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1 WrilN i V-FLFTH YEAR. NO. 174.
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MATINEE TODAY AT 2:10 P. M.—LAST PERFORMANCE TO NIGHT
Wm. A. Brady and F. Elegtaul, Jr.. present three great attractions in one
M m *mMM J« n „„ fo /d The Popular Idol of France
Say Tt*' Cat and the Cherub
Seats now on aalc. frlcea, Me, HOC, 750, $1.00, $1 50. Telephone Main 70.
|©s Angeles Theater g & T ,e„urer.
TURKIC NIGIITSand Saturday Matinee—Commencing Tomorrow, Thursday, MARCH S4
Return of Last Season's Greatest Success ■ ■ ■ jfcemQ
In His Beautiful Comedy r» , Direction of
Drama O/lOTQ JtCfGS Henry C. Miner
Beats now on tale. Prices 25c, 60c, 75c, $1,00, $1 50. Telephone Main 70.
g. Ixx Angeles' Society Vaudeville Theater.
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v Children 100 nailery 100
Original Novelty Musical Artist*, Whitney Bros.; Electrio Melephone, the Mualcal Handicap, the
Musical stars, "Pre<to," the Dancing Wonder. Engagement for one week only ol the Original
Comedian Pianist, Will 11. Kox, In hia novel mualcal oddity, "Psddywhi'ky." Hmsrt and
Williams. America's Most Talented Colored Comedlana. Mandola, the Marvelou* Ulooe Equi
librist The Sensation of Europe and America, the American tilotraph—tbe most perfect of
all projoctoseopn machines—A now series of views—The Brooklyn Navy Yard, showing: the bat
t eship Maine. Drawee* Qeo. W. Day. Llna I'antzer. Prices Never Changing—tvenlng.reaerved
seats, 250 and 80c; gallery, 100. Regular mate. Wedn'y, Sat. and Sunday. Telephone Main 1447
|gurbank Theater JOHN c fisher, Manager.
> =7fuspicious Steopeniny, 7// on day, tffaroh 28
TShe Sftoiasco~TJhall Stock Company
In Belaaco & Fyles' Drama of Indian Warfare
£?» on 24 | - - Vhe Sirl S Xeft Behind tye
f urn Yereln Hall Seventeenth Anniversary
~ ~ Srand Charity $3ail ~ ~
OF THE GERMAN LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
Jen™ emanand lady $1.50 TTuesday Svoniny, 9tyarch 29, /BSB
orris Bros.' . . .
PEERLESS— —= O
floy 2 !rony Show
•oaitlvcly the Largest, Handsomest and Moat Highly Educated collection of Trained Domeatlc
inimalsln America. 100—ANIMAI, ACTORS—Ioo Will exhibit under their
arge waterproof tent, corner ELEVENTH AND li.owmt STREETS, One Week, beginning
77/ arch 2/st=
'WO PERFORMANCES DAILY, 8 and 8 p.m. PRICES-Adults, 25 cents; Children. 15 centa.
Vetch lor tho novel street parade dally at 11 am.
California Limited j— —;—j
/%», O r— y-*% St is the |
via oanta J'e Srou/c \ Best
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-eaves Los Angeles 800 a.m. Tuesday and Friday J IDoa'i 5
.eaves Pasadena 8:25 a.m. Tuesday and Friday ji $
Arrive Kansas City 6:10 p.m. Thursday and Sunday | 9Jf/aa Si \
\rrive St. Louis 700 a.m. Friday and Monday $ ' |
\rrive Chicago 9:43 a.m. Friday and Monday L*.
This great train, with its famona dining-car aerviee. la run lor passengers with first-clan
Ickets only, but no charge beyond the regular ticket and sleeping-car rate la made. Dining
■«rs serve breakfast leaving Loa Angeiea. Vestibuled and electric lighted. All the luxuries of
nodern travel.
Jfite-tShaped TJrack...
DONE IN A DAY
ON THE TUESDAY AND SATURDAY SPECIALS
In addition to the regular train service the Santa Fe rnna on every Tuesday and Saturday ■
p--.ia. ex.-ireat train, taking in Redlands, Riverside end tbe beauties of Santa Ana Canyon.
