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WORKMAN HOST TO THE PIONEERS DAYS OF FORTY-NINE ARE RECALLED Notable Gathering of Those Inttru. mental In Making Let Angeles a City Pay* Tribute to . "Uncle Billy" City Treasurer W. It. Workman celebrated the fiftieth anMversary of his urrival In Los Angeles last night, "Uncle Billy", as everybody calls him and *>is he loves to be called, did not celebrate the occasion In solitarY grandeur. At his table in Turn Ver eln hall TOO of his friends were n?soin bled. 1 " »,-. :V I No man in California has so many 1 nephews and nieces as "Uncle Billy" and no uncle ever loved his brother's offspring half so well. S One phrase of his last night Indicated the compass of his hospitality. "I only wish," he said, "that I could have entertained here all of the 14,000 friends I had on the fifth of December." , The speeches were a mirror of the growth of Los Angeles from a strag gling .Mexican Pueblo to its present commanding position as the queen city of the southland. The gathering was one distinguished by a larger number of the men and women who bullded the state than has 'been seen in this city for a long tlmp. ."Among the "old boys," as a Jocular pioneer phrased it, were noticed: Com modore .'A.'. H. Halnes, ex-Chief of Po lice Burns, EUgene Germain, H. Z. Oa borne, Oscar Macey, Judge B. S. Eaton, James Dodson, John Young, Dr. Na deau, ex-Mayor John Bryson, "Victor Pqnet, . W. N. Furgeson, ex-United States SJenaitor' Coles', John White, J. M. Gulnn, Fred L. Alles and many others. The pioneer women were there, too, with their husbands. Maj. Truman Toastmaster ' Mayor Ben C. Truman, the veteran journalist and good fellow, acted as toastmaster. M. F. Quinn, president of the pioneer society, welcomed the guests on behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Work man.''!;' / > • ' "Mr. Workman," said Mr. Qulnn, "ar rived here when but 16 years of age. Now he is 66 ■ years, old, a hale and hearty man j and one of whom it ■ may be said "Hall fellow well met.' He has seen fit to call the pioneers of Los An geles together thut we may enjoy with him an old-time banquet. We thank him for this kind expression of good will, and we say 'Long may he live and prosper.' We will now eat and be merry." Henry T, Hazard responded to the sentiment, 4 "Crossing the Plains," and said.? He^. once" belonged to an ancient debating, society of which J. - M. . Quihn was president. The I '!' guests cheered and Hazard stopped speaking and, looking very se rious, . remarked that when . he was talking he didn't want members of th«> family to Interfere. He said every old pioneer had two very clear recollec tions j of, the j trip • across-^the ox team and the 'navy six shooter. These were the chief things upon which the argo nauts depended. 'J. M. Guinn told of the pioneer trip by. way of the Isthmus of Panama. "It took nine. months for the story of the gold' discovery to reach the east and then the rush set in. "There were three routes by. which the pioneers could reach California. One by way of the Isthmus, another by way of Cape 'Horn and the third by crossing: the plains. No matter which way. a man came he always wished he had come by some other." Santa Fe Trail Mrs. Virginia Whistler , Davis told an Interesting story of experiences she encountered while coming across by the Santa Fe trail. - Loifl a Boeder told of crossing by way of | Nicaraugua, arid a narrow escape his party had during the troublous days of Walker's- filibustering in Central America, ■> ' . - • '.' . * Major. Truman said that a great num ber of letters had been received by the president of the Pioneer society. As a sample of these one from the veteran journalist. Col, Joseph C. Lynch, was read. This letter sketched Mr. Work man's career gracefully and clearly. Commenting upon it, Major Truman said he had known Mr. Workman al most-, forty years, and was one of those who 'attended the marriage of Mr. and Mr*. ."Workman thirty-seven years ago. The host of the evening and his good wife were then introduced. They were given a . great ovation. Responding to this. 