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The herald., 1898-01-04
Submitted in Writing

"A very amusing incident" said Senator
Kyle yesterday, occurred in one of the d.
visions of the war department recently. I
was transacting some business with one OF
the generals. very precise, abrupt and
commanding Individual when young law
yer from one of the southern states was
ushered in by an attendant. The general,
turning in his chair, inquired grumy:
We'll, sir, what can I do for your the
young attorney, evidently having thought
out his prelude, as we'll as the entire argu-
ment he was to present, began by renears-
ing the provisions of by-gone river and
harbor bill, the dredging Of streams, the
meetings of prominent citizens by whom ne
had been deputed. etc, when the general
stopped him. VIII you be kind enough to
tell me what you wantT Very much nus
tered, the young man began again on very
much the same strain, getting almost as far
as 'deputed,' when the general exciaimed
bfuntly: Please tell me, sir, what you want
hereY The attorney. coloring to the roots
Of his hair, began his prelude again, where
upon the general rose, and, with military
command, pointed to table: There Is
table sir, and some paper; Will you please
sit there and write out what you want e
The lawyer meekly took his seat. and left
him writing his story. "--Washington Post.
The herald., 1898-01-04
Look Out for the "Mouchers"

The "mouchers" have new game. The
pioneer showed up at the kitchen door one
day several weeks ago. When Mary Ellen
appeared he held out a nickel and began:
Lady, I have a starving wife and six
children at home. They are also in want of
coal for fire. But II they get food they
can forget the cold for awhile l don't
want to beg. but will you please give me
cents worth of food?'
OF course Mary Ellen would. Here was
an honest, deserving man. Mary Ellen told
his story in the kitchen. The other girls
made up large package of sandwiches for
the man. and besides collected fund of IS
cents with which he could buy coal
But his successor came the next day.
After that the story ceased to be novelty.
Mary Ellen stood it until the appearance
of the sixth beggar with the same yarn.
That was on Saturday.
She feft him standing in the yard until the
customary package had been made up.
Then she thrust forward the bundle with
one hand and thrust out her other hand for
the nickel
The man did not take the sandwiches.
Neither did Mary Ellen get the nickel Five
cents buys too much barrel-house whisky
to be lightly wasted for food. But the
"mouchers' will not play that game in
Mary Ellen's block again.-Buffalo Ex-
press,
The herald., 1898-01-04

surely guarded against by an amend-
ment Incorporating the time limit.
s But let not our intentions be misun-
derstood in this matter. We demand
the ancient right Of tying horses in the
streets all day, but we meelSly accept
the same right in consecutive INSTALL
ments of 20 minutes each. Most of the
people of the city and a large majority
from the country, we are glad to say,
accept this slight difference in the cal
culation of time in the same spirit. and
IL those who are interested in legisla-
ton on the one hand and strict COM
pliance with the law on the other have
the time to work their way across or
along our streets under the operation of
the amended ordinance. they will OBJ
serve how careful the people are to live
up to the strict letter of these stupen-
douS restrictions.
The herald., 1898-01-04
THE TIME LIMIT


passed an ordinance to prevent parties
from leaving their horses and vehicles
standing upon the streets except in the
care of some person. This ordinance,
after having been in force some ten
days, was amended by giving a time
limit of twenty minutes.
The Herald does not care to contrast
the fine appearance of deserted curbs
for those ten days with the elegant ar
ray of high-seated and low-seated car
riages, or with the various colors and
varying kinds of thoroughbred horses,
the latter of which have now resumed
their old tricks of smelling at pedes-
TRANS coat sleeves and taking play
full run now and then through the
streets. Nor is it our intention to dwell
at all upon the convenience with which
the hurried individual, under the
amended ordinance, can now cross the
street; nor to criticise the happy legis-
Iative foresight which now compels a
street car with 125 passengers upon it
to wait before proceeding until some
lady shopper who has tied her horse at
right angles with the street has exam
ined 125 pieces of dress goods and as
many more trinkets.
Nor do we desire to mention, at this
time, the increased demand for stop
watches. Let it be said, however, that
the latest watch is up to police regula-
tions. 1t runs just 10 minutes while
the horse stands 80, or any longer time,
and blows whistle when the policeman
comes In sight. This useful little ar
ticle and comfort is the result of that
great law Of evolution which, with the
aid of genius. happily adjusts man to
his environment. Thus, while our To-
cal legislators have restored to the peo-
ple for 90 minutes at q time, their an
cient pueblo rights of roping their
broncos at any angle to the sidewalk.
they have, at the same time, called forth
from the hands of genius little device
which, if properly understood, will pro-
tect the most forgetful person from be-
Ing COIVlcleQ VI NlOldtlilS llle iiIle!luSu
ordinance.
The satisfactory solution Of the hitch
ing ordinance muddle, by the time limit
amendment, suggests the application of
the same principle to various other ordi-
nances. For instance, the saloons are
required to be closed from IL to a. m.
Could not this ordinance be amended by
giving to the thirsty individual during
that time, say, five-minute time
limit to get Napa soda or a glass of
root beer, provided, and provided al
ways, that he had one of the aforesaid
stop-watches?
Again, there is an ordinance prohibit
ing expectorating upon sidewalks an
other designed to prevent the blockade
of sidewalks and many others in which
the personal convenience of the indi-
vidual can be greatly enlarged and the
violation of the ordinances safely and
The herald., 1898-01-04
FIVE AGES OF WOMEN

