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The herald., 1898-05-29
PATRIOTIC SERVICES
Memorial Sunday to Be Observed II
the Churches

Many of the churches of the city viii
hold memorial services today which will
be attended by veteran and military or.
ganizations, while at others there will be
patriotic sermons and special services In
commemoration of the day.
Stanton and Bartlett-Logan posts ana
corps will attend Simpson tabernacle, which
will be suitably decorated and at which
there will be a patriotic musical program
and a sermon pertinent to the occasion BY
Rev l.. M. Hartley.
The National Veteran Reserve Will at.
tend Unity church, where fine musical
program has been prepared and patriotic
address will be delivered by Rev. DR..
Wendte
General Rosecrans camp, Sons Of Vet
erans, and the Uncle Sam Relief corps,
G. A. r.. will attend St. Pauls church,
where the rector, the Rev. John Gray, will
preach a patriotic sermon, with music ap-
propriate to the occasion.
Kenesaw post, G. A. R., will attend SER
vice in a body at the Church of Christ. on
North Workman street, East Los Angeles.
Patriotic sermons will be delivered by
Rev. Burt Estes Howard at the Los An.
geles theater; Central Methodist church,
by DR.. Williams; Emmanuel Presbyterian,
by DR.. Walker; First Congregational, hE
DR.. Day.
In the evening at o'clock memorial
service will be held at Vincent M. e.
church, Rev. Will A. Knighten. An at
tractive progrom Of patriotic and martial
music has been prepared, and brief patriot.
lc addresses by Rev. Mr.. Knighten and
other comrades of the Grand Army Of the
Republic and the Sons and Daughters Of
Veterans will be given. 'g'e
At the First Baptist church at 7:30 there
will be service in memory of Mrs. Abbie
E. Johnston, past president of Stanton
Woman's Relief corps and a valued apd
useful member of the denominatiku
named for many years.
At Temperance temple at o'clock in the
afternoon Rev. Eugenia st. John will de-
liver a patriotic address, with appropriate
music.
The herald., 1898-05-29
GUN CLUB SHOOT
Both Live Birds and Blue Rocks VIII
Be Used

A big crowd is expected at the live bird
and blue rock shoot of the Los Angeles
Gun club on the grounds west Of West
lake park today. The shoot begins at $3.50
o'clock and some good shooting will be
seen. In addition to the live bird and blue
rocks there will be merchandise shoot.
The following are the prizes: First price,
leather gun case, value, Sc; second price
leather shell case, value, s.; third price,
shooting sweater, value, $3.50; fourth prize,
shooting sweater, value, SO; fifth prize,
trout rod, value, $3.50; sixth prize, hunting
coat, value, 81; seventh prize. hunting
knife, value, 81; eighth prize. Powers
brass rod, value, s1.5o: ninth prize,
chamois gun cover, value, $3.50: tenth
prize, hunting flask, value, s1.5O; eleventh
prize, hunting pants, value, s1.50; twelfth
prize, canvas leggings, value. $1.50; thir-
teenth prize, rubber recoil pad, value. 81;
fourteenth prize, Heiks hand protector
value, 81; fifteenth prize, pocket knife, val
ue ST. sixteenth prize, Tomlinson cleaner
value, 81.
The herald., 1898-05-29

coal supply in the service wagon and it had
to make frequent trips to the yard in order
to keep the engines going.
The failure to handle the new extension
ladder advantageously has already been
mentioned. The men who have 1t in charge
should drill with the hose under full pres
sure. 1t is all right to know how to run up
an extension ladder and to climb it with
an empty hose line but it is another thing
to climb the same ladder and successfully
handle line of hose from an engine going
at full speed.
Another Incident
One of the unpleasant incidents of the
fire was the action OF young Germain. son
of the owner of the building where the fire
started. The young man was naturally
much excited and his excitement led him
to believe the tiremen were not doing their
best. He cursed them individually and
collectively and applied the vilest epithets
to the men. Electrician Francis stood the
abuse as long as he could and then called
young Germain down. Instead of stopping
his abuse Germain started to attack Fran
els with his fists. The police interfered and
the young man was escorted outside the
ropes.
The woeful lack of water had much to
do with the spread of the fire. 1t is useless
to have many engines on "baby" mains,
as was clearly proved at this fire. Time
and again, when the water was needed the
worst, the streams would fail and engines
have to be stopped In order to let the mains
fill.
Loose or illy-fastened joints in hose con-
nections and in connections with hose and
hydrants cost barrels of water.
1t was a noticeable fact that the Germain
block was without fire escape. yet it was
4 building within the requirements of the
law. Had there been the proper fire es-
capes on the building the work of the fire.
men would have been greatly facilitated.
There were but two slight accidents at
yesterdays fire, although the fremen
worked in choking clouds of smoke amid
falling walls and timbers and burned-out
floors that broke beneath their weight.
Chief Moore got a slight cut on the back of
the head from falling window glass and a
lineman, whose name was not learned, suf-
fered n severe cut in the arm, inflicted in
the same way.
AS soon as Electrician Francis arrived
on the scene he Immediately cut off all
The herald., 1898-05-29

