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ancs than to be q year or two hohind IN this
important matter Tho Atyle % holding up tho
skirt changes Just about as often rs tho STYLE
OF tho skirt Itself. This H. perfectly logical,
~ go many Of tho magnificent speakers IN
our women's clubs say frequently by way OF
p~unctuatinR their rcmares. Every woman here
to-day knows that IL would DO utterly impossi.
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indeed. what We are pleased to term the sterner
sex has showed such interest in what l have to
say on this subject. and more particularly in
what I have to show, that were / iecturing
merely for the money that's in 1t ! y would bill my
little talk for men only But. dear ladies.
since my sole object in taking to the platform is
to enlighten and instruct you. 1 content myself
with beginning my remarks by addressing the
gentlemen.
"And now. dear ladies, before I start in on my
subject / have another apology to offer you, or
perhaps this one Is more properly due to- The
gentlemen who have, lhonored us by their
b illustrated by means OF living pictures. Our
big Now York Is hopelessly primitive, hope
get any well known women to consent to act as
living pictures, 30 I've had to fall back on my
stereopticOn illustrations. ! assure you ] had no
such trouble in San Francisco. Denver. st, Louis.
Cincinnati; and many other places that i could
tuInbled over each other, they were so anxious
to help mo make " success Of my talk.
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bic to hold up a skirt measuring seven yards
round at the bottom and lined with hair cloth
to the top in the Same way that she would lift
q tfRht-cltnging princess skirt. There are women
who will say, What difference does IL make
now You hold mp your skirt just SO you keep it
out OF the mudT am sure there Is no woman
OF that opinion in this audience, and right here
you. set the style in this particular for
all America. You have n grave responsibility
1 was about to say on your shoulders, but VIC
don't wear our skirts on our shoulders, do we 7
Of course 1 got my data for this lecture right
here on Broadway and Fifth avenue last fall.
when there was. such q radical change in tho
fashion Of holding up the skirt. My impulse
was to deliver 1t first to my own sister citizens,
and my decision to make a Western and South.
ern tour first was, l assure you, not n case of
trying 1t on the dog, but u desire to do good.
"A book which l road on How to Lecture in
Public, said: Plunge at once into your subject
and give your main point first. Then 20 to
main point. That is why, SO many public lee:
Jurors fail. They forget their IN ,in point OF
course the main point Of this lecture is the rec
ogniZed md polite way Of holding up the skirt
when walking in tho street to-day. There was
a radical change in this fashion last foil.
for himself. The modish skirt to-day IL cut
to fit smoothly and snugly about the hips.
II is not so wide by several reefs rs formerly
and flares d~eflantly at the bottom, especially
when held up in the only approved way. 1t is
cut much longer In front than last years skirt,
and indeed the tendency is toward n longer
skirt. Men say we women have to utilize just
arc right. They go further ana say that IL wo
take 1t ont OF the width of our skirts we add it
on to the length. In the words OF the small boy,
And that Is no lie. neither
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MY first picture shows q member of New
York's SWEETEST society walking down Fifth
avenue holding her skirt up in the most swag-
turer. finally, to the relief Of the men and the
delight OF the women. The magic lantern
Missed like an angry snake and gave forth a
spluttering sound, and n picture appeared on
the canvas.
You see this lady. has apparently carelessly
picked up her skirts in both hands and is hold
ing her, hands almost directly together in front
OF her" the speaker went on in an earnest voice.
or course the skirt Is not protected at the
back by this method of picking it up. but women
do not pick up their skirts to protect Them.
We pick them up. first. because it is an inbred
habit to do so; secondly, hccausc 1t gives us some
thing to do with our hands; thirdly, because we
want to, and fourthly, because we are women.
l could give many other equally good rca-
sons for the custom, but ] must hasten
on. As l was saying. this lady has
apparently carelcssly picked up her skirt in this
way. 1t looks that way because she Is an artist.
As a matter of fact, she has carefully gathered
her garments up in her hands. In this point of
holding up the skirt according to fashion. there
are n correct ana an incorrect way of doing it.
The correct way is to relax the muscles of the
arms and allow them to swing straight down
from the shoulders. Catch the skirt on both
sides just whero the hands hang. and then bring
tho hands almost directly together in front Of
you. The result is fetching. The skirt hangs
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70 one another that the lecturer was recog.
nized authority on all questions of etiquette,
and were eagor for her to begin.
Presently the mar who was going q to wopk the
magic lantern in the gallery fired it up, and
that was n signal for the audience to settle
themselves down. Things grew SO quiet that
the audience might have been taken for one
listening for a popular concert singers high
notes when they are SO high that you can't hear
'em. The lecturer came on to the platform and
made her best bow. She was good to look upon,
being not over tall and just plump enough. She
was perfectly gowned. perfectly groomed and
altogether an up-to-date person in manner and
appearance.
Gentlemen" she began, land ladies. this
was originally intended to be a lecture for
ladies only, but wherever l have given it
and whenever l have given it l have found
that men were so interested in this sub
3ect that at last / decided to admit them; and,
The herald., 1898-01-27

