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PART II—PAGES 9 TO 16. HIS CAREER AND CHARACTER. ti Finished Story of Edwin Booth's Life. Some New Light on the Tragedian by aa Able Critic. Tragedy Died With Him and a Now Era of Theatrical History Begins— Some Incidents of His 1.1 fe —A Be sume of His Keoord. [The following sketch of the career H and characteristics of Edwin Booth is I from the pen of Stephen Fiake, the I noted dramatic critic of the New York Spirit of tbe Times.] Death, however long expected, always comes with a shock of surprise and sor row. This is especially true of the death of Edwin Booth, which had been discounted ior months and anticipated for weeka, and which occurred at hia New York residence, about an hour after thiß midnight. Like King Charles, our only tragedian was long a-dying; but yet we now seem to realize for the firat time what a tremenduoua loes iB in flicted upon the American Btage. He had so long been before the public aDd Iraß bo intimately connected with a na tional misfortune that his name had be come a household word. The eon of a genius, he inherited and extended his Father's fame. The brother of an as Basin, his own merits redeemed him from the ignominy of his brother's crme. The Bole remaining representative of the great tragic actora of tbe past, trag edy itself diea with him, and a new era of theatrical hiatory begins. Edwin Booth, the fourth aon of the famous Engllßh tragedian, was born at Baltimore, November, 16, 1833, and at Baltimore, by hia lather's, in Green mount cemetery, he will be buried. Ac a boy he accompanied his father on Btarring tours and waa literally educated on the Btage. His play was reciting poetry, picking the banjo and singing negro melodies in juvenile theatricals. Ab he grew older he became hiß erratic father's guard, dresser and companion, and tried to act, as a minor member of hie father's company, at $6 a week, bnt failed miaerably. Hia formal debut was at the Boston theater, in 1849. aa Tres- Bil, in Richard the Third, and waa sue ceasfnl. Thereafter he played email partß during hiß father's tours. Hia New York debut was at tbe old National theater, Chatham atreet, aa Wilfred, in The Iron Chest, September 27, 1850. A year later, he appeared as Richard the Third as a substitute for his father, and waß cordially applauded. At Sacra mento, in 1852, his Hamlet was sug gested. He had dressed for Jailer, in Venice Preserved, in the conventional blsck velvet, and his father said: "You look like Hamlet—why don't yon play it?" For five years, daring which bis father died, Edwin Booth acted in California and Auetralia, sometimes ac a star, sometimes in a stock company. He could play anything, from Dandy Cox in a negro farce and Legree in Uncle Tomß Cabin to Shyloek in The Merchant of Venice, Marco in The Marble Heart and Claude Melnotte in the Lady oi Lyons, mn\t waa ad.citipcl aa "tlte limy star." His farewell benefit at San Francisco, in 1850, was ac King Lear. In 1857 he starred through the couth, beginning at Baltimore; was betrothed to Miss Mary Devlin ol Troy, whom he married in 1860, and made his Boston debut. His euccesß there brought him to New York, where he appeared at the Metropolitan theater (Burton's), on Broadway. We remember hira as a slender, handsome, melancholy, almost shabby young man, slipping in quietly at the stage door. At that time tie had the idea that, be cause hiß father had drunk a great deal and been a great actor, therefore it waR necesßary to drink deeply in order to act well; but he outgrew this fallacy in later life. On the night of his wife's death, in 1803, he had to )>e held up * while he mumbled the words of hie part. After starring for two years in the west and south on tbe strength of his Boston and New York engagements, Booth went to England, and appeared at the Haymarket Theatre, London, in September, 1861, aa Shyloek. He lacked the fire and fury of his father; onr civil war had just begun; his affairs were badly managed and his English tour was a failure. Rbt it ultimately led to hia greatest success, as he formed a part nership with his brotber-in-law, J. 8. Clark, the Philadelphia comedian, and they engaged William Stnart, ac tbeir manager. Stuart was a brilliant Irish mans whose real name was O'Flaherty and who had been a member of Parlia ment. He cleared the Way for Booth by a seriee of caustic articles in the Tribune, ridiculing and attacking Edwin Forrest. Then, in imitation of Feohter in Lon don, he organized a 100 night run lor Hamlet, at the Winter Garden, New York, in 1801, and thig splendid adver tisement made Booth's fame and for- L tune. Now a weathy man, thanks to the partnership with hia shrewd brother-in law, Booth Beemed a' the height of pros perity, when tbe assassination of Presi dent Lincoln by hiß brother, Wilkes drove him into retirement for a year. In 1800 he reappeared at the Winter Garden, and was enthusiastically re ceived. Nobody doubted