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The herald., 1898-06-28
Citv Will Paw One-Half

In the matter of the petition from M. Ha-
gan ct al, asking the city to pay for the
resurfacing of that portion of Spring and
Main street lying between the street rail-
way tracks and extending southerly from
the property of Abbot Kinney at the juno
ton of Spring and Main streets, the recon-
mendation that the city pay for one-half
of the expense of paving said portions of
Spring and Main streets was adopted. This
recommendation was made in view of the
fact that similar action was taken in the
matter of paving Main street at the junction
of Broadway and Main streets. and while
the petition herein asked that the city pay
the entire expense in the present instance,
The herald., 1898-06-28
STATE MINING COLLECTION
DR.. Day Wants It for Omaha-Ex
position News

DR.. G. d. Day, chief of the mines and
mining building of the Transmississippi ex-
position, is in San Francisco endeavoring
to secure the loan of the collection of the
state mining bureau for exhibition at Oma-
ha. This is the second trip to the coast in
the past six weeks for this purpose. He
will probably visit Southern California
before he returns to the east.
e. d. Mooers called yesterday at the
chamber of commerce, to say that there
is ton of ore at Randsburg ready to for
ward as soon as arrangements can be mde
at the mining department to receive it.
The custodians of the Los Angeles coun'
ty exhibit report that they have just sue
ceeded in installing our educational dis
play in the liberal arts builing, and 1t is
quite an attractive feature having the
library exhibit added. The decorations are
all in the climber of commerce colors-gold
and white-surmounted by a gold banner
inscribed with the words, LOS Angeles
City Schools" The attendance at the ex-
position Is increasing every day and the
demand for Southern California literature
grows correspondingly. The attendants
gave out 1900 copies of the pamphlet, Land
of Promise" last Wednesday. with much
other printed matter. Several orders have
been received by Los Angeles merchants
coming directly from persons who had
seen our products at the exposition. The
fruit is keeping better than any ever be-
fore put up, despite the warm eastern
weather.
Recent contributions to the exhibit room
are: Stone used by natives of Catalina
island to grind meal, Harry E. johnson
$50 South Hill; Jpanese bamboo, tangerines
c. H. Richardson, Pasadena; Chinese
scale, J. w. Walls. 6s2 Ruth avenue; flow
ers. Mrs. Chaplain, Mrs. Chas. Forman
G. H. Williams, Mrs. Austin Let's. Mrs. c.
H. Little, Miss Ida Collins.
The herald., 1898-06-28
MISCELLANY
Petitions, Comm mAnications and Other
Matters of Minor Import

H. McInerney, member of the board
of education for the Eighth ward, petit
toned to have the Los Angeles Traction
company assessed for the porphyry pave
ment in front of his property, as the cor
poration has laid two additional blocks
there, and he also asks to be reimbursed
for his share of the improvement. Referred
to the city attorney for the legal status Of
the request.
Property owners on Clanton street pet;-
toned to have the thoroughfarc severed
and graded, etc., under the Vrooman act.
Referred to the board of public works.
East Side property owners asked the
council to cause two high electric light
masts to be placed in East Side park. with
sufficient candle-power to thoroughly light
it up. Referred to the gas and light COM
mittee.
A communication was received from the
chamber of commerce asking the munich
pality to extend an invitation, through Su-
perintendent of Schools Foshay, who will
appear before the National Educational
association on July 7th at Washington, d.
c., to that body to hold it's annual meeting
of next year in this city. So ordered.
Property owners in Watsons S subdivision,
or Knob Hill tract. petitioned to have Ir-
win and Center streets. Cahuenga road and
Chambers and Stork avenues vacated and
abandoned. Referred to the board of pub
lie works.
motion, by Mr.. Nickel, that the water
overseer be directed to keep sufficient
flow of water in the pipes emptying into
reservoir No. for the purpose of irrigat.
ing East Side park. was carried.
On recommendation of the land commit
tee, lot 10, block +, of the Arroyo Seco tract
was leased to M. A. Cummings for $40 per
year
The bid of M. Woosich to sewer Fourth
street. from Alameda street to n point 131
feet east of Colyton street. at Is cents per
l'neal foot for the sewer complete, was, On
recommendation of the sewer committee,
The herald., 1898-06-28
Good but Anonymous

