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TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR. NO. 177.
AMUSEMENTS .
|©s Angeles Trheater i^^ w^g^. Tro "
MATINEE TODATtli:lop,m.-Lut Performance TONIOHT
Season's Greatest Success . . . mrft jfcomG
In His Beautiful Comedy p. -jf Direction of
Drama O/IOrO JlcrQS Henry C. Miner
Beale mw on sale. Ptlees ,»e. f.Oe 75c 11.00. » M ' clenhnna Man 70.
|©s Angeles Theater g.c.^^^! numm -
TWO NIGHTS ONLY—Tuesday and Wednesday-MABCH *9 and 30
\merica's Greatest #yD ' > - <*~/A QO"
Indoor Show UC/CO S
60—PEOPLE ON THE STAGE—OO
•oaltlvely the Most Expenslvo Organization ol its Kind in America . . . .
Seats now on sale. Popular prices—die, 50, 75c. tl 00 Tel. Main .0
j*. lx>s Angeles' Society Vaudeville Theater.
AC\%s\aVlaV aa a a. - — — Original Novelty Musioel ArtlaH, Whitney Bros.
fiXTSjI ••Pre.to," the Dancing Wonder. The Orlg-
tv \ »rVV\a WWW- , nal comedian Pianist, Will H. Fox, in his
Vll>mr«y\vl novel tuntlcal oddity. "I'addywhisky." Smart and
-w -»-«-w »J|Y|(,|«, America's Most Talented Colored Come
Off . f— , dians. Mandnla, the Marvelous Globe Equlllb
//fatinco Ooaay rlat. The Sensatlun of £urope and America.
tny Seat 25c tbfl American lllograph—the most perfect of
)hfldren , , 10c all prejociosrone machines—A new series of
lallery lOc views—The Brooklyn Navy Yard, showing the !)»■•
t.esbip Maine. Drawee. Geo. W. Day. Una l'antze .
•rices Never Changing—Evening, reserved seats, 25c and 50c; gallery, 10c. Regular mats. We. .
e-day, Saturday and Sunday Telephone Main 1417.
Burbank Theater JOHN c - FISHKR ' Manager
Jtttspicious Reopening, ftfonday, Tffarch 28- ■
UAe 3selasco~'Uhali Stock Company
In Belasco Si Fyles' Drama of Indian Warfare
I - - SXeft Behind tyo
furn Vereln Hall Seventeenth Anniversary
~ ~ Srand Charity Siall ~ ~
OF THE OEKMAN LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
gjjjgand Lady li.so • Tuesday €veniny, fyareh 29, /898
Parli Lsseefn^Managcr.
. . Jiarcs and Jfcounds . .
Coursing Sunday, March 27th, commencing at 10:30 a.m. and continuing throughout the
ay, rain or shine; 32-dog stake, Sioo purse. Admission, 25 cents; Ladies free, including
;raml stand. Music by Seventh Regiment Band. Take Main-Street cars.
California Limited f
c— f\ I ts iA '
Via Oanta Stroute \ Best
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.eaves Los Angeles 8:00 a.m. Tuesday and Friday § %)on't \
.eaves Pasadena 8:25 a.m. Tuesday and Friday § $
Arrive Kansas City 6:10 p.m. Thursday and Sunday J 9//iss ft \
Arrive St. Louis 7:00 a.m. Friday and Monday I |
krrive Chicago 9:43 a.m. Friday and Monday %„,„„„,„„„„„„„„„,$
This great train, with Its famous dining-car service, is run lor passengers with first-class
Ickets only, but no charge beyond the regular ticket and sleoplng-car rate ls made. Dining
ars serve breakfast leaving Los Angelos. Vestlbuled and electric lighted, Al! the luxuries oi
noderu travel.