'reception, Mr. Workman said: "Uncle Billy" Speaks "I am most happy to greet my fellow pioneers . here ' tonight in such large numbers.. From th« looks of this as semblage it shows that after all many of us are left. I have long had a desire to entertain my pioneer friends, and' 1 only regret that available space pre vented, me from including many of those outside of the Pioneer society. "It would Indeed be the Joy of my. life to entertain in this manner my 14000 friends of December 6, 1904. I had in tended celebrating the actual day thjft marked by fiftieth arrival In Los An geles, but, being absent at that time visit It»k the' St. Louis exposition I could I nit do It. | "After January 1 I resolved to defer the pleasure no longer, and because of the uncertainty of the weather at this time, of the year I have been obliged to give up my original plan of an out door harbecue. "Fifty Years In Los Angeles" is the toast assigned to me. Fifty years, or half a century, is a long time, and yet 1 feel as though I would like to live lifty years more in this angelic city. Coming .- here r' a < mere 'lad more than "UNCLE BILLY" WORKMAN HO ST AT BANQUET OF PIONEER W. H. WORKMAN, CITY TREASURER OF LOS ANGELES fifty years ago, when Los Angeles was a small town of 2500 Inhabitants, today I am proud to say that I have seen it grow to a beautiful city of 200,000 people. ;-..: "In 1880 Los Angeles contained but 11,000 people. This Immense Increase of population has occurred within the last twenty years. Imagine, if you please, what this city will be fifty years hence, reaching from the mountains to the sea, and spreading out - east and west over a vast area and containing millions of people. This is no visionary or idle talk, but certainly within the possibilities, for there is but* one Los Angeles and one Southern California. "When I came here First street was I might say the southern boundary of the populated portion of the city; now the city stretches out In every direction, north, south, east and west. Then we had no railroads; today we are about to celebrate the opening of the third transcontinental railroad In Loa An geles. Our county is fairly grid-ironed with many excellent railway systems, electric as well as steam. . There were no street cars, no telegraphic communi cation with the outside world, no banks, no conveniences of modern commercial life. ■.;.-.; "The occasional steamer at San Pedro and a consequent occasional stage coach ■In Los Angeles were J the only links with the rest of mankind. Those were not lonely days, however, for the early residents of Los Angeles were a hospitable . and generous people. Many pleasant recollections must ever re main in my memory of those early Spanish and American families. His Success In Life "I came here an ambitious lad trying to succeed in life; how well I have ac complished that I leave you to judge. Political happenings have likewise come, while there remains a certain similarity of procedure. "Our worthy secretary, Prof^ Guinn, and myself were candidates on oppos ing tickets for the legislature in this county In 1872, and we both got left. We canvassed the entire county, in cluding what is now Orange county. We visited a place called Gospel Swamp, near Santa Ana. Gospel Swamp was inhabited by a very large number of good Methodists, and pro duced the tallest corn, the largest pumpkins and the finest babies in the world. , "Our opponents both being: of that denomination got the best of us. They went to camp . meetings and caressed and kissed the beautiful children. Our worthy secretary and myself being un sophisticated"; youths, did not follow that art in campaigning, and were both .defeated. . . "Times have changed, however, for Mr. Guinn and. myself. Last Decem ber we ran on the same ' ticket and were both elected by handsome ma jorities, and we have never forsaken our principles either. I have always had a fondness for Prof. Guinn, -we have been good friends ever since- our first political annihilation. " Iwould rather have the esteem and good will of my fellow | citizens than all the wealth of the Rockefellers. I am proud to be a pioneer among you. I am proud of, my fellow pioneers, to have their love and esteem; to have them as friends in adversity and pros perity. lam proud of my numerous nephews and nieces who stood in the front rankß to encourage and aid me. Their memory shall never fade from the memory of their Billy.' Long may you live and prosper. ' God bless you all." •-'"..'''. A few five minute speeches followed Mr. Workman's address and then while the orchestra played "Auld Lang Syne" the guests bade thetlr host and hostess goodnight. $1,000,000 FOR QUAY'S SEAT Offer Alleged to Have Been Mads by Flinn and Rejected Special to The Herald, PITTSBURQ, pa., Jan. 21.