a horse and start toward the ranch
house for assistance. Upon reaching
there he told what had happened and
the Allen brothers accompanied him
back to the scene of the tragedy. They
made only superficial examination of
the body and saw where the bullet had
entered the womans breast. She was
stiff and cold then and had evidently
been dead several hours. The bed had
been made up and the room had been
cleaned and the clothing she had worn
the day before was neatly folded on
chair. There was not the slightest sign
of struggle, the woman's arms resting
above her head in natural attitude as
IL she had fallen back upon the bed after
the shot was fired. There had been but
slight hemorrhage and the quilts were
not much soiled with blood.
Orasco went to the telephone and noti-
lied Reynolds & Van Nuys, the Pasadena
undertaking firm, and also sent mesI
senger to his wifes relatives at Los
Nietos. When the undertaken arrived
he was not permitted to move the body
as 1t was desired that the coroner view
1t first. Coroner Campbell was notified,
but it was too late for him to go out and
he waited until morning.
Early yesterday morning, accom-
panied by Deputy Summerfield, Coroner
Campbell drove from this city to the
ranch. From Pasadena Undertaken l.
J. Reynolds accompanied them. When
they reached the place there were per-
haps twenty-five Mexicans in the yard,
Orasco among them. He did not evil
dence any grief and talked as coolly
about the tragedy as if it concerned some
person he did not know. The body had
been moved from the bed to board near
the window of the bedroom and laid out.
Otherwise the room was in the same
condition as the day before. The pistol
was on the floor and this DR.. Campbell
first examined. 1t was a 41-caliber
Colts double action in which was one
empty shell, three empty chambers and
two loaded cartridges, one short and the
other long. The hammer was resting
on a. long shell that had the appearance
The herald., 1898-01-27
BENEFIT IN AID OF CUBA
Hazards Pavilion Friday Evening.
Horse Tanning and Speeches

The following appeal has been issued
by the mayor and officers of the local
Cuban league:
"On behalf of the starving widows and
destitute orphans and the sick and
wounded soldiers of the island of Cuba
we earnestly request the kind-hearted
citizens of Los Angeles to patronize the
special benefit for the above to be given
on Friday evening, January 2Sth, by
Prof. o. r. Gleason, who is rendering
his services free of charge for the bene-
fit of the suffering and needy patriots of
Cuba.
"It is seldom that the community is
called upon to give aid to such noble
cause, and we hope by their presence en-
of the Cuban army, and entertainment
given under the auspices of the Los An
geles Cuban league, grand success.
Respectfully.
"(Signed) M. P. SNYDER, Mayor.
GENERAL TOMBSTONE JONES,
President Cuban League of Los Angeles.
w. T. WILLIAMS,
Chairman Executive Committee"
During intermission of the horse show
addresses will be given by Mayor Sny-
der, General Johnstone Jones, ex-Judge
w. T. Williams and the Cuban soldier,
Capt. e. P. Mahony. will address the
audience on "Cuba as He Saw It,"
Captain Mahony is encouraged by the
following wire from New Orleans to pro-
ceed with his work: Continue work.
ing for Cuba. Am waiting. Palma wrote
you last week fully.
"(Signed) J. NELSON POLHAMUS."
The herald., 1898-01-27
oRAsco's HOUSE

