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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-07
PREPARING THE PASTURE

The Republican party claims to be the
father and protector of the civil service
law, and seldom fails to inject into it's
national platform renewed promises of
adhesion to the principle Of the merit
system. Yet the country was presented
with the sublime spectacle, on Wednes-
day, of the former chairman of the ma
tional Republican committee, from his
seat in the senate, making strong ap-
peal for the saving of thirty-two places
in the census bureau from the operations
of the law. Nobody is so gullible as to
suppose that Mr.. Carter did this in the
interest of the government service.
Neither he nor anybody else will main
tain that the work Of taking and COM
piling the census is likely to be better ac-
complished by men selected on account
of their activity at primary and polls
than by men chosen with regard to their
peculiar fitness for this specific work, and
able to pass the competitive examina-
ton required. His appeal is plainly in
the interest of the hungry cormorants
who in 1896 helped the party to an I'M
merited triumph, and who constitute
the inspiration for all of the several and
insidious attacks that are being made
upon the civil service law. under one
pretext or another, in both houses OF
congress. Such have been in constan;
evidence at the national capital since
the Inauguration; they have worn out
floors of the White House, and they re-
fuse to be comforted until the green
fields of federal patronage are thrown
wide open to them.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-07

Menaced with rejection by the senate,
Mr.. Charles Page Bryan has consented
to accept the Turkish in lieu of the
Chinese mission. He is about as fit for
the one as the other, but the admins
tration owes him something and must
pay it, whatever the sacrifice to the
diplomatic service and the public inter
est. Let Charles Page be confirmed and
the country be done with the wretched
business.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-07
Unspoken Eulogies

To read them one would suppose that the
eulogies delivered in congress over de-
ceased members were heard by large au-
dience full of deep emotion. AS a matter
of fact, they are generally delivered to al
most empty seats, or more likely printed
by leave without having been delivered at
all. This is one of the time-honored pious
frauds practiced by congress.-Indian-
apolis Journal.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-07

1t Is not worth while to consider the
impossible spectacle Of China aroused
and overrunning Europe. She could
readily make the necessary human sac
millions, but the modern engines of war,
accessible to Europeans, but not to
them, would NOW them down faster
than they could be marshaled with
their antique weapons. General Gordon
once dramatically called attention to
this sleeping power, and the possibilities
within it's reach, but that danger has
passed. The wars of the future will be
fought with machines rather than with
men.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-07

The news from Columbus this morning
contains little comfort for the friends
Of Hanna. The prize still hangs just be-
yond his reach. He will leave no stone
unturned, however, even to the calling
out of the militia.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-07
silver Questions Answered

To the Editor Of the Los Angeles Herald:
In answering question "2' as to parties
paying their debts in gold from 1850 to
1861. you give as a reason for doing 30 that
silver was undervalued In coinage That
brings me up to the question I wanted to
ask Is It not fact that the producers
and importers of silver never asked or
thought of having their silver coined In
dollars until its bullion value came down
| to its coming value; and then they called
on the government to take their S71A grains
of silver and give them dollar for itf
From dH5S to 1878 we produced IN inns
country about $154. 10000 of silver and I'M
ported during the same time about $lO4.-
10000. making a total of 26S,0OAUn and
during this time only 50S1, 2S silver dollars
were coined, only per cent OF the amount
and of this amount coined there was
coined during 1s7l-72 q, 2257 S6. silver In the
dollar then having dropped to shV1 IN ls'l.
81 Oa2 in 1S72 What was the matter that
silver dollars were not coined from 1908 10
1S70-there was not anything to prevent
II, was there?
You ask me in conclusion to yours: Have
1 seen a considerable number OF gold dol
lars of the present unit in circulation! 1
answer; No; for the good reason that the
government has ceased coining them. But
we have the multiple of them In the eagle
as we had from the beginning OF our COIN
age from flgZ. But tndt ieasoh VIA 49,
answer for the non-appearance OF the Sill
yer dollar from 1858 to 1861,
will return the compliment by asking
the editor: Did you see any silver dollars
at all in circulation from 1853 to 1851? l
did not and was living in New York city
and state. During these yaers we had one
half and one-quarter dollars and foreign
coins
You speak of its being necessary to
change the weight of our coins and In bota
cases 1t was gold. In 1884 we changed the
number of grains Of pure gold in the eagle
from 947.5 to 2Ss and in 1887 to 2S2.2 grains
to prevent its expectation. We did the
same thing with silver in 1853 when we
changed the amount of pure silver In the
half dollars from ST114 grains to 3aS.6 grains
to prevent its expectation or melting up for
commercial purposes. You speak or the
silver dollar as the sole unit of value pre-
vious to 1873 The secretary of the treasury
in 1851 said the gold dollar OF the United
States conforming in standard value and
decimal character to all the gold and sill
yer coinage of the country except the sill
yer dollar has been properly selected and
should be retained as the standard or value
for all foreign coins used or employed in
commercial or governmental transactions
with other nations. The silver dollar.
differing as II does in commercial and
decimal value from the other silver coins,
our country cannot without disturbing
our decimal system and producing con-
fusion in the relative value of our gold and
silver coinage, Be used as standard.
JNOJrTRER
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-07

