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The herald., 1893-02-04

managers OF said roads, that 80 days
from February 1st be fixed as the eaid
time in said ordins nee.
The contractors for the disposal of the
city garbage, being Ramish & Co., have
submitted style of wagon to be con-
etructed for the receiving and carrying
marked Exhibit A, to be built according
to specifications, and we recommend
that the same be adopted. In this con-
nection we would also report that dead
animals were not included in the mean
ing of tine specifications for disposing OF
the garbage, and not intended to be in
cluded in the contract when awarded.
We further recommend that the
boundaries of the crematorv be located
as recommended by the board OF health.
In the matter of the petition
of J. E. Hunsaker and petition No. 80
of E. W. Lewis, in regard to box cul-
verts being placed at Vernon and Union
avenues where the same cross Girard
. street. we recommend that the street
superintendent be instructed to put in
said culverts.
In the matter of tho stormwater diff
culties complained of by the people in
buC vlCluiGy Vi IW0utl0bil, WcutJ -uESt,
Twenty-second and Twenty third streets
and Flower street, we recommend that
the city engineer make a survey of the
property to be taken for the opening of
Flower street through the properties,
and furnish same to the city attorney to
draw the necessary ordinance of inten-
tion, when we think all this trouble
will be remedied.
In the matter OF petition No. II, from
I. N. Inskeep ct al, in regard to grave
pit nuisances, we recommend that the
same be referred to the city attorney.
Recommend that petition No. SIS, from,
VIM. Riley ct al, asking that certain
alley in block B of the Mott tract bs
opened, be referred to the city attorney
In the matter of protest No. 79 of H
w. Hcllman ct al, against the opening
of Center Place between Third anc
Fourth streets. we recommend that the
same be referred to the city engineer
for an estimate of the frontage on the
same.
In reference to the bid of John Far
rell, for the disposition of dead animals
we recommend the bid be rejected anG
the city clerk bs directed to re-advertise
for bids for the disposal of the same by
crematiOn
The herald., 1893-02-04
NOT In POLITICS.
MIR. WADE DENIES THAT THE SAN
ia FE ASKS LEGISLATION.
He, However, Thinks the Measure Au-
thorizing Counties to Assist Rail-
way Construction Is Good
One for the State.

The San Francisco Examiner of
Thursday contains long account of
the supposed action of the Santa Fe
company in endeavoring to get a bill
through the legislature authorizing
cities and counties to vote bonds to aid
in the construction of railroads in this
state. The astute journal asserts
that the Santa Fe company had
an agent at Sacramento pressing
the measure, and that General
Manager Wade of the Southern Cali
fornia railway had openly expressed
himself on the matter, stating that such
legislation would cause his company to
build to San Francisco.
Mr.. Wade, when asked yesterday by a
HERALD reporter about the matter, said
there was no real basis for the story.
81 may have made the casual re-
mark" said Mr.. Wade, "that such a
measure would be the best way of Sc
curing competing railways in this state,
and may have cited Kansas and Illinois
as states showing the result of giving
such assistance to railways. l doubt if
10 per cent of the roads in these states
were built on independent capital.
"As far as this company is concerned,
you can say that we have no representa-
tive IN Sacramento in the interests OF
any such bill. | am not authorized by
the company to take any such action.
If anything was said by me on the mat
ter it was some such general remarks as
l have alluded to.
"The measure. however, would be q
good one for the state. For example, in
Illinois, with somewhere about $4,000
square miles, the railway mileage is
about 10000 miles; in the six southern
counties of California. with about 40 900
square miles, there are only about 1000
miles of railway. The population in
Illinois in 1890 was 67 to the square
mile, and in California seven to the same
area. Now if Illinois had not foetered
and aided financially in the Co atruction
of these roads in the early days the state
would never have advanced and been de.
veloped to the wonderful state OF produc-
tiveness it is now in.'
Another official of the Santa Fe, when
asked about the Examiners story, said
that in his opinion the Southern Pacific
company had started it out of whole
cloth so as to distract attention from the
fight they are making in Sacramento
against Mr.. Leeds schemes and tine
anti-railway faction.
The herald., 1893-02-04
CRUSHED IN A SEWER.
JOHN GRANIzI SUFTOCATED UNDER
A MASS OF EARTH.
The Fatal Result of q Cave-In of the
Sewer at the Corner of Alameda
and First Streets Yester-
day Morning.