.. aver Los Angeles at 9a. av| leaves Pasadena at 9:26 a. m. Returning arrives at Los Angeles at
. :.j p. m.. Pasadena j :£0 p. m., giving two houra atop at both Redlands and Rlverslda
Am— **— ti~m 0N THIB TRAIN AFFORDS PLEASANT
usie voseroation i*ar opportunity for seeing the sights
San *Di'eyo and Coronado Sieach
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SPOT IN THE WORLD
Iwo dally trains, carrying parlor cars, make the run In about four hours from Los Angeles,
and on Tuesday and Saturday nights the Coronado Special will run. The ride la delightful,
carrying you for seventy miles along tbe Pacific Ocean beach.
Santa Fe Route Office, 200 Spring St., corner Second.
jyilshlre Ostrich Farm fJesta^pa rk. v q * asu AVJt
Grand Avenue Cars to Gates—s minutes from City Hall and Principal Hotels
Ostrich ZPlumes, Collarettes, Boas, Ostrich Gyys — Open all %)ay
JjZmtjZPlummet Scants
CHILDREN ACCOMPANIED BY PARENTS FRIvE.
SIO.OOO Challenge the Original Ostrich Farm. Every Lady Gets an Ostrich Feather Free.
Ostrich Farm . . South Pasadena . .
NEARLY 100 GIGANTIC BIRDS OF ALL AGEa.
Open dally to visitors Tlpa, Plumes, Boaa and Capea for aale direct from the producer.
N. B.—We have no agency In Los Angeles, and have lor sale the only genuine California feath
ers on the market. The moat appropriate present to send east.
Celling Out — Japanese and Chinese Seeds
AT LESS THAN COsT. To give up store for repairs. Best assortment in the city.
Wing Jfiny Wo Co., 238 J Spriny Street
THE LOCAL EFFECT
Friends of tbe Harbor Qet Promptly
to Work
On the receipt from Washington of the
news that the fight against San Pedro had
been renewed the friends of the project at
once went to work to meet the enemies'
tactics.
The first word received came yesterday af
ternoon from Congressman Barlow to t'..e
chamber of commerce, as follows:
"Great effort being made to defeat San
Pedro appropriation in the senate. Take
active steps Immediately."
Meanwhile Senator Perkins had sent to
Senator White the following:
"Strong efforts are being made to strike
out appropriation for San Pedro in miliary
civil bill. Am confidently informed op
position claim they have sufficient number
of votes to do so."
Then one came from Mr. Barlow to Sen
ator White, which shows the sender to be
•lightly hysterical but very much lh ear
nest:
"Senate committee proposes to strike out
San Pedro appropriation. My God! we need
you here. Work wires."
The chamber of commerce at once sent
all of the above messages to Senator
White, who was on the train bound for
this city, and In reply received the follow
ing, sent from Lathrop:
"Publish names appropriation committee,
Inviting acquaintances telegraph individ
ual members; have commercial bodies and
chairmen political committees wire strong
ly. I start Thursday."
Hon. R. C. Kerens, who left Washington
for this city a few days ago, thinking that
San Pedro was safe, sent the following to
the chamber of commerce from Phoenix:
"Wired friends strongly at Washington
and elsewhere. The senate will sustain
Senator White, even though committee
omit Ban Pedro appropriation."
The only thing to do Is for every one to
bring all tho pressure possible on the mem
bers of the appropriation committee of
the senate, who are:
William B. Allison, Iowa;
Eugene Hale, Maine;
Shelby M. Cullom, Illinois;
Mathew S. Quay, Pennsylvania;
George C. Perkins, California;
William J. Sewell, Hew Jersey;
Francis M. Cockrell, Missouri;
Arthur P. Gorman, Maryland;
Henry M. Teller, Colorado;
Chas. J. Faulkner, West Virginia;
R. P. Pettlgrew, South Dakota;
James H. Berry, Arkansas;
Edward Murphy, Jr., Hew York.