One doesn't need to sympathize with
General Grosvenor's contempt for the
civil service law to thoroughly enjoy the
excoriation which he yesterday admin
istered to the bogus reformer, Carl
Schurz. 1t was a masterpiece Of inveo-
tive and wholly justified.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-07

The encouragement Of the United
States seems to have lapsed into some
thing like innocuous desuetude. Why
doesn't he employ some of his spare time
in knocking out the trusts. There is
plenty Of virgin ground to exploit.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-07

The New York World delights in hold
ing post mortem inquests over the silver
corpse; yet 1t takes a good deal Of stock
in Chambers prophecies. and occa-
sionally appeals to Mr.. Bryan to discard
his convictions on the financial ques-
ton that he may become an acceptable
president.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-07

Germany seems to have made much
more favorable deal with the Chinese
government, comprehending fifty
years lease Of seaport with many col
lateral advantages, than might have
been expected, considering the san
culinary nature of her appearance in
Chinese waters. Such concessions usual
ly follow rather than precede warlike
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-07

convictions and converting him to the
doctrine of limiting customs taxation
to the needs of the government. Mr..
Gage is yet comparatively young man,
but we fancy he will not think Of enter
ing upon such hopeless missionary en-
terprise as that.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-07
business.

The monetary commission is delighted
with Mr.. Cages bill for currency re-
form and Mr.. Gage is delighted with the
monetary commissions bill for currency
reform. incidentally it may be men,
toned that the bills very much resemble
two peas. But congress has the last
guess.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-07
Knew What He Deserved

IT don't know what would have done
If 1t hadn't been for you'll" exclaimed the
discharged prisoner.
"Well. you would probably have done
time" said the proud lawyer.-Boston
Traveller.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-07

The statesmanlike, yet soldierly, ut
terances of General Gomez to New
York Herald correspondent, to be found
in our dispatches this morning, will go
long way toward correctly advising
the American people of the true status
of affairs on the island. The sentiment
and the language do credit to the patriot
commander of the Cuban forces.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-07
In Demand

"When do you have your german?"
mot until year from next March,"
isn't that long time to waltz"
Eyes; but you can't get anybody t
lead like Chawlie De Puyster, and tina
Is the first vacant week he has."-Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-07
Not Sure About the Hurrah

"Whoopee!' yelled the boy.
whats the natter" asked the other
boy.
"Snow!" cried the first boy. why don't
you yell?'
IT am waiting" returned the first boy,
"to see whether I have to clean off the
sidewalk. I'm not just sure yet about this
snow being a good thing. Chicago Post.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-07
THE PUBLIC PULSE

(Ths Herald under this heading prints
communications. but docs not assume re-
sponsibtlity for the sentiments expressed.
Correspondents are requested to cultivate
brevfty ~ far A. II consistent with the
proper expression OF their viewsJ
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-07

A millionaire merchant Of Gotham
committed suicide yesterday because Of
disagreements with partner. He should
have got out an injunction.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-07

The Chicago Chronicle hopes Mr.. Gage
will not retire, but remain as an adviser
of the president, with the ultimate pur-
pose of correcting his vicious economic
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-07

Mr.. Teller made the remarkable state
ment in the senate the other day, chal-
longing its contradiction, that In the
last census the silver production of the
country was purposely falsified, to sub
serve the interests of the gold stand
ard advocates. The allegation consti-
tutes the strongest sort of an argument
against another partisan census.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-07

The average silver miner reJoices in
the general prosperity and is not even
jealous of the good fortune that has
come to the cotton operatives in New
England
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-07

If the grand jury Of Franklin county.
Ohio, shall do it's duty legislative bribery
will receive a wholesome check.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-07

Tesla this morning announces the dis
covery of a new light. rivaling in
brightness the monday sun.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-07

Weyler still has the privilege of filing
a claim against the United States for de-
priving him of a lucrative job.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-07

The Ohio idea seems to be to bull
dose and browbreat in every case in
which money falls.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-07

A curious complication has arisen In
New York state regarding the eight
hour law, the attorney-generald deciding,
in a case presented to him, that work
men employed eight hours day on
state or municipal work are not entitled
to the same compensation as men en-
gagged in the same class Of work in pri-
vate establishments who work ten hours.
In his opinion the Legislature intended
that he who insists upon his legal right
Of working only eight hours must be
content to receive wages proportioned
to what is received by him who per-
forms ten hours labor.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-07
BRINGING THEM TO BOOK