Jfite~Shaped Urack..,
DONE IN A DAY
ON THE TUESDAY AND SATURDAY SPECIALS
n addition to the regular train service the Santa fe runs on every Tuesday and Saturday a
peclal express train, taking In Kcdlands, Riverside and the beauties of Santa Ana Canyon,
.eaves Los Angeles at Va. m; leaves Pasadena at 11:25 a. m. Returning arrives at Los Angeles at
• :2& p. ni.. Pasadena) :6u p. m„ giving two hours stop at both Redlands and Riverside
7-, />. .. r* ON THIS TRAIN AFFORDS PLEASANT
One Uoservatton Liar opportunity for seeing the sight?
fSan and Coronado 53each
Tib. MOST BEAUTIFUL SPOT IN THE WORLD
>«ro dally trains, carrying parlor cars, make the run in about four hours from Los Angeles,
nd on Tuesday and Saturday nights tbe Coronado Special will run. Tlie ride is delightful,
arrying you for seventy miles along the Pacific Ocean beach.
Santa Fe Route Office, 200 Spring St., corner Second
Ostrich Farm OKANU AY *
Grand Avenue Cars to Gates—sminute* ftom City Hall and Principal Hotels
Ostrich Blumes, Coiiarettes, Boas, Ostrich Gyys — Open ait 7)ay
*** Piumod Siants
CHILDREN ACCOMPANIED BY PARENTS FREE.
10,000 Challenge the Original Ostrich Farm. Every Lady Gets an Ostrich Feather Free.
Ostrich Farm .. South Pasadena ..
tkW. THE LARGEST OSTRICH FARM IN AMERICA
" —7?early /OO Sipantic Birds of Jftt jfyes
>ne brood of BABY OSTRICHES just hatched. Seven acres oi nio<t beautiful shady grounds
mmensu stock ot boas, capes and tips, appropriate Ca ifornia sou vent-. Pasadena Electric and
'ermlnal Railway Car* stop at the gate every 15 minutes; fare. lUe.
belling Out— Japan ese and Chinese Soods
AT I.CsS THAN COST. To give up store for repairs. Best assortment In the city.
Winy JViny Wo Co., 238 J. Spriny Street
•nL. HaKmAatt 4 '-' rt MAPLE avk a home like pace tor small families, single
■ lIC imrintlSß Indies or gentlemen. Rooms single or en suite by the day, week
■c • or month
LOCAL POLICE COURTS
IRE HELD TO BE LEGAL BY
THE SUPREME COURT
lacramento Does Not Fare So Well.
All Police Court Offenders Will
Be Turned Loose
SAN FRANCISCO. March 25.—The su
•remo court rendered an important de-
Ision this afternoon touching the validity
f the police courts of Sacramento and
.os Angeles.
Two cases reached the supreme court
n habeas corpus in which the valdlty of
the courts was atacked.
The one from Los Angeles was entitled
■'ex-parte George Mitchell," and in this
case the court held that the court was a
legal tribunal. The writ of habeas corpus
was dismissed and the prisoner remanded.
In ex-parte Sparks, the Sacramento case,
the court decided that th police court of
Sacramento had no legal existence, never
having been properly created.
This decision will affect every case which
has ever come before the Sacramento
court. As it was never legally constituted.
It had no authority to try. convict or hear
preliminary examinations, and ail persons
convicted of felony charges in which pre
liminary examinations were held in the
police court of Sacramento will be»"te
leased, as no legal preliminary examina
tion, as required by law, was ever held:
SPRING RAINS
May Save Wheat—Fruit Is Already
Destroyed
WATSONVILLE, Cal., March 25-The
heavy rain which fell today will enable
many to plant beets who had considered
the undertaking hopeless in view of the
drouth.
Martinez—The apricot crop has been
practically destroyed throughout this
county by the frosts of the past few days.
The owner of a 73-acre orchard today of
fered to sell his entire crop for $10. The
outlook for grain is also gloomy. The farm
' ers have about given up hope. Nothing
but a heavy rain can suffice to save the
wheat.
St. Helena—The frosts of the last few
mornings have been severe and considera
ble damage has been done to early vegeta
bles and fruits. The thermometer has reg
istered 20 degrees for several days before
sunrise.