Only a prattling wee baby
Dancing on mammals knee.
A chubby and dimpld cherub,
Pretty as she could be,
Laughing and jumping and Growing,
Bubbling with innocent mirth;
Mamma just thinks her treasure
The darlingest thing on earth.
Only a laughing school girl,
Fair as a budding rose.
Gazing with tender glances
On her young would-be beaux.
Never a cloud above her,
Never a care has she;
No one could help but love her
In her simplicity.
Only fair young lady,
Proud as queen of old,
Lovers who seek her favor
Meet with but glances cold.
Naught but a prince can woo her
A prince with an honored name;
Love is to her but folly:
The dream of her life is fame.
Only a serious woman,
Charms slowly fading away;
Her prince never came to seek her:
Her head Is threaded with gray.
Longing for love that's denied her,
Praying for someone to WOO;
Gone are her queenly ambitions
Any old fellow will do.
Only a maiden Of fifty,
Skillfully spreading her net.
Still there is hope in her bosom
That someone may gobble her yet.
Paints and cosmetics and powders.
And clad in the briefest of dress,
When seen on her wheel at distance
You'd think her but twenty, or less.
Denver Post
The herald., 1898-01-04
THE SENATE PROGRAM

The silver forces in the senate are
indeed constitute the only cohesive ele-
ment in congress, and indications are
not lacking that they are preparing a
stubborn opposition to the administra-
ton program of currency reform. Any
bill that may be sent up from the lower
house, which has for it's object the dec
laration of the gold standard, will be re-
turned with a counter proposition de-
the United States is by law payable in
silver dollars, the language of the now
famous resolutions introduced in the
senate by Judge Stanley Mathews.
Thus will the extremes meet and lock
horns, nor is it clear how the admins
tration will be able to prevent such a
deadlock. Defeated in its purpose, af-
ter that purpose is fully declared, the
more disastrous consequences upon the
party than if it had never entered upon
the work of currency reform, program
forced by the impetuosity of the ex-
tremists of the party at the dictation of
the banking element in the east.
4>>
The monetary conference.-the Tooley
street Notwithstanding it's I'M
qualified endorsement Of Secretary
Cages bill for the reform of the cur
rency, proposes to have introduced into
the house a measure of it's own creation,
although the points of divergence be-
tween the two are not material, and will
send a lobby to Washington in it's inter-
est. But this is in no sense alarming,
and significant only in the sense that it
indicates a purpose of antagonizing Mr..
Cages measure. All the currency
bills introduced are practically identical.
They all aim at the same purpose and
will all meet with the same fate. The
multiplicity of plans and schemes will
only tend to complicate the situation and
render the success of the administration
more dubious.
The herald., 1898-01-04
Cafe Counterfeit

Chipper-I suppose you know that
Mixer has started new cafe on the corr
ner?
Lipper-No; I hadn't heard Of 1t.
Chipper-Well, he has; he calls 1t the
counterfeit
Lipper-The Counterfeit?
Chipper-Yes; hard to pass, you know
Richmond Dispatch
The herald., 1898-01-04
Assembling at Hanna's Call

