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The herald., 1898-01-14
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LOS ANGELES THEATER.-A pack

LOS ANGELES THEATER.-Ap pack
ed house witnessed and applauded
the performance of "At Gay Coney
Island" last night. So determined was
the big audience to enjoy itself that it
began to laugh before the laugh came in,
and continued to laugh at a series of wit
ticisms Of which among the best were:
Pm not such a fool as look" An
swer: You couldn't be-" "Are you fond
of water?" Answer: afterwards"
Haven't I treated you right ?" Answer:
you only treated once, and we shook
for the Others" Nothing more bril-
liant or that evoked louder applause was
heard than the foregoing. The chief
specialties were the barkeeper's horn
and Daisy's songs. Daisy has no voice
for singing, but she has plenty of what
the boys call ginger" and the audience
could not get enough of her. Mr..
Matthews; in capital letters, with Mr..
Bulger in similar type did clever turn
in the third act" Mr.. Matthews wears
fine head of hair and a high pitched
voice of nasal quality. He also dresses
in divers suits, chiefly of fashionable
cut His partner, on the contrary.
makes up in freak costumes of an un-
funny kind, and INDUCES in dry humor.
Then there was young woman with a
good voice and a short skirt who be-
guiled the gallery into listening to vio-
lin solo, which was vociferously re-
demanded. In response she attempted
the intermezzo from "Cavalleria Rusti-
cana" the effect of which on one poor
fiddle may be better imagined than de-
scribed.
1t is rather the boast of the concoctor
of this piece that it has no sequence of
action that can be called plot 1t is
noticeable, however, that he uses the
idea of o. corpse an undertaken and a
to-be bereaved wife, and introduces the
chorus attired in mourning most of
which was done in the Milk White
Flag" to much better effect.
"At Gay Coney Island" is evidently
designed as vehicle for vaudeville
turns. These are few, and not of suf-
ficient merit to make the piece worthy
of particular notice. The atmosphere
is that of the bar-room. which is
brought out prominently by the con-
tinual drinking done by most of the
characters. This bar drinking is sup
posed to be funny but it is really dis
gusting, and yet it was applauded, all
the same. The ways of an audience are
indeed past finding out. There will no
doubt be crowds present tonight and to-
morrow to witness this apotheosis of
cheap vulgarity, and the applause will
continue to be as emphatic of satisfac-
tion as it was last night. Meantime at
fractions of merit may play here and
starve. Vive la bagatelle.
The herald., 1898-01-14
New Suits Filed

Union Mutual Building and Loan as
sociation VS.. j. S. Stribling ct ala suit
to recover $447.23 on note, $43.S7 attor-
ney's fees and order of sale against
lot 5, block c, of Browning's subdivision
Katharine A. Roller ct al. VS.. Denver
and Rio Grande Railroad company-A
suit to recover $3.50 as damages for in
juries received in a collision five miles
The herald., 1898-01-14
Marriage Licenses

Harry Harris Argabrite, native of
West Virginia, aged 20 years. and Lena
Perret, native of Switzerland, aged II
years, both residents of Los Angeles.
Edwin A. Coe, native of Iowa, aged
26 years, and Ruth Baggs, a native of
Iowa. aged 10 years, both residents of
Los Angeles.
Alexander Borquez, native Of Ari-
zona, aged 19 years, a resident Of Globe,
Ariz., and Rosa Moreno, a native of Ari-
zona, aged II years, a resident OF Los
Angeles.
The herald., 1898-01-14

Board Of public works meets-1O
q. m.
Friday Morning club meets, Ovens
block-1O:15 a. m.
Horse training and tanning, Haz-
ards pavilion-s:15 p. m.
Investigating committee, board of
education, council chamber-7 80 pm.
The herald., 1898-01-14

The East Side Cycling club will move
from it's present quarters at 165 South
Chestnut street to 525 Downey avenue on
Saturday next. The new premises are
being refitted and refurnished. The Of
ficers elected last Wednesday were:
President, c. c. Travers; vice president,
l.. r. Conklin captain, A. H. Holmes;
secretary, E. c. Dockstader. W. H. Nc
Keag, W. w. Weir and Owen McAleer
were added to the board of directors.
The herald., 1898-01-14
CITY NEWS
INDEX OF LOCAL EVENTS
Chronioisd on pages 8, 9, 3 ana 10