— 1n con nection with the statement- in the Plttsburg Times to the effect that the junior Beat in the United States senate practically was bought by' per sons interested in the Standard Oil company, the Pennsylvania road and the United States Steel corporation, the story has come out thut Senator William Flinn of Pittsburgh let it be LOS ANGELES HERALTJt SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY aa, 1903. known that he would give $1,000,000 for Quay's seat, but that his offer was rejected by Penrose and some persons back of him. This It Is affirmed led to hard feel ing and subsequently to the publication of the allegations. Flinn refused absolutely to say one word either In denial or confirmation of the $500,000 deal story. Richard R. Quay, when urged to make a statement replied all he would say either now or any other time was that the story was a lie. Henry C. McEldowney, one of the executors of the estate of the Henry W. Oliver who Is said to have -held the $500,000 In notes taken up by Ar chibald, Cassatt.and Frlck, came out today with a sweeping denial that any such thing occurred. Mr. McEldowney is president of the Union Trust com pany, In which Senator P. C. Knox and H. C. Frlck are directors. TO REVIEW CONTEMPT CASE Supreme Court Grants Writ to Gen. Harrison Gray Otis By Associated press. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21.— The supreme court of California granted an alternative writ of review today in favor of General Harrison Gray Otis of the Los Angeles Times, who has been fined $500 for reporting in his newspaper' certain proceedings .of the grand Jury of his county. The case has been set for hearing for the morn- Ing of February IB. 11 Wyman Wants New Trial By Associated PreM. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21.— When Charles Wyman, convicted of a ballot box fraud, appeared for sentence to day arguments for a new trial were presented by his attorney, and the matter was assigned for argument on next Tuesday. ! A CURE FOR YOU I S If You- U Only Taße the Bitters. | j ■•■■-• : . ••-.•••;.• ; . •■■ I i 3 flll 11 matter how long you have suffered from the sj§ 3 HpII effects of a weak stomach, inactive liver, consti- %| k i^Pil pated bowels or kidney troubles, you will find a jjj| _? ''___J s dH^ n _S!____- k . sure relief in the celebrated fe _Lfl> 4m Tf Si^* V^a-C_i-s_tl__aaa__aaalaaaaaaaaa_s_a_aßi_B_- **• | B^H^ HOSTETTER'S I ? 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RAILWAY RATES BILL INTRODUCED PURPOSES TO ESTABLISH A NEW COURT Glvei Interstate Commerce Commis sion Power to Declare and Order Just and Reasonable Rates . for 'Transportation By Atnoeliittd Pr«aa. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—Represen tative Hepburn today Introduced his bill amending the Interstate commerce act which has been under consideration for some time and which has been sub mitted to the president and attorney general and other members of the ad ministration. Upon complaint the Interstate com merce commission shall declare and order what shall be a Just and reason • able rate, which order shall take effect In sixty days, the carrier having an appeal to the court of commerce to have the order of the commission re viewed. Pending the review the court may suspend the order requiring a bond from the carrier for the payment of all damages Incurred by shippers. The commission Is also authorized to fix a Joint rate In case two or more car-, rlers fall to agree, orders affecting these rates being subject to review by the court of commerce. The president Is authorized to ap point an assistant attorney general for the enforcement of the act. The inter-^ state commerce commission is author ized, during a Judicial review of its order, to modify or suspend the order under review. . Carriers refusing to obey an order of the commission are subject to a pen alty of $5,000 a day. An appeal from the court of commerce can only be taken to the supreme ■ court of the United States. ;:V The present Interstate commerce commission is abolished and a new commission Is created, composed of seven commissioners at. $7,000 a year. The terms of the commissioners shall be ten years. A court of commerce, composed of five ' circuit judges > of ' the United States, Is created which shall hold four regular sessions each year in Washington. The court shall have ex clusive Jurisdiction over cases brought by the Interstate commerce commis sion. The chief Justice of the supreme court of the United States is author ized to designate on the first of each year five circuit Judges who shall con stitute the court of comerce. The p'res ldent Is authorized to approve an ad ditional circuit Judge for each of the Judicial districts of the United States, who are authorized to perform the du ties'of. the Judges of the circuit court. CARDS FOR DOGS LATEST FAD OF NEW YORK WOMEN Fashionable Canines Also Have Box Coats, With Handkerchiefs In Their Pockets ■ Speolal to Tho Herald. • NEW YORK, Jan. 20.