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This taper Is kept on file in his office. Ths H brald is sold at the Occidental Hotel news stand, San Francisco, for 5c a copy. MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 1893. FOOTE WITHDRAWS-WHITE'S SUC CESS ASSURED. A dispatch from Hon. S. M. White to the Herald gives the gratifying intelli gence that Mr. Foote haß withdrawn from tbe contest for United States eena tor. This substantially assures the election of our townEmaD, as Foote has been his only real competitor. By the latest count the Democrats have fifty nine votes on jtint ballot. Five of tbe Popi list members of the legislature re ceived Democratic endorsement, and Mr. Whito requires only two of their number to be elected. This pleasant event ought to follow immediately upon the organization of the legislature, and the enthusiastic partizanß of "our Steve" will shortly have an opportunity to blow off some surplus gunpowder and en thusiasm. It is a great victory in a fight which was right from start to finish. Mr. White will make an ideal Eenaior. Young, energetic, able and accomplished in all lines of parlia- mentary effort and a worker of wonder ful powers, he will be able to do much for California in all her glorious expanse of northern, central and southern coun tieß. The Herald never wavered in its belief that the election itself assured just tbis reault. The rejoicings which the annoucement of Foote's withdrawal have caused will be shared largely by tbe Republicans of this Becilon, -who Beemed almost to vie with the' Dem ocrats in championing Mr. White* cause. The old cculcil meets at 10 o'clock to day to round up some unfinished busi ness. Yesterday was a typical New Yeai's day. Lob Angeles never more thorough ly demonstrated herself to be the queen of Southland. A vernal landscape and a gracious temperature awoke the stran gers within our gates to frequent ex pressions of delight. It pleases the Herald greatly to see "Billy" Foote get out of tbe senatorial fight, which has now become a White walk-over. There are very many of the entbueiaslic advocates of Mr. While in Southern California who, under other circumstances, would have taken great pleasure in giving tbe Alameda states man "a hand." By yie'ding to the just claims of the Southern California rep resentative Mr. Foote has made new and cocfirmed old friendships. He is a prime favorite south of the Tehachepi and in all California. We opposed hiß election now, not that we loved Foote lesa but White more. Then the logic waa alt against a continuance of a boot less fight. The man and the section both demanded recognition at tbis time, and we use the word section in no in vidious sense. The incidents of two yeara ago and of the late campaign stamped White as tbe victor from the initial skirmish. We can assure the knightly, amiable and able Alsineda statesman that there will be no sec tionalism in this quarter when it comes to electing a successor to Senator Stan ford ; or, if there is, that the Herald will be just sectional enough to demand a senator north of the Tehachepi. Tub Democrats of tbis city were never more thoroughly ia earnest than in tliair demand that they shall not be cheated cut of the fruits of their late municip tl victory. No amount of hair- FpUttiog can disguise the fact that the people desired a change, or they would not have voted as they did. The under lying principle of the charter is that both cf tbe great parlies should be equally represented on the commission?, giving to the mayor tbe casting vote. The significance of tbe 735 majority which Thomas E. Rowan received over Mr. Tufts is just there. They desired that the mayor sh'j-ald not cnly have the casting vote but be tha responsible bead of the city government. Tho Democrats do not de sirt. to control the men whom tbe Re publican members of the council shall select as their representatives on tbe couimiaeionp, and the Democrats ought to receive an equal degree of considera tion. The people want no dummy Democrats —no men introduced on tbe commissions to nullify tbe will of the people. Anything less than such a programm.> will result; in lasting heart burnings.' As the Hkxald has re peatedly suggested, the attempt to I LOS ANGELES HERALD ; MONDAY MOANING, JANUARY 2, 1893. make Chief of Police Glass a perpetual official would produce universal indig nation not only amongst Democrats bnt amongst a very considerable number of Republicans. As to the commissions, let each party "shinny on ita own aide." THE DUELLO-SOME NOTABLE DUELS. In the laugh that has run around the world anent the Clemenceau-De Roulede duel, it must not be forgotten that there are duels and duels, as well as duellists and duellists, and that La Belle France has had her "killers" of renowD, not to mention the Marquis deMoreß and Paul de Cassagr. ic of the present day. The statesman's duel haa indeed become a thing oi pleasantry, although Monsieur Floquet went far to relieve hia clasa from the air of levity which bai char acterized it for some time past. That venerable statesman came very near killing Boulanger, the General Bourn hero of a certain class of Frenchmen. The case was the mere notable because Monsieur Floquet was a barrister and an occasional journalist, and waa near seventy yeara old at tbe time wheu the rencounter took place, while his oppo nent was posing as an opera bouffe hero. But there have