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The herald., 1898-04-12
OFFICE OF THE HERALD,
LOS ANGELES, April IL, 1893.
'Try to learn the hard lesson of concen-
tration without absorption"

The first business quarter of 1898 has been
marked by continued growth and ex-
pansion of general business throughout the
country, which. although somewhat re-
tarded by recent widespread fears of war
with Spain. has gone on fulfilling the prom
ises of the beginning of the year. In prac-
ticaily all business lines there has been
an Improvement, which, although possibly
not as rapid as some people would like to
see. has been important and productive Of
good results.
In Wall street, says the New York
Times, the quarter has been productive of
much activity. In its first half-to Febru-
ary 18th, the date of the Maine disaster
there was a bull market, but from that
time up to March 3lst the street was In a
state of panic. Both market movements
were accompanied by much activity. In the
three months transactions in stocks on
the New York stock exchange aggre-
gated about 2S000,000 shares, an increase
over the corresponding period of last year
of approximately 17,000.00Q There were
transaction in S239, ,4G5, 400 bonds an increase
over the first quarter of 1897 of 1927 ,06S, ,902
Both of these increases are phenomenal.
From February 18th to March 31st the
declines In the market were almost con-
tinuous. Immediately following the Maine
explosion there began in Wall street a del
uge of wild and sensational rumors which
were largely responsible for the panicky
sentiment and the nervousness of invest
ors as well as spectators. Liquidation
set in soon after February 18th and con-
tinued up to the end of the quarter and
beyond. Stocks began to break immedi-
ately, the standard issues suffering along
with the purely speculative ones. From
the 18th to the oath stocks declined stead
fly. Following this came rally lasting
for two or three days, and ending In
stampede of the short interest on March
LIST. With the short interest eliminated.
however, weakness again set In, and on
March 7th Wall street had its first panic.
The bears had been growing more and
more and more aggressive and the bulls
less and less confident up to that time.
Then with the announcement that Spain
had requested the recall Of Consul Gen.
eral Lee came the smash Many of the
declines, both In stocks and bonds, were
severe. Government securities for the
first time showed notable weakness. In
all quarters there were evidences OF liqui-
dation. Practically no attention was paid
to the long expected maximum rate decis
ton which was handed down that day
the event over which Wall street had so
many times worked itself into enthusi-
asm or panic.
Following the break came a recovery
lasting a day or two. but then came liqui-
dation again, and on March 18th there
was another panic, which was even worse
than the previous one, still lower prices
being made by nearly every stock.
The following table shows the extent
of the declines on these two breaks in the
market, giving the prices made on those
days in comparison with closing prices on
E,ahr,tor 18th.
The herald., 1898-04-12
DO YOU KNOW THE WORDS
The Singing of the National Airs at
Washington Was a Failure

The other day the ladies Of the army and
navy circle of Washington gave musical
matinee for the benefit of the families of
the sailors whose lives were lost with the
Maine. The proprietor OF the National the
ater gave the use of tho house, lady or
chestra was brought from New York, the
president and Mrs. Mckinley and the men,
bers of the cabinet occupied boxes, the ush-
ers were naval officers, all the army and
navy people in Washington were present
In full uniform, while the pretty daughters
of the navy circle, including the daughter
Of Capt. Sigsbee, sold flags and programs.
The house was crowded and great many
able to come, so that the entertainment
uetted handsome sum for this patriotic
charity. The closing number on the pro-
gram was 1.-THE Star-Spangled Banner"
which was sung by the audience, with a
Mrs. Rathbone of New York to lead from
the stage and an orchestra to accompany.
But it was painfully apparent that few per-
sons in the audience could sing the difficult
air correctly, and even less number were
familiar with the words. The ladies and
gentlemen both waved flags and handker-
chiefs and made noise with their mouths,
but they did not sing, and the effect was
entirely destroyed by the lack Of harmony
and unison.
A similar scene occurred at the last BAN
quet of the Loyal Legion, which is very
important organization in city like Wash
ington, where there are so many army and
navy officers on both the active and retired
lists and SO many men who served as vol
unteers during the war. After dinner was
served the commander, Admiral Ramsey,
arose and announced that the comrades
would all join in singing the national an
them, 1.-THE Star-Spangled Banner" A paid
accompanist went to the piano. struck a
few chords in order to give the key, and
then began the air. Nearly every one of
the several hundred people present began
briskly:
"Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early
"a light
What so proudly we hail"
But when they got that far the majority
of the party "fell down. on the words and
had to hum the tune, and even then they
got tangled UP in the air. A. stillSsmaller
number knew the second verse, and before
the third was reached nearly everybody
stopped, leaving few veterans, like Sen
ator Hawley, to sing 1t as solo. 1t was
remarked at the time that our national air
was never meant for chorus and the ina
bility of the Loyal Legion to sing it was
proof of the fact. It was melancholy ex-
hibition. After awhile they tried "Colum-
bia, the Gem of the Ocean," and then "Hail
Columbia, Happy Land" and while nearly
everybody knew the air of both and the
first verse of each, neither was successful.
Nor was there any enthusiasm or volume
Of sound until somebody proposed March
in Through Georgia" Both the words and
music of that song appeared to be familiar.
At the close of the exercises the company
redeemed itself by singing America" in
grand style, but we could not help remem-
bering that it was the national hymn of
Great Britain, and not our own.-Wash-
ington Letter.
The herald., 1898-04-12
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Mortgages, $1,000 and Over

