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The herald., 1898-03-02
CAUSED A SENSATION
An Article in Local Spanish Paper
Excites Eastern INQUIRIES

The extreme sensitiveness of the public
in the east on any matter which refers, no
matter how remotely, to the Spanish i'm
broglio. is illustrated by a number of in
quiries that were received here last night
from prominent journals in New York
relative to an editorial which was pub
lished in the Spanish paper, Las Dos Re-
publicas, of this city on February 9Th of
this year, at which time the announce
ment had been made that the Maine would
go to Havana. The article, according to
the Interpretation put upon it by the east
ern editors, was thought to be forecast
of the fate of the ship, and in the messages
received 1t was thought it might have been
inspired by some knowledge of what was
to happen.
The article was headed "Playing With
Fire. and alluded to the complications
that might result from the presence of an
American ship in that place at the critical
time.
The editor. Mr.. A. j. Flores, was seen
last night and asked about the article
Mr.. Flores, who is of high reputation as
man of honor, disclaimed any idea of pre-
dieting sinister result. He said that the
article was solely caused by the lamenta-
BILE consequences of sending the Baltimore
to Chile at the time of the Balmaceda rev.
olution, as he feared that there might be
q similar encounter between the men of the
Maine and the Spanish in Havana. Mr..
The herald., 1898-03-02
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
They Want to Come to Los Angeles.
Literature Mailed

Secretary Virgins received three in
quiries by this mornings mail from per-
sons who wish to remove their business 10
Los Angeles. One wished to know what
inducements would be offered him to start
another brewery here; another wished 10
know what opportunities there were for
going into the wholesale poultry business,
and a third wants to establish a mattress
factory here.
Five hundred pieces of literature were
sent out yesterday and today from the
chamber of commerce. Most of these were
sent to eastern points In response to in
quiries by mail.
Returns are already coming in from the
Klondike pamphlets sent north. One post
master writes that he has received sample
packages and will be pleased to distribute
any quantity the chamber supplies to him.
Recent exhibits at the chamber of COM
merce are loquats, passion flower fruit and
large grenadillas from c. p. Taft, Orange;
a box of oranges from the Covina Citrus
association; seed bed stock Seeding or
anges, from Oh. Disbrow, Glendale; navel
oranges grown at South Pasadena, from H.
j. Fleishman, city; cluster of Lisbon lem
ons from Rodriguez, Howard & Co., and a
box of navel oranges from the Pomona
fruit exchange.
The herald., 1898-03-02
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Drink Glen Rock water. Tel. main 26.
DR.. Minnie Wells, 1877 East Third street.
c. D. Howry. undertaken. Fifth and
Broadway. Lowest prices In the city.
Call TEL Main 243 for ambulance. Kreg-
elo & Bresee Sixth and Broadway.
Robert Sharp Co., funeral directors.
15l and 1853 s. Spring st. Tel. Main 1929.
Watches cleaned. rs cents: mainsprings,
90 cents; crystals, 10 cents. Patton, 2l4
South Broadway.
L. r. Winston has received his line of '9S
Clevelands. The road model lists at $50;
other models higher.
Special designs in frames, any finish, can
be had at Sanborn, Vail & Co. All kinds
Of regilding. 1873 South Spring street
Adams Bros. dentists, 2ss1k South Spring
street. Plates from "a. Painless ex-
tracing, 50 cents. Filling speciality.
Hours. to S; Sunday. 10 to L.
Battleship Maine could not have scat
tered wall paper more widely than Walter S
prices do. Latest ingram borders. cents
foot. Walter. 627 South Spring street.
"A thing of beauty is joy forever" So
is a well framed picture. All up-to-date
ideas in this line, new shades of mattings
and mouldings to harmonize. Sanborn,
Vail & Co.. 1873 South Spring st.
w. S. Newell forgot all about the hitch
his horse tied longer than twenty minutes.
He was arrested by Patrolman Richards
and was released on depositing IS bail.
Alfredo Gellardo will be tried in Justice
Owens court today on a charge of petty
larceny. He Is accused of the theft of a
contractors lantern. which he is said to
have stolen off an obstruction in the street.
DIR. Rebecca Lee Dorsey. Stimson block
first floor, rooms 1873, 1S4. 1856. Special atten-
tion given to obstetrical cases, and all dis
eases Of women and, children. Electricity
scientifically used. Consultation hours,
to s. Tel. 1927.
The Episcopal parishes in this city, with
their various rectors and congregat tions,
will hold united Lenten service this even
ing in st. Johns church, corner Adams and
Figueroa streets. The sermon will be
preached by the Rev. A. G. L. Trew. D. D.
Charles Rudy was arrested by Detec-
tives Auble and Hawley yesterday morn
ing and placed in the city Jail on a charge
Of vagrancy. He Is confirmed dope
fiend, and his arrest was made in order to
effect a cure IL possible. Several of his
friends claim to be willing to pay for his
treatment at Kelley institute.
Charles Drake. a messenger boy. was Sc
verely injured at Temple and Spring
streets yesterday morning. He was rid
ing his wheel down Spring street and col
lided with buggy which suddenly turned
the corner in front of him. He was thrown
Off and struck on his head on street car
rail. cutting a cash in his scalp two
inches long.
The herald., 1898-03-02

