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FKII»AY, OCTOBER 14, IS9B.
A CAMPAIGN EDITION
Next Sunday, the 16th inst., The
Herald will publish a special cam
paign supplement, the pages of which
will be devoted to the fusion candi
dates on the state and county plat
forme and to the principles which they
represent.
This edition will aim to be a valu
able factor in the enunciation of the
issues of this vital struggle and a
plain presentation of the citizens who
are championing the cause of the peo
ple.
The leading features of the edition
will be:
James O. Maguire, the candidate of
three united parties for the governor
ship of California. A brief biography
of the man, who has devoted his life
to the people's cause. The Democratic
principles which he represents and
which form the vital issues of the pres
ent campaign.
The fusion candidates for state offi
ces. Portraits and brief biographies
of the principal nominees.
The fusion candidates for state offl
flces. Portraits and brief biographies
of the nominees of the Democratic,
Populist and Silver Republican par
ties for office in Los Angeles county.
Southern California nominees.
Complete lists of the fusion candidates
for office in the seven counties of
Southern California.
Comparative tables showing the re
sults of the state and county elections
of 1894; also the relative strength of
the fusion and Republican parties in
the presidential election of 1896.
The Platforms—The state and coun
ty platforms of the three unitsd par
ties.
The principal speeches of James G.
Magulre in tbe present campaign. His
speech, delivered in Los Angeles on
Sept. 26, will be reproduced in full as
well as copious extracts from his most
important address in San Francisco.
Besides this instructive fund of in
formation and valuable statistics there
will be expressions of opinion from
the leaders of tha fusion forces on the
Issues of the campaign and the pros
pects of the struggle on the Bth of No
vember.
The edition, in which the campaign
supplement will appear, will consist
of 30,000 copies. As a comprehensive
educator in the campaign it will ap
peal to every working member of the
fusion forces. Orders for specially
wrapped copies, ready for mailing,
should be sent in with promptness.
This large edition will be widely dis
seminated throughout the length and
breadth of Southern California and ad
vertisers who desire to seize the oppor
tunity should secure space without
delay.
WELCOME TO THE SEVENTH!
Los Angeles grasps the hnnds of its
•returning soldiers with the same hearti
ness that marked the leave-taking a
few months ago. It is as proud of them
now as it was when they started with
the patriotic purpose of fighting the bat
tles of the ir country. The Seventh regi
ment, although now about to dissolve
as a military organization, and again
assimilate with the industries of South
am California, will live through the com
ing years in the memories of a patriotic
people.
While the Seventh regiment was not
permitted to take a place at the front
and smell the smoke of battle, it has
endured suffering and hardship equal to
the average of regiments In actual ser
vice. The hospital record probably
thows a list quite up to the average of
the whole volunteer army. The regi
ment has served the country ns faith
fully us if it had been In range of the
Mauser bullets at Santiago. It was
eager for active service, so long as the
war lusted; lt was willing and even
anxious lv go to the Philippines after
the war ended, with the knowledge that
nothing but monotonous guard duty
was probable. The record of the regi
ment, from first to last, has been honor
able and patriotic, creditable alike to
its members and to Southern California.
According to the latest reports, there
Is some probability that the trains bring
raff home fhe gallant boy» of the Seventh
regiment will not arrive as early aa was
anticipated. The Herald has bean In
formed of the Intention, in such case,
to abandon the proposed parade through
the city, ln order that tha regiment may
be rushed out to Agricultural park to be
on time to give an exhibition drill as
an additional attraction to the races.
No satisfactory or definite announce
ment has yet been made by the direct
ors of the races as to the disposition
of the* entrance* money which, will, of
course, be onormously Increased by the
prospect of seeing the regiment at! drill
ln Agricultural park. It is too late to
question the wisdom or decency of con
verting the home-coming of our soldiers
Into an additional attraction to horse
races, or putting such a strain upon them
after a tiresome Journey, at the end of
which they will, to a man, be anxious to
rush to their families and friends.