his patriotism, and sympathy was added to admiration. In 1807, when be was presented with the Danish medal for his Hamlet, among the distinguished gentlemen on the stagt were Adrnirßl Farragttt and General An derson, of Fort Sumter fame. Tho Win ter Garden was burned March 23, 1807, and a year after the corner-stone of Booth's avenue and Twen ty-third street, was laid. In June, 1809, he married Miss McVicker of Chicago, having played Romeo to her Juliet at tbe opening of his theater, F'ebrnary 3d The theater was managed lavishly; every play was produced magnificently ; and, although the receipts were Very large, the expenses exceeded them. Thuu Booth became involved in a finan cial failure which annoyed him for years, and was finally nettled by a com promise with the creditors. His firßt starring tour after the failure netted him $125,000. He revisited Han Francisco, alter an absence of 20 yeara; was shot gt in McVicker's theater, Chicago, by a lunatic; a public break last was arranged for him at Del monico's, and, in 1880, he again vißited EnglanO, appearing at the Prin cess theater, London, November 6th. Again he failed to please the British public, but Irving, the king of the Eng lish stage, came to his relief, and they plajfd a great engagement together at the Lyceum, alternating Othello and lago. In 1882 he acted at the Adelphi theater, London, and in 1883 played King Lear in English, enpported by Ger man actors, at Berlin. Alter his return to America and his visual successful tour through the pro vinces, Booth played Hamlet for Salvinl's benefit at tbe Academy ot Music in 1880, and for Leeter Wallace's benefit at the Metropolitan Opera bouse in 1888. Then Lawrence Barrett became his manager; the prices were raised at most of the theaters at which the combination ap peared, and Booth grew more wealthy than ever before. At the Academy of Music in 1888, the first premonition of his fatal disease was noted. He fell upon hie face in the middle of a per formance. But his condition was un justly ascribed to intoxication, and he speedily recovered. At the Lyceum theater, Rochester, April 8, 1889, he bad a second attack, and tbe audience had to be dismissed. Lawrence Barrett, in bis speech of apology, said that Booth wonld never act again; but Booth rejoined him in a fortnight, and they played together until December, 1890,' when Booth for mally retired. At Barrett's suggestion, he bought a hoase at Gramercy Park, and gavfe free quarters to a club of play ers and friends of the theater to amuse him. There he has aince lived, and there he died. All these facte and figures are but the background against which stands out the peculiar personality of Edwin Booth. Undoubtedly, he inherited something of ihe moody madness of his father. He looked like Hamlet, and in many re spects he waa a real Hamlet. That was bis greatest part, because he was acting hia true self. He invented no new read ings ; he tried to solve none of the physchological pozzies; he was mad in one scene and sane in the next, j net as Shakespeare wrote the text; bnt the acutest critic in the Btalls and the most ignorant boy in tbe gallery agreed that he was Hamlet. Tbe part in which he displayed the greatest ability as an actor was Bertuccio, in the Fool's Re venge. His face, voice and manner .completely disguised, hia limhß de ''forraed and distorted, his own individu ality was entirely lqst in that of the poor Jester —and this is the art of acting. As King Lear, bis legs were never old. As Macbeth, the contrast between his uncouth make-up and such class ical language as "Multitudinous seas incarnadine" was almost ridiculous. As Sbylock, he could not compare with Kean, nor with bis own father as Sir Giles Overreach. As Romeo, though be looked the part per fectly, be could never act it satisfactor ily. A a lago, he was too obvious a vil lain, and forgot that Othello's lieutenant had been a Boldier and a gentleman. Ab Richelieu, he had no idea of reproducing an historical character, and probably never read a line about the French original. When he tried to create a part for himself, like Richard the Sec ond, he iailed to attract the public. But no one can think of Hamlet without thinking of Ed win Booth —nor of Booth without thinking of Hamlet. Theee considerations tlx Booth's posi tion upon the stage. He was a great actor, but nothing more than an actor. He was not educated nor did be try to educate himself, like Edwin Forrest. He originated nothing, and he has left no school of acting. He cared and did nothing whatever for the American drama. Instead nt-rnymg-f-pMttWoT players, like Irving, he knew nottv'ng of the social side of art, and until his last years, when lie gave a club house to the players, he extended no hospitalities to hia sduiirerß. His conversation waa " limited to theatrical affairs. He had learned hia parts by rote, and could not quote the moot familiar passages from them unless somebody gave