The herald., 1895-10-10
PASADENA news MATTERS
DR.. McGilvray's Sudden Death
From Paralysis
LETTER FROM SOUTH AFRICA
An Urgent Invitation to Let Well
Enough Alone
,ETTER FROM SOUTH AFRICA
A Young Woman Passenger on An Electric
Car Badly ENTHUSIASTICALLY
Evening Club Meeting


Evening Club Meeting
PASADENA, Oct 9.-Mr. W. ID. Nc
Gilyray, who was stricken with paralysis
last Saturday morning, died last eveLing
about Gals o'clock. Mr.. McGilvray was
a man who had many warm friends. and
his loss will be deeply felt in the commu-
nifty where he has always been highly
respected and always prominent in every
thing tending towards the welfare of the
town. MIR. McGilvray was born in Cana
"a nearly forty eight wears ago, where
his early manhood was passed, afteIward
moving to Wisconsin, and finally COM
ing to Pasadena some six years ago. He
came OF Scotch ancestry. and his business
until moving to Pasadena was that OF a
lum Der dealer, in which business he had
amassed comfortable fortune, After
coming here he was at first not engaged
in any active business. but about three
years ago he engaged in the real estate
business with Mr.. J. S. Torrance, since
which time he has bean identified with
many of the substantial improvements in
the city, the latest being the handsome
corner of South Raymond avenue and
Green street. Few outside Mr.. McGil-
vray's own family know how brave his
struggle against disease had been for
years. He had reached the age of AS
years, lacking two months. His funeral
service will be held at the residence Fri
day at . pm, ana at the cemetery the
Masonic fraternity will have charge.
FROM THE DARK CONTINENT
Hero is another letter from J. S. Blick,
one OF the Pasadena boys in Africa. 1t
contains some good advice to anyone
who has the African fever-viz., let we'll
enough alone.
BUlUWAYO, South Africa, Aug. 3d.
We arrived here at 2:30 a. m. of the oath,
being eleven hours late, both in good
health, but very tired. l slept most of
the day Saturday. ! sat on the stage ON
the trip up from Maffeking lend of the
sleep in bed, started in the stage Sunday
morning at o'clock and sat in the stage
all the time except the two hours. The
trip in the cars and steamer is in no way
to be compared with the trip on the
stage.
Dust, oh you never saw the like-and
poor scott (food) all the way up. Had
we not fell in with a young Scotchman.
born in this country, by the name of
Moihr, l do not know what we would
have done. We were led to believe that
scott was to be had regularly at morning,
start, and for three days no food was to
be had at any of the stage stations. The
young Scot had been over the road two
or three times, and so was prepared with
lunch, which he generously provided
us with. We brought camppail DOLLY,
COLL rnffaa a
also got can of salmon. 30 cents, a hox
Of kippered herring, rs cents, and loaf
of bread, 25 cents. The guard, another
Scot, bought box OF biscuits, so We
Jared we'll. We found Fred, Judd and
Pete back from the Zambezi, land all we'll.
John was left back with the outfit. He
and King, with three others. prospecting
along the Zambezi. will be here by the
middle or last of September. do not
like this place. 1t is not a paradise by
any means. No timber, but low, scrubby
brush. / do not think any OF us will
II. and l are to do is about forty miles
from here toward Tuli. We will go ard
see 1t this week and give you descrl:-
ton OF it and the country, with its re-
sources and prosperity.
There is ill-feeling between the Enlgish
and Doors of the Transvaal. The Doors
have passed laws allowing no one to vote
unless he Is born Dutchman and speaks
the language. Yet in twenty four hours
after entering the Transvaal any one is
com PEELED to take up arms against any
enemy of the government. / think it
will end in war. About all the gold mines
are owned and operated by the English,
and the Doors have introduced into their
legislature flll to tax the export Of all
the gold mined. l think, however, that
such a storm was raised by the miners
That they will not attempt third reading
of the bill.
Judd and Fred had quite a narrow es-
cape from the trip from the Fam bezie.
They were without water for thirty-six
hours. Their tongues and lips were so
swollen they could not speak. They rode
night and nd day and an found water in the
len they could not scent water. Judd
saw a depression such as usually con-
tanned water and rode his mule into it,
then let the rein go and the mule turn ed
out. Yet Judd thought there must be
water in it and turned the mule back,
finding the water to the great delight of
They thought to find short cut across
the country and left the streams. They
gained two days, but at a great risk OF
their lives. don't think they will re-
peat it again.
If any nf our friends wish to know
what think of their coming to this
country. tell them to stay in California
unless they have a sack full of money, in
which case sthey can buy and sell on
speculation. About all the easy jobs are
taken. The time may come. and think
Is not far distant, when white labor will
be in demand at remuneratiye wages.
Living is very high-potatoes, SIS sack
OF 100 pounds; -four. SIS, LOG pounds;
butter, fresh, SLIGO per pound; meat, IL
10 16 cents per pound; eggs. $l.5O per
dozen. Rent for single room, unfur-
nished, $22 per month. So you see
man can't stand around very long unless
he has a big bank account.
AN ATTEMPTED OUTRAGE.
The last electric car to leave Los An
seles. last night carried among its other
passengers young lady whose home is
not far from Sycamore Grove. When the
car reached this point 1t was stopped for
her land she got off and started for her
home, not far distant, but had not gone
for whsn the passengers on the car heard
o piercing scream from the direction she
had taken, and the car was at once
stopped while the oondutor won't back to
see what was the matter. She said a man
had siezed her as she was Fastening to
her home, but had beat hasty retreat
upon the approach of the conductor. He
had soon disappeared in the darkness,
and neither the conductor nor the passen-
gers made,an attempt to give chase and
find him. He shoulo be severely dealt