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CITY NEWS
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♦ INDEX OF LOCAL EVENTS 4
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4 Chronicled on Pages 7.8 and 12. 4
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4 Negro arrested upon a double charge 4
♦ of burglary and petty larceny. 4
4 An irrigation district bond suit 4
4 transferred to Riverside county. 4
-4 How a couple of Insurance men came 4
4 to be suspected as horse-thieves. +
4- Council orders fire, bridge, park and 4
♦ tunnel bonds to be offered for sale. 4
4 A Whittler graduate given ten years 4
♦ ln state's prison and to be tried on an- 4
4 other charge of burglary. 4
4 City Hies a suit asking for the ap- 4
4 pointment of a receiver for the water 4
♦ company and a permanent Injunc- 4
♦ tlon preventing further collection of 4
4 water rates. 4
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♦ EVENTS OF TODAY 4
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4 Orpheum—Vaudeville.
4 Burbank—"Under the Polar Star. 4
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4 Pioneers meet, Caledonia hall—B p. 4
♦ m. 4
4 Board of police commissioners meets 4
4 -10 a. m. ♦
4 Board of freeholders meets, council 4
♦ chamber—B p. m. 4
♦ Maguire club meets. Silver Republi- 4
♦ can club—B p. m. 4
4 Young Men's Democratic club, Coun- 4
4 cil of Labor hall—B p. m. 4
4- Executive committee, Democratic 4
4 county central committee meets, Lind- 4
4 say hotel—4 p. m. 4
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THE WEATHER
TEMPERATURE—Record of observations
taken at Los Angeles August 1. The
barometer is reduced to sea level.
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Maximum temperature, 82.
Minimum temperature, 69.
Forecasts
Forecast for Southern California: Part
ly cloudy Tuesday; probably with light
thunder storms in the mountains; brisk
west wind.
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Call telephone main 243 for ambulance.
Bresee Brothers, Sixth and Broadway.
C. D. Howry, undertaker. Fifth and
Broadway. Lowest prices ln the city.
Robert Sharp & Co.. funeral directors. 751
and 753 South Spring street. Tel. main 1029
The best people are found at Hotel del
Coronado at all seasons. No one regrets
going there.
Watches cleaned, 75 cents: mainsprings.
BO cents; crystals, 10 cents. Patton, 214
South Broadway.
Dr. Joseph Kurtz will lecture this even
ing at 7:20 sharp on "Fevers" at the Medi
cal college, Buena Vista street.
Truman Hamilton and Jasper Griffin
paid fines of $5 each in Justice Owens'
court yesterday for having swam ln the
river.
The Los Angeles Zither club will furnish
music for the Pioneer society's meeting
this evening at Caledonia hall, 119% South
Spring street.
Man Lucy, a Chinese, yesterday pleaded
guilty to having sold lottery tickets, and
Justice Owens ordered him to appear for
sentence today.
Adams Bros., dentists, 239V6 South Spring
street. Plates from $4. Painless extracting.
{0 cents. Filling a specialty. Hours, 8 to 5;
Sundays, 10 to 12.
A social session of the Elks will be held
at their hall on South Main street on
Wednesday evening, at which a "high old
time" Is expected.
Fred Glover, Harry Van Loan and Chas.
Connor, a trio of boys, were lined $3 or five
days each by Justice Owens yesterday for
swimming ir a reservoir.
There were thirty-four tire alarms dur
ing the month of July, the greatest number
In the history of the Los Angeles Are de
partment. Thirty-two was tho top notch
for a long time.
Do you know that a framed picture makes
a most desirable wedding present? If you
are looking for anything in that line do not
fail to call at H. C. Llchtenbrger's art em
porium, 202 South Spring street.
Carl Blotz, a boy, was before Justice
Owens jtsterday on a charge of indecent
exposure. The trial was a nasty one, and
as Ihe t roseontlng witnesses failed to make
out a case uEalnst the lad he was dis
charged.
Dr. Rebecca Lee Dorsey, Stlmson block,
first floor, rooms 133, 134, 135. Special at
tention given to obstetrical cases, and all
diseases of women and children. Electricity
scientifically used. Consultation hours, 1
to 5. Telephone 1227.
