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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-17
READY TO REPORT
An Important Step in the Water
Question to Be Taken

City Engineer Dockweiler and his depu-
ties were busily engaged yesterday in go
ing over the data furnished the council by
the City Water company, enumerating the
possessions and improvements, which ii
desires to sell to the city for the modest
little sum of s300O,OO0. A special meeting
of the council is to be held this afternoon
at clock, at which the water supply COM
mittee is expected to make its report, en-
bodying a counter proposition to that of
the water company, and making definite
offer on the part of the city for the entire
plant of the company
Although the deputies worked until late
in the evening, it was stated that there was
mo possibility of the report to the commit
tee being ready before 10 o'clock this morn
ing. Having received it the committee will
after consultation, decide upon its report
to the council which will without doubt
contain the upset price which the city Il
willing to pay. Just what this price will
be cannot, of course be definitely stated
The estimate of the city engineer, made
some months ago, fixed sl.1so,ooO as the
proper price for the plant, plus the amount
for Improvements made between that time
and the date of sale.
w HAT the ehASHl VI tiesC iiiipi
are is as yet undetermined put it is safe
to say that the price recommended to be
paid by the city for the combined plant OF
the Los Angeles City Water company and
the Crystal Springs Land and Water com
pany will be in the neighborhood Of 81 ,250,
OOO If the committees recommendation is
adopted by the council several days mus
be given the water company to make theil
lreply as to whether they will &C
cept or no. The next step to be taken
should the offer of the city be refused
as it undoubtedly will be, Will be the ap'
pointment of an arbitrator each by the city
and the company, and the adjudication OF
the question by arbitration, as provided II
\ the contract. Todays session will, there
fore, be of especial Importance, as the fina
step before proceeding to arbitration will
undoubtedly be taken.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-17
SUSPtNDS ATTENDANTS
LIBRARY employees TALK TOO
MUCH FOR THEIR OWN GOOD
THE TRUSTEES TAKE ACTION
Important Move in Water Question to
Be Made Today-To Develop the
Rivers Underground Flow

Recause of certain strictures nassed ,,nor
the hoard of direotors ~ Tho nuhlio library
ord tho snread;rg of r.rorts dar,or.,;z,n,
IN tho discinI;re of tba ar,nlo,.as of the II.
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enca Thorrhure and Nav Koacb were ves.
,srdoy susrerded for r;,,aty ord thirt, dave
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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-17
Was Not Exclusive Agent

In the suit of Blythe VS.. Poage, in which
the plaintiff asked for commission for the
sale of real estate at Downey from the de-
PENDANT a case heard on appeal from the
Downey justice court, Judge Allen yester-
day gave judgment for the defendant. The
only connection Blythe had with the sale,
so far as was shown by testimony was that
an impending purchaser asked him his opin-
ion about the land, and if it was advisable
to make the purchase. In view of the fear
that third party might buy this would-be
buyer paid $25 upon the contract which
Blythe had with Poage for the sale of the
property. Poage was notified, but paid no
attention, and sold the property the next
day to another party. The court said tina;
by the wording of the contract Blythe was
not constituted an exclusive agent.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-17
JOnNSON'S WAR fund
HOW HE WORKED cHINAMEN OF
PATRIOTIC SENTIMENTS
AND REPUDIATED THE JOB
By a Semi-Plausible Explanation.
The Jury Disagreed and He Will
Be Retired Next Monday

