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Evening journal., 1894-01-10
The new ASSISTANT.
Miss Draper, of New York,
Chosen to Aid Principal Knapp
IN EDUCATING THE YOUTH OFTOwN

Two Prisoners Brought to jail From
Various Parts OF the County ON Serious
Charges-Niss Ellen Smiths Body
Brought From BaItimore-Everythl
Complete, Now, at Reedy Island.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NKw CASTLE, Jan. 10.-Miss Draper,
of Groton, N. Y. is the new assistant
principal Of the public schools Of New
Castle for duty In the recitation rooms
at the High School.
The Board OF Education met In extra
ordinary session last evening In response
TO the call Of President Eckles. Seven
members were present. The report Of
the committee was received regarding
the special examination ordered and ad-
vertised to be held In the High School
rooms last Saturday. The committee re-
ported that the examination was not held
simply because none of the applicants ap
pesred to qualify. During the informal
talk that followed this report it WAS
learned that Miss LeMaistre, the VII
mington applicant did not appear az
the examination because she had
withdrawn her application having re-
ceived a more remunerative position
Oscar ID. Ridings, the well known sivil
engineer, formerly Of this city, but now
Of Clementon, N. J did not apply as was
expected, not having sufficient time to
brush up his languageg.
Miss Draper, the newly elected assis.
taut principal, is graduate of normal
school and seminary in New York state
and, while young in the profession, she
has already had much success as a
teacher and is well recommended TO
Principal Knapp and the Board.
The new principal will assume her
duties next Monday II she can possibly
get here by that time
she's Now one of the Finest.
The establishment and equipment of
a Maritime Exchange branch office at
Reedy Island and the placing there Of
telegraphers makes that once isolated
little spot in the Delaware one Of the best
safeguards TO health, in the way Of a
quarantine station, In the East. Francis
Brothers, Of the Kensington Engine
Works, have completed for the United
States Marine Hospital service, DR..
Walter Wymsn, Supervising Sur.
geon General, for use at
Reedy Island, one Of the finest and best
equipped disinfecting plants yet de-
signed, and It is expected that it will be
placed in position within a few days.
The plant differs somewhat from that
made by the firm for the disinfectant
vessel Zamora, used at the BreakwateI
Quarantine Station, and embodies modif
cations and improvements suggested
by William H. Francis. a member Of the
firm, who has made a thorough study OF
the subject. Besides the Rsedy Island
plant, the Messrs. Fraucis have
also ready for shipment n disinfecting
plant to be used at Cape Charles, and
another almost completed to be placed on
the old war vessel the jamestown,
which .thel government loaned to the
Marine Hospital service In the event OF
an outbreak Of cholera during lthe COM
ing summer.
The herald., 1894-05-23
FAVORING STREET WORK
BELLEVUE AVENUE AND ITS Pos
SIBILITIES.
The Northwest Improvement Associs-
tion Discusses Plans for Hts
Improvement - Dues
Reduced.

The spirit of street improvement
which seems to be prevailing to a con-
siderable extent now, pervaded the
meeting of the Northwest Los Angeles
Improvement association last night and
incidentally some mention was made of
the proposed large hotel which Ia to be
built on Fort hill.
The question of improvements was
last night confined almost entirely to
Bellevue avenue, and there was q
lengthy discussion, participated in by
about all of the 80 mem bers present,
regarding the possibility of the work.
1t is expected, according to the opin-
ions expressed. that with the grading of
this avenue an electric street railway
can be induced to run along it, or rather
that a company can be induced to run
one along it, and that this thoroughfare
will then become the main artery ex-
tending from the Sisters hospital into
the very heart OF the city. 1t could also
be made to connect with the proposed
Sunset boulevard, and thus become one
of the principal driving streets of the
city.
A committee composed of Messrs.
Slaughter, Smith and Moore was ap-
pointed to look after the grading work
on Hinton avenue, which has been
stopped because the contractor did not
care to take the chances while the re-
cent decision OF Judge York is in effect.
The claim was made that the defective
drafting of the ordinance of intention
by the city attorney had affected the
work.
The committee on health reported
that such vigorous action had been
taken in regard to the Chinese washee-
washee house on Temple street that a
connection was being made with the
sewer, and the foul smelling water from
that institution will no longer greet the
nostrils of the residents of that vioin-
ity. The committee also said that the
City Water company had promised to
flush the water tanks in the vicinity.
The dues of the association we're
changed from S. per year to 81, payable
in advance at the rate of 81 every six
months, aud the initiation fee abolished.
The herald., 1894-05-23
POLICE COURT CASES.
Petty Offenders who Got Into tho Tolls
Yesterday.