been French duellists who might well strike terror to the stoutest hearts. Amongst these waß the celebrated Jean Louis, master of arms to the 28th regiment of French in fantry. The story of one of his exploits is takeu from tbe official records in the French ministry of war, and is told in the last number of Lippincott'a maga zine. When Napoleon was going through the expensive procesa of prop ping up his brother Joaeph on the throne of Spain his army on the Penin sula embraced a'laTge number of Ital ians, and personal duels between offi cers and men of tbe French and Italian regiments became very frequent, so much bo that it was finally decided, in the interests of discipline, to have a general duel between fifteen representa tives of each of the contending factions, which was to be witnessed by the whole army of occupation of Mad rid. It waß expressly declared that thiß waa to settle all ques tions in dispute between tbe con tending interests, and that there were to be no more brawls under any circumstances thereafter, under pain of court martial and eummary execution. On the day appointed for the trial at arms ten thousand soldiers and an im mense number of the people of Madrid were on hand to witness the novel con- MMBva The fifteen Italianßwere headed by Giacomo Ferari, the master at arms of the First French regiment, which was composed almost entirely of Italians. The French contingent was headed by Jean Louis. In a few moments Ferari, who was the bast Italian fencing master, lay dead at the feet of tbe Frenchman, who exhibited remarkable coolness, and who stood with the point of his Bword in the ground, surveying his dead ad versary. When it was proposed to re place him with another Frenchman he said that he was not tired, and that his compatriots need not be called upon just then. He maintained this attitude, repulsing all attempts to give him a rest and replace him by one of the fourteen other Frenchmen, until thirteen of the Italians lay dead in the improvised arena. At this point the euperior officers interfered and stopped the duel. This waa something like the tournament, at Ashby-de-la-Zouche in Scott's Ivanhoe, with the exception tbat Richard Ca>ur de Lion was not obliged to do so much work sb Jean Louis, nor was tbe Knight of Ivanhoe himself. We have had some American duels and duellists that are noteworthy. When Senator Wigfall of Texas was a young man he took up his residence in a town of South Carolina that had a club composed of hot-headed young fellows like Wigfall himself. Like most southerners of those times, Mr. Wig fall took to writing letters to the nearest newspaper, and some of them did not please the South Caro lina Hotspurs. The club met one even ing and resolved that Mr. Wigfall must either leave town or fight tbe club. Tbe resolution was communicated to the gentleman animadverted upon, and he replied that he did not intend to leave the town. Challenges began to pour in upon the fearless scribbler, to all of which he responded promptly, killing or winging his adversary. The third duel was fought between Wigfall and a brother of Preston S. Brooks, the latter known in the north as "Bully" Brooks from the episode in tbe senate chamber in which Charles Sumner and he figured. Both were severely wounded, and Wigfall lay for cix weeks in a hut on tbe Savannah river before be could be moved. When he got back to the town in which the challenges had materialized, he sent word that be was ready for the next combatant. The members of the club by thid time had probably come to the conclusion that Wigfall was composed of the stuff of which good citizens were made, and they formally expunged their resolution. Wigfall ia Eaid to have killed twenty-one men in duels, which takes no account of the encounters bad by him in which there was a less serious outcome. The great wonder when one gets down to the modern French duel is how these elegant French statesmen and men of letters come to imagine that they are fooling anybody. The distances, when the duel is with pietols, are so arranged that only a cowboy could hope to wing his opponent. When they are arranged for the rapier the seconds intervene at the slightest prick, and declare tbat honor is satisfied. It was supposed tbat when Boulanger, a military officer in the first flush of manhood, stepped into the arena there would be some bloodshed, but it was tbe blood of Boulanger him self which ensanguined the field. Amer ica has got rid of the duello and France would do well to follow her example. Tin: movement for a topographical survey of California is a good one, and is endorsed by high scientists. It is thought that it would take ten years' time and involve the expenditure of $250,000. The hope is expressed that the time may be shortened, but the cost is necessarily great. We undoubtedly need the map, and when it comes to measures of this kind, "time ia made for slaves," and the "rascal counters" should not be regarded. We have re ceived a prospectus of tbe contemplated work, which we shail publish at en early day, with fuller editorial com ment. SOCIETY. On Thursday evening the members of tbe Unity Charming Branch class, to gether with the one friend which each member waa privileged to invite, met in joint session at the Hollenbeck par lors. Class members and guests made up a gathering of nearly 200 people, all of them cordial, enthusiastic and anx ious to make everybody cUe