The draft of an ordinance declaring it un-
lawful to run poker rooms or places where
any games played with cards are carried
on. and where the proprietors or persons in
charge receive benefit by means of a
kitty "rake off," take out" or any
other scheme or device, or by renting or
selling cards or by any other direct or in
direct way, was read The penalty shall be
a fine of not less than $500, or Imprisonment
in the city jail for not less than three
months. 1t Is unknown who favored the
council with this ordinance. The paper was
referred to the police commissioners.
The herald., 1898-06-28
Street Sign Bids

Bids were received from the following par
ties, in accordance with bids on file and
samples submitted, and referred to the
board of public works: Baker Enameling
and Manufacturing company, A. ]. Kohl, A.
b. Drake r. w. Dromgold, G. Stronie, w.
l.. Truitt, H. l.. Hugunins, James W. He'll
man, ]. d. Newman & Co., D. +. Horgan,
V. Clifford, Everlasting Illuminating Sign
Company, r. s. Smith, R. Moloney, B. M.
Longfellow G. Co., Acme Machinery Com
pany, j. Il. Holbrook.
The herald., 1898-06-28
Cannot Come

Brigadier General H. G. Otis telegraphed
last night that his duties would not per-
init him to visit this city this week, as he
had hoped and intended. This will be n
disappointment to the generals friends. who
had hoped to have an opportunity of bidding
him goodbye before sailing to Manila The
handsome sword which was to have been
presented to the general on his visit here
will be forwarded to San Francisco.
The herald., 1898-06-28
MILITARY CAMP
Land Can Be Obtained at Bixby Sta
tion-Committee Meeting

The matter of establishing a military
camp of instruction adjacent to the city of
Los Angeles was again discussed at a spe-
cial meeting held yesterday afternoon at
the chamber of commerce for that purpose,
at which Gen. Bouton was chairman and
George w. Parsons secretary. The other
members present were Robert McGarvin,
Maj. Wedemeyer, j. T. Griffith; outside of
the committee, Col. Shaut of the soon to be
Eighth infantry.
After the meeting was called to order
the secretary read communications from
the board of trade. Merchants and Manu-
facturers' association and the chamber of
commerce, each offering to cooperate in
the effort to secure "a camp of instruction
and appointing the following committees:
Board of trade, John r. Griffith, w. E.
Cummings, Byron Erkenbrecher; Mer-
chants and Manufacturers associa-
ton, George Boole, H. ]. Fleishman, Frank
Simpson; chamber of commerce, Gen. Bou-
ton, judge Hutton, Robert McGarvin, Mai
Wedemeyer, George Parsons H. s. Mckee,
F. A. Gibson.
Gen. Bouton reported that he had ascer-
tanned that 500 acres could be obtained at
Bixby station for military camp ground
free of charge, with an abundance of pure
water. This land is sixteen miles from the
city and four miles from the ocean.
The Terminal railway had promised to
make a round trip rate of 25 cents to the
city should the camp be established Gen.
Bouton had written the adjutant general
to that effect but had not received an an
swer.
The apathy of the citizens on the subject
of a military camp and the probability of
something unexpected happening in the
way of Spanish fleet movements toward the
Pacific coast to arouse people to its i'm
portance, was discussed briefly, after
which the meeting adjourned subject to
call.
The herald., 1898-06-28
PERSONAL

John Lindsay of London, Ont, Canada
Is also among the tourists in the city.
Howard w. Kimball of Willis Point
Colo, is spending few days in the city.
H. A. Pape of ST. Louis, Mo-, is spending
a few days in the city, but expects to leave
soon for Redlands, where he will engage In
the purchasing of fruit for st. Louis and
eastern markets.
The herald., 1898-06-28
Hutchison's Motions

Mr.. Hutchison was unfortunate with his
motions yesterday. He made two, one at
the morning and the other at the afternoon
session, and both were ANONYMOUSLY con-
signed to the waste paper basket for want
of a second. The first one was to prohibit
public speaking on the public streets after
o'clock at night. The second one limited
the prohibition to public preaching.
The herald., 1898-06-28
Fell Off the Car

Rev. J. Fletcher Brown, a Congregational
minister of the Needles, who is visiting at
GAL South Flower street. was sent to the
receiving hospital last evening for medical
treatment. Rev. Brown had been visiting
on Central avenue and after securing a
transfer boarded the wrong car on Fifth
street In trying to dismount while the
vehicle was In motion he fell to the ground,
striking on his face. His nose was skinned
his chin cut and number of bruises raised
over hts eyes. His hands and knees were
badly cut. After being attended by DR..
Stinchfeld Rev. Brown was taken to mis-
home.
The herald., 1898-06-28
Conference Over Poles and Wires

The city clerk was directed to notify all
companies maintaining poles and wires in
the conduit area 10 appear before the board
of public works at 10 o'clock tomorrow for
a conference with reference to the removal
of the same as provided by ordinance. The
board will report to the council
the result of this conference at the
session which will follow at II o'clock.
The board will take up the matter of the
bids for street signs on the same day in the
afternoon.
The herald., 1898-06-28
CITY NEWS
INDEX OF LOCAL EVENTS
Chronicled on pages 5, 7, 5 and 12.