Park Commissioner Waters to re-
sign.
Death Of Leroy D. Brown at San
luis obispo.
Auction sale Of city land now oc-
cupied by squatters.
Durrant's body reduced to ashes at
. Pasadena crematory.
An aged woman fatally injured by
Pasadena electric car.
Boating privilege contract at Echo
park rescinded by the park commits
sioners.
Morphine the key to tho troubles
Of the crsede family; the lucky
miners amours.
H6orts to induce the Transconti-
mental association to hold its next
meeting IN this city.
Home products exhibition to be
opened with a big parade; arrange
ments completed at a joint meeting.
Only one witness examined at the
school board investigation last even
ing; Adams to be compelled to appear
on the witness stand.
Board Of health and fire commission
reoonsider their action on the oil well
district and reduce the prohibited dis
triet about the Sisters hospital.
Peculiar predicament Of a youth
who got of the southbound train at
night to examine the beautiful snow
and was left, clad only in his under
clothes.
The herald., 1898-01-14

will present the following plays: Thurs
day night, 1.-THE Jucklins;" Friday and
Saturday matinee, THE Henrietta"
and Saturday night, Sidney Rosenfelds
"A Fool and His Friends" The sale of
seats opens tomorrow morning.
The herald., 1898-01-14

A musical and reception will be given
this evening. under the auspices of the
night students of the Los Angeles Busl-
ness college, at the college rooms, 212
West Third street. B. F. Yarnell will
act as chairman of the evening, and
musical program will be presented.
The herald., 1898-01-14
Any Inv Suft

We will take and make no charge unless
we win It,. Legal advice free to cI,en,s.
out-of-town correspondence solicited
Established since 1888. Notary in Office ana
no charge to our clients. Damage suits
of every nature, mechanics liens, mort
gage, foreclosures, cases in equity. probate
practice and will contests our specialtIes
Langworthy Co., 226 South Spring street,
The herald., 1898-01-14
The Divorce Mill

The Marquis de la Fayette Hartley
was yesterday justified and Judge Van
Dyke seized the opportunity to mildly
The herald., 1898-01-14
EVENTS OF TODAY

Orpheum-Vaudevil
Burbank-"old Farmer Stebbins. !"
Los Angeles-"At Gay Coney Is
land"
The herald., 1898-01-14

Stuart Robson will be seen at the Los
Angeles theater on Thursday, January
10th. During his engagement here he
The herald., 1898-01-14

AL pyieee OF wall paper greatly reduced.
n 4. Mc1mtrom, S24 South Spring street,
The herald., 1898-01-14

Maximum temperature, IS.
Minimum temperature, SO.
Indications for Southern California; Fail
Friday; southwesterly winds.
The herald., 1898-01-14
THE WEATHER

TEMPERATURE-Rep Of observations
taken at Los Angeles, Jan. 13. The
barometer is reduced to sea level.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-05-27

Outsiders familiar with men and
things in the I'd Vermont congressional
district have long wondered how Con
gresham Grout managed to stay in
office. When convention time ap
proaches the newspapers manage tc
grind out some of the regular "booms'
for him, but in private conversation il
has for many years been hard to find
men ready to give reasons for keeping
blm in place or those who wanted IL
keep him there. There has appeared
no particularly acute opposition to tie
man, but he has .ong been regarded as
misft. The Grout Constituent has
not seemed TO regard his representative
as exactly square peg in round hole
or a round peg in square hole. His
impression has been rather of little
peg in big hole.
But all hands have come to see thai
Grout has considerable ability in ma
nipulatiug postoffices and other matter;
in a way calcolated to keep his fences
up, and doubtless the prospect of a hgh
with a politician strong in that sort o
thing has been distastefu to men Of a
.bility and tended to prolong the Grou
reign. But this year Judge L. NJ
Read of Bellows Falls has taken tbt
field, there is no question as to his abil
ny and fitness, and the voters ovel
there can have change if they wan
one. 1t has been constantly said tina
nobody wanted Grout." If people
there really do not want him they vii
he wise to make their feelings mantes
al the caucuses. Rutland Herald.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-05-27
PRICE THREE CENTS.
MINE MAKERS STORY
THE BATTLESHlP MAINE WAS DE-
LlBERATELY DESTROYED.