The federal establishment is marching
on Ohio. Nearly every day dispatches
from Washington announce the expected
coming of United States officeholders, and
no doubt good many will find their way
out unannounced The object of this
march from the capital of the country is to
help Marcus A. Hanna to an election to a
seat in the senate he now holds by appoint
ment through the influence of Mr. Cox Of
Hamilton county-Cincinnat Enquirer.
The herald., 1898-01-04

Average ad valorem protection on cot
ton manufactures under the Wilson
law, 4S.75 per cent; under the Dingley
law, 1888 per cent; cut in wages just
submitted to by cotton operatives, II
per cent. Raw cotton is lower than it
has ever been known in the history of
the country. Should we not take up a
collection for the poor print makers of
New England?
The herald., 1898-01-04

The Hanna strikers who have been be-
rating Republican legislators for refus-
ing to stand by the caucus nominee are
Democrats and elect Calvin S. Brice.
For consistency, commend us to the
average Ohio Republican.
The herald., 1898-01-04

The patter of last nights shower was
the most welcome sound that has greet
ed Southern Californian ears for some
weeks, but Jupiter Pluvius, now that the
holidays are over. can well afford to be
more generous.
The herald., 1898-01-04

The appeal of Lii Hung Chang to the
people of the western world, to be found
in our dispatches this morning, will COM
mand universal respect, if it does not
provoke universal sympathy. 1t is in
the strongest sense pathetic.
The herald., 1898-01-04

An attempt is to be made to bring un-
der cultivation twelve hundred thousand
acres of land in New England that has
been abandoned because of unproduc-
tiveness, former owners being unable to
make living upon it. 1t looks like an
attempt to attain the unattainable.
The herald., 1898-01-04

Ii Hung Chang is in fine feather again,
that taken from him short time ago
having been restored. 1t has been re-
marked that nothing is done in China
when Ii is moulting.
The herald., 1898-01-04

The Oregon Railway company. fol-
lowing the example Of the Santa Fe, has
established an industrial bureau. Every
western road should adopt this or some
other means of increasing local traffic.
The herald., 1898-01-04
Disappointed in His Boy

Smiths just about discouraged trying
to make something out Of that boy of his"
"Yes?'
had just bet pot of money on the football
team the boy plays in. and lost 1t ALL
Detroit Journal
The herald., 1898-01-04

Cecil Rhodes is getting ready to re-
sumo business at the old stand. Any
body wanting anything in South Africa
will communicate with him.
The herald., 1898-01-04

Nothing but cash in large installments
can now save the hated Ohio Republican
boss. His undoing will mean much to
the toiling masses of this country.
The herald., 1898-01-04

There is nothing that would help the
president so much as cabinet crisis.
The herald., 1898-01-04
He Abolished the Page

For many years the Cincinnati Enquirer
used to print q solid editorial. page and
EMPLOYED an exclusive editorial stan Of
nix writer's, who wrote all their matter at
The herald., 1898-01-04

The much abused mule. hybrid though
he be, without ancestry or hope of pos
terity, has yet in this fin de steele era
gained substantial vindication. in being
selected as the only instrument for con-
veying food to the starving miners Of
the Yukon. That should be victory
enough for one day, and the gentle.
meek, patient falsetto songsters of the
bridleless pack may once again lift their
ears to the coming sunshine Of national
appreciation.
The herald., 1898-01-04

All talk Of an Anglo-American alliance
is a waste of words. Alliances with for
eign nations. however beneficent the
The herald., 1898-01-04

Not Unreasonable supposition
Yeast--where do they set the gold leaf
crimsonbeak--oh, I believe they gather
them in the trees out st the Klondikes--
Yonkers Statesman
The herald., 1898-01-04
Los ANGELES DAILY HERALD
SWORN STATEMENT CIRCULATION

State OF California. County Of Los Ange-
1es.--ss.
L. M. Holt, superintendent Of circulation
Of the Los Angeles Daily Herald. being
dfst duly sworn. deposss and says; That
xor the. five months from February l. 1897.
70 June 30. 1897 (nclusive), the total circu-
aation Of the said Daily Herald was 1880 6S5
copies, being an average daily circula-
tion Of 1904.
That the weekday circulation during the
above time was 1,07l.567 being daily
average OF S3O6 copies.
That the Sunday circulation during the
above time was 21a05s being an average
Tor each Sunday Of 1O,431.
L. NJ. HOLT,
Superintendent Of Circulation.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
1sth day of July, 1897.
FRANK J. COOPER.
Notary Public In and for the County OF
Los Angeles. State of California
The herald., 1898-01-04