But there is still time to enter a vig
orous protest against the reported
scheme of abandoning the parade
through the city's streets, where all
cltiaens, men, women and children, can
look upon the gallant boys without pay
ing an entrance fee. It was to promote
a universal welcome to the Seventh regi
ment that an unofficial holiday has been
proclaimed and that the schools of the
j city have been ordered closed this after
j noon.
It will be a cruel outrage if the regi
ment is not permitted to go through
that part of the program which—after
the lunch—they would most enjoy. There
will be a howl of Just Indignation if the
boys are not allowed to be welcomed
on the streets by the citizens of Los An
geles, in order that they may. be carted
out to Agricultural park to replenish
the treasury of the District Fair asso
ciation.
The Seventh regiment has suffered
enough already. They were sufficiently
victimized by money-making greed at
Camp Merrltt. No suspicion of reproach
must be allowed to He with the people
of Los Angeles In their welcome home.
If the trains are late today it is the
exhibition drill at Agricultural park that
must be abandoned. The people) look
for an opportunity of cheering the boys
on their march from the depot to the
armory, which they would do ln tho
natural course of events.
THE CAMPAIGN IN THE EAST
Election day is but little more than
three weeks distant, and yet we fall to
see much) animation as we glance over
the political field ln the east. The
apathy of which Senator Hanna recently
complained is everywhere apparent.
Even in New York, where heroic effort
has been made to arouse Republican en
thusiasm, there is marked indifference
in the rank and file of the party. With
occasional exceptions of apparent Inter
est elsewhere, here and there, the peo
ple manifest more concern in the thanks
giving event, at the end of November,
than ln the election that will come in
the early part.
In Pennsylvania there is considerable'
agitation in the Republican party, but
it is local and factional. The Repub
licans In the Keystone state are warring
among themselves, much to the discom
fort of Senator Hanna and other na
tional leaders, who are worried about
the congressional outlook. Senator
Quay always has a flsht on hand with
a faction of his party in Pennsylvania,
but just now he is engaged in the hard
est battle in his political experience.
The so-called Republican reformers, or
WanamakerS, or anti-Quays, as they
are variously alluded to, have the cun
ning Pennsylvania bops at apparent dis
advantage. They have a criminal
charge against him, to strengthen the
usual line of attack, and a very pretty
quarrel ls the consequence. Several Re
publican congress districts ln the state
are absolutely certain to return Demo
crats In the coming election.
The situation ln New York Is devoid of
special Interest, aside from the circus
like canvass whioh Colonel Roosevelt is
engaged in. He is pushing his Hough
Rider notoriety with characteristic
vigor, but, with all Its picturesque fea
tures, that dangerous Hanna apathy is
everywhere apparent. And there are in
dications, too, that the glamor of th"
Rough Rider buslneSJ is Wearing off.
New Yorkers quickly tire of a novelty.
[It pleanes them this week, but they want
a change of progl am for the week ahead.
Colonel Roosevelt has done well ln hold
ing public attention thus far, but he
seems to be near the end of his tether.
Oni the Democratic side there has been
but little indication of olden-time enthu
siasm. Within the laft few days, how
ever, a notable awakening is apparent.
New York Democrats always reserve
their fire for close range. They never
close ranks and prepare for the charge
until near the end of the canvass. But
they charge like the old guard finally,
whether the result be a tidal wave or
a Waterloo.
The most noteworthy feature of the
New York campaign, on the Democratic
side, is the attitude that the Germans
are assuming toward .'olonel Roosevelt.
When the colonel was the head of the
police department, he wns Conspicuously
zealous ln the enforcement of Ihe so
called Raines liquor law. As viewed by
the Germans, ar.d a vast numbet of oth
ers, that was th!.- most obnoxious law
ever enforced ln New I'ork city. It not
only prohibited the Sunday liquor trade,
but compelled the week-day closlns of
saloons from one to five oclock in the
morning; and four hours of enforced
prohibition, out of twenty-four, was re
garded iih absolutely Intolerable. The
Germans have not forgiven Colonel
Roosevelt for his energy ln enforcing the
law, and the German vote In New Yoik
ls mightily potent.