of having been recently fired. The Other
chambers were rusty and there was no
fresh powder smoke on them.
The coroner at once made an eXamina-
tion of the remains. The bullet wound
that had caused the woman's death was
almost in the center of the breast. The
clothing over it was badly powder burn
ed, as was the flesh around the wound
The hands were clean and, except in the
immediate vicinity of the wound, the
body was unsoiled. The bullet was
found lodged against the spinal column.
Its course had been directly backward
and it had passed through portion of
the heart. DIR. Campbell stated that
death must have been instantaneous.
The bullet found in the body was the
same size as those which remained in
the revolver. A jury was impanneled
and all the particulars of the tragedy
were explained to them.
The husband told his story in a mat
ter-of-fact way and showed not the
slightest feeling, although he could have
touched the body of his wife from where
he stood. He related nothing that was
not already known. Walter Allen told
of his having been summoned. Rami-
reZ corroborated Orasco's statements
and an uncle of the dead woman swore
that there was no known reason why
she should kill herself. The jury exam
ined the pistol, and DR.. Campbell show
ed how it would have to be held to in
fict wound like that upon the deceased
If she held it herself. He was of the
opinion that if she used the weapon she
had either shot herself accidentally or If
Intentionally that she had pulled the
trigger With her thumb. After hearing
all the evidence the jury returned the
following verdict:
1--WE, the jury, find that the deceased
came to her death from a gunshot
wound, self-inflicted, but whether with
suicidal intent or not we are unable to
determine. (Signed)
JOHN C. WRAY, Foreman"
The remains were taken to Los NieSos
late yesterday afternoon. The funeral
will take place there today.
The herald., 1898-01-27
Library Board Meeting

The public library board held meet
ing yesterday afternoon in the public
library. The principal business before
the board was the bill of the w. G..
Hutchison company for materials fur
nished and labor performed in putting
in electrical fixtures when the library
was repaired. The members thought
the claims for this work were too high.
inasmuch as before the work was order
ed it had been reported to the board
that the cost would be much less than
the amount of the bills, which was ABOUT
5000. 1t is the purpose of the members
to secure a reduction in the figures if
possible.
The herald., 1898-01-27
MAY ALL BORE
Oil DriIIerS in Same Block
Need no Permit
FIRE ENGINE INSPECTION
STREET-SWEEPING CONTRACTOR
"DoCKED" FOR POOR WORK
Library Board Neutrality-suspicious. and
Protests-East Los Angeles
Sewer-City Hall Notes

The board of fire commissioners yes
terday received a report from the city
attorney on subject which had been
referred to him week before. The COM
munication read:
Your communication of January 21st,
requesting an opinion whether under
the ordinance the board, having grant
ed permit to bore for oil in certain
block, has the power to prevent boring
for oil In other portions, of the same
block" has been received.
Subdivision II, of section 67. ordinance
No. PSI (new series), as amended by or
dinance No. ALI (new series), provides:
"It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to bore, dig or con-
struct any oil well in any block within
the district hereinbefore described, un-
less such person, firm or corporation
first obtains permit from the fire COM
missioners of said city so to do, which
permit shall be granted only upon a
petition of the majority of the owners
of real property in the block, but when
permit is granted to bore or construct
an oil well in said block no further per-
nit will be necessary for any other per-
son to bore wells in said block
1 am, therefore, of the opinion that
where a permit has been granted to
bore in certain block no further per-
NIT is necessary for any other person
to bore in such block. w. e. DUNN,
City Attorney.
On this decision the commission re-
fused to grant permission to oil drillers
to bore for oil in any block. any portion
of which of which is within $50 feet of the
Sisters Hospital.
The board also took up the application
of l.. Schultze ct al. to bore for oil in
block ~, Beaudry tract; but declined to
grant the request until the ground had
been personally inspected by the COM
missioners.
Chief Moore was authorized to sign a
contract for one years electric lighting
of the engine house on the East Side.
The following communication from the
Council was taken up: I'm the matter
of the inspection of fire engine boilers,
it is the sense Of the Council that fire
engine boilers should be inspected by
the Boiler Inspector as the boiler ordi-
nance provides, and that the work Of
such inspection be done in such man.
ner as to cause the least possible in
convenience Of the Fire Department"
Commissioner Kuhrts argued that no
engine should be thrown out of service
until the commission and the Council
knew what it was to cost the city and
requisition for this amount had been
drawn. In line with this idea a motion
was passed that the Chief be directed to
report what will be the cost of dismant-
ling one of the engines and the time that
such engine would be out of service.
The matter of ringing the curfew at 9
o'clock each evening was referred to
Chief Moore to report on some system
that will not interfere with the fire alarm
system.
The monthly payroll, amounting to
$5415 was approved; also acquisitions
for fire hydrants amounting to $40.
cmpE cHIEEDING ct AIn6c
The herald., 1898-01-27
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Read the Trinidad Rubber company 5
notice on this page.
Call Tel. Main 243 for ambulance.
Kregelo & Bresee. Sixth and Broadway.
Robert Sharp & Co.. funeral directors,
ISL and 1853 S. Spring st. Tel. Main 1929.
Watches cleaned, rs cents; main
springs, so cents; crystals, 10 cents.
Patton. PA South Broadway.
Roscoe Howard, runaway boy from
Bakersfield. was picked up on the street
yesterday by officer Ziegler and will be
held for instructions from that town.
Adams Bros, dentists, 239h South
Spring street. Plates from 81. Pain
less extracting, 80 cents. Filling q
speciality. Hours, to 8; Sundays, 10
to H.
Yesterday from Denver, Colo, and will
remain day or two before he returns.
He came after Otto Kroeling, who is
wanted in Denver for burglary.
Clearance sale of framed pictures left
over from the holidays at II. c. Lichten-
berger's art emporium, 202 South Spring
stree Closing out choice lot of beauti-
fully framed goods at 81 each, worth
from SO to $5.
DR.. Rebecca Lee Dorsey, Stimson
block, first floor, rooms 1873, 1874, 1876.
Special attention given to obstetrical
cases and all diseases of women and
children. Electricity scientifically used.
Consultation hours. 1 to 5. Tel 1927.
The Epworth league assembly and
school of methods well be held at
Simpson tabernacle February Sth to 18th
inclusive. On the opening evening a
sacred concert will be given and the
9th, 10th and 18th will be all day sessions
The regular monthly meeting of the
Ebell club will be held this afternoon
at the club house. The tourist section
will report Mrs. A. P. West, curator A
paper on the Netherlands will be read
and description given of Belgium's
battlefield
The Palette club will hold it's usual
monthly meeting this evening at the
School of Art and Design, 614Hil street.
DR.. ]. c. Fletcher, the president, will
introduce the subject of the month, viz,
''Velasquez and His Work" All inter-
ested in art are welcome.
j. w. Shelton and S. Slocum, two oil
we'll operators, have been arrested on
complaints sworn to by the boiler in
spector, they not having complied with
the ordinance regulating the inspection
Of boilers. Pending trial, they were re-
leased on their own recognizance
The herald., 1898-01-27
STREET SWEEPING CLAIMS
Big Cuts in the Contractors Demands
Made by Inspector Drummond

