davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-07


resolution proposing to the people of
the state of California an amendment to the
Constitution of the state. by adding new
section to be known and designated sec
ton seven and one-half, article eleven
thereof, providing for the framing by the
Inhabitants of counties, of local county
government acts for their own government
The said proposed new section to read as
follows
Section 7la. The inhabitants of any
county may frame a county government
act for their own government, relating to
the matters hereinafter specified, and con-
sistent with and subject 10 the Constitution
and laws Of this state, by causing ,g board
at least five years, qualified electors of
such county, to be elected by the qualified
electors of such county, at any general or
special election, whose duty 1t shall be
within ninety days after such election to
prepare and propose county government
act for such county, winch shall be signed
In duplicate by the members of such boa I'd
or a majority of them, and returned, one
copv thereof to the board of supervisors
or other Legislative body of such county,
and the other copy. to be sent to the re-
corder of deeds of the county. Such
proposed county government act shall
then be published in two papers of general
circulation in such county, or If there be
not two such papers, then In one only, for
at least twenty days, and within not less
than thirty days after such publica ton it
shall be submitted TO the qualified electors
of such county, at genera or special cleo
tion. and if a majority of such qualified
electors voting thereon shall ratfy the
same. it shall thereafter be submitted to
the legislature for its rejection or appro-
val as a whole, without power of altera-
tion or amendment and if approved BY a
ma ioritv of the members elected to each
house il shall be the county government
act of such county, and shall in such case
become the organic law thereof and super
sede any existing county government act
and ali amendments thereof, and all spe-
ciai laws inconsistent with such county
government act.
A COPY Of such county government act
certitied bv the president of the board of
sunervisors or other Legislative BODY of
suth county, and authenticated by the seal
If such county, setting forth the submission
of such county government act to the cleo
tors and its ratification by them. Shall be
made in duplicate and deposited one in
the office of the secretary of state, the
other. after being recorded in the office
of the recorder of deeds in the county,
among the archives of the county
All courts shall take judicial notice there
of The county government act so ratified
may he amended at intervals of not less
HAN two years. by proposals therefor
Submitted by the legislative authority of
the county. to the qua. lifted electors thereof
at q general or speCial election held a least
forty days after the publication of such
nronosals for twenty days in newspaper
IF general circulation in such county. and
ratified by at least three-1ifths of the quail
fled electors voting thereon, and approved
In submitting any such county government
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-07
FOREST RESERVES DEVASTATED
Commissioner Allen Preparing His
Report on Recent Fires

An official report of the recent forest
fires which ragged so furiously In the Sierra
Madre mountains last week will shortly be
sent to the authorities at Washington by
Forest Commissioners b. F. Allen. The fire
started Wednesday, July 9th, and burned
on the San Gabriel forest reservation. 1t
was not until the following Sunday that
the men sent by Mr.. Allen had the fire ur-
der control The first real struggle took
place on the Mount Lowe divide and had
the fire succeeded in crossing this divide
it would have swept down upon Alpine
Tavern and probably devastated all that
section.
Between Mount Markham and San Ga
briel peak the mon had hard light to
keep the fire out of Eaton and San Gabriel
canyons. In this direction IS located the
heaviest timbered portion of the San Ga
briel forest reserve and if the fire had
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-07
HANDSOME NEW STORES
Coulter Dry Goods Company Removed
to the Laughlin Block