But as to his first discovery by me: He
was living in a small town In Indiana,
and had never worked on daily paper.
had heard of his capacity incidentally,
and engaged him by telegraph. He was
due to arrive on a certain morning train,
and did arrive, but I didn't know
it. Late in the day he presented
himself, and / confess I was dis
mayed at his appearance. He was tall,
with dark hair and small mustache, cheeks
as delicate as a girls. and eyes that, in
spite of the gold-rimmed glasses that
partially concealed them. were indescrib-
ably fascinating. His address was ingra-
tiating, his manners faultless. He had
decidedly distinguished appearance,
looking more the divinity student than the
news rounder I instmctively felt that the
young mans career would be short. for
the town then had the reputation Of be-
ing the wickedest on earth. But he very
soon showed his ability to maintain the
parity.
The herald., 1898-01-04

Before starting out upon an assignment,
given him ten minutes after his arrival at
the office, he handed me a roll of manu-
script as thick as ones wrist, which he
had written since his advent in the morn
ing. and which lost no time in putting
in type. 1t proved to be startling local
sensation, the publication Of which. in the
next succeeding issue, had the effect Of
fairly burning up the town." 1t was
based upon information which no man
known to be even remotely connected with
newspaper could possibly have procured,
and explained why he had not earlier made
himself Known at the office. He had, in
stead, successfully visited every doctor
in the camp, and by representing himself
as medical student desiring to continue
his studies, wormed professional secrets
and confessions out of most of them that
not only made highly sensational matter,
but which 1t was to the interest of the
public to divulge, for the fresh young
graveyard was shown to be no safe depos-
tory for the dead. and there was no dis
elimination used in despoiling it.
The herald., 1898-01-04

Thirty lives lost and several score Of
wounded is the fearful record Of last
nights tragedy at London. Ont. The
public is frequently given these awful
warnings of the criminal folly of assem-
bling in unsafe buildings, but continues
comparatively callous to a subject that
universally demands the most stringent
legislation. The building in which last
nights disaster occurred was nearly
fifty years old and several stories had
lately been placed on the old walls.
The herald., 1898-01-04

Three days later I returned from my
bootless mission impressed with the truth
fulness of the sage's remark. Good re-
porters were scarce In those days, and yet
was destined soon to secure the services
of a man who at once developed into what
I have since considered the best all-round
reporter that was ever connected with the
American press. Had he been as generous
ly equipped morally as he was intellectu-
ally, he would have achieved grand re-
suits. But unfortunately, he was wo-
full cripple on that side of his nature.
My appreciation of his professional ability
is illustrated by the fact that when, few
years later, he had been admitted to bail,
after having onoe been convicted of cap
ital crime and sentenced to twenty-five
years in the penitentiary, sent for him
and kept him at work until the second ex-
animation came on.
The herald., 1898-01-04

STEMS reputation was established. His
work on the mountain daily attracted wide
attention. and his yellow romances were
copied everywhere. With so much skill
and regard for the nicely of detail. with
such apparent candor and plausibility as
to leave no possible room for doubt, he
wrote Of the discovery Of a ship embedded
in the solid granite of Battle mountain,
five hundred feet below the surface. This
description was so vivid and realistic and
was given with so much particularly. that
archaeologists in different parts Of the
country wrote to me about 1t.
The herald., 1898-01-04
Orth Stein


A Christmas demonstration at Atlanta,
Georgis, In which two city officials, Ed
itor Orth Stein and a number OF revolvers
figured conspicuously. recalls some early
memories Of the man who has beaten all
pades, punishments inflicted and escaped
and aliases maintained.
In 1879 ! was publishing an evening pa
per In a western mining camp. Needing
what could not obtain nearer home, a
first class city reporter, l went to st.
Louis In search OF one. What kind OF q
man do you want?'' inquired Joe McCul-
lagh, the veteran editor of the Globe Dem
ocrat, whom I had known for many years.
"Humph!" he replied, after had recited
the qualifications. That's just the kind
of a man want. Quit maxim 'em. sir!
Quit maxim emf
The herald., 1898-01-04