The executive committee of the Demo
cratic county central committee will meet
at 4 o'clock this afternoon at the office of
Chairman Hill, Hotel Lindsay, South Main
street, for the purpose of calling primaries
and the couaKyionvention under the call
of the state committee for a state conven
tion.
A meeting of the Fourth Ward Demo
cratic club will be held tonight at its new
quarters, corner of Pico and Vernon
streets. The rooms have been fitted up
with new furniture. Good speakers will
address the meeting, and a general Invi
tation is extended to all Democrats to at
tend.
PERSONAL
Frank Mattison of Santa Cruz is ln the
city.
G. W. Twitmeyer and wife of Oakland
are among yesterday's arrivals.
J. W. Evans and wife of Phoenix, Ariz.,
are here, to escape Arizona heat.
A. R. English, wife and children are here
from Arizona to spend the summer season.
H. R. Wood, representing the Stetson
Hat Manufacturing company of Philadel
phia, Is here.
A. G. Hubbard and J. H. Fisher, two of
Redlands most prominent men, are in the
city on business.
United States District Attorney Frank P.
Flint returned yesterday from a vacation
trip to San Francisco.
Mrs. Schrelber, wife of Lieut. Col. Schrei
ber of tha Seventh California Infantry, re
turned yesterday from a month's visit to
San Francisco.
Mrs. J. D. Studebaker, Mr. A. E. and Miss
Dorothy Studebaker, all of the Studebak;r
Manufacturing company of South Bend,
Ind., are in the city.
Prof. James A. Foshay has returned from
his trip to Washington and New York.
He says everything is all right for the edu
cational convention In Los Angeles In 1899.
Louis F. Vetter has returned none the
worse for his annual jaunt to the jinks of
the Bohemian club of San Francisco. Mr.
Vetter thinks the jinks from which he Is
Just recovering were the best In the club's
famous history.
Dr. Max Wassman, dentist, rooms 225 and
226 Potomac block, Broadway, between
Second and Third. Tel. Brown 1073.
COUNCIL MEETING
SALE OF FIRE, BRIDGE, TUNNEL
AND PARK BONDS ORDERED
PROTESTS ALL GO OVER AGAIN
Many Reports, Many Motions, But an
Uninteresting Session
Yesterday
Nothing exciting occurred at yesterday's
council meeting—everything passed off
quietly and ln the regular order; even the
water question was left severely alone.
Street protests occupied considerable time,
just ln postponing them for future action.
Fire, bridge, park and tunnel bonds were
ordered sold, departmental reports were re
ceived and nied, and the council adjourned.
WATER TALK
City's Suit Starts the Gossips Going
Again—Arbitrators Meet
A wild rumor on the street yesterday af
ternoon had It from some authority not
quoted that the next move ln the water
question will be the filing of a suit by the
Kessler people, proposing to compel the
city to accept their plan of settling the
water question. Attorney Lowenthal, when
told of the story, could not refrain from
laughing.
"Why,'' he said, "such a canard as that
Is an absurdity on its face, and yet any one
who would start a tale of that kind Is guilty
of a malicious act, for there are many who,
In their Ignorance of tho law and what is
possible under it, might give credence to a
report, which is a fabrication, pure and
simple. There Is absolutely no truth In the
statement, even so far as that Kessler &
Co. contemplate filing any kind of a su't
whatever."
Messrs. James C. Kays and Charles T.
Healy, selected hy ihe city and the water
company respectively to arbitrate the wa
ter question, had another conference yes
terday, but have not as yet mapped out
the problem before Ihem. They selected
permanent headquarters at room 201, Bul
lard block, and met there In the afternoon
at 2 oclock. Nothing has as yet been de
cided as to selecting the third member of
the board of arbitration, except that who
ever is chosen to complete the board must
be entirely disinterested, a non-resident,
and not already apprised of the situation.
REPORT OF ENGINEER
His Recommendation in Various
Street and Sewer Matters
City Engineer Dockweiler yesterday re
ported that he had found that the protest
against the grading of Olive street from
First street to about half way to Second
contains signatures representing the entire
frontage along the proposed improvement.
Council scarcely knew how to treat such
a report at first, Nickell making a motion
to tile the protest and Toll moving an amend
ment that It be denied. Neither the amend
ment nor the motion secured a second and
It was finally decided that the protestants
he given a hearing on next Monday. As
the street Is Improved on both sides of the
district ln question it Is not probable that
council can be prevailed upon to abandon
the proceedings.