Vlsalia—Late sown grain will be saved
by the rain which fell today and which will
probably continue all night.
Carson, Nev.—General snowstorms pre
vail throughout the western portion of the
state. It is hoped they will continue suf
ficiently long to stock the mountains well
with snow and avert the drouth next sum
mer which has seemed inevitable for tha
past month. There have been few snow
storms during the winter, the farmers in
valleys, and especially in Mason valley, one
of the most Important agricultural regions
of the state, have hesitated about seeding
the ground for next season.
Fresno—About 26-100ths of an inch of rain
has fallen here this evening and the indi
cations are good for more. There Is stll! a
large acreage of wheat in this county that
will make a good yield with abundant
spring showers.
Stockton—An unexpected but welcome
rain commenced falling gently this morn
ing and kept It up all day. Here the fall
was slightly more than a quarter of an
inch. It was lighter to.the southwest and
west and heavier to the east, north and
southeast, the fall In the foothills being
particularly good. The rain has ceased fall
ing this evening and' It has turned off cold.
Warmth Is needed for the grain almost as
much as moisture. • Most of the fruit Is be
yond help.
San Jose.—The bud and blossom carni
| val announced to come oft here tomorrow
has been declared nfr on account of the
rainy weather. ,
THE HERALD
FOUR DAWSONITES
TELL OF NUGGETS WEIGHING
ABOUT A TON
CLAIM-HOLDERS LYING
IN ORDER TO DODGE PAYMENT
OF ROYALTY
GOODWIN OF LOS ANGELES
One of the Men Who Brings Out a
Fortune—Fabulous Estimates
of the Output
Special to The Herald
VICTORIA, It. C, March 25.—The steam
er Pakshan arrived this afternoon direct
from Skaguay with the following four pas
sengers from Dawson, whos* stories are
glowing beyond description
C. A. GOODWIN, Los Angeles.
J. F. DENHAM, Sacramento.
B. LONG, Tacoma.
D. LABADLE, L-eadville, Colo.
These four gentlemen went to Dawson
City last summer and each took up claims
and did well. They I'eft Dawson on Febru
ary 15th, and at that time the place was
quiet atvlt orderly, everybody at work and
absolutely no scarcity of provisions, al
though none were for sale.
They met "Soapy" Smith of Skaguay en
the trail. He has left for Dawson,
Lasalle, one of the party who came out,
tells a story, which is confirmed by others,
that on January 10:h, Alex McDonald of
Denver found a nugget worth $0000 on No. 0,
El Dorado creek. They aiso claim tha:
claim-owners are not telling how much
they are taking out, as they wish to avoid
paying royalty.
No mall has reached Dawson since Sep
tember, but McKay, the letter carrier of
the Yukon, arrived from the coast in De
cember and had all his letters-confiscated
by the mountedi police, who distributed
them, as Inspector Constantlne considered
It unju«t to charge $5 a letter.
Henderson creek, Dominion creek. Sixty
Mile, Rosebud, American, Juneau and
Good Enough are all panning out well and
that $50.MM).000 will be washed up by June
Iwt is the claim of these Klondikers.
J. A. Denham made affidavit about the
$9000 nugget. Others were found on Hunk
er creek that go over $400 each. These nug
gets came from what are known as the
Berry claims and were called wildcat last
season; but a half million could not buy a
quarter Interest now. -
Tlie stories the boys tell night after night
In Dawson are like dTeams of fabulous
wealth In fairyland
Wages are still $15 a day, but there Is so
much smoke on the creeks where they are
thawing out ground that many are afflicted
with sore eyes.
Dawson ls applying for incorporation and
the city and papers will be sent to Ottawa,
as the town has come to stay.
Dogs are still worth $300 in Dawson.
Whisky has risen in price to $20 per bottle,
as the supply Is running short.
Antoine, the multi-millionaire dago,
bought all the champagne there was> for
his girl at $10 per quart. They are coming
out in the spring and will bring out over a
million dollars In dust alone. Antoine is
the richest man In Dawson. "Swlftwater"
Bill Bates or Dadue are not in it with him.
