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passed as approved by the supply and
finance committees.
Their Supplementary Report

Although the finance committee has
made a report on such parts of the annual
budget or estimate as were necessary to the
making of the tax levy and the apportion-
ment, there Is much interesting informa-
ton withheld for supplementary report
which will probably not be forthcoming
until next weeks meeting. The heads of
departments as yet have no means of
knowing wherein their estimates have
been cut, and while they understand that
they are many of them getting less than
they asked for and even less than the
auditor had apportioned them, they are
anxious to learn just what items the COM
mittee felt to be too large.
Not only the heads of Departments but
number of uhe clerks as we'll are interested
in this feature of the committees manip-
ulations, for the original estimates contem-
plated not few increases in salaries, and
1t is hardly probable that the efforts at re-
trenchment have been very healthy for
t'i.sse expected increases. The itemized ap-
por..c mint as made out by the committee
is therefore anxiously looked for.
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Their time on his contract for the improv-
Ing East Ninth street was granted.
Other petitions and communications
were referred as follows: Board of pub
lee works. w. H. Cook and others for the
vacation Of alleys in the Adams street
tract, c. c. Howe and others for the con-
struction Of a storm drain near the Arroyo
de las Posas; land commtttee, j. Remson.
for the purchase or lease of lots 2 and &.
block F Of the Fort Hill tract, B. Chandler
for the purchase of seven lots in the Arroyo
de las Posas; city engineer, Sunset Tele-
phone company for the establishment Of
the lines and grade Of Cameron lane from
Grand avenue to Hope street. A. ]. Gibbon
land others for the establishment of the Of
ficial grade on a portion Of Vernon avenue;
finance committee, Mrs. Bell Griffin and
Mrs. Belle Parker for rebate Of tax PEN
akies, Abbot Kinney's communication rela-
tive to adjustment Of city tax collectors
and assessors offices.
The petition OF Cyrus vena, r. Mcdowell,
IL. M. Hickman And C. H. Anderson, the
city hall janitors, for a vacation Of ten
days was granted with the remark from
councilman that such action would prob
ably not AFFECT the cleanliness or the build
Ing. James Hellman's petition for an ex-
tension Of thirty days in which to furnish
the hydrant valves was also granted.
George Browns petition for laying a
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A VERY DRY DAY
THE COURTS
Judges Return to Work This Week
and Rush Of Trials Will Be the
Result-CourtN Notes

It's the calm before the storm at the court
house. The only people making any noise
are the men building the new.elevator but
next week the fur will fly. All the Judges
except one will be at home and the courts
will be running full blast. The tempsr OF
the average judge Just after vacation Is
not the mildest thing in the world. II takes
him week or two to settle down and listen
without Impotence to long drawn out ar
euments by the young attorneys. The lat
ter have this advantage, however. the
judges before and just after vacation are
always willing to grant motions to post
pone, continue, etc., and 1t will be the wise
ledgling who takes advantage oft.
Judge Van Dyke resumed the bench yes
terday and Judge Shaw left on his, vaca-
ton. Judge York will open court this morn
ing, Judge Smith will convene his court
Thursday morning and Judge Clark will
commence work the frs. Of next week.
Justice Young keeps grinding away, there
being too much grist on hand for his mill
to stop.
There is an immense amount of cririna!
business to be disposed of and Judge Smith
will be kept busy day ard probably nights
as well. He will start the ball rolling with
the Clark murder case.
In this connection 1t may be remarked
that the sheriff, as well as other officials,
are anxiously awaiting some action by the
supreme court upon the many criminal
cases on appeal. There are seventy pris-
oners in the county Jail to be cared Tor and
fed and of this number some sixteen have
been tried and sentenced but nave appealed
their cases and will remain in Jail until the
supreme court takes some action. :.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-30
CITY ENGINEERS REPORT
Finds Grading of Portion Of Grand
Avenue Requires Majority