On the whole, as ihe result of a cursory
view of the field, we see nothing calcu
lated to allay Senator Hanna's appre
hension. If the president's earnest ef
forts fail to arouse enthusiasm in the
ranks of his party, the senator may as
well abandon hope. Indications now
LOS ANGELES HERALDt FRIDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 14, 1891
point to a Republican surprise party,
not a Jubilation, as the result ot. events
on the Bth of November.
OUR GROWING REPUTATION
The renewed effort for annexation, in
University and Garvnnza districts, war
rants a look ahead at the probable pop
ulation of Los Angeles In the near fu
ture. In 1890, according to the United
States census, the figure was 50,395.
That made our city the fifty-seventh
in the list of leading American cities.
Two years ago we passed the 100,000
mark, having doubled In six years. An
nexation swelled the population consid
erably, but It Is probably within rea
sonable bounds to say that we are now
doubling at the rate of once ln ten years,
If not In eight. Today we no doubt num
ber close to 120,000. There were only
twenty-five cities ln the United States
that surpassed that figure ln 1890. At
this rate our population will be 240,000
when the new century Is eight years old,
on the basis of a double In ten years.
Doubling in eight years, as we now seem
to be doing, would bring us close to the
quarter-million mark in 1906.
There is reason to believe, however,
that in the years Just ahead the Increase
will be relatively much more rapid than
lt has latterly been, wonderful as/ the
record is. There are various causes that
lead to this conclusion. The prospect of
a harbor, the advantages that will be
offered for manufacturing, with the aid
of electric power, and the Increased in
terest in our climate and products will
all tend to attract new residents and
new enterprises. We know of no other
large city ln the United States that can
compare with Los Angeles In growth
during the recent years of business de
pression, and we know of none that has
such a promising outlook for the years
just before us.
THE MATTER WITH GERMANY
More facts are coming to light ex
planatory of Germany's peculiar atti
tude toward the United States during
and since the war with Spain. The
United States consul at Leipzig, In a
recent official report, gives further testi
mony showing that the Inroads of Amer
ican products in Germany are alarming,
and presumbably exasperating, to the
Teutons. Meats, canned goods and va
rious other of our products have been
strenuously fought by German dealers,
on the ground of alleged impurity; but
when it comes to wearing apparel they
are without excuse for complaint.
Reference has hitherto been made ln
The Herald to the successful Introduc
tion of American shoes in Germany.
Consul Warner indicates the spread of
the fancy for our shoes ln saying that
"the best stores (Leipzig) find them
selves compelled to keep a small supply
of our shoes In stock." He also says
that this demand for American shoes
"has not been created through efforts
on the part of our manufacturers, but
is largely due to the influence of some
of our consular officers."
The grievance of Germany ts. there
fore, of two-fold nature. Her exports
to the United States, her most Import
ant market, are threatened by our do
mestic production, and she is assailed
at home by American manufactures.
When our shoes are pushed Into the
German markets, underselling the prod
ucts of the home factories, our phlegm
atic German friend no doubt begins to
think that American audacity will yet
send cheese and sausage to the father
land.
The Southern Pacific railroad is evi
dently making hay while the sun shines.
Uncle t'ollis' latest ingenious device is
said to have been the securing of an
electric road franchise from the city
trustees of Riverside, which has no pro
vision against his running freight trains
through the midst of the city and despoil
ing the far-famed beauties of Magnolia
avenue. Happily the Riverside Trust
company will frustrate, ln a measure,
such an Iniquitous design. The com
pany still possesses the franchise on
Victoria avenue, which was to have been
Included 1 ln the Southern Pacific's' pro
gram. A franchise of positively un
equivocal terms ls to be offered Mr.
Frank A. Miller, who, it ls believed,
represents Mr. Huntington ln this trans
' action, and the terms will absolutely
prevent the railroad from ever running
refrigerator cars down Victoria avenue.