have a good time. Altera duo for violin and guitar, by Miss Walker and Mrs. Bell, Mrs. Wood of the expression class be gan proceedings by offering greetings of tbe season in a short poem, aptly con ceived and beautifully rendered. Other members of the class followed, eloquent ly, comically or timidly aa the case might be, but all acceptably. A contest in quotations from Shakes peare, modeled on the plan of the old fashioned spelling school, proved inter esting and amusing, aud prolific of quo tations both appropriate and singularly unapt. The victor's circlet of olive was taken into camp by Mrs. Judge Variel, who is now more than ever sure that tbe Bard of Avon told the truth when he wrote "All's well that ends well." Mrs. Hardie read a character sketch of Imogen, in Cymbeline, sbowing the careful study of times and surroundings necessary to a good understanding of the character of this most beautiful, most under and most true of Shakespeare's women. Mies Seaman of the history clasa fol lowed wifii a sketch of King John and ilia Times, wherein by the granting of tbe great charter the worst of Eng land's kings, laid the sure foundation of England's greatness, because he had to. Mra. Galpin, conductor of claasee, de lighted her old friends and astonished the new by her preaentation of a sketch of Constance, in King John. It would be difficult to select a more trying role than that of the mother whose ambition aspired to a throne for her son, whose grief touched upon the confines of mad ness when bereavement by ber son's captivity and supposed death followed fact upon the political discomforture. Oi etage presence dignified almost to state liness; graceful of form and of mobile feature; with a voice of maeculinedepth and strength and all a woman's tender ness withal, Mrs. Galpin proved herself equal to tbe acceptable presenta tion of that character, which Mrs. Sid dons, of lonely fame, insisted required of an actress greater versatility than any other of Shakespeare's women. Tbe evening concluded with a vocal solo by Mra. H. C. McClure and a half hour of congratulations and good wishes and plans for the future. All who are personally acquainted with our genial townsman William J. Smith, says the Anaheim Gazette of December 27, can not but react with In terest and satisfaction an account of tbe happy event which marked for him this Christmastide. For twenty-four years the large white house on Orangethorpe avenue has stood a veritable landmark in its place, and silently overlooked the progress and developments of time on its once lonely and neighborless surround ings ; now even its generous dimensions almost hidden by stately trees and orange groves, it still stands with wide open doors, welcoming to the most fit ting gathering place the children born and reared beneath its sheltering eaves. For tbe first time in many years the spacious rooms enclosed the rightful flock of the homefold. Clustering now around the cheerful fireplace were the matronly and manly faces of those who, as girls and boys, had so long since clamored there in eager inspection of the bounties of dear old Santa Claus. Once again from the old walls re sounded the simple little songs of the early school days, once again all joined in the old familiar games, father and mother entering in the tumultuous romp with renewed youth and as much zeal and enthusiasm as any of the rest. Through tbe bulls was now heard ring ing in sweet childish voices the call of "grandpa" where formerly was echoed back the cry "papa;" and grandpa re sponded with such boyish merry promptness as to make the application seem a misnomer. The most interest ing and heartily enjoyed feature of Saturday evening's programme waß when the father, responding to the entreaties of his children and grand children, when to tbe center of the floor and danced a jig, keeping perfect time to tbe tune Yankee Doodle, in a lithe quickstep, which very few men of half his age would venture to imitate. It was indeed a matchless, merry Chiistma°, without one incident to mar the perfect enjoyment and harmony, and near the midnight hour the festivi ties were appropriately brought to a close by the assembled voices raided in singing Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow. The members of tbe family circle preaent were Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Smith of Orangethorpe, Mi. and Mrs. D. S. Kearney and family of San Diego, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Moore and family of Ontario, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Clark and family of Capistrano, Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Lyman and family of Moreno, Clarence Smith of Orangethorpe, Albert V. Smith of Fullerton, Misses H. F. and Lauretta Smith of Orangethorpe, Will J. Smith, jr., of Los Angeles, Mor ris, Ruth aud Grace Smith of Orange thorpe, Charles B. Fleming of Los Ange les, Miss Irene Fleming of Redlands. There were also present Mrs. R. L. Glasscock of Kansas City, Lawrence Glassoock of Chatsworth, Miss Mac Clark of Brookhurst and Miss Ethel Jenks of San Juan. Dr. and Mrs. H. 6. B. Montgomery of 258 East Twenty-ninth street, on Satur day evening, gave a reception to the Kiug's Daughters at their residence. The evening was very pleasantly spent with music, the violin and piano being used by Prof. Wendell Schiel and Mrs. Clara '8. Wight. The following were present: George