In the report of the city engineer as SUBJ
mitted to the council yesterday. the grad
ing. crawling, curbing and guttering of
Grand avenue between First and Court
streets was estimated to cost $1.05 per front
foot. AS this amount exceeds the require
ments Of the bond act, majority petition
is necessary before any further action can
be taken In the matter. The petition pre-
scented was not a majority one and the
property holders will be so notified.
Tho following final ordinances were SUBJ
mitted by the engineer and duly passed
For the establishing Of the grades on a
portion Of Staunton avenue, a portion of
Leoti avenue, a portion Of Kingsley street.
a portion Of Victoria street, portion OF
Leroy street, and changing and establish
ing the grade on a portion Of Wan and
Boyd streets. Ordinances Of intention for
sewering Of portions Of Sixth street and
Iona drive and for establishing the grade
Of portion Of twentieth street were also
passed.
The engineer submitted the assessment
diagrams for the construction Of sewers on
portions of Towne avenue, Twenty-eighth
street. Eighth street and Central avenue.
They were approved.
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General Notes

Mayor Snyder returned yesterday from
the north. He looks like new man, and
significantly stated that before long he
would be acting like one.
The building committee reported their APP
prevail of the specifications for moving the
Macy street school building. Bids will be
advertised for Immediately.
The board Of public works recomme n ded
that Elizabeth Hollenbeck's complaint
aginst zanja No. be referred to the city
engineer, and such action was taken.
The city attorneys report recommending
the fling of disclaimer to the land in
volved In the suit of James s. Copeland
against the city was approved. The at
torney submitted an ordinance granting
L. G. Parker the privilege of erecting eight
cables across Figueroa street and It was
duly passed.
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BIDS FOR WORK AND SUPPLIES
everal Street. Contracts and New
Coal Contract to Be Let

Coal Contract to Be Let
There were only two bidders for the city's
coal and kindling contract yesterday. The
Cerrillos Coal company proposed furnish
ing wellington steam coal at $50 per ton
Cerrillos, $946; Gallup, SITS; anthracite
1880 Clark Bros. bids were: Black Dia.
mond or Gallup coal, loose, $3.50; yelling
ton, $S.75; anthracite, STATS. The Cerrilios
company bids $50 per cord for pine kind
| ling and Clark Bros make the price s. 90
1t looks as though the Cerrillos company
will get the coal contract and Clark Bros
the kindling contract
Bids for the improvement Of Sixth street
| from Fremont avenue to Bixel street were
French & Reed, grading and crawling
$751; SO; curb, IS cents; gutter II cents; cross.
walks. $1.35. R. H. McCray's bids were
Grading and crawling, $500; curb q cents
cutters, rs cents; cross-walks, $1.35. F. c.
Harmon bids: Grading and gravel!ng, SCAT
curb, 20 cents; cutters, Is cents; cross-walks
$3.50. Robert Sherer bids: Grading and grav-
cling, $725; curb. 10 cents; cutters, IS cents
cross-walks, $1.25.
On the improvement of the intersection OF
Sixth and Bixel streets, F. Z. Harmon was
the only bidder as follows: Grading, IN
cents per square foot; crawling, 2 2-3 cents;
curb, 20 cents per ineal FOOT cutters, 20
cents; cross-walks, $1.30
Two bidders competed for the contract to
construct a sidewalk on Ottawa street be-
tween Figueroa and Georgia Bel. Frank
Whittier, cents per square foot; Frank
Gillespie, SO cents.
The contract for the sewering Of Broad
way from Seventh to near Third street was
sought by three bidders. C. Sherer bid
$1.721a, NJ. Moosich, $174. and B. Lorenzi
$1.S4.
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Federal Court Notes