Hot Long Lost
SAN FRANCISCO, March 22.-After
having been lost for twenty-four hours, H.
M. Craig, a wealthy, retired merchant of
Rochester, N. T., who has been stopping
at the Palace hotel, reappeared today.
Last night Mr. Craig and his daughter In
tended to take the 5:30 o'clock boat con
necting with the train for Los Angeles. At
the ferry his daughter missed him, and no
trace of him could be found. The police
were notified, and Special Officer Glennon,
as well, worked on the case. This morning
Mr. Craig explained that not being famil
iar with the ferry system, he got on the
wrong boat and reached' where
he passed the evening, returning to San
Francisco at an early hour this morning.
Cannot Give Bonds
PHOENIX, Aril., March 22.-Bherlff
Orme returned today from San Francisco,
bringing: Lester Smith, accused of robbing
the, Kessler->Boy!e Grocery company while
acting as shipping clerk for the firm. He
is in jail Id default of tUO ball, >
THE HERALD
NOT A SOUL SAVED
WHEN THE BARK HELEN ALMY
TURNED TURTLE
THIRTEEN IN THE CREW
WITH TWICE THE NUMBER OF
PASSENGERS
LOST WITHIN SIGHT OF HOME
Copper River Prospectors Have Found
Their Last Resting Place at the
Bottom of the Pacific
Associated Press Special Wire
SAN FRANCISCO, March 22.—Upon the
arrival of the Pacific Coast Steamship com
pany's steamer Santa Rosa from San Diego
today the news was received here of an
other horrible accident, Indirectly attribut
able to the Alaskan gold excitement, which
is believed to have cost the lives of forty
passengers and sailors. Captain Alexander
of the Santa Rosa reported that early this
morning, while nine miles off Point Bonlta,
at the mouth of the Oolden Gate, he sight
ed a derelict, bottom up. The tug Sea
Witch was Immediately dispatched to the
point Indicated and found the derelict to
be the bark Helen W. Almy, Captain Ho
gan, wrhlch sailed hence for Copper River
points with twenty-aeven passengers and a
crew of thirteen on Sunday last.
The bark lay upon her starboard side
with her stern low down In the water. Her
deck hamper was badly wrecked and sev
eral planks of her hull washed loose by the
seas which broke over her. While there
were no signs of boats among the wreck
age It ls not believed that her passengers
and crew escaped by putting off from the
vessel In them, as there has been a very
heavy sea for several days past. Further
more no word has been received from the
survivors, If any exist, although the dere
lict was sighted within ten miles of this
•port and fully forty-eight hours have
passed since the wreck occurred.
According to the tugboat men there was
a pretty breese when the Almy sailed out
of the Golden Gate on Sunday last and by
night It was blowing a gale. She left here
under topsails, and when last seen was
standing out for an offing. There was a
heavy sea running, and It ls supposed that
some time during the night she was struck
by a squall and turned turtle. The follow
ing is a list of her passengers and crew:
Passengers—A. Anderson, David Ander
son, A. B. Beach, D. Cinotto, Theo. Creber,
K. P. Currier, Oscar Djersander, Fred
Pranks, Julius Olllt, J. T. Oottsky, Gus
Jourmer, M. R. Lemley, John Leytck, WW-
Ham McGray, B. Nichols. James Ronald,
T. Reason, Jas. B. Saxon, John Snell, Wil
liam Sneddon, C. B. Spike, Chas. R. Small
wood, John Vance, Adolph Waldo, John
Walker, John Westwlck and an unknown
man.
Crew—W. J. Hogan, captain; V. B.
Grants, chief mate, native of Boston, 35
years; F. Mackle, second mate, California,
26 years; John Hlgglns, cook, Massachu
setts, 30 years; W. C. Hopkins, steward,
Illinois, 48 years; Ira Cook, cabin boy,
Connetlcut, 40 years; Fred Cromwell, ap
prentice, 20 years. Pennsylvania.
