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4 LOS ANGELES HERALD PUBLISHED SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. Joseph D. Lynch. James J. Aybrs. AVERS & LYNCH, PUBLISHERS. I Entered at the poftoffico st Lob Angeles as second-class matter.) DELIVERED BY CARRIERS At 80c Per Weeh, or 80c Per Month. TERMS BY MAIL, INCLUDING POSTAGE. Daily Herald, oifo year ?S 00 Daily Herald, six months 4 25 Daily Hkrald, three months 2 25 Daily Herald, one month SO Weekly Herald, one year 2 00 Weekly Herald, fix months 1 00 Weekly Herald, three months BO Illi'btraied Herald, per copy 20 Office of publication, 223-225 West Second street. Telephone 158. Notice to Mall Subscribers. The papers of all delinquent mail subscribers o the Los Angki.es Daily Herald will be promptly discontinued hereafter. No papers will be sent to subscribers by mail unlets the same have been paid for in advance. This rule inflexible. AVERS & LYNOH. The Herald is sold at the Occidental Hotel news stand, Shu Francisco, for 5c a copy. FRIDAY, DECEMBERS, 1898. TICKET. (Election Monday, December 5,1592.; Mayor T. B. BOWAX Assessor Rhfugio Riloeee.us Auditor John D. BCHIBCB Btreet Superintendent D. A.Watson Sity Attorney Clarence A. Miller Treasurer Jons Bryson.Sb City Clerk A. Orfila Engineer J. H. DocawatUM Tax collector John Bat** Council. Ward l F. M. NICKILL Ward 2 Daniel Innes Ward 3 W«. A. Wilson Ward 4 John Chanslor Ward S Dan.Necha.rt Ward G George D. Tessell Ward 7 Thomas Weiss Ward 8 JohnT. GAMY Ward 9 B.S. Irvin Board of Education. Ward 1 I>. X, TBASK Ward 2 R. W. Rehdy Ward 3 J. K. Übmston Ward -1 Dit C. T. Pkpier Ward 5 Mrs. Margaret Bcgjies Ward « V. Bchaxz Ward 7 , Jame* Ashman Ward 8. W. H. BUKiii KB Ward 9 Pbidbblc« Lambopbhh That there has been a very imperfect provision for sloim water in L >a Ange les, the condition of dur leading thor oughfares very clearly proves. Peabody's recent purchases of laud along the bay of San Franciscoglve color to the rumor that the Sar.t:i Fe are de termined to push their way into the Golden Gate. The last proposition out is that Mon rovia is to have a big brewery. If good water has anything to do with the qual iiy of the beer that turned cut en the foothills ought to be nonparrjl. Judged by ordinary Btandkrds the present season ought to b3 a Very wet one. Aa we writo about six inches of rain have fallen, and it has proved itjeli to be an aimon invariable rule that the rainfall after January Ist is from twice to thrice the amount that preceded that (Jshj. Los Angeles truck gardeners should keep an eye on the humble but succulent cabbage heads. They are expected to go to twenty-five cents a piece in Chi cago this winter. At that rate, even taking the freight into count, they would pay better than oranges. South ern California ought to supply the whole eastern country with winter vegetables. Tue attempts of Street Superintendent Hutchinson to throw dust in the eyes of the people in the matter of the assess ment on hisemployes have not proved successful. Two affidavits printed in our local columns throw a calcium light on this transaction. Mr. Hutchinson's offence is rank,and his competent and unemircbed opponent ought to be elected. Elsewhere Mr. Jesse Yaruell pointß out the absurdity oi appeals to the tem perance people to vote for Tufts for mayor when they have a candidate of their own who embodies their radical opposition to the countenancing of the liquor traffic in any shape. lie says truly that both Mr. Tuits and Mr. Rowan are. in favor of high license, and that the Republican party has placed itself on a high license platform, The frantic efforts of tne Express to make Mr. Rowan out the candidate of the liquor interest are highly ridiculous. The Democratic candidate has an nounced that he will enforce the law as it stands, and he has been far more hearty and uncompromising in his atti tude on this matter than Mr. Tufts. As Mr. Yarnell pertinently suggests, people who are opposed to the drinking habit ought, if they are consistent, to vote the Prohibition ticket. Jack Tab, at timeß, has opinions that ought to be respected. The signal ob servers of the United States army held that the Etorm, as regards San Fran cisco. waß over on Monday. The skip pers along the water front thought dif ferently, and announced that, although there might he a lull in the wind and rain for a day or two, a hurricaue would undoubtedly put in an appearance. How correct they were the terrific havoc of Tuesday and Wednesday showed. The wind attained a velocity Wednesday of 72 miles an hour. This is not tech nically either a hurricane or a gale. The latter calls for a velocity of 6ixty miles an hour and the