C. A. Goodwin, the Los Angeles wallpa
perer, who is now Independently rich for
life, and who Is the only one of the party
who tells of what he brought out, shows a
draft for $18,000, but says many will be
disappointed, as he saw many stampedes
while In Dawson, but that the man with
money had the advantage.
Lasalle reports the death at Skaguay or
the commander of the United States troops
stationed there, but he forgot the officer's
name. Death waa due to meningitis. His
body ls being brought down on the next
steamer.
Skaguay ls still an unruly town, even
since "Soapy" Smith and his gang got the
order to move; also bitter reports are in
circulation as to the treatment of United
States citizens by customs inspectors at
Skaguay, and the matter has been reported
to Washington by wire tondght, calling for
their removal and an investigation.
Tho death rate ls now two a day there,
but no epidemic exists. Both passes are in
good condition and likely to remain so for
some time; as the weather is still cold.
B. Long, the Tacoma man. says-glowing
reports have reached Dawson, from Circle
City and that many creeks lying wholly in
American territory are turning out rich
and that those who are there claim they
have as good, if not better, claims and
properties than at Klondike.
BETTER THAN KLONDIKE
VANCOUVER, B. C, March 26.-(By As
sociated Press.) The steamer Pakshan,
which arrived from Skaguay, Alaska, to
day, had among her passengers four men
dilrect from Dawson, City. They were
Messrs. Denham of San Francisco, Long
of Tacoma, Lasalle of Leadville and Gor
don of Los Angeles.
They report a stampede for the American
side below American creek. This section,
they claim, wil beat Klondike. Pay dirt
Is more easily divided and shallower. A
$9000 nugget has been found on EI Dorado
creek, they say. It is estimated' by them
that $40,000,000 in. gold will be brought out
this season.
DAW FOR ALASKA
WASHINGTON, March 25.—An agree
ment has bee'ti reached l by the conferees or,
the Alaska land bill to insert a provision
allowing Canadian miners the same rights
in Alaska as are given by the Canadian
government to the American miners. Ca
nadians wil not have to be naturalized to
take up mines ln Alaska.
In speaking of the finding of the $9000
nugget, Mr. Goodwin said: "That sounds
like a tall story, I know, but it is a fact.
The nugget has considerable quartz mixed
with it, and ls as big as a pall."
The owner's name, Mr. Goodwin said,
la being kept dark, as he hopes to get it
out intact, without paying royalty.
LOS ANGELES, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 26, 189 8
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MADE
THAT THE MAINE WAS DESTROYED BY
EXTERNAL EXPLOSION
War Preparation Is Being Hurried to Completion and the Country Is
Today Practically on a War Footing—Spain Declines to
Turn Back Her Fleet of Torpedo Boats
Rich strikes have also been kept secret
for a similar reason. The party left Daw
son February 15tb.
Mr. Goodwin stated that for the first 600
miles the cold was intense and traveling
extremely difficult.
Mr.Goodwln states that at a conservative
estimate at leist twenty tons of gold wHI
be brought out In June, when navigation
opens. The country around Dawson was
black with smoke, from fires burning to
thaw the ground. Quite recently the Healy
company had paid "Nigger Jim" $225,000.
TJNCLE SAM: "No use talking—there'll never be peace in tills neighborhood so long as that
Spaniard is here." —Boston Globe.
WASHINGTON, March 25.—(8y Associated Press.) The court of inquiry appointed to investi
gate the cause of the Maine disaster has reported that the loss of the battleship was due to an
outside explosion. The state department, by direction of the president, has cabled to Minister
Woodford at Madrid to notify the Spanish government of this conclusion. The president and his
cabinet advisers held two extended sessions today, one at 10:30 a. m. and another at 5:30 p. m.,
at which the report was considered in detail. Members of the cabinet stated after the meeting
that the discussion was of a grave character, and that never since the wrecking of the Maine has
the situation seemed so critical.