him the cue. In the technique of hia art he was perfect—we think the most perfect of all actors —bnt his perfection was me chanical. Hs never thought of educat ing other actors. Rehearsals, in which true artists delight, because they can then communicate their ideas to their associates and carry out their ideals, were his abhorrence. He always entrusted his share of them to hie dresser. Out of the theater his pleaßnre was to smoke and chat with an old com rade, like David Anderson. Society never met him off the stage. He took no note of the events of contempor aueous human interest ; in the theater passed his spare time in his dressing room, drinking strong tea and smoking a pipe, and his only anxiety seemed to be in regard to the receipts. He once wrote frankly to a friend: "Had Na ture fitted me for any other calling I should never have chosen the stage. Were I able to employ my thoughts and labor in any other field I would gladly turn my back upon the theater for ever." Booth was always under the influence of somebody else, and often this domi nation saved him from becoming a mere money-making machine and roused aim to something like ambition. Left to him elf, he was like a melancholy and indifferent child. His profits were extraordinary. For years he brought nothing into a theater except himself and bis costumes, and took out of it half the gross receipts, leaving the manager to pay the rent, company, orchestra and all other expenses. He was never known to give tbe usual gratuities to the stage mechanics, although he caused them more extra work than any other star, Tbe tradition that no manager ever lost money upon Edwin Booth's engagement ie only a tradition. Several of his New York engagements were financial failures r-o far as his managers were concerned. The company who sup ported bim was invariably criticised; but no mnnager conld afford to employ a first-class company when he Was obliged to pay Booth 50 per cent of tbe gross receipts up to $1000, and 75 per cent of all over $1000. Take a $2000 house, which is abovu the average, and Booth received $1250 for one night's work. He could draw this in Hamlet but not in other plays. His Richard the Second suldom paid expenses. The gentleness which endeared Edwin Brtbth to all who met him waa a natural indifference, beneath which was a child ish petu'anca. He would quarrel with his best friends and then forget how they had offended him. After his first en gageraent at the Fifth avenue he de clared that he would never act in that theater again. Vain attempts were mads to discover the cause of this reso lution, and Booth wrote: "The cause was no trivial that I do not remember it and will sign tiie new contract whenever you send it." When he was playing there to bsd business, Manager t)»ly of fered him $1000 cash to appear at ah ex tra matinee with Fanny Davenport. The receipts were $2400, and Booth indig nantly protested tbat the increase of prices had injured his nightly receipts. How selling matinee seats at $2 50 could THE HERALD. LOS ANGELES: SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 18, 1893. prevent people from buying them at night for $1 50 is difficult to understand, bnt a little ciphering will explain the protest. On his nightly terms Booth would have received $1550 instead of $1000 for the matinee performance, and hence hia Indignation. What Edwin Booth might have been to the A,merican stage ie evident from his magnificent productions at Booth's theater, when he was under the influ ence of the McVickers, and from hie equally magnificent benefactions, when he was under the influence of Lawrence Barrett. When William Stuart presented him to the public aa the champion of intellectual aoting aa contrasted with the physical robustness of Forreat, he had unequaled opportunities. He might have founded an American school of acting. He might have developed the American drama. He might have had great modern plays written for him. He might have created new characters. In stead, he limited himaelf to the old legit imate round and will be remembered only as the ideal Hamlet. What he did was done perfectly—and thiß, of itself, is high praise—but we should have been glad to praise him for sublime ambitions and grand artistic endeavora to improve hie profession. One night, in his dressing room, costumed as Richard the Third and amooking a cigar that seemed oddly incongruous. Booth paid to as: "Here ie the difference between my father and myeelfl This is his costume; I have helped him to pot on this hump hun dreds of times. Bat he could never have smoked a cigar as Richard. As soon as he was dressed he used to walk about, muttering to himself and work ing himself into the character. When he made bis first entrance he had hie audience with him. The men applaud ed, the women shuddered. I am con tented to get them into sympathy with me by tbe third act. But," he contin ued, with a faint amile, "I draw three timea ac many