Petty Offenders who Got Into tho Tolls
Yesterday.
John Robinette was on trial in Justice
Sesman's court yesterday on a charge OF
brutal treatment to his 7-year-old son
Antoine. Robinette resides at 5l5 South
Flower street. On the 9TH of this month
Robinette is said to have beaten the boy
in brutal menner and Humane Officer
Wright placed him under arrest. The
evidence went to show that the allega-
tions of the complaint were nearly cor
rect, but owing to other cases the trial
was postponed to next Friday.
The cases against John Hill, colorej,
for conducting a ''crap" game in his sa-
loon on Wilmington street, and Robert
Saterwhite, visitor at the game, were
continued to June 9th.
d. E. Burston was fined S. for battery.
Margarits Palmer was arrested on q
warrant for disturbing the peace and
her case set for tomorrow. G. L. Willis
will also be tried tomorrow for similar
offense.
The complaint against Dick Brown,
charging him with violating the hand
bill ordinance, was dismissed.
An Wong was fined $50 or 80 days for
stealing box of candy from Peter
Roache in Chinatown.
The herald., 1894-05-23
ECHO MOUNTAIN.
The. Unitarian Bishop and His Quiz
Little Joke.

The Unftarlan Bishop and His Quiet
Little Joke.
Among the travellers over the Mount
Lowe railway yesterday was the Rev.
Charles w. Wendte, the travelling organ
izer of Unitarian churches on the Pa
cific coast, the clergyman who was
titled by Or. Fay. the Unitarian bishop
OF the west. He was accompanied by
President Reyes of the Throop Poly
technic Institute. Mr. Wendte is tamil
lar with the most striking European and
American scenery, aud regarded the
view from Echo mountain as one of sur
passing beauty and grandeur.
Mr.. Wendte told Prof. Lowe that he
was improving the present occasion to
visit his old friend Auditor knight, be-
cause later ON he would have to part
company, as the good book assures US
that in heaven "there shall be no
(K)night in heaven" and the winds
whispered hoarsely through the trees
and all nature looked weary and sad for
q space.
Mr.. Isaac Upham of the great San
Francisco book and stationery firm of
Payot, Upham & Co., has been visiting
Southern California with his charming
vile, and yesterday went the way OF all
the tourist world and took an enjoyable
trip up the great incline. As the beau
tiful landscape unrolled before their
eyes in their rapid ascent, superlstives
and EXPLANATIONS of delight filled the
air.
Mr.. John Harvey and daughter OF De-
troit were guests OF DIR. and Mrs. Roscoe
Thomas OF Pasadena. Mr.. Harvey is of
the great firm of A. Harvey & Sons,
steam fitting supplies and brass foundry,
in Detroit. He is greatly charmed with
Pasadena, and we shall doubtless see him
again when the inclement northern win
ter drives him to more hospitsble chimes.
DIR. E. j. Kendall of the Idlewild
Mining company in San francisco, work.
ing 40-stsmp gold quartz mill in Ell
Dorado county, was exploring the wild
beauties OF the Mount Lowe road, in
company with his sister, Miss Grace
Kendall Of Los Angeles.
Great preparations are being made on
Echo mountain to celebrate Queen Vic
toria's birthday on Thursday. The
British consul, Mayor Rowan. and
prominent British subjects will be on
hand to grace the occasion with speeches
and responses.
The herald., 1894-05-23
CHAMBERS AGAIN In JAIL
ARRESTED ON A COMMITMENT FOR
VAGRANCY.
He Will Probably Have to Serve His
sentencs-The Grand Jury's
Part in the Af-
fair.