dog catchers to appear next Tuesday to
answer to charges and to show cause why
their stars should not be taken away from
them.
]. w. Miner was appointed a special Off
Ger to serve without pay from the city.
Miner is an employe of the Alcatraz AS
phalt company which is in need of spe-
cial officer to look after tools. lights, etc.,
now being used on various big jobs of street
work.
The following applications for saloon IL
cense transfers were referred to the chief
to report: To p. F. Gibbons, from C. B.
Coykendall, at 102 East First street; to
John Castera. from v. s. Barber, at 112
East First street.
The saloon permit of J. e. Waldeck at 32S
South Spring street was Cancelled at the
request OF the holder. The same party had
in an application for a saloon license at 13l
South broadway. which was referred to
the chief for report
The herald., 1898-03-02
WoMAN's PRESS CLUB
The Fourth Annual Convention-In-
terestinQ Papers

The large audience that assembled in
the Friday Morning club rooms last even
ing at the opening session of the fourth an
nual convention of the Womans Press
club was entertained with an excellent
program.
The first paper of the evening was "Odd
Literary Geniuses," written by W. c. Nor
row, widely known writer and newspaper
man of the Pacific coast. 1t was read by
Mrs. Laura j. Pinney Of the Pacific Coast
WQman's Press association. In defining
the subject the writer showed the differ
ence between the ordinary and extraordin-
ary genius. The former belongs to the
world about him, whom labor has made a
genius. and the latter Is of the wild, reck-
less, erratic type.
Mrs. Galpin read very fine paper en-
titled, "Tennyson's Princess as a Contri-
button to the Woman Question" Mrs.
Galpin outlined the story of the poem and
said that ''in no poets work since Shake
speares has woman occupied so large
and gracious space in character studies
as in Tennyson's. What first attracted
people to him were his portraits of women
drawn with the hand of a lover and artist"
His son tells us that Tennyson would say;
Il would pluck my hand from a man,
even If he were my greatest hero or DEAR
est friend. If he wronged woman or told
her ue" Tennyson is reported to have
pending in England were the housing and
education of the poor man and the higher
education of women.
The last paper of the evening was by Mrs,
Lu Wheat. entitled, "Oriental Literature"
aside from the art Of the Orient" said
the speaker. nothing shows so plainly as
its literature how far we are from under
standing the people Of the east. Shut in
from all outside influences, their ideas have
evolved for thousands Of years in a way
peculiar to themselves. The thoughts that
come and go and shine so wondrously
through the dark eyes of our far-off neigh
bors are not our thoughts. The Asiatic So
ciety literature is doing what 1t can to let
us see the true inwardness of the far east
and Japan now boasts number of month
ly magazines that are graphing with the
question"
The musical part of the program was ex-
ceptionally fine. Miss Beresford Joy sang
a solo in Italian and responded to an encore
with Dreams" Mrs. e. K. Wuerker also
sang very acceptably and Mrs. L. o. Tor
rey and w. A. H. Conner played a man
dolin and piano duet. A poem, Respect
fully Declined" written by Mrs. Francene
Crocker Leroy, was read by Mrs. Sadie B.
Metcalf.
This morning at 9 o'clock a business
meeting will be held for members only. At
2 p. m. a literary session. to which the pub
lie is invited, will close the convention.
with the following program: Personal
"reminiscences of Newspaper Woman" {"
Mrs Emma Hardacre, Santa Barbara:
LOS Castagnette," Kelten Miss Nell Con-
nor; THE Story of the Curfew Bell" Mrs.
Rose Hartwick Thorpe; violin and piano
duet, Miss Anna Phelps and Mrs. l.. d.
Torrey; Some People In Our Yard" Mrs.
Elizabeth Grinnell, Pasadena with Yer
dure Clad" Haydn. Miss Grace Hersee:
Uncle Rastus' Opinion of the New Wo-
man" Mrs Eliza hath Vope
The herald., 1898-03-02
CITY NEWS
INDEX OF LOCAL EVENTS
chronicled on pages s. 6 and 8.