former for one hundred miles. But it was hetwixtand between, and the extra twenty-eight miles an hour were not missed. It was a good thing for the seafaring people that they acted on their own notions, and made things tight and snug. The waves are Baid to have broken clear over the Cliff house balcony, and the spray dashed over that edifice and drenched the road way on the other side. Even Adolph Sutro's pretty domain suffered damage from the Wind. It is doubtful if any such a weather dispensation has been known since th° American occupation of California, although '49 itself was a year memorable for storms. PROMISE OF A PHENOMENAL AGRICUL TURAL SEASON. Never in forty-three Jyears of ob servation of California seasons have we seen a brighter prospect for a magnifi cent agricultural year than is now pre sented. Everybody knows that a suc cessful farming season does not so much depend upon the volumirnjusness of the winter rainialls asupc:- their timeliness of visitation. Early heavy rains are usually' to be feared, especially when they are followed, as they aro likely to be, with long intervals of dry weather. Nor are heavy rains accompanied by a cold atmosphere aud strong winds gen erally beneficial. These are usually characterized by squalls, and although a tremendous volume of water may fall in a short time, it nearly always finds ils way to the ocean before it has con tributed to enrich the ground. Such storms result in sudden ireshets, doing a great deal of harm to a very small amount of good. The most beneficial rains we have in this state are such as come at the oppor tune time, and are accompanied with a ' mild atmosphere. If they are spread out over a number of days, the volume of water falling is not of so much con- ; sequence as the mildness of the weather, for then it fulls gently over the whole face ol nature aud soaks into the ground, j starting vegetation everywhere and leav | ing the soil in a soft and meliow con dition that renders it tractable to the plow. The present rains have come at the very nick of time, neither too early nor too late. They have fallen everywhere with great evenness and have gone where they were most needed. No por tion of them has been wasted. The atmosphere has been warm and helped to make the soil of a temperature con genial to the fructifying properties of the moisture. We already see on our | hills aud mesas tHe evidence of the : ' great good the rains are accomplishing. Everywhere the succulent alfilerilla is i sprouting rapidly, and in a few days the whole face of the open country will change from brown dußt-color to a beau tiful and reposeful emerald. We may well say that nature is now spreading her green carpet to welcome the open ing of a most promising season of hus bandry. As soon as the peariy droos have ceased to fall and the bright sheen of sunshine has returned to kiss the jocund earth, the formers will bring out their plows and break up their bioad acieß ready to receive the prolific seed. They will woik with a will, for they will feel that the promise which gives zeal and piquancy to their labor is of the most encouraging character. Tney will work, nut as men work who are taking a des perate chance, but as they do when they feel that their labor is to reap a rich re ward. This general good feeling will re sult iv the breaking up for seeding oi the largest acreage ever plowed in ' Southern California. With the ordinary rainfall we may confidently look to have the rest of the winter, we may count up on this beu, B - the most successful agri cultural season ever known in this lower country. The orange crop that is now maturing will also be greatly benefited by the rains that have so opportunely come. They will enrich the soil with their moisture, aud the fruit will be improved in size and flavor. The deciduous or chards and tho vineyards will show in their next fruition the benefits of this welcome visitation. But the blessing we are receiving does not stop in its bounty at the assur ance of a good year for husbandry. The copious rains, from the gentle way in which they descend upon the earth, will sink into aud till up the subterranean reservoirs, which had become nearly exhausted from the scant rainfall of last year and the increased tax upon them of the new irrigation schemes that have been started, as well as from the greatly augmented demand for water consequent upon the rapid settling up of the coun try. The whole Btate has received a priceless blessing, but no part of it has been so exceptionally favored by this splendid rain visitation as Southern California. INGALLS TOLD THE STORY. Our Republican contemporaries, in cluding the Times of this city', have