C. O. Johnson was tried yesterday before
Justice of the Peace Young by a jury on
q charge of having obtained So by false pre-
lenses from Wong Henry 81 Kim and kee
Fat, co-partners in a vegetable ranch on
San Pedro street, outside of the city limits,
ON June 8. Frederick Farwell, who was
Jointly charged with johnson in defraud"
ing these Cinnamon, died in the city Jail
of fattey degeneration of the heart super
induced by chronic alcoholism, a couple of
days after his arrest.
Facts alleged in the complaint were that
the two men, who we're advertisement So
hcitors for the Los Angeles Directory COM
pany went out in,o the suburbs and rep
resented to the Chinese who raise vege-
tables south of town that they were col
lecting money toward a fund to be used
in carrying on the war between the United
States and Spain. Upon these representa-
lions the three patriotic Mongols above
named contributed a dollar apiece and
Farweu and Johnson gave them an al
legged receipt on a Los Angeles Directory
company blank When the Cinnamon
found out that they had been imposed upon
they complained to officer Talamantes,
who arrested Johnson and Farwell.
The defense was that the money had been
paid, not as a contribution by the Chinese
to the war fund. but to have their names
inserted in heavy-faced letters under the
heading of garden Chinese in the city di-
rectory. Johnson said, that while not gen
orally authorized to collect in advance, in
the case of Cinnamon he had some authors
ty to take money when making contract.
He admitted receiving $3.50 from another
deluded heather. The prosecution showed
that the alleged receipt was no receipt
at all, but contract on the part
of the Chinese to pay So for an advertise
ment in the directory. On the back there
had been pencil endorsement, which was
rubbed out, which Johnson claimed to have
been the receipt for the money, and he
denied knowing who it was that had made
the erasure.
Assistant District Attorney Williams had
q half dozen other so-called receipts given
by the defendant to Cinnamon, but he was
not permitted to examine into the circum-
stances under which they had been given.
It was elected, however, that the China
men had been done out of their money all
right enough, whatever the pretense was
which the defendant made use of to obtain
it. because they did not get their names
in the new directory in heavy faced capt.
tai letters under the head of Chinese gar
deners.
The jury remained out very long time,
and had to be discharged at o'clock be-
cause they could not agree Seven were
for conviction and five for acquittal The
case was then reset for trial with a jury
for next Monday. and johnson was sent
back to Jail in default of 500 bail.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-17
RED CROSS SOCIETY
Pillow Cases and Sleeping Caps for the
Soldiers at Camp Merritt

The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Boyle Heights and the Womans
alliance of Unity church were sewing yes
terday for the Red Cross society. The la
dies at headquarters were busy making
camp pillow cases of denim and sleeping
caps of gray and brown eiderdown,' for the
soldiers in camp at San Francisco. Many
Of the men, especially those from the east
suffer at night with the cold.
Three large boxes of literature were
shipped yesterday and a box of supplies on
Wednesday by the steamer Santa Rosa
with the following contents 3s bandages
81 sheets, Al pillow cases, 10 dozen handker-
chiefs, 1874 dozen pairs of socks, suits OF
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-17
MRS. D. A. POOL LOSES
Presumption That Her Guardian Paid
Her Cannot Be Set Aside

Judge York yesterday decided the suit
in equity of Dorotea Alaniz Pool against
Amanda c. Warner ct AL, in favor of the
defendant. Conception Alaniz was APP
pointed guardian OF the plaintiff and her
sister, whose aunt she is. in 1865, and took
possession of the property of her wards as
such guardian, leasing it and collecting the
rents. In 1874 she purchased the property
from her nieces and died in 1896 without
ever having filed the account as guardian
to her wards estate. The defendant was
executrix of Mrs. Alaniz's will. and the
plaintiff and her sister presented to her
verified claims for $5364S9 each, alleged to
be due for rents collected and not account
ed for by deceased Mrs. Warner rejected
them, and the action was then brought by
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-17
GIRLS COLLEGIATE SCHOOL
Graduating Exercises Held yesterday
Seniors Entertained

