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BEAR VALLEY Irrigation.
Canal to Be Cut Through San GOrgOniO
pasz

IaHdl 10 be Gut through San Gorgonlo
Pass.
SAN BERNARDINo, JulY 1.-THE Bear
Valley Irrigation Company have aban-
doned the former programme to build 100
foot dam for the Bear Valley Reservoir. and
will build it only eighty feet high instead.
Therefore, they will not flood any land be-
longing to E. j. Baldwin. They did intend
to carry fl lod water from Whitewater River
TO Bear Valley Reservoir by means of big
canal around the east base of the San Ber-
nardino Mountains. Now they will carry
Whitewater River to the Potrero and San
JacintO reservoirs in San Jacato Valley by
means OF canal through San G0rgouio
lass. Hence the l20-fOot dam IOr the Bear
Valley Reservoir Is not necessary. Van
dnsen Creek, the stream Lucky Baldwin
claims, is very small in summer and amounts
TO but little in winter. Baldwin formerly
used the water of that stream twenty years
ago for mining purposes. Ten years ago his
hume was broken up. Seven years ago the
Bear Valley Company filed on the stream,
diverting in into their reservoir, and have
used the water ever since without advcrse
claim. III they lose the STRAIN it viii not
weaken their water-rights, and they do not
consider the right of enough value to bother
In litigatng the same. The waters of Santa
Ana River up to date have been enough to
supply all demands on the Bear Valley
Company without drawing water from
their reservoir When their four reservoirs
are completed they will have capacities for
irrlgating as follows: Bear Valley Reser-
volr, 100000 acres; Santa Ana Reservoir.
12,OOO acres; Potrero Reservoir, 81, 900 acres :
San Jacinto Reservoir. 10000 acres; run
ming streams several thousand acres more,
In all, about 400, 600 acres.
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oBIIU AIR ".
GENERAL "roM" BROWNE.


General Thomas NJ. Browne, who for
many years represented the Burnt Dis
trict" III Congress, died at Martins vile,
1nd., yesterday morning. General Browne
was born at New Paris, Ohio, April 10. 1929
and removed to Indiana in January, 1914
He received common-school education and
studied law at Winchester, Ind, where his
parents resided. and where he was admitted
to the bar In 1919. lie was elected Prese-
cutting Attorney for the Thirteenth Judicial
Circuit III 1856, aud was reelected in 1857
and 1853. He was Secretary of the State
Senate of Indiana in 1861 and represented
Randolph County in that body in 1868 He
assisted in organizing the Seventh Volunteer
Cavalry, ana went to the field with that
regiment as its Lieutenant Colonel, was
promoted to its Colonelcy and subsequently
commissioned by President Lincoln Briga-
d!er-General by brevet He was appointed
in April, 1869, United States Attorney for
the District of Indiana, and resigned that
office August l, 1872. He was the Repub-
lican candidate for Governor of Indiana in
1872 and was defeated by Thomas A. Hen
bricks; was elected to the F0rty-tifth,
Forty-sixth, Forty-seventh, Forty-eighth.
Forty-nnth and Fiftieth Congresses, and
was reelected TO the Fiity-frst Congress as
a Republican, receiving %, 424 votes, against
IA, 500 votes for Douglass Morris, Democrat;
1854 votes for John A. Pollock, Prohibi-
zionist, and 167 votes for Timothy Taylor,
labor candidate.
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A HARD HEAD.
A Very Tough Story Told About Very
Tough Turtle.

A Very Tough Story Told About Very
Tough Turtle.
About two miles below the junction, in
this county, can be found a deep hole OF
water in Current River, in which a large
turtle, measuring about four feet across its
back. has been seen at different times for
the last nifty years.
Various plans have been devised and put
into execution to capture the tortoise, but
up to the present time to no avail, as lie
seems to be proof against armies, spikes,
spears, gigs, gunpowder and dynamite.
few DAYS since q hunter residing in that
neigh5orhood, While passing along near the
river bank, espied his turtleShip basking in
the sunshine on the root of a large oak.
Quickly bringing his Winchester to his
shoulder Ia AS caliber). he fired. the ball
striking the monster fairly between the
eyes.
But judge of his chagrin and surprise
when the turtle, instead of tumbllng over
dead, quietly let go his hold and swan away
as placidly and unconcernedly as If he had
been thumped by gravel Upon examina-
ton the hunter found that the ball, after
striking the turtle, had glanced upward and
embedded itself in the body of the oak to
the depth of six inches.
1t is supposed that the monster shell-fish
made his way up from the Mississippi River
in the great freshet in the spring of ISL
Eminence (MO) Current Wave.
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JUSTICE ARRESTED,
Judge Morris Charged With Assault to
Murder.

