 1.-The Pride of the Ball. Werner
Polka, Columbia" cornet solo.
(reQuesD 2. Escobar. F. Rollison
Shottisch, eel Sueno de las Flores. .........
...AOSa2
Mazurka, II Saw Thee, Loved Thee" .....
................. ............ IF. c. VelaSoo
March, 1.-The Crusader. ..SousA
Overture, "Bijou. w. Bennett
Walls. mo Me Olvides!'. N. N.
Mexican Song, LA Golondrina". .........
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .........N. SerradeN
March, pride Of the Navy (Oregon) $500.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Major C. Hunt
Patriotic Hymns........ Boyer
The herald., 1898-07-24

company as provided by the terms of the
contract. Mr.. Nickel thereupon made
the following notion:
THAT the value of the plant of the Los
Angeles City Water company and its aux
ilary corporations, which the city pro-
poses to take over on the expiration of the
contract of 1868. between the city and Grif-
fifth, Beaudry and Lazard, and particular
ly enumerated in the draft of an ordinance
entitled, AN ordinance declaring the cleo
ton of the city Of Los Angeles to accept
certain property as Improvements within
the meaning of the contract of lease be-
tween it and John S. Griffith and others of
date July 20, 1868, and appointing the arbi-
traitor provided for in said contract and
fixing his compensation and otherwise
carrying out the terms of said contract,
proposed to be adopted at this session of
the council, be fixed at S1,OO0,OOO, and that
the city of Los Angeles offers to pay that
sum to the corporation or corporations
entitled to receive it." The motion was
carried unanimously.
Attorney Dunn explained that the pur-
pose of this motion was to make formal
tender for the property of the Los An
geles City Water company as listed in the
schedule made by the company itself and
submitted to the city on June II, with the
single addition of the 44-inch pipe line
running to the Buena Vista street reser-
voir. This explanation that the city evil
IDENTIFY intended to do without the Crystal
springs property came to the water COM
pany somewhat in the nature of a sur
prise. they being loath to believe, de-
spite the newspaper reports, that the city
had any such intention.
Judge Chapman asked leave to confer
with Senator White for moment, after
which he submitted the following answer
IN tho city's offer.