The closing exercises of the Girls Cole
giate school on South Grand avenue were
held yesterday morning. The rooms were
tastefully decorated with red and yellow
flowers, green foliage. bunting and flags
The graduates were Miss Mary Loretta
Basley, from the academic department.
Misses Bertha Campbell Gish and Ethyl
Elizabeth Grey, from the English depart
ment.
The program opened with a chorus by
the school, which was followed by a piano
solo, Spring Song" (Godard), Miss Leila
Jacoby; Miss Basley delivered farewell
address on behalf of the class, and Miss
Caryl Sippy rendered a piano selection,
THE Flatterer" (Chaminade). The chorus,
Summer Days (AbD, was sung by the
school; Miss Maria Fleck played Polonaise
Chopin, and Etincelles (MoszkowskD, and
then followed an address to the graduates
by Miss Parsons, who also presented the
diplomas. A chorus, THE Call to Arms"
and the benedlction completed the program
After the graduating exercises were con-
cluded the junior class entertained the SEN
ors at luncheon.
The committee of arrangements was COM
posed Of Miss Marie Sherwood, Miss Mayme
Hendrick and Miss Maria Fleck. The table
was decorated with the class colors of red
and gold and the toasts responded to were
as follows: "Our School," Miss Leila ia
CODY; THE Glass Of 49, Miss Caryl Sippy;
Graduation VS.. War" Miss Maria Fleck
"Our Glass Motto, TRUTH" Miss Anna
jenkins. The class history was read by
Miss Belle Hardin, the class prophecy by
Miss Rose Loeb, and the class poem by Miss
he
Miss Belle Hardin, the class prophecy by
Chapman, Elsie Bissinger, Maria Fleck,
Marie Sherwood, Helen Smith, Ethyl Gray,
Bertha Gish, Lottie Baisley, Josephine
Lewis, Anna Haas, Rose Lock, Caryl Sip
Ply, Leila Jacoby, Mayme Hendrick, Mamie
Graves.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-17

plaintiff for her herself and sister for an
accounting.
The court is of opinion that it can safely
be presumed that if plaintiff and her sis
ter had not received the rents due them,
they would have demanded them on SELL
ing her the property. Their not having
done so, and deceased not having account
ed for the moneys claimed in the suit. sup
ports the presumption that they had been
settled. Although the money was paid
while the plaintiffs were still minors, it
is now too late to take advantage of this
irregular mode of settlement.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-17
Main Street Surface

At today's meeting Of the board Of public
works the question of whether the receptly
replaced paving on Main street shall be cut
into, to allow the laying of another eiec-
trical conduit, will be discussed pro ard
con. A large number of interested property
owners are expected to be present to voice
their protest against any disturbance of the
new surface. A hot discussion Is antlci-
pated.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-17
Cases Still Uutried

There seems to be no disposition on the
part of the district attorney to press the
shoplifting cases against Mrs. Massey and
Mrs. Bebesheimer. The women were ar
rested last November, but their trials have
been postponed from time to time II is
claimed that in the confusion over the va
lidity of the police courts, the cases were
sidetracked and the courts have since been
too busy to take them up A couple of
night sessions would probably dispose of the
cases.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-17
Sample Ballots

A force of clerks was yesterday morning
put to work in the office of the city clerk
addressing envelopes in which will be
mailed sample ballots, one to every regis
tered voter in the city, for the Forthcoming
freebooter election. Some twenty thousand
ballots will be sent out, and the work will
occupy large force for some days.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-17
UNDERGROUND FLOW
Proposition to Develop Water in the
River Bed for Irrigation

A meeting of the water supply committee
of the council was held yesterday morning
to consider the petition from property hold
ers In the southern portion of the city, who
desire to bore for water in the river bed, at
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-17
Miss Wise Better

Reports received from the bedside Of Miss
Cora Wise, copyist in the city clerks office,
were more encouraging yesterday. She
has taken change for the better and ii is
believed that with careful nursing she will
pull through.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-17
underwear, 81 caps, 70 housewives, 10 rolls

81 caps, 70 housewives 10 rolls
of surgical bands.
The following new members were re-
ceived, since the publication of the last list:
J. Loen, Misses Rose Babette Loen, Lottie
Seligman, Helen A. Klokke. Rose Loeb
Francis Clark, Estelle Meyer, Leah He'll
man, Mabel S. Bottsford, Emma Irthum,
K. H. Spence, Bessie Spencer, Ruby Sc
Vile: Mines. ]. p. Newmark, NJ. c. New
mark, Max Goldschmidt, A N. Horncas-
tie, Eleanor Martin, Frank. Virgins, Emily
" Wright, Ferdinand Wheeler, w. M. cas-
well, A. Haas, j. Baruch, ]. M. Griffith
r. Kingsbaker.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-17
See the Golf TOurnam emit