MdoC Wy LIS PCCIOI LII IuuluuOAu
There is another row on between the
street sweeping contractor and the in
spector of street sweeping, which be-
fore it is ended will probably have to
be decided by the city council. For some
time Inspector Drummond, who is a
deputy in the health Office, has been
dissatisfied with the manner in which
certain streets were swept. He claims
that in places the sweepers left the CEN
ter of streets unswept and in other
places the sweeping was done in such a
manner as to fall below the requirements
of the contract. That is the side of the
inspector. On the other hand, Con-
tractor Hollingsworth claims that he is
being unfairly dealt with; that the
sweeping is now done as we'll as it is
possible to do it; that there is an element
of spite in the fight which he claims is
being made against him.
The trouble has been brewing for some
time, and Monday night Inspector
Drummond condemned the work done
on about mile of streets. Had he
stopped at this there would not have
been much said, but on Tuesday night he
made a larger cut in the contractors s
claims than had ever been made be-
fore. There are under contract to be
swept nearly $1,000 feet of streets or
about nine and one-half miles. Con-
tractor Hollingsworth put in claim for
the entire distance for Tuesday nights
work. The inspector, to express it in
slang, didn't do a ting" to the claim,
Yesterday morning he condemned the
sweeping done on nearly or quite 10000
feet of streets, or about four miles. He
cut down the claim so that only 30, 147
feet were allowed. Just what the con-
tractor will do about the matter re-
mains to be seen, but it is almost certain
that an appeal will be taken to the coun-
Gil.
The herald., 1898-01-27
CITY NEWS
INDEX OF LOCAL EVENTS
Chronicled on pages 8, @. 8 and 10

= Forecast: Cloudy; heavy frost this
morning.
A boom time claim against Dan Nc
Farland.
Mulhausen, the dead beat, tried on
two charges.
The exhibits and exhibitors at the
poultry show.
Opening of the second trial of R. A..
Bird for forgery.
City attorneys opinion on an oil
boring ordinance.
The Bridget Wilson estate to be
finally settled up.
Methods adopted by Forger Barnes
for raising the wind.
The street sweeping contractor is
shocked" for poor work.
Death of Samuel J. Lewis, ex-presi-
dent Of the California bank.
How milk wagon driver was
taken in by an acquaintance.
Supervisors plan to straighten the
channel of the San Gabriel river.
Modesto Orasco killed herself, but
whether by accident or design is unde-
termined.
Whittier trustees adopt plans for
new buildings to the extent of ninety
thousand dollars.
Murder complaint against Caldwell
and Harris dismissed, but the de-
PENDANTS are Immediately rearrested.
Webb makes bold play and tries
to again assume control of the board of
education; a tie vote prevents action.
The herald., 1898-01-27
Modesto Orasco Died of a
SeIf-InfIicted Wound
THAT VERDICT RENDERED
WHETHER ACCIDENT OR SUICIDE
MAY NEVER BE KNOWN
Coroner's Jury Could Not Determine
Which It Was-Details of the
Lamanda Park Tragedy