The Herald has received, from an in
mate of the Soldiers' Home, a circular
purporting to come from the "Army and
Navy Republican League of California."
We have no knowledge of any such or
ganization, and as it demands a dollar
from every recipient of the circular, lt
looks very much like a fraud. San Fran
cisco is the headquarters of the "league,"
and one J. Murray Bailey, who signs
himself "adjutant-general," is the per
son who will receive any dollar that
gudgeons may send. The circular is full
of coarse vilification of the union state
ticket, and as a whole bears the ear
marks of a one-dollar speculation In
the interest of the "adjutant-general."
The president's address at On na
gives evidence of careful prepara n.
It ls entirely free from any poll.,cal
bearing, such aa appeared in talks en
route, as alluded to in yesterday's Her
ald. The only feature of it that is spe
cially noticeable is an expression rela
tive to our settlement with Spain. The
president says: "We must avoid the
temptations of undue aggression, and
aim to secure only such results as will
promote our own and the general good.",
This expression is not very clear, and
its application may be questionable;
but we should Judge it has reference
to the Philippine islands, and that it
hints at moderation In our demands.
The conference committees of the
union parties have completed their pro
gram of fusion for the coming city cam
paign. The thoroughness of debate and
the length of their labors have resulted
in a mutually satisfactory apportion
ment of offices. Our Republican friends
will, of course, be grievously disappoint-
Ed to learn this result, but it la as well
for them to become accustomed to dis
appointments, since many ar* In store
for them within the next two months.
To leave Chicago in tha morning
and attend a theater ln New York on
the evening of the same day breaks alt
records of long-distance railway trav
eling. Mr. Depew and party did it.
leaving Chicago at 12:30 ln the morning
and arriving ln New York at 8:80 ln the
evening. This time is flve hours faster
than the fastest limited train Schedule
between the two cities.
We think St. Louis ls quite right In
demanding that congress shall pass a
bill to prohibit Chicago from running Its
sewage into the Illinois river. Bt. Louis'
water supply is endangered by pollution
from Chicago. Decent competition be
tween cities Is all right, but Chicago
goes too far when It attempts to use
St. Louis for a long-range sewer.
The bloody work at the Illinois coal
mines was not so bad as at first re
ported, but It was deplorable enough.
It was entirely too suggestive of an
archy. In Great Britain and In Europe
they find some means of avoiding such
terrible collisions, and there can be no
reasonable excuse for them in the United
States.
There ls nothing in the latest news
from the Philippines calculated to make
our soldier boys regret thnt they are in
Los Angeles instead ot Manila. The
report says that "dysentery, mumps and
measles are epidemic" there. Accord
ing to that statement Manila must be
nearly as bad as San Francisco.
The news comes that Kaiser Wllhelm
has started on that wonderful pilgrim
age to Jerusalem. He will make the
grand entry Into the old city in a gor
geous six-horse outfit. It looks as if
the kaiser Intended to personally reverse
the manner of the humble entry into tho
city of nineteen centuries ago.
The good people of Honolulu should
not be alarmed by such ebullitions as
that of the two young officers who held
up the town and ran things during a
few hours of the night. American ways
are in some respects peculiar. Our Hon
olulu cousins will gradually get ac
quainted with them.
Candidate Waters asks: "Can we trust
the interests of the country in the hands
of any but the old Republican party?"
The old Republican party, of the Jeffer
sonlan era, became '.he Democratic par
ty. The new Republican purty, born of
Know Nothingism, ls an entirely differ
ent product.
i The Chinese consul at San Francisco
has given his views about the recent
disturbances in China. He says: "I be
lieve the recent trouble ln China is due
to religion." This he amplifies by saying
that the missionaries create antagon
ism in their efforts to Christianize the
natives.
For a temperance town, that was quite
a novel scheme of the Republican com
mittee of Pasadena to induce soma Los
Angeles colored men to attend their
meeting Monday night. But it looked
a little penurious to treat them to half
a barrel of beer, Instead of a whole one.
