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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-02

For the year previous the failures of
all banks We're LOG per cent, and of saw
ings banks 1.1S per cent. For the last
year. as will be seen from the table the
percentage of total failures to all banks
was 1.25 per cent. The striking fact of
the table is in the figures showing that
the percentage of failures among saw
ings banks is the highest for any class,
or 1.49 per cent, whereas institutions
that receive in trust the savings of the
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-02

true that a child born In the United
States is not likely to become "a great
lord as Little Lord Fauntleroy" was
the exception that proved the rule, but
he can be president of the United States,
and, failing that, could, perhaps, be
Los Angeles school director.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-02

Mark Hanna Mrs. Charles Ffoulke, Miss Rachel How
land Mrs. H. H. Adams of Connecticut, Mrs. F. II.
Gerrsh Mrs David Starr Jordan, Dr. Charlotte Blake
Brown and Mrs. Calvin S. Brce.
Mrs. Hearst has all but pledged herself to endow
a professorship, as have others
The committee ambitiously hopes to lay the
next Washingtons birthday
The president, Mrs. Ellen Richardson of Boston,
thus explains the project:
''The wish and bequest of George Washington,
the love of devoted men, the nights and dews Of
oblivion, have all fulfilled the condition of nature
far they could and stand ready for the magical in
Of womens cooperation to help the realization
of this ideal power into practical life And the
George Washin gton memorial committee is organic
ing throughout the land with definite aims indefinite
time and, may add, with definite assurance of
There are nineteen acres of ground near La
fayette Square, Washington, now owned by our gov
eminent and held for the of the University Of
the United States The patriotic ladies of America
to build the administration building, and they propose
to make the 22d of February, 1885, the nations first
offering day for this purpose, asking no large contr
buttons begging nothing. Americas seventy million
people must build this great monument If the thir-
million children in the public schools in America
would give offering of penny each on Washing
toms birthday, they would raise sufficient to
erect the building and endow it, Let then join hands
and have an American university, American sci
ences and American ideas for American citizens"
'os REFORM
A move in another but not less praiseworthy
direction place in New York the 18th of January
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-02

Ventura county has the record for
being the largest producer of lima beans
in the world; flfty-six carloads were
shipped from one, ranch.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-02

The caves at La. Jolla are the only
place on the coast where goldfish are
found.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-02

The oranges from Riverside county
have obtained premiums at every ex-
position where they have been exhibited.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-02

The first settlers in the state arrived
at San Diego April, 1863.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-02
No. of banks

in existence Failures
July /. 1897. No. Per ct.
Evening journal., 1898-10-05
AN ISLAND SWEPT AWAY.
Twenty 10 Fifty People Said to Have
Lost Their Lives In Georgia.

SAVANNAH, oct. 5.-Complete de-
tails from Brunswick and surrounding
country are impossible because Of the
prostration OF the telegraph and tele
phone systems.
Campbell island. u miles from Da-
rien, on the Altamaha river, is said to
be completely swept away, and only
three persons succeeded in getting off.
There is no definite Information as to
the population of the island and esti-
mates of the number supposed to have
perished there range from 20 TO so. The
population was made up wholly of col
ored truck growers.
-Four deaths are now reported from
Brunswick. The damage TO property
there is estimated at S5000 00O.
News from the outlying islands is not
obtainable. The Norwegian bark Lou
Use. the schooner Blanch Hopkins, the
schooner Aaron Shepard, the schooner
Henry L. Martin and the pilotboats T.
B. Jordan and Oracle are ashore.
The pilotboat Pride sank at her dock
The steamer Egmont went across the
marsh to Crispen island, and her bow
is sticking up in a tree. There are nc
docks left at Darien.
Evening journal., 1898-10-05
SALONS OF ITALIAN WOMEN.
Through Them Their MistresscH EK-
ercise Doth Political and
Social influence.