Joseph D. Cham bers, who was SEN
fenced to 80 days in the chain gang two
months ago, and who was given an OPP
portunity to leave the city by q release
upon his own recognizance pending an
appeal, was locked up yesterday to serve
his time.
Cbambe was arrested for living in
and about houses of ill fame, che being
then and there an idle and dissolute
person." After the case was continued
on numerous occasions Chambers was
finally convicted and sentenced to serve
80 days. His attorney appealed the
case, and Judge Austin allowed Cham
bers to go upon his own recogn izance
pending the raising OF $1,000 appeal
bond.
The bond WAS never secured. and on
the 22nd OF last January Judge Austin
issued a Commitment. A week age
Chambers came into the city and was
arrested on the commitment and re-
manded to Jail. Through misunder-
standing Chief Glass released HIM, and
it was thought he would remain out OF
the city.
Great was the surprise of the officers
yesterday, when Chambers walked into
the station and ssked the clerk for key
or other article belonging to him. The
convicted vagrant was. at once locked
up. He was greatly surprised that the
commitment was executed.
Later it was learned that Chambers
came into the city from bis residence on
Pico Heights upon summons to appear
before the grand jury. After he had
been examined by that body he went to
the police station to get key he had
left come time previous, and Sergeant
Jeffries locked him up.
Hearing of Chambers arrest, several
members OF the grand jury went to the
station and looked up the matter, prob
ably on the technical ground that as be
was in the hands of the grand jury be
should not have been arrested.
His arrest yesterday causes complex
situation of the case, which can be
altered alone by the grand jury. Chief
Glass has no power to release him, and
it is question as to whether the grand
jury can.
Chief Glass stated last evening that
inasmuch as the grand jury had sum-
moned Chambers into the city he was
sorry for the arrest, for he wuold rather
see Cham bers out of the city to stay.
The herald., 1894-05-23
ink special report from Detective Ohas.

ing special report from Detective Chas.
II. Moffst therson
"The applicant has been bartender
in said saloon under Mr.. Smith for some
time past, and as Mr.. Smith states that
he has not executed bill OF sale of thu
stock and fixtures to him, but has just
"invoiced" them TO him for a few
months, 1 suppose he will occasionally
''look in" and help keep the place in
order, and that the granting OF the
traneier of license will not make any
difference In the manner in which the
saloon will be run. AS Mr.. Smith is
now d member of the honorable city
council, and like a good and true man,
does not want to make laws in regard to
saloone and also be responsible for a
saloon at the same time, suppose 1t
would be an act of official courtesy
to grant the transfer asked for, so that II
any violation OF the laws and ordinances
should occur in the saloon Mr.. John
Hamilton will be held responsible for
the same. Mr.. Smith states that he
wishes Mr.. Hamilton to have the license
and to be responsible for the place."
Or motion OF Mr.. Arnold the transfer
OF the license under the above conditions
was allowed.
The commission went into secret Bes-
sion for half an hour and then adjourned.
The herald., 1894-05-23
COOK FOUND GUILTY.

He Stole n Bicycle Which He Could
Not Ride.
G. M. Cook was tried yesterday in
department one upon charge of steal
ing bicycle, the property Of Max Kerr
kow, valued at $125. When he was
arrested he said he bought the bicycle
in Santa Barbara, bat later told another
story, that he had received the machine
from young man named Hubbell in
this city, the latter asking him to keep
it for him.
When Hubbell went on the stand he
testified that the facts were different.
He saw Cook on the street with the
bicycle, and the latter could not ride it..
He offered to ride it for him to their
boarding house both had been there for
few days, and Cook told him to do 80.
When they arrived, Cook told him to
take it upstairs and put it in the closet,
which he did. That was all he knew
about the matter.
The case was given to the jury about
O'Clock. and after being out about an
hour they returned verdict of guilty az
charged.
The herald., 1894-05-23
MRS. MARTINS wANoaRINGs
Story of The DISAPPEARANCE OF the New
York Lady.

Story of The Disappearance OF the New
York Lady.
The story Of the strange disappearance
OF Mrs. William A. Martin and her small
son. OF New York, and her recent dis
covery by her cousin, DR.. Heydecker, at
the Palace hotel, San Francisco, is in
deed peculiar one. The party parsed
through this city Monday en- route for
Hotel del Coronado, where Mrs. Martins
husband has joined them.
One morning in June, 1892, Mrs. Mar
tin left her husbands residence, 2 West
Eighty-third street, New York. From
that time until week ago neither her
husband nor any of her relatives ever
laid eyes upon her. The couple had two
children, girl of z and boy of 5. She
took the boy with her. Inspector Byrnes
had q number of his best detectives
looking for her, and although money was
expended in profusion, the search was
unavailing.
Some months after che had disap-
peared letter WAS received from her
by relative. 1t was postmarked Lon
don. This was followed by other letters
from the most widely separated points
in Europe and Australia. Whenever a
letter was received the police OF the
city where it WAS postmarked were no
titled, but nothing came of their investi-
cations.
Mr.. Martin once went to Melbourne
expecting to find her, but his voyage
was fruitless. as she had flown a month
before his arrival and he could not learn
where she had gone. A second trip was
made to Australia later on with the
same result. He visited Moscow, St..
Petersburg, Paris and Berlin in quest of
her, but, although he learned that a
woman answering her description had
been seen in all these cities, he could
not find his wife nor his child.
She was considered by her relatives as
mentally afflicted, and they feared from
day to day that they would hear of her
committing some act of violence to her
eelf and child. 1t is said that her moth
or, when Mrs. Martin was a baby, ran
away from home with her daughter, but
did not make as long a aojourn as Mrs.
Martin has.
Mrs. Martins fortune, which is very
large, was inherited from her father,
and under the law of New York state ia
absolutely controlled by her. 1t is stated
bv her relatives that Seth Sprague Terry
of New York has had the handling OF
her estate. During her absence from
home she drew upon him for all the
money she needed, but he would never
reveal her whereabouts.
Mrs. Martin is a woman Of perhaps 35
years of age. She has a care-worn look,
and to all appearances is in delicate
health. She and her husband are we'll
known in society circles in New York.
The herald., 1894-05-23
HARRIS AND PLATT INDICTED.

