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The herald., 1898-02-28
AN ARMY OF MILLIONS
READY FOR THE DEFENSE OF THE
UNION
REPORTS MADE TO M'KINLEY
Of United States Citizens Available
For Military Duty, With or
Without Training
Associated Press Special Wire


CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-A special to the
Times-Herald from Washington says: Ac-
cording to report placed before President
Mckinley there are now available for mil
itary duty in the United States 10,O73,5l6
able-bodied men and of these 112,0S2 are al
ready in the militia, forming the
nucleus of a tremendous fighting force.
This is without considering the skeleton
United States army. which could on short
notice recruit up to 100000.
There were at the close of 1896 organized
guards in every state and territory, except
Alaska and Indian territory, all of whom
could be used for active service in case of
necessity. OF the total force of 10000 there
are 100000 in the infantry branch, 5000 in
the cavalry, 5000 in the artillery and about
1000 general officers. Camps were held last
year in many states, at which were pres
ent from 46 per cent of the state forces in
Texas to 96 per cent in Connecticut The
total appropriations made by the United
States for militia was 100000, while the
various states spent about $2 100000. 1t is
estimated that the time required for con-
centration for service would vary from
six hours in Nevada to three days in Okla
homa, while the proportion that would
probably turn out for duty ranges from 50
per cent in Indiana and New Jersey to 95
per cent in Pennsylvania. New York is far
ahead, SO far as the size of her National
guard is concerned. having over 1900
officers and men. Pennsylvania is second
with 5000 and Illinois holds third place with
5000. Other states follow:
Massachusetts,, $500; New Jersey, 43O0
California, $500; South Carolina. $500; Geor-
gia, 1900; Texas, 1000; Minnesota, $500; In
diana. 2S00; Connecticut, 2SOO; Wisconsin,
2500; Alabama, $500; Michigan, $500; Arkan-
sas, 25O0; Iowa, 24O0; Tennessee 240O; Mis-
souri,, 2200; Maryland. 100; Mississippi,
100; Kentucky, 1900; Kansas, 1900; Oregon
1900; North Carolina, 400; Maine, 400; New
Hampshire 400; District of Columbia
1900; Rhode Island 1900; Louisiana, 1900
Nebraska, 1900; Florida, 100; Virginia, 1100
Washington. 1000; Utah. 1000.
The other states have less than 1000 men,
1t Is estimated that in case OF necessity
the following number of men could be fur
nished:
Pennsylvania $4,000; Illinois, 7O0,0oO
Ohio, 645,0O0; New York. $50. 900; Indiana,
100000; Missouri, 10000; Massachusetts,
$4,000; New Jersey, 3S5.OOO; Wisconsin, 374,-
900, Kentucky. 361,0OO; Texas, 3O0 900; vir-
ginia, 2S5.000 Iowa, 274, 900; Michigan, 25O, ,O0O
Montana, 25o,0O0; North Carolina, 24O,-
600; Mississippi, $4,000; Maryland. $50 OOo
Arkansas. 250,0O00 California, 2OO, 900; Ten
nessee, 10000.
The herald., 1898-02-28
AT WESTLAKE PARK
Not Enough Seats for the Music
Lovers-Lack of Shade

Lots of people visited Westlake park yes
terday afternoon, attracted by the music
and the beautiful weather. The sun was
hot in the open, but tempered considerably
by the breeze from the sea, in which the
salt could yet be smelled. 1t was just that
kind of a breeze that people like who wish
to go down to the lake In sailboats Con-
sequently the boathouse did a good bust
ness. The band played with its usual ex-
cellence and its pro.oam was to the liking
of the public. But there are two draw
backs to listening to the music The first
is the dearth of seats, which forces the
larger number of auditors to stand up
while they keep an eye on the possible va
cant seat. The other Is the lack of shade
trees of sufficient growth near the band
stand. Ladies who carry parasols are not
incommeded particularly because the pep
per trees are small, but 1t is rather trying
to the male population to have the sun blis-
tering down without check upon the back
Of their necks.
The herald., 1898-02-28
University Notes