Whether Modesto Orasco, the bride of
seventeen days, who was found dead in
her room Tuesday morning, was mur-
cred or inflicted the wound which caused
her death herself, accidentally or with
suicidal intent, will perhaps never be
known. Under the direction of Coroner
Campbell jury of six tried for three
hours yesterday to solve the mystery, If
such it can be called, but the result of
their deliberations was not very salts
factory even to themselves. The jury
secuted the murder theory and came to
the conclusion that the woman shot her.
self, but were unable to determine
whether she had been the victim of an
accident or had committed suicide. To
her family and friends much depends
upon the latter point, for with persons
The herald., 1898-01-27
At Music Hall Tonight

OF the valuable work of Miss Villa
Whitney White, who makes her initial
appearance here this evening in Music
hall, the Chicago Evening Post says:
1.-THE song recital by Miss Villa Whit
ney White at Handel hall last night at
tracted very large audience. An in
structive entertainment had been pro-
vided. Miss White in brief prelimi-
nary talk explained the exact meaning
of ballad and romance and the diff
ference between them. She then sketch
ed the evolution of these species of song
and described the origin of the romantic
school in literature as well as in music
She touched upon it's material purpose
and method"
The herald., 1898-01-27
ChiIcOOt Puss

The climate is too good here and party
going to Klondike has about given away
his little home to us, which we can offer at
cash figure and with no payments down.
for $3.50 at the rate OF $40 month. AS
the place will rent for IS month, you can
readily understand that this Isl snap.
Langworthy Company, 226 S. Spring.
The herald., 1898-01-27
Protest Against the Sewer

]. Downey Harvey has filed protest
in the city clerks office against the pro-
posed construction of sewers along Main,
Sichel, Johnson, Hancock, Gates and
Thomas streets and Griffin and Eastlake
avenues. The proposition to sewer these
streets came from the health department
The herald., 1898-01-27
Wants a Deed

Joseph Hyams filed petition to the
city council in the city clerks office yes
terday, asking that the city issue to him
quit-claim deed to parcel of land
at Lopez street and Pennsylvania av-
enue. He claims that the land has been
abandoned for street purposes since 1885.
The herald., 1898-01-27
PERSONAL

Captain Cameron e. Thorn and family
are at present in Washington, D. C.
J. Tamm at the Belvidere, N. B. Black
stone at the Murray Hill, and r. w.
Vincent at the Stuart, were Los Ange-
lenos in New York City Monday last
The herald., 1898-01-27

Board of park commissioners meets
10 a. m.
Concert by Miss Villa Whitney
White, Music halls p. m.
Investigating committee, board of
education, council chamber, 7;3O p. m.
Poultry, pigeon and pet stock show,
326-33O South Main street-1O a. m.
to 10 pm
The herald., 1898-01-27

ORPHEUM.-Patric in "a New
Years Dream" is getting great ap-
plause Kitty Mitchel's new song is
the cleverest thing she has done, and it
brings down the house every time
The herald., 1898-01-27

and they were recommended as sanitary
measures. The protestant claims that
the sewers are not public necessity at
this time.
The herald., 1898-01-27
AT THE THEATER

LOS ANGELES THEATER.-To-
night Nellie McHenry will appear in a
comedy entitled "a Night in New
York"
The herald., 1898-01-27

BURBANK THEATER.-Tonigh the
pretty drama, Forgiven" will be pre-
sented for the last time. Tomorrow
night "In Mizzoura" will be played.
The herald., 1898-01-27

We see no reason why the spirit of
mortal should be proud, unless he owns
coal mine.-Chicago News.
The herald., 1898-01-27

man frequently makes a bootless at
tempt to get upstairs about a. m. with
out awakening his wife.-Chicago News
The herald., 1898-01-27
EVENTS OF TODAY

Burbank-"Forgiven."
Orpheum-Vaudevill
Los Angeles-"A Night in New
York"