Though In Italy the so-called "eman-
cipation" of women is by no means so
far advanced as in England or the
United States, there are few countries
in Europe where the political influence
Of women is greater than in italy. The
influence, though great, is not, how
ever always apparent, for IL is chiefly
exercised indirectly and privately by
the women OF the upper classes. In
stead Of forming themselves into as
eociations and leagues and information
al unions. and organizing public meet
ings and competing with political ora
tors, the italian women interested In
politics work quietly. and certainly not
less efIlcaciously thnn their more
"emancipated" sisters. AS q rule ltal-
ian women work by means of the old
French expedicnt, the salon. In Rome
alone there are no fewer than a dozen
salons devoted almost entirely to the
discussion of political topics. Each
salon has its own special political
"color" which is generally that Of the
husband or father, or friends Of the
mistress of the house; but while the
thread and web of the politics carried
on In a salon are spun and woven by
the men who frequent II, the personal
influence OF the mistress of the house
acts on ench one Of her guests, modify
ing views and softening, or it may be
rcccrtuatiiig. the roughness of ambi-
ton. AS long as they remain in their
lalon italian political women are in
jyery way admirable. There is a salon
in Rome which, though nonpolitical,
! outshines all Others in celebrity and in
teresi. The mistress Of the house has
no political end TO serve nor social posi-
lion to gain. Countess Caetani-
Lovatelli, indeed, seems to be actuated
by the sole desire 10 make her salon a
center for all who have conquered or
are conquering place in science. In
art. In letters. or any branch Of erudl-
tion. Herself woman of great culture
and learning. the only female member
\ ofthe Academy Of the Lincei (the Italian
equivalent Of The French instituted,
she possesses sufficient authority 10
meet on an eqaal footing the profes-
sors and writer's who frequent her
salon. officers. both naval and mill
tary. diplomatists. and, since politics
do not form the principal attraction
deputies and senators ofall parties and
an ~culors" find there neutral ground
for social jrtcrcourse.-Wo Woman.
Evening journal., 1898-10-05
Now york MarIsets.

FLOTR-State and western quiet. but
steady: winter patents, S5I5q3s5; win
ter straights. s34OG355: Minnesota pat
ents. s3.75Q4S5; winter extras, $3.50
310
WHEAT-No red opened weaker
because of big spring wheat receipts
and lower cables. but rallied on firmer
northwest markets; December, G'i49
81 1880: May. G7ai06SAc.
RYE-Dull; state. 4sc; No. western.
47asSc., C. i. T.. Buffalo
CORN-No. 2 quiet, but firmer on
higher cables; December, 34ia03isc.
OATs-No. . dull; track, white. state
2763ec.; track. white, western, 2f033c.
PORK-Dull; mess, SS.500s family
si2.5OG1S.
LARD - Dull; prime western steam
S5.05, nominal
BUTTER-Firm. state dairy l44l9c.i
state creamery 15Q20c.
CHEESE-Steadier; large, white, 8h
0Sisc.; small, white, SMN9c.
EGGs-state and Pennsylvania, 1fs
G1Sc.: western. 17i2c.
MOLAssEs. Firm; New orleans, q
QSSc.
RIcE-steady; domestic, $780, ia
pan. Sc.
TALLow-s,eady; city. SIZE; coun
try, 3hGs%c.
HAY-ouiet; shipping, 25Qs5c; goo'
TO choice, ioQ65c.
Evening journal., 1898-10-05
TREASURY RULINGS.

The Treasury Department at Wash
ington has information that importa-
tions at a number Of ports OF the
United States, und,r the immediate
transportation. acts. are improperly
combined in entries to avoid the pay
ment OF the stamp tax. Collectors hav
been instructed that such consolidation
lis permissible where the bill of ladins
nam.s oniy the forwarding consignee
as the first parity, but must in no case
be Allowed where the ultimate con-
signee is named in the bill of lGding.
On the QUESTION of the Importation Of
sheep for breeding purposes. the de-
partment holds that at least two genCr-
atiors Of anvegtors must be regis. cred
in The book of record established fcG
that breed in order to ccme within this
law authorizing their free Importation
Evening journal., 1898-10-05
PROGRESS AT PARIS
General Merritt Before Amer
lean Commissioners.
A SPANISH MEMBERS OPINION.
General snenz ON Our Position In
World PoIitics-GrOwing inpor-
tance VIII Make Impression
on European Diplomacy.

PARIS, oct. 5.-The session of the
American peace commission lasted
some hours. General Merritt detailed
to the commissioners his personal
views and those Of Rear Admiral Dew
ey regarding the physical geograph-
tcal, moral and political conditions pre-
vailing in the Philippine islands. Cen
eral Merritts exposition and his per
sonal views and judgment about the
Philippine islands was not finished. lie
will meet the commission again, when
he will continue to discharge his er-
rand here.
La Patrie prints an interview said TO
have been had with General Rafael Ce-
rero Saenz of the Spanish peace com
mission, in which he is represented as
saying:
Peace between Spain and the United
States will complicate all the eastern
questions. The day upon which the
preliminaries are signed the first chap
ter in the new history of Europe VIII
be commenced, as the United States
henceforth will play a preponderant
role in events of which different parts
of the world will be the theater.
1T has been pretended that Spain
wanted war or at least allowed her
self to be dragged into 1t. This Is a
mistake, since the United States have
long coveted our colonies. They intro
duced separatist and autonomic ideas
into Cuba, ideas which were not shared
by a majority of the inhabitants of the
island. Influences of all kinds have
been brought into play 70 excite ris-
ings, and hence ensued a war the con-
sequences of which may be so preju-
dicial to ourselves and may affect al
European interests.
"The North Americans on their side
viii be compelled to create at once the
naval forces demanded by the situa.
ton brought about by events. The
stronger the United States are the more
their friendship will be sought after
and the more also their rivalry will bl
felred by all European nations.
Look at the extreme orient, wher'
France, Russia, Germany and Englan'
are powerful rivals. If the American
install themselves in the Philippines
the situation will be greatly modified
and they will not hesitate TO seek tn
friendship OF Japan and England to tn
detriment of all other nations. Thi
I will be for America a truly privilege
] situation, but the diplomatic role Wi
e be rendered proportionately more diff
I clllt
Evening journal., 1898-10-05
HAyAurs FUTURE. =sss,1,.
How the New Territory VIII BE
Governed.

