The herald., 1895-06-02

e'e.y Other good thl it is only in
name. Every day may be witnessed
scenes of crue ty, especially to horses,
that would hardly be tolerated in anN
semi-civilized country. But the mot
brutal exhibition is the open practice OF
the Pastime Gun club. which has among
Its members some of the leading shots in
the city. At their tournament on Me-
NOR al day live birds were used. and in
many instances were simply wounded
and then permitted to fiutter away IN the
sage brush and endure theii sufferings
until death from injury and thirst should
end what mans inhumanity had begun.
The Misses Bostrum, Prices Pearson.
Tuttle, Slocum, Phillips and Coxswain
Nellie Haght compose the Columbi
six Dared barge crew here. On Decora-
tion uay they took a fifteen mile spin
down the bay and out past the can bdoy
off Point Iona, making the run in iour
and half hours, with half an hour Tor
breathing spell. Their rivals, the Zlack
crew of seven other fair oarswomen, are
race between then. now booked for July
4. comes off it will be rowed to finish
il good hard training can do anything to
that emu.
Never has lumber been cheaper than at
present. and at tho ruling price Of SIS
per thousand it is now below any ratio in
Southern California. In consequence there
$ =, I
being estimated that there is a new resi-
dence completed here every day.
Ex-TaX Collector Winpke will have two
more weeks on the anxious bench, the
court having continued the case for that
period giving as an explanation that the
grand jury had not sufficiently investi-
gated the matter, ard that the associate
counsel was absent. This is the usual
experience here, and is not greatly won.
deIed at.
The Roman Catholic academy of Our
Lady of Peace has new principal in Ss-
ter Margaret. one of the most accom-
plshed members of the choir. Mother
Valeria. WHO mas long exercised authority
over the institution here. is transferred
to the home for deaf mutes at TeineucaI,
in the northern part of the state
From all accounts the city council is
going into the real estate business, the
municipal government having decided
that the present city offices are too small
10 90 all the talking in that will ntces-
sarily nave to follow the deliberations OF
the thirty odd members who are trying
to do the work that could he better per
formed by hall dczen capable men. The
Horton house property. the plaza and half
block adjoining it, as wei as several
other sites, are under consideration. but
like ali otter public measures, there must
be a certain time spent in what is sup
posed to be wise cous leraton before
anything definite is done.
In spite OF the we'll known fact that the
present water com pany is not in shape
to deliver sufficient water to the CITY,
even though it receives over SIS 900 for
service not rendered, it has { greed TO de
liver water to La Jolla through five niles
OF main for all required purposes IN that
growing suburb. 1t the residents there
are treated III the same manner as those
in San Diego, there will be more COM
plants than water right from the start.
Since the finding of the will OF the late
Ex-Governor Downcy, the courts here
have thought ii eXpe dent TO continue
the celebrated case of Harvey VS.. Gun.
bingham untl July 22d. by which time
the new executor will probably be in
possession of the property. 1t will be re-
mem bered that tins case was brought to
invaldate a contract whereby Cunning
ham claimed to have secured a lease on
the Warner ranch. with option OF puI-
chase for $500. O00.
Ii the employees in the postotiice here
would give the same attention to their
duties tha: Inspector Thrali does to his
it would be Il lleasre fer the public to
have any postal business to transact
The latest work of the inspector was to
collect line of $40 from too smart cor.
respondent who imagined that letter
could he sent with u newspaper and no
bouy but the recipient be the wiser.
That it did not work is evident from
the prompt payment of the penalty
Not content with trying to make San