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Evening star., 1898-05-24
Washington Savings Bank

NV. CORNER 18th AND q 0T6 NV,
Pays iuterest ou savines and eomr stcial ssco1Bts
Ioans real estate. instaiDent plan n pe1fsfrs6
Safe deposit box,s for rent at - q year And N.
ward. Open dally untfi ESQ pm. snd 1et1rdS4i
evenings fr'm 70 ssssSn :
Evening star., 1898-05-24
FAIR TONIGHT.
Pleasant Tomorrow, with LiEh,
Westerly Winds.

Forecast till p m. Wednesday,
For the District o., Columbia, Maryland
Virginia, and West Virginia, fair weather
tonight end "Wednesday; light westerly
winds. II
Evening star., 1898-05-24

YOUR EYES EXAMINED FREE RY OUR NEW
system fine gold filed frames s1.50; steel. nickel
frames, with crystal lenses. Sl.O0: oculist pre-
scrirtious filled AT lowest price nj UPPENHEiM-
FRS. optician, 5i4 9th st. NV. Glasses re-
paired while you wait. 1t
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-11
Public Works

The board of public works met in the
morning and considered few petitions.
The first one was to change the name of
Lopez street on Boyle Heights to North
Boyle avenue, Lopez street being contin-
uation of Boyle avenue. 1t was signed by
M. c. Neuner. S. r. Thorpe and others.
Recommended.
T. Wiesendanger and M. r. O'Dea petit
ii lneu f0: the establishment II the grade
of F!fty-second street, from Central ave-
nue. to Mckinley avenue. Recommended.
Property owners in the block bounded by
Broadway, Eighth, Ninth and Hill streets
ask fer the opening of a twenty-foot alley
between Eighth and Ninth streets; signed
by James c. Rays, NJ. M. Potter and others.
Recommended.
A petition was filed by c. M. Lynch and
Jane Wright for the abandonment OF an
alley in the block between Seventh, Orange
and Lucas streets The petitioners were
ordered to appear before the board Sept.
18th, at 10 a. M. and further explain their
proposition.
Fred Kenworthy filed petition to have
Rose and Orange streets and Nadeau ave-
nue. In the Vernon park tract ordered
closed Mr.. Kenworthy owns about all the
property fronting on these streets. The
matter was referred to the city attorney.
The board will make an inspection trip
next Thursday to Leoti street to determine
whether its soil is good for grad ding pur-
poses or not.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-11
LAUGHED AMIDST DANGER
The Chaplain in the Giddy Pajamas
Amused the Soldiers

ITS queer how men can laugh when
they're expecting any minute to be shot
INFO eternity" said wounded regular
'but some way or other funny things seem
even funnier than they are when ones
nerves are keyed up to G. Now. our men
simply doubled up with laughter over the
Massac husetts chaplain that day at San
tiago. l tell you he's a dandy. He's a
tremendous big man-but he was right up
IN the thick of things, jollying the boys
along, helping those that were down and
handing his canteen around as coolly as
though he had been passing ice water in
his own parlor. 1 don't remember whether
the Spaniards paid special attentionito him,
but the bullets went tipping around him
like hail, and tore through his clothes any
number OF times. The funny thing about
it was that they all seemed 10 hit him
somewhere below the belt and, by Jove,
those fellows shot his trousers clear off of
him. 1t was shocking, and 1t worried the
old gentleman. He didn't want to stop
for repairs, but he felt he ought to Sc. an
example to the men. and at last he says:
'Bedad, boys, it isn't decent and made for
the rear. The fellows adored him, but
they fairly howled at the figure he cut,
and he appre ciated the joke as much as any
of us. He went back and got a pair of
pajamas and then he looked about as funny
as he did before. He had been wearing a
regulation black clerical coat, but when he
got into the Cuban brush he whacked the
tails off in ragged sort Of way; and tell
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-11
Small Cottage Destroyed

The department responded to an alarm
last night at 12:15, from box SO, corner OF
Temple street and Bunker Hill avenue
The fire was in a three-room cottage at
100 North Flower street. which had been
unoccupied for the last eight months. The
place had been neglected, and was fire.
quently utilized as sleeping quarters by
tramps, and the boys of the neighborhood
would also play there in the daytime. Depu-
ty Constable Brakesuhler saw a light in the
house at II o'clock, but thought nothing of
this as the light resembled that thrown by
a lamp. When the fire was discovered the
entire floor was ablaze. The department
responded promptly but the building was
destroyed before the hose could BE turned
on. How the fire started is unknown. The
place was formerly owned by Contractor
Green, who resides at Clearwater. 1t is
not known whether he disposed of the cot
tage, or If there was any insurance on the
place, which was worth about $500.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-11
THE FIESTA REPORT
THE PRESIDENT ENTIRELY SAT.
IsFIED WITH SECRETARY
The Official Report Will Be Passed
Upon by the Committee of
Thirty Next Tuesday

