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The herald., 1895-01-01
PRODUCTION OF PETROLEUM,
An Experts Opinion as to the
Use of Oil as Fuel.
1t Adaptability and the General Re-
suits to Be Relied Upon.
What the Grent OIL Wells OF tho World
Have Ylslded-WheroO Our Prod
uct Gan Bs Marketed.

California has long been known as the
Golden state, the land of sunshine, fruit
and flowers. We shall yet add another
name, for the discovery Of petroleum
and the persistent effort for many years
to develop this important product in
this state is now meeting with desired
saccese, and it Is but proper to cay that
the time will yet come when California
will tske rank as one OF the.great petro-
leum producing countries of the world.
The production OF petroleum in any
quantity in this state ia still, however,
limited to Southern California and to
two counties, Los Angeles and Ventura,
but the great oil belt has been clearly
traced and we'll defined from San Diego
to Humboldt.
This oil belt has been prospected and
much capital has been expended in at
tempted developments, not only in Los
Angeles and Ventura counties, but in
Kern, Santa Barbara. Fresno. Monterey,
Santa Cruz and Humboldt counties,
with more or less success.
The difficulty OF cccess and cost OF
transportation mas rt~lrded the success
full developments OF many OF these oil
fields, but those obstacles will be over
come in time. Capital will be attracted
to this industry, go that our annual out
put OF petroleum will yet be one OF the
principal sources Of wealth of this great
state.
ESTIMATED OUTPUT.
We have no very reliable statistics as
to the present production in Los An
geles and Ventura counties, but 1 should
put it at not less than 2200 barrels (each
AZ gallons) daily. The average market
price has been $lb0 per barrel, repre-.
senting a money value of $4,000 per day,
or 81 ,204, 500 per annum from this in
dustry, in these two counties alone.
This is for the crude petroleum only,
but good deal OF it is refined, and
illuminating oils. lubricating and other
products ore manufactured from it. The
Pacific Coast Oil company ship all of
their product to Alameda to their ex-
tensive refining establishment located
there, and the Union Oil company at
Santa Paula manufacture lubricants,
printers ink, axle greass and asphaltum
of very fine quality. The larger pro-
portion of the crude petroleum produced
is, however, used for fuel, the daily con-
bumptioH III tuio CITY hioHo ueiuR over
800 barrels.
The increase in consumption has not
yet kept pace with the production.
especially since the discovery of petro.
leum in our city limits. but the use of it
as fuel is becoming general. and the ad-.
vantsges OF Lot Angeles as a great
manufacturing center will doubtless at
tract enormous capital here. Our rail-
roads are experimenting with it in their
locomotives. the Southern California
railroad having several times fred with
petroleum with great success.
FUEL OF THE FUTURE.
Petroleum is taking its place in the
worlds economy as the fuel of the future
and for factories, brick kilns. lime
kilns. iron foundries, rolling mills, glass
works, stesm ferries, ocean steamers
aud railroad locomotives, petroleum
The herald., 1895-01-01
Put Salt on Coal.


At this time of the year, whcn the
coal begins to develop such extraordi-
nary possibilities in tho way of rapid
consumption, housekeepers are eagerly
on the lookout for something that will
at least prevent waste if it cannot by
any other means make ton $50 fuz.
ther." There are several preparations
for this purpose sold under fanciful
Names but the basis of most Of them is
salt. Ii the latter is sprinkled
literally over the coal, either in the
bin or as it is put into the furnace, it
will make it burn more evenly to a
clean ash and will also prevent clink-
ers. OF course there is some chemical
explanation for this, but the ordinary
housewife does not care much about the
reason. She is satisfied that it is SO. ---
Hcusekeepe.'.
Dandruf is in exudation from the pores Of
the skin that spreadsand dries. forming scruff
and causiug the hair to fall out Halls Hair
Remover cures It.,
The herald., 1895-01-01
rlectrlc Bitters.

This remedy is becoming 30 well known and
=, nonn1ar as to need no special mention. All
via nave used Electric Bitte!s sing the same
s,r,c ~ nraike A purer medicine does not
erist and Il is guaranteed to do all that is
e1sfmed. Electric Bitters will cure all diseases
81 The Liver and Kidneys. will remove Pimples,
Nv innare blood VIII drive Malaria from the
systein and prevent as well as cure all Malarial
fevers For cure Of Headache, Constipation
ana Indfeestion try Electrc Bitters. Entire
sstfsfacti0u guaranteed. or money refunded.
Price Soc and 81 per bottle at 2. Heinze-
mans drug store.
The herald., 1895-01-01
A TRIP WORTH TAKING.


