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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-07
Governor Pingree on Municipal Ownership.

Gov. Hazen S. Pingree addressed the Nine
subject: "Ten Years of Municipal Progress. "
Among other things he said:
''Detroit was long ruled by the politicians
until at length the leaders grew reckless Streets
were given away to car companies, to gas coin-
panies and other corporations. You could not
drive without paying toll. The city was half
lighted and at exorbitant rates. What little
paving there was cost twice as much as it was
worth. The paving ring was powerful. Sew
ers built had 10 outlet There were long tracts
OF unoccupied land in the middle of the city
held by men for speculation. The cars drawn
by horses were unhealthy and uncomfortable.
P.lks were given away for buildings.
''In eight years, all this has been remedied,
and to-day, Detroit is one of the most beautiful
cities of the United States.
II was elected by the most influential people
of the city. Directly after l was elected, dis
covered that the railroads were paying less than
their lawful taxes | said SO, and the railroad
support was lost to me. ! found the gas COM
panies charging exorbitant rates, and said SO,
thu, losing their support. l found bankers
speculating with the city funds. | denounced
them, and they said was unsafe. l attacked
the surface railroads, and they called me
anarchist was four times elected mayor. l
ost lot of old friends, but was elected by
larger majority each time. 1t is something TO
be proud of when the influential classes turn
their backs on me and the common people
stand by me. have come 10 lean on the COM
n,on people. They the real foundation of
.onl government.
g rHE REMEDY is IN MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.
This will not only solve municipal questions,
bnt will bring railroads, express companies
street lines, telegraph aid telephone companies
and other agencies into the proper suljection
"Mv experience is that those who stand fore
most in tile synagogue and wear long faces on
Sunday and spend the rest OF the week in
biibing aldermen, and getting up stock obbing
schemes TO detraud widows and orphans, are
most dangerous members of society.
az say that unless the Republican party
comes out and champions the average man, and
unless it ceases to cater 20 syndcates, trusts,
monopolies and theil agencies, it will be buried
i'm oblivion"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-07

has made toward a higher civilization in con-
ferring upon woman the political equality which
has been heretofore so wrongfuly withheld
from her.
That there has been no haste on the part of
women to secure office is evident from the facts
that the Silver Republicans offered the nomi-
nation of secretary of state to two women, but
the offer was declined The Populists offered
the nomination of auditor to two women, but
both declined. The Republicans and Demo
Gratis succeeded in finding woman to accept
the nomination for state superintendent of pub
lie instruction, but it is fair to say that even in
these cases, the young women were not "wire
pullersi' for the nomination.
Surely, another 'wind-mil'' has been suc-
cessfully vanquished by the Don Quixote of
practical demonstration. FRANK BIsBEE.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-07
Idaho Politics.

Il has been said repeatedly by those who al
ways see disaster in every change frOm Oid-tin1e
.citstoIns that women would take 10 interest in
politics if enfranchised; that mcu would not
weioanne then, to party work if they did; and
lastl,.. If women were interested, il would be as
r1ffice4secke1s. 1t would seem that these pet
theories have met downfall in recent events
in Idai,o. -Four conventions have been recent
ly d-RepublicaD, Silver Republican, Dem
ocrat and POpulist. Women weIe present in
each, serving as delegates; and as delegates are
moi appointed without proof positive that they
sv1E serve well tie interests of tlIeir Const1tu-
ents- it is safe 10 conclude that Idaho wCnIen
considered by Idaho 1nen tO be interested in
politics. III the Silver Republican convention,
a woman was elected Vice-chairnan. That
there was given a hearty welcome 10 women IS
evident iron, twp fscts-Onc, that the Silver
Republicans and Democrats, the two strongest
parties in the STATE numerically, selected their
Tespe Give state central committees by placing
upon them a man and wOMsu from each
county, thus equally dividing the liOnors and
responsibilities. The other evidence is in the
form of resolutions passed by these two conven-
hons. The Silver Republicans expressed them
selves in ti,eir platform thus:
''ro the women voters OF Idaho we extend
the hand of good-felIowship, and urge them to
active cooperation with Us in maintaining at
the polls The principles of bimetalism and pro-
lection 10 our industries, to labor and to our
hones.''
The Democrats make conspicuous plank IN
their platform as follows:
ave extend 10 the women voters of Idaho
the right hand Of fellowship, and coupsatnIase
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-07
Sawdust from M0rgan's BuzZ-Saw.