The engineer presented the following
amendment to the specifications for con
struction of sidewalks of natural soil and it
was referred to the board of public works:
"The sidewalks, excepting those portions
covered by either a ci-ment or asphalt side
walk which is on the proper grade, shall
be brought to grade in the manner herein
before specified. In places where a fill Is
necessary It shall be made ln the manner
hereinbefore specified and finished with a
top coat of 3Vi Inches in thickness of the
same class of material as that composing
tne natural surface of the street. After the
sidewalk has been brought to grade, it
shall be moistened and rolled or tamped un
til solid. Any depressions below grade
which may occur during the rolling or lamp
ing shall be tilled with the same class of ma
terial as that composing the surface ot the
street and again moistened and rolled or
tamped until solid.
In the matter of the line of Jefferson
street from Main to Central avenue the en
gineer reported that the street should be of
a uniform width of 82«,4 feet from Main
street to San Pedro street. The portion be
tween San Pedro surect and Central avenue
Is not of uniform width, varying from forty
feet at San Pedro street to seventy-three
feet at Central avenue. It was therefore
recommended that before any proceedings
to improve this latter portion are begun
steps should he taken to widen the street
In the customary manner. The report was
adopted.
The following ordinances were presented
and passed: Final ordinance for establish
ing the grade of Santee street from Eighth
to the widow Botiller tract; ordinance of
intention for the construction of sewer on
Soto street from First to Second and on
Palmetto street from Alameda to Mateo;
ordinance permitting the property owners
of Orchard avenue between Thirtieth to
Jefferson to Improve said street by pri
vate contract; ordinance changing the
names of Bullard street and Rosedale ave
nue to Court street and Normandle ave
nue respectively.
Dr. Folx's petition for permission to im
prove a portion of Macy street by private
contract was returned by the engineer be
cause that the required contract has never
been filed, thereby showing sincerity on
the part of the owner.
PROTESTS NOT HEARD
Council Again Forced to Delay Hear
ings on Important Hatters
Large numbers of Protestants were pres
ent at the council meeting yesterday, but
most of them were there merely to pre
sent reasons for a continuance, and only
one property holder really presented rea
sons for not wanting a projected Improve
ment made. This was ln the matter of the
establishing a new grade on Fifth street,
from Bonnie Brae to Burlington avenue.
The protestant stated that the Improve
ment as projected oontemplates the Injury
of three blockA of property to benefit one.
The engineer reported that a majority of
the property holders had petitioned for the
Improvement, and that the protestants
could do no more than claim damages. The
matter was finally referred to the board
of public works for investigation and re
port.
The protestants against the sewering of
a portion of San Fernando street are mak
ing arrangements to connect the property
on the street to a private sewer, and thy
matter wus therefore carried over until
it is seen what can be done ln the manner
suggested.
Bellevuc avenue protestants contend that
the Improvement of opening their street
is not needed since the Broadway tunnel
LOS ANGELES HERALD: TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 2, 1898
is to go through, and with the Idea that at
least the assessment district may be
changed, the matter was postponed until
Oct. 3d. Hutchison made a morion that
the protests be denied, but It was voted
down.
The following protests were read and set
for hearing next Monday: L. Gottschalk
and others, against the construction of a
sidewalk on Ninth street, from Main to
Flgueroa; J. T. Jones and others, against
the Improvement of Fremont avenue; W.
O. Parker and others, against the assess
ment district for the sewering of Central
avenue; protest against the alley between
Broadway and Hill streets, from Fourth
to Fifth; protests ngainst the hitching or
dinance. The hearing of protests against
the opening of Hoover street was continued
for two weeks.
The protest of John C. Kofoed and others
agnlnst the abandonment of Center street
In the Knob Hill tract was referred to the
boar* of public works.
Andrew A. Francisco has filed a protest
against being assessed for the construction
of a_sewer along Cottage place. It will not
formally come before the council for some
time yet.
SHORT REPORTS
Weekly and Monthly Documents of
Departments and Officials
City Tax Collector Gish's busy time Is
coming, and he yesterday asked the coun
cil to authorize him to employ sixteen
extra men for the next two months at $80
per month each, and three men from Oct.