LANCASTER. July 17.-Justice Of the
Peace N. A. Morris was arrested here early
this morning by Los Angeles officers and
taken down to that city on the 10 o'clock
morning train, charged with assault to murder
NJ. ii. Grain, by whom the warrant was
sworn out Judge Morris is the man who,
with Constable Moyes. arrested Grain some
three weeks ago for horse-stealng, aud, the
Judge considers it, owing to this fact, that
Grain has had him arrested, as he (Crain)
had threatened TO get even with him (the
Judge. Grain, after the shooting, in a dy-
ing statement made before leaving here for
Los Angeles, accused two other men of hav-
ing shot him, both of whom have since been
discharged. The citizens here and in Ante
lope Valley are indignant with Grain for
the trouble that he is continually giving in-
offensive parties who have been made
victims to his yindictiveness. Morris sub
mitted quietly to arrest, and being inter
viewed by correspondent before being
taken to Los Angeles said that he had no
fear OF the charge, since he could cOncln-
sively prove an alibi, several persons being
able to swear as to his whereabo at the
time OF the shooting.
A mass-meeting was held here o-night
| at which nearlyall of the citizens attended
and many from all parts of the valley In
regard to the Grain case and the arrest of
n. A. Morris. The following resolutions
were unanimously passed:
THIS meeting does resolve that 1t entirely ex.
Onerates Justice Morris of the crime OF which lie
has been accused by NJ. H. Grain of attempting
10 murder him. We ALL while regretfiug the
cowaIdly acf, do give II as cur opinion that the
crime was done by one of Cfaln's numerous enc
mics, OF whom he has many, aud net by the party
in Lancaster We have all hnown y. A. Morris
10 be lawabiding citizen, aud, IN our estma-
ton, the last man to act IN so dastaTdly 4 man.
ner. Further. That NJ. II. Grain did, While here
and before leaving Lancaster In DYING state
ment accuse Two other men who have been
proven innocent and that In this case he saw
way TO get even on Morris, as lie often said he
would. We all unanimously hold n. A. Morris
guiltless and extend 10 lin our hearty sympathy;
also that NJ. ii. Grain has been for the past few
years The cause OF much trouble In this section
and a continual law-breakeT ant menace TO our
peace aud quiet Further, that we VIII do every
thing In our power TO bring the gully to justice,
and that our belief In Morris innocence Is fur
ther Strengthened by The fact that he Will be able
to proAe TO the most pl ejudiced an allbl.
Morris has been admitted to bail in the
sum of $500.
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USED A HAT-PIN.
How Two Women Punished an Obnoxio us


How Two Women Punished an Obnoxious
Passenger.
There were couple of pretty girls on
the car who had upper and lower six. After
the manner of women, who hate to climb,
they only occupied the lower berth. having
the porter leave the upper one pushed up
for the benefit of ventilation. There was
also on the train fat man who came down
to the depot escorted by some hilarious
friends. They had been at some cOnyiyial
gathering and the obese gentleman WAS pos
sessed of the foundation of large jag and
had the materials for its completion in
quart bottle in his grip, which bottle he
carefully slowed away with a big lump of
ice taken from the cooler in convenient
station wash basin. He had lower five,
opposite the girls. My fat friend carrying
his grip, coat, vest, collar and shoes,
emerged from the smUking-ronm and forged
his way slowly and precariously along the
aisle. He got opposite his own berth, de-
posted his clothing in it, and in an attempt
TO put his shoes and grip under the bunk
sat down on the rail of the berth occu-
pied by the young ladies rather heavily.
He sat there for couple of minutes fixing
his things, and then rising up seated HIM
self more firmly and began 10 loosen his
shirt collar. AS | have said he was fat, and
he pushed the curtains quite a distance
back into the ladies' berth, as he sat there
Swaylng with the motion OF the train en-
deavOriug to unfasten a refractory button.
| heard whispers and suppressed giggle
from the berth, and the next moment my
fat friend jumped about four feet into the
air with a yell like a Comanche Indian.
Pm stabbed! Pm stabbed!' he howled,
prancing around. Somebody stuck a knife
into me through the curtain
| heard a suppressed giggle from lower
six, a jingle of the electric bell, the porter
came husLling in. and from the closed cur
tans came in very decided feminine tones:
IF there are any more big beasts in this car
who attempt to sit on me, they'll get iabbed
with something worse than hat-pn. You
tell them so, porter"
The fat man said nothing, but went to
bed, and he didn't arise in the morning till
the ladies had left the car, either.-Chicago
Times
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BEGGING ABOLISHED.