The reports of the United States con
suls ln China, which have Just appeared,
show what a promising field that vast
territory presents as a market for Amer
ican products. It seems that we already
lead every nation except Great Britain
ln the value of exports to China.
Persons who are thinking of emigrat
ing to the Philippines are reminded that
"the Chinese control the retail trade of
the Islands." With the exception of the
Spaniards and a few hundred other for
eigners, the Chinese are the best ele
ment ln Philippine society.
Pittsburg reports that an advance In
prices will soon be made by all the east
ern stove manufacturers. It may be
said, we suppose, that the stove makers
are expecting red-hot prosperity very
soon.
Another candidate of excellent mate
rial, In the person of Judge C. C. Wright,
has entered the list for the fusion nom
ination for city attorney.
WAVERING MAGUIRE
(Alleged speech by the Silver-tongued,
Gold-coated. Republican-panting, Pro
hlbltlon-socked. Democratic- booted,
Orator Harris )
There will be a h!g uprlsin',
Don't you see?
People hale Magulre like plsen!
They like me.
When my mind is fixed I'm grounded;
Safe on principle I'm founded.
Turn my coat! Why I'm astounded!
Ask H. T.
Magulre, you see, Is shillyshally;
Wavering;
He can't play in my back alley,
No, by Jlng!
I've no use for men who flip
Their pennant flag from ship to ship,
Ami beat the air with vibrant lip;
Here me sing!
Now. when I was Prohibition,
Don't you know.
I had awful luck a-fishin'
After dough!
So Democracy enthused me,
Hut. confound 'em, they abused me,
And an oftlee they refused me—
'Twas a blow!
But Magulre, skin my cats,
But he's a bird!
Of all the talking through the hats
I ever heard:
When a party doesn't travel
On his little strip of gravel
He chaws the rag and makes lt ravel-
It's absurd!
Then he.'ll let the party wander
Where he choose.
While he'll stand around and ponder
In his shoes;
After while, when they come back,
He lets 'em travel on his track
And prods 'em with his "single tack,"
And they enthuse!
But I have no use for floppers,
That's what!
Like to see 'em taking croppers,
Or get shot!
I'm a Republican, you bet!
For Prohibition ls too wet;
Had a Democratic sweat-
But now I'm sot!
—Reported by Alfred I. Townsend.
TOLD BY OUR CONSULS
Consul McCook of Dawson City strongly
advises no one to Join in the hunt for gold
unless he at least provisions to last over
winter atn-d enough money In bank to take
him home If he ls unsuccessful. The con
sul is appealed to daily by men who have
■no money andean get no work. Labor com
mands SI per hour, but the supply exceeds
the demand, and may bring the price down.
A small lot on the main street cannot be
bought for less than $10,000, and lt costs
$200 per month to rent a log cabin. A din
ner costs $2.50 and a bed ln a hotel $6.50.
per night Along the river ground ls leased
for $10 a monthj per front foot. This, with
the 10 per cert royalty charged on the
gross output^yields a large revenue. Out
of 5000 placer claims and 2000 bench claims
only 200 thus far have paid to work. Many
cannot afford to risk ninety days' labor at
$10 a day upon one claim and will have to
surrender such as do not comply with th s
requirement of the government. Estimates
of last year's output range from $8,000,000
tc $19,000,000.
Consul Phillips of Cardiff reports the cost
of the late coal strike In South Wales as
$3,000,000. He says that too muoh praise can
not be given the miners on x account of their
excellent behavior, notwithstanding their
great suffering during the long strike. The
effects of this strike are far-reaching. The
British admiralty abandoned their naval
ra*ew this year, as all the naval coal sup
r«es were obtained In this dlstriot. Other
Ma\ is being tested and the best of It will
me chosen for naval purposes forthwith.
■The ccaling stations throughout the world
fare afTeeted, some being almost depleted.
In this way an opportunity has been made
for the making of coal contracts with
American shipping Arms. The prices are
still inflated.