Az Redondo Beach Saturday and Sunday.
Take Santa Fe trains at 9:55 a. M, 13O p.
M, and 5:35 p. m. Sunday trains leave at
$50 and 1855 a. m, and $780, 5:3o and p. m.
Returning last train leaves the beach at
S d. m.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-17
JoTTINGs


Maier & Zobeleins lager, fresh from their
brewery, on draught in all the principal
saloons; delivered promptly in bottles or
kegs. Office and brewery, 440 Also street;
telephone 81.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-17
The Cost Excessive

Mrs. P. E. Work has filed protest fcl
presentation to the council against the
opening of Hoover street from Bush to
Washington. on the ground that the cost
will be excessive. and will mean financial
ruin to her.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-17

Paul H. Moore, editor of the Facts OF
Redlands, has lately arrived from the lat
ter place to meet his brother, w. M. s.
Moore, of Wameldorp, Pa.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-17

Hawley, King & Co., cor. Fifth st. and
Broadway, agents genuine Columbus Buggy
company buggies and Victor bicycles.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-17

Largest variety Concord business wagon
and top delivery wagons Hawley, King
Co.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-17

Agents Victor, Heating, World, Stearn
and March bicycles. Hawley, King & Co
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-17

j. Z. Cunningham, manufacturer, dealer
repairing speciality. 222 South Main Tele.
phone M. S1S
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-17

Everything on wheels Hawiey, King 4
Co., corner Fifth street and Broadway.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-17
Corset Covers. Csc

Too bad that these are soied, not very
much. but enough to prevent their SELL
ing at regular prices. Some of them
were $1.50, not one was less than 75c.
High neck, low neck. round neck. en-
broidery and lace trimmed, large and
small sizes. That's another reason for
this low price. To~ay only, at 25c.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-17
French Challies

What the Trade Sales demand is not
only half-price buying, but half-prce
selling.
% dozen fine Persian Figured Lawn
Wrappers with embroidered ruffe
across yoke and separate vest lining.
perfect in every way, full assortment of
sizes. We're modest when we say $1.00
values. They're exceptionally pretty.
Today only, at CSC each.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-21
policy marked out for party by the
few who get control OF it's helm
A FAMILIAR SPIRIT.

We do not know by what authority
the Minneapolis Times presumes to
speak for the voters of Hennepin coun-
ty, and, on general principles, we
should assume that it had none what
ever. it makes a statement, how
ever, in a recent issue, referring to the
coming campaign for the governor
ship, that is interesting because, COM
ing from that quarter, it has such a.
familiar sound and it would seem to
be worthy Of consideration by the re-
mainder Of the state. The Times makes
the following straight prediction, Of
whose fulfillment it is so confident that
it asks every politician in the state to
paste it in his hat for future refer
ence: only Hennepin county man
can carry Hennepin county for the Re-
publican ticket this year.
1t is possible that this may
be true, and It is also pos
sihle that it may not particularly
commend a Hennepin county man
to the people of the other
counties in Minnesota There are other
counties, If we may be par
doned the presumption Of saying so,
and there are men who, understand
ing the disadvantage of living in them,
are unreasonable enough to think that
they are entitled to run for public Of
nee II they want to. There have been
several ocoa cioDO ~, ,.,b;ol H. LII.
clans Of Hennepfn county have served
similar notice upon the rest Of the
state; and. although they have not
been eminently successful In soaring
Off all the other corners, it is evident
that they are not discouraged.
1t Is no particular concern Of ours
whom the Republican party may make
its candidate for governor, since the
indications at this writing are that no
man receiving that unfortunate dis
tinction will be particularly difficult to
beat. We would just as lief see a.
Hennepin county man defeated as a
candidate from any other section of
the commonwealth. But we are of
the opinion that the prospects Of Hen
nepin leaders for honors, emoluments
and public place will not be advanced
to any remarkable extent by the bull
doing announcement that Hennepin Is
to name the man; and that, If by any
chance the nomination goes outside Of
that county, Hennepin will see to it
that such candidate is beaten at the
polls.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-21

This country has more to fear from pro-
fess1onal officeseekers than from any foreign
pcIwer.-Rush City Post.
Queer how many things the good people
of these United States have to fear. One says
it Is the money power; another that 1t is
the Populist assault on money; another that
it is the free traders; another that 1t Is the
liquor interests: another seea in some relig.
ious organization his bugaboo, while corpor.
ations are the devouring lion to others. And
yet life moves placidly along. and the mas.
refuses to get into pepper1ee about any Of
the scarecrows.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-21
QUITE A DEFICIT.
Russian Treasury In a BADLY De
moraIized Condition.