been wrestling with the conundrum, "What caused the late political landslide?" We have seen a number of replies to this inquiry, from Matthew Stanley Quay's "lack of Republican votes" to the admirable solution of the matter given by Grover Cleveland at the cham ber of commerce banquet a week or so ago. Perhaps John James Ingalls came as near giving the true reasons as any other man, and they were prophetic, for they were uttered by him in a speech delivered in the United States senate on the 14th of January, 1891. They are somemhat voluminous but they are worth reproduction, as they are scintil laut with truth. We quote from that splendid effort: "The moral sentiment of mankind has been aroused at the unequal distribution of wealth and the unequal diffusion of burdens." "During the period of the last 20 years the wealth of the country increased at the rate of $250,000 for every hour. Every time that the clock ticked above the portals of this chamber the aggre gate permanent wealth of this country increased more than $70. Notwith standing this stuDendous aggregation there are a million American citizens, able-bodied and willing to work, who in vain tramp the streets of our cities and the country highways and>by-ways in search of labor with which to buy their daily bread." "Mr. Sherman, the senatorfromOhio, devoted a considerable part of his re murks yesterday to the defense of mil LOS ANGELES HERALD: FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2, 1892; lionaires, that he declared to be the froth of thebeerofour political system." "The millionaires are not the pro ducers and laborers; they are arrayed like Solomon in all his glory, but 'they toil not. neither do they spin.' These g : gnntic accumulations have not been the result of industry and economy." "The people are beginning to inquire, whether under 'a government of the people, for the people and by the peo ple,' under a system in which the bounty of nature is supplemented by the labor of all.'any citizen can show a moral, yes, or a legal, title to $200,000, --000?" "If I were put on my voir dire I Bhculd hesitate before admitting that, in tho sense of giving just compensation and equivalent, any man in this country or iv any other country ever absolutely earned a million dollars. Ido not be lieve he ever did." "I repeat that people are not anar chists; they are not socialists ; they are not communists; but they have sud denly waked to the conception &i the fact that the bulk of the property of this country is passing into the hands ot what the eenator from Ohio, with euphemism, calls the 'speculators of the world."' "It appears that in the United States there are 20,000 persons who have more than $2,000,000 each, and there is one man who has acquired within less than a lifetime of a single individual, out of the aggregate of the national wealth that was earned by the labor of all ap plied to the common bounty of nature, au aggregate that exceeds the assessed value of four of the states in this union, and much more, many times more, than the entire wealth of tha country when it was established.'' '•Four hundred pereons possess $10, --000,000 each ; one thousand persons pos sess 186,000 000 each ; two thousand per ■ sons possess $2,000,000 each ; six thous and persons possess $1,000,000 each, and a total of twenty-one thousand persons possess |36 250,000,000." Mr. President, it is the most appalling ; statement that ever fell upon mortal ears. . . It is the most terrible commentary that was ever recorded in the books of time—and Nero fiddles while Home burns. It is thrown off with a sneer. "A social system which offers to ten der, virtuous and independent women the alternative between prostitution and suicide as an escape from beggary, is organized crime." The attention of the Republican can didate for superintendent of streets is called to two other affidavits, published elsewhere, from men employed by his department setting forth tho details of forced contributions they were compelled to submit to in order to stand well with their employer. These contributions will doubtless be explained away by the street superintendent as voluntary do nations, as was the purse presented to him by his deputies to help him defray the cost of contesting hia election. There can bp little doubt that Mr. HutchinEon has so endeared himself to his deputies and the men he employs in street work that they are only too glad to show their appreciation by voluntary donations of money whenever they have reason to believe he will accept them. It makes one think better of human nature to find an olficial who is co loved by the men*e gives public work to that their gratitude can only find vent in loading him with gifts of filthy lucre. And one is impressed with the magnan imous character of a street superin tendent whj co far sinks his natural modesty as to accept them. Grand Opera House.