Consul Livingston of HayM reports a crit
ical business condition'in that Island. The
currency has become so depreciated as to
be nearly worthless. Almost all business
enterprises are either bankrupt or on the
verge of bankruptcy. The thoughtful ele
ment has been much Impressed with the
results of the late war with Spain. Euro
peans residing in Haytl counsel closer af
filiation with the United States, and the
native liny liana are intense partisans of
this country. Such is the cct.Tdltlon of a
country with a soil unsurpassed by any
other c.-untry in the world. Everything
grows without effort. There are dye woods
mahogany and other hard woods In abund
ance and the mineral wealth Is considera
te. The simple peasantry of the Interior
make no headway owing to the absence of
modern methods amd implements. Consul
L.vlngston suggest a thorough inquiry Into
the Industrial condition of Haytl by Amer
ican' capitalists, and feels sure that mic*
an Inquiry would be the means of securing
a good field for American commerce.
Consul Halstead of Birmingham tells of
the faults of American trade methods. A
Birmingham firm ordered from an Ameri
can manufacturer a lot of "Indestructible
pearl " giving the required measurements
in "lines." Not knowing thnt a "line" ln
the fancy trade ls one-fortieth of an Inch,
an American Interpreted the term to mean
one-twelfth of an Inch, as is used In the
common metals. His goods are now on the
way back to him. Five hundred dollars'
worth of fountain pens, which the pur
chaser soys are without question better
pens than he ordered, have been returned
to the manufacturer because they were
not as ordered. Out of sixteen letters from
sixteen firms twelve had Insufficient post
age, most of them having only a 2-cent
stamp. The Birmingham man's opinion of
American business methods, after having
to pay double the deficiency In postage for
the privilege of buying from an American
firm. Is not a very lofty one. American
firms are not easeful enough about sending
copies of bills of lading direct from house
to consignee, but consider that sent by the
shipping agent sufficient. This ls why
American goods are constantly being held
up ln foreign custom houses.
Through Consul Covert of Lyons the
French fruit dealers ask the following
questions and request answers to them ns
speedily as possible: What will be the
wholesale price of apples, pears, prunes,
grapes. lemons, oranges, cedrats and their
varieties? How will they be packed? Are
the grapes hard enough to stand the Jour
ney to France? Give particulars as to
quality and how fruit maybe preserved for
winter use. etc. All estimates must be
based upon kilogram, which ls equal to
21-5 pounds avoirdupois. He says that
there will be an especially good market
for Amerlenn apples, as they have been
Incredibly high during the past year. Ow
ing to long-continued drought and Intense
heat the French fruit crop Is not promis
ing. "Manufactured and prepared pork
moats" are admitted nt $9.15." per 220 pounds.
A dealer wishes to know the lowest price
for which, these can be laid down In Lyons
and the shortest time for transit. No mer
chandise ls received ln France which has
been ln any way treated with borax. There
is a market for staves, owing to the use of
over a million barrels yearly ln the wine
and liquor trade. Dealers want bottom
figures at which American producers can
furnish them.
Consul Jenkins sends from San Salvador
a copy of a decree of President Gutierrez
affecting Imports into Salvador. The re
duction amounts to 22 per cent on the pres
ent rates and went into effect October 1.
Consul General Stowe of Cape Town sub
mits Information for the benefit of manu
facturers in the United States. The Char
tered company cf Rhodesia Is forming a
bicycle corps. East London peeks tenders
for electric lighting and street car system.
Durban desi-es estimates for an electric
railway. Delngoa Bay ls contemplating the
lighting of the hay by electricity. The har
bor hoard of Cape Town talks of using
movable electric cranes, consisting of en
gine, cranes and locomotives. Capo Town
Is discussing the using of automatic gas
meters. Orders are being sent from South
Africa to England for agricultural, elec
tric and mill machinery, furniture, mate
rials for railways, telegraph and telephone
lines, etc.