j. p. Gibbins Declares That the Explosion
Was Intentional-Narrowst the Investiga-
tion to Two Men-Five Conclusive Proofs
That the Ship Was Blown Up.
Following is the startling story of the
man who made the mine which blew up the
battleship Maine:
The only submarine mines which
have been supplied to the Spanish Gov
ernment since 1SS6-S7 were manufac-
tured under my own patents.
l then supplied them with flfty-six
ground mines. twenty-five buoyant
mines, each with a charge of 500
pounds OF guncCtton, and fifteen elec-
tro-contact mines, exploded either on
contact or by observation from shore,
each containing charge of 100 pounds
of guncotton.
The mines sent to Havana would
still retain full effectiveness. They
will last under water for an indefinite
period.
In 1S96-97 the Spanish Government
ordered fresh supply of my patent
mines. Whether they went to Ha-
vana or not is immaterial.
One of the mines supplied in 1886 is
still fully capable of causing the de-
struction of the Maine.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-05-27
WAR NOTES.

The war news of the week has con
sisted of rumors and only rumors
The official act has been the Presi.
dents call for Is, Geo additional vol.
unteers. The Charlestown left Sar
Francisco with ammunition and sup.
plies for Dewey several days ago and
on Wednesday three transports, carry.
ing 2 $500 men left foI the same DIES.
ttina,ion. The Monitor Monterey
will also sail in few days for the
same port.
u AS to the situation of the fleets in
che West Indies we are wholly de.
pendent upon Spanish sources TheiI
telegraph lines from Cuba aud Puerto
Rico are intact while we are depend,
ent upon dispatch boats that must
travel several hundred miles. Why
the Spanish cables are not cut is one
of the many mysteries of Washing
ton management.
The Cape Verde feet is believed to
be bottled up in Santiago harbor-a
grand chance for another peaceful
blockade.
The Oregon is reported on the
coast of Florida, completing her
10000 miles run with the vessel iu
good fighting condition
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-05-27
A Bad Accident.

Benjamin Beattie met with quite 8
bad accident Sunday evening. He
started from home for his brother
Wills, driving colt. When he go,
to where the road, leading to his
brothers leaves the So. Londonderry
road the colt became unmanageable
and Beattie was thrown out on q pile
of rocks and rendered unconscious
for time. After coming to himself
he crawled to Mr. Kingsburv's, near.
by, where he was found by his brother
who was looking for him, the horse
having gone to his house. Mr.. Beat
tie WAS bruised about the head and
one wrist injured 50 badly that it is
feared it will never be of use.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-05-27

The highway town tax bill of 20
cents on the dollar is now in the hands
of the treasurer and must be paid with.
in 80 days, dating from the Oath, to
secure the discount of 4 per cent. This
is something new to our tax payers.
Heretofore the entire town, county,
state, and school tax has been made
out in one bill and paid in the fall the
town in the meantime borrowing mon.
ey to pay the road commissioners or,
ders. This has been done in violation
of the provisions of the statute which
requires that the highway tax shall be
made out separately and as soon as the
list is completed.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-05-27