The effort that is being made by
Commissioner Clunie to make foreign
fire insurance companies leave some of
their large profits in the localities where
their earnings are made Is commend
able and ought to prove successful.
The commissioner has to whip the devil
around the stump In the shape Of
supreme court decision which seems to
be opposed to his view of the liability OF
foreign companies to contribute their
quota to the fireman's relief fund Of the
different cities and counties where they
do business. Nevertheless he has SOL
EMMY notified thirty-eight foreign fire
companies that they will have to pungle
in the aggregate about three hundred
thousand dollars in the shape of back
dues before the first day of February
next, and the commissioner apparently
intends to stay with the works.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-07
LOS ANGELES DAILY HERALD
swcaN STATEMENT CIRCULATION

SWORN STATEMENT CIRCULATION
Pc
State of California, County Of Los Ange-
less.
L. M. Holt, superintendent Of circulation
of the Los Angeles Daily Herald. being
Asst duly sworn. deposes and says: That
for the five months from February l. 1897.
20 June go 1897 (inclusive). the total circu-
aation Of the said Daily Herald was 1890, 6S5
nopies, being an average daily circula-
zion of 1904.
That the weekday circulation during the
above time was 1,071,5s7. being a daily
average of 5000 copies.
That the Sunday circulation during the
above time was 21s,0os, being an average
for each Sunday of 1O,431.
L. NJ. HOLT.
Superintendent OF Circulation.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day Of July. 1897.
FRANK J. COOPER,
Notary Public In and for the County Of
Los Angeles. State Of California
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-02

LONDON. May 25.-The Madrid cor
respondent of the Daily News says:
Rumors as to the negotiations OF the
powers in favor. of peace are prema-
ture. but responsible Spanish states
men are prepared to seize the first
opportunity to end the war, providing
it can be done on terms honorable
to Spain.
Should a neutral nation come for
ward with an honorable arrangement
its proposals would be examined here
i'm NO Impractical spirit OF false pride.
II. therefore. America does not insist
upon Impossible humiiations. there is
possibility OF peace being negotiated.
Marshal MARTINEZ Campos. In the
course of am interview, has said that
the salvation of the philippines is in
the hands of the natives themselves.
and thar much care ought to De eXer-
cfsed 10 win them TO our side he
.Dooh-poohed the alarming rumors
abou. England and Gibraltar The
important thing. he declared was that
Admiral Cervera should be able to
divide the American squadron.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-02

The town was set in a fever Of ex-
citement when. at little after
O'Clock yesterday afternoon the boys
st Central office conveyed the message
10 thousands of anxious people in the
city that there were three foreign
steamers of Waimanalo The mes
sage had come from the other side of
the Island and it was impossible to
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-02
EVE or BATTLE.

WASHINGTON. May a This has
been day of exciting rumors. Sen
sationaI reports Of battle in the
Windward passage in which Admiral
Sampson is said TO have sunk the en-
tire Spanish squadron have reached
Washington from Madrid from Lon
don and from Port An Prince by the
way of New York. but mp to a late
hour tonight no official confirmation
of the engagement could be secured
in any quarter. and Secretary Long,
when seen just before midnight, re-
fterated the statement made in official
bulletins posted just before the Navy
Department closed to the effect that no
information had been received indi-
eating that an action had occurred
i'm the Wfndward Passage.
From this time forth until definite
news is received The administration
viii be i'm almost momentary eXpecta-
tion of report of decisive battle.
the issue of which is not doubted in
official circles here.
The American navy now has MP
wards. of sixty ships i'm the Carribian
Sea. and while as has been pointed
out. Lord Nelson spent three months
in chasing the enemy about The Me-
dfterraneah he had neither so many
vessels nor were they capable of such
high speed as the sQuadrons of Samp-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-02

GERS of the brigade at II o'clock to-
day
There are thirty-fve Stanford stud
ents in one of the California com
panies.
Walter J.. Coakley, a prominent re-
sident of Omaha. is a member of tha
expedition
oee
The China has been bought outright
by the United States and she viii be
used as a transport.
One of the most prominent neWspa-
per men now i'm the city is oscar *.
Davis. of the New York Sun.
At the Officers Club last night some
of the army officers sang Wen hang
all the Spaniards on sour apple tree.
Major Mccarthy n G H. had the
pleasure Of meeting Major Mccarthy
Y. G. c.. at the Officers Club last ev-
eulng.
oeo
wharyes last evening with baskets of
fruits and delicacies for the army
bows
President and Mrs. Dole were carly
aboard of the Pekiue TO meet their
nephew. who is among 5he Califor-
Mia Volunteers
The Oregon boys in town certainly
gave the soldiers from their native
~#4-a = hearty welcome. 1911 BaEuU
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-02

No Atlantic Battle As Yet Good News Of
Bold Dewey.

provisions in Manila. Foreign subjects
fear an outbreak of the Spanish sol
diers, and they win be transferred
To Cavite by the foreign men-ot-war
in the harbor. AguinaIdo. the rebel
chief, who was brought here from
Hongkong ON the McCullocb is organ
ing Il force of native cavalry and
may render assistance that VIII he
valuable. DI1W bf
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-02
IN THE HANDS
OF AMERICANS
The First Manila 2IpeditiOl~2500 NGD Are
Now in Honolulu.