The Coulter Dry Goods company threw
open its doors yesterday in It's commodt Gus
and elegantly furnished rooms in the
Homer Laughlin block on Broadway. The
transfer Of the large stock from the old
familiar corner, Second and Spring streets.
to the handsome new rooms has been going
forward for several weeks, and was final
ly completed and arranged for public in
spection yesterday.
The counters and fittings are of oak
veneer, highly polished. and large plate
glass mirrors are set In every panel and
space where they will add to the general
effect. The fittings are all Of the latest
approved patterns. special addition to
the ordinary dry goods store furnishing
being the enclosed glass counters, with
shelves and drawers arranged to make an
admirable display of handsome goods The
umbrella case has rack in which the
goods stand. and pulls out from the counter
on hinges very much like a flour bin in a
pantry. 1t is the most conveniently ar
ranged affair for exhibiting a rather in
convenient article to handle that has been
seen in the city.
The center aisle from the entrance is
used for ribbons. Gloves and handkerchiefs
are displayed in glass counter cases with
the trimming and lace department and
art leather goods in the rear. The house
furnishing goods department comes next
on the north. Blankets, sheetings, mus
Inns, towels, etc. occupy the shelves, and
the draperies are displayed in the rear.
The next department is that assigned TO
ladies' muslin and wooden underwear, cor
sets hosiery and infants garments. The
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-07

crowd made, and now the bear ought to
run them out of the pasture
That Is the story of the meeting of the
central committee. The hall was crowded
long before the hour set for tha meeting.
but no one seerqed TIT take the matter seri-
ously at all. Hr. Hill was there, but ap-
peared to be a spectator.
II don't know what they intend to do.
and think they hardly know themselves"
he said 80 a reporter. "One of them came
to me this morning, and offered to end the
whole matter if would change some of the
precinct officers of the Third ward. This
would uecessitate my doing an injury to
my friend Cal Foy. and 1 would not do that
for any man. l refused to compromise
anything. This is only an attempt to split
the party, but it will fail. Our convention
will be held and our delegates will be the
ones seated at Sacramento. I don't know
exactly what is behind this move, but am
told that Tom McCaffery was the insti-
ga tor of it at meeting of this Hickory club,
where he is said to have Matched the
scheme. But this is only what l am told"
There were a number of Silver Republi-
cans in evidence as spectators. There was
venerable Ralph Hoyt who at once IN
sisted that he was not there for political
business, though no one had accused him,
and that he only wanted to see harmony
prevail. The pervasive Nathan Cole fitted
about the hall, smoothing down ruffled
plumes and doing much to restore an
esprit de corps. Sutherland Hutton was
another of the thermometers who did good
work, though subsequent events showed
that really there was nothing much to har-
monte, and that the whole affair was a
bogy man, who was diss ipated into moth
ingness by the light of direct action.
Attorney Frank james sat alone most of
the time looking a bit misanthropic, but
evidently incubating the idea which was
to result in the rout of the push, bag, bag
gage and Doodle.
Louis Herzcg buzzed about the place like
a blue bottle fly in the vicinage of mo-
lasses barrel that he could not get at. The
little henchman assumed appearance
of unconcern when interrogated Yes I
may call the meeting to order if DR.. Hill
does not" he said. what is the pro-
gram? Bless your heart, how should l
know? All have TO do with the meeting
IS to call it when / received "a request to do
SO properly signed. l am not espousing
eather side. but simply obeying the rules.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-07

their tire was punctured, and there would
be no race.
George Patton had come in from his re-
treat at San Gabriel and only shook his
head and smiled when asked about the
chances of his running for congress again.
Mr.. Edelman of Orange was very present,
making every one feel at home. He had
only a limited supply of cards, and it was
soon exhausted. Charlie Baker, Dan Neu-
hart, Tom Donahue, Martin Marsh, l. W.
Dromgold, Earl Rogers, Judge King, John
Franklin, r. N. Chapel, l.. NJ. Grder
and Dan lines were among the onlookers
of the formal proceedings, for there were
only two participants, the chairman and
Attorney James.
Half an hour after the hour of 2, which
was the time set for the meeting, Mr.. Her.
zog with great unostentation called the
meeting to order and read the call" He
stated that DIR. Hill refused to preside and
called for nominations for chairman.
Several voices nominated l. B. Dock
weller for the chair and he was unani-
mously elected. He came forward with all
the dignity and upright mein for the place,
but at the table stopped short and made
little speech, in which he said that al he
was not member of the central committee
he did not see how ne could accept the
honor for which, however, he wished to
thank the assembly. He then turned and
walked back to his seat.
Some one then shouted for Joe Simons,
the Pasadena stalwart. Mr.. Simons, how
ever arose in all the might of his soldity
and said: II don't know any thing about
this meeting and | refuse TO allow my name
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-07
If So Soon 1t Was Done for What on Earth
Was 1t Begun For?
THE NOTORIOUS END OF DE PUSH
MIR. Herzog's County Committee Meeting Proves to Be
Roaring Farce-No Other Action Taken
Than Adjournment