HONOLULU. Sept. "a. via San Fran
cisco. Oct. 5.-The Hawaiian Star has
published an outline of the form OF
government decided upon for Hawaii
by the congressional committee. The
Star says Il is TO be called the territory
of Hawaii and win be allowed one rep
resentatlve In congress. The governor,
to be appointed by the president, VIII
be paid a salary OF $1,000 or $4,000 a
year.
The committee will make no recon-
mendation as to the appointment OF
the governor. Hawaii viii have leg
islature and Will make its own laws,
subject to the approval Of congress.
There win be no change in the pres
ent form OF the legislature. The prop
erty qualification Of 81 500 In real or S3,-
600 in personal effects to make an elect
or eligible to vote for the senate Is
done away with. To vote for a senator
In the territory OF Hawaii an elector
must possess an annual income of $6CO.
In everything else his franchise Is free
and unrestricted by any qualification
educational or otherwise, The judiciary
system will remain unGisturbed. The
supreme court viii probably be given
jurisdiction in United States cases. and
Judges Will be appointed for four years
instead of FOR life IL Is understood
that the question OF citizenship VIII be
referred to the state department al
Washington for final decision.
Evening journal., 1898-10-05
NEW CASTLE NEWS NOTES

Elmer COyle, white, who was released
from prison recently, and who had
been confined two years for larceny,
robbed fellow prisoner, "old
Frenchy," of all he possessed Of any
value, before leaving.
James Whitelock, a brother OF Will
liam Whitelock, proprietor Of the Gil
pin House, has been stricken again
with paralysis at his home, in Phila-
delphia, his entire right side being al
fected.
There still seems to be plenty Of iisn
and crabs at Cofield's Beach.
The equipments belonging to Com
pany II arrived here yesterday and
were placed in the armory building.
Wilbert r. Bush was initiated last
night into the Junior Order Of United
American Mechanics. Next Friday
night Wilbert Meredith and Georg'
Tobin will be taken into the order.
Lewis Hushebeck has moved into thl
house lately occupied by Professor An
drew. on South Fifth street.
Frank Rainey received word las
night Of the death Of his cousin, Jdmei
Bayard, Of Philadelphia. John Bsyart
his father, wss formerly from thi
place.
Miss Lizzie KINNEY has returnsl
from a weeks stay at Dover, and i
now visiting Miss Kate Lambson.
Evening journal., 1898-10-05

Of Miss Harriet Challenger, returned
home last night.
Rev. Lewis zahner, of Adams, Mass,
is stopping at the Gilpin House for a
few days.
Mrs. John Mitchell and Miss Mitchell,
of Stanton, Del, were the guests of
Mrs. Banks recently.
Atwood Stewart has returned from
his vacation and resumed his work at
the flour mill
Mrs. Thomas Mason spent one night
last week with Mrs. Robert Fraim, OF
Wilmington.
Mrs. Frank Eliason, of Philadelphia
is visiting her brother, David Boulden
Joseph Bradley, of Philadelphia, wa.
the guest Of Mrs. Theodore Hanf, last
night.
Evening journal., 1898-10-05