Ist to Dec. Ist at the same salaries.. The
supply committee approved the request,
and recommended that the city attorney
be instructed to present an ordinance pro
viding for the extra help. The council so
Instructed Mr. Dunn, and the lobby will
probably be crowded with applicants for
the next few days. They will be disap
pointed, however, as Collector Gish has
already chosen the men and they started
to work yesterday afternoon. They are
A. W. Shumway, B. R. Klrkbride. T,. V.
Youngworth. Oscar Wright. E. Hill, A. W.
Patton. C. M. Fairbanks. Frank Irwin,
A. O. Crawford, W. T. Barnett, Ed Hop
kins. Fred Stein. Roy McKeon. J. Vena,
W. D. Shearer and A. B. Pattison.
Oil Inspector Monlux submitted his
monthly report showing that in July ten
old derricks and five old tanks were re
moved and four cess pools were filled up.
Collections of the department for the
month were $1020. The report was ap
proved.
Manager Smith of the free labor bureau
reported that ln July 313 male and !) female
laborers were ordered at the bureau, and
502 of the former and 6 of the latter were
furnished. Report approved.
Department two of the city police court
reported $64 as the monthly collection of
fines. Approved.
The weekly reports of the city clerk and
city auditor and the latter's annual esti
mate were also duly approved.
The board of public works, sewer com
mittee and the city clerk presented their
weekly reports, as heretofore published,
and In the matters considered the council
acted ln accordance with their various
recommendations.
The city license tax collector's July re
port has be en filed, and Is as follows:
Licenses for collection for July. ...$15,609 50
Issued during the month 614 00
Licenses returned uncollected 311 00
Canceled 130 00
Cash 11.640 30
June licenses delinquent 344 00
Returned uncollected 179 00
Cash 165 00
COMMUNICATIONS
Water Company's Letters, Street and
General Matters
The communication of the Los Angeles
City Water company wherein the attorneys
desire the city to understand that they do
not deem the passage of the recent city
water department ordinance as proper was
referred to City Attorney Dunn, who will
probably file It for future reference. The
water company's formal notification of the
appointment of Captain Healey as their ar
bitrator was read and tiled.
Mrs. Sarah E. Davis advised council that
the zanja on East Jefferson street, known
as zanja No. 3, Is In very bad condition, the
water having worn away the earth until
the water course is six feet wide In places.
Mrs. Davis suggested the laying of a pipe
line for 150 feet. The communication was
referred to the zanja committee.
The following petitions were referred to
the board of public works:
J. A. Groves and others for the construc
tion of a sidewalk on Ninth street from
Main to Flgueroa; W. C. Furrey for the
abatement of a nuisance on Stewart street;
G. W. Williamson and others asking that
the Los Angeles Rnllway company be re
quired to pay its portion of the expense of
paving on Ninth street from Spring to
Broadway, an Improvement made six or
eight years ago; petition of T. F. Joyce and
others for the opening and extension of
Willard avenue.
The petitions of G. W. Eustace and G.
Brown for the privilege of making cer
tain connections were granted on the assur
ance of Councilman Toll that they had been
Investigated and found to be all right.
The petitions of C. F. Nolte for rebate
of $9.15 taxes; Grace C. Stead for rebate of
$1.10 taxes were referred to the ilnance com
mittee.
The petition of Milton Carlson for the
privilege of making a sewer connection at
the corner of East Main and Johnstone
streets was referred to the sewer commit
tee.
Petition of C. F. Helnzeman and others
for the improvement of a portion of Boyle
lvenue by grading, graveling and curbing
was referred to the city engineer and that
of John H. Miller for a four or six Inch water
pipe on Jasmine street from Pico to Elev
enth was referred to the water supply com
mittee.
Petition of M. M. Price for the position of
assistant manager of the free labor bureau
was filed, there being no such position un
der council's control.
MOTIONS BY MEMBERS
Matters Receiving the Personal Atten
tion ef the City Fathers
Hutchison—That the street superintend
ent be directed to remove the street car
track on Los Angeles street from First to
Commercial street. The track referred to
is unused and belongs to the Los Angeles
street railway company. The motion was
carried.