A petition in bankruptcy was filed in the
United States district court yesterday by
Beatty Brothers, one Of Santa Ana and
the other Of Smartsville in the, northern
district. Prior to May 10, 1896, tine brothers
were in mercantile business In Santa Ana
and the. affairs of the Arm are still open
and unsettled. The liabilities are 1854 10:
assets. property in Santa Ana, all subject
to Hen to Richard Beatty and some un Ter
mortgage.
Commissioner Knoles Of San Diego Is
sued an order Of deportation for All Lip
and All Lu, two Chinese arrested for try
ing to enter the United States across ths
boundary line. The examination was held
Friday.
Judge Wellborn of the Federal court is
still confined to his home BY indisposition
but hopes to be at his once today.
F. p. Flint, United States district attor-
ney. has returned from Sacramento and
Catalina.
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Court N otes

Before Justice Young yesterday the now
famous Miller-Walsh case, involving
threats against life, vert over for one week.
In Judge Van Dykes court Della C. Per-
cival brought suit against J. Phil Percival
fer divorce, the grounds alleged being habit
ual intemperance. Both of the young peo-
pie are we'll known in this city.
An order to show cause why they should
not be punished for contemp. OF court was
issued by Judge Van Dyke yesterday
against E. T. Dunning. Gregory Perkins
Jr.. M. A. Newmark. c. Seigm,n, Phineas
Ncwmark, Samuel NJ. Newmark, Roland ].
Bishop and ]. r. Koepni. The cause of the
order is the failure 20 pay over certain
moneys as directed by the court in the set
Element Of Kohn Bros business. 1t was
made returnable tomorrow at l p. m.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-30
MINERALS AT THE EXPOSITION
Southern California Exhibit Of Mines
and Mining

FOR all the state OF California failed to
snow up It's resources as mineral state,
II is not aieogether unknown In the great
mines and mining building of the Trans
MISSISSIPPI exposition; Tor IN this ever
interesting puiimng ana among these Won
derful EXHIBITS from the bowels of the
earth are to be round to our great pleas
ure, at least showing OF Cahfornia's min
eral wealth. For here the Yellow Aster
Mining and Milling company Of Rands-
burg. CAL, shows an interesting case Of
gold ore specimens, a pyramid Of gold
quartz and pictures OF the town and camp
ard OF the mines and machinery
The next space is occupied by case filled
with very attractive specimens from DIFF
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ers with instructions that their arcade
scheme be abandoned and that unjust as
sessments be reduced and assessments gen.
orally equalized, their new assessment to
be reported to council on Tuesday Of next
week. The motion carried.
The petition of E. L. Ward and others for
the postponement Of proceedings to sewer
q portion Of Eighteenth street was grant,
ed for the period Of three months.
The protests of c. E. Harris and others
against the sewering of number of streets
were continued for two weeks and referred
to the sewer committee.
The protest Of Bayliss and others against
the changing Of the grade on a portion of
Fifth street was continued for one week and
referred to the board of public works.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-30
That Fiesta Report

Inquiry at Fiesta headquarters yesterday
elected the reluctant information that the
long-delayed and anxiously-expected re-
port of the secretary win not be ready for
the public until the last Of the week. The
members of the committee appointed by
the Merchants and Manufacturers asso
citation reported to that body more than a
month ago that they found the books had
been approved by an auditing committee.
1t was expected then that a report of the
receipts and disbursements Of the Fiesta
fund and the amount contributed to "a
patriotic purpose" that was advertised
with such flourish of trumpets last spring,
would soon be made. Only the secretary
knows why 1t Is still withheld.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-30
Who WIN Re our Next Presiaent,

Politicians are now reported as planning
for the presidential campaign Of 1900, but
the war has so overshadowed all other mat
tiers that politics is almost unnoticed. Many
people are of the opinion that the opposing
candidates will be the same as in 1895, but
there may be clark horse" who will step
in and win the race. Popularity has much
to do with candidates. This is also true
with medicine. The most popular remedy
today IL Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. and
It has retained this popularity for many
years. Science never discovered the equal
Of this medicine for stomach, liver, kidney
and blood diseases. It builds up solid
flesh tissue, dispels poisons from the sys.
tenn, imparts vigor and vitality to all organs
ana makes life worth living. A single bot
tie will make big change for the better Ia
women ~ we'll - IN men. Try It.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-30
N ew Petitions