In fact, am convinced, from all the
surrounding circumstances, that no
other agency could have caused it.
In direct contradiction of the asser-
| tions of the Secretary of the Spanish
Legation at Washington and of Gen.
Weyler that there are no submarine
mines in Havara Harbor absolutely
affirm that l shipped the above mines
| for Havana and Ferrol on Spanish
ship, the property of the Spanish Gov
ernment, and officered by Spanish nav
al officers, with two captains, at the
| West India dock, London.
My mines are in electrical connec-
tion with the shore, and it is quite i'm
possible that they could be exploded
except by design.
l am convinced also that the explo-
sion Of the mine which destroyed the
Maine was the work of one or two
men, for these reasons:
First-A vessel swinging, either an
chored or moored, upon striking the
circuit closer case would merely drop
a shutter on the keyboard on shore,
warning the officer in charge that she
was in contact with the mine.
I Second-Before the officer is in a
position to fire the mine he must OBJ
tain one of two keys. One generally
is kept by the commandant, the other
by the officer in charge of the firing
station. He then must unlock the
glass door over which the shutter has
fallen and insert red danger plug in
the insulated switch.
Third-He must insert plug in the
switch Of the firing battery earth plate.
Fourth-The firing key is arranged
with locking armature of ebonite,
which must be unlocked before the
danger point is arrived at.
Fifth-The firing key hammer must
be pressed on to the contact anvil to
complete the circuit that explodes the
detonator, by which the mine in turn
is exploded
have not the slightest hesitation in
saying that the Maine was deliberately
destroyed with 500-pound ground
mine as invented and supplied by me.
There is a consensus of opinion that
the first explosion was external. This
is established on the following
grounds.
The forward magazine contained g.
SEQ pounds of gunpowder, which might
blow up the decks, but it is problemat-
ical whether 1t would be capable of
igniting the $500 pounds Of powder
in the middle magazine. Even II it did
the explosion of both would be quite
incapable of decorating the $500
pounds of wet guncotton in the after
magazine. Had that quantity of gun
cotton been detonated not vestige OF
the Maine would remain.
The only practical way of discover
ing the mine that sunk the Maine is
by undermining the cable from the
shore to the junction box and from
thence undermining each individual
cable to the mine, until one was found
without a mine attached.
l am satisfied that the explosion
was caused by ground mine-not by
buoyant mine-for Havana harbor is
to shallow to admit of the use of the
latter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-05-27
Farm for Sale

Containing 119 acres of which SO
acres is meadow, nearly all machine
moving, slightly sloping to the south,
not stony, easily cultivated and good
soil. Good fruit, wood lot handy
and 800 sugar trees. Buildings in
good condition. Situated in the
south. east icorner of Andover. 5
miles from Simonsville and within
mile of school. Bounded on the east
by Chester line and l-2 miles from
Chesteryillage by good even road.
This farm is owned by Mrs. Alma L.
Marshall, widow of the late Milo
Marshall, and can be bought very low
for cash. A quantity of hay in the
barns will be sold with the place If
desired. For further information in
ouire of or address.
NJ. A. DAVIS.
SO. Londonderry, Vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-05-27
The Vow of a boy Nemesis.

Bring to me my large revolver and
my keen Damascus blade, and the rub
ber boots I'm used to when in gore l
freely wade. Hither bring my trusty
sandbag, bring the snickersnee, l say;
for my day has come for murder, and
I'm going forth to slay. shall go
forth to the slaughter like a BRIDE
groom to his joys, and I'll fill the near
est graveyard with string of gifted
boys. | shall brain the boy attorney
with a spasm Of delight; and the boy
who breaches Sundays, he shall fall
before my might. On the trail of boy
physicians gayly, gladly shall l camp;
let the boy pianists tremble when they
hear my roaring tramp. When | strike
the boyish statesman he must say his
prayers and die; when the boy reporter
meets me, mark ye how the fur shall
fly. For I'm weary and disgusted and
my mind has lost its poise, have read
such beastly twaddle treating of the
gifted bows
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-05-27
Londonderry Sitter.
So. Londonderry, Vermont.
M%Address all communications,i sign
ed by your proper name, tos 7Ta
The Sitter, So. Londonderry, ".
RailrOad-CentraI vermont.
Church Calendar.