"First, a trip around the city, which
always leaves good impression. Then
a drive through beautiful Pesadens. to
Santa Anita ranch, San Gabriel mission
and winery; then trip to Echo mount
ain over the trolly mountain railway
and great cable incline railway, where
one can cit on the veranda of the besu>
tiful Echo Mountain house and overlook
the most charming valley in the wcrld,
the San Gabriel.
Then trip around the famous kits
shaped track. through the very heart
of the finest country OF Southern Cali
fornia. Then to the beaches. Rsdondo,
Santa Monica and Long Beach, ell Of
which ore fine bathing resorts the year
round with four tirst-claas hotel ac-
commodssions.
These are few OF the many trips one
can take by leaving their hotel Ia Los
Angeles at reasonable hour in the
morning and return by evening.
The herald., 1895-01-01
VISITORS BECOME SETTLERS.

The people who improve this visit here
by taking theae trips around the city
and vicinity are the ones who appre.
ciate what young and prosperous
country Southern California is, and they
are often 40 favorably impressed tina.
thew come again and bring their friends,
ultimately to remain.
There is one industry that has been
nearly overlooked by the mace OF peo-
ple who have no idea OF the progress it
ia making in our immediate vicinity.
Several young energetic gentlemen who
came hero year ago simply on pleas"
ure trip, have become quitev ex-
tensiyely interested in mining prop
critics in Riverside county, near Perria.
Ae they express it. it is the
only mining camp in the world you can
reach in a palace car and see gold-
mining among wheat felds and orange
groves. Inside of year these parties
have put up and have now in full opsr-
alton 20-stamp mill on one properly
and a 10-stemp mill on another and
they have just developed q third mime
and placed su order tora third mill with
a Los Angeles firm, to be put up at once.
In this little mining dietrict $4,000 is
paid out monthly in salaries on two
mines besides supplies, and the mines
are being developed rapidly and turning
out bullion constantly.
With close estimate the number of
tourists that visited Southern California
last year would figure about 5000 peo-
pie, and without doubt the number will
lar exceed that thie year.
THE NUMBER OF VISITORS.
"a close estimate" continued Mr..
Bilicke, "of the number OF tourists who
visited this city last year is $4,000, aud
from present indications their num-
ber will far exceed that figure
this year. We have made full
preparations for them. and the hotels
will be able to handle them and see that
they have all the comforts of home.
Personally have expended $4,000 in
improvements in the Hollenbeck hotel,
providing q special entrance for ladies.
grill room, eic. The eastern people
will have no reason to complain of the
hotel accommodations Of Southern Cali
fQrnia.'
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has no rival either for economy or
utility. The consolidated electric rail.
way of this city are large consumers.
using nearly 200 barrels per day, and tho
Puente Oil Co. are now laying pipe
line Is miles to the Chino beet sugar
factory whose annual consump ption Of
petroleum is over 70, 900 barrels.
The herald., 1895-01-01

Dr. D. 8. D.ffsnDscher dentist, rooms I and;
110 s. epFfnG It,, Los Angeses
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1s() an velopes SOC; X ream writing ps per 25c.
367 N. Main st., opp. Baker block.
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TOURISTS ARE COMING.
MANY HEAVY BOOKINGS FROM
EASTERN CITIES.
The Hotels Have Prepared for an Ex-
tensivs TraGe-What Hotel Man
Beys About His Guests.

The number Of tourists who will
whit this section during the present sea-
son promisss to be the largest that has
ever taken advantage OF the salubrious
winter climate for which Southern
California is justly famous.
Mr.. A. c. Bilicke, proprietor OF the
Hollenbeck hotel, when seen III regard
to the expected tourist travel said:
The hotel men of Southern California
are feeling jubilsut over the outlook for
a very heavy tourist season.
The bookings for our large hotels from
Boston, Now York, Chicago, Mime
apois and other large eastern cities ere
very heavy, and there are more excur~
sions coming to Southern California in
January and February than ever before.
Without q doubt the tourist travel will
be much heavier than during any pre-
vious season.
A great many eastern people have
already arrived. and they are oegin ming
to appreciate our Italy and to realizs
that we have a climate which far ex
ceeds Florida in winter, and eastern
people who epend summer in Los An
geies are agreeably surprised With ths
fine climate we have, especially the coel
and comfortable mornings and evenings,
and they send their sympathy to their
friends in the east who are suffering
with intense heat.
The herald., 1895-01-01

Usz arAxAn FAxIlx soar.
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THEY COME EVERY YEAR.