Mrs. Ybarrondo and others petition coun-
Gil to use gravel instead of decomposed
granite on the improvement of Santee
street, alleging that two companies have
a monopoly in the sale of the latter, and it
is therefore too expensive. The matter
was referred to the city engineer with in
structons to use gravel
F. F. Stetsons petition for lease on lots
s, 6, Z, s and % in block D OF the city lands,
for three years, at $40 year, was referred
to the land committee.
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Motions bv Members

Blanchard-That the city engineer be In
structed to establish the grade of Fresno
street between First and Fourth street.
Carried.
Toll-That the engineer be requested to
define the line of the alley running east
from Vermont avenue through the Amey
tract and across the south end of Amey
street. Carried.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-30
New Citixen.

Cupid Kuts has begun to.tear. dcwn hii
signs reading: Don't Come IN Here te
Register. "s"Go to the Other Fellow to Get
Registered" etc. Kutx says that the rush
Of making new citizens by law:is over fqr
the present but he still keeps up the good
work in the marriage license line. Judge van
Dyke yesterday granted citizenship papers
to three applicants who passed the iinal ex-
animation in the usual way. 1t would BE- a
good thing II the practice OF United State.
judges In citizenship matters was adopted
in the superior courts. The average appM-
cant for citizenship seems to hink all tina;
is necessary for him to know Is that oYi
government 10 a republic without ever
knowing what the word means.
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Hitching Ordinance

The ordinance repeating section Q Of the
"hitching ordinance" so offensive to hack
men and expressmen, was passed yester-
day, Counclmen Toll and Baker voting
mo" on the question of the repeal.
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DEATHS

STRAHORN--In this city, August 18th
Frank X. Strahorn, aged % years.
Funeral from his late residence. 1913 San.
tee street, today at p. m. Friends invited
In.erment Rosedale.
|MURPHY-IN this city, at the residence
Of his. son-in-law M. c. Meiklejohn
James Murphy, aged S6 years.
Funerap from his late residence, No. 9O1
Santee street, al $3.50 pm. today. Friends
are invited toatteiid.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-30

The major portion of the assaying and
refining plant formerly conducted by Smith
& Irving has been purchased by James IT.
wing. who will conduct the business as here
tofore. Room 8, 1928 North Main street.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-30
santa re Train. to R.dondo

Leave La Grande station daily at 1855 a.
M, 1880 p. m, b:35 p. m: Sundays at $3.50 a
M, s:55 q. M. 1850 p. m. p. M. Last train
Sundays leaves Redondo 8 p. m. Downey
avenue Tx minutes earlier; Central av-
enus twelve minutes later.
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Mater AsZobelein's lager. fresh from their
brewery, on draught in all the principal
saloons. delivered promptly in bottles OF
kegs. Office and brewery. 40 Also street.
Telephone 81.
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JorT1Nos

Lovers Of good driving horses cannot
miss It by buying one Of our No. 8 Chester
Columbus Buggy Co.'S driving wagons.
They have the Bailey hangers. long-dis-
lance axles and quick-shifting shaft coup
lings. Hawley, King & Co.
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we have taken the agency for the Colum.
lbia bicycle. Our motto is. Get the Best >
However, we have good wheels for $50
Hawley. King & Co.. Broadway and Fifth
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All prices Of wall paper greatly reduced
A. A. Eckstrom. 32l South Spring street.
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and Elizabeth Campbell OF Darwin. my
county. F.
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sewer through Barnard park was referred
10 the sewer committee
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1898-06-03
Dewey short of Provisions.