—Los Angeleß ' is the Mecca of amateur shows. People who allowed the Arcaraz Opera com pany to play Boccaccio and Dcna Juanita to empty benches, crowd in and tumble over one another to here ama teurs. It was au occasion of this Eort last night, when Mme. Muller-Fabbri's pupils gave an exhibition of their pro gress in the dramatic and musical arts. They had a piece which purported to be a dress rehearsal of Cinderella, in which there was a very pretty children's dance by eight little misses. The two spite ful sisters, by Misses Weid and Kurz, were very well personated. There were selections from Carmen and Trovatore, in the former of which Jacob Muller sang the well-known Toreador pong with all of his old-time dramatic effect. Financially the performance was a great success. Los Angelkk Theater. —A treat is in store for the Los Angeles people in the readings of James Wbitoomb Riley, who 1 appears at the LO3 Angeles theater for I two nights, beginning next Monday 1 evening. He Viands alone in his particular style ;ot poetry, and he possesses better than j any other public reader the power of moving his audiences. To his quaint , and seemingly homejv style there is pathos that is irresistible. The power of the dialect in writing has no stronger ;or abler exponent than Mr. Riley. His Down to Old Aunt Mary's is aB touching a poem as exists today. . A Novel Idea. Editors Herald : As the credit of our government was one of the good I effects of the war of the eixties, that 1 credit might well be used now in pay ing pensions. Pension checks of the denominations of $5, $10 and $20 each— payable in gold coin of the United States 20 years after date, together with ac crued interest, at the rate of.'! per cent per annum, and free from any aud all I taxation —could be issued by the gov ernment in such aggregate amounts an , nually as may be required to pay the pensions for such fiscal years. No better savings institution can he i devised for the masses; and the checks ' would be so readily disposed of that a popular loan, without the pxpense of intermediate agencies, would be the im mediate result, and the coming problem of reducing the tariff could thus be solved. Why not? W. 11. W. Public Debt Statement. ■Washington, Dec. I.—The public debt statement issued today shows a cash balance in the treasury of $130,328,018; decrease of the debt during the month, $1,070,035, Cleveland Having Fine Sport. Exmoue, Va.,Dec. 1. —Cleveland re turned from gunning at 4 :10 tbia after noon. The conditions were exception able* favorable for ducking, and all the sportsmen Beemed satisfied with the day's work. Falling Hair Produces baldness. It is cheaper to buy a bottle of skooknm root hair giower than a wig; besides, wearing your own hair ie more convenient. All druggists. AMUSEMENTS. LETTER BAG. ■'Retrenchment and Reform." Editoks Herald: Now that a meet iug oi lending citizens has been held, it may not be out of place to point out, suggest aud discuss ways and means whereby the above may and ought to be carried out. To amalgamate the office of county tax collector with that of county treas urer and that of county assessor with that of county auditor is a step in the right direction, but only that, Suppose we proceed further and consolidate the ollics of street euperintendentand build ing inspector with that of city engineer, that would be a reform urgently needed. I do not wish to be invidious, but let us look how the incumbent runs his office as street superintendent. I will cite one instance only: Eighteen months ago, more or less, the chain gang were sent to cut and grade East First street opposite to and beyond Evergreen cemetery. After some weeks had been spent and very little good accomplished, the gang was with drawn, and up to the present time has not again put in an appearance. A fill at the southeast corner of the cemetery was partially made, but owing to the ignor ance or otherwise of the superintendent, the street was left in such n way that the rains of laßt winter could do nothing else than wash away mnch of the tilling, leaving the street in a most dangerous state from that time until the present, or rather last week, when men and teams'were sent to patch up the wash outs. Again the work has been stopped, and the rains have taken liberties with the freshly deposited material, and the last state of East First street is worse than the first. The street is or should be a main artery for a vast tract of country —extending from Alhambra to Rivera—leading directly to the center of the city. Now it is necessary to drive by Stevenson avenuo and then up Boyle avenue until First street is reached by those whose business leads',them to that street or north of it. The attempt made now to repair the street indicates that the Ninth ward is badly wanted to roll up a big majority on election day. Should this matter be in the hands of the city engineer, how much better it would he. Now as to the office of building super intendent. It is reported a builoing at the corner of Mott alley and Third street is in a dangerous condition, because of insufficient foundations. The superin tendent has had enacted many building laws and a very extensive volume oi specifications for the guidance of him self or those who must build. The laws generally in the abstract are good, but what use are they or the superintendent when a building becomes dangerous be cause of a few hours' rain? Owners gen erally employ architects to see that buildings are properly constructed. If the profession has qualified men in its ranks—and no doubt it has —what need is there for a building superintendent? A civil engineer ought to know the necessary thickness of walls, etc., and could, if necessary, have that or other items attended to by a deputy or one of his deputies. The mayor and council only ought to be elected. Apart from politics all other officers should be appointed by them, selecting the best qualified in every case. The city engineer ought to be a permanent officer. lli3 work in a city is of such a nature that ho ought not to be depending on any clique for a nomination or a party for election. The expiring city council has wrestled long with the office of plumbing in spector. Such an officer should never be appointed. We have sanitary in spectors, and one or more of their num ber, if plumbers, could see to having plumbing ordinances obeyeo\ which would be a sufficient safeguard to the city's health and a saving to the tax payer. Those who have had the experience know how Vexatious it is to have to go to the engineer's office to obtain grades, etc.; next to the street superintend ent's office for a permit to open streets, etc., and then the building superintend ent's office for his permit to build, be fore building. Suppose all those offices wer9 consolidated, as pointed out, how much time, . energy and taxpayets' money would be saved? How much more satisfactory would the "works de partment" of the city be administered? The time is ome when many offices should be abolished and the best men appointed where absolutely necessary. En Avant. Smelters at Butte. Editors Herald : I see tbat the city council is seeking information Lorn various cities having smelters, and among others from Butte, Mont. The experience in Butte is not typical. I have lived there for several years. The location Of the town is unfortunate for smelting. It is built on a broad hillside, overlooking an enclosed valley, and the smelters are at the foot of the hill, 300 or 400 feet below the town. Butte is prob ably now the greatest mining city in the world, and it is estimated that from the furnaces of its half dozen mammoth smelting plants something like 200 tons 01" sulphur dail/ pass into the atmos phere in the form of fumes. When there is wind the great cloud of fumeß is blown away over the mountains, but on cold, still days of winter they are re tained in the valley as in a pan, and then the whole valley is subjected to a thorough fumigation. Vegetation promptly succumbs to this treatment. One smeller in such a city as Los An geles is an entirely different proposition. Los Angeles is not closely shut in by mountains and there is perhaps never a season when there is not wind enough to so distributo the smoke as to render it harmlees. Still the experience of such cities as Omaha and Denver with their smelters ought to decide the ques tion. How smelters have affected veg etation there I do not know. E. B. Ho well. P * DELICIOUS S Flavoring NATURAL FRUIT FLAVORS. Vanilla o f perfect purity- Lemon -I Of great strength. Almond -1 Econom >' ,n thelr us * Rose etc.-) Flavor a3 delicately and delloiously as the fresh ffrur*' 01 JEWELRY STOCK MUST GO, And at once. We need the room for Pianos. We mean business. * BARGAINS $ BARGAINS :j: BARGAINS * BARTLETT'S MUSIC i JEWELRY HOUSE, IQ3 NORTH SPRING STREET. 11-17 coon ~& coT^coru^ ■cs2i <<0\ A " ]? ' nnvv " etlin K much attention. If t *ftn xXyoudon»t .yarn collar you are apt *J \. xS'jtf buUer the cuffs ot adversity and * a t0 ca P fure tnc Phun so much sought by 1 // J the well-lad plaoa bolder. 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