The Spanish government has cabled officially to Washington that the Spanish naval commis
sion holds the disaster to the Maine to be of internal origin.
The government of Spain, it can be stated positively, is not disposed to turn back the torpedo
fleet now proceeding from the Canaries, and would be disinclined to consider a suggestion from this
government tending to interfere with the disposition by Spain of her own naval forces.
War preparations on an unprecedented scale are being hurried to completion by the war and
navy departments, and the country is practically on a war footing.
The foregoing gives the record of one of the most. eventful days the national capital has seen
since the close of the civil war. It was a day of profoundly important action and of the deep
est anxiety, coupled with naval and military activity, one step following another in rapid succes
sion.
Representative men of the administration, public men in all branches of official and congression
al life, no less than the public in general, shared in the tension to which the situation £as been
brought. There was no effort among the highest officials, nor, indeed, was it possible, from what
was clearly apparent in the developments of the day, to minimize the situation.
Viewed in detail, the finding of the court of inquiry was the most vital feature. Commander
Marix, judge-advocate of the court of inquiry, delivered the report to Secretary Long early this
morning, and shortly afterward it was carried to the White House and placed in the hands of
the president. At 10:30 the cabinet assembled, half an hour earlier than usual, and began con
sideration of the momentous document. Even the rigid rules of secrecy which prevail at cabinet
meetings were made doubly strict in this case, and no intimation of the results reached by the
court was known until 2 oclock, when an Associated Press bulletin gave the information to the'
country, as well as to the eagerly "waiting officials throughout Washington. These results, briefly
stated, are that the loss of the Maine was due to an explosion from the outside, the court being
unable to fix the responsibility for the explosion . The court does not express an opinion as to
the character of the explosive, but the testimony goes to show that it was a powerful submarine
mine, the exact character of which is not determined by the testimony, though the belief was ex
pressed that it was a floating submarine mine. There were two explosions, the court finds; the first
was from the outside, and that set off one of the smaller magazines. It was this result, expressed in
detail and with the precision of a court deeply cognizant of its responsibility, together with the
evidence upon which it was based, that occupied the attention of the cabinet throughout its ex
tended sessions of the morning and afternoon. All other subjects gave way to this foremost ques
tion. There was no change in the plan of making the report public and transmitting it to congress
early next week, accompanied by a brief message from the president.
AN UNDESIRABLE NEIGHBOR
for throe claims on Bonanza creek. Claims
on Bear and Domnlion creeks, on Indian
and Klondike rivers, had sold as high as
20,000.
In Dawson, $'» per cord was the price
paid for wood. Before the party left many
reports were coming in of the richness o£
Clarence Berry's claim, on the hillside of
El Dorado.
Reports were also being received every
day of rich finds on American creek, on the
American side. Rosebud creek is also
drawing much attention. None of the
party brough out much actual dust as
drafts could be obtained at Dawson for
gold at $15.30 per ounce, and very few
would pack dust under these circum
stances.
The house committee on revision of the
laws today agreed on and favorably re
ported to the house the complete codifica
tion of the criminal law and procedure in
criminal cases in Alaska. The bill com
prises the result of the work of the gov
ernment committee appointed to codify the
laws of the United States.
Tee Pages
PRICE FIVE CENTS
FIRST GUN OF WAR
WILL BE FIRED AT A SPANISH
TORPEDO BOAT
ALL NAVAL AUTHORITY
SAYS THAT THE FLEET MUST
BE INTERCEPTED
THE DISPOSITION OF SPAIN
i ' '
Indicated by Hurried Work on Forti
fications at Porto Bico, Her Prob
able Base of Supplies
Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, March 23.—While inter
est was centered at the White House to
day, the navy and war departments were
hurrying forward their work of prepara
tion. The advance of the Spanish torpedo
flotilla continued to receive the closest at
tention of naval officials and while, so far
as could be ascertained, no delinite line of
action was determined upon, the need of
intercepting this fleet was urged by tha
highest naval authorities.
From the standpoint of the Spanish gov
ernment this movement was not a menaoe,
having been decided upon many weeks ago.