Toll—That the city water overseer be In
structed to proceed with the laying of the
zanja pipe on South Main street. There are
about two miles of thlsi pipe and the over
seer will have no small undertaking on his
hands. Carried.
Baker—That the city engineer be instruct
ed to present specifications for the painting
of all city bridges. Carried.
President Silver—That the zanja on Flg
ueroa street passing through the Fourth
and Fifth wards be examined by the zanja
committee and the health officer and a
report made as to the cause of the unsani
tary condition. Mr. Silver stated that ft ha»
become a nuisance and a menace to health-
Carried.
Baker—That the bridge committee be in-
structed to have the river bed within the
city limits cleaned of willow trees and un
derbrush. Referred to the bridge commit
tee.
Blanchard—That the city engineer be In
structed to present an ordinance of Inten
tion to lay a cement sidewalk six feet wide
on both sides of East First street from
Clarence street to Boyle avenue.
Blanchard—That the city engineer be In
structed to complete plans and specifica
tions for turning the water of the Arroyo
de los Posas Into the river and present same.
Toll—That the street superintendent be
requested to furnish the contractor with a
list of locations for the new street signs and
that said official be instructed to place
the signs in their proper locations when
they were furnished by the contractor.
Toll—That the city auditor be instructed
to enter upon the demand record of the
street superintendent's office the Item of
$4000 appropriated for purchasing and plac
ing the street signs. Carried.
BONDS TO BE SOLD
Sale of Eire. Bridge, Tunnel and Park
Bonds on September 19th.
As per the recommendations of the finance
committee, council yesterday ordered the
city clerk to advertise for bids on the fol
lowing bond Issues:
Fire bonds, $150,000; bridge bonds, $23,000:
tunnel bonds, $160,000; park bonds, $10,000.
The sale will be advertised ln the Daily
Bond Buyer of New York city for twenty
days and the bids will be received on Mon
day, September 19th. It Is expected that a
good price will be secured.
This news that the sale Is soon to take
place will be welcomed by the fire depart
ment, as there has for some time been ur
gent need for the Improvements contem
plated to be made with the money which
their special bonds will raise.
Council passed ar. ordinance reducing the
oil well license tax from $3 per quarter to
$1 per quarter, as recommended by the
finance committee.
The weekly demands were pns-sed as ap
proved by the committee.
Refused to Pay It
Street Superintendent Drain, to whom
was referred the demand of M. S. Cum.
mlngs for $83.20 as payment for certain
gravel, reported that the city had taken no
gravel from lots 13 and 14 In Lopez subdivis
ion on Boyle Heights as claimed by Cum
mings, and therefore recommended that
the bill should not be allowed.
Council approved the report and the de
mand was filed. The gravel was probably
taken from the pit for jjrlvate use and.
charged to the city street department.
Final Inspection
City Street Superintendent Drain will
give the work ln the Improvement of Beau
dry avenue from Second to Third streets Its
final inspection tomorrow morning at 0
oclock.
COLORED MAN IN TROUBLE
Accused of Stealing Spectacles and
Committing Burglary
F. Johnson, a negro, was locked up at the
police station yesterday morning on a
charge of petty larceny. An additional
charge of burglary will probably be
brought. For the past two months Johnson
has been employed by F. C. Short of the
Villa, East Los Angeles, but was dis
charged on Saturday. Short claimed that
Johnson carried away a pair of spectacles.
This was reported to the police. Yesterday
morning Short had occasion to come to the
city once more, and during his absence
the wine room was broken into and a sum of
money carried away by the thief. En
trance was effected through a window, afle>
which the cash till was broken and $42.51)
taken.
Short suspected Johnson and returned to
the city for Ihe purpose of searching for
Ihe supposed thief and reporting the case
to the detectives. Short found Johnson on
First street, between Main and Los An
geles, weighted down with a number of
bundles of clothing. Johnson had evident
ly struck a windfall or obtained money ln
some manner, for he was making numerous
purchases of clothes. Short took him Into
custody and marched him to the corner of
Main and First streets, and there turned
him over to Officer Fowler. When searched
there was still J22.15 In the pockets of John
son, and this Is supposed to be the remain
dtr of the stolen money.