The Carpenters VIII Hereafter Buy Their
Picnic Prizes.
This habit OF begging prizes and pre-,
miums for picnics and balls given by So
cieties has become an unmitigated nui-
sance," said Secretary Jack of Carpenters
Union No. % last night. People who can.
not afford to give anything impoverish them
selves because they are afraid that they
will lose the patronage of the begging So
ciety. Our union tonight abolished beg
cling for prizes and created fund to pur-
chase the gifts that will be distributed at
the next picnic"
The Carpenters District Council will meet
In this city next Saturday and Sunday. The
delegates will be given banquet OIL Satur-
day evening, which all union carpenters
may attend.
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A CRUEL COUSIN.
Charles COChrane'S Brutal At
tack on a Young Girl.
He Objected to Fer AflanGed Husband
and Kicked Her.
4 CorORer'S Jury Returns Verdict Of Guilty
In the Killing Of Seaman Brown
al San Diego.
sreeial to The MORNING CALI.

SAN RAFAEL, July 17.-On the 23i of
last month Charles Cochrane, a young man
resident of Sausalito, brutally beat young
woman named Martha Story at that place.
Both parties are well known in Sausalito
and vicinity, and their friends tried to hush
the matter up. They were SO successful in
this respect that, had it not been for the
critical condition in which the young lady
now lies, it is doubtful whether the assault
would ever have been heard of. Miss Story
has the ill-fUrtune to be cousin of Coch-
rane. She was engaged to be married to a
very estimable young man. also resident
of Sausaljto 1t is reported that the young
man did not suit the fancy Of Cochraue,
and, in order to stop tho marriage, he began
circulating stories derOgatory to the reputa-
ton of Miss Story, whose character is held
by all her friends as irreproachabie. She
was very wr0th at this, and called on her
cousin for explanation and an authority for
his base statements. For reply, the brutal
fellow struck her in the face. knocking her
down. While she lay on the ground he con-
tlnued his murderous assault and repeat
eddy kicked her until she was almost in
sensible. She was carried TO the house OF a
friend and medical assistance summoned,
but it seems without avail, for now the case
is reported utterly hopeless, severe kicks in
the base of the brain having brought on
paralysis. and death may occur at any mo-
ment. The District Attorney was notified
of the condition Of Miss Story. and he i'm
mediately after took her dying dechrl-
ton. Cochrane was arrested at the instance
of the District Attorney. Cochrane was
brought before a Justice of the Peace,
and again. in spite of the condition of Miss
Story, allowed his liberty on $1,000 bail
which was quickly furnished. Constable
Greed, not being satisfied with the amount
of bail and fearing that COchrane might
leave, again arrested him and turned him
over to Sheriff Head. Thu, evening Coch-
rane was again admitted to bail in the sum
of $1,000
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WILL NOT GO EAST.
buckingham & Hecht Able to Paw West
ern IIninn Pricaa

buckingham g. Hecht Able to Pay West
ern Union Prices.
Shoe-manufacturer Murr's flight to the
East to secure cheap labor and act out of
the jurisdiction of the White Labor League
was followed by report that Buckingham
d Hecht, who employ about 400 hands,
would do likewise.
No, we have at present no such inten-
tion," said President NJ. Ii. Hecht OF the
firm when questioned about the rumor.
Il would like for you to deny this rumor
Without doubt wages are lower in the East
and shoes can be manufactured much
cheaper there than here. as | can show if
you want statement of the facts, but the
situation is not SO eXtrems with us as to
make US lift our plant at an enormous ex-
pense in order to go there. What NAV
happen in the future | cannot say, but for
the present do say that we have no inten-
ton OF leaving California and you may deny
all rumOrS to the cnntrarNU
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26, 1890. The reason urged for its passage
was the inconvenience of handling the coin
because of their small size, the danger of
loss for the. same reason, and the fact that
silver dollars and paper currency would
answer every purpose for small tran actions.
Congress saw the force Of ali this and
promptly passed the bill. In anticipation of
such action, and to prevent as far as pos
sible speculation in the coin, none were
struck off last year at the Philadelphia Mint,
and all paid into the Treasury were re.
coined into larger denominations. With the
abolition of the gold dollar, three-dollar gold
into obscurity. their coinage becoming IL
legal by the passage of the same act.-Phila-
deiphia Call.
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Light and Shade.