The W. C.. T. U. will meet Tuesday after
noon in the Methodist church.
/. D. M Welch has just completed a two
story residence at 115 West Thirtieth
street. He will also erect another fine
house on the adjacent lot.
L. M. Winters has sold his residence on
West Thirtieth street to David Milne and
has removed to West Sixth street. Mr..
! Milne will improve the house and occupy
1t at once.
The Woodbury. Business college base
ball team defeated nine purporting to
represent the college on the campus Sat-
urday afternoon.
The university trustees are building a
) number of two-story houses on West
Thirty-sixth street.
Mrs. j. A. Bovard of Wesley avenue and
|. Thirty-eighth street has just recovered
from an attack Of grippe
Miss Ellen Anderson of Thirty-seyentb
street Is suffering with severe case of
} tonsilitis
Prof. o. P. Phillips spent Friday and
Saturday in Riverside and Corona. ar
! ranging for dates on which the college GIee
club will give concerts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest b. Bradley Of Rova,
street informally entertained the members
and some Of the lady friends of the sisrn q
Chi fraternity after the oratorical contest
Friday night. =
The herald., 1898-02-28

ed In the shoulder, and injured in one of
his ribs. but he held his assailant fast until
several soldiers ran up and secured him.
Then Bismarck walked quickly to his
house, which he reached long before any
report of the affair got there. The coun-
tess, 1t appeared, had several callers when
her husband came in. He greeted them
all pleasantly, and asked to be excused for
few minutes on account of a pressing en-
gagement. Thereupon he retired to the
next room and rapidly wrote out an ac-
count of the attempt of his life, which he
sent to the king. Then, returning to the
drawing room, he joked in his usual way
a."ut unpuncutuality at luncheon. and
ate with good appetite. When the
meal was finished he went to the countess,
kissed her, wished her "mahlzeit'' in the
old German way, and added: You see
that l am quite well, don't your She
stared at him, whereupon he added: Eyes,
you mustn't be anxious. my child Some
body has shot at me, but it Is nothing, as
you see."
The herald., 1898-02-28
Nathaniel Hawthorne,s stvIe

The Chap Book is publishing a new series
of Letters to Dead Authors" by Andrew
Lang. The following quotation is from the
first one, addressed to Nathaniel Haw-
thorne: N,e .t
Your style. so grave, so softly and richly
colored, SO musical. SO pure Of all the
dreadful recent slang, makes you, 1 ven
ture to think. the first classic of your
country's literature. Not out of translated
foreign idfoms and revived proyincialisms
is a classical and permanent style, like
yours, to be fashioned. Yours is genius
mellowed by time and of deep root in a good
old English soil.
$50 farewell to one now satisfied, whom
our life could not satisfy, who, at home
found the new too raw, and abroad found
the old too sad, or too interviewer with
preJudices and traditions which were not
yours" ~ ,s's'- -
The herald., 1898-02-28
The Universal Brotherhood

III. u. Leader gave an account of the the
osophical convention recently held in Chi
cago at the Universal Brotherhood meet
Ing held at 525 West Fifth street yesterday
morning. He said the Theosophical society
has not been destroyed but has been trans
figured and become universal brother
hood. The convention was the most won
derful that has happened for humanity for
ages The force Of love and harmony
which moved all hearts in their efforts for
humanity was marvellous. and the devo-
ton. to Mrs. Tingley, the leader of the
movement, was unbounded The suffer-
ings of discouraged humanity appeal to
every heart, and as the surgeon lays aside
his books on the battlefield to save the
wounded, so we should rise from a study
of the philosophy of life to care for and
help our fellow-men, with an unbounded
enthusiasm, love and joy in the service.
The herald., 1898-02-28
HE'S A TERROR
A Rooster With Distinct and Fornnid-
able Horns

At the exhibition of the Arapahoe Fan
ciers' club at Denver is remarkably fine
lot OF prize hens, cocks, pigeons and other.
tame fowl. There is one bird there. how
ever, which. while not a gamecock, would
certainly carry palm If he had chance.
He is q cockerel, and his name of Johnny
Bull is very fitting to his stubborn and in
vfncible disposition. The fanciers call him
a freak, which, though far from a mis-
nomer, is very displeasing to his owner,
16-year-old Willie Fl. Seltzer The bird is
a Plymouth Rock, not of pure breed, AMI
his plumage does not show the gloss and
care of that of his companions, but he at
tracts crowds where others receive onlv
a passing glance.
His nickname of 'The Terror of the
Barnyard,'' and all because of his fightins
proclivites is augmented by two distinct
and formidable horns. These unusual ad-
Juncts to rooster are placed just above
each eye and are at least one and one-half
inches long.
When Johnny was hatched there was no
sign Of his horns. but when he was about
months old they began to push their way
through the skin and have steadily grown
until they reached the size that has been
mentioned. Johnny was hatched without
the spurs usually worn by gamecocks. and
1t Is evident that nature, discovering her
mistake, sought to remedy 1t by putting the
spurs on its head instead of its feet. At
any rate, this freak of birth has not dis
concerted the bird Of fighting proclivities.
for 1t has learned to fight with its weapons
so strangely placed. He has had the usual
number of encounters falling to the share
Of q bird Of his disposition, and In everyone
Of these he has been victorious. killing his
antagonist The left horn is broken and
crumpled as the result Of q blow given
by him in q fight few months ago. but
which missed the other contestant and
stssaok = atone These horns are about the
44ne aipe and are quite AZ sharp and
etyQuT ~ Az ordinary cooks spurs.- Chi
The herald., 1898-02-28
NOTES OF THE DAY