Seamen—P. Bronson, United States, 40
years; J. B. Underwood, Jersey, 24 yearn:
Chas. D. Leach, Connecticut, 24 years;
Ernest Tallan, England, 29 years; Wm. Mc-
Keon, New York, 27 years; Antone Nlcols,
Australia, 20 years.
The Helen W. Almy was once a South Sea
trader and was quite famous for her many
adventures among the reefs. Her com
mander was Captain Luttrell and he oper
ated her In the Interest of John Wightman,
who retained an Interest In her when she
entered the Alaska trade.
The vessel was In good condition for an
old ship and perfectly seaworthy. She was
on the dry dock some days before being put
on the berth and her owners spent 13000
In repairing her. She had a temporary
house on deck. When the Almy left port
she had 125 tons of ballast In her. She car
ried besides the provisions of the passen
gers and their outfits. She was a vessel of
only about 250 tons and was therefore bal
lasted sufficiently to make her "stiff."
A STEAMER DISABLED
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., March 22.—
The steamer Townsend, owned by locai
business men, which started for Coppe l
-river a week ago, is reported at Union, B.
C„ with her machinery disabled, but to
what extent Is not known. The Townsend
carries about sixty passengers. Orders
have been issued to bring the vessel here
tor repairs.
ALL QUIET AT SKAGUAY
SEATTLE, Wash., March 22.—The
steamer Farallon arrived this morning
from Skaguay, which port she left last Fri
day night. Her passengers report every
thing quiet at Dyea and Skaguay.
There Is no martial law in force, they
say, neither is there any necessity for 11.
People are going over the trail without
any friction. The warm weather has ren
dered the Skaguay trail somewhat mushy.
This Is causing considerable delay. There
has been no trouble over Bracket's wagon
road, which ls as yet In an unfinished con
dition. The Parallon's passengers think
there will be no difficulty In collecting toll
on It when It ls finished, If It will lighten
the burdens of the trail. At Dyea wagons
are being used as far as Sheep Camp.
There ls a greal congestion of freight,
though. None of the proposed tramways
are yet in operation, and the freight Is be
ing slowly carried to the summit on men's
backs.
LAW FOR ALASKA
JUNEAU, Alaska, March 17.—(Via Seat
tle, March 22.) Governor Brady, who has
been here for a few days Intending- to look
over the situation at Dyea and Skaguay,
after which he will go to Washington City
in the Interests of Alaska legislation.
It Is understood that the amendments
will oppose the creaton of a district court
at St. Michael, but will favor one at Sitka,
one at Juneau, and one at Circle City.
NEXT TEAR'S SUPPLIES
SAN FRANCISCO, March 22.—During
the coming season the Alaska Commercial
company proposes to get 15,000 tons of sud
J f#awpvDva IV RTI iu,vw ions SUP
(Continued on Page Two.) ,'
LOS ANGELES, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 23, 1898
SAN PEDRO'S TROUBLE NOT YET ENDED
ANOTHER ATTEMPT MADE TO KNOCK OUT THE
APPROPRIATION
An Unnamed Private Corporation, Which Is the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, Is
Said Again to Have Secured Control of the Sub-Committee.
Friends of the Harbor Also at Work
FASHION NOTE—THE LATEST THING AT WASHINGTON
—Chicago Chronicle
WASHINGTON, March 22.—(Special to The Herald.) There la still serious trouble ahead for the
San Pedro harbor appropriation of 9400,000, which got through the house in the sundry civil bill.
Senator Perkins, hearing that influences were at work against the appropriation, which he had once
been assured was all right, today went to the sub-committee on the sundry civil bill about it, and
found there was a strong feeling that the total cost of the improvement would be eight or nine
million dollars, and that some of the committeemen, acting on this information, were unwilling to
commit the United States to theplan. Arguments to remove this impression were brought to bear,
and Senator White, who is now at home, was notified of the complications which had arisen, and he
was urged to get into the fight.
It developed today that should Perkins be able to hold the appropriation in the committee bill,
as he hopes, a fight will follow on the floor. Senator Stewart, it is reported, will oppose the appro
priation and offer an amendment appropriating a sum sufficient to provide for government supervis
ion of the construction of a breakwater at Santa Monica, which work, it will be provided, is to be
done by a private corporation, which, though unnamed, is the Southern Pacific Railroad company.