\ Field day of the summer class Of the 4
+ high school.
Graduating exercises of the Los An
4 geles business college.
+ Effort to have prisoner held for 4
+ burlary declared insane fails. 4
4 Reduced bids on city lighting re- 4
\ ceived; the effect of competition.
4 An opinion which sustains the valid
4 ity of the will of Charles A. Steele. 4
+ Prohibitionists in convention choose 4
4 candidates for their county ticket. 4
Judge Van Dyke decides that the 4
Rubio canyon assessment was Illegal
4 Chamber of commerce gives part 4
\ ing reception to the Christian Endeav-
\ orers.
+ A decision by Judge Ross clearing 4
= the titles to land in overlapping rail- 4
4 road grants. 4
+ Committees meet at the chamber of 4
+ commerce and discuss the establish
ment of a military camp of instruction.
+ Assignment of school principals 4
made by the board Of education; 4
+ Webb's demand indefinitely hung up.
The herald., 1898-06-28
Not Yet Out of the Woods

On motion of Mr.. Baker that part of the
report of the board of public works refer
ring to the repeal of section of the hitchins
ordinance went over until the meeting of
July s. The balance of the report as pub
lished heretofore, was adopted.
The herald., 1898-06-28
Maximum temperature II.
Minimum temperature 81.
Weather Conditions

A trough of low pressure extends this
morning through the interior valleys of
California to Arizona, with increasing gra-
dents towards the coast; these conditions
are causing cloudy, unsettled weather in
the coast sections. An area of high pres
sure is entering the North Pacific slope
from the ocean in the vicinity of Cape Men
docino.
Forecasts
Souther California: Fair Tuesday; light
northwesterly winds.
The herald., 1898-06-28
EVENTS OF TODAY

Orpheum-Vaudeville.
= Los Angeles-"Faust.
Burbank"A Social Highwayman." :
= Senior B class day. high school (
= lis pm.
= Board of police commissioners meets 4
= 10 a. m.
= Pioneers of Los Angeles, chamber of (
= commences pm.
= Peoples party county convention,
= Temperance Temple.
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The herald., 1898-06-28
Mr.. Toll Looks After His Ward

The city engineer was Instructed to locate
the lines of the alley in the block bounded
by Thirtieth, Thirty-first and Hoover streets
and Orchard avenue. He was also instruct
ed to present an ordinance of intention to
construct a cement sidewalk feet wide
and cement curb on Twenty-fourth.street
between Toberman street and Union ave-
nue. Both motions were introduced by Mr..
,olI
The herald., 1898-06-28
Bids for Zania Pipe

Two sets of specifications for piping zanja
No. on Main street from Thirty-seventh
street to the south city boundary were pre-
sented by the city engineer. One of these
sets is for cement pipe, and amends the
specifications recently adopted by regulat-
ing the manner in which bids shall be re-
ceived; the other set is for vitrified pipe,
and contains the same regulations as to
bids. The clerk was directed to advertise
for bids under these specifications.
The herald., 1898-06-28

the committee did not feel warranted in
recommending that a greater portion be
paid In this instance than was advanced In
the former case
The herald., 1898-06-28

DIR. Max Wassman. dentist. rooms 225 an 4
226 Potomac block, Broadway. between
Second and Third. Tel. Brown 1913.
The herald., 1898-06-28

Blumve & Jay, plumbing and gas fitting
Repair work speciality. Garden hose. 13S
South Broadway. Tel. 1885 main.
The herald., 1898-06-28

Horace Ewing, prominent N. Y. actcr.
will give lessons in elocution, oratory and
dramatic art. Hoted Aberdeen, 310 N. Brdwy
The herald., 1898-06-28

Wall paper, late styles, low prices, at
~. A. Eckstroms, 324 South Spring street.
The herald., 1898-06-28
THE WEATHER

T. ,MPERATURE-Repor OF observations
taken at Los Angeles June 9th. The
barometer Is reduced to sea level.
The herald., 1898-06-28

Optical work; accurate fitting. ]. W
Fuller, 315 North Main street.
The herald., 1898-06-28

BURBANK.-The first production In this
city of "A Social Highwayman" was given
last night by the full strength of the excel
lent stock company now playing at this
house.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-12
4 FRENCH HARNESS.
for a Judge who Was In Search
OF nm EnnS Patent Case.