— The idea of having visiting: cards for dogs has late ly come Into considerable vogue in New York. Many fashionable young women who are possessors of dogs have not only furnished their pets with a full wardrobe down to 'handkerchief* worn l!> th« tiny pocket of n blanket which l« made to resemble a miniature box overcoat an nearly a« possible, but are Insisting that the social «lde of "Dog dom" should be looked after. Th* cards generally are much smaller than a man's visiting card, and It Is the cus tom to bestow th« family name on th« canine. Tho lattefs cards nr« not generally understood to b>3 ( Intended for the young lady on whom Ha mistress Is calling, but for the dog or dog* of the family. The fad Is imported and comes originally from London, NEGRO FATALLY WOUNDS SLEEPING WOMAN Man Confesses to Brutal Deed and Carton People Threaten Lynching liy AniMclatH Prasa. RENO, Nev., Jan. 21.— L/evl Webber, the negro arrested In this city yester day charged with fatally assaulting Mrs. James E. Harper, has confessed his guilt. He was taken to the Carson prison last night under a heavy guard to prevent lynching, and after reach- Ing that place and recovering from his fright made a complete confession, ad mitting that he entered the Harper home Friday morning and struck Mrs. Harper with an ax an %he lay In bed with her children. He describes the event with sickening detail and says that after he had. dragged the almost lifeless body to the woodshed ' he became frightened and ran up the river, where he was found by a farmer and brought to town. He says he did not Intend to rob the house or commit a criminal assault, and has no excuse to offer. He Is a Carson negro and only a few days ago was liberated after serving a long Jail sentence. The people of this city are still greatly exctted and It Is openly threat ened that If Webber Is brought back he will be lynched. •- . HABEAS CORPUS WRIT DENIED Arizona Judge Says Foster Parents of Foundlings May Retain Children By Associated FrcM. PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 21.— The su preme court this morning denied the application for a writ of habeas corpus in the case of the m New York orphans brought to Clifton," Ariz., by foundling asylum officers and placed in Mexican families, rescued by force therefrom and later regularly adopted by probate proceedings. The foundling home asked for the writ, claiming it had never lost legal guardianship. On the announcement that Judgment had been rendered leav ing the children with their foster parents the foundling home gave notice of appeal to the United States supreme court. ISSUES NEW BONDS Southern Pacific Raises Ten Million Dollars on Lucin Cut-off By Associated Preaa. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21.—Presi dent E. .H. Harrlman of the Southern Pacific, has completed, it is said, ar rangements to Issue through New York bankers $10,000,000 of bonds on , the Lucin ■ cut-oft of the Central Pacific. The bonds will be secured by a first mortgage on the new cut-oft and the securities will be known as the "through short line first mortgage | 4 per cent bonds." They are to mature on October 1, 1954, unless previously re deemed as an entire issue at the com pany's option at 107% and Interest on October 1, 1909, or any semi-annual in terest day thereafter. 55 extensive line that sice, jV '• *![ ]f {f jf jT j[ 5, i which is so very important, ;,/&' « | | X I y H **i is always to be had here for \'• nj, ! | J S 1 I 5* Is one of those charming '*%'. ' | 1 I 1 i ft •* new things in leaded glass !<W \ \s\tr\s\eS\r\/ \f 5* or cathedral light -effects. By \ \jf\ «^p <*£> <O «O O <yw «"^ the yard in various patterns .jf ■ ?^^>sfV(/\/ I \rS/'^M at illustrated curtain by the i '&', j | I I 1 I SI "*» Other Very Choice Specials | BATTENBERQ ARABIAN— A very clever and simple ft* *V 5? design with motif In corner; extra wide, 43 ?K _£ ... _£» Inches, 2V4 yards long; a |3 value, pair mm fc . 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