E. Cook, E. C. Holler, L. W. Urmated, E. W. Wood, Marie Hauxhusatt, H. S. Witelock, J. N. Childress, Myrtle Murry, Agnes Bleck, Ada Bleck, M. J. Talbott, Fred Vogel, Rev. Mr. Wight, Mrs. Cb.a Wight, Lottie Talbott, Christmas Harrison, Emily Stockton, Nettie Gowen, May Austin. Prof. Wendell Schiel, Mabel Whitehead, Mabel Angall, Minnie Mc- Neill, Mac Blanford, William F. Floyd, Nina Barrows, C, W. Folk. LETTER BAG. A Soldier's Tribute te a Soldier. Editors Herald : Among the pleas ant episodes of human life are the occa sional glimpses which we now and then obtain, almost by accident, of the inner natures of modest and unassuming peo ple. In a letter from a personal friend of mine, Mr. M. 0. Hopewell of Chilli cothe, 0., there occurs tbe following, which, when read in this community, can but add to the already high esteem in which tbe person referred to is held : "Not long since I was making in quiries aa to the whereabouts of my old colonel in the late war, and waß informed that he waa living in or near Los Angeleß. I have concluded to have you hunt bim up, as I have not beard from bim since the fall of 1863. Hie name is George H. Smith, and he was colonel of my regi ment, 125 th Virginia infantry, C. S. A., in the spring of 1862, and he was after wards transferred to the 62d Virginia mounted infantry. "At the battle or McDowell, May 8, 1862, he and I were both wounded. _ I well remember that they were slow in getting the ambulances up the moun tain the night after, and the men had to lie on the battle ground and by tbe roadside a long time. "They were about lifting the colonel into an ambulance as they got down from the battlefield with me and the colonel said Hopewell iB far worse wounded than I am, put him in my place, and he afterward detailed a man to specially wait upon me. Not one officer in a hundred would have done what he did for me," etc. As a soldier of the other side I desire, without permission from either of the gentlemen, to give to the world this tribute to a foeman who waa "worthy of our steel," and whose greatness of heart was made more apparent by the episode alluded to above than it could have been done by columns of graphic writing. W. C. Patterbon, Late First Ohio Heavy Artillery. AMUSEMENTS. The Grand Opera House—Tonight at the Grand opera house The Old Homestead will begin an engagement of five nights and Wednesday matinee. The indications are that this popular favorite will more than duplicate its former success. If one wants to enjoy a hearty laugh, have the heart-strings played upon, and see one of the sim plest, prettiest stage pictures of New England life tbat has ever been drawn, they can go to the theater any night this week and sit through The Old Homestead. The piece ia handsomely mounted and the members of the inter preting are practically tbe same tbat were Been in tbe play here two seasons ago. The double quartette is retained. **# Los Anoeles Theater—Those who have visited the eastern cities during vacations of tbe great universities of America, and have enjoyed the jolly student songs of the eastern college glee clubs, will be glad to know that the far west is not behind the east in this par ticular. On Tuesday evening at the Los Angeles theater the people of this city wilt have the pleasure of listening to the college glee club from the State university at Berkeley. An opportunity like this ought not to be missed, as it may be a long time before the glee club visits tbe southern part of the state again. Robert und Bertram, or the Jolly Robbers, a German operetta, was given last evening by Mr. Henry Pfam and an amateur company, assisted by Emma Bartholdy. Church of the Unity—The news of the arrival of Prof. Joseph Le Conte, which was duly chronicled in these col umns yesterday, attracted a crowd of visitors to pay their respects to the dis tinguished visitor. He will deliver his first lecture under tbe auspices of the Unity club tonight, the subject being Glaciers and is part of the university extension course furnished by the authorities of the state institution at Berkeley. A Court House Bobbery. Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 1. —While working in an office at tbe court house at Veroqna, Vernon county, last night, John C. Johnson was confronted by two strangers, who compelled him at the point of a revolver to open the safe and hand over the cash. They secured about $5000. They then locked Johnson in the sate and escaped. Although the country haa been ecoured no clue to tbe robbera has been found. Typhus in Mexico. El Paso, Jan. I.—William Divine, who arrived today from the interior of Mexico, repoits tbat the accounts of the ravages of typhus are not exagger ated. Tbe mortality is estimated at 15 to 25 per cent of those stricken. The wealthier classes do not appear to have any immunity from the disease and are suffering equally with the poor. St. Lord', Will Foster Pugilism. St. Louis, Jan. L—Several wealthy local admirers of pugilism got together last night and decided to organize a club patterned after the Olympic of New Or leans, the Coney Island of New York and the California of San Francisco, to arrange and conduct glove contests, for which suitable purses are to be hung up. A Broken Ball. Eldorado, Kan., Jan. 1. —A local ac commodation train on the Missouri Pacific railroad was wrecked late last night by a broken rail. 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