When n Judge has once had TO deal with n
case involving patent rights he is apt to retain
forever thereafter a firm Discrimination to
hear any moro Of the sort. 1t happened that
several patent cascs were on the docket of a
New Jersey court. and tho Judge managed to
defer each one AS il came up and slide 1t down
the list. When the end Of the term was well
within reach the patent practitioners began 10
demur a little al this procrnstination. and
finally tho leader of their bar was dcputed to
ask the Judge TO set some of these cases for
hearing. lie carried with him n list OF the cases,
with n side memorandum to Indicate what class
or machinery was in volvci.
The Judge looked down the list. not at all
anxious to hear any patent case. bu recognizing
that he would have to do so In the end. and,
therefore. prepared to yicld as graciously as
possible. He noted that this case involved an
ore separator, that the next had to do with some
electric apparatus. that almost all of them prom.
ised to involve him In the deepest physics and
the most complicated mechanics. At last his
eyo, rested on case 52s7, against which was
made the memorandum French II ,rnesR."
There, III take up that case he said.
There isn't much time left in this term, but
you cannot spin that thing ont very long. ] was
brought up with horses and 1 have had them all
my life. know all about q harness TO begin
With. and II won't be any trouble to pick up the
the way in short order.
The trial opened at tho time appointed. The
opposing briefs were volumes crowded with
working drawing OF the most complicated sort.
the letter press WAS hlled with equations and
mathematics in general, all necessary to eluci.
date some OF the most intricate processes in the
arts. In addition the courtroom was filled with
working models until II took on the appearance
Of a factory or an industrial exhibition. And
this was but the beginning; the counsel cited "A
host of decisions in conflict upon every essential
point. At last the case was submitted. After
the recess some one congratulated the Judge on
having but one case unfinished.
Don't speak to me-" he groaned. II told
those patent lawyers that | knew all about
harness and selected that case because II was
easy. 1t knocked hlRzes out OF my vacation. 1t
took np two months before | could make head
or tail Of 1t, and then ! was six weeks writing
the decision"
A French harness Is an appliance in connec.
tion with the weaving OF figured cloths. the in
tricate ingenuity or which has made II possible
to employ the loom In the reproduction of any
design. In comparison with It. ordinary ma
chinery Is as simple as a grindstone.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-12
HI.

A word should be said about the composition
OF the So.called Greek fire." the appliance
which was used with so much success against
the nautical enemies OF tho Eastern empire. In a
chapter on military machines. Mr.. Oman devotes
O good deal of attention 10 this subject. What
was known 40 Crock fire seems to have been In
vented by q Syrian architect named Callinicus
of Heliopolis about the time Of the great siege Of
Constantinople by the Saracens. A. u. 673. The
device was put at the service Of tho Emperor.
Constantine Pogonatus. 1t was a Bemi-
liquid substance. composed OF sulphur. pitch.
dissolved nitro and petroleum boiled together
and mixed with certain less important and moro
obscure ingredients. Constantine fitted fast
moving galleys with projecting tubes. from
which this mixture was squirted into hostile
vessels. When elected IL caught the woodwork
upon which it fell, and set 1t so thoroughly ON
fire that there was no possibility Of extinguish-
ing the confagration. 1t could only he put out,
1t is said. by pouring vinegar, wine, or sand
upon 1t. The combustible was successfully
used against Saracen fleets by Constantine in
673. and by Leo, the lsaurian, In 70s. That
the Greek FIRE was a liquid, and not merely an
substance attached to ordinary
missiles, 10 clear from the fact that Leo the
Wise, in a treatise on the art OF war. proposes to
cas-. II on the enemy In fragile earthen vessels
which may break and allow the material to run
about, as also from the name liquid fire."
which Anna Comnena applies to 1t. We add
that the MoslemS were found in possession of
Greek fire by the end Of the twelfth century. At
the siege OF Acre in 1870 a Damascene engineer
burnt with it all the siege machines Of the
Crusaders, and Joinville saw st. Louis's ma.
chimes destroyed by 1t at Mansourah.
NJ w II
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-12
A Naval omcor on Hawaii.
w. II.