NUMEROUS BILLS ORDERED PAID !
BY COUNCIL-THE TROUBLE Att
SIXTH AND DELAWARE.
The monthly meeting of City Council
was held last night, the members pres
ent being Messrs. Lambson, Porter
White and Pagan. President Lambson
was in the chair. The Finance Com
mittee reported s6S1.O6 in bank, and
the Street Committee reported progress.
The pumps on Ninth street and on
North Third street need repairs, and
President Lambson, one of the street
committee, stated that he would see
Lewis Hushebeck and have the matter
attended to-
The bill of William Massey for $24
for cleaning six cesspools, and approved
by the Board of Health, was ordered
paid, the order to be drawn in favor of
Julian d. Janvier, as he had already
forwarded the money to Massey. Mr..
Fagan moved that all bills be paid, in
Guiding that for the work. done on the
road and the policemens' orders for the
month. The secretary was allowed six
months Of his salary. An order for
$3.50 for brick from the old brickyard
for fixing the road was allowed H. M.
Barksdale.
The following bills were ordered
paid: Victor Wooley, law book, sS;
Thomas Dorse, 50; bill for shells, $3.50;
Frank Rainey, $21.75; ]. Mcknight,
$21; James McCue, $12.75; George It'd
well, SIS; Richard McGinn, $S.25; John
McCallin, $3.50; George Longacre
s5770; John Carlin, S16.50; John Sheri-
dan, $16.5O; Michael Fitzgerald, Sc;
George Atkinson, $22.65.
The bills of ]. T. Stoops and r. H
Harrington, for 81 for brick, were laid
over.
Mr. Mccullough made a claim fol
overpaid taxes on the lot at the But
tonwoode. He claimed he had over
paid taxes for the years 1896, 1897 ant
1898. The property was assessed foi
$400, while corresponding lots wer'
only assessed at $3.50 a lot. Mr. Fagal
moved that s3.17 be refunded to Mr.
Mccullough for the year 1897, that be
ing the amount paid over during tn
present City Council.
Mr.. Pagan moved that Council ad
journ until Friday night next, and tha
the secretary notify Superintendent
King, of the Wilmington and New Cas-
3 tie electric railway, TO be present il
4 order to make some arrangements L
q repair the crossing at Sixth and Della
ware streets, which is washed out ever
time there is a heavy rain, incurrin
great expense for the city.
Evening journal., 1898-10-05
A SWEEPING wAsHoUT.
lsow I'm Entire Railroad Disappeared
In single Night
In Kansas.

"Of the washouts that occurred in
my ten years of railroad building in
The west the most complete and sweep
Ing was that of the Mcpherson &
Lyons railroad in Kansas in $780, said
civil engineer recently. 1T was
while we were building THE 25-mile
branch of the Atchlson that was d.
vision engineer in charge Of the west
ern end. We had begun work in March
MT the Mcpherson end, and IL was
necessary that the road should be com
pleted. with the trains running into
Lyons, by the 1st of June or $4,000
In bonds would be forfeited. For two
months the weather was perfect for
the purpose, and the contractors did
not lose a day, so that the work was
fairly spun. Although the grodingwas
very heavy, with deep cuts and long,
high fills, the Goth OF May saw tle
road-bed finished from one end to the
other and the track carried nearly to
Lyons.
up TO that time during all the con-
struction not al drop of rain had fallen.
but on the night of the Goth a thun-
derstorm came. II was not a long one;
It begnn at midnight and was over be-
fore daybreak, but while IL lasted II
was as IL the bottom Of the sky had
fallen out and let the water drop all
at once. But l had no idea of how
much water really had fallen until on
going out of doors in the morning
saw that what had been dry creek
bed ever since my coming TO Lyons
was river, full from bank TO bank,
and running like millrace. That
sent me off in a hurry to look at the
track-but there was no track to be
found. There were rails and ties where
the track had been, but the roadbed
that had been underneath was gone.
The prairie. after the long drought,
had become as hard as q pavement,
so that 10 took up none Of the rain
that had fallen, and the rush Of water
from great watershed covering town
ships had come against the roadbed.
The openings at pile bridges, 100 feet
long. intended as waterways, had been
as nothing TO carry the water OFT, and
the roddbed had gone-simply melted
away. II was a queer sight, the pile
bridges standing forlorn and lonely
looking twice as high as before. and
seeming TO wonder what had become
OF the roadbed that had connection
with them. Wooden culverts were
carried of entirely In the food. Some
of them we found off on the prairie
and some were never got.
, e'Well, all this was q heartrendinl
sight TO engineers who, the day be
fore. had looked on their work on thi
road as finished. But the trains hat
to be running into Lyons In ten days o
the $50. 600 In bonds would be sacrificed
and we set to work to repair the dam
ages. The Atchison road was benin
e the enterprise, so that we had th
T. sinews of war; tho bridgeswere stant
p ing, the cuts in the roadbed made, an
= the contractors gangs still at hnn'
n / would say that it was n very finel
y constructed road at that stage, but
= rode out Of Lyons on June ! on th
\ FIRST train, for we had got there afte
a all."-N. Y. Sun.
Evening journal., 1898-10-05
postal Rcceiptn In Porto Rico.

