The herald., 1893-11-25
SANTA ANA.
Tho Anaheim Irrigation Company-Per-
sonal Mention.


SANTA ANA, Nov. 24.-The Anaheim
Irrigation company is not getting out OF
Its trouble very rapidly.
Yesterday Judge Towner quashed the
writ of review which was sued out by
those who did not care to pay the 81
cents levy made by the directors a short
time since.
Judge Towner made an exhaustive re-
view Of the case. The following is his
ruling in part:
In the Anaheim case under consider
alton there was no judicial question to
be determined by the directors. Juris-
diction is the power to hear, try ard de-
termine. There must be question to
be determined by evidence. IL is
judicial act to determine the law and
apply that law to the facts found from
the evidence. Legislative and minister
lei acts have to do with the future.
In this case the court has revolved in
his mind the question whether possibly
the directors to determine whether
bonds had issued. but he concluded
there was no such question to better
mined judicislly.
The directors knew from their records
whether or not the bonds were is
sued. and acted accordingly. The de-
termination of this matter does not
seem to come within the meaning OF
judicial act.
Notwithstanding the writ of review
has been quashed the matter is not yet
ended. A petition is being industriously
circulated and numerously signed asking
that the district as organized under the
Wright act be disorganized.
THE WORLDS FAIR EXHIBIT.
J. F. Smith of Santa Ana is not satis-
fed with the way the Orange county ex-
hibit was conducted at the worlds fair,
and is having considerable to say in the
local papers about it. He claims that
there was no banner to mark the dis
play from this county, and that the ex-
hibit was distributed promiscuously
throughout the building, and that the
manner in which the display was made
did the county but little good.
Mr.. Joplin claims that there was q
banner and that the displsy- was made
az per arrangements before he left for
Chicago.
Smith says, "I have interviewed the
following people from Orange County :
E. ]. Abbott of Garden Grove, w. @.
Maley Of Santa Ana, and DIR. l. d. Mills
and DR.. M. A. Menges of Santa Ana, AL.
bert Lee and wife Of Santa Ana, o. H.
Gone of Santa Ana, and all say that they
never saw any banners"
WEDDING.
Aaron Huddleston, formerly OF this
city, was married to a young lady of
Pasadena few days ago. Mr.. Huddle.
ston is about 65 years old. while the
loI 60 ~ he =
rs years OF age.
THE KILLING OF COFFEE.
D. F. Coffee, assessor OF Tulare county,
was killed Saturday by Ralph E. Lock-
hart, who formerly lived in this valley
near Orange. The Visalis Times gives
an account of the killing. The follow
ing is what the Times says:
It was about 2 O'Clock on Saturday
morning, in the back room of the saloon.
In the pot there was $92. Coffee had q
full hand. and on the show down Lock-
hart called three kings. 1t turned out,
however, that he had four kings, but be-
fore that was announced, Coffee took the
money and started for the door. Lock-
hart followed and struck Coffee, who
fell, striking the sidewalk heavily with
his head. He was taken back into the
rear of the saloon, where he lay without
care for several hours in asemi-conacious
state. He died Gu Sunday.
Coffee was under the influence of
liquor whom he was struck. The Tulare
Register, commenting ON the case, says
This is most lamentable occurrence,
but If it will lead to reformation OF
official circles at the county seat, 1t will
not have been without its lesson. Stories
touching the moral conduct of our public
officials and their chums have all along
been to prevalent, and it has come to be
understood that to elect sober and in
dustrious young man to Office ie to put
him in the way OF moral and financial
ruin. The saloon ia no place for respect
able men, or men who hold positions
which should be esteemed honorable, to
spend their time.
"We repeat that if Frank Coffee's ruin
and death shall be the means OF working
moral revolution in the official circles
OF Tulare county, the event will not have
been without it's compensating advan-
tage; but If these men,do not speedily
reform themselves, the voters OF the
county should not hesitate to reform
exieting conditions by dropping from
office every '!neh,' sport and good fell
,ow' when the fret election comes
about"
FUNERAL OF VIRGIL NJ. wHIGHAM.
The funeral OF the late Virgil NJ.
Whigham took place Thursday at 10
o'clock at the residence of his mother,
corner OF Birch and Fifth streets. Mr..
j. L. Hopkins preached the funeral esr-
mon, and referred more than once to
the good qualtiee of the deceased. The
music was furnished by quartette OF
singersl who sang three favorite hymns
OF the deceased. The pail bearers were
all friends OF Mr.. Whigham. He was
laid in black broadcloth casSet which
had heen the one he had said he wanted
to be huriedin. There was a profrsion
OF fowere and smilsx, and the festoc /,
were fit for a kipg's funeral. The re-.
mains were followed to Los Angeles by
his mother and sister together with