; Forecast: Fair; westerly winds.
; Crystal Springs water suit finally :
; commenced.
; Big damages wanted for fall into :
; 4 basement.
; Pioneers talk over the Indian cam :
; paign of 1851.
; Fourth annual Convention Of the (
; Woman's Press club.
; Third concert by the Los Angeles :
; Symphony Orchestra.
; An article in local Spanish paper (
which caused a sensation.
; Defense In the Blackman trial opens 1
Its case by giving Blackman a good (
character. (
; Some of the financial maneuvers of (
; George r. Johnson. who is also known 4
; in Riverside. 1
; Mayor Snyder and Commissioner 4
: Wyman have lively little spat at the 1
; police board meeting. I
; Chinese lottery men make a new 4
move and provoke opposition among I
; their own countrymen.
Electric locomotives for the Santa (
; Monica road; the Traction pushing 4
preparations for a move on to San Pc (
dro. 1
The herald., 1898-03-02
At THE THEATER
s**+++ .s.t.i

+ LOS ANGELES THEATER.--The audi
ence assembled last night to witness the
second performance of Primrose and
Vests minstrels was hardly inferior in
size to the largest crowd that gathered in
the same house a few nights ago to listen
to the Bostonians, which fact speaks vol
umes for the public appreciation Of good
thing when 1t comes this way.
Mr.. Primrose scored a big success in his
act, and George Wilson was as funny as
ever in his monologue. The remainder of
the program went also to the huge salts
faction of the audience, as it deserved.
The minstrels close with a matinee and
evening performance today.
COMING ATTRACTION.-The first ap-
pearance in this city of Janet Waldorf in
the popular play of 'Ingomar" is looked
forward to with q great deal of interest
Miss Waldorf played in Riverside on Mon
day night, and telegram from Manager
Miller to Manager Wyatt not only an
nounced a large house, but added that the
performance was the best ever given in
that city. Miss Waldorf will be seen in the
character of Parthenia tomorrow night,
and will follow with rendition of "The
Hunchback,' which is always popular
and drawing card.
ORPHEUM FIESTA BENEFIT.-That
the management of the Orpheum is a
friend of La Fiesta is evidenced by the
fact that the entire gross receipts of the
matinee this afternoon will be donated to
La Fiesta fund, the bill being especially
arranged for the occasion. Aside from the
fact that there is an unusually fine show
this week, which Is in itself sufficient to
attract a large audience, the knowledge
that the matinee this afternoon is to be
Fiesta benefit should pack the house to
the doors. 1t is to be bona fide benefit
not one where the management gets seven
eighths of the receipts, but where the ben
eficiary gets it all.
The herald., 1898-03-02
DEATH OF MISS SEAMANS
She Passed Away Yesterday at Her
Home in Oakland

Miss May L. Seamans, daughter of Capt.
W. H. Seamans, died yesterday morning at
Oakland.
Miss Seamans was widely known in this
city, where for some years she was prom-
nent in social circles. Owing to financial
reverses, she engaged in newspaper work
for some time, being employed on an after
noon journal here. Last autumn she went
to Oakland and followed her profession
there on one of the papers of that city. She
was most accomplished young lady, one
possessed of many attractive personal
qualities.
The interment will take place at Noun
tain View cemetery at Oakland today. Miss
Seamans had been an invalid for a year
past, but pluckily kept at tho work she
felt she must do.
The herald., 1898-03-02
Cooperative Stores

The women's branch of the Union Re-
form league had its usual meeting yester-
day at st. Paul's Guild hall. Mr.. Bliss
spoke on "Co-operative Stores" The
speaker gave brief outline of the rea-
sons why cooperative enterprises generally
nave 1ailed financially. However success
full they may have been from a Chart HI a
or religious point Of view, the fact re-
mains that cooperation heretofore has not
been able to shorten the hours
OF labor. to raise wages, nor even
to reduce the price of products
Cooperation in small enterprises cannot
expect to compete with Cooperation on a
great scale. i.e., monopoly. The topics
for the rest of the meeting in March cp,,,'
prise Taxation" Socialism" and "Tern-
perance." woman Suffrage and .Indi-
vidualism."
The herald., 1898-03-02
Need More Signatures