Russian Treasury in a Badly De-
moraIized Condition.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 20.-The in
teresting budget statement just made
by NJ. De Witte. the Russian minister
OF finance, shows an actual deficit of
over loo, 000,0 600 roubles, which is COW
cred by the free balance in the treas
ury.
M. De Witte expresses great pride In
the results Of the adoption Of the gold
standard, calling attention to the most
striking fact that, while at the end Of
1896 only 100000 roubles in gold coin
were in circulation, at the end Of 1897
there were 155000,000 in circulation,
while the gold in the treasury rose
during the same period by 100, 100000
roubles. The statement also shows
that the volume Of existing bank notes
has been reduced by 122,000,000 rOubles.
Russia has now 131 per cent more gold
than paper the totals in possession Of
the treasury and the state banks and
in circulation at the beginning Of the
present year being:
Roubles.
SILVER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10, OO0, O00
NJ. De Witte contends that this
shows the stability Of the reform and
he trusts the gold standard will re-
main mistaken, even If the country Is
fated to undergo severe trials" He
reiterates his intention to adhere to
the protective system.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-21
MIR. LINCOLN's PALLBEARERs.
Of the Men Who Served at the Pre-.
ident's Funeral ONLY Two 1.-Two

1denfs Funeral Only Two Live,
Don't you know that MANI" asked a
southern member of congress Of a Star
reporter, pointing to an elderly man
with gray, curly hair and mustacha
VINO stood at the corner of Fourteenth
and f streets a few afternoons agt,
That is H. G. Worthington, and few
men IN this world have had such a
diversified life as he. He and Henry
G. Dawes, Of Massachusetts,. are the
only survivors Of the DISTINGUISHED
men who acted as pallbearers at fine
funeral Of President Lincoln. That
was on April 10, 1865.
w burlington was then representa-
tive from Nevada. and that was bv
no means his first position in public
lie. He was a member of the Cali
lorna legislature in 1851, and served
together with the recently retired Jus-
tice Field. He was with Walker. the
filibuster, in his expedition to Nicara-
qua, and barely escaped the fate that
befell Walker and several thousand of
his followers.
"Worthington participated in the adj
mission Of three states. He was one
OF the few persons living who stumped
California for Gen. John c. Fremont
He was great friend of Fremont,
and was his legal representative in
settling up his Mariposa estate in Cali
fornia.
He was sent to Nevada as her first
representative in congress. Nye and
Stewart came along at the same time
as senator's. When Grant was in Cali
tornia, long before the war, he be-
came acquainted with Worthington.
The friendship that sprang up between
them in the Golden State was severed
only by Grants death.
president Johnson opno;ptod
Worthington to the South African mis-
sion. Later he was recalled, and Cram
appointed him collector of the port of
Charleston, S. C. He is a native If
South Carolina. The people Of the
Palmetto state sent him to congress-
too
Worthington was in Ford's theater
the night that President Lincoln was
shot, and he was a witness at the trials
of the assasins. He had been with the
president at the White house in the
afternoon, and it is always a rare treat
to meet and converse with him."
The names of the pallbearers at Pres
ident Lincoln's funeral, as given in
the Evening Star, April IS, 1865, were:
Senate-Foster, Of Connecticut; Morgan
Yates, Of Illinois; Wade, of Ohio; Con-
ners, of California. House-Dawes, of
Massachusetts; Croffroth, of Penn
syivania; Smith, OF Kentucky; Colfax,
of Indiana; Worthington, of Nevada;
Washburne, of Illinois, Army-Gens.
Grant, Halleck and Nichols Navy
Farragut, Chubrick and Zelin Civil
ians-O. H. Browning OF Illinois:
Thomas Corwin, of Ohio; George Ash
man. of Massachusetts,; Simon Gamer
on, Of Pennsylvania