On the contrary, the Spanish government
holds that the extensive armament of the
Dry Tortugas Is a more direct hostile act
against Spain than any movement of the
flotilla. Instead cf stopping the flotilla the
present attitude of Spain tends towards re
inforcing it with other Spanish war ves
sels, not as a menace, but from what the
Spanish government feels Is a requirement
called for by the existing condition of af
fairs.
SPAIN'S DISPOSITION
Hardly less suggestive than the approach
of the torpedo flotilla was the Information
received yesterday by the highest military
authorities that the Spanish government
had hurried to completion extensive forti
fications on the island of Porto Rico, lying
Just off Cuba, and the only Spanish pos
session in this hemisphere other than
Cuba. The exact character of these new
.defenses has been made known here and
they are being given weight with the mili
tary authorities as showing the disposition
of Spain.
NAY AD PREPARATIONS
The instructions issued by the navy de
partment during the day covered! every
branch of naval armament. The "B fly
ing squadron" was definitely established,
with Commodore Schley In command. He
will hoist his commodore's flag on the
flagship Brooklyn next Monday. The
squadron is' to consist of exactly five ships,
despite conjectures as to possible ships
that might begjdded. Those of the squad
ron will be the crack armored* cruiser
Brooklyn, the battleships Massachusetts
and Texas and the cruisers Columbia and
Minneapolis. Other ships which are now
or hereafter at Hampton Roads will not be
of the flying squadron, but will belong to
the North Atlantic station under Capt.
Sampson. The flying squadron is to be a
INDEX
TO TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Gladstone's 111 health reported to
be due to cancer, which will necessa
rily prove fatal.
Reed's rulings in the house lead to a
storm of protests, and progress with
the naval bill ls very seriously de-
layed.
Statesmen of Spain express the be
lief that the United States cannot re
fuse to consent to arbitration of the
Maine affair.
A crooked cashier wrecks the Peo
ple's bank of Philadelphia; the cash
ier is dead by suicide, and the batfk
officials promise to pay depostiors.
Aged people called as witnesses in
the Kasson case show wonderfully
retentive memories for petty details,
but no two agree on facts of impor
tance.
The insurgent leader Gomez docs not
hope for the early independence of
Cuba and fears that a Spanish-Amer
ican war would only add to Cuban suf
fering.
Populists, Democrats and Free Sil
ver Republicans of Oregon agree on a
fusion platform and eighteen middle
of-the-road Populists walk out of the
convention.
The Maine report has been handed to
President McKinley and will be sent
to congress on Monday; no authorized
information is given out as to the con
tents of the document.
C. A. Goodwin of Dos Angeles one
of four Dawsonites returning with
fortunes in their grips, and bringing
tales of fabulous richness of Klondike
mines and still better strikes ln Alas
kan territory.
If the Spanish flotilla Is allowed to
reach Porto Rico, it will not be per
mitted to proceed further westward:
Congress is wrathful over Hanna's at
tempts at delay, and will insist on
immediate action.
The supremo court holds the Los
Angeles police court to be a valid
court: Sacramento fares much worse
as the police court is held to have no
valid existence; all offenders now in
custody will be released.
Commodore W. S. Schley will com
mand the flying squadron now gatli
ering at Hampton Roads; being an
officer of discretion, he declines to dis
cuss plan or probabilities of intercept
ing the Spanish torpedo flotilla.
Serious apprehension is aroused by
the approach of the Spanish flotilla
there is not a torpedo destroyer in the
American fleet, and the big warships
at Key West will be practically at the
mercy of the small but swift torpedo
boats now on the way.
+ Official announcement is made that
•fr the court of inquiry finds the Maine to
+ have been destroyed by external ex
•fr plosion: greater excitement prevails
4> ln official circles than since the war,
-J. and the country Is now practically on
+ a war footing: the Spanish govern
4. ment declines to turn back the fleet of
4> torpedo boats now on the way from
+ the Canaries, and preparations are bo
il- ing made to prepare for their coming.