Not the least. interesting feature of Ger
manys seizure of Kiao Chau is that that
spot had been selected by the Chinese gov
ernment for its own use as a fortified port
and naval station. That was the first rec
ommendation made by Ii Hung Chang on
his return home, and it is by no means i'm
probable that it was this fact that prompted
Germany to seize the place.
The duchess of Northumberland owns a
shawl which formerly belonged to Charles
x. of France, and was manufactured from
the fur of Persian cats. Many thousands
of cats skins were utilized, and the weav-
ing occupied some years. The shawl meas
ures eight yards square, but is so fine that
1t can be compressed into the space of a
large coffee cup.
The herald., 1898-02-28
Won a Childish Heart

Jessie Bartlett Davis, at present play.
ing with the Bostonians, was the recipient
of very pretty compliment last Thurs
day night from one OF her juvenile admirers
in Los Angeles Mrs. Davis seems to have
The faculty of making children her friends
30 when MIR. Morganstern the cashier OF
tho Baldwin, received the following letter
with twenty dollar bill inclosed he was
not as astonished as he would have beer
were he not acquainted with the unusual
influence the pretty singer exercises over
the little people:
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 81, 1898.
Friend Louis: When the Bostonians
were here my little daughter. Helen.
went to the matinee and fell head over
heels in love with Mrs. Davis, and will
give me no rest until l have some flow
ers sent TO her. II you will have the in
closed money invested in some nice
flowers and sent to Mrs. Davis Jessie
4 Bartlett Davis) with the inclosed card
you will greatly oblige me. She will
know who they are from. Yours truly,
A. C. JONES.
Mr.. Morgenstern did as requested and
the floral piece that went over the foot
lights was one of the finest that have been
received since the company has been on the
coast.-San Francisco Call.
The herald., 1898-02-28

but she'd knock of the $500. The Philhar-
monic society couldn't see it in that light,
though. They had contracted with Mr..
Johnston for several soioists at a certain
price for the lot, as It were, and-well
rather than disappoint their patrons they'd
give her $1,000. No. Nine. Nordica had
named her price-$150O; 1t must be that or
nothing. So the Philharmonic society de-
cided 1t should be nothing and engaged
Miss Maud Powell as the soloist at their
next concert. And Nine. Nordica? Well
she's out $1,000. But what of that? She
maintained her dignity-New York Her.
aid
The herald., 1898-02-28
Mime. Nordica Raised Her Price

Mime Nordica has been standing on her
dignity again. A short time ago the prima
donna grievously wounded the feelings OF
the 5oston symphony orchestra by liken-
Ing them to q Kalamazoo band. and now
she has had a tin with the New York Phil
harmonic society. VA
Mr.. 4 =. Johnston, the music egent, who
had to retire from business recently on az.
count Of Illness. looked after Nine. Nordi-
cas- interests early this season, ana ii Waa
he who agreed to furnish her 70 eina af the
Fhilharmonic concert this month: when
Mr.. Johnston rettre1 3 question ffds ~ = q n
whethor Nine. Nofdfca h&d t6 4 81 m i'm
contract The p11rnA denna q hi g 5 - i1x11
.tQ $I5Qo e sire 3! ~ ooncq g (
The herald., 1898-02-28
CHEAP LABOR
Thieves Get Five Cents For One
Nights Work

T. j. Truman, gentleman OF leisure OF
Cotton, arrived In town by the Santa Fe
this morning and went to sleep on a bench
at La Grande depot having no other place
to lay his head, and Special Officer Il. M.
Mcdonald saw and was silent. Then came
Edward Wall and Edward Hogan and tar
ried by the sleepy traveller. After indulg-
ing in this latter form of amusement for
some five minutes. however, they evidently
decided that their Morpheus wooed ac-
quaintance was man of money. To save
him from the hands of his enemies they
forthwith proceeded to take care of his
cash, sum total of the same being five
cents. Then Officer Mcdonald took hand
and the Good Samaritans and their ''Klon-
dixie strike" were deposited in the city
Jail on charge of robbery. incidentally.
Mr.. F. ]. Truman of Cotton will be in
town for several days this week.
The herald., 1898-02-28
A Bismarck Story