Many people who had been to Los
Angeles last yesr and the year before
have become so much attached to South
ern California that they have brought
their familieu here and located perma-
nently.
The Hollenbeck register shows won.
derfut increase over last year, and a nota :
BILE fact ia that the guests are ail anxious
to see es much ofour beautiful city and
surroundings as possible. They are first
we'll impressed with the fact that every
one is buey and that the strests have o
lively appearance.
One of the first and most important
questions which We are called upon ao
often TO answer lie, where shall We go to
see your beRutiful country to the best
advantage? This question we can read
lily aHawer, as cur resourcea are unlim-
tied.
The herald., 1895-01-01

p1. Parker, dentist. le95z West RIrst street.
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Petroleum is taking its place in the
worlds economy as the fuel of the fnturs
and for factories. brick kilns. lime
kilns. iron foundries, rolling mills, glass
works, stesm ferries, ocean steamers
aud railroad locomotives, petroleum
The herald., 1895-03-24
AN ULTRA.LlBERALIST
Jenkin Lloyd Jones an Anti-Sectarian
Preacher

Preacher
Jenkin Lloyd Jones who speaks at Mac
cabee Hall on Main street this morning,
stands for freedom, character and fellow
ship in religion. No man in this century
has more bravely combattei sectarianism
and more strongly urged the claims Of
pure religion as opposed to creeds.
The Worlds Congress of Religions which
marked an epoch in religious thought,
was brought about largely through Mr.
Jones' effort. He was it's indefatigable
secretary and he is at present the secre-
tary of the American Society OF Liberal
Churches. To unity the liberal religious
societies is the work to which he devotes
great energy and enthusiasm.
Mr.. Jones is a Welchman by birth but
came to America when child and spent
his boyhood in Wisconsin. After getting
the training possible only to the pioneer
he entered the army and was in the SER
vice during the entire civil war, fighting
as private. AT the close of the war he
determined upon the ministry as a pro-
fession and prepared himself for it by
taking the theological course at Mead
vile, Pa. After completing his studies
he undertook the work of a missionary in
the West, founding churches and preach
ing, wherever he could gain hearing,
the doctrine that character rather than
creed is the religious test and that true
religion is thing entirely apart from
creed.
Finally Mr.. Jones began his work in Chi
| cago. He went to that crowded city without
| cali. Soon his rugged strength, definite
purpose and fervent religious enthusiasm
drew to him an earnest congregation, and
All Souls Church was the outcome a
church of activities. From Monday morn
ing until Sunday night there is scarcely
an hour when the church building is not
in use.
Mr.. Jones is student of sociology and
ethics rather than of dogma and tenet
No man has more closely studied the
troubles which agitate labor and capital.
and no man is more welcome as an ad-
wiser or as an arbitrator.
Mr.. Jones is an associate professor in
Chicago University. His church has in
its membership large proportion of
teachers, lawyers. authors and other
thinkers, and yet there is room for the
1ift1o child
The herald., 1895-03-24
SEPARATED BY CONTRACT
The Matrimonial Difficulties of q
Family Recalled
An Instrument That Was Binding and Could
Not Be Cancelled at Will by F. w.
Sargent