The road To hell is lded with the prayers Of
those who vote different from the way they pray.
When principles about to be dropped, the
devil puts on his blandest smile.
Every bond issue takes wrinkle ont of the
devils face.
The day is past when noise can carry cleo
tions.
If all the church members had praying ma
chine, half Of them would forget to wind it.
He that stealell from the poor shall not lack,
but he shall sit in The United States Senate and
receive the homage of preachers.
When the wicked reign, the fools carry
torchiehts and follow brass bands and drink
bad whisky.
The bloodtllirsty liateth the poor working
man, and ordereth ont the troops TO shoot him
down.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-07
Sarcastic Brother Taber.

Brother Wm. ]. Taber, of Essex, Iowa, in a
personal letter to the editor, condemns Governor
Leedy and VIM. ]. Bryan for having anything
to do with the war He also says:
''If Gage, Mckinley & Co. had got the FIVE
hundred millions of forged bonds they demand
ed of congress to retire greenbacks with, the
Maine would not have been sent to Cuba and
blown up there would have been no war with
Spain, and the Benighted States would have
continued to police and patrol the ocean in the
interest of Spain, helping Spaniads to crush
and starve Cubans, just as they did for three
years-equally so under Grover the Fat and old
Bill the Simple and Pious.
''Do you think the thieves at Washington
will be able to give vent enough to that nasty
mess to prevent an explosion? If they do, hell
will tear loose when congress meets, and blood
and hair and corruption will be scattered about.
81 am going to take treble dose of physic,
and try to relax my energies enough to write
an acceptable article tor publication, soon."
We wish simply to say to Brother Taber that
Governor Leedy and Colonel Bryan were not
responsible for the war; and they simply did
their duty, as they saw it, under the circum-
stances.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-07
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

from the New Road, Denver
We want the world to know that we have
''Iined up" We hoist the names of Hanna
and Pierpont Morgan for 1900.
What is the use of purifying politics Oh the
plan of putting Ole good man in among lot
of rascals? One sound apple in barrel of
rotton apples is bound to rot.
Better build monument of bread and butter
to the aged parents Private Phoenix left behind
him. If there happens to be and anything left
after that is done, it ought to be put in mar
bic slab to perpetuate his heroisn.
Mother nature has always been liberal with
her children. Indians even do not starve An
acre of land will take care of a man a whole
year, If he has desire to work it right, but
that acre can sustain no one if it is fenced in
by some Speculation holding it for raise in
xr,Iue Ka;ser Ui1f;os,, ..f =
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-07

We can hardly understand what the Repub
licans hope 10 gain b" proving that certain
Peoples party Legislators were bought by the
corporation lobbies. What were they bought
for? Simply 10 vote with the Republicans.
Then, if it was wrong for Pops TO vote as
the corporations Dictated on what ground was
it hight for Republicans to do so?-Torch of
Liberty, Mound City.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-07
Shafter Slaps G. A. R. Men.

General Shafter, in personal letter to Pest
master Willis, of Nashville, roasts the "yelow
press for the criticisms of Shafter and the
administration. He also writes:
81 am very fond of Evans (pension commits
sioner), and am glad you are defending him.
Some of the G. A. R. are simply unbeatable,
and seem to think if they can't have the treas.
ury turned open to them, they are being de-
frauded."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-07

Keep this fact in mind: A majority of the can-
didates on the Republican ticket are corporation
LAWYERS. This is not frse - tIA De~@-s-4 1s-s,-s
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-10-07

ACCORDING TO dispatches, there is great suf-
feriug in Havana on account of a lack of food,
2sud people are dying in the streets, by the
hundreds,
The herald., 1898-12-04
To the Voters of the Fourth Ward
HOS AlNGELES. Cal. Nov

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Nov. 81, 1893.
TO Whom 1t May Concern: l, the under
signed, c. Z. Huber, do hereby declare that
am the Democratic nominee for councilman
in the Fourth ward of Los Angeles city and
that am unalterably in favor of the muni-
cipal ownership of the water system, as
we'll as all other public utilities, and that if
elected councilman | will at all times sup
port all measures taken to place under mu-
nicipal control the water works now owned
or controlled by the Los Angeles City Wa
ter company.
l further declare that not only have no
interest in the water company, but that !
am not and will not be concerned in ad-
vancing therein the interest of any stock
holder of said company, and will always
stand by the rights and interests of the city
as against the water company.
l make this sworn statement because of
newspaper and other stories circulated
about me by certain individuals which are
contrary to the above declarations, and
which | hereby brand asabsolutely false and
untrue c. Z. HUBER.
Subscribed and sworn to before me thia
lst day of December, 1898.
(Seal.) LOUIS GOTTSCHALK,
Notary public in and for the county of Los
Angeles, state Of California.
The herald., 1898-12-04
Uniform for Telephone Girls