Examined Mrs. Shaw
Mrs. Helen M. Shaw, late of Hawaii, but
now of the city Jail, was examined by Jus
tice Owens yesterday on a charge of having
passed a fictitious note on Mr. and Mr?.
Woodhnm, lodging house keepers on South
Main street. The woman resided at their
place for nine months and during that time
became Indebted to them to the extent of
$1100 for room rent and money advanced.
Mrs. Shaw represented to them that shs
was possessed of considerable property, but
the returns were slow. In other words,
she posed as a remittance woman, and the
Woodhams took her at her word, while she
took them In. Finally the Woodhams tired
of advancing money and requested that she
produce. Mrs. Shaw showed them a note
for SSOO, purporting to have been signed by
Herman and Julia Johnson of San Ber
nardino. The Woodhams accepted this
note, pending the arrival of her wealth, but
when the note was discovered to be ficti
tious Mrs. Shaw was arrested. The case
was taken under advisement.
Chris Fought Her
Chris Stohberg and Hazel Ester were
tried by Justice Owens yesterday on
charges of having disturbed the peace on
Alameda street Saturday night. The wo
man is one of the vile denizens of the cribs,
and she enticed Stohberg into her abode
of shame. She demanded money from him.
but he declined to produce, whereupon she
grabbed his hat, declaring her Intention to
keep It until he paid her. Chris thought
his hat would he of no service to her, so
he tried to recover it. They had a strug
gle and knocked over a lamp before assist
ance came. The woman's clothes caught
fire, but the blaze was soon extinguished.
Justice Owens continued the case until to
day, in order to hear the testimony of an
other witness.
Young Men's Democratic Club
It has been decided to hold the meeting of
the Young Men's Demooratlc club tonight
at the Labor Council hall, 110 W. Third
street, between Spring and Main. As the
board of directors are to be chosen and per
manent headquarters decided upon tonight,
every member Is urged to attend. All
young Democrats and other young men In
sympathy with the principles of the Demo
cratic party are cordially invited to at
tend tonight's meeting.
Distillation of water, if properly carried
out, furnishes a perfectly pure water. It
Is certain that no impurity can be present
in water that has been properly distilled.
A.' M. DAVIS, M. R. C. S.
Puritas is a scientifically distilled water.
Ten gallons, 75 cents. Ice and Cold Storage
Co. Telephone 228.
Adjt. Oen. A. W. Barrett Is down from
Sacramento.
AT THE THEATER
ORPHEUM.—It was, taken altogether, a
good bill that was presented last night to
the patrons of this popular house.
Some of the best of last week's program
were hold-overs, and the new turns were
capitally received.
The Qoolman couple play on xylophones
and other things that have no name under
the shining sun, but a vaudeville audience
is always tickled when anything resem
bling music Is produced from unsuspected
sources. Thus, for example, the Goolmans
have a table full of ordinary brass clocks,
each clock having a untie bell attachment,
but Instead of conducting an auction sale,
or giving the clocks away as prizes, a tune
is played* (by manipulating the little bells
aforesaid, and the audience becomes ap
plausive with almost childish glee. Then
the Qoolmans retire behind a bamboo
screen, being previously armed with ham
mers, and forthwith a hollow melody is
pounded out which sets the listeners crazy
with delight. There is another instrument
the virtuosity of which baffles ordinary
descriptive powers, but the couple make
one of their principal hits in evoking
musical sounds from It. The turn was an
emphatic success.
Grant and Norton have a collection of
Imitations of actors done by the man, and
a confidential monologue addressed to the
audience done by the woman. It Is a clever
turn and was applauded, albeit the Imita
tions of aotors, coming Just after Tim
Murphy's engagement, were somewhat
stale. The burlesque of Henry Irving was
simply unpardonable. A good imitation of
that celebrated actor would be entertain
ing enough, but it is a sign of weakness
when the vaudevllllst finds it necessary to
put his subject ln an Impossible position.
The young gentleman of the team should
take a hint accordingly.
Nat M. Brlgham, descriptive vocalist,
made a hit. Mr. Brlgham does not possess
a wonderful voice by any means, but he
uses what he has with so much artistic
skill and evidently trained method that it
Is a real pleasure to listen to him. He
sings sweet songs of tender tone, ballads
of simple construction and direct meaning,
songs, ln fact, that go straight to the
heart. He was listened to with an atten
tion that was profound for an Orpheum au
dience, and at the close he was recalled
again and again.