dollars at this theater as my father ever did." The portrait of Edwin Booth, painted by himself, is in theee statements. THE FORRESTERS. LAI'RKL CIRCLE ADDRESSED BY tilt AND TRUSTEE MRS. M'KAY. A Social and Hat Trimming Entertain ment to Be Given on Friday Even ing—l.os Angelea Circle Newa Matters. Laurel circle, No. 109 Companions of the Forrest, held their regular meeting in G. A. R. hall, No. 610,£ South Spring street, on Friday evening. The attend ance was quite large, all the circles in the city being well represented. Grand Trustee Mrs. David McKay waa present, and under the head of Good and Welfare of the Order delivered an eloquent apeech, in which ehe fully 'illustrated the business transacted at the state convention recently held in the city of San Franciaco. She also in a most able manner described the condi tion of tbe circles in general of the Bay city. Several of the enterprising and most active lady members of the Laurel circle have been very busy for the past two weeks making the necessary ar rangements: tor « Social and BR Trim" ming party, to be given on next Friday evening at their hall. It is an assured BUCCBSB. Tha scribe of Los Angeles Circle, No. 151, C. of F D., feels it obligatory to record a most delightful evening at their laet regular meeting on Wednesday evening, June 14th. The bUßineea was dispatched expeditiously in order to be gin tbe social part of tbe evening. Tbe entertainment committee deserve great praise and credit for the elaborate pro gramme they had arranged and was as follows: Overture, "Fra Diavelo," Miss Hays ; recitation by little Mable Kellird ; piano Solo, Miss Mamie Sills; select reading, Mr. O. W. Collins; instru mental trio, The Parker Bros.; recita tion, Perry Dosch; remarks, Mra. David McKay; character song and dance, Mr. Shoraton; humorus speech, Judge W. A. Ryan; a reply to the above, Judge L. S. Seamans; closing re marks, Mrs. A. B. Andrews. Each number received vociferous and well- merrited applause. Putting the little hints and inuendoes inadvertently dropped by companions Ryan and Seamans, the writer is afraid that the Forestic delegation from the Angel city to the grand court which convened in Sacramento, became as badly ''mixed" as some of the represen tatives and senators. It is a wonder the "Queen Bee" of the capital city didn't buz in real bumble bee style after their departure. Pleasant and laudatory remarks were made by Companions Krimminger and McGinnis. The last named gentleman ia a grand court official and waa parti cularly pleased with our evening's en tertainment. The C. C. wishes a large attendance of the members at next regular meeting,as she has a business matter she wishes to bring before the circle. The scribe regrets to record the illness of Companion Kellock; Companion David McKay ia also indisposed. The various committees of the courts and circlet who are arranging the great Forresters' picnic will meet at Compan ion McMead'a office on Broadway at 10 o'clock Sunday morning. THE MOUNTAIN RAILWAY. Simpson Church to Have the First Ex cursion. On next Saturday the Mount Wilson railroad will be opened up as far aa Mount Echo, 3500 feet above sea level, and Simpson church and Sunday school will he given the first excursion to this wonderful place on Saturday. June 24th. It is reached first by the Terminal rail road to Altadena, thence by the Electric road over 11 bridges and along the sides of deep canons until the great pavilion is arrived at far np in the wonderful Rubio canon, at the foot of the great in cline cable road which reaches up to wards the sky 3000 feet at a 60 per cent grade, which iB the steepest railroad in the world. Tbe excursion proper will terminate at the pavilion in Rubio canon at a waterfall at its head. All friends de siring to join this excursion oan do co at tbe same low rate that is offered those who properly belong to the church and school. Tickets are on sale at Bartlett's music house, and as the number of ttckete is limited those who wish to go should purchase their tickets early, that proper accommodations may be effected for the oomfort and safety of all who go. WIGGINS' VERY FRANK LETTER. He Tells All About the Fair Situation. The Way Sonthern California Got in Its Work. An Explanation of Some Criticisms Facts About Pomona's Exhibit— . The Matter of Laborers Em ployed In the Exhibit. The board of supervisors has received a letter from Frank Wigginß, general manager of the Loa Angelea county ex hibit at the world's fair, describing the condition of affairs. It is an interesting and frank letter, and the greater portion of it ia reproduced, as follows: I have withheld replying to your last in order to give you some idea of how we were installed". This morning at 12:30 we placed our lset exhibit in posi tion in the California building, and all tbat it now requires is a few finishing touches to complete the entire installa tion. The work baß been very tedious, discouraging