True Bills Found Against Them by the
Federal Grand Jury.
Among the indictments returned last
Monday by the federal grand jury was
one Jointly against ex.Chief of Police
Emil Harris and @. D. Platt. the jew
eler. The indictment charged them
with devising scheme Tor defrauding
E. E. Crandall of $500 by means OF send
ing unlawful matter through the Unit ed
States mails. Harris furnished $4,000
bond. II. j. Woollscott and Charles Ger
son qualifying as sHreties. Plat was
rsmanded to Jail in default oil bond. The
accused will be arraigned tomorrow.
Other indictments were against Ike
T. Bulls and John Denny for having
tools for counterfeiting money in their
possession, and VIM. Schneider, for
receiving through the mails obscene
pictures for the purpose of distribution.
The warrants were served upon she
men in prison, where they have been
for some time, but no bonds were Sc
cured in either case.
The herald., 1894-05-23
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses were issued yester-
day to the following persons:
G. A. Sheldrick. aged So, a native Of
Ohio, and Mary A. Meyers. aged %. a
native of Illinois. both residents of Los
Angeles.
jacob Pearson, aged 46, native oil
Moth Carolina, and Lucy Robinson,
aged 40, native of Tennessee, both
residents of Los Angeles.
Mike Lersy, aged 3S. resident oil
Los Angeles. and Jennie Koenig. aged
81, resident of st. Louis. both natives
of France.
Henry Fahrenholz. aged 26. and
Mamie Hogan, aged rs, both residents
of Los Angeles and natives Of California.
Harry w. Sawdey, aged %, native
of Missouri, and Emile R. Kenz, aged
10, native of Los Angeles, both resi-
dents of Los Angeles.
George Smith. aged 81. and Minnie
Lindrum, aged 80, both natives of Ger
many and residents of Los Angeles.
The herald., 1894-05-23
A SMOOTH OPERATOR.

A Weeping Confidence Man Gets in His
Deadly Work.
A suave, SNUG faced individual is
reaping harvest on an old game in the
city at present. The manner in which
he plies his vocation is to tackle a mer-
chant for a loan Oh the uretense that he
has just received a telegram from some
neighboring town from his wife, who is
dangerously sick. and he must reach
her bedside at once. If he does not
succeed in obtaining the amount asked
for, he at once produces diamond"
pin or stud, and with much reluctance
decides to part with it for q nominal
sum, merely as a loan, and sage he will
return the amount next day and redeem
the article.
The party referred to is known to
have worked this scheme successfully
on about a dozen parties within the
past few days, and among his latest vic
tins is Jim Smith, bootblack in Veit's
barber shop, at 102 West Second street,
who is mourning the loss of 81, and has
as memento brass pin containing a
piece OF glass worth about 10 cents q
dozen.
The shrewd rascal ascertained the
residence of Mr.. Veit, the proprietor of
the place. and went to his home with
the same story, but the diamond stud"
was done up too nicely in pisce of
tissue paper, and Veit smelt a mouse,
and for once the dispenser of diamond
pins" was foiled but he was successful
In many other instances, and the public
should watch out for him. He is
described as dark complexioned, small
black mustache, is of medium height,
wearing salt and pepper suit, and is
about 80 years of age.
Buokingha ms Dye for the Whiskers does its
work thoroughly. coioring q uniform brow n
The herald., 1894-05-23

DR.. s. F. Scott. Blue Ridge, Harrison
Co., Mo-, says: "For whooping cough
Chamberlain Cough Remedy is excel
lent" By using it freely the disease is
deprived OF all dangerous consequences.
There is no danger in giving the Remedy
TO babies, as it contains nothing injur-
ious. For sale by Off & Vaughn. Fourth
and Spring streets, and Q. f. Heinzeman,
222 Moth Main street, druggists.
The herald., 1894-05-23

Buckingha ms Dye for the whiskers does its
work thoroughly, coloring q uniform bro wn
or blacH which. when dry, will nsither rub,
wash OF nor soil linen.
The herald., 1894-05-23

Pure sparkling water is good to drink.
California Poland Rock water 10 pure
and sparkling. Ten cents per gallon
delivered 2ie W. FIRST ct.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-08-04
BRILLIANT COLoaS.