In April, 1890, E. W. Sargent, the well
known abstract man of this city, made a
contract with Mrs. Grace Ella Sargent,
his wife, by which they agreed to live
apart. Mrs. Sargent was to have the ex-
elusive custody of their minor daughter,
Lille W. Sargent 13 years OF age, until
she reached her majority, and was to be
at liberty to reside where or with such
friends or relatives as she saw fit. MIR.
Sargent agreed that as long as the mar
riage ties remained unsevered he would
pay his wife $50 per month for the joint
support of herself and child, until the lat
ter attained the age OF lS, when the
monthly stipend was to be reduced to $3O
and Sargent would then contribute direct
ly to his daughters support. Other stip-
ulations referred to Il cash payment in
advance, the division of the community
property and certain other dispositions of
pecuniary nature. The parties agreed, i,
however, that in the event of reconcil-
iaton or u divorce, the contract should
become void
In September 1892, Mr.. Sargent re-
voked the contract and requested the re-
sumption of marital relations. Judge
Shaw, upon the trial of the suit which
followed, concludes as "a matter of law,
that the agreement was revokable at the
option of either party, and that Sargent
was entitled to have it annulled, and had
also right to the custody of the daughter,
Lille. Mrs. Sargent appealed from the
judgment of the Superior Court.
The Supreme Court in reversing it,
holds that there was nothing in the con
tract to indicate that it should be de-
pendent for its subsistence upon the mere
will of either spouse. Until voided by
the mutual resumption of marital duties
or divorce it remained binding upon both.
AS to the custody of the child the question
OF it's custody, in the event OF divorce,
would have been left at large for the dis
position of the court the same as ii nc
contract had existed. Nothing warranted
the setting aside of the articles OF separa-
ton, nor the awarding of the daughter to
the custody of Mr.. Sargent under its pro,
visions.
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federal courts. This motion was over
ruled, but the court suggested that in the
event OF conviction the defense might
avail itself of it in another form. Several
character witnesses, favorable to Mateo
Pa, testified, and then the accused him
self took the stand. First the Indian in
terpreter of the reservation was sworn,
but he acknowledged after the first ques-
tion was put to defendant that it would
be much better to call Spanish interpre-
ter because of Pas poor knowledge of
Cahuilla. United States Marshal Covar-
rubias was then called and the examina-
tion proceeded swimmingly. Pa said he
was 50 years old and believed himself to
have been born at San Luis Rey. He had
lived and worked all his ife in the south
ernmost section OF Calf Ornia. He had be-
come captain of the Pichango reservation
that disaster had attended every one of
the three school houses built upon that
reserve. The first one was made OF adobe,
and the wind blew it down. The second
one was of frame. and while Mrs. Platt
had gone to a picnic four or five years ago
1t had been consumed by fire. When the
last one went up in blaze in September
Mrs. Platt was in it and was burned to
death. The prisoner admitted having had
a conversation with Mrs. Platt on the
morning before the fire, but denied posi-
lively everything else; the murder. the
burning of the school house. his alleged
subsequent confession AZ related by Ash
man and Corrales-these we've all lies.
His daughter, 12-year-old girl took
the stand to prove that hex father was at
home when he presumably was doing all
the devilish work at the school house Of
The herald., 1895-03-24
P|CHANGO CAPTAINS TRIAL
Mateo Pa Seemingly in a
Bad Box
INCRIMfNATIVE EVIDENCE
RamOna's Indians Not So Gentle as They
Are Made Out
Chain Of Corroboratlve Evidence Established
Which 1t Will Be Very Hard to
Fully Overcome

The trial of Mateo Pa, the ex-Indian
captain upon the Pichango reservation,
in Riverside county, accused of the MUIR
der of Mary J. Platt on September Goth
last, was resumed yesterday in the United
States Circuit Court, Judge Ross presid-
ing and United States District Judge
d Wellborn sitting with him.
There were quite number of Indians
male and female. adult and youthful. in
and about the court room, but there is
nothing OF the noble red man of Feni-
more Cooper about the specimens that
lounged in the Federal Building. No
painted and beplumed ssavages were
there to be seen, but sedate looking,
quietly and decently dressed, dark
skinned persons who might easily be mis-
taken by the Eastern tourist for poems
The innate love for tawdry frippery of
the aborigine revealed itself in the gar
ments of some of the women, whose love
of many colOrS and bright hueS was only
too apparent.
Mateo Pa, the prisoner, as well as An
tonic Ashman, the half f-breed, and Fran
cisco Guavise, both of whom. although
liberated in consequence of the United
4 States District Attorney entering a nolle
prosequi, were virtually held prisoners
until they should have given their testi-
mony for the prosecution, looked very
much more respectable than the general
. run of white criminals who pass through
the Furnishing mill of the Superior Court.
The mestizo, Antonio, told the jury of
conversation to which he listened
the day before the fire at the school house.
Mateo Pa and Mrs. Platt were talking to-
gether. The Captain begged her for some
money, and she replied that she had
none. This led to quarrel, Guavise
acting as the Interpreter between them.
Mateo said he would break up the school.
Antonio next narrated how he and Pa
had travelled together to Temecula, where
the latter admitted to him that he had
done the work. He was not to tell it to
any one, nor that Mateo and Mrs. Platt
had had quarrel before. II he did Mateo
would kill him. Witness was afraid be-
cause of the threat. While in jail Antonio
had told other prisoners about Mateo Pa
bloody work. AS to why he had himself
been confined to Jail, he never knew.
The evidence of Pablo Corrales of San
Diego confirmed that of preceding wit
ness. He was travelling from Temecula
toward his home on horseback on
September 22d and caught up with Mateo
Pa and Antonio Ashman. who were in
buggy. The two were engaged in con-
versation. Antonio was wondering how
the school house caught fire. and Mateo
answered that he had done it, but he eau
toned Antonio on pain of death not to
divulge it. Witness had been within
twenty feet of the buggy when this con-
yersation occurred. When the Indians saw
ehim, Mateo whipped up his horses. This
witness was serving sentence in the
County Jail here and had opportunities
+. to speak with the three indicted men. He
did not remember having spoken about the
The herald., 1895-03-24
COURT NOTES
A Highbinder Found Guilty Of an Assault
With q Deadly Weapon