and not as complimentary aa I could have wished. The miscellaneous character of the ex hibits from the various sections made it nearly an impossibility to establish any systematic rules for installation. How ever, we have succeeded in placing upon tbe main floor six distinctive features tbat illustrate tbe leading productions of our various sections, and I most say they attract universal attention from tbe throngs that are daily passing through the California building. Our installation features are not as elaborate as are many of the others, but tha productions placed pn them counteract any deficiency here. The average visi tor enters the building with the impres sion that he is here for the purpose of looking at California as a state and seems to have no special idea of the dif ferent localities, consectuently when he runs against a striking feature he natur ally inquires the locality from which it came; then is when the Southern Cali fornia people get in their work, as every feature we have is more or less striking in its arrangement. The oil, tbe fruit, tbe beans, the raisins, the citrus indus try, the nuts, miscellaneous fruits and the grasses are all separately arranged bo that any one interested can easily be convinced of the magnitude of our pro ductions in each of theee various lines. Our own people, however, are complain ing at the manner in which many of tbe exhibits are installed, but could they remain here a few daya they would find out that it is the product that the visitor wishes to see and not wood-work, glass-eaaea, etc. Had the financial standing of the association permitted my carrying out the ideas I had of the in stallation. I am sure I could have satin fled the most enthusiastic citizen. Un der the existing circumstances I have done the beat in my power. If fresh material is continually sup plied us, we will be able to keep up our end of the building. The biggost kick ers we have from, California are those iiibit. The papers, I notice, are com plaining that exhibits from certain localities are hard to find. Po mona, I believe, is growling somewhat in conaeqnence of the meaely appear ance of some of their citrus fruit. I opened up several boxes in the presence of some of their citizens, and they will vonch for the unsatisfactory condition in which the frait was presented. From this fruit I made the best selection pos sible, and placed ten plates on the tables and put the rest on the tower. It was the understanding when we started into this exhibition that we were to make an exhibition ac a county and not as any one locality. I begged Pomona to take a space and make a eeperate ex hibit of her citrus fruits. She iailed to do so, and I see no reason why I should be criticieed for the lack of interest that they took in the matter. Her trees are displayed in the horticultural court and the Midway Plaisance, and are all prop erly labeled. Her fruit in display jars occupy positions on the large pyramid of fruit and in the Palace of plenty ; each donator receiving doe credit for such varieties aa arrived here in good condition. Her samples of wheat and barley are also labeled and placed where they belong. Howland'a olive oil is placed on the same abelf with Kimball and others; in fact it ia ex hibited in three localities on the grounds; the same way with the dried fruit. I don't ace.that Pomona has any kick coming whatever. Lob Angeles county is represented with three of the largest citrus exhibits on the ground ; the largest walnut dis play, in two buildings, and more frait in glass in the Horticultural building than any other county in the state. She also has a creditable exhibit in tbe state classification in the Hor ticultural building, and occupies one third of the apace in the state's exhibit in the agricultural building; in the Cali fornia building she has the credit of making the Pampas palace, in conse quence of tbe plumes being raiaed in that county; her fruits in glass, with the balance of the counties, are exhibited in tbe palace of plenty and on the pyramid of fruit, which contains 1200 jars; her grains and nuts and woods are aleo ex hibited in the boothß, jointly with the other localities; ber name also appears in tbe otber parts of tbe building where the state classified exhibit ie made; while in the front of the building her name appears on ninety trees and plants ; ou the roof garden her name is attached to 35 plants, and in the horticultural court, ehe fills one-third of the space; in the midway plaißance about one-third of the trees there carry her label. I fail to see where the aveige citizen of our county has any complaint to make at not finding Los Ange e 3 county's exhibit. To be sure she has no palace of her own wherein nickle-plated show cases, polished redwoods and silk por tieres predominate; her products show up to a better advantage than many of the otber counties that are installed after the fashion mentioned above. Mr. Hay, on his