John Granizi died from suffocation
yesterday morning in a sewer On Ala
media and First streets. At this corner,
Stefani Abonizi, sub-contractor, is build
ing sewer, which runs on Alameda
street parallel with the Southern Pacific
railroad track, at distance of about three
feet. The excavation is partly through
gravel, and the recent rains perhaps
had some effect upon the solidity of the
walls.
The excavation at this point is about
3 feet in width by about 10 feet in length.
Ordinarily several msn are at work in
the excavation, but yesterday morning
Granizi alone went down into the hole,
and against the advice of Abonizi, the
sub-contractor, and George F. Willg,
inspector of sewer work. At about
o'clock, few minutes after he had
descended, the accident occurred.
Abonizi was standing on top, engaged
in driving down one of the side timber
and Granizi was working with his pick
and shovel at the bottom, when train
on the Southern Pacific came along,
running at slow rate OF speed. 1t had
ndf Lly DhbsOQ WACl buo biuo A6dEbSb buc
track caved in, bringing the side tim
bers together like a vice, with the un-
fortunate lnborer below.
As they closed together the gravel fell
in from all sides, and in less than two
minutes the man was buried from sight.
Abonizi, who was standing on top,
was also carried into the excavation, but
managed to escape WITH few slight
bruises.
A large crowd at once gathered, and
work was at once begun to excavate the
body. 1t was nearly an hour before the
earth was removed and the dead body
recovered. The body was horribly man
gled and no doubt death was instan-
taneous.
The sides of the excavation were
braced by one-inch plates, and held
apart by 2x4 scantling. Sub-Contractor
Abonizi states that he had frequently
warned Granizi about his reckless man
ner of going into the excavation, but he
did not heed the frequent warnings.
Mr.. Willig, inspector of sewer work,
states that the accident was not caused
by unworkmanlike construction of the
sewer.
The remains were taken to the morgue
where an inquest was held in the after
noon. The jnry rendered verdict o.
accidental death.
The herald., 1893-02-04
AN IMPORTANT OPINION.

The Decision of the Supreme Court In
the Mechanics' Lien Case.
The opinion of the state supreme
court in the case of ]. s. Mills vs. the
La Verne Land company was filed at
the Office OF the clerk in this city yes
terday. The action was brought to
foreclose an asserted lien under the
mechanics lien law. The court below
sustained general demurrer to the
complaint, and judgment was rendered
for defendants. The plaintiff appeals.
The averments of the complaint are,
in brief, that the defendant was indebted
to Meek & Benton in the snm of $500
for labor and materials furnished by
them for and in the construction of
building on land of said company that
said Meek & Benton, by a written in
strument, assigned the Indebtedness to
plaintiff and also assigned, if the thing
could be done, all their fright of lien'
against said building and land; and
that afterwards and within the statu-
tory time plaintiff, as assignee, formally
filed in the recorders Office notice of
claim of lien against said property for
the money due said Meek & Benton for
the said labor and materials which they
nao lurnlened as Aforesaid. And we
think that the demurrer was properly
sustained.
The question presented is not whether
lien, for work or material, can be as
signed or would pass under an assign
mant of the debt secured, but whether
laborer or material man can assign his
mere right to assert and create lien by
complying with statutory provisions and
clothe the assignee with the power to
create the lien for himself, and we are
satisfied that he can not. This question
has never before been decided in this
state. The case coming nearest to it is
that of Godetfroy VS.. Caldwell, 2 CAL,
489. Appellant invokes the
rule that the assignment OF debt car
ries with it the lien by which it is se-
cured, but the statute nowhere
confers such right upon assignees.
Judgment affirmed,
The herald., 1893-02-04
ROOT KNOT DISEASE.
The District Attorney Files His Opinion
on the Matter.

The District Attorney Files His Opinion
on the Matter.
The district attorney yesterday filed
with the board of supervisors the follow
ing opinion concerning the "root knot"
disease in fruit trees, and how it should
be dealt with:
81 have carefully examined and in
quired into the law and facts concerning
the root knot disease in fruit trees
mentioned in the communication of
John Scott, horticultural commissioner
of this county.
81 find several statutes still in force
which cover the disease inquestion. BY
one act the board of supervisors is au-
thorized, when application is made by
five legal voters of any voting precinct
to appoint commission to inspect fruit
trees, and in case disease Of any kind be
found the commissioners may take such
action as may be necessary for the pub
lie good. This act, while it authorizes
power to clean and disinfect, does not
contain any power to destroy.
"Bv another act it. is mads t he dutv q,
The herald., 1893-02-04