Editor Cali: | should like to call the at
tention of those of your readers who feel an
interest in such matters TO a curious optical
illusion which is visible from the rising
ground in the southwestern part of the city
tnotably, the corner of Nineteenth and Noe
streets, Twentieth beyond Castro and there
abouts) between II and o'clock every clear
day. During those hours the towers of the
Cathedral on Hayes street present the APP
pearance of twin Htndoo idols, the heads
snrmounted by pointed caps or crowns,
decorative fringes of dark hair around the
neck and hips and the hands clasped
around the lower part of the abdomen. Tue
Illusion is so absolutely perfect as TO be
actually startling when seen for the first
time, and the sight is well worth the brief
journey to the place designated. At the
same time the three towers OF the City Hall
appear to be three immense equestrian
statues, one some distance in advance of
the others, and all facing away from the OBJ
server.
Those who are inclined to think this ap-
parent metamOrphosis merely the result of
particularly active Imagination have only
to view it once to be convinced to the con-
trary-it is a really wonderful effect of light
and shade. F.P.TM NJ.
J,ltl 1891
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-18
AN AMPHIBIAN BOY.
His Hands and Feet Are webbed, Blu
His Tongue Is Tied.

His Hands and Feet Are webbed, But
His Tongue Is Tied.
Jackson, Miss, is to the fore in the way
of curosties with a web footed and handed
boy, who spends the greater part of his
life in the water. He is the son Of negro
day-laborer, John Peterson by name, en-
ployed on Cant & Battles plantation. The
boy is now nearly 10 years old, and is con-
sidered half wltted, as he has not been
known to speak intelligently for years,
though expressing his few. wants well
enough by the means of signs. lie is under
sized, though unusually strong and agile
He lives entirely on fish, which he catches
in some unknown way, employing neither
line nor net
The membrane between his toes and fin
gers is exactly like that of duck, only
much broader, but with the exception of
this popularity and some property of the
skin which prevents the wrn klug by long
immersion in the water he exhibits no
physical deformity, and enjoys the best of
health. He hauntS small turn in the
Pearl, WHERE, sheltered by rushes and flags,
he Will lie for hours completely submerged,
save for the extreme tip of his Nose and his
eyes. His movement in the water is a sort
Of padding rather than swimming, but ex-
ceedingly rapid. Summer and winter ap-
pear TO be all the same to him, as he has
been known 10 disport himself in the river
for hours when ice was tnick. The mother
declares that she knows no cause for the
boys singular nature. Phi!adelphia Times.
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CHARGED WITH FORGERY.
Arrest of Reporter and His Confederate by
the Western Union.

Arrest of Reporter and His Confederate by
the Western Union.
SACRAMENTO, July IL Isadore Alex
ander was arrested shortly alter noon to-
day. The Western Union Company will
prosecute him on the charge OF forgery.
Alexander is the enterprising Examiner re-
porter who is charged with drawing money
on forged telegraph checks.
William COlburn, very young man, was
arrested this morning upon complaint OF
George Sent, local manager of the Western
Union Telegraph Company. Coiburn is the
operator who wrote one of the bogus tele
grams upon which Isadore Alexander Sc
cured sums of money from various banks
and individuals.
The complaint upon which Alexander
was arrested was sworn to this afternoon by
Manager Semi, who is acting upon the direc-
ton Of the general manager in San Fran
CISCO
Alexander came back from Reno this
morning and was on our streets for time.
He was to have gone to San Francisco later
on, his mother having gone down on pre-
yious train. Both men are charged with
forgery.
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His Ambition Led to His Death.