visit here, seemed at first to be somewhat dissatisfied, but after taking in the situation and visiting the other buildings on the ground, left fully convinced that we were doing as well as could be expected under the circumstances, and gave me to under stand tbat he fully appreciated the con ditions under which we were laboring and had no complaint to enter. He gave me to understand tbe position that the board occupied, and expressed a willingness on his part to assist in any. THE HERALD'S WORLD'S FAIR TRIP OFFER. First—One First-Class Ticket to tho World's Fair aud Return Via the Santa Fe Hon to. Second—One Double Berth In Pullman Palace Sleeping Car from Los Ange les to Chicago and Return. HERALD'S WORLD'S FAIR COUPON JUNE 18, 1893. Name Address The Herald hereby makes an offer of a round-trip first-class ticket, a double berth in a veetibuled Pullman Palace Sleeping car and 10 days' board at a firßt>clasß hotel in Chicago FREE to the person getting tbe most votes between thia date and Auguat 4th at midnight. Tbe conditions are aa follows: All votes must be made on coupona cnt from the issues of the daily Herald. No cupon will be good for a vote after three daya from the date on which it ap pears. That is to say, votes must be sent to the Herald office, where they will be credited to the person named on them, within three days' time of the date printed on them. This provision will not apply, however, to the last days of the publication of the cupon, for none will be received under any circum stances after midnight of August 4th. No votes will be received for any person in any way employed with the Herald. All cupons must have the name and address of the person voted for plainly written. further appropriation necessary to carry out the work. lam not prepared to say now just how much funds will be necessary to carry out the work, but, on toe arrival of Mr. Forrester tomorrow, I will go over the work with him and any sn'gjjeiifiorjs that he makes I will carry out, and together I think we can make an estimate, and give you within a few days an idea of the expenses it will be necessary to incur. I note what you say with reference to surplus workers, etc., and will carry out instructions, but thus far, our force has been too small to do the work required. You are aware that we have four men on tbe county pay roll as regular work ers, keeping up the special featnre in the horticultural, the two special fea tures in the California building and assisting in the general installation of the association exhibit has required from two to three-extra men. The un satisfactory condition in which the oranges have been received has com pelled me to keep one man continually sorting and looking over the boxes in order to preserve the fruit lor renewals, It takes the time of two men to answer questions and explain exhibits. Of course after we are thoroughly installed our regular force can look after the dis play and entertain the public. Whether or not we can get along on any less num ber, I will decide later. One thing is certain, no One is loafing on my bands nor will I permit any one to soldier nnder my employ. For the last four weeks our men have put in from 1(3 to 18 hours per day. In fact two of them are about worn out, and I will have to give them a few days' layoff. As for myself, I have taken off my coat and worked with them, just the same as I did in Los An geles. Tbe commission have been kick ing because we have been, as they say, a little tardy in getting our exhibits in position. They fail to appreciate the fact tbat we waited on them from lour to six weeks before we could begin our work. Since beginning we have in stalled one-quarter of the building in less time than it has taken one county in tbe other quarter to place their ex hibit. I propose to turn Mr. Charles Forres ter loose when he gets here and let him take up such matters with the commis sion as are necesßary to be settled, and I guess he will able to couvince them that we are able to cope with any of them, and are fully awake to our own interests. I enclose yon a statement of the ex penses to date, and will state in connec tion with the same that I am holding back $600 on the walnut tower until the contractors replace the glass that they (ailed to place in position when they turned the case over to us. The second $1000 placed in Mr. Lukens' hands I have not had occasion to use, but will probably draw on him for it the coming week. If any of tbe expenditures con tained in this statement are extrava gant, in your estimation, please note the same and I will endeavor to keep them down. We have had the usual carnival weather for the past few days. Many visitors from Los Angeles, bringing re ports of many more to follow. Hot Weather insurance. For twenty-five cents you can insnre yourself and family against any bad re sults from an attack of bowel oomplaint during the summer. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy-is a certain cure for these diseases. It costs but 25 cent*. For sale by C. F. 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The fortunate winner of the Herald's offer will be taken to the great show at ' Chicago by a most picturesque and in structive route. The road passes through eight states and territories and presents to tbe traveler a most enjoyable variety of scenery. It also posses the great advantage of landing passengers in Chicago from 24 to 36 hours quicker than other routeß. Tbe advantage of this offer can readily be seen. The person who gets tbe great est number of votes in the time indi cated will virtually be presented with a journey to and from the world's fair and a ten days' stay there at no expense. It iB a prize that any one might well be glad to get. It is especially advan tageous to Bchool teachers or school children, for it will enable them to make the trip during vacation. KID STILL SHOOTING. HE CLEANS OUT TBI CAMP OF TWO PROBPEOTORB. One of the Men Idontifles the Rob ber an tho Daring Outlaw Apache—An Exciting luoldent. From Line Rider Charles Smith, who came in yesterday from Bisbee, the Tombstone Prospector learns that sev eral Mormons came into Bisbee from Mexico the day he left with the report that Indians had made their appear ance pear their settlement and had carried away the entire camping outfit of two prospectors, who barely escaped with their lives. Kid, who was at the reservation of San Carlos last week, could'easily have been in that neighborhood at the time, and in all probability the depredating Indians are no other than Kid and his band. Moreover, Miller, one of the prospectors, claims to have seen Kid be fore he was on the warpath, and states be was sure tbat one oi the Indians he saw was Kid. Miller and his partner, whose name Mr. Smith has forgotten, have been working for the past few months on a promising mining claim in the Sierra Madre mountains near the head waters of the Baviepe river, and within three miles of a large sawmill in operation there. They bad been warned to be on the lookout ior the redskins, it being particularly dangerous in tbat part of tbe country. Some Indian signs bad been noticed the day previous and an extra sharp lookout was kept by the two lonely prospectors. At about noontime the men were pre paring dinner, when suddenly Miller noticed within 20 yards of the camp two Indians rising up from behind a huge rock. His partner also bbw both Indians rise with Winchesters pointed in their direction. Both men immedi ately had visions of scalping and bullet holes, when luckily one Indian missed bis footing and fell against his compan ion, who in turn slipped, and the Win chesters simultaneously discharged, widely missing their mark, and before the Indians could regain their former position the prospectors made tracks for civilization and arrived at the saw mill in due time. Miller, who weighs 200 pounds astonished his leaner companion in the sprinting contest, by coming in several yards ahead. A posse was hastily formed from the mill and Mormon settlement near by on tbe river, and a search made for the In dians. When the party arrived at the camp of the prospectors they discovered that the entire outfit had been stolen, all provisions, etc., and tbe entire camp had been rifled of its contents. The trail was followed for some distance, but owing to the roughness of tbe country soon had to be abandoned. Miller says one of the Indians be saw was Kid. He once knew him and is confident he ie not mistaken, as he conld see him very plainly. Both Indi ans were well armed and had several belts of cartridges strapped around them. It is supposed that there are five or six in tiie band, and they roam about the country at still, without fear of molestation from either the Mexican or United States troops. Fonud, At the drug store, a valuable package, worth its weigth in gold. My hair bag stopped falling and all dandruff has die appeared since I found skookum root hair grower. Ask your druggust about it. AFFAIRS AT THE CITY HALL Meeting Yesterday of tha Various Committees. The Supply and Finance Committees Do Little Business. A T.ong Report From tbe Board Public Works A Number of Btreet end Other Matte re Acted Upon. The regular meeting of the council supply committer) wag held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Considerable time was spent in looking over and pass ing requisitions. No action was taken npon them. Nothing of consequence transpired. rnTANCK COMMITTEE. Tho financo committee met in the city hall yoaterday at 10 o'clock, but outside of auditing the customary warrants for salaries, etc., nothing of importance was done. rCBLIC WORKS. Board of public works at ita meeting yesterday adopted tha following report: In the matter of the ordinance for the acceptance of Center Place, referred to the board, the same waa referred to ths city attorney for an opinion as to whether section 20 of the