three months in the county Jail and
fined 81
Yesteras,. an order Of Judge Clark,
Francisco e. de Reeves became the
legally adopted child of David and Lot
tie A. Fisher.
In the case OF Hastings vs. Pritchard
Judge Shaw in department five. yester-
day, gave the plaintiff a judgment for
$295.
Judge Shaw yesterday discharged G.
A. Mockler, an insolvent cebtor, who
had squared up the best he could.
The case of the Trabuco Gold Mining
company VS.. @. K. Wslrath was still on
in department three yesterday. 1t is an
Pction to force Walrath to take $33, 900
worth of stock it is alleged he had
agreed to take.
The herald., 1893-02-04
SENTENCES BY JUDGE ROSS,
An Ex-P0stmaster and a Mar
riage Agent Sent to Jail.
An Important Supreme Court Opinion
on Mechanics Liens.
Little Charley Lost His Temper In the
Court Room-COurt Notes.
Now Suits which Were
Filed Yesterday.

Albert S. Reed, who was formerly
postmaster at Csrpenteris, will serve
365 days in the Los Angeles county Jail
and pay fine Of $120. Mr.. Reed, while
acting as the agent of the government,
falsiied his accounts and embezzled
moneys. He was tried in the United
States district court and convicted on
both charges. Yesterday Judge Ross
passed sentence on him as above.
Isaac NJ. Balm was also very kindly
remem oered by Judge Ross to the ex-
tent Of one year in the Los Angeles
county jail. Balm is the party who was
charged with using the United States
mai to defraud people. He conducted
fake known as a marriage bureau at
Fresno, and had advertisements printed
in various newspapers over the country,
in which for mild fee he agreed to
furnish men with wives and women
with husbands. He will now ruminate
for a IL months period on the hill.
The herald., 1893-02-04
New Suits.

The following new suits were fled
yesterday in the county clerks office:
Salla Spayd sued Milton Spayd for q
divorce.
Elizabeth @. Brstt petitioned for let.
ters OF administration upon the estate
OF Edwin @. Bratt, deceased.
W. @. Holman sued 2. E. Chuken-
beard of the possession OF nine acres
fronting on College road.
Sophia Faverey sued file Southern Pa
cific company for $1,000 damages for
the death of her father, who was car in
spector at Indio, but who was run over
by locomotive December 14th last.
Harriet O. Macniel sued Belle M. Jew.
ett for foreclosure of mortgage of $3240.
John Weber, administrator, sued
Frank NJ. Kelsey, public administrator
for S467 to forclose a mortgage.
The herald., 1893-02-04
DIR. HONG sol ROBBED.

He Is Mourning Over the Loss of $500
in Cash and Other Valuables.
DIR. Hong Sol, one of the numerous
Chinese doctors in Los Angeles, and To-
Gated at 3l7 South Broadway, had his
residence burglsrizedon on Thursday even
ing. Toe doctor took his customary
evening stroll about 8 O'Clock, and ON
returning to his domicile he noticed
someone had gained an entrance into
the building by prying open side door
that is stu 4ted on an alley. Upon in
vestigation Hong Sol found that 5000 in
gold coin had been taken from a wooden
chest in his room, also gold watch and
come expensive wearing apparel. The
doctor suspects a heathen who formerly
worked for him, and is at present
anxious to know his whereabouts.
The herald., 1893-02-04

The discussions and conference at Po-
mona were public and were had in the
presence OF seven or eight gentlemen,
and were participated in on our side by
Mr.. Kinney, Mr.. Forman and my
self.
1t will be noted that Judge Silent's
reply is somewhat tame. 1t does not in
all ways cover salient points made by
the other paper as to the remarkable
straightforwardnes and unseldshness OF
the aforetime denizen of San Jose and
ArizonaO
The herald., 1893-02-04
.rhe Mol bio Art of s.lf Defen.a.n .

SET FORTH X AN AUTHoRITY-self defense is
instructive Persons who find themselves af
ficted with heart disease as manifested by its
many symptoms palpitation, short breath. ir-
regular pulse, pain in fde or shoulder mother
ing, ia nting or dropsy, etc., naturally desirdks
defense against what may terminate fatally
For his express puI pose no remedy has ever
approach DR.. Miles New Heart Cure SOLD bv
q. H. H nee III N. spriug on guarante :.
Mrs. 0. +. Perkins OF Northwood, ~, says,
D.. Miles New Heart Cure saved her Ii e She
suffered from palpit4tio and heart would fre-
quenlly beat as high rs 125 min1te Was
not otexpected to live Was mere skeleton no
relief from physicians. New Heart Cure cured
The herald., 1893-02-04
Pronouncea HopeIess, Yet Saved.