Bicycle statistics prove a constantly in
cresslng demand for improved models, and
there is 10 doubt that tie capacity of the
existing varieties has been considerably over
rated. UpgradeS and gravel roads are still
obstacles which the best inventive will has
failed to overcome, and every now and
then the rivalry in the attempt of new feats
leads to fatal results. A few weeks ago the
champion bcycist of Northern Germany
was astonishing the natives Of Hadersleben
in the province OF Schleswg, hut was in his
turn SURPRISED to find that local youngster
seemed able to initiate his most daring evo-
luti0nS
Resolved to discourage the competition of
amateurs, the professional then turned into
a street with a steep down grade, and
dashed along at a rate of speed which made
it impossible to check himself in time.
when he suddenly came across flight Of
stone steps leading to the Unterstadt, or
riverside suburb of the little town. For the
first five or six steps the daring rider actu-
ally kept his Seat, but in the next moment
his machine jumped the track and dashed
him down headiOng against the stone bal
ustrade of the steep terrace. The witnesses
OF the accident rushed for doctor, but
might have saved themselves the trouble,
The champions skull had been broken into
splinters. -Philadelphia Times,
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some years ago. several barrels of pin scraps
were placed. The necessary factor in this
style OF sidewalks, corrosion, accomplished
the rest. and now there exists a walk of
solid iron. The hardness of the walk was
tested recently when the telephone men at
tempted to SET a pole on that corner. By
dint of much hard work, drilling and blast
ing with dynamite. they succeeded in pene-
trating the three or four inches of pins and
eorrosion and set the pole. The walk will
last forever after once being laid, and neither
travel nor storms will affect it.-Ansonja
Sentinel
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At the meeting OF the City Front Labor
Council last night the stevedores reported
that contractor named Redmond was trv-
ing to engage Den to unload a steamer To-
day at 80 cents an hour. The established
rate is 55 cents per hour, and commits tee
was appointed to go to the ship this morning
ana promise the men situations at union
wages if they will strike. TIL. steyedore en-
gineers, who met last night, also passed n
resolution forbdding any member of their
organization to work for Redmond upless
he pays union wages.
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Ruro1ars Make a Hanl

LATnRoP, July 17.-Early this morning
the room of George Keeler, in the Shannon
House, was entered by burglars and robbed
Of SIS while the occupant was sleeping g.
They next visited the Banner House, where
several ronmS were entered. I'll. J. Dowda
was robbed of gold watch, chain, diamond
ring and SO in coin. The work was done
cleyerly with the aid of skeleton keys. l.
is thought to be the work of one man, who
began operations near Stockton on the high
way, where he also robbed a your man.
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over 1900 feet OF sheds had been destroyed.
A force Of carpenters, employed near by,
rendered efficient service by tearing down
the framework of the sheds in advance OF
the flames. The origin of the fire is un-
known, but it was probably due TO sparks
from passing locomotive. A force of men
are now engaged in clearing the track. and
1t is thought that passenger traffic will eX-
perience little or no delay, though freight
trains. for day or so. may be detained.
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MARRIED.

PAULSoN-HAFFoRD-In this city, July 15 1891.
by the Rev. oliver Miller, Wallace A. Panlson
aud Rose Hafford
MUESZ-SIBLEY-Int this city. July 10, 1891, by
the Rev. DR.. Case. John II. Muenz and Francis
Sibey. both OF San Francisco.
BRowN-KANZER-I this city, July 10. 1891.
by the Rev. John Harmon, Henry Il. Brown and
Ida Lettitia Kanzer.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. this city, July IA,
1891. by the Rev. K. NJ Edwards. Harry Cornelius
Richards and Edith May Chevalier.
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MODESTO, July 17.-Glenn Wood, the
fourteen-year-oId son of DR.. A. A. Wood of
this city, was drowned in slough near the
junction of the Stanislaus River with the
San Joaquin, twelve miles west of Modesto,
at IL o'clock this morning. while attempting
to wade across. The body was recovered =
shnr distance from the place of drowning
al $3.50 o'clock this afternoon.
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AsDemoralized Clock ON a strike.

A New York reporter wound up his eight
day clock the other day, but was chaprined
to find that for some reason or other the
clock stopped striking. Suddenly one night
about midnight the clock began striking II
was deep, resonant gong, like a fre-5ell.
1t struck on and on, with no signs of stop
ping, and 1t continued TO strike the hours
for the whole eight days at once, Including
the half hours. to the CONSERVATION of the
household, making just 1440 consecutive
--Ey - ~