No, l don't remember the names on the re-
quest. suppose it is at the committees
headquarters. Yes, L guess you can get
copy of it. No, | haven't got anything to
tell you about what is going to happen.
don't know myself, and events proved
probably that he was telling more truth
than he then thought in this respect.
Later on Mr.. Herzog went to Dr. Hill and
asked him if he had secured the hall for
the county convention. The doctor re-
piled that he had, and asked in return IL
Herzog wanted it for his own convention.
"Oh, we're not going TO have two CONVEX
tions.' was the reply, and then it was felt
that the opposition had found out that
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-07

appeared, and the crowd melted away as
easily and quickly as had the hopes of the
schemers of de push
There were enough OF the anti-push peo-
pie present to have buried the kckers If
they had attempted to do anything, much
larger number of committee men being
present also than answered to the roll.
these deciding not to recognize the meet
ing in any way. The whole plot was far
cically backboneless and fell to pieces of its
own inertia.
number of these who participated in
the proceedings had no sympathy with the
movement to secure a rump convention.
Those of the committee who answered
all
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-07

ana waiting rooms and will be handsomely
furnished for the convenience of custom
ers. #. +. Coulter. the general manager,
has a nicely fitted office on the first hoor
and the general offices are in the gallery.
The wrapping counter and cash depart
ment are also on the lower floor
The show windows are so large they are
a department in themselves and are
screened from view in the interior by hand
some glass cases, In which goods are dis
played.
The Laughhn building throughout is the
most elegantly furnished and finished Of
any block in the city, fitted with all the
latest appliances for convenience and com
fort.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-07

This reminds me of one time when l was
a boy and went bear hunting" said we'll
known Democrat who attended the Herzog
five-minute meeting of the Democratic
county central committee yesterday after
noon at Turn Verein hall. Il had splendid
rifle and l took one of the best bullets !
could find and carefully rammed it down,
with the proper amount of wadding, and
put cap in place, and then went after the
bear. found one all right and took long
steady aim and fired. The cap exploded all
right but the bear was not hurt and looked
at me in contempt and drove me hence.
had forgotten TO put any powder in the gun.
That was the only mistake that the Herzog
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-07

No. Al
A resolution to propose to the people OF
the state of California an amendment to
section eighteen of article eleven OF the
Constitution, in relation to revenue and
taxation, by which it is proposed TO amend
said section to read as follows:
Section 49, No county, city, town, town
ship, board of education or school district
shall incur any indebtedness or liability in
any manner or for any purpose exceed
provided for it for such year. without the
assent of two-thirds of the qualified cleo
tors thereof. voting at an election TO be
held for that purpose, nor unless oeiors'
or at the time of mourning such indebted
ness, provision shall be made for the COL
lection of an annual tax sufficient TO pay
the interest on such indebtedness as 1t falls
due, and also provision to constitute a
sinking fund for the payment of the prin-
cipal thereof on or before maturity, which
shall not exceed forty years from the time
of contracting the same; provided, howev-
or, that the city and county OF San fran
cisco may at any time pay the unpaid claims
with interest thereon for materials fur-
nished to and work done for said city and
county during the forty-third and forty
fourth fiscal years out of the income and
revenue of any succeeding year or years;
provided that any and all claims Tor max
ing, repairing, altering or Tor any Work e Done
street lane alley, court, place or sidewalk,
CT for tie construction OF any sewer or
sewers in said city and county are hereby
excepted from the provisions of this sec
ton; and in determining any claim per
mitted to be paid by this section, no stat
life of limitations shall apply in any man
ner; and provided further that the city of
Vallejo. in Soiano county may pay its ex-
listing indebtedness incurred i'll the con-
struction of it's water works, whenever two
thirds of the electors thereof, voting at an
election held for that purpose, shall so de-
eide Any Indebtedness or liability incurred
to this provision, with the excep-
zion hereinbefore recited, shall be void.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-07
Amendment Number Seven