Bert Coote and Julie Klngsley continue
their diverting farce. "Supper for Two,"
which is as laughable as ever.
Mrs. Shaw and her daughters whistled
their way Into the good graces of the
house and the girls gave their dance with
great effect. Mrs. Shaw whistled "The
Last Rose of Summer" for an encore, and
the house was so still that the proverbial
pin might have been heard if It had
dropped out of a lady's hat. The after-ap
plause was tremendous.
Lorenz and Allen do a clever turn, the
Blograph winds out Its dazzling pictures,
and the only unsatisfactory number on
the bill Is the attempt, of Mr. Lang as a
tramp to be funny or to recite or to sing,
neither of which three things can he do
for a minute, which Is sad but true.
The hnuso was crowded as usual and
everything was applauded to the echo.
Dewey matinee tomorrow.
BUEBANK THEATER.—The new com
pany which opened at this house last night
under the direction of Frank Bacon and
headed hy George P. Webster reverted to
the favorite class of plays with Burbank
audiences. The piece was a melodrama,
with the title of "I'nder the Polar Star."
It was elaborately staged. The majority
of the scenes were laid among the Ice
bergs of the North pole and afforded op
portunities for artistic and realistic ef
fects, among which were the Aurora
Borealls, the crushing of the ship by the
Icebergs and the breaking away of the
Ice.
Of the play itself there is not much to be
said. Being a melodrama, of course It had
v man living under the shadow of crimes
be never committed, a persecuted heroine
and a villain of the deepest dye.
George P. Webster did not have a very
Important part ln which to display his
ability, but made the most of the oppor
tunities afforded him, securing applause
for every telling bit of business. As the
surgeon, Stanley J. Ross, another acqui
sition to the oompany, displayed dramatic
force ln the delivery of his lines, and as
the much-wronged man of the piece came
In for a good share of the enthusiasm.
Frank Bacon, as the quartermaster, added
much to the humor of the piece. George
Osbourne, Jr., did some effective work as
the Siberian guide and had a capital make
up.
Of the women, Gertrude Tidball had the
most to do, and, as usual, made a*"blg suc
cess of her part. The character called for
the disguise of a cabin boy, and as such
she was very fetching ln a suit of boy's
clothes. Violet Dale played her small part
ln a lively manner. The rest of the cast.
Including the almost too realistic work of
Edmund Crane as the old man, was satis
factorily tilled.
"Under the Polar Star" went with a
great deal of snap for a first night, and Is
sure to have large houses the balance of
the week.
RED CROSS
Badges Received for the Juveniles'
Orpheum Benefit
The Juvenile branch of the Red Cross
promises to be a very taking feature among
the little folks. Many children have been
intensely Interested ln raising money for
the soldiers and they feel very proud to
march oft with a badge pinned on them. A
box of children's badges has recently been
received and it is probable many more will
have to be ordered if the war is not closed
soon.
The Orpheum managers will give a Red
Cross benefit Tuesday afternoon, August
:)th. The entire proceeds will be applied to
the Red Cross fund, the work of the com
pany and the rent of the house being do
nated. Rev. J. R. Jones of the Central
Presbyterian church has written to the
president that thirteen members were add
ed from that body.
A letter of thanks was received yesterday
from Captain Wankowski of Company A,
for the mess tent recently sent by the Red
Cross.
New members: Mmes. McNerney, Mabel
M. Beeson, W. D. Stephens, F. B. Taylor,
K. Brodtbeck, Miss Maie M. Bennett,
Messrs. Oney McNerney, S. Schlff. Juvenile
Red Cross members: Ada Whittlesey, Jean
M. Mead of Kansas City, Mo„ Barbara
Stephens, Mellcent B. Virden, Rose F. Vir
den, of Santa Paula; Masters Clark Zim
brlck, John Scripps, James Scripps, Fran
cis Bagby, Laurence A. Lewln.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES
County Committee Meets and Arranges
the Preliminaries
The Republican county central commit
tee met In Foresters' ball yesterday morn-
Summer Suits COjji!
flust Golli
Every Summer-weight Suit will leave this
house if there is any power in the pruning of prices.