From long letter written by Mrs. Ada II.
Hurd, of Groton. S. D., we quote: "w taken
with bad cold, which settled on my lungs.
Cough set in and finally terminated in con-
sumption. Four doctors gave me up, saying l
could live but short time. l gave myself up
with my friends on earth would meet my alb
sent ones above My husband was advised to
get DR. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton, Coughs and Colds. l gave it trial, took
in all eight bottles. has eured me. -nnd
thank God am now wei and hearty wo-
man." Trial bottles free at 9. F. Heinzeman's
drug store, 222 North Main street; regular size
ot}y and ST.
The herald., 1893-02-04
THE PARKS.

A Protest Against Their Control by Mu-
nioipalities.
The following protest has been for
warded to Senator John r. Mathews, at
Sacramento
Los ANGELES, Jan. 28, 1898.
To the Honorable Legislators of the State OF
California, assembled:
We, the undersigned, respectfully sub
NIT our protest against bill No. 93, now
before your honorable body, said bill
being an amendment to the act referring
to parks, and which, if carried, will
transfer the management OF the parks
OF this city from the park commission
ers to the city council. We heartily
disapprove of any change being made.
No possible good end can be obtained by
such change. The present commission,
acting under the law as an appointed
body, are freed from all political influ-
ence, and are able to act for the best in
terests OF the city and taxpayers, with
out political obligation to anyone.
(Signed} Western Commercial COM
pany, f. L. Moore, J. d. Fuller, Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce, @. M.
Wells, president, G. D. Willard, secre-
retary, j. A. Graves, w. j. Fleishman,
0OthoiA IIuiJ COulphuy, per Il. NtT-
main, president, E. Germain, Union
Hardware and Metal company, w. @.
Patterson & Co., Fred Eaton, j. F. Ful-
lerton, Dan Mcfarland. j. NJ. johnson,
Anderson & Chanslor, Herman w. He'll
man, j. McCrea, Jacob Baruch
A. Haas, J. Schroeder, L. w. Wood,
George s. Patton, M. A. Newmark &
Co, H. Chanslor, John .. Bicknell,
Percy R. Wilson, James McLachlan.
John G. Downey, III. Jevne, J. NJ. Wit,
mer, cashier California bank; P. Beau
drv, j. s. Chapman, William G. Kerck-
hoff, George H. Stewart, J. B. .Lanker-
Shin, E. W. Jones, G. Sellgman, Han
cock Banning, Charles Silent, j. H.
Braley. John E. Platter, o. w. Krause,
Lyman Stewart. Frank A. Gibson, man
ager A. & 7. 1. Co.; J. w. Mckinley, 8.
O. Fl. Houghton, J. M. Elliott, Max
Loewenthal, James Gunner.
The herald., 1893-02-04
westlske Park Concrt.

There will be a concert at Westlake
park on Sunday afternoon by the Doug
lass Military band, weather permitting.
The herald., 1893-02-04

The following rre OF the Arcade hotel !:
H. E. Borlin and family, San Francisco 4;
Mrs. VIM. Shaw. daughter and friends,
H. D. La Motto, Mrs. N N. Riddell and
child, D. G. Scofeld and child, San
Francisco; J. w. Heghes, New York
city; Robert Gray, Brooklyn; II. NJ.
Graft, Oakland, Gal.
The herald., 1893-02-04
Court Briefs.

COurt Briefs.
The Los Angeles National bank yes.
terday got judgment against A. G.
Mappa and others for $3502 in depart
ment four of the superior court.
y The damage suit OF John Haizlip
against W. E. McGaugh, receiver of the
Los Angeles Descicating works, was on
yesterday in department four. Plaintiff
wants $4O0 damages in this case.
Judge Mckinley yesterday gave the
plaintiff judgment in the case of Dolores
Machsdo vs.. Bernardino Machado. 1t
was an action to quiet title to certain
real estate.
Claude L. Hill will today plead in de-
partment one to two charges of embez-
element.
Attorney ]. Marion Brooks yesterday
withdrew as ar attorney in the criminal
case against Lewis Carlisle, and Judge
Smith appointed CALVIN Edgerton in his
stead.
The case against John Castillon, who
is being tried in department one a sec
ond time for receiving stolen goods, was
not concluded yesterday. It will 60 to
the jury this morning.
In the federal court yesterday Jose
Sylvas pleaded guilty to charge of
selling liquor to Indians, and was given
The herald., 1893-02-04

california Vinegar WORKS,
555 Banning street, opposite soap factory,
ne ar Alameda and First streets, one-half Dlock
from electric light works.
The herald., 1893-02-04
LITTLE cHARLEY's TEMPER.