A special committee of the fire commits
sion, consisting of Messrs. Kuhrts and
Wells. yesterday afternoon held meeting
with property owners interested in the
petition of Nettleton & Keilerman for per-
mission to bore for oil In the Park tract,
but no decision was reached. 1t appeared
that the petition, while apparently repre-
senting majority of the frontage in the
block. had been signed in part by lessccs
and not by owners. On representations by
the petitioners that the necessary sigma
lures could be obtained, the matter went
over for week.
The herald., 1898-03-02
Memorial Service

A memorial service for Frances e. vii.
lard Will be held at the First M E. church.
Broadway, next Sunday at 8 p. M, under
the auspices OF the state and city Woman's
Christian Temperance unions. All are
invited to do honor to Americas greatest
woman.
The herald., 1898-03-02
License Business

City Clerk Hance has completed his re-
port of the issuance of licenses for the
month of February. There were licenses to
the amount of 4,47O.50 issued of which
$13,996.50 was collected and $474 is still out
standing. During the month Tax Collector
Gish collected Sis delinquent licenses.
The herald., 1898-03-02
Don't Go to law

But II you must we will advise you with
out charge. and II we don't win your case
will charge you nothing. Hard collections
collected. Suits against corporations. libel.
slander and foreclosures our specialties'
All legal matters treated in the most con-
fidential manner. Langworthy Co.. 226
South Spring street.
The herald., 1898-03-02

Flores expressed the most sincere sorrow
at the disaster to the Maine, and is conf
dent that the Spanish government will be
found blameless, even If it is proved by the
court of inquiry that the explosion was not
due to accident.
The herald., 1898-03-02
Fines and Penalties

Justice d. c. Morrison has filed his re-
port of fines and collections in his depart
ment of the police court. showing that s255
had been taken in during the 2S days.
The herald., 1898-03-02
Agricultural Park coursinx

Entries are now open for Sundays cours-
Ing matches at Agricultural park. Purse.
500. Entrance fee, $3.50. Send entries 1t
once to secretary, No. 14a South Broad way,
Iat which place the drawing tales place
Thursday evening. a
The herald., 1898-03-02
Undelivered relerrams

There are undelivered kilograms at the
Western Union Telegraph Office for G. M.
Shelter. J. H. Fear. William 8. Johnson
M. F. Bowles, 7. 9. Ryan, Hon. ]. s. Fas-
sett and Mrs. A. B. Boswell.
The herald., 1898-03-02
PERSONAL

Aaron F. Norton, after years absence
visiting eastern cities, returns homo today.
Henry Klsin, who has been IA New York
for. ne past ~ mont IA. arrived home yeG-
The herald., 1898-03-02
Fire commissioners meet--1o .

Fire commissioners meet--10 a. m.
= Zingari club will meet at GA South :
= Hill streets p. m.
= Southern California Woman's Press (
= club. literary session. Friday Morning :
= club rooms-2 p. m.
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The herald., 1898-03-02
EVENTS OF TODAY

Orpheum-Vaudeville.
Burbank-"The Runaway Wife,"
Los Angeles-Primrose and Vests
Minstrels.
The herald., 1898-03-02

Maximum temperature, n.
Minimum temperature, 46.
Forecast for Southern California for
Wednesday: Fair; westerly wind.
The herald., 1898-03-02
Zingari Reception

The Zingari and their friends will give
reception this evening at the Los Angeles
School Of Art and Design, No. GA Hill
street, to Mrs. Rose Hartwick Thorpe, au-
thor of "Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight"
night"
The herald., 1898-03-02
Another Protest

A protest against the opening of Kohler
street. between Seventh and Fourteenth
The herald., 1898-03-02

Van paper. late styles. low. priess. ~
k 1 eatrosr's' ~ aSsss* ses1nS -sfeet
The herald., 1898-03-02
THE WEATHER

TEMPERATURE-Rep OF observations
taken at Los Angeles, March 1st. The
barometer Is reduced to sea level
The herald., 1898-03-02