We have clipped from a half to a third off of every
suit tag.
58......510|S 8 ......$10| fS'L $12.50 pEIIS
Less $ S Le. 9 ....$ 5.00 Ufm $ 5
rssk*7% no
An Actual Saving of $5 on Each Suit
SPECIAL MENTION.
This is simply an end-of-season riddance sale. We
never carry goods over from one season to another
if we can avoid it. We avoid it by liberal price
cuts. So you get 1898 styles in 1898.
Jacoby Bros
128-138 N. Spring St.
Ing, with a good representation of the com
mittee and an over-abundance of would
be nominees on hand. Bradner W. Dee pre.
sided. The call of the executive committ-'?
was adopted, directing the division of the
various assembly districts Into voting pre
cincts for the election of delegates to the
coming Republican state convention.
In order to raise money to defray print
ing expenses and for the publication of the
official call, it was decided to assess every
person nominated at the caucuses to be
held August 9th the sum of $2. It was at
first proposed to assess the members of the
central committee *1 each, but this was
voted down on the objection of country
members.
Among other things, the call, as got up
by the executive committee and adopted,
provides that the delegates to the Sixth
congressional district, the Third district
railroad commissioners and the Fourth dis
trict board of equalization shall all be tak
en from the delegates to the state conven
tion.
It also provides that none but known
Republicans should vote at caucuses and
primaries, and in order to Insure this all
challenged voters must state on oath that
they intend to vote at the ensuing genera',
elections for the nomlneees of the Repub
lican party.
A GOLF TOURNAMENT
Campers Bound for Long Visits to the
Mountains
Next Friday and Saturday there will be
a golf tournament at the Redondo links, in
which representatives from all the golf
clubs in this section will participate. 1;
will be an all-comers' tournament, and
both ladies and gentlemen will participate.
The links are ln splendid condition, and
H. R. Warner of the Redondo hotel has
spread an awning and established a rest
ing place and refreshment booth at the
sixth hole. Handicaps will be arranged by
a committee composed of representatives
from all the clubs represented ln the tour
nament. The eight players who make the
best scores in two rounds will then play off
two more rounds, In order to determine
the handicap. The winners of the tourna
ment can then play for the championship
cups held by F. H. Seymour of Redondo
and Arthur Butcher of Santa Monica.
DRUNKEN IMMOLATION
A Crazy Spaniard Sets Fire to Kero
sene Soaked Blankets
Asiano Cordero, a Spaniard living at
Olympia and San Fernando streets, has
been drinking for a number of days past,
and yesterday his spree culminated in a ter
rible attack of delirium tremens. He was
crazed for hours and toward the evening
became very cold. In his wild condition,
he bethought himself of a means to get
warm, so, pouring a quantity of coal oil
over some blankets, wrapped himself In
them and applied a match to the tntlam
-1 mable material.
People passing saw the Are In the room
and hurried to the assistance of Cordero.
They extinguished the flames before the
Are had burned the crazy man. The patrol
wagon was called and Cordero taken to the
receiving hospital. Cordero was only re
cently released from the Highlands asy
lum.
Sporting Notes
Tom Lawson, messenger No. 7 of the Los
Angeles District service, and Vail Steven
son will leave today for a hunting and fish
ing trip to the headquarters of the Kern
river. They expect to be absent a month or
six weeks.
Dr. Bim Smith and Mr. nnd Mrs. Ed B.
Machin will start ln a few days for a hunt
ing trip to Bear valley. They expect to
be absent three or four weeks.
Third Ward Democrats
A special meeting of the Third ward Ma
guire club was held last evening at the of
fices of Judge Owens, 114-115 Henne block.
President Cal Foy presided and J. Kenealy
was at the secretary's desk. Numbers of
new members were received and Important
business pertaining to organization was
disposed of. The regular meeting of th.
club takes place Thursday evening at the
same place.
Struck by a Car
Nelson Larson of 807 Banning- sreet was
attended at the receiving hospital by Dr.
Hagan last evening. Larson was riding
a bicycle south on Main street, and at the
corner of Tenth street he ran ln front of a
northbound car, which, knocked him down
and shoved him along the street for some
distance. Larson sustained a cut on the
right aids ot the head and received some
bruises.
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