With the provision of new and hygienicai-
ly constructed telephone stations for Vienna
has come reform which, in itself, hot a
little remarkable. Experience has shown
that the dust clingng to the dresses OF the
telephone girls when they arrive at work
finds its way to the instruments and brings
about disturbance in the telephone SER
vice. To avoid this the girls will now be
required to wear a uniform during office
hours. On arriving the girls are to remove
their street dresses and put on others pro-
vided by the government, made of stuff SIM
liar to that used for dust cloaks. The mate
rial is dark in color, and on the sleeves are
yellow stripes in imitation of the national
colors. The girls are also compelled to take
off their boots and substitute for them a
sipper-like shoe.-London Morning Post.
The herald., 1898-12-04
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Drink Glen Rock water. Tel. Main 26.
Bresee Brothers, funeral directors, Broad
way and Sixth. The best and cheapest.
Gilt wallpaper and border for l2-ft. room,
sl.5O. Walter, 627 South Spring street.
Robert Sharp & Co., funeral directors, 75l
and 753 South Spring street. Tel. Main lo2e
The largest diamond in Southern Califor
MIA, now on exhibition at Bob Kern S saloon,
on Third street.
Watches cleaned, Is cents; mainsprings,
80 cents; crystals, 10 cents. Patton, PA
South Broadway.
For Rent-Store room, 22xl50, with ce
ment basement, 50xl50, near 1884 South
Spring street. Lee A. Mcconnell, l45 South
Broadway, real estate and loan.
Adams Bros, dentists, 23D1s South Spring
street. Rates from "a. Painless extract
ing, so cents. Filling a speciality. Hours,
s to S; Sundays. 10 to II.
The twenty-second annual meeting of the
Ladies' Benevolent society will be held at
the residence OF Mrs. c. Ducommun, l347
Grand avenue, Wednesday, December 7th
at 2:3O p. IN.
Do you know that framed picture makes
a most desirable wedding present? If you
are looking for anything in that line do not
fail to call at II. G. Lichtenberger's art en-
porium, 2O2 South Spring street.
A debate upon the charter question will
be held this afternoon, at o'clock in Music
hall between Judge X. III. f. Nariel and
Job Hartman. The meeting is to be held
under the auspices of the Socialist Labor
party
DR.. Rebecca Lee Dorsey, Stimson block,
first floor, rooms 1873, l34, l35. Special at
tention given to obstetrical cases and all
diseases of women and children. Electricity
scientifically used. Consultation hours, to
g. Telephone 1927.
Adjutant Smith and wife of the Volun-
teers of America will hold farewell meet
ing at the hall, l2S East First street, before
leaving for the north There will be vocal
and instrumental music and all friends of
the volunteers are invited.
We have just received beautiful line of
novelties in framed pictures, beautiful in
design, moderate in price. We also have
about 300 small pictures, neatly framed,
new styles, to retail from so and IS cents to
SIPS. These goods are specially good foc
holiday presents. Sanborn, Vail & Co., l33
South Spring street.
The herald., 1898-12-04
A Card to Voters

Having been nominated for city auditor
and believing that you as an American
citizen will vote for the man whom you
think best qualified for the office, regard
less of party, deem it my duty to state my
qualifications, so that you may, vote in
telligently.
/ am graduate of the Davenport Busi-
ness college, where 1 gave particular atten-
ton to bookkeeping and mathematics
Later took a course in the law department
of Washington university at st. Louis, Mo-,
and in 1891 was admitted to practice in the
supreme court of California.
1t is the duty of the city auditor to pass
on the legality of all demands presented to
him for payment and knowledge of law
by the incumbent is very desirable quail
fication that will enable him to more effec
tually safeguard the interests of the city
(taxpayers).
/ am also an engineer and machinist, and
as | found that field of employment less
crowded in this city, have worked princi
pally at that trade here for the last SIX
years.
BY the unanimous vote of the city coun
Gil l was recently appointed city boiler in
spector, a position that requires much more
technical knowledge, especially of mathe
MATES, than that possessed by the average
|bookkeeper or accountant. have perfect
ed system Of indexing and records o1
boilers and licensing engineers that is yer,
highly commended by those competnt te
judge of it.
l believe, therefore, that am competent
and fully qualified for the position of city
auditor, and respectfully ask for that DO
stion. If elected I promise you a clean
honest and efficient administration of thai
office and enforcement of the law, REGARDLESS.
of persons, or politics. Respectfully,
G. j. DAHL.
Los Angeles, CAL, Dec. 8, ls9S
The herald., 1898-12-04
mueller, 36, both natives of Germany and