The executive committee Of La Fiesta
held a meeting yesterday morning and de-
cided to call meeting Of the committee Of
thirty for next Wednesday at 8 p. IN. A
report was read by Secretary Walton oil
the receipts and disbursements of the Fiesta
fund. which President William NJ. Garland
states was entirely satisfactory. All bills
have been paid, and it is expected that the
report will be given in full to the papers
after the meeting on Wednesday.
Mr.. Garland gave as a reason for its be-
ing withheld so long beyond the usual time
Of former years as the want of funds tc
meet the bills. Many persons who sub
scribed for the Fiesta refused to pay their
subscriptions when 1t was abandoned and as
considerable expense had been incurred
In the preparations, money had to he col
lected to meet 1t. Mr.. Garland considers the
criticism of Mr.. Walton's management UNI
just and uncalled for. and predicts that the
report will prove satisfactory to the public
when 1t is published.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-11
HOW CANYONS WERE FORMED
Due to the Action Of Rivers Through
Countless Ages

%
The secret of this great denudation and
Of this wonderful achievement of the
Colorado In carving out Of rock series
Of canyons about 500 miles long, and. In
one place at least, more than mile
deep, with a multitude of tributary
chasms and gorges. is very simple when
you know it. The old lake bed slowly
rose. At first the Colorado river and its
tributaries, or some nameless monstrous
ancestor of these, sweeping over the
slowly rising surfaces, planed them
down in most relentless fashion, and then
began wearing out broad, shallow stream
beds. But then the country rose more
rapidly and the water had to cut deeper
channels in the rocks in order to get out
and away to the sea. Owing In part to
the wear Of the water itself. but more to
the ceaseless bombardment Of the sus-
pended sand which 1t bore from the up
country or picked up as it went along.
and to the thump Of pebbles and bowl
ders which 1t swept on In food time,
the river kept cutting down as the strata
rose, until finally. when what was left of
our inland sea bottom got thrust up so
that, towering far above its erstwhile
rocky shores. it had to be called plat
eau, the Colorado and its auxiliaries
found themselves at the bottom of a
series of colossal canyons and gorges,
where they are today.-Harper's Mag
aZine
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-11
A Mysterious Shot

Residents In the vicinity Of San Fernan-
do and Sotello streets were aroused last
night about 1890 by pistol shot, which
they declared proceeded from the house
at No. 207 Sotello street. Special officer
Mills and Night Waterman Valencia went
to the house and tried to secure admittance.
but no attention was paid to them, for the
people In the house extinguished the lights
and failed to open the door. Officer Rich
ardson was sent from the police station,
and he, after several Intellectual attempts
to induce the people to admit him, secured
entrance through a window. Then he
searched the house from cellar to garnet,
but failed to find any trace Of the supA
posed murder. He met an old woman on the
upper floor, who said she knew nothing Of
this shooting. so the officer went down
stairs, after searching the attic. He locat
ed a family of three-a man, woman and a
girl-on the lower floor, but all denied any
knowledge of the pistol shot, so they were
allowed to remain.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-11
AT Tie CITY HALL
THE USUAL PEACE OF SATURDAY
PREVAILED
The Board Of Public Works Considered
and Recommended Certain Petit
tions-Auditor's Report

Saturday is the quiet day at the city hail
and nothing occurred to break the stiffness
except the holding of the Eighteenth pre-
cinct Republican primaries on the porch.
A little diversion was created there by the
sudden introduction into the field Of two
tickets besides the regular caucus one; also
by conflict between F. W. Fisher, a
member of the election board, and Pete
McNally, an Eighth ward statesman. who
wanted to run things. These matters are
more fully covered in another column.
The boys in the various offices could talk
nothing but politics, and when o'clock,
the hour for closing, came it was not long
before the hall was almost entirely de-
serted,
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-11
Marriage Licenses