Beauties Tha. Meet the Eye on Approach
Ing the Bermudas.
The attention of the traveller is at
first attracted by the colors of the
waters as he approaches land, and in
the innumerable bays and inner sounds.
The blue reminds him of the Mediter-
ranean, where the Mediterranean is at
its best, bat among the islands the
blue changes to emerald as vivid as the
pooe's ring, to Tyrian purple, to u
blending of purple and maroon in the
shallow bays. while if he looks across
any wide stretch of it there is an ire
descent appearance, shimmering OF
shifting colors like changeable silk,
only the colors seem more solid. and
one doubts whether they are sky re-
Elections. and not solid colors of the
bottom seen through the transparent
water. For the water at great depth
is absolutely transparent. On the east
ern coast of Sicily, below Taormin1,
are seen just such wonderful colors
along the shore, just such sparkling
blue in the sun, and there it is associ-
ated with ages of romance and adven-
| ture, with suggestions of treasure
wrecked along the coast in the galleys
Of Phenicia and Greek voyages. 1t is
here difficult to believe that these bril-
liant colors are inherent in the water,
and the fancy is quickened by some OF
the fish that sport in these halcyon
seas. One of these is the angel fish,
! fat and oval in form, of cerulean blue,
with two long streamers edged with
yellow, apparently one of the hap2iest,
as he is one of the most graceful, of al
marine inhabitants. Another is the
| parrot fish. larger animal, SO called
from his colors of green and brown
who moves about vigorously with hi!
long fms, that initiate in their motioi
the stroke and recover of the Yale boa
crew. His head is brown, his back i
vivid green in shining scales, and his
tail is brown again. with fine shading!
of green. He knows that he is one 0
the handsomest of swimming things
Charles Dudley Warner, in Harper
| Maraziue
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-08-04
HERE AND THERE.

Sec that the herd is made better
be the watchword.
More than the present mark It price
for wheat can be got by boiling it and
feeding it to pigs.
-Cheapness in producing butter is a
relative term and depends upon COM
parison of the cost of food and the pro-
duction of milk and butter.
Texas has the largest acreage OF
cotton land, 3,6S5,4S3 acres; Georgia
comes next with area, 124 acres, and
Mississippi takes third rank with 1874
10.
Seeding down a crop as it should
be requires skill, or the use of perfect
implement for that purpose. Nothing
is so unsightly as field that is bare in
spots and well-covered with growth on
the other portions.
Gould a man expect his family to
be healthy if he should require them to
eat half decayed cabbage, potatoes,
turnips, -four and meal made from dam
aged wheat and corn, water from cess
pool and sleep in damp, moldy, sinking
beds? The same question would apply
to his stock.
When the ground is worked to fine
condition the roots penetrate the soil
more easily, secure a greater share OF
plant food, grow more rapidly than
when but slight cultivation is given
the SOIL Careful cultivation thus in.
creases the yield of crops by affording
greater feeding capacity to the roots o
the plants.
| Land can not be over-cropped If II
is properly managed and cultivated
When a crop is taken off the LAND
should be supplied with plant food
equivalent to that removed by the crop
while weeds should not be permitted te
remove plant food from the soil. Over
production is not possible as long as the
demands of the soil are complied with
Roses will not give satisfactory re
suits, unless grown on very rich soil
Procure strong pot-grown plants ant
keep the soil loose around them on thu
surface, to prevent grass from getting
O start Select only the well-knowl
varieties, or such as have been observed
when in bloom, and be on the watcl
constantly for attack by rose bugs.
1t is more important to retain mois
ture in the soil than to endeavor co ge
rid of it. Drainage is essential for re
moving the excess of water in the lowe
soil, but to retsin the water nee- III
surface, for the use of plants is impoz
tant. This may be done by keeping tn
soil constantly loose with the cultiva
tor, the fine soil on the surface servin!
as . covering. or mulch, and thereb,
preventing rapid evaporation.