Haskell ct AL to A. Curtln-Lots
and 2. Horatio Haskell's Ninth
strret sub: years. 10 per cent?. $500
q. e. Harpham ct al. to Mary b.
Caswell-Lot %. blk b, Bonnie Brae
tract; year. 10 per cent. 1000
f: c. Carey ct al. to J. w. WILSON,
Lot 16, Marlborough tract; years.
II per cent. Observation-Disclosures. 1900
A. A. and H. F. Goodwin to r. A.
Marston-Lots and 6, Goodwin's
subdivision of part of lot 13, block
B. Lake Vineyard Land and Water
association; years. 9 per cent?. 1900
G. Z. Ricketson to w. Dewlaney--
Part of section 10. township south,
range 10 west; 5 years, 10 per cent. 1000
M: P. N: and J. F. White to A.
Curtin-Property on north line of
Commercial street. distant 140 west
from northwest corner of CONNER
cial and Alameda streets; years.
10 per cent. ........................... $500
s. s. schofeld( trustee) to E. l. scho-
field-Part of section 80, township
north, range 10 west; years, 10 per
NJ and p NJ Darcy to l.. b. Cohn-
Lots 81. 49, SO and "a, block of the
the Wolfskill Orchard tract; 1year,
12 per cent ........................... 21e2
M. e. and G. A. Bobrick to F.. E.
Nelson-Lot 10. block G.. South Bon
ME Brae tract; l, and years, 8
per cent. (Three notes. $3.50. .33 each). 24ss
E. A. -Tuttle ct al. to Citizens Bank
OF Los Angeles-Lot SO, Florida
tract; year. per cent............... 1000
I. A. Wied ct al to ]. Mascarel-Part
of section 3, township south, range
IA west: years. 10 per cent. 1000
M. and J. Smith to e. Easton-Lot is. ''''
block 0, Menlo Park subdivision
No. 2; years, II per cent. ......... 1900
w. Lynch ct al. to ]. H. Whitworth--
All interest in tract in Rancho San
Antonio; 5 years, per cent........ $500
Nine mortgages under $1,000. 4634
The herald., 1898-04-12
Transfers, $1,000 and over

MONDAY, April IL,
Lizzie Victorson (adminstratrix of es-
tate of Herman Victorson, deceased), to
John l.. Wynn-Part of lots 19 and 20, Will
mington tract; $4,000.
Henry p. Haskin to Mrs. Mary e. Read
Part of section IA, township l south,
range IA west; $4500.
Helen e. Hutchinson to Mary J. Hutch
inson-Lot 10 and part of lot "a, block q
Bennett tract; $1,000
w. G. Finch to Paul v. Finch--Lot 81
block 2, City Center tract: $500.
j. c. Maclay ct al. to Is. d. Noel-Part
of block 1856, Maclay rancho; $1,000.
E. M. and w. f.. Tenney to Edward Bou-
ton-Lot l, resubdivson of lots 81 and %,
Truman tract; $500.
f. Leonis ct al, by John Burr (sheriff)
to Guadalupe PereZ-Lot 0. block l., Also
tract: also lots %, "a and GS Leonis tract;
$780,
l.. A. and c. II. Marshall to Agnes Hitch
ings-Lots n and SO, Pomona Land and
Water companys resubdivision of block
H; $1,000.
q. w. and ]. w. Stimson to Alice Perry
Lot l, G. w. Stimson's Nfnth-street addi-
tion to Florida tract; $780,
w. ]. and NJ. Ahern to G. w. Hood--Lots
and II, block 25, Charles Victor Hall tract;
$1400.
SUMMARY
Deeds. .......... .............. ......... As
Mominal....... ............ ......... 3S
dI...
The herald., 1898-04-12
Insurance Notes