A resolution to propose to the people Of
the state of California an amendment to
section two Of article four of the Consti-
tuition, in relation to sessions Of the legsla-
ture, by which 1t is proposed to amend
said section to read as follows:
Section 2. The sessions of the legislature
shall commence at twelve o'clock meridian
on the first Monday after the first day Of
January next succeeding the election OF its
members, and shall be biennial unless the
governor shall in the interim convene the
legislature by proclamation. The legisla-
ture shall then remain in session for twen-
ty-five days. after which it must adjourn 10
some date not less than thirty nor moro
ment. If the two houses fail to agree upon
time at which they will resume their ses-
sion, the governor shall. by proclamation,
fix a date for such reconvening. which shall
be within the limits above prescribed Upon
reassembling the legislature shall complete
its session. No pay shall be allowed to
members for longer period than seventy
in either house except at the first twenty
five days Of the session, without the con-
sent of three-fourths of the members
thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, Pursuant to the
provisions of the Constitution and an act
of the legislature of the state Of California,
entitled IAN act to provide for the submis-
sion Of proposed amendments to the Con-
stitution of the state of California, to tho
proved March I, A. d. 1883, the above de-
scrbed proposed amendments are hereby
published and advertised to be voted upon,
by ballot, by the qualified electors of the
state. at the election to be held throughout
this state on
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-07

reached those canyons II would have done
untold damage to the water sheds of this
section. Another hard fight occurred on
the ridge between Little Bear and Willard
canyons, but the men managed to keep the
fire in check at that point, combining it
principally to Little Bear canyon. About
twenty square miles of territory devas
tated but the fire did not do so much dam
age the fire of two years ago.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-07

approval of the county government act.
In submittig any such county government
act any alternative article or proposition
may be presented for the choice of the vot-
ers, and may be voted on separately with
out prejudice to others.
1t shall be competent in all county gov
eminent acts framed under the authority
given by this section, to provide for the
the terms for which the several township
and county officers. other than judges of
the superior court shall be elected or APP
pointed; for their compensation for the
number of such officers; for the consolida-
ton or segregation of offices; for the num-
Der OF deputies that each officer shall have,
and for the compensation payable to each
Of such deputies; for the manner In which
the times in which, and the terms for which
the members of all boards of election shall
be elected or appointed: and for the con-
government Of such boards. and of their
clerks and attaches; also, to prescribe the
manner and method by which all ELECTIONS
by the people shall be conducted; and may
lions upon which electors, political parties
| and organizations may participate In any
primary election.
Whenever any county has, In the manner
county government act. and the same shall
have been approved by the Legislature as
aforesaid, the directions of sections four
and f1ve Of this article providing for the
ments throughout the state. and likewise
providing for the election and appointment
of officers. and the regulation Of their COM
pensation, shall not apply. Said county
matters hereinabove provided for and de
clared by. such county government act.
not DO subject to any law or amendment
amendment first submitted to the electors
and ratified in the manner hereinabove set
forth.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-07
Tuesday, November 8, A. D. 1898.