Departments Three and Four of the
Superior Court were not in session yes
terday.
The jury which tried Louie Foo, one of
the three highbinders who shot HON
Lock on January 18th, in Chinatown,
found him guilty yesterday in Depart
ment One in seven minutes. The pris-
oner will be sentenced ON Tuesday
Chris Metsger, the boy who shot at an
other youngster on Orange street few
days ago, was sent to Whittier during his
minority, yesterday by Judge Smith.
The suit of Charles A. Etzler against A.
B. Lawson and +. B. Kennett to have his
assignment to defendants of his rights in
the rewards for the capture of the Roscoe
train robbers cancelled on the grounds of
fraud and want of consideration. was on
trial in Department Six before Judge
Mckinley, without jury yesterday. 1t
was continued till next Thursday.
Joseph Schultz, native of Germany,
was naturalized by Judge Shaw
The decree of dissolution of the Illinois
Association was signed by Judge Shaw.
W. d. Symington was granted divorce
from Addie j. Symington by Judge Clark,
the ground being desertion.
Michael Leddy, an alien, was admitted
to citizenship by Judge Clark upon pro-
duction of his papers ofshonorable dis
charge from the United States Army. n.
A. Johnson, a native of Norway, was also
naturalized in Department Two.
The herald., 1895-03-24
WARDE TALKS ON ACTING
He Entertains the Young Women at Marl-
borough School

Mr.. Frederick Warde talked for three
quarters of an hour yesterday morning to
the girls of the Marlborough school.
The rooms were beautifully decorated
and the young ladies were eager to hear
what Mr.. Warde would say to them on
the subject of people OH the stage.
He began by giving them an account of
his own beginning as second murderer in
Macbeth, followed by some interesting
"reminiscences of Edwin Booth, Lawrence
Barrett and John Mccullough some idea
of the life of an actor in the way of hard
work, and ended with some good advice
as to their way of regarding the stage
and players. Look at an actor" he
told them, las you look at an artist or a
poet. to see what sort of picture he
paints or what sort of poem he writes. If
he has a beautiful blond wig and pret-
ty little yellow mustache. If his cheeks
are red and his eyes are bright, he
bought all these things. If he has an
air Of romance unlike the everyday young
man. remember that he is only attending
to his business like any clerk or other
business man. Do not criticise him from
the oh, my! isn't he handsome! stand
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point. Consider only whether he acts
well his part. There all, the honor lies "
1t was sensible and well put and the
young ladies were charmed. 1t could but
have good effect on them from man of
Mr.. Warde.'s dignity and evident honesty.
He had begun by declaring himself 4
grandfather, and though he had given
suggestion that perhaps it was as we'll not
to ask young actors for their autographs.
Mrs. Caswell suggested that perhaps 1.-THE
baby's grandfather" would not object to
writing his name in few birthday books
or on photograph OF Rinado or Prince
Hal. This Mr.. Warde did with great good
nature and left the school girls in state
of delight equally with the advice and
the autographs,
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had never seen it there at all. Being
asked whether. it was there after the fire
she said that it might have been there,
but she had not observed it.
The prosecution having ann ounced that
its testimony was all in. Mr.. Conklin,
counsel for the prisoner moved for the
acquittal of his client on several grounds
the principal one being tn at Pa was not
an Indian within the meaning of the
United States statutes. Before California
was incorporated into the United States
the Mission Indians were citizens of Mex
leo, and annexation made them American
citizens. Therefore these people were
amenable to the state laws and not to the