WASHINGTON. oct. 5-Acting Post
master General Heath has received a
report from Postal Agent Whitney at
Mayaguez Porto Rico. announcing that
during four consecutive days the postal
receipts amounted TO $1,000, and on Sept
% they reached over $4,000. The depart
ment has taken steps to supply further
clerical assistance there. The letter says
few Americans as yet are in Mayaguez.
To show how eagerly Americans are
welcomed, Mr. Whitney says on his ar
rival he was greeted with addresses of
welcome from the alcalde. the municipal
Judge and other local officers.
Evening journal., 1898-10-05
TRUSTEES OF CONNONS MsET
CONSIDERABLE BUSINESS TRANS
ACTED AT THE MONTHLY MEET
ING LAST NIGHT.

AL the regular monthly meeting Of
the trustees Of New Castle Commons
last night the members present were
Mesers. John Mahoney, Edward Dalby,
John Rodney, William J. Ferris, Pat
rick McGrory, Robert Morrison and
John Hance. In the absence of DR..
Black Mr.. Mahoney was made chair
man.
The bill Of Constable Moses B. Flem-
ing, for conducting the sale Of the
goods of Fred Miller, on the Model
farm, was referred to the acting cow
mittee and treasurer. The bill Of T. T.
T. Clark, for cutting wheat, was also
referred to the same committee.
A relic was presented tolthe board by
Mrs. Mary Lane, in the shape of a re-
ceipt Of $3.50 for tuition. 1t was given
to her mother, Mrs. Robert Barr, when
she attended school at the old Academy
in the year 1900. 1t was accepted by
the board, but will probably be turned
over to the Board of Education.
Evening journal., 1898-10-05
nudge Van wyck Notified.

NEW YORK. oct. 5.-Judge Angus
tus Van Wyck last night received the
official notification of his nomination
for governor by the recent Democratic
state convention. He made a brief ad-
dress to the committee that waited up
on him at his home in Brooklyn and
accepted the nomination. The ceremony
was very formal and did not consume
more than half an hour. The commit
tee that made the notification consisted
Of Is members, headed by Frederick G.
Schraub. chairman OF the Syracuse
convention, the other members being
Senator r. II. McCarren. Perry Bel
mont, John w. Weber John F. Car
roll, John Whalen. John J. Kennedy,
Andrew C.. Field. Francis J. Molloy. c..
n. Bulger. Arthur a. Mclean. $. s.
Taylor. Frank Campbell, John n. Car
Isle and John L. Gaynor.
Evening journal., 1898-10-05
MILFORD'S SOCIAL SIDE
YOUNG FOLK PARTICIPATING IN
CHATTING DISH AND CARD PAR
TIES.

YOUNG FOl4k PAlCl CllClBAllNG IN
CHAFING DISH AND CARD PAR
TIES.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
Milford Oct. 5.-Milford's new post
master William V. Sipple, took posses
sion Of the office on Saturday
Mrs. ]. Lynne Pratt gave a delight
ful chatting dish party Monday night in
honor of Miss Frances Stevenson, Of
FELTON,, and her guest, Miss Carolyn
Chambers, of Unionville, Pa. Those
present were: Misses Maria, Mildred
and Jennie Causey, Helen and Marion
McKim and Mr.. Downs, Of FELTON,;
George Truitt, Trusten Causey and
William B. Pratt.
Misses May and Burdella Davis gave
small card party for their guest,
Miss Springer, OF Newark, on Friday
evening. Among those present were
Misses Matte and Ella Prettyman, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert p. Davis, of George
town; Miss Jennie Causey and Dr. John
Prettyman.
John w. Adkins and two or three
other men went down to Lewes yester-
day TO indulge in deep sea fishing. They
will be gone several days.
Miss Springer has returned to her
| home, in Newark.
The first meeting of the executive
committee of the New-Century Club
was held Monday afternoon IN Odd Fei-
lows Hall. The club will resume it's
regular meetings next Monday after
noon.
AT a meeting held in the Chapel Sun
day school on Sunday afternoon it waf
unanimously voted TO invite DR.. Mar.
tindale to be the speaker at the ami
versary to be held next week DR.. Mar
tindale was extremely popular and lef
host Of friends here when he accept
ed the presiding eldership last Fall.
Miss Edmonds. Of Washington, ID. c.
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Sylves
ter Abbott.
Peter F. Caueey went to Dover yes
terday.
The dwelling house of Robert Hal
has been sold to George Baynum. MI
and Mrs. Hall will remove to Saratoga
n. Y, in a short time.
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Prettyman hay
returned from Philadelphia