The much talked of suit of the Home In
gurance company of New York VS.. Heber
J. Grant & Co.. involving question of
commissions on Cancelled policies, has
been decided in Salt Lake City in favor of
the defendant.
Ayfred Stlllman, secretary of the San
Francnsco board OF fire underwriters, re-
turned this week from a vacation necessi-
tated by overwork
a local compact has been formed in Salt
Lake City.
c. A. Stuart, formerly assistant manager
Of the Western and British America, has
Joined the field staff of the Home Mutual
Fire.
James 8. Osborne, manager Of the Phoe-
nix Mutual Life Insurance company, is
sunering from appendicitis.-News Letter.
The herald., 1898-04-12

Mrs. Laura MAYNARD Hale, Vermont st.,
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IT increased in weight from 1874 to 176
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THE.


The doctors that cure Consumption,
Chronic Diseases and Deformities
when other doctors fail to even give
relief, are the English and German Ex-
pert Specialists, at 218 South Broad
way, first building north of the City
Hall. The methods of these five physi-
clans are matchless, their remedies are
never-failing and their terms and
prices are not exorbitant. They never
oyercharge or miSrepresent. If your
case is incurable they will iell you SO
and will not charge you anything for
their opinion.
The herald., 1898-04-12
The following figures show the net de-
lines from February 18th to March 31st:

If bank clearings mean anything the
business Of the country as a whole is un-
usually good despite the mutterings of
war. which depress more or less the values
OF all securities. The bank clearings in
cighty-nine American cities for the month
of March amounted to $5626, 6,313,442. This
Is not only the best total of the year, but it
is 81, ,430, 900, 900 in excess of the same month
last year. 1t is significant that the increas Sc
is not sectional, for all parts of the country
have participated in the gain. The clear
ings for the first quarter compareas fol-
lows:
1898 .$17, 1853 73S, ,749
1871 lz,54S 9b6, ,047
The herald., 1898-04-12
REMARKABLE MARKsMANsH11
Killing Four Caribou Out Of Five at
Long Distances

BATH, Me.-A party Of four of us left
here for the upper part Of the state for a
four days hunting trip on February 18th.
There was one man among US, Orderly Ser
geant Richardson, U. s. A., at Fort Pop
ham, Me-, still in the service. On the third
morning three of us-the sergeant. an
other and myself-left camp together in
search Of game, the snow falling thick,
but calm; no wind. We had not gone more
than a mile from camp when we saw on the
next ridge Ia hillside) five caribou stand
ing on the hillside in such an open place
that It was almost impossible to get nearer
them without being seen. After a wait
Of some time for them to change their
The herald., 1898-04-12
Kansas City Live Stock

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 11.--Cattle-
Receipts, $780, market active and steady:
best cattle brought $40; western steers,
4.15Q465; native cows and heifers, g. 70Dl. so:
stockers and feeders, 340@4.50
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; the market was
slow at 5@10c lower, the bulk of sales be-
ing at 355@370; heavies and packers. 3.6Ja
3.76; mixed, 3.65@3b.
sheep-Receipts. 1900; the market was
active and strong; muttons, 4.o0@l.75; west
The herald., 1898-04-12
Local Quotationa

BUTTER-Extra local t2-ouncs squares.
l50l7hc; fancy creamery. northern, 8-oz'
squares, 40042M; dairy, 32-ox., S7jk614Oc:
dairy, 2s-oz., S2h0Sbc; fancy tub, per lb.,
l9Q21c.
EGGS-12013c per Dozen.
CHEESE-Martin's New FORK cheddsrs.
per lb.. 1lc; eastern. fullV Bream, per ID.
coast full cream, per lb., 111ic; Caiifornia,.
Downey or Anchor, per H., H1kc; do. YounG
America, per ib., 1s1t; do. a-lb. hand, per rs,
14hc; domestic Swiss. per lb., 17@1sc.
young roosters, 6.50@6.5o: old roosters, l.oo
045O: broilers, l.000450: fryers. 90:
ducks. 6.00@6.00: turkeys. alive. per lb.,
The herald., 1898-04-12