The said proposed amendments are to
separately voted upon in manner and fol
as follows:
contain written or printed thereon the
lowing words, whereupon the voter m
express his choice as provided by law:
Amendment Number One, being Sem
ate Constitutional Amendment No.
Al, (eXempting certain claims against
the city and county of San Francisco !
and the existing indebtedness of the
city of Vallejo for the construction
of its water works from the provis-} =
ions of the Constitution requiring
such claims to be paid from the in
come and revenues Of the year in \
which they were incurred)
For the amendment?
Amendment Number Two, being, Sen
ate Constitutional Amendment No. y
10 (providing for framing local county
government acts, by inhabitants Of \
counties for their government)
For the amendment?
Anne ndment Number Three, being Sem
ate constitutional Amendment No. A
(providing for the creation of a court
of claims to determine claims y
against the state. and to consist of :
three superior judges designated by n
the governor. to serve without extra
compensa tion.)
For the amendment?
Amendment N ulnDer FOur, being AS
sembly Constitutional Amendment
No. 81 Oxempting consolidated cit
les and counties, organized or to be Y
organized, or holding a charter un-I =
der the Constitution, from certain
legislation in relation to counties.)
For the amendment?
Amendment Number Five. being AS
sembly Constitutional Amendment
No. 36 (relating to office ofO GOVERNOR,
providing for succession thereto in Y
certain cases and removing disabll- =,
ity of lieutenant governor from hold
ing other office during term)
For the amendment?
Amendment Number Six, being As
sembly Constitutional Amendment Y
No. IS (relating to and defining gram-( -
mar schools.) N
For the amendment?
Amendment Number Seven. being As
sembly Constitutional Amendment
No. "a providing for adjournment of Y
legislature for not less than thirty =
nor more than sixty days during N
each SESSION.
For the amendment?
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-07
Amendment Number Five.
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendemer,
No. 36)

A resolution to propose to the peonIe ~
the state of California an amendmnnt ~
section fifteen and section sixteen Of articIa
five of the Constitution of the state of Calie
fornia, by which it is proposed to amend
said sections to read as follows:
Section To- a lieutenant governor shau
be elected at the same time and place and
in the same manner as the governor amd
his term of office and his uualifca t;an ru
shall be the same. He shall be nrseidons
of the senate. but shall only have nast
ing vote therein.
Section IL. In case of the impeacbn,an.
oNthe governor, or his removal from offina
death, inability TO discharge the nowers
and duties Of his office, resignation, or alb :
of the office shall devolve upon the lieutaiees
ant governor for the residue of the term
or unit! the disability shall cease. Anj
should the lieutenant ute governor be inn
incapable of performing the duties of he
office, or be absent from the state tRa
president pro tempore of the senate sbnii
act governor until the vacancy in The
office of governor shall be filled at The ny
general election when members of the 10
islature shall be chosen, or until such 5is
ability of the lieutenant governor SHAH
cease. In case of vacancy in the office
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-07
Amendment Number Three
being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. Az

A resolution proposing to the people of
the state Of California an amendment to
the Constitution of the state, by adding
new section, to be known and designated a S
section five and one-half, article six there
by providing for the organization of
court. to be known as the court of claims
The said proposed new section to read a s
follows
Section 5k. The court of claims shall
consist of any three judges of the superior
court, who may be requested by the gov
ernor to hold court at the regular terms
thereof. The court of claims shall have ex-
elusive jurisdiction to hear and determine
all claims of every kind and character
against the state, under such laws is NAV
be passed by the legislature, and its iudg-
ment thereon shall be final. The terms of
the court of claims shall be held as follows:
In the city of Los Angeles commencing on
the second Monday of March;
In the city and county of San Francisco
commencing on the second Monday In july
and
In the city Of Sacramento, commencing
on the second Monday of November of each
year.
The Judges holding such term of court
shall receive no extra compensation there
for but shall receive their actual expenses
to be paid out of the general fund of the
state treasury. The legislature shall enact
all laws necessary to organize such court
to provide the procedure thereof and TO
carry out the provisions of this section.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-07

John c. Lynch. internal revenue collect
or, Is here from San Francisco. He Is
shaking hands with old friends and Incl
dentally surveying the political situation.