. n
making fun speed ahead toward Ho-
u0Iulu. Six companies Of the Caiifor-
nia NatiOnal Guard were sent below
while the other six companies were
drawn up in the line on deck where il
was impossible to accommodate any
more men.
In a little while the James Makee
of the Inter-Island Company came
bounding over the pillows with flags
and pennants flying. The Committee
of 100, the band and officers of the
National Guard of Hawaii We're
aboard AS they approached quite
close to the Pekiug cheer after cheer
was given by the enthusiastic people
aboard and then the band struck up
in a number Of patriotic American
airs. No one aboard the Peking was
allowed to return the cheers as the
soldiers boys were under strict dis
cipIine This however did not dampen
the ardor Of the people aboard the Ma
kee who shouted and waved their hats
in the enthusiasm of their welcome,
A short time afterwards the men
were told by Colonel Smith that they
could shout and cheer as much as they
pleased There was no need of re-
Deating this. The boys threw up their
hats and cheered as only Americans
can. Then the band of the First Regi-
ment at the stern of the vessel played
Hawaii Pon0i" which brought out
more cheers from the men on Jhe Ma
ke6
The Peking was by this time coming
up the channel while the other TWO
boats were hanging off to watch what
the movements of the Peking We're to
be- When the first and fastest steamer
of the three passed the lighthouse the
whistles OF both the Charleston and
Bennington sounded welcome and
then cheer after cheer came from the
thousands of people along the wharves.
The welcome was complete and from
The heart and the American boys We're
touched by it, Never before had they
been accorded such signs of welcome
Then too everything seemed TO be i'm
keeping with the rejoicings of the peo-
pIe The sea was just "a bit rufied
and brisk wind was blowing, while
over The Waiauae mountains. the sun
was setting in blaze of glory. Here
and there sail and row boats dotted
the water and from nearly every one
was 80 be seen floating am American
Tag
The people along che whar1a were
i0sting each other i'm ali directions
for q place from which 10 better view
.be arrival i'm port of the transports.
Cou~nicu0u@ here and there We're men
and women with umbrellas upon
which was the word Oregon. The
california people were to De found by
taelr shouts
.-y - Tpsr
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-02

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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-19
Mrs. Matilda Gaee Dead.

Chicago March 1S.-- Mrs. Matilda Gage died here to-day, aged eighty-two. She was one of the oldest champions of woman's rights in the United States. For many years she was president of the New York State Womans Suffrage association and in 1S75-76 held the posi- tion of president of the National Wo- mans Suffrage association. MT. Gage was associated with Miss Anthony and Miss Gillard of the History of Woman Suffrage and was the editor of the National Constitution. The most i'm portant work of her life, however, as she herself considered it, was consum- mated in the publication of her book "Woman, Church and State,t three years ago.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-19
pREsIDENr GATES OF AMHERST.
Given q Year's vacation-Not Expected tt Ratnrn

Given Year's VRcation-NOt Expected to
 Return.
 Springfield, Mass, March 1S.-An irn- portant meeting of the trustees of Ann herst college was held this afternoon in this city at the Massasoit house. The greatest interest is now felt at the col- 1ege concerning the probable outcome of the business done. The trustees voted to give President Gates a years vacation, commencing at the beginning of the next college year. It is believ- ed that this vacation is the beginning of the end of the presidents tenure of office, and it is stated that he will not return to the college, of which he has been the head for the past six years. President Gates at his home in Am herst refused this evening to say a word concerning the meeting. Earlier in the day he told of the trustees ac- tion in giving him the vacation. Treas- urer Fairbanks refused to deny or af firm that the president had handed in his resignation. It is believed by those familiar with the college that the trus- tees considered that a vacation would be better than to accept or ask for President Gates resignation, which was looked for confidently at yester- days meeting. Those present at the meeting were Dr. Richard Storrs and Rev. Dr. c. H. Parkhurst of New York, H. Henry Whitcombe of Worcester, John E. Sanford of Taunton, John s. Brayton of Fall River, Williston Walk CT of Hartford, Rev. B. H. McDonald of Boston and Treasurer Fairbanks.