Rudolph Lindau, in the Deutsche Revue,
tells some stories about Prince Bismarck
that have not been told in detail before. In
May, 1866, Bismarck, then only count, was
passing through unter den Linden, when
he heard behind him the report of re-
volver He turned quickly around and
saw q young mani Ferdinand Blind It was
aiming at' him with the still smoking pis-
tol. Bismarck ran toward the man, and
'saixed the hand In which he held the re-
volvers; aria With the other hand ne grasped
the aseaeetzi;s threat The latter, how
eyer sy s 4 tls:s e :'i /; h|s pistol int the
The herald., 1898-02-28
Pensions and Postal.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.-cal,forn,o
} pensions original-charles o. Tucker
Long Beach, $12; Charles L. Giller. San
Francisco So; William T. de Yarmin, Con
|. zales, Sc; Charles M. B. Enix, Soldiers
home, IS; James Borst Los Angeles. s6.
John Osborne, Soldiers home, Sc; Joseph
Tripp San Francisco, $s. Renewals-Wii-
Samuel Thomas. Soldiers home. Sc to ~
Widows-Susie A. Reed, San Francisco.
) IS; minors of George T. Quinn, San Fran.
cisco, 81.
Edward Oakford was today commissioned
/. postmaster at Tulare, CAL
The herald., 1898-02-28
PERSONAL

P. ]. KKeeler and H. r. Hartzell of Los
Angeles registered at New York hotels Fri
day.
Assistant Manager w. H. Smith of the
Pasadena electric road is confined to his
home with the grip.
Among the Angelenos at San Francisco
hotels Saturday were ]. III. F. Peck, H. r.
Duffin. c. N. Sterry, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. o.
Koephi and j. B. Qu,gley.
The herald., 1898-02-28
Few Jags

Apparently few drunks in the city have
heard the good tidings as to the abolish
ment of the city police court. Last Sunday
there were five .'jaggers'' in the city bas-
tile, and last night the number was only
augmented to six. The saloons, however,
did not hesitate to take advantage of the
recent change, for draught beer was free
ly sold instead of the regulation two-bits
a bottle beverage.
The herald., 1898-02-28
At THE THEATER
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LOS ANGELES THEATER.-Primrose
and Vests big minstrel troupe appears to-
night for short engagement. OF the en-
tertainers first of course, come the pro-
prietors themselves. OF the two, Primrose
Is best known as a comedian. He has Sc
cured budget of new songs, all up-to-
date; some to be heard here for the first
time on this occasion. George Wilson,
famous as a monologue artist, will be sure
to have something new for the delectation
of the public. Ernest Tenney, the &C.
centric comedian, will prove a welcome
feature. Others of note are: Quaker City
quartet. Waterbury Bros. and Tenney, Ben
Mowatt trio and the Seymours OF vocal
lists will be found Manuel Romano, Chas.
Weber, Edward Hanson, George Reynolds,
Harry Ernst and B. G. Carnes.
Janet Waldorf opens at this house in
"Ingomar" on Thursday evening. She will
be supported by Mr.. McVey, who has just
left Margaret Mathers company, in which
he played leading characters. Miss Wal
dorf is very highly spoken of as an actress
of intelligence and sympathetic powers.
o O O
BURBANK THEATER = Tonight the
Elleford company will be seen in one of it's
best efforts, Mckee Rankin's famous So
ciety drama, 1.-The Runaway Wife" 1t is
ii
today, full of intense feeling. Jessie Nor
ton appears in the title role, a part in
which she has shown marked ability as
an emotional actress. The drama admits
of elaborate stage settings, and in the third
act an elaborate effect will be produced.
o o o
ORPHEUM.-The new bill which goes
on tonight is full Of attractive novelties,
the particulars of which have been here
tofore given. A large audience is assured
that being the characteristic feature not
only of Monday nights, but of every other
night in the week, at this house.
By the public-spirited generosity of the
management the proceeds of the matinee
on Wednesday will be devoted to the Fiesta
fund.
The patrons of the Orpheum will regret
the loss of G. z. Bray, who for long time
past has acted as assistant director Mr.
Bray goes to Denver on Tuesday, to take
charge of the Knaben-K -Kapelle, the famous
Hungarian boy band, which created such
sensation here and in San Francisco re-
Gently. The boys will go on tour with a
vaudeville company, managed by Mr.. Bray
and under the direction of the proprietor
Gus Walter, who has established a regular
circuit of vaudeville houses for the purpose
of playing his special attractions Mr..
Bray's Uniform courtesy and consideration
have won for him large circle of friends
during his residence here Their regret at
his leaving Is tempered by the knowledge
that he is benefiting himself by the change
in his position under the same manage
ment.
The herald., 1898-02-28
Undelivered Telegrams