Under the title " The Boston at Hd,paii: or
the Dissertations and Impressions Of a Naral
Officer During a Stay Of Fourteen Months in
Those Islands on Il MdR.OC- War" Gibson
Bros, Washington, ID. CO., Lieut.. LUCIEN
YOUNG of the United States Navy publishes a
volume that has not only q timely interest, but
a somewhat curious history.
The author was stationed at Honolulu through.
out the period OF seven months before and seven
months after the overthrow OF the Hawaiian
monarchy in 1892 and 1893. He was ac.
Gualnted with nearly all the leading mon of
all parties In the islands and made copious
notes, the results of his observations and
studies. At about the time OF his return to the
United States. in the fall OF 1898, the notorious
report OF Commissioner Blount. the letter Of Sec.
rotary Gresham to Mr.. Cleveland, recommend
ing the restoration OF Mrs. Dominis. and the at
tempts OF Mr.. Cleveland to carry such m
dations into execution, came to the knowledge
of the public. Knowing says Lieut.. Young,
''of my own knowledge that much Of the eyi.
dence upon which Mr.. Blount based his report
was utterly false and unreliable; that his con-
illusions were. II anything. more misleading
than his evidence, and that a deadly wrong had
been and was being done TO the diplomatic and
naval officers of the United States who were In
Honolulu at the time OF the revolution, | de-
sired to publish nv manuscript. and, In com
pliSnce with the regulations OF the Navy de-
pRrtment, submitted 1t TO the Honorable Sec
rotary Of tho Navy for his inspection. No re-
ply was made TO my request for two months,
when ] was forbidden to publish 1t, Since the
late change of Administration l have revis-
tied Hawaii. brought my statements up to date
In some respects. and obtained the permission
OF Secretary Long to publish my manuscript.
! am aware that. in some respects, this is a
contribution to bygone history. and that popular
interest In the subject matter does not exist to
the degree that 1t did whom 1t was fresh In the
public mind, but the rank injustice done to
Minister Stevens and Capt. Wiltse, the COM
mander Of the Boston, hoJh OF whom are now
dead, and their associates, and the wicked and
malicious misinterpretation and criticism to
which they have been subjected have lmpelled
me, as u duty to the living and the dead and to
historical accuracy, as we'll as in defence OF
American good faith and the fair name Of the
republic, to put on record the facts which /
know to be true from my personal observation
| and Investigation"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-12

In the section of this volume devoted to the
ByEantines the author takes issue sharply with
Gibbon. and attributes the utmost importance
to the part taken by the Eastern Romon empire
in the defence of Christendom. The vices Of
Byzantine armies says Gibbon, were In.
herent, their victories accidental" So far 10
this sweeping ndemna:i from the truth
that. In Mr.. Omanis opinion, 1t would DO moro
correct to call their defeats accidental. their sue
oesseS normal. Bad generalship. insufficient mum.
bers. the unforeseen chances Of war. but not the
worthleSsnesS OF the troops. were tho usual
sources of disaster In the campaigns of the East
ern Emperors. The causes OF the efficiency of
the Byzantine armies are not hard to discover.
In courage they were equal to their enemies; In
discipline. organization and armament far su.
DOrior. Above all. they possessed not only
the traditions OF Roman strategy, but a com
plete system OF tactics carefully elaborated to
suit tho requirements OF the age. For centuries
war continued TO be studied AZ an art in the East,
while in tho West It remained merely a matter
Of hard fighting. Tho young Frankish noble
deemed his military education complete when
he could sit his charger firmly and handle lance
and shield with skin. The byzantine patriclan,
while no less experienced In arms. added theo.
rettcal TO empiric knowledge by the study Of the
works OF Maurice and Of Leo, together with
those OF other authors whose books sur.
NlFS " nblhe elone. ln0 results OF the
opposite views taken OF tho military art
by tho two divisions of Europe were what
might have been expected. The mon OF tho
West though they regarded war as the NEST
important occupation OF life, invariably found
themselves az q loss when opposed by an enemy
with whose tactics they were unacquainted.
The Generals OF the East. on the other hand,
made II their boast that they knew how 10 face
and conquer SlaV or Turk, Frank or Saracen. by
employing In each case the tactical means best
adapted TO meet their opponents method of
warfare.
The byzantine army OF the seventh and four
following centuries may he said 10 have owed
its peculiar form to the reorganization which 1t
went through in the last quarter of tho sixth
century. some twenty-five years after the death
OF JustiniAn. Tho reign OF the Emperor Just
named, indeed. was the last date at which 1t IL
OOSlibls q alsSsEn Any continuity Of character
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