He Makes Bad Display of 1t In the
Superior Court.
The contested will case OF Patrick Con-
roy came up yesterday before Judge
Clark. The two heirs, one boy aged IL
and the other girl aged 8, were present
in the court room, together with their
aunts. The only question involved in
the lawsuit is as to who shall manage
the estate.
By one will the two aunts were given
control of the estate to manage it for the
two minor heirs, and by the other will
two friends of the dead man were di-
rected to handle the property, one of
them being Michael F. O'Dea of Los An
geles.
Yesterday when the lawyers were ar
guing the case the 11-year-old heir,
Charles Conroy, became very much in
terested in the matter. In fact he be-
came go demonstrative that it was nec-
essary for deputy sheriff to remove
him from the court room.
1t seems that little Charley's aunts
have taught him to look upon Mr.. O'Dea
as veritable bugaboo. The result was
that when Clarence Miller, Mr. O'Dea's
attorney, was addressing the court yes
terdsy afternoon, Charley commenced
to make faces at him and shake his fist.
The court finally put stop to the dis
play of Juvenile bad temper by having
the boy removed from the court room.
The case was not concluded yesterday.
The herald., 1893-02-04

With nerves unstrung and heads that ache,
Wise women Bromo-Seltzer take.
The herald., 1893-02-04

20 GERMAN FAMILY SOAP.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-03-30
Big BUSINESS.
Napoleon Has affirm Employing
Thirtren Hundred Agents.


The business OF W;IH. Kermau & Go. of
this city is certainly assuming monstrous
proportions for business of which no more
pretensions are made than by these proprie-
tors.
During the last year they did business of
5000, with total number of agents reach
ing 1000. This year their agents 90 far
number nearly 1900 all of whom are rushing
trade in the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas. Anticipa.
ting the increased business for 1898 the drn
has established branch house at st. Louis
which will attend to most of the trade west
of the Mississippi.
It is almost marvellous the thousands of
dozens OF patent carpet stretchers, shear
sharpeners, and others patents, as we'll as
the vast number Of books, this firm handles
every year.
Their enterprise Seing on the qui vive all
times, and realizing immense value of good
and judicious advertising, Messrs. Herman j
Co. this week issue the 9Th number of the
Agents journal published monthly from the
NORTHWEST Office. 1t is bright seven
column folio, edited by W. 81. Herman and
pertains only to agents. 1t has large and
ever increasing circulation in every State in
the Union; and is indeed valuable adver-
tiser.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-03-30
Resigned.

Lieut.. A. E. Augenstein created a furry
of excitement at the Armory of Company Z
Thursday evening by handing in his resig-
nation as I'd Lieut.. of the Company. The
document will go to headquarters and be
acted upon. The motive that prompted the
Lieut.. in this step is purely that of too much
business to attend to both without sacrifice
of one. Increased business at the voolen
mills makes this condition.
He has been an officer in the company six
and one-half years and member ten. and
during this time the members of his COM
pany have never had cause to regret their ss-
sociation with him in either capacity. He
was we'll liked and it is with no little regret
that his services are surrendered.
The vacancy will be filled by some member
of the company, several candidates having
already cast their castor in the ring. Sue
cess to the best man.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-03-30
The First.

The question has long agitated our ladies
and damsels relative to who should take the
leading part,in the little crinoline drama
that will surely be placed on the boards in
due season. Here as in other towns, the res
surrection of this fashion has been delayed
on account of difficulty i'll securing the prop
or leader, and had not Fate deemed it expe-
dent to do otherwiseiwe might still be look
ing for said leader. But Fate doeth all
things we'll and the question was settled last
Wednesday night at a party given by II. G.
Groschner and family. Pedro, of course,
was the general order and the prizes given
will at once make plain our point. The pri-
zes are: Lady's BOBBY prize--hoop skirt,
Mrs. Amelia Cary; gents BOBBY prize--mous.
tasche curler, Mr.. Kerr; Indies first prize
Mrs. Frank Ulrich; gents first prize-Frank
Ulrich.
The party was one of those very pleasant
affairs known only to those socially inclined,
and the selection of the novel prizes for those
playing at ill luck for the evening, gave
cause of much mlrth.