From Florence Consul Cramer reports
that the Bolognese salted meat sellers have
petitioned the government to alter the
tariff laws now in force relating to the
Importation of hog products from the
United States. Formerly the manufacture
of pork products was a remunerative one
to Italians, but has lately suffered from
American competition.
Consul Hughes of Coburg warns Ameri
can grass dealers not to ship hay ln any
shape to that part of Germany, as the grass
crop has been enormous. Consignments
will not only entail the loss of the hay but
additional heavy expense.—H. S. Canfleld
In Chicago Times-Herald.
Liquid Air Versus Ice
At last I can see the finish of the treach
erous iceman. A liquid air factory ls ln
construction, and presently we will be able
to buy frigidity ln pints, quarts and gal
lons. It will be delivered in quantities to
suit at a price far below the cost of ice,
and in a condition that absolutely precludes
the possibility of waste or Bhort measure.
It ls clean and pure. It ls made without the
use of chemicals. One gallon of liquid air
reduced to Its lowest temperature (470 de
grees below zero), is equivalent for refrig
erating purposes to a ton of Ice. One small
tumblerful, dipped out and placed In the
Ice chest, will maintain a temperature of
zero for twenty-four hours. Hall, boon!
Hall, deliverer!— Victor Smith In the New
York Press.
His Strong Point Was Flour
At the recent general election ln Sydney,
New South Wales, flour was the favorite
missile of the Sydney crowds, and Mr.
Reld, the premier, was the favorite target.
He deftly turned this popular preference,
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Into a political argument for his side of the
campaign. After three bags of Hour had
exploded on various part* of his body at
a huge open-air meeting he exclaimed:
"See how plentiful flour ls under my
regime. Anyone can afford to throw U
about. This Is a new departure ln politics
here. Hitherto flour could not be spared
for this particular purpose."—Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Two Souls With a Single Bowl
At Honolulu recently the Princess Kalu
lan! gave the United Stntes commissioners
a dinner at which nearly 200 Honolulu so
c.ety people were present, as well as naval
and army officers. All classes were repre
sented—natives, whites and half-casts. The
principal dish of the dinner was pol. served
in bowls and eaten with the fingers. Sena
tor Cullom and the princess sat side by
side, and a bowl of poi was served to them
in common, as ls customary. The senator
did mot understand the arrangement and
asked:
"Princess, where ls your pol?"
"There." said she. pointing to the bowl.
"But where is mine?" he continued.
"The same as mine." said the princess, and
they both began eating pel from the same
bowl, dipping in with the first and second
fingers of the right hand, as all the others
were doing. It was a trying experience, but
Mrs. Cullom sat or. the opposite side of the
table to see that lt passed without danger.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Not Pruning Prune Trees
This year'B crop of prunes Is to surpass
all records. California comes to the rescue
with a crop of 84.000 tons from orchards
which aggregate 55,000 acres. At least 10,
--000 more acres will be In bearing next year,
and a crop of 100,000 tons of green prunes)
Is prophesied for the first year of the next
century. What grander tin de sieclo prom
ise than this were possible?— Boston Globe.
Blanco's Uppishness
Blanco and the other members of the
Cuban evacuation committee appear to
think that the protocol mean* nothing. It's
too bad that Havana couldn't have had a
little taste of real war so that It could the
better appreciate what a godsend to Spain
the protocol really was.—St. Louis Star.
The Bearer of a Charmed Life
"There's a man who has had many a nar
row escape from being shot."
"Indeed! Was" he> one of the rough riders
who rushed up the hill at Caneyr'
"No. He was an Adirondack guide for
nearly three weeks."—Chicago News.
Connected
"Is dls gemman Dewey reg-larly connect
ed wlf de navy depahtment?" asked on*
colored citizen.
"Course he is," replied the other. 'De
only way foh him to get.dlseonnected Is to
cut de cable?"— Detroit Free Press.
Foolhardy
First Criminal—So Bill, the cracksman, la
In the tolls at last.