Oscar Leon Williams, aged 81, a native
of Texas and resident of North Ontario,
to Josephine Ruth Brest, aged 20, a native
of Pennsylvania and resident of Pomona.
Elijah l.. Ferr.el, aged "a, a native Of
Missouri. to Florence b. Taylor, aged e. a
native Of New Hampshire, both residents
of Los Angeles.
Benjamin Brilliant, aged 30, native Of
Russia. to Carrie Brilliant, aged Is, a ma
tive of California, both residents of Los
Angeles.
John Weidman, aged go a native Of Wis
cons.n, TO Louise G. Rosso, aged 20, a ma
tive of Maryland, both residents of Los
Angeles.
Louis de Bleau, aged 20, native of Mich
igan, 10 Evangeine Houston, aged 20,
native Of New York, both residents of Lbs
Angeles.
Jean Noug!er, aged %, native of France.
20 Flavia Gr!mand, aged o. a native of CAL
ifornia. both residents of Los Nietos
Rafael Villa, aged At, a native of Mexico
and resident of Los Angeles, to Emilia Fig
ueroa, aged Is, native Of California and
resident of San Gabriel.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-11
Dun's Southern California Review

r. G. Dun & Co.. in their Monthly Review
| of Trade conditions for August in Southern
California, say:
August, usually an active month, rollet
| up an enormous volume of business and re
corded the smallest failures recorded in an!
month for the past five years of this coun
ltry's commercial history.
| Trade conditions In leading industries ar
strong. The improvement in the iron IN
dustry especially is impressive.
Wool sales show falling Off. 1t Is be
lieved the market will not better itself. I'm
| til the holders views weaken somewhat.
Railroad earnings show large gains ant
| securities Of all sorts are advancing.
The export demand for both agricultural
and manufactured productions is good anl
| increasing: imports smaller, showing larg
balance in favor Of this country.
| In Southern California the August trad,
| tone was better than was looked for In
| year when the balance Of trade has been de
cidedly against this section.
| The orange crop is practically moved, ant
| the returns from Its 1900 carloads tend Il
make times easier. Indications for larg'
next years crop is reported unfavorable.
There Is a loud demand for lemons; will
the fruit scarce prices are strong AM
| steady.
The canner:es are busy with the peacl
and pear crops. Prices range from $50 t,
$40 a ton, owing to the short crop.
Prune drying has commenced Abou
one-half an average crop Is reported
The grape yield Is not large, and In som'
sections the fruit runs small. Wine maker,
are busy preparing for the crushing sea
son. Prices will probably range from s
to 50 per ton. Raisin drying continues; 9
fair output is expected.
Although the beet yield is short, the fac
tories report the sugar and purity OF the
crop high.
Bee men have lost
Dried fruit market Is Indifferent. con
dition Of affairs difficult Of explain ration.
While It cannot be denied this season has
given us a combination OF trying circum
stances, business has not been affected &c
the degree feared. and reasonable fall ain.
will bring every confidence for the pros
perity Of the coming year.
Reports from Arizona show that things
have been going for that territory in tn,
way they should. High prices for cattle
copious rains, good crops. and mining &C.
tvity unite to make the hear: Of mar
glad.
There were ten failures In our district ir
August, liabilities $4,000. assets $4,000
against fourteen in August, 1897, with LA
bilties s31 900, assets $4,000.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-11
PERSONAL
S. j. Wylie Is a Chicago arrival.

S. j. Wylie Is a Chicago arrival.
| H. G. Mayell Of Cleveland, O., is in the
city.
Philip H. Nichols of Portland, Me-, is ir
town.
Herve Friend spent yesterday at Coro.
nado.
c. S. Maud is down from Riverside on q
| flying trip.
| A. and j. P. Barker are arrivals from
Philadelphia.
H. D. Colson arrived yesterday from
johannesburg.
A. S. Alfred and Leonard Cox are here
from New York.
Major j. A. Drlnfl is in from oxnart
again on a short visit.
Colonel T. H. Seymour and party have
arrived from Redondo.
j. NJ. Johnson was at the Girard house
New York. on Thursday.
| Walter Vom Cleft Of New York and F. M
Conser Of Washington are n town.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Watts and Mrs. L. B. Ricort
are here from Newark, N. j., on pleasure
trip.
Mrs. N. S. Brough Of San Francisco
"Helen Dare is in town, accompanied by
her son.
G. M. Carney and wife. Mr.. and Mrs. W
A. Percy and Mrs o. H. Piper are all ir
this city from Memphis, Tenn.
Charles Cassat Davis, president Of the
board Of education. returned yesterday
from two-weeks' trip to San Francisco.
Bailifr Appel OF the police courts has re-
turned from Santa Monica, where he passed
his vacation. He is greatly improved II
appearance.
The national encampment of the Wo.
mans Relief corps at Cincinnati. has
elected Mrs. Mary Hartwell, wife of the
city treasurer, as patriotic nstitutor
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-11
Los ANGELES fERA1D SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER IT, 1898