This offer was hinted at in the house, but received no consideration, but, it is reported, was repulsed,
and some Democrats will urge it in the senate. If this is done there is a chance that the appro
priation will be lost if the California senators ever allow a vote until they are assured of a ma
jority. The opposition today claim enough votes to beat it.
The full committee meets tomorrow.
Rudolph Axman of San Pedro is in the city, and has urged incorporation with the item a clause
that all of the money unexpended on the outer harbor shall be used for the inner harbor. He was told
to secure the endorsement of the Los Angeles chamber of commerce.
THE FOOTPRINTS OF UNCLE COLLIS
WASHINGTON, March 22.—(Special to The Herald.) Collis P. Huntington spent a day in Wash
ington last week, and his footprints were discovered in the senate committee on appropriations today.
A sub-committee consisting of Senators Allison, Hale, Quay, Cockrell and Gorman has been at
work on the sundry civil bill for a couple of weeks, and information leaked out from the committee
room today that the sub-committee had definitely decided to strike out the appropriation for both San
Pedro harbor and the Sacramento river.
Senator Perkins immediately began an investigation and discovered that the report was true,
and he called out Senator Allison and frankly told him the result of such action. Alison made the
excuse that the Sacramento river appropriation was new legislation, and in regard to San Pedro harbor,
he had been informed that the project would in the end cost over nine million dollars.
"Probably by Senator Frye," said Perkins sarcastically; "but the government engineers esti
mated that it can be done for $2,900,000, and a reputable contractor has agreed to do the work for
over fifty per cent less than this amount"
Perkins gave Allison much technical information about the matter, and also explained the
manner in which the harbor had been decided upon. The lowa senator promised to look farther into
the subject, but he is evidently determined to strike out the amendment if it can be done.
Senator Perkins admits that the Sacramento river amendment is new legislation, and has little
hope of retaining it. The San Pedro appropriation, however, he regards as a personal matter, and
told Senator Allison today that he would not have it stricken out for the gift of the best house in
Washington, not even Letter's palace.
The action of the sub-committee is sufficient explanation for the failure of the secretary of war
to award the contract for the breakwater. Every effort is being used by Huntington's agents to
defeat the appropriation.
A contractor named Axman from Los Angeles is here endeavoring to have the contract include
both inside and outside harbors, and agrees to complete work on both within the limit of the cost
for the breakwater. Senator Perkins is "on to this scheme."
It is said that Senators Jones and Stewart are actively lobbying to defeat the amendment, as
they did to defeat the location of the harbor at San Pedro two years ago.
Senator Perkins, however, is using all the influence he has with his Republican colleagues, and ls
being well supported on the Democratic side by Senator Berry.
Representative Barlow is doing everything he can with his acquaintances in the senate. R. C.
Kerins of St Louis, who is largely interested in the Terminal railroad at San Pedro, left here last
weak for Los Angeles, after receiving assurances from his senatorial friends on the appropriation
committee that San Pedro was "all right"
There will be a lovely fight in the senate over the matter, and it ls understood that Senator
White has been requested to return to Washington as soon as possible.
A member of the senate said tonight that the general public could not understand the tremend
ous pressure being brought to bear to defeat this appropriation, and that many members who Sad for*
merly supported' San Pedro were now wavering.
Only the hardest work on the part of Calif ornlans can save the appropriation.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
PLANS LAID DOWN
FOR TREATMENT OF PENDING
QUESTIONS
i
THE MAINE DISASTER
NOT TO BE CONSIDERED CAUSE
,FOR WAR I
CONDITION OF CUBAN PEOPLE
Demands Immediate and Effectual
Intervention on Humani
tarian Grounds
Special to The Herald.