BAPTIST CHURCH, REV. N. A. WOOD, Pas
tor Regular Sunday services, 10 AS, a. M; Sab
bath Schoo at II NJ.
Praise and preaching Sabbath evening at 90
followed by a short testimony meeting.
Prayer meeting every Thursday evening at
100.
Union Bible study class meets every alternate
Thursday evening in the vestry at 100. cor
dial welcome is extended to all hese services.
METHODIST CHURCH, REV. II. F. FORREST
Pastor.-Regular Sabbath services at 10 :4j a, m
and 00p. m. sabbath School Immediately after
the morning service. Epworth League meets
at the vestry every Tuesday evening at so
Glass meeting, at vestry, every Thursday eve
ming al 80.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-05-27

Wonderland for 1898, issued by
the passenger department of the
Northern Pacific railway is at hand
1t is quite large book with an illu.
minated paper cover, profusely illus
trated With half tone engravings anG
containing much valuable informa.
ton. Any one can obtain a copy by
enclosing six cents in stamps, to pay
postage, to Chas. S. Fee, ST. Paul
MINI.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-05-27
HOW TO MAKE MONEY!

If you are out of employment and want
position. paying you from $50 to 500 month
ly clear above expenses by working regularly
or. if you want 10 increase your present in
come from $500 to $500 yearly, by working
at odd times, write the GLOBE CO., 725
Chestnut St, Phila, Pa, stating age, wheth-
er married or single, last or present employ
ment. and you can secure position with
them by which you can make more money
easier and faster than you ever made before
| in your life
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-05-27
Cycling tho J.wel.r., rn.m,

/ A jeweler, bemoaning the impending
ruin OF his business, observes that
nowadays young men pass his windows
without so much as a glance and 20
on to the bicycle stores to buy their
sweethearts presents, and the worst of
1t is that the silly girls appreciate the
stupid things far more than they do
pretty valuables in the way OF rings
and watches. In fact, he states that
ne quite expects to hear before long
that it is fashionable for young people
to give away bicycles instead of rings
when plighting their troth.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-05-27
His RetOrt,

Here's queer case" she said, look
Ing up from the newspaper.
rs it?" he returned, for he was not
feeling in particularly good humor and
didn't care who knew it.
I "Yes, it is" she replied. TITS case
where bride was given as german
favor
Rather stretch OF the imagination
to call it a favor, should think" be
said.
OF course she got even with him
later-they always do; but this is not
z continued story.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-05-27
am prepared to satisfy by demon
alton any jury Of reasonable men
that this is the true explanation OF the
Maine.
JOSEPH PANEa4L GIBBINS.


The dairy farmer who Is feeding q
scrub COW and guessing that she pays,
may be said to be gambling in stock"
It's sort Of board Of trade business.
That is, she trades very small lot Of
poor milk for her board, and leaves
the dealer short on butter and long on
endurance
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-05-27
THINGS THAT NO FELLOW CAN
FIND OUT.

THINGS THAT NO FELLOW CAN
FIND OUT.
Why poor speller should always
spell his words the hardest way.
Why people who live in glass
houses should always be throwing
stones.
Why some people live with untidy
surroundings when little labor and
care would make them pleasant
home.
Why the man who dislikes the SIF-
TER should borrow it from his neigh
Dor and read it every week.
Why such critters are allowed tc
live, any way.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-05-27

The Creamery company is now
turning out 500 pounds of butter ev.
cry day. This will soon be largely
increased
S. M. Holden, Esq is very i'll
with pneumonia, taken Sunday. Fears
are entertained that he may not re-
cover. DR.. Woodward attends him.
Arrangements for the annual ses-
sion of the national division of the
Sons of Temperance of North Amerl
ca, which is to be held in Burlington
July 13, IA and Is, are nearing com
| pletion, and representative men Of
the order from all parts of the United
States as well as from Canada will be
in attendance.
William A. Albee is still slowly re
covering from his long illness. He
now sits up most of the day and if
the weather ever gets. decent will
probably get out.
W. H. Belden's conditions remains,
apparently, unchanged.
Mrs. A. C. Gibson and mother,
Mrs. Hannum, are in Boston and vi.
cinity visiting. They expecG to be
gone sometime.
The anniversary meeting of the
Epworth League was success both
in number present and in subjects
presented.
Remember the lecture "Shooting
at Star" by Rev. w. r. Davenport
at the Methodist church tonight. The
lecture is free and the public is invi.
ted. He will preach Sunday evening
The Ladies of the NJ. f. Church
will hold a straw berry and ice cream
festival, Wednesday evening June
at the Town Hail.
Per Order Com.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers,
The famous little pills.