electric currents in the wires on the east
side of the street and then proceeded to
cut the wires wherever they interferd
with the work of the firemen. Fortunately
but few wires had to be cut.
But one case of stealing was reported
during the fire, although people in the lodg
ing houses threatened piled their goods in
discriminatory in the street and left them
unguarded. Deputy Constable Mugnemi
secured the thief who had stolen some
slverware from goods carried from the
Arlington hotel on Commercial street, and
he is safe In Jail.
1t will be several days before the full
extent of the damage done is known. Eu-
gene German, owner of the building to-
tally destroyed, is in Europe, but it is sup
posed his confidential men here will be able
to supply the necessary figures.
The herald., 1898-05-29
Marriage Licenses

James Phillippi, %, Iowa, and Emma
Sanders, %, England. residents of this city.
George Mcintyre, %, California. and Adj
die Hughes, IS, Missouri. residents Of this
city.
Robert Fallon, q, Texas, and Irene Ket-
Ter, 20, California, residents of this city.
Frank B. Kinsman, 80, New York, and
Margaret Mulley, %, New Jersey, residents
of this city.
Alpheus T. McGannon, 25, Kansas, and
Amy ]. Beatty, %, Nebraska, residents Of
this city.
A. de A. Whiting, 2S, Texas and Nettie
B. Platner, 81, Illinois, residents Of this
city.
Frank H. Brooks. a. East India, and
Cynthia E. Weller, II, Michigan, residents
of this city.
The herald., 1898-05-29
SIGNAL CORPS SUCCESS
Over Four Hundred Dollars for Re
lief of Their Comrades

Subscriptions to the amount of 1852. so are
reported by the signal corps to the fund for
relief of comrades of the Seventh regiment
now in camp at the Bay district, San Fran
cisco. Added to this is $3.50, the proceeds
of the ball given by the corps last Thurs
day, making total of s4S0.
Capt. Lawrence yesterday forwarded to
Capt. Clark, the chaplain of the Seventh
regiment, the above amount, one-fourth
going to each of the three companies and
one fourth to the battery. Capt Steere IL
to expend the money for the battery ard
Capt. Clark disburses the money for the
benefit of the companies. The signal corps
returns hearty thanks to the citizens who
SO freely aided them, and feel sure the
money they have so contributed has been
spent in a most worthy cause.
The herald., 1898-05-29

have made a remark rejecting upon Mr..
Kinsey, the clerk of the court. After de-
Quoting the $40 costs the balance of the
bail money was handed over to Ladd.
Kinsey was afterwards informed of the
remark that Ladd had made and hurried
after the attorney and made him apologize.
Ladd claimed, however, that he and Hes
ter had put up the money and had held off
thinking that Berness would go and COM
promise the damage with the livery stable
man for the damage done to the horse and
buggy, but instead Berness remained in
hiding. Ladd claimed that Berness had
attempted to escape from him and this was
the reason for his grabbing hold of the
young man. Neither case was prosecuted
however, as no complaints were sworn to
against Ladd or Berness
The herald., 1898-05-29
Joint Literary Contest

The second joint literary contest between
the Delta Sigma and Y. M. c. A. Lyceums
was held in the Y. M. C. A. auditorium
last Friday evening. George ]. Oden,
president of the Y. M. C. A. Lyceum, pre-
sided. After brief address by the presi-
dent piano duet, "Chariot Race" was
played by the Misses Hammond and Will
Hams. Harry Porter sang a solo, Eyes,
Let Me Like a Soldier Fall" His fine tenor
was again heard in an encore.
The question, Resolved. That Rome Has
Done More For the Progress of Mankind" :"
was debated, affirmative, Delta Sigma
negative, Y. M. c. A. The affirmative was
represented by Messrs. j. Metz, Junius
Laws, George Boehncke. The negative by
Messrs. A. B. Strubel, Louis V. Bryant, L.
A. Swan.
The question was decided in favor of the
Y. M. c. A. Lyceum. thereby winning the
contest. Hugo Burgwald played a either
solo and Mr.. Jones followed with solo on
the piano. In conclusion the audience
sang America" accompanied by Miss
Williams on the piano. The judges were
Judge Pope, Professor Millard and Attor-
ney Wilbur.
The herald., 1898-05-29