you the effect of tina; coat above thoss
giddy pajarftas was immense. A grin fol-
lowed him everywhere he went-and he
went everywhere a brave chaplain was
needed. He doesn't know the meaning OF
the word fear. and he's SO jolly he'd cheer
up stiff. Somebody called to him as he
went Hopping along the rear, looking for
water: :
Praying that your men will win,
father?'
I'm not praying today. my boy. I'm
packing water said the chaplain. and or
he Topped to the front. New York Sun.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-11
At the Clerks Office

S. C. Schroeder and others have filed a
petition with City Clerk Hance asking for
the Improvement of Sixth street, between
Mateo street and Santa Fe avenue. by
grading, gravel!ng. etc.
A protest has been filed against the
grading Of F!fty-fifth avenue, between
Pasadena avenue and Advise street on the
ground that the street has no outlet and no
travel upon 1t. John C. Bell, jr., and others
are the protestants.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-11

Mr.. Edward A. Kimball Of Chicago. who
is a student of the Massachusetts Meta
physical college and a member of the Off
cial board Of lectureshp, will deliver lee
ture under the auspices of the Christian
Science churches, who have united in call
ing him to this city to explain to the public
the practical excellence of Christian SCI
ence. The lecture will be given at Simpson
tabernacle, Thursday evening, September
18th, at o'clock. Admission free.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-11
Supply Committee

The supply committee also met yesterday.
Messrs Toll and Baker being present. The
bid of the Cerrilos Coal company for fur
nish.ng the city's coal for the ensuing
year was recommended. The company will
furnish Wellington steam coal at $50 per
ton, Cerrillos at $9.45, Gallup at $7.75, anthra-
cite at 1880 and twenty cords of pine
kinding at $50 per cord.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-11
Bumped His Head

An unknown man started to drive dowI
First street last night. while he was in
drunken condition, and when the wheels
of his buggy struck the car track. the wa
thrown out on his head, striking on tn
back Of the skull. He was sent to the re
ceiving hospital and attended to by DR.
Hagan.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-11
Limited and Fastest

The California limited over the Santa
Fe route will begin running on Nov. I'd be-
tween Los Angeles and Chicago, leaving
both Los Angeles and Chicago every Mon
day. Wednesday and Saturday, and going
through in two and one-half days-the fast
est train ever scheduled between California
and Chicago.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-11
Finance Committee

The council finance committee met yes
terday morning, all Of its members being
present. A number OF salary and expense
demands were allowed. The Los Angeles
university asked a rebate of 1925 on ac-
mended.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-11

sumption at her home on Blaine street on
Friday. Funeral services were held yes
terday afternoon in the Memorials Baptist
church, conducted by Rev. A. w. Rider, and
the remains were inferred in Evergreen.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-11
A Petition to Enlarge

A largely signed petition is being circu-
lated in the city asking the council to ex-
tend the municipal boundaries so as to in
cude the Garvanza district. Up to date the
document has about 1000 signatures.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-11
August Pay Rolls

The pay rolls for August show the fol-
lowing items: Park s40s7. 25; civil engineers
department. s25so37; police department,
sS554.o6; street department, $76O4.75
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-11

Among the Angelenos in San Francisco
Friday were H. L. Blocker, L. A. Schaf-
fer, w. d. Lyons, J. Mitchell, Z. L. Hutch-
j son and L. E. Gibbon.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-11

The Rt. Rev. Joseph H. Johnson. D. D.,
will hold an ordination to the sacred order
of the priesthood at st. Paul's church this
morning when the Rev. C. J. French and
Rev. Geo. Ely will be advanced to that
order. The Rev. Henderson Judd vii!
preach the sermon and the bishop will be
assisted in the service by the Rev. John
Gray, rector Of ST. Paul's, and others Of the
city clergy.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-11
Death of Miss Morrison

Miss Katherine c. Morrison, prominent
W. c. T. U. worker and treasurer of the
state union for several years, died of con-
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-11
Auditors Report