The huge guns of modern navies can be
fired only about seventy-five times, when
they become worn out
The herald., 1898-03-02

streets. was yesterday filed with the coun-
Gil by G. Kerckhoff and other interested
property owners.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-23
DAKOTA LAND TAX CASE.
Some Details About the Decision
Filed Last Week

Justice Peckham, Of the United States su-
preme court, handed down early last week the
opinion of the court in reply to questions
certified from the United States court of ap-
peals for the Eighth district, in the cases
Drought by the then Receiver Edwin H. Nc
Ienry and others VS.. Lord Afford and others.
me case involves the right of the state
and county authorities of North Dakota to
tax the lands embraced in the government
land grant to the Northern Pacific Railroad
company, and grew out of the effort of the
Richmond county authorities to levy such a
tax under the state law
me land OF the railroad company was sold
for taxes, and the receivers brought suit to
set aside the sales on the ground of Irregular
1ty and invalidity. There were six questions
certihed by the lower court, but the supreme
court held that three of them did not fall
within the rules OF the court. The other
three to which the court made reply were as
follows:
First-Was it the purpose of chapter 80 Of
the Laws of Dakota for 1893 to exempt from
taxation the land grants OF the Northern Pa
clhc. which are outside of its rights of way
and are not shown to be used in its business
as common caYier?
second-If such was the purpose Of the
act, was the act void in whole or in part. as
transgressing the limitations plard upon the
power Of the territorial legislature?
Misunderstanding the lands in contro-
versy to have been. subject to taxation for
1888, were the appellants. by reason of.any Of
mode OF assessment entitled to equitable re-
lief without first offering to pay the taxes
properly chargeable against said lands?
The first and third Of these questions were
answered in the affirmative and the second
was answered in the negative
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-23

dentally to cultivate grace Of body
and spiritual grace at one and the
same time. Each was held up on the
way for the price of a ticket 1t was
Gustav Lemkau, a fellow Bible stu
dent, who stood at the window of the
infant class room and received toll
mo dollar, no Dance" was the rule,
for the demand for dancing instruc-
ton was greater than the accommo-
dations. One young man dressed in
neat blue suit. with turnover collar
and white muslin tie, WAS turned away.
There was no objection to his gar
ments. It was money he lacked, and
credit was refused. Thus did many
call, and some were turned away.
Rev. DR.. E. L. Stoddard, whose OBJ
5ections to boisterous games like chop
SCOTCH" and ''going to Jerusalem led
him to seek refined amusement for his
Sunday school pupils in a dancing
class, was not present last evening to
witness the first actual steps in his
new departure. Mrs. Stoddard. how
ever was everywhere} In the passage
way by the box office she barricaded
the church against parents and repor-
ters
Members only were permitted to en-
ter DR.. Stoddard's gymnasium, where
the Bible students went through their
first evolutions under the eye of pro-
fessional dancing master.
There were sixty dancers in the hall,
and Mrs. Stoddard said If the other
members of the Bible class wanted to
learn to dance they would have to
form another class, as there was room
for only sixty
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-23
PRICES DIFFERED.
Information Eagerly Sought Gained
without Amy Effort

-Four or five Washington correspondents
were telling stories CT their experiences vita
statesmen. local and national when one of
them from state in the Southwest swung
into line with something a little out of the
ordinary. says the Washington Star.
II was doing the legislature" he began
FOR a syndicate of newspapers, with some
free lance work on the ide. and was max
ing potful Of money out OF it. During the
case Of vote selling by a rural Represen-
tative that was astonishing for its small
ness | couldn't find out what the member
got. but It couldn't have been much for the
whole matter at issue wasn't worth more
than $40 thereabouts After exhaust
ing al my sources of Information | thought
| would try the member himself and see
how guileleas he on a little thing
like that. didn't dare ask him his price.
but | did dare to talk about it, and 1 went
at him directly.
" Say. young Teller he said after / had
talked awhile. how much do you git fer a
news item Nike that?
@ It's a pretty big thing for me- I re-
Piled perSuasively, and I'll get $25 for the
story If l get 1t complete
" How much? he asked with an eager
g Twenty-Five dollars 1 repeated.
g Gee whiZZ. I'd like to have your j"b'
Why? 1t isn't an easy one Not so
'P'r'aps 1t amt he sad slowly. but it
pays better
- How do you mean?'
90 Why you get SIS for list telling about
what l done for So
The syntax mightn't have been perfect
perhaps" concluded the speaker, but the
fact was and that was what l wanted