material on the third floor broke through
and added fuel to the flames on the second
floor, while the basement was at white
heat, fed from dropping timbers and stock
from above. The flames from below met
those from above.
The iiremen had now been working for
more than an hour and were fast wearing
out. The extension ladder from the new
truck was raised and line of hose run up
on it but whether from ignorance of the
apparatus, lack of drill or the fear of tum-
bling off, the men handling the nozzle On
the ladder did little else than wash off the
face of the building. throwing hogsheads
of water on the outside walls to bucketfuis
on the fire inside. The same trouble was
to be found with many of the hose lines.
There were not sufficient men to properly
man and handle the nozzles. Those who
were at work did yeoman's service, the
work of three men each, but time and
again in moving hose valuable time and
still more valuable water was lost simply
because there were not enough men to con-
troll the nozzles and lighter the hose on the
ground below.
Extent of the Damage
ABOUT O'CLOCK the IRE was under cOntrOl.
The Germain block was gutted, the front
wall alone standing intact. The Pacific
Crockery company building, on the north
was practically wreck, while the Union
Hardware and Metal companys building
was badly damaged. The total loss to
buildings and stock will aggregate about
s15OOOO, with insurance fully covering the
losses. Being Saturday and the fire oc-
curing late in the afternoon the losses and
insurance could only be estimated. COM
petent insurance men made the following
estimate, guided by such information as
was obtainable from the parties burned
out:
Crandall, Aylsworth & Haskell, 21S-22i
North Los Angeles street, wholesalers of
notions, fancy and furnishing goods, wood
and willow ware, stoves and house furn-
ishings, e. e. Crandall, president, q. W.
Alysworth, vice-presdent, j. A. Haskell
secretary, stock valued at from $4,000 to
$125,000, total loss; insured for about 800 900.
The building occupied by Crandall Ayls-
worth & Haskell was owned by Eugene
German, estimated value. S25,O00 total
loss; insured for ABOUT s14,0C0
Total loss of block 21S-2A North Los An
The herald., 1898-05-29

Choir, Lay Him Low
Address. John Dorwin Gish, son Of ave.
eran.
"Star Spangled Banner" Mrs. Modinbs
Wood and choir.
Grafton. Comrade J. A. Donnell, Bartlett-
Logan post
America" the audience ~
Benediction, Rev. Levi H. Hartley.
The herald., 1898-05-29

The eighth quarterly meeting of the
Federation of Societies of Southern Cali
fornia will be held in the First Nj. e. church
commencing Thursday, June 9th.
The herald., 1898-05-29

AS the word will occur In conversation
frequently now, 1t is useful to recall that
Byron makes "Cadiz" rhyme with ladies"
The herald., 1898-05-29
Salvation Army Meetings

The Salvationists are preparing for visit
from the wife of the commander-in-chef
of the Pacific coast division, Mrs. Colonel
Evans. The proceeds of these meetings
will go toward the purchase of the East
Los Angeles property, to be used as an
army rescue home for fallen women. The
meetings will be held at First and San Pedro
streets on Saturday evening, 2271a South
Spring, on Sunday at ii a. M and p. M,
and Monday evening.
The herald., 1898-05-29

r. II. Heron has received letter from
his cousin, Lieut.. S. L. Graham, on duty
at Mare island, in which he states that the
books and magazines sent by the people OF
Los Angeles to Admiral Dewey's men at
Manila were sent on the City of Peking.
H. Pennypacker was drunk yesterday
and fell off of Main street car. sustain-
ing some bruises. He was attended atsthe
receiving hospital and then sent home.
Burglars entered the Wonder millinery
store, 2l9 South Spring street, last Thurs
day night and secured 1904 from the cash
drawer. The money was principally Ia
dimes and uickles and ether small chaagA
The herald., 1898-05-29

Rumor says that white skirts will soor
oust tho silk ones from favor
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-05-22
The Nation Will Honor
The Brave Heroes of
North Carolina.
Celebrating the Anniversary of
the First Declaration that
the United States Are
Free and Inde-
pendent