state law makes it mandatory for the council to accept the same. In the matter of petition No. 439, from William Nilee, asking to have tbe grade of Sixteenth Btreet established, between Main street and Central avenue, the city engineer waß inatructed to present the neceßsary ordinance, and also to pre sent the same for Sixteenth street, be tween Grand avenue and Hope street. In the matter of petition No. 442, from J. M. Baker et al., asking to have Cum mings street graded, graveled and curbed, according to apecifications No. 6, under the bond act, between Firet street to a point ' 350 feet south of Fourth Btreet, the city engineer was instructed to make an estimate of the cost, and if the same exceeds the cum of $1 per foot, to present the necessary order of inten tion. In the matter of petition No. 440, from G. S. Blake et al., aßking that Pennsyl vania avenue, from St. Louie street to Baijy etreet, be graded, graveled and curbed, according to specifications No. 5, under the bond act; also that a ce ment sidewalk six feet wide be included, it was decided that tbe same be granted and that the city engineer make an esti mate oi the cost, and if tbe same ex ceeds the sum ol $1 per front foot per Bide, to present the necessary order of intention. In the matter of petition No. 382, from Miles Dodd et al., asking to have the grade of Belmont avenue, from the north line of Otter Btreet to the north line of Bellevue avenue, changed to a certain line, as shown in profile No. 85, of map of the engineer's office, it waa referred to the city engineer for investi gation and a report requested as to whether the matter aukes! ior is proper and in conformity with the other street. In the matter of petition No. 419, from W. E. Francis et al., asking to have the grade of Kent street, from Belmont avenue to Bonnie Brae street, the same was granted and the city engineer was inatructed to present the necessary or der of intention. In the matter of petition No. 443, from W. H. Workman et al., and petition No. 438, from R. H. Mathews et al., asking to have Firat street widened 10 feet on the north side between Main and Wil mington street, owing to tbe magni tude of tbe same, it was decided that proceedings be instituted, provided that the petitioners secure a petition signed by a majority of tho property holders in a district of assessment, on Firet street; Hill Btreet to be fixed as the west line and the property of the Southern Cali tornia railroad as the east line, on tha north side east of Center street nnd Santa Fe avenue on the south side, the petition to be presented to the council not later than two weeks from June 19th, 1893. It was recommended that tbe street superintendent have the street car com pany remove their tracks from the Main and Massachusetts intersections and pave the street according to law, and blbo put the west aide intersection in good condition with porphery rock. It was recommended that tbe street superintendent be allowed to pur chase the gravel for which he has pre sented requisitions wtich were referred to the board. In the matter of petition No. 268, from S. A Crumrine et al, asking to have Union avenue between Pico and Eleventh streets graded, graveled, ce ment curb and cement sidewalk five feet wide under the bond act, the same was granted and the city engineer instructed to make estimate of cost, if the same exceeds the sum of $1 per foot per side, and to peraent an ordinance of inten tion. In the matter of petition No. 441, from B. N. Walton, in regard to the con dition of Second street below Alameda street, the street superintendent hav ing cleaned the street, the subject mat ter of the petition is now being looked after by the contractor satisfactory to the petitioners. The matter of widening First street was thoroughly discussed by the board and a number of property owners. It developed that the improvement would probably cost $30,000 to $40,000, and that there would be considerable objec tion to assessment for tbe same, espec ially by property owners east of Main street. It was therefore thonght better, instead of council going ahead and in stituting proceedings, and probably In viting law suits that would tie up the matter, to leave it with the people them selves to determine whether the majority of them in the district of aeseacment want to go ahead with the improvement. It was suggested that Main street and San Pedro street wonld be greatly bene fited by the improvement and ought to i>e included, for a proper distance north and south of First, in the assessment district; but tbe answer was made that this would only increase tbe difficulties In the way of the improvement, and that it would be better to confine tbe district of assessment to Firet atree*. This was accordingly done in the rooem meodation above detailed. Davndrair. Thia annoying scalp tronble, which gives the hair and untidy appearance, is cured by ekookum root hair rrrowor. All aJ*'»/»«i»**a«