Kong Kong, May 81.-There is abso.
'1tely no truth in the report that the
United States cruiser Baltimore, now
at Manila, has been damaged by an In
ternal explosion.
The United States auxiliary cruiser
Zafro, which arrived tere at mid
night yesterday, reports that Dewey is
short of provisions and ammu nition.
The Havila- Manila cable, it is said,
was cut by Americans May 23.
A brush between insurgents and
Spanish occurred near Cavite May 90.
The entire American fleet is at Cavlte.
The report that some of the American
ships had sailed for lloilo, where the
Spanish gunboat Ell Cano is supposed
to be, is incorrect.
Aguinaldo. the insurgent leader, is
with the insurgents, between the
Americans and Spanish.
Incendiary fires continue
The priests and nuns at Manila have
been removed from the latter place to
Lagun.
All the coast towns are reported to
be held by the Spanish troops
The Americans are repairing the
slip at Cayite.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1898-06-03
Troops for Merritt.

New York. June by direction OF
the president, formal orders have been
prepared for issue adding 5000 men
to the department of the Pacific under
General Merritt, increasing the force
to 20, 900 men, saysthe Washington cor
respondent of the Tribune. While Gen
eral Merritt was promised week ago
that this increase would be made, if
possible, difficulties insurmountable in
character were presented, and it was
only upon the success achieved by the
department yesterday in securing the
execution of certain contracts much
earlier than anticipated that it vas
found possible to redeem the promises.
These related not only to transporta-
tion, but to arms, ammunition, uni
forms and other requisite equipment,
it having been feasible up to this time
to secure these essentials for only 49,
900 men.
General Merritt was informed last
night of the improved prospects for
augmenting his force, and was request
ed to designate such additional volun-
teer regiments from the East as he de-
sired for duty inlthe Philippines with
the assurance that his wishes would be
respected.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1898-06-03

just how far below the water line the
cruiser is damaged could not be ascer-
tained. As soon as the vessel came to
anchor, the captain and crew of the
Foscolia went ashore. The captain and
crew left at once for New York, to res
port to the agents of the company to
which the vessel belonged. No one
was allowed to go on board the Column
bal, but to representative of the
press, the officer OF the deck made the
following statement:
'tAbout 1880. P. M. yesterday, the
British steamshin- EQaeo olia. onm-
mar OF 6aptafh John Evans, coilided
with our vessel during dense fog. We
were then about eight miles southwest
of Fire island. We lowered two life
boats and rescued the captain and crew
numbering 81 all told. We stood by
until the Foscolia sank at 8 O'Clock
this morning. AS soon as we arrived
Here, we sent the rescued men ashore.
Further information in reference to
the accident / cannot give. ="
About O'Clock one of the navy-yard
tugs steamed alongside the cruiser and
delivered some messages from Rear
Admiral Runce, commandant of the
navy-yard at Brooklyn. A few minutes
later, the Columbia, headed for the
Brooklyn navy-yard, where it is sup
posed she will be drydocked in order to
Ascertain the full extent of her injuries.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1898-06-03
EXCHANGE WAS MADE.
American Prisoners Transferred or
MORO Castle.

American Prisoners Transferred on
MORO Castle.
Havana, May 3O.-tFrom a Spanish
correspondent. AT 10 O'Clock this
morning the marines were notified
from Moro that an American. ship had
been sighted off the harbor flying flag
of truce. A colonel of the general
staff, with the vice-consul, went on the
Spanish gunboat Marquise Molina, and
proceeded to Moro castle, off which
lay the tug Marquis de Balboa, having
On board the American newspaper COR
respondents, Hayden Jones and Charles
Thrall, for whom an exchange of pris-
oners was to be made. Jones and
Thrall were rendered at 10 O'Clock to
the Marquise Molina, which immedi-
ately hoisted white flag and went to
meet the American vessel, which
proved to be the Maple. Two boats
were lowered for the American vessel.
and to them we're transferred the pris-
oners to be exchanged for the Ameri-
can correspondents. They were Colo
mel Vicente de Corijo, the former COM
mander at Cabanas fortress, and said
to be brother-in-law of General Wey-
Ter. and SuIgeon-G General Cinoon Gar
vim Julian and two private soldiers,
who were captured aboard the steamer
Argonauta. The exchange was soon
effected, and the Spanish were taken
aboard the gunboat.