SOohSAy WtOtC ~ AAAS opOub Ats
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Upon another occasion this genius of
untruth wrote an elaborate description of
a wonderful cave near town, accidentally
discovered by some miners, who, in sink
ing a shaft upon their mine. suddenly
broke into the cavity with their picks
and rolled some distance to the bottom
of the cave. Several chambers were fully
described and illustrated, one view show
ing the miners washing gold in a subter-
ranean stream coursing through the cave.
Anyone who will take the trouble to look
up Crofutts Railway Guide for the few
years following 1879 will find this article,
with its realistic illustrations, the cave
ural attractions of the locality. 1t, of
course, has no existence.
The man was absolutely fearless, and his
courage in assailing tough characters in
his department of the paper merited
comment which was once passed upon
him: "That grasshopper has more sand
than sense" He was frail and delicate as
a woman, and would have been no match
physically for the least muscular of any
whom he assailed, but his finesse was ever
equal to the emergency of saving him from
attack. He would meet the man with
gun with smile, suavely comb him down,
and five minutes later go out and take a
drink with him.
During his engagement on my paper two
men were convicted of murder and SEN
fenced to be hanged. Stein, who was very
chummy with the sheriff, persuaded him
to adopt an original plan of gallows which
he devised, and which, with important
notifications, was used on the occasion.
The day before the execution some one
suggested to the sheriff that the weight
provided was so heavy that 1t would jerk
the mems heads from their bodies, and
it was reduced fifty per cent In weight.
When questioned about 1t, Stein admitted
his intent, and expressed disgust with
the interference in his plans.
The subsequent career of this brilliant
but erratic and constituencies reporter is
pretty familiar to the average newspaper
reader. For the murder of George Fred
ericks, theatrical manager Of Kansas
City, he narrowly escaped the gallows;
for the forgery Of the name of President
Hoxie of the Missouri Pacific railway he
spent a term In prison, and for various
crimes and misdemeanors, variously COM
mitted since his name has become known
throughout the west and southwest. For
a number of years he has been publishing
an illustrated weekly called The Looking
Glass, at Atlanta, Ca, and the fact that
his record has only recently become known
there illustrates how exceedingly provin-
cial the people are. Hopelessy involved
with some of the blue bloods of the south
ern metropolis, the cannonading may be-
gin at any moment. MADURO.
Arizona republican., 1898-01-05

San Francisco, Jan. 4.-In the United States circuit court today before U. s. Circuit Judge W. W. Morrow and U. s. District Judge J. J. Dehaven, sit ting in bank, Attorney Eugene Deu- prey succeeded in obtaining leave to present and to file petition for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of w. H T. Durrant, confined at San Quentin. When the petition had been heard and Attorney Deuprey had concluded his argument, Judge Morrow announced that the matter would be taken under advisement by the court and decision rendered tomorrow at Il o'cl-ck in the morning.
 The Post this evening says: Attor- ney Boardman left this city last Satur- day evening for Washington, D. C., and will arrive there some time tomo.. row night. In case the United States circuit court denies the application for writ of habeas corpus and refuses Durrant's attorneys permission to take an appeal that would stay the execu ton, Attorney Boardman will be ad- vised by telegraph and will immedi- ately file in the United States supreme court an application for writ of ha- beas corpus. If the supreme court listens to the application and issues the writ, the execution will be stayed.
Arizona republican., 1898-01-05
Harrison act, and third, that the &C., tion is res judicata.

tion is res judicata.
 The contention of the defense re- garding the first point is based on a statute which provides that a claim against county dies in six months after the last item or the claim has been created unless an attempt has been made to collect it before This objection, however, was practically dis posed of by the plaintiffs attorneys, who showed by another clause that only ordinary claims were contem- plated and not claims for salary or claims made valid by leg. station.
 The greater part of the day was taken up with the argument upon the, second poi-f, the authority of the legis- lature to create the office of imm:- grafton commissioner. The plaintiffs counsel relied upon a declaration glv- ing the legislature power ta legislate regarding municipalities and to pre- scribe how officers shall be chosen and to fix their salaries.
 The third point will be argued today, the defense contending that as this subject has once been disposed of in this court it is thing already adjudi- cated and ended