mueller, 36, both natives of Germany and
residents of Los Angeles.
James M. Maxwell, 26, native of Texas,
and resident of Lordsburg, and Sophia
Chappel, l6, native Of California and a
resident of Pomona.
Francis M. Langdon, 2s, native of Mas.
sachusetts, and Ollie Daggett, 81, native
Of Indiana, both residents of Los Angeles.
VIM. w. Wood, 35, native Of California,
and Elsie M. Armstrong, 27, native of
Michigan, both residents of Los Angeles.
Robert G. Dupuy, 81, a native of Ken
lucky, and Pearbetta Severance, 81, native
Of Iowa, both residents Of Los Angeles.
Louis j. Wager, 90, native of Nevada
and resident of Sherman, and Estella R.
Mayes, %, native of California and resi-
dent of Coldwater.
The herald., 1898-12-04
California at the CAPITAL

WASHINGTON, Dec Miss Lotta V
Wallar of St. Helena, Cal, has been ap
pointed assistant teacher in the klamath
Indian school, in Oregon, at $40 per an
nun. James NJ Brown of Missouri has been
appointed shoe and harness maker at Perris
school, in California, at $40 per annum
Miss Mary Orr of Oregon has been rein.
stated teacher at the Hoopa Indian school
in California, at 5000 per annum.
The postoffice at Nojoquis, Santa Barbara
county, Cal, has been discontinued. The
mail will go to Gaviota.
Frederick II. Fntel was today commits
stoned postmaster at Palmdale and James
NJ Murphy at Prospect Park, Cal.
The herald., 1898-12-04
CUMMINGS STATEMENTS RE-
EUTED
Contractor Sherer Exonerates Street
Superintendent Drain
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Dec. 3,

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Dec. 3, 1898.
Having heard reports circulated to the
effect that purchased quantity of gravel
that was rejected by the street superintend-
ent on Pico street, between San Pedro and
Stanford avenue, and used the same upon
another street, which was accepted by the
street superintendent, thereby showing IA
vor to me, I wish to deny the charge made
against Mr.. Drain that any favor was shown
me in any way.
purchased eighteen loads of the gravel
referred to from NJ. S. Cummings, and did
use the same, but not in the manner alleged.
I used the gravel referred to on private
contract, not subject to acceptance by the
street superintendent, and the same has
never been accepted by the said street su-
perintendent
L make this statement of my own free
will, in order to do justice to Mr.. Drain, and
to brand as false any statement that have
received any favors in my contract work for
the city.
(Signed) ROBERT SHERER,
(SEAL.)
1Ol1a South Broadway.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
Sd day of December, 1898.
G. G.. JOHNSON,
Notary Public in and for the county of Los
Angeles, State of California.
The herald., 1898-12-04
Her Release Ordered

Further hearing was given yesterday by
Judge Allen in the habeas corpus proceed.
ings instituted for the release of Mary dc
Priore from the Whittier reform school. It
appearing that she had reached her major
ity, the petition was granted, and an order
issued that the trustees Of the school should
Immediately take the necessary steps to re-
turn the young woman to her home in Fresno
county.
The herald., 1898-12-04

Simpson Tabernacle, Rev. E. A.
Healy, stability" IL a. m.
Christ Church, Episcopal, Rev. A.
S. Clark, "Laborers With God," 1 am.
Church of the Unity, Rev. G. J. X.
Jones, "Creed or Character" IL a. m.
Church of the Covenant, Rev. B. E.
Howard, "Claining Ones Own Life"
II a. m.
First Baptist church, Rev. A. G.
Smither, MARY and Martha Con-
treasted," IL a. IN
Plymouth Congregational church,
Rev. ]. Wild, "Why Not Make Bet
ter HELP" IL a. IN.
Emmanuel Presbyterian church,
Rev. H. X. Walker, Blossom and
Fruitage," IL a. m.
The herald., 1898-12-04
Another Elna Orran

a peaut'ful pipe organ for the Presby-
terian church of Redlands has inst heen
completed at the Harris Organ factory
C57-9 San Fernando street, and will be omen
to public inspection Wednesday and Thurs
day, December 7th and Sth all day. Those
interested cordially invited. Downey av
enue car passes door.
The herald., 1898-12-04
Park Band Concert