North Carolina very appropriately
comes to the front again to claim that
its sons and not those of Massachu-
sets or of Virginia first gave to free
dom the active principle of that work
which Mr.. Gladstone has declared was
the greatest struck of within given
time by the heart anI brain Of man."
And North Carolina though some
what late in the field like the Saxon
knight in Ivanhoe gives much promise
of being able eventually to shine in
the tourney and perhaps to capture
the trophy. 1t is generally assumed
that the Declaration Of Independence
was prompted by the bitter wrongs OF
the Colonists, by the powerful elo-
Quence Of Patrick Henry and produced
In its present shape by the massive
mind of Thomas Jefferson. But the
citizens of North Carolina stoutly
claim that a year before the Jefferson
version saw the light, what vas known
as the Mecklenburg Declaration OF In
dependence against Great Britain was
In existence, and ON May goth there
will be unveiled at Charlotte, the capi-
tai of Mecklenburg. a beautiful granite
shaft in order to emphasize for all
time a circumstance that seems to be
one Of the romances OF American his
tory.
MeckIenburg County was called af-
ter Princess Charlotte OF Mecklenburg-
Shelitz and was early peopled by a
hardy yeomanry of German and Scotch
and Irish stock They were convinced
that nothing was to be gained by dal-
lying. with England and that the only
way to make Englishmen respect
IN oil
.drubbing They said that they could
neither have religious liberty nor in
dustrial nor civil independence, with
out swapping the link that bound them
to England. They were Presbyterians
for the most part and knew that
derce system of Cstracism was waged
against their fathers by the purple
faced pastors who pointed the rough
and thorny path to Heaven while they
themselves reclined on the soft divans
furnished from the generous endow-
.ments of the Episcopal Establishment.
OF the patriotism of the people of
North Carolina Bancroft says that in
the days of the Stamp act they would
neither receive a stampman in their
homes nor tolerate the use of a stamp
and sooner than enrich England by
patronizing British manufacturers
they resolved to go short on clothes,
eSteeming it a virtue to do so IL the
garments were not of their own spin
ming. I'VE will none OF US import
British goods" said the traders in the
towns and the inhabitants set up
looms for weaving their own clothes
When the Churchmen of the day
preached loyalty to the Lords anoint-
ed "the people" retorted one OF them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-05-22

caused zach controversy among his
torians a. 20 the authenticity OF me
Mecklanburg daclarntion- Jenerson
himself repudIated the Mecklenburg
declaration and pronounced II -spuri-
ous." But this settles nothing ano u
IA not improbable that many OF the
views embodied in the Mecklenourg
paper were reproduced In that written
by Jefferson. Indeed no educated per-
son has ever asserted that the coneep-
tions OF the National document were
original to Thomas Jefferson, parteu-
larry since the same phraseology may
be found in Montesquieu's Spirit OF
the Laws" a work which was as avail
able TO the authors OF the North Caro-
lima document as to the sage OF Mon
ticello. Moreover. Il Is not remark
able that In view OF the intense indig-
nation then pervading the Colonists.
and the distinguished part which
Charlotte took In promulgating the
spirit or reslstnnce-and which caused
CORVALLIS to pronounce IL the HOT
nets Nest OF North Carolina"-shat q
common spirit should have found vent
In n form OF thought common TO both
declarations Anyhow there Is not
only a wealth OF Circumstances apd OF
tradition. but several noteworthy pas
sages In the pages OF such eminent
writers as Losing. Bancroft and
Washington Irving proving that the
Mecklenburg declaration Is not a
myth but on the contrary \ neglected
historical fact TO which the utmost
justice should now be done.
The names OF its signers deserve not
to be forgotten and as they will now
kn rraaarraA m n gnnnFnnh In Char
lotte. forty-five feet high. the incident
Is noteworthy enough 20 entitle these
names TO be printed. The prime NOV
ers In the matter were Colonel Thomas
Polk. DR.. Ephraim Brevard. the Rev
Alexander Craighead and the Rev.
Hezekiah Balch- The names OF the
other signers were Abraham and
Adam Alexander. David Reese. John
McKnitt Alexander. HeZekiah Alexan-
der. John Phifer. Robert Irwin. Rich
ard Berry. William Kennon. Benjamin
Patton. John Ford. John Davidson.
William Graham. John Flanagan.
Waightstell Avery. Charles Alexander.
Henry Downs. Richard and James
Harris. Ezra Alexander and Neill Nor
rison.
President Andrew jackson. whose
early years were identified with Neck
lenburg, kept copy OF this declara-
ton at Hermitage and was said to Be
very proud OF its possession. But the
unveiling OF a monument to those sim
pie signers OF the first charter OF in
dependence is sure TO revive interest
in the original and TO ensure that the
new scheme OF doctoring American
history Is very unlikely 20 succeed at
least not while Americans thus quick
en- the spirit OF patriotism and act on
Patrick Henry's motto that Eternal
vigtlence Is the price OF freedom"
A c. CONNERY.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-05-22
CriSpi, the Statesman and
Maker of Bombs.
CHARACTER OF THE MAN
How He Rose to Power by Per-
sistent Effort. His
Present Position.
fBx Thomas Burke GrantO