Second Criminal—Yes, he escaped arrest
so many times that he finally got fool
hardy and rode his bicycle without a bell,—
Detroit Journal.
Got Their Cue
Those mandarins with three tails who
some time ago were cracking Jokes about
Ll Hung Chang and hU yellow Jacket are
now sleeping In the woods.—St. Louis Re
public.
Bloating Alone
It took Mr. Hobson a long time to make
a raise. There are lots of people who are
qualified to sympathize with Mr. Hobson.
—Philadelphia Bulletin.
Just a Black Mark
Governor Black Is another young man who
started out to make bis mark In lite and
encountered a boss with sn eraser.—Wash
ington Star.
Much in Little
The M-pound Jockey tbtt gets > $10,000
salary shows the value Ot condensation.—
St. Louis Republic. *
THE PUBLIC PULSE
[Th* Herald under this heading- prints
communications, but does not assume re
sponsibility (or the sentiments expressed.
Correspondents are requested to cultivate
brevity, so far as Is consistent with the
proper expression of their views.]
Starved to Death
To the Editor of the Los Angeles Herald:
Much Is being said by friends of the
administration to the effect that news
paper accounts regarding the suffering of
our soldiers have been greatly exaggerated.
If the war Investigation commission la
desirous of learning the truth, one example
may be had In the following:
Some weeks since you kindly published
a poem written by me on the death of
Oakey P. Eddy, founded on a newspaper
report. '
Desirous of learning the truth, I wrote to
the home In Ohio, and yesterday received
a reply from one of the sisters. I quota
a few extracts:
My brother Oakey was starved to
death on the transport Mohawk, on his
way home from Santiago. As to being
insane, there is no truth In that. We
have too much faiith In Ood to allow
our minds to run so far. If my brother
had been a wicked boy I expect it would
have killed my mother, but he was a
good Christian. He had Just finished .
his college education and was prepar
ing to go lr.to business.
He was the only boy my mother had,
and my father had been dead fifteen
years, so you may know how we doted
on him. It grieved us nearly to death
to know that my brother starved to
death, when he had never known what
it was to go hungry. Ood hove mercy
on those officers who dared to call them
"cowards" when they begged for some
thing to eat, and one of them was Colo*
nel Hard.
They said my brother never mur
mured, but d<ed with a smile on hi*
lips, and the last words he was heard
to utter were "mother" ana 'home.
I think, considering the way our poor
boys have been treated, that this ls a wad
of disgrace, Instead ot honor.
WINNIE BELL.
Los Angeles, October Bth.
Undue Familiarity Checked
"Pretty Polly!" said th« visitor, ap*
pfnChlng th* cage. "Want a—"
"My nam*," Interrupted th* parrot,
speaking slowly and distinctly, "Is Ibsen,
and I want nothing. lam meditating."
"He's a queer bird," explained the host
ess. "He won't eat anything but beans.
I think my husband got him somewhere Is
the east."—Chicago Tribune.
Decided by Salt
When the Dyaks of Borneo have to de
cide which of two parties Is In the right,
they have two lumps of salt of equal Size
given them to drop into water, and he
whose lump first dissolves Is deemed to be
In tha wrong.—Philadelphia Inquirer.
Something Worse Than Sermons
"Remember," said the good man, "that
there are sermons In stones."
"Not In those that you run against wltb
your bike," retorted the cynic, and th* ar*
gument was, necessarily, et an end.—Cln»
clnnatl Commercial-Tribune.
Sherman's Memory Good in Spots
If John Sherman's memory la falling It la
for events more recent than th* national
convention at which he and General Algsf
were candidates for a presidential nomine*
tion.—Cincinnati Enquirer.
With Life There's Hope
Mrs. Noear—Do you think my daughstr
will be a musician? ,
Professor—l gant say. She may. She dall
me she gome of a long-lived family.—New
York Weekly.
No Drawbacks
"Beverly, did you enjoy your European
trip?"
"Yes; didn't meet a soul who succeeded
In borrowing money ot me."—Chicago Rao*
ord.