• WASHINGTON, March H.—This la •
• the administration program for the •
• disposition of the pending trouble •
• with Spain. It seems to lead lnev- •
• Itably to war unless, indeed, Spain •
• makes some abject concessions: •
• First—Senator Galllnger will talk •
• on Cuba in the senate tomorrow, •
• doubtless the profound impression •
• caused by Senator Proctor Will be re- •
• peated. •
• Senator Thurston discusses the •
• same subject on Thursday. •
• Third—On Friday the official re- •
• port of the court of inquiry will be •
• discussed by the cabinet. •
• Fourth—On the same day the pres- •
• Ident will cable a report of its full •
• conclusions to Minister Woodford, •
• with Instructions to. lay It before the •
• Sagasta cabinet and to demand an •
• Indemnity, the sum to be fixed oh •
• Friday. •
• Fifth—The president will on Satur- •
• day transmit to congress the report •
•of the court of Inquiry. •
• (Note the fact that he has com- •
• municated with Spain and will com- «t
• munlcate Spain's answer, which is •
• expected to arrive in the meantime.) •
• Sixth—Within forty-eight hours •
• after these communications have been •
• sent to congress, the president will •
• send another message to congress, de- •
• clarlng that the United States must •
• Intervene In Cuba on humanitarian •
• grounds, and that vessels containing •
• relief supplies, properly guarded, will •
• at once be dispatched to Cuba. In •
• other words, the United States "will •
• not fight over the Maine disaster, but •
• hostilities will, or may, be preclpl- •
• tated by Spain's refusal to permit the •
• United States to feed the starving In e>
• Cuba. •
This forecast of the administration's
program ls gleaned from the best author
ity, and there Is hardly a possibility tßat It
will be changed. Only some unforeseen
and entirely unexpected contingency can
deflect the president from the course be
(Continued on Page Six.)
TO TELEGRAPHIC HEWS
Two masked robbers hold up a pas
senger train near Fresno; the ex
press car blown to atoms with dyna
mite.
The naval bill reported to the house
carrying a total of 336,000,000 for the
construction of warships and dry
docks.
A portion of the emergency war
fund appropriated by congress will
be expended in improving the defenses
of New York harbor.
Spain gives some good reasons for
refusal to accept any explanation, of
the Maine disaster which so much as
points at Spanish culpability.
Cuban insurgents continue to de
cline offers of autonomy; Gen. Pando
makes more campaign plans, but wins
no victories over the Cubans.
The battleships Kentucky and
Kearsarge ready for launching to
morrow; it is the first double launch
ing of warships ever attempted In the
world.
Hawaiian advices brought by the
steamer Belglc; Mrs. Watson, nee
Spreckels, trying to get her property
back; a crew of Kanaka Klondikers
coming.
The Jackson-Jeffries proze fight
shows Peter to be a sure-enough has
been, and Jeffries a coming champion;
the old-time great pugilist knocked
out in three rounds.
The bark Helen W. Almy, from San
Francisco to Copper river points,
turns turtle off the Golden Gate; of
the crew of 13 and passenger list of
27, not a soul is saved.
A national quarantine law and con
tested election cases the subjects dis
cussed during a dull day in congress;
Senator Gallinger promises a speech
on Cuban affairs today.
Reports from northern orchards are
very discouraging; not only ls the
fruit crop destroyed by frost, but the
trees are badly injured, and other
crops are dying for lack of rain;
prices of produce are going skyward.
The report of the Maine court of
Inquiry ls complete, and now on Its
way to Washington; a telegraphic
summary has been sent to Secretary
Long, but no information ls likely to
reach the public before Monday of
next week.
While waiting the arrival of the re
port of the board of inquiry Into the
Maine disaster, the president forms
a general plan which will bring about
a more satisfactory condition of af
fairs In Cuba, whether by interven
tion or otherwise has not yet been de
termined.
According to the carefully consid
ered plans of the administration, the
Maine disaster will not be considered
cause for war at present; Cuban con
ditions demand immediate and effect
ual Intervention; America will Inter
vene; If Spain makes objection. It
means war.
More trouble crops up for the har
bor at San Pedro; Southern Pacific In
fluence has proved strong enough to
Induce the senate sub-committee to
omit the Ban Pedro appropriation
from the bill, and the hardest kind ot
work of harbor advocates Is needed to >
save the situation.
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