There are undelivered messages at the
Western Union telegraph office, corner of
Spring and First streets, for the following
persons: Mrs. Frank Warner, j. B. Elsa
man, William S. Johnson, H. A. Becker,
Capt. Johns, Miss Rena Holland, Albert
Stephens, The Rio Colorado Gold Extrac-
ton Co. Joe Barton and s. d. Black
The herald., 1898-02-28
Cuius Eat soiun

Ejus est usque ad caelufn. That is to say.
~ you own your home you have title ~
: section in heaven. Neat cottage. large
lot, In the rhubarbs, on car line s25 down,
|sbalance so q month. "A scrubby place
with small lot good location and street
work done, $3.50, at g q month. Nice home
|uslesant as Mrs. Dufty's puddin', good ID.
cation and you can buy tpst like rent.
hut plain United States Lanrworthv al.
The herald., 1898-02-28
A Montana Murder

BUTTE, Mont, Feb. 27.-Bob Works,
manager of the Dugan house, shot and
killed Ed Daily in the barroom of the place
at midnight
The herald., 1898-02-28

Meteors rush through space at the rate
of twenty-six miles a second. They are
not usually larger than pebble, and on
striking the earths atmosphere they i'm
dediately dissolve into gas.
The herald., 1898-02-28
Salisbury Is. Sick

LONDON, Feb. 2.-Lord Salisbury is
confined to his room with slight indispo-
sition.
The herald., 1898-02-28
CITY NEWS
INDEX OF LOCAL EVENTS
chronlclsd on pages 5. 8 ana 8.

Forecast: Fair and cooler.
News of mines and miners.
Coursing at Agricultural park.
Capt. Frazier's colonization scheme.
Selections OF yesterdays sermons.
The status Of the police justices
courts.
A gang Of six men arrested on vile
suspicion hr
Frank Percy murderously assaulted
by jealous Druggist voeckell.
The herald., 1898-02-28

The eagle first appeared on the seal of
the United States in design submitted to
congress by William Barton of Philadel-
phia in 1882. The device was adopted June
20 of that year.
The herald., 1898-02-28

Time Bar. Th'r. r. II. Wind Vel. Weather
tam. 1910 So 81 N Clear
lp.m. 3015 Ga b8 W 8 Clear
Maximum temperature, 72.
Minimum temperature, 80.
Forecast for Southern California for
Monday: Fair; cooler; westerly winds.
The herald., 1898-02-28

Moscows orphan asylum, founded by
Catherine II, is supported by tax or
playing cards.
The herald., 1898-02-28

City council meets-10 a. m. I
= Police commission meets-10 a. m. 4
= Board of education meets-l7:3O p. m. 4
= Special meeting. Unity church-7:3O 4
= p. m. \
Mrs Auld Thomas song recital at 4
= Blanchard Fitzgerald hall-S:15 p. m. 4
= Jeffries-G Goddard and other boxing !
matches at the Athletic club-9 p. m. 4
=
The herald., 1898-02-28
THE WEATHER

TEMPERATURE-Repor OF observations
taken at Los Angeles. Feb. 9th. The
barometer Is reduced to sea level
The herald., 1898-02-28
EVENTS OF TODAY

Los Anseles--Primrose & Vests
minstrels.
Burbank--"The Runaway Wife,"
Orpheum-Vaudeville.
The herald., 1898-02-28
A Candle Near the House Plants

The flower merchants who have glass
cases of flowers on the streets on cold days
heighten the temperature of their minia-
ture greenhouses by burning candles, in
side. This is not bad idea for women
with house plants. In houses where there
are no steam pipes running near the win
dows one or two candles placed among the
plants and left burning. if they have to
stay near the window overnight will mod
crate the temperature.-New York Times.
The herald., 1898-02-28

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