Following is the program of the concert
by the Santa Catalina Marine Band at West
lake park at 2 p. m. today:
Priests War March (from Athmalia) -.
................. Mendelssohn
Valse Espagnole. .......... Arr Schlepegrell
Overture, ''Bronze Horse" .Auber
"The 'Possum and the Coon NEGRO od-
QltN) ................. .BendlX
Selection, Gel Captain" .......... .Sousa
Sextette from Lucia $500. .Donzetti
Intermezzo from "Cavalleria Rusticana"
.:........: :................... Mascagni
''Tropic Dance" ................. i. Hermann
Selection, Faust .Gounod
Gavotte, Little Nestlings" Moses
Selection, ',Ihe Serenade" (request) Herbert
March, "a Kansas Two-Step". ...... Pryor
America NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The herald., 1898-12-04
Marriage Licenses

Frederick Fleck, SO, native of Germany,
and Hortense Voss, 30, native of Missouri,
both residents of Los Angeles.
August Schubert, So, and Maria Frei.
The herald., 1898-12-04
Gard of Thanks

We wish to express our thanks to many
friends for kindness and sympathy ten
dered us In our late bereavement, the death
of our daughter and sister
MRS HENRIETTA BRAUER and family.
The herald., 1898-12-04
EVENTS OF TODAY

Orpheum-Vaudevil
Observation-Disclosures Girl"
Los sAngeles-Cinematograph repro
duction of "Passion Play."
The herald., 1898-12-04
THE WEATHER

EMPERATURE-Reco of obssrvs tions
taken at Los Angeles, December 2. The
barometer lie reduced to sea level
Time. Bar rh'r. r. H. Wind Vel. Weather
- - - - - - ----
5a m 30 Is 81 y NE Clear
Spm sO.i6 II IA f Clear
Maximum temperature, 70.
Minimum temperature, 40.
Forecast
For Southern California-Fair Sunday;
fresh northerly winds.
The herald., 1898-12-04
The Largest Hat and Furnishing
Goods Store In Los Angeles.
The
Knowing Ones

Every other man In the
country can tel! you, now that the
elections are over, how it happened,
why 1t happened, and why 1t couldn't
have happened any other way that
they went the way they did. Ii
either happened because 1t rained,"
or because 1t didn't rain" or "be-
cause the other fellows stayed at
home" or because the judges fixed
1t UP so that nobody could vote but
the right people," or 1.-THE winners had
the most Doodle to spend" Anyway,
1t happened, and the plain matter-of-
fact truth of the matter Is the fellows
that got elected got the most votes.
Four years ago there were a lot of
fellows who stood on the left foot and
scratched the left shin with the right
foot and solemnly declared that wit h
so many furnishing stores and such
hard times and so many people losing
money, there really wasn't room
enough in town for another store.
Some of those men have changed over
to the right foot, and as they stand
on the right they solemnly declare:
II told you so. Just the minute | saw
the way those fellows SOLD GOODS
l told So-and.So that them fellers
would show EN-" We can only
SHOW YOU the difference between
the way we DO save you money and
they way some people DON'T If you
ask to be shown. For instance, ask
to be shown our SO hats, which are the
same in every way as the IS agency
hats.
The herald., 1898-12-04

All prices of wall paper greatly reduced
A. A. Eckstrom, 32i South Spring street.
The herald., 1898-12-04

Coursing, Agricultural park--1O
The herald., 1898-12-04

Baker & Hamilton
Prices save money for purchasers of We
hicles.
The herald., 1898-12-04

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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-12
Off for Molokai.

The Mazama left last evening for
Molokai, being chartered by the
Board OF Health, for the regular
semi annual visit to the settlement
by the members of the Board.
A number OF invited gentlemen
took passage by the steamer. Among
them were physicians in he service
OF the U. S. Government, represent
atives of the press, British Consul
Kenny and number OF natives,
permitted to take this opportunity
to visit their friends.
The excursion is expected to re-
turn to town this evening.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-11-12
The Leonids.

The Leonids did not make their
appearance last night at the sched-
uled hour, but several meteoric
phenomenons we're observed early
in the morning. The sky was I'M
usually bright, and the air very
clear, when at 4:l0 a. m. three "fall-
ing" stars we're noticed coming in
two different directions with avelo-
city far superior to that observed at
the fall OF the ordinary meteor, At
4:30 two other meteors were observ-
ed going in the same direction, and
as rapid as the former ones. To.
night will be the right time 10
watch the heavenly display.