The weekly balance sheet in the audi
tors office shows the amounts placed to the
credit or debit Of the various funds, some of
them being as follows:
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-11

Wall paper, late styles, low prices, at
A. A. Eckstrom's 32l South Spring street.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-11
WHEN The BOYS COME.
A HEARTY WELCOME WILL HEAL
THEIR HURTS
Letters From Chaplain Clark and Sur
Geon Choate-Those Pyjamas
and Cholera Bands

The Rev. Alfred s. Clark. captain and
chaplain Of the Seventh regiment IN
letter dated at Camp Merriam, San Fran
cisco. Sept. 9Th. addressed to H. Jevne'
writes as follows:
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-11
Mondays Program

Mondays program will give the red-letter
day Of the meet. 1t will consist Of three
quarter mile maiden race, special race, one
mile hurdle race and one mile four-horse
wagon race and fitting the rings. The wagon
race Is expected to furnish much of the
days enjoy ment.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-06
No Conclusion Can Yet Be Drawn as
to the Outcome.
THE TIME DEPENDS ON SPAIN.
If She is Sincere in the Negotiations
the Proceedings May Only Last
One Month - Otherwise Our
Commissioners Are Likelyto
BE Recalled Promptly.
Subis Bay Necessary.

PARIS, oct 5-United states Peace
Commission held lbs usual session to-
day from 10 A. NJ Co 2 p. NJ. The COM
missioners continued the conference with
Major General Merritt and practically
concluded am extended canvass Of the
Philippine situation.
Nothing could boz learned as 10 whether
the General or Admiral Dewey had rec
commended the retention or the eyacu-
alton of the Philippine Islands by the
American forces. bGt &C. developed that
Admiral Dewey handed General Merritt
"A communication setting forth his ludg-
mont on the subject and that The Cen
eral submitted this 90 the commission
with reports from the American military
officers m Manila touching on the condi-
tions prevailing iu the Islands. General
Merritt concluded with q declaration or
his Judgment IN the mater and ~ may
be said that ne arrived Paris hoping
the United States commits would press
for the possession Of tho ppine arcn-
ipelig0. IL is also true the dlsposl-
ton Of the troops In ta ippine Is
lands before General Me. departure
WAS such. and was so ORDERED IS 10 war
rant the view that a large or complete
holding OF the Philippine Islands oy ths
United States was contemplated.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-06
THE WORST FEARED.
No Troops Seen from the Water and
Annr.uensions That All are Killed.

WALKER, MINI. october 5.-A state
ment has been secured from United
States Marshal OConuOr. lie says that
General Bacon told him that he thought
IL likely that they would have 70 remain
severaI days. and OConnOr tnereupon
said he would return here for supplies.
" Connor started IN d skin for his steam
launch and just then the battle COM
menced. The troops did not return the
ire for a few seconds. but when order
ed 10 fire they did so with good effect.
OC0nOr says DO was folly 10 go over
there with so small a force ana thinks
10 Will take az least Leo troops 90 restore
peace. a dispatch boat that has just
arrived announces that although they
crulsod up and down near the scene OF
the battle for two hours they were UNI
able % sec man, and fear tnat al sol
diers and officers have fallen About one
hundred citizens. including the detach-
ment from Brainerd. are about % start
for the scene
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-06
OBSTRUCTIVE FIRE.
CIarksyille Tenn. Suffers HaVy Loss
nx tlames- Work of Inccndiaries.

clark SNlllfs ifiiiff
hx FLAMES Work Of Inccndiaries'
~tsHvILLE. TENN. oct. "a spec
ci,i 20 the Banner from Gainesville
Tenn, says.
one N the most destructive fires mere
ir wears occurred at 1870 A. NJ. to-day
burning the Grange tobacco warehouse
the Louisville and Nashville Depot era
,s,. storage warehouse and many tene-
r,onr houses. The loss is over half a
million dollars. Ii is believed TO be me
work of incendiaries. II started IN the
Grange warehouse.
The Grange warehouse contained doo",
t50o hoesheads Of tobacco. and is a toial
loss The loss on the tobacco alone Do this
warehouse is estimated at $4,000, with
about $4,000 Insurance.
Five tenement houses were destroyed
The Grange warehouse was the largest
tobacco warehouse in the world. and had
a floor space covering over 1--WE acres. 10
was comparatively new and was occupied
by several firms.
The warehouse was built at cost of
s6j .oo0 and was only partially covered by
Insurance. It belonged to the estate Of
the late +. r. Gracey.