When Spain declared war against
the United States there was one
among the statesmen of Europe OF
whose fervid appreciation OF America
there cannot be the least doubt from
the very nature of his utterance. That
was Signor Crispi, the man who has
checked those conditions in Italy that
have caused the decay and degeneracy
of Spain.
Crispi said: The present war is an
epoch making event in the march of
human freedom; that the prophecy of
De Toqueville is being realized and the
institutions OF America are revolu
tioniZing those in Europe" OF course
10 Americans there cannot be anything
essentially new in this statement
which is nevertheless gratifying. We
know it is true in the present instance
but the purblind tory of Europe hard
ly cares yet to admit it. The agrarian
noble of Germany who feels the scep-
tire OF power passing from him to the
masses of the German people. wants
TO shut out our American produce. He
thus pays unconscious tribute to
America in this effort to keep a roof
upon the Schloss. The stolid reader
of the ponderous articles in the Lon
0ou Times may SneeE at the SUNDAY
paper, or at the sensational journalism
of America. but under the very shad-
Ow of St Paul's these prevailing feat
sIres OF America are making headway
and are gradually converting into back
numbers the once leading journals OF
London. Even the sacred precincts OF
the peerage are being invaded, and the
British duchesses will soon have to
form a combination in order to exclude
the nervy, bouncing. magnetic Ameri-
can girl, who is never more charming
than when she dashes down every mil
deWed banner that snobbery and self
amciency have fenced around fashion
able exclusiveness.
Yes. Crispi is right We are for bat
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-05-22

national spirit TO sustain IL. He
therefore, set about creating the na-
tional spirit by going from town 10
town as a tramp editor turning up
with a paper In Milan. or In Malta or
Palermo: making a most scanty uv-
Ing as writer or delivering a lecture
on political discourse TO all within
sound OF his voice. The great world
did not then as now heed what Crispl
said. but Crispi's accuracy and tudg-
ment and unwavering self confidence
wero then manifest features OF the
character OF the man who was preach
Ing the political regeneration OF italy
AZ night and manufacturing bombs in
the daytime The wondering Italians.
taught from youth to respect ortho-
doxy whether In politics or religion
asked HIM on some OF these ocrasIons
Are you a follower OF Mazziuig.' ne
answered. No" Are you a Cart
baidian them" mo more was tba
reply. What are you?" was the last
aespairing interrogatory OF those
spokesmen In the crowds who triad 20
eoniound the lecturer. Il am Crtspf "
vas the remarkable response. ..Bu,
Crispi Is nobody" they argued 81
cal myself Tomorrow was the en-
oTyo statesman's rejoInder A1A
Crispfs glorious tomorrow" came ~
Gods good time. -
viewed In whatever light We NAV
Crispi Is as much a marvel aro1v
men. as Is the country he loves a me-.
nomenon among resurrected ana
united people. Having forced a nev,
ltay as from the old scrap from -,
petty warning states. Crispi's rortItuds
ana introspection has preserved he-
from falling asunder again. VIVA,
the nature OF those services are ean -
gathered from the tribute paid crIsnt
recently BY member OF the College ~
Cardinals-''His (Crispl's) KNOWLEDGE
OF our Affairs excites the astonIshnsS,
OF all OF US: II Is like intuition. 9a
knows us better than we know o,,--
selves. and the black anarchy "a vrett
As the red The spirit OF the "blaek
anarchy has pursued Italy's Grand
Old Man 80 relentlessly that Bismarck
onee 1okihSLy observed 10 hlm-aI
have always believed that I uas "a.
most hated man in my time but per-
laps l nave oeen presumptious In this
hard" wy
The pleasant prediction of , -
whose prophetic observations ~t,. -
unique authority may well buoy mn an
loyal Americans at such a crisIs- -
the great Italian Statesman 49,
genius together with the anil. -
Queen Marguerite are said ito be ,b.
Two bonds that bind Italy toretbs-,s
need have no doubt but his Eeneron.
ana encouraging remarks are daatIned
10 make him and his country rnan~
warm friends In the United Stataa-