On March 18th there was general rally
In the market, but at the higher prices
10 made came liquidation again. For two
weeks the market continued feverish and
sensitive and heavy-a state of affairs
which eliminated in another smash on
March 26th. Fluctuations during the in
term depended entirely upon the rumors
from Washington with which Wall street
was daily deluged Every bit of news,
whether true or not, met immediate re-
sponse In the market. Chiefly this news
was alarming and hence market values
went lower and lower.
On Friday, March 25th and in the first
hour on the following day the lowest prices
of the year were made. Immediately fol-
lowing the weakness of the 25th and 26th
came the sharpest reaction that Wall
street had seen since the Maine disaster.
On March 2Sth there was what was almost
q bear panic, and on March 30th was an
other day of the same sort. Stocks such
as Sugar Trust and Metropolitan Street
Railway in those two days recovered up
ward of dozen points.
The quarter closed with prices consider
ably above their lowest, but with uncer-
tainty and apprehension and panic condi-
tions prevailing. At the end Of March war
seemed inevitable and Wall street deemed
It so.
The foliowinp figures show the net de-
The herald., 1898-04-12
Releases, $1,000 and Over

Administrator of estate of T. Keller
(deceased) to A. d.Artois, 41s-231.... s115o
l. I: Tohey to M: Dodd. jr, 455-4S....... 1000
]. II. Burke to +. c. Burlingame ct
al, 4S4-76. ........... ............. $3.50
Union Savings Bank to NJ B. and w.
j. Kelley, 1920. ........................ 1850
G. Perkins, jr., to same. 544-157....... 1921
G. Kenworthy to 4. Vigus ct al, 5SO-43 1000
A. J. Corker to H. and r. O'Connor,
5o7,2s4,; ...,.......:. .......... ......... 1900
c. w. Mortimer to e. C. Bower, 1885,
1N.. ..:.......... ".......... 2iOO
z. L: Lehman to M. Johnson, 415-200.. $500
Q. H. Churchill to w. Lacy, 493-212.. 10 900
Zen releases under $1,000. 1900
T0tal......... ............., S43.2T
The herald., 1898-04-12
Silver Bullion

NEW YORK, April 11.-Bar silver, 55h;
Mexican dollars. 453s.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 11.-Bar silver,
55B; Mexican dollars, 45HQ46.
LONDON, April 11.-Bar silver, 26d.
The herald., 1898-04-12
Dried Fruit Prices

NEW YORK. April n.-California dried
fruits, quiet but firm.
Evaporated apples. 607kc; prime wire
tray, &c; wood-dried, prime, SIC; choice,
Prunes, 3hQ7Xc.
10c. '7z~
Peeches-Unpeeled, 5@sc; peeled, 11@1lc.
The herald., 1898-04-12
Incorporations

San Francisco Auction company; 81, 900;
amount subscribed, $2S.
Great Northern Steamship company
Oakland; capital stock (admisslon fee), So
The New York OIL company, Fresno;
800. 900; all subscribed.
Sunset Power company; principal place
The herald., 1898-04-12
Treasury Statement

WASHINGTON, April 11.-Today's state.
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, $226 .310, ITO
gold reserve, S178, ,169, ,181.
The herald., 1898-04-12
An Art Failure

True art is to conceal art. but the woman
who paints velvet lambrequin hangs /
on her parlor mantel.-Chicago Record.
The herald., 1898-04-12
THE INVESTOR
CONDUCTED BY GEO. A. DoBINsoN

or business, Los Angeles; directors-HR.
Ellis, Il. d. Bullard, C, Udell. II. B. Udell.
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900; all subscribed.
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Bond List

NEW YORK, April II. - The following
are the closing prices of bonds on the New
York stock exchange today:
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The herald., 1898-04-12
Closing Stocks

NEW YORK. April II. - The following
stock exchange today:
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-01-08

Upon some farms the straw shed has
long since been abandoned and more
commodious buildings have taken the
place of this pioneer shelter. The swing
ing stacker has made it possible to build
stack that will act as very coed
shelter, but when the straw is thrown
upon large shed it makes one of the
very best places for stock in the winter
time. A few bur oak forks set i'm the
ground, supporting stout ridgepoles,
covered with short poles and brush,
afford one of the most convenient places
to put straw for shelter rs well as feed
The best manner to build them, we have
found, is to make them open TO the south
only, and the ellis ut the ends Of the
stack may project much further south
than the shed proper, which will afford
good shelter from winds and not ex.
clude very much sunshine. Cor. Iowa
Homestead.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-01-08
what Everybody Knows,

Or ought to know, is that health
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-01-08
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